The Last of Us Part II

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  1. CorndogCrusader
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is a failure of a sequel to the first game. The story is boring and uninspired, the gameplay is almost identical (which I guess is good if you are happy with the same gameplay over again), the characters are unlikeable and never learn anything, the ending is super unsatisfying and nonsensical, the game is full of weird and bad writing, the entire game is specifically formulated to make you feel miserable (which is NOT a rumour, it was officially confirmed by a lot of people who have worked on the game). If you take the game on it's own, it feels like an semi-Indie game with AAA game graphics. The developers are constantly blaming completely false things for the bad reviews, saying "oh, bots are review-brigading the game, it's not real people", or "they only dislike it because Ellie is g@y". Okay, lemme tell you why both of these claims are false. Technically, yes, there are definitely bots AND people review-brigading the game, but lemme tell you something. There are an equal amount of people review-brigading the game to give it a 10/10. There are an equal amount of review-brigadiers on the 10/10 reviews as there are on the 0/10 reviews. The second statement is so dumb that it makes me laugh. The Last Of Us: Left Behind (the DLC for the first game) was very, VERY heavy on Ellie being g@y, and that was rated incredibly high, so that argument is kaput. People hate TLOU2 because it spits on the first game and it's legacy, it is written badly, it isn't original, it isn't new, and it isn't good unless you're purely looking at graphics. I would say if you love TLOU, don't buy this, if you really, REALLY want it, wait for a sale, see if you can score it for super cheap off someone else, or borrow a copy from a friend. Absolutely shameful, Naughty Dog. You've spit on TLOU, it's characters, and the legacy it created.… Expand
  2. LukeAinsworth
    Jun 23, 2020
    4
    none of the story plots where explored from the first game why wasn’t Ellie’s immune system explored more why couldn’t we see a story in the present on how Joel’s lie effected Ellie and explore how that relationship can be healed or torn apart I feel as though instead of trying to tell and continue a decent story they just made their personal ideals come to life and said screw everythingnone of the story plots where explored from the first game why wasn’t Ellie’s immune system explored more why couldn’t we see a story in the present on how Joel’s lie effected Ellie and explore how that relationship can be healed or torn apart I feel as though instead of trying to tell and continue a decent story they just made their personal ideals come to life and said screw everything else gameplay was amazing as always but other than that this has just been one big **** storm for months now.… Expand
  3. Mike1254
    Jun 23, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I had high hopes for this game because everything Naughty Dog makes is a masterpiece. This is the exception. The story was awful. I hated Abby from the get-go even before she killed Joel. Hated playing as her. She did have some fun skills/abilities but playing as the person that killed Joel for half the game? Are you kidding me? By the time I started playing as Abby again after she raided the theater I was bored of the game. Only reason I kept playing was because I loved the first game and wanted to find out the ending. Never did I think I would have to play as Abby for another 10-20 hours. This game dragged and dragged while you played as Abby . Only reason I’m not giving this game lower rating is because the combat/gameplay and graphics were amazing. But sadly that’s not enough to make a game a “masterpiece” for me. I realize sequels are very rarely as good or better than the original. But red dead redemption 2 was better than rdr1 imo so I know a great gaming company can do it. I hate to give such a low rating as I consider myself to be a glad half full kind of person but I just didn’t not enjoy anything in this game except the combat and graphics. I don’t totally hate the fact that Joel died for the sake of the story. I get it. Gotta move on or the game would be the same as the last. I can’t think of anything else that would have motivated me more to play this game. But by the end I was relieved I was finally done with this game. The ending was trash. You travel to California to kill Abby to finally avenge Joel and Ellie just lets her go when she’s about to kill her. That’s the only reason I kept playing. So I could kill Abby which was THE WHOLE POINT OF THE GAME. Awful. That’s all I gotta say. Play the game but don’t get your hopes up. I did and was thoroughly disappointed.… Expand
  4. MaxEli
    Jun 23, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The last of us part ll, such hype for a game that flopped so badly. I think that Naughty Dog forgot that this is story based game. The graphics and game play are excellent. But come on, the trailers are fake. They lead us to believe that our beloved people would be kept safe and instead were not. If anyone out there want's to buy this. Before you play it prepare to be disappointed so Naughty Dogs cant. We the player have to sit back and watch the man who could kill waves of highly trained military soldiers to some friendly low IQ man who acts like he is not in a room full of random people. *Warning* *Spoilers* *Ahead* We have to watch Joel die. Leading Ellie on this revenge mission against his killer, Abby. Through the story we are switched between Ellie and Abby. But they make us try to feel for Abby and make Ellie the bad guy in all of this. Leading to her killing everyone involved in Joel's murder but the person who killed him. Then the dev teams blame the users not liking the game on homophobia. The only person in this game that is LGBT+ is Ellie and we all love Ellie. But then we have these paid off IGN and Critics giving the game 8+ out of 10. It's just crazy. I waited 7 years, to see Joel get killed by a 9 Iron and then get forced to try to sympathize with his killer. Also having to watch a sex scene with Abby. Was just, awkward. Tbh bad game overall, save your money. Thank the saints who leaked this bogus game for us.… Expand
  5. Taro15
    Jun 23, 2020
    4
    This game is just heart breakingly disappointing comparing this to previous Naughty Dog titles and feels like major kick in the face compared to the first game. It lacks all the organic subtlety and beautiful character relationships of the first game. There are so many ham fisted attempts to get players to feel a certain way that they can see it a mile away as shallow and forced.
    The lack    This game is just heart breakingly disappointing comparing this to previous Naughty Dog titles and feels like major kick in the face compared to the first game. It lacks all the organic subtlety and beautiful character relationships of the first game. There are so many ham fisted attempts to get players to feel a certain way that they can see it a mile away as shallow and forced.
    The lack of different beats through this game made it dull and repetitive. Almost the entire game focuses on showcasing as much gore and how "dark" the game is while flashbacks of happier times appear to add no meaning to the plot.
    The writers want you to feel morally gray and think about all the npc's as being people and yet lack the time and effort in humanizing them which leaves you with subpar characters that are one dimensional. Either that or the main characters have drastic mood swings jumping from one morality to another instead of properly building character development and don't appear to reflect real human beings. The game seems to hold itself on a high pedestal for showcasing a diverse ethnic cast with people of various different sexual orientations yet appear to use them as a gimmick or they have no development or they get killed off quickly.
    It's just incredibly sad to see how this company appears to have dropped the ball on such a beautiful franchise. I wanted to love this game so badly and I just couldn't when I see them hit every writing mistake you should never do in a story. It just seems like these wasn't enough testing of the game to make sure everything read well and hit the correct target audience.
    Note that I also wasn't spoiled by any leaks. I saw this game with fresh eyes and it still made me disappointed. The game is pretty and gameplay is fun which are it's only saving graces.    … Expand
  6. Tpop
    Jun 23, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The last of us part 2 was an overall depressing departure from what we came to love in the original. Characters were uninteresting. Gameplay was basically unchanged despite some minor changes. Can not deny the visuals are beautiful. However, nothing will remedy the fact that 10 hours of the game should have been avoided and should be avoided entirely. What was anticipated as a major success, really turned out to be a major bust. If this were a standalone game perhaps it wouldn’t be as bad. Sadly this is a sequel to a much beloved game, that does very little to improve upon it, if not muddy the waters. #sad… Expand
  7. Caviar
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. An ambitious set of character arc ideas that could've been done great had they not made a poor story that takes several characters out of character to entise a plot that is not even remotely believable to our previously known characters.… Expand
  8. arturomoreno68
    Jun 23, 2020
    4
    El juego tiene una pésima histora, no evoluciona su gameplay pues es puro copy paste, respecto a los demás detalles técnicos si cumple de buena manera pero no lo suficiente como para salvar este juego.
  9. Raxx360
    Jun 23, 2020
    4
    Dos cosas que para mi mataron el juego.
    1 el gameplay es excelente, pero se vuelve muy repetitivo por la duración exagerada del mismo 2 la historia, muy mal estructurada, muchisimos huecos argumentales y cosas sentido que arruinaron la experiencia. Es un juego que pasado 12 horas solo quieres que termine ya!!
  10. Batan1411
    Jun 23, 2020
    4
    Despite having amazing graphics, and gameplay, the story is the worst it could have been, with bland characters and an extremely slow pacing with a character you don't even like.
  11. SertanEngin
    Jun 23, 2020
    4
    TLOU2 is the game with the worst story I have ever played in my life. No matter how good the gameplay is, a failed game TLOU2. Please don't bring it up and I hope this game will not receive the GOTY award this year. Because he doesn't deserve it.
  12. Charazna24
    Jun 24, 2020
    4
    Angsty story written by angry teenagers who thinks they were being edgy. This is how I will describe the story. Gameplay is a tweaked mildly version of the first one. Very outdated. Graphics is undeniably good, maybe the best in the industry. But the real strength of TLOU Is the story and characters. Resi evil series are notorious for the cheesy story. But it is a very solid action shooterAngsty story written by angry teenagers who thinks they were being edgy. This is how I will describe the story. Gameplay is a tweaked mildly version of the first one. Very outdated. Graphics is undeniably good, maybe the best in the industry. But the real strength of TLOU Is the story and characters. Resi evil series are notorious for the cheesy story. But it is a very solid action shooter game. I could list 10 games that are better than TLOU when it comes to gameplay mechanics. But the story, the characters, the dialogue in the first one is topnotch. That is what it makes the game beloved in the industry. The Last of Us 2 is the opposite. Cringy dialogue. Strongly Unlikeable characters. A turd wrapped in gold dust. Meh. edit; hope I can post this review. system wont let me… Expand
  13. jmtoste96
    Jun 24, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I completed the game in roughly 30 hours on Hard Mode

    Major spoilers.

    First off, the game has what we all agree on is good graphics, and similar gameplay with no real improvements from the first game 7 years ago. While the gameplay is still quite fun, it is dragged down by senseless side quest objectives and a garbage story line with terrible characters development. This kicks in when you play as Abby, which is really obnoxious and feels like a chore. I found the Rat King (THICCC BOI) to have better character development and build up than her in every way.

    A lot of the sections were interesting, the first open area Seattle environment was interesting, it felt like Metro Exodus in a way, until it becomes more linear with some exploration into safes, supplies, etc. One thing I found really disappointed by was when I was forced to play Abby, which honestly felt at least like 10 hours at least. This wasn’t advertised in anyway at all. Especially after watching her beat a beloved character to death. Just a small taste of my experience with this game, honestly save your money for Ghosts of Tsushima that releases next month. This game is just a miserable experience for the player, and it excels at that. Neil **** tries to subvert expectations but really just proves to be a laughing stock. This game is and will not be GOTY. CyberPunk will stomp out this game.

