The Last of Us Part II

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  1. tobes
    Jun 28, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I don’t understand it. I was so excited for this ever since they announced it. I watched all the trailers multiple times. Preordered it and played it the second it came out. The biggest letdown of my long video game history. I mean, in what universe would you ever sympathise with Abby. I guess if you’ve never played the first game you don’t have the emotional connection to Joel and it may be easier, but TLOU1 is my favourite game of all time, and I bet even if it isn’t for others they still see that game as a top 5 or 10. So naturally, Joel is one of my favourite characters of all time.

    So when Joel was crippled, tortured and beaten to death by this woman, I am surely not the only one who wanted this woman to suffer equally as bad. I mean seriously, she kills him because he killed her dad, but her dad’s death was so much quicker and cleaner in comparison, and killing Joel in the way he was is in NO WAY an equivalent to this. In fact it made me want to kill her more. And ND expects us to SYMPATHISE with this psychopath?? She is UNLIKEABLE no matter how many ‘jokes’ she cracks, IRREDEEMABLE for not just what she did but HOW she did it, and her story feels so drawn out. There are some good set pieces in Abby’s segments, but I had no motivation to keep her alive and I hate this character, and so all these events lost any impact: I felt nothing. I just wanted it to be over. I got especially angry at the bit where you literally have to go against Ellie and beat the hell out of her. Who would want to do that, SERIOUSLY. Who. I would rather watch two cats fight to the death than hurt such a beloved character of the franchise. I hated every second of it. And the ending is so stupid I don’t even want to talk about it. I’ll just say this - I stood up from my chair, screamed at the tv and I couldn’t get it out my head - this wishy-washy ending would never happen, and it renders the entire game pointless. To create such a horrible character and to not see them meet the justice they deserve beats the point of the whole ‘Ellie gets revenge’ thing and all the death and destruction that happens throughout is rendered pointless. Only reason I don’t give it a 0 is because the gameplay mechanics, graphics and soundtrack are nice, and the superhero cards are pretty cool, but apart from those things the story is such a massive letdown and leaves this franchise on such a bitter and disappointing note.    … Expand
  2. AndiGravity
    Jun 27, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm not one for writing online reviews, and I wish I didn't feel compelled to join the negative reviewers when it comes to this game, but I do.

    I am not butt-hurt about things many others seem upset about. My masculinity and sexuality aren't threatened by Ellie or her relationship with Dina. I'm not going to complain about the fact Joel died the way he did. The people whining about him going out that way have largely missed the point of the world set up in the first game. It isn't a world where being a bad-ass or a hero will guarantee you the kind of death everyone else would approve of. It's the kind of world where bad luck and making a wrong turn or letting your guard down at the wrong time, even for a few seconds, can cost you your life, so his death was as fitting as any other because those are the kinds of deaths this world hands out.

    What bothers me about the game, and why it's getting such a low score from me, is that Naughty Dog lied to everyone about what it was. I didn't get the game they convinced me to buy in advance. I got half of that game, and half of a different game about someone I don't care for and spent the first half of the game actively wanting to kill.

    I understand what Neil Druckmann is trying to do. It is presumptuous, arrogant, ham-handed, and disrespectful.

    I could explain why at great length, but my main problem remains that this is not the game I was led by the marketing campaign to believe I was buying.

    What Naughty Dog did here was a bit like marketing Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban to everyone, as a story continuing the saga of the protagonists of Harry Potter, told from the point of view of Harry Potter, and then reaching the halfway point in the book and starting over with the chapter title "Owl Post" a second time, with the opening sentences of the chapter being:

    "Amanda Trakeskeal-- the strangely mannish daughter of the guy standing second to the left behind The Dark Lord the last time he was seen alive-- lay on her bed, contemplating revenge on Rubeus Hagrid, who had trampled her father to death on his way out of the ruins of the Potter house, cradling young Harry in his arms. Amanda spared a moment to wonder why so many people said her face looked 'punchable,' before steering her thoughts back to...."

    You know, Ms. Rowling, that's okay. You don't need to bother trying to tell me the rest of that story. I have no interest in Amanda Trakeskeal as a person, because I didn't buy the book "Harry Potter & Amanda Trakeskeal & the Prisoner of Azkaban as Told From Two Different Points of View Because We Got Confused About the Fact This Isn't Star Wars and None of the People Reading This Give a Crap About the Idea a Great Many Truths This Narrative Clings to Depend Greatly on the Protagonist's Point of View."

    Same thing here. Naughty Dog is not going to teach me some high-minded lesson about the futility of revenge and holding grudges by making me play the game from the point of view of both Ellie and Abby for a couple of reasons, chief among them being that I did not buy a game about the strangely mannish daughter of the guy who was standing second to the left behind the Dark Lord the last night he was seen alive, so I have no interest in the story from her point of view.

    Abby exists to give the protagonists whose story I'm interested in something to struggle against and overcome. She isn't a real person; she's a narrative device. Forgetting her point in the narrative ruins the narrative.

    Even Stephenie Meyer was able to figure out most people weren't going to care about the story from the point of view of someone who was only related to a minor secondary character on the antagonists' side, and made that a separate thing so the fans who might be interested could read it, and the fans who were reading the main story didn't have to slog through a bunch of garbage they'd find irritatingly irrelevant to the experience they were buying into, which is exactly how Naughty Dog should have handled Abby's campaign. They should have included it as a second campaign or DLC you could play in addition to Ellie's so it didn't interfere with your ability to complete the story-line you bought the game to play through.

    And the shame of it is, they sacrificed being able to develop their new protagonists to the point they could be characters we cared about in order to half-ass trying to make us care about the other side, and it cost them the opportunity to give us an interesting new cast of characters and plot that would ultimately justify Joel's death as its inciting event.

    Going half-in on developing twice the number of characters and half-in on developing two opposing plots doesn't add up to the same thing giving 100% to developing a single cast and story-line does.

    It just leaves everything wanting.    … Expand
  3. Loading_file
    Jun 27, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm going to start this out by saying that the only reason this game got a rating of 4, is because I genuinely had some fun experiences getting immersed in the world and going back 7 years in time for $60 and playing a game I could pop in my ps3 and just ignore the graphical changes and identical combat system, no seriously, go back and play the first game, identical! It's like they spent 7 years beating the script with a rock and some tumblr quotes for character development. It's Joel and Ellie. That's the story, how hard was it to stick to that? I can promise you 90% of the people who came to play, got to the Abby portion and realized once they found a collectible that she was going to take up way more time than anyone wanted. I speedrunned Abby, Lev had a great story, but would've been more heartfelt if she weren't with the shehulk plot killer. 4/10 would refund if I could.… Expand
  4. LayerOfSilent
    Jul 16, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I go in the game expecting that maybe its not as bad as every one says it is but sadly it is, for the most part at least ok first things first

    Good:
    Amazing Graphics
    Some cool game mechanics
    Good Soundtrack
    thats is

    Bad:
    One if the worst stories i had ever seen
    The gameplay its still the same there is barley any improvement to it
    Horrible Character Development
    Questioable character treatments compared to his predecesor

    the main problem of this game its story, it sucks it really really sucks, they killed a beloved character in the first 2 hours in a way that is laughable, this makes liking Abby almost imposible no matter what, she just killed such a beloved character from the fans that no matter what her story is, barley any one will like her, in order to not make this so long i will jump straight in to the ending where this game makes everything meaningless, the world of TloU its suppose to be cruel, cold and horrible Ellie was doing what she tough was right during the hole game, she and Tommy killed almost every single friend of Abby, witch makes her decision of of let her live completely stupid, the first game story was amazing, it didnt care what was the right choice for humanity, it didnt matter the life of those that wish to save others, it was a cruel and selfish act because thats just how the world of TloU is, to see Ellie falling into the path of vengance, of hate was going great, Ellie was starting to becoming a Cruel murderer that just wanted to take revenge for those who killed his "father" but in the end she lets Abby live for no reason this makes the entire game pointless, if Ellie woula killed Abby the story would be a lot much better, no, no just because "i hate abby" but because we woulda seen Ellie following the same path as Joel, killing Abby maybe it was not the right thing but she didnt care about that, she woulda transform just like Joel did in the first game, commit a selfish act just to feel better but in the end TloU just misses the mark, just missis the opportunity do deliver a cruel horrible story just like the first game and because of this the game fails    … Expand
  5. Strike909
    Jun 27, 2020
    4
    I don't even know what to say...I went into this game with the highest of hopes - I'd avoided all leaks and spoilers and was truly holding onto the fact that its Naughty Dog, they're masters of storytelling, right? It has to work out. How wrong I was. I'd like to start this by saying that in no way is any of my anger or disappointment at the game due to the LGBTQ themes, of course it isn'tI don't even know what to say...I went into this game with the highest of hopes - I'd avoided all leaks and spoilers and was truly holding onto the fact that its Naughty Dog, they're masters of storytelling, right? It has to work out. How wrong I was. I'd like to start this by saying that in no way is any of my anger or disappointment at the game due to the LGBTQ themes, of course it isn't and its harmful that these days people can't criticize a game that touches on these issues without being labelled a homophobe, sexist, or transphobe.

    This game is straight up below average. To begin with, the product doesn't even function as it should, I experienced two hard crashes and a game breaking bug that forced me to replay 3 hours of progress, as well as an unbelievable amount of graphical errors that forced a reload to checkpoint. That being said, at times this game is an absolute graphical powerhouse, certain locations are absolutely gorgeous and many cutscenes look absolutely top class in terms of direction and animation, though this is not always the case - some facial animations are absolute nightmare fuel and certain areas look straight up worse than the majority of locations in the original, I don't know how this is possible, when the PS4 is capable of presenting consistent visual masterpieces such as Death Stranding, and even Naughty Dog's own Uncharted 4 which looks far, far better than this game's washed out color palette and muddy, low res textures (the lighting is, however, stunning). The gameplay has barely evolved from the original, which already felt incredibly clunky all the way back in 2013. The quality of life improvements are welcome, but there's an unbelievable amount of missed opportunity when it comes to potential uses of the environment, a stealth system that could've been utilized so much better, and even the missed opportunity of multi-faction fights (infected and human enemies in the same area, while there were a few, they were much less impressive than those of the Left Behind DLC all those years ago).

    Sound design and soundtrack are however a huge high point, the sounds of each and every weapon feels fantastic, and really adds to the weighty, visceral combat, while the soundtrack once again retains the masterful subtlety of the original, if only it had a half decent story to compliment.

    Speaking of which, what in the everloving hell was the story? Generic revenge plot with minimal subtlety that utilizes pure shock value, dialogue that is reminiscent of a bad fan translation in the late 90s, and 0 character development throughout. Not to mention it utterly dashes any and all character development from the original. I for one, am not against the big decision made early on in the game (You know which one I'm talking about) if only it had been done well, and led to an interesting, compelling narrative. Hell, I'd even go as far as to say it was the correct decision and needed to happen. But everything that followed felt like a bad dream. Every single emotional moment ended up feeling like an absolute nothing. Endless plotholes and cheap play on emotions that makes utterly zero sense in the context of the world and events that have already happened. Each character death is almost laughable, half of the time I'd forget their names not moments after they're gone, sometimes while they're still alive right next to me (Which is a testament to how empty they feel). Take Tess, or Henry and Sam, or even Sarah from the first game for example. Not a whole lot of screentime whatsoever, yet their deaths meant something - their deaths brought tears to my eyes. In this one, every a main character who the game had tried to condition you to like through the tropiest of means mind you (They're nice to a dog, they're nice to kids - even though they advocate torture and are constantly committing war crimes, that kind of thing) Every time they would die, I could not care less and that really saddens me.

    i'm coming to the end of the character limit now and while I have so much more I want to say about this mess of a game, I'll leave it here. I desperately wanted this game to hit the heights it should've, but unfortunately I will now be scrubbing this one from my memory and starting a new playthrough of the original immediately.

    You're better than this Naughty Dog, also stop being such a pretentious brat on Twitter Neil Druckmann, its not a good look.

    4/10 - not a terrible game, but absolutely below average, I'd rather play mass effect andromeda again than ever replay this confused kick in the dick of a game    … Expand
  6. Bradenfoy
    Jun 27, 2020
    4
    A struggle to get through, disappointing story, with a unsatisfying ending. Amazing graphics and decent gameplay, although doesnt make up for a lack of character development which makes it hard to feel for most characters, even the main characters, save your money on this one. Left me feeling like i wasted 20 hours.
  7. Fabrixcio
    Jun 27, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. La muerte de joel es lo que molestará a mucho el juego desde el principio nos hace jugar con abby para el personaje que más odio en mi historia como gamer nos hacen pensar que todo lo que hizo Joel para salvar a elli esta mal pero creo que nosotros como jugadores nos llegamos a identificar con lo personajes y porque joel hizo lo que hizo por proteger a elli y después aún peor nos hacen jugar con la que mato a joel y la verdad el juego trata de recrear lo que paso con ello y Joel pero esta vez con joel y beth la historia qué habríamos querido no llevo y jamás llegara una historia donde una vez más seamos joel y nuestra gran acompañante e hija elli es lo que nos merecíamos no ver a uno de nuestros más queridos personajes morir por haber querido salvar a una niña que prácticamente era como su hija y solo nos queda preguntarnos que es lo que hubiera hecho abby si su padre hubiera tenido la cura para la humanidad que hubiera hecho??? Disfruten del juego… Expand
  8. rwdyehouse
    Jun 27, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. PART 1 - I had so much to say, I have split my review into 2 parts. The second part is posted under the username “rwdyehousee.” See part two for additional commentary on the story.

