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  1. Jun 19, 2020
    0
    The last of us 2 attempts to Pander to a demographic which don't even play the game but crave representation.In the hope of Appearing 'Woke',Naughty dog removes everything which makes the last of us series an amazing games and adds needless **** instead.
  2. Jul 3, 2020
    0
    I'm mad that I had to wait 4 years just to end up disappointed with the sequel and I feel really bad for the people that had to wait 7 years. This sequel made my year even worse than it already is.
  3. Jun 19, 2020
    1
    Good graphics and decent gameplay cant save this absolute dumpster fire. If you're a fan of the original, STAY AWAY from this! You'll be extremely disappointed.
  4. Jun 25, 2020
    0
    Bad just bad game.

    Wish I didn’t buy it. I rather play something else than this dumpster fire.
  5. Jun 20, 2020
    1
    Weak game with poorly developed story. But still my score is zero because they had 7 years to develop and it still gets bad like that. Except the gameplay that is very good, but the rest is just more of the same.
  6. Jul 1, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I Waited 7 Long Years Just to Be disappointed by this Trash Fire Garbage of A Game, the Graphics are Absolutely stunning, the Game Mechanics are alright, the Stealth is the strongest part of the game but the story is The absolute worst. we don’t won’t to play half the game as the antagonist who just killed the most popular character Joel brutally just so they can justify her actions, in the End Ellie the surrogate Daughter of Joel to massacre hundreds of people and all of abby’s friends to give up at the finish line and let Abby and Lev go and lose her fingers, she even loses Dina her girlfriend and her stepson because of these events. There is also major plot holes in the story and The game took elements of what worked for the first game without understanding what made them compelling. It seems like this game was done by other studio. The advertising for the game was miss leading us to believe that was about something it was not and trying to tell us Joel was bigger part of the story than he actually was, if they had to keep the story the same they should of have finished the game on the tractor with JJ. In the end worst triple A game of 2020 and worst Naughty Dog Game the should just ended it at the first one... Expand
  7. Jun 24, 2020
    10
    Jogo impecável, tudo é perfeito, melhor gráfico da geração, gameplay fluida e funcional, trilha sonora boa e impactante e expressões facias muito realistas.
  8. Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Congratulation, Naughty Dog

    You made my most favorite game of all time:TLOU
    and now you made my most hated game of all time: TLOU2

    I will stop buying all of your games from now until you say sorry to all of us fans, and joel, and ellie.

    P.S. I bought all of your uncharted games, and TLOU 3 times.
  9. Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Game full of bugs, story sucks. Definitely not what I was waiting for. The point is the time that we waited to play this.
  10. Jul 11, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Neil Druckmann should resign and never direct a AAA video game ever again!!

    What a pathetic excuse for a story... killing the main character that we all loved from the first game in less than 2 hours in the most ridiculous and morbid way, just to force an agenda down our throats! Who in their right mind does that?
    What's the point of painstakingly building up a character in the previous game that generated so much love and acclaim across gamers only to write him so badly out of character to the point that he's totally unrecognisable; then introduce a character that we're meant to care about after he/she brutally kills the former loved and understood character, despite the fact that he literally had just saved his/her life?! As if that isn't enough, we're now forced to play as this terrible character for what seems like half of the game. Total bullocks!
    This is the worst story telling and characterisation I've experienced in any video game... an utter disgrace of a release; especially in view of most of the shamelessly hyped up and obviously paid (with money, favours...) critic reviews.
    Why on earth does an apocalypse game about infected zombies prefer to lay more emphasis on lgbtq relationships and sex? Even if it was straight sex that should not be the focus of such a game, especially being a sequel to such an awesome first game that also had lgbt characters - albeit it wasn't the focus of the story and characters.
    Even the fan favourite Uncharted series with only straight characters does not have that forced narrative on the players either, it's solely about the story, characters and gameplay - not forcing us to be the disgusting villain and perpetuate all her/his unwarranted evil acts with absolutely no pay off!I've been a huge fan of Sony and playstation for almost 2 decades and this shambolic failure is almost unforgivable. #NoBotsHere
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  11. Jul 17, 2020
    4
    Pros:
    - Looks good
    - Plays decent enough Cons: - The story is mostly boring, you're forced to play a character most people dislike through said story and overall it ignores a lot of what was established in the first game - The characters are bleak and for the most part you don't really care for them at all. The first game had people like Sam and Henry that you liked at least a little
    Pros:
    - Looks good
    - Plays decent enough
    Cons:
    - The story is mostly boring, you're forced to play a character most people dislike through said story and overall it ignores a lot of what was established in the first game
    - The characters are bleak and for the most part you don't really care for them at all. The first game had people like Sam and Henry that you liked at least a little bit despite what they do, but here you have pretty much nothing.
    - Blatantly false advertising
    - False copyright strikes/claims through Sony/ND/Muso

    It's like they took the first game, thought about what part II should be and then threw everything out the window. I'll give it a 4 for nostalgia reasons and because it has a few things that are fine, but you can't really expect more from a story game that blatantly ignores pretty much everything that was established in the first game.
    Most of the negative reviews have nothing to do with Ellie or anyone else being gay or trans or whatever, but simply with the fact that Naughty Dog disappointed so many fans with what they've created here
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  12. Jun 24, 2020
    0
    Perhaps the worst game of the century. SJW garbage and degenerate postmodernist propaganda. Such a waste of great potential.
  13. Jul 21, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Last of Us 2 has one of the most disappointing stories from a Triple A game I have ever seen, that ultimately ends on a sour note, with the entire journey being pointless. The entire basis is its a revenge story. The main character Ellie journeys hundreds of miles, murders countless people, gets people she cares about hurt and killed all so she can kill one particular person, and when she finally get the chance at the end, she changes her mind and lets her go, wasting time, effort, and resources.

