The Last of Us Part II

 PlayStation 4
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5.8

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  3. Negative: 68,475 out of 161975
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  1. LanceVanceDance
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    This is boring, insufferable, petty, naive, pseudo-deep and unimaginative.
    People that give this game a 10/10 seem mostly to be naive far left ideologues, loving the themes. Basically, there are gay people in this game and they struggle, that's why we give it 10/10s.
    Naturally, because they can't see past the sexual orientation of the main characters, the only reason they can imagine    This is boring, insufferable, petty, naive, pseudo-deep and unimaginative.
    People that give this game a 10/10 seem mostly to be naive far left ideologues, loving the themes. Basically, there are gay people in this game and they struggle, that's why we give it 10/10s.

    Naturally, because they can't see past the sexual orientation of the main characters, the only reason they can imagine for someone NOT praising this **** is because they didn't like what they like. So it must be that those people are homophobes, right? No, you idiot, and go duck yourself.

    Perhaps this game's greatest flaw is how f-ing boring it is. This is ~20 hours long, most of which is spent in excruciating boredom of slow, poor stealth gameplay, slow salvaging of resources in empty abandoned places, stumbling through graphically detailed, but mostly artistically deprived environments.

    This is pretty much tlou1 gameplay, marginally improved but also spread over 20 hours like not enough bread over too much butter. This is stealth, but not good stealth, just meh stealth. This is action, but not good action, just meh. And all of it is slow, heavy, pointless and preachy.

    This game seems to have some of the top graphics for a console game, especially when it comes to characters and their animations in cutscenes. The environments can look absolutely stunning at times, but what most people don't mention is that this only happens at times, at specifically defined eyecandy places. Apart from those specific picturesque scenic points, most of the environments you will have the unfortune to traverse will be boring and realistically ugly to look at. Case and point, don't expect this journey to be a pure eyecandy like God of War. When it comes to detail and realism - maybe, but not when it comes to artistic value.

    This is supposed to be story driven, except the story is so shallow in comparison to the first game, it's not even funny. This is just a revenge plot, nothing more. There are elements of romantic relationships, but they don't go anywhere and are just a marginal decoration to the revenge plot.
    Someone kills somebody, somebody goes after the killer, somebody fails and then fails again, the end. It's that simple. It's not about human relationships, not about bonding, not about opening up to each other or finding the light in darkness. It's about pettily getting back at people. Such touching themes, right? Compare this shallow **** to the first game now...

    But this is still a drop in the ocean compared to how poorly previously established characters are handled here. They are essentially different people wearing the skin of someone we knew. Imagine GOT S8 level of character mismanagement, and I don't just mean Daenerys, because literally no character had their integrity by the end of the show. This is what this game is, everyone is making decisions detached from their established personality and sometimes even detached from their situation. It's ridiculous.

    So whereas the first game had a good story to justify its unremarkable gameplay, this story justifies nothing and simply compounds the flaws.

    This absolutely doesn't deserve a 10/10. Not because there are gay people, but because it all is such a step down compared to a 7 year old game. This is boring, insufferable, petty, naive, pseudo-deep and unimaginative.

    1 point further deducted for the marketing lies of ND and Sony, and their absolute abhorrent behavior when it comes to employee treatment, free discussion and dmca abuse. This game was not worth it all.    … Expand
  2. StanEKB
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    2020 is getting worse and worse. Neil Druckmann Thanks to you, I will no longer buy a single Naughty Dog game.
  3. Vl_cz
    Jun 26, 2020
    2
    This game has the worst scenario of the year.
    The gameplay is no different from the first part.
    The graphics are not bad. I hope the team that created the game finds a more adequate leader than Neil Druckmann
  4. kleindropper
    Jul 1, 2020
    1
    SAVE YOUR MONEY! There will be plenty of used copies flooding the market soon as people finish (or quit) this game and NEVER want to pick it up again. If you want that same miserable, painful experience, wait a few days and pick it up for $20 or less on the used market.
  5. McRaoul
    Jun 25, 2020
    2
    Pretty graphics but thats pretty much it. The game is an insult to story telling in general.
    Uninteresting characters? check.
    Plot holes? check. Dumb character decisions for the sake of making the story fit a narrative? check. Beaten over the head over and over again with the cliché narrative "vengeance is bad"? check. Insultingly badly written male characters to the point that im    Pretty graphics but thats pretty much it. The game is an insult to story telling in general.
    Uninteresting characters? check.
    Plot holes? check.
    Dumb character decisions for the sake of making the story fit a narrative? check.
    Beaten over the head over and over again with the cliché narrative "vengeance is bad"? check.
    Insultingly badly written male characters to the point that im asking myself if this game is feminist propaganda? check.

    The gameplay is fine, but it didnt innovate anything from the first game so i wont give it any points for that, its basically more of the same but they removed the puzzles.

    Just stay away from this piece of **** game.    … Expand
  6. FROMM
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    nonsense story, gameplay real tedious and repetitive, can't go through more than 40% into the game..

    watch out from the high score from critic reviews it's so biased.. same goes for the user reviews... I mean cdprojekt red/rockstar and naughty dog games reviews can't be taken seriously.. and naughty dog is not the same after amy hennig and around 70% of the staff leaving the company...
  7. zonfire21
    Jul 1, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I pre-ordered the game of a few weeks after it was announced because of my love for the first one on PS3. Sadly this game, other than gameplay is missing the charm of the original. I expected to continue on as Joel and instead I am playing as the angry lesbian that barely resembles the girl in the first one. I was unable to complete the game and will be selling it ASAP. The story was so bad and full of LGBT stuff I was disgusted. I did some research online and relealized this stuff was leaked weeks ago and Ellie has been gay since the DLC I never played. All news to me. But I want nothing to do with TLOU series again.… Expand
  8. arnes_king
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    Very good graphics but the story and characters are bellow bad because of Anita Sarkeesian and her fanboy Neil Druckman. Such things should not be putt into games...
  9. Techsensei
    Jun 22, 2020
    2
    Just garbage, they took the most beloved game and character and turned into pure unadulterated garbage. Spoilt the game and story line .they soo desperately want you to love Abby and whole game is manipulate and biased towards Ellie. It's like Abby good with kids Abbie good with dogs Ellie dog killer Ellie revenge monger Joel bad Joel murderer.
  10. starriblev
    Jun 20, 2020
    2
    Terrible storyline and characters.This game is such a betrayal to first game.Hope Neil Druckmann gets fired as soon as possible.
  11. C-rezo
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Una basura de juego, si lo puedes conseguir a 5 dólares o cambiarlo por algún FIFA lo recomiendo.… Expand
  12. OnlyMad
    Jun 25, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Худшая игра 2020 года. Если этому недоразумению ещё и " игру года" дадут, то это окончательно похоронит "игровых критиков" в глазах всего адекватного игрового комьюнити.… Expand
  13. AmazinGamer
    Jun 27, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Bonito y hostil pero hueco, no me termino de creer que Ellie, una muchacha escuálida de 19 años pueda cargarse a tíos evidentemente más grandes y fuertes en combates 1 a 1, y para intentar dar ese toque de vulnerabilidad aparece Abby como personaje jugable cazándose entre sí para “equilibrar” lo vulnerable que puede ser Ellie, tanto odio y venganza para un final cutre sin imaginación, un escupitajo en un ojo, así sin mas!.
    El juego se nota “manoseado” por 2 o mas equipos distintos de desarrolladores, en momentos se ve muy bien y en otros deja muchísimo que desear, algunas animaciones y texturas son bastante cutres como la deformación y calidad del terreno, o en bastantes de los objetos que sirven de cobertura con calidad nula, la narrativa es de una novela barata e infantil que le pasa factura tratando ser inclusivo pero de manera forzada y hasta de mal gusto, la falta de respeto hacia los verdaderos fans se hace evidente.
    En cuanto a la jugabilidad ha progresado muy ligeramente respecto al anterior se siente “más de lo mismo”, (Infamous, Uncharted, Horizon, Days Gone, Dead Stranding) escenas escriptadas por todas partes, sigilo mal logrado, gunplay sin emoción y terrible IA, demasiadas veces hay que pasar por grietas y recovecos que resulta totalmente irreal, misma jugabilidad que los juegos mencionados, que por cierto al menos en mi opinión ya cansa la verdad.    … Expand
  14. Thiagotjs
    Jun 24, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Joel dies. The game is a lgbt ad. The whole story of the relationship between "father" and daughter from the first game was spoiled at 2.
    Bad.........    … Expand
  15. IngvarrIsHere
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This is not a game, but an LGBT agenda. Developers Your target audience is not Anita Sargsyan. Until you understand it you will receive a rating of 0.
  16. Soldano
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    What a disaster. This game takes you hostage while you're forced to watch hours of insufferable cutscenes that look more like a revenge story in a meth trailer park than a zombie apocalyspe.

