The Last of Us Part II

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  1. Metacritic7
    Jun 21, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Graphics: Very Good
    Detailed: Very Good
    Effect: Good
    Story: Very Trash!

    Graphics: Very Good
    Detailed: Very Good
    Effect: Good
    Story: Very Trash!

    Graphics: Very Good
    Detailed: Very Good
    Effect: Good
    Story: Very Trash!    … Expand
  2. AJC95
    Jun 21, 2020
    5
    First let me say that anyone giving this a 0/10 for the LGBT representation is very stupid and you shouldn’t downvote a game due to your bigoted views. Now the game. Graphic 9/10 -the game is visually stunning and runs incredibly smoothly on the PS4 Pro. Game play 7/10 -the gameplay is quite good (very similar to the first game which isn’t a bad thing) Story 2/10 -this was the biggest letFirst let me say that anyone giving this a 0/10 for the LGBT representation is very stupid and you shouldn’t downvote a game due to your bigoted views. Now the game. Graphic 9/10 -the game is visually stunning and runs incredibly smoothly on the PS4 Pro. Game play 7/10 -the gameplay is quite good (very similar to the first game which isn’t a bad thing) Story 2/10 -this was the biggest let down, I don’t mind certain things happening during the story, I expect an emotional rollercoaster from TLOU but the problem here is that the Story is bland, the characters aren’t very well developed and the ending just makes the whole story Inconsequential. I loved the first game and I’m glad I played this one but this was a major let down. Naughty Dog has been my favourite studio for some time but this was a real black spot for them. Overall this game had a lot of promise but hasn’t lived up to the hype.… Expand
  3. KHEZEM
    Jun 21, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I give it a 5 for the graphic section, its soundtrack and its gameplay and new built-in mechanics, it is not a bad game but its history leaves something to be desired as perhaps the crude death of Joel totally unnecessary and the stupid revenge of Ellie that does not He met and we wasted hours of play to end up leaving Abby alive and running away in her boat, on top so that Ellie loses her 2 fingers and her courtship with Dina. #GoogleTraslate… Expand
  4. iiUoros
    Jun 21, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. O pior jogo em quesito história, mataram todos os personagens interessantes, e deixaram a puta da Dina viva, a Ellie que deveria estar com sangue nos olhos pela morte do Joel, aquela arrombada feminazi conseguiu estragar o jogo completamente.… Expand
  5. pedeede
    Jun 21, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Story and the Writing in games is what matters to me the most.
    (Sorry for any spelling errors or confusion, im from Denmark)
    I have played through the whole game

    Abby tortured and executed joel for pleasure, and never felt sorry. How can you side with a character like that?

    How to fix it:

    Let joel be a bigger part of the start of the game.

    Let joel be held at gun point in to the room.

    Dont torture joel, just shot him in the leg and let him have a final word to elle, before he get shot in the head.

    In abbys story find a way to make abby show she have
    sympathy for elle some how (Elle did kill all her friends, so i dont know how)

    Elles last flashback when trying to kill Abby :
    Elle: "If you ever got killed i will still go on a killing spree, to kill the people responsible"
    Joel: "I dont want you to do that, i dont deserve that, after how i lied to you and killed the fireflies" or something like that.

    Gameplay 7/10
    Graphics 10/10
    Story 7/10
    Writing 3/10
    Final score: 5/10    … Expand
  6. allah228
    Jun 21, 2020
    5
    Не отталкиваясь от СЖВ повестки, можно с уверенностью сказать, что эта игра совершенно заслуженно получает 510. Почему? Всё просто. Унылый геймплей, как стелс так и исследование локаций, иногда перебивающееся не очень интересными вставками с диалогами персонажей или каких-либо интеракций. Это является огромным минусом, учитывая, что от этих проблем страдала и первая часть. Не хотите менятьНе отталкиваясь от СЖВ повестки, можно с уверенностью сказать, что эта игра совершенно заслуженно получает 510. Почему? Всё просто. Унылый геймплей, как стелс так и исследование локаций, иногда перебивающееся не очень интересными вставками с диалогами персонажей или каких-либо интеракций. Это является огромным минусом, учитывая, что от этих проблем страдала и первая часть. Не хотите менять геймплей и дорабатывать его? Ладно. Главной претензией в сторону игры можно с лёгкостью отнести ту ахинею, что напридумывал Дракман. Сравнивая с первой частью, где сюжет был приятным, линейным приключением с очень неоднозначной концовкой, можно легко понять негодования в сторону второй. Скомканный, до жути медленный и нелепый в своей простоте сюжет делает эту игру невыносимо долгой и безмерно утомительной. Первая половина игры могла запросто закончить игру, не предоставляя игроку "наслаждения" созерцать вторую сторону конфликта, или же, можно было совместить оба повествования. В итоге мы имеем путь в 12-15 часов, а потом примерно такой же путь на те же 12-15 часов. Концовка - просто идиотизм. Если в случае с первой частью можно было довольно долго дискутировать на тему правильности поступка Джоэлла, то вторая часть оставляет после себя послевкусие высказывания капитана очевидности и оставляет игрока неудовлетворённым. Единственное, чем действительно может похвастаться игра - графика. Свистопердящая ПС4 еле справляется с получаемой нагрузкой, местами фризит и гудит как паровоз. В следующий раз, когда вас спросят, почему ПС делает пососалово, приведите им это в пример. Консоль, которая не тянет игры - это мощно)
    Собственно, подводя итог мы высчитываем довольно простое уравнение. Чтобы узнать оценку складываем 1. Графику 2. Геймплей 3. Сюжет 4. Музыкальное сопровождение и выводим среднее арифметическое.

    9+3+4+5=21
    214=5.25
    Округляем - пятёрка.
    Всем добра и побольше хороших игор!    … Expand
  7. Vlyst
    Jun 21, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. El apartado del gameplay es maravilloso, nada que decir sobre eso. Inmersivo y entretenido, una combinación fantástica. Pero la historia destruye todo lo anterior. Que hayan introducido una agenda política forzada y propaganda por LGTB+ constantemente no les hace vanguardista, sólo idiotas. Si fuera bien elaborado sería genial, pero no, su soberbia, sobretodo la de Neil Druckmann hicieron lo que podría haber sido el juego de la década, una bazofia.… Expand
  8. Dearkos
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    Watched streams on twitch, no emotional attachment to any new characters at all, the characters are boring and forced. Why would the player control a boring character half of the game and the plot doesn’t make any sense.

    Will buy 2nd hand game disc for this when everyone turn in at game stores and kill Abby to ease my mind when I control her.
  9. Hama_Abbe
    Jul 16, 2020
    5
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  10. coconutboi
    Jun 21, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So, I went into this expecting a ton of SJW nonsense. Thankfully, there wasn't much of that. Abby looks like Brock Lesnar, sure, but there wasn't anything shoved down our throats like I was expecting.

