The Last of Us Part II

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  1. JimmieJones
    Aug 31, 2020
    7
    Visually stunning, and many compelling moments, but the try hard drama and emotion, left me having to groan though long periods of unnecessary dialogue and activity. It is the first time in a major title I just couldnt keep playing and having to endure the laboured over-wrought story line. That the writers basically tried to tick every woke inclusive box and as a result this required toVisually stunning, and many compelling moments, but the try hard drama and emotion, left me having to groan though long periods of unnecessary dialogue and activity. It is the first time in a major title I just couldnt keep playing and having to endure the laboured over-wrought story line. That the writers basically tried to tick every woke inclusive box and as a result this required to play through a lesbian romance and as either a slim lesbian or hulking butch brawler, sealed my disappointment with a game I had been anticipating for a number of years. As a result I wont be playing any 3rd iterations of what was once an incredible franchise.… Expand
  2. Awkad
    Jun 27, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm not bothered by the woke aspect of the game, i'm not bothered with the big event that happens in the beginning of the game. But I think the game is a failure. The game tries too hard to question the apology of violence and always punish the player to play the game as it is intended. "My dad has been murdered ? why not kill like 1000 persons to get my revenge ! And at the end let's spare the killer because i am not a monster !" Ridicule. The second playthrough with Abby is absolutely useless because She and Ellie are at the same state before and after that part of the game. No character development whatsoever. I didn't want Ellie to kill Abby, worse, I prefer Abby over Ellie because her life has been ruined by Ellie/Joel at so many levels. So no, Abby is not the problem for me. Joel had to pay in some way. Tommy and Ellie vengeance is uncalled for and the characters keep makind bad decisions over and over again. When Joel went berserk at the end of the first game it was understandable, relatable (although overkill) . Here ? not so much. The game punishes us for what it forces us to do. The game is wonderful though and polished to the extreme. The gunfights/stealth are also good.… Expand
  3. dreamleaf
    Jun 24, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Combat and visuals were good but the story just felt dragged out and they tried to pull more out of the story that was from the first game to try and make another successor to it. And in some ways it did good with the variety of weapons and npcs to fight. But otherwise the story was okay and just didn’t really live up to what I thought they could have done. It’s not worth a “3” I think it deserves higher. As someone who is a member of the LGBT community it did also feel like they focused on including more LGBT characters then what was needed. And most of the characters didn’t really have an impact on me when playing. I do hope they add a dlc or multiplayer.… Expand
  4. MorningXanax
    Jun 19, 2020
    5
    The gamep is superb gameplay wise, the other half is degenerate propaganda. So a middle ground sounds fair.
  5. Niesmialypawel
    Jun 26, 2020
    7
    Extraordinary world, gameplay, graphics, music and sound - but story is, hm pointless. After all Its hard to understand actions of Ellie. I've spent great 30 hours in best looking world ever but story is too stupid. I thought that it will be easily best game of PS4 but it is not. Still one of the best.
  6. lofudoscar
    Jun 20, 2020
    7
    Discarding in a humiliating way the best character in a game, leaving him stupid and careless is revolting to say the least! I just don't give zero because the technical part is very good! Neil Druckman, the only thing you got was to make this game forgettable!
  7. leburn98
    Jun 25, 2020
    6
    The Last of Us: Part II has the presentation, gameplay and overall polish you would expect from a AAA title from Naughty Dog. The environments are hauntingly beautiful and the enemy encounters are stress inducing. However, what made me love the original 2013 game was it's story and the journey we made with Joel and Ellie. Unfortunately, it's the story in The Last of Us: Part II that isThe Last of Us: Part II has the presentation, gameplay and overall polish you would expect from a AAA title from Naughty Dog. The environments are hauntingly beautiful and the enemy encounters are stress inducing. However, what made me love the original 2013 game was it's story and the journey we made with Joel and Ellie. Unfortunately, it's the story in The Last of Us: Part II that is it's biggest weakness. At the core of Part II is a revenge plot, which in and of itself is not issue. It's that through it's the games 25+ hour of gameplay, it fails to come to a satisfying conclusion. What is here are character decisions that are entirely at odds with what was presented of the characters in both the 2013 original and through most of the 2020 sequel.

    This game and your enjoyment will ultimately hinge on this games conclusion. You will either come out of this thinking The Last of Us: Part II is another masterpiece or a rare miss by Naughty Dog. For me The Last of Us: Part II is arguably my most disappointing game of this generation.    … Expand
  8. Vipa
    Jun 30, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Mediocre story and gameplay. Decent graphics.
    It's just not special to see that enemies have motivations too - duh.    … Expand
  9. arostislavna
    Jun 20, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A game about vengeance and why people do what they do.

    I wont lie, the major flaws are the time jumping, character swapping, and the game is a slog for 2/3's of it's length. There are long sections where your AI partner doesn't say anything to keep you engaged (unlike the dynamic Joel and Ellie had in the first entry)
    It is very dry, dark, and not "fun" to play but that's part of the plot.

    I think my only major dislike is Dina, this is not a happily ever after lesbian story... as Dina is not even really lesbian anyway. Her motives and intentions are not made clear until the final act. She was never meant to be the one for Ellie, and it's pretty noticeable when Jesse arrives at the theatre that Dina likes men more. She's literally a flaky, scummy person.
    Do I like the angle? Not really, but once you get the full context. It's tolerable.

    (In closing, the negative reviews must have been from people that have played an entirely different game)    … Expand
  10. Sageflash
    Jul 14, 2020
    5
    THE GOOD:
    -Beautiful post-apocalyptic visual; lush, green environment as set piece.
    -Gorgeous state-of-the-art graphics -Control and gameplay-wise similar to the 1st TLOU -Very user-friendly shortcuts for accessing map, item, crafting, etc. -Battling the Infected and humans are FUN. THE BAD: -Very HEAVY with political agenda related to LGBTQ and FEMINISM. Too much SJW stuffs that    THE GOOD:
    -Beautiful post-apocalyptic visual; lush, green environment as set piece.
    -Gorgeous state-of-the-art graphics
    -Control and gameplay-wise similar to the 1st TLOU
    -Very user-friendly shortcuts for accessing map, item, crafting, etc.
    -Battling the Infected and humans are FUN.

    THE BAD:
    -Very HEAVY with political agenda related to LGBTQ and FEMINISM. Too much SJW stuffs that are being forcefully slammed onto players' faces.
    -Really MESSY in terms of pacing and story direction; it jumbles in and out with flashbacks, the flashbacks are ALL OVER the place.
    -Unrewarding ending, no joy and satisfaction felt after done 30+hours playing it.

    THE CONCLUSION:
    -The game could be (kinda?) saved actually if Neil Druckmann made the game into THREE DIFFERENT STORY MODES rather than combining Ellie's and Abby's stories altogether in one single playthrough. So the first playthrough would be "Ellie's Story", the second playthrough would be "Abby's Story", and the final playthrough would be "Redemption", or "Conclusion".
    -The game is only worth for RENTING, not buying. If you haven't play the 1st TLOU and just want to straight dive in to TLOU 2, then just RENT IT, don't buy it.
    -If you collect video games, and you want to add TLOU Part 2 to your collection, be my guest, but it's cheaper to buy the SECOND HAND one. It's not worth the full price.    … Expand
  11. Qofniak
    Jun 26, 2020
    6
    The Last Of Us 2 ha ricevuto molte critiche dagli utenti. Molti hanno pensato fosse per ragioni politiche, si sono susseguiti articoli e opinioni che dicevano così. Che fosse una pioggia di odio verso particolari tematiche. Ci avevo pure creduto, e sono andato fino in fondo al gioco prima di leggere le critiche per evitare di avere un pregiudizio. Non dovreste leggere metacritic se nonThe Last Of Us 2 ha ricevuto molte critiche dagli utenti. Molti hanno pensato fosse per ragioni politiche, si sono susseguiti articoli e opinioni che dicevano così. Che fosse una pioggia di odio verso particolari tematiche. Ci avevo pure creduto, e sono andato fino in fondo al gioco prima di leggere le critiche per evitare di avere un pregiudizio. Non dovreste leggere metacritic se non volete spoiler, ma non troverete molti riferimenti a quelle tematiche, solo la pura verità. È noioso, ripetitivo all'inverosimile, troppo troppo lungo, e a livello narrativo è un insulto al primo capitolo per motivi che non sto a spiegarvi. Vorrei solo indietro le 22 ore che ho investito a guardare uno schermo pieno di odiosa grana davanti a un frame completamente impastato per poter andare avanti nella storia, con la frustrazione di voler sapere come va a finire, ma la costante consapevolezza che sia una puttanata galattica. Però le cutscene hanno una grafica mostruosa (dietro la onnipresente grana fotografica gigante), è una gioia per gli occhi in moltissimi momenti. E la storia, nonostante allungata all'inverosimile, riesce comunque a commuovere in alcuni frangenti verso la fine. Fa riflettere, fa provare emozioni forti. Il fatto che non stia in piedi è un altro paio di maniche. Bravi tutti.… Expand
  12. coke01
    Jun 25, 2020
    7
    So much salt on here! I can agree with some of the points people are making, but honestly, its not that bad. I enjoyed it, and you should judge for yourself. Typical revenge story, but I like how they make you feel for each side.
  13. candysmoke
    Jun 24, 2020
    5
    This game is amazing, the story is very good and lets you reflect and love and hate and that there’s always both sides of a coin. The gameplay is top notch too, improved a lot from the first one. Graphics are second to none.
    But after all this praising I gave it a 5 cos there are no strong emotional crescendos as the first one did that grabs you and squeeze your heart till your eyes bleed
  14. Archulysses
    Jul 23, 2020
    7
    Finally done and got the platinum. As an initial impression. I honestly found this game disappointing and inferior compared to the first title.

    *Story - 2/10 - With how the story was TLOU1's greatest strength, this is TLOU2's weakest. First, this game showed one of the worst introduction in the game. It showed out of personality from one of its main characters and gave us one of the    Finally done and got the platinum. As an initial impression. I honestly found this game disappointing and inferior compared to the first title.

    *Story - 2/10
    - With how the story was TLOU1's greatest strength, this is TLOU2's weakest. First, this game showed one of the worst introduction in the game. It showed out of personality from one of its main characters and gave us one of the most disrespectful deaths you would ever see in a game. It could have been much much better but feels too rushed to cater the devs claim of "shock" factor. Moreover, many of the new npc or side character are uninteresting, awful, stupid and is just introduced in the game as a fodder to increase the meaningless death counts that will happen as you progress towards in the end. Regardless such a mess of a writing uncharacteristic of Naughty Dog. Compared to other previous ND games, this game also has some bad pacing in its story and gave an ending which will make you really feel you wasted your time. Beware!

