The Last of Us Part II

 PlayStation 4
User Score
5.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 161975 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 84,950 out of 161975
  2. Mixed: 8,550 out of 161975
  3. Negative: 68,475 out of 161975
Buy Now
Buy on

Review this game

  1. Your Score
    0 out of 10
    Rate this:
    • 10
    • 9
    • 8
    • 7
    • 6
    • 5
    • 4
    • 3
    • 2
    • 1
    • 0
    • 0
  1. Submit
  2. Check Spelling
view
per page
  1. Stevoy
    Jul 21, 2020
    3
    Gameplay is decent. Graphics are awesome. Story is terrible and a game which is mostly about the story makes it even more disappointing.
  2. looneyquagmire
    Jul 30, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Boring, once they killed Joel for shock value the story goes down hill. Also, this have seems like it pushes more of an agenda then just being a classic game. Very disappointed with the story. They could have made the story so much better.… Expand
  3. nishanth0600
    Oct 7, 2020
    1
    One of the worst and most disappointing games ever made in video game history. The story is garbage, the characters are terrible and the ending was not satisfying.
  4. GDauer78
    May 26, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Devolvi o jogo, não consegui jogar com a vilã, fizeram uma morte muito mal elaborada para o Joel, e forçaram muito a barra para fazer inclusões ideológicas, uma pena que mudaram totalmente a linha do primeiro jogo. Acabaram com o que era bom… Expand
  5. CoolGamingNow
    May 27, 2021
    0
    Easily worse sequel than "Mortal Kombat: Annihilation" (1997), so gratz to whole team who made this game. You did it. You actually managed to make worse sequel than "Mortal Kombat: Annihilation" (1997).
  6. DaysGone2Coming
    Jun 5, 2021
    0
    Awful story, awful unlikable characters, ruins first game completely, there's nothing left in this series lol. I honestly can't believe how stupid Ellie is in this game. I have never met woman so dumb in real life.
  7. imjusthonestok
    Jun 6, 2021
    0
    What "press_pause" is saying makes no sense. I usually could care less about reviews here, but this one made me literally laugh because of how stupid it is. It seems you really believe that meaning of life is dating a woman and when you date a woman then all your problems go away and you become completely different person lol. You serious? You really think that when someone dates withWhat "press_pause" is saying makes no sense. I usually could care less about reviews here, but this one made me literally laugh because of how stupid it is. It seems you really believe that meaning of life is dating a woman and when you date a woman then all your problems go away and you become completely different person lol. You serious? You really think that when someone dates with woman then he somehow starts to get more about lesbian relationships in video games? It doesn't even make sense. Like where's the connection between these two things? You are also assuming that only men hate this game and that's not true at all. Women hate this game equally and even real Lesbians hate this game, because of how much negativity this one game has brought to them. They would like to live their normal lives, but games like last of us part II are doing everything to make people dislike them. Also i can't believe you come on with this stereotypical "oh you must be too ugly to date someone", pure irony considering that Abby is one of the ugliest women in video game history. Also, acting like dating some woman must be goal of your life is just pathetic honestly. I have never had any issues with women and i'm in relationship right now, but there were years when i just wanted to be alone and just feel free, hang out, date different people etc. Some people even enjoy to be alone. So i'm obviously not caring about your statement, i'm just pointing out pure hypocrisy, because i know personally people (both men and women) who as of right now in their life, could care less about dating someone. They have way bigger goals in their life. They don't even have time for stuff like that. So it's just hilarious to me that you make so big deal out of dating a woman and how this must be somehow connected to hating this game.… Expand
  8. Nyzong
    Apr 24, 2023
    0
    We are tired of LGBT everywhere. Music, cinema, fashion and now games !!! No no and no.
  9. GamerPro08
    Mar 27, 2022
    0
    The graphics in this game is great but that's it. The gameplay is an enhanced animation of the first one. The story is too long with bad pacing, bland characters (including the characters from the first game). In a game where the main character from the first game died while the other 2 main characters get a ton of plot armor is laughable. The game wants the player to love the newThe graphics in this game is great but that's it. The gameplay is an enhanced animation of the first one. The story is too long with bad pacing, bland characters (including the characters from the first game). In a game where the main character from the first game died while the other 2 main characters get a ton of plot armor is laughable. The game wants the player to love the new character while hating on the old ones.… Expand
  10. Napolaen
    May 27, 2023
    2
    This is the worst game Ive played this year. stupidest **** plot, dumb as **** AI and the gameplay it self is about as fun and engaging as combing knots out of your pubes. 0/10 go **** yourself.
  11. renatorazal
    Sep 6, 2022
    0
    Terrible, terrible writting, worst story that I ever saw in my entiry life.
  12. Volian
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    As a video game it has amazing graphics, great voice acting and game design that was due for success and fame. However even with all that the story direction they took was mediocre and didn't follow the message the first game tried to give and show.

    A video game that tried to show me a new message a message of hate and revenge that in the end didn't convince me and showed me a game in    As a video game it has amazing graphics, great voice acting and game design that was due for success and fame. However even with all that the story direction they took was mediocre and didn't follow the message the first game tried to give and show.

    A video game that tried to show me a new message a message of hate and revenge that in the end didn't convince me and showed me a game in Naughty Dog's words "Not Fun".    … Expand
  13. conferatu
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    This game is a total sacrifice of good scenario and authenticity of sequel for social propaganda.
  14. Mezsgye
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    2020 is getting worse by the day . I love the visuals, but the writing is horrible. Do not get fooled by the positive reviews.
  15. aimesoli
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    스토리의 개연성이 너무 떨어짐
    조엘과 엘리로 대두되는 전작의 주인공들이 왜 2편에 와서
    이렇게 무너지는것에 대한 플레이어들에 대한 편의성을 제공해 주지 않음 불편함과 역겨움 사이에 존재하는 선민사상은 게임을 만들기 보다 정치적 홍보영상을 만든느낌 너티독도 이제는 돌아올수 없는 강을 건너 가버렷다.    스토리의 개연성이 너무 떨어짐
    조엘과 엘리로 대두되는 전작의 주인공들이 왜 2편에 와서
    이렇게 무너지는것에 대한 플레이어들에 대한 편의성을 제공해 주지 않음

