The Last of Us Part II

 PlayStation 4
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5.8

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  1. denise4ags
    Jul 5, 2020
    3
    The combat system is fine, but totally disappointed on the story. If the name and the characters became others, this would be a great game....

    What a shame
  2. Jay821425
    Jun 9, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is not great at all the characters don't act like they did in the first game they're completely dumbed down... this game had an agenda and it's clear to see do yourself a favor and act like this one doesn't exist… Expand
  3. pierrepicaud
    Jul 8, 2020
    10
    I absolutely LOVE this game. GREAT STORY. Great characters! Well written story, I really felt for the characters, I loved it until the end. The visuals are amazing and the gameplay was better then in the first game. I also loved the fact that it took me 30 hours to finish! When the first part of the story was over, after like 18 hours, I was ready to accept that this was the end, and wasI absolutely LOVE this game. GREAT STORY. Great characters! Well written story, I really felt for the characters, I loved it until the end. The visuals are amazing and the gameplay was better then in the first game. I also loved the fact that it took me 30 hours to finish! When the first part of the story was over, after like 18 hours, I was ready to accept that this was the end, and was satisfied, boy was I lucky when it added 12 hours more.… Expand
  4. Ivangh2099
    Jul 11, 2020
    4
    Es realmente desesperante y frustrante despúes de terminar el título, jugando al rededor de 40 horas, y más que el tiempo que le he dedicado; el cuál llega a sentirse como una perdida, es la forma en como el director maltrata, daña y mutila a los personajes, a la historia y al título.

    Lo destroza de una forma vil y estúpida. Se aprovecha del éxito del primer juego para en éste,    Es realmente desesperante y frustrante despúes de terminar el título, jugando al rededor de 40 horas, y más que el tiempo que le he dedicado; el cuál llega a sentirse como una perdida, es la forma en como el director maltrata, daña y mutila a los personajes, a la historia y al título.

    Lo destroza de una forma vil y estúpida. Se aprovecha del éxito del primer juego para en éste, promocionar y darlo a conocer como algo completamente diferente al producto final. Lo cual puede entenderse a fin de evitar spoilers pero que realmente se nota el cambio abrupto que tomó y sobre todo lo mal montado que esta, carece de lógica y sentido en a lo largo del juego

    Gameplay es muy bueno, gráficamente de lo mejor, sonido , ambientación, pero todo eso se va al carajo por la historia, el cual es el apartado más importante de este título en particular, esté que es un secuela directa a uno de los mejores títulos de la historia y aún analizando The Last of Us part II cómo un título ajeno al primero , e independiente sigue careciendo de sentido y mal planteado.

    Pésimo y patético

    El más decepcionante en toda mi vida gamer (+de 30 años)    … Expand
  5. SantaBarbara
    Jul 15, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Игра очень сильно выводит на дикие эмоции, особенно чего стоит момент, когда убивают твоего близкого персонажа Джоэла....
    Думаю не у одного меня были слезы от этого момента. Спасибо Naughty Dog за продолжение моей самой любимой игры. Спасибо вам!!!
    P. S игру советую проходить с первого раза на "высоком" либо на "выживание"    … Expand
  6. lazyman2514
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    I don't think I've ever been this disappointed since the ending of game of thrones and also maybe the new star wars trilogy. Anyway I write this review in hopes that people don't spend $60 of their hard worked for money on this game like I did. I'm just so shocked at how bad the story is, it blows me away with how much I could care less about the new characters and it makes me never wantI don't think I've ever been this disappointed since the ending of game of thrones and also maybe the new star wars trilogy. Anyway I write this review in hopes that people don't spend $60 of their hard worked for money on this game like I did. I'm just so shocked at how bad the story is, it blows me away with how much I could care less about the new characters and it makes me never want to play this game or another sequel again. RIP another franchise… Expand
  7. MisterMartins
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    I hope Neil resigns. The game industry does not need the likes of him.
    Absolutely a disgrace of a game.
    I do not care if a game has the best graphics ever, if the story is bad there is nothing saving it.
  8. KenSentMe
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    Nice Graphics. Other than that you butchered the story from Last Of Us 1. The characters you made us love and fight for in TLOU1 were massacred for the sake of Neil Druckmann and Anita Sarkeesian trying to go all woke in their very poorly written story. You guys killed the franchise now. I hope you are happy. You butchered the main character. Enjoy your dumpster fire.
  9. m3raxes
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This is not a worst game for me only. This is the most terrible entertainment experience to me. Movie, book, series... etc. do not spend money to this junk. Also Sony lied to everyone with trailers, with director omg these are so sad.
  10. daghanball
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    The story sucks. It is like a very bad fanfiction and destroys our favorite character from the last game in the first **** hour.It is an abomination do not buy it man
  11. Rez960
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Good lord. This game is incredibly depressing. Mind you! There is a specific horrifying scene that was not included in all the spoiler talk. Beware going in.… Expand
  12. bosslevati14
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    Disrespectful. Inelegant. Disappointing. Just an excuse to force his agenda on the public.
  13. LEBIATAR
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    NO RESPETARON A LOS FANS. Acabaron con la magia del juego al matar a Joel y forzar la trama.Los graficos y fisicas estan exelentes pero la historia respecto a la primer entrega es demasiado malisina.mala historia, vacia, fria , sinceramente , se pierde el encanto y motivacion para avanzar en la trama con un inicio q no respeta a los fans
  14. JohnDude
    Feb 28, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Absolutely disgusting how the beloved characters, Joel and Ellie, are treated after their amazing adventure from part 1 in 2013. This is what the fans waited for?! Really!??
    The beginning of the game plays out like the first episode of season 7 of the Walking Dead, where Joel is beaten to death with a golf club by a newly introduced villain named Abby. To make things worse, the game then forces you to play as Abby, a character you will hate. Ellie vows revenge against Abby, but she never gets it. The end of the game is one of the most pointless depressing endings I've ever had the displeasure of viewing.
    It's clear that Naughty Dog had an agenda to push with this game. Specifically an "Anti-White male" agenda. This is something I will absolutely not support and I will no longer purchase any games from Naughty Dog. The director, Neil Druckman, will never live this game down and it will always come back to haunt him.    … Expand
  15. luisbortolaso
    Oct 18, 2021
    0
    acabaram com a estória do jogo em nome de ideologia, por favor deixem os mundo dos games em paz, querem fazer propaganda forçada empurrando garganta abaixo de pessoas que não entendem nem o que é agenda politica, e apenas querem jogar, o que fizeram com os consumidores é de baixo nível para uma empresa que diz que é para todos só se esqueceram de quem pagam os salários deles, por favoracabaram com a estória do jogo em nome de ideologia, por favor deixem os mundo dos games em paz, querem fazer propaganda forçada empurrando garganta abaixo de pessoas que não entendem nem o que é agenda politica, e apenas querem jogar, o que fizeram com os consumidores é de baixo nível para uma empresa que diz que é para todos só se esqueceram de quem pagam os salários deles, por favor vocês exigem respeito, mas não respeitam à ninguém agindo assim. lamentável.… Expand
  16. JazGalaxy
    Jun 20, 2020
    6
    The problem with heavily "multimedia" games (Games where the appeal lies in a combination of graphics, gameplay, story, music, etc.) is that no matter how good any one part may be, you can only judge it by its whole. TLOU 2 is an expensive game made by talented people who were all laboring towards a bad idea. As a result, TLOU 2 is just a bad game. PARTS of it are outstanding. But theThe problem with heavily "multimedia" games (Games where the appeal lies in a combination of graphics, gameplay, story, music, etc.) is that no matter how good any one part may be, you can only judge it by its whole. TLOU 2 is an expensive game made by talented people who were all laboring towards a bad idea. As a result, TLOU 2 is just a bad game. PARTS of it are outstanding. But the parts can never escape the whole. Ultimately TLOU2 feels pointless. It's characters are the weakest element. They all seem created to feel like "real people", but are slavishly tied to a thread of "fate" that feels often inexplicable. The romance between Ellie and her love interest feels most egregious because the characters relationship advances like a rocket against the least romantic backdrop imaginable. When Ellie casually calls her partner "babe" and casually works in an affirmation of "love", I was like... "what?!?". It's the script trying to go someplace that's completely unearned despite trying SO VERY HARD. And that's the main criticism with the writing of TLOU2. It's trying EXTREMELY hard to do... SOMEthing. But just what is inexplicable.