    With TLOU2, Naughty Dog (ND) promised to "subvert our expectations." Truly, they succeeded; we all expected a rich story with fantastic character development, and instead we got...well, we got this pile of junk.
    But first, let's begin with two positives.
    1). TLOU2’s visuals are stunning. The environments are rich and immersive, dense with foliage that characterizes a world in which nature is reclaiming its agency from humanity. The sheer detail indicates the massive commitment of time, energy, and resources that went into the creation and development of each environment in this game. In this respect, the game is incredibly successful and will surely serve as a quintessence of visual development for years to come.
    2). Accessibility. ND's work here truly has revolutionary potential. The game gives you sweeping discretion to change most major aspects of the game. You can customize the difficulty in many ways, for instance, making enemies more perceptive, allies stronger, and more loot available. You can have the game explicitly indicate the direction, or even simply solve environmental puzzles if you want to advance the narrative. It gives the player tremendous power to alter (or even break) the game state, which makes the game more "accessible" (as the name suggests) to some players and can facilitate a more relaxed, fun experience for others.

    A quick note on gameplay. It is in many ways reminiscent of the first game, but does afford the player more options in combat. The ability to go prone, as well as craft silencers and arrows certainly gives the player more options than the first game did. The dodge but is a nice touch, but could have been implemented more effectively and remains rather clunky. Encounters do tend to drag on unnecessarily long; in some instances enemies seem to spawn endlessly. Furthermore, the gameplay exhibits a repetitiveness and lack of novelty similar to the first game which ultimately limits its potential. Especially in the course of 25-30 hours, the gameplay can become quite stale. Nevertheless, it does retain the same value its predecessor possessed and sprinkles in some minor additions without changing the core mechanics.

    However, these well-designed aspects of the game are completely overshadowed by the story, the "claim to fame" of the first game, which is in no uncertain terms a total ****
    First, the death. While the death of a main character can be acceptable even to the staunchest of fans if done properly, ND failed ENTIRELY in this regard. Joel's death was unceremonious, torturous, and frankly disrespectful. Not only are the events leading to his brutal murder contrived and unimaginative, but he dies early in the game merely as a narrative device, enabling ND to pursue a revenge plot. For ND, Joel's death represents a means to an end, rather than an end in of itself. They show absolutely no regard for one of the most beloved characters of the first game, a character that fans (at least ones who did not read the leaks) were INTENTIONALLY led to believe would figure prominently in the game. Instead, we see him only in flashback sequences. The fact that the player is later forced to play as Joel's murderer only adds insult to injury, making the player seriously question whether to continue or simply put the controller down.

    Furthermore, the already-burdened narrative is riddled with noticeable plot holes and oversights. Why does Abby not kill Tommy and Ellie when she has them in captivity? Her actions in the remainder of the game suggest a sociopathic misanthropy with no regard for the value of human life (more on this to follow). Clearly in any realistic setting, she would have eliminated both of them to "tie up loose ends," remarks that her compatriots offer. It makes less sense because Joel himself, at the end of the first game, kills Marlene, responding snidely to her pleas for her life, "You'd just come after her (Ellie)." Additionally, Ellie leaving the map in the aquarium after she kills two characters is similarly unrealistic. While she clearly exhibits trauma at the thought of killing a pregnant woman, surely Tommy or Jesse, who arrive moments later, would have noticed the map and grabbed it. These glaring issues add fuel to an already on-fire story.    … Expand
  9. verny
    Jun 27, 2020
    4
    Really?! This is the story line they went with? Killing off a beloved character in an awful way then literally forcing you to play as his killer for 10 hours..TRYING to get you to relate with Abby and her **** friends. Besides the few interesting scenes, good graphics and cool places this games story is stupid and I am mad.
  10. FatelessLegend
    Jun 27, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. For a game that’s been been in production for 7 years its literally a last of us skin for uncharted 4. The gameplay has had minor tweets added to it after the first game but it just stays the same boring fight after fight all game through honestly the seven years must’ve gone into forcing shock mechanic so around every corner. The story is lacking and has no point, you spend the entire game slaughtering people animals etc without remorse as we watch Ellie spiral down into a crazed kill obsessed tiresome idiot completely destroying the Ian person built up in the first game much like Joel whom isn’t reduced to this complete polar opposite to who he wasn’t in the first game, and in the end you let the person your hunting go because that’s multi tier story telling aka flopping. You then realise that the entire plot was for nothing all the killing was for nothing and all your friends that died and suffered to get you you’re revenge does so for nothing it’s all pointless. The game in a post apocalyptic environment seems to still retain all of its politics it’ll lovingly force down your throat within its world despite the majority populous being freaking plant zombies. It’s also worth pointing out that all the straight characters in the game either get slaughtered off or get beaten and acquire such injuries that they might as well be dead because it’s would be better than dealing with the outcome on their bodies. Owen is killed, Mel dead, levs sister bang, The dude that hints that he’s slept with most of the wolves women and the guy that spits on joels dead body, dead without a second thought cuz i mean with the director being a male feminist who oddly looks similar to him I guess you gotta make it so the personalities are so far apartment or kill them quickly so you can’t make the connection, Abbie’s black doctor friend well Ellie went weed hacker on her because why not she wasn’t already dying right why not make her a pile of sludge, Joel swing and a beaten corpse, Jesse the only likeable new character booom for shock value even has a kid with Dina but he mustn’t know he mustn’t it would be bad if he found out for whatever reason. Tommy is the only one that remains after it all and he has one leg fully functional and a permeant mangled face so naturally he also needs to loose his marriage on top of that because why not drive my point further. Even Abby is starved to near death after nearly being sold to slavery and thrown into these crazy situations that no one would be able to get out of. But wait what about Ellie and Dina they where treated bad too, well no Dina got her head banged a few times and sure Ellie left her but she’s has a bigger family we never see back at the town so. Ellie got beaten to near death a few times but the entirety of the game is focused around her pointless effort to be stupid so she deserves it for all the crap she puts people though for literally no reason,She leave she her perfect family years after for a second time she’s allowed to live happy, and then doesn’t kill Abby to return back home to find no one there. Should have been a standalone game for £20-30 for 20 hours of gameplay we got split With a character we hate and continue to further hate as we play her. Isn’t even worth that much of a replay there’s no replay ability value.… Expand
  11. rwdyehousee
    Jun 27, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. PART 2 - I had so much to say, I have split my review into 2 parts. The first part is posted under the username “rwdyehouse.” See part one for analysis of visuals, gameplay, accessibility features, and some story elements.

    After seven years of anticipation, ND gives its loyal followers a contrived, hackneyed revenge plot that isn’t even well-orchestrated. The main theme that ND hammers into the player’s head throughout the game is childishly simple: "revenge=bad." Any children's parable could have taught this lesson. And probably more effectively too, because the story-telling has major issues as well. The narrative follows the vindictive pretensions of Ellie and Abby and attempts to pontificate this "revenge is no good" theme. By the end, however, it is clear that Abby got all she wanted and lost nothing of value to her while Ellie gained nothing and lost everything of value to her. As her friends are systematically killed, Abby evinces no strong emotional reactions to their deaths and never even mentions them. In essence, as her friends die, her affect remains totally flat while her homicidal fantasies become increasingly potent, to the point where she nearly knowingly murders a pregnant woman with ZERO remorse. Revenge brings her no ill; in fact, in a cruel twist of fate, the only ill the comes her way is precipitated by her attempts to rebuild her life with the Fireflies. On the other hand, Ellie bears the full brunt of ND’s “comeuppance of vengeance,” losing every significant relationship in her life either through death or estrangement. She even loses the ability to play the guitar, the last real connection she had to Joel. The inconsistency in this narrative is jarring, displaying a contempt for another of fans’ favorite characters and undermining ND’s condescending attempts at moralizing.

    Lastly, one of ND’s hallmarks was making gamers feel a connection with the characters that inhabit their fantastical worlds. The Ellie-Joel relationship is largely responsible for the success of the first game. In this game, they throw this out the window. They present gamers with a distasteful slate of static, forgettable, and unlikeable characters. In fact, many feel satisfaction as the characters from the Abby arch are murdered by Ellie and Tommy. Players harbor a special animus for Abby, the emotionless, robotic killer of Joel, a character that ND forces players to follow for half of the game, a huge risk that failed spectacularly. ND tirelessly tries to ingratiate Abby with the player, attempting to give them her side of the story. They somehow do not realize that such efforts are doomed from the start. When Abby murdered Joel, she was immediately labelled irreconcilable by many players, myself included. No amount of “seeing her side” would save her in my eyes, making her portion of the game tremendously difficult, even unplayable for some. I’m sure many experienced an acute schadenfreude as they saw her enervated and emaciated body at the end of the game; or, like me, maybe they were simply too disillusioned to care.

    I could say much more here about the unconvincing story writing, dreadful character development, cheap shock-value “twists,” or about how this game essentially invalidates the ending of the first game, but I’ll leave that to others because I know there are thousands more who feel the same bitter disappointment and resentment that I do.    … Expand
  12. v0l0diab
    Jun 27, 2020
    4
    Good game it could be, but the story brings it all the way down.
    Plot twists are disappointing, deaths are either meaningless or unsatisfying (in case of revenge), large gameplay "fillers" make you fall asleep, moral high grounds are thrown in your face in a very pretentious manner, moreover you cant' just stand them anymore for the most part of the game. Disappointment of the year for    Good game it could be, but the story brings it all the way down.
    Plot twists are disappointing, deaths are either meaningless or unsatisfying (in case of revenge), large gameplay "fillers" make you fall asleep, moral high grounds are thrown in your face in a very pretentious manner, moreover you cant' just stand them anymore for the most part of the game. Disappointment of the year for me. And a big rusty nail in the coffin of TLOU franchise.    … Expand
  13. jjjmm
    Jun 28, 2020
    4
    The game's graphics and gameplay are its best features.
    The story is a whole other issue. Unfortunately people think that if you don't like it, you're either against LGBTQ+ causes or that death.
    Well, no, a very small percent of people actually think that. It wastes the player time trying to convey in the worst way possible the damaging effect revenge has. It deceives the player to    The game's graphics and gameplay are its best features.
    The story is a whole other issue. Unfortunately people think that if you don't like it, you're either against LGBTQ+ causes or that death.
    Well, no, a very small percent of people actually think that.

    It wastes the player time trying to convey in the worst way possible the damaging effect revenge has.
    It deceives the player to believe on things that will not happen, from trailers, to statements to the actual story.
    It butchers what has been great about the previous game: relability, forming a bond and even morally ambiguous decisions. This game shoves down your throat how your actions ARE VERY BAD and SHOULD NOT be even THOUGHT OF satisfying in any way.