    The story is just bad. I don't give 2 balls about Lev or Lara or whatever her name is. I didn't hate playing as Abby as much as I thought I would, but she was still **** boring compared to bae Ellie. In the end, after like 20 hours, we don't even get to murk Abby, we let her go. RIDICULOUS.    … Expand
  11. M3chaw0lf
    Jun 21, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I tried really hard to like this game, from the combat, the gameplay mechanics, even to the plot. However I found myself disliking the game, the more I played of it, from the death of Joel, to having to play as his killer and forced to sympathize with her character through some of her missions, and the ending of Ellie not even being able to commit to how far you have to take her character. It’s not good, the first few hours before Joel does, that was good, that felt like maybe Joel and Ellie would find a way to resolve their conflict. I get that what was done in the first games ending, had to have some resolution of its own, but doing it this way was not the way to go for me.
    I honestly feel like, this game lost its sense of joy in its dark world. I loved playing as Joel and Ellie in the first game, even how the characters developed. With the sequel, I just can’t get with the narrative and the ending just feels like a slap in the face to the whole adventure. Gameplay wise, I think mechanics could have been upgraded from what was done before, yet I feel like a lot of politics and hypocrisy are also to blame for what became of this game. So many people in industry want to praise this game instead of look at its flaws, and this game has some flaws in both narrative and gameplay. Graphics and animation are great, but they do not save a game if the story isn’t great with it. The character of Abbey that you play as, I hated having to play with her, it wasn’t even just her torturing Joel, it was her character as a whole. I’ll be honest, when this games trailers originally introduced back in 2016, I thought she was Ellie’s mother and that they would explain don what happened to her and how Ellie became immune to begin with. I played Left Behind, I know the story, but that would have been a great way to go and having Ellie and Joel go on an adventure that meshed the two storylines together where they meet in different time periods. The whole cult idea could still be utilized, but I think the game shouldn’t forget about its zombie roots either. I’m sad to see a promising series go this route, and really hope that if something like this is attempted again, that the characters you play as well as the story, aren’t so misguided and without life.    … Expand
  12. CorvoNZ
    Jun 26, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game could have been great, I love the world this game takes place in so much and I think the level design as a whole is fantastic. Obviously it looks and sounds amazing and the acting is second to none. While the game play isn't fantastic I think it serves it's purpose just fine. Hell, there are even some elements of the story I liked but man, for the most part the story is a complete mess. This game introduced a ton of new characters, only 2 or 3 of them get any development or significant screen time and I'm expected to feel bad for killing them on more than a basic human empathy level. I think the biggest problem this game has is it's structure. There are scenes where I thought they were only there cause they didn't know where else to put them. If the game started with the three flashback scenes of Joel and Ellie and also Built up Abby in that time before she kills Joel the story would already be five times better than it already is. This game needed a better writer to fully take advantage of the themes that had been chosen.… Expand
  13. That1thot
    Jun 21, 2020
    5
    There gameplay is smooth as butter, the visuals are breathtaking. The story narrative is the best I've seen in a game for years. If you don't like this game it's either because they're gay and you can't handle it, because you like games that are all action and no story or because you're a simp.
  14. Buffaflo
    Jun 27, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. To be clear for an overall experience I don't think this game is the worst of the worst, I think its an OK game. Without including the drama around the game, the thing that turned me off was the story, and no I don't just mean a specific event that happens 2 hours into the game. The story as a whole for me was just not nearly as good as its predecessor The Last Of Us. For starters, the game felt forced. What I mean by this is it did not have an organic feeling that any good story would have. In many instances it felt as if things happened because they needed to happen rather than naturally occuring and this is where The Last Of Us and The Last Of Us Two really differentiate themselves. The controversial scene around the 2 hour mark did feel as if it was one of the many instances of the game needing a certain trigger to start. The event was in no way shape or form clever and unique which really did spoil the moment all together. I would even argue it was out of character and did not bring justice to a certain character in The Last Of Us. Another instance of an out of place event would be at the end of the game. The ending truly left me puzzled as to what it wanted to accomplish. You look at games like the God Of War trilogy which bases its entire story around revenge and is loved by many fans.
    Why did The Last Of Us Two fail? It's because it is not true to its main capturing theme of revenge. Ellie goes through the entire story wanting to avenge a certain character just to not get her revenge at the very end. This left me baffled especially since the writers did such a poor job on winning my sympathy over the person who killed a certain character. People were left unsatisfied with this ending because nobody cared for the murderer. This underwhelming and unsatisfying story left many unhappy because many love The Last Of Us for its story. That's usually what I value the most when buying single-player games, especially ones made by naughty dog. We were all expecting an engaging story filled with character development and mixed emotions on other characters. All we got was a black and white narrative that failed at changing our views on who was good and who was bad. On the contrary, The Last of Us Two did have stellar graphics which I can proudly say they’re some of the best graphics I have ever seen. The environment you play in is so diverse and beautiful I found myself occasionally just stopping and gazing off to the background. The gameplay was much smoother and more polished than its predecessor The Last Of Us Two. With regards to the gameplay aspect, I did enjoy every moment of combat that this game had to offer and enjoyed exploring the The Last Of Us Two environment. It may seem as my review is one-sided, but I just had a lot to say about the story. Other than that I can confidently say The Last Of Us Two did have beautiful graphics and immersive gameplay that people will enjoy.    … Expand
  15. BeastyIsOnFire
    Jun 23, 2020
    5
    I'm sorry ND but most people really don't care about the gameplay and graphics most people cared about the storyline especially me like that's what made TLOU1 a good game especially the relationship between Ellie and Joel and now TLOU2 storyline is like Game of Thrones Season 8 alll thx to Neil **** himself for his crap writing.
  16. mittsxd
    Jun 21, 2020
    5
    This was a good game, but I did not enjoy playing it. I’m sure people who’ve either played it or watched it can agree with this statement even just a little bit.
  17. Kikoweana
    Jun 21, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Gra od strony graficznej jest perfekcyjna wrogowie są ciekawi i intelesujący, lokacje bardzo dopracowane. Niestety fabuła reży i kwiczy śmielć Joela po trochę ponad 2 godzinach gry to kpina, Abby nie miała prawa zabijać Joela w ten sposób on nie torturował jej ojca przed śmielcią a ona sama wiedziała dlaczego zginął. A już zakączenia to istna paranoja mogli zakończyć na tym rozdziale gdzie ellie mieszka że swoją dziewczyną i wychowują razem dziecko wontek tropików według mnie był zbędny.… Expand
  18. aybe_1234
    Jun 21, 2020
    5
    (NO SPOILERS) I loved the first game. I finished the plat trophy on my ps4 and I've played it way too many times. That said, this sequel gets easier to play once you accept that unlike the first game this story is not about Joel and Ellie, but rather about how violence and revenge affects the people living in this post-apocalyptic world. I loved the difficulty. I played on survivor and it(NO SPOILERS) I loved the first game. I finished the plat trophy on my ps4 and I've played it way too many times. That said, this sequel gets easier to play once you accept that unlike the first game this story is not about Joel and Ellie, but rather about how violence and revenge affects the people living in this post-apocalyptic world. I loved the difficulty. I played on survivor and it is challenging but rewarding. survivor difficulty is in my opinion the best way to play the game. I also loved the gameplay (fights are long, brutal, and satisfying), the sound, the soundtrack (especially the new use of synths during the fight scenarios), and the graphics. However, at the end of the day this game is story focused. For me, the story feels wrong and I wasn't sure how to feel about it until I finished the game. I respect Naughty Dog for what they tried to achieve and even though you feel some of the moments in the end I don't think they were able to do the same with the main characters. There are still some beautiful story moments involving Ellie and Joel reminiscent of the first game but the bad storytelling stuff is just extremely hard to ignore. I got the special edition of the game but unfortunately I don't think I will be keeping it.… Expand
  19. nayru9
    Jun 26, 2020
    5
    Yep, I guess these things happen.

    I am sad to say this but I did not like this game, from a technical point of view the game is very good, the tech/art team did a great job and the accessibility options they included should set a precedent for upcoming titles. The gameplay is good, similar to TLOU1, however, I found the plot, the message, and the character development cheap and tiring.    Yep, I guess these things happen.

    I am sad to say this but I did not like this game, from a technical point of view the game is very good, the tech/art team did a great job and the accessibility options they included should set a precedent for upcoming titles. The gameplay is good, similar to TLOU1, however, I found the plot, the message, and the character development cheap and tiring. This game feels awkward and at times even boring, maybe due to poorly developed characters combined with a linear story and repetitive combat scenarios, at least for a 20+ hours journey. Many of the characters dialogues felt disconnected from the multiple shocking events that were presented to the player. In my personal experience, the game tried to push some feelings so hard that they ultimately lost me. In the end, instead of being immersed in the universe, I was more like, oh look here the writers are using these tricks to make me empathize with this one character as opposed to this character who is doing this other thing…there is a lot of plot armor and is hard to ignore. Moreover, there is a new character who basically has a very similar arc than TLOU1, which is ok but this is done in a pushy, rushed way and at least for me it did not work. It is interesting how I went from caring about the people in this universe to being completely disconnected, and now I just don’t care what will happen to them. I think if this were a TV series, that you can leave it on the background while doing some other activity is ok, but as a game that requires almost all of your attention its a waste of time. Maybe the writers were trying to do some kind of ‘social experiment’ because It is hard to believe that no-one pointed out the flaws during the production stages. However, I do not know if having such a polarized reception and making a game to shock and promote hate is something to be proud of.

    I loved the story of TLOU1 because I found it fresh compared to other post-apocalyptic worlds (e.g., the walking dead). I think for someone that doesn’t care too much about story and consistency this is just a cliche plot, the gameplay is fine. If TLOU1 has a special place in your heart, I would recommend to not buy this game without reading more about it, because the advertisement is kind of misleading and you can find yourself wasting your free time on an unpleasant experience. I think the best aspect of this game has been its progression from a tragedy to a comedy, the fact that many people overcome this kind of disbelief together and ended up laughing about it and letting it go, better titles will come. In my opinion, this game is to be bought on sale price and a reminder that sometimes preordering may not be the smartest decision.    … Expand
  20. jr00102
    Jun 21, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The graphics and gameplay are approved. Gameplay wise there not a lot to complain about but the horseback riding can be glitchy when going in between objects. And the switching menu can feel very slow when going from gun to heath pack or other objects. Now the biggest problem of the game the story. I'm ok with Joel getting killed off but I don't like the way the did it, and it don't really feel like it need to happen. And now Abby, I don't like or want to play this character. When you play as Abby you kill Joel, Jesse, and almost kill Tommy, Ellie, and Dina. The attempt to humanize Abby fall flat on me I don't care about her. But I did like Yara and Lev. In all honesty if you leave Abby in the game still as the main villain but take out all her playable story and you still can find out why she killed Joel/ maybe change the way she killed him. And put all the time they put on Abby toward Ellie and Dina relationship and their journey to Seattle, and maybe you can also try to put Yara and Lev stroy in there as well. It would have been a better story in my opinion. I also have a problem with how Abby find Ellie in her hide out. I don't think Ellie dumb enough to write where she is hiding out on a map. The ending had me disappointed to say the least. I loved the original last of us but hated the ending. I guess I can say I like this ending more but it's still bad, she lost Dina but I don't care to much about their relationship because they didn't really build it up. It's like you really didn't lose anything other than Joel at the end and what happened to Tommy did he go after Abby again or stay home. The game isn't as bad as people are say but it's no where as good as critics are saying. It's a shame this could have been a amazing story/game but they just didn't make the game that they should have.… Expand
  21. Riurmeca203
    Jun 21, 2020
    5
    Una historia bastante profunda, además de una buena jugabilidad, sus mecánicas son bastante intuitivas
  22. eddie032
    Jun 21, 2020
    5
    Beautiful gameplay and graphic , can't wait for multiplayer to come out. The story is horrible, and just kills the game. Uninteresting and unlikable characters. Would tell others to rent or wait till on sale or for the multiplayer to come out . Very disappointed
  23. Qian_Ling
    Jun 21, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 首先这游戏我预购了实体，看了一眼剧情后，开幕雷击，直接退款了，后面的剧情看别人玩了，整体来讲其实还行，但是叙事做得跟屎一样，艾莉被刻画成一个傻屌，艾比倒是刻画得有血有肉，很多其他角色死得很廉价，像乔尔杰西这些人死得真的太随便了，这个叙事结构我认为如果把艾比的事先放前面然后只讲她想复仇而不讲目标是乔尔，会好很多。讲真作为玩过一代的我，无法接受这样一部不尊重玩家不尊重前作粉丝七年等待的续作。
    At first I purchase this game in advance, but after I watch somebody play the first hour of this game, I immediately ask for a full refund. Then I watch the whole gameplay in some players' live streams. Actually, the whole story isn't too bad but the story telling really sucks while Ellie acts like an idiot and Abby acts like a real person. And many characters' death is so cheap such as Joel and Jessie who died casually. About the narrative structure, I think if you put Abby's memories and story before the story of Ellie without telling players that Abby's revenge target is Joel, it will be much better. Anyway, as a player who had played tlou, I don't think tlou2 is an acceptable sequel while it has no respect for tlou and fans who waited 7 years to play this.    … Expand
  24. SnowSniper122
    Jun 21, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Joel dies, the hero of the whole history dies in front of us, and it's such a shame for Joel dying that way, the history forces us to understand Ellie it's LGBTQ+ but we already know that **** since "Left Behind" was launched, NOBODY wanted to play with Abby, NOBODY asked to play with Abby, and NOBODY EVER liked to play with her, we can't get any care with Abby knowing what she's don, Abby is such an **** and Ellie didn't make Justice for her father (Joel) good graphics, good animations but extremely trash and poor history telling and writing.… Expand
  25. monacore
    Jun 21, 2020
    5
    The Last of Us Part II lives up and in many ways surpasses it's predecessor. With tense gameplay sequences, deep world development, and raw, human plot TLoU Part II sets itself aside from many games. The experience is beautiful and captivating, yet gut-wrenching and maddening. At times you will feel at odds with the game and be challenged by the story. Here the player's buy-in is assumed,The Last of Us Part II lives up and in many ways surpasses it's predecessor. With tense gameplay sequences, deep world development, and raw, human plot TLoU Part II sets itself aside from many games. The experience is beautiful and captivating, yet gut-wrenching and maddening. At times you will feel at odds with the game and be challenged by the story. Here the player's buy-in is assumed, earned by the previous game, and ultimately the price of admission is emotionally costly but well worth the price.

