The Last of Us Part II

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  1. Dillpickel
    Jun 28, 2020
    8
    I loved the first game like many other gamers i loved the story and the gameplay, The last of us part 2 in all but one area is a greatly superior game the combat is smoother its much more brutal and the weapon upgrades have a real impact on the gameplay along with the level design being far bigger and open than the first game the only complaint i have with this game being that the storyI loved the first game like many other gamers i loved the story and the gameplay, The last of us part 2 in all but one area is a greatly superior game the combat is smoother its much more brutal and the weapon upgrades have a real impact on the gameplay along with the level design being far bigger and open than the first game the only complaint i have with this game being that the story just isnt as strong as the first but that is very subjective this game is very divisive because of the story direction even tho i dont think the story is as good as the first its still an overall great game with a subjectivity average story that has flaws but isnt overty bad… Expand
  2. Davidri
    Jul 1, 2020
    8
    Definitivamente uno de los mejores juegos que he jugado en toda mi vida... no es que no haya juegos que lo superen con respecto a la narrativa y mucho menos jugabilidad, pero es plenamente un juego el cual no me arrepiento haber conseguido, y experimentado gracias a Dios con un mente lo suficientemente abierta para con ello asegurarme de comprender más allá de lo que este juego me quiereDefinitivamente uno de los mejores juegos que he jugado en toda mi vida... no es que no haya juegos que lo superen con respecto a la narrativa y mucho menos jugabilidad, pero es plenamente un juego el cual no me arrepiento haber conseguido, y experimentado gracias a Dios con un mente lo suficientemente abierta para con ello asegurarme de comprender más allá de lo que este juego me quiere hacer entender. Como dije, este juego no es perfecto, y algunos de los factores que hacen que no lo sea para mí,, es el orden de los eventos acontecidos en la historia, siento que la estructura que se planteó para el videojuego no fue la correcta por lo que el juego no fue del agrado de una gran parte de las personas que lo esperaban con ansias (Aunque igualmente iba a existir un grupo que a pesar de todo odiría el juego sin importar absolutamente nada). Por otro lado, quieren darte a entender la diversidad en cuestión de preferencias y personas con diferentes perspectivas sobre sí mismos que existe dentro de los establecimientos de la desarrolladora al momento de crear el juego, mas lo llegué a sentir, no relevante, mas si parcialmente forzoso el tema de la cuestión inclusiva. Pero por todo lo demás, considero que es un juego que te da justo lo que no esperabas de la secuela de esta grandiosa historia, y es justamente lo que YO esperaba, al enfatizar con esto, quiero decir que no quiero estar de repente hablando por todos, si no que es mi opinión, como yo veo el juego, y cómo no decepcionó para nada, porque después de el primer título, esta era la secuela que necesitaba, más cruda, más brutal, más gráfica, más sangrienta, menos melosa, y más realista.… Expand
  3. Ilovemypixels
    Jun 29, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I loved this game, and I hated this game, let's get a few things out of the way, like standing at the base of the pyramids and truly taking in the effort taken to create them, the graphics made me want to cry. The animation was outstanding, I spent 10 minutes watching kids play in the snow.

    All of these things made me really enjoy the story, the scenes with Ellie and Dina at the start, really drew me in, the facial animation being so good I truly felt for the characters more than I have perhaps in any game before. The 'incident' wasn't really a problem for me, I felt when playing that they perhaps needed a radical shift from the norm. I was prepared to give them the respect they earned from me with the first game.

    Upon finishing the game I was happy and blown away, so all in all I loved it, however I started to read the negative feedback, and I have to say I can't disagree with any of it. I find myself asking was this the best the game could have been, and I think if you ask that, it has to be a no.

    A lot of the things that made the first game great are gone, for me the pacing was all over the place. There is so much time spent in dark offices with just a flashlight, that really feel a bit tacked on. The first felt like gameplay and story were perfectly blended, now it's a bit of gameplay then a bit of story. There are hardly any set pieces, pushing a car, hanging upside down etc.

    Although playing as another character and the result that has on the story was great in my opinion, I found it hard to really warm to them and enjoy playing as them. My advice would be play it with an open mind and enjoy it's good bits.    … Expand
  4. RxP999
    Jun 29, 2020
    8
    Story is not great, but not terrible either. Gameplay wise it's the peak of this gen, it's just great. I've spent a ton of time exploring and I can say I've never been this impressed by a game. Game takes it's time explaining the story, making you feel for the "bad guy" in a way. At first I hated that they changed the protagonist in thr middle of the game, but the more I played with her IStory is not great, but not terrible either. Gameplay wise it's the peak of this gen, it's just great. I've spent a ton of time exploring and I can say I've never been this impressed by a game. Game takes it's time explaining the story, making you feel for the "bad guy" in a way. At first I hated that they changed the protagonist in thr middle of the game, but the more I played with her I came to understand her in a way. She lost as just much as Ellie if not even more. The story definitely is'nt a 0 or 1. That's nothing but butthurt gamers that give bad ratings because the story is'nt like the first one, that it does'nt have that tipe of story that the first one had. It's tough to please everyone, if the story was even mildly similar to the first one someone would hate the game because of that very reason. I really like this game. It's fun. The story makes you think. It's adult. It is'bt good like the first one, but its a good game nonetheless.… Expand
  5. yanniknelson
    Jun 29, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I thoroughly enjoyed this game, the visuals are stunning, the controls are VERY clean, the game-play loop is fun though can be a little repetitive due to the nature of the game (it's a stealth game, of courses there's going to be a TONNE of stealth). The story while I didn't ENJOY in the same way I would the story of a fun action movie, was irrefutably good. I've seen a few other people's reviews on it and their complaints mainly focus on the fact that they didn't want to play as Abby, especially when fighting Eliie, and they claim that character motivations and actions conflict. To the first point, i say, you're not meant to, Abby was a character introduced to us KILLING JOEL, we are meant to hate her, making us play as her is there to deepen the fact that she isn't JUST the evil we see when she kills Joel, not (like i've seen most assume) to make us like her.

    To the second point I can partly understand where they're coming from, but I didn't encounter that conflict when I was playing, it was only when watching other's reviews that I thought 'oh i guess it could be seen that way'.

    A good illustration for what the story did, was in the last scene with both Abby and Ellie, i didn't want to kill Abby. Not out of empathy or because i liked her, but because of the frankly pathetic state she was in, 'life' had punished her enough at that point, and pushing it further would have felt gratuitous. This arguably could be attributed to the frankly incredible character design going from one of the buffest people in-game to, well, the state she was in at the end but even so it was still effective.

    All in all part of me feels like the immense hate for this game, from the people who have played it, stems from wanting to hate it and seeing small things and taking stances that make them feel much worse. I wouldn't say this is better than the original, or even close, but I would say it's a hell of a lot better than a lot of other games out there and was well worth the cost.    … Expand
  6. fakitacalvo
    Jun 29, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. the last of us 2 is an incredible game in every way, graphically it is crazy, it looks like a movie, in terms of gameplay and gameplay it is perfect, new enemies, new ways of moving, new options in the controls, excellent, in terms of The enemies are smarter and it could be said that much smarter than the first game, it is not as easy to face them as before and that adds up to quite a few points, and in terms of history, it is very good, half the game, in which we play with ellie is perfect, joel although many do not like it had to die.
    And I feel like the part where we took over for Abby is quite entertaining and unexpected, it has great gameplay and gameplay just like Ellie's, but I feel like it was a little unnecesary.    … Expand
  7. Zephrr
    Jun 29, 2020
    8
    This is my first review on a game so i doubt it will be taken with any weight but i have seen such poor reviews of the game and i personally cant understand why so this is my personal opinion.
    i will try and keep the spoilers to a minimum.
    i played through last of us 1 and the DLC as a recap and was charged up for the second one. so last of us part 2, to start with the graphics are    This is my first review on a game so i doubt it will be taken with any weight but i have seen such poor reviews of the game and i personally cant understand why so this is my personal opinion.
    i will try and keep the spoilers to a minimum.

    i played through last of us 1 and the DLC as a recap and was charged up for the second one.
    so last of us part 2, to start with the graphics are amazing to look at on the ps4 pro at least, there are so many little things in the game that relate to the previous game so at the very beginning if you bother to take the time to look around you can see how much detail the devs put into it.

    Story wise, a big event happened which took me by surprise and the devs have done so well at capturing the emotion that even i felt like going the direction that she did. i will say at the time of this writing i have not completed the game so i cannot comment on the end of the game just yet but so far i am 13 hours into it and have not found any plot holes or major story issues so that is as far as i can comment..

    Game play wise, the AI are a lot smarter and i have never had an AI actually say sorry to me when they have got caught by the enemy so AI wise they flank you, move to find you, and change patrol paths which makes them more dangerous and unpredictable.
    There are some open world aspects to the game and i will say the pace of the game is slightly slower than i would like but i would say its not a big issue.
    The weapon customization is quite nice and it changes the look of the weapons slightly too which is rewarding.

    if you like exploring and learning about the world your in and get really into the story and environment then this is the game for you. if you want to run and gun this and just pay the bare minimum attention to the story then do not waste your money.

    The main cons i can see is
    1: the stagger, if you get shot or hit by more than one person it can make you stagger constantly which makes it almost impossible to get out of and this results in your death
    2: the dialogue is a bit few and far between during game play and fairly short dialogue at that which sucks but so far the cons are so much less than the pros.

    IN SUMMERY, i paid for the deluxe edition of this game and i have got more than i expected out of this game and still enjoying it now and will be doing a second play through once i have completed it so my personal opinion is this game is worth it.    … Expand
  8. robosteve
    Jun 29, 2020
    8
    The technical efforts put into the game are clear to see from the offset. The graphics and attention to detail make the game far more engaging.

    Gameplay is a little frustrating in parts but appears to be very similar to the first game. If you enjoyed the way the first game was played, you will enjoy the gameplay mechanics in this second part. The storyline has been discussed by    The technical efforts put into the game are clear to see from the offset. The graphics and attention to detail make the game far more engaging.

    Gameplay is a little frustrating in parts but appears to be very similar to the first game. If you enjoyed the way the first game was played, you will enjoy the gameplay mechanics in this second part.

    The storyline has been discussed by everyone playing the game. While there are disappointing plot decisions, this is often the case in some of our favourite movies - not everything is sunshine and rainbows!

    Overall I think this game deserves more credit than what people are currently giving it. I get that people are saddened and disappointed by the story but sometimes when we look back at these decisions, we often realise the significance to future storylines (if naughty dog get another shot...)

