The Last of Us Part II

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5.8

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  1. partyintheback
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    Where do I even begin?

    Okay, first of all, I'll start with the graphics, as they're the least important aspect, I suppose, but I find them largely overhyped. Why? While the game looks fantastic from a distance, the image quality falls apart upon closer inspection. The worst offender is the implementation of film grain. If you're going to make a game that pushes the PS4, that touts PS4    Where do I even begin?

    Okay, first of all, I'll start with the graphics, as they're the least important aspect, I suppose, but I find them largely overhyped. Why? While the game looks fantastic from a distance, the image quality falls apart upon closer inspection. The worst offender is the implementation of film grain. If you're going to make a game that pushes the PS4, that touts PS4 Pro enhancements, and that is supposed to look great on a 4K TV, don't make film grain mandatory. Offer an option to turn it off. We don't buy new technology to play a game that looks like it's running off of a VHS tape. As for the graphics themselves, it's a fine looking game, but not the best I've seen from this generation. Many textures are rather crude. You'll come across many items within the environment that don't even look like they have textures -- they're bland, washed out looking, and muddy, almost looking like they failed to load like in old Unreal Engine 3 games. You'll also notice a lot of pop-in within the environment as you move throughout it. All of that said, the animations within the cinematics are tremendous, lending a realistic feel to the characters even if they're merely video game characters.

    As for the game itself, it's the first game improved. You can now go prone in stealth, making encounters more enjoyable. Other than that, though, there's not much that has changed. If you liked the gameplay in the first game, this is that but slightly better.

    Now where everything falls apart is the story. I'm not going to get into politics or social commentary, I'll specifically talk about the game. This is very much a story that pretty much ruins the first game. While it has its highs, its lows are incredibly low. Not only does it retcon some things, it ruins a lot of the goodwill that they had built with the first game. I'd say that 65% of the story is outright bad. That doesn't make me happy, either. The first game is one of my favorite games ever. The Last of Us Part II didn't ruin my love for that first game, but it does make me wish it would've been a one & done.

    This is my honest impression, as I'm not interested in review bombing. If you come to TLOU merely for gameplay, I'd say maybe it's a 6/10, but I do not; I came mostly for the story, but I was disappointed with the presentation, too, after much was said about how strong that aspect was. I'm unsure why outlets like Digital Foundry found no issue with the low texture quality on many objects. I'm talking PS3 level quality. Overall, it doesn't look like a PS3 game, it does look like a PS4 game, making the low quality textures within the environments, and the heavy use of film grain, all the more jarring.    … Expand
  2. stubz
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    Beautiful graphics and the enemy AI seems to be pretty smart(usually).
    Gameplay is somewhat dated but they added some extra things like dogs and jumping over terrain to spice it up.
    Unfortunately the plot is a basic revenge story with a technically bad ending. At the end of the game I was frustrated, unsatisfied, and extremely exhausted having spent 22 hours only for it to all end as    Beautiful graphics and the enemy AI seems to be pretty smart(usually).
    Gameplay is somewhat dated but they added some extra things like dogs and jumping over terrain to spice it up.
    Unfortunately the plot is a basic revenge story with a technically bad ending.
    At the end of the game I was frustrated, unsatisfied, and extremely exhausted having spent 22 hours only for it to all end as pointless.
    I'm not even going to address the weird virtue signaling stuff in the game.    … Expand
  3. whatacrapman
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    Babi la game cam ni. Beli mahal kot 249. Nasib x beli. Kalo beli bazir ja. Baik beli babi terbang dr game cam haram gini. Ini macam citer dia punya ending sama ngan nak berak tapi keluar separuh, sebahagiannya
    malu.
  4. VR-4nic
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. What a disappointment! I can’t imagine Naughty Dog not knowing what made the 1st game so special. For me anyway it was the banter between Joe and Eli and it just being a awesome story with amazing characters. The first game has such heart and made it feel truly special. There’s a little of this at times in the last of us part 2 like the flash back at the museum. Otherwise all the TLOUP2 is, is a revenge story. A revenge story with a lot of far left propaganda shoehorned in which is not my idea of a good time. I could care less if someone is gay, LGBTQ or whatever to each their own. Most people could care less who someone screw all that matters is if you are a good person but when politics be it far left or far right are shoehorned into a game they will only destroy half of your Fanbase if you push them as hard as this game does. I will not be buying any more naughty dog games!… Expand
  5. neanderthaljr
    Jun 24, 2020
    0
    Good By Neil Druckmann, weak chracters, weak history The quality of the story rivals the story of Star Wars VIII: The last jedi. same preview gameplay. Don't spend your money on this game.
  6. kratos1
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. How you dare to kill Joel?… Expand
  7. skanjos
    Jun 25, 2020
    0
    i play videogames for the storytelling, this was the worst story i have ever seen, it is so inconsistent with the first game and just doesnt make any sense. its not that the story isnt up to my taste, its plain bad writting.

    there is a reason why people hated the last season of game of thrones, when there is such a build up from the previous seasons you cant fail this hard at the story.    i play videogames for the storytelling, this was the worst story i have ever seen, it is so inconsistent with the first game and just doesnt make any sense. its not that the story isnt up to my taste, its plain bad writting.

    there is a reason why people hated the last season of game of thrones, when there is such a build up from the previous seasons you cant fail this hard at the story. you need to give better conclusions that fit the characters. you cant make a character like seldon from the big bang theory act like lenard for a season and expect for the fans of the show to like it. thats what naughty dog did with this game, where the MAIN cast feels out of character for the whole storyline. there isnt any logic behind the action of the protagonists.    … Expand
  8. DimosZargarda
    Jun 20, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Never played the first part, Joel dying didnt bother me much, and in the end I actualy liked Abby more than Ellie, she had more character and likeability. I also liked how the game tells us that there is no good or evil, its about perspective. But the story seemed a bit pointless, in the end no one gets what they want, nothing was achieved. And the SJW stuff was way too much, it hit the bar when telling us that Levi identifies as a man. Why do such a thing to a 13 year old girl? I mean she is living in a insane tribe and the world ended, who would care. Very few characters I liked aswell, Abby, Owen and Tommy was my favorites, the rest didnt care. The gameplay was very fun, had a blast with it but it got boring very quickly… Expand
  9. Stiksu
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Imagine to play an incredible game, a masterpiece of it's time. To eagerly with for the sequence... Only to find out that everything you did until then was for nothing... Imagine to trade the future of humankind for a brat that couldn't even avenge you... Yes... Welcome to Last Of Us 2, where nothing you do matters and you play 100% of the game with people that don't give a s*** for what you did in the first game...

    It's Mass Effect 3 all over again, but this time they blame the community... It's insulting. Do not buy this game, it's not worth it...    … Expand
  10. AlexSpen92
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Bad story, good gameplay, good graphics and barely polished mechanics. Joel did not deserve that.… Expand
  11. Silentwalker
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This game is just disgusting, the feeling of pure hatred towards the fans of the first game is so evident it saddens me to see a game and beloved characters treated like this.

    Abby is easily one of my most hated characters of any game I have ever played and the amount of plot holes and pure "sjw-ness" is gross. Don't bother playing this game, and don't believe those 10/10 scores by    This game is just disgusting, the feeling of pure hatred towards the fans of the first game is so evident it saddens me to see a game and beloved characters treated like this.