    The shock value violence is bad, it feels forced And will make you roll your eyes. Not every game can use violence in an artistic way like Silent Hill 2. The graphics are not THAT great But they're    What a disaster. This game takes you hostage while you're forced to watch hours of insufferable cutscenes that look more like a revenge story in a meth trailer park than a zombie apocalyspe.

    The shock value violence is bad, it feels forced And will make you roll your eyes. Not every game can use violence in an artistic way like Silent Hill 2. The graphics are not THAT great But they're the only thing this game does well.
    This game still has the same clunky gameplay that was already outdated in 2013, and generally is not very modern in design. QTE, endless dialogues and pretentious pseudo cinematic style have been abandonned long ago for more gameplay based experience since games like bioshock or Witcher III showed that you can make a good story without endless annoying dialogues.

    The story is awfully pretentious and at the same time doesn't really have much to say.
    Neil Druckman's overinflated ego doesn't reflect his talents as a game designer. He obviously wanted to "subvert expectations" and emulate what Kojima did in Metal Gear by presenting violence as an endless circle, but the talent and creativity that made the MGS games so special just isn't there. Instead we have over the top violence, bland characters and a gas station novel plot.

    Combined with the very annoying story, the slow and clunky gameplay make this game a chore.

    This is not a good game and the fact it was propped up by critics as the definitive experience of this generation says all you need to know about them. There are dozens of better games that will never get that kind of attention, do some research and use your wallet to reward someone who worked hard to create something special.

    Don't let anyone lie to you: the reason this "game" gets so bad reviews is because people don't like it, period.    … Expand
  17. Sinx
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    El juego muere a las 3 horas las 28 horas restantes Parecen puro relleno escrito por directores mediocres Debieron hacer una entrega completamente nueva sin nombrar a ellie ni a Joel ni a nadie del primer juego y la verdad nadie hubiera dicho nada en contra por que el juego es bellísimo pero no, tenían que arruinarlo de la peor manera. es el peor dinero que he malgastado en mi vidaEl juego muere a las 3 horas las 28 horas restantes Parecen puro relleno escrito por directores mediocres Debieron hacer una entrega completamente nueva sin nombrar a ellie ni a Joel ni a nadie del primer juego y la verdad nadie hubiera dicho nada en contra por que el juego es bellísimo pero no, tenían que arruinarlo de la peor manera. es el peor dinero que he malgastado en mi vida definitivamente no fue escrito por las mismas personas jamás comprare nada de naughty dog… Expand
  18. maddogpoi
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As a story-themed game, its narrative structure is extremely bad. Completely destroyed the character image of the previous game.… Expand
  19. bmarksberry
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    This game is an unfun, pretentious slog. Kneejerk reactions for the shocking story moments are justified, but they fail to assess the greater problem: the walk and talk gameplay, the quick time events, the hours of formulaic "Spanish guitar plays over dramatic scene, cut to black" all pile up into a mountain of Sony's modern gaming sins.

    The unoriginal lazy gameplay ensures that this    This game is an unfun, pretentious slog. Kneejerk reactions for the shocking story moments are justified, but they fail to assess the greater problem: the walk and talk gameplay, the quick time events, the hours of formulaic "Spanish guitar plays over dramatic scene, cut to black" all pile up into a mountain of Sony's modern gaming sins.

    The unoriginal lazy gameplay ensures that this fails as a game and the snuff-esque attempts to copy what the director considers serious cinema ensures that it fails as art. The Last of Us 2 is simply a failure.    … Expand
  20. Ma1DaS
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Boring plot, boring gameplay, that didn't change, boring characters, don't buy this game.The facial animation is just awful, game have many bags and fps drop 30-20. They didn't optimize this game.Sony paid to game publishers, let's see how players react to this vyser. I just say don't buy this game, save your 60$ on more cool games, like God of War, Witcher 3 or RDR2, for example u can buyBoring plot, boring gameplay, that didn't change, boring characters, don't buy this game.The facial animation is just awful, game have many bags and fps drop 30-20. They didn't optimize this game.Sony paid to game publishers, let's see how players react to this vyser. I just say don't buy this game, save your 60$ on more cool games, like God of War, Witcher 3 or RDR2, for example u can buy on 60 $ these 3 games. COME ON, don't lose your time on this boring game!!!… Expand
  21. TheWarriorsRa
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Honestly 90% of this "game" could be pre-rendered backgrounds with static camera angles and it wouldn't lose much of anything. The environment isn't much more interactive than the original Resident Evil games. Hell, that might be the next step in moviegames, since common plebs can't be trusted to point the camera at the right place in visionary director Neil Druckmann's masterpieces. Why, that's like a moviegoer walking onto the set of a Spielberg movie and spinning the camera around.
    Disappointed, just disappointed.    … Expand
  22. Oeaf9
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A story to forget. This game has to be one of the worse game ever made. Graphics were off the charts but story and gameplay was a shame. It was the real disrespect for those who loved the first game. This could be like a side story over a videogame no one cared about. And it will still be an absolute trash. Inclusion over society and political matters had to be included right? Had to be set free in the end? How cowardly from the director of this game. Plus he gave us the one gay/transgender porn scene no one really needed. NO ONE asked for that. Was a game. Absolute trash.… Expand
  23. randomuser1121
    Jun 24, 2020
    2
    great graphics, decent gameplay, nothing spectacularly better than tlou1 after waiting for 7 years. story wasn't great, i understand the premise and the theme, but could have been executed better. wouldn't recommend.
  24. ImbalancedPlr
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. No no no. I don’t wanna see trans sex scenes in the postap game. No! I don’t wanna see Sony’s tolerance while I chillin playing games. I don’t wanna be a part of your fake tolerance. I pay money for relax at my PS while I got too much tolerance **** watching news. Zero is too much for you!… Expand
  25. Lordbeni
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    Just Garbage. They ruined the franchise. Agenda & politics is not for a game.
  26. THESPEED
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Horrible game, even worse that I can't refund it. They took one of the best written game that was so good it created its own genre, fired everyone that made it and got a bunch of completely unqualified people to do it. I hold on and refused to give up, thinking Joel's death would actually mean something; nope it was absolutely useless and further nothing. Whoever wrote the plot did not graduate school, I taught for 10 years in my life and the story the created for this game is about as deep and readable as the 7th graders in my school. This is possibly worse than the Transformers movie plots, it's very tragic considering even streamers you pay to play for advertisement find the game crap. The only reason Naughty Dog even made profit off the game is because idiots like me did pre-purchase, watch them suppress the sales volume because it will abysmal compared to original TLOU.… Expand
  27. badgamekekw
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    It is 2020 and devs still haven't learned that pushing your stupid politics and agenda on us will be your downfall. You managed to take out all the enjoyable aspects of the story from the last game, just because you want to push your stupid agenda.

