The Last of Us Part II

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  1. GrumpyStump
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    The gameplay, visuals, acting, and music were all incredible. Naughty Dog did it again in these departments and even exceeded the first game in some of these regards. But the story, the keystone that carries the whole franchise on its back is absolutely horrid. The characters don’t act like themselves and all the relationships they’ve created in the first game are thrown out the window. IThe gameplay, visuals, acting, and music were all incredible. Naughty Dog did it again in these departments and even exceeded the first game in some of these regards. But the story, the keystone that carries the whole franchise on its back is absolutely horrid. The characters don’t act like themselves and all the relationships they’ve created in the first game are thrown out the window. I really wanted this to be a 10/10 but the story is dragging the project down to where it can’t be brought back to what made the first installment great. I feel the original story wasn't respected, and the small details and character moments that made that game great are sorely missed. A decent game to play, but hopefully forget.… Expand
  2. Merenthia
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    11 hours in and I gave up. The game is very repetative and besides the flashbacks and the car scene there is nothing of interest here. A total waste of money. The insult to injury are the flashback which are the exact game I would like to play.
  3. Looperted
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Back in 2013, I could not have been more hyped for the original game. At that point there was no game I had anticipated more. And when I played it, I absolutely loved it. The world building and storytelling was great, I developed such an attachment to Joel and Ellie. Seeing the initial conflict between them, with them eventually getting to be like daughter and son. To be honest, I almost cried when Joel fell and got impaled, as I thought he died. I loved the first game so much.

    But for TLOU2, man am I disappointed. The world and detail in the game is great, the facial animations are top tier. The graphics aren't quite as impressive for the time as they were for the first one, but they're still good. However, the trailers and ads for the game were so misleading. They made it look like Joel would play a big part in the story with how often they showed him. But nope, killed off by an angry buff woman with a golf club. The writing and story is just HORRIBLE. And why do we need sex scenes? They add nothing in this game. In the original DLC when Ellie realized she was lesbian, whatever I don't care. They just harped on it a bit much. This entire game is "Subvert your expectations" and its awful. I don't want to spoil the ending, despite how terrible it is. Let's just say the ending will only piss you off more.    … Expand
  4. Tateee95
    Jun 22, 2020
    4
    The game is perfectly a ten in everything but the history and how the ruined the main characters that was so cruel . I wait for 7 years for nothing.
  5. Rairix
    Jun 23, 2020
    4
    How much money can a company give out to shill for reviews? Probably about half the cost of this game. You can give a game a great cast, with a hard hitting story that is made to make us feel bad, but when your game play is boring and outdated, and most of the sad stuff is just watching abuse against females and LGBT people it's not good. The sex scene was not needed, especially with howHow much money can a company give out to shill for reviews? Probably about half the cost of this game. You can give a game a great cast, with a hard hitting story that is made to make us feel bad, but when your game play is boring and outdated, and most of the sad stuff is just watching abuse against females and LGBT people it's not good. The sex scene was not needed, especially with how Sony has been cracking down on censorship for any game from Japan that has lewd things in it. Why did we need to see a scene of someone getting taken from behind with nudity? Why wasn't that censored Sony? Not to mention it's unsafe sex. Not talking about a condom, it's anal with no prep or lube. It doesn't work that way people.
    When the game play is walking/sneaking between point a and b and then watch some cut scenes, maybe kill someone it gets stale quick. Which is what this game is.
    Swinging from ropes isn't something new to boast about, pitfall and DK have been doing it for over 30 years. The killing in this game is pretty much what you've seen in other killing games for the past 10 years as well. The only new thing this game really brings is the trans character, who was mocapped by someone not matching the body type at all, and is **** on for most of the game and even dead named.
    They tried for so many brownie points for their game and it just fails in all of those categories. It's almost like they used a dart board to figure out what buzzwords they wanted to use in the game to make it appeal to as many young people as possible, but in doing so made a pretty meh game at the end of the day.
    Finally let's also not forget about they bait and switching their trailers and ads for the game, by replacing a very important character from the ads with some other guy we care way less about in the game.
    This game doesn't deserve praise. It sure as hell doesn't deserve those bought 10s. It's a middle of the barrel game that tarnishes how good the first one was. Oh also enjoy like maybe 70 zombies for the entire game about zombies    … Expand
  6. Karmatrom03
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I preordered in 2019 got canceled in feb 2020 & preordered again in may 2020 only to canceled again in the 17th of june ...why ? Because game supposes to be released worldwide in the 19th!! I got spoiled 2 days before by checking videos on YouTube from people who got the game early & its not their fault its the company.… Expand
  7. HonestMako
    Jun 20, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm going to put 4 only because of the game play and graphics, those 6 point literally get destroyed by a disgusting story. I will start talking about game play, the combat and interacting with the world are really good, really feels like being there but the looting and constant walking only to add more to the game time is really lame. The graphics are beautiful, not much to say and finally the story, killing the most important character in the franchise in 2 hours of game play is pretty stupid. Joel was one of the most likable and relevant character in the entire gaming community, he was loved by a lot of people, and he gets killed by an unreal unknown woman, yes unreal because you just can't grow those muscles in a apocalypse and its not the only thing about Abby, the developers even want us to play the most hated character in the game for half of the game. Absolute bull***t. Not to mention how annoying and boring were most of the scenes about her story. And the finale, Ellie becomes insane and doesn't even kill Abby. Feels like the developers hate Joel and Ellie. If there is going to be a part 3 (doubt it) i heavily hope it will have the spirit of the first game.… Expand
  8. dlbin7
    Jun 22, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Bad story, bad narrative, if they want to destroy something, then they succeeded. The ending of the hero should not be like this, and the so-called revenge is not to kill all the unrelated people and then forgive your enemies.… Expand
  9. ErasedVolota
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    This game is amazing technically Music Gameplay Graphics Atmosphere amazing feels like TLOU
    but it all goes downhill in the storytelling aspect not enough backstory for newer characters and a lot of the characters don't seem to act like they usually do
    Playing the game felt foreign didn't seem like I was following the cast I know and love But what do I know I'm just some dude that plays    This game is amazing technically Music Gameplay Graphics Atmosphere amazing feels like TLOU
    but it all goes downhill in the storytelling aspect not enough backstory for newer characters and a lot of the characters don't seem to act like they usually do
    Playing the game felt foreign didn't seem like I was following the cast I know and love
    But what do I know I'm just some dude that plays video games    … Expand
  10. TheNoodleMan
    Jul 13, 2020
    4
    Awful, a total waste of time. It's Game of Thrones Season 8 and The Last Jedi all wrapped up into one. I played from beginning to end and it was a complete slog and boring at that.

    The story is a pale shadow of the original, which truly was a masterpiece, and if not for the leaks they would have palmed off this garbage as a proper sequel. But it isn't, the mechanics are practically    Awful, a total waste of time. It's Game of Thrones Season 8 and The Last Jedi all wrapped up into one. I played from beginning to end and it was a complete slog and boring at that.

    The story is a pale shadow of the original, which truly was a masterpiece, and if not for the leaks they would have palmed off this garbage as a proper sequel.

    But it isn't, the mechanics are practically ancient, the level design is so smoothbrain that it's painfully obvious that having fun was absolutely the last priority for the developers, and the writing is on par with a Twilight movie. The dodge and jump mechanics are also laughably bad and add nothing to the experience.

    I could write an entire essay on how stupid the story and characters are but suffice to say everything you've heard is true. Everyone is awful, nothing is hopeful, and it comes off as a shallow and preachy diatribe. You will be bored to tears playing this and frustrated to the point of facepalming yourself into another dimension. Everything bad you've heard about this game is 100% accurate.

    This was a vanity project for Neil Druckmann and it turns out he isn't half as clever as he thinks he is. If you want a game with a good story and gameplay play Star Wars Fallen Order or even minesweeper. Avoid this game like zombie brain fungus.

    Visuals: 8/10

    Sound: 9/10

    Gameplay: 5/10

    Story: 4/10    … Expand
  11. Loquendorv
    Jun 20, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. La historia es un desastre es muy forzada y la muerte de joel muy rapida y sin sentido… Expand
  12. mting
    Jun 21, 2020
    4
    story 1, this part has got a very high rate from media, but in fact its really a ****
    graphic 7, there are many details, but it's not better than Uncharted 4
    music 4
    gameplay 4, it's almost same as 1, no big improving and playing the guitar is boring
    Such a long wait is not worth it :(
  13. Midasitm
    Jun 20, 2020
    4
    Oh boy, they tell us about a revenge story that it doesn't consume at all. You can read a good amount of specialized reviews and all talks about the masterpiece of gameplay and storytelling, the gameplay, world design, ambient and more details that the game has are good but the story it´s something that rumbles into a bad end.

    The IGN Japan got it right "uninteresting new characters    Oh boy, they tell us about a revenge story that it doesn't consume at all. You can read a good amount of specialized reviews and all talks about the masterpiece of gameplay and storytelling, the gameplay, world design, ambient and more details that the game has are good but the story it´s something that rumbles into a bad end.

    The IGN Japan got it right "uninteresting new characters burden the story, making Ellie's journey feel conventional and not nearly as captivating as the original."    … Expand
  14. TLOU2CANCEL
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. VERDICT [4/10] I never expected I'd write a negative review about a game from Naughty Dog. I never expected that I have to write this around 3 AM from where I am because this is too much. First, great visuals, animations, sound, music, environment, design, as always Naughty Dog pushing the game's engine to reach the fullest potential of the PS4's capabilities (Not pro). * HUGE SPOILERS AHEAD*

    Straight to the point on why I'm giving it 1/10 for the story. (TLOU1 was good because of the writing, not much on the gameplay.) They really tried to mix things up, like how it usually happens in the 'good' movies or films, books or shows. I am in for it and I was already anticipating Joel's death even then when the very first teaser for this game came out. In this sequel, you're going to play as Ellie and Abby. Both characters are going to be involved in revenge (although Abby did it first right away). You'll be able to play as Abby for the next half of the game. Naughty Dog wants you to build empathy for a character that killed your main character. It's a really good concept but it's beyond ignorance as to what they're really trying to achieve here. Antagonist Main Character? Sure you can give me that, Playing as the antagonist because you'll have to accept her "revenge" to your protagonist and empathize with her? No. Big no. Building up empathy for the "antagonist" is like building up empathy for ignorants/murderers allowing your citizens to die from the real world pandemic/police brutality.

