The Last of Us Part II

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  1. That1thot
    Jun 21, 2020
    5
    There gameplay is smooth as butter, the visuals are breathtaking. The story narrative is the best I've seen in a game for years. If you don't like this game it's either because they're gay and you can't handle it, because you like games that are all action and no story or because you're a simp.
  2. Bumblecito
    Jun 22, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 6/10, si le hubieran puesto más interés a la historia que a la inclusión habría sido perfecto.
    La parte de Abby aburridísima aunque es la mejor en los combates. Se nota que en la parte 3 o algún DLC ella será la protagonista.
    Triste por el final de Ellie aunque es reconfortante saber que terminó en buenos términos con Joel, creo que ese fue el motivo del perdón a Abby.
    Lo mejor, como siempre, la obra maestra de Soundtrack del maestro Gustavo Santaolalla.    … Expand
  3. lizxrdz
    Jun 21, 2020
    6
    they're were cute moments in the game.
    but showing me something and leaving me out of context for nearly half the game was just annoying
    gameplay is good and slightly improved from the last.

    alot of moments where it can feel quite boring and repetitive. i didn't like the story and how it was explained all together.
  4. monacore
    Jun 21, 2020
    5
    The Last of Us Part II lives up and in many ways surpasses it's predecessor. With tense gameplay sequences, deep world development, and raw, human plot TLoU Part II sets itself aside from many games. The experience is beautiful and captivating, yet gut-wrenching and maddening. At times you will feel at odds with the game and be challenged by the story. Here the player's buy-in is assumed,The Last of Us Part II lives up and in many ways surpasses it's predecessor. With tense gameplay sequences, deep world development, and raw, human plot TLoU Part II sets itself aside from many games. The experience is beautiful and captivating, yet gut-wrenching and maddening. At times you will feel at odds with the game and be challenged by the story. Here the player's buy-in is assumed, earned by the previous game, and ultimately the price of admission is emotionally costly but well worth the price.

    The combination of gameplay mechanics, in-game details, beautiful visuals, fantastic (and at times disgusting) sound design, and grippingly difficult story are what transcend this experience from a good game to a monumental creative accomplishment within entertainment and story telling.    … Expand
  5. Adnama
    Jun 21, 2020
    5
    Amazing women in a amazing game. F U omis chatos da porra, machistas do caralho
  6. DoctorFate
    Jun 21, 2020
    5
    Jugabilidad muy buena pero repetitiva, el mapa es grande y te premia su buscas, pero al final de todo es un juego lineal.
    Pero lo que menos me gustó es que tomarnos el papel de ABY lo cual comprendo que es un giro de trama pero no es para que literal casi la mitad de juego la terminemos con ella y todo la historia no tiene un propósito claro
  7. Deskisiao
    Jun 22, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game, was amazing, speaking about mechanics and new enemies, but if we speak about storyline, is disappointing, in the beggining Joel dies by the most humillating way and the final, we control Abby like half of the game and then we have to win Ellie in a fight? it sucks, for me this part of the storyline doesn't exist.… Expand
  8. Pudzin
    Jun 22, 2020
    6
    TLOU II is a great game if it comes to it's level of detail, yet it doesn't mean that it's perfect in every possible way. Sadly the game is a huge wasted potential if it comes to the story elements and the characters. We cant just bomb the game with negatives just because we read that one reddit comment. I can understand the emotions but we are humans, and humans will always be emotional.TLOU II is a great game if it comes to it's level of detail, yet it doesn't mean that it's perfect in every possible way. Sadly the game is a huge wasted potential if it comes to the story elements and the characters. We cant just bomb the game with negatives just because we read that one reddit comment. I can understand the emotions but we are humans, and humans will always be emotional.

    Lets get to the point:

    - Graphics 10/10 very immersive. For 7 years of work, great job.

    - Gameplay - 4/10 : its more repetetive than the first game for sure

    - Scenography - 8/10 very good detail and in gentle symbolism.

    - Bugs and glitches 3/10: rare but they do appear

    - Story telling- 5/10: All the scenes and dialoges got me some mixed feelings at the first time of viewing. The way TLOU II makes us feel while playing and viewing experience, is just somewhat cruel, but natural, and that's what makes it good, however the entire plot of the game felt empty after completion of the game story. I honestly felt pointless doing all of "this" at the second half of the game. It just asks for another sequel. The entire plot and story is just a wasted potential in my opinion. I think that taking a different approach to the game would make it better.

    - Animations: 10/10: they did a great motion capture on this i must tell

    - Humans/ interactions /emotions: 8/10: natural,/very rarly un-natural (soft-core porn isn't good enough for game industry)

    - Soundtrack: 10/10 true masterpiece

    That's it, thank you for reading my honest opinion.    … Expand
  9. Fr4nco_174
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    Graphics 10/10
    Atmosphere 10/10
    Characters 3/10 Gameplay 8/10 Story 1/10 Writing 1/10 Ending 0/10 Good gameplay, amazing graphics and atmosphere, but the characters aren’t nearly as good as the first game and the story is honestly one of the most poorly written game stories I’ve ever seen and the writing just makes no sense. Also the ending is probably the worst ending ever made in a    Graphics 10/10
    Atmosphere 10/10
    Characters 3/10
    Gameplay 8/10
    Story 1/10
    Writing 1/10
    Ending 0/10
    Good gameplay, amazing graphics and atmosphere, but the characters aren’t nearly as good as the first game and the story is honestly one of the most poorly written game stories I’ve ever seen and the writing just makes no sense. Also the ending is probably the worst ending ever made in a triple a game. 5 is the highest I could give it because the last of us is good because of storytelling, writing and characters not gameplay or graphics or atmosphere. Biggest disappointment of this year by far. If this gets goty I will quit playing video games.    … Expand
  10. umby
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    This game doesn't deserve 0, or a 3.

    Gameplay-wise this game is outstanding. Possibly the best stealth-shooter ever made. The dodge button finally allows you to do more than just throw bricks and snap necks from behind, and the plethora of difficulty options allow you to tweak the game and turn into Resident Evil, Uncharted and everything in between. The attention to detail in this    This game doesn't deserve 0, or a 3.

    Gameplay-wise this game is outstanding. Possibly the best stealth-shooter ever made.
    The dodge button finally allows you to do more than just throw bricks and snap necks from behind, and the plethora of difficulty options allow you to tweak the game and turn into Resident Evil, Uncharted and everything in between. The attention to detail in this game is staggering, the gore physics is impeccable , powerful and detailed. Even if you don't like the classic stealth survival from the first game, you can change that, and have a different experience. There are still walking sim segments and you can't skip those but ehi there's an hit button so if you just want to speed things up you can.

    On the flipside, the story is terrible - I'm sorry, it just is - and nothing is gonna change that.
    As a movie or a TV show, this wouldn't have a chance.
    The first half lacks the push the first game had, plot armor saves a character multiple times with the sole purpose of pushing forward a stupid plan, and the second forces you into 2 long side quests while relegating the main theme of the game to the side, all to justify the existence of these new characters. I get it, different sides have different goals, but I don't care about these people. I can't. And these quests drag on for so long.