    TLOU2 is a perfect example of why narrative games shouldn't be so expensive (to produce). It hurts to have to call them out for not living up to the expense.    … Expand
  17. mat5hack
    Jul 16, 2020
    6
    Deception and disappointment.
    I could forgive this game most of its narrative flaws if it wasn't for Naughty Dog's intentional deception of The Last of Us fans over the years. Be it outright lies in interviews or manipulated or faked scenes in trailers, I just feel cheated. Does Naughty Dog not think I can handle a plot twist?
    Ellie's sections of the game, especially Seattle, were pretty    Deception and disappointment.
    I could forgive this game most of its narrative flaws if it wasn't for Naughty Dog's intentional deception of The Last of Us fans over the years. Be it outright lies in interviews or manipulated or faked scenes in trailers, I just feel cheated. Does Naughty Dog not think I can handle a plot twist?
    Ellie's sections of the game, especially Seattle, were pretty great, with some nice improvements to the gameplay mechanics and level design. The second half of the game, however, was a failure of story telling which I had to force myself to play just to find out how this game ends.
    Ellie's sections: 8/10, Abby's sections: 4/10.    … Expand
  18. calvados
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm going on a killing spree but I'm gonna forgive the murderer of my saviour just because i had one flashback of joel playing guitar.ridiculous!… Expand
  19. Tactimal
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    What a horrible game... their first game was a masterpiece but once again a dev decides to push their politic agenda in people's throat and put all this sjw crap in their game. Did they honestly think this political uninspired garbage is what people want? If you like this crap you're or easily pleased an sjw/retard yourself or you didn't play a decent game in your whole life. Just like allWhat a horrible game... their first game was a masterpiece but once again a dev decides to push their politic agenda in people's throat and put all this sjw crap in their game. Did they honestly think this political uninspired garbage is what people want? If you like this crap you're or easily pleased an sjw/retard yourself or you didn't play a decent game in your whole life. Just like all those critics praising every game crap or no crap, they proved it right here how they haven't any feeling for gaming anymore. It's really sad how more and more critics and devs are taking the sjw road, there should be no place for politics in games! And if this is how the future of gaming looks like i quit. Well at least tlou2 has beautiful graphics and scenery's but that's about it for pros... Luckily i experienced the golden years of gaming from the SEGA to N64 all the way to the ps3, one masterpiece after another. sadly kids will never understand and only know this crap.. poor them.… Expand
  20. FinalFlame
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Staggeringly bad. Do not buy.

    A slap in face of fans and a joke of a sequel. This game is not canon.
  21. viniciusfma
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    The last of us 2 é a prova cabal de que um jogo com gráficos impecáveis não consegue maquiar um roteiro capenga, saturado, apelativo e que subestima a inteligência do jogador, que venha Cyberpunk para curar essa ressaca gamer
  22. gleb47reg
    Jul 9, 2020
    1
    I dont like the main characters, this story about madness of Peoples, and to much violence! this is not that game, than i want play, after 5 years of expactations this game disapoint me
  23. jhoniy8
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Cadê o jogo, só tem partes desnecessárias, tudo para uma narrativa ideológica, esqueceram de fazer o jogo.
    Não gaste seu dinheiro ou compre em promoção ou algo do tipo, assista no YouTube mesmo são 11 horas de filme ruim mesmo.
  24. SirSwagical
    Jul 8, 2020
    8
    You may and can hate the events that take place in any story or game, but that doesn’t make it bad.

    At its core, this is a classic Naughty Dog game with their best gameplay, animations, and their most harrowing story. It’s a story so layered and meticulously crafted that it almost demands a second play through to truly understand its events. Naughty Dog’s story may be unlikable to many,    You may and can hate the events that take place in any story or game, but that doesn’t make it bad.

    At its core, this is a classic Naughty Dog game with their best gameplay, animations, and their most harrowing story. It’s a story so layered and meticulously crafted that it almost demands a second play through to truly understand its events. Naughty Dog’s story may be unlikable to many, but it’s a necessary and emotional one. If you enjoyed Part II’s predecessor, you really have to play this game. The fact that the game is as polarizing as it is has to speak volumes about its contents. If you have the money and you’re interested in, as Ellie says, “see(ing) what all the fuss is about”, then get the game. Don’t let the reviews influence you if you’re conflicted. Play it for yourself. Form your own opinion. That experience alone is worth it.    … Expand
  25. commodus
    Jun 30, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game sucks.... this game is a real disaster.... the story is so... stupid.

    Joel DIED from the beginning of the game..

    naughty dogs shame of you!!!!    … Expand
  26. LogMan56
    Nov 18, 2021
    10
    LOL. 5.7. for a MASTERPIECE like this game. By far the best ever made for PS4. Epic.
  27. BigSpeedo
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    I want to start off by saying that I liked the first game. The gameplay was solid and the story was riveting, especially for a PS3 game. This, however, I did not enjoy. The fact that it's double the length of the last game makes it an experience comparable to torture. Nothing about this game is better than the first one. The story is a laughably bad excuse for a sequel. The gameplay hasI want to start off by saying that I liked the first game. The gameplay was solid and the story was riveting, especially for a PS3 game. This, however, I did not enjoy. The fact that it's double the length of the last game makes it an experience comparable to torture. Nothing about this game is better than the first one. The story is a laughably bad excuse for a sequel. The gameplay has not been improved except for the trivial jump button, which might as well be removed because it is useless. AI has not been improved either, zombies still act really stupid. The game is visually nice, but it still has many bugs. Notably, corpses will just disappear if you don't look at them for a split second. The game is way too violent, but I'm sure many sociopaths and psychopaths alike are happy about that. All in all, the game is just a bad experience. The maximum score it could ever deserve is a 7/10, but I'm not that generous.… Expand
  28. imshady45
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Amazing graphics.. that's all. This is not TLOU as i remembered. Story is trash.… Expand
  29. LordGanon
    Jun 9, 2022
    1
    Last of Us 2 is not a **** game, the Grafic, Animation looks fantastic, but the Story is to long and awful, because the game deconstructing your memory of the first game. Try it yourself when the game cost lower than 30 bucks and get your own opinion and both camps shouldn't hate the other.
  30. Bibilion
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This game is trying to trick me. I hate modern society even more.
    Stop brainwashing this ****
  31. Samurai_zz
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    The game leaves such a foul and impression of the ones who made it, ruining characters and pushing “choices” of little consequence onto the player, the outcome always being the same and then shaming the player for being violent when its the only option provided. The creator making the character he based off of his own real life self, have sex with many women and showing it in the game isThe game leaves such a foul and impression of the ones who made it, ruining characters and pushing “choices” of little consequence onto the player, the outcome always being the same and then shaming the player for being violent when its the only option provided. The creator making the character he based off of his own real life self, have sex with many women and showing it in the game is sad and in poor taste to say the least. no matter what having a seof insert bang all the chicks ik the game YOU made is pathetic. Terrible game by an egotistical fool.… Expand
  32. Egeleo666
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Big baloon this game not successful than skyrim and halflife 2 but some companys gives this baloon 100/100 they tricking people.,
  33. YugoBreza
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Downgrade total, deseption 100 porcent. Frame rate below 30fps, poor gráficos, horrible shades and lights. Full of cinematic. Gameplay boring.
  34. Flavver
    Jul 22, 2021
    1
    there is no dubt that the development team tried to make a ambitious sequel, but thier ideas ruiend the game. the gameplay and how the charetcer intract with the world elements was good so I will give it 1 score. the game was buggy with an awful story, the cinematic sences was much more than the gameplay.
  35. Toan
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    Gameplay recycled from the first.
    Story banal and stupid.

    All reviewers are payed for say that this game is good.
  36. mowem
    Jun 26, 2020
    2
    Was a fan of the first one and was really waiting for this one to come out, gave it the benefit of the doubt even with all the leaks coming out.

    The only thing i liked about this game is the visuals and graphics. Years of development and you would think that the game play would improve a lot but the only thing they added was a jump button and a dodge. Game play is just still the same    Was a fan of the first one and was really waiting for this one to come out, gave it the benefit of the doubt even with all the leaks coming out.

