The Last of Us Part II

 PlayStation 4
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5.8

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  3. Negative: 68,475 out of 161975
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  1. Jormundgander
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    I do not care if they include characters of any gender, race, color, etc. If they thought that this is enough to classify a story as good, I don't know what happened to them. The characters and their motivations are poor and throughout the game it only gets more absurd, basically destroying the strong point of what the first game did.
    Regarding gameplay and graphics, I think it's excellent    I do not care if they include characters of any gender, race, color, etc. If they thought that this is enough to classify a story as good, I don't know what happened to them. The characters and their motivations are poor and throughout the game it only gets more absurd, basically destroying the strong point of what the first game did.
    Regarding gameplay and graphics, I think it's excellent but it has nothing that other great titles do not have. A complete disappointment.    … Expand
  2. Ilikedogs
    Jun 19, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Still can’t believe DRUCKMANN have killed Joel, the best character of the decade. Saving from death the wrong guy leaded to his death. The next **** part is that we should play for the murderer who is vile to a player. Why should I empathize with abby? Because Joel killed her stupid father? Because she saved incomprehensible kids? WTF? I don’t care about her life. Druckmann introduces new characters and I can point only Jessy, the guy I really loved but he was killed too. This game is senseless cruelty to the characters of the game. Totally madness… Expand
  3. SteelVeteran
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    What a stupid ending that makes no sense at all don't play this game not worth it
  4. gymie
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    It a trash... avoid at all cost... the most disgusting game i ever seen... make me more disgusting is they paid reviewer to give high rating..avoid it..
  5. Mandro
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The masterpiece of game engineering, with the worst piece of **** game story. If you gonna play this game, do not play the part I. If you already played the part I, do not play this game.

    The political correctness things did nothing for this score, but the story is just bad as hell.

    This game made same mistake as "Spec Ops: the Line".... forces the players to do wrong thing without any other choice,blames players for doing that, makes player to confuse why have they done such hard works for. Furthermore, this game made this error with the two main characters of the previous title, Joel and Ellie. This makes the fans of previous title to feel their loved characters being treated very disrespectfully.    … Expand
  6. tiarnobiga
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Absolutely disrespectful. The creators of this game took the previous installment and spat on it.
    Druckman had his way with beloved characters, and the scars left over will never heal.
    Killing Joel and then forcing us to allow his killer to live is unforgivable.

    This is not canon. Instead it is the fanfiction of a deranged man, hellbent on forcing his political agenda down the throats of unsuspecting fans.    … Expand
  7. Reyiu
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This game is awful i will be using my account to review other games but i entirely created it at first to give my opinion that this is the single worst video game i have ever played in my ENTIRE LIFE and ive play Chess for 3 hours with my granpa who has allsheimers and keeps forgetting how to play.
  8. Crusader_412
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Completely disrespects the last game, wasn't fun, would not recommend
    This game had potential, but the fact this game seems insistent on being misery porn and seeing needless suffering just for the sake of it. And the fact no character ever learns from any acts taken, the fact the game tries to guilt you for decisions taken out of your hands i am left asking, why even bother making this?    Completely disrespects the last game, wasn't fun, would not recommend
    This game had potential, but the fact this game seems insistent on being misery porn and seeing needless suffering just for the sake of it. And the fact no character ever learns from any acts taken, the fact the game tries to guilt you for decisions taken out of your hands i am left asking, why even bother making this? Who would consider this a fun or enjoyable experience?    … Expand
  9. Bergi214
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Only thr first 2h are connected to the first game.... after that... hours of hours are useless to play, because at the end it doesnt matter what you did the ehole game… Expand
  10. jay7leeb
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    القصة خايسة والنهاية مو عجيبة القصة خايسة والنهاية مو عجيبة القصة خايسة والنهاية مو عجيبة القصة خايسة والنهاية مو عجيبة وحكوم ساما مطبل
  11. vank0
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Worst narrative full of plot holes. Nothing in this game makes sense, not to mention the forced agendas by the director of the game. Infinitely disappointed... So many years of waiting were for nothing! I will pretend part 2 does not exist..
  12. PartiallyTwistd
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Awful story, wasting characters, false trailer, and ruined one of the best game series.

    This game is a slow-moving car crash. WOW! How can such a reputable company miss the mark so poorly and completely dump on Joel/Ellie? If you loved what the first game represented, there's a huge chance you'll despise this game. Naughty Dog takes the things you loved about this game and just destroys the bonds between the two main characters to push a SJW agenda.

    I can't believe the writing and motivation are so weak. WHYYYYYYYYY!!!! This is so bad I can't even begin to share my disgust. I have deleted the game and I will be looking for a refund or a credit.

    R.I.P. Joel ..    … Expand
  13. kojirohyuga763
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    i can't believe this game devs. This game's best part was story and now we have terrible low budget love movie for teenagers. Gameplay is not bad. Graphics, atmosphere, combat scenes, sinematics etc is awesome but thats not work for me. Sorry. Don't waste time and money.
  14. Abzuzub
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The worst game to ever come out of Naughty Dog... They threw the whole groundwork that was established in the first game in favor of a narrative that is littered with identify, gender politics and a petty revenge plot.… Expand
  15. mugetsukch
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    When propaganda, politics, SJWs and Sark...sian pressure are more important than continuing with a great game.
    I miss the times when games were not mainstream, just for nerd or not common people and there were no political interests in indoctrinate because the were not broadcasted everywhere as they are now. The only interest was to make real good games to make people enjoy and have fun,    When propaganda, politics, SJWs and Sark...sian pressure are more important than continuing with a great game.
    I miss the times when games were not mainstream, just for nerd or not common people and there were no political interests in indoctrinate because the were not broadcasted everywhere as they are now. The only interest was to make real good games to make people enjoy and have fun, that simple. If we still prefer the ideology rather than common sense we are direct to disaster (people is even supporting censorship on bad reviews as the only good way to think is their way instead of giving good reasons on why this is a good game just for the sake of being totally political biased over a nonsense story).    … Expand
  16. billybb
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    The visuals are beautiful but the story was complete trash. I would have preferred if there never even was a sequel.
  17. Anas70
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Horrible experience it's a shame it's carrying the same name as the first the last of us
  18. amk0099
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    story was very bad I didn't like it at all
    The style of the story was terrible
    And the dialogues were meaningless
  19. ItsNasser6
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Shame shame shame.. they just ruind the story, characters for disgusting agenda
  20. metametametaboi
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    How unfortunate. This is an example of game utterly miscalculating its audience. Nobody wants to be educated on how to think, least of all at the expense of some beloved characters.
  21. Echoe
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This is a prime example on how not to tell a story here. Joel’s death should have felt way more impactful on how they were trying to do it as well as so many other characters that fall with him but once you get to the end his death is meaningless. This would been an OKAY story if Abby died but it wasn’t. All this was... is throwing your characters into the “ “fire” for what a part 3?!?! NoThis is a prime example on how not to tell a story here. Joel’s death should have felt way more impactful on how they were trying to do it as well as so many other characters that fall with him but once you get to the end his death is meaningless. This would been an OKAY story if Abby died but it wasn’t. All this was... is throwing your characters into the “ “fire” for what a part 3?!?! No ground was covered in the second game at all.

