The Last of Us Part II

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  1. Matt0011
    Jun 19, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. THIS SITE WONT LET ME POST ANYTHING BELOW 6. THIS IS A 2/10 NOT A **** 6 From someone who believes The Last Of Us part 1 Is one of the greatest games of all time (trust me it’s with Batman Arkham City for me) I was super pumped for this game. But upon playing it with no spoilers going into it I was super disappointed with this product. Graphics were fantastic but We all expected it to be. The story however is awful, truly awful. So many plot holes and dumb choices. And no people I haven’t got a problem with there being trans and gay people leading the game or a woman leading it. Ellie is an amazing character or should I say was an amazing character but man how can you do my man Joel so dirty like this. It’s not even the fact he died cause I expected that but the way you guys done it was just awful. Here’s an idea, why couldn’t he go out in a similar fashion to Arthur Morgan from RDR2?? Also **** abbey, honestly the very worst character I’ve ever seen and as for the cringe sex scene.....Jesus we get it and again this isn’t a problem with her being trans. I don’t want to play a game and there be a “raw” sex scene in it even if it is male on female. I just wanna play and enjoy my game I paid £60 for. Such a disappointment in a time where we needed the opposite… Expand
  2. SGPoy
    Jun 19, 2020
    6
    This game does not deserve any more than a 6, because of how damn unsatisfying it is to play. Anyone who gives it a 10 is a sellout.

    First off, notice the number at the end of the title? That means it's a sequel. A sequel to a game with one of the best narratives in the past decade. I'm not going to spend too much time on the original, but what made that game great was how the gameplay    This game does not deserve any more than a 6, because of how damn unsatisfying it is to play. Anyone who gives it a 10 is a sellout.

    First off, notice the number at the end of the title? That means it's a sequel. A sequel to a game with one of the best narratives in the past decade. I'm not going to spend too much time on the original, but what made that game great was how the gameplay tied in with the narrative. Everything Joel (the player) did was thematically linked to the overall narrative of a story of a father who has already lost one child and is tasked to protect another.

    Full disclosure - the gameplay of the first did not particularly stand out to me, but the narrative was strong enough to carry it home. And that is crucial, because the sequel absolutely failed in that regard.

    in TLoU2, you control Ellie. No big deal, already done that in Left Behind. I'm going to ignore her actions in this game simply because she's 19. I'm going to give that a pass because you can attribute most of her utter idiocy to teen angst, although even that becomes really hard later on.

    However, you do gain control of another character. This character is, without a doubt, the most repulsive character in any video game, and you are forced into the perspective of this character in order to humanise them. I do not mean repulsive in way most detractors would try to frame it - hateful, negative and bigoted. I mean repulsive in the context of a player of a sequel to The Last of Us. Even if this character was Nelson Mandela himself, the actions of him/her would immediately vilify them to the player, with no hope of redemption. It's like if Locke actually killed Master Chief in Halo 5.

    While I understand that, in the post apocalyptic world of TLoU, things don't make sense all the time, it does not mean the people living in it have no common sense. Unfortunately, nothing makes sense to the player as the actions of the protagonists in TLoU2 do not resonate like they did in TLoU. For example, if in TLoU you had a choice to save Ellie or leave her with the Fireflies, which would you choose? If Joel actually left her, would that make any sense at all? That would immediately ruin the game and its reputation because of how disconnected that would be to the narrative of the game.

    in TLoU2, you are forced into that disconnect, and that cognitive dissonance has genuinely made the game unbearable at times. As a result, the laughable story completely failed to provide a compelling reason to play the game, and this is not helped by the aforementioned average gameplay.

    I can make a case for the game being 6/10. It's not broken, it's perfectly playable with excellent graphics and average gameplay. Were it a standalone game, I can see it being a 7/10. However, It definitely loses points for being a sequel. The biggest kicker is when you finally finish the game. You do not look back and think 'I had a good time', because it felt like a slog with no payoff. One can argue it was to drive home the moral of the story. If that is the case, I cannot possibly give the game more any than a 6 because of how hypocritical and self-indulgent Naughty Dog is.    … Expand
  3. TwinzV
    Jun 19, 2020
    6
    SPECTACULAR Graphics, hmm acceptable but not too good gameplay, good story but shi**y ideas.
    my ratings of 50 score in total is:
    9/10 GAMEPLAY
    3/10 STORY
    7/10 SOUNDTRACKS
    10/10 Graphics
    Exploration: 5/10
  4. Raimyah
    Jun 19, 2020
    6
    The graphics, animations and soundtrack of this game earned a lot of my respect. The overall design and mechanics suffered from some issues, but thankfully this wasn't a fail festival like Fallout 4. The game had the grave misfortune of making me no longer care about the characters and the story was so abysmal, I was considering trading my two year chip in for the sweet mercy of oblivion.The graphics, animations and soundtrack of this game earned a lot of my respect. The overall design and mechanics suffered from some issues, but thankfully this wasn't a fail festival like Fallout 4. The game had the grave misfortune of making me no longer care about the characters and the story was so abysmal, I was considering trading my two year chip in for the sweet mercy of oblivion.

    When it was over and the ending was not satisfying or even a hook to make me care if there is DLC, I docked one last point for that and one particularly horrible scene that I feel should have bumped the game up to Adults Only on ESRB.

    I won't join either herd on this take of a hotly debated game. The critics and the audience are both annoying and I've gained a lot more reliable information from playing the game, myself. It is just barely better than adequate on its own and earned all six of my points. But through the lens of nostalgia, I can understand why some users would give it a "3" when comparing it to the prequel and the prequel's DLC.    … Expand
  5. dragonowls
    Jun 20, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Was a big fan of the first game, and was highly anticipating this one. The visuals and soundtrack are top notch, Gustavo never disappoints. The rest of the game, however, does.

    Pretty trees and music can only do so much when games are about storytelling and gameplay. The combat is engaging and entertaining. It's very similar to the first game, and it got a little bit tedious at times; not to mention some of the NPCs have rather clunky AI. Overall, i thought it was solid, and i liked being able to have more options. I only wish they included new combat styles, and the dodge felt a bit bad. The story is what really brought this game down in my opinion, though.

    The things I dislike the most about the direction the story went was the fact that so many characters felt, well, out of character. There were some parts i really enjoyed; the flashbacks, and Ellie's quips with Dina. However, Ellie, and Tommy (later on) seemed like an entirely different person with some decisions they made. The way this game treated certain minorities hurts rather than help. it felt they were so focused on including representation that they did it horribly. Joel's death feels unreal, and I know it was meant to feel real and harsh, but it made it impossible for me to like Abby in any way. I think it would feel better if Joel went out protecting Ellie from Abby even. The sex scene was absolutely unneeded, honestly.

    The ending felt worthless, everything Ellie did to get to that point and she changes her mind? It felt like everything done in the game was for nothing. Even having the option to kill Abby or spare her would make it infinitely more satisfying for me.    … Expand
  6. Hunter558
    Jun 19, 2020
    6
    The Last Of Us 1 was very good game. Good story, interesting gameplays. The Last of Us Part 2 little opposite of that. Boring story, but the gameplays looks good and the graphich too. But gay characters? Nah
  7. DiaSu
    Jun 19, 2020
    6
    Un juego muy bonito gráficamente y en sus animaciones, pero el cual flojea en su historia, la cual no es la "mierda" que la mayoría de usuarios reporta, si no que es una historia interesante pero con un inicio y final no muy aceptados por el público, en mi opinión, es un juego muy recomendable pero no es ni obra maestra ni la mierda que muchos reportan
  8. abis11
    Jun 20, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Only good part is the museum scene
    Ellie's birthday part
    Story 0/10
    So sad so sad    … Expand
  9. Ori15
    Jun 20, 2020
    6
    Oyun güzel lakin... Benim için ne 95 puanlık, ne 3.4lük oyun ama hikayesi olmamış... İlk oyunu tek oturuşta bitirdim ama bu oyun olmamış TLOU P1 bizi hikayeden almıştı Ellie ilişkimiz falandı ama bu oyun kötü olmuş.
    Grafik ve oynanış çok iyi ama hikâyesi vasat.. Kaliteli hikaye beklerdim...
  10. Chun-Chun
    Jun 21, 2020
    6
    The game does not deserve to be purchased, regardless of its merits (which are few, and overblown). The story works to actively destroys everything the prequel had been building: well-known characters act in opposite ways compared to their previous selves, and new characters are not defined by their nuances and behavior but are just cardboard cutouts marked only by their identity politicsThe game does not deserve to be purchased, regardless of its merits (which are few, and overblown). The story works to actively destroys everything the prequel had been building: well-known characters act in opposite ways compared to their previous selves, and new characters are not defined by their nuances and behavior but are just cardboard cutouts marked only by their identity politics group. Naughty Dog has written the Last Jedi and managed to kill a beloved franchise forever.

    Even worse, the technical merits of the game are arguably not as good as the prequel. The pretty environments feel now like soulless Quixel asset flips, and the game animations are thousands upon thousands of motion capture segments weirdly blended together by something which feels more like an AI than any kind of human-made plan. The end result is something that looks amazing in a static frame or a small motion segment but doesn't feel right or cohesive once you are playing.

    The gameplay has been simplified and dumbed down considerably compared to the predecessor, where it was already thin. Even worse, the changes made are never there to make the game better but to make the developer's job easier. An example is the addition of tall grass as a stealth mechanic, an unwelcome gaming trope that allows them to get away with much worse level design. Multiple issues which were present previously but were unimportant due to the nature of the prequel (inconsistent control response, shooting issues, out-of-control secondary animations getting in the way of your stealth, poor enemy AI, and more), now return but are way more prevalent since the game is way longer, has worse pacing, and the writing is no longer able to carry the weight of the game. It's just a lazy job after lazy job. At the end of the day, this game was not made as something intended to be played, but to be watched. And, since you have zero agency and zero choices during the game, I'd say the optimal platform to play the game is YouTube and not PlayStation.

    The entire game feels like it was made by factory robots, except for the story bits, which seems to be written by an Internet troll instead. It deserves a 0 not only because that's how it will make you feel after trying it for a while, but because this is an extremely dangerous trend which can end up destroying the entire AAA gamespace. Do not listen to the dozens upon dozens of 10/10 'professional' reviews which talk nothing about the game's blatant faults and are nothing more than glorified press releases.

    You should not buy this game    … Expand
  11. Chinno17
    Jun 20, 2020
    6
    What pisses me off is that more than half of these user reviews aren’t even from people who have played the game. They’re just haters who wanna talk **** about the game. I think almost everything about this game is a perfect 10/10. The story however is what brings this game down to a 6/10 maybe even lower I’m being generous. Had the story been better as well as the directing it would haveWhat pisses me off is that more than half of these user reviews aren’t even from people who have played the game. They’re just haters who wanna talk **** about the game. I think almost everything about this game is a perfect 10/10. The story however is what brings this game down to a 6/10 maybe even lower I’m being generous. Had the story been better as well as the directing it would have easily been the best game of all time. I mean they directed the flashbacks between Joel and Ellie so perfectly, why couldn’t that same quality continue… Expand
  12. ShardOfDebiL
    Jun 20, 2020
    6
    So, even part 1 looks overrated in 2020, but for 2013 it was really good. The only thing that cool in part 2 is graphics and animations. Also cutscenes looks great. But gameplay, main plot is disgusting. I wonder how this game rated by critics almost like rdr2
  13. Korra1313
    Jul 2, 2020
    6
    The only thing this game needed was a solid story. But when the story fails this game means close to nothing. The gameplay alone does not justify the existence of a 2nd part of one of the greatest games ever made. Because it is at most average.
    The greatest impudence is how they deal with certain characters. It really gets me angry.
    In the end you ask yourself why you played the game at    The only thing this game needed was a solid story. But when the story fails this game means close to nothing. The gameplay alone does not justify the existence of a 2nd part of one of the greatest games ever made. Because it is at most average.
    The greatest impudence is how they deal with certain characters. It really gets me angry.
    In the end you ask yourself why you played the game at all. It makes no sense. Its sad that we all waited so long for a game like this. At least everyone who played it will remember it a looong time...    … Expand
  14. nokota84
    Jun 23, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As an avid fan of the original The Last of Us, I was really looking forward to playing Part 2.
    I really liked the direction of the first game, the character development, the whole plot - it’s one of the finest examples in video gaming history. I wish I could forget it, just to experience it all over again.

    However, I missed this unique experience when playing The Last of Us Part 2. I remember it as bleak, sad, empty, extremely violent most of the time, with only very few moments of joy. If you’re into that, this game may be for you.

    It is is one of the most beautiful looking games available on PS4, with top-notch acting, soundtrack and level design. I'd wish the whole gaming experience was this good either.
    Some parts of the gameplay are indeed more elegant compared to the original, but haven't really been improved. Gameplay still feels like the first one, this time with less environment puzzles – here it's just constant killing. I’m fine with violence in games. But I've got no wish to play a dark edgy sequel with one revenge story, that thinks it's being cleverer – and yet comes across as a misery simulator. It makes Ellie into a character that’s one of the worst in video game history.

    I always choose story & characters over everything else. Compared to the strong cast of characters from the first game, the new characters are very bland. At some point you’re forced to play as Abby for 10 hours, who I couldn't relate to – or any of her friends. Even if I didn’t agree with her actions, it’s hard not to understand them to a degree. But the whole plot was atrocious and I’m not even complaining about the fact Abbe killed Joel (her father’s killer). I’m fine with that. But why did she kill Joel, after hunting him down for years – but let the killer of her friend and lover go? The game is a petty revenge story but in the end it isn’t. The story just goes nowhere. What did I even play for 25 hours? For me It wasn't a compelling story.

    The playable flashbacks of the good old times were probably my favourite part of this game.
    Because TLOU for me is and always will be about the relationship of Ellie and Joel. It's what made the first game special.
    Of course I was happy when the trailers came out, that teased another Ellie / Joel adventure. Turns out, it was a fraud. Joel wasn't even supposed to play a larger part in this one, they just swapped his character model. I'd call this false advertising and to me it kind of feels like "No Man’s Sky“ all over again. I guess you can't trust anyone these days and I'll think twice before I’ll buy a Naughty Dog game ever again. And that makes me sad to write, because I loved this studio back in the older days.

    Overall, the feeling Part II left, is the same after watching Game of Thrones S8. Disbelief. Disappointment. I feel sorry for the developers who have been working so hard on this game for almost a decade. Naughty Dog’s talented enough to make a wonderful and worthy sequel. They just didn’t.    … Expand
  15. SickStyle
    Jun 20, 2020
    6
    Insane immersion, perfect scene designs, perfect graphics but the worst story.
  16. Krens1906
    Jun 20, 2020
    6
    Game 9/10
    But lgbt ideology..... 0
    Stop lgbt stop lgbt
    All lives matter.!!!!!
  17. Ttomato13
    Jun 20, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. What can be said that already hasn't been said? The leaks definitely changed my mindset going into this game, which is unfortunate. I tried to avoid them like the plague, but some still got through.