    For Joel and Ellie:

    Joel got killed in the very first 2hrs of the game (IDK how long, prob even less than 2hrs). Basically, the story was already being set up as a revenge plot. Joel is the key to the revenge plot (forgive me, I love Joel as a character, He and Ellie were the reasons why TLOU1 was great). Now, Ellie was ready for that, and even Tommy was. Let's face it, the game was pulling an LGBTQ card right from the beginning (I'm being sensitive, hear me out). I don't care any of that, Ellie can always be who/how she wants to be (Same goes for everyone out there who's LGBTQ). Shouldn't have taken the political route. What else were they pulling in the game? SJW. (Yes, you've read this from other reviews already). Well, guess what, for 20+ hrs you'll be playing a massacre, killing every single one of the enemies who're Washington Liberation Front except for one character that killed Joel because why would you, right? Why would you kill someone who killed your father-like figure right? That's wrong, killing is bad but only after you've killed like 100 of them and letting go the one you played to kill for the whole game. I guess that's ethical and merciful.

    No, you do not set up a revenge plot and not giving it to the end. What's the whole Joel death thing for? (and those you killed with all the graphic/gore?) "He just died because it's life, just kind of like how reality works." It's basically what Naughty Dog is trying to teach us here. The lesson is to kill everyone and only to realize that it's not right and so Ellie let go of Abby.

    Fantastic story! Great ending! Way to just steal people's money for selling a plot we all thought how it was going down. Great job Neil Druckmann, I feel like you and your team just want to end Naughty Dog's reign as part of the SIE. No wonder why it had to be released before PS5. Good job on the paid reviews as well.    … Expand
  15. koZu2324
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    A technical masterpiece for the PS4 that is unfortunately ruined by poor mechanics and awful story telling.
  16. rsent
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    Terrible game. The graphics are great, the gameplay is not much better than TLOU but it's story sucks.
  17. KeyserSoze_
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The story here is awful. Gameplay is very much the same as it was in TLOU. Which is fine. To be honest, no one loved the first one because of the gameplay, it was the story. The game works. It looks amazing, no bugs or glitches. Great work as far as making the game. Now the story is trash. The TLDR: Joel dies. And not in some sacrificing for the power of love type of way. Just beat in the head with a golf club. Ellie and friends go for revenge. They all make stupid decisions and die. You play as Abby and beat the crap out of Ellie and her girlfriend. As Ellie you save Abby and get beat up again. You get 2 fingers bitten off and your relationship with your girl is destroyed. You go through all of this, just to let Abby live. WTF. At least have the balls to follow though at this point. Ellie goes the whole game murdering people and animals left and right, just to not kill the bad guy. And yes I consider Abby the bad guy. I don't have any sympathy for her. Blame it on the storytelling. And if you think this is what people wanted or this is what we deserve you need to take a long look in the mirror.… Expand
  18. Bushi35
    Jun 27, 2020
    4
    Le doy un suspenso por la pésima estructura de la historia, y por la malísima resolución de la misma,... Te hace sentir incómodamente mal, y la moraleja que quiere ofrecer es más que una obviedad,... Ahora pretenden dar lecciones!! Además un tipo de lección que cualquier persona entiende desde bien temprana edad!! El 4 es por lo visual, lo mejor visto hasta la fecha, nada lo iguala, y porLe doy un suspenso por la pésima estructura de la historia, y por la malísima resolución de la misma,... Te hace sentir incómodamente mal, y la moraleja que quiere ofrecer es más que una obviedad,... Ahora pretenden dar lecciones!! Además un tipo de lección que cualquier persona entiende desde bien temprana edad!! El 4 es por lo visual, lo mejor visto hasta la fecha, nada lo iguala, y por la maravillosa jugabilidad!… Expand
  19. Bleeps88
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    Gameplay is classic, and the visuals are stunning. Unfortunately the poor story pacing and awkward timeline of events pulls all emotion from the story and leaves much to be desired.
  20. paulleyyy
    Jun 20, 2020
    4
    I didn't hate this game. Visually this is a masterpiece, but like a lot of people have already pointed out, the story is a let down and is pushing the wrong agenda. And the game-play is dull. You are basically watching a movie with quick-time events.
  21. amak86
    May 28, 2021
    4
    it kills me to see Naughty Dog deconstruct its franchise/characters in such a violent and pointless narrative, all for (in my opinion) the purpose of shock factor and expressing a very generic message of revenge. I normally don't leave bad reviews, but I'm making an exception in this case, as i feel the need to voice my displeasure. I can't with good conscious support this game, and thisit kills me to see Naughty Dog deconstruct its franchise/characters in such a violent and pointless narrative, all for (in my opinion) the purpose of shock factor and expressing a very generic message of revenge. I normally don't leave bad reviews, but I'm making an exception in this case, as i feel the need to voice my displeasure. I can't with good conscious support this game, and this coming from a fan who loved the first part.… Expand
  22. NaxoDeZ
    Jun 20, 2020
    4
    Para empezar pierde todo de lo que se trataba el 1 paso de un survival zombie a ser una serie de netflix, tiene buenos graficos y escenarios estupendos pero lo que falto para atraerme fue la historia no se compara en nada a la entrega anterior aparte de que las cinematicas duran mucho mas y se vuelve aburrido al igual que escenas innecesarias y para nada una jugabilidad innovadora.
  23. SirOSG
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    This is an amazing movie. But the gameplay is very much a chore. I personally hate how they portrayed many of the reoccurring characters that I fell in love with, but that is more of a subjective feeling I have about the game. Seriously the gameplay is horrible and I find myself being very bored in combat.
  24. ricardofraga
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Regular, It looks Like an Remaster Of TLOU on ps4!
    Many many bugs, forced History and the Lore of main characters Was Destroyed    … Expand
  25. synmn
    Jun 20, 2020
    4
    Amazing Graphics and Animations. Love the LGBT inclusion and diversity of characters.
    Gameplay is stale, pretty much carbon copy of its 7yo predecessor
    Story relies on shock value over all else New characters are not likable, or just feel off to me, I just didn't care about what happened to them Pacing is slow and tedious, it took effort to slog through surface level puzzles/traps and    Amazing Graphics and Animations. Love the LGBT inclusion and diversity of characters.
    Gameplay is stale, pretty much carbon copy of its 7yo predecessor
    Story relies on shock value over all else
    New characters are not likable, or just feel off to me, I just didn't care about what happened to them
    Pacing is slow and tedious, it took effort to slog through surface level puzzles/traps and general lack of interesting things to do just to make it to the next story point.
    Companion AI is frustrating
    Dissapointing overal.    … Expand
  26. nvourlio
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    I remember back in PS3 days TLoU came and we had a gorgeous looking game with a great story line and characters to connect to. Emotional and endearing. On the other hand we have TLoU2; After playing several hours I came to the conclusion that the world is stunning, the graphics are awesome and the dark mood is there bu that's all there is to it.. I felt that Joel and Ellie were the polarI remember back in PS3 days TLoU came and we had a gorgeous looking game with a great story line and characters to connect to. Emotional and endearing. On the other hand we have TLoU2; After playing several hours I came to the conclusion that the world is stunning, the graphics are awesome and the dark mood is there bu that's all there is to it.. I felt that Joel and Ellie were the polar opposite compared to the first part, dumb decisions (from Joels part mainly, becoming so trusting to others) and many more that ruined the feeling from me. I think that ND took a risk by getting in a different perspective for the story that didn't work out at least for me.… Expand
  27. smalls22703
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    I tried to give it a chance. Loved the first game, but this just fails to live up to that game. It’s not bad as a 0, but the perfect war scores given by game websites is crazy.
  28. Famelo
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    Out of respect to the developers of this game who went through hell to get this game out there, I'll give this game a 4/10. Graphics, acting, sound effects, music, it's all top notch. So kudos to the technical team. Now, everything else is a mess.

    The pacing is horrendous. At some points you want cutscenes to end because the conversations and characters actions are so bad, and you want to    Out of respect to the developers of this game who went through hell to get this game out there, I'll give this game a 4/10. Graphics, acting, sound effects, music, it's all top notch. So kudos to the technical team. Now, everything else is a mess.

    The pacing is horrendous. At some points you want cutscenes to end because the conversations and characters actions are so bad, and you want to get back to the gameplay, which actually drags for too long too. You are into this repetitiveness mess for the entire game.

    They obviously traded character development for shock value. Characters are as smart as the person who writes the lines for them. The violence and gore are over the top, and non of te characters learned anything from the things going on in this world. Characters felt like they were just put in there in order for Ellie to get her revenge.

    The ending is also the most unrealistic thing I've seen. For a game aiming to teach you something out of the reality of it's own world, the ending makes absolutely no sense. And that's what this game is, a nonsensical tale about nonsensical character doing a lot of nonsensical stuff in the most vicious way possible.    … Expand
  29. SamBh
    Jul 20, 2020
    4
    Amazing graphics and animations, Improved gameplay/combat from the previous game, but Garbage-tier Story writing and new characters that ruin it all.

