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  1. Jun 19, 2020
    0
    The story is god awful stupid and is not worth anyone's time and money. 7 years of waiting for disappointment
  2. Jun 20, 2020
    0
    The plot was not impressive, new characters introduced to please certain communities. The gameplay remains the same as in the first part. Innovations are minimal. I was pleased only with the graphics and individual gameplay moments. I did not like what they did to their favorite character.
  3. Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Lacração estraga tudo
    Jogo bosta mano que merda, para além de bugado
    Não é traveco q salva
  4. Jun 24, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. No story. Why do you need to understand the enemy team?
    And why is the story of the enemy team so long?
    Should have killed Joel? Abby's father tried to kill Ellie, but Joel killed Joel because he killed Abby's father to save him. What was Abby's father trying to kill Ellie because he was blind because of the vaccine? Is Abby psychotic?
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  5. Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Gameplay is not bad but it has many many problems and bugs , story is terrible and im so upset to be waiting for this for 4 years of my life , im so sorry for noughty dog !!
  6. Jun 19, 2020
    0
    The creation team destroyed the franchise. It's Gross. Spend your Money in something Else.
  7. Jun 20, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. They killed Joel that alone for me made me hate it. They did not do him justice at least they should have let him kill some people before going down with a **** up leg. Expand
  8. Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This game is a movie simulator, but rather than it being good it is a bad movie.
  9. Jun 19, 2020
    1
    Good visuals, my favourite thing about the entire game was the melee animations. Worst storyline I have ever seen, also it's clear throughout the game that the developers were just trying to force an LGBTQ+/SJW agenda and it made it a lot worse because of that.
  10. Jun 19, 2020
    1
    Game is garbage, 5000 5 star reviews before even released. Totally corrupt, obviously just buying reviews.

    If you like the original and aren't a radical sjw you will hate this game. Dont waste your money, get it second hand cheap if you wonna waste time on this pile of trash
  11. Jun 20, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I must say this was one of the most boring games i have ever played the moment i was forced to play as character that killed my favourite one from the last of us 1? totally mad Expand
  12. Jun 20, 2020
    1
    I cannot believe that this game treats the idea that revenge leads to more revenge as though it’s some kind of profound concept. Part 2 is just a bleak story in a bleak world with nothing particularly original to say.
    None of the main plot points in this game feel deserved.
    Naughty dog seriously took the easy way out this time. It's not brave or courageous. It's cheap
  13. Jun 22, 2020
    1
    Its is a trouble, a huge one, this game does some damage to the best characters written in the first part, Joel has some written issues, the story doesn't hold at all, stands for some "free politics by the face" in a "survival game", some of the control movements inside gameplay also are really bad when we try to jump or aim with some melee weapon, we expected more than this, especiallyIts is a trouble, a huge one, this game does some damage to the best characters written in the first part, Joel has some written issues, the story doesn't hold at all, stands for some "free politics by the face" in a "survival game", some of the control movements inside gameplay also are really bad when we try to jump or aim with some melee weapon, we expected more than this, especially talking about the story, 0 indicators about the future of this world: any survivors outside the country? possibiility of a cure? etc.

    The best things are the environment and graphics.
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  14. Jun 19, 2020
    0
    If you liked the first game because of characters and story, skipping this one will save you some money you can spend on better things. I simply can't believe they took 7 years to give us this disappointment.
  15. Jun 22, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. You build up a relationship between two characters. you promise that this relationship wil continue. But then Butcher one of these charaters and force us to play as the killer for half of the game. At the end Ellie doesn't get her revenge and she loses everything. While Abby get's her revenge and goes to the fireflies happyly ever after. So your message of revenge is not the anwser is not true.

    Abby takes her revenge and wins. She survives, gets a happy ending.
    While Ellie, after a long journey of pain and loss, doesn't kill Abby. And she gets the bad ending where she is, what she always feared, alone.

    Lots of the characters make stupid choices that they never would make if we look at TLOU part 1. The only reason they make these stupid choices is so that the plot can happen.

    This game is really a **** You are forced to play as a char you are suppose to hate.
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  16. Jun 26, 2020
    0
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  17. Jun 19, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I was unaware of the spoilers and while some friends tried warning me I did not listen cause hey... it’s Naughty Dog... I absolutely adore the first game TLOU 1...! I am in loved still with the first game! But now.... This game is over 25 hours and let me tell you I felt like throwing up... Expand
  18. Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is a sh**show. The leaks were right so my mistake for buying it anyways cause this game is horrible. This story is a mess and they should be embarrassed to have made such an awful piece of trash they try to call a game Expand
  19. Jun 20, 2020
    0
    Disgusting plot, too much stupid propaganda. You poured all your efforts into the toilet.
  20. Jun 20, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Нефиг злить людей своим феменизмом и лгбт пропогантой. Чёрные жизни не нужны. Expand
  21. Jun 20, 2020
    0
    Naughty Dog literally Spit in the Faces of their Audience..it's a Disgrace to The last of us 1.. Story is a train wreck. No respect to the Original.Save your money.
  22. Jun 20, 2020
    1
    if i want to see a movie with plotholes and nonsense, i would go and watch a netflix original movie
  23. Jun 19, 2020
    1
    Giving it a 0 wouldn't be fair because the game has amazing visuals. But other than that there's not a lot of good things I can say.
  24. Jun 20, 2020
    4
    I didn't hate this game. Visually this is a masterpiece, but like a lot of people have already pointed out, the story is a let down and is pushing the wrong agenda. And the game-play is dull. You are basically watching a movie with quick-time events.
  25. Jun 19, 2020
    1
    Propaganda tej szmiry przeszła wszelkie granice przyzwoitości. Nigdy więcej nic od ND
  26. Jun 19, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Boring and uninspired, and the jump button is laughably bad. Just don't buy it. Expand
  27. Jun 20, 2020
    1
    Yet another video game franchise destroyed by popular culture. I hope some people get fired.
  28. Jun 21, 2020
    1
    this game **** all over itself, killing the protagonist who literally took out an entire army to save a girl.
    Not to mention that the whole story is meaningless since they could have based it on something better.
  29. Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Trash game !!!! Don't know what game critics are playing but couldn't get past the story. Terrible game!!! Expand
  30. Jun 19, 2020
    3
    While I have not finished the game, let me explain why I'm rating it a 3:

    Being a gay girl I was able to strongly identify with Ellie, especially since I was 20 when Left Behind came out and who she is was confirmed. I couldn't wait for this one because I understood her alot. I think I'm about halfway through the story and don't recognize anybody from the last game. To me, this isn't
    While I have not finished the game, let me explain why I'm rating it a 3:

    Being a gay girl I was able to strongly identify with Ellie, especially since I was 20 when Left Behind came out and who she is was confirmed. I couldn't wait for this one because I understood her alot.

    I think I'm about halfway through the story and don't recognize anybody from the last game. To me, this isn't a sequel to The Last of Us, but a new game that tries and fails to put itself in that universe.

    And if I think the game is that bad why am I giving it a 3: the flashbacks in the game are what we wanted and what we deserved. There are so few openly gay characters in gaming today it sucks to see one destroyed like this.
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  31. Jun 20, 2020
    0
    Barely updated gameplay from its 7 year old predecessor, an absolutely awful story with SJW propaganda forced into it, and an incredibly disappointing ending with the newly introduced characters just as bad, and replacing the beloved characters (who are eliminated quickly and without justice).

    A pitiful sequel to an excellent first game.
  32. Jun 20, 2020
    0
    Franchise Killer

    I usually just look at meta critic to get a sense of the game but never review stuff. But boy a boy this is one hell of an infuriating dumpster fire that pushed me to warn other people to just save their 60 bucks. The story is beyond bad in a game which was supposed to driven by story and narrative. I don't care about the SJW stuff that half the reviews here are about.
    Franchise Killer

    I usually just look at meta critic to get a sense of the game but never review stuff. But boy a boy this is one hell of an infuriating dumpster fire that pushed me to warn other people to just save their 60 bucks.
    The story is beyond bad in a game which was supposed to driven by story and narrative. I don't care about the SJW stuff that half the reviews here are about. It is the Characters that are just sooo badly written. Their actions don't make any sense whatsoever. The point that they are trying to make comes off as soo mute. And the ending ? Well it just makes the entire game meaningless and pointless blood bath. I have no idea what they were trying to make you feel , but they failed miserably.

    Just save your money and stay away from this. A story based game without a proper story is worthless.

    This game is an absolute insult and spit in the face of everything the original Last of Us was. It is tragic to see such a beloved franchise be destroyed this way.

    A disgrace to the legacy. RIP TLOU
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  33. Jun 19, 2020
    1
    Wow... where to begin...

    if you are like me, then you loved and adored The Last Of Us part 1 (2013) and just like me, would consider yourself to be a hardcore fan that played the entire game a hand full of times while also not only buying it on the ps3 but also the remaster on the ps4. this being said, i was extremely excited for the last of us part 2. however, i do not feel as
    Wow... where to begin...

    if you are like me, then you loved and adored The Last Of Us part 1 (2013) and just like me, would consider yourself to be a hardcore fan that played the entire game a hand full of times while also not only buying it on the ps3 but also the remaster on the ps4. this being said, i was extremely excited for the last of us part 2.

    however, i do not feel as though i have been given the last of us part 2. i feel as though i have been given a game which is being carried on the back of its original 2013 masterpieces' success. this being said, i do not want this review to be seen as some other reviews as (this person hates the game just because of the gay characters and other similar character details). my feelings are quite the opposite, as i feel these details do not matter within games, they are just merely extra character details and should not affect if a game is good or not. in fact i loved learning that Ellie was homosexual and experiencing her first love within the last of us 2013 DLC. moving onto my actual issues with the game:

    Joel, a man with such a horrific past of being a bandit, smuggler and un-trusting person in the first game, to the point of only truly starting care for Ellie half way through the first game and especially after her being kidnapped and attacked. for some reason loses all of this in the last of us part 2, giving not only his name away freely (which he knows would be bad in this situation given how many people he has crossed. even Ellie explains this WITHIN the first part of TLOU 2), but allowing himself to be surrounded by a large group of strangers and most importantly allowing the location of their town to be revealed. this is not the Joel i know and is definitely not the man we were given in the first game who as we might remember considered Ellie just 'cargo' for a substantial while and had spent 20+ years surviving this collapse of society and gruesome apocalypse. to simply tear him from the fans who loved him so much for simple sock value and to justify this dumb revenge plot is quite frankly heartbreaking as a fan and is a lazy, poor way to try and kick start a sequel which could have been better.... this is just one of my major issues

    i feel as though to explain all the reasons i dislike, maybe even hate this game, would make such a review too long, so i will simply do a sort/quick rundown and if this review is seen by many or few and is liked i will expand.

    i feel as though they have torn half the soul out of this game in a brutal, unneeded manor.

    trailers were so misleading in putting fans in a safe space of making us believe joel would be in TLOU 2, not just stupid FLASHBACKS!

    the game comes no where close as to developing on the original combat or mechanics apart from a prone movement stance which isnt even combat

    i feel as though no meaningful connections were made between characters to the point of what joel and ellie had and makes me not really care what happens to them. its has if ND never played the original and didnt know that the characters made the first game what it was, along with the main storytelling.

    some parts of the game like the abby sex scene made me feel uncomfortable. not because it was sex but because was it needed?

    i feel as though the only part of the original last of us i have here is the beautiful graphics and world design to remind me im supposed to be playing its successor.