    There are many characters, few of which are likable, contrasting the amazing mix of personalities in the first. Your main partner Dina is incredibly annoying, with her only notable trait being her constant inappropriate flirting with Ellie. Stand out characters include Lev, Yara, Owen, and Abby.

    The writing is mainly focused of the characters relationships with eachother and there is little focus on the Infected or Apocalypse. There are multiple unnecessary sexual scenes that are legitimately painful to sit through.

    The gameplay is largely the same as the first, with some basic improvements in exploration and combat, such as larger play areas with more verticality, new moves such as a dodge and the ability to go prone. The graphics are fantastic (albeit diminished by the intense film grain) as well as the sound design and voice acting. The game is locked at 30FPS with a Film Grain that cannot be disabled. There is also by far the largest amount of settings I have ever seen in a game making it as accessible as possible for everyone. There are significantly less environmental puzzles and cinematic moments than the original and there's much greater emphasis on combat and scavenging supplies.

    The game will shift between playing as Ellie and playing as Abby, which have completely different equipment and weapons. The story will often shift time periods like a Tarantino movie which is detrimental to the plots pacing.

    Overall The Last of Us 2 is not exactly "Bad", but after 7 years it is definitely a below-average disappointment and I have no desire to play it again.
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  14. Jun 19, 2020
    0
    It is absolute utter trash compared to the first game in terms of the story. The visual are probably the best I’ve seen on ps4 so far but the gameplay is just an “enhanced” version of the 2013 game. So if you’ve loved the first games story and characters this game is gonna ruin even that experience for you. So even tho the gameplay is an improvement and the graphics are gorgeous the storyIt is absolute utter trash compared to the first game in terms of the story. The visual are probably the best I’ve seen on ps4 so far but the gameplay is just an “enhanced” version of the 2013 game. So if you’ve loved the first games story and characters this game is gonna ruin even that experience for you. So even tho the gameplay is an improvement and the graphics are gorgeous the story actually takes the game back from 4 to a 0!

    I don’t care about the agendas or whatever but the game’s story is utter garbage it’s just bad, reaaaaaaally bad.
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  15. Jun 19, 2020
    1
    complete ignorance they had time to show to thier fans some respect but they just didn't care
  16. Jun 20, 2020
    0
    Graphics are good, but gameplay is clunky and the worst is story :/ you don't connect to anybody in there, so I don't care while playing. It's really weird game like Druckmans personal fantasy.
  17. Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Naughty Dog proved their technologies from their money. But their story has completely fell into hell. They used useful cliché but it's not right way of it. They made it too easily and they don't thought enough. They wanted game that have lesson or empathy things, but they completely failed. The lastofus2 don't have these. Rather it have peripheral violence that make people get feel ****
  18. Jun 19, 2020
    0
    It is completely trash game.
    I'm going to sleep more than playing this game.
  19. Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Si amaron la primera entrega como yo, no jueguen esta segunda parte, simplemente arruinaron la hermosa historia que construyó el primer juego.
  20. Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This game has a pretty awful way of treating not only it's original characters but also the fans of the first game. It is clearly an amalgamation of agenda statements that isn't fun to play whatsoever. It is also very clearly falsely advertised to "subvert your expectations". The gameplay is outdated and unexciting. The graphics are unmatched for any ps4 exclusive but in a story drivenThis game has a pretty awful way of treating not only it's original characters but also the fans of the first game. It is clearly an amalgamation of agenda statements that isn't fun to play whatsoever. It is also very clearly falsely advertised to "subvert your expectations". The gameplay is outdated and unexciting. The graphics are unmatched for any ps4 exclusive but in a story driven game it really doesn't matter. Really would not even recommend playing it let alone buying it. Pretend it doesn't exist. Expand
  21. Jun 19, 2020
    0
    How could you ruin the story like this? I won't spoil but this feels like bad fanfiction written by a 12 year old. The characters are one dimensional. The fun puzzles and quicktime events found in the first game are rare. By the time you are half way through the game you are wishing it was over because all you do is walk around and avoid enemies. Worst of all there is overt politicalHow could you ruin the story like this? I won't spoil but this feels like bad fanfiction written by a 12 year old. The characters are one dimensional. The fun puzzles and quicktime events found in the first game are rare. By the time you are half way through the game you are wishing it was over because all you do is walk around and avoid enemies. Worst of all there is overt political messaging shoved into this game that's probably going to offend half of the country. Why? Just why....? Expand
  22. Jun 19, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The last of was has always been about Ellie and Joel plus the stealth gameplay. Tlou2 mis represented what the game is really about. Expand
  23. Jun 22, 2020
    0
    If story matters to you in games, DO NOT BUY! Gameplay is nice but story is plain awful.
  24. Jul 4, 2020
    1
    Story is a dumpster-fire. Beloved characters ruined. They took a great game, and turned it into a complete joke. The characters we know and love from the first game are different, and ignorant compared to who they were. The direction of the game is a disaster.
  25. Jul 1, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As a big fan of the first game and its characters Joel and Ellie, I am really disappointed by this game. Graphics and sound are great, but the story is trash. I've watched the entire game on youtube, I'm not gonna give 60 bucks for this garbage. I would not download it even if it was free on Playstation Plus. What a horrible sequel. Everything in this story is either nonsense or it spits on everything the first game stood for. Joel is a skilled survivor, he wouldn't be that stupid to give his name to strangers. Also, why do we have to play with Joel's killer for so long? No amount of context will ever make me sympathise with Abby after she kills Joel (in that horrible way) after he saved her life. This is disgusting. This is just leftist/progressive agenda, let's get rid of main male characters, let's get rid of male role models as to not be misogynistic. Joel was a a father figure to all of us who played the first game and we got very attached to this character. He didn't deserve a death like this. Also, Ellie is very angry, I couldn't get a reason to bound with her in part 2. Very bad writting.This mindset may work in California, but not in the rest of the world. Also , the trailers were so deceiving. The developers said that the game will be divisive. Let's hope that the sales numbers are also divisive. Expand
  26. Jul 13, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Last of Us 2 was the second instalment and cannon of the first Last of Us game, This game did a great job portraying Ellie in her new quest to get revenge on Abby. The Character design, world design and appearance of this game is perfect, the story is immersive and emotions you get from this game is unlike the other game naughty dogs has created, great job naughty dogs for another successful game. Expand
  27. Jul 4, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. O jogo é ótimo gráficos impecáveis e jogabilidade gratificante e divertida. Na questão da história ( q um pessoal n gostou ) eu adorei,história muito emocionante e a parte da abby ter matado o Joel,foi uma consequência q o joel teria q arcar e também eu acho q se o Joel matasse meu pai eu n iria esquecer e provavelmente iria atrás dele. Para mim o erro da história ê nos botar na pele da Baby logo depois dela ter matado o Jesse mas o resto é impecavel Expand
  28. Jul 17, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Questo gioco é un capolavoro
    Il mio gioco preferito
    Il gioco di una generazione
    Mi da fastidio come la gente sia così infantile da non accettare la morte di un personaggio, capisco come sia difficile vedere ucciso il proprio personaggio preferito e poi utilizzare il suo killer, ma la scelta della ND è stata molto coraggiosa, mai fatta prima, e mi è piaciuta.
    La storia di questo gioco è FANTASTICA, è una storia drammatica, è un gioco che riesce a prenderti il cuore e spaccartelo in mille pezzi, per alcuni è un difetto del gioco, ma invece era Lo scopo del gioco ed è stata una scelta fantastica, il gioco varia da momenti molto tristi a momenti dolci ed emozionanti (compleanno di Ellie). Abby è un grandissimo personaggio, è fantastico come il gioco riesce a fartelo odiare a morte, fartelo apprezzare e alla fine fartelo amare. WOW questo gioco è fantastico.



