The Last of Us Part II

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  1. Gayboy5000
    Jul 27, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The games story has alot of flaws and unreasonable moves from the creators but the grafics are fenominal the design makes it feel realistic… Expand
  2. Mikeknive
    Jul 28, 2020
    7
    I think the story is a bit to depressive and not much going on. Moviescene are to long. But great gameplay and scary scenarios. Also did not like the lineair gameplay but thats just my taste. Would have been nice if player could influence the story with choices.
  3. rtqbhx
    Jul 28, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Full disclosure, I wasn't the hugest fan of the first game so that may change your opinion of my review.

    The Last of Us 2 is no where near a bad game. Its completely understandable to not like this game for the story it decided to tell, but to say that the writing is objectively horrible holds no merit. The pacing of Abby's day 1 was extremely slow and took some of the excitement away from me, but it was soon made up for with the addition of Lev and Yara. I've played through this game twice and I'm personally still on the Abby sucks train, but the game does a good job of using Lev to humanize her. His addition to the story made me see Abby as a extremely flawed human being rather than a comically unforgivable villain. I don't think the story ever necessarily asks you to like Abby. Mel's feelings about Abby is more than enough to show that.

    I think if the game was structured a bit different, playing both Abby's and Ellie's journey through Seattle side by side like they did in the Jackson chapter of the game, would've helped improve the pacing. Instead we get a jarring switch of perspectives in the middle of the climax, taking away from the tension of the moment.

    Although the ending was not what I would have wanted, I'm not disappointed with it. I would've preferred a happy ending, Ellie staying with Dina and JJ on the farm and learning to cope and hopefully find peace within herself. Instead we get a much more depressing ending with Ellie ending up alone. I don't need all my games to have happy endings, but when a game is filled to the brim with heartbreaking and depressing moments, it should end on a happy note to avoid feeling like torture porn.

    Despite the games shortcomings, I enjoyed my time with it and am looking forward to future Naughty Dog releases.    … Expand
  4. ElraimanX
    Jul 29, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Me gustó mucho tanto sus gráficos como sus físicas, hay que recalcar que el juego visualmente es hermoso. Pero, su historia es muy poco original, es la típica historia de "venganza", igual no se debería llamar venganza porque al final no la habrá, entonces es tiempo perdido… Expand
  5. Trashboat007
    Jul 30, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game has a lot going for it and a lot going against it. You have naughty dog doing what they do best and that’s gameplay, visuals, voice acting, movie like cutscenes with great mocap and character design at least in my opinion and the rest are facts honestly. But this story gets in the way of that because of the disorganization of who you play as and naughty dog made like the most Oscar bait game ever made. There’s a lot of points where they try to show off how cool the visuals are which I get but it happens way to often. Now I’ll start off with the disorganization first. By now I think everyone knows Joel dies in this game and it happens within the first two hours and I honestly thought it was done pretty well for how graphic and disturbing the torture was. But you play as Ellie for 10 hours after killing like Ellie does and for me I didn’t feel bad whatsoever. Worst I felt was when I was forced to kill any dog in the game. But after you play as Abby with a huge cut to basically meet back up to the end of the game and play the next 12 hours as her. For me I was so disinterested in Abby because of what she did to Joel and I just wanted Ellie to get vengeance. If anything it should’ve been switched because it makes no sense to feel for these characters that kill an important character and you don’t like them until 50% into the game. And at the end of abbys storyline you end up fighting Ellie in a very intense scenario that’s done really well but I didn’t want to win because i was still too attached to Ellie and honestly I think everyone thinks that. But instead you beat the crap out of Ellie and also stab her pregnant love interest which could’ve been good but naughty dog is trying so hard to make you feel something it ultimately resulted into disappointment. Plus I know there’s a group of people that hate the game because there’s a trans character in the game, it didn’t bother me really but I felt it was really on the nose and could’ve been done a lot better. The fact that no one says “trans” in the game is kind of nice but I honestly kind of find it hard to believe that anyone would really care what gender someone wanted to be in the post apocalyptic world. Like I would think people would care about ya know, like literally anything else going on but it is basically a cult that makes the character ostracized so idk. Plus could’ve been delve into deeper if they really wanted that to make sense, to me it just felt really on the surface and naughty dog just wanted to pretend this somehow isn’t just allyship on display. And that’s what I meant by Oscar bait. You can just feel someone saying “this is art” when either the random sex scene happens that could easily cut away or when the trans character appears and talks about the most surface level issue of being an outsider, or seeing that there’s a ton of diversity within the cast of characters throughout the game or whatever it is. As if something like Super Mario Odyssey isn't because it’s just some silly platformer that doesn’t deal with any dark themes and doesn't have these forward thinking ideas to put diverse characters in the game. But all of that aside, I would still say I liked the game and I’d still recommend it because the good outweighs the bad. If I could give this game a 7.5 I would because I feel that’s more appropriate of a score compared to an 8 or 7. And especially more accurate than people saying a 0-5. As if they somehow forgot how good the gameplay and everything else is other than the story. But overall, buy it when it goes on a decent sale. You don’t need to play it, but it’s still a recommendation none the less.… Expand
  6. Remy200
    Jul 29, 2020
    7
    Отличная графика и музыкальное сопровождение, замечательный геймлей. Игра за Эбби местами слегка напоминает геймплей первой части TLOU. Момент драки Эбби с Элли в театре похож на драку Элли с Дэвидом, в ресторане в первой части, ничего нового не было придумано практически. Все говорят про пропаганду LGBTQ+ отношений, мол разработчики пытаются навязать и пропагандировать свои идеи, но онаОтличная графика и музыкальное сопровождение, замечательный геймлей. Игра за Эбби местами слегка напоминает геймплей первой части TLOU. Момент драки Эбби с Элли в театре похож на драку Элли с Дэвидом, в ресторане в первой части, ничего нового не было придумано практически. Все говорят про пропаганду LGBTQ+ отношений, мол разработчики пытаются навязать и пропагандировать свои идеи, но она совершенно не мешает погружаться в сюжет. В игре нет такой химии между персонажами как в первой части между Джоэлом и Элли, когда ты к середине игры ты начинаешь переживать за них, а к концу игры ты понимаешь что Элли стала Джоэлу почти как родной дочерью, и понимаешь почему он решил соврать ей и скрывать это долгие годы. В целом сюжет хороший, местами переживаешь за всех персонажей, а не только за главных героев. Я вообще не понимаю этих людей, которые оставляют негативные отзывы только из-за того, что там есть нетрадиционные отношения и из-за того, что убили Джоэла, многие из них наверняка не играли в нее, ну или прошли как говорится на "Ютубе", вы больные люди, вы сначала пройдите игру сами, полностью, а уже потом пишите свои негативные отзывы, основываясь на своем личном мнении, а не мнении других людей, которые вам навязали что игра плохая. Подведя итог скажу, если первая часть заслуженно получила звание "Лучшая игра десятилетия" и множество других различных наград, то вторая часть явно не дотянет до такого звания, и возможно даже не станет "игрой года"… Expand
  7. Rufzy
    Jul 30, 2020
    7
    The gameplay is very good - the combat is brutal and satisfying with lots of different ways to kill your enemies, the visuals are amazing, but damn the story is a dumpster fire
  8. Jazard
    Jul 30, 2020
    7
    Me pareció un Juego muy bueno en muchos aspectos, mas no me convenció mucho la forma como se conto la historia del Juego.
  9. Buggy7
    Sep 30, 2021
    7
    Titolo che per il 70-80% è identico al primo, belle e importanti le aggiunte alle impostazioni, trama superiore al precedente, gameplay che dopo 7 anni è per il 90% identico al predecessore.
  10. OpenMindOpinion
    Jul 31, 2020
    7
    This is a sequel story about characters we know and love, but it's false-advertising at best when the new story completely subverts these characters, and in not in believable ways in many cases. Instead, a new character is forced on a high pedestal and without any inner mental conflict of her own, while the old characters are shamed and stripped of their previous qualities that we knewThis is a sequel story about characters we know and love, but it's false-advertising at best when the new story completely subverts these characters, and in not in believable ways in many cases. Instead, a new character is forced on a high pedestal and without any inner mental conflict of her own, while the old characters are shamed and stripped of their previous qualities that we knew them for.

    Positives:

    The technical elements in this game are seriously outstanding:

    The level design complements the somewhat basic but functional gameplay very well. For a linear game, the level designers did everything in their power to give players tense encounters with different approaches, options and generous environmental layouts to play with. The levels are consistently open and natural-feeling without reminding you that it's mostly linear. There's good level variety alongside some impressive set-pieces that never felt out-of-place thematically.

    The seamless animation work is truly next-gen. Combat and movement animations, motion capture, lip-sync, facial animations, and the sense of emotion conveyed through them is industry-leading, and will likely be for many years.

    The world lighting, foliage density, detail density, overall graphical presentation, and cutscene presentation all break the boundaries of anything done before it, especially on current console hardware.

    There's a clear focus on attention to detail with everything being so meticulously detailed with subtle finishing touches here and there, which is really impressive with how consistent it is. Especially in a game of this scale.

    Finally, the sound design in the sense of ambiance/environment, reverberation/space, impact and feedback are all top notch. The strong choice of acoustic soundtrack really sells the art direction, thematic moments, and the feeling of authenticity.

    Constructive Criticism:

    The story and its themes could've been better presented with an emphasis on select characters being more meaningful. At a glance, there are simply TOO MANY characters which made it impossible to develop them all, or even half of them in meaningful ways.

    Similarly, the amount of unfinished subplot bloat could be trimmed down, making room to explore some of the more interesting subplots that were unfinished or underdeveloped.

    Plot points and characters also at times have an artificial "forced" quality to them, with unjustified actions that aren't expanded upon; The story rarely "flows" as it should. These jarring moments in particular can be attributed to poor story planning and writing.

