The Last of Us Part II

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  1. helenahff
    Jun 26, 2020
    7
    Objetivamente el juego es una maravilla y ha conseguido removerme por dentro más que ningún videojuego, película o libro. Para bien o para mal, va a ser inolvidable, y desde luego no comparto que le estén poniendo notas tan bajas; merece más aunque solo sea por valorar el trabajo que han puesto en cada detalle.

    Dicho esto, la verdad es que para mí ha sido una decepción en gran parte, y no    Objetivamente el juego es una maravilla y ha conseguido removerme por dentro más que ningún videojuego, película o libro. Para bien o para mal, va a ser inolvidable, y desde luego no comparto que le estén poniendo notas tan bajas; merece más aunque solo sea por valorar el trabajo que han puesto en cada detalle.

    Dicho esto, la verdad es que para mí ha sido una decepción en gran parte, y no puedo decir que lo haya disfrutado al cien por cien porque no es para nada lo que quería de este juego. El primer The last of us ha sido muy importante en mi vida por diferentes motivos, y ha sido muy duro ver cómo han continuado esa historia tan especial de una forma tan innecesariamente oscura y deprimente.

    Respeto lo que han decidido contar y aprecio todo lo bueno que tiene el juego, que es mucho, pero no puedo evitar pensar en lo que pudo haber sido y no fue. The last of us es la relación de Ellie y Joel, y sin ellos la saga no tiene el mismo interés, por mucho que quieran meter nuevos personajes con calzador. Para mí hubiese sido perfecto si todo el juego siguiera el camino de los flashbacks. Menos impactante, menos valiente, y sin un mensaje tan profundo... Pero nos hubiese hecho felices a mucha gente.    … Expand
  2. GokuNaruto
    Jun 22, 2020
    10
    The last of us 1 war natürlich besser als der 2.te Teil aber The Last Of Us 2 ist immer noch besser als 80% der Spiele auf der Ps4
  3. Patrick12356pp
    Jun 22, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Un excelente juego, gráficas impresionantes, historia verdaderamente envolvente, sus personajes son carismáticos y a la vez detestables, ademas dentro de su historia rica en novedad e impredecibles sucesos, deja al espectador con mucha adrenalina y mucho suspenso. The last of us es simplemente hermoso!!!… Expand
  4. SahilSaleem
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    The game is a masterpiece in my many others opinions. I respect if you are negative against the game we all have our differences. However there are many reasons I think the game is great, one of them being that despite over characters in the game being killed so quickly and that Ellie doesn’t have enough time to pay attention - was think of yourself in this situation and it equals up.The game is a masterpiece in my many others opinions. I respect if you are negative against the game we all have our differences. However there are many reasons I think the game is great, one of them being that despite over characters in the game being killed so quickly and that Ellie doesn’t have enough time to pay attention - was think of yourself in this situation and it equals up. People will complain about character development whilst there isn’t much it makes a bit sense as Ellie has already spent about 5 years with them it wouldn’t really make sense for such character development as it isn’t really necessary. Now the ending despite if you hate it or love it, it all is so real and makes sense. Ellie after killing almost all of Abby’s friends as finally got the chance to kill Abby but what is the point why do it why Abby had a reason to kill Joel but most importantly will killing Abby bring Joel back of course not, Ellie seems to have had enough killing and is done for now. If you imagine yourself at this situation you would have more likely done the same thing. Now onto the gameplay I am glad that most of the gameplay is similar to the first game because that system is perfect however has some really good improvements now such as being able to craft more supplies to use in battle but also to improve the way you play through using supplements for a variety of stuff. The guns in this game are also so fun and enjoyable I never ended only using one gun for a encounter. Being able to use a rope to access places which we wouldn’t be able to do without is amazing, and the prime feature is just so useful and so realistic. The graphics is this game are top notch; one of the best games to perfect graphics so far not only that but the way your clothes will change depending on what environment you are in and where you land. Your bullets can be seen having different effects and sounds on what they are hitting like I don’t see this in any other game. Also I forgot to mention the small boss fights which are really nice and interesting to do it makes your heart beat especially on the harder difficulty’s. The dodging system is extremely useful and so cool it make me feel like in a movie or in a situation in real life. Sorry if i missed any stuff. One to the accessibility options I am so glad and appreciate the fact they made these so many people can experience the game whichever way they would like even if they are slightly blind or deaf. Thank you Naughty Dog. Now finally Joel dying had a huge effect on me it cause me depression for several days and still it whilst writing this. Never would I have thought a video game would have such a effect on me. Truly sad Joel died but hopefully we will soon see him in a DLC. If anyone from Naughty Dog ends up reading this - Thank you and keep up the amazing work.… Expand
  5. emiliotk
    Jun 22, 2020
    10
    Story was somewhat weak, but I feel like the game was still amazing and definitely a must play
  6. Loveeeee
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    El mejor juego y los mejores graficos que se han creado hasta hoy,es un juegazo
  7. Dwilliamson87
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    Incredible, full of emotion. Onto my 2nd play through already. It’s even better 2nd time round!!!
  8. Dale209305
    Jun 22, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's a masterpiece ! What Naughty Dog achieved with this game is extraordinary. They storytelling, character, visuals and gameplay. It is a worthy sequel to the first one.… Expand
  9. SmashGR
    Jun 28, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Storywise the game is just amazing. The game really played with our feelings and showed how things were from the opposite perspective. I really loved the ending and I think it was the best choice. Abby dying wouldn't fit Ellie's character.

    The gameplay is just phenomenonal, the map gives you the feel of an open-world and there is a lot of things to explore. The environment and the ways you can react with objects is really good too.
    It really sucks that there were leaks and that helped the game get even more hate. I personally loved it and it's more than i could have asked for. Congratulations to Naughty Dog for making this masterpiece!    … Expand
  10. CriminalMindofJ
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    As a fan of The Last of Us, I personally really enjoyed the direction the writers went with this game. I honestly think it's ridiculous how much negativity this game is receiving. I especially think this game is receiving unfair negative reviews from honestly, homophobes.

    The gameplay is genuinely superb. There wasn't a moment where I felt fully captivated in each encounter and had a    As a fan of The Last of Us, I personally really enjoyed the direction the writers went with this game. I honestly think it's ridiculous how much negativity this game is receiving. I especially think this game is receiving unfair negative reviews from honestly, homophobes.

    The gameplay is genuinely superb. There wasn't a moment where I felt fully captivated in each encounter and had a variety of options to approach. The combat system is great and provides even a small-thrilling challenge even on moderate. No game is really enjoyable if you can go through the whole game with barely a scratch.
    There were moments where I got jumped by scares and felt anxious to press forward. I loved the thrill the game provided. Most of all the game provided fluid close quarter combat. I found this to be one of the game's best new mechanics. Being able to dodge melee enemies and counter attack felt really fluid and fun. The game provides you with enough creativity when approaching different groups of hostiles.

    The story was captivating from beginning to end. In contrast to most user reviews, I grew emotionally attached to the characters. I personally was satisfied, yet unsatisfied with the ending (but in a good way). With the way the game unfolds and plays out, I felt like Naughty Dog took the best approach to end the game. I felt quite similar to the first game's ending. The characters have a lot of depth and growth as the game progresses. I found the direction of the story to be great! It was unorthodox, in that it sowed the present and past to tell a great emotional story.

    Despite what other reviews say, this game deserves the score that Naughty Dog worked so hard for. 10/10. I genuinely am saddened by the negativity user's are giving it just because the story may have not gone the way they wanted it to. Especially the negative reviews that are bashing the game solely because it contains a homosexual couple. I’m also under the impression that a lot of people who reviewed the game also didn’t finish the game. I felt like it was an authentic aspect with the characters, in no way did it feel forced. Most user reviews act like the writers pooped the bed and just developed a "fund-raiser" game. I think Naughty Dog did a phenomenal job. No game is perfect and will satisfy you in every way, but this game was extremely enjoyable and gave me a lot to think about when I wasn't playing.