    불편함과 역겨움 사이에 존재하는 선민사상은 게임을 만들기 보다 정치적 홍보영상을 만든느낌
    너티독도 이제는 돌아올수 없는 강을 건너 가버렷다.
  16. Kurvvy
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    I mean I’m pretty liberal, and the story in this game is just pure trash. Everything is just so bleak, with no influential moments like the first game to keep you engaged. The gameplay is the same with some added improvements and the graphics are nice, but that’s not enough to help the game as a whole.
  17. kral12345
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    I was really hyped for this sequel, but was horribly let down. The game looks and feels more or less like the previous one, so It's almost like we're back in 2013/2014 game mechanic- and graphic-wise. This is unfortunate, but a good story can sometimes make up for this shortcoming. That's unfortunately not the case for this one. The writing is really bad and feels really forced. I won'tI was really hyped for this sequel, but was horribly let down. The game looks and feels more or less like the previous one, so It's almost like we're back in 2013/2014 game mechanic- and graphic-wise. This is unfortunate, but a good story can sometimes make up for this shortcoming. That's unfortunately not the case for this one. The writing is really bad and feels really forced. I won't spoil anything, but the trailers are super deceitful. The story doesn't make any sense, and it seems like the writers cared more about their political agenda than making a good story.… Expand
  18. DmitryZ
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    Bad character development and storytelling. Only good thing about it - graphics, game play, mechanics, world. Naughty Dog killed this series.
  19. Seraiay
    Jun 28, 2020
    0
    Когда мне срут на голову, я думаю а не о количестве насранного говна, а о способах его устранения
  20. TeddyMacQ
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    Я просто в шоке как они могли так уничтожить одну из лучших сериигр на моей памяти.
  21. Johnny10
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm a huge fan of the original The Last of Us. In my opinion the new game is disrespectful to the fans of the first one. It might even have another name instead of The Last Of Us Part 2 and it wouldn't make any difference. Although the graphics are great the story, which has always been the main focus of this franchise, is very bad and ridiculous. An unnecessary and generic story of revenge, full of flat characters and without purpose. Joel's death was done in a forced way. He was tortured to death by a character that the player is later forced to control. So the game tries to get the player to sympathize with this new character called Abby (the person who tortured Joel to death) through cheap tricks like petting dogs, saving children, showing the same flashback of the firefly hospital several times. I'm not sad about Joel's death, many expected this, but the way he died was undoubtedly questionable. This death, however, is not the biggest problem, the development of the characters is bad too. The game mischaracterizes all the old characters in order to promote new ones that are extremely forced and artificial as well as the context and situation in which they appear. The plot, despite trying, does not manage to be as deep as the original, I didn’t feel so much impact controlling both sides of the story because I found certain script decisions forced, especially the situations involving the new characters.… Expand
  22. Ubermetalhed
    Jun 25, 2020
    2
    7 years later and all that’s changed is you can crawl and a jump button that belongs on PS1. It’s the same bottle throwing stealth and loot repetition from the first. No improvements just the same. Graphically it looks great so that’s where it gets 2 points.
    Story wise it’s a disaster. This is the last Jedi of videogames. It’s a postmodernist Retcon with a political agenda. This was not    7 years later and all that’s changed is you can crawl and a jump button that belongs on PS1. It’s the same bottle throwing stealth and loot repetition from the first. No improvements just the same. Graphically it looks great so that’s where it gets 2 points.
    Story wise it’s a disaster. This is the last Jedi of videogames. It’s a postmodernist Retcon with a political agenda. This was not made for the fans it was made for political optics and it’s amazing how bad it is. Making you play as someone you hate is not smart, not powerful it’s just a joke.
    This is a disaster and naughty dog should look to BioWare for a sharp warning about pandering and screwing over fans.
    Do not buy this game.    … Expand
  23. andyone
    Jun 21, 2020
    1
    This game is an excellent example of a technically excellent game with awesome graphics (for PS4). But also it is a game with incredibly badly written stories and extremely boring gameplay.
  24. arw002
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    This game is an absolute disaster and evil masquerading as art. A completely stupid and nonsensical story told through absurd and unjustified levels of brutality and violence. This game is rotten and will leaving you feeling the same - it's like everyone at Naughty Dog has some sick infatuation with watching and making people suffer (including the player) - how is this the same companyThis game is an absolute disaster and evil masquerading as art. A completely stupid and nonsensical story told through absurd and unjustified levels of brutality and violence. This game is rotten and will leaving you feeling the same - it's like everyone at Naughty Dog has some sick infatuation with watching and making people suffer (including the player) - how is this the same company that used to make fun games like Jak and Uncharted??
    Find yourselves again Naughty Dog, this game is evil.    … Expand
  25. IAmNinja27
    Jun 22, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. What you have here is a game with stunning graphics (just like the first) and mediocre, clunky, slow, and outdated gameplay (just like the first).

    What made the first a masterpiece was not its gameplay, but its characters and story. It was a journey of loss and gain, of despair and salvation, of a father and daughter. How a father would do anything to protect his daughter.

    This game fails to capture that at all. Taking all the ham-fisted agenda out of the mix as well as the actions taken by Naughty Dog and Sony in the lead up to the release...the story itself is just poorly told. We get no payoff to the events that concluded the first game. You get Joel acting uncharacteristically stupid, being emasculated, and then being unceremoniously slaughtered right off the bat. Die patriarchy. But it also means we get no resolution between Joel and Ellie in relation to the conclusion of the first game.

    No one gives a hoot about Abby. She’s not a compelling character. She’s not a likable character. Yet we’re stuck with her for much of the game. And then when all is said and done we don’t even get a proper resolution to the revenge story arc. Ellie kills hundreds of people just to let Abby live, because reasons. Abby accomplishes her goal. Woohoo. Meanwhile Ellie has lost everything. Her father, her partner, her fingers, her friends...but hey...crippling depression is all the rage.