    Lastly, there are too many harsh jumpcuts with the needlessly hectic timeline that often ruins the pacing of the game and dumbfounds the audience. This approach of storytelling makes it difficult to feel attached or invested when you already know the eventual outcome of what happens. This should be kept to a minimum when writing a coherent story, as it also ruins any possibility of suspense.

    Some of the best moments in the game are where the events progress chronologically and manage to provoke suspense, and the moments where there's sections of character-building and world-building. This is all indicative that more of these moments are desperately needed in the game.

    Summary:

    Overall, the technical marvels of this game is not put to good use when it tunnel-visions a shallow theme that ultimately rings hollow and isn't very meaningful at the end of the game.

    Many people including myself would've wanted to explore the more intriguing aspects of apocalyptic society in The Last of Us' universe, instead of the story we got in Part II.    … Expand
  11. solscream
    Jul 11, 2022
    7
    I hope that those jumping on the review bombing bandwagon can look back in time and realize that the best way to experience a game and form an opinion is on your terms, not by reading others reviews and opinions first.

    That said, this game isn't perfect, but it's not horrible either. The art and animation are beautiful, and the gameplay is fun. Sound is solid. Faults are in the    I hope that those jumping on the review bombing bandwagon can look back in time and realize that the best way to experience a game and form an opinion is on your terms, not by reading others reviews and opinions first.

    That said, this game isn't perfect, but it's not horrible either. The art and animation are beautiful, and the gameplay is fun. Sound is solid. Faults are in the storytelling and pacing. Like has been said before, the story has many questionable decisions and doesn't leave me caring like the first game did. Maybe a prequel is in order?    … Expand
  12. alexxpchn
    Jul 31, 2020
    7
    El juego no es malo, unos gráficos espectaculares, unas físicas casi perfectas y todo esto junto y más, forman un realismo que da miedo, pero si hablamos de la historia deja mucho que desear, plantean momentos incoherentes, un desorden en la trama y errores inaceptables. Sinceramente, comparado con el primer juego es una vergüenza narrativa que deja mucho que desear a los jugadores.
  13. Javierquintal
    Jul 31, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Al principio pense en solo ponerle un 5 o 6 pero decidi no darle importancia a la historia en si y solo sentrarme en el gameplay, y la verdad por lo menos esta entretenido pero su final da esa sensacion de que todo por lo que pasaste fue por nada digo si por un lado la trama no es solo la venganza de ellie, pero por el otro te lo van dice y dice cada 5 minutos que para al final te digan que "no, la venganza mata el alma y la envenena" no entonces para que? Pero el gameplay esta entretenido por eso un 7 la historia un poco floja y al inicio toma mucho "poder" sobre la sexualidad de ellie en lugar de hacerlo como en el dlc del uno que eso sea algo aparte que se sienta como una subtrama pero siento que te lo ponen en la cara los primeros 30 minutos.… Expand
  14. Darboji
    Aug 1, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Как по мне намного слабее первой части, прошёл до конца только из за того что первая часть очень понравилась.… Expand
  15. filthyfinale
    Aug 1, 2020
    7
    The Last Of Us 2 was one of the most anticipated games of this year for me. Did it live up to those expectations? Not really, but I still really enjoyed it. The game-play was similar to the first but funner, i also enjoyed the addition of a new type of infected as well as one of the later bosses.

    I also enjoyed a lot of the story, but not the parts I originally thought I would. The    The Last Of Us 2 was one of the most anticipated games of this year for me. Did it live up to those expectations? Not really, but I still really enjoyed it. The game-play was similar to the first but funner, i also enjoyed the addition of a new type of infected as well as one of the later bosses.

    I also enjoyed a lot of the story, but not the parts I originally thought I would.
    The game is split between two perspectives. You've got Ellie's first, then Abby's. I ended up enjoying the second half of the game more than the first. In fact, if the game only focused on Abby's campaign, it would have been stronger. Other than the infamous scene in the beginning of the game, Ellie's route didn't really make me feel any kind of way and I had a hard time caring about her companions. Dina didn't have as much depth as I would have hoped, and I quickly got more attached to Abby's companions.
    The game-play in Ellie's route became very repetitive and boring after a while, where is Abby's seemed to kick up the pace a lot.
    The biggest issue I had with the story was the epilogue. I can see what the writer's were trying to go for, but it left me feeling kind of sad.
    There was a lot going on in this game, almost like they were trying do too much at once. It felt like two different games combined into one. Because of this some things aren't as fleshed out as i would of liked, such as a couple of the factions.

    All in all it's a solid game, I definitely plan on replaying it. It doesn't live up to the first's reputation, but if you're a fan of the series I think it's worth a shot. Just be prepared for it to yank on your heartstrings.    … Expand
  16. jarontheharen
    Aug 2, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I must say, the game is a masterpiece graphically and animation-wise, but the story, its too much...
    Many people say its amazing, some terrible, the only reason i gave it a 7 was because its a 5 for the story and 9 for the graphics and visuals, meaning a 7 average. The first game is literally my favorite game of all time. This took the first games ideology of characters, and threw it in the trash.. The game relies WAY too much on looking for notes and writings to give story details instead of giving us the details up front. I agree a game shouldn't spoonfeed us details, but about half of all the games story is taken into writings and notes instead of actual dialogue. They focused so much on us liking Abby that we barely got to see character development from Ellie and Dina, even Tommy too. For tommy to survive a bullet to the back of the head (and exits the other side) its actually the dumbest thing the game could do in my opinion. The game needed Tommy alive, but realized he was underused so they put him into the situation that "killed him" then he survived. It's a mix of emotions, but it never should have happened. Abby and her friends are focused on too much for most peoples liking. The games message is that there are 2 sides to every story, and revenge isnt the answer, but guess what? We didn't like Abbys side to the story, and the entire game is based on revenge you never get. The ending is an obvious bridge into a part 3 that it takes emotional progression out. The death of Joel was poorly done, and ive heard the argument "yes he would say who he was, hes changed since the last game." But people forget that its only a 4 year gap between the games, and that the infections been out for 24+ years at that point, so what happened in those 4 years that made joel turn into a super helpful, honest person?? Yes, Jackson way have been different, but the point that they gave away names, location of Jackson, and their supplies away to strangers makes no sense whatsoever. The game has many plot holes in it too.. too many to count. The ending wasn't anything special, it made us hate the ending, which i believe thats what they were going for, but its no excuse to make a bridge into part 3, and completely disregard the entire story of Part 2 before that. Dina risked her life so many times and Ellie helped her so many times, but for what? Another thing is why do the developers expect us to like the long second half of the game (mainly Abby)?? It's filled with boring cutscenes, irrelevant puzzles, and helping out Seraphites for no reason other than they saved her. It broke my heart playing the game the first time, I had to play it again to see if i missed anything and if i was going crazy that they truly did this to a what-could've-been amazing series. The people who find this game to be a masterpiece lie to you, deny flaws, and crap on any opinions against the game, which is another dealbreaker for me. This could've been game of the decade, but instead they went and took any love for the series and threw it out the window. This game IS NOT for the casual gamer, for it asks way too much of you, takes up too much time, makes you forget scenes because it will have a flashback or something else right when conflict reaches a peak, or just doesn't focus on the story. You have to be attentive to this game 24/7 to catch every detail you need. I beg to anyone who decides to play this game to please not deny the flaws, for criticism is the only way we will be able to see improvements in the next game. Thank you    … Expand
  17. AxskuII
    Sep 6, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It was such long wait for this and the execution was just so disappointing. All the new gameplay mechanics, beautiful environments and crafting items are very top tier. But the story was so poorly executed and that's when it fell short for me. You play Ellie for revenge on the death of Joel yet never get that satisfaction and you lose everything in the end what a joke. Players should have been able to choose to kill Abby or not. Something Ghost Of Tsushima really did well near the end of the story.… Expand
  18. AnUnordinary
    Aug 4, 2020
    7
    story wise GOT is better 8/10 almost a 9 as well
    meanwhile TLOU 2 did have some nice story flash backs so 7/10
    graphics both are amazing there again both presents different themes, one is a world with large mountains and Trees meanwhile TLOU2 is a apocalypse world so the theme is darker Graphic wise both did good on their own concept. 10/10 Gameplay tlou was Great nice over kill i    story wise GOT is better 8/10 almost a 9 as well
    meanwhile TLOU 2 did have some nice story flash backs so 7/10
    graphics both are amazing there again both presents different themes, one is a world with large mountains and Trees meanwhile TLOU2 is a apocalypse world so the theme is darker Graphic wise both did good on their own concept. 10/10
    Gameplay tlou was Great nice over kill i enjoyed killing the Dogs pretty nice stuff, very fun killing infected
    GOT was fun pretty nice creative ways to deal with enemy as well. although i did find it repetitive at times it gave me for honor vibes but still fun 10/10 for both Games

    Reasons why people like GOT
    nice Game, good Graphics, Great story, The surroundings are engaging since its open world .
    Reasons people like tlou 2
    Dark story it will help ellie character development in the future or a dark side was needed while i see the tributes of ellie and joel i start liking the story somewhat but my opinion of abby hasn't change i personally don't like her character but i do admit she is cool her finishers are bad ass but personally i don't feel any emotion towards abby dads death. i'm ok he died or her friends died.
    she does have some of joel's move like in the first game but thats't about it only like able character for abby's side is lev

    Reason people don't like tlou 2
    The fact ellie lost her finger or The fact ellie let abby alive or the fact that joel act different for plot or for a stupid dum reason "I dont wanna kill dogs, oh she kill a pregnant lady".
    or others just wanna jump on the tlou 2 meme or for the leaks i saw the leaks.
    and also cuz the story was a little messy there were parts that should of been different and scenes that should of been different like when ellies story was getting good we jump into abby that kill the mood

