The Last of Us Part II

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  1. Nekonekoneko
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    Yep, graphic magnificent, but everything else - awful. Gameplay, plot, atmosphere - scam. Its not a Last of us. Сharacters acting stupid. I feel like a watching tv-show for teenagers.
  2. yasohan
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    just finished it and i loved it this is one of the best game i have ever played
    10/10 gameplay
    10/10 story
    10/10 acting
    and to the people who didnt like the story , i understand why you didnt like it but dont go on metacrtic and review bomb the game when u didnt even play the game.
  3. Hollywood24
    Jun 22, 2020
    2
    I love the gameplay not gonna lie but the storyline is very disappointed .. I understand what they were trying to do but it could have been done so much better they should make a remake of the storyline
  4. Chase32
    Jun 26, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have wrote so many reviews and signed many petitions that I will keep it to the point with my reasoning behind my rating. My personal opinion follows: I think that the reason why The Last Of Us part 1 was such a success was the relationship between Ellie and Joel. You watch the beautiful character development between the two. However you get to part two and it completely destroys everything from the last game. Not only is it just a disrespect to fans, but Joel deserved a more dignified death. Lastly the game forces you to play a character you despise and want dead. Then tries to forcefully make you pity them and understand their reasoning. The game then makes you fight against Ellie, the one person you root for the whole time. I dont care about any other controversy. Transgenders? Lesbians? Gore? I don't mind any of it. The only reason I didn't give it a 0 was because the gameplay was nice, while the story was poor.… Expand
  5. Dannydroide
    Jun 26, 2020
    4
    What can i say that has not been said before? This game is getting so much hate that after playing the game, going in blind from the leaks and spoilers (i was certain i could trust Naughty Dog with whatever they were doing) i honestly see that the hate is well deserved.

    Being a fan of the first game and actually considering my all time favorite, having played the campaign, at least 15    What can i say that has not been said before? This game is getting so much hate that after playing the game, going in blind from the leaks and spoilers (i was certain i could trust Naughty Dog with whatever they were doing) i honestly see that the hate is well deserved.

    Being a fan of the first game and actually considering my all time favorite, having played the campaign, at least 15 times and probably thousands of MP hours, and to this day i play it once a year with the hopes of reliving the experience i once had with the game. My love for the first game has compelled me to raise my voice, tell these companies that we are still the ones who buy your games, you cannot simply disregard the fans and everything that made the first game click with us for the pursue of some ambitious yet risky narrative that YOU KNOW will divide your fanbase.

    The only reason i giving it a 4 is because its enjoyable for the most part, gameplay-wise, its beautiful and if you haven't played the first game or didnt care about it, you will probably like this one.    … Expand
  6. PCtti
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    Disappointed with the game, disappointed to encourage young people to use drugs ... the story is disappointing, disappointing, sad to see a game 7 years later with this result. Just like the game, the team must have smoked a lot of marijuana to create the game the way it was finished. A spoiled, unfortunate AAA ...
  7. SaltyTears
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    Game: I'm woke! Love me!
    Me: Eh. Sending a woke message doesn't make you any more enjoyable: 5/10.
    Game: *metaphorically kicks alt-right snowflakes in the nuts over and over until they squeal*
    Me: OK, now THAT'S funny: 10/10.
  8. TheresNothinLft
    Jun 26, 2020
    1
    I can't believe how they destroyed everything they built up in the first game. This story is an absolute abomination and I couldn't be more disappointed that they had the lack of sense to run with it.
  9. raymickey
    Jun 26, 2020
    1
    this is a story game it is driven 100% by story and they ruined that thanks alot Neil druckmann for the unnecessary changes hopefully that petition to re do tlou 2's story makes sony change the story
  10. caped_crusader9
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    This masterpiece literally surpassed the original in every way... The only time that you have different feeling towards a sequel... This sequel is a necessity to the last of us world... Congratulations to the great Naughty Dog for yet again raising the bar so damn high...
  11. TydingsMcduffie
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    I avoided the spoiler and watched the trailers. I defended this game when news of its leaks came out.

    Then I had my turn. And I was completely heart broken. I hate that you made trailers with false advertisements. I was confused and hurt-- how I waited for 7 years for a story that 'surrounds Joel and Ellie' how I watched over and over again the trailers just looking for clues. I was so    I avoided the spoiler and watched the trailers. I defended this game when news of its leaks came out.

    Then I had my turn. And I was completely heart broken. I hate that you made trailers with false advertisements. I was confused and hurt-- how I waited for 7 years for a story that 'surrounds Joel and Ellie' how I watched over and over again the trailers just looking for clues. I was so excited and then I got betrayed. I only had two expectations, I help your word as your bond (story of Joel and Ellie) and Naughty Dog is still one of those AAA companies that don't lie and manipulate you to get interested.

    Now I understand how people are so upset with this. I am too. And I defended you guys for so long I just feel so embarrassed for myself    … Expand
  12. Artx2
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Me encantó la historia juego del año los gráficos los personajes las armas pero no me gustó mucho como trataron de encarillarte con abby… Expand
  13. Anie37
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    Play the game more than 3 hours, everyone is different, you have your own voice, and make your own decisions. Don't be like cattle...
  14. Marcospick
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    Incredible game! Love what they tried to do with the story. People need to open their eyes and realise that the story makes perfect sense
  15. Greatnesssss
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    The story is a big part of the game and it is horrific. Characters are stupid, uninteresting, and lack character development. The story is filled with plot holes and feels convoluted as it is filled with flashbacks and character switching.
  16. dmitriyrus
    Jun 26, 2020
    7
    This game is cool! Story continued but this story very strange. Lesbians at TLOU P2 no so more like all thinking. Gameplay like in part 1. MUSIC VERY COOL!! But this game boring and not so interesting. I don't recommend to play this game if you real fan of The Last of Us.
  17. Asper228
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    Игра мне очень понравилась, я понимаю, что игра многим ударила в спину своим сюжетом, и понимаю, что в ней есть косяки. В другой ситуации я бы поставил ей 8/10, но при таком рейтинге нужно быть противовесом.
  18. ElliotBart
    Jun 26, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. After 7 long years my excitement for this game was unmeasurable. The amazing characters and story of the first game kept me replaying the story over and over again with the same emotional effect each time. The Last of Us Part 2 is a flawed story with underdeveloped and unlikeable characters and very bad pacing. Throughout the story I was dumbfounded at the key decisions made by the developers at naughty dog.

    Let’s begin with the death of Joel. Now I am fine with naughty dog killing off Joel however the stupidity of the way this happens and the disrespect shown to the characters of Joel and Tommy is insane. The death of Joel seems to be used as a scapegoat for the lack of story ideas of the game developers sending Ellie on a basic revenge plot that contradicts itself throughout.

    The game wants you to feel angered by Joel’s death fuelling the player to engage on a quest for revenge against the WLF and Abby, however it also tries to make the player understand the actions of Abby with most attempts being unsuccessful just proving the unlikeability of Her as a character.

    One of the worst decisions in my opinion was to replace the Ellie and Joel relationship with Abby and lev it felt like the developers didn’t know what to do with Abby for her 3 day Seattle period so they sent her on a side quest that has nothing to do with the overall game, in my opinion it’s only included to allow naughty dog to milk this series of a part 3 (the adventures of Abby and lev). Abby and Ellie’s story whilst in seattle should run along side each other if we are to truly relate to the characters as we would kill a character as Ellie (Owen as an example) and when we go to playing as Abby and are interacting with Owen the player does not care (just need to mention Owens terrible flat voice acting, I have never seen a more uninteresting character).

