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  1. Jun 23, 2020
    10
    I can't just say I enjoyed this game
    It was so cruel but I couldn't stop playing
    This is the darkest game I have ever played
    But also one of the greatest game I have ever played
  2. Jun 23, 2020
    2
    Game play was okay but the story was HORRIBLE. I will never buy a Naughtydog game again and Sony's behavior relative to this game has convinced me to skip the PS5 and buy the new Xbox.
  3. Jun 23, 2020
    10
    Simplesmente sensacional. Qualidade técnica sempre muito alta e com uma história tensa e emocionante.
    Há momentos que poderiam ser explorados mais, porém, não fez falta.

    Para aqueles que estão reclamando que há algum tipo de mistura politica, que os acontecimentos foram estupidos, que a história não faz sentido, que o final foi ruim. Digo que vocês estão errados.
  4. Jun 23, 2020
    10
    Amazing game about revenge and lose. Real next gen story telling and characters.
  5. Jun 23, 2020
    10
    This might be the best game i have ever played
    Dont get fooled by the spam of bad scores
  6. Jun 23, 2020
    10
    Well made game,
    I will cheriah this game forever and always will use it to the same message was automatically generated by Gmail a new lines of credit card attached to this email and any attachments are confidential may the force be sent with the same 4
  7. Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Story is 0.If I could give a minus I would.This is not a ''brave'' story.Just bad. Expand
  8. Jun 23, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. *Spoiler in this review*
    I am leaving a 10. I don't usually review games but considering the dubious user score this game is receiving I feel like weighing in is the correct option. This game is a masterpiece. Everything, from the story to the gameplay is exceptional. You may disagree with some choices Naughty Dog decided to follow while making this game but it's undeniable that everything feels intentional and well constructed. You may disagree with the decision of killing Joel in the first act but you'd be damn sure saying that Neil Druckmann knew what he was doing when he decided what would happen to Joel. The entire plot revolves around his death, even at thimes when it seems like the game is drifting away from him, you still can see Joel's footprint in whatever the surviving characters are doing. The first Last of Us, like the name suggests, is a deep dive into the human nature and its title is symbolic in Joel's decision of sacrificing humanity for a little girl he'd grown into as a father figure. A selfish act, but a human act nontheless. "Us" is the humanity in Joel's last decision. What makes me feel like this game is such a masterpiece as the first one was is the fact that the spirit of an imperftect humanity that defined the first chapter of the game can be felt massively on this second chapter. If what drove the first game was the spirit of love which could push a man into screwing everyone else for the love of someone else, what drives the second one is hate. Visceral and disgusting hate. A dark, sad and sometimes too invadent part of the human nature that defines us as much as we are defined by love.The story-telling is great. While playing the game I felt numerous times like I didn't know where the story was going to take me, or why some characters wanted to do some things that seemed so bizzare at first, but during the entire playthrough the storyline unfolded more and more to the end, where things clicked right into place. What makes this game so divisive is also what makes this game so great. Some people hate this game entirely because of Abby, wich is entirely understandable, after all she violently kills the father figure you'd learn to love in the first chapter and it seems like the game is pushing you towards liking her, almost if the game hopes we'd forgotten what she did to Joel. But the thing is, the game (and that's the brilliance of this game) doesn't care if you like Abby. To a certain extent this second Last of Us doesn't even care if you like Joel, Dina, Lev or even Ellie. The point of this game is to show you the humanity of each and every one of them. What selfish, dumb and entirely human flaw drives each and every one of them. You're in the crossfire of humans being humans, and the symbolism of the butterfly on Ellie's arm is surreal. Joel could have saved humanity if he'd let his "daughter" die. Abby could have never killed Joel if only she didn't let herself be blinded by the spirit of revenge. Abby's decisions are what eventually led to her faith if she'd never killed Joel, she never would have met Lev and Yara, finding the love sentiment that defined Joel himself. Every character is brilliantly defined and feels like a real human being doing what you or me would have done. You can find love, hate and sadness in every character of the game, but that's the beauty of The Last of Us, there are no good or bad guys, everyone is just a "guys". The characters are three dimensionals in every aspect of themselves. After all is still a game, and what a great game. Naughty dog has a track record of making technically excellent games and this game is no exception. The physics, the graphics, the shooting, the animations and the musics are top notch in this game. Killing a human being is incredibly real and gruesome. It's awesome but also disgusting, it's great. There are times where the game is outright scary, where you are either terrified of fighting humans or infecteds. The AI is phenomenal, and the interaction system between NPCs is surreal.
    The new movement system also makes this game feel like it's from another planet if compared to the first one. I played it on the intermediate difficulty and it still felt more difficult than the first one on Hard mode. Still, the game does have some flaws, the transition between Ellie's story and Abby's story in the middle is a tad chaotic, and it leaves you wondering maybe too much what's happening to Ellie, Dina and Tommy, when the game is focusing on something else entirely. Surely this is one of the things that increase the replay factor of this game. Also, speaking of flaws, I did see a couple of glitches and tiny bugs here and there throughout the playthrough, things that would have slipped away on any other game, but the quality of this game is so high that these little defects stick like a sore thumb. In conclusion, this game IS a masterpiece. It isn’t perfect, but no masterpiece is perfect. I highly recommend this game.
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  9. Aug 21, 2020
    10
    Very good game! I love it! Best game ever! Best story game love for ever best game
  10. Jun 23, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I’m only about 16-17 hours in. I’m currently playing as Abby for some reason and hate it. What a horrible design/story choice. Oh, I’m sure it will wrap up in the story somehow at the end, but I don’t even want to get there. It’s such a chore to go through these events as this character. Just mid blowingly bad. Such a beautiful looking game. It plays just fine. It gets repetitive probing around and attacking people, but there’s strategy to it to give some interest. I just can’t stand playing as this character. Ellie was kind of a mess, but I liked the dynamic with her and Dina. This section of the game ruins all that. I hate it. I can’t give it a zero, but it’s bad. Expand
  11. Jun 23, 2020
    10
    The game was magnificent the visuals were incredible the attention to Detail remarkable one of the best games of this year would 100% recommend
  12. Jun 23, 2020
    1
    1/10 only for the graphics nothing else. This whole idea for this game is horse
  13. Jun 23, 2020
    2
    Tarnished the legacy of the first game...while the graphics and gameplay are good but anything else is plain dissapointment
  14. Jun 23, 2020
    10
    i speak Spanish so i Will use my Language.... el juego es una pasada!!! es increíble la forma en la cual me atrapo!!! me manipulo física y sentimentalmente en todos los sentidos!!!1 podría decir que debido al amor que ya tenia a los personajes desde la primera entrega, el juego tubo mi corazón en sus manos desde el inicio!!! yo soy de los que no leyeron los spoilers ni las filtraciones,i speak Spanish so i Will use my Language.... el juego es una pasada!!! es increíble la forma en la cual me atrapo!!! me manipulo física y sentimentalmente en todos los sentidos!!!1 podría decir que debido al amor que ya tenia a los personajes desde la primera entrega, el juego tubo mi corazón en sus manos desde el inicio!!! yo soy de los que no leyeron los spoilers ni las filtraciones, así que lo que vivi fue genuino!!! preordene el juego y lo pase en 3 días, de los cuales no dormía casi nada!!! llegue a jugar 12 o 13 horas seguidas (dificultad máxima). llore en muchos momentos, es un juego que me encanto y la verdad me dejo hueco en el corazón lol ajajaj el juego es bueno pero tan triste!!! lo único que no quería era que Ellie muriera, y el juego jugo conmigo en muchas situaciones, dándome a entender que ella moriría. ningunéense juego me a tocado tanto así a nivel sentimental como este!!! pero debo decir que, podría cambiar cosas como: matar a Abby y darle algo lindo a Ellie!!!1 que al final lo perdió todo!!!!!! toooddooooo!!!!!! pero Abby que cumplió su venganza, pues se sintió que no lo perdió todo!!!! diossssss como me gustaría ver a Ellie feliz!!!!! no he tocado la ps4 de nuevo, hace días ya que lo pase.... pero este hueco en mi corazón wow !!!! Expand
  15. Jun 23, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Bom, como estão falando por aí, TheLastOfUs PartII realmente não é para todos, pois algumas pessoas ficarão revoltadas por causa das consequências da primeira parte, e algumas não estarão preparadas para vê-lo também. Mas em minha opinião, com certeza este é um dos melhores senão o melhor game da geração sem dúvidas. Parabéns à NauthDog por ter feito uma continuação apropriada dessa saga incrível. Expand
  16. Jun 23, 2020
    10
    Jogue o jogo duas vezes pra vc entender realmente o propósito do jogo. Top men
  17. Jun 23, 2020
    4
    Narritiva horrible, inclusion forzada e innecesaria, pero y una vez la historia deja mucho que desear.
  18. Jun 26, 2020
    1
    Really disappointing. The trailer was edited to deceive the players. I understand what the game is trying to do to the players, unfortunately it just didn’t land. A missed opportunity, effort, and time to one of the greatest franchise.
  19. Jun 24, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Al personaje de Abby lo podemos amar u odiar, e incluso tener ambos sentimientos mezclados en el corazón cuando pensamos en ella, pero no hay duda en que se trata de uno de los perfiles mejor construidos en toda la historia de los videojuegos Expand
  20. Jun 24, 2020
    0
    Lo peor que he jugado hasta el momento, no contentos con ser mentirosos este juego es una traición es malo para ser un exclusivo es malo para ser un the last of us y es malo por todo lo que se alejaron del juego original la verdad no dire mas por que este juego es un verdadero insulto a la comunidad.
  21. Jun 23, 2020
    10
    Loved it. Was an amazing game of revenge and trauma. Teaching us that not everything is worth it.
  22. Jun 26, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The reason that I am giving this a rating of 5/10, is because of the story alone. I really enjoyed the game play and the graphics though. Coming from The Last Of Us, we were not expecting a Part 2, but here we are 7 years later and oh my god. So as I stated, the story is not very good. I know where they were trying to go, but they went about it the wrong way. Not only did they kill off a beloved character (one of the MAIN characters may I add) they didn't even have Ellie kill Abbey. As well as having us play as the killer of JOEL! And they try to make you feel sorry for her! Naughty dog even MISLEAD all the fans of the game by inserting Joel into roles that HE IS NOT IN! Now, I understood about the whole "ending the cycle" of non-stop killing. When you read these reviews on websites about the whole "these people are homophobic or they are incels" and the list goes on. NO! This is not the case for everyone. I have played the ENTIRE game through and i had no issue with LGBT. Most people are negative bombing the game without playing it, and just solely giving reviews on the leaks they see, or they are just agreeing with people who have a bigger following. I actually applaud naughty dog for doing this, BUT DO NOT call the people who don't like the game homophobic, trans-phobic, incels and etc. It just shows how immature these sites are.