    ma ci sono anche certe parti dolci e felici,, tristi
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  29. Jul 2, 2020
    1
    I loved the first game. Wish i never touched the second one.

    The story wants so desperately to be poetic and subversive, but beneath its surface lies a cliched and poorly written revenge tale that fails to add anything new or meaningful to the genre. Worse, the legacy characters of the first game are wasted as stepping stones. Heres a bunch of revenge films that explore the themes
    I loved the first game. Wish i never touched the second one.

    The story wants so desperately to be poetic and subversive, but beneath its surface lies a cliched and poorly written revenge tale that fails to add anything new or meaningful to the genre. Worse, the legacy characters of the first game are wasted as stepping stones.

    Heres a bunch of revenge films that explore the themes better. "The Chaser", "I Saw The Devil", "Oldboy". Watch any of these 3 films and compare it to TLOU2. The gulf in writing quality is a joke, and critics and fans piling on praise just because a videogame was willing to be subversive is a piss poor excuse for good storytelling. I cant stress this enough, "I Saw The Devil" pretty much has the exact same plot as TLOU2, but is executed brilliantly, with nasty violence that actually shows the consequences of vengeance in a brutal, and unflinching manner. That is a story that never drags, and never cops out near the end. But lets talk about TLOU2.

    Here are the numerous issues the game has.

    Pacing: Its a slog. Theres no other way to say this. The game is boring and repetitive after the first few hours. Here is how it goes. You look for clues, you hit a dead end. Rinse and repeat, until you hit a climax, and then you switch characters and repeat the whole process again. Rinse and repeat. In an attempt to show duality the game forgoes all sense of momentum in favor of thematic relevance, which in this case fails dues to uninteresting and poorly written characters. Which brings us to the next point.

    Characters: Before you say "oh you just hate Abby", I want you to know that every single character here is **** Including Joel and Ellie. The writing for everyone here feels like asinine emotional manipulation, convenience after convenience just so that this revenge plot can keep on moving. Characters make choices that are infuriatingly dumb and unbelievable. And Abby? Yeah her entire cast of characters might as well be forgettable mini bosses. Plus, no matter how hard ND tries to make you sympathies with her, i never once cared for anything in her storyline.

    Plot: My god what a **** mess this section is. Everything here is either an conveniently placed plot device, where characters just HAPPEN to meet a specific person that furthers the story's themes, or just HAPPEN to survive scenario through sheer dumb luck. Sure, the first game had this too, but it was somewhat believable. Here? Both Abby and Ellie have crazy plot armor and this whole thing gets dragged on longer than a funeral. And all for what? Revenge is bad, violence is bad, another preachy mess of a revenge tale that hilariously cops out near the end. Again, i cant stress this enough. If you actually want to see a revenge tale that SHOWS the disastrous effects of vengence, watch "I Saw The Devil".

    Structure: Absolutely broken. Remember how in line you were with Joel's journey in the first game? Forget all that. TLOU2 constantly puts you in Abby's shoes at the worst possible time, to break up the structure in one of the most heavy handed ways of showing perspective. It isnt smart, or deep. It has the subtlety of Nolan shoving exposition down your throat, except that this happens half the game, or around 15 hours.

    Conclusion? Whats left is an ugly mess of a game, that visually looks stunning. But there is absolutely nothing here that actually continues the first game in a cohesive manner. Look, i would have welcomed a darker sequel if it made sense. But here? The characters of the first game are used as mere plot devices to tell this heavy handed tale of "revenge is bad". The critical reception of this game is shockingly tone deaf, and will go down as one of the most ridiculous examples of an echo chamber of praise.