    The only thing i liked about this game is the visuals and graphics. Years of development and you would think that the game play would improve a lot but the only thing they added was a jump button and a dodge. Game play is just still the same old TLOU and there is nothing more. Story is just really weak and is garbage. Destroyed lovable characters and there is too many plot holes. Seems dragging and boring. New characters are just not that relate-table for me. This is just not the sequel I am looking for.    … Expand
  37. kevin_Wade
    Jun 26, 2020
    3
    This game disrespects central characters. The gameplay ok but the story is laughable and in fact insulting to the fans. Forced identity politics and regressive ideology as usual, think of Terminator: Dark Fate, Recent Star Wars, Batwoman, GoT season8 ... The worst is Naughty Dog's false and misleading advertisement and marketing of this game. Wait for User Reviews before you buy it.
  38. Theboardref
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Awful story. Waited 7 years for this garbage. I will never buy another Naughty Dog product and will be trading in every game except for TLOU2 so others can play the game without having to pay for this trash.
  39. Ominion
    Nov 6, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 2 thing's wrong with this game i considering insulting joel convenience death and the end of the game whit a stupid message forced all this 7 years for this really disappointing… Expand
  40. fbisa
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. not gonna review bomb it with a 0 out of 10 because that's not what the game deserves. The gameplay (when you play as ellie0 was really fun and I loved the immersion the game brought me. the artwork and graphics are 10/10 . But the story just ruins the game for me so much. And the 10 hours of playing as someone I couldn't care about less, that part was so hard to get through.

    TL;DR
    Good gameplay but a terrible story. Disappointed.    … Expand
  41. Steff12w
    Jul 9, 2020
    2
    The story is very bad, I think there are many unnecessary things in the game
  42. Balzmann
    Jul 11, 2020
    2
    Long story short, this game is absolute trash. More cutscenes then gameplay, which normally I could deal with ( I am a Kojima fan, shock horror, I know ). This game is so far up its own ass it is truly unbearable. Do not buy even if it is on sale, which I think it will be very soon...
  43. Nochwasfrei
    Jul 4, 2020
    2
    I try to keep it short. From the technical side this game is a masterpiece. Graphics, animations, sound, fighting mechanics. There is next to none to complain about. The developers really were perfectionists regarding the detail of this game.

    Wish they also had such perfectionists regarding the story. The characters can be considered among the most bland in the gaming industry. You    I try to keep it short. From the technical side this game is a masterpiece. Graphics, animations, sound, fighting mechanics. There is next to none to complain about. The developers really were perfectionists regarding the detail of this game.

    Wish they also had such perfectionists regarding the story. The characters can be considered among the most bland in the gaming industry. You can‘t help but it really feels like the „second main protagonist“ had been created as a vessel to carry the message of the self-proclaimed „anti-sexist“ movement, which actually turns out to be a misandrist movement, especially with a strong bias against caucasian white males, and the idea that such are „overrepresented“ anywhere, may it be film or games, apart from other redundant reproaches like „damsel in distress“.

    Whoever enjoyed Star Wars Episode 7-9 might get along with the character development in this game. Whoever „made friends“ with Joel and Ellie in the first game. I strongly suggest to stay away from this game.    … Expand
  44. Ranbo
    Jul 13, 2020
    10
    An amazing continuation of a game that set a very high standard for single player narrative driven games.
    The gameplay feels like a refined and better version of the first game. The world is so well thought out and the level design is so detailed. The story (no spoilers) is complex and engaging one from the very beginning. If you have already been spoiled with some of the details, I still    An amazing continuation of a game that set a very high standard for single player narrative driven games.
    The gameplay feels like a refined and better version of the first game. The world is so well thought out and the level design is so detailed. The story (no spoilers) is complex and engaging one from the very beginning. If you have already been spoiled with some of the details, I still think you should go in with an open mind and let the game tell you the story how it was designed to.    … Expand
  45. Bailey-elijah
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    The story had no point in the long run + why did you had to play more as abby just imagine playing as micah in RD2D ... yeah would be unplayable just like this ****
  46. buttermypug
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This game is not bad because it tries new ideas or motives of creative desire. It is bad because it has no consistency of content that would explain or elaborate into fun game play. The writing at its best is just character driven torture porn. And the payoff for the investment into the Odyssey embarked on is a contradiction of a ending which serves only to reveal naughty dogs ineptitudeThis game is not bad because it tries new ideas or motives of creative desire. It is bad because it has no consistency of content that would explain or elaborate into fun game play. The writing at its best is just character driven torture porn. And the payoff for the investment into the Odyssey embarked on is a contradiction of a ending which serves only to reveal naughty dogs ineptitude at handling this sequel. Do not play this. ( Btw it took me nearly 2 days to post this review because metacritic is actively throttling negative reviews. They believe all these low scores are somehow the work of disgruntled bigots instead of fans who just believe this to be an inferior product of a game. So a majority of these negative reviews are simply timed out when they hit the server. While the positive ones even if spam are kept instead. That way they can't be blamed for their despicable business practices. I will not bow to this corporate censorship and neither should you. For anyone who enjoyed this game I'm genuinely happy for you. I wish I could have the same joy from this work of fiction)… Expand
  47. Sagemaster
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    The game was an absolute disappointment. The developers did a terrible job. The story was lackluster and forced politics onto its users. Even without that notion, the story was empty and downright tonedeaf of its fanbase. Would not buy, do not waste your money or listen to the lying game journalists
  48. DikbikB
    Jul 10, 2020
    2
    good graphics but no fun... forced to play one badly written story. Moral stories should allow choice... this preaches at you like you're in a lecture. Wanted to love it... but can't. Tried to be generous by giving 2 points for the beautiful graphics
  49. Fairsh
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    The technical side is just wonderful. Great views. But the story ... That's what happens when the ingenious game became **** because it had the same **** in Neil Drackman's head.
  50. tloufan2
    Jun 29, 2020
    1
    A brutal, brutal, unpleasant game, that I gave up on after 8 hours or so.

    I was so much looking forward to travelling with Joel & Ellie again, and this was just nasty, metaphorically spitting on the corpse.
  51. Metallica11
    Jun 30, 2020
    0
    In the first game we met a man who's life had been ripped away from him; hardened by this world only until his cold heart softened again by a lovable courageous girl, Ellie. The journey that put them through hell had formed a bond between them and us.
    Now, It's hard to express in words how much sadness, disappointment and anger The last of us part 2 has bought me.
    Players who have felt    In the first game we met a man who's life had been ripped away from him; hardened by this world only until his cold heart softened again by a lovable courageous girl, Ellie. The journey that put them through hell had formed a bond between them and us.
    Now, It's hard to express in words how much sadness, disappointment and anger The last of us part 2 has bought me.
    Players who have felt that bond, could not accept what has become of our duo. The amount of utter disrespect to our beloved characters that this game has shown is unforgivable. I cried my eyes out, and even after the shock- I'm a bit embarrassed to admit that I even laid awake restless the night after I played. Naughty Dog does not understand how much Joel meant to us, or they just don't care, regardless of either, I will not be finishing this game. Even though this game was such a disappointment, I will always love the first game.

    This world has taught us to endure and survive, even in this difficult world, no matter what, we always find something to fight for.    … Expand
  52. Weesley
    Jun 29, 2020
    1
    I wish i never played the sequel. The game only excels in graphics.. 7 years later.. no game play evolution.. The story is an insult to al the fans who love part one!
  53. Predpant
    Jun 24, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Basically waited 7 years for the game sooo hyped and they kill Joel :( graphics look great but the story was horrible, but hey I must be a bigot a phobic or a hater because I gave my honest opinion ?… Expand
  54. kxlleo
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    Gosh I played this game on Father's Day and it made me throw up. I cant believe I spent money on this piece of crp.
  55. Ahmedladan19
    Jun 22, 2020
    10
    Best of the bestest of the best game ever. They nailed this game. Evething was perfect. The graphics, gameplay 100%. It’s going win the game of the year no doubt. Thank you naughty dog
  56. NormieHunter
    Jul 2, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As a person who has played The Last of Us numerous times, marking it as one of my favourite games of all time, I cannot elaborate enough my colossal disappointment with this game. I made a metacritic account for the sole purpose of writing this review.

    To begin, the graphical fidelity of this game is remarkable. It's absolutely beautiful to look at, and locations look so real. The combat feels the same as before, but there is some freedom to the gameplay since you can go prone in grass and hide under things (wow, revolutionary right?). But that is not why I disdain this game. The real reason is because of the story, writing, characters and the ending to this **** game.