    Definitely not giving this game a 10 due to some minor annoyances in terms of gameplay mechanics and some personal preference in terms of the types of games I enjoy. However I believe it is a journey that others should embark on.    … Expand
  9. Lonchox
    Jun 30, 2020
    8
    Se siente un poco alargado con abby pero se entiende la muerte de algunos personajes ya que en el juego se representan humanos mortales y no maquinas de matar me siento satisfecho con el juego
  10. skerdubs
    Jun 29, 2020
    8
    Story takes divisive and surprising turns that test your emotions throughout the entire play through. I loved the way it made me truly think about how I feel and gave me the choice to see things from a different perspective. Completely understand that this won’t land with everyone but I strongly recommend you stick it out until the end to make your mind up!
  11. Osoagonar
    Jun 29, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Es un juego impresionante. 10/10 en gráficos y 10/10 en jugabilidad. Pero lo que han hecho con la historia no tiene sentido, si has jugado al original es impensable que te hagan jugar con el personaje que tortura y mata al protagonista original, psicológicamente es una aberración. Y luego te obligan a pegarle una paliza a la otra protagonista del juego original y coprotagonista de esta segunda parte, ¿Qué tenían en la cabeza? Podrían haber contado la visión de Abby desde la perspectiva de alguno de sus amigos, eso habría sido asumible. La historia de Abby no aporta nada, un triángulo amoroso del que ya conocemos el final porque los has matado a todos en la parte de Ellie por ejemplo. Se siente todo forzado para intentar empatizar con una asesina de protagonistas, no funciona. La historia no puede pasar del 5.

    Si el juego original no existiera probablemente este juego sería uno de los mejores de la historia sin discusión. Pero existe.    … Expand
  12. HIxiaowei
    Jun 29, 2020
    8
    Feeling after the game clearance, the level design, art performance, plot interpretation and other aspects compared to the first have a great progress. Gameplay parts such as combat decryption are extremely enjoyable. In its relatively controversial script story, from a personal point of view also think better, admire the courage of the designer. However, the narrative structure of twoFeeling after the game clearance, the level design, art performance, plot interpretation and other aspects compared to the first have a great progress. Gameplay parts such as combat decryption are extremely enjoyable. In its relatively controversial script story, from a personal point of view also think better, admire the courage of the designer. However, the narrative structure of two protagonists narrating in parallel with the narrative of the other side only after the end of one side, is not quite understood, which has proved to be a bit problematic. But in general, it's still a good one to get started with.… Expand
  13. B_uki
    Jun 29, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Funny how peoples hearts are broken before even finishing this game.
    Stop whining and play through the whole game yourself, its at the very least 20-25 hours of playtime minimum, yet people cry about it on day one release date.
    When they possibly couldn´t have finished the game that exact day... unless they don´t have an actual life besides videogames of course...
    Stop rating games on leaks you have read and play it yourself you angry fools.

    I guess a complex revenge story is to demanding for people in these days of Marvel and all those happy little endings and shallow entertainment, lmfao.

    It could have been more satisfying for all of us to kill Abby, but with all that has happend in the game it´s absolutely understandable from an narrative and emotional standpoint that Ellie can´t take it no longer and grew tired of her own hatred and pursuing her revenge.
    In the end it costed both Ellie and Abby to much just to have their sweet vengeance...
    Abby literally lost every friend shehad after killing Joel and Ellie most likely destroyed her relationship with Dina and Tommy, for different reasons, and let´s not forget Jesse got killed because of all of this, not to mention that she killed a pregnant women, not that i personally cared about that **** Mel, but it´s understandable that it would take effect on Ellie...
    Only Wolf I felt ever sorry for is Owen anyway, but thats not the point.
    The moral of the story is, to quote RDR2: 'Vengance is an idiots game'.

    The game is a solid 8 out of 10.    … Expand
  14. Tariosoli
    Jun 29, 2020
    8
    First of all, it's not a disaster, but not an exceptional game either.
    From gameplay point of view it's old good first part with new (for this specific game, but not industry) gameplay mechanics, improved enemies behaviour and some other refreshments. Graphic is really something. There are very beautiful and breath-taking scenes, dark places with great attention to details and you can    First of all, it's not a disaster, but not an exceptional game either.
    From gameplay point of view it's old good first part with new (for this specific game, but not industry) gameplay mechanics, improved enemies behaviour and some other refreshments. Graphic is really something. There are very beautiful and breath-taking scenes, dark places with great attention to details and you can really see that every location was created by people, who care about their work and put their soul in it.

    And for those who cares about the plot...

    There are really two opportunities (and sort of two "camps"):
    - If you're really feel extremely connected to the characters of "The last of us" and you want to see basically the same story, which the first part had, but new one - then you'll most possibly will join all of those, who are disappointed and angry and better not to start to play this game at all.
    - If you want just to follow the story wherever it'll bring you, putting yourself into game character(s) shoes, then you probably will... maybe not really "enjoy", but understand what this game was aiming to make you understand

    As for me, I can get why people got so upset, but that doesn't justify dumping the game in bad scores at the release date. This game really deserves better.
    Game events are not going by the straight line, as it was in the first part.
    The whole tone of the game is way darker than it was in the first part.
    It is very different game and let's just stop the comparison here.
    This game is making you to think about things, which you maybe not really facing directly every day, but it's happening all around. This game calls to very controversial feelings, and if you're trying to imagine yourself in a certain situation, presented in the game, it would be really hard to take any side or say "this is right, and that is wrong" - pretty much how it is in life. Funny, but those moments, which are causing so many people "hate" TLOU2 actually my favourite, because you believe it, you can believe that decisions are not made "as they should be", but as REAL PERSON can make them, considering all of the elements.
    The only thing I would agree with is that some of the minor characters are not described for us enough, taking into account that this is pretty long game. Just some small details, which will fulfil the image are missing, but in general motivation of every one is quite clear.
    I also would say that there are quite some dialogs, which are "just to be there", not bringing too much value, as well as most of the notes, which you'll find during exploration.
    But does all the minuses making it the bad game? Not at all.
    It's really good game. Quite overrated by critics and very under-rated by disappointed fans.    … Expand
  15. Sanwie
    Jun 29, 2020
    8
    Great game, the gameplay is not bad, good BO. Abby is so awesome! Ellie....... She's sad...
  16. Stifler9403
    Jun 29, 2020
    8
    From the graphic nothing to say
    Story too Keep me play without notis hour
    Amazing
  17. vetlebredenbekk
    Jun 29, 2020
    8
    Good game, don’t believe the review bombers that haven’t played the game
  18. mrdr_35
    Jun 29, 2020
    8
    Игра определённо не 10/10 но на крепкие 8,5. Советую поиграть, но к игре стоит подходить с холодной головой и без предрассудков.
  19. Saycob
    Jun 29, 2020
    8
    Начну сразу. Я терпеливо ждал эту игру. У меня не было мыслей по типу "скорее бы она вышла", не было желания скорее в неё поиграть. Так было до июня. От этой игры я ждал великолепную графику, геймплей и прочее, прочее. За иключением сюжета, что странно, ведь история в первой части была хорошая. Сделано было на высоком уровне. В первой части великолепно было вообще всё. И от второй части яНачну сразу. Я терпеливо ждал эту игру. У меня не было мыслей по типу "скорее бы она вышла", не было желания скорее в неё поиграть. Так было до июня. От этой игры я ждал великолепную графику, геймплей и прочее, прочее. За иключением сюжета, что странно, ведь история в первой части была хорошая. Сделано было на высоком уровне. В первой части великолепно было вообще всё. И от второй части я ждал даже меньше, ведь к сюжету таких же требований у меня не было. И когда я начал играть, я думал, что получил то, что и хотел. Неплохой сюжет и в остальном всё было сделано великолепно. Так я думал, пока не дошёл до середины игры. С середины игры и до самого её конца у меня возникала одна мысль. Как? Как можно придумать настолько отвратный сюжет? И ведь не в персонажах дело. С ними можно было бы придумать сюжет куда лучше. Да и тему мести раскрыть интереснее. И почему вообще в игре, в которой главные герои, это Джоэл и Элли, интереснее всего наблюдать и играть за ЭББИ?! Из Элли вообще сделали какую-то тупую идиотку, как и из Томми. Да ту же Эбби можно было поместить в длс, а основной сюжет сделать на Элли и, хотя бы, Томми, раз Джоэл погиб. В общем, всё не умещу, да и не беру на себя роль автора хорошего обзора на эту игру, потому оценку поставлю исходя из 2 криетриев. В один входит сюжет, в другой геймплей, графика и прочее. Всё в одно сгрёб. Сюжет: 3 из 10. Не 0, потому что не считаю, что он настолько плох. 3 максимальное, что я мог поставить. Геймплей, графика и т.д.: 10 из 10. И того - 6.5. Для меты ставлю 8, т.к. для меты приходится округлить до 7, но из-за того, что мне уж очень всё понравилось, кроме сюжета, я хочу поставить 8. Я всего лишь игрок, как я уже говорил, роль написать хороший обзор я на себя не брал. Я не обзорщик, не игрожур, могу позволить себе и завысить оценку, раз мне так хочется, и раз мне она хоть как-то понравилась. Но всё же сюжет очень разочаровал. А я ведь и не ждал чего-то невероятного...… Expand
  20. BuffaloBilbz
    Jun 29, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. TLOU2 is not a perfect game. But it is not deserving of all this hate. For a game that is so divisive it is one of the most exciting and interesting experiences I’ve ever played through and experienced. The level design and character designs are beautiful, each level was created so carefully with so many options for movement and progression. AI saw an overhaul and they behave fairly realistic and create challenges (especially on hardest difficulty)

    I can understand some gripes with the story not being what was expected. But this does not make Th e game a 3/10 , people need to get over their pre conceived notions and understand what this game is doing and saying with the story. I enjoyed it and was on the edge of my seat. It has many emotional moments as well.    … Expand
  21. GRAY_HAZE7
    Jun 29, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It was a bit jarring being pulled away from Ellie for 10 hours at such a pivotal moment. Perhaps changing it so you did one day as Ellie and then one as Abby could have helped with pacing but other than that I really enjoyed the story. Gameplay was fantastic and the graphics were beautiful.… Expand
  22. JoseElAbyad
    Jun 29, 2020
    8
    I've got to admit that i love this videogame, except the end part, because i felt empty... I think that the end of the previous game was better than this one... But the story of this second one was better than the first game
  23. Esmee167
    Jun 29, 2020
    8
    Don’t understand all the hate. Sure, it’s not as good as part 1, but I still really enjoyed playing. The ending was a bit anti-climactic though...
  24. Khao
    Jun 29, 2020
    8
    Naughty Dog's work has been my life for as long as I can remember and the first last of us is one of my favourite games of all time and is also one of history's favourite game normally being held as the peak of cinematic storytelling in video games.