    You have a ton of media either kissing its rear because of its “progressive themes” or because they are afraid of losing access. It’s not THAT good. Get real. And then you have a lot of fanboys and fangirls that haven’t yet come to terms with how bad the story actually is. This is a “The Last Jedi” situation through and through. When you sacrifice story and character for agenda this is what happens. Probably wrote the story in an afternoon.    … Expand
  26. icextend
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    Ulimately poor writing, misleading trailer, I was not waiting 7 years for this.
  27. vassagoraziel
    Jun 22, 2020
    1
    Gameplay wise it's decent, but feels like more of the same, it's stuck in the PS3 generation. No innovation or anything, it just feels very average. It lacks puzzles and more interactions with the environment that the previous game had. Most of the improvements are purely visuals, which is expected since this is being released in the end of the PS4 generation, while the first game wasGameplay wise it's decent, but feels like more of the same, it's stuck in the PS3 generation. No innovation or anything, it just feels very average. It lacks puzzles and more interactions with the environment that the previous game had. Most of the improvements are purely visuals, which is expected since this is being released in the end of the PS4 generation, while the first game was released for the PS3.
    Of course I could mention the story, but do I really need to do it? It feels like it was written by a teenager trying to be edgy. If you think that "mature writing" is just throwing a lot of violence and sex at the screen, you're totally unqualified for the job.    … Expand
  28. Gcalfa
    Jun 30, 2020
    4
    The game's graphics are beautiful. Great mechanics like the first game. Amazing environments by the concept artists. Stellar voice acting. But the story is TERRIBLE. One must judge for themselves, but I don't believe this game should have been made. They found a way to give the most depressing ending possible to two of the greatest characters of all time.
  29. DoctorXu
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    游戏缺乏新意，剧情庸俗，叙事及格，画面很好，音乐很好，演出很好，动画自然，急于与前作划清界限，令人费解。既然开发者现在自称是New Dog，那就打个0分鞭策鞭策，希望New Dog能取得长足进步。
  30. irvingzarate
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    Sony and Naughty Dog bribe the media to give the game glowing reviews, but the consumers see right through their corruption. What a terrible way to end the PS4 era.
  31. Amazing_Orange
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    Типичная СЖВ пропаганда, никак не прикрытая и не обоснованная. На фоне трогательной первой части - плевок в душу.
  32. Henryasb
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    Inclusión a la fuerza, 0 carisma, graficos buenos pero la historia deja mucho que desear comparandolo con ek primero... Que decepción
  33. Simpi
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    The first part was much better. This game lacks freedom of decision-making to change the story of the game. This is a major flaw.
  34. Carlox26
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    La historia es mala pero no hay que quitarle merito a las animaviones y los graficos
  35. Misha-Alba
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    When Neil druckmann said "we don't use the word fun" he REALLY wasn't kidding. Tlou2 is a betrayal to the original game's character, story, and fans. I should have listened to the rumors. i'll just pretend that this game doesn't exist
  36. MatiRz
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    I am without words. They destroyed the game, the story is total trash, the game is ruined guys I can't keep writing I'm gonna cry.
  37. gotyy
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    this game is disaster
    they killed my most lovely characters
    there is no reasonable killing part and doesn't make sense every single chapter
    i strongly suggest you
    DO NOT PLAY THIS GAME
    if you played last of us 1.
  38. Hanna_
    Jun 26, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Я не понимаю кто решил, что это будет хоть кому-то интересно. Игра просто невероятно длиннющая. Главного персонажа, которого любят все игроки, убивают сразу же в первые часы игры. И это объясняется тем, что Джоел убил отца Эбби, ЧТОБЫ СПАСТИ ЭЛЛИ. А теперь вопрос: почему мне, как игроку, должно быть не плевать на Эбби и ее папашу?
    Как я могу сопереживать персонажам, которых я вообще не знаю?
    Джоел это главный герой прошлой игры. Мы играли за него, знали его историю и мотивацию. Да если бы он хоть 10 отцов убил, все равно ни один игрок бы не поменял свое мнение о нем.
    Персонажи ведут себя как полные идиоты. Томми то говорит "НЕЛЬЗЯ МСТИТЬ ЭТО ОПАСНО", через несколько часов: "ТЫ МНЕ ОБЕЩАЛА ОТОМСТИТЬ ИДИ МСТИ"
    Джоел никому не доверял в первой игре, с какого черта он просто так говорит свое имя и где они живут НЕЗНАКОМЦАМ?
    Про концовку я вообще молчу. Всю игру Элли убивала сотни людей, чтобы добраться до Эбби. И в итоге она ее просто освобождает И В ИТОГЕ ОТПУСКАЕТ. Просто прекрасно!
    Единственное, за что я не ставлю игре 0 это музыка и визуальная часть. Игра выглядит и правда просто невероятно. Но как говно не заверни, это все равно говно. Не советую никому покупать эту игру, лучше сохраните время и деньги.    … Expand
  39. Badumms
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 2 points for this „masterpiece“ one for graphics one for gameplay not more not less. How on earth naughty dog thought killing joel the main badass from the first part would be a good idea? I mean cmon thats **** at this part of the game its wasted potential.
    Sad how you can ruin a franchise with just one lazy written story and this form of a second part. We dont need this second part, i will forget this **** and play the first part all day long now.    … Expand
  40. Gorrilla
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    how you going to do our boy joel dirty like that just to get some type of shock out of the player and that ending god no they really going for the to be continue like why wont even say what happens to avoid spoilers but its all just so pointless in the end nothing matters i loved the last of us 1 but these is just bad other then the graphics the game is just bad if you really want to playhow you going to do our boy joel dirty like that just to get some type of shock out of the player and that ending god no they really going for the to be continue like why wont even say what happens to avoid spoilers but its all just so pointless in the end nothing matters i loved the last of us 1 but these is just bad other then the graphics the game is just bad if you really want to play the last of us just play the first game its way cheaper and way better story.… Expand
  41. BadgameTV
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    Horrible storry, horrible marketing and down right western LGBT propaganda. I will never buy a naughty dog game ever.
  42. gikkopikko
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is so bad. Ellie can kill hundreds of people but when the time comes kill abby suddenly killing bad revenge bad. This game was only made so that neil druckmann can show his self insert character having sex with abby.Also they lied about you being able to complete the game without killing a dog.… Expand
  43. shocky377
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    Graphics great. Everything else was bad. Makes you immediately hate the new characters and not care about them at all, but then forces you to play as/with them for the majority of the game. They went full GoT/Last Jedi with the story
  44. ab1982
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    A good movie producer: "We've got 2 hours of entertainment for your and the message, but you only pay for the 2 hours and can skip the message". The Last of Us 2 uses the opposite approach: "We have been so carried away with the message so we written the most illogical and officious script, sacrificed those you hold dear and many more things just to be sure you get our moral".

    A bad,    A good movie producer: "We've got 2 hours of entertainment for your and the message, but you only pay for the 2 hours and can skip the message". The Last of Us 2 uses the opposite approach: "We have been so carried away with the message so we written the most illogical and officious script, sacrificed those you hold dear and many more things just to be sure you get our moral".

