The Last of Us Part II

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  1. KCATurner
    Jul 24, 2020
    6
    Strap in, folks...

    The Last of Us was my favorite game for the better part of a decade. However modest a title that is, in the time between its release and the release of The Last of Us Part II, it was only ever truly challenged by The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. I wondered for a long time if there would ever be a sequel, all while simultaneously satisfied with the story that The Last of Us    Strap in, folks...

    The Last of Us was my favorite game for the better part of a decade. However modest a title that is, in the time between its release and the release of The Last of Us Part II, it was only ever truly challenged by The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. I wondered for a long time if there would ever be a sequel, all while simultaneously satisfied with the story that The Last of Us told; a powerful, moving, and evocative story filled with some of the best character development I've ever seen, a heart-wrenching climax complete with a moral dilemma to truly fracture the soul, and an ending that managed to strike the perfect balance of closure and invitation for continuation. As if that wasn't enough though, the Left Behind DLC was equally moving; a worthy counterpart and beautiful supplement to what was - in total - nothing short of a narrative masterpiece almost by an objective standard.

    When Naughty Dog announced that it was making The Last of Us Part II, the Internet was suddenly ablaze with rumors, speculation, and fan theory. So many were excited to see what the writers had in store for the characters we'd come to love so dearly. I was equally excited, but also wary for the sake of the IP. The studio did everything they could to satisfy fans starving for more information: teaser trailers, cinematics, sample gameplay, and more. The community surrounding this IP not only loved it, but they also trusted the studio's writers to do it justice; a real rarity and welcome experience in the increasingly tumultuous and predatory industry that is AAA video game development. There was deep, unified support for one of the few good remaining studios, and it was all but certain that lightning would strike twice.

    Only months prior to one of the most anticipated releases in gaming history, the Internet was once again ablaze. Only this time, it was bad news. Headlines appeared about major leaks and spoilers. Apparently, conflict within the studio had come to a breaking point and now spilled over into the public. Out of love for the IP, I went into an almost ridiculous state of Internet self-quarantine. I avoided any whisper about The Last of Us Part II for months. I had waited years for this game and I was determined to have a genuine gratifying experience playing it. I binged the game in all my hours of free time until I finished it last night...

    No sequel or continuation - movie, book, video game or otherwise - has ever been so personally disappointing to me as has The Last of Us Part II.

    No sequel or continuation - movie, book, video game or otherwise - has ever retroactively made me think so much less of the original.

    I wish I could un-play The Last of Us Part II and forget it ever existed. At least then I would still love the beautiful story that was The Last of Us. Am I being melodramatic? Probably. It's only a game... but that's just it. It didn't used to be. At least not for me.

    My advice may sound discordant, but there are reasons for it. If you love The Last of Us, do not play The Last of Us Part II. Don't stop there though. If you love The Last of Us, do not read, watch, or otherwise seek out anything about what happens in The Last of Us Part II. However, if you find this to be undoable, if you cannot resist and you must know the story, then you must actually play the game (ideally only once the price has bottomed out) and do so without spoiling any part of it for yourself beforehand. This is why, as much as I want to vent, I haven't written anything about the game's contents here. I can do that separately. This game is a betrayal of the story and the characters you love, by the developer that gave them to you seven years ago. All I can say is I don't see myself buying another game written or directed by Neil Druckmann or any of the writers for the Last of Us Part II. In fact, if I didn't know better I would ask who he stole The Last of Us from. The more I reflect on what transpires in The Last of Us Part II, the more it would seem that its predecessor might have just been a beautiful fluke; lightning in a bottle.

    Everything about The Last of Us Part II other than the story ranges from good to amazing. The developers should be proud. Unfortunately, these things can't save a game that hinges entirely on its narrative when that narrative is so utterly broken that it disrespects what made the IP so beautiful in the first place.

    If this isn't enough to convince you to completely ignore this game's existence, then I would encourage you to listen to any other spoiler-free player reviews you can find from people who were in your position before playing the game. The established critics are predictably out of touch. There is no "high art" aspect to this game, not even if you squint and turn your head sideways. If you love The Last of Us then this game is not worth playing. If you love The Last of Us, then The Last of Us still has no part two.    … Expand
  2. danteminds
    Jun 29, 2020
    6
    I will Break the game into 2 main categories here and will split score between them
    1. Gameplay ( gameplay, graphics, music, level design )
    2. Story Gameplay ---> 4/5 Story ---> 2/5 Overall 6 Gameplay is the best Naughty Dog Has Yet to offer , and one of the best i've played Graphics are so darn good , so much details , Level Design is impressive, it basically takes most    I will Break the game into 2 main categories here and will split score between them
    1. Gameplay ( gameplay, graphics, music, level design )
    2. Story

    Gameplay ---> 4/5
    Story ---> 2/5
    Overall 6

    Gameplay is the best Naughty Dog Has Yet to offer , and one of the best i've played
    Graphics are so darn good , so much details ,
    Level Design is impressive,
    it basically takes most previous ND games aspects and boosted them to a whole new level
    Just Awesome ....

    But what game lacks here is a proper story that matches the level of it's predecessor,
    i'm fine with that "character's death" and game was going okay till the second half of it,
    game really did not sell me the story of other characters, their relation with others is so shallow and full of cliches .. and did not make the effort to made the proper impact on me and make me sympathize with this character , i've seen some anime and films selling me the same story idea in a better way.

    for me .. game feels like separate individual parts that has been glued together ,
    if the game has been made into a different order it might have been looked better.

    So it's Basically not the sequel that TLOU 1 deserves.    … Expand
  3. RedVision
    Jun 26, 2020
    7
    Sound and music: 2/2
    Gameplay: 3/3
    Story: 2.5/5
    The only problem of the story is that its told in the wrong order, at least in my opinion.
    Overall 7.5/10
  4. Gourbel
    Jun 26, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Hikaye bulamamışlar , karakter öldürüp insanları şok edelim , hem hikaye de yürür ordan demişler. Yürümüş mü , hayır. Oynanış çok iyi , birinciye benziyor fazla bir şey eklememişler halat malat ufak şeyler var. Ne ekleyebilirlerdi ben bilemem onlar bilmeli. Müzikler çöp , birinci oyunun ki buna bin basar. Abby kısımları gereksiz uzun , gerçi oyun da gereksiz uzun zaten. İlk oyunun atmosferi hiç yok ama garip bir atmosfer kurmuşlar ortalama işte. Hikayesi karakterlerin çok daha duygusal ölümleri ile birlikte çok daha iyi olabilirdi.… Expand
  5. khacha7ur
    Jun 26, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Начну с того, что я не играл не в одну из частей, но смотрел обе части полностью. Что касается геймплея, механики, то как по мне всё идеально. Да, NPC очень подтупливают моментами, но не забываем, что это игра, а именно в этой игре, упор лежит на сюжете, который к моему большому сожалению, получился на твёрдую 2. Ну вот реально, пройти настолько долгий путь, убить сотни противников, чтобы в конце сука ПОЩАДИТЬ того, за кем ты бегал всё это время, это просто ТУПЕЕ ТУПОГО. Очень сильно надеюсь, что будет ремейк 2й части игры, где переделают сюжет, а если нет, то пусть хоть сделают для игрока ВЫБОР, убивать или нет, а так, 5 ставлю только из за тупости сюжета.… Expand
  6. lozovoi
    Jun 27, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Назвать игру плохой не повернется язык. В ней масса хорошего, много интересных моментов и эмоций. Но и также в противовес всему откровенный слив. Во первых разрабы ввели в заблуждение всех своим трейлером, где Джоэл якобы отправляется с Элли, из за чего я с полной уверенностью продолжения приключений побежал и сделал предзаказ, а в итоге ожидания были разрушены, как это назвать если не обманом? Во вторых прохождение за Эбби - шляпа. Ну не смог я ей сопереживать , хоть и пытался, правда пытался. В третьих странно прописаны персонажи. Джоэл так беспечно подставился в начале, вы серьезно? Томми швыряет из стороны в сторону. Дина очень понравилась, но её взяли и вывели из игры грубо говоря. Хотелось ее больше в игре, больше химии с Элли. Отступники "шрамы" тоже симпатизировали, но хотелось бы увидеть бы их за компанию за Элли. Простите, но какого рожна я должен играть за какого то высосанного из пальца персонажа, если я хочу играть за героев первой части. Ну не волнует меня Эбби, да понятно, она тоже человек, да убили отца, но кого это волнует когда ты сопереживаешь родным персонажам, которым была посвящена целая игра, а тут тебя пытаются за пол игры заставить полюбить совершенно чужого персонажа, да и ещё забившего до смерти клюшкой Джоэла, который, напомню, без разговоров бросился помочь незнакомке. Но это все лирика. В общем можно долго говорить, но повторюсь игра в целом хороша, драматична и вложено в нее сил немало, но это не совсем то что лично я ждал столько лет. Графика, физика предметов и персонажей на высшем уровне, чувствуется кропотливая работа. Геймплей супер, а особенно понравилось куча всяких тонких настроек. За это отдельный плюс. Минус за обманутые ожидания посредством лжетрейлера, слабый сюжет и неудачное решение передать игроку управление за Эбби, да и в целом ее за уши притянутую историю.
    P.s. напоследок хотелось сказать что после всего того что прошли главные герои первой части, взяли и так бездарно слили Джоэла, ещё и в самом начале. Можно было столько всего интересного придумать, столько драмы нагнать, развить тему "цикад" и вакцины, возможно и что то другое, было целое непаханое поле. Но увы и ах.    … Expand
  7. EnterNameB4Rate
    Jun 26, 2020
    7
    The graphics are immaculate. The gameplay is fine. There isn't anything beyond amazing here. It's good, but there isn't anything to rave over. The story is atrocious. There are a lot of plot holes and you can see where the writers had to write themselves into or out of a situation. Specific characters do things they wouldn't, but if they don't, there's no game. It's unfortunate.
  8. DARKSEEKER_TV
    Jun 26, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. when i played this i think it was okay i plat the game i got the collectors edition but i still think there was alot of story parts they could of made better like instead of killing joel bc i still think killing joel was a good idea but how it was they did it they did it really bad killing him off in 1-2 hours in i i feel like if you would of played as abby 1st and learned more about her before she kills joel alot of people would of liked her abit more at the beginning of the game bc when that happened it rather then people hating her and wanting to get her its more like why have joel in the game in the 1st place if hes just gonna die a hour in i really like abby not as much as david but abby at the end of the game she was a pretty good character i would of made abby less jacked take away the whole lev and yara storyline and focus of manny mel owen ect and ohh boy that ending this had to be one of the worst endings ive ever seen its a revenge story where you doing even kill the person at the ending i wouldnt be supprised if they even make the last of us 3 with only abby since she found the fireflys before she got captured by the rattlers kinda wished that showed more of the backstory of the rattlers it was just a wasted potential im not a fanboy on this game but im not going to give this game a one or a 10 learn the difference between people like me and a fanboy im not a fanboy