    If you're a die hard The Last Of Us fan for the story, this game MIGHT be rude awakening. I say might because there's a chance you will appreciate the symbolism behind this narrative. I didn't.
    If gameplay is all you want, this is better than the first one.    … Expand
  11. Jp_neri
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Esse jogo mostra que em meio a um apocalipse suas ações tem influência para o futuro. E que a vingança da ellie n ia mudar nada do que ela sentia… Expand
  12. Pag846
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is good, up until a certain point. I don’t care if Abby is trans and Ellie is a lesbian, I just don’t care (good on them) what I do care about is that you’re forced to play as a character that I just don’t care about (Abby) I found myself during her gameplay parts, rushing and skipping the cinematic scenes. Not even looking about, looking for notes and clues and cards like I do with Ellie in her play through. I just don’t think Abbys story is good. You built up a character development in the Last of us 1 to have it shattered in Last Of Us 2, then make us play a character that we don’t want to be (maybe some people do). I get Mr Miller has to die, it’s good for the story, but the way he went out is just ridiculous. The Last Of Us 1 was profound and groundbreaking. Number 2 is just meh...if I was asked to sum it up in one word it’d be meh. I remain - Pag… Expand
  13. ErjuanmaS
    Jun 22, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Este juego nuevo de Naughty Dog nos ha traído sorpresas muy grandes , tanto malas como buenas , han metido un par de mecánicas nuevas las cuales son divertidas , el mundo y su exploración es mas amplia . Los gráficos son bastante buenos , pero el problema lo veo en la historia , el juego no es un 10 , pero tampoco un 0 o 3 . A mi parecer Naughty Dog ha intentado explicar la historia de otro personaje el cual nos muestra otra visión de las cosas , pero creo que se podía haber hecho de otra forma con la que todo seria menos lioso y que veas que literalmente acabas igual que cuando empezaste ( con algunas perdidas , ya sea de miembros o personas ). El juego podria haber empezado igual , haciendo que asi muriese joel , y haber mostrado que los personajes al ocurrir esto se quedan claramente afectados y siguiendo su vida y después de eso empezar a contar toda la historia de Abby , alejando así a Ellie y demás de la historia centrandose en el personaje que realmente se quería poner como protagonista en esta entrega , así el juego te seguiría mostrando lo crudo y duro que es el mundo y te siguiese explicando el porque de ese asesinato y sed de venganza.… Expand
  14. Aleabaca
    Jul 13, 2020
    5
    Amazing graphics, forgettable story . If this game wasn't so hyped i wouldn't be so hard on it
  15. Asrg94
    Jun 22, 2020
    7
    Not perfect but definitely not as terrible as the user reviews suggest. The main issue with the game is the story pacing, you’ll constantly have flashbacks and even flashbacks within flashbacks but the game is enjoyable overall. Not a masterpiece but definitely well polished and has pretty cool moments.
  16. Kai125125
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    Люди долбанулись, раз обсирают эту игру. Нил Дракман создал уникальную игру. Тут отличная графика и физика. Тут охрененная лицевая анимация! Вы только гляньте на движения губ, когда герои волнуются. Классный лес. Локации огромные! Я привык, что всё действие всегда происходит в относительно не широких локациях и в начале игры проводил перестрелки за 1-2 укрытиями. А потом, собирая вещиЛюди долбанулись, раз обсирают эту игру. Нил Дракман создал уникальную игру. Тут отличная графика и физика. Тут охрененная лицевая анимация! Вы только гляньте на движения губ, когда герои волнуются. Классный лес. Локации огромные! Я привык, что всё действие всегда происходит в относительно не широких локациях и в начале игры проводил перестрелки за 1-2 укрытиями. А потом, собирая вещи после боя, я видел, что мог вести бой с совершенно разных точек и рядом ещё два полноценных дома! Это офигенно большое поле для тактических манёвров. Слышал мнение, что игра скучная.... Вы идиоты? РДР 2- скучнейшая и тягомотнейшая игра, которой все ставят 10/10, а тут стабильное перемешивание стелс моментов, отдыха и перестрелок почему-то вызывают скуку у дебилов. Ооо... Ну и конечно же сюжет! ЛГБТ- тематика, от которой все плевались тут не выпячена ни разу, кроме одного момента в начале. Вам ничего не тыкают в лицо и просто показывают отношения двух девушек. Если убрать поцелуй в начале, то это похоже на очень крепкую дружбу. А сюжетный ход в середине... Да, с геймплейной точки я понимаю недовольство игроков, но с точки зрения сценария и стории всё отлично. Это почти уникальная история. На такое не решался никто и драматургия от этого только выигрывает. Это сложная, тяжёлая, болезненная драма, которую игрок должен прочувствовать и понять каждого персонажа, который фигурирует на главных и второстепенных ролях. Это круто. Это смело и для кого-то спорно, но очень сильно и смело. Ставить за такую продвинутую с точки зрения геймдизайна игру три балла потому, что ты не понимаешь отличную мысль- стыдно. Ноющие нытики- нойте дальше. А я поддержу студию, потому что они это заслужили. И вам советую.… Expand
  17. PedroTheGod
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. "An amazing experience that I hope to forget", that is what this game is to me. GAMEPLAY - TLOU2's gameplay is AMAZING, In every encounter with the Scars, Wolves, or Infected your choices truly matter as your resources are very minimal encouraging players to really play smart. Players who explore are rewarded greatly with pieces of story, or items that come in handy. GRAPHICS - The graphics in this game are probably the best the PlayStation has to offer in terms of realism. STORY - In this game we follow the journey of two different protagonists Abby and Ellie both in their own path of revenge. In the first hour or so of the game we watch as Abby brutally tortures and kills Joel as Ellie watches, and the story seems to have established Abby as the antagonist. The game constantly has you play as Abby in hopes of you sympathizing for her by seeing her side of the story but ultimately fails. The game's final mission has you hunting Abby after receiving a lead that she may be in Santa Barbara, but before she leaves she is given an ultimatum to move on and live with her new life or to dwell in the past, and ends with Ellie's own self-destruction, gaining nothing and losing everything she ever had. OVERALL- This game was heartbreaking to play not because it was bad but because of amazing it could've been and how it played out. And when I finally reached the ending of the game it didn't feel deserved, it didn't feel right. This is my first time writing a review on a game, thank you to anyone who read it!… Expand
  18. The_King_LionX
    Aug 4, 2020
    7
    As a huge fan of the first game I was really looking forward to the follow up. I had my own expectations and predictions for this game and let’s just say it did not follow up on what I had imagined. No doubt the game is beautiful and gameplay is a better version of the first Last of us but the story did not do it for me. I have beaten the game three times now and platinum it and I stillAs a huge fan of the first game I was really looking forward to the follow up. I had my own expectations and predictions for this game and let’s just say it did not follow up on what I had imagined. No doubt the game is beautiful and gameplay is a better version of the first Last of us but the story did not do it for me. I have beaten the game three times now and platinum it and I still find myself troubled as what to feel with this game.… Expand
  19. RickiCorreia
    Jul 9, 2020
    5
    Could be a lot better.
    In terms of graphics, this is state of the art. Very beautiful environments and scenarios.
    The gameplay is alright, some things could be improved but overall enjoyable. What really ruins this game, is the story. Never I felt so disconnected from the characters. I played the first last of us recently and I learned to love these characters and their interactions but    Could be a lot better.
    In terms of graphics, this is state of the art. Very beautiful environments and scenarios.
    The gameplay is alright, some things could be improved but overall enjoyable.
    What really ruins this game, is the story. Never I felt so disconnected from the characters. I played the first last of us recently and I learned to love these characters and their interactions but this game ruins all that. Everything the old characters do seems out of character and unjustifiable, it ruined the whole immersion for me. I can't relate to the new characters at all, their reasons seem so unjustifiable and out of place. It's everything so unappealing that I found myself skipping areas and forcing myself through the game just to get to the ending.
    The ending could be worse but could be a lot better as well - just takes the meaning of the whole character development until that point.
    The main characters very badly written - Ellie is a shadow of what it used to be and Abby couldn't be more unappealing and predictable.
    The whole writing of this game is bad, there's a lot of scenes for shock value, plot armour, pacing issues and most of the story is flashbacks inside flashbacks inside flashbacks.
    The most enjoyable story moments for me was the interactions of young Ellie and Joel, which was made the first game great...
    I think the game could be a lot better if the line of the event were laid out differently - this would allow for more connection with the characters and now what drives them.
    I will not play this game again and I wish I never played it in the first place, I fell like this entry takes a bit of quality to the franchise.    … Expand
  20. Arose898
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    Amazing game, graphics and storyline. Low reviews going around it are either people who haven't played it or have made it pay the first hour
  21. ItaloBrpb
    Jun 22, 2020
    7
    playing I thought this would be the game of my life but the story destroys the world, the characters, the name "the last of us", the name "Naughty dog" and my heart.
  22. freudmessenger
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    Le pongo un cinco porque el juego ha conseguido, como el primero, que me vicie de forma insana a un juego. Es bastante adicitivo pese a que su historia es una puta mierda, el guardado manual no sirve para nada, los NPC son casi todos un estorbo y poner cajones vacios rodeado de cajones que no se pueden abrir .
  23. Shinema
    Jun 22, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Геймплей 9 из 10
    Потому что идеала не бывает! Стрельба подойдёт для всех благодаря настраиваемому автоприцеливанию, ближний бой напоминает таковой из первой части, но с заметными улучшениями. Очень порадовал дневник Элли с рисунками и записями. Передвижение, стелс и остальное тоже на высшем уровне.
    Графика 9 из 10. Все прекрасно. Отражения, анимации, пейзажи, кровь, снег, всё!
    Физика 10 верёвок из 10.
    Любовная линия 1 из 10. Абсолютно отталкивающий объект любви, Дина реально мерзкая. Я не имею ничего против однополых отношений, но тут их развитие ни стого, ни с сего. Гораздо оправданней было бы начать любовную линию после смерти Джоела, а до этого показать важность Дины и Элли друг для друга. А всякие сцены "любви" ни к месту только отталкивают.
    Сюжет 1 из 10. Смерть Джоела. Смерть героя за которого мы играли в первой части. Мы видели весь мир игры с его точки зрения, его действия и характер были оправданы сюжетом, мы сопереживали ему, чувствовали себя этим героем, а тут его просто убивают, пытаясь сделать из этого драму и загадку, но вызывают только негатив и ненависть к Эбби, ЗА КОТОРУЮ ЕЩЕ И ПРИХОДИТСЯ ИГРАТЬ!
    Персонажи 6 из 10. Милая и полезная Элли в первой части, которую любишь, хочешь защитить и доверяешь ей, сменяется Диной во второй, которой не доверяешь, которая плохо влияет на Элли. В Дине просто не нуждаешься. А попытка показать Эбби доброй просто раздражает. Второстепенные и фоновые персонажи радуют.
    Итог 6 из 10. Хорошая игра, но после смерти Джоела я просто не могу ей наслаждаться. Остаётся переживание за Элли, но месть не та цель, к которой хочется идти. А виды прекрасны. Элли тоже. Если бы не слишком много Дины, более оправданная любовь, которая началась бы не за игровым процессом, то было бы 8 из 10.    … Expand
  24. Pellicer
    Jun 22, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. O gameplay tá daora,mas a história tá parecendo uma mistura de malhação com novela das 9… Expand
  25. GeoJR
    Jun 23, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Que triste que las filtraciones hayan sido reales. Si tenían planeado matar a Joel, pudieron ingeniárselas mejor, en este juego lo hicieron ver muy débil y confiado cuando se va a la mansión con Abby y toda esa gente.

    Lastima que echaron a perder a uno de los personajes más queridos de esta forma. El final no me gustó, se sabe que la venganza trae más venganza pero Ellie recorrió tanto para vengarse y al final no lo hace? Ok, tiene sus razones para cambiar su forma de pensar, o simplemente no hubiera ido al final a pelearse con ella para que la deje suelta. Y por sus malas acciones llegó a perder a Dina, que en vez de quedarse con ella se fue a lo difícil. El juego, en sentido de gráficos, detalles, animaciones está excelente y me encanta el trabajo que hizo Naughty Dog, lo único que falló fue en su historia. Espero próximamente una parte 3 de esta saga, y espero que sea la última para darle fin a esta historia.    … Expand
  26. PacoJavierSr
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    La neta por qué verga tenemos que jugar con la que mato a Joel, nos encariñamos mas por el que por esa abby, y no entiendo por qué quieren q sintamos empatía
  27. A_Bag
    Jul 18, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's Not that bad you guys are just angry, that being said from a story stand point I REALLY didn't like Abby's section, I thought it didn't fit in the world of The Last of Us and it's just a weird addition, but for the resto it's a pretty good game, I'm just NOT a big Tlou fan but great graphics,really interesting gameplay, but the story of the first one is better… Expand
  28. Snow1981m
    Jun 23, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I loved the first part very much, and the first half of the second part is great as well. BUT!

    First of all, the gameplay is nearly as great as the graphics and the sound. Naughty Dog has clearly made another game with a great atmosphere. However, it continues the story of part 1 which had above all a fantastic story and made it easy for players to build up an emotionally intense connection to the main characters. This is continued by the developers in the first half of the game, but then they betray their concept. Spoiler:

    Naughty Dog do everything to develop hate for Abby on the player's side. In my opinion, they do that much too well in view of the second half of the game. We have travelled with Joel and Ellie all the time, and there will be few players of the first part who don't love these characters. Now we must watch Abby kill Joel in the most cruel way. That's okay in matters of storytelling and a very shocking scene. But it prevents the player from developing any positive feelings for Abby, and now I have played her for many hours... I do not know how this is to work. The second half of the story is very much in lack of emotions because of this problem. I hope Abby will die in the end, but making her a playable character through several chapters was a fault. Even the try to make the player understand her feelings does not work with me. The flashbacks are made nicely, but they cannot wake a real feeling of pity for Abby. We have first met her when she was rescued by Joel and gratefully tortured him to death. And now we are supposed to feel with her? That does not work, Naughty Dog! You cannot do something like that in a game that lives so much of its story. I'd like to know if ANYONE enjoyed playing Abby after Joel's death.
    Furthermore, I just talked (playing Ellie again) to Tommy who had been shot intohis head by Abby before. Why does he survive this as if it never had happened, while an arrow in his leg still has so big influence on his walking???? VERY poor storytelling in my opinion.