    Had to sign up here to give my honest review, this is just stupidity
  28. Franart13
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Para mi gusto técnicamente un 10, en lo que ha historia se refiere... Para nada está a la altura del mejor videojuego de la historia como. Dicen... Mucho flashback
  29. NicoPoi
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Good game bad scriptwriter！The story is **** bad!!!!! It is a game to win award. It is not a game for gamers.
  30. turkcomrade
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The story of the game is completely disappointing. I don't know what you liked in The Last of Us game, but what I liked was the atmosphere and character relationships. Although this game is very successful in terms of atmosphere and gameplay, I cannot say the same for its story. Joel, who is my favorite and empathetic character in this game, is dying in this game. and neither a character is added to replace it, nor can it fill in Ellie. The game is already doing everything it can to hate fifty. You always feel at your side as Joel is on his way to revenge, but this feeling decreases as you progress in the script. I do not want to touch upon the love triangle events during the trip. after some point in the game you are playing with Abby and you see his past and his experiences. you partially empathize with it and start giving rights to it. we even break the mouth of the fifty face while controlling Abby at some point. I don't know or I couldn't find the scenario I expected from this game. he explains the scenario he wants to tell very well but I did not like the scenario they told.… Expand
  31. G4JV
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    When the politically correct attacks any sector, it ruins it, I give a resounding zero, I bought it, I played it for a couple of hours and returned it to the store, bad that they want to impose this. I do not feel identified with this video game.
  32. blitzybreh
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    I'm not sure what Naughty Dog were thinking here. Even with the amazing (yet very similar to TLoU1 graphics), they completely let players down. I don't mind the politically correct basis for the characters and their backgrounds, but the writing just destroyed what was left of the story and characters. Unfortunately I think this is the end of this franchise.
  33. V8ctor
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This game is so **** rude to TLOU's fan. I don't have any idea, what they want to tell us. In my memory only TLOU1 is 'The last of us'.
  34. Fai70sal
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Bad story and weak gameplay there is a huge downgrade from the first game .… Expand
  35. EELF
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Supongo que ya dijeron todo. Destruyeron todo lo que habían logrado edificar con la entrega anterior. Meter la agenda SJW forzosamente me hace dudar que realmente no pensaron en su público objetivo. Gran decepción, así como los críticos comprados.
  36. BlackExile
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game forces me to question my morality, despite not giving me options to choose from. Instead the game keeps pushing towards a direction full of depression and makes it sound like there nothing i can really do about it. What's even worse, trying your hardest to make me hate a well established character by forcing me to kill some dogs and not doing otherwise with the other character do, it doesn't make me switch sides. Lastly, I appreciate the game developers and designers who put their heart and soul in this game, but you had to tolerate this massive **** of a story.… Expand
  37. disappointmentN
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. i feel anger, disappointment, sadness...we've all loved the 1st one after seeing the love that has grown between ellie and joel really made me emotional. After hearing that the 2nd one will be released, i was delighted till point i couldn't hold my horses and watched it, and regret that moment really. We all knew that Joel had a strong personality not giving adl damn **** about people, how could he introduce himself to a random crew, and watching him dying in such a cruel way that was creepy. What about ellie she left everyone who cared caref about just to revenge but at the end let her go plus she left her with no fingers she can't play guitar anymore .
    Heez she was all by herself no jiel no guitar no crew and no finger f***    … Expand
  38. Elargo
    Jun 24, 2020
    0
    DO NOT BUY THIS GAME. If your curious, go on YouTube, it’s all there. Fails in every aspect. Gameplay is unchanged from 2013, characters are terrible, story is awful, graphics are excellent but that’s no claim to fame anymore as every game has excellent graphics now. This game truly has no redeeming qualities and these perfect reviews are all clearly shills. Shame on all of theDO NOT BUY THIS GAME. If your curious, go on YouTube, it’s all there. Fails in every aspect. Gameplay is unchanged from 2013, characters are terrible, story is awful, graphics are excellent but that’s no claim to fame anymore as every game has excellent graphics now. This game truly has no redeeming qualities and these perfect reviews are all clearly shills. Shame on all of the professional reviewers, you have no integrity and no credibility. As for Neil Druckmann and Naughty Dog, I hope Sony’s execs do to you what you did to this franchise, Abby style. You’ve dragged their reputation down to your level. FAIL.… Expand
  39. Crazej12
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Horrible game. It normalizes trans and lgbt ideas. For a playstation exclusive, I was not impressed at all
  40. ikanlumba2
    Jun 21, 2020
    1
    What the **** 7 years for this piece of crap. Nothing new in mechanic. Feels like i'm playing interactive movie, so many boring parts. Will be returning this
  41. MAGNUS_CORE
    Jul 20, 2020
    2
    Avoided spoilers like a pro... Got the game, and after around 15 hours, i'm done with this and never touch this game again. I won't ever bother to know how this ends (altough playing with the other character is kinda nice, btw). So, yeah, the least i can do for you is to give a warning: TL;DR -> This game is not worth your time neither the money it asks for it.

    But let's be fair: The    Avoided spoilers like a pro... Got the game, and after around 15 hours, i'm done with this and never touch this game again. I won't ever bother to know how this ends (altough playing with the other character is kinda nice, btw). So, yeah, the least i can do for you is to give a warning: TL;DR -> This game is not worth your time neither the money it asks for it.

    But let's be fair:

    The Good:
    - The world looks great!!
    - Music is SUPERB!!
    - The voice acting is top notch.
    - Gameplay is good. It's not perfect, but this is TLOU. Gameplay is meant to be kinda imperfect, but still reflects the atmosphere of the original.

    The Bad:
    - Plot Holes. Lots of them.
    - Character development. Is null at best. (Take this with a grain of salt, since i won't play this to the end). Feels rushed and regressed, compared to the original game.

    The Ugly:
    - The Story.... souless at best. You really don't care for the fate of the characters depicted, except for the two main characters from TLOU1. The writing compared with the original feels empty and void. It's like were written by a totally different author.

    I'm not going to spoil anything here, but since the game is so story driven, the story should have been treated differently. It feels like it was rushed and poorly developed. In this case, you can have the best music, graphics, etc. but if the story fails, the entire experience fails (Reminded me to Metal Gear Solid 2, which happens to have a similar treatment of characters and plot). You can have the best graphics but if the main point is the story, the game fails. And in my case, i just called a day, uninstalled and quit it. Maybe later will look for the ending on youtube or something, but at this point, i'm done with it.

    Not recommended. At all. (And if you have any disorder such as depression or anxiety, avoid this game at all costs). If you played TLOU1, stick with it, and stick with that ending.    … Expand
  42. tacodog030
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Biggest disappointment, I cannot believe Naughty Dog actually thought this story was something worth putting out there. What were they thinking?

    After this game, the story of the first game was all for nothing. What did Tommy ever do to deserve his character to be done so dirty? or Joel even? If you're reading this, do yourself a favor and save your money; the game's story is as    Biggest disappointment, I cannot believe Naughty Dog actually thought this story was something worth putting out there. What were they thinking?

    After this game, the story of the first game was all for nothing.

    What did Tommy ever do to deserve his character to be done so dirty? or Joel even?

    If you're reading this, do yourself a favor and save your money; the game's story is as bad as everyone else says.    … Expand
  43. PhantomLion
    Jun 22, 2020
    1
    The story is bad enough. But, the lies from the trailer and cover ups of the game is the worst. This game was not made for people who loved the first game at all. Almost seems as though he never cared to give the respect to the audience that made him successful....I dont know how I can go on supporting them when they seem to be so rude...
  44. stealth_ltcom
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    I'll be honest, the game has gorgeous graphics being a huge fan of the first game and playing this sequel has completely ruined the franchise for me. The main hook to play the last of us was mainly for its stroy telling, but sadly the sequel couldn't bring that fluent flow story as the first game.
  45. Hamouda072
    Jun 21, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Disastrous failure to a master piece game of the first part. Stop Agendas from video games, we are here for fun and learn.… Expand
  46. NateH
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It would be so easy for me to trash this game for ten straight paragraphs but I’ll keep it short... Everything about the first game fans loved was almost completely done away with. The only parts I enjoyed were a few flashback sequences with Joel. Everything else was poorly written and executed. Naughty Dog decided to go the political route, when all fans wanted was to see the main characters of the first game continue their journey together. The graphics were amazing, like we all knew they would be, but everything else felt empty and literally pointless. Nothing is achieved with this story and the characters do not grow in any way. Joel’s arc was utterly disgraceful and his character disrespected. Ellie is not relatable in this at all compared to the first installment. My only hope is that the fans’ disappointment will help other gaming studies learn how to write better and not make the same mistake twice. I hope.… Expand
  47. Shortyshorts
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    Word cannot express how boring this game is. Sure the combat is pretty good but the story has more holes than a double stacked Swiss cheese sandwich. 7 year wait for this? Thanks Naughty Dog for taking one of my favorite game franchises and flushing it down the toilet.
  48. caiocanto
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    This game is a disrespect to the fans of the first one. While the graphics and gameplay are great, the main selling point of the first one was its story and the relation between the two main characters. They managed to ruin everything in this one.
  49. the_great-PIPPO
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. the last of us 2 has a bad story from the beginning of game play to the anti-climatic ending, and the thing that made me even sad about the game is the way they treated some characters, mostly Joel who was killed in the beginning of the game by a character who was supposed to be our new protagonist Abby, and to have him, a character that i loved in the first game to be killed and replaced by his killer was a horrible decision made by the writer.
    i just wished that politics weren't the focus of the game, there was so many waisted potential in this game and honestly speaking as a fan, its pretty hard to defend it    … Expand
  50. Matafaka
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    The history disappointed me, besides the unnecessary stuff to make the game longer than it should be
  51. VanLin
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Stupid shlt of stupid shli. Shlt.
    One 12iq lgbt-guy killed good game (music, graphic, setting)    … Expand
  52. GreenDynomite
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Wow, this may be the worst game from NaughtyDog, hopefully it's not a slippery slope. This Story fails In every way that I can imagine. I don't know if it's due to the disappearance of Bruce Straley (or the 70% of Naughtydog staff). There are times that the gameplay becomes overly stretched out to reach the approximate of 25 hours. I must agree with the other reviewers that the story does ultimately feel like poorly written fan fiction. I cannot believe how awful of a story this has become. The character's actions do not feel genuine as much as it's predecessor, and re only done in order to continue the story, but it feels too "Video Gamey". This Game is such a Blood bath, any if not all the characters you care about seem to have a very gruesome ending in the wretched world. That reminds me of the World, it is absolutely awful to play in, its atmosphere is so Hopeless at least its predecessor should a cruel world with hidden beauty. As for audio, it was done quite well, the soundtrack by Gustavo Santaolalla is quite nice with a somber vibe. The Gameplay is very much of the same from the Last of us 1, not much new besides the new jump button, the rope, and the ability to be prone. I'm not sure what was going on with the writing staff at NaughtyDog but it seems that there has been a falling out with anyone who criticized Niel's **** storyline. I don't want to spoil too much if you're planning on purchasing the game =).

