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  1. Sep 14, 2020
    5
    Gameplay and graphics are generally much better than the first one. The lack luster story really let's this game down.
  2. Sep 20, 2021
    5
    Masterpiece! The last of us 2 , is one of the best games ever created . The story is insanely awesome and the gameplay is full of new stuff. Crafting and upgrading looks and feels so real
  3. Sep 15, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A middle of the road score for a middle of the road movie masquerading itself as a game. I swear that after a battle between Ellie and the main antagonist, there was a 20+ minute cinematic of Ellie in her new life with only little bits of walking around to "herd the goats" or, having killed a rabbit (in the scene) walking back to the farm where she lives. That was the only control you had.

    The graphics and music score are amazing and if the game play lived up to them, it would easily be a 10/10. But they don't. And it isn't.

    I care about Ellie and Joel. I spent 15+ hours with them in the first game and wanted to see how things progressed with them again and Naughty Dog had a great opportunity to do so. The story could so easily have been Ellie finding out what Joel did at the end of the first game, running off and Joel chasing after her to bring her home. Cutting between the two characters alternately for varied game play.

    There became no chance of anything of the sort when Joel was killed but at that moment, I really, honestly and truthfully and wanted revenge against Abby, his murderer.

    I don't care about Abby at all and, midway through the game, you are forced to play as her. I found myself deliberately throwing her off of high places or leaving her to the infected just to see her die. I also found myself playing JUST to finish the game and get my 100GB of hard disk space back.

    All of the other characters are unmemorable and mostly unlikable as well. So I didn't. When they died (always scripted, no matter what you did) it meant nothing to me.

    The thing that really got me was exactly how linear the game is. There is a point where Ellie is chasing one of the gang who killed Joel into some spores. This girl is dead either way. Either Ellie kills her or the spores get her and she turns. The problem is, you don't get that choice. All you can do is continually press a button to cave her skull in. I don't expect Mass Effect like choices in a Naughty Dog game but I'd hope to have some choice along the way.

    So after all the hype, the misleading trailers and pre-purchase excitement, I can only give this "game" 5/10.
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  4. Sep 21, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. WARNING! THIS REVIEW HAS SPOILERS!!

    I give this game a 5 because the positive points of the game are good graphics and good gameplay but then the story which i think ts the most important thing its just garbage i actually think killing Joel is a good idea but the way they killed him with a golf stick its just super dissapointing and then we play as Abby the character we all hate it would be a god idea if we played as her like we did same story and all but they donnt show us that she killed Joel until we nearly finish the game and we can choose when we want to play as Abby and Ellie another thing we all would think Abby is a good character until she kills Joel and about Ellie she lost her charisma and in the end we can choose to kill Abby or to let her live.
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  5. Sep 22, 2020
    5
    A história deixou a desejar de fato, mas eu creio que compensou bastante em ambientação, jogabilidade e gráficos. Jogo lindo!
  6. Sep 23, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The graphics and gameplay are great (beautiful game), although the mechanics are much like the previous game. What really upsets me is the storytelling, and some of the unnecessary turns the game takes. I loved the first game. However in this game I often was forced to do something I didn’t want to do, and I was often disappointed or to some degree angry at how the game played out. The ending was overall very disappointing and it left me very dissatisfied. Expand
  7. Sep 24, 2020
    5
    Destruyeron la historia que se había entretenido con Joel. El juego no es malo pero los videjuegos viven por y para los fans
  8. Sep 24, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Joel dies..................................................................... Expand
  9. Sep 26, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Having loved the first game, I find myself saddened by this mediocre game. The storytelling, the characters and the plot itself are the biggest disappointment I have endured since the last Game of Thrones season. Only reason I am giving it 5 stars is because of the beauty of the game and the fun gameplay. Expand
  10. Sep 27, 2020
    5
    Really really really bad story, one of the worst stories in history. Everything is perfect in this game except the story. It really should not win the “Game of The Year” award because of the horrible story.

    Many people really hope that the game makers do not get this award so they can learn a lesson, they really do not deserve this award.
  11. Sep 29, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The best game of my life.
    Simplismente sensacional, um jogo que mexe com seu emocional ao extremo.
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  12. Oct 21, 2020
    5
    Everything about the game other than the story is great. Ellie and Joel have been dumbed down to the point where they feel like complete different people altogether. I do not recommend anyone buy this game for £50 like i did wait for a sale or buy a used copy. this game is not worth full price.
  13. Oct 3, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I think the gameplay was good but the story was just meh... like i didn't know how to feel after the game ended Expand
  14. Oct 4, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Jugar la mitad del juego con el antagonista que a mi parecer no es nada carismática era algo que enojaba y hacia pasar un mal rato. Solo seguía jugando porque quería ver el final. Expand
  15. Oct 12, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. SPOILERS below...

    Far, far, far too long. It's like they included a DLC that you have to play between the end of the game and the epilogue (which should have been on the idyllic farm - Ellie should never have gone to Santa Barbara).

    There was also no good reason for Ellie to go through all 3 days. She barely escaped with her life from a few scenarios and she could have just turned round and gone home at any time, especially once she found Jesse & discovered Dina was pregnant. Tommy was fine on his own. The stakes were never high enough (unlike the first game where Ellie was going to be the source of a cure). I just spent most of my time thinking what's the point?

    I wouldn't have minded playing as Abby - I think it's a good idea to see both sides of a story - but the whole thing was just dragged out far too much. I was bored of playing as Ellie at the end of day 3 and thought I'd finished the game. Then I had to play as Abby for another 10+ hours (which I also got bored of, literally an hour or so into day 1). Some scenes were also very hard when playing on hard.

    There was absolutely no reason for Ellie to leave the farm and go after Abby again. It was just pointless. It also annoyed me again because I thought I'd finally finished the game and Ellie had found happiness, only to have her inexplicably throw it all away to go back to hunt for Abby, and again, why? She and Joel were survivors... I think she'd have been glad to have been in love and with Dina. She wouldn't have gone.

    In this game I also couldn't help wondering how zombies stay alive. I mean, Ellie goes into a building that's been deserted for 20 years and there are zombies walking around in there? I did think that in the first game but I let it go. In this game though, when she falls through a floor or something and there's a monster waiting for her it was just a farce. But it's a zombie game, so I almost let it go, but couldn't really this time.