    A bad, really bad script.    … Expand
  45. ErasedVolota
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    This game is amazing technically Music Gameplay Graphics Atmosphere amazing feels like TLOU
    but it all goes downhill in the storytelling aspect not enough backstory for newer characters and a lot of the characters don't seem to act like they usually do
    Playing the game felt foreign didn't seem like I was following the cast I know and love But what do I know I'm just some dude that plays    This game is amazing technically Music Gameplay Graphics Atmosphere amazing feels like TLOU
    but it all goes downhill in the storytelling aspect not enough backstory for newer characters and a lot of the characters don't seem to act like they usually do
    Playing the game felt foreign didn't seem like I was following the cast I know and love
    But what do I know I'm just some dude that plays video games    … Expand
  46. Titanmoss37
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    Amazing graphics in a stunning world and environment. Everything else is just terrible, as someone who fell in love with TLOU1 and it’s characters, it really sucks seeing the route naughty dog took with TLOU2. The near-perfect character development built between Joel and Ellie in TLOU1 is pretty much thrown away and tarnished in the first hour of the game, new characters are very bland andAmazing graphics in a stunning world and environment. Everything else is just terrible, as someone who fell in love with TLOU1 and it’s characters, it really sucks seeing the route naughty dog took with TLOU2. The near-perfect character development built between Joel and Ellie in TLOU1 is pretty much thrown away and tarnished in the first hour of the game, new characters are very bland and just generally suck. The game is very obviously agenda-driven. And the story in general is tedious, With no real motivation to keep you wanting to play, or even wanting to know what happens next. As far as I’m concerned the last of us “story” ended in TLOU1. If your on the fence about buying this game, I would strongly recommend not buying. Or at least waiting till the price drops.… Expand
  47. kjost123
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    What a waste of seven years. At some point these AAA developers need to think about who they are making their games for. Is it for the sweet sweet critic love, or for the actual people who play the game and enjoy escaping reality. The saddest part of it all is they will still make a ton of money and just continue to make what they want, audience be damned.
  48. LillyBloodmoon
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    This is my first review and i am not a bot. I just finished part II and i am so dissapointed and sad that i had to write a review for the squel for one of my most favorite game ive ever played. Were as the original game was a rollercoaster ride of emotions with amazing writing and ellie being the constant for the player as a beacon of hope, part II is just a average revenge story in wichThis is my first review and i am not a bot. I just finished part II and i am so dissapointed and sad that i had to write a review for the squel for one of my most favorite game ive ever played. Were as the original game was a rollercoaster ride of emotions with amazing writing and ellie being the constant for the player as a beacon of hope, part II is just a average revenge story in wich they try to "subvert" our expectations and fails almost in every aspect, except for atmosphere and graphics. I really liked crawling through and exploring the world they build but what most people play this franchise for is the story. Its just so bad, character decisions makes no sense, forced emotional moments were just meh, love scene were forced and weird somehow. Some cutscenes and flashbacks gameplay were just there to make the game longer. It doesnt come close to the first game. Dont waste your money.… Expand
  49. Tententwelve
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is **** it’s so bad, such a terrible story. Joel dies and elie dies too! The story is lacking and Is so political, some people just want to escape the bad of the world and have fun in video games but this is so political and shows gay/trans people in a bad light.… Expand
  50. Allehn
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    Last of Us ended in the first game for me. I'm really disappointed with what they did in this game.
  51. Shaztopia
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is disappointing. It can hardly even be called The Last of Us "Part II" because it has nothing to do with the first game. Part 2 at the very minimum should have involved finding the cure still, and involved Joel. In the first game Joel murdered the fireflies to save Ellie, and lied to her. Everyone expected a continuation of that storyline and how long it would've been kept secret, and how they would have dealt with the rest of the fireflies now.

    The characters personalities, looks, and cautiousness from the first game has been removed. Joel trusts a bunch of strangers for no reason and walks into a room surrounded by them with Ellie. He's suddenly turned into a gullible fool and killed early on. The Last of Us was made popular by this character and maybe in a TV show or something longer it would be ok to kill him, but here it makes no sense.

    Also... playing large amounts of the game as 2 characters. Especially as Abby who is a very unlikable character. There is nothing positive about her, and she has nothing special or meaningful to accomplish in the entire game. Instead of the cure and accomplishing something important in the apocalypse, it turns into a boring 2 way revenge story. Another thing with Abby is she is somehow the only muscular shredded girl in the post apocalypse... Unless they have steroids and large amounts of protein, it's just not possible. I'm not being sexist, it's just simply obvious and out of place.

    The only positive I can point out in this game is the graphics. They're impressive, and I'm a fan of snowy environments which they made look great. I still can't give this game a better score because of that though, everything else is just a mess.

    Overall, this game does not make sense and I can't consider it canon in my book. I'll remember the first game and never look at this ever again and try my best to forget this complete failure of a sequel.    … Expand
  52. dude18sows
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    While the graphics are next-level, everything else about this game is a major disappointment. It is obvious the so-called "critics" are in the pockets of Sony. I have not enjoyed playing this game and cannot recommend in good conscience.
  53. joaquinus2020
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    Hola... lo he comprado con mucha ilusión, pero.. me ha parecido muy aburrido, gráficos mucho peor de lo que me esperaba y gameplay repetitivo.. y la historia/guión horrible..y no es una review bombing :-), siempre me han gustado los juegos de Naughty Dog, pero este, al menos las primeras horas, muy tedioso. uuff. Un saludo
  54. Mardene
    Jun 27, 2020
    1
    I trusted you and this is what I get after 7 years? you **** me good, terrible story, terrible narrative, terrible pacing, unlikable characters( you killed off or "assassinated" the good ones anyway), game becomes a chore and a bore halfway through, bravo!

    The writing is very bad and amateur, the dialogue made me physically cringe many times, when characters speak in a manner that    I trusted you and this is what I get after 7 years? you **** me good, terrible story, terrible narrative, terrible pacing, unlikable characters( you killed off or "assassinated" the good ones anyway), game becomes a chore and a bore halfway through, bravo!

    The writing is very bad and amateur, the dialogue made me physically cringe many times, when characters speak in a manner that people don't in real life, all "relationship/ friend" characters seem to have the same exact way of interacting with each other, people make out of character decisions or say out of character things in order to service the "new" story, which retcons a lot of things from the 1st game in order to push a new narrative, tries to "assasinate" the old characters while putting the new one on a pedestal, it is done badly and feels very artificial, essentialy trying to emotionaly trick the player/viewer to sell the new narrative.