    10/10 for graphics
    6/10 for gameplay
    5/10 for story
    0/10 for ending    … Expand
  9. Jaeisdumb
    Jun 26, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. (Light spoilers) The gameplay, the characters, the graphics, and the visuals of the game were stellar. The first half had me on the edge of my seat story-wise as well, and I was so excited, and then we played 10 hours as Abby. Then, I saw all of the cheap ploys to try and make us like Abby and dislike Ellie. Have Ellie kill dogs and Abby pet them etc, but that doesn’t change the heart of each character. Just because a child calls Abby a good person doesn’t mean she is one. It shifts from a fantastic start to a bunch of cheap shots instead of quality writing. You can’t make an evil hearted villain and a sympathetic one all in one go like that. I saw what they were trying to do and can appreciate it, but it didn’t land properly. The game is better than average but doesn’t live up to it’s predecessor story-wise. It often reads like torture porn (I love angst fic and this exceeds the worst of what I’ve read in this field). I wish it was better, I really wanted it to be. The first half I was absolutely in love and then it just dipped, all the way to the less than stellar ending. I still enjoy the game. Some parts were so fantastic I’ll never forget them, and so I can’t drop the game in its entirety, but nonetheless I was a little disappointed. I do still suggest you play the game through on your own, but it’s not the masterpiece I was led to believe it was. 3/5 or 7/10… Expand
  10. Shad-
    Jun 26, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Finished the game. It was good. The developers really tried to make the player understand Abby’s side of the story. They wanted players to have a view of both Ellie’s and Abby’s story. It was great. But playing as what the players view as the “villain” for more than 5 hours is what made the game look like it was telling Abby’s side of the story rather than Ellie’s story. I think they should’ve created more events for the main protagonists (Joel and Ellie). Overall the gameplay, graphics and music are as impressive as the first game.… Expand
  11. redhead97
    Jun 27, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. in order to fix this game and actually make the story work all they had to do was replace Joel with Dina and make Joel die a heroic death saving Ellie from one of the factions from the story while in pursuit for Dina's killer making Joel's death so much more impactful to then go and avenge both Ellie's lover and father figures deaths. but at the same time without turning to the killer's point of view so it's just a story from Ellies' perspective. also, make Ellie meet lev and he's older sister and work them into Ellies' story as they felt like a good edition from a character perspective but need plot tweaks. that's it really, the game itself is visually stunning and the gameplay felt really good but unfortunately, the story denies any success from everyone else's hard work to make the game achieve legendary status. The ending would need to change so that Ellie gets her revenge which gives the player meaning to carry on to the end.

    personally I couldn't care less about the inclusion of LGBTQ characters as long as it feels natural and doesn't feel like they were placed into a game just for the sake of ticking boxes. As a gamer, I don't want to see political agendas in a game I just want to enjoy the story/gameplay for example if Abby's dad was a bodybuilder and she wanted to take after her dad then that's more natural and would make sense after her loss but currently, I can't think of any reason why she would become the hulk in a world of harsh survival and scarce resources.    … Expand
  12. UchihaBadochi
    Jun 27, 2020
    5
    Amazing graphics, beautiful sound desing and music.
    Unfortunately, bad storytelling and story concept. Actually this game deserve 8 but storytelling is important than other elements so this time ND
  13. metaconnor
    Jun 27, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The good: stunning graphics, loved reading Ellie's journal, every scene with the guitar, all the infected art design, the new infected types, and the Joel and Ellie flashbacks, which developed their relationship beautifully.

    The mediocre: the stealth levels and scavenging got super repetitive, Seattle got stale, and Abby's friends were pretty superficially characterized. They could have done more to make the game dynamic. Environmental puzzles that are more than finding an open window. Zombie dogs. Making the wolves more competent. More vehicle mechanics and levels.

    The bad: Killing off Joel at the beginning after I invested so much in his character made the game so much worse than it could have been. The heart of the first game was the bond between Joel and Ellie and any story that put that at the core of the game would be better. Make Jackson under attack; exile Joel; have scientists show up looking for a cure. Anything with them, because Abby's story never rivaled the emotional stakes of Joel and Ellie's. The game expects you to identify with her and I just never did. Second, the supporting characters are almost all underdeveloped (Isaac, Jessie, Maria, Tommy, Dina). Third, the ending is terrible. Introducing a new purely sadistic group at the end was lazy and Ellie not taking revenge on Abby was totally inconsistent with her character.

    All together, still enjoyed this game and couldn't put it down because of how much I cared about the fate of Ellie. If there was a solid story it could have been great.    … Expand
  14. Beto1604
    Jun 28, 2020
    7
    Good. I mean, NOTHING compared to Red Dead Redemption 2, really NOTHING, but still good.
  15. reveiwbetermeta
    Jun 28, 2020
    6
    How is meta critic ranking this game? I don't know but the rating seems way off. I would never give it a 94, are you kidding me? The storyline is awful! It doesn't make sense especially the ending. Joel dies way too fast in the story and the whole plot is exactly the same as the previous game itself. One thing I can say that is good is the graphics and artistry that Naughty Dog did butHow is meta critic ranking this game? I don't know but the rating seems way off. I would never give it a 94, are you kidding me? The storyline is awful! It doesn't make sense especially the ending. Joel dies way too fast in the story and the whole plot is exactly the same as the previous game itself. One thing I can say that is good is the graphics and artistry that Naughty Dog did but other than that I don't see the appeal to finish this game. From the lies that they published to the actual gameplay itself does not really satisfy me as a gamer. The plot and this random character you get to play as (Abby) has no place in last of us and now you get to see her in the second one? What? Sorry for the rant and the spoilers but the game doesn't live to its expectations. I mean realistically game or movie series don't usually follow up well with the original storyline but this one is astonishingly bad. Why the fudge are we playing as Abby and how can meta critic and other recognizable gaming review sites rank it this high? This just baffles me. With all this negativity there are some good features about this game though. One of them being exposing the LGBT community into video games, but it seems like this game used it as a marketing strategy. Another thing is that it obsesses a lot of emotional and real life situation that many experienced in real life and this really attracted me from the start. My final thing is that the physics and controlling the character is pretty accurate and exciting. Combat is fun and it didn't change and I salute them for that. Overall this game has more cons than pros and a game like this that changed my perspective of gaming really let me down. I hope anyone reading this feels the same or if you don't thats fine. I am glad there are some people enjoying this game but I am not one of those people unfortunately. Why couldn't we play as Joel till his death or his brother Tommy? I'll leave it at that. Thanks.… Expand
  16. bluebeerie
    Jul 22, 2020
    6
    PROS: Beautiful setting, amazing graphics, amazing sound design and soundtrack, good character design. Well done LGBTQ+ representation.

    CONS: Story is weak at times and arranged in a confusing manner, game drags on for too long (feels like its ending several times, but continues), splitting Ellie and Abby POV straight down the middle of the game makes the story less of a unit and more    PROS: Beautiful setting, amazing graphics, amazing sound design and soundtrack, good character design. Well done LGBTQ+ representation.

    CONS: Story is weak at times and arranged in a confusing manner, game drags on for too long (feels like its ending several times, but continues), splitting Ellie and Abby POV straight down the middle of the game makes the story less of a unit and more choppy, takes away excitement.

    I have extremely mixed feelings about this game. I did not enjoy the story (partially the things mentioned above, partially dislike of writing decisions), which is what drags this game down for me. I loved the technical things, like the gameplay, the bosses, atmospheric settings etc, but it's not enough to save a story-driven game. Having bonded so much to Ellie and Joel's relationship, I found it hard to be engaged for Abby's part of the game despite that's what the game wants us to do. I UNDERSTAND the game and the ending, my opinion comes down to personal preference.

    My favourite thing about TLOU 2 was the relationship between Ellie and Dina, which made the experience much more enjoyable than it otherwise would have been. I am a bi woman, so I appreciated a game of this size going all in with a wlw relationship. Ellie's flashbacks were wonderful and very touching.

    I went in blind with this game, TLOU is my favourite game of all time and I have anticipated this for so long. I avoided all leaks, having only seen official trailers and gameplay footage. Unfortunately I ended up quite disappointed, but I still think the game is worth playing through. It is a technical/visual masterpiece, but unfortunately not as a whole including the story, in my opinion.    … Expand
  17. CdrBystro
    Jun 29, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I heard that when the first game was about Love, this was themed around hate, so this was something that I thought about a lot during my playtime. It is hard to get someone to explore negative emotions and come out feeling good, and I feel that a lot of that this game was getting at was that death is painful to deal with, we don't all go out in meaningful ways.

    I felt that there was a bit of a gameplay lull in the middle similar to Alien: Isolation where after you get powerful and reach a climactic point, everything resets to the new character which is a little unsatisfying.

    Gameplay-wise, I felt that the rarer infected functioned a lot better and were more interesting than the first game and the newer variants were interesting. A big issue for me in the first one was simplistic, repeating puzzles. I feel that this game had some more interesting and original mechanics for puzzles which I appreciated. I wasn't as big a fan of the brute type human enemies or the chase scene, horse escape that felt a little too much like Uncharted for me.

    I think the takeaway message is loss sucks but it's something we have to deal with in life, exploring the emotions and the way that hate destroys so much around us with no real catharsis is a bold move, and I did feel myself getting emotionally invested.

    Overall I think that the game might have been too long to make it's a point well, but I advise people to see it through to the end. If you are at all on the fence, I suggest waiting for a price drop.    … Expand
  18. AltFocus
    Jun 29, 2020
    7
    The hate is unnecessary. The game is good but far from perfect.
    There are flaws and issues with the story but it does not deserve the slating it has received.
    There are 2 main issues I think that people are finding with the game at the moment, I've done a video on it here: https://youtu.be/JdvwHEorq0E The directors lost sight of what made the first game so good and I think the focus    The hate is unnecessary. The game is good but far from perfect.
    There are flaws and issues with the story but it does not deserve the slating it has received.
    There are 2 main issues I think that people are finding with the game at the moment, I've done a video on it here: https://youtu.be/JdvwHEorq0E

    The directors lost sight of what made the first game so good and I think the focus should have remained our connection with the characters. ND tried to do too much in one game and because of that, it's not landed as well as it could have.    … Expand
  19. beniteuza
    Jun 29, 2020
    7
    Extremely fun to play. The gameplay is honestly one of the best i've ever played imo. Also, kudos for all the accessibility options, that is indeed impressive.

    Story wise, however, it fails at some very basic stuff. Don't lie in the trailer: Joel's line "Do you think I'd let you do this by yourself" never made it into the actual game. I don't need to say anything else. Don't make    Extremely fun to play. The gameplay is honestly one of the best i've ever played imo. Also, kudos for all the accessibility options, that is indeed impressive.

    Story wise, however, it fails at some very basic stuff.