    This game definitely deserves your attention and a full play through. Do I think this game is perfect? No. However, I do think this game deserves the high score with all of its production qualities, story telling mechanics, and enjoyable gameplay. I very much enjoyed this game and would put this in my PS4/Xbox One generation top 3!    … Expand
  11. amrasnenharma
    Jun 22, 2020
    10
    Absolutely fantastic game. The story is better in the first one, but this still has a great story and it is told well. Not a perfect game, but all my complaints are small and nitpicky, nothing to drop a point. The details in the game are amazing, so many unique assets make every room feel unique. Definitely well worth playing.
  12. BlueDragonBallz
    Jun 27, 2020
    1
    I give it 1 star for the graphichs, because that is how much that matters in this day and age, where almost every game has fine graphics. The rest of the game is a trainwreck, from the world building to mechanics. Playing this game i really do hope this is the last "Last of Us".
  13. the_smittener
    Jun 23, 2020
    9
    It would be foolish to give this game a 10/10. The story is beautiful and deliberately challenging. A lot of people are hating on this game because of the story but that is only because they refuse to look at things from a different perspective than what they want to. The story could have definitely been told better and the gameplay can be tedious at points but it kind of makes up for thatIt would be foolish to give this game a 10/10. The story is beautiful and deliberately challenging. A lot of people are hating on this game because of the story but that is only because they refuse to look at things from a different perspective than what they want to. The story could have definitely been told better and the gameplay can be tedious at points but it kind of makes up for that with how beautiful and detailed this game is. A beautiful game, despite its flaws. The more I reflect on it, the more I think I love it.… Expand
  14. CooOooOooLN1
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    10/10 is minimum rate for the game. Story is deep and interesting, i think its a must play game but not for kids.
  15. awhall11
    Jul 5, 2020
    10
    This is a masterpiece pure and simple. This is the most amazing experience I've ever played. It is also the darkest, it's not easy to handle. However, it's also beautiful. The story is brilliantly created to make you feel upset but also have just joy and love for the characters. I've never done a review here before as I think this site is trash.
  16. Igness_Music
    Jun 25, 2020
    10
    Truly a masterpiece. Gameplay, graphics, characters, overall atmosphere. Game has some problems with storyline but even if u think that main story is bad - it doesn't deserve 0/10. im rate it for 10 only because whole bunch of idiots decide that its good too just ruin the game rating for no reason at all. Honestly - 7.5/10
  17. Myronjfs
    Jun 23, 2020
    8
    Ignore the review bombing and give the game a go. The review bombers are a bunch of man-babies sprouting nonsense such as "no politics in games.". They are just upset over the fact that the game dares to be different and tells a story with a focus on Ellie and new characters and is not about a white cis-gendered heterosexual male.

    Gameplay is fun and the realism is neat, the graphics are    Ignore the review bombing and give the game a go. The review bombers are a bunch of man-babies sprouting nonsense such as "no politics in games.". They are just upset over the fact that the game dares to be different and tells a story with a focus on Ellie and new characters and is not about a white cis-gendered heterosexual male.

    Gameplay is fun and the realism is neat, the graphics are outstanding and the story is well written. It really makes you question the violence and the actions and decisions of the characters, even to the point of getting you to rethink your perspective on the ending of the first game.

    Also, killing any of the dogs in the game is so so so difficult - this is probably my gripe with the game, less killing dogs please, ND.    … Expand
  18. l1zard7
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    Masterpiece that surpasses the first episode in every aspect takes gaming to the next level. You might like the spoilers or not but you sure need to play this game to understand it.
  19. Chadk225
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I don’t know where to begin, I literally feel hollow inside. I loved the first game so much and to ruin such a powerful game with part 2 is a tragedy. I don’t care that people say it’s their game they can make it how they want, NO. It’s for the fans and to kill off Joel with no meaning whatsoever is sickening. Yes he was a bad guy, but who cares we loved the first one for His and Ellie’s relationship. NO ONE CARES about a new character that you wanted to add. This game virtually has no replay value, I don’t ever want to believe this game and story is real. Like it make me want to quit gaming all together because I was looking forward to another impactful emotional story that involved Joel and Ellie. Nothing about this is fun. They think how unique and out of the box they were while making this game, but you destroyed a franchise. Regardless of how much money they make and how much critics rave about the game you failed the only thing that makes you a game developer and that’s the fans.… Expand
  20. Papu439
    Jun 24, 2020
    10
    It is just great. For all the people that is rating bad this game, most of them haven't even play it or buy it. You can see it at the rating in the ps store, you can only rate with stars the game if you have buy it. And in that rating, it has 5 stars, so don't listen at the people who say something else, this game is perfect and incredible.
  21. HeinrichViking
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    Ruined the whole story that was set up by the first....
    SWJ trash, I should have listend to others, but I tried it.
    Best to forget about it and only have the memories of the first.
  22. ypie
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    A dark, beautiful journey fulfilled with violence. A rich, deep emotional roller coaster for me personally. I enjoyed it very much, even more than I enjoyed tlou1. Both the game itself, and what happened around the game made me think. This is definitely not a game for everyone. Please don't hate others if they don't agree you on this game.
  23. AlexBevza
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    The Last of Us: Part II - это игра, которую мы заслуживаем, но не та игра, что нужна нашему обществу сейчас!
    Она прекрасна начиная с геймплея с графикой и заканчивая подачей персонажей с разных сторон и сюжетом.
    Первую часть переплюнуть не удалось, буду честен. Но это всё равно шедевр, в котором нет ни хороших персонажей, ни плохих, у каждого есть мотивация как на ужасные поступки, так и    The Last of Us: Part II - это игра, которую мы заслуживаем, но не та игра, что нужна нашему обществу сейчас!
    Она прекрасна начиная с геймплея с графикой и заканчивая подачей персонажей с разных сторон и сюжетом.
    Первую часть переплюнуть не удалось, буду честен. Но это всё равно шедевр, в котором нет ни хороших персонажей, ни плохих, у каждого есть мотивация как на ужасные поступки, так и на хорошие.
    Касательно ЛГБТ, ничего в этом плохого не увидел, тем более в игре времени этой тематике уделили не так уж и много, а если брать сцену, в которой есть отношения между мужчиной и женщиной, то там показано в разы больше!
    В добавок скажу, что искусство - это не про что, а как...    … Expand
  24. LadySiha
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    Truly a masterpiece. Beautiful, heartbreaking story as well as moving side stories discovered in letters and notes found around the world. Excellent combat mechanics and varied, complex enemies. Beautiful design, brilliant voice acting, and a game that reminds us that nothing is black and white.
  25. ShySight
    Jul 6, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I just reached Abby's story in the game, instantly made me lose interest, I do not feel sympathetic for her, I do not want to play as her. Freaking hate her. Guess i'll never finish the game...

    The score is for the nice visuals at best    … Expand
  26. joemye
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    This game is phenomenal and I’m still digesting the story several hours after completing it. I could delve into the themes and metaphors this game explores but I wouldn’t want to spoil anything about the story - it’s something you need to experience yourself. Try to avoid all spoilers and go in with an open mind; the story will be divisive for fans of the first game but that’s part of itsThis game is phenomenal and I’m still digesting the story several hours after completing it. I could delve into the themes and metaphors this game explores but I wouldn’t want to spoil anything about the story - it’s something you need to experience yourself. Try to avoid all spoilers and go in with an open mind; the story will be divisive for fans of the first game but that’s part of its beauty.

    The gameplay is an improvement on the first and it looks, feels and sounds stunning - you can tell how much work and love the developers and actors have put into this.

