The Last of Us Part II

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  1. Arct1cSn1per
    Jun 20, 2020
    2
    The first last of us had an amazing story that really carried the game on its back, so for the sequel, the graphics, combat, gameplay, almost everything is better, although i wish they made it as smooth as Uncharted 4.
    This story no one cares because a 1/3 of the game you dont want to play a character. the game is about 25 hours long average, give or take, that is almost 8 hours of a    The first last of us had an amazing story that really carried the game on its back, so for the sequel, the graphics, combat, gameplay, almost everything is better, although i wish they made it as smooth as Uncharted 4.
    This story no one cares because a 1/3 of the game you dont want to play a character. the game is about 25 hours long average, give or take, that is almost 8 hours of a character no one cares for. if you want to play this game for the story of Joel and Ellie, just dont play this one, its not good with story.

    i would give it a 3 but i give automatic minus one for the developers treatment of displeased fans, so a two for me.    … Expand
  2. spidey171201
    Feb 22, 2022
    0
    One of the worst experience in Gaming. It hurts my feeling after playing this game. The visual are great for last-gen and gameplay has improved since part 1 (still getting bored after 3 hours playing), but these factors can't save the game. Because the story is the core of this game. Once it's suck, the whole game is f*cked up.
  3. chrisellam97
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Although there are many reviews claiming that they don't even care about the SJW nonsense and their negative take is actually based on the fact that naughty dog destroyed character and created a terrible story, however, these two points are completely mutually inclusive in this case, the character was destroyed and the story was of poor quality BECAUSE OF the politics, not in spite of them of apart from them. Killing a main character in this case is SJW politics, as it serves to advance and support the SJW agenda, these points cannot logically be separated. In this particular case, you can not say you are not concerned about the SJW politics but you are concerned in the disrespect of character as the disrespect of character is because of SJW politics. If they'd killed him for another reason your point would be valid and sound, but as they did not, its not valid or sound.… Expand
  4. selcukkesen
    Aug 6, 2020
    10
    It was completely awesome experience both gaming and storyline.. The people who rated low this masterpiece should stop watching Hollywood movies with straight and cliche storylines...
  5. lilbigplayer
    Mar 10, 2022
    10
    One of the best games i've ever played. The direction e the execution of the narrative is one of the most impressive things that i've ever seen on any entertainment content. You need to be a very mature and open minded person to get close to the level of undestanding in each hidden meanings that the game try to tell. Outstanding.
  6. E_Anonimo
    May 29, 2021
    0
    Se nota una mejoria en la jugabilidad, tanto la inteligencia artificial de los personajes, y los graficos han mejorado bastante, sin embargo, la historia fue bastante floja, el mensaje final es "la venganza es mala" cosa que no tiene mucho sentido con la primera entrega. Ademas de eso, gran parte del juego se concentra mas en las relaciones amorosas que otra cosa. Decepcion total, seSe nota una mejoria en la jugabilidad, tanto la inteligencia artificial de los personajes, y los graficos han mejorado bastante, sin embargo, la historia fue bastante floja, el mensaje final es "la venganza es mala" cosa que no tiene mucho sentido con la primera entrega. Ademas de eso, gran parte del juego se concentra mas en las relaciones amorosas que otra cosa. Decepcion total, se esperaba una mejor trama.… Expand
  7. DengKevin
    Jun 29, 2020
    4
    Beat the game in 15 hours. Did not enjoy it at all.

    Nothing wrong with killing a main character. They do it poorly.

    Nothing wrong with sad endings. They do it poorly.

    Nothing wrong with showing the other perspective. They do it poorly.

    The pacing of the game is done poorly.

    The graphics are good.
  8. Malakhyas
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    Game full of sjw bullsh***t, with a story that makes any fan of the first game disappointed, the only good thing of this sjw garbage is the graphics and gameplay.
  9. icarusflying
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    Huge disappointment. ND ruined this franchise. Graphics look good but story, too f.cking bad. Thanks for that...
  10. MarceloJunior64
    Jul 6, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Excelente jogo, com uma parte técnica impecável e um enredo com uma carga emocional altíssima, pra mim o melhor jogo da geração!!
    #RipJoel S2    … Expand
  11. Chris_Pirtle
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    The worst game in the history of gaming. Waste of time to play. Just replay the first one. Naughty Dog should just make some more Jak and Daxter. Bet they missing Crash Bandicoot right now.
  12. EaglEBeKA
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. ГРАФИКА ШЫКАРНАЯ Механики хорошие
    Сложность нормальное
    Зомби или как их таи вышли хорошими
    Сюжет гавно на гавне срач лютий ппц 0/10
    В целом 3/10 потомучто это не ласт оф ас а
    Месть на мести кароче гавно    … Expand
  13. Mory
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Worst game ever made bad story and abby
  14. raphay
    Jun 27, 2020
    6
    Part II nails a number of things that make most games great. The controls feel incredibly tight and fluid. The presentation is remarkable, and will likely end up being the best of this console generation. The voice acting and motion capture is top-notch, as we've come to expect from Naughty Dog over the past decade. Yet despite all of this, I can never see myself replaying it. In fact, IPart II nails a number of things that make most games great. The controls feel incredibly tight and fluid. The presentation is remarkable, and will likely end up being the best of this console generation. The voice acting and motion capture is top-notch, as we've come to expect from Naughty Dog over the past decade. Yet despite all of this, I can never see myself replaying it. In fact, I would struggle to recommend this game to anyone; especially not fans of the original game.

    In many ways, the Last of Us Part II falls into the same mistakes that made The Last Jedi reviled by most fans of that franchise. In an attempt to be subversive, Naughty Dog loses sight of what made the first game so universally loved by critics AND fans. In an attempt to be poignant, they just come off seeming pretentious.

    To make matters worse, the latter half of the game amounts to what is essentially an aimless side-quest, with the only motivation to push through coming from the promise of a pay-off in the finale which never comes.

