The Last of Us Part II

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  1. kjr
    Jul 5, 2020
    4
    The Last of Us was one of my favorite games of all-time. Replaying it prior to the release of its sequel, I realized just how much my love for the game is carried by my love for the characters. Characters I waited 7 years to re-engage with, only for their lives and their lore to be all but thrown away.

    No matter how impressive the game-play (largely unchanged from the first), the    The Last of Us was one of my favorite games of all-time. Replaying it prior to the release of its sequel, I realized just how much my love for the game is carried by my love for the characters. Characters I waited 7 years to re-engage with, only for their lives and their lore to be all but thrown away.

    No matter how impressive the game-play (largely unchanged from the first), the graphics and the audio, these strengths couldn't save the sequel from the arrogant, thin-skinned, political-driven "writers" and decision-makers at the top. A solid 4/10, earned entirely by those in charge of animation, world design, and Gustavo Santaolalla.

    Time to pretend this sequel no longer exists.    … Expand
  2. edy_s
    Jul 5, 2020
    4
    As a huge fan of part 1 i'm really disappointed of naughty dog. What the f**k was Neil Druckman thinking???
  3. MasterTroll99
    Jul 5, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. No queria criticar este juego pero tenia que desahogarme de alguna manera y describir el problema que tengo con esto .Naugthy dog es una de mis empresas favoritas creci con sus videojuegos como Crash o Jak an Daxter o mas recientemente con la saga de Uncharted y con the last of us ese fanatismo crecio mucho mas buena historia , personajes carismaticos y uno de los mas tristes prologos en los videojuegos viendo como la vida de un personaje (joel) se destruyo en un par de minutos . Despues de eso los fans soñabamos con una segunda parte y luego con el trailer estabamos demasiado ilusionados luego el 19 de junio llego el sueño de todo fan lastimosamente a la hora imedia de juego todo se va ala mierda desde que muere joel el juego entero se jodio primero creando un odio tremendo haca abby por matar a unos de los protagonistas depues de eso creerian que seria una villana ....pues no .Literalmente ala persona que mato al personje mas querido de la saga se vuelve a jugar en casi todos el juego y igual se esparaba que joel muriera pero no de una forma tan ridicula .Parece que a naugthy dog les importa 3 pares de cojones a los fans y se dejan llevar por lo politicamente correcto ,tambien aunque no lo crean a no la reconozco paso de ser de bastante carismatica a latipica adolescente rebelde mas gichle y saturada ademas de que joel hizo una puta masacre para salvar a ellie porque simplemete no queria perder lo unico bueno que le ha pasado en esos ultimos meses para que despues ellie al persona que mato a jeese y a joel coño JOEL¡¡¡ para que despues la deje vivir y a ella dejandola sin nada sin amigos, sin dedos, sin ua figura paterna nada.Lev y Abby son unos personajes de lo menos carismaticos (Al menos en mi opinion) lo peor es que no va a ver ni un puto dlc dejandonos con una sed de venganza en la garganta inimaginable hubiera estado bien que hubieran varios finales por ejemplo uno en el joel no muera o el que mas deseabamos ...Matar a Abby para mi sindudas el el juego con la peor historia de naugthy dog eso si lo que mas resalta de juego son los graficos que excelentes de eso no hay duda la banda sonora y todo lo demas esta excelente pero unas buenas graficas no son nada con una buena historia .Ademas el hecho de que abby cobre venganza por su padre no nos transmite nada si hubiera aparecido en el primer juego algo la entenderiamos peo no aparece en este juego como si nada .Joel era el ejemplo perfecto de un personaje con el que no se toca , si el videojuegos hubiera salido un poco antes (Cuando lo politicamente correcto no afectaba tanto en la comercalizacion ) seguramente el juego seria excelent .En fin lo criticaria mas pero no me dan ganas mis concluciones son :¿Mejor que el primero? : Para nada Mejores graficos: En lo absoluto ¿Game of the year 2020?: Para nada ¿Vale la pena?: en mi sincera opinion el juego tiene que entrenerte para ser divertido y the last of us 2 si lo es pero si quieres una buena historia, desarrollo de personajes y un ben final este juego no te lo recomiendo para nada… Expand
  4. Pedrisaac
    Jul 5, 2020
    4