    *Gameplay - 7/10
    - Showing nothing worthwhile new or fresh, the game is still your typical third person shooter with stealth mechanics. The upgrades are still there as well as the gears and customized gadgets. a few new enemies like the dogs and shamblers were introduced but does not really that significant to be considered improving the gameplay. The fact that the gameplay still feels smooth is the only reason its a 7.

    *Graphics - 10/10
    - Although this does not show really beautiful scenery like RDR2 or God of War, its character details and design is where its strengths are. To repeat every model in this is detailed from head to toe, the wounds, the veins, the dirt and the wrinkles in every body of each of its character can be seen. A beautiful and artistic game indeed.

    *Sound - 10/10
    - The sound, music and voice acting of the game is still top notched. The actors are superb in delivering their speeches, the music is fitting for every place you see in the game (I also really like guitar minigames) and the sound of its signature clicker are still very scary and disturbing.

    Overall - 7/10

    Although a still pretty much great game, this game pales in comparison with its first title due to how awful its story is. I don't really mind the diversity of its cast but the execution of its main plot could have been done in different orders which in my opinion could have made the game much much better. Sad that after 7 years this is the game I got. Regardless, it is done and like always, we need to move on hoping the next title will redeem this franchise.    … Expand
  15. Jamesbond007
    Jul 30, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The first part is my favorite game of all time. This game takes a massive dump on me everything that made the first one great. The new characters are dull and boring. There is no character development. The story is something a 3rd grader could write. There is an effort to throw in every type of person and it feels forced. Joel's death is so rushed and it's all shock value. They character assassinate ellie to make you like Abby more as well. Awful. Awful awful. The game looks beautiful though… Expand
  16. snmcfadden
    Jun 23, 2020
    6
    Fun gameplay, great set pieces, graphically beautiful and a story that just does not hold up unfortunately along with the poor pacing bring what could have been a great game down to being just merely ok.
  17. Animegroove
    Jun 25, 2020
    5
    Well it's decent they Game You must play they Game after You judge

    Live and let life
  18. Eselemele
    Jun 26, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. En cuanto a Gameplay el juego es impecable, mejora muchos aspectos del primer juego, los detalles a la hora de los combates, la inteligencia artificial, los nuevos infectados, las nuevas animaciones, gráficos, etc. agregan una profundidad inimaginable al nuevo juego de la serie. El gran problema es la manera que la historia se ejecuto, dejando de fuera los aspectos LGBTQ+ que con eso no hay ninguna queja al respecto, ya que desde el primer juego se sabia que Ellie es lesbiana. El problema es la forma tan forzada que quieren que simpaticemos con Abby; desde el momento en que ella y su grupo de amigos son participes del asesinato de Joel, Abby culmina su venganza, ya que mas adelante en el juego se nos explica el por que de sus acciones, llegando a la conclusión, ella es la que sale ganando, su venganza culminada, escapando a lo que se entiende a una base de las nuevas luciérnagas, con una protegida (Lev) y sin remordimiento alguno, por que a los únicos que les tenia cariño de su grupo de amigos, era a Owen, Manny y Nora y a los demas, una, ni los llegamos a conocer bien y otra a Abby les deba igual, inclusive siendo hasta caprichosa y egoísta con Mel. Abby es el error más grande del juego, un personaje, todo poderoso, poco carismático y lleno de agujeros en su desarrollo como personaje. Los mas afectados son los protagonistas de la historia Ellie y Joel, este último recibiendo una de las muertes más sin sentido y con poco peso en la trama, ya que al último solo fue el detonante de la mitad de la historia, y Ellie pierde todo, se queda sola, Dina la dejo junto con su hijo J.J , Jesse esta muerto, Tommy la dejo, perdio los dedos y ahora no puede tocar la guitarra siendo este el último memento que Joel le dejo. Personalmente lo único rescatable de esta secuela es la parte técnica siendo esta impecable pero sin importancia dentro de un juego donde lo que más importa es su historia.

    5/10    … Expand
  19. Vlah
    Jul 20, 2020
    6
    The first game had a so so game play mechanics with great production values and a superb story, this new entry in a unnecesary franchise changes somethings for good and some others for very bad. The lush graphics are a technical dream, the gameplay is somewhat better but it's obvious that this is a story driven game like the vast majority of PS4 games and this story is bad, like writtenThe first game had a so so game play mechanics with great production values and a superb story, this new entry in a unnecesary franchise changes somethings for good and some others for very bad. The lush graphics are a technical dream, the gameplay is somewhat better but it's obvious that this is a story driven game like the vast majority of PS4 games and this story is bad, like written by a frustrated Hollywood wannabe screenwriter, and doesn't have any sense; if the gameplay were superb like the GOW games this could be passable, but for a AAA story driven game, it becomes boring and cringe very fast, if you could get it borrowed or "rented" go for it, but don't purchase it, is a waste of money and the devs and publisher doesn't deserve it for what they have done with the game… Expand
  20. Kenshiro13
    Jun 20, 2020
    6
    Ok, this is a painful experience for me. The Last of Us was of the games that made me get PS4 back in the day, but then the spoilers came I clung to a small piece of hope that maybe they weren't accurate but alas I was proven wrong.
    But if we forget all about the story, the game looks stunning while the controls feel a bit stiff but that is how I remembered TLoU so I wasn't too bothered    Ok, this is a painful experience for me. The Last of Us was of the games that made me get PS4 back in the day, but then the spoilers came I clung to a small piece of hope that maybe they weren't accurate but alas I was proven wrong.
    But if we forget all about the story, the game looks stunning while the controls feel a bit stiff but that is how I remembered TLoU so I wasn't too bothered about it.
    I could rant for a small eternity about the story but I'm trying not to, since currently I'm erasing this game from my head so I can always remember TLoU as it was, a masterpiece.
    I wouldn't buy this game again, solely because of the story but if you don't care about the story in a single-player story game then sure go get it but if you need a story to follow then don't buy it especially if you played TLoU.
    I'm sure this review will be deleted but I needed to give my 2 cents and remember even though you hate the story don't rate it at 1/10 there are still good aspects to the game.    … Expand
  21. arrivist
    Nov 5, 2020
    5
    There was no need to force the alphabet agenda on this game. It's distracting and undermines the great work the designers and artists put in to it. Thankfully you can skip the cinematics.
  22. dr0nzer
    Jun 24, 2020
    7
    The last of us part 1 made me feel like a dad, all protective of Ellie, screaming at the screen when she wonders off... so excited to have jumped back into this world.
    I've always enjoyed the story telling from naughty dog and this is no different, I know there are controversies about this title online but Ellie has always been, at least to me the main driver of this series. Without    The last of us part 1 made me feel like a dad, all protective of Ellie, screaming at the screen when she wonders off... so excited to have jumped back into this world.
    I've always enjoyed the story telling from naughty dog and this is no different, I know there are controversies about this title online but Ellie has always been, at least to me the main driver of this series. Without introducing spoilers I did however lose interest in the second half of the game and at that point became less enjoyable.    … Expand
  23. Alio
    Jul 1, 2020
    6
    Gameplay 10/10 Music 10/10 Visual effect 10/10 Character acting 10/10 Story 5/10
  24. Serpico
    Jul 3, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Este juego ha sido menospreciado de forma salvaje, la historia es arriesgada, muy cruda y triste, pero a la vez con muchos giros en la trama que nos harán cuestionarnos sobre la moralidad de nuestros actos y su consecuencias. Una de las razones comprensibles por la que muchos odiaron este juego, es la muerte de Joel, además de una forma brutal y sádica, lo cuál causa un impacto muy fuerte para los fans del primer juego desde los primeros minutos, pero conforme la historia avanza, todos los cabos van siendo amarrados. El argumento para desarrollar la historia me parece interesante y lógica, a pesar de que muchos se han quejado también de eso. Abby fue lo más destacado, al principio nos hacen odiarla, pero después logran hacernos ver su lado humano y sus motivaciones, logrando una empatía con el jugador. Un giro brillante es el enfrentamiento contra Ellie mientras controlamos a Abby, realmente es un momento que me dio mucha emoción y me hizo ver a Ellie como la mala del cuento. Otro momento memorable es el flashback de Ellie y Joel visitando el museo, sin duda uno de los momentos más bellos del juego, no hace falta decir que cuando Joel y Ellie aparecen juntos, es cuando surge la magia que nos enamoró desde el primer juego. El gameplay es mucho más dinámico que el de la primera parte, sin hacer grandes cambios en sus mecánicas y puliendo algunos detalles lograron darle más dinamismo al combate. El apartado técnico es sin duda lo mas destacado, desde los gráficos, los detalles faciales, las atmósferas, los ambientes, el diseño de escenarios, el soundtrack, etc. Los únicos defectos que encontraría en el juego, es que a veces se vuelve demasiado largo y repetitivo, quizás debieron haber recortado unas 5 horas para hacerlo más fluido. Después de algunas horas comienza a volverse tedioso, sobre todo llegando a la parte de Abby. En muchos puntos se corta el ritmo del juego debido a como está estructurada la narrativa, incluyendo tantos flashbacks y cambios de personajes. El gameplay también se ve afectado debido al guión que se va alargando de más y a estar explorando los entornos tan extensos para buscar recursos. El embarazo de Dina y el posterior bebé, me parecen un sinsentido en la historia y algo forzado para darle más emotividad, la inclusión de Abby es buena, pero creo que con unos cuantos flashbacks pudieron haber dado sentido a sus motivaciones y no alargar tanto su parte jugable, en fin, este juego nunca superará al primero, pero es una digna secuela (con defectos) y sin duda uno de los mejores de esta generación. El tiempo le dará su justo valor cuando los prejuicios y las polémicas sean olvidadas.… Expand
  25. EremesNG
    Jun 23, 2020
    6
    Overrated by Critics TBH... There are not new lovely characters and the plot after the first 3 hours moves very, very, veeeeryyy slowly and the final is so disappointing...