    So for me and the rest of the world, this game had big shoes to fill. And despite all controversies I'm going to put it out there that for    Naughty Dog's work has been my life for as long as I can remember and the first last of us is one of my favourite games of all time and is also one of history's favourite game normally being held as the peak of cinematic storytelling in video games.

    So for me and the rest of the world, this game had big shoes to fill. And despite all controversies I'm going to put it out there that for me, this game met the criteria. It's an ambitious project in terms of scope and storytelling, one which is painful to review without spoilers but I will try my best for the people of the internet but only because you guys are paying me by being on my website.

    Let's start of with everything else and then we'll get to the story. As to be expected from any PlayStation exclusive, this game looks absolutely gorgeous. One of those games where it just looks better than real life. We learnt from the original last of us that Naughty Dog pushes the boundaries of a console towards the end of it's life cycle and my PS4s fan was in overdrive. Facial animations in this game are the realest they've ever been. Every expression on a face is detailed and purposely put collaborating with this game's scarily detailed sound design and heart pumping score to create sprinkle on top of the already detailed gameplay. The first thing I noticed about this gameplay is it's much scarier. And I'm not talking jumpscares I'm talking edge of your seat drop your controller intensity which as a survival horror fan I loved. This gameplay would be perfect and is at times when it flows beautifully and you feel powerful and brutal, heavily improving on the first game but as helpful as AI partners are they frequently got in my way. Once I threw a brick to trigger a trap and the AI just walked in front of it and the brick hit her head. She just stood there smiling. As funny as this occurrence is it breaks immersion. I mentioned this game was brutal but that's an understatement. The violence is disgusting and real and everything about it begs you to play it with headphones. I am a bit of a violence fan to the point it's concerning but we can all agree the detail they put into the sound of digging a knife into a throat and pulling it out to hear blood spurt out so realistically it even made me retch sometimes. The violence grounds the gameplay of this game to an entire new level.

    The story is the most ambitious part of this game and the genius of it is it can only work in the format of a video game. I can't say anything to spoil but what I saw in this game I've never seen in another piece of fiction. My only grievance is for some new characters, you're not left emotionally invested with their stories being criminally boring but this part of the story is needed, still being a negative.

    This game gets a 8/10. I don't get what the internet was mad about with this one.    … Expand
  25. Doggokanjiz
    Jun 29, 2020
    8
    The game was fun, the story was ok, the fighting was fantastic and the horror was immense, let down by being slightly too long - the baby parts would have worked better if we JUST had her flashbacks, its worth a play, an overall great game but not as classic as the first one
  26. Febem
    Jun 29, 2020
    8
    The video game in general is not bad, it really is a very good game, it has bad aspects, but in general it has very good aspects. The good thing about the game are: the graphics and the gameplay. The game graphically is something beautiful, its physics are of The best of the generation. In the gameplay I will only say that when you get used to playing in Ellie or Abby it will cost you toThe video game in general is not bad, it really is a very good game, it has bad aspects, but in general it has very good aspects. The good thing about the game are: the graphics and the gameplay. The game graphically is something beautiful, its physics are of The best of the generation. In the gameplay I will only say that when you get used to playing in Ellie or Abby it will cost you to return to the gameplay of the first game. The bad thing about the game would be its history, the story is not bad, you just don't It is up to expectations. In general terms it has good things but mostly it is not complacent at all. Of the worst that the story can have is what they do with some characters that should be important. In general terms it is a very game thanks to its graphics and gameplay and its history is neither very good nor very bad, it is simply good and that's it… Expand
  27. MarianoItaliano
    Jun 29, 2020
    8
    I dunno what is the deal with those low user scores... then again I just started the game (I'm at 3rd act so if anyone knows what exactly is making this game super lame later please don't spoil this for me
  28. buitranhuyvu
    Jun 29, 2020
    8
    love the video game tbh. I don't know why too many people hate it, maybe because the story telling is not for you. Each characters have their own reason and we all learned something from them. Overall, The Last of Us 2 is a great video game, congratulation to Naughty Dog, great job
  29. TropicalSaturn
    Jun 29, 2020
    8
    This an enjoyable game but a flawed one. While many people don't like a certain story decision but it isn't bad writing. It makes sense in the world of the game. I didn't like it but understood it. Anyway the gameplay is good, the characters are well fleshed out. I appreciated that the enviroments were more fleshed out than the first one and the game looks great. The performances are greatThis an enjoyable game but a flawed one. While many people don't like a certain story decision but it isn't bad writing. It makes sense in the world of the game. I didn't like it but understood it. Anyway the gameplay is good, the characters are well fleshed out. I appreciated that the enviroments were more fleshed out than the first one and the game looks great. The performances are great and you really feel everything you're supposed to in the game. I wasn't a big fan of the switching POV's especially since it felt so out of nowhere, but once you get into the other character it isn't a big deal. I think the writing at the end is a bit flawed but it didn't take away from my overall experience with the game. I enjoyed this game a lot. It was heartbreaking and beautiful despite its flaws.… Expand
  30. UsamiHaru
    Jun 29, 2020
    8
    Despite all the flaws people say, I enjoyed the game a lot. I liked TLOU1's story more but this game's gameplay was better.
  31. PhantomFLYER09
    Jun 29, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Wow... I feel like there is so much to unpack in this game. I truly did enjoy my time playing this game. The art design was fantastic, the scale of the world was amazing, and to me overall the story was heart wrenching and at times hard to watch. I felt like the combat was pretty smooth and loved the amount of customization there was in the game compared to the first game.

    I went into this game with no spoilers and had no clue what was going to happen. This being said, the moment Joel dies in the story I was in shock. But at the same flip of the coin I knew that Joel had to die. His story was told in the first game. I was upset he died and was angry but knowing how I felt in the first game, all emotions run high. I wanted to go on the revenge journey with Ellie. During this time the game felt a little slow to me, but I don’t say that as a bad thing. What I love most about this game is it’s ability to take a moment to breath and reflect. It’s these nice moments that really let me get to know the characters. The game slowly starts to pick up momentum getting more gruesome and intense. I found myself struggling with the characters about their morality and didn’t agree with the choices being made. I love how it was building up until Abby finds Ellie.

    This is when I got a little upset. For the next 10 hours or so I had to play as Abby. I didn’t care about her character, however seeing her perspective opened my eyes a bit more and over time I enjoyed her character. I still didn’t agree with what she did and I don’t think by any stretch she could redeem herself but I at least liked to see her right her wrongs and try to become a better person after her mistakes. Abby’s story arch over time became fun but it’s placement in the game just felt wrong. You get all this momentum to then slow down again. I think I would have preferred a more cat and mouse approach over the 10hrs of this character over backtracking. The flashbacks for me were fine and placed in the game well, it was just The pacing of Abby and Ellie’s journey. Having the intensity go to a slow crawl again felt off to me. At the end of the game when you don’t kill Abby I felt so happy. When I saw Abby all strung up and weak I felt like justice had been served for her actions. I was also happy that Ellie realized that she had lost herself in all of this and slowly began to have some sense of morality in the end even though it cost her everything. Overall from the captivating graphics, fun gameplay, and good story, to the few little bugs in the game that I encountered and the pacing of the story I give this game an 8/10. If the pacing was done a bit differently I could easily give this game a 9/10.    … Expand
  32. Chamb3r
    Jun 29, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I gave it a positive review simply cuz the art, gameplay, level design, etc, anything but writing team. And it's not like I hate the story that much but just a mix feeling.

    For me, it's a pretty convincing story, like Joel's death and stuff. But I really don't give a **** about Abby's perspective, that really gave me a hard time to enjoy the game, and that's almost half of the game. But still, like I said, the gameplay is still very good throughout the whole game, so I can still kinda enjoy the game while playing as Abby.

    The other thing is, I wish they gave us choices. After Abby's fight, at the farm. I really don't want Ellie to pursue revenge anymore, and if I do, I wanna kill her. Maybe not torture her, but at least end this. And the game just go the opposite way both time for me. Also, in the end, there's nothing left for Ellie. For a character that I like so much, it's kinda hard to take in. In fact, the rest of that day, I don't feel like doing anything.    … Expand
  33. Emsok
    Jun 29, 2020
    8
    Juego brutal... En cuanto a la historia... Si buscaban empatia... No pensaron mucho en las personas que jugaron a la primera parte...
  34. press_F_joel
    Jun 29, 2020
    8
    класс ваще, за быка играть канешна не оч, но а так класс. Бык не оченьски тупо шкаф ежже. на#уя я не хотел играть за нее, спрашивается на#уя. Теперь нормально, игра хороша даже очень, если б не один факт в котором заключается смысл игры, вот в никакую эта Эбби не симпатизирует как личность, тупые попытки показать как она хотела помочь и тд ну зачем, сделайте пожалуйста чтоб в new game+класс ваще, за быка играть канешна не оч, но а так класс. Бык не оченьски тупо шкаф ежже. на#уя я не хотел играть за нее, спрашивается на#уя. Теперь нормально, игра хороша даже очень, если б не один факт в котором заключается смысл игры, вот в никакую эта Эбби не симпатизирует как личность, тупые попытки показать как она хотела помочь и тд ну зачем, сделайте пожалуйста чтоб в new game+ можно было пропустить прохождение за нее ну алиащциатвлталслаь... "насилие пораждает ещё большее насилие "… Expand
  35. ELUUX27
    Jun 29, 2020
    8
    Uno de los mejores juegos que jugue, se logra comprender la importancia de la venganza en el juego.
    La historia es como es, nuestras decisiones no afectan la trama. Quizas ese elemento es el faltante.
    Gráficamente , sonoramente, ambientación, lograron impresionarme lo que la ps4 podia lograr. Lograron hacerme sentir disitas emociones a lo largo del juego. Jugue con ps4 pro, tv sony    Uno de los mejores juegos que jugue, se logra comprender la importancia de la venganza en el juego.
    La historia es como es, nuestras decisiones no afectan la trama. Quizas ese elemento es el faltante.
    Gráficamente , sonoramente, ambientación, lograron impresionarme lo que la ps4 podia lograr.
    Lograron hacerme sentir disitas emociones a lo largo del juego.
    Jugue con ps4 pro, tv sony xc90c 4k, headset platinum 3d.    … Expand
  36. Schwarz182
    Jun 29, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. -1 for story, NOT -9. The story anyway is still very interesting and dramatic (imho). Not perfect, but their life in such a ruthless world is not perfect.
    -0,5 for pig-like Abby and **** many time to play for her, she not deserved it. And what the hell did they make me fight against Ellie ?!?!... -0,5 on the little things