    Part II is a visually stunning game, but when the glitter wears off, all we're left with is a story for masochists who enjoy being taught a lesson they already know.    … Expand
  15. MegaDerp
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    An emotional roller coaster.
    I love when creators take ideas in different directions even if it involves great risk. I truly believe that it worked here. Instead of going a traditional route and making Joel and Ellie go out as heroes it puts a twist on everything. At the end of it all it makes you question if it was all worth it and leaves a lasting impression that some may find    An emotional roller coaster.
    I love when creators take ideas in different directions even if it involves great risk. I truly believe that it worked here. Instead of going a traditional route and making Joel and Ellie go out as heroes it puts a twist on everything. At the end of it all it makes you question if it was all worth it and leaves a lasting impression that some may find unsatisfying, but to me was well worth it.
    Other than the story, gameplay and sound is fantastic as expected.    … Expand
  16. FatHatman2003
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My most wanted video game this year, so far...turned to be very disappointing. If we're regarding technical part of naughty dog's product, there are no questions, the game is wonderful, competing with red dead redemption 2's detailing level and graphics. I'm not lying, it's a technical masterpiece. But, regarding the story, i have several questions. What happened to female characters, they're all so ugly, with male-like bodies. I'm not sexist, but it looks weird.
    Also, what happened to straight-white males protagonists, they are missing. Also i'm not sexist, but it's discrimination, story runining choice.
    In which point of game developement, naughty dog choose to kill Joel and replace him with a weird trans antagonist. This literally destroyed me. Killing the best protagonist of all time, how it's a good choice?
    Okay, i'll throw my right-wing education, and ask another question: What happened to the story, it's awful, where's is the excellent the last of us part 1 plot? Okay, but what happened to critics score, why it's higher than first one? Or all critics are just left'wing liberalists that don't give a damn about the actual game, posting payed reviews just to support their ideology? To show that i'm right, look at ign us's review, and highly conservative ign japan's review. I think the second was more trustful. Last few words.
    Naughty dog made a game full of liberal, radical feminist, lgbt propaganda, instead of making an actually good product. P.S. I wasn't able to hold my anger until the end of my gameplay, it's just heartbreaking, and i'm hopping that metacritic will not take down my review    … Expand
  17. SerGjant
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    The imposition of the views of SJW. It is not necessary to impose the views of the minority on the majority..
  18. Tridentam
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Prove that beautiful graphics is not enough.
    What a mess, what made the first game one of the best game of all time? The history The gameplay from 1 and part 2 are decent but to be honest is nothing exceptional is a basic 3rd person shooter. But here its the same formula with such a terrible history that somehow manage to bore people playing for the first time and piss off people who love the first one. And man what a trainwreck is this history that leads nothing to nowhere, with plot that make absolute no sense. Also metal gear fans will know the felling....you want to play with they advertise to you right? You buy the game to play with the character the "sold" to you in the trailers, in their ads. Well guess again you Will spend half the game playing as a character who torture a beloved character from the franchise. Naughty dog/Neil druckman tries so hard, be bold put a powerfull history and Sens a message and all this blahw blah...that turns everything in a huge cliche.
    Just ignore all dialogues, cutscenes and the first game and you might have a good time. Imagine John Wick letting the guy who killed his dog walk away after killed hundreads of people, cause you know...revenge leads tô nowhere bla, bla,bla.
    WHAT A SHAME WHAT THEY DID WITH THE FRANCHISE.    … Expand
  19. AngronRedAngel
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    laughable fail and weird disgusting twitter fanfiction
    + nice graphic
    + technical side + combat would be good but me playing as little girl and beating adult men breaking any immersion - ridiculous pro alphabet and anti christian propaganda - no respect for the players - no respect for the tlou 1 and fan fav characters - disgusting s*x scene - sony and ND actions against youtubers    laughable fail and weird disgusting twitter fanfiction
    + nice graphic
    + technical side
    + combat would be good but me playing as little girl and beating adult men breaking any immersion
    - ridiculous pro alphabet and anti christian propaganda
    - no respect for the players
    - no respect for the tlou 1 and fan fav characters
    - disgusting s*x scene
    - sony and ND actions against youtubers
    - pathetic story with cliché message about killing is bad (which doesnt matter in gameplay anyway unlike for example in death stranding which actually managed to push killing is bad message into gameplay well)
    get woke go broke shills
    wait for ghost of tsushima if you want great PS4 exclusive game    … Expand
  20. megaultrasupert
    Jul 21, 2020
    0
    Looks very nice, that's about it. But who cares about graphics. Graphics have been oke since 2005 so I don't really care.

    I do care about gameplay and story. They suck balls. Gameplay is the same as the first game.
    We don't have to argue about story, everybody knows it's bad.
  21. max243
    Oct 14, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. (updated)
    Regarding the first teaser-trailer: Joel is only in Ellie's head, giving only one possible direction as a theory. It did not promise anything. This was the only logical "theory" that has now been confirmed.
    Also, regarding the "scam" of the Release-Date trailer: Joel might have been alive originally and Druckmann changed it later. However, I don’t think so, I think this was done intentionally. Not to fool their audiences but to scare them or something. Yes, the media team made the cuts between scenes too fast, true. But: Like in the first teaser, Joel (as Jessie) here could be a hallucination (he wants her to stop), because she expected Joel, everywhere she goes she has Joel on her mind. You can see her hopeless face, after she sees Jessie’s face.
    Well, this was only for explanation reasons. This is not confirmed or anything, but it does make sense.

    Actual review:
    I have played a lot of masterpieces, The Last of Us Part II might be the best of them. Personally, I enjoyed other games more (bc this game is mostly not about fun), but purely objectively TLoUPII is the best game, or at least in the top 3 games of all time. I enjoyed it with various emotions, shed tears and laughed. Please don't listen to haters and finish the game first, form your own opinion. The gameplay, story, acting (check out the facial animation), the characters, the graphics are all top-tier. The story could have been better, by that I mean that the order of events could have been structured differently. The pacing certainly isn’t perfect. Certain scenes split the player-base, are completely logical though. Everything of what comes before and after these scenes was done insanely good. The overall game is a masterpiece of writing that I have rarely seen in any media. And no, I have finished a LOT of games, but only this game has captivated me, entertained me that much. I usually rate games based on facts, not necessarily supported by my own opinion and TLoUPII does not deserve anything below 9/10, sorry. It's unbelievable how much work and love (and cruelty) was put into this project.
    I hope the PS5 version fixes a few things, adds 60fps and ray-tracing. Maybe there will be an optional story-order to choose from, or additional paths.
    We’re still waiting for Multiplayer Mode (as a stand-alone) and it’s coming soon.
    I currently give it 96/100. The PS5 version will probably top that.

    Thanks for reading.    … Expand
  22. nodeadsam
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    I am really disappointed on this game, the plot is so bad and didn't make sense at all. What happened to Naughty Dog? You all need to play this game time to time and play through before the game released, I doubt the staff of the Naughty Boy do the right thing to provide spoiler in advance is the right thing to do.
  23. theyffeson
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. graphic game note 10/10, gameplay 8/10 and story 2/10.
    really ended up with the first game, if guy was never a fan just played the first one for playing, or even played the first game he will give a score of 10 in this TLOS2, but those who are a real fan cannot fail to give a score according to how they feel in their hearts .    … Expand
  24. FinFlik
    Jun 25, 2020
    10
    Замечательная игра, замечательная история, развязка, персонажи, да и вообще все. Я просто не вижу минусов, я бы может и хотел их видеть из-за порой навязчивого лгбт, высосанной из пальца завязки про месть, или же 40% игры за Эбби. Но нет, серьезно. Лгбт здесь встречается на улицах Сиэтла в виде радуги на флагах или графити на дороге. Да, это странно в рамках постапокалипсиса, но неЗамечательная игра, замечательная история, развязка, персонажи, да и вообще все. Я просто не вижу минусов, я бы может и хотел их видеть из-за порой навязчивого лгбт, высосанной из пальца завязки про месть, или же 40% игры за Эбби. Но нет, серьезно. Лгбт здесь встречается на улицах Сиэтла в виде радуги на флагах или графити на дороге. Да, это странно в рамках постапокалипсиса, но не критично. Любовь главной героини-это не пропаганда лгбт. Это просто любовь, и если не показывать ее в течение игры так как ее показывают разработчики, то нельзя бы было передать должным образом мотивацию, переживания и чувства персонажа. Мы же не за мстительную машину смерти играем, а за 18 летнюю девушку. Завязка действительно кажется банальной и высосанной из пальца, но чем дальше играешь, тем все интереснее и сложнее становится, и закручивается в огромный клубок из чувств, сопереживания и восторга от происходящего. Ну и эти 40% игры за Эбби, то чего я сам побаивался и не хотел-забудьте. Игра, сюжет, масштаб того, что происходит во время игровой сессии за неё просто поражает. Эбби великолепна, раскрыта и показана нам полностью, она замечательна. И вы, возможно, сможете ее полюбить не меньше Элли. Я почти смог. Игра шикарна, огромное спасибо разработчикам, это колоссальная и кропотливая работа, вплоть до мельчайших деталей.… Expand
  25. Volkhva
    Jul 11, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Gameplay sometimes can be boring and doesn’t offer anything new to the genre, level design is great - as always in ND’s games, however I play for the STORY. It unfolds slowly but as it approaches the end, it explodes with the complexity of emotions. Dialogues are intelligent and interesting, and the scenes are beautifully intimate. Last but not least: great job with the swap, finally someone did it, and did it right! Good job, Dogs!… Expand
  26. Merrr
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Мужики - козлы! Бабы и ЛГБТ - лучшие!
    Если у тебя между ног что-то есть,то ты не имеешь права ни на что!
  27. Bozonini
    Jun 27, 2020
    0
    This game has amazing graphics! But what really ruined this game is forced political and swj message.
    They try to brainwash you like netflix. Charcters gender and sexual orientation feels forced and i feel like the game is less about the actual “tlou” and more about swj lgbt feminism promotion. There are game like The Witched 3 who deliver all those messages in much friendlier form
    1    This game has amazing graphics! But what really ruined this game is forced political and swj message.
    They try to brainwash you like netflix. Charcters gender and sexual orientation feels forced and i feel like the game is less about the actual “tlou” and more about swj lgbt feminism promotion. There are game like The Witched 3 who deliver all those messages in much friendlier form

