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  1. Jun 23, 2020
    3
    Alright. Where do we start?

    This game is incredibly pretty to look at but is so ridiculously easy a corpse could complete it. The difficulty is non-existent, the gameplay is no different from the first game and in fact, holds your hand much more than the first game ever did. In addition, it has unlikeable and horribly written characters that are annoying to play as, a story that is
    Alright. Where do we start?

    This game is incredibly pretty to look at but is so ridiculously easy a corpse could complete it. The difficulty is non-existent, the gameplay is no different from the first game and in fact, holds your hand much more than the first game ever did. In addition, it has unlikeable and horribly written characters that are annoying to play as, a story that is nonsensical and quite obviously designed to not appeal to the average gamer whatsoever. There is no sense of agency at all, and the players are provided with no say in how the story turns out (while the advertisements promoted this as a game where choice mattered).

    Overall, this is a clumsy, awkwardly-written, disjointed mess that spits on the legacy of the original game. It pains me to write that, but I have to be honest.
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  2. Jun 25, 2020
    0
    A colossal waste of money chock full of flashbacks. A sequel in the vein of today's sequels. Terrible if taken in a vacuum, infuriating if you liked the base work it disrespects.
  3. Jun 25, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Horrible!!!
    Lacrador com uma história estúpida que desonra o primeiro título, quero jogar simplesmente, não quero um palanque ideológico.
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  4. Jun 23, 2020
    0
    If you love game, don't buy and don't play this game
    The last of us part 2 is ****
    I never play naughty dog game!
  5. Jun 23, 2020
    1
    Doy esta mala nota. No por los gráficos o por la jugabilidad. Realmente la historia era todo para mi en este juego y lo arruinaron. No estoy en contra de la historia, pero hay que saber cuándo son los momentos indicados para lo que va a acontecer con cada personaje de la historia principal. No es malo generar lastima, pero creo que desde mi opinión el juego da un mal sabor de boca. MeDoy esta mala nota. No por los gráficos o por la jugabilidad. Realmente la historia era todo para mi en este juego y lo arruinaron. No estoy en contra de la historia, pero hay que saber cuándo son los momentos indicados para lo que va a acontecer con cada personaje de la historia principal. No es malo generar lastima, pero creo que desde mi opinión el juego da un mal sabor de boca. Me duele y nunca hago críticas, pero el juego lo han matado a tal grado que ya no me interesa jugarlo Expand
  6. Jun 23, 2020
    1
    A sequel that feels completely unnecessary and does not justify its own existence, nor does it even give a proper payoff once you finish just a feeling of emptiness wondering why you even played, what was the point of it all. All while destroying the franchise for the sake of “storytelling”.
  7. Jun 23, 2020
    3
    There are better games that give characters justice. There are far better stories that give the players enjoyment. The game relies far too much on graphics and somewhat-decent gameplay.
  8. Jun 23, 2020
    1
    Do not buy if you played the last of us 1.

    Everybody should just act like this game doesn’t exist.

    Got season 8 is a 10/10 compared to this
  9. Jun 23, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game starts a bit slow. It has stunning graphics, which was expected, but the mechanics feel dated, the story becomes unbearable when the Abby part comes along, and the characters are not fully developed. It also forces its way into you liking Abby, with no success for me. The ending with Ellie forgiving Abby was anti-climatic after you spend the game killing people to get to that point. It was a let down to say the least. Expand
  10. Jun 24, 2020
    1
    The game is empty

    The developers put a shower into the graphics, but forgot about everything else.

    Only nostalgic feelings in the first part lead you through it, in itself - a dummy
  11. Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. ¿La capital de montabesh? Mmm no se pai, nada nea estoy crochis porque tuki tuki muñeco al alma, como yo no salgo de aquí de Medellín itagui, poray al otro pai lado tal vez sí, pero cómo estoy aquí es crochis hermano y estoy vea, la versión de la nivelación de Colombia pana estoy este ground, guerra, violencia, cómo dicen bimp bap, chucu chucu puap puap sonando en otro ludo enlamos aquí Colombia pero aquí estamos todos perdidos y yo no se porque nada ha credido, pero así parcero estamos vea en la versión de Colombia aquí buscando empleo y a ver como nos va, ji jo puchiku, pero ojala que no pierdan esa costumbre parce porque es una generación de ji jo me entiende? y tin pan pun pan kitsko pup pup UuU pa chipchop ehh chaa.

    ¿Oiga y usted quien cree que va a ser el técnico de la selección Colombia? La selección Colombia yo creo pana que es ese man el jijiquenahoieua que tines como es quejiajea ese man como es que se lla, el morenito el que tales que juega ese man que que todo gordito todo yin yon pero ojala pa que tal yo no soy fanatico que tales que triyis, me entiende? jaja de todas maneras aquí es Colombia hermano pero que viva las selecciones, todas las selecciones pa porque uh ahí es donde botamos la lana y la jugamos, pobre de esos balones que se dan meros chichones Ahhhjajaja
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  12. Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Sadly garbage execution of horribly written story without the masterpiece that is the first game in mind despite using the same gameplay that was used 7 years ago. Wont accept this as a sequel only as a money grab fever dream. Expand
  13. Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. La verdad el juego trata de ser excluyente de manera forzada, y no se parece en nada a la dirección del primero que fue una obra maestra, en gráficos 10/10 maravilloso pero en historia, un juego índie puede tener mejor historia Expand
  14. Jun 25, 2020
    1
    The story and characters are an insult to not only the players but also the first game in the series. The game is VERY short (a couple hours) and has almost no real gameplay. The entire couple hour journey is just walking from one cutscene to the next doing your best to disregard the ugliest characters you've ever seen.

    Avoid at all costs. I'm only giving this a 1/10 because
    The story and characters are an insult to not only the players but also the first game in the series. The game is VERY short (a couple hours) and has almost no real gameplay. The entire couple hour journey is just walking from one cutscene to the next doing your best to disregard the ugliest characters you've ever seen.