    Note: I hope Sony doesn't request to remove all the negative reviews such as what had happened to DeathStranding. =0    … Expand
  53. tobygoldring
    Jul 6, 2020
    0
    TLOU 2 looks and sounds good but thats it everything else is trash, game play feels no beter than TLOU 1 and after all this time it should have evolved at least a little bit if anything i think its worse, the story is utter garbage where 1 was heart felt and interesting 2 is none of those, i played 1 several times and got the platinum trophy with 2 im one and a half'ish hours into playingTLOU 2 looks and sounds good but thats it everything else is trash, game play feels no beter than TLOU 1 and after all this time it should have evolved at least a little bit if anything i think its worse, the story is utter garbage where 1 was heart felt and interesting 2 is none of those, i played 1 several times and got the platinum trophy with 2 im one and a half'ish hours into playing as abby and ive deleted the game and save files. VERRY DISSAPOINTING… Expand
  54. BestAuntieEver
    Jun 24, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. "It can't be for nothing." Well, turns out that it can. These are Ellie's own poignant words in the first one.

    Honestly, I'm not sure where to start. I guess I'll start by noting that I completed one run through and I've returned the game for a full credit. Next, I am completely heartbroken and I'm left utterly disappointed after finishing the game. Killing off a most beloved character is just so unacceptable and disrespectful to the first game. Waiting so long, all for nothing. Giving us such beauty in the first one, that loving relationship between Joel and Ellie...it's all for naught in this game. There is nothing between them in this game except in flashbacks. The flashbacks with Joel and Ellie were amazing, don't get me wrong. Thank you for those at least. It was emotional seeing her get to be an astronaut. Was this supposed to be our "giraffe" moment?

    Ok then....first off, I can accept Joel being killed. I get it. He did some bad stuff in his life and killed a lot of people. Fine. What I take issue with is HOW and WHEN he was killed. What I take issue with is the fact you think we would buy the whole narrative that Joel would put himself in that situation with strangers in the first place! That is out of character. He wouldn't even let Tommy pick up people on the road in the first one, but he's just saving a stranger in this one?? He could smell an ambush a mile away in the first game (Pittsburgh), but in this one, that just went out the window. Every rough thing about Joel we grew to love in the first game was simply dismissed and erased. Did you think we wouldn't catch that? Joel isn't stupid and yet you made him thoughtless and reckless in this one. IT MAKES NO SENSE. And less than TWO HOURS in? Shot by Abby and then beaten with a golf club? Put him in a situation like dying while saving Ellie. Let him die with some dignity. What you did was grotesque, especially after an act of kindness.

    Secondly, I loved Ellie's campaign. I would play her sections over again. I know Ellie. I hated Abby's campaign. Making us play as the person who killed Joel is just disgusting and the person(s) who thought of this should be FIRED and NEVER hired by another gaming company ever again! It was also an underwhelming story and I was just playing on auto pilot to get to the end. I didn't expect much because her early heinous act in the game is IRREDEEMABLE. I felt nothing about Abby through her campaign. I didn't feel anything for her when she helped Lev and Yara. I didn't feel anything when Mel called her a piece of s***. I felt nothing. No sympathy. No empathy. NOTHING. The story was poorly constructed. There was no character development for Abby. She was just shoved in our faces. I jumped Abby to her death so many times and thoroughly enjoyed it. Otherwise, her campaign was boring as hell and is just cringe throughout.

    Third of all, playing as Abby, then beating up Tommy, then beating the HELL out of Ellie and almost killing Dina was just the effing worst. Abby had no moral high ground to stand on telling Ellie she never wants to see her again. She had no right. She had no place in this story.

    Fourth of all, ARE YOU KIDDING ME WITH THAT ENDING?! After all the fighting, the hard work, blood, sweat and tears to get to Abby and you thought it was a good idea she just....let her go?!?! What an effing waste!! You should have let us decide if we wanted to kill her or let her go. Leave that decision to us. But you made a game that YOU like, not one that WE like.

    And finding out AT THE VERY END that their relationship was on the mend? You should be ashamed. Ellie has nothing. Abby has everything she wanted: Joel dead and she's alive. Please don’t make any more for this series. For me, The Last of Us will be the last and only game I own by Naughty Dog. Your marketing was SO deceptive. I’ve never seen such deceptive marketing just to boost sales. I can't believe you thought it was a good idea to give us this story and make Abby a playable character. It feels like a soulless cash grab, like something you created at the last minute. This was a major fail. I have decided to pretend this story was never created. I am going to pretend it was a horrible nightmare. I hope game of the year skips over you. You don’t deserve it after this abomination.    … Expand
  55. Kaz0r
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    All the memories massacred by "correct" content shoved in your face. I regret spending my money on this game= supporting change in wrong direction in games in general. Dont buy!!
  56. Vlad123
    Jun 21, 2020
    1
    this is no Last of Us, is something else. this game is everything wrong with political scene today.
  57. Enimra
    Jun 20, 2020
    2
    Horrible story and same game play since 2013, the game forces stuff unto you that you don't want to do and with no satisfaction in the end
  58. Supermeo5
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    Wtf! I’m sorry but as a massive fan of the original game, this game is absolutely god awful in comparison. And one thing I will give it is the voice actors do a great job... a great job considering the writing is god awful. Very disappointed indeed. I hope we get an actual last of us sequel someday.
  59. PeterKoenig
    Jun 20, 2020
    2
    Really bad. The first game was fun to explore. I loved finding all of the comic books and waiting around to listen to Ellie’s terrible jokes. It was a story about people trying to still be human in a post-apocalyptic world. I could connect with those characters.

    The sequel has none of that charm. I just didn’t have fun slogging through the game. It felt like a chore. I felt the same    Really bad. The first game was fun to explore. I loved finding all of the comic books and waiting around to listen to Ellie’s terrible jokes. It was a story about people trying to still be human in a post-apocalyptic world. I could connect with those characters.