    Lazy, uninspired and a miserable experience throughout.    … Expand
  14. tiger10050
    Jun 28, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 10 for game play and mechanics. 8 for graphics. 0 for story. Which is actually surprising as Naughty Dog is usually the developer with best stories. They created a wonderful story in the Part I. They developed Joel and Ellie characters bit by bit. And what did they do in the Part II? They immediately killed one of the beloved characters, they force you to play for the killer of that character - Abby. We forced to play as Abby without any knowledge about her and, honestly, her character development is by any means weak. In the end I left with the feeling that they wanted to end the story with Ellie and Dina "happily ever after", but understood that they have f**ked it up and made a kind of continuation in Santa Barbara. So all in all I'm very disappointed in the story. I expected much better from Naughty Dog studio.… Expand
  15. Berlindu
    Jun 28, 2020
    4
    The story is so mediocre that is not worth of years of waiting. It’s a mistake to select vengeance and forgiveness as the theme from the beginning. Such a great disappointment! When I finished the TLOUS, I feel like to play the game over and over again, when I finished the TLOUS2, I simply turned off my PlayStation.
  16. Gmj
    Jun 28, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game was beautifully detailed and actually quite fun to play, but i, as I'm sure thousands of other fans, came for their story which was a total let down and very forced. I'm so disappointed in Neil Druckmann as all through the promotion it was all Joel and Ellie, there was little to no promotion of any new playable characters. I felt that there should have been another game inbetween this where you play as just Abby, then have this game as the third, minus the choppy time line. I didn't have a problem with Joel dying, however, i felt Joel was used so much in promotion compared to game time that they slightly conned the public, no I don't feel entitled in any way but as a die hard fan, who has invested so much time and money into this franchise, i can't help feel totally let down by this great company.… Expand
  17. FlashiSoS
    Jun 28, 2020
    4
    The game itself was good, the gameplay battle system was good but the fact that you have to play 10 hours in a character you do not want to play but rotate. The end was awful, ellie left the house ready to kill abby and by the time I got to the abby kill section and wanted to do it the game literally prevented it.
    And also that Ellie came home to Dina and Jj over him and the game ended.    The game itself was good, the gameplay battle system was good but the fact that you have to play 10 hours in a character you do not want to play but rotate. The end was awful, ellie left the house ready to kill abby and by the time I got to the abby kill section and wanted to do it the game literally prevented it.
    And also that Ellie came home to Dina and Jj over him and the game ended.
    I was expecting a happier ending, after the end I felt terrible.    … Expand
  18. EgorBalmont
    Jun 28, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As a person who has passed the first part three times and just passed the second, I confidently declare that the second part is a spit in the soul of the players. The plot is the biggest problem of the game (after the LGBT agenda). I am sure that each of the players after the end of the first part, I thought a little about the future of the characters, and I **** sure that such a nonsense could not fantasize. I myself cried on the assassination of Joel, damn it, it was the best scene in the game, I felt how animal aggression fills me from the inside out with all this scum, I already craved in the face of Ellie to discourage everyone involved in this. And the problem with the game is that AT THE END THIS DESIRE DOES NOT DEPLETE. Abby and her friends are absolutely disgusting to me, I do not care that her father is an incredibly kind person, because he saved the zebra (and wanted to kill Ellie for the sake of a vaccine, which would not even ask if she agreed). I’m already silent about the fact that the vaccine will not help this world, but what if it does not work? What if some idiot drops a vaccine cone? What if the vaccine is stolen and will be using it to try to control the world? All the blood at the end of the first part is entirely on the conscience of the Cycad. Okay, next, did it bother me alone that Joel saved Abby? Well, it’s illogical, because in the first part he could figure out a scoundrel without even talking to him. But I’m talking about something else, Joel saved LIFE to this pumped Abinator. Maybe you should think again before playing golf? Well, since Drackmann wanted us to look at the situation from Abby, then let's take a look. You killed Joel, here on the floor next to him lies his closest man, who, through tears, screams that he will kill you all. Can kill her? Yes, no, some kind of nonsense, let's just leave and wait for the answer. About two Asian women spontaneously introduced into the game, I’m just silent. The ending is just the apogee of all this nonsense. Imagine that Joel at the end of the first part will kill all the cicadas, and then still give Ellie into the hands of Marlene in the parking lot. Absolutely the same. I repeat, if the players were given a choice at the end: to kill Abby or not. I bet 99% of the players would kill this pumped something. I saw some players write that they turned off the game at the moment in the theater, when you, playing as Abby, received a portion of lead from a shotgun from Ellie. That says it all. Sorry for my English, I'm from Russia.… Expand
  19. Chrismaenz
    Jun 28, 2020
    4
    I feel compelled to attempt to help people out. This game is a difficult game to review, I would say its the best made worst game I have ever played. I am not sure who this game was made for because fans of the original game will dislike it intensely, the progressive crowd will hate it as its filled with tokenism and an obscene amount of violence directed towards to LGBT and POC. YouI feel compelled to attempt to help people out. This game is a difficult game to review, I would say its the best made worst game I have ever played. I am not sure who this game was made for because fans of the original game will dislike it intensely, the progressive crowd will hate it as its filled with tokenism and an obscene amount of violence directed towards to LGBT and POC. You can't recommned it to people who enjoy stories as it feels "incomplete", The best thing I can say is its a different experience form the usual, mind you I said different not GOOD, so yeah if you want something differnt try this game
    Good
    Its disgustingly good looking ( probably the best looking PS4 exclusive)
    The sound design and music are top notch
    Runs silky smooth

    Bad
    The gun play feels last gen and is mainly stealth based and when compared to other stealth games (dishonored 2, deus ex mankind divided and MGSV) its really mdeiocre and gets very stale after 10 hours
    The Ugly
    Story
    The story is horrendous, dark, bleak ,hopeless, nihilistic to the point of being gaming first snuff game. You feel sad and drained not because you empathized with the characters, but becuase the game relentlessly through dark gritty brutal violence at you. Its like watching a puppy getting kicked violent down a flight of steps over and over and over again ...its really puzzling TBH as Naughty Dog are really good at telling competent stories

    My advice wait for a sale    … Expand
  20. Teepo85
    Jun 28, 2020
    4
    One of the most highly anticipated games ever, and also the biggest disappointment in gaming history. The best thing in the game is the music, graphics and the menu options. Everything else is a complete mess. And forces you to play as a character you hate. Never uninstalled a game so fast in my life!
  21. simplyness
    Jun 28, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The overall look of the game looked amazing, they smashed the graphics for the last of us part II. However the story was poorly written and came no where near as close to being a good game as the first TLOU. Making the game look amazing doesn’t make the game amazing. The story is such an important element (especially in TLOU franchise), the second game isn’t even comparable to the first one story wise. Not to mention what they did to one of their most loved characters only a few hours into the game and misleading trailers. Killing off a favourite in such a disrespectful way left me feeling empty for the rest of the gameplay and not really as interested. After playing the TLOU2, I feel they shouldn’t have even bothered making a part II.… Expand
  22. TheAbsoluteLad
    Jun 28, 2020
    4
    Even tough the graphics and gameplay were good, the story was really bad. I've never seen a sequel fail so bad at expanding the world and story of the first game
  23. Laucha844
    Jun 28, 2020
    4
    Cuando terminé el juego me sentí triste y vacío, promete cosas y no las cumple.
    Y unos días después, pensándolo más fríamente me di cuenta que la jugabilidad y gráficos son buenos, pero hay tantas cosas sin sentido que no encajan con la personalidad de los personajes del primer juego, que todo en esta segunda parte se siente forzado para terminar con algo que quisieron contar, pero lo    Cuando terminé el juego me sentí triste y vacío, promete cosas y no las cumple.
    Y unos días después, pensándolo más fríamente me di cuenta que la jugabilidad y gráficos son buenos, pero hay tantas cosas sin sentido que no encajan con la personalidad de los personajes del primer juego, que todo en esta segunda parte se siente forzado para terminar con algo que quisieron contar, pero lo hicieron con contradicciones y de una pésima manera.
    Me arrepiento completamente de haberlo comprado.    … Expand
  24. Tom567
    Jun 28, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The graphics, animations and setting are top notch, but the way the developers make you play half of the game with a character you can't help but hate completely ruined it for me. The story seems to be written to shock and show gamers that nothing is black and white but it ends up being a disjointed story where you feel attached to no one including Ellie. A huge disappointment after all of these years of waiting.… Expand
  25. BoDangles
    Jun 28, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The graphics were superb and action sequences were mostly exciting. The storyline was contrived and seemed out of sequence. The characters were underdeveloped and the dialogue felt like it was written by a third wave feminist just out of her first semester of gender studies. Killing Joel at the beginning and then making you play as his killer for half the game felt like a slap in the face to everyone who enjoyed playing tlou.… Expand
  26. oscarylevi
    Jun 28, 2020
    4
    El juego es excepcional en varios aspectos, tanto como el gameplay, banda sonora, pero dondo cojea es en la narrativa, ya a mitad del juego la narrativa se torna amarga llevandote a un final muy triste.
  27. Joelliee
    Jun 28, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I am disappointed and heartbroken. I bought this game for beloved characters Ellie and Joel. It seems like game wants to get you to like Abby and it tried very hard that you are forced to play her for a very long time. This where it gets wrong when you buy a ticket for your favorite music concert but you get tricked because you expected your favorite singer to be there and he is but decide to give the stage to someone else unknown to you. When Abby breaks into the theater and confronts Ellie the game takes you way back in time and I was not planning to play 10 hours of her but the game force you anyway. While playing as her all that is going through my mind is what is going to be the outcome at the theater which I had to wait very long time. It is like when you are watching your favorite movie and you get to the climax you have been waiting for and then you get hit by an ad- that is what it felt like. I got no interest in Abby or her story after she killed Joel just take me to the theater. But no the game decided to get you on Abby sides by playing 10 hours of her. At times it was like maybe this is it but wait there is more and more. I feel like I played more as Abby than Ellie. 2020 could not get any worse and devloper decided to do this.… Expand
  28. Ferdeep
    Jun 28, 2020
    4
    Game of 2 halves. First is great and about characters you care about, the second is not and about characters you positively dislike but have to keep playing.
    I haven't not finished a game in 10 years but I've better things to do than be irritated at having to play characters I don't care about.
    Youtube will, I'm sure tell me what happens in the end. Sadly, I'm OK with that. Overall, not    Game of 2 halves. First is great and about characters you care about, the second is not and about characters you positively dislike but have to keep playing.
    I haven't not finished a game in 10 years but I've better things to do than be irritated at having to play characters I don't care about.
    Youtube will, I'm sure tell me what happens in the end. Sadly, I'm OK with that. Overall, not worth £55, I'd wait until its half the price , at least you'll pay for half the game.    … Expand
  29. Sadugatsu
    Jun 28, 2020
    4
    Clearly doesn't deserve a 0, but not a 10 either. Visually the game is beautiful and very impressive. The gameplay is okayish, nothing really new and refreshing and kinda repetitive (too much repetitive). The story is, in my opinion, really bad. I see what they tried to do, but simply failed. It relies way too much on shock value, gore for the sake of gore, overused and uninspired tropesClearly doesn't deserve a 0, but not a 10 either. Visually the game is beautiful and very impressive. The gameplay is okayish, nothing really new and refreshing and kinda repetitive (too much repetitive). The story is, in my opinion, really bad. I see what they tried to do, but simply failed. It relies way too much on shock value, gore for the sake of gore, overused and uninspired tropes and tries so hard to be emotional when everything disconnects the player from the characters, which almost all of them are bland and uninteresting. There's also a very big pacing issue, parts drag on for way too long and propose nothing of interest, In the end, good visuals, good but dated gameplay and very poor story. The game really suffers from bad writing.… Expand
  30. narm_pt
    Jun 28, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Disappointing game.
    Character evolution was poor and bias towards one character. At times, the game was boring and violence was over the top.

    I don’t understand why all critics says it’s a masterpiece....    … Expand
  31. Sythine
    Jun 28, 2020
    4
    Talk about selling a lie, everything advertised was misleading and the story is poorly paced. All of those employees overworked for this? At not one point, anyone thought to say what a horrible mess of a game it is and fix its glaring issues.
  32. Machette
    Jun 28, 2020
    4
    I don't even want to say anything about this game.I just need to forget it and carry on.
  33. gamereviews2020
    Jun 28, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The disappointment coming from the last of us part 2 is huge. In my opinion the game deserves a 4/10 or a 6/10 at best. That from it's stunning graphics and for its new mechanics. After that the story is bad, it could have been way better. There's a million ways to rewrite the story to make it better, but it is what it is. The death of Joel could have been a very interesting and good way to set the story but the way it was handled made it just be there for the shock value that it would give. His death is at the beginning of the game, a couple hours in. If his death would have been after we have had some sort of empathy to the new character Abby, and we would have known her backstory maybe the story would have been great. Also, if we had gotten Abby and Ellie to grow close and then she finds out who Joel is would have served better to the story, or to have a situation were Abby is the one who has to be conflicted because she has grown close to them. Then we could have seen a way better death for Joel and give it more meaning to Ellie who just the night before had told Joel that she wanted to forgive him. Joel's death was handled the worst way possible, Tommy and Joel are portrayed way dumber than in the first game. They fall right into their trap and notice until Joel gets shot in the knee. The characters that we now from the first game are smart and would have never fall in this sort of trap. The Tommy and Joel from the first game would have had their hands on their guns from the moment they got off their horses because they don't trust these new guys. In the first game you have the scene with the hunters where Joel doesn't hesitate to run over the guy that was "injured". Additionally, we see Joel throughout the flashbacks and he hasn't forgotten how to deal with the infected. Then when Ellie sets out to get revenge over Joel's death, that part of the game was good. But after Abby surprises you at the theater they kill off Jesse who was a great character and deserved better as did Joel. In that moment you get a cliffhanger in which seems that Abby is going to kill Ellie and you transition to Abby's backstory. I felt like i didn't give a **** about the game anymore. I was going to play as Abby who killed one of my favorite characters in video games. Then you get the 10+ hours of game play as Abby that feels like a bunch of side quests and pointless **** that you have to do. There are some cool set pieces like the one where you're going on the horse through the town that is on fire. But at that moment I still didn't care about what could happen to Abby. After that we come back to the present at the theater and proceed to chase Ellie as Abby and beat her down. In this section of the game I would have liked for the game to have alternate endings. One that would let you kill Abby as Ellie in the theater. Also, how did it cross their minds that I as a player would be rooting for Abby when we have had Ellie since the first game and have been loving her character from then on. So in the game you have to chase Ellie down as Abby and beat the ever-living **** out of Ellie and Dina. It breaks my that this game had screwed over Ellie and Joel as much as it did. I get the approach but how are you going to make me try and emphasize with Abby when she killed a beloved character. The last part of game play I think was there because they wanted to make the game longer. Elie looses her family for going after Abby again and at that point the game felt good again, the story bothered me but playing as Ellie again gave me certain happiness. But the final boss battle against Abby feels good and the best they could have for the game. But what doesn't make sense is Ellie's decision to let Abby go. She had come all this far killing everyone in her path and at last she let's Abby go. I get that she remembered Joel and that he probably wouldn't have wanted this but this doesn't fit as the Ellie we have been playing. After losing two fingers in the battle with Abby she goes back home. At this point she tries to play the guitar, the only thing that's left from Joel and she can't play it. The flashback here is very good. This on and the one in the museum are very good but after that we come back to reality where Ellie has lost everything and that's were the game ends. This **** up story tries make Joel the bad guy by trying to emphasize with Ellie. That with the first game is a bad idea because we know Joel isn't a saint and we get to know the old Joel who has done terrible things to survive. In spite of that we still love him and Ellie, so this game doesn't work from that aspect. I truly was saying at the beginning this is going to be great, and throughout saying maybe it will better but it doesn't. We waited seven years for this game and we got a beautiful and stunning game with okay controls and a story as bad as it could get. to me the first game didn't need a sequel and it ended where it should have. My disappointment is huge.… Expand
  34. Lewwildy
    Sep 5, 2022
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Played it once and deleted it to make room for better games. They ruined the story. 0/10… Expand
  35. Funkdrizzle
    Jun 28, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I wanna start positive.
    The graphics are AMAZING!
    The gameplay is great!
    The rope mechanics are awesome Stealth is fantastic

    The problem is the story.
    Being forced to play the person who killed “a friend” made me nauseous. I understood her side of the story as well. I get her justification, but it did not make it easier to play through her story. I rushed through half of the game just to get it over with.

