The Last of Us Part II

 PlayStation 4
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5.8

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  1. Esteballer
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Terrible story and had zero justice to the previous world building and characters. The previous game narrative was incredible this one boils down to revenge is bad. Can’t believe after all these years they turn Joel into a side character to be killed… Expand
  2. HavenMay
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    1 point for a few good moments
    1 point for good graphics 1 point for good acting
    That’s all I got
  3. Comse
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    Truly disappointing story. Rated 3/10 for the people who worked hard on the graphics and non-story parts of the game. It's disturbing to see the massive difference between how customers and critics are rating this game. Something is rotten in the gaming industry.
  4. Pep1
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    Graphics is just what really going on for this game, disgusting storyline, untruthful to the characters and their personalities. You don't have to buy this game at all.
  5. Shirako0040
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    Shill media and accession reviewers (who profit from getting game earlier but are afraid to give bad review), did it again. They shamelessly praised game, that normal fans dont like (what is clearly seen here). They didnt even have decency to point out obvious flaws like boring gameplay or illogical, disappointing story.
    Gaming industry nowadays is just one big cesspool of bs and lies. Im    Shill media and accession reviewers (who profit from getting game earlier but are afraid to give bad review), did it again. They shamelessly praised game, that normal fans dont like (what is clearly seen here). They didnt even have decency to point out obvious flaws like boring gameplay or illogical, disappointing story.
    Gaming industry nowadays is just one big cesspool of bs and lies. Im starting to boycott all AAA games entirely. Just a bunch of greedy corporations (trying to cater to sjw mob) and dishonest, paid reviewers.    … Expand
  6. Hamo443
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    Disappointing story it is just poor what they came up within the years nothing makes sense really disappointing don't buy the game if you are loving the characters of last of us part one. Just wondering how much this big companies got paid to write a good review. SAD
  7. Adbeth
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. En comparación a la primer obra, esta se ha quedado corta, tanto en coherencia argumental como en el triste desarrollo de personajes, el cual carece de profundidad a comparación del que tuvo el primer juego. El sacrificar a un personaje a expensas al caño lo construido con anterioridad es un movimiento arriesgado, y en esta ocasión no ha salido del todo bien.… Expand
  8. Octonoozle
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    The first one was good, so what's wrong with the second one?

    Well, the story is terrible, and for a game that's all about the storytelling, this can't be a good game. If you order a chicken sandwich and the bread is great but the chicken is nasty and stringy, that's basically what this game is. I don't know why the critics gave this such high scores. There's really not a lot you get to    The first one was good, so what's wrong with the second one?

    Well, the story is terrible, and for a game that's all about the storytelling, this can't be a good game. If you order a chicken sandwich and the bread is great but the chicken is nasty and stringy, that's basically what this game is. I don't know why the critics gave this such high scores. There's really not a lot you get to do in this game either. It feels like I'm being forced to go through the motions just to see what happens next. I kind of wish this "game" was just a movie or something, because at least then it would be condensed into 2 hours of suffering and probably be a lot cheaper.

    Also, for a company that calls itself Naughty Dog, you would think they would know how to program realistically moving dogs in their games. Unfortunately, I saw multiple occasions where a dog would somehow pivot and turn without moving its legs, like it's a freakin' M1A1 Abrams tank. I am pretty sure I've seen more convincing animation in games from 10+ years ago. Hopefully they'll at least patch that nonsense.

    Not recommended!!!!    … Expand
  9. Fant4sm4
    Jun 23, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. SPOILERS
    I feel this game could have done so much better with a better pacing. I won't hate on it because you can see there was an effort talking about graphics, music and details. The script is where everything goes nuts and you see the relevant stuff happening way too fast and out of nowhere and some situations that should be short scenes go for way too long. I'm not against killing a character like Joel, but the execution of the whole scene fails because everything happens way too fast, out of nowhere and with no explanation with a character that we just got introduced to. Other than how pointless Ellie's revenge journey was, i loved the graphics and the songs. Hot damn they're good.    … Expand
  10. CreatorKADMOS
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Decepcionado, o jogo tem um peso muito grande pelo fato do primeiro game ser totalmente perfeito e ter recebido diversos prêmios. Além de não honrarem com o protagonista antigo, o jogo tem um péssimo desenvolvimento inicial de história. Realmente estou chocado.… Expand
  11. Hammerjoe
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    Poor story, flat characters, boring and repetitive gameplay. What a let down of a game. I really had high hopes.
  12. yeahminator
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I would say the graphics are the only real strong point of the game. The fighting feels dated at this point but some people might be wishing for that system to stay as it is. The problem is with story writing. I have no idea why they would try to make a game with gritty realism when the people that wrote the story feel so incredibly detached from reality. Basic human instincts and principles are broken to keep up an extremely hollow story about issues they have no real concept of. The game succeeds in subverting expectations but in the worst ways possible. If I could go back in time and avoid the game I most definitely would as even in the ending there was nothing else but disappointment. If you are just hoping for a satisfying resolution of the Ellie vs Abby story then just stop playing and save yourself the headache.… Expand
  13. GMMA
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    Extremely disappointed with the plot in which countless flaws were presented in the pursuance of identity politics angenda.
  14. Marsmars
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. **** end for Joel, he deserved way better... A bad and sad goodbye, just not necessary at all… Expand
  15. metero
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    I’m going to give full score to Assassin’s Creed, because Assassin’s Creed makes me kill enemies every time
  16. mansur892
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    The last of us should've never had a sequel, they just ruined the reputation of the original game.
  17. GhostCrawlerS
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. We were given emotions by Joel, which made the previous work fun. But the game ruined the fun, and the story is not interesting. Neil, you ruined our feelings.… Expand
  18. urrpurr
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    Huge disappointment. Horrible writing in this game. Hard to believe that a big studio like Sony would disrespect their customers like this by releasing **** like this.
  19. Dreamsmaker
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    Worst story, gameplay looks amazing but the story is trash, fire Neil Druckman. 0/10
  20. USDOD93
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
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  21. fuklastofuspt2
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. this is my genuine opinion about the game
    this game unfortunately is a big disappointment after 7 years of waiting part 2 was released to a franchise that didn't need a sequal however this cash grab was a giagantic failure because of these reasons:
    cons:

    1. character introduction they added like 20 new characters gave you no back story on most of them you have no attachments to them and they feel like throw away people used to show how quickly and dry people can die like Jessy dies randomly for no reason but to shock you however you have no attachment to him so his death is meaningless this also shows with dina as she is just there sometimes while exploring bringing up random stuff like how her sister took her too a church and then goes on about the holocaust when no one brings it up

    2.every male character is belittled as a psycho or killed leaving only tommy left bearly alive. not to mention that abby is built like a bulking lower end body builder and is completely unrealistic as a 7 year male lifter is bearly bigger than her and she managed to get that big in 4 years unless she was taking a crazy amount of estrogen blockers but even then she would only be on the same level of a man and would at least take 14 years to get to that level not to mention the proper nutrition that she is probably not getting considering yunno its the APOCALYPSE!!! the male characters are instantly misdemeanour'd as soon as this journey begins when the 'bigot sandwich' is delivered this just show the demographic is rousty teens and she don't need no man kinda people and the male cucks that go along with it and it is always cringey when big company's try to act progressive

    3. the order of events is messed up they should have explained why abby wanted to kill joel instead telling it way after this would have contrasted emotions

    4. they should've killed joel appropriately and for reference it should have been that farther figure death like in the walking dead games where lee dies protecting clem and you can choose whether to kill him or let him turn not some heman jacked up on an incredible amount of steroids killing him slowly with a golf club

    5.the game-play is just a RTX version of the last of us remaster and doesn't look any better than just red dead redemption 2 with better level design

    6.ending is dogcrap and whoever came up with that should have been executed immediately the writers are literally retarded hire some professional writers if u don't know how an ending works

    pros:

    1.good music

    2. one flash back of ellie's birthday with joel (depicts well the first game and is so good and should have developed on it with the progression of joel lost his daughter then finds what he lost with ellie and that is what make the game good in the first place)

    3.the 2 characters lev and Yara were the only well developed characters in the whole game

    4.looks good however not as good as some games however keeps to the standed of 2020 graphics

    conclusion: waste of $60 and the person who leaked this game is a god who saved a lot of people money not including me as i wanted to be unbiased and hadn't seen them and the game journalists are just saying it is good because how well received the first game was and was considered the best game ever made therefore they didn't want to go against the mob they thought would be therefore they were dishonest to cater to the accomplishments of the game before.