    The sequel has none of that charm. I just didn’t have fun slogging through the game. It felt like a chore. I felt the same way with the later installments of The Walking Dead game, so maybe it’s just me. Also, they made a really long game, but took out Factions. Not a good trade. They should have cut this in half and made a decent multiplayer mode.    … Expand
  60. Snabl
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Концовка ужас, феменизи, слив джоела в начеле, политическая повестка, а я верил...… Expand
  61. Jayden1
    Jun 20, 2020
    2
    I recently completed the first part of TLoU and then I played in TLoU2. I can say that from the first hour of this game through the whole walktrough developers will spit in your face with a lot of plot holes, awful designed strory and characters. This game should not be exiting and all hate towards it justified.
    This game is just TLoU but withot good story and characters. And this    I recently completed the first part of TLoU and then I played in TLoU2. I can say that from the first hour of this game through the whole walktrough developers will spit in your face with a lot of plot holes, awful designed strory and characters. This game should not be exiting and all hate towards it justified.
    This game is just TLoU but withot good story and characters. And this actually breaks my heart because I fell in love with the first part. If you want to expirence TLoU this game wont give anything even close to real TLoU exept from setting and atmosphere. DO NOT BUY THIS. (my english is not very good)    … Expand
  62. Zuzkerboy
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    Politics and trends should not have influence on art! The topic in the first game was very different than that in the second game. The name of the game should be changed, because it is not follow-up of the previous game.
  63. xoagi997
    Oct 8, 2020
    0
    I regret wasting my money on this game
    this is just bad l don't know why they did this bad character development,
    bad story they just wreck the whole series
  64. Thekingblood09
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    I hate this game more than hate him self boor story bad game play worste ending everything about this game is bad
  65. damaggot
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    I play single player games for the story, unfortunately, the story in part 2 is a tenth of the first game. This is a depressing vat of sadness. it is a frustrating experience for 95% of the game and just not enjoyable past the 2nd hour. It looks cool, however looking cool doesn't cut it in 2020.
  66. Stathisg21
    Jul 7, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Everything about this story is just plain wrong. Joel dies like a nobody by a nobody, ellie kills all these people to reach Abby just to let her go. What a clown Fiesta.It just breaks my heart to see such a great franchise go downhill.… Expand
  67. Not_That_Guy
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    I do not recommend this game.
    This is a bad game. And not because the ruined expectations, there were none left after first leaks took place. This game has probably the worst story in the history of genre, the worst depiction of both male and female characters, terrible inconsistent plot and finally the worst lgbt and sjw propaganda that openly attacks the player. The only positive side of    I do not recommend this game.
    This is a bad game. And not because the ruined expectations, there were none left after first leaks took place. This game has probably the worst story in the history of genre, the worst depiction of both male and female characters, terrible inconsistent plot and finally the worst lgbt and sjw propaganda that openly attacks the player. The only positive side of the game is graphics. And rope physics. This is not a game. This is political manifesto.    … Expand
  68. cliket
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    Beautiful picture and animation, cruelty, bloodthirsty, and dismembered and cross it all out with the dumbest plot and dull gameplay.
  69. despino86
    Jun 27, 2020
    2
    Just played through the game. The writers totally dropped the bomb on this one. Feels like the final season on GOT. But I think LOU Part 2 has disappointed even more. Parts of the storyline tried too hard and the killing off in major characters made you feel the same as Ellie at the end. Over it. Ellie is the new Jon Snow. Meaning the attachment you had for her has tired out. After beatingJust played through the game. The writers totally dropped the bomb on this one. Feels like the final season on GOT. But I think LOU Part 2 has disappointed even more. Parts of the storyline tried too hard and the killing off in major characters made you feel the same as Ellie at the end. Over it. Ellie is the new Jon Snow. Meaning the attachment you had for her has tired out. After beating the game, you feel as though you wished you never played to keep the praise of the original LOU. Like any production, you can have the best graphics, photography, actors, art direction etc... with a bad storyline, none of that matters.… Expand
  70. Jimmyt0126
    Jun 21, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Here we go the last of us for me was the greatest game ever made and it is my all time favourite whilst playing it I grew to love the characters and there was always hope. This games story is bleak and depressing. The gameplay is great the visuals are great but I'm sorry the story is bad. Joel is not a stupid person and would have never of fallen for the setup but to kill him off in this manner was terrible. The game then forces you to play a character I hated and by the end I found mo satisfaction at all by letting baby go who I really hated. This is the last jedi of video games and I will.never but a naughty dog game again… Expand
  71. Spartaco
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    Gameplay is boring and monotonous. The plot is bad and uninteresting. Only the graphics is good. Do not waste your money and this game is that they sell it to you like the Ely story but at a certain point it is replaced and set aside, the story is a soap opera about teenage with toxic relationships, you don't connect with the new characters and the old ones become disposable, it isGameplay is boring and monotonous. The plot is bad and uninteresting. Only the graphics is good. Do not waste your money and this game is that they sell it to you like the Ely story but at a certain point it is replaced and set aside, the story is a soap opera about teenage with toxic relationships, you don't connect with the new characters and the old ones become disposable, it is inconsistent with the plot and repetitive, DO NOT SPEND YOUR MONEY ON THIS GAME… Expand
  72. Sebastianvilche
    Jun 28, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Tras esperar 7 años para ver como continuaba el the last of us 1 solo puedo definir este juego con una sola palabra:DECEPCIONANTE.
    En cuanto a apartado grafico y gameplay el juego esta bien,pero la historia no hay por donde agarrarla.
    La hija de uno de los doctores que mato Joel en el primer juego llamada Abby viene a matarlo por lo que Ellie va en busca de venganza,hasta aca mas o menos bien,pero el problema es que tras presenciar la horrible muerte de Joel nos obligan a jugar con su asesina y tratan de hacer que nos encariñemos con ella,es decir ¿de verdad pretenden que me encariñe con la persona que acaba de matar al protagonista del primer juego?.
    Pero la decepcion no acaba ahi,despues de que Ellie asesina a muchisimas personas para matar a Abby y despues de que renuncia a estar con su pareja con tal de poder matarla pues cuando esta a punto de acabar con ella la deja ir lo cual no tiene ningun sentido,ya que si ella estuva dispuesta a sacrificar tantas cosas y matar tanta gente con tal de llegar hasta Abby pues no tiene logica que la deje vivir,seria como si Kratos despues de asesinar a tantas personas para llegar hasta Zeus al final decidiera dejarlo ir porque "la venganza nunca es buena mata el alma y la envenena".
    El mensaje de este juego esta muy mal contado por 2 motivos:
    1er motivo:si querian mostrar que la venganza es mala pues tendrian que haber hecho que Ellie matara a Abby y luego se diese cuenta de las consecuencias de sus actos y de todo lo que tuvo que perder a cambio de conseguir su objetivo.
    2do motivo:Abby consigue su venganza y no recibe ningun castigo ni tampoco se da cuenta de que lo hizo esta mal,por lo tanto el mensaje real de este juego vendria a ser un:"Algunos pueden conseguir la venganza y otros no".

    Por lo tanto a pesar de los graficos y el gameplay no compensan la mala historia que tiene el juego ya que el mayor atractivo del primer The last of us fue su historia.

    Nota final 4/10    … Expand
  73. Cesar77
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    Never played the first game. I never felt a connection to any characters. Gameplay felt clunky and the ending totally sucked. What a waste of 60.00 I won't ever play it again.... Even if you have a new game + why would I want to that over again. In comparison to the last game I played; days gone, now that game was fun as hell also violent but the story was way better and made me care forNever played the first game. I never felt a connection to any characters. Gameplay felt clunky and the ending totally sucked. What a waste of 60.00 I won't ever play it again.... Even if you have a new game + why would I want to that over again. In comparison to the last game I played; days gone, now that game was fun as hell also violent but the story was way better and made me care for deacon and Sarah...… Expand
  74. DukeGames
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I just ended the game, I'm completely disappointed, I think the dead of Joel (my favorite character) has fck me up a lot, I don't understand how you can kill a protagonist that many of us loved in that way, for me it has been hard, it has broken the story completely, on the other hand the characters did not seem to "feel" the death of their friends or loved ones, as is the case with Jessie, among others, I have not feel any drama for the deaths, it lacks depth, although I insist on it. What has shocked me the most is that they killed Joel, I did not deserve it, the saga has gone from being my favorite to "one more" of which if there is a continuation I will not buy it, there is much to polish, the final actions of Ellie, looking for Abby to get revenge to finally leave her alive losing 2 fingers and not being able to play her guitar and lose everything, I have noticed that forced part, completely filler, that part could have been omitted, I understand what they wanted to capture in the game, even so I think the end was unnecessary , the truth has disappointed me a lot, bad purchase, I would rather have stayed with the experience of the first part.

    I also did not like that there are so many "flashbacks" from the past, there are so many that the story is reduced a lot, with the game I have noticed "more of the same" without big changes in the enemies or the combat, except going to the ground and jumping everything others is the same, a change in the weapon system and updates would have been a good point, and the story well ... very linear sometimes I have even noticed that it is very forced, Joel It has been noted very well that it has "discarded". An excessively forced discard, he was a character that could be squeezed, had potential and was sentenced in a few minutes of the game.