    Save yourself $60 for ghost of Tsushima or something else.
  30. Eduardow0
    Jun 20, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A única palavra que tenho pra descrever é : desapontado.
    Enredo totalmente forçado e sem sentido, onde matam um personagem experiente em sobrevivēncia de uma forma pátetica e boba, como se nao bastasse sua vingança não existiu.
    Voces cuspiram na cara dos fãs de TLOU.    … Expand
  31. Luisc123
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Last of Us Part II tries too hard to differentiate itself from its predecessor. While astonishing cityscapes and more varied combat options are great evolutions, Part II lacks the poetic serenity that made the original road-movie-like epic such a masterpiece. On top of that, uninteresting new characters burden the story, making Ellie’s journey feel conventional and not nearly as captivating as the original.

    giving it a 4 because of good Graphics And game play. Story is trash    … Expand
  32. iUnyko
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. First of all, no, im not a "-phobic", or a "-cist" for not liking the game. Abby could've been a straight male, female, black, white, indian or asian character. But its still the worst character idea ever. Do you think political or moral opinions are worthy in an apocalyptic world? No! Im playing a videogame about surviving in a world filled with infecteds, not a Lesbian Girl with Bipolar Disorder Simulator. Joel, one of the most iconic characters ever... nobody wants to play as him right? Of course not! We waited 7 years just to see him die in the coldest way possible! And we don't even get a revenge! We go with the need of killing Abby, but save Abby for a few seconds, then ask Abby to fight or we kill Abby's buddy, we get an unnecessary fight and right before killing Abby, boom : Bipolar Disorder, and we let Abby escape. We even lose 2 fingers against Abby like what the actual f-. Anyways, i don't feel bad for it. Joel wasn't even Joel anymore. He went from a clever grown man strong enough to take care of an entire army to the typical resentful dad that did something to his kid and falls on any scam. Thats the main reason of why he died. Graphics are shocking and all, the sounds are orgasmic and thr gameplay is still frenetic, but the story was written by a group of monkeys, and the leader was some LGBT or SJW representative...that was also a monkey. Playing as Abby didn't make me or anybody else sympathize with her/him. This game tried way too hard to be "politically correct" and the critic reviews also do. People is just afraid to review anything below 70 just because they will be called "Transphobic males". Pretty much all i had to say. I watched xQc livestreaming this game. 60$ saved easy.… Expand
  33. Damonious78
    Jun 23, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So here is my journey with this game. The first game is one of my top 4 games of all time. the characters and story moved me in such a way that i was overjoyed to hear there would be a sequel. We could learn what happens when ellie finds out what joel did. She could decide to use her immunity to the most she could to help people. We could find other immune people who were not as well intentioned. We could expand the story of the infected and maybe make them more then just jump scares. We could contend with the corrupt military. But we get none of that. When i heard the leaks i did not want to look because i have always trusted ND because everything they have done was so high quality but the worse peoples said things were i had to look. And when they said that Joel is murdered and you have to play half the game as his murder that's when I decided this was not an instant buy. I decided to wait until there were definitive reviews that could confirm it and there were. But even after this my love for ND and the Last of Us characters was so great that i watched the story playthrough saying if it fit i would buy the game because the Graphics, music and gameplay look amazing. but sadly this story is just plain bad. none of the characters from the first game feel or act like the characters we all know. And the new ones make the same incomprehensible choices. And i just can't support this bad a story. If its others cup of tea so be it but i don't even want to play this game or even watch this as a playthrough a second time the story and the way it's told is just that bad.… Expand
  34. ShiroganeK
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Wait 7 years for this?

    the story in general is gloomy and poorly written, a lot of unnecessary scenes and very little innovation

    I am not bothered by the relationships of the characters, but these do not contribute anything to the game

    the level design doesn't bother me either, the graphics and gameplay are a 10/10

    They sold us a lot of lies and they want to make us feel compassion for the antagonist who killed the most beloved character

    This is not a story of revenge, it tries to give us a teaching but it gives it in a very bad way.

    To end this does not seem like a sequel, it seems the story of death and destruction with a happy ending to Ellie.

    if there is an error in writing, know that google translate was used    … Expand
  35. MrSkarKasm
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    The Last of Us 2 is an impressive technical achievement of atmosphere, world and level design, but its marred by its story, only slightly improved gameplay from 2013,Bigot Sandwiches, disgustingly realistic sex scenes, False Advertisement and an overused revenge trope with an old and ineffective message of "Killing is bad bro don't do it" You play as joel, no its ellie, no wait its abby,The Last of Us 2 is an impressive technical achievement of atmosphere, world and level design, but its marred by its story, only slightly improved gameplay from 2013,Bigot Sandwiches, disgustingly realistic sex scenes, False Advertisement and an overused revenge trope with an old and ineffective message of "Killing is bad bro don't do it" You play as joel, no its ellie, no wait its abby, yeah, director neil Druckmann lied, you play as 3 people in this game, unfortunately one of them is only played for 10 minutes. Oh, and the pacing is bad, the whole story starts with something sweet, but then it just becomes bad thing after bad thing after bad thing, the only good thing is that the story has an ending, the bad thing about that good thing, the ending is garbage fire, it basically made the whole game pointless, yes this game is pointless to its characters, and its pointless to us, the player base. I really liked the gore tho, 4/10 would shoot dogs after playin golf again.… Expand
  36. gothboy
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. DON'T BE FANBOYS: The development is very bad, it's horrible, (Joel's death is not the bad thing), it has some terrible script holes, Joel in the first game ran over a man who was supposedly hurt because he knew it could be a ambushed and now enters the den of strangers, seriously? And the damage that after killing Marlene and kidnapping Ellie could they look for him and he's giving his name just like that? AND NOT TO TALK About that argument convenience where Abby Justo found them by chance, that's what makes him bad, not Joel's and other things that I don't mention for not spoiling but that are very bad. The rest is very good: graphics, soundtrack, gameplay, etc. that's why the rating is high… Expand
  37. Shadesofblack
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    The gameplay is mediocre for this game. It's not too different from the previous last of us, but there are some minor tweaks like better AI behaviour and Ellie can dodge and go prone now. Most of these things you would not take advantage of unless you play on harder modes. The gameplay itself is not varied. You enter an area, clear the enemies with stealth and/or shooting and move on toThe gameplay is mediocre for this game. It's not too different from the previous last of us, but there are some minor tweaks like better AI behaviour and Ellie can dodge and go prone now. Most of these things you would not take advantage of unless you play on harder modes. The gameplay itself is not varied. You enter an area, clear the enemies with stealth and/or shooting and move on to the next area. It's typical last of us, like I already mentioned. Visually, the game is pretty. The graphics are one of the best this gen. Story wise, the game is **** It tries to tell a story about revenge but fails to deliver on it. The story makes no sense. The ending is disappointing, most of all, because it retcons all the people you've killed throughout the game, so basically it retcons the plot itself. Most of the side characters are really poorly written and have nothing meaningful to convey. On top of that, this game actually tries to promote mental illnesses like gender dysphoria, which is really unhealthy. Verdict: I wouldn't suggest you buy this game based on graphics and game play alone for $60. It is not worth the price. You should wait for a sale and buy it some months down the line for $30.… Expand
  38. Megaangy
    Jun 20, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Se avete sempre voluto giocare nei panni di Micah Bell in red dead redemption 2, o avete sempre sognato un simulatore di golf degno di questo nome e se amate le storie di vendetta dove alla fine di una lunga sequela di morti fra uomini donne e bambini il protagonista decide, illuminato dalla grazia di padre pio, di risparmiare la persona reale oggetto della vendetta, allora questo è il gioco che fa per voi!!!! Immergetevi in un meraviglioso mondo post apocalittico dove le uniche brave persone rimaste sono gli zombie. Godetevi una trama coinvolgente quanto quella dell’ultima stagione di Game of Thrones, espedienti narrativi intelligenti come quelli di Star Wars rise of sky walker, personaggi costruiti con la stessa cura e attenzione delle comparse in 50 sfumature di grigio e un finale che vi farà rimpiangere quello di how I met your mother. Giocate nei panni di Ellie, l’amata coprotagonista del primo gioco e divertitevi a vivere una sequela interminabile di traumi e orrori che la segneranno a vita. Potrete giocare ( e dovrete) anche nei panni di Abby, figlia di un npc casuale del primo gioco (a quanto pare molto importante), e unica persona in tutta l’apocalisse ad avere una scorta segreta di steroidi e anabolizzanti. All’inizio potrete non amare lei e i suoi terribili amici, ma dopo svariate ore di gioco..... continuerete a detestarla, ma poi.... la odierete ancora di più. (Seriamente perché dovremmo giocare nei suoi panni?). Godetevi una storia avvincente e per nulla contorta e piena di cliché, intervallata da interminabili flashback, che sottraggono solo tempo prezioso per finire questo supplizio. Intendiamoci, il gioco è meraviglioso da guardare, con paesaggi incredibili e grafiche mozzafiato, anche il gameplay è molto divertente, o almeno finché il gioco non ti chiede di pestare brutalmente Ellie usando Abby e le sue manone da scaricatore di porto. Ma ora basta denigrare l’aspetto di Abby, in fondo non è giusto odiare qualcuno per il suo aspetto; infatti Abby è splpersoorribile,… Expand
  39. Cybersquad2077
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    This game is long, boring, repetitive, cringe, and has a story that is full of plot holes and stuff that fans don’t want. I hated every character except for Joel and Tommy in this game. The ending is laughably bad . I adored the first game but this sequel is a joke but at least the game is pretty and does have some solid intense moments and good flashbacks but other than that it’s not goodThis game is long, boring, repetitive, cringe, and has a story that is full of plot holes and stuff that fans don’t want. I hated every character except for Joel and Tommy in this game. The ending is laughably bad . I adored the first game but this sequel is a joke but at least the game is pretty and does have some solid intense moments and good flashbacks but other than that it’s not good save you’re money… Expand
  40. Anciao_sonegado
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Joel should have a death fighting not giving up his identity, bad story.....… Expand
  41. martinez123
    Jul 10, 2020
    4
    The last of us part ll has incredible graphics but fails to surpass the original in storytelling and gameplay.
  42. OmarXD11111
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    Terrible writing that butchered the story. Great visuals indeed, but what of it, if the story sucks? Would anyone play this game if it weren't false advertised that much?
  43. skulll
    Jun 21, 2020
    4
    The game is hellbent on subverting your expectation, even to the ending. Characters make unreasonable, irreversible decisions for which it’s hard to sympathize for, all for a revenge story that’s unsatisfying and by the books. All the best parts of the game that the fans expected from Tlou2 is scattered around in short flashbacks, all to justify this revenge plot. Which is a shame becauseThe game is hellbent on subverting your expectation, even to the ending. Characters make unreasonable, irreversible decisions for which it’s hard to sympathize for, all for a revenge story that’s unsatisfying and by the books. All the best parts of the game that the fans expected from Tlou2 is scattered around in short flashbacks, all to justify this revenge plot. Which is a shame because the environments, animations, voice acting and sound design is the best that both the series and the ps4 offers. Still, the enjoyment of the game itself is held back by the slow pacing and a disappointing story. the soundtrack by Gustavo and the art direction carry this game on their backs.… Expand
  44. TessJ96815
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I will make this a non-spoiler review, and I actually have almost finished the game. I want to give my specific perspective of where I am coming from, so you truly know I am not a BOT or some kind of review troll. I'm just a normal gamer that loved the first game, and wants to review the second one now.