    TLOU2 is a very good game in the first half but quite a fail in the second. Abby finally develops some character when she saves Lev and Ayra. However, she then even betrays her own friends. And this character is to be played about 50% of the game... Almost worse is the "deus ex machina" Tommy on the farm; he really should not have survived this or at least not be ableto travel any more.
    I only hope the ending will be better and Ellie gets her revenge. I wouldnt be surprised if Ellie refuses to kill Abby in the last minute or even gets killed herself. The story of this game is just as awful as the first part's one was great.    … Expand
  29. Maurzy
    Jun 22, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is OK. To have to even be saying this about my favourite franchise of all time is a letdown of its own. The game is stunning. From environmental detail to facial recognition and character animation it's all a leap in the right direction as far as technology goes. The gameplay itself is something i was pleasantly okay with. I also enjoyed gameplay from the first one and though they're quite similar in how they play, the second one has obvious improvements and doesn't feel as clunky. So of course we get to the storyline and character development. Unfortunately, this is where the game drops off tremendously for me. I can understand how they were trying to make me sympathise and care for the character that is abby and frankly, she isn't a terrible character. I even found myself enjoying some of her missions more than ellies as they were more creative and adrenaline fueled at times. I also enjoyed the implementation of yara and lev. I thought they were great flushed out characters with interesting enough plotlines. This however does not mask the fact that abby commits quite an unforgivable act on one of my favourite video game characters to date in what i see as an impossibly stupid scenario to be put into. I also REALLY disliked the times i was forced to chase down the likes of tommy and worst of all, beat the living hell out of ellie. This just made me extremely uncomfortable and i felt sick by the end of it to be completely honest. Not in a good way. To top this whole fiasco off, i didn't even get revenge in the end. After watching such an anti-climactic ending to an otherwise disappointing game as far as story takes it, i was left with a really sour taste in my mouth. You send ellie all the way to santa barbara after killing thousands of people along the way and she suddenly decided it wasn't the right thing to do? That makes 0 sense and it really highlights the measure of disappointment i had with the conclusion as ellie sat there in the water realizing she lost everything and got nothing in return. She deserves better than that and joel deserved better than he got. The infuriating part about it is that there are glimpses of quality writing and storytelling in here. The flashbacks that are littered throughout the game were awesome to play through. I just think you sacrificed a rock-solid foundation that is joel and ellie for a shaky, kindergarden built chair of a foundation that is abby. I don't know how you expected people to appreciate this game for what it is. It baffles me. What's done is done though. Graphics - 10/10
    Gameplay - 8/10
    Character development - 6/10
    Voice acting - 10/10
    Audio - 9/10
    Soundtrack - 9/10
    Storyline - 5/10    … Expand
  30. Diego24
    Jun 22, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Lo de jugar con la asesina es una mierda y lo de que maten a joel también. Con 7 años se podría hacer algo mejor y no dejar la relación de joel y ellie como si nada… Expand
  31. DAEWO0XD
    Jun 22, 2020
    7
    Es un juego que es bastante bueno pero que falla lamentablemente en la historia que quiere contarnos al ser una historia que a veces de desconecta de lo qu quiere contar p sucesos que ocurren de la nada, sin embargo en cuanto gameplay y mecanicas es un juego bastante solidos que incluye sistemas de verticalidad y de mundo "abierto" bastante interesantes y entretenido, lo consideraria unEs un juego que es bastante bueno pero que falla lamentablemente en la historia que quiere contarnos al ser una historia que a veces de desconecta de lo qu quiere contar p sucesos que ocurren de la nada, sin embargo en cuanto gameplay y mecanicas es un juego bastante solidos que incluye sistemas de verticalidad y de mundo "abierto" bastante interesantes y entretenido, lo consideraria un muy buen juego pero lamentablemente sufre cuando su historia algunos giros raros y que incluso habra provocado mas de algun bostezo cerca del final… Expand
  32. ChuckShadowski
    Jun 23, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. If this game were a stand alone with new characters never seen before it could maybe be a 7 or 8, but as a sequel to such a great game using well established and loved characters which it treats so poorly, I feel it deserves a 4 or 5.

    The graphics are exceptional and the world is fun to explore; the environment puzzles feel like they've taken a step up from the last game with the addition of jumping/ropes. The gameplay and atmosphere is good enough to keep me entertained even if it isn't revolutionary and hasn't changed much since the last game.

    However, this is a story based game and with all the relationship drama (two love triangles?) inserted throughout I felt like I was playing a soap-opera. The entirety of Abby's section, especially the Yara and Lev on the island parts, felt like gameplay filler that really added nothing to the story.

    The adverts and trailers were specifically altered to make people believe Joel was in the game for longer than he was which is a cheap trick on the fans. With Joel gone so early on, the thing which made the first game so great (Joel and Ellie's relationship) is wiped away and replaced with brand new characters that try to fill that gap he left in the game. No matter how well performed, they are never going to fill that vacuum.

    The kicker for me is how the game tries so hard to make us empathise with Abby yet shows her as a bloodthirsty killer who is happy to murder a pregnant woman. Joel and Tommy go out of their way to save her multiple times in the beginning yet there's no nuance to how she behaves during the death scene or even afterwards when they are back in Washington. She doesn't take time to evaluate that Joel, who she thought was evil, risked his own life to selflessly save hers even though she was a stranger. She goes straight from accepting his help multiple times to happily torturing him, and we're supposed to like her enough to play as her for half the game. My heart sank when I first picked up pills as Abby and realised I was going to play as her for a long time.

    I feel bad giving such a low score because i loved the first game but as far as i'm concerned this game is 100% NOT canon.

    Also, there's no Factions MP which was a surprisingly fun addition in the first instalment.    … Expand
  33. Goro_Vote
    Aug 16, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I did not wait 7 years for this GRAPHICS and ANIMATIONS! I was looking for a good story..... and i found it at the begging of the game. After 1.5 hours I was crying like a baby. Whyyy? 'cause my favorite character was joel and he died. At the end of the game we were killing the murderer of Joel (Abby) and we just leave her. and we lost 2 fingers!!!… Expand
  34. Wanton319
    Jun 23, 2020
    6
    The Last of us two is a technical achievement second to none. The graphics, fluidity, gameplay, score, and the visceral action makes this game an extremely nerve racking and tense experience. Unfortunately, the game is bogged down by a story that suffers greatly. The pacing is weak, character development is very poor, and feels forced and unfufilling. The first is a masterpiece ofThe Last of us two is a technical achievement second to none. The graphics, fluidity, gameplay, score, and the visceral action makes this game an extremely nerve racking and tense experience. Unfortunately, the game is bogged down by a story that suffers greatly. The pacing is weak, character development is very poor, and feels forced and unfufilling. The first is a masterpiece of storytelling, and unfortunately the sequel does not do it justice. Plot points are forgotten, or poorly handled, as well as the ending being extremely lackluster and void of reason. There are many who rate the game so low simply because of certain themes, but when playing the game itself, these 'SJW" themes are non-existent and handled very well. Overall, The last of us two is an incredible game, with a poor and lazy story. If you're a fan of the first, or love the world itself, I would recommend it for the experience itself, only when the game is eventually on sale. Overall, it is a technical marvel, but will be remembered for it's poor storytelling which does a disservice to The last of us brand, which should have been left alone after the first installment.… Expand
  35. Lightin
    Jun 23, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I wrote a 4000 character long review with spoilers, but since I was on a mobile and missclicked, all of that disappeared. I can understand why this game is hated and why this game is being praised. It's not the game that was meant for everybody, and it was not meant for me.
    Graphics, atmosphere, music - 9.5/10
    Gameplay - 6/10
    Storytelling - 3/10
    Ending - 0/10
    Really liked the moments with flashbacks, I honestly feel the game should have been played like that. But no, 50% of the game I have to play a killer of Joel, who has no empathy after killing. Ellie did vomit after killing Owen and co. Abby didn't, I hated her. I am also disappointed because of the false marketing. Yes, I Joel deserved to die, exactly like that, but not at the first 2 hours of the game. **** Abby, ruined the franchise    … Expand
  36. EvelinCaruso
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have waited 7 years to know how this amazing story would develop... first of all, Ellie never even got the chance to truly apolagize Joel, keeping in mind that the only thing he did has SAVE HER, over and over again. Then the game goes to a path where one of the most beloved characters dies in such a miresable way. I was so shock that I didn't even know if i would like to continue playing. Joel deserved vengeance. The only goal Ellie had on tis game was to kill all of the people that had helped to murder Joel in such a brutal way, and she didn't even had the guts to do that. And by the ending of the story, Joel is dead, Tommy almost died, Ellie lost her family and two fingers for NOTHING. All these years waiting, and this is what we get? I'm devastated.
    So many hours playing as Abby, knowing that she killed one of my favorite characters.
    The gameplay is really nice, the graphics are awesome... but is that the only thing that should matter? What about actually having an AWESOME development of the story? This is painful.    … Expand
  37. Frankstoun
    Jun 22, 2020
    6
    Graphic- 9/10
    Audio- 8/10
    Game plot - 2/10 Gameplay- 6/10 So its 6/10 Thank u Naughty Dog, it was so boring and u ruined all the atmosphere of TLOU1 that I loved so much, thank u very much, u destroyed our lovely characthers. Well done, i spent my about 25+ hours on this "the best game of the year" . Especially i wanna say thanks to Neil Druckmann and his assistant Anita, only cause them    Graphic- 9/10
    Audio- 8/10
    Game plot - 2/10 Gameplay- 6/10
    So its 6/10
    Thank u Naughty Dog, it was so boring and u ruined all the atmosphere of TLOU1 that I loved so much, thank u very much, u destroyed our lovely characthers. Well done, i spent my about 25+ hours on this "the best game of the year" . Especially i wanna say thanks to Neil Druckmann and his assistant Anita, only cause them we got this perfect game and their beautiful seeings what the game should be. Well done. And if to be serious, i wanna thank those people who done so beautiful and glorious job in visual part of the game , they really hard working on it , my respect to u. I hope the third part will be much better than this fake the last of us, it isnt even part II, i dont accept it as a sequal... Im done    … Expand
  38. Sbeastin
    Jun 22, 2020
    6
    I am playing the game unlike a lot of people here. Simply it's amazing it's nothing like the leaks.