    Gameplay -7/10
    Story - 2/10
    Graphics - 9/10    … Expand
  14. DANIEL90115
    Jun 24, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Сюжет запароли он ужаснейший И ВСЕ РАДИ ТОГО , ЧТО БЫ ПОКАЗАТЬ НАСКОЛЬКО ПЛОХО МСТИТЬ . Вы издеваетесь Naughty Dog? Сколько раз многие видели уже типичную история с местью. Я думал , что компания не опустится да такого. Геймплей хорош, но польностю скопирован с первой части с минимальными изменениями . Ставлю геймплею 7/10.
    Графика она поразительная 9/10. В целом мы имеем технически прексрасную игру , но с ужаснейшим сюжетом .    … Expand
  15. Yusat
    Jun 27, 2020
    4
    This game is definitely not a 4 on its own. But it took one of my favorite PS4 games and totally destroyed the franchise and its characters. Therefore, you have to account for it.
  16. TGASSASSIN117
    Jun 24, 2020
    4
    Gameplay is solid, but the story made key mistakes. Spat on a beloved character, and forced excessive amounts of unwanted gameplay as Abby, Joel's killer. Just not a satisfying ending either, as Joel gets no justice, and Abby walks free while Ellie has nothing .
  17. Velkeer
    Jun 24, 2020
    4
    Bought the game, had to stop playing after the golf mission. Going to be returning the game ASAP
  18. Aximes
    Jul 25, 2020
    4
    I don't really want to get into details again. Graphics, Sounds, Music and the general athmosphere is amazing. Thats were the 4 points coming from. But the Story is not only illogical, forced and just wrong... Its not really "good" either. The only emotions I had while playing it were attached to characters I know since part 1. Naughty Dog failed to build up new characters well. Even afterI don't really want to get into details again. Graphics, Sounds, Music and the general athmosphere is amazing. Thats were the 4 points coming from. But the Story is not only illogical, forced and just wrong... Its not really "good" either. The only emotions I had while playing it were attached to characters I know since part 1. Naughty Dog failed to build up new characters well. Even after ending the story, I don't know who dina really is or where she came from. The author surely had a good vision with his "There is no black and white, just different shade of grey" thing, but even that is nothing new. I would've liked it, but he overshoots the target by far. I had the feeling he got totally lost in his vision and forgot, what made part 1 good. Since this is a Story Game, I focus on the Story the most while writing this review and thats simply not good... Also it made the first part almost unenjoyable for me too. In the end I'm not very happy with this game and how the franchise turned out.… Expand
  19. Waa
    Jun 24, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The abby part was so poorly written I can’t Sympathy with her at all + the ending ughh poor Ellie :( she deserves better than this … Expand
  20. calfenners
    Jun 24, 2020
    4
    Amazing graphics with no real innovations to the gameplay, but that’s passable for “if something isn’t broken, don’t fix it”.

    The story however is a jumbled pile of vomit that’s been spewed out of Neil Druckmann’s mouth. TLOU 2 has no regards for what that the first game had built upon. Character development is thrown out the window and is replaced with characters that no one gives a shot    Amazing graphics with no real innovations to the gameplay, but that’s passable for “if something isn’t broken, don’t fix it”.

    The story however is a jumbled pile of vomit that’s been spewed out of Neil Druckmann’s mouth. TLOU 2 has no regards for what that the first game had built upon. Character development is thrown out the window and is replaced with characters that no one gives a shot about, and includes this god awful half-assed revenge story that will have you questioning if certain segments are in the right place as they make no sense being where they are in the storyline.

    Graphics, gameplay, and musical score are the only reason this game deserves any points at all.    … Expand
  21. Jb22fb
    Jun 24, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game breaks my heart for all the wrong reasons. A 7 year wait for the sequel to on of the greatest video games ever made all for naughty dog to screw it up. I adored the last of us but part 2 is a terrible game. the gameplay is fun and the graphics look great but that's as far as the praise goes for this game. within the very beginning of the game Joel who is widely considered along with the likes of Lee Everett as some of the greatest father figures in gaming is killed. this was expected however the way they did it was terrible. having a man who once ran over someone he didn't trust within seconds of meeting them get tricked by someone and ultimately getting beaten to death in the most undignified way is so poor from the writing team. however i'm not as torn over this as the majority of the last of us fans as i was constantly focused on getting revenge and killing Abby. I truly hated Abby but as i was playing i was conscious of this and accepted this was naughty dogs way of setting her up to die at the hands of Ellie but this is where the game went from decent to absolutely horrible. the first half of the game sends you out on a revenge quest and when you finally get to the end time rewinds and you have to do everything you just did with Ellie in Abby's shoes up until the final confrontation. this is one of the worst decisions ive ever witnessed from a game. making you spend half the total play time playing as one of the most hated characters in video game history is dreadful. after getting back to the final confrontation between Abby and Ellie maybe just maybe if after all of this Ellie got the revenge she spent the whole game getting then I could leave somewhat satisfied but no. after the entire game is spent based around a revenge plot you never even kill Abby which absolutely baffles me. this game is truly awful from a story and writing point of view and it really seems like an entirely different studio produced this disgrace of a sequel to such a monumental game.… Expand
  22. KachiAT
    Jun 24, 2020
    4
    Story is nonsensical, gameplay mostly the same(which was mediocre), graphics and sound design is good, but sadly it's impossible to recommend to anyone except die-hard fans that want more of the TLoU world.
  23. illuvatar_1st
    Jul 1, 2020
    4
    Biggest let down of the year.
    Don't get me wrong if this was its own IP we would have had a different talk But because its Last of us it not.
    let me say This Game play : An extremely good effort to add new elements to the game when it comes to stealth and battle. Sound && Graphics: 10/10. The game looks stunning and there's no one who can deny it. hate it or like it that's a fact    Biggest let down of the year.
    Don't get me wrong if this was its own IP we would have had a different talk But because its Last of us it not.
    let me say This
    Game play : An extremely good effort to add new elements to the game when it comes to stealth and battle.
    Sound && Graphics: 10/10. The game looks stunning and there's no one who can deny it. hate it or like it that's a fact
    However this is last of us.. The game is purely selling for its story, and this is where things go south.
    Characters that we love act completely out of character, Every so often you ll hear stuff about love, kissing ,Fing and doing other stuff. You know its true when the Crash Bandicoot Easter egg is a porn tape. This is the post apocalyptic world and everyone cares about having sex.
    New Characters re added just for story convenience. Jessie's role was to leave Ellie's, girlfriend (Dina) pregnant to raise the bar and then get shotgun to the face. nothing else. Dina is just there to replace Joel in Ellie's adventure but their chemistry is just not here, and the only thing she does, is to keep saying Ellie she loves her and become an obstacle when she reveals she carry a baby. Owen is there as the good guy who prevents his team from killing Ellie early in the game, then reveal to Abby that he got another one pregnant to create this love's triangle its own problem and then get shot by Ellie.
    Lily/Lev once again has no purpose in the game other than showing that his 'clan' kicked him out for shaving his head and acting like a boy, they tried to create this (Joel Ellie relationship) with these 2 where Abby protects Lev BUT its too late cause we the player Hate Abby for the mistreat of Joel and cannot accept her as the new Joel.

    Joel the protagonist of the 1st game gets killed after 1:30 hour of playing the game to set the goal for Ellie. Joel's death was expected BUT i believe no-one expected him to act so out of character just for plot convenience , especially when you have 2 Ellie flashbacks where you see him act like he used to. (museum scene and). Even Tommy who was with him acted so out of character.
    Last but not least we have Ellie, She loses her father figure early in the series, then she goes on this quest for revenge she kills and tortures people to get to her goal and when she does, she rescues Abby fights her, win and let her go. Its worth mentioning how the game had a time skip where we see Ellie and Dina having their own house with their baby and Ellie decides leave and go kill Abby after a long time has passed since their 2nd face off . She lost all of that to get her revenge just to stop. If i wanted a story with great power comes great responsibility Vibe i would have gone to Insomniacs Spider-man . It feels like going up mount Olympus to get water just to realize i left my bucket down to Athens.    … Expand
  24. I7pu3pak
    Jun 24, 2020
    4
    Honestly, one of the biggest disappointments of this year. The game has great graphics and decent gameplay, but the story, the focal point of this game is immensely awful in comparison to the first part. If all you care about is gameplay and graphics, the game is definitely playable, but if you're looking for a good story, it's just not there (at least for me). To sum everything up:Honestly, one of the biggest disappointments of this year. The game has great graphics and decent gameplay, but the story, the focal point of this game is immensely awful in comparison to the first part. If all you care about is gameplay and graphics, the game is definitely playable, but if you're looking for a good story, it's just not there (at least for me). To sum everything up:
    Graphics - 10/10
    Gameplay - 8/10
    Story - 2/10    … Expand
  25. Neon_punk
    Jun 24, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So boreeeeed...There isn’t any interesting game mechanics so we have only movie or show.… Expand
  26. Michelzinho81
    Jun 24, 2020
    4
    I did not like it at all! Cliche story! People should invest more on the gameplay itself!
  27. AnimeJunkieXL
    Jun 28, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I am a little late at this point but I want to air my view since I cannot contain my frustration and disappointment at this point.
    I just got done with this game and I am left with a complete and utter feeling of disgust and a hole being shot in my gut.

    Before I descend into my rant, I just want to commend what went right: The Graphics, The Game Mechanics and the Voice Acting.

    Now...

    The story telling and writing is in shambles. Most of the supporting characters are shallow and cringe which makes these inter-personal relationships seem superficial in that they only serve to make the cogs of the story work just for convenience sake.

    This game tries so hard to be a set apart from the first, that it completely breaks itself.

    If TLOU2 was a completely stand alone game with no ties to the prequel it still falls flat in that it betrays the player by making Abby the antagonist become utterly and completely hated within the first 2 hours of game play.

    So everyone is now on board with Ellie's revenge drive, great!
    Lines are drawn:
    Ellie = Good and
    Abby = Bad

    You play your way through and are fed this revenge plot and battle your way through various traumatic events and come to a climax.
    But instead of exacting your well deserves revenge you are then FORCED to play Ellie's antagonist and empathise with your enemy, which completely railroads you into developing a hate/but I have to play through this relationship with Abby.

    You are betrayed for placing all your empathy and feelings with Ellie when you play as Abby.

    At this point no sane and sound of mind person would feel comfortable with this change up.

    Moving on...

    You start to develop feelings through your game play with Abby for her situation and start to understand why she did what she did.

    ***Great I get you Abby! Let me play as Ellie now***

    Unfortunately, the worst part of the betrayal is that you are FORCED again to fight Ellie, which is uncomfortable and you don't really want to do it. Which sane person would feel comfortable and want to actually have a hand in destruction of the protagonist and be okay with it?

    Going forward...

    The ending... I don't get the thought process in the decisions made, they are uncharacteristic and are completely unsupported.

