The Last of Us Part II

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  1. Wallbert
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Master Score: 3.3/10

    Game Mechanics: 5/10
    -The feel of the game is generally smooth and easy to pick up. It doesn't innovate much on the first game, however. Too many of the dynamic events are simplified to pressing Square. The most jarring mechanic was the targeting, which left something to be desired to say the least. I found myself suddenly beating an invisible wall too many times while in a fight sequence.

    Game Design/Experience: 3/10
    -The game design was lazy at best, insulting at worst. So many of the levels just felt like uninspired landscapes, one room after another. They tried to distract from it with fancy graphics (the graphics are phenomenal btw, especially considering it's on PS4), but I was seriously bored by too much of the world (I'm looking at you, Seattle hospital). They tried to make it interesting by packing the levels with lots of hostile entities, but they couldn't be bothered to even make more than like 4 runner models, I was killed by the same asian female zombie like 20 times throughout the game. The AI periodically flicks a switch from being able to see through walls, to standing directly in front of the player without noticing them. The gore is over the top and frankly disgusting, they way overdid it.

    Story: 2/10
    -In my opinion, the first game was lacking in the character development department. TLOU2 killed off the only dynamic character from the first game within 2 hours. They tried to make Ellie more interesting by introducing Dina, but it was like they expected me to have a bond with her after 1 sex scene, it just wasn't there. speaking of sex, there was way too much sexual energy in this title. Too many times it felt as if I was playing a fan fiction. Someone at Naughty Dog seriously needed some sexual relief before they got their hands on the script. The alternate story arc with Abby was completely disinteresting, especially when it was told in the backwards manner they went with. I kept asking myself "when will this part end?" only to be met with more and more of Abby's backstory. Maybe I could have opened up a bit if the story were told in chronological order and the story writers introduced more of Abby BEFORE she killed the only character I really liked from the first game. The entire last section in California felt like it was just a rehash of what we had seen over and over again before, and did nothing to add any closure to the story. The first game had me on the verge of sobbing at the end, this title merely had me crying over the 17 hours I had wasted. I wouldn't be surprised if I heard tomorrow the script-writing team was a collaboration between a teenage wattpad writer and an 8th grade Promising Young Writers award runner-up. If the title were rushed I'd be more understanding, but this stink bomb was 7 years in the making.

    Final Note: There's been a lot of debate over the topic of "forced diversity" regarding this title. Let me preface this by saying that I am a homosexual man, certainly not someone that's threatened by the "homosexual agenda." It was obvious from playing that too much of the game was just put in to score "woke points." There was no tact at all with how Naughty Dog introduced these elements, It honestly felt like a parody. The backlash this title has recieved is indicative of how poorly executed it was. If the goal is to normalize all sexual orientations in video games, its not going to be achieved by smashing a rainbow-textured hammer through all the pillars of good game design.    … Expand
  2. Guighee
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Last of Us Part 2 has amazing graphics, a gameplay pretty much just like the TLOU 1, a **** character development and a ****tier plot. Joel's death was necessary, but the way it happened, how it happened was a fiasco. Joel was a veteran of that world, fought for decades in that horrible environment. Joel didn't trust people right of the bat, but with Abby, he just straight up gave his REAL name and went to where Abby's group was located... Joel's death was even more meaningless for the fact he didn't even know who Abby was... Joel died to a **** random ass person in his point of view!!! That's why he would never trust someone just like that!!! Joel deserved a better a way to go... And then after having Joel die like that, you have to play as **** Abby. Abby is not a sympathetic character and I can't come close to like her. She kills Jesse like if he was a random, blows **** TOMMY'S HEAD like he was a waste of a character... I have so much that I wanna say about this game, but every time I think from beginning to end, finding things to say, my blood just boils... Naughty Dog, you have ruined the best story driven game ever created. **** you.… Expand
  3. Helikaon
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    They killed the game. It's outrageous, i don't know how to explain how disapointed i am
    I loved TLOU so much...
  4. giagzhel
    Jun 25, 2020
    0
    This is incredible sh@t ! You ruin everything! Hope now you will THINK hard before push such Brilliant ideas
  5. jhyaneko
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Oh, my god... This is crazy? Commonplace plot. With minority propaganda and flat
    characters, thanks for a great sequel...
  6. Ron177
    Jul 15, 2020
    0
    The Worst story in a game by far. Poorly written, unenjoyable and boring.
    I wish i did not buy it and could get my money back.
  7. SuperMarioMr
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Sorry After the game, I still can't have any feelings with Abby, and even make me feel sick.
  8. Mobxoutlaw
    Jun 23, 2020
    4
    What can I say..... I'm very very disappointed in naughty dog. The only good point of the game is it looks amazing..... How ever since it's a story driven game that's what I'm going to base my score on.... the story which is absolute trash...... why naughty dog just why would you do this
  9. SomeRandomGuy0
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It doesn't feel like they really cared about the game they were making, and couldn't care less about what the characters meant to tha fans. It feels so disgusting that they would lie like that about Joel's role in the game and then snatch the hope from us. The main motivation of Ellie could have been something to route for, like the GOW series, if the game wasen't as long as it was and if we weren't forcet to play as the main villan for 50% of the game.

    The main problem is the secund half of the game where you play as the bad guy and the game tries to humanize this person. It would be like playing as David from the first game and then trying to make him appealing, even thow he tries to make a little girl his own private toy and then try to slaughter her when she fights back. That guy is beyond redemption and we don't want to play as him, we want to shoot him.