    Como juego me parece muy bien desarrollado. En cuanto a los ambientes, la jugabilidad, banda sonora, inteligencia artificial. Todo está equilibrado desde un punto de vista jugable para que se pueda disfrutar. Pero debemos considerar que el título viene de una secuela anterior con una historia y una narrativa con mucho peso, con mucha trama y con bastante caracter. The last of us part 2,Como juego me parece muy bien desarrollado. En cuanto a los ambientes, la jugabilidad, banda sonora, inteligencia artificial. Todo está equilibrado desde un punto de vista jugable para que se pueda disfrutar. Pero debemos considerar que el título viene de una secuela anterior con una historia y una narrativa con mucho peso, con mucha trama y con bastante caracter. The last of us part 2, busca conceptualizar qué dentro de su universo cualquier individuo es común y corriente ya que la muerte está a la orden del día. Y no por qué te llames Ellie o Joel estás obligado a morir dignamente. Creo que el error fundamental está en tratar de generar en el usuario sentimientos cuando estos deberían ir fluyendo y generandose por el contexto propio de la historia. Para The last of us part 2, no se consigue adecuadamente. Y creo que para muchos ha sido una de las razones más importantes, ya que para tantos usuarios como yo. The last of us, es casí como jugar una película.… Expand
  5. lance11
    Jul 5, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I feel like it has to be said, but this isn't a good game(anyone trying to say it's a 10/10 clearly is trying to sell something or impress someone), it isn't a bad game either (certainly not a 0/10, anyone who says that isn't being realistic). I have recently finished the game and there are mixed feelings. On the one hand it is very clear to see how amazing the graphics are, the voice acting, the animations, sound designs, it very easy to see the work that was put into it. However that makes it even more painful when you have to slog through the terrible writing (I don't give a damn about the controversially aspects; killing off Joe doesn't mean the game is bad and having LGBQTA representation doesn't automatically make this a good game.). There are huge plot holes in the story, the pacing is off, the character's motivation, drive and resolution it's just not fleshed out enough. It's as if Neil Druckman wanted to stuff a bunch bold ideas and concepts into this one game, but didn't want to spend the time building the characters and settings, to actually flesh these ideas out, which leave a lot of half finished ideas just sitting out, for the gamer to try and put together on their own. Which is incredibly disappointing seeing as story was the strongest aspect in the Last of Us. The only thing I can think of that could explain this large discrepancy in story writing quality; based on my research the changes was in Neil Druckman, the original Last of Us had a large writing team who helped him make the story what it was, they helped solidify the good ideas and they quickly cut away his bad ideas. However in the Last of Us 2 the team has been more hesitant to try and correct him as they feared "voicing their concerns with the story" would lead to their termination. That issue clearly shows in the erratic storytelling in this game. The only good thing I can say that came from this game is that recent reporting have shown that a lot of employees have left Naughty Dog, which means those amazing animators, voice actors, sound designers, graphic artists and even the writers who were too afraid to speak up against Neil Druckman, will be working on other(hopefully), better written games.… Expand
  6. Taylortheslayor
    Jul 5, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Good gameplay bad narrative. Even if Joel let Ellie go do the surgery she would have died probably. And Abby being the saint is a hard point to sell even if you use devil's advocate. I liked it when I played for the first time giving it an 8 or a 9. After listening to the good reviews and bad reviews I've came to a conclusion this story is not the same direction as the last of us. This feels like a dark brutal story and just throwing Joel and Ellie in the mix and has a bleak experience. This makes batman v superman look like a kids play Revenge is bad is so played out. Even Kratos in the new god of war got to live and have a family again a second chance at peace with his new son Atreus if some nameless person kills him fir good no one else would like it because it's bad writing and pacing… Expand
  7. MaistroAlphons
    Jul 5, 2020
    4
    As a game, its the same as The Last of Us 1. Sadly that's the only good part.

    The story i feel was very poorly written. In fact if I were to take the premise of the story and turn it in at my script class, I will most likely get a D-. The story sinks the whole game for me. it's just not worth playing. I really do hope Neil learns from this and can make something to salvage the    As a game, its the same as The Last of Us 1. Sadly that's the only good part.

    The story i feel was very poorly written. In fact if I were to take the premise of the story and turn it in at my script class, I will most likely get a D-. The story sinks the whole game for me. it's just not worth playing. I really do hope Neil learns from this and can make something to salvage the franchise, because i know they're gonna milk this series. Had really high hopes for the story of Ellie and Joel, sadly, they fell on the hands of a team that wouldn't stand up to their creative director.    … Expand
  8. GmanHuagh
    Jul 9, 2020
    4
    Ham-fisted, one-note story that grinds on and on. Plotholes Galore. Fails to appreciate or build on any of the interesting story aspects of the original, particularly the aspects that set the world apart from every other Walking Dead clone out there.