    Why did Ellie let Abby go when she flashed back to Joel?
    - Did she think Joel wouldn't want her to do it?
    - She literally gave up her family to keep the promise to Tommy and to ease her own mind (part of the explanation she gave Dina), so why stop?
    - She had nothing left to lose except to get her long awaited revenge.
    - It certainly couldn't be that she didn't want to take a life because she has a laundry list of people she's already take out in her path for revenge.

    It makes no sense in Ellie's perspective, the decision is uncharacteristic.

    But if you think about it this way:
    ** The creator now has 2 loved characters
    ** You as the player, as much as you don't want to admit it, have mixed feelings for both characters in the end and you might second guess yourself when you try to choose between them.
    ** It isn't like Ellie knows what Abby has been through..... BUT you as the player do know! Which, however you phrase it, places you in a position where you start second guessing who you're going to root for.
    ** So the decision was made for you by the creator, a shallow flashback was the reason to stop Ellie ending Abby.
    ** So it's not your decision ** They creator spared both his characters ** You are then left with no resolution and feeling frustrated ** You were railroaded and none of the things you did in the game actually mattered ** Lead through an emotionally charged story with no resolution But the game sure is pretty though.    … Expand
  28. Decker11235
    Jun 24, 2020
    4
    This game is based on one guy's views on gender and sexuality he had to put his opinion in a game and literally him self, just to get his point across?... Meny things that could've went better in this game, everything is good graphics, voice acting anything besides the story way2go ruining it I don't want a another last of us game thank u
  29. LATYTUDE
    Jun 24, 2020
    4
    Story 2 out of 10.
    Gameplay 8 out of 10.
    I found a lot of glitches in the game which lower the score even more and it didn't feel like a game that has been in devolepment for more than 7 years.
  30. Simom1ku
    Jun 24, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I do not like certain choices in terms of story. I also find very weird the fact that the gamer has to play as Abby.

    I was looking forward a story with positive meaning ... but this is a story of losers. You learn that revenge is not the answer but it never was! Abby is infact the character I hate the most. She ruined everything for revenge and she knows It because she kept loosing people due to it!

    I just feel very frustrated after playing it ... you do not want to see your heros defeated and also playing as the one ruins everything is something I don’t understand.

    When I play as Abby the only good thing is that I can keep killing my self. It is a pity... it is graphically outstanding... nothing more.    … Expand
  31. maevtr
    Jun 24, 2020
    4
    This game has a very weird mix of elevating the medium to greatness, while also taking several steps in the opposite direction. Graphically, for a PS4 title, its completely unmatched. What blew me away most was the attention to detail. Walking through stores and seeing models and textures that were specifically made for that one location that you'd visit for 5 minutes. I've spent most ofThis game has a very weird mix of elevating the medium to greatness, while also taking several steps in the opposite direction. Graphically, for a PS4 title, its completely unmatched. What blew me away most was the attention to detail. Walking through stores and seeing models and textures that were specifically made for that one location that you'd visit for 5 minutes. I've spent most of my time playing just zooming in and being awe struck by the details. They do what Naughty Dog does best, and makes it feel like more than a video game. You can tell that the amount of work (and money) poured into this game sets it apart from anything else you'll play.

    The game shines in so many places, but it lacks in so many others. The dialogue is unbelievable , sometimes bordering on laughable. Characters we grew to know and love, turned into caricatures of themselves. The "scene" that starts you on your revenge mission didnt make me feel heartbreak, sadness, or anger, it made me feel cheated. It was just an excuse to propel the story forward, a story that at its heart is generic and lacking compared to the first. The dichotomy between Joel and Ellie was the heart of the first game. Seeing their relationship grow as they struggled forward on their mission is what made it one of my favorite video games of all time.

    This game and this world are brutal and unforgiving in many ways. I found it hard to continue playing. In the first game you had a compelling story that made you want to see it to its end. Not to mention you had two interesting characters that were together for most of the game. Hearing Joel and Ellies conversations back and forth broke up the oppressive feeling of the world. In this game I didnt care about the dialogue, nor did i care about the characters. They felt token, they didnt feel like real people with real struggles to relate to. This game definitely suffers from being too long for its own good.

    The gameplay is more of the same, with some minor improvements. I Enjoyed getting back into it , but after a few hours found myself dreading the combat sections again and again. Honestly the best parts of the game were just walking and discovering the environment and environmental story telling.

    The thing i disliked most was the political messaging. I play video games to escape from the insanity of modern day politics and social media. Not only is it front and center here, but its forced down your throat. In the first game, Ellie turning out to be gay felt natural, it felt like it was organic and just a part of who she was. In this game they dont spend more than an hour reminding you of her sexual orientation or of those around her, through cutscenes, dialoge, and your notebook. It consumes her identity now, instead of just being a part of her.

    Im really conflicted about this game, probably because the first was one of my favorites, but I felt let down. I need to give it two separate ratings. As a game, given the detail, the voice acting, animation, and over all polish, i would give it a very solid 8. As a sequel to the original? I give it a 5. You take away the polish and detail that Sony's open pockets give you, and this game is a generic let down masquerading as art.    … Expand
  32. Zayyyyyyyyyy
    Jun 24, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. (I have played and finished this game)
    First off I want to express that this game is not terrible, it’s bad but not terrible. The graphics are great and the visuals are amazing which is why I gave it a four, but that’s not all that goes into a game of this caliber. By all means I am not a professional critic and have no experience but excuse my language but a depressed clown with a stick in its ass is more entertaining than most of this game. I say most because the prologue was in my opinion beautiful when Joel sings and give Ellie the guitar, I geared up a bit. Then they did a stupid time jump to speed the process of Joel’s idiotic death. This game is so repetitive with the way it’s played and goes way off the rails of the first game which is loved by most people who played it. If the game stuck to the character developing moments like the Future Days cover by Joel to Ellie then I would rate this a 10/10 and writing this I am hopeful that the retcon this game or makes Joel Edition where he doesn’t die and does work on the relationship of Ellie and Joel. They are making a TV show as well for this game which I am really excited but I just don’t want them to mess this up like TLOU2 and cast the right actors for these roles( I personally would choose Hugh Jackman and Kaitlyn Denver’s) Thank you for reading this if you did:)    … Expand
  33. Gloryhunter547
    Jun 24, 2020
    4
    If you bought the game for joel or ellie’s story, you will be disappointed.
  34. kieranutlr
    Jun 24, 2020
    4
    After completing this game I was left unsatisfied and questioning why it went the way it did. Naughty Dog told a half decent story about new characters we could never sympathise with. They completely tore apart the first game and the ending left, no closure what so ever. I really wanted to enjoy this game, sure the graphics and gameplay were great, however this is a story driven game. TheAfter completing this game I was left unsatisfied and questioning why it went the way it did. Naughty Dog told a half decent story about new characters we could never sympathise with. They completely tore apart the first game and the ending left, no closure what so ever. I really wanted to enjoy this game, sure the graphics and gameplay were great, however this is a story driven game. The trailers produced led everyone to believe certain characters would be in the game at certain stages and this was never the case. I understand how marketing works but this may have tricked thousands. Overall I would have to give it a 4, characters from the first game completely doing things which they would have never done in the first game and many other things. The story has left me wanting more and it’s simply not good enough. Like many others I waited over 7 years for this, just to be truly let down. Hurt would be the best way to describe this feeling. Could have been so much more different.… Expand
  35. Ha1strup
    Jun 26, 2020
    4
    Terrible story and abysmal writing.

    So as a linear, story driven game, it fails on the most important points...
    It's a shame because the overall game mechanics are great, and there is a good attention to detail.

    It's sad to see all the 10/10 reviews. Since when does your gender or sexuality make you an interesting character.
    It is simply inclusion for the sake of inclusion.
  36. Imaliii
    Jun 24, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I’m incredibly disappointed at what we got, this game could have been so much more but we got this. Playing the first game was incredible and in my mind one the best experiences I’ve had playing a game. This game took that and destroyed everything the last one built just to add some shock value. The beginning and the ending is some of the worst writing i have experienced, truly fan fiction from twitter. There are really good moments with the flashbacks but that’s it and it doesn’t outweigh the rest of this hot garbage. I have lost my faith in Druvkman… Expand
  37. Renatocavalo
    Jun 24, 2020
    4
    Um desrespeito matar o Joel daquela forma humilhante, toda a campanha com a Ellie é chata e querem ficar empurrando uma nova personagem sem carisma nenhum e que matou o Joel kkkkkkkkkkk vocês tão de zueira Naughty Dog, além de que quase não tem infectado no jogo, vários problemas de texturas e bugs, não tem trilha sonora no jogo , oque torna a exploração chata e teve vários pr
  38. ryougiame
    Jul 4, 2020
    4
    it's a great game, great scenery graphics, great voice acting, great motion capture.
  39. CronoSapien
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    My honest thoughts are that TLOU2 is a fine game in its own right. If I was judging it solely based on its gameplay, visuals and sound designs, I’d probably give it a 7/10 or 8/10. But not only is it a terrible sequel by (literally) spitting on everything established in the first game in order to form its own narrative, but is a plothole-ridden mess that’s subversive for the sake ofMy honest thoughts are that TLOU2 is a fine game in its own right. If I was judging it solely based on its gameplay, visuals and sound designs, I’d probably give it a 7/10 or 8/10. But not only is it a terrible sequel by (literally) spitting on everything established in the first game in order to form its own narrative, but is a plothole-ridden mess that’s subversive for the sake of subversiveness and has a hypocritical message that leaves you with nothing more than an ultimately unsatisfying ending. I’d even be fine with Abby if she was actually a great and well-written character, but she’s not. I don’t hate her because of a certain thing she does at the beginning of the game, but because the game tries so hard to force you to care for her despite being an an irredeemable psychopath who makes idiotic decisions and literally gets euphoria from killing people. Joel wasn’t the most likable character out there, I’ll admit, but I could at least still sympathize and empathize with him due to what he’s lost. Abby on the other hand is nothing more than a selfish brat who’s backstory is only partially explored in flashbacks and nothing more. To put the cherry atop the inedible ice cream, you play as her for half the game, and so you’re stuck with this character you just want nothing to do with for a good portion of its 25-hour runtime. So since since it’s a story-based game and the story is awful, I can’t give it anything above a 4/10. As a huge fan of the first game and one that has it as one of my all-time favorite games, disappointment can’t even begin to describe what I feel right now. I honestly just wish Naughty Dog didn’t make a sequel in the first place, especially since TLOU didn’t even really need one, and this along with their workplace crunch and misleading marketing of the game have definitely put me off of purchasing any of their products in the future.… Expand
  40. jtmeta
    Jun 24, 2020
    4
    SPOILER!!!

    Like many players here I write this review with much disappointment in my heart. I wish I could give a 10 out of 10 score like so many "pro" media did. But that just isn't how I feel about the game. I truly loved the first TLOU. I am no game designer nor a writer but I think there are many much better ways to continue this saga. In my opinion, Naughty Dog has failed    SPOILER!!!