    The combination of gameplay mechanics, in-game details, beautiful visuals, fantastic (and at times disgusting) sound design, and grippingly difficult story are what transcend this experience from a good game to a monumental creative accomplishment within entertainment and story telling.    … Expand
  26. Ussfirefly
    Jun 21, 2020
    5
    As spoiler free as possible - The biggest flaw this game has is forcing you to play as someone you either won’t give a **** about or even actively hate for about half of the games total length. I could deal with everything else but that was a seriously questionable design decision. I found myself half assing the whole playthrough until it got back to Ellie. Either speedrunning or justAs spoiler free as possible - The biggest flaw this game has is forcing you to play as someone you either won’t give a **** about or even actively hate for about half of the games total length. I could deal with everything else but that was a seriously questionable design decision. I found myself half assing the whole playthrough until it got back to Ellie. Either speedrunning or just punching everything to death and dying over and over until I lucked through it. On multiple occasions I was literally tempted to put them game down. For anyone reading this, you’re literally looking at like 8 hours of speedrunning. Not fun… Expand
  27. Godofwar1984
    Jun 21, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Naughty dog has set the bar on graphics and gameplay and world design again. The story on the other hand is trash joel dies and you dont even get to kill that sad excuse of a character Abby.… Expand
  28. Adnama
    Jun 21, 2020
    5
    Amazing women in a amazing game. F U omis chatos da porra, machistas do caralho
  29. DoctorFate
    Jun 21, 2020
    5
    Jugabilidad muy buena pero repetitiva, el mapa es grande y te premia su buscas, pero al final de todo es un juego lineal.
    Pero lo que menos me gustó es que tomarnos el papel de ABY lo cual comprendo que es un giro de trama pero no es para que literal casi la mitad de juego la terminemos con ella y todo la historia no tiene un propósito claro
  30. Vinijrt
    Jun 21, 2020
    5
    One of the best games i ve ver played, passes a messages about revenge and does not hesitante tô show the suffering from each character
  31. Jvest
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    Okay let me say I dont usually do this but I've waited 6 long years for this game only to be given whatever this was . I hands down loved part one . Part 1 had a story so engaging , with characters i could relate to. Part one had a story i sat on the edge of my seat watching and waiting to see what happened next . The whole time I'm playing I'm thinking where is this action going toOkay let me say I dont usually do this but I've waited 6 long years for this game only to be given whatever this was . I hands down loved part one . Part 1 had a story so engaging , with characters i could relate to. Part one had a story i sat on the edge of my seat watching and waiting to see what happened next . The whole time I'm playing I'm thinking where is this action going to take the story next. Then comes along part 2 my most anticipated game of this decade and instead I'm handed a poor script with characters that are so far away from the majority buyer base that all I can wonder is if this is a joke or a story from a parallel universe. I'm a father of 4 daughters so let me be the first to say i shed a tear everytime I think of what my kids will have to go through to succeed in life but the battleground for women's lib is not on my video game I've waited a decade for. Yall take that **** outside. I was unable to relate to ellie anymore, the banter she shared with her surrogate father was heart wrenching it was also nonexistent in the conversations she shared with her girlfriend. Should have double down on what made part 1 so great instead of whatever this was.… Expand
  32. SJosephVOliva
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. No soporto que Ellie trato como una basura a joel en todos los momentos en que pudo soñar, hablar o recordarlo … Expand
  33. Metasquanch
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    This game does not deserve tens, nines or zero-ones. The great idea (in theory) is destroyed by absolute mediocre screenplay with boring characters conversations and their illogical actions.
    You can talk and argue about the ending of the first part for hours, it’s so powerful and contradictory. The second game will be forgotten in a few months. Pathetic.
  34. Revolutioninc86
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Graphics, sound, performance, atmosphere AMAZING,

    BUT:
    Story: Absolutely disapointing and partially torturing! From the moment I was forced to play Abby I started hating the game. Little did i know that ~ 50% of the game would be like this. And when i had to fight Ellie i died on the inside.

    I think it would have been much more comprehensible, if the entire Abby game-play would have been moved to the beginning of the game.    … Expand
  35. BussyCharms
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My heart... no longer feels the joy... of playing this beautiful but yet... soul crushing game... i want my daddy Jesse back...… Expand
  36. Rorschdy
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    Buen inicio, mal final, vendieron a Ellie como la protagonista de la portada y solo la usamos la mitad del tiempo y no es como en Halo 2 con el arbitrer, es como en la forma en la que no le gusta a los fans de Ellie y Joel (todo el mundo)
  37. Chandler_M_Bing
    Jun 25, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. How could you spoil everything like that? Kill Joel at the very beginning, although everyone was waiting for their communication during the second part and when and how he will say what happened to her in the hospital !!! Play for Joel's killer !!! Are you seriously? Yes, she went to ....… Expand
  38. Hoosierchef
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. First off, the negative reviews of this game I just don’t get. Sure, fans are entitled to their own opinion(s) and I respect that but with that being said so am I.

    This is an absolutely amazing game from start to finish probably top 5 ever made an absolute masterpiece for sure, hands down!!!. I found myself, after putting the controller down for a bit asking myself, is this a game, feels like I am in a Hollywood blockbuster just as I did with the first game. Sure I do agree with some of the fan’s take on insertion and the vagueness of the story without adding to overall character development however that’s not what the mission of this game was. I believe ND wanted to convey a blanket story of the overall visceral nature of revenge. Quite honestly when I heard some of the reviews that stated that the violence in this game was “traumatizing” or how some stated things such as “why am I playing this game” or “it made me feel so bad for humanity” I thought to myself “wow, what kind of things did ND put into this game” to make people say such things, then I played it. There was nothing in this game that made me feel no more apathetic or uninvested than watching an episode of the walking dead. If anything it could have used more brutality given what happens to the two main protagonists (there is a third one) however I believe ND let up on it a bit to make you feel more in tune with the struggles of its main characters decisions throughout the whole of the game.

    Once I reached the halfway point of this game ND was playing with my emotions hardcore! I went from wanting nothing more than for Ellie to bring nothing short of the worst sort of reckoning upon a group of people to sympathizing with the main “antagonist” and then eventually my emotions culminating with being torn on who I wanted to see succeed. That my friends is great story telling and writing for that matter. One thing I will say though is shame on ND for toying with us in the trailers and commercial spots. I wanted so much for that to be this mind blowing twist of events when you get to the point in the game when a hand covers up your mouth (moment from the trailer) and in fact it’s Jesse and not Joel like the trailer showed but who are we kidding, Movies do this all of the time...lol!

    After all that being said if there was Oscar’s for games, this one took every award home. Definitley GOTY!!!! Bravo NG! Please just don’t let it be this long of a wait for the third installment!    … Expand
  39. jdogg117
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    This game's discounted worldwide after only two months after release. Stores have hundreds of copies in their backlog that they can't get rid of. The last of us part 2 has been beaten off of the top 10 best-selling games in the US by games that are six and seven years old. Numbers don't lie.The mark of a great game is longevity. One that can stand the test of time and that people willThis game's discounted worldwide after only two months after release. Stores have hundreds of copies in their backlog that they can't get rid of. The last of us part 2 has been beaten off of the top 10 best-selling games in the US by games that are six and seven years old. Numbers don't lie.The mark of a great game is longevity. One that can stand the test of time and that people will still play generations later. It's only been two months and the lifespan of this game is pretty much over.… Expand
  40. Goldielou
    Nov 21, 2021
    5
    TLoU 2 s'assume comme suite et continuité du scénario entamé tout en ne respectant pas la psychologie des personnages précédemment construite (car volonté de servir le thème de la spiral de la haine). On passe d'un grand jeu narratif en 2013 à une écriture frustrante et incohérente en 2020 :
    1/ Ellie était prête à se sacrifier pour sauver les humains -> elle tue désormais sans distinction    TLoU 2 s'assume comme suite et continuité du scénario entamé tout en ne respectant pas la psychologie des personnages précédemment construite (car volonté de servir le thème de la spiral de la haine). On passe d'un grand jeu narratif en 2013 à une écriture frustrante et incohérente en 2020 :
    1/ Ellie était prête à se sacrifier pour sauver les humains -> elle tue désormais sans distinction ni empathie des gens qui lui laissent la vie sauve.
    2/ Joel était prudent et extrêmement méfiant des autres survivants -> il fait désormais confiance aux premiers inconnus qu'il rencontre... a-t-il subitement oublié son vécu ?
    3/ Surabondance de flashbacks, de longueurs, de trous scénaristiques, qui cassent le rythme et rendent confuse la narration, soit les deux grandes forces du premier jeu !
    4/ La résolution de la contamination n’avance en rien, alors que l'atout de ce genre de jeu est justement de savoir entremêler la progression d'enjeux personnels avec celle de problématiques à grand échelle (par exemple Days Gone le fait très bien avec un héros qui à la fois cherche sa femme et espionne des scientifiques menant des recherches sur les infectés).
    5/ Trop de "casual talk" là où il pourrait y avoir des propos intéressants et profonds sur le contexte.
    Pour le reste, l’infiltration, le tir, et plus encore l’intelligence artificielle sont des éléments particulièrement réussis d'un jeu qui reste trop fermé dans ses environnements pour en exploiter le plein potentiel.    … Expand
  41. Shibebaka
    Jun 23, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The ending is just sad and unsatisfying. Ellie loses so much and doesn't even get what she did everything for. She lost Joel,Jesse,Dina,Tommy hates her for not going after Abby and she lost the ability to play guitar,which reminded her of Joel. What happens to Abby? She gets her revenge at the cost of her friends. If she was shown to also reflect on how it wasn't worth it I wouldn't want her dead and would be at peace with the ending. Another problem with the game are definetly the order of the flashbacks. If the game was in chronological order it would have been so much better. Joel's death would have had more impact as we get to play through all the flashbacks instead of it just being for shock value. The most enjoyable parts of this game were the flashbacks that remind you of the first game. I don't know what happend to this game and why it turned out like this when their previous games were so good. The graphics on the other hand look fabulous and the atmosphere is very cool, although compared to the PS3 The last of us not that impressive cause Naughty Dog's games look good in general. As a standalone game this is a 7, as the sequel to a game I loved so much its a 5 at most as it disrespects Joel in the worst way possible,characters behave strange and the writing is just.... wack.… Expand
  42. kemohoy
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. La muerte de Joel quizás no era necesaria pero pasó así de simple y ya porque así es la vida. Qué esperaban que Joel sacara súper fuerza y matara a todos? Ajajaja mucho call of duty los tiene idiotas parece. Así es la vida. La gente muere y Joel por su interés personal obtuvo su muerte. Joel ya había terminado su arco en el primero y ahora le tocaba vivir con los actos de sus acciones.

