The Last of Us Part II

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  1. piuscorvus
    Jul 30, 2020
    7
    The review of the game that follows will include minor spoilers that will not ruin your game experience because I will not discuss the story plot or anything in detail.

    The first thing bothered me was that the game had somehow a lazy introduction. I expected to be sucked in the game within few minutes just like I was when I played the first game. With the Part II that did not happen at    The review of the game that follows will include minor spoilers that will not ruin your game experience because I will not discuss the story plot or anything in detail.

    The first thing bothered me was that the game had somehow a lazy introduction. I expected to be sucked in the game within few minutes just like I was when I played the first game. With the Part II that did not happen at all. The game starts with lazy (some cheesy too) dialogs and the main characters (Joel and Ellie) felt surprisingly dead somehow.

    Within the first two hours of the game the story makes a sudden, very rush jump and I felt a bit shocked and had a lot of question marks in my head. Now, I am not one of those fans that can only accept the story with the happily-ever-after ending. I am fine with anything, the good or the bad, it does not matter how disgusting it is IF it serves the good and high quality story.

    I honestly hoped for the next twenty hours to get to see the justification for the terrible event from the beginning of the game but I did not get it. Very soon I realised that Naughty Dog threw some lies and few truths through the marketing and trailers for this game.

    The truth is that this game is indeed about the hate and revenge, an infinite circles of revenge by the few main characters and it tries to make players question what and who is good and who or what is bad. The only problem is that this game does it in a really cheap way. Part II also introduces not deeply developed new forgettable characters and some of those were kind of supposed to put a big shadow on the main characters that were represented as positive in the first game. Developers tried to do it by showing you the story (that has so many holes, way too many) from different perspectives (Ellie is not the only playable character). Generally, I do not have anything against that idea because if we look at Joel and his acts at the end of the first game, he is not really the bad guy but he certainly is not the good guy and a moral example either. I actually expected to see more about Joel in the Part II, especially about his life between the day of his daughter's death and the day when he met Ellie for the first time. I always thought that these twenty years of Joel's life could reveal something that will indeed make me question what is good and what is evil (even though I always saw Joel as a positive character despite everything). However, in the Part II there was nothing about that.

    I am not quite sure what Naughty Dog wanted to do with this story. They basically turned everything upside down and put me in a situation to do stuff in the game that I really did not want to. As if the only goal was to make a player feel terrible. They succeeded at the end, the only thing is that I felt terrible because this was not the quality of the story that I have seen in the first game. It is far from it.

    The reason why it was hard for me to get an opinion about this game is the fact that there are things in it that I enjoyed very much. The game looks fantastic. Wherever you go walking and exploring everything looks so good until the last detail. The landscapes, areas, sounds, colours…

    The exploration parts in the game are now giving something like a semi-open world feel. Similar to the Uncharted: Lost Legacy that has one big area that you can explore by a car but in this game those areas are much bigger. For example, there is a part of Seattle where you can really spend two, three hours exploring, checking buildings for supplies and find stories about people that used to live there. If you are not up to such things you can avoid it all and proceed to the next area but you might probably miss some hidden weapons and such stuff. The game offers some sort of puzzles here and there but they are too simple and obvious.

    The gameplay is basically the same as it is in the first game. There are some new weapons to use and craft. There are also few new types of enemies and some of those are not naive at all.

    Speaking of enemies and combat, Part II does it significantly better than the first game. Infected are scarier and human enemy AI is much, much better. If you play on harder modes enemies can be really tricky. They hear you better and they really seek for you. Once they spot you can try to hide but not for long because they will seek for you even in the grass or under the cars. Enemies generally communicate with each other and they will often call names of their friends to check on them or scream when their friend has been shot. This makes enemy AI probably the best I have seen, especially on harder modes.

    It is also worth mentioning that this is the most accessible game I have ever seen. It has a big optional menu where you can set almost every aspect of a gameplay. It even has options for people with damaged hearing or sight.

    So, can good graphic, visual design, animations and gameplay save a game with a thin story?

    Hardly.    … Expand
  2. Benji9
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. What happened? Let me start by saying that by no means is this a 0/10 game. The gameplay, voice acting, atmosphere/world, sound, soundtrack and graphics are fantastic. It’s what holds this game somewhat up. The real problem with this game is the story. TLOU 1 had an amazing story. It is what ND is known for. But this game falls flat. It’s like they forgot what they had created from the first one. I get what they were trying to do. In a world like this no one is truly good nor evil, many of the people we see from our side of the story as the bad guys are the same as us, humans who have done terrible things to survive. They’re “bad” people but technically so is Joel. They just executed it SO bad. The problem is not that they killed Joel, but the way they did it. 2 hours into the game and they kill a beloved main character to a person that we have no idea who is. Then they try to redeem it by showing Abby’s backstory in what feels like 10 minutes and then expects us to feel
    for her. Also Ellie has killed maybe 100s of bad guys, but those who killed Joel are the ones she feel bad about killing? Joel has been through so much **** and didn’t trust anybody, but trusted Abby enough to walk into a house full of her group and then using his real name, even though he KNOWS a lot of people hate him for what he did to the Fireflies? I really do see what ND were trying to do, but they did it in a horrible way.. And it hurts even more knowing you have waited 5 years for this sequel.    … Expand
  3. Maserstellblack
    Jun 23, 2020
    5
    El juego es un 50/50 peeo si quieres ver si tu ps4 llea al limite en cuanto a gráficos este es tu juego .
  4. Greenkupo
    Jun 22, 2020
    6
    I'm gonna try to make this the most unbiased review of the game: first of all, this game doesnt deserve a 0/0 , and surely it doesnt deserve a 10/10.

    Let me start with the bad side of the game, this game story is not bad per se, but the events in the game might be in a different chronological order than it should be, say for example, when a beloved character is in big trouble, you get    I'm gonna try to make this the most unbiased review of the game: first of all, this game doesnt deserve a 0/0 , and surely it doesnt deserve a 10/10.

    Let me start with the bad side of the game, this game story is not bad per se, but the events in the game might be in a different chronological order than it should be, say for example, when a beloved character is in big trouble, you get to play a little with the character that creates the big trouble to the beloved character, and in that moment you have NO idea what the deal is or what the story behind all of this is, this is where, by placing some background story before the facts can help the storytelling be more justified.

    Theres also the fact that some characters act out of character, Joel is more trustful, even though he's a hated man and he knows it, Tommy is reckless and impulsive, Ellie forgets how to be a warrior, gets nerfed of her strength (both mentally, like phisically), and the new characters, had so much potential to be more close to the player, but failed to achieve the connection to us.

    Ok lets talk about the AI, your AI partner at times, is just useless, let me put it this way, they might as well were totally gone from the scenery and it would'nt matter, sometimes they can save you from enemy grabs, and sometimes (only sometimes), they execute a second enemy while you are executing the first one, but that's it, zombies forget they exist, you're on your own, basically.

    The Controls, yup, i thought my controller was faulty, but no, you want to run? nope, you can't do it in this exact place, you want to jump? nope!... The back and forth controlling system this game has is pretty confusing, allowing us to run when the game wants us to, and jump too. This makes the pacing of the game way slower than it should be.

    The last bad thing to me, are the open spaces with no use whatsoever: Have you ever been in a game scenary and you want to explore it, maybe there is something hidden in this corner or in this room, but no, there's nothing there most of the times, it's just an empty room, yeah, i know, it's a post-apocalyptic world, but hey, then don't create rooms for nothing, just close the door or something right? This point it's just my humble opinion, 'cause i haven't read about it anywhere else.

    ---Ok, now let me talk about the good things!

    Graphics, awesome, the grass for example, was revolutionary to me, the treatment to the snow, every danm footstep was there, i know this might seem like no big deal, but the way we interact with the world is what gets us inside of it, yeah, the graphics are also a piece of art, everything was on point, there was one part in the game where i found an electric fan, which matched every single detail of one that i had in that room at that moment, that **** blew my mind.

    Yeah, some facial expressions were all distorted, but even the slightest movement of an eyebrow, got the message across.

    The gameplay was so good, i loved it, i loved how you could walk in crouch mode at the speed you wanted, literally, super slow, ultra slow, kind of slow, etc... I L-O-V-E-D I-T. I have to admit it was kind of awkward how the "Silent Executions" made so much noice, and how the hand to hand fighting parts had a weird camera angle everytime, but past that, i loved it, it was all about the reflexes and calmness of the player to succeed in a fight. I love to depend on hability and agility instead of button mashing.

    It was nice having new mechanics in the game, i loved the parts where you had to run through obstacles and all, it was so thrilling.

    in conclusion: i dont hate this game, i was rooting for it, i wanted it to succeed like the last one, but even the ending got me mad out of my chair, i really don't think the story is well thought out, but the game is just masterpiece material, you can't say the game is good, only because it plays good, it has to feel good to be great. End.    … Expand
  5. molnmoln
    Jun 22, 2020
    7
    It was a good game but by no means perfect. A little too long which made it a bit boring to play at times but the story made up for it i think. The characters Ellie, Abby, Lev and Yara nice. The rest of the characters were kinda forgettable.

    If the games story had been put in a more logical way maybe the story score would have been higher. As it is you only really get to know some    It was a good game but by no means perfect. A little too long which made it a bit boring to play at times but the story made up for it i think. The characters Ellie, Abby, Lev and Yara nice. The rest of the characters were kinda forgettable.

    If the games story had been put in a more logical way maybe the story score would have been higher. As it is you only really get to know some characters after youa lready killed them, lessening the impact of your actions.

    Amazing graphics and sound design though, i was really surprised that there wasnt a single stutter or fps-drop.

    7/10 would not play again because its too long. Nice game tho!    … Expand
  6. Vitanol
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Story and gameplay perfectly designed and written, can’t understand all the fuss of those nerds about it… Expand
  7. Toya2395
    Jun 22, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I’ll start off by saying this game would be so much better if it was its own new, original game rather than a sequel to TLOU. TLOU sets high bars with beautiful storytelling that can be replayed over and over again and never get old, however TLOU2’s story was personally like torture. Certain parts were dragged out for no reason, certain scenes were added for seemingly no real purpose (like the sex scene, which it brief and is only spoken about once more after and then holds no real consequence) and it got hard to keep track of who was were, who was still alive, what time each event took place in, etc.