    After all that, do i still love the first game? Yeah, i do.
    The sequel does not exist to me.
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  30. Jun 19, 2020
    1
    This game is a spit in the face of first part fans face, all greatness of that game has gone, i feel betrayed and cheated. Naughty dog ruin the franchise with a terrible bad story and the worst ending i've ever seen in videogames history. Good bye Naught dog, i will never buy a game yours ever.
  31. Jun 24, 2020
    2
    A decent graphical look as well as an ordinary gameplay which becomes mundane after the first half of the game are not enough to make a perfect game. The narrative is haphazard, filled with progressive ideology. The theme is trite/banal and badly executed. The soundtrack is decent though.
  32. Jun 20, 2020
    10
    All in this game is awesome. And its very sad, that 90 percent of the ratings here are from people who can’t afford to form their own opinions by playing and after watching 480p streams they run to put low ratings and hate the game. Shame on you.
  33. Jun 19, 2020
    10
    Finished the game in 45 hours and i couldn't get enough of it i am playing now on the survivor mode and its a blast, its simply one of the best games of all time, i adore the story the animations the graphics the gameplay the sound design and Abby.
  34. Jun 19, 2020
    2
    Graphics are really good. the gameplay is just average. But the story is garbage. I have had dreams that had more coherent stories than this. What a shame. Niel Druckman should be fired.
  35. Jul 6, 2020
    10
    El juego es simplemente una belleza, con the last of us parte dos, se nos enseña una vez más la crueldad de lo que podemos llegar los seres humanos para el beneficio de este. El apartado de Gameplay logra que te sientas como las protagonistas en el ámbito de poder hacer casi todo que se te venga a la mente al igual que la fluidez del combate. En la historia cumple totalmente ya que nosEl juego es simplemente una belleza, con the last of us parte dos, se nos enseña una vez más la crueldad de lo que podemos llegar los seres humanos para el beneficio de este. El apartado de Gameplay logra que te sientas como las protagonistas en el ámbito de poder hacer casi todo que se te venga a la mente al igual que la fluidez del combate. En la historia cumple totalmente ya que nos detalla a cada uno de sus personajes y logra hacernos sentir algo por ellos a tal punto de no saber que decisión tomar. The last of us parte 2 no es un juego para toda la familia, es un juego de naturaleza cruel y oscura, que no todo sale bien como su contraparte "Uncharted", aquí podemos ver que cada acto tiene su consecuencia, simplemente el único juego que me a hecho salir de mi habitación para tener que calmarme de lo fuerte que es el juego. Otra obra maestra de parte del equipo de Naughty Dog. Expand
  36. Jun 19, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Honestly, waited 7 years for this and managed to pick up and play a copy a few days early.

    The graphics push the PS4 to its limits and look great however you might run into frame rate slowdown with an older console. Expect dated QTEs, horrendous AI, very same-y models scattered throughout, and combat that's meh to say the least. Cordyceps are the secondary fodder to the humans (pregnant, trans, and whatever come between) and animals you fight throughout (dogs included). And, I get the whole "what if WE'RE the real monsters" motif, but come on Naughty Dog.

    The downside that really hit me is not only do you lose a character like Joel who was a well loved character for NUMEROUS YEARS, but he also gets falsely advertised in a trailer, and then killed in the most asinine way. It's so seemingly uncharacteristic you wouldn't believe it when you play it. Abby's introduction for revenge for being the "daughter" of the doctor you killed in TLoU 1 was fine IN CONCEPT, but her character as a whole feels bland and not fleshed out at all. I also didn't feel sorry for her narrative even when the game literally pulled me by the hand and expected me to as well.

    Not to mention the REAL kicker of it getting trailer after trailer showing you playing as Ellie and following her story, you have the worst bait and switcheroo of you playing the majority of it as the new unlikable character, Abby, really sucked.

    But in conclusion you get a hamfisted "revenge is bad" narrative slammed down your throat after literally tearing through slogs of enemies the entire game to get to the finale and it being; "Well i did the damage to get here, and I'm literally about to kill you but hey, even though you killed my father figure, go on and leave now." And then Ellie just lets Abby walk on, after getting 2 fingers chomped off.