    So all in all, It isn't a bad game. Bad story? YES. Good graphics? YES. But we are not allowed to hate the games story without the name calling. It has to stop!

    Thank you and have a nice day!
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  23. Jun 23, 2020
    2
    I had such high hopes for this game, The Last of Us is one of my favorite games, then watching and both playing this utter piece of garbage, its very clear naughtydog does not care about their fanbase but about being "politically correct" the game SEXUALIZED CHILDREN. whoever in their right mind thinks that this is ok needs to be shunned for it. For the love of all that is holy, if anyoneI had such high hopes for this game, The Last of Us is one of my favorite games, then watching and both playing this utter piece of garbage, its very clear naughtydog does not care about their fanbase but about being "politically correct" the game SEXUALIZED CHILDREN. whoever in their right mind thinks that this is ok needs to be shunned for it. For the love of all that is holy, if anyone reads this comment DO NOT BUY OR PLAY THIS GAME! Expand
  24. Jun 23, 2020
    10
    This game is a masterpiece! They handled the characters well and the story was amazing.
  25. Jul 3, 2020
    10
    ABSOLUTE MASTERPIECE!!! Best game of the PS4 generation. I'm willing to bet in 5-10 years, this game will be looked upon as a benchmark in storytelling.
  26. Jul 1, 2020
    10
    Ótimo jogo, espero pelo the last of us 3 até o final do ps5 para o ps6, minha nota para o game é 10!
  27. Jun 23, 2020
    10
    THIS GAME IS A MASTERPIECE. the technical part is the most amazing we have ever seen , th plot is controversial but i liked it a lot 'cause is not just a john wick revenge but it's more complicated and sublime. giving 0 just cause you don't like the story is stupid btw , the game without counting the plot is a 8 alone.
  28. Jun 23, 2020
    10
    I could be a little biased because the first game is my favorite game ever made but I think this is almost as good as the first one the first half 10/10 but after a little bit it drops off for a couple of hours and then picks up again, I would rather play the first one but I think this is a worthy competitor to the first game
  29. Jun 27, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The story is all over the place! some scenes should be before other scenes, in the second half of the game in Abbys story it shows you the pregnant girl getting shot it won't leave you wondering if she's going to Be okay because she's dies in the first half of the game, other than The horrible story the gameplay is alright and I watched 3 Streamers play the full game and we all thought the same thing, the story is all over and Joel dies 2 hours in, the strongest character is dead before you even get to see him, gameplay is good similar to the first one Environment is pretty the story is Garbage Expand
  30. Jun 23, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Uma decepção! Estragaram a história do primeiro jogo e descaracterizam o Joel Expand
  31. Jun 23, 2020
    10
    The best game ever!!!! Naughty dog did something special with this one.
    Game of the year for me
  32. Jun 23, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. É um jogo totalmente profundo e bem elaborado. Enquanto eu jogava eu conseguia me sentir na pele dos personagens e minhas emoções ficaram a flor da pele a todo instante, eu me emocionei, me decepcionei, me surpreendi e chorei junto com os personagens. Vejo muitas pessoas criticando a morte do Joel como um furo de roteiro ou como uma molecagem do personagem mas não tem nada haver!! Falta uma analise mais critica e profunda da historia para estes free haters do jogo! Expand
  33. Jun 25, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Obviously, the game is really great when it comes to visuals. Some of the best graphics out there. Gameplay is similar to the original with some upgrades here and there. Customization capabilities, even when it comes to the AI for inidivdual enemies is pretty cool. That will probably be splashed into many single player campaigns in the future.