    Awesome graphics.
    Awesome gameplay.
    Great AI.
  26. Attrywa
    Aug 6, 2020
    7
    It would be worng to say that this is a bad or trashy game. We get a solid gamplay, with amazing graphic, sounds and attention to details. The only part that is disapointing is a stort telling and choices they've made in character development. The feeling of intimate daughter and father kind of story from the first game was replaced with sensless choices of main characters which areIt would be worng to say that this is a bad or trashy game. We get a solid gamplay, with amazing graphic, sounds and attention to details. The only part that is disapointing is a stort telling and choices they've made in character development. The feeling of intimate daughter and father kind of story from the first game was replaced with sensless choices of main characters which are ruining the immerse.
    For me its also disgusting to put a women head onto a model of well shaped man (Abby).    … Expand
  27. Ferza
    Nov 4, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Well, if they wanted so much to make a second game, they simply could have explored the Universe of The Last of Us with new characters. I didn't buy the excuse that the franchise is about Ellie and Joel. The first game story was fantastic! Why mess it up soooo bad!? The gameplay was fun (minus Abby parts because I didn't felt any satisfaction playing as her) but the story has dropped my score. If they make a third game, I will not bet my chips.… Expand
  28. eroenR8knight
    May 7, 2022
    7
    Good game. The graphics are insanely good and the characters are good and likeable. The story is a bit hit and miss and sometimes the choices the characters make don't make a lot of sense. The pacing is dreadfull in my opinion mostly because the story grinds to a hold about halfway through which is probably the point but i didn't care for it. The gameplay is an improvement over the firstGood game. The graphics are insanely good and the characters are good and likeable. The story is a bit hit and miss and sometimes the choices the characters make don't make a lot of sense. The pacing is dreadfull in my opinion mostly because the story grinds to a hold about halfway through which is probably the point but i didn't care for it. The gameplay is an improvement over the first game thankfully.… Expand
  29. GoodandtheBad
    Jun 22, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game doesn't deserve less than a 5 and anyone who is doing so without explaining in great detail about why is not a real fan of the last of us. Most of these reviews were put up before anyone could have finished the game. The plot ties together nicely during the end. I understand the game is a bit of a grind but it's got great action. Great environments. Stunning scenery. Ok writing, not great, but not trash. People giving the game a 0/10 should be ashamed to call themselves fans, This game ties in a lot with the first one and offers a lot of closure. The worst part about the writing is how obsolete most of the characters become other than Dina and abby. (and even Dina is pretty obsolete ) The game doesn't handle pacing well, but if you enjoy the pace then it's great. The unique enemy fights are a treat as I found myself freaked out more than once, especially when that blob thing in the hospital attacked us.

    I am mildly dissapointed in the easter eggs. Abby only finds coins mainly and for the majority of the game there is a bunch of letters left from people who have died or relocated. Not many of them were a good read, mostly I was looking for safe codes, but a few were actually nice to read. Ellie's collectibles come in the form of trading cards, which is okay, but I don't really understand them. I much preferred the original collecting of comic books as those were more in my interests. Perhaps Ellie could have collected video game discs? Or old boxes for video games.

    Playing as abby at the start was pretty meh, but her character really does improve and develop to the point where I found myself supporting her. Not to say she's ok, she's a monster like Ellie.

    And Ellie is a badass.    … Expand
  30. MADJohn
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    I've wrote for two hours on word for this game and word decided to crash so **** it, here is a retarded, poorly written version of what i wanted to say

    The biggest problem is that the game is trying hard to make you feel in certain way... The problem it did not worked on many people. The game is violent, like gorefest for no reason, tries really hard to make you want revenge and then    I've wrote for two hours on word for this game and word decided to crash so **** it, here is a retarded, poorly written version of what i wanted to say

    The biggest problem is that the game is trying hard to make you feel in certain way... The problem it did not worked on many people. The game is violent, like gorefest for no reason, tries really hard to make you want revenge and then show you as bad and Abby as good, you then play the other half of the game playing Abby, and it's shows how much of a good person she is compared to Joel.

    The game is painful to play, there is no pay off, the game literally spits you on the face, have no respect for the character that you love.

    Apparently, Neil Druckman saw a video when he was younger where he saw a man get beaten. He got mad, disgusted and wanted to destroy the people that, he wanted REVENGE, after the first game he thought that he could make other people feel like that about Abby and then prove them that the bad one was you all along and that the revenge gets you nowhere.

    But what Neil didn't saw coming I guess is that most of the people did not care if we were bad or not, we just cared about the characters that we loved, so the ending sounds and look cheap when you only wants to kill her. Other like me just lost all interest after seeing Joel getting destroyed (I finished it but did not care about anything after that).

    The game and the message just do not work.

    But one of the biggest problems is that all the problems and questions set by the first game about the world, characters, city, sickness, the cure... Just got ignored. After playing the last of us 2 for 20h the world and stories and everything around didn't move. It's just some drama about some people and all the important question are just ignored.    … Expand
  31. ahmadashi
    Jun 23, 2020
    6
    This game tarnished the first game. Going through this game was a chore. It's decent because of all the money Sony pumped into it and all the work ofc. But from a story point of view, this was unnecessary. This is coming from someone who considered the first one their second favorite game only following Uncharted 4. Critics are praising it for the same reason it's getting bombed by theThis game tarnished the first game. Going through this game was a chore. It's decent because of all the money Sony pumped into it and all the work ofc. But from a story point of view, this was unnecessary. This is coming from someone who considered the first one their second favorite game only following Uncharted 4. Critics are praising it for the same reason it's getting bombed by the users, the politics. But in reality, it's a subpar effort and a failure of writing. Bad pacing, loss of focus, takes a massive turd on the first game. And throws in some cliche trops like the museum and the wounded animal bits to make up for the bad writing. Reminds me of spiderman 3, except it's worse because it's following The Last of Us. Disappointing.… Expand
  32. wangweixun
    Dec 7, 2020
    6
    There are many reasons to love this game, while there are many reasons to hate this game. Thus 6/10. The inconsistent characters, weird turning points in the plot, and bad pace in story telling ruined something that's supposed to be a master piece.
  33. Nartlee
    Jun 26, 2020
    5
    I thought dina is the worst but when I saw Abby‘s story and the story end i change my mind its the badest character and badest ending ever will never forget ND games but thiis one am really sorry
  34. willyboarder73
    Jun 25, 2020
    6
    I watched all of the leaks, and still decided to buy this game. Naughty Dog has always come through in the past, and I assumed would do so again. The graphics are amazing, the gameplay is slightly improved from the original, but the story is a typical Hollywood trope, that has been done countless times before. For me, this was a huge letdown. This game is certainly not a 10, butI watched all of the leaks, and still decided to buy this game. Naughty Dog has always come through in the past, and I assumed would do so again. The graphics are amazing, the gameplay is slightly improved from the original, but the story is a typical Hollywood trope, that has been done countless times before. For me, this was a huge letdown. This game is certainly not a 10, but deserves better than a 0. I landed on a 6. I would definitely wait for a sale to buy this game.… Expand
  35. Brunus82
    Jun 23, 2020
    6
    Technically is perfect. But, the Script is hideous, cliché, pretentious, proselytizing and very bad.

    Verdict: Bruce Straley urgently needs to return to ND.
  36. murken840
    Jun 20, 2020
    6
    I gave this a 6 to boost the score a bit. Compared to the 1st game and Uncharted 4 it's more of a 4 or 5 imo. What I loved about the Last of Us 1 vs Uncharted besides the AMAZING storytelling is the sense of progression. While minimal it gives you a reason to explore the world. Here, I was not encouraged to explore outside of enough to have enough special weapons for any potentialI gave this a 6 to boost the score a bit. Compared to the 1st game and Uncharted 4 it's more of a 4 or 5 imo. What I loved about the Last of Us 1 vs Uncharted besides the AMAZING storytelling is the sense of progression. While minimal it gives you a reason to explore the world. Here, I was not encouraged to explore outside of enough to have enough special weapons for any potential boss battles which there are few. Fallout 4 is the template they needed with this story. Great customization and mini games in case you hate the main story. Im glad I read the leaks because I may have broken my PS4 after completing this. I will say great graphics--less a few NPC's and I think they were trying to make everyone ugly so mission accomplished I guess; great voice acting; great score; gameplay 8s fine if you enjoyed the first; but be prepared for abysmal story decisions.… Expand
  37. TheShelow
    Jun 26, 2020
    7
    Juego decente. Pero arruinado en gran parte por su terrible historia y falta de coherencia.
  38. pappm94
    Dec 25, 2020
    7
    The game is very high quality, story writing is way better than any Assassin’s Creed or Watch Dogs or Anthem or something like these generic games.
    Also on a technical level, it is a masterpeace. No bugs, no stutters even on base PS4!
    One thing though I can say, the environments are very monoton, boring, repetitive. Aside from the start and the ending of the game, it is basically played in    The game is very high quality, story writing is way better than any Assassin’s Creed or Watch Dogs or Anthem or something like these generic games.
    Also on a technical level, it is a masterpeace. No bugs, no stutters even on base PS4!
    One thing though I can say, the environments are very monoton, boring, repetitive. Aside from the start and the ending of the game, it is basically played in Seattle, with the same lighting and weather, and this breaks my heart. It is no Uncharted where you visit 10 places in 15 hours. This makes this game somewhat repetitive, boring. And I am very sorry for that. I did not enjoy this as much as I did the first game, or any other Uncharted game. I was always waiting for the “next level” but it never came.    … Expand
  39. paulust2002
    Jun 28, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A poorly paced, badly written, with constant strange design choices accompanied by little innovation on the original.

    For example an early 'open' section which is a one off (when I felt it was going to be like Metro Exodus) and then back into holding your hand. Taking control away from the player seems like it gets worse throughout.

    Chooses to focus on non interesting characters than the scars and that would be interesting to learn more about or even play as.

    So many oddities that it seems like several different people wrote and designed sections without direction or communication with their director.

    Ruins everything built in the first story with a fairly unlikable Ellie, absent Joel, limited interaction with previous characters and bland new characters that again are hard to give a damn about.

    Strange edits and time jumping which is always poor story design and lacks the coherency of the 'road trip' feeling of the first game. You can 'feel' cut content whilst also not sure if certain sections should be in the game in the first place. Would have been stronger being 5-10 hours shorter.

    Poor lighting in parts and not the best HDR which seems like a simulation.

    All good games should have one thing in mind at development stage...'Is this fun' and sorry but no, this isn't always fun (If I have to hold triangle again I'll freak out)

    Naughty Dog are better than this.    … Expand
  40. aider719
    Jun 26, 2020
    6
    Una historia bastan irregular e incoherente, se limita ha hacer sufrir patológicamente al jugador. Se esta convirtiendo enuna espece del walking dead donde en vez de disfruta del juego estas a la espera de ver a que personaje van a matar.
  41. shonjord
    Feb 21, 2022
    6
    Mixed feelings about this game, the graphics are amazing, and the gunplay is stunning, but the story is by far the downside of LOU2, forcing me to play as a random character when the first game developed a true experience is ridiculous, it was very disappointing
  42. ZerothNZ
    Jun 20, 2020
    5
    Great graphics, probably the best looking game on PS4. Hollow, repetitive, clichè story that assumes the player is an idiot. Misleading trailers just to subvert expectations, virtue signalling forced in to the narrative.

    I understand what Naughty Dog were going for, trying to incorporate the bleakness of real life in to the game, where there’s no heroes, no happy endings, no adventure.    Great graphics, probably the best looking game on PS4. Hollow, repetitive, clichè story that assumes the player is an idiot. Misleading trailers just to subvert expectations, virtue signalling forced in to the narrative.

    I understand what Naughty Dog were going for, trying to incorporate the bleakness of real life in to the game, where there’s no heroes, no happy endings, no adventure. But, people play games for heroes and adventure, this is the wrong medium for these views. People play games for escapism, not to be lectured like a documentary.