    O ustedes esperaban que secuestran a Ellie por la cura y Joel tuviera que recorrer todo el país en su búsqueda? WoW que originales :o nunca antes pensado jajaja

    Neil se arriesgó y lo hizo con todo. Es una historia de persona sin buenos o malos. Ellie no quería seguir los pasos de Joel pero lo descubrió muy tarde y quedó sola. A eso te lleva la venganza. Para ella y Tommy que quedó pa la caga en su sed de venganza. En qué se diferencia Ellie de Abby si ambas hicieron y lograron las mismas repercusiones por sus actos?

    Además, sentí la relación de abby con lev con rasgos similares a la Joel con Ellie en el primero. Y de hecho se puede notar en Ellie eso. Claro después vuelve la venganza a su mente pero a qué la iba a llevar? A ser igual que Joel? Iba a seguir en un eterno ciclo de venganza para que después la buscara lev? Vamos gente, qué acaso no prestaron atención a nada?

    Por primera vez en mi vida estoy de acuerdo con la prensa y sus comentarios respecto al juego. Es una obra maestra que sabe contar historias humanas. Lejos de tanto tiro y muerte sin importancia como lo hacen ahora los juegos. Repito, mucho call of duty los tiene atrofiados.

    Los "fans" querían una historia con un súper machote defendiendo a una inocente hasta que la saga terminara xd me alegro de la historia que llevaron a cabo ahora y k no les guste. Lloren pero recuerden que la primero no fue perfecto. O acaso Joel no tuvo suerte en todo el primer juego? De hecho si tanto hablan de guion y esas cosas vayan a ver "la carretera". Veamos qué piensan de tanta originalidad ahora sobre el primero.    … Expand
  43. Fr4nco_174
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    Graphics 10/10
    Atmosphere 10/10
    Characters 3/10 Gameplay 8/10 Story 1/10 Writing 1/10 Ending 0/10 Good gameplay, amazing graphics and atmosphere, but the characters aren’t nearly as good as the first game and the story is honestly one of the most poorly written game stories I’ve ever seen and the writing just makes no sense. Also the ending is probably the worst ending ever made in a    Graphics 10/10
    Atmosphere 10/10
    Characters 3/10
    Gameplay 8/10
    Story 1/10
    Writing 1/10
    Ending 0/10
    Good gameplay, amazing graphics and atmosphere, but the characters aren’t nearly as good as the first game and the story is honestly one of the most poorly written game stories I’ve ever seen and the writing just makes no sense. Also the ending is probably the worst ending ever made in a triple a game. 5 is the highest I could give it because the last of us is good because of storytelling, writing and characters not gameplay or graphics or atmosphere. Biggest disappointment of this year by far. If this gets goty I will quit playing video games.    … Expand
  44. Loco-Mike
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    Me encantó el gameplay y el desenvolvimiento en el mundo. Pero la historia tiene ciertas falencias
  45. RaginStetson
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    Fantastic game which is a true follow up from the first one. Ellie is still so charismatic and lovable in her own way
  46. umby
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    This game doesn't deserve 0, or a 3.

    Gameplay-wise this game is outstanding. Possibly the best stealth-shooter ever made. The dodge button finally allows you to do more than just throw bricks and snap necks from behind, and the plethora of difficulty options allow you to tweak the game and turn into Resident Evil, Uncharted and everything in between. The attention to detail in this    This game doesn't deserve 0, or a 3.

    Gameplay-wise this game is outstanding. Possibly the best stealth-shooter ever made.
    The dodge button finally allows you to do more than just throw bricks and snap necks from behind, and the plethora of difficulty options allow you to tweak the game and turn into Resident Evil, Uncharted and everything in between. The attention to detail in this game is staggering, the gore physics is impeccable , powerful and detailed. Even if you don't like the classic stealth survival from the first game, you can change that, and have a different experience. There are still walking sim segments and you can't skip those but ehi there's an hit button so if you just want to speed things up you can.

    On the flipside, the story is terrible - I'm sorry, it just is - and nothing is gonna change that.
    As a movie or a TV show, this wouldn't have a chance.
    The first half lacks the push the first game had, plot armor saves a character multiple times with the sole purpose of pushing forward a stupid plan, and the second forces you into 2 long side quests while relegating the main theme of the game to the side, all to justify the existence of these new characters. I get it, different sides have different goals, but I don't care about these people. I can't. And these quests drag on for so long.

    If you're a die hard The Last Of Us fan for the story, this game MIGHT be rude awakening. I say might because there's a chance you will appreciate the symbolism behind this narrative. I didn't.
    If gameplay is all you want, this is better than the first one.    … Expand
  47. Dimus
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Gameplay - 9, graphics - 9, but... the plot- 3. Ok. Script, first part was amazing, the deep characters, interesting twists, I loved main character, understood him, sympathized. We all know about 1 part. 7 years creating and we got this.
    They killed Joel, okey, it must be something great, cause they killed main character, beloved character. Why did they kill him? Because he killed doctor who could save world, but he wanted killed Elly... and if we remember end of the 1 part, she didn’t ask her about saving the world, ok she was little girl, Joel big man and did this for her.
    Okey...
    Ebby. I didn’t sympathized with her, she is ugly, she could not choose between love and war. What was her motivation to kill tommy, Joel( Joel ,ok, he killed her father, but her father without sin.) Tommy killed her boyfriend? They weren’t in relationships, so... Why did she attach to scars? She murdered them. They saved her life, hmm... I hate this character, because she killed Joel, fu.. Joel.

    Elly. She was little girl, she stayed little girl. She killed all guys who was involved in the murder, expect Ebby, because she forgave her. Hmm. Why didn’t she forgive them all? I expected a larger, gubinny plot, thoughtful characters, plot twists, and, ****, ending.    … Expand
  48. Jp_neri
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Esse jogo mostra que em meio a um apocalipse suas ações tem influência para o futuro. E que a vingança da ellie n ia mudar nada do que ela sentia… Expand
  49. Pag846
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is good, up until a certain point. I don’t care if Abby is trans and Ellie is a lesbian, I just don’t care (good on them) what I do care about is that you’re forced to play as a character that I just don’t care about (Abby) I found myself during her gameplay parts, rushing and skipping the cinematic scenes. Not even looking about, looking for notes and clues and cards like I do with Ellie in her play through. I just don’t think Abbys story is good. You built up a character development in the Last of us 1 to have it shattered in Last Of Us 2, then make us play a character that we don’t want to be (maybe some people do). I get Mr Miller has to die, it’s good for the story, but the way he went out is just ridiculous. The Last Of Us 1 was profound and groundbreaking. Number 2 is just meh...if I was asked to sum it up in one word it’d be meh. I remain - Pag… Expand
  50. Thegames420
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game was so hyped for me that I disappoint me the first 30 minutes going to the game they killed Joel from the beginning. When this happened all I felt was hate for the Abby the person who killed Joel but then they make me play with her for more than 6 hours a girl that I don’t give a penny about they try to make me sympathetic towards her but failed to do so I hated her since the beginning. The way the killed Joel is nothing what Joel will do. Joel will not trust random people he met he will be suspicious and will not say his **** name I mean come on naughty dog the first game clearly showed he had trust issues but no killed him and ruin the whole game. To make matters worse you can’t even killed Abby in the end game Ellie let’s her go just leaving you there. You killed everyone but the one person you hated the most bruhh what a disappointment a waste of 60 dollars on my opinion just stick with the first game… Expand
  51. MagnusXL
    Jun 23, 2020
    5
    Naughty Dog managed to take a game with a deep and engaging plot and turn it into an uninspired revenge plot that captures none of the charm and nuance of the original.

    The actual game play is fine and the graphics are undeniably gorgeous. I won't knock the craftsmanship, only that the writer missed the mark entirely this time around.
  52. LuizinMG
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    Dou nota 10 para basicamente todos os aspectos, menos pra história que dou um belo de um 0, com isso a média vai pra 5.
  53. Pethelion
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    They did improve on almost all areas comparing to LoU Part I exept most important ones being storytelling, character/-deveploment and pacing of the game...so my score comes for, graphics, gamedesing/gameplay,sounds,music and flashbackscenes with Joel and Ellie.
  54. PolkaDotDweeb
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    The Last of Us is my favourite game of all time, I can't stress that enough whilst writing this. The sequel broke my heart. In acceptable ways at first, with certain character deaths that had me grieving for hours, and then unacceptable ways when they made the awful decision to make us play the antagonist for half the game, trying to force sympathy for a character we only grew to hateThe Last of Us is my favourite game of all time, I can't stress that enough whilst writing this. The sequel broke my heart. In acceptable ways at first, with certain character deaths that had me grieving for hours, and then unacceptable ways when they made the awful decision to make us play the antagonist for half the game, trying to force sympathy for a character we only grew to hate more. The whole game went downhill from there, and I almost feel like seeing it through to the end...wasn't worth it.