    And in the end it even manages to fail to accomplish its own narrative, because it gives the exact opposite message while at the same time it also makes everything that happened throughout the 20+ hours of gameplay pointless, I find that astounding. 1 point for running when you put the disc in.    … Expand
  55. Russland1488
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Басовик ауешный а не игра просто ауе лгбтшный кал я вам это говорю как профессиональный вор в законе… Expand
  56. Korsgaard
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    Holy **** did they **** up the story of this ****ing game what a bag of **** it is
  57. Raymora112
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    So Saaad it Could’ve been great but it’s not It is sooo boring and story wise there is no arc in any of the characters they all move like robots they don’t feel it’s disgusting no one in this game has any feeling that are above one layer they all forget so fast they don’t care and they Have no reason to do what they do it’s just a Statement after statement Being forced on the playerSo Saaad it Could’ve been great but it’s not It is sooo boring and story wise there is no arc in any of the characters they all move like robots they don’t feel it’s disgusting no one in this game has any feeling that are above one layer they all forget so fast they don’t care and they Have no reason to do what they do it’s just a Statement after statement Being forced on the player that is sooo **** up… Expand
  58. Delirious6215
    Jun 22, 2020
    1
    This game has perhaps reached the pinnacle of gaming graphics for this generation, however, it lacks immensely in the writing department. The story has been the true downfall of the game and no amount of graphics, voice acting, and animation will be capable of cushioning the poor narrative that Naughty Dog was trying to achieve. This game is a 1/10, the rating I give is also a testament toThis game has perhaps reached the pinnacle of gaming graphics for this generation, however, it lacks immensely in the writing department. The story has been the true downfall of the game and no amount of graphics, voice acting, and animation will be capable of cushioning the poor narrative that Naughty Dog was trying to achieve. This game is a 1/10, the rating I give is also a testament to Metacritic deliberately suppressing negative reviews… Expand
  59. LionHeart123
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    I played the first game with my family and it was a masterpiece. This game is an insult to every fan of the series. The storytelling was atrocious and this game tried to make up for its lack of storytelling with pandering. Easily one of the biggest flops in gaming history. I can't believe they let us down this bad after all the years we spent waiting.
  60. tigi4710
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. В игре испорчено всё, что только смогли.
    Убили Джоэла в самом начале, самой тупой смертью.
    Элли то испытывает потребность к мести, то терзания совести после более 100 личностей( которые на минуту имеют имена) и в том числе собак(тут я вообще молчу... убивая собаку Элли комментирует *Тупая собака*, это как понимать? Собственно как персонаж Элли потерян.
    Далее, Эбби... кхм, нууу ок Баба-качок, бывает... Ну Ок, предположим.
    Дина, не раскрыта как персонаж, лично мне всю игру было на нее плевать.
    Баба с Эбби, та что беременная, то что она испытала, при своём путешествии, подтягивании на канате, болталка в грузовике, прыжки с высоты! У нее уже давным-давно должен был случиться выкидыш.
    Кореец, хахаль Дины, полностью не раскрыт как персонаж, сдох, как говорится, да и хрен с ним, не жалко.
    Плюс откровенная ЛГБТ составляющая.
    Приплюсуем ко всему этому ту же убогую стрельбу с первой части, ту же графику с ремастера и возникает вопрос, как могли эту игру делать целых 7 лет?
    Про концовку я вообще молу....
    Игра полное недоразумение, много ещё у нее косяков, букв не хватит расписывать все минусы.
    Добавьте ко всему этому 10 из 10 от журношлюх и результат не заставил себя ждать. Даром не надо, лично для себя я закончу историю первой частью, вторую в мусорку. Джоель с Элли приехали в городок, всё END.    … Expand
  61. Giuseppe69
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A game that completely betrayed fans of the first game. Developers were too busy following their sjw agenda and as a result the writing became a joke.
    Joel dies in a retarded way that makes no sense with his past self.
    You play half the game as a woman that that looks like a roided man. Character motivations make no sense.
    Ending is terrible and makes entire game pointless.
    Gameplay is decent but no one plays this for the gameplay.    … Expand
  62. GIGAGOB
    Jun 22, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The graphics - beautiful. Sound - way more ambient sounds than in first part.

    Main character development - I just don't feel em. They are not natural.

    Awkward scenes - death of Joel as a father figure, sex scene of Abby - its like some damaged person worked on plot. Sorry for harsh words. But its like that.

    Ending - It's like killing Bill, w/o killing Bill.    … Expand
  63. Takamon
    Jun 26, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. DO NOT BUY THIS GAME! SAVE YOUR MONEY!

    I was a big fan of Naughty Dog. I finished all episode of Uncharted (except the one on PSV) and I really love the uncharted series. I also finished the last of us part 1 because I really like how Naughty Dog told story despite that I am not a fan of horror movies and games. And therefore I spent $69.99 to pre-ordered the Digital Deluxe Edition of this game. HOWEVER, this game make me doubt if I am going to buy Uncharted 5 (presuming they will make Uncharted 5).

    3 Point for the good graphic, 1 point for the average game-play, 0 point for the terrible story.

    The story is terrible. They show no respect to the characters that the players love so much in part 1. And they show no respect to the players by forcing you to play as a character, who you will hate after witnessing what happen in the game, for over 10 hours.

    In the last of us part 1, even if you do not think Joel's choice is correct, you can understand why he did that. Here, it is difficult for you to understand why the characters will do such thing in the story. Their behaviors did not fit in their characters. Sometime they behaviors even conflict with their other behaviors in the same game, and there are no ground for the changes.

    I am very disappointed.    … Expand
  64. xayahrevi
    Jun 30, 2020
    2
    I hated the story just begging it to end from the middle of the game. Force you to play half the game with the murderer making him try to justify his actions and try to force you to like the character, they tricked us in advertising, I give this note because the graphics are the best I've seen, also the gameplay is the best, but the story is horrible and desperate, it hurts to see thisI hated the story just begging it to end from the middle of the game. Force you to play half the game with the murderer making him try to justify his actions and try to force you to like the character, they tricked us in advertising, I give this note because the graphics are the best I've seen, also the gameplay is the best, but the story is horrible and desperate, it hurts to see this transformation of the game seen with the eyes of a true fan of the first part… Expand
  65. Eggnog1000
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    I loved the original game because of it’s well balanced and realistic story, and sadly that has been totally disregarded in part 2. I played it all the way through, and the story has few redeeming features. The plot is hardly believable at many key moments in the game with all the key characters making baffling choices. The graphics are great, the actual acting in cutscenes is great, butI loved the original game because of it’s well balanced and realistic story, and sadly that has been totally disregarded in part 2. I played it all the way through, and the story has few redeeming features. The plot is hardly believable at many key moments in the game with all the key characters making baffling choices. The graphics are great, the actual acting in cutscenes is great, but this was always a game built for the story. When that story is as depressing and poorly conceived as this, no amount of visual fidelity makes up for it. For me, part 2 does nothing but disrespect the original story and characters for the benefit of a bad storyline with forced writing. If you are a fan of the first game’s story, I would strongly warn against playing or watching this game. As a footnote, I have tried to avoid spoilers but a small one is being referenced here. None of my criticism is about LGBT characters, i loved the left behind dlc for example, and kinda saw that part coming which was one of the better bits of what was a pretty boring and miserable play through.… Expand
  66. mag84
    Jun 30, 2020
    1
    This is just sad, the graphics are stunning, voice acting is amazing, but the plot, story, and Character's are just trash, nothing makes any sense, people who are cunning in the first game, are full on dumb asses in this game....What happened to the amazing story telling from naughty dog, its gone totally down hill after uncharted 2, no one wants to play as Abby....12 hours of that fridgeThis is just sad, the graphics are stunning, voice acting is amazing, but the plot, story, and Character's are just trash, nothing makes any sense, people who are cunning in the first game, are full on dumb asses in this game....What happened to the amazing story telling from naughty dog, its gone totally down hill after uncharted 2, no one wants to play as Abby....12 hours of that fridge was a **** chore, no one cares about her story, this should have been ripped from the game and set on fire with ****… Expand
  67. ARGIRATION
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    75% of it is non-interactive movie. story is terrible. central characters are terrible. and you know what's terrible too? censorship. misleading marketing.
  68. Elconde
    Jun 26, 2020
    4
    It’s a bad game. Not because Ellie is a lesbian. Not because abby drew the short straw when it comes to genetics. Not because of any LGBT characters (which there are but I won’t apoil here for those who still want to burn $60. The problem is the story. It’s bad. And yes, it tries to push Neil’s vision down our throats. And we get to pay $60 for the privilege. But to make it worse? We wereIt’s a bad game. Not because Ellie is a lesbian. Not because abby drew the short straw when it comes to genetics. Not because of any LGBT characters (which there are but I won’t apoil here for those who still want to burn $60. The problem is the story. It’s bad. And yes, it tries to push Neil’s vision down our throats. And we get to pay $60 for the privilege. But to make it worse? We were lied to. Naughty Dog clearly stated Ellie would be the only playable character (link omitted):