    My honest rate for tlou 7/10 story is good but would't say is a happy master piece its mostly a sad masterpiece still good ass game tho
    My honest rate for GOT 8.5 / 10 good **** good stuff good samurai fking story    … Expand
  19. YIGIDO10
    Aug 5, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Did not like it on my first walkthrough but when i played it again i actually liked it. But the game definitely has downsides such as joel's death timing and the amount of time we play as abby. I think it was a bit dragged and felt like the game directors cared more about abby as her guns were way better than ellie's . But the one thing i hated was the fight in the cinema. I hated playing as abby and beating the **** outta Ellie. But he game has so many good sides and those made tha game enjoyable to me. The gameplay , the graphics and the flashbacks of ellie and joel was so good. All in all, i liked it but it definitely could have been better.… Expand
  20. LukasBoii
    Dec 18, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Let’s first talk about the good things about this game. The graphics - are absolutely gorgeous and amazing. Really love it.
    The gameplay - It’s also pretty good but it can be bad at some times.
    The Characters - Designs are really good, there is a lot of detail on the Character designs.
    Now let’s talk about what really went downhill to this game. I really enjoyed the game at the start. I know that Joel dying is terrible but I already saw it coming before all the leaks. The thing that pisses me off the most, is the ending. The fact that Ellie went through so much, had to kill so many people, even killed a baby, traveled so much, had some of her friends killed in the journey by Abby, and finally at the end, Ellie has her hands on Abby. She now could easily kill Abby. She was about to drown Abby. But guess what. She decides to let her go. FOR WHATEVER REASON..... LIKE LITERALLY YOU WENT THROUGH SO MUCH SH*T JUST TO NOT KILL JOEL’S KILLER AT THE END? Neil Druckmann, I thought this game was about revenge? Or is it not? So disappointed.    … Expand
  21. Diori
    Aug 10, 2020
    7
    Bons gráficos,excelente gameplay e uma história que me decepcionou. Mesmo preferindo o primeiro jogo e não ter gostado,de fato, é um jogo bom e divertido. Pelo preço eu recomendo esperar um desconto,afinal,mesmo a gameplay sendo muito bom não é algo que me sustentou.
  22. Metaliczny
    Aug 8, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Good game, high quality with many fantastic details but very sad and i dont understand the end choices. For me its not logical and very chaotic. The fight at the end was pointless and generally the ending is not fulfilling enough after all of the slaughter that has been served before it. When it comes to the story i liked the first one better.… Expand
  23. Jrdiaz
    Aug 8, 2020
    7
    Excelente Gameplay, Historia profunda pero con muchos Huecos argumentales, Inclusion un poco forzada, Variedad de armas y herramientas y excelentes Graficos
  24. tony4critic
    Aug 8, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Alright, just finished part 2... yes, I was crying like a little girl when Joel died during the FIRST 3 HOURS!! of the game (just fuken bananas). I really tried to give this game a chance, like I really wanted to find out where the story would take me since Joel had just been bludgeoned to death in front of Ellie (even now that sounds unbelievable)... So I did. I gave this game a chance. At first I was totally confused as to why I was playing as Abby???? Like, ok this is new, I'm supposed to build an emotional bond with this character I suppose (all the while thinking about Joel). I cried in this game, many times. I really wanted to love this game, and honestly I do. I think Part 2 is about growing up. Abby went from WLF back to her roots as a Firefly and found redemption by saving Lev. Ellie... she finally grew up out of the shadow of Joel (in the most cruel way possible), and she found peace with herself in the end. It was Joel's image that stopped her from killing Abby. I believe Ellie found peace and it cost her everything, her two guitar playing fingers, her girlfriend (with the big booty) and even a new baby. At least Tommy (sooooo happy he was alive, crippled by alive) will be happy to see Ellie. I guess, part 3 can still have Tommy, Dina, Ellie, and the baby. Maybe in part 3 we play as the baby, we can spend countless hours crawling on the floor and chewing on plastic toys.. in Santa Barbara of course.
    In all honestly, coming from a true TLOU fan, and not expecting anything from part 2 but a continuation of Joel and Ellie's adventures... I give this game a solid 7 out of 10. I don't think there should be a part 3, if there is a part 3 don't even bring Ellie into the game, she might end up getting killed off by the writers. Alright, that's about all I have to say about that.
    Oh, one last thing... after playing this game and finishing the game, The Last of Us part 2, I must say this... why couldn't have Joel just stayed home?????? Like, just NOT get killed in this story? The game could have been about Ellie, her pregnant girlfriend, Tommy and his hunting skills, Maria and managing the camp, literally anything else could have been a great main story, heck even Abby searching for Joel and finding redemption by saving Lev and his sister WITHOUT killing Joel off. That is the one thing I hate about this game, JOEL DID NOT HAVE TO GET KILLED to make a great story! He could have been out of town on a mission or just sick in bed recovering from a broken leg, or anything else. Anyway, that is why this game is a 7 out of 10. And now I go to sleep with a heavy heart.. may Joel Miller rest in peace.
    -Tony    … Expand
  25. Elsever19
    Aug 9, 2020
    7
    The story sucks could have been done better.The does not suit such a powerful game
  26. disappearhere
    Aug 9, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I liked the game but didn’t love it. At times it was everything you could want. At other times, it felt like a hard slog. I think it could have been reduced by 4/5 hours.

    There were clearly a lot of ideas that were put into the game; some great, some not so great. Fair play to ND for expanding TLOU universe but they could have probably held some ideas back. Part 2 improves on everything except the story and pacing for me. It was never going to be easy to top Part 1 either.

    Part 1 flowed better because you play it mostly as Joel, with Ellie by your side. It progresses nicely towards its conclusion. You care a lot more about the characters and what happens to them.

    Even so, I can understand why Joel was killed. It gave the game purpose. The manner in which he died has clearly infuriated people and I can understand that. Joel wasn’t perfect by any means but we rooted for him. I’m not sure if we were supposed to ever like Abby. I think playing as Abby was purely to try and understand her struggles and what she had been through. We have to remember that she has lost people too.

    For me, I would have preferred to play Day 1 as Ellie, then Day 1 as Abby and so on, so forth. There was such a big moment in Ellie and Abby finally meeting after the death of Joel and then we kind of lost that momentum as we were forced to play as Abby for a long period of time and go through parts of her story.

    What TLOU does well is show us that there are no heroes or villains. People are just trying to endure and survive. The level of detail is incredible and one of the best additions to Part 2 was hearing people scream out their friends name when you took them out. It added weight to the decisions you were making.    … Expand
  27. PrO_NiNE
    Aug 9, 2020
    7
    Went into the game blind after hearing a lot of criticism. Overall I think the game has an excellent gameplay, mechanics, weapons, approaches to the encounters are all great. Joel’s death really does not go with his character’s personality but you could slip that if the rest of the story made sense. The story was ok, until a point in which everything stop making sense. I don’t really haveWent into the game blind after hearing a lot of criticism. Overall I think the game has an excellent gameplay, mechanics, weapons, approaches to the encounters are all great. Joel’s death really does not go with his character’s personality but you could slip that if the rest of the story made sense. The story was ok, until a point in which everything stop making sense. I don’t really have too much to say after Abby’s day 3 everything stop for me after that. Felt they just rushed the endignas they were out of ideas. I think my opinion is unbiased as I am not a big fan of the series and I don’t hate either. Like I said I really enjoyed playing the game, but there points were storywise I had no idra what was the purpose.… Expand
  28. Lm35
    Aug 11, 2020
    7
    Game with a lot of really good things... That the
    get ran over by the really, really bad things
  29. Kot22vosem
    Aug 11, 2020
    7
    7 only because Ellie flashbacks. Abby part is extremely boring and very unknowing. The ending is disappointing.
  30. Kmnpfml
    Aug 13, 2020
    7
    At first I watched the game and I hated it and hated Abby making me lose interest in playing it until my cousin gave it to me for free so I gave it a shot and I have to say it moved me in a way I didn’t think I was gonna get from a game. I understand everything about the game yet deep down I don’t care but at the same time I kinda do. I also cried and I really don’t cry but the stuff theyAt first I watched the game and I hated it and hated Abby making me lose interest in playing it until my cousin gave it to me for free so I gave it a shot and I have to say it moved me in a way I didn’t think I was gonna get from a game. I understand everything about the game yet deep down I don’t care but at the same time I kinda do. I also cried and I really don’t cry but the stuff they put Ellie through made me so emotional and afflicted that I couldn’t hold it in especially in the end. There are some small things that I would love to change about the game but who doesn’t? All in all the game wasn’t what I waited for Sense middle school (I’m in high school) but I’m still gonna play it and try to love the good things about the experience like the graphics and small chapters with Joel Making it feel like I’m playing the first game again…… Expand
  31. Sxmxn369
    Aug 14, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The last of us part II is a game with good gameplay, but with a story that you need to invest your time in, even after you finished it. The story is okay, but not more. It treats some characters very poorly and that’s very hard, because you started to bond with these characters over the howl first game. It also tells to much, what makes the pacing way to slow. Some characters get to much plot armour while others get killed of in a blink of an eye.… Expand
  32. Raw15
    Aug 15, 2020
    7
    El juego no es una basura como lo pintan, ni tampoco es una obra maestra. Luego de jugarlo me di cuanta que hay muchas, pero muchas razones para no amar este juego. gráficos 10/10, Jugabilidad 10/10 (No es una gran innovación pero esta muy bien) La atención al detalle en esta obra es increíble, pero la atención en la historia no tanto. Agujeros de guión y cosas sin sentido abundan, ademásEl juego no es una basura como lo pintan, ni tampoco es una obra maestra. Luego de jugarlo me di cuanta que hay muchas, pero muchas razones para no amar este juego. gráficos 10/10, Jugabilidad 10/10 (No es una gran innovación pero esta muy bien) La atención al detalle en esta obra es increíble, pero la atención en la historia no tanto. Agujeros de guión y cosas sin sentido abundan, además de que una trama y moraleja simples nos acecharan en todo el tramo final. Lo que si hay que reconocer es que el juego es increible manejando emociones. Odio, tristeza, incertidumbre, lo que sea. El juego sabrá cómo crearla y al mismo tiempo jugar con los jugadores con esta herramienta. Muchas cosas buenas, muchas cosas malas, todo esto hace que mi nota sincera sea un 7, pero sera 8 porque a nivel técnico nos encontraremos con una obra maestra. Si quieres un juego para divertirte pues creo que este no es el correcto, pero si quieres adentrarte a una historia reflexiva, llena de sentimientos encontrados y que te haga plantearte todo lo jugado hasta el momento felicidades, este es tu juego. No es una obra maestra porque pese a todo lo dicho es un juego el cual abusa de el sentimiento y lazos emocionales y los lleva al límite, cosa que en mi opinión es bien lograda, pero no es una experiencia que queramos pasar dos veces. Es un buen juego, con una experiencia de solo una vez en la vida, después de todo al parecer sus guionistas pusieron esmero en hacer una experiencia intratable para aquellos que no estén enamorados de la experiencia ser manipulados emocionalmente.… Expand
  33. SWB
    Aug 16, 2020
    7
    It's a good game and I have rated this game a 10 before so I could be wrong but for now I think it's a 7.5
  34. ktyurkin
    Aug 15, 2020
    7
    Quite a good game. Yes, there is LGBTQ+ theme, but that doesn't bore as much as people say. Pretty boring in the second part, but still counts - couple of epic moments. Must play, but game not only contains of pros, it also got cons.
  35. Jovanny
    Aug 17, 2020
    7
    La primera mitad del juego es brutal, aunque la historia avanza lento ,va por buen camino,el gameplay muy entretenido,frenético y violento. Luego todo se derrumba con el anticlimax que te hace devolverte 3 días y jugar con abby,el cual es un personaje de lo más plano que existe y que te intentan vender que es bueno cuando termina siendo igual o peor persona de lo que fue joel. En estaLa primera mitad del juego es brutal, aunque la historia avanza lento ,va por buen camino,el gameplay muy entretenido,frenético y violento. Luego todo se derrumba con el anticlimax que te hace devolverte 3 días y jugar con abby,el cual es un personaje de lo más plano que existe y que te intentan vender que es bueno cuando termina siendo igual o peor persona de lo que fue joel. En esta segunda mitad el gameplay se vuelve aburrido ya que no se innova con nuevos enemigos a excepción de un jefe, se vuelve bastante monótono todo,para un final que es bastante mee, para lo malo que fue el desarrolo ,no está mal. En pocas palabras...un buen videojuego, pero un mal the last of us… Expand
  36. DSK_
    Aug 18, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Since I don't like review bombing but I still didn't like this game, I'll try to give an honest review.