    Don't lie in the trailer: Joel's line "Do you think I'd let you do this by yourself" never made it into the actual game. I don't need to say anything else.

    Don't make a game about vengeance and violence if you're going to skip the part trauma part. In interviews that surfaced after the release of the game Neil mentioned removing some scenes that explored Ellie's PTSD because "it didn't fit into the flow of the game" and that's honestly idiotic. The game has 28h+, it's split in two halves and it has lots of flashbacks. There was enough time to do character development right. If you think showing trauma ruins the rhythm of your game then you shouldn't tell these kinds of stories @Neil.

    Not exploring Ellie's trauma and doubts better made this a very tone deaf game. So she's fine murdering dozens of people who have nothing to do with her quest for revenge and only struggles with the ones that do? This should've been explored way better. There were some entries in her journal that somewhat tapped into that, but not near enough. This is honestly something that should've been "show not tell".

    Anyways, even with all those problems it's still fun to play and that's honestly what I look for in games. I've played and enjoyed games that have worse stories.    … Expand
  20. Rich87
    Jun 29, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Great graphics, some nice new touches, some nerve gripping moments but ultimately all drowned out by a game that has put politics and a politic view of the director on gender equality and feminism centre stage at the sake of a video game. The game could of gone a thousand ways but ambushed its fans with a misleading trailer and the death of a major character two hours in for the political message. The heart breaking. Politics should take a back foot back seat role in video games. Let games be engaging emotionally but don't make them unbearable.… Expand
  21. Tonym2375
    Jun 29, 2020
    5
    I went into this game with an open mind but was ultimately disappointed. I thought the game play and mechanics were great, but the story ruined it.
  22. Mannymonk
    Jun 29, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I came into this game know full well the controversy following it, what with the leaks and all. I was always going to play this game regardless of reviews, cause normally I don't pay them much attention. Alas, here we are and I'm leaving a review.... oh how the mighty have fallen...ANYWAYS lets get into the game. coming off of what was maybe Naughty Dog's most successful endeavor (aside from uncharted I guess).

    I came into TLOU2 with high hopes that were deflated partially due to what I found out in the leaks however, I wasn't going to let that stop me from still experiencing it first hand. If I was going to be disappointed I wanted to be absolutely sure. As I played thru the first few hours I enjoyed the gameplay, the graphics, the beautiful scenery, hell I even enjoyed picking up the collectible cards that had super heroes on them. The accessibility options for the game are top notch. But this damn story!!?!? just all over the place. Ellie is demonized while were forced to try and empathize with Abby, who is no saint whatsoever by the way. actually her arc is already finished within the first few hours of the game! she gets exactly what she wants in a most convenient fashion. and just when you think you get to exact your revenge.... We are treated to 12+ more hours of why we should all respect this other character and demonize Ellie for......well for essentially killing a dog, in which we had no choice cause it was literally self defense, and well... there wasn't any other choice. skipping to the ending where as I played I felt like I had about 3 false endings... Ellie still cant cope and HAS to exact revenge...........but nahhhhhhhhh. just as you feel like, here it comes, here is the revenge literally EVERYONE is waiting for.......flop, she allows Abby to sail off into the mist while she gets to return to NOTHING! (and a few less fingers). and thats it. she cant even play her guitar anymore so she just leaves it and walks off to hell who knows after that butchered story most likely walk herself into a room full of clickers......Garbage Storytelling!

    and no... i'm not a close minded bigot of any sort. My problems don't have anything to do with the inclusion of LGBTQ characters. it's the **** job they did trying to justify half of the characters who were just as bad if not worse than Joel, Ellie, or Tommy. they spent so much time trying to make Abby likable and at no point does that ever resonate. i found myself wanting to know more of the seraphites and the prophet more than anyone else in the game. yet their abandoned and just labeled as crazy bigots.    … Expand
  23. STLSieve31
    Jul 12, 2020
    7
    The game itself was amazing! Between the graphics, attention to detail, and controls. Job well done! I get the story and understand Abby's want for revenge. My only issue about the story is how Joel is played out as some horrible man who selfishly took Abby's dad and prevented the potential for a vaccine. A man who, selfish or not, prevented the fireflies from killing Ellie withoutThe game itself was amazing! Between the graphics, attention to detail, and controls. Job well done! I get the story and understand Abby's want for revenge. My only issue about the story is how Joel is played out as some horrible man who selfishly took Abby's dad and prevented the potential for a vaccine. A man who, selfish or not, prevented the fireflies from killing Ellie without her consent. Yeah she's mad because she would've sacrificed herself for the cause, but that doesn't change the fact that they had decided her life for her. What's the point of saving humanity if humanity doesn't care about you? No say in the matter regarding your own life. No last words. No farewells to the guy who just went through hell to get her there. And there's Ellie. A girl who tried so hard to build a relationship with Joel despite his efforts to keep it strictly professional. She slowly won him over. Even ran off and made a huge scene when Joel got Tommy to agree to take her. Made him guilty that he was abandoning her and didn't care. Refused his offer to turn around. Said they could go wherever he wanted afterwards. Showed no signs of wanting to die. She won his heart, someone was going to just end her life without any say, and she hates him for it? That's brutal. I understand Abby's anger because it was her father, but she gave her blessing to her dad when he couldn't answer the question if he could decide that for his own daughter. This is a story justifying their revenge and trying to convince you that they're better. All while discrediting the actual good that Joel did. If their actions are justified because Ellie would've agreed, why couldn't they wait one damn day to sit down with Joel and Ellie to discuss this? You know, instead of deciding her fate like it's ok because it's for the "greater good" Based off the responses from the new Abby fans, this game has taught me that if an outbreak like this ever happened and you find out you're immune, don't tell anyone if you want to live. Too many people are ok with killing you without say to save their own life.… Expand
  24. seneka_
    Jun 29, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I love my playstation, and i have been using playstation brand for almost 20 years and of course i love naughty dog for bringing masterpiece games for playstation users for a decade. I dont know how many times i have finished last of us part 1. I bought it for both ps3 and ps4. Also bought all the uncharteds for both ps3 and for ps4 again. I put this information right here to show that i am in love with what naught dogs make.