    Like many players here I write this review with much disappointment in my heart. I wish I could give a 10 out of 10 score like so many "pro" media did. But that just isn't how I feel about the game. I truly loved the first TLOU. I am no game designer nor a writer but I think there are many much better ways to continue this saga. In my opinion, Naughty Dog has failed tremendously. YouTuber Skill Up made the prefect comparison pf TLOU2 to Game of Thrones season 8. It's the same level of betrayal and disappointment I feel as a fan.

    The technical side of the game is where it shines. I love its visual, graphics, voice acting, music, motion capture, all top-notch work, even next-gen. It's the only reason it still scored a 4 for me. But its storytelling failed spectacularly. The first 10 to 15 hours of gameplay was fun, then it became so repetitive and predictable. All you need was the knife actually to beat the game. The gameplay became mind-numbingly dull, it became something I had to endure just to see the horrible story progress.

    Midway through the game, players are forced to play as Abby. A character I was led to despise for her brutal killing of Joel. I hated it. It's such a low-ball emotional manipulation effort I felt I was forced to accept. I hated every blow I delivered to Ellie. The worst part was the grand finale ending. The story just doesn't make any fxxking sense. It felt like emotional cheap shots with no real purpose.

    I rarely write reviews, but I feel like Naughty Dog needs to hear this. They've made a horrible game that I waited for 7 years but did not want to waste my time to finish. So I ended up watching YouTube videos just to see how the story ended. I was glad I didn't invest the time to play to the end. I wish I could get a refund on my time and money.    … Expand
  41. Mihai7725
    Jun 27, 2020
    4
    Pros:
    - game-play
    - graphics
    - atmosphere
    - sound
    - music

    Cons:
    - story is awful
    - character design
    - character development
    - plot holes

    What i can say for sure after finishing the game is that i will never preorder anything and that the future of gaming is looking disappointing for the people who just want to have some fun/relax and enjoy a good game with a good story.
  42. Galvatron76
    Jun 24, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A total abomination of story telling.

    Loved the first game, intact it was my favourite game of the PS3 era. Been looking forward to this for years and when it got delayed a months ago was bitterly disappointed., but nowhere near as disappointed as I am now after playing this horror show!

    The way that Joel has been sacrificed in this game is criminal, you don't even get to play as him. Barely 2 hours into the game he get killed off it the most ridiculous way possible by a character you then have to take the role of. Abby isn't even a likable character.

    This killing is equivalent of having Obi Wan killed off by Jar Jar Binks in star wars, or Marty Mcfly Beaten to death by biff in Back to the future, it just doesn't make sense!

    The only redeeming for this game is th that graphically it is outstanding, but that really is its onky saving grace    … Expand
  43. antifa322
    Jun 26, 2020
    4
    TLOU2 is for video games what the "The Last Jedi" was for the Star Wars lore.

    Everything you knew, everything you loved so far, gets destroyed sadistically, and without a believable purpose just to force an "inclusion"message, and other social agenda bs down gamers throats. This is supported by the fact that in key moments the player has no means of choice or reaction as they cannot    TLOU2 is for video games what the "The Last Jedi" was for the Star Wars lore.

    Everything you knew, everything you loved so far, gets destroyed sadistically, and without a believable purpose just to force an "inclusion"message, and other social agenda bs down gamers throats.
    This is supported by the fact that in key moments the player has no means of choice or reaction as they cannot follow another approach other than the pre-determined narrative = social agenda.

    Now, for those not interested in the story, yes the graphics in part 2 are amazing no doubt, the sound is awesome,UI works well and everything from a technical perspective is well polished, but it is the story that made the first part an epic example of solid storytelling in gaming history. Unfortunately TLOU2 is a letdown.    … Expand
  44. RediculousZulu
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    This game was a big F -U to all the fans who loved the original. The story telling was absolutely awful. I found it hard to even finish this game because of the pointless story telling and forceful pandering that this game puts the player thru. Such a HUGE disappointment.Graphics and game play are what is to be expected of a triple A title. This could have been such a great sequel but theThis game was a big F -U to all the fans who loved the original. The story telling was absolutely awful. I found it hard to even finish this game because of the pointless story telling and forceful pandering that this game puts the player thru. Such a HUGE disappointment.Graphics and game play are what is to be expected of a triple A title. This could have been such a great sequel but the game robbed the player of any enjoyment the game could have given. I literally felt everything I did in my hours of gameplay was utterly pointless.… Expand
  45. AdJ556
    Jun 24, 2020
    4
    As someone who is a huge fan of the first game, this is one of the most insulting and disrespectful sequels I have ever experienced. The same characters from the first game, which were previously so well realized and developed, are written and thrown away so poorly here that it is an absolute slap in the face to the most hardcore fans. The graphics and gameplay, while certainly competentAs someone who is a huge fan of the first game, this is one of the most insulting and disrespectful sequels I have ever experienced. The same characters from the first game, which were previously so well realized and developed, are written and thrown away so poorly here that it is an absolute slap in the face to the most hardcore fans. The graphics and gameplay, while certainly competent and at times truly breathtaking are mostly undermined by just how incompetent the story is presented and told. The game truly became an endurance test of annoyance to play through, as I was forced to continue through scenarios which I quickly lost interest in, and didn't care about said characters the game was trying so desperately hard to get me to sympathize with.

    I was originally debating on giving this game a balanced score of a 5 but the ridiculous self indulgent, supposedly profound ending the writers have decided to incorporate here, falls flat on it's face and sealed my final score to a 4.

    On a slight side note - Marketing for this game has completely mislead and flat out lied to people and it is absolutely baffling to me that major video game reporting outlets (that have given this game a masterpiece rating) have refused to even point that out, when they have done so with other games they themselves have reviewed. Trailers were deliberately altered to give the illusion that characters play a larger role than they actually do. A major character was purposefully hidden for...whatever reason. Writers came forward and stated that you wouldn't be forced to kill dogs, (this could be only a minor spoiler) this was completely untrue! And finally, certain characters were made to look older when in reality, in the final product they were actually younger as it was taken from the perspective of flashbacks. Ridiculous! Manipulative and shady marketing at it's absolute peak!

    Do not buy this game if you were a huge fan of the first. These developers do not deserve your money if this is the level of storytelling they had to show after 7 years of waiting! A sequel never should have happened! I wish I had never played it! I'm heartbroken. I keep expecting to wake up and this game to be a bad dream, but it isn't and now I don't want to speak of it ever again!    … Expand
  46. altcosenza
    Jun 24, 2020
    4
    The graphics and Gameplay are great.
    The soundtrack is... really bad. I mean. It's not there. I felt like there wasn't any OST playing at all.
    The story went downhill after the first third of the game. Really a shame what they did with such a good franchise. The ending is terrible. I felt bad for spending hours in this game playing with characters that I hate and having such a    The graphics and Gameplay are great.
    The soundtrack is... really bad. I mean. It's not there. I felt like there wasn't any OST playing at all.
    The story went downhill after the first third of the game. Really a shame what they did with such a good franchise.
    The ending is terrible. I felt bad for spending hours in this game playing with characters that I hate and having such a disappointment at the end.
    Graphics: 2/2
    Gameplay: 1.5/2
    OST: 0.5/2
    Story: 0/2
    Experience: 0/2    … Expand
  47. Jtrot
    Jun 24, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Could’ve been great but it kept reminding me of how unlikeable the 2ed main character is! She kills Joel because he apparently killed that stupid doctor at the end of the first game, a npc that no one paid any attention too! (Who in the first game was black but they changed his race so they could continue this **** story) what’s next are we gonna get Skyrim 2 were that first dragon you killed has a brother who wants revenge and goes out of his way to kill the Dragonborn from the first game, and then having to play him for ten hours just to tell his sad development and call out the player for being an evil psychopath for his actions? No because that’s stupid and in any other game that guy would just be another stepping stone for the hero to cross! First off if they wanted to add this why didn’t they include it in the first game, like we don’t know this character, why should we feel sorry for his death? Second who the f is Abby? Why wasn’t she mentioned in the first game as foreshadowing as to what’s to come? Third wtf is with that sex with Neil drunckman? I get we all have kinks but come on dude!… Expand
  48. Salim1908
    Jun 24, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Sinceramente, não sei como esse jogo está sendo aclamado pela mídia. Concordo que o jogo apresenta boa jogabilidade e gráficos porém a história é um COMPLETO LIXO.
    Se não bastasse a morte ridícula de Joel, o jogo lhe obriga a jogar 10 horas com Abby, um personagem fraco e sem carisma. O final então dispensa comentários, um dos piores da história dos games.    … Expand
  49. DommyD_KA
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I created an account just to write this review. I’m a big fan of the original and other naughty dog games. Since the release date I’ve followed a lot of the discussion with this game and I decided to play the game myself before I rushed with any judgement. The best that I can say is that the gameplay, graphics, acting, and soundtrack are at the very least an 8/10 but the writing in this just so bad. It’s disappointing to say the least. In my opinion, the main reason why The Last of Us is considered one of the greatest games of all time is cause of its story. Cause of the bond between Joel and Ellie. While it was certainly an awesome game just to play and look at, the beautiful yet tragic story was what set it apart from other games at the time. And this sequel diminishes all of what made the original great. Here are my issues with just the story/writing. SPOILERS HERE: I understand, from a narrative standpoint, the decision to kill Joel. While it was not the only approach they could have taken, it could have made for a great storyline if done correctly. Maybe have him and Ellie go on a few more adventures and bond more, then Ellie somehow learns the truth, they split, then Joel dies saving her, then she forgives him. Anything really. Instead Joel is killed in the opening act by Abby (who I’m sure we all know by now) with a golf club. He went out in such a disdainful way that completely disregards all of the attachment we have made towards him and by extension Ellie. By some random character that we saw in one trailer. It all just felt so forced to me. Like the writers were more worried about having an edgy story rather than a GOOD story. It seems like they sacrificed what made the first game great in order to tell a message. SPOILERS END

    I could go on but there’s honestly too much to write. To anybody that cares about the previous games story, there’s a good chance you won’t be happy with this one. While gameplay wise it is everything you want in a sequel, the horrendous story is just too bad in my opinion. 4/10    … Expand
  50. GazLive
    Jun 24, 2020
    4
    Poor, slow and uninteresting gameplay. Does not improve the first masterpiece at all.
  51. pingw30
    Jun 24, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Last of Us part II is a nice game with a bad story, awesome graphics and mechanics, due to the fact the game is a story focused game if it isn´t good it losses the most attribute from the first game.
    Like as the first game the end is unexpected but in the bad way. They discarted some features of the main list characters that were constructed in the first game.

    spoilers ahead!!!!!!!

    Ellie don't kill Abbey sounds like the story was made just for show up the evolution of graphics compared to the 7th generation of consoles, they just killed Joel, made you kill anything that comes in your way (even dogs) to have your vengeance and they (Naughty Dog) just throw it in the garbage    … Expand
  52. Jackie_Fay
    Jun 30, 2020
    4
    I’m a HUGE fan of the first part of TLOU as many people here. I have just finished Part II and the only feeling I have is disappointment. I feel like my favourite game (TLOU) that gave me SO MUCH mental strength (and hope and feelings and etc) was taken and butchered in cold blood.

