The Last of Us Part II

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  1. roodymoops
    Jun 30, 2020
    0
    I watched my brother play through this and just immediately shrugged it off due to the hate it was getting on the internet. After he completed it I decided to play it myself, having completed it I can say that everyone was right, this is an absolute travesty, I will be honest and say I didn't like the first one either but I enjoyed the story somewhat and thought I should give this a go.I watched my brother play through this and just immediately shrugged it off due to the hate it was getting on the internet. After he completed it I decided to play it myself, having completed it I can say that everyone was right, this is an absolute travesty, I will be honest and say I didn't like the first one either but I enjoyed the story somewhat and thought I should give this a go. The story is terrible, there is an attempt at "revenge is bad" but it just completely misses the target, I would rather them have made a spin off so they can shove these insufferable new characters down our throat but I suppose the only way this game was ever going to succeed was if they added a shock value. Avoid this game at all cost.… Expand
  2. wdwad2
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ich bin spiegle und very fat po kalks szlift und nicht gen du. Acht mit du spin und ich spielen splicht nacht. Wir wohnen in einem Dorf. Die Stadt ist nicht weit von uns entfernt. Unser Haus ist klein und hat einen.… Expand
  3. PDMirage
    Jun 30, 2020
    0
    Would you believe it if you were trampling on your memories, stuck in a grave, and then twerking on it? Surprisingly, this is what NaughtyDog did to us as his next work. Part two was born because there was part one, and they insulted the person who enjoyed part one. They have no understanding of their fans, no respect for any character from previous work, and They're trying to force usWould you believe it if you were trampling on your memories, stuck in a grave, and then twerking on it? Surprisingly, this is what NaughtyDog did to us as his next work. Part two was born because there was part one, and they insulted the person who enjoyed part one. They have no understanding of their fans, no respect for any character from previous work, and They're trying to force us into it with only trashy beliefs. Companies that don't understand gamers needs will follow Blizzard's path.… Expand
  4. Jortle
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Нил Дракманн создал игру о том, чтобы ты попытался понять других людей, но ты не понял Нила Дракманна.

    Это печально.

    По сравнению с первой частью, эта игра реально шедевр. Эта игра на голову выше первой части, но фанбои не приняли смерть Джоэла, поэтому ставят нули.

    Сценарий и режиссура на высоте, на уровне топовых голливудских фильмов. каждая кат-сцена к месту и проработана до мелочей. Понятно абсолютно всё, не поймёт только слепой или тупой.

    С технической точки зрения тут тоже 10 из 10, никаких вопросов ни к графике ни к звуку нет. Дизайн локаций так же на высоте, куча, просто куча деталей, мелочей.

    По сравнению с первой частью, где Джоэл всю дорогу шёл и убивал пачками каких-то непонятных компьютерных болванчиков, здесь прописано и продуманно всё. Правда, не раскрыли особо Шрамов, но думаю, в ДЛС уделят им внимание. В остальном же проработка персонажей, сторон конфликта и сюжета в целом, повторюсь, на уровне отличных голливудских фильмов.

    Не знаю, что еще сказать. Скажу так, как посылку тем, кто ставит нули: Если вы не поняли посыла автора, то это не значит, что игра плохая. Если вы поняли посыл Автора, но он вам не понравился, то вы не поняли посыл автора.

    Игра крайне гуманна и она про гуманизм и понимание другого человека, через крайнюю жестокость, как художественный приём, Ноти дог говорят нам о милосердии и гуманности. Вот о чём эта игра. Начните уже понимать других людей, хватит делить мир на чёрное и белое. В мире нет плохих и хороших, черных и белых людей, все люди одинаковые.    … Expand
  5. Boxdaman
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    Best game ever. People who rate just because they didnt like the story are stupid. How about the graphics?the sound?the detail attention?
    First game that made me do things i didnt want to do. I hated it. Thats why i loved it.
    Absolutely breathtaking. Groundbreaking.
  6. turkn104
    Jun 23, 2020
    4
    Bad story, uninteresting characters, felt like the game was made to only interest SJW. However the graphics are good ngl.
  7. Ballo419
    Jun 30, 2020
    9
    My first time writing a review for a game. I am a 55 year old gamer, who has played his share of great games in my lifetime. This is one of the best. I understand that this game may not be for everyone, and I get some of the hate. Is this a perfect 10 game, no. Is it a great game, for me, yes. If you play the entire game, and take it at face value, it is a great, moving experience.My first time writing a review for a game. I am a 55 year old gamer, who has played his share of great games in my lifetime. This is one of the best. I understand that this game may not be for everyone, and I get some of the hate. Is this a perfect 10 game, no. Is it a great game, for me, yes. If you play the entire game, and take it at face value, it is a great, moving experience. The story is very emotional and heartfelt. The graphics and presentation are top notch. Sound design is fantastic. The combat in this game is some of the best that I have experienced in a third person action game. This game is one that any fan of The Last of Us should experience, first hand.

    Some minor pacing issues, and the violence might be a little much for some people.

    I give this game a solid 9 out of 10. It is no zero, that is for sure!    … Expand
  8. DaurianRedstart
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    "YOU CANNOT RIDE THIS BICYCLE."

    from The Backwards Brain Bicycle - Smarter Every Day 133 @YouTube
  9. YYRidiculous
    Jun 30, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Overall, we cant deny that the gameplay and graphics are stunning. Combat is fluid and every kill is satisfying. From dense forests, to the beautiful snowcapped mountains of Wyoming, this game is beautiful every step of the way. Story wise however, is another story. After seeing the most beloved character of our series get beaten with a golf club, and then playing as the character who killed him doesnt sit right with many. Parts of the game feel long and dragged out. Overall, if you truly love the story of the Last of Us. Dont waste your money.… Expand
  10. bball14
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have never written a review for a game before, but after completing TLOU2, I felt compelled to dispute the overwhelmingly negative reviews on this website

    First and foremost, I am a HUGE fan of the first game - I would rate it in my top 3 games of all time. I am a fan of storytelling games and narratives with an emotional punch, so getting to watch the dynamic between Joel and Ellie play out was an enormously satisfying experience. Like many, I was extremely disappointed to learn (from the leaks) about Joel's demise. However, I decided to give Naughty Dog the benefit of the doubt and I could not be happier that I did not listen to the all the negative criticism and left my evaluation until after experiencing the game for myself

    This game is a MASTERPIECE. Most of the reviewers who claim the story is terrible seem to nitpick at idiosyncratic elements of the game (Why is Abby so buff? How come Joel didn't know he was walking into a trap?) and have completely missed the greater theme of the narrative. Joel's death served as a key catalyst to drive a true emotional investment in Ellie's story. I felt deeply invested in her bloodlust and single-minded desire to extract revenge. But then Naughty Dog used multiple clever narrative tools to slowly change my - the player's - perception of Ellie's quest. Dinah and Lev served as foils to better illustrate the futility and cost of Ellie and Abby's actions. Abby - and her own story of loss and lack of purpose and agency - was the mirror coin to Ellie. In addition to humanizing the enemy, her story made me truly feel the horrific cost of Ellie's rampage. Even the gameplay itself served to exhaust the player, giving you little to no respite between fights, giving the NPCs names, making stealth kills brutal and gruesome.

    I have never played a game that made me feel almost exactly the same as the main character - first her loss, then her anger, then her pain and exhaustion, and finally, as she sat on the beach emotionally numb and drained, the emptiness from the futility of her pursuit of revenge as a way to fill the gap from her loss of agency. This is a story about a girl who had her purpose in life stolen away from her just as she was finding a new purpose in life, and the personal journey she had to take to realize that an endless cycle of violence would never plug that hole in her.
    The journey I took with Ellie and Abby felt intensely personal, and although I still haven't recovered enough to fully understand and digest all my thoughts from this experience, I can say for a fact that I thoroughly enjoyed the process. There are a hundred vanilla games out there where the story is straightforward and vanilla, and the hero gets to ride off into the sunset in the end, and if that's what you're looking for then yes, this game is NOT for you. But what is a story-driven video game really? It is a chance to live a life and immerse yourself in someone else's story, one that you could never experience in your own reality. To artificially experience feelings - revenge, anger, loss, triumph - that you can't conjure from your daily circumstance.

    If you want to LIVE a story, FEEL what the characters feel, and emerge from the other side better for it, then please do give this game a try.    … Expand
  11. timestrider
    Jun 30, 2020
    0
    I will not buy any naughty dog‘s game for at least 3 years. This is my attitude.
  12. colingrist
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    Potentially the best game ever made. It wasn't just a game, it felt like an experience. The moments where you hate and despise a character one moment, to completely understanding their motivations the next.

    The motivations of the characters and their 'I am right' attitude and their aims for revenge is like nothing else I've ever experienced in a game, in places the game feels like more    Potentially the best game ever made. It wasn't just a game, it felt like an experience. The moments where you hate and despise a character one moment, to completely understanding their motivations the next.

    The motivations of the characters and their 'I am right' attitude and their aims for revenge is like nothing else I've ever experienced in a game, in places the game feels like more than just a game, it feels like a combination of everything that is good about movies, or how books can delve into characters back stories in much more depth, plus the things you can only do in a video game to make something really important that raises the bar (just like they did with the first game) to make a completely unforgettable experience.