    Abby is easily one of my most hated characters of any game I have ever played and the amount of plot holes and pure "sjw-ness" is gross. Don't bother playing this game, and don't believe those 10/10 scores by critics. You can't trust them any more, they're only in it for the 'freebies' and there own little circle of "friends"    … Expand
  12. Tron
    Jun 23, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I hope the developers read these comments. As a game developer myself, I always did, even when I disagreed with the comments. This review is for them:
    -The Good/Great:
    -Environments/Sound/Physics/Tech Art was the best I have seen in a game. An unbelievable masterpiece. You should all be proud. The Art Director and team deserve a medal.
    -The inclusion of diverse characters. Well done. I applaud you. My favorite character was Trans-gendered and it's nice to see.

    The Bad:
    -Gameplay. There is a lot to write about here. The gameplay was one of the worst parts of the game. Overall, the level of violence was too much.
    -Game Design. This is the same game mechanic as Drake's/The Last of Us/Day's End... For goodness sake let me pick up more than 9 (that's right NINE) bullets. Ridiculous. There are many other ways of ensuring a player can't horde bullets. Lazy.
    -Story. There is a lot written about this so I won't' rehash all of this here. The characters weren't true to who they were in the first game. As an example, there is no way Tommy would have pushed Ellie to go find Abby at the end after Ellie had settled down (this was Tommy's whole motivation for creating a community!!). And he certainly wouldn't have said "well I can't go". BS. One example of dozens.
    -And my worst gripe: Abby. This was handled so poorly. I absolutely detested playing this character for what she did to Joel... and that was half the game! If you want to understand my score, that is the major part.

    Here's the key take-away: PLAYABLE CHARACTERS NEED TO BE LIKEABLE. You need to connect with them on some level and Abby was a dispicable character... DO NOT MAKE 'The Last of Us 3' WITH ABBY AS A PLAYABLE CHARACTER !!!!!!!!!! That will ruin the game. Period.

    Good luck.    … Expand
  13. azgoodaz
    Jun 20, 2020
    4
    It's about a 4/10, nothing more, nothing less. Graphics and animations save this game, hell even the dialogue is horrible. No memorable characters, plot and story is horrible.

    The Last of Us Part II will be a game where we can say the sequel never existed. Last of Us 1 is the true ending of Ellie and Joel's story. Part 2 reminds me of the Batwoman TV Show on the CW.
  14. Z80X
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    2point to Art、Coding Group, 1point to "Exit staff".
    TLOU part II it's a "Personal thoughts" Interaction software, not a GAME.
  15. RI92F4
    Apr 17, 2021
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The gameplay and details are excellent, but the story is empty. My favourite characters are ruined and my time was wasted.… Expand
  16. Kennethplaynose
    May 13, 2021
    1
    This rating should probably be 4. But since the dishonest official reviewers give this 7-9, we have to counter to balance it out.
    This is because I take real pity on all the game world designers, graphic artists, animators, sound creators, etc. They did a great job with this, as they did with the first game. The score and the disappointment are because those responsible for the story    This rating should probably be 4. But since the dishonest official reviewers give this 7-9, we have to counter to balance it out.
    This is because I take real pity on all the game world designers, graphic artists, animators, sound creators, etc. They did a great job with this, as they did with the first game. The score and the disappointment are because those responsible for the story should be fired. Also, the one who came up with the idea that it would be interesting/fun/immersive to be forced to play with a non-immersive character that all but narcissistic-minded people hate to play as.
    It is also part of this bad story that they changed the personality of those we got to know in TLOU1. Changed without explaining how or why It all seems to be to force the narrative for this sorry excuse for a story.
    Part of the story also reeks of woke liberal nonlogical behavior.
    It is sad that all this quality was totally destroyed by the story. What a missed opportunity!    … Expand
  17. Sayjimwoo
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Terrible story. The main character from the first game was killed off within two hours in this sequel. We are then expected to play as the character that killed of the main one? There was no reason for it, nor repercussions for the killer. There was no reason or purpose for the killing. It was literally for nothing and didn't fit the narrative.… Expand
  18. bachim420
    Jun 24, 2020
    0
    Boring game play. Story is shocking for shocks sake. It comes of as way too pretentious. They tried too hard here to tear at everyone's heart out, and it comes off contrived. Not organic. I imagine the talks at Naughty dog went something like this, " Lets see how progressive a game we can make then turn all the characters upside down make them all anti hero-hero's. That will give theBoring game play. Story is shocking for shocks sake. It comes of as way too pretentious. They tried too hard here to tear at everyone's heart out, and it comes off contrived. Not organic. I imagine the talks at Naughty dog went something like this, " Lets see how progressive a game we can make then turn all the characters upside down make them all anti hero-hero's. That will give the players agency, Right?" Big swing and miss in my opinion, and I don't even mind the progressive nonsense, it just comes off as overt. They got ti right in The Last of us one DLC. That was great. If you want to look to the right way to do these things look at movies like Alien or the game Alien Isolation. They get it right. Or even the new Tomb raider.… Expand
  19. Fuht
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    They ruined everything what was build in first part. Thank you Naughty Dog.
  20. brozermanik
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Visual - 10
    Audio - 10
    Gameplay - 6
    Story - 2
    UI&Interface - 7
    Overall - 4

    And -2 for disabling Likes/comments/buying access media/game journals/
  21. ancientscream
    Jun 21, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Technically you cant complain about the game art and programming wise, but the story is irredeemable in the way it treats the players expectations, the death of Joel is frankly cheap and disgraceful ending for his character, the violence of his death is the kind of emotive basic garbage taratino would use to hook his audience, the revenge plot is too basic in its abuse of the players sentiment, lesbians are small percentage of the actual game audience, but they make you play out this garbage dull lesbian relationship that seems founded on so little real underlying personality chemistry, i'm just not feeling it, the Asian guy just some seed father garbage spare wheel to their lesbian relationship, the inconsideracy towards characters in this game would only makes sense from the ego of a third wave feminist, they also make you play out the game as abby the character who murdered Joel, so repulsive, this game could not be anymore aggravating in the way its make the characters play out the game, proof if any were needed that a technically amazing game with an unsatisfying ill thought out story is going to be **** no matter the skill deployed elsewhere. This game obviously swallowed the woke pill regardless of what the developer claims, it feels like they just r**** this game.… Expand
  22. PrincessCadence
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    Gameplay has nothing strictly speaking wrong with it, except TLoU1 already did all of it and with better context and story. Graphics are inconsequential.

    A good video game either needs truly superlative gameplay to make you want to go through for the challenge's sake, or a great story to make you want trudge through it even if the gameplay isn't that great. Ideally both. But if your    Gameplay has nothing strictly speaking wrong with it, except TLoU1 already did all of it and with better context and story. Graphics are inconsequential.

    A good video game either needs truly superlative gameplay to make you want to go through for the challenge's sake, or a great story to make you want trudge through it even if the gameplay isn't that great. Ideally both. But if your gameplay's the usual action-adventure cookie-cutter stuff, and the story absolutely atrocious, the end result isn't going to be any good.

    This could be the greatest game ever made, and I'd still despise it because of the crunch development. That's what's p***ing me off the most about this game, the fact that a horrible, abusive practice went into making it and game journos are letting the man responsible get away with it with no consequences because he's hiding behind progressivism and using it as a defense for his actions. I never would've bought this game, it just never appealed to me, but I'll gladly drag it through the mud for normalizing crunch.    … Expand
  23. UFC76
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    Well made game with boring gameplay and one of the worst stories and bastardizations of a fan favorite character I’ve ever seen in a game.