    Naughty Dog stated players wouldn’t be forced to kill dogs (spoiler: you are forced in unskippable Quick Time Events) (link omitted)

    And the trailer... with Joel saying he wouldn’t let Ellie do this on her own? Just another lie.

    This my friends, is called FALSE ADVERTISING. Stores are denying refunds, but there is a petition with 30k signatures requesting Naughty Dog to change the story of ‘The Last of Us II’ to something that resembles what we were promised.

    Obviously, that won’t happen.

    But, it may send a message that Druckmann’s toxicity and narcissism costs them money. Because if there’s ne message any corporation (Sony included) talks... is money.

    Save your money and use it to support developers who care about fans and delivering a great product (like CD Projekt Red) instead of virtue signaling.

    With that said, I can’t give it a 1 (or a 10 like some did mere hours after release). Graphics are great. Gameplay is the same (with the addition of crouching in vegetation, something the first Metal Gear game introduced back in 1987).

    And btw, the stellar reviews by IGN and friends? Here’s how it works. Access media (like IGN), depends on developers giving them early access to games in order to write about them. Which - in the case of highly-anticipated games like this - bring lots of clicks, which brings lots of money. Give the game a bad review and a powerful publisher like Naughty Dog will keep them in the doghouse when their next bug game comes out. Their competitors get access they don’t, weite articles, get clicks and money... you get the drift. Take everything these big sites say with a bucket of salt.

    It’s a business. Journalistic integrity and impartiality be damned!

    Avoid this steaming pile of manure.    … Expand
  69. Checho2398
    Jun 27, 2020
    0
    Me decepcionó la historia, varios acontecimientos forzados, sin sentido y un final que deja bastante que desear, me hubiera gustado que la decisión final la hubiera tenido el jugador, para que así cada quien tenga el final que considere correcto y que no te obliguen a quedarte con un final tan insatisfactorio. ¿Que sentido tuvo perdonar a Abby si igualmente Eli se quedo sola? Aún si matabaMe decepcionó la historia, varios acontecimientos forzados, sin sentido y un final que deja bastante que desear, me hubiera gustado que la decisión final la hubiera tenido el jugador, para que así cada quien tenga el final que considere correcto y que no te obliguen a quedarte con un final tan insatisfactorio. ¿Que sentido tuvo perdonar a Abby si igualmente Eli se quedo sola? Aún si mataba a Abby igual terminaba perdiendo todo lo que le importaba, en fin... me arrepiento de haber comprado este juego que solo consiguió hacerme enfadar, todo lo contrario al verdadero propósito de un videojuego que es divertir y entretener, pero en este caso no lo disfruté para nada.… Expand
  70. DSLevantine
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. -10/10 for bad story but take the graphic into consideration, I will generously give it 0/10. They totally destroyed what they built up in tlou1. the misleading trailer, dmca takedown and overly positive review by media are not helping the game… Expand
  71. daragard
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    The game does not deserve to be purchased, regardless of its merits (which are few, and overblown). The story works to actively destroys everything the prequel had been building: well-known characters act in opposite ways compared to their previous selves, and new characters are not defined by their nuances and behavior but are just cardboard cutouts marked only by their identity politicsThe game does not deserve to be purchased, regardless of its merits (which are few, and overblown). The story works to actively destroys everything the prequel had been building: well-known characters act in opposite ways compared to their previous selves, and new characters are not defined by their nuances and behavior but are just cardboard cutouts marked only by their identity politics group. Naughty Dog has written a Last Jedi and managed to kill a beloved franchise forever.

    Even worse, the technical merits of the game are arguably not as good as the prequel. The pretty environments feel now like soulless Quixel asset flips, and the game animations are thousands upon thousands of motion capture segments weirdly blended together by something which feels more like an AI than any kind of human-made plan. The end result is something which looks amazing in a static frame or a small motion segment, but doesn't feel right or cohesive once you are playing.

    The gameplay has been simplified and dumbed down considerably compared to the predecessor, where it was already thin. Even worse, the changes made are never there to make the game better, but to make the developer's job easier. An example is the addition of tall grass as a stealth mechanic, an unwelcome gaming trope which allows them to get away with much worse level design. Multiple issues which were present previously but were unimportant due to the nature of the prequel (inconsistent control response, shooting issues, out-of-control secondary animations getting in the way of your stealth, poor enemy AI, and more), now return but are way more prevalent since the game is way longer, has worse pacing, and the writing is no longer able to carry the weight of the game. It's just a lazy job after lazy job. At the end of the day, this game was not made as something intended to be played, but to be watched. And, since you have zero agency and zero choices during the game, I'd say the optimal platform to play the game is YouTube and not PlayStation.

    The entire game feels like it was made by factory robots, except for the story bits, which seems to be written by an Internet troll instead. It deserves a 0 not only because that's how it will make you feel after trying it for a while, but because this is an extremely dangerous trend which can end up destroying the entire AAA gamespace. Do not listen to the dozens upon dozens of 10/10 'professional' reviews which talk nothing about the game's blatant faults and are nothing more than glorified press releases.

    You should not buy this game.    … Expand
  72. Javirc
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. False advertising. Being woke. Treating the protagonist like garbage. You name it. I don't like it at all… Expand
  73. sdfdsgds
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    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. Why the hell would you ever force players to play as her/him? I dont give a damn about her/his story. The ending of this game does not make any sense.
  74. Hobojack
    Sep 25, 2020
    0
    First of all, i would like to thank people on naughty dog's team. Everything in the game is very pleasant and we see a lot of effort in.
    But Neil Drunckmann, that plot ? WTF, seems like a teenage trash horror movie drama queen game !
    Abby is the worst character ever create on the history, how do you think i want to play that terminator after what she did. Muh Revenge is bad, look and see    First of all, i would like to thank people on naughty dog's team. Everything in the game is very pleasant and we see a lot of effort in.
    But Neil Drunckmann, that plot ? WTF, seems like a teenage trash horror movie drama queen game !
    Abby is the worst character ever create on the history, how do you think i want to play that terminator after what she did. Muh Revenge is bad, look and see who she is. She is dumb, looks like a stereotype with some problems about his body on highschool and just want to push iron. So many times, i wanted to stop because a lot of things didn't work. I'm just done, the worst sequel ever on the history ....    … Expand
  75. RavenNV
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Where to start?