    It's a shame that user reviews are so low due to people being unable to accept the incredible and extremely ambitious story Naughty Dog set out to tell and seemingly can't accept that the fate of certain characters was destined to end the way they did.    … Expand
  13. Petronyus
    Jun 30, 2020
    0
    I had TLOU: Remastered on PS4, because of what a masterpiece the original game was I was cautious about the sequel. The new Druckmann led crew at ND clearly has hijacked the game to push a social justice agenda. This is bad on its own as its essentially a form of propaganda eroding the genuine artistry of the medium.

    The real shame is that they lost the skill in crafting a good plot    I had TLOU: Remastered on PS4, because of what a masterpiece the original game was I was cautious about the sequel. The new Druckmann led crew at ND clearly has hijacked the game to push a social justice agenda. This is bad on its own as its essentially a form of propaganda eroding the genuine artistry of the medium.

    The real shame is that they lost the skill in crafting a good plot or telling a compelling story. This is a very common outcome in propaganda driven "art". ND delivered a boring, unpleasant experience and ruined one of the greatest gaming IPs. If only Amy Hennig was still in charge.

    The majority of game is filled up with plot holes. It’s characters, their decisions and therefore the overall story feels extremely forced. Somewhere in this mess was potential for a great story, but unfortunately it is bogged down by unnecessary side plots and baffling character choices.

    Unfortunately, the graphics are not enough to save this game from itself. There is hardly any improvement in game play (not a noticeable generational leap), the AI sucks and enemies are reused often and most of the game is walking doing nothing. The game play loop just gets straight up boring.

    You are dropped into linear levels with roaming enemies that are very dumb. Early on in the game you are treated to a wide open area that feels more free roam, but its an illusion that doesn't last long and is not repeated.

    This game killed the first part in a very disrespectful way. Terrible story, with characters which remind me of some hipster emotional low budget drama movie.

    I really don't get how all those reviewers brought this game up to a 95. The most overrated game this generation. The "critic" reviews are either fake or the reviewers are too fearful for their jobs to say how generic the game-play is and how terribly the story and characters are written. It is like a snuff film disguised as Oscar bait.

    I literally hated playing the game. A story driven game with a terrible story is terminal. Given the technical polish of the game it could be argued that the game deserves a higher rating. However since I hated every second of playing this game, the only way to give it a higher rating is to say that torturing yourself with a game (a device meant for passing free time) is somehow a good thing (if it serves some kind of nebulous artistic or higher purpose). This is nonsense.

    My rating is accordant to the enjoyment I received from this game; specifically a 0.    … Expand
  14. Feuerfaust
    Jun 30, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I think the game is great. I can understand why some people don't like it because it's just too close to reality. Of course you don't like death and you don't play abby either. But the game shows how you grow up in such a world and that is not easy. I can only recommend the game.… Expand
  15. Apocalypto11
    Jun 30, 2020
    0
    Next level woke disaster. Pandering and political correctness ruined the perfect formula. Avoid at all cost. Characters are blend and..., well charactless. Story is artificial. Naughty dog should be sued for false advertising and misconception.
  16. Tburns196
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Such an incredibly emotional journey throughout this game. I have to admit like many people I was upset and angered by the death of Joel, it felt stupid and out of character for him, but then I realised that of course it’s out of character for him, he has been living in Jackson with Ellie and his brother for years now. Both of these people would have changed Joel’s perspective on the world and he would have stopped being so cynical and untrusting. The fact that I was so angered by his death and so shocked by how it went down just shows that naughty dog knew exactly what they were doing and the story just gets better after that, we follow Ellie on a story of revenge, and during that story we see glimpses into her past with Joel and the reasoning for why she wants to do this. However during the story we see that she regrets some of the actions she makes and it’s incredibly to see a protagonist really wonder if what she did was right. Halfway through the game comes the most controversial part, we get to play as the “villain” Abby. And like a lot of people I wasn’t very thrilled about the idea of playing half the game as this character however throughout her story we learn the reason to why she killed Joel and also find out that she is just as good a person as we believe Ellie to be. However the boss fight against Ellie was still very hard to do and I did not want to do it as like many others I love her character. But the side as Abby was very interesting and gave some insight into her character which helped the story a lot. The best part of the game for me was the ending. It showed that Ellie quest for revenge lost her many people in her life and she even realised that Abby was not worth killing, overall it was a very well done story of revenge and how it can be wrong.… Expand
  17. GameKing27
    Jun 30, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Last of Us: Part II took me some time to come to terms with. Gameplay wise, its very much the same as TLoU1. Which in my mind is one of the sequels failings as innovation is important. The game, and its predecessor aren't necessarily about the game play, however, which brings me to the meat of my thoughts: the story.

    I knew from the beginning, from the first minute I took control over Abby, what the game's story wanted to accomplish. For most of the game it didn't work on me. The game wants you to sympathize with Abby. To understand why she killed Joel and possibly even agree with her decision; but for someone who has played through Part 1, I couldn’t do it. That combined with the game's insistence on trying to make you feel appalled by Ellie's killing of the enemies laid before her, despite nearly all of them attacking her first and forcing her to defend herself or be killed and despite Ellie herself reacting with disgust and panic in two instances at the cruelty she commits. Instead, I found myself rooting for Ellie more and more the longer the game went on.

    Then halfway through it switches us into Abby's shoes once again. I was furious. Not in the least because the idea of several days – my usual turn around was slowed by being bound to my wife's schedule as she wanted to experience the game’s story with me – of progress erased so I could see the side of the story of a character I hated infuriated me and admittedly led to me resenting the sections with Abby. This resentment only got worse as the game humanized her through the introduction of Yara and Lev while failing to have her show any kind of reaction or remorse to the things she does – save for one miss able line to Lev about erasing guilt – unlike Ellie. By the end of Abby’s sections, I honestly didn’t feel sympathy for her. Her entire section only served to highlight her negative aspects as much as it humanized her. Best exemplified by the contrast between Abby and Ellies actions against Dina and Mel, respectively. When Ellie unknowingly killed the pregnant Mel in self-defense, she vomits and falls into panic due to her actions. When Abby is presented with the same choice, but knowingly, she is giddy at the idea of killing the pregnant Dina to hurt Ellie like Ellie hurt her. Abby is only stopped by Lev yelling at her for the near action.

    The game then continues to hammer home how much revenge is ruining Ellie’s life in the sections dealing with her home life. She suffers from severe PTSD caused by Joel’s death. Unable to sleep or find true closure without making Abby pay. The segment is – in my opinion – very well done and made my wife and I hurt for Ellie; begging her to forget about Abby when Tommy offers her a second chance at vengeance, despite knowing fully well she can’t bring herself to. Meanwhile, Abby is in a relatively good place when we see her again before being captured by the Rattlers. This lack of equality is the crux of my issues with the Last of Us: Part II.

    The game makes it abundantly clear that revenge is bad. It destroys Ellie’s life; but seemingly only for Ellie. Abby kills Joel in the beginning, fulfilling her revenge. When Ellie comes to take vengeance on Abby, Abby wins again – despite losing a few friends (many of which she would have lost anyway due to her own actions against the WLF) and leaves with Lev to find a better life. Come the ending Abby is in poor condition due to something entirely unrelated to revenge and has seemingly moved on with her life while Ellie is devastated. In the end, Ellie nearly crosses a line in pursuit of vengeance. Threatening to kill an innocent to get her revenge on an emaciated woman who doesn’t even want to fight. Sparing Abby completes Ellie’s emotional arc, finally allowing herself to let go of the drive for vengeance. Letting herself move on with grief and eventually acceptance in a way she’d never be able to achieve if she’d killed Abby on the beach. It is the blatant lack of equality in the fact that Abby receives no karmic rebuttal unlike Ellie – who suffers viciously both physically and emotionally over the game for her revenge. What we are left with is a game that only half-sells its otherwise beautiful message.    … Expand
  18. daeldust
    Jun 30, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Sad excuse of a game the title isn't what the game is its isn't the last of us part 2 having to kill off the characters you fell in love with in the first game seem more than pointless should of made a separate game set in the same universe would of been a lot better if you wanted new characters the story is riddle with plot holes and over used tropes happy its over and wont be replaying returning it tomorrow not worth my money… Expand
  19. mattia-biz
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    Sono un appassionato di videogiochi da almeno 22 anni, ma mai mi sono trovato di fronte a un'esperienza videoludica come questa. Un vortice burrascoso di emozioni che ti travolge e ti segna in modo indelebile. Un capolavoro senza tempo!
  20. Jimakos
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    I am not giving it a 10 because i want to counter balance the idiot bombers. I am giving it a 10 coz it is 100% worth it.... I see all those idiots and i am really worrying..... maybe Trump was not rock bottom.... maybe there is worse .
  21. Bayushi_oni
    Jun 30, 2020
    2
    Gameplay so old it feels like it's 2013.
    Absolutely nothing good in the writing and plot. Joel isn't at all who he was in the 1st. It's a complete different caracter, because... who cares, right? Let's just transform who he is just because no one at ND can write a decent story since amy hennig left the studio...
    Nothing makes sense in a narrative way. Everything feels force and    Gameplay so old it feels like it's 2013.
    Absolutely nothing good in the writing and plot. Joel isn't at all who he was in the 1st. It's a complete different caracter, because... who cares, right? Let's just transform who he is just because no one at ND can write a decent story since amy hennig left the studio...
    Nothing makes sense in a narrative way. Everything feels force and unnatural.
    An immature story for immature people. But i'm not a 16 year old kids anymore, and I really can't understand how anyone above 20 can like this poor writing, with incoherent caracters, stupid decisions, and oh so bad developement overall...
    Graphics are great, but nothing worthy of all these stupids 10/10 reviews.