    The political agenda is clear, and we don’t want it in our games.
  24. tayfatih
    Jun 20, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. There is spoiler
    joel is dead in front of ellie but after all all game , at ending we dont kill him killer , we realised him killer and game was finish but ellie never learn why joel is dead why they did this to joel , while playing game , game is want to empathy for why they killed joel but they could not (got 2 points from good graphics)    … Expand
  25. ImArtem
    Dec 26, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Poor storyline. No way I buy your product ever again, ND.
    It’s a shame it all turned out this way
    ND is more about PC than games.    … Expand
  26. Noreturn
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    Bad story, got already a refund. Cannot recommend this piece of Trash. Do yourself a favor and sonst buy it.
  27. Zeyfer
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    An objective assessment of the game 6.5. points. Five points (5 out of 5) departs for the entire technical component. One ball for flashbacks with Joel and Ellie, and 0.5 ball for individual moments in the game. BUT, it’s impossible that this whole **** agenda, that goes through the whole game through all the characters, which themselves are terrible and not disclosed in any way, half ofAn objective assessment of the game 6.5. points. Five points (5 out of 5) departs for the entire technical component. One ball for flashbacks with Joel and Ellie, and 0.5 ball for individual moments in the game. BUT, it’s impossible that this whole **** agenda, that goes through the whole game through all the characters, which themselves are terrible and not disclosed in any way, half of which do not affect the plot at all, and further advanced in games. In recent years, the industry has simply degraded because of such comrades, it is simply not possible to play anything. Some show off with a complete scenario of impotence and complete inaction. It is necessary to drive with the sledge rags all these creators and their defenders. Therefore, purely fundamentally put 0 points. For me, as a player with almost 30 years of experience, it is very sad to see such a strong decline in the gaming industry in recent years, but I really want to see really strong series and titles in the future. The current state of affairs cannot be measured.… Expand
  28. LyonSH
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    The Last of LGBT II - good story to kill series forever. Druckmann wanted to surprise us; he succeeded. The whole game was accompanied by a persistent sense of disgust and nausea.
    Gameplay+Graphic 6/10 like any other AAA class game...
    Music 8/10
    ALL the rest 0/10 :
    Fake characters - 100%
    Propaganda LGBT - 100%
    Trash story and manipulation - 100%
    True The Last of Us - 0%
  29. spindie15
    Jun 22, 2020
    1
    One of the worst scripts I've ever seen, who wrote this? Worst of all, the game doesn't leave you room to give your opinion or even to have your own opinion about something. It simply makes you swallow an opinion, whether religious or political, the game gives you no choice. The guy gives an opinion of himself in the game and makes you in a forced way swallow, and he may be very well wrongOne of the worst scripts I've ever seen, who wrote this? Worst of all, the game doesn't leave you room to give your opinion or even to have your own opinion about something. It simply makes you swallow an opinion, whether religious or political, the game gives you no choice. The guy gives an opinion of himself in the game and makes you in a forced way swallow, and he may be very well wrong about certain things, but the game imposes you as the only truth. Not counting a plot nothing to do with anything, nothing is understood, and it's not just me who says it, several reviews say it too. I returned my game, DO NOT recommend anyone to buy , not worth the money spent only by graphics and gameplay. The game sucks.… Expand
  30. Pyro3000
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Took a great game and just tore it apart. Original would have been better off never having a sequel than getting this mess. Not to mention the ending.

    The big reason Abby exists is because Joel killed a no name character in the first game. Ellie is stopping the cycle of revenge by not killing Abby? She literally kills hundreds of people while just trying to get to her. It’s far too late for the moral high ground.

    The story as a whole feels like a big compilation of progressive inclusion. I get wanting to be inclusive, but it feels like they just had a checklist of people to include and taped some stuff together. If you’re going to do it, try to actually do it well.    … Expand
  31. maksfighter
    Jun 25, 2020
    0
    This game have not very good graphics, bad story, belittles white guys. if you want a normal gaming industry do not buy this game. It is very bad product
  32. slanderbot
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    If you are looking for an immersive, gripping story with memorable, deep characters that undergo significant character development which reflects their personality traits. Combining all these aspects together to make them feel real and alive. Well... avoid this game at all costs.

    Whereas in the last of us 1, you had all those things. It was the biggest strength and draw for the game.    If you are looking for an immersive, gripping story with memorable, deep characters that undergo significant character development which reflects their personality traits. Combining all these aspects together to make them feel real and alive. Well... avoid this game at all costs.

    Whereas in the last of us 1, you had all those things. It was the biggest strength and draw for the game. Characters that felt real, and reacted to their situations as their personality dictates. A constant struggle between survival, and finding joy, a reason to live. It was especially apparent between adults and children. In TLOU2 every character is dead inside already, their bodies just haven't stopped moving yet. They are so flat that you could replace everyone with anything else and the story wouldn't be affected at all. So forgetful, so meaningless the entire way through, and I'm not talking about the "main story arc" everyone is raging about. It's like this the whole damn game.

    Even if you completely remove the story, the characters, etc. from the equation the game is still mediocre at best. The combat is sooo boring and clunky just like the first game. it's just expanded on a little in TLOU2 but it plays the same. Also, the incredibly tedious and un-needed push dumpsters/ladders around is still in the game! There is so much useless filler in this game, and not the fun exploration/discovery type like in zelda, witcher, or other similarly open-world exploration games. One of my friends literally dozed off on the couch while exploring some ruined buildings at one point.

    The only saving grace of this game is the art direction and the graphical fidelity. The art departments did an incredible job! The world looks truly breathtaking, the animations are incredible, dynamic, and incredibly varied. Have you seen the mud?! It looks SO real when you walk and slide through it.

    I really feel for those in the art departments that worked so passionately on this project, only to be associated with all the other downfalls of TLOU2.

    So ultimately I give this game a 3.5/10, purely because of how much incredible work the art team did. Without that, I'd give it a 2/10 simply because the game seems stable.

    When you make a linear story-driven game more akin to an interactable movie than a game, you better have an incredible story and immersively real characters to make it a successful title.    … Expand
  33. malik1758
    Jun 24, 2020
    0
    after analyzing the brave and stunning story, the 100 out of 10 game-play(i've never seen such stunning and brave game-style), the outstanding graficos, and the LGBTQRETARDKEJC+ representation in the story, i have came into a conclusion that this game is an absolute fukin garbage
  34. Starker289
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    Great scenery, horrible story and developers.
    So sad what they did to this franchise
  35. JoseAlfonso
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    I have been forced to eat broccoli as a child and been forced to have liver oil because it was good for me. I am an adult and they are trying to force me into LGBTQ or whatever Shenanigans. I wont have it and besides that political fact.I have been forced to eat broccoli as a child and been forced to have liver oil because it was good for me. I am an adult and they are trying to force meI have been forced to eat broccoli as a child and been forced to have liver oil because it was good for me. I am an adult and they are trying to force me into LGBTQ or whatever Shenanigans. I wont have it and besides that political fact.I have been forced to eat broccoli as a child and been forced to have liver oil because it was good for me. I am an adult and they are trying to force me into LGBTQ or whatever Shenanigans. I wont have it and besides that political fact...the story sucks ! Its like if in a parallel universe Marvel decided to kill Iron Man in the second movie...the story sucks ! Its like if in a parallel universe Marvel decided to kill Iron Man in the second movie.… Expand
  36. Zaied
    Jun 22, 2020
    1
    You disrespect the fanbase,the fanbase disrespects the game.Trying to be political correct in a post apocalyptic world.
  37. quinnerd
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    7 years of waiting and this is what they give us. A horribly written story with terrible protagonists and an unsatisfying ending which makes the entire game pointless. This sequel did not need to exist.
  38. XBlade1X
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    If more than half of your intended audience hate the game, someone has clearly failed. How people let this happen to what used to be such a fantastic IP is beyond me.