    Let's get out this out of the way. The game on a technical level is beyond anything being done by any Dev out there. It is truly amazing that a PS4 is pushing out these visuals and the sound design is just amazing. On a technical level, my god this game deserves a 20 out of 10! Sadly, graphics aren't the only factor when playing a game.

    The story needs to be the glue that holds the entire game together to give you the drive to continue playing and this is where the game falls apart. I couldn't care less about Abby. This has nothing to do with her sexual orientation and everything to do with "WHO IS SHE?" Sure we get a little tiny glimpse into why she hates Joel, but comes on. I waited 7 years to play a sequel to my favorite game and the lead character gets killed within the first hour of the game.

    Ok, great, we are going to get a classic revenge story and with Naughty Dog twists, right? Wrong! We now go on an adventure that is way too long for its own good! The game is painfully too long and you start blowing through areas and skipping exploring because you just want it to be over. You don't even know why you are playing. Switching to play as Abby makes me dislike the character even more and then keep forcing you to play as her. I get it from their perspective and story telling and they were really trying to break the mold here, but it falls flat and there NEVER a pay off. Meaning, we are playing for nothing. You play a 30 hour game for nothing, basically.

    So basically we all waited 7 years for the most highly anticipated game of the generation and from the jump you have expectations smashed, forced to sit through a VERY long game not caring about half of it because we have no reason to care about Abby or her cause. We don't get the pay off we desperately wanted for Joel's death and it just comes off as lazy, forced writing to make a sequel. This game didn't need to be made from a story perspective, but Sony and Naughty Dog couldn't pass up this pay day.

    In the end, I came away so disappointed and this now has me questioning Naughty Dog games in the future. I get they wanted to have that GOT's moment, that Walking Dead "OMG" shock, but they didn't pull it off here at all. They gave me no reason to replay this game due to the length and again due to the fact that literally half the game does not need to be played, forces you to breeze through sections. Maybe that is the reaction Naughty Dog wanted all of us to feel, disappointment? Maybe they wanted to be different and tell us revenge is bad? Who knows, but the story is literally one of the worst and is such a drastic almost unsettling polar opposite of what made the original Game of the Generation.    … Expand
  18. DannyBattle
    Jul 9, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game looks amazing especially if playing in HDR the looks and the attention to detail everything thats visuall within the game looks amazing and ND nails it here. But lets beat around the bush this game hurts through sorrow and hate the same that goes through each and every one of our minds that has played this game the way Joel died, the way Ellie and others went after the WLF to avenge Joel and the journey that has left Ellie completely broken, alone and lost for me it definitely worries me what will happen to all the characters, Dina and JJ what will happen to Ellie and this is my opinion what will happen to Abby and Lev. But let's get down to it who's right and who's wrong Joel for killing abbys dad in the first game or Abby for killing Joel in the second game that's lost me because if Joel didn't have killed abbys dad they wouldn't have been this game but that fact Joel cared for Ellie in let's face it a bad decaying world and left Joel no choice in saving her if the fireflies weren't a bunch of **** to Joel in the first game this wouldn't of happen. Joel did what needed to be done. On the other hand, Abby killing Joel was it truly down to the death of her dad or was it that Joel took the cure from everyone leading to the fireflies been killed throughout the story because they hyped up that they would be a possible cure meaning Ellie and Joel stopping that making everyone think that the fireflies were lying but technically they weren't and dying for it would scare any folk including Abby that's why I think in my opinion its split down the middle did Joel deserve to die come from a mentality opinion, yeah kind of he did piss a lot of people off and unfortunately it caught up to him and he died but did he deserve what happened to him in that basement no not at all Abby's dads death was quick but Joels wasn't it was long and painful with the shotgun to the knee and golf club. Joel and Tommy saved Abby from the infected if it wasn't for them she would have been dead it was in that estate it was life or death rule one of surviving don't tell random people your names its a sign of weakness and Abby clicked on straight away it's him he killed him therefore, she did what had to be done. I had mixed emotions about this game from Anger from the plot of the game to happy when you get to see Joel and Ellie have some time together with the museum being one of the coolest parts of all the flashbacks being and true fan of dinosaurs and space at a young age. The fact you're constantly switched between both Ellie and Abby in the game was night and day especially the one after one in the theatre scenes myself and surly millions of more was like huh? I get it ND was making Abby lost like Ellie at the end that's why I think at the end of all this everyone loses. Ellie lost Joel and others along the Journey sparking her rage and Abby the same way Losing her Dad most likely her Firefly friends that most likely died due to the while cure to her WLF friends that Ellie and Tommy killed to her and Lev getting captured. In this games time nobody wins and it's cruel and unforgiving but that's how it is survival of the fittest and all. Did I enjoy it, in the end, yes and no the emotional sides yes ill admit it some stuff in this game hit me hard but how the story turns out just really didn't cut it just because I've seen way too many revenge plots in games and they all lead down a similar world how the hell is ND going to end up finishing this story I have no idea.… Expand
  19. JVT
    Jun 20, 2020
    6
    A honest review here. Graphics and sound is really good. Gameplay is very similar to the first game, with some improvements. Story is the games biggest problem. Its so bad that I wanted to stop playing the game. The ending is so bad it makes playing through the entire game feel unsatisfying and a waste of time.
  20. ArthurGaming
    Jun 23, 2020
    6
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    ------------ So this is a very divisive game, and it's really odd to see that reviews are strongly polarized. If that was the objective, it worked, but it's sad that a game developer would do this to the fanbase. As if people don't have enough stuff in real life to fight about. Alright, let's go to the merits first. I enjoyed the cenary, the quality and detail    ------------
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    So this is a very divisive game, and it's really odd to see that reviews are strongly polarized. If that was the objective, it worked, but it's sad that a game developer would do this to the fanbase. As if people don't have enough stuff in real life to fight about.

    Alright, let's go to the merits first.
    I enjoyed the cenary, the quality and detail of the worldbuilding was incredible and the physics were fun, even if a bit buggy.
    The mechanics were improved on, but still had much of what the first game had, just some additions to give it some flavor, I guess. The sneak mechanic I didn't enjoy, because it's unrealistic that you can always kill an enemy just by grabbing it from behind. Maybe if it had a chance to fail? That would have made it less powerful and more balanced.
    The story was unfulfilling and left a sour taste on the mouth of many gamers, me included. For a game that was loved for it's story, such a failure creates most of the divide that we are seeing here in the User Reviews. But let's not put blame on the entire group that developed the game, only on the writers. The fact that you aren't given a choice about your morals makes the moral idea behind the game fall flat. Either give a choice or don't try to guilt trip your players!

    Graphics: 10/10
    Gameplay: 7/10
    Story: 3/10 (gave some points because of the flashbacks)

    The game is focused on the story (giant amount of cutscenes), so I'm calculating my final score based on the following equation:
    Final Score = [Story + (Gameplay + Graphics)/2]/2
    Final Score = 5.75
    Rounded to...
    Final Score = 6

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    Então, esse jogo se tornou polêmico, e é muito estranho ver pontuações tão polarizadas. Se esse foi o objetivo, bem, ele funcionou, mas ainda é triste que um criador de jogos faria isso com seus fãs. Como se as pessoas já não tivessem coisas na vida real sobre o que brigar.

    Começando com os méritos.
    Eu gostei do cenário, a qualidade e detalhe do mundo é incrível e a física é divertida, mesmo que meio bugada.
    As mecânicas melhoraram, mas ainda tem muito do que teve o primeiro jogo, só com algumas adições para dar um sabor. A mecânica de furtividade não me agradou, pois não é realista que você possa matar alguém sempre que pegá-lo por trás. Talvez se tivesse chance de falhar, fosse melhor? Faria com que essa mecânica fosse menos poderosa e consequentemente mais balanceada.
    A história foi insatisfatória e deixou um gosto amargo na boca de muitos jogadores, inclusive a mim. Pra um jogo que foi amado por sua história, essa falha cria a maior parte dessa divisão que estamos vendo nas pontuações aqui. Mas não culpemos todos os que trabalharam nesse jogo, o erro foi dos escritores apenas. Não nos ter dado a escolha de como agir faz com que a lição moral por trás do jogo seja inútil. Ou você dá a opção do jogador escolher como agir, ou não tente culpá-lo por agir como o jogo te força a agir!

    Visual: 10/10
    Jogabilidade: 7/10
    História: 3/10 (dei alguns pontos por causa das memórias inclusas)

    O jogo é focado na história (grande quantidade de cenas), então estou calculando minha pontuação final baseada na seguinte equação:
    Pontuação Final = [História + (Jogabilidade + Visual)/2]/2
    Pontuação Final = 5.75
    Aproximado para...
    Pontuação Final = 6    … Expand
  21. Spiky_Freedom
    Jun 21, 2020
    6
    Although the game undoubtedly pushes boundaries in its visual presentation and makes some changes to game play- it alone is not sufficient to create the magic typically embedded in Naughty Dog's games, which is their fantastic storytelling. Unfortunately, it is this very aspect that is so poorly executed in this sequel. Although the narrative attempts to weave together a cohesive storyAlthough the game undoubtedly pushes boundaries in its visual presentation and makes some changes to game play- it alone is not sufficient to create the magic typically embedded in Naughty Dog's games, which is their fantastic storytelling. Unfortunately, it is this very aspect that is so poorly executed in this sequel. Although the narrative attempts to weave together a cohesive story predicated of themes such as revenge, and consequence- this is often undermined by characters' uncharacteristic behaviour and excessively violent choices. This is because these actions seem to be intended to generate shock value more than communicate a point. This poor choice of storytelling is only compounded by the fact that the player, themselves, cannot actively choose their actions in this game. Therefore, forcing players to endure a game that seems to take joy in harming players favourite characters seems insanely unnecessary and effectively acts more as torture porn than it does effective story telling. It is obvious that the game seems to critique the consequence free violence that occurs in so many video games, but by removing player agency any such commentary isn't as impactful to the player and only makes them feel condescendingly lectured throughout the storytelling experience. This wound is only rubbed in with additional salt when you are forced to embody an unrelatable character during game play, which the game makes irredeemable and unsympathetic within the first 3 hours of the game. The ending is also exceptionally unsatisfactory, which leaves you pondering what the point of the entire game and its character motivations were about. I understand this was intentional, but if you loved the Last Of Us, as I did, the final scene with the guitar only serves to undermine the memory of those characters I loved even further. Ultimately, to Naughty Dog's credit, aside from the story- by every measure this game has improved upon its predecessor, with better exploration, graphics, combat, stealth (although I don't think it’s as great as the other reviewers have made it out to be, it's still good and I can definitely see why people would enjoy it), and sound there's a lot here for many gamers to still enjoy. So, if you're someone who enjoys having their expectations subverted (The Last Jedi style), then you'll love it like so many in this community has done. But as someone who loves the characters from the first game- this game does such a disservice to them that it has left a permanent bad taste in my mouth and for that I cannot personally recommend it.… Expand
  22. pkynet
    Jun 21, 2020
    6
    I hope this is Naughty Dog LAST super violence, brutal, dark and sad game!!!
    Game is to make for fun and enjoy and should not make people feel uncomfortable.
    An uncomfortable gameplay mechanic that show killing each other violently in detail manner with a full of dark, violence & sad story is not a game at all, it is a devil and abusing experience. It is abuse not just 1 hour, some more    I hope this is Naughty Dog LAST super violence, brutal, dark and sad game!!!
    Game is to make for fun and enjoy and should not make people feel uncomfortable.
    An uncomfortable gameplay mechanic that show killing each other violently in detail manner with a full of dark, violence & sad story is not a game at all, it is a devil and abusing experience.
    It is abuse not just 1 hour, some more Naughty Dog keep putting all negative content in it for entire game that need player to experience for more than 30+ hours of gameplay, it is too over!!
    It is really bad feeling if you play it after you having a stress working day.
    Really hope Naughty Dog will no longer develop such negative experience game in future! It is really not an enjoy experience for playing such game even the game technically is very impressive!!    … Expand
  23. Jedimutt
    Jun 20, 2020
    6
    Not a big fan of how naughty dog decided to go along with the story, but the game looks great, has fun combat and is not as linear as the first one. Though the first one is much better.
  24. GTRRohit
    Jun 20, 2020
    6
    This game is Okay, the gameplay is good enough (yet it barely even innovates or does anything new compared to the last masterpiece that was TLOU1). The main problem here is the story...the game tries to be something new yet it stumbles and ends up looking like it was written by a very foolish person.
    Joel in this game is not the wise person from the last, and makes a very foolish decision    This game is Okay, the gameplay is good enough (yet it barely even innovates or does anything new compared to the last masterpiece that was TLOU1). The main problem here is the story...the game tries to be something new yet it stumbles and ends up looking like it was written by a very foolish person.
    Joel in this game is not the wise person from the last, and makes a very foolish decision within the first 2 hours of the game; his character just did not remind me of the Joel from the first.

    the second problem is that the game throws away the duo of Joel and Ellie - a duo we already loved, a, a flawed duo with issues. Now the developers have decided to make us play as yet another flawed character for no reason at all ( the villain: Abby). Why? people from the very start wanted JOEL. Not Abby or just Ellie. They wanted the duo from the first game!

    Third and final point - this game tries to be too realistic and violent for its own good yet it just ends up being stupid and the game seems to forget its characters personalities and in the end the game actually ends up teaching us no lesson or moral at all. Its like the sole reason they have made this game is to show needless gore and tragic deaths. its forced pain. SPOILERS: It does not make sense why Ellie goes on a killing spree, whips one girl to death, kills another pregnant woman... to in the end, let the villain get away... that is just unbelievable and a waste of 30 hours. Killing those who aren't responsible and leaving the one who is? The game teaches us something IMMORAL.

    TBH I have not played this game, but I don't need to XD - because the gameplay speaks for itself.

