The Last of Us Part II

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  1. biglou523
    Jul 6, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I, like many am very disappointed with the sequel to my favorite game on the PS3. The story is not great, and while I get what the developers were trying to do, it does not resonate with me. Naughty Dog spent the entire previous game building Joel and Ellie into the characters that I know and love and successfully created that connection. Abby killing Joel 2 hours into the game was a shocking moment for me, as I had managed to avoid all spoilers leading into this. This is not my problem, it upset me but I kept my mind open that this would be the spark for a new impactful story. My problem is trying to shove a character down my throat after immediately making me hate her. Naughty Dog simply did not do a good enough job of making me like Abby, and being forced to play half the game as her is frustrating and ruined the experience for me. I simply wanted to rush through her chapters to get back to playing as Ellie, and that doesn't happen until near the end of the game. For this main reason, I cannot say I enjoyed my time playing this game. The story never has any pay off, and gives no real satisfaction when the credits roll. That being said, for me this is one of the best looking games I've played on this console. Cutscenes and game play look nearly identical, and the environments are gorgeous and well fleshed out. The combat and game play is excellent, and there are key differences between playing as Ellie and Abby that make each character a unique experience despite the shared mechanics. This game could have been the best game on this console, but the story severely hampers any chance of that. For Last of Us fans, still worth a play through to experience the story. I'm glad I played it, but I know I will never pick this up to play it again.… Expand
  2. Mh_rezalou
    Jul 7, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The naughty dog should give players Right to Choose between abby and ellie in the theater Game have excellent graphics and fantastic gameplay but story is just good not perfect… Expand
  3. MSAN2020
    Jul 7, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. El juego se vuelve tedioso, sobre todo en la historia de Abby, el desarrollo de la historia de Lev y su hermana es muy de relleno, lo hubieran hecho más corto ya que el final se queda con muchas dudas, además que fue un final bien extra que sí bien es cierto fue bueno a mi punto de vista, dejó mucho que desear.… Expand
  4. Granada_Espada
    Jul 7, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Первое впечатление было потрясающим!
    Хотелось рассматривать каждый кустик, предмет в игре, обшарить каждый дом и рассмотреть детали. Столько мелочей, которые наполняют мир, для меня первые 5 минут окупили игру. Геймплей понравился, сама механика. Есть нюансы, когда тебя начинают видеть или слышать, хотя не должны.
    Я считаю до сих пор, что это было предательством со стороны создателей, так расправится с персонажем, кто принес им любовь фанатов.
    Большие проблемы с игрой у меня начались, когда нужно было играть за персонажа, который вызвал у меня кучу ненависти.Мне не хотелось узнать ее мотивацию, проникаться ее чувствами и играть за нее.Неудивительно, что Эбби помирала все время и вот это доставляло мне хоть какое-то удовлетворение.
    Сюжет Эбби, это топтание на месте.Ее буквально тянут за волосы вперед, мотивация действий никакая.Лично мне кажется, что всю сюжетную арку с Эбби запихивали в игру в последний момент.
    Беременная Мэл, это просто тихий ужас, что она вытворяет.
    Эбби реально сливают а угоду концовке.
    По игре непонятно, как группировки набирают народ, если за версту всех мочат и рта не дают раскрыть, что в Псах, что в Шрамах.
    Узнаем, что Эбби поймали, все, домой, дальше с ней уже разберутся, миссия выполнена. Нет, премся зачем-то проверить своими глазами, попутно вырезая очередную банду.И зачем она их гасит? Ведь они за нее отомстили Эбби.Логики ноль и лучше к этому моменту уже отключить мозг или он зависнет.
    Нашла Эбби,все, вот она наказана, ни чуть не хуже, чем ее действия по отношению к Джоилю, можно опять пойти домой. Ну, или на худой конец, заколоть Эбби, но нет, игрока тащат за шквартник против логики к финалу. Ну не будет такого финала, что нам показывают, просто невозможно, если только Элли не шла второй раз отхватить люлей от Эбби, а то было мало и все, забыв про месть.
    Сюжет ужасен. Игра в конце делает бессмысленным свое существование.    … Expand
  5. Jacobrich
    Jul 7, 2020
    6
    Visually one of the best games to come to PS4, the gameplay is similar to original last of us game so that's good. Don't like the fact I was forced to play abby it's like rockstar forcing us to play micah in RDR2 and the story could of ended differently but overall it's good.
  6. UnboundPlace67
    Jul 7, 2020
    6
    Honestly not that bad, but with the way the review companies are talking about the game, it does come off as utter nonsense. This game is a 7.5/10 at best, not a masterpiece, as some would have you believe. My main issue is with how bad the story telling is, for a AAA company like Naughty Dog, who specializes in story based games, this game is a total train-wreck in terms of storytelling.Honestly not that bad, but with the way the review companies are talking about the game, it does come off as utter nonsense. This game is a 7.5/10 at best, not a masterpiece, as some would have you believe. My main issue is with how bad the story telling is, for a AAA company like Naughty Dog, who specializes in story based games, this game is a total train-wreck in terms of storytelling. The actual story itself isn't super new or unique, but that doesn't mean it's devastatingly bad either.

    I won't go in dept as i have better things to do, but a summarized version of what would've been better: storytelling that doesn't feel all over the place and random, instead a rather linear but conflicting story-line between the two protagonists (which honestly felt like what the game was trying to do but failed miserably), not killing off main and side characters just for that 'wow' effect (some scenes felt like they were being violent for the sake of being violent, and don't actually contribute to the plot or anything), not killing off main characters super early and then forcing them back in through flashbacks (this allows for proper pacing to develop your character and make their death have a larger impact, writing 101 i guess), reworking that ending entirely as it is not thoroughly justified at all, properly try to develop characters and not force players to empathize with some of them. There are more things i could nitpick, but like i said my main issue was the junior level storytelling.
    Overall i rate this game a 'meh' out of 10.
    Also, have to get in my obligatory "Joel-in-One, Bigot Sandwiches".    … Expand
  7. Avronfayde
    Jul 7, 2020
    6
    This game is truly beautiful. By far the best graphics on a game that I have ever seen. The music is great, and the voice acting is fantastic. However, I have the same problem with it as alot of other people. The story is so poorly told, and the fact that they ruined Ellie made it even worse. I am sorry but this is a bad game. You hurt me so badly after this one. I may not buy anotherThis game is truly beautiful. By far the best graphics on a game that I have ever seen. The music is great, and the voice acting is fantastic. However, I have the same problem with it as alot of other people. The story is so poorly told, and the fact that they ruined Ellie made it even worse. I am sorry but this is a bad game. You hurt me so badly after this one. I may not buy another naughty dog game again.… Expand
  8. Mitchewix
    Jul 7, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Having to play as Abby was awful. You are forced to play as a character you now hate yet are trying to keep her alive. You then go on to try to kill Ellie, the main character who you have a connection to! I only enjoyed 2/3 of the game.… Expand
  9. TheMagicMoosey
    Jul 7, 2020
    6
    This game is not bad, but it's also not good. Unfortunately for a sequel to the Last of Us, that's not good enough. I can't believe that the same studio that made the first masterpiece made this game. The story of this game feels out of place and out of order. It literally feels like a team of amatuers wrote this game. The graphics and gameplay save this game from being bad, because theThis game is not bad, but it's also not good. Unfortunately for a sequel to the Last of Us, that's not good enough. I can't believe that the same studio that made the first masterpiece made this game. The story of this game feels out of place and out of order. It literally feels like a team of amatuers wrote this game. The graphics and gameplay save this game from being bad, because the story sure doesn't.… Expand
  10. guriposa
    Jul 7, 2020
    6
    I think it s a good game not the best but a good one.........................
  11. khedomedo
    Jul 8, 2020
    6
    The game is a masterpiece in terms of game play and visuals. But narrative and plot (in which first game shined) is broken and inconsistent. Beside Joel death, Abby playable part, the ending and other LGBT stuff the game pace is inconsistent and very boring at some points. Its story does not urge you so see whats gonna comes next (most of the time). All this story scenario that i mentionedThe game is a masterpiece in terms of game play and visuals. But narrative and plot (in which first game shined) is broken and inconsistent. Beside Joel death, Abby playable part, the ending and other LGBT stuff the game pace is inconsistent and very boring at some points. Its story does not urge you so see whats gonna comes next (most of the time). All this story scenario that i mentioned as nothing wrong as far as content. I just believe that it did not executed properly and do not bring gamer to make believe in it.… Expand
  12. Carloss88
    Jul 8, 2020
    6
    Juego con buenas mecánicas y gráficos , pero que se hace repetitivo y con una historia mediocre
  13. Franky-Qz
    Jul 8, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Immersive gameplay and beautiful visuals. A potentially unique and visceral story unfortunately executed slightly poorly with brave narrative choices falling short of their desired effect. Lots of subverting expectations and shocking imagery to raise the players heart rate and create despair. Unfortunately this method of storytelling while having an immediate and extreme reactionary affect on the audience will inevitably fail to move anyone in any meaningful or lasting way. Thus while there are some truly stunning moments it fails to achieve the lasting impression that part 1 did. While it is understood that part 2 is trying to achieve different things. The experience feels a little too unsentimental to the legacy of the first game and this feels intentional and disrespectful.… Expand
  14. Danbrad20
    Jul 8, 2020
    6
    Visually stunning,combat /movement feels excellent and voice acting and motion capture is top notch ,but unfortunately it just doesnt feel like the original beloved characters are given enough justice by the end of the game
  15. avannen1974
    Aug 17, 2021
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game in terms of graphics and game play is a 10. As for the narrative is a 5 at most, the rhythm is cut every 5 hours of play, NO ONE can empathize with ABBY, who has no other function than to kill Joel and repel Ellie's attacks ... They also destroy one of the most endearing characters (Ellie) leaving her alone (her greatest fear) and without 2 fingers, she cannot even play the guitar that was her escape route ... Very disappointed with a game that promised a lot and that the narrative destroyed it.… Expand
  16. Dariya
    Jul 8, 2020
    6
    The Good:
    * Incredible technical achievement with stellar graphics, fantastic environments, and superb sound design
    * More open level design offers more options for stealth and traversal * Plenty of weapon upgrades and items to craft * Solid performances from the cast. The Bad: * A ambitiously messy, clumsy storyline * Pacing and length issues * AI is occasionally dumb * Melee    The Good:
    * Incredible technical achievement with stellar graphics, fantastic environments, and superb sound design
    * More open level design offers more options for stealth and traversal
    * Plenty of weapon upgrades and items to craft
    * Solid performances from the cast.

    The Bad:
    * A ambitiously messy, clumsy storyline
    * Pacing and length issues
    * AI is occasionally dumb
    * Melee dodge feels clunky

    Honestly, I wasn’t a huge fan of the first. It was one of the first PS3 games I can remember buying. I kept waiting for some sort of transcendent moment to happen during my playthrough but one never did. Many others disagreed, and The Last of Us is now cited as among the best games of all time. At first I wasn’t planning on playing the sequel. However, after seeing the leaks, the excessive DMCA takedowns, and the controversy surrounding certain plot elements I was starting to get intrigued. Since there are no new movies coming out, The Last of Us Part II is the closest 2020 has to a proper summer blockbuster, so why wouldn’t I want to play the hot new game and give my take on it?

    While the original was a relatively linear plotline, Part II has a considerably more complex narrative structure. On paper, the storyline is brilliant, as it asks us to consider the consequences of violence and the multiple sides to every story. What one person may see as justified is a heinous act in another person’s eyes. It asks us to look beyond mere notions of people being “good” or “evil”. However, the way in which the game goes about exploring this is suspect, to say the least. The story is leaden with so many flashbacks, parallel events, and perspective shifts that the story is at times difficult to follow and the pacing suffers. Since The Last of Us Part II can no longer rely on the shock of a new franchise, this kind of storytelling feels like trying to compensate for having to be a sequel. The only option is to go bigger, louder, messier, gorier, and raunchier, and not every idea is a good one. It’s also a hefty game in terms of its length, clocking in at anywhere from 25-30 hours. It’s by far the longest game Naughty Dog has ever made.

    The Last of Us Part II does not offer a dramatic departure in gameplay from its predecessor, yet its tone and themes couldn’t be more different. Part II tells one of the medium’s most ambitious stories to date, but boy is it messy. It’s the messy and sprawling nature that makes it a fascinating game, though definitely not a masterpiece like most critics claim. It’s too deliberately imperfect and misshapen for that. It’s the kind of game that for better or worse will have people debating its story decisions for months, if not years to come, and it’s bound to be a cultural lightning rod given the lack of new movies coming this year.