    And now onto the ending where Ellie leaves her family to finish Abby off and doesn’t because of a Joel flashback, the developers want the player to understand that Ellie has now forgiven Joel for lying all those years ago even though the entire length of Ellie’s story was about avenging Joel. I find it hard to describe my feelings towards this ending as I see it in many ways and I know that it does work if you look at it in the right manner however this can be very hard as naughty dog have strayed so far from what this game was originally about

    The main message that naughty dog try to send is that REVENGE IS FATAL! Ellie loses everyone she loved like she explains in the first game, and Abby loses all of her close friends

    I have very mixed feelings!

    We all know the redeeming qualities of this game...    … Expand
  19. WitawutNot48
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I like this game, but only stuck to the joel, die, a little stupid. Other, I'm ok.… Expand
  20. Vicentekc
    Jun 26, 2020
    1
    Very very very disappointed!!!!!! Totally garbage!! The worst game of year!!!??
  21. Resogre
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Its **** sad people cant **** get a "human" protagonist and not a hero..just a human.Joel ladies and gentlemen nor me or you would have **** survived after all that **** so stop crying… Expand
  22. braveen10
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    Just finished playing the last of us part 2
    Gameplay 10/10
    Acting 10/10
    Story 10/10
    Game of the year 2020 for sure, I dont know why people are hating on this game and review bombing this game, metacritic should remove all those fake reviews.
  23. Rohan283
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    We didn't deserve this Naughty Dog I waited 6 years to play this, why did they do this? to please the SJW? thanks for ruining it
  24. breside1
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    en gráficos y mecánicas el juego es muy bueno, muy notable, pero lastimosamente la historia no te atrapa de hecho el hacerte controlar al personaje de abby después de lo de joel solo te hace estar pensando en lo detestable que es el personaje, y eso opaca todo lo bueno que el juego pueda tener.
  25. Ghostmacabre
    Jun 26, 2020
    3
    New characters are unbelievable boring, story sucks, timeline is annoying, dont waste your money on this buying or renting it, if I could get my miney back that'll be really awesome, trading it super quick, first last of us I replay it like 3 times in a row, this sequel makes it hard for you want to finish, its a whole warehouse load of trash
  26. theenchantedwon
    Jun 26, 2020
    8
    I won't spoil, but man what a wild ride. After playing and loving The Last Of Us on PlayStation 3, and playing the remaster again on PlayStation 4, I was super excited for this game. After finishing, I can safety say that this was a great follow up. The new charterers were awesome, and so were the returning ones. There were constant surprises in story, and game play. Combat was improvedI won't spoil, but man what a wild ride. After playing and loving The Last Of Us on PlayStation 3, and playing the remaster again on PlayStation 4, I was super excited for this game. After finishing, I can safety say that this was a great follow up. The new charterers were awesome, and so were the returning ones. There were constant surprises in story, and game play. Combat was improved from the last title, and this game made me feel good, bad, hatred, guilty, and everything in between. Although there were a few things i personally would've changed, i can easily say that i enjoyed myself while playing, and appreciated this wild conclusion to one of my favorite stories on PlayStation. The visuals were insane as well. Really made me appreciate Naughty Dog and what they're able to do with limited hardware. (I played the game on a PS4 Slim). Was it what i expected? No. Was it worth it? Hell yeah. What a game.… Expand
  27. A42One_and_only
    Jun 26, 2020
    3
    The game has such a bad plot and focused to much on the wrong things. other than the graphics and gameplay, this game sucks. oh and BTW naughty dog stop blocking people. take the criticism.
  28. Motronnik
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    A game for femmes and people of non-traditional orientation. Merge stupidly the main character for the sake of a peasant woman and how to play at all after that. The game carries exclusively the values that all men are nobody, and women rule in the Apocalypse
  29. Oddy_Snow
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    Ставлю пока что 0, потому что денег купить нет, как куплю и пройду - обязательно поставлю 10, простите
  30. DerLockenkopp
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    The Last of us 2 finally arrived. I opened the package together wit my brother to install the game. We played 6 hours a day until we finished it and we loved every minute of the Game. First of all this game gets a bonus point in my rating, just because it was treated very unfair by a huge amount of people, some of them got sad because someone they liked died. (Spoiler free) Thats not aThe Last of us 2 finally arrived. I opened the package together wit my brother to install the game. We played 6 hours a day until we finished it and we loved every minute of the Game. First of all this game gets a bonus point in my rating, just because it was treated very unfair by a huge amount of people, some of them got sad because someone they liked died. (Spoiler free) Thats not a valid critic if you look at this game from an at least a bit objective view

    Graphics and Sound (10/10)

    TLOU2 is one of the most beautiful Games I have ever played. The graphics were really detailed, with realistic characters, detailed hair and what I loved the most, was how they recreated Seattle. The sounds were amazing as well. Everytime Ellie had to jump a long distance, you really heard how exhausted she was, every destroyed window sounded like the window we sat next to was just shattered in the moment, the window in the game did. Those are just a few examples.

    Gameplay (9/10)

    TLOU2 excels over TLOU due to improvements in the Gameplay. Fighting and shooting got clearly improved, making every fight fun, the dodging mechanic allowed you to just beat up runners in close combat more easily and to dodge new, bigger enemies. New hiding mechanics like crouching in tall grass, impoved the gameplay for me personally as well. For me looting was an essential and fun part of the gameplay, but I get, why some people dont like it. Well its a survival horror and you dont have to loot everything if you dont want to. 9/10 because of a few bugs I saw.

    Atmosphere (10/10)

    Its a suvival horror game, that always made you feel anxious in a lot of situations and got you emotionally carried away a lot of times. I had moments were I was really scared, some were I was really angry at characters and some were I was sad and had to cry some tears.

    Story (9/10)

    For me the story of TLOU2 was great. At the moment a character we all loved died, I was really angry at the antagonist and wanted to kill this person and everyone of them so badly. Progressing through the story with everything that happened you saw how Ellie was destroyed by all that hate in her. She turned into a violent person, killing everyone in her way to the Goal, just like Joel. I loved that decision. And the moment you played as the antagonist you felt a bond with her as well, making the end game emotionally really hard to play. If you get carried avay with your emotions like this, the game mus be great    … Expand
  31. jurari
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    I think this game is the most well-made game in the world.
    This game make us think many things.
  32. Sebreme
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    Look, I get why people don´t like this game, but we need to understand that the game is not called "Joel and Ellie´s adventures". The game is called THE LAST OF US. I will not spoil anything from the game in this "review" because the less you know the better. If you´ve been spoiled or looked after the leaks, then I´m sorry, but that does not change the fact that this game is GREAT. TheLook, I get why people don´t like this game, but we need to understand that the game is not called "Joel and Ellie´s adventures". The game is called THE LAST OF US. I will not spoil anything from the game in this "review" because the less you know the better. If you´ve been spoiled or looked after the leaks, then I´m sorry, but that does not change the fact that this game is GREAT. The last of us Part II makes you understand that not everything turns out like you´d like to. WHICH IS GREAT. Being unpredictable is really hard these days, but a lot of people missed that oppourtunity because of the leaks. Hours after the game was released people already was rating it WITHOUT EVEN PLAYING THE GAME. Those ratings were from people that didn´t want the game to succeed. This game creates a new path in order that Part III can take place somewhere else (new countries) and with different main characters.… Expand
  33. BrenoPaes
    Jun 26, 2020
    1
    Very sad to see that what could be the masterpiece of all times in game industry became a political propaganda.
    Political agendas never mix good with art!
    Focus on art naughty dog, ever!!
  34. royab7
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. this game has got everything,
    at the end i was screaming at my tv and begging ellie to not kill abby , because she was so close to become a monster she was trying her best to be like joel getting revenge torturing making people talk but she just couldn't take it anymore and she finally accepted her mistakes and found out revenge is a pointless cycle without any result, lev made abby to understand this fact but ellie needed more time but hopefully she did get the point , for me it showed that in ellie there is some humanity left ,

    it's kind of funny because when I've started to read some comments toxic people just reminded me the serephites, group if people with some crazy beliefs and just cannot accept their mistakes and give this game another shot and when others trying to open upsome facts for them they just refuse to listen and simply attack
    people need to think about this game more because it's not even a simple game its a mirror that shows our community, thanks you naughty dog for sharing this absolutely amazing story with us    … Expand
  35. Darcklink
    Jun 26, 2020
    9
    El Juego cumple con su objetivo, nos entregan una gran y excelente experiencia narrativa, aunque no logra envolverte al principio como el primer título logra sobresalir por su nueva y renovada forma de continuar con la historia, mecánicas renovadas y excelentes animaciones que te sorprenden e incitan a jugar y crear nuevas tácticas cada que tengamos un encuentro.