    therefore to me this is not cannon and i will remember the first game and try to forget this nightmare    … Expand
  22. kaiketay
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. simplesmente esperar 5 anos para um game que disseram que seria aquilo isso e mudaria o mundo dos games que iria mostrar o verdadeiro jogo, estou muito decepcionado nao pela gameplay que ja esta meio quebrada e nem se parece dos trailers "isso é padrão sempre prometem uma coisa e n sai como prometido", e sim pela história que é totalmente clichê, e eu fico pensando pessoas esperaram 5 anos para saber que o joel morre e que a allie n mata o boss final (responsável da morte).… Expand
  23. Derpasaurus19
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Horrible game. The creators of this game has shown exactly how much they respect the first game. They took a massive character trait, Joel not trusting anyone, and just said “Ehhhhh. He’d trust these teenagers he just met a second ago with no second questions.” Also his death scene is literally just torture porn and shock value which was a disappointing send off for a main character. And naughty dog is full of hypocrites who will **** and moan about “realistic proportions in female body types” but then go and make their ‘main character’ the size of a linebacker with the body type to match. Physically impossible for a girl in a post apocalyptic world to build that much muscle mass, let alone find the time and nutrients to maintain it. I’m literally infuriated that I avoided the leaks, I would’ve had better entertainment if I had just burned the money in front of myself. Good graphics tho, really saw the blood splatter on the golf club… Expand
  24. SgtMorninWood
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    Wtf have I just played. This game is the biggest let down of 2020. Only reason I didn't give it a zero is because the graphics are pretty good.
  25. Ardyes
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    Anita sarkissean thank you for ruining the franchise. Naughty dog is dead to me. RIP
  26. Abody_king02
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    I dont like it story didn’t exist the part is really missing i just wanna say that i love my mama
  27. Kunjuz2003
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    The graphics are probably if not the best of the generation and the gameplay is improved from the first game in every way but the story is probably the worst in gaming history with characters making stupid decisions and not acting how they should act. The fist game ended with with hope for a better future but this game is bleak story throughout with no fun or joy throughout the game. WhatThe graphics are probably if not the best of the generation and the gameplay is improved from the first game in every way but the story is probably the worst in gaming history with characters making stupid decisions and not acting how they should act. The fist game ended with with hope for a better future but this game is bleak story throughout with no fun or joy throughout the game. What hurts me the most is what this game could could have been with a better story and characters.… Expand
  28. Leopoldo074
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    Por que? simplemente... Por que ?
    Por que tenían que guiar al juego por la senda política ?
    Pudieron haber hecho una magnifica historia con Ellie y Joel como en el juego anterior
    pero simplemente fueron por lo seguro
    y aburrido
    Gráficos 10/10
    Historia 1/10
  29. RAOUF23
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This game is an absolute waste of time and money. Terrible story and terrible new uninteresting characters. Whoever created this story should be fired for ruining an excellent franchisey
  30. RobertoLins
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    I really liked the graphics, movement etc, but I found many bugs during gameplay. The story of the last of us is very big but it leaves something to be desired.
  31. ihiraku
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    1 for the hardest work by producing the game, in the mindtime, screenwriter ruined this game. GAME IS FOR GAMERS, NOT FOR YOUR POLITICAL CORRECTNESS. As you wish, NO ONE WOULD BUY IY.
  32. akmgzl
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    GolfclubMy disappointment is immeasurable, and my day is ruined.
    I waited 5 years to play this
    And they gave me a horrible intro and **** ending
    I just want to forget about this game
  33. Danislp
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    I loved the first part, i was going to replay it before this, i should had done so. Now it is ruined for me. It is insulting, deeply disapointing. The next time i’ll just watch a gameplay
  34. Wendy_the_weeb
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    The only reason I give this a 2 rather than a 1 is to at least credit the talented programmers, artists, QA testers, and actors who worked on this game.

    However, the writing and script of the game is atrocious. If it were another game, I could forgive it. But the last of us is a game known for its story, themes, characters, and plot. And this game is a disgrace to the original, in that    The only reason I give this a 2 rather than a 1 is to at least credit the talented programmers, artists, QA testers, and actors who worked on this game.

    However, the writing and script of the game is atrocious. If it were another game, I could forgive it. But the last of us is a game known for its story, themes, characters, and plot. And this game is a disgrace to the original, in that regard. It both figuratively and literally spits on the original game and the fans who loved it.    … Expand
  35. Gka-
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    اللعبة افتقدت لاهم شي الا وهو القصة لاكنهم قتلوها بوضع الاجندات بهدف الانفتاح ونحن لانهتم بتاتا
  36. Djdjjdid
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Very bad game. Stupid sjw. I play game to escape from reality. I don’t want to think about fem and politics in game.
  37. Adalramos
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    El final es decepcionante, llevo jugando 6 horas y no he jugado "casi nada", y para las criticas NO es la orientación sexual de la prota, amamos el 1 y desde ahi se besaron de niñas, es que simplemente termino mal (me aburri de jugar y vi el final en yt) y ya que 69$ a la basura. Malisimo
  38. daecf
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    This game looks amazing, I am actually stunned that a game could look this good on ps4 hardware. On the surface it plays very well, I am constantly surprised by the lighting, physics and the little touches in the environment and such.

    But the story. People did not look to play the last of us "part 1" for the gameplay, it was the story. And this game **** the bed, not only did it ****    This game looks amazing, I am actually stunned that a game could look this good on ps4 hardware. On the surface it plays very well, I am constantly surprised by the lighting, physics and the little touches in the environment and such.

    But the story. People did not look to play the last of us "part 1" for the gameplay, it was the story. And this game **** the bed, not only did it **** the bed, it spit right on our faces (just like after that one part). It is infuriating that they are trying to push an agenda into this game as well, like they are trying SO HARD.

    It's enough, I genuinely feel like I wasted my money and I am genuinely sorry for the devs who spent years to make such a good looking game just to fall more than flat, to fail miserably. The game plays amazing but if you don't want to play a game because of its story, it's not a good game.

    They were fishing for a reaction and yeah, they are getting one. This is not Part II.    … Expand
  39. Sneezy_w
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
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  40. BearUrine
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    I feel like they rushed to get it out for Pride month. Just like Bethesda did with Fallout 76 for 2018 Christmas.