    For people not understanding why this is getting so much hate it’s because this is not how you tell a story and not just because we are hating on it for any reason.    … Expand
  22. screpycoco
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Let's star with topics:
    ► Gameplay = Trash
    ► Bugs? A lot
    ► History? Generic
    ► Characters: Superficial

    The sealing arruined the game 4 real

    R.I.P Joel Press F

    Worst game ever....
    It's easy show a 4K scenes (scripted) on youtube...the downgrade is obscene.
    In my opinion the "jornalists" reviews are fake, i believe 4 real they recieve money to make these reviews...    … Expand
  23. Lore009
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    Game has evolved very little playing wise since the first entry, graphics are top notch but the game itself is a lot of cinematic scenes way too many and the actual playing time you end up just walking a lot, puzzles are not very challenging, game is very violent and sexual, really hard to look at sometimes
  24. Qwery12
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Сколько же я ждал эту игру...
    И о боже, меня заставил переживать уже 3 трейлер, посмотрев который я начал сомневаться в главных героях (и новых в том числе) и в теме нового сюжета (которая совершенно не соответствует 1 части). Потом 4 трейлер... Я заволновался сильнее. И потом бац, утечка спойлеров, которые я к сожалению увидел. В них не было ничего хорошего. Потом обзоры от отечественных критиков, которые как один обсуждали одну из самых больных тем игровой индустрии, которая возникла в этой игре. И под конец я понял, что тут действително все довольно плохо. Теперь к самой игре: тут все просто ужасно. Один из самых амбициозных эксклюзивов имеет посредственный сюжет, устаревшие игровые механики и нудный, приедающийся геймплей. Даже расхваленная графика местами дает серьезные сбои. Уровни сложности сами себя не оправдывают, ведь если играть не на самом последнем, то вы считай в какую-то другую игру играете. Сюжет с самого начала мне не нравился, но я ждал, может что-то изменится, но нет, ведь в середине игры разработчики ее просто решили уничтожить, заодно похоронив то, что дала нам первая часть. Абсурдность второго персонажа переходит все границы, она ужасна от слова совсем. Ее присутствие в игре никак не вяжется с тем, что для 2 части действительно важно. Я не буду вдаваться в подробности, но плох почти каждый аспект нового сюжета. В конце отдельно хочу упомянуть аномальное количество сильных женщин - ну это абсурд, как их сила и навыки, так и само количество женщин. Так же решили уделить внимание различным меньшинствам, даже не знаю как к этому отнестись, скорее нейтрально, но будто вместо стараний над сюжетом разработчики старались раскрыть тему меньшинств. В общем я полностью разочарован в этой игре, ожидание которой полностью ее не стоило.    … Expand
  25. Ariwam
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    The history of TLOU2 is a big **** compared with the first game that was very good done. The bigger trash of 2020, consider only the first game for to play. Game of communist, the trash of world.
  26. Tad30g
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Completely out of left field a total disregard to the original. No body asked for this, complete disappointment. Could have been soo much better.… Expand
  27. Sempai23
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. They kill Joel very bad and political agenda even worst. It's much worst than the first one.… Expand
  28. Denzo
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Instead of following in the steps of its predecessor, the sequel throws away much of its character-development, atmosphere, and world-building for the sake of adding a playable antagonist. Despite early news promising the development of Ellie and Joel's bond, the latter is killed in the prologue of the game by said antagonist. Instead of naturally becoming a revenge story, the writers try their hardest to make the player emphasize with Abby - something incredibly difficult to accomplish if the player developed a connection to the protagonists from the first game. Characters close to Ellie die or abandon her unceremoniously throughout the course of the game in scenes that seem more reliant on shock value than good writing. Those who die are always taken out by Abby, and you'll occasionally play as her for these scenes. At the ending, Ellie saves Abby's life before challenging her to one last fight. Despite having two of her fingers bitten off in the struggle, Ellie gets the upper hand and is all set to drown the woman who has taken everything from her. With a brief vision of Joel flashing through her mind, she makes a disappointing decision to let go of Abby and allow her to get away. At the end of the day, Ellie is left with nothing. The player has gained nothing. Absolute trash of a game.… Expand
  29. Nittro
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    La inclusión lo arruinó de nuevo,
    Gracias por el dlc.
    Ah y abby usaba esteroides????
  30. wnikiti4
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Very disappointed with the script of the game, but the gameplay is normal. I do not advise everyone.
  31. bigboykraid
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    больше смешно с Шевцова и его армии детей. смешно, от того, как он пропаганду называет отсылкой, как он пытается показать какая это крутая и интересная игра и многое другое.... Naughty Dog обосрались, а Продавец Говна дефает их. В одной игре пропаганда это плохо, а в другой "ну ребята ну игра крутая, ну да есть пропаганда ну круто же". Игра хуже 1 части, абсолютно не интересная история,больше смешно с Шевцова и его армии детей. смешно, от того, как он пропаганду называет отсылкой, как он пытается показать какая это крутая и интересная игра и многое другое.... Naughty Dog обосрались, а Продавец Говна дефает их. В одной игре пропаганда это плохо, а в другой "ну ребята ну игра крутая, ну да есть пропаганда ну круто же". Игра хуже 1 части, абсолютно не интересная история, ничего нового нету.… Expand
  32. Yugioh60
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    TLOU2 is what happens when talentless liberal hacks more interested in political agendas highjack a medium.

    Soulless, bleak story that completely and utterly craps on the legacy of the original game. Neil "we don't use the word fun" Druckmann is responsible for the massacre of this IP. In the game, the character Abby is seen reading a copy of City of Thieves by David Benioff. This is    TLOU2 is what happens when talentless liberal hacks more interested in political agendas highjack a medium.

    Soulless, bleak story that completely and utterly craps on the legacy of the original game. Neil "we don't use the word fun" Druckmann is responsible for the massacre of this IP. In the game, the character Abby is seen reading a copy of City of Thieves by David Benioff. This is the same hack responsible for the massacre of the Game of Thrones TV series - does it surprise you that all these hack writers run in the same circles?

    Bought and paid for critics won't criticize this atrocity because of its inclusion of gay and trans characters.

