The Last of Us Part II

 PlayStation 4
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5.8

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  1. Manbraska
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    Ugly main characters. Where is Joel? Lgbt is ok for me, but two female characters really boring.
  2. foksterr
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    Очередная пропаганда насилия, убийств, вырожденчества. Создать что-то на базе позитива, без нарочитости убийств, мщения, психических сбоев, мозгов не хватает. Когда глобалисты и им подобные ультра-либеральные упыри типа Дракмана берутся за что-то, это превращается в кучу говна.

    Как сказал один из лидеров группы Король и Шут - Князь: "я не смотрю американское кино, потому что там    Очередная пропаганда насилия, убийств, вырожденчества. Создать что-то на базе позитива, без нарочитости убийств, мщения, психических сбоев, мозгов не хватает. Когда глобалисты и им подобные ультра-либеральные упыри типа Дракмана берутся за что-то, это превращается в кучу говна.

    Как сказал один из лидеров группы Король и Шут - Князь: "я не смотрю американское кино, потому что там постоянно кого то режут, насилуют и убивают." И я его понимают, когда в американском обществе во главе институтов стоят такие вот дракманы, - надеяться на адекватность в искусстве не приходится, будет сплошная грязь. Игра не достойна ничего, растереть и забыть, а деньги потратить на что-нибудь другое.    … Expand
  3. sirdiddymus
    Jun 24, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Spoiler separate at bottom. Beautiful to look at but other then that just a horrible disappointment, weak story which just got progressively worse as game progressed. Unlike the original it left no mark on me but indifference. All the subtle nuance of the original replaced with a simplistic viciousness. It's so blatantly obvious & repetitive with it's message & themes. Treats it's audience like dumb 9 year olds. Overall just a big let down from what should of been a great end to PS4. Thank god for Cyberpunk & CDProjektRed! Oh and Ghost of Tsushima.

    SPOILER: i really didn't like being forced to play half the game as the killer of one of my favourite 2 characters from the first game. Not sure why developers thought any fan of the original would be OK with that. I mean we loved the original & it's 2 antagonists. Truly feel in love with them & their story so this felt like a kick in the teeth & almost a mockery & disrespect to the player base.    … Expand
  4. BlRabbit
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    The plot is pure trash, graphics and mechanics are beautiful but the story completely overshadow it. 1 just for the playability and some characters. Anyways this game is awful, play TLOU 1 instead
  5. BlackBandicoot
    Jun 29, 2020
    0
    Good gameplay, graphics and music but all that are nothing if the game dont have good story
  6. sidisnnew
    Jun 27, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 垃圾驚 玩完可能精神失常 絕對唔建議舊作fans玩
    簡單黎講 劇情仲廢過Metal Gear survive.
    They played us like a damn fiddle!    … Expand
  7. Seanbond007
    Jun 21, 2020
    1
    Go F**I yourself NaughtyDog . All of your SJW propaganda along with **** like Neil and Anita ain't gonna work
  8. Moe-xcx
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    Disappointment, is what this game is.
    They ruined one of the most amazing games in history.
  9. diamondgrave
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game sucks and here's why. Joel dies. If this is your 1st time entering the game. I won't blame ya for liking it because you don't know the story. For those who played the 1st part, we have cared and fell in love with the characters we played. We were invested in them. Like when you worked hard on a project and they are like your children. would you want to tear down your work or let others do it? Most probably not, but naughty dog did. they killed your hard work. they killed their first game. Just like that, they had no love for their work and decide its their kid they can kill it if they want. For those who actually like the game because you say its just a game. I say, ok i will accept that answer. But you probably have no soul or have no gamer soul because apparently you did not invest any feeling towards what you played. This game is a story based game. so if you can't love your story that means you didn't put any soul into your game. Worst storytelling ever, the game mechanic is identical to the 1st which means... no improvements. In the end, this game ruins your believes of wanting to be a good person. Because it leaves you scared for life and there is no redemption for our child who we cared for. She was left lonely... no family to called her own... and leaves so much anger in you that you would swear next time if it was you and for your family future... You will CLEAN UP and ties up loose ends. Or 1 day, that might be what ends up for you and your family :)
    You didn't get to kill Abby so maybe she can kill you again in last of us 3?    … Expand
  10. Exequiel
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Aburrido, todos los enemigos iguales,obligarnos a jugar con Abby la mitad del juego es horrible, mala historia mas un final pesimo… Expand
  11. QKOLD
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    Я русский мне похуй РУССКИЕ ВПЕРДЕ
    РА СИ Я РА СИ Я РАСИЯ ИГРА КЛАСС!!!
  12. nik0la
    Jun 26, 2020
    1
    This game is slap in the face to all the true fans of the first game. I am not sure why the story had to be this crappy. If one of the most loved protagonists had to die, ND could've given them "better", more heroic death, possibly at the end of the game. I hope ND will lose a lot of money and will serve as an example to other companies, not to force political agendas where they shouldn'tThis game is slap in the face to all the true fans of the first game. I am not sure why the story had to be this crappy. If one of the most loved protagonists had to die, ND could've given them "better", more heroic death, possibly at the end of the game. I hope ND will lose a lot of money and will serve as an example to other companies, not to force political agendas where they shouldn't exist.
    The gameplay is ok, but not so much of improvement over the first game. The scenery and graphics are great. The story is crap and games like this should be all about the good story.    … Expand
  13. muffyn82
    Jun 21, 2020
    1
    Good graphics. That's the only thing positive about the game. How far ND has fallen.
  14. xudever
    Jun 30, 2020
    0
    This is another proof that graphic cannot save bad plot. The ending is just as disgusting as it can be! NPC live matters!!!
  15. Boredhub
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Last of Us 1 is one of my most favorite games ever and imo one of the best narrative experiences ever put on screen. While TLOU's story and gameplay were great, it was Joel and Ellie themselves that made The Last of Us a true masterpiece. You see, the core of The Last of Us isn't the zombies or the violence or even the gameplay itself. The core of the Last of Us is and always will be Joel and Ellie despite what Naughty Dog and all these pseudo game critics want you to believe.

    Joel, one of the best fictional characters that I've ever seen, is completely disrespected and cast aside in favor of a new character named Abby. At this point, everyone and their mother's **** has heard of Abby and what she does to Joel. Not only does she kill Joel but she bashes his brains in with a golf club in front of Ellie, and Abby's associate (who is just a stand in for Neil Druckmann) spits on Joel's corpse, and this all happens towards the start of the game.

    Right off the bat, its clear that Naughty Dog has lost their way and forgot what drew the fans to TLOU in the first place. or maybe they just didn't give a **** TLOU 2 wants to make it very clear that Joel is a piece of **** who deserved death because he killed a lot of people but I think that actively goes against what the first game was going for. TLOU 1 showed us a world in which people cast aside notions of right and wrong and put survival above all else, Joel being one of those people. It told a complex narrative and presented complex characters who were neither good or bad but HUMAN.
    TLOU 2 yeets all that **** out the window and just says that Joel is a piece of **** who doomed humanity and we should actively root for Abby (It doesn't help that Abby is so ****ing unlikable).