    This game deserve all the sh*tstorm it received, and if not enough, the blatant lies of Neil Druckmann about it should say it all.
    He lied because he KNEW that if truth were told about this game, people wouldn't have bought it in this huge amount.

    Great job, naughty dog. You sold your game with lies, by deceiving your customers. I hope there will be a part 3, and I hope it will fail so hard that it will be the end of this once great, now disgusting, talentless, arrogant shell of a studio.    … Expand
  22. cerebrox8
    Jun 30, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Allí the story centers arround is elly's and Joel's sexuality and It os not a good story… Expand
  23. Twain69
    Jun 30, 2020
    3
    Meh
    It wasn't so good as I expected. The story was bad. I think you should not buy it.
  24. SolomonKane09
    Jun 30, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Cintians minor spoilers:
    -Fantastic Graphic
    -Gameplay barely different to the first game, which was ok, but wasn't the biggest fan of it already then, exspected a bigger change and improvement
    -Characters: in my opinion ruined the characters from the first game (Ellie & Joel) and added a new main character (Abby) nobody cares about
    -Story: tries to force you onto Abby's story and changes your opinion of Ellie in a negative way; has so many unnecessary scenes especially in Abby's part, which will just lengthen the game; horrible pacing of the story overall and the switch between abby's and ellis's story could have been done in so many way better; a lot of loopholes and things that don't make sense
    -ending: probably one of the worst i've seen in a long time

    Overall it's a fantastic looking game with ok-ish gameplay, which will ruin your favourite characters from the first part through horrible pacing and interducing you a new main character nobody cares about. 25 hours of wasted time.    … Expand
  25. Amarpal41
    Jun 30, 2020
    0
    Nothing to say that Iam rly disappointed.. And I rly hoped for a nice hyped game with a good story...
  26. Nehvis
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. After thinking a lot about it I don’t really have anything negative to say at all about this game - Masterpiece… Expand
  27. followtsygan
    Jun 30, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The last of us 2 is a spit in my soul from the director. The first half of the game was wonderful, but then when we play for another character, so in addition and fight in the episode against the main character, this is a bust. It was very unpleasant to play the second part of the game. I will vote for her in the nomination "Disappointment of the year"… Expand
  28. DavidCeci
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Solo con el apartado grafico, la jugabilidad, el diseño de escenarios, los personajes y la IA ya tiene mínimo un 8, porque es impecable, y luego añadiendole la historia, la cual esta siendo criticado solo por la muerte de Joel, la LGTIfobia y porque un juego "no puede ser cruel y triste", me parece una barbaridad de juego y que la gente que lo critica es porque, o no lo ha jugado, o no tiene 2 dedos de frente para entender todo lo dicho. Un must play en toda regla.… Expand
  29. Dark_160
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    One of the best games of this generation so far. The story is excellent, the ending is brilliant! The combat is excellent too.

    I don't understand why this game is receiving so many negative reviews. Again, one of the best games of this generation

    GOTY 10/10
  30. RCOLEMAN03
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I loved this game, the natural progression from the first game with the added mechanics such as sprint jump and crawling to name but a few. The story had so much weight behind it and the shock value at roughly the half way point when I thought I had finished the game was crazy. The progression through the story by both playable characters was amazing and the raft of emotions I experienced from this I have never been through so much during any game. For me this is the best game I've ever played. Wholly deserves GoTY and is a must play for any PS4 fan. I'm already on second play through and can't wait to experience this on the PS5 eventually.… Expand
  31. adicer01
    Jun 30, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Gameplay and Graphics are perfect.
    But the story is a little bit trash.
    Its definitely not trash, but the part with Abby just no.
    To resume the game is still good and should not be hated because they killed a beloved character.    … Expand
  32. Tobaskho
    Jun 30, 2020
    0
    i just wished i never bought this game, this game makes me feel depressed and disgusted at the same time..

    if they really want me to like the new character, i'm so sorry, they have to do much much much more than that, that was a very poor attempt, and really bad directing.
  33. AlexDark98
    Jun 30, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The IGN Japan got it right "uninteresting new characters burden the story making Ellie's journey feel conventional and not nearly as captivating as the original."… Expand
  34. JoshuaPacheco
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    One of the best games i've ever played, it got really deep into my heart, I don't know how many games could've done this, for all those people who haven't played it yet, I strongly recommend you this one.
  35. AcinemaK
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    Great game... Love it more than part 1....hopefully there will be part 3!!!!
  36. Addisteini
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    Okay, first things first. Is this really a 10 out of 10 game? No. So why did I rate it a 10? To balance out at least one reviewer who gave the game a 0 out of 10.
    My real rating would be between 6 and 7, I think. This game in no way is a perfect 10, not even close. But it is still closer to a 10 than a zero, and zero is a ridiculous rating. Those who give it a zero have never played a    Okay, first things first. Is this really a 10 out of 10 game? No. So why did I rate it a 10? To balance out at least one reviewer who gave the game a 0 out of 10.
    My real rating would be between 6 and 7, I think. This game in no way is a perfect 10, not even close. But it is still closer to a 10 than a zero, and zero is a ridiculous rating. Those who give it a zero have never played a truly horrible game. I respect that many people felt betrayed because of what happens at the beginning of the game, but I also feel like people have to try and be fair in their rating, not just rating the game at zero because of that one thing that made them see red (even though I admit that that part was a big deal, and something I think they should not have done).
    I played the first game on PS3 and loved. One of my all time favorite games. I would rate that game between 9 and 10.
    The weakest link for me in The Last of Us 2 is the story. I would call it "Meh...", and did certain parts piss me off? Yes. There is one part that pisses me off, which is also the event that sets up the entire rest of the story in the game. And I believe this part is one of the biggest reason for people rating the game at zero.
    But beyond that part, the story to me is just... Fine. It's not great, it's not horrible, it's just fine.
    I also feel like there are two endings to the game (those who have played it know what I mean), and I feel like the game should have ended at the first ending. Everything after that seems like a waste of time which really doesn't add anything to the story and doesn't give the player any better closure.
    I had a lot of fun playing the game itself, even though some things became a bit repetitive after playing the game for a few hours.
    The game is also very good looking, beautiful I would even say.
    In conclusion:
    The game for me is between 6 and 7 out of 10. I hated the part that set up the rest of the story, but I am still trying to evaluate the game not only from that one part, but the game as a whole. That may seem hard since the whole game is based on that one big moment in the game, what I call "The Game of Thrones syndrome", where any character can die at any moment. After GOT it seemed to be in style to copy that, shocking people by sweeping the rug from under their feet. This is the biggest fail Naughty Dog did, I think. Was it shocking? Yes. But I still feel like it was nowhere near worth it. I rather would have liked to see them make a great continuation to the first game. I know that if they would have done that, then the user rating would be close to a 9 out of 10.    … Expand
  37. Irbis440
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    The most beautiful and polished game with a good story. But normal difficulty will be too easy for an okay player.
  38. HMAGames
    Jun 30, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A forma da qual Joel é levado à morte é muito ruim, ele não é tão burro quanto pareceu na gameplay.… Expand
  39. Dylanosaurio
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    Chales banda que pedo con la comunidad de TLOU 2 se convirtió en un hate total. Que si forzado, que pinche historia, que por que me mataron a mi personaje. Que es que final tan culero yo queria matarla. Por que para criticar todos estamos bien buenos. Si es de encontrarle pies al gato. El primero tampoco es una maravilla y también sufre de inconsistencias y clichés argumentales. Pero aunChales banda que pedo con la comunidad de TLOU 2 se convirtió en un hate total. Que si forzado, que pinche historia, que por que me mataron a mi personaje. Que es que final tan culero yo queria matarla. Por que para criticar todos estamos bien buenos. Si es de encontrarle pies al gato. El primero tampoco es una maravilla y también sufre de inconsistencias y clichés argumentales. Pero aun si es muy buen juego. De igual manera no nos hagamos tontos el hate de mucha banda youtuber ya estaba siendo fomentado antes de salir. Como sea esta bien si el juego no te gustó de igual manera si a ti te gustó. Lo que si deberiamos todas y todos de reconocer es que no deja a nadie indiferente y eso es lo chido. Opinar para mi bien o para mal es un fenómeno que ya quisieran muchas empresas que se estuviera difundiendo tanto su videojuego. Igual banda desde mi humilde opinión dejemos de creer verdades absolutas que dicen los youtubers fundar opiniones solo por que a tal no le gustó es una mamada. Y desde ya los vi con sus comentarios del meme ya gastado de Abby o la clasica "mucho texto" e igual es válido pero ya poniendonos serios. Recordemos que el primero era obra de Neil Druckmann obvio también de muchos creativos y si el quiso llevar asi su historia es algo que el tenía toda la libertad de hacer. En fin. Ahorita esta la crisis económica y muchos no pueden jugar. Pero la banda que lo hace disfruten este y más titulos. Y repito esta bien si les gusto o no cada quien vivio su experiencia diferente. Dejemos de tanta cosa tóxica. Cuidense ✌️✌️… Expand
  40. Eatcrispiercorn
    Jun 30, 2020
    9
    Dude this game is amazing.I just finished it and can just say wow. That is an experience everyone should have played
  41. gablim
    Jun 30, 2020
    0
    Likely the worst story development in gaming history... By trying to be different? Different for the sake of different create no value... very sad that the story have degenerated into such a disappointment. No idea why official reviewer would give high rating, are they totally different from normal human players??
  42. Chaos421_2
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    A huge leap from the first game with intense gameplay and jaw dropping visuals. Tells a dark and controversial story that may not satisfy every player but personally, It had me in tears at the end. Must play
  43. Krano239
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Play the game and come to your own conclusions, do not trust any reviews. It is actually such a excellent game, worthy of being a sequel to the first. The characters, the story, the visuals, the music, the mood, all of it is just perfect. The story is really about revenge, one person wants to get revenge against Joel, the other wants to get revenge for Joel. In the end, this game is a fantastic symbol for how violence drives the human mind. All of this culminates into an ending that is driven by heart, passion, and Ellie’s love and respect for Joel.… Expand
  44. Grrimm
    Jun 30, 2020
    1
    Feels like a more water downed game from the frist one. Nothing really revolutionary looks pretty but the combat just is repetitive and gets stale.
  45. EVITARE
    Jun 30, 2020
    4
    Una propuesta mal llevaba y con personajes que pudieron tener un mejor desarrollo
  46. Mooiemilkskin
    Jun 30, 2020
    4
    A story based game requires a good story to be successful, so when Naughty Dog's speciality fails in this area, then the maximum I am willing to rate it is 5. To be very clear, it's not WHAT happened, it's HOW. It's not the gender or race of characters, but the the emptiness of their souls and the alien choices they make.

