The Last of Us Part II

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  1. NathenDraka
    Jun 19, 2020
    5
    The gameplay is actually good, the animations and graphics sparks joy. The story and characters not so much.
  2. NYFAN23
    Jul 21, 2020
    5
    After completing the game, it has to be said that this could've been a masterpiece. There are aspects of the game that are a 10/10 .. graphics, animations, exploration, atmosphere are all so well done and made the game bearable to play through. Unfortunately, The Last of Us is a story driven game and this story was just not very good. It felt rushed and lazily written, it was also aboutAfter completing the game, it has to be said that this could've been a masterpiece. There are aspects of the game that are a 10/10 .. graphics, animations, exploration, atmosphere are all so well done and made the game bearable to play through. Unfortunately, The Last of Us is a story driven game and this story was just not very good. It felt rushed and lazily written, it was also about 5-10 hours too long. I think the story could have worked if it was written like an adult and not a 5 year old. There is too much to go into on why the story just didn't work for me, I just didn't like it. It does a major disservice to the fans who waited a long 7 years for a new adventure with their beloved characters and it's just not what we got, especially after what misleading advertisement would have told us otherwise. For the ones that loved the game that is awesome, but for the ones who feel cheated, it just is not a great game. I didn't hate the game but i would never recommend it to anyone. I think ND has lost their way and is out of touch with what the fan base wants and expects, i'll be extremely skeptical of anything else that has their name attached to it.… Expand
  3. lVloTher
    Jun 19, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Last of Us 2 presents one of the most beautiful and detailed renditions of a post apocalyptic world probably in any form of media ever. The gameplay is very similar to the first game, but is expanded upon and very solid. These areas of the game are easily a 10/10 and we should appreciate the work that went into creating this world by the hard work of those at Naughty Dog despite shortcomings in the story. My biggest complaint about the story is how it retcons the original while the characters are dumbed down. For example, one of the biggest moral dilemmas in the original game was Joel’s choice to save Ellie from being killed to possibly create a cure. Audio logs in the game, however, make it clear that the chances of making a cure are bad (for context, we don’t have a cure for fungal infections in real life) and even if possible, the prospects of the Fireflies being competent enough to manufacture and distribute such a cure are even lower. The second game completely retcons this by making it seem as if a cure were guaranteed somehow, ignoring the rules and science established in the game and real world. Thus, Joel’s morally grey decision is replaced with ‘Joel take cure from world, Joel bad.’ Unfortunately, retroactively dumbing down the plot of the original game isn’t the limit of this game’s story. The story is disjointed and makes the mistake of trying to tell a simple story through complex means. The story boils down to ‘revenge bad’ but the story writers thought it necessary to introduce a new playable character and flashbacks within flashbacks to make us somehow understand why the developers made the decision to kill the most beloved character from the first game. This all fails and leaves the ending feel undercooked. I think they wanted us to feel empathy for Abby somehow but she is disliked by literally every character in the story and players irl. However, Abby’s story arch is completely asynchronous to the theme of the story and conflicts completely with the dark outcome for Ellie. I don’t know what the writers were thinking introducing a new player character. It’s been tried before in Metal Gear Solid 2&5, Halo 2&5, and if the pattern holds in the Last of Us 2 &5. In each of these instances the writers failed to give the player more of what they liked in the original by forcing them to play as a character they don’t care about. The only instance of this working I can think of is Red Dead Redemption 2 with the introduction of Arthur Morgan but that was helped by the fact you had a level of autonomy over the moral choices Arthur makes along with the fact that the sequel adds to the story of the original, not retracting from it. In summary, everything but the story is good. It might be worth playing eventually once it drops in price but the game length is short to begin with along with the fact the story is underwhelming and destroys a lot of your motivation to progress through the game.… Expand
  4. Jayofakina
    Jun 19, 2020
    5
    The game spends its entirety destroying the characters you knew from the first game. The only thing about Joel that even slightly resembles the character we love is his character model.

    The visuals are by far the best i've seen on any console game, and the level design/locations are built very well. The AI feels like it belongs in a game from 2014, and the secondary main character    The game spends its entirety destroying the characters you knew from the first game. The only thing about Joel that even slightly resembles the character we love is his character model.

    The visuals are by far the best i've seen on any console game, and the level design/locations are built very well.
    The AI feels like it belongs in a game from 2014, and the secondary main character moves like a GTA IV character.
    The gameplay feels like its half a decade old, disappointingly the moments you find yourself actually feeling challenged and enjoying an encounter usually turn out to be entirely scripted, meaning you spend 20 minutes fighting a "mini boss" just to realize the only reason the encounter was difficult at all is because you are meant to lose regardless of how you perform. doesn't exactly feel rewarding to find out you would've gotten the same ending to a fight if you didnt touch your controller and let the monster beat you in 3 seconds.

    All in all this game is a massive disappointment to anyone expecting a true attempt to continue the beloved story, this game shouldn't even be considered TLOU2, its essentially a new IP that reuses assets, names and voice actors.    … Expand
  5. HellsCourtesy
    Jun 26, 2020
    5
    The gameplay is too similar to TLOS part I. A 7 year gap and an entire generation between them, and not that much development has happened in terms of bringing the formula forward and doing more things. The writing is terrible, an insult to the TLOS franchise, and does not resonate with literally anyone as it is a complete boiler point revenge story that does not have much payoff. NaughtyThe gameplay is too similar to TLOS part I. A 7 year gap and an entire generation between them, and not that much development has happened in terms of bringing the formula forward and doing more things. The writing is terrible, an insult to the TLOS franchise, and does not resonate with literally anyone as it is a complete boiler point revenge story that does not have much payoff. Naughty Dog intentionally mislead the public in its advertising. Everything you loved from the TLOS part I? Murdered, hobbled, and discarded just like the Content creators of PlayStation for going over game leaks. There are no moral choices for the player and you are subjugated to the 'plot' which is so poorly written. Put simply, if this game is a car and it has the option of either running over an elderly couple, a puppy, or crashing into a tree, naughty dog subjugates you to crash into the tree, stab the puppy, and r*pe the elderly couple. For ****'s sake Naughty Dog. Other than that, the Graphics, physics, pretty damn good.… Expand
  6. Chibisu
    Jun 19, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Gameplay is solid, graphics can’t be PS4, but that story man. That’s what got it a 5 man. Nobody was happy with Joel’s death, let alone that ending. Abby gets away alive and well? Bullcrap, I would’ve clubbed the absolute **** out of her.… Expand
  7. tdunity
    Jun 26, 2020
    5
    Edited and reposted to reflect current changes.

    An opening note about "review bombing": take a look at the positive reviews. See how many of the reviews don't go beyond a paragraph, or even a sentence? And in addition, that ten is the only review on that account? This is my first review, but I've tried to be as fair as possible, since I feel something needs to be said about how rhis all    Edited and reposted to reflect current changes.

    An opening note about "review bombing": take a look at the positive reviews. See how many of the reviews don't go beyond a paragraph, or even a sentence? And in addition, that ten is the only review on that account? This is my first review, but I've tried to be as fair as possible, since I feel something needs to be said about how rhis all was handled. A large portion of the negative or mixed reviews are well-written criticisms of the game by fans of the series, while many of the 10s don't even mention a thing about the game itself. Don't review the game until you've finished it? I highly doubt all the positive reviewers have played the game through, either. Is "review bombing" justified when it's positive? Even if it's being done to counteract the backlash, it's still highly disingenuous and doesn't help the cause in the long run. With gaming journalists constantly being strong-armed into giving AAA titles high scores, honesty is becoming a precious commodity. The score disparity means something is wrong. The game has its good points, but it is definitely not flawless. Neither side is innocent. Look for yourself and think critically before blindly pushing your own narrative.

    With that said, the review.

    The game looks, feels, and sounds amazing. There's no denying that. The graphics are breathtaking, and I'd say that aesthetically speaking, the game is unlike anything else on the console, pushing the PS4 to its absolute limits. A fitting sendoff, in light of the PS5's approaching release. The sound design is haunting, the musical score, environment, and enemies all sound incredible. This all ties together to paint possibly the most realistic and immersive picture of post-apocalyptic America I’ve ever seen. Play it on the biggest screen you have, wear headphones, and enjoy.

    In terms of gameplay, it's good. It builds upon the established formula, refining it into a smooth and enjoyable stealth-action gameplay loop, tried and true. However, I wouldn't say it's game-changing, especially in comparison to its predecessor. TLOU brought us an entirely new experience, heart-pounding and suspenseful in a way that transformed the zombie genre. TLOU2 is equally exhilarating, but I wouldn't say it breaks any significant ground that its predecessor hadn't already. As a standalone game, it's excellent. As a sequel to the first game, which made me fall in love with the genre, it's just a tad disappointing.