    However, for a story driven game like The Last of Us, the narrative was awful. The first game had success due to the dynamic between Joel and Ellie. This dynamic only appears in the flashbacks in the sequel, and it is a stark difference from the rest of the game. Old characters seem to have been retroactively changed to fit the new story. Actions taken by them in the sequel would never have been taken by them in the original. New characters are incredibly difficult to relate to, and even when backstory is given, many decisions they make are very hard to empathize with.

    It seems like Naughty Dog wanted to create a game that simultaneously tarnished the memory of its predecessor and made anyone playing it miserable.
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  34. Jun 24, 2020
    1
    Been playing computer games since computers were invented. This is only the second game that I have ever returned for a refund. F**K U Neil.
  35. Jun 23, 2020
    10
    I honestly have never felt the need to write a written review until I saw all the backlash this game is receiving. I saw some negative feed back online the day it came out. I decided not read any reviews and generally tried to stay offline until I completed the TLOUP2. And I can happily say with my rose tinted glasses off that this game is a masterpiece. A true feat in story telling andI honestly have never felt the need to write a written review until I saw all the backlash this game is receiving. I saw some negative feed back online the day it came out. I decided not read any reviews and generally tried to stay offline until I completed the TLOUP2. And I can happily say with my rose tinted glasses off that this game is a masterpiece. A true feat in story telling and gameplay mechanics. The characters are beautifully written and grow naturally as the story continues. Hats off to naughty dog as they’re the bench mark for triple A games and modern story telling as a whole. 10/10 from me. I generally can’t wait for what naughty dog has installed next, if it’s DLC for this game or a whole new IP you bet I’ll be picking it up day 1 regardless. Cheers Ayden Horner :) Expand
  36. Jun 23, 2020
    10
    This was 1 of the best games I’ve ever play it was very smooth and fluid from the movement, shooting, to the takedowns of different enemies i thoroughly enjoyed the story
  37. Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Trash, Trash, Trash, Trash, Trash, Trash, Trash, Trash, Trash, Trash, Trash, Trash, Trash, Trash, Trash, Trash, Trash, Trash, Trash, Trash, Trash, Trash, Trash, Trash, Trash, Trash, Trash, Trash, Trash, Trash, Trash, Trash, Trash, Trash, Trash, Trash, Trash, Trash, Trash, Trash, Trash, Trash, Trash, Trash, Trash, Trash, Trash, Trash, Trash, Trash, Trash, Trash,
  38. Jun 23, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The gameplay was fun, but that story was garbage, they literally **** on everything we loved in the first game and replaced it with this **** the way Joel died makes no sense, ending was terrible, literally this game just made me feel miserable after finishing it Expand
  39. Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Buenos gráficos y animaciones pero la historia es muy importante en esta clase de juegos y, sinceramente, la historia es LAMENTABLE y muy pobre para lo que venía siendo el primer juego del 2013.
    Es demasiado predecible y repetitivo hasta llegar a un punto de aburrimiento total, una total decepción en toda la extensión de la palabra.
  40. Jun 23, 2020
    10
    Last of us part 2 is an amazing achievement in gaming history. Some of the set pieces/environments in this game are truly breathtaking. Gameplay is similar to first game but adds additional mechanics which enhances it. I personally enjoy story driven games and I can tell you this does not dissapoint, its a roller-coaster ride from beggining to end. The world is brutal and it tells itLast of us part 2 is an amazing achievement in gaming history. Some of the set pieces/environments in this game are truly breathtaking. Gameplay is similar to first game but adds additional mechanics which enhances it. I personally enjoy story driven games and I can tell you this does not dissapoint, its a roller-coaster ride from beggining to end. The world is brutal and it tells it threw story, gameplay and letters that are collectibles that give you a insight of the hardship people had to endure to live in this world. Well done to the team at naughty dog for another fantastic game. Expand
  41. Jun 23, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Please dont listen to all the negativity seen here! Just finished this game and all i can say is wow. I loved every minute of looting and fighting my way through seattle and its aftermath. Naughty Dog never disappoints. The writing was excellent and i was so happy to continue the last of us story. I did not think that the original game needed a sequel per say but the feelings of emotion and confliction i had while playing this was amazing. I loved the new skill trees and weapon upgrade mechanics, the use of puzzles to unlock safes, the amazing visuals, the small details, and everything else this masterpiece had to offer. The devotion of the team making this game is very apparent and i am beyond satisfied with this addition. Thanks so much Neil and the Naughty Dog team! Expand
  42. Jun 23, 2020
    0
    A experiência de mostrar o ponto de vista de um vilão e fazer o jogador se questionar quem está certo o mocinho ou o vilão, caso fosse uma IP nova, seria algo interessante de se ver, mas com personagens já adorados e consolidados foi um erro fatal, simplesmente descartar um personagem como o Joel de maneira torpe, com muitos furos no roteiro como ele dizendo seu nome e se encontrando comA experiência de mostrar o ponto de vista de um vilão e fazer o jogador se questionar quem está certo o mocinho ou o vilão, caso fosse uma IP nova, seria algo interessante de se ver, mas com personagens já adorados e consolidados foi um erro fatal, simplesmente descartar um personagem como o Joel de maneira torpe, com muitos furos no roteiro como ele dizendo seu nome e se encontrando com estranhos mesmo com 24 anos de experiência no mundo em que ele vive. Sem falar que obrigar o jogador a jogar com a vilã quando na realidade todos estavam com ódio dela e se matavam ou deixavam ela morrer várias vzs só para sentir um pingo de justiça, justiça essa que quando o jogador termina o jogo ele não sente, ele não se sente vingado, pois a vilã fica viva, e aí a critica vem e diz "e um jogo de ponto de vista" seria se não conhecêssemos os personagens, agora matar um personagem tão querido, só pra tentar fazer um jogo com essa proposta foi um grande tiro no pé, pois a relação construída no primeiro jogo do personagem com a outra personagem e com o jogador foi de se sentir parte da mesma família, e ver a morte de Joel foi como perder um ente querido, enfim, justiça não foi feita, e uma franquia toda foi arruinada pela tentativa de fazer algo diferente para tentar "lacrar" e ser o lançador de tendência quando na realidade todos fans da série só queriam uma continuação digna, e mesmo não sendo Uma história de amor, poderia ser de ódio, mas não do jeito que foi feito pois quiseram enfiar goela abaixo que a Abby era boa, e tinha suas razões, porém ninguém queria saber dela, todos queriam é ver ela morrer e se sentir vingado pela perda de um personagem tão querido, enfim, série arruinada, e marca Naughty Dog manchada para muitas pessoas que vão pensar muito antes de comprar outro jogo dela, credibilidade no lixo e jogadores indignados, isso é The Last Of Us 2! Expand
  43. Jul 3, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is not how the story should go. You can't just kill off any beloved characters in such an undignified and stupid way and expect us to play as the villain. Expand
  44. Jun 23, 2020
    10
    Just loved every minute of this games ! Some pacing issues but still the game is just gorgeously made
  45. Jul 2, 2020
    10
    Loved it! An emotional rollercoaster. The story felt like the right choice to make. What happened with Joel makes the first game even more special. I can't wait for a third game. Thank you Naughty dog for a great game, accessibility, and adding diversity to the gaming industry!
  46. Jun 23, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Joel deserved better , I don't mind him dying was kinda expecting it (I avoided all spoilers before playing this) could have sent him off in an epic way like protecting Ellie or how John Marston died. To top it off they made me play as Abby and no matter how hard they tried to humanize her it just didn't work for me I already knew Abby had her reasons to kill Joel with out them tryna explain it to me for 10 hours and trying to make her likeable they tried so hard to make Ellie seem like the bad guy killing the pregnant lady killing the dog etc but each time Ellie killed Abby's friend it was self defence and or she showed emotion/regret where as Abby in that theatre scene was about to slit Deena's throat by while saying good despite knowing she is pregnant. And all the events in Jackson Seattle had no emotional toll on Abby she was happy dandy looking for fire flies where as Ellie was an emotional wreck and had PTSD. The lesson which naughtydog is tryna teach was revenge= bad thn why did it have the opposite effect on me where I wanted revenge till the end of the game and they couldn't even give me that, Joel wasn't avenged and Ellie lost everything.
    The last of us was my favorite game of all time this part 2 ruined it for me
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  47. Jun 23, 2020
    3
    Atleast the graphic is amazing and game play is so smooth but...