    Gameplay wise, the game is great. Graphics, animations and everything related to technical stuff is great aswell. Naughty Dog does an amazing job in that sense, just like they did with Uncharted 4 and The Last of Us 1.

    But the story in this game is terrible. Period. I only give the game a 7/10 because of the gameplay and technical stuff I mentioned before, because, story wise, it is a 3/10 at max. I'm okay with Joel dying because many games kill their main character, and it's fine as long as it means something, but the problem is that here his death is for nothing. Why does Ellie forgive Abby? Because 'killing is bad and revenge is bad'? How about the hundreds of people Ellie killed while searching for Abby then? Makes no sense.

    Finally, the 10 hours we are forced to play as Abby are simply boring. I'm not interested in her. The game tries to make you bond with Abby by making her play with dogs and showing her human side and her conflicts. Look, I understand everyone has a human side and their reasons and motivations, but she killed one of my favorite characters, sorry but I'm not going to bond with her.    … Expand
  37. Danchoys
    Aug 20, 2020
    7
    From a story deep, both global and personal, we transitioned into a mediocre plot of revenge for the sake of revenge. The game is still nice and definitely playable, but doesn’t even distantly match the previous one in terms of storytelling and depth. They took some ideas from the original game and elaborated on them, but in my opinion, they should have picked others, since there wereFrom a story deep, both global and personal, we transitioned into a mediocre plot of revenge for the sake of revenge. The game is still nice and definitely playable, but doesn’t even distantly match the previous one in terms of storytelling and depth. They took some ideas from the original game and elaborated on them, but in my opinion, they should have picked others, since there were many. And regarding the agenda I don’t have any problem with it other than that it was far-fetched and had no real impact on the story, so it makes me think it was there just for the sake of it.… Expand
  38. Rextor117
    Aug 20, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. El juego me gustó bastante en el sentido de gameplay muy bien elaborados los mapeados las físicas y cada detalle está hecho con mucho cariño pero la historia es bastante mala en el sentido que quieren que nos encariñemos con un personaje que nos quito a uno que queríamos del primer juego de una manera muy cruda es muy forzado todo nos muestran una historia desde la perspectiva de ellie y cuando pensamos que estamos en la batalla final nos la cortan para ver la historia del otro personaje, rompe con todo el ritmo y a volver a empezar desde el inicio pero con el otro personaje después es incuerente muchas partes que después que ellie pierde contra ese personaje por primera vez va decidida a seguir con su venganza y cuando va a matar al otro personaje lo perdona pensando que la venganza es mala y entonces ella hace un viaje por gusto para perderlo todo después en fin esa es mi opinión.… Expand
  39. MatadorHYP3
    Aug 20, 2020
    7
    Juego con ideas progresistas y transgenericas, buena historia aunque con un final que deja mucho que desear, tiene algunos bugs bastantes molestos y en general es un buen juego, pero no cumplio mis expectativas.
  40. peon1987
    Aug 23, 2020
    7
    Gameplay is too easy with a lot of combat with human enemies. Infected are not a threat, and they don't scare the player like in part one. Story is really bad, no turnarounds, strange decisions and I did not have the connection with any of the characters. All of this makes the game feel too long and boring in some places. ( It took almost 34 hours to compete) Also I would like to mentionGameplay is too easy with a lot of combat with human enemies. Infected are not a threat, and they don't scare the player like in part one. Story is really bad, no turnarounds, strange decisions and I did not have the connection with any of the characters. All of this makes the game feel too long and boring in some places. ( It took almost 34 hours to compete) Also I would like to mention tones of ideological content (personally this makes the game only 5/10 for me, but it you don't mind you will still enjoy it). For me it was the worst Naughty Dog game since Uncharted 1.… Expand
  41. JJTommyMmJ
    Aug 26, 2020
    7
    is beautiful but the story is bad i dont know what happened to this the last of us part 2 in the story
  42. samurai400z
    Aug 24, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. If possible I want to give this game a 7.5
    I was so hyped for this game and I was ignoring all the bad reviews and all the talk about how this game was terrible.
    Then I played it and just finished it. To be honest it is a masterpiece in its own unique niche way....
    I just don't agree with the storytelling approach they took..

    At the beginning naughty dog makes you angry that Joel died, and I accepted Joel's death.
    And I pushed forward as hard as I could to see it through to get to Abby, to face her, and to ideally take revenge.
    But then you made me play as Abby way too long... maybe there could have been an Abby Ellie back and forth... I just really thought we played as Abby way too long. And honestly, multiple times when Abby died by my mistakes during gameplay, I was like that's good, game over you can stay dead Abby.

    Anyway, the game does end well... But the whole journey was not enjoyable to be honest because all I wanted to do was rush through abby as fast as possible and I really didn't take time to enjoy any of the gameplay with Abby...

    So yea...

    I'll keep the game I won't sell it like everyone else probably will.
    Honestly, I hope the Ellie and Abby story is over
    I don't want to play as Ellie or Abby ever again

    If we get to have a last of part 3 please please give us a different character and or something in the last of world that is completely different.
    PLEASE    … Expand
  43. Casualgamer0078
    Aug 24, 2020
    7
    Was disappointed with the story to this game. Graphics were incredible and that's where it gets most of it's score from me. Story lagged on for to long and at times was just down right boring. The way they tried to make you feel sympathy for Abby fell flat.there literally was no sympathy I could give. The voice acting at times was just bad. I blame the story more then the voice actingWas disappointed with the story to this game. Graphics were incredible and that's where it gets most of it's score from me. Story lagged on for to long and at times was just down right boring. The way they tried to make you feel sympathy for Abby fell flat.there literally was no sympathy I could give. The voice acting at times was just bad. I blame the story more then the voice acting though. The conversation in the beginning between Abby and Owen was cringe worthy.

    Killing of one of the main characters is fine it's been done before. The way it was done almost seemed like it was done to spite fans. Unlike the first game non of the characters stood out. This seemed like a bad Godzilla movie where you go to see the monster fights but end up getting 2 hours of the characters and a half hour of the monsters. What happened to all the infected? Did they just step aside so everyone can get over their it's complicated?