    TLOU 2 wants the player to realize the cycle of violence is bad but none of this applies to Abby, who gets away with EVERYTHING. So Ellie murders countless people just to get to Abby but once she finally has the chance to kill her, she just has an abrupt realization that violence and revenge is a big no no so Abby gets to walk away.

    "Just enough water 10/10"-IGN    … Expand
  16. BetoQ14
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. El juego es increíble está muy mal valorado por qué lo tachan de progresista sin sentido, la muerte de Joel está bien hecha no sé que esperaban un funeral vikingo?? Lo único que capaz que no convence CAPAZ es el final que a mí me gustó pero entiendo que la gente pueda dudar , el resto no entiendo osea la historia está súper bien desarrollada el jugar con abby está muy bien como te hacen dudar si lo que Ellie hace esta bien l nl... Increíble nada más que decir lastima que la gente solo se cierra en ciertas cosas y no piensa en realidad… Expand
  17. Klint800
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    Слишком яркая пропоганда феминизма и не традиционных ориентаций лучше бы это не выходило
  18. DennsB1ll
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is incredible both the physics and the animations and the graphics are 10/10 but the story is complete **** !! How can they do this to such a beloved title ... Disappoint you in that regard, only for the content of the story this game becomes tasteless… Expand
  19. Vaultblaze
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    This happens when a bad idea cross its path with a triple A budget. A piece of **** that looks amazing.
  20. Yucheks79
    Jul 2, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Even though the graphics and the gameplay are impressive, playing a game where the initial motive of the story is unfulfilled makes the rest of gaming experience pointless. Playing as the killer did not help with the score as well as most of the players have developed deep attachment to Joel from the first game. If I did not play as abby in this game i would have given this game at least a 5.… Expand
  21. janvylam
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    Part one made a game becoming an art
    Part two made the art becoming a ****
  22. oriskie
    Jun 24, 2020
    0
    This just worst, better keep your money & memories, the bad of the game I ever played, I swear. Wasted my money and time got nothing at the end, no message no story and disgusting, you didn't deserve on it although not bad on graphic and game experience, but remember TLOU selling point is story. So go frak your self Naughty Dog, to be your fraking DOG. I will never ever support any gamesThis just worst, better keep your money & memories, the bad of the game I ever played, I swear. Wasted my money and time got nothing at the end, no message no story and disgusting, you didn't deserve on it although not bad on graphic and game experience, but remember TLOU selling point is story. So go frak your self Naughty Dog, to be your fraking DOG. I will never ever support any games from this DOG… Expand
  23. aylindel33
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Worse story ever, dont make any sense. Great graphics and fun Gameplay. The story however is horrible.… Expand
  24. CallBassSir
    Jun 22, 2020
    10
    There are haters and there are admirers of this game! I spent 35 hrs playing campaign! The story is great, but at the end you feel exhausted, emotionally turned out... For me this is a masterpiece and it ends the story of Elly... and Joel. Thank you, Naughty Dog! Love this game!
  25. Koyb0417
    Jun 22, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. **** u, abby
    This games piece of **** I regret i reviewing this game positively after playing early part of it. It has great graphic n shstem, but still **** :) Dont be cheated by stupid sony fanboys    … Expand
  26. mozgus
    Jun 27, 2020
    0
    Technically this game is good. Not really groundbreaking in anything, but everything is nicely polished and packed. Gameplay is good, the game looks gorgeous. But that's something you expect from AAA game.

    But the most important part of Last of Us is story and at that, this sequel fails spectacularly. The story is boring, makes no sense in some places and the characters don't act like    Technically this game is good. Not really groundbreaking in anything, but everything is nicely polished and packed. Gameplay is good, the game looks gorgeous. But that's something you expect from AAA game.

    But the most important part of Last of Us is story and at that, this sequel fails spectacularly. The story is boring, makes no sense in some places and the characters don't act like real human beings.

    You can praise the game for its technical qualities, but that's like watching porn for its story. People loved The Last of Us for its story and THE story is not here in the sequel.    … Expand
  27. StephBen
    Jun 26, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Nice graphics and work from the developers but there are major problems:
    _Joel character doesn't act in correlation with is traits from the first game; and get killed because it was needed in the story. That bad piece of writing happens after only 2 hours..

    _First half of the game makes the player forget a little bit about that dumb-Joel nonsense until the game makes you play as the character you hate, the one who killed Joel.. 10 hours of boring redondent gameplay with characters you don't care about , hoping for a final revenge..