    Naughty Dog have created a truly special sequel to one of the best games of all time, and in my opinion, part 2 is one of the best forms of any media I’ve experienced in a long time.    … Expand
  27. rizvee
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Dog **** literal dog **** A narrative tive driven game that lacked all narrative and character development. No matter what you do ND how much you polish the graphics you will not make me like Joels killer. The best part of the game for me was forcing Abby to commit multiple suicides.… Expand
  28. alexejsup
    Jul 2, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I've been waiting for this game for 7 long years ! But before the release, I was nervous because people began to throw mud at the game that has not yet been released ,and then went to the opinions of players on Metacritic who began to say that the game denigrates everything and will make my children become homosexuals, and so on! But fortunately as always it turned out to be the opinion of PC users, homophobes and other stupid people.At the very beginning of the game, I thought that I was stabbed with a knife ,but the more I played the game, I understood more and more what the creators wanted, thank you for trying to convey your thoughts through suffering, sorry stupid people that they do not deserve such games (((Graphics, production, etc. you are a priori geniuses ,I do not understand how you can give out such graphics on the console in 2013,my rtx 2080ti bitterly cries !Thank you again, thank you very much.From Russia with love, do not be very angry at our gamers they are mostly good ,but just very poor and because of this angry at everything(((… Expand
  29. Nevesg
    Jun 24, 2020
    10
    Awesome!! One of the bests games i ever player. Perfect gameplay, Just like tlou1, deep and awesome history about revenge with a lot of surprises!
  30. stelarasGR
    Jul 2, 2020
    0
    It's a shame that the whole thing went that way, while the gameplay and graphics are solid here, they don't do anything better that it's previous self or of serious remark. I can't give this a good score though. That's because it's a story driven game, you can't just go along and give marks to graphics while there are even better out there. The characters just like most reviews state, areIt's a shame that the whole thing went that way, while the gameplay and graphics are solid here, they don't do anything better that it's previous self or of serious remark. I can't give this a good score though. That's because it's a story driven game, you can't just go along and give marks to graphics while there are even better out there. The characters just like most reviews state, are poor written and not memorable at all, a huge hit to a game that's supposed to make the story have a impact to the player. I fell in love with the art style and enviroment the first game created with the whole apocalyptic world and the story was constantly remind you of it, cause the main purpose was to survine it and find a cure for it. Here everything is ditched and we are focusing on characters fighting eachother for reasons too mediocre for the setting of the world. In my honest opinion they chose the wrong storytelling for the sequel of a masterpiece.… Expand
  31. RivolteSerpi
    Jun 24, 2020
    10
    I'm not just here to fight the hate bomb some brainless dude dropped on this game.
    You can't give ZERO to a game just beacuese "My favourite character died, gne gne gne!"
    This game has SO much into it. The gameplay is just gorgeous, you never get tired of it. Replayability 100/100, not only for the several interpretations you can give by thinking from every single character's point of    I'm not just here to fight the hate bomb some brainless dude dropped on this game.
    You can't give ZERO to a game just beacuese "My favourite character died, gne gne gne!"
    This game has SO much into it. The gameplay is just gorgeous, you never get tired of it.
    Replayability 100/100, not only for the several interpretations you can give by thinking from every single character's point of view, but even for a GREAT option selection to play this game as you want.
    I didn't love TLOU, but this second chapter is amazing. You guys can't rate ZERO a game just because u didn't like the story. Even with a **** trash story this game would have been a strong 7/10 for it's gameplay.    … Expand
  32. Tsukii
    Jun 24, 2020
    10
    I Played the game, and it´s the best game I ever played.
    excellent grafic quality resolutions, the gameplay was awesome, the storylines it´s amazing, and I liked the personal personality of the characters.
  33. Rafetiiiii
    Jun 24, 2020
    10
    Increible mejor que el primero, uno de los mejores juegos de la historia.
    Es Increible hasta donde llega algunos, es tan bueno q crea envidia tanto a desarrolladores como a "usuarios" lamentable.
  34. Macfly21
    Jun 24, 2020
    10
    The game is very well done, graphics looks realistic and really well made for a ps4, the animations are very smooth and make the gameplay feel so dynamic, about the story if you play it open minded of course it’s actually a good story for a game like the last of us, a raw world where tragedy is an everyday topic
  35. metacriticonYS
    Jul 8, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. a criticao to check if the rummor es verdad mmmmm dont care this game , anyway i can review this game and that is stupid dont think?

    Are you ready, kids?
    Aye, aye Captain!
    I can't hear you!
    Aye, aye, captain!    … Expand
  36. Beetlejoker
    Jun 24, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Uma ótima história que prova que há várias formas de se ver uma situação, me entristeço um pouco com o final da ellie eu gostaria muito pra ela um feliz pra sempre, mas esse mundo ferrado torna essa possibilidade impossível… Expand
  37. Turu1909
    Jun 24, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Mto bom jogo.
    Pena q tem pessoas q n tem maturidade pra entender a mensagem q o jogo trás.
    Mas fico mto feliz q as pessoas estão começando a entender o contexto do jogo e ideai q ele tenta transmitir. Uma montanha de emoções, algo q nunca senti dessa forma jogando um jogo. Obra prima.    … Expand
  38. Dakolan
    Jun 24, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Last of us part 2 has some great moments but is written quite terribly at times.

    The visuals are incredible, the sound effects and music are great but the story lacks and in order for the story to go how they wanted they had to make a series of coincidences happen and make all the characters seem completely stupid.

    ** Spoilers **
    Joel's death is written horribly and disregards his (and Tommy's) entire personality from the first game. The actions he and Tommy make are so out of character and make both of then seem dumb, just so that the revenge story can take place. Both of these characters were very smart in The Last of Us and were cautious about giving information to strangers.

    Abby and her group leave Tommy and Ellie alive just so the story can continue! If the characters were making smart decisions this story would not have been able to happen.

    You have to play 10 hours with the person who brutely murdered Joel and the creators try to make us feel bad for her because of Joel killing her father. Abby is a terrible person in general and shows no compassion for the people she kills, unlike Ellie.

    I enjoyed the gameplay but the story lacks, it would have been so much better if they took a different path.    … Expand
  39. NeoshadowXC
    Jun 24, 2020
    10
    I don't ever post game reviews, but after the cathartic experience of finishing this game, and finding out it was review bombed (of course it was), I had to post my thoughts.

    This is a story about forgiveness, how hard and downright impossible it can sometimes be, and what that does to the human soul. Structurally, it wasn't working for me fully at first, but by the end it won me over    I don't ever post game reviews, but after the cathartic experience of finishing this game, and finding out it was review bombed (of course it was), I had to post my thoughts.

    This is a story about forgiveness, how hard and downright impossible it can sometimes be, and what that does to the human soul. Structurally, it wasn't working for me fully at first, but by the end it won me over and almost had me in tears. If you're expecting a linear experience like the first game, this is going to be jarring at first.

    But of course, that is not the criticism this game is receiving.

    Here is a tentpole sequel that had the gumption to feature - with no fanfare - a cast of ethnically diverse women, a lesbian couple, a trans child, and a synagogue.

    I think the notion that any of this is "forced" or "distracts from the narrative" is a good litmus test for who is still mired in the patriarchy and who is not.

    In the first game - with a story genuinely on par with Children of Men - you play as and grow to empathize with a man named Joel. He then makes irredeemable choices in the name of love and loyalty for his surrogate daughter, Ellie. This dissonance is supposed to make the player uncomfortable. That's what makes the story memorable. Joel murders innocent people, robs Ellie of her agency, and gaslights her.

    What I didn't realize is that many fans of the game completely aligned with Joel's choices. There is no moral ambiguity, no internal conflict with their inherent complicity as the player - they believe all his decisions are righteous.

    I only learned people felt this way once The Last Of Us II met "Last Jedi" level outrage that - god forbid - there are consequences for those actions. "Controversy," uninitiated bystanders would call it.

    The comparison to The Last Jedi is at once fair and flawed. The Last Jedi seemed to consciously highlight women and diversity and was met with much hatred and bigotry. However, unlike The Last Of Us II, The Last Jedi failed (or chose not to) honor the story that came before. It insisted that sort-of-wrong characters like Laura Dern's were squarely in the right, and assassinated the previously likable characters of Poe and Finn, who promised to be very different people in The Force Awakens.

    In The Last Of Us II, the characters make decisions that make sense for them, and the game passes no judgment on whether those decisions are right or wrong.

    Most importantly, the theme of the game seems to be empathy. The game forces you to play as characters on both sides of a conflict, which is a truly uncomfortable experience. The discomfort is the point.

    This seems to be lost on a minority of very loud people. They thought that an influential piece of art condoned their toxic masculinity when it was actually trying to caution against it. The second game lays that bare, in what must seem like an absolute betrayal to them. But the writing didn't change - they just wildly misinterpreted the material.

    It's not a coincidence that the first target of their backlash is the game's bolstered representation. Critics of this will insist that they're not any "ist" or "phobic," but that this was not the time or place. Maybe they forget that the first game featured a scene in a church, a gay man, and 3 secondary black characters. Or maybe they'll say that those were limited enough to not "distract" from the story; as if representation and the story were ever at odds.