    for someone who told fellow friends not to believe or be fixated on the leaks and to go into the game with and open mind because it would be great. i feel like an idiot. who now would have preferred to have no squeal and was just left with my masterpiece last of us. i doubt i will play this again and do not want a part 3 if this is the type of game i am to expect in the future. save your money, do not buy the game and keep the precious memories of this game franchise while you can.

    im sad to have had to write about the game this way...
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  34. Jun 20, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Did you enjoy the great character building and relationship dynamics in the original game? The touching, well written story with moments of hope and moments of despair? Tough **** lmao, hope you enjoy p o o r l y written continuations of characters, ham fisted "violence bad" virtues interspersed between hours of brutal violence, and no redeeming aspects other than visual appearance? The game itself is gorgeous, the story is horrendous. Expand
  35. Jun 19, 2020
    1
    theres nothing on the screen to play, some jolly ting movie. i would rather watch student of the year 2
  36. Jun 19, 2020
    1
    Horrible and predictable story. They killed Joel in the most ridiculous way possible. The last of us ended in the first game
  37. Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Great visual style. The average gameplay. But the plot is terrible, this is an absolute abomination... seven years waiting for a great sequel and they create a ridiculous story like that. Change the screenwriter.
  38. Jun 19, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Killing a beloved character and makes you play with the killer of the beloved character..what a **** up thing. Amazing first game.. horrible second one. This is the way to kill a franchise. Well done Naughty Dog. 60€ for the trash bin. Expand
  39. Jun 19, 2020
    1
    Terrible story when it should be the story that is the reason you should be playing this. Not worth a rent or even buying as a discount. What a waste of my money. If Part 1 was the greatest story in a video game, this one crushes your expectations and then violated *spoilers*.
  40. Jun 19, 2020
    3
    I'll be brief.
    Technical masterpiece, a story failure. No more comments, could not hold my anger until the end of the game.
    Just disapointed
  41. Jun 19, 2020
    2
    The Last of Us was honestly the best game I have ever played in terms of story telling. So, I was super excited for The Last of Us Part 2. My excitement was through the roof, I couldn't believe it, I finally got to play the game after avoiding spoilers like crazy because the game got leaked. My excitement quickly disappeared after playing just a couple of hours. There were manyThe Last of Us was honestly the best game I have ever played in terms of story telling. So, I was super excited for The Last of Us Part 2. My excitement was through the roof, I couldn't believe it, I finally got to play the game after avoiding spoilers like crazy because the game got leaked. My excitement quickly disappeared after playing just a couple of hours. There were many cringe-worthy dialogues to the point I would physically cringe my face and say ugh out loud. There was a massive event that occurred within the first two hours. I was absolutely devastated. I did not want to play this game anymore but I spent $60, so I kept playing. The game takes you on 10 hours long side quest with new characters, and they were very unlikable and uninteresting. I pushed through, finished the game, hoping the ending will pay off all of the time I put into this game. Unfortunately, it didn't. The ending was just.... unsatisfying. This game does not feel like a sequel to the first game, instead, it felt like Naughty Dog and Co created a new universe that had some characters from the first game who had a cameo in the new game just to please the fans. There are no words I can use to describe how I felt after completing the game. I'm just sad I waited for 7 years for this game, only to see the story line make almost no sense, there are so many plot holes, so many characters that can't be related. I do not recommend spending $60 and about 16-20 hours of your lifetime into this game. It also didn't help seeing so many great reviews which raised my expectations. I wonder if the critics played a different game than us? I dunno man. :( Expand
  42. Jun 19, 2020
    0
    The story isn't that great, It's also horribly written..
    The first game had an amazing story, but this one, it's like I'm watching a teenage movie..
  43. Jun 19, 2020
    1
    whis game wasn't even necessary, the last of us 1 is a masterpiece but wtf is this game pls tell part 2 is truly coming and this is a kind of joke
  44. Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Cant even call this garbage the last of us, should’ve just call it a new name, with different characters, but they just ruined something great Expand
  45. Jun 20, 2020
    0
    **** sjw **** with ugly girls and tons of ****Better get re3 remake. Or replay laou 1.
  46. Jun 21, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This review contains spoilers.

    My approach for this review is getting straight to the point (quick fire bullet points)
    the assumption is made that readers are familiar with the series or rather predecessor of this current iteration.

    1- Gameplay - this game personifies the "if its not broke dont fix it"" approach. the controls and game play is almost identical. its about survival and you need to be smart about how you manage your weapons. There is no new interesting weapons. And its the same old style of hide and take your time before attacking enemies.

    Enemy variations are limited in fact most are similar to the initial game for most of this game. AI can be questionable
    at times. More so with the new inclusion for enemy dogs , Ill just say this if a dog catches your scent i doubt the moving 2 metres away will make the dog loose you. )

    i hated that i felt more vulnerable in this game. Even though this game is relatively easy.

    2-Graphics and environment - this is the largest merit of the game. this is definitely the best thing about this game Naughty dog just has a style about their Last of Us and Uncharted series that is so amazing to witness. this game does not miss a beat on that point. Environments look largely the same and painfully linear with little open world.

    3- Story - The main issue here is the character themselves. their Actions are rather different from the first game. Characters that survived the first game seem regressed they some how trust strangers now. which gets them brutally killed. this includes the protagonist of the previous game whole is clearly not himself. Joel does not have a clear motive and this obviously leads to his death. The motive of his death is also not stemming from a previous choice the player was made aware of or given consent, Autonomy was disregarded and what seem like a moment of courage to preserve a little girls life in the first game led to a mans death. Ally then seeks revenge kills thousands of people and in the end finds Joels killer and opts for an Honorable battle which makes no sense because the character design of this character shows that she is defiantly superior in strength! in a segment of the game you are forced to play as this very unlikable character.

    Theres a weird sexual encounter all i can say on that is wow!!!