    The entire game it felt like I was being preached to rather than immersed in the story. “Revenge bad” and violence is a double edged sword I get it. Another thing is that they basically tried to copy paste the same relationship that Joel and Ellie have with Abby and the Lev. It’s lazy AF.
    In short I don’t care for them and they kill off the person I did care for. All for the sake of what?
    Getting the message beat into me? WOKENESS?!    … Expand
  36. TheKingLich12
    Jun 28, 2020
    4
    El juego no es revolucionario, no espere mejores gráficos, no espere mejor jugabilidad, si me encontraba esas dos cosas igual que la primera parte no me hubiera molestado
    Pero si tu estas jugando la segunda parte es por su historia y la historia es mala. La jugabilidad no se salva alargan el juego en un porque si
  37. nostep
    Jun 28, 2020
    4
    No plot spoilers:

    I was pretty disappointed with the game, and I have been one of their longest fans. I bought 3 consoles for this and saw the original game on the gameinformer magazine cover back in March 2012, and fell in love instantly over the idea. Let me be clear: I am accepting of all people and that doesn't play into why I didn't like the game. You can't play the first one    No plot spoilers:

    I was pretty disappointed with the game, and I have been one of their longest fans. I bought 3 consoles for this and saw the original game on the gameinformer magazine cover back in March 2012, and fell in love instantly over the idea.

    Let me be clear: I am accepting of all people and that doesn't play into why I didn't like the game. You can't play the first one and the Left Behind DLC to the first game and not already be accepting of those things.

    The story was not what we were supposed to get, a continuation of the first game with more character development. The second one doesn't end in a way that makes you fulfilled or find meaning and appreciation for the game. The game mechanics and visuals were very improved and I was pretty impressed. But the plot wasn't very good, and leaves a hole in my heart. Naughty dog seemed to disown their TLOU 1 fans and just tried forcing you to empathize with other people in very unnatural ways that you clearly weren't going to accept.

    Game mechanics improved greatly, much more stuff you can do, better maneuverability, visuals, etc (except for the use of scopes which wasn't nearly as good as the first game). Story was pretty garbage, and while I'm totally accepting of people, the only time they introduced controversial identity politics was for plot devices that drive the game, probably because in the real world it's a bigger deal. I find it hard to believe anyone would care about these issues in an apocalypse. I didn't care, but it felt like I was getting a stern talking to the whole time and that characters were intentionally portrayed as stuck in their ways so they could be transformed, and there wasn't much meaning, surprise, or artistic expression in that sense. There are actual chunks of the game with super predictable plot. Pretty frustration.    … Expand
  38. webster54
    Jun 28, 2020
    4
    I had fun playing the game till a point. Now I get trying for us to sympathize with the villain was the goal, or something The twist really didn’t stick the landing, but maybe a game before this game would have done a better job.

    Hate the lying pr department even now not owning up,I’m happy I didn’t buy the game and just borrowed it from a friend who didn’t want me to waste money.    I had fun playing the game till a point. Now I get trying for us to sympathize with the villain was the goal, or something The twist really didn’t stick the landing, but maybe a game before this game would have done a better job.

    Hate the lying pr department even now not owning up,I’m happy I didn’t buy the game and just borrowed it from a friend who didn’t want me to waste money.

    Gameplay wise enjoyable improve since the first game solid 8. I spent all my time on the guitar and have not moved past that point because I’m having more fun with the guitar. Too bad this is an apocalyptic Guitar hero.

    Graphics: 10/10
    Gameplay: 8/10
    Story: Dumpster fire    … Expand
  39. RiseFM
    Jun 28, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Where to even begin with this one. I’ll start with I was so inclined to get my thoughts about this game out, that I created a Metacritic account. So here goes;

    The Last of Us 2 feels as pretentious as it is shallow. It’s a slog of murder porn mixed with a paint by numbers “violence begets violence” plot that you can see coming from a mile away. It forces characters upon you that you’re clearly supposed to care about, but how can you when they’re so paper thin? Think of Star Wars in recent years - those types of characters they introduce and you’re immediately supposed to love them without any real reasoning.

    I won’t say I didn’t enjoy some of my time with the game because I did...albeit that was very early on in the experience before the rinse repeat style gameplay just became a slog. Here’s what you’ll be doing throughout TLOU2; Cutscene>Walk around corridor area with dialogue>collect ammo/upgrades/craft ales/collectibles>walk through invisible barrier that spawns enemies into sandbox arena (sometimes a second enemy encounter after the first). Then you repeat them in some fashion. And that’s it.

    While on the subject - the pacing isn’t very good. It starts out a bit slow then ramps up quickly...but by the time the first act is wrapping up you’ll have seen more cutscenes than are in most games. It’s not Metal Gear level but you’ll need to keep in mind you’re watching this game as much as you are playing it.

    The plot - shallow and boring. Your basic violence is bad and nobody wins story. After a while, the shock factor just kind of loses all impact and it becomes almost comically overdone. Once you’ve committed your 10000th murder with the ol camera zoom in effect with an enemy with his face falling off it just sorta loses it’s impact, you know? And on the subject - that final fight with Ellie vs. Abby I was rolling my eyes and laughing. You can literally FEEL the Tryhard oozing from your screen throughout the entire experience and by the end you’re just beaten over the head with it. Abby’s dad was the surgeon from part 1...I’m sure the writers stayed up countless nights coming up with that mind altering twist. Barf.

    Characters - anything lovable or redeemable about the original characters has been stripped away and reduced them to one dimensional murder beasts. Joel is probably the most likable out of the bunch and we all know what happens to him early on. Well, if you don’t take into account the constant flashback scenes that are peppered throughout the game which serve no value other than a masking the fact they wanted to include yet another cutscene. Owen’s voice acting sounds like the dude was sedated while recording. His delivery was the most bland, uninspiring bit of dialogue I’ve heard in a video game in a while. And all of Abby’s crew including herself we’re supposed to feel for and connect with and why? Just because.

    The actual gameplay was fun for a bit until you realize just how uninspired and easy it really is. It’s a sandbox style arena encounter with multiple enemies where you get to take them out how ever you’d like. Guns blazing, quietly, or anywhere in between. There are other games that have done this type of combat so much better and by the end you realize you can just lay in the grass and murder everyone because the enemy AI is absolutely atrocious.

    What you’re left with at the end of the day is a really gorgeous looking and sounding game. This aspect was a total homerun and I sincerely hope those that worked on these aspects of the game could see and hear this. The visual and audio fidelity in this game is second to none on the PS4 and there were times in which my brain was having a hard time remembering this was a video game I was looking at. Bravo to those groups! If I was basing my score on just these two aspects it would be 11 out of 10!

    Unfortunately, the story, the gameplay, the characters all fell flat on their faces and not just fell, but down the stairs breaking every bone in their body until they were a bloody heaping mess (to keep in theme with this game). Feels like the creative vision of TLOU2 was to make a movie rather than a game, I mean we did have a gratuitous sex scene in there after all (yet again, I laughed during this...) so perhaps those directors can talk to HBO and see if they can start their movie or TV series production careers. They obviously are more concerned about this than making a video game that’s fun, meaningful, and doesn’t come off as contrived. It feels more like a fanfiction than a true sequel to the original game.

    I think TLOU2 is a clear example of what happens when a creative team’s head gets overinflated due to past successes and loses sight of their core audience. It’s a real shame too because they had such a great opportunity here, but squandered it we can only assume to make a point. But what in the hell was that point exactly?

    4/10    … Expand
  40. aprosch
    Jun 28, 2020
    4
    I respect that Naughty Dog is willing to take risks and craft stories they think will be impactful. But when that story is executed in amateur fashion, isn't enjoyable, and destroys everything players love about the first game, Naughty Dog had better be prepared for the backlash. For the first time in my long gaming career, I will now act with caution whenever Naughty Dog releases another game.
  41. Game_Of_Death
    Jul 7, 2020
    4
    Disappointing, slap in the face, was hoping for an epic game one the takes what it had from the first, and make it an epic tale of some sort. Where Ellie n Joel go on a new journey together either to save them selves or humanity, and I know it's been done. But honestly I would have preferred it over the **** show they put out. I was hoping for a game that I would remember forever until I'mDisappointing, slap in the face, was hoping for an epic game one the takes what it had from the first, and make it an epic tale of some sort. Where Ellie n Joel go on a new journey together either to save them selves or humanity, and I know it's been done. But honestly I would have preferred it over the **** show they put out. I was hoping for a game that I would remember forever until I'm on my death bed. Well naughty dog you funked up that dream. Looking for a new game so I can die happy!!!! Graphics and gameplay only redeeming factor for me lucky I didnt give it a 0 instead I give it a 4. They funking destroyed my fave character, she can piece her self together and fight again if another game comes out, but I didnt want her to be BROKEN in the first place. I have a priceless ming dynasty vase 'oh but it's ok cos I glued it together' what a steaming pile of sh*t. As I said could've given it a 0 but amount of work put in it deserves something.… Expand
  42. datswatshesaid
    Jun 28, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Spoiler!!!
    The game was not a complete disaster; it had absolutely mind blowing graphics and excellent character facial expression. The gameplay was fun but it started to get repetitive. The problem is not the game whatsoever, it was the narration... so I begin;

    This game is a narrative disaster. Some places it felt like characters had short memory. They were on the path of revenge but most parts they seemed totally fined to me. Like this part before Abby shows up, they were normally having a convo about returning. Ok? But why are you thinking of returning when you didn’t eeven get your revenge. When someone close to you passes away in high times, all you feel is void. Leave alone the loved one being murdered right in front of you. No matter what he did, he did it for Ellie and this is how she returns the favor. Firefly pushed Joel too hard in the first place. How do you expect someone who lost his daughter, not to build a relation with Ellie. Plus, how much was it guaranteed a vaccine developed would be successful? The same story could've been said many times better with a few changes. Honestly it felt like Joel was hated by the developers. You put him in a position like this for what outcome? They didn’t show us Joel’s detailed explanation to it. He had so many reasons for it and explains nothing to Ellie. He owes nothing to her so why was he so hesitant? He said he could do it all over again so he wasn’t guilt, yeah? So he could list down his reasons. The way we think it is he was betrayed by firefly and he couldn’t risk losing Ellie after losing Sarah which is deep and a controversial step But the way it was portrayed by the developers was that Joel was selfish and did it for himself. He wasn’t selfish!! I know most of you think we hate the game for it being too rushed but that’s not the point. Abby killing Joel was one way to go, and seeing it from her perspective, she wasn’t wrong at all. Also, Joel dying at the beginning wouldn’t be a problem if Abby’s revenge was explained earlier. You can’t force me to play a POV who killed my fav character and don’t even tell me why he was killed. And then later on, I am explained. A few things weren’t realistic at all. Mel was pregnant but went for runs while WLF had too many people but no one to replace her. About Ellie not getting her revenge was also not a big deal only if it was narrated the right way. Ellie chose the path, all angry, ruining Tommy’s plan who almost had Abby killed and then back off because of Dina? What was the point when you lost her too? She wasn’t going for revenge anyway but Tommy came in, angry and crippled, who wants the revenge so bad but can’t get it, entrusts someone else with it and that person comes back to what? Forgiveness is a strong message, but sweetheart this is not how you convey the idea of it. I will kill everyone involved but the last person? Nah I will forgive her. Like ok? The plot holes ruined it all. It’s like someone had good bulletpoints for a story but didn’t know how to put it in words and the outcome was TLOU2. For all that I give it a 4 only.    … Expand
  43. bonzo2772
    Jun 30, 2020
    4
    Gameplay: 9/10
    Graphics: 10/10
    Music: 10/10 Immersion: 7/10 Story: 3/10 World: 5/10 (Huge empty spaces to loot items you already have) Characters: 3/10 (Poor character development. Abby was the best in this section) Enemies: 5/10 (Clickers are the easiest enemies to kill. You don't fear them anymore and the new ones aren't any threat) Coherence: 3/10 (too many forced situations)    Gameplay: 9/10
    Graphics: 10/10
    Music: 10/10
    Immersion: 7/10
    Story: 3/10
    World: 5/10 (Huge empty spaces to loot items you already have)
    Characters: 3/10 (Poor character development. Abby was the best in this section)
    Enemies: 5/10 (Clickers are the easiest enemies to kill. You don't fear them anymore and the new ones aren't any threat)
    Coherence: 3/10 (too many forced situations)

    The Last of Us Part 2 is a beautiful game but it fails in its story. Being this the most important thing in TLOU franchise.