    Avoid at all costs.

    I'm only giving this a 1/10 because Metacritic is filtering out 0/10 scores.
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  15. Jun 3, 2021
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So I just played it after a year of its release because I was so busy last year &now I was free also there was a good discount on it for days of play or something & I thought it's the right time to buy & play it & I really managed to keep nothing spoiled of the game for me all this time altho it was really hard for me like I knew something was gonna happen to Joel so I was so hyped to play it even now because man I loved the first part like I played it when I was 13 on ps3 then again remastered on ps4 & now I'm 21 so it's better be best experience to remember my childhood & even tho the rating was so bad by the very most of the players & everyone was **** about it & I was like they're hating it because it has gay couples & man that was not the problem because when I finished the game I was never feeling more disgusted about a game like this before honestly the gameplay was so far the best experience that's why im giving the game 4, hear my side of view because I really didn't have any problems with anyone being gay nor Abby having big guns even the death of Joel wasn't the real problem to me because I learnt last year that i can lose anyone at anytime & I shouldn't judge the way that someone died was it surprising or not because I lost my aunt & my uncle 2 different causes & my uncle was like a father to me anyways talked too much i was saying Joel was like a father to me in video games world so I cried my **** when he died & I was really mad & going to kill whoever killed Abby but I knew that there will be a cost even if Ellie died for it I'd be ok if we killed Abby but to get to play as Abby man that was so **** funny like seriously if she could now kill herself to save the humanity I wouldn't sympathize for her like really 10 hours?? What a waste of graphics & gameplay I really was playing myself out just to know the end I wasn't even fighting enemies like I did with Ellie that was really a waste i really wanna know what they were thinking when they made it they could just sums it up with a cutscene about why Abby killed Joel even they can show us she's nice or whatever they were trying to do like I don't really understand the point of showing her nice? Like plz what? I thought the death of Joel would be worth a great ending but that we didn't get & I know that they were trying to show us that revenge is making Ellie doing some bad **** & I don't really care because in their world everyone is killing everyone to survive like what do u want me to expect? Sue Abby? Expand
  16. Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A total disaster in storytelling, the last of us 2 throws everything you love about the original out the window for a nonsensical story filled with uninteresting characters, betrayal of already established characters, and terrible pacing. You play half the game as A new character that is unlikable and irredeemable due to her actions in the beginning of the story. I am a huge fan of the first game and this couldn’t have turned out worse than it did. Maybe if you didn’t play the first one you can find an ok story here, but if you have invested anything into the first games characters you will hate this game. I played through until the end but it never gets better it only gets worse. Expand
  17. Jun 23, 2020
    0
    tired boring gameplay. literaly no advacement over part 1 . trash story telling. how am i suposed to enjoy this burning pile ?
  18. Jun 24, 2020
    0
    This game is the definition of " Does a piece of feces think its popular because its covered in flies ?"
  19. Jun 23, 2020
    3
    I was a huge fan of the original TLOU, as well as the DLC that followed. The story, the characters and interactions, the emotional ties that were formed throughout playing were amazing.
    TLOU2 is ABSOLUTELY a beautiful game, and the play mechanics are sound throughout.
    But the story, the forcing of players to take on the role of Abby in order to try to force them to
    I was a huge fan of the original TLOU, as well as the DLC that followed. The story, the characters and interactions, the emotional ties that were formed throughout playing were amazing.
    TLOU2 is ABSOLUTELY a beautiful game, and the play mechanics are sound throughout.
    But the story, the forcing of players to take on the role of Abby in order to try to force them to sympathize/empathize/relate to her and her decision making process is absurd.
    Joel is done a horrible injustice in the game. Was there a way for them to kill off his character if they "had to" and not make the game suffer in the process? Of course there was.
    Instead, Neil Druckmann (and almost assuredly Anna Sarkeesian) decided to spit in the face of all the true fans of the previous game and send players down a rabbit hole of bad story telling, with shockingly daft characters who make horrendous decisions that are contradictory at every turn and ruin what COULD have been the "Masterpiece" that the "professional reviewers" claim this game to be.
    I have been playing games probably longer than many of the professionals have been alive for. I remember the first time I played Pong. I beat Adventure when it first came out. I had Colecovision, the Atari 2600 and still have my old Famicom NES system somewhere in storage (though it is long since dead). I am a gamer and I know that a good story with relatable and likable characters who make informed decisions and have sensible through lines are the most important thing to my gaming experience today. TLOU2 did not have any of that. Good for Sony and Naughty Dog for making piles of money, as that is (at the end of the day) what is most important to their bottom lines, but when PLAYERS say that this game will go down in history on the same level as The Last Jedi and season 8 of GOT, they are not being hyperbolic or evil...just truthful about how bad this game is, and how much more we (as PLAYERS) expected after 7 long years of waiting.
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  20. Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. the whole abby storyline was pointless and served no purpose + garbage ending Expand