    4- Lastly My love for video games - The politics of the game ruin this game. This is taking a perfectly good hearted story and trying to challenge you for no reason with a plethora of plot holes. how are you getting buff in a damn apocalypse. Its ridiculous !!!! but its okay. but ignore the forth point its just my opinion.

    and by the way the apocalypse is ignored its just about religion and sexuality now. its crazy

    this is a 2,5/10
    oh! Abby kills Joel ryt after joel saves her from a horde of Zombies
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  47. Jun 19, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Amazing graphics but I don’t like certain things about this game. I have no hate towards Ellie’s new relationship with Dina, in fact I think that is one of the bright spots of this game. I don’t like how Naughty Dog is forcing Abby on us. She kills Joel early in the game but than we are supposed to sympathize with her. Nothing bad ever happens to her, meanwhile all this terrible **** is happening to Ellie. Heard rumors about a potential 3rd game. Hopefully Abby gets what she deserves. I really think a sequel wasn’t necessary. The first game was amazing and this sequel doesn’t come close to its greatness. I just feel so disappointed. Expand
  48. Jun 19, 2020
    2
    For me, Last of Us II is a sad tale. Having loved the original game, I am disappointed with the direction naughty dog has taken in this story. The gameplay and design were amazing, but it can not be denied that the story is the leading force for the game. Due to this circumstance, I have to say this game is not worth the purchase.

    The score is a two, because the gameplay and design are
    For me, Last of Us II is a sad tale. Having loved the original game, I am disappointed with the direction naughty dog has taken in this story. The gameplay and design were amazing, but it can not be denied that the story is the leading force for the game. Due to this circumstance, I have to say this game is not worth the purchase.

    The score is a two, because the gameplay and design are done successfully. The story itself, and the execution of the character choices can not be comprehensible to any human being. The inaccuracies of human choices makes this story one of the worst stories in video games to date.

    If you are looking for a fun game with stealth and shooting, I would suggest playing the original Last of Us or Metal Gear Solid 5. Red Dead Redemption II is also another strong choice. The story and gameplay of those games listed has far succeeds the Last of Us II in multiple aspects and I highly encourage a buyer to try one of those games instead of the Last of Us II.
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  49. Jun 19, 2020
    1
    the only good thing is its graphic quality, the rest is rubbish, no more political correction, no more sjw.
  50. Jun 19, 2020
    1
    Game forces you to do dumb **** and gives the worst ending possible. Like wtf is this game why was this even made?!
  51. Jun 19, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I cant just believe this. How they could do this. They said you might not like this but its trash just pure trash. The plot made it trash. The other things are so good, but I cant pass what they done. disappointed. Expand
  52. Jun 19, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. O jogo tem excelentes gráficos, boas animações e uma boa gameplay porém não acrescenta nada de muito novo, mas a história é muito decepcionante pois tem muitos personagens desinteressantes uma trama que em muitos momentos é clichê,há muitos flashbacks que quebra a experiência pois é muito vai e volta e não sinto que estou progredindo muitos momentos cansativos enfim a morte do Joel e o final do jogo é o ápice do que esse jogo tem de pior espero que não tenha um terceiro é muita decepção. Expand
  53. Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Gameplay nothing changed much but as for story a complete Sh**the worst game in history they should just delete the whole thing Expand
  54. Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Liberals, SJWs, and LGBT degeneracy ruined a once good story. Everything I once loved has been destroyed by these heathens. Expand
  55. Jun 19, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As a huge fan of the first game (and it's DLC) I'm crushed. Yeah, the graphics are good (personally I thought RDR2's were much better and that was three years ago) and it's pretty smooth. Gameplay is the same as the first game, but you're in it for the story, characters and relationships, all of which goes out the window in this game. Everyone feels out of character, acts out of character, and there's no arcs or growth. They're just miserable, and the game makes sure you are miserable too. Violence was expected, and I'm typically more than fine with it, but a lot of the time it felt too over the top and had me flinching.The plot makes no sense at all, with huge plot holes, no arc, and having everything out of order feels sloppy and disjointed. Also, playing as Abby is a **** slog. They show her brutally kill Joel before giving her a "sympathy arc", which just solidifies me hating her before she gets a chance. Why is she important? We've killed so many as Joel and even more as Ellie. Who gives a **** about her father? The first game was about redemption, how you can always find something to live for, and how even the darkest paths can be turned off of. The first game ended with the player weighing the question of "was Joel's choice acceptable?" But this game doesn't allow you to sit with that anymore. The uncertainty of if Ellie knows and is going along with the lie or actually believes him is thrown out. This game literally has the director lookalike spit on that story's dead body. The relationships from the first game are gone. The characters are gone. The message is gone. What's the point. The ending doesn't even complete the story and just leaves you upset and unsatisfied. What a **** waste. If you haven't condemned your 60 bucks just look up the intro and the museum scene and save yourself the ordeal of the most disappointing game I've ever played. Expand
  56. Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. After decades in a post-apocalyptic world all what humanity cares about is talking about a girl sleeping with another.
    These whiners (LGBT movement) after destroying every beautiful thing family, society, universities, values even common sense they are moving to mess with gaming world.
    I think we have to boycott this game and make it clear to everyone who's daring to drag us to such agendas, even when your name is naughty dog, that we don't buy such garbage (stories).
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  57. Jun 23, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. After 7 years from the masterpiece that was The Last of Us, we get the sequel to a very loved game. It would seem impossible to think of this game flopping due to everything established in the first game and the excitement of the news of a sequel. But somehow it was worse than I could ever imagine.