    Gameplay, sounds, music, graphics, atmosphere - just **** awesome, thank u

    8/10 !    … Expand
  37. remy68
    Jun 29, 2020
    8
    Graphisme Hallucinant Gameplay Bon
    Doublage VO et VF Très bonne Développement des personnages très bien écrit Scénario très bien écrit Sens du détail dans tout Musique très bien interprété Ambiance sonore un peu trop en retrait Boucle de gameplay Maybe game of the year..
  38. Barusi
    Jun 29, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I don't know why people hate this game.
    I've spent my own money and I won't regret it. The gameplay is very interesting. Added as new types of enemies, like dogs or stalkers, and new mechanics, such as masking lying in the bushes and crawling under cars. The game is interesting to play, as you can find a large number of solutions to a particular situation. At high levels of complexity, there is a huge lack of resources, and because of this, you have to be smart to pass the location. The graph impresses with its detail and beauty. Yes, the game has a subtext that I would not like to see, but it does not spoil the dignity of this game. At the beginning of the game, Joel's death shows all the cruelty of the world described in the game. Yes, it would be possible to bring out such an important character in a different, more heroic way, but then both the player and Ellie did not feel that hatred for the character's killers. The ending is also quite logical. Ellie didn't kill Abby, because she saw her and Levi as Joel and herself. She didn't forgive the killer of the person she loved, but she couldn't act like a monster either. Trying to take revenge and succumb to anger, she lost something that was so dear to her. I think Ellie's story is interesting and logical, but not Abby's. This character weak cursing helps two Seraphicum, with the tribe which she fought for a long time and have not experienced sageline to them.
    As a player who really liked the relationship between Joel and Ellie in the first part of the game, I also lacked the depth of the relationship between the characters. It is difficult to feel both the connection between Dina and Ellie, and the relationship between Abby and her friends, but still there is a relationship sometimes you start to worry about the characters, but this would like to see more often.
    Bottom line: I liked the game, and I don't understand the hatred surrounding it.    … Expand
  39. Felony17
    Jul 1, 2020
    8
    Two points deducted for Abby’s Story Arc and pacing. Besides that the story is solid despite too many flash back sequences. Good game just not at the level of the original.
  40. Meatymeats
    Jun 29, 2020
    8
    Visually stunning, fun gameplay, pacing felt a little off but overall a great game!
  41. Jsch
    Jun 29, 2020
    8
    La jugabilidad, los gráficos excelentes, pero el final de la historia le faltó pulir un poco más, un que se desviaron un poco de la trama del primero, bastante bueno el juego para los que entendemos la historia y el trasfondo de esta, se valora mucha el esfuerzo y la dedicación hacia el juego
  42. whittybird
    Jun 29, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Wow. This game is absolutely, positively incredible. It has the same vibes as the first one. It is brutal, it is gut wrenching, it is stressful, it is kind of miserable, and it is heart-warming. The graphics are absolutely stunning and the game-play is so much fun. The voice acting and character writing is absolutely incredible. I adore the diversity and LGBTQ representation in it as well - LGBTQ people exist and are not a political statement; we deserve mainstream stories like this, even if it is a brutal post-apocalyptic gore and revenge throwdown. Overall I liked the story, despite minor plot holes and some loose ends. My biggest complaint about the story is the ending; SPOILER ALERT! I believe the tail end of it set in California was highly unnecessary and felt unfinished. I wish the theatre battle between Ellie and Abby was the final battle - Ellie could have had the same realization in the basement that she had on the beach. I am glad that Ellie, Abby, Dina, Tommy, and Lev all lived in the end and wish it ended with Ellie and Dina being happy on the farm and Abby and Lev going off to start new lives together. I would give it a 10/10 if the ending wasn't what it was. Overall, it was a great ride and I loved it. Thank you, Team NaughtyDog! (Also, thank you for not killing any of the LGBTQ characters - that trope is overdone and I was so worried the whole time one of them would die.)… Expand
  43. xkjawz
    Jun 29, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A piece of art, don't understand why there's so much hate about the game, they took a risk killing of Joel so early but I'd say it paid off I was hooked to kill Abby but then I by the end I felt the pain of both characters.. only downfall is the character models glitching in cutscenes and taking away some of the experience… Expand
  44. savagebeast69
    Jun 17, 2022
    8
    Reflecting on this 2 years later. It's a good game, great gameplay. Story was alright, tho I disliked playing as Abby but it's whatever.
  45. ajgroovy
    Jul 5, 2020
    8
    I love TLOU1 because of the story, its characters and the narrative. I thought it was amazingly well done. For me, similar to the TLOU1, PART 2 delivers in graphics, the atmosphere and the narrative, whether you like the story or not the way it's presented it's very well done, I was invested the whole time. Amazing performances, amazing scenes.
    My biggest issue with the game is the same    I love TLOU1 because of the story, its characters and the narrative. I thought it was amazingly well done. For me, similar to the TLOU1, PART 2 delivers in graphics, the atmosphere and the narrative, whether you like the story or not the way it's presented it's very well done, I was invested the whole time. Amazing performances, amazing scenes.
    My biggest issue with the game is the same reason why a lot of people are hating the game, I will not spoil it here but honestly the people hating the game have a point.
    But I could never call it a bad game, honestly it's an amazing game.
    But its biggest enemy it's PART1, The love people have for the first game it's the reason the story is not being well received by many, because the plot in PART2 goes into a completely different direction than the last game. And honestly it's very reasonable that so many people are disliking the story.
    But after analyzing the game a lot, playing it for a second time and watching a lot of reactions by different streamers online, I do think the game and the story do deliver it just that the direction that took is not what many of us wanted.
    But I can not call it bad. In my opinion it is really good, and I think it's worth playing and having the experience for yourself, it's dark, it's vengeful and immersive. However, it is harsh when it comes around the last game and if you do love the last game (just like I do) there is a big possibility you don't like the story.
    But I still believe it's worth playing.    … Expand
  46. CityNIGHT
    Jun 29, 2020
    8
    Это лучшая сюжетная игра, которую я пробовал за свою жизнь. Ты начинаешь понимать как важно знать ситуацию с обеих сторон. По не многу начинаешь любить тех кого ненавидел и ненавидеть тех кого любит. Во время игры слезы сами начинают наказывать на глаза...Это лучшая сюжетная игра, которую я пробовал за свою жизнь. Ты начинаешь понимать как важно знать ситуацию с обеих сторон. По не многу начинаешь любить тех кого ненавидел и ненавидеть тех кого любит. Во время игры слезы сами начинают наказывать на глаза...
  47. Larom
    Jun 29, 2020
    8
    For some odd reason I’m not as mad as everyone else about having to play as Abby, The story for both characters is definetly not the best, but it’s like a 7/10. I cared when **** happened, and I was **** tryharding that last fight

    But the gameplay is easily the best part of the game, I played the game on the hardest difficulty, and I’ve heard people say combat is repetitive, It definetly    For some odd reason I’m not as mad as everyone else about having to play as Abby, The story for both characters is definetly not the best, but it’s like a 7/10. I cared when **** happened, and I was **** tryharding that last fight

    But the gameplay is easily the best part of the game, I played the game on the hardest difficulty, and I’ve heard people say combat is repetitive, It definetly wasn’t for me. Also good graphics:)    … Expand
  48. patrickrr9
    Jun 29, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Jogo muito bom e gráficos incríveis mas pena que mataram joel e voce controla muito a abby… Expand
  49. Gauchenfan
    Jun 29, 2020
    8
    Después de habérmelo pasado puedo decir que no esta tan mal, como videojuegos en mecánicas esta bastante bien, no aporta nada nuevo, pero es entretenido , lo que si puedo decir es que la historia si esta muy detrás de el primero, tiene un impacto mucho menor, incluso lo intenta haciendo cosas que intenta ser impactantes pero no lo son, y le doy un 8 por que tampoco es que sea una mierdaDespués de habérmelo pasado puedo decir que no esta tan mal, como videojuegos en mecánicas esta bastante bien, no aporta nada nuevo, pero es entretenido , lo que si puedo decir es que la historia si esta muy detrás de el primero, tiene un impacto mucho menor, incluso lo intenta haciendo cosas que intenta ser impactantes pero no lo son, y le doy un 8 por que tampoco es que sea una mierda (para mi), la historia no es tan buena como la anterior entrega pero es entretenida te hace pasar por muchas cosas que hacen que sigas pegado a la pantalla, al menos a mi me gusto, no me marco como el primero pero tampoco paso algo que hiciera que lo dejara… Expand
  50. Thanox
    Jun 30, 2020
    8
    An absolute MASTERPIECE. This is how AAA games should look like.

    I understand criticisms about the story line and agree it really had some weak spots, but overall Part 2 is an improvement over Part 1 in every aspect of the game. The reason why it's not 10/10 is that the combat and resources scavenging gets bit tedious at the end of the game. Edit: After sleeping on it I think the    An absolute MASTERPIECE. This is how AAA games should look like.

    I understand criticisms about the story line and agree it really had some weak spots, but overall Part 2 is an improvement over Part 1 in every aspect of the game.

    The reason why it's not 10/10 is that the combat and resources scavenging gets bit tedious at the end of the game.