    Instead of so many flashbacks, the story could have been better exploited, a more advanced Cordyceps infection or a story more focused on infection, for example, a greater variety of enemies would also have been crucial    … Expand
  75. estland
    Jun 24, 2020
    0
    СЖВ повесточка, которой пытается нас кормить нигерско-гомо-либеральный скам не пройдёт, игру пробежал на Ютубе, хрен вам, а не мои денюжки. Надеюсь ребята из ноти дог обанкротятся :) Лютый кал, не тратьте бабки. И кстати сони себя в очередной раз зашкварило - в следующем поколении с радость уйду на ПК с их божественными покупками на торрентах и региональными ценами, один хрен все экзы такСЖВ повесточка, которой пытается нас кормить нигерско-гомо-либеральный скам не пройдёт, игру пробежал на Ютубе, хрен вам, а не мои денюжки. Надеюсь ребята из ноти дог обанкротятся :) Лютый кал, не тратьте бабки. И кстати сони себя в очередной раз зашкварило - в следующем поколении с радость уйду на ПК с их божественными покупками на торрентах и региональными ценами, один хрен все экзы так или иначе сливают именно туда. Консоли больше не неужны, прошли их славные времена.… Expand
  76. IAlonsoAck
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    What a disrespectful story. Realy heart broken for all the fans.. Shame on you
  77. Versache
    Jun 29, 2020
    1
    Вряд ли кто дочитает до конца... но накипело простите. (!!!СПОЙЛЕРЫ!!!)
    Если судить объективно... то я бы поставил честные 7 балов, но этого не произойдет ни в коем случае. Нет, не из за слишком активного ЛГБТ движняка в этом постапокалисисе, как будто практически всех гетеросексуалов гриб поразил, и не из за смытого в унитаз главного героя серии, и не из за сильных и независимых, И НЕ ИЗ    Вряд ли кто дочитает до конца... но накипело простите. (!!!СПОЙЛЕРЫ!!!)
    Если судить объективно... то я бы поставил честные 7 балов, но этого не произойдет ни в коем случае. Нет, не из за слишком активного ЛГБТ движняка в этом постапокалисисе, как будто практически всех гетеросексуалов гриб поразил, и не из за смытого в унитаз главного героя серии, и не из за сильных и независимых, И НЕ ИЗ ЗА ТОГО ЧТО МЕНЯ ЗАСТАВИЛИ ИГРАТЬ ЗА ПЕРСОНАЖА, ЗА КОТОРОГО Я НЕ ХОТЕЛ ИГРАТЬ!
    А из за того что мне не предоставили выбор в конце!!! Я проделал этот путь, я терпел ради того что бы отомстить за Джоэла! Но "нотидог" решила открыть мне глаза на путь прощения... (какая глубокая мысль! насилие порождает насилие..пора остановиться!)
    Элли отреклась от Джоэла, она забыла про него..... но не я!    … Expand
  78. Sdjncj
    Jun 22, 2020
    2
    There is no respect for fan of LOTS. Poor new characters, ruined characters from original.
  79. Bananasramam
    Jun 30, 2020
    1
    Initially i was excited for this game had it on the list to insta buy. upon playing this game and struggling with the lack luster story, boring character development and near exact gameplay to the first. I cannot continue the visuals are utterly amazing but it doesn't help pull that knife out naughty dog decided they needed to stick in there. I have never played a game so utterly bad iInitially i was excited for this game had it on the list to insta buy. upon playing this game and struggling with the lack luster story, boring character development and near exact gameplay to the first. I cannot continue the visuals are utterly amazing but it doesn't help pull that knife out naughty dog decided they needed to stick in there. I have never played a game so utterly bad i felt the need to make an account and review it. So i guess naughty dog you get that token from me but thats where it ends. Honestly this game is rubbish i will return it for a refund and buy something else.… Expand
  80. zzzoenis08
    Jun 22, 2020
    1
    it is totally nightmare, i dont think i need to say more.
    nightmare is nightmare. i hope it doesnt exist.
  81. Ga-R3tH
    Jun 26, 2020
    1
    Although Naughty Dog showed off with the visuals and graphics, this was completely overshadowed by repetitive gameplay, atrocious writing, unlikable characters, feeble attempts to enforce empathy and minimal improvements from the first game. There is nothing groundbreaking or original about this sequel which has stained the first title. I cannot convey my disappointment in the entire teamAlthough Naughty Dog showed off with the visuals and graphics, this was completely overshadowed by repetitive gameplay, atrocious writing, unlikable characters, feeble attempts to enforce empathy and minimal improvements from the first game. There is nothing groundbreaking or original about this sequel which has stained the first title. I cannot convey my disappointment in the entire team of Naughty Dog. It's a Pity. Don't even wait for it to be released for free on PS Plus.… Expand
  82. dave_cod
    Jun 22, 2020
    1
    The game is far to long and story telling is all over the place trying to force you to feel things for characters you dislike and have no interest in the game is a convoluted mess which is a shame cause it’s a beautiful game to look at.
  83. rockstepper
    Jun 22, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Visually The Last Of Us Part II is simply stunning; I cannot deny it is one of the best looking games to my knowledge. Sadly the game is let down by some truly dreadful storytelling. The characters are flat, po-faced and have no discernible qualities. Both Ellie and Dina blur into each other like they're the same character. The gameplay is pretty fantastic when the player is given the freedom to roam and explore the world, but the majority of the game is watching cutscene after cutscene, or forced to walk slowly through a setting in a bid to mask loading times, not to mention the tedious mini-games, like playing fetch with a dog. As someone who often skips boring story in games, I was penealised by having to watch an equally dull and painfully long loading screen. The total playtime of this game is around 20 hours; less than 8 of that was actual gameplay, and I wasn't dawdling either.

    While the gameplay was decent, I had to find ways to make it more entertaining, such as changing the intended difficulty from Moderate to Hard, I refused to use Listen Mode, and I avoided upgrading weapons or any of my skill tree. I consider myself to be a gamer with average skill. I should commend Naughty Dog for making this game accessible, but I firmly believe that there needs to be challenge and reward, fine-tuned by the developers. It shouldn't really be up to me to set my own challenge, especially when the intended setting is way too easy.

    The worst thing about this game is not having a central protagonist. Halfway through the game we're expected to play as the antagonist, where it is expected that we sympathise with their position. In two instances you play as each character where you are forced to beat the living daylights out of the other. The violence between both characters by the end feels somewhat comical, like something out of a comedy sketch show, combined with the brutality of the French torture horror film Martyrs. With no clear hero or villain in this game, I was left feeling completely cold for every character in it. The original game was criticised for forcing the player to have Joel kill innocent doctors in a bid to save Ellie, but in that instance it felt arguably justified. Here, Naughty Dog obligate the player to simply help the story along with no control over the outcome, and expect the player to side with both characters. I believe this to be a near impossible task. Pressing buttons to repeatedly beat the character you spent an entire game trying to protect is why this game ultimately fails.

    Finally I should add; I applaud any developer for having two gay leading characters, as well as a character who is identified as trans, but not when the story is at best mediocre, and at worst completely and utterly infuriating.

    Videogames as a medium are still in its infancy, but the way they tell interactive stories is unique to any other established medium. When gaming tries to be a TV show or a film, as shown in The Last of Us Part II, it ultimately fails at what its best at. For truly unique and original storytelling in gaming, look to games such as Dark Souls or Journey. Much like David Cage's games, Naughty Dog seem like a developer who are almost embarrassed to be considered a videogaming company. Even if this were a TV show or a film which it clearly wants to be, it wouldn't be a very good one either. What a failure of a game, and I'm disappointed that I paid full price to learn this.    … Expand
  84. hotterhatter221
    Jul 4, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. To start off, I played this game with high hopes, staying away from trailers, leaks, and reviews prior to playing it. I came to it no spoilers or information being given to me.

    With that said, the best part of this game is the graphics and gameplay. The graphics are beautiful-- not matter how you look at it. The animations for the scenery is top notch-- running into snow and seeing it fall off a tree or leaving footprints behind you. Seeing a squirrel run up the side of the tree was amazing within the graphics. The audio also is really well done-- the gun fires and the sfx really create a dynamic environment.

    The gameplay is fun in the beginning-- being able to duck down further than the first one allows for more variety in how to traverse the environments. Being able to break in windows and move at your own free will was the best part. There is one moment that you actually are able to roam Seattle and visit different areas of the map which was by far the best part imo. There are some issues with gameplay-- mostly to do with how it progresses. I loved the first half because I usually am the type to sneak around and kill enemies through stealth-- halfway through the game it sets it up so you no longer can do that. The stealth is thrown away for a stuck in a room and fight it out type style. I have never been a fan of these game set-ups as it takes away from how different plays engage with the game.

    Now comes to the hard part-- the stories and character. As a member of the LGBT+ community, I am all for inclusion; however, the moment you start feeling like characters are a checklist of things the devs thought people would like-- it is a problem. Whenever I started to enjoy a character, they ended up getting shot-- this happens more than once. The characters from the past games are barely in it excluding Ellie. I would have killed for more Tommy and Ellie interactions. In the case of Joel, I understand that his death was going to happen. Putting it at the beginning of the game was a bad choice. You have little to no interaction with his character or even get to play as him. Not only that, but having a character spit on Joel after he is brutally murdered is like spitting on the original fans for like a white male protagonist. Ellie's love interest is manipulative and disgusting. The moment Ellie starts speaking of her ptsd, Dina shoots her down and tells her to "get over it". This is not a good portrayal of an LGBT+ Character. I had to look up Jesse's name because while I was interested in his character-- they killed him off after only an hour of interaction. Ellie herself isn't even similar to the kid in the first game-- she barely makes jokes and tries to make things lighter than what they are. I get that she is traumatized, but I barely see the little girl that I enjoyed from the first game in her character.