    The tragedy that sets the whole story into motion is also a great betrayal of beloved characters on the part of Naughty Dog. The problem with this scene is not that Joel dies but the manner of how he dies and possibly when this takes place in the story. Joel in the TLoU was always cautious and hardly trusting of anyone. Joel even drove into a stranger on the road pretending he was injured because he knew what they were planning from prior experience of doing the same thing. Knowing the danger of people, Joel and Tommy decide to risk their lives to save a stranger with infected storming in to then tell Abby where they live and what their real names are without finding the motives of this stranger first? With the rising pressure of the infected, they decide to flee to the friends of Abby who are hiding in there neck of the woods and probably shouldn't even be there with no cause for concern with what that could mean. Not to mention the game just started and just before you even get your feet wet into the game Joel dies to a nobody in such a dry way just for shock value. This whole scene felt so forced and ingenuine of their characters that I didn't want to keep watching after this all played out.

    The second half of the game was very boring as I couldn't care less for Abby or any of Abby's friends. ND forces you to play as Abby just so they can impress upon you that Abby was justified with the actions that unfolded throughout the game. I never bought into this idea and never will. Also, don't get me started with the unbearable sex scene that came out of nowhere.

    What seemed to be the ending(s) of the game which I thought ever time it faded to black was more disturbing than what they did to Joel. Between the ideology being shoved down our throats the whole game to the cycle of revenge never taking place which was broken as Ellie let her go, I realized this game was a giant waste of my time.

    The only good things I can take away from the game are the amazing graphics, superb voice acting, and the flashbacks to Joel and Ellie that looking back now should have been the entire game.
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  58. Jun 19, 2020
    0
    JOEL DIES,TOMMY DIES, FOR nOTHING JUST FOR A TRASH REVENGE STORY THAT TURNS OUT BEING NOT A REVENGE STORY BECAUSE THEIR KILLER DOESN'T DIE IN THE END WHEN ELLIE HAD THE CHANCE TO KILL THEM. **** STORY NIEL COCKMANN.
  59. Jun 20, 2020
    0
    I will never buy another game from this freaking studio again. Not just saying that. That's how much I hate this game. Story is complete trash. Destroys everything good that the first game established. If you loved the first game, you will hate this one. ND you suck beyond belief. CD Projekt Red will destroy this crap title this fall. Goodbye and good riddance. PS Had the night to sleep onI will never buy another game from this freaking studio again. Not just saying that. That's how much I hate this game. Story is complete trash. Destroys everything good that the first game established. If you loved the first game, you will hate this one. ND you suck beyond belief. CD Projekt Red will destroy this crap title this fall. Goodbye and good riddance. PS Had the night to sleep on it and now am angry all over again. Afterthought: ND and Sony I want no part of your sick, hate-filled, miserable world view. You disgust me. Expand
  60. Jun 19, 2020
    1
    What a shame......
    The game is a bunch of left politics, the walking dead spin offs and loveless charakters. You destroyed in seconds what you biuld up with the first the last of us. RIP
  61. Jun 19, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I’ve waited for along time for this game only to be disappointed. The graphics are amazing and the gameplay is mediocre and repetitive but that’s not why I play these types of games, I play them for story and to have fun. The only time I enjoyed playing was during flashbacks especially Ellie’s birthday which showed what we all loved about the first game the bond between Ellie and Joel. The characters feel like they’ve been stripped of all important character traits that made them who they are in part 1. Ellie the girl who’s killed hundreds without batting an eye starts to feel sympathy for Joel’s killers and lets Abby go in the end. Joel despite surviving for 20 years reveals his name and lets his guard down around a bunch of strangers. Expand
  62. Jun 21, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. another franchise destroyed by a mediocre script, What's going on with the scripts? nobody checks them! So many expectations and in the end after 7 years, is this what they bring? what a disappointment
    It's a game about how revenge is bad...Except Abby used revenge and got everything she wanted with no repercussions.
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  63. Jun 21, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is a good example that "How to ruin a good game 101." Gameplay is normally regular. Graphics is absolutely amezing. Story is . . . You can say it is rediculous. Joel will never trust anyone easily, Joel will never go to anyone's place while he don't know that person , Joel will never help Abby for sure. Joel is very f**king CAREFULLY person in The last of us Pt.1. Only 4 years cannot change what what he did and was for over ten years. Trust me, the story that is signature of the last of us part 2 is wasted of time. Expand
  64. Jun 20, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is going to be a spoiler review so read at your own caution.
    I'll try to break this down into 3 parts so that this won't be any long unnecessary writings.

    Beginning: The game starts with Joel telling Tommy about the lie from the end of Last of Us. Joel describes it in such a way that we as audience should empathize with the NPC doctors and nurses. I get that there are two perspectives in every story but it just felt like the writers didn't know what to write and went with a revenge plot. So basically that firefly doctor was not just a throwaway NPC but he literally drives this Part 2. Abby is the daughter of that firefly doc and wants a revenge (to kill Joel).
    Imagine how many NPC's daughters would want Nathan Drake dead then. Yeah so now you get how stupid this sounds.

    Middle: We are introduced to many new characters like Jesse, Dina, Abby, Owen and others I didn't bother to remember since they mattered very less or had zero character development. Oh yeah we also have this transgender character that Abby saves just to make us feel better. I don't have anything against transgender, gays or any other LGBTQ community. Its just that there is no interesting backstories that I could get behind or anything like that. It's just plain boring.
    In the first 2 hours Joel is clubbed to death by Abby and we have to watch him suffer from two angles (perspectives) one from Ellie's POV and other from Abby's POV. After this I thought maybe we have to kill Abby to have that satisfying end to what Abby did to my favorite character but nope Naughty Dog legit says **** you and we have to watch this very dark and depressing ending that I'll get into in the next para. We do go through this intense journey with Dina and kill Abby's friends and family like Owen and Mel and others. Then we play as Abby (YES WTAF RIGHT?) and we see from her perspective. Mind you the game is still trying to make you feel bad for Abby.