    It takes good writing to deliver a story that doesn't resort to cheap badly executed, out of character shock value to give purpose in a game. Not only does this game do that, but the purpose of the story doesn't even have    If more than half of your intended audience hate the game, someone has clearly failed. How people let this happen to what used to be such a fantastic IP is beyond me.

    It takes good writing to deliver a story that doesn't resort to cheap badly executed, out of character shock value to give purpose in a game. Not only does this game do that, but the purpose of the story doesn't even have a payoff with the most lackluster and disappointing ending in recent memory. Pointless sequel, identity politics constantly shoved down your throat, overall depressing and gross tone. The flashbacks are probably the only decent part of the game, but even those are rendered pointless due to the outcome of beloved characters.

    Graphics and animations are good, but if you sprinkle sugar on a pile of **** newsflash, it's still ****    … Expand
  39. danielscotth
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Pro-liberal (LGBTQ+) agenda, anti-Christian/conservative, alienating long-time fans of the original characters as they were in the first game, etc etc etc.

    Not enough to make one of the protagonists a lesbian, but let’s continue to push it further. Make the bar owner a “homophobic” person because he says the establishment is family friendly; force the player to play as a genderless looking character, kill off the best character in the whole franchise (Joel) disrespectfully so...

    Huge disappointment of a sequel. Could have been awesome if they’d have kept all the pandering and social justice messaging out of it and simply focused on what made the first so great — a father and daughter relationship, post-apocalyptic survival, tense atmosphere, and so on.    … Expand
  40. SasukeFuumetsu
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Imagine playing with Arhtur for most of RDR2, but at the end you switch up to Micah just to kill Arthur. John never pursues revenge because "it's bad". This is TLOU 2. The game tries to be profound when the story is just simplistic revenge, except you don't even exercise said revenge, you let the person who killed Joel and destroyed your hand go away because "revenge is bad". By the media reviews, you would expect this game would have a storytelling comparable to Watchmen's, except you get a script wrote by a kid.

    Joel, the dude who mastered the ways of survival of this world, fell for the most stupid and plain trap in history. Joel would never fall for such a trap, they downgraded the past game character's intelligence.

    The game doesn't do much to improve the combat of the first, the I.A is plain potatoes and it's clear that Druckmann tried to force his agenda in this game too. Neil is such a narcissist human being that he inserted himself into the game TWICE. He is the character spitting on Joel's corpse and later on he appears as a card with max intelligence as his main stat. As a person who loved the first one and was hoping to see Ellie grow as an individual, I am disappointed.

    Just like in the first one, Ellie is accompanied by someone most of the time. Then you play as Senator Armstrong. Then revenge is bad.    … Expand
  41. psych0w0lf
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    The story is just a big OMG. How can I unsee all of this? You don't want to play this if you liked Last of us part I.
  42. DIRETIDEFAN
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    Сюжет скучный. С первой частью это сравнивать не получается никак. Геймплей морально устарел и надоедает спустя час игры. Не покупайте эту игру, вы разочаруетесь.
  43. StoneOrc
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    Calling that a game in terms of gameplay is too generous.
    The story is stupid, craps all over the characters from the previous game, total con.
  44. Nubosis
    Jan 27, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The graphics, good, the sound, good, the gameplay, good, the story, lazy, bad it's not enough, the two main girls find a pride flag intact in a zone that its been ravaged by the weather and such, one asks the other, what's up with all the rainbow flags (the flags in most part are color perfect and in one piece and just out of the washing machine...) and the main character answers, i dunno... WTF, that's one example of really poor writing, other, you expect us to sympathize with a character that not only betrays in the most coward way someone that just save her life because he killed her parents that were circus doctors? Pathetic. get it (used when it is possible again) for the graphics and gameplay, a waste of Santaolalla beautiful music.… Expand
  45. stasyansuperboy
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ну теперь хлебните дер+ма за то, что прогнулись под фемками, ЛГБТ и подобным мусором...… Expand
  46. meten90
    Jun 9, 2021
    0
    Story is absolutely horrible. Purely bad. Don't play it. Not worth it. Script writer go to hell.
  47. HugoStiglitz
    Jun 24, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I honestly cannot express how disgusted I am with the story, the writing, and the second half of the game. It literally is like a massive middle finger to anyone who loved and related to Joel and loved the first game. Literally the worst sequel of all time and the WORST EXPERIENCE I'VE EVER HAD WHILE PLAYING A VIDEO GAME!!!

    Shame because the graphics are the best ever in a video game (though the amount of film grain is the worse I've ever seen, honestly), some of the best music and sound design ever, and amazing gameplay. My one complaint about the gameplay is the controls/aiming is no where near as good as the first game. There's something off about it that can't even be explained by the framerate being half TLOU:R

    But anyways, unless you want to really know how terrible this game is, don't even think about playing it. I NEVER sell games, but for this one I have to even though I bet encounter mode would probably be fun, it's just not worth $60 IMO    … Expand
  48. martinrush
    Jun 22, 2020
    4
    The story The last of us part 2 its verry sh*t Graphic, gameplay And technical side Best! Complete game score 4/10.
  49. Vigilem
    Jun 23, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It does not live up to expectations.
    The first game had a great story throughout and mediocre gameplay that was kept interesting because of the chemistry between the characters. Part 2 has a poor story with slightly improved gameplay but very little chemistry between characters. Its not 'politcally charged' at all - those criticisms are bizarre to me.
    The game, for me, is split in two halves with an epilogue.
    The first half is very good. You play as Ellie and she really remains as the only character worth a damn.
    The second half's story, however, is a terrible convoluted mess. Flashbacks within flashbacks trying to get you invested in shallow characters you already know the fates of. An 'alternate' tale from the perspective of another - essentially the antagonist but the game purposefully tries to blur the line between antagonist and protagonist - which tries to fill you remorse for glorified random NPC's you killed as Ellie. I didn't give a damn about anything this other story the game tried to tell. It was a painfully boring 12+ hours. If the game continued telling Ellie's story instead of this, it would have been much better.
    Eventually the Ellie and the antagonist's stories catch up and we enter the ending sequence/epilogue. The ending is as underwhelming equally as underwhelming, leaving you with a feeling of pointlessness and frustration - if you do manage to feel invested at all.
    Its a real shame. It had such promise around the 12 hour mark but instead of developing further it just dwells on events which it tries to force the importance of.
    An uninspired, drawn out and irritating story in a story-focussed game makes this not worth a play, especially at full price.    … Expand
  50. Instable_fox
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    I was so excited for part 2 but all they did is spit in our faces. The story just became a mess.
  51. reeic
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    O jogo está com gráficos fantásticos, um espetáculo a parte, mas quando se trata da história a coisa muda de cena.
  52. K2D
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    A chair with 2 out of its 4 legs can still be used as a chair.. You can say that, but it would be a disingenuous venture. This game is a technical master piece, but the plot points and writing falls flat due to unconvincing ideas and execution. It's riddled with contradictions and fallacies, while trying to change the nature original - delivering a shadow of past experiences. Lastly, theA chair with 2 out of its 4 legs can still be used as a chair.. You can say that, but it would be a disingenuous venture. This game is a technical master piece, but the plot points and writing falls flat due to unconvincing ideas and execution. It's riddled with contradictions and fallacies, while trying to change the nature original - delivering a shadow of past experiences. Lastly, the gameplay can be summed up comparably to the first game, only with less redeeming plot and story to make up for all the tragedy, and the violence cranked up to 11. Torturing yourself through mediocrity has never been better executed!… Expand
  53. XenoVirus
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    A point for the parts of the team in the technical side, -9 from creative. I mean literally, wtf were y’all thinking.
  54. Psipunisher
    Dec 29, 2020
    0
    Gráficos 10/10
    Sonidos 10/10
    Musica 10/10
    Jugabilidad 9/10
    Narrativa 7/10
  55. ericjohn004
    Jun 25, 2020
    0
    Naughty Dog nearly ruined a perfect game. The first half of the game was a masterpiece. I was so excited to see how many chapters were left until I realized that I would soon be leaving Ellie behind for 15-17 hours and would become just some average girl I have no care for. We loved TLOU because of Ellie and Joel. You think you can remove them, and not tell us that over half the game hasNaughty Dog nearly ruined a perfect game. The first half of the game was a masterpiece. I was so excited to see how many chapters were left until I realized that I would soon be leaving Ellie behind for 15-17 hours and would become just some average girl I have no care for. We loved TLOU because of Ellie and Joel. You think you can remove them, and not tell us that over half the game has nothing to do with Ellie or Joel? I’m a 34 year old man and this ruined my week. I’m put off of gaming so much I think I need a huge break. If the game wasn’t a masterpiece I wouldn’t care. But it should be. And you got cute and ruined a great thing.