    Last of us part 2 is a marvel on technological level. Every minute of it on my screen looked astonishing. Details are over the charts. It might be the most "quality" game ever. I liked the half part of the story too. I love Joel but he had to go. He was a villain in the first game and he still was a villain in the second game. He doomed humanity for his selfish agenda. So no i am not mad about Joel dying in a gruesome way. I am mad about naught dogs trying to lecture us with its agenda. I dont play games to listen to your agenda no matter which which part you are serving. It is a 10/10 game but i am giving it a 5 so that naughty dogs might see that we are not buying their products to listen to their real life politics.    … Expand
  25. tsigriman
    Jul 1, 2020
    7
    The game is in no way perfect, but i think people aren't being objective. I overall enjoyed the game even though it kinda lost me in the last 2-3 hours. I wish the structure was better and not so back and forth.Though the ammount of work and detail that went into this is admirable and even if you didn't like the story give credit where credit is due. Also greatly enjoyed the represantationThe game is in no way perfect, but i think people aren't being objective. I overall enjoyed the game even though it kinda lost me in the last 2-3 hours. I wish the structure was better and not so back and forth.Though the ammount of work and detail that went into this is admirable and even if you didn't like the story give credit where credit is due. Also greatly enjoyed the represantation offered by the game. My worst critique would be that Ellie didn't really feel like a person in this game. We didn't get to see her personality shine at all through all the anger and revenge. I loved abbys character and the idea of seeing her point of view, but i really wish things didn't turn out the way they did. It's not perfect, but i enjoyed it so it's a 7/10 for me.… Expand
  26. Tharit
    Jul 2, 2020
    6
    Good game play but it not perfect game have cram more feeling by gamer must not do it
  27. Ajax2573
    Jul 1, 2020
    6
    More of a 6.5 than a 6 but whatever. There were things about the original that all worked together to make a certain experience. For me it was characters, story, setting and resource management. Individually, these things are nothing and only together do they create a memorable experience. Resource management and how it mixes with combat decisions is as cool as ever. The setting is awesomeMore of a 6.5 than a 6 but whatever. There were things about the original that all worked together to make a certain experience. For me it was characters, story, setting and resource management. Individually, these things are nothing and only together do they create a memorable experience. Resource management and how it mixes with combat decisions is as cool as ever. The setting is awesome and you explore interesting places. The characters are well written but just not interesting and it doesn’t help that neither is the story. It all revolves around a certain event, as if the event itself is going to shape the whole story like the tlou1 did with Joel and Ellie’s relationship. It doesn’t. Before this game came out all of the previews and interviews made it seem like the story was going in a certain direction and it’s really disappointing the way it turned out. It would’ve been nice to something maybe a little more lighthearted especially with everything going on in a world where there doesn’t seem to be very much hope nowadays.… Expand
  28. Ten41305
    Jul 1, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. First off I just want to say never have I ever in my life been so angry to leave a review on a game. There are so many choices in the story that were made that literally butchered everything. I also want to make something clear. The fact that there is this thing happening to where if you don't like the game it's because you're a bigot or you have anything to do with LGBT is so annoying to me. Yes there are definitely people who are hating the game only for that reason but for me personally I absolutely do not care that they included that in the game. It does not matter because that is not what makes the story terrible to me. Now to get into the details here is my problem with the game and why I am so angry. First off why would they decide to use Joel as something to just further the plot and use him as a plot device. It is an injustice to his character whom which we all love. The only reason why that scene was heartbreaking at all is because it was a character we loved and had been waiting to see for 7 YEARS just taken away from us almost immediately. Other than that it was just so unemotional and there was nothing else that really made you feel in that moment. If they wanted to kill joel that badly then they shouldve done it differently and maybe i don't know wait a little bit before they killed him. Also what Nuaghty Dog seemed to forget is we wanted so badly to play as Joel and Ellie again and we all thought that that was what we were going to get but no we did not. It would have been way better if they killed Tommy and made Ellie and Joel go on the revenge spree if they wanted to keep that same storyline. Now getting in to the main game. I played as Eliie for so many hours thinking I was going to get revenge because in all honesty thats all I wanted. I did not feel a single drop of remorse any time we killed someone. Personally i don't know why naughty dog thought we would. And then at the end of the three days they ended up killing Jesse while then FORCING us to play as Abby, Joel's killer, FOR 10 HOURS was the most annoying thing ever that made me feel so damn angry. Throughout the time I was playing as her I treated it as a damn speedrun and it was just something I wanted to get over with. Not once throughout those 10 hours did I smile, laugh or feel anything for Abby. Why would they try to force her on us and essentially make us love her. I do not csre for her at all. So we go through all of that just so we can see her end up shooting tommy and Jesse and then the game does the 2nd worse thing in the entire game. THEY MADE US FIGHT ELLIE AS ABBY. Why on Earth would they think that was a good idea. Everytime Abby died i was legit just so happy with it and I wished that's where it ended. But no the game continued and I was so emotionally and physically drained. And then they show us Ellie and Dina living om the farm and i still could not even enjoy that. I was still so angry I could not even enjoy seeing Eliie happy. All I wanted was for the game to be over but no they still give us 3 more hours left to olay. I just ran through as much of it as I could. I did not try at all in the encounters I just did whatever I needed to. And now the the worse thing they decided to do was let Abby live. We did that dramatic fight scene just to feel so unsatisfied. Actually we played 30 hours just to feel unsatisfied. All for what, just to set up a third game that if we have to olay as Abby again most people are never going to touch it? Just to recap, We as players lost Joel, Ellie lost Joel, She also lost dina and her baby which was basically her family, Jessie died, Tommy got crippled and blind from one eye, and to top it off Ellie gets stuck with ptsd and has nothing in the end. Literally nothing. Meanwhile Abby gets to go live happily ever after with Lev. Why did they just get rid of all the characters we loved and make Ellie lost everything. If they were trying to send a message on how violence isn't the answer or revenge isn't that answer but yet Abby dedicated her whole entire life to getting revenge. Why does she get to get away with this and Ellie loses. Not only that , but it made no sense for Ellie to even leave Dina to go find her. You would think she'd just move on at that point. I would much rather have that happen then seeing Eliie literally lose everything and everyone while knowing Abby gets to go be happy. In conclusion that is why the storyline is absolutely garbage.… Expand
  29. kartikv0711
    Jul 1, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I had never played the Last of Us but had heard good things about that game, so I didn't want to miss out on this one. Presumably there were a lot of folks like me who were expecting a similar experience. What we get instead is a hodgepodge game with no sense of direction and an overriding theme all the time - revenge! Both the protagonists on this game are so driven by the sense of revenge that it just gets tedious after a while playing this game. The only thing that kept me going was the urge to explore the world. Boy does the story and narrative make it hard to do that. All said, this game is definitely not a 10/10 as IGN's Jonathon Dornbush rated it. But it's not the worst either. The initial few hours are enjoyable, but once you start playing as Abby that's when things get bad. To me, RDR2 remains the gold standard when it comes to telling a story in a game. You could actually connect with the characters and that made the game so much more enjoyable. This game, not so much. So yeah, Naughty Dog, if you are reading this review, take this as feedback. It's not a bad game, it's just not the "masterpiece" IGN claims it is and which is probably what a lot of users were expecting too.… Expand
  30. codem01
    Jul 1, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I wanted to like Last of Us part 2 more than I did. The game has so much going for it. Beautiful graphics, excellent animations, talented actors, an almost perfect part one story and character development, an excellent composer. None of these were used to any great effect in part 2. The story in part 2 or maybe the storytelling completely missed the mark. If the main theme was to understand that heroes and good guys are matter of perspective the storytelling utterly failed. Had I been introduced to Abby before she killed Joel I could have grown to like her. Then maybe when she did kill Joel, I would feel conflicted instead of hatred and scorn. The first part did so well at making you care about characters despite how little time was given to their story. I cared about Sara, Sam, Tess, Henry before they were lost to the harsh reality of the apocalypse. When playing as Abby I just wanted to speed through the story. Seeing all the people and characters I killed as Ellie did give me a tinge of regret (side note, I avoided killing any dogs until was forced to kill Alice which was disappointing). But for Abby I felt nothing. Most infuriating, I had to play as Abby when fighting Ellie. Literally I was shaking my head and muttering to myself “No...” repeatedly. Maybe thats a testament to how good the story was in part 1 and how lacking it is in part 2. Great storytelling can humanize the worst of villains. I am sad to say, the storytelling so missed the mark that what’s great about this game is dragged down by the storytelling. I must say also I feel manipulated by the trailers that character swapped Jessy for Joel. I was already willing to believe Joey was dead and would only appear in visions but when that scene arrived, and Jessy appeared I felt cheated out of another excellent performance from Ashley and Troy. Visually this game is stunning. Gameplay it’s okay. Storywise it’s abysmal.… Expand
  31. Ak0n
    Jul 2, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. After finishing this game for nearly 30hrs since day 1 I would say its a roller coaster experience. I never felt so emotionally drained after finishing a game. Everything was going great until you had to play as Abby, it just felt so wrong and forced. I understand what naughty dog is trying to do here but it just didn't happened. I never felt connected to Abby even they let us see her own perspective they even try to make Ellie's group look as the bad guys. I admire their courage to try something new or different though. Lastly after everything Ellie's have done she just let her go, its like a slap on my face but in my own view i think its still the best approach at that kind of situation but it could be a much better ending if Ellie didnt go after her in Santa Barbara. At times, the pacing of the game sucks too. I think its unfair to the developers to give such a very low rating given everything else was a masterpiece, from graphics, combat & gameplay. Aside from the story, my only complain is the repetitive QTEs. Overall its such a wonderful gaming experience. It was so brutal and ruthless! Some of the reviews are obviously bogus no one can finished the game right after its release. Maybe they're just bandwagons who saw the leak.… Expand
  32. Saitken2020
    Jul 2, 2020
    6
    A game that is better than some make it out to be. Sure, the story could have been ten times better - but the gameplay and graphics more than make up for it in spades.
  33. Dzemo69
    Jul 2, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I really tried to like the game because i am a big fan of the series but i dont like the story at all and the gameplay is almost exactly the same as the last of us part 1. For me the worst part was the ending, I get you wanted us to learn something from this but I really wanted to see Abby dead and I cant believe Ellie killed so many people just so sche can leave Abby alive. This is just stupid.The only thing that prevented a 1/10 were the graphics. I am going to give it to my friends so they dont have to waste their money on it.… Expand
  34. M4836
    Jul 3, 2020
    5
    Reall good game,but I don't feel the script and
    characters have the enough quaility for what we was expecting in this sequel.
  35. HexMrToxic
    Jul 3, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So I tired very hard to like this game being such a huge fan of the first one I played it twice to see if I would enjoy it more the second time.... Not really honestly my rating is a 6.5 but it won’t let me. While I loved the graphics and some aspects of the game were very fun a lot of it just got old. Since most of the game takes place in Seattle everything looks the same so trying to remember where stuff is (hidden stashes) for extra play throughs is difficult. The quasi open world part of the game in the beginning was pretty fun. The fight system was better then the first but still had some problems and has been done better by 100s of other games. The worst part of this game is the story with massive plot holes and characters making choices that just doesn’t make sense. Also having us play as the other female character in this to try and see her side was boring she is not relatable or even a decent person. I found myself trying to rush thru her part to get back to Ellie even tho the game was trying very hard to make her the villain. The diversity in the game was a great idea but didn’t really work out the way I think naughty dog intended it was to on the nose and none of the characters were honestly likable anyone could of played their parts and it would have been the same story. Then the games ending made ZERO sense at all she had a flash back making her pursue Abby... then had another flash back after saving Abby telling her she needed to kill her then after she almost kills her and has her fingers bitten off she has another flash back telling her to let Abby go.... so she gave up everything she had to kill Abby then just let her go...lol. There is no closure in the game making the games replay ability very low which sucks since the first I could, and still can play over and over again. So graphics 10/10...combat solid 7 or 8 story a 4 it was bad....But if you enjoyed the game then you win honestly not worth 60 bucks to me but if I had bought it for 30 a year later I would probably feel better about it..... EDIT: So back months later to see if another play through would change my mind.... It didn’t.... Still a solid 6-6.5 at best.… Expand
  36. Kwotey
    Jul 3, 2020
    7
    Had fun playing this game. I never played the first but watched a playthrough on YouTube.. I did try the first game back on ps3 and found it terribly overrated. This game doesn't deserve the metabombing it got at all. The graphics are f*cking incredible. The story was a bit meh and the game play was fun although nothing new in terms of it. Also Abby is easily the best character.. Ellie wasHad fun playing this game. I never played the first but watched a playthrough on YouTube.. I did try the first game back on ps3 and found it terribly overrated. This game doesn't deserve the metabombing it got at all. The graphics are f*cking incredible. The story was a bit meh and the game play was fun although nothing new in terms of it. Also Abby is easily the best character.. Ellie was just badly written. Abby has by far the best gameplay too. Please… Expand
  37. I_am_a_gamerman
    Jul 3, 2020
    5
    I don’t agree with the way the game was marketed. It cheated me of time and money. Buy the game if you want to feel misery, despair and the hopelessness.
  38. Jarveyrad
    Jul 3, 2020
    6
    Me pareció un juego muy completo, visualmente es hermoso me agradaron mucho las mecánicas del juego y los escenarios en donde se desarrollaban los encuentros, me agrado que cada personaje tuviera su propio set de armas, en cuanto a la historia es un juego muy impactante y que tienes que dejar atrás la historia del TLOU 1 en este universo no hay buenos ni malos son simplemente personajesMe pareció un juego muy completo, visualmente es hermoso me agradaron mucho las mecánicas del juego y los escenarios en donde se desarrollaban los encuentros, me agrado que cada personaje tuviera su propio set de armas, en cuanto a la historia es un juego muy impactante y que tienes que dejar atrás la historia del TLOU 1 en este universo no hay buenos ni malos son simplemente personajes que persiguen sus propios ideales, una historia que te hace replantearte muchas situaciones y en general yo considero que es buena.. como aspectos negativos que le encontré la historia es muy larga y ya para el final del juego ya lo que quieres es terminarlo contiene a mi parecer muchos flashbacks que podrían haber sido cinemáticas pero aun asi, no puedo esperar a que salga la tercera parte.… Expand
  39. sanyasych
    Jul 4, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. ставлю 6 за сильных, настоящих и живых женщин, а не мужские фантазии и красивый проработанный мир, спасибо за это. На этом пожалуй для меня все плюсы этой игры заканчиваются. Со смертью джоэла и джесси, скучным геймплеем и странным сюжетом я была бы готова смириться если бы не финал, который многих так разочаровал. Что произошло в конце, куда делись Дина и Томми? Ничего не понятно.… Expand
  40. eazy_eastw00d
    Jul 4, 2020
    6
    Excellent graphics and gameplay. Faces, hair, clothes, foliage, destroyed buildings, blood and gore, weapons, and guitars are all rendered in beautiful detail. Stealth encounters are in large and varied sandbox environments stuffed with dangerous enemies. Killing animations are graphic and brutal. Knives, guns, bows, bare hands, and crafted explosives will destroy anything in your path.Excellent graphics and gameplay. Faces, hair, clothes, foliage, destroyed buildings, blood and gore, weapons, and guitars are all rendered in beautiful detail. Stealth encounters are in large and varied sandbox environments stuffed with dangerous enemies. Killing animations are graphic and brutal. Knives, guns, bows, bare hands, and crafted explosives will destroy anything in your path. Some light environmental puzzles and a whole bunch of resource scavenging round out the simple but effective post apocalypse gameplay. These parts of the game are a big improvement over Part I. Unfortunately the story in Part II is much worse. The writers try very hard to make the audience sympathize with the new main character Abby but it just doesn't work. The story takes a lot of wrong turns, spends too much time on side quests, and really drags during the second half. Ellie sits out the two best boss battles in the game. Joel is not even a playable character. On top of all this the ending is very disappointing and makes the whole journey seem like a waste of time.… Expand
  41. Jacobemiller87
    Jul 4, 2020
    6
    The last of Us part 2 is a beautiful game that takes too many narratives risk and not enough when it comes to gameplay. The known characters don't act like themselves and the new characters are either unlikable or canon fodder.
  42. angeljamesx
    Jul 4, 2020
    5
    This is the most I have ever been disgusted with a game. They actually try to make you hate the characters you loved? What? I’m so disappointed...This game at its Core was supposed to be about STORY, and HEART.
    This is deliberately a game that upsets people because storytellers character assassinate Ellie and Joel. What? The way the story is paced and constructed and devised is just    This is the most I have ever been disgusted with a game. They actually try to make you hate the characters you loved? What? I’m so disappointed...This game at its Core was supposed to be about STORY, and HEART.
    This is deliberately a game that upsets people because storytellers character assassinate Ellie and Joel. What? The way the story is paced and constructed and devised is just like spitting on someone...which happens to a character, disgusting. No wonder people are mad, angry, upset. They gave hardcore fans the finger. You feel you have been cheated out of your money. What didn’t want to see a poorly written character assassination characters and a game that leaves you sad upset and used.