    I loved TLOU because of Ellie and Joel. Their story was beautiful and heartbreaking and full of pain and danger as they survived in their living nightmare of a city. Their relationship was incredible to watch grow from to strangers trying to finish their job and get away from each other ASAP to a father/daughter love that we, the player, felt a part of. So when I heard of the sequel I knew Joel was likely going to die, but what I wasn’t expecting was how he died.

    I think killing Joel off was a poor choice, at least this way. When I saw the teaser trailer showing Ellie playing the guitar and Joel coming in, I was under the impression she was out for vengeance, possibly over the murder of a dead lover and so she ran off to find her lover’s killer, to which Joel shows up partway through the game to help her despite his old age. I was expecting Joel to die towards the end (possibly by bite, making it even harder for Ellie since she’s immune), able to say his goodbyes to Ellie, with her obviously upset but thankful of the time they had together and they get a sweet farewell, similar to Telltale’s The Walking Dead season 1 finale, with the post credits showing that Ellie learned how to love again and started a family of her own. What we got was far from it. A few hours into the game Joel is murdered by bludgeoning by new characters. After seeing the teaser trailer I thought he’d survive, all I could think was “the trailer shows he’s alive, he has to live” as his kneecap is shot. I felt little emotion other than confusion as I watched him get beaten and eventually murdered. I honestly felt numb, and lied to. I felt the trailers tricked me, and from that point on it left a sour taste in my mouth for the rest of the game.

    I didnt care at all for Abby. I did not care much for her reasoning, let alone to play through literal hours of her story that I hated. Naughty Dog tried to make me sympathise with her, to make her a hero, and I could care less for it. What makes it worse is that we get those hours of flashbacks within flashbacks right as Ellie and Abby meet again, with Jesse shot and Tommy at gunpoint. The only part I enjoyed about her story was Manny. I feel her reason for killing Joel would’ve been so much more powerful without the flashback and instead we get to see her and Ellie fight, with her declaring her reason for killing Joel was because he killed her dad. It could’ve been so tense and fit much better instead of the needlessly long flashbacks that made me lose all care for whatever happened next in the story.

    Finally the ending. It’s revealed that Ellie and Dina have a son they’re raising and Tommy arrived with a lead of Abby, which the girls refuse to follow until Ellie decides to follow it, to which Dina for some reason says “I can’t do this again”. Throughout the game Ellie has killed so many people to get to Abby, she was worked her ass off to avenge Joel and finally has a chance to kill Abby and she doesn’t. She lets her live, and we are forced to watch as Abby escapes with the kid. Ellie later arrived home only to find everything gone, Dina has left with the baby and left Ellie’s stuff behind. The girl we watched grow as a person from TLOU1 until 2 has lost everything; Joel, Jesse, her home, her revenge on Abby, her fingers and then her family despite how hard she fought for it. She’s once again alone, leaving all her stuff behind to maybe explore the world and find a new home.

    Finally, if you’re going to buy the game, get the physical version. I wish I could resell my game and get something out of it but I can’t since I got the digital version. I feel my €80 was wasted and would’ve rathered to just watch a play through. I feel it’s so poor because of the fact it’s a sequel, whereas again if this was its own new game it’s be incredible and maybe a 9/10 rather than the 6/10. Now I’m off to play TLOU and do my best to forget about TLOU2.    … Expand
  8. CarlosMaciel
    Jun 22, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Avoid ratings from 8 to 10 and from 0 to 3. Those in between are people who are not blindly furious with the game or completely fanboying around it. The game is average, it kills that the best part of the game happens in the first quarter of the game and is a descent from there, with some ups being miles from those first 3 hours of the game and it doesn't help the best parts of the games after those spike the game hit in those 3 first hours are flashbacks with Joel. The gameplay itself would give this game a minimum score of 4. After those three hours, you start playing as Ellie hunting down the team that kills Joel and it looks like a common vengeance story, but about half the game Ellie starts to doubt her revenge after killing a member from the team who was pregnant and thinks it best to leave it behind and go back with the team, but she gets ambushed by Abby who kills one of the three likable new side characters and TA-DA ... Back to the start of the story and you start playing as Abby from the moment she killed Joel, and the game starts trying to make you feel some attachment to the characters YOU ALREADY KILLED as Ellie. You find out that Owen is another likable character but the fact you know he is going to die x days latter makes so hard to create a link to the character even tho he probably has a better development then the 2 main characters during his small screen time in this flashback Abby segment and the game would make a better job if it made you play as Abby first after killing Joel and starting care about those new characters and making killing then with the Ellie segment a harder thing to do/see. I will stop the review here. The game is not even close to the 0 to 4 I see here. But no way in hell and heaven its an 8+ game too, damn even a 7 is an stretch because those are for games that are almost there. All those critics reviews just dont want to lose those early review copies they get and give this game a high score for it.… Expand
  9. HiRez
    Jun 22, 2020
    6
    Story-unforgiving, sad, brutal,some games don't need a sequel. Gameplay 6/10,alot of repetitve stuff like looting, etc.. Overall OK.
  10. Rabsaque
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Playability is pretty good and challenging but the story kinda ruined it the game for me, if you only care about killing everything that moves and surviving the game gives plenty of that, if you are in for the story you will be disappointed beyond measure.… Expand
  11. GodPeople
    Jun 22, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Нууууу))) хех, в общем я очень сильно разочарован, что игра про месть... это настолько банально, что я прям не могу. Ну серьезно, 6лет разработки и такой галименький сюжет, но я всё равно доволен, моменты ,где Элли играет на гитаре прям вау)… Expand
  12. Teddyb3ard
    Jul 7, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. (SPOILERS + JUST MY OPINION) If Joel was just shot in the head with a pistol and not tortured to death i think this game would have been a lot better, its just asking a bit too much to sympathize with Abby after Joel saved her then she still goes on to commit such an act with no sign of hesitation. Its not like her fathers Death was still fresh in her mind either, surely 4 years of morning would have lessened her hatred to some extent, even Ellie showed mercy to Abby after killing people she love much more recently. If Abby was built up a bit more before she killed Joel the player might have had a better understanding of her situation but the start of the game felt like a speed run to kill the fans favorite Man. There is just no enjoyable element to this game and the flashbacks of Joel and Ellie just made me more miserable because you know those times are over forever . i dont even care that the gameplay was basically copy pasted. Its a story driven game and the Story is just a mess… Expand
  13. PedroTorrada
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Mano a jogabilidade do game é incrível e os graficos são ums dos melhores dessa geração mais em minha opinião eu achei a história ruim ela é muito melancolica e faz o jogador ficar muito irritado com um desejo de vingança pra no final a ellie não vingar a morte do Joel e a história fica nesse loop incansável de troca de personagens querendo qui agente jogue com um personagem qui temos ódio mais em fim gostei sim do jogo porém a história deixou muito a desejar Obrigado.… Expand
  14. Arat0
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Good: the graphics are the most beautiful you will ever see, the gameplay mechanics are the same as the last game but a bit better, and some scenes are just amazing (for example the flashbacks).
    Sound, Ambient, Music is just top Perfect for The Last of Us.

    The (HORRIBLY) Bad: The story, and this is BAD, its a narrative game, the story is the most important thing.
    SPOILERS, Joel is killed by Abby, a new character, she is the daughter of one of the surgeons Joel killed in the first game, okay, she seeked revenge, but the writing of the story lets her do it so easy it's disrespectful to the character of Joel, he and his brother acted dumb before Joel's death, and Abby does it so early in the game, well thats the way the story starts, pretty **** but well, oh wait, the game forces you to play as her, and let her get everything she wants, oh she wants to beat Ellie and her girlfriend even though they are our favorite characters, and what's even worse, Ellie even when she nearly dies, killed all of Abby's friends and boyfriend, and encounters with a weaker Abby, she doesn't get her revenge, she doesn't kill Abby, Abby didn't even wanted to fight, and still got away, again Abby gets everything she wants despite us the player hating her for what she did to Joel, what an disappointing ending.

    What they did to Joel and Ellie is just disrespectful to the character, how they changed them to a completely new and horrible character that is Abby.

    It breaks my heart that I have to give this score to the sequel of one of my favorite games, If not my #1 favorite game.    … Expand
  15. VictorRVZ
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    Gameplay and incredible graphics, but for me the most important thing in a video game is the story, and it is honestly bad and forced.
  16. Fliptzy
    Dec 14, 2020
    6
    The gameplay is just as good as the first game. While it isn't anything special it gets the job done. Animations are incredibly fluid. Once you get the hang of it you can easily pull off something that looks like a scripted choreographed fight straight out of the cut scene. Graphics are the best that the PS4 will ever see, and if this game makes it to PS5 it'll still be one of the bestThe gameplay is just as good as the first game. While it isn't anything special it gets the job done. Animations are incredibly fluid. Once you get the hang of it you can easily pull off something that looks like a scripted choreographed fight straight out of the cut scene. Graphics are the best that the PS4 will ever see, and if this game makes it to PS5 it'll still be one of the best looking games. "Levels" are incredibly detailed. The lack of multiplayer currently sucks.

    I won't go too into detail about that story. All I'll say is it wasn't for me. I see what they were going for but it was executed poorly. Every point I could make has already been made by multiple content creators and independent critics. While there are a minority of people hating on the game just to hate and because of it's inclusion, every negative review shouldn't be written off like they are. The ending made me feel like everything I did was pointless. There are legitimate reasons to dislike this game. There are plenty of reasons to like it.

    The game is also structured poorly. Right when things are starting to happen when you've got past the rising action and you're about to get to the climax, you're sent right back to the beginning and get another 10-15 hours of exposition and rising action again that ultimately leads back to the climax you were about to see 15 hours ago. I feel like if this game was reordered to be more chronological, it would have been much more well-received.

    Without getting into spoilers, Naughty Dogs' blatant false advertising of what this game would be cannot be excused. They could have handled the situation better, and more clearly represented what the game would be without spoiling it.