    I can't explain how demoralized I was when I found out I'd be playing over half the game as neither Joel nor Ellie    … Expand
  56. lionbaiter
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is an embarrassment not only to the first Last of Us but to storytelling as a whole.

    Abby was never someone worth caring about unless you are a psychopath that can insert yourself into her shoes. The pathetic ghost Joel flash at the end stopping Ellie from killing that was of space character was the second the game spits in your face. The first being of course the Joel in One    … Expand
  57. Demonidze
    Jun 25, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. there is alot of woke trash in the game, alot of gender and identity politics. the game isnt about telling a story of Ellie, its about pushing an agenda to you. 0/10 wouldnt touch it with a stick.

    RiP Joel, you died for nothing..

    hey at least the graphics are good! 2/10 final score    … Expand
  58. BubblegumYeti
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Pretty boring nonsense that tries to be deep and edgy, gameplay is ok but nothing we have not seen before.
  59. MASTERGERRY
    Jan 27, 2022
    0
    I hated this game I absolutely threw my money into the garbage, this is how you destroy an iconic game! Bravo0
  60. kwaleed232
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    what did i just play?
    wasted 30 hours on crap
    wasted 60 dollars for WHAT>???????????
  61. rBose
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    Pure metastasized cancer, they went all political trying to shove down our throats political stuff and social stuff that honestly, nobody asked for and nobody ever wanted.
  62. illuminate7
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    The Last of Us 2 is the most controversial game of the 21st century. It’s a basic revenge plot twist, filled with hate, anger and survival. Let me start off by saying visually it’s a masterpiece. The sound lighting Naughty Dog definitely knows how to create phenomenal experiences. This takes off directly where Part One left off, and the lie Joel kept has consequences. Everything goesThe Last of Us 2 is the most controversial game of the 21st century. It’s a basic revenge plot twist, filled with hate, anger and survival. Let me start off by saying visually it’s a masterpiece. The sound lighting Naughty Dog definitely knows how to create phenomenal experiences. This takes off directly where Part One left off, and the lie Joel kept has consequences. Everything goes full circle and what goes around comes around. It’s not so much the ending of a characters fate that’s disturbing, but the political agenda behind it. Now I get it’s art and it’s a creative freedom of speech, which by all means is allowed. I loved Part One greatest game of the generation! Part 2 same thing everything is top notch. However I can’t stand Abbey I respect her, and her purpose. Along with everyone in her group, but certain encounters made me put the game down, and walk away. Just to come back be in awe of the game dynamics, but then disgusted with the political agenda behind the whole mess.. Certain parts were tough to stomach and couldn’t bare watching, because I was disconnected with everything.. Last of us 2 hits every aspect of what you want and should crave in a PS4 Pro game to raise the bar, but also it’s very political and polarizing..… Expand
  63. ConorXXisXXhigh
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    I truly did not enjoy this game at all. I don't see how anyone can claim this game improves in gameplay f the original. It has several sections that are just painful and at best it feels mundane. A few times I started thinking about other games like "Hey this is like a Metro game without any of the good fun aspects". At times I could predict the dialogue replies because it was so trite andI truly did not enjoy this game at all. I don't see how anyone can claim this game improves in gameplay f the original. It has several sections that are just painful and at best it feels mundane. A few times I started thinking about other games like "Hey this is like a Metro game without any of the good fun aspects". At times I could predict the dialogue replies because it was so trite and boring. Let alone the storyline which is complete garbage. It's worse than the original and I would say I regret playing it. It was not a good experience. Deserves lower than the current 3.8 userscore for sure.… Expand
  64. signupfb
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    I respect LGBT people, this game has nothing to do with it, it's not perfect, it's not a 10/10 as the press says, it's like a psycho movie, if you want to buy it, take it but I don't recommend it.
  65. cronuss
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    The Last of US 2 is a stunning technological achievement. It really impressive to watch the graphics, lighting, animations, environments, etc, and think about how far we have come. The moments with Joel and Ellie are fantastic, with some brief ones that truly capture the spirit and magic of the first game. However, those moments are few and far between. The other stuff with Ellie is prettyThe Last of US 2 is a stunning technological achievement. It really impressive to watch the graphics, lighting, animations, environments, etc, and think about how far we have come. The moments with Joel and Ellie are fantastic, with some brief ones that truly capture the spirit and magic of the first game. However, those moments are few and far between. The other stuff with Ellie is pretty good, but the real problem comes when the game forces you to spend handfuls of hours playing a new character that you dislike, don't want to like, and had no idea even existed before. We waited 7 years to see Joel and Ellie again, and it was taken away from us and replaced with Abby. I won't spoil details, but needless to say, about 35% of the game is pretty good, 5% is amazing, and 60% is just so awful that you don't even want to continue playing.… Expand
  66. Jose_Gerardo
    Jun 24, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Simplemente dejaron que el LGTB metiera su cuchara, y arruinaron el juego por completo.… Expand
  67. Arkeden
    Jun 22, 2020
    2
    I just finished the game this morning. If I were blind to everything Naughty Dog as a company has done up untill this point and solely focused on The Last of Us 2 (TLOU2) game, I’d give the game a 6/10.

    [POSITIVE] It’s an okay game. Excellent ground-breaking in-game UI customization, modifications, and difficulty settings. Excellent beautiful environments, great graphics, and slightly    I just finished the game this morning. If I were blind to everything Naughty Dog as a company has done up untill this point and solely focused on The Last of Us 2 (TLOU2) game, I’d give the game a 6/10.

    [POSITIVE] It’s an okay game. Excellent ground-breaking in-game UI customization, modifications, and difficulty settings. Excellent beautiful environments, great graphics, and slightly better controls than the previous game (wish they would have done more with stealth options, but). And the flashback scenes are by far the absolute best part of the game! And if I’m being honest, I’d prefer if the entire TLOU2 was just those flashbacks.