    Love and hate: two sides of the same coin.    … Expand
  17. Iridens
    Jul 8, 2020
    6
    I liked: the atmosphere of the world, the study of locations, gravel. The hospital and flashbacks with Joel are very good. BUT. You may like the game if you did not play part 1 or if it’s not so important for you what’s happening in the plot and you are not going to empathize with the characters. Because they can’t empathize. Abby is unnatural. Many characters, instead of sympathy, as theI liked: the atmosphere of the world, the study of locations, gravel. The hospital and flashbacks with Joel are very good. BUT. You may like the game if you did not play part 1 or if it’s not so important for you what’s happening in the plot and you are not going to empathize with the characters. Because they can’t empathize. Abby is unnatural. Many characters, instead of sympathy, as the developers expected, cause rejection, or simply do not behave inappropriately. He played at a high level, but it felt like a simple one. For me, the world of this game has remained only in the first part. The worst thing is that if Sony continues to maintain such a policy, then perhaps we should fear for the continuation of other excellent titles. And without that, a few blocks of good story games with AAA graphics will become even poorer.… Expand
  18. 13darvin
    Jul 8, 2020
    6
    Шедевром не станет, но игра качественная, со множественной детализацией. Но ...
  19. VRia
    Jul 8, 2020
    6
    6/10, NOT a "masterpiece".
    After finishing the game, here is my take on it: I did not enjoy it as much as I had hoped. The story line was kind of weak, in my eyes, and not executed in a way that allowed me to feel any emotional investment or payoff. The story can be described as "realistic" I suppose, but there were so many contradictory moments; were the writers that lazy, or were they    6/10, NOT a "masterpiece".
    After finishing the game, here is my take on it: I did not enjoy it as much as I had hoped. The story line was kind of weak, in my eyes, and not executed in a way that allowed me to feel any emotional investment or payoff. The story can be described as "realistic" I suppose, but there were so many contradictory moments; were the writers that lazy, or were they really trying to pass a C+ movie off as a game?

    Story line aside, the fighting mechanics were fun albeit repetitive and a little silly at times. Dodging and having a prone position were beneficial additions to the game, and yet players still crafted the basic items from the first game (molotov, shiv, med kit, bomb) with the same play style. The upgrades and skill trees were pretty pointless in the end, which was frustrating because we spent so much time gathering those resources only to find out that you may not even need to fight at all (running to the next cutscene). It would be nice if there wasn't always a "whew, I think that's it" dialogue prompt to state that you killed all the enemies in the area. That felt a little campy for a game that was trying to have a story line that was as realistic as possible. Lastly, the game did feel about 5 hours too long. The more time dragged on, the less attention we put into reading notes and enjoying the environment, because the story line became the linear spine of the game.

    The music was well enjoyed through the levels, and the graphics were beautiful, which I'm sure most people agree with, so there isn't much more to say on that. All politics aside, and just taking the game for face value, it was okay, but I didn't enjoy it as much as the first and I wouldn't enjoy replaying it. Also, I hope multiplayer comes out, because that was my favorite aspect of the first.    … Expand
  20. Gemara
    Jul 8, 2020
    6
    I have just finished the game and I am left with a sense of emptiness and frustration. For someone who had TLoU part 1 dearly in his heart, and who could not wait for the part 2 to come out, I have to say the experience was a punch in the guts.

    Taking all that melodrama apart, and after thinking with a clear head how would I rate this game is that not even the amazing graphics,    I have just finished the game and I am left with a sense of emptiness and frustration. For someone who had TLoU part 1 dearly in his heart, and who could not wait for the part 2 to come out, I have to say the experience was a punch in the guts.

    Taking all that melodrama apart, and after thinking with a clear head how would I rate this game is that not even the amazing graphics, extremely enjoyable game play and mechanics and the enormous appreciation for the level of detail in this game is enough to counterweight the really big flaw of the story, the character development, the order of the events and the unnecessary forced ideologies.

    For Christ sake we the fans grew to love the connection that was developed between Joel and Ellie and within the first two hours of the second game you take that completely away. All the character development of Joel being a survivor is flushed into the toilet...

    This game deserves all the praise for the people that took care about the animations, the graphics, the cut-scenes, the mechanics and the gameplay. Naughty dog has a quality signature in this regard.

    However a big and I mean BIG failure this time was on the narrative and the story telling.

    It is heartbreaking that such an amazing story from part one was completely ruined by the second part, and that this is pretty much unfixable. I now look at the story in a negative light.... Heck I am not even excited for the show being produced by HBO. Not anymore.    … Expand
  21. Zetterstrom
    Jul 8, 2020
    6
    Needs less Abby. Ellie needed closure and Joel deserved better. Amazing game, ok story. Expected it to be longer still, I think TLOU got it right and TLOU2 tried following that success and didn’t hit the mark.

    Edit: Yeah Ellie and Joel definitely deserved better. I don’t give a single **** about Abby. They really **** Joel’s entire character from the first game. Not only that but, going    Needs less Abby. Ellie needed closure and Joel deserved better. Amazing game, ok story. Expected it to be longer still, I think TLOU got it right and TLOU2 tried following that success and didn’t hit the mark.

    Edit: Yeah Ellie and Joel definitely deserved better. I don’t give a single **** about Abby. They really **** Joel’s entire character from the first game. Not only that but, going back to the trailers, it’s all false advertising. Very disappointed.    … Expand
  22. PaganMin
    Jul 8, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Я долго думал над оценкой для этой игры, изначально я склонялся к уверенной 7ке, но после 3го акта, а именно слитой(по моему мнению) концовки - оценка опустилась до 6 баллов. Если использовать сто бальную систему - то она заслуживает 63 балла.
    Однако если оценивать игру по актам, то оценка будет другой. 1й акт (от начала до сцены в театре включительно) - уверенные 75 баллов из 100. 2й акт (игра за Эбби) мне показался скучным, его хотелось спидранить, что для игры такого уровня однозначно минус. 55 баллов из 100. 3й акт, завершение, начинался не плохо, нам показали что жизнь Элли идёт своим путем, они с каждым Диной как и хотели переехали на ферму, но саму Элли мучают кошмары, из-за того что она не совершила месть, но хорошее начало было слито ужасным концом. 40 из 100    … Expand
  23. Dliwarr
    Jul 8, 2020
    6
    When it comes to graphics its really an awesome game, gameplay is good if you like this type of game
    But when it comes to characters and story, then the game falls to average, TLOU 1 took a very common and cliche story but executed it with perfection, the characters where believable, and even if the games was a little predictable, it was so well tough that it was worth it. TLOU 2 takes    When it comes to graphics its really an awesome game, gameplay is good if you like this type of game
    But when it comes to characters and story, then the game falls to average, TLOU 1 took a very common and cliche story but executed it with perfection, the characters where believable, and even if the games was a little predictable, it was so well tough that it was worth it. TLOU 2 takes the same route, a story old as ever, counted thousands of times, the classic tale of vengeance, and how it leads to bad things, the problem is that it doesn't do that in any new way, and it doesn't do it in a awesome way, it's the same as that film that you watch and maybe have fun, but it doesn't stick on your mind, it's fun while you're at it, and is just that, a game with awesome soundtracks and graphics, a good gameplay, and a average to Ok story with a feel very good characters (that are mainly from the first game)
    If you're thinking of buying it, I would recommend waiting for a promo, since it don't have that much replayability, or if you want to play it because of the story, maybe think if you want to pay for it or just watch some series on youtube    … Expand
  24. jonah_thrane
    Jul 8, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Alright, so i just finished the game, but let me start from when i started the game. i thought, "hm why are people hating this so much?", then Joel died, and in a not very cool way. I though that sucks, but, i also saw why they did it like that. They wanted to take the Hero off of his pedestal, and destroyed him, very literally. I thought it made sense, they want the audience to feel the same as Ellie. It made me want revenge just like it made Ellie want revenge, i personally thought that was fantastic. Then while playing as Ellie i loved the graphics, i enjoyed the game play, i liked the sneaking, and i liked the suspenseful moments. They could have worked on a lot of the person to person interactions, to me a lot of it seemed awkward and through a lot of the flashbacks i kept seeing a weaker Joel, a Joel who cowered i fear of Ellie at all times. He was meek whenever Abby was around. I disliked that, in the second game, and some flashbacks that went back to before they had the bust up, he could quip back at her and wasn't passive. I also didn't like having to play as the enemy... it didn't humanize them to me, it made me hate them more, i hated playing with Abby, Owen etc. I see what they wanted to do from a narrative perspective, they wanted to show that the enemy inst so different from the character we love, which is fine, but i didn't like it. I like that we saw JJ, Dina and Ellie live happily in the house, but i hate that Ellie couldn't let it go for Dina, and lastly that Dina was gone when Ellie came back, more on that later. When Ellie then leaves i do not like that we have to save Abby to then fight her, to then let her leave again. I wanted to kill Abby, we traveled far to kill Abby, so let me **** kill her, that mercy **** sucked, the little flashback to Joel that makes her think he wouldn't like this is dumb, she was having PTSD about seeing Joel die and now she grows a conscience out of no where? Screw that i want Abby to drown. When we get back Dina and JJ are gone, everything is gone, Ellie stuff is packed into one room, and we then play the guitar, only to learn she cant, because Abby bit two fingers off Ellie in the fight. Then we have a flashback to Joel and Ellie sorta reconciling after their feud, which was good because a lot of the flashback implied a lot of tension, but the last flashback showed the still loved each other and wanted to reconcile. But what i HATE, absolutely despise, is that we didn't get to see Dina and JJ again, they built up the living together part and the leaving scene was so dramatic, i wanted to see them make up and walk together into Jackson as the gates close. Or at least have it as a post credit scene. Its a fine game, i had fun, but the thing i hate the most, is not killing Abby, and not seeing Dina again.