    By all means, we should voice dissatisfaction when a piece of media tokenizes a character or acts self-congratulatory about doing so (re: Le Fou in live-action "Beauty and the Beast"). I personally hate when content feels pandering or preachy (re: live-action "Aladdin," I think I'm sensing a theme here). But The Last Of Us II does not do that. It's depicting life, which happens to contain women, Jews, LGBTQ people, and Asians (among others.) So if seeing a piece of media that does not affirm their distorted worldview causes these (presumably) white (definitely) men distress, I feel genuinely bad for them - they're victims of the patriarchy too.    … Expand
  40. Itachiy
    Jun 25, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Great game: It is a shame that Joel had to die, but Tlous part 2 is about hate, the players should feel this hate. I also liked the ending, because it also brings an important message, namely that revenge is not good and that violence leads to violence more and more, an eternal cycle. Elli could understand Abby's motivation and managed to forgive her because Joel certainly wanted it that way… Expand
  41. Ferrer1304
    Jun 25, 2020
    10
    Es un gran jueho que muchos no saben apreciar porque es un juego crudo que muestra que ningun personaje tiene una muerte digna, simplememte mueren y yasta cono cualquiera
  42. AllysiaBomb
    Jun 26, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. When I was about a fourth of the way into TLOU2, I decided to leave a review on this website. I was admittedly bothered by all the premature hate of the game, and the negative reviews bombing this site within minutes of it being released. My rating was a 10/10, and after finishing it I realize that was a mistake. I will focus mainly on the story, because that’s where most of the issues I have are at. Joel’s death had a major impact on me, my heart was racing and my hands were shaking after that scene. It felt like I was about to be taken on an emotional journey with Ellie, because as the player I could feel her anger. But to my surprise, that journey was cut short at the half way point of the game. Going back in time to play as Abby was disruptive to the flow of the story, and muddied the waters by introducing too many extra characters. It took away from what could have been longer, more expansive flashback scenes with Joel and Ellie. Contrasting her extreme, violent and vengeful present with a more relaxed past at Jackson. By the time I played through the second half of the game, I wasn’t very invested in how it all ended. It felt anticlimactic and disappointing, a mere fraction of what the story had the potential to be. Writers these days seem to be so overly obsessed with subverting expectations, that they allow it to take away from the quality of what they’re creating. It’s unfortunate that people drowned out the airwaves with hateful nonsense, because now the creators will brush off every constructive criticism that is given. Which will probably lead to the same mistakes being made when they inevitably develop TLOU3....… Expand
  43. Mr-Morgana
    Jun 26, 2020
    2
    I can't believe, that despite all the improvements compared to the first LoU, the story in this one (which is also taking way too long and multiplayer got sacrificed for it) can compromise the game so much, and not just what happens and triggers the plot, but how and when those things happen. It reminds me of how much i hated JP3 because how the spino killed the t-rex early on, but atI can't believe, that despite all the improvements compared to the first LoU, the story in this one (which is also taking way too long and multiplayer got sacrificed for it) can compromise the game so much, and not just what happens and triggers the plot, but how and when those things happen. It reminds me of how much i hated JP3 because how the spino killed the t-rex early on, but at least that movie was short, and could be somewhat redeemed by JW. Sadly there is no way this can be fixed. I was so hyped to be able to return to the world of the Last of Us, but now i
    almost don't want to see it ever again. In one video they stated, that they didn't want to make a sequel unless they have a story to tell. Now i just wish they didn't come up with anything.    … Expand
  44. Sissos544
    Jun 25, 2020
    10
    Immersive, heartbreaking, magnificent gameplay... this game has it all. Thank you naughty Dog. I really hope there will be a part III plzzz
  45. Friggzz
    Jun 25, 2020
    0
    just a garbage game. only good thing i can say is that the graphics and gameplay are good, the rest is just pure trash,
  46. SilentDeathSD
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    The great graphics and decent gameplay struggle hard to offset the flawed and disjointed story.
  47. kimgab
    Jun 25, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Great game and action, for me story was good and all of that stuff, i like the gameplay everything about it was almost perfect… Expand
  48. Elektrotwerk
    Aug 13, 2020
    4
    As a fan of all Naughty Dog games, most TLOU I'm very disappointed how the second part was promoted and what they have done with the story direction. The first one is with MGS and FFVII one of my top three Playstation games.

    The Last of Us 2 had good moments (I loved the museum part so much), the game has great action. The environments, the mood in the game and a lot in the game are    As a fan of all Naughty Dog games, most TLOU I'm very disappointed how the second part was promoted and what they have done with the story direction. The first one is with MGS and FFVII one of my top three Playstation games.

    The Last of Us 2 had good moments (I loved the museum part so much), the game has great action. The environments, the mood in the game and a lot in the game are fantastic. Never saw a Playstation game looking that good. But TLOU is about the story, the bound between Ellie and Joe. And this game, takes that all from us. So much felt forced, implausible, not needed and not interesting at all. Some characters are so annoying and boring, the story telling is bad and the pacing is very confusing and distracting. I totally understand everybody hating this game. I also understand people liking this game. So for me it looks and plays too good for a zero. But so much is done so bad too, that it is never ever a 10/10. And because the important part (story) is badly done, I give it a 4/10.    … Expand
  49. saboor922
    Jul 9, 2020
    10
    I dont care what anyone else says about the gameplay and the story. This is still easily the best game I've played on the PS4 this year...

    I know some people are mad about the game because they either expected a fairy tale ending or had strong opinions about matters not pertaining to the game itself. My advise is to play this game with an open mind and not focus too much on what people    I dont care what anyone else says about the gameplay and the story. This is still easily the best game I've played on the PS4 this year...

    I know some people are mad about the game because they either expected a fairy tale ending or had strong opinions about matters not pertaining to the game itself. My advise is to play this game with an open mind and not focus too much on what people spoil for you here without actually finishing the game completely....

    All in all, in a cut-throat lawless world that Ellie, Joel and rest of the characters live in, there is no such thing as justice and predictability, TLOU 2 is meant to be a dark game with unpredictability. I hated Joel after the first game for his selfishness and last minute change of heart. Naturally everyone in TLOU universe would hate him and want him and his allies dead... Everyone wants to survive and everyone is a hero in their own story.

    The story is as unpredictable as it gets and the game-play arcs for each character is worth playing for. I have had enjoyable moments looking for all collectibles, safes, trading cards and notes left all around the environment in each chapter. It's interesting to tie all these artifacts together to piece up stories of all the bodies and infected people you encounter in the game... The developers really really put in a lot of effort into the game and it shows.... Please see the early gameplay trailers from 2017 and now (there is a youtube video out there showcasing that...) Plus, it also shows, like the current world we live in, nobody is perfect when making decisions. Everyone has some good moments and everyone has some bad moments. Plus, fate decides whether you live or you die...

    Keeping to that tone, this game is a masterpiece. I agree with the game creators to end the game on such a note as it leaves space for questions and thought. I found the story arc similar to Pulp fiction. Naughty Dog can now work on newer projects in peace regardless of spoilt meta fans and review bombers...

    The whole story can be encapsulated into a one liner - "An eye-for-an-eye leaves the whole world blind!" - befitting the title itself THE LAST OF US    … Expand
  50. NourZ
    Jun 29, 2020
    0
    Just curious HOW MUCH DID ND PAY TO GET 10/10????!