    I played the first game a second time. I'll never play this again. It was far too long and just wasn't enjoyable (although it looked great).
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  16. Nov 26, 2020
    5
    No está tan mal como para darle un 0 ,pero desde luego es decepcionante...Unos gráficos brutales, pero la narrativa y el gameplay se hacen aburridos.
  17. Oct 17, 2020
    5
    I'm not good writing in English but I Will Try write some of this great Game and I only need write that TLOU2 is the Best Game of the PS4 Generation
  18. Oct 17, 2020
    5
    Una GRAN (Mala) sorpresa:
    TLoU II era EL juego esperado, sobre todo si habías jugado al TLoU de PS3 o la remasterización en PS4.
    En mi opinión TLoU II cuenta con unos gráficos, jugabilidad y apartado sonoro muy buenos, que son (lamentablemente) sus mejores aspectos. Y porque lamentablemente? porque todo lo bueno de esos apartados se ven manchados por una pobre historia y personajes que
    Una GRAN (Mala) sorpresa:
    TLoU II era EL juego esperado, sobre todo si habías jugado al TLoU de PS3 o la remasterización en PS4.
    En mi opinión TLoU II cuenta con unos gráficos, jugabilidad y apartado sonoro muy buenos, que son (lamentablemente) sus mejores aspectos. Y porque lamentablemente? porque todo lo bueno de esos apartados se ven manchados por una pobre historia y personajes que me decepcionaron totalmente.
    Los gráficos 9/10: Son hermosos, de lo mejor en PS4
    La jugabilidad 8/10: Movimientos suaves y precisos
    La música 8/10: Santaolalla se pasa otra vez, y no le pongo un 9 porque en TLoU me impacto mas.
    Historia 1/10: Totalmente decepcionante, no atrapa como en el primero. Hay partes que las jugué rápido solo para avanzar en la historia y que se terminara de una vez (es lo peor que te puede pasar).
    Personajes 1/10: Todo mal acá también! Joel se merecía mas, mucho mas. Ellie baja un par de puntos con respecto a la primera parte, se esfuerzan por hacerla quedar mal y casi lo logran. Abby... solo vas a querer que termine pronto, se esfuerzan por querer justificarla y solo crea mas rechazo al personaje.
    Conclusión: Un juego que tenia el potencial para ser LA joya del ocaso de PS4 y que solo será recordado por sus controversias y dividir a la opinión de los jugadores.
    Una ABSOLUTA DECEPCION, no se lo puedo recomendar a nadie.
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  19. Oct 19, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Poorly written Killed the legacy of the original game. Begging from the first trailers in 2016, where old joel was replaced with jessie in the game and old joel being replaced with a younger joel in some of the flashbacks that were meant to be in game present time. I gave it 5 because of the graphics and gameplay only. If it was only for the story i would’ve gave it 1/10. Thank you Neil for killing this legacy Expand
  20. Oct 24, 2020
    5
    Вы потратили 6 лет на то , чтобы просто отлизнуть лесбухам и лгбт представителям ... Браво .
    целых 5 баллов за то что офигенная графика (серъёзно таким нас вряд-ли кто-то ещё сможет порадовать) и за то что улучшили геймплей (всё таки новое всегда приветствуется (я только про геймплей) ).
    Вы потратили 6 лет на то , чтобы просто отлизнуть лесбухам и лгбт представителям ... Браво .
    целых 5 баллов за то что офигенная графика (серъёзно таким нас вряд-ли кто-то ещё сможет порадовать) и за то что улучшили геймплей (всё таки новое всегда приветствуется (я только про геймплей) ).
  21. Oct 24, 2020
    5
    The game was one of the best ways to make a tlou2, but its still not a great game. Tlou was perfect and complete, there was no way of making a 2 game... Now I come to my experience with the game: The gameplay was good and worked almost all the time( there are some bugs) but didn't change a lot compared to the first game. The writing was almost all the time predictable and not well made(The game was one of the best ways to make a tlou2, but its still not a great game. Tlou was perfect and complete, there was no way of making a 2 game... Now I come to my experience with the game: The gameplay was good and worked almost all the time( there are some bugs) but didn't change a lot compared to the first game. The writing was almost all the time predictable and not well made( like I said, no way of making a part 2) and I didn't care about one single character. But still not a bad game at all...
    It's just not as good as the first game but that wasn't really possible and when I look at some of the crap ubisoft makes, I would definitely prefer playing this game.
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  22. Oct 29, 2020
    5
    beautiful graphics tiring story i finished now after all flame hate and i believe it is not for that much but it has its sins the main thing is the game want to give abby some feeling and feel pain with ellie's panic attacks i felt watching dark series netflix Seattle day 3 2 4 1 Seattle Ellis Abby grr finished for pre-ordering and after months nothing
  23. Oct 29, 2020
    5
    Sinle dan el goty a este juego y no ah doom o ghost of thushima demuestra que la industria esta jodidamente MAL
  24. Oct 30, 2020
    5
    Honestly, this game is better than the previous in my opinion. You can like more 1 or 2, but you cannot say TLOU2 does not deserve the GOTY 2020
  25. Dec 26, 2020
    5
    Great work, great history but spoiled by intrusive ideology. Why, why, why?
  26. Nov 7, 2020
    5
    graphics are beautiful, most likely one of the best in this generation of consoles, but sadly the story kinda breaks it all apart, had some fun moments with the shooting but nothing more than that.
  27. Nov 10, 2020
    5
    Muito filme pra pouco gameplay. História não agrada. Jogabilidade é incrível.
  28. Nov 15, 2020
    5
    The game is not very good, I am bored during the battle, artificial intelligence sometimes does not work well, there are almost no men in the game, only chicks with guns, it's funny to watch ... And the plot ... He didn't interest me too much ... For me, the game turned out to be so myself, so I put 5 out of 10.
  29. Nov 15, 2020
    5
    playstation이 없는 사람들은 이 게임을 어떻게 평가합니까???
  30. Nov 21, 2020
    5
    Unsatisfactory ending for just about every character you loved in the first game. The only positive aspects of this game are the technical elements. The pacing of the story is a complete mess. Making edgy decisions for the sake of having a conversation should not be done in an established franchised with loved characters.
  31. Nov 24, 2020
    5
    I don't have an idea about what the **** neil druckmann do with this masterpiece
  32. Nov 25, 2020
    5
    On the technical side nothing to say, really, everything was improved. Except for the stealth, they somehow decided sneaking past was not acceptable anymore and you're forced to kill basically everyone to survive the transition to the next area. Weird, but OK. On the story side, everything was worse. Too many forgettable characters popping up everywhere, that the story wanted you to careOn the technical side nothing to say, really, everything was improved. Except for the stealth, they somehow decided sneaking past was not acceptable anymore and you're forced to kill basically everyone to survive the transition to the next area. Weird, but OK. On the story side, everything was worse. Too many forgettable characters popping up everywhere, that the story wanted you to care about no matter what and tried so, so hard to humanise. They also tried to make give Abby-Lev relationship as much weight as the original duo, Joel-Ellie, but failed miserably first and foremost because that relationship developed in the span of three days or so, and that's kind of unrealistic. Abby going on a killing spree against the people she'd been living with most of her life, to protect a kid she's just met from a faction she's been conditioned to hate and trained to kill is definitely the cherry on top of this mess of a story. The pacing was all over the place, leaving you on a cliffhanger for almost half of the game. Characters making stupid and highly questionable choices, as if they forgot what a world they're living in and in complete discord with what they were in the first game is a lazy way to try and make the point of the story valid. Story aside, this game was extremely unenjoyable simply because they got rid of the stealth I loved so much in the first game, that allowed you to choose whether to sneak past or kill the threats. Extremely disappointed by part 2 and the time I spent playing this was 100% wasted. Expand
  33. Dec 11, 2021
    5
    Очень плохой сюжет, но графика мое почтение, в среднем получается 5 баллов. Бедная плойка воет как пылесос правда, надо будет попробовать как-то систему охлаждения сделать другую
  34. Nov 25, 2020
    5
    I respect everyone's opinion ... No matter positive or negative. You can argue about the game ... no question about it! For me personally, it was the biggest disappointment of the PS4 era. Technically, the game was great. But with the story? Not even in the league of part 1. The characters you have learned to love were treated in part 2 unworthily. Abbie's part could have been perfect forI respect everyone's opinion ... No matter positive or negative. You can argue about the game ... no question about it! For me personally, it was the biggest disappointment of the PS4 era. Technically, the game was great. But with the story? Not even in the league of part 1. The characters you have learned to love were treated in part 2 unworthily. Abbie's part could have been perfect for a DLC and a foretaste of the future multiplayer mode. Would have rather seen Joel's and Ellie's story together. I don't mind if certain characters are treated. But ND has forgotten how important the 1st part was for many!

    Graphics - 9.5 / 10
    Story - 4 / 10
    Gameplay - 7 / 10
    Innovations compared to previous game - 6 / 10
    Innovations or story that would justify part 2 - 2 / 10
    Conclusion: 5 / 10
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  35. Nov 26, 2020
    5
    Story leider müll kein zusammenhang ansonsten spielt es sich gut auf den online miltiplayer warte ich immer noch.
  36. Nov 29, 2020
    5
    I think it's a good way in it's mechanics but for me being someone that loves the first game the part2 is more like a complete different game. I don't think the story is good and if I finish a game and don't want to play it again or don't want to keep playing it at all really says something.
  37. Dec 7, 2020
    5
    Mister Neil “Division” Druckmann should quit storytelling or find someone who would have guts to confront him when he has some very bad ideas. An obsession with political correctness (forced and often offensive and very obnoxious, disrespectful SJW content for any price), a bad storytelling and its awful editing becomes actually Druckmann’s trademark (same case for Uncharted 4 - over fiveMister Neil “Division” Druckmann should quit storytelling or find someone who would have guts to confront him when he has some very bad ideas. An obsession with political correctness (forced and often offensive and very obnoxious, disrespectful SJW content for any price), a bad storytelling and its awful editing becomes actually Druckmann’s trademark (same case for Uncharted 4 - over five hours of mental torture to finally get some super cool stuff). If he only could resist from his paranoias, he could be the best. But apparently he can’t. Expand
  38. Dec 6, 2020
    5
    Neil Crunchmann, Neil Crunchmann, Neil Crunchmann, Neil Crunchmann, Neil Crunchmann, Neil Crunchmann, Neil Crunchmann
  39. Dec 6, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The ending could've been heartwarming but instead the ending had a fight scene that could of ended so much better. You all could have made the ending where Ellie and Dina would be back together again and that would make the game so much more positive feedback. But the overall story is pretty decent for the hours and design you guys make into the game. Just make sure to add better endings instead of making it disappointing. That's my review from what i watched on YouTube. Expand
  40. Dec 7, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm very sad to write this review, but this was probably the biggest disappointment in my entire gaming life (beside Watch Dogs). I want to say something very clear: the animations and the settings are absolutely fantastic, it looks like a movie. I've never seen something like this and I really loved it. The huge and terrible problem is the story and don't get me wrong, it has nothing to do with LGBT or things like these (I'm a LGBT supporter). The first 10 hours are actually good, but then there is an awful twist of events that completely broke the atmosphere and took me out of the game: you literally start playing as someone else. Not only, but as the woman that killed Joel and was the biggest enemy in the first half. It's ridiculous. I couldn't empathize with her, I couldn't care less about her issues or her friends and I couldn't play without thinking "what the hell is this? When is it coming to an end?". If I have an experience like this while watching a movie or playing a game, it's over. At least for me, I couldn't force myself to enjoy it. It's terrible. The whole second half is basically a useless filler that has no purpose except forcing you to like a character and a situation. It's boring, it's repetitive (you get into trouble constantly just to get to 25 hours of longevity) and it's completely out of context. Then, when you get to the ending there is another slap in your face (that's also absolutely predicable actually. After killing dozens (including dogs and a pregnant woman), Ellie just chooses to spare Abby's life because "revenge is wrong". You read it right. The game is based on a revenge story, but Neil Druckmann pulls the Uno Reverse Card to feed you trivial rhetoric after 25 hours of waiting. I'm sorry but to me this is unacceptable. This game really has a fantastic gameplay and superb graphics and animations, but that's it. It's a shame. Expand
  41. Dec 7, 2020
    5
    Graphics is fantastic, the story is very boring
    Combat scenes are good but very few.
  42. Dec 8, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The last of us 2 drags Ellie and Joel through the dirt. It spends its opening killing off Joel like he is nothing in exchange for revenge story fuel with the revenge story that follows making Ellie into an irrational hateable killer. I'm fine with naughty dog turning her into the bad guy but her character development is such a mess and is way too big of a leap as she irrationally and brutally kills around hundred without any sympathy and even namecalling as they die and all this is meant to be fueled by a broken relationship with a man who she knows is this irredeemable monster. besides all this, ellies side of the story isn't particularly interesting as she simply jumps from location to location looking for someone to lead her to Abby. The second half of the game following Abby was a lot more enjoyable as we see her perspective and shows how she is dealing with the guilt of killing Joel as she searches for redemption by helping Lev and Yara. It did get a little sloppy near the end when she killed some of her wolf friends which felt a bit unjustifiably evil even if it was in self-defense but overall Abby's story was pretty good. It all leads to an ending that feels pretty underwhelming and pointless with Abby and Ellie just parting ways which wouldn't be as bad as it was if Ellie didn't literally kill 100 people to get to Abby.