    I didn't hate the game. I also didn't love it. Some of the outrage is ridiculous. The game isn't a 0/10, it's no 10/10 either. It's a brave sequel. Just not what most people would consider a "successful" one. Things that made the first game so great to a lot of people, like Joel and Ellie's relationship is put on the back burner in favor of a subpar revenge/forgiveness plot. There are obvious plot holes that shouldn't be overlooked or excused.    … Expand
  17. Tinchokratos
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    The five is because jugability is a 10, the script desitions on the other side a 0, they just ruined all they had built in the first part to prove a point they font event succed on proving, a disaster
  18. DOSAIN
    Jun 25, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I played the game on hard difficulty and this is what I thought. I am going to formulate this review with the good, the bad, and ugly and try to reveal all my true thought about the game.

    The Good
    - I liked Jesse and Manny as characters. They were both so kind and caring towards their friends and so wholesome I really thought I could relate to them. I was so sad watching both of them die because they were great comedic relief and supporting Characters.
    - The gameplay and the visuals are top notch. It is so satisfying to kill people and look at this world that if there was no story I would easily play this game 30 times over
    - I really enjoyed playing as Ellie more to Abby because I liked her more as a character and I enjoyed not being the strongest character physically but definitely emotionally. Also I loved how she used a switchblade it made everything more brutal and satisfying
    - The exploration in this game is good I am glad they opened the world a little more than the first one because I will admit the first game felt very linear for long times.
    - New puzzles were a nice touch as every fight with Ellie felt like a puzzle because you just were not that strong. Unlike Abby were you literally could just sadistically kill everyone with your fists.
    - The Flashbacks are amazing for both characters. Especially with Joel, because it gives us a more in depth look at his character during the past four years
    - The parallel between Owen and Abby, and Dina and Ellie is a nice touch. As Dina and Owen both try their hardest to help them forget about vengeance and just move on but neither one of them succeed.

    The Bad
    - Playing as Abby is very hard after you watch her brutally kill Joel our hero from the first game. She is also boring at times because she seems to show almost no emotion to anybody except for Lev and Yara, but even then it's hard to tell because she does not show it on her face. She only shows through her actions and that is almost always killing someone even her one people. I got very bored of it by Seattle Day 2, the only redeeming quality was the combat as it is fun at times. Also that hospital scene versus the giant monster is amazing and so freaking cool.
    - Mel is a very boring and flat character in my opinion. The only reason i care about her is because she is killed by Ellie and she is pregnant. It is very hard to watch and it really makes Ellie think "what if that was Dina." But besides that Mel is nothing really except just stupid for getting herself involved in this mess. She should have stayed home and just had the baby in my opinion.

    The Ugly
    - Joel's Death is hard to watch and it happens way to early in the game in my opinion. However, I get why they did it in the way they did. Watching it happen really wants to makes you want to just destroy Abby and make sure she dies the most brutal death possible. But sadly this revenge story is ruined by the fact that i have to play 10 hours as Abby and try to sympathize with her as a character.
    -The ending. Oh where do I start with this because there is not even an ending in my opinion. What I loved about the first game is that it had a great ending and a sequel was not even necessary to make that story make sense. But after this I am leaving with more questions than answers and I wish that the game had cut the Abby play through except for the flashbacks and really try to flesh out a satisfying ending. Let me be clear after that had happened I did not want either character to die. Mainly because they just both need to move on and let it go to have closure. If one of them had died there would heave never have been closure and the other would still be struggling. I think it could have been done better though.
    - Where the hell is Dina!! At the end of the game Ellie goes back to the farm only to find everyone gone and no Dina. I just personally do not like this part of the ending as I do not see Dina giving up on her that quick after this story

    Final Verdict
    The Last of Us part 2 is one hell of a game. It is definitely very unique, brutal, emotional, and above all dark. It is very hard to finish and play for a multitude of reasons. All in all I will give it a 7 because I enjoyed playing it and characters like Jesse and Manny made me smile many times throughout my playthrough. But the story was average and disappointing. Druckmann is an insane and very ambitious writer. I understand why he wrote the game this way but I do not agree with it. However, I still respect him as a writer and i truly believe he is still one of the best entertainment writers on the planet. The Last of us is an 11/10 in my opinion this game falls short as a sequel but I cannot say I did not enjoy playing. I just wish some parts were different and were not as long as they were. In the end, the last of us part 2 is a very controversial game to say the least and I will never forget playing it.    … Expand
  19. Akiaj
    Jun 22, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Completed the game and have to say playing Abby for so long made me pull my hair and scream.1 or 2 hours I get it but 8 plus hours WTF. Naughty Dog tried their best to make you feel something for her. Nope didn’t work still hate that **** and **** you whoever decided to include this **** in this game for so long. Reminded me of Game of Thrones Season 8. Going for the shock and wow factor.… Expand
  20. LuanAquino
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    A masterpiece made by Naughty Dog. The story, the characters, all the plot twists... I mean, that's a huge step for the gaming world!
  21. IceVeinz
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    The game is visually stunning and very detailed however this is overshadowed by the fact that the story is very boring and bland. PS ending sucks
  22. MICKEYMELENDEZ
    Jun 23, 2020
    5
    Me decepciono, verga! me sentí tan vació al terminar el juego. Pudo ser mucho mejor, uno parte de mi termino odiándolo.
  23. earicardo
    Jun 23, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Just finished the game
    Great game-play
    I’m a bit disappointed about the end.    … Expand
  24. Killtoto
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    This game isn't really that bad it's just a horrible sequel. Just wish he kept it as it's original name mankind. Instead of rename a minute the last of us part 2
  25. CrazyVill
    Jun 12, 2021
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. First half of the game is good despite Joel dying, you get to play as Ellie acting for revenge for Joel. Then the second half of the game is **** and seems like the story just goes another way. You have to play as a character you don’t care about for the rest of the game. Very dumb prosecution for this game.… Expand
  26. Script_Less
    Jun 22, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The last of us 2 is a game that well is quite confusing to review for me, the story is not the worst but it is meant to be the last of us 2, if it was a separate franchise it would be rated higher. the story is meant to be on par with the first game but it doesn't reach the bar. They even kill of Joel in the first HOUR of the game for what seems no real reason. I don't have a problem with him dying in the game, it's just that the way he did is something Joel wouldn't do.

    the game is similar to the first game and doesn't innovate on anything 7 years later. most of the characters are bland and boring, nothing makes me want to care about abbey and her friends, it could have been done better but they just didn't do it. the only people I cared about were Joel, Ellie, Dina, Jesse and a little but Tommy. but then they kill Joel and Jesse, fake kill Tommy and do some dumb things with eille.

    let's talk about the ending, it is the most unsatisfying thing I've ever seen in a game. in the end, you travel to California and are about to kill abbey then you have a flashback with Joel and then involuntary decide that even though they killed Joel, Jesse and made Tommy blind in one eye, you let her live. then she goes off into the sunset and lives happily ever after... I have never wanted more to break a disk, it's not like you can choose to kill her or not and it angers me. it took me 16 hours and 27 minutes to play this just to not kill the person the ridiculous revenge plot is based on. the game is not

    this is not the worse game on earth like other people are saying buts it's not great either it could have been amazing but they decide to not but effort into making it.    … Expand
  27. Cobrainbound
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    Pros: graphics are pretty excellent, the animations are very good, and voice acting is good.
    Cons: gameplay is boring and feels unrefined. Story seems rushed and characters seem unrealistic to the point you really stop caring about them, which wouldn't be much of an issue but the story seems to be the only reason to really play this title.
    Overall: probably a good buy for $20 or so but    Pros: graphics are pretty excellent, the animations are very good, and voice acting is good.
    Cons: gameplay is boring and feels unrefined. Story seems rushed and characters seem unrealistic to the point you really stop caring about them, which wouldn't be much of an issue but the story seems to be the only reason to really play this title.
    Overall: probably a good buy for $20 or so but cannot recommend otherwise.    … Expand
  28. pound_town
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    didn't really care for the story to much. i could care less about this abby character in the first place... so it kind of sucked the game had you play as her so much. The graphics where nothing insanely impressive compared to a lot of other games out there as well, but definitely not bad. Though the maps were good and the environment created was pretty cool, and that helped with the kinddidn't really care for the story to much. i could care less about this abby character in the first place... so it kind of sucked the game had you play as her so much. The graphics where nothing insanely impressive compared to a lot of other games out there as well, but definitely not bad. Though the maps were good and the environment created was pretty cool, and that helped with the kind of crap story. i enjoyed the melee aspect in the game a bunch too. just like later seasons of walking dead. it felt more like a soap opera then an post apocalyptic struggle.. i didnt hate the game, but wont be playing it again more then likely. First one was far better... so a bit of a let down… Expand
  29. Draxxed1982
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'll start off by saying I loved the first Last of Us. It's in my top 20 of games all time. The last of us part 2 however, was a struggle to get through. When it comes to the last of us it's all about the setting and the story. I debated whether to give this game a 4 or 5 and I decided on 5 in the end. It all comes down to how the characters were portrayed mostly. The gameplay is ok but not an improvement from the original. I don't agree with people giving it a 0 for the review simply because they dislike the story. I dislike it also, but you have to take into account the whole game. Visuals and Music were top notch which is where all my score went.

    When it comes to the story it was utter garbage. Joel and Tommy don't act like themselves, Which leads to Joel's death. You're also forced to play as Abby, the character who murdered Joel. Abby's justification for killing him is a good one, however, it's been 7 years with Joel and Ellie. Playing and replaying that story and being attached to those characters. Being forced to play with a beloved characters murderer sucks. I couldn't relate to her at all because I was so pissed at her. I wont spoil everything but the ending leaves a lot to be desired. It is for sure a mixed bag that some people will like and some will hate. I'm in the latter. If you really loved the first last of us and the characters of that game I would avoid this game at all cost. Think of it like star wars. Originals were great, sequels not so much.    … Expand
  30. sonsan
    Jun 24, 2020
    5
    The story is incredibly predictable aside from an insulting ending that sends the opposite message from what the story means to convey. It feels like an amateur attempt at "being different" just for the sake of surprising the audience. By the end, you'll feel as though you wasted your time and all was for nothing. It's not a 0 due to everything else of the game being of superb quality, butThe story is incredibly predictable aside from an insulting ending that sends the opposite message from what the story means to convey. It feels like an amateur attempt at "being different" just for the sake of surprising the audience. By the end, you'll feel as though you wasted your time and all was for nothing. It's not a 0 due to everything else of the game being of superb quality, but it's by no means a 10 -- or even an 8 -- with a story like that.