    En el apartado gráfico    El Juego cumple con su objetivo, nos entregan una gran y excelente experiencia narrativa, aunque no logra envolverte al principio como el primer título logra sobresalir por su nueva y renovada forma de continuar con la historia, mecánicas renovadas y excelentes animaciones que te sorprenden e incitan a jugar y crear nuevas tácticas cada que tengamos un encuentro.

    En el apartado gráfico es una joya visual más sorprendente que logra llevar al máximo el PS4.

    Por otro lado el juego cuánta con extensos y largos tramos de "relleno" que en algún punto vuelven tediosas o cansadas tus horas de juego, se podrían recortar, más no omitir partes de la historia.

    Con este título te espera una gran experiencia narrativa y de jugabilidad, pero si cuentas con pocas horas de juego, o solo buscas divertirte todo el tiempo, este juego no es para ti.
    El juego no logra superar el nivel narrativo de la primera parte, pero logra estar al nivel, pero en jugabilidad logra superar con creces a la primera parte.
    Pero si quieres tener una de las mejores experiencias narrativas y gráficas de Playstation este juego te encantará.    … Expand
  36. MacTec
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. After finishing the story last night I have no choice but to give this a top score. An absolutely fantastic game, from the visuals and world creation, game mechanics and audio, it really is the best of the console generation. The story is where I’ve seen many complaints and after playing all the way through, I just don’t get many of those complaints and really wonder if they had actually played the game or rated based on spoilers. Joel’s death (triggered by revenge for Abby’s father) was the catalyst for Ellie’s revenge adventure of her own, so Joel had to die early to set this up. No point keeping him around for 8 hours first like some people have commented. You get him again through flashbacks which further help explain key story points. And Then I’ve seen complaints that Ellie sparing Abby was a wrong choice, but it is exactly what was needed to break the cycle of revenge. She needed to go after Abby one last time because of the PTSD she had from Joel’s death, she couldn’t calm, and then after the Trials getting there and the pain inflicted on her, and then seeing the trauma that Abby and Lev, when she had revenge in her hands she realised that she no longer needed it. Whether or not I would have preferred Joel to live or Abby to die does not make the story bad. The story was just what it needed to be. I’ve already started my New Game +. Play the game, and see it through. Amazing.… Expand
  37. Benjiloty
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    The last of us 1 was loved by everyone mainly because of its good story but this game just destroyed the good feeling I had about last of us.
  38. Semaj14
    Jun 26, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I’m a huge naughty dog fan so this one hurts but it needs to be written. The original was a masterpiece so I could not wait for a sequel. 7 long years later and finally it’s here. The game is visually stunning, the gameplay is similar to the original with a few new additions and a few items have been removed. The major issue with this game is the story. I feel as gamers that we develop a relationship with the main characters that is far more deep and complex than that of characters in a movie. As a grown man I feel that it is in our DNA to want to look after and protect the people in our lives and we fully experienced the ups and downs of doing this in part 1 when playing as Joel. They have taken that from us. Wesley on we witness one of our favourite game characters being beaten to death with a golf club. After everything we went through we wait 7 years for this! The enthusiasm to play the game instantly drains from the player. We’re then forced to play as the person that murdered our favourite character. We do not want to play as this person. We want them dead, erased from history like this sequel never happened. The series is ruined. There will be zero interest in a 3rd title and I’ll have serious doubts about ever buying a naughty dog game again that from us… Expand
  39. EljackheerKarim
    Jun 24, 2020
    10
    The Last Of Us Part II es un juego amplio, un juego complicado de entender, sin embargo cada apartado técnico y estructural del juego es increíble.
    Puedo decir que el juego es muy relacionado en lo que puede suceder en la vida real, contiene sucesos impactantes pero realistas en el videojuego incluso siento que está segunda parte supera a la primera contando con una serie de mecanicas    The Last Of Us Part II es un juego amplio, un juego complicado de entender, sin embargo cada apartado técnico y estructural del juego es increíble.
    Puedo decir que el juego es muy relacionado en lo que puede suceder en la vida real, contiene sucesos impactantes pero realistas en el videojuego incluso siento que está segunda parte supera a la primera contando con una serie de mecanicas estupendas, Graficos espectaculares, inteligencia artificial increíble, banda sonora un gozo y sobre todo el Gameplay y la historia dejan una impresión increíble en la historia. Le di un 10 por qué para mi es un juego impecable aunque tiene sus errores minúsculos pero no destructivos en el videojuego. Este juego sin duda no es para toda las mentes, es un juego donde la madurez debe estar presente y sobretodo la mente abierta del la misma persona. En pocas palabras The Last Of Us Part II es una obra maestra e inigualable.    … Expand
  40. theborsky
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is delightful and devastating game. It lands entirely differently once you play it. You cannot watch it or read it to feel what the game wants you to feel - it is a breathtaking work of interactive art.

    There are some challenging, divisive and risky-as-hell choices, no question. They won't work for everyone and its clear they are not supposed to. But,the craft and passion that went into creating this game is STAGGERING. The team deserves way more respect then they are getting. People worked to the bone to craft an experience like this. It does something that only a video game can do. Many people call the writing bad and disagree with the story that the creators wanted to tell. Totally fine, everyone has their own emotions and reactions.

    The ability to make us feel so intensely and really spend time in a world and its characters is powerful. After the climax fight scene with Ellie and Abby before the prologue, my hands were literally shaking, I couldn't sleep I was so awake and I was so conflicted. I didn't want either character to die. I went on a journey of hatred and revenge turning into empathy along with the characters.

    Naughty Dog knew exactly what they were doing. The intention and design is bold and clear.
    They could easily have made something everyone liked. They could have given people heroic,meaningful deaths and happy endings but that wouldn't be true to the world. They chose to tell a deeply upsetting, visceral and challenging story that is ultimately about how hard it is to experience empathy and breakthrough the haze of rage that is hate. It explores why forgiveness is so goddamn hard.

    This game makes you hate someone to depth of our soul and then challenges you to grapple with that feeling. It is intense. The game delights in quiet moments between humans and guts you with trauma and tragedy right after.It portrays women respectfully and LGBTQ relationships as mundane and normal. We don't exist in a vacuum, same-sex relationships are normal relationships and trans people exist- they experience tremendous discrimination and violence, the game accurately portrays this and does not dwell on it. The message is that we are not that different. Its not forced anymore than a straight relationship or white male protagonist is. I really enjoyed the relationships and characters - some are better than others and certain motivations are strange but they feel like real people.

    The creators of this game knew they were not creating a beloved story. They told a hard story for a dark time that underneath its bleakness and violence does tell a story of hope. Making people relate to these traumatized, battered and broken characters was not simple. By the end, I would argue that the Abby portion of the game is better than Ellie's and it gave me a real understanding of how Ellie is perceived by her enemies. This game has no heroes and no heroic deaths. I think a lot of the emotion in it is that people came into it treating Joel and Ellie like that. The version of our world that Last of Us portrays has none. Only people surviving and clinging to those close to them.