  21. Jun 23, 2020
    0
    I just want to forget about this game.
    Disgusting, vulgar, nasty, bad plot.
    My disappointment is immeasurable, and my day is ruined.
    I waited 5 years to play this
    And they gave me a horrible intro and **** end
  22. Jun 23, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Beautiful Visuals, upgraded gameplay, new environments, enemies and mechanics.... and I still absolutely hated this game. It would not be hyperbole for me to say The last of us is my absolute favorite thing across any medium. Whether it's movie's books or other video games, The last of us stands above all for me.. so after 7 years of waiting, to be presented with this story I am absolutely disgusted. Naughty Dog and Neil Druckman have absolutely failed this fan base and more importantly they failed Ellie. The sad attempt to humanize the character who brutally murders Joel was completely deplorable. Never have I spent so much time saying out loud during a game "I Don't Care!" as when I was forced to spend nearly half this game playing as Joels killer. News Flash Naughty Dog, nobody gives a damn about Abby. I literally made her die multiple times just because I hated her character so much. How you can possibly justify dedicating hours and hours of gameplay on her is nothing short of lunacy. Not to mention the list of supporting characters that get almost no development during that horrendous chunk of the gameplay. I got to a point where I did not want to play this game. It was so pathetically bad that I called Gamestop to try and return my Collectors edition. I thought to myself, "I'm willing to forgive all this garbage if only to see Ellie get her revenge". But no Naughty Dog... you screwed that up too. I have played the original Last of us 15 times through and can say without question that Ellie would not have let Abby just walk away. She deserved justice, she deserved better. Then at the end you just couldn't resist dicking her over a little more. Should we have Dina waiting to console her... Nahhh. Maybe tommy?... nahhh maybe we should let her keep her fingers so she can have a way to remember Joel by playing the Guitar... nahhh. The absolute failure of this game is reminiscent of The Last Jedi. You set yourselves up with the game of the decade. A game universally praised by critics and Fans alike. Yet you completely disembarked from all the things that made the first game such a masterpiece. Not to mention how you straight up Lied to everyone with your BS trailers depicting Joel in Seattle with Ellie. I don't know how this game could possibly get a score above like a 3 but these critics seem to be more interested in riding Naughty Dogs dick than calling them out. I can only give this game.a score higher than zero because of the relationship built between Dina and Ellie. A relationship and dichotomy you throw out the window halfway through the game and then completely torch at the end. Congratulations. You ruined my favorite Story. You have made the original Last of us virtually unplayable. I would've rather you never made a sequel than watch you disrespect and ruin the legacy of Ellie and Joel. I sincerely hope you're company will listen to the fans and address your failure. But I somehow doubt it. Expand
  23. Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This game is a huge letdown and SHAMES the first one, which was a solid 6/10 at least.
  24. Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is terrible the story absolutely sucks. Abby sucks more than the story.i hate this game. Expand
  25. Jun 24, 2020
    0
    You know I decided to give it a chance and the gut punch early on in the game (you know what I'm referencing, I'd rather not spoil anything for those who haven't played) really had me sobbing and for a second I'm like okay, maybe I doubted how they could pull this off, this is naughty dog, my fav studio, with my fav games and my fav director and my fav characters etc. but man oh man doesYou know I decided to give it a chance and the gut punch early on in the game (you know what I'm referencing, I'd rather not spoil anything for those who haven't played) really had me sobbing and for a second I'm like okay, maybe I doubted how they could pull this off, this is naughty dog, my fav studio, with my fav games and my fav director and my fav characters etc. but man oh man does the air get sucked out of you with that horrible ending. The first game was truly the best gaming experience I had, the beginning of this game with that 'scene' had me moved like nothing ever before but it turns out it was done for shock value and their goal to empathize with the other character completely failed. What was the point of this I ask? Was the point for us to empathize with the other character because that clearly failed. Was the point for us to hate her? Well you clearly succeeded but I highly doubt that was the goal. Is it about love and forgiveness and losing everything you have? How does that work out when you brutalize your two main characters with no closure? Leave your audience feeling empty and devastated. If you play this game the last 'boss' fight had me punching square well into cutscene due to how much I despised the other character and not realizing that a cutscene was playing out and I had no control anymore. What is the point in us writing all of this if it's falling on deaf ears. Is Neil really this tone deaf? Maybe we should learn to unlove things that change in our life before they change us. Maybe we should learn to let go as Ellie had to learn to let go, maybe what we hold so dearly to us can ultimately ruin us and maybe just maybe that's the message they're going for? No it's not, they want us to learn to forgive but the path of destruction on your way to said forgiveness devalues that, not to mention it is not possible to forgive a character that you are forced to play with and beat down both of your favorite characters with. This truly was the last of us...fans leaving Naughty Dog. I guess the dreamers of the day are dangerous men after all Mr. Druckkman Expand
  26. Jun 23, 2020
    1
    Menuda cag*** de juego, no se quien se compraría es te trasto, no le doy 0 solo para que no me anden borrando nada, ok?
