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  1. Sep 9, 2023
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Visualmente lindo, o mundo é deslumbrante e crível, as mecânicas são as mesmas do jogo anterior com algumas adições, a inteligência artificial dos inimigos melhorou demais em relação ao primeiro jogo. Mas vamos sair da parte técnica e nos atentar ao enredo, no início parecia interessante mas conforme a trama se desenrolava meu interesse foi só diminuindo, a motivação de ambas as personagens é plausível, mas o desfecho deixa muito a desejar, os poucos personagens que realmente pareciam interessante a Naughty Dog fez o "favor" de podar sem dó da história. The Last Of Us Part 2 poderia ser bem mais interessante se o enredo tivesse sido melhor trabalhado. Não vou hatear com uma nota negativa, mas esse jogo também não merece uma nota positiva, deixemos no meio termo então. Expand
  2. Sep 7, 2023
    5
    A slog to get through. I don’t hate Abby but I swear this game just slogs on and on.
  3. Sep 7, 2023
    6
    technically very impressive.

    a complete mess in the writing department.

    i'm probably one of the few people that appreciated Abby's story beats more but that's only because Ellie is completely insufferable.
  4. Sep 7, 2023
    7
    The Last of Us Part 2 takes away everything that you have built in The Last of Us Part 1. This game is an emotional roller coaster but most of those emotions are negative. Probably the most depressing game I've ever played with really bad story choices, annoying characters and unnecessary sex/romance scenes. You can't deny the beauty of the game and how great the gameplay is. I feel likeThe Last of Us Part 2 takes away everything that you have built in The Last of Us Part 1. This game is an emotional roller coaster but most of those emotions are negative. Probably the most depressing game I've ever played with really bad story choices, annoying characters and unnecessary sex/romance scenes. You can't deny the beauty of the game and how great the gameplay is. I feel like if Naughty Dog changed the story a bit they would have a perfect game. Expand
  5. Aug 24, 2023
    5
    Tenía todo el potencial para ser el mejor juego de la todos los tiempos pero su historia deja mucho que desear.
  6. Sep 7, 2023
    7
    اللعبه جيده
    القيم بلاي ممتاز ولكن القصه اقل من العادي للاسف غربوا القصه وصارت مقرفه
    عالم اللعبه والتفاصيل رائغه اجواء الغراب ونهاية العالم ممتاز
    الشخصيات سيئين
  7. Sep 2, 2023
    7
    História? Nem preciso falar,Estouraram a cabeça de um dos melhores personagens do mundo dos jogos com um fodendo taco de golfe
    Gráficos? ótimos,Mas um jogo não se baseia só em gráficos
    Jogabilidade? O melhor aspecto do jogo,Parece que oq eu penso,Aparece na tela
  8. Aug 31, 2023
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. این گیم شاهکاره اینقدر که این گیم جزییات داره هیچ گیم دیگه ای نداره Expand
  9. Aug 30, 2023
    5
    A really nice experience. Went through a lot of different emotions from the beginning to the finish.
  10. Aug 19, 2023
    6
    The game starts off very harshly and throws you into the story very soon, the graphics are what you expect from a modern game and the scenery is beautiful as always. Sadly i couldn't complete the game as i got to some parts that included substances (weed) and some LGBTQ materials that i was sadly not prepared for, currently i am putting the game to rest and when i have a stronger mind iThe game starts off very harshly and throws you into the story very soon, the graphics are what you expect from a modern game and the scenery is beautiful as always. Sadly i couldn't complete the game as i got to some parts that included substances (weed) and some LGBTQ materials that i was sadly not prepared for, currently i am putting the game to rest and when i have a stronger mind i will revisit this game. I think the main problem of this game is that it has modern materials such as LGBTQ and S*X and SUBSTANCES. A prime example of what's wrong with this world, this game didn't need to include any of these. Expand
  11. Aug 14, 2023
    5
    **** story telling Bad characters Annoying message
    Same gameplay
    Good animation
    Good environmental graphic
  12. Aug 14, 2023
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Very sad to see the story go down the path it did. Lots of plot armour keeping Abbie and Ellie alive. Some of the events were just in the wrong order and would have made sense if it was organized differently. The ending of the game was disappointing as it was inconsistent with previous 20 hours and would have made sense if the player had the choice to make by the end of the game. Some of the combat felt repetitive and outdated, The world and graphics are gold standard. No bugs encountered on my playthrough. Expand
  13. Aug 12, 2023
    6
    It would have been 10/10 but there’s no need for all gay stories… Apart from that it’s one of the best games I ever played and I didn’t expect this to be so good as I didn’t really enjoy the first one.
  14. Aug 12, 2023
    7
    The combat encounters are well designed and captivating. Enemy AI, facial, and motion capture is best-in-class.