    TLOU1 was special for a reason; although its story wasn't something innovative or original by any means - it NAILED, the character development, the lesson of surviving and determination, the storytelling, the balance between cut scene and game play. It did what had to be done PERFECTLY. TLOU2 will never be the game its predecessor was - and the first game in my eyes still remains as the KING.    … Expand
  25. Jion
    Jun 20, 2020
    6
    I’m going to give a 6 because of the design and the graphics of the game and the work that Naughty dog put through this game for years but into the first 2 hours of the game joel died and I am a huge fan of Joel and Ellie’s relationship and I didn’t even know why abby killed Joel then Ellie tried to avenge Joel and at the end instead of avenging Joel she lost everything which breaks myI’m going to give a 6 because of the design and the graphics of the game and the work that Naughty dog put through this game for years but into the first 2 hours of the game joel died and I am a huge fan of Joel and Ellie’s relationship and I didn’t even know why abby killed Joel then Ellie tried to avenge Joel and at the end instead of avenging Joel she lost everything which breaks my heart she didn’t deserved it and the other thing is Abby and Owen’s relationship in my opinion the game is kind of bad but I appreciate the work that you put through though Naughty dog I hope that my wait isn’t a complete waste of time… Expand
  26. Hh_haj
    Jun 20, 2020
    6
    Hello

    ””FYI I tried giving negative comment but I think its disabled“” They are trying to change everybody’s culture for what?! Using a game. A game must be enjoyable it doesn’t need to be political. They are trying to immerse GLulu community(you know what I mean) in us. Its not our problem no body is accepting you for what you are LOL. I don’t have to explain that it’s not natural how    Hello

    ””FYI I tried giving negative comment but I think its disabled“”

    They are trying to change everybody’s culture for what?! Using a game. A game must be enjoyable it doesn’t need to be political. They are trying to immerse GLulu community(you know what I mean) in us. Its not our problem no body is accepting you for what you are LOL. I don’t have to explain that it’s not natural how they are. But what can we do. Thank you for reading    … Expand
  27. Reklesxx
    Jun 20, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game looks great, and plays normal...nothing really ground breaking to be honest In terms of gameplay. With only a few problems, the gameplay is a solid 7-8. However, this is not a gameplay based game like Mario or Apex. This is a Narrative driven game and the quality of the narrative and story must be critiqued at a higher standard. Wow are there major plot holes in this game. There is very little back story on characters and little character development for the new characters. Key major events happen but are narratively justified quickly improperly. Don't get me wrong, the game and story is not bad, it's just average. (With high highs and lows lows along your journey)… Expand
  28. AndyOne1
    Jun 20, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. On the technical site the game really shines, everything looks amazing, the acting, the emotions, voiceacting everything is brilliant. 10/10 for me. I got to say it kinda felt like Uncharted 4 with TLoU skin, gameplay wise, which in my opinion is not a bad thing as I loved Uncharted 4.

    Storywise and this is only my personal opinion and I'm happy for everyone who got what they wanted out of the game and the story. We knew the second game will be really dark and I looked forward to this.

    We even knew that Joel would probably not make it and that he would go out one way or the other.. For me personally Joel was my character, I really loved him in the first game and while he may not always made the right decisions, I as a player could still stand behind him because we knew why he did what he did. In the second part we now get to see that some decisions have really harsh consequences.

    I generally like revenge plots in games and in movies but I really did not like the way they tried to play it out in this game. Maybe if we would have gotten more time with Joel & Ellie together, how they developed in the years we haven't seen them and then get to know Abby, her struggles, her story of revenge etc. before she gets her chance to complete her revenge it would have resonated better with me.

    Playing as Abby after she killed Joel made it hard for me to continue and the end didn't do it for me. I think with a better order of events the same game could have been much more enjoyable. I really tried to feel bad for Abby but in the end she was still the one who killed the character I cared the most about. The story had great moments and I don't want to spoil to much but I think this game is still worth a playthrough. Maybe with knowing what I know now I wouldn't pay full release price but it is what it is.

    Ending the game left me feeling empty and unsatisfied, maybe that is what they wanted to archive but honestly I'm not looking forward for a third part.

    I would love to give this game a 10/10 but I just can't. I love ND and I see where they wanted to go with this but it just isn't for me, and that is Ok. I think for anyone that is not as invested with Joels Character as I am the game will be amazing. That's why I give it a 6/10 but remember for you this game could be a 10/10 so play it, in the end it's just a game and it is not on us to decide which directions the creators want to go.

    On a side note, I really have to disagree with people saying that they pushed some kind of agenda in this game. It didn't feel forced and I think it fits the way the game is designed. Sex scenes are normal in 18+ series/movies and shows a side that is often dismissed in storydriven games.    … Expand
  29. Chill_hot_boy
    Jun 20, 2020
    6
    Sinceramente el juego no es malo pero no es un 10 es como jugar un mal fanfic del 1 prefiero los graficos e historia del primero auque la jugabilidad es casi la misma
  30. Gundrawer44
    Jun 20, 2020
    6
    I went into this game with an open mind after beating it i became extremely disappointed. The story is bland just another typical revenge plot and to top it all off you have your typical radical Christian cult in there as well.Everything seemed so forced and the flow of the story wasn't organic.This game isn't a game it's just sjw, LGBTQ ,anti-christian propaganda.As a gamer we play gamesI went into this game with an open mind after beating it i became extremely disappointed. The story is bland just another typical revenge plot and to top it all off you have your typical radical Christian cult in there as well.Everything seemed so forced and the flow of the story wasn't organic.This game isn't a game it's just sjw, LGBTQ ,anti-christian propaganda.As a gamer we play games to escape the real world and to just enjoy a good story but this game is far from good.The pros of this game is the gameplay naughty dog delivered it perfectly.The cons of this game is the story the story is complete trash it's full of plot-holes and the characters aren't fleshed out at all. I was a last of us fan but after playing this game and seeing the direction there going with it pandering to sjw groups and the LGBTQ community and not their true day one loyal fans is a no for me I gave this game a six the gameplay was good but the story brought the score down.… Expand
  31. JawsPenaple
    Jun 20, 2020
    6
    In terms of gameplay it perfect almost every aspect part 1 got right, plus adding great immersive interactions and actions (like animatic pick ups and laying down on the ground). Unfortunately the game didn't brought back the multiplayer that was fun and a great addition in part 1. It fails to deliver in storytelling, by not giving the player a way to choose it undermines itself. Did notIn terms of gameplay it perfect almost every aspect part 1 got right, plus adding great immersive interactions and actions (like animatic pick ups and laying down on the ground). Unfortunately the game didn't brought back the multiplayer that was fun and a great addition in part 1. It fails to deliver in storytelling, by not giving the player a way to choose it undermines itself. Did not make a great job on trying to make us care about new characters and their motives. Also many instances where characters conveniently were nerf intelligence wise just so the plot could continue. If you liked the part 1 I assure you like 2/3 of the game but it depends on how convinced you'll be to like the final 1/3.… Expand
  32. krasy88
    Jun 21, 2020
    6
    It seems that the vast majority of user reviews are being panned as somehow invalid in the eyes of "games journalists" . This debacle has been an open exposure of the state of things for anyone that is an actual lover of video games and what they can accomplish. Sites like IGN, who have had zero clout with gaming fans for like the past decade continue to wither as they disrespect andIt seems that the vast majority of user reviews are being panned as somehow invalid in the eyes of "games journalists" . This debacle has been an open exposure of the state of things for anyone that is an actual lover of video games and what they can accomplish. Sites like IGN, who have had zero clout with gaming fans for like the past decade continue to wither as they disrespect and completely dishonor the role they have been given as a voice the people. You have all failed us and we won't be there to save you as you die out. As for this travesty of a game it deserves no more than a six for stunning attention to detail when it comes to art direction and voice acting. The incoherent writing and torturous way they treat the player deserves no praise whatsoever and Naughty Dog and ND will go down in history as a gross embarrassment to the history of gaming. The original team should be ashamed of themselves for not speaking out against this because you have hijacked and ruined an amazing IP once again.… Expand
  33. Sycoraxe
    Jun 22, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As someone who beat the game I can say the gameplay and graphics are top tier. I would say the first half of the game is good even if you don't like what happens to Joel. But man once you get put in Abby's perspective it just gets so bad. Since it goes to her perspective on a cliffhanger on Ellie's POV all I wanted was to go back to Ellie, but the game makes you keep playing Abby and keep doing it for hours and hours. Sure you understand her character and the fact that shes not a terrible person, but in the end I still didn't care about her. The entire time playing as her, I just wanted it to end and see her friends suffer, quite a bit. The theme of the story was evident and the way the story would unfold was extremely predictable with absolutely no payoff. By 75% through Abby's POV i was so desensitized from all the violence and all the shock value Naughty dog put into the game and I could not find how the story could possibly salvage itself in the end, and it didn't.

    The ending makes sense at face value but if you think about all the actions it really doesn't add up. Ellie basically decides to spare Abby's life after all the murder she's done because "Joel would want Ellie to be able to forgive." Nevermind the fact that you literally killed hundreds of humans that could easily have a similar backstory, you can't kill Abby who you much more reason to kill because.... I have no clue why. I guess you gotta end the cycle of violence that's extremely evident in the story. Still in a zombie apocalyptic world where violence is necessary and everyone does it without a drop of a hat though. But I guess in the end Ellie learned her lesson and will never kill again, because killing is bad! Can't wait to see The Last of Us Part III where everything is flowers and roses since Ellie stops killing from this point onwards since she learned her lesson right? No more killing for the rest of her life because that would start the whole cycle again. If you think about both POV you could say both characters learn or should learn a lesson, and both contradict each other. On Abby's side it would really just be don't spare anyone and tie your loose ends. Hell, if Abby just killed Ellie and Tommy along with Joel none of her friends would have died. And on Ellie's side it would be to know when to give it up and be thankful with what you have, that way she'd at least have Dina and the kid with her. So I guess the real lesson is, when you do commit violence make sure to kill all the witnesses, and if you are the victim then its best to just forgive the villain and make do with the rest of your life.

    Honestly this game just felt like a huge middle finger from the devs to the fans. The only people I can see enjoy this game are those that get off of pain and torture and losing everything dear to you. So yeah get this game if you like that, otherwise save your money.    … Expand
  34. JoelBestChar
    Jun 23, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So , i am going to try and review the game the best i can and how i take it in my head..
    So first off , Joel's death wasn't done right , no matter the kind of reason you think you have , it doesn't justify , the Devs want us to see that the Last of Us World is a cruel world and anyone can die in a heartbeat , just like that..
    The problem is , we already know how cruel the world is , with the likes of character like Tess/Sam/Henry we get the world ins't sunshines and rainbows , it's a Post-Apocalypic world...
    The First Part of the game was actually good , taking Joel's death out obviously , playing with Ellie was a good experience , the Second Part not so much..Everyone has the right for revenge , no matter if it's Ellie or Abby or anyother character , Revenge isn't just for the main characters of course , but Abby dind't try to understand wether the reason for her revenge was what's she thought , she could've first ask the reason for her Father's death but yeah!
    So about develpmente , pretty lacking , Ellie's develpment was actually backwards , Abby's develpment is non-existent and even tho i didn't actually hate playing with her , i felt it wasn't natural and necessary , when ever i played with her , just wanted to switch back to Ellie.
    Gameplay , for all people that are saying that the gameplay was stucked in the first one stop being a dick , that just a reason for you to hate on every aspect of the game , the gameplay is good and is solid , the jump button i don't think it's necessary , but the dodging is a nice feature , since in the Original you had just to eat everything thrown at you!
    Sound was gorgeous too , but one thing that dissapointed me was the soundtrack , compared to TLOU , this Soundtrack lacks a lot in emotion in my Opinion.
    The ending , now there is things that made the ending have sense and things it did not..
    Ellie was tired already , Ellie didn't had any Will left to fight for , literally she killed to many people (One of the reasons that both makes and doesn't make sense IMO) so she was fed up with all of that , she didn't want more blood on her hands , but in the same aspect killing all those people to just let the main one go ins't right either , plus it was basically everything in vain , losing Dina/JJ , losing her fingers , losing her Mind , her peace..All of that seemed pointless , and you can even arguably make a reason and ask:"Why even doing in the first place if you're not gonna finish it"
    Overall there was some really good stuff , like the Joel/Ellie flashbacks , especially the Swimming and the spaceship scenes , pretty magical and the main core to what Joel and Ellie storie was in The Last of Us..
    Now , i won't say the game is pure garbage , because it ain't , the Story is badly written , i could make a better one myself..
    Overall:

    Pros:
    Gameplay
    Sound
    Portrayal of the World
    Graphics
    Scenery

    Cons:
    unappealing characters
    Game is to long for what is trying to achieve (could do it in about 70-80% of what it has)
    Story is terrible written
    The core of what the game is about is only present in a few scenes    … Expand
  35. anthonyf105
    Jun 20, 2020
    6
    If you're new to the series and this is your beginning gàme, it's a 6. The graphics, sound, gameplay, environments are all 10+. The reason, ONLY reason the game gets brought down to a 6 is the story. There's a 10 hour portion of the story that did not need to be in the game and if it wasn't there the game would absolutely have gotten a 10+. But, because this portion is in there, it breaksIf you're new to the series and this is your beginning gàme, it's a 6. The graphics, sound, gameplay, environments are all 10+. The reason, ONLY reason the game gets brought down to a 6 is the story. There's a 10 hour portion of the story that did not need to be in the game and if it wasn't there the game would absolutely have gotten a 10+. But, because this portion is in there, it breaks the protagonist/antagonist rules and kills the immersion of the story, leaves it confusing and absolutely breaks pacing of the game. Play the original Last of Us if you haven't, that game is a masterpiece. Now if you're a fan of the original game, this is a 1 because of that 10 hour portion. It'll leave you feeling sad, angry, disappointed, and betrayed by ND. The ending is completely cliche unlike the first game. I believe this is still worth a play for the first game fans, but watch the Twitch streams and wait till the game goes down to $30/$20. You'll be pissed if you paid $60 if you're a fan of the original.… Expand
  36. supersupporter8
    Jul 2, 2020
    6
    Graphic 10/10 Gameplay 7/10 Story 1/10 - That makes total 6 out of 10
    If people didn’t get to play the first game, then this game’s story wouldn’t feel too horrible since you won’t have a reference point or any emotional connection to the lead characters. It’s such a tremendous let-down because the first game set such a high bar story-telling wise.
    The first game conveniently used    Graphic 10/10 Gameplay 7/10 Story 1/10 - That makes total 6 out of 10
    If people didn’t get to play the first game, then this game’s story wouldn’t feel too horrible since you won’t have a reference point or any emotional connection to the lead characters. It’s such a tremendous let-down because the first game set such a high bar story-telling wise.

    The first game conveniently used McCarthy’s The Road as an “inspiration”, this game’s original story ends up ironically exposing how inadequate Neil Druckmann actually is as a story-teller.

    There are plenty of argument out there already discussing why the story is bad so I won’t dive into details but let me point to the obvious one here - how do you expect the audience to care about the characters in the 2nd half when you already *spoiler* all of them in the first?

    To be perfectly clear, I’ve got nothing against *spoiler* getting killed. The critical flaw lies in the story’s structure itself - when you can’t connect to the characters and the audience stopped caring, the 2nd half of the game felt so long and patronizing. Every single plot point felt so contrived and worked too hard seemingly trying to “influence” the choices you have no power to make in the first place.

    An easy fix would be giving this game multiple endings based on the moral choices you had to make, which shouldn’t be too hard, I’ll be happy to take just two endings - to kill or not to kill.

    Instead, Neil Druckmann made those moral choices for you - preaches down to your neck be precise forcing you to have emotional connection with characters that you already know will be *spoiler*. That’s precisely why at the end of the game you got this bad tastes in your mouth and felt nothing even remotely close to that cathartic release from the first game.