    0 to 5 means 0 points and 6 to 10 means 1 points, the final score is: 4/10

    Sadly, The Last of Us Part 2 is a mediocre game and can't compete with the first one.    … Expand
  44. Iwano
    Jun 28, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Probably the highest quality game ever made, it's a technical achievement. But it's not a good game, it's not fun, it's repetitive and unnecessarily long. Just when you think is about to finish you realize you're half way there and you have to do the entire thing again with another character. There is a massive build up to what feels like it's going to be an amazing climax but it's not, it's bad and then you have to play more repetitive missions that mean nothing and are again not fun. Such a disappointment, was really looking forward to it after the masterpiece that the first one was.… Expand
  45. Stardewbutdont
    Jun 28, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game had great mechanics and it looked amazing. I can see what they were going for with the story but the order of events really bothered me. They both shortened and dragged the game out in certain aspects. I didn’t believe Dina’s feelings for Ellie until after she had left Ellie when I saw the flashback at the party.

    Also I never trusty understood the dynamic between Owen, Mel, and Abby. Abby’s character had good intentions but I wanted to see her get tortured at the end by the men who had captured her because it would say to the player, “Is this what you wanted?” Also between the time we kill Abby’s friends and we learn who they are, I had already forgotten their faces and how Ellie killed them. And we would feel bad because we know Ellie is tracking her. I also would have liked if Ellie saw Abby and had a moment of Joel in her. “Would you like to come back with me?” Ellie should have felt something. I wanted her to learn that revenge is a hate filled emotion and yes, Abby got hers but Ellie had a family and she could move on.

    Right now, I don’t care what happened to Abby and Lev and I no longer care about what Ellie will do. As far as I’m concerned she probably killed herself due to her ptsd and lack of support system. Overall it’s not a bad game, but the first game changed video games for me. This was not close to the level of the first game.    … Expand
  46. Aj57
    Jun 28, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Giving it a 4, the game play was great, the graphics were great and flash backs you get to play in were just like the first TLOU. Tho False Advertisement of Joel being with us in the main story and the disappointing story/ending. All that and forcing us to play as the character that killed Joel for 60% of the game..... Sooo much more I can say but yeah TLOU 2 I wouldn’t recommend.… Expand
  47. dbradway2
    Jun 28, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The graphics are cool, the combat controls have been refined, and it's entertaining, but if you loved the original, and you were really invested in the characters and story, you're going to hate it. Not only do they do my man Joel dirty right off the bat, but they try to get you to empathize with his roided-out assailant for ten hours of arduous gameplay. I don't care about Abby.

    There are really too many plot holes and contradictions to list here. I couldn't even make it through the game. I was angry the whole time I played it. Not even at the foes I was chasing. I'm angry at Naughty Dog. They ruined it.

    It wasn't just the hack writing. They decided to push even harder with the wokeness and social commentary that we really don't want in our stories and games today. I'mm tired of the shoe-horning of cultural politics. It's smashed in face face everywhere now. Of course they have to emasculate Tommy and kill the toxic straight white male from the last game. OF COURSE!

    The original TLOU and Left Behind were great! I don't mind strong female characters, nor do I mind homosexuality. But it just feels forced. The sexualizing of this game has just ruined it as well. I don't care for it. It gives it a weird feel.

    There are just too many reasons why hate this game, but I'm not normally this disgusted. Can we have games and movies that aren't all about social commentary and shaming men? IDK. Waste of my money.
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  48. Slickmaxzzz
    Jun 28, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Gameplay got repetitive the story story started of good then went completely **** Should of had a multiple ending with choices… Expand
  49. Zaidas
    Jun 28, 2020
    4
    The graphics and the smallest details is what really holds this game together. Gameplay and crafting is really before its time. The story on the other hand.. a complete mess. I can go on about it but it’s just not worth that. I expected more. Was a real let down
  50. Outti222
    Jun 28, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Jogo lixo com um final ruim mas com gráfico s ótimos mas os personagens são sem graças e não da para gostar.… Expand
  51. MadnessKombat
    Jun 28, 2020
    4
    Esperaba una aventura de Joel y Ellie en el mundo apocalíptico como nos mostraron en los traillers .Descansa en paz, The last of us.
  52. Onechilldude
    Jun 29, 2020
    4
    This is may or may not be an unpopular opinion but I don't think the last of us part 2 should've been made. At least not with the same characters from the first one. Without spoilers here are just the main reasons:

    False advertising Characters were acting way out of character Plot holes (there is a lot) Story telling pacing did not work with game play. (You could watch the    This is may or may not be an unpopular opinion but I don't think the last of us part 2 should've been made. At least not with the same characters from the first one. Without spoilers here are just the main reasons:

    False advertising

    Characters were acting way out of character Plot holes (there is a lot)

    Story telling pacing did not work with game play. (You could watch the cut-scenes and get the same story.) The interactions are either very litter or none.

    Game was forcing way to many politics/opinions

    Goals were hypocritical for characters

    I have more but I would need to get into spoilers.

    I know a lot of people are going to say its because of certain things in the game or things that take place in the first act but this is truly not the case. From a screen writing perspective this is still bad writing, and forced perspectives.

    It also teaches nothing new and its a story that has been done over and over again. Just because it puts shock value throughout doesn't make it good writing. In fact in my opinion its lazy.
    I read the writer from the last game was not involved and it shows. Too many characters are introduced but nothing ever comes of them. Old character don't act like their prior selves.
    The focus of the story shifts trying to make you feel a certain way but a lot of people overlook a certain lack of humanity in another character so it doesn't make sense to compare them.

    I will say I don't think I would've been so hard on the game if it wasn't purposely falsely advertised.They also seem to hide behind certain communities for defense but they have nothing to do with many peoples opinion/review for the game.

    Lastly one thing I really hate is people are saying its just the fan base that is upset. This is not the case as if you go to any major critic site. The Last of Us received nothing but praise. But I would say this one deserves its low rating. Some people will enjoy it but to be honest, this is not some deep writing. Its lazy and forced and uses a cheap trick to try and manipulate the way you feel.

    The Last of Us was a great game. I never was forced to feel, I just did while playing. This game tried to tell me how to feel and I didn't. If this story was told a different way I would not hate it so as much but as it stands, its the worst game Naughty Dog has ever made. I hope they learn from the feedback.

    Positives: AI was great, Graphics were amazing, Music amazing as always, voice acting superb! But the story is the most important part in these types of games so with that I give it my honest opinion. 4/10.

    The Last of Us should have been the last in the series.    … Expand
  53. eweobound
    Jun 28, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. the gameplay is fine the gameplay is fine everything is fine except the script to start there are filler characters who are lgbt and that absolutely forced except ellie she is the only one who is saved, the death of joel does not bother you disappoints you, the coincidence of that abby is contracted with joel is brutal and that on top of that abby's companions had the fence before they came is incredible and that on top of that joel is not suspicious of her, let's talk about abby abby is a character that is less good I think the director did not understand or did not understand that people were from the beginning on the side of joel and ellie the thing is that ellie had empathy with abby that is why in the end I did not kill her but abby never did the same with her and the worst thing they could have done is put her as a playable character since it doesn't let you have a complete experience the point is that abby ended up doing the same thing as joel and that she doesn't understand and that's my problem and it's l to history and the forced script.
    Thank you    … Expand
  54. Billsy
    Jul 4, 2020
    4
    After playing the first and how good it was you would of thought the follow up would be as good if not even better then the last but here we have a story that has been mashed up to make zero sense following the first game that being said the game looks great and the graphics are amazing just ashame the story falls flat. As they say you could have bad gameplay ect but an amazing story andAfter playing the first and how good it was you would of thought the follow up would be as good if not even better then the last but here we have a story that has been mashed up to make zero sense following the first game that being said the game looks great and the graphics are amazing just ashame the story falls flat. As they say you could have bad gameplay ect but an amazing story and still have a major following maybe they should of focused on the story more.....… Expand
  55. Thermal9
    Jun 28, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game was horrible. The game starts out very nice and for about two hours it feels like the game we wanted, but then they kill Joel off while Ellie watches. Now we have a revenge game which seems like it's going to go great right? Wrong. So Ellie hunts down these people that killed Joel but when we think we are going to finally fight this new character who is called Abby who was the one who killed Joel the screen goes black. Now we are forced to play as Abby for the same days we just played as Ellie just with a different perspective. So now the player is playing the character they hate for killing Joel for 10 hours which is about the same gameplay time played as Ellie. Sounds great right? No it isn't. Abby's gameplay is supposed to make us theplayer feel something for her character but how can we when she killed Joel? Anyways skipping ahead to when the screen went black with Ellie, Abby is ready to kill Tommy and Ellie but not before killing a new character called Jesse. Now you the player is forced to attack and hopefully kill Ellie who we were playing as? What? Oh yeah! So you fight Ellie as Abby and Abby gets the best of Ellie. Okay. So Ellie and friends return home and now Ellie is living a happy life with Dine a new character and her baby who Dine gave birth to Jesse's child? Who is Jesse? A new character Abby killed off. I know just listen it gets worse. So now Tommy show's up on this Farm Ellie, Dine, and their son are living on after he was shot by Abby during the meet up of Ellie and Abby. He is **** up from that which makes him a whole new Tommy. Tommy tells Ellie he has heard from traders that their is a woman traveling up the coast. So now Tommy wants Ellie to go to finally kill this Abby but Ellie has a family now so she can't go. Ends up she decided to go and try kill Abby again. Yes I said again. So Ellie gets to the end of the game but decides to leave her alive after you fight her??? Ellie returns home after this fight with Abby where she lost two fingers to Abby during the fight to an empty farm house. Dine leaves her with their son and she can't play the guitar anymore due to the fingers lost. Their are some nice flashbacks in this game but that's it. The combat is great and it's very satisfying to kill every enemy. The music and graphics are on point but could use a bit of a fix but the story is all over the place. 4 or 5 out of 10. Not a fun game makes's you feel like you did nothing but play a gsme about nothing.… Expand
  56. Moto270
    Jun 28, 2020
    4
    The story is dull. The dialogue is dull. It has the same old crappy linear level design. Same old cheesy data loading, press triangle while I open this heavy door. 9 out of 10 times you squeeze through a long tight spot something happens. Somebody grabs you, infected grabs you, etc, blah blah blah, boring. Cheesy crafting. It's like they wanted to make the game a little beefier so they addThe story is dull. The dialogue is dull. It has the same old crappy linear level design. Same old cheesy data loading, press triangle while I open this heavy door. 9 out of 10 times you squeeze through a long tight spot something happens. Somebody grabs you, infected grabs you, etc, blah blah blah, boring. Cheesy crafting. It's like they wanted to make the game a little beefier so they add a throwaway crafting system. Can't wait to get 25% faster reload speed. Worthless considering I don't know how fast it is to begin with.

    The encounters are scripted. The levels are designed so that things happen when you drop over a wall or go through a door instead of the enemies being there already going about their business. So there is no replay incentive. Once you do it why replay? Assassin's Creed, far cry, the division, ive played many of their missions and games over and over because it's different each time even if it's the same mission because the enemies react differently each time. The stealth sucks. Several of the hard areas I just sat still and waited for many of the enemies to come to me. Many of the people are upset over the story. I don't care. But it's not art. It's a cheesy comic book level story. People argue over the ability to control the narrative and put down anyone who doesn't like it. Saying you must not be intelligent enough to understand the story or message. For the most part that has nothing to do with liking a game. I play games to have fun and control what's going on. I read books to enjoy a story that has no flexibility, and is trying to relay something to me. This game is like punching a time card when playing it. Nothing is fun, nothing is cool, nothing is interesting, nothing happens that is neat. There is nothing you can do to change anything. Like you can't go and grind some materials and upgrade your base or camp or anything unless they want you to within the cheesy craft system, 25% more stability, can't wait. Every single thing is walking, going through a building, a few skirmishes then a big fight. Half of the time you forgot why your going where your going or what your supposed to be doing, because the game forcing you into it's path so why care? It's room to room. The outside is just rooms with no roof. I've had more fun playing Watch Dogs 2 for a couple hours after I finished, than the 30 hours I played this game.