    Me: I am a female gamer, and I greatly support LGBT/trans rights and have no issues at all with any of that kind of stuff in any game, so I want to be very clear about that point. Maybe others overly like or dislike the game because of this kind of thing, but I'm only discussing the game in as objective a way as possible.

    I would have given the first game a 9/10, I was not really into the game play a ton, but the story totally sucked me in and I fell in love with the two main characters.

    Now, let's talk about TLOU2. The game play feels about the same to me, it doesn't seem to have evolved all that much, but it was certainly good enough I think for most people. But I want to just list pros and cons of this game...

    PROS:
    The graphics are beautiful to me. I really enjoyed just exploring the world.
    Some of the visceral fighting is a little too violent for my taste, but I think it was pretty intense in a good way at times.
    I also generally enjoyed a lot of the music, and the game feels very polished with no bugs.
    I love a lot of the level designs, and had fun in both the more linear parts and when you had a little more freedom

    CONS:
    It has to be the story. It's not about specific characters and moments on their own, it's the overall tone and theme of the narrative. I know some people will rail on specific things, but I can probably tough it out and accept any one bad scene if the overall story is still good. But it wasn't. In short, I fell out of love with Ellie and never fell in love with any other character at all. The narrative is too simplistic to me compared to the nuance and subtle undertones of the first game. I feel like this story could have been told - and has been already - in so many games, shows, and movies, whereas the first game felt very unique in how the specific narrative tied together. I am really shocked the writing is this poor, it's really a huge letdown for me both in terms of plot holes and just general dialogue, etc. I feel like the first game was at a level like a real written novel of high quality and this one is more over the top pulp fiction comic book. I felt so many emotions during the first game, I felt almost nothing this time around. It just felt too over the top and bleak in a way that didn't ever connect with me. I think the Schindler's List comparison I have heard is a very poor one because in that movie I constantly felt empathy, pain, and raw emotion constantly but in this game I just felt numb to the violence and felt almost nothing emotionally. They didn't build the characters well enough to ever really care about them, and then once they start acting out, it just doesn't connect.
    Also, maybe the pure violence appeals more to men but for me it took away from the narrative.

    I think a 4/10 is a fair score given everything I experienced. I still support a lot of what I think the game was trying to do, but it just didn't tell a good story. And that's true no matter what specific scene or situation someone wants to talk about -- on the macro level, the writing brings down the game.    … Expand
  45. YanFraser
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Графика в игре довольно обычная для уровня пс4 (немного мыла, немного зернистости), порадовали некоторые анимации и конечно же отражения в зеркалах. Геймплей по большей части довольной унылый, бесконечные закрытые двери, скучный стелс с зомби, но при этом неплохие перестрелки, очень понравились следы от пуль на врагах, физика крови и отстреливание конечностей, к тому же враги общаются друг с другом как настоящие люди. Сюжет мне не понравился вообще, сама завязка мотивирует найти обидчиков и отомстить за Джоэла, но просто так слить персонажа... как мне показалось в этой игре в принципе с этим какая-то проблема, персонажи просто умирают как мухи. Последняя часть игры доказала что до этого была не такая уж и душниловка, главная героиня просто сходит с ума и постоянно ловит флэшбеки,которые заставляют её то избивать кого-то до смерти, то просто отпускать (при чём одного и того же человека). Разработчики пытались выставить антагониста в хорошем свете (жидкая мораль), но для меня Эбби как была сумасшедшей, так и осталась. Так же очень не нравится то что в игре вообще нет никаких выборов, игра полностью линейна и мне кажется такого в 2020 быть не должно, да и в целом этой "инновационности" не чувствуется, игра на уровне может 2015 года, что по графике что по геймплею. А второе для меня всегда стоит всегда на первом месте, потому что именно геймплей дарит те ощущения которые хочется получить от игры, а насладится сюжетом можно и вовсе не играя. Я думал что СЖВшность игры будет для меня проблемой, а оказалось что это самое безобидное что было в этой игре. Моя оценка 4/10 за хорошие перестрелки с людьми, которые можно пройти без стелса и конечно же за отражения.… Expand
  46. Madison555
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    You can have inclusion in games and movies, but it shouldnt be at the expense of the storytelling and already established characters. Combat is okay nothing that innovative but there are people who will be okay and might have fun with that the new enemies feel like a gimmick and less organic than i thought but they’re serviceable. I dont know why jumping is a thing it didnt have to be inYou can have inclusion in games and movies, but it shouldnt be at the expense of the storytelling and already established characters. Combat is okay nothing that innovative but there are people who will be okay and might have fun with that the new enemies feel like a gimmick and less organic than i thought but they’re serviceable. I dont know why jumping is a thing it didnt have to be in there and no one would’ve batted an eye. The atmosphere is honestly inconsistent in execution, things just seem to happen and you’re along for the subpar ride. Subpar ride because the writing is not good sometimes i would daresay rushed and unpolished to the point it broke immersion multiple times when characters do things that history shows they wouldn’t do thats a case of poor execution on a part of the developers. And the slow sections just seem to drag this game, length could’ve been chopped up and it wouldnt have ruined anything. The new and i say that loosely characters honestly dont really stand out and even with motives for some they are hard to empathize with or relate to and very much unlikeable. It is possible to relate but the writing is not strong enough to do it. Also DMCA-ing channels for having a different opinion or exercising their right as a fan to speak out is distasteful and doesnt help your purpose. Take some responsibility for you actions. This game gets a 4 from me because take away the story the gameplay is an 8 (the story is a 2). 8 divided by 2 is 4 it’s mediocre. Can it still be a success yes but lets not pretend there are already games coming up that will be better than this and less insulting/divisive how did this get such high ratings really gaming journalists have some standards and hold these studios accountable when they do slimey things. Shock value for the sake of shock value is lame and lazy, Game of Thrones tried it everyone loved it until they started killing off characters those same people who liked it cared about,plus the writing was inconsistent and all over as well lets be real. Funny enough though....The difference being what Daenerys did if you really think about it (take the angry sunglasses off) given the history and context (despite bad writing laced throughout the entire show) makes more sense than what Ellie does in the end, thats sad. I know what you were trying to get at but c’mon we expect better from you Naughty Dog. Also please treat your workers better too many articles are out there saying you don’t.… Expand
  47. LuisMagna
    Jun 22, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My anger is that Ellie didn't achive her vengeance, because she decided not to kill after killing a lot of another character. I think the reason why they left abby alive is for a DLC or another game, otherwise I don't find another reason why Ellie didn't achive her vengeance. The graphics and gameplay are great. I wiil like a ending where Ellie achive her vengeance and then regretting because it doesn't make her fill better.
    That's my opinion.    … Expand
  48. Jude_
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Excellent graphics, good gameplay, dog **** story. I honestly feel heartbroken after playing the first couple hours of the story. I have looked further into the game and I see that it doesn’t get better. To me this game doesn’t exist, the story ended back in 2013 as far as I’m concerned.… Expand
  49. Ebolacocktail
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    This is not TLOU!Joel was our hero,not Ellie!Long cutscenes and vary bad story from nill drukman who failed the base game!1hour prologue and you just play with snow!
  50. Skipthecowboy
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Let me begin by saying that the game play mechanics are fantastic. It feels like we're playing a next-gen title on the PS4 Pro, the game is visually pleasing. The story is where the game lacks the most. We spend a good half of the game as Abby, the antagonist of the story. This character felt so forcibly written in. While playing as Abby, the player is forced to go on this unpleasant journey into brutally killing characters that were so beloved from the first, it felt so wasted. The ending left a lot to be desired.… Expand
  51. jeanplo
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The firts game is a master piece, now the part 2 is a suck, worst history, everyone dies, gameplay is the same to TLOU1. I give 4 just because i'm fan, but naught dog **** the legacy to TLOU1.… Expand
  52. leedsfreak05
    Jul 26, 2020
    4
    Love the 1st game so much but this is a disaster.
    Visually the game is nice and Gameplay is fine, but the Story and Character Arcs are terrible. This isnt Call of Duty, Its The Last Of Us and storytelling is vital. And Part 2 is sub par.
    4/10
  53. Chestwig
    Jul 9, 2020
    4
    Fantastic production values make this a beautiful looking game, maybe one of the best this Gen. I loved the first game and was super excited to play this. I tried to avoid spoilers and thought I would give it a fair shot. This is a story based game so the story is important. I went in with an open mind but couldn't quite gel with the new characters despite the game's best efforts. ThereFantastic production values make this a beautiful looking game, maybe one of the best this Gen. I loved the first game and was super excited to play this. I tried to avoid spoilers and thought I would give it a fair shot. This is a story based game so the story is important. I went in with an open mind but couldn't quite gel with the new characters despite the game's best efforts. There is no doubt the game plays well but the story IMO was a major let down and prevents this game from matching calibre of the first one. I was left feeling let down by the end, and the game seemed to drag on for far too long.
    If it had finished sooner I feel it would of served the game better.
    ND seemed to be going for shock value over substance which is a real shame.
    The flashbacks just reminded of how much I loved the bond of the characters from the first game.
    I feel this game was a grand missed opportunity and not worth the 7 year wait. I wished they had left it as a stand alone game and not made a sequel.    … Expand
  54. Nach8Gar
    Oct 27, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The gameplay of this game barely differs from its predecessor. The gameplay contradicts itself with the story (Ludonarrative Dissonance). Lack of connections between the story and the game mechanics (unlike tlou). The story is flawed and filled with plot holes, the new secondary characters are pretty forgettable, Ellie's decisions do not make sense throughout the entire game. Naughty Dog also tries too hard to make you like Abby by forcing you to play around 15 hours with her, which in my case, didn't happen. This game wasn't enjoyable to play.… Expand
  55. Hanrry
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game speech for itself.. who watched the final knows why the game is so bad and hated. The only good thing about this game is the gameplay and graphics, the story is **** and the characters are bad too… Expand
  56. WakeUpMrWest
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game tries to expand on the last of us universe but it results in a mix of random stuff to the point the story doesn’t make sense. 10/10 IGN would play again headass.… Expand
  57. AnyA12
    Jul 3, 2020
    4
    It's so stupid to see that the only way the game developers have found to make more people buy this game is ENTIRELY through making people believe lies from the start. As an artist, I was admired by the hard work put into the graphics by the several REALLY talented people. But it's a waste if it's for such a POOR story, I am soooooo disappointed…they literally had the opportunity to makeIt's so stupid to see that the only way the game developers have found to make more people buy this game is ENTIRELY through making people believe lies from the start. As an artist, I was admired by the hard work put into the graphics by the several REALLY talented people. But it's a waste if it's for such a POOR story, I am soooooo disappointed…they literally had the opportunity to make the story and the franchise greater than it already was.… Expand
  58. NakedSnake7u7
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    The game have a funny gameplay, the graphics are good and the soundtrack its weet.
    But the Story its so bad...i mean, they don respect the characters we knew in 2013, the entire game "story" was for nothing, the game have...scenes...well, really horribles and stranges... i recommend to play it, but dont deserves 10/10 really disappointing :/
  59. ReanuKeevesGand
    Jun 22, 2020
    4
    The first hour was really great! Visuals are reeeally good, sound design good! Gameplay isnt really special... BUT FUCCK MEEEE whyy did you do that? You created something so special with TLOU1 and now you just let a 9 year old write a trainwreck of a bad fan fiction story. This just shows a bigger problem with the industry and the division between players and reviewers. **** ME how theThe first hour was really great! Visuals are reeeally good, sound design good! Gameplay isnt really special... BUT FUCCK MEEEE whyy did you do that? You created something so special with TLOU1 and now you just let a 9 year old write a trainwreck of a bad fan fiction story. This just shows a bigger problem with the industry and the division between players and reviewers. **** ME how the **** could you ruin something so hard.... :( The last 19 hours were just pure horse **** (is a 20 hour game). The ending was so freaking bad man! Even the last jedi had some bits of entertainment… Expand
  60. Nikkiann
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    I was very upset with the way the story went for the game. Overall i thought the graphics and gameplay were good but the story was trash. There are just some games that shouldnt have sequals and in all honesty i think the last of us part one should have just been the end of it because i feel like nothing in part one was even worth it i dont want to give anything away in case people haventI was very upset with the way the story went for the game. Overall i thought the graphics and gameplay were good but the story was trash. There are just some games that shouldnt have sequals and in all honesty i think the last of us part one should have just been the end of it because i feel like nothing in part one was even worth it i dont want to give anything away in case people havent played it yet or finished it but if you do i think you would understand… Expand
  61. ORANGETRIPP
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    Graphics are Great! Gameplay is ok.
    The story is just BAD. Graphics are great.
  62. Shakadum
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Eu avaliei com nota 4 por conta dos gráficos e jogabilidade, porém peca na história q era um dos pontos fortes de the last of us e q a parte 2 acaba destruindo o jogo de um forma significativa.… Expand
  63. BrunoSousaCoelh
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    Not all games need a continuation. The Last of Us part II is proof of that.