    Edit: After sleeping on it I think the game deserves one less point for the Abby line. It was too long and while it managed to make me care about her character it didn't feel right. Perhaps adding it as a DLC would have been much better choice.    … Expand
  51. Zander17
    Jul 1, 2020
    8
    Gameplay has improved the graphics are beautiful and amazing but The story is horrible Eli isn’t Eli abby is force-fed to us this game disrespects the first one in so many ways, pointless, needed to be rewritten not wasting $60 on this I recommend renting it buying it only if it’s on sale for 10 bucks.
  52. Rcas
    Jun 29, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Alright, let’s see what was the problem here. The gameplay is great. It’s one of the last PS4 games due to the coming of the PS5 by the end of the year. I understand people being upset with this game. I myself got really upset at some points but definitely it doesn’t deserve a 0, 1, 2 as a score nor a 10 or a 9. This game sold fans that we were having a new adventure with the duo we all love Ellie & Joel. A lot of us played the first game long time ago therefore it was exciting to think of it. But somehow and that is totally comprehensive the writers decided to go other way. Joel the protagonist of the first game gets killed in a gruesome way at a few hours of just start playing. Later the attitude of Ellie is rude with the people that care about her. I loved this character Dina she was great but the attitude of Ellie wasn’t the best towards her. So later after some hours of play through the game switches to Abby... this character which is responsable of the death of Joel. I felt that this was done with the intention of emphasizing with Abby but she just killed a character we all loved. At this time we don’t care what could she have done. But the game makes you play as her for a long time. This could have been a great adventure killing Joel was unnecessary if you ask me but if the writers wanna do it that way it’s fine I just think that the could have take it totally different maybe the story of Ellie and Dina that happens due to other circumstances...
    The story is really dramatic and depressing to be honest. Ellie loses everything at the end and Abby doesn’t lose anything. Ellie loses two of her fingers, Jessie, Tommy, Dina & Joel... and man when the credits rolled I felt really, really sad. I didn’t want an end like that... I rate this game a 7 because it has good gameplay and at the end I guess It fulfilled its purpose which was make me sad... I cried. Those flashbacks with Joel just broke my heart. So I guess that was an intention. But making us play as Abby... I felt it offensive and unnecessary    … Expand
  53. Mauriciovrolok
    Jul 1, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Buen juego , técnicamente impecable ,buena banda Sonora, gráficos de nivel… Expand
  54. Snazzylad47
    Jul 5, 2020
    8
    A wonderful game that challenged me with a task that couldn’t be completed with a controller and had to be overcome internally. Pushing the boundaries of conventional game structure and challenging personal bias for video game characters storytelling. Incredible graphics and atmosphere, amazing sound design, fun and brutal combat with engaging and interesting level design. BeautifulA wonderful game that challenged me with a task that couldn’t be completed with a controller and had to be overcome internally. Pushing the boundaries of conventional game structure and challenging personal bias for video game characters storytelling. Incredible graphics and atmosphere, amazing sound design, fun and brutal combat with engaging and interesting level design. Beautiful soundtrack and interesting world building. Not for everyone but in my opinion a must play.… Expand
  55. miruina
    Jun 29, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I don’t know what the problem is. At first I was a little confused about the Abby campaign but as I played through the game it all wrapped up nicely by the beginning. It was a beautiful game with a beautiful meaning. I’m going to play it a second time.… Expand
  56. Kef26
    Jul 5, 2020
    8
    Me he pasado el juego dos veces y la verdad sigo sin entender el porque lo critican tanto, la historia esta bien, no es mejor que la del primer juego, pero esta buena la historia, aunque el único detalle que tiene es que abusan mucho de los flasbacks, el gameplay y los gráficos son excelentes, aunque el final del juego es de otra cosa que se podría hablar.
  57. tide201
    Jun 29, 2020
    8
    The Last of Us Part II. Naughty Dog and company should be proud of the game they developed. Of course, anyone is bound to have negative thoughts about the game for various reasons. Yet, after completing the game once after roughly 30 hours of true gameplay time, I am writing my first review for a game that has great moments, but also flaws like any other game. i will breakdown this reviewThe Last of Us Part II. Naughty Dog and company should be proud of the game they developed. Of course, anyone is bound to have negative thoughts about the game for various reasons. Yet, after completing the game once after roughly 30 hours of true gameplay time, I am writing my first review for a game that has great moments, but also flaws like any other game. i will breakdown this review into brief sections covering the story, graphics, gameplay and character development.

    Story (9/10)
    Without getting into story specifics (no spoilers here outside one character reveal), players take control of Ellie as she reworks herself after a tragic event that sets off an adventure rooted in hate and vengeance. Friends join her on this quest fraught with danger around every corner in search of the culprits that triggered this adventure in the first place. The player suffers and feels through grueling sequences that put the player in positions that they otherwise would not want to make. In a world nearly 30 years later that is continuing to evolve from the events of the first part, hard decisions are a part of the story and Naughty Dog gives the player little choice in the matter. The player watches Ellie grow to loathe vengeance as each action builds upon each other. Then, as a matter of perspective, the player assumes control of another female character named Abby. She herself is on a similar path as Ellie, a tragic event leads to drastic measures, but now she is attempting to redefine herself. The player will see bloodshed, tears and gut wrenching moments that do stay true to Neil Druckmann's intentions on the themes in game. While various parts of the story as fleshed out as much as possible, other parts are largely filled with plot holes. Though no game can realistically flesh out every possible detail and still keep a riveting storyline, I felt detached from some characters during the story. This brings us to the next section.

    Character Development (5/10)
    I will say it straight here: this was one of the more disappointing aspects of the game, but nevertheless, there were still good parts. The good: the redemption of both Abby and Ellie is clear as day and the choices they make are reflective of their past and their desires for the future they want. More good: for those who played the first game, we're already attached to Joel and it doesn't take much to know how much Ellie cares about Joel and how that drives her into the adventure she goes on. Now for constructive. Certain supporting cast members felt lackluster. I could never really get attached to them in the way I did with Henry and Sam in the first game. Perhaps the focus was solely on Ellie and Abby for the sake of a story driven by hate. However, even with a lovely story within all this hate (a couple exists that I loved, but never could fully understand the whole dynamics of the two individuals), I only found myself displeased with the death of a character that I only got mere minutes of for a backstory. Certain character details aren't as fleshed out, but for the main characters, Naughty Dog did what they could to tell the story whilst giving players insight to the growth and downfall of each side of Ellie and Abby.

    Graphics (10/10)
    Not much to say here other than the world this game is played in is absolutely stunning. I felt like I was in each location and felt the devastation around me. Enemies even looked as human as the main characters and even sounded the same. The dynamics between the graphics and story complemented each other.

    Gameplay (7/10)
    The game itself still retains a lot of the exploration seen in the first. If a player wants to make sure they have everything, then scouring the whole map will take a lot more time than usual. The incorporation of jumping and prone mechanics were nice additions that the first game didn't have. They added another element of stealth that is utilized so that encounters weren't always gunfights and fistfights. I do wish the same amount of trophies existed as in the first game, but nothing can change that now. Collectibles still feel meaningful though I do miss having comic relief in the form of jokes and conversations as the first game had. Yet, this game is its own game despite being a sequel to the first.

    Overall Rating: 8/10
    Overall, the game has its flaws in the story and character development. I am proud of the work done to flesh out the maps, enemies and other small details. Naughty Dog developed a game they are proud to call theirs. Love it or hate it, there is a certain amount of bliss to the game and I liked it. Though it's not a 10/10 game, I do have to side with the critics: the story hit its mark with me and I understood, even though I wanted the choice to decide, why Neil Druckmann wrote the story. All I have to say is: play or watch someone play the game and make the decision yourself on whether to love it, hate it or be mixed.    … Expand
  58. calvoide
    Jun 29, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Controversial plot, that some might dislike, and some (including me) might find attractive.

    In my personal experience, the death of Joel was an impact but did not blind me to hate Abby for the rest of the game. I managed to empathize with her, and enjoyed her just as much as Ellie.

    This game shows 2 interesting narratives that could have been more powerful were they played in an alternating way, for example showing flashbacks of the relationship between Owen and Abby and later showing how Ellie kills Owen and Mel. This would have been a bit more empathizing for Abby's character.

    Overall, a breathtaking game in what refers to graphics, varied combat mechanics (Though sometimes repetitive at points), and a story that was not perfect, but not garbage either.    … Expand
  59. VossIer
    Jun 29, 2020
    8
    Es uno de los mejores juegos gráficamente hablando, con la jugabilidad de un juego de hace tiempo, Que ha tomado un rumbo drástico que te hace pensar, sufrir y a veces no asimilar lo que está pasando o no sentirte realizado con la cinemática después de horas de lutear y repetir lo mismo todo el rato.
    Si, puedo entender a mucha gente y sus puntos de vista negativos pero han querido    Es uno de los mejores juegos gráficamente hablando, con la jugabilidad de un juego de hace tiempo, Que ha tomado un rumbo drástico que te hace pensar, sufrir y a veces no asimilar lo que está pasando o no sentirte realizado con la cinemática después de horas de lutear y repetir lo mismo todo el rato.
    Si, puedo entender a mucha gente y sus puntos de vista negativos pero han querido enseñarnos una historia "real" y se la han jugado muchísimo y eso hoy en día se ve poco...
    Desarrollo de personajes, como te cuentan la historia etc a mi personalmente me a gustado y por otras cosas como el trabajo que hay de iluminacion, los 8mil detalles, escenarios... una maravilla.
    Le iba a poner un 7 pero por los coj0nes que han tenido y la baja puntuación que tiene.. se merece algo mas.    … Expand
  60. erfan6511
    Jun 29, 2020
    8
    The pacing is a bit off, the game is just a bit dragged out, and the journey didn't quite hit the high of the first game for me. Having said that, the story is still extremely beautiful and emotional.
    As for the gameplay and graphics, they are everything you'd expect from naughty dog: the gameplay is great; and the visuals, every frame made me want to stop and appreciate the painting that    The pacing is a bit off, the game is just a bit dragged out, and the journey didn't quite hit the high of the first game for me. Having said that, the story is still extremely beautiful and emotional.
    As for the gameplay and graphics, they are everything you'd expect from naughty dog: the gameplay is great; and the visuals, every frame made me want to stop and appreciate the painting that I was walking through, it was phenomenal!    … Expand
  61. Alexrevi
    Jun 29, 2020
    8
    I really liked this game, and I'm not going to give my reasons because people are still stupid and didn't understand the end of the game and all the context that it has
  62. TheSantyspak
    Jun 29, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Last of us parte 2... el juego que muchos como yo estuvo esperando por años... tras tanta espera está aquí, al parecer Ellie vive muy bien pero debe de abandonar su pueblo luego controlamos a una mujer que ni sabemos quien es la cual Joel salva , la mujer los lleva a una cabaña y mata a Joel , llega Ellie y Ellie mira como lo matan... eso no me gustó, supongo que a nadie, pero debía pasar en algún momento para que Ellie madure, pero pasó en un momento malo, siento que tuvimos que haber tenido más interacción con Joel para encariñarnos más con el y que su muerte nos haga generar más odio para matar a a la mujer, cosa que no pasó, obvio que tuvimos odio hacia ella, y queríamos continuar la historia pero no me atrapó, el hecho de que Ellie sea lesbiana no tienen nada malo, pero si relación con diñase muy incómoda, como que doña hizo a Ellie lesbiana y aparte Dina está embarazada y esto a Ellie le vale verga y lo hace más incómodo ni siquiera he terminado el juego y llevo como dos días sin jugarlo porque no me atrapa, la la historia le doy un 8 y al gameplay un 19 sin dud, matar a un enemigo o infectado se siente muy bien al hacerlo cuerpo a cuerpo la implementación de esquivar se me hizo algo fabuloso ya que así puedes evitar ataques… Expand
  63. valeriiaig
    Jun 30, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. i really liked the game except for playing with abby such a long time and the dead of Joel should be more idk epic.… Expand
  64. Eldesasiado
    Jun 30, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. No debemos ser tan injustos con este juego, no era lo que esperábamos, y de alguna forma nos han decepcionado, pero aún así fue muy bueno.
    Naughty dog tiene que reconocer que si, pudieron haber manejado mejor la historia y dejar esa necesidad hipócrita de ser tan inclusivos, pero el juego fue bueno, enemigos y demás, sigue siendo un gran juego, y me parece que no hay que ser tan injustos con este juego tan bueno, reitero, si se dañó algo la historia y deja un mensaje que no queríamos, pero aún así hay que valorar lo que nos tratan de decir.    … Expand
  65. JordsTorr23
    Jun 30, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Brutal gameplay, beautiful atmosphere/game design, complex characters, and great story! The Last of Us pt. 2 takes the first game and cranks it up to 11! On the hardest difficulty it really does feel like you need to be resourceful and careful with every approach in the game. Makes you feel like a true survivor. The pacing and time jumps between sections of the game do slow the pacing down quite a bit, but overall it’s a beautiful game to play through.