    The game segments themselves are short and blandly designed designed. Way too much madly-hammer-square nonsense throughout.
  9. Mittchi
    Jul 5, 2020
    4
    The storyline was a failure I felt I was forced to play as abby and hear-out her story I tried to finish her gameplay asap i wasn’t into that character also can’t understand where did Abby get that hulk body I thought the univers of tlos is a harsh world...,I think a revenge story isn’t interesting the writers couldn’t play with our emotions this time the new characters they added has noThe storyline was a failure I felt I was forced to play as abby and hear-out her story I tried to finish her gameplay asap i wasn’t into that character also can’t understand where did Abby get that hulk body I thought the univers of tlos is a harsh world...,I think a revenge story isn’t interesting the writers couldn’t play with our emotions this time the new characters they added has no meaning for exemple jessy I felt like they added him only to put a baby on dina...anyway tlos part 2 is overrated game it too far from being a masterpiece ...… Expand
  10. VeryCoolGuys
    Jul 5, 2020
    4
    This games does all the old characters dirty. They make Abby look like a saint while it makes Ellie look like the most evil character. Oh look Abby plays with dogs. Oh but Ellie evil because she kills them. Gameplay is great and graphics are great but the score I have given it is based on story. And please stop calling people homophobes because they dont like it like all you 300 IQ peopleThis games does all the old characters dirty. They make Abby look like a saint while it makes Ellie look like the most evil character. Oh look Abby plays with dogs. Oh but Ellie evil because she kills them. Gameplay is great and graphics are great but the score I have given it is based on story. And please stop calling people homophobes because they dont like it like all you 300 IQ people that "understand" the story… Expand
  11. Amuro_Rey
    Jul 5, 2020
    4
    For me, these are some must-haves (based on the hierarchy of importance) for a good game:
    1. A good story (that makes you want to continue playing) - carries the most weight
    2. Good gameplay that keeps the game exciting 3. Good music that sets the atmosphere and overall mood And a distant 4th which is graphics... it can provide an overall believability & realness to the game but to be    For me, these are some must-haves (based on the hierarchy of importance) for a good game:
    1. A good story (that makes you want to continue playing) - carries the most weight
    2. Good gameplay that keeps the game exciting
    3. Good music that sets the atmosphere and overall mood
    And a distant 4th which is graphics... it can provide an overall believability & realness to the game but to be honest, I have enjoyed many games with much lousy graphics. So for Last of Us 2 all in all:
    1. not good
    2. good
    3. good
    4. good
    Can you continue reading a book or watching a movie when the story is not good?    … Expand
  12. xWicketx
    Jul 5, 2020
    4
    Game play was good and the graphics were top notch. The story, however, was terrible. The story killed the game for me.
  13. ASSSeu
    Jul 5, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ellie hates Joel because He killed the cicadas at the end of the first part. Abby hates Joel, because he killed the father of the surgeon. Now Ellie hates Abby. You have understood that violence begets violence. Neil Drakman says that Joel is to blame, but if you remember the end of the first part, there Ellie was unconscious after a massacre with infected and cicadas come, which knock out Joel, put Ellie on the table and want to operate. Again, Neil Drakman says that only Abby's father could have made the medicine, but he died. If you remember the agreement between Joel and Marlin that he takes Ellie to the hospital, and they give him weapons, but as soon as he came to the hospital, the cicadas were ready to kill him, but Marlin intervened and he was told that he would be released, without guns of course. The cicadas could explain everything, give Ellie a choice.. But all the blood is from the cicadas.
    Destroyed as for me the normal ending of the first part, the fact that Ellie found out the truth in the hospital, was depressed and then was an ordinary person, who did not know that she was imunna. But then Joel plays Golf with Abby, realizes that he was still dear to her and goes to kill Abby's friends. In the first part, Tommy was a very good character and kind, but in the second part, he is the complete opposite, promises Ellie that they will go together to take revenge, but secretly leaves. The plot is so straightforward - she remembers everyone in the room and slowly kills everyone and everything is so simple that no new name will appear among her enemies. Then comes the third day when Abby is aiming at Ellie and the game is running out of time and we are already behind Abby. Dogs and Cultists howl at each other, and why ? Because Abby doesn't care what or why and just ignores it. She doesn't care that the dogs torture the cultists, she doesn't care that the Cultists kill the dogs, and so it looks ridiculous that the Renegade Cultists save her and she gets so attached to them that she kills the dogs, but the dogs have saved her life more than once. Why she decided to throw the dogs, where there is everything and go with these cultists-and did not explain normally. She doesn't even try to understand their feelings, they don't mean any harm, and Abby goes and cuts them all out. She is loyal to her Cicada friends, but she also wanted to kill Denny. We don't know much about Abby's friends. Three are killed off-screen, Nora in a couple of frames, Leah too, and Manny is just a cable. What do they have in common, why are they loyal to Abby ? Vaguely. Abby has no character, no motivation, no conflation while playing for her. All Abby's desires and conflicts end during the prologue, when she played Golf with Joel. There is a love triangle between Abby, Mel and Owen, but until the evening of the third day, it is not connected with the events that are happening at all. Krch for 10 hours of playing for Abby is terrible because it is very, very boring.. Abby does not kill Ellie and says that she got out of her eyes, but Ellie still finds Abby in trouble and will go to battle, win, forgive and let go on all four sides.
    It would be better if the first part was the last game on tlou.    … Expand
  14. Angellox
    Jul 5, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Daré mi opinión después de pasarlo dos veces pasa empezar quiero recordar lo que me hizo sentir el primer juego no lo olvido nunca fue de los primeros juegos que me hacía sentir intrigado y emocionado de lo que vendrá no lo paraba de jugar pero no pasa en esta segunda parte, una obra maestra fue desperdiciada lo tenían todo para hacerlo un juegazo pero en cuestión de narrativa es la peor del año o de la generación, una historia forzada sin sentido te quieren hacer empatizar con un persona que no funciona momentos inexplicables, una pequeña parte piensa que este juego es odiado por escenas gay qué hay pero es lo de menos el problema no está ahí está en la historia es una verdadera m.... en cuestión de gráficos y jugabilidad ahí es su punto fuerte pero la historia hace que la jugabilidad se sienta forzada y repetitivo en algunas partes no llega a más la ira de la gente es justificativo y más si jugaron la primera parte, esta segunda parte es un insulto para los fans de la primera y en conclusión no es una obra maestra simplemente algo bueno que dará de hablar pero no por lo bueno que sea si no por qué no lleno las expectativas del consumidor.… Expand
  15. MasterHepburns
    Jul 6, 2020
    4
    i didn't enjoyed this at all. you'll only love the grqphics abd the detail but nothing comes after that really. i expected more. the storyline is pure trash. so boring and the characters are pretty much out of context. should have been 1/10 if it's not about the graphics. but other than that it's a 4
  16. Rbsmd
    Jul 17, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Having to play as Abby for 12 hours left me disinterested and just trying to get back to Ellie's story. Ellie went through hell and back to kill Abbey and doesn't go through with it at the end? Unlikely, based off of everything that transpired in the game. They may of had a vision and I respect that, but did not enjoy the last part of the game.