    In terms of gameplay, the combat is pretty great. It's brutal and tense as you play naughty dog perfected cat and mouse gameplay with the enemy, however, there is only really a few hours of combat with most of the game consisting of story and a terrible looting and exploration system which consists of just going into rooms and mashing triangle.

    Besides gameplay and story, the game looks and sounds great with beautifully detailed environments and great music to match.

    Lastly, the companions in this game are pretty uninteresting, Manny and Jesse practically do nothing and die, Diana is too similar to Ellie and is basically a yes man to her horrific actions. The only good ones are Lev and Yara who provide an interesting and engaging story on abbys side.
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  43. Dec 8, 2020
    5
    De los mejores juegos que he jugado en mi vida, las reseñas de 0 puntos es un chiste
  44. Dec 10, 2020
    5
    TL;DR - The game has a plot that half the people like and the other half hate. Gameplay is fun but can become repetitive and draining. There are only a few challenging parts where you have to use your brain (wish there were more). Do I think this game deserves GOTY: absolutely not.

    I waited a few months to post my opinion so that it would not be dragged into a category of 'fan boy' or
    TL;DR - The game has a plot that half the people like and the other half hate. Gameplay is fun but can become repetitive and draining. There are only a few challenging parts where you have to use your brain (wish there were more). Do I think this game deserves GOTY: absolutely not.

    I waited a few months to post my opinion so that it would not be dragged into a category of 'fan boy' or 'hater'. It's sad that opposing opinions cannot be respected from the fans, and the creator, of this game. Neil Druckmann is a fool for attacking people who had an opposing opinion of the game.

    This game had too much to live up to. It was gripping at the beginning, but the story felt artificial and uninteresting, unlike the first where I was fully engrossed. There is lots of fun gameplay but it starts to drag its feet as you run around pointlessly, as a character whom you aren't connected to in the same way as the main protagonist. After getting half way through, I wondered why it had not ended yet. Had this game been half as long it would have a higher rating.
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  45. Dec 11, 2020
    5
    Great gameplay and a technical masterpiece. But the story is wholely unsatisfying and poorly written. The second half of the game will make you want to stop playing. Combined with the false advertising of ND with the misleading trailers before release, makes this game average at best. Worth a play at a deep sale.
  46. Dec 11, 2020
    5
    The story was terrible written, I don't get what they were thinking by doing this. I give this a 5 because it is a fun game and the visuals are beautiful, but we came here for the story in the first place.
  47. Dec 12, 2020
    5
    Terrific gameplay, disappointing story, a far cry from the original. The sequel is nowhere near as memorable or fun.
  48. Dec 12, 2020
    5
    Monotonna, wręcz archaiczna gamepleyowo. Prócz wizualiów nic nie oferuje. Historia jest durna a morał banalny. Całą akcje popychają zbiegi okoliczności. Niektóre tak przekombinowane że aż wierzyć sie nie chce. Wielki zwrot względem poprzedniej częsci.
  49. Dec 12, 2020
    5
    Игра 10 из 10 заслуженная награда за игру года не понимаю людей которые хейтят её из за ЛГБТ как по мне это тупая часть комьюнити которой лишь бы прикопатся
  50. Dec 12, 2020
    5
    Even if it's good on its own merit, it still does not work as a sequel and continuation to The Last of Us. The story is slow and dragged out, the gameplay is an exact copy of the last one, the characters you know and love have been destroyed, the new characters are not fully developed, and the message keeps hammering in its point. It doesn't deserve game of the year and I personally thinkEven if it's good on its own merit, it still does not work as a sequel and continuation to The Last of Us. The story is slow and dragged out, the gameplay is an exact copy of the last one, the characters you know and love have been destroyed, the new characters are not fully developed, and the message keeps hammering in its point. It doesn't deserve game of the year and I personally think it's an embarrassment to the last game. and some of the things they did just to keep this game under wraps like filing false copyright claims and openly lying to us with promotional material is disgusting. **** Naughty Dog, **** Neil Druckmann and more importantly **** The Last of Us Part II. Expand
  51. Dec 12, 2020
    5
    El juego es una obra maestra está más que claro que los ardidos xboxers ratearon mal el juego, asco dan los fanboys
  52. Dec 12, 2020
    5
    I play this game on older version of ps4 but I found details brilliant and didn't have any bugs, crashes or anything negative. I love relationship and chemistry of characters and i really enjoyed that aspect of game!
    Game is heavy, heartbreaking and sad. After finishing I was left with very depressing feeling in me for days. Even disappointment. I would give it much bigger score if I
    I play this game on older version of ps4 but I found details brilliant and didn't have any bugs, crashes or anything negative. I love relationship and chemistry of characters and i really enjoyed that aspect of game!
    Game is heavy, heartbreaking and sad. After finishing I was left with very depressing feeling in me for days. Even disappointment. I would give it much bigger score if I could refuse to play as Abby ! I hated every second of it and almost stopped playing game. Because it seems so long!After this disappointing experience I really don't have anything else to say!
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  53. Dec 13, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is one of the few games that I REALLY hate, but since I want to be fair, let's go first on the good things, gameplay and graphics are totally amazing, stealth is pretty generic, sound design is alright, but like me and alot of other peeps, the biggest flaw is probably the story, it is **** and is a spit on the face to those who loved the original, As soon as they killed off Joel I lost all interest, and the ending was even more ****, it was such an underwhelming ending that I didnt think it was a satisfying ending. The characters had some development and the performances were pretty good.Laura Bailey did a good job performing as Abby, a character I hated. Overall, it's very divisive and mixed. 5/10 Expand
  54. Dec 19, 2020
    5
    The game looks very good visually and the gameplay mechanics are fun.

    However, it's a story-oriented game... which means that the story must be darn good. It ain't. It completely massacres the original game and everything it stood out.

    Story: 0
    Everything else: 10
    Seems like a 5/10
  55. Dec 29, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Avoided spoilers all year, and got this game for Christmas. Amazing gameplay coupled with an intense story, beautiful environment, and terrific atmosphere. However, what I got was not what was advertised. I had expected to get another Ellie/Joel adventure based on advertisements, trailers, and general marketing. The early death of Joel was unexpected, but not in the good way. The story I was sold was not the one I was given. It's one thing to create misdirection, it's another to be misleading. That really soured me. Game itself is great, but my expectations were destroyed. Expand
  56. Dec 30, 2020
    5
    I miss the 90s, 2000s & the first five years of 2010s when movies and games were just that, movies and games, in other words, art, which is what they ought to be without having woke agendas infused into them. Worst of all, ND and other studios catering to such misguided and vile notions just gives them more ammunition to ruin everything for everyone. Books and anime, I believe, are theI miss the 90s, 2000s & the first five years of 2010s when movies and games were just that, movies and games, in other words, art, which is what they ought to be without having woke agendas infused into them. Worst of all, ND and other studios catering to such misguided and vile notions just gives them more ammunition to ruin everything for everyone. Books and anime, I believe, are the only untouched media left for me where I can truly enjoy without having hateful and extremist propaganda hammered into every neuron in my body. This game deserves neither the vehement praise it's gotten (same goes for the awards it's won; idk what reviewers are playing these days or who they're catering to) nor the deluge of unreasonable hate.