    I cannot realistically give this game any less than a 5 because the graphics are outstanding, and you know what? If this WASN'T The Last of Us, this might be a good game. But it is. And they've broken a lot of fans hearts with this poorly written attempt at a sequel. Let's all just agree to stick to the first game and forget about this tragedy of a sequel.    … Expand
  55. Aleabaca
    Jul 13, 2020
    5
    Amazing graphics, forgettable story . If this game wasn't so hyped i wouldn't be so hard on it
  56. ThaRealJubjub
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    Amazing graphics and gameplay but a huge swing and miss on the story side... the game gives me the impression its story could work if the game manages you to care for these characters but then gives you just not enough time to grow on them. Its already only a +- 20 to 25 hour game, split into a two perspectives story with so many characters you barely know there personalities etc... sureAmazing graphics and gameplay but a huge swing and miss on the story side... the game gives me the impression its story could work if the game manages you to care for these characters but then gives you just not enough time to grow on them. Its already only a +- 20 to 25 hour game, split into a two perspectives story with so many characters you barely know there personalities etc... sure it uses the same trick as they did in the first last of us game for shock value, but thats also the biggest highlight you're going to get. Not even talking about that insanely unsatisfying crappy ending that feels as if they thrown it together on the last day. Deff not the masterpiece the first one was and the gameplay alone is not enough to carry it to a passing grade for me....… Expand
  57. NikolaiOrloff
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I loved this game a lot. I hated the fact that Abby gets to just walk away. I mean she killed the character that everyone is so attached with and the main character of the first game. I think the Game can still be saved with a dlc where the player gets to find Abby or something.… Expand
  58. Ne_0N
    Jun 26, 2020
    5
    Story and characters are the most important things for this game. So, we've got ridiculous storytelling and **** character development. I was just angry when playing %90 part of the game. I gave 5 for graphics, gameplay mechanics, soundtracks and atmosphere.
  59. Taher13
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I love the gameplay and graphic It has got a lot of improvement then the last game but I don't get the story u start the game with no honer death and seeking for revenge (not badi I like idea ) but elie didn't kill the abby just watch she left and also why I should like to play as abby who kill a such bad ass character are u kidding me? If I,was elie I will kill the abby when she was roped to the tree… Expand
  60. Kai125125
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    Люди долбанулись, раз обсирают эту игру. Нил Дракман создал уникальную игру. Тут отличная графика и физика. Тут охрененная лицевая анимация! Вы только гляньте на движения губ, когда герои волнуются. Классный лес. Локации огромные! Я привык, что всё действие всегда происходит в относительно не широких локациях и в начале игры проводил перестрелки за 1-2 укрытиями. А потом, собирая вещиЛюди долбанулись, раз обсирают эту игру. Нил Дракман создал уникальную игру. Тут отличная графика и физика. Тут охрененная лицевая анимация! Вы только гляньте на движения губ, когда герои волнуются. Классный лес. Локации огромные! Я привык, что всё действие всегда происходит в относительно не широких локациях и в начале игры проводил перестрелки за 1-2 укрытиями. А потом, собирая вещи после боя, я видел, что мог вести бой с совершенно разных точек и рядом ещё два полноценных дома! Это офигенно большое поле для тактических манёвров. Слышал мнение, что игра скучная.... Вы идиоты? РДР 2- скучнейшая и тягомотнейшая игра, которой все ставят 10/10, а тут стабильное перемешивание стелс моментов, отдыха и перестрелок почему-то вызывают скуку у дебилов. Ооо... Ну и конечно же сюжет! ЛГБТ- тематика, от которой все плевались тут не выпячена ни разу, кроме одного момента в начале. Вам ничего не тыкают в лицо и просто показывают отношения двух девушек. Если убрать поцелуй в начале, то это похоже на очень крепкую дружбу. А сюжетный ход в середине... Да, с геймплейной точки я понимаю недовольство игроков, но с точки зрения сценария и стории всё отлично. Это почти уникальная история. На такое не решался никто и драматургия от этого только выигрывает. Это сложная, тяжёлая, болезненная драма, которую игрок должен прочувствовать и понять каждого персонажа, который фигурирует на главных и второстепенных ролях. Это круто. Это смело и для кого-то спорно, но очень сильно и смело. Ставить за такую продвинутую с точки зрения геймдизайна игру три балла потому, что ты не понимаешь отличную мысль- стыдно. Ноющие нытики- нойте дальше. А я поддержу студию, потому что они это заслужили. И вам советую.… Expand
  61. JoelMiIIer
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Tbh, i am very disapointed at naughty dog , i dont mind lgbt or any of that muscle girly **** its just the story writing and the displacment of charecters original actions for example joel in the first game was relentless able to smell a setup from a mile away and never gave his name straight up toany onebut in the second game hes litrally dumb...why naughty dog?...just why? The whole game is just about adding a charecter that kills the main charecter becuase we killed a npc no one cares about in 7 years… Expand
  62. Aresanderu
    Apr 29, 2021
    5
    Expensive and soulless. A secondary story with ideas of Robert Kirkman. But decorations are great, the game is worth to look at it.
  63. PedroTheGod
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. "An amazing experience that I hope to forget", that is what this game is to me. GAMEPLAY - TLOU2's gameplay is AMAZING, In every encounter with the Scars, Wolves, or Infected your choices truly matter as your resources are very minimal encouraging players to really play smart. Players who explore are rewarded greatly with pieces of story, or items that come in handy. GRAPHICS - The graphics in this game are probably the best the PlayStation has to offer in terms of realism. STORY - In this game we follow the journey of two different protagonists Abby and Ellie both in their own path of revenge. In the first hour or so of the game we watch as Abby brutally tortures and kills Joel as Ellie watches, and the story seems to have established Abby as the antagonist. The game constantly has you play as Abby in hopes of you sympathizing for her by seeing her side of the story but ultimately fails. The game's final mission has you hunting Abby after receiving a lead that she may be in Santa Barbara, but before she leaves she is given an ultimatum to move on and live with her new life or to dwell in the past, and ends with Ellie's own self-destruction, gaining nothing and losing everything she ever had. OVERALL- This game was heartbreaking to play not because it was bad but because of amazing it could've been and how it played out. And when I finally reached the ending of the game it didn't feel deserved, it didn't feel right. This is my first time writing a review on a game, thank you to anyone who read it!… Expand
  64. RickiCorreia
    Jul 9, 2020
    5
    Could be a lot better.
    In terms of graphics, this is state of the art. Very beautiful environments and scenarios.
    The gameplay is alright, some things could be improved but overall enjoyable. What really ruins this game, is the story. Never I felt so disconnected from the characters. I played the first last of us recently and I learned to love these characters and their interactions but    Could be a lot better.
    In terms of graphics, this is state of the art. Very beautiful environments and scenarios.
    The gameplay is alright, some things could be improved but overall enjoyable.
    What really ruins this game, is the story. Never I felt so disconnected from the characters. I played the first last of us recently and I learned to love these characters and their interactions but this game ruins all that. Everything the old characters do seems out of character and unjustifiable, it ruined the whole immersion for me. I can't relate to the new characters at all, their reasons seem so unjustifiable and out of place. It's everything so unappealing that I found myself skipping areas and forcing myself through the game just to get to the ending.
    The ending could be worse but could be a lot better as well - just takes the meaning of the whole character development until that point.
    The main characters very badly written - Ellie is a shadow of what it used to be and Abby couldn't be more unappealing and predictable.
    The whole writing of this game is bad, there's a lot of scenes for shock value, plot armour, pacing issues and most of the story is flashbacks inside flashbacks inside flashbacks.
    The most enjoyable story moments for me was the interactions of young Ellie and Joel, which was made the first game great...
    I think the game could be a lot better if the line of the event were laid out differently - this would allow for more connection with the characters and now what drives them.
    I will not play this game again and I wish I never played it in the first place, I fell like this entry takes a bit of quality to the franchise.    … Expand
  65. Arose898
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    Amazing game, graphics and storyline. Low reviews going around it are either people who haven't played it or have made it pay the first hour
  66. Vestort
    Jun 23, 2020
    5
    Where the last of us part 1 had a diverse array of characters and personalities that allowed for moments of drama, joy and sadness - The last of us part 2 fails at delivering that. With a morally bankrupt story of endless torturous scenes and uninteresting characters that simply go against logic in a basic revenge plot that cycles in-of itself with no real satisfying outcome.

    One of the    Where the last of us part 1 had a diverse array of characters and personalities that allowed for moments of drama, joy and sadness - The last of us part 2 fails at delivering that. With a morally bankrupt story of endless torturous scenes and uninteresting characters that simply go against logic in a basic revenge plot that cycles in-of itself with no real satisfying outcome.

    One of the best looking games to come out of this generation, the art and design team prove again that they can push the technology to its limit to show something that is graphically and technologically impressive. The world that is made within the series is one of the best examples of a post-apocalyptic world we have.

    The game-play is a decade old rendition of the first games, with no new innovations to push the medium. Which feels like it’s made up of entirely of different rooms of repeating stealth or combat scenarios, while the very few environmental “puzzles” simply require you to move a dumpster or climb through a window.

    In a conclusion; I myself, would have rather continued to believe that the story had ended at the final events of the previous game, than have gone through the devastating, un-enjoyable events of the sequel that added almost nothing of substance to the plot.    … Expand
  67. Latatun
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm sorry, ND, but I simply cannot care about all the individuals you showed me throughout the game, I can't even do that in real life to be honest. Ellie and Joel grew on me after spending a whole game seeing them face hardships and build their relationship. But in the sequel, you expected me to understand a new character whose only redeeming quality is the death of her father. Nothing else. Because Abby as a character is not worth of anyone's care. She didn't do anything remotely empathetic to earn my respect: she **** her friend's boyfriend, she never showed regret after killing Joel in that grotesque way even when he saved her or while hearing the cries of Ellie, she enjoyed torturing a pregnant woman, you made me play as her and fight against an actual beloved character and so on.
    But hey, you thought that after showing me that people seem to like her in her own stupid faction, will I also like her? That's not how things work and you should know better.