    PROS: -The graphics are really beautiful. -The gameplay is very close to the first one. For me this is very good. -It is very pleasant to play with Ellie. -The world of the game is very well made. THE MIXED: -Some new characters are ok, I guess. You'll not care much about them, but they are necessary.    Not all games need a continuation. The Last of Us part II is proof of that.

    PROS:
    -The graphics are really beautiful.
    -The gameplay is very close to the first one. For me this is very good.
    -It is very pleasant to play with Ellie.
    -The world of the game is very well made.

    THE MIXED:
    -Some new characters are ok, I guess. You'll not care much about them, but they are necessary.
    -The dialogues are sometimes forced, sometimes incredible.

    THE (REALLY) BAD:
    The story is absolutely lazy. They didn't put any, what so ever, effort to make a good story. The big event in the beginning is really REALLY bad, and the end is almost worst.

    Do yourself a favor: DON'T BUY THIS GAME. Wait until it goes on sale.

    And don't ever again trust in critics. The hype that they put on this game is a big fat lie.    … Expand
  64. TomBombadil
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    okay, so I took some time to think about this. First of all, the political and social views ARE NOT the problem with this game. The graphics, animation, voice acting, accessibility settings and difficulty settings are all amazing. The gameplay itself is okay, but i dont play the last of us and uncharted games for this stuff, personally. The story and writing is what I wanted to play theokay, so I took some time to think about this. First of all, the political and social views ARE NOT the problem with this game. The graphics, animation, voice acting, accessibility settings and difficulty settings are all amazing. The gameplay itself is okay, but i dont play the last of us and uncharted games for this stuff, personally. The story and writing is what I wanted to play the last of us for. it is possibly the worst writing i have experienced in a game . The characters are laughably unrelatable.

    I honestly dont know what else to say. The characters make no sense. The characters values, morals and logical thought process are non existent. The relationship between Ellie and her partner revolves around fact that they are the only 2 people (in the faction) that are gay. I think it does a huge disservice to the 2 characters. It feels like they were only there because they were gay.

    As a gamer who thinks Alloy in Horizon 0 Dawn is one of this generations best characters. The last of us part 2 does not belong in the same league as horizon, God of War and the original Last of Us. I call it the original because the 2 game are not a part of the same world. I recognized nothing in Ellie, Joel or Tommy that i knew the characters to be in the first game.

    I cant in good consciousness give this any more then a 3 as nothing in this game makes sense, connects, creates empathy or excites me (except that one scene that made me angry). I feel bad for the development team as the story does not do the art, animation, programming teams any justice.    … Expand
  65. Scoobiroobiroo
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. **Spoilers ahead. **

    To start I wasn't one of the original fans of The Last of Us. When it came out i heard all kinds of great things but due to circumstances in my life, i was unable to play it. I ended up buying the first game about 2 years ago on PSN after they remastered it. WOW I knew there was a second game coming but I was so beyond in love with the story of the first game and the DLC. The mechanics were flawed it is true, but the way the characters were written and the story organically unfolds it just, it just really got me hooked. I said to myself, "This would make an AWESOME TV show". Looks like HBO had the same idea apparently. This game has stuck with me in a way others couldn't. I loved all 4 Uncharted games but like most mainstream games they are a PG sort of good where is this was Game of Thrones adult good (WINK WINK).

    Fast forward to a few months ago. I was riding high, very excited for the new game. With the pandemic i figured this would be an amazing game to bring out right now. Much like with the new Star Wars movies I was thinking that the possibilities could be endless. You could literally make the safest story possible and still win, both critically and with the fans. Well HBO then announces they are going to make a SHOW based on TLOU with the original writer and the show runner from Chernobyl. MY GOD how awesome....HOW AWESOME!

    Then came the spoilers. Of course I didn't pay attention to them. For weeks, i stayed off of social media the best i could. I didn't watch any youtube videos, until at last every aspect of what little of my online presence there was, pointed to the fact that everyone unanimously hated the leaks. I figured "How bad could they possibly be?". After all, this is a game meant to shock and awe, meant to bring you in with the amazing characters that you want to see succeed or fail and then and only then, bring you to your knees. Make you rethink what is right and wrong. Real moral dilemmas we could all experience. Well we can thank Instagram for spoiling one the biggest parts for me. With one "Swing", one little picture. the whole thing was ruined. It was a character i knew and loved, yes, but it had to be an honorable death the character deserved right? There had to be more context to what happened. I caved, i looked at the spoilers. My answer was a strong NO. Instead of treating this character with the end they truly deserved, it is at the hands of some MINOR MINOR.....MINOR characters that i didn't even come close to remembering, daughter...son.... or whatever they go by. I honestly don't know and I don't give a hoot what the characters orientation is. In fact, i just don't give a crap about them honestly AT ALL. Usually we tend to care about the people we spent a good portion of 20 hours with in the first game. It would be like Disney bring Mark Hamill back just to sit him on some rocks and not do AWESOME Luke Skywalker **** or if they teased Jon Snows lineage for over TEN years only to tell you that you are stupid for following the plot points. HA! GOT YOU! ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED??? Also RIP Snoke

    Frankly, NO, i'm not entertained. i am actually very saddened that the very thing that can make a show or game great can willingly be used in such a poor manner just for the sake of surprising an audience. You DO NOT need to destroy everything about a story or character to make the audience surprised. Characters don't need to act out of character to reach a destination in the story. Stop dumbing down great characters to serve as plot devices. It feels forced.... awkward, not organic. It really takes me out of a story when in the middle of a scene I say to myself, "Wait,.... why did they do that, ....that isn't how that character would approach this situation." But the story needed them to, so they are written stupid that way.

    OK so having said all that, The Graphics look AMAZING as usual with Naughty Dog. The mechanics are better, virtually everything is better, besides the most important part. THE STORY. I had a lot more about the story i didn't like but only so much can be said in 5 thousand characters. Just like with Game of Thrones and Star Wars, this could have been one of the greatest stories in the history of media. I am literally heart broken and just like with S8 of GOT, this game totally ruins replays of the first game for me. KNOWING how god awful and ridiculously remedial part II's story ended up being.