    The story sucks. Really. For the first 10 hours I had a lot of hope for it. I lost if all during the next    I’m a HUGE fan of the first part of TLOU as many people here. I have just finished Part II and the only feeling I have is disappointment. I feel like my favourite game (TLOU) that gave me SO MUCH mental strength (and hope and feelings and etc) was taken and butchered in cold blood.

    The story sucks. Really. For the first 10 hours I had a lot of hope for it. I lost if all during the next 10 hours and forced myself to finish the game for the rest of time.
    The problem is that you don’t get to care about the new characters, you don’t empathise with anyone but Ellie... this is SO not the level of deep character creation I remember from the first game, where you would actually feel for others not just Joel and Ellie. The ending is just... disappointing.
    Don’t get me wrong: there were great things as well, they were just so few compared to other less “generous” moments of storytelling.

    The gameplay has improved incredibly since the first game though: the combat is outstanding and the game is so very enjoyable to play. If I could forget about the story, that the game just doesn’t deliver, than I would totally rate TLOU Part II a solid 9/10.
    But I care about the story. So it gets 4/10. Shame.    … Expand
  53. Lolziee
    Jun 26, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Honestly, where to begin. The Last of Us was a breathtaking game. Storytelling was done masterfully. I still tear up whenever I see Sarah's scene.
    That game managed to get you so attached to characters to the point of it being the downfall of the sequel.

    TLOU2 greatly improves the gameplay mechanics of the first game, albeit the mechanics aren't that great to begin with.
    It's still very polished and highly enjoyable at first.
    It gets stale very very quickly, unfortunately, but that's not too much of an issue, because TLOU was never about gameplay.

    Environments and music are out of this world. Hats off to all the people involved. They did an astounding job and every set piece was a beauty to behold.

    Unfortunately, all of what I mentioned is overshadowed greatly. These were all overshadowed by abysmal writing and storytelling.
    I did not mind Joel dying. That was expected.
    The how is questionable but what are you gonna do..

    This story feels incoherent. Dismantled. Trying so hard to break the shackles of a cliche revenge story, it ends up shooting itself in the foot.
    I did not care for Abby or her friends. I really didn't. Naughty Dog got us attached to Joel and Ellie, knowing well that they're flawed. Knowing well they're not the best of people. We loved them anyway. Trying to show us how bad they are doesn't work. It's a post-apocalyptic world where every man is for himself.
    We cared about their relationship, not Abby's and her new friends. Playing her angered me beyond belief and letting her walk free without being given any choice made me feel like I wasted so much time. The game is hollow.
    The characters are hollow and their choices don't make sense.
    It's like the characters were made to fit the narrative they wanted and not the other way around.
    I expected a big portion of the game to talk about "the cure" which is what made the first game what it is, but there was nothing.
    Only a very brief mention in a damn flashback that brushes off the whole thing as minor story point.
    I personally believe that finding a cure should've been the main focus of the game, with the revenge story being a subplot of many.
    Unfortunately, we can't change what has been done. Naughty Dog failed to deliver a good story. They tried a bit too hard and stumbled on their own ego.

    Finally,
    Graphics 10/10
    Gameplay 6/10
    Story 0/10    … Expand
  54. Azagoth666
    Sep 12, 2020
    4
    game is sub par at best gots good graphic minimal replay value and story is agenda driven and points out what should not be in games the story was disappointing and the plot points were the worst in a game and the mechanic's was not polished and smooth i give this game a 4/10 at best for it's lack of being a sequel to it's predecessor.
  55. DaDoc
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Easy things first.

    Graphics are amazing.
    Has been pointed out by many, no need to talk about this anymore.
    The voice over acting is very good.
    Music is nice, but some more fitting 'mood music', while fighting through the different areas,
    would have been even nicer.

    The gameplay is not that much different to TLOU.
    Some minor improvements, but nothing spectacular.
    Feels familiar and I can't say it really bothers me that much.

    Now, the story.
    If you look at the game as a pretty lengthy DLC, the story is actually ok.
    A tale of revenge and its consequences.
    The moral being delivered might not suit everyone, but there has been worse.

    The problem is though, there is no game that preceded this DLC.

    Imagine TLOU2 being about Joel and Ellie diving deeper into the questions that actual matter in this universe. Being it a potential cure, the 'actual' origin and events of this apocalypse or anything else that actually had a major impact on the universe.
    What if there are more people like Ellie? It would put the actions of the known characters in a different light.
    After the game would have dealt with those things, this DLC could have been a nice fit to wrap things up.

    But this is not what the players got.
    What we got was a vehicle to transport a message.
    Which again, might be fitting for a DLC.

    The whole experience feels artificially stretched.
    You can tell what type of enemies will be around the next corner or fence.
    You fought the infected in the previous section? Time to frag some humans now.
    Rinse and repeat.
    Cut out the repetitions, and you end up with a 10 hour DLC.

    The experience just felt shallow.

    Flashbacks can be a nice way to provide additional insight on a character's motivation.
    Here, they feel like an excuse for not being able to deliver a immerse game in the first place.
    You go back and forth and it feels irrelevant.
    There's no bonding with characters, no matter how many flashbacks you go through.
    Flashbacks may add some additional insight in other games, here, they provide the only insight and it feels hollow.

    Would players be able to bond with Abby?
    Would players be able to understand how the death of her dad turned her into the person she's portrayed as?
    I'd say, yes, absolutely!

    But you don't get the chance to do so.
    The time spent playing Abby is wasted by rescuing people you care even less about.
    People that have no actual impact on the rest of the story or the character development.
    The latter was probably the intention, but the game never manages to pull this off.

    The devs and all the work they put into the technical aspects of the game would have deserved a much better story. I would be disappointed (to say the least) as, for example, an environmental artist, that my excellent work is being held hostage by this story. The story and character development made TLOU great for many players. The impressive technical accomplishments, by that time, were the cherry on top. TLOU2 delivers on the cherry part, but the cake is just awfully undercooked.    … Expand
  56. Josue00
    Jun 29, 2020
    4
    Si te gusto el primero no gastes dinero en este no es ni la sombra del primero los graficas y gameplay si estan mejorados pero la historia y como fue escrita hacen que no disfrutes eso acompañado que debes de jugar con un personaje que tiene 0 carisma
  57. Raizir
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    This game, while stunning in its graphics, has a story that has a lot of... questionable moments which may cause you to question its purpose and its execution.

    This game is no masterpiece, but then again no game truly is. Please, only buy this if you are absolutely sure you want to experience this, as the story of the previous installment contains enough finality that means that you    This game, while stunning in its graphics, has a story that has a lot of... questionable moments which may cause you to question its purpose and its execution.

    This game is no masterpiece, but then again no game truly is.

    Please, only buy this if you are absolutely sure you want to experience this, as the story of the previous installment contains enough finality that means that you don't necessarily HAVE to play this game if you don't want to. y'know?    … Expand
  58. Tommyko
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    Story is a very bad , they destroy all what we love on TLoU. Im very dissapointing , 5 years waiting for this WTF antifan fiction....
  59. Damanibrown
    Jun 24, 2020
    4
    For TLOU1 fans do not buy this game. It is a spit in the face and a waste of time the characters both old and new are weak. The story is a generic revenge plot and the game beats you over the head with revenge being bad and violence is not the way. It's just so overwhelmingly bleak. The characters have no charm or a personality. They are there to basically demonize Ellie and Joel and tryFor TLOU1 fans do not buy this game. It is a spit in the face and a waste of time the characters both old and new are weak. The story is a generic revenge plot and the game beats you over the head with revenge being bad and violence is not the way. It's just so overwhelmingly bleak. The characters have no charm or a personality. They are there to basically demonize Ellie and Joel and try to make you feel bad for killing the ones responsible for his murder except for Abby. Ellie sacrifices so much, got a lot of people killed, destroys her body, damns her soul. All for nothing just to let her live and return to an empty home with nothing to show for it. The only two character I found interesting were Lev and Yara. Lev being trans and wanting to be a warrior and not some house wife, and his sister Yara who would never abandon her brother. The visuals and gameplay are really good. The action set pieces when you're running away from a horde of enemies or a chase on foot are gaming highlights. The melee has a savage feel to it, Every fight is a brutal duel to the death all the character fight dirty. gouge out eyes, smash their heads into walls bite off fingers. In conclusion the story leaves much to be desired and will piss off a lot of fans but the gameplay and visuals are enjoyable.… Expand
  60. nurulsubhan
    Jun 24, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. We should have left it at the first one. Excessively violent to achieve a watered down generic ending. 'Revenge is not worth it' playing as Abbie did nothing for Ellies story. Abby was just a glorified stab bag in the end.… Expand
  61. Mikerey
    Jun 24, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Great graphics. Nice modest upgrade to weapons, skills, and upgrades. My biggest issue is the story. I’m not mad Joel gets killed. It’s how he gets killed. And then, having to play 10-12 hours which is basically the entire second half of the game as Abby. At that point in time nothing that was shared in “her” story, contributed to me feeling any sort of compassion. To me, this is genuinely the biggest reason why fans of this franchise had a hard time accepting this story. Plenty of other ways to kill a main character/hero. This is not the way Neil. I’m sorry.… Expand
  62. BIGWORMSSHOOTER
    Jun 24, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. After playing the game I can tell you that the story is horrible , the only good part of the story was Dina and Ellie’s relationship and that is why I’m giving this a 4 and not a zero , I’m not factoring in gameplay because nobody plays the Last of us for the gameplay , you play it for the story.… Expand
  63. ManoNegra6101
    Jun 29, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Lo único que tengo que decir que podían dar alternativas al final, el camino de la redención o la venganza pura… Expand
  64. Joniboi2026
    Jun 24, 2020
    4
    The gameplay got very repetitive very fast but that was to be expected in a story driven game such as this. The story itself was a big let down not just because of any deaths but because it seemed very poorly thought out and honestly just poorly written. Characters were not memorable and you never felt attached so when something happened to them, good or bad, you don’t care because of theThe gameplay got very repetitive very fast but that was to be expected in a story driven game such as this. The story itself was a big let down not just because of any deaths but because it seemed very poorly thought out and honestly just poorly written. Characters were not memorable and you never felt attached so when something happened to them, good or bad, you don’t care because of the lack of attachment. Happy to see more representation in video games and honestly that’s the only reason the game got the 4 that I gave it. Would recommend waiting to purchase until the price goes down or finding a used copy if you just HAVE to play it but I can’t recommend anyone waste their time with this title unless your a masochist.… Expand
  65. tmike
    Jun 24, 2020
    4
    First of all, I've completed the game and is now trying to get the platinum trophy, which means I'm not just here to review-bomb this "game". The only issue I have is the story, which is complete trash. The writer(s) need to be fired for this pile of garbage. If there's going be part 3 in the future you better not hire these incompetent writers again.
    First, no one gives a crap about the    First of all, I've completed the game and is now trying to get the platinum trophy, which means I'm not just here to review-bomb this "game". The only issue I have is the story, which is complete trash. The writer(s) need to be fired for this pile of garbage. If there's going be part 3 in the future you better not hire these incompetent writers again.
    First, no one gives a crap about the new playable character, okay?? We waited years to play as Joel & Ellie, not some unlikable new character we don't even care about. The fact that we are forced to play as this character for the majority of this game is unacceptable! I'm pretty sure the chapters you play as the new protagonist are way longer than Ellie's. What's the point of printing Ellie's face on the game cover, or make a 12 inch Ellie statue for the collector's edition if she has less screen time than this new crappy protagonist? (Yes, sadly I bought the collector's edition because I thought this would be as good as the previous game) Secondly, what's the point of introducing a bunch of new side characters when you're just going to kill them off in cutscenes before any actual character development? I'm going give this a score of 4 because the voice acting, soundtrack, combat system, art design/graphics are as good as the previous game. The story however ruined it for me. I probably won't be pre-ordering part 3 if there's ever going to be a sequel. I might reconsider if they actually hire competent writer who can actually write a decent story. I'm not even asking for a good story, that's how disgusted I am with part 2's story. Well done part 2 writer(s). You just ruined one of the greatest video games I've ever played. This game is just like it's ending: completely pointless/waste of time.    … Expand
  66. lilsinai44
    Jun 24, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Yes this would be my first review and I’m not a bot. I was a huge last of us fan when the game came out. The fist game had a great set up for a sequel unfortunately this wasn’t the case for this game. I’ll first start off with all positives of the game you can’t say that the game has a terrible visual and scenery. This game right now has the best scenery and graphics on the PS4. The attention to detail is extraordinary. The gameplay is also solid as they kept the same mechanics from the 1st game and more of visual affect, such as when you can see your character upgrading your weapons. Now to the story where game takes a turn and the thing the last of us revolves on. The theme of this game is revenge and it’s represented well, but the story takes a turn. You play as the new character named Abby a muscular blonde woman. She wants to get revenge on Joel since he killed her father who was apart of Ellie’s operation in the End of the first game. Abby in the early part of the game ambushed Joel and Tommy after helping her out. I don’t agree on how they approach his death in such a horrific way by Abby going to town on his with a club. Yes Joel has done some horrible things as we know for the first game for his own well being. But as we were playing Joel we didn’t care that he did dose things since we wanted Joel to go threw dose things. The next part the game is you are playing as Ellie and trying to find were Abby is and trying to kill her for half of the game. Then for the next 10 hours you play as Abby and I guess the dev thought that we going to sympathize with Abby by giving us flash back to her life but I never really do. As you play as Abby you meet lev and her sister and trying to get medical supplies to amputate her arm. But as was playing I didn’t understand why are doing and what was the point of the goal. At the very end Ellie try’s to get revenge on Abby after falling the first time. Abby is strung up a poll skinny and weak, finnaly there is a last battle with Ellie and Abby where Ellie has the upper hand and nearly drowns Abby but doesn’t go threw with it. This made mad since there was no point of doing this if not going threw with it I was and as many gamers where finally happy to see that we were going to reconciliation for the actions of what Abby did but we don’t. The devs are trying to make us do decisions that we don’t to do and puts in political points to make us follow. This game was a gem and now it’s Cheaks… Expand
  67. CasperAngry
    Jun 24, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Um lixo completo valendo pelo gráficos apenas, pois nem o gameplay é algo inédito apenas fizeram um enxerto do Uncharted 4 como cordas e esquivas...