    Then comes the worst decision the devs could make-- you begin playing as Abby the worst character I have seen in awhile. She has the personality of a cardboard box. You are supposed to relate to her yet she doesn't show any remorse or regret. Ellie accidentally kills a pregnant woman which makes her absolutely sick to her stomach compared to Abby who almost kills Dina who is pregnant because REVENGE without a second thought. You are supposed to feel bad when one of her friends calls her the worst person ever-- but I agree with the friend. Even after she has learned of her mistakes she goes and MURDERS all the people she knew from her group to save a kid she found a few days before. I don't even remember her friends name which shows how important they were to the plot. Owen is the only other character I remember the name to and he was just annoying. I did not nor ever do I want a love triangle in my video games-- it is an overdone trope that is tedious and boring. Most of the characters can pretty much be summed up to one character trait and that is it.

    Yara and Lev probably had the most intriguing ideas behind their characters prior to them butchering their plot line. The idea of them running from a Religious cult because Lev wanted to be a boy? I would be far more interested in following Yara trying to escape with Lev then doing anything with Abby. The story of Lev having to murder his own mother left a bad taste in my mouth-- only to have Yara pretty much murdered two minutes later. The writing and characters are on par with the last season of Game of Thrones-- shock is more valuable than good character development.

    All around the story is horrible. In the beginning I was okay with the revenge plot. It is over-done and tiresome; however, I could at least see some semblance of an idea. Once you get past that, it is a chore to work through the rest. The ending was also crap. You have Ellie saying she has to leave to get revenge, murder a bunch of people only to let Abby go.

    Go play Days Gone instead.
    Graphics: 8
    Gameplay: 6
    Story: 2
    Character: 1    … Expand
  85. CJWY
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game was really good up to like an hour in pretty good 10 hours in and dreadful with a steep decline from there on. I am honestly thinking about getting counseling for how terrible this game is. It messes with you too. There is no character growth, and no resolution its all around depressing in the end. Part 1 left you with hope for the future, i literally only finished it to satisfy my own curiosity. I saw the abismal user ratings before i played it but i thought hey maybe its bots... its not bots its bad. Not worth playing or buying. Just do yourself a favor and dont play it. Its the story not the game play its awful.… Expand
  86. Shatha039
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. القصه غبيه ومو منطقيه انا شويت اللعبه عشان اشوف تكملة قصة جول وايلي مو آبي ليه يخلونا طول الوقت نلعب بها صارت ممللهه والنهايه اغبى شي ومو منطقيه ابدد… Expand
  87. LGEwins
    Jun 28, 2020
    1
    Do yourself a favour and skip this game.. let The last of us end after part 1. You will play 2 hours of this game and then ruined.. no pay off at the end either.. a game heavily reliant on story has one very bad story!!
    Its disingenuous of NaughtyDog to still sell this game featuring Joel!!
  88. mlgreed
    Jun 22, 2020
    1
    One of the most disappointing sequels in all of gaming history. Save yourself a chunk of money and pretend this game doesn't exist.
  89. Steplcy
    Jul 2, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Bad storyline & story telling , Joel deserve a better way to die. Part 1 & Part 1 DLC is a great masterpiece, part 2 should be OK if it is not part of the sequel. Good game engine, excellent graphics, great sounds & music but it won't help the poor story. Not recommended to buy.… Expand
  90. JMEM
    Jun 22, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game has left me beyond disappointment. I'm sure I can speak for everyone when I say I loved the first TLOU. But this game makes me feel like it tried to tear down the characters and ruin the franchise. I don't know where to start with this god awful game. Like most people I absolutely hated how they treated Joel. One of the best characters i think i have ever seen in any type of media. He is portrayed as smart, experienced, and battle hardened survivor in he first game but in this game he completely goes against his character established in the last game. In the previous game he is shown to know and see all the traps and bad ideas thrown his way. Never trusting strangers and always keeping his guard up. In TLOU2 Joel goes against his character by trusting a stranger with his name and even going back to their home camp. These actions end up getting him killed by one of the worst developed characters in a video game, Abby. The way they treated Joel is downright disrespectful to TLOU fans all around. We have a full game with Joel just to see him die in a way we know he shouldn't have according to his character is more than upsetting. The game then sets you off on a journey of revenge where the game makes it almost seem like Ellie is losing her passion of getting revenge, which if the writing was consistent from the first game, we know that Ellie would have been dead-set on her revenge. Which is the biggest problem with this game. The terrible writing and character development. This story actively goes against the character development from the last game while building new characters extremely poorly. The lack of character building for the newly introduced characters was bluntly obvious. No one seem to care about the WLF characters besides getting revenge for Joel. They just felt like the nameless enemies from the previous games instead of people you understood and maybe even cared for. They were compelling in no way at all. This was extremely prevalent for the other main protagonist Abby, who from the extremely misleading advertising I was unaware of. But it turns out you play 10 hours (half of the game) playing as a character you hate. Since Joel was so beloved and you see him being brutally beaten to death by someone, you are naturally inclined to hate that person. Then the game makes you play half of the game as the character who shows no remorse for all the people she's killed including Joel and Jesse, there is no possible way that you will be able to feel any empathy towards this character. But this game tries so hard to make you feel pity and understand her, when it is impossible to feel pity after seeing what she has done. She is also portrayed as a very dislikable and morally questionable person throughout the 10 hours. This is a prime example of the trash writing put into this game. At the end of the game Ellie and Abby are having a final showdown when Ellie is close to finishing the job she set out to do at the very beginning of this game, but she stops drowning Abby after seeing a image of Joel in her head. This makes no sense as seeing Joel in her head is what triggered her to start the fight in the first place. This also goes back to how in the first game Joel and Ellie will do anything for each other, like when Ellie first killed someone to save Joel. The fact that Ellie let Joel's killer get away on purpose went against her character built up in the last game which loops back to one of this game's biggest problems. Not only that but seeing the sole purpose you played the game for (to get revenge for Joel and kill Abby) slips through your fingertips is more than disappointing and unsatisfying. This is by far one of the worst endings I've ever seen in any media. The only redeeming part of this story was the beautiful graphics and pretty good gameplay. Other than that I wished this game didn't exist. DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS GAME. IT WILL DISAPPOINT YOU!

    Overall: The only good part of this game was the graphics and gameplay. But the story was complete and utter trash. Only play this game if you don't care about the story and just want some more TLOU gameplay, but even then I would recommend playing the original.    … Expand
  91. TestingTest123
    Jun 29, 2020
    2
    Even though I got spoiled about one of the major events, I still decided to go through with this game. By the end of it, my thoughts was graphics 8/10, game-play 4/10, story 1/10. The story just killed my enjoyment of The Last of Us Part 2 completely. Joel's relationship with Ellie is spat upon, characters make ridiculous/idiotic choices, and the new character played by Laura Bailey, is,Even though I got spoiled about one of the major events, I still decided to go through with this game. By the end of it, my thoughts was graphics 8/10, game-play 4/10, story 1/10. The story just killed my enjoyment of The Last of Us Part 2 completely. Joel's relationship with Ellie is spat upon, characters make ridiculous/idiotic choices, and the new character played by Laura Bailey, is, in my opinion, the worst video game character of all time. Not only that but the ending is just awful. It completely undoes everything everyone was trying to accomplish and made playing through the game a complete waste of time. The game-play was similar as the first Last of Us and became a literal chore after hours of playing, as it was just the same stealth sequences in different areas. Plus the fact that we are also forced to play as Abby which is such a dis-likable character for hours on end just made the overall experience worse and the slow paced game-play even more painful and tedious to go through.… Expand
  92. NoGreaterLove
    Jun 22, 2020
    1
    1- For All the Joel and Ellie scenes
    0- For absolutely disrespecting Joel as a character, and on top of that making us play as the character who killed Joel.

    Do not care one bit about diversity in games. Want a good story with good characters.
  93. richabl
    Jun 29, 2020
    3
    In the world of commerce we vote with our dollars, and this game will keep me from voting for Naughty Dog in the future. Thankfully there are so many video games out there, that no matter how good of a game they release, I will be OK not playing it.

    The graphics in this game earn it a 3. Everything else is lacking to me. The game-play itself is stale and feels last-gen. The    In the world of commerce we vote with our dollars, and this game will keep me from voting for Naughty Dog in the future. Thankfully there are so many video games out there, that no matter how good of a game they release, I will be OK not playing it.