    My review is not based on the countless BS illegal scams that Naughty Dog and Sony did...

    Honestly, it's not even about what they did to Joel..

    Sadly, this game is one of the biggest disappointments of the this generation.

    The writing of this game was terrible and when I say terrible, I mean the worst I have ever seen. It was a story that was completely meaningless and had no resolution. SkillUp was correct when he said that you could interchange any of the characters and the story would be exactly the same. Joel and Ellie, who were some of the most incredible and well written characters in gaming history, had almost no modern day screen time together.

    "But Raven, what about the flashbacks spread throughout the game??"

    That's the problem... The flashbacks ARE WHAT WE WANTED THIS GAME TO BE!

    There simply is no such thing as TLOU without Ellie AND Joel. Let's be honest, we knew that Joel was going to die. He had to. But not like this... Where is the care, Niel? You both figuratively and literally spit on his corpse. And for what? Some cheap thrills? "To divert my expectations?"

    Let's put Joel and Ellie aside for a moment and simply state the obvious. This game is just one plot whole after another. It didn't make sense in the end. I hated the characters, as expected. The attempt to make Abby likeable (which is the only thing I can assume you did with her sections) was laughable at best. She had no redeeming quality, nothing that made happy about the ending.

    You get a 2 simply for the somewhat updated gameplay and the beautiful set pieces. You could at least do that right.    … Expand
  76. 20010
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Techinical graphics is good, undeniably. But come on, this game is base on the story, and the story **** up, the character development, the choices.... huge disappointment.
  77. Fernani30n
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Ya tenemos suficiente misojjinia y feminismo en el resto de medios. No pago 59 euros para que me den la chapa.
  78. NHAHM
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    The only good thing in this game are the graphics, story side were VERY bad, it makes last of us 1 doesnt even matter. Original character were OFF, its a downgraded character development from the previous one. That's what happen when you put too much politics in games over fan base.
  79. RosarioGamesArg
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Las ideas tóxicas metidas casi como propaganda política, y no solo de inclusión... Ya lo termine, y el juego es simplemente tosco... La historia es bastante absurda con un final mediocre e incongruente... Y el final no es lo único incongruente... El juego tiene huecos argumentales e incoherencia con el primer título por todos lados, comenzando por la manera tan idiota en la que murió joel en fin..... una mierda que apunta a una minoria… Expand
  80. Strike93
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Facts: It‘s not the worthy sequel anyone wants. DON’T reward their bad behaviour. DON’T buy it and pay Naughty Dog for it.

    Druckman manipulated the entire situation. By killing Joel early on - he knew this would be the reaction. To Druckman - ANY online press - good or bad - is free marketing for his product.

    Let’s put the joke back on Druckman and win the war. Deny him what he wants by discouraging anyone from buying it and getting a full refund for it if you’ve bought it already. That alone tells Naughty Dog exactly what you think of their game. Deprive them of publicity and down down sales profits. Sink the ship

    They spent 7 years crafting this sick trick. Let’s reverse it by forcing Druckman to publicly admit it’s a financial failure that backfired.

    The reality is - Druckman isn’t our friend. He only wants your money and attention NOT your thoughts on the game. His arrogance will quickly turn to despair when Naughty Dog’s bank account drains from all the refunds and lack of profit    … Expand
  81. d77omyy
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. this game should focus in the story and fail

    I don't care about other thing when the foundation column is broke the whole house will fail apart    … Expand
  82. NewYears1978
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    This game is marred by tons of controversy throughout its development. The critic reviews are a complete joke to me. One reviewer even said “I’m not even sure that I liked this game” then proceeded to give it a 10/10. That sums up this whole disaster.

    The game is a “visual masterpiece” but that’s as far as the masterpiece goes. The game play adds nothing to the formula from the first    This game is marred by tons of controversy throughout its development. The critic reviews are a complete joke to me. One reviewer even said “I’m not even sure that I liked this game” then proceeded to give it a 10/10. That sums up this whole disaster.

    The game is a “visual masterpiece” but that’s as far as the masterpiece goes. The game play adds nothing to the formula from the first game except a jump button that is only used a handful (if that) of times in the game. I enjoyed the first game despite it's game play, not because of it. That was due to the compelling story and incredible writing and character building.

    The Last of Us 2 completely ignores the characters built in the first game. It also makes the story in the first game completely irrelevant. Characters behave out of character. One of the major story points that happens within the first couple hours only happens because a character does something this character would NEVER do as established in the first game. It’s an utter disgrace and ruins the character. Sadly this is the sole driving force of the entire game. Not only is the plot point created by this event the main focus of the game and story but it is also repeated twice. It’s the most basic thing I’ve ever seen and to make matters worse it is written very poorly. It’s bad enough to run with a ridiculous concept but I’d you are going to you better darn well get the writing and characters right. This game does neither. The characters are boring and not compelling and the writing is that of something I would have written before I got into middle school.

    The “poignant” moment at the very end was just laughable. I mean literally. I laughed out loud. If you like this game then good for you. I’m not faulting anyone’s opinion. My as for me I say shame on Naughty Dog For releasing this garbage. By the way none of my review has anything to do with politics, ethics, wholeness etc... although all that trash is in the game too and would stop my score even more.    … Expand
  83. Khdaface
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    This score is based on the core of why people play the last of us, and why they fell in love with the first game, which is it's the story

    If you are playing the game for the game play, the graphics and atmosphere you will not be disappointed, as naughty dog is one of the best technical artists in the industry. But people play the game for the rich story, characters and narrative, which    This score is based on the core of why people play the last of us, and why they fell in love with the first game, which is it's the story

    If you are playing the game for the game play, the graphics and atmosphere you will not be disappointed, as naughty dog is one of the best technical artists in the industry.

    But people play the game for the rich story, characters and narrative, which this game has none. On the contrary it has one of the worst casts in any game, and with all the potholes weighing it done, it's not surprising that this would be the worst game from naughty dog.    … Expand
  84. Ahmed_Almanamy
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The story is so bad.. I loved first part and I hoped to see something better in this part but I have seen the worst story ..… Expand
  85. TheJoker2001
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    The story is absolutely atrocious. The way they treat beloved characters is just offensive. Don't buy this game!
  86. KenniG
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    Let’s be honest here, you can’t trust fanboys or professional critics anymore. You have to try these games out in person to get the real gist now a days. Too many critics get paid to post positive reviews to help bolster sales and fanboys will almost always view their favorite pop culture favorably. Remember a certain overhyped failed EA title?