    Heavily manipulative trailers for the game which showed certain characters in situations - in the game it's a completely different character assuming the same role. Absolute trash and Naughty Dog deserves to go bankrupt for letting Druckmann destroy this IP.    … Expand
  33. westerosi
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    The Last of Us 2 falla de forma ESPECTACULAR a la hora de continuar la historia y de que esta tenga una pizca de coherencia con la original, con personajes tomando decisiones increíblemente fuera de su personalidad, y con los directores prefiriendo la senda del "shock value" en vez de una buena historia. Lamentablemente, es un mal fanfiction con gráficos de otro planeta.
  34. garciamcordeiro
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 2 hour into the game, Joel will be killed brutally with a golf club in front of Ellie by Abby. Then they force you to play as Abby for 10 hours. You have no choice. Throughout the game, you will be forced to make cruel decisions and then guilted into thinking you are a terrible being. You then play as Ellie angry and wanting revenge. When you finally get into the final fight..you let Abby go. I wasted $60 buying this garbage. I should’ve listened and believed the leak. 0/10… Expand
  35. Goathan
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is so garbage
    the story is trash and all the characters are trash,to even consider this a masterpiece should be a sin

    the only redeeming qualities of this game are the graphics and joel(what they do to joel is despicable)
    but the gameplay is repetitive and the pacing is Horrendous

    In this game they dumb down joel just so they can kill him off and turn him into a plot device so ellie can have a revenge arc but his death is made pointless cause ellie doesn’t even fulfill her arc she just lets abby(who is the worst character in the game and the person who killed joel) live

    Ellie revenge arc is also meaningless cause she kills hundreds of people just to get to abby, but when she gets the chance the kill her she doesn’t,this pretty much just makes everything you did pointless cause you literally achieved nothin from it

    Abby is the worst character in the game,she is a complete random who kills joel and they think that we are gonna want to play as her for like 1/3 of game,Why the **** would i want to play as the killer of the most beloved character in the game?
    Also they try to make us sympathize with her but honestly I have no reason to care

    This game is complete **** I recommend everyone not to waste there money on it    … Expand
  36. Naravas
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    I've never been this disappointed in a game before.
    I don't think I've ever even disliked a video on yt but I had to make an account and leave this score, if only to vent a little. Unless you couldn't care less about the first game, don't buy this crap. Heck even if you didn't care, this game is just not fun or engaging in any way
  37. LamBoRei
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    this game proves that critic reviewer got paid to get high score.. this game was absolute garbage..

    i give the first last of us 10/10, but this political game with huge plot hole, the story was so trashy..

    the only good score was for graphic only..
  38. Grimli86
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Unfortunately people who work in the entertainment industry have to be careful about being critical and subjective about games and movies for fear of having a negative impact on their career. Say you write for a gaming website, that website recieved funding from a developer to promote a game and then you as a critic write a piece about how lackluster said game was, or how unimaginative theUnfortunately people who work in the entertainment industry have to be careful about being critical and subjective about games and movies for fear of having a negative impact on their career. Say you write for a gaming website, that website recieved funding from a developer to promote a game and then you as a critic write a piece about how lackluster said game was, or how unimaginative the story was. Kiss you career goodbye, maybe not right away, but it will happen. "Artists" don't want creative input, they want to be told they're geniuses. Writing a negative review could also hurt future relations with potential customers or business partners. We need more honesty from game reviewers, a 10/10 should never be used, it means it's perfect or near too. The Last of Us 2 is no where near perfect. A typical combat system, a cast of boring characters with less dimension than a piece of poster board, the "shot from the rooftops virtue signaling", but most if all the destruction of the previous installments story. It is the Jim Belushi of sequels, it wants so hard to be as good as the original and falls so short. Don't waste your time or money, wait until you can rent the game or borrow it from a friend if you really want to play it.… Expand
  39. twin2win
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    How to ruin a franchise.. like that. This Studio used to make greatest games. All good people must be gone
  40. jamespt
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Complete garbage. SJW game, NG ruined the game, politics don't belong in video games.
  41. Sokoloff
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This game is overrated. People waited for this game since released TLOUP 1.
  42. rato222
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    Conseguiram estragar uma obra prima, parabéns para a patrulha progressista.
  43. Beretic
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    I am giving this dumpsterfire of a game a 1. Why? Because of the graphics. Every other single aspect of this game is garbage. Old rehashed mechanics. What the **** were they thinking about Some of the plot points. If there was even a plot. Its like a god damn never ending trainwreck. Save your money and don't buy this **** Give me my money back or pay me c or
  44. emanubit
    Jun 20, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So, first of all:
    The first game is a masterpiece, phenomenal graphics for its time coupled with a meaningful and emotional plot. The gameplay was good, not great, though. Anyway, it was expected for anyone to go into the second game with high expectations.
    Well, then the leaks came, and those who saw it realized that everything the first game built was basically thrown into the thrash. 

    Here's a summary if you decided to avoid the leaks and warnings:
    The main character, Joel, is killed two hours into the game in the most imbecile way possible. After that, you are FORCED to play as the character who killed him and the game even makes you try and sympathize with him/her. I honestly don't know what "gender to assume" for this character here, and an awkward and unnecessary sex scene only worsen things. If this character was conceived as a trans person, then it was one of the most disrespectful representations I've seen. By the way, TLoU II is full of misrepresented people. Not going into details here, but you can check the videos, it is outright disgusting and made for pure shock value. That’s just not how you do it, not how you do it at all.
    Now, the game is told like a revenge story of sorts, but never works. Joel and his brother are killed in front of Ellie, who forgets about it for a time (CORRECTION: Only Joel was killed, Tommy comes back later. The guy took a shotgun shot to the head and still managed to survive, go figure). Then, a long time later, Ellie is visited by Tommy and decides to abandon everything she had (even girlfriend and her kid) to finally get revenge for Joel's death. Also, according to flashbacks in the game, it is hard to believe how Ellie still cares about Joel, who is mistreated by her several times, so that was maybe remorse instead of revenge? Idk.
    Anyway, back to this joke of story, Ellie finds Joel’s killer, Abby, and after a brutal fight decides not to kill her/him. Yeah, that's it, she just tells Abby to go home.
    The game ends with Ellie alone, struggling to play a guitar because she got her fingers bitten and removed during the last fight.

    What a mess.

    Finally, let’s set the record straight, the graphics are awesome and the voice acting is top notch, gameplay stays basically the same, so still somewhat good, if sometimes a bit clunky. 
But don’t be fooled, we can’t just paint a turd gold and expect people to love it. If anything all this eye-candy only makes everything even more sad, like a big missed opportunity to build a game that respects Joel/Ellie journey and relationship.
    Shame for Sony, shame for Naughty Dog and shame for everyone actively involved in making the game like it turned out.
    