    To who ever has read all of that, thank you for listening to my opinion, and have a nice day.    … Expand
  25. bildo17
    Jul 8, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Well, well, well. For the past 7 years, I have never wanted anything as badly as I wanted a TLOU sequel. Nothing at all. It was my favorite game of all time, apart from Bioshock, and I gotta say, I'm disappointed. The scenery and the graphics are all gorgeous. The gameplay was basically the same as last time around, which I have no problem with. But the story? The story was a gut punch. Kudos to the dev team for wanting to try something different, I have no problem with that and I respect their choice to do so. Killing Joel was a perfectly fine way to go, I think that idea was good for the overall story and furthering Ellie's story. But man, after 7 years of waiting to keep going along for the ride with Ellie and all the promotional stuff leading us to believe we were in it for the long haul with Ellie, boom, HALF OF THE STORY FOLLOWS THE WOMAN WHO KILLED THE (albeit terrible human being) MAN WE LOVED. That's why this game disappointed me. Was Abby's story empathic and a cool twist that we weren't expecting? Of course. I have no issue with dabbling in that territory. But good lord, for half of the game? A game that was what, 30 hours long? Nope, sorry that ain't it chief. Cut a 3rd of the game out, let Ellie get her revenge (or let her live like she did in the game, I don't care), and then let's move on and give Ellie more to do. More to overcome, more to grow in her new post-Joel life with Dina. Do I understand Abby and her motivations? Yes. Was her storyline with Lev endearing? Yes. Do I care about it? No, not really. This was supposed to be Ellie's story and it ended up being half her story. It was a new and ambitious way to tell a story, but to me personally, it just didn't really hit. I could never bring myself to really care about Abby's character. I'm 1000% envious of the people who could really get into her character and loved her and loved that story dynamic, and maybe I will too after another play-through or two. But my instant feelings are one of disappointment, but that's just one humble mans opinion. Oh, and to all the people bashing the game over its LGBTQ inclusion, 2 female leads or anything stupid like that, it's 2020. Grow up already. Dislike the game for real reasons, not bigoted, idiotic ones.… Expand
  26. Thon180
    Jul 8, 2020
    6
    While the gameplay was enjoyable and I had an actual fun time playing it whenever the cutscenes didn’t start playing for those key story moments, the story wasn’t as enjoyable some stuff were pretty dumb and overall bad story writing and the old characters felt wrongly written. And the ending while when you go deeper into the story yeah made a little sense in a way but it’s definitely notWhile the gameplay was enjoyable and I had an actual fun time playing it whenever the cutscenes didn’t start playing for those key story moments, the story wasn’t as enjoyable some stuff were pretty dumb and overall bad story writing and the old characters felt wrongly written. And the ending while when you go deeper into the story yeah made a little sense in a way but it’s definitely not what we wanted to do especially knowing how much you’ve been through in the 25 hours that it’ll take you to get to that point. But hey at least in a weird realistic human way the story makes a little more sense (in some areas) but it definitely absolutely could’ve been way better than what it was.… Expand
  27. MarcoAlvarez
    Oct 15, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. El primer juego me encanto, en todos sus aspectos, pero definitivamente no puedo decir lo mismo de esta secuela, y es por la historia
    -La publicidad falsa en los trailers me molesto mucho, y no me importa si lo hace Marvel Studios, el boleto para una pelicula no cuesta lo mismo que un videojuego, creo que es de las pocas ocasiones en que lo que se ve en los trailers me gusta mucho mas que el producto final
    -La muerte de Joel ocurre de una forma bastante incoherente a comparacion de lo que eran los personajes en el primer juego, dudo mucho que Tommy hubiera dado su nombre, y Joel definitivamete no hubiera dado el suyo, es mas, creo que hasta es muy dificil pensar que ayudaria a una completa desconocida solo por que si, aparte de que ambos dan sus nombres en la cabaña de un grupo armado, asi que ese seria uno de mis problemas, la muerte de Joel ocurre de una manera a mi parecer bastante forzada
    -Te ponen a usar a Abby justo en el climax del juego, el punto mas emocionante de la historia, se corta a negro para ponerte a usar a la asesina de Joel, que en mi caso me resulto imposible empatizar con ella, su razon de matar a Joel es por la muerte de su papa, un NPC que no aparece ni dos minutos en el primer juego, y algunas partes de su historia me parecio que fueron relleno, no veia la hora de acabar de jugar con ella, se me hizo realmente tedioso, y su historia en lugar de hacer que empatizara con ella me hizo odiarla aun mas, tuvo relaciones con Owen que ya estaba con Mel para ese entonces, estando Mel embarazada y siendo esta una de las amigas de Abby y ademas traiciono a su grupo en el que llevaba años solo para salvar a Lev, no ha habido personaje en un videojuego o pelicula que haya odiado mas que a Abby
    -El final he visto que deja muchos puntos de vista diferentes, respetables por supuesto, en mi caso hubiera preferido que el final fuera decision libre, matar a Abby o no, que el jugador decidir el destino final.
    Le doy el 6 por los demas apartados, graficos, banda sonora, gameplay, todo eso esta muy bien,lo que si me disgusto toalmente fue la historia
    Le doy el 6 por los ente fue    … Expand
  28. EliFrank
    Jul 9, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's sad to say that I did expect more about this game, but at the end the story is **** why force you to play with Abby? just to leave her alive at the end, **** ****… Expand
  29. Radosp
    Jul 9, 2020
    6
    Technically incredible but story was disappointing. Part one story was so much better.
  30. colouring25
    Jul 9, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm glad I was able to finish this game, sold my copy early, getting most of my money back. Sure the graphics team, level designers, programmers, animators, sound designers, and many other artist and talented people did amazing job. When the game looks, plays and sounds this great it really shows what it lacks. And to me it was all the charm and magic of the first game. instead there was too much unnecessary gore and violence, forced narrative. Plot structure was all over the place. Some of the better parts were the flashbacks, but there was too many. And the swap of the characters halfway didn't make it for me. Shock value, yes, there was a lot of shocking twists, but none of real substance or importance to make me connect with new characters. And since most new characters died, it felt pointless in the end. I was asking myself, Why? And the ending perhaps most disappointing of the entire story. Well crafted game overall, but characters and plot severely lacking polish that you can find in other AAA titles. 6/10… Expand
  31. eviltuto
    Jul 9, 2020
    6
    espectacular el juego en jugabilidad y gráficos pero historia no me gusto mucho
  32. loserlime
    Jul 9, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I’m writing my review here because both subreddits of the last of us have become both massive circlejerks and it’s really hard to voice out your opinion without being attacked.

    I think this game did a lot of things right. The graphics are top notch and although the game mechanics seem slightly dated it rarely took away from the experience and thrill while playing. Even the story had its good moments despite being a pretty predictable revenge plot whose moral of the story is: “Revenge Bad”. With a few tweaks here and there and it would have definitely be a 10/10 game.

    With that being said, there a few points while playing where I felt absolutely miserable. I have no problem with Abby’s figure or character at all but after she killed Joel it just made it really hard for me to have any connection with her. So playing through it for 10 hours seemed like drag. Also when Ellie coming back to try and kill Abby again and losing everything in the process seemed a little excessive and didn’t make any sense whatsoever. I get both characters who gave in to revenge lost a lot but I think Ellie lost far more than Abby has which seemed just really off putting. Of course if Ellie did kill Abby there wouldn’t be a point to the story it’ll just be a borderline misery-porn where nothing is learnt or nothing has a point.

    Of course the elephant in the room and I think why most people were upset was Joel’s death. But personally, I don’t have a problem with him dying at all. From the story standpoint, it didn’t make sense for anyone else to get killed for a story to be told. The problem is the way it was executed. He didn’t go out with a bang or protecting the people he cares for, he died in such a pathetic and helpless manner. In my opinion, Joel deserved a better death than that. It was more like he was a plot device more than a character which is such a disrespect to probably one of the most well written characters in the past decade. This isn’t the only instance where a good character gets killed in such a pathetic way: Jesse didn’t even get to fight back before he gets **** in the face. It’s pretty sad way to go when he was a good representation for Asians in gaming, as he wasn’t a walking stereotype.

    Many people claim there was an agenda in this game. Personally, I don’t have a problem with it. I like that Abby is a physically strong female character and I like the lgbtq+ representation. It’s good and progressive. If your giving a bad review based on such trivial things you should probably just grow up. There is some pretty sad excuses for representation in this game though. The main examples are a Latino guy named Manny who repeats the word “Pendejo” And “Puta” like a damn Pokemon. It’s just a pretty dated stereotype for a Latino guy to be hot tempered and say those words, so it pretty sad for a game to tries so hard to be progressive to make such a mishap. Overall, I think this game isn’t as bad as people made it out to be not is it as good and that’s such a shame for a Follow up to one of the best games of the past decade.    … Expand
  33. RomulusReviews
    Jul 9, 2020
    6
    Naughty Dog dropped the ball on this one. Last of Us Part ll was the most anticipated PS4 exclusive I think there has ever been, and possibly the most anticipated game of all time. With a petty revenge story that drives the plot, which doesn't even conclude with a satisfying ending, the characters all seem to feel meaningless and misguided. The story was pointless. Visuals and gameplayNaughty Dog dropped the ball on this one. Last of Us Part ll was the most anticipated PS4 exclusive I think there has ever been, and possibly the most anticipated game of all time. With a petty revenge story that drives the plot, which doesn't even conclude with a satisfying ending, the characters all seem to feel meaningless and misguided. The story was pointless. Visuals and gameplay does hold the game up on it's legs, however, that just is not enough to make this nearly as wonderful as the original installment. Such a shame.… Expand
  34. timetraveler_0
    Jul 9, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I’m not bashing the idea of killing off Joel, it was a good idea and a different theme from the first game. But they executed that idea very poorly and literally killed off the main character of the first game like he was nothing. How he died was a huge mistake and so was when. Everyone in the game, including ellie, felt like such a dreary and boring character. They killed everyone off as if they didn’t even matter so by the end of the game I was still wondering who Manny was. It felt so dull when Abby shot Jesse like he wasn’t the baby daddy of Dinas kid. What the hell Neil druckmann. It’s not even that it’s a bad game, overall the graphics are pretty good though there are a few glitches, it still irks me just how **** the storyline ended up being. 7 years of waiting for a hot pile of garbage. Though the game overall is nowhere near a 0, it definitely doesn’t deserve a 10/10. I’d give it a 6 for being such an average game. If you’re a fan of the last of us part 1, then the second game really shows just how bad the writers did on the second game compared. I almost wish they left it with the first one.… Expand
  35. NotSus
    Jul 9, 2020
    6
    Gameplay, collectibles, details, and music are all incredible. The pacing is poor and the story...well it sucks. Characters are all written poorly, you can see the ending coming hours before it does come, the game has way to many plot holes and to many cliffhangers for my liking, also the plot armor is strong with this one. I should note the last 2 hours are the worst gaming hours I’veGameplay, collectibles, details, and music are all incredible. The pacing is poor and the story...well it sucks. Characters are all written poorly, you can see the ending coming hours before it does come, the game has way to many plot holes and to many cliffhangers for my liking, also the plot armor is strong with this one. I should note the last 2 hours are the worst gaming hours I’ve spent (ever). The game just derails at full speed. This is game is 50/50 for me in terms of loving it and hating it, and due to there being 11 different numbers I can give it, I’ll give it the middle which is a 6.… Expand
  36. radiohans
    Jul 9, 2020
    6
    the plot is simplistic and victim to bizarre plot convenience. but that's not the only facet of this game, like so many seem to think. the gameplay is REALLY fun and diverse. plenty of different ways to play through the levels. the music is often one-note horror ambience, which is sometimes effective, sometimes not. the music scenes were wonderful. the acting was superb made me feel thingsthe plot is simplistic and victim to bizarre plot convenience. but that's not the only facet of this game, like so many seem to think. the gameplay is REALLY fun and diverse. plenty of different ways to play through the levels. the music is often one-note horror ambience, which is sometimes effective, sometimes not. the music scenes were wonderful. the acting was superb made me feel things a lot. dialogue was sub par, though. sometimes it felt like the script writers had no imagination. but sprinkles of gold lay hither and thither. letting the story as a whole sink in after the fact was also rewarding. the latter half of the story made me consider to what extent i should keep playing a game if I don't enjoy it. a bit of bias can go a long way in ruining everyone's experience. visuals were stunning across the board. and doing the most fun levels over and over again proved to be a great time! the game is good.… Expand
  37. Kinado
    Jul 9, 2020
    6
    Technical marvel, great graphics and animations. Gameplay is smooth and tight as well so thumbs but... The game is so boring! Why? Why the boring story, lack of engagement, excruciating slow flashbacks on an already slow story. Who wrote this crap? If the goal was to bore me to death then yes it was a success. It has amazingly tense and crazy action scenes, best I've ever seen, but theyTechnical marvel, great graphics and animations. Gameplay is smooth and tight as well so thumbs but... The game is so boring! Why? Why the boring story, lack of engagement, excruciating slow flashbacks on an already slow story. Who wrote this crap? If the goal was to bore me to death then yes it was a success. It has amazingly tense and crazy action scenes, best I've ever seen, but they are wayyy too few. It's just badly paced. Usually I play through these games all the way through in as few play sessions as possible. Reality was that I had to make an effort to finish it just to make my money's worth.… Expand
  38. Reaper98
    Jul 9, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Where to begin. Last of us part 2 undid what the first one accomplished: good story, excellent character development, a father/daughter relationship between Joel and Ellie. Keep in mind I did see the leaks and I knew how the story would go but it's totally different seeing it play out. Some of thing I will say people will not agree with but keep in mind this is just a game and not real life. As soon as abby killed Joel I was mad and filled with rage. Soon as I started my journey for revenge you have no idea how bad I wanted to make abby suffer. Soon as we do confront abby as ellie that's where things went downhill for me. We play as abby for what felt like forever. Just for the heck of it I just let her fall off a ledge or let the infected have their way with her. I even let ellie kill her multiple times. Yes, you have to fight ellie as abby and that is not cool. Like many of you out there I didnt care about abby or why she killed Joel. Soon as she killed Joel I wanted her dead. Going back to ellie, there are times where she becomes dark like when she killed nora. You have no idea how satisfying that was for me. Or when she killed mel. Ellie only defended herself and she had no idea mel was pregnant but that didnt phase me. Her fault for attacking ellie in the first place. I felt no guilt in killing dogs who were trying to kill me. Kill or be killed. For the most part this game is my element. However it was all ruined in the final part. You get to fight abby as ellie and she let her go. I killed all these people with no hesitation and I can't kill the one person that started this journey of mine. Story should have ended when you saw them at the farm.… Expand
  39. ielwood
    Jul 9, 2020
    6
    I avoided all the leaks on the run up to the release and played the game through from start to finish. So firstly the game looks amazing, truly breathtaking graphic design.
    And now for the story.
    I've read a lot of other reviews on this subject telling us that the low review scores of from people that are too invested in existing characters, the stupidest f**king statement I've heard    I avoided all the leaks on the run up to the release and played the game through from start to finish. So firstly the game looks amazing, truly breathtaking graphic design.
    And now for the story.
    I've read a lot of other reviews on this subject telling us that the low review scores of from people that are too invested in existing characters, the stupidest f**king statement I've heard since Lewis Hamilton told us his dog is now a vegan.
    Of course we are invested in the existing characters, we wouldn't buy Tlos2 if we weren't..... Naughty dog seems to be pandering to the less than 5% and trying to put itself forward is an ambassador of woke political correctness movement.
    My advice is not to play this game and just remember the feeling you got the first time you finished Tlou part 1.    … Expand
  40. Mussai
    Jul 9, 2020
    6
    Excellent graphics, acting and music, the whole ambience stands out.
    The story could have been so much better and more interesting, since the second half of the game everything feels pointless and boring, this ruins the entre game.
    Not a masterpiece, not a trash either
    A big disappointment compared to the first one.
  41. Francisdroke
    Jul 9, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is a big disappointment I mean why in the trailer they put a character who die in the beginning at least they can make an effort to show us the really game in the trailers other think in the argument of this game is the unnecessary introduction of the character of Abby because they can’t even make her interesting or a good designed character I mean if you want to do a single player at least make the character who you play interesting most of the players doesn’t want an unnecessary 10 hours of Abby anyway the game isn’t bad but isn’t a masterpiece neither… Expand
  42. gerlin
    Jul 10, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. el juego es bueno pero tiene sus fallos no es perfecto esta muy lejos de serlo es mejor el primer juego en algunos detalles en general el juego es exquisito pero en narrativa tiene mucha decadencia pero a la vez tiene puntos fuertes… Expand
  43. Kaodeq
    Jul 9, 2020
    6
    The graphics and gameplay are very well done, but the story is poor. Ellie kills lots of people during the game but gets remorse only for the story npcs... And the end is just bad...
  44. B3nj4_ct
    Jul 10, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Gráficamente precioso, la jugabilidad es de 10, el argumento es bueno, pero, la narrativa es pura basura, reducir el personaje de Joel a un inútil que muere porque no se puede ver venir una trampa así, el orden cronológico, horrible, igual habría sido diferente si la historia hubiera sido lineal, perro, vamos a hacer que Joel, el protagonista del primer juego muera y vamos a hacer que su asesina sea una protagonista de este juego, tambien vamos a hacer una historia que trate sobre la venganza y que al final no se consiga, qué maravillosa idea, ah, se me olvidaba, que os parece si matamos a todos los hombres que tengan un mínimo de influencia en la historia, qué buena idea Neil, el juego tiene demasiados agujeros de guión, más que la última trilogía de Star wars… Expand
  45. Jackmcc
    Feb 9, 2021
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The graphics are amazing it is amazing how much naughty dog is able to has bee able to do with only a couple years breathtaking!