    And the ending to The Last Of Us Part 2 is so dissatisfying, it would be like: in God of War 1, you didn't kill Ares in the end of the game becouse Kratos remembered his family. Ares is the reason why you are in such anger and pain, and you let him go? Why didn't thay let you have the choice of killing the main villan or letting her live in TLOU2? The ending would have been much better and rewarding. But the Game looks amazing, and the gameplay is quite fun and brings out memories from 7 years ago, a better time indeed.    … Expand
  10. keshav05
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    Amazing gameplay and graphics but I think like a lot of people, I bought this game because of Joel and Ellie and the story is not great at all.
  11. wsshbr
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    I write this review not because this is a game worth 10/10, Just to check if metacritic is cheating.
  12. NielSucksmaam
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    The story butchered the whole purpose of what the first game meant to each individual player. I played this game without looking at any leaks or spoilers and boy was I disappointed with this game, I can't begin to fathom how I feel seeing the utter disrespect towards it's fans from the game itself and the development team. I would not recommend wasting time playing this horrific game
  13. w5200252002
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This game cannot discriminate against blacks and homosexuals, but it can discriminate against Asians
  14. gamerMike278
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Was soll der scheiß! Warum muss ich mir als Hetero eine Homo-Sexualität zeigen lassen? Ich möchte selbst entscheiden, wie mein Charakter gesinnt ist und mir das nicht aufzwingen lassen! Sowas ist heterophob! "Mass Effect" und "Dragon Age" haben vorgemacht, wie es richtig funktioniert. Nein, "Naughty Dog", so nicht! ich fühle mich intolerant behandelt! Da ist es mir auch egal, wie gut das Spiel ansich ist, aber so einen, sorry, "Lesbenkram" will ich nicht! Das ist meine Meinung und dazu stehe ich! Mir reicht es, dass immer wir Heteros tolerant sein und zu allem "Ja" sagen müssen und andere nicht (Homos)! Das ist heterophobes Verhalten und das toleriere ich nicht!!! Und wenn ich den Hauptcharakter als heterosexuell sehe, will ich das auch spielen können! Punkt! Ich lasse mir keine Sexualität aufzwingen, die ich nicht bin!!… Expand
  15. Solosies
    Jun 23, 2020
    4
    Pretty disappointed with the story. Given that Neil said "no one loves these characters more than we do" its embarrassing to see the direction the story and characters were taken.
  16. zxmys
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Terrible, unreasonable, illogical, self-righteous story. Broken value orientation.
    Never think that you are better than the players. Not even when you pay all the media to get 10/10 scores.
  17. Ernieernst88
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    Graphics are amazing. Gameplay is great but the story was terrible in my opinion
  18. AYKL0628
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    A disgrace to the first game.It destroys what the first game **** you Naughty Dog.
  19. Jepf
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    The game is not bad but that ending and that inclusion is not what I expected. They could have done better. The first installment was epic and this was the opposite.
  20. Sethbmw305
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    I did not enjoy the story for me this was the end of it I didn’t come here for graphics and environment i came for a strong story and it failed me
  21. vinnikoleg249
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The plot is dense. Let's come up with a daughter or son for every NPC that Joel killed. And they all will kill him. But alright, I put up with it, move on. How should I empathize with Abby, she looks like a killing machine, she's always grim. Why is there no jokes or anything else in the game besides the memories with Joel to give the player a break from endless mourning and killing. Well, now let's talk about the end, and I have one question. Why the hell didn't you make a few endings. What is the whole point of the ending, why we have traveled so many miles, a huge number of people have died. Take and release Joel’s killer, are you serious?!? In technical terms, the game is good, I do not argue, but still this game is more about the plot, and here it is bad. I can’t understand why critics put this game at 10, the script of this game is a real arthouse, not everyone likes this game, I think that this game can only be put 7-8, and then with a stretch. To put 10, this game must be perfect, but it is not for everyone. I set 2 so that the developers change their minds and stop flirting with the LGBT community, and start making good games, like they did in the past.
    PS Sorry for bad English    … Expand
  22. Renge0907
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    The game play is alright at best, not upset by it. Its just the story that really peeves me. How can you go from Last of Us 1 to this in terms of story?
  23. nafiz
    Jul 19, 2020
    0
    Gameplay is really good but the story :(. People who haven't played the part 1 will enjoy the part 2.
  24. Mordekai74
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    отвратительная игра! отвратительная игра! отвратительная игра! отвратительная игра! отвратительная игра! отвратительная игра!
  25. Nitro9
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    The moment they killed off Joel it was difficult to go on and then force me to play the game as his killer! My favorite game ruined. I waited all this time for this. I want my money back, which I know will never happen
  26. Juanca3387
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Novela de lesbianas y transexuales, la peor basura … Expand
  27. unnatural
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This game is an insult to first game, ND is like completely ignored the whole story telling and character building in The Last of Us. This is gonna be the last game i would play from ND unless they have their management replaced and do a public apology on cheating all the players and fans.
  28. Artinsd
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Just add rating just add rating just add rating just add rating just add rating
  29. KomradLegall
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This game is a shame. A shadow on the 1st one released with a bad work and a ridiculous story
  30. Akisailent
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    The pacing of the story is really bad. The story in it self is decent, apart from some major plot holes and ludicrus decisions. But if ND had many ideas for the sequel, why this Is the one they wanted to tell.
  31. cluaskimo
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
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  32. RaulRU
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
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  33. mark432
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I am writing this review as I have just beaten the game I am honestly physically hurting from playing the last of us 2 I went into the last of us 2 hoping it would be better than what most people were saying I was god wrong this game is beyond horrible there are no words for how bad this game is the gameplay itself is solid but I cannot fathom how this game was even put out considering the story and how awfully the characters are written this game should not have been made honestly they should've just kept it with the last of us 1, lets start with the characters 1:ellie she is no longer an interesting character they made no effort to have her change except "joel you should've let them kill me at the hospital!!!!!!!" dina:she literally has like 5 lines in the game she was wasted potential joel and tommy are still exactly the same except joel gets treated dirty and dies within 2 HOURS of the games beginning completely heartbreaking how they just kill him off like that. abby:awful character her motives literally make no sense joel shot and killed her dad in the hospital cause he wouldn't give him ellie so she tracks down tommy and joel and brutally slowly and mercilessly tortures joel then gets mad at ellie for trying to kill her because she "lEt hEr liVe" like you murdered basically her dad and now she comes back for revenge??? like who would expect someone to do that. the ending is the worst video game ending in history ellie rescues abby then says "im not letting you leave" and they fight for like 5 minutes and ellie just drowns her hops off then lets her leave the game tries to justify ellie doing that by showing a flashback of her and joel sitting on a porch drinking coffee but instead of getting revenge for the murder of joel she just simply lets them go theres a difference between letting go of the past and just letting a murderer live basically what the end says to me is "we are lazy take this ending as ellie letting go of the past and not letting revenge consume her" but in reality its just a huge slap in the face to people who grew up with and played the last of us 1 completely utterly awful ending. graphically the game is pretty the boat and horse sections are cool and some of the puzzles are alright half of the game takes place in a rainy setting which kinda sucks but it was still pretty looking the end was espescially pretty looking with the sun being out it definitely makes for a happier mood for the game. in my last words I hope naughty dog just makes the most of what they have now and just learn from there mistakes and never hire neil druckmann again and continue on for a more brighter path maybe another uncharted game will bring the love back for naughty dog but to me this game is a travesty to everyone who played the last of us 1 and any other naughty dog game and I don't know if il ever purchase another naughty dog product I probably will but I don't know if il spend a full 60 like I did on this game but I think naughty dog will hopefully bounce back after this game and continue back where they were after uncharted 4 (I think?) the game they released before they announced the last of us 2 I sincerely hope they don't continue to dig a hole for themselves by sponsoring this game and misleading people about what the game is really about. this game truly had potential maybe they will make a DLC that clears some things up and continues parts of the story that people didn't like I give this game a 1 the only reason it gets a one is because of the gameplay mechanics and graphics without all that its a zero i would not recommend this game at a 60 dollar price at all not even a 20$ price i actually would recommend replaying the last of us 1 or replaying the entire uncharted series cause this game has left a horrid taste in my mouth that needs to be removed with good naughty dog games… Expand
  34. SandyEffy
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's bad, very very bad and this is bad yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy… Expand
  35. Pagaille21
    Jun 24, 2020
    1
    This had so much potential. It's sad to see characters from the first movie make completely out of sync decisions. You know Joel from the last of us? The guy that could spot an ambush cos it didn't feel right? Well now he just walks into the middle of a room with a bunch of strangers. Also, they added a dodge button, aside from that, not any improvement to combat. They've done well withThis had so much potential. It's sad to see characters from the first movie make completely out of sync decisions. You know Joel from the last of us? The guy that could spot an ambush cos it didn't feel right? Well now he just walks into the middle of a room with a bunch of strangers. Also, they added a dodge button, aside from that, not any improvement to combat. They've done well with the graphics but it's nothing compared to other newer games.… Expand
  36. fishtales
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. First off! The game looks and sounds fantastic! The only complaint here is the somewhat flickery frame rate. Especially when you pan the camera around the caracter, and therefore more annoying in fight scenes.