I gave this game 2/10 because two are the fingers Ellie lost. So, if I was not just trying to be funny, my rate would be a very round zero.
    In short, I don't know who you are or where you are from, if you liked the first game or not, but I can tell you this: Stay away from The Last of Us Part II!    … Expand
  45. Bulgakovdenis87
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    That game is really sucks! It is not interesting to play it! Really bad and weak drama (((
  46. sgodkyo
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    No need to explain , totally trash
    Waste time and money , waste life !!!!!!
  47. Hamanny
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    They destroy the game by putting a very very bad story
    The last ou us part 1 was my favourite game but this game is silly
  48. j178is8dfe
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. as a fan I'm really sad for what happened to Joel, the introduction of the new characters to me felt more like a political statement than a natural storyline.… Expand
  49. theonaegsd
    Jul 4, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'd like to start off by saying that the first game was a masterpiece that really introduced strong characters and an engaging plot. Sadly, as much as I try to find something positive about this steaming pile of **** I cannot forget about how the plot has taken a nosedive to a horrendous level. There are so many decisions and plot choices that are so horrific that it's hard for me to believe that this pile of garbage belongs to a game series that has been glorified for so many years.

    Where to even begin..Joel has been an integral part of the series for so long, and while I completely understand that the writers wanted to send him off, this was NOT the way to do it. It was completely disrespectful to Joel's character. The entire scenario of Joel getting ambushed is completely unlike the Joel that was showcased in The Last of Us 1. If the writers wanted Joel out of the series, could they not have the decency to do it in a way that was slightly respectful of the characters and wasn't unlike his actual character???

    It's also hard to ignore the elephant in the room. Abby was introduced in this game as the person who murdered Joel for killing some random doctor that was going to operate on Ellie. Throughout the entire first game, it's been made apparently that the Fireflies are a terrorist group that use violence to accomplish their means. Yet for some reason, the second game decides to portray them and Abby as heroes and protaginists instead?? There literally couldn't be a worse way to set up a character's backstory. Her character was a joke, and completely unlikeable!

    Apparently, the entire plot is supposed to be some sort of revenge story with Ellie going after Abby for vengence for murdering Joel. She murders dozens and dozens of her henchmen to get to her. Yet for some completely unknown reason, Ellie chooses to spare Abby's life after finally having Abby at her mercy. This makes no sense!! It completely demolishes her entire journey!

    Overall, I can't like this game. I just can't. It disrespects all the characters, introduces new ones that are unlikeable, has bizzare plot holes that make no sense, and consists of a revenge story that has a confusing ending. I'm incredibly disappointed with this bleak game, and I cannot reccomend this to anyone.    … Expand
  50. RGThomas95
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Worst story narrative ever, this game is not canon. It never happened. Such a disappointment.
  51. DanielaGalidor
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Good graphics, sounds and environments. Can't say the same for story. They kill and destroy the characters and make you play as the killer who isn't even likable, for 10 hours. There are many plot holes as well and characters don't act as they did in the past game.… Expand
  52. Seger
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    Beautiful game.

    But the overall story is utterly nonsensical. Wasting the majority of the game with a boring and blank character like Abby was a huge mistake. Naughty Dog should have stick their guns with Ellie... playing as Abby feels like a massive side quest / a boring DLC that really didn't hit the mark.

    TLOU fans deserved better.
  53. Yeahcool
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    I can't believe 7 years have elapsed and this is what was produced as a sequel to the Last of Us. I am hoping to God there are Sony executives reading through these comments and taking notes. Clear change is needed to prevent your cash cows from being slaughtered by incompetents being involved in the creative process. Halley Gross's involvement in the co-writing of The Last of Us 2 hasI can't believe 7 years have elapsed and this is what was produced as a sequel to the Last of Us. I am hoping to God there are Sony executives reading through these comments and taking notes. Clear change is needed to prevent your cash cows from being slaughtered by incompetents being involved in the creative process. Halley Gross's involvement in the co-writing of The Last of Us 2 has proven to be one of the biggest blunders in video game history. You would think writing a sequel to The Last of Us would have been a layup. However, I am blown away by how poorly written the sequel has proven to be. Go back to the fundamentals and try again in the future. This time there should be oversight from Sony to ensure disasters like this never occur again with their cash cows.… Expand
  54. Tomasx
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Jogo muito fraco comparado ao antecessor, dinheiro jogado no lixo. Espero que no próximo melhore
  55. DakEval
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    I regret about me buyed this game.

    Very bad plot... total SWJ propaganda. Low game-play

    You parasite on Joel character!

    The worst exclusive on PS4... ps sss
  56. drake1729
    Jun 22, 2020
    1
    Gameplay- About the same. Moving things around to get from place to place replaced with jump. Story- Pretty much uprooted the first game, put into a fire pit, and burned. The characters are turned 180 degrees and pretty much unnoticeable. Post apocalyptic doesn't mean anything in this game. It has gone from a game of survival in which you need
  57. avixst
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    7 Years ago we were given a game that captured our hearts in its story telling, a game that built a relationship between 2 characters that disliked each other at first, however by the end of that game you had an unimaginable bond between the two.

    The Last of Us Part II takes that game, and throws it in a dumpster then sets it on fire. This game failed in many ways to its predecessor.    7 Years ago we were given a game that captured our hearts in its story telling, a game that built a relationship between 2 characters that disliked each other at first, however by the end of that game you had an unimaginable bond between the two.

    The Last of Us Part II takes that game, and throws it in a dumpster then sets it on fire. This game failed in many ways to its predecessor. The characters you loved from the first game are not the same. The bold and harsh decisions made for you in the first game were justified. In this game they are forced and used as shock value. The gameplay is extremely repetitive by the half way point its almost tiresome to play. The cut scenes make up 11 hours of this game, yes, over half of this game you are forced to watch this hideous story play out. The other half you are forced to play as a character 99% of people do not wish to play.