    [NEGATIVE] The story and characters. TLOU2 tries way too hard to be art, so much so, that it sacrifices the elements of morality for it. It tries numerous times to disturb you without ever earning it. Characters a badly built, poorly written and fleshed-out, and most of the time are out of character (e.g., Joel). Ellie and Dina’s dialogue interactions are poorly constructed, often leading to their “love” scenes feeling unbelievable, fake, and forced. The game uses cheap, artificial, manipulative story mechanics, instead of intelligent or thoughtful characterization to garner sympathy for the character of Abby despite her being the textbook literal definition of a mass-murdering sociopath (she doesn’t/can’t feel sympathy or regret, she doesn’t have morals, and she doesn’t have or can maintain loyalty). Finally, the sex scene looks like it was made by someone who has never had sex before or who has never had consensual sex in their life (you know, forget things like foreplay, condoms, or lube. Just bite the pillow and ram that sucker in dry). Never mind the fact that Neil Druckmann inserted himself in the game for self-gravitas.

    I said I would have given this game a 6/10. However, Naughty Dog has recently done the following:
    1) Mislead TLOU fans by swapping out models and stories in the trailers for the current in-game models and story.
    2) Mass unwarranted/illegal DMCA take-downs by Muso Unlimited on all media platforms for any person who so much as even dares mention the game allowed before it was released.
    3) Bribing critics for 5-star overly positive review bombings before the game was released (FYI the Xbox and PlayStation store had 5k 5-star “user” ratings before the game was released when it wasn’t possible to do so as a player).
    4) Blackmailing and blacklisting social media companies and media personalities for any unfavorable or negative reviews.
    5) Naughty Dog forcing stores to disallowing cancellations of TLOU2 pre-orders.
    6) Naughty Dog forcing stores to not allowing gamers to return or trade-in TLOU2 game.
    7) Naughty Dog politicizing TLOU2 and pushing specific agendas and pandering to SJW’s.
    8) Sony being outright hypocritical on their censorship standards and what they consider to be X-rated content (FYI – Japanese games that show even slight cleavage or butt crack must have a lens flare or blur, but the sex scene in TLOU2 is 100% okay).
    9) The slough of double-standards.
    10) Publicly ganging-up on and bullying anyone who disagrees with Naughty Dog and TLOU2 and who doesn’t give the game a positive glowing review.
    11) Lastly, using all the same derogatory and defamatory PR tactics that were used for previous media like The Last Jedi. (E.g., if you don’t agree with us and our high and mighty personal view; then you’re obviously a Russian Bot, Troll, Homophobe, Sexist, Etc. Why? Because we aren’t mentally or emotionally mature enough to handle constructive criticisms and feedback without retaliating).

    Knowing all of the above, I decided to give the game a final score of 2.5/10. FYI - NO game or movie is ever a 10/10 perfect flawless success with zero mistakes, or a 0/10 complete and absolute failure. Nor should it be. They don’t exist and those kind of ratings are inaccurate and unrealistic. Don’t believe or trust any company or person that gives a 10/10, 5/5, 0/5, or 0/10 score.

    The Last of Us 2 is not a satisfying or entertaining story experience or even a story that needed to be told. Especially given how many other movies, shows, games, and books there are that tell the story of revenge and the consequences of revenge better.    … Expand
  68. akaWolf
    Feb 7, 2021
    0
    I'm a big fan of part one, but second part is one big disappointment. I'm done with SJW.
  69. Frappas
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. SPOILERS AHEAD! I thought all the bad reviews were people whining about the beginning decision to kill Joel. I was so wrong. I honestly could not be more disappointed in this game; I could understand their decisions early on but to have us play as the last character left that we have an emotional attachment to and then SWITCH halfway through and make us play as the enemy and force her storyline on us to make us feel bad is absurd. You even play as the enemy and hunt Ellie... and if she kills you, you lose the game. The ending is absolutely atrocious too, it's not even a payoff in a sad way... it's just no payoff at all. I absolutely loved the first game but this one made me sad I didn't just watch streamers play and save my money.… Expand
  70. Lanierdejesus
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    The only reason i wanted to play this game was for the story and it was completely ruined. I regret my purchase.
  71. Russa
    Dec 14, 2020
    3
    I did not like the game at all and it is not because of the presence of LGBTQ+ characters or a certain death scene. I bought the game on release (so without a discout) and it is pretty expensive in my country. Practically I bought an expensive product that was from my point of view falsely advertised. If only I knew that we would play other character than Ellie half of tha game I would'veI did not like the game at all and it is not because of the presence of LGBTQ+ characters or a certain death scene. I bought the game on release (so without a discout) and it is pretty expensive in my country. Practically I bought an expensive product that was from my point of view falsely advertised. If only I knew that we would play other character than Ellie half of tha game I would've still bought it but later with a discount. It really saddens me that that huge fact had not been revealed before game release.

    Developers did not need to reveal any secrets and stuff about the game - just that small fact. In a lot of countries games cost 1/4 of an average monthly salary and when you pay that huge sum of money you should know what you're paying for, but Naughty Dog even ordered reviewers not to talk about the second half of tha game - it is an absolutely disgusting move. It we only played as this other character for like 20% or less than fine, but we're talking about half of the game, it is unacceptable.    … Expand
  72. Ormagoden
    Dec 6, 2020
    4
    If you liked Life is Strange but hated the first the Last of Us game, this is for you! Get woke with this post apocalyptic romp thru the wastes of civilization and find out why so many of the survivors are special interest! Tired of playing a realistically populated game? This is for you!!!! With most of the conventionally engendered characters dead or left out, we’ve finally made a gameIf you liked Life is Strange but hated the first the Last of Us game, this is for you! Get woke with this post apocalyptic romp thru the wastes of civilization and find out why so many of the survivors are special interest! Tired of playing a realistically populated game? This is for you!!!! With most of the conventionally engendered characters dead or left out, we’ve finally made a game for 20% of our player base that succeeds in alienating the other 80%!… Expand
  73. lightfantastic
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Stunning master piece. I don't want to get in to the political drama or what internet freaks are angry about. I just played the game, enjoyed the journey. A must have for a PlayStation owner. Thank you and good night.
  74. Godeternal
    Aug 28, 2023
    0
    The worst video game ever. Basically because it's not a video game!!! There is more movie than game play which sucks A$$. So if you want to sit and watch a movie with some game play added in at different points this is for you. I personally am pissed that I paid video game money for basically a $10 movie!!!!.
  75. Taimer
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Disgusting plot. Weak gameplay, no different from the first part. Lingering narrative. This is what happens when, instead of a GOOD game, they make a game for the "agenda."… Expand
  76. Darth_Kane
    Aug 11, 2021
    0
    I finished it last night, and overall the game is a disappointment compared to the first part, mostly due to the story.

    The gameplay and graphips is excelellent, most gorgeous game of this generation. The story however falls short of the first one. It drags on for waaaay too long, forces uninteresting characters and sideplots in your face, is full of plot holes, and lacks a    I finished it last night, and overall the game is a disappointment compared to the first part, mostly due to the story.

    The gameplay and graphips is excelellent, most gorgeous game of this generation.

    The story however falls short of the first one. It drags on for waaaay too long, forces uninteresting characters and sideplots in your face, is full of plot holes, and lacks a satisfying conclusion.