    this game is a complete failure. nothing makes any sense. Abby definitely deserved to be the most hated main character in gaming history. ND literally ruined tlou.
  51. RaidMaster
    Jun 26, 2020
    2
    I didn't enjoy the story, forcing fans to play a character that they hate and killing a fan favorite character that way eh seems like they don't really care about their fans. Games supposed to be fun with good purpose or a point at least. It felt like i wasted my time and was fighting for nothing. Everything seemed forced.
  52. Obeyjuju
    Jun 27, 2020
    10
    If you are able to immerse yourself into this lovingly crafted, emotional roller coaster of a story you will have a ton of fun. The characters are great and well portrayed, you get to feel for these characters that live in such a harsh reality and live through their struggles with them. This game is a true masterpiece while some might not like the story direction it is the only story thatIf you are able to immerse yourself into this lovingly crafted, emotional roller coaster of a story you will have a ton of fun. The characters are great and well portrayed, you get to feel for these characters that live in such a harsh reality and live through their struggles with them. This game is a true masterpiece while some might not like the story direction it is the only story that would even make sense to justify a sequel. Regardless of that the game to risks and imo succeeded with flying colors, it left me wondering what’s good or evil and the grey that surely is in between.… Expand
  53. Cratosh
    Sep 4, 2020
    4
    I am ultimately disappointed in the story, it is what draws it completely down for me. Gorgeous game, great mechanics with few flaws and in general great gameplay. But the story it self is just killing the game.
  54. Crischen
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    I've just wasted 7 years for this garbage
    **** horrible ending
    I just want to forget about this game.
  55. Orozcoyerel30
    Jun 26, 2020
    3
    No voy a decir de spoiler pero estoy jugando el juego desde día 1 y lo estoy disfrutando mucho
  56. Pavel_dr
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Я зарегистрировался на этом сайте, чтобы поддержать эту замечательную игру. Мой рейтинг составляет 8,5 из 10, минус 1,5 за спорный, но неплохой сюжет и долгие пешие прогулки, которые замедлили темп игры, но в остальном игровой процесс великолепен. Если вам понравилась первая часть в первую очередь за главных героев, то сиквел вас разочарует, поэтому игроки начали минуть игру в первые часы после релиза, и, как это часто бывает, даже те, кто не играл в игру, поддержали этот бугурт, но если вам, как и мне, важен игровой процесс, который стал во много раз лучше, тогда покупайте. Спасибо

    Sorry for Google translator, I hope you understand something. I registered on this site to support this wonderful game. My rating is 8.5 out of 10, minus 1.5 for the controversial but not bad storyline and long walks that slowed down the pace of the game, but otherwise the gameplay is great. If you liked the first part primarily for the main characters, then the sequel will disappoint you, that why the players started disliked the game in the first hours after the release, and, as often happens, even those who did not play the game supported the discontent, but if you , like me, the gameplay is important, which has become many times better, then buy.    … Expand
  57. danzitu
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. awsome. just awsome. it really makes you think about a lot of things. every time you kill an npc and somebody screams their name, you start to realize that each npc has a story, has friends and etc. you can see that everybody has a story.
    at first you think abby sucks, you think she must die. but when you start to understand her background story, you can see why she killed joel, and you can undertand how she felt. this games teaches a lot, its inexplicable.
    ellie, on the other hand, lost friends, lost her love dina, only because of a revenge. at the end, she has nothing left, and she knew that killing abby couldnt make everything go away. abby also started to understand a bit of joel and ellies side of the story. she betrayed the WLF, she killed her colleagues, just to save lev and yara. she gave up on everything because of them. she developed a love for them, and then she realized why joel saved ellie. because of love. i think this game is one of the greatest of all time.    … Expand
  58. sheriffSwan
    Jun 27, 2020
    10
    Нил Дракманн проделал колоссальную работу. Вторая часть превысила все мои ожидания и получилась в миллион раз мрачнее, чем первая. Из-за таких вот авторских проектов, начинаешь понимать, что игры давно перестали быть просто развлечением.Нил Дракманн проделал колоссальную работу. Вторая часть превысила все мои ожидания и получилась в миллион раз мрачнее, чем первая. Из-за таких вот авторских проектов, начинаешь понимать, что игры давно перестали быть просто развлечением.
  59. NolanTaintchuck
    Jun 27, 2020
    10
    For the love of god, don't pay heed to any reviews where it's clear the person hasn't actually finished, let alone even played the game. This is a tricky one to analyze. I don't need to go into spoilers because it's a moot point. TLOU 1 is one of my all time favorites which goes without saying I care very much about the characters (i.e. Joel & Ellie). What completely blows my mind is theFor the love of god, don't pay heed to any reviews where it's clear the person hasn't actually finished, let alone even played the game. This is a tricky one to analyze. I don't need to go into spoilers because it's a moot point. TLOU 1 is one of my all time favorites which goes without saying I care very much about the characters (i.e. Joel & Ellie). What completely blows my mind is the fact that the review bombers are so soft that they can't handle a main character getting killed off. I suspect that as more people actually finish the game and experience Abby's story arc, the user score will raise (not dramatically, but a little bit). The story is not black and white. It's complicated, morally ambiguous, and the payoff is incredible. There's not much I can say that hasn't already been said about the graphics, gameplay, writing, etc. TLOU 2 is a huge strive forward for single player narrative driven games. It requires patience, thought, and an open mind. What's most confusing is the review bombing. One would think that if people actually cared about TLOU, its characters, its lore, and the world of TLOU, they would have the decency to finish the game before spewing vitriol across the internet. Do I think everyone should agree that the game is a 10/10? Certainly not. If you finished it and still think it's terrible, I completely respect your opinion. What's absurd is people not even playing it. This isn't surprising in the least, but completely disappointing.… Expand
  60. YaBoiFirmi
    Jun 27, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Didn’t think I would have to say this about this series but the Last of Us part 2 is a poorly written Story with boring and uninteresting characters and just told in such a awful way for many reasons. My first reason why is due to the way on how Joel died. I wasn’t upset about him dying but I was just upset about the way he died. Joel and Tommy are smart men and Joel knows whenever something is wrong and how to play situations. The fact that Joel and Tommy are not getting any red flags or nothing makes me feel like his death was rushed and they didn’t put at all much care in how to make his death meaningful and believable. Another reason why I dislike the story is how they treated Ellie also. In the first game I LOVED Ellie and she was my favorite character in the first game along side Joel of course. She is a down to earth girl who tries to have fun even though the world that they are in is filled with evil and hate. But in part 2 Ellie is just in my opinion some Ignorant, selfish, uninteresting girl who is just HELLBENT on murdering Abby and her crew to get revenge to which she kills TONS of innocent people and even dogs and just can’t understand why Joel did what he did in the hospital. I also don’t like how the random MPC surgeon that Joel killed suddenly has a Daughter. I think this is lazy writing and could've done better if she was like the daughter of Marlene or maybe related to David. Furthermore, I don't like how they basically shove Abby down your throat and they try SUPER SUPER hard to make you like her to which fails because you had her kill Joel literally in the first like 2 hours even though Joel saved her alongside Tommy too which kills any kind of relationship immediately. I think that the characters on Abby’s side are all either uninteresting or just there to just be there and hold barely any purpose, same even goes for characters like Dina and Jessie to which had a TON of potential. Another thing about Abby, is that she is SO evil and such a awful/dumb person because she was gonna kill Dina even though Ellie said Dina was pregnant and that she had nothing to do with the killings but Abby didn’t care. At least when Ellie killed Mel, she was shocked and sick to her stomach about it. She also even tortured Joel to death in front of Ellie and she kills Jessie and somehow doesn’t kill Tommy when she shot him in the head. Another reason why is because as much as I felt bad for Abby’s father dying, It doesn’t justify killing Joel. She doesn’t even ask him why he did that or anything. She just wants to murdering/torturing him and not care about why he did what he did. I feel like if we got to play as Abby and see her relationship with her dad more or even play as Abby to begin the game, she would have been more likable. I also don’t like how they basically give all of our characters in the first game a awful ending and how they all suffer but Abby gets away with everything she wants in the end. Its like they want you to hate Ellie and everybody except for Abby. The main thing that I hate is how Ellie leaves Dina to hunt down Abby again to which I don’t blame her and to which I was on Ellie’s side but that quickly changed however when Ellie a split second before drowning Abby to death and Abby biting her fingers off lets her go and now comes home to find Dina and the baby are gone, and everyone she knows is either dead or left her. But the main thing that sucks is how Ellie’s only fear of being alone came true. I was SO SO hurt to wait 7 years for them to expend the relationship of Joel and Ellie due to the trailers and all the interviews before the games release and all that I got in my opinion is just some poor writing story about revenge is bad but only for Ellie but its okay for Abby to which I don’t care at all about her and I left the game feeling depressed, upset, and just felt like I was better off never playing it so that way I don’t have to deal with knowing Joel and Ellie’s fate. I also felt like the writers took everything in the first game from the characters to the theme of the game and threw it all out the window and ignored everything that they built. Now this point that i’m bring up here is something that I saw a youtuber give and the point was how Sarah’s death in the first game was just ignored and they made her death pointless because Sarah’s death is what made Joel the person who he was in the first game which was a hard and tough guy on the outside but a father who lost his daughter but got given another chance at that with Ellie to which it sucks to see that. Sucks to say this but I can honestly say that as a fan of the first game since its release in 2013 I no longer care about what happens to any of the characters even Ellie which sucks to say and I'm not excited for part 3 if they ever do it or even the HBO series to which i have no plans on watching again because of bad I was hurt while playing this game.… Expand
  61. Kin07
    Jun 27, 2020
    10
    This game is phenomenal! I have no idea why anyone would say other wise. From the gameplay to the graphics to the story it had my mind blown. People are so closed minded and want things to go the cliche way which causes them to be blinded and miss out on a fantastic experience. This game was about not judging things before you truly take the time to understand them how forgiveness is moreThis game is phenomenal! I have no idea why anyone would say other wise. From the gameplay to the graphics to the story it had my mind blown. People are so closed minded and want things to go the cliche way which causes them to be blinded and miss out on a fantastic experience. This game was about not judging things before you truly take the time to understand them how forgiveness is more powerful than vengeance and how your choices have consequences that you have to be able to accept and move on from. Outstanding job Mr. Druckmann and team Naughty Dog for yet another masterpiece and continue to look for light in the darkness!!… Expand
  62. Lite033
    Jun 27, 2020
    2
    Gameplay is not really interesting. And story is totally suck. Just a waste of money
  63. MorganMilkRanch
    Jun 27, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's one of the best games I've ever played. The spoilers prior to release unfairly potrayed content to the player in such a way that misrepresents the experience this game actually has to offer. After experiencing said events in the story the way they were meant to be I can truly say that not only does this game constitute a proper follow-up to the first game, it is an outstanding and masterfully crafted experience that is without a doubt among the masterpieces of this console generation alongside games like Red Dead Redemption II or The Witcher.