    The hate on this game is not because of the social agendas being pushed so heavily, rather, its drawn out repetitive gameplay, terribly written story, and Neils promise to us (Part 1 fans) that this game was meant for us. I cannot believe that you built such an amazing world and characters only to tear it down rather than build it up.    … Expand
  58. OzenGG
    Jul 1, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. :) worst game come from Naughty Dog by date.... Why Neil? i know that you want to create SHOCK FACTOR but then you didn't solve anything?? i don't even bothered to finish the game after the first 2 hours to be honest :) it is a disaster to offend other community such as LGBTQ+. This is really Sad Neil... it is a tribute to Joel with the flashbacks... but it just sad and the ending dont even solve anything... ok 1 thing that reallky disrespect Joel is that NDlet the player control Abby… Expand
  59. Peikoso
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Totalmente ridículo o game, historia lixo, totalmente horrível, compre outro jogo de vez de comprar esse insulto para quem gostou da serie
  60. Owenboy89
    Jul 5, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I finished this game months ago and wrote a review but unfortunately it was too long for Meta Critic, so I felt like I didn't want to post a review because so many things need to be said and my review need to be shortened so much that it missed important points about the game....so I had some time to think about it and re-wrote it.
            The Last Of Us Part 2 reflects the news before launch, where one half of the studio wanted to make TLOU 2 and the other wanted to wanted to leave the franchise and make something new. This game essentially meets those two ideas together, it gives a true ending to the TLOU 1 whilst starting a new story in same world and having a few familiar faces along the journey to comfort you.         If you're feeling hate, anger and pain then Neil has done his job. Neil Druckmann said that this game was about hate all those years back at Paris game week and he has delivered on that, the idea of this story is to make you feel grief but then conflicted by Abbie's story at the same time. I need to play this game one more time to platinum it but I can't do it emotionally because the pain I feel seeing Joel, not just dying but in the happy moments, challenging moments and his worst moments portrayed via flashbacks, is just too hard and this is how powerful the storyline in the TLOU part 2 is.
          Its unfortunate that Neil Druckmann had to endure Antisemitic tweets after doing his job so well and this NOT acceptable. Same goes for Laura Bailey receiving death threats. Such a shame the horrible people out there and controversy around the game has tainted my memory around this beautiful game.         All in all the Last Of Us 2 is incredible, its a true modern day masterpiece bought to us in a new form of media. Its up there with other media masterpieces like Shaw Shank Redemption, Green Mile, Titanic,Forest Gump, Harry Potter books or The Lord Of The Rings books,  in that they are all experiences you need to experience before you die. 100% Recommend    … Expand
  61. stellarbear
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    If you close your eyes on logical inconsistences and part 1, this game can really surprise you from hate to real feelings and empathy. BUT this is valid if you drop the ending entirely and stop playing nearly at 80% of the game, after Elly and Abby meeting in theatre. The other part is just so dumb and trash, that I have no words to describe it
  62. Lukeny
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    Roteiro horripilante, gameplay entendiante, visual dos personagens ficou podre e a única "melhoria" são os gráficos
  63. HawkMathews
    Jun 19, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Abby kills everyone that is closest to Ellie but yet Ellie refused to kill her. Revenge story but actually not because ELLIE NEVER GOT REVENGE. The only thing good about this game is the graphics.… Expand
  64. Bungious
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    I avoided spoilers as much as I could .. I wish I hadn’t ! I feel robbed !
  65. Luxferrer
    Jun 20, 2020
    2
    I don't usually leave critics of a games, because i understand there are different taste, but i can not help but wonder how much money they spend bribing and buying reviews
  66. Moonrul
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    Это не игра, это потыканию мировым сжв трендам, есть смысл играть, только если вы чернокожий трансгендер.
  67. Chester123
    Jun 20, 2020
    2
    I knew better than to get my hopes up too high for TLOU2 as most sequels are up against something their predecessors aren't; expectations. That said, I went into this with an open mind, knowing the game I loved before was over, and there may very well be developments that I won't be too pleased with in the new one.
    The opening reminds the player of the struggles you played through with    I knew better than to get my hopes up too high for TLOU2 as most sequels are up against something their predecessors aren't; expectations. That said, I went into this with an open mind, knowing the game I loved before was over, and there may very well be developments that I won't be too pleased with in the new one.
    The opening reminds the player of the struggles you played through with Ellie in the first game. The hard fought battle to get halfway across the country and the fight to save her when she was going to be killed in the process of finding a cure. It's evident how much Joel's grown to view her as family. Even, dare I say, have found happiness after all. And then, almost immediately, NaughtyDog smashes it all to pieces.

    There's a lot of praise for the graphics and polished mechanics but I really don't care, like at all, about that. The most exhilarating part of TLOU was the story. The world you're put into and the characters lives you follow make the whole gameplay experience a true adventure that keeps you buzzing from one cutscene to the next. If I'm honest, the gameplay itself in the first one was always a bit wonky and took some adjusting to get comfortable with. TLOU2 takes all of that away. What's left is a sad and hopeless trip from one miserable scene to another with awkwardly forced LGBT campaign ads peppered throughout becaussse... equality? Not only does the dreariness of the circumstances really take it out of you, the attempt to make the game feel open world by making 4 or 5 paths to get to same spot extra boring when they're all empty. The reward for exploring is minuscule and usually barely worth the effort. The occasional puzzle also feels elementary and disjointed to what's going on. It's not creative or fun to solve, it's just time consuming.

    The biggest failure of the entire game is the characters. It nearly completely loses all grasp of the character traits, which were so thoroughly illustrated, in the first game. Even the characters in the current game seem to make decisions that are bizarre based on what the game shows you about them up until the new shock moment. One second they're clever and calculated and the next they're rash. One moment they're compassionate and the next they're cold blooded. None of it makes sense.

    It's the biggest cop out to make a crap nonsensical story and then blame the fact that it's crap on the assumed hatred of the people who call you on it. Give me a break.