    Above all else, it hurts leaving this game with the extreme disappointment of feeling "What could have been".    … Expand
  66. PowerOfTheCell
    Jun 20, 2020
    4
    7 years later and it feels like over 7 years they slowly forgot their creation, not entirely but enough to make this latest entry seemingly misplaced and an ill thought out experience.

    A certain level of conformation has been put by its creators onto its new narrative, everything feels a little more forced and out of place. The characters are told to go right when they would otherwise    7 years later and it feels like over 7 years they slowly forgot their creation, not entirely but enough to make this latest entry seemingly misplaced and an ill thought out experience.

    A certain level of conformation has been put by its creators onto its new narrative, everything feels a little more forced and out of place. The characters are told to go right when they would otherwise go left and the narrative is a little disjointed between character coming of age and wild slasher film.

    It lacks grace, it lacks cohesion, it lacks substance. They haven't created something new for games as a medium but instead tried to mimic the thing they really actually wanted to be working on, film. The irony while they made a cinematic experience for games, they inadvertently showed why they work on games and not cinema, lack of ability with flaws on show. But the presentation alone will trick many, especially in my opinion reviewers who clamor also for a more cinematic artistic world of games in a bid to feel more cultured.

    Avoid.    … Expand
  67. ZoltanTheDwarf
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    The gameplay mechanics are very good, the graphics are amazing too but the story Is a huge letdown and that's really makes me sad.
  68. Arvsbeen
    Jun 26, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Visuals/Production:
    The Last of Us Part 2 is one of the most beautiful game graphically in this generation so far. The depiction of post apocalyptic America is top notch. Acting and sounds is also great. Something all of us expected from the beginning.

    Visuals and Productions: 8/10

    Story:
    The Last of Us Part 2 failed miserably on its story telling. Character's decision sometimes felt forced and out of their usual character making it feel like the story is rushed and lacked with natural development. Most of the new characters felt flat and
    not relateable. The story itself is riddled with plot holes that is sometimes plainly laughable something you do not expect after the success of the first game. It didn't also helped that I was forced to play as a character that I don't sympathize with. The ending made the whole game pointless, I just wish they gave players the choice on this one. If you like the characters of the first game, don't play this one.

    Story: 1/10

    Gameplay:
    The gameplay is very similar with the first game which I think one of the weaker parts of the The Last of Us Remastered (2014). Game stages felt repetitive and sometimes empty. The semi open world felt pointless story wise although I think it may add to the overall experience to some. What I like about this game is the comprehensive game difficulty customization which I hope to see more in future games. Overall gameplay felt boring and repetitive, and could easily be just a 15 to 20-hour game. It also offers nothing new compared to the first game which I didn't like, gameplay wise to begin with.

    Gameplay: 4/10

    Overall, The Last of Us Part 2 failed to lived to its hype. I love how the first game was grounded on realism and has relateable characters and story development, Naughty Dog failed to build on these, tried to make the Part 2 so different to the point that it is unrecognizable and forced.

    Overall: 4.3/10    … Expand
  69. CronoBreaker
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    No me apareció el hecho de que lo viéramos a las carreras Solamente porque se filtró gracias a unos hackers y quisieran tapar todo pero desgraciadamente lo que fue una gran franquicia ahora acabo siendo una porquería
  70. lefrosch
    Jun 21, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Firstly, this game is great in the diversity, ethnically, gender-based and sexual-orientation regions of the characters - even highlighting strength of pregnant women.
    However, no matter how great the foundations of a character are - poor writing shines through - and the characters are ultimately shallow and rushed.

    What really hurts this game, is how it punishes you for the decisions in the first game - even though everyone loved how the first game ended: it is why it was so successful - the writing agreed with what the player would have felt and wanted.

    It is an insult to the player to play as the person who killed one of the most beloved characters, and expect them to instantly sympathise. The arc to Abby had to the potential to be great, especially as a muscular female character (not commonly done) - yet, it was introduced in the wrong part of the game and it is difficult to want to hear her after her actions 2 hours into the game.

    However, by no means does Abby later in the game show remorse for her actions - which begs the question: why should she be a protagonist?
    It is made clear than Ellie's actions are wrong, she is fuelled by revenge which is harmful only to her and those around her. It is made clear by the writing that the player *should* empathise with both protagonists Ellie and Abby - and during the final fight not want either to win, having developed a strong bond to both. Except, Abby was allowed to kill Joel, but Ellie is not allowed to kill Abby - for no real reason except for a contradicting character arc.
    A more contradicting arc might be Joel's lack of survival skills as he wanders into Abby's trap - but that was overshadowed by the rest of the games poor writing - even if it is the catalyst of the games events.

    TLOU is a story driven game, and if the story is riddled with plot holes, plagued by weak character development and finishes unresolved: then it is a bad game no matter how good the cinematics are.

    Edit was for pro-nouns    … Expand
  71. Su27
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I am utterly heartbroken and angry. The plot is over ambitious,lazy,sloppy and nihilistic. It felt forced. Naughty dog bit off more then they could chew with this one. Tlou2 could have gone several ways in terms of plot with the existing characters, yet we get the cliche revenge plotline with the character abandoning the quest altogether to realise revenge isn't the answer. This trope has been done several times before, with more finesse and better execution. The circumstances that lead to Joel's death was out of character as well. The Joel I know from tlou1, a hardened survivor who has fought tooth and nail to survive the past 20 years would NEVER end up in a situation like that. Joel was intensely alert, critical,clever and intuitive.One of the bigger issues was the constant reinforcing that Joel is a villain who lacks empathy,Ellie believing the cure would have been a guaranteed sure shot success ..... WHY? This retcons the first one completely. The beauty of the tlou1 which was it's moral ambiguity, which is lost. The treatment of the main chatacter in her own game is utterly cruel and disappointing, and seemed unfair. Ellie is broken beyond repair. She chooses to be the better person, gives up on her vengeance and hate, still manages to be on the losing side as she ends up losing everything and everyone. Ellie gets a depressing, worthless, futile and a hopeless conclusion. Her BIGGEST FEAR has become a reality by the end.
    The gameplay, beautiful sceneries, and new characters like dina and jesse are few of the positives of game. The space shuttle cutscene, the museum flashback sequence, ellie and joel's flashbacks were the only parts that recreate the magic and beauty of tlou1.
    Abby... the forced deuteragonist, is an utter failure of character execution. Her character was forced onto us, felt hasty and lacked real build up. The abby-lev bond which is pretty much walmart version ellie and joel falls flat on it's face. The heart and soul of the game is butchered completely - ellie and joels bond.
    The false advertising to make us believe joel is alive and good?this is an ellie and joel centric game? A complete mockery of the fans who waited 7 years to see their favorite characters get horribly treated,retconned, disrespected and thrown under the bus in favour of new unlikable characters.    … Expand
  72. Vomstein
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    A história do jogo é pessima, descartaram o personagem principal do primeiro jogo de uma forma ridicula. O que salva são os gráficos, que estão lindos e a gameplay fluida
  73. rao_adithya
    Jun 23, 2020
    4
    I wish this game never existed. Now that I know what happened with the characters I will never be able to look at the first game in the way I did before. Rating it 4 just because of the music and flashback scenes.
    Never thought naughtydog would do something like this.
  74. IronSword
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Am a talk real

    Joel & Ellie: Joel didn’t deserve that death he did what any father would do to protect their child he lost everything he wasn’t ready to lose another daughter for a fantasy because the doctor needs a lab more tests better equipment so basically the doctor was ready to kill Ellie for nothing she is only to him his first subject, Joel all he wanted is a better future for Ellie because he couldn’t secure his daughter.

    They made Ellie hate Joel for 2 years didn’t get the chance to forgive him before his death and lost her fingers she no longer can play the get are kills everyone was involved to Joel death when she catches Abby decided to let her go and ends up all alone even though that was her biggest fear just wow.

    The plot: it’s revenge why they didn’t make it Joel get his revenge for his daughter death from the who ordered their death and more families, the funny part you don’t get to revenge Joel and lose Jesse the girlfriend leaves Tommy lost an eye no respect to all the characters. Abby & the doctor: the doctor is selfish killing an innocent kid for nothing didn’t even answer Marlin question when she asked what if it’s your daughter just hoping the world come back easy we all know it takes a lot of years it might not work even,

    Abby: she finds Joel 4 years later kills him after saving her from dying she brutally killed him at least he gave her father a quick death hurts a lot of people and escaped wining she is no better than her father at least she had a parent while Ellie didn’t they want us to fell her side all I feel is hate and anger and wish that she never existed.

    The graphics are awesome, gameplay nice, Joel and Ellie voice actors are top, the visual and sound are pretty nice too    … Expand
  75. Astr0hax
    Jun 27, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The franchise, as much as it is about the gameplay aswell it's mainly about the captivating story between Ellie and Joel. When you kill Joel, and make Ellie literally insane, you ruined the reason everybody loved that game. Sure, the gameplay is pretty good, but for me it was all about that amazing story from the first one. Not to mention Abby, because who the **** cares about her anyway? I would've been fine with them killing joel if they did it in a more heroic way, a more deserving death for such a great character. Only good parts of the story are Ellie's and the flashbacks which aren't related to Abby.

    Such a shame that a game like this was destroyed.