    Characters die but this is done with such filth...it makes you hate the game. This is not powerful writing this is hatred. People spitting on dead people....Filth. This has no Heart, No Love, leaves you Empty.

    Who wants to play a game like that?    … Expand
  43. NIKROKOMIK
    Jul 5, 2020
    7
    Начну с того что сюжет реально не очень хороший, и мне очень жалко что разработчики его так испортили, так как я фанат этой серии игр, я ожидал большего от этой игры, как и многие другие игроки. Самый большой плюс в этой игре это графика и геймплей, это то самое что игру вытягивает. Самый не любимый игровой процесс это когда играешь за Эбби, как по мне он очень скучный (конечно было паруНачну с того что сюжет реально не очень хороший, и мне очень жалко что разработчики его так испортили, так как я фанат этой серии игр, я ожидал большего от этой игры, как и многие другие игроки. Самый большой плюс в этой игре это графика и геймплей, это то самое что игру вытягивает. Самый не любимый игровой процесс это когда играешь за Эбби, как по мне он очень скучный (конечно было пару хороших моментов когда я играл за Эбби, но их очень мало). Что я хочу еще отметить так это лицевая анимация она выполнена очень хорошо. Я еще не видел не в каких играх такой проработки лиц.… Expand
  44. Creed007
    Jul 5, 2020
    6
    The main problem for me is last of us 2 does not respect the main characters from the last game and on top of that adds new characters which trust me you will not care about (NO SPOILERS) . The reason that i have given 6 is that the game has AAA level of Animations, Graphics and also some very cool Uncharted like set pieces but with the wrong character.
  45. Vor_4ik
    Jul 5, 2020
    5
    To be honest, I'm not surprised that this game took Joel. After all, in the first part they took his daughter, and then himself. Of course, it’s a pity that this all happened.
    Do you need a continuation of this game? I think that yes, because this is clearly not the end of the game as a whole. Because most people are interested in what Ally will do next.
  46. Hype100
    Jul 5, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It is actually a good game but lots of people are showing hate.Yeah at some point game gets too boring and the 80% of game we are playing as Abby.lots of people don’t like the game because of this only or for Joel’s death because they were too attached with him.But the game tells us about the unfair life and from every person’s perspective they are right no one is villain and no one is hero and that’s the other thing that lots of people don’t like this game.I agree that the story was poor then the last one’s, but If you look at the detailing of the game that is amazing the landscapes and shadows smoothness are pretty good.Thats it if you wanna check my YouTube channel search Hyperanxe sorry i didn’t give the link bye:)… Expand
  47. majorwoody666
    Jul 5, 2020
    5
    this game is: graphically beautiful, accessible to almost anyone, intricately designed, a masterpiece of a disasterpiece. a prime example of why not all works of art (games, movies, books, shows, etc.) need a sequel. there are so many great things about this game that are overshadowed by a crappy story design. the last of us is one of my favorite games. part 2 was disappointing. the choicethis game is: graphically beautiful, accessible to almost anyone, intricately designed, a masterpiece of a disasterpiece. a prime example of why not all works of art (games, movies, books, shows, etc.) need a sequel. there are so many great things about this game that are overshadowed by a crappy story design. the last of us is one of my favorite games. part 2 was disappointing. the choice to make abby a playable character was a mistake in my opinion, and also a way to cut out room for story development. the most interesting roles, factions, characters, and stories could have easily been a part of the story beyond brief conversations. learning about the “rat king”, the scars, the “prophet”, or even the rattlers, was probably tossed just so you could get the perspective of the person everyone is going to hate. which feels really forced. and at the very end, there’s no choice, which was also very disappointing and seemed unrealistic.

    tl;dr: the visuals, accessibility, and artistic designs are the only thing holding up this game from it’s disappointing storyline, poor story development, lack of interesting characters, and many missed opportunities to explore intriguing lore just so you can be forced into a new and unwanted perspective from one of the most uninteresting characters in gaming.    … Expand
  48. MateusLeonardi
    Jul 5, 2020
    7
    I thought the story was good, but it is far from perfect. But my complaint and only gives history.
  49. Elevations__
    Jul 6, 2020
    5
    Feels more like trying to force a story rather than tell it. Badly paced and disregards everything it built up in the first game. Very disapointing.
  50. Renatobiopet
    Jul 6, 2020
    5
    Simplesmente acabaram com a franquia. Roteiro horrível e enredo confuso.
    Só existe um 1/3 de jogo, o resto é enche linguiça para terminar uma bosta.
  51. carlos_salazar
    Jul 6, 2020
    6
    el juego es bastante injusto con algunos personajes, si jugaste el primero puede ser bastante decepcionante.
    graficamente es una obra maestra que se ve opacada por parte del argumento
  52. jjnether
    Jul 7, 2020
    7
    (SPOILER FREE REVIEW)

    This game is classic Naughty Dog where it's beautiful, has fluid and well thought-out combat mechanics, and good level design. All I will say about the story is that the writers had a story they wanted to portray, and they did it well, to an extent... The 7 rather than 10 is due to major criticisms I have on how the story was executed, especially concerning    (SPOILER FREE REVIEW)

    This game is classic Naughty Dog where it's beautiful, has fluid and well thought-out combat mechanics, and good level design. All I will say about the story is that the writers had a story they wanted to portray, and they did it well, to an extent... The 7 rather than 10 is due to major criticisms I have on how the story was executed, especially concerning character development.

    Overall, a good game worth a play-through if you liked the last game (maybe not worth your money right now) with a story that does something almost nobody else has tried to accomplish.    … Expand
  53. N00bWarrior
    Jul 7, 2020
    5
    If this game doesn't perfectly reflect how the minds of insidious cancel culture drones and leftist culture at large, think... I don't know what does.
  54. PlaiiboiiChex
    Jul 8, 2020
    5
    Gameplay was great, but the story could have definitely been better. I don’t mind the events that happen, I guess. What I mind is the decision making of how the game/story goes as you progress further into the story. Everyone brought their A game clearly. Except for whoever decided this was the best story they could tell.
  55. Gemara
    Jul 8, 2020
    6
    I have just finished the game and I am left with a sense of emptiness and frustration. For someone who had TLoU part 1 dearly in his heart, and who could not wait for the part 2 to come out, I have to say the experience was a punch in the guts.

    Taking all that melodrama apart, and after thinking with a clear head how would I rate this game is that not even the amazing graphics,    I have just finished the game and I am left with a sense of emptiness and frustration. For someone who had TLoU part 1 dearly in his heart, and who could not wait for the part 2 to come out, I have to say the experience was a punch in the guts.

    Taking all that melodrama apart, and after thinking with a clear head how would I rate this game is that not even the amazing graphics, extremely enjoyable game play and mechanics and the enormous appreciation for the level of detail in this game is enough to counterweight the really big flaw of the story, the character development, the order of the events and the unnecessary forced ideologies.

    For Christ sake we the fans grew to love the connection that was developed between Joel and Ellie and within the first two hours of the second game you take that completely away. All the character development of Joel being a survivor is flushed into the toilet...

    This game deserves all the praise for the people that took care about the animations, the graphics, the cut-scenes, the mechanics and the gameplay. Naughty dog has a quality signature in this regard.

    However a big and I mean BIG failure this time was on the narrative and the story telling.