    And the rest is not much better, at many times I felt like I was watching an episode of a bad TV show. Did you this time take inspiration from a cliche Netflix show by any chance instead of a book?

    And I haven't mentioned anything about the barely improved mechanics and disappointing AI. The 5 mark goes for those in charge of directing the scenes, the art and the 3D models because they did an incredible job, anything else is subpar and it doesn't matter if the game cost 1 or 200 million, a bad game is still a bad game.    … Expand
  68. freudmessenger
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    Le pongo un cinco porque el juego ha conseguido, como el primero, que me vicie de forma insana a un juego. Es bastante adicitivo pese a que su historia es una puta mierda, el guardado manual no sirve para nada, los NPC son casi todos un estorbo y poner cajones vacios rodeado de cajones que no se pueden abrir .
  69. Momoru
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    Казалось бы, можно ли запороть продолжение так сильно, чтобы это вызвало народный гнев на некогда культовую в узких кругах игру?
    Оказывается, что да. Дайте это в руки Кукману и вы увидите этот результат.
    Сюжет - достойно мексиканской мелодрамы Геймплей - ничего нового. Стерильно. Графика- 9/10, есть некие недочеты, но для железа 2013 года это простительно    Казалось бы, можно ли запороть продолжение так сильно, чтобы это вызвало народный гнев на некогда культовую в узких кругах игру?
    Оказывается, что да. Дайте это в руки Кукману и вы увидите этот результат.
    Сюжет - достойно мексиканской мелодрамы
    Геймплей - ничего нового. Стерильно.
    Графика- 9/10, есть некие недочеты, но для железа 2013 года это простительно
  70. RigioTime
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Beatiful in terms of gameplay and graphics however the story of this game is horrible they destroy everything they created in the first game and the hours of playing means nothing with the terrible ending, total disappointment.… Expand
  71. Notura_
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I dont like this games story but You have to apreceate the flashbacks because they share beatiful moments between Joel and Ellie but thats the only reason am giving this game a 5/10 because the story is **** just dont waste 60 bucks on this crap you will have more enjoyment watching walktroughs than playing it oh and the controls on this game feel as clunky as the ones of the first game, you had 7 years Naughty Dog, but you failed miserably to give a well deserving sequel to one of the greatest game of all time if they are gonna do something reboot part II and imagine the nonsense that this game brought never happened make all of the characters interesting have a concrete reason to kill Joel not only because an NPC from the last game **** dies we all thought he was a random wothless peace of **** not the reason Joel dies we dont want lazy ways to kill chracters if you introduce a new character make it a good character but no you expect us to play as the **** that killed Joel for half of the game yeah really clever naughty dog oh and you kill one of the new character (Jessie) so what is the damn point of lntroducing him if hes going to die some hours into the game oh and the worst part they want you to fell bad about Abby all we want is a DLC that is named Abby **** dies 10000000 times that would be one of the greatest DLC of all time or even ignore this game ever happened. In conclussion this game sucks balls but atleast there are decent parts on this game 5/10… Expand
  72. przeprze
    Jun 26, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. my first time on this site, but here we go.

    Pros:
    - very impressive visuals;
    - awesome character animation and performances;
    - satisfying mele combat and stealth;
    - sound design and music;
    - range of accessibility options;

    Cons:
    - the levels feel too big and way too empty, and the exploration feels more like filler and padding to stretch the time than an integral part of the gameplay loop;
    - gunplay and the main gameplay loop, in general, feel dated, not adding much to what we've seen in the first game, and making the later part of the game incredibly drawn out due to the repetitiveness;
    - character models are questionable at times, from the strange proportion of the bodies to some supporting characters looking way too similar;
    - continuation of the previous point - besides looking similar, the new characters are also very 2-dimensional to the point where you don't remember their names after dispatching of them (and the games just ignores them all after their death);
    - MISREPRESENTATION of lgbtq and exploitation tired lgbtq tropes and stereotypes for cheap drama and shock value (i.e. the bisexual character is indecisive between the male and the female love interest; the trans character is all about suffering for being trans)
    - and, finally, the story. shallow, banal revenge plot told in a convoluted mish-mash of flashbacks and flashbacks inside flashbacks, constantly undermining its own message with the gameplay as well as ridiculous amount of offhanded violence with no real gravitas. pre-existing characterizations are changed to serve the new direction, previous events are retconned, all subtlety forgotten.

    all in all, considering the amount of work from simple employees who, no doubt, tried to polish every aspect they could, and the stunning result of their work, i don't think it's fair to go with emotions and give it a 0, but i also don't think the story-driven games with terrible writing and so poorly thought through relationships between the plot and the gameplay deserves anything more than 5.    … Expand
  73. Gstring
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    I actually finished this game and this is not a review bomb. So this game has about 3 parts to it. The first part I was thinking if they end it here it was a pretty alright game. Then they have me switch characters to play what I did from a different side which while different felt redundant. Then they added a third part which was so unnecessary and annoying for me. The game is not a 3I actually finished this game and this is not a review bomb. So this game has about 3 parts to it. The first part I was thinking if they end it here it was a pretty alright game. Then they have me switch characters to play what I did from a different side which while different felt redundant. Then they added a third part which was so unnecessary and annoying for me. The game is not a 3 because some elements are good such as the graphics and bits and pieces of the story. The gameplay while fun at first got old after about 10 hours. There are a lot of enemies in this game and miles of paths which at some point I just turned the difficulty down all the way to plow through the game and it still took way too long to finish. They could have ended the game 3 different times but instead they keep dragging it on. Overall don’t buy it. Especially for 60. I’d recommend watch a YouTube movie on it or wait till it’s 20 dollars.… Expand
  74. Poat
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Now, how do you rate a game with a masterful first half and a terrible second half? Well, you put your score right in the middle! Now, in my eyes, the first 15 hours or so where you can play as Ellie contain some of the best acting I have ever seen in a video game. The gameplay is also fun and challenging, with every shot from your gun actually feeling deadly. The visuals are also beautiful and some of the best I've ever seen in a video game. This game makes me think that re… Expand
  75. PacoJavierSr
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    La neta por qué verga tenemos que jugar con la que mato a Joel, nos encariñamos mas por el que por esa abby, y no entiendo por qué quieren q sintamos empatía
  76. Ashtrakani
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    I've seen examples of bots being used in the positive reviews. There were reviews that were the exact same in there to a T. I haven't played the game so I can't comment on the story although I hear it's a mess. Either way take this as a heads up that things might be a bit shady. There's a reason the user score is as low as it is.
  77. Ezic48
    Jun 23, 2020
    5
    The game's graphics and mechanics are amazing, I haven't encountered many bugs or other things that bother me during the game. Instead, the story of the game is very, very nasty, you are made to play with the enemy just to take more time to make the game last longer. The ending is a very ugly one without logic and that does not ignite any feelings and makes you wonder "what the hell is this".
  78. emnaq3
    Jun 25, 2020
    5
    Aspects of game and weight of each for this specific game in my opinion:

    Gameplay: 30% Graphics and sound: 20% Story: 50% Overall scores: Gameplay: 8/10 24% Graphics and sound: 10/10 20% Story: 4/10 20% Final Score: 64% or 6.4/10 Note, I played the entire game. I played it because I am a fan of Naughty Dog, the series and to formulate my own opinion on the game without the influence of    Aspects of game and weight of each for this specific game in my opinion:

    Gameplay: 30%
    Graphics and sound: 20%
    Story: 50%

    Overall scores:
    Gameplay: 8/10 24%
    Graphics and sound: 10/10 20%
    Story: 4/10 20%

    Final Score:
    64% or 6.4/10

    Note, I played the entire game. I played it because I am a fan of Naughty Dog, the series and to formulate my own opinion on the game without the influence of other people’s comments on the game. During my gameplay I did not seek any plot information. However, I did know Joel died in the game, and Abby beats up Ellie at some point due to spoilers.

    Gameplay:
    The game brings everything back from the first game and fine tunes it to be better. Scavenging and limited resources fits this game’s genre perfectly. Make every resource count. Combat with both humans and infected has to be strategized, specially if you play on moderate or above as you can’t run and gun your way through with limited resources. To me this is perfect. The few complaints about gameplay come in the weapon/resource swapping. A selection wheel would fit this game much better. For example, if you want to select a molotov and then get back to your second hand gun, you have to to press down on the d pad twice, throw molotov then press right on the d pad twice again, which feels clunky to do.

    Graphics and sound:
    This is masterpiece in terms of technical achievement. You have to see it in person as streamed video takes away from the quality. This game kept making my jaw dropped every time a new location was shown. Its insane a console can handle those kinds of visuals. Sound is on par with the visuals as expected. Check out digital foundry for an in depth review of the technical aspect.

    Story:
    The story really comes down to each person if they like it or not. I personally did not like some of the major events in the game. However the story does have some shinning moments that I enjoyed. The first major event is Joel’s death. Personally, I did not want him be killed off in the game. They way he is killed is terrible to say the least. His death does however fuel the anger of the player and you get in that mentality of revenge right away. I consider this event as moderately negative in my score. The second major events are killing off Joel’s killer accomplices. This was quite satisfying in terms of the overall story, avenging Joel. 4 are killed by Ellie, and 1 by Tommi. 2 of them maybe could’ve been spared (Mel and Owen) as they showed remorse or more redeeming qualities than Abby. This part of the story is highly positive in my score. The next major event is Abby coming back for Ellie and Tommi. This is a high tension part of the game. Unfortunately it pivots to show us Abby’s story for about 10 hours. This is a terrible move in terms of the story, completely lost interest in the story at this point as I was not interested or having fun playing as Abby. Abby gets as much screen time / gameplay as Ellie. I followed the story for the sake of understanding the plot and never in the 10 hours playing as Abby did I sympathize with her. In fact I attached more to 2 side characters in Abby’s arc, Lev and Yara. As I said, this is really going to depend on person to person, and I personally did not like or cared much about the story of Abby. The only redeeming quality that ever comes up for Abby is she saving Lev and Yara. Other than that Abby is not a good person but she isn’t evil either as a normal antagonist. She loses her father, killed by Joel, but the father was never explored/developed as a character so its pretty hard to care about him and Abby. I’d rate Abby’s arc as moderately negative. I didn’t see the point. The only decent part is saving the kids Lev and Yara. The rest of her arc is forgettable. Lastly, the end. We get back to the part where Abby finds Ellie, after 10 hours of playing as Abby, at this point I just wanted to wrap things up as the story had already dragged too much. They fight and Abby let’s Ellie live. Months later Ellie goes after Abby again only to let her go at the final fight. The ending is bad, mainly because Abby is not a redeemable person, there is nothing about Abby that makes her a character worth of redemption. The ending could’ve been easily saved by allowing the player to make the final choice, kill Abby or let her go.