    The story is blah, The controls are funky as hell, but they have really nice graphic. Save your money and buy something else or try getting a refund.
  41. PentaNCoor
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ставлю ноль за убогий сюжет, за не разнообразный геймплей и большой лгбт повестки. Убили главного героя первой части, а тем более, его без циремоний клюшкой завалила перекачиная баба. Я думаю все к нему привезались, но Дракман нас этого лишил.… Expand
  42. Gamel
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    If you want to convey your thoughts, publish a book of philosophy. You gave **** to the users who played your previous work.
  43. Ali1991
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    lesbian characters is awful
  44. Sanjinamona
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Thay ruin one of the best characters in the game and the ending is horrible… Expand
  45. JiayinZhang
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Preordered for it's reasonable for players to have a high expectation based on the part I , while the sudden change in character's personality is not a wise move (especially Joel). And when it comes to the so-called "diversity", Detroit: Become human handled this much better.… Expand
  46. Jthirdeye
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    Bad game. It's not last of us!
    Goty? Don't even think about it! okay?
    I won't give it to you!
  47. carlsgamer
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Joel and Ellie death made me very sad with the game, in addition to the leaks, this game is a shame, in addition to all the downgrade it had and the many bugs.… Expand
  48. HorriblePerson
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    This game is TRANSFOBIC, it was made to make heteros hate and despise transfolk, do not watch or play this game.
  49. beytrod
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    I'd give 10/10 for graphics but sadly it's -9 for everything else. What a disappointment, stay away.
  50. OZM
    Jun 20, 2020
    2
    The graphic is good but the story sucks! Real life already suck enough yet they decided to **** us up more inside game life! WTH! I’m not saying that Joel doesn’t deserved to die but not in this stupid way! A promising IP got destroyed by some ignorance stupid thinking I’m a great storytellers and writers ****
  51. Brasanbro
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    Loved the graphics but like most game companies they have been infiltrated with PC babies that ruin nuance and story for their own selfish reasons
  52. ThePrezydent
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    Extremely disappointing. The game is just some propaganda with pretty graphics. Awful story with characters turning worse and worse. I especially hate the character of Abby.
  53. Gomezik93
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    There were good points in the game which i loved, flash backs with ellie and joel. But it was too much of a disrespect to the player to let you go through such **** Ruining the beloved characters, that you will wish that this was all a **** dream and never happened.
  54. TalkingDove
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    unconvincing professional writer.
    unconvincing professional critic.

    That's all and that's Critical.
  55. VIVIXUS
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    Gra wygląda świetnie, ale to jedyna rzecz, jaką może Ci ona zaoferować, jeśli podobała ci się ostatnia z nas historia.

    Historia 0/10 - Żadnych sympatycznych postaci.
    Rozgrywka - 0/10 Historia zabiła grę dla mnie.
    Grafika - 8/10 pięknych scen.
    Możliwość powtórki - BRAK.

    Ogólny wynik - 0/10 - oddałby moją kopię „Last of us 2” za darmo lub po prostu spalił.
  56. Malcol
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    This is a perfect example about how political correctness ruins gaming industry.
  57. mahoti
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I finished the game yesterday. Just leave it here:
    Joel Last of Us 1: “I struggled for a long time with surviving. And no matter what, you keep finding something to fight for.”
    Joel Last of Us 2: “Howdy stranger!! My names Joel! This is my brother, Tommy, who used to be the leader of the Fireflies! I killed the Fireflies and am in hiding, my town is just down the road. Mighty big guns y’all got, how come you’re all looking at me weird and locking the door? ‘Sounds like you heard about me’ ya, know Joel that’s my name!”