    There are tremendous parallels drawn between Joel, Ellie and Abby that build your ability to empathize. But, Abby is not Ellie. She is Joel. A broken person who has so much red in their ledger that they have been hardened to violence or remorse. The person isn't a sociopath but their bitter outlook is oppressive and catalyzed by the brutal murder of someone close to them. An act of forgiveness and empathy begets more. They slowly regain humanity and their life becomes about caring for a child who need love and protection. There are parallels to Ellie as well - Ellie kills Abby's closest friend due to revenge, Ellie kills a pregnant woman as Abby was going to kill Dina, neither of them have the context or understanding of what really happened. It doesn't matter that Ellie didn't intend to kill Mel or Owen even Alice. Both characters experience the rampage of other only by seeing the devastation. They do not empathize or care, it breeds intense hatred because all they see is their loved ones being brutally murdered. Abby and Lev are just as sympathetic and traumatized as Joel and Ellie. The is a bleak, harsh world - no one is a hero. People find hope in those closest to them.

    To not give this game credit for everything it achieves regardless of the story or writing means you are trying to hate it.The world, the moments, the feel, the time it takes with the characters. There are so many meticulously crafted elements working in tandem to elevate this experience to something more than a game, a story or just entertainment.

    Sure, many people didn't enjoy the choices the creators made. I didn't like everything either. I've been thinking about this game a lot since I played it though. This studio didn't pander and it used intense hatred to deliver a message of empathy.

    IMO,play this game even if you hate it    … Expand
  41. PhodolskiGamer
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    Um jogo para pessoas com um emocional forte, pois do início ao fim, te fará ficar triste, com raiva, criar expectativa, esperança e se decepcionar, e quando você menos espera, o jogo te surpreende e te faz compreender por que cada coisa acontece, e te mostra que ser bom ou mau é apenas uma questão de ponto de vista.

    Foi a segunda vez que um jogo me fez chorar, sendo que o primeiro foi    Um jogo para pessoas com um emocional forte, pois do início ao fim, te fará ficar triste, com raiva, criar expectativa, esperança e se decepcionar, e quando você menos espera, o jogo te surpreende e te faz compreender por que cada coisa acontece, e te mostra que ser bom ou mau é apenas uma questão de ponto de vista.

    Foi a segunda vez que um jogo me fez chorar, sendo que o primeiro foi The Last of Us 1.
    É impossível explicar o nível de imersão que esse jogo traz e a forma como ele brinca com seu emocional e com suas crenças.
    Jogue, apenas jogue e entenda que a história é muito mais do que as pessoas estão dizendo sem sequer finalizar a campanha.

    A ambientação e qualidade visual são magníficos.
    Os efeitos sonoros são muito imersivos, ouvir um estalador chega a arrepiar.
    Gameplay sobre tensão a cada ponto com inimigos, sendo desesperador contra certos infectados.
    História extremamente bem desenvolvida, a melhor que já pude jogar, meche com seu emocional de uma forma que você fica sem saber o que fazer após finalizar o jogo, deixa um vazio enorme e sentimentos inexplicáveis.

    Se você tiver a chance, jogue e entenda o quão incrível é The Last of Us 2.    … Expand
  42. Maksimalka
    Jun 26, 2020
    5
    Сюжет и в правду не очень. Повестку стерпеть готов, но когда тычут мордой уже несколько раз, то становится как то не по себе. Это тоже самое, если я натурал, но мне несколько раз насильно включают шей порно. После прохождения у меня такое чувство сложилось , что меня обманули. Что я купил конфеты с красивой оберткой , да и шоколад вроде не плохой, а вот в нутри не орех а камень. И как бы вСюжет и в правду не очень. Повестку стерпеть готов, но когда тычут мордой уже несколько раз, то становится как то не по себе. Это тоже самое, если я натурал, но мне несколько раз насильно включают шей порно. После прохождения у меня такое чувство сложилось , что меня обманули. Что я купил конфеты с красивой оберткой , да и шоколад вроде не плохой, а вот в нутри не орех а камень. И как бы в конце очень не приятно, как будто я сломал зуб и он болит и ноет. И я понять не могу за что? Почему со мноц так поступилм.… Expand
  43. Thepennymoose
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    Repetitive game play with a terrible story not worth finishing. All of the negative reviews are accurate don’t waste your money and time.
  44. FinalTalos
    Jun 21, 2020
    10
    Don't believe the trolls. This game is on par with god of war quality if not better. Go buy right now. Thank you Naughty dog for this amazing game, can't wait for your next project.
  45. ashysalshy209
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    Had to force myself to finish this game... the story telling choices broke my heart. Never have I had a game be dead to me at the 2 hour-ish mark and have to finish it just to see if it somehow redeems itself. It doesn't.
  46. mwyj1021
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    The whole story is miserable. Dont name this TLOU 2. Dont expect ppl to rate high after playing with ppl feelings. Neil u should be sorry for those who worked so hard for this game
  47. Brubssss
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    This game is not for everyone, but it was for me. It wasn't what I wanted, but I loved it anyway.
    You'll just know if you play it.
  48. Issyaboikarasu
    Jun 26, 2020
    9
    I loooooved this game, and you probably will too if you go into it not thinking you’re going to hate it, and go into while you aren’t mad at it. aside from the end dragging on for too long, it’s an amazing game
  49. Fairal
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Second part of this game is completely worthless waste of time and money. I’m very disappointed and I just can’t call it PART II, because it has nothing about original game.… Expand
  50. SRHRS2KITFKTTS
    Jun 23, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Don't get me wrong,the game has one of the best gameplay of this generation,the best graphic too but the history is mediocre
    First,why the hell Joel and Tommy would trust a bunch of random people and say their real name?Joel's death was awful they tripped
    Second,the fact that they MAKE you Control abby,sometimes is Just depressing,without even counting the false advertising.
    Third,It would be way more interesting If abby was marlene's daughter or something,cuz i hated this stupid ass Idea that the random doctor npc became one of the most important person in the whole history,just stupid.
    Last ,ellie's redemption was just stupid,she killed a whole lotta people just to forgive the **** that ended her life,thank god she ended up alone.But the gameplay is so good that sometimes MAKE the history enteresting.Anyway 6/10 BECAUSE of the graphics and the gameplay,cuz History is whack    … Expand
  51. TheHelmetHead
    Jun 26, 2020
    2
    Gonna make this short. If you loved the first game this game will betray you. Now Abby's actions (if you have played then you know) are deplorable. She just isn't likable most of the time. In a story based game the story is a bit important. Game play is similar to the original which I didn't find too engaging, but I know many enjoy it. The Graphics and sound track are pretty lovely. If IGonna make this short. If you loved the first game this game will betray you. Now Abby's actions (if you have played then you know) are deplorable. She just isn't likable most of the time. In a story based game the story is a bit important. Game play is similar to the original which I didn't find too engaging, but I know many enjoy it. The Graphics and sound track are pretty lovely. If I was rating without the story the game would probably be a 9 or maybe even a 10. Unfortunately the story was just that poor. Since it will probably be in the back of your mind, LGBTQQIP2SAA messaging is actually not that forced and does not bother me, I would say overall pretty well done there.… Expand
  52. Vctsantista
    Jun 24, 2020
    0
    Infelizmente destruíram a história, o jogo em sim não tem nada de novo
    Mudem a história via dlc pelo amor de deus.
  53. efreeman2000
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The biggest disappointment in my gaming history. I played through the first game at least 20 times, just to have it all mean absolutely nothing with this pathetic sequel. -Joel And Tommy would’ve NEVER walked into a room with that many strangers, they survived 25 years in the apocalypse. Joel spotted an ambush in the first game simply by the way the guy was screaming ‘help.’ -The game tried so hard to make Ellie unlikeable. She is the polar opposite of the Ellie we knew and loved. No charisma, they made her out to be a monster. While glorifying Abby. -Speaking of Abby, WE DON’T GIVE A **** ABOUT ABBY. You introduced her and tried to get us to care about her past. You tried to cram it all into one game, and tried to make her out to be the hero. We bought the game for Ellie and Joel, not for a piece of **** character that came out of nowhere. ‘The daughter of the guy Joel killed’ give me a break. Joel killed hundred of people and not one of their family came after him. It’s the apocalypse. Such lazy writing. “Oh let’s take one of the NPC’s Joel killed and humanize them, make them relevant somehow and BOOM! We have our antagonist.”