    Now, the story and characters. What the vast majority of reviews, me included, find issue with. I won’t get into detail about major plot points in order to keep this review friendly to those who haven’t played the game yet.

    The way the story unfolds is confusing, forgettable, and downright infuriating at points. I think the idea was great; however, the order that it’s presented to you only made me less invested as the game went on. It retcons beloved characters, doing complete 180s on their personalities in ways that go beyond subversion into alien-skinsuit territory. The new characters that the game attempted to make me emphasize with were unlikable for multiple reasons, even to the point where I would take more risks in combat, not valuing their lives as highly. felt detached from the characters and uninvested in the story; so, why play the game?

    All in all, TLOU2 would have been a great game, were it not a sequel. However, it is a sequel. It can’t be judged purely on its own merit. The graphics are incredible, the gameplay is great, but the story falls short. And that’s the issue. TLOU established itself as a narratively-driven game, a story about forging bonds and finding the good in a brutally unforgiving world. TLOU2 is a revenge story that beats you while you’re down and leaves you empty by its conclusion. Perhaps that was the point. Subversion isn’t a bad thing in itself. It can be a powerful tool, where betraying established expectations can create an experience more powerful than before. However, there’s a difference between subversion and indiscriminately breaking down aspects of a beloved series for the shock factor. The marketing seemed to double down on this idea, the trailers promising an entirely different game than what you ultimately buy. It’s shocking, but not in a good way.

    The Last of Us should have been the last entry in the series. Go play that, wait for this to go on sale or pre-owned, and save yourself some cash.    … Expand
  8. FerFilipe
    Jun 19, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Gameplay is an upgrade of the last game. Graphics are top notch. Problem is the story and the way is delivered to us.
    I didn't like it at all. Weak plot and a lot of flows.
    And don't play this game with your family. Not cool.    … Expand
  9. magoowashington
    Jun 26, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Just dont like joel death this for me break de game but the gameplay is good… Expand
  10. CursingHarp
    Jun 19, 2020
    5
    En cuanto al aspecto gráfico el juego es muy bueno, lamentablemente el guion quedó arruinado por la progresía. El forzar algo a ser inclusivo es malo ya que le quita la naturalidad.
    En cuanto a la jugabilidad apenas y se nota el cambio de la parte 1 a la parte 2, no te da esa sensación emocionante de encontrarte con mecánicas nuevas ya que la mayoría son iguales o muy parecidas al anterior    En cuanto al aspecto gráfico el juego es muy bueno, lamentablemente el guion quedó arruinado por la progresía. El forzar algo a ser inclusivo es malo ya que le quita la naturalidad.
    En cuanto a la jugabilidad apenas y se nota el cambio de la parte 1 a la parte 2, no te da esa sensación emocionante de encontrarte con mecánicas nuevas ya que la mayoría son iguales o muy parecidas al anterior juego.
    Finalmente a todo lo anterior ha que sumarle el crunch laboral que sufrieron los trabajadores, los retrasos y la infinita cantidad de spoilers que salieron a la luz, los cuales prácticamente nadie se salvó de ver.    … Expand
  11. MusicArias
    Jun 19, 2020
    5
    Detalles alucinantes, musica envolvente y una historia totalmente inmersiva. Es una joya.
  12. personalgrab
    Jun 26, 2020
    5
    Technically, the game is a master piece, dragged down by a cliche revenge story that goes nowhere in the end. The game mistreats character from old game and introduces loads of new unlikable characters that are super boring to the point where you end up speed running through their sections just so you can get back to the real main protagonist. The game play is old and boring, only slightlyTechnically, the game is a master piece, dragged down by a cliche revenge story that goes nowhere in the end. The game mistreats character from old game and introduces loads of new unlikable characters that are super boring to the point where you end up speed running through their sections just so you can get back to the real main protagonist. The game play is old and boring, only slightly improved version from the previous game. If you like a tunnel games where you go from point A to point B for 30 hours with no story pay off then this game is for you, but I'd wait couple of days to get a second hand copy for cheap. If the game wasn't so much story focused then it would get higher score for me, but since it is so story focused, and the story is the selling point of the game, it can not be ignored.

    Wasted potential.    … Expand
  13. Ykblz
    Jun 21, 2020
    5
    The game deviates from the very essence of the first game. What they have made to the character is unacceptable. Plot is very weakly written and its only made to support their agenda. Only positives in this game is the gameplay elements and graphics which gives the glimpse of next-gen. Naughty Dog needs a redeem themselves l.
  14. Ryuzanagi009
    Jun 19, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. O Game evoluiu como tanto divulgaram sim , a gameplay , gráficos , interface , Representatividade né , menos o Roteiro preguiçoso que mataram um personagem tão bem desenvolvido e finalizaram de uma forma tão mal feito , o final que retratava a vingança bem ruim .… Expand
  15. Tj-135
    Jun 19, 2020
    5
    The game is not terrible. Nowhere near as poor as people make it out to be, unfortunately why story is concerned they let the game down in massive ways the only redeemable quality scenes from the game are the introduction and flashbacks purely because they captured what made the original captivate people in the first game.
  16. Dabberbaby
    Jun 19, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. After running through the game. Here is my honest review of it. Positives The game is gorgeous to look at, the graphics are seamless and impressive. The lighting and effect is something I’ve rarely seen in PS4 games. The soundtrack is amazing, how fluid it is from a shifting to a tense situation from a calm situation is perfect. The voice acting in this game is just as incredible as the first. The actors are spot on with their deliveries and emotions as they are conveyed. Difficulty - I played on normal and even then it posed a challenge. This game was not easy to breeze through but pose a definite a challenge as I ran through it. Gameplay - crafting, gunplay mechanics, stealth and fighting felt fluid and saw very little “stickiness”animator movement was really well done and small details are very noticeable especially in stealth mechanics in terms of how they move. Enemy - some of the enemies are nightmare fuel and it worth learning their backstories in how they are created. BAD The story in this game is horrendously put together, the plot holes, the character development and how the game forces you to accept certain development and how they present these developments are horrible and not well put together. The story though it set a sequence of events early on in the game for character development, it failed badly and in fact turn the game into a chore and it became emotionally draining to complete it. The choices certain characters make or what made them likable and relatable are entirely 180 from the first game. This was story was not put together well and it was disappointing to witness. AI - the AI in this game fell short of intelligent. I running past clickers was very easy to do (possibly due to my difficulty setting). Human enemies are the worst and very predictable which made them a boring encounter. I wanted more monster type enemies but their were more human battles than monster battles when compared to the first. This game definitely is not a successor to the first. I am sadden by the direction they chose for the story. I weigh single player games heavy on the story and because of how lacking the story was the score I gave is completely fair.… Expand
  17. AlexBarbu
    Jun 19, 2020
    5
    A 5 just because of the graphics and the gameplay. The main thing that i loved about the first one, the story, was terrible in the sequel
  18. acvphantom
    Jun 19, 2020
    5
    Buena jugabilidad y ambientes asombrosos, pero en tanto historia en verdad es algo mediocre, por no decir que es una historia sin sentido y que no llevará a nada, supongo que es lo que pasa cuando se crean grandes expectativas. Si apagas el cerebro puede ser un juego disfrutable, pero si te gusta más el desarrollo de una historia esto no es para ti, mejor jueguen God of war 4 si buscanBuena jugabilidad y ambientes asombrosos, pero en tanto historia en verdad es algo mediocre, por no decir que es una historia sin sentido y que no llevará a nada, supongo que es lo que pasa cuando se crean grandes expectativas. Si apagas el cerebro puede ser un juego disfrutable, pero si te gusta más el desarrollo de una historia esto no es para ti, mejor jueguen God of war 4 si buscan una mejor historia… Expand
  19. Killroy128
    Jun 19, 2020
    5
    As a game the last of us 2 is solid the shooting and the game mechanics feel very polished, however the story really brings down the score the blatant disrespect to established characters really hurts this game.
  20. PhatdaddyDF
    Jun 19, 2020
    5
    TLOU2 was hyped up so much and I was extremely excited to get my hands on it to experience it for myself and see what had been improved upon from the first game. Regrettably, this game has left me conflicted and kinda let down. Firstly, I didn't like how the characters were portrayed through the game, and I feel some characters took steps back, like Joel. Some things in the story happenTLOU2 was hyped up so much and I was extremely excited to get my hands on it to experience it for myself and see what had been improved upon from the first game. Regrettably, this game has left me conflicted and kinda let down. Firstly, I didn't like how the characters were portrayed through the game, and I feel some characters took steps back, like Joel. Some things in the story happen that make me think shouldn't have happened given the characters experiences from the first game, like Joel and Ellie. Also Abby just wasn't likeable at all, and I get that she did some horrible things but the game tries to make me sympathize with her and her struggles, kinda like Thanos or such, but she just didn't. And the ending itself left me feeling let down as well. I can say the gameplay feels better overall and improved upon, but when a game's driving force is the story and that doesn't live up to expectations and doesn't drive me emotionally like I was hoping. Overall Gameplay was improved and the clickers definitely look amazing same with the world as well, which I can also praise this game on, even with me playing on a PS4 Slim. But overall this game just let me down and I feel let down and hope the series can correct this and create characters I can love and feel connected too again.… Expand
  21. Greycloud
    Jun 19, 2020
    5
    The graphics and voice acting are amazing, the story has so many twists and turns which is helped by the combat. Abby is also a character you begin to care for as the story progresses.
  22. ozzymandingo
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game has some great moments in gameplay but is let down by a story that has poor story telling and plot holes.