    One may be quick to assume that the theme of this game is    A story based game requires a good story to be successful, so when Naughty Dog's speciality fails in this area, then the maximum I am willing to rate it is 5. To be very clear, it's not WHAT happened, it's HOW. It's not the gender or race of characters, but the the emptiness of their souls and the alien choices they make.

    One may be quick to assume that the theme of this game is revenge, however I would make the case that 'contrived' would be more accurate. Any question the director may have hoped to ask the audience about revenge is quietened by the shallowness of the characters and the nonsensical choices they make, all to forward the story in a direction so forced that I think it should file a sexual assault allegation against Naughty Dog.

    To say that a game can't be rated bad because things didn't happen in a way that I liked, does not detract from the fact that it was objectively poor writing, therefore it does not align with the previous game. If they want to make stories that aim at another target group then go ahead, but the reason it hurts people so much is because they should have done it with a new franchise instead of ripping up an already loved one just to please someone else. It is clear that the old was (literally) slaughtered to make way for the new, hense the injustice felt by many TLOU1 fans.

    Token diversity characters aren't treated as real people with real personalities, ironically most of them die anyway and for some reason they didn't make Abby an ethnically diverse character.
    Something that's been bugging me for a while about Naughty Dog, has anyone else noticed how every prominent black woman is never fully black, but a mixed complexion, Nadine in Uncharted, Marlene, Riley, Nora... It's not a problem for me however a character looks, but I'm starting to think they are afraid to make a woman who is very black... like they don't really care about diversity at all. To think they are diverse game makers is a lie. They just get to check diversity boxes.

    Shorter notes:
    -It goes on too long, could have cut out at least 5 hours and been much better for it.
    -Boring dialogue, especially during open world.
    -Joel and Ellie do not have any of their personality traits from the first game.
    -Feels like LGBT fetish porn throughout.
    -False advertising based on original trailers not reflecting final product.
    -More difficult infected enemies should have been introduced during open world as it was boring.

    Pros:
    -Fun game play
    -New melee options
    -New infected enemies

    In conclusion:

    One of the most upsetting parts is the earlier trailers suggest Joel plays a much larger part in the game. I'd easily call it false advertising. This is why I marked it down from 5 to 4. It's not my problem that they decided to remake it half way through production to render the teasers completely irrelevant. We had already pre-ordered.

    It suffers the same problems as a standard Hollywood lazy churn out blockbuster, but took triple the time to produce. I will not be investing in future Naughty Dog games, Naughty Dog has lost it's reputation as one of the best.

    Was it really worth the huge re-write half way through production, making the original trailer no longer exist in the final product? I wish I could have played that game instead.    … Expand
  47. Serpico_
    Jun 30, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. To start on a positive note, The Last Of Us Part II is a technical masterpiece. From Graphics to sound, lighting, level design, music and art direction, every technical aspect of this game is absolutely stunning and the developers at Naughty Dog have once again raised the benchmark for what other developers strive to achieve.

    I've sat on my feelings about this game for some time after completing it as I wanted to digest just how conflicted I originally felt once the credits rolled. I admire the bold choices made for the story and liked the fact that it didn't strive to simply replicate beats from the first game, however, I didn't find many moments that were as profound or meaningful to the abundance that the first game achieved. The closest that comes to this, sadly, are the flashback sequences between Joel and Ellie. The one and only moment that really stuck with me was the space module sequence in the museum.

    I think I've boiled the issues I had down to two major issues. The direction of its structure/pacing and character development.

    I thoroughly enjoyed Dina and Ellie's earlier interaction in the game and there was a certain warmth to her chemistry with Ellie. There are several moments, however, where a new character started to grow on me and was immediately ripped away far too soon. Just as we start to connect with Jesse, he is swiftly taken away without any sense of impact to Ellie or Dina throughout the later game. I understand that it is supposed to reflect the bleakness of that world, but I lacked any lasting emotion because I hadn't spent long enough with him, nor did his death seem to really impact the other characters around him later down the line. I also didn't ever really connect with the extended WLF crew because of the clunky back and forth structure in which it chose to tell its story.

    With regards to the structure, I felt as though the game missed a great opportunity to explore Abby's character in a way that would allow us to sympathise with her prior to her act of revenge. I would have liked to have seen her interact with Joel more after having been saved by him, hesitant and conflicted about her quest for revenge. Allow the tension to build as we as the audience learn about her reasons through flashback while simultaneously playing her in the present, wondering whether or not she will make that final decision as she spends more time with Joel and Ellie. I feel this would have been a great first half of the game and then once she finally succumbs to exacting her revenge, then we take over as Ellie and head to Seattle in the second half (accompanied by the same Joel and Ellie flashbacks, but this time towards the end of the story).

    I ultimately found the length of the game to be too long for the message it was trying to convey. I'm sure the intention was to make us feel as exhausted and emotionally drained about life in this world, but I didn't need 25 hours to get there. It feels as though the game is aiming for a very niche audience because on one end of the spectrum, you have people who are somewhat close-minded and outright refuse to peel back the curtain of Abby's character.

    On the other hand, you have people who are open to Abby's motivations from the very beginning. I myself felt zero hatred towards her actions and only sadness during the entire scene. I immediately thought, 'I'm sure she had her reasons,' given Joel's darker past during the apocalypse. The only issue I could see is that because of the extent of her brutality, she almost becomes irredeemable for the audience from the onset, but it was interesting to observe her cope with the other side of revenge (paralleled with Ellie's story leading up to revenge). What you have left is an audience of people who are open, but somehow aren’t already aware that the world isn't full of heroes and villains, that everyone is in a morally grey area, that revenge is a costly and unrewarding act and that there are two sides to every story. I just don't think it shines as much new light as it thinks it does on these themes. The first game's story was never anything new, but what made it a masterpiece was the relationship and complexity of its characters. I loved Joel not in spite of, but because of his flaws. His decision and motivations felt earned and honest. While the emotional trauma of his death had a significant impact on Ellie, I found her journey for revenge almost too blind to be believable and so rather than flaws, I saw them as a lack of intelligence that was already established in the first game.

    Whether I would tread back into it as often as I did the first game, I don't know... Even though it didn't completely stick the landing for me, it did open an interesting discussion amongst fans and I’m glad to have experienced it.    … Expand
  48. hobo1
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    Great game. Cant stop thinking about after finishing it. Highly recommended.
  49. KeyserS
    Jun 30, 2020
    0
    The Last of Us is all about the story. It is made to let it feel cinematic. Part II doesn't disappoint in that regard. The story really feels like a poor made low budget B-movie. Doktor Uckmann unfortunately puts a lot of ethical propaganda elements in "his" game that doesn't make sense and add nothing to story. Story 3/10. Gameplay 7/10. Graphics 8/10. Overall 0. Big disappointment.
  50. BlackNinja1992
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    Amazing game. There is no more to say. Most of the rewiews are dumb and does not rate the quality of the game. Play it ! You will not regret it.
  51. hever50
    Jun 30, 2020
    1
    Made an account to say how bad this story was. Should have listened to the leaks, damn waste of money. Literally the worst story ever written in any videogame. +1 point for graphics and +1 for gameplay, -9999999 for the story
  52. ShamanGrayson
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Beautiful game. Did not expect them to make my sympathise with Abby but they did it. Never had a video game make me feel like what I was doing was wrong and I think that makes it super strong.… Expand
  53. Jackie_Fay
    Jun 30, 2020
    4
    I’m a HUGE fan of the first part of TLOU as many people here. I have just finished Part II and the only feeling I have is disappointment. I feel like my favourite game (TLOU) that gave me SO MUCH mental strength (and hope and feelings and etc) was taken and butchered in cold blood.