    We need a great stories, not a lesbians or f*ck scene !!!
  48. Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. What can I say?

    This makes me miss the first last of us so much. The shill media gave this game 10/10 and that’s insane. Sony money and “progressive” political agendas are working overtime with this title! This game is absolutely terrible for the following reasons. Joel was killed early and in a nonsensical fashion. The gameplay was stale, and Naughty’s character development was God awful. I’m just so happy that I used my buddies copy instead of spending my own money.
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  49. Jun 25, 2020
    0
    我到底玩了什麼?這劇情就是一直在給玩家餵屎,如果說遊戲系統爛那還情有可諒,但把一個本來完美的劇情寫成這樣就是編劇不對了。
  50. Jul 5, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The last of Us part 2, is a direct sequel to the beloved 2013 game with masterpiece storytelling called the Last of Us. The sequel, Last of Us part 2 left me confused and puzzled, but in the end it is an okay game, just not on par with the first game.
    So let's get this straight, TLOU2 has AMAZING visuals. Like really game looks fantastic graphically, and the gameplay elements are mostly the same as the first game. The acting of the actors, without judging the roles they play is also phenomenal. They did a truly great job in this section of the game.
    Now comes the most hated section. The writing of the game.
    The Last of Us part II's writing is average. For something as good as last of us, the story is a bit bland and is a generic revenge based story. There are quite some plot holes and lots of confusion at times. Characters introduced are bland and uninteresting and their motives are not well explained either. Character development is barely done, and you can't even connect with most new characters unlike the characters from TLOU 1. Relationships are just thrown in and out randomly without any actual development. Unlike most critic reviews, the characters are really forgettable.
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    *Spoilers below**

    Joel's death early in-game causes Ellie to be enraged to take revenge from Abby, but at the end she forgives her. I found the ending foolish but as I replayed the game a few more times I understood it. The game's story revolves around the cycle of revenge. If Ellie killed Abby, her friends would take revenge from Ellie and so on. Ellie apparently ended this cycle and moved on from grieving for Joel.

    This was an interesting theme of a story, but really poorly implemented. The writing has to be the biggest flaws of this game and the reason why everyone hates this game. Not because people are homophobic or Anti-LGBT, it's just because the people generally dislike the flaws of the story. 2ndly, you get to play as Abby, (who killed Joel) without any main backstory! You get only few flashbacks and move on in control of her, with the game showing these minor flash back moments so the player could "sympathise" with Abby.

    The biggest reason for the hate against Naughty Dog is their inability to acknowledge the flaws of the game or the general dislike of it from some of their fans. If they had acknowledged their opinion instead of calling them homophobic and not have a very high ego, things might have played a bit differently.

    So yeah I give this game a 7/10 because honestly, 0-1 reviews make no sense, if you give that number review to this game, you really haven't played games worth 1/10's. TLOU2 is far more worth than a 1, despite its obvious flaws.
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  51. Jun 23, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Graphics: Good graphics that match the visual style of the game

    Gameplay: very similar to the first game, but with a few more polished things and variations.

    Replayability: at the moment it does not have online and there are no challenges to do.