    I’ll leave it at a Joel quote in the game; ‘See there was a sequel. It wasn’t as good.’    … Expand
  37. Samaelrose
    Jul 30, 2020
    6
    the story is somewhat empty and you get to feel empty argumentatively, instrumentally and graphically it's fantastic, being the most sincere thing you can do is good, but not as much as expected and they sold
  38. KyleATC87
    Jun 23, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Graphically stunning and takes risks with storytelling that ultimately falls short of the first one. The combat system feels dated and lacking for a game this far into the PS4 lifecycle but ultimately feel familiar. The controversial moments in this game could have been done better. Joel dying had to happen to really justify a sequel but I wish it had been done in a clever way. Instead he along with Tommy just volunteered information about themselves. I think forcing players to play as Abby and fight a beloved character like Ellie was a mistake and could have been offered as a DLC. This is a story based game and the story feels out of sync. It could have been very enjoyable if some of the plot points made more sense based on logical character decision making.Not worth 60 bucks but worth picking up when the price drops. Overall 6.4 out of 10.… Expand
  39. metadav
    Jun 20, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The story is **** I loved the gameplay, the graphics, everything, except for the **** story. When I learned I get to play as the **** that killed one of the most beloved characters, you bet I was trying to speedrun that part. Then in the end, you don’t even get to kill the **** I’m just going to pretend this is just some **** fan fiction and hope the real part II is coming out soon, or the 1st game’s ending was the only ending.… Expand
  40. PoptartKing
    Dec 21, 2021
    6
    Most disappointing sequels to one the most beloved games of the last decade. Despite the wonderful performances by Ashley Johnson, Troy Baker, and others, amazing graphics, mesmerizing game-play and world, all this can't save the game from the fundamental flaws of the story and writing.
  41. Dosagu
    Jul 10, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. After completing the game, i must say this game is in no way a perfect game, a 10/10, it also isn’t a 0/10, I give this game a 6/10 and here is how I see it:

    Graphics 10/10: this game gorgeous, nothing more to say

    Story: 6/10: this is one of the main problems for me, the story is good, but is not unique like in TLOUS 1, (in than game it was Ellie’s story, no one else could become the cure but her). On part two they made a 25+ hour story about revenge. Now revenge stories can be really good if done right, but on this game it just feels like something is missing, it feels hollow.

    Again, comparing it to its predecessor, TLOUS 1 gave us a story than was a lot richer and in half the time. After finishing the first game, the story left me thinking about what i would have done in that situation, even though the game didn’t give you a choice i felt the weight of the decision and keep me thinking about it after finishing it. On TLOUS part 2, after finishing it 25+ hours, it felt like any other game. Thinking it over, imagine if ND gave us a choice, at the end, after showing us the two sides of the story, we as the player get to decide to (TO DO or NOT TO DO).

    Gameplay 6/10: Yes, The Last of Us Part 2 improves on the gameplay of its predecessor but that’s not saying much, since it feels very limited and dull as the time progresses. It feels like the gameplay could have been a lot more, or maybe the game could have used other sections like more puzzles or mini-games to change the pace.    … Expand
  42. Salviohexia
    Jun 20, 2020
    6
    Best game i ever played, i cried 5 times in game i cant believe how people hate this game
  43. ArthurmorganFan
    Jun 20, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. In the beginning i was so excited but when joel died i want nothing but vengeance. First 3 three days are very good but then..
    Why i play as mercyless abby. Just why . Her foolish teenager stuff. Relationship with owen. Just feels meaningless. When she beat the hell up ellie. I was so angry. Why GAme forces us for playing as abby. Joells killer. Story is just poor . Its betrayel to the last of us, joel    … Expand
  44. MegaPT
    Jun 20, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game needed to be the sequel to one of the best games of all time and deliver a same or even better experience to players and it didnt it has is strong and bad things such as :
    To make the player feels even more connect to Abby and feel good about her, he would need to have a lot of backstory Before Joels death to make it durable and feel both sides Ellie and Abby

    The graphics are one of the best graphics i ever seen in a game even with Base Ps4 10/10

    Gameplay wise is fun and very cinematic making encounters feels not forced and surprising but feels a lot like the first one 7/10

    Exploration and looting feels fun and real 8/10

    But Story wise.....5(10

    So...6/10    … Expand
  45. golf_club
    Jun 20, 2020
    6
    The theme of revenge could have been served perfectly, but while the script was being written for a game that was waiting for a lot of people, the writers were Smoking, playing for the brutal Hulk (Abby) caused only resentment and a question (Why did you do it this way).Full disclosure of revenge is in the films (I saw the devil) and (law-abiding citizen), but this topic is not finishedThe theme of revenge could have been served perfectly, but while the script was being written for a game that was waiting for a lot of people, the writers were Smoking, playing for the brutal Hulk (Abby) caused only resentment and a question (Why did you do it this way).Full disclosure of revenge is in the films (I saw the devil) and (law-abiding citizen), but this topic is not finished here.The game is visually very beautiful, sorry about the plot can not be said so. sorry the potential and depth of Ellie's experiences are beaten to death with a Golf stick… Expand
  46. Wrapitup
    Jun 20, 2020
    6
    So this game in no way deserves a 10 but in no way is this game a 0 or 1. The environments, voice, character models, gun sounds are some of the best I've ever seen in any game. I personally enjoy the combat a lot but I can see how it's not for everyone. seriously this game looks amazing but now for the elephant in the room... the story... oh lord, what a **** this story was.... if it wasSo this game in no way deserves a 10 but in no way is this game a 0 or 1. The environments, voice, character models, gun sounds are some of the best I've ever seen in any game. I personally enjoy the combat a lot but I can see how it's not for everyone. seriously this game looks amazing but now for the elephant in the room... the story... oh lord, what a **** this story was.... if it was any other game that wasn't so narratively driven then I would've given this game a 9 or a 10 purely on all the pros that I listed so you can see how much neil druckman **** up for the rating to be so low from me. Like I enjoyed everything else in this game except for the story and it got a 6/10 from me cause that's how much druckman fked up the story for me!! Honestly I feel sorry for all the devs who put in so much work into making this amazing looking game just to have neil drunkman **** it up for the whole team. Seriously the guy needs to be fired so he cant screw up my other favorite uncharted series!… Expand
  47. Historism
    Jun 20, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. In my opinion a sequel has always been a letdown compared to the first; and I was right again. The story isn't as dwelling as the original game, it felt more forced. Killing the main character Joel in this way - pretty cheap - after playing as Abby felt wrong. Growing with the original two characters from the first game, then having forced a nobody (Abby) to play as, didn't fit at all. Apart from those choices, the game is incredible with smooth gameplay and environmental design in both world, OST and graphics. Also, have we all forgotten Ellie was lesbian since Left Behind DLC? This game gets a rating of 6, mainly when comparing to what could have been (like the original).… Expand
  48. ace2407
    Jun 20, 2020
    6
    The game play, graphics and music are all there. I see the way the story is trying to show the cycle of violence but could have been told with better pacing. The talent and effort from naughty dog can be seen but the story has some good ideas but is not executed in the best light.
  49. Jrhodesgamer4
    Jun 20, 2020
    6
    The last of us 2 amazing graphics the gameplay hasn't changed.the story is has more bad points then good.the ending is by far the worst i have ever seen.making the game non- replayable.without the bad ending this game would be a great game.
  50. Ronin1979
    Jun 20, 2020
    6
    Short and sweet without any spoilers. Graphics are amazing. This installment pushes you the capabilities of the PS4. The melee combat is engaging and brutal. And the stealth mechanics are serviceable. Some of the environmental puzzles are smart and others do fall short. The shooting is passable at best but a bit cumbersome. Over all not much has been improved, you can jump and go proneShort and sweet without any spoilers. Graphics are amazing. This installment pushes you the capabilities of the PS4. The melee combat is engaging and brutal. And the stealth mechanics are serviceable. Some of the environmental puzzles are smart and others do fall short. The shooting is passable at best but a bit cumbersome. Over all not much has been improved, you can jump and go prone which can open up new ways of engaging with the world and the AI. As for the enemies, they are not to intelligent. They are easy to fool and don’t react realistically but your mileage may vary. Now as for the story, this is where the game trips over its own two feet and falls flat on its face. The two main characters seem to lose a lot of continuity from the first game to this one. They don’t behave logically as the first game has set them up. A third of the way of the game a character is removed for what seems to be no reason, which sets you on a unsatisfying, and unrewarding quest for revenge. This game being a story driven game, that really hurts the over all appeal of this I.P. The new characters are undeveloped and unlikeable. And in a dark and dystopian setting, there’s really not not to cheer for or get behind.… Expand
  51. boongus_mcloud
    Jun 20, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. In this cesspool of people who clearly didn’t play the game, I must admit the lukewarm reception is warranted. This game lacks proper structure, and the character development is close to nonexistent. Graphics are clearly the focus, as the gameplay has not evolved a single bit since the first Game. The game itself, however, is not as bad as the “Anti-SJW” crowd says it is. Game is decent, as the plot, graphics are on an acceptable level. However, the themes come off as pretentious.… Expand
  52. Elias-Thicc
    Jun 21, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The graphics and gameplay are amazing, i love the combat and overall the ame was amzaing until the end. I didnt mind playing as Abby because everytime something bad happened to her I loved it. But I cant bekeive the ending, Ellie should have won that first fight or they shouldve given us a choice, She had weapons and everything but because the writing is so bad she didnt win.The second fight was comeplete garbage she shoudlve just ended her but no, 7 years of waiting just for that man, wow. I trusted ND and kept my pre order but for them too kill Joel and not let us get justice is stupid. Scew Naughty Dog and screw Neil Druckmann.… Expand
  53. Noel304
    Jun 20, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Спасибо Ниллу за то что сломал историю моего любимого персонажа. То что решил уделить время дому 2. Спасибо, не пытался сделать нормальную историю, а решил уделить не нужным персонажам время. Вообщем разочарован и мне больно. Все эмоции и слезы вызваны лишь только первой частью. Последний гвоздь в крышку гроба… Expand
  54. lucasgiraoo
    Jun 20, 2020
    6
    This is a story driven game. The way they ended the certain character was not fair, nor respectable with the fanbase. They could have made it work, hold the death a little longer, make us know the reasons, but they went to full vilanize the villain, we do not bear sympathy for he/she from the very beginning, it's literally pointless when what made you play the game were only theThis is a story driven game. The way they ended the certain character was not fair, nor respectable with the fanbase. They could have made it work, hold the death a little longer, make us know the reasons, but they went to full vilanize the villain, we do not bear sympathy for he/she from the very beginning, it's literally pointless when what made you play the game were only the characters. The games make you play based on hate, you feel bad almost at the entire game... this is plain out sad. Still, solid gameplay, interesting universe set up, it still deserves a 5-6, but when your game is plain out story, they mad a poor decision for shock value. I love dark themed movies, animes, games, but the way this was executed was just ... bad. Hope they learn from this disgrace.… Expand
  55. LOU2
    Jun 20, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Have read many many comments on Metacritic which share similar sentiment. I actually agreed completely while reading them but then the approach ND took clicked for me. While not executed well - their whole point with this game was to reinforce in this dystopia there is no good or bad, and that even though we perceive Ellie and Joel to be 'better' than other characters ultimately everyone is just trying to survive the same as them. The love all fans have for Joel is supposed to initially cause outrage when he is killed by this random character and then the actions of Ellie in the pursuit of revenge are slowly supposed to open our eyes to the fact that even the most beloved characters can turn into monsters. I 'think' we are supposed to begin questioning Abby's own past before we flashback to her story and then begin sympathising with her character before the final outcome of the story.

    This is poorly done by ND for a number of reasons:
    1. They underestimated how great the bond between most fans and Ellie/Joel was. Further to this they underestimated peoples idea of what Joel and Ellie's characters are. Many people complained about Ellie not being Ellie in this game. Initially I would have agreed but after some thought I now understand ND were trying to show history repeating itself the same way it did for Joel with Sarah's death. The failure with this is there WAS NOT a strong support to replace Ellie, which left the game feeling empty throughout.
    2. They forced political correctness into the equation for no reason. Flavour of the month LGBT characters were so unnecessarily present in this game. Multiple times conversations can be heard from side characters talking about their L/G lovers. I have absolutely no issue with presenting any of the characters in this way but when 90% of the romantic relationships being displayed are non-straight it feels almost like ND were trying (and failing) to be satirical and takes away from the story.
    3. The order of execution was not done correctly, at all. LOU 1 had an absolutely insane beginning to the game. 15-20 minutes of game play then BAM! Huge curveball, Sarah is dead and Joel is crushed. Fade to black and BOOM we are 10 years down the line. By comparison this game gave away the spoiler before it happened without any kind of reasoning as to why it happened. I spent over an hour after Joel was killed wondering when he was going to jump out on Ellie and yell - "Surprise!", only to be sorely disappointed. But that doesn't mean the story was bad, just that it was poorly told. Imagine the same events happening in a different order: Fade in, backstory about whats happened the last few years with Joel and Ellie, Joel and his brother prepare to go on patrol (same as any other day), run into this stranger while on patrol, save her and head to where she has made camp as its only way they'll survive. SURPRISE! She actually came out looking to kill him all along. Now we play out largely the same story from here. Ellie gets in a standoff with this mysterious stranger. Stranger SHARES her story with Ellie while still in standoff. We continue on from there. Maybe leave in the option for Ellie to kill or spare Abby at the end (really depends if a game 3 is being setup or not from ND perspective though). But holy **** how much better would the exact same plot be in this case???
    4. Also: Scrap the Ellie x Dina stuff, scrap the stuff with Abby and Owen. The love stories were both sold so poorly with nowhere near enough buildup (and more importantly, no-one cared anyway). Small references through dialogue could have achieved the exact same effect. This isn't an anti LGBT thing, its anti poor story telling. LOU1 had hints with Joel and Tess that were so much more effective because they were subtle, heck even Ellie with her female friend/crush in the DLC was done better than this - and that was DLC, content deemed not good enough to be in the main game!

    Anyone who took the time to read this, much appreciated. Hopefully I've helped others also see the game a little more sympathetically. Sadly the reality is a game with alot of potential, that falls short where it matters most, the story. I gave 6 as I think less than this is an insult to the team of creators of which most (maybe even all) 'tried' to make an amazing sequel but miscalculated slightly. I hope if a 3rd game does come they will return to the storytelling approach from the first game.    … Expand
  56. LightAleX
    Jul 2, 2020
    6
    Это самый отвратительный сиквел который я когда-либо видел. Если вы способны рационально мыслить и можете сложить 2+2 - проходите мимо. Мысль которую пытаются донести авторы настолько глупа и банальна что кажется будто игру делали для маленьких детей. Ничего кроме красивой картинки в игре больше нет.Это самый отвратительный сиквел который я когда-либо видел. Если вы способны рационально мыслить и можете сложить 2+2 - проходите мимо. Мысль которую пытаются донести авторы настолько глупа и банальна что кажется будто игру делали для маленьких детей. Ничего кроме красивой картинки в игре больше нет.
  57. viitas_cake
    Jun 20, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. If one would rate this game a 0, then they must be VERY biased. To undermine the actual effort of those who worked on this game is unthinkable. The graphic is, as are all of ND games, very pretty (even photoreal in some part). The animations are top notch, as well as incredible voice actings.The increadible scenery of Jackson. The great dialogues between characters. The believable characters, even though some might disagrees. The small parts between Joel and Ellie are my favourites.