    I am truly glad that I didn't allow the hive mind hate for this game to keep me from one of the most precious gaming experiences I have ever had.    … Expand
  64. Dthwng
    Jul 10, 2020
    3
    To be honest I am more disappointed in the studio than the game itself.
    Gameplay: The same as Part 1
    Sound: Great - on the same level as Part 1 Graphics: Improved and detailed textures and animations. But this much is expected after 7 years. Story: Boring, full of mindboggling plot holes and frustrating. Here are some key points for my disappointment : 1 - Neil Druckmann and ND    To be honest I am more disappointed in the studio than the game itself.
    Gameplay: The same as Part 1
    Sound: Great - on the same level as Part 1
    Graphics: Improved and detailed textures and animations. But this much is expected after 7 years.
    Story: Boring, full of mindboggling plot holes and frustrating.

    Here are some key points for my disappointment :
    1 - Neil Druckmann and ND purposefully changed the trailers to deceive players to think the story will be about Joel and Ellie;
    2 - After the leaked gameplay ND exploited the copyright system and falsely struck hundreds of YouTube channels that were just expressing their opinions;
    3 - Accusing players of being homophones, if you don't like the game you must be a virgin;
    4 - ND abusing workforce and firing anyone that expresses concern about the story;
    5 - The story being utter garbage with mind-boggling plot holes and devoid of logic;
    6 - Refusing refunds;
    7 - Calling everyone that doesn't like the game a bigot, misogynist, hater or homo;
    8 - Using Joel for advertising (even on Father's Day). Joel is brutally massacred in the first hour of gameplay. ;
    9 - Stating/Advertising that Ellie and Joel will be the only playable characters;
    10 - Calling Ellie "The only playable female character in the game industry";
    11 - Forcing us to play with a boring and frustrating character.
    And many more...    … Expand
  65. Hush_HF
    Jun 28, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ну чтож, 2 пальца из 10 ставлю этой игре. Да, геймлей, графика тут божественная, а особенно музыка какая захватывающая, эти звуки просто сладость, Santaolalla постарался). Но сюжет просто убивает меня, я как фанат этой игры очень огорчён сюжетом, зачем так тупо убили Джоэла?, А зачем обманывать было трейлером? Где совместка Джоэла и Элли, то продолжение которое мы действительно ждали? Где это всё? И что за убогая концовка, Элли убивает сотни людей, а под конец останавливается, такой бред. Если вы хотите нас чему-то научить, то делайте это не в этой игре, а лучше вообще не в играх. Но не трогайте The Last of us. Если трилогия будет этой игры, то пожалуйста, сделайте как мы просим, а не как вам хочется, деньги то мы платим. Мы должны наслаждаться игрой, а не горевать после финала. Вообщем игра хорошая, достойная, очень проработанная, я бы даже наверное поставил 6/10, но играть на чувствах фантах это подло, и нету тут хейта большого по поводу ЛГБТ, пусть будет, но почему так много то?) Кароче игра хорошая не для фанатов, для фанатов при прохождении это выстрелы в спину, особенно концовка это контрольный в голову. Надеемся на 3-ую часть, что она будет с хорошим сюжетом, мы в вас верим, не подведите пожалуйста).… Expand
  66. McMeme
    Jun 28, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Some people complain about the story and Joel being killed 3 hours after you start the game. However there is a point. Because it's not a story about a revenge. It's a story about forgiveness. Joel decided to save Ellie instead of making a vaccine and saving humanity. He made a selfish choice and it damaged his relation with Ellie and later on Ellie decided to hunt Abby down in California and that damaged her relationship with Dina. Ellie wanted to try to forgive Joel for what he's done and then he got killed for his actions. It's a masterpiece in storytelling. The best game I've ever played right after the first TLOU.… Expand
  67. SoldierBR76520
    Jun 28, 2020
    10
    a true masterpiece. Full of feelings, anger, hatred, empathy and even love. This is easily one of the best games ever created. With a history where there is no protagonism and favorites. There are only survivors there. I loved the game and the message it sends!
  68. Nutmegantrash
    Jun 28, 2020
    10
    I have no words to say about this game. Still in the midst of processing all the emotions but I can honestly say that I love every second of playing it. ND done it again :)
  69. HolyStalin
    Jun 28, 2020
    10
    The best game of this generation. No doubt one of the best games in history, able to change what you feel during the game. Intense. Everything can change, even your opinion about the characters. All i can say is the best experience i had in a game in years, and I can’t understand the hate this game is receiving right now, it’s makes no sense.
  70. Darkhound1116
    Oct 27, 2021
    10
    After investing 38+ hours in the game I must say I am emotionally and mentally exhausted. Last of Us Part II has to be the most lengthy single-player story game I have ever played which is not Open World.
    I have never played a game like this. I don't get why people keep saying it makes you feel bad about killing people, it is more about forgiveness than it is about revenge, if you decide    After investing 38+ hours in the game I must say I am emotionally and mentally exhausted. Last of Us Part II has to be the most lengthy single-player story game I have ever played which is not Open World.
    I have never played a game like this. I don't get why people keep saying it makes you feel bad about killing people, it is more about forgiveness than it is about revenge, if you decide to stick till the end, you'll understand what I mean. I had no problem with this. But this game has a tendency to catch you off guard and hit you where it hurts, emotionally. I fail to see why people are upset at the ending. I think it was perfect for what they were going.    … Expand
  71. Zeddric
    Jun 29, 2020
    10
    This game invokes strong emotions and does tell a very human story in a dark world. Great game play, great acting, great graphics, and overall a very thought provoking story. Its a bummer that so many people are hating without finishing the game, but there is more to this game than i think most people are giving it creadit for. This is absolutely worth the play.
  72. Zobidoc918
    Jun 29, 2020
    10
    Este juego encerio es muy bueno nunca están contentos a mí me encantó,Gráficos increíbles,Gameplay aún mejor jugabilidad Wow Momentos tensos,de terror,emocionantes Tristes todo puedes encontrarlo aquí sin duda vale la pena apesar del hate lanzado por ignorantes
  73. NotSteve
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    I've been waiting for this game for a good while, like most fans of the series, but after seeing all these negative user reviews, I have to wonder how many "fans" actually played the first game. Did they not understand the gravity of the story and how it ended?

    I remember feeling an insane weight from the impact of the original game, and after my first few hours of playing the    I've been waiting for this game for a good while, like most fans of the series, but after seeing all these negative user reviews, I have to wonder how many "fans" actually played the first game. Did they not understand the gravity of the story and how it ended?