    Ditch Neil Druckmann before you even consider a Part 3, ND.    … Expand
  31. ScarryTerry
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    The graphics of this game are amazing and the gameplay aspects is ok but sadly the story of the game is terrible with many plot hole and down right decision that make you don't wanna keep playing it.
  32. Noobmaster23
    Jun 22, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Sure the story can be sooo bad sometimes and Joel death is really messed up , the problem of the game is forcing you liking a character that kill and hurt your favorite characters that everyone loves but in there some chunks are really good and there's more Scarier and tensed moments that the first game have . gameplay , graphic , soundtrack , animation are flawless Soo bad the story is not the same level as those is not a bad game but I'm sure as hell is not good as the first one story wise . This was the first mistake made by Naughty dog and I hope they learn they're lesson and do better next time… Expand
  33. ktatosfatih
    Apr 11, 2021
    7
    Gameplay mechanics are very good. Section designs are very detailed. The tension is too high. The soundtrack and the atmosphere of the game are breathtaking. The story is bad. Too bad. The game repeats itself too much after a while.
  34. MichaelHatfield
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    It is heartbreaking to see how disrespectfully ND treated Joel. After so many years of waiting for part 2 of my favorite game of all time This was such a disappointment. The graphics and gameplay are great but the story is crap. The flashbacks were some of the best parts and sadly remind me of how good this game could have been without the PC bias.
  35. UltraJago0
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    after a weak start they give us a horrible end the first game if it was a masterpiece but this honestly I don't even know how to name it .... characters without a soul ... stupid plot without something that makes you want to replay it again ... I am really sad and in shock
  36. Certo
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Bro the is terrible as elly goes after revenge and doesn't Kill abby, already abby goes after revenge and succeeds In killing joel. Elly letting abby go, It was the most clueless Ending and Make us Go agaInst Our own self.… Expand
  37. Dirtmandabomb
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    This game proves that gameplay and graphics are not as important as story. the story was complete garbage. I wanted to leave a 0/10 but metacritic won't let me so i did the worst non-red
  38. LongTimeGamer12
    Jun 22, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game as a whole is good. Much of the game is an improvement over the first one, such as combat, exploration, collectables and weapon customisation. The only thing I can fault about the game is the unnecessary sex scene towards the middle of the game but more importantly the story.
    The story for this game is a mess, the clear progression with fantastic relationships between joel and ellie is what made the first game great but in part two the story is all over the place. You play as both ellie and abby, the latter being the antagonist of the game - which is a huge mistake in my opinion as the developers try to force you to care about her even tho I personally just wanted to kill her. The sections where you play as abby are extremely boring and I rushed them to get them over with. To finish it off the ending is a massive disappointment and the definition of an anti climax. However the game is still enjoyable.    … Expand
  39. MadAsMarchHare
    Jun 22, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game has beautiful visual, amazing soundtrack and is a great technical achievement. However, the story reads like an unedited mess where the writer have interesting idea but the execution is absolutely terrible. While Abby has the potential to be a really interesting character they spend way too little time on both her backstory and giving her time to re-examine her own actions. Overall, it's a decent game that could easily have been a master piece instead if more care was taken with how the story is presented.… Expand
  40. Caradiru
    Jun 22, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Game play graphic is good but i hate storyline and main characters Abby why i have to play Abby most of the time… Expand
  41. uway
    Jun 22, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. espere 7 años y entregan esto historia absurda destruyendo un personaje perfectamente construido.
    Con esto se da a entender q los graficos no lo es todo peor destruyendo una muy buena historia
    spoiler el final del juego se resume a una frase del chavo del 8 en especifico de don ramon
    "La venganza nunca es buena mata el alma y la envenena", por favor ellie después de masacrar a tantos le viene el sentimiento de q esta mal el matar a abby, por lo menos hayan dado a escoger si asesinarla o asesinarla, ya cada uno tenía ese cargo de conciencia
    me da rabia esperar tanto por algo así peor de gastar dinero en esa cosa ya estoy en plan de devolución    … Expand
  42. Payocer
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Everything is good except the story.
    The story is bad, like REALLY REALLY bad.
    And Joel die like some kinda idiot.
    WTF is that.    … Expand
  43. Anuky87
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    Llevo 5 horas jugadas y me está encantando. Mucho más que la primera parte. Y además los gráficos son geniales. La historia me encanta. No entiendo por qué tanta crítica negativa. Estoy segura que es por aparecer personajes LGTB. STOP HOMOFOBIA.
  44. ernie107
    Jun 22, 2020
    6
    While it's not great, it's not nearly as bad as people say. The first 10 hours are amazing. I really felt it was a worthy successor to the original game. But then it takes a hard turn and the rest of the game falls flat. Most of it feels pointless and the gist of the game is "revenge is bad." I didn't like any of the new characters aside from Dina. The best parts of the game are thoseWhile it's not great, it's not nearly as bad as people say. The first 10 hours are amazing. I really felt it was a worthy successor to the original game. But then it takes a hard turn and the rest of the game falls flat. Most of it feels pointless and the gist of the game is "revenge is bad." I didn't like any of the new characters aside from Dina. The best parts of the game are those first 10 or so hours and all the flashbacks (especially the flashbacks). There are still cool moments in the ladder half of the game, I just didn't care for the characters or the story. I also liked the game play quite a bit. I don't know why people harp on it so much. Lastly, there really isn't any SJW garbage that has plagued this game since even before release. Or at least there's nothing that bothered me.
    While the first half of the game is amazing and there are great moments throughout, The Last of Us Part 2 overall disappoints and is not nearly as good as its predecessor.    … Expand
  45. Deathnote4kira
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    I hated every moment in the game playing as Abby and the game forced to me to play as character I don't like and do some **** things.
    I didn't pay to play as Abby. Gameplay was monotonous. Gets boring at some point. Storyline is trash. I was completely dissatisfied after playing the ending.
  46. ChrisAvenue_
    Jun 22, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. - El juego tiene las mejores animaciones, más que nada faciales y la mejor iluminación que vas a encontrar en toda la biblioteca de juegos de PS4 hasta la época.

    El juego en sí no es malo pero no vive a la altura de la primera parte y mis problemas con el juego son:

    - La primera parte del juego la sentí algo lenta, me sentí mucho mejor cuando dejamos a Dina en el teatro. - La mitad del juego nos obligan a jugar con Abby, personaje que mató a Joel al inicio del juego. No estoy en contra de que hayan incluido su punto de vista y la razón del por qué hizo todo lo que hizo pero hubiera sido mejor si nos hubieran dado la opción de jugarlo por separado como pasó en Resident Evil 4 con el segmento de Assigment Ada, donde pasaba exactamente lo mismo solo que desde el punto de Ada. Hubiera sido aceptable que ya, lo hubieran puesto dentro de la historia principal tal como lo han hecho, pero el problema es que es un segmento demasiado largo, prácticamente la mitad del juego con un personaje que desde un principio te hicieron odiar y que tratan de humanizarlo pero ya construyeron esa barrera de rechazo, lo que hace que sea un poco tedioso jugar con ese personaje y por tan largo tiempo y más aún haberte cortado una parte tan crucial del juego para jugar con ella.