    I traded the game in today and gamestop gave me $32 for it.    … Expand
  57. JossPeru
    Jun 28, 2020
    4
    El juego tiene buenas animaciones, calidad gráfica y técnica, sin embargo, carece del fuerte de esta franquicia.. Una buena/excelente historia.
  58. Phlegma
    Jun 28, 2020
    4
    This is a story about the cycle of revenge and it is painful but good. A lot of negative reviews seem to be either from bigots or people who didn’t actually finish the game.
    The story brought me to tears multiple times. Even when I was angry at the creators in the beginning and middle the game was still engaging
  59. Beks_N
    Jul 5, 2020
    4
    Technically a masterpiece, with great graphics, sound and fun gameplay, but the story was simplistic and banal... a huge letdown after the emotional impact and complexity of its predecessor.
  60. GDawg2020
    Jun 28, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So, where to begin? I want to start off with my positives, because they are important. For me, this game is a technical masterpiece. The mechanics, graphics, character MoCap, and scripting is fantastic. As with the first game part II is a joy to play, mechanically. I want to stress that this is no way a "Trolling/Bomb review" because I'm not satisfied, this is legitimately how I feel about the game, I've just finished playing and am a huge fan of naughty dog and The Last Of Us. And I really can't say enough good things about the technical presentation of this game.
    I'll cut to the chase, as I know a big focus right now of the divisiveness nature of this game is from industry supporters and people who enjoyed the game trying to de-legitimize negative reviews and that is not fair.
    On the whole I'm left significantly disappointed with how TLOU2 played out as a story. For me the issue is not solely with the events that transpired but more specifically the sequence of those events. Broadly speaking it felt as if Naughty Dog and the writers of this story have grown tired of their creation. Killing Joel felt like a rush to "shoot their shot" and make the big kill. I can't say I was surprised by their decision to kill Joel but I was surprised by the manner and timing of that killing. I feel that killing Joel, although not at all necessary was done for dramatic effect, a la HBO, fine, if you want to do that at least give him the respect of exposition within the story prior to busting his head in. He is, after all responsible in part for the runaway success of Part one. And having his death play out later in the game with more story ambiguity leading up to it could have really played out far better.
    Abby. My detest for this character knows no bounds. To me Abby seems like she was a "pet project" of a senior writer, director, executive of the game and because of that got to play out as a main character of the game. Following her brutal actions against Joel we are forced to play almost half the game as her! This makes no sense to me and the desire of the writers to have the fans fall in love with her is transparent and cheap. This is a character who's story did not deserve to be told. She is wholly uninteresting and brings nothing of an identity with her, other than "angry thug", she is the boring blonde doctors daughter. Her story is shallow and her development is flat and forced upon us. Why would we, the player, want to command this character to success after they have brutally murdered 50% of our core lineup? I was not invested in her or in her victory. My enjoyment of the game fell off a cliff as soon as we are forced to take control of her. I really stopped engaging with the environment as much, her supporting cast are equally bland and don't provide much in terms of meaningful conversation, even the chatty banter between Abby and her comrades is thin and I can't remember a single engagement between any of them and I only just finished the game. Further trying to force emotional investment came with the zebra scene. This was thrown in purely to build a crappy picture of "oh look how caring her father was, he was tormented by the thought of killing Ellie for scientific advancement because he is a caring human being, look he saved a zebra". This wouldn't have mattered at all in a shallow action game but TLOU1 gave us a storytelling method of a much higher standard and I feel it's ok to expect that in a sequel.
    Ultimately it feels like too many stories are being told here. And none of them well. Ellie has become an emotional punching bag with no pay off. Again, I was not expecting or wanting endless fan service, that does not a good game make. But I expected a conclusive direction. Ellie had nothing but a met loss throughout the game with now pay off whatsoever.
    Don't abandon your creations, Naughty Dog. Even the title menu image before and after completion are a focused nod to Abby, not Ellie. Abbey is an awful character and should not have been given so much e deserved screen time. Had Abbey been pitched as a main protagonist in a different game I don't believe that game would ever get greenlit.

    Final word: Ellie and Joel worked so well in the first game because they were written as a duo. They were not the result of a character mashup or crossover episode, they were written for each other. Killing Joel so early on to provide the vague driver of "vengeance" was weak, kill him if it serves the story, by all means. But don't kill him for hollow dramatic effect. And when you do wrap your story up, leave our protagonist with some semblance of gain not merely loss.

    Oh and don't make this a trilogy, you've killed your IP, leave it dead...    … Expand
  61. shledynium
    Jun 28, 2020
    4
    I've played the first game 16 times. The last of us is my favorite game of all time and is surely one of the best games ever made. The last of us part 2 has astaunishing graphics, realism in vedo game at its peak, acting performance that is just extroardinary, gameplay who puts you in stressfull sitations just like the resident evil style. But... its story... is just a mess and when youI've played the first game 16 times. The last of us is my favorite game of all time and is surely one of the best games ever made. The last of us part 2 has astaunishing graphics, realism in vedo game at its peak, acting performance that is just extroardinary, gameplay who puts you in stressfull sitations just like the resident evil style. But... its story... is just a mess and when you played the first game, you know that the only thing that matters is story. I was waiting since decmber 2013 when i first finished the last of us to this day to see what happened to Joel and Ellie but now I just tell to myself why did you expect a sequel? The last of us is a story of relationship between Ellie and Joel. Joel has lost evrything in the first game including his humanity. But he gets it back thanks to Ellie who slowly healed his heart. And Joel, just acting like all other people would've act, saved Ellie. So now in this second game, instead of having an illustration of Ellie's relationship with Joel all along the game, we just show you Joel in some flashbacks wich in total are about 1h10min. Yes... 1h10 min of Joel in the last of us part 2 wich is 25 hours long. You kill the main character of the series and after you are forced to play 10 hours as the strong woman who killed him just to sympathize with her for what she has done. Let me just say this clear, this isn't a naughty dog game, this is a Sarkaziaan and Druckman game. Kill all the male characters, Joel, Jesse, and letting alive the submitted husband wich is Tommy, but even if he is submitted he still a man so we will make sure he loses an eye and the use of one of his legs. You kill Joel to introduce another character at his place wich nobody cares because she has no reason to be in this game, Yes Joel killed her father because he was trying to kill Ellie. You kill a young man named Jessie, which is honnestly for me the only good new character, just to make sure your plan of having a lesbian family will work. And when the end is near, you let live the only person who braught you all these nightmares just to make sure she will be the main character of the next game because she is a STRONG WOMAN WHO DEFENDS A TRANSGENDER INOCENT CHILD WHO KILLED HER MOTHER. So bassicly they kill Joel, kill Jesse, ruin Tommy's life and made a reality of Ellie's gratest fear of being alone, but miss hulk gets to live because she's a strong woman and an example for everyone. This is disgusting, i am just so sad for what they have done to all the characters, this game was ment to destroy them because of identical ideologies of mister druckman and miss sarkaziaan. I'm not expecting any more game from this studio, only if the ancient employees will come back, wich will never happen.… Expand
  62. Pepto
    Jun 28, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Para empesar yo soy usuario de x box, pero siempre le tuve cariño a the last of us y fue un juego buenisimo y supo manejar el final,pero cre que para empesar nunca debieron aver metido a abby o la muerte de joel , ya que por esto el juego perdio fuersa , almenos nos ubieran dado la opcion de matar o no matar a abby… Expand
  63. aimforthehead
    Jun 28, 2020
    4
    Outstanding production value. Graphics, environments, and atmosphere are all top-notch. If you liked the gameplay of tlou 1, you will enjoy the gameplay of this. Music seems absent compared to the first game. Characters are less memorable and interesting. The story is beyond disappointing. At the end of my 25 hour journey, I was left exhausted and wishing the game had never been made. ItOutstanding production value. Graphics, environments, and atmosphere are all top-notch. If you liked the gameplay of tlou 1, you will enjoy the gameplay of this. Music seems absent compared to the first game. Characters are less memorable and interesting. The story is beyond disappointing. At the end of my 25 hour journey, I was left exhausted and wishing the game had never been made. It starts depressing, continues depressing, and ends depressing. There is an overplayed theme of "revenge is bad", which the game beats you over the head with throughout the entire game, relentlessly so. If you can detach yourself from the story and immerse yourself in the atmosphere and setting, there is fun to be had, but I can't imagine how anyone would feel better off having played this game once you reach the end of the story.… Expand
  64. Tktkho
    Jun 28, 2020
    4
    This year has been the worst . Little did I know it could have gone worse playing this depressive game. If you're trying to get depressed play that game
  65. carlofernelli
    Jul 1, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Although the game is fun in terms of gameplay, the mechanics are similar to the first with added features like jumping onto enemies, going prone and jumping. Various of new enemies are introduced but it doesn't feel like it seems like enough enemies especially after 7 years you would think there would be a lot more especially for all the traveling you do in this game. Same style boss fights as the first one plenty of parts are predictable like how many times is the character going to run away from enemies and push the door open to create an "intense" moment. IMO it was played out Ellie fell through the ground so many times it was like oh no again, so boring. Although Ellie was my favorite part of the game especially her minimal screen time spent with Joel those were great moments in the game. Abby's part on the other hand was a big **** you to some fans, such a let down. Abby's character has no empathy, they expect us to feel bad form her father after seeing her side but IMO nothing redeems her for me after she kills Joel especially so early in the game! Literally 1 hour in you play as Joel in the very beginning for 5 minutes riding a horse to Jackson. Abby doesn't care to tell her friend Mel to stay put while she was pregnant, she has an affair with Owen while he was still with Mel and was pregnant! The addition of a trans character I have no issue with it just seems force at this point, I'm all for women power but these characters are so bad.… Expand
  66. megadante
    Jun 28, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. O jogo é lindo simplesmente, mas não dá para jogar até o final sem derramar lágrimas de saudade do Joel e isso não é bom ! A saudade machuca e interfere muito no decorrer da história.… Expand
  67. BoltBandicoot
    Jun 28, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I hate this game because they turned beloved main characters that I felt I knew for so long, into antagonists. At the same time they tried to force me into accepting unknown people over them, just because they were capable of heroic deeds as well, or because they also could relate to me in some other way.

    Makes me feel like the first game is pointless and also, I hate being stabbed in the back... Although a well thought stab would be appreciated, this game makes it feel forced just for the sake of teaching a lesson, as of which I feel like the OG characters ended up suffering more. (Or maybe I don't know the new characters enough for me to care as much).

    I choose to give this game a 4 because despite the terrible story telling and the small improvements on the gameplay, I feel like the team behind the visuals, the sound and the voice acting, did a tremendous job!

    But just like Druckmann said, he knew a lot of people would passionately hate this game, and that is why I choose to erase this one from my memory.    … Expand
  68. Victormatosh1
    Jun 28, 2020
    4
    Decent gameplay, sound/music amazing, but the story (that is the main part of the game), is terrible. This game could be THE LAST OF US 2, NOT PART 2, because they kill the story of the first game in the first hours.
  69. fabric1979
    Jun 28, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. História fraca e um final sem sentido nenhum.
    Destruíram os dois principais personagens do jogo!    … Expand
  70. Mmiller315
    Jun 28, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I loved this game. The dual view point awesome. Forcing people to see both sides of a fight, amazing idea. Right up till it should've ended at the farm house..... Or gave us a choice and made it multiple ending.... Everything after that I honestly just felt dirty doing. You completely gutted the characters you built up. So many other ways to finish that. Leave it at the farm, have E and A team up, have them come back to each other looking for help... But you chose to just crap on all of it..... Playing through again just skipping any cutscene after the farm....… Expand
  71. spriddleriddle
    Jun 28, 2020
    4
    To mess up the story and characters in a story driven game is far beyond my comprehension. It starts so good, but than it spirals downward the toilet so fast. Especially the last 40% of the game were just mindblowing in terms of how bad a story can be. I really can't understand how anyone on this planet approved this and said, yeah this will be awesome. I really can't get my head aroundTo mess up the story and characters in a story driven game is far beyond my comprehension. It starts so good, but than it spirals downward the toilet so fast. Especially the last 40% of the game were just mindblowing in terms of how bad a story can be. I really can't understand how anyone on this planet approved this and said, yeah this will be awesome. I really can't get my head around it. Everything else about the game is so well crafted, the graphics, sound, design and so on. Ok maybe some gameplay mechanics are outdated, but I could have lived with it. I really feel so sorry for the poor souls who crafted the game with every detail, who poured there heart and soul in it, so that it only can be destroyed by a story that is maybe the worst in video game history. And again, to mess up the story and characters in a story driven game is far beyond my comprehension… Expand
  72. DirtyHarry06
    Jun 28, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Esta segunda parte del juego es técnicamente deslumbrante pero de historia decepcionante y desastrosa, era más difícil dañar el argumento que seguir con lo que ya se traía. Un gran chef colombiano lo dijo: "a veces lo mejor de un plato es lo que no le pones", y en este juego pasó exactamente eso, empezaron a ponerle subtramas, elementos forzados y una extensión innecesaria al punto que si le quitas varias de esas cosas funcionaría mejor o bueno sería menos contradictoria la historia. Tal vez el peor de todos esos errores es el de jugar con Abby y tener que atacar a Ellie, lo que es un despropósito, no se siente bien, ni orgánico, incomoda al jugador al punto de no querer seguir jugando. Le sigue el tema forzado de amor homosexual que no es más es otro distractor que no aporta, tiene un morbo facilista y mas parece el pedido de algún ejecutivo para cumplir con lo que hoy por hoy se cree que es "Políticamente correcto", obligando a meter en alguna parte y de cualquier manera una relación homosexual para decir somos incluyentes. Le sigue la escena de sexo... que puedo decir, en serio se olvidaron que estaban haciendo un juego y no una película de género B. Finalmente, para resumir no hay conexión emocional y el juego se convierte en un listado de cosas que varias personas (ejecutivos) decidieron que debían ir (si o si) en la historia: Muerte rápida de Joel que justifique la venganza, relación homosexual forzada para quedar bien con la comunidad LGBTI, enemiga de la protagonista más fuerte y casi invencible, escena de sexo que raye en soft porn y moraleja final...el odio es malo, te hace perder todo. De 1 a 10 le doy un 4.… Expand
  73. Ryan85
    Jun 29, 2020
    4
    Gameplay noioso e ripetitivo, 0 innovazioni rispetto al precedente a parte 2 movimenti che comunque danno pochissima libertà... Si passa da corridoi stretti ad ambentazioni molto grandi capendoci ben poco... La grafica é stata esaltata senza motivo visto che nn si avvicina nemmeno a qualità come quella di deat stranding o marvel spiderman x esempio... La storia... Puó piacere o no ma nnGameplay noioso e ripetitivo, 0 innovazioni rispetto al precedente a parte 2 movimenti che comunque danno pochissima libertà... Si passa da corridoi stretti ad ambentazioni molto grandi capendoci ben poco... La grafica é stata esaltata senza motivo visto che nn si avvicina nemmeno a qualità come quella di deat stranding o marvel spiderman x esempio... La storia... Puó piacere o no ma nn c'era bisogno di tirarla così per le lunghe, bastavano una 15ina di ore di gioco e nn 25 o più... Molto deluso! Dovevano lasciare stare e far finire the last of us con il primo capitolo… Expand
  74. limericksan
    Jun 29, 2020
    4
    A potentially great game, ruined by politics and virtue signaling. Visually amazing, indicative of a great team, with a terrible management.
  75. namronzar
    Jun 29, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Joel death. F*******U ...............................................................................................................................................................................… Expand
  76. Semiramis
    Jun 29, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I choose 4/10
    Cause I gave 5 for the story
    & 5 for everything else And I think 4/10 is the perfect rate    … Expand
  77. Bigo-rodrigo
    Jun 29, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The mecanism, graphics of game is brillhant, but the history Neil Druckmann trying to do the difference but failure deeply. Ok, Joel's death... no problem, but insists to us play with Abby? Who's **** abby? She is a biggest nobody and Neil thinks "oh, she is doctor's daughter pff". Neil said too, is not possible write nothing more about "The last of us" pff... another **** of course I respect him but definitely do not agree.