    EDIT: I finished the game, I wouldn't recommend it for the story the plot is shambled and creates characters that you don't give a a **** about in any capacity. I wanted to love this game . I loved it at first even saying it's a 9/10. However it's just not good and it makes me sad that it isn't
  39. RyanRezende
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Esse jogo é incrível. A maioria odiou por conta das mortes secas e inesperadas, mas isso torna o jogo mais real, mais humano. Durante um apocalipse, não é como se você fosse morrer de um jeito bonito, você pode morrer de qualquer forma, é uma luta pela sobrevivência .Essa obra se trata de pessoas normais e não de heróis ou vilões... São só humanos. A forma como tudo se encaixa, como cada pedaço do jogo é necessário, o embate de emoções... Tudo é simplesmente espetacular. The Last of Us 2 não é um jogo pra quem quer heroísmo, certo ou errado... É um jogo que mostra duas pessoas em busca de vingança. E nessa vingança, acabam esquecendo outras coisas importantes. O jogo te bombardeia com vários sentimentos e sensações inexplicáveis durante toda a jogatina, uma verdadeira obra.… Expand
  40. GeorgieZen
    Jun 22, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'll give this game a 7. Of course I'm disappointed that they killed Joel in the first 2 hours of the game, and I don't like they try to make you feel why "Abby" did it and that you should be sorry for her. And they try to introduce us a lot of not needed female characters (god knows why). The story is not bad but really basic and predictable, it doesn't make sense that you don't feel sorry for the hundreds of people you killed but you do feel sorry for Abby and let her live, it just doesn't make sense. I was hoping for more character development with Jesse and Tommy, but they just died in one second with no regret (GIRLS AT POWEEEEER!!!!). It's a good game though, long and enjoyable. But not a 9.5 as the press said.… Expand
  41. carlosmacieljrp
    Jul 18, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The story is all over the place, not original and the new characters are shallow. The trailers lied to the players, giving an idea Joel would still be alive, shame on the game company for doing that. The game showed flashbacks which in a better light, telling the story of the first game in a total different way. The game has some strange things happening, like an eight month pregant going to battlefield and squeezing her belly on the floor. The game is sad and depressing which could work but releasing this type of game during an actual pandemic is really unfortunate and bad timing.

    I didn't care when/how Joel died and what happened with the story, it was the points above who made me dislike the game    … Expand
  42. RianGplay
    Jun 22, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. o jogo é bom no quesito técnico e conseguiu superar o primeiro, mas em relação ao enredo houve um desrespeito apresentado em relação aos personagens principais, a história não te cativa e em certos momentos você torce pra ela acabar o mais rapido de tão massante… Expand
  43. DeuKY
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    One of the Best (if not THE best) game of PS4. You can really feel the minimalism caracteristic of the last Naughty Dog Games. The story is phenomenal, you can really feel the emotions and the pain that the caracter endure. Also the music is a real masterpiece from Gustavo Santaolalla. Thank you ND for devilering such great Games.
  44. Eogas
    Jun 22, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Didn't feel like the developers loved their characters the way we do. Gameplay was great, story was a disappointment… Expand
  45. Maxim_253
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Если честно- очень много эмоций. Для начала то, за что можно положительно отозваться об игре: 1) графика. Вне всяких сомнений она на очень приличном уровне, невероятно красивые пейзажи, погодные условия и т.д. 2) расширенная модернизация оружия и анимированные улучшения. Мелочи, а выглядят всё-таки красиво. На этом к сожалению плюсы кончаются. Одним из главных минусов игры является очень слабый сюжет. То, что сделало первую часть игры шедевром, тут полностью провалено. Ужасно нелогичная смерть любимого персонажа первой части в самом начале игры. Из осторожного и хладнокровного человека Джоэл превратился в добряка-симпатягу, который каждому встречному говорит свое имя и не против пригласить в лагерь за пополнением припасов, из-за чего он и умирает. Точнее сказать, его сливают разработчики просто для того, чтобы действия Элли имели хоть какую-то основу. Нам пытаются подать все так, что старина Джоэл мерзавец и получил то, что заслуживал, дескать убил хирурга (отца второго второстепенного персонажа- Эбби). Но подумайте на секунду. Суть первой части была как раз в борьбе за то, что тебе дорого. В ней поднимались проблемы семьи, собственных страхов, принятия своего прошлого. Джоэл потерял дочь, выживал два десятка лет, делал ужасные вещи, как он сам говорит. Но разве кто-то делал иначе? Они выживали, а в выживании границы морали очень тонки. Он теряет свою напарницу, оставаясь один на один с 14-ти летней девочкой, которая затем станет ему второй дочерью, нам покажут их ссоры и применения, то как они оба заботятся друг о друге. В конце же, Элли, не приходящую в сознание, без согласия кладут под нож. Каждый из нас бы спас свою дочь, и Джоэл не исключение. И вот за вами гонится целая база, вы, уставший и раненный, забегаете в операционную и какой-то мужик наставляет на вас скальпель и говорит, что не отдаст вам последнего дорогого вам человека. Думаю все бы пустили ему пулю между глаз и забрали дочь. Или я неправ? И этого персонажа нас заставляют нелюбить? Абсурд. Эбби- квадратная мужеподобная девушка, не вызывает никакой симпатии и переживаний. Я не сексист ни в коем разе, но это уже перебор. Только лист металла гнуть осталось, персонаж даже внешне не симпатичен. И она убивает Джоэла таким способом, который этот персонаж точно не заслуживал и зарождает тот самый круг мести. Месть эта глупая, обе девушки отказываются ото всего ради неё. От счастливой, спокойной жизни,… Expand
  46. CyberVoid-_
    Jun 22, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Gameplay and visual wise this game is amazing probably Naughty Dog's best in terms of this, but the story however is really not great and is why my score is a 7 and if your where hoping for Joel I'm sorry but there will only be around 30 mins to spend with Joel, I wouldn't recommend if you don't like the gameplay of the first game… Expand
  47. UlyssusRon
    Jun 22, 2020
    7
    The game is a good game, and good the last of us? Yes and no, They have outdone them selves with the gameplay and graphics and I applaud them for that.

    The story is a tricky thing, it is a good story but it isn’t a good last of us story, So if you just want to play a good game, then this is it, easily worth the 60 bucks
  48. Nachti94
    Jul 9, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Not the best game of all time and not the worst. Don’t trust the extreme reviews in both ways. The graphics and the gameplay is mostly on top of all ps4 games till now. The story is not bad and no masterpiece. To have full fun with the game you have to accept the feelings naughty dog punches you in your face. If you can’t accept the second story part and can’t get any connection to Abby (like me) prepare yourself for 12 hours of good standard shooter. When I had to rate the game to this point it would get 9/10 but after it and the last part of the game that feels a bit like filler I can’t give the game more than 5 points. Many story parts feel forced and don’t make sense.

    I totally respect the risky way naughty dog went with this game but I think it doesn’t work out. After a few days since completing the game I think it was a cool idea but they chose the wrong franchise and ruined some of the best characters in gaming history.

    I think it’s not fair to trash the scores but it’s also not fair to say the most bad reviews are from trans- and homophobic users. There are many reasonable critics which only critic the game itself and not its agenda.    … Expand
  49. RealGamerDeLife
    Jun 22, 2020
    7
    Personajes como joel y ellie Irreconocibles en esta secuela. les han cambiado su naturaleza..
    Gráficos brutales detalles por donde los veas
    IA: inteligencia artificial muy buena si se juega en realista ambientación brutal super inmersa jugabilidad: sobresaliente audio y banda sonora: muy buena pero no memorable Historia:no es la mejor pero sin duda es el punto mas bajo.. el juego    Personajes como joel y ellie Irreconocibles en esta secuela. les han cambiado su naturaleza..
    Gráficos brutales detalles por donde los veas
    IA: inteligencia artificial muy buena si se juega en realista
    ambientación brutal super inmersa
    jugabilidad: sobresaliente
    audio y banda sonora: muy buena pero no memorable

    Historia:no es la mejor pero sin duda es el punto mas bajo.. el juego tiene una pésima narrativa
    hasta no terminar el juego no entenderás la historia con un pésimo orden de secuencias de como se va desarrollando la historia que dejara mas de uno confundido con los personajes y su futuro    … Expand
  50. Merstolen
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Amazing graphics and decent game play, however it is similar to the first game, but personally I felt the story severely lacked and with it being a story based game, the scoring took of from it is much greater. I also feel that Joel had to die but I feel that the way it was executed did a disservice to his character despite his flaws which ruins the relationship us players built up about him from the first game by killing him off in such a painful and horrible way. Despite the message the game tries to convey about revenge, it also misses out on the point of justice as Abby got away with all the terrible crimes she committed herself. Fundamentally killing a beloved character off in vein will never make something successful unless it is executed properly. For example, Joel could of died saving Ellie and Abby could of seen this as justice to her own pain but also forgiveness as she sees the man she hunted do something selfless which conveys both a message in revenge is wrong but to also forgive people when the try to do the right thing which in turn shows development in Abby's character as she changes her ideal of revenge. But instead of this we saw her commit evil actions which makes us hate her even more when we play as her.… Expand
  51. CobraBomber
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game was poorly written, horribly paced and also hardly added new mechanics or enemies. How in anybody's mind would think anyone would want to play HALF the game as Joel's KILLER!? And not only that, they took out the amazing multiplayer because they wanted to "Focus on the story?" Not only is the story a slog to get through (except playing as Ellie) we don't relate to Abby or her **** unfunny ass friends which all seem likey **** people mind you. They're just seems to be no real honest direction here and it really shows in the end product. There is no desire to play through the game again. This was suppose to be ELLIE'S story, not some two sided story mess we got. Although the locations are great, (even when playing as Abby, the island, the skyscraper were cool locations) it just has bad pacing. Abby is about to shoot Ellie then for like 12 HOURS we have to sit down and try to relate to Joel's killer? For what? Why do I care about Abby? I think her design is cool the way she slams down on her enemies with a hefty "thump" but she feels poorly implemented in the story and to try and make us the players who journeyed with Joel and Ellie in the first game sympathize with her? It just does not work, and it does not. Man I can't believe they cut multiplayer for a mediocre story.… Expand
  52. Jaydee718
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    This is my ending and Ik some won’t agree of what I’ll will say Is I liked but ehh here we go (The ending should have went like this imagine Ellie finds Abby she’s hurt from the injury when she stepped in a trap and ending up making her swing to a pointy branch Ellie fights through the groups base killing everyone and letting the prisoners go when Ellie finds her she gets Abby off the postThis is my ending and Ik some won’t agree of what I’ll will say Is I liked but ehh here we go (The ending should have went like this imagine Ellie finds Abby she’s hurt from the injury when she stepped in a trap and ending up making her swing to a pointy branch Ellie fights through the groups base killing everyone and letting the prisoners go when Ellie finds her she gets Abby off the post and lev they walk to the beach lev is unconscious from what happened they get to the boats and they did the same thing like in the game they fight to the death both women exhausted hurt and broken Ellie is drowning Abby and when she sees is Abby smashing Joel’s skull in what happens next is Ellie pushes and pushes down she is angry from what she had just saw and then Abby stops moving Ellie kills her and she drags her body to the shore leaving her lifeless body there dead Ellie leaves on the boat but before she does she puts a gun on lev’s boat she leaves few hours later lev wakes up confused about where Abby is at he turns around to see her body laying there he cries over her wondering what Just happened he digs a grave on the shore after leaves confused on who killed Abby we switch back to Ellie on the farm house finding Dina gone she try’s to play guitar but fails she ends up leaving the farm house and is heading back to Jackson to lay low and try help herself with her PTSD at the same time she finds Dina and JJ there and she begs for forgiveness Dina agrees and they live together Lev is finding the fireflies he does they take him in and he lives there growing and trying to know what happened to Abby - End Tbh I hope ya will read my mind if not it’s fine this is my idea how it could have been also just Joel’s death hurt he didn’t have. Big part I’ll say that’s bullsh*t… Expand
  53. UserxError
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. his review contains spoilers. The actual gameplay was enjoyable. There was good balance between fighting the infected vs people. The infected got me with multiple jump scares. Being able to lay flat and other new perks were fun to use. Loved the explosive arrows. The story is unfortunately terrible. The trailers and even description of the game is deceiving. Due to bad storytelling and pacing issues I spent half the time feeling miserable and angry. The other half I enjoyed was due to gameplay and only when I played as Ellie. A good portion of the game is spent being the person who killed Joel. I do no care for Abby and after playing as her for half the game I still hate her character. Her story was pointless and was just to bring us back to where we were at 10 hours earlier in the story. I was super excited to play this for years and super disappointed when it ended. I will take the good parts to memory (ie Joel and Ellie flashback at the museum, gameplay etc) but forget the rest and NEVER play this game ever again. Thanks for making 2020 more unbearable than it already has been.… Expand
  54. joeymac101
    Jun 22, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I played the first TLOU a week before this game came out and I found it pretty enjoyable. It wasn't bad but it wasn't my favorite. I thought the gameplay was alright, the only thing that subtracted my opinions on the gameplay was the fact that the infected were not fun to fight, for me personally. The ending however was amazing, I thought it was such a cool climax to the story of how Joel did not want to lose the only thing left he had in his life