    I also think that the marketing and expectation setting for the game was misleading, now knowing the story. I'm sad that this is the result of 7 years of waiting, not a terrible game, but could have been excellent.    … Expand
  77. yousuckdick
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    Imagine waiting 7 years for the continuation of one of the best-written games of the last generation, just to obtain a sequel that not just is a mess in it's writing, but completely misses the point of the last game; it's not just supposed good and evil but a spectrum between, but TLOU2 just tries to make every character being one or another at certain points just because the writer and/orImagine waiting 7 years for the continuation of one of the best-written games of the last generation, just to obtain a sequel that not just is a mess in it's writing, but completely misses the point of the last game; it's not just supposed good and evil but a spectrum between, but TLOU2 just tries to make every character being one or another at certain points just because the writer and/or director says so.
    I love TLOU, but Part II just misses the mark. But hey, at least is enjoyable while playing... although that wasn't the reason why the first game was so acclaimed in the first place.    … Expand
  78. aslan06
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    This game is an obvious lgbt/progressivist propanda, really a shame that one of the greatest game was turned into political agenda. Characters ruined, plot doesn't make sense. Really hope Sony will rethink it overall policy. Gameplay, graphics and other stuff however is fantastic, not gonna lie.
  79. phxpo
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    The game with false advertising deserves nothing but 0. The story doesn't make sense at all, i hope this is the last part of tlou, don't make it even more worse Naughty Dog, please.
  80. tbonelly
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Mais do mesmo. Não consigo suportar games lineares em pleno 2020. Também esperava mais da jogabilidade e dos gráficos. A impressão que tive é de estar jogando uma DLC e não um game novo.… Expand
  81. mesmer115
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    Dated gameplay with linear progression. Naughty dog tried to chew more than they can, resulting on an awful narrative.
  82. mt1886
    Mar 16, 2023
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Would give it a zero, killing off a main character 1st act 1ar thing does not make me like it. Playing as the person who killed that character off makes me hate it. I get the premise but execution sucks. Games isn't overall fun. It was in the first one, played multiple times, but the this one seemed tedious. I don't want to see both sides, I was enthralled in the Joel and Ellie story then thrown into this, it just sucks. I get there are two sides to the story but don't make me play as the side I don't want to play. Same with God of War Ragnarök, last thing I want to play as is a petulant son who makes the same mistake multiple times. You want me to take a story I loved and ruin it. Just give me a story I love, I don't need to be told I am wrong or that there is another side. I already understand that, if I was Ellie I would have killed the ****… Expand
  83. aquiles1990
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    First off i'm here to tell you i bought the game after all leaks including the ending just to support my local community channel for streaming . Now that i had finish the game i will give you specifics reasons why indeed deserve a 0 and i'm going to compare with other Subvert expectation games and explain what's going on here .

    Remember Mgs2 Sons of liberty were the tank mission is    First off i'm here to tell you i bought the game after all leaks including the ending just to support my local community channel for streaming . Now that i had finish the game i will give you specifics reasons why indeed deserve a 0 and i'm going to compare with other Subvert expectation games and explain what's going on here .

    Remember Mgs2 Sons of liberty were the tank mission is playable by Solid Snake. Kojima mislead the audience by pretending the whole journey was from Solid Snake Perspective. It was a marketing stunt. After the First Mission the game changes to Raiden and the script kicks out . What happen here in my perspective is that I let the game flow for what it's before jumping to conclusions. What i got was an incredible 4 wall breaking experience giving context to the rookie character as the protocol for Solid Snake Simulation. Side characters works, the Dialogues are outstanding and you even have the chance to fight alongside the legend solid snake. The character is respected in every single way to the point of being him the one giving the last words until the credits role and of course he lives. The fanbase was still divided but after many years the groundbreaking story is still a substantial point of how to subvert expectation properly.

    Now compare this to the last of us 2: Joel an iconic character arm with knowledge and experience in survival for 25 years all the sudden forgot about to survive in an apocalyptic environment and the script which is all over the place butcher the man in less than 20 minutes on screen. 5 as playable character and 15 until he lied death.
    The game forced you to play with the killer and the director tried to hard making her character human or feel sympathy with the player. This doesn't work so the player grab hopes that the ending fill this whole by at least complete the goal of the story which was revenge. This is portrayed as ellie hunt every single member of the screw but throw everything away by letting the killer alive into a nihilistic ending. So you have an iconic character death for nothing. You forced the player to accept his presence as flashbacks and send the entire weak script to the sky by thinking the message is more important than character progression and cohesive storytelling layers.

    it's a story that don't give you anything . Throw away every feeling you got toward this characters and pretend to deliver a message within all the violence. There is no more be said and no reason to discuss any Agenda or feminist frequency ideologies Druckman loves so much. Instead of been a love letter to the fans it become a tool for divide gamers and send them into a depressing journey without conclusion.

    This game deserve a 0 because what it does is nothing more than inflict damage to our society and to the few places humans had to shield themselves from reality. Video games    … Expand
  84. jay9e
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    Graphics? absolutely amazing, didn't expect anything else from Naughty Dog but yeah, this game looks amazing animations, voice acting, everything else too, just amazing.
    Gameplay? Debateable. I found it to be lacking, not really much development since Last Of Us 1, but it was still fun to play.
    Story? Absolutely atrocious. It completely **** over everything from the first game,    Graphics? absolutely amazing, didn't expect anything else from Naughty Dog but yeah, this game looks amazing animations, voice acting, everything else too, just amazing.
    Gameplay? Debateable. I found it to be lacking, not really much development since Last Of Us 1, but it was still fun to play.
    Story? Absolutely atrocious. It completely **** over everything from the first game, unlikeable new characters, it just makes you want to stop playing the game entirely. I don't have a problem with crazy plot twists and subverted expectations, but this is just an insult to everyone who played the first game, just lots of drama and violence don't make a good story. However i did like how the game represented LGBT characters, not being on the nose about "look how progressive we are", that was done really well.

    So if everything is great except the story, why only a 3/10?
    Because the story is the most important part of this game, by a long shot. It's the reason everbody loved the first one and it's the reason this game is selling like hot cakes, but it's just a **** slap in the face.

    I hope this game is just a mishap, because i still love Naughty Dog and hope their next game will be a good one again.    … Expand
  85. Gameplaymatters
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Is this the masterpiece they told me it would be? Well, let's see...

    Graphically it is gorgeous and I believe pushes the PS4 as far as it can probably go. The performance was also decent throughout the game, with very few barely noticeable dips in FPS. There are some bugs in the game, but nothing game-breaking.

    I enjoyed the selection of weapons and modifications that come with said weapons. AI is somewhat better than TLOU but nothing impressive tbh. I suppose we will have to wait another 10-20 years for AI improvements that might make games feel challenging without relying on "do more damage to player"

    The biggest failure for this game is the story itself. It is confusing and extremely painful to watch/play. I am not even referring to the excessive and unnecessary violence that takes place throughout the game without any reason whatsoever.

    I am referring to the fact that you commit all of these violent acts in order to get revenge... And after having murdered enough people to equal the population of a small village, you let the person you went to kill and get "revenge" on... Go.

    Rendering the killing of all those NPC lives meaningless. It makes Tarantino and Michael B movies look amazing in comparison.
    The one thing this game does right is angering the viewer/player by making them watch one of their favorites and arguably one of the most beloved/favored characters in decades, and then follows it by FORCING!

    The player to play as the one who murdered Joel in order to redeem her and or give us some background and understanding why she did it.
    However, at that point, the majority of people are thinking about only one thing. I want to strangle this character. Which they never get to do because she is this amazing new character that we are supposed to feel for and have some sex scenes with. Why the unnecessary and completely pointless sex scene? I don't know...

    Final thoughts. A lot of naive and brainwashed individuals will tell you that angry trolls and fake accounts/bots are the only ones reviewing it. I say to you, read the reviews of TLOU. They were very likely written by the very same people who are now referred too as "Toxic" by the corrupt "critics".