    The mechanics feel good and the crafting feels better then ever however I feel that crafting cost way too materials you need to have I only managed to craft very few things in the very long run time and it was very annoying having to start again with different weapons

    Now the game play gun mechanics are smooth its so satisfying to beat a solider to death with a crowbar and blow off someone head with a shotgun BUT the encounters are very repetitive and the design is very confusing and aggravating. The infected are just terrifying I always try my best to be stealthy around them. One last thing is that I think that it was very idiotic for Naughty Dog to not give us a full auto gun until the end of the game AGAIN but overall I liked the game-play and It is much better then the first one
    Overall 8/10.

    Now The Story........ buckle up because I have a lot to say about this

    In my completely Bias opinion the story is a complete DISASTER insulting the first one everyone adored with all their hearts while giving us character I COULD NOT GIVE A **** ABOUT

    where do I start where do I even begin I know lets start of with the greatest insult Joel and how he is handled instead of giving him an emotional send off like he deserves we decide to just ****ing beat him to death with a ****ing GOLF CLUB like not even just shooting him and being done And I will talk about the person who did this later

    The main reason this game failed was of the structure and how embarrassing it is who taught it would be a good idea to play halfway of the game as Ellie and then decide to play the next half as Abby like are you ****ing kidding me

    we are going to talk about Ellie my favorite character of this **** while she is nothing like she used to be she definitely has the best ark of her slowly losing her herself the deeper she goes into to Seattle and if the story put that as there main focus this review would of been a lot different BUT when you have TEN HOURS of ****ing dumb ass Abby **** you really begin to lose interest in well...... just about everything still...... of the game saves it from being the worst game story I have ever experienced.

    Now...... we come to Abby the bane of my existence now before we come to tearing her apart I will give naughty dog points for even trying to get you to sympathize with her but they did it so badly and the main reason is that Abby never shows any remorse for killing Joel so how are we supposed to sympathize with her if she is never sorry for her bad action and yeah you could say " well Joel stopped the fireflies from creating a cure to save Ellie and never felt sorry " the big difference is that Joel killed out of love Abby did for Revenge and once again you could say "Ellie killed for revenge just as Abby did" however Ellie does show remorse for the people she killed and Abby didn't and her story is so boring but that not the character Abby's fault its something far worse...........

    Now we come to the side character and they are terrible Dina is okay I guess but she does not interest me more then a horse buddy I can't tell you a damn thing about Jesse because he is not given enough character development, I really thought Tommy would be a huge part of the game but if you removed him there would be no difference, Lev and Yara are the worst characters I have ever played in a video game they are so boring and annoying constantly wasting your time one of them is a tranny imagine being in a Zombie apocalypse and being like "I'm gonna just change my gender" I never forgot Sam and Henry, Bill, Tess and Tommy I forgot most of these ****ers names the minute I finished this embarrassment

    The tone of this game is just mindless depression I always felt so disappointed while playing it felt like a Abby entire story line feels like a way to long walking dead episode while the first half i wasn't sure what to make of it the second half I just felt dead just wanting to finish the finish truly just disappointed

    Some people think it a masterpiece some people think it strayed to far from its roots, me... I just think its **** I would of liked a depressing story but they ruined it with bad structure characters (apart from Ellie)
    and so many plot holes the ending is insulting and dumb and all of you high and mighty **** who think people who don't like the game are just Bigots you are IDIOTS naughty dog has a lot of work to do to save this franchise

    lowest ranking was in Abby Seattle day 1 was a two and the highest was in Ellie's Seattle day 2 was a seven but overall 4/10 And that being generous    … Expand
  46. TooAngryToDie
    Jul 10, 2020
    6
    The Last of Us Part II is visually beautiful and plays more or less like its predecessor. Unfortunately it stumbles when it comes to execution of themes and story. In an attempt to demonstrate the consequences of actions, the game ultimately wastes the characters we came to love in the previous game.
  47. DMezencio
    Jul 10, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Casual player review.

    26h 12min, this was the time it took me to finish the game and I haven't even reached 100%, I only got 149 collectibles in my first game. And, to be honest, I have the feeling of "I don't know if I would play again". The game is not bad, but neither is it a masterpiece.

    Like Uncharted 4, TLOU part II is a linear game that flirts with the exploration of extensive maps, only that there are not many open areas to explore (which is a shame). And Naughty Dog is to be congratulated, the strongest point of the game is the setting of the scene (which is stunning, by the way).

    The mechanics are almost the same as the first title, with the added feature of lying on the ground and dodge. And speaking of changes, three different factions (WLF’s, Seraphites / Scars and Rattlers) were added and two new types of infected were introduced, the Shamblers and the Rat King. As you can see, there are few additions.

    The developer sold the idea of individualizing the NPC, making them talk to each other, respond better to the player's actions and, when their allies died, shout each other's names. Except that they were not careful to at least change the appearance of the NPC even in the most closed scenarios, I had the feeling of killing triplets (which broke the feeling of immersion). Individualization was a nice idea, but it was not done well.

    Something that I must make clear, with respect to gameplay and that hindered my experience, the game eventually made me dizzy (even changing accessibility and using motion sickness control), so I was forced to take a break of at least 30 min to return to play. Which breaks the fluidity of the gameplay. I say more, I only continued to play because of the curiosity to see the outcome.

    It is a story shaped by violence, and I was literally guided by the feeling of anger. The game fed me with hatred and then tried to add the feeling of empathy (which it did not, the story fueled my hatred in a way that, when it tried to show me another perspective, I didn't care about anything).

    Keep your expectations low, so that you can have a better gaming experience. TLOU part II was made for you to get into the character's skin, to feel what he feels, but it is a very subjective field and the narrative does not always reflect the feelings of the player and character. That was the biggest sin in the game.

    To conclude, the game in general is fun. I, who really like exploring the scenery, was a good experience. But the outcome of that story (what kept me playing), in the eyes of a guy who loves the first game, was disappointing. If the game had given the choice of outcome, had given the player agency, it would have been a totally different experience.    … Expand
  48. Mysterios
    Nov 18, 2020
    6
    meh it has amazing graphics and good gameplay but the story and characters were such a letdown
  49. Domi23
    Jul 10, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Its not the most perfect game and its definitely a far cry from the original. But the art and gameplay are fine. Its just the story is kinda meh. I see what they were trying to do but it wasn't executed well to me.… Expand
  50. BeanbagKenny
    Jul 10, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. i have had a lot of fun with the last of us 2. the game play is fun and always has my attention. while abby has a lot more action segments i compare to chris redfield, ellie still has the majority of gameplay, and is more like leon kennedy with great stealth mechanics. everything i had in my mind while playing, ellie did everything i wanted her to. and the game starts off really strong and kept me engaged. sadly thats where my praises end. while the gameplay and graphics are a step up from the original, the last of us part 2 sucks as the second game in a series. while ellies story starts off strong. the game tries so hard to shock you, while a simple shock doesnt mean its a good plot point. joels character was over hyped in trailers and his character when it came to how he died was ruined. joel spent the whole first game trying to teach ellie basic "dont tell anyone too much" kinda things, like street smarts basically cause he knew how naive she was. now while i believe tommy would be too trusting, joel walking into a group of people he doesnt know and telling them his name is ridiculous. all in all. the last of us 2s developers did a good job at making a Game, but they fell flat when it came to making a good part 2. the last of us 2 will go down as a "the last jedi" of followups. it still has that "last of us" tell and such. but as a part two, its sadly a very mid tier game… Expand
  51. Ahmed-Mouzis
    Jul 10, 2020
    6
    I hate to see that the lagacy of the last of us getting destroyed by a political corrected story in the game ! At least i felt that way, the writers are trying to sell those ideas to a diffrent set of people who has a different religiouns, belifes and opinions. Just dont over sells any political agenda in GAMES that we love and like.

    I realy hate the last of us 2 story, i think that Mr.    I hate to see that the lagacy of the last of us getting destroyed by a political corrected story in the game ! At least i felt that way, the writers are trying to sell those ideas to a diffrent set of people who has a different religiouns, belifes and opinions. Just dont over sells any political agenda in GAMES that we love and like.

    I realy hate the last of us 2 story, i think that Mr. Druckman could write the same story concept but if the events or the details are diffirent i will love and adore the game.

    The actions of the charcters seemed stupid and absurd in this game keeping in mind if we compared those main charcters in the ending of last of us 1 and 2 there is a big shift in the charcter personality, mentality, approachs, belifs and etc,. They looked like they are a totaly diffirent people!

    Ion the other hand, i loved the gameplay and ill give it 10/10 even though it was simmiliar to the first game, I loved the visuales of the game, it was astonishing.    … Expand
  52. eliasaurelio
    Jul 10, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. *REVIEW WITH SPOILERS *
    At first, I was not very interested in playing The Last of Us 2 because I knew that I would not overcome the first part, after listening to so many rumors I decided to embark on the trip, to be very unsatisfied at the end. I had a feeling similar to that of the end of GOT, from my point of view the story is not the strength of the game, I was shocked that after playing with the protagonist, the game forces you to play with the antagonist, the development of the game is Forced to the point that the game becomes too long and boring, I expected a more satisfying ending after 40 hours invested but that is not the case with TLOU2. Joel's death seemed poorly executed, mainly because you only play a few minutes with him, that the whole game is an endless quest for revenge I consider it very poor and mediocre from a creative point of view. The positive is that I have to praise the technical part of the game, the level designs are fantastic, the setting, the music, you definitely feel immersed in that universe. The graphics are from another generation, exploration was my favorite part of the game and I have enjoyed the game, especially the fighting. In conclusion, TLOU2 does not go beyond the first part and leaves a lot to be desired when it comes to the story and the characters, but it is not a bad game either. Final verdict: Average.    … Expand
  53. Fape4ini
    Jul 11, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Как по мне игра через чур разтянута, она скучная и однообразная. Интересно играть лишь потому, что интересно что будет дальше в сюжете, какой следующий дебильный поворот по типу: Элли пошла всё таки мстить после того как Эбби сохранила обоим жизни. Как по мне игра очень слабая.и не тянет больше чем на 6.… Expand
  54. MrRobin
    Jul 11, 2020
    6
    6/10, because of weird/bad storytelling. The game has a lot to offer. Soundtrack, game-play, artworks and beautiful graphics. However the game is mostly focus on storytelling and that's where it started to fall apart.

    I feel like, you can make a game without killing a lot of "main" characters. They did in the first game, yet in this game writers goes basaltic. imagine growing up with    6/10, because of weird/bad storytelling. The game has a lot to offer. Soundtrack, game-play, artworks and beautiful graphics. However the game is mostly focus on storytelling and that's where it started to fall apart.