    It is heartbreaking that such an amazing story from part one was completely ruined by the second part, and that this is pretty much unfixable. I now look at the story in a negative light.... Heck I am not even excited for the show being produced by HBO. Not anymore.    … Expand
  56. MiyagiCL
    Jul 8, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Gameplay 8/10 quizás la IA es lo mas débil del juego y su poca variedad de diseño de enemigos en especial de los Wolf/Scars , también agregar que la esquiva del juego es bastante buena pero para un juego que tiene unos niveles de detalles tan buenos rosando la perfección que la esquiva no tenga una barra de stamina le quita dificultad al juego ya que puedes esquivar a un enemigo todo el rato que quieras, pero son solo detalles que no arruinan para nada la experiencia de juego.
    Lo que si arruina bastante es su historia 5/10 siendo un juego que su arma principal es la historia me cuesta creer que este juego tenga una historia tan mal contada y sin sentido ya después de la mitad del juego cuando manejamos a Abby , pero vayamos por partes , el gran problema de la historia es que nos muestran a las 2 horas de juego quien es el que mata al antiguo protagonista del juego (abby) a partir de aqui ya tenemos claro que nustra venganza en contra ella osea la vemos como clara antagonista de esta historia , todo bien todo correcto, hasta que vamos manejando a la nueva protagonista del juego (ellie) y vamos matando uno por uno a los "amigos" de la abby y preguntando su paradero , pero lo que no logro comprender es de por que Ellie que en la primera entrega del juego nos queda bien claro que ve a Joel como su padre adoptivo , inclusive , en la primera parte cuando Joel queda postrado en una cama Ellie cuida de el , hace trato con unos desconocidos , lo amenazas con un arma , te capturan los mismos tipos y hablas con el jefe de los tipos que te capturaron , le quebras un dedo y lo amenazas que lo vas a matar y en el enfrentamiento final lo matas con unos machetazos en la cabeza , y ahora me vienes a decir que Ellie tiene "remordimientos" por vengar la muerte de Joel ? .....
    Y esto no es lo peor del juego , después de unas 15 horas de juego nos hacen jugar con Abby , si con Abby la misma que mato a Joel y nos hacen jugar por unas 12 horas con ella y lo peor de todo es su historia que es digna de un guion de novela turca , y en este punto del juego es cuando todo , pero absolutamente todo de Abby es forzado para que nosotros tengamos una "empatia" por ella , y es ridículo ya que no nos interesa su historia punto esa es la verdad , ademas de mencionar que nos hacen relacionarnos forzadamente con unos niños para que nosotros pensemos "mira ell igual tiene que cuidar de unos niños igual que Joel y Ellie el la parte 1" es totalmente ridículo y la verdad es que lo único que quieres es que se acabe ya el puto juego y para ir acabando las ultimas 8 horas de juegos son pero lo peor del juego sin duda , nos hacen ir a las isla de los scars por puro relleno , para que encontremos el cuerpo del amante de abby , vamos al teatro y nosotros mismos tenemos que enfrentarnos a Ellie , si a Ellie , es que no tiene puto sentido ya esta historia la verdad .
    Para ir terminando la ultimas 2 horas de juego nuevamente con Ellie vamos a buscar venganza después de dos años dentro del universo del juego , llegamos a donde esta Abby LA SALVAMOS de la muerte y nos enfrentamos a golpes con ella y cuando estábamos a punto de finalmente cumplir nuestra venganza magia señores , Ellie se da cuenta que la venganza no le iba a traer nada bueno y deja viva a Abby .... dios mio uno de los peores finales que he visto en mi vida
    lo que no entiendo es por que el juego tiene esa intención de entregar de que la venganza es mala si Abby pudo cumplir su venganza pero Ellie no la cumple y mas encima pierde todo a Dina , JJ , su familia adoptiva y a Joel
    Pero insisto para mi la historia no es mala del todo , solo que esta muy mal contada quizás hubiese sido mejor si nos contasen la vida de Abby antes de que fuésemos a Seattle con Ellie , y mostrándonos como su grupo de amigos se unen en la busca de Joel en vez de mostrarnos flashbacks de el y owen en el acuario que la verdad a nadie le importaba , los unicos flashbacks que valen la pena son los de Ellie con Joel ya que mantiene ese fanservice/nostalgia que uno mantiene de la parte 1 del juego y habernos dejado la historia de Ellie para el final y completando la venganza y recien ahi darnos cuenta que la vengaza es mala.    … Expand
  57. Radosp
    Jul 9, 2020
    6
    Technically incredible but story was disappointing. Part one story was so much better.
  58. radiohans
    Jul 9, 2020
    6
    the plot is simplistic and victim to bizarre plot convenience. but that's not the only facet of this game, like so many seem to think. the gameplay is REALLY fun and diverse. plenty of different ways to play through the levels. the music is often one-note horror ambience, which is sometimes effective, sometimes not. the music scenes were wonderful. the acting was superb made me feel thingsthe plot is simplistic and victim to bizarre plot convenience. but that's not the only facet of this game, like so many seem to think. the gameplay is REALLY fun and diverse. plenty of different ways to play through the levels. the music is often one-note horror ambience, which is sometimes effective, sometimes not. the music scenes were wonderful. the acting was superb made me feel things a lot. dialogue was sub par, though. sometimes it felt like the script writers had no imagination. but sprinkles of gold lay hither and thither. letting the story as a whole sink in after the fact was also rewarding. the latter half of the story made me consider to what extent i should keep playing a game if I don't enjoy it. a bit of bias can go a long way in ruining everyone's experience. visuals were stunning across the board. and doing the most fun levels over and over again proved to be a great time! the game is good.… Expand
  59. metraton
    Aug 26, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. La historia no continuó con lo que se mostró la primera entrega horrible y muy decepcionado… Expand
  60. Mainin
    Jul 9, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Not great, not terrible.

    Like when the main character dies after 2 hours, it's not very good    … Expand
  61. Rottentrails
    Jul 9, 2020
    5
    It's ok kinda fun for half of the time gets really boring was hard to finish. I didn't play 1st one but the story seemed to be trying really hard to make you "feel" and came off really forced. I'd wait for a sale price .
  62. Basstardoman
    Jul 9, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Lo malo
    Las mecánicas del juego no son muy diferentes a las de la primera entrega, y la Inteligencia artificial de los enemigos deja mucho que desear, haciéndolos totalmente predecibles y repetitivos, el sonido está en general esta mal implementado, suele confundir la verdadera distancia de los enemigos, la historia está pésimamente desarrollada, y tienes muy poca libertad de desicion en el juego, el final se vuelve prefmdecible y jugar con Abby se hace insoportable, y no es que sea un mal personaje, pero la forma en que la historia la presenta dejan cero ganas de empató ar con ella, las motivaciones de Abby y el enfado de Ellie con Joel dan la sensación de tirar por la borda todo el TLOU 1, y eso quinta las ganas de volver a jugar y para que hablar de lo poco satisfactorio y la nula recompensa que se siente al terminarlo

    Lo bueno
    Increíbles gráficos, animaciones muy bien logradas, buena banda Sonora, y creo que lo mejor es el gore que ofrece el juego más que muchas otras entregas pero más allá de eso nada mas

    Mejor parte del juego, el flash back de Ellie con Joel en el parquede dinosaurios, si bien es poco lo que se juega en esta parte, sin duda esperábamos muchas más interacciones con esta dupla.... Una lastima

    El juego se puede disfrutar la primera vez, pero creo que todos los factores ya mencionados hacen que su rejugabilidad sea aburrida, me quedo con el TLOU 1    … Expand
  63. Dvazhdydva4re
    Jul 10, 2020
    5
    Magnificent story and beautiful graphics performance.

    Story like a rollercoaster, but it really strong and interesting
  64. B3nj4_ct
    Jul 10, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Gráficamente precioso, la jugabilidad es de 10, el argumento es bueno, pero, la narrativa es pura basura, reducir el personaje de Joel a un inútil que muere porque no se puede ver venir una trampa así, el orden cronológico, horrible, igual habría sido diferente si la historia hubiera sido lineal, perro, vamos a hacer que Joel, el protagonista del primer juego muera y vamos a hacer que su asesina sea una protagonista de este juego, tambien vamos a hacer una historia que trate sobre la venganza y que al final no se consiga, qué maravillosa idea, ah, se me olvidaba, que os parece si matamos a todos los hombres que tengan un mínimo de influencia en la historia, qué buena idea Neil, el juego tiene demasiados agujeros de guión, más que la última trilogía de Star wars… Expand
  65. Reviewer_95
    Jul 10, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I felt that this game did a lot wrong, but also did a lot right, the game play felt fun through most of the segments, the levels were interesting and in my opinion dynamic, however, one of the major problems with the game is by far the ending, a lot of people complain about the beginning of the game(which is justified in some aspects) but the worst damage is done by the ending. Before the ending of the game, i could really see myself coming back to play through again on new game plus but by the time i made it past the last segment with the new enemy faction and that miserable ending, i felt like going back to play this game would be a waste of time especially with the lackluster ending that makes you wonder why you decided to play the game in the first place.… Expand
  66. Hugovenus
    Jul 11, 2020
    5
    I'm writing this review after just finishing the game and as a big fan of the 1st one I was pretty disappointed with the story of this one. If there's anymore last of us DLC/games I won't be buying them. I'm not sure how the critic reviews are so high, guessing they didn't play till the end, the current user score of about 5 is fair I think as there is good parts to this game. The game isI'm writing this review after just finishing the game and as a big fan of the 1st one I was pretty disappointed with the story of this one. If there's anymore last of us DLC/games I won't be buying them. I'm not sure how the critic reviews are so high, guessing they didn't play till the end, the current user score of about 5 is fair I think as there is good parts to this game. The game is really well made with great graphics, sound and gameplay.

    The main problem unfortunately is the biggest part of a game like this, the story. Firstly the characters are all pretty terrible and unlikeable, the worst is Abby and the game makes you play as her far too often and for too long. I mean you are playing as a character that you don't actually want to succeed, if the game actually let me kill her and skip all her parts (of course that can't happen) I would of enjoyed it a lot more as it was a chore to play as her. I know why the writers made as play as her so we could see that "just because you are bad guy doesn't mean you are bad guy" and that actions have consequences. She does at least have a character development arc unlike Ellie and is almost likeable at the end. Secondly the story is too long and didn't know when to end, it could and should of ended at the farm sunset scene. Would of probably given it a 7 if it had ended then. Lastly the story doesn't make sense (character motivations don't make any sense) and isn't enjoyable as it's just too dark and doesn't have any pay off at the end. You really have to wonder how it got point of being made, kind of like the last season of Game of Thrones. The world of the Last of Us is so interesting and has so much potential and it was all wasted, the mini stories in the collectibles were more interesting than the main story.

    Overall I would say don't buy this game unless it's on sale for about £15 and you really want to see what the fuss is about.    … Expand
  67. BostonKevin
    Jul 11, 2020
    5
    Good gameplay with poor storytelling/underdeveloped characters. Over half of the game is flashbacks which destroys the pacing of what could have been intense moments. Much of the character decisions don't make any sense, and are just used to move the sub-par story forward
  68. CrackerJack208
    Jul 11, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Last of us Part 2 is a game that while fun, also gets rid of the amazing story the first game had. Sometimes the characters would do things they would never do in the first game, or they did things against themselves in earlier parts of the game. For example, in the first game Joel never trusts strangers and never tells anyone his name. In The Last of us Part 2, he tells Abby and her friends his name and where they live. Also, in the first half of the game, Tommy is hesitant to get revenge on Abby, but in the second half of the game, he pressures Ellie into getting revenge. The game also try’s to get you to sympathize with Abby, which I found annoying. The only reason I didn’t want her to die was because she had a kid. Some scenes felt out of place, such as the cutscene of Abby and Owen. In the end, Ellie spares Abby because she was also able to forgive Joel for taking her out of the hospital. As she returns home, Dina and JJ are gone, and she leaves Joel’s guitar behind. I have heard people say that her doing this was because she had to leave her relationship with Joel behind. I can understand that, but what I don’t understand is why Ellie killed many people, possibly hundreds and then when she found Abby she let her go. This game is fun, and while I’d recommend it, it’s not as good as what came before.… Expand
  69. Lwasd3
    Jul 11, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Game would have been better if certain scenes were switched around. All the elements are there, it just needs to be placed better… Expand
  70. miguelwduarte
    Jul 11, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I think the og The Last of Us is a good game, but nothing spectacular. So this is a unbias review of this one. The Gameplay is still very basic despite a generation gap between the two games. Jump and dogging is interesting at the moment, but then you will remember games that already had those things and did it so much better. Is very clear that this game is 100% focused on its story.