    _Revenge which doesn't even happen as the player is deprived of that choice during one of the most ridiculous endings I've ever seen.    … Expand
  28. EdwardScott4072
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Didn’t like it, bad story, bad character, I’ve waited for so long to play this just to find that they don’t care about gaming and they force a political agenda… Expand
  29. bestgamerever64
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    Total failure of storytelling. The creators just shoot themselves in the foot.
  30. Mike_ox2short
    Jun 22, 2020
    1
    Story was hot garbage
    Gameplay was alright Art team did amazing as always ..........................,
  31. KaiqueW13
    Jun 24, 2020
    10
    game of the year!! one of the best that i played in my life, best in the year ! at least for now, just buy man, you will like and cry a lot
  32. sup3rm4rio
    Jun 29, 2020
    0
    I think this was supposed to be the game of this generation but it’s mildly a gameplay improvement compared to the first game and a story disaster. The SJW elements actually make the story boring to the long term fans even though it’s not the main issue imo. The story is weak a priori with little character development and backbone. The gameplay is the main issue nevertheless. The game isI think this was supposed to be the game of this generation but it’s mildly a gameplay improvement compared to the first game and a story disaster. The SJW elements actually make the story boring to the long term fans even though it’s not the main issue imo. The story is weak a priori with little character development and backbone. The gameplay is the main issue nevertheless. The game is barely more fun than the first game with 2 major problems: 1) long boring walks that can’t be fixed after the first playthrough, 2) the game forces you in boring explorations as key objects are hidden in large optional area. The latter reduces the fun and makes it possible to skip significant things that if missed create frustration. In the end, the first game remains superior both story wise, character development and gameplay and the second is definitely not the game of this generation. With these budgets you expect the directors to be brilliant and life touching but I guess Kojima is the only man right now who is able to do it. Suggestion: lower the budgets as you are not able to have decent triple A and focus on gameplay rather than story as you are very weak on the latter.… Expand
  33. Naomex
    Jul 1, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Esse jogo deveria ser um documentário sobre a vida, modos, relações o que elas comem, gostam de fazer, resumindo é coisa de lésbica.… Expand
  34. Biffi
    Jul 23, 2020
    10
    É uma experiência incrível, cinematográfica e que te faz pensar muito. Dificilmente vejo isso e vídeo games. Uma pena que grande parte não sabe apreciar nada que não seja mecânico ou que se usou de preconceitos para falar mal do jogo sem nem experimentar tudo
  35. alan1850a
    Jun 22, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Poorly executed story, stupid final, deaths that dont make sense and staff that thing that putting inclusive characters make something automatically good… Expand
  36. TheyDeleteMyRev
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    Potential but falls flat on its face with unlikeable characters and cheap tropes. I wish I never played it. The storyline is just atrocious and lazy.
  37. Webby57
    Jun 26, 2020
    1
    It’s terrible all I can say is the further you get into the story the more downhill it goes
  38. Nonzeromist67
    Jun 22, 2020
    1
    The gameplay is ok, no more special than the first game but not as good as games like uncharted. The graphics are gorgeous but character models are lacking realism sometimes. I was really looking forward to this game and if you enjoy it, that's fine, but, for me personally the game was full of poorly thought out writing. They really missed the mark. We are not going to love a character ifThe gameplay is ok, no more special than the first game but not as good as games like uncharted. The graphics are gorgeous but character models are lacking realism sometimes. I was really looking forward to this game and if you enjoy it, that's fine, but, for me personally the game was full of poorly thought out writing. They really missed the mark. We are not going to love a character if the character does something abhorrent and personal to us straight away. I won't spoil the game but beloved characters are killed off in ways that are insulting and there is no pay off at the end. The game tries to desperately show human emotions and problems but this isn't a fun experience to have to sit through. No character is treated with dignity or justice and the inclusivity of the LGBTQ ideals is chalked up to the entirety of Ellie's character. Instead of becoming a complex character she is essentially now an angry lesbian lmao. This game needs a complete overhaul or redevelopment because I am really not happy with the outcome.… Expand
  39. Ribeiro197
    Jun 27, 2020
    5
    The gameplay is very good, they have upgraded the one presented in the first game and made coll addition, the actors really do a great job in the way they express the characters scenes and graphics of this game are top 3 of games that were released in the ps4 era. Those are the good things about the game.
    But what is really sad is the writhing for this game. Joel's death was done in a    The gameplay is very good, they have upgraded the one presented in the first game and made coll addition, the actors really do a great job in the way they express the characters scenes and graphics of this game are top 3 of games that were released in the ps4 era. Those are the good things about the game.
    But what is really sad is the writhing for this game. Joel's death was done in a stupid and lazy way, forced for the story to continue. Using the argument that he stayed in the community left him "less suspicious" is inconsistent, it is not because he spent 4 years in a community that made him "forget" with the outside world. He has experienced many things during 24 years of survival, and knows what human beings are like in the outside world. He would be just as suspicious as before, as he now patrols a community, so his instincts would be the same in the first game.
    Another point was that everything was very convenient during the scene, because exactly at the moment when Abby will almost be killed by the infected, Joel saved her from that situation at the last minute, and he and Tommy went straight to meet her group, and being comfortable in their presence during the scene, besides Joel being in the middle of the room, surrounded.

    The game was sold as an adventure by Joel and Ellie again, the trailers were even edited to think about it, and at no time did we see Abby in any of the trailers. the company knew that the public would not like to hear that the story would be about Ellie and Joel's murderer, Abby. We don't wait 7 years for that.
    Even showing the background of Abby losing her father, to feel sympathy for the character, it did not convince most players, as well as me, because Abby is a psychopath, and here are examples of how the game shows her with her actions in her darkest moments:

    1 - Shoot the knee of a man who saved her moments ago, using a golf club to beat and torture him for a considerable time, and kill him in front of a girl who is begging for his life.
    2 - After discovering that Dinah is pregnant, she doesn't think twice before trying to cut her throat, just not committing the act because Lev prevented her.
    3 - Cheating on her friend Mel (who was pregnant) having sex with Owen, and showing zero remorse.

    Ellie, at similar times, shows much more humanization in her reactions:
    1 - Upon hearing Nora offend Joel, she beats her in a brutal way (also to have information about Abby), and moments later, she is totally shaken after that event.
    2 - After killing Mel and discovering she was pregnant, Ellie has a panic attack, falling to the ground and hyperventilating, showing herself completely traumatized and making it clear to the player that she would not have killed her if she had known this before.
    3 - Ellie apologizes to Jesse about kissing Dinah, and the relationship begins without containing a betrayal.

    There are a lot of plot holes in the game, such as Tommy letting the map in the floor so that, in the narrative, Abby would find it.

    In the end, Part II had a great potential to be one of the best sequels of a game, but fails miserable in the story telling of such a beautiful story that was the first game.