    Drakman **** genius...)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))    … Expand
  58. Kytaanax
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    When you get woke you know, that you're gonna go broke. Simple truth. Because the silent majority is fed up with the minority stuffing up their propaganda down our throats.
  59. Genka_penka
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    На вторую часть возлагались большие надежды,в особенности сюжета,но с ним увы,подкачали. Оригинальная игра была на высоте,а вторая часть - жалкий высер в погоне за ублажением "меньшинств" . Графика,боевка и сам геймплей довольно хорош,эволюционировал от первой части в лучшую сторону, но приправить это все таким сюжетом...Херовый шашлык получился:(На вторую часть возлагались большие надежды,в особенности сюжета,но с ним увы,подкачали. Оригинальная игра была на высоте,а вторая часть - жалкий высер в погоне за ублажением "меньшинств" . Графика,боевка и сам геймплей довольно хорош,эволюционировал от первой части в лучшую сторону, но приправить это все таким сюжетом...Херовый шашлык получился:(
  60. Dentedgent
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Joel deserved better. I bought and played the games based on the reviews that were available before release. I found that these are lies! I will never trust them, Sony or naughty dog again. There is real corruption in gaming! This game is boring, the characters are hateful and don't respect the previous brilliant game. Great graphics and politics do not make a game. Do not buy.… Expand
  61. ElmerK2
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    This game hates its own origin, Generation Z does looking for to be accepted, it is forcing us to be like them.
  62. Jacobethanperez
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Spoilers
    The positive reviewers like to act like they are making good points when arguing why Joel was meant to die. No one disagrees Joel deserved to die, he was never established as a morally good character and he made a selfish decision which condemned the human race. No one is angry Joel died we are angry about how he died. My take on this would be much different if we were introduced to Abby long before she brutally murders Joel. They set them self up with an insurmountable task of creating empathy for Abby. And they didn't even try, we got a ten minute scene where she saves a Zebra with her father then they reveal Abby is the person who convinced them Ellie should be murdered to save humanity. If the writers are trying to make the player empathize with Abby why would they establish her as the one who condemned Ellie which inevitably led to Joel killing her father? Later on in the story we are introduced to Lev who saves Abbys life. This prompts Abby to betray the wolves to save Lev. This decision of Abbys feels like a fruitless attempt by the writers to establish Abby as a morally good character in order to gain empathy from the audience. They're trying to define Abby as selfless contrary to her making numerous selfish decisions. It's hard to say anything for certain about Abby's character because every other decision is conflicting. One moment she is selfless the next she is selfish. When it comes to condemning Ellie her morals are for the good of the many but when it comes to saving Lev her morals are for the good of the few. She gets very angry when she finds out Ellie has killed her friends yet she's already betrayed these friends and was prepared to leave these friends behind to help Lev. The story overall is nonsensical and revolves around and characters literally abandoning and losing everything in a fruitless quest for revenge. Both Abby and Ellie quite literally sacrificed everything over avenging the deaths of two people in a world where everyone has lost someone. Death and violence is around almost every corner of this world. Yet for whatever reason these two people are so special our characters travel thousands of miles killing hundreds to enact their revenge. Even after watching the bond which is formed between Joel and Ellie in the first game I have a hard time believing that Joel's death was enough to bring on this murderous rampage. Especially after Joel and Ellie’s rough relationship has been established.

    This world isn't the same world we were put into in the first game. There is no hope in this world, there is only violence and sadness. The violence is so over the top that by the end of the game I was completely numb to it all. The game heavily relies on shock value that was brought about through overly violent and grotesque actions perpetrated towards beloved characters which was so overly used it left me feeling nothing when the game came to it's final conclusion and this mattered the most. At no point were we given any sort of relief or loving character development which gave us respite from the sadness and violence of this world previously. In the first game Ellie provided 90% of this relief from the awful world we were witnessing. But she is now a shadow of her former self, despite spending her years safe and sheltered in a settlement with electricity she has completely lost the spark we saw in the first game. The conclusion of the game is hollow, hundreds die in this needless revenge plot and one singular person being saved who the player has established no empathy for is supposed to bring meaning to all the meaningless violence.
    Jeremy Maillet    … Expand
  63. GucciFlip
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I seriously can't think any worse way to destroy the story like they did, all just to give Abby more steroids from 2017 trailer to 2020 and replace Joel for an asian in one of the game points that was shown. In other words, mis-leading advertisement.… Expand
  64. dlmon
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. What made the first game so great was the beautiful character development, the story, the fast paced action. None of which is in this one.

    "Story-driven game" The story is garbage. Characters don't behave like in the first game. Joel and Tommy are suddenly trusting idiots when in the first game Joel right from the start prioritised the survival of himself and those close to him over anyone else. Joel is very perceptive and should have been wary around a new heavily armed group.

    The ending is **** I couldn’t get to the credits rolling because still... Still after half the game playing as mega boring Abby I hated her and couldn't believe that instead of switching back to Ellie they thought it would be cool and "edgy" to fight Ellie to the death. I looked up what happens after and it is absolute fanfiction.

    Out of all of the many, many new characters I liked three of them, was indifferent to one, and absolutely hated the rest. Jesse is interesting, I would have liked knowing more about his relationship with Joel. The dog was very cute but wasted on the slimy "Owen?" and Mel. And I really enjoyed Lev. But he was in the game for much to short a time to properly bond with him. I just didn't believe anyone. It all felt very awkward and there was no character development.

    The focus is too wide. The plot of the first game was focused and split into beggining, end and four seasons. This one has "previously on LOU", beginning, fakeout end, end, extra ending scene, flashbacks, dream sequences, weird time jumps, and more convoluted bs.