    1 of 10 for bringing personal political views into the game and forcing far leftist swj. It was very selfish move and most of the gaming community feels neglected    … Expand
  28. Hongz
    Jun 29, 2020
    0
    Shame on you. This game is truly wrong and the garbage of the year!! It did not make me understand the connection with previous one and there is no point keeping title, “the last of us”. Big disappointment and I’m done with this game!
  29. Johnpotter147
    Jun 24, 2020
    10
    Amazing game, I was speechless from the beginning to the end. Naughty Dog we love you and thank you for this masterpiece.
  30. Carnazey
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    I will never forgive naughty dog for this piece of crap.Please be a good human and DO NOT buy this game. The Gameplay is pretty good but there are plenty of games out there with much better gameplay. Do i even need to talk about the story?
  31. Simonello
    Jun 26, 2020
    3
    The game passed, I could say something really worked out here directly put. Not all the last game, really in the top three, constantly catch yourself thinking that it's stingy. Play on this ugly number in general, do not think, the plot is just banal and from the first minutes it is clear what will happen. Compared to the first part of this particular downgrade, I regret that I survivedThe game passed, I could say something really worked out here directly put. Not all the last game, really in the top three, constantly catch yourself thinking that it's stingy. Play on this ugly number in general, do not think, the plot is just banal and from the first minutes it is clear what will happen. Compared to the first part of this particular downgrade, I regret that I survived 1800 UAH, and it is very common for something not to return the money for this rubbish. I will not buy more games from this studio… Expand
  32. Redriot47
    Jun 25, 2020
    2
    Just been done with the game and got to say it's way worse then I thought. It's disappointing to be honest as they try to feed you an unwanted story by making you play as Abby after and before she kills Joel.
    The Gameplay and Graphics are good but the AI is stupid as hell. The enemies don't even response to your Allies. Dina crawls right beside them and they pretend they don't have eyes    Just been done with the game and got to say it's way worse then I thought. It's disappointing to be honest as they try to feed you an unwanted story by making you play as Abby after and before she kills Joel.
    The Gameplay and Graphics are good but the AI is stupid as hell. The enemies don't even response to your Allies. Dina crawls right beside them and they pretend they don't have eyes and it's laughable. I understand most games now provide an Ally so the gameplay is not as boaring or so that it doesn't get lonely but dude. Put in the extra effort to polish it and make the AI to detect your Allies as well.
    The starting of the game where we first get to see the settlement was so good . If they really wanted they could have gone in a different way and tell us a heartwarming lovable story but they had to be disrespectful to its fans and put in their **** agenda and make it worse.
    If you are a new comer you will enjoy the game but for the fans of the previous it just fuels us with harate and ending the game with saying violence is bad after Ellie killing thousands of innocent people .
    The game might as be named The End of us and not the last of Us.
    I have a huge games collection but I particularly shared this game from a friend because I have no wish to help the developers for being disrespectful. You don't make us Love a piece of work and then destroy it for your **** agenda. Might as well make a new IP for it.
    Anyways I didn't enjoy the experience.    … Expand
  33. nwilloughby
    Jun 26, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Pros:
    This game is beautiful!

    Game play is crisp excluding the dodge mechanic which needs work.

    Cons:
    Game doesn't let you play your way it forces you to sneak sometime while forcing you to flee others which is fine just not my style.

    Linear story could have been opened up more like the first area to allow more exploration and open world feeling.

    The story is terrible or at least half of the story, I have never played a game that seems like it was made by two completely different teams. Playing as Ellie is great, and Abby is a chore.

    The main mechanic is playing one side then the other when both are not equal in quality this does not work.

    TLDR: They missed the mark with this game, and it is only exacerbated by "game journalists" who refuse to give an unbiased review. I wanted to love this game however after over 20 hours I could not stand to play it any longer making this the first game I have ever traded in on release week.    … Expand
  34. MrFrijolero
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    It takes a bad game to get a low score. It takes a downright insulting one to get a zero. But because if I rate a 0 my score doesn’t count I have to give it a 1. Everything about this game's plot is either nonsense or spits on everything the original game stood for. I am honestly enfuriated that so many people excited for this game are going to be let down by a game that is essentiallyIt takes a bad game to get a low score. It takes a downright insulting one to get a zero. But because if I rate a 0 my score doesn’t count I have to give it a 1. Everything about this game's plot is either nonsense or spits on everything the original game stood for. I am honestly enfuriated that so many people excited for this game are going to be let down by a game that is essentially someone's hate boner for the original.
    I don't even care about the SJW parts. I care about how dirty they did all these characters, making decisions so unbelievably stupid that it makes you wonder if they're just new characters pretending to be the old ones. I really don't know what happened here.
    This is like if Sonic Team made a game where sonic is considered the bad guy for all the human machines he destroys. A ludicrous idea that is fan-fiction at best.    … Expand
  35. 3mcd
    Jun 22, 2020
    1
    Decepcionado totalmente.
    Arruinaron a los personajes y el final es una broma de mal gusto.
  36. Tzanegmr
    Jun 30, 2020
    7
    Game is good. Story... not that much. It has its ups and downs, but overall it falls short. But goddamn, it looks absolutely breathtaking the whole game.
  37. Zedman422
    Jun 26, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I typically don't write reviews for anything but this game compelled me to do so. Let me preface this by saying I love Naughty Dog games. I loved the Uncharted series and the first Last of Us. Upon completion of this game, I was left with a very stale taste of my mouth. Major spoilers going forward.