    What should have been GOTY, fails to be a good 'game'. The story fails, the gameplay, while an improvement on the first game, didn’t improve enough.

    This game just reeks of missed potential, what should have been ‘Breaking Bad’ turned out to be ‘Game of Thrones Season 8’ or the new Star Wars movies.

    What a shame.    … Expand
  43. Gazz_mann
    Aug 3, 2020
    5
    Everything really has already been said about this. I just believe it is a mediocre entry to what could have been an amazing franchise.
    Visuals - 10
    Gameplay - 6 (not much has changed from previous game)
    Story - 3 (Too much unnecessary / undeserved subversion of expectation), just poor writing in general.
    Soundtrack - 9
  44. woody1701
    Jul 6, 2020
    6
    Красочная картинка, видно, что над графикой корпели, геймплей точечно настраиваемый, что тоже хорошо, механика осталась все такой же балансной, которая не нагружает игрока, но вот сюжет трещит по швам, персонажи плохо раскрываются, есть хорошие драматические моменты, но их мало, попытка привить эмпатию к Эбби провалилась. Я думаю, что люди ждали подробную историю о Элли, а получили лишьКрасочная картинка, видно, что над графикой корпели, геймплей точечно настраиваемый, что тоже хорошо, механика осталась все такой же балансной, которая не нагружает игрока, но вот сюжет трещит по швам, персонажи плохо раскрываются, есть хорошие драматические моменты, но их мало, попытка привить эмпатию к Эбби провалилась. Я думаю, что люди ждали подробную историю о Элли, а получили лишь незаконченный кусок сюжета.… Expand
  45. TheMusingMan
    Jul 18, 2020
    7
    For me, I rate it a solid, "fine". Not as amazing as I wanted it to be, but not nearly as horrible as everyone is making it out to be. From a story perspective, it works great as a stand-alone story about revenge and breaking the cycle (a theme better explored in God of War). As a sequel to the first Last of Us...meh. It probably would have worked better as a, "this story takes place inFor me, I rate it a solid, "fine". Not as amazing as I wanted it to be, but not nearly as horrible as everyone is making it out to be. From a story perspective, it works great as a stand-alone story about revenge and breaking the cycle (a theme better explored in God of War). As a sequel to the first Last of Us...meh. It probably would have worked better as a, "this story takes place in the same universe as the Last of Us" kind of game rather than a continuation; because some of the character choices felt too jarring to accept (like Ellie becoming a psycho revenge maniac lady). But that's just my opinion. Its a fun game.… Expand
  46. NoirDetectiv
    Jul 24, 2020
    6
    The main and biggest problem of TLOU2 is Abby's line, as it distracts from Ellie's line, which made it more difficult for players to understand the motivation of her character, although this partly gave rise to an effect similar to watching a Rorschach test, since how many people will you ask about why Ellie didn’t kill Abby, there will be so many opinions, I’ve seen at least three of themThe main and biggest problem of TLOU2 is Abby's line, as it distracts from Ellie's line, which made it more difficult for players to understand the motivation of her character, although this partly gave rise to an effect similar to watching a Rorschach test, since how many people will you ask about why Ellie didn’t kill Abby, there will be so many opinions, I’ve seen at least three of them in something similar but in essence different.… Expand
  47. BuildLancer
    Jun 26, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Gotta say i was expecting more, despite what actors and sony said the leaks did leak a lot of the game, the main thing that annoyed me was Melee combat once you get hit your stuck getting hit unless you have a shiv/knife or you can somehow hit the dodge button perfectly cause if you time it wrong you will get hit before you complete the dodge or right after, it annoys me so much that 3 enemy encounters were focused around this and a block button would have served a better purpose since our enemies can block. The story is also just revenge after revenge, ellie comes to try and get revenge on abby after abby came to get revenge on joel, then abby comes to get revenge on ellie but decides not to and then ellie in her PTSD riddled mind decides to go try and get revenge on abby again. Like what the hell the last game was about Joel and ellie bonding in an abandonded world as they try to bring her to the only people that can rid the world of the infected and how joel decides that he cares too much about ellie to sacrifice her, but no this game is all revenge theres no survival and the only bonding done is in the last 5-6 hours of a game that took me 40 hours to complete. They try to make you feel bad for abby but i feel more pain for those that travel with her later on in the game as they are stuck on the run with her due to one of them making some bad decisions. Ellie just straight pissed me off to much with how she treats her friends and those close to her the only good moments i found with her were in playable flashback moments that take place just after the first game and just before the beginging to this one. Another point of annoyance is how hard it is to aim woth any weapon theres so much sway you'd think that the characters were infected like ellie and abby have been suvivng for how long and been training to shoot for how long yet they cant keep a steady arm, and that sex scene is just plain unnecessary sony censors other games for less and yet they allowed this and that just pisses me off. The only great positive the game has is Graphics and detail in animations the game looks beautiful and the detail in some of the animations with no clipping or stutter is amazing its just a shame that its all wasted here.… Expand
  48. Fokken
    Jul 9, 2020
    5
    Invokes a sense dread not felt in the medium before. A master piece in it's own right.
  49. AFriendlyMan
    Jul 1, 2020
    5
    Just finished the game and should say - it wasn’t so bad, like many of you wrote here. But it much worse than part1. And some ideas of the plot... it’s ok... until you throw it to my face. I don’t have bad thoughts about it... but please, don’t make me watch or think about it more than I should...
  50. SADOTZ
    Nov 20, 2020
    5
    Pros:
    -Great acting
    -Incredible visuals
    -Amazing sound design

    Cons:
    -Terrible narrative
    -Borring, repetitive and tedious gameplay
    -Too much political messaging that doesn't fit the world of tlou at the point that I stopped feeling inmersed.

    Conclussion: unnecessary sequel, better to stick with the first one and forget this was ever made.
  51. egoBorder
    Jul 8, 2020
    6
    This is a complicated game to review, with several ups and downs across almost every aspect. If you're a giant fan of Naughty Dog's bombastic roller coaster rides, you can probably add 2 points and make this a 9. If you're like me and prefer less guidance and shorter games, you might want to wait for a sale but aren't likely to regret playing this by any stretch of the imagination. IfThis is a complicated game to review, with several ups and downs across almost every aspect. If you're a giant fan of Naughty Dog's bombastic roller coaster rides, you can probably add 2 points and make this a 9. If you're like me and prefer less guidance and shorter games, you might want to wait for a sale but aren't likely to regret playing this by any stretch of the imagination. If you dislike manipulative stories and restrictive movement and gameplay, you should probably avoid this. Overall, it just feels unnecessary.… Expand
  52. Oxygent
    Jul 8, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Начнем с того, что сюжетно это не фильм, как предыдущая часть, а сериал. И сериал с не самым лучшим сюжетов, и с одной единственной идеей - типа мол хватит уже мстить друг другу, а пора подставить другую щеку. Экшена не хватает, диалоги пусты - ну все как у среднебюджетного сериала. Сюжет по факту раскрывается к 80% прохождения игры и дальше уже не интересно, а по большей части противно.
    Про карты. То, что вещали некоторые обзорщики, что больше свободы и тд, по факту не правда - в игре всего 1н уровень, где можно пойти не коридорно. Все остальные - сюжетный путь и залезть забрать загадку, сейф, лут. Про красоту уровней и левел дизайн. Такое чувство что игру начали делать сразу же после 1й части - большинство локаций достаточно скучны. Несколько левелов в начале и эпилог отличаются хорошей картинкой. Все остальное даже не на уровне Анча 4.
    Про персонажей. Все первоплановые персонажи не красивые - Элли, Джоил, Эбби. Эбби — это отдельный случай. Я не думаю, что в постапокале можно найти себе стероиды и жевать их на постоянной основе в течении 4х лет. И то я думаю, что барышни, которые таким занимаются скажут, что за 4 года такого не добиться нельзя. Сцена секса с ней - это вовсе фу. Гей софт порно. Как те же Склепы разрешили эту игру у себя? Непонятно. Элли реально вырастили некрасивой - хотя во всех флешбэках у нее была более-менее терпимая внешность. Джойла состарили так, как будто чувак просидел в Бастилии все эти годы, а не прожил в городе с относительным достатком. Второплановые, все представители меньшинств - красивые и харизматичные, что на фоне основных персонажей - удивляет. Самый красивый персонаж из всех – Дина. Особенное слово про ребенка. Азиатский мулат с арабско- еврейскими корнями – просто отдельная ода толерантности)
    Как можно рисовать таких уродливых женщин, при большинстве муржской аудитории у игр? Тут уже реально вопрос к разработчикам, что они действительно не хотят денег.
    Я надеюсь, вскоре продам этот треш. И надеюсь, у меня его заберут, хоть и с хорошей скидкой…    … Expand
  53. JCgamer18
    Dec 5, 2020
    5
    There were a lot of mixed feelings on this one for me. Is it a bad game no but, its not great either its mediocre. There will be a lot of spoilers in the bad points section heads up warning

    The Good The gameplay is phenomenal. its buttery smooth and ellie/abby controls beautifully. There are no problems when playing as either character. The graphics are amazing, visually its the peak    There were a lot of mixed feelings on this one for me. Is it a bad game no but, its not great either its mediocre. There will be a lot of spoilers in the bad points section heads up warning

    The Good
    The gameplay is phenomenal. its buttery smooth and ellie/abby controls beautifully. There are no problems when playing as either character. The graphics are amazing, visually its the peak of gaming with Ghost of Tsushima rivaling it. the game as it plays is great and what ive come to expect from a naughty dog title. The enemies were clever and it was very fun from a gameplay perspective. The music and audio design was top notch everything i did fit and fit way too well.

    The bad
    The story was just bad. It was so bad i almost quit playing the game 3 separate times. I literally went to the home screen. Abbys whole story was ultimately pointless because she brought it upon herself. We are supposed to feel bad for herbut i did not. The relationships this time were not nearly as good as the original. The cast jumped in and out too much to care for them. Switching between abby and ellie was jarring and jumping between the two was just disorienting. I wish they just had 2 separate stories one for ellie and one for abby. I think killing joel was just the wrong route to go. There were so many out of place scenes as well like A FULL ON GOD DAMN SEX SCENE between abby and owen which was thrown in there for no reason. The story was a full on mess and ellie's actions were so bizarre and out of place. The best parts of the game were the flashbacks and that's because the interactions were amazing because joel and ellie have great chemistry and bounce off each other so well. Lev was just a worse ellie i liked him but he was literally just there to try and humanize abby who acts like a monster.

    The model for abby looks really bizarre and off. Most women dont look like that unless they are body builders and even then body builders are on special diets to maintain their look and abby looks like she tried to take steroids and male hormones and stopped taking halfway. her young design is good and looks like a real person. her older design looks like somebody's fanfic character in this game also burritos would definitely not make you look that way. even real soldiers do not look like that. It felt like they finished ellies section but thought the game was too short and decided to create a whole scenario for abby the antagonist. literally lev is ellie just as a boy. they literally took joel from the first game and made abbie a clone of him. Also those stats and gains you made from the story are gone when you first get to abby modern day. so 15 hours in they expect you to start from scratch. It made me consider quitting the game. Also really shes punching zombies come on thats just dumb.