    I basically feel like i wasted 7 years of waiting, $62.45, and roughly 26 hours of my life playing a poorly written, bland, and sloppy game who shows it off in spades after losing their original writer. In my eyes, they should have just stuck with the Jak 4 concept instead of this dumpster fire.
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  37. Jun 19, 2020
    1
    10/10 GFX but the story is so bad, ending left me empty, Overall skip it. issues with killing how they handled bad guys from plot holes seem like the writers had no idea what they were doing.
  38. Jun 24, 2020
    10
    I had lots of fun with this game,I loved the gameplay so much, the animations were fresh and definitely new gen, the exploration and graphics are so well done that I explored every single area in the game, this game doesn't deserve a 0 / 10, the story was average and had plot holes but I can't ignore all the awesome moments this game gave me, the game has some really clever game design,I had lots of fun with this game,I loved the gameplay so much, the animations were fresh and definitely new gen, the exploration and graphics are so well done that I explored every single area in the game, this game doesn't deserve a 0 / 10, the story was average and had plot holes but I can't ignore all the awesome moments this game gave me, the game has some really clever game design, the environment doesn't feel like it was made just for gameplay, it feels natural and really represents a post apocalyptic world. For me this game gets a 8 /10,it wasn't perfect and it's really different from the last game in terms of narrative, they wanted to change the story and it didn't succeed as they wanted but I didn't find the story bad,just average but all the other elements are a 10 /10, this game doesn't deserve the review bombing it gets, I understand if you wanted a different story but rating this 0/10 is just pathetic. I rate this 10 on metacritic to help with the review bombing Expand
  39. Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This is a super **** game. This game goes against everything the original masterpiece did/told and should have never been put past the pitch phase. The developers worked long hours and this game had way too much crunch, we should not be treating our game developers this way. The story goes against everything that made the original great and is full of **** PLEASE DO NOT BUY THIS GAME.This is a super **** game. This game goes against everything the original masterpiece did/told and should have never been put past the pitch phase. The developers worked long hours and this game had way too much crunch, we should not be treating our game developers this way. The story goes against everything that made the original great and is full of **** PLEASE DO NOT BUY THIS GAME. PLEASE DO NOT SUPPORT NAUGHTY DOG ANYMORE. IF YOU MUST PLAY THIS GAME, BUY IT PREOWNED SO THAT THE DEVELOPERS GET NO MONEY FROM THIS PIECE OF **** Expand
  40. Jun 19, 2020
    1
    You can shine a turd up as much as you want, but when your story is an utter disgrace to the previous installment, your turd sandwich still tastes like $#!+. Save your preaching for another place.
  41. Jun 20, 2020
    0
    Except for the beautiful & realistic graphics, this game is trash. One of the worst sequels ever made & to think the last of us 1 was literally a masterpiece. Stop rating this game 10/10. It doesn't deserve that score at all.
  42. R83
    Jun 22, 2020
    10
    Esse jogo transcendeu o mundo dos games, definitivamente entrou para história!
    O gráfico e o mais lindo que já vi, a jogabilidade e das melhores que ja joguei e a História e das mais dramáticas que testemunhei até até hoje. Esse jogo e Goty!!!
  43. Jun 22, 2020
    0
    If the story in a story game sucks, but everything else could be perfect the game would still suck. Use this for TLOU2 but without everything else is perfect.
  44. Jun 22, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. They ruined a beautiful masterpiece...
    This is not the last of us.
    This is a game for teenagers with the most disgusting sex scenes i just want to vomit thank you naughty dog ! I hope your studios burns all
    And the death of joel seriously !!!!!! How can joel die like this ?! Joel can't trust anyone he didn't even trust ellie in the first game so how can he follow mysterious peoples ?! This is not joel this is a bad writing
    Naughty dog did a very bad error on this!
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  45. Jul 1, 2020
    0
    How sarcastic that a game publicizes itself as being diverse and friendly to every group eventually showing discrimination and stereotypes towards Asians from every part of the game! Not to mention this garbage studio's parent company is Japanese. As a video gamer, I am ashamed for this industry to let such an electronic garbage full of bias and racism exists in the market.
  46. Jun 27, 2020
    2
    WHAT A GREAT GAME EVER. Great game system, But all of postive things are spoiled by story.
    Plz don't come back like this type.
  47. Clf
    Jul 2, 2020
    10
    I really enjoy playing this piece of art. It was a rollercoaster and it eventually did move me. Very good, stop hating on it without giving it a try.
  48. Jul 6, 2020
    2
    The story is awful. Not in the sense that it didnt go where I expected or wanted, though this is also the case, but awful in terms of pacing, theme, character developement, etc. The story of this game plays like a sociopathic high schoolers fanfic, not the progression of a compelling, adult franchise written by professionals. This game will never be forgotten if that's what they wereThe story is awful. Not in the sense that it didnt go where I expected or wanted, though this is also the case, but awful in terms of pacing, theme, character developement, etc. The story of this game plays like a sociopathic high schoolers fanfic, not the progression of a compelling, adult franchise written by professionals. This game will never be forgotten if that's what they were after. It will stand as a monument to unpleasant and disjointed storytelling for decades to come. 2/10 do not buy this. If you've already bought it, don't play it. If you've already played it, just move on and try to forget. Expand
  49. Jul 6, 2020
    2
    Absolutely terrible game. I will never trust a game that naughty dog is involved in ever again. This is the worst sequel I've ever encountered. Do not waste your time and money. I emailed the dev requesting a refund. I can't explain how disgusted I am at this game. (No its not because I'm a homophob) The only good thing I have to say about this game is that the attention to detail /Absolutely terrible game. I will never trust a game that naughty dog is involved in ever again. This is the worst sequel I've ever encountered. Do not waste your time and money. I emailed the dev requesting a refund. I can't explain how disgusted I am at this game. (No its not because I'm a homophob) The only good thing I have to say about this game is that the attention to detail / graphics are absolutely amazing. This game was misrepresented in its commercials as well. Not what I thought I was paying for. Expand
  50. Jul 10, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is a lie, I hate the way Joel die, they made him see he is stupid and really convince for the story, who the hell wants to play with the caracter like Abby for 10 hours, t Expand
  51. Jul 21, 2020
    0
    This game sux, and nobody should play this, its absolutely terrible, a complete political propaganda
  52. Jun 19, 2020
    0
    game is beautiful,great graphics...but story ...trash trash and one more trash
    gameplay:9/10
    graphics:8.8/10
    combat:9/10
    story:4/10
  53. Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Don't listen to the fake 10 star reviews, this was garbage and the developers know it.
  54. Jun 20, 2020
    1
    Boring story, boring characters, boring relationship, boring,boring,boring. Good graphics though.
  55. Jun 28, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is perfection in everything. I loved Abby, she's by far the best character in the game. I hope Naughty Dog will give us a part 3 with her and Lev as main characters! Expand
  56. Jul 23, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. AT first I thought the review bombing was just people criying out loud by PC (I have no problr with thar). But regarding the storry deserves it completly. Boring story, boring new characters , bad wrting, i cant believe the story was made by Naughty dog.