    Loved every second playing!    … Expand
  66. 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
  67. 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
  68. Sxbaaaa
    Jul 3, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I loved the last of us part II, it is a great gameplay with implements that make it unique, your emotions are like a roller coaster, great game, what I did not like about the game was the gameplay with Abby, although they want to show us that nobody She is a villain and we become attached to Abby, for me it was frustrating to play 3 days with her and by the end, Ellie does not kill her, I mean, did she do all that journey for nothing? It is the only point that I see low but in the rest, a work of art.… Expand
  69. 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
  70. kylokhan
    Jun 30, 2020
    8
    Teetering on 7.5-8 for me. There is 0 fan service, the story is told in a pretty unfavorable way and has weird pacing, but I liked it regardless. The combat is standard and barely adds anything new from the first game, but it's fun anyway. It can get old especially during parts where the story felt like it was being dragged a bit, so it made getting from point A to B unenjoyable. However,Teetering on 7.5-8 for me. There is 0 fan service, the story is told in a pretty unfavorable way and has weird pacing, but I liked it regardless. The combat is standard and barely adds anything new from the first game, but it's fun anyway. It can get old especially during parts where the story felt like it was being dragged a bit, so it made getting from point A to B unenjoyable. However, this game's story is one I will always remember. Can definitely appreciate the writers for this one.… Expand
  71. Goob114
    Jun 30, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Dosent deserve the hate it's getting. Story is not as good as the first one obviously. But I really did enjoy the game, the game play was amazing it was so realistic as well, a little to realistic, but in a good way. The story wasnt terrible but I wish it were just a different story delivery like, Playing as abby for 7 hours could've been cut down some way. But other than than that great game… Expand
  72. TonyMarony
    Jun 30, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Gameplay is good
    The graphics are great
    The sounds are nice too
    But the Story is meh ...
    I would like to see The Last of us Part 2 with the same characters but a different story . I would like a Story that is about The Relationship between Ellie and Joel and a Story where Joel doesn’t die Maybe something like : Abby finds out where Joel is and she tries to find him an kill him and Joel and ellie have to run away or something like that . I would appreciate it much more to see a this story then the story we got .

    „Sorry for my bad english“    … Expand
  73. Amberbp333
    Jun 30, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I really loved playing this game. But that doesn’t mean I hate Joel or Ellie. And that doesn’t mean I loved Abby. I actually hated Abby almost the entire time. Even let Ellie kill her on purpose a couple times so I could see her get her revenge and pretend that was the end of the game. But I know that that’s not what actually happens and finished the game anyway. I saw the way Abby was stripped of a lot at the end and actually felt bad for her. I did end up liking her a little bit but she’s definitely not a character I love or even really care about. I was pretty indifferent to her. Didn’t care if she lived or died. I mean, she was perfectly fine with killing a pregnant woman until Lev stopped her. While Ellie didn’t know she killed a pregnant woman and then had a panic attack when she finds out she did. The game really messed with my emotions and I love games that do that. I wish Ellie got a little bit of a happier ending. Not a complete happy ending, but at least got to keep her freaking fingers. I see what they were trying to do with this game, but I’m not sure it was executed all that well when it comes to the story but I do still like it. The graphics are amazing, the gameplay was fun, and I found myself wanting to play more and more. So I’ll give it a higher rating for that. But it’s not a full 10 for me because of the way the story was told and executed. It could’ve been better. It’s definitely a new favorite for me, but part 1 is just better and couldn’t be topped.… Expand
  74. on3minutes
    Jun 30, 2020
    8
    Геймплейно игра классная. Анимация персонажей, графика. Много жести, но мне это нравится. Сюжетно - спорная игра. Но в нее определенно стоит поиграть!
  75. Space_Kent
    Jun 30, 2020
    8
    The story has its flaws but it is a good one, just not the one I wanted or liked. Warning: Emotional train ahead.
    Hoping for a part III “Redemption”.
    6/10 Story (weight x2 as I came for the story)
    10/10 Sound/Music
    10/10 Graphics
    7/10 Gameplay
  76. hombrepilote69
    Jun 30, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. este juego me parece que está infravalorado, si hablamos de gráficos, de gameplay y de las nuevas mecánicas el juego me parece casi perfecto.
    la historia me parece que no es tan mala como la gente dice, pero tampoco es una maravilla como la del primer juego, la forma en la que se desarrolla la historia me gusta, lo malo es la razón por la cual surge la historia (la muerte de joel) joel es una persona que sabe perfectamente que no hay que confiar en nadie que no conoces, y menos en un apocalipsis, y en este juego le salva la vida a alguien que no conoce y acepta ir a su casa en la cual también hay muchísima gente que no conoce, encima podrían haberle dado una muerte más digna y no esa muerte que es una falta de respeto hacia el personaje y los fans del primer juego, también fastidia un poco que te obliguen a jugar con abby durante casi la mitad del juego para que te encariñes con ella (cosa que no me pasó) y para ser sincero el final no me pareció tan malo, si que fastidia bastante que no acabes matando a abby después de lo que pasa en toda la historia, pero al final ellie sufre un cambio que la vuelve más madura y aprende a perdonar y enfrentarse a sus miedos.
    la verdad es que este juego me parece bastante bueno pero no es tan bueno como el primero    … Expand
  77. beanss
    Jun 30, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Gameplay is fine, the more you play around and get creative with it the let's tedious it gets otherwise it's just begins to be tedious after a while. Graphics and the sound design are breathtaking as always.
    What naughty dog said wasn't ''play the game for yourself and then judge'' they said that you couldn't judge the game just by the leaks, just by knowing ''oh, Joel died, oh, in the end Ellie doesn't end up killing Joel's killer'' literally anyone who sees that will think is **** which after finishing the game, I can confidently say is not, Literally everybody knew that Joel was going to die in this game. He stopped humanity's progress while killing most of the fireflies. Joel really needed to die if they wanted to make a sequel. The people that complain about the way he was killed because it wasn't ''honorable'' or it wasn't ''justice to the character'' should just stop, This is the last of us and 99% of the people die like literal dogs and this game doesn't shy about that.
    I don't think that Joel's death is the problem with the story at all, in fact it gives the player a pretty good motivation to play. Joel is a pretty beloved character, and that's why killing him is such a powerful way to motivate the player on this revenge murder spree.The problem is that you only play half of the game as Ellie seeking revenge for Joel, and in the second half you play as the very same person that tortured and murdered him. why? why would you do that? who wants that? but as I went through the game i found myself seeing things differently. Not exactly sympathizing with Abby but just getting caught up and then invested on her side of the story as she also begins to change.
    Ellie's story is very linear, it's a revenge murder spree while Abby's was very chaotic and messy, traversing through war zone after war zone. It was very fun connecting the dots between both their stories and the first last of us.
    However the game does have it's faults, with such a big cast of characters compared to the first last of us, jumbling one after the other, the side characters' character development is what i found lacking. Sometimes how the story is executed is just confusing as well, they stack flashbacks onto flashbacks, which you really need to put a lot of focus into to understand the story which was not fun. There were times i had to take notes cause i tend to forget details if i don't continuously play the game. Lastly, the 2 or 3 boss fights in this game suck, the melee fight with these huge cult members. It's only mechanic was dodge and attack to them. Personally i would've wanted more of a variety on these boss fights because there were just a few amount of boss fights in the game and to limit 2 or 3 of them with the same dodge and attack thing, was just being lazy.