    The ending was also just not fun. It literally felt like they put it there so they could try and show abby is redeemed. Ellie enters an armed compound with tons of people just to fist fight abby who is being held prisoner and being tortured by the people in the compound and its dumb. The whole story is terrible. not only that the character relationships were all over the place and i could attached to any of the characters. They had too many characters and really the only ones i remember well were dina and ellie and owen and abby which both were poorly done and i did not care for. Overall the story is bad and boring and for a story driven game thats half the fun.

    Overall this game is a game that is good gameplay wise but abysmally bad in its storytelling. If you are looking for a story driven game. I would just play the first one because its perfect and did not need a sequel especially one this bad storywise. Its a very good game, gameplay wise but gameplay for a story driven game is only half of the game. story is also important and it flops on that.

    Its not a 1/10 no the game is very playable and smooth but it screwed up the story so bad i can't go higher than 5/10. That's what i give this game its a game that plays amazingly but the story needed a complete rewrite its that bad.    … Expand
  54. EnriqueAcevedo
    Jul 9, 2020
    5
    I think the game is fun but the story is a dissaster... The game could have been the best of the generation but I think God Of War or Breath Of The Wild are way better than this... not the best sequel of the first one, a true masterpiece
  55. Buriallobster
    Jul 18, 2020
    5
    The last of us part 2 is a beautiful game and the game play well too. If you never played the first one or watched a playthrough you may enjoy this game immensely and there's the problem. Story wise for returning players is a total disappointment. Played the first one but this one doesn't feel like a sequel. It's like the first one is devil may cry and part 2 is dmc.
  56. PS4GUY1
    Jun 29, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I loved the first game it was my all time favorite game. a perfect 10/10. This game misses the mark. They miss represented the final product and destroyed story.

    positives:
    - game play mechanics
    - graphics
    - setting
    - Ellie and Joel flashbacks (They are what kept me playing through the story.

    Negative:
    - The Story (literally why I play the game, I won't go into many spoilers other than Joel is killed early and in a garbage way with no closure)
    - Character development ( many characters make choices that make no sense such as the ending)
    - The entire portion playing as Abby. I honestly hated every second of it, and only wanted to get back to Ellie and Dina.    … Expand
  57. amer-jh
    Jul 17, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Technically speaking is a masterpiece.

    Story is awful and awkward, do not want to throw spoilers but believe me, story doesn't make any sense regarding the characters we know from TLOU in the events that unfolds here, also new characters are just swallow except by the antagonist (villain?), Abby, but man, you won't like this character, not because she has such muscles or she is vile, nope, you won't like her because her story in TLOU 2 is just absurd as it unfolds, at beginning make some sense, but then it's just inconsistent, same goes for Ellie.
    Game at first glance is shocking but as it unwinds some things becomes obvious and other plains simple doesn't make any sense. Abby character is affected by a kind of what I call Kylo Ren syndrome, SW fans will get it.

    Gameplay mechanics and Art is 10.
    Story is barely a 3.
    Screwing TLOU saga in the second part (Who knows?), 0.
    I'm not averaging here, overall for me is 6. You must play it if you like TLOU but most probably you will get disappointed after the end and not wanting a third part, for me TLOU ended in the first game.

    WTF moment bonus spoiler plus: Really Ellie, Dina and JJ enjoying a beautiful, charmful and peaceful life in a farm that seems extracted straight from "Little House on the Prairie", in middle of a brutal and ruthless post apocalyptic pandemic no man's world? Sure !! Real State is still a thing in a lawless world.    … Expand
  58. 88vengeberg
    Jun 25, 2020
    7
    Jugabilidad buenisima pero historia y el legado del primer juego destruidos
  59. thunderofrog
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    Forzado el LBGT de Neil **** por favor no compren este juego para dar el ejemplo de no imponernos a la fuerza propaganda. Y los "criticos + fanboys" dando un puntaje de 10/10 es igual de tonto que darle un 0/0 con las incoherencias de la historia y los personajes.
    PS: la escena de hulk y otro hombre teniendo relaciones era realmente innecesaria y forzada    Forzado el LBGT de Neil **** por favor no compren este juego para dar el ejemplo de no imponernos a la fuerza propaganda. Y los "criticos + fanboys" dando un puntaje de 10/10 es igual de tonto que darle un 0/0 con las incoherencias de la historia y los personajes.
    PS: la escena de hulk y otro hombre teniendo relaciones era realmente innecesaria y forzada
    -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Forced the Neil **** LBGT please don't buy this game to set the example of not forcing ourselves on propaganda. And the "critics+fanboys" giving a score of 10/10 is just as silly as giving it a 0/0 with the inconsistencies of the story and the characters.
    PS: the scene of a hulk trans and another man having sex was really unnecessary and forced    … Expand
  60. Carlos800
    Jun 20, 2020
    7
    Voy a ser objetivo, no es el 10 que me dió la crítica, tampoco es el 3 que le estaba dando por hate. El problema es que Sony genera demasiado hate alrededor de sus juegos por todo lo que invierte en prensa, entonces deja la vara muy alta. En resumen, buen gameplay, exprime gráficamente la PS4 buenas mecánicas de juego, los personajes dejan mucho que desear, no te enamoras de ninguno másVoy a ser objetivo, no es el 10 que me dió la crítica, tampoco es el 3 que le estaba dando por hate. El problema es que Sony genera demasiado hate alrededor de sus juegos por todo lo que invierte en prensa, entonces deja la vara muy alta. En resumen, buen gameplay, exprime gráficamente la PS4 buenas mecánicas de juego, los personajes dejan mucho que desear, no te enamoras de ninguno más que de Joel y de Ellie y eso se debe a la entrega anterior; la historia está normalita, y ni hablar de la inclusión forzosa… Expand
  61. LoomBoom
    Oct 25, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Pros:
    - Presentation and music were stellar
    - I liked Abby more than I thought, I will go so far and say she is a good character. I can’t blame her for being pissed at Joel. She also was kind and funny.
    - Gameplay is the best naughty dog has made. Not a big evolution, but I think they’ve reached the pinnacle of this type of gameplay
    - the Ellie segments when she was alone were well done in terms of mystery, tone, pacing, and story
    - Rat king fight was great
    - The segment when Ellie first gets to Seattle and it’s open exploration. That was **** cool.
    - the final resort area with Ellie I had had a lot of fun with actually

    Cons:
    - The supporting cast was awful. The scar siblings were so boring and I honestly hated their entire storyline. Dina and Jesse just couldn’t match the banter Ellie and Joel had in the first game. They were not that developed, thus I didn’t really care for them. Abby’s friends suffered a similar fate of just being underdeveloped. I didn’t really care for them at all.
    - Abby’s storyline just felt like a lot of padding. Abby was a good character imo and I understood her motivations, but it just felt we were dancing around the bush in her storyline just waiting for Ellie to show up. The scar siblings storyline took up the majority of her story and it was just an average rescue story involving characters I thought were bad
    - Revenge being the theme of the story. It was fine, but I didn’t find it mind blowing or anything like that. It really lets you know revenge is bad at every corner for better or worse. After I got over the initial shock of playing Abby, I didn’t think the change up in the story was that impactful. It felt like two games in one. IT SHOULD BE STATED I was spoiled so bad so maybe that initial impact was ruined for me. Honestly it might have been a good thing because I might have dropped it if I played it blind. I was able to accept that I was going to play Abby for so long before playing that I accepted her quicker than I probably would have. So the story and it’s themes were decent, but not groundbreaking like the first game where it developed the bond between Joel and Ellie so well and it showed what people will do for love. That’s hard to top man.
    - Final con is what I alluded to before: the chemistry between the characters is just ok. The dialog and banter between Joel and Ellie was so strong, so coming into this game I actually preferred it when the lead characters were alone because I just thought the dynamic between the other characters were weak.

    In terms of the structure of the game, it’s hard to say how it would be improved. I think I would have preferred if we had a journey with Abby from the start to kill Joel. We find him and kill him and then we switch to Ellie before and then go on a journey to kill Abby. That way I would have cared maybe a bit more about Abby's friends and all that. But I understand they wanted to make it dramatic when the switch happened so idk.

    Overall, I’d say it was a good game, but not a great game. I’d give it a solid 7/10. I enjoyed my time with it and don’t regret playing, but there was a lot a lot of things that were disappointing and flawed.    … Expand
  62. JordanJ11
    Jun 23, 2020
    5
    I'm so disappointed of this game... waited 5 years for this and honestly is far behind of what I expected. I rate the game 5/10 because of the graphics that are insane, amazing job on that area and the gameplay that is quite good. But dude, the story is just so badly written and executed that it doesn't make sense, the idea they had was good but they executed it horrible. The newI'm so disappointed of this game... waited 5 years for this and honestly is far behind of what I expected. I rate the game 5/10 because of the graphics that are insane, amazing job on that area and the gameplay that is quite good. But dude, the story is just so badly written and executed that it doesn't make sense, the idea they had was good but they executed it horrible. The new characters just don't connect with you in the process like Joel and Ellie did in part 1, you just think "Ok, it's just another character" and there are a lot of plot holes. I could continue because there is a lot to talk about this game but I'm just sad to see how a great game came to this.… Expand
  63. samurox89
    Jun 21, 2020
    6
    Considering all the topics that were not totally developed on the previous game, this sequel gave me a bittersweet sensation at plot and history levels.

    Technical aspects are great for PS4 standards
  64. Gatoobeso
    Jul 20, 2020
    7
    El juego no es malo, pero el problema que tiene TLOU 2 es sobre su historia, el problema de la historia es que esta mal hecha, ya que deja varios huecos argumentales y momentos innecesarios por ejemplo la parte que tienes que jugar con abby, si soy sincero esa parte me parecio la mas aburrida, lo otro negativo es que en el juego se te presentan tantos personajes que no alcanzas aEl juego no es malo, pero el problema que tiene TLOU 2 es sobre su historia, el problema de la historia es que esta mal hecha, ya que deja varios huecos argumentales y momentos innecesarios por ejemplo la parte que tienes que jugar con abby, si soy sincero esa parte me parecio la mas aburrida, lo otro negativo es que en el juego se te presentan tantos personajes que no alcanzas a encariñarte con algunos.

    Lo positivo de TLOU 2 son su gameplay para mi su gamelplay es de los mejores que he probado yactmabien es divertido, tam bien hay que mencionar los detalles, me sorprende que el equipo de naughty dog se haya preocupado por hasta el mas minimo detalles, en todo eso felicito al equipo de naugty dog. Y lo ultimo es la banda sobora, debo decir que Gustavo sataolaya hizo un gran trabajo en la banda musical.