    For the love of God, save yourself some money and heartache and pretend that this story ended when Joel got Ellie back to Tommy's.    … Expand
  68. Suriom
    Jun 19, 2020
    5
    El juego es sencillamente la polla. Se han superado en todos los aspectos con respecto al primero
  69. Snowy27
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    This is such a shame. This game was supposed to make quarantine a little bearable.
    Instead, we've got a game that makes you hate yourself during the whole playthrough. I don't want to play something that forces me to watch all my loved characters suffer or become some sort of a monster. And all of this while shoving their agenda down my throat to use as a shield later and say "Only bigots    This is such a shame. This game was supposed to make quarantine a little bearable.
    Instead, we've got a game that makes you hate yourself during the whole playthrough. I don't want to play something that forces me to watch all my loved characters suffer or become some sort of a monster. And all of this while shoving their agenda down my throat to use as a shield later and say "Only bigots didn't like the game".
    The gameplay is really the same, which wasn't cutting edge even back in 2013 and now it's just straight-up boring. The violence levels are absurd, which is weird coming from a person who was giggling like a small child while playing Doom Eternal recently. I'm really sorry, but as a person who had to put down his dog, I don't want to play a game that forces me to kill one while watching her suffering and then make rub it in my face and make me feel like an ****
    And the sex scene... One of the dumbest and most disgusting sex scenes I've seen on screens. Great job with "not sexualizing" women.
    The only upside is the graphics, which are gorgeous. The animations are top-notch as well.
    This game should have been great, but it really sucks what it turned out to be. And it really sucks for all those developers and artists and Naughty Dog, because you can see how much work was put in it and how many crunches they had to go through. But unfortunately, this game is ruined by bleak, horrible characters and even worse plot, that was written with a whole purpose of taking everything you loved about the first part, ripping it in pieces, and setting it on fire together with your house.    … Expand
  70. Pks
    Jun 19, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. (Pra mim), sem dúvidas o melhor jogo de todos os tempos.
    O jogo que mais me proporcionou experiências, que mais me colocou em imersão, que conseguiu fazer eu me sentir culpado pelas minhas próprias decisões. Sem dúvidas The Last Of Us 2 vai ficar na história.
    Meu parâmetro de jogos de história tá totalmente ferrado agora, parece que nunca vou achar uma jogo que me proporcione as mesmas emoções que esse jogo proporcionou.
    Eu sei que muita gente não gostou, mas como o próprio criador disse que era um jogo que nem todos iam amar, não sou eu que vai mudar a opinião de vocês em relação a ele. Só quero registrar o quanto esse jogo me marcou. Mesmo quem não gostou tem que admitir que graficamente, e a mensagem que o jogo passa é uma coisa totalmente linda de se ver...
    (lembrando que o Joel nunca foi herói, não considerem ele como um). Vi alguma pessoas preconceituosas em relação ao relacionamento da Ellie e a Dina, e para esse pessoal não tem oq falar, não somos nós que vamos mudar o jeito de pensar deles. Esse é um jogo que tem que ser jogado uma vez pelo menos por cada um, tudo sobre a experiência    … Expand
  71. Axmch
    Jun 21, 2020
    1
    A 20 hour long generic revenge story that doesn't even have the decency to let you get said revenge which you have been working towards for the last 20 hours worth of game play. Completely unsatisfying. As well as an obvious LGBT influence which only feels forced.
  72. Chewiesmahdog
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. If you are a fan of terrible writing, gameplay from 2013, and a cast of empty, lifeless characters that you're forced to play as and emphasize with this is the game for you. Out of a 25ish hour long game seeing Joel die two hours in is a stupid way to start a game. It leaves you wondering where the hell can the game go from this? Hunt abby for 23 hours? Oh wait nah, you play as Abby for half of it. The character that just killed Joel you are forced to play as for half the game. And the end, you get to play as Ellie but wait! You dont get revenge, no you let Abby go and now Ellie has nothing because her family left her. Terrible writing.… Expand
  73. arnold007
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is a very bad game, the plot of the game is just awful, new heroes are completely uninteresting and banal, the theme of revenge is not suitable for heroes.… Expand
  74. Isaitao
    Jun 27, 2020
    4
    la peor humillacion que le han hecho a uno de los personaje querido por la comunidad playstation que nos atrajo en the last of us 1 con un vinculo de padre e hija. el creador no le importo joe para poder realizar sus ideales progres y hacer inclusivo el juego, mas engañando a la gente mediante publicidad engañosa y dando pista de que supuesta mente este joe iba estar mas en el juego, yla peor humillacion que le han hecho a uno de los personaje querido por la comunidad playstation que nos atrajo en the last of us 1 con un vinculo de padre e hija. el creador no le importo joe para poder realizar sus ideales progres y hacer inclusivo el juego, mas engañando a la gente mediante publicidad engañosa y dando pista de que supuesta mente este joe iba estar mas en el juego, y para mi se merece el review bombing que están resiviendo, para que se den cuenta que ha los fan no los puedes engañar, aunque te quieran meter cosas bella en la prensa para que uno caiga, pero no voy a caer en esas patrañas.… Expand
  75. THE__PWN3R
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    Good gameplay mechanics which is completely ruined with an abhorrent, wet story. It feels that the story was almost forced to include this daft agenda, which in turn made the actual depth and logic of the story suffer greatly. You have no desire to play as abby, making playing over half the game a dull experience. You are forcing yourself to complete it since you just spent 50
    quid, at    Good gameplay mechanics which is completely ruined with an abhorrent, wet story. It feels that the story was almost forced to include this daft agenda, which in turn made the actual depth and logic of the story suffer greatly. You have no desire to play as abby, making playing over half the game a dull experience. You are forcing yourself to complete it since you just spent 50
    quid, at least I can quickly sell it now to another unfortunate person.

    Shame on you naughty dog, I hope whoever was in charge of this game gets the boot    … Expand
  76. BigCat315
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I just want to preface this by stating that I had little issue with any political ideals or anything like that. I know a lot of people are going out of their way to dismiss all low reviews as bigotry, but this certainly not the case with this review. My issues were solely with what will be discussed below.

    First what I liked:
    -Overall gameplay is relatively unchanged from the first game for better or worse. There are some additional movement features and the ability to go prone but otherwise there is not much more depth than last time. If you enjoyed the core gameplay of the first game then you will probably at least enjoy that aspect of the game.

    - The graphics are certainly impressive on par with that of other first party Sony titles. Some of the skyboxes were breathtaking.

    -Small interactions with the environment that added extra storytelling. Like being able to play the guitar or playing fetch with the dog are nice little slice of life segments that at least bring some light to the utter darkness that is the story.

    -Dina was a well written and fleshed out character who stood out among the rest of the new cast.

    What I did not like:

    -The story. Wow. I don't even know where to start? If the main reason you enjoyed the first game was the dynamic between Joel and Ellie then stay as far away from this title as possible. The actions that are made by them 90% of the time are so completely out of character it is mind boggling. Joel telling his name to a group of random strangers? Ellie killing a dog and then berating the dead dog while looking at its corpse? Enough to make your stomach churn to be quite frank and that is really just the tip of the iceberg.

    -The new cast aside from Dina were either forgettable or insufferable. The only one that really needs to be talked about is Abby. All the qualities that made Joel and Ellie likable from the first game are completely absent with Abby. Abby is extremely selfish and rarely does she ever make a choice that is not in her own interests. The narrative constantly tries to paint her in a positive light yet her actions are perceived completely different by the player. I think a lot of this is due to the fact that when trying to paint Abby in a positive light they constantly tried to do the opposite to Ellie to force changes in perception.

    -The ending is an extremely unsatisfying bait and switch that leaves the player confused by Ellie's actions or should I say non-action. The whole plot of the game was about how revenge is bad yet Abby got her revenge and is in a better place for it. Ellie tried getting her revenge and decides not to at the end and her life is now in shambles. If the message was "revenge is bad" then I just don't see how that was translated in an effective manner.

    In conclusion I can't help but feel that the writer feels a disconnect or sizeable dislike with the main protagonists of his established work. After Joel's demise in what was essentially the tutorial I could have already surmised that the author did not like the protagonist, but the author takes this to another level and actually inserts a detailed depiction of themselves spitting on the corpse of the character which left me to wonder what caused such a hatred for one's creation? Was it merely just for shock value? If so that seemed more amateurish than self-inserting in your own work of fiction. Regardless I will certainly be hesitant to invest time, money, or emotion on a Naughty Dog product ever again and I will certainly never touch a work of Neil Druckmann's again as long as I exist. Not due to any kind of political issues, because to be quite frank Neil and I probably agree across the board on every political issue, but because I believe he is an absolute abysmal storyteller who does not truly care about the worlds or characters he is responsible for.    … Expand
  77. Catweezle
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    A cynical, nihilistic game. Unsatisfying ending. Despite looking spectacular, it was driven such a level of cynicism that it made for a hollow experience.
  78. OiOiPuloy
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Horrible Story... JOEL dying is acceptable, the way he died was not. 20 years of living experience during the zombie apocalypse is not going to be erased by 4 years of living peacefully... Instead of getting wiser, Joel became dumber. Joel should know that he is likely a wanted man, and so does his brother Tommy... Giving out their REAL names to strangers they just met was absolutely dumb on their part which was uncharacteristic of Zombie Apocalypse Veterans. For a game that boasts of realism of the zombie apocalypse that sure hell was unrealistic. Joel was a beloved character, it is only proper to at the very least give him a proper and realistic death that still keeps his character.