    I do not give a **** about the characters in this game. Mostly. Therefore, I do not care about what's happening in the story. After Joel's stupid demise, I ended up just not caring about what was happening. Sure, thinking about killing Abby was nice, but it's a pretty long time before Ellie and Abby ever meet, AND YOU DON'T EVEN PLAY AS ELLIE. YOU PLAY AS ABBY. WHAT THE **** WERE YOU THINKING, NEIL?

    Before I get to that point, the game feels like a 20 hour long side quest and not a lot of significant things happen. The entire purpose is to find and get revenge on Abby. But most of the game isn't that. It's watching characters do tedious puzzles and hearing them make stupid jokes in throwaway dialogue. Sure, i have to admit there were some impressive set-pieces there and then, like Ellie and Jesse in the car, speeding away from the WLF and the infected, but as a whole, it was quite boring and dull.

    I've seen live-streams of people and I've never seen such a more bored group of individuals watching someone else play the game.

    After like 10 hours, you have a cutscene of Abby pointing a gun at Tommy and Ellie, killing Jesse in the process (a character I didn't care for since he barely had screentime), then it does something so **** stupid it blows my mind. It makes me PLAY ABBY HERSELF FOR ANOTHER 20 HOURS? NOBODY GIVES A **** ABOUT THIS **** FRIDGE OF A WOMAN. SO WHY THE **** AM I BEING WATERBOARDED WITH ANOTHER 10 HOUR ****FEST OF ME PLAYING AS SOMEONE I DON'T CARE ABOUT? THIS FRIDGE, WHO LOOKS LIKE A 9 YEAR OLD CHILD AND A 40 YEAR OLD MAN AT THE SAME TIME, IS THE PERSON WE HAVE TO PLAY?!

    People in livestreams exclaimed in joy whenever Abby gets shot, falls off a building, burned alive, her neck snapped. This is the same character we are forced to sympathise with, yet nobody at this point of the game cares about her. We have to see her interact with other one-dimensional characters and the ONLY good one that I can remember, being Lev. I somewhat liked Lev and his/her interactions with Abby. But at that point of the game, I stopped caring that much about him/her.

    Then, when get through the game, we're back to the present, Abby kills Jesse, then cripples Tommy, then proceeds to chase Ellie down and beat the ever-living **** out of her, knocking her pregnant girlfrined out. Ellie goes back for revenge afterwards.

    And this is the part where I'm the most infuriated.
    THE ENDING. After having this "epic showdown" with Abby, Ellie gets two of her fingers bitten off. Ellie proceeds to drown the **** in the water. But then, after a brief flashback of Joel, she doesn't kill her, because "REVENGE BAD lmao". Ellie literally loses her fingers, her girlfriend, her relationship with Tommy, she loses Joel, her parental figure, but Abby gets to live and get off almost scotfree?

    WHAT THE ****?
    BECAUSE OF THAT ENDING, THE GAME BEEN RENDERED A COMPLETE WASTE OF **** TIME AND MONEY. 60 GREAT BRITISH STONES GONE. ABOUT 20-25 HOURS GONE. FOR THAT **** ENDING?

    I'd rather replay Mass Effect 3 and watch the ending a thousand times over this dog**** of a result. Fire Neil Druckmann, don't ever let him milk this murdered franchise, and keep him far away from the gaming industry along with that witch Anita Sarkeesian. I've never been more **** angry seeing a game since... I don't even know!

    so yeah this game is **** and is only 3/10 because graphics i guess.    … Expand
  57. gaherisx
    Jun 22, 2020
    1
    What a disappointment... As a fan of the first one I cried because I felt betrayed by the story. I guess if you didn't play the first game you can get into it. It's got good graphics after all. The ending though sucks and is not satisfying in any way.
  58. kingdleezy
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    The story in this game really suffered from poor pacing and almost had a sense of laziness. The gameplay didn't have any noteworthy innovations. As a huge fan of the first game, I am deeply disappointed in how this game turned out. The game gets 2 points just for the visuals.
  59. Diarishe
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    Петушки не могли понять и принять посыл игры и то что хотел передать Нил. Игра не заслужила такого хейта
  60. nick23
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    Me arrepiento de haber reservado esto, mejor esperen a que este rebajado, o que se lo presten, en mi caso lo regale.
  61. Joelujan
    Jun 25, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. If u loved the first one stay away from TLOU2. Everything u liked and loved about these characters is **** on . They act out of character and are made unlikable just 2 push the plot and introduce a new playable character(which she sucks BTW). Besides the fact this character model looks ridiculous there is no setup to make u care about this person at all. Just because we dont like the games story and new character were being called bigots and phobes when all we wanted was a good ending to some of our favorite characters in any media is sad.… Expand
  62. MattPea
    Jun 26, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. There is some good things in this game, graphics, presentation, acting. However non of this stuff over rides the major flaws. The biggest issue for me was Ellie’s journey was terrible and riddled with plot holes. Someone needs to tell me why, after mowing down tons of bad guys who literally had nothing to do with Joel’s death Ellie suddenly has second thoughts when she reaches her targets who took part in the killing of Joel. Oh no I had to beat a lady with a pipe to get the info I needed.. take a look at the morality here. I’m what... I just stabbed a fire poker through a guys head who was just doing his job and walking his dog. Immersion never happens for me as I never found Abby a like able character.. Joel’s decisions leading to his death made no sense, he wouldn’t trust a group of people he didn’t know. The ending had 0 satisfaction, as Ellie makes some decisions that are questionable and never gets her revenge. And what developer intentionally makes a sequel he knows his fans will dislike makes no sense
    walking his dog, doing his job.    … Expand
  63. Arothgar
    Jun 29, 2020
    2
    Looks good, Played the same as Last of Us 1. Not many gameplay improvements.

    I found the story boring and a slap in the face to fans, who waited 7 years for this sequel. I have no issue with the LGBT elements of the game, with Ellie its not her entire character, its a main point but she is more than just a lesbian character. I have issue with playing 10 hours of a character who    Looks good, Played the same as Last of Us 1. Not many gameplay improvements.

    I found the story boring and a slap in the face to fans, who waited 7 years for this sequel.

    I have no issue with the LGBT elements of the game, with Ellie its not her entire character, its a main point but she is more than just a lesbian character. I have issue with playing 10 hours of a character who killed a main beloved character in as humiliating away as possible, for what? Try to find common ground with said character and myself?
    Ultimately it felt that the story didn't know where it was going.
    2/10 For improving graphics on the first game, sound design, and level design.
    Sadly the lack of improvements on the gameplay, and the story drag the score so low.    … Expand
  64. Bluci
    Jul 5, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I played the game, I didn’t like the game, it didn’t even feel like the same franchise as the first one. The first game shouldn’t have gotten a sequel in the first place but here we are. The whole game Ellie plows through hundreds to kill Abby but yet when she actually reaches Abby she doesn’t kill her? Why? To maintain her humanity? But she’s been killed so many people how could she save her humanity by sparing one person, who has also killed tons of people. Abby is poorly written character, I don’t hate her because she killed Joel or because shes buff, she’s boring at best. She’s a violent and sarcastic soldier who has a dark past ooh so original and true whole revenge is bad plot point was so dumb. OH did you know being selfish and killing purely out of self interest is bad??? EVERYONE KNOWS THAT. The game is so heavy handed and annoying it acts like it’s telling a story that’s better than it actually is. But I’m gonna be real, I didn’t completely hate the game, I like the graphics, the actors, and the music. The part exploring the downtown area to get gas was probably my favorite part of the game just because it was beautiful, has interesting dialogue every now and then, and had the Take on Me scene. Okay game but that’s all I can say for it. Not a masterpiece by a long shot. If you want to play a game with great graphics, actors, characters, and writing with a morally gray character then play red dead redemption 2, not The Last of Us 2… Expand
  65. Ghost415
    Jun 29, 2020
    10
    I don’t understand where all the hate is coming from. Just finished the game and it was amazing! The gameplay and graphics are crazy good! The story is super emotional! You can play for hours just looking around finding all kinds of hidden goodies... you will have to survive the infected though to get some of the good stuff! Play with some headphones for the best experience but just aI don’t understand where all the hate is coming from. Just finished the game and it was amazing! The gameplay and graphics are crazy good! The story is super emotional! You can play for hours just looking around finding all kinds of hidden goodies... you will have to survive the infected though to get some of the good stuff! Play with some headphones for the best experience but just a heads up those clicker sounds are creepy! One of the best games of this Generation don’t let the “crowd” and people that probably have never even played the discourage you from giving this game a shot!… Expand
  66. Heather87
    Jun 30, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ok game play, but what a dumpster fire of a story, and honestly its worst than just a bad story. It’s like they made it with the intention of disappointing and disrespecting the fans of the first game. Just to push a ideological View that doesn’t care about anything but power and destroying everything we love. Don’t fool yourself into believing they actually care about gay/trans people. Because if they did they would have/ could have made a story that everyone loves and brings people together. Wake up people this is exactly what they wanted, I will personally will never be buying anything naughty dog/ Sony makes again.… Expand
  67. iamabigstone
    Jun 30, 2020
    0
    If not because so many 10/10 out of no where I would probably give it a 3 or 4 considering the graphics are good.