    -The trailers deliberately deceived us. -A Pregnant woman can barely move without being uncomfortable. She sure as hell can’t kill clickers, run, jump over obstacles, lift heavy objects, etc. Just the ‘Female Power’ propaganda being shoved down our throats.

    -FEMALE POWER. We love females, we’re not savages. But the whole ‘anti-male’ narrative that I felt the entire game is so exhausting. ‘This is way better than anime’ is a line from one of the male characters, as the females roll their eyes, implying that he’s an anti social idiot who hasn’t experienced nearly as much as these ‘heroic females.’ -A FEMALE CANT BE AS BUFF AS ABBY NATURALLY, WITHOUT STEROIDS. She looks like a She-Hulk. -A lesbian relationship, smoking weed, and a trans character being used as a ‘woke token’ for brownie points with the media is a terrible thing to glorify. We don’t care about that stuff. We just wanted to see Ellie’s relationship with Joel grow and flourish. -NO SATISFACTION. Ellie murdered hundreds of people throughout the game, just to have the ‘revenge is bad’ realization at the end. Didn’t even kill Abby. AS IF THAT WASN’T ENOUGH:
    The biggest sin against The Last of Us fanbase is not even preparing us that we would be spending 10 HOURS, HALFWAY THROUGH THE GAME, PLAYING AS A CHARACTER YOU WERE JUST INTRODUCED TO, WHO JUST MURDERED YOUR FAVORITE CHARACTER. Didn’t even mention it at all. Oh, and not only that, but that part of the story starts at the most climatic part of this pathetic story. So you’re left wanting to speed run Abby’s storyline, just to get back and see what happens. Oh! Your skill tree and weapon upgrades that you put so much effort and time into? Bye-bye. Completely resets. All weapon upgrades, and skills, are reset. I talked about how amazing The Last of Us was for so many years, telling my friends that it’s the greatest game I’ve ever played. I’ll continue to play it, but I’ll spend the future telling them that part two is genuinely the worst game I’ve ever played. Positives? The graphics and gameplay are top notch. If only they used those mechanics to give us the story we deserved, instead of desecrating it’s existence.    … Expand
  54. gesquivel
    Jun 20, 2020
    10
    Badass and amazing ! Only game i have ever bought a collectors edition for and worth it ! Should have got the ellie eddition.
  55. Mercer42D
    Jun 26, 2020
    9
    As a game, it is very successful. A few days after customs clearance, I also thought a lot. This game really has a serious impact on my spirit. I don't even know if he succeeds or if he destroys the player's good mood. But I love this game. I love the characters in this game. If this is the end of the story, I'm willing to accept it. But there is a fact that the playwright of this game hasAs a game, it is very successful. A few days after customs clearance, I also thought a lot. This game really has a serious impact on my spirit. I don't even know if he succeeds or if he destroys the player's good mood. But I love this game. I love the characters in this game. If this is the end of the story, I'm willing to accept it. But there is a fact that the playwright of this game has made a serious mistake, which leads to the stories that are hard to accept even more difficult to accept.… Expand
  56. Imbalolprox
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Amazing graphics, have to thank developers for all the crunch they've walked.… Expand
  57. R2clint2
    Jun 26, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The graphics are incredible. The voice acting is very well done. The gameplay is really intense and fun. The lore is very well established in a beautiful apocalyptic world and the levels are awesome. The only part about the story that I didnt like was the ending. Even with that I really like the hole story up until that point and the ending isn't so bad that its kills the hole game.its not a bad ending and I'm sure the writers had a good reason for doing it the way they did. I just thought it should have gone differently. And that is just my opinion.… Expand
  58. Mbn
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    I didnt rate a game ever and never let sb have influence on my decisions but this game made me to do it (rip my teenager memory of lou1 ) this game have impressive mechanics with chubby controller and **** story (feed us what they want and have no respect to their fans)
  59. Imeraz094
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    Bad game, dont play please. Its for your own good. Abby can go to hell. I genuinely feel like garbage when I see this game in the PS store and in my home screen, this was supposed to be god tier but the game is the equivalent of smelling your own piss after eating asparagus.
  60. m-saai
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    I don't understand why they did this with my favorite game. Game play is good, but the story
  61. rnz
    Jun 26, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Buen juego xd nose porq lo odian solo hay cosas q no funcionan como q e obligan a jugar con un personaje q odias… Expand
  62. Navarone236
    Jun 25, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. When the game started I felt an instant nostalgic feeling which made me quite happy. Although, I don't like how the game has forced irrelevant political views in the story, and there was no multiplayer provided like it's predecessor had. I have not yet finished the game but I'm greatly enjoying it at the moment, the section of the game where you play as Abby feels like a chore, but overall would recommend it to anyone that enjoyed the first game,feels really similar.

    EDIT: Just completed the game and the emotions are overwhelming, for a game we've all been waiting for 10 years it did exceptionally well, takes me a lot to tear up, and the ending did that. I can't stop thinking about the final scene of the games and Abby's survival, does this leave it open for a third game? Or maybe a cheeky DLC? Thanks naughty dog, I had my doubts, but it really lives up to the first game, which was a work of art.    … Expand
  63. Epicmickey9
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Great game with nice view and action combat or stealth kill, the doggy will bite u out!!!… Expand
  64. Papercuervo
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The final showdown makes the length and the game's story worth it. I was VERY uncertain how to feel about how early our favorite character from the last game would get killed off and that most of this games middle section was following a brand new character but by the last 3/4ths it made perfect sense. I started to care for this character as well and understand why she did the things she did. Having the two mains not kill each other in the end but still letting ellie beat Abby within an inch of her life helped the pain of Joel and a few other characters sting less. This game was the most tense and heartbreaking experience I've had in a video game. The animation, attention to detail, gameplay, and art of this game has me absolutely floored. Bravo naughty dog once again… Expand
  65. Lee924
    Jun 26, 2020
    9
    This game maybe is not worth a 10/10 for some people. But definitely no way near a 0/10.
    For me the game is at least 8-9/10 based on my 26 hours hard mode gameplay and last of us 1 for me is a solid 8.5.
  66. HellRaid
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    Beautiful game, best on ps4 and Game of the Year, Thank you Naughty Dog, just masterpiece!
  67. TheWarrior3145
    Jun 26, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I firmly believe and after having played the game 3 times, which is a very good game, its technical and sound section is perfect, its gameplay is as fun as the first, but this one perfects it excellently, the music is magical and always transmits everything a splendid feeling, the story, I think it is good, maybe it is not a masterpiece like the first The Last Of Us but it is very good, I understand that the player does not like it in the first instance, I hated it the first Once, but after playing it a second time and analyzing everything, I concluded that if it really transmits so many feelings to you and in such a faithful way, hate, courage, violence, sadness, tiredness, just magnificent. Maybe Abby's character is the worst of all, and that's what makes me give her a 9 instead of a 10 but I sincerely believe that Naugthy Dog did an excellent job for the rest. My only point against it is that Abby's development was not the best it could have been, maybe if they had presented him before seeing how he kills Joel, the player could have better sympathized with him.
    In short, The Last of Us Part 2 is a very good game, I could say that it far exceeds the first The Last Of Us in most sections.
    the only thing that remains just a little below is in the field of history, just a little.    … Expand
  68. Radiod
    Jun 26, 2020
    4
    Bad storyline.The ending leaves you with nothing.But amazing graphics,gameplay,level design.
  69. Varisht29
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    For me the story was perfect. It's so interesting that in the first game they established joel and ellie as sympathetic characters, but not necessarily loveable. joel is made apathetic by grief and ellie's naive and a bit awkward; regardless, we grow to love them for all their complexities. in the end, joel makes a terrible decision that's the right one for him, and the audience may notFor me the story was perfect. It's so interesting that in the first game they established joel and ellie as sympathetic characters, but not necessarily loveable. joel is made apathetic by grief and ellie's naive and a bit awkward; regardless, we grow to love them for all their complexities. in the end, joel makes a terrible decision that's the right one for him, and the audience may not agree but /everyone/ understands him, and most forgive it because they love him and ellie.
    In this game, they took loveable characters and said yes, they're sympathetic, but they're not the heroes and you're not going to forget it. and honestly? that's incredible writing, because it /hurts/. it would've been so easy to tell a similar story with characters we don't know so it doesn't 'ruin' ellie and joel, but that's the point- we feel it because they matter to us, this whole game is so personal to gamers because of the successes of the first game. we're invested, we care, we want them to live and we want them to be happy and that's not what this story is. they're complex, they're traumatised, they make bad choices. but they love each other. we love them.
    No one has to like this game, but no one can say they don't feel anything while playing it.
    **** the haters    … Expand
  70. Olivarious
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    As the saying goes, if you made a great game, stop at that. But, this company had to go and butchered the game by making a horrible second game.