    Vuelvo a repetir el juego no es malo, pero tampoco es una obra maestra, mas bien TLOU 2 pasa sin pena ni gloria, te puede gustar o lo puedes odiar, pero como dijo George. R. R. Martin una obra es mejor ser odiada o amada, que ser ignorada por los demas. (creo que era algo como esto.) de igual manera el que esta leyendo esto espero que te haya gustado mi opinion, en caso de que no te gusto intentare hacerlo mejor.    … Expand
  65. gss
    May 24, 2021
    7
    The game play didn't change much, which isn't necessarily a bad thing as I love the tense stealth scenes and especially when there's dozens of enemies to beat. But the story was just a back and forth revenge tale that didn't go any where and left me frustrated with the lack of choices. Maybe there's a setup for the Last of Us 3 but for the money I paid I hoped for a better overarching story.
  66. esdrasfera
    Jul 12, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Last of Us 2 com certeza foi um dos jogos mais esperados do ano e até da geração. A continuação do primeiro que por si, já era uma obra de arte, era muito aguardada desde o anúncio da existência de sua criação. Passaram-se 3 anos e meio até que tivemos ele em mãos e, meus amigos, eis que a decepção foi gigante. A morte de um dos (ou até mesmo "do") personagem principal deixou a história chata. Inicia-se uma história de vingança que aos poucos vai perdendo sua vontade e acaba que faz o jogador passar horas pra nada. A personagem principal tem seus motivos, mas deixa a história com um gosto de "sacrifício à toa". As belas frases "faça cada tiro valer a pena" e principalmente "não pode ser em vão", são jogadas na lata do lixo com essa continuação. Naughty Dog tinha um tesouro precioso em suas mãos, onde tinha inúmeras outras coisas bacanas, mas optou pelo arriscado e divisório. Sim, pelo menos pra mim, o Joel e sua relação com a Ellie é que davam a "graça" do jogo. Só que essa "graça" foi jogada fora com cerca de 4 horas de jogo. O restante da narrativa é chato, o fato de estarem num mundo pós apocalíptico é deixado de lado e os infectados viram meros coadjuvantes num jogo sobre uma personagem que, embora tenha suas razões pra fazer o que fez, não tinha a necessidade de ser incluída. Inserindo personagens assim, a Naughty Dog pode fazer um jogo "infinito" (onde personagens são descartáveis e a cada edição do jogo, conta-se uma história diferente). Pra não dizer que tudo no jogo é ruim e até justificar minha nota 5, temos gráficos espetaculares que me deixou de queixo caído, tanto pelo gráfico em si, quanto pelas expressões faciais dos bonecos. Outro ponto em que a Sony capricha é em sua localização. As vozes e emoções foram muito bem repassadas em sua versão brasileira, digna de aplausos. Gameplay foi evoluída em relação ao primeiro jogo e continua bastante agradável. The Last of Us 2 ensinou algumas coisas: Personagens favoritos podem morrer, jogos favoritos podem ter continuações decepcionantes e pré-venda de jogos... nunca mais.… Expand
  67. jirb1234
    Jul 11, 2020
    5
    The gameplay is ok. The story sucks balls. Instead of continuing the awesome plot of the first one, Niel **** tries to be bold by referencing today's social issues such as trans and gay. I wanted to see more about how Ellie's immunity to the virus would play out. But, I got nothing. Remember kids, REVENGE IS BAD!
  68. Reviewer7892
    Jul 13, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Before I start this review, I want to say that I did not look at the leaks. I went in without any prior knowledge of the story. I really wanted to like this game as I loved The last of us Remastered on the PS4 but I couldn’t deny that the characters and story narrative was poorly executed in the Last of us Part 2.

    First the good aspects of the game, the gameplay is more of the first game but with new characters, weapons and abilities. I found exploring the city of Seattle fun and exciting. The level design is very well thought out throughout the game and the environments are stunning and unique. I cannot fault the character models as they look movie like. The enemy AI is quite smart as they will flank you often and based upon your current supplies and weapons you can change how you approach a situation for example you could use a brick or bottle to lure zombies to other enemies. The game encourages stealthy gameplay as using weapons will diminish your limited resources. I like this as it helps to build the idea of a post-apocalyptic world where supplies are diminished and humanity it on its last legs. I personally only ran into one bug while playing the game where Ellie clipped through the ground inside a river.

    Where the game falls short is in the narrative. I think that Joel’s death could have been set up better. In addition to this, the story gets worse after his death. It devolves into a revenge story where the end will leave you disappointed. The pacing feels off as there is flashbacks within flashbacks I got confused some way into the story. Now the characters which have been a source of controversy I would like to first say that I have no issue with more diverse representation in video games as long as it fits the narrative of the game world and if the characters are built up. An example of this is Abby’s physical build, which feels off in the context of the story, as it is not shown how she develops this build aside from a gym in the game that we never see her in. A lot of the characters feel shoehorned in and very plastic and not memorable. I feel that there should have been more character development especially with Ellie and Dina’s relationship and Owens and Abby’s relationship as it feels forced and awkward.

    You spend the second half of the game playing as Abbie who is the main antagonist throughout Ellie’s story. The game tries to make you sympathise with her character and fails. I cared more about Ellie’s story and I wanted to play as her. Another character that does not make sense is Mel she is pregnant, but she gets involved in combat throughout the game where she should be at base as the survival of humanity is very important in this world.

    Overall, the gameplay is fun, rewarding and tense in places but the game falls short on the poor narrative and characters.    … Expand
  69. ZOHiiR
    Jun 19, 2020
    5
    1-Bad Story
    The story is very bad, and Joel's death was not a good choice from NaughtyDog , playing with a transformative character is disgusting and insluts to the name of the game
    2-Anomalies
    We are in a zombie game and we have no time for anomaly
    3-Graphics The graphics and animation were good, but they weren't the perfect thing
  70. nickomoknu272
    Jun 27, 2020
    7
    The Last of Us II is probably best described as a technical marvel attached to a weak story, much like Game of Thrones Season 8. There is so much good in this game, from a technical point of view, but because this is a story-based game, many, including myself, will focus primarily on the story and the characters. And unfortunately those later aspects are by far the weakest. Characters areThe Last of Us II is probably best described as a technical marvel attached to a weak story, much like Game of Thrones Season 8. There is so much good in this game, from a technical point of view, but because this is a story-based game, many, including myself, will focus primarily on the story and the characters. And unfortunately those later aspects are by far the weakest. Characters are inconsistent or just straight-up hate-worthy, story direction is unfocused and themes are contradictory. Like I said for the Game of Thrones Season 8, it's such a shame seeing so much passion, dedication, work and effort virtually wasted on a weak story.… Expand
  71. RabidRabb1t
    Jun 25, 2020
    7
    I have played it and I don't think it's a masterpiece. Lot's of gameplay issues and story related faults.

    Being progressive in general I had no issues whatsoever with gay or transgender characters. Simply put it just wasn't a great game.

    Graphics/Sound: 10
    Gameplay: 6
    Story: 5
  72. DavidFCorreia
    Apr 14, 2023
    5
    The reason why TLOU2 was a shot on the foot from a studio that is masterclass on storytelling:

    - The Last of Us Part 1: We don't even know Joel, but we know that he is a worker on a normal world. World that goes kaboom and the first random persons appearing on the game (a couple with a kid) Joel said "don't stop" to Tommy. From here you started to build a character that don't trust no    The reason why TLOU2 was a shot on the foot from a studio that is masterclass on storytelling:

    - The Last of Us Part 1: We don't even know Joel, but we know that he is a worker on a normal world. World that goes kaboom and the first random persons appearing on the game (a couple with a kid) Joel said "don't stop" to Tommy. From here you started to build a character that don't trust no one and this isn't even in the apocalyptic world we will see.
    In another scene Joel sees a man asking for help and he immediately knew it was an ambush.
    Joel kills numerous people in Part 1, so he knows that is ass is asking for revenge of someone.
    Joel uses fake names.

    - So Part 2: In middle of the game Abby said she got a lead, suggesting that they don't know where they are, and in any part of the game is showed they know how Joel or Tommy looked like.
    But Abby and the group found the town, Joel saves Abby. In the middle of a runaway Tommy had time to make introductions and said their real names. This don't make any sense, Tommy learned from the years in this world to don't do that, he was a firefly, and killed people too, and knew that Joel killed many people.
    They go to Abby's hideout and things start to be very bad in terms of contradict character build:
    1 - Everyone or many of the Abby's group are with guns in hand, Joel and Tommy leaved theirs on horses.
    2 - Joel stands in the middle of all group, a guy that don't trusted a couple with a kid, killed hundreds of people and know how ambushes work.
    3 - Tommy again slipped is name, but don't says Joel's name.
    4 - If this, for you, is not a shot in the foot of ND, or is a spit on one of the best characters in industry of gaming this is:
    5 - Joel standing without a gun, surround by a group he don't know, helpless if something happened said his real name "Joel".

    ND, or should I say, Neil Druckman don't give a **** about Joel's character, if this don't prove to you that, this should:

    He makes you play half of the game, or even more with the person who killed Joel. But if this is even not enough for you, put it in this perspective: Imagining play half of the game with any daughter, mother, wife, of some random npc or character Joel killed.

    Believe when I say that TLOU Part 3, if it comes out, will be a failure. Because now ND and Neil Druckman can't put Abby's character on the trash can, so or you will have to play with her again or they don't bring her in the third game and that will be another shot on the foot because you literally made a game around her and now you toss her out so people will question "why do you did that in Part 2 and know Abby isn't even here?"

    I'm not saying that Joel didn't deserved to die or that I wouldn't accept that he dies. But you do it without breaking is character core and definitely don't force fans to have to play half of the game with his killer.    … Expand
  73. Dizzle_Dogg97
    Jun 25, 2020
    7
    The Last of Us Part II is not a bad game by any means, I experienced a lot of different emotions playing through the different chapters and encountering different characters. It is a very difficult task to live up to the lofty standards that the first Last of Us set. Whilst the sequel is a very solid game, it has multiple flaws that don't make it that Game of the Year / Greatest Game ofThe Last of Us Part II is not a bad game by any means, I experienced a lot of different emotions playing through the different chapters and encountering different characters. It is a very difficult task to live up to the lofty standards that the first Last of Us set. Whilst the sequel is a very solid game, it has multiple flaws that don't make it that Game of the Year / Greatest Game of all time contender.

    For the positives, the graphics for this game are beautiful. They are up there with Red Dead Redemption 2 for the best graphics that I have seen in a video game. Another positive for me was Abby. I felt like Abby's story progressed a lot further than Ellies and I felt like I could understand her motives for what she did.

    My main gripe with the game is Ellie herself, I felt that she took a step back from what made her so great in the first game. She lost her sense of humour, and was reduced to a bitter former shell of herself. I didn't enjoy her sections as much and her dialogue was rather dry and boring. If it wasn't for Dina keeping some element of humour in the levels, it could have been worse.