    First, the good. Graphics, gameplay, voice acting, landscapes, and designs. I enjoyed the combat and the game never felt too hard at all (I died in a couple of spots but nothing too bad). However, most people are playing this game because of the story and, let me tell you, that is where the whole thing falls off a cliff.

    In the first two hours of the game, you are introduced to a character named Abby. You even play as her a little bit in the beginning. From the get-go you can tell something is off with her. Throughout the beginning, you come to realize that Abby and her friends are there to kill Joel. Joel and Tommy find Abby in trouble during a blizzard/zombie hoard and rescue her. When they get back to the house her friends are at, that's when things take a turn.

    Ellie finds Joel and Tommy but then watches as Abby puts the finishing touches on Joel's face with a golf club. Now we have the building blocks of a revenge story (since Abby and her friends conveniently let Ellie and Tommy live). The first half of the game, I was super on board. Yeah let's go **** up Abby and her friends. Nobody ****s with my boy Joel and gets away with it. The first day in Seattle was great. You are traveling around with Dina (your girlfriend) in an almost open-world type feel where you are finding points of interest and finding extra loot.

    You proceed to play three full days in Seattle with lots of drama and good mixtures of action between zombies and humans. Dina is pregnant (from her ex who you actually meet up with at one point) and you are trying to find Tommy who set out before you to get revenge for Joel. Eventually, you get to a point where Ellie kills two of Abby's friends (the only two people on that side worth giving a damn about) and leaves her map with their marked location next to their bodies.

    Alright, first off... come on. This is Ellie we are talking about. Also Tommy and Jesse were there so none of them picked up the map? Fine, whatever. Abby finds you, kills Jesse (the ex) and is holding Ellie at gunpoint. Then the game completely changes for me and this is where I began to hate it.

    The game then proceeds to take you all the way back to Seattle Day 1... but as Abby. You then get to play ALL THREE days in Seattle as Abby. So you spend half the game making me hate this person and then try and spend the other half of the game trying to get me to feel bad for them? **** that. The whole time I was playing as Abby I was telling myself "they can't seriously be making me play all three days as her, right?". They did. Abby even gets to face off against a giant infected that would have been way cooler to fight as Ellie. Honestly, I got Abby killed a lot on purpose just to make me feel better. She is scared of heights? I should throw her off this building just because. Should I watch her get her neck broken? Sure.

    The worst though was after you get through all three days with Abby, you are now back at the theater holding Ellie at gunpoint and you literally have a boss fight AGAINST ELLIE. I let Ellie kill me at least 20 times hoping that the game would just say "The End" but no, they make you beat Ellie before you can proceed. I thought what game turns you into the villain and asks you to fight the main protagonist? Are you serious? Imagine you're playing a Zelda game and halfway through Nintendo decides to have you play as Ganondorf for the other half of the game.

    Needless to say there is lots of death but every mainish character gets to somehow live. Look at it this way, when Abby is done with Ellie (I mean she really lays into her) we have a ridiculous situation. Ellie is weak and beaten up, Jesse is dead, Dina is knocked out, pregnant and shot through the shoulder with an arrow, and Tommy is shot in the head and leg bleeding out in the lobby but the game shoots forward at least a year or so to Ellie and Dina living in a farmhouse. How the hell did Ellie get back to town with Tommy near death and Dina injured while also being injured herself?

    Eventually, you get to the end and you don't even kill Abby. You see Joel in a flashback as you're about to kill her and let Abby live. You go through the entire game wanting to kill Abby and you don't even get to complete the revenge. In fact, you actually free her from her death and give her a new lease on life. Then Ellie goes back to the farmhouse, fingerless and unable to play the guitar and everyone she ever loved is either dead or left (Dina and the baby).

    I get that the world is **** and not everything is flowers and rainbows but holy **** Ellie deserved so much better. **** Abby.    … Expand
  38. Berserk9
    Jun 25, 2020
    5
    Great gameplay and amazing story... I loved and enjoyed the gameplay ignore the haters experience the game and be yourself the judge
  39. DonCorneo
    Jun 29, 2020
    9
    Really amazing overall even if there is some questionable moments. I want to play it again and again!
  40. Titotitoburg
    Jun 20, 2020
    2
    The Cringe of Us 2.

    Ellies character is so edgy and unlikeable now, always has a smart ass comment. Who is this supposed to appeal to? The writing seems forced and contrived. Unrealistic and takes you out of the experience. Abby and the characters surrounding her as well. The story and pacing needs alot of work; Naughty Dog really mismanaged this Title; It could've been amazing but    The Cringe of Us 2.

    Ellies character is so edgy and unlikeable now, always has a smart ass comment. Who is this supposed to appeal to? The writing seems forced and contrived. Unrealistic and takes you out of the experience. Abby and the characters surrounding her as well. The story and pacing needs alot of work; Naughty Dog really mismanaged this Title; It could've been amazing but instead its just kind of meh.

    Good news is the Graphics are stunning and the voice acting is believable. Points for that, but so much was lost on the Plot and the Gameplay here.

    Naughty Dog built a Lamborghini filled it with **** and took the tires off. Nobody wanted that.    … Expand
  41. Rosieg26
    Jun 22, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Cagaram com histórias do jogo, ainda tentaram fazer a gente gostar a força de um Personagem (abby). Nota 3 somente pela gameplay a única coisa que presta no game, destruíram um game que era maravilhoso… Expand
  42. Bizba777
    Jun 30, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Game of thrones all over again seven years of waiting for disappointment. The grafix are great, control is OK and story is trash.… Expand
  43. dragonbgn
    Jun 21, 2020
    10
    Amazing! IMO better than the first game, they're both a 10 from me so I guess there isn't much wiggle room haha. Won't spoil, play it! Its just amazing!
  44. ALonelyOrphan
    Jun 23, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. After playing through the entire game I can safely say that this is one of the darkest and depressing games I have ever played. Let me break down my thoughts about this game in individual categories as a huge Last Of Us fan.

    Graphics 10/10: I don't think anyone will argue that this game looks like a work of art. One of if not the best looking PS4 games we have ever seen. No complaints here.

    Gameplay 9/10: The game runs and plays exceptionally well. I beat the game on the hardest setting and the last few hours of the game was a real test of ammo conservation and stealth. I loved the little details like each npc you kill in the game shouting their friends name after you kill them. The hand to hand combat also is superb all your punches or slicing and dicing feels extremely organic and real Naughty Dog really built on the first game and delivered in this category as well.

    Story 4/10: Now this is where some controversy may set in. Let me first start off by saying I completely understand what the developers were going for and if you view this game as a tragedy you really can appreciate the twisted and dark nature this game is all about. HOWEVER with that being said this comes as the expense of the original Last Of Us cast that we have all come to know and love. Obviously (SPOILER WARNING HERE ON OUT.)

    I really enjoyed the relationship between Ellie and Dina the beginning of the game plays out really well help build that relationship (THE REASON I DIDN'T LIKE THE STORY HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH LGTBQ REPRESENTATION). Of course this all gets demolished by the end of the game but we will get to that later.