    Endless cycle of go here and take revenge, go there and kill this person. Storyline was frustrating to go through as well. Very disappointing. Sony really stabbed us with this game.
  71. netobaiuxa
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    Ok. What can I say about this game. Just the best game of my life.
    The way that this game show us how the human being is terrible and wonderful and all the feelings that i felt playing this, ok, this is wonderful, this is amazing and beautiful. Perfect game, play it and feel for yourself.
  72. Bigcheff
    Jun 26, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The last of us part II is the sequel to The last of us. Set five years after the first game, The last of us part II is a game about the cycle of revenge/violence, and does a very good job of setting a dark, gritty, and depressing atmosphere. The game also sports incredible top of the line graphics and world design but still has mediocre gameplay. However the problem arises with the story and narrative, rather early in the game (somewhere around the two hour point) the main protagonist from the first game (Joel) is killed off. although his death is what kick starts the main plot, many people including myself agree that his death felt very rushed, meaningless, and retcons his established personality traits from the previous game, almost as if it were done simply for shock value. after Joel's death you embark to Seattle as Ellie on a mission for revenge, as Ellie you are joined by Dina, Jesse, and Tommy as the four set out brutally killing members of Abby's crew in retaliation. Abby by definition is the antagonist in this story but her character is done no help by being thrown under the bus by killing Joel with no explained motivation, not until halfway through the story when you are forced to play from Abby's perspective are you given her motivations for killing Joel. You are forced to play as her for a majority of the game as the writers try and make you sympathize with her character. I aswell as many other people were unable to sympathize with her due to pre-established resentment from her actions which led to a rather miserable experience for her portion of the game. The ending of the game is made worse by the fact that Ellie sacrifices everything in her life to seek her final revenge against Abby only to not kill her and let her free. The underlying message of the game is that revenge is bad however this led to an abysmally un-satisfying ending and story. In my own opinion the fact that Joel and Abby ran into each other is deus ex machina and unbelievable made worse by how in an incredibly suspicious situation, Tommy and Joel throw all of their previous survival knowledge from their 24 years of being in the apocalypse out the window. Joel's death feels skimmed over and too convenient to the plot. There really wasn't any relationship between two characters that felt as meaningful as the one shared between Joel and Ellie therefore i found myself not caring about the other characters on screen. The entire game I watched my favorite characters from the last game lose as the antagonist got her way with every situation she found herself in. after completing the game i feel like i wasted my time even playing it at all. For fans of the first game the sequel is a huge middle finger as you watch your favorite characters get dumped on, half of them being shells of who they were in the first game. the story feeling completely pointless with a terrible ending. The intentional misleading and false advertising in the trailers. and Naughty Dog's DMCA antics leading up to the release of the game. This game would be a one or two out of ten if weren't for the graphics and world design, and after finishing it i feel like i wasted my time and money. If you're a fan of the first game i strongly DO NOT recommend buying The last of us part II, however if you're a casual gamer looking for a gritty, brutal, stealth combat game i'd recommend picking this up on sale as it is not worth the 60$ retail price. I believe that if Naughty Dog wants to save this series for a third game they either need to remake the story of the second game or deem it as a passion project independant and non cannon to the first game. feel free to disagree with my review as it is my opinion based off my experience with the game.… Expand
  73. Skyvion
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. amazing game and everyone is just hating on it because they are too much of little babies because there dumb Joel dies and it got leaked so they cried and ran here to comment it sucked and haven't even played the game… Expand
  74. Blades935
    Jun 26, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I don't want to just say don't play this game but I found I lost the motivation to really quickly. Technically it's great for this generation and there are some nice world building touches. And here's the but why build a game that was built on the relationship of two people surviving a world and then kill that relationship in one swoop.

    Who wrote this, were they watching Rambo last blood. Great games and films are built on story's that are compelling, very few of us watch films or play games where there is no hope. We chase fantasy.

    People who gave it ten out of ten where is your mortality and what were you playing.

    Ellie so you have been living in a community for 4 years and a safe place with a good quality of life and it turns you into a commando. Happy for the equality nods and there changes that is so progressive in the gaming industry but give us a break not putting the effort in to explain the character journey.

    I got bored of killing people trying to survive so quickly, I don't need a game to tell me what's right or wrong. Most who play games know what's right or wrong.

    Also did you forget about character development. Making us play a character were hunting do you think that helps keep us stay on mission when we hate her for killing Joel?

    Given everything that is going on in the world today you thought selling a game that shows us nothing but violence was a good idea. Even though Ellie comes to her senses at the end we have all still killed hundreds of characters to get us there.

    Naughty Dog you write great stories that is your gift. This is junk, this will have come from someone who thought they were making a statement but is not in touch with the real world. You clearly all were too scared to say what you felt, you should be ashamed.

    You also have made a game that some idiot will say games promote violence and to the very few you have achieved that. Bravo    … Expand
  75. srgoo
    Jun 26, 2020
    2
    **** story scripts !
  76. Heavy-Gs
    Jun 26, 2020
    8
    This game is perfect in terms of graphics and gameplay. But of course there are questions for the plot, but overall the game is cool. This game gives such emotions such twists in the plot, which another game cannot give.
  77. nadielleacosta
    Jun 26, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The first few hours were compelling and emotionally driven but the other 2/3 of the game purely drags two unispired characters in Ellie and Abby. Ellie has been striped of any personality trait and just becomes this emotionally wreckles train from one scene to the other while Abby is the personification of super woman since she can't be hurt by anything or anyone, the only times she cries it seems very forced and for the rest of her scenes and gameplay there is just not enough weight to carry an emotional compelling story. After dragging me through 16 hours of Abby time I find myself in California trying to finally kill the killer of my favorite character. Only to finish with the character who was suppose to kill her setting her free.