    Plot holes:
    Joel and Tommi’s naive dumbed down personalities. This is so unfitting for these characters after the first game. They walk into the wolf’s den to be killed.
    Abby killing Joel after he saves her. Although Joel saves Abby, she never shows doubt or remorse.
    Ellie not shooting as soon as she opens the door. She had a clear a clear shot at Abby.
    Abby’s clan sparing Ellie and Tommi. This would never happen in the real world when 5 other people are there and know if they live they might come after them.
    Ellie and Jessie walking straight into the fight with Abby.    … Expand
  79. Garys2o
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    The game is extremely beautiful and the gameplay is equal to or better than its predecessor, but unfortunately the story left something to be desired. A certain character (I will not say not to give spoilers) was very forced as a pseudo protagonist. I would like to play with Ellie 100% of the game but you will be forced to play with a certain "hulk woman", taking the story in a directionThe game is extremely beautiful and the gameplay is equal to or better than its predecessor, but unfortunately the story left something to be desired. A certain character (I will not say not to give spoilers) was very forced as a pseudo protagonist. I would like to play with Ellie 100% of the game but you will be forced to play with a certain "hulk woman", taking the story in a direction that, at least for me, got tiring. If the part of the story with this character was in a future downloadable content, as in "left behind", I think it would be better. Anyway, the game is not as bad as most are saying, but I can say that it is not as wonderful as the specialized critics are saying… Expand
  80. lizzardtdl
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Naughty dog forcing you to play with Abby and trying to kill Ellie makes me wanna cry. I always loved this game, i've waited for 7 years and naughty dog just killed all the sense of justice. We have never asked for a philosophy lesson, we wanted a revenge against a relentless villain with an epic ending… Expand
  81. mw1990
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    Beautiful visuals, sound design, and acting performances can't quite make up for average gameplay, and more importantly, a poor script with unlikable characters. There are great moments and sequences here and there, but that's just not enough for a game in which the story is the main draw. Dialogue often feels unnatural and characters seem to make decisions for the benefit of the plot andBeautiful visuals, sound design, and acting performances can't quite make up for average gameplay, and more importantly, a poor script with unlikable characters. There are great moments and sequences here and there, but that's just not enough for a game in which the story is the main draw. Dialogue often feels unnatural and characters seem to make decisions for the benefit of the plot and not what makes sense for the characters themselves, rare problems in the previous game. The game frequently attempts to make the player feel guilty for actions they are forced by the game to perform, which can be done well, but it often comes off as too obvious and manipulative which causes the player to feel frustrated and disengaged instead of emotional. There is some fun to be had and a few of the characters are genuinely interesting, but overall, the incredible efforts put into this game on a technical level feel largely wasted.… Expand
  82. MajoTLOU
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    Jugabilidad excelente, gráficas geniales, las actuaciones y capturas de movimientos maravillosos, pero la historia es tan mala que opaca todo lo bueno mencionado anteriormente
  83. JuanDavid2
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ya que ver como joel era tan despiadado y desconfíado de la gente asesinando por su bien y el de ellie nos simpátiso demasiado con el personaje como vivir momentos de tristesa coraje y satisfacción Es ahi donde nos enoja que nos allan encariñado tanto con el personaje para que en the last of us 2 lo veamos con una mierte cruel y de lo mas despiadada hubiese sido muy cabron que nos dieran esa muerte de abby tan anhelada y verla sufrir todo lo posible pero la cagaron horrible porque nos simpatisan con personas que despues van a morir tan cruelmente y sin que se pueda defender ese es el error del titulo y muchos mas como es el caso de la inclusividad forzada… Expand
  84. ChuckShadowski
    Jun 23, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. If this game were a stand alone with new characters never seen before it could maybe be a 7 or 8, but as a sequel to such a great game using well established and loved characters which it treats so poorly, I feel it deserves a 4 or 5.

    The graphics are exceptional and the world is fun to explore; the environment puzzles feel like they've taken a step up from the last game with the addition of jumping/ropes. The gameplay and atmosphere is good enough to keep me entertained even if it isn't revolutionary and hasn't changed much since the last game.

    However, this is a story based game and with all the relationship drama (two love triangles?) inserted throughout I felt like I was playing a soap-opera. The entirety of Abby's section, especially the Yara and Lev on the island parts, felt like gameplay filler that really added nothing to the story.

    The adverts and trailers were specifically altered to make people believe Joel was in the game for longer than he was which is a cheap trick on the fans. With Joel gone so early on, the thing which made the first game so great (Joel and Ellie's relationship) is wiped away and replaced with brand new characters that try to fill that gap he left in the game. No matter how well performed, they are never going to fill that vacuum.

    The kicker for me is how the game tries so hard to make us empathise with Abby yet shows her as a bloodthirsty killer who is happy to murder a pregnant woman. Joel and Tommy go out of their way to save her multiple times in the beginning yet there's no nuance to how she behaves during the death scene or even afterwards when they are back in Washington. She doesn't take time to evaluate that Joel, who she thought was evil, risked his own life to selflessly save hers even though she was a stranger. She goes straight from accepting his help multiple times to happily torturing him, and we're supposed to like her enough to play as her for half the game. My heart sank when I first picked up pills as Abby and realised I was going to play as her for a long time.

    I feel bad giving such a low score because i loved the first game but as far as i'm concerned this game is 100% NOT canon.

    Also, there's no Factions MP which was a surprisingly fun addition in the first instalment.    … Expand
  85. Sparno
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    I hated this game, but I'm going to give naughty dog the benefit of the doubt and assume that is exactly what they wanted. Well, they were successful. The story of the last of us 2 is uncomfortable, violent and tragic. It follows Ellie as she descends down a path of vengeance, and the player is there for every bloody moment of it.

    My problems with the game begin with the moral line that    I hated this game, but I'm going to give naughty dog the benefit of the doubt and assume that is exactly what they wanted. Well, they were successful. The story of the last of us 2 is uncomfortable, violent and tragic. It follows Ellie as she descends down a path of vengeance, and the player is there for every bloody moment of it.

    My problems with the game begin with the moral line that is painted in the first game, where killing is necessary to survive in a post apocalyptic world. The first game created the definition of the moral grey area that comes with survival, but the last of us 2 not only crosses this line, it leaps over it and does a little dance to taunt you. The game is simply tragic, and not in an Othello kind of way. Rather the game feels like it is playing with the emotions of its fans with no payoff. The only purpose in Ellie's story I could draw by the time the credits rolled was a theme that has been told over and over again in many other forms of media, and honestly the theme had no place in the follow-up to a game about hope.

    Playing the last of us 2 has ruined the last of us 1 for me. The original game used the main antagonists of itself as a metaphor for its story. The firefly's shared the motto "When you are lost in the darkness, look for the light". In the last of us 1, Ellie was the light. The last of us 2 takes this beautiful theme and burns it in front of you, forcing you take it all in as everything you loved about the first game is stripped away. As a stand alone story, the last of us 2 is beautifully written and a feat of story telling, but as a sequel to one of the last generations most beloved games this is unnecessarily cruel.

    The gameplay of the Last of us 2 is an improvement over the original. It is still just as fun and intense, with a few small additions to the gameplay that add variety, such as new guns and toys for the player to craft and utilise in creative ways. There is not too much to say about the gameplay component other than if you enjoyed the last of us 1 purely for the gameplay, then you will me more than satisfied here.

    Despite the story, the atmosphere, sound and level design of this game provide for some of the most beautiful scenarios I have seen on in generation of consoles. Just like how the first game felt like you were playing on a next generation console early, this experience is no different.