    Você tem que ver Joel que no primeiro jogo não confiava nem na propria sombra se portar como um amador quando em presença de estranhos e ser torturado pelo "ser anabolizado" chamado Abby... E como se a piada não fosse suficiente Neil Drunkman foi inserido no jogo (o mexicano é a lata dele)... Claro Ellie parte em vingança e destrói meio mundo para isso, mas na hora que tem a chance... Ela não faz contrariando tudo até então... Claro depois que a tela fica preta eu acho que a Elliie se enforcou na arvore perto da casa...

    E claro Abby vive feliz para sempre...    … Expand
  68. Break_ya_neck
    Jun 24, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Graphics are amazing the best I've ever seen gameplay is really good also, technically this game is extremely good the attention to detail is phenomenal. The story is really bad , it's basically a revenge story so pretty unoriginal, basically Abbey wants revenge for the death of her father bu Joel, the way they write this is stupid Abbey tried to enter the town where Joel live but ends up being attacked by the infected. Just before they gather Joel and tommy miraculously save her but unfortunately can't get back to town as the weather is bad so low and behold Abbey brings them back to her house where all her pals are and they kill him , then Ellie sees this and wants revenge so kills all Abbey's friends, then abbey wants revenge on Ellie finds her but does not kill her, ellie then wants revenge on Abbey again, I could break down all the plot holes and stuff but there is no point… Expand
  69. Sporknbeans
    Jun 24, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I've never played a more realistic and graphically stunning game in my life before. The amount of effort that went into this game leaves you in awe with every detail and character animation looking spotless as its truly the most beautiful game out there. With that being said the story feels like such a disservice to the animating and acting teams as it has ruined not only the second game in the series, but the first as well. The player is left feeling hollow inside as their taken through a story that only hurts and fails to develop characters in a meaningful way. This story successful developed only two characters in my mind: Yara and Lev. Their story was the only one that made the pain feel justified but at the cost of ruining the stories of so many more. characters will die and your taken away from their story and told to care about someone else's leaving that characters death irrelevant. The game will make players feel angry, sad, empty and then in the end, nothing. The game never redeems itself and ends shamelessly. Overall the game is a waste and i wish better for all those that have bought the game already and those that worked so hard just for their efforts to be ruined by a few terrible directors.… Expand
  70. ACRen
    Jun 24, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Beautiful game. Fantastic graphics, music and voice acting. HOWEVER
    The story was NOT good. The pacing was all over the place and a lot of the time situations and emotions felt awkward and forced. For example, there is repetitive focus on pregnant ladies (one of which was heavily pregnant and would not have been able to do half of the stuff they were doing). Once or twice would have been fine, but they put three separate cases into the story to try to force emotion.
    There was also way too much focus on the new protagonist of Abby. I understand why the creators wanted us to sympathise with her, but after a main character's death was shoehorned in for shock value, I had no care for her or her colleagues. I would maybe have cut down the gameplay with her to 4 hours as it just became dull and repetitive when I was already lacking an incentive to care about her side of the story.
    By the end of the game I just felt empty and disappointed. Not in the lack of resolution but in the way they had taken what had been so fantastic about the original game- the characterisation and narrative- and completely forgotten all about it. I found it extremely hard to finish the game.    … Expand
  71. MT17
    Jun 26, 2020
    4
    Just didn’t hit home with me. Gameplay was fine. But story felt not needed to be told. There one part at the start of the game that’s out of place and it sets the whole game in Motion
  72. Grom10
    Jul 1, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. First game is a good balance of good gameplay(50%) and good storytelling(50%), this second one is only gameplay, graphics, the monsters designs and little details are really good and some parts of the game, but half way on this game, the player is forced to play something that they don´t want to, this second half of the game is like a punisment for the players, and the worst part, force to feel something, just because the story requires it, and after all the time that you put in the game, the player is NOT REWARDED IN THE END. The storytelling is messy and you cannot belive that the sameperson that worked on the first game did the second one, when the story is soo bad that it takes away your will to play it, that is not a masterpiece.… Expand
  73. DeVito8704
    Jun 24, 2020
    4
    Boring, uninspired, unlikable characters and WAY too long thanks to an endless amount of unnecessary filler... I found myself constantly skipping cutscenes... Something I NEVER thought I'd be doing with a 3 day old, AAA title... It also doesn't feel like much of an upgrade from the original... A 7 YEAR OLD GAME... Definitely NOT worth $65...
  74. Akorb
    Jul 1, 2020
    4
    Gameplay, graphics, voiceacting = all great. But the story is so disappointing that the experience as a whole just gets frustrating and slow. TLOU1: masterpiece TLOU2: bad writing in a fancy package.
  75. xRoni7x
    Jun 24, 2020
    4
    I cannot say how disappointed I am with this sequel.

    Let me start by saying that the presentation of this game is outstanding. Were it only rated by this it would get a 10/10. All the visual, sound artists, etc. at Naughty Dog can be proud of themselves. Gameplay wise it is almost identical to the first game with some nice improvements, however it can get a tad repetitive. Now for    I cannot say how disappointed I am with this sequel.

    Let me start by saying that the presentation of this game is outstanding. Were it only rated by this it would get a 10/10. All the visual, sound artists, etc. at Naughty Dog can be proud of themselves. Gameplay wise it is almost identical to the first game with some nice improvements, however it can get a tad repetitive.

    Now for the Story where the biggest criticism lies. It starts of OK but then quickly deep dives with a stupid and absolutely coincidental character death for the sake of shock factor that will now drive a plot that goes absolutely nowhere while trying to deliver that 'revenge is bad' message just to completely fail at that too.

    And while your depiction of the story can be up for debate and whether your desired outcome was achieved, the matter of the fact is that Sony and their marketing team have completely mislead players as they didn't show or allow any gameplay from the second half of the game where it straight up false off a cliff.

    In short they make you play as a completely unlikable character and attempt to make you empathize with them in cheap ways that just don't work. It could have been done were the story was written by someone more capable.