    Graphics: 9/10
    Gameplay: 5/10 (walking simulator, weird ai) Story: - 20/10

    I'm done talking about this garbage.    … Expand
  65. MultivitaminC
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    This game sucks from the beginning ist not fun 2 play or anything i dont belive they trick usnso bad
  66. DaCucumber
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    Congratulations, Naughtydog. You managed to release a monumental **** I'd like to get my money back but I guess I won't. I'm placing my copy on ebay, keeping my fingers crossed.
  67. Giner81
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    Story is moronic on an epic scale!! Seems like the original writers left because this game makes no sense!!
  68. Diiimiry
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    I wanna say hello to neil druckmann and anita sarkeesian. You are personally responsible for this low rates. Hope to see you in Macdonald's uniform soon.
  69. AtlasLuv
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    The whole story is about the political correct, not the humanity. Forgive a person who kill ur dad? aha, interesting.
  70. Hinxray
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    Game was way over hyped and over in a day. The story was cringy and uninteresting. A good portion of the dialogue was just unrelated to the story and solely for some kind virtue signaling. Really weird. The gameplay offered almost nothing new. The enemies were the same and everything was just like part one. I recommend a hard pass on this game until its in the $5 bin at Christmas.
  71. Kurvak
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    Typoe govno, typogo govna.
    Logvinov, TheDRZJ, NovoeKykoldovoe - sasite huy!!!
  72. CraziiCarlsson
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I wish I could say I liked this game, I really do. But when they in essence urinate on the grave of the story that they have built up over the years, and replace loved characters with new ones that do not even feel like they have a semblance of feeling or anything else for that part, they feel like machines basically. Then I as a consumer and a player do not find meaning in playing the game. I wanted to play this game to expand on Joel's and Ellie's story, but this game does the opposite of that.… Expand
  73. Haywire09666
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    All style, no substance. The idea of violence being a viscious circle is handled really poorly, and isn't exactly new. It conveys a middle school level of philosophy that is as shallow as it's narrative.
  74. ManuelRocha
    Jun 20, 2020
    2
    Guión pésimamente escrito, la historia tiene una caída enorme conforme va avanzando, el juego no sabe cuando terminar. Toda la historia referente a Abby es poco interesante y muy predecible, no aporta en nada el contar su historia a través del manejo del personaje, se pudo mantener como una historia aparte y así manejar una fluidez muchísimo más natural, parece que la incluyeron como unaGuión pésimamente escrito, la historia tiene una caída enorme conforme va avanzando, el juego no sabe cuando terminar. Toda la historia referente a Abby es poco interesante y muy predecible, no aporta en nada el contar su historia a través del manejo del personaje, se pudo mantener como una historia aparte y así manejar una fluidez muchísimo más natural, parece que la incluyeron como una forma de alargar la trama de manera innecesaria… Expand
  75. Thulfkar
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    remember when we played games to escape real life **** and politics
    oh good old days
    now we force to the feminist and lgbtq agenda in every **** game
    we dont care if you are straight,gay,black,white,asian
    we just want to play and enjoy a game without forcing things in our throat
  76. Bo86
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. bull **** story! what is the writer thinking ? IGN 10?????? How much money do you get???? We do not forgive you forever!… Expand
  77. thomasadinkerke
    Dec 11, 2020
    0
    Very bad story
    .
    If you have the desire to ruin your view on this game franchise, this game is for you!

    They should be ashamed of their pandering to sony and deceiving the public for personal gain. #Gamergate

    "stunning & brave 10/10"
  78. Bubin
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I felt the last Jedi in this game I hope you to play amongst yourselves
    Don't try to teach others about your thinking    … Expand
  79. Mackleback
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    Save your cash, you don't want this. very bad story and no characters you will like

    rip last of us
  80. Berkut312
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    Why was it to disfigure the beautiful girl from the first part? Stop allowing Anita Sargsyan to the games idiots!
  81. ShadowRaven
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    Graphics and gameplay are great, story is so utter garbage it’s unbelievable they did this bad a job. Joel and Ellie deserve better
  82. OneAvrageGamer
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    Just forced myself to complete this trainwreck of a "game" I can say with all honesty that tlou was my single favorite game of all time but the tlou2 has tried and succeeded to unravel everything established in the first game and completely bastardized the characters and delivers moment after moment of emotional whiplash , the story makes absolutely no sense and is almost impossible toJust forced myself to complete this trainwreck of a "game" I can say with all honesty that tlou was my single favorite game of all time but the tlou2 has tried and succeeded to unravel everything established in the first game and completely bastardized the characters and delivers moment after moment of emotional whiplash , the story makes absolutely no sense and is almost impossible to follow because it jumps around from different points in time covering about 4 years at random jumps with no order to them and switching perspective of character and time makes for a jarring experience that is not pleasant in any way shape or form , in short if you dont want to subject yourself to constant guilt trips a nonsensical story and a borderline attack on any and all reason then just pass but if you like a story that ruins characters is full of plot holes and jumps around so much it looks like they ran the script through a blender then this may be for you , I'd really like to write more but I'm literally so mad I wasted my time I know I'll just come off as a hater but I legit gave this a chance and it was so so so much worse than I could have ever imagined… Expand
  83. MagistrKreon
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Worst game of Naughty Dog studio. A mediocre story that added a bunch of offensive ideas of feminism, tolerance, and other nonsense, just to get good reviews from "progressive" critics and a mad crowd of feminists and other garbage. Congratulations to the Studio that bent under the garbage, now for me the Studio itself is mediocre garbage.… Expand
  84. Malith1998
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    Character development from the previous game has been thrown out the window for the sake of awful storytelling and promoting unnesessary political agenda to the players.
  85. sayedaborade
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    So here is what I think:

    Pros: - gameplay - graphics - atmosphere - sound - music All those parts are undeniable very good. Its top notch. Sure the controls sometimes feel weird but they do in most of the games. It would be unfair to say this game isnt up to date in terms of all those points I mentioned. Cons: - story - character design - character development - plot    So here is what I think:

    Pros:
    - gameplay
    - graphics
    - atmosphere
    - sound
    - music

    All those parts are undeniable very good. Its top notch. Sure the controls sometimes feel weird but they do in most of the games. It would be unfair to say this game isnt up to date in terms of all those points I mentioned.