    But the story - man, the story..., how should I say this, left a bad taste in my mouth (not in a positive way, like some other movies, or game's stories...). It's very frustrating to see how Joel would go out like that - not just him, but also a very good character, Jesse. I think people here are too focus on the fact that the character, Abby, is transgendered or some other transphobic and homophobic reasons - I don't care about that.

    What I (as a FAN) wanted is a story about Joel or Ellie, because they were the main characters, that the writers and director do them justice, because they are what we were bonded to. We have seen their pain, their struggle and their story and we root for them. If it were some other ways Joel could have died, I would have no problem about it (I already expected him to somehow or someway sacrifice himself). It's just too disrespectful for him as a main character and for us as long time audiences.

    About Abby: As I said before, I have NO problem about her. She's a character deserve to live in that world. If that's how ND want this, then it is their choice. I don't think it even felt "forced" for her to be how she is. But I think it felt quite unpleasant playing as her for a large amount of the game. She is the one who killed Joel after all, and I can't connect with her character and personality because of that. The flashback part and the Ending part is the time I would not spend, had I know the plot.

    Of course the writers have the right to tell THEIR story and I very much respect that. It's the story they made, they can choose how they end it. But I say they made it quite bad... Ellie loss 2 of her finger, Dina, Joel, her childhood friend and can't play the guitar is the ending nobody wants. Abby killed Joel, Jesse, crippled Tommy and almost killed Dina, yet she gets away with it?. Why do you made this ending? Sure I should be sympathizing with her through her story line, but I didn't. I can't feel anything for her...

    I know I write this in the position of a biased fan and I think understand the meaning of the story. Yet it made me feel bad about spending time for such a story and, you know, feel sad...

    ALL AND ALL, I think ND made a good game, in graphical and overall technological terms. But the story is not really my cup of bitter tea.    … Expand
  58. idavidcr
    Jun 20, 2020
    6
    Definitely far from perfect. Graphically downgraded, more cinematics than Gameplay and the Joel dead was definitely bad, a beloved character can't die that way
  59. Ethanhobbs
    Jun 26, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The gameplay is very good and refreshing to play after all the other games out there however the story lacks majorly as Joel the main character of the first game is killed within the first 2 hours in a stupid way and makes it seem like he never should’ve survived the first game and then while playing as Abby I feel like it wasn’t needed in the game and fighting the main character Ellie in theatre didn’t seem realistic as Ellie seemed to not have any tracking skills or fighting skills the main reason why the game was such a let down was because of the ending if Abby was killed by Ellie it would’ve been a good ending to the game but as that didn’t happen it feels like the whole story had no meaning and it could’ve ended in a much shorter time… Expand
  60. candidKlutz
    Jun 22, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'll start this off by saying that when the leaks came out, I thought I would hate this game. As a fan of the first game, though, I feel like I had to experience it myself, even if I DID hate it. I'm glad I decided to do that, because I don't hate the game. That being said, I can't really say that I like it all that much, either.

    The soundtrack is still really good, the graphics are incredible, and the gameplay is objectively better than the first game's, though the camera could be a little wonky sometimes. I swear I never had that problem in the original.

    The story, however... wasn't the greatest. I enjoyed the first half of it, playing as Ellie hunting down Abby, but once I was forced to play as her, everything went downhill. I'm not particularly upset about Joel dying, actually. Abby and her group had a solid motive, and it gives us a reason for the entire rest of the game to happen. Besides, pretty much everyone guessed he would die long before the leaks came out. It wasn't hard to figure out, considering we knew it was a revenge story. What else would Ellie want revenge for?

    Back to Abby, though. They tried way too hard to make you start liking Abby after we already watched her beat Joel to death. The second she killed off the best character in the series, I hated her and her entire group. They try too hard to make the rest of her group likeable, too. Am I supposed to like Manny after he spits on Joel's corpse? I was glad when Tommy blew his face off. It's just unfortunate we as the player couldn't do it ourselves. We all wanted to.

    Am I supposed to like Owen, who cheats on his pregnant girlfriend? Yes, I'm bringing up the sex scene. It felt incredibly forced. Even before then, it was obvious he and Abby had a thing, but he was clearly dating Mel the entire time. The only things I actually enjoyed during the entire time spent playing as Abby, were Lev and the rat king boss fight. Even then, the rat king obviously isn't a character, and it hardly had any effect on the narrative any more than any other clicker or bloater does.

    If they wanted us to care for these characters even a little bit, they should have had us playing as Abby for the first half of the game, not knowing who she is or what her group is doing, but as time goes on we realize she's hunting down Joel. I think a good time to switch over to Ellie would be when Abby finally sees Tommy came after them, and realizes that he's probably not the only one. Then, when we switch to Ellie, it basically starts right where we did after Joel died. Never switch to Abby again after that. But clearly, they didn't go that route.

    Skipping to the end of the game, it was really disappointing that Ellie went all the way across the country THREE TIMES, just to let Abby leave and cross the country a fourth time. I get the point was that revenge is bad and will only continue the cycle, but it would have been better if Ellie killed her, just to realize it didn't make her feel any better. Joel's still gone, and now so is Jesse. Tommy's missing an eye and has a **** up leg. It really only made things worse for everyone, so what really was the point? That's how it should have been handled, I feel.

    Speaking of the ending... am I really supposed to believe Abby could even begin put up a fight after hanging on one of those pillars for who knows how long, on top of clearly being incredibly malnourished for months? I know Ellie was hurt, but she should have mopped the floor with her.

    All in all, it was a painfully okay game. It doesn't hold a candle to the first game. It's unfortunate because the parts of this game that I liked, I REALLY liked, but there was an entire half of the game that sucked and I can't look past that. If you're just in it for the story, you're better off just watching a playthrough on youtube.    … Expand
  61. Grishnackh
    Jul 31, 2020
    6
    Well,iam really big fan of the first one the last of us,but part 2 is really bad, gameplay is great but story is pure trash,i give tlou part 2 6/10 and only for gameplay,details and graphic. Story is 1/10 and the one is only becouse flashbacks with joel,ellie and tommy.
  62. RJKC
    Jun 20, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Pros: Beautiful graphics, Interesting level design, Well voice acted and general sound, Some interesting new mechanics (prone hiding + shooting was particularly enjoyable).

    Cons: Melee combat is still poor (despite the fact its one of the main methods to deal with the infected in a game with low ammo supplies), The mix of linear and somewhat open areas makes it at times lack direction and bit aimless in that you can roam but there really isn't anything to do except loot and dodge/fight infected, The story as a whole

    Mild spoiler warning!

    The Last of Us 2 has a core issue with its narrative.

    Character Development:
    This game seemingly lacks any real tangible character development, especially comparing it to the original. I would even argue The Last of Us 1 was not a story of an attempt to cure the infection, now plaguing the world, that was just the motivation that gave impetus to the story to begin, the story is the changing of the dynamic between Joel and Ellie.

    Joel being a broken man, twisted by his anger, hatred and sorrow. Unwilling to allow himself to feel again in-case it ends with him getting hurt again.

    Ellie the naive child, looking for purpose and guidance by a father figure that she never really had, but in the process of looking for this closeness and companionship she fears that ultimately she will eventually lose it and end up alone again.

    The story reflects the change in them as they both embark on their positive character arc, shedding their accepted lies about themselves and the world around them and finding a truth in their time together that gives them both hope and faith.

    The Last of Us 2 on other hand is vapid, which is understandable being that it is a revenge story with a negative character arc as Ellie embraces her new internalized lie and seeks to make them pay for what they did, its cliched and lacks any nuance. If that was the intent then Tommy should have accompanied Ellie instead of Dina and the story could unfold as their anger and hatred for the WLF becomes more and more intense until it burns them, they effectively fuel each others hatred until it reaches a climax and they have to face their malice in a healthily or unhealthily way, that could have been compelling.

    Instead we get Dina, a likable character but otherwise meaningless to the player, she comes in as the love interest and after 1 drunken kiss and 1 joint + sexual encounter is willing to give up all her friends and life to travel across country with Ellie as if they have some deep meaningful connection. This is even more painful as after they leave the city and head to Seattle the next section of the game throws them both in to an open area where they can talk and Dina expresses a desire to get a farm and settle down and it would be with Ellie.

    From the player perspective this is so jarring, 1 kiss, 1 shag and within a couple interactions we are meant to be invested in them settling down and living happily ever after, you can make the argument that they must have spoken more off camera, but if that is the case why should the player care? How do you become invested in something you don't know about?

    Frankly the whole Dina+Ellie thing feels forced and I can only assume its to solidify the fact that Ellie is homosexual, which by the way is fine, it was fine in Last of Us 1 and its fine now, but if you want to highlight it so prominently at least write something meaningful.

    Plot:
    It feels rushed, messy, it creates motivation without nuance. Frankly if they had kidnapped Joel and taken him back to Seattle and Ellie had to go after him you could have more complex emotions around the possibility of Ellie saving Joel still. Ultimately that would also give Joel, a character that deserved to go out on a high, the chance to have one last heartfelt moment with what was basically his adoptive daughter who he clearly loves.

    Abby:
    Don't make me play Abby, from the moment she went out on the walk with Owen and she talked about finding "him" I knew her intentions. Nothing breaks my immersion more then making me do something terrible to a character I care for when I don't want/need to.

    Don't get me wrong if I have to put down a beloved character because they've become infected, that's hard but its fitting. Making me take a character I have no connection to and lead her to kill Joel, actually make me work to keep her alive from the infected even though I want her to fail/die is so immersion breaking, I just wanted to hurl her off the cliff or let the infected rip her neck open instead.

    My summary is this, beautiful looking and sounding game, if it was the first in the franchise would be incredible but it just doesn't live up to expectations created from the first.

    A "story" driven game with shallow 2 dimensional characters and a poor plot.

    Wait for it to go on sale.    … Expand
  63. Nier25
    Jun 20, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The gameplay is basically the one from the first game but improved so i guess thats a win the enviroments are now more advanced compared to the first game, but the story... ,the story is something that let me confused about it, the death of joel in the begining let me upset about it but i dont think it ruined the whole game, i really liked the development bettwen ellie and dina in seatle but there are certains things about the story that i dont think i quite enjoyed, like jesse's death wich was wich came from nowhere, he just got shot in the head by abby and thats it, and another thing wich i would have prefered to avoid is playing as abby for almost half of the game and its not because of the fact that she killed joel but because i really dont think i enjoyed it that much.But even so i really liked playing the jorney of the last of us part 2.… Expand
  64. usariogenerico
    Jun 20, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. este juego en si esta siendo odiado y aveces siento que hasta de forma injusta, si la muerte de joel fue desagradable por el hecho de que no le hizo honor al personaje y la escena de abby totalmente irrelevante no habia necesidad de poner eso, hay personajes muy planos como jessee o incluso abby, pero tambien se me hace estupido que haya gente que solo lo odie por intentar ser inclusivo ,el juego no es superior a su anterior entrega, pero tampoco creo que haya necesidad de tratarlo como una basura, puede que la historia no sea tan buena, pero el juego si llega a entretenerte, en lo personal es una sensacion rara entre amor y odio, es un juego que yo llegaria a decir que es disfrutable en ciertos puntos, pero no es un juego excelente, ni siquiera bueno solo pasable, yo lo pondria como un juego que decepciono pero no por eso es malo, su gameplay es muy bueno al igual que graficos y soundtrack, pero la historia te deja un sabor agridulce. conclusion
    mala historia
    buen gameplay
    buenos graficos
    buena banda sonora

    general 6.6    … Expand
  65. Talita87
    Jun 28, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A jornada de ellie é muito boa mas o final é bem ridículo, e a morte de Joel é tosca e sem sentido ele jamais ia confiar em uma pessoa aleatória.… Expand
  66. IsaqueTJ
    Jun 20, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. O game tem uma história boa mas o final decepciona e faz toda a jornada se ellie ser inutil praticamente… Expand
  67. Stefarodgers
    Jun 20, 2020
    6
    In comparison to the first game which is a solid 10/10 for me the second installment quickly left me with a sour taste in the mouth. The story felt like they said 'wanna just ruin the foundations?' the graphics/visuals and the small gameplay improvements really saved this game from getting a worse review for me. watch a play through and make the call weather you want to spend the money.In comparison to the first game which is a solid 10/10 for me the second installment quickly left me with a sour taste in the mouth. The story felt like they said 'wanna just ruin the foundations?' the graphics/visuals and the small gameplay improvements really saved this game from getting a worse review for me. watch a play through and make the call weather you want to spend the money. Dissapointing… Expand
  68. cdus
    Jun 21, 2020
    6
    Naughty Dog lied to us with the first game like Joel lied to Ellie, for the opposite reasons unfortunately,

    Naughty Dog is always a pretty overrated but still overall decent developer. Last of US is decent and a 7/10 to me. Story was predictable and gameplay is quite repetitive and lackluster. Things they do well are animations, lighting and probably graphics. They still do and it's top    Naughty Dog lied to us with the first game like Joel lied to Ellie, for the opposite reasons unfortunately,

    Naughty Dog is always a pretty overrated but still overall decent developer. Last of US is decent and a 7/10 to me. Story was predictable and gameplay is quite repetitive and lackluster. Things they do well are animations, lighting and probably graphics. They still do and it's top notch among all PS4 games. Artistically and creativity is never their strong at that. My expectations weren't too high for this game, but I didn't expect it to be worse than the first by quite a large margin. At least I thought the story, characters' development and dialogue would still be somewhat enjoyable like the first.

    However Last of US 2 still managed do make me very disappointed. All the new characters are boring. Ellie and Dina basically had 0 character development throughout this very boring journey. There are some very tense moments in the beginning but it kinda fell apart after the first few hours of the game. Afterwards it's just sneak behind, stab or sneak, shoot, throw a stone to distract the enemy, rinse and repeat. Occasionaly there is some explosives you can use and that's it. Nothing unique is added weapon wise.

    Levels are slightly bigger which seem like a plus. however exploration is pointless due to the very limited weapons you can use. It does not add anything new to the story either. Sometimes there are interaction between Dina as you wander around for some scenary, sadly since she's a very lackluster, average looking character with a flat personality, my jaw almost fell on the ground due to endless ho-hums. Their dialogue is pretty much what you see with girls on your social media account.