    I feel like, you can make a game without killing a lot of "main" characters. They did in the first game, yet in this game writers goes basaltic. imagine growing up with your teddy bear and suddenly your mom throws it away, you `wouldn't be happy, right?

    Finale was also anticlimax, feature no "real" morel message to the players/viewers. Some stuff was just unnecessarily for the story. This story is also heavily dependent on political views, specially about women and trans. In the first game, didn't have any kill able female characters (which is interesting).

    Overall this game is "NOT GAME OF THE YEAR", weird decision. It's like they were making a perfect pancake and a customer asked Nutella inside a pancake. Obviously you get confused, but you don’t want to upset customer. In the end your pancake is horrible, but you made your best effort to satisfy the customer.

    It's a good game, but very bad writing, hope the writers realize how to write a story without being dependent on society moral and listen to their own hearts and how they feel like story should go.    … Expand
  55. hellyaN
    Jul 11, 2020
    6
    Normal game. But the first was better. Graphic in game top. But feminism it is bad
  56. Lamadi52
    Jul 11, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. PROS:
    -Strong gameplay
    -Intelligent enemy AI
    -Stunning graphics
    -Great sound design and visual effects
    -Heartfelt flashbacks of Joel and Ellie

    CONS:
    -Poorly written, one dimensional side characters
    -Convoluted story with odd pacing
    -Emotionally manipulative
    -Meaningless sex scene
    -Hypocritical sense of morality between Abby and Ellie
    -Lack of engaging puzzles
    -Transphobia is somehow present in a post apocalyptic world
    -The ending It's hard to sympathize with Abby and play as her when she just killed a beloved character in the series. (Ex: If I pointed out a stranger and told you that the stranger was a child abductor, unless you're convinced otherwise, you will not see that stranger in the same light) In the same way, we are forced to play as a character we've already labeled as a cold, heartless killer. Trying to change our mind that she's a better person than we thought is a much more difficult feat to accomplish than just playing that character fresh with no labels attached.

    With that being said, this game could have been so much better than what we've experienced. According to Neil Druckman, the game was initially planned to be open world and Abby's gameplay would be at the start of the game (BEFORE YOU KILL JOEL). This alone would have made the game much more palatable. (And would resolve the previous point made earlier about feeling like you're forced to play as Abby)

    Neil Druckman could have given the players a choice: Kill Joel/Don't kill Joel and Kill Abby/Don't kill Abby. There could have been alternate endings.

    Clearly the idea of morality in this game is hogwash. Abby kills Joel because he killed her dad even though Joel saved Abby in the past. You're telling me Abby couldn't feel the same way that Ellie felt at the end of the game? Both Ellie and Abby were fueled by revenge, but taking revenge was only bad for one of them? For me, the biggest elephant in the room was the nonsensical transphobic cult in a zombie driven world where society and modern culture are stripped away. It can't be helped that this was done to empower the LGBTQ community and there's nothing wrong with that, but at least make it a little more subtle. With all this being said, this game does not deserve neither the vast amount of 0/10 nor the 10/10 scores. Good things and bad things can be said about this game. Ultimately, what made The Last of Us such a special game is completely lost in this sequel.    … Expand
  57. introspective_g
    Jul 11, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have been a fan of TLOU for five years, and have been anticipating this sequel for just as long. I knew of the contents of the leaks, but never saw them and tried my best to not let it distort my view for the game. I trusted Naughty Dog would do better and deliver. Boy, was I wrong and disappointed.

    First, I applaud ND for taking such huge risks with their storytelling this time around - that took guts - however, I cannot say that it paid off or was worth it, for me personally. Doing something risky does not make it brave or compelling, let alone a masterpiece. It's how you execute it that matters.

    Visually, this game is a masterpiece. The graphics and audio, music, environment, cinematics, and acting was all Oscar worthy. I was fully immersed just by those pure aspects. Even the gameplay was fun, despite it being just a revamped updated version of TLOU1. My jaw was dropped from the visuals at the opening scene alone. Beautiful work by the developers and art team at ND.

    However, I play TLOU for the story, and that is where this game fails. They take what you love about the first game, and rip that from you before your very eyes. For shock value, maybe, but mostly for impact - an impact that never comes with a pay off. I had other expectations for where this game would take us, and they definitely did not go that route. My views of the game constantly shifted while playing through it, until now where they have solidified. Joel and Ellie's relationship is revoked to just flashbacks. They very well could be told in present tense and work in the narrative just as well. The flashbacks were my only favorite parts of the game, since Joel and Ellie's conflicted relationship is treated as a subplot to make room for Abby's story.

    Their plan to use Abby to build empathy with the player did not work for me one bit, as it didn't for most of the fans as well. She did not show any redeemable qualities or even have any likable aspects to her that made me cling to her as I did with Joel and Ellie. I found myself so bored while playing her and learning her story. Even her friends fell flat as characters and I did not care for them. Alice was an exception though :)

    The pacing of the storyline was also messy compared to the first game. It's non linear, which muddles it along the way. Once you feel it's ending, it just keeps going on to a draining end with no pay off or real conclusion. This mostly was their intent to show how revenge works, but once again it falls flat. It feels as though the game is beating the player over the head constantly with the message of revenge, desperately trying to tie forgiveness in with it which frankly doesn't work for me. The constant use of plot devices to manipulate the player was so obvious I was laughing. Abby plays with dogs vs Ellie kills them, etc. After a while it all feels so inorganic and shallow, compared to the organic feeling the first game gives you in its narrative.

    There are also plenty of plot holes, contrivances, and character inconsistencies that made the overall story feel weak. Does Abby not know or realize that Ellie is the immune girl from the hospital? Joel and Tommy conveniently plopping themselves into Abby's clutches, without even fighting back. What exactly makes Abby want to save Yara and Lev, besides her dreams?

    The ending of the story just left me hollow and depressed, feeling like I wasted 20hrs playing for nothing. Feeling like my five years of investment in Joel and Ellie was for nothing. Everything felt so meaningless, and I was hurt and felt manipulated from the start. Maybe that's what they were going for, but not all players enjoy this type of treatment - to them OR the characters they deeply love and feel connected to. I love Joel and Ellie to death, and seeing where the both of them ended up by the story's conclusion wrecked me like hell, especially since it felt forced and for no reason despite for the sake of being bleak and nihilistic. I guess what the players are left feeling is what was intended, but how we got there was cheap.

    I missed Joel throughout this journey, and wanted to see his and Ellie's relationship (which has always been the heart of TLOU) fleshed out even more as they dealt with their issue of "the lie" but it was taken from me, and you. The scene where he tells her the truth felt anti-climactic and rushed. The dialogue was blunt and weak despite their strong deliveries from Troy and Ashley.

    Overall, I had fun with the gameplay and the visuals, but story wise I was hurt and let down. Five years of waiting only to be emotionally manipulated in a cheap fashion by ND. You should play it for yourself to form an opinion and enjoy the graphics, but only that. Don't play this game to escape from the darkness of our world, because it only adds to that. The light in the darkness from the first game has been switched and taken from you, only to leave you and the characters you love lost in the darkness.    … Expand
  58. dioplast
    Jul 11, 2020
    6
    Amazing graphics, mechanics, level and sound design as well as acting. Story feels poor overall despite being a very long one, it seems that it meant well but failed to succeed in many different levels. The simple idea with the powerful dynamic that the first one had and created the Tlou universe here is a mash of smaller, often forced and punishing segments that fail to serve the overallAmazing graphics, mechanics, level and sound design as well as acting. Story feels poor overall despite being a very long one, it seems that it meant well but failed to succeed in many different levels. The simple idea with the powerful dynamic that the first one had and created the Tlou universe here is a mash of smaller, often forced and punishing segments that fail to serve the overall message that was meant to be passed to the player. I do believe that if the expectations for what this would be were managed better and if the game was released 2 years earlier I would have expected less thus being less critical.… Expand
  59. GoodBerrySan
    Jul 12, 2020
    6
    Well, all I can say about this game, it sucks. I don't know exactly, when we’ve started to live in the world, where position of developers, become like stinky spit in players face that accompanied with arrogant statements like: “If you don’t like game, do not play it” or better “If you don’t like our product, it means that you don’t understand our idea” and the best “Gaming industry isWell, all I can say about this game, it sucks. I don't know exactly, when we’ve started to live in the world, where position of developers, become like stinky spit in players face that accompanied with arrogant statements like: “If you don’t like game, do not play it” or better “If you don’t like our product, it means that you don’t understand our idea” and the best “Gaming industry is standing far away from policy, We making games with love and soul for all groups of gamers”

    Stop this **** please. Stop lying. I am 25 years old straight boy like most of players. And I don’t interested in all this trendy tolerant stuff, like lesbians, weed and interracial family with Chinese kids. I don’t have any Prejudiced attitude mean thoughts about that, But it is very weak theme, topic or whatever it is trying to pretend, for 30 hours of really nice gameplay, But Without a well-thought-out, not far-fetched plot, with a frankly indifferent attitude to characters whose actions contradict, with the beliefs, characters and motivations described earlier, told at the highest level in the first part of TLOU.

    It is not a continue of a great story. It is not TLOU2. Gameplay 910 and 0/10 for other sides.

    Overall 6/10    … Expand
  60. arafat_619
    Jul 11, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. To be honest, the game's details and visuals are the best I have ever seen in the ps4. I love love love Ellie's part of the game but Abby's meh, not so much. Trying so hard to make us sympathy with her, was just forced and off. I understood why she did all this but again it was horrible. I feel like they made this game not to complete the legacy of Ellie and Joel but to milk the franchise for part 3 and more money no matter who they sacrifice. So in a nutshell, part 2 is just a base to start part 3… Expand
  61. WhiteMobster
    Jul 11, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Beautiful graphics, incredible details, interesting gameplay, but what spoils this awful story. The game forces you to like a character that you play for 3 hours and kills the protagonist of the first game that you spend 10 hours of your time playing and enjoying him. And the way they killed him was also horrible, it wasn't even halfway through the game that Joel goes and surrenders to people he doesn't even know. The message that this game tried to send too... "Revenge is a stupid game" Ellie kills all of Abby's friends just to in the end gives up on killing her.
    I couldn't sympathize with Abby at all, every time I played with her I just wanted her to die.
    And some unnecessary scene by the way.    … Expand
  62. SkullTeam_San
    Jul 11, 2020
    6
    Mecanicas del juego graficos y gameplay exelentes historia me parecio bastante mala y contiene demasiadas incluciones LGBT etc
  63. Nubio10
    Jul 12, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. O jogo é bom tem lindos gráficos ótima jogabilidade e uma trilha sonora boa mas peca demais na história sendo forçada em vários momentos então eu dou um 6… Expand
  64. otavioft
    Nov 8, 2022
    6
    The last of us part 2 é um jogo com gráficos excelentes e uma jogabilidade ótima mas que faz vários erros durante o enredo, principalmente no seu final sem sentido e forçado. eu esperava muito desse game infelizmente ele não correspondeu as expectativas e é um jogo totalmente superestimado por fanboys. eu adoro o primeiro the last of us é um dos meus jogos favoritos, e the last of us partThe last of us part 2 é um jogo com gráficos excelentes e uma jogabilidade ótima mas que faz vários erros durante o enredo, principalmente no seu final sem sentido e forçado. eu esperava muito desse game infelizmente ele não correspondeu as expectativas e é um jogo totalmente superestimado por fanboys. eu adoro o primeiro the last of us é um dos meus jogos favoritos, e the last of us part 2 é um jogo que não vou ter boas lembranças justamente pela história fraca e dificilmente irei jogar novamente.… Expand
  65. WatchingUP
    Jul 12, 2020
    6
    So, i've finished the game and it's... you know, kind of a hot mess. Great visuals, amazing soundtrack, a slightly upgraded from the 1st part gameplay that is getting a little repetitive towards the end, but since game is not 50+ hours long that's not a huge deal. And then comes the story. Oh boy, did they drop the ball on this one. The amount of silly, avoidable mistakes they made, makeSo, i've finished the game and it's... you know, kind of a hot mess. Great visuals, amazing soundtrack, a slightly upgraded from the 1st part gameplay that is getting a little repetitive towards the end, but since game is not 50+ hours long that's not a huge deal. And then comes the story. Oh boy, did they drop the ball on this one. The amount of silly, avoidable mistakes they made, make you believe that the story was written over a week and not along 7 years it took to make a sequel. Story is filled with plot holes, characters contradict their nature to fit author's narrative all the time, some to the point that they become so shallow you can see right through them. If you've ever read a fanfic or watched season 8 of GoT you'll get a really familiar feeling from this one.
    A solid 6/10, a great game butchered by its bland basic story.    … Expand
  66. AnimeNagibator
    Jul 12, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. В целом игра норм но финал просто ужас
    Мстить , убивать кучу людей чтобы в конце помиловать ,.    … Expand
  67. jannik_1904
    Jul 12, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Spielerisch und grafisch ist The Last of Us Part II eine absolute Wucht und überzeugt auf ganzer Linie. Das Pacing hingegen hat schon deutlichere Schwächen. Nach dem dritten Ort, den man zunächst nur aus der Ferne sieht, um sich einen Weg dorthin zu schlagen, wird es schon eintönig. Das Gameplay besteht schließlich nur aus drei Aspekten: Kämpfen bzw. schleichen, looten und kleineren oder größeren Rätseln.
    Nachdem Abby auch noch eine eigene Charakterprogression hat, mit eigene Level-Ups und Sammelobjekte, fand ich das Spiel schon arg gestreckt. Mit einer Spielzeit von 12–15 Stunden hätte ich besser leben können als mit 22 Stunden.
    Zumal wurde auch versucht, den Spieler zu täuschen. Trailer wurden manipuliert und die ganze Marketingmaschinerie war auf Joel und Ellie ausgerichtet. Lediglich ein Trailer von der PGS 2017 hat Abby gezeigt. Ob mir das Spiel bei einer anderen Erwartungshaltung besser gefallen hätte, sei mal dahingestellt.
    Leider überzeugt das Wichtigste, die Geschichte, nicht und dadurch wird auch das Gesamtbild arg runtergezogen. Durch unlogisches Verhalten wie von Joel vor seinem Tod, von Abby, nachdem ihr Leben mehrere Male gerettet wurde, oder von Ellie, die Abby verschont. Da Abby Joel zu Beginn tötet, war ich nicht mehr bereit, ihre Seite der Geschichte zu erleben, und war vielleicht zu voreingenommen.
    Aber es hätte viel besser sein können: Neil Druckmann hat in einem Podcast gesagt, dass sie die Struktur zuerst anders geplant hatten. Man hätte Abby zuerst gespielt und nach und nach in Jackson ihre Geschichte herausgefunden. (https://youtu.be/xxpZDBpM-h8?t=130)
    Und genau das wäre auch mein Vorschlag gewesen, wie mir die Geschichte besser gefallen hätte. Als erstes Abby zu spielen, um ihre Sicht der Dinge, ohne Vorurteile, zu erleben. Zudem hätte Joel auch Vertrauen zu ihr aufgebaut, da sie schon länger in Jackson wäre. So wäre Joels Tod glaubwürdiger. Zudem hätte Abby so sympathischer aufgebaut werden können. Auch hätte sie einen inneren Zwiespalt erleben können, ob es nötig ist, Rache an Joel zu üben. Nach diesem Teil hätte sie Joel töten können und Ellie wäre auf Rachezug gegangen. So hätte auch das Ende mehr Sinn ergeben, da auch Ellie die Motive von Abby besser verstehen und auch sie einen inneren Zwiespalt erleben würde.