    Story-wise The Last of Us Part Two is a rollercoaster of quality in both of it's "campaigns" Scenes like Joel's death and Abby finding Owen and Mel's corpses are powerful. On the other hand, the Scars are uninteresting and taking 24 hours to tell three days while the original had 16 hours to tell a year put the story down. This seven is entirely subjective because (outside of Joel's death, Abby's character and the Ending) every flaw the internet pointed out that didn't come from sexists and/or homophobics bothered me in my time with it. But I am willing to give those problems a pass because, to me, the highs of this game are far higher than any other Naughty dog game.    … Expand
  71. WatchingUP
    Jul 12, 2020
    6
    So, i've finished the game and it's... you know, kind of a hot mess. Great visuals, amazing soundtrack, a slightly upgraded from the 1st part gameplay that is getting a little repetitive towards the end, but since game is not 50+ hours long that's not a huge deal. And then comes the story. Oh boy, did they drop the ball on this one. The amount of silly, avoidable mistakes they made, makeSo, i've finished the game and it's... you know, kind of a hot mess. Great visuals, amazing soundtrack, a slightly upgraded from the 1st part gameplay that is getting a little repetitive towards the end, but since game is not 50+ hours long that's not a huge deal. And then comes the story. Oh boy, did they drop the ball on this one. The amount of silly, avoidable mistakes they made, make you believe that the story was written over a week and not along 7 years it took to make a sequel. Story is filled with plot holes, characters contradict their nature to fit author's narrative all the time, some to the point that they become so shallow you can see right through them. If you've ever read a fanfic or watched season 8 of GoT you'll get a really familiar feeling from this one.
    A solid 6/10, a great game butchered by its bland basic story.    … Expand
  72. Ink2
    Jul 17, 2020
    5
    So disappointing, one big forced manipulative **** story. They disconnected me from the characters I loved from the first game. I didn't wait 7 years to play 50% of the game with a character I don't give a **** about(and still don't)! The whole storyline is forced and manipulative ****.
    ND wanted me to forcefully like a character which they didn't even took the time to write in well!    So disappointing, one big forced manipulative **** story. They disconnected me from the characters I loved from the first game. I didn't wait 7 years to play 50% of the game with a character I don't give a **** about(and still don't)! The whole storyline is forced and manipulative ****.
    ND wanted me to forcefully like a character which they didn't even took the time to write in well!
    They tried to make me like her with manipulative writing! It gets a 5 for the beautiful graphics and some beautiful loving parts I got to spend with Ellie. But other than that I will never want to play this game over and over again like I did with the other games. ND also thought of us as idiots apparently who couldn't imagine that there is ''another side'' to every story. We would have gotten th point with 1% of the abby gameplay she got now.
    Very disappointing and fans of the characters that were beautifully build up with us in part one, got **** over.    … Expand
  73. Colbeat00
    Jul 12, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I do think that some of the choices story wise were not well planned. It does make sense to have Joel die, and playing as Abby allows people to somewhat sympathize with her more, but I think that if they wanted us to care about Abby more we should have played her before Ellie, as well as the fact that that one line of dialogue where she is about to kill Dina saying, “Good”, was probably the worst planned parts in the whole game as it made people just despise Abby.… Expand
  74. ggibin
    Jul 12, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I understand why some people may find it a "miss", forcing the player into doing bad things. However, in my opinion, it is masterfuly done, as it also places the player in the antagonist's shoes. The world is not black and white and everyone is driven by personal reasons. Art direction, music , sound and visuals are pure art. Masterpiece.… Expand
  75. MaddWeslley
    Jul 12, 2020
    5
    É um jogo espetacular. A história é cheia de reviravoltas e surpresas. Os personagens são muito bem construídos. O diretor conseguiu superar o primeiro game. O jogo do ano.
  76. DankScorer
    Jul 13, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Я думаю что игра не плохая. Персонажи хорошие но не все раскрыты полностью. Можно было уделить больше внимания Эбби и Дине. Сюжет порадовал, но коридорность игры расстраивает. Дам раскрытую оценку ниже.
    • - Музыкальное Сопровождение 10/10 - Персонажи 7/10 - Русская озвучка 9.5/10 - Английская озвучка 10/10 - Перевод Субтитров на русский 8/10 - Сюжет 9/10 - История Персонажей - 6/10 Визуальные Составляющие - Графика 10/10 - Катсцены 10/10 - Физика 10/10 - Постановка Света как в катсценах так и в окружающем игровом мире 9/10

    • Дам небольшую оценку персонажам (как визуальную составляющую также: костюмы, голос, раскрытость") - Элли 8/10 без слов и так всё понятно. Могу только сказать что одежда подобранна прям под неё. Но причёска в конце ей вообще не идёт. Озвучка порадовала. - Джоэл 9/10 (раскрытость" проявляется в конце новой части, а всё остальное из первой и так понятно) - Эбби 8/10 мне понравилось как они преподнесли Эбби как персонажа и личность. Озвучка очень хорошая и внешность не расстроила. - Лев 7/10 мало разговорчивый по своей натуре и ему это очень подходит. Так и не понял они специально не раскрыли его по больше из за его личности или это косяк? Надеюсь будет какое то DLC с Левом или что то в этом духе. Костюм подходит хорошо. Озвучка тоже. Но по началу ему не шла озвучка. Но потом привык. - Дина 6/10 Мало раскрыли Дину. Потому что для персонажа с такой ролью можно было намного больше. Одежда ей тоже подходит, озвучка хорошая и также ей подходит. - Томми 5/10 Персонаж более менее раскрыт в первой части как по мне. А во второй не очень. Хотелось бы узнать про не го по больше. Озвучка как всегда подходит и одежда тоже. На этом всё, игра вышла хорошей. Постарались ребята но ЛГБТ отсылка конечно подпортила игру. Анита Саркисян «постаралась» я вижу.    … Expand
  77. Killiko
    Jul 13, 2020
    7
    La historia es lo único malo de todo el juego, en todo lo demás mejoró al respecto del juego anterior, solo espero que Neil Druckmann realmente piense como nos sentimos los fans tras jugar el título y que los que solo critican por criticar por ver el final en internet y sin jugar realmente al título deberían estar sin internet
  78. Dankest_memicus
    Jul 13, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. There was a quote in the original that Ellie asked "do you think they had friends or family?" And Joel said "it's best not to think about that." This game makes you think about it whether you like it or not - I liked that part. The feeling of you feel like crap, I liked that.

    I hated Dina and Ellie's relationship, which makes up a majority of the game, to where when Ellie leaves her at the theater I was relieved because it felt forced to promote SJW stuff when it could have been handled like Drake and Elena's relationship where it was funny and smart and sweet and great despite their circumstances, but they didn't want that and wanted to go straight for the "if you don't like this relationship than you're a homophobe" type of writing (which is called lazy writing). I actually liked Abby more than Ellie, oh my word. I haven't finished it ven after hearing the leaks and listening to the backlash and all of that. Alot of the hate is out of context because of the leaks and rumors (Abby is trans, homophobic Christian cult), but some of the hate is legitimate (character motivation, and the lost of the character).

    The ending completely through me off from what could have been a good game, my final score is 5/10 because of the atrocious ending that ruined it. Ultimately, the graphics were great, music and sound 2was fantastic, but the story had pacing issues and an absolutely terrible ending.    … Expand
  79. SaadanBro777
    Jul 14, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. For the people who have been waiting for this game for more than 5 years, this game can be pretty disappointing for you. I personally really enjoyed some parts of the game like beating up Abby, combat, graphics, characters. But the story line was somewhat mediocre. Especially 10 hours of Abby gameplay was really stressful and painful for me. On the other hand I missed Joel so much the entire game. It was painful to see how he was tortured and killed. But I would definitely recommend this game to everyone just to let them see what this game has to offer.… Expand
  80. Exellior
    Jul 14, 2020
    6
    6/10 is a fair score imo. I don't think I can recommend it at full price though, maybe wait for a sale instead.

    I think I can divide this game into 3 parts, with the 3rd part being the worst and also very short in comparison, more like an epilogue. If the game ended like I thought it would at the end of that 2nd part, the ending would have been a little bit better (worthy of a 7/10) and    6/10 is a fair score imo. I don't think I can recommend it at full price though, maybe wait for a sale instead.

    I think I can divide this game into 3 parts, with the 3rd part being the worst and also very short in comparison, more like an epilogue. If the game ended like I thought it would at the end of that 2nd part, the ending would have been a little bit better (worthy of a 7/10) and for me satisfying, but unfortunately we got an extra 2 or 3 hours of playtime before the game ended and those few hours felt completely unnecessary with an ending that was just kind of meh.

    Overall I really enjoyed the game despite it's flaws.

    - Story is kind of mediocre for me. We have seen this type of story in many movies and executed better and also much worse. Despite a weaker story, I still wanted some answers throughout the game (and I was satisfied with them) and I wanted to know what happens next. The characters can sometimes be **** stupid and make stupid decisions (some of them selfish) just to keep the game going. I also liked all the flashbacks that happen throughout the game. They didn't feel like filler to me.

    - The graphics are very good even on the normal ps4, the acting is great and so is the level design. There are also a few bigger areas this time. I saw a few (not many) graphical glitches here and there, but perhaps there are less of them on ps4 pro.

    - The gameplay has also been improved and was easily the best part of the game for me. It is very similar to the first game, except you can now also jump, prone and even hide in tall grass and under vehicles and some objects. I THINK they even added a dodge button (or was it in the 1st game as well? I can't remember), which makes the combat better. You can also craft a silencer for your gun. You no longer have to waste shivs to open locked doors. The AI is a bit on the dumber side even on Survivor difficulty and can sometimes be easily exploited, but I've seen worse in some other games. (For example: In the 3rd part of the game I managed to take out probably at least 15 humans (most of them with melee attacks) while hiding in one small hallway with 3 covers, 1 way in from the front and 1 from the back. One brave fool or usually exactly 2 enemies always stopped on each side of the door that leads into the hallway for a few seconds before only one of them came inside to try and fail to kill me while the other one walked away from the door before finally coming in and let me do it instead of coming in in pairs or groups. Also, none of them apparently knew the layout of their own house because they could have easily surprised me behind if they bothered to walk through the room on the right of the hallway that I couldn't see, but they had access to only if they jumped over a very small concrete fence first that was right next to that door.)

    - I didn't see many bugs, other than usually 1 infected being stuck in a small area and keeping aggro after losing sight of me two or three times in different encounters and a human enemy becoming invisible in the 3rd part of the game when I tried to aim at him from position that the game didn't like.
    - Looting feels a lot more rewarding this time, even on the hardest difficulty. If you try to explore everything, you will find a lot of pills, scrap and crafting components and how much ammo you will take into each encounter once again depends completely on your play-style. And you will definitely need that ammo.