    Another big complaint for Naughty Dog's games are being crazy linear. For some reason all their previous titles that got a pass from gamers a decade long. I always disliked that because personally, games are meaningful to play because I can forge my own path. Otherwise, I'd rather watch a movie. In Last of US 2, this issue is magnified to the maximum. Developer thought they created a great story, yet it felt crazy forced. Had they cut out those many boring moments and created a few more branching of the story and let player choose how the direction of the storyline in the second half to ending, it would be a much more interactive experience and perhaps I will be much more invested on every moment and details of the game so I can make my own choice for this journey.

    Lastly, Ellie's redesign is horrible, she used to be somewhat cute and now she's just like those protesters I saw on the last few week of BLM protests. Not to mention that she-male character and antagonist they created for the sequel, it's insane and by far the worst villain of any first party titles from Sony. She's like someone who won the lottery and became and became a billionaire, I wondered if Naughty used this method to just pick any NPC to become the main antagonist, there's no way you can tell she's so special other than Naughty Dog keeps put the camera focus on her.

    It's time for Naughty Dog to go back to the drawing board and understand why gamers play a game again. Gaming is fun because players can control. They need to create far more options for the players and let players make choices and develop way more tools for players to utilize that can affect the characters and the world within a game. Characters' physical appearance also needs to be customizable. It also shows the importance of mod tools, let players join in and add exciting content and customize your game even further. I'm tired of playing games like this where developer force the player to play the game their way and to go the story on their restrictive linear path.    … Expand
  69. Karomal
    Jun 27, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. We assume that on a technical level it is truly spectacular. If you have to look at the story, it is really horrendous. The behavior of Joel and his brother at the beginning of the game is created specifically to allow the plot to take the turn it should, but in reality Joel and Tommy would never have acted like this. Do you remember, for example, how in the first chapter Joel sees a man asking for help in the middle of the street and instead of stopping he accelerates and runs over him? That is Joel's real behavior not to trust anyone, not to help anyone. they tried in every way during the game to empathize with abby but I never empathized with her, all I felt was hate that I hoped to be able to alleviate by taking my revenge by playing as Ally (which did not happen). To break the vicious circle of hate Ally decides to save Abby's life and let her go on her way. Just the core of the actions that Ally performs do not make sense, because having spared Abby's life does not imply having ended the circle of hate, in fact, the daughter or a friend of a npc randomly killed during the game may simply appear looking for Ellie to kill her since she killed her father / friend, as they decided to do on tlou2. If at the beginning of the game I was angry about Joel's death but hoping to have a nice revege story at the end of the game I realized that I was depressed and even more angry.… Expand
  70. HeisenbergW
    Jul 11, 2020
    6
    The Story is very mediocre. That is my only criticism.
    Everything else is breathtaking.
  71. The_Shepherd91
    Jun 21, 2020
    6
    TLOU2 does a wonder in its visuals, the graphic fidelity it can achieve in a limited hardware show how much work naughty dog put into it. Gameplay is also an improvement over the first Tlou which is not perfect.

    Story when we are reviewing a single player campaign with no multiplayer, it's the most important point to get right to add replayability, recommmend to others, accessibility.    TLOU2 does a wonder in its visuals, the graphic fidelity it can achieve in a limited hardware show how much work naughty dog put into it. Gameplay is also an improvement over the first Tlou which is not perfect.

    Story when we are reviewing a single player campaign with no multiplayer, it's the most important point to get right to add replayability, recommmend to others, accessibility. In my own critical opinion the story felt unbelievable, many decisions over the story makes no sense, commonly known as the "plot armor", many relationships which TLOU2 focused on more than the story itself, felt forced and scripted in a terrible timeline of events.

    TLou2 felt like the beginning stage to plan this game was, how to make more brutal and gruesome? to show the cruelty of the world they live in by breaking the boundaries of what games have shown in violent and sexual acts to fake easier an impact or shock.

    CHARACTERS: a big problem here since any character respecr what they were on the previous entry, they as well could be other characters if it werent for the resemblance and it shows strongly when they reckoned Tlou1 in form of amazing flashbacks which make you wish all the game were just in the past. Without going into spoilers. Its is hard to recommend this game to others, it has a few awesome sub-plots, clearly doesnt deserve anything less than a 5 just for visuals and sound but when story is what are you selling and its terribly written in a way that would want to make you stop playing and bought for 60 dlls to see such a disrespectful story to tlou legacy. It hurts its own fan base which i was into, without amy hennig as the main writter and lead i wouldnt be interested in a sequel to this.
    Sorry for any bad grammar, i am mexican and i know my english is not perfect, hopefully i was able to make my point clear.

    Planned actually a 7 but since story is the heaviest point to be able to replay, i did give it more weight and as a 6 i cant recommend it, (PASS) unless you really want to experience the story by yourself even with all the warnings    … Expand
  72. locheun
    Jun 22, 2020
    6
    Good job on the game system design, really a good experience in exploring and fighting.
    But the story sucked.
    I don’t understand why the story writer wants to destroy the lovely relationship of father and daughter. I do understand that the story needs Joel’s death, but in this ridiculous way? Tortured to death? Also, why the story made Eille so hate her “father”? Even though Joel against    Good job on the game system design, really a good experience in exploring and fighting.
    But the story sucked.
    I don’t understand why the story writer wants to destroy the lovely relationship of father and daughter.
    I do understand that the story needs Joel’s death, but in this ridiculous way? Tortured to death?
    Also, why the story made Eille so hate her “father”? Even though Joel against the world for her?    … Expand
  73. Criblo
    Jun 20, 2020
    6
    The game was definitely a disappointment. I recently played the original TLOU to refresh my memory of it and the gameplay is just about the same. The difference is that gameplay was punctuated with an amazing story. The story on this one was so unremarkable and disjointed. How am I supposed to care about any of these shallow characters? I don't think it is as low as the user scores orThe game was definitely a disappointment. I recently played the original TLOU to refresh my memory of it and the gameplay is just about the same. The difference is that gameplay was punctuated with an amazing story. The story on this one was so unremarkable and disjointed. How am I supposed to care about any of these shallow characters? I don't think it is as low as the user scores or nearly as good as the critic scores but it is definitely not worth the $60.… Expand
  74. streetcutter
    Jun 22, 2020
    6
    Although visually stunning with solid gameplay, the story is absolutely terrible. Now, story doesn't equal a game, but in a game where the story is the main focus and the reason to play, this is a massive problem. This isn't simply that characters make choices that you don't agree with (this would be interesting and compelling, like the ending of the first game) it's that the things theyAlthough visually stunning with solid gameplay, the story is absolutely terrible. Now, story doesn't equal a game, but in a game where the story is the main focus and the reason to play, this is a massive problem. This isn't simply that characters make choices that you don't agree with (this would be interesting and compelling, like the ending of the first game) it's that the things they do and the actions they take, don't make sense or that they would never do. There is also no payoff for anything that happens. Often a big event will happen, and then its never talked about again. Characters never grow or learn from there actions which is odd for that seems to be what the game is about. It's trying to be deep and make the player think but there is nothing to think about. It's is just a simple revenge story with 1 dimensional characters. The only lesson you could say it teachers is revenge and violence is bad, but when you spend 30 hours doing extremely terrible things, you became numb to the violence and the meaning is lost after the first few hours. The game forces you to do bad things and they goes "OMG LOOK AT THE BAD THING YOU DID". This game not only insults and violates its audience, but it also does the same to the characters and legacy of the first game. I genually felt empty after playing this and have already returned it. The only reason I gave this a 6 is solely for the art and how good it looks. I feel so sorry for the poor people that were forced to work on this for years.… Expand
  75. Katara
    Jun 21, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I simply don't understand why they took that path, to get us all pissed like Ellie with the death (the absolutely unbelievable horrible death) of Joel in order to feel and get the sense of revenge. Graphics are stunning that's out of the question, but jesus **** christ this game is TERRIBLE. Ps: c'mon 2020 give us a break.… Expand
  76. NERO_ONI
    Jun 21, 2020
    6
    in terms of graphical aspect you cant find a better game on ps4 than tlou2 it is so detailed and beautiful that makes you wonder hey is this game really running on a 7 yo hardware? (but) when it comes to as its name implies being a sequel to a masterpiece like tlou1 even those things looses their appeal. character development is terrible some times even npcs tend to forget that they arein terms of graphical aspect you cant find a better game on ps4 than tlou2 it is so detailed and beautiful that makes you wonder hey is this game really running on a 7 yo hardware? (but) when it comes to as its name implies being a sequel to a masterpiece like tlou1 even those things looses their appeal. character development is terrible some times even npcs tend to forget that they are in post Apocalyptic world they behave in the edgies way possible as teens who brutualy murder humans from a young age and on top of that forcing a religious beliefs on your viewer makes the this game uncomfortable to play. long story short i recommend this game to people who havent played the first game and they are looking for a beautiful detailed ps4 game . playing this game as the first games fan is absolutely torture and if you arent "m" type of person then pretend that there is no sequel to tlou game thats it thanks fore reading this shabye view of mine.… Expand
  77. Dexqer
    Jul 14, 2020
    6
    I hate Drackmann for what he did with TLoU series. But this game is middle, its story is normal, BUT if compare it with 1 part, then it's dust.
  78. Matteustimez
    Jun 21, 2020
    6
    O game poderia se chamar, The Last of Abby pois você joga cerca de 60% da campanha com essa droga, insatisfação total.
  79. Kombajn
    Jun 21, 2020
    6
    I jumped to beat the two and I must say I'm disappointed. I avoided the spoilers that leaked before the premiere. Halfway through the game, it's a masterpiece. The graphics are stunning. It's amazing that they made this game on PS4, which is already years old. Animations, facial expressions, music is at highest level. The second half of the game is a problem for me. We are forced to doI jumped to beat the two and I must say I'm disappointed. I avoided the spoilers that leaked before the premiere. Halfway through the game, it's a masterpiece. The graphics are stunning. It's amazing that they made this game on PS4, which is already years old. Animations, facial expressions, music is at highest level. The second half of the game is a problem for me. We are forced to do something we do not want. The very end of the game is weak for me. What bothered me the most was trying to get one character to like, which I didn't like until the end of the game.
    This game should be shorter, I don't know if it is the wine that I jumped in two days, and I haven't played anything else so intense since the Assasin 3 came out, but doing the same for 25 hours becomes tedious. For the first half of the game I do not understand why people flood it with low marks, but after passing this game I am able to understand them. Of course, the game does not deserve 2/10, but neither does 9.5 / 10. If I were to rate, I would say that The Last of Us part 2 is a 6/10 game.    … Expand
  80. Raddak
    Jun 21, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Yesterday was completely over - I didn't care about this Abby, I just wanted to kill her and that's all. But no, well, I guess I'll watch the flashbacks and get me back for a moment in the theater for Ellie, and there's a crash. Man, I didn't want to play for Abby so much that 5 jumped her off the roof. Ellie is also "well done" at the very end, she could just get a weapon and kill Abby with Leo, no, she is not so interested. Where's the logic here? And I would still like the player to be given a choice (kill/spare). There is still some illogical - in the theater, if there were no Leo, then Abby would most likely kill Ellie and Dina (which she almost did), here, again, there is no logic, she will, in fact, then become like Joel, depriving all humanity of even a hypothetical chance to heal.

    If you take the relationship between Abby and Leo, then it turns out that these are the same Ellie and Joel from the first part, only at the minimals. I think the author wanted to tie the player to Abby in such a way that the player changed his mind about killing her. No, it didn't work. I wanted to kill her anyway.

    According to sensations, the game raised the question of why. I didn't feel anything during the game, I knew about Joel before the game was released, so his death was not a surprise. I thought when I finished the game - eh, there is not enough for Abby some local John Marston, if you draw analogies with Rdr 2. There were no much-remembered characters (about Abby's friends - generally silent). Although no, it was interesting what was going on with Tommy.

    But technically, the game is done perfectly. My PlayStation 4 Slim gives out enough FPS, thanks to Naughty Dog for the excellent optimization. The game did not seem difficult (played at the middle level), only dogs and stalkers were nervous.

    Now, I think to pass the game for the sake of achievements, but I will miss the videos. Sorry for my English.    … Expand
  81. TheBigKingStone
    Jun 21, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I’m a fan of the original so the 6 is based on nostalgia and improvements to gameplay but the story makes the score form hitting the 7-10 range. The fact a sequel isn’t needed will also hurt the game a bit in my opinion, but let’s begin. I genuinely enjoyed exploring the city of Seattle, the notes left behind by survivors and flowing the clues to the next note till the end. Reminded me of Bethesda’s story telling through books and letters. I also enjoyed the story of Ellie but less so Abby’s story. After the disturbing way Naughty Dog (Druckmann) betrayed the fan base and killed Joel in a very contrived Brutal way (only for shock value) did playing Abby (Joel’s) killer make me just hate her, and being forced to play her and have Naughty Dog try and make her actions before and after work just falls flat. For the pros of the game, The graphics are beautiful, the melee combat is slightly improved the gore in amazing and being able to play in the world I loved from the original will always be fun. The cons, Joel dies in a unjustified way. The story is poorly written, mostly for Abby’s time in the story. Controversial topics being brought up like Lesbians (if for some reason people care) and transgenderism do seem thrown in at times for no actual reason and any attempts to go into those discussions are just mediocre at best and useless at worst. Overall 6 because.… Expand
  82. REAPER4536
    Jun 21, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Graphics 9,5/10
    Gameplay: 9/10
    Atmosphere: 10/10
    Story 1.5/10 (more important than other aspects)

    Graphics: 9.5/10
    Personal rating 8.9/10 due that trailers from in game context look way better. Objective rating 10/10 because the graphics are probably one of the best graphics out on PS4. Nothing more to say here. The game looks just fantastic

    Gameplay: 9/10
    Nothing objective or personal here. The gameplay is similar to the previous title. You either like it or you hate it. It has some major improvements in the fighting animations and the intelligence of the NPCs. Your partner is not running around anymore and is actually trying to hide too. The enemies are now more intelligent but still far away from being a threat to you. They turnaround now while on patrol but when they have spotted you the searching is for you is still way to gameish but that's criticizing on a high scale. The zombies on the other hand are now way more threatening. In total a deserved 9/10.

    Atmosphere: 10/10
    Sound + graphics are already pretty awesome. On top of that the talking with the characters are creating a feeling, that those persons really exist and not just run around until they interact in the next cutscene. Small animations like wishing water out of the face after entering a waterfall or swimming are just an example for the smaller details. Another one would be the face expressions when fighting enemies (not cutscene – real game play). The chapters with zombies in it are separated into wide and small areas. In wide areas you are in control. Most likely easy kills. In smaller areas you feel like not wanting to make any noise. If so then good luck fighting and armada. Many things to explore besides main quest. There is just one big bad thing about the atmosphere and that's the story at some points.