    Visually the game is stunning, it's one of (if not) the best games on any console.

    The gameplay is average, while stealth is a fantastic mechanic it was destroyed the abundance of quicktime events and lack of puzzles. The linear gameplay and lack of choice in this game is frustrating.

    Most importantly the story was terrible, killing off a beloved character early based on choices they never would have made in the first game doesn't make any sense. You're then expected to play as a character that you have just witnessed kill a beloved character with no backstory at all. Without going into all the issues with the back and forth revenge plot at the end we end up with no pay off. No choice but to watch our supposed "protagonist" make stupid decisions and ultimately lose everything while the "antagonist" gets everything they ever wanted with nothing lost. The worst part for me is the betrayal Ellie has for Joel, a man who did everything to save his little girl only to be beaten down by said little girl at every possibility even in the final moments of the game....

    Buyers beware..    … Expand
  23. Gamercritic_00
    Jun 19, 2020
    5
    Great gameplay. Story executed poorly. Be prepared to be disappointed if your main focus is on the story.
  24. TheChiel
    Jun 19, 2020
    5
    This sequel ruins everything that made the original game good. Plot is confusing at times, completely ridiculous at others and the characters are ruined. I advise fans not to play it, it will ruin the enjoyment you got out of the original.
  25. House4848
    Jun 19, 2020
    5
    Japan IGN wrote a perfect review so I’ll quote them
    Featured snippet from the web
    Here's a middling review from IGN Japan at a 7/10: “The Last of Us Part II tries too hard to differentiate itself from its predecessor. While astonishing cityscapes and more varied combat options are great evolutions, Part II lacks the poetic serenity that made the original road-movie-like epic such a    Japan IGN wrote a perfect review so I’ll quote them
    Featured snippet from the web
    Here's a middling review from IGN Japan at a 7/10: “The Last of Us Part II tries too hard to differentiate itself from its predecessor. While astonishing cityscapes and more varied combat options are great evolutions, Part II lacks the poetic serenity that made the original road-movie-like epic such a masterpiece.
    I was looking forward to this game for so long, the First game will stay with me forever. This one..... Only part that will stay with me are with Ellie and Joel. Most the characters In it were unlikeable and boring, I couldn’t get on board. The whole story could have been better and different. Eli didn’t have to be the only one who is immune, the first Time we meet the fireflies the leaders shot and their organization is on the run. The other story possibilities I would love to explore and see. Seven years to make..... this crap.    … Expand
  26. Nirico95
    Jun 26, 2020
    5
    So I feel this game is a 5/10, to some it might seem low and to other's it might feel high but I'll explain below.

    To start I did not enjoy TLOU2 personally. I didn't think it was a good game in terms of story or gameplay especially and the new characters varied from unremarkable to average. Pros: - Art style: TLOU always had a beautiful art style and this sequel is no different,    So I feel this game is a 5/10, to some it might seem low and to other's it might feel high but I'll explain below.

    To start I did not enjoy TLOU2 personally. I didn't think it was a good game in terms of story or gameplay especially and the new characters varied from unremarkable to average.

    Pros:

    - Art style: TLOU always had a beautiful art style and this sequel is no different, in terms of environmental design it is stunning at times especially seeing Seattle overgrown with foliage. You truly get the image of a civilization in ruins while traversing it.

    - Sound Design: TLOU was heralded for its beautiful soundtrack and ambient sounds and this sequel measures up to that. And while I may have personally preferred the original's soundtrack, that isn't a knock on the sequels. There were some truly inspired choices used and it is definitely one of the games highlights.

    - Character Design: With the exception of a few characters, the overall character design ranges from average to great for the setting it is in. It's nothing monumental, no truly awe inspiring designs but the ones that you do see are more often then not good.

    - Performance: Voice acting in this game is phenomenal with probably a single character whom I didn't feel the voice fit the character. Troy Baker as Joel is an absolute highlight again managing to capture the pained and conflicted anti hero and Ashley Johnson is masterful as Ellie making you truly feel what she is going through.

    Cons:

    - Story: I understand what they were hoping to accomplish with the story but for me and seemingly many others it fell flat. The story came across akin to a fanfiction written by someone who truly hated the first game, and that becomes obvious within the first 3 hours of the campaign where a formerly leading protagonist is absolutely disrespected with their legacy ultimately leading to nothing and their death being purely for shock value. And the character responsible for his death never reaches the sympathetic protagonist archetype that they were going for. Instead it does a disservice to the characters affected by it and the game suffers as a whole.

    - Gameplay: TLOU was never heralded for it's impressive gameplay but I had hoped that with 7 years under their belt, Naughty Dog would have managed to improve vastly upon what came before. Instead it appears that what we received was not even a refinement, but simply a few additions in the form of dodge and momentary incapacitation. This leads to stagnant and monotonous gameplay repetition that becomes tedious a few yours in. If you played TLOU1, you'll be familiar with the playstyles.

    Enemy AI: There is no easy way to put this, enemy AI in this game is bad, very very bad. TLOU1 had laughably bad AI at the time of it's release but even 7 years later with massive system upgrades the enemy AI is only fractionally better then what came before. For context I recently played through Watch Dogs, a game that was released in 2014. To me that game had vastly superior enemy AI as they had heightened detection and posted more of a challenge.

    Enemy variation: This is another area that suffered in TLOU2, the enemy variety is lacking, very lacking. And that along with the gameplay hurts the overall experience.

    Level Design: TLOU2 suffers from having to me at least very straightforward encounters. You are more often then not thrown into an area with only 1-2 ways to handle said scenario often resulting in the same outcome. The lack of variety to the levels as well as the above reasons makes gameplay tedious at times.

    Overall like I said, I did not enjoy The Last of Us 2 myself, I understand why some loved it and I understand why some hate it. But despite the pro's I listed, I can't get myself to give it any higher than a 5. I loved The Last of Us, but the sequel seemed to make it a mission to undo what the first game had built up resulting in characters I didn't care for, a pointless death which amounted to nothing in the end and sadly far too many missteps for me to rank it any higher.

    I have no doubt that the developers poured plenty of work into this game, but sadly I can not rate it any higher than I have. I hope they take the criticism to heart and work to improve going forward. Sadly I think it is time to let The Last of Us franchise end. This was an anticipated but unnecessary sequel that ultimately did more harm then good.    … Expand
  27. Dixie-24
    Jun 19, 2020
    5
    As a fan of the first game, I'm sad to say that this game is a terrible sequel, while the graphics were amazing and world design is very well put together, the story couldn't keep me engaged and the characters felt like needless props half the time, to put it in the simplest of terms this whole game is like throwing 2,500$ rims(graphics and world design)on a piece of crap car(story andAs a fan of the first game, I'm sad to say that this game is a terrible sequel, while the graphics were amazing and world design is very well put together, the story couldn't keep me engaged and the characters felt like needless props half the time, to put it in the simplest of terms this whole game is like throwing 2,500$ rims(graphics and world design)on a piece of crap car(story and character development) it stands out sure but if its intended purpose fails to meet its expectations then it's worth nothing at all, I would not recommend this game to anyone who's a fan of the first game or anyone looking for a engaging story, but I will recommend it to ppl looking for a game that will put them to sleep… Expand
  28. sadlerpdx
    Jun 19, 2020
    5
    Fills like the original never ended! Amazing graphics. I appreciate the flash backs and clear introductions of new characters.
  29. DanielMelgar
    Jun 19, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. El juego esta bien, los graficos son geniales, el gameplay fantastico, mantiene algunas mecanicas del primer juego pero obviamente mejorado por esa parte es un muy buen juego, pero en la historia deja mucho que desear, que quede claro que a nadie le molesta la idea de que Joel muera, eso todos lo veiamos venir pero ejecutarlo de la manera en que lo hicieron es lo que enoja a los jugadores, mas el final, les recomiendo mucho que vean primero el gameplay en youtube y asi decidan bien si comprarlo o no.… Expand
  30. HawkMathews
    Jun 19, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Abby kills everyone that is closest to Ellie but yet Ellie refused to kill her. Revenge story but actually not because ELLIE NEVER GOT REVENGE. The only thing good about this game is the graphics.… Expand
  31. MarkdaMax
    Jun 19, 2020
    5
    I played the original and had my chance to experience the second and I got to say the second game I had high hopes for. There’s just a few things that I feel are forced in the storyline and certain aspects in my opinion makes no sense to me. But overall the new experience, emotions, visuals, appearances, new terrain are all absolutely beautiful and great job done to the developers hardI played the original and had my chance to experience the second and I got to say the second game I had high hopes for. There’s just a few things that I feel are forced in the storyline and certain aspects in my opinion makes no sense to me. But overall the new experience, emotions, visuals, appearances, new terrain are all absolutely beautiful and great job done to the developers hard works in it.… Expand
  32. Landon_JC
    Feb 19, 2022
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It’s clear that this game is getting review bombed by people who haven’t played the game. After finishing this game, I think it’s fair to say it is alright. The graphics are nice, the gameplay is alright, and the story is just a normal revenge story with a bunch of complex situations. The only thing I would say wasn’t good about this game was the pacing and 2nd half of the game (not concluding the final acts after the first fight between Abby and Ellie). Other than that, I liked it.… Expand
  33. Gianlo_
    Jun 19, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. La jugabilidad es muy parecida al primer juego y los graficos que decir son lo mejor de lo mejor pero por mas de que sea lo mejor de lo mejor lo que formo The Last of Us fue su historia y lamentablemente este juego tiene la peor que pudieron haber hecho, principalmente porque la muerte de Joel tiene muchas incoherencias siendo una persona con bastantes enemigos y revela su nombre asi porque si a unso desconocidos a tal punto que sentis que la muerte fue muy poco digna, despues te quieren hacer empatizar con Abby lo cual es muy errado ya que sabes lo que hizo y te da asco jugar con ella y despues algo lamentable es el final que sentis que fue todo por nada, que ellie perdone a Abby habiendo matado a Joel es terrible, en especial porque mata un monton de gente para llegar ahi y al final no se venga, te deja con un muy mal sabor de boca.