    My other issue is the clunky combat. I have never really been a fan of Naughty Dog's combat system. The combat feels clustered and tedious. The enemy AI is also ridiculously funny as they can't even see me from directly in front of them.

    Last of Us Part 2 is a good game and it definitely has some strong elements that keep it engaging. But my dislike for Ellie in this game and the clunky combat keep me from giving this game a higher score. It is a good game but definitely not game of the year, FF7 Remake, Doom Eternal, and Animal Crossing all rate higher for me.    … Expand
  74. keracretin
    Jun 23, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'll get the negatives out of the way. The game was repetitive. You find yourself surrounded by infected and you die. You try again. You die. The game dumbs down the AI and you win. You move on. Then you find yourself in the same situation. Rinse, repeat, rinse repeat. It got pretty boring.

    The game really tries to force you to make quick bonds with the new characters. And I didn't just click with them. I didn't like Dina, I found her annoying and didn't really care for her. Jesse though. He was amazing. Really wished he stayed around for the possible trilogy they were hinting at the end (I'll talk about that in a bit).

    Some aspects of the story had feelings of cut-and-paste from a fanfiction post. Like... It felt a 13 year old was trying to imitate 50 Shades. And THAT scene... Very unnecessary and didn't understand why they felt it had to be included.

    But now for the good stuff:

    I liked how very unsafe all the characters were. Everyone was at risk of being axed from the game. Why is everyone surprised that Joel died? I was totally expecting it to happen. Joel can't be around for very long in the game. It makes some sense to me.

    The graphics were obviously amazingly beautiful. It's Naughty Dog. They're good in that department.

    Some of the puzzles were a bit confusing but I liked how much detail they put even into rooms that were hardly involved with the story.

    I really liked the idea of playing Abby. Seeing everything from her perspective was very eye-opening. Beforehand you were rooting for Ellie and hoped she got her revenge. But then ND forces you into Abby's shoes and to experience her side of that fateful day in the hospital. And her side of events in Seattle. I was like damn. I don't know who to side with. And I know Naughty Dog were aiming for that angle. I think they did that perfectly for me anyway.

    The game left you wanting more. When you stopped to play so you can grab some dinner or run errands, LoU2 was the one thing constantly on my mind. I had to play it whenever I could. Sometimes for hours well into the night.

    The ending, however, made no sense whatsoever. I mean... Why did Ellie and Dina decide to live in a farmhouse in the middle of nowhere? And why did Ellie spare Abby when she wanted her dead? Tried drowning her and then goes nah mate just go. So many plotholes that I'm sure were intently put there so we're screaming for The Last of Us Part 3.

    I agree with a friend of mine who sai that Naughty Dog wrote it how they wanted it and they weren't afraid to really push buttons with the story. They didn't mind killing off main characters and shoving new ones in. They unapologetically made the game their way, no matter how unpopular it may have been.

    The game wasn't so bad that it deserves a review bomb on Metacritic but it wasn't great either. It was an okay game. I'm glad I played it and waited when I did.    … Expand
  75. Garateon
    Jun 21, 2020
    7
    Сразу скажу я не играл в эту игру, я посмотрел ее полное прохождение и множество мнений о ней, и решил, могу подытожить то, какие эмоции она у меня вызвала. Мне очень обидно за то как обошлись с главным героем прошлой игры, его смерть, которая почти не имела роли кроме как мотиватор "мести" для Элли(а ведь за месть хейтят каждый Assassins Creed, хотя по факту там также делают банальныйСразу скажу я не играл в эту игру, я посмотрел ее полное прохождение и множество мнений о ней, и решил, могу подытожить то, какие эмоции она у меня вызвала. Мне очень обидно за то как обошлись с главным героем прошлой игры, его смерть, которая почти не имела роли кроме как мотиватор "мести" для Элли(а ведь за месть хейтят каждый Assassins Creed, хотя по факту там также делают банальный мотиватор для мести, но тут опять же, на это почему то не обращают внимание) сама игра была немного растянута не нужными вещами, но не так ужасно долго, ведь сам мир хорошо проработан и довольно красив, как и геймплей он также довольно интересен, во время экшен сцен или простого исследования( на любителя конечно), НО все это уже было в 1 части, там был также очень хороший геймплей, и прекрасная графика для того года выпуска. Подводя итог отмечу не считаю игру плохой, не считаю и идеальной, просто лично мое мнение, они решили особо ничего не меняя повторить успех, просто сделав тоже самое, но хуже проработав сюжет. Не буду ничего говорить про ЛГБТ в игре, мне абсолютно не интересна эта тема, но я ни капли не считаю что это игра про феминисток или ЛГБТ. Если вы обращаете внимание на глупые придирки к небольшим вкрапления ЛГБТ, которые будем честны, были нужные разработчикам, дабы угодить меньшинствам и не получить неоправданного хейта с их стороны. Я высказал свое мнение, кто-то может быть согласен, кто-то нет, но это моя позиция и я считаю именно так. Рекомендовать игру или нет, не знаю, красивая игра, которая может разочаровать поклонников 1 части, но может также их и обрадовать, смотря чего они ожидали от сиквела.… Expand
  76. uaandrei
    Feb 22, 2023
    6
    GAME or MOVIE, just make up your mind! stop combining them and making these **** games.

    just mediocre, repetitive, bad story. I only enjoyed some of the new mechanics added, 2 of them, rest of the stuff was already available in the 1st one. story is complete garbage and the game contains waaaay too many gameplay interruptions.
  77. almanaga
    Jul 21, 2020
    7
    Технически игра бесподобна! Сюжетно - это просто бред какой-то в духе дешевых сериалов да еще и с агрессивной пропагандой современных "трендов". Столько лет ждали достойного продолжения шедевра в лице 1 части, а получили невероятно красивую игру с невероятно бредовым сюжетом. Сони, я надеюсь вы сделаете выводы и не будете давать уж слишком "творческих" свобод вашим "гениям".Технически игра бесподобна! Сюжетно - это просто бред какой-то в духе дешевых сериалов да еще и с агрессивной пропагандой современных "трендов". Столько лет ждали достойного продолжения шедевра в лице 1 части, а получили невероятно красивую игру с невероятно бредовым сюжетом. Сони, я надеюсь вы сделаете выводы и не будете давать уж слишком "творческих" свобод вашим "гениям".
  78. Nimarus
    Jun 23, 2020
    5
    This is supposed to be a negative review, but Metacritic is currently blocking ALL negative reviews. Graphics look great, facial animations during cutscenes look very realistic. However, the story is horrible and the choices some characters make seem inconsistent. Everything that made Part 1 so great is destroyed in the first couple hours of the game. Fans of the franchise are angry andThis is supposed to be a negative review, but Metacritic is currently blocking ALL negative reviews. Graphics look great, facial animations during cutscenes look very realistic. However, the story is horrible and the choices some characters make seem inconsistent. Everything that made Part 1 so great is destroyed in the first couple hours of the game. Fans of the franchise are angry and blasting it with negative reviews. The anger is so universal that Metacritic and Naughty Dog think it's bots when it's actually heartbroken fans. They took The Last of Us and slathered it with hot garbage. Possibly the worst part is that Naughty Dog dismisses all criticism, no matter how valid.… Expand
  79. dannymira
    Jul 4, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The graphics, the AI, the animations, the gameplay loop and the intensity of the enemy encounters are all great. Naughty Dog has unbelievably talented people who are simply the best in terms of Game Engine development and refinement of their own technology. They must be really proud of what they've achieved throughout these years and they have the right to be.

    My big issue with this game is the story and writing. Joel dies at the beginning of the Story, not a problem at all: sets the mood for a huge ride into revenge and violence in the streets of Seattle. I liked the powerful prologue and I couldn't empathize more with Ellie. I felt the same as what Ellie felt and that's what that prologue was supposed to do.
    While in Seattle though, a series of very stupid events happen. Leah, Norah, Mel, Owen, Manny and other characters die (sometimes even by a death worse than Joel's) and no one seem to give a **** about them or notice their death (for clearly forced coincidences). Characters motivations are often very bland and weak and Abby's journey often doesn't make any sense and as a player you struggle to empathize with her and her journey to "redemption".

    The ending was very weak and not as powerful as they thought it would be. Imagine sitting at Naughty Dog hearing authors saying "HEY, this walk to the beach following Abby and Lev thinking at what she has done must be really cool" well it's not. Like it's not cool the final fight which I get it is intended to be anticlimatic but not to that extent. In general the powerful story of revenge and redemption that TLOU2 was supposed to be ends up being just an "OK experience". The only thing I can do is to be suspicious of their next work, this game simply leaves me indifferent. No hate, no love.    … Expand
  80. KramerSprenger
    Jul 18, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game has nice graphics and good music. Attention to detail and the feeling of world life is presented at a master's level. The weapon expansion system or the opponents AI also did very well. All in all it is an ND game. Unfortunately, the story itself did not appeal to me. Killing Joel - a veteran by Abby without knowing her motives, then forcing the player to play her makes the game frustrating. But maybe that was the director's endeavor. The ending of the game is equally annoying. Ellie decides to let go of Abby, who also killed Tommy-brother Joel, at the very end of Ellie concludes that revenge is bad? She couldn't imagine it when she brutally murdered Abby's friends [e.g. Nora]. For me, as a person attached to the first part, the story is disappointing. Gameplay is very similar to the first part, not too many new solutions introduced. Most zombie opponents are the same, probably a new type or two has been added. While facial expressions and the expansion of live opponents is admirable. After killing a dog, its owner calls him by name! Overall, this is a good game, although not revolutionary like the first part. As a continuation of Ellie's adventures, the game falls out worse.
    It took me about 28 hours to complete the game.    … Expand
  81. Jaysography
    Aug 30, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game evolves in every way; the story line is absolutely awful. How in Odins name do you destroy something that is so easy to keep free of stupidity and nonsense. Very disappointed.… Expand
  82. Se7enUA
    Dec 13, 2021
    5
    This is truly outstanding game. Game mechanics are solid, visual design on some magnificent level. Each punch with different tool feels like you hit it by yourself.
    The storyline also very strong, and in some moments very sad.
    Dogs did a good job with passion. But they spoiled everything with LGBT theme. That was completely unnecessary and disgusting.
  83. PublicHennessey
    Jun 29, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. We should have seen this coming a mile off. Neil Druckmann quoted 'City of Thieves' by David Benioff as the main inspiration for the story - Benioff being one half of the infamous 'D&D' who botched the final season of Game of Thrones so much that one of the defining cultural touch points of a generation was forgotten within weeks and all the planned spinoffs were cancelled by their studios. They even have the nerve to put the book in the game - at one point Abby can be seen reading it when she is woken up. Couple this with Halley Gross being the lead co-writer, known for 'Westworld' which at first showed promise but quickly was exposed to be a whole lot of nothing, so much so that the third season's viewing figures are down a whopping 57% from the previous season.