    History: here the bad, the plot and outcome for a great game are very forced
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  52. Jun 23, 2020
    10
    This game isn’t bad I really enjoyed playing I think it’s stupid people are hating on it because Elle is a lesbian like really, who cares the game is great it was interesting seeing both sides of a story from each person’s viewpoint I’ve never had that in a video game and it was refreshing it made me really think about the games plot and characters. Overall I loved it and don’t hate justThis game isn’t bad I really enjoyed playing I think it’s stupid people are hating on it because Elle is a lesbian like really, who cares the game is great it was interesting seeing both sides of a story from each person’s viewpoint I’ve never had that in a video game and it was refreshing it made me really think about the games plot and characters. Overall I loved it and don’t hate just because the main character is gay. Expand
  53. Jun 23, 2020
    10
    So many emotions, great cinematics, more than a game, more than a movie, its just perfect.
  54. Jun 23, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game gives me mixed emotions but nonetheless it is truly amazing. I do think that some decisions in this game did suck, but it made sense and it made the entire storyline of this game possible. Things I want them to do is either make a third game or a spin off of her going to try and find Dina and J.J. and make things happy between them again, that would be a good ending to the sequal, I honestly wouldn't care if there was no fighting in the game at all and us just having fun with Dina and J.J., I just want to end this sequal off on a good note. Thank you Naughty Dog, Again pls do make another game, and dont kill anyone please. At least not humans. Expand
  55. Jul 1, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ajudando a diminuir o hate que esse jogo, um dos melhores da geração ta sofrendo, história incrível e envolvente. Expand
  56. Jun 23, 2020
    10
    My best game from this year.
    All aspects of the game immerse us in the universe of The last of us.
  57. Jun 23, 2020
    10
    Amazing game with an emotional story and great character and a awesome sound design
  58. Jun 23, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. To me there are borderline rules for story plots -- food is worthless as long as it is toxic, even if it looks good and smells attractive. A game is worthless as long as it is obnoxious to the point you lose your appetite to play. It is a pity for those reviewers that had to play (assuming they did) through and yet had to lie for whatsoever reason.

    I cannot understand how characters from the prequel went casually consumed for nothing. This is a betrayal to players who went for the game for all the reputation it had before. And no, I don't even want to talk about unrealistic character design or what. It is the very first scene of the game that ruins the whole experience, which is almost impossible to salvage -- and of course they didn't end good enough to pull it back. I was in a shocked state throughout and had no idea what was I playing.

    What a pity.
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  59. Jun 24, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. a simply perfect game, the best story in a video game, finally a real story in a video game Expand
  60. Jun 24, 2020
    10
    Потрясающая игра, очередной шедевр naughty dog
  61. Jun 24, 2020
    10
    Absolute masterpiece and technical accomplishment. Tense gameplay, riveting story, philosophical themes. Hands down, one of the best games ever made. I guess I’m just an SJW cuck though, huh?
  62. Sep 19, 2020
    0
    Nada que decir , los controles y jugabilidad estan bien pero se nota la falta de cariño y que solo se hizo para vender
  63. Jun 24, 2020
    10
    It was a much more successful game than the first game. Script perfect, action perfect, acting perfect, ellie perfect
  64. Jun 24, 2020
    10
    Fantastic, albeit gruesome, experience with challenging topics. I believe in the integrity of the artist/creator, so even if I sometimes don't agree with the developments in story and characters, I respect the choices of the creators and welcome the challenge to my own experiences and artistic ideas.
  65. Jul 3, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. this game graphics and tech is very good gameplay and puzzles are bad very bad especially the AI IS STUPID, but the story is very very very very bad, Expand
  66. Jun 24, 2020
    1
    The work practices exercised in the making of this game should not but over looked. Naughty Dog abused their employees and for what, so a shirt can not clip in 1 second of a cutscene. By giving this game your money you are supporting the practices Naughty Dog exercised here and are encouraging them to keep doing it
  67. Jun 24, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Greatest game ever! The care to detail taken to make this masterpiece pays out to deliver an experience like no other. Spoiler alert: Joel dies.. can't say I didn't see it coming. 4 thumbs up to this one! Expand
  68. Jun 24, 2020
    10
    Excellent story and gameplay. What did you expect from this story? happy end? It is good continue of the first part. I really like it and enjoying to play every evening. NG could keep the same atmosphere of the game, improve game mechanics and video quality.
  69. Jun 24, 2020
    10
    I, like many people, absolutely loved the first game. I avoided all spoilers for this game to be able to really experience the story the way you're supposed to. I must say I thoroughly enjoyed this game and think it is a worthy sequel. It is incredibly unique and creative. All characters are flawed and that makes for a great and engaging story. Don't judge people too quickly as you don'tI, like many people, absolutely loved the first game. I avoided all spoilers for this game to be able to really experience the story the way you're supposed to. I must say I thoroughly enjoyed this game and think it is a worthy sequel. It is incredibly unique and creative. All characters are flawed and that makes for a great and engaging story. Don't judge people too quickly as you don't always know what's behind their actions. It's not always clear who the villains are. It is a very long game compared to the first one, took me about 30 hours, though I am very thorough with exploring. The game is absolutely gorgeous and the gameplay is fantastic. The amount of detail in this game is mind blowing. Absolutely a must play if you've played the first game. Expand
  70. Jun 24, 2020
    7
    I truely love everything in this game, Except for storytelling. After playing done I can't overcome my hatred.
  71. Jun 26, 2020
    0
    Mechanically, The Last Of Us Part II is a masterpiece that’s as joyous to play as they come, but it’s let down by its messy structure, leaving us pining for the journey of the first game.!!!!!!
  72. Jun 24, 2020
    10
    Very amazing game, the best Playstation 4 exclusive by far, definetly worth buying.
  73. Jun 24, 2020
    1
    Story isn’t good, ruins the game. The new characters arnt very good either.
  74. Jun 24, 2020
    10
    Una completa tontería que califiquen mal el juego solo porque no les gustó el desenlace de la historia.
    Gráficos, sonido, jugabilidad, todo me pareció muy bueno, la historia igual. Tal vez no estén de acuerdo con el guión, pero lo cierto es que sí estuvo muy bien estructurado. Ustedes simplemente querían algo diferente, pero no es una mala historia!
  75. Jun 24, 2020
    10
    This Game is MASTERPIECE. I don't know what you could ask more. Combat is more brutal than the first one which make a dark gritty world more realistic. Visual is stunning even run on the base PS4. Seattle is very interesting as a main location. And the story is ASTONISHING. It make me rethink what is good and bad. Everything you have done had a following consequence. Which, in the end. HadThis Game is MASTERPIECE. I don't know what you could ask more. Combat is more brutal than the first one which make a dark gritty world more realistic. Visual is stunning even run on the base PS4. Seattle is very interesting as a main location. And the story is ASTONISHING. It make me rethink what is good and bad. Everything you have done had a following consequence. Which, in the end. Had me stunned for an hour. YOU WILL NEVER FIND GAME LIKE THIS. Expand
  76. Jun 27, 2020
    0
    Когда ******* феминистка убивает Джоэла, для меня игра закончилась. Я ничего против не имею, но это надо было как то иначе преподнести, эпический момент и все такое. Ну как так то............просто нет слов.........
  77. Jun 24, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Я считаю, что игру просто загнобили и согласно стадному эффекту все побежали ее хейтить.
    Пишу отзыв 24, т.к не стал судить по первым частям гейплея, а прошел ее, подождал пару дней для формирования своей оценки и она ничуть не изменилась.
    Мое мнение - люди не готовы воспринимать так критично происходимое в игре. Да, сюжет незамысловатый, но морали он несет огромное количество. Это как фильм, который не имеет хепиэнда и оставляет неприятный осадок внутри.
    Скажу так - игра вас поимеет, и если вы не умеете думать критически - проходите мимо. Эта игра не для вас. Купите себе лучше какую-то очередную игрушку об отношении отцов и детей или бродилку.
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  78. Aug 21, 2020
    8
    SPOİLER
    Oyunun ikinci kısmı bize farklı bir bakış açısı sunuyor,hikayeye Abby tarafından da bakmaya olanak sağlıyor ve bu oyuncuda bir tür duygu karmaşasına sebebiyet veriyor.Ellie tarafındayken bir anda Abby nin hikayesini görmemiz değişik bir tarz Neil Druckmann adına ama ben en başlarda Abby karakterini oynamak istemedim,JOEL MİLLER ı öldürmüş olan bir karakteri oynamak istemedim ama
    SPOİLER
    Oyunun ikinci kısmı bize farklı bir bakış açısı sunuyor,hikayeye Abby tarafından da bakmaya olanak sağlıyor ve bu oyuncuda bir tür duygu karmaşasına sebebiyet veriyor.Ellie tarafındayken bir anda Abby nin hikayesini görmemiz değişik bir tarz Neil Druckmann adına ama ben en başlarda Abby karakterini oynamak istemedim,JOEL MİLLER ı öldürmüş olan bir karakteri oynamak istemedim ama yapacak bir şey yok.Oynanış konusunda ilk oyuna sadık kalarak üstüne birkaç ekleme yapılmış.Oyunun bazı bölümleri ilk oyunla çok benziyor kendini çok belli ediyor.Daha iyisini beklerdim.Üçüncü oyunu bekliyorum...
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  79. Jun 24, 2020
    10
    Awesome game! One of the best I’ve ever played. Story is absolutely great! Haters gonna hate.
  80. Jun 24, 2020
    10
    The best Game of the Year ❤ I love this game so much and i find this is better than the first part.
  81. Jun 24, 2020
    10
    I understand why many people didn't like this game. The plot may be too harsh on some players. But I got an unheard-of pleasure from it, as well as from the gameplay, graphics and atmosphere.
  82. Jun 25, 2020
    10
    I finished this game last night on Survivor difficulty at about 28hr. It is spectacular and deserves to be considered a Masterpiece. So, I avoided the spoiler leak until I finished the game, but finally googled it to see what all the fuss was about. Reading what it was, I ended up laughing my a** off. To keep it vague and spoiler-free, the leak spoils a scene that happens very early in theI finished this game last night on Survivor difficulty at about 28hr. It is spectacular and deserves to be considered a Masterpiece. So, I avoided the spoiler leak until I finished the game, but finally googled it to see what all the fuss was about. Reading what it was, I ended up laughing my a** off. To keep it vague and spoiler-free, the leak spoils a scene that happens very early in the game, informs you that you will play as another character besides Ellie, makes a claim/prediction that DOES NOT happen, and exposes very lightly of the theme of the story. Cheers to all the people that hate a 11hr story in cutscenes because of a very early-game scene. It is fair to say if you hate it, it is simply because you did NOT play it.