    The problems with the game begins only a few hours in when Joel, who at this point in the story is a shell of his former self after he has told Ellie about what really happened in the end of the Last of Us 1. Along with Tommy find Abby, a unknown strange survivor we just met and rescue her. They flea back to Abby and companies hideout because of the massive hoard of infected chasing them. Once inside the hideout Tommy and Joel just willingly give up their full names and location of their hideout to these complete strangers they just met. This moment effectively makes Joel and Tommy look like total idiots and not only goes against their beliefs of not trusting anyone because (they're you know wanted men and such) but ultimately is the reason for Joels downfall as he is killed. Not only this but Joel is killed so violently that you just want to play as Ellie and rip Abbys head off.

    At this point in the story it goes back to Ellie and Dina going around trying to find clues about Abbys location which I really enjoyed! It showed how Ellie and Dina has great chemistry and they complimented one another really well. Than everything goes down the drain after about the halfway point of the game.

    The game completely changes focus from our two protagonists and now shifts solely on Abby yes the same Abby who viciously beat and murdered Joel one of the most loved characters in the franchise. Now had Abby's story happened prior to the events of Joels death this could of worked SO MUCH BETTER. Instead the game asks you to forgive and forget what happened to Joel because Joel killed Abbys father at the hospital (Despite Joel killing hundreds of people prior to this that one person really mattered they try and convince the player) This doesn't work at all because of how out of order the pieces are you already hate Abby and they expect you to take her side over Ellies. There is a clear favorite here in the fans eyes and it's Ellies not Abby. Did anyone actually enjoy beating Ellies face in at the theater I would love to know?

    Finally the ending... oh boy. Ellie so overcome with grief and regret with the tragic loss of Joel during a time in which Ellie was just starting to forgive Joel for lying to her that she risks destroying her family she has made with Dina that she goes out on one final request for vengeance (which the game has been all about up to this point) Both Abby and Ellie have killed several other characters in the game like Jesse, Owen, Mel, Tommy (Yes I know he didn't die but he should be dead) ect. just to get to one another. Ellie leaves Dina and their home finds Abby and Lev (Lev is a great character just sadly introduced with Abby who everyone already hates) Ellie fights Abby one final time and right as she is about to kill her lets her go... Just says you know what screw it not worth it despite losing literally everything she has ever had and I do mean everything.

    This kind of finale satisfies nobody. Abby sales off having lost her father, friends and lover. While Ellie loses the same than credits role. Now one can argue that the whole final act is what they intended and wanted to show how much each character lost with zero gain but IF that is the case than we needed to care about Abbys character which sadly I didn't at all. Wish I could write more but I'm out of characters =(    … Expand
  45. MitchellJenkins
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Positives:
    - Incredible acting
    - Best graphics of the generation
    - Downtown Seattle is basically an open-world
    - Despite their best efforts, Joel & Ellie are still the best character
    - Flashbacks of Ellie & Joel are the best part of the game
    - Combat & stealth feels amazing
    - Infected are a lot scarier than Part 1
    - Outstanding depth and amount of things to customise
    - Handful of amazing action-packed and nerve-racking missions

    Negatives: | Here we go...
    - Joel would never go into a groups house just outside Jackson and give his name away knowing there are hundreds trying to hunt and kill him. Nearly 30 years in the apocalypse you’d think Tommy would be a bit smarter than to give away Jackson’s location, home to hundreds.
    - How could you kill off your most beloved character by caving his head in with a golf club? Arthur Morgan is a great example of how to kill a loved and well developed character, sacrificing himself for someone he loves. In Joel’s case that should’ve been Ellie.
    - There is little to no character development between Ellie and Dina.
    - You’re forced to play as Abby, the one who murders Joel for over half the game inan attempt to want to make you like her, I know, what the ****
    - You’re once again forced to play as Abby, but this time you have to try to kill Ellie
    - Tommy gets shot straight through that face but somehow survives
    - Jesse has such a forgettable death
    - Ellie has basically no development over the course of the game as she still wants revenge at the end.
    - So after killing hundreds and finally get to Abby (again), she ends up not killing Abby because she sees Joel, which surely would make Ellie want to kill Abby even more, but no, Abby gets to live and Joel gets his head pounded with a golf club

    Overview -
    With all of its positives, I cannot give this heap of dog **** more than 2 for the incredibly disappointing story.    … Expand
  46. gui3x86
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    Very poor writing with tons of bad dialogues, not-interesting characters, non-sense choices. Cheap violence. Gameplay almost didn't evolve after 7 years since the first game (2013). Puzzles are limited to push things. No multiplayer mode. Animations and visuals are the only good stuff.

    This is like the Star Wars Episode IX of the games. A technical praise with a very poor writing that    Very poor writing with tons of bad dialogues, not-interesting characters, non-sense choices. Cheap violence. Gameplay almost didn't evolve after 7 years since the first game (2013). Puzzles are limited to push things. No multiplayer mode. Animations and visuals are the only good stuff.

    This is like the Star Wars Episode IX of the games. A technical praise with a very poor writing that even hurts its legacy. "A masterpiece of disappointment"    … Expand
  47. paul___review
    Jun 28, 2020
    0
    Just finished going through the story, and have to say it was fairly boring. The gameplay/combat was fine, but it seemed like it never built upon the original. The graphics were amazing, the music was also good. The story just never got going, I sort of wish they would have just ended as a dream sequence. It wouldn't have saved the story, but it wouldn't have left you with a "whyJust finished going through the story, and have to say it was fairly boring. The gameplay/combat was fine, but it seemed like it never built upon the original. The graphics were amazing, the music was also good. The story just never got going, I sort of wish they would have just ended as a dream sequence. It wouldn't have saved the story, but it wouldn't have left you with a "why aren't these characters growing"… Expand
  48. WS7
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    The Last of Us 2 is the worst game I've ever had the pleasure of not playing. It fails to live up to it's predecessor in every single way, especially the story. This game is not just disrespectful to the franchise and the fans, but also to the gaming industry as a whole. We're better than this. Quite possibly the worst AAA game of all time.
  49. ibracn
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    1out of 10 just for the Joel cameo otherwise it deserved 0 I'm gutted I have nothing else to add.
  50. dev7x
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Don't force me to play Abby, I just want her to die. It is really UNCOMFORTABLE.… Expand
  51. steve282
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    Disappointing Story with boring and depressing gameplay. If you are a fan of the first game you will hate it.
  52. Exequt
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Very bad sjw game. Do not recommend this sht anyone. Better play diablo 2 or smth.
  53. OnlyR0ck
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    Графика - 8/10
    Геймплей 7/10
    Сюжет 1/10
    По итогу играть в это нудно, скучно и не интересно, это выкинутые на ветер деньги. Не советую покупать эту игру
  54. Anrut
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    Boring videogame if you don't like history, mechanics and AI exactly the same as the first part of 2013
  55. kjhxxx
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. By forcing you to play the object of anger.
    It is just arrogance to try to teach users.
    Garbage part 1.    … Expand
  56. TyrionLagginste
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    The Last of Us Part II destroyed everything I loved about the first game. Enough said.
  57. UnsavoryTortois
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    **** story, nice visuals but it’s a story driven game so if this nihilistic demonisation of loved characters is the story it’s a no From me. The games soul purpose is to make Ellie Joel and Tommy look like bad guys and some muscle bound random is made to look like the good guy. Joel and Ellie also get super depressing story arch’s and traumatic endings. While Abby the unlikable**** story, nice visuals but it’s a story driven game so if this nihilistic demonisation of loved characters is the story it’s a no From me. The games soul purpose is to make Ellie Joel and Tommy look like bad guys and some muscle bound random is made to look like the good guy. Joel and Ellie also get super depressing story arch’s and traumatic endings. While Abby the unlikable unredeemable experiment of a character gets a redeeming story and ending full of hope.