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

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

    The gameplay has improved incredibly since the first game though: the combat is outstanding and the game is so very enjoyable to play. If I could forget about the story, that the game just doesn’t deliver, than I would totally rate TLOU Part II a solid 9/10.
    But I care about the story. So it gets 4/10. Shame.    … Expand
  54. imsoninja
    Jun 30, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. ust because a story is complex, doesn't make it good. Druckmann isn't as clever or creative as he thinks he is. He chose to push his own political agenda rather than making a sequel that respected the original and the fans. That's really all it is. Joel was killed to push a basic and predictable message to the fans which is disapointing.… Expand
  55. SqeezyWheats
    Jun 30, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Lemme just say I'm unbelievably lucky to have missed the leaks in April. I absolutely loved TLOU from the moment I got to play the demo at PAX East back in 2013. Thankfully I went into TLOU2 without any of the story spoiled for me, but to be perfectly honest, even if I knew I think I'd still like the game.

    Why?

    Now that I've finished it, I would like to give my thoughts on the three biggest complaints I've been seeing online. First, that killing Joel was, at best, **** storytelling, and at worst, a huge F-you to TLOU fans. I hated that Joel died that way, but in my opinion it was perfectly appropriate for the story they were trying to tell. Others have said this, but TLOU2 is essentially a love letter to Joel. I was disappointed that he wasn't a main character but the player is supposed to mourn his loss.

    The second gripe that I keep hearing is "Abby sucks." No **** she's a murderer. You're not supposed to like her. By playing as her, we are forced to experience the consequences of Joel's selfish decision. The unfortunate conceit on part of the writers is that they don't really care if you like her or not. Her purpose in the game is to show that other people in this world, just like Joel and Ellie, have families, hopes, loves, and motivations just as complicated as the main characters. The uninfected people you kill are actual people. Often **** people, but Joel and Ellie aren't exactly saints themselves.

    Yeah, I get that it was a bit off-brand for Joel and Tommy to let their guard down when they first met Abby in the woods, but after five years of "normal" life in Jackson maybe softened them a bit. Who knows? To be completely honest some of the Abby parts for were a slog for me, but the destination was worth it. I could write a much longer essay of what I think of Abby but here isn't the place. Suffice to say, I totally get why some people still don't like her after all that. However, a lot of these 0 and 1 reviews just seem like a tantrum over having to play someone they don't like while completely missing the point that Abby's journey is essential to not only Ellie's journey, but the overarching point that justice isn't always possible and revenge isn't always satisfying.

    The last major complaint is the idea that Ellie "failed" Joel, or that the whole point of the game was lost, by her not killing Abby. That complaint really blows my mind because the whole game was trying to beat into you the futility of vengeance in a world where everyone has suffered terrible losses. Abby learns this the hard way by opting into the cycle of violence by killing Joel, only to lose her friends and loved ones by Ellie's hands. By the final confrontation, they're both completely broken. Ellie's obsession with Abby is really just her displaced grief at never being able to properly forgive Joel, plus her massive survivor's guilt of being immune and it being rendered pointless. During that fight I was horrified at the thought of Ellie actually killing her, the same as when Abby was about to kill Ellie in the theater. Granted I care more about Ellie than Abby, but if the game had ended with Abby drowned and Lev alone I would have lost my ****.

    Overall, I think the game is absolutely worth playing. Sure, there are some things I think could have been done better, specifically the pacing of some of the Abby parts and the fact that all the decisions seem so predetermined. I understand why some people dislike the structure of the game and how you play as Abby after Ellie, but I personally don't think that warrants a very low score. Also, I feel a bit cheated in not giving Ellie a ratking-esque boss fight, but that's not enough to knock off a point.

    What I think the game did exceptionally well is the accessibility options, because I'm hard of hearing and being able to adjust the subtitle size and add direction indicators is really nice. The gameplay, skill upgrades, and weapon selection are top-notch of course. One other thing that made me really happy was they didn't pull the "bury your gays" with Dina.

    The story wasn't a disappointment, but it wasn't immediately satisfying in the way the TLOU was. It took me a week after finishing it to process what I really think of it, and the more I think about it the more I want to play it again. Then again I'm a sucker for sad ****.

    I really appreciate the narrative risks they took with this game. When they said it was dark, they meant for the player, not just the characters. This isn't about revenge as a power fantasy, it's the darkness of watching someone you care about spiral down a path to misery. In the end Ellie saved herself, but it cost her nearly everything. I sincerely hope there's a TLOU3-- that sad dumb lesbian better find Dina and get a happy ending where a cure can be developed without killing her. One can hope, right?    … Expand
  56. 2ellie
    Jun 24, 2020
    10
    It was good. I love those characters. And I love Ellie anyway. Effects were unbelievable. I really felt revenge and anger. I bored sometimes but in the end I just cried. Game was really really awesome.
  57. Federdispi
    Jun 22, 2020
    10
    To appreciate the storyline you have to be a mature person, so if you are not save your money and don't write unnecessary reviews.

    - GAMEPLAY The gameplay is just awesome. Naughty Dog has mixed the gameplay mechanics of The Last of Us and Uncharted 4, added new animations and made everything faster and smoother. You have the impression of being in a movie. I tried doing things like    To appreciate the storyline you have to be a mature person, so if you are not save your money and don't write unnecessary reviews.

    - GAMEPLAY
    The gameplay is just awesome. Naughty Dog has mixed the gameplay mechanics of The Last of Us and Uncharted 4, added new animations and made everything faster and smoother. You have the impression of being in a movie. I tried doing things like jumping over an enemy from a roof and it actually worked. The silenced gun allows you new tactics, for example you can grab one enemy, threaten another with the gun and kill both silently. These things are not explained, so you have to find out for yourself and I find it simply amazing.
    There are multiple enemies, with different guns, abilities etc. Dogs make stealth missions more interesting.
    Now you can jump, lie down, go under a car or hide in grass so there are more possibilities to defeat enemies.
    Often the areas are very large, making the game a kind of mini open world.

    - GRAPHICS
    I played the game on standard PS4 and the graphics are just amazing. It looks like a new gen videogame. The level design is awesome, every house is different from the others. Facial expressions and animations are the best ever made in a video game so far, it makes it more realistic and makes you identify even more in the story.

    - STORYLINE
    If you expect the usual story where the protagonist saves everyone and becomes a hero then don't buy it. The story takes up some themes from the first The Last of Us, such as the fact that nobody is perfect, everyone is human. Joel and Ellie may be heroes for us, but they are enemies of other people. To emphasize this, they show us the story from other perspectives.
    The main theme is revenge. But it is much more complicated than that. It is the description of human psychology and its evolution over the course of events. The narrative, as for the first chapter, is spectacular
    I don't say anything else to avoid spoilers

    - A. I.
    Alive. The world is simply alive.
    The enemies talk to each other, communicate, look for us, despair if one of their companions dies or if they are injured. When you kill someone, you feel it on your conscience. It is so realistic.
    Dogs simply act like real dogs.
    Your travel companions are real, they talk to you and keep you company. You never feel like you're in a video game.
    The only stupid beings (deliberately) are the infected, which do not reflect and appear clumsy.

    - SOUND
    I finished the game and am continuing to hear the music of the game on spotify. Perhaps for personal tastes I preferred those of the first chapter, but these are perfect for this darker video game.
    Ambient sounds are made with impressive precision and quality. If you have surround headphones, use them and you will realize that what you have in front of you is not a video game, but a real world.

    - DETAILS
    Details are the things that make a great video game, a masterpiece. They might not have put the squirrel on the tree, the rat in the bathroom or the floating plastic bag carried by the wind. But they did it.
    If you kill someone on the snow, the blood is absorbed by it and, being hot, it melts it.
    I tried to get on one thing (I can't say what) completely by chance, and there was a real cutscene for this. An impressive attention to detail
    There are other details that I let you discover for yourself, also because some of them are real spoilers.

    - CONCLUSION
    In my opinion, The Last of Us Part II is at least the game of the generation.
    It may not be a game suitable for everyone, but if you love a powerful storyline, full of emotions, surrounded by an exceptional technical sector and gameplay, then it is the right game for you.