    Story 1.5/10
    Personal score: 0/10. The advertisements are just fake news. It looks like Joel is promised to be a big role in the sequel in terms of being alive and he dies within the first 15% of the game. I totally disliked it. I am forced to play the murderer which just looks unrealistic as **** A female head with a body of a man who has been in the gym for years. I do know that females and men can be that strong but not in a post apocalyptic world. You are forced to build up your stamina and not hulk smash skulls in my opinion and yes the female is killing the majority with neck or skull breaks. Even though I disliked Joel's death, the chase is an interesting concept. The sad thing is that the following cutscenes are just bad written. If you find someone from the murderers group then you are loosing the control of the situation because of bad story writing and you are forced to kill those people in a bad way. You have a gun you lose control and it ends in a knife kind of battle which the bad people lose. That was Ellis bad side.
    Abbys story is for me not interesting at all so straight 0/10 for me. First ending would have been a 6/10 in total. That's when you and abby have the first fight which you lose and she let you alive. You life a ok life on a farm with Dina and her child. Forced ending -5/10. Literally even worse than Black Ops 3 story in my opinion. You are forced to chase Abby again. Before that you lose Tommy because he dislikes you for saying you wont chase Abby again and you lose Dina for breaking your words and going after Abby. You find her and you get the last boss battle which you win with 2 fingers bitten off. You let her go for some reason and are left with no friends and not being able to play guitar anymore.
    Objective score 3/10. Joels death is justified for the story's plot. It also makes somewhat of sense that this can happen. Killing hundreds of people and than being hurt by killing someone in a cutscene doesn't make sense at all. Same with the ending. 7/10 still for first ending were the cutsences better then it could have been a 9/10. With the forced ending it's a 3/10

    Total score 7.5 if every aspect has the same weight. For me the story is the most important aspect in a story driven adventure game. That's why I rate it with a 6/10. Without the ending 2 it could have been a 8/10 – it ruins the game.    … Expand
  83. Shanred
    Jun 21, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 7 years of waiting. And now such disappointments.
    Excellent technical solutions. The game uses all the resources of the PS4 to the full. The graphics are almost perfect. If you don't look closely. Cyclical movement of grass, cyclical ripples. But still, the PS4 imposes a restriction, so this is excusable.
    The gameplay remains the same, new mechanics make it more exciting, but it is still the same as in the first part. The gameplay was not the most important in this game, but the main story and characters. That's where the problems start.
    The whole message of the game is so superficial, so petty, that it does not cause emotions, sympathy or empathy for these single-celled heroes. In the first game, you empathize with Joel and Ellie. They develop, find common ground, become close. In the second part, this completely disappears. Their experiences just start to irritate with their idiocy. The only thing that causes emotion is Joel's stupid death. Then the meaning is simply lost in these petty experiences, faceless and flat characters. The end of the game... I should have tried to think of something dumber. It is clear that any killer has feelings, life... So let's forgive EVERYONE now. What kind of limited morality?!
    I don't understand why there are so many AI dithyrambs? He's terribly stupid. Locations where there are hostile people, pass sitting in one corner, killing one, the rest resort to it. And you take turns shooting them in the head. Very interesting, that's sarcasm. It's cool of course that they react with screams to the death of their partners, but it doesn't touch. Since after 2 seconds, the one who is grieving also dies from a shot in the head.
    If the plot was interesting, it could be forgiven... But the game has outdated gameplay and no interesting story. This is not what we expected. Perhaps if you do not pass for 3 days before the release of the second part of the first, it is not so striking, but this is a weak excuse for the game that was waiting for 7 years. Complete disappointment.
    I think the game is adequate to the assessment of 6/10. This is very sad as was expecting a masterpiece and got podelco.
    I apologize for my bad English ))    … Expand
  84. NiBrOc
    Jun 21, 2020
    6
    In all honesty, I found the game fun to play, game play wise, with the visuals and voice acting and so on are brilliant. The issue was the story, not only did it fail to get close to the first game (which was a long shot anyway) but on its own it was poor. The ending was unsatisfying, and made the whole 19 hours I spent seem pointless.
    Honestly, they could of made the first game again    In all honesty, I found the game fun to play, game play wise, with the visuals and voice acting and so on are brilliant. The issue was the story, not only did it fail to get close to the first game (which was a long shot anyway) but on its own it was poor. The ending was unsatisfying, and made the whole 19 hours I spent seem pointless.
    Honestly, they could of made the first game again ontop of the remaster and it would of been better, the 1st game with the new engine would be brilliant, because then we'd have a good game, with a good story. I'm not one yo post reviews on ganes but this one left a sour taste in my mouth, and for others like me who adore the 1st and stayed away from spoilers, they'll be disappointed.

    Overall a 6-
    Good gameplay
    Voice acting Visuals The flash backs with Ellie and Joel were brilliant and made up for some of the failings the overall story had.    … Expand
  85. AndreaParizzi
    Jun 21, 2020
    6
    It is sad that although technically it is a good game, the script, which was the best thing of TLOU 1, has been devalued so much. A Truth as a Temple
  86. BennyBoo666
    Jun 21, 2020
    6
    The visuals are stunning and the gameplay mechanics are amazing, but the story is a huge letdown. They force you to like Abby when that's almost impossible. They kill off Joel in an incredibly dissatisfactory way, which makes sense since it's a post-apocolyptic world but it just leaves a feeling of depression which is all the game does. It is not fun, it's just sad. In the first game thereThe visuals are stunning and the gameplay mechanics are amazing, but the story is a huge letdown. They force you to like Abby when that's almost impossible. They kill off Joel in an incredibly dissatisfactory way, which makes sense since it's a post-apocolyptic world but it just leaves a feeling of depression which is all the game does. It is not fun, it's just sad. In the first game there were fun interactions with the characters but here they just argue. The flashbacks with Joel are the best part. It's not bad game but it sure as hell isn't good.… Expand
  87. myadayhester
    Jun 21, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Last Of Us Part 2 Is A HUGE Disappointment To Fans Of The First Game. The Graphics Are AMAZING & The Gameplay Is A Bit Clunky With Very Few Bugs, But Overall A Outstanding Improvement Upon The First Game. I Pre-Ordered The Game Despite The Leaks Simply Because I Wanted To Play It For Myself & Wanted Something Fresh To Play.. Since I’ve Pretty Much Beat Every Game I Have About Literally 3-5 Times. I Already Knew Exactly What I Was Getting Myself Into So I Can’t Be That Upset That I Wasted The $60. The Very Beginning Of The Game Was Great But I Was Quickly Shocked To See That You’d Already Be Playing Abby So Soon Into The Game.. I Decided To Keep A Open Mind & Let The Story Try To Change My Perspective On The Character. I Truly Don’t Understand Why Joel & Tommy Decided To Trust Abby So Quickly As To Give Up Their Names.. It Almost Felt Like I Was Watching Different Characters From The First Game. Once I Witness Joel’s Death I Instantly Wanted To Get Revenge Along With Ellie / Tommy & Couldn’t Wait Until I Could Finally Go Up Against The WLF (Wolf). The Details Of Every Death & NPCs Having Names / Backstories Never Really Affected Me Any Different From Any Other Game I’ve Played Tbh.. If Anything I Felt Like It Was Just A Nice Touch For It To Feel More Realistic. I Actually Enjoyed The First Half Of The Game.. At First I Loved The Flashbacks Scenes With Joel & Ellie (Basically Filler For What They’ve Been Doing The Past 4 Years Since The First Game) But It Quickly Got Old & It Just Kept Making Me Think About Joel’s Unjustifiable Death. Once I Reached A Little Over Halfway Into The Game I Thought I Reached The End.. Instead, It Switched To Abby’s Perspective Of The Past 3 Days (With A Lot Of Flashbacks) To Basically Try As Hard As It Can To Make Me Like The Character But It Wasn’t Really Working.. If Anything I Can At Least Respect Why Abby Killed Joel. If I Didn’t Accept That I Would Be A Hypocrite For Thinking Ellie Should Have Killed Abby.. What I Don’t Understand Is Why She Didn’t. If You Think Playing As Abby Is Bad The Ending Is Much Worse.. The Game’s Story Seemed All Over The Place & It Felt Like You Only Played Abby Half Of The Game Because They Ran Out Of Better Ideas To Keep The Story Going + Needed You To Like Her Character. I Could Say So Much More About This Game & My Experiences But I’m Pretty Sure A Lot Of People Feel The Same Way.… Expand
  88. Back0fnGurke
    Jun 21, 2020
    6
    The technical aspects of the game are absolutely incredible. Music , animations, graphics... But the story is just horrible. A horrible story in a story driven game with a beautiful game world is like a beautiful looking restaurant with **** food.
  89. PyterPlanea
    Jul 2, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Last of Us Part 2

    Graphics 12/10
    Gameplay mechanics 9/10
    Story 7/10

    If I were to describe 30% of the writing in 2 words, I choose 'Trying Hard' ...seems like some people (whom i think has attention deficiency lol) is forcing to the whole writing team the idea of accepting a new norm, which by the way is actually being accepted several years ago in the real world, duh.70% of the story flow is awesome (balance of karma stuff) btw so kodus to the writers on that part.

    did i enjoy it? yes i enjoyed it
    was i annoyed of some 'ideals'? yes pretty much

    this quarantine thing has evolved me into a videogame critique lol    … Expand
  90. iHateR6S
    Jun 27, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Только что прошел сей продукт, и, я понятия не имею, что ей поставить.
    Я был одним из тех людей, которые яро защищали игру на релизе, мол, не-не-не, 3 слишком низко, она явно не заслуживает этого. Её хейтили за ЛГБТ пропаганду, слитый сюжет, устаревший геймплей. Ну короч не по порядку:
    1: ЛГБТ пропаганды, на мой взгляд, особо нет, есть намёки, мол, Лев этот, которая Лили, "шовинист", пару фраз, но так, если не рыться в поисках иголки в стоге сена - её нет.
    2: Не знаю, где там устаревший геймплей, но тут он оч даже клёвый. Бегаешь, лутаешь, крафтишь, стреляешь. Всё, вроде как, как в первой части, но заметна эволюция, в виде стелса в кустах, верёвках из Унчартед 4, ползанья и т.д. Вощем, ооч круто.
    И наконец, 3: Эхх, бля... Ну, что тут говорить, сюжет слили. Причём, правильней сказать, даже не сюжет, а всё, что после ухода Эбби из театра. Ну тип, реально, она пришла, её Лев переубедил уйти, они ушли, оставив Дину с пробитым плечом, Джесси мертвым, Элли с разбитой рожей, а Томми с простреленным коленом. Затемнение, ииии... Бац, они уже все живы, здоровы(ну кроче Джесси), чилят в домике в деревне. Каво? Че? Как? Ответ мы так и не узнаем. Ну, допустим они кое-как доковыляли до Джексона(хотя как, если у них только одна лошадь, которая от Джесси?), хрен с ним. Что дальше? Томми хочет мести, понимает, что Эбби в Калифорнии, предлагает Элли пойти туда, но та отказывается. Ок, пока всё ок. Следующий кадр, и Элли собирает шмотки, чтобы Эбби убить. Почему убить? Хуй её знает, ведь дальше по сюжету нам показывают, что Элли, тащемта, согласна, что Джоэл в момент спасения Элли был гандоном. Дальше ничего интересного, ла-ла-ла, стрельба, щелкуны на цепях. А потом Элли снимает Эбби со столба и начинает пиздить... Ты че, ебанутая? Ты же сама сказала Джоэлу во флешбеках, что он урод из-за своего поступка, и ты знаешь мотивацию Эбби, и ты понимаешь, почему она тебя оставила в живых, нахуя ты её пиздишь, алё? Великолепно, просто пиздец. Но Элли таки допердивает, что Эбби пиздить не надо, и отпускает её.
    Далее, Элли возвращается на ферму, но вся хата опустела(конечно блять опустела, оставила одну Дину с ребёнком на всю ферму, молодец, подруга), пару флешбеков, где она винит Джоэла в его поступке 5-летней давности, и уходит не в Джексон, а в путешествие черт знает куда. То бишь она поняла, что сделала херню. Отлично, гут, супер...
    Почему до Элли так долго доходило, что она дура? Знает лишь Дракманн. Хотя, возможно, в этом и был смысл, мол, Элли поняла, что столько дерьма сделала, что просто ушла, не желая показываться Дине на глаза.
    Концовка слила всю игру просто в пиздец, никакого оправдания поступку Элли нет и не будет, разве что в каком-нибудь сюжетном ДЛС.
    Итог вощем:
    Сюжет - 6(из-за концовки)
    Геймплей - 9
    Суммирования не будет, потому как НАСТОЛЬКО СЛИТЬ КОНЦОВКУ, это надо уметь...    … Expand
  91. Sharats
    Jun 21, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I finished the game yesterday and had been waiting in anticipation for this game for months. The hype was real. Naughty Dog has the reputation of making magic with video games and I'd hoped that TLOU2 would be a masterpiece too. The game starts off slow with rustic guitar piece all familiarising you with the setting that this is based in. Humanity has survived and they have build settlements with electricity and other niceties, life seems to go on within such settlements oblivious to the ongoings of the outer world. Jackson is one such community. Joel and Ellie live here with other support cast (Tommy, Dina and Jesse). They are estranged owing to what happened in the first part. Yet they have some fondness for each other. Joel is killed off almost immediately by Abby in spite of the fact that he just saved her (Motive : Abby's father was killed by Joel while trying to rescue Ellie from the hospital). Yet I'd have preferred some empathy for a man that just saved her life. Also it was anti climactic to see Joel being so naive and walk into a trap. This sets Ellie on crazy revenge path. They (Ellie, her girlfriend Dina, Tommy and Jesse) go to Seattle separately and start knocking WLF numbers down. WLF is the group that Abby is part of. They kill of Abby's friends and this ticks Abby off and she kills few of Ellie's and just about the time she is to kill Ellie (15 hours into the game), we are set onto Abby's flash back (Frustrating). The game now forces us to relive what Abby was doing for three days when Ellie was killing her friends.This is a solid ten hour nightmare with a person that you have been bought to hate. Extremely inconsequential stuff with random NPC's added (Lev and Yara), you do fetch quests for them, forge relationship with Owen (Teenage sweetheart who is married) and manage to survive while being an outcast from WLF. Also by the end of ten hours you don't start empathizing with Abby but are rather focused on getting over the tedium and completing the game. The gameplay mechanics while upgraded (jump, prone, rope usage etc.) are nothing to write home about and the shooting is exactly the way it was - clunky. The animations are fabulous and so is the art direction, the game looks like every last ounce of PS4 Pro's graphical prowess has been extracted There are wide open spaces which are awe inspiring and beautiful. You'd be able to visualise the nature in all its glory. However every destination needs you to enter a dingy dark building filled with infected, use the environment in some twisted way or fight random group of enemies. I used to dread when the game required me to go somewhere which was more than two blocks away. The stealth works just till it doesn't and the enemy AI is laughable. Now since you have put 20 odd hours (10 of them as Abby), you really need a fantastic climax to make it worth it. But to our dismay once we are bought back to present in the theater, nothing of that sort happens and an ancillary character Lev belonging to SCARS (WLF's nemesis) clan (had saved Abby's life) requests Abby to not kill Dina & Ellie and Abby agrees. Next off we are shown that Ellie and Dina are living the perfect farm life with Dina's son keeping them company (The game doesn't end here too).Tommy who miraculously survived getting shot, stirs the hornets nest by stating that he knows where Abby is. This sets off Ellie on one another mission (Noooooo). The game by this point feels drab and dragged by 10 hours. Ellie rescues Abby only to state that she can't let her go and they fight and finally when Ellie has the upper hand she decides to forgive Abby and move on. Now if this is what she had to do why did she make us go through the pain of playing for twenty five hours while convincing us that she'd kill every one of them. Where this morality came from at the most inopportune moment. The game has no real story arc and you'll not connect with any of the characters including Ellie. The game tries too hard to please everyone and also be a maverick/trend setter but forgets the core which got us to love part 1 ; that is story telling and relatable characters, everything else is just a fancy garnish.… Expand
  92. MrTigitos
    Jun 21, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. here's my opinion on why I think The Last of Us Part 2 is a magnificent game, but bitter. I don't think it is necessary to talk about how exquisite the technical question of the game is, so I will skip this part. In terms of history: yes, I found the story very well written and brings you a very strong moral reflection at the end. The Last of Us Part 2 is a game about revenge, but most of all, it's a game about, I believe, maturing and being able to "move on". I agree that the only ball out of the story was Joel's lack of character in accepting to follow Abby, in addition to the cowardly death he had; but we cannot deny that something like this is, unfortunately, plausible in a post-apocalyptic world like that of TLOU. Looking at it more coldly, I think Ellie's journey was just like Abby's journey, the only difference being that Abby and her group measured casualties (killed less) compared to Ellie (note that I'm not "wiping" for the cowardly way they lured Tommy and Joel there and the torture they subjected Joel to). Ellie was frustrated to lose her father in such a brutal and traumatic way, she saw everything without being able to do anything, helpless; and this is enhanced by the fact that she is fighting with Joel over the "bidding" with the fireflies, and she loses him so suddenly without being able to say goodbye it was heartbreaking. I must also point out that Ellie's development (or deterioration of her humanity) is simply magnificent! The pre-torture scene of Nora, the failed attempt to get information from Mel and Owie (I don't remember his name, mb) and shortly after discovering that he killed an innocent life as a result (the fetus); all of which shows how misrepresented Ellie's psychological was, how empty the feeling of revenge is. Jumping straight to that controversial ending for many, I found it bitter, too bitter. I cried horribly with the flashbacks and the final sequence of Ellie's fight with Abby, it was all very hard. The fact that Ellie didn’t kill Abby shows that she matured, because, just as Abby did to her by killing Joel, Joel also took someone very important to her (besides Ellie had taken her two friends and Tommy plus another, and yet he forgave him). Ellie saw that it wasn't worth it, she didn't forgive it, I believe, but she saw that it wouldn't bring Joel back, it wouldn't bring his glory days he had years ago, it wouldn't bring him his innocence anymore. In short, this is why I find the story and the outcome of it exceptional