    Anyway, rant over. Let us actually review the game. I do not want to include too many details because it is a wonderful experience and should not be spoiled. The story is amazing, and to be completely honest I felt more closure with The Last of Us now than I did 7 years ago. Just play the game and see for yourself.

    Now for the gameplay, it is perhaps the most realistic and immersive video game I ever played. It is as detailed and visually beautiful as RDR2 or perhaps even better. I believe it is a huge step-up from the first one. It definitely adds a lot more variety, just the ability to prone alone adds a whole new experience to the game with abilities to hide better, crawl in long grass, crawl under tight spaces, shooting/throwing on your side/back, etc. Some of the level-designs for encounters are perhaps some of the best stealth playgrounds I have seen to date. To avoid spoiling the surprise, I would vaguely explain them based on my experiences. In any given encounter, you choose how you want to approach the situation whether it is stealth or guns n blazing. The AI is pretty aware and intelligent (on survivor mode at least), and their patrols are not so straightforward. They even look around in a very realistic manor rather than an AI that never checks over their own shoulder. Going back to list some examples of the playground: you can prone in long grass, cause distractions by throwing bottles/bricks or shatter glass on vehicles/buildings, place trap mines to bait enemies on your trail, lure runners/clickers into humans, climb structures to get the higher ground, swim in water to stealth through, etc… you get the point. There are some areas you even can prone in shallow water, not many games especially FPS games contain such a feature, you literally get to swim in 1ft deep water. You can obviously use it to your advantage to sneak around even more. The purpose of this list is to demonstrate just how much of a variety each encounter delivers. I died a lot on Survivor mode, and let me tell you, many of my last checkpoints played out so differently because of all the factors this game has. Overall, one can argue that the stealth may not be as in-depth compared to franchises such as Splinter Cell and Metal Gear Solid, but it is definitely in the conversation.

    My favorite part of the game is easily the executions. I played 28+ hr and I still see new executions, you get a handful of different melee weapons, and can use them all in different actions to see other animations: sprinting and meleeing, sneaking and meleeing, dodging and meleeing, each one has a different animation-execution for each weapon…Bonkers! What also makes the game so fantastic is how beautiful it plays in its unscripted moments. TLoU2 perhaps has a few scripted areas, which are pretty intense. But the real beauty is during your encounters, watch any given clip on YouTube and you will be asking yourself if that sequence of actions were scripted or not. I cannot tell you how many times I was left in awe because of it.