    My opinion, The Last Of Us parte II is perfect but, The history, **** while.    … Expand
  78. HRjester
    Jun 29, 2020
    4
    Coming from someone who has played The Last of Us Part I more than i would like to admit, i was more excited to play this game than anyone i knew or have known. The graphics, the game play and even some of the characters in TLOU2 where done so well. But when you look at this game from the story side, its not great at all. I felt the scenarios where completely out of order, the decisionsComing from someone who has played The Last of Us Part I more than i would like to admit, i was more excited to play this game than anyone i knew or have known. The graphics, the game play and even some of the characters in TLOU2 where done so well. But when you look at this game from the story side, its not great at all. I felt the scenarios where completely out of order, the decisions where untrue based off of the previous game. The trailer we got was false advertisement, manipulated the fan base to buy this game. Record sales because of the previous title was amazing. The story and character growth from TLOU made me actually cry/tear up a few times, this game i was just disgusted by the story. Just about everything coming from Neil and NaughtyDog's mouth about this game before it went on sale was lies. If i could get a refund of my time playing this game i would. Watch streamers reactions and judge for yourself.… Expand
  79. Gwyn1345
    Jun 29, 2020
    4
    Por donde comenzar puntos buenos los graficos a pesar del downgrade, la jugabilidad es buena, puntos malos toda la parte de Abby que es aburrida y lenta y por mucho que intentaras metermelo en la boca no se consigue, la trama tiene un pesimo ritmo, Ellie se vuelve un personaje super plano y el final es la peor basura que e visto en mi vida, el error de este juego para mi es el hype losPor donde comenzar puntos buenos los graficos a pesar del downgrade, la jugabilidad es buena, puntos malos toda la parte de Abby que es aburrida y lenta y por mucho que intentaras metermelo en la boca no se consigue, la trama tiene un pesimo ritmo, Ellie se vuelve un personaje super plano y el final es la peor basura que e visto en mi vida, el error de este juego para mi es el hype los creadores de este juego no cumplieron espectativas no merece tanto como un 0 o1, 2 o 3 y solo por los graficos le doy un 4 no merece la pena y es una falta de respeto para los fans del titulo.… Expand
  80. tfmagalhaes
    Jun 29, 2020
    4
    For me, the first The Last of Us was the best PS3 game. But I can't say the same about Part II. I'm glad I bought the disk version, so I could sell it right after finishing playing.
    The game has good graphics and excellent mechanics, however the plot is terrible. I even tried to replay the game in the +mode, but even skipping the scenes I couldn't keep playing for more than 30 minutes.    For me, the first The Last of Us was the best PS3 game. But I can't say the same about Part II. I'm glad I bought the disk version, so I could sell it right after finishing playing.
    The game has good graphics and excellent mechanics, however the plot is terrible. I even tried to replay the game in the +mode, but even skipping the scenes I couldn't keep playing for more than 30 minutes. This way I give 9 for the gameplay and 0 for the story.
    If you bought the digital version: so sorry! You will have to keep it forever... lol    … Expand
  81. mashley82
    Jun 29, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Really good start, but dragged on and on. Story was sloppy, and I couldn't care less about Abby and her friends. The fireflies are dead lets just move on. I didn't care about her story, I was there because of Ellie and Joel. And the scenes with them were the best parts of the game. It was fun seeing Ellie kill Abby over and over again, so thanks for that ND.… Expand
  82. akrampro
    Jun 29, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. killed our hero from first part and make and the enemy has muscles more than Sylvester Stallone and force the player to play and love the enemy that kill our hero in first part and trey to kill our hero in second part .… Expand
  83. SoRz69
    Jun 29, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. (SPOILERS) I am a big fan of the last of us and this story doesn't work, Joel has survived for 20+ years and he didn't trust many to survive and then he saves some random ripped girl and trust her to go to here group. And gets killed and tortured because of it. Ellie in the end has been hunting Abby (the ripped hulk girl) for months maybe and then in the fight Abby bites of Ellie's fingers and Ellie just let's her go ?
    After nearly killing her girlfriend and Jesse, Joel and shooting Tommy in the head/eye.
    WHAT!?!?
    The worst part of it all is that you have to play as the HULK for 10 hrs just because naughty dog want's you to understand her side of things although she killed Joel and most people do not want to play as the one who killed Joel the lead character in the first last of us.

    Although i think the story is really bad, The graphics and npc animations Ellie's animations other stuff like gore and new zombies are great So i give it a 4/10.    … Expand
  84. SASKATOYRW
    Jun 29, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Very nice work from the guys that worked in the game but the story manager and director didnt do a nice job...story actually is bad. Last of us 2 as a game is okay but as a sequel to the first one bad .… Expand
  85. TheSilverHunter
    Jun 29, 2020
    4
    The problem with the games is that The Last of Us Part 1 was a narrative driven game. So was the Left Behind DLC. But what The Last of Us Part II did was butcher the characters and story and give us a pile of neatly arranged garbage. The graphics, atmosphere and soundtrack are really good. The gameplay is just a cosmetic improvement upon the original. The only good moments in the game wereThe problem with the games is that The Last of Us Part 1 was a narrative driven game. So was the Left Behind DLC. But what The Last of Us Part II did was butcher the characters and story and give us a pile of neatly arranged garbage. The graphics, atmosphere and soundtrack are really good. The gameplay is just a cosmetic improvement upon the original. The only good moments in the game were Joel and Ellie flashbacks. Not worth buying.… Expand
  86. BusinessBat
    Jun 29, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I am a huge Naughty Dog fan, I purchased the collector's edition of this game and looked forward to it for years. I did my best to ignore spoilers, and I was convinced that the hate for this game leading up to its release was just bigots who couldn't handle LGBTQ representation in the game. Sadly, after finishing this game, I can say this game is just not good. I was excited for a transgender character to be in this game, and its one of the most interesting and well done parts of the game. But the game is marketed as the next step in Ellie's journey, and Ellie's part of this game ends up being a confusing mess.

    First, I'll mention what I liked about this game:

    Gameplay: It doesn't differ much from the first game but it is good, as you'd expect from ND. Stealth is fun and can be rewarding, the world is very detailed and makes exploring fun, at least for a large portion of the game. I will say there could have been something new added here, there are additional weapons, some new things to craft, and a couple new types of enemies. Enemy AI is improved and you can hide in tall grass, but it is very similar to the first game.

    Graphics: This game is beautiful. The fact that these graphics were achieved on a PS4 is astounding, it is the most impressive part of this game.

    Some story elements were great: The flash back scene where Joel shows Ellie the museum is awesome and reminded me of some of the great moments of the first game. Honestly, the scars vs. wolves was actually interesting, I would have rather just got a game where I played as Lev and got that story than what I was given. If anything, these moments of great story telling make the rest of the game more infuriating, because you can see that there was still the potential for this game to be a masterpiece.

    The story: Here is where it all falls apart. First off, I don't hate this game because Joel dies, I don't hate it because you have to play as Abbie. I do think this should have been a new IP or a story in the world of Last of Us separate from Ellie/Joel.
    The characters in this story constantly contradict themselves. Dina says she had to come with us, she supports our quest for revenge. Then immediately says "There are a lot of bad guys, does this change anything for you?" Jesse tells us he would have come, he looked up to Joel, these people deserve what they're going to get. Then immediately says "We're attacking their camp just like they did us. They could come back and attack Jackson, does that change anything for you?" This seems like a huge disconnect. If the characters actually think this they wouldn't be here with us, ready to kill people. This just seems like poor writing to ask the player "do you feel bad for what you're doing? You're just as bad as these people." Yes, that is true, I never thought Joel was a good guy, I supported his decision because he saved Ellie out of love. Love and selfishness, and anyone who can imagine themselves in his spot would most likely do the same. What if this was your mother? your sister? your daughter? This is just as bad of writing as the characters yelling out someone's name after you kill their friend. Of course if you kill someone, the other people knew their name. I can't even begin to tell you how little of a **** I give. I am here for revenge. These people can die after watching their friends die. Ellie watched helplessly at Joel's broken and tortured body. While Abby smashes his head in with a golf club, she does not care about these people, and neither do I.
    Joel being brutally tortured and murdered is obviously given to us to make us angry and want revenge. And the game obviously wants us to not want that revenge by the end of it, to show us violence is pointless, and we shouldn't have hate in our heart. But if you can tell me that you could watch your father be tortured and murdered in front of you and you wouldn't kill that person, you're pathetic. We finally hunt down one of these people, who calls Joel a **** to our face, and I get to hit square a few times to hit her with a pipe, all the while I just see Ellie's face? I felt more impact torturing someone in GTA or God of War games. I felt let down, i wanted to make this character pay for what she did. Now, following the scene where Ellie is dealing with the weight of torturing this woman, really well done, great acting/scene. But if Ellie was going to turn back from revenge I think this is where it would have happened.
    This game drags on forever and it left me feeling like this was Abbie's story, not Ellie's. The end of this game is some of the worst writing I've ever witnessed and we never get revenge. This game tries really hard to pull of what the first game did with its own twists and turns. And it fails every step of the way. This game is not a masterpiece, its a story based game and a 4/10 is a generous score. This game made me question all Sony first party titles in the future, something I didn't think possible.    … Expand
  87. markottkai
    Jun 29, 2020
    4
    Good: Graphics, gameplay, set pieces, enemies/strategy involved, mechanics. Unique enemies.

    Bad: The story [stereotypical sequel killing a character for a forced revenge story. Revenge story was boring and uninspired. Any good story development was for a new character.] The characters [ruined Ellie, just made her some brooding angry person with none of her charm or wittiness from first    Good: Graphics, gameplay, set pieces, enemies/strategy involved, mechanics. Unique enemies.

    Bad: The story [stereotypical sequel killing a character for a forced revenge story. Revenge story was boring and uninspired. Any good story development was for a new character.] The characters [ruined Ellie, just made her some brooding angry person with none of her charm or wittiness from first game. Exact same w Tommy. Introduce half baked and uninteresting characters throughout the game.] Over-abundance of modern political commentary [so much of the story is just jam-packed with trying to hit as many political issues as possible, and either comment on them or make them an integral part of the story spent hours and hours on, in an attempt to seem inclusive but just comes off as obnoxious and takes away from a more realistic story in the post-apocalypse].

    Best and most well done aspect of the first game was characters and story, which completely missed the mark this time. Played thoroughly, got 31 hrs out of the game. So disappointed in the decline from such a great first game, have to take an extra mark off for that    … Expand
  88. Rima-chan
    Jun 29, 2020
    4
    Story is an absolute **** Such a disappointment, especially after such a long waiting period. I'm just going to pretend the series ended with the first game.
  89. sl1ce_of_l1fe
    Jun 29, 2020
    4
    If you were disappointed by Game Of Thrones S8, this game is not for you.

    I'll keep this spoiler free. I'm media purist, I stay far away from the internet (reddit) leading up to launches of games/movies I have been waiting for for several years. I didn't read any of the leaks that dropped prior and experienced this game pure. The Last Of Us was nearly a life changing experience,    If you were disappointed by Game Of Thrones S8, this game is not for you.

    I'll keep this spoiler free.

    I'm media purist, I stay far away from the internet (reddit) leading up to launches of games/movies I have been waiting for for several years. I didn't read any of the leaks that dropped prior and experienced this game pure.

    The Last Of Us was nearly a life changing experience, it stands seven years later as the game that has stuck with me the longest and in the most positive way.

    I'm still in disbelief over the dumpster fire this sequel turned out to be. I genuinely hated every minute of playing through the last half of the game. I just wanted it to be over. I made myself keep playing hoping against reality that it would come together eventually. It did not. I finished it two days prior to this writing and I'm still a little emotionally numb and disappointed over the whole experience. My only regret is that I bought digital and that I can't trade it in.

    Outside of the terrible story and atomic bomb story structure, many of the chapters seemed to drag on far longer than necessary. There are far too many incredibly predictable encounters and cut-scenes. Overall the game became extremely repetitive and hard to play through. A far cry from the original.

    Graphically the game is stunning for any console and the physics are the best I've seen in game.

    The 'critic' reviews on this site must have played an alternate version of this game, or perhaps didn't play it at all.