    Another part ''User reviews from people who played the game'', most of the reviews came out literally when the game came out, When there was no physical time to have played the entire game, people rated the game with 0, ONLY KNOWING WHAT HAPPENED IN THE LEAKS, and now that the people has played the game that some time has passed, most people are not counter bombing scores, it's rising because people how has actually played the game are rating it. it's not a game made for people who only sees things black and white or people that cannot see things other than ''uuuuuhhh she killed Joel! what a villain! that's it, bad game''. In short, just don't buy this game if you want happy honorable fun time with Joel and Ellie.    … Expand
  78. pugmug
    Jun 30, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. the game was honestly fun for me, the gameplay was great the new enemies and features they brought were challenging and fun including the fight against Ellie which was odd but in a good way. i liked when we switched to Abby, made me see her human side, her reasons and her family. truly great game the ending had me in tears a little, it was truly sad seeing ellie ending up alone. good sad story is all I have to say… Expand
  79. Friklfok
    Jun 30, 2020
    8
    Как сделана сама игра , нет вопросов. Графика. Анимация. Бои. Но сюжет .... Сюжет ниочем. Где история про Элли и Джоэла? Зачем нам навязали игру про какую то неизвестную нам девушку качка. В трейлерах показали одно, по факту совсем другое. Все игроки ждали совсем другой истории. Поэтому у всех такой негатив, потому что всех жёстко обманули.
    За качество игры 10. За сюжет 6. Поэтому только    Как сделана сама игра , нет вопросов. Графика. Анимация. Бои. Но сюжет .... Сюжет ниочем. Где история про Элли и Джоэла? Зачем нам навязали игру про какую то неизвестную нам девушку качка. В трейлерах показали одно, по факту совсем другое. Все игроки ждали совсем другой истории. Поэтому у всех такой негатив, потому что всех жёстко обманули.
    За качество игры 10. За сюжет 6. Поэтому только 8.    … Expand
  80. Epsillo
    Jul 1, 2020
    8
    Great, but not a masterpiece. Sadly :( We all loved the original. The wonderful storytelling centred around Joel and Ellie, the fun gameplay and the great pacing. The temptation and risk was always to make a sequel that’s bigger at the cost of not being better and sadly that’s what Naughty Dog have fallen into the trap of doing. The story is fine (outside the controversy that I’ll talkGreat, but not a masterpiece. Sadly :( We all loved the original. The wonderful storytelling centred around Joel and Ellie, the fun gameplay and the great pacing. The temptation and risk was always to make a sequel that’s bigger at the cost of not being better and sadly that’s what Naughty Dog have fallen into the trap of doing. The story is fine (outside the controversy that I’ll talk about later) - way better than anything out there and I understand why they took the direction they did, but it simply doesn’t have the magic and the originality of the first game. The gameplay is a better version of the first one, but this is both a blessing and a curse. Moment to moment it’s fun, but given the fact that Naughty Dog only seem to be able to make one type of game, i.e. linear, melee, guns and simple environmental puzzle solving, you’ve already played it in the first game, Unchartered 4 and Lost Legacy. Problems still exist - close combat fighting is a pain, human boss battles haven’t progressed beyond L1 to dodge and then square to hit and you just keep doing this. Pacing however is where my biggest gripe is. In the quest to make it bigger, Naughty Dog have added so much padding to the game. At times I was happy to have a little break from the action but at times I simple didn’t want to go through yet another non combat flash back. And (always a bad sign) often wanted this game to come to an end. There’s been a huge amount of fan based negative press against this game, which in the end affected my enjoyment of the game. This annoyed me, but at the same time it was a real wake up call to how the industry works. Simply put everything you hear from trusted sites such as IGN - take with a pinch of salt. Ultimately these sites are reliant on the big gaming companies giving them early access and exclusives and you can image that if they are not nice about a game, well they won’t get the next ... Ever wondered why everyone working for one of these sites have the same opinion? I can only assume that they are told what their employers have aligned on ... Sony and Naughty Dog’s biggest crime however was to lie about what this game is about. It went too far and they mis-sold a game. You just cannot do that. All that aside, the reality is that it is a great game, but it’s just not up there with the true greats. It seemed that the game got stuck in a time freeze (2013 in fact) and the developers got so excited about fancy graphics and their crazy and original idea of a story (which it isn’t) that they didn’t notice the world had moved on. They didn’t notice or try and keep up with masterpieces like BOTW, Red Dead 2, GTA 5, Horizon Zero Dawn and Witcher 3 and instead delivered a game that would have been really cool had it been 2014. Being a huge fan of the first game I always hoped that it would be left to be something truly special. Sadly I always knew that there was too much money at stake and that we’d see a sequel that would be bigger, but sadly not better. And sadly, that’s exactly what Sony and Naughty Dog have delivered. Logically it makes sense to have a sequel and it’s a great game, but Last of Us has never been about logic, it’s about emotions and there’s too much love for the first game for anything to go wrong for a sequel and sadly some things have gone wrong in this sequel.… Expand
  81. RavenMays
    Jun 30, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I loved the game. Character interaction was fluid and realistic. Graphics look amazing. Joel's death was beautifully done. Which I know a lot of people disagree with but hear me out. Narratively Joel had done as much as he could and to kill him off in such a "cruel" and realistic way was a good motivator not only for the characters in the game but also for the player who had spent so much playing as Joel in the first game. And some people argue that the way he died was dumb. Joel wouldn't reveal who he was. He's too smart for that. But that only works as a problem if no time had passed for there to be growth and change for Joel. We see through flash backs that Joel has changed as a character. He is more trusting of people and works with them better. Before he would have likely left Abby to her fate and moved on but he saved her. They obviously deal with other groups so introductions are normal for Joel and this group. His death is realistic and works very well narratively and to say otherwise is just incredibly ignorant of how people and stories operate. Sure, have gripes and opinions on how it could've been better but to say "I'm not playing the game because Joel died". That's dumb and if you're not ready to play a game with depth then why are you playing Last of us at all? Go back to playing Mario or some **** … Expand
  82. IgorXL
    Jun 30, 2020
    8
    O Jogo é incrível, com a mesma jogabilidade do 1 só que melhorada e os melhores gráficos da geração. só peca um pouco na parte da história, ela é boa mas poderia ser melhor.
  83. Mrlarkin24
    Jun 30, 2020
    8
    I can understand why some people didn't like the story cause it didn't really do it for me either, I still really enjoyed it but it just didn't live up to it's predecessor. Also at times it felt a little bit preachy when it came to the topics of gay relationships and trans people. Those are the only reason i didn't give it a 10/10.

    As for the positives, the graphics are amazing, the    I can understand why some people didn't like the story cause it didn't really do it for me either, I still really enjoyed it but it just didn't live up to it's predecessor. Also at times it felt a little bit preachy when it came to the topics of gay relationships and trans people. Those are the only reason i didn't give it a 10/10.

    As for the positives, the graphics are amazing, the acting is sublime, the level design was extremely interesting (especially at the end) and most importantly once I started playing I just couldn't stop cause I was truly hooked. Plus one of the biggest positives was Ellie's birthday level, probably one of my favorite scenes in a game ever.

    Don't listen to the people who haven't played the whole game. Definitely worth playing.    … Expand
  84. K2LU
    Jun 30, 2020
    8
    I just don't get this collective psychosis around the game, because it's really REALLY good as any other ND game.
    I would give it a 10 but there is one major thing that I don't like in both TLoU games as well as in Uncharted series - they never tell a story through gameplay. You get the collectibles - you fight - you get the cutscene with the story. I would like to see the opposite from    I just don't get this collective psychosis around the game, because it's really REALLY good as any other ND game.
    I would give it a 10 but there is one major thing that I don't like in both TLoU games as well as in Uncharted series - they never tell a story through gameplay. You get the collectibles - you fight - you get the cutscene with the story. I would like to see the opposite from ND.
    Anyway, the game is technically perfect and the story is good for me.
    If you didn't play the game - I beg you to have your own opinion. Don't watch reviews, don't listen to anyone, just try it.    … Expand
  85. 3rShil3n0
    Jun 30, 2020
    8
    El juego según yo está teniendo demasiado hate y creo que es un poco innecesario,ya que,hay muchos que ni lo han jugado y ponen notas bajas pero entiendo a los que lo jugaron y le colocan nota baja.
    El juego en tema de Gameplay y gráficos siento que es de lo mejor o sino está muy alto con muchos detalles y un Gameplay bastante bueno en mi opinión.Puede ser que haya un downgrade pero aún    El juego según yo está teniendo demasiado hate y creo que es un poco innecesario,ya que,hay muchos que ni lo han jugado y ponen notas bajas pero entiendo a los que lo jugaron y le colocan nota baja.
    El juego en tema de Gameplay y gráficos siento que es de lo mejor o sino está muy alto con muchos detalles y un Gameplay bastante bueno en mi opinión.Puede ser que haya un downgrade pero aún así el juego se ve demasiado bien y es el tope de la generación .
    Pero en historia que es lo que brilla el primero es donde falla    … Expand
  86. fr0st1
    Jun 30, 2020
    8
    Идиоты тупо как стадо ставят нули. Хватит топить этот прекрасный проект, этот титанический труд студии. Игра шикарная, кто жалуется на повестку - тупо не играли сами.
  87. CranialAcorns
    Jun 30, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Getting this out of the way quickly: This game isn't as good as the first one. It's almost impossible to live up to the standard of the first one, simply because of one thing: expectations. The first game came out to almost no fanfare, mainly because it was a brand new IP in a genre that had started to wear out its welcome (zombie apocalypse survival), and became a smash hit, primarily because of the emotionally resonant story. This game had expectations on it as soon as it was revealed, so it was almost impossible to please everybody with this.

    That being said... here's what I liked and disliked about it:

    Pros:
    1) Gameplay is still solid
    - While most of the mechanics are the same as the first one (no complaints there), there are some new additions that keep things fresh and interesting, such as swimming, dodging, rope mechanics, dogs that can sniff out your position, new types of infected, crawling, silencers on pistols, and more.

    2) Visually stunning
    - This one is pretty obvious. Even the negative reviews of the game acknowledge this.

    3) Acting is top-notch
    - You won't find much better acting performances in any video game ever, especially the leads (Joel, Ellie, and Abby). Even the seemingly-minor characters are performed well.

    4) Narrative risk-taking that paid off
    -This is where things might get controversial. Naughty Dog took some huge risks in this game, and the fallout from these risks is readily apparent (Joel dying early on, and playing as Joel's murderer for most of the second half of the game, is what most of the negative gripes on the game are). However, I personally think they worked: while playing as Abby was a little frustrating at first, you begin to realize that there is more than one perspective in this apocalyptic universe... everybody is the hero of their own story. Because we were only exposed to Joel and Ellie's point of view in the first game, it is easy to say that they're the good guys. However, looking at the first game's ending from an outsider's view (someone that isn't emotionally involved in Joel and Ellie's story), you see a man who took away the chance at a potentially life-changing cure because he wanted to save a little girl, killing everyone he ran into along the way. Once you see it that way, it's hard to think of Joel as a hero. Even Ellie seems to think Joel did the wrong thing. Playing as Abby basically forces the player to humanize with the "enemy," making us empathize with all of the people that we spent the first half of the game brutally murdering. Once you get into Abby's story a bit, things turn around, and honestly the game picks up quite a bit in terms of set pieces and exciting encounters. Games like this take the choice out of the player's hands and force them to live with the choices these players make, and if one can shun their hate for just a moment and try to relate to these characters, the result is pretty rewarding. Plus, most of the fun stuff (gameplay-wise) happens in Abby's story, if you can make it there.

    5) Story as a whole is resonant
    -I personally don't think the story is as bad as people say. Even though I was exposed to the leaks before playing, I tried not to let those things ruin it for me. I'll say this: context matters a lot in films and video games alike. Just reading out the plot points will make almost every story seem boring and poorly-written. In this case, the story unfolds naturally, and if you let it, it all makes sense and doesn't feel ham-fisted into the narrative in order to make something happen. While the brutal violence didn't make me question my actions like a lot of reviewers say, the idea that the cycle of revenge isn't good for anyone was a good lesson to end on.