    Gameplay: 8
    Graphics: 9
    Story: 4

    Overall: 5    … Expand
  40. HankLC16
    Jun 22, 2020
    2
    I did not enjoy this game at all. I'm not a bot, I'm not one of the various phobes, and I played through the whole game. I just didn't enjoy. I despised the false advertisements with Joel, the story was fulfilling, and ultimately didn't do right by the first game, nor both the old and new characters. Also, I didn't want to play as anybody other than Ellie. But they couldn't even give meI did not enjoy this game at all. I'm not a bot, I'm not one of the various phobes, and I played through the whole game. I just didn't enjoy. I despised the false advertisements with Joel, the story was fulfilling, and ultimately didn't do right by the first game, nor both the old and new characters. Also, I didn't want to play as anybody other than Ellie. But they couldn't even give me that. But the graphics and sound were good. So 2/10 because I buy a story game for the story, not graphics.… Expand
  41. jayala7472
    Jun 29, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I can't get over the death of Joel. They Ruined this story. The game is such a disappointment I don't even want to finish it.… Expand
  42. RHP7
    Jun 25, 2020
    0
    WTF they did with Tlou2, it's just a game with some political agenda, don't care about the main characters and destroy all things build on the first game, Neil doesn't care about his our game fans
  43. hansancho
    Jun 22, 2020
    2
    game isnt bad.. but that ending was horse **** do better naughty dog. waste
  44. Bluehairedsjw
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    Trash should be a golf game. Nastiest sex. Scene in history made my dick fall off
  45. Batyserg
    Jun 22, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Не могу играть за моральную уродку Элли Всю игру режет убивает людей таких как она . Она не лучше их. Ее мотивация глупа и не оправдывает тех действий которые она совершае.Меня морально изнасиловали Заставляют играть за злодея Элли Не могу
    ей сопереживать Скипаю ролики с ее участием
    И ещё ЛГБТ агитка.Из девушки заделали парня мужика Джоэла убилиМне неприятно Я про Элли    … Expand
  46. Gveneven
    Jun 27, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Sorry, but a good plot is everything to me. And there are rules of storytelling after all, if you didn't obviously know… Expand
  47. Ikenta
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    Я поставил 0 не потому что игра ужасна. Там есть красивая картинка,анимация и все собсна. Журналисты тупо продались и забили на игроков. Если мы начнем такие игры игнорировать,то кто будет покупать? Журналюги? Нет,тк им бесплатно дают копию да и еще чемоданы.Я поставил 0 не потому что игра ужасна. Там есть красивая картинка,анимация и все собсна. Журналисты тупо продались и забили на игроков. Если мы начнем такие игры игнорировать,то кто будет покупать? Журналюги? Нет,тк им бесплатно дают копию да и еще чемоданы.
  48. Smrdjan
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    7 years just to feel sad and depressed at how badly they executed part 2. I'm just gonna pretend this never happened.
  49. FantasticDan
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This isn't worth your time, or $60, or even watching streaming. Go play anything else.
  50. tmuneymar
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Poor story and connected terribly to the first game. Joel and Ellie suddenly lost their carefulness and intelligence. Don’t even mentioned the poor design of Abby’s story, making people can’t agree with her actions. Total destroy of the previous game.… Expand
  51. sam123hk
    Jun 24, 2020
    0
    The worst storytelling. Despicable promotion strategy. Disappointed, Rubbish Game!!
  52. Andrex3142
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    Gráficos excelentes, jugabilidad excelente , historia absurda.................
  53. artyf123
    Jun 25, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I love the first game, and have replayed it many, many times. Unfortunately, tLoU2 is a complete mockery of its lovingly crafted predecessor. The story is poorly written, it's shoved to bursting with hollow, unlikeable characters and tried to make you regret EVER enjoying the first game, because apparently, everything we did was abhorrent. Abby's inclusion as a playable protagonist was unneeded and insulting, and she would have worked far better as the antagonist. I don't need to say anything on Joel, as everyone agrees what happened was disgusting. This was an insult to the first game and to all of the fans who loved it. I hated this game, and I hope the people who worked on it are ashamed of themselves. Because we are very disappointed in you. This useless pander pron gets a very well deserved 0.… Expand
  54. Ragha
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    It's an amazing game.. ppl who are bashing the game are ppl who never played it or the ones who quit after the death of Joel. For the sake of god complete the game and then post your bs reviews
  55. EthanMode
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Gráfico:mundo bom de fato
    Mundo:mostra q de fato o mundo está cada vez tomado pela natureza e bonito com os gráficos Infectados:bem melhores q o 1° eles estão mais ágeis de certa forma e difíceis um pouco,escaladores ouvem mais,corretores correm mais e os novos infectados tbm são bons Mecânica:está boa,exploração tbm,personagens é meio nhé,nada muito difícil de aprender e entender
    História e personagens:entre 0 a 10 dou um 6    … Expand
  56. arnemvend
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    Thank you, Anita. You kill us. This game is fall for Sony. Sony do not respect their gamers.
  57. AledZurc
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    I hate this game. Terrible story and characters. The Last of Us 1 was way better.
  58. ChestnutRice
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. La verdad esperaba mas del juego, tiene muy buenos gráficos y una excelente jugabilidad. Pero tenía que pasar mas de la mitad del juego jugando con Abby? Y en sima me hacen usarla para pelear con ellie! Como lo odie, yo simplemente no hize nada y deje que Ellie la matará. No puedo creer que nos engañaron de esta forma, mostrándonos a joel en el trailer como si fuera a acompañarnos y todo editado para hacer publicidad falsa, que chafa estoy muy desepcionada.… Expand
  59. Bmed191
    Jul 31, 2020
    4
    I don't do reviews often, but I am really quite upset about this game. Even at it's best, the game is mediocre. The clunky mechanics and poor story telling weren't enough to dissuade me from playing through the game though. But after getting about halfway through, I had completely lost interest altogether. I truly feel like they spit in the face of their fans with this lousy excuse of aI don't do reviews often, but I am really quite upset about this game. Even at it's best, the game is mediocre. The clunky mechanics and poor story telling weren't enough to dissuade me from playing through the game though. But after getting about halfway through, I had completely lost interest altogether. I truly feel like they spit in the face of their fans with this lousy excuse of a game. Who makes a hit and then **** on it for the sequel? Well, apparently naughtydog does.… Expand
  60. Desert_ranger99
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    Absolutely unbelievable,

    I've been bragging about the Last Of Us for the past 7 years. I remember the night the first game came out, the emotions, the art style. This game originally had it all! What happened to this franchise?
    I'm left speechless. #joellivesmatter
    #itsma'am!
  61. Mrshreddify
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Naughty dog really thought the fans would like this didn’t they? Shoving abby’s story into the game and pushing Ellie to the side, having us kill everyone BUT the one person that killed Joel. This is such B.S I can’t believe they thought this would be a good story the only thing going for it was the gameplay… Expand
  62. wolfychiu
    Jun 30, 2020
    2
    The last of us games have always been about the story in my opinion. It has beautiful graphics and nice gameplay similar to the first game, but this cannot hide or mask the huge flaws of the story. I’m not trying to spoil anything, but I would like to stop anyone from buying this game if they are like me and had a burning passion for the story of the first game.
  63. ricardovega6
    Jun 26, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So disappointing, The last of us is one of my favorite, if not my favorite game of all time. So for me to see what has happened with the story, which i believe the first game has one of the best stories in all of entertainment media, is so disgusting. It feels as if the writers wanted to force upon us an agenda that none of us were asking for. It didn't matter that the characters are gay, trans, or otherwise to me. I was disappointed with the story, which i waited 5 years for. Sure the opinion of whether the story is good or not is subjective but the way things happen and the way that certain characters act uncharacteristically is so stupid. The fact that after abby kills joel the only thing and i mean the ONLY thing us the player would want is to kill her, we have to play as her for 10 HOURS, WHAT!? How did that get through 7+ years of development and they said "yeah thats great, leave that in there they'll never see it coming" Of course we wouldn't, its the dumbest thing that anyone could write. D&D would be able to come up with a better story and you all know how GOT is in season 8. And the cherry on top of this **** sundae, is you finally find abby as ellie, you have her literal throat in your hands and you let her go!? Because revenge is bad!? Even though abby had a **** revenge spree the whole game and she gets off SCOT FREE!? BUT REVENGE IS BAD!?!?! I haven't been this disappointed in a story since the last jedi and im not even that big of a star wars fan. Just because its subversive doesn't make it a good story. I feel like all of my favorite IP's are just getting butchered by these agendas that have NOTHING to do with it. When are creators going to learn that the more you try to force what YOU think we should believe in, the less we care about it. There is a way to do it, do i know which way is the best, no but i know this aint it chief.… Expand
  64. Silverback34
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game feels like it was poorly written and it should never deserve high praise for anything besides the fact that it did put a spotlight on the LGBT community as a positive thing but my main problem with this entire game is the fact that it's supposed to be a revenge story but the only person that got revenge for what they were trying to get revenge for was the person that everyone is hating on even though there's nothing really to hate on her for yes she's not aesthetically pleasing or that much of a relevant character in anything of what we've had and the fact that they killed off from Joel and how they did it was subpar at best and we should never try to say that this game is worth the money that it is asking for because there are major plot holes in the entire game and Ellie from the first game feels non existence her character drive or ark feels small she has no effect on me at all and that sucks because I was such a big fan of the first game yes this entire thing of zombies really scares me and it's a good thing that it does because I play the game simply for the story because I love the fact that Joel was able to redeem being a father in the first one and somewhat of it in the second game which is okay but still they should have went with his death a little different they should have actually killed Abby because without those revenge I don't know this game is just terrible and it should never get anything but a bombed review because it destroyed the legacy of The last of Us and you should never even attempt to try to pick up this game because you'll be wasting your money and wasting your time… Expand
  65. mebilgin17
    Jun 23, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I think first time I heard about this game in 2016. Back then one designer works for Naughty dog, writes hers linkedin page about the design of Ellie. Like she was 4-5 year older than the first game. After that I heard a rumor, something like "Joel is dying". I just like I hope it won't happen. When the first trailer comes up, when I heard Joel's voice I was in relief.