    Simple art.    … Expand
  58. laura94
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    A masterpiece from beginning to end, it makes you feel every emotion and state that the protagonists go through and gets you to empathize with all of them and see all the sides of the story. Never felt like this playing a game before. I think everyone should play it entirely before criticizing it, because you need to know everything and see every point of the story to understandA masterpiece from beginning to end, it makes you feel every emotion and state that the protagonists go through and gets you to empathize with all of them and see all the sides of the story. Never felt like this playing a game before. I think everyone should play it entirely before criticizing it, because you need to know everything and see every point of the story to understand everything. For me the ending was great and unexpected, and will be remembered for years to come.… Expand
  59. pedesh
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    I thought the game was fun.
    They did some interesting stuff with the story (as a player will you hold onto your hate just like Ellie)
    The game is a slow burn, some may not like that, worked for me, really enjoyed the quiet moments looting shops in the rain. Good length, thought it was gonna end twice but it just kept going. Sound and Graphics are crazy good for PS4 Hard to say much    I thought the game was fun.
    They did some interesting stuff with the story (as a player will you hold onto your hate just like Ellie)
    The game is a slow burn, some may not like that, worked for me, really enjoyed the quiet moments looting shops in the rain.
    Good length, thought it was gonna end twice but it just kept going.
    Sound and Graphics are crazy good for PS4
    Hard to say much else without spoilers
    I give it like a 9.6    … Expand
  60. NtotheK
    Jun 30, 2020
    0
    I hate this game. Story is full of **** Gameplay is boring. Neil and Anita destroyed one of the best franchises out there. I already sold my copy. Gonna get Ghost instead
  61. PeterWalsh
    Jun 30, 2020
    3
    Two thirds of the way through this game two things struck me. First, I was a bit bored - a novelty for a Naughty Dog title. Second, I was being forced into some kind of awful Top Trumps morality contest revenge drama - but why? We're in a setting where there is no rule of law, where all participants are wronged, damaged and at risk of sudden death - and where most have done despicableTwo thirds of the way through this game two things struck me. First, I was a bit bored - a novelty for a Naughty Dog title. Second, I was being forced into some kind of awful Top Trumps morality contest revenge drama - but why? We're in a setting where there is no rule of law, where all participants are wronged, damaged and at risk of sudden death - and where most have done despicable things to other humans. There are no saints in the fungal future, I thought that was made clear in the first game, so it feels odd for the new game to be some kind of weird standoff over who is the real villain on a dual/mutual revenge trail. (And that's not to mention the egregious plot holes driving the opening revenge narrative, the outrageous coincidences and character contradictions). So it gets draining to be pulled this way and that by the developers, tugging on my heart strings with all the subtlety that Ellie has with her iron bar...no, the first game was underpinned by hope and this one is all about anger and hate, there's no morality winner.

    And the problem with anger and hate in a revenge drama is we know what's coming. Oh yep. It's death or forgiveness and you might as well cut to the chase and stop rummaging in drawers and crawling through gaps because we know the ending. But the writers/directors want to keep squeezing the juice out of the lemon, just a little more they say, let me go a bit further and it'll morph into a masterpiece. Maybe that's why so many revenge dramas are so long and take place over many years - Ethan questing through the seasons in The Searchers, Ahab roaming the oceans for his whale, The Bride hacking and hacking, more and more blood and anger. But you keep reading or watching those classics because the environments, the supporting characters, the main protagonist back stories, the great scope and vision of the wandering experience...they're all fresh and dazzling. All of those things are missing from this game if you've played the first round. We already know Ellie and Joel, we know the Ballardian environments, we know the gameplay, the factions are pretty similar to ones already encountered - all that's new is the revenger who is badly drawn, contradictory in values and not given a backstory until it's too late to bring the audience over.

    I appreciate the writing ambition. I love some of the art design details - new players will marvel at the gameplay and settings. But the story arc is a rambling, creaking inchoate mess and I never feel that I get to know or understand the new character. But I feel that I understood Ellie and Joel from the first game, I know why Joel did what he did. I don't struggle with that. And I can't think of any reason why I'd want to replay any of the new game, I don't understand what the prize is, what it is that we have to gain.

    I stand with Ellie and Joel.    … Expand
  62. Noah3232
    Jun 30, 2020
    9
    Here to do justice for this game. The characters, gameplay, and graphics are amazing. The plot has some holes obviously but it is made up for by the great flashbacks and some of the better moments in the story.
  63. dariyodrake
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. If you know Naughty Dog and what they are capable of, you can probably tell these user scores are just trolls, I had seen the leaks and played the game. All I can say is, its hands down, one of the best games I have ever played in my life. Supposedly the anger is because of the outcome of some beloved character than some people could not handle.
    some say, the marketing was bad but that was only if only to keep the story protected.
    For someone who had actually played the game, it would be impossible to rate this game anywhere lower than 8.
    I literally just made an account to rant about this mess going on.
    This game and its hard-working developers deserve better.    … Expand
  64. Gwendal447
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game war incredible !!!
    Beautiful game ,the end was beatiful, the last scène is amazing    … Expand
  65. Mailson_Jogador
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    O jogo continua incrível, gráficos perfeitos, ótima trilha sonora e boa jogabilidade. Pra mim o jogo do ano.
  66. ShadowSplash
    Jun 30, 2020
    0
    One of the worst AAA game. horrible plot. don't buy! who can return my money and time?!!!!!!
  67. perigo44
    Jun 30, 2020
    0
    the fact that this "Game" is sonys most selling game shows that you dont need a good game to succeed. you only need to hype your **** game and start to milk the cow...
    "gaming journalists" are giving the game 95-100 reviews because they are afraid to get blacklisted by naughty dog. on the other site people are giving it a 0 but didnt play the game.
    i watched the game while pewdipie    the fact that this "Game" is sonys most selling game shows that you dont need a good game to succeed. you only need to hype your **** game and start to milk the cow...
    "gaming journalists" are giving the game 95-100 reviews because they are afraid to get blacklisted by naughty dog. on the other site people are giving it a 0 but didnt play the game.
    i watched the game while pewdipie streamed it.
    pewdipie gave it a 6/10, which is just blant mediocre, while i had the feeling that this game is not even a 1 out of 10...    … Expand
  68. Naji_Zouhari
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. SPOLIERS AHEAD !!!
    -that game was amazing, and in fact the best thing about it is the hated parts, killing Joel, playing with Abby and Ellie not killing her at the end.
    -Joel's death made the game interesting, and showed that in a **** up world anyone can die.
    -playing with Abby shows how hypocrite people are, if the story was told in reverse (started with Abby's past and didn't know anything about Joel), more people would've empathized with her, but most people hate her cuz they didn't know her, and worst thing is, they don't want to, thats way the game forces your emotional hypocrit ass to play with her...in the end i empathized, and my take was that the world can be **** up, that there is no real glorious good or evil, only perspective.
    -the last part is the most interesting, keep in mind, Abby spared Dina and Ellie, and now is taking care of Lev (who by the these haters try to forget that he is Ellie from TLOU1 and Abby is his Joel), so Abby IS a good person, and she made the first step by not killing Ellie, and in the end, Ellie rediscovered her true good nature, and stopped from killing Abby, that was where i bursted in tears, i was like : poor Ellie, this **** is too much for her, she is just a kid.
    so let's try to have a wider perspective instead of getting stuck in the revenge cycle, god only knows how much i love Joel, he is too close to my real dad so he is somewhat like my dad, i got never over his death, but i knew that all are victims of the world, and that at least Ellie, Abby and Lev, good people, got alive out of it, that's for me is what made the ending peaceful.
    in the end this game just exposed us, and we are mad about it, that's it, and that's what real art should be about, exposing us without care about our feelings.    … Expand
  69. emyan7
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Loved the game and I wanted to see more I didn’t want it to end. It’s hurts but it’s a unique game because no game gave me a heartbreaking experience … Expand
  70. Sonik347
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    9.9/10 Thank you Naughty Dog for the game!
    Однозначно шикарная игра. Достойное, хоть и очень мрачное, жестокое, тяжёлое и грустное продолжение и завершение истории Элли и Джоэла. Старайтесь понять, а не судить и тогда в этой истории все встанет на свои места.
    Плюсы: + Геймплей + Анимация + Графика + История + Невероятная работа актеров оригинальной озвучки + Музыка + Плавный    9.9/10 Thank you Naughty Dog for the game!
    Однозначно шикарная игра. Достойное, хоть и очень мрачное, жестокое, тяжёлое и грустное продолжение и завершение истории Элли и Джоэла. Старайтесь понять, а не судить и тогда в этой истории все встанет на свои места.
    Плюсы:
    + Геймплей
    + Анимация
    + Графика
    + История
    + Невероятная работа актеров оригинальной озвучки
    + Музыка
    + Плавный переход от кат-сцен к геймплею
    + Отсутствие багов/ качество
    Минусы:
    - Немного затянуто
    - Атмосфера (она тяжелая, но она здесь к месту)
    - Русская озвучка ( проходила с ориг.озвучкой и очень этому была рада, когда услышала рус.дубляж у других в прохождении)    … Expand
  71. Ravil0034
    Jun 30, 2020
    2
    То что сделали с игрой это жесть, Если отмотать время назад и поставить перед выбором снова купить вторую часть или снять проститутку, я бы выбрал второе) 5 это максимум что можно поставить за такую игру, только за графон стараниям людей которые эту красоту сотворяли..
    Сюжет никакой вообще, геймплей отстой, задумка ужс...    То что сделали с игрой это жесть, Если отмотать время назад и поставить перед выбором снова купить вторую часть или снять проститутку, я бы выбрал второе) 5 это максимум что можно поставить за такую игру, только за графон стараниям людей которые эту красоту сотворяли..
    Сюжет никакой вообще, геймплей отстой, задумка ужс...
  72. Gamma183
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Last of Us 2 is the greatest game of this generation so far.
    It's also the most polarising. This generation has been underwhelming to me with the 2 exceptions of the Witcher 3 and Red Dead Redemption 2, everything wasn't that much of a giant leap from the last console gen. My most played and my favourite game of all time is TES5: Skyrim, a last gen game, I'm still playing this gen.
    TLOU2 challenges gamers by killing off a central character in a gruesome fashion, very Game of Thrones esque. Sets you up to play as the antagonist to see their perspective and motivations. With the ending, leaving us with no winners at the of this game. This goes against the grain, against video game norms, it's very Leftfield. In video games we're used to being the heroes and saving the world. In this, you're forced accept the opposite and to make matters worse you have no choice in any of the decisions the characters choose.
    I did not look at any leaks, news, gossip, rumour and bought it day 1, played it through out the week and avoided social media for spoilers until completion. I was fully immersed and engaged with the story end to end.
    I couldn't put it down.
    I went in with high expectations and it significantly exceeded them.
    My life was on hold to play and complete this game. It was sad, it moved me and I still think about it.
    I enjoyed so much, I want to play it again but I need to get on with my life. This is an easy clear cut 10 out of 10 game for me.
    Just like it's predecessor, no other medium, let alone a game has moved me this much emotionally. In fact a lot of gamers are very emotional right now about this game for various reasons.
    This is without a shadow of doubt, the best game I've ever played. I have to commend Naughty Dog, for pushing the video game industry forward yet again and I'm looking forward to what they have in store for us next.
    This is an instant classic and must buy.    … Expand
  73. Vanniti
    Jun 30, 2020
    1
    The story was illogical at times, bland in others, and almost the entire time it was rarely engaging. Often a story can make up for mechanical shortcomings but most of the time I just daydreamed about better games.