    Cons:
    1) The ending
    -I didn't hate what the ending was going for... I just feel that the way they executed it was sloppy. I can kind of forgive Abby not killing Ellie and Dina in the theater (Lev was there and convinced her it not to do it, but it still feels wrong), it was a little harder to forgive Ellie not killing Abby at the end. At first, she seemed content with letting her go as they walked to the boats, then she suddenly wants to kill her, and then... she doesn't? I get that change of heart happens, but three times in the span of a couple minutes? They could have executed it a lot better.

    2) Game doesn't get truly exciting until the second half
    - I didn't hate the set pieces and the encounters in the first half as Ellie, but... it all felt the same as the first game. As much as I loved the first game, I want things to feel a LITTLE different... it got stale fast. Sadly, you have to get past the Abby vitriol in order for the game to get truly fresh and exciting.

    3) Some of the characters sucked
    -Although the main characters are great, some of the side characters are just... there. Characters like Jesse and Dina and don't really have visible personalities, they just exist, making it hard to really care about them.    … Expand
  88. __arknight__
    Jun 30, 2020
    8
    The last of us 2 is the combination of love, thriller and violence. The game does it works to make you connect to the game at any part of it. Visual and environment are really good make you feel a apocalyptic world, it brings the best out of the game. Gameplay is quite so not satisfying as many and myself was having difficult to adapt the movement of Elie. The story was not good as weThe last of us 2 is the combination of love, thriller and violence. The game does it works to make you connect to the game at any part of it. Visual and environment are really good make you feel a apocalyptic world, it brings the best out of the game. Gameplay is quite so not satisfying as many and myself was having difficult to adapt the movement of Elie. The story was not good as we expected it carry many flaws. Firstly the death of joel discouraged many players as we have been very connected to joel from last of us part 1 and really wanted to see the joel's fatherhood towards Elie. After the death of joel the game just remain as quest of Elie killing everyone involved in Joel's murder one and another. Secondly the switch to Abby’s perspective doesn’t just grind the narrative to a halt, it also dampens the gameplay experience. So our ratings to visual and gamplay is 9/10, whereas the story only gets 7/10.
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    Overall ratings comes to 8/10.    … Expand
  89. Movance
    Jun 30, 2020
    8
    For me this game is something Special. It tried to pull a stunt not many games would be willing to pull.
    It took the heroes and beloved Characters and made them human, made them flawed. the story wasnt perfect and it wasnt bad it was just that a story that wanted to be told and it was told through amazing gameplay and mediocre to good cutscenes i enjoyed my time and will ahve a second go
  90. Nes_arro
    Jun 30, 2020
    8
    Es un juego buenísimo pero la historia un poco floja, lo recomiendo para todos!!
  91. mute13
    May 4, 2023
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Creo que lo único discutible de este juego es la historia, en todo lo demás no hay duda que brilla, y aunque la historia deja sensaciones amargas, en especial el final, si nos ponemos a analizar bien, tiene sentido, en todo lo demas brilla.… Expand
  92. Alechander
    Jul 1, 2020
    8
    I really liked the game but there are problems with the storytelling of the plot.
  93. luppchri
    Jun 30, 2020
    8
    Despite all the hate and negative feedback that the game has received, I actually think The Last of Us Part 2 has a strong story. Not necessarily narrated in a way I wanted it to be, but nonetheless a strong story. I would have hoped for a happier ending or at least one less sad, but honestly it fits the overall dark context.
    I also get the idea behind the being Abbey part but I believe    Despite all the hate and negative feedback that the game has received, I actually think The Last of Us Part 2 has a strong story. Not necessarily narrated in a way I wanted it to be, but nonetheless a strong story. I would have hoped for a happier ending or at least one less sad, but honestly it fits the overall dark context.
    I also get the idea behind the being Abbey part but I believe this could have been better scripted; possibly by putting her story at the beginning of the game. It took me actually quite a while to accept her character emotionally after what she had done to Joel. The part I liked the least were the Ellie flashbacks particularly the one in the dinosaur museum. These were just boring and really interrupted the flow of the game negatively. Also the scavenger hunting was a bit too much for my taste.

    Is it a great game? Technically definitely a masterpiece with a strong but extremely grim story that leaves you with a sad feeling at the end of the game. While this is not necessarily what I look for in a computer game, I (artistically) accept it as it is. Where the game fell short for me was the storytelling as it could have been much better executed. I also would have preferred more combat and less scavenger hunts.
    But overall still one of the best games I have played and I definitely do not regret buying or playing it. Let's hope that some of the loose ends will be picked up in Part 3.

    What I liked:
    Graphics: For me visually the best PS4 game so far. Whether it is the environment, the characters, or the cut scenes, everything looks just breathtaking. I have never seen such an amount of detail in a PS4 game. Everything moves and looks so realistically. (10 out of 10)

    Audio: The sound of the game is spectacular and the voice acting top notch. I think Naughty Dog could have used a bit more background music, but definitely some of the best audio in a video game (9 out of 10)

    Performance: I have never seen a game that looks and sounds so great and yet has zero performance issues. In my 30+ hours of play-through I cannot remember a single moment where the game was stuck, had a visual frame rate drop, or other performance issues. For the level of detail and motion in the environment as well as characters an absolutely outstanding achievement. (10 out of 10)

    Controls: More or less the same controls as the original Last of Us which are very intuitive, easy to master and fun. Nothing to complain about here (10 out of 10)

    What I did not like:
    Gameplay: Nearly the same gameplay as the original Last Of Us with some slight improvements which I liked. But in comparison to its predecessor there was less combat and more scavenger hunting which became often quite boring. While i focused for the most part of the first half of the game on finding all secrets, I stopped half-way through and just focused on finishing the story. (5 out of 10)

    Replayability: I am currently not inclined to play it a second time but may eventually do so to get the Platinum trophy. I like the fact that the game offers the possibility to restart with all your achieved skills and collected weapons from the first play-through. (6 out of 10)    … Expand
  94. Bryanrosling
    Jun 30, 2020
    8
    This game is dripping with atmosphere. The gameplay is the smoothest I've experienced in this generation and the soundtrack holds up to the first game.

    I enjoyed the story but is has its problems. Especially when compared to the first game. There are some strange narrative choices in throughout, particularly with Ellie and the choices she makes in game. Overall though I had a great    This game is dripping with atmosphere. The gameplay is the smoothest I've experienced in this generation and the soundtrack holds up to the first game.

    I enjoyed the story but is has its problems. Especially when compared to the first game. There are some strange narrative choices in throughout, particularly with Ellie and the choices she makes in game.

    Overall though I had a great experience and will be doing a second playthrough soon!    … Expand
  95. Zerommass
    Jun 30, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is getting hate in the wrong way like people are homophobic or transphobic and also people just hate the game because a main character is dead that is for some a reason a "hero" even though joel isn't a hero he's just a character that is very well developed that makes us like him but as for his selfish choices he saved ellie but then killed a lot of other people that have done a virus so that doesn't make him hero, now for the gameplay and the story ok so for the gameplay the stealth has really improved and sound effects and the graphics have improved and i'm very happy about that that means they have works a lot obn this game also sthe combat areas make you feel that you are in a city and not in a combat just made to be there and also the combat in there is even scarier than in uncharted 4 the gameplay srsly improved from uncharted 4 it is even bettter than uncharted 4 ok now lets talk about the story so we have ellie, dina, jesse, abby, etc... The narrative in every cut scene is really good the only thing that bugs me is that the flashbacks were not in the right place like some were rushed some of them were supposed to be there, so the character developement is actually good except with yara and jordan they were the least developed best character in the game but the rest are good developed and best developed is lev, best character in the game that i've experienced with this game, so yeah some sections were too long like abby that section was too long, but overall this was a pretty good game i enjoyed the gameplay, i enjoyed the story so yes i didn't waste my money for it 8/10 btw shoutout to all the people who did the graphic and the sound design. metacritic is the worst app to put a review because you can barely see wth are you typing in your review it is the worst that i've seen . And also this is annoying and yeah that is why my spelling is bad in here because of metacritc… Expand
  96. Sepidar77
    Jun 30, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game was great, but the end of the game was bad and sad, and the fate of the revenge will not be complete, but I really liked the whole game, and all these negative comments were given to me. It seems strange and ridiculous to me… Expand
  97. Luguer
    Jun 30, 2020
    8
    tbh i love the game mechanics and characters but the script have some stupid things that made it bad, BUT it still a good experience 8/10

    for those who are hating unconscious: grow up men, its just a game with gays ffs
  98. Bethrabrantra
    Jun 30, 2020
    8
    The graphics, visual are amazing and the game play is good. The story is a bit all over the place with Abby story after Ellie. I think it would of worked better if they worked along side each other, building up to the fight in the aquarium, but that's just my opinion. I would of also liked Joel in the game more with flash backs or to spend more time with him.
  99. 4ulovskiy
    Jun 30, 2020
    8
    worse than the first part of course, but overall a good game.
    The plot could be made better, the characters need to be revealed more. Very similar to the AMC series The Walking Dead
    My rating is 8 out of 10. I hope in the third part the developers will take into account the wishes of the players and draw the right conclusions!
  100. Akutanosi
    Jun 30, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is a very dark and morally difficult game. It is 100% worse than first part, but all these low ratings are in no way justified. The game has a very good graphic and sound component. As for the plot, I think that the actions of all the characters are well explained and understandable, but as I said, the game came out very dark. If in the first part Ellie was the light at the end and we were sure that despite the ambiguous act of Joel, Ellie would live. Here at the end there remains only a sense of relax from the end of the game. Ellie in the first part was very smart and funny, and the harmony between her and Joel was the main asset of the game. And here she is only obsessed with revenge and there is no particular connection between partners. I think the storyline with Abby was too long and it was worth more to reveal the story of those two Scars.… Expand
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  1. GameMAG
    Sep 13, 2020
    90
    The Last of Us Part II is the high point of the PlayStation 4. The plot is controversial, but the game is the incredibly addictive adventure of Ellie, from which it is impossible to pull away from the opening and to the very end.
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  2. PLAY! Zine
    Sep 5, 2020
    93
    Not everyone is going to enjoy the motives of The Last of Us Part II. But if you try and manage to accept the subliminal and not so subtle messages as a fact that the world has gone awry and that people have the need to have somewhere or someone to belong to as their own way out, then... You will witness the boundaries of gaming expand. You will witness a true masterpiece.
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  3. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Sep 3, 2020
    75
    If you loved the original for its great characters and well-paced story – stay away from this game. However, if you’re aching to sink into the depths of depression, or just want to cut some throats and burn some zombies – Part II will deliver. [Issue#247, p.72]
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