    I pre-ordered the game in October 2019, game delayed after again again. Then Sony decided to give our money back without asking. I was like "wtf, I can wait, why the hell are you giving the money back". After I got my money back I watch the latest trailers. I was expecting a couple of things like more black people and more gay/lesbian/transexual etc. because that is the new trend. That is ok for me.

    I just re-pre-order the game again, waiting to download and open its lock. I played it 3 days, it took almost 30 hours. I cried in the scenes like Joel's death, Tommy's got shot and Ellie's barn scene.

    I played the first game in both ps3 and ps4. I bought all dlc's in ps3, all finished it. Also I'm collecting the trophies of the games, so I finished it on Grounded mode etc.

    After I played a lot of times, Ellie is like a daughter to me. While I played the dlc's, I feel like Joel is a father to me.

    Comes to the game again, Killing my father, I will begin my revenge with my friends and my uncle. Doing that my uncle got crippled, my friend is dead. I killed almost everybody, but not the main character. So I decided to go back, living with my lover and her son. After everything seems settled, crippled uncle comes to me and said he found the main character. I decided to go hundred of kilometers to find the character, almost killed couple of times.

    In the end, decided to not to get her revenge. That is because she can see Joel good in her dreams back. That isn't a storytelling, that is something like Stephen King movie. Everything is good, but ending is soooo bad so it ruins almost everything.

    I give that score for music, athmosphere etc.

    Last note to Neil Druckmann, when you say something, you need to keep behind it. When the people talks about the overpowered girl, you said "we don't wanna sexualize the women". But in the game that very character get **** literally. In that scene we can see Owen's **** is bigger than hers.    … Expand
  66. dinno_pc
    Jun 27, 2020
    4
    Thanks ND for giving us this poor game... never gonna buy a game from u again...
  67. 321boatguy
    Jun 24, 2020
    1
    Garbage. At first I thought for sure there was some group spamming the review section with bad reviews. I was wrong unfortunately. I really have thought about it considerably and started an account just to write this review to voice my complete displeasure. What were you guys thinking...
  68. CheeseChrist
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    Someone need to get the fk out of gaming industry, maybe go hollywood. game is 10 out of 10 excluding the story, and the story is -10 /10.
  69. JormungMadnar
    Jun 24, 2020
    2
    The story is what matters, and the story is a DISASTER
    Characters contraddict themselves
    Characters make nonsensical choices
    Plot holes upon plot holes
    Add the terrible behavior of Naughty Dog regarding reviews and people talking about the game, and you have one of the most disasterful releases of our generation.
  70. megamix60
    Jun 25, 2020
    0
    I was a big fan of the Last of us 1 in 2013 and was completely disappointed when I started to play this game. Why did you pay so much attention to Ellie's gayness? You could have just mentioned that she's a lesbian, but you've decided to repeat it again ang again, again and again. Look she's a lesbian! *after 1 hour* Look she's a lesbian, she's kissing a girl! *after another hour* I hopeI was a big fan of the Last of us 1 in 2013 and was completely disappointed when I started to play this game. Why did you pay so much attention to Ellie's gayness? You could have just mentioned that she's a lesbian, but you've decided to repeat it again ang again, again and again. Look she's a lesbian! *after 1 hour* Look she's a lesbian, she's kissing a girl! *after another hour* I hope you didn't forget SHE IS A LEEESBIAN!! I came here to watch a great story and to shoot some zombies. Why should I see all this feminist and lesbian stuff? I don't deserve this! 0 out of 10 for the Last of us part 2, mostly for the heritage of great first part.… Expand
  71. rallyman40
    Jun 24, 2020
    1
    I'm lost for words. As a sequel, this makes Deus Ex: Invisible War look like a masterpiece. The gameplay is serviceable, but the A.I. occasionally has some pathfinding issues - it'd deserve a rating of 7-8. The story, however, is a complete dumpsterfire in the worst meaning of the word. Were it a standalone game, I'd probably rate The Last Of Us 2 as a 3/10 - but as a sequel to one of theI'm lost for words. As a sequel, this makes Deus Ex: Invisible War look like a masterpiece. The gameplay is serviceable, but the A.I. occasionally has some pathfinding issues - it'd deserve a rating of 7-8. The story, however, is a complete dumpsterfire in the worst meaning of the word. Were it a standalone game, I'd probably rate The Last Of Us 2 as a 3/10 - but as a sequel to one of the most beloved games of all time, I cant give it anything higher than a 1.… Expand
  72. ejones0208
    Jul 2, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Everyone giving this a positive 10/10 didn't play the game and is bashing people for giving it a 0/10 and not playing the game. People who played the game know that yes it's beautiful technologically and the acting is great, but being realistic the story is bad. The story changes an important character trait of Joel just so they could kill him off. We all expected him to die, but a death scene should feel earned, not happen because the writers couldn't think of a reasonable way to kill him in context. They didn't flesh out any of the new characters well and besides Abby, who is shown a lot but lacks proper humanization. Apparently, by telling me that a person has friends and a dog I should immediately feel bad for them, like did they not expect me to think she also is a typical human?? They treat the player like they don't understand much without explanation, and then at the end, they add info that you should have known the entire game (Ellie knew the entire time but we conveniently aren't told despite playing her) for an emotional blow. In the end, it feels like a good idea that was ruined by cop-outs and bad writing techniques. Not to mention the fact the game is specifically made to make you feel bad which as expert game designer Reggie says, "If it's not fun why bother" In the end, you play as Ellie who's okay with brutally murdering everyone who hasn't done anything wrong and decides to stop by the time she gets to the person who deserves her rage. The game just feels like they had a point but no idea how to get it across.… Expand
  73. Jackie_Fay
    Jun 30, 2020
    4
    I’m a HUGE fan of the first part of TLOU as many people here. I have just finished Part II and the only feeling I have is disappointment. I feel like my favourite game (TLOU) that gave me SO MUCH mental strength (and hope and feelings and etc) was taken and butchered in cold blood.

    The story sucks. Really. For the first 10 hours I had a lot of hope for it. I lost if all during the next    I’m a HUGE fan of the first part of TLOU as many people here. I have just finished Part II and the only feeling I have is disappointment. I feel like my favourite game (TLOU) that gave me SO MUCH mental strength (and hope and feelings and etc) was taken and butchered in cold blood.