  27. Jun 23, 2020
    1
    Characters die like garbage in history for incredibly stupid reasons. Not to mention the bugs that **** your immersion. Main character saved by the divine machine to have more work time.
  28. Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is a slap in the face to everyone that loved the first game. Do not buy this and save your money. The truth and context of this game is much worse than the leaks. Before I get into one of the worst stories ever. The gameplay is very average in today's modern gaming generation. There are minor improvements from the first game and enemy AI is dumb as ever. There are more cut scenes and walking than actual gameplay. SPOILER ALERT..... they destroyed all of your favorite characters. They dumb down Joel's character on purpose to make him weak and stupid. In the first game he was very smart and had a ton of experience. He didn't even trust a guy that was sick on the road. He chose to run him over. Later we find out that stranger on the road was not sick and it was all a set up. They do everything to make you dislike Joel and continue to spit on him. They have a trans female/male shoot him in the leg and torture him with a golf club right in the first 2 hours of the game. They spit on him literally. They made Ellie unlikable and a selfish human being. She kills everyone and continued to blame Joel for saving her life. She cared so much in saving humanity because she has the immunity but instead she became a lesbian and chose not to reproduce. Let that sink in. She even let's Abby the one that tortured and murdered Joel in front of her get away with it. Abby also bit off two of Ellie's fingers. Her letting Abby go is basically saying Joel deserved dying. A loveable character who is the main character of the game. There was no justice for Joel. This game robbed everything from you just for shock value. The current narrative of destroying the male character to make the female character rise is very weak story telling. It is disrespectful to both genders. Females even hate it. Worst of all the pacing of the story is horrible. You literally play as Abby the character we hate for half the game. They tried so hard to make us like her but none of it worked. This game is a waste of time and money and should have never been created as a sequel. The critics are liars and they don't care about what the fans want. They only care about their political narrative and force you to like something that you will never accept. Then they insult you by calling you names because you don't like the product they are praising. They are the worst kind of human being. Trust the gamers that actually love playing the kind of video games you like. Those are the ones who you should listen to. Vote with your wallet and avoid this dumpster fire. Why care for a game created by a studio that is run by Neil Druckmann who is a male feminist and does not care about the fans and the people he works with. That's why 75 percent of Naughty dog left the company due to how he treated them. This game is created by people that don't care about you and backed by people that hate you. The game wasn't made for the fans and gamers. Vote with your wallets and avoid this at all cost. Especially how they are trying to trick everyone with false advertisement into buying this. Look it up on YouTube. Don't trust the shill media. Watch the negative videos about this game and you will see the truth. Long live Joel and RIP to The Last of Us franchise. Expand
  29. Jun 23, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The scene in the museum with Joel and Ellie is so beautiful and it honestly bumped up the score a few points for me. But that doesn’t change the fact that the game falls apart when you play as Abby. I didn’t hate abby as a villain at first. Wasn’t the best, but she had an understandable motivation. The way she ended up killing Joel was written so lazily and the character deserved better, but i tried to believe that the game could somehow make it worth it in the end. The stuff with Ellie wasn’t bad. Not even close to as good as the first one, but not awful. What this game fails to realize is the attachment that everyone has to Joel and Ellie. I honestly believe that there was nothing the writers could have done to make us sympathize with Abby. We know what Joel did and we don’t care. We had a whole game to fall in love with him and that won’t change just because one of the many people he killed happened to have a daughter. To make it even worse, when you play as abby it has nothing to do with Ellie! It’s a completely different story and it feels so disconnected from the game. What made the first game good is the connection between Joel and Ellie. This game took that away and then tried to turn the two of them into the antagonist. I don’t understand how the writers would ever think we could sympathize with the person who killed such a loved character. Expand
  30. Jun 23, 2020
    0
    worst story ive seen, how did naughty dog even make this after making tlou 1
  31. Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Just nonsenses, all about being gay friendly but just sucks. Specially the part when joel dies Expand
  32. Jun 23, 2020
    2
    The first game was gold. Great great story and super gameplay but this is horrible. I know that everybody wants to show how much they want to be supportive of the “minorities “ but please dont force me to agree. The game looks great but the story is terrible. I quit halfgame and hope I can sell it. Really sucks to see this happen to a game with so much potential. Didn’t rate 1 because ofThe first game was gold. Great great story and super gameplay but this is horrible. I know that everybody wants to show how much they want to be supportive of the “minorities “ but please dont force me to agree. The game looks great but the story is terrible. I quit halfgame and hope I can sell it. Really sucks to see this happen to a game with so much potential. Didn’t rate 1 because of the graphics Expand
  33. Jun 23, 2020
    4
    I finished the game in 25 hours, I took my time with it because I was genuinely enjoying the game play. The exploration, the scavenging, the survival horror moments and the guerrilla-ish hit and run combat I did.