    TLOU2 had a cool story concept, trying to take down Abbys friends to find her location and get avenge Joel, but I feel like the execution could have been better

    The Good:
    The Gameplay: Even though it is almost the exact same gameplay as the first game, I felt like they added mechanics that made the gameplay loop a little bit more enjoyable in this game. I loved the dodge and prone features the most, those added a lot to the encounters. The jump button was pretty useless though lol. (Gameplay - 8/10)

    Graphics: Not a lot can be said about this. The graphics were super stunning and created amazing environments, although every once in a while a characters model would look a bit weird(Graphics - 9/10)

    The Eh:
    Story (Before the ending) : First off I want to say I didn't hate the story, but there are some subtle things here and there that I thought was dumb. The first plot point I thought was kind of dumb was the fact that Joel saved Abby. In the first game he knows not to trust people, it's shown multiple times throughout the game, but in this story he just finds a random girl in the woods and brings her back to her place and talks about Jackson and his name?? I would understand this a lot more if they might have explained that he grew to trust people more, but this came out of no where

    People also say that Joels death was stupid for such an amazing character, and I feel like this was kind of the point. I feel like Neil wanted the player to be upset that the legend went out like this, he wanted us to be upset with Abby for killing him so we can have more of a reason to want revenge, but instead more people were mad at the game and Neil

    Even though that part was questionable I kept going and I was enjoying the story of trying to hunt down the people who murdered Joel and constantly getting leads to where they are, and at the same time looking for Tommy. I loved the hospital fight with Nora, and I thought the aquarium scene was pretty cool too

    The next story moment that was questionable was the switch to Abby. At first I hated it. I thought "why would I want to play as the bad guy for the next 3 days", but it turned out to not be as bad as I thought it would be. I definently would've preferred to play more as Ellie though. I understood what they were trying to do with this section of the game. They wanted you to see Abby and her friends that Ellie killed as good people so you could see how both of these protagonists were hurt by each-other and they both have/had the intention to avenge a loved one. I feel like they wanted you to not root for anyone in this situation. After all of Abbys arc, I still wanted Ellie to get her revenge. I did start to like Abby as a character/villain/"good person" but I never wanted her to get away/win. Ellie was already too committed to just lose or give up. (Or so I thought)

    I also didn't care for the part of Abbys story when she helps the two scar kids. I understand why she did it and why Neil wanted to do it. Neil wanted her to seem like a better person and she wanted to do it because they saved her life. But going across a tall bridge and fighting a new type pf infected boss to save that one girls life for her to just die like 45 minutes later made the entirety of Day 2 feel pointless and wasted. (Story - 7/10)

    Those were the only parts of the story that really didn't sit well with me, but now it's time for the part of the game that probably disappointed me the most

    The Bad:
    Ending: I first thought the ending was the first part of the farm. If it would've ended there, I would have thought it was anticlimactic, but an okay ending. But nope it had to keep going. Ellie wants to hunt down Abby to finish what Joel started. She nearly kills Abby, then stops, and lets her go, making the entire game and story (for me) feel pointless. I understood that she realized that revenge is wrong, but the last two hours of searching for Abby just to let her go felt so pointless. The ending was super unsatisfying but I feel like that was the point. I wish Ellie would have gotten her revenge and come back home to Dina, but Neil wanted to tell a different but understandable story where an unhappy ending is not uncommon in this world. (Ending - 5/10)

    Overall, I enjoyed my time with the game. The game was definitely carried by the gameplay rather than the story. The story was alright with a crummy ending for Ellie.
    7/10.

    Have a great day!    … Expand
  55. Henrino
    Jun 22, 2020
    6
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  56. KingBooogie
    Jun 22, 2020
    7
    Pathetic attempt by so many people to give this game a 0? Who ever said every story had a good ending? Pathetic to those who also gave this game a 10! This game has always been about Ellie. The truth is somewhere in the middle so take it with grain of salt. For those complaining you spent your money no one held you hostage! You didn’t have to buy it. For those giving it a 10...... come onPathetic attempt by so many people to give this game a 0? Who ever said every story had a good ending? Pathetic to those who also gave this game a 10! This game has always been about Ellie. The truth is somewhere in the middle so take it with grain of salt. For those complaining you spent your money no one held you hostage! You didn’t have to buy it. For those giving it a 10...... come on bruh. Every thing was ruined beyond repair. I’ve played just hours in but the ending was ruined by some disgruntled employee but still. This is one of the most iconic games of alltime. The story may be a low score and the graphics a high score gameplay may be average. I believe the game deserves no lower or higher than a 7 given circumstances. I bought the collectors edition and I be dog on if I don’t enjoy myself. All in all if you a fan enjoy the game and make your own opinion. I believe those that it a 0 have a point but if you never played or knew of this game before you wouldn’t have. And I believe those that gave it a 10 got a case. But that’s fanboy territory! They know good and well this game was no masterpiece. It has flaws. This game is no 0 nor is it a 10!… Expand
  57. IDK-
    Jul 13, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. TLOU2 is a very fun action horror game in terms of gameplay.
    The gameplay is so much better than The original with many improvements I love the new combat and some of the new weapons this game brings. However, I didn't play last of us 2 just for gameplay I played it for its story and oh boi is it bad... Now the game has some really cool story moments when you're in the flashback scenes but the overall story is complete jank full of plot holes for example in the first game Joel was a deep complex character that knew the wasteland but here he's like oh look strangers hers my name and id dw about it. for me he's not even the same character any more.
    Most characters in this game are so 1 note its not funny take Dina as an example what is her character outside of "I love Ellie" what is there? Sure we learn some stuff from her past, but she's so one note that's nowhere near as complex as character Bill in the first game or Tes or anyone else that was there. This is failure of a sequel in my opinion. If there's a 3rd part I'm not buying it.    … Expand
  58. blakspectre
    Jun 25, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I created this account to review this game. I have never felt the urge review a game more.
    This game in itself is about a 7/10, the story was over directed and cheap. Parts of it are just basically unexpected behavior from people just so that the story could move forward. (Character performances were an 11/10 however). The performances and beauty of the game make up for the useless (I exaggerate, it is ok, even good at times but goes on for too long and becomes boring) gameplay and cheap story.

    The overall ark seems to be written by a pretend philosopher kid, there are flashes of brilliance in the predictable pseudo moralistic story that this game is and the ending is just a cherry on top of the beautiful cake. Obvious and oft repeated things, generally considered common sense are treated as nuggets of rare wisdom.
    I knew Joel was gonna die, but didn't know he was gonna die thinking Ellie and his brother were gonna die to. We saw Joel learn to care again in the first game, to the point of murderous fault by the end of the game. He knew death was coming and he deserved it, there is a price to pay for things even when they are driven by love, but it could have been done substantially better, such an important scene could be given some room to breathe.

    As a squeal however it is a 2/10 for me, they **** every character I loved so much. They **** over Ellie, I wanted to play as her so bad but not in this story. The game should have not been a part of this story (franchise story), to make the art that is (to critics) TLOU2, they **** over many who loves TLOU. Don't get me wrong, there were cheap outs used in the first one too, but the number of jumps here was just painful. They make us hate the firefly leader (questionably aggressive behavior by her and her minions) before we murder everyone in the complex in the end, to maybe not make people completely hate the end (justifying questionable/bad actions by protagonists often done by representing those that action hurts as pure evil).

    This game was probably designed for critics. They tried to do a Kojima without any of Kojima's finesse or balls (He made a game designed around walking because he said he was tired of all the killing required in games).

    I guess i might also be partially at mistake for being venerable because I got involved the first one too much. This game mostly wiped out any trust I had on review websites (not because of their reviews, reviews are subjective, their behavior and statements about player dislike after the fact), I will probably never get as invested in a game again.

    In the end, to me subjectively, they sacrificed a 10/10 (who am i kidding TLOU was 11/10) to make a 7/10 (if I ignore the beauty of the game and attention to detail it is a 4/10).    … Expand
  59. Aleinz
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    The gameplay isn't that bad and the graphics are good, but the history and the approach to the history feels forced. I hope you hear the community for future.
  60. MatidRodt
    Jun 22, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. El juego no esta mal en muchos aspectos, los graficos, la jugabilidad, y los detalles que tiene se ve que lo cuidaron mucho. Pero el fuerte de este juego siempre fue la narrativa y ahi es donde decae. Se pierden muchas cosas del primero, no puedo dejar de compararlo y pensar qie la segunda parte fue innecesaria. La cagaron en muchos aspextos, los nuwvos personajes nisiquiera te llegan a importar.… Expand
  61. Ikoroshi
    Jun 22, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Far from being a garbage game but also far from a masterpiece.