    Story: 10/10 (Emotional, dark, heavy, story with a fantastic theme)

    Detail: 10/10 (I do not even know where to begin, blood tracking from your shoes after stepping in a puddle of blood, realistic character animations when navigating unscripted areas, you can even shine your flashlight in your companion’s face and they squint + look away. It is incredible detail)

    Level-Design/Environments: 10/10 (Exploring areas can take you 5-45 min depending how you choose to play, creative enemy encounters)

    Puzzles: 6/10 (Nothing challenging but some had me thinking for a few minutes, they do not compare to Uncharted/Tomb Raider/Zelda/etc puzzles. Mainly all revolve using a rope with some critical thinking)

    Audio: 10/10 (Amazing soundtrack, realistic atmospheric sounds)

    Replayability: 5/10 (Once you finish story mode on hardest difficulty and 100% there is nothing left to do for most players)

    It is a shame for all the hate Naughty Dog is receiving for this game. Please finish the whole game first to see the whole story, and then rate it. The game is broken up in flashbacks throughout, seeing 2hr out of a 20+ hr does nobody justice.
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  83. Jun 24, 2020
    10
    Да игра супер, эта физика, графон, АТМОСФЕРА и сюжет, очень захватывает. Компания Эбби норм, но вы слишком навязываете, игра 18+не, а навязываете как будто для ребёнка. А так игра супер
  84. Jun 25, 2020
    3
    Ждал, игнорил сливы и спойлеры, купил. Ииии вот оно: была бы отличная игра, но блин неужели при таком количестве бабла, вбуханого в эту игру нельзя было нанять сценариста?Потому как Кукман показал свою полную импотенцию как автор, как рассказчик.Диалоги, сюжетные вставки...все как из пальца выслано.Смотришь и думаешь: вот это вот оно тут вообще зачем?Ждал, игнорил сливы и спойлеры, купил. Ииии вот оно: была бы отличная игра, но блин неужели при таком количестве бабла, вбуханого в эту игру нельзя было нанять сценариста?Потому как Кукман показал свою полную импотенцию как автор, как рассказчик.Диалоги, сюжетные вставки...все как из пальца выслано.Смотришь и думаешь: вот это вот оно тут вообще зачем?
  85. Jun 24, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Just don't buy it ok you will regret it like me:( i i just **** you abby and **** the director the end is one of the worst endings she lost 2 fingers and jole and she spared her life really!! Just ****ing kill her Expand
  86. Jun 27, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Thanks for killing one of the most beloved characters in a video game for your own ego, Druckmann. Expand
  87. Jun 24, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. La verdad es un muy buen juego le doy 10 porque me pareció realmente un juegaso talves la historia no sea de las mejores pero todo lo demas me encanto muchisimo Expand
  88. Jun 24, 2020
    10
    I don't understand why some people are giving this game low ratings. I believe naughty dog has pushed the limit once again with incredible writing, excellent gameplay, and unbelievable graphics that take you along an incredibly emotional journey and unlike most video games have actually something to say at the end of it. I think no one should miss a chance of playing this game because ofI don't understand why some people are giving this game low ratings. I believe naughty dog has pushed the limit once again with incredible writing, excellent gameplay, and unbelievable graphics that take you along an incredibly emotional journey and unlike most video games have actually something to say at the end of it. I think no one should miss a chance of playing this game because of some user low rating, play it for yourself and you will see. Thank you Naughty Dog, excellent game. Expand
  89. Jun 24, 2020
    10
    The last Of Us Part 1 & 2 are the best games in my entire life, Period!
    No offense to the others that rate this game so low, my respect to them, but this game is awsome in everything GUYS!
    Thank you Neil Druckmann, thank you Naugthy Dog
    I don't know what to say to these guys for making this awsome game...!!!
    Just a very very big THANKS!
  90. Jun 24, 2020
    0
    A game that was once a classic masterpiece is ruined due to horrible writing.
  91. Jun 29, 2020
    1
    I was really dissapointed in that game, the gameplay has not evolved at all, sadly it is now even more repedetive as the game is around 10h longer than the 1game.
    The grafic is gorgeous and the environments are stunning, but thats all this game really has as a positive feature.
    The big part of the first game was the story and especially the character and the dynamic they had, all this is
    I was really dissapointed in that game, the gameplay has not evolved at all, sadly it is now even more repedetive as the game is around 10h longer than the 1game.
    The grafic is gorgeous and the environments are stunning, but thats all this game really has as a positive feature.
    The big part of the first game was the story and especially the character and the dynamic they had, all this is lost in the 2nd game.
    The story is a basic revenge story and the ending was not satisfiying at all, the characters have lost their appeal and become quite frankly dumb in their decision making and boring as the dynamic in the relationships is completely gone.
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  92. Aug 19, 2020
    9
    Quest’opera va oltre essere un semplice gioco!! Praticamente perfetto! Graficamente e spaccamascella grazie a paesaggi ed espressioni facciali mai viste sino ad ora. Gameplay divertente variegato grazie all ottimizzazione delle aree di gioco (erba alta, spaccature nei muri, macchine ecc...) ma quello che rende the last of us part 2 il miglior gioco che abbia provato ed il miglior gioco maiQuest’opera va oltre essere un semplice gioco!! Praticamente perfetto! Graficamente e spaccamascella grazie a paesaggi ed espressioni facciali mai viste sino ad ora. Gameplay divertente variegato grazie all ottimizzazione delle aree di gioco (erba alta, spaccature nei muri, macchine ecc...) ma quello che rende the last of us part 2 il miglior gioco che abbia provato ed il miglior gioco mai realizzato (scelta personale) e la storia, partita dal primo capitolo ed evoluta nel secondo! Incredibile percorso dei protagonisti che ti porta, non a immedesimarsi in loro ma ad affiancarti alle loro emozioni Expand
  93. Jul 6, 2020
    10
    GOTY is not enough! This game has to win everything. Please, give the Oscar, Golden Globe, BAFTA, Gold Lions, give all the awards to this masterpiece.