    Not Naughty Dog's best showing.    … Expand
  44. Andrewch
    Aug 27, 2020
    7
    Я не могу назвать эту игру шедевров. Но плохой её тоже не назовешь. Игра неплохая. В техническом плане к ней нет никаких претензий. Есть парочка косяков в плане сюжета, но в целом сюжет неплохой. Повестка лгбт и феминизма есть, за это минус. В целом игра хорошая, но до первой части она не дотягивает. Моя оценка: 7/10.Я не могу назвать эту игру шедевров. Но плохой её тоже не назовешь. Игра неплохая. В техническом плане к ней нет никаких претензий. Есть парочка косяков в плане сюжета, но в целом сюжет неплохой. Повестка лгбт и феминизма есть, за это минус. В целом игра хорошая, но до первой части она не дотягивает. Моя оценка: 7/10.
  45. Kawaken231
    Aug 27, 2020
    7
    Gameplay is ok, graphics and sound are amazing but that story is absolute trash. So trash it brings what should be a 9 down to a seven
  46. Imakeokreviews
    Aug 27, 2020
    7
    I’m so mad that this game is so near being great Its graphics are crazy, combat is a nice improvement, characters are enjoyable but kind of forced. but the story feels all over the place and somewhat rushed. Some of the story aspects were really interesting with some of them just feel like brand ways to move on to the next chapter if you were expecting a game they give you closure toI’m so mad that this game is so near being great Its graphics are crazy, combat is a nice improvement, characters are enjoyable but kind of forced. but the story feels all over the place and somewhat rushed. Some of the story aspects were really interesting with some of them just feel like brand ways to move on to the next chapter if you were expecting a game they give you closure to the first game you’re not in for that I encourage you to buy it with caution… Expand
  47. PichuuMaan
    Aug 28, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. the grafics are pretty great but as we all know the death of Joel made all of us players mad and sad, abbys part was the good thing in the game.… Expand
  48. DavidPA17
    Sep 2, 2020
    7
    El juego se ve muy bien, con detalles espectaculares, pero su historia es malisima.
  49. The_laggy_one
    Aug 31, 2020
    7
    So basically, I like the story, a bit disappointed in the end, overall good game. I really like the gameplay and gameplay mechanics.
    Summary: a good game, wouldn't play it again though.
  50. kimo_id
    Sep 1, 2020
    7
    Great Game, I really liked it but there was some things I was afraid to happen and it really happend
  51. Farziiin
    Sep 3, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Everything is perfect but the story can be better and more logical, how abby spare ellie!!!… Expand
  52. Jayples
    Sep 4, 2020
    7
    I'd give 7.5 if I could

    When this game is good it is really good. And in fairness that is most of the time. The review bombing is definitely unwarranted. Where Part II falls down is some clumsy writing that pulls you out of an otherwise immersive story with a stunningly crafted visuals world and excellent gameplay. Some of the character motivations are just completely plot-driven and    I'd give 7.5 if I could

    When this game is good it is really good. And in fairness that is most of the time. The review bombing is definitely unwarranted.

    Where Part II falls down is some clumsy writing that pulls you out of an otherwise immersive story with a stunningly crafted visuals world and excellent gameplay. Some of the character motivations are just completely plot-driven and feel so forced as to make some of what you are doing - or rather, why you are doing it - feel stupid and a little too unbelievable. Similarly, the pacing was a little clumsy with the game falling off a cliff at the mid-way point.

    Also - the decision to have a heavily pregnant woman travel out into hostile territory on patrol and have her climbing about and fighting etc. was... well just plain weird. I'm all for body positivity - but that was completely insane.

    I don't have a problem with any of the characters themselves and disagree with most of the negative reviews. But some of the writing is definitely just plain bad.

    Very much hope TLOU3 can be a thing. It's a great world that deserves more storytelling.    … Expand
  53. Pascal1602
    Mar 16, 2021
    7
    Solid game in my opinion. The set pieces are gorgeous and I enjoyed the acting. The atmosphere in several levels is great.

    However the pacing is in this game is really bad. Three to five hours less would have improved the quality of the game. Also some plot armors were just insane and the story overall wasn't really enjoyable to me.
  54. TLOUFollowers
    Sep 5, 2020
    7
    I’ve played this game 3 times so far and now i felt that i’m able to score it:

    Story: 6/10 (Reasons: Abby’s part of the game is poorly written, boring from times to times and has lot’s of flaws) Gameplay: 9/10 (Reasons: You’ll find rare glitches/bugs here and there but that doesn’t change the fact that it’s top notch) Graphics: 10/10 (Reasons: Their attention to every single detail is    I’ve played this game 3 times so far and now i felt that i’m able to score it:

    Story: 6/10 (Reasons: Abby’s part of the game is poorly written, boring from times to times and has lot’s of flaws)

    Gameplay: 9/10 (Reasons: You’ll find rare glitches/bugs here and there but that doesn’t change the fact that it’s top notch)

    Graphics: 10/10 (Reasons: Their attention to every single detail is never before seen in a video game)

    Music & Atmosphere: 10/10 (No Comments)

    Overall, if i personally was a game journalist/reviewer i wouldn’t give this sequel a 10/10 nor a 0/10 because in both cases i would be lying on myself & on the gamers!! In my PERSONAL OPINION and as a long time TLOU Follower this sequel should be scored by a solid 7/10 (Reasons: Such game is built on it’s narrative and character's and Naughty Dog failed to delivers)    … Expand
  55. Hozerd
    Sep 5, 2020
    7
    Jogabilidade, gráficos, exploração, detalhes técnicos excelentes, porém com um roteiro fraco e mal aproveitado do que foi construído em relação ao primeiro jogo, resumindo este game poderia se chamar "The Last Of Us The Revenge Of NPC".
  56. LennoxX
    Sep 7, 2020
    7
    Siendo sincero no me encanto la historia, la verdad es una historia de odia y venganza buena, pero no llega a superar a la primera, leo en redes y en pots que dicen que para entender la historia necesitas tener una perspectiva muy madura y ver lo que el juego trata de contar, un niño de 5 años lo entendería por completo, el juego no te hace ver a un héroe u villano solo personas que vivenSiendo sincero no me encanto la historia, la verdad es una historia de odia y venganza buena, pero no llega a superar a la primera, leo en redes y en pots que dicen que para entender la historia necesitas tener una perspectiva muy madura y ver lo que el juego trata de contar, un niño de 5 años lo entendería por completo, el juego no te hace ver a un héroe u villano solo personas que viven sus vidas en mundo post apocalíptico, el final te hace ver que en un mundo lleno de violencia muerte y desgracia al perdonar la vida a alguien te hace ver que que ese mundo puede ver esperanza para la redención de uno mismo y puede traer consecuencias al final, eso es lo que entendí yo, pero cabe recalcar de como es que la gente vea el significado del juego, es mi opinión y lo que significo para mi el final del juego, pero a pesar de todo esto siento un vacío y me dejo mucho que desear, siempre va existir opiniones divididas y no siempre llegarás o estarás de acuerdo con la opinión de otros, por mi parte, es respetar las opiniones de los demás así aun que no te parezcan correctas, ya que al fin y al cabo pueden entenderse o no y eso generará discusiones, es buen juego pero para alabarlo de 10/10 no, 7 o 6.9 estaría bien, un gameplay pulido, escenarios buenos, narrativa deja que desear, pero es lo que pienso del juego, deja que desear para mi gusto.… Expand
  57. JoelN
    Sep 8, 2020
    7
    A horrible story. In my point of view, the game is toooo long. Although, good gameplay and graphics.
    *Sorry for the grammar, I´m not an English speaker person.
  58. Kingcovey
    Sep 8, 2020
    7
    While this game does show substantial improvements to its predecessor, The Last of Us, it fails when comparing the storyline head to head. To be frank, the storyline doesn’t live up to the hype and will be found by most people to be a letdown. It doesn’t provide the same pathos as it’s predecessor. What made The Last of Us such a special game was the poignant relationship between Ellie andWhile this game does show substantial improvements to its predecessor, The Last of Us, it fails when comparing the storyline head to head. To be frank, the storyline doesn’t live up to the hype and will be found by most people to be a letdown. It doesn’t provide the same pathos as it’s predecessor. What made The Last of Us such a special game was the poignant relationship between Ellie and Joel. The Last of Us part II fails to build on it and ultimately fails to give the fans what they desire - the continuity of a poignant relationship. Additional issues with the storyline are character verisimilitude, profligate missions, and poor pacing. It’s clear telling from the stunning graphics, character dialogue, and duration of the game that Naughty Dog spent a lot of time on development. While it is a good game, scores of 9 and above and 5 and below should be considered speculative and should be read with caution. Hopefully the prequel will be a game that gives the fans more of what they want.… Expand
  59. Kajito
    Sep 10, 2020
    7
    I don't want to write a review with 10.000 characters. That others have done :)

    In my opinion is it worth to play it. It's a solid game with up's and down's. And i don't think it's so controverse like most people said.

    But for me was the last third of the Game worth to play. The Storyline about Abby had so much more deepness.
  60. Kyle92
    Sep 11, 2020
    7
    10/10 gameplay 10/10 graphics n environments 6/10 storyline and Joel deserved much better in the beginning.
  61. FabiCracker
    Sep 15, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Daré una opinión completamente objetiva del juego, el juego es buenísimo y malísimo a la vez , depende de lo que esperas y lo que buscas en el juego, por mi parte puedo decir que si, efectivamente la historia esta muy mal dirigida, guión horrible, el final deja mucho que desear y ese giro al principio de la historia es sinceramente perjudicial para todos los fans de the last of us, como es posible que a Druckmann se le haya ocurrido matar a según mi opinión el mejor personaje de the last of us, simplemente inconcebible, hubiera preferido que Joel tuviera una muerte mas digna, pero dejando de lado la historia, el juego es simplemente muy innovador en todos los aspectos, los gráficos son una completa obra de arte, la banda sonora es una completa obra de arte nada más ni nada menos que por el maestro Gustavo Santaolalla, la jugabilidad es un poco parecida a el juego anterior, pero sin duda se disfruta bastante, le doy un 5 a este juego ya que la historia me parece un elemento sumamente importante que la verdad fue desperdiciado, pero gráficos, jugabilidad, y sobre todo banda sonora son simplemente impresionantes, impresionantes un buen juego que resulta ser arruinado por su malísima Historia, una pena.muerte… Expand
  62. GretchenGrinch4
    Nov 11, 2020
    7
    beautiful graphics and fun gameplay. but a generic tale of revenge told twice over, unrelatable characters and forced agendas. a decent game in itself, but failed to live up t the hype it created. worth a play, but no real replay value once you finish the lackluster story iine.
  63. Matynolas
    Sep 21, 2020
    7
    Buena jugabilidad, gráfica que impresiona, personajes nuevos fácil de olvidar, historia que defrauda.
  64. ryanconnaughton
    Sep 21, 2020
    7
    They had a real opportunity to make a masterpiece here and blew it. I kind of figured that would happen after Bruce Straley left Naughty Dog and Druckman was left to steer the ship. Everything was great except the most important part (the story).