    When I was holding the controller it was fun, but whenever I put it down to watch instead? I didn't enjoy what I watched, at all.
  34. Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Rellay bad game, the first is better, i have no idea how can the critics give a excellent puntaction,.
  35. Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Fake and gay I refuse to play as Jaime O'Neill and kill one of the greatest characters in the cheapest and worst paced way possible.
  36. Jun 23, 2020
    1
    Visual-10/10(as to be expected from games like this in this year) Gameplay 6/10 ( Almost same a first one) Plot 1/10( garbage, trash, I spit on it).
  37. Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Game perdeu completamente a essência original, poucos infectados num mapa gigante,, conflitos pessoais desinteressantes.. Bugs Expand
  38. Jun 23, 2020
    1
    There was a vision... and whoever is responsible for that vision misled an incredibly capable team of people into producing an abysmal disappointment of a game. I feel scammed... If I could return it I would. Any fan of TLOU1 or just good storytelling be warned. You won't just dislike it. You will almost certainly hate it.
  39. Jun 23, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I loved the mechanics, the sounds, the music, the maps, the characters aesthetics and layers of different groups we come across. I like that Joel was present through flashbacks so we felt his impact and presence however the way he died, face down and in front of his loved ones, seemed like a cheap attempt to create a traumatic motivator for Ellie. It made Abby look sadistic. Unfortunately making a character like this enjoyable to play is a difficult challenge and I feel they missed the mark. This would be an issue if this were a movie. Abby didn’t feel like a well developed character, it felt like the plot was written first and she was created to fit into the mirroring aspects too much. I respect what they were trying to do but the second half of the game was a chore to play though as a result. For me they lost this out engagement when they made us play as Abby, a character we don’t like, and get us to hurt a character we like, Ellie. Had we played as Ellie then we w old still have understood both characters perspectives but it wouldn’t feel so uncomfortable for players. Depressing films are fine. A depressing story in a game need much better characters and a hook that makes us enjoy playing them and this game missed than by forcing the ‘mirroring’ in the story writing. Expand
  40. Jun 23, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Dito isso vamos lá, tudo que foi feito no primeiro game foi descontinuado de forma muito fraca, morte do Joel muito fraca, evolução da vingança da Ellie sem sentido, dúvidas ao longo da jornada,.e no fim, ela abre mão de tudo, e o que eu me pergunto, qual sentido da morte do Joel,.qual sentido de um herói de guerra morre.de.fprma.tao ridícula, sabendo que a vingança da Ellie não seria plena ? Expand
  41. Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Garbage dumpster fire. Do not play. Warning, this game is poo poo. Leaves very bad taste in mouth like poo poo. Expand
  42. Jun 23, 2020
    0
    No gasten su dinero el juego es mierda de principio a fin, es un insulto a los fanáticos de la franquicia personajes forzados, historia mediocre, jugabilidad repetitiva y el peor final en la historia de los videojuegos. Quisiera explayarme más pero creo que una palabra resume todo el juego: mierda.
  43. Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Un asco el final y lo forzado que se están poniendo con la comunidad LGBT+. Si a alguien no le gusta, no deberían forzarlo si no le gusta a alguien....pero tampoco los discrimino, no me gusta y no los agredo ni nada, pero no creo que fue una buena compra este juego
  44. Jun 23, 2020
    2
    I tried to shrug off the negative buzz around this game. I bought it and played it regardless tho. Just finished. Hated it...hated the way they shat on Joel, then being forced to play as the character you now hate the most. It's pretty and it's mechanically adequate so far as gameplay (tho combat is a bit clunky) I completely agree with the reviewers who said graphics 10...and everythingI tried to shrug off the negative buzz around this game. I bought it and played it regardless tho. Just finished. Hated it...hated the way they shat on Joel, then being forced to play as the character you now hate the most. It's pretty and it's mechanically adequate so far as gameplay (tho combat is a bit clunky) I completely agree with the reviewers who said graphics 10...and everything else ZERO. I am sorry I gave money for this experience...but Naughty Dog just learned that it no longer matters how angry you make people...your game sold anyway. Expand
  45. Jun 23, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I created an account to write this review, so disregard my opinion all you want but I'm not a bot.
    First off, I'm a huge apocalyptic game fanatic, and I really liked The Last of us 1. I actually only recently played it. The game felt almost like watching a movie, which is what I was expecting with the second one. The voice acting is great, the score is haunting but the narrative was so odd. Forcing a player to play as a character that just murdered Joel. I guess this hurt more considering I just played TLOU1...
    Too bad really, this had the potential to be something great, but I feel the injected politics ruined it.
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  46. Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Sorry, of course, but it's horrible. Thank you very much, you ruined everything for me. This will not be a game, but alas. For example, I already spoke about what you did with the game, I really wanted you to be forced to work day and night. Sorry, but for such a terrible story, and frank propaganda above 0 will not put. I REQUIRE YOU FULLY REMAIN THE GAME AND MAKE A TOTALLY DIFFERENT PLOT, THIS IS NOT THE LAST FROM THE USA PART 2, AND THE POINT.CREATE ANYTHING PETITION REQUIRING TO REMOVE THE LAST OF US 2 PLOT Expand
  47. Jun 23, 2020
    2
    The storyline of the game will leave so unsatisfied and angry. The whole ending makes the entire storyline about revenge feel pointless. There is absolutely no empathy for Abby and I wanted to die every time they make you play as her. what a waste of a sequel the only thing improved is the graphics.
  48. Jun 23, 2020
    0
    the game is fulled with Neil's cum and garbage SJW propaganda, pretend this game doesn't exist
  49. Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The story was bland and boring, the original characters acted out of character of what was previously established. The other main character was boring and all around dull. You can't have a main characters only personality trait be "dull". There is literally no other way i can explain it. I hate that I spent money and 18 hours of my time. Expand
  50. Jun 23, 2020
    0
    I live in a country in which for the game I had to give 25% of my money earned per month. I am extremely disappointed. Perhaps this was the last game I bought for PS, and the last PS console.
  51. Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Played the first game and loved it the graphics on This games graphics are amazing but the story just kills it.
  52. Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. No quiero jugar con la persona que mató al mejor ptotagonista de todos y más encima nos tratan de hacer empatizar con ella. Expand
  53. Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The ending is suck, kill lots of people but in the end she view the light and forget all kill, this is suck Expand
  54. Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Disappointing. I expected better from a great developer like Naughty Dog, but alas, my expectations have been squandered.
  55. Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This is a complete disgrace. Doesn't even deserve a 1. Hated every second of playing this nonsense.
  56. Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Such a disappointing sequel for a awesome game.Just a shame...Joel didnt deserved this guys...
  57. Jun 24, 2020
    2
    Yes, the graphics is fantastic, environment is fantastic - but that's all.
    The all power of first part was the story and its characters. Both things have been completely ruined in second part... Who the hell was writing the story?. It's so inconsistent, it's so boring. Who made all those characters being completely different than in first part. I'm getting convinced that the only thing
    Yes, the graphics is fantastic, environment is fantastic - but that's all.
    The all power of first part was the story and its characters. Both things have been completely ruined in second part... Who the hell was writing the story?. It's so inconsistent, it's so boring. Who made all those characters being completely different than in first part. I'm getting convinced that the only thing that was driving this game was all that political correctness story, nothing else.
    After all this waiting - this sequel should have never happen. When playing first part - I was really trying to play in any free time, but with this sequel - I'm thinking "Ok, I have to play a bit, maybe it will finish at last".
    Bad, bad, very, very bad.
    It seems that all professional critics need to be politically correct, users fortunately do not :)
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  58. Jun 23, 2020
    0
    + :
    -Graphics are great.
    -Controls feel smooth and most of the time works as intented.
    -AI is actually pretty good.