    Alternativ hätte auch zuerst Abby in Seattle spielen werden können, um nach und nach aufklären zu müssen, durch wen ihre Freunde ermordeten wurden. In der Progression hätte dann auch die Hintergrundgeschichte von Abby erklärt werden können.
    Schade fand ich auch, dass so gut wie nichts über den Pilz oder die Infektion im Spiel vorkommen. In Part I ist die zentrale Handlung, ein Heilmittel herzustellen. In Part II ist davon nichts enthalten.
    Die Geschichte ist aber nicht durchgehend schlecht. Das Spiel hat auch seine Momente: Der ruhige Moment indem Ellie „Take on me“ singt oder die Flashbacks, an denen man merkt, was den ersten Teil ausgemacht hat und was Part II fehlt: Interaktion zwischen Joel und Ellie.    … Expand
  68. FindersFees
    Jul 12, 2020
    6
    Calling this game a disappointment would be an understatement, destroys characters from the first game, poor pacing, characters from the first game act completely different to the point where you think it's just to push the plot, hardly any of the new characters are interesting or even likeable to the point when they die you don't even care.

    Beautiful art style, great looking game and    Calling this game a disappointment would be an understatement, destroys characters from the first game, poor pacing, characters from the first game act completely different to the point where you think it's just to push the plot, hardly any of the new characters are interesting or even likeable to the point when they die you don't even care.

    Beautiful art style, great looking game and improved gameplay from the first.    … Expand
  69. tuxxut
    Jul 13, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Visuals 10/10:
    high quality textures, nice details (notes being wet after swimming), easter eggs (Gustavo Santaolalla (music producer) at the beginning of the game) and motion capture for characters make TLOU2 one of the most astounding games ever made even prettier than most AAA games for pc.

    Audio 10/10:
    no matter what you get on the screen the audio is always appropriate and high quality.
    Sounds like gunshots and voices can change depending on the enviroment.

    Gameplay 8/10:
    Good visuals and audio make the game very immersive. Also mentionable are the good physics like blood behaviour. Guns feel allright but not topnotch. Melee fights feel good with many types of finishing moves, the dodge ability and the variety of weapons. The levels are linear and you often can see an upcoming fight only based on the amount of cover. Enemies are a big positive point: natural movement, behaviour (looking after a fallen companion), changing fight tactics and variety make enemies challenging and enjoyable. Crafting and skilling is well made motivading you to search every corner for loot.

    Story 4/10:
    The only reason why this game gets a bad rating from me. As a storygame the story is the most important part and has way more impact on the end score than gameplay etc..
    Its a story about revenge and forgiveness. After Joel gets tortured, killed by Abby in front of Ellie Ellie goes to Seattle for revenge with Dina, Tommy and Jesse. After slaughtering our way through hundrets of fungi, WLFs, dogs(!) and Abbyfriends as Ellie we are confronted with Abby instakilling Jesse. Now we get a 10 hours long flashback of Abby and her perspective having nothing to do with Ellie. ND tries to make Abby more likeable and understandable by showing her "nice" side. This attempt to show the other side of the coin fails badly. Abbys action of avenging her dead father (doctor we killed as Joel) by travelling thousand miles only to torture Joel who has saved her life from zombies minutes ago infront of a familiy member who beggs for merci is unsympathetic and tells the audience that Abby is an evil psychopath not able to forgive an act that happened 4 years ago. In the flashback we can see that Abby knows of the actions of the Fireflys to kill Ellie without her and Joels consent. By that she also knows that Joel only defended his daughter making her vengeance even more absurd and cruel. As Abby we also get to know Abbys collegues who confirm my opinion about the WLF being a bunch of scumbags. The WLF is at war Scars aka. an aggressive religious scumtribe. After Abbys story showing how she changes from a cruel killer to a nice person within 2 or 3 days we get back to the final fight playing as Abby. Now we can see that Tommy got shot in the eye by Abby after saving Ellie from a bullet. Now we fight against Ellie and win. As we are about to kill Ellie Dina attacks us with a knife. Luckily Lev is here to save the day by shooting Dina in her arm. As we are about to kill Dina Ellie tells Abby that Dina is pregnant. She responded with "good". The only thing that stopped her is Lev. The game tries to make us understand and forgive Abby for 10 hours straight but the only thing it achieves is confirming our prejudices about Abby being a cruel psychopath. After the fight we get a big time jump to Ellie being together with Dina and her child in a nice farmhouse. As it turns out Tommy is alive. He comes along showing Ellie where Abby currently is. After she refuses to avenge Joel Tommy gets mad and calls her a coward. Thats straight up **** Tommy was the guy who has gone out for revenge without Ellie because he worried about her. He even told his wife to lock Ellie in Jackson and now he suddenly doesnt care about her even though she has more to loose than ever before. Now Ellies ptsd comes back and she cant let go of Abby. She goes after her knowing she lost Dina and her child with that descision. After she meets Abby in a horrible condition prisoned by Rattlers she fights her. As she was about to kill her she thinks about Joel how she forgave him and realises that revenge wont make her happier so she lets go of Abby which is quite unrealistic considering she murdered hundrets of people only to get to Abby. Now she turns back home where nobody is left. She then tries to play her guitar but with only 3 fingers left she isnt able to (Abby bit them off). So she leaves her last memory of Joel behind.

    A dark story where everybody looses because of revenge. Especially Ellie even though she spared Abbys life. Main problem is a lack of character developement, plot holes and the game trying so hard to make Abby likeable but achiving the opposite. Because of that the game feels very unsatisfying.
    The idea of a revenge story where both sides of the coin are shown is good but executed poorly.
    I could live with a sad story (even though its not my taste) as long it is greatly written.
    Its a shame they didnt spend more time making a good TLOU2 story.    … Expand
  70. Samadoodle
    Jul 12, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game, graphics wise, was really great. It felt realistic and made all the zombies, I.e. clicker blister etc.. more terrifying. The landscapes were also great. However, the fact of playing as Abby, the antagonist and character who killed Joel with a golf club, Is not so best option for the game. The redemption of her isn’t handled very well as we still hate her in the end. Once the game finished she didn’t even die which made it very unsatisfactory for its ending. You, the player, should really have primarily played as Ellie and not Abby at all. Story could’ve been better (excluding the Abby parts would’ve been a fantastic choice to improve up… Expand
  71. Omarnour_
    Jul 12, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Gameplay was amazing along side it's graphics, the story however was built in a poor way, I felt that it was mainly focused on Abby more than Ellie, the ending could have been done in a better way such as finding the fireflies and giving Ellie another chance to save the world.

    Not to go into to much detail, the game is amazing but the story just destroys everything.    … Expand
  72. Kiwia-Coco
    Jul 12, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I believe this game deserves a 6/10. It was highly disappointing. Although the graphics were phenomenal and the gameplay was great, the story fell flat for me in a number of ways. For one thing, Joel’s death while not surprising felt rushed and executed merely for shock value. His death felt numbing in a way that it partially contributed to me not caring or being emotionally attached to any of the characters in the game. The lack of care for the characters is due to the fact that I felt a handful of the characters relationships with one another were insincere and could have been developed more (Jesse, Ellie and Joel, Dina, Lev and Yara, Tommy and Maria, etc.) During the game and up until the end, I found it difficult to fully connect or care about any of the characters in the game whereas in the first game, I developed a deep attachment and understanding of Joel and Ellie, flawed or not. Furthermore, the switch to Abby, not only threw me off in terms of the plot progression (bc with Ellie we had reach a cliffhanger by Seattle Day 3 and then we switch to Abby) but also because Abby’s story felt like an entirely different saga vaguely related to the most prevalent events of the game. I understood the theme of vengence, violence, forgiveness, and tribality, however I don’t think I needed such a long and dragged out game such as this to understand these themes. In fact, I’ve seen shows such as Avatar: The Last Airbender (a childrens show) reflect these themes much more powerfully and executed in ways that made me deeply reflect on the human condition not only as a kid watching it, but still as an adult rewatching it. I can respect the risks Naughty Dog has taken in an attempt to elevate gaming to new storytelling levels, however, the story just did not work for me.… Expand
  73. Jendoe9
    Jul 12, 2020
    6
    Graphically, this is a truly masterpiece... And that’s about it. If you’re going to buy this game DONT GET TOO HOPEFUL, be ready to be disappointed at nearly every level, man I mean, it doesn’t even have multiplayer! don’t be fooled by media. Good luck.
  74. L4T14RAH
    Jul 13, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The last of us part II, a long wait for an underwhelming experience; the first games ending seemed to eliminate the course of the game in which the second Is based around. Joel literally stands over marlene and she says. “Wait let me go!”... Joel follows up with. “You’ll just come after her.” Proceeds to shoot her shortly after; For me this seemed to suggest the second game was not going to based on such a trivial idea such as revenge. The first Game ends with a 1000 different possibilities to take the story in any direction in a world of infinite possibilities. The gameplay is a PS4 masterclass, from its easy accessible UI, the the dazzling graphics and stunning world in which you get to explore at your own pace. Player mechanics feel refined and doesn’t feel rushed out like many recent titles.. where the first one made you cry in the beginning, the second surely makes your heart tear in the end. Gameplay-… Expand
  75. NalogRu
    Jul 14, 2020
    6
    Продолжение TLOU, кончено, оказалось не тем, что все ожидали. В этой игре слишком много жестокости, иногда от неё начинает просто тошнить. В некоторых эпизодах её возводят в фетиш и это даже как-то пугает, хотя игра совсем не про это (с учётом произошедшего в первой серии).
    Сам сюжет зачастую предсказуем. Его линейность не даёт тебе никакого выбора - в некоторых эпизодах абсолютно нет    Продолжение TLOU, кончено, оказалось не тем, что все ожидали. В этой игре слишком много жестокости, иногда от неё начинает просто тошнить. В некоторых эпизодах её возводят в фетиш и это даже как-то пугает, хотя игра совсем не про это (с учётом произошедшего в первой серии).
    Сам сюжет зачастую предсказуем. Его линейность не даёт тебе никакого выбора - в некоторых эпизодах абсолютно нет желания так поступать, но разработчики тебя заставляют.
    Большое количество новых персонажей не улучшают сюжетную линию, так как не полно раскрываются их мотивы, переживания и сами характеры. В результате не успеваешь привязаться к ним (как это было в первой части).
    Иногда действия героев полностью противоречат логике. Понятно, что необходимо связать сюжетные линии, но нужно было это хоть немножко завуалировать.
    Сама тема мести (её причины, цена, последствия), в целом, раскрыта полностью. Хотя есть некоторые моменты, с которыми можно поспорить. Поэтому за сюжет 4/10