    Good points - Nice visuals, good gameplay and genius level design.
    Bad points - Poor storytelling, bad narrative and the worst dialogue between characters out a cutscene.    … Expand
  62. Schalki91
    Jun 22, 2020
    6
    Die Story ist realistisch und sehr spannend. Mich ließ das Spiel nicht mehr los. Anhand aus Ellies Erlebnissen kann ich verstehen, dass sie sich verändert hat, das würden wir alle an ihrer Stelle auch. Grafisch ist das Spiel eine Augenweide. Sehr viele Details und es sieht einfach schon aus
  63. Shweezy
    Jun 23, 2020
    6
    I really enjoyed the great visuals, the atmosphere was amazing. The soundtrack was brilliant and well-suited. The gameplay wasn't really innovative and felt quitr tedious at time. However the story really let this one down. I never grew to care for any of the new characters, and honestly was barely phase when they died. I loved tlou 1 and left behind, but just couldn't gel with this one.I really enjoyed the great visuals, the atmosphere was amazing. The soundtrack was brilliant and well-suited. The gameplay wasn't really innovative and felt quitr tedious at time. However the story really let this one down. I never grew to care for any of the new characters, and honestly was barely phase when they died. I loved tlou 1 and left behind, but just couldn't gel with this one.

    Visuals: 10
    Sound: 10
    Gameplay:4
    Story: 0    … Expand
  64. JaniMosley
    Jul 29, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. EL JUEGO DESDE UN INICIO USO PUBLICIDAD ENGAÑOSA, EN LO PERSONAL TANTO FLASHBACK DE RELLENO, TE CORTAN LA TRAMA EN LOS MOMENTOS ÉPICOS, UNA HISTORIA SIN GIRO COMO TAL, TRATAN DE METERTE TANTOS PERSONAJES QUE NO TERMINAS DE HACER CONEXIÓN CON NINGUNO, MENEAR A UN NUEVO PERSONAJE CON LA AFÁN DE TRATAR DE EMPALIZAR. TODO LO DE MAS NO TENGO QUEJA, EL SOUNDTRACK ES MUY BUENO, BUEN GAMEPLAY Y GRÁFICOS EXCELENTES.… Expand
  65. NOOK_2000
    Jun 23, 2020
    7
    Великолепную с технической точки зрения игру уничтожили слабым и глупым сюжетом, концовка вообще оставила только негативные эмоции. Первая половина игры - отличная, дальше скатывается в яму. Первая часть будет навсегда в моем сердце, я постараюсь забыть сюжет сиквела.Великолепную с технической точки зрения игру уничтожили слабым и глупым сюжетом, концовка вообще оставила только негативные эмоции. Первая половина игры - отличная, дальше скатывается в яму. Первая часть будет навсегда в моем сердце, я постараюсь забыть сюжет сиквела.
  66. Henry_Deaver
    Jun 27, 2020
    7
    The game ended last night, so here's some pros/cons from me:

    Cons: * The end is not worth commenting on, I am simply disappointed with how the end was performed. As such, it is not terrible for me, but it is "poorly executed". Had they given us the right to choose it might have improved the impression; * Joel's death and treatment is simply disappointing to me, treated like some kind    The game ended last night, so here's some pros/cons from me:

    Cons:
    * The end is not worth commenting on, I am simply disappointed with how the end was performed. As such, it is not terrible for me, but it is "poorly executed". Had they given us the right to choose it might have improved the impression;
    * Joel's death and treatment is simply disappointing to me, treated like some kind of NPC. When he already had to die, I expected it to be a dignified death, something in the style of Arthur Morgan;
    * the game is tiring at times, they should have shortened it by about 5-8 hours, and thus cut the price of the game itself;
    * too many unnecessary flashbacks;
    * versus the first sequel, the dialogues/stories in LoU2 seem empty, non-emotional to me and I just couldn't connect with the characters;
    * the story itself should have been arranged differently, maybe if we had just played with Abby first and then set out on a revenge campaign with Ellie, I guess that would have made some sense;

    Pros:
    * graphics that are really great for me and I'm thrilled with how they managed to push such graphics to the PS4;
    * the soundtrack/music in the game is phenomenal to me;
    * voice acting is great for me, especially when I hear Troy Baker;
    * gameplay may be out-dated to me, but I enjoyed it because I think there are more of these survival segments compared to its predecessors and I just enjoyed tacticing, sneaking around and thus removing enemies;
    * segments with Abby are even better for me in some parts than with Ellie, somehow I had a feeling that there was more to do/eliminate, also those segments were tenser, more challenging for me;

    Whether Abby is trans or not, I don’t know or care because I don’t think it’s that relevant in the whole story.
    Overall impression of me: 7/10.
    The weakest part of the game in my opinion is the story, which should have been better if they had been working on it for over 5 years and **** it, as they would say in sport “they dropped the ball”.
    I hope for the third part because I’m very interested in what would happen to the characters.    … Expand
  67. Callmecir3
    Jun 23, 2020
    5
    Gameplay was basically the same as the first game with some added upgrades to skill tree and weapons.
    Graphics were amazing as always coming from naughty dog. The story wasn't so great as it was forced to have characters to go outside of their natural elements just to drive the narrative forward of revenge.
  68. Phayne22
    Jun 23, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game play, incredible, visuals stunning, sound design amazing, combat one or the best, story....well thus where it all falls apart, ABBY is a psychopath who has 0 morals or regrets for killing, she's hate full and a monster, no amount of dady flash backs or dog pets could ever make me like her we have 10 hours to like her and understand her point of view, but she savagely beat one of the best cheracters in a game, she lost 1, 1 person before she killed joel her father.we spend 14 hours with joel and ellie and let me tell you they lost a lot more ,Nellie shows resource for her actions when she kills a pregnant girl , abby was about to kill dina who is also preggo and she had a smile on her face and said good right before almost slitting her throat, then she goes and kills members of her own team without blinking ppl she talks to and eats with everyday she's a monster and the icing on the cake is we have to hunt ellie beat her within an inch of her life break her arm and then we dont even get to kill abby at the end because violence begets violence BUT WE ALREADY KNOW THAT they ruined the story and If there's a 3rd i wont be playing THEY DID NOT EARN THIS NO ONE LIKES ABBY!!… Expand
  69. tlou-2-is-bad
    Jun 29, 2020
    5
    I played 3/4 of the game then stopped as Abby's story line is coved in plot holes.
  70. TJPaskiewicz
    Jun 25, 2020
    5
    Game is solid. Doesn't stand up to the hype. Combat is servicable. Slow and clunky. No one really thought the highlight of the original was the combat system, but it makes a return with minimal improvement. 6/10

    Graphics 10/10, this isn't surprising. It really is the highlight of the game. Everything that's done is mediocre, but you can experince mediocrity with a very pretty back drop.    Game is solid. Doesn't stand up to the hype. Combat is servicable. Slow and clunky. No one really thought the highlight of the original was the combat system, but it makes a return with minimal improvement. 6/10

    Graphics 10/10, this isn't surprising. It really is the highlight of the game. Everything that's done is mediocre, but you can experince mediocrity with a very pretty back drop. Level design: lures you into a false sense of freedom, but all paths branch from, and converge on conflict areas that are completely unavoidable. There's little to do in the environment, with most exploration only rewarded with resources. Other than resources the only reward for exploration is the games collectables. If you ever wanted a coin/card collecting simulator, this game is for you! 6/10

    Story: hate it. A simple revenge story that could have been entertaining, if the story didn't keep bashing you on the head very well known concepts. Yes, revenge comes at great personal cost... Yes, death and loss is traumatic... Yes, revenge starts a cycle of retaliation... it's almost condescending in it's constant harping on the theme. Almost as if the writers thought they had stumbled onto something new and profound. it falls apart in a final act that feels like all characters just completely lose all pre-conceived concepts and even common sense... and in the final scene it goes from harping on a simple theme, to trying to interject some new motivation that actually needs explaining, but does not. 3/10

    I'd give it a 5, which is the average.    … Expand
  71. ZainLW
    Jun 23, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is a disaster. They ruined this game. Its pathetic. How did they manage to **** up a game so badly. We hate Abby. We hate ****ing Abby. We are forced to play as her for 10 hours of the game. We want to play as Joel and Ellie. I felt betrayed and i felt hatred when playing as this character. The ending is poor. The story is dog **** If the story is bad, the game is bad because this is a story based game. KEEP IN MIND. I HAVE TO GIVE THIS GAME A GOOD RATING BECAUSE METACRITIC WONT ALLOW BAD RATINGS CUZ THEY ARE DICKHEADS.… Expand
  72. scostello
    Jun 23, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. They made a vital mistake in the way they told the story. The fact they reduced Joel and Ellie's relationship to bitter flashbacks killed the drive of the entire story, and killing him off before introducing Abby made it impossible to make the player empathize with her in any way. Really poor narrative choices that ruined an otherwise beautiful game with nice graphics and top of the line play-style customization.… Expand
  73. Snoergli
    Jun 23, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Good gameplay but the story is horrifyingly bad, I decided not to finish the game… Expand
  74. NovaForceX1
    Jun 26, 2020
    7
    This game should be a masterpiece but the story is all over the place, some games doesn't need a sequel, this is the best example. Everything is AAA but the story. What a shame.
  75. Luispilgrim
    Jun 23, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I really enjoyed the game, graphics and gameplay are a beast! Story was the weak point of this secuel. We'll alwayas miss Joel but the game bringed him many times and I enjoyed the moments playing along him. Besides bad things this is a must play game for almost every last of us fan.… Expand
  76. MotherofwolvesD
    Jun 25, 2020
    6
    الغرافيك و الفزايائية كانت اقوى عنصر في اللعبة القيم البلاي كان ممتع و الماكن شبه مفتوحة تساعد على استكشاف الا ان بعد 13?ساعة مستوى لعبة ينحدر و للعبة تصبح خطية و مملة هذا اما قصة فهو اضعف عنصر في اللعبة. مع شخصيات متناقضة وفارغة وبعض الشخصيات موجودة فقط من اجل الوجود وماعندهم حتى دور في القصة وحوارات ضعيفة غير ان اللعبة طويلة فابعد 13 ساعة فقدت تقريبا اهتمامي الكامل بالعبة ونهايةكانتالغرافيك و الفزايائية كانت اقوى عنصر في اللعبة القيم البلاي كان ممتع و الماكن شبه مفتوحة تساعد على استكشاف الا ان بعد 13?ساعة مستوى لعبة ينحدر و للعبة تصبح خطية و مملة هذا اما قصة فهو اضعف عنصر في اللعبة. مع شخصيات متناقضة وفارغة وبعض الشخصيات موجودة فقط من اجل الوجود وماعندهم حتى دور في القصة وحوارات ضعيفة غير ان اللعبة طويلة فابعد 13 ساعة فقدت تقريبا اهتمامي الكامل بالعبة ونهايةكانت سيئة… Expand
  77. Mpetey123
    Jun 23, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is fine. However the first game was remarkable, so fine isn't good enough. Playing as Abby was a mistake. Exploring Seattle as Ellie was fun.… Expand
  78. Jolemani
    Jun 23, 2020
    6
    It was fun until the writers wanted to be pseudo-intellectuals and ruined the story
  79. gpairoaexp
    Jun 26, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The great visuals, graphics and gameplay are awfully shaded by the abysmal storytelling, dialogue and pacing of the game. The key events not only are poorly scripted, they are unnatural and sometimes painful to watch, when they could have been handled much better. The same happens with the characters, at their core there is potential for a really deep analysis, but the dialogue and actions just make them bland, uninteresting and even unlikeable. I have no doubts that the writers had a great story to tell and a very strong statement towards the current social and political state, but as sometime happens, it failed to deliver, and the unprofessional handling of the early criticism, censoring, extorting and calling for a politicial brawl just made it worse, forcing people to take sides. Devs, there is absolutely no problem with the inclusion of LGBT+ characters and there's absolutely no problem with political views expressed in a game, you just made a bad story and poorly written characters, and if you can´t handle criticism you are not worthy of being praised.… Expand
  80. wyloneny
    Jun 23, 2020
    6
    Bad story made me mad. I don't even know what the writer is saying. It's like a performance by two schizophrenics
  81. B4rham
    Jun 23, 2020
    5
    Fantastic gameplay and graphics, but let down by the story. Shallow shock value, plot holes, confusing timelines, and meaningless subversions drag down whatever Naughty Dog is trying to teach me.
  82. XXX_Pertti_XXX
    Jun 23, 2020
    5
    As always Naughty Dog has managed to knock it out of the park as far as visuals go, Last of Us 2 is truly a gorgeous game to look at. Unfortunately the visuals are the clear high point of the whole game. Combat, as is tradition for Naughty Dog games, is average, it gets the job done but certainly isn't amazing. And the story, oh boy the story. I can appreciate what they were trying to doAs always Naughty Dog has managed to knock it out of the park as far as visuals go, Last of Us 2 is truly a gorgeous game to look at. Unfortunately the visuals are the clear high point of the whole game. Combat, as is tradition for Naughty Dog games, is average, it gets the job done but certainly isn't amazing. And the story, oh boy the story. I can appreciate what they were trying to do with the storyline, but the end result just doesn't work. There is just no satisfaction to be had from the story being told, it's not just that the story is bleak, it's down right depressing and not all enjoyable to experience.

