The Last of Us Part II

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  1. MyMeta
    Jun 24, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The downfall of The Last Of Us Part II is in its foundation. The developers thought that The Last Of Us was all about idealogy and philosophy. This is not entirely wrong as that aspect of the game was huge in the original. Although what really drove the first game was the relationships each character has with each other. Joel, Ellie, Sarah, Marlene, Tess, Bill, Sam and Henry are all connected naturally. The ideas the first game presents builds these relationships stronger. However in the second game the ideas it's trying to present compromises the relationships the game has; effectively taking away the game's essence. This is true as most relationships in the game felt forced. Majority of it felt like the developers were trying to reignite the spark they made with Riley and Ellie's in Left Behind. Sadly playful banters and meaningful scenes will not be effective without grounded reason in their relationship. The game did not show or explain why Dina liked Ellie or why Abby and Owen are in love; they just are. The Last of Us Part II also takes deaths and its shock value for granted as many deaths in the game were purely for shock value. Some examples are the deaths of Jessie, Owen, Mel and Yarah. I find it hard to see the reason to kill these characters apart from surprising the player. In the first game deaths of characters had meaning in them such as the deaths of Tess, Marlene, Sarah and Sam and Henry's. These deaths hold shock value but also holds meaning and reason to it. This shows the lack of priority the second game has for characters. If anything the game prioritizes Abby's character the most as her story tries its best to make her sympathetic to the player. Which I believe is the reason why many who play the game despises the character of Abby. Abby felt like she was forced to be in the game and that the developers were forcing the players to like her. The Last of Us Part II had a promising concept of seeing the sides of the people Joel and Ellie crossed agaisnt. This concept, sadly, was poorly executed. The community wanted a sequel to The Last of Us Part II. Which was supposedly a story now revolving on the choices the characters made in the original and its impact on the characters; especially Joel's choice. Although it was touched by the second game through its flashbacks, it really did not do anything significant to the main plot and was there to let the players feel teased of what could have been the true sequel. The best parts of the game were undoubtedly the flashbacks as it is the only part which really captures the essence of The Last Of Us. Despite having great graphics and ideal gameplay for the genre it is not enough to save The Last of Us Part II from having a low rating. As games like this are played for the story and not for the gameplay.… Expand
  2. Precepts
    Jun 24, 2020
    4
    One of the only story driven games that has me not care about any aspect of the story at all, good graphics
  3. WasAwful
    Jun 24, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Algunas incongruencias en la historia y un final amargo, mejoró la jugabilidad, mejor y más mecánicas, de las mejores gráficas de la ps4. Sin duda un juego que no debes dejar pasar, aunque mejor por el momento no lo compren si no están seguro, esperen una rebaja y entonces opinen porque la verdad si está recibiendo mucho odio injustificado.… Expand
  4. lastofusrick0
    Jun 24, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Great gameplay
    Great Graphics Poor unsatisfying story which is the main reason i look forward for naughty dog games
    And its not about joel's death as much as the anticlimactic Conclusion.
    I doesntmake sense to me after all who ellie killed just to spare abby .

    Very disappointed    … Expand
  5. Bfallas
    Jun 24, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I bought this game and played the 40+ hours of the Story. The Story honestly has no purpose. The game was very predictable. Indoor areas you fought infected and outside area Scars or the WLF.

    The game is fun until you play as Abbey. You really can’t enjoy playing with her, because you hate her the entire time for killing Joel. That goes for her friends as well. Honestly this game has no emotional connection to any of the characters. All the new characters have no character development. Their character development is getting revenge on Joel for saving Ellie. I just can’t see a point or a conclusion on why this game exists. The game literally total pointless story about revenge. I’m not sure if I’m stupid but what was the point they were trying to get across.    … Expand
  6. Zagebar
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. К сожалению, разочарование. Конфета с говном. Визуал прекрасен, сюжетная составляющая очень слабая. Вместо того, чтобы поменять порядок частей, дать сначала отыграть за Эбби и проникнуться мотивацией, нас заставляют (а это игра, где нельзя скипануть геймплей) играть за персонажа, который считывается сразу. Все ее поступки предсказуемы. И ты играешь, надеясь на глубину, а ее нет. Просто тратишь время на однообразный геймплей, который работает только в связке с острым сюжетом и переживаниями. Как только они исчезают, геймплей начинает раздражать. В итоге, получается плохая работа, которую, конечно же, защищают тем, что мы просто чего-то не поняли или слишком неэмпатичны , чтобы прочувствовать. Но история, за всей мишурой глубины, очень и очень простая с обеих сторон: со стороны Элли и со стороны Эбби. Просто в первой половине есть эмоциональная привязка, во второй ее нет.

    Концовка, вообще, раздражает.

    В сухом остатке, сценаристы банально не справились с двухсторонней подачей элементарной истории, видимо, из-за того, что давным давно потеряли связь с реальностью. Жалко потраченного времени.    … Expand
  7. Giomau
    Jun 24, 2020
    4
    Lo primero, esos 4 que lo puntuo se lo lleva la jugabilidad y todo lo bueno que tiene, porque no mas puntaje, simple, solo esta tomando una jugabilidad que ya se implemento en el primer juego y aca lo copia y lo refina.
    Lo segundo este es un juego de historia, la cual la principal razon es su historia que de haberla hecho bien de muchisimas maneras escogieron la peor manera para    Lo primero, esos 4 que lo puntuo se lo lleva la jugabilidad y todo lo bueno que tiene, porque no mas puntaje, simple, solo esta tomando una jugabilidad que ya se implemento en el primer juego y aca lo copia y lo refina.
    Lo segundo este es un juego de historia, la cual la principal razon es su historia que de haberla hecho bien de muchisimas maneras escogieron la peor manera para desarrollarla y eso les costo muy caro las criticas de todos . Conclusion juego bueno ,historia mediocre y personas terribles.    … Expand
  8. Demegod1
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Hmm...Where should I start... I preodered the game at first day of preoder-openning. I started the game at 0:00 19th. I completed it in 4 days. And I should say that it was quite the expirience.
    I rated The game by 4 out of 10, I really like 4/10 of this game. You may say, I loved it. Gameplay, graphics, all of it worked greatly with immersion, with empathy for Ellie. I went in this crusade for revenge. But, when somebody made you play as the most hateful charecter in the game, and somebody tried to manipulate you to love her, then I just snapped, all gameplay went to abyss of unpleasant time consuming event.
    And I was stunned how much of game perception depended of empathy for character. And that's why I write this review.
    I think, that making Abbie/Lev pair an analog of Joel/Ellie pair is not that good of an idea. Becouse Abbie killed Joel, Jessie, almost killed pregnant Dina (not by accident by the way), and all of it opposed to heartfull relationships of player with Joel/Ellie.
    And result of this poor plot choice is hours of gameplay, I hardly crawled through. May be story of itself is great, characters arcs, redemption, even representation is here, but that didn't work for me couse of existence of the first game. Funny fact that LoU2 would not work without first game either.
    So I really wanted just tell that when you're making the game so mush immersive on already existed fanbase, you should understand what players want more: deep dramatic story or justice for their beloved characters.
    I am for the lattest.
    P.S. My first public review ever) Just wanted to share my thoughts.    … Expand
  9. danielabid
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. killing Joel was a mistake.
    I think there are some characters that you can't kill in a story, when you kill them the whole core of the series dies.
    imagine like walking dead kill, Rick Grimes!
    they removed Rick Grimes from the show but they didn't kill him.
    other than the core of the stories, you can kill anyone. like Sarah from last of us 1 which it was great writing or again, for example, walking dead which they killed a lot of important characters from the story
    you can make an example like this in every tv show and stories.

    now for me, this game doesn't represent last of us anymore, because the core is dead.    … Expand
  10. WangLiCha
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    This franchise is all about the story. Without the story the game means nothing. This game does have great visuals and great gameplay, but the main focus needs to be the story.
  11. aHugeSnowball
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The story itself makes sense, but is told in a chaotic way and make people angry and frustrated.… Expand
  12. TheSvitie
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The idea of playing as both antagonist and protagonist is brilliant. Seeing both sides, understanding where they come from before the inevitable clash. The problem is that this is a SEQUEL and you are only introducing antagonist in the second installment. It's a **** uphill battle, because you're trying to make us empathize with the character who kills the established and well loved protagonist.

    The thing is, you can clearly see that this was an issue for a writing team too. They make Abby too nice, too righteous compared to Ellie. It's a manipulative tactic, trying to push down one protagonist to boost another. They do their absolute **** best to make Ellie unlikable, didn't work. We practically witnessed this girl grow up, we will automatically be on her side.

    I think the better story would've been a continuation of Joel and Ellie's relationship. It would've been much more powerful to see Joel actually witness and process the consequences of his own actions coming to haunt him. Instead, they took a lazy way out, which turned Joel into a **** martyr. I can't possibly see him in a bad light, because I'm too focused on his death. The character I loved died, death makes it hard to be objective about said character's bad deeds.