    Now I get it, I really get the message, it's powerful but because it reconnects to Joel. That final scene were she can't play the guitar correctly because she lost her two fingers, it was heartbreaking but it needed for her to finish what she started even if it cost her what little humanity she had left. That would've been a devastatingly beautiful ending on this crazy world. But here we are, and to be very clear with this, I don't hate this game, I don't hate Abby or any of the new characters, this is not about hate, it's about dissatisfaction with a story that promised a full arc and only delivered half of it. As Joel very well stated: "I wish things would've been differente but they ain't."    … Expand
  78. daviDwonG
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    Worst story i wait this game for seven years ago,too cheap The story and the characters are so horribly written that it doesn't even make me angry anymore, just sad. There is nothing new in the gameplay we haven't seen already in other game
  79. Warfare754
    Jun 26, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Non Spoiler Review: If you enjoyed the last of us 1, then you would probably enjoy this game too. The graphics are amazing, the soundtrack is phenomenal, and the gameplay is an continuation of the first game. I would recommend playing on Survivor since I feel you can get the full experience of surviving the land of the last of us on this difficulty. I would say lower difficulty made the game significantly less fun. The scavenging is limited in survivor, the enemies AI are more random and unpredictable. Once they see you, they hit hard. Most of the time overwhelming you or one-shoting you. There are bosses in this game that are extremely fun, makes me want to replay for those bosses alone (again on Survivor difficulty). For the non-spoiler review of the story, it reminded me a lot of the Last of Us 1 story in a lot of ways. Last of us 1 and the Last of us 2 can both be described as tragic stories. You will see a lot of things that will make you uncomfortable but its there to tell a story about Ellie. In the end, I was emotionally invested, and felt the same as I did in the end of The Last of Us 1. I would give both games 9/10s

    SPOILERS
    The story elements reminded me a lot of the original last of us 1. Joel original goal was to get Ellie to the fireflies to be the cure for humanity but took Ellie away so he wouldn't have to experience the death of another child. In Last of us 2, Ellie's original goal was to murder the people who murdered Joel. In the end, she forgives Abby for what she did and lets her go.

    Both games had a goal only to be turned over. The controversy of the ending again reminds me of the Last of Us 1. Many people were confused and upset for what Joel did. Now, its Last of Us 2 time to experience the same backlash. Some people call the Last of us 2 pointless but the Last of Us 1 was a pointless tale too. Joel was delivering the last hope for humanity but decided to keep her so he can have a daughter again.

    The Last of us 2 is tragic story. It shows how damaging selfishness can be and how important forgiveness is. Throughout the story, Ellie was losing everyone around her. Her actions led to the destruction of her relationship with Dina, the death of Jessie, the injuries on Tommy, and her losing her ability to play the guitar (in some aspect, ill come back to it. ). On the final battle, She got the upper hand on Abby but ultimately decided not to kill her as Ellie gets a memory of her last moment with Joel.

    Despite Joel ambition to save Ellie. The action destroyed their relationship with each other, Ellie wanted to sacrifice herself for the cure. She saw what Joel did as devastating. It took 4 years for Ellie to finally forgive Joel and understand why he did what he did. That reminder of forgiveness is where Ellie finally realize that killing Abby wouldn't fix anything. Killing Abby won't bring Joel back, won't fix her relationships, won't bring back her friend. The path for revenge lead her to a destructive path.

    Now talking about Abby, very similar events occur. After the death of her father by the hands of Joel. She couldn't stop thinking about her revenge. She spent her time training and looking for Joel hindering her relationship with Owen. After she killed Joel, Abby lost all her friends. She gets the people involve with her hurt such as Yara who sacrificed herself to save Lev and Abby. She was then kidnapped by slave traders where she was beaten and tortured for months. Her relationship with the young boy Lev brought her back to reality (sounds familiar?) . She learned to forgive Ellie and move on. It just took Ellie a few more months to get to that point.

    The ending is very emotional. It ends with Ellie trying to play her guitar with her missing fingers, only to find out she can't. She lost everything trying to kill Abby, even the last gift Joel gave her. I don't think its all bad in the end, since Ellie can learn to play the Guitar the other way. Like playing the guitar from a different perspective. That's just a hypothesis parallel on my part.

    The ending is meant to be ambiguous because its up to the player to decide why Ellie did the things she did. Like how it was up to the player to decide why Joel did the things he did.    … Expand
  80. CodyNemo
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    Absolute and total garbage.
    As an LGBT individual, the cheap pandering isn't worth the agony of this dumpster-fire.
    Everything is unmitigatedly gore-y and grim-dark, and unrelentingly miserable and awful- Bright spots only exist to highlight the misery to follow/precede them. There is nothing good about the story of this game. Everyone loses, always, but mostly the player who is forced    Absolute and total garbage.
    As an LGBT individual, the cheap pandering isn't worth the agony of this dumpster-fire.
    Everything is unmitigatedly gore-y and grim-dark, and unrelentingly miserable and awful- Bright spots only exist to highlight the misery to follow/precede them. There is nothing good about the story of this game. Everyone loses, always, but mostly the player who is forced into the role of absolutely insane people. These protagonists constantly ruin everything for everyone and themselves. I wish this was an exaggeration. There is no hope to be found anywhere. The notion that something can only be "artistically mature" if it's unending constant misery, has plagued the entertainment industry for half a decade now, and i very much hope this was the culmination.
    Some people have said that the game at the very least can not be a total 0 rating, because of it's great accessibility, sound and environment design, and mostly workable gameplay.
    This however is a very linear, very "cInEmAtiC" game, so all these things exclusively serve to support the story. And no matter how great the accessibility, physics, texture, smell and haptic feedback simulation of a program is, if the program exclusively simulates excrement, it is still trash.    … Expand
  81. Corvomortal
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    Esto deberia llamarse como destrozar una exelente franquicia el juego,en cuanto a gameplay está bien pero en cuanto a historia deja mucho que desear,las ideas del director como sus dichos se ven reflejadas en este juego que tal parece que el 1 dejó la vara demasiado alta
  82. Riperman
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    The graphics are really good, but the story is disappointing, the waiting was ruined.
  83. goyovista
    Jun 26, 2020
    3
    Pros: Stunning visuals, pretty decent gameplay (more fluid than TLOU)
    Cons: Poor story, poor dialogue, too much Abby, Joel is a shell of his former self, Ellie lacks personality compared to TLOU, too many collectibles (especially notes).
    Owen voice actor is very poor (seriously, why was the name Owen chosen for a character?) and dialogue only contributed to how bland he is. Dina had    Pros: Stunning visuals, pretty decent gameplay (more fluid than TLOU)
    Cons: Poor story, poor dialogue, too much Abby, Joel is a shell of his former self, Ellie lacks personality compared to TLOU, too many collectibles (especially notes).
    Owen voice actor is very poor (seriously, why was the name Owen chosen for a character?) and dialogue only contributed to how bland he is.
    Dina had nothing humorous or original to say. Come to think of it, most of the characters had nothing unique, contemplative, funny, or interesting to say.
    I wish I hadn’t bought this game so early. Naughty Dog will not get my money ever again.    … Expand
  84. Verrufari
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    Disappointment of the year. 5 years guys, 5 years, for nothing. I really need to forget this.
  85. liamhello
    Jun 26, 2020
    9
    I really really really enjoy this game, flawed as it is. Personally, I even think it's a better game then the first in terms of my own taste, but recognize the issues this game has (mostly with the games poor pacing that takes away from story momentum) that keeps it from being a perfect 10/10 game

    This game had me excited and sad, feeling sick and disgusted and ultimately thinking about    I really really really enjoy this game, flawed as it is. Personally, I even think it's a better game then the first in terms of my own taste, but recognize the issues this game has (mostly with the games poor pacing that takes away from story momentum) that keeps it from being a perfect 10/10 game