    - El final no me parece malo, sino más bien interesante ya que no siempre podemos conseguir un final feliz y la forma en la que lo representan me gustó, pero lo que sí odié y no me gustó para nada fue que Ellie haya perdido los dedos, lo que le impide tocar guitarra y por ende echando a la basura uno de los regalos que Joel le había dado y por ende uno de las formas para recordarlo.    … Expand
  47. Ceancarsil
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Where is my revenge? WHERE? is was that Hard to focus only on Ellie taking down one by one the people responsible for Joel's death? Or Just focusing on Abby and really making us feel the real anger for her father's death instead of forcing us to play like her without enough background story, i can't count the number of times I let her die in the fight with Ellie. I hope they don't have the nerve to release a "sorry there is more unlikeable character story" DLC for $19.99. Its not reviewbombing, the story is not good as it should be period.… Expand
  48. I_love_feets
    Jun 22, 2020
    6
    I really liked this game it felt very good but at the same time very bad I love all the new mechanics but I really do not like the new characters I feel that they do not fit well with the story Damn this game had too much potential but they just couldn't give it a good story And I know that the last of us is not a game that ends with a happy ending but I just felt that it was not theI really liked this game it felt very good but at the same time very bad I love all the new mechanics but I really do not like the new characters I feel that they do not fit well with the story Damn this game had too much potential but they just couldn't give it a good story And I know that the last of us is not a game that ends with a happy ending but I just felt that it was not the appropriate ending to the story Hell it just could have been a truly extraordinary game… Expand
  49. aharlston1
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I had been waiting for this game for 6 years and it finally came out. I had told all my friends and my family that I was going to be offline for a couple days playing the game. I played the game and was of course saddened that they killed off Joel. I had seen some of the leaks previously of Joel’s death but wanted to believe they were fake. I was in denial but finally once I saw for myself that they killed off a beloved character I thought I understood what naughty dog was doing. You play as Ellie for the first 15/20 hours which was fine, but then they switch you off to Abby. Abby is the main “villain” who killed Joel. I’m not sure who naughty dog thought would want to play as Someone who killed the character that you learned to love in the first game. It doesn’t make sense overall. I Believe you play as Abby for 6+ hours and even towards the end of the game you hunt down Ellie. This doesn’t make sense to me whatsoever. Why would you want to play as someone that hunts down a character you love. Also the main reason Abby wanted to kill Joel in the first place was because Joel killed Abbys dad, who was the surgeon In the first game. This may be confusing but basically in the first game the main surgeon at the end of the game who Joel kills was Abbys dad. Wowww such a good story continuation. Abbys dad was the one who wanted to “kill” Ellie and go through with the surgery in the first place. Marlene didn’t even want to “kill” Ellie, but Abbys dad thought it was such a good idea so that way they could try to get a vaccine, even though the world was already dead. Overall I don’t hate this game, I just hate that naughty dog would think that we would want to play as someone who killed Joel. Also I don’t understand why Ellie didn’t kill Abby at the end of the game either. She traveled all the way down to get Abby and found her and drowns her, but in the last second has a realization. Doesn’t make sense. Again I don’t hate the game itself and the graphics and gameplay is beautiful, I just don’t like parts to the story. Overall if you want to buy this game I wouldn’t recommend it if you get too attached. I personally stopped playing the game when you start playing as Abby. I feel as though her part is unnecessarily long and boring, which it didn’t have to be, but no one really cares about her. Sorry this is long but I just wanted to share my thoughts.… Expand
  50. Sobe018
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So much wasted potential. The first game was amazing with a beautiful story whereas the second one made no sense and has so many plot holes throughout the story. In the first last of us a firefly pretended he was hurt and needed help and Joel knew what he was doing so he ran over him and trusted almost nobody. In the second game he trusts everyone which makes no sense which is so disappointing in how he dies. I'm not giving this game a 0 because although I'm disappointed with the story, the graphics were amazing and the soundtrack was also very solid and the gameplay wasn't so bad… Expand
  51. I-Am-Walker
    Jun 23, 2020
    5
    I just finished this game and I felt it wasn't the best use of my money and I would not recommend it to others but I will not stop them from buying it. Now the game looks amazing with great voice acting and amazing visuals. If I could rate this game in separate sections then in visuals and sounds it would be a 10 out of 10 of the way but in gameplay and story, I would give it a 3 out ofI just finished this game and I felt it wasn't the best use of my money and I would not recommend it to others but I will not stop them from buying it. Now the game looks amazing with great voice acting and amazing visuals. If I could rate this game in separate sections then in visuals and sounds it would be a 10 out of 10 of the way but in gameplay and story, I would give it a 3 out of 10. The gameplay was no different from the first game. I honestly wasn't a great fan of the story either because I felt the game ignored everything from the first story. Some of the characters in the game acted and made choices that in the first game they would have never made and the story threw away great points in storytelling from the first game in the trash to push new agendas.… Expand
  52. Ruisu17
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    Excelente jugabiliidad, buenas mecánicas, la historia más o menos pero buena para mí gusto.
  53. Bobverty
    Jun 22, 2020
    7
    There is a huge narrative problem but overall The game is enjoyable. Its not a gamechanger and there is a lot that they could do better with The story and The narrative.
  54. NeoXMahi
    Jun 24, 2020
    7
    As a HUGE Naughty Dog fan it's really difficult to review this game, especially where it's so easy to spoil the experience for fans still wanting to the play the game, hung up on fear this game could taint how they felt about the first game. I wanted to love this game, I really did but in the end, it's just not to the caliber Naughty Dog is best known for, when their presence makes otherAs a HUGE Naughty Dog fan it's really difficult to review this game, especially where it's so easy to spoil the experience for fans still wanting to the play the game, hung up on fear this game could taint how they felt about the first game. I wanted to love this game, I really did but in the end, it's just not to the caliber Naughty Dog is best known for, when their presence makes other studios cringe to have follow up with at E3--PlayStation and Xbox alike--with the reputation they always set the new Gold-Standard not just on consoles but amazing PC fans and developers as well. But, as history has repeatedly shown, every empire must soon fall.

    GRAPHICALLY give Naughty Dog a piece of hardware and they'll wow you, their artists and programmers are talented and know what they're doing and Naughty Dog should take pride in that. They know how to pull off some pretty tricky stuff and you can tell--like every title previous--Naughty Dog takes what they've learned from previous games and culminate it altogether for something spectacular. They're constantly learning and growing. Their animation team deserves a metal or a trophy, or a hug, or something because they always pull it off. But, The Last of Us Part II (TLoUII) just doesn't have that wow factor that blows you away unlike TLoU where you thought the PS3 had totally been maxed out only to find ND still had one final rabbit to pull out of their hat. This game is beautiful, but I thought of 'Until Dawn' a lot while playing this and really well lit areas seemed lazy with really washed out colors and you ask what happened? There's still a lot of pop in as well and some characters models just don't seem quite ND. Honestly, even though this game runs at 1440p, possibly 4K checkerboard, Uncharted 4: A Thief's End at 1080p still is more impressive.

    SOUND is world class! Voice acting performances are stellar. The soundtrack opens, carries, and closes the game masterfully. The 'Eye for An Eye' track playing during encounters had me feeling like I was playing a John Carpenter movie with some Hans Zimmer. The OPTIONS MENU lets you tinker with sound settings to get he optimal experience, these guys--honestly--are the stars of this game. Ashley Johnson's performance of "A Poor Wayfairing Stranger" however--while brave and a valiant effort--would indicate she needs to stick to acting and not pursue a career in music, it wasn't horrific, but wasn't great. Sound department ultimately in the end wins this with a perfect 10.

    GAMEPLAY is exactly what you'd expect, really. Its more of the same with a little hint of Uncharted. Crafting is a key part of this game and upgrading all of your weapons. It's all here. The supplements aspect of the game was weird this time though. Environments are much more spacious which is both to the benefit and detriment of the gameplay. When I play TLoU, I don't play it like Uncharted or Gears of War, it's not a run-and-gun game, it's Metal Gear Solid. It's stealth and carefully working your way around to quietly eliminate your enemies and get out or explore to find this games some 300 hidden items, the problem is, this game get's cheap in that department. I had to restart encounters over and over again to play the game the way it should be played because the AI would send two guys right after me from the get go and I'd get caught and have to run and hide or just start over. 5000 characters just isn't enough to fully cover gameplay but it's flawed this go around. The dog aspect is neat and trying to get through that but, in some ways it felt like I was playing Uncharted with wave after wave of enemies. Finally, the game, due to the story is really bloated, a 15-20 hour experience (I didn't time myself) but it was way too long. I'd say the ND team had been playing Devil May Cry 4 a lot while developing this game.

    STORY. As most have said, can TLoU stand alone without Part II? Absolutely. It's just an expansion to the story of Ellie as an adult. You're not missing out on anything by not playing it. The story is really long though, you're bored at several long points during the game. I spent so much time running around areas as well trying to find items that it distracted me from the goal of what ND was trying to do and that was tell and impactful story but I had to collect items. I didn't have so much of an issue with one major plot point most gamers did, I think it was actually a good move in creating a new story to adventure through but I--personally--wasn't happy with ND's personal agenda this time through. Is the game divisive? Yeah, it is. It's a violent game but so was the first one, this shouldn't be a surprise. But the whole gay pride and pushing that agenda seemed pretty lame. At least in TLoU Bill's character was subtle, that was the way to do it right. There's just not enough characters to write a descent review for this. It's an okay game in the end, just not a ND masterpiece as previous games.    … Expand
  55. mostzevahc
    Jun 22, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I was deeply excited for this game, and just as some of these other reviews, I was disappointment with the story. In my opinion the gameplay was fun the character interactions between Joel and Ellie in flashbacks and Dina and Ellie in real time were nice, however, the ending was depressing. It was depressing in a way leaving you with no closure. And of course, killing of the main character of the last game in a horrid way was hard to believe, and then having to play 8+ hours as the person who did it made the matters all worse. It was fun, emotional, and interesting, for the most part, but left me disappointed that NaughtyDog messed this one up a bit.… Expand
  56. Silly_umbrane36
    Jun 22, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. After finishing the game, my feelings were mixed. The graphics are the best you’ll find on the PS4. This is seriously a great game to look at. The music is written by Gustavo Santaolalla who kills it once again for this game. In fact, some scenes ride purely on the graphics and music to illicit an emotional reactions and I found these scenes incredibly insulting. The gameplay is a solid B+ for me. I often would get frustrated when popping out of cover as the enemy was able to get a shot on me faster than I could Iine up an accurate shot on them. What I realized is that the game is trying to encourage frantic dashing around the map. I would be most successful when I popped off a headshot from stealth and then quickly relocated myself to avoid the onslaught of enemies moving in on my location. I think this works well enough but I wish the game had a little bit stronger aim assist by default. Now onto the story. I don’t want to go too in depth here so all I’ll say is that this game is filled with situations that feel so unbelievable and forced. The story as a whole is both unappealing and unrealistic given the context of the first game. And 10 hours are spent playing as the antagonist, trying to earn sympathy from the player for this character. This falls completely flat and what you’re left with is hours of pushing yourself through the story just to get back to the characters you actually care about. Overall I don’t think that this is the sequel that the first game deserved, and I’m looking forward to doing another play through of that first game to cleanse my palate.… Expand
  57. Mio_signore
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    Первые 10 часов вышка! Геймплей на 10 из 10, но вторая половина игры и отсутствие выбора в конце все портит. 5/10
  58. BHam
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    Sure the graphics and audio are great, but the story is a stale revenge plot that doesn't even have a good payout towards the end, I mean Red Dead Redemption 2's epilogue does the revenge story better. Gameplay is the same as the first game, except now you can go prone and you can now jump. Don't get me wrong I respect all the devs and actor's/actress's who put in work into the game, butSure the graphics and audio are great, but the story is a stale revenge plot that doesn't even have a good payout towards the end, I mean Red Dead Redemption 2's epilogue does the revenge story better. Gameplay is the same as the first game, except now you can go prone and you can now jump. Don't get me wrong I respect all the devs and actor's/actress's who put in work into the game, but in my opinion the game's story could've been much better.… Expand
  59. Usernamereview
    Jun 22, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. When I first heard people weren't going to like the game, I was nervous about how it would affect me when I experience the game for the first time. I didn't want anyone to die, but Joel did. But is it a bad game? No. Is it a masterpiece? No. This game has flaws, which made me not care about the story. The most fun I had with the game is when I had to get the boat as Abby with my "friend" strangely enough, that kid reminds me of Atreus from the god of war(btw a masterpiece), I enjoyed that mission because of the crazy **** that is happening all around the character, but that's beside the point. Graphics are always good, its naughty dog ofc. The control feels unresponsive from time to time. The combat is the strong point of the game. The way enemies react when their friends die, and they call out their names in anger and sadness, this made me wonder how they would improve from this? The gore is realistic to the point that I stop and sometimes see the enemies' heads on how it was impacted by a bullet. Also, the environment is always breathtaking; I like how detailed every house looks on how they were run down and in ruins, I thought that was cool. In the end, This with death stranding might go down as one of the polar games in recent history; I enjoyed the game just like how I do with a Mario game, don't care about the story, and focus all on gameplay. I give this game a 7/10
    +gameplay
    +creative combat
    +environment details
    +graphics
    -Story(thats all im gonna put)
    -Ending(Why?)
    -No choice for player
    -controls feel unresponsive