    Oh well, I can see they tried, I just think that this shouldn't have been a sequel. This should have been a standalone game with original characters, that way this kind of story could be more balanced towards both sides of the conflict.    … Expand
  13. aloto_
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Игра не понравилась. Все хорошо: графика, музыка, геймплей… а вот сценарий хочется выкинуть в помойку. Всех персонаже изменили, они стали совершенно другими, единственный, кто вывозил игру, это был Джоэл. И то его глупо слили в самом начале, это просто ужасно. Повестка есть, благо не слишком яркая, и немного отталкивается от дополнения первой части…но она есть, а значит - минус. Сюжет затянут, концовка отвратительная, по сути все наши действия ни к чему не привели. Не дай бог выпустят третью часть… Жаль работяг, которые всю душу в игру вкладывали… руководству бы что-нибудь отрезать. Я разочарован;(… Expand
  14. Jimmyk99
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    Doesn't really innovative from the last game, the story is below average compared to the last game, feels like they're trying to push the dry and edgy side too much. While the main theme violence begets violence flops pretty hard as you wade through nameless soldiers who repeat the same lines.with the horrendous crunch the devs were made to do. The accessibility options are a nice addition.
  15. lucasrb
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Let me preface this by saying I have watched an entire playthrough of this game because I was afraid to buy it.
    I was right to be afraid, I was in love with tlou, they ruined the characters. Joel OPENLY states his name in a room full of strangers.
    There are so many plot holes in this game. I wont be buying it at all. Ridiculous.    … Expand
  16. Tyzemez
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    What a shame to see all these 10/10 from “critics”...game isn’t that bad, but it’s definitely not 10/10. Main plot is stupid af, so I can’t put more than 4.
  17. Vivifive
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Me duele tener que poner esta nota, y más viendo la calidad tanto gráfica, artística y jugable pero la historia hace aguas por todas partes. En la primera hora de juego matan al protagonista de la entrega, por un personaje metido con calzador del que más tarde hablaremos. La parte de Ellie, desde mi punto de vista, tiene momentos tanto buenos como malos, siendo en su mayoría buenos. Hasta que llegamos al final del juego donde todo lo bueno se pierde en una decisión estúpida. Has recorrido medio país, no solo para no completar la venganza, si no que has terminado peor de como empezaste. Has matado ha todo dios excepto a la persona a la que juraste matar?? WTF??? Me estas diciendo que en el último puto momento y después de haber matado a 50.000 personas perdonas la vida a la única que querías matar?? Bueno ahora pasemos a la parte de Terminator, por que es lo que es Abby. El juego pasa de narrarte una historia post-apocalíptica, hasta cierto punto intentando reflejar la realidad, ha jugar, durante 1/3 del juego, con un personaje al que odias desde la primera hora como es Abby, la Superwoman. Un personaje, que no siendo inmune como Ellie a la infección, se lía a hostias con todo dios, humanos, infectados,... Es un personaje, que aun intentando vendernos que es bueno, sus propios amigos, véase Mel cuándo la dice que no vaya con ellos a Santa Bárbara, la describen como mala persona. Pues bien, este personaje puede no solo completar su venganza matando a Joel, si no que además es capaz de sobrevivir a todos y todo. El juego te vende que la venganza es mala pero solo para Ellie, por que bien que Abby puede cargarse a todo dios y seguir como si nada. Quiero hacer especial énfasis en el final del juego, Abby y el niño llevan días, semanas? atados a un poste en la playa, bien pues nada más bajarse puede realizar una pelea a muerte, con mil cortes, perforaciones, contusiones,.. incluso está durante 1 min debajo del agua, hola?? infecciones, deshidratación, falta de oxígeno,...??? Nada puede con nuestra Terminator.... Y aún me venderán, dentro de un tiempo, una expansión con estos 2... Como cargarse una entrega tan buena como el primero haciendo tan terrible historia..

    Respecto al review bombing, no puedo hablar por los demás pero por mi parte no tengo ningún problema en la inclusión de personajes LGTBI, creo que de hecho es bastante bueno para normalizar el tema y que gente poco tolerante aprenda a simpatizar más. Además en este juego no interfiere en la historia por lo que no entiendo las críticas.

    Por mi parte he puesto el juego a la venta.

    Por favor Sony no quites el formato físico, te salva de recuperar el dinero invertido en tan terribles juegos como este.

    Gráficos - 10/10
    Jugabilidad - 10/10
    Arte - 10/10
    Historia - Un chiste    … Expand
  18. R0SHkER
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I hate Abby and I don't like playing her, I don't like the final, I mean the whole plot is based on find abby and kill her but Ellie lost two fingers and nothing happend, what?… Expand
  19. JAGzilla
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    Graphics are amazing, gameplay is good, melee mechanics need help. Having to play as character i never knew after STUFF happens is so bad that i found myself letting her die over and over. I never felt like there was a feel of progression in the game. The story was the absolute worst part, it made the entire game experience just overall bad. Could have been a real winner. But when youGraphics are amazing, gameplay is good, melee mechanics need help. Having to play as character i never knew after STUFF happens is so bad that i found myself letting her die over and over. I never felt like there was a feel of progression in the game. The story was the absolute worst part, it made the entire game experience just overall bad. Could have been a real winner. But when you sacrifice story telling for narrative and message signaling what do you expect. 6/10… Expand
  20. IoannWick
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    My disappointment is immeasurable, and my day is ruined.
    I waited 5 years to play this
    And they gave me a horrible intro and **** ending
    I just want to forget about this game.My disappointment is immeasurable, and my day is ruined.
    I waited 5 years to play this
    And they gave me a horrible intro and **** ending
    I just want to forget about this game.
  21. Shaz1987
    Jul 2, 2020
    4
    Graphics: 8 - Naughty Dog continues to push the bar on how great games can look on the Playstation 4 at the end of its life-cycle, to the same effect they did with the PS3 on the original title.

    Sound: 7 - Good overall sound quality, especially gunfire and infected enemy variety sounds. Dialogue: 4 - There is a lot left lacking here. In some cases, how the voice actors are reading    Graphics: 8 - Naughty Dog continues to push the bar on how great games can look on the Playstation 4 at the end of its life-cycle, to the same effect they did with the PS3 on the original title.

    Sound: 7 - Good overall sound quality, especially gunfire and infected enemy variety sounds.

    Dialogue: 4 - There is a lot left lacking here. In some cases, how the voice actors are reading the lines, but mostly the dialogue choices. So many characters stating out of character lines, it's not even funny.

    Gameplay: 6 - There is not much different here than the first game, just another cycle of set pieces and environments to trek and battle through. I also ran into a lot of glitches where certain character models didn't load during death animations. I also once felt like I was going to drop through the map when hopping down off of a higher platform in an interior level. You could see the black above the level design.

    Enemy AI: 4 - This is just downright horrid at times. Enemies on many occasions ran right past me. Even on the harder difficulties, this game was just too easy to stealth around and kill oblivious enemies.

    Story: 0 - This by far is the worst aspect of this game. It is hard to get into the details without major spoilers, so I will say this. Stay very far away from this game if you played and liked the first game. I would call this game more of a disparaging fan fiction than anything else.    … Expand
  22. Karimeter
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    Story: 0/5
    Gameplay: 4/5
    The story and especially the ending were just not satisfying enough for the 7 years that the fans have been waiting for the game
  23. AR14H
    Jun 27, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As much as I wanted to impulsively rate this very low, I will attempt to give an open minded review.

    PROS:
    Game looks phenomenal
    Game play is smooth
    Audio and music is on point
    Moments of real feeling and relating to the character

    CONS:
    Story line...... wtf & why
    Character model (abby) not consistent and unrealistic
    Too much push on LGBTQ
    Poor choice of over all message during sensitive pandemic

    So let me explain my 6 rating.. It would have been much much higher... There were just certain aspects that made me almost quit... Aside from the obvious, in your face LGBTQ, which became almost comical, it was Abbys character model that was so ridiculous and unsightly. It was never consistent. He beefy muscles fluctuated in size from scene to scene. Maybe not so damning if you werent forces to play her so long.....

    Then there was the story... Dear lord.. the story.. The first ends on a note of love and going to extremes for those you love.... But this one.... hate, revenge, loss, grief.. It tore down Ellie and Joels character to the point I didnt even like Ellie at the end...

    For me.... This was just a heinous act at such a sensitive time. We are all suffering a pandemic. We have been locked inside. Little to look forward to in 2020. For some... waiting YEARS for this game, saw a glimmer of hope in the release of this game..... I would not be surprised if this game threw some into a deeper depression. Reckless and there was no need to degrade our beloved characters to the point they did....    … Expand
  24. Sforan03
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. amazing graphics but poorly written story and characters the Abby section was terrible and way too long… Expand
  25. Ansu1503
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ожидания себя не оправдали, я бы вернул деньги и купил бы через пару лет, ничего бы не потерял… Expand
  26. Matiencina89
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Excelentes graficos,excelente jugabilidad y banda sonora,duracion mas que aceptable!y ahi termina lo bueno para mi.la historia el guion...un desastre el rumbo que tomaron al igual que los libros,la musica y las peliculas,los videojuegos evoluvionaron a un nivel en el que Nos transmiten emociones,en este caso las que me quedaron fueron de tristeza por ellie que perdio todo fisica y emocionalmente,falta de justicia,un vacio enorme,indignacion,impotencia y bronca.
    Acepto con dolor la muerte de joel que merecía irse de otra forma,obligarne a jugar con su asesina y creer que voy a simpatizar??me estas jodiendo?..cero rejugabilidad , para mi fue una despedida amarga y a tratar de olvidarla,tanto por explotar tantos caminos que tomar y en 7 años eligieron este?decepcionado TOTALMENTE    … Expand
  27. jaygar1221
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    lame. Just save your money for something worth it. Game died when Joel died.
  28. theunknownrated
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I remember finishing TLOU 1 I started at the the credits for like 15 minutes, wtf I need a part 2 this game is god tier. So when I heard part 2 will be a thing I could not be more happy for video games. We watch first trailers with Ellie and Joel everyone was so hyped. June 19th you know what happened...
    Let's start with positive points, graphic is really well done I haven't encountered any bug/crash which I would say is a good thing. No slowdown as well. Gameplay is okay feel the same as first part but I don't play this game for the gameplay but for the story like a majority of people.
    The story is the bad point, you remember the intro of tlou well TLOU 2 was kinda fun, looked like a teen tv show... Then, a bit of action and Joel dies? We have been teased with trailer with Joel and Ellie all we wanted is to know how the relationship would go and we get this?
    Despite this event, I kinda liked the part with Ellie, probably because I had a story goal and I was playing Ellie. But dear god, the second part with Abby? I'm sorry but all I wanted was a skip button it felt so empty so weird like could have been another game. The character is bad designed ( not only this one but all new ones), the story around is weird, flashbacks for this girl, who cares?
    The ending was garbage too I might be too dumb but I think I do not understand if there is a message for anger to show or something else?
    I've always been recommending the part 1 to friends for the story even though they do not really play this type of game since this game could be watched like a movie so if you remove the story the last of us is not even an average game. Even the music is not good enough compared to the first one.