    All the 10/10 reviews were written out of fear of being blacklisted by Sony and or Naughty Dog. You see, review copies and everything else that comes with being a Sony Shill, are all they care about. Not you the customer.

    ND played on our/your emotions, they used Joel on the trailer in a cleverly edited way, which in the game turned out to be Jesse... Covering Ellie's mouth from behind. Except we saw Joel on the trailer. They used that to bait people in and it worked. They, later on, forced all reviewers to never mention Abby or what happens to Joel, because if people knew, they would cancel their preorders.

    This game receives a 3/10 for dishonest marketing during its initial trailer, a terribly written story that tries too hard to be all "revenge bad". Oh, and by the way... I just finished killing 20.000 people to make my point this game was trying to make.    … Expand
  86. itisjustme
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Why would they kill of Joel like that? He was a beloved character from the first game, if you want to kill him off, fine, but give him a real end. Have him die like a hero sacrificing himself to protect Ellie at the very end of the game or something, not like an idiot at the start of the game. It ruins the entire story the first game built, and TLOU is a game whose strong point was the story. Why, just why, ND?… Expand
  87. BrutalLogic
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Incredibly terrible story, literally writes the original characters into being morons and villains to push a narrative. That narrative being "revenge cycle is bad".
    They take this to an extremely stupid place, with Joel dying and Ellie murdering all of Abby's(child of an NPC in first game that golf clubs Joel) crew, only to suddenly realized revenge isnt worth it after Tommy is shot, she loses everything to include 2 fingers and already killed people far more innocent then Abby to just let her live. It then ends on a weird note that Joel is evil and it's better to let someone who murdered essentially you father live because revenge is bad even though you already killed like a 100 people for that revenge.    … Expand
  88. Tupoun
    Jun 21, 2020
    1
    Another example of my money wasted again, I don't learn obviously. I'm sick of the politics being forced in the games, Dr. Goebbels would be proud of them.
  89. TheNoobPolice
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    While the graphics are fantastic, the audio is polished, and “technically” this is extremely well done, this is unfortunately a case of shoe-horned political propaganda into a video game, which totally alienates players from the experience. Character’s are freakishly unrelatable for any normal person & the story is cringe levels of awful. Most importantly though, the gameplay loop feelsWhile the graphics are fantastic, the audio is polished, and “technically” this is extremely well done, this is unfortunately a case of shoe-horned political propaganda into a video game, which totally alienates players from the experience. Character’s are freakishly unrelatable for any normal person & the story is cringe levels of awful. Most importantly though, the gameplay loop feels mediocre at best, and downright boring at worst. I felt like I was forcing myself to play this because I had bought it, but gave up 6 hours in and returned it.

    Programmers 5/10
    Designers 0/10

    The games media critic scores are simply championing the political stance the game takes. The fact that this game is rated higher than classics like God of War, Doom Eternal, or Bloodborne frankly only serves to undermine games journalism down to simply a meme.

    Avoid.    … Expand
  90. atomic_tomato
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    A story driven game with a horrible story. Everything is executed in the wrong order and your generic trading in good writing for shock factor. Joel is an idiot, Ellie is a depressed angry lesbian and there is no satisfying closure. This game just makes you annoyed and spits in your face in a way you can tell they were trying to make it an "artsy thing", but with the lazy 8th grade writingA story driven game with a horrible story. Everything is executed in the wrong order and your generic trading in good writing for shock factor. Joel is an idiot, Ellie is a depressed angry lesbian and there is no satisfying closure. This game just makes you annoyed and spits in your face in a way you can tell they were trying to make it an "artsy thing", but with the lazy 8th grade writing it just comes off as... well, bad. There is nothing special about this game and its a shame. You can really see the effect of Amy Hennig leaving this studio because her writing was everything that made these games shine. Without her they are just your generic pretty AAA games with no soul. Naughty Dog has gone from the top of my favorite devs to the bottom really damn quick. RIP Naughty Dog.… Expand
  91. profHavock
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    I'm just very disappointed with the story and game play. Its pretty enough but thats the only positive i can think of. Such a shame but i really cant recommend this failure to anyone
  92. Spurdoo
    Jun 24, 2020
    0
    Хорошая игра, отличная графика и анимации. Больше в этой игре ничего нет.
  93. damnumeta
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    The most stunning and brave game there is! If I could give this game an 11, I would! If virtue was a currency, this game could feed the world for a month.
  94. MrAmazing1914
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    If you want an unbiased review unlike these shills that call themselves reviewers giving it 100% blindly go check out Skill Up or Penguinz0 (Moist Critical) review of the game. Its the most accurate representation.
  95. disgruntlegame
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    What is this garbage? I'm only about 2 1/2 to 3h in, but you do have Zombies in the Zombie apocalyptic game don't you? I haven't even gotten to the gay sex part yet and I already feel like I've gotten F&%&ed.

    If you thought Death Stranding as boring I give you The Last Of Us part 2.... It gets a 1 and not a 0 because there are no game breaking bugs. I use the term Game loosely    What is this garbage? I'm only about 2 1/2 to 3h in, but you do have Zombies in the Zombie apocalyptic game don't you? I haven't even gotten to the gay sex part yet and I already feel like I've gotten F&%&ed.

    If you thought Death Stranding as boring I give you The Last Of Us part 2.... It gets a 1 and not a 0 because there are no game breaking bugs. I use the term Game loosely because I've pushed a total of 4 buttons.....    … Expand
  96. rub10
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    Lo que ha ocurrido con the last of us, ya ocurrió con capitana marvel, por ejemplo. Contar una historia LGTBI esta bien, ha día de hoy nadie tiene problemas con ese tipo de cosas, pero aquí no pega, quizás en una historia desde 0 si, pero aquí ya con la parte 1, no tiene sentido. La parte uno me gustó bastante, no para 10, pero si para 7/8, y esta no, no. Si quieres un juego pasillero, deLo que ha ocurrido con the last of us, ya ocurrió con capitana marvel, por ejemplo. Contar una historia LGTBI esta bien, ha día de hoy nadie tiene problemas con ese tipo de cosas, pero aquí no pega, quizás en una historia desde 0 si, pero aquí ya con la parte 1, no tiene sentido. La parte uno me gustó bastante, no para 10, pero si para 7/8, y esta no, no. Si quieres un juego pasillero, de pulsar botones cuando te lo dice el juego, y buenos gráficos, es tu juego. Si buscas una historia que te atrape y un desafío en cuanto a jugabilidad, este no es tu juego, mi caso es el segundo y no puedo ponerle un 10, tampoco un 0. El juego es, pasable.… Expand
  97. Veltscroll
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    Literally spits on everything that was good about this franchise for the sake of pushing an agenda.
  98. thedarkspy
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    The graphics are ok, but appart from that it doesn't worth it. It is sad to see how they killed a good game.
  99. TK4EVA47
    Oct 15, 2022
    4
    I played The Last of Us Part II in 2020 and thought it was a below average game that I disliked.
  100. ChainTrust
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I do not get the hype that was build around this game, it was promoted as a gameplay revolutionary game with interesting storytelling and unpredictable plot. Naughty Dog ruined the franchise and the characters everyone loved and made us play as the villain for hours for no reason, basically a walking movie. How would you enjoy that? Not to mention the totally random and raw deaths that feel robotic. The first part of TLOU was so much better and well done, this game is not and is not worth the name of a sequel.… Expand
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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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