    (Please note that this is my opinion on this game, i beat the game with 20 hours in and might might not put more anytime soon. I might also review other games that interests me in the later future. My apologies if my sentences are hard to understand or read.)    … Expand
  60. X-Ploit
    Jun 23, 2020
    7
    This game takes you on a rollercoaster of feelings right from the beginning. The gameplay is awesome, challenging at times yet easy to learn. Graphics/Mechanics could've been better but considering the limits of the ps4 system Naughty Dog have done a great job of taking advantage of what it offers. There are plenty of popular games that make me want to just rush trough the game withoutThis game takes you on a rollercoaster of feelings right from the beginning. The gameplay is awesome, challenging at times yet easy to learn. Graphics/Mechanics could've been better but considering the limits of the ps4 system Naughty Dog have done a great job of taking advantage of what it offers. There are plenty of popular games that make me want to just rush trough the game without thoroughly exploring it, but not this one. It made me want to explore every corner of it and I still missed so much. The game does a very good job of making you feel like you truly are in a post-apocalyptic world with its destroyed environment literally collapsing under your feet, ghost towns, constant fear of getting jumped at, nature taking back what humans took from it and the limited resources that force you to make your every shot count. The reason this is not 10/10 Is because the story left me with a big question mark after finishing it. It started tragically, ended unexplained and not satisfyingly enough. It just felt like all the bonds I had with the first game were spat at and left dead on the ground (you know the reference).… Expand
  61. Ekol
    Jun 22, 2020
    7
    The end is not the best and the history neither, but the productor do this for a reason, the grafics are Amazing, and the gameplay is great, that why I think that a 7 is good but a 8 is too much
  62. Thegamingnoob10
    Jun 22, 2020
    6
    So far I have not completed the game I’m 7-8 hours in. Sure I guess in certain parts it gets better. But if u really really liked the first game to the point where it’s up there for your favorite games of all time, like me, you will be severely disappointed. Just as skill up nailed his review it disappointingly lacks the moments of light and character the first had.... When I finish I’llSo far I have not completed the game I’m 7-8 hours in. Sure I guess in certain parts it gets better. But if u really really liked the first game to the point where it’s up there for your favorite games of all time, like me, you will be severely disappointed. Just as skill up nailed his review it disappointingly lacks the moments of light and character the first had.... When I finish I’ll list my final rating. If metacritic let’s me of course.… Expand
  63. Ismelariosa
    Jun 23, 2020
    5
    Game has great visual, sound and animation. Unfortunately that's where the good ends , combat is slightly better then the original but nothing new here , the store is a complete disaster. Fans of the original and new comers will despise this. There's no pay off for anything emotional scenes fall flat, characters don't act like themselves and do things just because they have to for theGame has great visual, sound and animation. Unfortunately that's where the good ends , combat is slightly better then the original but nothing new here , the store is a complete disaster. Fans of the original and new comers will despise this. There's no pay off for anything emotional scenes fall flat, characters don't act like themselves and do things just because they have to for the story to happen nothing feels natural or real. Game focuses more on pushing a agenda even at the determent of beloved characters and it's story! If it wasn't for the visual s and sound and animation this game would be a 0. However it's hard to appreciate it when the story makes you want to uninstall the game and throw it into a fire I give it a 2/10 but have to give it a 5 since they must have payed metacritic stop stop negative reviews… Expand
  64. MuhamedaliX
    Jun 23, 2020
    7
    The game as a mechanics and graphics and sound design is top tier but the story is **** ****
  65. goHash
    Jun 30, 2020
    5
    When a developer decides to insult those gamer's who've journeyed with them, felt highs and lows with them, in the name of a specific Agenda, ... good graphics, excellent world building and great game play can no longer be enough. They have decided to lead us by our collective noses down an alley to what they believe gamer's 'want' and 'need'. Games as an art IS ESCAPISM, yet here we areWhen a developer decides to insult those gamer's who've journeyed with them, felt highs and lows with them, in the name of a specific Agenda, ... good graphics, excellent world building and great game play can no longer be enough. They have decided to lead us by our collective noses down an alley to what they believe gamer's 'want' and 'need'. Games as an art IS ESCAPISM, yet here we are being virtue signaled round every story twist and loading polygon.

    Shame on you Neil and whoever decided on this direction, you've just proven that you don't know your own audience that has spent countless hours and so much money on your products.    … Expand
  66. BEAGLEKING
    Jun 23, 2020
    5
    Good game but not as fun as the first one.
    Abby was alright but she lacks a something, I can put my finger on it but if there is a dlc fix it.
  67. overratedhuman
    Dec 10, 2020
    6
    It gets points for keeping me entertained for about 30 hours. Half the game you play as Ellie and half the game you play as Abby, and I don't know what they were trying to do but I think I'm not alone when I say, I don't like Abby, I don't want her to succeed and after finishing the game, I didn't at any point wanted her to succeed.
    I could have accepted the non satisfying ending and the    It gets points for keeping me entertained for about 30 hours. Half the game you play as Ellie and half the game you play as Abby, and I don't know what they were trying to do but I think I'm not alone when I say, I don't like Abby, I don't want her to succeed and after finishing the game, I didn't at any point wanted her to succeed.
    I could have accepted the non satisfying ending and the premise of the story if at least I didn't have to pilot a character I wholeheartedly disliked.    … Expand
  68. GameThinker
    Jun 24, 2020
    6
    From a technical standpoint, this is the swansong that PS4 deserved to showcase the console. But from the undeveloped characters, muddled narrative and events that leave most players scratching their heads at the logic of it leave this game in a state of disrepair. What could have been a masterpiece for the PS4 on it's last legs remembered for years has now turned into the most despisedFrom a technical standpoint, this is the swansong that PS4 deserved to showcase the console. But from the undeveloped characters, muddled narrative and events that leave most players scratching their heads at the logic of it leave this game in a state of disrepair. What could have been a masterpiece for the PS4 on it's last legs remembered for years has now turned into the most despised follow up in this generation.… Expand
  69. Coffen
    Jun 23, 2020
    5
    was a game with pleasure, I do not understand where so much negativity a big beautiful world and a pretty good story
  70. panikaa
    Jun 23, 2020
    5
    The game is absolutely standard, it does not have revolutionary graphics, but still it is not bad, but it is full of feminism. The head of the city is a woman the main characters are women. Of course you may disagree with me but this is my opinion.
  71. Gniyehz
    Jun 23, 2020
    5
    the story of this game destroy the emotion of players who have played TLOU, and It's a really really bad story that teach players how to become a human.
  72. CommandG0
    Jun 23, 2020
    6
    The Last of Us Part II is an ambitious game that exceeds its predecessor in gameplay and visuals but falters significantly in regards to the story. Game mechanics introduced in the sequel improve the gameplay loop and the combat animations look fantastic and provide a variety of interactions when combating enemies. Environments look beautiful, best that Naughty Dog has ever produced.The Last of Us Part II is an ambitious game that exceeds its predecessor in gameplay and visuals but falters significantly in regards to the story. Game mechanics introduced in the sequel improve the gameplay loop and the combat animations look fantastic and provide a variety of interactions when combating enemies. Environments look beautiful, best that Naughty Dog has ever produced.