    However, my main gripe is with the story. It has no business being as long as it is [took me over 30 hours for my playthrough] for delivering such as simple message. As a huge fan of the first game (especially for its story), I can't help but feel a little disappointed for
    The combat encounters are well designed and captivating. Enemy AI, facial, and motion capture is best-in-class.

    However, my main gripe is with the story. It has no business being as long as it is [took me over 30 hours for my playthrough] for delivering such as simple message.

    As a huge fan of the first game (especially for its story), I can't help but feel a little disappointed for part two's lackluster (in comparison) writing. Lots of missed potential given what a technical masterpiece this game is.
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  15. Aug 7, 2023
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm sorry Naughty Dog, I love you all and I am a big fan of your games, but this one is a huge complete trash. Killing Joel was a huge mistake, and the writing was just bad. And honestly I know this game won GOTY 2020 at the Game Awards, but for pretty much everyone, the real winner should've been either Ghost of Tsushima, or Hades. But I'll admit that you guys deserved the Audio Design award at least for this game. But everything else I say no. Sorry Naughty Dog, but I have to pass this game. But don't worry because I still love you all and I don't hate none of you. I just basically think that killing Joel was a huge mistake for the franchise. Expand
  16. Aug 4, 2023
    6
    Všechno kromě příběhu je 10/10, příběh je 5/10. Takže 7/10. Jinak kdokoliv kdo dává špatné hodnocení jenom proto, že Ellie je lesbička, tak je dement. Tuhle věc už jsme věděli od prvního dílů.

    Body a nápady. Vyprávění příběhu z pohledu dvou postav. Udělat to v rámci třech dnů. Vidět různé události z jiných směrů. Vidět sebezničující cestu za pomstou a druhou stranu mince. Bojovat proti
    Všechno kromě příběhu je 10/10, příběh je 5/10. Takže 7/10. Jinak kdokoliv kdo dává špatné hodnocení jenom proto, že Ellie je lesbička, tak je dement. Tuhle věc už jsme věděli od prvního dílů.

    Body a nápady. Vyprávění příběhu z pohledu dvou postav. Udělat to v rámci třech dnů. Vidět různé události z jiných směrů. Vidět sebezničující cestu za pomstou a druhou stranu mince. Bojovat proti vlastní postavě. Tohle všechno byly fajn nápady. Bohužel to ale autoři pospojovali tak krkolomně a křečovitě, že prostě to působilo strašně. Už je to dlouho co mě iritovalo chování postav v nějaké hře a nikdy bych to nečekal zrovna tady. Všechno mi to přišlo strašně odfláknuté, a přitom mě napadá snad deset věcí co by stačilo udělat a bylo by to vše mnohem plynulejší a uvěřitelnější. To to nikdo neviděl? To si všichni řekli, jak je to boží? Je to hrozná škoda.
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  17. Jul 31, 2023
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Es ist kein gutes Spiel die Charaktere das man 2 spielen muss die ersten paar minuten sind gut der rest eher nicht kann es nicht empfehlen Expand
  18. Jul 30, 2023
    7
    Amazing game, technically solid. Problem is that politically correct who kicked and ruined everything.
  19. Jul 30, 2023
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Last Of Us Part II é uma obra prima mal compreendida. As pessoas ficaram amarguradas com a morte de um personagem tão importante e carismático como o Joel, e descontaram isso na avaliação do jogo. eu dou 10/10 pela qualidade gráfica, gameplay, história, e a abordagem sutil, mas persistente do sentimento de vazio deixado pela morte de quem amamos. O sentimento de pai para filha da Ellie com o Joel é também presente na Abby com o Lev, por isso ela deixou Abby viver, e levar Lev com ela. Com o tempo, as pessoas vão ver o quão complexo e bonito esse jogo é, mas até lá, vamos ter que esperar. Obrigado Naughtydog por essas duas obras de arte. Expand
  20. Jul 23, 2023
    6
    Pros
    - Gameplay is fun
    - Environments are beautiful and highly detailed - Dialogue and storytelling are well executed Cons - The quality of the story is questionable and noticeably went downhill in the second half of the game. - Parts of the story also felt preachy in a way the first game didn't, which broke immersion for me somewhat. - Certain sections really amplified the
    Pros
    - Gameplay is fun
    - Environments are beautiful and highly detailed
    - Dialogue and storytelling are well executed
    Cons
    - The quality of the story is questionable and noticeably went downhill in the second half of the game.
    - Parts of the story also felt preachy in a way the first game didn't, which broke immersion for me somewhat.
    - Certain sections really amplified the suffering to a level I would consider to be torture porn, which I found unpleasant rather than compelling.
    - The ending was not satisfying.
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  21. Jul 20, 2023
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It is neither as good nor as bad as people think. A bad narration with some accidentally made good scenes and a dishonorable death of a character. Certain scenes feel very shoehorned and one revelation even suffers from trying to be super politically correct so the prancing around it with the dialogue by the oh so tolerant characters makes it very hard to watch the scene and properly deduce what they want to say because they expect you in the first place to have the same view towards it so it becomes very confusing with its presentation. Normally I am against the "this game is too long" argument but I have to agree. It is not terribly long but it does not fit the game to be as long as it is. Expand
  22. Jul 19, 2023
    7
    Unfortunately the game has become heavily review-bombed (on both ends), diminishing the value of user scores significantly. In my opinion this is a shame as user scores used to be something I always payed attention to when buying games.