    Sorry Naughty Dog, but you should've expected it.    … Expand
  76. Logman9
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    In a narrative focussed game, you expect a coherent narrative which gives the player reasons to continue. Apparently Neil Druckman forgot about this, and decided to push his agenda further. Maybe he should have got some tips on writing before getting Amy Hennig fired. It's unfortunate the game has such a weak story, as the gameplay feels good as ever. No real improvement over the lastIn a narrative focussed game, you expect a coherent narrative which gives the player reasons to continue. Apparently Neil Druckman forgot about this, and decided to push his agenda further. Maybe he should have got some tips on writing before getting Amy Hennig fired. It's unfortunate the game has such a weak story, as the gameplay feels good as ever. No real improvement over the last game, but fun enough to play, combat feels scary at times, especially against the infected. The score is beautiful, but I just cannot forgive a weak story in a narrative driven game.… Expand
  77. L8rsam
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    Great visuals, but bad campaign storyline that feels less of a badass killing survival game and more of a drama soap opera. Does not live up to the first game at all.
  78. assassinwolf731
    Aug 6, 2020
    4
    Solid gameplay, amazing graphics, animation ect, however the story and pacing is terrible.
  79. fernote25
    Jun 21, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Embora seja uma maravilha técnica com uma jogabilidade forte, The Last of Us Part II se esforça tanto para se desconectar de seu antecessor que acaba se desconectando do jogador.… Expand
  80. JuniorDias
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    Lack of respect with a well-constructed story, its sequence gets to be funny with so many mistakes and silly justifications
  81. LUSHO
    Jun 29, 2020
    4
    Shortly put, a game that excels at every department but the most important one that drives it all together, the story. With a heavy lack of nuance and subtlety, added to a manipulative, contrived, bloated, and underwritten plot. it is a game that puts you in misery and is hard to swallow, yes, but not for any good writing or thoughtful situation presented, but for the baffling and, atShortly put, a game that excels at every department but the most important one that drives it all together, the story. With a heavy lack of nuance and subtlety, added to a manipulative, contrived, bloated, and underwritten plot. it is a game that puts you in misery and is hard to swallow, yes, but not for any good writing or thoughtful situation presented, but for the baffling and, at times, hilariously over the top seriousness in which cheesy and amateurish plot points and characters are presented. Do not be fooled by the media or fan-boys, which I am of the first game and used to be of Naughty Dog, this is not a worthy continuation and it destroys the phenomenal base in which the first one was built upon, as well as its achievements in storytelling and characters.… Expand
  82. Ernesto135
    Jun 23, 2020
    4
    Si no hubiera jugado el 1, derrepente merecería un 6, ya que tiene momentos divertidos de juego, pero TLOU 2 se enfoca más en la historia, y ahí es donde flaquea un montón :/
  83. Vitaliym35
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    Really? What kind of propaganda? Tak ne dolzno byt vi tam oxereli . To vam black live matter to eshe xyina kakayto , ebonaty
  84. Novar
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Just the most dissapoiting game ever. Characters act like idiots. Writing terrible. Seems the game was made just to make you feel uncomfortable..but really poor made. When joel lost his daughter in the first...that was uncomfortable and was made in a good way. This game has so many bad side that 5000 letters are not enough. The gameplay is boring too...not really much improvement since the first chapter...and half of the game is just going to point a to oint b...killing random npc. Well done nd. Get woke ...… Expand
  85. krissjp_20
    Jun 22, 2020
    4
    I can notice all the needless 10/10 this game is getting. I wanted to post my review of the game for the past 24 hours, but no luck. This game did nothing for me per se. It was lackluster where game-play was concerned and there were a few time where the game bugged out and you had reset. The graphics are beautiful, but the story is an absolute mess, but they did try to redeem themselvesI can notice all the needless 10/10 this game is getting. I wanted to post my review of the game for the past 24 hours, but no luck. This game did nothing for me per se. It was lackluster where game-play was concerned and there were a few time where the game bugged out and you had reset. The graphics are beautiful, but the story is an absolute mess, but they did try to redeem themselves with the moments between Joel and Ellie in the flashbacks on Ellie's side. Abby however, was not a good character in my opinion and the attempt to make fans feel sympathetic for her was just awful. I hated the ending because it could've gone so many different directions and still come to a good conclusion. The game overall is just a 4/10 for me and i would definitely not recommend this to anyone.… Expand
  86. Mooiemilkskin
    Jun 30, 2020
    4
    A story based game requires a good story to be successful, so when Naughty Dog's speciality fails in this area, then the maximum I am willing to rate it is 5. To be very clear, it's not WHAT happened, it's HOW. It's not the gender or race of characters, but the the emptiness of their souls and the alien choices they make.

    One may be quick to assume that the theme of this game is    A story based game requires a good story to be successful, so when Naughty Dog's speciality fails in this area, then the maximum I am willing to rate it is 5. To be very clear, it's not WHAT happened, it's HOW. It's not the gender or race of characters, but the the emptiness of their souls and the alien choices they make.

    One may be quick to assume that the theme of this game is revenge, however I would make the case that 'contrived' would be more accurate. Any question the director may have hoped to ask the audience about revenge is quietened by the shallowness of the characters and the nonsensical choices they make, all to forward the story in a direction so forced that I think it should file a sexual assault allegation against Naughty Dog.

    To say that a game can't be rated bad because things didn't happen in a way that I liked, does not detract from the fact that it was objectively poor writing, therefore it does not align with the previous game. If they want to make stories that aim at another target group then go ahead, but the reason it hurts people so much is because they should have done it with a new franchise instead of ripping up an already loved one just to please someone else. It is clear that the old was (literally) slaughtered to make way for the new, hense the injustice felt by many TLOU1 fans.

    Token diversity characters aren't treated as real people with real personalities, ironically most of them die anyway and for some reason they didn't make Abby an ethnically diverse character.
    Something that's been bugging me for a while about Naughty Dog, has anyone else noticed how every prominent black woman is never fully black, but a mixed complexion, Nadine in Uncharted, Marlene, Riley, Nora... It's not a problem for me however a character looks, but I'm starting to think they are afraid to make a woman who is very black... like they don't really care about diversity at all. To think they are diverse game makers is a lie. They just get to check diversity boxes.

    Shorter notes:
    -It goes on too long, could have cut out at least 5 hours and been much better for it.
    -Boring dialogue, especially during open world.
    -Joel and Ellie do not have any of their personality traits from the first game.
    -Feels like LGBT fetish porn throughout.
    -False advertising based on original trailers not reflecting final product.
    -More difficult infected enemies should have been introduced during open world as it was boring.

    Pros:
    -Fun game play
    -New melee options
    -New infected enemies

    In conclusion:

    One of the most upsetting parts is the earlier trailers suggest Joel plays a much larger part in the game. I'd easily call it false advertising. This is why I marked it down from 5 to 4. It's not my problem that they decided to remake it half way through production to render the teasers completely irrelevant. We had already pre-ordered.

    It suffers the same problems as a standard Hollywood lazy churn out blockbuster, but took triple the time to produce. I will not be investing in future Naughty Dog games, Naughty Dog has lost it's reputation as one of the best.

    Was it really worth the huge re-write half way through production, making the original trailer no longer exist in the final product? I wish I could have played that game instead.    … Expand
  87. IsabellaSoder
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    The graphics where great, some of the best i ever seen, and ive seen like no bugs. The combat is decent, but gets a little boring and repetitive. I wish there was more interaction , but that is more of a personal wish, since i know this is not that kind of game, and never was.

    The writing is awful, and the shifting perspectives does not make the story flow well, like in the first game.    The graphics where great, some of the best i ever seen, and ive seen like no bugs. The combat is decent, but gets a little boring and repetitive. I wish there was more interaction , but that is more of a personal wish, since i know this is not that kind of game, and never was.

    The writing is awful, and the shifting perspectives does not make the story flow well, like in the first game. The message about revenge has been done to death, so it feels kind of pretentious and over-done at this point.

    I really dislike the way lgbt-individuals are being **** and on top of that, it is being paraded around like progressive, when it is painfully obvious that this more misery prn and torturefetish of female and lgbt-individuals. I mean, if that is your knk, then do it, but don´t try and pass it off as progressive to give yourself a hndjob.    … Expand
  88. Fant4sm4
    Jun 23, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. SPOILERS
    I feel this game could have done so much better with a better pacing. I won't hate on it because you can see there was an effort talking about graphics, music and details. The script is where everything goes nuts and you see the relevant stuff happening way too fast and out of nowhere and some situations that should be short scenes go for way too long. I'm not against killing a character like Joel, but the execution of the whole scene fails because everything happens way too fast, out of nowhere and with no explanation with a character that we just got introduced to. Other than how pointless Ellie's revenge journey was, i loved the graphics and the songs. Hot damn they're good.    … Expand
  89. viviantran
    Jun 22, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. To be honest I really wanted to like this game, but I just can't seem to, even after I've let the end simmer down a bit. I feel really disappointed. What made TLOU1 so so good and timeless was, in my opinion, the story. The characters allowed you to feel hope, after establishing a world in which everything feels lost, cold, and hardened. It explores a personal story of two people who on their way to deliver the creation of a vaccine simultaneously find meaning to their lives in such a tough world (very reflective of our own world). The growth of Joel and Ellie's relationship as they both become more and more loving towards each other is one of the most touching things I've seen in gaming. It was valuable emotionally and allowed room for growth.

    We know this world is bleak - people are really desperate, they would kill and loot to survive. They would betray and make selfish decisions. People are utterly inhumane - which is true in both games. TLOU1 uses this as a strength to convey a meaningful story, Joel and Ellie fight for more than to just survive. In TLOU2, it's like the creators wanted to display torture for the sake of torturing. There is no substance in the story, in the new characters, in the relationships, and decisions. It's so disappointing because technically, the game is incredible. The screenplay, scenery, sound effects are insane. Even the little countless ways to subvert your expectations and the creepy atmosphere is nailed amazingly. However, this combined with the story leaves a bad taste. A second good thing I can say is though, if you genuinely like the story, then it is rewarding for you. There are a lot of cool parallels, like Abby finding someone to care for, just like Joel with Ellie.

    But I don't like the story.

    It's not even about the creation of characters to fit a certain agenda. I'm one of the POC identified in the game, as well as part of LGBT+, but at some parts of the game, the representation feels almost forced? Personally, I think it'd be more effective representation if one's identity isn't shoved in your face a lot of the times and would even become a part of the plot. It just doesn't make sense to me, in such a world where death is so easy. The best scenes to me, the ones where I could have cried, were the very few scenes with Joel and Ellie in flashbacks. Those were spectacular and held value for me more than seeing someone who just looked like myself on screen. Everything else felt like a dry spell, and in my head, once the flashbacks would end, I'd be thinking, "Here we go again.." It's a ridiculously bad written plot and I don't understand how this franchise could fall from grace so steeply.    … Expand
  90. ReignInBlood
    Jun 28, 2020
    4
    I am going to start off by saying that if you enjoyed The Last of Us 2, you have every right to enjoy it and praise it. I am also happy for those that were drawn into it's story and characters.