    As a stand-alone game, it would have been a good 'depressing' game (I'm not opposed to those), but still not great. This didn't feel like a    They had a real opportunity to make a masterpiece here and blew it. I kind of figured that would happen after Bruce Straley left Naughty Dog and Druckman was left to steer the ship. Everything was great except the most important part (the story).

    As a stand-alone game, it would have been a good 'depressing' game (I'm not opposed to those), but still not great. This didn't feel like a sequel, at all. Ellie didn't feel like Ellie, Joel didn't feel like Joel, the whole universe just didn't feel like the original and as everyone has mentioned - character development and the sequence of events is just poorly executed and you're just left feeling frustrated being forced into playing characters you don't want to play, carrying out actions you don't want to carry out - all because the writers are hell-bent on TELLING you to feel a certain way - which ultimately has the opposite of the intended effect and thus takes you out of the immersion which the original game did so well.

    I understand what they were trying to do, but if they would have given the fans their cake to eat (having Joel and Ellie with more airtime/character development), while also implementing a shock/revenge twist plot further down the line - everyone would have been happy. Hopefully in another 7 years if there's a part 3 they'll start to get more user feedback before committing to the storyline (and get another director or bring Bruce Straley back).    … Expand
  65. hpetsyl
    Sep 21, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The story betrays its writers’ assumptions about revenge, and they are mistaken. This is at the core of what is causing such a negative reaction from so many people. The way Joel died was a deep humiliation to Ellie. I could accept Joel dying, but having Ellie be held down and forced to watch like that was unforgivable. I wanted revenge and I felt no guilt about wanting revenge at any time. I hadn’t even played TLOU1, but I wanted Abby to die screaming after what she did. I’m gay myself, and I loved the inclusion of Lesbian and Transgender characters. I loved Abby’s representation as a cis-gender, heterosexual, and yet gender-nonconforming individual. The gameplay was excellent and the visuals were stunning. Nonetheless, no amount of zebras, dogs, kids, or any of that was ever going to cause me to empathize with Abby. She should have at least been fully humiliated by Ellie if they weren’t going to let us have the satisfaction of killing her. I’ve read quotes from people involved in the making of the game saying that Ellie chose not to finish drowning Abby because of the part of her that “still has some humanity”, but these people clearly do not understand humanity. They seem to want to villify revenge and depict it as unsatisfying, but nothing could be farther from the truth. Revenge is a natural, baked-in part of what it means to be human. If you read a bit about what really happens in intertribal violence, you may realize that revenge is a very deeply ingrained part of human nature. If you have ever experienced revenge, then you know that it is in fact very satisfying to get someone back after they’ve humiliated you. This story subjects you to the humiliation and murder of characters you identify with in a way that elicits a very natural desire for revenge, and then spends much of its remaining time trying to get you to feel empathy for the humiliators instead of giving you the revenge it has made you want. Probably with most humans, the writers are playing a losing game. I loved the gameplay but the story certainly lost that game with me. I still want Abby to be fully, deeply humiliated and then killed. I have regrets or remorse about wanting that, either. The game did succeed in making me want to see Abby suffer.… Expand
  66. SAM_redemption
    Sep 25, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Things that I enjoyed:
    Gameplay - Graphics
    Things that I didn't like:
    Story - Irrelvent things such as Elle sexuallity - playing as Abby - flashbacks were boring    … Expand
  67. AxElfilosofo
    Sep 26, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I played the game before to submit this review. To be honest I'm a big fan of the franchise and I think that there is a lot of good things about the game on the graphics and the music, the sound of the water and the nature. I enjoy most of the game but the history. I think that there is a lot of no sense. How ever even the game doesn't have that memorable experience as The last of us, the truth is that the game have a propose and has been completed by the creators. I don't hate Abby for been Abby but I have feelings about the fact of her behavior and the way she killed Joel was so cruel, I do understand the revange but not the brutally on that. At the end of the day Joel killed her father but didn't tortured him.… Expand
  68. Danikosman
    Sep 27, 2020
    7
    First is one of my favourite games of all time but this was not bad but some of the decisions were very wierd and stupid so thats why i give 7.5/10. Combat gameplay and graphics are amazing
  69. Lilypad
    Oct 8, 2020
    7
    Le doy un 7 ya que la trama es buena , yo si logre empatizar con los dos personajes aunque aveces estos toman decisiones absurdas este este juego es completamente diferente al primero y me parece bueno este giro argumental
  70. edu_110
    Nov 17, 2021
    7
    Buen juego, la historia más decente es la de eli, la de abby es una mierda, pero me gustó más la jugabilidad de abby jsjjas
  71. pitusvk
    Oct 9, 2020
    7
    Well, from a technical point of view, this game Is awesome. Stunning graphics, amazing sound. From a Narrative perspective, wow, this is a strong emotional game but in gameplay, I didn't find anything new. After a few hours playing I was moving forward only because of the story because I found a perfect recipe to finish my enemies.
  72. The-badwolf
    Oct 15, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Dopo 5/6 anni mi sarei aspettata qualcosa di meglio, ormai va di moda sterminare uno dei protagonisti del gioco, come altri giochi usciti quest'anno.. Non è tutto male, ad esempio la grafica è spettacolare, il messaggio che i creatori vogliono far capire è bello, ma questo si sarebbe potuto far capire diversamente, è stata una strage, io sono innamorata di The last of us 1.. ma facendo questo mi mi è caduto il cuore veramente, mi sarei aspettata un po' più di positività, al giorno d'oggi non farebbe male… Expand
  73. The_rock_
    Oct 21, 2020
    7
    Story has been dragged a little got bored at some point. Gameplay wise it's phenomenal, but story wise they can do better.
  74. K1imow
    Oct 15, 2021
    7
    the game. is really okay to play through once
    Story is okay in itself
    she kills them all with no problem and then sucks them off and then this too much asked Lesbians at almost every point in the game, even where it just doesn't fit, just made terrible not that I have something against just not so and in such inappropriate places. and abby exaggerated by trained like hell yes soladat and    the game. is really okay to play through once
    Story is okay in itself
    she kills them all with no problem and then sucks them off
    and then this too much asked Lesbians at almost every point in the game, even where it just doesn't fit, just made terrible
    not that I have something against just not so and in such inappropriate places. and abby exaggerated by trained like hell yes soladat and so but it is a woman, she must have something sensitive about herself


    Story 5/10
    graphic 7/10
    the atmosphere 9/10
    Gameplay 7/10    … Expand
  75. Boryz
    Oct 27, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The last of us is quite a good game but it has an incredible amount of minus and that's why I give it seven out of ten. Game-play is very good and I enjoyed the features from first game and the newly added ones. I'm not saying that the game is technically perfect because it's not. It happened to me several times, for example, that a ladder got stuck in my body and I could walk with it in complete comfort. In any case, these small mistakes could be overlooked if the story of the game was not worth it at all. Don't get me wrong, the idea of ​​playing as Abby isn't the worst. But when Joel was killed before Ellie's eyes at the beginning of the game, I thought the game would be about revenge and how she would cope and survive outside on her own. Which was partly true, but only partly. I really didn't want to play for Abby from the middle of the game, and find out she had the right to kill Joel. And not to mention about that end. If Ellie had endured it all and sacrificed so much, why the hell didn't she kill her? (I don't want to offend anyone with this next opinion) And please, why do you have to put all those things around gay and trans gender people there? I understand that every second game or movie has it today, but don't you think it would be more original not to have it there? When it all takes place in a post-apocalyptic world, I don't think people would deal with it and just try to survive. In any case, at least for Elie, it can be understood, because the whole story DLC Left Behind focused on it. Who did not play, I highly recommend. In the end, I would sum it up so that the game-play itself is quite good, but I personally just don't like the story. So as I called it, I give the game seven out of ten.… Expand
  76. JackD_
    Nov 11, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Attention: spoilers!
    First: the graphics are amazing. It plays like the first part. The mechanics and the controls are almost the same. Which isn't bad, because it feels good. I really enjoyed the beginning of the game. Later the game forces you to play Abby, which you probably hate, after what she has done. The more you learn about her, the more sympathy you get for her though. The longer I played, the more I realized that Ellie is the bad guy in that story.

    The game forces you to do some things you don't like doing, like play a fight between Ellie and Abby. If the game wanted to achieve the bad feeling you get, while you fight, it did very well. I personally didn't like that very much and it feels weird to fight a character, you played, you feel for and you don't want to kill. The fight ends with Abby sparing Elies and Dina's live. At this point you could have ended the game, what happens after this, isn't really interesting and doesn't change the outcome. At this point, I just wanted the game to be over. But it kept going. And made me hate Ellie.
    The end wasn't really satisfying, but I still am happy that I finally finished it.