    Aesthetically, the game is astoundingly beautiful. The environments are staggeringly intricate and massive. The dense forest is the best I have witnessed in a video game and it beats SOTR. There were times when I would just stop and look around, taking in those incredible moss-covered buildings or grassy terrains with open skies, and then finally decide to proceed in one direction, only to come back and finish exploring the remaining areas.

    Game narrative was extremely powerful for invoking strong emotions in me; however, it did total injustice to Tlou1 characters. That's unforgivable to me. Tlou1 was a powerful, interesting, uplifting and immensely engaging story with compelling characters, set in a believable, brutal world. Unfortunately, for reasons unknown, ND chose to forgo all of that and plunge into utter darkness and insipidity. The central theme of revenge seems really petty and only adds on to the lack of ingenuity in the studio.

    The decisions the characters make are hilariously and mind bogglingly irrational, considering the type of world they live in. My playthrough with Abby was very half-hearted, absurd and distasteful. Surprisingly, I found that Abby controlled better, moved better, which was probably a cunning way from the devs to make me like her. The game is filled with unlikable characters like Abby and Dina that serve no purpose. The only likable character was Lev, only added to humanize Abby though. Older Ellie isn’t likable either. Younger Ellie had such a charm and healthy vibe to her it was almost refreshing, but they opted to completely eliminate that and replace her with an unsatisfying and lifeless character that is doomed to be unhappy for the rest of her life.

    The level design seems to have improved and is actually good. You can access more areas this time around. Enemy variety and design is pretty much the same though. The only section I truly loved beyond complaint was Ellie’s encounter with the Scars in the park. When it comes to gameplay mechanics and what the game has to offer, ND has never been good. It's basic and at times, clunky gameplay. I never loved their Uncharted games and they were a bore fest, the puzzles insufferably dull. In Tlou2, traversal and exploration, though not bad, are jaded. Besides nice visual updates, combat hasn’t evolved much. However, the stealth gameplay was extremely fun for me. Scavenging for resources during intense combat sessions was exhilarating and strategizing my moves as I attempted my stealthy approach, sometimes getting caught and then fleeing madly to establish cover again was intoxicating. The dodge mechanic doesn’t work like it should, forcing you into an animation you can’t stop and sometimes it doesn’t even work, precisely because of that. Picking up stuff is unbearably slow, to the point where I was infuriated and auto pick up doesn’t alleviate this mind-numbing inclusion. Opening drawers and cupboards—irritating. Shooting just like Uncharted is not good, but tolerable. Certain things I wish could’ve been better were creativity in puzzles. ND was never good at designing good puzzles (that includes the rudimentary puzzles of Uncharted), but I was hoping they’d have grown by now.

    This game doesn’t focus on Ellie, instead it focuses on another character that regardless of what ND does to fool us into liking her, deserves no redemption whatsoever. Having Joel tortured and murdered that way and making Abby look like a man makes me wonder if radical feminists weren’t behind this **** Honestly, I never wanted to kill the doctor in the first game, and Abby’s premeditated murder of Joel does not justify her revenge.

    So, did I enjoy the game? Not really. I wanted to. I'll clear Tlou2 on grounded for sure someday, since I first played on survivor, but this is a game I’m disinclined to replay, at least for now. By the end, I didn’t care for either Ellie or Abby. I simply wanted the violence and the ‘game’ to end, after having been bludgeoned to death for 40 hours with the highly divisive, revengeful and hateful plot. In a nutshell, although it is much less interesting than Tlou1, I got to play a survival game in a beautiful, post-apocalyptic setting with good stealth.
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  57. Jan 2, 2021
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As a game itself its great like i’ll admit there are alot of good things in this game , the visuals, the ai , the accessibility features , the difficulty, the gameplay . But this game FAILS tremendously when it comes to storyline the revenge plot is garbage and really do not make sense at a post apocalyptic world , you play as joel 5 Min into the game and THEN 1.5 hour in the game HE DIES , he wasn’t on half of the game like it was shown in the trailers (False Advertising) , you get to play as ellie and travel MILES away to seatle just to kill that person who killed our best character, and please don’t get me started on the characters in the game even joel and ellie, ALL characters are soo poorly written its just painful clearly no personality at all , all have the personality of a wet handkerchief . All the characters are bad , i mean there are characters who are forgiving like jesse who is a really cool character aaaaaand thats it . Anyways when ellie travels to Seattle she kill abbys friends who participated in the torture of joel and then we switch back to abby so they keep on bringing flashbacks just so we could give a **** about her and care ,well we dont care about abby in the slightest, she was introduced in the game poorly she has zero morals and pretty much a hypocrite.basically killing everyone who lend a hand on her friend lev but kills joel who would literally do the sa,e for ellie and protect her at all costs ,after the boring ****ty abby scenario filled with plot holes , you see your friends dead and then you find a map on the floor which ellie dropped after killing both owen and that pregnant **** that wasn’t supposed to be at a combat mission to begin with but yeah WOMEN STRONK , anyways she drops the map on the floor like the idiot she is and abby find out they live at the theaters , abby almost kills tommy kills jesse almost kills dina and ellie ......
    After several boring stuff later , you play as ellie at the ending trying to kill abby but she literally lets her go after killing 150+ innocent people , traveling miles and risking relationship . After she arrived at the house her gf left her she lost two fingers and she **** off back at the forest with no one caring about her anymore .... and abby visits the catalina house or whatever the hell it is amd we def know what she’s doing there basically having fun with her friends and drinking and eating meanwhile ellie scraping street concrete for food and looking for a friend , the story was a complete mess but there was some fun moments. Unfortunately there was too little fun moments that i can’t even mention but most of them were puzzles that are kinda good and boring at the same time .
    Story is a straight 3/10
    But the mechanics alone pushed it higher imo