    But cannot bear with Naughty Dog's attempt to mute and demonize the critics, their "bribery" to the fake media, and their questionable ethics (they cheat us on their trailers) has me suspect where these 10/10 coming from.

    So, 0/10
  68. Kilion
    Jul 2, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Uhmmmmm..I've never written one of these before, because I've never cared about a game this much before. I'm sure no one will read this, but I need to write this for myself as much as for the off chance that it will actually get read. I am Joel's age, I have two daughters that were Ellie's age for game one and subsequently game two. Hell my youngest daughter, who is now 15, is named Elle and has come out as gay!! This was OUR game, we loved it. We COSPLAYED it at Houston's COMICPALLOOZA. We have been waiting for this game for 7 years. The pre-order for LOS 2 was their Christmas present to me last year. And in a blink of an eye, NaughtyDog destroyed that for us. Tore up my memories and a very special connection that I had with my daughters. Of course in the span of things this is a small hurt, but it was special to me. There are no games that have had this relationship explored. Seven years ago, I teared up when Joel lost his daughter. NaughtyDog not only killed Joel, but they killed his relationship with Ellie and they also killed the Ellie we all knew. They did this for selfish, narcissistic (sp?), and ( I suspect) SJW reasons.

    Additionally, NaughtyDog knew they had a pile of crap on their hands because they lied to us for over a year on what the game would be. To compare, if you were sold that "Schindler's List" was a wonderful period peace love story set in Nazi Germany; rather than a heart rending true story master peace, you would come out of the movie pissed; no matter how good the movie was. Is Schindler's List a great movie? Yes! Was it what you thought you were buying you and your date a ticket for? HELL NO!!!

    The game is beautiful, the mechanic's are good but boring, and it's very similar to the original. However, it's depressing, with a convoluted story where characters make decisions that would never be made. The game is just bad. These Hipster SJW's gave us a "Tin Man", excuse me...a "Tin Person": Shiney, Operable, but NO HEART!!!

    Finally NaughtyDog (if anyone associated with Naughty Dog actually reads this) shame on you. You lied and cheated your fans for 4 million pre-release sales, you stuck Joel's head next to Luke's and Han's, and you tore apart a very special bond between this father and his daughters . I will never forgive you all for what you did to a wonderful story and I most certainly will never buy another one of your games.    … Expand
  69. Daniboia
    Jul 3, 2020
    1
    8 for graphics and game mechanics
    -7 story for ruining everything we loved about the first by eliminating Joel, forcing us to watch Ellie lose everything without even avenging him (2 or 3 times) and even losing her 2 fingers so she can no longer play the guitar which is the last souvenir of our hero.
    And you think showing me that Joel passively killed Abby's dad while saving Ellie would    8 for graphics and game mechanics
    -7 story for ruining everything we loved about the first by eliminating Joel, forcing us to watch Ellie lose everything without even avenging him (2 or 3 times) and even losing her 2 fingers so she can no longer play the guitar which is the last souvenir of our hero.
    And you think showing me that Joel passively killed Abby's dad while saving Ellie would make me think differently? Did Abby kill anyone's dad or are all her victims without children?
    The game is waaaaay too long and maybe I could've been ok with it ending at the theater or maybe even after saving Abby. I would still have preferred killing her but hey, it's still a stupid ending. But then you fight her and still let her go?? I can enjoy games and movies with non happy endings but this is just insanely stupid and it makes our favorite characters look like incredibly unlucky ** while the bodybuilding psychopath gets her revenge (killing the main character we all loved) and still gets away with everything.

    Btw Joel also saved the world by not letting the fireflies develop a vaccine that would've made them the most powerful faction in a world of criminals so yeah... You're welcome!
    And my vote is even without considering the SJW propaganda you try to force down our throats.
    Insanely idiotic storyline and SJW culture everywhere. You want to make a game about lesbian love? Sure go for it. A game about a bodybuilding woman? Hey I think she's still hot enough and would definitely nail her, so sure. A game about a trans preteen running from the fanatic family? I guess. Big broomhilde (from Robinhood men in fights) hammer wielding tank class? Ooooookay. Female deity for the fanatics? Fine. Another female guard saying "I'm gonna be on a shift with my girlfriend later ;)"... Isn't that a little too much to shove into one game? Just a huuuuuge coincidence right?
    This is my first review on a non YouTube video.. that's how much I'm disgusted by the story of this game    … Expand
  70. clivegohtd
    Jul 6, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. DISCLAIMER: SPOILERS EVERYWHERE.

    Now before i begin i just want to say that this review is going to have 3 sections. 1st section is Ellie's campaign. 2nd section is Abby's campaign and the 3rd one is an overall score

    1) Ellie's campaign
    I could understand why they killed off joel at the start setting it as the basis for her whole revenge storyline. However, i would have personally preferred if they had spent the intro trying to build abby's back story and character more before we actually play her campaign later on. And i would have preferred for dina to have died instead to have more of a revenge for my lover storyline but i digress.

    The environment and the graphics were amazing and some of the scenes got me right in the feels especially the guitar scene in the music shop when ellie was singing ill be gone. I really like the open world nature of Seattle Day 1 for ellie's portion of the campaign. I feel that they could have pushed the boundaries further with regards to the world being a bit more open in seattle day 2 and day 3. I like how the game progressively introduces the various new monsters and stakeholders into the game and ellies dialogue with dina feels very natural and organic. One of the few gripes i have is obviously when jessie suddenly appeared and said "do you think ill let you do this on your own" which was joel's line in the trailer. Would have preferred if it was maybe tommy or if she ran off on her own and dina found her later on would have made more sense. The flashbacks for ellie's campaign are incredible too especially the dinosaur museum scene. My last gripe is i felt they killed of jessie too fast and they didnt do enough justice to the character.

    For Ellie's campaign alone i give it a solid 8.5/10.

    2) Abby's Campaign
    Now here comes the controversy. As i mentioned above, had the developers spent more time developing abby's back story and character in the introduction i may have cared a bit more for the character and would have been more immersed in their story. But because the background wasnt well developed at the start i literally felt nothing for Abby and to add fuel to the fire it was her who so cruelly killed off joel. I understand from a creative point of view why the developers did it this way but from a fan's point of view it was really horribly done. As a fan i really couldnt buy into it and whats more they made us play half of the whole damm game as abby. And the ending in the theatre whereby you have to beat ellie up broke my heart so bad and made me even more pissed at naughty dog. All these negatives aside abby's campaign does have one strong positive. Its locations and set pieces. The stadium at the start of the campaign looks gorgeous and who will ever forget that massive boss fight in the hospital or that never ending descent from a skyscraper of a building, searching that shipwrecked ship or scar island for that matter. Btw i did feel that they could have done something more with scar island like making it a bit more open worldish. Yara and Lev's story was unnecessary in my opinion and felt very much like filler to add to the runtime. My score for Abby's campaign is a 5.5/10. Simply because i couldnt give a **** I literally just rushed through her entire campaign. 3) Overall
    For the gun and crafting mechanics there really arent that many changes. There are some new bombs and new weapons you can use but thats about it. Stealth combat is pretty much the same. The mechanics are kinda outdated somewhat for 2020 but i dont really have a gripe with it because the mechanics do work as they are intended to and sometimes dont fix what aint broken is the way to go. For the training manuels and skill tree i did want something abit more diversified and different other than just increasing my listening distance or increasing my crafting speed. For the ending, it was not satisfying at all. There was no proper payoff so like after chasing abby for the whole game Ellie just lets her live. It made me feel like i wasted my time. Final score 6.5/10    … Expand
  71. Theloudandproud
    Jul 7, 2020
    2
    This Game did everything wrong from the get-go. Now I agree with most the Graphics are very good but not on the level of RDR2, but really what is ,right? The simple Fact is that this game made me Not Like not one of the playable characters. Halfway through the game I gave two **** about Ellie just as much as Abby. Dull boring PC's and the same gameplay over and over again. It's notThis Game did everything wrong from the get-go. Now I agree with most the Graphics are very good but not on the level of RDR2, but really what is ,right? The simple Fact is that this game made me Not Like not one of the playable characters. Halfway through the game I gave two **** about Ellie just as much as Abby. Dull boring PC's and the same gameplay over and over again. It's not bold or Groundbreaking,it's just the same ol' crap rehashed over and over again. I'll Just have to give this one a thumbs down and feed it to the lions. Word the the wise Naughty Dog quit while your behind. BTW my love goes out to all the programmers that SLAVED over this game with little to show for it or compensation. You are the true Heroes of this game. Too bad it couldn't have more inside.… Expand
  72. miburia
    Jul 7, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is being smeared due to the majority of player reviews having no life experience, compassion, or any emotional maturity or development at all. I own the collector’s edition, and I thoroughly enjoyed this game. As with most sequels, it is not as good as the first which is why it is not 10/10 but this game is a masterpiece. I played this on my 10 year old tv and it was still visibly stunning.