    (i played on a ps4 pro) It took me 26 hours to finish the game.
    It's easily one of the best looking games on the platform, and sometimes visually reminds me of Red Dead Redemption 2 I am one of those that did not bother to read or watch anything about the leaked films or story spoilers. This is why things took a turn for the worse 3 hours in fpor me. You see.. im not a hateful bigoted person. I have no problems whatsoever with any of the HBTQ topics of this game or other games. What i do have a problem with in story driven games like last of us is a poorly written story. The story and plot in The Last Of Us Part 2 is filled with confusing annoying jumps between caracters, plot holes, and the new caracters are some of the most boring lot of people to ever to emerge in a AAA title. Joel was the hero of this game, and to have him beaten to death by some caracters and then let Abby (boring caracter that looks like a mix between Hulk Hogan and a hockey mom) that beats him to death be a playable caracter får a big part of the remaining game. That alone is just a spit in the face for the fans of the series. From there on the game is just repetitive for 22 hours, and some big parts so bad i allmost fell asleap. No pusdle solving.. Just killing people in a repetitive way.. The ending is really stinkin bad aswell.. Why a beautiful grandiose game like this gets a stressed poorly written storyline like this beats me? Don't kill the hero after 2 hours in such a meaningless way.. You dont kill Mario, You dont kill Lara Croft, you dont kill Joel and replace him with a bunch if people with ZERO character. It's quite obvious that parts of naughty dog got infiltrated by a leader with a woke agenda, and wanted to stir things up a bit. That's not the problem here. You could have made a story that fits your morals and agenda without f*cking up the entire game.. But sorry baughty dog. You failed bad on this one!
    The last of us 2 is a dissapointing game in so many ways. It did NOTHING to me in terms of emotions or curiosity.. Its just a 25 hour long visually beautiful and really bad and repetitive sleeping pill of a "AAA title"    … Expand
  37. Neilcookman99
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    Neil has proven that without Bruce or Amy to steer the ship, he's a completely incompetent writer. The game is a pandering mess with ridiculous characters, subplots and writing. Beloved characters from the first game are disregarded and desecrated so you can focus on Neil's new cast of diverse characters.
  38. jaythebandit
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. TL:DR - Neil Druckmann wrote this for himself and not the fans and prioritized inclusiveness over story.

    I'd like to start this review by saying that I was well aware of all the leaks prior to the release of this game. I, like a lot of fans, was pretty furious at the whole situation but decided I'd bite the bullet and buy the game anyway - after all experiencing a game for yourself is an entirely different experience to watching a playthrough.

    Gameplay-wise this game is a slight rehash of the previous installment - with a few creature comforts such as the dodge button (which on normal difficulty doesn't have much of an impact but on higher difficulties is essential). I enjoyed the added feature of dogs, which made the combat encounters feel slightly less repetitive and the new weapons were also a cool addition. For a "zombie type game" I felt there was definitely a bigger focus on the human enemies (which I don't have a problem with however I feel the infected should have had a larger presence in the game).

    Puzzles within the game were pretty similar to the first - with the added rope mechanic to change things up as well as the safe combinations. I felt there was way more that could've been done to actually push the player into thinking a bit more, as these puzzles felt way too easy.

    The game does a beautiful job in creating an environment that will always lead you in the right direction. This is hard to explain without experiencing for yourself, but I'll try my best. The game will lead you towards a locked door for example, forcing you to turn around after finding out it's locked. When you turn around, you'll realize you've walked past a vent which you can climb into thus leading you back on track. The level designers are amazing at their job and should be praised for this. In addition to this, although this game is very much linear, it does an amazing job at tricking you into thinking otherwise. The levels are much larger allowing for a lot more exploration than in the first game which helped keep things from getting boring. In terms of graphics, this game is absolutely beautiful, however this is expected from a triple A studio such as Naughty Dog. Nonetheless credit where credit is due.