    Cons:
    - story
    - character design
    - character development
    - plot holes

    So, even with all the pros this game is really really bad. It makes NO sense that Ellie act how she acts in certain parts of the game but that isnt even the biggest thing about why its bad.
    The reason is: character development.
    If you kill one of the most beloved characters early in the game (Joel) and want to bring in new main playable characters like Abby, you HAVE to bring WAY more backstory in order to make the player feel with her.
    I mean she KILLED Joel!
    How do you make the player like her? Bring more and more backstory before she does that. Let the players play 2-10h as Abby when she was a child or whatever. The backstory of her is basically told in 10minutes and then her dad is being killed. Thats it? And now I have to feel with her and understand why she killed Joel?
    Hell no!
    That is weak story telling. Really really weak.

    Then there are all the other new characters. Nobody is likeable. Like really. They all feel empty. They are only shells without any meaning.

    This game is just bad. Do yourself a favor and dont buy it. The reviews the journalists wrote are either bought by Sony or ND or are heavily politicly influenced. Sad thing is: because of that same journalists will most likely make this game GOTY. What a joke.

    Safe your money and buy something else.

    And last but not least: this is technically a very good game but the story/characters is/are SO bad it just doesnt matter how well the rest is done.

    You want a good revenge story? Watch "Oldboy" then you know how to make a good revenge story that shocks everybody to their core.

    This game right here? Its garbage.
    They deceived us the game is not worth buying    … Expand
  86. httpdvnielss
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    El juego a nivel visual es excelente, en su primera parte podemos apreciar que el esqueleto del juego es la historia, una de las razones por la cual es tan aclamado, pero lastimosamente en esta segunda parte ha sido un reverenda basura, con personajes mal desarrollados, por razones de venganza demaciado estúpidos, y con querer meter una ideología de manera tan forzada, lo mejor era darleEl juego a nivel visual es excelente, en su primera parte podemos apreciar que el esqueleto del juego es la historia, una de las razones por la cual es tan aclamado, pero lastimosamente en esta segunda parte ha sido un reverenda basura, con personajes mal desarrollados, por razones de venganza demaciado estúpidos, y con querer meter una ideología de manera tan forzada, lo mejor era darle una historoa mas desarrollada a aby no necesariamente joel tenia que v u vir, pero le dieron una muerte asquerosa.
    Asco de juego.    … Expand
  87. Codwarzone
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Really bad , Joel dies in the first 2 hours and you have to play the character that kills him and somehow find sympathy for her which I clearly didn't, then you have to fight Ellie which is the most absurd thing ever ,and then you olay as Ellie and kill hundreds of people that were with abby ,you kill an pregnant woman and torture another woman to death hut you can't even kill abby in the end and you let her go ,what andelluie is left all alone and her worst fear has come true about everyone who she ever loved and cared for has died or left her .joel is dead ,jesse is dead ,tommy is angry at her and leaves her and dina leaves her in the end .and so there is no sense of fullfillment in the end .and abby and lev are still alive as a duo ,whom im assuming you have to play as for part 3 as theyre like the new ellie and joel duo .well i already know thats gonna flop even harder than this one .this is all neils fault.… Expand
  88. Alv713
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    Really disappointed... Not sense... Even in the main part of the game... I'm going to return it.
  89. rezafox15
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My suggestion to you is not to spend your money on buying this game at all and do not play this game at all (don't be fooled by the high score of this game)
    (If you play this game, you will hate the whole game industry)
    The reason is that this game only has very high graphics and good art design, and in terms of a very bad story, you must say that many games have a bad story, but in the case of The Last of Us Part II, the situation is different and there are many mistakes in it. Unlike the first part of this game, this game basically has a story full of problems
    Merits
    1- High and stunning graphics and excellent art design
    2- Very high gameplay, warms your head for hours
    Disadvantages
    1- Story: A very bad story, art must elevate man, art, what film, music, computer games, in addition to being fun, there must be instructive points for human life, hidden in art in The Last of Us Your Part II would have reached emptiness, that is, an empty human being, that is, a purposeless human being, that is, an animal similar to a human being
    2- Movie: The mistake that some game directors make in the last few years about the games of this generation is that they want to design the game from the beginning like a movie from the beginning and at the beginning of making the game. Directors who follow this trend, their game is similar to a simple walking game on the street. They do not consider that in making the first game, you have to make a game and after finishing the work, make that game look like a movie. In remembrance, the same mistake was made by the famous director Hedio Kojima, who plunged him into the quagmire of sinking the game industry in the movie, and his last two games again faced high scores from critics and low scores from gamers. Was
    3- Sex: I am against entering scenes or sexually explicit words in any branch of art, movies, music and computer games, but in my opinion, in this game, neither the man nor the woman in this game has any value. Destroyed and sexually insulted and humiliated both sexes and questioned human beings as a whole. I consider homosexuality to be a mental illness, not an inalienable right. Countries like the United States and France have recognized homosexuality, so it's safe to say that they have the right to be animalistic to humanity.
    4- Bad smell of politics and conspiracy (humanism and humanism): This game is made with a very high budget and there is already a very high sales forecast for this game, but behind these very heavy costs and this kind of bad story and It is highly doubtful that the story and design of the game, and even the strong financial support, will be shared by the kings and the Freemasonry sects in this game.
    This game will be a headache for Sony and Nagati Dog by writing a fringe and problematic story, and it will be expensive for them. And even in the future, the game industry will change.
    Neil Drakeman: You are not and will not be a good director at all, and you will soon be fired from the entire game industry for your betrayal of art.    … Expand
  90. AgroGnom
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. For Joel...................................................................… Expand
  91. ShadowOfThEagle
    Jun 21, 2020
    3
    I waited 7 years for this?! Graphics is good, level design is good, animations are good if they don't get bugged, the gameplay is the same as the first and remains not a great deal, puzzle absent, enemy Ai is stupid, Neil Druckmann's insertion in the game is embarrassing and shameful, story is trash in every way possible.
    The misleading trailers are shameful
    And all the people are    I waited 7 years for this?! Graphics is good, level design is good, animations are good if they don't get bugged, the gameplay is the same as the first and remains not a great deal, puzzle absent, enemy Ai is stupid, Neil Druckmann's insertion in the game is embarrassing and shameful, story is trash in every way possible.
    The misleading trailers are shameful
    And all the people are rightly pissed at the story and the characters, but they forget the bugs with which the game is full: combat animation, standing animations, walking animation, characters animations in general are bugged. Items such as ladders that are invisible. Holes in the ground. UI texts that remain on the screen instead of disappearing.