    Also, before release... ND sold us Ellie and Joel! Not that ABBY person.    … Expand
  79. SteamingDisc
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    Naughty Dog is sadly gone now. People don't make these kinds of decisions overnight, it was 7 years in the making and knowing this story. Yeah unfortunately we'll have to find our gaming fix elsewhere.
  80. Oscarlin
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's terrible story on 2020 so sad, because I really like "The last of us"not part 2… Expand
  81. smashLMAO
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    Its very bad,the story is a big 0 and the trailer has some spoilers in the video.The first episode has 100 times better story.
  82. manpro5000
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    Если кто-то будет возмущаться почему все ставят от 1-3 баллов, ответ прост, если позволить это попущение в сфере ЛГБТ+, то через несколько лет мы будем играть во всяких ведьмаков(славянские страны) , в которых основное население будет чернокожими геями, трансгендерными оленями и тд. Нужно пресекать такое на корню сразу жеЕсли кто-то будет возмущаться почему все ставят от 1-3 баллов, ответ прост, если позволить это попущение в сфере ЛГБТ+, то через несколько лет мы будем играть во всяких ведьмаков(славянские страны) , в которых основное население будет чернокожими геями, трансгендерными оленями и тд. Нужно пресекать такое на корню сразу же
  83. obekovbuti
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    A classic teenager sex fantasy game. 0/10. Yet another Life is Strange if you want to call that too.
  84. akia1013
    Jun 22, 2020
    2
    After the issue of spoiler, the reviewers gave really high score for this case.
    And I come to understand the reviewers are not objective, but just think about their position.
    The score from the reviews became useless for the player and I will not believe it anymore. I swear, I will not buy the any video games that Neil Druckmann was involved in the future. Naughtydog, you people crossed    After the issue of spoiler, the reviewers gave really high score for this case.
    And I come to understand the reviewers are not objective, but just think about their position.
    The score from the reviews became useless for the player and I will not believe it anymore.
    I swear, I will not buy the any video games that Neil Druckmann was involved in the future.
    Naughtydog, you people crossed the line too much.    … Expand
  85. Emirhanjsjsjkkd
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    Story couldnt be worstStory couldnt be worstStory couldnt be worstStory couldnt be worstStory couldnt be worstStory couldnt be worstStory couldnt be worstStory couldnt be worstStory couldnt be worstStory couldnt be worst
  86. Venus00
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    Game Play part has few improvements, and the plot is poor and long and meaningless, very, very disappointed
  87. Nitrousgiant131
    Aug 7, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Es un juego que da un giro de inmediato lleno de emociones, nuevas maneras de juego y una historia que se queda marca en uno mismo, si faltaron historias para contar ojala y salga un dlc pero si vale la pena jugarlo… Expand
  88. Fredowinsthat
    Jun 20, 2020
    2
    Played the game through, it didn't hold up, story was everywhere, characters didn't resonate with me. Art was fantastic!
  89. Abbago
    Jun 20, 2020
    2
    Don't frustrate fans expectations anymore. We don't want your cheap stories to ruin all of our gems.
  90. Infinitemo
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    Visuals are amazing, gameplay is decent but the story sucks, I've been waiting for this for years and I'm really disappointed.
  91. Nibahl
    Jun 24, 2020
    0
    Before you buy this game please know:
    You will play as Joel for less than 2 minutes. You will only play as Ellie for one half of the game. I took the time to play The Last Of Us twice again before The Last Of Us 2 launched. Ultimately that was a mistake as it made me realise again what great of a game the first one was.
    Imagine walking into an art gallery and looking at a Picasso    Before you buy this game please know:
    You will play as Joel for less than 2 minutes. You will only play as Ellie for one half of the game. I took the time to play The Last Of Us twice again before The Last Of Us 2 launched. Ultimately that was a mistake as it made me realise again what great of a game the first one was.

    Imagine walking into an art gallery and looking at a Picasso painting. Now imagine, I’d take the painting off the wall, **** on it after being constipated for weeks, let it dry and then hang it up back onto the wall. The critics like IGN would probably argue because of its shock factor its great art. Really though it’s dried **** on a great painting. In a nutshell the dry **** is The Last Of Us 2.

    Playing this game is like living out Neil Druckmann’s twisted fantasies from over the top gore, to having to kill dogs and sheer manipulation of the player. This guy is literally a one hit wonder for writing the last of us story years ago. He has little contribution in the Uncharted series and his main accomplishment was the first game, where he was heavily guided by Bruce Straley. You have to give the arts team credit for this game. It is probably one of the best looking games on console. A lot of people are praising the gameplay mechanics......... Naughty dog never had great gameplay mechanics. There is literally 1000 other games out there that do shooting, melee combat or stealth way better than this game. Overall this is a terrible game and hopefully it will be reflected in the number of preorders for future Naughty Dog games. I will be more cautious with their next game.    … Expand
  92. Kingfancy
    Jul 23, 2020
    0
    trash forced plot by developers, they have done terrible with the game story and how they made non logical decision for the characters overall, its terrible the developers wanted this story.. pregnant woman goes to frontlines...
  93. Godzilla95
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. *MINOR SPOILER!!**

    This game is a slap in the face and just leaves a bad taste in my mouth. The way they treated Joel’s death is extremely disrespectful to his character and he should’ve had more respect then how they treated him. The amount of plot holes in the story was way to many for a good game (which this game is not). They treated the men like trash in this game because they were trying to force a strong female lead’s(which I have no problem with and I encourage) instead of having the female lead’s happen naturally like so many games and movies before them. I wanted to give this game a chance because the last game was a masterpiece and this was far from it. The only good thing I would say for this the gameplay was nice, smooth, and I like some of the mechanics they put in, but with that to say the story was trash and it shows. I would’ve given Last of us part 2 a higher score if it wasn’t for Naught Dogs reaction to the spoiler leaks and how they went about people talking about them, it was childish and not professional and I don’t know if I’ll support Naughty Dog after this because of this whole fiasco. Anyway back to the game with my final thought I think this game had a message of hate which didn’t sit right with me after the game and the whole story was way far off from the original plot of a Zombie apocalypse game. They missed so many opportunities to make this game a great game, but chose the path of a narrative that the people are sick of seeing in the media all over the world with that being said I say don’t get this game and save your money for Ghost of Tsushima. Thank you if you read my review of the game.    … Expand
  94. Gimmickless
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    I'm not sure which is sadder Neil or the critics who are either cowards to speak their minds or are incels like Forbes writer Paul Tassi who writes op-eds asking questions in an article on a site with no reply function.