    Now the story - I have very mixed opinions. From the start of this game, it is clear there is a political agenda. There is an extremely large focus on inclusiveness for a large amounts of ethnic and sexual orientations which is great - these groups deserve recognition in video games. My problem with this is when it has no benefit for the game other than to meet a checklist for inclusiveness (which is definitely what this feels like). For example, early within the game there is a scene where Ellie and Dina find themselves within a synagogue. This level seemed like a lesson on Jewish beliefs rather than serving purpose to the story. Yes Dina is Jewish - but why do we need to know this when it literally has no purpose other than in this scene in the entirety of the game after this. After playing this game for yourself - you'll understand where I'm coming from - this happens a number of times.

    Joel is killed off early in the game by Abby (the daughter of a doctor Joel killed in the first game). I am fine with this decision - in fact I expected it before the leaks happened. My problem with this is that there wasn't enough interaction between Ellie and Joel before this happened. It would've made more sense to let us play a few hours with Ellie and Joel together (allowing fans to reminisce about our experience of the first game), then have the whole argument between the two, and then Joel's death. Joel's character was completely watered down from a cautious character who would never give his name to anyone, to a complete idiot with no character development in between. This would've been fine if there was that development.

    Playing as Abby was probably the worst decision to make. I'm sure most fans would never sympathize with her no matter how good of a person she is portrayed to be or what good deeds she has done. The only reason I somewhat enjoyed the Abby portion of this game (which is around 10 hours) was the better weapons she had over Ellie. I would like to add that Abby's part of the game would've been better had it been released as DLC rather than in the main story. This would've made more sense as it would've given us her side of the story separately without forcing players who loved the Ellie and Joel dynamic to play 10 hours as Joel's killer unwillingly. I felt no sympathy towards Lev, just because of his association to Abby.

    The ending was a straight kick in the face to the last 20-30 hours of the game. Ellie decides to let Abby go, after killing hundreds of people to get to her. This decision just seems misplaced and doesn't make any sense, just as Ellie realizes killing is bad. It's a shame because this game could have redeemed itself yet it sticks with a cliche ending    … Expand
  39. Fffdfdfff
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    What happened to the story? Bad story and this game was the reason for its success is the story..What was the director and writer thinking?
  40. asdfpy
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. There have been, and will be a lot of bad games in the history of gaming. Some are incomplete, some has boring gameplay, some carries unbearable bugs, etc. But TLOU2 is really a bad game of its own league. It is such a fine-crafted game. It inherits the gameplay of its prequel and adds many details to it. The guitar playing is great, the movements are so smooth, details when killing the enemies are impressive... It almost has all I need to call it "the game of PS4".

    But the core of TLOU is that it tells a story. It's not a game like the Witcher 3 where you have different consequences to your different choice. It's not a game like Super Mario Odyssey where the gameplay without any plot. TLOU strikes me as one of my (before I walked into this piece of garbage called TLOU2) because it tells a great story to me, a story that I can feel and love the characters. I do not agree with Joel's decision at the end of the TLOU but I can understand because along with the game I come to love Ellie too.

    Then there comes the TLOU2. A game that tells you a story of your most beloved person cruelly killed in front of you. You go to half of the country to find and kill and the murderer. Guess what? She kills your friend in front of you and now you play as her!

    The second half of this game is the worst gaming experience I have ever had. You have to play this person you hate. The second half would be totally fine if Abby wasn't the person who cruelly killed Joel. If she's just some unrelated person and this is called TLOU: another story or what so ever, I would like it. Instead, Neil and Naughty Dog decide to make us players feel Abby and her deep, complicated story. It almost feels like Neil is this arrogant person who want to lecture us in a philosophy or literature course. No matter how the game tells a full, well-rounded story about Abby, I can never like this character. The time playing as her feels worst. It denies everything I loved about TLOU.    … Expand
  41. Havoc71
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    Graphics are great, Shooting is still the same. It becomes repetitive really quick and becomes boring.