    The Last Of Us ended on the first game and the dlc.

    Story - 0
    Characters - 0
    Graphics - 8
    Gameplay - 5
    Sound & Music - 8
    Level Design - 7
    Replayability - 0 (Who is crazy enough to replay this garbage)    … Expand
  92. Alisssooo11
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    The game is bad
    The story is bad
    Dont waste your cause every thing built in the first part has been destroyed in this part
  93. Moichol
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    Quite literally one of the worst written stories I have ever witnessed. The newly introduced characters are mundane and feel like a chore to play, and frankly the Abby sections are the most boring sections in the game. The fan base cared for the returning characters, not for uninteresting characters "just because". However, credit where credit is due, the game is gorgeous and sound designQuite literally one of the worst written stories I have ever witnessed. The newly introduced characters are mundane and feel like a chore to play, and frankly the Abby sections are the most boring sections in the game. The fan base cared for the returning characters, not for uninteresting characters "just because". However, credit where credit is due, the game is gorgeous and sound design is great, but the gameplay is nothing new. The story is what mattered, but the story is just unbearable here. Buyers best save their money.… Expand
  94. twist-
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    It doesn't feel like a last of us game but like a zombie game to bad because I was really looking forward to this game but we still have cyber punk 2077
  95. fodilhao
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    lixo o jogo podia bem ter melhores cenas .. wtf cenas que ve se que sao feitas de proposito, cavalos parecem todos fodidos a andar... as personagens andam a fazer micheal jakson... wtf dps so aneiras no ojogo wtf
  96. matt0577
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    NON SPOILER REVIEW. I spent money on this and played with an open mind with that said.....DO NOT BUY. The characters/storytelling/every other aspect of the game is not nearly what it boasts to be. If you are in any way a fan of the first game you will get deeply insulted and disgusted playing this. And it only gets progressively worse towards the end. The only thing this game excels in isNON SPOILER REVIEW. I spent money on this and played with an open mind with that said.....DO NOT BUY. The characters/storytelling/every other aspect of the game is not nearly what it boasts to be. If you are in any way a fan of the first game you will get deeply insulted and disgusted playing this. And it only gets progressively worse towards the end. The only thing this game excels in is graphics which is pretty much already expected.… Expand
  97. Athena87
    Jun 20, 2020
    2
    En literatura: exposición aburrida. Last of US II tiene serios problemas narrativos: innecesarios, excesivos y prematuros con fallos argumentativos. En síntesis, me arrancó unos bostezos a mi mismo.
  98. SirHanrik
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    Absolute joke of a story, literally every aspect of this game is polished but the storytelling is absolutely atrocious, and it shames the writers of the first game. The Last of Us was always about telling a great story first, and this one fails miserably at it.
  99. luizcont
    Jun 20, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Boring game, long cutscenes, bad new characters and the destruiction of the old ones. This game is a big letdown, questionable choices for the characters, bad writtings and a lot of bugs. Don't waste your money, save for a better game with more gameplay and less propaganda.
    Gameplay barely changed from the first game, it is almost the same thing. No multiplayer, so after you finished the game you won't have any reason to play it again.    … Expand
  100. Vanshaj
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    Who wrote the story? How did you take YEARS to do that? Such genius graphics and gameplay got ruined by such a **** storyline.
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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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