    The story of the game is very good. The creative direction it took is absolutely justified considering the ending of "Last of Us I", where the
    Unfortunately the game has become heavily review-bombed (on both ends), diminishing the value of user scores significantly. In my opinion this is a shame as user scores used to be something I always payed attention to when buying games.

    The story of the game is very good. The creative direction it took is absolutely justified considering the ending of "Last of Us I", where the protagonist effectively becomes the antagonist of the story pretty much wiping out an entire faction/hospital dedicated to helping humanity fight the virus. Creating a sequel around the consequences of Joel's actions there is a really good starting point. Playing characters from both sides adds depth to the story and you'll start questioning the actions of your previously favourite characters soon enough - without either side acting out of character.

    The gameplay does not differ much from "Last of Us Part I". Stealth is still massively rewarded on high difficulties as you can get heavily punished for little mistakes in open combat. Lower difficulties do not punish you for brute forcing your way through the encounters as much. Open areas are almost always accompanied by dialog making them less monotonous while exploring or searching for collectibles.
    The upgrade system has not changed much

    My biggest problem with the game is the actual length of the game and replay value. You can finish the game within 15 hours and since it is heavily carried by the story and character development a second playtrough (needed for platinum) felt really boring. It probably gets replay value after putting it away for a year tho'.
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  23. Jul 6, 2023
    7
    There are aspects of this game that are 10/10, but aspects of the narrative that are frustratingly half-baked. 7/10.
  24. Jun 21, 2023
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Dei uma segunda chance pro The Last of Us 2 e zerei o jogo

    Meu ponto de vista
    História da Ellie nota 1
    História da Abby nota 9
    História do jogo nota 5
    Gráficos nota 10
    Jogabilidade nota 8
    NOTA FINAL DO JOGO 6,6

    Explicando meu ponto de vista
    A história da Ellie é ruim, personagem mimada que sempre toma as piores decisões possíveis e que por conta disso consequências ruins acontecem.
    A história da Abby é excelente, vingou a morte do pai e poupou as pessoas que não tinham nada com isso, também agiu corretamente com as crianças que salvaram a vida dela.
    A história do jogo seria melhor se terminasse após a Abby encontrar a Ellie no teatro e se enfrentarem com cada uma seguindo seu rumo.
    Os gráficos são excelentes e muito bem trabalhado. O nível de detalhes gráficos no jogo é impecável.
    Jogabilidade poderia ser melhor, a troca de armas é lenta e a mobilidade é meio travada tendo momentos que o personagem precisa contornar um obstáculo da altura do joelho dele pra poder chegar a determinado lugar, mas teve uma evolução da jogabilidade em relação ao primeiro jogo.
    Nota final ficou a média de todas as notas.
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  25. Jun 28, 2023
    6
    I really didn't like the story. It seemed so generic and bland to me. I get the message they are trying to send but I don't know if its that groundbreaking.

    The graphics, setting, voice acting and soundtrack are all phenomenal and among the best gaming has seen. Unfortunately this is a narrative driven game and the narrative didnt click with me at all. The characters also didn't
    I really didn't like the story. It seemed so generic and bland to me. I get the message they are trying to send but I don't know if its that groundbreaking.

    The graphics, setting, voice acting and soundtrack are all phenomenal and among the best gaming has seen. Unfortunately this is a narrative driven game and the narrative didnt click with me at all.