    El resumen final es un 5 porque lo mas importante del juego era la historia y es de los peores aspectos y deja manchado el nombre de The Last of Us    … Expand
  34. Dog2Paste
    Jun 26, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is a disgrace to it's predecessor, and an insult to fans of the first game. Joel dies in such a rushed and contrived fashion, I felt frustrated and annoyed, not sad. Abby is the worst, as soon as she kills Joel she becomes irredeemable and yet you have to keep playing as her throughout the game. I mean you don't even get revenge in the end, Abby lives!?! I have never been so disappointed in a games story in my entire life. I'm not going to talk about the gameplay really, because its just fine. although I enjoyed the gameplay in the first game what really kept me playing was the outstanding quality of writing, and sadly this failed sequel falls flat on it's face. This is what i wrote 4 days ago, I gave the game a 2/10 but the website blocked me from posting a bad review. as it does for many other people. When looking on reddit it is clear that meta critic has mass blocked reviews that fall under a certain review score, Shame on you Metacritic! This game sucks Abbys flat af "pecks".… Expand
  35. GamingUnites
    May 17, 2021
    5
    Where the first game had heart, relatable emotions (both good and bad) and empathy, this one has hate, selfishness, narcissistic self-absorption and destructive anger - with most of it seeming bizarre and inexplicable.

    Where the first game had believable motivations for the characters and understandable logic to their decisions, this one just makes them bow before the grindingly,    Where the first game had heart, relatable emotions (both good and bad) and empathy, this one has hate, selfishness, narcissistic self-absorption and destructive anger - with most of it seeming bizarre and inexplicable.

    Where the first game had believable motivations for the characters and understandable logic to their decisions, this one just makes them bow before the grindingly, artificially enforced overarching narrative. It doesn't matter if it fits their character or makes sense, if it needs to be done to keep things grim then it'll happen.

    Make no mistake, these aren't characters so much as they are caricatures; they're really that distorted and cartoonish.

    The same goes for the way the plot unfolds; it doesn't matter if it seems contrived or far-fetched or if it seems incredibly improbable - if it allows an easy path to create further trouble, it's gonna happen whether it's convincing or not.

    It's like the author thinks the players are in their early teens, an odd thing considering the game is 18+ only.

    Honestly, the vast majority of people in this game are damaged goods. They don't want happiness nor do they seek any way to resolve their problems other than violence. They cannot even disagree when simply discussing things without insults and bitterness. Is it something in the water?

    I believe history teaches us that most people come together and put aside their differences in times of conflict, when the need for survival is greatest. In this post-apocalypse? People just double down and desire more suffering. It's crazy. More importantly though, it's lazy, shallow and I didn't find it in anyway convincing.

    So, the game supposedly wants me to feel emotions, it's supposed to be the main draw but I simply couldn't, not after the first 5 hours. Most of these people are hopeless, a lost cause. They're lemmings and all I could do was watch as they pointlessly flail about, fighting over each other to reach the cliff edge.

    Possibly the most laughable decision is to create a character that kills a beloved one from the first game and then force you to play as that character WITHOUT any backstory until later. I'm assuming they did that to try and get you to like/understand them but that's a colossal task that requires a skill waaaaay beyond the person who wrote this.

    It's a ridiculous thing to do. By the time I found out more, I already had gotten used to hating the character completely and simply didn't care. They should have made this whole game about them and then brought them into contact with the characters that we know in a third game.

    And the ending? Good grief. I'm guessing it was supposed to be thought provoking and meaningful but it was obvious that it was going to be one of the options they went for. The way it happens though is just bland and without any discernible motivation. There is no clue that I can see as to why Ellie would choose what she did, especially since she goes out of her way from an especially safe and comforting place, long after emotions would have died down, to get to that point.

    It's just another example of a character choosing to do something 'just because'. Presumably because the writer got lost in his own world and thought it MUST be an amazing idea but we've seen endings like this many times and done much better. Like I said before, do they not know that mature, older people might play this? The game has literally nothing new to say, no believable means of delivery and no convincing reason for the ending, despite the fact that their are at least 3-5 different outcomes that would have had more impact, especially if player choice was allowed.

    This game COULD have had me reeling from certain events, if I was actually a participant but I certainly didn't have the the ability to change/direct anything as the story is linear and involves no decision making or interesting choice/consequence systems - in a high budget game in 2020 no less.....:S

    Tehcnically (graphics and sound) the game is outstanding. The combat is fairly dated and nothing new, a 7/10. The skill trees are pointless. There's too much wandering about here and there and it spoils the pacing. The new monsters are mostly enjoyable. The last act is bloated.