    As a nutshell we were expecting so much and we got nothing. Such a waste    … Expand
  29. Bluemyst42
    Jul 20, 2020
    4
    The only thing this game has done right is the graphics, absolutely stunning landscapes and the details on people are amazing. The story is the downfall, a sad sequel to the original. Druckman definitely did not understand what made The Last of Us a success and simply tried to recreate the shock factor that certain scenes brought. Killing a character is not a plot device, and dont buildThe only thing this game has done right is the graphics, absolutely stunning landscapes and the details on people are amazing. The story is the downfall, a sad sequel to the original. Druckman definitely did not understand what made The Last of Us a success and simply tried to recreate the shock factor that certain scenes brought. Killing a character is not a plot device, and dont build up the players emotions and then take a hard u-turn.… Expand
  30. Birney
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Lets start out with what this game does right: The world is beautiful and even the linear parts have several branches of paths the player can take making each person have their own experience. The killing of Joel, while brutal, really set in motion the story and while I was displeased it was not series ruining for me. The story had an amazing pace up until the end of Day 3, which is where my 10/10 review gets thrown out the window.

    Now what the game gets wrong: We spent an entire game and DLC caring about the Ellie and Joel relationship only to be forced to play the person who ended it. The pacing at this point is whiplash worthy, the player went for the climax back to day 1 and forced to play as Abby. The entire "SJW" backlash on this part is just dumb, Lev being transgender probably has a total of 2 minutes of a 30hour game. Playing as Abby was not a rewarding experience, playing as Ellie I was collecting every collectible I could, but as Abby I found myself forcing my way through levels as fast as I could simply because she was not a relatable character. They tried to give her a redemption ark, and all along the way you hear about how much of a psychopathic murder machine she is, and the island sequence prove this even more. Abby is extremely selfish, I get that they were trying to make a foil to Joel, but the character was just not relatable at all. Now, the ending was one of the worst in history; there was no real resolution making the entire game pointless.

    First half of the game 10/10
    Second half .1/10
    overall: 4/10    … Expand
  31. therealtruth69
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Look it is undeniable to say that the game is stunning and gorgeous when it comes to grafics environment and even game play. On the other hand the the story was underwhelming in many ways starting with..... SPOILERS.... The death of Joal and thats not all the its shuved down trhe throats of the audience that Ellie is gay and it also seems unnatural that the fold of Ellie (Abby) had abnormally large arms almost as if the studio made the decision to make her seem less feminine. Now i do understand that living in a post apoalyptic future isnt exactually going to make you look like a super model but the arms on Abby stood out like a sore thumb. This game is also very female centric with all the main male characters being killed off or just ignored. This doesnt seem like the best choice since the main audiance for this game is male teenagers who just wanna kill Zombies. When i say that the LGBTQ content was out of hand i mean that there was a sex scene of two females which was unnecessary and just used to fill time. That is why i rate it a four out of ten the story was crap and it doesnt quite make up for it with game play there were instances where i kept saying come on stop talking and just let me kill zombies. I only enjoyed it because the game play was kinda good and challenging but besides that it didnt live up to my expectations.… Expand
  32. Pilotero
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    Long story short: You can give it a try. It has a solid gameplay, astonishing graphics and great details, but the story feels really meandering sometimes. It's a shame that a game from the franchise "The Last of Us" (where the storytelling is crucial) had such a lame story. On top of that, the story makes you feel anger most of the times, which is not something I look forward to have in aLong story short: You can give it a try. It has a solid gameplay, astonishing graphics and great details, but the story feels really meandering sometimes. It's a shame that a game from the franchise "The Last of Us" (where the storytelling is crucial) had such a lame story. On top of that, the story makes you feel anger most of the times, which is not something I look forward to have in a videogame.… Expand
  33. urbanned
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I want to preface this by saying that I absolutely loved the first game and its characters.

    Let's talk positives first. The technical aspect is suberb. TLOUII is visually breathtaking, the animations, the sound, the graphics are impressive considering the almost decade old hardware it's running on, huge props to the visual and environment artists. Like holy **** the quality of the facial expressions is incredible.

    The gameplay is alright, it's slightly improved here and there, you can go prone and takeout enemies by jumping on them, however it can go repetitive after a while since melee combat essentially is press square to hit and L1 to dodge, and there's not a lot of ammo around.

    The story is where this game completely ****s the bed. It manages to destroy everything you loved about the first game. It is full of disappointment, misery, plot holes and characters doing stupid things and complete 180's in the span of hours. Playing as this comically buff villain that brutally tortures and beats Joel to death just so the story can progress feels so cheap and disrespectful. From that point on Abby becomes irredeemable no matter how much dogs or saving animals the story shoves down your throat during her flashbacks. You're supposed to feel bad for her because her father died, even thought he wanted to perform nonconsensual lethal surgery on a child for a make-believe "cure" that had no guarantee of working. Playing as her for half the game was miserable.
    Ellie's flashbacks are so much more engaging and fun compared to the rest of the game it's like they were given to the new intern to write.

    There are way more points to consider but I don't give enough ****s to cover everything. I don't think the game is a 0/10 because there are things to love about it, but no way in hell is this a 10/10. "You don't like the game because you're homophobic" is a **** strawman and most of the valid criticism doesn't involve that, even though for me personally it is slightly over the top.Great visuals, serviceable gameplay and horrible story. I'd give it a 5 the it wasn't for the controversy surrounding Naughty Dog abusing copyright laws to strike down youtube channels who were discussing the leaks and spoilers, not to mention the Joel false advertising, censorship double standards, Neil Druckmann lying that Ellie was the only playable character and Abby not being advertised anywhere even though she's the PC in half the game.    … Expand
  34. MemeVarVeteran
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Зачем так портить персонажей и создавать настолько идиотский сюжет!?… Expand
  35. SayanKo
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It was great until we started playing as Abby. I’m really disappointed with this game… Expand
  36. Jevo
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    Mixed bag. Visually stunning. Not as bad as I thought the story choices were going to be. Some pretty cool tie-ins. However, am still very disappointed. Just too many things seem out of character from the last game.
  37. denia1998
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Bueno vamos a empezar con mi primera critica completamente subjetiva.
    Obviamente va con spoilers. Empecemos no vi ningún spoiler antes de jugar creo que eso es un punto importante y que puede influenciar a muchas opiniones, Empezare por lo que no me ha gustado y obviamente es la historia, ojo, entiendo que a mucha gente le guste pero voy a dar mi opinión de porque no me parece buena y es la misma que la de todos. Yo me pase el the last of us 1 hace medio año y lo tengo bastante fresco me gustó mucho sobre todo por lo minimalista de la historia allí no eran 6 o 7 peonajes desarrollándose eran solo Ellie y Joel una historia suya donde tenias diálogos opcionales excepcionales que te hacían interesarte por saber mas de esos personajes en cambio en este juego cambias tanto de compañero que no te llega a gustar nadie no veo buenas relaciones, por que Jesse o Dina se van con Ellie, puedo suponerlo pero por que a dina le gusta Ellie no veo ese toque personal que veía en el primero como poco a poco se construían la relacion entre ambos protagonistas. Bueno vamos con el gran spoiler la muerte de joel nada criticable (al contrario que con Tommy el cual yo creo que no se atrevieron a matar) me pareció valiente aunque no me gustara eso no me pareció malo al igual que me parece valiente que te obliguen a jugar con Abby pero te arriesgas a esto, a que a la mayoría de gente no le guste jugar con la persona que se ha cargado al protagonista, y ojo me parece que Abby es la verdadera protagonista de este juego me aunque pasa como con Ellie no llegas a empalizar del todo con ella, de un día para otro cambia de opinión y ya solo piensa en ayudar a unos sefaritas no se me parece repentino, a esto añadimos que te hacen pelear contra Ellie en el teatro. En lo personal pensaba que el juego se iba a acabar con Ellie y Dina en la granja no me parecía tan mal final pero de golpe vuelta a por Abby vamos a matar a mas gente para mi venganza y ahora que la tengo delante vamos a olvidar y a perdonar pero a las mas de 100 personas que he matado para llegar a ti no importan a la cada uno a lo suyo Abby a hacer su vida mientras que Ellie se queda sola sinceramente hubiera preferido que murieran las dos o algo por el estilo. En resumen no me parece una buena historia en la que pienses bueno si hubieran hecho esto o lo otro seria mejor, no me parece un the last of us donde se le dan cariño a los personajes se le dan mimo me parece una pelicula de blockbuster donde es mas importante la espectacularidad que los propios personajes (Ej: Abby pasando de un edificio a otro por una grúa y un puente un tanto dudoso).
    -En cuanto al gameplay es bueno adictivo aunque puede llegar a cansarte un poco (no en mi caso) muy continuista pero como tiene que ser para no perder la esencia añadiendo algunas mecanicas la esquiva el ir por el suelo.
    -En cuanto a la calidad gráfica nada que objetar es naughty dog haciendo cosas de naughty dog.
    -Conclusión: ¿Es the last of us parte dos un mal juego?, (Este juego es como un libro, te puede gustar mas o menos pero no por eso es un mal libro) para nada esta por encima de la media pero al ser sobre todo narrativo si no te gusta la historia ya esta perdido. Sin duda lo recomendaría a todo el mundo pero al no haberme gustado a mi lo siento se queda con un 4.    … Expand
  38. No8By
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    I want to make this as fair of a review as I can.

    Graphics 8/10 - Most people say how amazing this game looks. Had this game come out in 2018 I would agree but with games like Doom Eternal coming out this year the graphics of this game now seems dated in comparison, it still looks great (forest areas most notably) but not amazing. The face motion capture also looks uncanny valley more    I want to make this as fair of a review as I can.

    Graphics 8/10 - Most people say how amazing this game looks. Had this game come out in 2018 I would agree but with games like Doom Eternal coming out this year the graphics of this game now seems dated in comparison, it still looks great (forest areas most notably) but not amazing. The face motion capture also looks uncanny valley more often than not.

    Sound 9/10 - Voice acting, music and sound effects really sell the feel of the world and are as good as one could want.