    In all the biggest reason to play this game is a failure and there is no replay value to be found here.    … Expand
  76. MendonzBr
    Jun 24, 2020
    4
    Bad decisions in the plot, the gameplay still feel the same but the graphics are way better
  77. IanDahl1
    Jun 24, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. After playing through the entire game, and watching a full play through, I have come to write my honest review of this game. The Last of us was a legendary game. It still is today. The Last of us Part II, in my opinion, doesn’t really live up to the first game. The gameplay, most of the story, graphics, cutscenes, fighting animations, and overall the pace of the game was good. I enjoyed the music too. Excellent soundtrack. The parts of the game that are what really got me to give this rating are only a couple, but also very key things. First of all, the ending was horrible. It wasn’t bad, it was just so sad. I feel like the game just dragged on and didn’t do any justice in the end. It was a terribly sad ending. Ellie suffered so much throughout the game. In the end, she couldn’t even play the guitar. She never killed Abby. Which literally was the point of the game, or so the story made it seem that way, and it never happened. Secondly, playing as Abby. I hated that. After watching Joel die a horrible death at her hand, I was upset. Like literally upset. As if I had an argument with someone I hated, and I lost. Playing as her after that scene was just a punch in the gut. Also, the first fight between her and Ellie, where we beat Ellie up, was just not fun at all. Knowing what Abby did just made it so much harder emotionally. Another thing about Abby as well, going back and forth between her and Ellie messed the time lines up for me. At the end of the game there wasn’t an indication it had been a while and that Ellie got to Abby after Abby had been worked to the bone for a while. It was just like bam here she is a while later. The ending was so bad. Even writing this review I’m thinking of how sad and awful it was. Come on Naughtydog. I don’t even wanna see a part 3 now if it’s coming. One thing I did wanna touch on is the lesbian relationship that Ellie and Dina share. I think that’s really interesting and I liked it. It was a nice twist to the game and I am perfectly fine with lesbian characters. Who really cares. I mean they raised a cute baby. It was cool to see the family aspect. In a way, the game shows us that even after something as bad as a zombie apocalypse, there’s still love of all kinds. It was a good touch in my opinion. Not needed, but good. But overall, I rate this game a 4 out of 10. While there are more positives than negatives listed in this review, in my mind, those 2 negatives outweigh the positives. They really brought the game down for me. I almost put the game down when I played as Abby. That was the main problem for me. Like what Last of us fan wants to play as the murderer of Joel. What person wants to play a character who murders there favorite character in any other video game. Not many people. You could argue it was important to see Abby’s side of things, and yes that’s a valid argument. But I still don’t care enough to want to play as her. Anyway, the game wasn’t the worst. I’m glad it came out. It was an emotional rollercoaster for sure.… Expand
  78. Slydeter
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    This game has sadly failed.

    Hi everyone, Just to make a little disclaimer, writing this test hurts me in my flesh. I wouldn’t be able to express the ways the first game, it’s world, it’s characters, it’s story and it’s music ( good lord, it’s music ) touched and influenced me. I feel like saying this is unnecessary but due to the controversy about bad faith downvotes this game    This game has sadly failed.

    Hi everyone,

    Just to make a little disclaimer, writing this test hurts me in my flesh. I wouldn’t be able to express the ways the first game, it’s world, it’s characters, it’s story and it’s music ( good lord, it’s music ) touched and influenced me.

    I feel like saying this is unnecessary but due to the controversy about bad faith downvotes this game gets I guess I have to do it.

    To establish this right away, from a technical point of view, this game is a MASTERPIECE. Regarding all the working methods controversy the development had, what the developers achieved here brings them to the top of the industry. Hats off to them.

    Now, WHY has this game failed to me?

    It would be tempting to say that the game actually “failed me”, that the game is simply not what I wanted, but I wouldn’t agree, and like to prove it in 2 points:

    * During these 7 years, I imagined everything that could possibly happen to our beloved characters, and mostly when Druckmann and Baker started warning us by saying “ This will be a divisive story “ or “ Don’t expect to relive the first game “, my body was ready. In fact, every key plot of the game was expected.

    1- Remember the first 2016 trailer? Everyone was guessing that the Joel asking if Ellie was “really gonna go through with this” was a reminiscent image coming to Ellie’s mind.

    2- When later on it was revealed that the game was gonna be about the cycle of hate and PERSPECTIVE, we pretty much foresaw that we would be brought to requestion our beliefs by putting ourselves in the shoes of Ellie’s wrongdoers.

    Now, HOW has the game failed to me?

    Actually, it concerns these exact two points.

    1- Joel’s death: Now, I won’t go to the extremes of thinking they meant to disrespect him with the crazy theories of the Druckmann looking guy spitting on him.

    I understand that this death HAD to be brutal in order to put us in a grieving storm to put us in a raging hate towards the killers, but how this death has been brought up simply ruins the effect and just keeps us wondering why it had to happen LIKE THAT rather than why did it have to happen to Joel?

    I can’t accept it. How the hell does this vicious and clever smuggler had to get ambushed surrounded by armed nobodies while he’s randomly in the middle of them scratching his ass? And please don’t tell me “ well, he got soft with these years of peace. “, this argument wouldn’t have any backup for that and even Druckmann hinted the opposite by saying that a place like Jackson needs “ killers like Joel”.

    2- Now once again I have to point out that to the really end of the game, I was all in for it. The totally absurd conditions of Joel death were thrown in the back of my head, and I kept going on.

    As said earlier, I knew that I was gonna be brought to live Abby’s side of the story, and knowing that the game was meant to blur the lines of who is the good and the bad of this story, the game had a critical duty to create the empathy necessary to bring us to that uncertain point of the final battle

    And unfortunately, although I had sympathy for Abby, I was nowhere near getting a dilemma at the end, since the characters didn't have much susbtance beside their function: One is a worried son, another is pregnant and hates Abby, Abby is a " garbage" although nothing comes backing this up ( unlike Joel who knew for the first game's ambush because .. ).

    The worst part is that they even made Ellie so distant and bleak that at the ending battle, I wasn't wondering on which side I was, but I just knew that I hated Ellie AND Abby.

    We are left with nothing in the end. A dark game so badly written that it seems that it's just for the sake of being dark.

    Heartbreaking.    … Expand
  79. joes98gsx
    Jun 30, 2020
    4
    This game broke my heart. Graphics and Sound are great but a story driven game with a bad story. Sorry i cant give it much better than a 4. I am a huge fan of the first game but this one fell short on so many levels. I guess im not smart enough to understand it and i need the moral gatekeepers to put me in check.
  80. Mentesh
    Jun 24, 2020
    4
    It's deeply crushing to play a sequel to a game that made me feel emotions like never before to then play a game with a poorly structured story that has a underwhelming conclusion. The game has small parts that tug the heart strings like the first game did and it's mostly the flashbacks of Joel and Ellie which reminds me what made the first game flawless and what the sequel needed more of.It's deeply crushing to play a sequel to a game that made me feel emotions like never before to then play a game with a poorly structured story that has a underwhelming conclusion. The game has small parts that tug the heart strings like the first game did and it's mostly the flashbacks of Joel and Ellie which reminds me what made the first game flawless and what the sequel needed more of. Gameplay and graphics are phenomenal but the poor story and the way many beloved characters are killed in an undignified manner is soul crushing as a fan. I will happily remember the original as the perfect emotional experience it was but will quickly forget the sequel for the shallow torture it is.… Expand
  81. salazar_d_c
    Jun 24, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Gameplay has been *slightly* improved, backgrounds and soundtracks of the game look stunning! But.. then you get hit with useless characters and a story that makes Black Ops 3 Nightmares story look like a decent one. You don't end up caring about most of the characters that die because they barely appear for a few scenes, then get off-ed. If you just want gameplay, go right ahead, but many streamers and genuine reviewers of the game have said that it's the same game with a really sh*tty story.… Expand
  82. Ramp77
    Jun 24, 2020
    4
    Don't waste your time or money. Graphically pleasing to be sure.......but if you're looking for the same caliber of story telling you experienced in The Last of Us you won't find it in the sequel.
  83. Sadgamernoises
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    This review contains minor spoilers about the overall story & structure of the game, but not about specific characters or events. I would also like to point out that this is a legit review and my honest opinion. I'm a huge fan of the first game. Some people are giving this game a bad review because they think it is overly politic - that is complete BS. The game has no politic agenda atThis review contains minor spoilers about the overall story & structure of the game, but not about specific characters or events. I would also like to point out that this is a legit review and my honest opinion. I'm a huge fan of the first game. Some people are giving this game a bad review because they think it is overly politic - that is complete BS. The game has no politic agenda at all. If you somehow have a problem with that the game contains characters like muscular women or LGBTQ people that exist in our society - you seriously need to change your backwards mentality.

    My problem with the game (and many others as well) is not political, it's the storytelling and character development. Early in the game, an event happens that forces Ellie to go to Seattle on a quest for revenge. The plot is nothing spectacular per se, but it could’ve still been interesting for character development nonetheless. Following Ellie on her quest for revenge is in the beginning mostly enjoyable, but eventually leads to a point where you no longer can understand her actions and even start questioning how they make sense. About halfway through the game, there is a sudden change of perspective, essentially one big side mission that is there to provide the player a better understanding of the context and the characters that have been introduced with the sequel. One of the primary reasons for this sequence is to let players develop empathy for some of the main characters that this new story involves. This simply does not work. At all. At this point in the story, most of these characters have so far been completely despicable without showing any redeeming qualities, and there is little interest nor motivation to see any of the reasons that lie behind this behavior. The explanations we are given fail to justify the actions and the way these explanations are delivered is just so poor and unsatisfying that it came to a point where I no longer wanted to finish it. There are even moments during this part where I put down the controller because I didn’t want to push the button prompts and see what happened next. Hoping it would pay off in the end, I kept playing, but I never got to a point where I felt compassion or truly understood the actions that were made by some characters. The story desperately tries to create empathy for them, but the reasons behind their actions and the “redemption arcs” they go through just leave zero impact on you when you already know what they’ve done. Maybe it would’ve been more impactful if they instead had focused on introducing the backstory of characters before certain important events took place. But I think it essentially boils down to the small amount of backstory we get, and how this small amount is somehow supposed to justify their questionable decisions. While many of Ellie’s decisions definitely are questionable as well, I still can’t help but feel compassion for her. After all, I grew up with her in the first game. The new characters haven’t had this development, and from the start they leave me feeling disconnected. While there are some interesting moments during this later half of the game, for the most part it is just a drag that you want to get through as fast as possible to see if it will pay off. Unfortunately it never does, as the ending at least for me was incredibly unsatisfactory.

    Overall, the game has you for the most part either feeling miserable or angry. It is extremely violent, to the point that it just becomes unnecessary and too much. While there are a few moments that are truly uplifting, they are indeed few. In the beginning I actually felt emotionally moved by many of the events that occurred in the game. But it came to a point where I just stopped caring and even started laughing. While a story of constant misery does seem plausible in a post-apocalyptic world, it also inevitably leaves you feeling void and dissatisfied. This is something that the first game managed to deal with so well – there were both moments of tears but also moments of joy and more importantly, hope. This game extinguished any hope that was created from the first one, and leaves you with only hopelessness.