    Also this game preachy af.    … Expand
  58. Bunowayne26
    Jun 24, 2020
    10
    Amazing game, don’t listen to people on the internet complain about it and judge for yourself.
  59. New_001
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    If this was just some pretentious indie game, then sure, that's fine and dandy. The problem is, Druckmann knew what he was doing, and he ended up dragging everyone through the mud with him. Clearly, because of what happened leading up to the release of the game, most (if not all) were unsatisfied with the work environment, which is why we got leaks in the first place. Was it intentionalIf this was just some pretentious indie game, then sure, that's fine and dandy. The problem is, Druckmann knew what he was doing, and he ended up dragging everyone through the mud with him. Clearly, because of what happened leading up to the release of the game, most (if not all) were unsatisfied with the work environment, which is why we got leaks in the first place. Was it intentional sabotage by the Dr. Uckmann himself? I don't see how else things could've turned out like this for both the characters in the game and the people working on it. I hope it's not another Star Wars scenario where people start harassing the actors who had nothing to do with the script, though. This game deserves the negativity, not the people working on it. 2/10 just for the effort everyone else gave. We all know it's the fault of only one person.… Expand
  60. iam4celtics
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    No commitment to the characters we fell in love with in the first game. Forced SJW agenda. A very poorly written, generic revenge story with massive plot holes. An absolute middle finger to the fan base and one of the biggest storytelling meltdowns we have ever witnessed.
  61. EvilNando
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    Gorgeous graphics and sounds, sadly all the rest suffers from political agenda pandering to minorities killing established characters of the franchise and making a 20 hour revenge plot that simply does not delivery and serves only as a medium for pissing of the established fanbase
  62. Billo1985
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    We wanted a game not a political statement, stop this propaganda we don't want it
  63. drurick
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Wrote a 5000 word review, Metacritic deleted it. So here I am again with a TL;DR this time.

    The whole game is a vengeance quest. ND forces us to play as the villain for almost half the game to elicit empathy for the antagonist but fails miserably mostly due to horrid writing and unlikable characters. Imagine playing as Micah in RDR2 and Rockstar expecting us to feel empathy for him by giving him a love interest and a dog. In this case, we get the daughter of random NPC that Joel killed in TLOU1, Abby, who gets her revenge (kills Joel within the first two hours of the game) and rides off into the sunset. Ellie, who has somehow not fallen into one of the many gaping plot holes in the story is now left alone sans two fingers, Dina's gone, Joel's dead. She walks off into the forest.

    The end.
    2/10 - Would not play again
    2 for the artists who worked on an amazing game visually - huge props and condolences to have worked with a team of writers who've butchered this franchise.    … Expand
  64. Sam72
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. More like watching a series most of the time and the game play is not very different compared to the first game which came out 7 years ago. I'm disappointed as I really enjoyed the first game and I feel like I have been deceived with all the critic reviews. Very disappointing… Expand
  65. Fried_Teemo
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Factors of PC ruined this game. They can't make good games themselves. They always hitch a ride many good games.
  66. Dekunut
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Coming from a legitimate review standpoint this game has been atrocious to play. The story can barely progress itself and what were once fluid multifaceted characters are now cheesy 2d machines. I have never before been unable to complete a game, but now is one of those times. I made maybe 5 hours into this game before I decided I needed to take a long break from it indefinitely. One of the major issues I had with this game was the gratuitous sex scenes throughout, and what felt like Naughty Dog putting diversity into a game for sales. This game feels genuinely exploitative towards the LGBT community because it uses multiple LGBT characters as sales points and fan service. If they were to introduce an LGBT character who mas more than a flat character who's entire personality was not based on their sexuality/gender that would be great. I think diversity in games is something that needs to happen, but in this game the characters that are meant to be inclusive are more representative of a cardboard cutout than an actual inclusive character. I would highly dissuade anyone from buying this game if they were a fan of the original last of us. The plot will wear you down and feel nothing like the original game. I would not recommend this game.… Expand
  67. junnu24
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Pretty disappointing after the first game. It sucks that Naughty dog would give their political views priority over actually making a half decent game.
  68. Arzdms
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Did you see the stark contrast of the scores here? How the Critic Reviews are able to give this game a very shining score of 9 or 10?

    Now, look at the User Reviews, filled with complaints about how the story has been butchered just to fulfil some political movement agenda and killing a beloved character for nothing. See the difference? No? Let me get you in on this. The User    Did you see the stark contrast of the scores here? How the Critic Reviews are able to give this game a very shining score of 9 or 10?

    Now, look at the User Reviews, filled with complaints about how the story has been butchered just to fulfil some political movement agenda and killing a beloved character for nothing.

    See the difference?
    No? Let me get you in on this.

    The User Reviews contained people who ACTUALLY PLAYED THE FIRST GAME. It is filled with people who loved (or still loves) the dynamics and relationships between Joel and Ellie, and those who felt something when they realized that a game's story, can touch people's hearts.

    TLOU2 butchered everything that TLOU has done for us. No gameplay changes, the game world is empty (although very beautiful, kudos to the designers), enemy AI is probably the dumbest you've ever seen, all in all, the game looks very dated.

    Combine all of that with the fact that the story is a nonexistent mess about murder and violence, and at the end of the game, the developers took a step further and tell you 'no no no, revenge is bad, you cannot kill.'

    Now, look at that 85-90-95-100 score from the Critic Reviews. Where the **** does it come from? How the **** are they even grading this game? Do they actually finish the game? This is overhyping up something for the sake of nothing but money.

    This type of corporate stupidity has to be stopped. If I'm able to refund my purchase, I would do so gladly.

    Worst $60 I ever spend.