    The full verdict is 5/10
    The game franchise is famous cuz of its story and characters where in this game it failed .
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  58. Jan 2, 2021
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Mi opinión acerca del juego es que tiene una grandiosa historia la cual es una montaña rusa de emociones pero por más que el juego intente hacer que enfatice con Abby para mi no es posible y le tengo un odio al personaje que es ella, odio el relleno que se le pone en las horas de ella de ahí el juego es una maravilla Expand
  59. Jan 4, 2021
    5
    Jgability good, graphs good, cinamatics good. Its a good game worths been purshased. Buuuut, it is not the last of us. The last of us 1 is a masterpiece, awesome history, drama, unmaginable turns, you want to know the history end. Its exciting to been played. Soon this cretes a high value of the franchise name, name this, thats the producers used to release a completaly different game. TheJgability good, graphs good, cinamatics good. Its a good game worths been purshased. Buuuut, it is not the last of us. The last of us 1 is a masterpiece, awesome history, drama, unmaginable turns, you want to know the history end. Its exciting to been played. Soon this cretes a high value of the franchise name, name this, thats the producers used to release a completaly different game. The last of us 1 and 2 are not in the sabe atmosphere. Another good exemple of what im talking about: fast and furious. The first movie: about cars and street racing, the last: about beautifull people and Hollywood stuff. Expand
  60. Jun 13, 2021
    5
    прощёл первую часть 2 раза и очень ждал 2 часть , продолжение историй Элли и Джоэла но очень сильно разочаровался , я зашёл в эту игру чтобы прекрасно провести время но очень сильно расстроился когда в игре с первых же часов начали показывать проблемы сексизма ,ЛГБТ сообщества и другой чуши , сюжет и сама его подача выглядят абсурдно !!! ощущение что директором Naughty Dog не являетсяпрощёл первую часть 2 раза и очень ждал 2 часть , продолжение историй Элли и Джоэла но очень сильно разочаровался , я зашёл в эту игру чтобы прекрасно провести время но очень сильно расстроился когда в игре с первых же часов начали показывать проблемы сексизма ,ЛГБТ сообщества и другой чуши , сюжет и сама его подача выглядят абсурдно !!! ощущение что директором Naughty Dog не является мужчина а злая на всех мужчин баба ! которая хотела унизить и показать мужчин с слабой позиций . Саму игру прощёл до главы где начинал играть за Эбби , альтернатива Арнольда Шварценеггера только женская версия !! одним словом игру не советую , в этой игре явно хотели показать какие то мировые проблемы но с очень агрессивной точки зрения , в основном графика и геймплей хороший но это игру не спасает. Expand
  61. Jan 10, 2021
    5
    One of the best games i ever played , a masterpiece and everybody should play
  62. Jan 11, 2021
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Un juego muy bueno en muchos ámbitos, una pena la narrativa, quizás su única pega ya que hay varias contradicciones a partir de la anterior entrega que fue bastante alucinante en cuanto a la Personalidad de los personajes y básicamente hacer que el usuario empatice con Abby y es muy dificil por lo que sucede en el juego mediante la historia :3 sin embargo me gustó bastante podrás pasar horas de juego disfrutables en el Gameplay. Expand
  63. Jan 13, 2021
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Probably the worst video game experience of my life because I actually forced myself to do a complete playthrough.
    That said, in terms of overall presentation, atmosphere, visual art, soundtrack, acting, animation and motion capturing, level design, overal technical execution, there simply is no better game on PS4 at the moment. It's beyond excellent in all of these aspects, truly top of it's class.
    The story though is just horrible and for a story driven game that's a death sentence.
    I'm also having a hard time to only blame Neil Druckmann. Everyone has bad ideas sometimes. But why did nobody stop him? Why didn't he get honest feedback from people? What happened here? I'm one of the people who only bought a PS4 because I wanted to play his fantastic Uncharted series and Last of us on it. And I honestly love the introduction of a transgender character, that was long overdue. I'm quite certain a majority of disappointed fans also don't even give a damn about Ellie's sexual orientation, it's 2020, so who cares?? But for hours I felt like I was playing a game that I just didn't want to. For me, probably the worst decision was to put a mid-game cliffhanger in and then forcing the player to play with a new character hours on end. I didn't want to play Abby, though she was kinda cool and interesting. But I bought this game for Joel and Ellie, not for some vain personal storywriting experiment like the The Last Jedi. In both cases, the experiment has failed.
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  64. Mar 18, 2022
    5
    O jogo tem gráficos excelentes, assim como o primeiro teve para sua época. Entretanto, O ponto forte do jogo sempre foi a história, e é nisso que ele peca. Eu simplesmente sentia SONO ao jogar e vontade nenhuma de prosseguir para saber o que aconteceria adiante.
  65. Jan 17, 2021
    5
    Great game combat and presentation wise but when it comes to the story it all falls apart. I’ve never played A game where you felt like you were strapped to a chair being forced to go through bad decisions after another and watch things take place that you wished never had. Did you ever have a character die midway through the game and was halfway tempted to just end it there, that’s howGreat game combat and presentation wise but when it comes to the story it all falls apart. I’ve never played A game where you felt like you were strapped to a chair being forced to go through bad decisions after another and watch things take place that you wished never had. Did you ever have a character die midway through the game and was halfway tempted to just end it there, that’s how this game was. after the big plot twist you really won’t want to play the game anymore but you keep pushing believing that it would just get better as it get towards the end but as you get there the ending won’t be any better. If you have never played the first game before then this will be perfect for you but if you have already played the previous installation like I have you’re going to hate this game With a passion. Expand
  66. Jan 20, 2021
    5
    Hmmmm... where do i start? So many people complained about this game... and i also got a lot of issuse. Gameplay wise it's great! Nearly no bugs! Nice movement, but not so many new gameplay elements. But story wise... damn i think they messed up the whole series... and if they release a 3rd part, i will wait and don't buy it on day one!
  67. Jan 23, 2021
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Gráficamente y artísticamente es un sólido 10 de 10 está ciudad post apocalíptica cubierta de verde dando a entender que donde la humanidad falló la naturaleza volverá a tomar el control de forma inmediata es impresionante.

    Los enfrentamientos son en mapas grandes, si hay un grupo de enemigos puedes franquearlos, los enemigos son de una fracción tan válida como la tuya no son los terroristas o nazis que merecen morir.

    La jugabilidad tiene sus momentos joya hay ocasiones dónde matas a un enemigo con sigilo y al verlo sus compañeros gritan su nombre "han matado a Tomás" es un detalle que le da un montón de carácter, del mismo modo la IA del juego es buena los enemigos ya alertados intentan rodearte o te buscan, no tiene una ruta pre definida o corren directo a tí.

    Hay ocasiones en que te disparan y te tiran al suelo o golpeas a mele a un enemigo y antes de matarlo el arma cuerpo a cuerpo se rompe y el enemigo queda de rodillas con las manos arriba dejándote wtf que ago.

    Escenas jugablemente memorables el escape del metro con ellie o la isla de los serafitas en llamas es surrealista.

    Pero en lo narrativo lo arruinaron aviso de SPOILERS .

    Me da pena decirlo, pero la narrativa es nefasta sumado a las expectativas tan condicionas a que este juego fuera una obra narrativa excelente, pero que cuando llego lo que llego el juego se desplomo, no puedo culpar a la gente por que no gustara.

    Hay tantas cosas malas o cuestionables.

    La desarrolladora oculto que el juego es la historia de ellie y abby ambas protagonistas tienen historias similares, ambas tratan de la perdida, la venganza, ambas matan durante todo el juego sin culpas ni arrepentimientos, ambas tienen un pésimo desarrollo ninguna de las dos historias concluye nada salvo que la venganza es mala.

    Odiaron a abby pero cuando la controlas su hilo argumental se va a personajes ajenos a la trama principal.

    La historia esta constantemente yendo al pasado o cambiando de lugar rompiendo la inmersión, hay demasiadas elipsis, demasiadas conveniencias argumentales, demasiadas tramas sin sentido.

    El final es totalmente cobarde, no se la jugaron en nada.Es una historia de venganza para ambas protagonistas, pero ninguna mata a la otra cuando tiene la oportunidad, después de 30 horas de muertes sin escrúpulos y haberlo perdido todo, que en el final solo se separan es anticlimático, entiendo que no querían que el juego se una apología a la venganza tal como BoJack Horseman donde el protagonista no muere para que la serie no sea una apología del suicidio como respuesta, pero a acá se siente tan forzado. Además de haber muerto alguna de ellas como podrían haber elegido entre una o la otra al ser igual de validas.

    Para los fanboy del juego fue terrible ver morir a joel en la primer hora de forma cuestionable.

    La idea de la vacuna que en primer juego movía la trama acá se descarta totalmente ya a nadie le importa.

    En el juego hay un coleccionable de tarjetas de heroes/villanos donde el mismo director del juego Neil Druckman se auto inserta como uckmann poniéndose 100 de inteligencia el humilde además de poner cito " Anhela el día en que se trate a sus sujetos como iguales" de manera progre siendo que el juego tuvo un Crunch terrible, la mayoria de los trabajadores del Uncharted 4 dejo la empresa. Como le dieron el premio a mejor dirección por esto.

    En el juego todos los personajes nuevos son innecesariamente de una minoría del mismo modo me sorprendió que uno de los amigos de abby el mexicano fuese un mujeriego algo raro en el contexto del juego, después encontré que era solo una auto inserción del mismo Druckmann, lo peor es que el mexicano es de los mismo que mataron a joel, este incluso le escupe es un WTF el mismo odia su juego

    Al tener un circo de minorías cuando la gente dijera que el juego fallaba en narrativa que la historia no estaba bien contada, la empresa pegaría el grito al cielo alegando que los jugadores son homofóbicos.

    Abby did nothing wrong.
    Druckman lo arruinaste.
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  68. Jan 24, 2021
    5
    I was a very big fan of the first Last of Us and I loved the story it told, as well as the Ellie backstory told in the DLC. That was a game that I could continuously play, trying to get every trophy possible. Not going to lie but the leaks and story spoilers gave me some reservation about the sequel. However, I was willing to give the Last of Us Part 2 it’s fair chance. After finishing theI was a very big fan of the first Last of Us and I loved the story it told, as well as the Ellie backstory told in the DLC. That was a game that I could continuously play, trying to get every trophy possible. Not going to lie but the leaks and story spoilers gave me some reservation about the sequel. However, I was willing to give the Last of Us Part 2 it’s fair chance. After finishing the game, I am in the middle when it comes to how I feel about the game. I did not hate (loathe) the game but I did not love or enjoy it as much as I had been hoping for. Rather, I was indifferent to it.

    I feel The Last of Us Part 2 had a lot to live up to given the really high bar the first game setup. My biggest critique of the story is that it was too convoluted for what it should have been. Naughty Dog tried to throw too much story at once, rather than tell a good solid story in one game to establish Abby's character and her motivation as she hunted Joel, more than likely setting up a showdown with Ellie in The Last of Us Part 3 for example. I also feel that Ellie’s falling out with Joel would have made for an even better DLC.

    Whatever momentum was built by playing as Ellie or Abby gets reset as the game changes from character to character. After a while, the game just became about upgrading all weapons and abilities and exploring every nook and cranny for secrets and even easter eggs. So by the end of the game I wasn't attached to anyone and felt indifferent to the story and all of my actions as playing as each character. The fact that the last confrontation did not give me the choice on how to deal with Abby, lessened Ellie's story to me and added to my indifference to the game. The game could have easily ended on a much higher note with Ellie and Dina living on their farm post the first confrontation with Abby.