    Joel is not a hero, nor is he a villain, he is a guy who does what it takes to survive. It's been years in this apocalypse, even the best of people, in this same situation, would have to take actions that were previously unthinkable or die quickly. As for the fact that the woman is strong and cuddly, it is more than expected that it is, after all, it is a **** apocalypse that has lasted for years. In this situation, both brute force and intelligence are essential to keep you alive. Thus, the surviving mass would be people prepared to fight and kill. People with low physical fitness and who were slow to realize that it is killing or dying would be the first to be victimized. These types of people only survive on television series.
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  93. ChickadeePeters
    Jun 21, 2020
    6
    This game is phenomenally conflicting, and is neither a complete failure or an uncontested masterpiece. Naughty Dog seems to have lost focus as to what made the first game work and sacrificed characters and their relatable, vibrant personalities in exchange for pushing a narrative and message that not everyone will connect with. There are a lot of great ideas on display here, with enoughThis game is phenomenally conflicting, and is neither a complete failure or an uncontested masterpiece. Naughty Dog seems to have lost focus as to what made the first game work and sacrificed characters and their relatable, vibrant personalities in exchange for pushing a narrative and message that not everyone will connect with. There are a lot of great ideas on display here, with enough stupid **** ups to consistently drag down the quality of the game. I found myself experiencing highs and lows throughout within the pacing and story decisions, but this game never strikes the same level of consistency I’ve come to expect from Naughty Dog. Don’t get me wrong, the gameplay and visuals are phenomenal, but not worth the price of admission alone. We all know that this game is all about the story, and if it’s not good then what’s the point? The perspective shifts, killing of characters for shock value and tedium that comes from 20+ hours in similar environments found in Seattle lead to an experience that was ultimately disappointing. I do think this game is worth experiencing if you’re a huge fan of the first, as there are moments that are purely heart wrenching when we see the development of Joel and Ellie’s relationship post Firefly massacre. Despite this, the inclusion of new characters only to slaughter the majority of them and a story that can’t seem to decide who it wants you to root for or what it’s trying to say ended up leaving me unsatisfied. This was certainly not worth a 7 year wait, and in all honesty I’d prefer it was never made and we were left with that ambiguous “okay” as our ultimate conclusion to Joel and Ellie’s story.… Expand
  94. Salty_Raccoon
    Jun 21, 2020
    6
    Its not Bad, ist not Good. Its a 6/10. Not a AAA Title. Its like a 20 bucks steam game that randomly popup in sales with "Similar to games you've played".

    Story is 3/10: new uninteresting playable sitecharacter with less personality then Ellie. And Ellie? This Game was advertised as "Ellie's journey continues" but there is no Ellies Story. And the Scene with Ellie and Dina, this should    Its not Bad, ist not Good. Its a 6/10. Not a AAA Title. Its like a 20 bucks steam game that randomly popup in sales with "Similar to games you've played".

    Story is 3/10: new uninteresting playable sitecharacter with less personality then Ellie. And Ellie? This Game was advertised as "Ellie's journey continues" but there is no Ellies Story. And the Scene with Ellie and Dina, this should be funny right? No it is not. Not even in 2020. Characters did decisions that made sence, but i lost it when they did or said something completely out of character. I dont mind the Point that Abby is Trans* (sry i dont know the right term). Its ok. We have 2020.

    Gameplay: 6/10 It is ok. But have u played Gears of War 5, Witcher 3, Zelda BotW or other AAA-Titles? Movement in TLOU2 is little bit clunky, animation also. Dump AI with unlimited ammo and u find 2-3 shells. Shooting is ok. Menu is good.

    Graphic: Solid 8/10 on a PS4Pro. actually im PC Gamer, playing with a RTX2080S. But the Graphics out of Animations/Movement are really nice.

    Take my 2 cent an NEXT Game pls. Forget about TLOU2, it is Naughty Dogs "Anthem" (EA/Bioware). Hyped mucho grande but failed like a kickflip in "Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5".    … Expand
  95. Jeremyhurt
    Jun 21, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I bought the game to see for myself to see how bad it really is. It’s definitely not a 2/10 but a lot of the story doesn’t make sense. Like why make Abby a man’s body with a woman’s head? Why didn’t they just make the Abby character a just a man instead? Why was Joel being so out of character telling strangers who he was? Why would anyone in their right mind let a pregnant woman go on patrol? Wouldn’t it be extremely Irresponsible for Ellie and Dina to live by themselves with a baby? They add in slight lgbt problems and a trans character which normally I wouldn’t mind, but feels slightly out of place for a post apocalyptic world. Gameplay is really impressive but gets tedious and boring when your character is alone scrounging with no companion to banter with. Also definitely not a fan of the ending and where they’re going to take the sequel if they make one.… Expand
  96. YousifGerges
    Aug 7, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I feel obligated to say that this game is supposed to be divisive. Do not base your opinion about this game on my review, Try it for yourself. It could work for you, but it sadly didn't for me.

    I wanted to love this so badly. I avoided all spoilers and had a fair amount of optimism going into it. I'm 100% sure that the trailers were just as bad as the spoilers, because the spoilers are a large part of what ruined my experience. Most of what I'll discuss is to do with the story.

    Firstly, Abby. The core idea of TLOU is survival. You fight your way through and survive because you care about the characters, but I hated Abby for obvious reasons. Making a character do something we will hate for then having them redeem themselves to you (the player) makes it hard to actually like them. Had they made us like Abby and become attached to her before she did the unspeakable, it would've made it possible for us to forgive her and want her to survive, despite it being possible it still would've been improbable. Replacing the protagonist with his killer sucks. I didn't care about her or her friends, and I didn’t try to care for them in the 2nd part of the game since I had already known that they would die. While playing as Abby I wanted to run to clickers and let them bite me, which, again, destroys the survival aspect. I hoped that in every cutscene she would die, but even THAT was ruined because of the order they told the story in.

    Instead, they make us play through **** that is clearly trying to humanize her and justify her actions, whether it be her flashbacks or her "compassionate" story with Lev which is just a rip off of Joel and Ellie. The justification for her actions were valid, but at the end of the day pointless because you do not care about who her actions were attempting to avenge, and you actually would be inclined to root against who she is trying to avenge (her father, whom Joel killed, and mankind, who were ripped off a cure) because saving those would've cost Ellie's life. ND even tried to make us sympathize for Abby by having her lose those around her, however, thats just the revenge we've been wanting. At the end I'm just confused about her because there isn't any point in killing her or letting her live.

    Secondly, side characters. Having SO MANY characters that are just there to earn our sympathy rather than be actual characters, then killing almost all of them is so dumb. It makes us so emotionally numb to loss because so many of them die, that at some point I had stopped caring when a character died.

    Thirdly, Joel and Ellie. The order that their scenes appear, as well as the number of hours between each one made it feel more like a side story. This somewhat undermined their importance. However, they are just too powerful and enjoyable to be called a waste.

    Fourthly, the trailers set up a game that was completely different and seemed like it was REALLY gonna focus on the downfall of Joel and Ellie’s relationship, but just completely hit a 180. I’m certain that their intention was to have the trailers make it seem like Dina was the one that was going to die.

    Lastly, and this is the most important: The storyline is pointless. The only difference between the beginning of the game and the end is dead bodies. Thats it, and, as aforementioned, that wasn't even meaningful because there were so many deaths. The only meaningful things that happened were the progress in Ellie and Dina, and Lev and Abby's relationship, but even the latter is just some rip off of Joel and Ellie that I don't really want to see play-out, and will not be buying the DLC or spin-off they will probably make about those two.

    However, I can’t die how empty I felt at the end of the game, despite not caring about 65%(?) of the characters. I think that’s all thanks to just how greatly developed Joel was as a character, along with his relationship with Ellie. Neither Joel nor his relationship with Ellie were perfect, but were both very strong. Its because the way I feel

    All in all a pointless experience with GOOD repetitive gameplay, GREAT graphics, and a GREAT soundtrack that is WILDLY underused imo. Multiple instances where I thought I'd hear a guitar riff but was met with silence instead.    … Expand
  97. ZeoHaos
    Jun 21, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Gg worst thing Ive seen this Year. Its hardly a story, it doesnt follow the PLOT of the First game, it treats our favorite childhood characters horrably, its is GENUANLY uninspired.… Expand
  98. TheSourKnight
    Jun 21, 2020
    6
    The Last of Us Part 2 looks very impressive graphically, no surprises there, and has had some fine tuning done for most of the mechanics of the last game although they feel minor at best.

    Personally, I enjoyed the gameplay of the first game but If you didn't then you certainly won't enjoy it much more in the sequel. Most of the voice acting is top notch here and of course so is the    The Last of Us Part 2 looks very impressive graphically, no surprises there, and has had some fine tuning done for most of the mechanics of the last game although they feel minor at best.

    Personally, I enjoyed the gameplay of the first game but If you didn't then you certainly won't enjoy it much more in the sequel.

    Most of the voice acting is top notch here and of course so is the game's sound design.

    However, that's where my praise ends.

    The overall plot, aside from some side arcs here and there, takes some massively disappointing directions and virtually every main character is portrayed in ways that I found either completely irredeemable, pretty uninteresting or just unrealistic given the character development of the first game.

    The plot is also so intent on hammering you with its anvilicious point, which is cliche anyway, and unrelentingly bleak tone that even I find it to be an exercise in cinematic masochism.

    Not because I can't handle or don't like violence, death or dark stories, just the opposite in fact.

    Here it just feels like a pointless depressing chore with no light at the end of the tunnel.

    I expect to feel or learn something meaningful but you never do.

    The world sucks, people suck and sucky things happen, we all seen that done before.

    And YES, there is an unquestionable LGBTQ agenda of sorts inserted into the game and while it’s not necessarily the worst aspect of the game for me, I do think it comes off as fairly obtuse and contrived in the context of this story. I reflexively rolled my eyes more than once truth be told.

    However, as a fan of the first installment of the series, the most unforgivable thing the game does is how it goes about bludgeoning the main characters of the original game, in most ways characterization wise but often enough literally.

    Its like this game was made to be a spiteful and twisted mockery of everything that was great about the first game but filled with bad writing and subtle "woke" preaching.

    While the game is obviously far from the most egregious pile of garbage ever to hit a console... it is a huge misstep and a massive disappointment for me, especially given the masterful presentation and writing of Last of Us part 1.    … Expand
  99. heatherlynsey
    Jun 21, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Last of Us Part II isn't a bad game. But it isn't brilliant. The first 12 hours as Ellie were perfect. I was an emotional mess, even having to take a break when Joel died. But I loved it. I loved how well the emotion was being delivered and I loved revisiting this world and the characters of Ellie and Joel. The relationship between those two characters was such a huge element of the first game and it continued through the flashbacks in this game.

    So it felt like a slap in the face when I was handed control of Abby in Seattle. I know it's not uncommon to play a character you aren't too fond of in a video game, but this felt like the wrong game to do that. Her gameplay was insufferable. I just lost interest as soon as I realised how long I was going to play her. There was such a strong attachment to Joel and Ellie taken from the first game, so you didn't even want to give the person who ruined their dynamic a chance.

    On a more positive note however, Ashley Johnson and Troy Baker's performances were incredible and the museum scene was absolutely beautiful.    … Expand
  100. Squalliroth
    Jun 21, 2020
    6
    overrated game. gameplay is the nearly the same as tlou 1 with the same stupid ai. graphics are really pretty and the staging is nice. but the story is boring as hell(and had much plot holes) if you play the first 4 hours your know what happen if you think 3 senconds over it. its a standard revenge story with nice graphics and standard gameplay. absolute overhyped wait until its getoverrated game. gameplay is the nearly the same as tlou 1 with the same stupid ai. graphics are really pretty and the staging is nice. but the story is boring as hell(and had much plot holes) if you play the first 4 hours your know what happen if you think 3 senconds over it. its a standard revenge story with nice graphics and standard gameplay. absolute overhyped wait until its get cheaper before buy it.… 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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