    Gameplay скучноват (и он практически не изменился в сравнении с первой частью):
    1. Порой персонажи кажутся бессмертными (от выстрела продолжают бежать дальше, про удары холодным оружием вообще молчу и т.д.). От такого недоумения теряется эффект погружения.
    2. Звуки сделаны на высшем уровне (особенно битого стекла и во время ныряния под воду). Озвучка персонажей сделана с чувством, не возникает ощущения, что говорит какой-то робот.
    3. Техника боя оставляет желать лучшего. Противники не видят тебя, когда из-за камня выглядывает оружие. Или не слышат в замкнутом помещении твоих шагов по бетону. Стелс практически невозможен на высоких уровнях сложности.
    4. Без автоприцеливания на джойстике очень трудно, а в игре оно реализовано не совсем удачно.
    5. Некоторые схватки настолько длительные, что игра начинает наскучивать. TLOU - это, прежде всего история, поэтому сюжета хотелось бы побольше.
    6. Движения персонажей и животных очень реальные, особенно впечатлили выражения лиц. Единственный минус в этом плане - как реализованы прыжки через пропасть.
    В целом за gameplay можно поставить 6/10.

    Графика для PS4 - на высшем уровне. Очень много прорисованных деталей, особенно понравились колосья травы на ветру. Здесь 10 из 10.

    Общее впечатление от игры положительное. И всё же с оглядкой на первую часть, если дороги её тёплые воспоминания, я бы лишний раз подумал о покупке. С другой стороны, таких масштабных проектов не так много, чтобы на основе негативных отзывов отказываться от них. Каждый сам должен сделать свой выбор.    … Expand
  76. User987
    Jul 13, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Although I don’t agree with a 5.4 rating, I just as much don’t agree with a 10/10 rating. This games pacing is horrible. You’re all over the place with this game. I was hoping the leaks would be false about playing for Abby for the second half of the game. It was flashback after flashback and then you flash forward and then flash back and then flash to the present: it was all over the place. And after you beat the daylights out of Ellie and her crew as Abby, you flash forward like a year maybe 2 years into the future with completely different takes on the characters. For example: At the beginning of the game, Tommy doesn’t want Ellie to go face Abby and just let it go, and then at the end of the game, he calls Ellie pathetic for trying to let it go?? The whole barn sequence felt like a day dream or something. It’s like if you were watching a tv show that ran 4 seasons. 1st season is great so far. It’s good, it’s interesting, and it sets the tone and setting. 2nd season, it’s all right. It’s nothing like the first season, but you aren’t as interested. Then it feels like you skipped the 3rd seasons and went straight to the 4th/final season with new characters (rattlers) and Ellie, Abby and Tommy are all different characters now.

    Despite all that, there were many good parts to the game, mainly being gameplay.    … Expand
  77. origammirip789
    Jul 13, 2020
    6
    The Game part is outstanding. The story is bizarre and just a mess. All social justice stuff was also too prevalent.
  78. ibegreggin
    Jul 13, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Gorgeous graphics and sound direction. Strange premise. Baffling decision to make you upgrade one character for 12 hours just to start from square one with a completely different, slower, less sympathetic character. This really should have been two or three games; the pacing is unbelievably poor. The flashbacks are great, though.… Expand
  79. NiceGuy3012
    Jul 13, 2020
    6
    The gameplay was amazing. Really refreshing. Didn't change much from the first game except for new jump and prone buttons but it was awesome. The graphics were exhilarating and looked super realistic. I loved to just stand and look around the world and the photo mode made that easier. Now, the reason for the 6 rating is... that the story was mediocre. The entire thing just seemed like itThe gameplay was amazing. Really refreshing. Didn't change much from the first game except for new jump and prone buttons but it was awesome. The graphics were exhilarating and looked super realistic. I loved to just stand and look around the world and the photo mode made that easier. Now, the reason for the 6 rating is... that the story was mediocre. The entire thing just seemed like it was one hit after the other and the antagonist turned heroine did not deserve the redemption story arc she got. Plus, there was a very inappropriate scene that did not need to go in the game. All in all, what made me realize the story wasn't all that good was the fact that the ending left me and many others unsatisfied. It just didn't fit the main character's story well after the events of the game. If you want an awesome game with mechanics and graphics that will blow you away, buy it. If you want to make it memorable, with a story that will satisfy you, keep away from this.… Expand
  80. TheOpinionMan
    Aug 2, 2020
    6
    The game has amazing graphics, challenging, smooth gameplay, a beautiful setting that makes you want to be there just to appreciate the beauty. But where the game shines in this elements, it completely lacks in story telling, narrative, and characters. For some weird reason its told in disorder,, meaning that when you kill some characters in the first part, you dont even care, since youThe game has amazing graphics, challenging, smooth gameplay, a beautiful setting that makes you want to be there just to appreciate the beauty. But where the game shines in this elements, it completely lacks in story telling, narrative, and characters. For some weird reason its told in disorder,, meaning that when you kill some characters in the first part, you dont even care, since you never cknnected with them until the second part. Ellie just isnt the one that we knew in the first game, and neither is Joel, both make stupid choices that they would have never done. Abby isnt a like able villain/protagonista, she has a very stupid motive for wanting them both dead, and it doesnt make you connect with her by just playing as her, what made Neil Druckman believe that was the case? No clue. Aside from them there are a few likable characters, like Jesse, Dina and the dog. However the story telling is just bad, terrible, the whole game happens for nothing, the purpose of the game isnt acjieved and not by your choice, but the writters, what was the point of playing it then? Aside from that they really didnt cared ripping off Mulan, those who have played know what I mean by that. The game is just lacking, it makes you make some **** choices, and then makes you feel bad about it, just because. I dont know who told Neil Druckman thats how you write a good story, but it certainely wasnt Amy Hennig, Craig Houston, Kojima, María e Krawczyk,, etc..… Expand
  81. SaadanBro777
    Jul 14, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. For the people who have been waiting for this game for more than 5 years, this game can be pretty disappointing for you. I personally really enjoyed some parts of the game like beating up Abby, combat, graphics, characters. But the story line was somewhat mediocre. Especially 10 hours of Abby gameplay was really stressful and painful for me. On the other hand I missed Joel so much the entire game. It was painful to see how he was tortured and killed. But I would definitely recommend this game to everyone just to let them see what this game has to offer.… Expand
  82. dodecahexagon
    Jul 14, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game will be hit or miss for a lot of people, the story was all over the place and felt forced in many instances, the whole "cycle of revenge" trope feels very tired at this point, and Elly taking the decision to not take Abby's life in the end to supposedly end the cycle makes no sense, since she proceeded to kill hundreds of people during the course of the game, and every kill could potentially create another "Cycle", this is a case where the story and gameplay just don't mesh well together at all. I'm also not saying that killing joel at the start of the game was that bad of a decision, it just could've been handled a lot better. As always the gameplay and graphics are top notch for a naughty dog game, I just never really felt invested in the story, and it felt like they could also skim 5 hours off the game which felt unnecessarilly long, especially in the abby section of the game.… Expand
  83. Exellior
    Jul 14, 2020
    6
    6/10 is a fair score imo. I don't think I can recommend it at full price though, maybe wait for a sale instead.

    I think I can divide this game into 3 parts, with the 3rd part being the worst and also very short in comparison, more like an epilogue. If the game ended like I thought it would at the end of that 2nd part, the ending would have been a little bit better (worthy of a 7/10) and    6/10 is a fair score imo. I don't think I can recommend it at full price though, maybe wait for a sale instead.

    I think I can divide this game into 3 parts, with the 3rd part being the worst and also very short in comparison, more like an epilogue. If the game ended like I thought it would at the end of that 2nd part, the ending would have been a little bit better (worthy of a 7/10) and for me satisfying, but unfortunately we got an extra 2 or 3 hours of playtime before the game ended and those few hours felt completely unnecessary with an ending that was just kind of meh.

    Overall I really enjoyed the game despite it's flaws.

    - Story is kind of mediocre for me. We have seen this type of story in many movies and executed better and also much worse. Despite a weaker story, I still wanted some answers throughout the game (and I was satisfied with them) and I wanted to know what happens next. The characters can sometimes be **** stupid and make stupid decisions (some of them selfish) just to keep the game going. I also liked all the flashbacks that happen throughout the game. They didn't feel like filler to me.

    - The graphics are very good even on the normal ps4, the acting is great and so is the level design. There are also a few bigger areas this time. I saw a few (not many) graphical glitches here and there, but perhaps there are less of them on ps4 pro.

    - The gameplay has also been improved and was easily the best part of the game for me. It is very similar to the first game, except you can now also jump, prone and even hide in tall grass and under vehicles and some objects. I THINK they even added a dodge button (or was it in the 1st game as well? I can't remember), which makes the combat better. You can also craft a silencer for your gun. You no longer have to waste shivs to open locked doors. The AI is a bit on the dumber side even on Survivor difficulty and can sometimes be easily exploited, but I've seen worse in some other games. (For example: In the 3rd part of the game I managed to take out probably at least 15 humans (most of them with melee attacks) while hiding in one small hallway with 3 covers, 1 way in from the front and 1 from the back. One brave fool or usually exactly 2 enemies always stopped on each side of the door that leads into the hallway for a few seconds before only one of them came inside to try and fail to kill me while the other one walked away from the door before finally coming in and let me do it instead of coming in in pairs or groups. Also, none of them apparently knew the layout of their own house because they could have easily surprised me behind if they bothered to walk through the room on the right of the hallway that I couldn't see, but they had access to only if they jumped over a very small concrete fence first that was right next to that door.)

    - I didn't see many bugs, other than usually 1 infected being stuck in a small area and keeping aggro after losing sight of me two or three times in different encounters and a human enemy becoming invisible in the 3rd part of the game when I tried to aim at him from position that the game didn't like.
    - Looting feels a lot more rewarding this time, even on the hardest difficulty. If you try to explore everything, you will find a lot of pills, scrap and crafting components and how much ammo you will take into each encounter once again depends completely on your play-style. And you will definitely need that ammo.

    - I loved the encounters in this game. Some were really brutal, 1 or maybe 2 were a bit scary with some horror game vibes, but most of them were fun, 3 or 4 however were frustrating and they forced me to actually play well to get through them. Luckily the autosaves are very frequent during all encounters and they even helped me win a few difficult fights despite the result being a draw. Unfortunately though, for me many encounters felt like filler just to extend the game length, but because I really enjoyed the gameplay, I didn't really care.    … Expand
  84. twogirlgamers93
    Jul 14, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. one of the best looking games we have ever played and i didn't find any bugs in it at all.
    BUT the storyline and the way it was written was a cluster f**k, we don't have a problem with Joel being killed but it was they did it. 7 years of waiting to be given this, is a kick in the teeth to then be told that if you don't like game you hate the LGBTQ + community is not on, we knew the two leads are part of this and it didn't have any effect on the game for us. end of the day the storyline is s**t with no revenge at the end like it was suggested all the way threw the game.    … Expand
  85. Ganderlow
    Jul 19, 2020
    6
    This game took the greatest duo in history and destroyed it for a half written plot. The graphics, the combat, the upgrade system, and the atmosphere is incredible. They have done next level work on making this game look great and play great, but that doesn't mean very much without a story.
    I hated every single plot decision throughout the campaign. Even to the very end, I felt no    This game took the greatest duo in history and destroyed it for a half written plot. The graphics, the combat, the upgrade system, and the atmosphere is incredible. They have done next level work on making this game look great and play great, but that doesn't mean very much without a story.
    I hated every single plot decision throughout the campaign. Even to the very end, I felt no happiness in where the story leaves the characters you once loved.
    I recommend not playing this game if you enjoyed the first one.    … Expand
  86. CaesarGR
    Jul 15, 2020
    6
    Great graphics. Nice gameplay but gets repetitive. Very few innovations gameplay wise from the first game.