    - :
    -Horrible story.
  59. Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Its a movie rather than a game. The quest are rather shallow. Deceiving fans with deceptive marketing practices ( lying about joel), forced into a narrative that is pretty cringe. Blackmailing peoples lives to the point of it risking their jobs is unacceptable practice. Saying anime games are bad anf should be censored.

    Saying anime games are bad and should be censored but having a sex scene is pure hypocrisy. And the list goes on and on and on of things they did. To be fair the game has not gotten better or innovative with it being a 7 year projrct.
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  60. Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Game suck lololololololololololol it also cringe By pushing your **** **** sjw propaganda at least you goys could have tried to make the story decent rather than a **** revenge story from some random npc's daughter.
  61. Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game turned to trash. Story line is stupid when the girl Joel saves turns to kill him. Like he saved her life. Like oh this guy who killed my father isn’t that much of a monster since he could’ve left me to die. No I’m gonna keep messing up my life and everyone else’s. Abby is pure cancer. I hope whoever was involved in making her gets hit by a truck. Trash. Naughty Dog you let us all down. Stop. Don’t make anymore games. You’re just gonna keep letting us down. Expand
  62. Jun 23, 2020
    0
    7 years... it took 7 years for NaughtyDog to develop their crooked new age/progressive ideology thats soooo famous right now in this communist agenda thats flooding US and EU, absolutly horrible for us that its forced into consumer media and unfortunately TLOUPart2 is eaten all inside-out. Funny how this political correctness history has a couple of years of lifespan and after a couple7 years... it took 7 years for NaughtyDog to develop their crooked new age/progressive ideology thats soooo famous right now in this communist agenda thats flooding US and EU, absolutly horrible for us that its forced into consumer media and unfortunately TLOUPart2 is eaten all inside-out. Funny how this political correctness history has a couple of years of lifespan and after a couple more democracy will change how we are supposed to feel and game will be autdated with its narrative boohoo, TLOU One however doesn't have this problem, because it contains "normality"!!!, an everlasting American country story that feels real because its legitimate. And the iconic guitar music fits it so perfectly.

    Things that are jacked up:
    - caricature of a character that Abby is
    - abbys forced indoctrination gameplay (speedruning it, regretting it, absolute no care). [why not make it into an extra story or dlc?] - abbys story characters feel like cutouts from 13reasonswhy teenage tv show or some **** like that. Owen, Mel? soulless people with stupid problems. Most interesting part is Levs shaved head lore. - when story needs it, characters we care about get disarmed, jumped and injured in the stupidest ways ever. - Ellie and Joel lost their balls somewhere

    Pros:
    - graphics, sigh
    - Ellie gameplay - great prone, craft mechanics, skirmishes feel great and unpredictable. But does pros really matter anymore? no. TLOUPart2 was supposed to be another masterpiece of a decade 10/10.
    Even without Abbys part it would be just OK 8/10.
    I give it a rating 3/10. But voting 0/10 to conquer the leftist meta agenda :)

    Have a nice day. God protect us!
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  63. Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game has legit the worst writing I have ever seen in a gaming industry and Abby is one of the worst if not the worst character ever. Expand
  64. Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Hujowa gra jak nieszczęście, nie polecam.Hujowa gra jak nieszczęście, nie polecam.

    Soundtrack bardzo dobry
  65. Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Such a disappointing sequel for a awesome game.Just a shame...Joel didn't deserved this.
  66. Jun 23, 2020
    0
    The Last of Us Part II is a boring, repetitive game. Wants to be deep, but misses the mark.
  67. Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Ya estamos arto de lo politicamente correcto. Es impresionante lo desesperado que estan¡
  68. Jun 24, 2020
    1
    I wrote a FAIR review and it was denied, so now I am no longer putting any effort into this. The gameplay is slightly improved, but this sequel fails in every other way from the first.
  69. Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Hope u guys Listen to your community And because of that I just need 75 letter
  70. Jun 23, 2020
    0
    getting a refund,boring buggy , id say amiga games are better than this pile of s h i t
  71. Jun 23, 2020
    0
    To wait 7 years only to be utterly disappointed within the first 2 hours goes to show how you can literally destroy a franchise. The story, the plot, the characters, everything. Garbage. There is no relatable qualities that the gamer can side themselves with. You’re forced to play 10 hours as one of the **** video game characters ever made in an effort for you, the gamer, to try andTo wait 7 years only to be utterly disappointed within the first 2 hours goes to show how you can literally destroy a franchise. The story, the plot, the characters, everything. Garbage. There is no relatable qualities that the gamer can side themselves with. You’re forced to play 10 hours as one of the **** video game characters ever made in an effort for you, the gamer, to try and understand why she did what she did. Newsflash, it didn’t work. This game is a failure in storytelling and is a middle finger to the first game. I don’t recommend anyone buy this game and I’d honestly sell it for a penny. Expand
  72. Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Completely disconnected from the franchise. I feel sorry for the programmers and artists who put a lot of work on this game. It looks good but it’s a bad package. It’s just there to be politically correct. Useless. We need to revert this trend. We need the normality back asap.
  73. Jun 23, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game mechanics, the artificial intelligence of NPCs and with some additional variety game looks great. But it's really disastrous to keep the story going like this. ///

    The killing of Joel in this way made the game realistic. It is really realistic for us to easily lose our loved ones in this universe as we easily kill people, but with a baseball bat? Seeing this does not upset the players, it angers. If scriptwriter want to kill Joel more, it's would even make more sense if Joel was died from gets bitten by a zombie. ///

    I played the game, and I have to say that I stopped playing before I could reach the end, the game is forcing us for saw these stories of people we wasn't wondering about. ///

    Want to compress a new character in that series? I think it's not a good idea to do it that way. ///

    Little unreasonable details: ///

    1 - Tommy ate a bullet from his vertebra. He was not hit with a gun on his head, he ate a bullet. And he just fainted. I noticed that Tommy was limping later in the game. But Ammy had to hit Tommy's leg hard to put him on the ground, and I heard the joint sounds easily. ///