    My sole rant about the game is that I hated being accompanied by other characters. I found them constantly getting them in my way. It didn’t matter if it was Dina, Jesse, or Lev. They all annoyed me beyond belief because they somehow kept moving in front of me and impeding my movement, especially in stealth mode...
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  69. Feb 6, 2021
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Perhaps Druckmann is an artist of metafiction-- the player is supposed to love the story of Part 1 and hate that of Part 2.

    Parts that I liked:
    -Chasing Nora and killing her
    -Tommy hunting Abby and Manny like The Terminator

    The inconsistent and inauthentic writing of the characters, making frustrating decisions, in this game is really what really spoils the story's ability to captivate the player. Tragically, everything else about this game (graphics, music, acting, animations) is fantastic, but the issues with the story are hard to avoid especially considering that this was why the first game was so successful.
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  70. Feb 3, 2021
    5
    Todos los apartados del juego son buenos pero la historia es una patada en los huevos Lo tenían fácil para realizar un juego para recordar cómo el primero y hacen esto...

    Por cierto tiene publicidad engañosa
  71. Jan 30, 2021
    5
    For all the gorgeous graphics, top notch acting and critics raving about it you are left with a game that is just not very good. It plays exactly like a Resident Evil game from 15 years ago. The same clunky controls, extreme linearity, scares, clichés, hell even the death animations. Adding token ethnic minorities and LQBTQ characters can not gloss over this, neither can the unskippableFor all the gorgeous graphics, top notch acting and critics raving about it you are left with a game that is just not very good. It plays exactly like a Resident Evil game from 15 years ago. The same clunky controls, extreme linearity, scares, clichés, hell even the death animations. Adding token ethnic minorities and LQBTQ characters can not gloss over this, neither can the unskippable flashback sequences to try to add depth to them. It's a game that likes to think of itself edgy and smart but there is nothing here that hasn't been done a lot better elsewhere and it's nothing but a shallow overly violent slog. Expand
  72. Aug 26, 2021
    5
    They should’ve just left the first game alone and never did a sequel because this one just isn’t done right. It has really good graphics, but a story that butchers the 1st game’s story IMO.
  73. Feb 12, 2021
    5
    The game would have been better if they deleted half of it and just given us the ending we wanted. I spent half my time playing this game and not caring about what was happening at all. To top it all off you get cock teased in the last scene in a moment of stupidity that can only be described as mind boggling. I actually really like Ellie's relationship with Dina and her game play, butThe game would have been better if they deleted half of it and just given us the ending we wanted. I spent half my time playing this game and not caring about what was happening at all. To top it all off you get cock teased in the last scene in a moment of stupidity that can only be described as mind boggling. I actually really like Ellie's relationship with Dina and her game play, but Abby and her status as a main character is really stupid. Expand
  74. Feb 13, 2021
    5
    Лучшая история,игра, ждём продолжения или игры по этой вселенной.
  75. Feb 15, 2021
    5
    I've never owned a Playstation until recently. Long ago, when The Last of Us 1 came out I purchased it, borrowed my brothers console, marathoned the game, and returned the console + game for my brother to experience the masterpiece himself. Part 1 was truly one of the best games I've played

    Part 2 is really enjoyable, but doesn't quite hit the mark that the first did. I felt like I was
    I've never owned a Playstation until recently. Long ago, when The Last of Us 1 came out I purchased it, borrowed my brothers console, marathoned the game, and returned the console + game for my brother to experience the masterpiece himself. Part 1 was truly one of the best games I've played

    Part 2 is really enjoyable, but doesn't quite hit the mark that the first did. I felt like I was being compelled to like the characters, even though I didn't. The story showed horrific actions of one group, then later tried to make you connect with them. When certain people died, the game wanted you to sympathize for them, but really I couldn't have cared less. I know it sounds like I'm a hollow human being, and there are two sides to every story, but that is the problem with rushing character development. When you've connected with the original characters for so long in a masterfully done game, only for new forced connections to be made, it just makes you roll your eyes and trudge through the rest in order to get closure.

    I like to dwell for a while after completing story driven works. Part 2, in many ways does not make sense. I get the direction the writers were going, but I honestly do not believe people would act in the way that they did in the game. Multiple times I had a suspension of disbelief, only to look back at what happened and realize that it didn't make sense.

    The combat is an improvement for sure, but once you've beat the game I don't think there is any reason to go back. I actually laughed when the game told me there was a NewGame+ mode.
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  76. Feb 16, 2021
    5
    Expansive and detailed but numbing and hollow, the Last of Us Part 2 is a thematically conflicted and thoroughly unpleasant gaming experience cracking under the weight of its own overambitious misguided intentions. For all its intricate and slick combat interactions, improved crafting system and industry leading stunning visual design, the overlong character arc travels from point A toExpansive and detailed but numbing and hollow, the Last of Us Part 2 is a thematically conflicted and thoroughly unpleasant gaming experience cracking under the weight of its own overambitious misguided intentions. For all its intricate and slick combat interactions, improved crafting system and industry leading stunning visual design, the overlong character arc travels from point A to point A over a frustrating 25-hour marathon of a journey which leaves a story unresolved and the player underwhelmed with a sequel that disappoints and retrospectively stains the legacy of its superior predecessor. Expand
  77. Feb 17, 2021
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Honestly the last of us was a masterpiece and I don't believe the last of us 2 is bad by any mean, if I was talking overall I would of gave it a 6 out of 10 even a 7 out of 10 but because of the way they portray characters we loved from the last games and how the revenge story was not complete, obviously it's nice to see Ellie turn away from murdering but when you realise how many people she had killed up to this point and how Abbie ruined her life, this is what ruined it for me aswell as Sony shutting down opinions on the game, it was disgusting. Expand
  78. Feb 17, 2021
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's tough to say how good this game really is. Let me say that you should absolutely ignore all of the negative reviews. Do not let that sway your decision. I'd go as far as to say this is the best game I've ever played. Naughty Dog know how to make games. Thank you so much for this insanely incredible experience!! Expand
  79. Feb 21, 2021
    5
    First half is excellent. The wind left it’s sails about half the way through. A few adjustments to the game and I would have rated it 9/10. Sadly, a few poorly conceived elements made it a 5/10 experience.
  80. Apr 10, 2021
    5
    Постараюсь описать все в общих чертах и без спойлеров. Сюжет 1 балл за некоторые моменты которые вяжутся с оригинальной игрой. В остальном же ... Мрак... Персонажами движет идиотия. Если воспринимать в совокупности с первой частью сего произведения, сюжет и вовсе может вызвать физическую боль от пробитых фейспалмов. Геймплей 1 балл НИЧЕГО нового со времён первой части . Крайне сильноПостараюсь описать все в общих чертах и без спойлеров. Сюжет 1 балл за некоторые моменты которые вяжутся с оригинальной игрой. В остальном же ... Мрак... Персонажами движет идиотия. Если воспринимать в совокупности с первой частью сего произведения, сюжет и вовсе может вызвать физическую боль от пробитых фейспалмов. Геймплей 1 балл НИЧЕГО нового со времён первой части . Крайне сильно удевляют комментариии в стиле:геймплей оригинальной игры идеален чего вам ещё надо!!! Для таких людей наверное warface идеальный шутер. За что стоит похвалить игру это графическая часть. Просто выше всяких похвал, внимание к деталям поражает на уровне rdr 2 . Может даже слишком дотошное ... Добавим 3 балла. Expand
  81. Feb 23, 2021
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Excellent game, not perfect but with huge qualities and a very good story.
    All the 0/5 just because they can't handle the death of Joel, this is pitifull. Grow up, you're not supposed to play this game if you're still a child.
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  82. Feb 25, 2021
    5
    The review bombing is not justified, i liked this game.the story was insane.
  83. Feb 25, 2021
    5
    Was annoyed by this game. More shooting, less stealth and zombi. Also very linear
  84. Mar 11, 2021
    5
    When a director/writer has to defend and explain the story and character motivations, I'm sorry, but then you know it's bad writing.

    There's just too many narrative flaws and that's why I cannot fully enjoy this game. Don't get me wrong: it's visually stunning, amazingly beautiful, the voice acting is superb! Naughty Dog set the bar extremely high! And the game did manage to get a
    When a director/writer has to defend and explain the story and character motivations, I'm sorry, but then you know it's bad writing.

    There's just too many narrative flaws and that's why I cannot fully enjoy this game.

    Don't get me wrong: it's visually stunning, amazingly beautiful, the voice acting is superb! Naughty Dog set the bar extremely high! And the game did manage to get a lot of emotions out of me...

    But story wise, it gets so many things wrong (pacing, character motivations, god - just the writing...) It's frustrating. I remember during parts of the second half of the game, I had to force myself to stay awake, and keep paying attention. And I struggled with liking most of the new characters.

    After the ending of the first game, I wanted to explore the relationship between Joel & Ellie more… Like: what would happen between them, how did their relationship decline or progress, stuff like that... What about the cure? ... That's what drew me to TLOUP2 in the first place.