    The visual storytelling is lacking in contrast to the first game. You stay too long in seattle. They could show more of california or other regions. The story is mediocre. They kill some characters too early and the pacing is all over the place. Its very anticlimatic and when    Great graphics. Nice gameplay but gets repetitive. Very few innovations gameplay wise from the first game.

    The visual storytelling is lacking in contrast to the first game.

    You stay too long in seattle. They could show more of california or other regions.

    The story is mediocre. They kill some characters too early and the pacing is all over the place. Its very anticlimatic and when the game ends you feel empty.

    I believe if the game was 10 hours longer, it could really help the game.    … Expand
  87. ThatYoungGuy
    Jul 15, 2020
    6
    Where to begin with this... The Last of Us was purely "lightning in a bottle" with a dynamic story that made you sympathetic with the characters, constant roller coaster of emotions, and the cream of the crop story driven experience. Last of Us 2 tried to ride the same bolt of lightning but failed to even get a hold of clouds. It had the slight feel of Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop DistressingWhere to begin with this... The Last of Us was purely "lightning in a bottle" with a dynamic story that made you sympathetic with the characters, constant roller coaster of emotions, and the cream of the crop story driven experience. Last of Us 2 tried to ride the same bolt of lightning but failed to even get a hold of clouds. It had the slight feel of Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distressing where you play 2 sides to the same story that Ultimately led to the same ending. All in all this game does still hold its place with outstanding att and lay off the land in post-apocalyptic settings plus I greatly enjoyed the new weapons. This game doesn't deserve the full "100%, most prefect game ever created " hype, but it doesn't deserve "this game is pure absolute garbage " that's why it's in the middle… Expand
  88. Latore
    Jul 15, 2020
    6
    I would say its 9/10 as a separate game with different name. But I would say 4/10 as a continuous story of famous first part. Its good quality gameplay, graphic and the story is just miserable. Disappointment for me after so many years of waiting.
  89. Marcelo2115
    Jul 16, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Technically is amazing with the gameplay, the graphics, music, etc. The problem in this game is the story it doesn’t has a good order of the events, it makes, they want so much that we like Abby so in some points it’s just frustrating and some key descicions like Joel’s dead and the end make the game change in a negative way. As said before if there was a good story telling those key descicions could be done, but in the way the are in the game is not done correctly.
    Overall a great game with a poor story, this game is not nearly as good as the first one.    … Expand
  90. Xmarscki
    Jul 16, 2020
    6
    Game is great. I’m not against LGBT but guys.... it’s all over the game, it’s too much.
  91. Roachable
    Jul 16, 2020
    6
    The good things first: The Last of Us Part II is arguably one of the most gorgeous looking games ever made for a console. The level of detail is insane and pushes the seven year old hardware to its limits.

    But unfortunately, good graphics don't make for a good game. The plot has more holes than Swiss cheese, the pacing is horrible, the newly introduced characters are thoroughly    The good things first: The Last of Us Part II is arguably one of the most gorgeous looking games ever made for a console. The level of detail is insane and pushes the seven year old hardware to its limits.

    But unfortunately, good graphics don't make for a good game. The plot has more holes than Swiss cheese, the pacing is horrible, the newly introduced characters are thoroughly unlikable, even though the developers try to manipulate the players via pathetic and predictable story beats. Returning characters are being basically abused to push far left propaganda. None of it makes any sense. The entire premise of the first game has been thrown down the drain in favor of nonsense. The ending is arguably one of the worst and most unsatisfying in video game history.

    In terms of gameplay, The Last of Us Part II is mediocre at best. The entire loop of stealth, knife kills and looting becomes dull and repetitive very quickly. Not to mention the annoying quick times events. The first game wasn't a revelation in the gameplay department, but the captivating story was the major driving force to push forward. This is not the case anymore.

    Overall, The Last of Us Part II is a prime example for the definition of "style over substance". A huge disappointment.    … Expand
  92. DanielOGP
    Jul 17, 2020
    6
    The elephant in the room, Abby
  93. Bosseyed-Beaver
    Jul 17, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. gameplay 8/10 - only let down by the scavenging getting a little stale.

    Graphics 9/10 - attention to details amazing and so is the general atmosphere. Story 4/10 - disappointing. Theres so much they could have explored in this universe but chose a story that just didn't hit home for me.    … Expand
  94. Nuage
    Sep 23, 2020
    6
    J'ai été très déçu par cette suite. Tout d'abord au niveau du rythme, là où le premier épisode m'avait aspiré dans un déluge d'émotions d'entrée de jeu, avec sa mise en scène au service d'une intrigue extrêmement bien construite et crédible, tlou2 m'a endormi. Le début du jeu nous confisque les commandes du personnage pendant un très long moment, une grande frustration liée au fait queJ'ai été très déçu par cette suite. Tout d'abord au niveau du rythme, là où le premier épisode m'avait aspiré dans un déluge d'émotions d'entrée de jeu, avec sa mise en scène au service d'une intrigue extrêmement bien construite et crédible, tlou2 m'a endormi. Le début du jeu nous confisque les commandes du personnage pendant un très long moment, une grande frustration liée au fait que l'histoire et les dialogues ne m'ont pas captivé une seule seconde. Je n'ai pas retrouvé la force de la complicité entre Elie et Joel du premier épisode, qui avait été amenée progressivement. Nous avions vu les personnages évoluer, leur caractère s'adapter, leur cœur s'ouvrir, c'est tout cet ensemble qui rendait le duo extrêmement attachant au milieu d'un contexte extraordinaire de crédibilité grâce aux graphismes et à la mise en scène.

    Mais ce qui a définitivement gâché mon expérience avec cette suite c'est le gameplay absolument identique au premier. Sauf qu'à l'époque je ne savais pas ce qu'était un open world, les capacités de la ps3 étaient parfaitement exploitées malgré les ressemblances flagrantes avec la série uncharted, ce qui pour moi était accrocheur c'était l'histoire et les phases de combats ultra nerveuses et riches en subtilité en fonction des adversaires. Ce rythme exploration / combat, certes répétitif était suffisamment stimulant car entre coupé de scènes bouleversantes mettant en œuvre les personnages et faisant avancer l'histoire vers l'inconnu, il y avait du suspense ! Dans cette suite, l'alternance exploration / combat est d'un profond ennui car l'histoire est pompeuse d'une part, de l'autre avec la puissance de la ps4 j'attendais beaucoup plus d’interaction avec l'environnement sans souhaiter pour autant un monde ouvert, mais j'attendais une cohérence ! Si je peux grimper ce mur ici pourquoi pas là ?! Si je peux ramper sous cette voiture, pourquoi pas celle là ?! Si je peux casser les vitres des voitures, pourquoi ne pas y insérer des mystères ? Quel intérêt alors ?!

    Mon sentiment a été de me sentir verrouillé complètement dans ce jeu, sauf dans les phases de combat très bien réalisées et améliorées. Mais je ne supporte plus de voir mon personnage forcé de marcher quand je veux le faire courir, qu'on me dise où regarder (L3 !), qu'on me dise quand le danger arrive où quand il n'y a plus de danger avec une parole d'un compagnon de route. Je ne supporte plus tous ces triangles dans le décor pour me dire quoi faire en permanence.

    Ce jeu vous prive de l'essentiel du gameplay : la tension. L'histoire a beau être extrêmement violente, il n'y a aucune tension ! Pourquoi ? Parce qu'on sait qu'il ne peut rien nous arriver SAUF durant une phase de combat, à savoir à un moment où l'on sait qu'on va mourir car notre barre de vie nous le signale. Pour être sous pression il faudrait nous lâcher la grappe avec les signaux, les flèches pour nous dire quoi faire et nous serions immergés totalement dans le jeu, nous chercherions avec NOS yeux, nous écouterions avec NOS oreilles et nous aviserions avec NOS réflexes. Il faudrait cesser de segmenter le jeu en phases, en périodes explicitement insérées dans le temps, mais laisser le combat arriver n'importe quand, l’exploration exister que par la volonté du joueur.

    Ce jeu nous conditionne à ne rien attendre, il anéantit tout désir d'être surpris car il éteint par son gameplay d'entrée la possibilité d'être surpris. Par conséquent il n'y a en réalité pas de véritable phase d'exploration. Explorer c'est chercher, c'est faire une démarche, c'est un acte volontaire. Dans ce jeu on détruit cette liberté d'action, on donne la becquée au joueur, tout est maché il n'a plus qu'à avaler. Ce jeu se fond dans le décor de notre société qui habitue les jeunes et les gens en général à aimer ne pas penser. Comme les émissions débiles dont la masse dira qu'elle sait que c'est débile mais que ça fait du bien de pas se prendre la tête. Comme les gros block buster au cinéma qui ne sont que des clones les uns des autres, sans surprise, juste là pour le défoulement vide d'âme. Et uncharted est parfaitement placé dans ce type d'expérience. Sauf que The last of us était épargné car son histoire et son gameplay (pour l'époque) apportait un réalisme visuellement mais surtout dans les rapports humains. D'où la naissance d'émotions véritables chez le joueur.

    The last of us part 2, ce n'est pas simplement une histoire ratée comme je lis partout, c'est surtout un gameplay daté dissimulé sous un sublime visuel.

    S'il devait y avoir une suite sur ps5 j'ose espérer que l'expérience serait autre chose qu'un assemblage de couloirs d'exploration et de combats et qu'on utilise enfin la puissance pour nourrir le gameplay...    … Expand
  95. Grevproduction
    Aug 18, 2020
    6
    The visuals, details, and the graphics is outstanding but the story telling telling itself is just a big mess...
  96. wheesampa
    Jul 17, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm on my 2nd playthrough and to be honest, I would've rated this much lower if I had only played it once. I really didn't like Abby's part or any of the characters in her story (except Yara and Lev). I can write an entire essay about why Abby's crew is such a stereotypical group (especially Owen) but the point is the disconnect and general displeasure came from them. I like Abby a little better after she's spent some time with Lev but Seattle Day 1-3 with Abby was just not fun for me. It felt like TLOU had these amazingly written morally gray characters then in TLOU2 we get.... Abby's crew. I loved that Joel, Tommy, and pretty much most of the characters in TLOU knew they were morally gray, even Marlene who wanted to save the world. But then we get these Salt Lake City crew who thinks they are always the good guys, and that going across the country to torture one guy is justice, not simple revnege.

    Again, the 2nd part, I really didnt enjoy. A pity too because if I didnt play it again, I would've forgotten just how amazing and emotionally inpacting the first part is. The final fight didnt make much sense to me either. Ellie spent months to track and kill Abby and when she's there, only then did she get her "peace"? I dont buy it. It feels like part 2 was made for the sole reason of "surprising the players".

    The worst part for me is the false advertisement. They advertised this as an Ellie centric game. It was not. It felt like Naughty Dog lied to me and I hated it.

    Hopefully you enjoy this game more than I did. I wont be buying the next one.    … Expand
  97. Leniand
    Jul 17, 2020
    6
    Entorno, gráficos y jugabilidad muy buena.
    Lo malo y más que decepcionante es la historia, 7 años esperando esta secuela y no pudieron hacerlo mejor.
    Una lástima que hayan terminado con un franquicia tan grande.
  98. sancesarinpro
    Jul 17, 2020
    6
    History is very important in this kind of games, and it was not well made. Gameplay is fun but
    Repetitive
  99. PahanDrake
    Jul 17, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Due to the fact that the Great Character, the man who became Ellie's adoptive dad and who had a lot of knowledge about survival, came some no name and just tortured, killed Joel with a stick, this ruined the game and the relationship both to the game and to Naughty Dog itself. I would really like to somehow revive the chtoli in the third part of Joel's game. I just can't get over what this woman did to Joel. Those who wanted to buy the second part of the game, do not waste your money. I gave a grade of 6 only because of the technical part. And for the plot, I would put 2.… Expand
  100. CookieCookie
    Jul 17, 2020
    6
    I feel awful for giving this a low score - the amount of effort and attention to detail that went into this game is absolutely insane. From the animations to the graphics and the design of the environments, this game is 10/10. Unfortunately, I just didn't enjoy the story. It started off promising and even after the event that defines the opening of the game, I went into it with highI feel awful for giving this a low score - the amount of effort and attention to detail that went into this game is absolutely insane. From the animations to the graphics and the design of the environments, this game is 10/10. Unfortunately, I just didn't enjoy the story. It started off promising and even after the event that defines the opening of the game, I went into it with high expectations, but it just went downhill from there and by the end, I just didn't care enough for it to have an impact on me.… Expand
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Awards & Rankings

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#2 Best PS4 Game of 2020
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#1 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2020
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#3 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2020

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Metascore
93

Universal acclaim - based on 121 Critic Reviews

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