    The characters also didn't really do it for me. Most side characters were very bland and forgettable.
    Abby I did like alot but the order in which the story was told really didn't do her any favours.
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  26. Jun 26, 2023
    5
    In trading consistency for shock value, the diverted expectations that this game creates largely divided the space of reviews. It has some impressive technological advancements in terms of graphics, however the story just wasn't for me as much, and that wasn't because of the controversial cast or their actions. Instead it was the rebranding of the actions taken in The Last of Us 1 and,In trading consistency for shock value, the diverted expectations that this game creates largely divided the space of reviews. It has some impressive technological advancements in terms of graphics, however the story just wasn't for me as much, and that wasn't because of the controversial cast or their actions. Instead it was the rebranding of the actions taken in The Last of Us 1 and, subsequently, the two stories that had to be told to frame the conclusion of the sequel, neither receiving the sole attention they deserved.

    It's an ok, linear survival shooter, but it won't ever earn the love that the first of it's series did.
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  27. Jun 19, 2023
    6
    Un excelente videojuego en calidad gráfica, jugabilidad, mecánicas, y duración. Aún así se queda corto en la narrativa de su historia donde el manejo, de sus personajes no fue el correcto. Provocando el disgusto de las personas
  28. Jun 14, 2023
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Realmente es un juego maravilloso sobre todo por los momentos tan espectaculares y conmovedores que te hace vivir,sin duda es el mejor Expand
  29. J_R
    Jun 12, 2023
    7
    7.4/10

    The discourse around The Last of Us Part 2 went really well didn’t it. On one side we have the mainstream critics with their heads so far up their own arse they are unable to properly critically engage with a game like this and ended up just giving it 10s. Then on the other side we have a large chunk of the gaming community being a bunch of immature children unable to deal with a
    7.4/10

    The discourse around The Last of Us Part 2 went really well didn’t it. On one side we have the mainstream critics with their heads so far up their own arse they are unable to properly critically engage with a game like this and ended up just giving it 10s. Then on the other side we have a large chunk of the gaming community being a bunch of immature children unable to deal with a piece of media/art. The truth is The Last of Us Part 2 is a well made and ambitious game. But unfortunately the developers may have bit off more than they could chew and the game is a bit of a mess that didn’t land right.

    The most important thing to say about The Last of Us Part 2 is I am so glad they tried and that they were allowed to try. Most games in the AAA space are so safe. The fact that nobody stepped in at any point to say just give us a safe, predictable sequel and that Naughty Dog was permitted to do their thing is excellent. Naughty Dog could have just given us a basic journey across the country with Joel and Ellie on some simple revenge quest but instead they aimed higher and tried to deliver a grand, ambitious game about hate. I really hope the backlash to this game doesn’t cause future AAA games to be even more risk averse because that would be sad to see as AAA games are already, typically too frightened of interesting characters/stories, challenging and/or new gameplay, real puzzles, bold style, old genres, etc.

    The most obvious thing is this game looks phenomenal. This is as good as it gets on PS4. The attention to detail is staggering. The number of unique objects and animations in this game is ridiculous. I cannot stress enough how impressive it is. I don’t think anyone else is even close to being on the same level as Naughty Dog. All aspects of the presentation including visuals, attention to detail, atmosphere, sound, acting performances, how well it runs, etc, is all top notch and if this was the only thing games were rated on then maybe a 10/10 wouldn’t be so silly.

    The gameplay is exactly what you expect if you have played the first game. It is solid and enjoyable but not exceptional. They make a number of sensible improvements over the first game, like going prone to hide under things and to crawl through grass. I really enjoyed that the areas are larger and more vertical which allowed combat encounters to be more dynamic and free. Resources are just limited enough to keep you changing up your weapon and approach. The combat is very violent and visceral and the AI reacts pretty well to what you are doing both verbally and mechanically. I had a good time jumping out of stealth causing some horrific carnage and then diving back into stealth. The environmental puzzles felt more varied this time too. However the game regularly wasted my time and the gameplay just isn’t enough to keep me coming back for multiple playthroughs. It also feels like a missed opportunity. They could have done more with the gameplay especially with two playable characters.