    Lastly, I will mention that the game really succeeds at creating an atmosphere of a post-apocalyptic world. Environments are absolutely stunning and the soundtrack is beautiful. It is easily one of the most visually impressive games out there today. Gameplay is very similar to the first one, it has a few minor improvements but is far from innovative. At least to me, the gameplay was never the biggest strength of this series, the storytelling was. But the story in this game is a letdown and completely butchers everything that I fell in love with in the first game while immensely failing at introducing and explaining any of the new characters. All in all, if you loved the first game – I’m sad to say you’re probably better off just pretending this game never existed.    … Expand
  84. DanielleD143
    Jun 24, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is me being nice with this 4/10 because I did enjoy game play and it looked amazing. Where it missed for me was the ending. I’m not mad Joel died, well I am but I wouldn’t give a bad review for that. I’m mad that they decided that not killing Abby was ok! Joel was like a dad to me when I played the last of us so me as Ellie wanted to see her die! I didn’t want to play as Abby but again that’s not affecting my score it’s straight up the ending. Joel deserves better and naughty dog should at least acknowledge that… Expand
  85. Thevhrismotha
    Jun 24, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Alot of people upset about Joels death, because he was killed off for political reasons. The game focuses more on how to look good politically, with a disorganised story. I personally enjoyed the flashbacks with Joel, more than i did the rest of the game. The characters in game do not talk that much as theirs a clear lack of in game chemistry and character development. The Game doesn't feel like a part 2 of a legendary game. Im not even upset about Joels death, its the fact that it happened in the beginning of the game, and i dont mind the ending, its the constant drag of events and playing as a character(Abby) im told not too like in the beginning of the game. However, one thing i did like about Abby was her chemistry with Lev alot more than i did Dina and Ellie.… Expand
  86. Yubz
    Jun 24, 2020
    4
    For the money put into the game, the gameplay is as expected however after waiting 7 years for this the story is very disappointing and backstabbing to the fans
  87. thatlunchboxguy
    Jun 24, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. What a terrible story, I can see why people like it for the gameplay though. The Abbey sections are cringy and the part where you have to do a plot twist is just dumb.

    The ending is just a disappointment, no payoff, no actual conclusion, very little is said by Ellie or anyone else.

    Naughty Dog intentionally made Abby appear good natured because she pets dogs and plays fetch with them, while Ellie is force to appear evil by forcing you the player to kill a dog, even though they said you wouldn't have to in an dev interview.

    The gameplay is just alright, its a lot of repetitive gameplay and not worth bothering actually fighting the NPCs, its easier to sneak up and back stab them, which gets boring the 300th time you've done it before.

    I give this game a "avoid-and-watch-on-youtube out of 100"    … Expand
  88. ajbc28
    Jun 24, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Huge fan of the first game and sad to say that this game does not deliver. This game **** on the relationship of Joel and ellie, joel gets killed in the first 2 hours and then we play as abby the one who killed him for 10 hours and naughty dog expects us to sympathize with her i'm sorrg but i can't force myself to like her. The leaks were worse than i thought the ending is **** cause ellie just lets abby live. But there are a few good moments in the game especially the flashbacks i loved the flashbacks and idk why the writing here is so bad because neil wrote this and the first one. That's my opinion people can have their own opinion and if you liked the game then good for you. Me personally i just do not like this game and to me last of us ended on the first one.… Expand
  89. Praise_the_Sun
    Jun 24, 2020
    4
    Gameplay and visuals are amazing but the story goes in a direction that Naughty Dog seems to believe in quite strongly but is at odds with what players and fans of the first game wanted.
  90. StephenStrange
    Jun 24, 2020
    4
    As an avid fan of the original I can only say that I’m extremely disgusted at the direction of this game. I had to force myself through chapters and didn’t find one redeeming quality of any of the characters.

    They managed to make one of the best games of all time when the original debuted in 2013 by crafting a unique world, stunning storytelling and fun gameplay. This game takes    As an avid fan of the original I can only say that I’m extremely disgusted at the direction of this game. I had to force myself through chapters and didn’t find one redeeming quality of any of the characters.

    They managed to make one of the best games of all time when the original debuted in 2013 by crafting a unique world, stunning storytelling and fun gameplay. This game takes everything great about it’s predecessor and spits in it’s face. I can’t believe I’m writing this about the sequel to one of my favorite games of all time.

    About 75% of the time playing this game I felt disgusted, hollow and remorseful. There is one section of this game that will make you smile and realize what made the original so great. Don’t hold your breath, it fizzles out quickly.

    Every progressive attempt at diversity and inclusion comes off as pandering and insincere. It’s the run of the mill propaganda that has been being shoved down our throats for the past 2 decades. If I could, I would’ve skipped this entirely and kept intact the perfect story that was the original. The graphics are stellar, as well as the music. The gameplay remains fun but a bit repetitive and clunky. All of this is drowned out by the atrocity of a story and a meaningless ending.    … Expand
  91. Themaru095
    Jun 24, 2020
    4
    Si tan solo pudieras saltar las partes que no interesan como lo de abby por ejemplo
  92. Hollowboy
    Jun 26, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It is definitely an improvement towards it's technical aspects except the pointless jump button, but people forget the main reason people liked the first game so much.
    If i have to compare the writing of the first game to this it would go from brilliant to braindead. Characters do things that don't make sense making dumb irritating decisions.
    The character Abby (the **** that kills Joel) that we suppose to give a **** about is developed very poorly and in result the fact that we have to play as her makes it very painful for the player in a narrative standpoint.
    I feel shame for all those hard working Naughty Dog employees that had to put up with Druckman's sjw bull**** propaganda. The game thanks to their hard efforts looks beautiful making it the best looking game on the PS4, the sound design also excellent.
    If the game had a decent and competent story like the first one i would probably love it.

    Ignore the plot and play it just from a gameplay perspective and it's actually pretty good.    … Expand
  93. kodevex
    Jun 24, 2020
    4
    Combat, while not terrible, hasn't added much over 7 years since the first game. Most of the game you can crouch around enemies and do the same takedown knife animation. Gunplay could've used a upgrade, which it didn't get.

    Music was nice and I had no complaints over this Level design is beautiful at times, bland and uninspiring at others. Open world areas are full and lifeless in a bad    Combat, while not terrible, hasn't added much over 7 years since the first game. Most of the game you can crouch around enemies and do the same takedown knife animation. Gunplay could've used a upgrade, which it didn't get.

    Music was nice and I had no complaints over this Level design is beautiful at times, bland and uninspiring at others. Open world areas are full and lifeless in a bad way.

    Graphics are mostly top notch, just like the first. No complaints here. Just, beautiful.

    Story is absolute crap. And for a story based narrative game this is a huge turn off. Many characters are boring or outright cringe. Many, like Abby, are out right abominations. Playing the the story in the order it even is in makes little sence. Maybe having character backstory before deaths could've helped here. Absolute trash fire story plot and narrative direction As a HUGE fan of the first this game was a personal attack towards me. 4/10 only because the other points. Story is a 0/10.    … Expand
  94. pak009
    Jul 10, 2020
    4
    Three points for graphics, one point for gameplay, zero points for story. Completely messed up and boring plot.
  95. Bolt31
    Jun 26, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The only reason I’m giving this a game a 4 and not a 0 because the gameplay is solid, the graphics are amazing, and the first half of the story was great. I know a lot people did not like what happened to Joel situation but to me he crossed a lot people and he had it coming. Which goes to my second point, the second half of the game forces you to play someone else to sympathize with this person and tries to justify her actions in the beginning of the game. But I didn’t need 10 freaking hours to explain to me what Joel did was wrong. In the end of the first game I knew Joel went too far and I could not side with him whatsoever. It was a waste of mine and everyone else’s time and could’ve been use for another plot. She could’ve grabbed some of our her group and had a war with Ellie’s group, anything would be a lot more interesting than playing her. One last thing, they really try to push this politically correct garbage into the game. The first game dlc did a great job exploring Ellie’s sexuality, friendship, and everything else. The moron who wrote this game was trying way too hard to get a thumbs up from the pc crowd. Do yourself a favor and wait for this game to be on sale… Expand
  96. UltimateDeath1
    Jul 20, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The few Positives first the game is ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS LEGITIMATELY ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GAMES I'VE EVER SEEN. And gameplay is just a beefed up version of the first game and now the bad. This games story is honestly one of the worst sequels of all time they turn geole in to a **** plot device abby is made out to be the protagonist and we are made to feel sorry for her. But we only have motivation to hate her she is a ruthless and sadistic character. She has no reason to be liked and viewed as a hero of the story when she is clearly the villain . not to mention the copious amounts of sences from trailers that are completely different in the game basiclly scaming people who wanted to see hella and Ellie do there **** . over all this games story is a absolute train wreck and not the good kind. Don't buy this… Expand
  97. BeyondM
    Jun 26, 2020
    4
    This whole game is a real life example that more is not always better. The game has a unique story and obviously as a ND game the Graphics for Ps4 is simply beautiful( it will be insane on Ps5 with 60 FPS). The overall game-play mechanics are generally fun but a bit repetitive towards the end. There are also other great details i missed but as a Gamer going into the last of us part 2, myThis whole game is a real life example that more is not always better. The game has a unique story and obviously as a ND game the Graphics for Ps4 is simply beautiful( it will be insane on Ps5 with 60 FPS). The overall game-play mechanics are generally fun but a bit repetitive towards the end. There are also other great details i missed but as a Gamer going into the last of us part 2, my main concern is the Story. This is were the game disappoints big time. Both Ellie and Abby make choices in the game that are very out of character, whilst other character are just evolved for plots sake, this really repels you from the game. This was the complete opposite during the first game.

    In summary, if you want a masterpiece replay the first game, cause this is surely is not one.    … Expand
  98. Kazzy786
    Jun 24, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Great gameplay graphics adding new things everything about this game is perfect except the storyline which was poor playing as abby was also **** no connection to the character 7 years and a poor storyline… Expand
  99. Luizzz78
    Jul 8, 2020
    4
    tenian todo para haser una obra maestra, un equipo que en casi todo estaba perfecto desde los efectos visuales hasta la banda sonora pero lo mas importante es en la que lo cagaron.... la historia para mi este juego no existe me quedo con el final del 1 y listo
  100. poolema5926
    Jun 24, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The first chunk of the game seems to be leading to a story that we expect from Naughty Dogs, however, after the first major plot development the story tanks. Most of the characters especially Abby who are introduced have so much time wasted on them, but I never grew to care no matter how hard I tried. They were attempting to craft a story about the consequences of revenge, but it lacked any sort of interesting points, It could be summarized by two words "revenge bad" basically it was a cliche that ruined the experience. Of course, the game looked beautiful and the gameplay was interesting. They developed and expanded well on the systems set up in the first game. Without the crap story and writing, but rather a story of the caliber expected of the series, This game could have been a 10/10. But again the story was such a letdown and it drags the rest of the game with it.… Expand
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  1. GameMAG
    Sep 13, 2020
    90
    The Last of Us Part II is the high point of the PlayStation 4. The plot is controversial, but the game is the incredibly addictive adventure of Ellie, from which it is impossible to pull away from the opening and to the very end.
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  2. PLAY! Zine
    Sep 5, 2020
    93
    Not everyone is going to enjoy the motives of The Last of Us Part II. But if you try and manage to accept the subliminal and not so subtle messages as a fact that the world has gone awry and that people have the need to have somewhere or someone to belong to as their own way out, then... You will witness the boundaries of gaming expand. You will witness a true masterpiece.
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  3. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Sep 3, 2020
    75
    If you loved the original for its great characters and well-paced story – stay away from this game. However, if you’re aching to sink into the depths of depression, or just want to cut some throats and burn some zombies – Part II will deliver. [Issue#247, p.72]
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