    At least Game of Thrones season 8 killed Daenerys.    … Expand
  69. BigBaddaBoom
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    Loved the first game. Have given up after the first 8-9 hours on the second. It's nothing but a celebration of absolute depression and ultra-violence. Awful story. Characters that you hate. Violence that's way over the top. Messages rammed repeatedly down the player's throat. Naughty Dog has done everything to subvert the players' expectation of the sequel but as a result, have created aLoved the first game. Have given up after the first 8-9 hours on the second. It's nothing but a celebration of absolute depression and ultra-violence. Awful story. Characters that you hate. Violence that's way over the top. Messages rammed repeatedly down the player's throat. Naughty Dog has done everything to subvert the players' expectation of the sequel but as a result, have created a most unenjoyable experience. If you enjoyed the first one make sure to avoid this sequel. It's awful.… Expand
  70. Killua145
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    The Worst game of all time. It makes you fight your beloved characters. You can't connect with its new characters and it makes you play as someone you hate for more than half of the game. :-|
  71. vanessanvr
    Jun 30, 2020
    2
    I as the girl who played 1, forced myself to end the game, it couldn't be as bad as it looked if the "criticisms" were so good and 1 is one of my favorite games of all time. Really this story is offensive.
    The main thing about this game was the plot and they destroyed it. They left the game full of flawed scripts, it was bad. Unfortunately spoiled my gameplay. More than once they forget    I as the girl who played 1, forced myself to end the game, it couldn't be as bad as it looked if the "criticisms" were so good and 1 is one of my favorite games of all time. Really this story is offensive.
    The main thing about this game was the plot and they destroyed it. They left the game full of flawed scripts, it was bad. Unfortunately spoiled my gameplay. More than once they forget or do not mention things about the first game to try to direct the public's view to what they like. I see it as a lazy script, which plays low to try to thrill us and, in the end, feels empty (as empty as the characters by the way).
    In addition, you are forced to play with characters without charisma, in an attempt to empathize with them, which did not convince me at all. My distaste only intensified (do you really want to paint this character as a nice person after she brutally tortured someone who saved her live? Really?!).
    I saw people defending history based on politics and for me the question is not this, it is bad writing, bad plot. It is sad to see how much work they had done developing this game to be wasted by bad script.
    The graphics and soundtrack are beautiful, but for me beauty is only skin deep.
    I am really sad to have waited seven years for this and to have spent 12.38% of my country's average salary for it.
    I do not think this game deserves a zero, for all the work that have been done. But unfortunately, I can't give a higher score for such a disappointing game.    … Expand
  72. TedMosly
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As a player and fan of the first TLOU, I'm really disappointed with this sequel.

    I appreciate that Naughty Dog wanted to "dare", by killing Joel, the protagonist of the first chapter, but it is the motivation that pushes Abby to kill him is really forced for me. Naughty Dog could have killed him in many other different ways.

    But the thing that made me angrier than this is that after Abby tortured Joel, first shooting him with a **** shotgun in the legs, then repeatedly hitting him with a golf club, at the end of the game, Ellie FORGIVES Abby for all that that she did and lets her live! All this does not do justice to Joel who treated Ellie like a daughter! (especially seen in flashbacks during the game)    … Expand
  73. ariparty420
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is the 2020 of videogames, starts great and kicks your heart out of your ass within a few hours. It's easier to blame the strawman of incels and gamergaters than to acknowledge that the game is extremely divisive. Same playbook as the new star wars trilogy and i am not here for it. Im an LGBTQIA+ woman, so no, this is not based on me being any of the buzzwords you want to throw out. A pretty game with a story that seems written for a creative writing class in middle school. Also the bad optics of releasing a game where you watch the man that you (Ellie) loved like a father get beat to death ON FATHERS DAY WEEKEND, leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Im heartbroken for the characters, the people who spent years working on this, and all the fans who DIDNT see the spoilers, DIDNT read the users reviews, and BELIEVE all the outlets saying everyone who is rating this negatively hates LGBT or didnt play the game.… Expand
  74. MiniatureBigMac
    Jun 21, 2020
    3
    The Last of Us Part II has a real problem telling a story. The plot is mangled and characters do things extremely out of character that make no sense when considering the first game's plot. It all feels very forced and uninspired. It's heartbreaking to see such a legacy be thrown away like this. You can tell the writers sat down and and really focused on characters instead of a story.The Last of Us Part II has a real problem telling a story. The plot is mangled and characters do things extremely out of character that make no sense when considering the first game's plot. It all feels very forced and uninspired. It's heartbreaking to see such a legacy be thrown away like this. You can tell the writers sat down and and really focused on characters instead of a story. They decided to write this story based around characters they really wanted to broadcast, as opposed to writing the characters that fit the story, into the story they wanted to tell. The game suffers immensely because of this and likely won't be a patch to fix it. At this point, I'm just hoping not to see a third.

    Also, isn't it a bit odd reviewers could only talk about a small portion of the game? Almost like they're hiding something in the latter half? That 95 is definitely not truthful. I think the voices of the actual fan base here are a lot more important than those of reviewers who weren't even allowed a full game. This game is equivalent to being spit on and shouldn't even have the last of us title attached to it.

    The graphics are pretty though.. whoopdie doo, I suppose. And the gameplay mildly expanded upon, but more or less stuck in the last gen. But in a game so heavily revered for its story, I don't think these aspects are the ones everyone is worried about meeting their expectations. The story is such a mangled mess, I can't give it anything higher than a 3. In a game so heavily dependent on story to really come together, it's like a macaroni painting without the glue.    … Expand
  75. Aymen_FRH
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    This game is a downgrade from it is prequel:
    The story really went down and it is really disappointing and derived from it's core.
  76. wanderingstarr
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    Unlike the first release this reprise is a burnt offering of revenge, guilt, hatred, and fear. Maybe the timing of the release during this time of national suffering has colored my perceptions but this game left me hollow, hopeless, and depressed. As for the so-called agenda the game purports to shovel on with all the subtlety of a dump truck, that exists to some degree based on where youUnlike the first release this reprise is a burnt offering of revenge, guilt, hatred, and fear. Maybe the timing of the release during this time of national suffering has colored my perceptions but this game left me hollow, hopeless, and depressed. As for the so-called agenda the game purports to shovel on with all the subtlety of a dump truck, that exists to some degree based on where you sit on the political/identity spectrum I guess. I can see how many people with certain life experiences would find this game initially emotionally satisfying however the totality of the package feels like being forced to relive a brutal and highly personal trauma that holds little lasting universal human appeal. The ending left me feeling empty and hopeless and wanting to step outside and get some sunshine and fresh air for relief from the claustrophobic emotional pall this experience cast over me.… Expand
  77. personalgrab
    Jun 26, 2020
    5
    Technically, the game is a master piece, dragged down by a cliche revenge story that goes nowhere in the end. The game mistreats character from old game and introduces loads of new unlikable characters that are super boring to the point where you end up speed running through their sections just so you can get back to the real main protagonist. The game play is old and boring, only slightlyTechnically, the game is a master piece, dragged down by a cliche revenge story that goes nowhere in the end. The game mistreats character from old game and introduces loads of new unlikable characters that are super boring to the point where you end up speed running through their sections just so you can get back to the real main protagonist. The game play is old and boring, only slightly improved version from the previous game. If you like a tunnel games where you go from point A to point B for 30 hours with no story pay off then this game is for you, but I'd wait couple of days to get a second hand copy for cheap. If the game wasn't so much story focused then it would get higher score for me, but since it is so story focused, and the story is the selling point of the game, it can not be ignored.