    Game play 2/10 - Game play is a real let down, it doesn`t build on the first game and if any thing subtracts from it. With unlimited uses of your knife it really is a sneak around grab and stab game which is super repetitive, yes you could play it other ways but this ends up being the most effective way. They really needed to have a level of resource management, limited the number of times you can use the knife, or reward the player of using different tactics for an encounter.

    Story 1/10 - With out listing any spoilers the choice made at the 2~ hour mark was terrible and really killed the mood of the game from that point on. it also feels like a story was written early on and the game built on that then changed very late in development as it starts to be very disjointed even the later level designs suggest this. The ending also didn`t sit well for me as its not the actions, I feel the character would have made.

    Overall this game is a 5/10 (Average) It feels like a game that had a lot of shortcuts taken game play wise with the hope the graphics would make up for and a story that feels disjointed and character traits that don't connect well to the first game.    … Expand
  39. Noseble3d
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    I don't even know what to say... i just completed this game at 29 hours on hard, here's what i think:

    I am a huge fan of the first game, so much so that i could beat it in a single sitting on hard. Loving every single moment, perfecting my runs though encounters without damage or getting caught. Every play through id acquire more and more attachment to the characters. This game    I don't even know what to say... i just completed this game at 29 hours on hard, here's what i think:

    I am a huge fan of the first game, so much so that i could beat it in a single sitting on hard. Loving every single moment, perfecting my runs though encounters without damage or getting caught. Every play through id acquire more and more attachment to the characters.

    This game though, i cannot articulate a sentence powerful enough to convey my disappointment. I feel like they did not consider the prior fan base attachment at all. Sure there are heartfelt moments in the game such as the museum scene but after what they did to Joel. I wont accept this story as something meant for their fans. I felt no attachment or sympathy for anyone in Abby's portion of the story.

    As for the the visuals, sound, music, voice acting, it was great. Just as expected from naughty dog. The game play is similar to the first which i cant complain about but at 29 hours game time, i got extremely bored of the repetitiveness in enemies. It felt like the same layout with different background. Playing on hard, i found the game was too easy and forgiving on resources. I used maybe 2 health packs the entire play through. One on the tutorial and another when i got bored and rushed enemies in the final chapter. There was always snacks and resources to grab everywhere if you explored enough.

    Just based on the story, if i could go back in time, id cancel my pre-order and pretend Joel is still living a life watching over Ellie in Jackson with Tommy and Maria. This thing is just a heartache for the fans of the IP.    … Expand
  40. Dutchy999
    Jul 28, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. To talk about The Last of Us 2, you have to begin with The Last of Us. The story was incredible, with likeable characters. The beginning and end both brought tears to my eyes. The world was beautiful, the story incredible and the gameplay was solid for its time. The last of Us 2 had a beautiful world, maybe the prettiest on PS4. Gameplay has not really moved on since the last game and it felt dated. Also, the world felt empty at times. The story and character are both trash. I put them in one group, because they are related. The old characters are almost unrecognisable, only in the flashbacks you get a Last of Us feeling. The new characters are not likable, either because they are written poorly, or because they are to briefly in the game. I get the feeling they changed the story mid development and this also killed a lot of character development.

    Also this games feels very manipulative. And that is not a bad thing. Good writing is manipulating your feelings, whilst not making you feel manipulated. This game is so obvious in its manipulating, it takes you out of the game. I must admit the death of Joel felt **** and made me hate the game for a moment, but the could have saved it with good writing. The didn’t. They made you playing as Abby. Abby is a weirdly unlikable character and they make you play as her for a good portion of the game. First I thought I didn’t like her because she killed Joel, but I could understand where she is coming from, so that was not all of it. Was it because she looked weird? I would like to think I am more enlightened than that. But I did like the MMA fighter in the Mandalorian(edit: Gina Carano) and found here believable. After finishing the game I found out they used the body model from a female weightlifter/athlete, the face of a second women and the voice of an third women. They created an uncanny valley effect I couldn’t get over. I think it can be done well, this was not it. But in the end it doesn’t matter. I didn’t care about the characters, I didn’t care about the story, I didn’t care about the game.

    I lost my job of 20 years the week before this came out, so as a fan of part 1, I was excited I had the time to play this game. This game made me feel worse than losing my job. Neil Druckmann: “The Last of Us 2 is not meant to be fun.”. Well Neil, mission accomplished.    … Expand
  41. ImDjinn
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Holy hell....... Where do I even start with this game, first off we all play video games to make us feel happy not angry or frustrated right? Well unfortunately in this game it's not the case, and no I havent played the game and u don't even need to play it to find out how trash the story really is, the only time where u actually might need to play it is when u want to find out how good the gameplay is, second off this game is a waste of 1. 60 bucks 2. Almost 25 hours of ur life, u can simply just open youtube and watch the whole game without having to spend 60 bucks, but that's up to you if you want, third off if u actually put graphics aside for a bit and compare the first game to this one u will lose ur **** this game is just so **** disappointing to just see this series going from one of my favourite games to this waste of time is just ridiculous, I've watched a streamer play this game and I **** u not I fell asleep the gameplay is so **** repetitive u literally do the same **** over and over again and u don't even feel like ur progressing through the game, all u do is just literally go. Back and forth until u just quit the game, if u were to remove cut scenes from the game no one would play the **** that's because no one plays the game for the gameplay, only the story which surprisingly they **** it up, Joel dies in the first two hours of the game and u don't even get to play with him, he dies in the most dumb way u can possibly think of by trusting and saving some random person he's never heard of then he proceeds to walk into their basement with his brother Tommy with other like 7 people who are some random people, yet in the first game Joel and Tommy barely trusted anyone which doesn't make any sense, after Joel dies by abby, the devs of this game literally force u to play as the character that killed Joel for like 10 hours at some point in the game which obviously makes u feel frustrated, u literally build ur relationship with other characters on the game and then they die because Ellie wants "revenge" yet at the end of the game u don't even kill abby u just spare her, oh and what does Ellie get when she spares her? oh nothing really she just loses two of her fingers and loses her girlfriend and her baby and Tommy, the game makes u feel like a idiot for even spending the time to play it there's nothing to benefit off from playing this game, the best way to describe this game is this "at this point the game doesn't feel like a story, it feels like a **** message"… Expand
  42. AnoofAdam
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    How cud they do this. I'm in tears when they killed the main character off like an animal. This is not right. I have been waiting for years and years for this game and now look. I hope no one feels as hopeless as I do. I hate feeling like this.
  43. ArchAeden
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It is pretty hard to put my thoughts into words so if I look at specific points without spoiling the game then:

    Positives:
    -Graphics: Graphics are a high level and the detail and passion that went into the product is visible.

    -Animation: Excelent animations

    Negatives:
    -Gameplay: this is more a personal problem as I had this with the first one too. Though I had hoped they would have changed / improved more in 7 years.

    -Characters: This is where a major problem lies. Established characters act out of character and there is no development. A certain character who I will not name ends up being someone you play as and at the time you get there you feel nothing for that character or the ones around them. Also it is fine that they want to show you a revenge plot but they figuratively and literally spit on older characters.

    -Plot: I have seen a revenge plot a hundred times and I also seen it a hundred times better. You miss a connection when you just killed hundreds and now should feel bad about a single one.

    -The ending: I don't wanna spoil the ending, but let's just say the end feels empty like ash in your mouth as the whole goal of the game is not reached at the end.

    I personally love the last of us 1. But 2 misses the point of the first game completely and ruins characters. For me who finds story in games important this isn't a game for me. I would. I would, however say that if you're a person who liked the last of us 1 gameplay and visuals that you might like this too. I personally had hoped this game would reach new heights, but sadly instead of new heights it has reached a deep low point for me.

    i rate it a 4/10
    p.s can't seem to score it that way else it won't accept    … Expand
  44. exalte
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    This game not quality of naughty dog. I prefer less gameplay and more quality (particulary story). I think abby is bad idear. TLOU 1 IS BETTER!
  45. Dami4n
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Joel's death, Abby gameplay part and ending, **** up this game. Gameplay, graphics and accesibility options are 10/10. But the story went on the wrong direction.… Expand
  46. mLeo
    Jul 10, 2020
    4
    I liked the combat, crafting and graphics.