    I'd score TLOU 2 a 1, 2 max. But the gameplay and exploration are beutiful , even if turns out to be repetitive during the final third of the game.
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  57. Jun 27, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. -Best graphic -Fun gameplay -Bad script writing -Fault advertising
    Joel is in most trailer but he's dead in the beginning of the game
    First 60% you play as Ellie going for revenge But 40% you play as Abby who killed Joel herself and now we're going to kill Ellie by our hand because now Ellie is the bad guy
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  58. Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Un juego aburrido, políticamente correcto y, por ese motivo, excesivamente violento. Expand
  59. Jul 25, 2020
    0
    Просто унизили оригинальную игру и запятнали себе репутацию. Из полушедевра(первой части)- превратили в рассадник пропаганды и убожество игровой индустрии,а проплаченным критикам могу написать только одно ПНХ.
  60. Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Killing one of the few interesting characters and forcing you to play almost half of the game as the antagonist you despise is not how you make a good game. Quite boring and pointless story for a story driven game. Best pretend this sequel doesn't exist and savour the memories from last game. Expand
  61. Jun 23, 2020
    10
    Just amazing! Everything is perfect, story, graphics and gameplay! Definitely the best game of this generation!
  62. Jun 22, 2020
    0
    Agenda driven garbage!!They had to tick all the sjw boxes!! Story is terrible and a disgrace
  63. Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Unfortunately this is a completely miss for the most anticipated sequel of the century. Gameplay and the Story normally comes hand and hand. Gameplay has somehow improved with better accuracy but the storytelling let’s down of what could have been the game of the year, It’s character doesn’t comprehension
  64. Jul 13, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Gostei e ponto final, não preciso ir na onda dos modinhas não, não e pq os outro não gostaram que eu sou obrigado a odiar também cada um com sua opinião Expand
  65. Jun 19, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Excelente! Diferente de tudo, viceral e perfeito no level design. Uma história que cresce e te deixa curioso para mais e mais a cada momento. Supera o primeiro em todos os aspectos. Uma obra para ser curtida e digerida por todos. Game obrigatório, um dos melhores da geração e de sempre. Expand
  66. Jul 11, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ok, so basically, you take all that you had from the last game and you just kinda **** it in the ass. Joel dies in the prologue and Elie is left alone and it's really pathetic all the time. All of Ellie's companions are either written out of the story or are flat out killed by Mrs. Nanomachines.

    Ellie's character came off as really annoying this time, because of how sad and depressing everything was. It was like listening to a 14 year old talk about how dark the world is and how deep and emotional they are. I honestly started to hate myself for sitting down and playing the game.

    Abby is a ****ing mess and only exists to kill some companion of Ellie's or to serve as a tower of meat. She kills Joel, and then you play as her, and the game tries really ****ing hard to make you feel empathy towards her because "oooh she's just in a twisted world."
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  67. Jun 19, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 7 years. Waiting 7 years fot that. Incredible graphics, ok. Amazing landscapes and atmospheres, ok. Awfully realistic ambients, ok. Good ol' TLoU gameplay and shooting, still the same but ok. All the cool undead monsters, ok. The soundtracks, just wow. But now tell me HOW it is ok to destroy loved characters like that, and to force players to play as a character they HATE (because yes, everyone who has a brain hates Abby). 30 hours (7 years for 30 hours?) of pure pain, fighting Runners, Clickers and so on and so forth, using a detestably character, and while being brainwashed about lesbians and trans and other **** that no one would care about during a freakin Apocalypse. And everything just to wink at LGBTQWandGodknowswhat+ and snowflake's agenda, just to be praised by the media and by the critics... And for everyone who thinks that "the far right is "bombing" TLoU 2", that's complete bull****, it's just that they destroyed their own fan-base with that cringe dlc they call a game. It's not homophobic or transphobic to whish to play a sequel that does not try to denaturalize the main characters... a lost opportunity for a really good game, and that's truly a shame Expand
  68. Jun 29, 2020
    2
    Disappointing, just bad writing. My god, I can't believe they ruined an butchered one of the most beloved franchises. This game just feels so wrong. This is not a game, this is a tragedy.
  69. Jun 20, 2020
    0
    You wasted my money naughty dog! This game is awful I can't believe they done to the story
  70. Jun 25, 2020
    2
    Absolutely boring, not worth the money you pay to be honest.
    Try again next time.
  71. Aug 6, 2020
    1
    In the warped mind of a Neil Druckmann, bigot sandwiches made of steak are rejected in a post apocalyptic food where access to food and clean water is rare. Why anybody wrote this crap, I'll never know.
  72. Jun 30, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I never used metacritic, this account is created for this game, to let naughty dog know my anger. I need to announce at first that this 3 only gives to all developers who create this wonderful world and offer the impressive gameplay. Sorry I can't give them higher as it will raise the average, which I don't expect at all.

    The reason of this low score is clear, the story. I can accept Joel's death even that really broken my heart to pieces. There are many other things to complain. For Owen and Mel, it was them try to kill you first, and they nearly did it. Why did Ellie feel something like regret first but not rejoice you still alive? Then Abby came all the way to Ellie's shelter. When I expected a real fight before I cut that gorilla into pieces, the story turned to the side of ABBY?? Do you know how I feel when I have to control someone I want to kill and forced to keep she alive? And it kept for hours! Nearly a half of the game! I come for Ellie and Joel, not Abby!

    I skipped all CG of this Abby and finally finished all her story, the you just told me to hunt Ellie by Abby!??? What's wrong with you! How dare you! I played that far to see Abby's death and now you want me to kill Ellie? My anger raised up for every punch from Abby!