    The game is not as bad, as many reviews say it is and overall I enjoyed it. But there are some problems for me personally. Sometimes the game was really predictable. Sometimes you could tell that around the next corner a cutscene with a surprise attack is waiting, or that someone dies. But sometimes it really is unpredictable and I had 1 or 2 "wait what!?" moments. I think the game is a bit too long. In my opinion, there were too many jump scares. I know what I was getting, when I bought the game. A bit of horror is good. But jump scares are cheap. That is my opinion, if you like this kind of stuff, this is for you. If not, you're going to have a bad time.    … Expand
  77. CFMCritic
    May 15, 2021
    7
    This is my honest opinion about this game, the narrative was cliché and unlike the original, i've seen thousand more stories like this before, Naughty dog always offer quality content and about this game i think they've delivered the most jaw-dropping graphics in 2020. The level design is way better than the original and the Gameplay is more complicated this time, Part II is a worthyThis is my honest opinion about this game, the narrative was cliché and unlike the original, i've seen thousand more stories like this before, Naughty dog always offer quality content and about this game i think they've delivered the most jaw-dropping graphics in 2020. The level design is way better than the original and the Gameplay is more complicated this time, Part II is a worthy sequel to the original and a must-play as well. But i doubt many people will like the cliché and linear storyline of the sequel.… Expand
  78. Chrypson
    Dec 17, 2020
    7
    In general, this game is fine. Graphics are good, Gameplay is okay i guess but Storyline is disappointing and it is one of the most important parts of the game... fans expected much more.
  79. Joly_oreo
    Nov 6, 2020
    7
    Игра безусловно шедевр в плане графики, мелочей и деталей, но у меня есть вопросы к сюжету. Он слабее чем в первой части. Но все равно я не пожалел что прошел эту игру (на платину)
  80. contenthief
    Nov 22, 2020
    7
    As a story, it's a series of good ideas and characters that are muddled and inconsistent. As a game, it's a technical marvel with the most realistic graphics and fluid mechanics I've ever seen. It's a shame that the story is as botched as it is.
  81. SwanHtet
    Nov 23, 2020
    7
    The Last of Us Part 2's story has some good parts but most of the time it is very lazy and dull. Ludonarrative dissonance and adding characters that aren't fleshed out into the game are the major factors for why. The story is very hypocritical and lazy. What makes me really mad is that the story starts off really strong at its first 3 hours and was very emotional but the writers startedThe Last of Us Part 2's story has some good parts but most of the time it is very lazy and dull. Ludonarrative dissonance and adding characters that aren't fleshed out into the game are the major factors for why. The story is very hypocritical and lazy. What makes me really mad is that the story starts off really strong at its first 3 hours and was very emotional but the writers started shoehorning badly written characters into the game after an emotional scene and the quality slowly decreased. Some lines felt unatural and robotic. The best moments in story for me are scenes with Joel and Ellie. I feel like this could all be avoided if the writers gave these characters more time in the oven. They had loads of potential but the writers didn't deliver.  The acting on the other hand is very amazing and I think it is safe to say that this game has the best acting ever in a video game. If the story was as good as the game. I would have no complaints right now. Gameplay wise it is TLOU1's gameplay but more polished. No new bells and whistles. The new features they added are rarely used. However, the gameplay is still satisfying. It still gives you an epic feeling after clutching your way out of a group strong enemies with little to no ammo or weapons to fight back with. There is a major pacing problem in the gameplay for the first 6 hours or so. The first 6 hours are basically a long tutorial without that much gameplay. It did have an amazing story for half of that time but more gameplay would be appreciated. This game is the textbook example of a wasted potential.… Expand
  82. Tejas414
    Nov 23, 2020
    7
    After playing the game twice one thing I understood is the makers completely failed to make us empathize with the Abby's character, Story was an absolute let down. New perspective is okay, no issues, but it completely throws out what the part one had set up, and Ellie's immunity made no sense, which if explored would have been a much interesting story, so the only reason to give this gameAfter playing the game twice one thing I understood is the makers completely failed to make us empathize with the Abby's character, Story was an absolute let down. New perspective is okay, no issues, but it completely throws out what the part one had set up, and Ellie's immunity made no sense, which if explored would have been a much interesting story, so the only reason to give this game a 7 is graphics and gameplay, And I really feel the story fell flat (played 2 times) but still going back to encounters and playing the game is fun. Story could have been much better.… Expand
  83. Hereviewo
    Nov 24, 2020
    7
    The Godfather part 3 isn’t a bad film it’s just bad compared to the other 2.

    Same thing with this, it’s prettier and longer. But the length shows a lack of gameplay innovation considering the last game was 10 years ago. It’s dated whilst being state of the art If it came out sooner maybe I would feel differently, the developers said the story was a ‘one and done’ Let’s just say it was     The Godfather part 3 isn’t a bad film it’s just bad compared to the other 2.

    Same thing with this, it’s prettier and longer. But the length shows a lack of gameplay innovation considering the last game was 10 years ago. It’s dated whilst being state of the art

    If it came out sooner maybe I would feel differently, the developers said the story was a ‘one and done’ Let’s just say it was
  84. MovsumAhmadov
    Nov 24, 2020
    7
    This game game same time have best quality gameplay and most dissapointing storyline in entire game industry. Game is great but it is not what we promised
  85. maxikq
    Feb 16, 2021
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I don't get why so much hate and 0 scores. I get it why people are angry if they played TLOU 1, but still, this is a very decent game.

    In my opinion, this game is beautifully crafted. Amazing world, nature, and locations, it's hard to imagine a better visualization of this universe. I rarely pay attention to the soundtrack and sound effects, but in this game, they are very well done.

    Ok, but not everything is perfect. I definitely can agree with many other players, that Ellie and Joel's plot has been ruined. I loved the story from TLOU 1. But killing Joel at the beginning wasn't the best decision. Anyway, I think I could deal with his death, but the much worse thing they did is this sick revenge story of Ellie... that doesn't fit her personality.

    In the beginning, I was feeling the same as Ellie - we should rip off Abby's head, but at that moment I was thinking Ellie doesn't know what Joel did to her father. But later it turned out she did know, which made the whole vendetta sick. Joel killed with cold blood Abby's father. Ellie should at least try to understand her motives and feeling. Instead of dealing with it or at least trying, she decided to be a sick lesbian-rambo-psycho killing tons of fully-armed enemies, sacrificing her friends and relationship, just to chase the rabbit which in the end she didn't even kill. Not mentioning how unrealistic is that a single girl can kill whole armies without any troubles.

    The plot is unnatural, she confronted Abby twice, two times Abby speared her life (and Dina's), and Ellie didn't even think for a second that maybe it's enough, that maybe Abby felt the same as she's feeling now. That they are equal now, both "dads" are dead. Instead, she behaves like a psycho, she can't even sleep without killing people.

    And LGBT... I have nothing against LGBT when it's pictured naturally. Not like a forced bullet-list: lesbian checked, two lesbians having baby checked, bi-girl checked, interracial relationship checked, transgender kid checked, male-like girl checked. Come on... even Nextflix is not going that far in a single production...

    Ok, that's enough about the plot. The second bad thing is the gameplay (at least part of it). The first 10 hours were super boring, all the time the same: we need to go somewhere, oh nooo the path is blocked let's try to go through this building, loot loot loot, oh noooo spores, sneaking/killing, cutscene, repeat for 10h without many variations. Mostly the same type of enemies, attacks, etc.

    That's why to me Abby's plot was more interesting. It was more varied, more interesting locations, crazy people in the woods, burning villages, walking in the clouds, etc. Reasonable psychological transformation.

    Combining all together, I think this game is a decent 7/10. The mechanic could be better, the locations could be more interesting and the plot could be better written. Definitely not a 0-score game even if you don't like the plot because of the emotional bond with TLOU 1.    … Expand
  86. Alseifaxl
    Dec 3, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game had a lot of opportunities to make the story far more interesting than it is but it unfortunately did nothing.
    The enemies of the game just act as "bad guys" I wanted more story for them!
    I wanted a full story on Seraphites, The rattlers and Isaac.
    The characters of this game are unimportant and I didn't feel anything about any of them because the game didn't even try to develop them.
    Shame as I really started to like Abby the story ended without anything powerful happening. I did not feel anything about the characters except the dynamic of Lev Abby . If there was more of that the game would be much better. Also a better first impression of Abby would have made the character more likeable but what can we do.    … Expand
  87. Pacemaker87
    Dec 7, 2020
    7
    This game looks beautiful and is for the most part flawless. The poor story takes alot away from the experience.
  88. xaxatyn80
    Dec 9, 2020
    7
    The sequel completely outrages the first part, so deeply loved by me and many fans. The last of us, part 2, is such an ambiguous and contradictory work that it is quite difficult to reflect on it. The plot itself is weak, stuffed with absolutely unnecessary moments, because of which the passage is stretched in two. The characters are boring and not interesting, but what you can't take awayThe sequel completely outrages the first part, so deeply loved by me and many fans. The last of us, part 2, is such an ambiguous and contradictory work that it is quite difficult to reflect on it. The plot itself is weak, stuffed with absolutely unnecessary moments, because of which the passage is stretched in two. The characters are boring and not interesting, but what you can't take away from the game is its atmosphere and attention to detail.… Expand
  89. Lango93
    Dec 9, 2020
    7
    Good gameplay, the story is disappointing, it remains me about the ending of game of thrones good fight scenes but bad story while last of us part 2 has good gameplay but the story is far from the same quality as the first game
  90. Intenselime
    Dec 23, 2020
    7
    If I had to give a quick one-sentence summary review of this game it would go as follows:
    The Last of Us Part II is a game that has flashes of utter brilliance, but sadly these moments are interwoven by a muddled narrative which lacks any substance and loses itself in its length.
    Now in a couple more sentences, let's start with the good. If the first game was a 10/10 for the PS3 when    If I had to give a quick one-sentence summary review of this game it would go as follows:
    The Last of Us Part II is a game that has flashes of utter brilliance, but sadly these moments are interwoven by a muddled narrative which lacks any substance and loses itself in its length.

    Now in a couple more sentences, let's start with the good. If the first game was a 10/10 for the PS3 when taken as a whole, this game turns things up to an 11 on the gameplay, world design and (generally speaking) quality of life front. For sure, I could nit-pick a few grievances here and there (we still cannot holster/un-holster weapons after all these years), and the enemy AI (while indeed improved upon a lot from the first game) still leaves a considerable amount left to be desired especially in-regards to the games stealth elements, the game plays very well. My number one piece of advice for any newcomers to the game would be to toy around with the vast settings/options the player is given (especially consider turning off "Grainy Film" setting which is turned all the way up to ten by default and really only serves to make the game appear more cinematic in a few select instances but beyond that drags down the visual quality quite a bit). The gunplay feels more responsive, more brutal and more satisfying (like a faster, more polished version of the first game with more upgrades too). The environment (and environmental variance) particularly in the second half of this game far surpasses most areas in the first game and the dystopian and torrential Seattle, with its vast landscape and imposing skyscrapers serves as the perfect backdrop for good chunk of this sequel. I should also note that the replayability factor for this game is fairly high with some gameplay modifiers to mix things up on a second playthrough, along with 7 different difficulty settings (one of them being a cool difficulty customization setting) and a new game plus on top of all that. The only problem is that I can't imagine that anyone would be eager to jump into this game right after beating it for some reasons I will detail below.