    Graphics, gameplay and music amazing of course.    … Expand
  17. KonaDaGamah
    Jul 6, 2020
    4
    So I’ll get straight to the point. The music and sound design were superb, gameplay mechanics were the best, the world and it’s environment were damn beautiful, the graphics were freakin awesome, the characters were good................until you took the wrong **** direction with these characters and it’s story! The characters and the story direction was DUMB AND **** INSULTING! I’m coolSo I’ll get straight to the point. The music and sound design were superb, gameplay mechanics were the best, the world and it’s environment were damn beautiful, the graphics were freakin awesome, the characters were good................until you took the wrong **** direction with these characters and it’s story! The characters and the story direction was DUMB AND **** INSULTING! I’m cool with whatever sexual interests, gender ect but come on you kill JOEL from the start!? Then we start playing as the antagonist!? Flashbacks!? This whole take of a sequel just went out the **** door! It’s a joke! The direction of this game went the other way and this is what we been waiting for 7 years? Shame. It’s like Neil Druckman just pulled a Star Wars vibe. What a way to bring the fun out of us rather. I wonder what Part 3 is gonna be because I honestly have no faith in the next entry.… Expand
  18. Caldog
    Jul 6, 2020
    4
    Horrible story. But great gameplay though need to keep agendas out of games
  19. josepinho123
    Jul 6, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. OJO SPOILERS!!