    I remember feeling an insane weight from the impact of the original game, and after my first few hours of playing the long-awaited sequel, I was torn apart emotionally. Every beat in the story, right from the get-go, is rather painful from an empathetic point of view. I felt every emotion, every action that carried echoes of past trauma... I just can't understand why people who claimed to enjoy the heart-wrenching storyline of the first game suddenly expected the sequel to be a light-hearted romp that held their hand with easy to process views like "good guys good, bad guys bad, zombies scary but it's all gonna be ok."

    Even the harshest reviewers seem to give credit where it's obviously due, so I'll start with the easy part: The graphics are truly amazing and the atmosphere and environments are riveting. The world is so large, and the cinematic cohesion between gameplay and cutscene takes you out of the feeling of playing a game and puts you in the mindset of losing yourself inside another world. The thing is, it's a scary world, and the most terrifying thing about it is the realism. The constant hunt for ammo and supplies keeps you on your toes, making every fight feel like life or death, as it should. The sound design is spectacular and disgusting. Every wail and click from the undead sounds like the most pained and godless noise a human body could make, while the meaty crunches of humans being shot, exploded, or maimed to death really hit you with the impact of a life being ended violently. The bits of lore spread throughout the environment in the form of handwritten letters, graffiti, and NPC dialogue really draws you in, and you start to realize... this world is so believable because it's barren hellscape is so familiar to our own.

    Disease, prejudice, hatred, revenge, forgiveness, justice... all the themes imbedded in this game mirror our current reality in a way that is frightening, and may be too much for some players looking for an escape into fantasy, but I found it's ability to challenge the player's viewpoints of right and wrong were incredibly bold and aren't utilized in storytelling too frequently because of the risk of upsetting people.

    I decided to write a spoiler-free review, because I feel like most of the people who are being turned away from this game are being mislead. It's not an easy story to process, but the fact that so many people disagree with the choices made makes it feel like a real story, instead of a fan-fiction made to sell copies.

    My biggest praise towards the game is the way the story develops characters to the point where they truly feel like real people. In reality, people make drastic choices when acting on emotions. In the first game, we see a man get a second chance at raising a daughter, slowly opening his apocalypse-stained heart back up to be able to feel unconditional love in a way he hasn't since his family was torn away from him. In the end, he has to make the choice to sacrifice her to save mankind... and he can't do it. He instead chooses to sacrifice mankind. He's strong enough to take on the whole world, but not strong enough to sacrifice the one who has become his whole world. This game immediately starts to show you the consequences of that choice.

    The themes of this game really hit you with the fact that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. But, when feelings of love, vengeance, anger, and a self-righteous sense of justice are involved, a hundred reactions feel justified by one done against you. There are a handful of different factions in the game, and all of them believe they are fighting for what is right, and inside those factions are individuals with confused loyalties. When it's all broken down, you see that each character builds their own family, and will go against everything they know to protect them or avenge them.

    If you play this game, at every twist and turn you will be faced with the crushing reality that every single person has incredible potential for good and evil, and it's all subjective. Everyone is on their own righteous quest, and is the hero of their own narrative.
    All love will eventually be lost.
    All life will eventually die.
    All morality will eventually be tested.
    The Last Of Us explores not only the idea of what might happen to the last of mankind, but what might happen to the last of our humanity.

    But it made me cry, so 0/10, me me want shoot bad guys    … Expand
  74. Alisonsteam19
    Jul 2, 2020
    10
    One of the best games ever created! The Last of Us Part 2 is a masterpiece worthy of its predecessor.
  75. FMilly
    Jul 1, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Druckmann played golf with us. And damned that was so rude, humiliating, unceremoniously.
    I do not remember such massive deception from studios ever.
    1st If we remember the first trailer The Last Of Us Part II | PSX 2016 Reveal | PS4 Pro (official Playstation Youtube channel) where Ellie sits and plays the guitar, and then Joel appears as a shadow (we see his image) well after this I personally and some other players were ready that Joel is/or will be dead. But how he will be killed was a question.
    In The Last of Us Part II – Release Date Reveal Trailer | PS4 (official Playstation Youtube channel) we see a moment where Joel covers Ellie's mouth with his hand:
    Ellie-What the hell are you doing here?
    Joel-You think I'd let you do this on your own?
    In game this moment is different:
    Ellie-What the hell are you doing here?
    Jesse-You think I'd let you do this on your own?
    Druckmann played so rude, dishonorably on the feelings of players, fans of the first part.
    2nd
    I don’t remember the politics of closing comments on official game trailers, official game posts, (I mean Naughty Dog, Neil Druckmann, Playstation, IGN) massively sent DMCA to authors, bloggers, editors on Youtube, Twitter, Reddit, Facebook, Twitch, Instagram etc.
    3rd I'd like to say thanks to ND team for gameplay, for graphics - you've spent so much time, you put so much efforts guys, you put a part of you to this game- thank you, that's a great job guys! And I want you to apologize me guys, coz for me personally, the plot of the game is the most important thing and it was ruined by your director Neil Druckmann.
    And for Neil Druckmann I also want to say "Thank u, man. Now I know what a person you are. I know the real you".
    P.S. Lifetime award for frustration and deception.    … Expand
  76. bierda
    Jul 7, 2020
    10
    Amazing story, great character development, excellent graphics for a PS4. instant classic, even better than TLOU part 1
  77. Pferdegandalf
    Jul 14, 2020
    4
    I am so sad to give this game a 4/10.

    I am just disappointed. Was it worth after 7 years of Waiting? Hell no, they never should have done a second part.
  78. Judoss
    Jul 1, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is actually a great game, one or two difficulties with some of the buttons but also happy about some of the new actions you can do , The story is very good and upsetting ,if you think about it and this if for the people upset about the story , it’s a apocalypse game bad stuff happens to good people this ads a bit of realism and shock.look at it if it was real life it’s inevitable that something would happen eventually to someone eg walking dead . It can’t always be about how you want it and it to be. But that what makes the story so good the fact that it upsets and hurts you , you live that pain as if it was real. So finish the game play it again. FYI I did not enjoy last of us 1 but second time playing I got the feel of the story and idea. Have fun playing.… Expand
  79. MrBrightside001
    Jul 2, 2020
    10
    Amazing game! Many thanks for your work, after I played this games I've got a lot something to thing about.
  80. Anr0
    Jul 6, 2020
    3
    Una de las mayores decepciones de la generacion.
    -Los graficos son muy buenos pero en ciertas partes son pesimos, como si estuvieran hechos por diferentes personas, incluso las caras de los protagonistas(TLOU vs TLOU2), son diferentes personas!!!
    -La musica es buena pero escasa, a un juego de esta magnitud se le debe pedir mucho mas en este aspecto, esta a años luz de otros juegos,    Una de las mayores decepciones de la generacion.
    -Los graficos son muy buenos pero en ciertas partes son pesimos, como si estuvieran hechos por diferentes personas, incluso las caras de los protagonistas(TLOU vs TLOU2), son diferentes personas!!!
    -La musica es buena pero escasa, a un juego de esta magnitud se le debe pedir mucho mas en este aspecto, esta a años luz de otros juegos, incluso de juegos indies.

    -La narrativa....no me la creo, los personajes se comportan diferentes a la primera parte, muchas escenas son imposibles de que pasen o simplemente muy basicas, este juego para los fans de la primera parte como para amantes del cine, es una gran decepcion. Y no quiero hablar mucho de la publicidad engañosa que se hizo del juego, hacer creer que pasarian ciertas cosas para que luego fuera totalmente lo contrario...esas politicas no las deberiamos de permitir los consumidores.    … Expand
  81. Mackowsky
    Jul 17, 2020
    10
    I don't get it why this game gets so many bad reviews. The story is not bad, it's just complex. And because of this complexity, it's not for everyone, it's very controversial. But it makes you think and feels so many emotions, I don't know many games that leave you with such an emotional mess. That's just Naughty Dog for you. Gameplaywise and technologically it's just a miracle. If youI don't get it why this game gets so many bad reviews. The story is not bad, it's just complex. And because of this complexity, it's not for everyone, it's very controversial. But it makes you think and feels so many emotions, I don't know many games that leave you with such an emotional mess. That's just Naughty Dog for you. Gameplaywise and technologically it's just a miracle. If you loved gameplay in the first game, part II makes everything better and greater. A must-have for PS4 owners and franchise fans.… Expand
  82. Gmor
    Jul 7, 2020
    10
    I cant understand why there is so much hate to the game, its true that there are some parts of the story that we didnt like and we would change, but it wont change my opinion of the game,

    it is a masterpiece, i have never been so impacted emotionally before by any other movie, serie or game. I think it not deserves a 10/10 but all the bad critics are not objective, they are just mad    I cant understand why there is so much hate to the game, its true that there are some parts of the story that we didnt like and we would change, but it wont change my opinion of the game,

    it is a masterpiece, i have never been so impacted emotionally before by any other movie, serie or game.