    I am really disappointed. And again. An audience shouldn't have to guess the meaning behind a scene or a character motivation. This story wasn't build up the way it should. If you're telling a story, you need to be able to follow and aplly the basics of writing and storytelling. I don't mind the experiment that is TLOU2 on paper, but it wasn't executed successfully.

    I strongly disapprove that Naughty Dog (& Neil Druckmann, even Troy Baker) aren’t willing to understand or admit this. They aren’t willing to listen. They keep pretending that there's nothing wrong with the game… But that's not true. And the fact that they can't take any (constructive) criticism says a lot. It is very disappointing.
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  85. Mar 13, 2021
    5
    Bruce Straley, come back to Naughty Dog, they can't make a normal game without you!
    Чуваки, если вы очень любите первую часть игры, вторая вам не понравится, так как разработчики просто плюнули в лицо фанатам первой части, игра противоречивая, если хотите, то берите только по скидке, но повторюсь - вы будете разочарованы, если обожаете первую часть.
    Bruce Straley, come back to Naughty Dog, they can't make a normal game without you!
    Чуваки, если вы очень любите первую часть игры, вторая вам не понравится, так как разработчики просто плюнули в лицо фанатам первой части, игра противоречивая, если хотите, то берите только по скидке, но повторюсь - вы будете разочарованы, если обожаете первую часть.
  86. Mar 22, 2021
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The betrayal.
    I've only finished playing this game a week ago and i feel betrayed. The gameplay was significantly improved over the years, guns felt more realistic and graphics sometimes was astonishing. BUT the story… Without comparison with the first part i would give it at least a 6/10, however unfortunately for Naughty dog, it exists. I'm studying as a scriptwriter and many moves in the second game are bloody awful. For example the Joel's death was written so poorly. He just died and that was kind of it. Yes, he could've died in reality like this but then it's not a great story. I don't think you'd like to watch me sit in the corner of the room and write scenarios for hours. They could've made his death much better. for example: after a tough fight Joel gets bitten while they're travelling and has to make sure that Ellie is safe before he eventually kills himself. It took me about 2 minutes to think about something mor exciting than 'he just dies lol'. After that begins the good old revenge quest, which is. Now i'd like to have little talk about Abby. I wanted to kill myself and my entire family when this creature was introduced. She is nothing of a character. Not only are her motivations wasted but she also looks like a tyler1, thus making her seem like a joke. You can clearly see that they underpaid a scriptwriter because there wasn't a lot of effort in making this garbage. Now i'll just state that the ending is some Naruto type of thing. I sure didn't expect it but not in a good way.

    So are there any positives?
    But of course. The graphics looks astonishing, they weapons feel more real, even the common enemies have more personality. Locations are not that linear and some mechanics feel more polished. Unfortunately stealth is still lower than the deus ex human revolution level. That's kind of it.

    In conclusion i have to admit the fact that if you play a game for a gameplay and not for a story this might be your pick. However if you want a great and entertaining story, just play death stranding or cyberpunk 2077.
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  87. Apr 15, 2021
    5
    ID on which the game ended: Setealem611

    This game is a bad joke, I will try to express it well in words so that I don't lack the truth and not be a bad character, because the game also has good things. Let's start with the good things, as the game is not entirely bad: -The graphics of this game are so good, I think it was one of the games that pushed the PS4 to the limit. - The
    ID on which the game ended: Setealem611

    This game is a bad joke, I will try to express it well in words so that I don't lack the truth and not be a bad character, because the game also has good things.

    Let's start with the good things, as the game is not entirely bad:

    -The graphics of this game are so good, I think it was one of the games that pushed the PS4 to the limit.

    - The prologue of the game starts very well because it gives that feeling that you are witnessing the return of the story of Joel and Ellie.

    - The whole ambience of the game, in general, is very impressive, from the destroyed cars to the abandoned buildings. At that point it was something that the second game really did justice to the first game.

    -The characters, at least for the most part, are so well developed, that even Ellie and Dina's romance / relationship works very well, and you can see that the two really love each other.

    - It is noticeable that although the gameplay is the same as the first game, but that it still works and that it has been improved and increased.

    - The sound effects are much more realistic compared to the first game, which helps with immersion.

    - Facial expressions are one of the best tapes ever in the gaming industry.

    - The soundtrack, which, although not very present, is melancholy, but which is still good.

    And finally...

    - The performance of the actors is spectacular, you can see that everyone gave their all to make these characters look more human.

    Okay, but now we go to the negative points of the game, and this time (with Spoilers)

    - After the sudden death of Joel, who was murdered by a woman who until that moment, UNKNOWN. The player plays for 12 to 13 hours straight without knowing why Joel died that way for no reason, but okay.

    IN A LITTLE WHILE I WILL FINISH MY CRITICISM, I WILL JUST TAKE A BREAK FOR NOW. :()
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  88. Apr 20, 2021
    5
    The best game so far. Graphic is amazing, story is amazing, characters are amazing, gameplay is amazing. The story is immersive and everytime you play is a hit in your stomach. Not for fragile people. The game force you to fight against your hate and prejudice, and also betray you. The game is your villain itself.
  89. Apr 21, 2021
    5
    Gioco sensazionale, assolutamente bello e completo, graficamente e strutturalmente.. eccezionale!
  90. Jun 25, 2021
    5
    So I got this game for like $10 and I still think it's just wasted money. The story is just bad, no character development, no arch, the fun factor is basically gone (there are minor exceptions, like fighting against bloaters, etc.). The SJW agenda is all over the place. The only thing which is better is combat, but that's it.
  91. May 23, 2021
    5
    Gameplay is boring. Huge collectathon of useless unimportant items. Tons of SJW injected into plot. Story is dropped the ball. Trys really hard to have emotional residence but sacrifices a good story for something that is just depressing and unlikable. Ending is bad.
  92. Jun 6, 2021
    5
    Weak and boring game. Ellie is dumber than ever, Abby is ugliest person i have ever seen. Just meh.
  93. Lec
    Jun 11, 2021
    5
    Es demasiado malo una de las historias peor contadas de la industria y lo peor es que tanto el gunplay Gameplay y gráficos son los mejores de ps4
  94. Jun 14, 2021
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Last of Us: Part 2 was (obviously) the sequel to the acclaimed The Last of Us 1

    Overall, the game has simply amazing graphics.
    Everything about it is beautiful, whether the setting, the characters, EVERYTHING is beautiful and well-crafted

    However, its main downsides are a generic gameplay, not much different from other common stealth actions.

    Other than that, what hurts most is the story, totally poorly written and convenient

    The aim of the game is to show how ellie dealt with Joel's murder, how she got revenge and how it harmed her and everyone around her.
    Looking at it, the plot looks well worked, as the impressive thing in the first game was to take at least one generic plot and literally revolutionize it.
    However, this is not the case in TLOU 2, as the plot is very shallow, the characters are poorly developed, most of them enter and soon after become dead weight to the plot, and the fact that the game has two campaigns has greatly harmed the development of Ellie's campaign, since there was no time to do a good development for the character, and they ended up leaving all of her motivations shallow and meaninglessThe problem with the game was the fact that there were too many characters in the plot, which had room to develop, but ended up being useless in the plot due to very convenient events.
    It's quite different from the first game, which focused solely on the story of Joel and Ellie, which gave the game a lot of time to develop them.

    And of course one of the WORST things about this game: the meaning and message that Naughty Dog wanted to convey, which is a simple phrase taught by our parents when we were kids: Violence / Revenge is not good and it hurts others

    They try to get that message across, but fail miserably because: during the last fight between Abby and Ellie, Ellie somehow ends up not killing Abby, and they kind of become "friends"
    That's where the issue of revenge comes in, because at that moment they demonstrated the purpose of the plot. But do they fail because Ellie has committed the greatest revenge possible: killing all of Abby's friends and then leaving Abby alive to live with it for the rest of her life? What is the meaning of the message that the game wants to convey?

    Overall, 6/10
    TLOU 2 is graphically beautiful, but lacks gameplay and story, things it should get more right...
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  95. Jul 5, 2021
    5
    Will go down as one of the best games of all time. Too many people afraid to deviate from the cookie cutter gameplay and narrative.
  96. Jul 24, 2021
    5
    Last of us part 2 is the best gaming has to offer. I hope future games take many notes from last of us 2.
  97. Aug 3, 2021
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I didnt wanted to write anything untill I complete game and now here I am after finishing it - I admit little late than most of gamers but I bought my console only recently.