    In case you didn't guess, I disliked the game. It's not canon to me. Just remember the first game and ignore this. Look it up on youtube if you're really curious.    … Expand
  36. Adam_Gallacher
    Jun 19, 2020
    5
    Incredible game! Builds on everything the original set up, story, characters, gameplay. The acting is all on point, and the gameplay keeps me constantly tense
  37. iLaXaM
    Jun 19, 2020
    5
    Fantastic game. Had my emotions going and the suspense was awesome. The characters were all great and it had some eye opening scenes. This is a game I will definitely recommend to anyone and do not trust these people rate bombing this game who have only watched cutscenes. This game was handled properly, and effectively got their point across. 10/10.
  38. Sleepwalkin9
    Jun 19, 2020
    5
    This game is absolutely beautiful. It deserves the highest accolades in that department. I have an issue with review scores. This game has a horrible story but a game review of 0 isn't fair. 0 to me is a game that is broken. It can't even run and crashes none stop. The story is horrible but it's not a 0 at all. It is all around average game that is undoing it's fanbase. The storywritersThis game is absolutely beautiful. It deserves the highest accolades in that department. I have an issue with review scores. This game has a horrible story but a game review of 0 isn't fair. 0 to me is a game that is broken. It can't even run and crashes none stop. The story is horrible but it's not a 0 at all. It is all around average game that is undoing it's fanbase. The storywriters should've seen this coming and I doubt there will be Lou3. Also this game isn't 10/10. According to Mr. Ifyoudontlikeityouplayfortnite this game is perfect. It's not a 10 but it's not a 0. 5 I'd fair. It's beautiful yet stupid like that girl you dated (or wish you did) in high school.… Expand
  39. chubbychocobo
    Jul 17, 2020
    5
    The combat and gameplay felt incredibly smooth, and the animation team wow amazing job. In the beginning, I felt absorbed into the game, however the pacing did dragged on. I found myself unable to care for the "antagonist" and her story. At some point, I just wanted to hurry up and beat the game. It eventually got to a point where I had to force myself to finish the game. Not sure if IThe combat and gameplay felt incredibly smooth, and the animation team wow amazing job. In the beginning, I felt absorbed into the game, however the pacing did dragged on. I found myself unable to care for the "antagonist" and her story. At some point, I just wanted to hurry up and beat the game. It eventually got to a point where I had to force myself to finish the game. Not sure if I would be interested if there a LOU part 3.… Expand
  40. syoku
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    Abysmal writing. Not a single likeable character, plotholes everywhere, worst ending of all time and insanely preachy. ND spent the entire development cycle sniffing his own farts and patting himself on the back for this turd of a game. If you liked the first tlou, avoid this trash at all cost.
  41. Nesty
    Jun 19, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Shooting feels clunky and the game have long stretches of boring talkin add cutscenes to the mix that shortens the gameplay notably,story wise is another pretentious hipster trash,graphics are beautiful like most interactive movies ,the game is not for everybody if you are a fan of the series you might break your controller.there are pregnant women climbin on fenses while other is smokin weed while pregnant,a character comesbak to live after being shot in the head (tommy)trees that take 20 years to grow are on the street and there havnt been not even 15 years… Expand
  42. rectifiedpigeon
    Jun 19, 2020
    5
    I'd put it at a five, the graphics and gameplay are outstanding, Naughty Dog outdid themselves with those features; but the story, in my opinion, it doesn't have enough memorable characters, and at times feels like the returning characters have been dumbed down, the humour from the original is no longer there, and it makes me want to imagine this story wasn't canon. Unfortunately it isI'd put it at a five, the graphics and gameplay are outstanding, Naughty Dog outdid themselves with those features; but the story, in my opinion, it doesn't have enough memorable characters, and at times feels like the returning characters have been dumbed down, the humour from the original is no longer there, and it makes me want to imagine this story wasn't canon. Unfortunately it is canon but I want to picture that The Last Of Us ended when Joel and Ellie returned to Tommy's camp in the first game. I feel as though Naughty Dog will have to work twice as hard with their next game, to regain some of their fans trust after this.… Expand
  43. Jdudley44
    Jun 19, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is not good narrative wise. Unfortunately with Joel’s death, you are given a character who constantly brings things up that are unhelpful, and is written poorly. She doesn’t add to anything in a positive way and just feels like a forced romance addition. It would feel the same regardless of gender, Just another bad character. She didn’t need a partner, or if you had to you should have her and Tommy together so there is the dynamic between Ellie’s style of grieving and Tommy’s. The story made me lose the will to play mid way through, as the main characters and emotional connection was to Joel and Ellie, and no other characters feel like they have a strong connection. Removing that connection removed a huge portion of the reason for playing the game.… Expand
  44. enterdoki
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    Gameplay and Visual: 10/10. Story is a 5/10. The pacing and direction of the story is questionable at best.
  45. TantaIas
    Jun 19, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So beautiful and so loud on PS4 Pro at 4K piece of game :)
    Story writers are bastards, but I'm playing.    … Expand
  46. Jessec760
    Jul 3, 2020
    5
    The art, graphics, atmosphere, and attention to detail are all stunning. There are so many things this game got right only to be drowned out by the writing and character choices.

    I'm not review bombing and I'm not a bot like people would have you believe. I am just extremely disappointed with the horrendous story telling this game delivers. It completely ruined the game. The game    The art, graphics, atmosphere, and attention to detail are all stunning. There are so many things this game got right only to be drowned out by the writing and character choices.

    I'm not review bombing and I'm not a bot like people would have you believe. I am just extremely disappointed with the horrendous story telling this game delivers. It completely ruined the game.

    The game almost seems to be directed and written by different people who have completely different views on what the first game was, what it was about, and the justification for the things that the characters did in that setting.

    This game took a turn basically the way GoT did. The first seasons were well fleshed out and thoughtful then in the last few seasons it seems like a completely different entity. This is exactly the way TLOU2 feels while playing. Its the same "show" just in essence just completely different from what came before it.    … Expand
  47. Tshadles
    Jul 9, 2020
    5
    The game is Gorgeous and stunning visually. But the marketing was lies and the game play itself was not really changed or innovated from the first a prone was added. They barley give any character development to Ellie and Dina and concentrate blatantly on Abby. My problem with Abby is not the buffness or anything that's actually baddass and pretty cool, the problem is that its forced downThe game is Gorgeous and stunning visually. But the marketing was lies and the game play itself was not really changed or innovated from the first a prone was added. They barley give any character development to Ellie and Dina and concentrate blatantly on Abby. My problem with Abby is not the buffness or anything that's actually baddass and pretty cool, the problem is that its forced down your throat that they want Abby to be the main character and good guy even after we all waited years for a continuation of Joel and Ellie's story as we were promised with the marketing.… Expand
  48. Suriom
    Jun 19, 2020
    5
    El juego es sencillamente la polla. Se han superado en todos los aspectos con respecto al primero
  49. ChosenSumo
    Jun 19, 2020
    5
    Gameplay - 7/10

    Graphics - 10/10 Performances - 7/10 Music - 9/10 Story - 2/10 Characters - 3/10 I could have forgave the some of the iffy parts of the game if the ending was solid, but I just confused why it ended the way it did. It would have been much better if you were given a choice, and more agency overall, and not forced to do awful things, then have the game    Gameplay - 7/10

    Graphics - 10/10

    Performances - 7/10

    Music - 9/10

    Story - 2/10

    Characters - 3/10

    I could have forgave the some of the iffy parts of the game if the ending was solid, but I just confused why it ended the way it did. It would have been much better if you were given a choice, and more agency overall, and not forced to do awful things, then have the game punish and scold you for doing said awful things. Wasted opportunity for a potentially amazing squeal.    … Expand
  50. Bartimus
    Jun 19, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's amazing even if Joel died in a terrible way not a heroic way he should have.… Expand
  51. wingorman
    Jul 5, 2020
    5
    Ставлю 5 балов, чисто за механику и геймплей игре! но франчизу уродовать такими историями я считаю нельзя, в мире и так всего этого хватает, и в игре не охото видеть этой пропоганды феминизма и лгбт!
  52. Misterballzach
    Jun 19, 2020
    5
    I'll preface this by saying the acting and the visuals are amazing. They're probably the only redeeming quality of this game. I'd say overall the story is mediocre. Suffering from a lot of telling us about things rather than showing us. It definitely rides on the fact were supposed to care about these characters from the previous game but doesn't do much to make us reinvest into themI'll preface this by saying the acting and the visuals are amazing. They're probably the only redeeming quality of this game. I'd say overall the story is mediocre. Suffering from a lot of telling us about things rather than showing us. It definitely rides on the fact were supposed to care about these characters from the previous game but doesn't do much to make us reinvest into them (which if you haven't played since the PS3 you probably need) which makes all the new ones very unlikeable. The needlessly bleak and it's hard to believe anyone would respond the way the characters do. It's best summed up as a mediocre revenge story. The AI sufferers majorly a lot of which is held over from the combat in the original. It looks like a next gen sequel but plays like a mediocre dlc fanfic gone standalone title.… Expand
  53. daliwang1996
    Jun 19, 2020
    5
    Are all the critics eating **** Is the money just right? 95 points? I don’t even have 55 points. I have more than one hundred PS4 games. This is the first one that makes me produce a strong refund. The game of will, after Joel's death, it is as uncomfortable to play as **** Finally, let's say a screenwriter dead mother, you make a good game invalid. Big SB!
  54. mave15951
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    to be fair, the gameplay is decent and it's satisfactory to get a headshot in this game, the animations are nice, the character models i didn't like that much. The jump button is useless and the dodge is kinda clunky

    however, when you take away the story of TLOU, this becomes just another generic zombie game that anyone can call it TWD rip off. the story was the main base, the soul of    to be fair, the gameplay is decent and it's satisfactory to get a headshot in this game, the animations are nice, the character models i didn't like that much. The jump button is useless and the dodge is kinda clunky

    however, when you take away the story of TLOU, this becomes just another generic zombie game that anyone can call it TWD rip off. the story was the main base, the soul of the franchise. And having it done so poorly like that is a major disappointment and i can really see why so many people are angry. So in one side you have people fanboying over ND and in the other you have haters who don't even know what happened and jumps on the wagon.

    as for me, this game is just a big and fat "meh." It's not the worst thing in the world but it's far from being a so called "masterpiece." The story is the main reason anyone preffers TLOU over other games, and now TLOU had become just "another game"    … Expand
  55. opllama
    Jun 20, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game has improved in many aspects from the first one, way much better gameplay, amazing graphics and the sound design is just on point every single time but this is a story driven game and all these technical stuff are there to support the story of the game to shine, and here where this game falls short, its soo anticlimactic the character progression is almost non-existent and the narrative falls short in so many times making the game feels missing something.