    The story sucks. Really. For the first 10 hours I had a lot of hope for it. I lost if all during the next 10 hours and forced myself to finish the game for the rest of time.
    The problem is that you don’t get to care about the new characters, you don’t empathise with anyone but Ellie... this is SO not the level of deep character creation I remember from the first game, where you would actually feel for others not just Joel and Ellie. The ending is just... disappointing.
    Don’t get me wrong: there were great things as well, they were just so few compared to other less “generous” moments of storytelling.

    The gameplay has improved incredibly since the first game though: the combat is outstanding and the game is so very enjoyable to play. If I could forget about the story, that the game just doesn’t deliver, than I would totally rate TLOU Part II a solid 9/10.
    But I care about the story. So it gets 4/10. Shame.    … Expand
  74. AlexJaspioFurry
    Jun 24, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. thanks for destroying the game by destroying Joel's charisma and worrying more about lesbians than zombies… Expand
  75. Fenners94
    Jun 24, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Amazing game don’t believe that bad reviews sure it’s not perfect but nothing is.… Expand
  76. _SoulTormentor
    Jun 24, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. They could have continued the journey in a predictable way. But they took bold turns and produced a masterpiece which will make you mourn, leave you depressed for days or weeks and will have a permanent impact. ❤️… Expand
  77. alecdek
    Jun 24, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Going in with a huge bias for the franchise, Naughtydog has completely averted my expectations and made a shallow, meaningless and overall embarrassing follow up to one of the greatest games of this generation. Firstly Joel’s death was a given seeing as though the game is a revenge story so this was never a problem. but the way it was handled was completely disrespectful, seeing our favourite character, half of the heart of the franchise, killed for an ultimately pointless story hurts. The implementation of Abby’s 12 hour story line plays as padding for a longer playtime. Her slog of a story progressed nothing and is a back and forth mission for characters that are impossible to be connected too. This all leads to a ending the would not have stuck with me even if everything was handeled correctly. Naughtydog has successfully shat on a masterpiece and nosedived the crown jewel Playstation exclusive into the mud. They should be ashamed of themselves. That’s just my opinion though. Your all entitled to your own. Hope you enjoyed the game more than i did.… Expand
  78. Nandocabrera214
    Jun 24, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Me gusto mucho no sé porque tiene tan baja calificacion, solo le echaron mierda a este de seguro muchos Xboxers haters le dieron todas las malas críticas… Expand
  79. TheGreatConst
    Oct 24, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The problem with this game isn't that it is "too depressing". You can make a depressing story that makes sense and makes you like it. I was unable to complete it (it is so bad), instead I've read the plot summary. And you know what? No matter how I looked at it, I felt that the whole plot was very very familiar to something I've read before. If you think that the problem of this game is that "they changed the writer", I wouldn't be so sure about it. The thing is, I have a hunch that the first game was a copypasta of some another, less-known (in the west) story. But let's talk about TLOU2. There is a certain, currenlty untranslated, Japanese visual novel by the name Soukou Akki Muramasa. In the prologue of the game protagonist is a certain high-schooler who tries to investigate the death of his friend. At the end of the prologue, he is suddenly killed by a detective who solved the crime and who the boy considered a hero. Fake protagonist killed after a few hours of the game, sounds familiar? Also, revenge and the preciousness of human life is the main theme of the game. The difference is - Soukou Akki Muramasa actually makes you relate to the "villain protagonist" for real, to understand his reasoning and life philosophy. He isn't a cold-blooded killer, he is a person who is forced into his circumstances, a person who kills with his eyes wet from tears and heart wrenching from pain. A very deep and complex character, one of the best protagonists ever. In comparison, Abby...well, she is just trash. At the end of Soukou Akki Muramasa, the protagonist would be forced to make a choice. To kill an evil man for the sake of revenge, or not to. And as it is a visual novel, you will be given an actual choice. By choosing not to kill you actually get a true end. Sounds familiar? But the difference is - the protagonist of Muramasa wouldn't kill the man not because "killing is so bad", but because he understands his own sins, he realized that a person as sinful as he is has no right to seek revenge. It is very deep, very touching, and emotionally impactful. What I want to say here is that The Last of Us Part II tries to tell you the story that actually could be pretty good if done right, but it fails miserably. Moreover, it goes against the expectations of those people who loved the first game. If the first and the second games were actually written by the same person then I can be pretty much sure that he is just a copywriter who got lucky with his first attempt, but not so lucky with the second.… Expand
  80. iliapsi
    Jun 25, 2020
    10
    I really don't know what to say about the scores. This game is a masterpiece. I loved it from the beginning to the end. A great and sad ending.Please delete fake accounts.
  81. edgar_pluxuryy
    Jun 25, 2020
    9
    У меня на самом деле только 1 вопрос. Как игре в которую вложили душу и делали ее кропотливо и с любовью ставят рейтинг 4. На таких людей у меня слов не находится. Сюжет отличный и оставляет как и после 1 части в растерянности. Я честно не знаю что делал бы в ситуации в которую попала Элли. Как и в 1 части с Джоэлом. Геймплейно игра изменилась но и оставила нотки предыдущей части, что поУ меня на самом деле только 1 вопрос. Как игре в которую вложили душу и делали ее кропотливо и с любовью ставят рейтинг 4. На таких людей у меня слов не находится. Сюжет отличный и оставляет как и после 1 части в растерянности. Я честно не знаю что делал бы в ситуации в которую попала Элли. Как и в 1 части с Джоэлом. Геймплейно игра изменилась но и оставила нотки предыдущей части, что по мне огромный плюс. Всегда не хватает ресурсов, что заставляет тебя либо не убивать врагов а проходить в тихую, либо убивать скрытно. Конечно игра не без минусов. По поводу лгбт. вся эта лгбт повестка буквально растворяется в позитивных моментах . Игра явно переоценена критиками, и не лучше 1 части но очень близка к ней. Эта игра вогнала меня в депрессию. Не думаю что хоть у одной игры такое когда либо получалось. Надеюсь люди опомнятся и включат здравый смысл… Expand
  82. Bartaaa
    Jun 26, 2020
    1
    "This franchise is all about the story. Without the story the game means nothing." And the Story is bad, oh boy is it bad. So much gender **** theroy. NO THX Naught Dog you are dead to me now !

    I just created an account to warn you People dont buy it! It is an shadow of its predesessor.
  83. Blian
    Jun 25, 2020
    10
    This game has such story and story telling than none other game ever. It shows the layers and depths of human emotions so beautifully and so unique that we did not have yet and will have to wait for for a long time. It probably gets the closest to the reality and how humans would react and behave in an apocalyptic world. It's psychologically 100% accurate! That's what makes it so great andThis game has such story and story telling than none other game ever. It shows the layers and depths of human emotions so beautifully and so unique that we did not have yet and will have to wait for for a long time. It probably gets the closest to the reality and how humans would react and behave in an apocalyptic world. It's psychologically 100% accurate! That's what makes it so great and so bad for people.
    As a game it is also great and awesome, but it gets its 10 points for the story and story telling.