    I was expecting Joel to be "red shirted" at some point in the game, I was not expecting it so early on in the game. It genuinely ruined my day when that scene played out, and I did stop playing it when that happened, but I continued the next day. But to simply hate, and to send death threats to the actress over an expected fan favourite death is beyond comprehension! It wouldn't have been much of a revenge story if it was Dina who was murdered. We all love Joel, and we all felt the betrayal and anger of the game. Anger is a shared emotion, we share Ellie's anger, and we want to make the WLF pay. Dina to me is more of a minor detail, I was happier to have Jessie along for the ride as he was a much more useful companion, however you get the idea with how delicate Dina is when you compare her early pregnancy symptoms compared to Mel who is heavily pregnant.

    The game is so much more brutal now, and you can be calculating and cruel in your actions. The details that have been put into the game can be missed if you're frothing at the mouth with your mountain dew and Cheeto fingers in your mothers basement REEEing about Abby. When you stealth kill someone, you see the light leaving their eyes, you see the death wash over their faces. If you kill a dog handler without the dog knowing, it whimpers and wines, looking for it's handler. The visible injuries and the gore left behind from the Molotov’s and explosive arrows are harrowing. Especially when the runners are madly crawling after you with no legs - very unsettling and making me board the nope train. The bloasters are **** sted heads, full on cocaine raging at you and are pretty stressful to play against, especially whenever you face them it's always conveniently in a claustrophobic area, similarly to the shamblers.

    I somewhat bonded with Abby, I understood her pain. However I was more warmed to Ellie for obvious reasons. I think Abby doesn't play as smoothly as Ellie, and I think her stealth kill is so much more slower than Ellie's, even whilst fully upgraded. I'm glad her and Owen had their moment, no matter how bitter sweet it was with Mel and how it all ended. You knew that Owen would always carry a torch for Abby, even in death. He chose to not die next to Mel, or attempt to get to Mel, he got as far away from her whilst they both bled out - the mother of his unborn child! I was pissed out with Abby's comment of Ellie and Tommy "wasting the opportunity that Abby gave them by not killing them". The audacity after hunting someone down and killing them, and didn't expect any repercussions - pot, kettle, black.

    I desperately want to know more about the Scars, who their leader was. Not much is revealed even when picking the place apart. It is easily missed that the Scars only started beheading and stoning people and their kind when their leader died. How the new 'elders' allocate many wives to themselves to birth their kin. Terrifying knowing the fate of Len who was chosen at 13 to be a wife to the elder. I would do anything to avoid being trafficked by my community for some vulgar, over grown, overdue being killed, old man who abuses children and women. I am reading between the lines, but it's not a hard connection to make when a CHILD has been allocated a wife role - something we should take into consideration that happens in our world to much younger children. I really do hope that there is DLC about the Scars, or when the long awaited MP that is in the works.

    The ending was bittersweet too. I was sad that it was over. Ellie, grief stricken and taken over by PTSD, forced by Tommy and her PTSD episodes thinking that ending Abby's life would be the key to end their suffering. However upon seeing Abby, a husk of her former self, it wasn't worth the pain and energy. The hurt is from never having the chance to repair her relationship with Joel - a feeling many are familiar with when falling out with someone who then passes away. Hate eats away at you, makes you push those who mean the most to you away. You are then left with the scars of the hatred, unable to enjoy the happy memories that the deceased left you.

    If you cannot understand this concept of the story, then you need to evaluate your life and your relationships with people if you cannot empathise with these emotions.    … Expand
  73. Sillysingertoes
    Jul 7, 2020
    2
    This game is just a slap in the face for people who loved the franchise. Its "message" is repetitive and distasteful. No beloved characters just tolerant ones. For a sequel game it flops harder. If you forgave Abby good for you, you have just been manipulated by Naughty Dog. Also false advertising, employee mistreatment, and copy right abuse has also been used for such an emotionalThis game is just a slap in the face for people who loved the franchise. Its "message" is repetitive and distasteful. No beloved characters just tolerant ones. For a sequel game it flops harder. If you forgave Abby good for you, you have just been manipulated by Naughty Dog. Also false advertising, employee mistreatment, and copy right abuse has also been used for such an emotional masterpiece. This game is a pathetic joke.… Expand
  74. atumsk
    Jul 17, 2020
    8
    Graphics (10/10)
    The graphics are really, really good, there has been a great improvement since the first part and it made the game one of the most beautiful of the generation. The models are very good, and detailed, and the animations are well done and fluid.
    Music/SFX (10/10) The music and sound effects are really good too, you feel the power of the guns when you shoot them. The moments    Graphics (10/10)
    The graphics are really, really good, there has been a great improvement since the first part and it made the game one of the most beautiful of the generation. The models are very good, and detailed, and the animations are well done and fluid.

    Music/SFX (10/10)
    The music and sound effects are really good too, you feel the power of the guns when you shoot them. The moments when Ellie plays the guitar are pretty nice.

    Characters (10/10)
    I think all of the main characters are pretty well written, I find them very charismatic, all of them have an interesting plot and good development, they grow throughout the game.

    Story (8/10)
    For me the story is one of the weakest points of the game, while it is decent and pretty interesting it has more awful moments than good ones. There's a section at the end that feels tedious and too stretched out, if it wasn't there it wouldn't hurt the game.

    Enemies (7/10)
    I think the enemies are too similar to each other: all the humans are pretty much the same (except when you find the big ones) and the same can be said for the infected, there are various kinds but it gets boring, and there's only one really unique mob in the game.

    Gameplay (6/10)
    While the gameplay received some improvements, it mostly remained the exact same as in the first part and becomes monotonous, boring and predictable at half of the game. Moreover, puzzles were practically nonexistant.

    Average Score (8.5)