    The fact that we play as Abby to try and get her POV is trash because we don't get anything useful other than explaining her reason which just boils down to "you killed my father" that's it other than that 50% of this game which we play as her is basically not relevant at all, she is a new character that you established in the beginning of that game that we hate, the reason why you are giving us her POV is beyond me at that point because we already established her...

    if you were trying to make the players forgive her or just feels compassionate about her that wasn't the way to do it, maybe reverse the order of the game, give us insights about Abby first then continue to her killing joel then Ellie trying to get revenge only to realize this is not gonna go anywhere somehow and then ending the cycle, this feels like lazy writing as non of the main characters (Ellie and Abby) get any insight of each other at all.    … Expand
  56. Bsolomon
    Jun 19, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Very Bad story.Good gameplay.great graphics.poor characters development.The First one is much better than the second… Expand
  57. Imperialwolf
    Jun 21, 2020
    5
    I do not hate this game but the story pace bothers me, in the early game they purposely hide details that Ellie would have known and (the game) does not tell you till the end. Ellie journey and how the game ends makes no sense to me. So basically story means a lot to me and this game does not deserve 10/10 or 100 scores there are too many flaws that are obvious.

    Story: Very poorly    I do not hate this game but the story pace bothers me, in the early game they purposely hide details that Ellie would have known and (the game) does not tell you till the end. Ellie journey and how the game ends makes no sense to me. So basically story means a lot to me and this game does not deserve 10/10 or 100 scores there are too many flaws that are obvious.

    Story: Very poorly written revenge story
    Graphics: Very good but many textures issues.
    Gameplay: No new mechanics really, 7 years for this?
    Characters: My issues with the characters is the writing for Ellie and Abby are bare bones.

    Overall as a fan of the first game, I was excited for this game thankfully I paid little for it due to refunds sony owed me. After this and hearing about how Sony / Naughty dog treated the media once leaks came out I disapprove so I will not be pre-ordering and will now be waiting for non-access media reviews for sony and naughty dog products.

    For those who read this, I hold all companies to the same standard and companies. I did it with blizzard, Bungie, Sony (in general due to there past security issues), among other games and companies.    … Expand
  58. Barn3y
    Jun 19, 2020
    5
    Esse é um jogo que você só sabe se vai gostar jogando, não adianta ver as reviews
  59. SM111
    Jun 19, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. To the people complaining about how the left ruined the game no the left didn't ruin it.

    Now for my pointless review.

    Looks great. Great VA.
    Mostly a walking sim
    Terrible story that hurts the first games legacy.

    Characters make descions they wouldn't leading to Joel getting golf clubbed to death by Abby.

    We're supposed to care about Abby and understand why she killed joel while we play as her. No one wanted this. We were all fine with killing the doctor in TLOU and couldn't care about abby. We want to kill the character that kills joel not play as her and beat up ellie as her.

    The story goes from abby wanting revenge to ellie to abby and then ellie.

    They both kill each others friends in the name of revenge. Ellie can't get over Joel's death and leaves Diana to hunt abby knowing she'll lose diana if she makes this choice. She does and doesn't even kill her. All of a sudden she thinks back to joel and apparently he wouldn't want her to kill abby even though we all know he would.

    So abby lives and ellie basically loses everything as diana and her baby leave.

    Tommy also gets shot in the face lives but loses his brother and his wife leaves him.

    What a game    … Expand
  60. OppaiDragonFan
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    Finished the story and truthfully I can’t replay it again, for the simple reason of how bad the story is. Continuous plot holes, terrible decisions, and dumb characters make this game one of the biggest disappointment of the year in my opinion.The gameplay is what makes me not give it a terrible score. Some sections are very intense, while keeping you on your toes. The combat and stealthFinished the story and truthfully I can’t replay it again, for the simple reason of how bad the story is. Continuous plot holes, terrible decisions, and dumb characters make this game one of the biggest disappointment of the year in my opinion.The gameplay is what makes me not give it a terrible score. Some sections are very intense, while keeping you on your toes. The combat and stealth sections are good, but too over bloated in certain parts of the game. At the end of the day I don’t recommend this game, and if you’re gonna buy it, I suggest waiting for a sale instead.… Expand
  61. BadassBada
    Nov 17, 2020
    5
    Story bad. gameplay ok. graphics good. character development ok. combat good... Overall mediocre game.
  62. damngus
    Jun 19, 2020
    5
    this is game is a genuine masterpiece should be a 98 everything is an 9-10/10 graphics, characters level design, sound design story, technically speaking this is the best game of both generations of consoles
  63. DrewZ
    Jun 20, 2020
    5
    Good game in gameplay music sound effect graphics art and details but this game really fail me with the Story the way how this all journey end is so dumb I cant believe how bpad written.... this beautiful game was made.
  64. Obelisk326
    Jun 19, 2020
    5
    . Slow gameplay.A bunch of dumb poop. Story broken up by flashbacks that happen way too late. aiming sucks. FPS bad. Ending Is crap. Good world good graphics good voice acting
  65. Nine_is_God
    Jun 19, 2020
    5
    Spoiler Free Review: 10/10 game play, graphics, sound design and voice acting. 10/10 story up until the first major upset about 8/10 for as long as you play as Ellie. For every part you play as Abby it is a lot of characters you don't care about doing things that don't really add to Ellie's story and it lasts way too long 2/10. Ending makes it so a lot of the motivations of the mainSpoiler Free Review: 10/10 game play, graphics, sound design and voice acting. 10/10 story up until the first major upset about 8/10 for as long as you play as Ellie. For every part you play as Abby it is a lot of characters you don't care about doing things that don't really add to Ellie's story and it lasts way too long 2/10. Ending makes it so a lot of the motivations of the main characters never mattered in the first place but was a reasonable 4/10 end. There was an issue I had in that the infected didn't really matter and were just an obstacle and there were some moments it just felt like a resident evil crossover. Overall 5/10.… Expand
  66. tomas2008
    Jun 19, 2020
    5
    le voy a dar 5 por que la muerte de joel por que lo tubieron que matar entoses que agan una expansion por que conese final no me quedo por joel en el the last 1 me cariñe con joel por que tuvo que matar
  67. JonaRec
    Jun 19, 2020
    5
    Es un juego políticamente correcto demaskada propaganda LGBT, lo jugable y lo grafico no compensa lo asqueroso de la historia
  68. merdemoiii
    Jun 19, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I made an account just to drop a review, so here it goes. I decided to finish The Last of Us on hard tonight to sit with a fresh revival of the story before I began the second part, I was left with the bitter-SWEET ending we’ve all grown to adore and love, and started the second with a bit of a bitter and more dark recounting of the ending (with Joel telling Tommy how they reached Jackson I’m assuming not long after the end of the first game) and leaving us with more guilt and doubt regarding the actions of Joel’s decision to rescue Ellie. This is by far the best writing and storytelling you’re gonna get out of the game. The epilogue lmao. Gameplay is fun and the hordes and human enemies are fun to fight. That’s about it, it’s quite depressing but ThAtS tHe pOinT. No sweetness in this one. None at all.… Expand
  69. Gio1998
    Jun 20, 2020
    5
    The graphics, combat mechanics, and the vast amount of accessibility options are amazing.

    The story is meh. It's not bad for me since the flashback scenes with Joel and Ellie are amazing to play through. (I rather play that than Abby's storyline). However, some decisions made by the characters in the story are questionable. I don't believe the game deserves a 0 like most of the    The graphics, combat mechanics, and the vast amount of accessibility options are amazing.

    The story is meh. It's not bad for me since the flashback scenes with Joel and Ellie are amazing to play through. (I rather play that than Abby's storyline). However, some decisions made by the characters in the story are questionable.