    End: So, Abby kills Jesse, shoots Tommy in the face, almost kills Dina whose pregnant until that trans dude says not to. After all this we cut to black and in the next scene we see Ellie holding Dina's baby and they're in the farm. Classic western retirement plans. Tommy tells Ellie that the cult has captured Abby and the trans dude. At first Ellie says "I am done vengeance consume me" like T'Challa but the very next scene we see Ellie packing bags and getting ready to murder. Okay so now I thought yes finally I get to brutally kill Abby for what she did to Joel. No, we go there have a knife and fist fight just to get to the point where Ellie changes her mind in 4 seconds and let's Abby escape. So all this killing for 100s of men and women to just get this weird ending? What? Why?
    So at the very end scene we see Ellie trying to play the guitar the only thing she could keep as a reminder of Joel but she can't because Abby legit chewed off Ellie's fingers in a fight. Camera zooms into the guitar with the window behind and we see Ellie walking down the field to I guess where Dina went. The End.

    Last of us Part 3: Ellie is killed by some NPC's son. Roll credits.

    Technical side of the review: The gameplay is same as the first one. Not much of a improvement I would say. The AI is a bit better and a bit harder to tackle compared to the first game. The animations are smooth. The graphics are obviously insane because its Naughty Dog.

    Overall: Its a **** movie with a mediocre gameplay in between.
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  65. Jun 20, 2020
    1
    I usually don`t review anything , and much less i am the type of person that likes to review negatively but this is an exception for me. I had to contribute, seeing as this is the most blatant and cynical case of crony critics being in collusion with the game company to give fake reviews. The game was also falsely advertised, even in the last trailers and interviews after the game wasI usually don`t review anything , and much less i am the type of person that likes to review negatively but this is an exception for me. I had to contribute, seeing as this is the most blatant and cynical case of crony critics being in collusion with the game company to give fake reviews. The game was also falsely advertised, even in the last trailers and interviews after the game was fully made they still lied to the audience, used fake footage and promised things that were not there. Me and many people were duped into preordering and buying on release but will be returning the game promptly

    Make no mistake, people are not exaggerating, trust the gamers rather than paid off critics and bots(boy are there bots in the positive review section), this is a bad game, it is an insult to the audience intelligence, specially to the fans of the first game who waited 7 years to see the game world and all the characters trashed in a non sequitur kind of way, there is no logical sequence of actions here, just plot holes and out of character sequences. Remember how Alien 3 began and in the first 5 minutes of the film all the characters are dead making the build up of the second movie worthless only to then introduce a cast of people no one could care about? this is even worse, much worse.

    Now, the graphics are the only positive thing about the game. The art direction, enviros and 3d assets are what you expect. Is a shame and a waste of talent that those people had to work with such a terrible developer team and terrible director and writers. This is a project that should not have been made, all that effort would have been put to better use doing another game. I didn`t know who Druckmann was, but i will avoid anything that involves his name from now on, the cherry on the cake is the developer accusing people who don`t like the game as nazis and bigots, yeah, like some lgbt characters are enough to make a terrible game good, what a classy act Neil.

    The gameplay is also boring, the game adds nothing of value in that regard, the entire game is more of a movie with some quick time events than anything. So everything outside the graphics is either mediocre to bad, sometimes hilariously bad. Expect many viral memes from this game.

    In short, if you loved the first game then pretend this doesn`t exist, nothing that made that game great is here, nothing that makes ANY game great is here. Is 101 on all the things that a AAA developer should not do. The fact that this is rated among the best of all time by fake critics just make it all much more pathetic and frustrating, this company deserves all the backlash they can get and maybe it serves as a cautionary tale of bad practices in the game industry. The only positive thing that could come up out of this is more people discovering the first game, thats it.
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  66. Jun 20, 2020
    0
    Не покупайте эту игру, если вы любите гг первой части, разрабы просто напросто убьют все, за что мы любим эту игру, улучшив только графику и частично гемплей. Просто играйте в первый TLOA и забудьте про такое "продолжение"
  67. Jun 20, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I want my money back. Joel didn’t deserve to die like this. What a waste of time. Never buying from ND again.
    Vote with your wallet and let’s get those people out of the gaming community.
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  68. Jun 20, 2020
    3
    Poor writing , repetitive gameplay and forgettable characters made so much damage to one of the all time greatest story told through this awesome medium that is games.
    People loved and connected with characters from the first opys.
    Sorry but this one is a dud despite the awesome graphics and great performance by the actors..
  69. Jun 20, 2020
    1
    non-spoiler review

    I went into this with very high expectations, since the first game was a masterpiece, but honestly I do not know what they were doing on this one. The game’s story is straight up trash and it feels rushed. A lot of developers do this where one game they make succeeds, and so they just slack off on the second installment. I literally waited 7 years for.. well, this. So
    non-spoiler review

    I went into this with very high expectations, since the first game was a masterpiece, but honestly I do not know what they were doing on this one. The game’s story is straight up trash and it feels rushed. A lot of developers do this where one game they make succeeds, and so they just slack off on the second installment. I literally waited 7 years for.. well, this. So now, this game’s reputation is completely ruined and quite frankly, it deserves it.
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  70. Jun 20, 2020
    1
    boring, drawn out, character motivation at zero. The first part was better.
  71. Jun 22, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. ждать игру 6 лет, чтобы в первые же часы игры убили главного персонажа, с которым столько всего прожито? так жестоко?
    знаете, когда какая то неизвестная баба, на которую тебе все равно, мстит за своего отца, на которого тебе еще больше все равно и убивает твоего любимого персонажа, это не ок!
    когда уже разработчики поймут, что если они вставят во все щели "..", необоснованный сюжет - их засрут игроки, которые ждали продолжение любимой игры 7 гребаных лет
    оценки изданий можно купить, но оценки РЕАЛЬНЫХ игроков - купить не получится!