    2 - Tommy fell into the sea while on the island, but how did he get to the aquarium before the 2 girls?
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  74. Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is an absolute failure I was really hoping for it to be more about the struggles Joel and Ellie would go through especially with Ellie learning the truth about what Joel did but no instead the game is supposed to be about a whole different characters vengeance upon one of the most beloved characters of all time just what a waste Expand
  75. Jun 23, 2020
    0
    I love tlou,I hate this sequel.
    The editor copied the plot from the bad TV series, and then you feel the pain through the game, a medium that is so sensory and exciting.
    Tlou's screenwriters are suffering from self-righteous art disease.
  76. Jun 23, 2020
    1
    Worst writing I've ever seen. The characters are butchered and stripped off their agency. Nothing makes sense in this game.
  77. Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Utter crap. Ruins the original. The story is depressing and seemingly written by a 13 y/o. The death of Joel and Abby’s sex scene are grotesque and unconscionable.
  78. Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Many reviews suggest that The Last of Us Part II (LOUP2) forgets the relationship between Joel and Ellie and goes on a tangent in an attempt to be "artsy" or "deep". What people do not seem to realize is that even Part I had an overarching theme of morals and philosophy - through Joel and Ellie’s relationship, our two beloved characters. LOUP2 expanded upon this theme, with the addition of the ‘cycle of violence’, through the introduction of more characters. This, in some instances, did depict Joel, Ellie, and Tommy as antagonistic. With that said, I thought this was brilliantly portrayed by showing the same three days in Seattle from Abby and Ellie's perspective. When I see and hear people saying that it was "unbearable" to play as Abby, not only is it absurd but also thoughtless. Joel had killed a lot of people in the first game, and it would be foolish to assume that there weren’t going to be any repercussions of these actions. His role as the protagonist doesn’t, in any way, justify his wrongdoings.

    Abby's story has been incredibly crafted. All of the WLF soldiers that went to Jackson City wanted revenge, but no one, including Abby, was expecting such brutality and aggression from herself. These actions of fury, however, were completely justified. The anger and rage that built up in Abby for 4 years, was released over those few minutes with the golf club and a cornered Joel. I was especially allured to one of Abby’s dreams in which she sees Yara and Lev, two kids who saved her life, hanging in Saint Mary’s hospital. The dream makes her feel uneasy and as though something was amiss, particularly in regards to Joel's death. So when she wakes up, she goes out of her way to help Yara and Lev in an attempt to balance her past damages.

    The battle between the Seraphites and WLF continued the theme of the ‘cycle of violence’. I was especially enamoured by the player encountering collectible letters of several victims from the Seraphites and the WLF. We see the stories of people from both the WLF and Seraphites who are trying to protect their families and/or bring back food. However, they fall prey to the ‘cycle of violence’. We, as the player, sympathize with both sides of the war, making us question, “what is it all for?”. As Abby interacts with the two Seraphites Lev and Yara she comes to the same realization. That is why when she gets the opportunity, although filled with rage and ferocity, she rethinks her decision of killing Ellie concluding that no one would benefit.

    A common complaint people seem to have is that Ellie should have killed Abby, which would have been a superficial ending to this game. Ellie has already, in an act of vengeance, killed a pregnant Mel and is left feeling traumatized by this event. Nonetheless, there would have been zero progression for Ellie's character if she had killed Abby. Furthermore, in the final moments when Ellie is drowning Abby, the scene cuts to the time she agrees to try and forgive Joel for what he did at the end of the first game. Her sparing Abby is her way of ending the ‘cycle of violence’; she was correcting Joel's mistake of starting the cycle.

    People often argue, “Why didn’t Joel question Abby’s intentions?” and “why did he trust her?”. The flashbacks in this game are incredible and answer these questions. Each flashback showed progression in Joel's character - his evolution from the first game was evident - as he was beginning to trust others. Violence wasn’t the only solution. He was relaxed and, despite all the losses he faced, seemed happy. This is why, as a matured character, he assumes the good in Abby and decides to help her get away from the infected.

    Nevertheless, I did think there were some pacing issues with the game. Both the "Seattle day 1" were monotonous and slightly repetitive. I also thought that the Santa Barbara chapter was elongated in the beginning. I would have appreciated more stealth kill animations - the same animation of Ellie stabbing with her knife became redundant. I also believe that Lev/Lily becoming an outcast due to her gender/sexuality was an engaging plot point. However, they had already hit the mark with inclusivity and representation with Ellie and Dina. Although I didn't find this to be a problem story-wise, Naughty Dog could have avoided the wrath of the internet by figuring another reason for her to be an outcast.

    The addition of being able to squeeze through tight areas and the skill to go prone was innovative and made combat extremely enjoyable. Naughty Dog also took the time to make artificial intelligence smarter - giving all enemies and soldiers names was a small but important detail that further grounded the story.