    Conclusion: The game is pretty good and beautiful, I had fun playing it. The story felt stretched out a little bit, but I liked the ending.    … Expand
  75. Leonrac
    Jul 23, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. El juego es muy emotivo, tiene fallos en su historia pero la jugabilidad, los gráficos, la banda sonora, y la experiencia de como llegas a odiar a Abby para al final no odiarla tanto es muy gratificante y a su vez es dolorosa, me dolio la muerte de joel y que no nos dieran un Tommy's road como dlc pero por lo demas el juego es hermoso… Expand
  76. Andew
    Aug 2, 2020
    10
    Es un juego que merece ser pensado, analizado y digerido correctamente, y una vez hecho eso, sabrás lo asombroso que es. Sin duda este juego ganará mucho más cariño con los años, cuando toda esta ola de hate se supere y, objetivamente, se vea que es una obra maestra.
  77. SirCatflap
    Aug 10, 2020
    0
    The second part of the game absolutely ruined the first part. The change made it feel like a story I wanted to play had become a story I was forced to play. There's a reason you don't see this trick in movies and novels because it ruins the whole purpose of getting in involved in the narrative. What awful game design to get a player invested in something for numerous hours and then justThe second part of the game absolutely ruined the first part. The change made it feel like a story I wanted to play had become a story I was forced to play. There's a reason you don't see this trick in movies and novels because it ruins the whole purpose of getting in involved in the narrative. What awful game design to get a player invested in something for numerous hours and then just ruin it. What a waste of a brilliant IP.… Expand
  78. Takeda
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    World is a bit prettier and that's about it. The story is atrocious and the characters are totally annoying. They just had to go and get political and alienate most of their fans in one way or another. It's really just a dumpster fire that needs to end now.
  79. Scojoe
    Jun 27, 2020
    1
    Loved the first game. Have given up after the first 8-9 hours on the second. It's nothing but a celebration of absolute depression and ultra-violence. Awful story. Characters that you hate. Violence that's way over the top. Messages rammed repeatedly down the player's throat. Naughty Dog has done everything to subvert the players' expectation of the sequel but as a result, have created aLoved the first game. Have given up after the first 8-9 hours on the second. It's nothing but a celebration of absolute depression and ultra-violence. Awful story. Characters that you hate. Violence that's way over the top. Messages rammed repeatedly down the player's throat. Naughty Dog has done everything to subvert the players' expectation of the sequel but as a result, have created a most unenjoyable experience. If you enjoyed the first one make sure to avoid this sequel. It's awful.… Expand
  80. GollyJolly
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    Tumblr fan fiction masquerading as a sequel to one of my favorite games of all time. Abby is the literal worst.
  81. joshlop23
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game’s lack of a cohesive storyline and degradation of a beloved character ruins what was a highly anticipated game for many.… Expand
  82. PenguinZapper
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So they literally included a scene in the trailer just to hype the story with Ellie and Joel, a scene which never takes place, because Joel is killed off within the first 2 hours. 7 Years, waiting for a cheap revenge story filled with political ideologies where the main character is the person who killed Jorl? Such a let down to the fans.… Expand
  83. Shjn
    Jun 30, 2020
    0
    Bad storytelling ever, i mean, the graphic and the gameplay are great, the soundtrack is so-so. However, the story? Wow, it really annoys and make me disapointed in many ways. I hope more than this after 7 years.
  84. DiamondDog25
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    Worst game since metal gear survive... killing the main character is dumb idea dear naughty dog fire the one who’s responsible for this garbage game
  85. MPG-G17
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I love the original last of us, honestly one of the best games. I’m just pretending Part 2 didn’t happen though.

    If Joel had to die I just wish it was done in a different way. When I finished part 2 I felt that his death was cheap and I was forced to try to sympathise with Abby, when I hated every moment I had to play as her. So half the game was terrible.

    Joel saved her life then she just killed him without warning, that’s psychopathic. Yes Joel killed her father, but he was trying to save Elly because he didn’t want to lose another daughter. And her father did pull a knife on him, so I felt that more justified than what Abby did.

    Joel killed out of an act of love, and Abby killed out of an act of revenge. That’s why I will never sympathise with her.

    Joel killed out of love because he didn’t want Elly to die, and there was clear warning beforehand. Abby killed out of hatred for Joel without warning. Joel didn’t even know who she was. Like Joel, her motivation was selfish as well, and worse she dragged her friends into it.

    I hated every moment I had to play as Abby and was left disappointed by the games narrative choices, and it ultimately ruined the game for me.    … Expand
  86. jlfotaku
    Jul 16, 2020
    1
    Lamentable esta segunda parte, el juego al principio sobresale en lo grafico, pero despues al correr las horas todo esto se desmorona con la pesima historia que decidieron contar, la bandera de lo politicamente correcto desborda por doquier, hasta el final da pena ajena.
    Jugabilidad y graficos estan bien... pero esto no componen a un video juego y mas de este estilo donde predomina la    Lamentable esta segunda parte, el juego al principio sobresale en lo grafico, pero despues al correr las horas todo esto se desmorona con la pesima historia que decidieron contar, la bandera de lo politicamente correcto desborda por doquier, hasta el final da pena ajena.
    Jugabilidad y graficos estan bien... pero esto no componen a un video juego y mas de este estilo donde predomina la historia.
    Muy decepcionado tanto de ND como de las paginas supuestamente especializadas, mintiendo en la nota y siendo tendenciosas, para nobrar una 3DJuegos dicendo en un video que practicamente si no te gustaba el juego eras un retrogrado.    … Expand
  87. Baked_Potato
    Jun 27, 2020
    5
    The only reason I didn't give this game a 0 is because of the amazing graphics and music. Game play is the same as the original just slightly upgraded. The main strength of the first game was the amazing characters and how well the story was written. Last of us 2 fails in all these aspects whether or not you agree with the choices they make in the game, the writing for the game is justThe only reason I didn't give this game a 0 is because of the amazing graphics and music. Game play is the same as the original just slightly upgraded. The main strength of the first game was the amazing characters and how well the story was written. Last of us 2 fails in all these aspects whether or not you agree with the choices they make in the game, the writing for the game is just terrible. Inconsistencies, characters acting out of character just to make a scene happen. All this adds up to a terrible new story the plays out like bad fanfiction. Some of the new side characters are actually interesting, I fond lev and his story to be intriguing but we are forced to interact so much with such a hated character(abby) it spoils the game. I get what they were trying to go for with the story, but it was just done in such a awful way. 1/10… Expand
  88. DimitriDanilov
    Jul 16, 2020
    4
    I just want to forget that this sequel even exist. All Naughty Dog's amazing hard work was ruined by Neil Druckmann game vision. This game caused me depression and made me feel so bad/ Эта игра разобьет тебе сердце и заставит чувствовать себя ничтожеством, 4 балла за невероятные усилия сотрудников за создание технически совершенного продукта и за фантастическую актерскую игру Троя БейкераI just want to forget that this sequel even exist. All Naughty Dog's amazing hard work was ruined by Neil Druckmann game vision. This game caused me depression and made me feel so bad/ Эта игра разобьет тебе сердце и заставит чувствовать себя ничтожеством, 4 балла за невероятные усилия сотрудников за создание технически совершенного продукта и за фантастическую актерскую игру Троя Бейкера и Эшли Джонсон.… Expand
  89. VitorChiavenato
    Aug 7, 2020
    10
    One word that defines this game is perfection. The evolution of graphics and new elements in the gameplay evolve as well as the story, which proves to be beautiful and violent at the same time, with extremely well-built characters, with well-defined personalities, which makes them unique. The photography direction work is clever when using smooth travellings almost uncut during theirOne word that defines this game is perfection. The evolution of graphics and new elements in the gameplay evolve as well as the story, which proves to be beautiful and violent at the same time, with extremely well-built characters, with well-defined personalities, which makes them unique. The photography direction work is clever when using smooth travellings almost uncut during their cutscenes which make them perfectly fluid, making it impossible to discern when the gameplay ends and the cutscene begins. The art direction of the game is impeccable. Each scene in the game looks like a painting thanks to the wonderful and colorful scenarios that, even in times of urgency, it is impossible not to recognize the wonder of the game world, even in a dystopian setting with a dazzling mix between nature and man. The subtle and striking soundtrack also has a beautiful and important role, as it marks the moments of action and calm in the narrative in a cautious and delicate way. The innovation of some features such as dodge, passwords for safes, skill tree and verticality in the gameplay bring a sense of evolution for both the game creators and the players, which gives more authenticity to the game and emerges the player even more in the world that it is inserted. The story shows in an elegant and magnificent way the consequences of how a simple action can have, the price that hasty decisions charge and how the vision of hero and villain are abstract and depend only on the point of view, all thanks to very well fitted plot twists and explained that it keeps the curiosity and mystery of the story until its end. By inserting the LGBT universe in the story, the narrative gains even more value when dealing with such a current and important theme in a delicate and adorable way. This game is a masterpiece of the games and will certainly mark the end of a console generation as the best game of the decade, just like its predecessor, which thanks to the super dedicated and attentive team from Naughty Dog and the fabulous Neil Druckmann, is an amazing, incredible, wonderful, charming and above all, exciting game.… Expand
  90. Tan19
    Jul 15, 2020
    10
    An absolute masterpiece. Congratulations Neil, the ND team, the musicians and actors on an amazing job. The emotions you feel from experiencing this game is immense from joy, sadness, grief, vengeance, empathy, love and forgiveness. Absolutely phenomenal.
  91. elmerfudd930
    Jun 24, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A horrible end to a beloved character, being forced to play as a character you hate, violence as pornography, and it all being done in the now-common vein of “subverting expectations”. With such stupid narrative choices one can only assume the writers never read a book in their lives. What a sad waste of what could have been a brilliant series.… Expand
  92. Blade87
    Jun 29, 2020
    0
    Este videojuego es una porquería, la historia es malisima, abuso de flashback que arruinan la tensión del momento, peleas repetitivas, la dificultad maxima es muy facil, los personajes cambian de decisión a cada segundo, lo peor de todo es el final, te lo venden como la gran venganza y solo pretenden enseñarte una lección, ellie es la protagonista pero solo jugas la mitad con ella, en finEste videojuego es una porquería, la historia es malisima, abuso de flashback que arruinan la tensión del momento, peleas repetitivas, la dificultad maxima es muy facil, los personajes cambian de decisión a cada segundo, lo peor de todo es el final, te lo venden como la gran venganza y solo pretenden enseñarte una lección, ellie es la protagonista pero solo jugas la mitad con ella, en fin el que dice que este videojuego esta bueno, claramente no jugo el primero o solamente trata de mentirse a sí mismo para justificar la plata y tiempo que perdio.… Expand
  93. Antonkostalas
    Jul 4, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Games are supposed to be made for the audience, for the fans? This game is totally the opposite, you cannot say it’s a master piece to most of the people who think the story is garbage. For me I had no problem with the lesbian relationship or the transgender character from Lev, for me it would be so weird if Ellie was straight, but I feel like I didn’t even need to bring that up because it didn’t cross my mind that it would be a problem.