    I think it not deserves a 10/10 but all the bad critics are not objective, they are just mad and angry because of Joel´s death and the fact that Abby is alive, but it doesnt mean that the game deserves a 0/10.    … Expand
  83. Sir_franklin
    Jul 7, 2020
    8
    Just a good game. Worse than the first part, but it takes place with pleasure. The visual is excellent. The plot can cause a fire in the ass.
  84. jwdabawse
    Jul 2, 2020
    0
    This game is a disappointment, disaster, and a great pile of **** in the writing department. The graphics and the music are great, but it’s hard to overlook the writing and the horrible characters. Save your money for Ghost of Tsushima.
  85. Chrizzlybear
    Jul 4, 2020
    3
    I had heard of the spoilers and decided that maybe this was just haters so i paid full price on launch for it . its not , EVERYONE cant be crazy and don't let the critic reviews deceive you as they did me.

    If you loved the 1st game, this will just disappoint you. The story, as you can probably tell from everyone else on here isn't what we all wanted. Get this 2nd hand , don't give    I had heard of the spoilers and decided that maybe this was just haters so i paid full price on launch for it . its not , EVERYONE cant be crazy and don't let the critic reviews deceive you as they did me.

    If you loved the 1st game, this will just disappoint you.

    The story, as you can probably tell from everyone else on here isn't what we all wanted. Get this 2nd hand , don't give Naughty Dog your money on this one, there will be thousands of copies for resale if you decide you want to play it anyway.

    The game play is exactly the same as the previous game with a few tweaks but its still grab all the tape and scissors you can find and sneak kill as many as you can, but that's not what you play this for anyway i guess.

    In a year when so much bad stuff is going on i should have known that even my video games weren't safe.    … Expand
  86. Jye_PS
    Jul 3, 2020
    10
    A worthy sequel to the original, Naughty Dog truly takes gaming to the next level with such an improvement to the first in every aspect. When you look for quality single player games The Last of Us Part 2 truly delivers. From outstanding artificial intelligence testing your grit to mesmerising environments that leave you speechless and to a bold story that delivers its lessons and itsA worthy sequel to the original, Naughty Dog truly takes gaming to the next level with such an improvement to the first in every aspect. When you look for quality single player games The Last of Us Part 2 truly delivers. From outstanding artificial intelligence testing your grit to mesmerising environments that leave you speechless and to a bold story that delivers its lessons and its theme to the utmost best this game is Naughty Dog’s finest piece and probably the best game to grace the PlayStation console. Hoping for a 3rd part!!!… Expand
  87. TheAnonymousUSR
    Aug 6, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This **** is the worst game I've ever played. The graphics are very good, but it is the only good thing. The soundtrack did not catch me, it is very simple and boring. The story ... well it's better not to talk about it, it's not worth it. What I loved was when Joel says to the irritating girl named Ellie, that if I had another chance I would do it again.… Expand
  88. Jorge45play
    Jul 4, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. É decepcionante ver o que fizeram com Joel !!!
    Assassinaram a historia mataram o the last of us...... vou jogar e quardar no fundo da gaveta !!!!    … Expand
  89. Usuario_x
    Jul 4, 2020
    1
    Gracias a todo lo que paso con este juego entendi que sony naughty dog tratan como basura a los fans de the last of us y no puedo apoyar una empresa que haga ese tipo de cosas a sus fans. Me paso a xbox.
  90. DrapSA
    Jul 4, 2020
    2
    So boooooooooooring. 95 metascore? Jajaja...
    Good job ND... Good job Sony. You just stole my money.
  91. Pfitzgerald
    Jul 5, 2020
    10
    Don’t listen to the neckbeards this game is great! Powerful, albeit bleak, storyline..
  92. Guizzo
    Jul 5, 2020
    10
    Absolutely amazing.

    Guess gamers still don't understand that feeling sad and angry can be intentionally crafted into a piece of art.
  93. GlockX
    Jul 5, 2020
    0
    They killed The Last Of Us with this ! I hope they will do better with PART 3 !!!
  94. Blizaga101
    Jul 5, 2020
    10
    My god, Last of Us Part 2 is a tragic tale of grief and violence and how that can destroy people. I've never felt so heavy with guilt(?) as a player. This game bloody tests you. Beautiful in all its horror, I very much appreciated the experience.
    Sure it has its pacing issues, but all in all an experience I'd recommend to any fan of character studies.
  95. Ruudv23
    Jul 5, 2020
    0
    Muy mal la historia del juego, esperando muchos años para esto que hicieron no se vale.
  96. Romeopk
    Jul 5, 2020
    10
    DO NOT believe the negative reviews the haters are posting here. Either they never played the game or they didn’t like the way the story ends. This game is marvelous and it’s the best game I have played after the last of us part1. The story is beautiful like a song but this is a sad song there is no happy ending to this story. This game makes my heart heavy and I am still thinking aboutDO NOT believe the negative reviews the haters are posting here. Either they never played the game or they didn’t like the way the story ends. This game is marvelous and it’s the best game I have played after the last of us part1. The story is beautiful like a song but this is a sad song there is no happy ending to this story. This game makes my heart heavy and I am still thinking about the story. Trust me this game will leave a huge impact when you end this. Just enjoy the game and see how you feel before you see the reviews and back off. I totally enjoyed the gameplay worth the buy.… Expand
  97. Helleskar
    Jul 5, 2020
    10
    Unfortunately, this game's story is way too subtle, difficult and complicated for some people to comprehend. So they end up feeling lost and angry, blaming it on bad writing.

    There's no "plot holes", there's no "bad writing"; they're all just realistic human psychology and real life tragedy. But many people do not want realism, because realism and tragedy are not always entertaining    Unfortunately, this game's story is way too subtle, difficult and complicated for some people to comprehend. So they end up feeling lost and angry, blaming it on bad writing.

    There's no "plot holes", there's no "bad writing"; they're all just realistic human psychology and real life tragedy. But many people do not want realism, because realism and tragedy are not always entertaining enough. For me, as a psychology student, this game feels like a social experiment. It proves most human beings are unable to put aside their bias and prejudice and their mind is easily affected by the negativity of a loud hateful group.

    That is how hate groups of any kind form in society. Because of human bias and their inability to see and understand a different POV... truly unbiased.

    "Revenge is bad" is not the plot of the story. It's not that simple. It's not trying to tell anyone what is bad or good. It's about the relativity of morality. It's about human bias. It's about reality. It's about cause and effect.

    This game would've had an almost perfect score if it wasn't for the same release day review bombing by people who never even played it. You can tell by looking at its PSN score (which only allows rating from people who actually purchased the game) and the fact that metacritic rating went up considerably from 3.1 (by people who actually played it).

    Play the game for yourself. If you think it's bad, talk to someone who doesn't. I really hope more people get to enjoy this game because it's an absolute masterpiece and an absolute joy once you truly understand and see what's going on. I've been a gamer for over 20 years and this game right here is easily my most favorite game of all time. (RDR2 comes second)

    And I don't need to talk about gameplay because even haters agree that the gameplay is perfect.    … Expand
  98. dmfreeman
    Jul 6, 2020
    10
    chic gameplay, cinematography, a real tragedy that makes you worry about the characters, I cried....who puts the game from 0 to 4 or did not play it at all basing their opinions on the trailers or those who just ran through it skipping the screensavers without delving into the plot.
  99. Batgu99
    Jul 8, 2020
    10
    El juego es muy bueno nose por que tanta gente se queja de él. La jugabilidad es muy buena y la historia tiene un hueco argumental pero es buena mínimo deberían ponerle un 8
  100. kjemsau
    Jul 7, 2020
    0
    The game has an awful story and was executed poorly. Couldn't believe the last of us 2 was made by the same company that made the first one. Definitely not worth your money, buy something else.
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Universal acclaim - based on 121 Critic Reviews

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