    As someone who's always excited for a new Naughty Dog experience, this title just didn't do it for me this time around. It could've been just the overall vibe of this game is very nihilistic,    I am going to start off by saying that if you enjoyed The Last of Us 2, you have every right to enjoy it and praise it. I am also happy for those that were drawn into it's story and characters.

    As someone who's always excited for a new Naughty Dog experience, this title just didn't do it for me this time around. It could've been just the overall vibe of this game is very nihilistic, but it's story/themes just craft a very hollow experience. After sluggishly finishing the 2nd half of the game I knew this would be the first and only time I would complete this title. Although it isn't all bad the game is by far one of the most graphically impressive titles on the PS4 to date and I applaud the lengths ND when with the accessibility features(granted it brakes the game with certain features on).
    In the end this title feels below average especially coming from an industry titan like Naughty Dog; it surely isn't a 0/10 nor is it a 10/10. An below average story with tired gameplay.

    Story:4/10
    Game play:7/10
    Graphics:10/10    … Expand
  91. mynamejeff493
    Jun 23, 2020
    4
    I highly anticipated this game. I think to this day that TLOU 1 is simply one of the top 3 games ever made. The gameplay was simple but felt not at any point boring. The graphics were astonishing and the story was perfect from the beginning till the end. One of the few games I really shed some tears. The Last of Us 2 tries so hard to fit into its part one shoes that it lost the tone whichI highly anticipated this game. I think to this day that TLOU 1 is simply one of the top 3 games ever made. The gameplay was simple but felt not at any point boring. The graphics were astonishing and the story was perfect from the beginning till the end. One of the few games I really shed some tears. The Last of Us 2 tries so hard to fit into its part one shoes that it lost the tone which made it so great. Some things are great like the graphics and motion capture are almost perfect. The linear lvl design is almost all the time great and the melee combat feels real. But there are things which are truly not good from a players standpoint. The standard AI feels sometimes more dumb than the first one, yes I know you can rank the difficulty up, but that only helps to a certain degree. I wished for more enemy diversity to be more precise the infected. It feels like, "just more of the same". And the last important point is the story. All the different emotions I felt in first few minutes into the first one where unbelievable. There was only one moment I felt something for any of the characters and that one was Joel. All the others even Elli felt like only driven by one emotion and my empathy for anyone was very limited. Everything in the story felt like such a generic revenge story and there are many games which did it better. I watched the ending in disbelieve and sat there for a minute and asked myself: "that was it?" After such a long time playing this game(the playing time was for me about 20-30h I am not sure right now) it didn´t felt satisfying. I am truly, truly heartbroken for how they decided to handle the story archs. Was it a bad game? No, from the gameplay standpoint I didn´t think so. Was it a good game? No, the story destroyed my experience completely. The hole plot from the first is perfect. The second one feels like: "We have to put this theme on it, REVENGE, REVENGE, REVENGE. No other thing has a place in it." I will play the first one, again and again but this game is done for me. Sad but true..… Expand
  92. BigManJeff
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    The Game has decent gameplay, but the story is just so bad, do not get this game if you enjoy story, this is coming from someone who thinks that the first game was best game ever made, i am so disappointed in naughty dog.
  93. Lufa
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    Basically a trailer with some gameplay sprinkled in. Enough with the cutscenes and let me play! Also, what is it with the PS3 graphics? Definitely not worth $60. The story is also very depressing. I've never played any Last of Us and this was just a bad first experience.
  94. Fabs007
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    Played the first few hours and the game starts off strong but quickly loses it way and becomes nothing more than a revenge tale.
  95. Dkley
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    The gameplay of the game is a masterpiece, but it falls with the story, a good development but a bad narrative. It does not help to make the player take care of the murderer of a very loved character (even if the protagonist has done bad things). putting everything together very good controls, graphics, etc. Bad story. And an addition, do not follow the path of the politically correctThe gameplay of the game is a masterpiece, but it falls with the story, a good development but a bad narrative. It does not help to make the player take care of the murderer of a very loved character (even if the protagonist has done bad things). putting everything together very good controls, graphics, etc. Bad story. And an addition, do not follow the path of the politically correct dictated by ideologies (in this case LGBTQ and feminism) because it was very clear and it bothered me that male characters (Joel, Tommy, Jesse, etc.) were constantly subdued and killed as if they were children fighting against giants. I clarify before they accuse me that I believe in the superiority of man, etc. I'm not on the side of any ideology, they even seem useless to me. greetings and congratulations on partly making a good game.… Expand
  96. thepaladin18
    Jun 20, 2020
    4
    When a game feels like work to play through and gives you the feeling of immediately returning it, that's not a good sign. Yet I continued on hoping maybe I just needed more time with it like the FF7 remake or other slower paced games like RDR2. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case. The only enjoyable parts were the flash backs because they used already established characters with moreWhen a game feels like work to play through and gives you the feeling of immediately returning it, that's not a good sign. Yet I continued on hoping maybe I just needed more time with it like the FF7 remake or other slower paced games like RDR2. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case. The only enjoyable parts were the flash backs because they used already established characters with more personality, unlike the new characters that are as likable as a napkin. And with an entire game centered around a story driven narrative, the characters are the centerpiece and make or break an "adventure" game like this that is very heavy with cutscenes.

    Sure the graphics, sound, and voice acting are top notch, but what does that matter when the story is completely amateurish with plot twists that seem like they were plucked from some reddit fan fiction. Mirror opposite from the first game in terms of depth and chemistry. I really tried to appreciate the new characters, but without giving spoilers, their motives and general traits are very unlikable and flat. The entire time I felt like I was playing some generic Netflix zombie series and that's a shame. I'm aware the writing teams were changed from the previous game, but come on. Don't use the same title if this is the level of writing to be expected. Compared to the Uncharted series and the first TLOU, it's no where near as compelling.

    Overall, this games deserves a zero because it's done something I've seen very few games do; tarnish the franchise so badly that I'm reluctant to even play the previous entry again that was easily game of the year and pretend this one just doesn't exist at all. There are so many different ways the story could have been written to be more engaging and better paced, but I suppose this is what happens when a company cash grabs and knows mainstream reviewers will shower it in praise. To rub salt in the wound, there are obvious politically correct tropes crammed into this game to cast the widest net possible and upset the least amount of people. The whole experience feels so artificial as if it was created in a lab with a panel of every affinity group and this is the result. Stale, generic, and just not interesting in any way.    … Expand
  97. Dettzz
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    After waiting 7 years i am not impressed, only thing I can say positive about this game is the graphics. Sorry
  98. senorluke
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The story just isn’t good. And the ending tries so hard to make you feel sad, without making any logical sense...… Expand
  99. reteteyutara
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Killing Joel like killing spongebob with a random character and playing that character.

    Atleast voice acting, acting, graphics, and motion capture was good. But the storyline was **** than a teenage brain    … Expand
  100. TroyJ767
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    This is my opinion as a console outlaw since I do not have any, but I have waited for a good sequel for this great game, one of the best games with the best narration, unfortunately from the moment I found out and investigated the leaks of the game, my desire to see, hear or try this game by myself or by any means possible disappeared and I do not see anything good in the story whenThis is my opinion as a console outlaw since I do not have any, but I have waited for a good sequel for this great game, one of the best games with the best narration, unfortunately from the moment I found out and investigated the leaks of the game, my desire to see, hear or try this game by myself or by any means possible disappeared and I do not see anything good in the story when compared to its predecessor, there is no improvement, but a failure, the characters do not react sensibly the way they used to, now Ellie is more hypocritical and there is no logical reason, Joel and Tommy die incredibly dishonorable, unfortunate and stupid (in my opinion) and only for the advancement of the story, not for him player feel and pleasure ...

    My disappointment is immense, I immersed myself impressively in the story since I discovered it in 2015, I am very glad that they have considered doing a sequel, only I feel that this was not the right way

    I do not want to support the game not only because of its divided history (divided because it divides the fandom between the part of the '' righteous '' who are the fans who think that this story is well done and there is nothing wrong; the other part would be the people who see the bad of the game and make their voices known on the subject)

    I don't want to support the game because of the actions of director Neil Druckmann and The Naughty Dog; blocking opinions on Twitter along the way for those who wanted and needed to know what the game was going to be (I understand that they did it for sales and avoid disenchanting their faithful fans, but if you are a company with '' so many trophies insured in your pocket '' As Joel's voice actor Troy Backer says, you could let your fans say what they want without expecting it to turn against you since this should be your '' masterpiece '' and show your confidence in him, not doing what you did and showing that the game would be that divisive) and giving the community their RIGHT to express themselves, not take it away, and not only on Twitter, on YouTube with Bloggers and Youtubers who gave their sincere opinion, which if they resulted in a true reality of the game (which is not the best nor is it as good as many fans of the series make it seem) it would result in a block, a deletion of your video and stop giving you publicity

    If you read my criticism and understood my points, I am grateful if you could understand it, but, I understand that you want not to contribute in my opinion, the view of the subject of each person is subjective and mine is clear and simple in something that I do not like and I put it bluntly, the sex scene, the antagonists, the direction of the story and the ending are disappointing for players like me who have waited over 5 years for this game that resulted in something unwanted from the sequel

    Story Telling: 4/10
    graphics:7/10
    Gameplay:6/10
    Characters:5/10

    It's not the perfect game the ''game journalists'' want everyone to know, i hope this just help to improve for some good games, not for money    … Expand
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#2 Best PS4 Game of 2020
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#1 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2020
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#3 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2020

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Universal acclaim - based on 121 Critic Reviews

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