    Now, with regards to the story, Naughty Dog introduces multiple themes and ideas in Part II, but fails to truly flesh them out in an emotionally and rationally satisfying way. The same can be said for the characters, both new and old, with characters having little development and rarely with any payoff, with many characters' story lines abruptly ending with little fanfare. By the end of Part II, both the player and the characters are in such a low point both physically and emotionally that you come out of the experience wondering what the point of it all was? Unfortunately, The Last of us Part II's response to that question is such an unsatisfactory, weak, and vague answer, that it ultimately leaves a bitter taste in the player's mouth to the whole Last of Us Part II experience.    … Expand
  73. Raguer
    Jun 23, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Buen juego, pero para mí desaprovecharon mucho a Joel.
    Debimos haber jugado más con él.
    Al final hay un excelente mensaje.    … Expand
  74. BaturalpBato
    Jun 23, 2020
    6
    the person reading this article should know about me i am not a last of us or x box or ps4 fan
    Now let's come to the main event, the game is neither too bad or not good
    Also, as someone who has played the first game, I can easily say that compared to the first game. very bad the real reason why it is so bad is definitely a story can be said but what makes the game good is game play    the person reading this article should know about me i am not a last of us or x box or ps4 fan
    Now let's come to the main event, the game is neither too bad or not good
    Also, as someone who has played the first game, I can easily say that compared to the first game. very bad the real reason why it is so bad is definitely a story can be said
    but what makes the game good is game play graphic world design and development now my decision is that the story is fluent and beautiful at first
    it also has a start that draws you in. obviously it is played for 3 hours in a row at first without ever leaving the game
    but when you get in the middle of the game you can start to get bored slowly
    but when you get to the end you are begging for the game to end, especially when you play the memories of Abby you are getting cold from the game.
    and we came to the final, I think it was the worst and the most disgusting end compared to the game history
    Even if a person wanted the end of a game, it wouldn't end so badly
    In short, my comment is that the beginning of the game is perfect, the middle is meh, the end is disgusting
    If you are going to buy the game, I can recommend it to you for game play and for the pleasure felt when you hit that npc. but the decision to take for the story is up to you
    so in short, it eliminates game hunger    … Expand
  75. Monkeyrage122
    Jun 23, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I get why this game is getting hate. I don’t think it is deserved (except for the parts where you play as Abby). I personally liked the game, the thing that felt off was the tonal shift. It happened so suddenly that it caught me off guard. One second you are a agile badass killing clickers left and right, then the next you are a refrigerator playing fetch with a dog. The ending wasn’t something that I expected to be so hollow. I was left with an unfulfilled feeling in the pit of my stomach. It felt like my 20+ hours of gameplay amounted to nothing, but after a while it made since( even though it was pretty stupid). My take on the ending was that Ellie wanted to end the cycle of violence by not killing Abby(which was stupid). Anyways Ellie ended the violence by mowing down hordes of people only to not kill the person who killed her father figure and her best friend. The person who stripped Ellie of almost everything/one she had know. Even upon Ellie’s return to her home, she is stripped of her family and 2 fingers. All in all the revenge Plot didn’t really work for a game like the last of us. I applaud Neil and his team at Naughty dog for creating a unique experience in tlou2 but it is impossible to follow up a masterpiece. I still loved playing this game I just think that they needed someone on staff to think of pacing and placing, because it was a bit of a mess.… Expand
  76. nockeeee
    Jun 23, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game does a great job in technical aspects like graphics and animations but was mediocre in game play mechanics like melee and ranged combat. The auto-aim was not very good, since it was not always locking the aim on the target. There was also no target locking for the melee combat, which can cause a problem when u dodge the enemy attacks. Mostly i lost the enemy in my sight, when i dodged their attacks. The AI was ok. But the story was terrible in every aspect. The game was boring maybe half of the game play time, since the story is terrible and a couple of times makes no progress for 3-4 hours. You just loot and fight the enemies. The main goal of this game is story telling. But the main story is not good/interesting. There are also some ridiculous parts in the story. Most annoying one is that Abby was helping 2 newly met Scars children and by doing this she was taking on her faction. The game could be one of the best games ever, if the story was a good one. But now it is just a okay game.… Expand
  77. Bengalm
    Jun 23, 2020
    5
    The game looks great on a hdr tv. Great acting, ok story. Mediocre outdated gameplay. The arenastyle battles get boring and repetitive as the story lumbers on. Move to an area, kill everything then loot stuff and open safes repeat. It was not the sequel I've been waiting for. I give it a "it's ok" out of 10.
  78. Effex
    Jun 23, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Disappointing! What the hell with the history?? I love the rest of the game, but the history is the worst of this year.… Expand
  79. PenguinStuntman
    Jun 23, 2020
    5
    Loved it! Such a gorgeous game. The story was interesting, heartbreaking and captivating. Have to play it again while we wait for the multiplayer.
  80. Bean_Demon
    Jun 23, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game has crazy good lighting, the graphics are astounding, and the music is so good. This is truly next gen stuff here. However the writing could use some work; the flashbacks are really good though it truly has the spirit of the first game. Now everything that happens in the present is not as good. You can tell early on in the game where it just doesn't sound normal like it's forced in a way. Also some of the characters just do some stuff that isn't in there nature. They try so hard for you to sympathize with Abby, but it's hard to. I know that Naughty Dog can write incredible stories, and I think that's one of the main reasons it got so much hate. Now I wouldn't call it a bad game because it isn't. I also wouldn't call it the best game it's an average game. If it wasn't for the visual, and music part of the game then it would have flopped for sure. Also it's not the actors fault, so stop attacks them. They did the best with what they had.… Expand
  81. adasik
    Jun 23, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Сначала мне нравилась эта игра, но ровно до того момента когда мне пришлось играть за Эбби, мне не понравилось за нее играть, потому что я не смог вникнуть в её историю, ее переживания. Геймплей Эбби мне показался слишком затянутым.
    Также я заметил что все мужчины в игре показаны злыми, с всеми отрицательными качествами(видимо на это повлияли феминистки). В игре присутствуют ЛГБТ персонажи, но это не ломает лор игры.
    Концовку я оценю на 5.5 из 10.
    Я ждал не ту игру, пес не смог перепрыгнуть самого себя.
    Не могу не согласится с другими рецензиями, сюжет-мусор.
    Если бы не было первой части, я бы поставил 7.5 из 10.    … Expand
  82. DavidP223
    Jun 23, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. this game is not what i expected story i expected story of joel and elie nat elĺie and abby… Expand
  83. jeremy-
    Jun 23, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Its surprising that a game with 10/10 graphics and a 9/10 soundtrack and decent gameplay could only receive a 6/10, but thats where I would rate TLoU2 due to its story.

    For some context, the previous entry TLoU1 was a story set in a dystopian/miserable world that had a story fundamentally about love.. and hope. With all the tragedy that they underwent, it was the juxtaposition of hope and Joel/Ellie's story that carried you through the game.

    TLoU2 was a story set in a dystopian world about love and hate/revenge, (At least on Ellie's story). Without the aspect of hope, and given the context of the story... unfortunately there was very little redeeming about this game in terms of story. You had a miserable world and a miserable revenge plot. This was the authors intent and the author succeeded in this mission. Yes, there were some other intentions such as exploring the concept of revenge and forgiveness, but this was felt as secondary to the prime directive to make you miserable.

    I think the authors of the story looked it on paper and perhaps in the context of film and thought it would be an artistic masterpiece, because the story on paper seems beautifully woven and with intricacies and nuance to its themes that if explored differently might have been enjoyable. But in the context of a video game it simply didnt work. The miserable, hopeless story detracted from what could have been a game with similar global appeal as the original. The CHOICE of hopelessness is something I cannot understand for a video game. A video game is 25-40 hours long, not 2 hours long. It is NOT the same as a movie. Hopelessness for 25-40 hours is an ill-informed decision, especially escalating hopelessness.

    Expanding on this point, in most video games, EG survival horror games like (Resident Evil, Dead Space, Wolfenstein, the Evil Within, Silent Hill, etc), you are enduring hopelessness but at a third wall level you know you are the protagonist and you think that you will come out okay in the end. The brutal murder of Joel in the beginning of TLoU2 eradicates any semblance that this is the case. You are enduring actual hopelessness for 25-50 hours. I felt this game was basically the equivalent if as Christopher Nolan decided to make Dunkirk 30 hours long as an artistic vision. This kind of experience is not designed to be 30 hours long and any reasonable person should know that the game needed hope to make it endure, (like as was contained in the first game). Its was as if Neil doesnt actually play video games so he doesnt understand that this is not a movie and how his vision would actually translate into a game.

    Expanding further, playing Abby was ultimately repugnant and unenjoyable. This is not toxic masculinity or bias, this is the general consensus and it is strongly correlated with being a "gamer", IE, whether you adored the first game. The character that brutally murdered Joel because her father refused to not murder his (basically), adoptive child is not an ethical grey. Despite condemning the world, western societies are not the collectivist societies of Russia/China, etc. Western societies are individualist societies that value the individual human life. For not even CONSULTING with Joel he has the western moral right, and Abby was in a typical moral wrong, (from the western societal level). Despite any potential redemption path for her, the decision to make you play as her is repugnant from the perspective from any member of a society that values classical liberalism and individualism.

    Finally, and a point of contract. Here is my proposal for how the story SHOULD have gone, but why they didnt because current year is 2020. I actually agree that Joel's death could be fitting and even poetic, but not the way he did. If Joel has to die, imagine that they give you the game with him and he dies at the end. The story gives you the whole game to process that BEFORE hand with hints (through context of the story and the situation they are in), that he might die. At least throughout the entire game there is the HOPE that it will turn out okay. Imagine that they come for Joel and murder dozens of people and threaten the town but dont get Joel. Joel and Elly head out and explore the revenge and all the themes the same way. And by the end of it, some sort of conflict/hostage situation has to occur, and right when they are at the finish line, Joel decides to sacrifices himself for Ellie as HIS decision, and somehow throughout the course of the game or at the end he can deliver the same message that the end of this game had, to live her life and not get revenge. This is the story that makes sense, but it was the story that they couldnt tell because they wanted to tell a more progressive story. There is nothing wrong with progressive messages, I think its great to give hope to marginalised groups. But this game decided to decapitate the obvious, beautiful, poetic story.. for a progressive story that didnt make sense.    … Expand
  84. CruiserGB
    Jun 23, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. * Graphically speaking it is stunning. The attention to detail is impressive.
    * Gameplay very similar to the previous inception, with some added twists to keep from feeling too old hat. Being able to go prone (what's with that annoying thrumming noise) and jumping are welcome additions - although the jump mechanic needed more attention. There were too many instances where a missed jump came down to requiring that you stand on a very precise spot (with no indication otherwise).
    * The AI should have been tweaked to a more challenging standard. Examples of the weak AI: 1. Ellie could lay prone in grass and literally wipe out an entire squad of bad guys using the grab and stab technique. 2. Ellie could stab a Clicker and kill via a stealth takedown, but she couldn't stab kill them otherwise. 3. AI characters would call out the discovery of a dead comrad, then go back into a patrolling path loop within seconds of alerting the rest of the enemy. 4. Clickers need multiple shots with most weapons, even to what would be described as the head area, but a single normal arrow to the same area would take 'em out.
    * Pet peeve: Being able to detect enemies on the other side of the walls was routinely nullified, for the sake of a horror movie style jump-out-of-nowhere suprise element. Multiple checks of an area that would indicate no enemies present, only to be attacked as soon as you entered the room - which would then be filled with the enemy. Why give the player the ability to detect enemies if you repeatedly discount it for some cheap scare tactic?
    * Story was engaging, with periodic flashbacks to fill in the backstory elements and paint a broader picture of the major characters. It dealt with a quite the range of emotions and attitudes, fairly consistently well done. I felt that the second half could have put more time into the father-daughter relationship, which would likely have endeared me more to Abby's pain of loss. Also, Ellie's abrupt end to her life on the farm felt far too rushed.
    * Crafting didn't hold a lot of surprises, although the proximity charges were a nice addition.
    * The progression system was quite well done, proving players with a fairly expansive list of skills that could be improved upon. One of the few areas where it felt you were able to evolve the character's abilities to your own liking.
    On a more personal note: I get that a lot of people wanted a repeat of the first game, with more of the same Joel and Ellie elements. This game was primarily about Ellie and her obessesion with revenge. And it was about Abby, who also was obessed with the same desires, under similar circumstances. There's always two sides to any story, and I felt the writers did a decent job of potraying that this game world.    … Expand
  85. delcid0391
    Jun 23, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. No es el mejor juego ni tampoco el peor. La jugabilidad y las gráficas son lo mejor. La historia y el mensaje que transmite deja mucho que desear.