    Anyway I like it and I dont like it. In techicall, graphic and gameplay terms its thumbs up definately since its a massive improvement but unfortunately thats where all good stuff ends. In terms of a storyline which was mere soul of a game its broken and shattered. Murdering Joel in a gruesome way isnt the only reason for my words. Of course like many across the world I was enraged with his early kill but as much as the game progressed later on I didnt felt angry but only like shallow, empty and out of the juice. I barely had strenght to finish it.
    Playing with Abby is iritating I agree but what angered me more is the attempt after attempt after attempt to humanise her and forced attempts and manipulation on us to sympathise with her actions. Quick and sloppy try with copy/paste friendship like Joel/Ellie was Abby/Lev but it wasnt convincing and we didnt took that bait.
    Abby had a reason to kill Joel cuz he killed her father you say ? That same Joel saved Abbie's life when she faced inevitable death and thats the great point how much of a monster is created inside that "girl" who almost looks like a guy with her physics.
    On the other side, with almost desperate attempt to convince us that Abby is a good person, they ruined Ellie's character by making her a ruthless murderous monster on a revenge rampage. We play with older Ellie and younger Ellie in flashbacks, we play with older Abby and younger Abby in flashbacks as well and il that confusion and multiphase storyline we have some short conversations with characters seriosly lacking conversation abilites.
    Specially in those criticall situations where Joel needs to explain what happened in hospitall or when they talk about making peace in the end. It was just left with "huh" in my head. If I were Joel or Ellie that conversation would last like half an hour or hour - in my opinion such criticall situations just CANT be solver in 2-3 sentences and just like "ok see you around". NO NO and NO !

    We have a war between big factions - WLF - Wolves which was Abby's faction and Scars or Seraphites where Lev used to belong. The way they were detailed was a positive also.

    And when finally an oportunity for clash between Abby and Eliie happened, it was just... dont kill Dina shes pragnant and than Abby was like- meh "dont ever let me see you again" and they just walk separate ways - at that point I didnt care what will happen to both of them. And after that completely unnesecery and pointless 2nd attempt after crippled Tommy instructed Ellie where was Abby last seen. She than left the peace at the farmland with her girlfriend Dina and baby she delivered, having a serious PTSD and nightmares from what happened in Seatle to again chase Abby who was captured by another (almost random) group of villains who appear at the very end with no reason or point at all.
    By the time Ellie gets there Abby looks miserable, skinny and left to die slowly tied high on a pillar, Lev also. Both of them ruined physically and mentally they do one last battle in which again illogically Ellie has a backpack full of guns and arms but she wants to fight like with a pocket knife with Abby... and at the end when she had oportunity to drown her in a water she had sudden call in from humanity and spared her. No word said no conversation, no nothing. She just left her and sent her away in "just go away" manner. And at the end of the game I felt empty, dissapointed, shallowed, wondering why the hell am I played it when nothing was solved or done ?
    The only message that made any sense in this whole mess of a story would be "revenge destroys everything and anyone on its path including the one doing it"
    And that was the only outcome I could see - Ellie destroyed both mentally emotionally and physically, Abby also devastated, destroyed in every way, and so are we - the people played this game. I personally felt drained, empty, kinda sad, and dissapointed after finishing the game.
    5 out of 10 was score "at best" which I could give for the game and mostly for tech/graph/gameplay elements. The rest is just much weaker than the first game and storyline shattered between past and present.
    Not a hate but for 7 years waiting it should be much more quality story and for 3rd sequal its enourmous pressure on creative team to regain the glory and shine from the 1st part. In my opinion game needs soft reset with both Ellie and Abby gone (killed off screen, semi-retired or just put in the drawer) with maybe some new fresh faces who will build up the story from the rubble. In this situation I see pulling off Ellie from the state she was in a difficult task and after huge mental breakdown and hard PTSD I dont see the reason for her going into action again.
    All the best to TLOU fans out there ! :)
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  98. May 13, 2023
    5
    es un juego decepcionante, le pongo 5 ya que los juegos de ps siempre me ponen a la historia como algo super importante, al igual que los personajes, sin embargo este juego tiene un guion terrible, me intenta dar un mensaje para terminar siendo hipocrita con ese mismo mensaje, neil trabajo terrible, en ser un juego es espectacular, pero en lo que se distingue ps de la competencia es unaes un juego decepcionante, le pongo 5 ya que los juegos de ps siempre me ponen a la historia como algo super importante, al igual que los personajes, sin embargo este juego tiene un guion terrible, me intenta dar un mensaje para terminar siendo hipocrita con ese mismo mensaje, neil trabajo terrible, en ser un juego es espectacular, pero en lo que se distingue ps de la competencia es una gran decepcion, si este juego fuera una pelicula entera de hollywood seria menos de 3/10 Expand
  99. Aug 14, 2021
    5
    Just for such strong tolerance propaganda and main hero switching. Not satisfying scenario. Just like game - awesome.
  100. Aug 15, 2021
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Em termos técnicos o jogo é realmente muito bom, porém quando se fala em The Last of Us, os termos técnicos não são o foco, o foco é na história, e foi justamente na história em que esse jogo falhou miseravelmente.

    Não irei entrar em detalhes, pois é uma review muito atrasada e já existem diversos vídeos mostrando os furos e inconsistências do roteiro, mas vou entrar em alguns tópicos.

    Primeiro que se alguém acredita que uma pessoa capaz de torturar outra por horas em uma vingança 4 anos atrasada seria realmente capaz de ser altruísta com qualquer desconhecido, ainda mais com duas crianças random de uma facção inimiga, essa pessoa não consegue entender o mínimo sobre uma pessoa desse tipo. Tortura não é uma simples vingança, tortura é prazer em ver e causar o sofrimento.
    Se realmente queriam tanto torturar, pelo menos tivesse culhão o suficiente de deixar a personagem continuar com essa personalidade, mas não, do nada a guria muda de psicopata com prazer em causar sofrimento, para uma altruísta que enfrenta seus maiores medos em beneficio de duas desconhecidas. Isso é ridículo, mantivessem ela sendo uma personagem ruim, que gosta de matar, teria sido muito melhor. Ou então que pelo menos que ela tivesse matado o Joel com um tiro e sem sofrimento. Só por mata-lo já seria o suficiente para deixar geral puto com a Abby.

    A Ellie ficar abalado por matar uma gravida acho sem sentido, ela matou umas 200 pessoas até chegar ali, e agora por causa de uma gravida ela fica abalada, qual é neh. Mas o pior de tudo é a conveniência de ela abandonar a vingança que a estava cegando até 5 minutos atrás que a fez abandonar o Tommy, e para piorar deixa o mapa que estava com o teatro circulado por um coração escrito "meu esconderijo" para trás ¬¬
    Poha, sério mesmo, você sai em território inimigo com um mapa, que caso você seja capturado ou morto vai ter a localização da pessoa que você ama marcado nele ? Isso é de uma idiotice sem tamanho. E claro de brinde o Tommy também resolveu abandonar a vingança dele por nada além de conveniência de roteiro.

    Jogar com a Abby foi uma tortura, ainda mais porque muda para ela em um momento que o ódio por ela estava renovado.

    Os flashback da Abby são totalmente desnecessários, só servindo para tentar criar uma imagem de personagem bonzinho, o que não condiz com as atitudes e ações dela, me fazendo odiar cada momento deles.

    Já história com ela até o momento em que ela encontra as duas crianças eu até achei legal, já que mostrava que ela ruim, mas tendo seu lado bom com as pessoas que ela gostava (nada de surpreendente ou inovador nisso), mas depois que ela encontra aquelas duas fica impossível, ela passa a arriscar a própria vida por duas desconhecidas, e para piorar, nos força a fazer toda uma jornada inútil para tentar salvar um personagem que morre de forma idiota (isso que eu gostei dela ter morrido).

    E essa suposta redenção da Abby é simplesmente ridícula, a mina ta matando pessoas que eram amigos e companheiros dela até algumas horas atrás e não da a mínima para isso, e tudo porque conheceu duas guria aleatórias. Cara, o roteiro nos momentos da Abby é tão ruim que chega a dar nojo.

    Todo o jogo parece feito para pintar o Joel e a Ellie como os vilões e a Abby e os demente dos vagalumes como heróis, porque se não se lembram os vagalumes não passavam de uma facção de incompetentes que não sabiam porra nenhuma do que estavam fazendo, então nunca foi certeza de que matar a Ellie no primeiro jogo resolveria alguma coisa.

    Claro, ainda tem os furos em algumas regras que foram estabelecidas no primeiro jogo, mas ignoradas ou deturpadas no segundo jogo.

    E para aqueles que dizem que a Abby superou sua vingança e seguiu em frente, é claro que superou, ela se vingou e com muita crueldade ainda por cima.

    Os melhores momentos desse jogo foram os Flashback da Ellie e os momentos em que a Ellie matava os amigos da Abby, com destaque para a tortura que a Ellie faz, a morte do Manny que me deixou com um sorriso no rosto por alguns minutos e o melhor de todos o momento em que a Abby encontra os dois mortos no aquário, que foi o único momento em que eu me senti realmente realizado nesse jogo.

    E se você não jogou o primeiro jogo, você não tem o direito de criticar as pessoas que não gostaram desse fiasco de historia que é o segundo jogo.
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Universal acclaim - based on 121 Critic Reviews

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  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  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]