    In game like the Last of Us story is king, and unfortunately the story really falls flat. There's still a lot to like about the game; it's not as horrible as people are making it out to be. But it certainly doesn't come close to matching the original one, it isn't the masterpiece all the critics are making it out to be. The Last of Us 2 isn't the worst game ever made, but it just might be the most disappointing one.    … Expand
  83. Victoria89634
    Jun 23, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Какая сцука месть бл**ь, в мире где можно сдохнуть подышав ветерком(став зараженым), где нехрен жрать. Где тебя могут убить постольку поскольку. Искать пять лет мужика который убил твоего отца, который хотел вскрыть черепушку девочке, типа чтобы спасти весь мир. При этом оговорено, что Джоэль убил всех цикад в этом здании, интересно как же тогда мстители узнали что, это Джоэль всех покрамсал. Далее, а ничего что они его несколько раз обманули и чуть не убили. Заметим что имея машины, много людей, хорошее вооружение, терминаторов в юбке, они послали левого мужика спасать надежду всего человечества!Серьездно? Где мозг у Цыкад? Он позволил людям умирать от заразы!? Так в принципе, люди больше мрут от других людей, даже шелкуны курят травку в сторонке!(от зависти) Кого спасать то? Решатся самого ценного, ради каких-то людей, что на пороге вымирания не могут отбросить все конфликты и обьеденится? При этом гг не описан и не является героем или хорошим парнем, он обычный человек который выживает(не живёт). Главный посыл игры месть!? Кому и за что? Был бы он братом, сватом, другом, коллегой по сообществу, но предал их и хладнокровно убил всех, тогда хотя-бы более менее нормальный повод для мести был. А так бред! Эби пачками укладывала людей и до этого, она солдат а не миротворец, она не особо задумывалась о том, что возможно у них есть родственники, а также имеют свои ценности и цели . Она их не знает и хрен с ними. Так чем то Джоэль отличается? Он что мессия что-ли ! Как я должна проникаться к Эби, если по моим понятиям она эгоистичная мразота. Остальные члены её группы могли жить и не ища мести, это она их подпинывала. Видимо чрезмерная мышечная масса надовила ей на мозг! Главный посыл в игре в том что люди говно! Мужики говно, ибо они бесполезные и жестокие. Столько женщин. мы ещё не встречали. Феменизм так и прет, гг женщины, глава поселения женщины. Я девушка и меня это пугает. Сюжет говно, а механика и графика игры неспособны вытянуть историю. Логика отсутствует, все герои игры деграданты. Я ненавижу Драгмана и не понимаю его гениальные мысли… Expand
  84. Ucintona
    Jun 23, 2020
    5
    Игра честно не плохая, но последние часы были не много тупыми, сценарист явно в конце не понял, что он сам хочет, пошла за местью, но проебалсь с ней, простила, но также проебалсь. Конец странный, да и сюжет не очень, разочарование...Игра честно не плохая, но последние часы были не много тупыми, сценарист явно в конце не понял, что он сам хочет, пошла за местью, но проебалсь с ней, простила, но также проебалсь. Конец странный, да и сюжет не очень, разочарование...
  85. TapAndFap
    Jun 23, 2020
    7
    I liked it most of it.Gameplay 10/10 but that ending left me kinda empty am i the only one?
    Hope they make 3rd part i want to see what happens with Dina...Go buy the game its worth it despite all those negatives reviews
  86. Pato91
    Jul 4, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Hablando por la historia del juego me parece a simple vista muy pobre desde la vista de una fan como yo, pero es muy profunda si la llegas a entender y contando lo demas me parece exelente exeptuando la movilidad del personaje ya que esta bastante reciclada y que podrian haber incluido algo nuevo en ese aspecto.lo que no me gusto es el recie de las muertes de personajes, y de que me pongan 8h de abby que no me interesa que realmente lo que quiero es una historia de ellie y joel, nivel grafico es inprecionante que en una consola del 2013 se vea tan bien, los tiempos de carga son espectaculares de pasar de cinemática a gameplay y aveses sin darte cuenta de ello. simple mente hermoso. lo único que baja mi puntuación el la historia que a mi parecer deja un poco de desear tanto como la muerte de joel como otros aspectos que me molestaron. por ejemplo el final que me parece absurdo de que tanto esfuerzo no consiga lo que quería. aunque mirando por otro lado te enseña que la venganza no es lo mejor.
    Me parece absurdo la cantida de gente que no sabe de lo que habla poniendo nota de 0 a este juego sin haber jugado antes. me da asco ese tipo de gente que se deja llevar por la opinion popular y no saber valorar las cosas por si mismo y solo insultar.

    solo quiero decir que el juego es bueno pero me parece que hisieron lo contrario de lo que la gente tenia.    … Expand
  87. Moulas04
    Jun 23, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Well, to be honest it's not bad, it's just disappointing in certain parts. The gameplay is fun and the graphics are good. The story could have been way better than it ended up being. I mean come on Joel didn't have to die that way. And for those who keep complaining about the fact that he was foolish to trust Abby , just keep in mind that he was trying to change somehow for Ellie's shake. Also about Abby I am not sure if it was better for her to die or not. I was a bit confused at this moment. Ellie at the end is shown to be left behind by Dina but there's something debatable on the ending. In my opinion Dina didn't leave her, they just moved back on Jackson and Ellie came back only to find Joel's guitar making it the ending she deserved, leaving the past behind. Also I enjoyed playing as Abby too as it was a more realistic way to show that every story has two sides to be told. I cannot say that I liked Abby but at some point I sympathized with her. It was an unforgettable 30 hours gaming experience but I am not sure if I am going to revisit this game at least for a a long time.… Expand
  88. GLRaise
    Jan 13, 2023
    5
    Хорошо, но перемудрили с сюжетом. Не вышка, как первая часть, но сойдет. И ,конечно, слитые материалы сильно повлияли на итогу оценку зрителей.
  89. circlek85
    Jun 23, 2020
    6
    To start, I want to state that I’m a lesbian (so...yeah, I’m a woman). That being said, it should mean something that I CLEARLY have no issue with Ellie being a gay. However, I don’t think anybody else really cares she is either. A crap ton of people kept incorrectly assuming Abby is trans (she’s not—the character “Lev” is), and their horrendous “It’s ma’am” comments GIVE THE REST OF USTo start, I want to state that I’m a lesbian (so...yeah, I’m a woman). That being said, it should mean something that I CLEARLY have no issue with Ellie being a gay. However, I don’t think anybody else really cares she is either. A crap ton of people kept incorrectly assuming Abby is trans (she’s not—the character “Lev” is), and their horrendous “It’s ma’am” comments GIVE THE REST OF US (reviewers) A BAD NAME. Don’t you get it? You’re giving stans/critics/journalists/game developers more ammunition to say, “SeE?? T0xiC PlaYerS R anTi-LGBT!” Your loud-mouthed bull**** is drowning out the real criticism people are having with the game. Listen. The game is BEAUTIFUL. The graphics are just...wow. I can’t even describe how intoxicated I was from the visuals in this game. I took several screenshots because the game was just so gorgeous. Also, the acting is SUPERB. This is why I am absolutely annoyed people are rating this anything lower than a 5. For god’s sakes...you’re just being an **** and you know it. People put their heart and soul into making this game. You’re crapping on their work because of ONE MAN—Neil Druckmann. Talk about agenda driven...0/10 reviewers are purely driven by their own hate-filled agenda. They want to hurt Naughty Dog and burn down all that go with it. You’re trash. Have some respect for those that had NOTHING to do with the story. They just did their jobs. With that said, I struggled between a 6 or a 7. The reasons I gave above certainly warrant a 7, but the negatives just outweighed the positives, I’m afraid. To start, I found the flashbacks so chaotic and improperly placed. I found myself INCREDIBLY annoyed at the start of the game when Ellie and Jesse are talking about “the kiss” that happened “last night” and there was a tense moment between Ellie and Joel. By the time we got to that specific flashback, it was like, what? 15 hours into the game? Maybe longer? Idk because the game was so damn long. I literally forgot all about it by the time the flashback occurred. It took me awhile to piece it together because it was just randomly squeezed in hours and hours later into the game. Which leads me to my next point. The game was just too damn long. I honestly don’t think I would have been too bothered by the length if they didn’t keep flashing back to things they barely made references to earlier in the game. The entire story is one long jigsaw puzzle you have to piece together. If it was a bit more linear, I don’t think I would’ve minded it so much. Last but not least...Abby. I’m sorry, Neil, you just didn’t sell me on her. I didn’t care about her story. I get that she lost her dad. I honestly get where you were going with it and the message you were trying to convey, but you forget that I had played an ENTIRE game with Ellie and Joel—characters I came to love and hold close to my heart. Ellie had so much more behind her vengeance in my eyes. Maybe I’m just being stubborn and closed-minded, but I just couldn’t see Abby’s vengeance equaling the pain Ellie had. And then you made me brutally FIGHT Ellie?? I had no choice. You made me freaking attack Ellie in the theater. I kept putting my controller down because I just hated it. Ugh. I freaking hated it. Idk man...it was a bold move, Neil. I get it. It just didn’t resonate with me. I’m sorry.… Expand
  90. Mody101
    Jun 23, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. After finishing the game 25 hours of gameplay The graphics the visual art the music was all beautiful but the storytelling was not genuine you play for eight hours as a character who you despise aka Abby. I almost didn’t finished it. If they simply just deleted Abby part I wouldn’t even notice it such a shame that a game has so much potential and I simply will forget… Expand
  91. Aabu
    Jun 23, 2020
    5
    Art is defined by its controversy it causes against the general populace.