    Captivating and amazing. Heartbroken and mesmerised. That's how you have to feel about the story if you understand it. But it's not for everyone to understand, and that is good as it is.    … Expand
  84. Pontiff_sulyfan
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It’s so bad that i can not finish it stupid characters stupid whiters even i saw stupid ending… Expand
  85. TonyJB
    Jun 26, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Last of Us is my favorite video game of all time. I preordered the Ellie Edition as soon as it was available. And now I'd rather flush my fking 250 bucks right into the toilet AFTER FINISHING THE GMAE. The story is a piece of sh*t and does not make any sense. And fans are totally entitled to be angry about it. Neil was doing everything that he could to make people like Abby and hate Ellie. Guess what? None of these worked. When I reached to the point where I was forced to play as Abby for nearly 10 hours, I was so confused. I don’t give a single sh*t ABOUT ABBY’S BACKSTORY! Abby is still an unlikeable character, let alone the other new characters that were created with no depth what so ever. How dare you Neil Druckmann, to take everything that I love about the first game, twist it, and make it just a social message of your own. To think forcing play to let Abby go in the end was a genius move, it just shows how untalented and incompetent he is as a writer. It's a shame that Druckmann is using LGBTQ as a cover to hide just how much an untalented writer he is. LGBTQ groups should be offended because they were just used like tools by Neil Druckmann. Well, here's my message to you, Druckmann, doesn't matter how much power was given to you, an untalented writer will always be an untalented writer. A 2 out of 10 is simply for what still remains from the Last of Us in this so called sequel.… Expand
  86. Jrevolts
    Jun 25, 2020
    5
    While the game is beautiful too look at its story is a mess. Brutally killing Joel within 2 hours of play time and making you hate Abby then forcing you to play as her for 60% of the game. It sucks all the joy out of the experience. The writing in her parts does nothing to garner sympathy for her fathers death because numerous actions she takes show that she is a awful human being. Ellie aWhile the game is beautiful too look at its story is a mess. Brutally killing Joel within 2 hours of play time and making you hate Abby then forcing you to play as her for 60% of the game. It sucks all the joy out of the experience. The writing in her parts does nothing to garner sympathy for her fathers death because numerous actions she takes show that she is a awful human being. Ellie a character you love is stripped of all her humanity and loses everything. While Abby rides of into the fog of the sea.… Expand
  87. Mrgnragnsson
    Jun 25, 2020
    10
    It's one of the most incredible games I've ever played, as good as the first one
  88. AbiGonza
    Jul 23, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A ver, hola, quiero dar mi opinion sincera del juego.
    La muerte de joel, se veia venir desde el primer juego.
    Naughty dog dijo que este juego no iba a ser del agrado de todos.
    El mensaje de este juego no es solo "la venganza no es buena". Sino que tambien trata de hacernos ver, cuán egoustas podemos ser, por algo en específico. Ellie, es verdad que se dio cuenta muy tarde, de que se estaba perdiendo a ella misma. Se dio cuenta en la peor situación. Pero el mensaje es más como: "ellie, buscaba el perdón de joel, en matar a abby, pensaba que si la mataba, iba a tener el perdón de alguien que ya ni vivo estaba. Perdió sus dos dedos, que era la única conexion con joel que le quedaba, ¿Porque? Porque podía tocar la guitarra, y ese era el vínculo que conectaba con joel."
    En fin es solo mi opinion. gracias    … Expand
  89. zhanpeng
    Jun 25, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The story sucks overall, i wonder is it the director smoke weed while writing the story...… Expand
  90. Revolt666
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    Они хотели , чтобы я ее прошел и увидел все до конца, после так называемого конца, ощущения что тебя опустили в бочку с дерьмом, по другому не назовешь. Графика окей хорошая, но ты ждёшь от ААА проекта совсем другого подхода от разработчиков,тут вышло "И так сойдёт" Полностью испорченное настроение от прохождения этой игры, прройду ли я ее ещё раз , точно нет. Худшая игра года, как по мне.Они хотели , чтобы я ее прошел и увидел все до конца, после так называемого конца, ощущения что тебя опустили в бочку с дерьмом, по другому не назовешь. Графика окей хорошая, но ты ждёшь от ААА проекта совсем другого подхода от разработчиков,тут вышло "И так сойдёт" Полностью испорченное настроение от прохождения этой игры, прройду ли я ее ещё раз , точно нет. Худшая игра года, как по мне.
  91. SrDollin
    Jun 25, 2020
    10
    El mejor juego que he jugado en mi vida, de bastante durabilidad, detalles graficos demasiado hermosos, una historia desgarradora y me ha dejado sin pensativo en cada momento durante el juego, simplemente una obra maestra.
  92. raginmund
    Jun 25, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So what does it take for a game to receive a perfect zero?

    Allow me to elaborate. A perfect zero is when a game is so devoid of awareness of it's predecessor, that it completely revokes any themes, character development, symbolism, or motives of not only itself but also the previous franchise title. It shoots itself in the foot, and in doing so, pointlessly murders the previous game that is crushed under its boot. The story of The Last of Us left us with a comfort of where our characters were, what they believed in, what they lived for, how they loved each other. On that note, they also established their skills, their abilities, their instincts. All of these were shattered in Part II. Joel is no longer attentive and assertive, Ellie is no longer endearingly sensitive, the characters become horrible shadows of what made them strong in the first game. And what do we get for it? Nothing. The game's linear storytelling riddled with plot holes and glaring pandering stereotypes leave us dumbfounded at what we just put ourselves through. It leaves us heartbroken, and it shows us exactly how much time we just wasted. It doesn't leave resolution, it doesn't fix any issues, it's not cohesive, it doesn't abide by anything fulfilling. It's is a plate of burnt crust when what you asked for was a sublime pizza with all the toppings. The most glaringly obvious problem with this game is how much they definitively changed to try and be different. It's deliberate, it's insulting, it's pandering to the completely wrong audience. It's unaware, it's foolish, and it doesn't even retain the sense of fear that the first game thrives on. The moment Joel dies, the game was no longer interesting, because that's who made the story interesting. Joel. His ability to survive, his struggle, his mentorship, his morals, his values, his selfishness. He died a so easily it was not even believable. So then where are we?