    I can praise the last of us 2 on its gameplay and atmosphere all day, which if I didn't mention, it nailed, but I played this game for its story. The first game left me feeling empty, as I wanted to continue following Joel and Ellie's story and felt empty without them. This game did the same, but instead of wanting the game to continue I was left wishing it never happened. I wish that the continuation of Joel and Ellie's story was left up to my own imagination, as was originally intended. At the end of the day, I I would encourage you to play the game and form your own opinion, however be warned that the bigger the fan you are, then the bigger the letdown this will be.    … Expand
  86. 4vis
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    The game is very controversial if you are a fan of the first part you will hate this game, The game has some problems and there are quite a lot of them. i understand the people who hate the game.
    because story can be good if it wasn't be last of us part 2, but some other game...
  87. Demente3333
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    Es una historia donde ellie se encuentra más madura después de todos los años, hacerme jugar con abby fue un poco doloroso y aburrido pero me termine encariñando con ella
  88. Lightin
    Jun 23, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I wrote a 4000 character long review with spoilers, but since I was on a mobile and missclicked, all of that disappeared. I can understand why this game is hated and why this game is being praised. It's not the game that was meant for everybody, and it was not meant for me.
    Graphics, atmosphere, music - 9.5/10
    Gameplay - 6/10
    Storytelling - 3/10
    Ending - 0/10
    Really liked the moments with flashbacks, I honestly feel the game should have been played like that. But no, 50% of the game I have to play a killer of Joel, who has no empathy after killing. Ellie did vomit after killing Owen and co. Abby didn't, I hated her. I am also disappointed because of the false marketing. Yes, I Joel deserved to die, exactly like that, but not at the first 2 hours of the game. **** Abby, ruined the franchise    … Expand
  89. EvelinCaruso
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have waited 7 years to know how this amazing story would develop... first of all, Ellie never even got the chance to truly apolagize Joel, keeping in mind that the only thing he did has SAVE HER, over and over again. Then the game goes to a path where one of the most beloved characters dies in such a miresable way. I was so shock that I didn't even know if i would like to continue playing. Joel deserved vengeance. The only goal Ellie had on tis game was to kill all of the people that had helped to murder Joel in such a brutal way, and she didn't even had the guts to do that. And by the ending of the story, Joel is dead, Tommy almost died, Ellie lost her family and two fingers for NOTHING. All these years waiting, and this is what we get? I'm devastated.
    So many hours playing as Abby, knowing that she killed one of my favorite characters.
    The gameplay is really nice, the graphics are awesome... but is that the only thing that should matter? What about actually having an AWESOME development of the story? This is painful.    … Expand
  90. Benji9
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. What happened? Let me start by saying that by no means is this a 0/10 game. The gameplay, voice acting, atmosphere/world, sound, soundtrack and graphics are fantastic. It’s what holds this game somewhat up. The real problem with this game is the story. TLOU 1 had an amazing story. It is what ND is known for. But this game falls flat. It’s like they forgot what they had created from the first one. I get what they were trying to do. In a world like this no one is truly good nor evil, many of the people we see from our side of the story as the bad guys are the same as us, humans who have done terrible things to survive. They’re “bad” people but technically so is Joel. They just executed it SO bad. The problem is not that they killed Joel, but the way they did it. 2 hours into the game and they kill a beloved main character to a person that we have no idea who is. Then they try to redeem it by showing Abby’s backstory in what feels like 10 minutes and then expects us to feel
    for her. Also Ellie has killed maybe 100s of bad guys, but those who killed Joel are the ones she feel bad about killing? Joel has been through so much **** and didn’t trust anybody, but trusted Abby enough to walk into a house full of her group and then using his real name, even though he KNOWS a lot of people hate him for what he did to the Fireflies? I really do see what ND were trying to do, but they did it in a horrible way.. And it hurts even more knowing you have waited 5 years for this sequel.    … Expand
  91. JustBlake03
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 1. Graphics and combat/controls are actually really good. Same with acting; these departments shine when compared with... the rest. 2. Story is actually terrible and the characters make choices that they would not make. These new devs clearly don’t care about the old protagonists and just wanted to do their own thing. 3. Killing off Joel and then making the player play a character they hate for 10 hours is just about the worst development choice I can think of. AND making you attack the protagonist with a character everyone hates! What?!

    4. The “revenge is bad” trope doesn’t work at all because the people who do get revenge get off scot-free while Ellie (who does not get revenge) loses her fingers, girlfriend (?) and kid. 5. I’m fine with the sjw stuff in most games, but it is VERY clear that the new devs shoehorned in as many minorities they could. This becomes apparent when you find out who worked on this game and not the first. The main problem with this it is an easy cop-out for people complaining about legitimate reasons. Already you see articles popping up about “review bombing” from the “evil gamers”. No, the story is **** and the devs are hiding behind a wall of identity politics.

    6. Compared with the first, (no exaggeration) this is the worst fall in storytelling I have ever seen. Even the Star Wars sequels weren’t this bad. 7. Perhaps the seediest thing I have seen the Naughty Dog do is OBVIOUSLY pay/give benefits to “professional reviewers.” There is no way in hell that this many reviewers gave 10/10s when the fanbase hates the game this much. I have lost a ton of respect for both Naughty Dog and these game journalists. Conclusion: 5/10. Pros: Graphics are great! Acting is great! Gameplay is the same as the first!
    Ellie flashbacks are bittersweet but well made (because no Abby)

    Cons:
    Bad story
    Killing Joel in a disingenuous way
    Playing as Abby Terrible ending
    Pointless minority pandering

    Overall, probably the most disappointing game I have ever played. I am truly let down, especially with all the resources Naughty Dog had. 7 years and a killer first game. DO NOT PLAY, I DO NOT CONSIDER THIS CANON. TLOU ENDS AT THE END OF THE FIRST    … Expand
  92. Maserstellblack
    Jun 23, 2020
    5
    El juego es un 50/50 peeo si quieres ver si tu ps4 llea al limite en cuanto a gráficos este es tu juego .
  93. RyanRezende
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Esse jogo é incrível. A maioria odiou por conta das mortes secas e inesperadas, mas isso torna o jogo mais real, mais humano. Durante um apocalipse, não é como se você fosse morrer de um jeito bonito, você pode morrer de qualquer forma, é uma luta pela sobrevivência .Essa obra se trata de pessoas normais e não de heróis ou vilões... São só humanos. A forma como tudo se encaixa, como cada pedaço do jogo é necessário, o embate de emoções... Tudo é simplesmente espetacular. The Last of Us 2 não é um jogo pra quem quer heroísmo, certo ou errado... É um jogo que mostra duas pessoas em busca de vingança. E nessa vingança, acabam esquecendo outras coisas importantes. O jogo te bombardeia com vários sentimentos e sensações inexplicáveis durante toda a jogatina, uma verdadeira obra.… Expand
  94. sarah2020
    Jul 1, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Everyone is upset about Joel, but the real tragedy here is what they've done to their female characters, and that The Last of Us 2, is decidedly unfeminist.

    Before I continue, I'd like to note that I've never left a review for a game, and never used Metacritic - but this game offended me so much, that I decided to make an account and add my voice to the conversation.

    As a female gamer, it always excited me to see great and well written female characters. Of-course I always appreciate fantastic male characters and really loved Joel and Ellie in the 1st game. Ellie was such a realistic and engaging female character because she was so smart, funny, resourceful, and while she had her struggles, she always tried to be a good person. In the sequel, all of that is gone. She is mean, depressive, monotone and selfish. I understand the developers, wanted her to be “dark” and “ a strong women” but all they’ve done is suck the life out of an amazing character. Why is it, that to be “a strong women”, it means to cave people's skulls in? What about other strong traits besides just physical strength like kindness, leadership, forgiveness, intelligence? Ellie is a bad person, constantly putting her pregnant girlfriends/friend's life at risk for her own selfish causes - it’s very unfortunate to see. It’s really unfortunate to see “strong women” constantly be angry, mean and selfish, and not allowing them to be smart, fun, kind or wise-cracky, like male protagonists often get to be (like Nathan Drake from Uncharted). That’s what made Ellie in the first game, such a breath of fresh air! But the depiction of the female characters here is very stereotypical of a “strong women”. The same is done to Abby. Abby is also a “strong female character” but doesn’t have any real strength, agency, or control over her life. It’s very unfortunate to see another female character thrown into a tired “love triangle” with this self-centered loser character, Owen, and be pitted against his other on-off again girlfriend Mel. Why can’t Mel and Abby be friends? All of Abby’s flashbacks are about Owen, and Owen pressuring her to do things she first says no to or is obviously uncomfortable following along with. Owen is often mean to Abby, which reeks of the sexist “men are mean to you because they like you” trope. There is also a disturbing “sex scene” where Abby and Owen start fighting then it turns to “angry sex”. You spend much of Abby’s time worrying about Owen, who doesn’t seem to care much for Abby no matter how much she tries to please him. Abby and Owen’s “romance” is dated, sexist, boring, and tired and I'm shocked how much game time was dedicated to this.

    When the player assumes the role of both of these women, they are given no real choices. Due to the fact that Ellie was not given a choice whether to sacrifice herself in the first game, I thought that regarding gameplay, this game would introduce Ellie with some choices to make. But no, through the entire game, you never get to make any choices.

    I would have liked to see more of Nora and Yara as I thought both were much better written female characters, for the little game time they got.

    For a studio that claimed to put out a feminist product, I’m very disappointed that it appears we are taking steps backwards.    … Expand
  95. carlosmacieljrp
    Jul 18, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The story is all over the place, not original and the new characters are shallow. The trailers lied to the players, giving an idea Joel would still be alive, shame on the game company for doing that. The game showed flashbacks which in a better light, telling the story of the first game in a total different way. The game has some strange things happening, like an eight month pregant going to battlefield and squeezing her belly on the floor. The game is sad and depressing which could work but releasing this type of game during an actual pandemic is really unfortunate and bad timing.

    I didn't care when/how Joel died and what happened with the story, it was the points above who made me dislike the game    … Expand
  96. Vitanol
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Story and gameplay perfectly designed and written, can’t understand all the fuss of those nerds about it… Expand
  97. Rabsaque
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Playability is pretty good and challenging but the story kinda ruined it the game for me, if you only care about killing everything that moves and surviving the game gives plenty of that, if you are in for the story you will be disappointed beyond measure.… Expand
  98. DeuKY
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    One of the Best (if not THE best) game of PS4. You can really feel the minimalism caracteristic of the last Naughty Dog Games. The story is phenomenal, you can really feel the emotions and the pain that the caracter endure. Also the music is a real masterpiece from Gustavo Santaolalla. Thank you ND for devilering such great Games.
  99. Teddyb3ard
    Jul 7, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. (SPOILERS + JUST MY OPINION) If Joel was just shot in the head with a pistol and not tortured to death i think this game would have been a lot better, its just asking a bit too much to sympathize with Abby after Joel saved her then she still goes on to commit such an act with no sign of hesitation. Its not like her fathers Death was still fresh in her mind either, surely 4 years of morning would have lessened her hatred to some extent, even Ellie showed mercy to Abby after killing people she love much more recently. If Abby was built up a bit more before she killed Joel the player might have had a better understanding of her situation but the start of the game felt like a speed run to kill the fans favorite Man. There is just no enjoyable element to this game and the flashbacks of Joel and Ellie just made me more miserable because you know those times are over forever . i dont even care that the gameplay was basically copy pasted. Its a story driven game and the Story is just a mess… Expand
  100. PedroTorrada
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Mano a jogabilidade do game é incrível e os graficos são ums dos melhores dessa geração mais em minha opinião eu achei a história ruim ela é muito melancolica e faz o jogador ficar muito irritado com um desejo de vingança pra no final a ellie não vingar a morte do Joel e a história fica nesse loop incansável de troca de personagens querendo qui agente jogue com um personagem qui temos ódio mais em fim gostei sim do jogo porém a história deixou muito a desejar Obrigado.… 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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