    The combat, if it can be called that, is like the first Hitman game pre-alpha. It felt like a chore almost every time. It might be me, but I got bored of the really linear    The story was illogical at times, bland in others, and almost the entire time it was rarely engaging. Often a story can make up for mechanical shortcomings but most of the time I just daydreamed about better games.

    The combat, if it can be called that, is like the first Hitman game pre-alpha. It felt like a chore almost every time.

    It might be me, but I got bored of the really linear format almost immediately. Both in story and combat. I know the first one was similar but it just felt...off. Like I was just moving my joystick through a movie script or scene. It's not so much playing a game as it is one of those choose your own adventure novels. Except there's only one choice. And the adventure itself sucks. I wish there was some form of choice, even if it was small. But everything felt forced to another level. All in all I appreciated the graphics and the cutscenes, at first, but the flashbacks, combat, and lack of any semblance of free will just turned it into a slog very early on. The "puzzle" portions of the various stages were insulting, at best. Something like Resident Evil, generally, requires at least one brain cell. Every stage is built for an intelligent bird in this one. Rolling platform? High access point. Door locked? Break window. It was just very superficial and repetitive. Add in something engaging. Make me think. Even if a little bit. Otherwise all the "puzzles" are just things to waste my time. Imagine if every building in Skyrim had its doors locked and a window up on a platform open. Eventually what's the point of the locked doors? They're just there to be locked. But when locked door equals another automatic access point the meaning is lost. Just goes back to the overtly linear format. The reason this has a 1 star review instead of a 0 is entirely because of the guitar. I spent more time playing songs on the guitar than enjoying the entire rest of the game. If this was Last of Us: Guitar Hero I'd give it 9 stars. Honestly, if I keep the game, it will just be for the guitar. Overall I wouldn't recommend the game to anyone. Unless you have insomnia. Or like playing the guitar.    … Expand
  74. Dohnanyi
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    I cannot fathom the outrage this game has spurred, but I can tell you that, as a fan of the original (and as someone who felt there was no need for a sequel at all) this is truly a worthy successor to the first, both in story and in gameplay.

    It makes some small quality of life improvements, introduces a few new things, continues the story in a meaningful way, and somehow manages to be    I cannot fathom the outrage this game has spurred, but I can tell you that, as a fan of the original (and as someone who felt there was no need for a sequel at all) this is truly a worthy successor to the first, both in story and in gameplay.

    It makes some small quality of life improvements, introduces a few new things, continues the story in a meaningful way, and somehow manages to be the most beautiful game on PS4, even in the ugliest moments.    … Expand
  75. zynnthen
    Jun 30, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. With the leaks earlier on, the very moment playing as Abby is very uncomfortable and feel out of the picture with the story pacing. Paused to carry on the game after Joel dead, I don't know what am I feeling anymore.

    I not against Ellie letting Abby go at the end. Is not the issue with bringing the LGBTQ+ to game either, I am part of this community. The hack is we have heavy emotion and feeling on Ellie/Joel dual. Is okay when main character died in game but the way it delivered and forcing us to play as Abby, is totally mental torture. Over inserting SJW elements also feel disgusted. Feeling sad for the design, music, programming team to bring out such details and realistic environment but underrated. The storytelling hurts many of us.    … Expand
  76. Chrisio
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    Absolutely loved this game. People bad mouthing it for rubbish reasons. Thank you naughty dog for another fantastic game ♥️
  77. DOG-OF-WAR
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    This game is a masterpiece, it's as simple as that. Some people wanted to hate this game before it came out but have no idea.
  78. NanaItalia
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    I love this game. Gameplay is fantastic and engaging and the love for detail is amazing. The story made me go through an emotional rollercoaster, it had me crying, smiling, being angry and sometimes made my heart beat faster. It does not tell a classic Hollywood tale of good and evil, but a complex story of humans driven by their emotions to be their best and their worst selves.
  79. daveeeeUK
    Jun 30, 2020
    2
    I won't spoil the plot here for obvious reasons. I will say that I thought the original TLOU was good predominantly for the characters, their relationships and their personal arcs.

    This game fails on that front. Big time I'm afraid. The gameplay is similar to the previous game and it feels dated to me. There are minor upgrades on things like melee combat, but it doesn't feel like    I won't spoil the plot here for obvious reasons. I will say that I thought the original TLOU was good predominantly for the characters, their relationships and their personal arcs.

    This game fails on that front. Big time I'm afraid.

    The gameplay is similar to the previous game and it feels dated to me. There are minor upgrades on things like melee combat, but it doesn't feel like nearly a decade has passed between games. Everything is very clunky and the AI is memeworthy for the most part. When you combine this with poor charcterisation and less-than-enthusing story, it adds up to disappointment.

    The graphics look fantastic, and ND deserves a good deal of credit for that.

    In summary, if you enjoyed the first game mainly for the gameplay and graphics rather than the plot and characters, this might be for you. Personally I can't recommend it though.    … Expand
  80. jawaj
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    This is an incredible game - graphics, gameplay, story, characters. Gamers™ mad tho
  81. seema77
    Jun 30, 2020
    0
    Ah yes TLOU 2 Review here we go.
    tldr version w/ everything you need to know
    The Good Incredible Visuals Good Performance Polished gameplay mechanics Wide variety of customization High level of detail in-game and in optioning Good Script writing The Bad The core loop of Stealth-Loot-Shoot has not evolved Not highly appealing or engaging than the first game Minor to no    Ah yes TLOU 2 Review here we go.
    tldr version w/ everything you need to know

    The Good

    Incredible Visuals
    Good Performance
    Polished gameplay mechanics
    Wide variety of customization
    High level of detail in-game and in optioning
    Good Script writing

    The Bad

    The core loop of Stealth-Loot-Shoot has not evolved
    Not highly appealing or engaging than the first game
    Minor to no changes in exploration, traversal, and environmental puzzles
    Tired and Outdated gameplay
    Messy story    … Expand
  82. Kolvargr
    Jun 30, 2020
    9
    A flawed but amazing game. The gameplay is great, and the art is fantastic from the graphics to the soundtrack. The story is good, but it also tries a much much bigger scope than the first game's story, so it's not as solid. But it does is job, it's compelling, and pays off. Play with an open mind.
  83. Tlou2Gotybro
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    Una historia increible por no decir la mejor,unos graficos a otro nivel y unos personajes que te hacen vibrar con sus dialogos y azañas hacen que todo junto de el mejor juego de la ps4 y unos de los mejores de la historia sin duda
  84. Frenky
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    I like gameplay grafics are great but story is pise of **** and ending is sooooooo bad
  85. marcusbrahma
    Jun 21, 2020
    10
    Ставлю наивысший был ибо в игре объективно нет существенных минусов. Визуал - да, геймплей - да, сюжет, пусть и для многих спорный момент, но безусловно да. ЛГБТ повестка заключается только в том, о чем все и так знали, Элли любит девочек и у нее есть девочка любимая. Если кому-то гомофобия может помешать, то простите не для вас, остальным играть обязательно. И пожалуйста не обращайтеСтавлю наивысший был ибо в игре объективно нет существенных минусов. Визуал - да, геймплей - да, сюжет, пусть и для многих спорный момент, но безусловно да. ЛГБТ повестка заключается только в том, о чем все и так знали, Элли любит девочек и у нее есть девочка любимая. Если кому-то гомофобия может помешать, то простите не для вас, остальным играть обязательно. И пожалуйста не обращайте внимание на нули в оценках, игра пусть для кого-то и не 10-ка, как для меня, но до низшего балла ей ох как далеко.… Expand
  86. Ali_Barada
    Jun 30, 2020
    0
    Extremely weak writing and directing, overall pointless and meaningless storytelling and conclusion.
  87. Humble_Rock
    Jun 30, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is a perfect example of the poor story writing. It stands nowhere near the original story of Joel and Ellie and it rather feels like a fan fiction of the talentless teenager.