    The graphics in this game earn it a 3. Everything else is lacking to me. The game-play itself is stale and feels last-gen. The movement, level design, progression, weapons and combat are all uninspired.

    Now the story. Games like this are almost completely dependent on the story. If it is good, we can forgive other shortfalls. If it is bad, it ruins the game. This story is bad, and I mean REALLY bad. The developers even tells us "this game is not supposed to be fun". Well if that was the goal, they nailed it! There is nothing redeeming about this second installment of The Last of Us, and I can only hope that they do not make another...ever...
    I won't tell you what happens, but only encourage you NOT to play this game!
    Western games have fallen off a cliff into the abyss of agenda, and I would recommend looking to the east for your entertainment until this is corrected.    … Expand
  94. HoodooOperator
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Wow... just wow. TLOU1 was one of my favorite games of all time, and primarily because of the story. The story in this game is warm, wet, diseased diarrhea. Seriously, the worst story of any game I've ever played... ever. The best example I can give is that this is the gaming equivalent of Game of Thrones Season 8. Good writing... NAH! Just have characters do things that are completely out of line with their character and "subvert expectations"! If you're considering this game because you loved the first one... just don't. Just remember it the way it was and don't tarnish the memory, because this game wipes its ass with the first game. This game is beautiful visually and is well made mechanically, I'll give it a couple of points for that but the AI is not good, gameplay is very repetitive and the story is absolute trash.… Expand
  95. RyanPK
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    Pros:
    1. Incredible visuals
    2. Gameplay is fun and easy to pick up (especially if you played the last game) 3. Certain flashback scenes have good story elements Cons: 1.Story does a massive disservice to the first game and the fan base. Characters from the first game do not feel consistent to their morals or personalities. 2. Unlikeable new characters 3. Seems to pander to specific    Pros:
    1. Incredible visuals
    2. Gameplay is fun and easy to pick up (especially if you played the last game)
    3. Certain flashback scenes have good story elements

    Cons:
    1.Story does a massive disservice to the first game and the fan base. Characters from the first game do not feel consistent to their morals or personalities.
    2. Unlikeable new characters
    3. Seems to pander to specific groups, but not their core fan base
    4. (Not necessarily from the game) False advertising in ND’s part showing a beloved character being a big part of this game. Which they aren’t

    The gameplay and graphics update does not qualify a good game. Critics have either never played the first game, or are choosing to ignore the obvious faults in the story. This is a STORY DRIVEN game. If the story is not good, why would you play it let alone like the game? Save your money.    … Expand
  96. POKOkitty
    Jun 25, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The defense that "This game would have gotten better ratings if the leaks didn't come out" is ultimately weak and illogical. What happens would have happened regardless. Nobody wants to play as the person who killed off their favorite characters. I'm very sure people would've easily wanted to play as Joel but they never do unless you count that tiny horseback part before his death. What you're left with afterwards is an awkward uncomfortable scene that feels forced and less of these M-rated scenes should even be in gaming in my opinion. You get a lackluster revenge story afterwards with the lead up being anticlimactic and just felt like the entire journey was pointless. This game strips everything that was good about the first game's story and defeats the entire purpose of everyone's character in the first game. Joel from the first game would have never even gotten himself killed like that because quite frankly, the Joel in this game is almost a completely different story. It's like the developers or director purposefully made him act stupider and weaker . It shows in full plain sight Joel dying but oh god forbid it shows Nora dying. What's creepy is the fact that Niel Druckman's self-inserted character is the one doing the M-rated scene with the other character. Nobody wants to play as Abby. Nobody wants to play as the character who murdered everyone's favorite character. I know I already said this but I need to say it again. This entire game was a farce that killed everyone's happiness in the span of almost a decade. Also take a look at the reviewers who gave this game a 10. You'll notice quite the pattern there. If the shortness of said reviews doesn't give it away.… Expand
  97. Joshua91
    Jul 24, 2020
    1
    If you don't take into account how amazing the first game was, this game is probably a 5/10. However, if you look at this game as a sequel to the last of us part 1, you can't help but be extremely disappointed to the point of revulsion. That's why it's an official 1/10 in my book.

    They took all the characters we love and destroyed them. Then took a bunch of unlikable characters and    If you don't take into account how amazing the first game was, this game is probably a 5/10. However, if you look at this game as a sequel to the last of us part 1, you can't help but be extremely disappointed to the point of revulsion. That's why it's an official 1/10 in my book.

    They took all the characters we love and destroyed them. Then took a bunch of unlikable characters and forced us to play as them. When you play a sequel it's because you want a continuation of the first game, not this garbage.    … Expand
  98. Jarbushi
    Jun 25, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I am very disappointed. At some part of the game I hate to play it and was deliberately not pressing the square button. It had so much potential, could have had so much deeper meaning. The best storyline was about yarah and Lilly. A breath of Fresh air with secondary characters... and how about the main ones???!! Boring! Storyline is very bad. Why wouldn’t they give a player a choice? Like deciding who to spare or kill throughout the game would give different outcomes and might have at least given some joy in killing Abby. If this was supposed to be about vengeance, don’t you know in America that it is best served cold? Out of respect for part I, this was the first game I ever bought as a pre order. Lesson learnt. I played the whole game and I never wrote any game review before. But decided to express my disappointment the only way I can. Don’t get me wrong I played worse games than TLOU2 but with a masterpiece the first part was, the sequel is just the biggest let down of the decade. Feel sorry for everyone who worked so hard on Graphics as it is just amazing, it reminded me of Thief's End. Weapons bench improved a lot and hiding underneath the cars gave gameplay more options. Music, bigger world, layouts, design, actors play all great! They build everything as I hoped, mechanically and technically except the most important thing in the game- it’s narrative, and heart. I give it 3/10 cos games should be about the story and make the player want to play it over many times. I played First part like 10 times. Overall amazing Graphics cannot compensate for the whole game because if the story is bad, why bother to play. Update: changed to 0/10 after reading bottled 10/10 reviews… Expand
  99. DapDri
    Jun 24, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. El juego me dejo un vacío muy grande. Siento que la muerte de Joel no valió mucho. Haber pasado todo un primer juego con el y luego una muerte tan rápida en la segunda. Siento que el fondo de la historia fue muy flojo. Pasar más de 30h para que no se llegue a nada. Claro, la venganza no es buena. Pero igualmente siento que no hubieron muchas cosas rescatables. Ellie a pesar que en esta segunda parte mejoró en combate y en algunas cosas, siento que no tiene un buen desarrollo de personaje, hasta más lo tiene Abby. creo que intentaron que nos dé un poco de empatia al jugar con Abby pero no. No sentí que estuviera disfrutando su parte, es más la sentí pesada y tener que pegarle a ellie? Esta segunda parte quedó peor que jugando en hechos. Sé que no todo puede ser final feliz pero en esta no hay ni una sola cosa feliz. Tommy se queda cojo, Ellie sola, Dina triste, jesse muerto, Joel muerto, Abby sin su grupo y sus amigos muertos, los Scars muertos. Creo que no debieron darle tanta tragedia solo para un mensaje de la venganza es mala. No lo disfruté tanto como esperaba o quizá mi hype fue mucho más. Es más , no me da ganas de rejugarlo porque lo sentí muy pesado sobre todo querer acabar la historia de Abby que así como ella sufrió, hubo muchos que tambien la pasaron mal y no por ello tenemos que querer a este personaje que nos vimos obligados a jugarlo.… Expand
  100. LazyMonkey
    Jun 30, 2020
    0
    This Game is Garbage in every conceivable way. I don't know how it got a 9.5 from the critics. The Story is just so dumb and it leads nowhere in the end.
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  1. GameMAG
    Sep 13, 2020
    90
    The Last of Us Part II is the high point of the PlayStation 4. The plot is controversial, but the game is the incredibly addictive adventure of Ellie, from which it is impossible to pull away from the opening and to the very end.
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  2. PLAY! Zine
    Sep 5, 2020
    93
    Not everyone is going to enjoy the motives of The Last of Us Part II. But if you try and manage to accept the subliminal and not so subtle messages as a fact that the world has gone awry and that people have the need to have somewhere or someone to belong to as their own way out, then... You will witness the boundaries of gaming expand. You will witness a true masterpiece.
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  3. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Sep 3, 2020
    75
    If you loved the original for its great characters and well-paced story – stay away from this game. However, if you’re aching to sink into the depths of depression, or just want to cut some throats and burn some zombies – Part II will deliver. [Issue#247, p.72]
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