    But the Story? Wow this is just a petty revenge game with no payoff. They took 7 years to come up with this? Hell even Batwoman has a better storyline than this. I would rather watch the Last Jedi than play this game.
  42. ahmed_best11
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Game-play: mediocre
    Story: crap
    Graphics: normal
    Ending: top 10 worst endings
    The game was made just to support the LGBT community and was not made as a sequel to the first game
  43. csongor86
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    nothing more than a b list movie from hollywood. shocking people with death, violence, revenge. nothing new. the gameplay is almost the same as the last one. we know that naughty dog was never brilliant with gameplay so it was not a surprise, beautiful graphics, and good animation.
  44. romarn
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    To bad continue as for me. Ultra bad storyline as result of ??? Can't understand why devs did it. Gameplay isn't fun at all. SPOILERS NOW>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you know, it isn't a GOT, u don't need to kill everyone just because (?)
  45. waxaevrey
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Guys, gave it a 10. Can I have a free review copy for the next game, please?
  46. CampOfDuty
    Jun 23, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The story telling was such a let down. Why would i even want to play someone who killed joel? I was hoping to get more gameplay of ellie or joel. I even had to beat up ellie in the theatre and no one liked that. Gameplay and graphics are great tho.… Expand
  47. Zest64
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Мусор. Персонажи нулевые. История высосана из пальца. Разработчикам нужно идти работать над новым каноном звёздных войн, таким там и место. Таких там и ждут.
  48. S-Plays
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As a writer, you always want to keep your characters consistent. I did not see any of that in this story. I understand that there is a time jump, but some of the character's motivations made no sense to me. At the same time, I understand the source for Abby's revenge, but it fell flat due to no proper build up to sympathize with her. As far as Ellie, she is obviously justified in her revenge, but at the end of the day, there is no pay off. To subvert player expectations just to make a point that revenge will leave you nothing is, in my honest opinion, not great for video game storytelling. You do not want to alienate your fan base, because the trust they had in you is now broken. Now, when I see these writers attached to future products, I will have to think twice about purchasing their game, as the trust is now broken. The game is stunning in visual aspects, the game play is tweaked a bit(but not that different) from the first game, but as a writer, I expected a 5-Star Michelin steak dinner, and I feel like I was given a hamburger from McDonalds.… Expand
  49. Molebreath
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    One of the most poorly written games I have ever witnessed, butchering multiple characters, destroying everything the player has achieved from the first game!
  50. Aira293
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    The game is so poorly scripted.Perhaps the rest of the game is well done, but the poor script completely interrupted my experience!!!!!!!!!!
    ****
  51. woodshighlander
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    this is what sjw agenda destroy's the story was phenomenal in TLOU1 but like the xmen franchise they sh!t on it like Dark Phoenix do to The days of future past. Hope Neil druckman effins lose credibility and experience what joel did here you don't have any talent on this and don't push your luck. As for those looking at there review? yeah i hate it and what i hate the most is you have tothis is what sjw agenda destroy's the story was phenomenal in TLOU1 but like the xmen franchise they sh!t on it like Dark Phoenix do to The days of future past. Hope Neil druckman effins lose credibility and experience what joel did here you don't have any talent on this and don't push your luck. As for those looking at there review? yeah i hate it and what i hate the most is you have to play 10 hours+ as Abby Joel's killer and then ellie just left it??? If they killed Joel as how just Makarov killed Soap I would've love it as it has justice but noooo manly girl go boom boom on golf club on a subpar revenge plot… Expand
  52. Pearse59
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game was the biggest disappointment in my gaming experience. The Last of Us Part II destroys everything the original game built around Joel and Ellie. Joel was killed in such a pathetic and forced way that was troubling to believe, he is a hardened survivor of the world and has experienced a lot yet, they thought the best way to kill him was to have him walk into a room full of strangers with his guard down? Yeah, that’s Joel alright... This game is a pathetic excuse of a sequel and deeply saddening to see fall.… Expand
  53. GreekJohn
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. *The game has phenomenal graphics for the enviroment and models. However thats the only positive I can think about this game... maybe the guitar section too.
    *The gameplay is similar to the first game, with barely any improvements but improvements none the less
    *The story is like a badly written fanfiction of a person who has barely watched 2 hours of the originals story. The characters in it make the dumbest of choices, the main cast should have died a hudred times due to their choices alone but oh well, deus-ex stupidity is a real thing.

    2/10 just for the graphics and the slightly improved gameplay.

    Spoilery rant below

    The story sucks, every character from the previous game has been dumbed down to a degree that u can comfortably say they are from some bizarro universe, the ending is anti-climactic. The story is trying too hard to force on us that only Ellie's revenge, who's at this point is the most justified is bad. Abby who's from start to finish the most unikeable character in the game is forced on us, after she has killed the most beloved character in the game and they try so hard to justify her, to make her likeable but all they do is make you hate her more. They also really tried to make Ellie unlikeable in this game, they took everything from her. She goes on a rampage to kill Abby, kills all of Abby's friends, gets one of her good friends killed, goes through hell and back just to say "Fk it" and doesn't kill the only person who actually mattered to her revenge since she was the one that killed Joel.    … Expand
  54. asssking
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Wost PC game ever. are you kidding me?
    Wost PC game ever. are you kidding me?
    Wost PC game ever. are you kidding me?    … Expand
  55. jingleballs9039
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. What a **** waste of time. Way to piss in the face of fans of the first game. F for Joel, they did you dirty man.… Expand
  56. guochaosnake
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 编剧可以的呢 建议多搞政治正确 继续0分
    如果你赞同美末2就是杀父仇人都要原谅的道德观，那么我给美末2打低分你同样也要原谅我。
    如果因为我打了低分你就不原谅我，说明你不是真的赞同美末2的道德观。
    如果你不赞同美末2的道德观，那你为什么要反对我因为道德观不符而给美末2打低分？    … Expand
  57. littlebeanpuppe
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Wow this game is so bad lmao Wow this game is so bad lmaoWow this game is so bad lmaoWow this game is so bad lmaoWow this game is so bad lmao Wow this game is so bad lmao
  58. GET-BUCKED
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    Amazing gameplay, graphics and mechanics. Garbage story that is upsetting, unsatisfying and doesn't live up to the first game. Misleading marketing too. To me, the last of us part 2 doesn't exist.
  59. waltherwhite
    Jul 1, 2020
    0
    This game is BS, they destoyed the most loveable character simply because he was white male- that was his largest sin, disgusting
  60. Navalgrippage
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    what the hell is this, there is so much wrong with this titler, and also how the ones giving it bad criticism are being called homophobic and transphobic when it has NOTHING to do with it
  61. amazuv05
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    Good gameplay mechanism. Improved from the last time i played the prequel. The graphic's pretty good. but the story, it just so-so.. and the character drive is good enough but i don't like yuri. Just not what i expect.
  62. Hei_BK201
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    **** Building up a good connection with the protagonist in part 1 only to be killed by unknown mother fu... In 2hrs on part 2? Wtf..
  63. DishonoredSoul
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Only good thing about this game is the cinema-tics. Overall extremely bad game.… Expand
  64. Joaquim82
    Jun 28, 2020
    0
    Tired of zombie universe, political ideals, indoctrination, excessive violence, weak AI, many bugs, bizarre history.
  65. 72ISTHEBESTHAND
    Jun 23, 2020
    4
    I was looking forward to playing this game, unfortunately, drop all your expectations and wait for this woke disasterpiece to go into the bargain bin.

    Once again a highly respected developer is catering to the minority of its fan base.

    Smart business move Naughty Dog.