    Story is not that good but i liked the ending.
  47. PacmanMX
    Jun 26, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Una historia hecha sin un guión, solo con ocurrencias y parches. Personajes antipáticos, y te ponen a controlar al asesino y torturador del mejor personaje que tenia la serie, no entiendo.
    Solo sirve como demostración de los gráficos que podía alcanzar la consola.    … Expand
  48. pipe2020
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. estoy muy decepcionado de nauthy dog, me cuesta pensar que este juego lo hicieron las mismas personas que en la primera entrega, empezamos por el apartado técnico los gráficos son excelentes me parecieron loe mejores gráficos de toda esta generación de PS4 muy bueno también el diseño de niveles es simplemente excepcional , la jugabilidad esta muy bien es divertida y es un poco mejor en ciertos aspectos como lo son el cafeteo de las cosas, el sigilo esta mucho mejor implementado en comparación a la primera parte, y el sistema de mejora de habilidades y armas también es superior a la primera parte, la IA de los enemigos es un poco decepcionante ya que llegue a pensar que los enemigos iban a ser muy impredecibles o mucho mas inteligentes, pero son muy manejables los infectados son mas de lo mismo de el primer juego llegas a sentirte indefenso y eso algo positivo que causa el juego pero hasta cierto punto sientes que la situación nunca se te va de las manos entonces te sientes tranquilo, el gran declive de este juego no es su inclusión la inclusión esta bien, eso pasa a ser un segundo plano a nosotros los fans de este juego no nos interesa que ellie sea lesbiana esta bien, lo que acá en realidad importa es la mala narrativa que tiene el juego , que ademas de tener ciertos cliches también esta lleno de incongruencias, por ejemplo la falsa muerte de tommy que ohhh sorpresa no esta muerto y el cambio tan drastico de este mismo que a principio de la historia no quería vengarse y al final del juego cambia de parecve incluso le dice a ellie donde se encuentra abby para que termine su venganza enserio es muy poco creíble este cambio de parecer la poca importancia que le da jesse a dina y que esta antes mencionada jamas le cuente de su embarazo sabiendo que el es el padre, por ende también es importante que le se de por enterado de esto. el final directamente no lo entiendo creo que hubiera sido mejor cambiarlo, por ejemplo dar a elegir el final por que el trayecto es largo y este es mundo postapocaliptico no es una fantasía a veces hay finales malos también, podría haber sido a elección del jugador si dejar vivir o matar a abby, que por cierto a pesar de ser un personaje con el que no se siente ninguna clase empatia aun asi cuando me obligan a jugar con ella después de haber matado al personaje mejor construido, con un trasfondo excelente una historia muy bien escrita como lo es joel que convenientemente cree en abby cuando en el primer juego desconfiaba hasta de su sombra deja un mal sabor de boca, claramente era importante que joel muriera para así darle una evolución a ellie pero es una muerte anticlimatica y pésimamente escrita ademas ellie no presenta ninguna evolución durante toda la campaña al, otro tema que toca el juego es el empoderamiento de la mujer lo cual es algo que es bueno pero en el juego esta pésimamente implementado, donde solamente le dan un poco de desarrollo a los personajes femeninos y reduciendo a los hombres simplemente morir cada vez que le guion lo quiere y ademas de una manera forzada y muy anticlimatica sin mostrar una pizca de remordimiento este juego en lo personal manda un mensaje de empoderamiento erróneo una mujer puede salir adelante sin la necesidad de buscar ese enemigo natural como es el hombre, estoy triste con esta entrega definitivamente no es lo que esperaba después de ver el gran guion en la primera entrega ese juego tenia una narrativa que simplemente te hacia sentir empatia con todos joel, ver a ellie crecer, tess , bill, tommy incluso marlene y en esta entrega no hago empatia ni siquiera con las dos protagonistas...... otra cosa los críticos dan asco como pueden hypear tanto a la comunidad me parece que es un pisotón a la cara como es posible que le den notas tan altas sabiendo la poca narrativa que tiene este juego solo hicieron que nos decepcionáramos… Expand
  49. swanganz
    Jun 26, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have finished the game, but I feel such a crushing sadness after finishing it. I think I understand the intent of the developers, but don't think it made for an enjoyable experience. The first game, though desolate, was a beautiful mix of sadness/joy/excitement and ended with me feeling hope. In general, I felt good while playing Part I, and I ended the game feeling good as well.

    With Part II, I felt miserable playing as Abbby. I think the intent was for us to bond with her and sympathize with her, but despite the attempts, I just couldn't. I understand what Joel did in the first game, and don't think Abby was entitled to her revenge at all. I get her tribulations, but her Dad was kinda crazed and I don't feel warm towards Abby and her character arc.

    The violence was also way too much! Perhaps that was the intent? But had I known that, I wouldn't have played it. I feel as though this game was the equivalent to a situation where Voldemort wins at the end of Harry Potter, and then Hogwarts is burned and the Death Eaters win. I would not have wanted to read a story where that version of events played out! Similarly, I was so horrified I had to play as Abby, and beating up Ellie made me want to turn the games off and watch the ending summarized on youtube because I would have needed closure and to know how it ends. Good for the developers for doing what they felt was the right creative intent. This game made me feel bad, and I feel worse off for having played it.

    Some good though, because I think it's important these reviews are balanced. Graphics were amazing, and I DID like the gameplay. Just the story and characters I hated...This is why the ultimate score is 4. I think 0 scores are stupid and too emotional. But I would not recommend this game, and I would not have purchased it had I known how things were gonna play out.    … Expand
  50. Leo_Amorim
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    Um bom jogo tecnicamente mesmo tendo muito bugs, mas o principal erro é cuspir no jogo anterior, foi um desrespeito com os fãs.
  51. malinczik
    Jun 26, 2020
    4
    All about the game except the story is incredible, amazing: Gameplay, sound, music, voice acting and graphics.
    Sadly the story is really bad, and since this is a story telling game, if this part fail on the delivery, all the game falls apart. The script has a lot of errors that make you question a lot of the decision made but the characters, and the way the story is telling make the game    All about the game except the story is incredible, amazing: Gameplay, sound, music, voice acting and graphics.
    Sadly the story is really bad, and since this is a story telling game, if this part fail on the delivery, all the game falls apart. The script has a lot of errors that make you question a lot of the decision made but the characters, and the way the story is telling make the game rly bored and long at his second half.
    Definetly not the sequel we all were specting.    … Expand
  52. HeathRed
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. What can I say? The game offers a very wide options for approach for every combat which is amazing and an improvement in contrast to the first game. The graphics are breathtaking and the best of PS4, which I can guarantee wont be topped, the mocap, the details in the models, it's incredible. The game delivers a tense and dangerous atmosphere. But the big problem is that the story has a lot of weaks points and some characters arcs dont make sense at all. The game forces the player to empathize with Abby with very forced scenes snd moments to no avail. And the conclusion is unsatisfactory and a complete mess in both mecanics and plot. In a story-heavy oriented game like this, it is unforgivable.… Expand
  53. implicator
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    I will give it points for the graphics and general production values. Otherwise the game itself is hardly an evolution on the original. The worst part is the writing which is really a slap in the face if you wanted a real continuation of the first game. The worst part is that the game's director has a self insert character that has sex with the protagonist. Avoid this game if you can.
  54. Loljk12345
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    Theme over character. With nothing new to say, and no new likeable characters. Save your time and money.
  55. XIIIThirteen
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is not a 10/10 game, nor is it a 1/10 it is fairly mediocre in many aspects including gameplay and the story is filled with pandering done by the director at the cost of coming across as insincere. More time should’ve been spent making the overall story more enjoyable. If you played the first TLOU this game will make you hate everything about the sequel within the first 2 hours. Full review here: https://youtu.be/t-U9hsQ5dSk… Expand
  56. XxMaxastroxX
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    La historia me pareció muy mal hecha, más al inicio del juego, la forma en la que ocurren ciertos hechos está muy forzada y el final me dejó molesto.
    La jugabilidad es buena pero termina siendo muy cansino el hecho de ir de un lugar a otro son indicadores casi, la Is de los enemigos me parece muy mala, prácticamente puedes pasarte el juego a golpes si sabes esquivar.
  57. Smitten
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    Neil Druckmann ruined the story of this game in an unredeemable manner to the point I have no interest in revisiting the tale of The Last of Us 2. The ending was a disappointment that left me feeling unsatisfied in a way I rarely feel. Characters I've come to love in the previous title ruined by this awful game. I'd rate this title lower if it wasn't for how amazing the voice acting,Neil Druckmann ruined the story of this game in an unredeemable manner to the point I have no interest in revisiting the tale of The Last of Us 2. The ending was a disappointment that left me feeling unsatisfied in a way I rarely feel. Characters I've come to love in the previous title ruined by this awful game. I'd rate this title lower if it wasn't for how amazing the voice acting, environment, and gameplay are.… Expand
  58. LegendaryChef
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    The first game was wonderful, I get what Naughty Dog was trying to do with P2. But in my opinion, they disappointed a lot of old fans who truly cared about the first game. My girlfriend who had not seen anything of the original story, liked the narrative.
  59. Revolt666
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    Они хотели , чтобы я ее прошел и увидел все до конца, после так называемого конца, ощущения что тебя опустили в бочку с дерьмом, по другому не назовешь. Графика окей хорошая, но ты ждёшь от ААА проекта совсем другого подхода от разработчиков,тут вышло "И так сойдёт" Полностью испорченное настроение от прохождения этой игры, прройду ли я ее ещё раз , точно нет. Худшая игра года, как по мне.Они хотели , чтобы я ее прошел и увидел все до конца, после так называемого конца, ощущения что тебя опустили в бочку с дерьмом, по другому не назовешь. Графика окей хорошая, но ты ждёшь от ААА проекта совсем другого подхода от разработчиков,тут вышло "И так сойдёт" Полностью испорченное настроение от прохождения этой игры, прройду ли я ее ещё раз , точно нет. Худшая игра года, как по мне.
  60. marryvv
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    Que mas decir que no se haya dicho ya voy a tratar de resumir lo maximo mi opinion desde lo que yo senti al jugar el juego... a ver tengo que decir que el juego se me a hecho aburrido,vacio y no llego a engancharme ni un 10% de lo que hizo el anterior que a mi parecer es uno de los mejores juegos de la historia jamas creados a nivel jugable y narrativo. Creo que esto se debe a sus erroresQue mas decir que no se haya dicho ya voy a tratar de resumir lo maximo mi opinion desde lo que yo senti al jugar el juego... a ver tengo que decir que el juego se me a hecho aburrido,vacio y no llego a engancharme ni un 10% de lo que hizo el anterior que a mi parecer es uno de los mejores juegos de la historia jamas creados a nivel jugable y narrativo. Creo que esto se debe a sus errores argumentales y a nivel de historia en general siento que a dicho nivel el juego esta plagado de conceptos nuevos muy interesantes, muy pero que muy interesantes a mi parecer, el problema es que todos y cada uno de los conceptos presentados por el juego son ejecutados a mi gusto y opinion de una forma muy mala tan mala diria que raya la mediocridad mas aun cuando naughty dog una de las que quiza sean las empresas con mayor calidad en sus obras y que nunca habian conocido un mal juego... por lo menos hasta hoy.
    el juego a nivel argumental esta plagado de lo que se conoce mas comunmente como " guinazos" si uno tras otro y cada uno mas brutal que el otro todos esos conceptos interesantes que presenta el juego son introducidos de forma pauperrima,desganada y por medio comunmente de guinazos impresionantes, lo que da lugar obviamente a muchisimos huecos argumentales y esto sumado tambien a la cantidad gigantesca de relleno que hay en las 35 horas de juego que nos ofrece el titulo. No hacen mas que maltratar a los personajes y conceptos que ya venian de la primera parte, simplemente no disfrute el juego en absolutamente ninguno de sus apartados ya que los errores que acarrea el titulo ahogan totalmente cualquier pequeña luz que yo pueda llegar a ver. Creo que es un juego que va a deprimir y disgustar a cualquier fan del mundo que nos presentaron hace ya 7 años.    … Expand
  61. MerrazHQ
    Jun 30, 2020
    4
    The story which was the main feature in this game was terrible, gameplay remains the same with a few additions like dodging button and proning but it's not enough to compensate for the complete letdown that was the story. besides, TLoU1 suffered from a lack of variety when it came to combat and it would become repetitive at times, TLoU2 does nothing to improve on this subject with only oneThe story which was the main feature in this game was terrible, gameplay remains the same with a few additions like dodging button and proning but it's not enough to compensate for the complete letdown that was the story. besides, TLoU1 suffered from a lack of variety when it came to combat and it would become repetitive at times, TLoU2 does nothing to improve on this subject with only one new infected type that will be encountered throughout the game and the human enemies being pretty much the same as the ones in the first installment, now though TLoU1 had a certain feeling of repetitiveness it wouldn't be an important matter because the pacing of the game was consistent between cinematics, combat and exploration. Unfortunately this is not the case with TLoU2 where you feel the 50% of the game is cinematics, 30% of the game is walking and exploring and 20% is actual gameplay. and then, we have the political agenda, the fact that they would remove Joel from the game and replace him with a gorilla girl on steroids in order to pander to feminists and those other weirdos talks a lot about the director and the quality of his ideas. Neil Druckmann is a clown and should never be in charge of directing a game. to say this game is a disappointment is putting it very mildly.… Expand
  62. Lawlessness01
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    I bought this game for the story, I don't personally care too much about the graphics and the gameplay from the first game was pretty repetitive. I don't buy games for having good music but the first had that in spades. While I did enjoy the gameplay slightly more, it still felt like it was plagued by the problems of the first game: Bad AI, very repetitive stealth sections, too much QTE,I bought this game for the story, I don't personally care too much about the graphics and the gameplay from the first game was pretty repetitive. I don't buy games for having good music but the first had that in spades. While I did enjoy the gameplay slightly more, it still felt like it was plagued by the problems of the first game: Bad AI, very repetitive stealth sections, too much QTE, skill tree system that doesn't do anything, and a couple other things. They did add some new things too, like unpreventable jump scares and some slightly annoying attempts to make it seem less linear. The pacing of the gameplay clearly saw some improvements thankfully, making it easier to progress. Characters were very hit or miss, and some of the acting felt weak. Where to start on the story. The pacing was god awful, I actively hated playing through a large portion of the game although I enjoyed the it mostly until around mid way through. The story tries to make you feel bad through cheap tricks, that are easy to see through. I understand the themes and ideas of revenge and violence that they were trying explore, but they did it in cheap ineffective, sometimes clearly emotionally manipulative ways. I wouldn't buy it, unless you don't care about the story all that much and enjoyed the gameplay of the first game.… Expand
  63. jeffrose
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. graphics /gameplay wise its 9/10 however, the story is full of plot holes and just try to push the “political issues” into this game. I personally think that if this was a standalone game. it wouldve been fine however, the first game did a really good job delevoping ellie and joel as a character. it really upset me (spoiler alert) to see joel killed by an under develop character. who was never in the first game nor was mentioned and to add salt to the injury. you will play this character for some the portions of the game. I also find hard to believe joel trusted those guys so easily which contradict joel character as it was pretty clear in the first game that he does have trust issue. naughty has been one of my fav developers out ther but they really job the ball on this one… Expand
  64. NER0FVD0
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Se puede decir que Joel cultivo lo que sembró se entiende, toda acción tiene sus consecuencias, que sean protagonista no los hace inmune al castigo por dichas acciones... pero los cultivos los cosecho antes de tiempo por el guión que forzó actitudes que no fueron congruentes con su personalidad, eso fue un error abismal un ej: aceptar acompañar a Abby a un grupo de completos extraños que sin mencionar estaban armados hasta los dientes.! Hablamos de Joel un personaje que fue cazador, contrabandista y responsable de la exterminación del grupo "Las luciérnagas", hablamos de que Joel duras a penas pudo confiar en Henry y Sam en la primera entrega, incluso en TLOU II Joel le enseña a Ellie que debe ocultar su inmunidad para salvaguardarse...