    Do yourself a favor, if you cherish the story of Joel and Ellie, stay far away from The Last Of Us Part II.    … Expand
  90. Danny1176
    Jun 30, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Well where do I start having played the 1st game I was shocked to see how early the main protagonist of the 1st Last of us die so quickly and the way he die Joel it was like a slap to the face to us fans from the 1st one and the way he got ambushed that wasn’t him from the 1st game and tommy also they hardly trust strangers. After playing about half the game I was okay I’m going to off Abby and I was so downfounded that I need to play as her. So far it has been an awful journey so far I’m trying to connect to Abby but I just don’t feel anything playing as her. Right now I’m just trying to get the platinum trophy but I just found out I need to play the game again and I just don’t feel like replaying again. That’s my review.… Expand
  91. Ajeno
    Jun 29, 2020
    4
    Gameplay, graphics awesome 10/10 History, narrative, character development, story, felt rushed, characters feel like a cat walking in the background. One of the worst games that I have played. So sad that this is where they wanted to take the story of ellie and joel. Why was abby a main character???? She wasn't in any of the trailers! Pathetic
  92. DildaBean
    Jun 29, 2020
    4
    If the gameplay wasn't so good, I'd be rating this much lower. The decisions the characters make in the game make little sense and the entire third act is pointless and seemed like filler. In fact, the game would be better if it ended a couple hours before it did. Like the first one, it still has its very tense moments. However, these moments are overshadowed by your feeling ofIf the gameplay wasn't so good, I'd be rating this much lower. The decisions the characters make in the game make little sense and the entire third act is pointless and seemed like filler. In fact, the game would be better if it ended a couple hours before it did. Like the first one, it still has its very tense moments. However, these moments are overshadowed by your feeling of bewilderment as you can't understand most of the reasons behind the story - especially as you go deeper into the game. If you really want to play it I'd say wait for a sale or, If your patient, get it on PS Plus in a couple of years.… Expand
  93. Lewthedrummer
    Jun 29, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Naughty dog/ Neil Druckmann made some controversial and risky moves on the plot in this title. Much of the game was an exercise in Ludonarrative dissonance, ultimately sadly resulting in an immeasurably uncomfortable and joyless playing experience. Being forced to beat up Ellie was the most egregious ‘spit in the fans face’ moment in any game i have experienced. Hating Abby then the game pulling a 180 and forcing you to play as her for half of the game required extreme effort and inner soul searching to empathise with her. Not particularly fun. It was essentially the torture mission from GTA 5 made into a full game. I felt numb and dead by the entire story and conclusion.… Expand
  94. el_koi
    May 22, 2021
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The plot of the story is silly, even if you had read the script I'm sure you would think it's fanfic. Basically Joel, a person who in the first part was a cautious, intelligent and cunning person decides to tell him his name and invites to his city a large number of strangers who surround them and who triple the number of people and weapons. Well, after Joel dies like a squashed and tortured cockroach, Ellie decides to do what everyone would do, seek revenge. After controlling Ellie and killing a couple dozen or even hundreds of people and some friends of Abby's, the game comes up with the wonderful idea of ​​forcing us to control for about 10 hours the most disgusting, psychopathic and moody character that can exist, that's Abby. The game in many parts is boring, you get tired of having to put up with such a hypocritical character as Abby and it is even lazy to continue the game, since in many parts it feels as if they are unnecessarily extended. The game tries to force "empathy" with Abby, but for someone who played the first the last of us and understood the character of Joel and the reason for his actions, it is impossible for you to like Abby, she is just a hypocritical character, that he did the same thing as Joel on various occasions in the game, abby's own father admits in flashbacks that he would do the same thing that Joel did. But hey, after 10 hours controlling the insufferable Abby, and many more hours controlling the bipolar Ellie, he decides not to avenge Joel at the end of the game because revenge is bad and he lives the power of friendship. Are you telling me that he murdered half the United States but just when he has the origin of all his misfortunes in his face, he does not decide to kill her? Ultimately, they wasted what could have been a good game in vain to deliver such a repetitive, ridiculous and unoriginal message as "revenge is not good." By the way, the foul play ND did of putting Joel in the game trailers and not saying or putting anything at all that we were going to control a character named Abby for almost half the game is pathetic and unfortunate.… Expand
  95. Proust09
    Jun 29, 2020
    4
    Graphics: Excellent one of the best on PS4
    Gameplay: Normal, it is the same as the original but more polished
    Story: Bad, insert generic revenge story with the most cliché message of the world (revenge is bad and you can lose everything for it)
  96. Bamboozler9000
    Jun 29, 2020
    4
    + gore
    + bigot sandwiches
    + enemies act like real people (makes killing them even more satisfying)
    + PS4's hardware is pushed to its limits to create amazing looking picture of post-apocalypse world
    - story
    - story
    - story
    - story
  97. Spitfiregr
    Jun 29, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Like I am not mad because Joel died because developers needed a reason to make the game but the fact that Ellie wants to get her revenge and at the end she lets Abby get away with it it's just mind blowing and another fact that we play 10 hours with Abby just to learn her story makes me mad I don't want to play with Abby I want to kill Abby right away because it's a revenge story and at the end you don't even get the revenge that makes me mad. The game is very very disappointing to a point that you don't even want to play the game.
    My review
    Graphics: 10/10
    gameplay and mechanics: 9.5/10
    Story : 1.5/10
    A revenge story without revenge well done good work naughty dog
    A good game in general but the story is very very disappointing to a point that you don't even want to play the game
    GAME SCORE (for me) : 4.5/10    … Expand
  98. Crow_07
    Jun 29, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is a total mess compared to the masterpiece that was the first game. The 4 million people who bought this game did so because of the first game's story. I could just play another zombie game if I wanted only that, people expected fun combat along with a story that can live up to the original. What we get is a serious disrespect to the main character from the original game, Joel Miller. They make him act very out of character by telling the wolves his identity and walking into a suspicious ass building without a second thought. Remember when Joel saw a hunter on the road pretending to be injured and knew exactly what the hunters were trying to do? That guy is gone. From a hardened survivor and a badass who was very smart and cautious to the type of guy that tells complete strangers his social security number(not that they have social security anymore in the apocalypse but you get the point). Before I played the game I will admit that I knew Joel was going to die, and I wasn't surprised. I wasn't angry at that point because I thought he would go out in a better fashion(pretty much any other way would have been better). When Abby starts beating on him with a golf club I was sad but not angry, at that point I accepted that he was going to die. When they made Ellie watch it happen that is what set me off and I had to set the game down for a few days before I was willing to play more. Not to mention that Neil Druckmann(Manny) himself spit on Joel, it felt like him metaphorically spitting on the legacy of the first game. If you want to know how to actually kill a main character right, just look at Lee from The Walking Dead. I wasn't angry at all, but actually heartbroken and I burst into tears when Lee dies. It's a very emotional moment and a great way to kill off the main character the right way. He spent the last hours of his life saving Clementine, he cared not about himself but only about her at that point. It was a very heroic main character death and amazing storytelling. Now I want you to imagine if Clementine was forced to watch Lee's head get bashed in by a golf club. Do you think fans would react differently? Don't you think that is a much worse way to kill off the main character? Then explain to me why it's any different for The Last of Us Part II, which was based off another zombie game where a grown man with a past of violence traveled across America protecting a little girl he treats like his daughter.

    I didn't write a review until I finished the game and the game didn't get any better. The story was stale almost the entire time except for the Joel flashbacks. If we just had a DLC that showed Ellie and Joel years after the first game living in Wyoming, that would have been enough for me.

    Now I want to talk about She-Hulk. Wait sorry, Abby. This game makes a terrible effort to make you empathize with her. She saved a seraphite and had sex on a boat, does that mean it's okay to bash someone's "father's" head in and make them watch it happen? Remember how the first game starts off with Sarah's heartbreaking death scene and makes you empathize with Joel? He isn't a good guy, but not evil either. He's just a survivor like everyone else. When he saved Ellie and it looked identical to him carrying Sarah at the beginning of the game you empathized with Joel because he can't lose another "daughter". That is good storytelling. He didn't kill Abby's father in front of her brutally. He was just trying to save Ellie. I think that if she just killed Joel that would be completely justified, instead she traumatizes Ellie when Ellie has no family and treated him like her dad. They made us empathize with Joel despite the people he killed and his selfishness in saving Ellie. On the other hand they made a piss-poor effort to make you empathize with Abby. It could have been a lot better if we saw flashbacks of Abby and her father. I may have felt bad for Abby then. Instead we learn about her boyfriend and watch her have sex on a boat. No cutscenes with her father, nothing. When we see her save a seraphite it doesn't make me empathize with her whatsoever. Yara and Lev saved Abby and she helped them, she helped former cultists because they saved her life. One person who also saved her life was Joel. He personally kills the runner who was attacking Abby and both Joel and Tommy help her. After he did that she didn't empathize with him at all. She didn't bother questioning why Joel killed her dad and talking to him. Yet she empathizes with cultists who saved her? What really irks me is that she made Ellie watch it happen. Abby didn't have to watch her dad die unlike Ellie. This is blatantly bad writing and storytelling, and I don't understand how this could be worthy of a 10/10.

    The combat is mostly the same as the original but it felt extra brutal and realistic(although I don't appreciate a game forcing me to kill dogs). The graphics are beautiful, but none of that can redeem this game.    … Expand
  99. MrHick
    Jun 29, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is one of the saddest let downs of the century. If I could go back in time, I'd find a way to stop the production of this game. Seriously, the first one had an ending that would've been better alone than making this crap.

    The Last of Us is a story driven game at its core. It sucks you in and doesn't let go until the ending and that's why we all screamed for a sequel. You had characters with strong backgrounds that fans loved and were unforgettable.

    Well lets start the game off by killing the first character after what? 10-15 mins of gameplay? So much for Ellie and Joel adventures or interaction, or a conclusion to their underlying distrust from Ellie. You grabbed me with the bliss of being BACK into the world with these characters for the first hour. Seriously, who let the intern write the script?! I had a feeling Joel's time was coming after the first game when the sequel was announced. I'm talking about the cautious, morally questionable, bearded joy that fans kept alive in a garage all winter after falling onto a spike.

    That character dies because he wasn't cautious enough? WHAT? The guy actually took down a firefly base and saved a girl, carried her out of there against armed men and women, and walked away from it. Being cautious and patient was the reason he made it so far! The death is GRUESOME! I have yet to see a good reaction to this.

    It just gets worse. After experiencing the ass beating known as Joel's death, the player must then be forced to play as his killer (a newish character) for 10 hours.... Trust me. I am NOT relating to that character whether their biceps could curl an elephant or they are portraying a minor community in society after THAT. My favorite character was just beat to death in front of me I do NOT like that person. Keep making those biceps bigger you almost had it? The ending.. you try to drive a moral philosophy down the player's throat of revenge vs love, forgiveness and letting go. This is a zombie apocalypse and humans are nasty creatures anyway! Anyone strong enough to make it this far would obviously get revenge first. Switch the events around and make it so that ALL character's actions have consequences (yes including Abby . SURPRISE) and show the flashbacks as happy memories for Ellie only for her to realize that the guitar and those memories are what is important to her, a SURVIVOR now. Oh and please.. Ellie losing her fingers to Abby too because she pursued revenge? This is nothing but a spit in the fans' faces.

    I give you your 3-4 points for making a game with good mechanics, graphics, and an immersive semi-open/linear world. But a story based game with a bad story and good mechanics is the same as wrapping filth in gold. (The first game really established the mechanics and atmosphere of the game already, so honestly giving these points is hard enough). There are moments where love and somberness (guitar scene, flashbacks) that made me slightly smile and for that I won't give this game a 0. However, they are easily countered with bad pacing and unnecessarily awkward focused details like Ellie having sex with her girlfriend while Joel is in trouble. Feels just.. out of place. If you want those beliefs to be part of the "norm" then you have to treat them as the norm not go out of your way for them.

    Please redo this game or have a DLC or SOMETHING to fix the story. I don't care for politics, moral beliefs, etc I just want to see my favorite characters go through something meaningful. Abby should have to pay for her actions and we should not have to play as her. (Someone getting to know her maybe could work?) More playtime for Joel and Ellie, a resolution to their feelings about the decision in the last game. Give him a death where he goes out with a BANG and make us watch. But in the end, make it mean something with bittersweet memories and whatever else could've been done to drive your point home that pursuing revenge will only cost more.    … Expand
  100. JimJamJoe12
    Jun 29, 2020
    4
    The thing is the game is gorgeous, great features, and fun gameplay. The other thing is, being a writer myself; I understand making a story of everything in between grief, love, and an unpredictable world that we live in. That doesn’t mean it’s fun when your characters brains are literally butchered by choices and mistakes that they would/wouldn’t have made otherwise. The thing is I’d loveThe thing is the game is gorgeous, great features, and fun gameplay. The other thing is, being a writer myself; I understand making a story of everything in between grief, love, and an unpredictable world that we live in. That doesn’t mean it’s fun when your characters brains are literally butchered by choices and mistakes that they would/wouldn’t have made otherwise. The thing is I’d love this if it were presented as a complex indie film (MAYBE). But it’s a game that one would spend HUNDREDS of hours on to escape, learn, and have fun. Not hundreds of hours playing as people the users have no respect for, have hatred towards, with an ending that contradicts themes and choices. It’s a game that makes you think but maybe too hard with no payoff. It’s like life but I want entertainment. I’m just bored and angry. Which I already was during a pandemic. Soooo Thanx for nothing.… 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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