    Now for the games biggest issues; story, characters and pacing. First of all this game is a bloater, god damn why is it so long? An editor needed to come along a just cut so much fat off this game. The pacing is a complete mess and most of the time feels too slow. It starts off way too long and slow. Then there are two middle sections both of which are a little too long, then a long lead up to the end and then the actual end. The returning characters are great but the new ones are just nothing. I still remember Tess, Bill, David, Sam, Henry, Marlene and even Ish from the first game. But I can’t remember the names of these side characters and I don’t care enough to look them up. The story is a mix of highs and lows there are some excellent moments and I really liked the ending. But there are plenty of moments that just do not land at all and so much that I just didn’t connect with. The whole thing is too contrived as well.

    The other big issues I have are no multiplayer and no replayability. The Factions multiplayer was so damn good in the first game and I know a lot of people won’t understand it but for me it was one the best multiplayer experiences ever and a big part of why I bought the remaster. It hurts that it just isn’t here and still to this day there is no new multiplayer released. I also can’t bring myself to play through this more than twice, which was enough to get the platinum trophy, even though I finished the first game 7 times. It’s too long and bloated and wastes too much time and the gameplay isn’t enough to pull me back in.

    The Last of Us Part 2 is a must play for anyone that played the first game and if you haven’t then what are you doing here, go play the first one. You really should play this for yourself. Don’t listen to the mainstream critics or the angry gamers. Play it and form your own opinions. I think it is a really good but uneven game and I would still easily recommend it.
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  30. Jun 2, 2023
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Last of Us has so far been my favorite game I've ever played. The story was amazing and Joel and Ellie's relationship made me care so much about the characters. And then it was ruined by this game and FREAKING ABBY! The choice to kill Joel in the beginning of the game was a very odd one especially when people still cared about their story. And as time goes on they try and show us all these things about Joel and Ellie's relationship at the settlement but it doesn't do much considering he's, you know, dead! However, moving past this, I think the game is highly underrated. Despite its flaws in story, I think the overall game is pretty good. The gameplay is still pretty good, the stealth... exists. I think the overall game is pretty good. There's one part that I want to talk about though: Abby. Abby is supposed to be Ellie if she was... well, "evil". Abby and Ellie are the same in many ways except Abby moves on after killing Joel. Ellie however goes on this mass killing spree but it goes crazy once you have to play as Abby for 12 hours. This is my least favorite thing in the game. I shouldn't have to be forced to feel sympathetic for a villain. I wanted to kill Abby as soon as she swung a club at Joel but NO! We just have to feel bad for Abby because all of her friends are dead in this back and forth between her and Ellie. And don't get me started on Abby's relationship with the tiny children that I can't remember the name of. I'm supposed to feel really bad for these kids who are apart of a freaking cult. Like why! I think this is Naughtydog's way of showing that Ellie and Abby aren't so different. In the end nothing freaking happens. Abby almost dies and Ellie abandons Dina and her child so she can go fight some woman that almost murdered her. Ellie then spares Abby because she realizes that it's "not what Joel would've wanted". Like IT TOOK YOU THAT LONG! If we were going to go through this whole game then why are we only doing this now?

    Okay enough complaining. I've already said what I like gameplay wise, but I've just complained about the story. I do like the story of the game there's just a lot of odd points that annoy me. Anyways, I think having Dina come with Ellie was a good idea. It gave Ellie and the player someone to care about and also built up their relationship. I think it would've been stupid to have Ellie not be with Dina and then at the end have Ellie and Dina be super close.

    Okay, I've been complaining a lot and yes I get that, but in reality, I do love this game. It's not the greatest sequel but I think it showed that The Last of Us was never about Joel. It was about Ellie and her story the whole time. This was a good sequel, not a great sequel, but not a bad one.
    So in conclusion I think The Last of Us Part 2 is a very underrated game that deserves a bit more love, even if all I can focus on is the negative. (That's just because I have a complaining problem after 2 years of complaining on a podcast)
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Metascore
93

Universal acclaim - based on 121 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Negative: 0 out of 121
  1. Sep 13, 2020
    90
    The Last of Us Part II is the high point of the PlayStation 4. The plot is controversial, but the game is the incredibly addictive adventure of Ellie, from which it is impossible to pull away from the opening and to the very end.
  2. Sep 5, 2020
    93
    Not everyone is going to enjoy the motives of The Last of Us Part II. But if you try and manage to accept the subliminal and not so subtle messages as a fact that the world has gone awry and that people have the need to have somewhere or someone to belong to as their own way out, then... You will witness the boundaries of gaming expand. You will witness a true masterpiece.
  3. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Sep 3, 2020
    75
    If you loved the original for its great characters and well-paced story – stay away from this game. However, if you’re aching to sink into the depths of depression, or just want to cut some throats and burn some zombies – Part II will deliver. [Issue#247, p.72]