    Ahora en TLOU II el motor principal de Ellie es la "venganza" lo que la lleva a matar a la mayoría de los integrantes de los Wolfs a sangre fria, un ejemplo mismo es cuando asesina a Mel (que estaba embarazada) y Owen, que al cabo de unos momentos Tommy le comenta a Ellie que casi todos están muertos excepto el verdugo de Joel, Abby... en esa escena se puede sentir como Ellie tiene la intención de no descansar hasta tener entre sus manos el cuello de Abby...

    Para que? para que al final del juego la dejase ir, dejando a nuestra Ellie totalmente sola y sin una congruente redención... Sin novia, sin su amigo (jesse), sin el hijo adoptivo, sin su figura paterna y sin la capacidad de poder darle color a los recuerdos de nuestro amado Joel tocando guitarra...

    De ahi lo demás TLOU II es magnifico, apartado gráfico, gameplay, banda sonora de maravilla, estructuración y lógica en la creación de niveles pero... el plato fuerte que es la historia, que hace la diferencia de un juego de zombies normal esta mal... :( :( :(    … Expand
  65. Petronius88
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    Perks: Nice graphics, music, combat slightly improved from original.

    Middle of the road: Game play.. same as original (which relied on story to be compelling). Cons: Playing this game after the original made me feel like I was reading a series of novels written by two different authors. The author of the original loved their subject matter and was committed to building strong    Perks: Nice graphics, music, combat slightly improved from original.

    Middle of the road: Game play.. same as original (which relied on story to be compelling).

    Cons: Playing this game after the original made me feel like I was reading a series of novels written by two different authors. The author of the original loved their subject matter and was committed to building strong characters while subverting their expectations in an intelligent and logical manner based on meaningful human experience that readers could relate to.

    The sequel? It feels like it was written by someone who had an agenda as their primary motivation rather than creating a good story.. (Reminds me of East German Theatre prior to the collapse of the wall). It feels forced, illogical and the main moral "point" completely misses the mark based on player's experience with the original. While in university I remember having to sift through tons of bogus academic articles that applied Freud to literally everything... This feels like someone took some strange philosophical cult ideology and slapped it onto an action shooter game to forcefully educate the 'masses'    … Expand
  66. Mauriciocordova
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The story line is not good to many time jumps and yes the way they kill joe is dumb… Expand
  67. SilentDeathSD
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    The great graphics and decent gameplay struggle hard to offset the flawed and disjointed story.
  68. LukeMorgan20
    Jul 1, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. When I played the last of us 2. I just got done playing the first Last of Us but the game is massive disappointment compared to the first. I don't see how massive game Journalist will give this game a 10/10. And then claim that everyone that who gives it a bad score has not played it. Well I played it and it's still a bad story. Also I know for fact that they haven't played the game because if definitely not 10/10 game.

    Positives: Graphics and gameplay in this game Is are amazing. When playing stealth on survivor felt like it was a true survivor game that if I get shot it actually matter. I've to be very careful in each encounter I got into or I would be killed and there are so may ways you can take out enemy's. Sound effects and cutsceans are one the best on any PS4 game I've ever seen.

    Negatives: Ok the story is just a bad rollercoaster ride. I don't know why they choose to go down this path for the writing of the game. For the first Hour of the game you play as the new character Abby and she kills Joel. I'm not mad that they killed Joel I'm mad how they did it. Another massive issue In this game are the new characters you are suppose to care about. As Abby when her friends die by Ellie the game expects that you should feel bad for them when you don't. Same thing for Ellie new friends like Jesse I never really game a **** about them through out the game. The Plot for Abby is so dumb. The game tries way to hard to make us feel bad for Abby and it fails at that. The only thing that was slightly interesting about Abby story was Lev backstory. Then after you're with Lev and Lara dies her story feels pointless and that there is no end goal and that I'm doing useless crap with Lev. Ellie flashback with Joel was really nice especially the birthday one. But Even Ellie story feels like the plot and her charter are just weakened and out of touch compared to the first game. By the End of the game the only characters you only really care about are the one from the first game such as Ellie and Tommy. And When Ellie about to kill Abby I guess the writers thought that we will like Abby but we don't. They should've killed Abby it's more realistic. Or better yet written a whole different Story.

    The Writing of the story is what basically what destroys this game I don't know why Neil Druckmann thought this was a good story. He said that he wanted to respect the characters of the first game well all I've seen was disrespect toward Joel and Ellie in this Game.    … Expand
  69. Amakusa6
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. nada tiene q ver con tlou1, 7 años para solo contar una novela mexicana de venganza, nada paso con el apocalipsis, nada paso con las luciernagas, nada paso con nada, no hay continuacion de NADA graficos exelentes solo por eso no le puse 1, espero q ND revea todo y saque otro rapido antes en la linea temporal de tlou2 y q haya una continuacion real porque si asi van a ser los exclusivos........ xbox te pasa por arriba en la nueva generacion ehhhh… Expand
  70. Dante1995
    Jul 26, 2020
    4
    Poor game, terrible history. Yes, the graphics in the game are beautiful and detailed! but you won’t leave it alone, the game is very lightweight even at a high level of difficulty it didn’t impress me, the mechanics of the game are also too primitive, I really looked forward to its evolution, but it didn’t work out, so my rating is only 3!
  71. boblehead78
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    Game play is ok but gets really tedious later on in the game. Nothing is really changed or added onto from the original game aside from a useless jump button and prone.

    Graphics are amazing and truly fit the world that the last of us 2 is Story is where it lacks and that's a major point considering that this game is a STORY GAME. Unlikable and unfitting new characters that you are    Game play is ok but gets really tedious later on in the game. Nothing is really changed or added onto from the original game aside from a useless jump button and prone.