    I truly hoped for a great follow up to the    Let’s be honest here, you can’t trust fanboys or professional critics anymore. You have to try these games out in person to get the real gist now a days. Too many critics get paid to post positive reviews to help bolster sales and fanboys will almost always view their favorite pop culture favorably. Remember a certain overhyped failed EA title?

    I truly hoped for a great follow up to the first and went into it with an open mind only to walk away asking...really? That was it? The graphics were good but not all that. The story had more plot holes and disconnects than POE’s servers. The controls were meh. And as is the case with most games today, it was short.

    Sure, they kind of warned everybody that it was going to be different, but any truly honest critic could tell they were either desperately reaching just to get a title released, or this was nothing more than a weak excuse to justify mindless killing rather than a carefully thought out game with a worth while plot. In a nutshell it is kill. Kill some more. And maybe collect a little loot along the way. I can think of much better, more worthwhile violent kill and loot fest games and they’re free!    … Expand
  87. ThereIsNoFuture
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    Abominable trash that ruins everything the first game set up. Skip this and save your money.
  88. konkrete21
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    As a fan of the original game it deeply saddens me to see what this franchise has become. The charm of the original game was predicated upon its well written and relatable characters in a profoundly dystopian setting. Regrettably none of that is present in the second game, the characters that built the franchise are unceremoniously flushed down the toilet while utterly unlikable andAs a fan of the original game it deeply saddens me to see what this franchise has become. The charm of the original game was predicated upon its well written and relatable characters in a profoundly dystopian setting. Regrettably none of that is present in the second game, the characters that built the franchise are unceremoniously flushed down the toilet while utterly unlikable and forgettable characters take the spotlight. This is all capped off by the game director's thinly veiled self insert first spitting on the protagonist of the first game, and later engaging in some frankly disturbing sex scene in the back of a van. I urge anyone considering buying this game to reconsider or at the very least wait for a steep sale. it's very clear the "professional critics" have once again been slipped cash or something to that effect under the table. This isn't the Last of Us, this is some imposter wearing it's skin like a mask.

    P.S. The thinly veiled political rhetoric is neither necessary, nor is it welcome.    … Expand
  89. Niycaionic
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is visually stunning all around, and the story is not as a huge mess as many would expect.
    But in the latter half of the game things just get awfull and just plain underwelming and confusing.
    The ending scene where abby is just left to live is a huge hit. And some decisions elly makes (Leaving her family) are not like her and take away from the original story.    … Expand
  90. jerrekt
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Waited 7 years for this hot pile of garbage. 10/10 gameplay. 10/1000 story.
  91. Dullop
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    I will be forever saying this game ended with the first ones DLC.

    Did a terrible job of representing LGBT community, and the outstanding graphics couldn’t save this seemingly rushed and forcibly political storyline. It’s a real shame to see one of your favorite developers ruin a great game, maybe if druckman put as much effort into the story line as he did overworking and abusing his    I will be forever saying this game ended with the first ones DLC.

    Did a terrible job of representing LGBT community, and the outstanding graphics couldn’t save this seemingly rushed and forcibly political storyline.

    It’s a real shame to see one of your favorite developers ruin a great game, maybe if druckman put as much effort into the story line as he did overworking and abusing his employees we would have a great sequel.    … Expand
  92. Rohan39
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. bad story.dumb plot twist.
    graphic 9
    Story 1/10
    Characters 2/10
    Gameplay 6/10
    SJW 0/10 dont waste your money    … Expand
  93. Expertreviewing
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This highly anticipated game, which has been in development for years, is one of the worst games I have ever seen. The reviewers not only on Metacritic but on all other sites are paid. The "gameplay" in this movie is walking from cutscene to cutscene while listening to a dialog. The game studio has been infiltrated by questionable people and thus a horrible game was created. "women" in theThis highly anticipated game, which has been in development for years, is one of the worst games I have ever seen. The reviewers not only on Metacritic but on all other sites are paid. The "gameplay" in this movie is walking from cutscene to cutscene while listening to a dialog. The game studio has been infiltrated by questionable people and thus a horrible game was created. "women" in the game look like men with masculine features and faces. Previously known characters have been defied and destroyed. The story makes no sense and is filled with unnecessary characters and kills off important ones. It makes you kill countless people, and then not the main villain, which you play as by the way, Every reason people liked the first game, gets annihilated. This game is bad on so many levels, the 5000 characters are not enough. I am in a loss for words. This is such a bad and laughable game, future generations will remember this as the most hated game of this century. Whoever was in charge of the development should not be allowed to work in the game industry ever again! The budget was wasted money and should have been used to refund every copy ever sold. I hope Naughty Dog never recovers from this epic fail.… Expand
  94. SaucyReviews
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    Absolutely hated this game. They ruined the characters made Joel seem weak. Made too many political statements. Waste of money.
  95. garlinger
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    guys its deserve more than 0. this games deserve 1/10 so i give it trash trash trash trash trash trash trash trash trash trash trash trash trash trash trash trash trash trash trash trash trash trash trash trash trash trash trash trash trash trash trash trash trash trash trash trash trash trash trash trash trash trash
  96. Ryan_Antonio
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Nothing makes sense in this game at all , Joel dies in the most stupid way possible to a character that we never saw before (Abby) IN THE FIRST 2 HOURS OF THE GAME , And we don't even get to avenge him , pathetic !!… Expand
  97. Notmytlou
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. No soul Just meaningless politics ruining games people loved.
    Here for my autistic friend that was crying when he found out how the story went in the game. Since he really liked the characters on the first game and it's dlc.    … Expand
  98. Savantir07
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Let me be honest— graphics and acting are spot on. Everything else? Garbage. Character development is pure manure, and the storyline isn’t worth paying $60 just to watch Joel be brutally murdered. Besides that...

    Naughty Dog is forcing this agenda on us in our video games, and shoving it down our throats. TLOU2 is a major disappointment.    … Expand
  99. Jaramilm
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It was bad. Killing off main characters, cringe worthy preachy ness, disappointing character development.… Expand
  100. diegoh001
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    Graphics were nice but story was garbage it was very disappointing. Critics gave it good reviews prob because to say anything otherwise they would be considered some type of phobic so they just bend to the will of the SJW's.
Page:

Awards & Rankings

2
#2 Best PS4 Game of 2020
1
#1 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2020
3
#3 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2020

Critic Reviews

All reviews »
Metascore
93

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.
    Read full review
  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.
    Read full review
  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]
See all critic reviews »