    Wasted potential.    … Expand
  78. proxymalny
    Jun 27, 2020
    1
    Graphics are stunning, probably one of the most beautiful games i've ever played but... Gameplay is boring and generally in games, story for me is everything and story in this game is TERRIBLE. I couldn't believe that some franchise can compete with new Star Wars saga and 8th season of Game of Thrones but this game has surpassed them twice in stupidity, plot holes and unmotivated threads.Graphics are stunning, probably one of the most beautiful games i've ever played but... Gameplay is boring and generally in games, story for me is everything and story in this game is TERRIBLE. I couldn't believe that some franchise can compete with new Star Wars saga and 8th season of Game of Thrones but this game has surpassed them twice in stupidity, plot holes and unmotivated threads. The Last of Us 2 is hopeless, unpleasant and destroyed its excellent predecessor. Waste of money and loss of good humor. There is a difference between shock value and good writing, Druckman should learn this.… Expand
  79. pfchaos2020
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    Visually looks great but the gameplay has not improved at all and the story is absolutely terrible, contrived, forces the characters in terrible directions and to top it all off, the ending can't even commit to what should happen given the rest of the game.
  80. HatGod
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    Not a fun game, at all. Completely throws the narrative from the first game in the trash and tries to make you feel bad about violence in games. It looks pretty, controls badly, and the story feels fake and forced.
  81. quroll
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I really liked the first part. But THE LAST OF US PART II disappointed me. Video and surroundings 10 of 10. But the plot as such is missing. More precisely, he is, but after 9 hours I wanted to take a break for a week. The brain must rest from this boredom and dullness.
    (Pregnant doctor in the eighth month of pregnancy on the front line!!) WTF???    … Expand
  82. Fremo111
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Remember when we played games for fun and companies wanted to make money and get respect? Well that's gone for Naughty dog. Neil druckman you are done. ooh and apparently it's now impossible tot give a zero on metacritic. Uploads dont work… Expand
  83. NeonBlack777
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This was done with spite, and great story ruined by a vendetta. You do not punish art and hard work with vile politics and pandering.
  84. Noctrunos
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    A terrible way to handle a sequel. Graphics were nice, characters and story were absolute garbage. Controls felt off.
  85. rao_adithya
    Jun 23, 2020
    4
    I wish this game never existed. Now that I know what happened with the characters I will never be able to look at the first game in the way I did before. Rating it 4 just because of the music and flashback scenes.
    Never thought naughtydog would do something like this.
  86. masterchicken
    Jun 21, 2020
    3
    The longer i played the worse this game became for me
    The graphics are absolutely stunning
    The gameplay is pretty much the same as the first game The story is probably the worst part, after the amazement of the new graphics and nostalgia of the old gameplay and characters wore off, all that was left was story that got worse over the course of the game, which really made it hard for me    The longer i played the worse this game became for me
    The graphics are absolutely stunning
    The gameplay is pretty much the same as the first game
    The story is probably the worst part, after the amazement of the new graphics and nostalgia of the old gameplay and characters wore off, all that was left was story that got worse over the course of the game, which really made it hard for me to finish the game
    By the second half of the game i felt like i needed to finish just because of the time and money i had invested in it already. Really sad to see that this is how the sequel to one of the greatest playstation games turned out    … Expand
  87. robotabo
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Huge waste of everyone's time. Like did they even try and make a game someone could enjoy?
  88. lorenzo2104
    Jul 22, 2020
    10
    one of the best games i’ve every played,the story,graphics,gameplay(fluid and never boring) and the maniacal attention to the details,that only naughty dog can do,great job.
  89. Apoc9512
    Jun 29, 2020
    0
    The game looks good, but, the story is just awful. It throws character development out completely. It flips off fans of the first game. A sad way to see a franchise go.
  90. brytonk
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. How Joel goes out is such a **** disgrace. Walking Dead Lee was a great way to let the character go out, but for Joel to go out like that? Are you **** serious? Plus, you don't even get to **** kill Abby at the end. Combat is barely an upgrade from the first game. It is utter garbage. 6 years for this **** is a disgrace.… Expand
  91. Lukefrusciante
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Incoherente con las personalidades de los personajes del primer juego, agujeros de guian gigantescos, todo pasa por casualidades, despidan Drugman, se cree george rr martin y es un cero a la izquierda… Expand
  92. Reeee
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    An actual dumpsterfire. I don't even care about the politics, this game just sucks.
  93. atrega
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    The developers completely DESTROYED the story and RUINED all the beloved main characters and all for what? a WOKE agenda? complete BS!
  94. thisgamesucksPP
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Imagine your getting ready to go on a road trip with your dad and outta nowhere ronda rousey shows up and tortures and kills your dad and jumps in the front seat and says "lets go on a adventure kid" that's pretty much the story of this game. gameplay is nothing to write home about, this is game is a resounding failure and makes me uneasy about the future of gaming.
  95. TANKILLER
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    They done Joel dirty and ruin the story 2 hours in bad story writing. Come on Naughty Dog your better then this.
  96. RepulseGG
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    Blatant disrespect to fans of the original. A primarily story based game with a incredibly weak story with the most pretentious ending that leaves the player feeling empty and hollow. Twists designed for shock value only. I would think most players would agree that playing a certain character for 1/3 of the game was infuriating given the circumstances.... were the writers/directorBlatant disrespect to fans of the original. A primarily story based game with a incredibly weak story with the most pretentious ending that leaves the player feeling empty and hollow. Twists designed for shock value only. I would think most players would agree that playing a certain character for 1/3 of the game was infuriating given the circumstances.... were the writers/director expecting us to feel any different? The player is left wanting to breeze through this section and get it over as fast as possible. Character motivations are set in stone for the majority of the game only to half halfheartedly abandon them at the last moment because "morals"... just wasn't convincing.

    I'm giving a 2 because the graphics were generally great and the gameplay was top notch at certain spots. The overarching story just left such a bad taste in my mouth that I can't in good conscious give this much higher. The direction they went just wasn't it as I think many will agree with me.

    I'm all for character diversity and definitely think representation is important but I suspect many will try to defend this game because it "champions" diversity and will try to downplay the fans negative reaction to this game's story direction.    … Expand
  97. Ghdrtt9578y
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. garbage garbage garbage garbage garbage garbage garbage garbage garbage garbage garbage garbage… Expand
  98. Fabiocrv
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    Such a waste of potential. Stunning graphics, sound and acting, nice gameplay. All thrown away with an offensive story that shows no respect to the source material. This game is ruined because of poor writing, nothing else. I had hoped the leaks were somehow fake, but they are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the actual game.
    I will always cherish part one, and try my best to    Such a waste of potential. Stunning graphics, sound and acting, nice gameplay. All thrown away with an offensive story that shows no respect to the source material. This game is ruined because of poor writing, nothing else. I had hoped the leaks were somehow fake, but they are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the actual game.
    I will always cherish part one, and try my best to forget this sequel exists.    … Expand
  99. mimi30
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Beautiful and stunning game but with a **** show of a story. It should have been a story about redemption between a father and a daughter not revenge and a totally deconstruction of a character and her ideals.… Expand
  100. Daigren
    Jun 27, 2020
    0
    The once-incredible story has slipped into hopeless darkness, to please modern trends. All this is too sad.
    YOU WILL NOT PASS!!!
    Not on my shift.
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  2. Mixed: 8 out of 121
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  1. GameMAG
    Sep 13, 2020
    90
    The Last of Us Part II is the high point of the PlayStation 4. The plot is controversial, but the game is the incredibly addictive adventure of Ellie, from which it is impossible to pull away from the opening and to the very end.
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  2. PLAY! Zine
    Sep 5, 2020
    93
    Not everyone is going to enjoy the motives of The Last of Us Part II. But if you try and manage to accept the subliminal and not so subtle messages as a fact that the world has gone awry and that people have the need to have somewhere or someone to belong to as their own way out, then... You will witness the boundaries of gaming expand. You will witness a true masterpiece.
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  3. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Sep 3, 2020
    75
    If you loved the original for its great characters and well-paced story – stay away from this game. However, if you’re aching to sink into the depths of depression, or just want to cut some throats and burn some zombies – Part II will deliver. [Issue#247, p.72]
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