    This game had me excited and sad, feeling sick and disgusted and ultimately thinking about the ideas of forgiveness of yourself and the people in your live's. Definitely recommend    … Expand
  86. aydin_f76
    Jun 25, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So in the end Elie basically decided to travel almost half of the country to save Abby (who had killed joel) ,ask her to cut 2 of her fingers and then let her go :-). Well done naughty dog… Expand
  87. Rashed90
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    To all game developers please take note on how to not make a sequel, this is by far the worst way to butcher a title beloved by millions of people worldwide, the disconnect between the developers and the fan base is worlds apart, in which world where Naughty Dog thought that the events took place in this sequel were going to be okay or even tolerable by fans, between the lazy story writingTo all game developers please take note on how to not make a sequel, this is by far the worst way to butcher a title beloved by millions of people worldwide, the disconnect between the developers and the fan base is worlds apart, in which world where Naughty Dog thought that the events took place in this sequel were going to be okay or even tolerable by fans, between the lazy story writing and the forced agenda being shoved in our throats all is left to say is RIP TLOU and on to the next one… Expand
  88. Gdlo
    Jun 26, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Half game with ellie, the story sucks. The graphisme are really good and the feeling are great with the main characters but I pay for the stoty of ellie, not for the story of other second characters. 7 years, I wait after that and the deception is so big.… Expand
  89. Inkman53412
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The last of us part 2 is **** at least in the story department. The graphics are great and the gameplay is good, but thats not why I, and many other people, bought this game. Joel dies in such a wasted manner, and so many characters also just kind of die. Its dogass.… Expand
  90. nxtk
    Jun 26, 2020
    1
    The worst sequel story ever presented, period!
    Authors tried to show the human side of Abby by making us play her story line, but failed miserably. Disgusting. Technical and art side of the game is good however.
    Every firefly should be dead.
  91. Danielsgabriel
    Jun 22, 2020
    10
    Jogo maravilhoso, realmente jamais senti o que este jogo me fez sentir, amei demais cada minuto, perfeito do início ao fim
  92. RGLP
    Jun 26, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Do not listen to the trolls that have review bombed this game. This game is not perfect, but it’s damn near close. Everything in this game is fantastic, the only thing some people have a problem with is the story, that’s it. The game is wayyy darker than the original, which is kinda unnecessary. Joel is brutally killed about 2 hours into the game. Everyone is upset about this, because they liked him. It seems they didn’t realize Joel is the bad guy of the original game... if you actually understood the story in the first game you will appreciate the story told in Part 2. The main problem I have is the ending, which is a pretty big disappointment and pretty dumb tbh. Apart from that this game is great, whether you like the story points in this game or not, you will be heavily immersed throughout. Would absolute recommend buying it!… Expand
  93. surfee
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    Plot 0/10
    Gameplay 0/10
    Changed Ellle not good
    This is not what waited for 7 years
    No listening to the audience
  94. Brian123456789
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is horrible! Such a waste of time I can deal with Joel’s death it gives a motive to Ellie’s actions. Ellis sexuality was fine to each there own I’m glad the devs took a bold action but the games ending was just bad Abby was a horrible character with no redemption. So many other games have done the “ killing you won’t change anything” trope much better also if the message is revenge is not good then don’t make me play a character like Abby who constantly talks about other survivors as savages who deserve what they get. This game would’ve been better if Abby had just joined her friends. Overall a waste of time due to an ending unable to match its predecessor and its gameplay.… Expand
  95. yyyyyyy
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A lot of people just keep mentioning the death of Joel being a huge disaster of the game and story, where in reality this happened early in the game and there are tremendous amount of character building throughout the game. But people just keep focusing on their hatred about how the game doesn't go in the direction they expect to see, and refuse to look at the other side of the coin through Abby's eyes. This is funny as it reflects the reality of the world of 2020.… Expand
  96. Brunar
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    I think even the people who hate this game agree on how absurdly beautiful it is, the graphics, the sceneries, the sounds... There's no denying that this is a 10 in all technical categories. Now about the story, I saw the spoilers when they leaked the game, I heard all the bad stuff people said about the game when it came out, and because of that I had super low expectations about it, butI think even the people who hate this game agree on how absurdly beautiful it is, the graphics, the sceneries, the sounds... There's no denying that this is a 10 in all technical categories. Now about the story, I saw the spoilers when they leaked the game, I heard all the bad stuff people said about the game when it came out, and because of that I had super low expectations about it, but I wanted to play it anyway, and damn, I'm so glad I did! People really don't know the difference between a great story that makes you upset and a bad story. No bad story can make you feel this many feelings, no bad story can cause such an impact on people, and what an impact this one left on me, I want to play it again but at the same time I don't, I loved the gameplay and the story (even if it wasn't what I wanted or expected), but I don't want to feel all those things again, this marked me, and that's something only great storytelling can do.
    I'll never forget this game and how it made me feel.
    (But really, even if you have problems with the game or just hates the story it's so stupid to give a game like this a zero, like come on, I know you want it to be a zero so bad, but you know it's not, stop lying to yourself)    … Expand
  97. Rhyz
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    The last of us 2 is extremely complex psychologically. I understand how people feel compelled to hop on a negative bandwagon. These people are unable to grasp the genius of this game. I pity them and their simple minded way of thought. Congratulations on naughty dog for making one hell of a game!
  98. ElViejito2000
    Jun 22, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is actually a very good game for me, obviously not all the gamers thinks the same I think it's just perfect, f por joel… Expand
  99. Monjocapvermell
    Jun 19, 2020
    10
    Vergonzosa la peña en esta web. Como tanto buen trabajo puede ser ensuciado por gentuza... No me lo iba a comprar, hpero he hecho caso a las revistas. Y No me arrepiento. Obra maestra. 10/10
  100. tatopotato4
    Jun 26, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I hate to say that this anticipated game wasn't up to par with what I and many other fans expected as, this game had its positives and its negatives (mostly surrounding story). First lets get the positives out of the way, this game has incredible graphics a type of beauty I haven't seen much in other games as it always captivated me in the playable locations. Talking about locations, another positive are the levels where you play at although still somewhat linear this time they offer you many ways to approach a situation such as combat plus this game gives you more options to explore which I loved as in some levels I found myself usually taking more time looting than going to the main objective. Also I would like to say that the game play or combat was alright as I was hoping for more innovations but i really liked the new addition of the prone as it really helps with stealth. Lastly I would like to shine some light on the accessibility that this game offers as there are many options to fit anyone and any difficulty, With all the positives out of the way now the negatives. The negatives are basically the story but even though it is one negative compared to many positives it can't be brushed off so easily. Especially with games like this , they rely to much on the story hens why its such a huge problem. First off the death of Joel: The fact that Joel died wasn't really why I hated this but more so how early on it is and the way it happened. The way Joel dies is such a disgusting and disrespectful way to take out such a beloved character especially after how much time we have spent into seeing him grow as a person and how much time he has spent surviving just to die like this. Another part I hated was Abby: The fact that the game tries to make you sympathies with her just doesn't work as no matter what she does people will hate her for killing Joel and the 8 to 10 hour of game play with her were the worst parts of the game as all you can think of is just wanting to kill her. Unforgettable characters: The new cast of characters are unforgettable as they have little to no characteristics and apart from Dina you don't get to see much of them. Especially on Abby's side as the whole way through you hate everyone who Abby is friends with apart from some characters and when some of them died I didn't care about their death as they really weren't established. Lastly the ending: By the ending the devs probably thought that you might care for Abby which is probably why Ellie lets her live because I see no other reason that Ellie would let her live as she caused so much pain and damage to her loved ones and her. I think they should have at least given you the option and I hate how the revenge is bad theme leaves Ellie with no one and no thing. In the end i think this game tries to hard to be physiological but instead of doing that right they just paint things as just bad or good. There are many other games that have tackled the same message of revenge being bad as this game does the message terribly in my opinion. This was my personal review of The Last of Us Part 2.… 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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