    I don't believe the game deserves a 0 like most of the reviews. Review bombs are scummy. Joel and Ellie's flashbacks, the graphics, the accessibility, and combat should carry the score to at least a 4 for the review bombers. They haven't played those flashback scenes.    … Expand
  70. Macavellimac
    Jun 20, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It should have stopped with Joel losing a leg, this would have been enough. Ellie going for vengeance for crippling him. Killing Joel was killing the story. We have all been mislead by the trailers making us believe he was still alive.… Expand
  71. eleworld
    Jun 20, 2020
    5
    garbage garbage garbage garbage garbage garbage garbage garbage garbage garbage garbage garbage garbage garbage
  72. LFG
    Jun 20, 2020
    5
    No es lo que se esperaba...
    La verdad si es algo decepcionante y deja mucho que desear
  73. jmgmore
    Jun 20, 2020
    5
    Una excelente continuación y gran final para esta generación. No se puede dejar escapar esta obra maestra.
  74. GvailNastr
    Jun 20, 2020
    5
    The game looks not bad,but damn LGBT and feminism, which in some moments is not necessary and is made just for a tick and big ratings from critics
  75. nasosGR32
    Jun 20, 2020
    5
    Its wonderful story the details graphics is amazing every one who have a ps4 must have this game
  76. Rxaper
    Jun 20, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Hubris. It's hubris really. ND and especially Neil Druckmann and his writers dropped the ball on this one. The game is a technical masterpiece, graphics and gameplay are phenomenal. However the story is messy, and crumbles under the weight of the aforementioned hubris. ND genuinely expects you to see this story from all sides, even sympathise with Abby and her her motives for revenge.
    Oh, and Abby just happens to find the one person in the world she's looking for while being chased by a horde of infected and then just so happens to convince Joel and Tommy to come back to her site where she has people. As if survivors like Joel or Tommy would ever trust random woman with a gun to take them back to a group of strangers.
    Again, it's hubris. ND's unrestricted ego has really hurt this games potential because it must be said from a technical standpoint it's a masterpiece. These 0 ratings need to be removed because its obviously not from people who have played the game and just want to trash it. Narratively, this was a dud, it happens. Every game company misses the mark sometimes it just hurts that much more when one as talented as ND does it. I loved Joel's character, I loved his motives and his personal redemptive arc. His closure and new parental relationship with this girl called Ellie who saved him as much as he did her.
    TLOU2 feels like it tries to undermine what Joel did in one and almost paint him as a villain, completely ignoring at every turn that the fireflies were going to murder a teenage girl just for hope at a cure. That price was to high for Joel because he'd already lost one daughter, he couldn't lose another and did what any parent would. He saved her.
    There is definitely an SJW agenda in this game (mostly female characters in the forefront) and this is purely down to Neil Druckmann and his SJW liberal views as well as his affiliation with the human trashcan that is Anita Sarkesian. Honestly, if I were ND I'd look at getting a new director in for the next IP.    … Expand
  77. Jacquie7
    Jun 20, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Sin historia, juego vacío, DECEPCIONANTE.

    ¿Por qué quisieron hacer que Abby tuviera el mismo protagonismo que Ellie?

    La inclusión y lo políticamente correcto pasaron de la raya, arruinaron el juego, bien dicen “las segundas partes siempre son malas”. Me quedo con la primera entrega.    … Expand
  78. Sanubis
    Jun 20, 2020
    5
    I feel that I need to say something finally.
    Been playing video games since over 30 years.
    Maybe I got too old but here are my thoughts. Recent years have shown a direction of blockbuster games that I dislike. I could name quite some examples but take death stranding as the most recent one before this. I think the people who create games like these have chosen the wrong medium. They want    I feel that I need to say something finally.
    Been playing video games since over 30 years.
    Maybe I got too old but here are my thoughts.
    Recent years have shown a direction of blockbuster games that I dislike.
    I could name quite some examples but take death stranding as the most recent one before this.

    I think the people who create games like these have chosen the wrong medium. They want to be directors and therefore fail to deliver what I call a true Game. If I want to watch a great drama I start Netflix and not my console...

    The point why these games get insanely high critic scores is that the people who do nothing else but play video games each day, all year round as a job become more and more like art critics who are bored by the art. The yearn for something freaky ,fancy, unexpected and games like last of us are a welcoming change in their routine. But like art critics who go nuts about a painting that shows little less then black stripes on white canvas they lost their connection to the casual guy next door and what he likes.
    The last of us part II is more a video then a game and instead of being fun to play it needs to shock you to get your attention, in my opinion, a cheap tactic.
    Test it for an hour before you buy this, probably it will help you to save money that you can spent on a real video GAME.    … Expand
  79. Fellow
    Jun 23, 2020
    5
    tbh they could have made a The Last Of Us remastered remastered, because this game doesn't do it for me. If naughty dog only applied those new graphics to the old game other people would have a better time playing it again.
  80. Eren6938
    Jun 20, 2020
    5
    Je lui mets la moyenne car pour le boulot des devs niveau graphisme animation et tout le reste car sans eux le jeux aurait été mort, par contre le scénario est trop film hollywoodien ND a tuer sa licences alors qu'elle avait un gros potentiel, comme dans le premier opus pas de réel changement niveau gameplay
  81. OrigamiGuro
    Jun 20, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. There are a few main reasons people review bomb this game and call it a "terrible and horribly written mess"

    1. Joel is the Main character you play as and sympathize with throughout most of the first game. He gets killed in the very first 2 hours of the second game by a woman named Abby, whose father was killed by his hands in the Hospital near the end of the first game.

    2.The story makes little to no sense as Abby and Ellie make some very questionable life choices and by the end of the game both suffer and live a somewhat miserable life with no actual conclusion to the "revenge" plot.

    3.LGBQT+ is something no one really wants to see in their favourite games but we have all of it here. The worst part of the game is that it's way to violent to the point it shows both a pregnant woman get killed off and have a 13 year old kid beaten up and hung up on a pole left to die with his best friend Abby.

    4. Abby right... No one likes Abby we can agree on that note. I had little to no sympathy towards her after she killed Joel. She got her revenge of course but the fact the game forces you to play as her nearly half of the game is a disgrace. Almost kills every likable character in the story and by end of the game she gets aways with everything just because Ellie wasn't strong enough to avenge her friends and Joel. I'm sorry but I learned no life lessons from this Naughty Dog.

    Hope they make a DLC of some sorts otherwise this gets no actual positive feedback other than the fact that the game looks gorgeous and the gameplay itself is average at best.    … Expand
  82. KDim
    Jun 20, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. First of all, the problem with this game is not some kind of "political agenda". That is nonsense, the game's narrative does take a stance on several issues, but does not focus on pushing those opinions.

    In my opinion, the reason this game is immensely disappointing is its story:
    Alright, so Joel committed some pretty despicable deeds, and now he faces reckoning. He is murdered, and then Ellie seeks for revenge. So far, awesome plot.

    But then half of the game is played from the antagonists perspective! Excuse me, why should I care about ms Trenbolone's point of view? The part of the game where you basically have to re-play the events up to Joel's clubbing is just boring and uninteresting. And when the story is boring, this game has nothing to offer. It's just the usual naughty dog gameplay, nothing too exciting.

    Even if you give the game the benefit of the doubt, and look past the aforementioned part, the story continues to be sh*t until the end, even from Ellie's perspective. She massacres scores of people without hesitation, but then has a last moment epiphany and decides to spare the only person she actually had set out to kill. What?

    And if all of that was not enough, for me personally the worst thing about this game was that it did not answer, or even develop, issues raised by the first game, the main one being Ellie's immunity, and the hope for a cure. Was that not the cause for all of the events of the first game? Why did we forget about it?

    Definitely worth buying on sale though, it's an easy platinum, and very impressively violent.

    Finally, I have to point out some of the most glaringly dumb plot details that made zero sense:
    1. Why did Joel and Tommy trust Debbie? I know many have pointed this out, and perhaps it could be argued that they let their guard down because they had just had a near-death experience, but still.
    2. Ellie brutally murders dozens of people without flinching. In one particular encounter however, after driving her blade into the throat of a woman, she is absolutely shocked upon discovering that her victim was pregnant.