    Go woke go broke!
  66. Maksim2000
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. If they ever ask me: “can you recommend this game?”, Then my answer will be one - NO. I do not know what the Naughty dog ​​thought when they came up with the plot of the second part, but it turned out to be stool! 0 out of 10. There is nothing in this game! And I didn’t even ask for a happy ending! Joel's death was made very fitting in the plot! But what happens next can be called as:"CUT BETWEEN ALL INNOCENTS, BUT AT THE END OF GENTLESS TO THE KILLER." You're just shocked by the ending. This is complete nonsense! This game could be put only 1 point per schedule, but for me the graphics in general are not affected! The main thing in the game is the plot! Which, as you understand, is not there at all. I do not take this part seriously and will never buy a single exclusive from Sony again! So that they spoil me the continuation of god of war and spider man. No thanks! For me, the ending of 1 part remains. I will never take the second seriously, unless an alternative plot.… Expand
  67. trulyloothy
    Jun 24, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Well We know not to EVER buy into ANYTHING that naughty dog produces. F**K that b.s ending. Joel dies for nothing.....?? Dumbest most disappointing ending EVER… Expand
  68. RereAU
    Jun 23, 2020
    4
    Since the gameplay and graphics are great, the game was mainly supposed to be focused on the story, and since it was terribly written, I had to give it a 4
  69. YiJun
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poo
  70. Krieves
    Jul 1, 2020
    3
    I loved the first game. After waiting years for the sequel, I was severely disappointed. While the graphics and attention to detail are amazing, they are not enough to overcome the disappointing story. You are made to hate a character, then forced to play as that character, one that you have no sympathy for and one that you want to die. It’s no fun and becomes tedious. The game goes out ofI loved the first game. After waiting years for the sequel, I was severely disappointed. While the graphics and attention to detail are amazing, they are not enough to overcome the disappointing story. You are made to hate a character, then forced to play as that character, one that you have no sympathy for and one that you want to die. It’s no fun and becomes tedious. The game goes out of it’s way to push a certain agenda that distracts from the plot rather than enhances it. If you enjoyed the first game, don’t bother with the sequel, it will just leave a bad taste in your mouth about the entire franchise.… Expand
  71. DictatorElite
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is my first review ever. I normally don't have time to review games. BUT this game is one of the worst games I have played. The storyline is the issue, a BIG issue. I mean I loved The Last of Us 1. Everything about that game was 10 out of 10. I brought the $200.00 Ellie Collector’s edition, that's how much of a fanboy I am. WASTE of money. No one cares about ABBY! How do you kill Joel in like under an hour into a 25-hour game? I mean if he's going to die, have him go out much better than he did in this trash of a game. When you play as Abby, it's so long and pointless. There's one part of Abby's story where she wants to save some scar person so she goes ALL the way back to the hospital making it so pointlessly boring. They could have added more with Ellie and Joel, but nope lest just play as Abby because people should care about ABBY. WOW, 7 years wait for crap! And it is Crap! It's a WOKE game hardcore. I didn't even finish the game because I'm so bored with Abby's storyline. Killing one of the most beloved people in the game so early and the way he went out, total dumpster fire of a game. I hope people save their $60 and when it goes on sale, Still don't buy it. Such as massive flop!… Expand
  72. Zombiefreak8796
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    Everything about this game is good. But the story is awful. First Joel's death should been in the middle of the game instead the first 2 hours of it. Second Joel's death is meaningless because ellie doesn't kill abby at the end. So Joel died for nothing. Third you have to play as Abby who just killed Joel so **** that. Lastly **** naughty dog.
  73. newtoschool
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This story doesn't even follow a revenge is bad narrative. It seems to be just a story of random events happening that we're supposed to care for because of the work in character development from the first game.

    Abby got her revenge, showed no remorse for her murders, then got to sail off into the sunset and start a new better life after killing Joel and a bunch of her own people.

    Ellie had absolutely nothing to do with the decisions Joel made killing fireflies, she's just trying to give justice to Abby from her POV. Ellie showed remorse and was traumatized by her actions. Yet in the end it's Ellie who loses everything.

    Can someone please explain the message of this story because I'm confused    … Expand
  74. Redsign
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    消費玩家，劇情真的不行，這種東西沒資格叫做最後生還者2
  75. Geresico
    Jul 8, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Awful story, wasting characters, false trailer, and ruined one of the best game series.… Expand
  76. DominusDRT
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Esperé tanto por esta entrega para darme cuenta que es un trozo de mierda líquida
  77. Saidares
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    Pros: Good Graphics and Voice Acting
    Cons: Bad boring repetitive game play from 2010, Very dry and boring characters and story line which was a big let down, most companies can make a game like this with way less money and within 3 years, its sad that a game with so much financial backing and 7 years ended up being this.
  78. Hate_H8core
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    Сюжет и геймплей нереально скучный. Графика классная. Лесбийская тема еще как то терпима по сравнению с последними 5ч геймплея. Ужас.
  79. mepperoni
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    Terrible story ...unlikeable playable character in form of Abby.
    Gameplay was not good too
  80. Peter2200
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Если мои дети вдруг станут сценаристами компьютерных игр, и спросят меня: "Пап, а как запороть игру?", я им твёрдо отвечу: бездарно слейте половину всех важных персонажей в первой части, простите главного злодея, и САМОЕ ГЛАВНОЕ: добавьте толерантности и ЛГБТ)

    Это не нормально. Игры не должны прогибаться под деградирующие тенденции западного общества. Ждал эту игру 6 лет. Ощущение сейчас отвратительное.    … Expand
  81. Arundra
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Worst game ever. I don’t even want to elaborate on my heartbreak for this series. What’s done is done I guess.
  82. Lightooo
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    I really loved the first one and now really hate the second half of the second game
  83. Bulma
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    I give it a 10 for the beautiful design, artistry and the hard work that was put into it. I admire the talented people who developed this game - they deserved the best writers, storytellers and direction but instead they had to deal with that horrible storyline. I really do admire your dedication, I wouldn’t be able to put any energy and passion into my work after reading this script, if II give it a 10 for the beautiful design, artistry and the hard work that was put into it. I admire the talented people who developed this game - they deserved the best writers, storytellers and direction but instead they had to deal with that horrible storyline. I really do admire your dedication, I wouldn’t be able to put any energy and passion into my work after reading this script, if I was in that team.
    I give 0 (zero) points to the storytelling and not only because I’m butthurt about the events in this game, but because I’m butthurt over the attitude towards the fandom. I am a big fan of TLOF and it is thanks to us in the first place, the FANS, that ND awes in glory and fame. We have risen ND on a pedestal of a saintly status and have given them our love, our fanarts, our money - and have kept them relevant.
    And what have we been told? We don’t get to choose our favourites and we should not expect any fan service. Really?... Well then don’t expect any fandom service in return.
    My final rating conclusion:
    10 points for the talented team
    0 points for the writing
    - makes a total of 5.
    Minus 1 point for the fact that this is a story driven game and ND had enough time to work out major plot holes and simply write ANY better story.
    Minus another 1 point for the deceptive marketing, misleading trailers and awful attitude towards the fandom.
    Here we go, honest rating of 3 points. No fandom kudos included.