    I digress. Fans liked Like is strange which had LGBTQ+ characters Fans liked Detriot Become human which had LGBTQ+ characters Fans like Last of us left behind which    I'm not sure which is sadder Neil or the critics who are either cowards to speak their minds or are incels like Forbes writer Paul Tassi who writes op-eds asking questions in an article on a site with no reply function.

    I digress.

    Fans liked Like is strange which had LGBTQ+ characters
    Fans liked Detriot Become human which had LGBTQ+ characters
    Fans like Last of us left behind which had not only LGBTQ+ characters but the same characters as this game.

    Anyone using the excuse of this being an anti LGBTQ+ movement is woefully, sadly and stupidly wrong. It's been detailed excruciatingly as to why the story was garbage.

    No amount of handwaving and excuses will make that fact disappear.    … Expand
  95. Finalverdict
    Jun 20, 2020
    2
    The last of us 2 is absolute trash, you have just ruined the game. Graphics are amazing but the story is trash.
  96. Bobrovschi
    Jun 21, 2020
    1
    Thank you, Niel Druckmann, for the most disgusting scenario. I had a lot of fun.
  97. SebTheMally
    Jul 5, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I wrack my brains trying to figure out how such a story-driven game powerhouse like NaughtyDog missed the mark so hard you'd think they held the gun backwards. So here's my drop in the bucket review.

    •Pros: The game looks fantastic. Water reflections and physics show what the PS4 can truly do compared to even respectably built gaming PCs. The sound design is crisp, audio occlusion is realistic, and the voice acting is pretty good. Really conveys the emotions the characters are feeling at that moment. The melee combat has more crunch to it. Each blow is really felt, in the way the camera moves, the motions of the attacker and recipient, and the dodge mechanic makes it more than just a 'Mash square til they commit aliven't' simulator. Gunplay is solid, though the default sensitivity is a little higher than the previous entry's, but you can fix that simply in the controls menu. Crafting and upgrades are still here, and they arguably feel a lot better to do. Personal upgrades go beyond 'reload faster' and 'at least pretend you have forearm muscles' due to the sway. There's a couple of flashbacks that show small snippets of the previous game, and they have updated graphics as well. Particularly the scene where Joel lies to Ellie right at the end, there's so much more emotion and weight to even just her eyes. There's an enormously varied Accessibility section in the options that range from auto-aim for motor handicapped people to replacing every event in the game with a different sound cue paired with text-to-speech so the game can be played by actual blind people. The difficulty can be cut into smaller chunks of personalized merit; you can either choose a flat difficulty that makes every aspect the same as the difficulty you chose, or you can choose to make your character extremely squishy but the enemies as well so no one becomes a bullet sponge, not even yourself. Atop that, the ability to change how much your allies help you in battle, how aggressively the enemies attack you, and even the amount of supplies that will spawn in the game. The game can be as easy or as difficult as YOU want. Also, you can pet the dog.

    •Cons: The story itself is oblique, and quite possibly delivered in the wrong order. It's a confusing mish-mash of revenge that seems to try and teach us that revenge isn't worth getting... when the antagonist gets their happy ending in the first 2 hours of the game, and Ellie is left at the end with... nothing. Lost her girl, lost her friends, lost her fingers... She can't even play the guitar, her version of Joel's watch. Where his reminded him of his daughter, Ellie remembers Joel through the guitar. The AI, all-in-all for a modern release is quite sub-par. If you watch AI In Gaming on YouTube you'll understand how the AI in TLOU1 worked, and 2's really sees no improvement. Enemies completely ignore your allies while you are in stealth, they have a vision cone that consists of about 35° in front of them that ends after 15 feet like they're all geriatric with cataracts thicker than their thumb. They still blatantly say out loud every thought they have, I'm surprised one of them didn't talk about what they had for breakfast to themselves while they walk on the other side of your chest-high-cover. They added dogs that more or less act like the Cosmic Clones from Super Mario Galaxy where they trail about 5 seconds behind you when they 'get your scent', so you gotta keep moving you can't really filter them all through the same door... as easily, anyway. No significant changes to enemies or enemy types, be they infected or human. On top of all of that, the cast of characters you regularly see throughout the story are all completely unlikable two-dimensional reflections of a single personality point and nothing more. Chaste, or brash. Sarcastic or serious. It's like the developers were afraid we might have to think a little too much to understand a person's motives so they just made them walk around with a sandwich board that says 'Hello, I am {Insert emotion here}.' Another thing that's more weird than anything is Neil Druckmann's self-inclusion in the game. It's not the first time a game has used an employee's likeness, this started even as far back as Perfect Dark for the N64, where a lot of the faces were developers at the studio. No, the thing that makes his point-for-point everything-but-name inclusion is that he seems to exist solely to tell the antag-protagonist to do the bad things she wants to push the story... and to bone her in a sex scene. Straight up just bareback porking her. 'Ellie is a lesbian' seems kind of phoned in, as well. We knew from Left Behind that she was definitely into girls, and she seemed rather unhappy at seeing Bill's dirty magazine of naked men. It doesn't push LGBT at all in an impactful way, either. It just seems to be pandering to me. No serious issues like facing hardships brought about by their sexuality, just a mention in an early cutscene, no more.    … Expand
  98. LMGN1998
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Story is way too incoherent, gameplay is buggy and it’s overall a very underwhelming experience.… Expand
  99. Stereq
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    Don't waste money on this thing, 7 years waiting for such a garbage. Sad to see a beautiful franchise end like this
  100. Oimaxmax
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    Politics can be in video-games, it is not a bad thing, but it was handled as a marketing strategy in this game. I hate Abby, Ellie is worse than she was in the first game. Neil Druckman self-insert is **** The gameplay is an improvement, but there is so little of it. The game is 1/2 cutscenes, and the other 1/3 of the gameplay is filled with unfunny dialogue. This was nailed by the firstPolitics can be in video-games, it is not a bad thing, but it was handled as a marketing strategy in this game. I hate Abby, Ellie is worse than she was in the first game. Neil Druckman self-insert is **** The gameplay is an improvement, but there is so little of it. The game is 1/2 cutscenes, and the other 1/3 of the gameplay is filled with unfunny dialogue. This was nailed by the first game, the in-game dialogue in the first was top notch. And OH MY GOD, THE AMOUNT OF MOTION BLUR IS HORRIBLE.… Expand
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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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