    (wait for the game for 6 years, so that in the very first hours of the game they kill the main character with whom so many things have been lived? so cruel?
    you know, when some unknown woman who doesn’t care about you takes revenge on her father, who doesn’t care more and kills your favorite character, it’s not ok!
    when the developers already understand that if they insert ".." in all the cracks, an unreasonable plot - they will be ruined by players who have been waiting for the continuation of their favorite game for 7 **** years
    ratings of publications can be bought, but ratings of REAL players - you won’t be able to buy!)
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  72. Jun 20, 2020
    1
    Игра получилась очень затянутой, геймплей однообразный, персонажи сырые и неприятные. Про сюжет лучше промолчать. Конечно же, повестка слишком навязчивая. Единственные достойные моменты были во время воспоминаний Элли, за них единица. Игра журналистикой была невероятно сильно переценена, за их подкупное мнение вместо 4/10 ставлю 1/10. Не покупайте, если не хотите разочароваться в серии.Игра получилась очень затянутой, геймплей однообразный, персонажи сырые и неприятные. Про сюжет лучше промолчать. Конечно же, повестка слишком навязчивая. Единственные достойные моменты были во время воспоминаний Элли, за них единица. Игра журналистикой была невероятно сильно переценена, за их подкупное мнение вместо 4/10 ставлю 1/10. Не покупайте, если не хотите разочароваться в серии. Фанфик от твиттер-девочки вместо продолжения великой игры... А разговоров-то было... Expand
  73. Jun 22, 2020
    0
    Snooze fest game meant to push identity politics and a braindead leftist agenda. God awful story with boring characters and boring gameplay. Could've been a great game too bad man
  74. Jun 20, 2020
    1
    A decir verdad a nivel de mecánicas se merece un diez, como fotografía e imagen también, sin embargo a nivel de historia Flaquea mucho, presentando un inicio y un final completamente amargo, dejando de lado por completo el desarrollo de los que se suponen eran los protagonistas para presentar una antagonista (que su motivo no es para nada forzado) pero que sin embargo quieren obligarte aA decir verdad a nivel de mecánicas se merece un diez, como fotografía e imagen también, sin embargo a nivel de historia Flaquea mucho, presentando un inicio y un final completamente amargo, dejando de lado por completo el desarrollo de los que se suponen eran los protagonistas para presentar una antagonista (que su motivo no es para nada forzado) pero que sin embargo quieren obligarte a empatizar con un personaje que llevas odiando desde el momento de inicio en la historia del juego, como secuela me deja un sabor agridulce, jamás llegará a superar a su predecesora, sin embargo si piden una opinión respecto a comprar el juego, esperaría a que esté en descuento, pues pese a no ser una experiencia satisfactoria del todo sin. Duda merece ser jugada y disfrutada por todos nosotros Expand
  75. Jun 20, 2020
    0
    I can’t even describe how horrible this game is and how disappointed I am.
  76. Jun 20, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is just pathetic.... I’ve waited so long for this piece of **** game. And please you stupid 2020 trash journalists, don’t think it’s because we are homo-/ transphobic. I don’t care about Ellie being a lesbian and I wouldn’t care if there was a Trans joining the story, but it’s just sooooo bad. You can just tell this Trans was forced into the game and the story is just pure **** now. Just disappointed. Expand
  77. Jun 20, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Story is **** I never expect this **** Shame on you Naughty Dog
    Uncharted series is much more better than this ****
    You messed up
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  78. Jun 20, 2020
    1
    Эта игра не про цикл ненависти, а про гоночный трек дебилизма.
  79. Jun 21, 2020
    0
    There is a saying in Hollywood that "If you want to send a message, use Western Union."

    But coming to games, I will say "use Metacritic." If this is a AAA movie, at least to me, the storytelling needs to be on par with Avatar, and in my opinion, Avatar has a very average story. If you want only people who like you to play your game, that's fine. But if you need people who don't
    There is a saying in Hollywood that "If you want to send a message, use Western Union."

    But coming to games, I will say "use Metacritic."

    If this is a AAA movie, at least to me, the storytelling needs to be on par with Avatar, and in my opinion, Avatar has a very average story.

    If you want only people who like you to play your game, that's fine.

    But if you need people who don't personally know you to play your game and care, you need to spend less effort on how to control their review process but broaden your craft.

    You can manage your self-image by not allowing your peers and subordinates to talk trash to you, and most of the time, they won't.

    But you cannot control others' expectations of you the same way, because they are not paying for you to have your amusement made, but a good story that they can relate.