    With this stellar line up of writers there was no realistic chance of a competent story ever being told. In their efforts to to break away from the status quo and 'subvert expectations' what we are presented with is a confusing mess of a story. I don't mind Joel being killed off, but the game establishes no connection with the player and Abby before you're forced to play as her. I was actually enjoying the first half of the game before the character switch - at which point I just lost all motivation to continue. I only completed it on the strength of the first game and the fact I paid £60 for it. I simply didn't care about this character, her back story, or her friends - who you know will die, ruining any kind of suspense or mystery during her playthrough.

    Going back in time was a big mistake for me - the story loses all momentum and you feel like you're just trudging along to get back to the scene in the theatre. It felt like a prequel within a game. The constant flashbacks for both charcters also ruined the pacing and overall the story can't hold a candle to the first game - which is a simple linear story through time focusing on the relationship between just two characters. In this game there are upwards of a dozen characters to keep track of and it felt like a TV show adaptation - with little character development for any of them. The overall theme of 'revenge is bad' was done in such a hamfisted way that it made you roll your eyes by the ending. The final act of the game could have been cut completely and the story starts to drag - the game is about 5 hours too long.

    Beyond the story the game is a technical masterpiece - the graphics, the gameplay, the audio, the acting, the world building, etc. Unfortunately for the game designers it's the the story which is the bedrock of the game and this falls well short. The story of part 1 is the main reason for the great sales figures for part 2. It's therefore likely that the story of part 2 will be the main reason for the reduced sales figures of part 3.    … Expand
  84. Olehk
    Aug 4, 2022
    6
    Pros:
    Incredible gameplay, combat and stealth mechanics feels very polished
    Top notch graphics, animations, AI Level design is good, but I think could have been better if there were more semi open world design and be able to freely travel into some of the sections, as majority of game is in same areas Cons: Narrative is not well written, bad pacing, lots of flashbacks and jumbled story    Pros:
    Incredible gameplay, combat and stealth mechanics feels very polished
    Top notch graphics, animations, AI
    Level design is good, but I think could have been better if there were more semi open world design and be able to freely travel into some of the sections, as majority of game is in same areas

    Cons:
    Narrative is not well written, bad pacing, lots of flashbacks and jumbled story
    Did not like 2nd part and 2nd playable character arch    … Expand
  85. xTh-3-nDx
    Jun 22, 2020
    6
    The game is not perfect in any shape or form the best thing is the graphics i didn't like the shooting mechanics or the Abby story it was just a waste they should have focused on Ellie story that i like more even if a lot of people didn't like the ending it was okay for me so i had no issue with it.
  86. NumAlchemist
    Jun 21, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. No es la gran cosa, la jugabilidad deja mucho que desear, el audio no destaca en nada.
    Lo único salvable es la historia    … Expand
  87. EnglishVan
    Jul 31, 2022
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. TLOU II is a total mixed bag. It does certain things amazing (gameplay, graphics) but also is terrible with the story and getting fans excited. We wanted a game where you play as Ellie and where Ellie can be flawed but not evil. Instead, they turned Ellie into a monster, Joel into a bumbling fool, and a sadistic murderer into a heroine. The ending was depressing, and I felt worse after finishing it, not better.… Expand
  88. LucasDomingues
    Jul 12, 2020
    5
    Parabéns a produção jogo espetacular
    Gostei muito da Abby, mas a briga final achei desnecessária e a Abby acabada daquela forma
  89. Zeus_pl
    Jul 23, 2020
    6
    Very mediocre game, would be much better if it ended after first half.

    Stretched to the point of being boring, also behaviour of some of the characters is ridiculous.
  90. Romicko
    Jul 21, 2020
    7
    The game, in my opinion, is pretty good, although the plot is too long in my opinion. The game is implemented very well graphically. For a game of this genre, in my opinion, the 7/10 is well deserved. But not 10/10
  91. JesperUnger
    Jul 10, 2020
    6
    Graphics 9/10
    Gameplay 6/10
    Story 1/10
    Characters 2/10
    music 9/10
    animation 9/10
  92. dave31
    Jun 20, 2020
    5
    Soooo boring. I hardly hear any music and killing the zombies feels like a chore. On the plus side the puzzles are pretty interesting.
  93. Dj125933
    Aug 22, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. To be perfectly honest, I still prefer the first games story over the sequel, but I did love the refined combat system. The game was hard to get through, with just constant sadness throughout almost every cut scene. The only moment I truly enjoyed was playing the guitar as joel. I love ellie, but the game kinda made me annoyed with her choices and made me miss joel even more.… Expand
  94. joejoegamer50
    Jul 17, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Spoilers up-head!!!!!!!

    Well the last of us Part 2 is an amazing game with a unique story about a girl that revenges her father figure.

    This takes place 4 years after the 1st game ended and seeing thses charecters again was super sweet Joel and Ellie are just amazing together and to see in past interactions how there bond grows with time.

    Ellie game play is roughly a good 13 hours plus a last final act with her. i loved playing as Ellie and as when we play as her in part 1 for 4 hours and left behind was the cherry on top, this squeal was more bitter sweet.

    Killing Joel off the first two hours of the game in present time was hard and brutal, and giving us a story of revenge and cold killing as they marketed for the last of us part 2.

    When Ellie story is closing we get Abby's story and really was not that interesting, even though her game play levels was fun no lie.

    Story score as a fan was a little disappointed and more so i wanted more of ELLIE NOT ABBY

    **** Abby and the WLF Washington liberation front, and the firefly. **** them i hated them i did not like no one from that camp and i did not care about these characters.

    For me Ellie (Ashley Johnson) did an amazing performance to keep me interested,, but Abby as (Laura Bailey) also did a fantastic job, but they did nothing to care or invest on her character act, i looked like 2 story's for me the one they marketed as a revenge story and a little spin off of a new character.

    Over all my score is 7/10 its a fun game and im doing my second play thought to see if i can understand or fell Abby's side because Ellie is in my heart all ready, and i fell for her loss. [Link omitted per site policy]    … Expand
  95. Epic-jakeyo
    Jun 23, 2020
    5
    Edited this review after 9 months to fully reflect on it and it's the only game I've ever played that's soured over time. My initial rating was 10. Just no. Naughty dog you had 7 years and in that time you added proning and an abysmal story.
  96. AvailingBark
    Jun 25, 2020
    5
    Технически игра прекрасна, первая половина игры не понравилась,т.к. затянута и однообразна, вторая половина более менее. Сюжет говно.
  97. GlobalDutchy
    Jul 8, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The lack of character building, the manipulative way of story writing and suggestive narrative that want to make us love Abby and her crew, despite of the justified choice of Joel in tlou part 1 is mindblowing. The writing and pacing of the story is really poor. To suggestive and one sided. I get the idea behind the other side of things but the way this "revenge story" just comes down to is to basic and non relatable compared to the gameplay. Murdering 100s of soldiers, totally neglecting the zombie apalocalypse, and bringing pregnant ladies to the battlefield while morning over losses on both sides and banding with totally uninteresting Characters just did not do it for me. The gameplay was dragged out and while you spend a lot of time looting and crafting for Items, weapons and ammo, the gameplay tries to psuh you in the direction of stealth. This is so contradicting, and destracting. The flashbacks where the best part of the story but just made it even more all over the place. I was hyped but scared at the same time that this game would go in a direction I would not like. Out of all the options how to continue with the story, they picked the worst one. It's a writer and developer choice but it doesn't make sense in my opinion. Off course the visuals look great, the acting and sounds where impacable and the time spend on detail is amazing. To bad the story and choices characters made where not believable and relatable. I'm dissapointed that the game pushed towards a part 3 and didn't have a conclusion or maybe even an player choice. All and all a game I really wanted to play and I'm happy I did but definitely not half as good as the first one.… Expand
  98. Malsharif
    Jun 25, 2020
    7
    The only problem for me is the story is so weak and i don't know why that ND is doing that
  99. basbazooka
    Jun 21, 2020
    5
    I ignored the leaks and hate, but after playing through the game in its entirety I must agree that The Last of Us Part II is a disappointing sequel.

    Pro's: -The game starts off really strong, we meet our beloved Ellie and Joel a few years after the ending of the first game and things start from there. I really liked this part, the relationship between the two is written really well and    I ignored the leaks and hate, but after playing through the game in its entirety I must agree that The Last of Us Part II is a disappointing sequel.

    Pro's:
    -The game starts off really strong, we meet our beloved Ellie and Joel a few years after the ending of the first game and things start from there. I really liked this part, the relationship between the two is written really well and I started to get really invested in the story. The first few hours are engaging and I really did not get why people hated this game so much, but after a while things started to take really strange turns and eventually it even got to the point of me despising the game and the things it made me sit through.

    - Graphics and Sound are top tier. You cannot say this is a bad game on a technical level, the level design, sound design and overall look is amazing and you get really immersed in the world.

    -Gameplay: if you like the first game's gameplay loop I guess you will like this as well. It's basically the same thing just with a few new extra things added on to it. I feel like they could have been more creative on this front but I guess it's an okay system if you want the sequel to have the same feel.

    Con's:
    At a certain point the game makes you play as a character you absolutely despise, and tries very hard to make you feel sympathy for this character by showing their side of the events that unfold though the game. This really really doesn't work and made me want to quit the game multiple times because I could not stand playing as this character for 5/6 HOURS. I only finished it to get my money's worth but the final quarter of the game is an absolute slog to get through and I would not blame anyone to quit at that point.

    Basically this last part ruined the game, if they cut it out or maybe made it just 1 flashback scene and changed the ending the story would feel more tight and rewarding. And even though it wouldn't be as great as the first game's story at least it would have been an okay overall plot with a few strong highlights.    … Expand
  100. pingdjip
    Jul 19, 2020
    7
    However much I respect Neil and Naughty Dog, I must say this game left me disappointed. Characters, dialogue and story structure don’t shine like in the first game. That said, I’m not on board with all points of criticism. Outrage focuses on three major plot choices: the shocker early on, the twist in the middle and the extension at the end. I didn’t mind the first two things: the firstHowever much I respect Neil and Naughty Dog, I must say this game left me disappointed. Characters, dialogue and story structure don’t shine like in the first game. That said, I’m not on board with all points of criticism. Outrage focuses on three major plot choices: the shocker early on, the twist in the middle and the extension at the end. I didn’t mind the first two things: the first one just seemed fitting for this harsh world and the second one, to me, was, well, a nice and surprising twist. However, the last part was just stretching it, repetitive and frankly unbelievable. Enough is enough. So, the game left me unsatisfied, but still I would not want to have missed out on it: at times it’s hugely atmospheric, thanks to graphics, level design and gameplay. Also, I would have liked the discussions, if people weren’t being so hysterical.… 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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