    This game is a masterpiece.
  92. Ob7710
    Jun 23, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Amazing graphics, but a terrible story and the gameplay has not changed enough since the first game, and the new character abby does not have any redeeming characteristics what so ever. It will probably get game of the year, but for what reason I don't know.… Expand
  93. Charlie_23
    Jun 23, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As a veteran player, I was expecting too much about the last of us part 2, but unfortunately I must say that it failed to meet my expectations I have several points of view to criticize, but it is not a secret that the story is the biggest point that was left to duty, it felt full of plot holes that they tried to fill to the end and failed to supply
    She feels a little lazy, lacking, with a terrible gap in the plot since (spoiler alert) after Joel's death we all would feel that Ellie would try to take revenge until she succeeded, whatever the cost since in the first information of the game it was it's about revenge, and if they've managed to finish the game I think they've stayed like me, strongly questioned In terms of gameplay, graphics, and soundtrack os perfect but in history (the main attraction) it falls to short In short, obviously it is recommended, but definitely not a priority, as for my tlou 2 I think I will play it again, but it will be a long time for it ... If they have the opportunity, of course they should buy it, but if they are not fans from the franchise, or you can buy other games, you could just as well wait for an offer or just let it go    … Expand
  94. kegnwb
    Jun 23, 2020
    7
    Проектов такого уровня очень мало, цените это. С сюжетом справиться очень сложно, он вызывает очень разные эмоции. Рука тянется поставить то 10, то 0, то снова 10. Потому что много лет хотелось узнать продолжение истории Элли и Джоэлом, снова побыть с любимыми персонажами. Но уже в начале второй части просто хочется стереть себе память... А мысленно вернуться к моменту, когда былаПроектов такого уровня очень мало, цените это. С сюжетом справиться очень сложно, он вызывает очень разные эмоции. Рука тянется поставить то 10, то 0, то снова 10. Потому что много лет хотелось узнать продолжение истории Элли и Джоэлом, снова побыть с любимыми персонажами. Но уже в начале второй части просто хочется стереть себе память... А мысленно вернуться к моменту, когда была надежда, что вот теперь то у них всё будет хорошо...… Expand
  95. Jakvypadas
    Jun 23, 2020
    5
    The story and gameplay are better than the first game, but Frist part is heart breaking
  96. Vela0513
    Jun 23, 2020
    7
    Good gameplay but the narrative it's kind of slow and I expected better story.
  97. Landmvrks
    Jun 23, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I give the creators of this game credit for taking risks and trying something different. There were many brilliant features to the game. However, I could never get fully invested in playing Abby. Anyone who loved the first game I'm sure felt similar throughout the game.… Expand
  98. Leonk642
    Jun 23, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Honestly I thought the game was solid, the story was a bit of a mess. Not very well told with a lot padding....so much padding. Like 10 hours of padding, but that doesnt ditract from my views on or because the have is still fun to play as it's basically a carbon copy of the first.

    But let's address the plot for a minute, I understand where they're going and trying to do a story about Ellie suffering from PTSD from Joel's death but it was just done poorly.

    There are flashbacks within flashbacks and the overall plot is a bit of a confusing mess, seems like they tried to do a Pulp Fiction but didn't know when to stop.

    So the gameplay it's good, it's basically the first game with extra and the plot after all said and done is a solid okay, I did sympathise with the main antagonist by the end of the game.
    The problem is it takes a good while to get there and can get tedious waiting for the next bit of plot that has anything to do with the overall story.

    Hopefully they'll do a better job with The Last Of Us Part 3    … Expand
  99. HunnyPooh
    Jun 23, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. After 7 years of anticipation, I admit I was abit disappointed with what Naughty Dog brought to the table with TLoU II. It’s certainly not a 3.5 given by gamers, but it’s definitely not a 10/10 masterpiece, which is really sad to say because it had all the potential for a real game of the year contender. The backdrop for TLOU was refreshing, it brought so much content to the table & the characters were so relatable because they were so.. real with their personal struggles. I felt that naughty dog could have built on what happened after the ending instead of fast forwarding 5 years, dropping us randomly into Seattle. What went right: Graphics - I’m honestly impressed with what ND managed to pull off given how old the PS4 console is. Lighting was amazing especially in the forested areas, models were crisp, detailed and just a beauty to look at. Gameplay - improving upon the mechanics of TLOU, I find the combat system much more fluid and so satisfying every time I pop the head off the infected. Crafting & upgrading your character hasn’t really changed fundamentally, you’ll still be going around scrounging for supplies. Every gun feels punchy, weighty and powerful. Even playing on hard, the difficulty is just right without you feeling too over or under powered. There’s a bit more puzzles to solve now to catch a break every now and then. Character animations are extremely life like and it’s just a joy to play and appreciate the motion capture work ND has put into. Environment - Seattle is sprawling with Wild life, places to explore and new areas to discover. There’s so many more buildings, rooms & creepy alleys to explore with the power of the PS4. The city really feels alive as you can hear the environmental sounds around you as you explore it. What went wrong: Story, story, story - sadly ND seemed to have lost the whole point of TLOU franchise. The lack of a solid story made this into some generic action adventure game. What made TLOU a lasting impression even till this date wasn’t the gameplay but the story telling. Every character was real, with their history, motivations and personality. In contrast every character, even Ellie was bland, forgettable and just plain boring to look at. There’s nothing about them, why are they doing certain things, how did they get here, or what’s their part in this game. You could remove 90% of the characters’ dialogue and it will still be exactly the same action adventure game. Because everyone is just shooting and killing first and asking questions later! See someone, “oh I don’t know maybe I’ll just kill that person first and then figure out what’s going on on my own by scrounging up notes lying around everywhere” (Except the flashbacks, that was really extremely well done)
    “That” scene that everyone hated was really just there for shock value, I felt that it had no purpose and meaning because nothing links up.
    Even halfway through the game I still don’t know why is everyone doing what they are doing, why is everyone just killing everyone and not asking questions? Was the whole point of playing another perspective just to make us empathise and sympathetic to their cause? It was really quite badly executed. Instead of feeling for them, that segment was excruciating, and just painful to play. And I was just dragging my feet to complete it. Seriously ND, you can’t just expect us to sympathise with anyone you make us play. If your goal was to make the single most hated character in video gaming industry, this takes the cake. Social norms - there’s really no need to be an “inclusive” game by incorporating certain sexual orientation in life just to appease everyone. It’s painful to watch, full of cringe and just feels so... forced. There’s no history between them as far as I can tell so I don’t get why ND has to put it in. You don’t need to conform to society and please SJWs just because certain group calls for it. Adding it doesn’t automatically make it acceptable. Summary
    I’d wish you would have focused more on the story and developed each character properly. And for the life of me, please remove all these unnecessary gameplay about another person, we really don’t care. If you bought God of War you’d expect to play as Kratos, and not some random creep right? Same logic. Without a strong story every aspect of the game no matter how strong just falls apart and becomes just another generic action game. There’s nothing to gel these pieces together. I look forward to another game in the next few years, ND.    … Expand
  100. Etesin
    Jun 23, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Graphics are good , but was not impressed after ff7 remake appeared , it surprised me how a AAA game could be 30 gigs only. But I’m ok with that.I was able to enjoy visually Mechanics pretty much the same old naughty dog style , now you have to upgrade everything in order to be functional on your style( silent , gunsmith, bare fist, or artifact builder) 3 new fungus zombies. Which is ok .( the same model appears every time , but i can manage)

    Soundtrack - master piece 10 out of ten . Good job there.

    Now the story , the first game was about zombies , but was mainly about the unconditional love that a father has towards his daughter . And how this can be so strong , that a father would sacrifice the humanity’s fate. In this particular case , Joel killed 400+ (If not more ) people in order to save Ellie , and old man who is experienced and passed through storms and adversity for years. It was a brilliant character with a strong development , which caused a bond with several players. And that’s what we loved about the first game. Seems to me like a lazy approach , you have such a charismatic character, and you want to introduce the new Eli ( which lost her style, and the writers also ditched her development) and Abby which is an OP character( kills zombies with her fists WTF). And in order to these protagonists to shine , the easiest resort is to kill Joel and the beginning of the game. Instead of developing the characters correctly, so you can empathize with them. The firefly connection is magnificent , and I even understand the righteousness of killing Joel. But you decide to tear Joel apart in a very simple and stupid way, at the beginning of the game to avoid that time for writing and development, you decide that Joel has to be killed kill by some random ( not so random ) girl on steroids and prolong the game in a repetitive way , in order to introduce all diversity quota. In order for your other characters to shine( lev, Abby , Jesse )you decide to kill the pace by adding a plot twist of the plot twist of the plot twist , you are about to arrive to a place and there’s always something that interrupts you such as a fall , soldiers , clickers etc. And it’s always the same pattern.

    I don’t mind that Elli is lesbian , or Abby looks like a man , or the fact that you completely ignored tommy to avoid complexity. What I do care is about the characters development , and how they are driven. It’s not that Abby pursues for revenge( loved the love triangle ) , it is how unbelievable the character is due to bad writing. I liked the end though , Made me cry like a baby.    … Expand
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Universal acclaim - based on 121 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 113 out of 121
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 121
  3. Negative: 0 out of 121
  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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