    PS:
    I celebrate the LGBT themes finally finding representation in the Video Game community. (Even though it was awkwardly executed)
    As a feminist, I was also celebrating the character of Abby the very first second I saw her. She had so much potential to become a loved, unique and stereotype crushing Legend of a female character, but the writers failed her as well.    … Expand
  84. andr3wc4mpb3ll
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I am disappointed in this game. So much potential. So much to explore with the new technology and that. I'll admit the graphics are and the animation is amazing. But the story just ruins it. I feel cheated, I feel betrayed. Why even make a game around the theme of vengeance and not actually furfil it?… Expand
  85. GiovanniFeng
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    Are you telling me the doctor we killed in Last of us, who legit only has one line comes back to bite us in the ass like seriously. What makes me so mad is how Joel dies, Joel would've never put himself in that position to reveal himself to complete strangers. The ultimate winner of this game was abby, she got to kill the person that killed her father, and just walks aways with the personAre you telling me the doctor we killed in Last of us, who legit only has one line comes back to bite us in the ass like seriously. What makes me so mad is how Joel dies, Joel would've never put himself in that position to reveal himself to complete strangers. The ultimate winner of this game was abby, she got to kill the person that killed her father, and just walks aways with the person she cares about. Ellie lost her father, two fingers, and family. If in last of us part III the main character is abby; I am not playing it. I know its highly unlikely but before making another sequel to this game, they should really think about remaking the storyline on this game.… Expand
  86. Mydoes20
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    Greatt graphics, hollow and non-consistent story. I seriously don't understand how they could detour from the main storyline this much and degrade fan favourite characters like Joel.
  87. lachesis456
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    That the only 1 point it gets is gameplay and graphics.
    Even though its' gameplay and graphics is wonderful, its plot still ruined this series and reached a large number of players' HATE at the full. This game was not only a story begun with hate and anger, but also be made with self-complacency and discrimination.
    Let's sum up, this ******* game should not be named TLOU2. If it wasn't    That the only 1 point it gets is gameplay and graphics.
    Even though its' gameplay and graphics is wonderful, its plot still ruined this series and reached a large number of players' HATE at the full. This game was not only a story begun with hate and anger, but also be made with self-complacency and discrimination.
    Let's sum up, this ******* game should not be named TLOU2. If it wasn't named TLOU2, was named Mushroom Monster Adventure and change characters' name and face. I will give this game about 6 points. Because the plot is suck, playing this games' feeling would be like forcibly eat the **** 8 hrs by Neil's hands.    … Expand
  88. nicotaba1
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    perdonar despues de haber matado a 500 personas el juego pero mucha gente defiende a capa y espada este juego pero que se puede hacer son los tipicos pendejos que adquieren una ps4 para jugar fornite gratis
  89. trixxielol1
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    after trying to avoid every spoiler possible and playing this game, the game start gave me the feels ok this is gonna be another masterpiece and im glad i bought it well turn out the game story is so bad i'm not sure how the same people wrote the first game. the game-play is very cool but i never played the last of us for the game-play more for the story. thanks naughty dog for ruining myafter trying to avoid every spoiler possible and playing this game, the game start gave me the feels ok this is gonna be another masterpiece and im glad i bought it well turn out the game story is so bad i'm not sure how the same people wrote the first game. the game-play is very cool but i never played the last of us for the game-play more for the story. thanks naughty dog for ruining my favorite game with your agenda that was just unnecessary.… Expand
  90. Supmykong
    Jun 24, 2020
    1
    虛假預告，歧視亞裔，過份正治正確(但歧視亞裔？)，九流劇情，從喬爾之死開始，橋段前文後理乃至角色性格演變都充滿矛盾同不合理，2020年最臭之作。如果不是靠消費玩家對喬爾和艾莉的回憶，憑此垃圾劇情根本就入不了大眾之眼，一個沒有別項選擇只能靠殺戮過關之遊戲，竟然妄想在結局宣揚大愛理念，可恥可笑。虛假預告，歧視亞裔，過份正治正確(但歧視亞裔？)，九流劇情，從喬爾之死開始，橋段前文後理乃至角色性格演變都充滿矛盾同不合理，2020年最臭之作。如果不是靠消費玩家對喬爾和艾莉的回憶，憑此垃圾劇情根本就入不了大眾之眼，一個沒有別項選擇只能靠殺戮過關之遊戲，竟然妄想在結局宣揚大愛理念，可恥可笑。
  91. mohanneddg
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The last of us is only one game , this is not sequel to part 1 , it's another game ، garbage writing , poor story telling , nothing but pure violence & vengeance .
    We miss the staff of the last of us , not surprised why they had to leak some parts of the game    … Expand
  92. EL_PAPA__CUERVO
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    La verdad qué decepción de juego, como pudieron destruir una historia genial, por solo querer ser diferente o intentar persuadir a los jugadores, en mi punto de vista no recomiendo comprar este juego hasta que baje de precio no vale los 60 dolares, por una historia mediocre y sin sentido comun
  93. StargazerAsh
    Jun 25, 2020
    0
    So the user score got nuked, Sony probably paying them to have it be removed, I will NEVER trust Metacritic.
  94. BenjaminArola
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    The story is so bad, nothing makes sense, the first game is really better. The only good thing are the graphics and the gameplay.
  95. Vaibhav11
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Worst storyline ever!!! After first 2 hours of game play don't even think that we'll like the other character!!! Like EVER!!… Expand
  96. bladeRoller
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Honestly this game is a massive disservice to it's predecessor. A sequel is meant to improve on many of its prior games shortcomings and add new life to it's series. This game feel and plays nearly identically to it's predecessor with little in the ways of quality of life improvementsand is lacking severely in narrative. This is the equivalent of. 12 year old joining satanism to makeHonestly this game is a massive disservice to it's predecessor. A sequel is meant to improve on many of its prior games shortcomings and add new life to it's series. This game feel and plays nearly identically to it's predecessor with little in the ways of quality of life improvementsand is lacking severely in narrative. This is the equivalent of. 12 year old joining satanism to make themselves look cooler to their friends. Being dark and gritty and killing of beloved characters doesn't mean squat if it gives no substance to the story. . Shallow and dull, and honestly pathetic attempt to make try and like the second protagonist. Please never make another game.… Expand
  97. panda_stampid
    Jun 23, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Слили сюжет, слили джоэла, слили все Игру занижают не потому что она плоха, а потому что критики оценили ее на 10/10, чего эта игра определенно не заслужила. Так срать фанатам надо уметь, спасибо Дракман… Expand
  98. full-metal
    Jul 6, 2021
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Positives:
    - Improved though not wildly altered game mechanics. The fighting is more exciting and there's a few new things you can do, ie crawl, but it has the same basics.
    - Enemy NPCS move and converse realistically.
    - Great graphics.
    - Amazing voice acting.
    - Good soundtrack. Gustavo Santaolalla doesn't disappoint even if all else does.