    Yo comprendí la intención de la historia y todo lo que quisieron hacer pero hubo momentos tan controvertidos que lo correcto era permitir que los jugadores pudieran elegir el final de la historia. Que en base a todo lo vivido y a la cantidad de horas innecesarias de juego, por lo menos se pudiera elegir el desenlace. Tantas horas de juego para un final sin sentido hace que se comprenda perfectamente porqué algunos usuarios le han dado puntuaciones tan bajas al juego. Ahora bien, hay muchas cosas de la historia que sí merecen 0/10. Si las enumero todas, me extendería demasiado. Por enumerar una, que no es la más importante: Que una mujer embarazada fume marihuana con su novia, deja muchísimo que desear. Qué mensaje desean transmitir a la sociedad con eso? En fin, doy un amable 5/10 por jugabilidad y gráficas porque la historia es un verdadero esperpento que no es digna ni siquiera para las personas que nunca han jugado un videojuego.    … Expand
  86. azzakazam
    Jun 23, 2020
    5
    I am overwhelmingly disappointed by Naughty Dog's decision with how the story for this game is written. I LOVED the original game but for a whole host of reasons, the story here is just an embarrassment.

    Graphics - 10/10
    Gameplay - 10/10
    Story - 03/10
  87. manaalktebi
    Jun 24, 2020
    7
    its bad and bad and bad story line, with old game play and good Graphics,
    its only take 5 years for that :(
  88. ran_inc
    Jun 23, 2020
    5
    Graphics are amazing, gameplay is fun - but the story isn't very good and the game is too long for the story even if the story was good.
    The second half of the game is annoying, boring and has no characters I cared about - couldn't wait for that part to end.
    By the end, you get no resolution and you feel like the whole game is just a filler to get the next game with different    Graphics are amazing, gameplay is fun - but the story isn't very good and the game is too long for the story even if the story was good.
    The second half of the game is annoying, boring and has no characters I cared about - couldn't wait for that part to end.

    By the end, you get no resolution and you feel like the whole game is just a filler to get the next game with different characters that no one cares about - very disrespectful for the main two characters of the first movie, who did not even get this game really about them.    … Expand
  89. Roguecrusader
    Jun 23, 2020
    5
    When it comes to the overall gameplay it's pretty solid. AI is better then the first one, it's far more brutal giving a great sense of visceral action. the game part of this game is good aside from it feeling more repetitive around the last third of the game. The story on the other had is a whole other beast. the overall conflict of the game can only happen by joel being inconsistent withWhen it comes to the overall gameplay it's pretty solid. AI is better then the first one, it's far more brutal giving a great sense of visceral action. the game part of this game is good aside from it feeling more repetitive around the last third of the game. The story on the other had is a whole other beast. the overall conflict of the game can only happen by joel being inconsistent with what his character is established as. the pacing is excruciatingly sluggish, where long stretches of the game are being played but you feel as if no progress is being made in the story. And for almost 40 percent of the game i'm playing as a character I don't care about and would rather see jump of a cliff anytime I am given the opportunity.

    the first 7 hours of the game I thought people were overreacting about this game and that it might actually be better then the first one. but by the end of it not only was I DEAD WRONG but I felt as if I just wasted 30 hours of my life.    … Expand
  90. OUTATIME95
    Jun 23, 2020
    5
    Spoilers ahead: The death of Joel was necessary to push the plot along. Playing as abby was not. She is as shallow as a kiddy pool which is only multiplied by the fact that you take control of her right after the game hits its climax. You're stuck being forced to empathize with a character who's very existence and gameplay feels like padding it goes downhill from there leading to a verySpoilers ahead: The death of Joel was necessary to push the plot along. Playing as abby was not. She is as shallow as a kiddy pool which is only multiplied by the fact that you take control of her right after the game hits its climax. You're stuck being forced to empathize with a character who's very existence and gameplay feels like padding it goes downhill from there leading to a very disappointing ending.… Expand
  91. Loksta112
    Jun 23, 2020
    5
    Absolutely the worst follow up. What were these people thinking. Do not buy!!! This website is blocking 0 and 1 star reviews on purpose. Bloody politics. Even though it's 5 it's a big fat ZERO!!!
  92. Dallerix
    Jun 23, 2020
    6
    My experience playing this game starts out very strong and during the first 15 hours or so I thought for sure I was going to play a New Game+ right after finishing it. Unfortunately the performance drops off substantially after about the halfway mark.
    Ironically the Story is the weakest point of the game. It starts out compelling enough but the decline is steep and steady right until the    My experience playing this game starts out very strong and during the first 15 hours or so I thought for sure I was going to play a New Game+ right after finishing it. Unfortunately the performance drops off substantially after about the halfway mark.
    Ironically the Story is the weakest point of the game. It starts out compelling enough but the decline is steep and steady right until the ending which is criminally unsatisfying. I don´t care about any of the new characters and none of them even come close to Joel and Ellie from the first part.
    The game looks amazing and the gameplay is actually very fun. I enjoyed exploring the vast areas of the game, collecting resources, crafting and modding my weapons. The changes to the combat system are minor but sensible. The battles are tense, action packed and brutal.
    The Last of Us Part II is not a bad game. I enjoyed playing it and even though the story, the supposed heart and soul of the game, was a sad caricature of the original, I still finished it within a few days and couldn´t lay off the controller. So I can´t honestly rate this game too badly.

    If you´re new to the series or don´t really care about it you´re going to have a good time with it, just wait until it´s on sale. But if you´re like me and you love the first game, Part II will leave you with an overwhelming feeling of disappointment.
    I don´t think I will ever replay this game.    … Expand
  93. BigBo14
    Jun 23, 2020
    6
    They said you cant give a low score so I’m trying this bad boy out to see if its true

    0 didnt work
    1 didnt work
    2 didnt work
    3 didnt work
    4 didnt work
    5 didnt work
  94. Deren
    Jun 23, 2020
    7
    Good game with bad narrative building, some blind boring spaces and forced to be longer than it should be... And the end is questionable, also it makes everything looks pointless. I would give it 7.5/10 Like I enjoyed it, but with some regards. :D In my eyes, it was worth buying. ^^ :D
  95. lastofanal
    Jun 23, 2020
    5
    This game is extremely disgusting, look at all the spamming positive reviews from bots, and they are now deleting negative reviews because Sony warned them doing it. Do not buy it, otherwise you are probably going to vomit all over your places. Worst game ever!!
  96. Jekl2002
    Jun 23, 2020
    7
    Игра не плоха.А в техническом плане-это лучшая игра поколения.Но вот есть проблемы с сюжетом( ЛГБТ не причем ),геймлэй конечно это вкусовщина,но он мне лично надоел спустя часов 15,не позволяет мне поставить выше оценку
  97. Jodierm
    Jun 23, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Visually, the game is stunning. I do understand the upset from some, but I am looking at this game from both view points. Do I wish the story had been told differently? For some parts, yes. Joel is, and will always be, my favourite to control.

    Playing as Abby allowed us to get another POV, which was needed. We saw the reason they acted as they did, and their motivation. It gave depth to what could have been a one dimensional villain.

    I enjoyed my play through, and yes there are issues at times with the story telling, it was still a solid game.    … Expand
  98. Xerixtai
    Jun 23, 2020
    5
    I cannot put into words how disappointing i am in this game. I was mad at all the people **** on the game because i assumed it was bandwagon against a developer who i truly respect and the first half of this game is amazing. Then you get to the second half with the worst possible story and character you will ever meet. In the end it wasn't even worth it 25 hours of buildup for nothing atI cannot put into words how disappointing i am in this game. I was mad at all the people **** on the game because i assumed it was bandwagon against a developer who i truly respect and the first half of this game is amazing. Then you get to the second half with the worst possible story and character you will ever meet. In the end it wasn't even worth it 25 hours of buildup for nothing at all and we lost the great ending of the first in the process. i cant give this a 0 because it is good at times and stunningly beautiful.… Expand
  99. TheWolfHarper
    Jun 23, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Жалко, что из-за такой игры мнения людей разделились. В ней нет ничего особенного, хотя большинство «экспертов» считают, что это вершина индустрии игр. Хотя и говорит, что игра отвратительная тоже не стоит. Лично для меня в игре больше минусов, чем плюсов. Плюсы: концовка игры нормальная, героини неплохо раскрыты. Минусы: продолжительность (серьезно?! 30 часов одинаковых зачисток локаций и собирательств? Перемудрили Вы, ребята), странные решения с сюжетными поворотами ( убить некоторых персонажей, Которые могли бы улучшить связь между двумя героинями - тоже не гуд для меня). Очень разочаровал момент с линией Яры и Лева - могли бы хотя бы им реплики прописать, а то Эбби бегает и уничтожает тех людей, с которыми они жили с рождения, а им вообще пофиг. Игра не шедевр, журналистам «спасибо» , что вводите людей в заблуждения, и дайте наконец поиграть за Томми… Expand
  100. emilingous9
    Jun 23, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Extremely unsatisfying ending, and they force you to play HALF of the game as Abby a character I hated throughout all of the game, and at the end when we were finally supposed to kill her ellie **** let's her go. While the story is kinda weak what saves it from is definently is the gameplay, a major improvement of the first and I had fun throughout all of the game.… 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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