    And the last part, I finally reached her and all I need is a bullet through Abby's head, but why Ellie put her down and let her go? She nearly drown Abby, but she released her after Joel flashed through her mind. What? Why? Why this? Why let her go? WHAT IS THIS GAME WASTED MY 3 DAYS!??

    I know I really need to calm down, but I just can't. I guess it's exactly what you want me to feel after I played your MASTERPIECE. Now take my revenge, naughty DOG.
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  73. Jun 27, 2020
    0
    Its a mediocre game.
    Its a **** revenge story. Basic gameplay that makes no improvements from the first game. Terrible ending.
  74. Jun 25, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I honestly wanted to give this game a chance. I played the first game and it was a 10/10 story game for me and the gameplay was around an 8/10. So overall the first game was a great experience.

    This second installment has been a complete 180 in terms of story. The game play is about the same. Only very minor things like prone, and dodging were added, while keeping the progression of game play completely linear.

    I'am sitting here with having completed half of the story and finally having to call it quits. I cannot take all the forced liberal undertones the game blatantly forces you to watch. There is long drawn out cut scenes that make you feel stupid after watching. The only good character was killed off within minutes of playing. Story is completely predictable and zero thought was given to make these characters have any depth rather than stereotypical revenge rage. Sad that a good story was put into a dumpster.
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  75. Jun 28, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Good graphics, and good gameplay, but removing this game contains a lot of graphic bugs that are a large area of ​​the map that is empty or that is a zombie game and becomes a big, empty game.
    The game contains many ideologies that look more like a soap opera than a game in itself.
    A company that shows trailers that did not have an extremely disappointed game was a company that did not seek to know about its product and that game is a lie of the regret that an industry player is heading this way.
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  76. Jun 22, 2020
    2
    A lack of respect for the characters in this sequel leaves me angry. The game looks and plays great but the story is so bad. Shame. Poor.
  77. Jul 5, 2020
    0
    You had a great story, it is very hard thing to ruin this masterpiece. I wonder if you take scenario from Tumblr? Your killed a great game for SJW's, although they probably never gonna play it. By the way, we know you gave money for reviews.
  78. Jun 29, 2020
    1
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  79. Jun 22, 2020
    0
    So sad :( I dont expect this kind of game...the first one is so mutch better
  80. Jun 22, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Made an account just to review this game. If you liked the first game, this game isnt for you. Naughty dog took the first game and ruined what could have been a great ending by killing off one of the beloved character so early on in the game. Game play was ok and the only reason why this gamesisnt 0/10 but the story was horrendous Expand
  81. Jun 26, 2020
    0
    Great graphics, fun gameplay, terrible story and boring, unlikeable and replaceable characters
  82. Jun 23, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Cant belive they have done this the story is terrible there is no way u can like abby. Theres so many plot holes. There is no way i can play this game again The first 1 i played multiple times n love it thie is an insult to the first 1. Expand
  83. Jun 27, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is such a dissapointment, its sickening. Coming from the first game which i think has some of the very best characters, story, atmosphere, moral dilemmas, storytelling, pacing, gameplay and many other pros and some cons, with the story and the way its told being the best part, THE LAST OF US PART II IS SO AWFULLY TELLING AN ALREADY MEDIOCRE AT BEST (but still **** compared to first one) STORY (best part about the story being the flashbacks those were actually really well executed) THAT MAKES ME SICK TO THE POINT I WANT TO THROW UP. I somehow played the ENTIRE game, even though i was HEAVILY bored throughout alot of it simply because the characters were so uninteresting - no character in this game had any development whatsoever. Whoever thought that the boring surface level chemistry lacking relationship between Dina and Ellie or Owen and Abby or her dad or whatever could ever replace the beauty of Joel and Ellies relationship, derseves nothing but to get fired and banned from ever touching anything good ever again. NOW lets talk about what i dont like about the game -
    So, the game has several messages throughout, some being about empowering women and some being about representing lgbt but i dont care much about those because i felt they were forced down my throat without being relevant for the story.
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  84. Jul 25, 2020
    3
    The story ruin this game. Bad experience during playing this game. The worst game ever!
  85. Jul 17, 2020
    10
    Non ho giocato il gioco, ma l'estremo review bombing mi ha portato a mettere 10 a un gioco che a detta di tutti merita più di un 5.5
  86. Jul 15, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Graphics:
    Days gone and death stranding were both were beautiful and detailed. The last of us 2 is easily on par with these games if not exceeding them. An extensive amount of detail on all the scenery, facial expressions are unreal, interaction with the environment (footsteps on sand and snow, walking through grass) was brilliant including the fire and water.

    Sound:
    From knocking something onto the floor, smashing glass, the ai interactions, shooting, voice acting and many more instances of how the sound in this game was able to capture the real sounds in an environment was stunning.

    Game play:
    Those complaining about the game play being the same as the previous and not improving it has got me baffled. Were they expecting it to become a first person shooter? For there to be magic spells introduced? or what? It's crazy to have a go at the game play because they think every game should be completely different to previous title. Do people go into the next call of duty and get upset when the game play is still the same, of course not, these people are grasping at straws.
    The other issue people have is the supposed repetitiveness (get through enemies/infected to get to a cut scene and repeat). Again this is nonsense. If you break down any game including the first TLOU you can make it sound boring and repetitive. In the first one you either avoid/kill infected and other people and then move to the next part, then repeat until you hit a cut scene then it starts again.... see??? Any first person shooter is kill people, get to a cut scene then repeat for 20 hours, so it is a ridiculous complaint when you are ignoring all the things that ARE involved. So that being said this game has a lot of variety. Heaps of different weapons, riding through live action environments while shooting, driving through environments, stealth scenes, small puzzles, boss fights, exploring and collecting resources, shooting off limbs and blowing up bodies, and the best part of this game is the melee fighting which contains heaps of different combinations of how to kill an enemy in gruesome ways. You can pull faces in a mirror while playing as Ellie which was entertaining. I also recommend playing the game on normal or easy since it will definitely help open up the game so you don't have to stealth kill everyone which enables you to use your weapons and enjoy the melee combat.