    Best narrative
    Best soundtrack
    Best action game
    Best Snowball War
    Best FIFA
    Best baby
    Best Cyberpunk
    Best everything
  94. Jul 1, 2020
    0
    Not only do they fail to tell a good story, they also destroy the whole franchise. What's worse, they seem to think we gamers are not entitled to judger the game(they tricked us to pay for one product that cannot live up to their promise while blaming on us for our negative reviews...for god sake...). What's more astonishing in this drama is more than the game itself, but the attitudesNot only do they fail to tell a good story, they also destroy the whole franchise. What's worse, they seem to think we gamers are not entitled to judger the game(they tricked us to pay for one product that cannot live up to their promise while blaming on us for our negative reviews...for god sake...). What's more astonishing in this drama is more than the game itself, but the attitudes from some game creators and the way they're trying to control the media and our freedom of speech. Expand
  95. Jun 24, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. literally changing character models in trailer just to sell their game and make us buy it and they just lied to us and didnt make it another masterpiece after 7 tears to be a story between joel and ellie and literally kill our most beloved character in 1 hour only into the game like what r u doing naughty but they just ruin the main reason we bought this game in 1 h like iam not against the idea of him dying (of course idont want that) but to be killed that way and being out of character bec joel in part 1 would never walk into an obvious trap like that it is just pathetic and at the ending they dont even give us the satisfaction of killing abby like why do they think just bec we played as her for 10 h and make us hirt ellie as her so that we hate ourselves for that r u insane or something like u think that will make us like her guess what we despise her we hate her no matter what how many good things she did because killing probably the most beloved character in gaming history and if u r gonna say that he did bad things yh buyt he did the right choice no father will let his daughter die again and what abby did is muuuuuch worse than what joel did she killed so many good and undeserving people and she gets away with it!!!!! LIKE ARE U SERIOUS!!!! like this is just pathetic its like they were trying to kill their own game with their own hands and they had a chance to fix this mess in the farm scene when u return to the moment joel was being tortured they could hv made everything like a dream but no they just had to ruin the incredible franchise and if they do a part 3 with no joel in it no 1 will buy it bec this game cant be called the last of us with no joel in it , part 2 should hv been about the last 4 years after the hospital scene only and see how ellie and joel relationship develop and ellie slowly starts to discover the truth and end it with that scene when she told joel we r done and walks away now that would be a great cliffhanger for part 3 and make part 3 about this revenge or whatever u were trying to do and dont kill joel this way make him die protecting ellie like literally when he fell on that iron pipe in the last of us 1 that would hv been a better death than this so this shows how bad this death is for such a big and lovable character to all fans Expand
  96. Jun 25, 2020
    10
    The masterpiece. Really strong story with a deep meaning. Game is cruel, but this cruelty is neccery to fully reveal the main idea of the game. Graphics and atmosphere are awesome. Gameplay is similar to the first part, but still is a pleasure. You have a plenty options to deal with your foes.
  97. Jun 24, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Joel death was a nightmare for this game, there should be some reason to kill him, he killed many people to save Ellie , then everyone's sons or daughters should come behind him and kill this character. I loved ellie in this entire game, she was very sad , dispite dinna was with her but she was always kissing Joel and she knew it if there is anyone who can take care of her that is joel only. Expand
  98. Jun 24, 2020
    10
    A Really thought out story, Great Script, and Great Graphics, A really good story in a exciting game!!
  99. Jun 24, 2020
    10
    One of the best games i've ever played. It is a game that delivers what must be delivered, not what kids want. If you want to have the best experience um video games, play it! If you want to see something superficial and industrial as a product, i advice you to watch a princess movie.
  100. Aug 13, 2020
    2
    Where the graphics, audio design, and gameplay are fantastic, and the settings abundant, the game fails on every other front. The story is illogical, beginning with a rejected Part 1 plot that was deemed "unrealistic", and continues to try so hard to differentiate itself from tropes that it ends up becoming a mess of trying to "subvert expectations" and have "deep and meaningful" messagesWhere the graphics, audio design, and gameplay are fantastic, and the settings abundant, the game fails on every other front. The story is illogical, beginning with a rejected Part 1 plot that was deemed "unrealistic", and continues to try so hard to differentiate itself from tropes that it ends up becoming a mess of trying to "subvert expectations" and have "deep and meaningful" messages and themes. This game is trying to be high art like Part 1 which is primarily why it fails. The Last of Us was a game and story FIRST and high art was simply a byproduct of it being near-perfectly constructed, a game sitting with some of the best of all time like Resident Evil 4, Silent Hill 2, etc. The first title in the series had tons of character, as well as an engrossing overall design. Linear levels pulled you into the strategy and claustrophobia of the world the characters waded through, the feel of the controls matched the character you would play, the narrative made sense, had layers, and the CHARACTERS were complex (without being cluttered) while believable and diverse. The narrative of this title is not only weak in its foundations, but systematically dismantles any possible redeeming factors in favor of appealing to the ideals of the director. The themes are resurrected from the first title, and are much poorer, which in no small part is due to the degradation in character value. Each new character is 1 or 2 traits of a part 1 counterpart, hyperbolized to a fatiguing degree, and solidified as boring by being treated as a person of MODERN society. It fails to embrace the fantastic world crafted by the first game, as well as the stronger design of having only a select few great characters, rather than an ensemble of mediocrity. The pacing of the game is atrocious and borderline mind-numbing as you are bogged down with awful characterization and a bad representation of not only fundamental archetypes, but the very themes the game is trying to push as positive. Representation is not new, the first title had Bill and Ellie, with hints that even David or some of his men were of a different persuasion than someone like Joel or Tess, however since this hardly impacted the story and only flavored the character profiles, representation being the driving motivation for those traits being in the game, the character personalities came first and were respected, with their thoughts and feelings about the world and people around them taking center stage. In part 2, you are constantly reminded of the diversity and importance of the representation being had, and thus the story is given a backseat to agenda. Rather than being character traits that can enhance the interpersonal dialogues between characters of varying purposes, it is now the first hour of the game's dialogue, and several more hours later. This is another issue with Part 2. Where part one enhanced an easy to follow and well-constructed plot with subplots and worldbuilding (think about the notes of Ish), part two instead spends an inordinate amount of time outside of free gameplay, which takes a backseat to what is essentially a walking simulator. While most complain about the LGBTQ or death of Joel, I only resent the lack of proper implementation of both ideas, which becomes even clearer when you remember Bill, Henry, and Sam in part 1,

    Overall, The Last of Us Part 2 is the epitome of wasted potential and lazy writing. Subversions exist for the sake of subverting only and carry no true weight, the game is a sloth-race of waiting just to get to a single fantastic gameplay segment (only for it to be over quickly), the characterization is lazy and boring with little development making sense or even remaining consistent to its own canon (Part 1 Ellie had the giraffe scene to show that she could fully recover from the damage caused by David and would never lose hope and positivity, which part 2 ignores to give us the same girl who never got to see the giraffes), and the story is a nonsensical mess with little to offer anyone seeking an improvement over part one. The game is painstakingly mediocre which is awful to come out of such a well-regarded studio in a series that shook the world with the quality of the first title. I believe this game is a waste of money and should only be played by patient people who want a very casual game that fakes emotional weight by using fantastic audio and visual design combined with bad storylines and characterization leading into events that can only really be described as shock-value moments while ignoring the tone and world established in the series in favor of modern personal agenda held by the director. Truly a sad sequel for one of the best games of all time. I hope you found this helpful.

    Hopefully, this series follows the structure of the Devil May Cry franchise. A fantastic first game, an awful sequel, and then the third installment being a prequel that surpasses the original title in all ways. Thank you for reading.
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Metascore
93

Universal acclaim - based on 121 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Negative: 0 out of 121
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  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]