    Graphics are amazing and truly fit the world that the last of us 2 is

    Story is where it lacks and that's a major point considering that this game is a STORY GAME. Unlikable and unfitting new characters that you are forced to play and meaningless dialogue moments that seem to be dragged on and on. Overall just a enjoyable experience

    Compared to the first game that felt like i was never wanting for this game to end, and tlou2 that made it a chore to reach the credits, this game really does deserve a bad score.

    4/10
    Story's not good IMO    … Expand
  72. EndoJin
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. - Spoilers -

    Se toma el camino fácil causando shock por la muerte de Joel en una escena para nada construida. Se liga el juego a una "historia de venganza" que al final nunca ocurre. Dejan de lado el desarrollo de la trama principal del juego: un mundo post-apocaliptico y la humanidad buscando una cura. Los infectados pasan a ser enemigos de fondo en las rutas.    … Expand
  73. ESea97
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I really wanted to like this game...

    I really genuinely did but a revenge story without the revenge isn't just depressing but it's also pointless and it does a disservice to both the fans and all the characters in the story.

    Not only does Ellie not get her revenge she also loses both Dina and JJ, both her and Tommy are now permanently disfigured because of there efforts and so now Ellie has literally lost everything. She literally has nothing to show for her efforts. She achieves nothing and she learns nothing and as someone who loved the original game I can't recommend this game unless you want to have the original game ruined for you.    … Expand
  74. Kierstop
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Do yourself a favor, and don’t play this game. The best way I can describe it is season 8 of game of thrones. It’s high quality but the story missed the mark. I genuinely have never been so disappointed and miserable playing a game. The goal was to make you empathize with Abby and by the end you should have understood why Ellie let her go. It simply failed to do that. Parts of the game were way too drawn out or just didn’t even need to be included. Of course there were parts of the game that I enjoyed but I did not enjoy it as much as I could have. The combat was fun though.… Expand
  75. Jayi04
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    It’s an amazing game play but the story is just all over the place. I just wish the story was more deep like it was in the first game. And after finishing the game all you’ll do is ask yourself why did I go through all of that why was the ending so bland.
  76. revvvv
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. From trailers we were promised Joel and Ellie. While I understand that both Neil Druckmann and Anita wanted for the game to have a strong feminist agenda, killing the John Wick character of your game AT THE START ain't it, Chief.

    Abby would've been likeable if they build up her badass motif then have her kill Joel at the end. That way, the players wouldn't feel like dropping the game from the first two hours. Besides, why, why one earth did our 50 yrld man-- probably in his 60s now, died when he was a fantastic survivor of the first game. You can't just say "oh he mellowed out", ask veterans, they still have their instincts. I love the gameplay. I like the graphics. Kuddos to them. I appreciate how they ttied to include more of the minority. I just wish they presented the story in a more jawdropping way. I actually would love the stoey and the theme of forgiveness if it was presented better, just a few tweaks would've made the game a masterpiece Anyways, still love Ellie. I wish they gave Joel a proper death.    … Expand
  77. Maresefid777
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    Ahhh I am trying so hard to get into this game, tryin to find something to hold onto after I’ve finished the game, but I just can’t :( I love the first Last of Us so much that after all these years, I can still remember the emotions that its story got out of me the first time I played it. I genuinely did not even had a doubt in my mind that the second part is going to be at least a goodAhhh I am trying so hard to get into this game, tryin to find something to hold onto after I’ve finished the game, but I just can’t :( I love the first Last of Us so much that after all these years, I can still remember the emotions that its story got out of me the first time I played it. I genuinely did not even had a doubt in my mind that the second part is going to be at least a good game! Reaching the heights of the first one was always going to be difficult, however I wasn’t even asking for much. Just a good story with an amazing gameplay,graphics,acting,etc. Would have done the job! But nope, we got a ridiculous story that ruined the experience! I am just hurt and sad and don’t know how to feel about this anymore! Anyway it looks like nothing positive coming out of 20202 anymore :/ Guess we in it together guys!!… Expand
  78. Skipshot661
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Jogo só tem gráficos e gameplay, pra mim a história deixa a desejar e muito.… Expand
  79. Canireviewtlou2
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Honestly I don’t know where to start this game is a disgrace to the original okay Joel in the original he RAN over a guy acting hurt because he Knew it was an ambush but in part 2 he just walked into an ambush without concern it’s not that he died it’s how he died and it’s NOT because of all the lgbtq stuff that’s fine it’s the **** story and you Have to Play TEN HOURS as Abby and you don’t feel sympathetic for her so when you get to the end you just want to kill her But you don’t and Your even Forced to BEAT UP Ellie AS Abby! Not to mention the lies in the trailer I just want to delete this **** game graphics are great gameplay is just copy pasted from the original I’m giving it an 4/10 so I can even post this so bye.… Expand
  80. MartinGTR21
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Mucho Relleno innecesario en la historia que hace que sea un poco aburrido...pero por lo demás está increíble Gráficos,peleas, enfrentamientos,banda sonora ...etc… Expand
  81. Supersniper490
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Gameplay and combat is good but the story is terrible introducing the most unreliable character and makeing you play as her. everyone hates her not a single person wants to play as her and the ending is the worst just when you think your about to finally get revenge the game quickly pulls the rug out of underneath you and lets her go scot free meanwhile elle lost everything and gets nothing out of it. The whole last part to the game just feels completely worthless almost as worthless as the whole abby section. Rip last of us just going to pretend that there never was a sequel… Expand
  82. Elektrotwerk
    Aug 13, 2020
    4
    As a fan of all Naughty Dog games, most TLOU I'm very disappointed how the second part was promoted and what they have done with the story direction. The first one is with MGS and FFVII one of my top three Playstation games.

    The Last of Us 2 had good moments (I loved the museum part so much), the game has great action. The environments, the mood in the game and a lot in the game are    As a fan of all Naughty Dog games, most TLOU I'm very disappointed how the second part was promoted and what they have done with the story direction. The first one is with MGS and FFVII one of my top three Playstation games.

    The Last of Us 2 had good moments (I loved the museum part so much), the game has great action. The environments, the mood in the game and a lot in the game are fantastic. Never saw a Playstation game looking that good. But TLOU is about the story, the bound between Ellie and Joe. And this game, takes that all from us. So much felt forced, implausible, not needed and not interesting at all. Some characters are so annoying and boring, the story telling is bad and the pacing is very confusing and distracting. I totally understand everybody hating this game. I also understand people liking this game. So for me it looks and plays too good for a zero. But so much is done so bad too, that it is never ever a 10/10. And because the important part (story) is badly done, I give it a 4/10.    … Expand
  83. theGunner76
    Jun 26, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The character assassination Naughty Dog made with Ellie, is beyond imagination. It even ruined part 1 for me. Technically brilliant in every way, but how Abby was treated with such meaningless violence, spearing Ellies life TWICE, is something I never can erase from memory. It felt so wrong cutting up Abby in the end, that I will never forgive Naughty Dog for this.… Expand
  84. Bflynnyboyy
    Jun 26, 2020
    4
    worsed story ever actually can't belive I spent 50 pound on this on release date and bought it digital so can't sell it . What a big waste of money this game actually is. Graphics are the only thing good about this game, I struggled to finish it and when I did all I felt was disappointment and do not waste your money
  85. Doctor_Kabanov
    Jun 26, 2020
    4
    After playing 20+ hours of the game i must say. Overall game is pretty bad. Only good part is graphics and music. The gameplay feels old and uninspirit. Shooting part is straight up broken, just as broken as stealth. Writing is awfull. Overall i give it 4/10 it does not deserve more.
  86. davidkopriva
    Jun 26, 2020
    4
    I have to say that The Last of Us Part II was one of the best games i’ve played. The gameplay is really stunning. But... this game really wasn’t about gameplay. This game was always about story. And that is the problem. Maybe after some time, i’ll understand what writers from Naughty Dog want us to serve, but not right now. Right now, few hours after the finishing the game, I’m reallyI have to say that The Last of Us Part II was one of the best games i’ve played. The gameplay is really stunning. But... this game really wasn’t about gameplay. This game was always about story. And that is the problem. Maybe after some time, i’ll understand what writers from Naughty Dog want us to serve, but not right now. Right now, few hours after the finishing the game, I’m really dissapointed. Whole game I thougt that developers going to give us some satisfactory or bittersweet ending after lot of terrible teists, but nothing happened... Just another open-end story with lot of unquestioned task. As I said, this game was always primary about the sotry, so i cannot give higher rank that 4/10… Expand
  87. HanBran
    Jun 26, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I suppose I should start this by saying that the first game is one of my favorite video games of all time, so you can know the context, and that I have finished the game.

    First, what I did like about the game:
    1. The graphics
    2. The locations
    3. Ellie and Dina's relationship!!
    4. Most of Ellie's gameplay
    4. The gameplay was ok but the companion AI is still messed up. I liked how they upped the handling difficulty of the weapons 5. The usage of stalkers is much more advanced than the first game and they're a big part of the gameplay now, which I loved
    6. The shamblers are amazing!
    7. Ellie's flashbacks

    And now to what I didn't like:
    1. The overall story. Personally, I think the story is in the category of exploitation films. Meaning, it uses shock value, brutality, and extreme emotions as a way to hook people, often placing too much emphasis on those aspects. When done well it can make a good story, but unfortunately here I don't think it was done well. They killed Joel so early and in such a brutal way that it's simply not palatable to me. To do this with a beloved character after making him act far more trusting than his previous characterization simply feels shoehorned and sloppy.
    2. The ending. I understand that the moral is supposed to be that revenge doesn't pay off, but again, to give such an absolutely bleak ending to a beloved character was a risk that to me didn't pay off when paired with the rest of the tragedy in the game. Again, the usage of extreme emotional "torture" to elicit a response from the gamer. They could have given us a sad ending without making Ellie live out her biggest fear, or killing off Jesse for no reason, or giving us hope for Ellie's happiness then ripping it away. Sure, perhaps, it's realistic to their world, but in the first game Joel sustained a gut wound after being impaled by rebar, and he survived. The first game wasn't about realism and it just feels like they tried to go too hard to "make up for it" here. The least they could've done is had Ellie and Tommy reconnect to show that even if you make the mistake of giving in too much to revenge, there can be hope for rebuilding.
    3. Forcing us to kill dogs as Ellie. This feels like a sneaky move to try to get us to dislike Ellie more. Not to mention animal death is a big no for me and the fact that we're made to do it over and over is not fun to say the least.
    4. Lev's story. This here is pretty much what set in stone the fact that they were just making an exploitation film. There was no need to make Lev suffer the loss of not only his family, but also his culture, and in such an utterly violent way nonetheless. It's misery for the sake of misery, and it doesn't sit right with me as a remember of the LGBT+ community that they went so hard with Lev's suffering.
    5. Being made to play as Abby. I actually did enjoy a fair portion of Abby's part since hers has more zombies. But it just felt forced when they tried to make us feel bad for her. After all, she was the first one to take pleasure in revenge, and if not for her Ellie wouldn't have been pushed over the edge. I feel like playing as her could've been done much better if we just weren't forced to play as her for half of the game. It was quite disruptive after getting excited about maxing out multiple weapons and skills with Ellie, not to mention that Ellie was the reason I was playing the game in the first place.