    Negatives:
    - The game is contradictory, and it goes against everything that the first part established. Joel and Ellie have faced far worse than getting jumped by a group of no more than 6 strangers. Joel single-handedly took out a whole hospital-worth of armed soldiers before. You cannot convince me that this is what it'd take to kill him.
    - Ellie and Joel seem horribly out of character. Once again, after everything that they went through, it seems hard to believe that Joel would be so easily trusting of strangers and let himself get killed without a fight, and that Ellie would be impulsive enough to barge into a room and get immediately apprehended.
    - It's hard to feel sympathetic for Abby for 2 main reasons. For starters, her dad wasn't a good man. He wanted to kill a 14 year old girl - one of the protagonists, mind you, who the audience is supposed to care about and root for - in hopes of developing a vaccine without so much as consulting her first. Marlene points out the fact that he's selfish and wouldn't be so quick to agree to this if he had to kill Abby instead, and she's right. He also gets very little screen time and no development, and so the player doesn't care about him dying. If anything, we're glad that Joel killed him and saved Ellie.
    - Abby is completely unbearable at the beginning of the game. Perhaps she would be more understandable if she killed Joel in a less gruesome way, but she doesn't. Abby knows better than anybody else what it's like to lose your dad. And so for her to beat Joel to death right in front of his daughter and subject her to the same, if not worse because at least Abby didn't have to watch her dad die like Ellie did, trauma seems ridiculous and senseless to me. Playable characters aren't supposed to be perfect, but they are at the very least supposed to be likable in one way or another despite their flaws. We are supposed to feel for Abby and come to understand her, but this is difficult to do because she's so shallow.
    - Death is constantly used for shock value. In a poor attempt to subvert expectations and catch the player off guard, NaughtyDog horribly overuses this trope. The game is a lot more gruesome than the first one, which shouldn't necessarily be bad, but here it's just unnecessary. What made the first game successful is the even divide between heart-warming and heart-wrenching scenes. But with so much hurt and pain constantly taking place, it just gets boring and repetitive. The angst loses it's significance because the player gets so used to seeing it. We half expect something to go wrong every time there's an animated sequence because we've seen it countless times already. Personally, I felt nothing when Jesse and Yara died because I saw it coming from a mile away. I was honestly more surprised to see that Lev survived.
    - The representation for POC and LGBT people is very poor. NaughtyDog does not understand that implementing these characters only to villainise, torture, or kill them (sometimes all 3, and oftentimes purely for the sake of advancing another white character's story arc) does not make them "woke". Yes it's the apocalypse, yes people die - but why do literally none of the black characters survive? The first game is also guilty of this, but here it's especially bad. Why does only 1 out of the 3 Asian leads live? And to have Ellie and Isaac, a lesbian and a black man respectively, be so violent only plays into the stereotype that all lesbians and all black people are aggressive.
    - The trailers painted a completely different story for the game by purposely changing the character models and tinkering with the scenes. I know that trailers are supposed to avoid spoilers, but this was just straight up bait.
    - The ending was unfulfilling. Good stories often leave the audience with a big question in order to A) let them interpret what happens next themselves or B) leave room for the developers to make another game or a DLC in the future. The first game did this perfectly by having Joel lie to Ellie about what really happened with the Fireflies, but too many things are left unexplained here. Where did Dina and JJ go? What about Tommy? What did Ellie do next? Did Abby and Lev ever find the Fireflies? Who were the guys that kidnapped them? It's infuriating.

    I'd have more to say if it weren't for the word limit. I gave part 2 the benefit of the doubt because I loved the first game despite it's flaws. But after an exhausting 30+ hours, I can only say that I'm left disappointed. After 7 years, NaughtyDog's delivered us a game that is contradictory, repetitive, bland, and down-right insulting    … Expand
  99. davsepoge
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Тест на непредвзятость этого продажного сайта к этой каловой игре
  100. qpfmeksel90
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    F Naughty Dog F The Last of Us Part 2 This is a crazy **** game Good bye all Naughty Dog games
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#2 Best PS4 Game of 2020
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#1 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2020
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#3 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2020

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Universal acclaim - based on 121 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 113 out of 121
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 121
  3. Negative: 0 out of 121
  1. GameMAG
    Sep 13, 2020
    90
    The Last of Us Part II is the high point of the PlayStation 4. The plot is controversial, but the game is the incredibly addictive adventure of Ellie, from which it is impossible to pull away from the opening and to the very end.
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  2. PLAY! Zine
    Sep 5, 2020
    93
    Not everyone is going to enjoy the motives of The Last of Us Part II. But if you try and manage to accept the subliminal and not so subtle messages as a fact that the world has gone awry and that people have the need to have somewhere or someone to belong to as their own way out, then... You will witness the boundaries of gaming expand. You will witness a true masterpiece.
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  3. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Sep 3, 2020
    75
    If you loved the original for its great characters and well-paced story – stay away from this game. However, if you’re aching to sink into the depths of depression, or just want to cut some throats and burn some zombies – Part II will deliver. [Issue#247, p.72]
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