    The fact they disrespected Joel in the way he went out is like the writer hated him, I was pissed he died but if they did it to shock us and create an amazing journey of revenge, it didn’t work at all.

    Last note, it’s like Iron Man dying in Infinity War and Thanos torturing him and ripping off his limbs, then ending the film there and End Game didn’t exist.

    I waited 7 years for this and I’m just gutted with what they came up with, also I would love to play it again I absolutely loved the gameplay and graphics, but I can’t bring myself to play as that **** Abbey. I got a refund from my game as I won’t play it again and plus it was false advertising to play as Joel.

    I recommend not buying the game or even playing, just play the first and pretend it didn’t exist...    … Expand
  94. CTAN
    Jul 5, 2020
    0
    Disappointed!! This game is trash that filled with political agenda, storytelling is so bad!!!!!!!
  95. bigmike23
    Jul 23, 2020
    0
    Save your money. The follow-up plot was absolute garbage. This should be a case lesson on how to ruin a series.
  96. Dominguezjid
    Jul 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Es un juegaso por ser joel no lo hace superior a nadie puede morir porque es una persona mas aunque duela es un juego perfecto… Expand
  97. Chtulhu
    Aug 9, 2020
    10
    I'd be hard pressed to think of a game featuring a story as engaging and masterfully told. It tells a harsh tale of grief, revenge and moral ambiguity in a post apocalyptic world rife with chaos and violence. Harsh but not dark, as there is beauty throughout the game, in how the protagonists care about their friends, interact with each other, relive fond memories and reflect on themselvesI'd be hard pressed to think of a game featuring a story as engaging and masterfully told. It tells a harsh tale of grief, revenge and moral ambiguity in a post apocalyptic world rife with chaos and violence. Harsh but not dark, as there is beauty throughout the game, in how the protagonists care about their friends, interact with each other, relive fond memories and reflect on themselves when they are not busy dispatching their ennemies.

    The Last of Us Part II is also technically flawless, with beautiful exterior environments and top notch exploration and combat.

    But this game really shines in depicting characters with real depth and complexity. And, oh boy, it really succeeds in making the case that there are two sides to a story.

    No game is perfect, but this one arguably comes darn close. I also give it a 10 to counteract the biggots who chose to bomb this game, either because they can't stomach how the plot unfolds or because they have issues with its inclusive storyline.    … Expand
  98. Laryxteofilo
    Jul 9, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I finished the game on 20/06/ 2020 and even today I can't stop thinking about it and the feelings and reflections that this game gave me. This game made me feel things I had never felt before. This game made me get into an internal conflict with myself, I didn't know what to feel anymore. The Last Of Us Part II gives you an inexplicable and very personal feeling that you can only feel when playing it. The story of this game is very well written! People who didn't like the game, probably didn't play it or understood the story in a completely wrong way. I've been a fan of The Last Of Us since 2013 and played both games at launch, and my favorite character was Joel, without a doubt. When he died, I felt emptiness inside me, I felt worse than Ellie, I was filled with hatred and all I wanted to do was kill everyone responsible for it. When we go on our journey of revenge with Ellie, it is gradually noticeable that she is losing humanity and her essence. "If I ever were to lose you, I'd probably lose myself." and that’s what happened to Ellie and us players. Ellie was completely lost after losing Joel. She was filled with hatred and continued an endless cycle of hatred and revenge. Abby lost the person she loved most in the world, her father. She had that pain inside her, and she only thought about it every day, because she had lost everything and she thought that the only thing that would bring her peace would be to kill Joel, to avenge her father. However, when she killed him, nothing changed. Abby continued to have her nightmares and kept thinking about her father's death every day, in addition to carrying a huge guilt for killing Joel. Abby lost her humanity and essence at that moment when she killed Joel. She didn't regret killing Joel, but she realized that none of it was worth it. Ellie is a mirror of Abby, because the two were lost because of the death of the person they loved most in the world. The two were feeding on hatred and losing their humanity, because of revenge. A quote that can define this whole situation, is "Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves" (Confucius), and one of these graves is for you, because you will get lost in the middle of the process of revenge, you will become someone else. Abby's journey is a journey of redemption, which is why she felt so compelled to help Yara and Lev. In that moment we can see how similar Abby is to Joel, because Joel lost his humanity after losing Sarah, he became a totally different person, he became cruel and sadistic, he was not a good person like before, and that is exactly what happened to Abby. Joel found love and his humanity again, when he met Ellie. Abby found love and her humanity again, when she met Lev. Ellie and Lev were like little lights of hope in the darkness of Joel and Abby. Abby managed to find her peace and redemption in Lev. You realize that when Abby was going to kill Dina, but she looks at Lev and decides to stop, because she knows that revenge never brought anything good to her life, and now she had one reason to live and move on: Lev. However, although Ellie lived a happy life on the farm with Dina, she did not eat, was sick and continued to have her panic attacks and nightmares, she would only find peace in herself. So she decides to go after Abby to find that peace. Abby refuses to fight Ellie because she was already destroyed inside because of revenge and had already realized that it was never and will never be worth it. She lost the love of her life and all of her close friends, she lost EVERYTHING. When Ellie was about to kill Abby, she has a memory of Joel and decides to stop. This memory of Joel was a good memory, he was happy and alive. In the last times that Ellie remembered him, she just remembered him dead and suffering. That memory was like "Stop, baby girl. It won't change anything and it will only destroy you", because when Ellie killed Abby, she would completely lose her humanity and her essence, and she would stop being the person Joel loved and cared for. I personally felt at that moment, that that "Ellie" was not the Ellie that we knew, it was not the Ellie that Joel knew and loved. She also saw what Abby felt for Lev, it was what Joel felt for Ellie. She let the love she felt for Joel, overcome the hatred she felt for Abby and it completely broke the cycle of hatred. Naughty Dog was very brave in producing this game and I really admire them for it. The interesting thing is that Ellie's memory of Joel at that moment, was their last conversation, their last words. Hate destroys many things, but a small fraction of love and forgiveness fixes everything. There are no heroes or villains in this story, only humans. It is a pity that many people failed to understand the message of the game... I'm sorry for the people who couldn't feel the experience and emotions that this game provided for us. I hope people have more love and maturity and don't spread unnecessary hate messages. MASTERPIECE… Expand
  99. Chained77
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Save your money. This game will be available used and steeply discounted in the very near future.

    Beautiful graphics can't save this absolutely terrible story. So many plot holes. Most of the character decisions make no sense. Seems that it was written to be divisive for the sake of being divisive. The bait and switch tactic of using new character models in trailer scenes to make you THINK the game is going to involve certain characters is a straight up lie. ND only preying on your feelings for the first game to get you to purchase the second. I genuinely feel sorry for everyone else who pre ordered this game. The only lesson this game taught me was that i will never pre order anything from NaughyDog. I laughed when i first heard about the leaks, thinking there was no way they could be true. It was. It's written like some kind of awful fanfic set in an alternate universe.

    The ending isn't even satisfactory. You will just sit there, staring at your TV thinking "why the heck did i just go through all of that"    … Expand
  100. Freeman575
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    Mediocre gameplay, good graphics but terrible story. This game is extremely disrespectful to fans of the first game. If you love the first game don't play this one, it's not worth your time, money and pain.
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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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