    Gustavo Santaolalla and Mac Quayle, the music directors, have created one of the best soundtracks to a game. Action sequences and emotional moments were beautifully backed with the music produced by these legends.
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  79. Jun 23, 2020
    3
    Muy fuera de contexto respecto a la primer entrega, nada que ver, decpcionante
  80. Jun 24, 2020
    1
    If you love first last of us, do not play it, i am serious DO NOT play it! The storyline is awful and cliched.
    The mundane, dated and buggy gameplay doesn't help one bit, it only adds to the disappointment
    It is everything that a sequel shouldn't be...
  81. Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Говное ебаное. Про двух лисбух которые ебуться как ножницы. Зря потрятил бы 4500к рубля если не посмотрел обзор
  82. Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Sorry guys. I dont now why i played this game. Thank you Anita for the best game.
  83. Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Want my money back feel like I got ripped off & story doesn’t make sense or fit Expand
  84. Jun 23, 2020
    0
    The first last of us felt like a sneak of the Ps4 and the last of us 2 is no different for the ps5. It is Truly top of its class in video game tech.This time around you take the reins of Ellie and the somewhat sympathetic antagonist Abbie some people will be turned off by playing as Abbie, I was for a little bit at the time but it was interesting to see the different perspectives this gameThe first last of us felt like a sneak of the Ps4 and the last of us 2 is no different for the ps5. It is Truly top of its class in video game tech.This time around you take the reins of Ellie and the somewhat sympathetic antagonist Abbie some people will be turned off by playing as Abbie, I was for a little bit at the time but it was interesting to see the different perspectives this game brings to the table.I am glad video game makers are starting to write games that don"t have a safe narrative anymore.The game play hasn't changed that much but it has been more refined.I am more in the camp of if its not broken don't try and fix it.The character animations are just brutal when you kill a dog you actually feel awful doing it and when you kill someones friend and you hear them scream there name out you feel just as bad especially with how visceral the combat animations are.Its a bleak game but has alot of fun moments spread throughout, This truly is a master class in game design. Dont listen to bad reviews written by crybaby incels That never even played the game. I am not sure how you review a game and give it a 0-10 score at midnight on the release of the game, its like you never played the game and listened to some butt hurt crybaby adult loser on you tube and **** instead of thinking for yourself.If you get this butt hurt over a video game then you have some real issues you need to attend too.In my opinion this game gets a 10 its not perfect but it is a masterclass in game design,If you absolutely hate the story then I would say its a 9-10, the animations, attention to small details, graphics and game play are excellent. Don't let your self miss out on this game because of insecure people on the internet. be a leader and think for yourself. Expand
  85. Jun 23, 2020
    0
    I could go into detail why I dislike the game but that would be more effort than what ND put into the game. even better, I couldnt even get a refund for the game. 10/10
  86. Jun 23, 2020
    0
    I won't buy naughty dog's game any more. This game make me very disappointed.
  87. Jun 23, 2020
    0
    The game play was same like part one The graphic was good
    The story is bad alot of LGBTQ WITCH I DON'T LIKE IT also it haid all game
  88. Jun 23, 2020
    0
    FUQ YOU NEIL DRUCKMAN ^^ YOU FUQING RUINED MY 7 YEARS AND THE GAME.

    I HOPE YOU BURN IN HELL WITH YOUR DEAD FAMILIES
  89. Jun 24, 2020
    0
    they literraly trow firts game history on trash, this is not a continuation of tlou
  90. Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Full **** Homosexuals kissing, Joel died, although they showed in the trailer that he would be, a lot of cruelty. The game makes you kill, even if you do not want, dogs of people, children, what nonsense? Sony stumbled into the game the symbolism of **** flags, slogans, and right now, in general, I began to congratulate **** on the holiday. The plot of the game, which we did not expect.
  91. Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Disappointing in almost every way. Same old boring Naughty Dog gameplay... and where the first game was propped up by an amazing story, this game’s story is absolute rubbish. In a series built on narrative excellence, this is an unforgivable sin.
  92. Jun 25, 2020
    2
    Let me preface this by saying I was a MASSIVE fan of the first game, it is dark, beautiful and wonderfully designed.
    Much of the design remains, and the graphics are indeed stunning. The story however is pure unadulterated trash, is incredibly disturbing (not in a creepy intentional way ala Bloodborne) and the character development is atrocious. The disparity between the professional
    Let me preface this by saying I was a MASSIVE fan of the first game, it is dark, beautiful and wonderfully designed.
    Much of the design remains, and the graphics are indeed stunning. The story however is pure unadulterated trash, is incredibly disturbing (not in a creepy intentional way ala Bloodborne) and the character development is atrocious. The disparity between the professional critics and average consumer is also disturbing, how does this happen?
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  93. Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Complete **** Honestly the story was the worst thing to ever exist. Even beat mass effect somehow in the terrabad game department
  94. Jun 23, 2020
    1
    Best snuff film in the video game industry. Too bad I'm not into snuff films.
  95. Jun 24, 2020
    0
    My hate is immeasurable, and my week is ruined.
    I waited 7 years to play this
    And they gave me a horrible intro and trash ending
    I just want to forget about this game.
    In my mind we never had a sequel
  96. Jun 23, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I really liked the first half of the game, as Ellie, but the other half as Abby and the end it's just terrible. I mean, why we have to play as Abby? The character that tortures and kills Joel and Jesse! For the player it's not nice to play with an unbearable and irritating character as her. I was angry and uncomfortable all the second half of the game, and for me, as a player, that was a very negative point. it's like they want us to empathize with her, with her father death, the two Scars and the WLF group. We wanted from the start Ellie's revenge, not Abby's adventure and feels. At the end, when we have the only opportunity to kill Abby, we just let her go. In that way Ellie's journey to kill Abby has no sense, even all the hundreds of people that we killed to get to her and all the people we losed, for nothing! The graphics, the playability, the details and soundtrack are very nice, but what this game makes it special is the storyline and characters. I'm really sorry for the people who waited 7 years for this terrible experience. I was very confident in the narrative work of Naughty Dog, but this with no doubt, was a very disappointing game. Expand
  97. Jun 23, 2020
    1
    The gameplay and visuals look great, but the game is held back by a confusing and inconsistent narrative. Confusing and disappointing wasted opportunities in the game as well.
  98. Jun 23, 2020
    0
    garbage garbage garbage garbage garbage garbage garbage garbage garbage garbage garbage garbage garbage garbage garbage garbage garbage garbage garbage garbage garbage garbage garbage garbage garbage garbage garbage garbage
  99. Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So I've actually played this til the end. Something I doubt a lot of the good/bad reviews have in common based on the nothing information they provide. First, the death. Yes, it sucked. Yes, I think Joel's story deserved a better ending, but that's. not. life. This game doesn't pull its punches about life. It's messy. Be it the kissing comment by Saul or Seth. The sleeping with a guy who's wife is about to have his kid. To the whole epilogue! Second, gameplay solid. If you liked the first the second is better. Third, graphics great. I loved all the cut scenes. I don't get people's anger over A) a game B) one that was great. That's my two cents. Expand
  100. Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Just bad overall... Awful plot with awful characters. I dont suggest for anyone to buy it.
Metascore
93

Universal acclaim - based on 121 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Negative: 0 out of 121
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  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]