    the infamous story:
    Ill address the first issue people have in regards to Joel dying and how he got in that situation. It is definitely believable (no matter what people say). One, he is human and could have just made a mistake but it is clear Joel has mellowed since being with Ellie, they were stuck in a storm with hundreds of infected around and he just saved Abbey's life (it also clear how they bumped into each other. On a flashback she mentioned that she had a lead on Tommy so she was always going to be in the vicinity of Joel). Now he just saved her life and was stuck with very little options since there was a storm and the amount of infected around. Either he stays there and dies or he trusts THE PERSON HE SAVED, so he goes with her. As for them stating their names, they only said their first names and had no reason not to at least say that much because of the circumstance they were in (I'm of the belief that Abbey knew who they were straight away anyway). If Abbey just shot him when his back was turned after being rescued, would the complainers be content since that doesn't hinder joel's "survival character aspects", of course not. They're just pissed that what THEY would do and what the game does is different (ending included).Now him getting killed in such brutal fashion was again understandable, were people expecting him to to get a 21 gun salute and some sort of posh death? come on.... its an apocalyptic world and Abbey just spent 4 years looking for the one who killed her father, destroyed the fireflies and the cure for humanity.

    No agenda: Ellie being a lesbian (clear from dlc so no surprise), only one mention of bigot, Abbey wasn't trans but lev didn't need to be a girl trying to be a boy i'll say that and the sex scenes didn't add anything to the game.

    The revenge story makes total sense as well. Joel protected Ellie like a father so no issues with his actions but there are consequences when you kill innocent people and doom humanity.

    Ending makes total sense and those who say Ellie killed everyone to get to the end, most of the killing was in self defence when trying to get info on abbey.
    Reasons she Didnt kill for:
    1. Realised her and abbey are doing exactly the same thing so they are more alike then she thought.
    2. Even if she killed abbey, Joel will still be gone
    3. Abbey let Ellie live TWICE including DINA when she could have killed her to get even with how Mel died.
    4. Joel actually deserved what he got cause if the roles were switched Ellie would be hunting Joel as well
    5. Forgiving Abby was her way of forgiving Joel
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  87. Jun 29, 2020
    2
    Gave it one point for the visual effects. Have fun opening a million drawers for loot and one of the worst stories.
  88. Jun 29, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Spoiler!!!!


    Joel died to early and Ellie should have killed abby! Wtf was that ending. All they trailer were fake with joel they tricked us.... In my opinion the story would be better if it would be like this: Dinna dies in the beginning and in the end joel dies to protect ellie. After that Ellie kills abby!!!! Wtf was that story Ellie kills everyone but then she don't kill abby cause... she saw a Flashback with joel??? I hate Neil druckmann.
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  89. Jun 29, 2020
    2
    the disrespect to the character of joel and ellie is unreal.How Naughty come to the conclusion that we can sympathise other then the main characters after 7 years is beyond me.
  90. Jul 2, 2020
    3
    Unfortunately Naughty Dog and their writers completely lost the plot here. Such a shame given all the effort that went into making it. A waste of everybody's time. A disrespectful and insulting story without any genuine purpose. Like so many other fans I am beyond disappointed!!!
  91. Jul 20, 2020
    9
    loved the graphics and gameplay, the story had its flaws but was still good. overall good game
  92. Jul 23, 2020
    0
    You deleted story and, as a result, you deleted game. That’s the axiom for this project. Unfortunately, you ruined the story of the last of us, which mostly means the story of Joel and Ellie’s relationship building process.
  93. Jul 25, 2020
    0
    Ну шо говорить. Ну игра ёбнутое, ебучие приебучие тупое говно тупого говна.
  94. Jul 25, 2020
    9
    Nice game but I think Ghost of Tsushima is better. I really liked playing this game.
  95. Jun 19, 2020
    0
    0 is being generous for this game. Save your money and more importantly save your time
  96. Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Unbelievable. As a huge fan of the first game the treatment of the original characters has left me heartbroken. Joel especially. I know it's a dark world out there but I never would have expected the characters to end up like this after all these years. Heartbreaking. If you enjoy this game more power to you but I couldn't have been more disappointed
  97. Jul 18, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I did not like the scene when they kill Joel is unfair and unnecessary, half of the game you use Abby I feel angry for what they did. it's disrespectful to the fans they ruined the game i'm disappointed the last of us 2 has the worst story. Expand
  98. Jul 1, 2020
    10
    I loved it so much the best gameplay ever best graphics very good story and a good idea and it's new
  99. Jul 6, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The story is very poorly written. I was all for the game (even with Joel dying) until I had to play as Abby for hours. I didn’t wait 7 years to play as a character that killed someone so special. The way Joel died didn’t even make sense. Tommy wouldn’t just give up their names to random people. This completely ruined my two favorite characters of all time, and barely even touched on their relationship and forgiveness struggles. This game was a total disappointment. Besides all of that, the game looked great and the mechanics were amazing. Expand
  100. Jun 30, 2020
    0
    I was so excited for this game to come out. Turns out the game is just not very good. ND bought all those critic reviews cause in my opinion there is no way this gets a good score. It does have good graphics, but the story is just awful. My 5 year old boy could come up with something better.
Metascore
93

Universal acclaim - based on 121 Critic Reviews

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