    I could say more but I think that sums most of it. I think it made sense for Joel to die, but they definitely didn't go the right direction with how they did it, especially with how they made Joel so trusting. They just went way too hard on the misery and gave the players too many cruel stabs with what they did to most of the characters, amd although I would normally say that the story isn't all that important, with the last of us it really is one of the main attractions.    … Expand
  88. Oldgunner
    Jun 26, 2020
    4
    Last of us is more about story to me than anything else.Giving it a 0 ain't fair but I can't go any higher than this either
  89. rVnL
    Jun 26, 2020
    4
    It is just an embarrasment!It is way too long,and it gets tedious once you reach the second half of the game when a certain important dumb thing happens.Not only that,but the game just disrespects the story,the characters of the original and it even disrespects the fans.
  90. LikeADream
    Jun 30, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The worst thing about this game is the story and pacing. The graphics and sound effects are great but the story makes it hard to enjoy the gameplay especially when it cut to flashback after flashback that you have to play through and you are forced to play as the one who killed Joel. It wasn't fun. I am in my 2nd playthrough and I thought it would be enjoyable this time because I already know the story but unfortunately it isn't.

    I will think again before buying this game because Ghost of Tsushima and Cyberpunk 2077 are on their way and you might enjoy and have fun with these games more than a game that was design to disturb you and punish you for loving the main characters of the first the last of us game. it really drains you and sucks the life out of you.    … Expand
  91. DaddyStego
    Jun 26, 2020
    4
    Pretty **** bad story, gameplay is the only reason its not a 0. Naughty dog really spent 7 years and thought “this is it”.
  92. BloaterSnake
    Jun 26, 2020
    4
    I finished the game and im in my second playthrough and the main reason people tuned into this game was to see Joel and Ellies story but they completely failed on that and decided to focus on a cheap revenge story with a zero satisfactory or payoff trash ending...

    New polished gameplay, graphics and the infected compensate for the game a bit but they are nothing groundbreaking and they    I finished the game and im in my second playthrough and the main reason people tuned into this game was to see Joel and Ellies story but they completely failed on that and decided to focus on a cheap revenge story with a zero satisfactory or payoff trash ending...

    New polished gameplay, graphics and the infected compensate for the game a bit but they are nothing groundbreaking and they are not the best in the gaming.t    … Expand
  93. Jgille03
    Jul 25, 2020
    4
    After looking forward to this game’s release for a number of years, I now know that I won’t have to worry about waiting for the last of us 3. Finishing the chore.
  94. Honecker
    Jun 26, 2020
    4
    This game is very very Brutal! (minor spoilers)

    Gameplay 7/10: The Gameplay ist basically the same as in the first game, with a lot less dumpsters and ladders to be moved, Ammunition is nice and rare and stealth is still very satisfying. AI 3/10: For a triple-A game to have this bad and predictable of an AI especially while Patroling in a 1m wide lane or while looking directly at    This game is very very Brutal! (minor spoilers)

    Gameplay 7/10: The Gameplay ist basically the same as in the first game, with a lot less dumpsters and ladders to be moved, Ammunition is nice and rare and stealth is still very satisfying.

    AI 3/10: For a triple-A game to have this bad and predictable of an AI especially while Patroling in a 1m wide lane or while looking directly at your companion is staggering, most of the time you don't notice the poor ai when you are just fighting but if you pay just a little attention it is weird even changing the difficulty settings didn't improve the AI.

    Visuals 9/10: the Game looks gorgeous. The animation of the face to convey emotions is very spot on so you can actually read the characters without them having to explain their emotions. the takedowns and especially the cutscenes are incredibly gruesome and most certainly over the top.

    Story ?/10: .... The first part of the Game Is nice to play and is a good introduction into the Game after the character goes to Seattle the game picks up Steam while you play as Ellie the story is very nice especially in the flashbacks. The way you slaughter your way through the enemies. You fully understand the decisions of Ellie and have to watch her mentally unravel killing everyone in her way. about a 7.5/10 up to here Close to the final encounter the game leaves you on an insane cliffhanger and forces you to play a different character Abby, the same character that drove you on this entire revenge quest, and honestly this part of the game is by far the worst. in the entire 13h playtime of Abby, it never felt like it really belonged into the main game, it felt like an afterthought put in to make the player miserable every chance the game gets, you play the same events leading up to the cliffhanger just from the enemies Point of view, the only redeeming part of this "Sidequest" was the Subquest around Lev&Yara, every other character isn't even written likable so there is a 10-15h Part of the game that doesn't serve any purpose with maybe the exception of reminding and taunting the player with what happened in the game up to that point, in Ellie's part the Flashbacks were a nice break from the Killing but in Abby's part they just seem to be put in to pad the runtime. At the end of this part, you are forced to play as Abby and fight Ellie, neither die from this encounter. This part is maybe a 2/10. Next character switch, you play as Ellie again, who settled down with her Girlfriend Dina and Dina's child JJ, everything seems like the game ending 30 minutes of gameplay with Ellie successfully breaking the Circle of hate and revenge. Thou it is clear that Ellie suffers from her action and what she witnessed. One day Tommy (Joel's brother) visits and asks why she has stopped hunting Abby after that Ellie decides to end the circle differently by just killing Abby. You play as Abby again in Santa Barbara looking for clues to the Fireflies after you find what you were looking for you are ambushed and now you play as Ellie and hunt her down. there will be a confrontation between Abby and Ellie in the end no one dies but Ellie loses some fingers. The end is maybe a 4/10

    Sound & Music 7/10: Sound in this game is very scary and disturbing in places your hands will get sweaty when you hear the clicking of clickers or the whistling of the scars. The music, on the other hand, is nice but not quite as memorable as in the first game

    Difficulty 9/10: the simple fact that you can basically change anything in the game, for example, make ammo more abundant or scarcer. you can change how fast ai will detect you and so on. this game has the right difficulty setting for any player if its the first time they have played a third-person shooter or this is their millions time.

    Overall 4/10: Sadly this Game with the insane down your throat Story was at parts an 8/10 but sadly it guilt trips you for 10h+. I would still recommend you play the game or at least take a look on stream or youtube. Deep down this ist a fantastic game just the story and the "Sidequest" destroy the game.    … Expand
  95. GandalfCzarny
    Jun 29, 2020
    4
    Wow! So where do I start with this? First of all - I love first game. Maybe it's not my game of decade or something, but I really liked characters, story and some aspects of gameplay, so naturally I waited for sequel. And do I get? Story wrote by drunken and retarted monkeys, god awful characters and their flop relations, romance so dumb and shallow that even Padme-Anakin looks likeWow! So where do I start with this? First of all - I love first game. Maybe it's not my game of decade or something, but I really liked characters, story and some aspects of gameplay, so naturally I waited for sequel. And do I get? Story wrote by drunken and retarted monkeys, god awful characters and their flop relations, romance so dumb and shallow that even Padme-Anakin looks like Shakespeare, and this dull, boring, obsolete and muddling gameplay. This is the first time, when I feel just dumber after playing some game! And I'm just sick of listening how this game is "masterpiece after 10 hours". 10 hours it's a lot of time, and when I even after this long time, I still feel sick and dumb, than something go wrong. The worst game of this year!… Expand
  96. BigHagry
    Jun 26, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Amazing graphics with same gameplay as it’s predecessor, but the story and narrative is so bad.

    The death scene of Joel is poorly implemented, and the feminism message is so bad.

    The spirit of the first was much better than this.
    Sometimes you feel you are playing a Resident Evil game.

    After all the hundreds of worthless killings, finally Ellie decides not to kill, that’s a horrible ending. The false advertising of the game, made me so pissed.    … Expand
  97. TeridoTV
    Jun 26, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Well gameplay is okay. Game Looks awesome, Gotta give it Points for that. But the Story.... Oh man.. The Start was great gut the end.... Oh boi... It sucks.. Ellie is just Out vor Revenge and she has pretty much No character anymore. She ist nothing Like the little Ellie in the first Game… Expand
  98. Kundilicious
    Jun 26, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The thing is the way Abby killed joel removed any chances of me symphatizing with Abby if it was a quick death inflicted because of the reasons she had then I would be more ok with it. If they had given some idea of why she was doing it before the actual death I would be more fine with it, and The thing I hate the most is I felt like Abby was also the main charachter of the game which I hated.… Expand
  99. Evan17777
    Jun 26, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Bad ending
    Bad story
    This game is the bad story ever for this gen
    Come on naughty dog, change story    … Expand
  100. Tiger-tony1986
    Jun 26, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Disappointed with Joel's deaths and the fact you don't get kill her at the end. And the time spend playing as abby was waste if time because it has nothing to do with Joel and Ellie. They make u spend 10 hours making out abbys a gd person helping lev wen there nuthing she can do for me not want Ellie to kill her… Expand
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#2 Best PS4 Game of 2020
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#1 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2020
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#3 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2020

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Universal acclaim - based on 121 Critic Reviews

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