    In a messy cross between the worst parts of the plots of Walking Dead, Game of Thrones, and John Wick, we are given nothing, no retribution, no justice, no feeling of accomplishment. Only a feeling of disappointment. This is capitalizing on the trend of sadness which was popular about 5 years ago. Too little, too late. In the time of a pandemic, civil unrest, and injustice we escape to a world of terrible pacing, threadbare character development, no progression, and we feel more sad. This is not rewarding. This is not pleasure. This is not a video game. It is a poorly written novel that would be lost to time in any other format. It's a fool's errand and it should rot for eternity.    … Expand
  93. AlexBalabanov
    Jun 26, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As the fun of the first game, I realize that TLOU games are plot-driven. In the sequel, Neil Druckmann made revenge and retribution main themes of the game. However, notion that violence begets only further violence isn't groundbreaking in storytelling. It corresponds to Druckmann's writing style: "simple story, complex characters". In spite of this, I believe that there are only two well written personages, whose goals and motivation are perfectly explained: Abby and Tommy. It's hard to compare Yara and Lev to Sam and Henry, since the first pair has got far more screen time. As for the rest of the characters, such as Dina, Jesse, Owen, Mel, Manny and Nora I didn't feel a lot of emotional investment in them. Nevertheless, as far as I am concerned, the biggest drawback of the sequel is its plot. I want to highlight two moments, which were the most controversial for me. The first one is the ambush in the hotel, where Abby told Ellie that WLF let her and Tommy live and they "wasted it", because this duo killed Abby's friends. However, this scene is built on the false premise: Ellie asked all of the aforementioned people to tell her Abby's location and everyone refused and tried to kill her instead. The second plot twist that devastated me was final fight between Abby and Ellie. The fact that Ellie forgives her enemy and allows her to escape was supposed to show Ellie's character growth, it meant to be a parallel to her attempt to forgive Joel and also she saw Abby as the last protector of Lev, whereas the same could be applied to her and Joel in the first game. Whilst I think that it's a wonderful idea, it diminishes the values of nearly a hundred individuals Ellie killed on her revenge quest. The vast majority of these people were not directly related to Joel's execution, but they paid with their lives. On the other hand, the person, who organized this operation is shown mercy. In my opinion there are two ways to faithfully deliver following idea. Firstly, allow Ellie to eliminate Abby and Lev, then show that now she is hunted by Lev's death too and Dina abandons her. In this scenario, Ellie will have her revenge, but there will be no satisfaction from it. Furthermore, she will be alone and the audience knows it's her greatest fear. Second option is to let Ellie live in the farm with Dina nurturing JJ, yet she still suffers from PTSD and has to struggle to live peacefully, since Ellie is afraid that sooner or later the violence will erupt again.… Expand
  94. CommanderJett
    Jun 26, 2020
    1
    This gets a 1 because the graphics are good and some of the music fits certain moments. That is the only thing I can praise about this game. There are times where items that the characters bring directly into their face and up to the camera take a minute to pop in the correct textures so even the graphics are hindered in ways. The music has some very bland tracks and completely feels outThis gets a 1 because the graphics are good and some of the music fits certain moments. That is the only thing I can praise about this game. There are times where items that the characters bring directly into their face and up to the camera take a minute to pop in the correct textures so even the graphics are hindered in ways. The music has some very bland tracks and completely feels out of touch at moments where they think the audience should be feeling one way, but almost no one is. Apart from those obviously OK things this game is incredibly bad and poorly directed. The characters act nothing like you would expect them to or what they acted like previously. All the somewhat interesting or likable characters are thrown out of the narrative and everyone else left is unappealing at best, including the two protagonists. They make decisions that even a child would know is a bad one and then reverse that when the writers deem it convenient for a "message". A message should not exist at the expense of strong, reliable characterization and a cohesive, interesting plot. Everyone I have heard from or seen play this game has found the story confusing (due to random flashbacks within flashbacks seemingly placed in particular spots for no reason), uninteresting (to the point of not wanting to continue, changing difficulties to get through it faster, etc.), and has relayed that they felt completely disappointed in every single plot thread that was shown any serious screen time. The gameplay is better than the first but no one was praising the first for it's generic gameplay either. It feels average at best here, being just another, of the hundred or so, third-person, narrative focused Sony exclusives. If everything but the graphics and music is mediocre or worse why is this even a game? Just make a slideshow presentation with stock music in the background, at least that wouldn't have disappointed so many people and made even more lose faith in Naughty Dog as a competent developer.

    Overall:
    Graphics - 8/10
    Music - 5/10
    Gameplay - 4/10
    Characters - 0/10
    Story - 0/10

    If a developer made a really good looking model of a pile of **** with generic music playing in the background then asked me to play it for 25 hours and wanted my thoughts on their "game" I would give it a 0/10 but these devs actually thought their pile of **** was special and seriously worked on it thinking it was special and had a message, so for that I can boost it up a point. I'm feeling generous, but the vast majority of people who finish this game won't be as kind, and they shouldn't need to be. Stop deleting negative reviews and stopping others from being posted. If you're going to double check random low scores you should be doing the same with random high scores, but seeing the lack of moral fiber from previous instances involving this site, and reviewers in general, I doubt that will happen. Don't buy this game.    … Expand
  95. AlphaVecto
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game sucks giant ass. No, humongous ass. No, actually building sized ass. God damn it.… Expand
  96. sneik0411
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    Me parece un excelente juego, buen gameplay, graficas, pero le pongo un 0 porque se tiraron a la basura el legado de la parte 1, le debieron haber puesto otro nombre y me lo creo, un spinoff y me lo creo, pero que se hallan tirado la historia de esa manera no es algo bueno, me parece el colmo... para mi sería un 9.5 si fuese un juego con otro nombre
  97. Kleinke
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    A firm smack to the face of the original. They kill core characters right off the bat to create shock and then give you an awful story.
  98. xuSydsquid
    Jun 26, 2020
    2
    Graphics is good. The gameplay is good, bit better than first one. The story is bad. I played the first like 6 times but I don't think I'd replay the part 2 again.
  99. Maodeidad
    Jun 26, 2020
    2
    Graficos muy buenos, Jugabilidad buena en la mayoria del juego... el problema es que la primera parte se basa en una muy buena narrativa y en el segundo nos esperamos que tenga lo mismo, sin embargo nos encontramos con una historia realmente mala, con partes que no tienen sentido o cogidas con pinzas, han destrozado la saga, esto parece un episodio 8.
  100. mikhaisrest
    Jun 26, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is a scam. People paid for their favorite characters and what they get is just full of non logic bs. Plot of this game is 0/0. Don't even try to use Joel’s death cover up your bad storytelling skill. This game literally has no character development. Wish I can get a refund.… Expand
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Universal acclaim - based on 121 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 113 out of 121
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 121
  3. Negative: 0 out of 121
  1. GameMAG
    Sep 13, 2020
    90
    The Last of Us Part II is the high point of the PlayStation 4. The plot is controversial, but the game is the incredibly addictive adventure of Ellie, from which it is impossible to pull away from the opening and to the very end.
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  2. PLAY! Zine
    Sep 5, 2020
    93
    Not everyone is going to enjoy the motives of The Last of Us Part II. But if you try and manage to accept the subliminal and not so subtle messages as a fact that the world has gone awry and that people have the need to have somewhere or someone to belong to as their own way out, then... You will witness the boundaries of gaming expand. You will witness a true masterpiece.
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  3. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Sep 3, 2020
    75
    If you loved the original for its great characters and well-paced story – stay away from this game. However, if you’re aching to sink into the depths of depression, or just want to cut some throats and burn some zombies – Part II will deliver. [Issue#247, p.72]
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