    To close on a positive note, I did notice a detail that I highly appreciated, and would like to point it out: Debbie mauls Joel's head with a 9-iron, which is a sensible choice of club for the task. A longer iron would not be as efficient because the shaft would bend more at impact, thereby decreasing the hit's force.    … Expand
  83. Pable91
    Jun 20, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Excelentes gráficas y música, en cuanto a jugabilidad no hay innovación con respecto a la entrega pasada, la historia, ni que decir...… Expand
  84. YungAlistar
    Jun 20, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I’ll start of with the good things about the game. The Graphics are one of the most beautiful things to exist in Gaming History. The Gameplay is just as good as the graphics in my opinion. Ellie’s athleticism’s is key to making the game fresh and interesting. Also the new enemies brought into the game make the game more exciting and terrifying like the Shambler, who can cut off escape routes forcing the player into a one on one combat in order to progress to the next location or the return of the Stalkers who are more scarier than ever with their smart moving, hiding from Ellie’s listening ability and also their pack mentality. Also worth noting is that the game has the most brutal combat and shooting animations I’ve ever seen in a game. Now I will come to the bad part. The story telling is the biggest let down in gaming history. We’ve waited for this sequel for over 6 years ever since the first game came out in 2013 and this is what we got. Everything at the start of the game is perfect, but as soon as it came to the part where Joel was brutally murdered in one of the most disrespectful ways possible, it all went downhill from there. I don’t understand how Joel went from being smart in the first game to just plain retarded in the second by walking right into an ambush. Maybe if Abby saved Joel instead of Joel saving Abby, it would’ve made more sense for Joel to let down his guard down because of his thankfulness towards Abby for saving his life. And then there is Abby who’s even more dumber than Joel by leaving Ellie and Tommy alive. Tommy already notified the group by telling them that he is Joel’s brother and Ellie’s reaction towards Joel being beaten to death with a club is also a big hint, also notifying that Ellie cares about Joel. Remember in the first game when Joel killed Marlene because he knew, if he had left her alive, she would just come after them. That made sense but Abbys decision didn’t. Now that I’ve said what had to be said, lets progress further in the game. Ellie ends up knowing what happened in the Firefly hospital and is mad at Joel. This game could’ve been about forgiveness instead of revenge. Ellie trying to forgive Joel for what he has selfishly done to mankind, but instead Naughtydog killed of Joel and then explained her actions later on in the game. It would’ve been better for her backstory to get explained first, for everything to then lead up to her revenge. We could’ve then understand her reasons for her revenge and the killing of Joel would’ve made more sense. Naughtydog has the chance to make this game all about forgiveness but they blew it. It feels like Neil Druckmann never wrote this game and was written by another writer that had no clue what happened in the first game. But what angers me the most but also makes sense a little bit is at the end of the game. Ellie had the chance to kill Abby... She could’ve gotten REVENGE which was the main theme of this game but in the end she didn’t? The only possible way I could think about Ellie not deciding to kill Abby after what she did was because the cycle of revenge would just go in a circle. If she killed Abby, the cycle would just continue with Lev trying to kill Ellie that is if Ellie left him alive. So that I could understand and the last part of the ending where Ellie returns back home just to see her now family gone and her packing out Joel’s guitar and being unable to play it due to Abby biting off her two fingers all leads up to her leaving the house is a big part to the story. She’s leaving her memory of Joel in the past. Then it just cuts to her leaving the farmhouse and Joel’s guitar just sitting there. I really wish Naughtydog could’ve cut the scene to Ellie coming back to Jackson and also lying like Joel did, by saying she killed abby. Then it cuts to a black screen and the game ends. I really wish Naughtydog could’ve made this story about forgiveness. I hope TLOU gets a third part where we play both Lev and JJ and they both develop a friendship.… Expand
  85. deadlicious
    Jun 21, 2020
    5
    The game that never ends.

    I found playing as Ellie extremely boring and not rewarding as any time you'd reach your destination "your princess is in another castle" Characters aren't fleshed out at all and then are killed at a moments notice not giving the audience any time to breath or let the impact sink in. How is it I can go back and watch Sarah's death multiple times and still    The game that never ends.

    I found playing as Ellie extremely boring and not rewarding as any time you'd reach your destination "your princess is in another castle"

    Characters aren't fleshed out at all and then are killed at a moments notice not giving the audience any time to breath or let the impact sink in.

    How is it I can go back and watch Sarah's death multiple times and still find myself shedding a tear. I was more invested in her 10 minutes of screen time then anyone in this 25 hour game.

    Visually the game is great but sadly that's it. Gunplay/Combat is pretty basic and the stealth element isn't anything to write home about.

    I had the most fun playing as Abby in the 2nd half of the game as it was something new and interesting and it actually felt like I was playing a TLOU sequel. I'd have been happy if they had done away if the Ellie/Joel subplot all together. The pacing was far too jarring.

    Before playing as Abby I was rating this game a 3/10 but now I've gone to a 5/10.

    Also cut the gameplay time down 26 hours is far too long for no story and repetitive gameplay gunplay -> explore -> gunplay -> explore    … Expand
  86. AliceMio
    Jun 20, 2020
    5
    Good game of the year To be less than Final Fantasy Vii Remake.
    I still believe that this is a good game.
  87. Formosa
    Jun 20, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game could have been great, the visuals are amazing, the gamplay is ok and sadly that is where the praise ends, the Story is bad, the acting is wooden from Abby, Eli and Joel, everyone else is utterly forgettable.

    I was bored playing through this game and was surprised when I had to kill the main characters from the first game, the set up was bad, the implementation was bad and the payoff never came and if this was a cinematic movie (which it felt like sometimes) I would have walked out and asked for my money back. I also found some really strange moments come up in the game like the inserting of modern western political views without context, I do not care about the bickering of westerners when I play my games and felt it was out of place in this game that made the characters unlikable.

    All in all I would say the game is not worth buying simply due to the boring gameplay and the bad story, if you do buy this game and like it then that is fine, it is not for me though.

    in the off chance that Naughty Dog does read this please try to remember that your audience is not just western baizuo.    … Expand
  88. JTK212
    Jun 21, 2020
    5
    It’s not a bad game, but it is quite a let down after the first last of us. The graph are really pretty and the gameplay isn’t the worse, but the story is quite poor.
  89. WhiteMan21
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    Horrible! Don't spend your money on this game. It is not worth your time! Rubbish.
    Can't make it 0 because of fu****g site "Error 503 Service Unavailable"!
  90. nassro190
    Jun 20, 2020
    5
    That game is the bad game in the world no one will buy gays game If you can rebuild it and change the story i can buy it but now i cant buy a gay game
  91. Ehtesham10
    Jun 20, 2020
    5
    پول ندارم بخرم وگرنه ۱۰ میدادم به بازی لعنت به این زندگی
  92. madrobot
    Jun 20, 2020
    5
    Was it difficult to make two separate versions of this game - a regular one and a new LGBTBLMSJW Edition? Then everyone would be happy.
  93. bbqsundae
    Jun 20, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. They ruined the game with the LQBT stuff it just crossed the line. They killed everyone's favorite character which would be fine if it wasn't in such a disrespectful way. you see him go through so much in the first game then your gonna do my man dirty like that? They should of either given him a good death or changed the story so that he gets captured by them instead of killed and Ellie goes out to find him… Expand
  94. Izzy77
    Jun 20, 2020
    5
    The game has very good graphics and animations but the plot is just awful...
  95. Dellf
    Jun 20, 2020
    5
    The story line is not good at TLOU and the part2 is nothing have to compare because us bull ****
  96. Lanceprates
    Jun 20, 2020
    5
    eu não gostei mesmo.. Me arrependo de ter comprado, agora é esperar Ghost of Tkushima.
  97. COOKIEB
    Jun 20, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Es un muy buen juego que nos hace meternos en la piel del personaje buscando la venganza por parte de ellie después de la muerte de Joel y es fácil para otros ponerle cero sin jugarlo y criticar por qué dos personajes son lesbianas eso es una clara imagen del machismo y a lo que supuestamente le llamamos evolución asi que dejen de llevarse por los estereotipos y disfruten de uno de los mejores juegos de la decadapor historia y gráficos magnificos… Expand
  98. Hepha216
    Jun 20, 2020
    5
    İlk oyundaki hikayeden sonra böyle bir hikaye gerçekten çok çok üzücü. Hikayedeki tutarsızlıklarla beraber saçma sapan dayatmalar gerçekten de çok rahatsız ediciydi. Özellikle de bütün herkesin en sevdiği karakteri fütursuzca harcamak gerçekten çok kötü bir hikaye tercihiydi. Onun haricinde mekanikleri, aksiyonu, atmosferi gayet güzel bir oyundu. Almamanızı tavsiye ederim.İlk oyundaki hikayeden sonra böyle bir hikaye gerçekten çok çok üzücü. Hikayedeki tutarsızlıklarla beraber saçma sapan dayatmalar gerçekten de çok rahatsız ediciydi. Özellikle de bütün herkesin en sevdiği karakteri fütursuzca harcamak gerçekten çok kötü bir hikaye tercihiydi. Onun haricinde mekanikleri, aksiyonu, atmosferi gayet güzel bir oyundu. Almamanızı tavsiye ederim.
  99. Tokyo5fv
    Jun 20, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 沒有想像的好，在劇情、遊戲流暢度方面比起一代遜多了。還有喬爾大早死了，與一代劇情稍有不行連貫…可惜了！沒有玩下去了動力，在youtube上看其他玩家的遊戲過程大概就好了！… Expand
  100. Liguerzero
    Jun 20, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The last of us parte 2 tiene buena trama y unos excelente gráficos, no se puede pedir mas, la historia simplemente te inmersa cada vez más a en el juego, no se puede pedir mejor historia.… Expand
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  1. GameMAG
    Sep 13, 2020
    90
    The Last of Us Part II is the high point of the PlayStation 4. The plot is controversial, but the game is the incredibly addictive adventure of Ellie, from which it is impossible to pull away from the opening and to the very end.
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  2. PLAY! Zine
    Sep 5, 2020
    93
    Not everyone is going to enjoy the motives of The Last of Us Part II. But if you try and manage to accept the subliminal and not so subtle messages as a fact that the world has gone awry and that people have the need to have somewhere or someone to belong to as their own way out, then... You will witness the boundaries of gaming expand. You will witness a true masterpiece.
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  3. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Sep 3, 2020
    75
    If you loved the original for its great characters and well-paced story – stay away from this game. However, if you’re aching to sink into the depths of depression, or just want to cut some throats and burn some zombies – Part II will deliver. [Issue#247, p.72]
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