    Next, on to the not so good. This game does not justify its length what-so-ever. It averages around a 24 hr playtime (mine ran a little longer at 25hr 54min and 2sec) and there are multiple instances in the final 'act' of the game (note: the game does not run by a traditional 3-act format) that could have served as a suitable ending point, but instead the game drags on needlessly for way too long without any real purpose. Narrative-wise the game is quite simple for the first 55% of the story and while it takes one very abrupt and calculated "risk" early on (which isn't really much of a risk since it is not earned and feels forced, as if trying to challenge the player without setting up the scenario properly in a believable manner given the characters that it concerns) I found the first half of this games narrative to be serviceable enough to be enjoyable to play through. The majority of the interpersonal relationships and dialogue between characters feels as natural, fluid and almost as consistently good as the first game. It is after the halfway point and a shift in character perspective when things narratively really start to take a turn for the worse unfortunately. Now I should say that the second half of the game has its best gameplay sections by a mile and I actually liked the 2nd main character who you play as alright, but there is no question that the quality of the writing takes a nose dive massively once we are introduced to the games events through the "other-sides" point of view. The characters in the WLF (no spoilers) are written to be smug, unlikable, fake, and in the end disagreeable as a whole.

    But If we finally want to talk about the downright ugly, at its base this game has nothing to say. In the end it feels as though its a story that may allude towards the idea that "revenge isn't what so-and-so character would want" or perhaps "this character ultimately can't commit to revenge because that's not who they are to their core" but it fails to portray any characters as having any form of moral gradient or nuance in their actions, behaviors or thought patterns. In a story about revenge the topic of regret is never once explored. Rather than existing in shades of grey, both of our main protagonists make decisions that are either black or white with no in-between. Any form of internal struggle or conflict with what they have to do (which really is portrayed as what they want to do) is non existent. There are also several instances where characters are dumbed down in order to progress the narrative and act out of character or make decisions that just simply don't make sense in order to move the story along which feels unfortunate and lazy coming from a studio that did a pretty good job of writing a more concise narrative the first time around.

    Graphics/Audio - 9
    Gameplay - 8
    Story - 6

    Total: - 7    … Expand
  91. komin1515
    Jan 20, 2022
    7
    Briefly summarized TLOU 2, is decent action adventure game with outtated game designe. Tons of repetive pressing triangles and looting abandoned houses, you will do this like a million times and it tooks most of the gameplay time. Reading notes, opening vaults is very uncreativly designed. Combat is fine, but not outstanding. Plot is controversial, audiance manipulative, characters areBriefly summarized TLOU 2, is decent action adventure game with outtated game designe. Tons of repetive pressing triangles and looting abandoned houses, you will do this like a million times and it tooks most of the gameplay time. Reading notes, opening vaults is very uncreativly designed. Combat is fine, but not outstanding. Plot is controversial, audiance manipulative, characters are very well written. 7,5/10.… Expand
  92. Mashot7
    Mar 14, 2023
    7
    Gameplay is really good. The scenario is degradation in the verse. Very hard to play more than once.
  93. Renffur
    Dec 21, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game took risks, and it's still a very divisive topic. You've all seen and heard all about it by now, so I'll put it plain and say I think the decisions made for the story were bold and took storytelling to a different level. I, of course, didn't like how quick Joel was killed off, BUT, neither did Ellie. Naughty Dog forced you to walk in the shoes of the "antagonist" we all watched brutally kill a beloved character. For me, I ended up liking both characters and left things feeling super complex in an ambiguous way. It was all a big psych evaluation from beginning to end. My biggest complaint is really the ending, which is why I'm giving it a 7 (which is still a 'good' score for me). It felt like they didn't know how to end the game and just felt thrown together in an otherwise epic narrative, it wasn't really a short game and the ending was just bland. I still enjoyed the game, it was fun, intense, and downright gorgeous. While I still had a couple of issues with some decisions that were made I STILL appreciate what they were going for.… Expand
  94. Prospero94
    Dec 14, 2020
    7
    Neither a 10/10 nor a 0/10, the truth lies somewhere in the middle. Bold narrative choices have been made, but not necessarily the best.
  95. coffee_drinker
    Dec 15, 2020
    7
    The first part of this game is amazing, but on the second i had a feeling that was a terminator without any motivation to do what i do.
    I dont want to play it again because Abby is a useless character and i dont like her story.

    But... the game looks and feels amazing if we are talking about game design, so i played it till the end.
    Thanks)
  96. Gomaschio
    Dec 17, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is technically incredible, its graphics, music, performance of the actors and everything, but its history is extremely disappointing, killing the Joel at the beginning of the game and then forcing you to play half the game with the character who killed him is ridiculous , it is as if someone forced you to have sympathy with a person who had killed a dear relative of yours.… Expand
  97. BForbes01
    Dec 17, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Last of Us Part 2 is the one of the most polarizing games in the history of video games. It has many positive things going for it, but this however is let down slightly by some questionable storyline decisions. I first played TLOU2 back in June when it first released, and after a recent revisit, I feel like I can finally sum up my experience with this game.

    Firstly, the positive, LOU2 graphically is 150% the most impressive looking game that we have seen on the PS4 hardware and can even compete with the PS5 graphically, the fact ND were able to craft such a beautiful game on the PS4, when other developers sometimes struggle, speaks volumes of their talents as game designers and nobody denies the game in this area. Secondly, the gameplay, while it lacks innovation, it still works smoothly and reminds me of how fun the first games gameplay was also and enough has changed where to me it feels different to the first game, the stealth aspect is what shines the most especially on the harder difficulties and adding a prone position, although small, did a lot in terms of how you can approach areas. You can move through areas of human enemies without lifting a weapon or you can massacre absolutely everyone, which in a sense can add replay ability to the game. I enjoyed the addition of Dina and Jesse in this game and thought they added some light-hearted moments in a game drenched in dread and of course the return of Ellie and Joel was welcome with open arms. All of the performances of all the actors were great even Abby.

    Speaking of Abby, let me get on to the negatives present in this game that refer to the storyline, now Abby herself is not the issue for me, its how the story structure and pacing was handled that holds me back from giving this game higher then a 7, lets speak on one of everyone's main issue, Joel's death, for me Joel dying wasn't the issue, due to his actions in the first game his death was coming, what was the issue was how he died and I believe ND took small liberties with the writing of Joel to push the plot, as his behaviour in death was nothing like the Joel we know, you could argue it was because he lived sheltered for 5 years, however, he lived as a survivalist for 20 years and in my opinion someone that experienced a life like that for 20 years could absolutely sense when something was up and wouldn't have played dumb like Joel did in LOU2, he's supposed to die, but i think I would of preferred if he went down fighting, but enough of that. in terms of structure Abby's part being around 10 hours after Joel's death was a problem for me as it really dampened my experience with her as the image of her over standing over Joel was in my head constantly as i was controlling her, which made me not really care for her story, i feel like making her part first would have changed this as when she kills Joel, Joel's actions towards her Dad would have been on my mind and I would have perhaps found it easier to sympathise with Abby however the way they structured it just made me not care for Abby. another issue with the storyline is when I play 15 hours as Ellie hunting Abby's friends building tension and then we reach a point where they are face to face in the theatre, the game then pulls a 180 and says now play 10 hours as Abby to see this confrontation, meaning now I have to wait 10 hours for to see the part I've been waiting for, this further makes me lose interest in Abby's side of the story as I and I think other players would of tried to rush through it to get back to that point in the theatre making us pay less attention to Abby and at times her side has issues with writing, for example why in the world would her group allow a pregnant Mel to go out in the field once again this is weird and unrealistic especially at how far along she was. once again similarly to Joel's death I feel that this was forced writing so Ellie could kill her later and almost become the villain which was just a questionable to do considering how widely loved Ellie is. The ending is another thing people take issue with as it seems Abby gains a lot and Ellie loses everything, however I liked this ended and interpreted it as Ellie has made peace with her vengeance and is moving on. although I thoroughly enjoyed Ellies part of the story i would have liked the story more and gave a better rating if it Abby's story was structured and written better, to achieve the goal of ND and make us sympathise with her, however the way they did it the story fails to do this.

    To close TLOU 2, is an enjoyable game with many qualities I love in terms of graphics, gameplay and some characters, but ultimately the story falls slightly flat due to issues with structure and writing which is more present in Abby's story.

    I will finish with this, TLOU 2 does not hold a candle to the first game.    … Expand
  98. LastCritic2
    Dec 24, 2020
    7
    I seriously don't know what to say about this game, it felt like they wanted to annoy fans, they wanted to start these controversies, i don't know the game's well made but i did not find any soul in it.
  99. C3py
    Dec 28, 2020
    7
    Good looking and not so much boring , biggest minus is no story empty areas
  100. Alejandrox
    Dec 26, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. El juego está muy bien tiene unos gráficos estupendos de los mejores que hay, un gameplay muy dinámico y divertido, unos escenarios que sí bien no son tan buenos como los del primer juego son unos escenarios bastante buenos en los que puedes aprobechar al máximo cada función que tienes, lo malo es que en la historia flaquea bastante, al principio es una historia aceptable pero cada vez se va haciendo más confusa, aburrida,y sin sentido. El final me parece lo pero ya que ellie lo deja todo para cumplir su venganza y al final no es capaz de hacerlo, no es capaz de dejar su humanidad en momentos necesarios pero en otros momentos la pierde completamente como por ejemplo cuando mata a sangre fría a la amiga de a y en el hospital y se podría decir q también que disparo a una embarazada pero ella no lo sabía per vamos que en el final si querían terminar la historia de una formaas decente ellie tendría que haber matado a abby. Un saludo y nos vemos en la siguiente critica… 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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