    - I loved the encounters in this game. Some were really brutal, 1 or maybe 2 were a bit scary with some horror game vibes, but most of them were fun, 3 or 4 however were frustrating and they forced me to actually play well to get through them. Luckily the autosaves are very frequent during all encounters and they even helped me win a few difficult fights despite the result being a draw. Unfortunately though, for me many encounters felt like filler just to extend the game length, but because I really enjoyed the gameplay, I didn't really care.    … Expand
  81. bernatamariz
    Jul 21, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. no es la.mejor historia pues resulta bastante obvia despúes de jugar un par de horas, como videojuego es un producto redondo como secuela de un fenómeno de la cultura pop es bastante mediano sobre todo por el protagonismo forzado de la antagonista, que no genera empatía ni la.más.mínima identificación pues es un gran parche su narrativa además de sosa y poco interesante y el juego t obliga a jugR con ella y lo peor t obliga a ser empático y eso es manipilación… Expand
  82. Luke-01
    Jul 15, 2020
    5
    I once heard a great piece of advice for writers: don't do anything that will turn your audience against you - if you have something important or difficult to convey, you have to earn the right first.
    You don't achieve this outcome by behaving arrogantly and patronising your audience, by indulging yourself in sadistic little tricks at their expense, or by betraying the very people who have    I once heard a great piece of advice for writers: don't do anything that will turn your audience against you - if you have something important or difficult to convey, you have to earn the right first.
    You don't achieve this outcome by behaving arrogantly and patronising your audience, by indulging yourself in sadistic little tricks at their expense, or by betraying the very people who have afforded you the opportunity to make a sequel based on their loyalty to the original.
    I purposely avoided social media as much as I could on the run up to release, to allow myself the opportunity to play this game without falling prey to leaks or reading any reviews, subsequently avoiding the initial controversy. Therefore my opinion has been formed purely by the experience of playing this game and the first. That fact that I am focusing on the story and the gameplay choices made by the creators, instead of lauding the action and incredible environments, tells you everything you need to know about this game. The narcissism and folly of the authors undermine all of the aspects that were good and will forever sully the Last of Us legacy.    … Expand
  83. CaesarGR
    Jul 15, 2020
    6
    Great graphics. Nice gameplay but gets repetitive. Very few innovations gameplay wise from the first game.

    The visual storytelling is lacking in contrast to the first game. You stay too long in seattle. They could show more of california or other regions. The story is mediocre. They kill some characters too early and the pacing is all over the place. Its very anticlimatic and when    Great graphics. Nice gameplay but gets repetitive. Very few innovations gameplay wise from the first game.

    The visual storytelling is lacking in contrast to the first game.

    You stay too long in seattle. They could show more of california or other regions.

    The story is mediocre. They kill some characters too early and the pacing is all over the place. Its very anticlimatic and when the game ends you feel empty.

    I believe if the game was 10 hours longer, it could really help the game.    … Expand
  84. WhySoSeriousGMX
    Jul 18, 2020
    5
    As a game is a 10 but as a story is a 5 so 10-5 = 5
    I did not enjoy the gameplay of the first one but the story is really good part 2 its the opposite
  85. PhantomGeorge
    Jul 19, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. One of the best gameplays! One of the most disappointing storylines.. not bad, disappointing.. Experiencing perfect levels with the wrong character..… Expand
  86. ALEKMAGNO
    Jul 19, 2020
    7
    Todo lo que se jugo con Ellie fue maravilloso hasta que llego la parte de Abby que es totalmente horrible, pero aun así es un juego muy entretenido pero para nada una obra maestra
  87. The-Ghost
    Jul 19, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is visually stunning with one of the most satisfying gunplay in video games. However the entire point of the game was a revenge story which led to something else entirely which is why its not perfect and doesn't deserve the must play status.… Expand
  88. Danielggrande
    Jul 20, 2020
    5
    Actually I blame myself for not believe in the reviews of the fans almost 30 hours gameplay to feel like ****
  89. Sxpr0
    Jul 21, 2020
    6
    В техническом плане игра просто совершенна, но сюжет - абсолютное разочарование
  90. Agurzil
    Jul 20, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. the graphics are great, the actors performances are just amazing, the gameplay is not bad, but the story has a lot of cons, it could be much better.… Expand
  91. ChillinKillin
    Jul 21, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Game play out of this world. Graphics amazing. 10+ hours as a character it’s hard to like, dreadful. Horrible ending leaving lots of unanswered questions.… Expand
  92. Marty710
    Jul 21, 2020
    6
    Plot: The game presented itself as this great big revenge story, but in this game the villain is the only one that gets revenge. I enjoyed most of Ellie and Joel’s scenes, they were spot on and it reminded me of the joys of being a father. But then the second half of the game (Abby’s part) just dragged... I really did not want to continue the game in that first level where the scars chasePlot: The game presented itself as this great big revenge story, but in this game the villain is the only one that gets revenge. I enjoyed most of Ellie and Joel’s scenes, they were spot on and it reminded me of the joys of being a father. But then the second half of the game (Abby’s part) just dragged... I really did not want to continue the game in that first level where the scars chase you on horses but I kept telling myself I just need to pass this one level with Abby and then I can get back to Ellie and finding out what happens in their encounter at the theater, BUT NO. The Abby section of the game is longer than Ellie’s and on top of that her friends are not interesting at all. In a shorter sentence, imagine if John Marston let Micah go at the end of RDR2. THATS what this game is.

    Gameplay: Almost identical time part 1, it’s the only thing that got me through completing the game.

    Sounds: Phenomenal

    Graphics: Naughty Dog is great at this!

    If you still plan on playing this game t wait til it’s like $20 or borrow it from a friend, it’s not worth $60.    … Expand
  93. Ellogan66
    Jul 21, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game starts off fine. Playing the section as Ellie is fine. The problem with the game is when you have to play ~10 hours as Abby. All of the progress into skill trees is reset and the main problem I had with the first game comes back, the shiv crafting mechanic. And that's just the gameplay problems. The story is an absolute **** It tries to convey the message of revenge is bad. While also arguing that revenge is good by not punishing Abby herself. Overall, the start is playable/good, but the entire second half of the game is boring and left me wondering when it would finally end throughout. Therefore I would give it a 5 or a 5.5… Expand
  94. Bullzzar
    Jul 21, 2020
    6
    Un juego que viene con la mejora de su entrega anterior, un diseño de mundo que nos permite explorar con mayor pronfundidad, la inteligencia artificial sigue igual de deficiente al igual que la mayoria de los juegos de las grandes compañias, visualmente deja de ser un juego y nos convierte en un film con la cantidad de detalles que este presenta, un juego bastante bueno y lineal pero elUn juego que viene con la mejora de su entrega anterior, un diseño de mundo que nos permite explorar con mayor pronfundidad, la inteligencia artificial sigue igual de deficiente al igual que la mayoria de los juegos de las grandes compañias, visualmente deja de ser un juego y nos convierte en un film con la cantidad de detalles que este presenta, un juego bastante bueno y lineal pero el tener que forzar que al final juguemos con otro personaje y que nos haga sentir lastima por el personaje, pero en realidad no nos choca tanto como la protagonista de esta entrega, un final de relleno y alargue que pudo haber terminado de la misma forma pero sin tanto alargue, uso de minorias para respaldar una toma de decision que debio marcar pauta.… Expand
  95. Mondongo4u
    Jul 21, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Last of Us Part ll is an emotional rollercoaster for its fanbase. The realism gives this game a feel that no other game quite has, the combat system gives you a constant adrenaline rush. Graphics are good yet inconsistent to the point it becomes annoying. Storywise it forces you to adapt to change in an uncomfortable yet realistic way when you think about the game’s setting and circumstances. Think of this game like a brand new car with a large dent on the driver’s side, everything works perfectly the gameplay feels amazing but the story is something hard to ignore. Now im going to stop being politically correct for a moment and start dropping the truth. The reason why this game has so many negative reviews is because they let somebody push a feminist agenda on a perfectly good game. They killed Joel right off the bat, They turned Ellie into Sigmund Freud’s wet dream, Ellie’s stealing a chick of some asian cuckboy and then you get to play as this monstrous giant female as if the people who work at character development have been living with an inferiority complex the size of the statue of liberty their whole lives. Its like somebody at naughty dog lost a bet to a misandrist. I liked the guitar so im giving this game a 6 for attention to detail.… Expand
  96. saimonSG
    Jul 21, 2020
    7
    este juego tiene buenos gráficos y buena jugabilidad pero lo que caracterizo a the last of us era la historia y de este the last of us 2 la historia me decepciono bastante
  97. dmturner
    Jul 22, 2020
    6
    This is why I never trust "professional" critic this is a good game but to call it 9 or 10 out of 10 is laughable. For one, no game is 10 out 10. The story is all over the place and it is a huge disappointment compared to the first game. The gameplay is pretty good though with some fantastic AI.
  98. arshakabid3
    Jul 22, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Pros:

    1. One of the best looking games I have ever played.
    2. Animations so smooth you might think it's scripted.
    3. Incredible performances.
    4. One of the most polished games I have ever played. Everything just works! No hiccups in gameplay, character models, animations or environments.
    5. Amazing atmosphere - building. You can really feel the despair, anger, horror and hopelessness as you travel through this post-apocalyptic world.
    6. I did enjoy the newly introduced RPG element. Picking skills to learn and seeing it come to life in gameplay was always great.

    Cons:

    1. I did not care about Abby or her group of friends no matter how hard the game tried. When you have to play one half of the entire game as a character you just can't find yourself to like, the game starts to drag.
    2. The game tried too hard to portray Ellie as the villain (should have been more subtle).
    3. The stealth gameplay (although very polished) is nothing new. Toward the last third of the game, I found myself just trying to get through the fight sequences so I can get closer to the end. It's too many tossing bottles/bricks, sneaking up behind an enemy and pressing triangle. And this is coming from somebody who LOVES stealth games. There just were not enough elements to keep me interested.
    4. Did not care for the supporting cast. They were very forgettable.
    5. TLOU 2 could have benefited from shaving 3-4 hours from the run time. Some sequences felt unnecessary and were clearly only there to force us to connect with Abby more (which the game ultimately failed in).

    Unfortunately, I do think TLOU 2 was an unnecessary sequel. The devs told us they would not create a sequel unless it was significant and it just fell short.    … Expand
  99. Pacoz
    Jul 22, 2020
    5
    The game has amazing graphics but lacks a great storyline. I loved the last of us part 1 but this game felt like a chore to finish instead of wanting to see what happens next.
  100. Asore50
    Jul 22, 2020
    7
    The game is absolutely gorgeous, easily the best looking and most polished game on the market for the ps4. The gameplay has been massively improved from the first title and adds a sort of smoothness to combat that was never apparent in the first game. However the game falls short in its storytelling, character development, and theme; all of which were the best features of the first game.The game is absolutely gorgeous, easily the best looking and most polished game on the market for the ps4. The gameplay has been massively improved from the first title and adds a sort of smoothness to combat that was never apparent in the first game. However the game falls short in its storytelling, character development, and theme; all of which were the best features of the first game. In terms of gameplay the game is an excellent sequal, but in terms of storytelling and building on characters from the first game it is a sorry excuse for a sequel following one of the best narrative games to date. If you enjoyed the first game it is worth a play but do not expect it to match the first game in terms of story.… Expand
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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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