    I have to admit that the gameplay and graphics are awesome and ND employees responsible for these elements did a great job. And it's te only reason why this games doesn't get "0" or "1".

    However, these elements are not the most important in the game which wants to present a certain story. It is the story itself that has to be great. Unfortunately, it is not the case when it comes to TLoU 2.

    Neil Druckmann and his crew clearly show that they don't give the monkeys about the first game of the series: its heroes, their motivations, character traits, and so on and so forth. They simply threw everything into a dustbin and spit into the faces of the players who fell in love with Joel and Ellie.

    I totally understand that the postapocalicptic world is hostile and there is a high chance of some of the characters being killed one way or another. But, for the f* sake, you don't slaughter Joel like a pig by the character who at this point of the story is completely random. No explanation, no insight into the character of Abby who murders Joel and then forcing the players to play as this steroid-eating monster for about 10 hours is barbaric, terrible, unacceptable and it is simply a punch in the players' faces. Not to mention the fact that Joel and Tommy completely open to the newly met person they know nothing about xD

    However, even if Joel's death could be considered understandable or acceptable, the events after his death make the game even worse. Ellie clearly suffers when she kills Abby's friends but sees nothing wrong in murdering hundreds of random NPCs (f* logic and freedom of choice when it comes to completing the game - either in Rambo or stealthy way). Then we get to the ending of the game which is about REVENGE and yet we get no revenge. Ellie loses everything: Joel, Dina and "their" child, Jessie, two fingers (which make it impossible for her to play the guitar - her last connection with Joel) and she lets Abby live!!!

    Mr. Druckmann, WTF is wrong with you man?! You blatantly show the murderer of Joel - the killing machine without any moral code who sees nothing wrong in killing a pregnant woman or butchering Joel in front of his brother and Ellie who begs her to stop - not meeting justice for what she did. You deny the whole point of the games which is about REVENGE. So what was the point of the whole journey of Ellie? She could've stayed in Jackson - at least she wouldn't lose anything apart from Joel.

    At the end I would like to "thank" Naughty Dog for deluding players with the fake trailers, lying about Ellie being the only playable character, no need to kill dogs to complete the game, etc. The company which brought us the beautiful games like Crash Bandicoot trilogy, Crash Team Racing, Jak and Daxter series, Uncharted series and the first TLoU turned into a ruin when it comes to story writing. Neil Druckmann destroys the heritage of over 20 years of ND (including crunch of the workers) and he cares more about including the "progressive" ideology into the game instead of the great story itself. As long as people of his kind lead ND, I will spare my time and money for their next projects. It's sad but it's necessary to see the company revive.    … Expand
  88. anabioz3120
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Как по мне игра удалась, лучший геймплей, лучший саундтрек, лучший сюжет. Прошёл с удовольствием.
    Спасибо Нил!ррио    … Expand
  89. SeuCreyson
    Jun 30, 2020
    0
    TLOU II is like a beautiful, giant, colorful, monumental and shiny cake, which its piece tastes like sh*t.

    Everyone was enchanted by the cake on display. Everyone wanted to eat it. Of those who ate, a part got angry due to the food’s terrible taste. They saw all the beauty that orbits the “cake sculpture”, but they did realize that it loses its value when the palate is not even pleased.    TLOU II is like a beautiful, giant, colorful, monumental and shiny cake, which its piece tastes like sh*t.

    Everyone was enchanted by the cake on display. Everyone wanted to eat it. Of those who ate, a part got angry due to the food’s terrible taste. They saw all the beauty that orbits the “cake sculpture”, but they did realize that it loses its value when the palate is not even pleased.

    Different part of the people who ate the cake, who have a very dubious culinary taste and no experience with other foods, were happy to be eating it - despite the horrible taste - because the ingredients used to make it were not of animal origin. It was socially conscious and appropriate for today's times. Those who did not like it, they say, probably take pleasure in the suffering of others and are outdated, old people who do not adapt to the modern world.

    That is how things have worked out.    … Expand
  90. Benchi
    Jun 30, 2020
    9
    The last of us 2 is truly astonishing. Without doubt a top 10 game this generation. As always naugty dog has set new standards for gaming. The story is controversial, but done extremely well. The story telling is amazing and the game is supposed to make you you feel awkward sometimes. I love most characters even the newly introduced ones. The game has massively changed since tlou1, but itThe last of us 2 is truly astonishing. Without doubt a top 10 game this generation. As always naugty dog has set new standards for gaming. The story is controversial, but done extremely well. The story telling is amazing and the game is supposed to make you you feel awkward sometimes. I love most characters even the newly introduced ones. The game has massively changed since tlou1, but it has truly been from the better.… Expand
  91. Livy1401
    Jun 22, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Estava muito ansiosa para essa continuação e achei simplesmente maravilhoso! Jogo fantástico ❤… Expand
  92. llllllllwx
    Jun 30, 2020
    1
    Flashbacks: The Game

    What an overused resource... it's incredible how many times they used this resource
  93. Doll_Russia
    Jun 30, 2020
    8
    Только пройдя tlou2 понял что игра вполне нормальная и заслуживает достойной оценки.
    Да есть повестки не традиционных отношений и не обычных так скажем людей. Но за 22часа сюжета в этой игре "повестке" уделено минимум времени что даже не замечаешь на фоне постоянного насилия. Игра так же как и первая часть вызывает переживание угнетение обиду и местами радость за глав. Героев но заметно    Только пройдя tlou2 понял что игра вполне нормальная и заслуживает достойной оценки.
    Да есть повестки не традиционных отношений и не обычных так скажем людей. Но за 22часа сюжета в этой игре "повестке" уделено минимум времени что даже не замечаешь на фоне постоянного насилия. Игра так же как и первая часть вызывает переживание угнетение обиду и местами радость за глав. Героев но заметно меньше. В общем лично я доволен и советывал бы игру к прохождению.    … Expand
  94. Megajun
    Jun 30, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The last of us 1 was the masterpiece!!

    The last of us part 2 was...well..

    Joel..plz..rest in golf    … Expand
  95. Simany
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    What a masterpiece, really a good job by Naughty Dog. I really loved this game how the first
  96. Mrbimo28
    Jun 30, 2020
    9
    As a huge fan of The Last Of Us pt1, I can understand that this game may not be for everyone: the direction of the story is hugely controversial, however it is far more creative and bolder than I expected and in my opinion was executed well.

    Gameplay-wise pt2 adds so much more to the mechanics of the first game, although the loot scrounging does feel a bit tedious after a while. As    As a huge fan of The Last Of Us pt1, I can understand that this game may not be for everyone: the direction of the story is hugely controversial, however it is far more creative and bolder than I expected and in my opinion was executed well.

    Gameplay-wise pt2 adds so much more to the mechanics of the first game, although the loot scrounging does feel a bit tedious after a while.

    As for the graphics, animation and voice acting they are classic Naughty Dog excellence, the best I have seen in any game so far.

    When the credits rolled at the end of the game I felt such strong emotions, and will be thinking about this game for a long time.    … Expand
  97. indradinnelly
    Jun 30, 2020
    9
    Unpopular opinion- this game is great. The graphics are AMAZING and the gameplay too. The only thing that lacks slightly is the storyline. Another unpopular opinion, I loved abby. Also love that they made Ellie a lesbian, but the amount of homophobia in some of these ratings is disgusting.
  98. Bananasramam
    Jun 30, 2020
    1
    Initially i was excited for this game had it on the list to insta buy. upon playing this game and struggling with the lack luster story, boring character development and near exact gameplay to the first. I cannot continue the visuals are utterly amazing but it doesn't help pull that knife out naughty dog decided they needed to stick in there. I have never played a game so utterly bad iInitially i was excited for this game had it on the list to insta buy. upon playing this game and struggling with the lack luster story, boring character development and near exact gameplay to the first. I cannot continue the visuals are utterly amazing but it doesn't help pull that knife out naughty dog decided they needed to stick in there. I have never played a game so utterly bad i felt the need to make an account and review it. So i guess naughty dog you get that token from me but thats where it ends. Honestly this game is rubbish i will return it for a refund and buy something else.… Expand
  99. Tutakahaman
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    I honestly am confused why people are so damn pissy about this game. I think it is a great game and def worth a playthrough.
  100. HenrikWold
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    A fantastic game! Don't listen to all the hate. The story is different, but equally great.
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Universal acclaim - based on 121 Critic Reviews

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