    Maybe my expectation of the game is the result of me getting older, but so should the craftsmanship of game developers.
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  80. Jun 20, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Penis fart Penis fart Penis Fart Penis Fart Penis fart Penis fart Penis Fart Penis Fart Penis fart Penis fart Penis Fart Penis Fart Penis fart Penis fart Penis Fart Penis Fart Penis fart Penis fart Penis Fart Penis Fart and that's why The last of us 2 is a disaster Expand
  81. Jun 20, 2020
    0
    Ссанина и чернь. Такое говно не должно выходить в свет.
  82. Jun 20, 2020
    0
    We don't hate LGBT, we just hate selfishness and double standards,Why do our emotions need game makers to make decisions for us
  83. Jun 20, 2020
    0
    Shame on you naughty dog for ruining such a masterpiece franchise and spitting on the first game face
  84. Jun 21, 2020
    2
    Its so sad how they decided to make this game. Jeszcze gdy chodziłem do podstawówki, to był tam taki Paweł, i ja jechałem na rowerze, i go spotkałem, i potem jeszcze pojechałem do biedronki na lody, i po drodze do domu wtedy jeszcze, już do domu pojechałem. Hulk niszczyć. Really hard to enjoy this game. But maybe its just me. Wait for some reviews. Z Bogiem i nie głosujcie na Dudę - 2/10.Its so sad how they decided to make this game. Jeszcze gdy chodziłem do podstawówki, to był tam taki Paweł, i ja jechałem na rowerze, i go spotkałem, i potem jeszcze pojechałem do biedronki na lody, i po drodze do domu wtedy jeszcze, już do domu pojechałem. Hulk niszczyć. Really hard to enjoy this game. But maybe its just me. Wait for some reviews. Z Bogiem i nie głosujcie na Dudę - 2/10.
  85. Jun 20, 2020
    0
    Don´t like the story and the bad ending. a very overrated game!!!!!!!!!!!!
  86. Jun 20, 2020
    0
    my god... how can you release game with that retarded writing. Plot holes, unlikable characters, forced political agenda... Never buying fro. ND again.
  87. Jun 20, 2020
    2
    Beyond disappointed. Completely derailed from what was built on in the first game. This story is similar to the SJW Netflix shows made for teens. Wish I could get a refund honesty.
  88. Jun 20, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. the story wasn't compelling, felt the game play wasn't an improvement over the first. Considering this may be 1 of the last AAA titles on ps4 I'm not impressed at all. I"m just generally disappointed. Expand
  89. Jun 20, 2020
    1
    Not entertaining at all, a positively repugnant waste of time. All the leaks were true and turned out even worse than we thought and the deplorable fashion in which Naughty Dog tried to cover up the leaks and falsely advertise the game by editing the trailers has made it even worse. There is no respect to the previous game's characters and storyline which is disappointing and infuriatingNot entertaining at all, a positively repugnant waste of time. All the leaks were true and turned out even worse than we thought and the deplorable fashion in which Naughty Dog tried to cover up the leaks and falsely advertise the game by editing the trailers has made it even worse. There is no respect to the previous game's characters and storyline which is disappointing and infuriating as Joel and Ellie were fantastically written characters in the first Last of Us game and the way they're treated in this game is untterly disrespectful. The graphic content in the game is far too over the top and doesn't add to the drama, it's just completely off putting. The gameplay itself isn't much of an improvement over the first game and the storyline itself is far too long and boring apart from when it looks to insult the fans whith ridiculous plot decisions. The graphics, level desingn, difficulty settings and sound are excellent of course, but that doesn't make the game worth it at all. The political pandering and SJW agenda that is shoe-horned into the game is distracting and completely un-natural and unnecessary. The influence that Anita Sarkeesian has had over Neil Druckman and the studio has ruined their reputation and cannot be forgiven. The game is a total waste of time, a slap in the face to the fans and has been falsey praised by the paid reviews of the critics. Don't believe what they say, some of their words don't even come close to the truth. Keep your money, The Last of Us Part 2, Go woke, get broke. Expand
  90. Jun 20, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. False advertising to make you believe that joel is still alive, they tricked us making joel saying in the trailer a quote that he never says in the game, when in reality it was Jesse who was talking to Ellie, so they just changed the whole scene.

    The story makes nosense comparing to the first one, dialogues and story was made to promote the lgbt community nothing more, so obvious and so forced.
    Killing joel in the most brutal and disgracing way, then spitting on him, why? It was so graphic that It makes you feel sick.
    They tourned Joel and Tommy into amateurs who would give their location and real names to a bunch of strangers.
    Having to play as joel's killer to make you feel "sympathy" for her and turning Ellie and Joel info the villains, in top of that we have a meaneless ending with Ellie sparing Abby and being left Alone by Dina.
    So basicly this game was just made to mess with your psyche and your mental health destroying all what we knew from the dynamic between Ellie and joel to just promoting their own believes and ideals with their agenda in the most narcissistic way.
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  91. Jun 20, 2020
    2
    Woke" doesn't even begin to describe it. This is absolute garbage. An insult to paying customers and fans of the first game. Bait and switch coated in social justice propaganda. Avoid it at all costs.
  92. Jun 21, 2020
    0
    A game that must be apocalyptic, but perverted developers prefer to pay attention to the character's sexuality than to the game itself, a game is not made of graphics, but of a story with gameplay, the studios that rated 100 for this game are all paid for it,
    metacritic is censoring comments, they don't want us to rate the game, doing everything so that the review cannot be commented
  93. Jun 20, 2020
    0
    waited soo long to get disappointed. very disappointed in fact. The gameplay and graphics are just perfect 10/10 but the story is 2/10.
  94. Jun 20, 2020
    0
    I can’t believe I spent $60 on this garbage. The story was worse than raw sewage in a dumpster that was lit on fire and thrown into Australia. Like seriously I broke the disk and put it in my compost bin I don’t even think the worms like this game. 0/10
  95. Jun 20, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Although it excels in graphics and gameplay, the game's story is lousy. I can't explain how the writers were able to screw things up in such a way when the first part completely absorbs you in the story of the characters. Expand
  96. Jun 20, 2020
    0
    Completely removes the impact the first game had. Throws SJW agendas in your face. A terrible sequel to an amazing franchise, would never recommend playing this, unless you like being hurt. Storytelling is trash. Graphics are nice, but they are common amongst recent game. I'd suggest you spend your money on a better game.
  97. Jun 20, 2020
    0
    This is not what I have been waiting for 7 years. the plot is predictable, the gameplay is copied from the first part
  98. Jun 20, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. They ruined the story. Made the game political instead of relevant to how the characters would actually act. Can’t even return this. DO NOT BUY!! Expand
  99. Jun 20, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 0/10, bad story that makes no sense at all. it isn't even about "The Last of Us" anymore, but rather about some love story Expand
  100. Jun 20, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Seria melhor não ter tido continuação.

    F*deram a história do game por causa de lacração.

    Um dos personagens principais (Joel) morre.

    E ellie se vinga? Não... Fica com pena e acha que toda vida importa, menos a fetal.

    Horrível.
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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]