    Mucho mejor juego que el primero pero bajo mi punto de vista peor historia... personalmente no me enganchó y eso que la primera parte es mi juego favorito... creo que no se le ha tratado al personaje de Joel todo lo bien que me gustaría... Enemigos un tanto repetitivos y secundarios un tanto insulsos... qué lastima, con el gameplay que tiene, una buena historia habría estado a la altura del primero. Decepcionante.    … Expand
  20. x8NEO8x
    Jul 6, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Прошёл игру полностью, она шикарна за исключением сюжета. А сюжет в ней главное! Не поймите меня неправильно - задумка крутая «серая мораль», ко-ко-ко, «история о мести» ко-ко-ко. Игра словно ужин в одном из лучших ресторанов мира, но вместо приятной тебе компании с тобой за столом сидит Драхман и жидко попёрдывает :/ Игра обязательна к прохождению… Expand
  21. ps345
    Jul 9, 2020
    4
    The gameplay and the graphics are the best the series has seen, which is why the disappointment of the story is so frustrating. It starts with a compelling premise, but devolves into a disjointed mess jumping around between viewpoints with no clear direction and giving the player little motivation to keep going other than to see how the dumpster fire eventually burns out.
  22. Wellstrum
    Jul 6, 2020
    4
    It takes a huge risk and you think there will be a pay of for something so bold. Unfortunately the new characters are very bland and cliche, and the game drags on with two endings that repeat themselves. It leads nowhere and take a long repetitive time to get there. It’s a simple revenge story really and not with very good characters. Even though the graphics and gameplay are fantastic -It takes a huge risk and you think there will be a pay of for something so bold. Unfortunately the new characters are very bland and cliche, and the game drags on with two endings that repeat themselves. It leads nowhere and take a long repetitive time to get there. It’s a simple revenge story really and not with very good characters. Even though the graphics and gameplay are fantastic - the story and plot were an afterthought. The makers of this game had a huge agenda that they wanted to force upon people and hijacked this game to do it. Even had misleading trailers to get pre orders. They really are naughty dogs.… Expand
  23. Fastbros
    Jul 6, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Naughty Dog for me is always one of the top game creators/developers out there. I've loved every game they have created up until The Last of Us 2.

    I wanted to like it, I knew that there was no way Joel would survive this game (I just didn't know at whose hands... or club... he would be ended). But I played because I truly enjoyed the dynamic that Ellie and Joel had together. But this game is not about Ellie and Joel; its about Ellie, her new group of friends, and an 'antagonist' searching for vengeance.

    At the end of this day this game is a revenge story (I LOVE revenge stories). But as is typical in revenge, you don't come out the other side the same. This game saw the mutual destruction of both parties, both virtually alone and crippled in the end.

    My issues are with the characters in this story. You have Ellie who is uneven throughout. She will kill tens of hundreds of people without emotion but then after one or two certain deaths she loses control.... then proceeds to kill a few hundred more. Some lives had more meaning than others of course, so its not completely nonsensical, but it was a bit confusing.

    New character's are continually introduced and its as if the writers are screaming at the top of their lungs "CARE ABOUT THIS CHARACTER!" but, I just didn't. It took an entire game of the original for me to care about either Ellie or Joel, I'm not just simply going to care about a random guy who dated Ellie's girlfriend and shared some funny moments with us (sorry Jesse).

    Now the obvious issue for me was playing as Abby for half the game. I get the idea, the thought is that you want to understand the motivations of the 'antagonist' (I'm using quotations because the antagonist truly depends on your point of view in this game). The problem is, I understood the motivations the second they were looking for Joel, you know the motivation is revenge for friends/family. This again ties back to the writers wanting you to care about Abby and I just didn't. She in the matter of about 45 mins crushed the skull of the character I'd enjoyed so much from the original (and being hopeful to see the conclusion of his story for years).

    I want to just take minute to say it wasn't all bad... The graphics are some of the best I've ever seen, visually the game is stunning on my PS4 Pro/4K television. The gameplay is just as fun as its predecessor with some new fun twists and puzzles which you know Naughty Dog will excel at, and the emotions the game makes you feel is truly unique. There are moments you almost need to quit playing because its so heavy and weighs on you.

    Here are my final thoughts as I see the game...

    The thought of doing a sequel was probably overly ambitious. They should have had you play as Abby for basically the entire game. I think my disappointment is because I was expecting this to be all about Ellie and Joel, this needed to not sell the player on being Ellie or Joel at all. I think having Abby be the protagonist who is seeking vengeance for her father, being hunted by Ellie across the country was a better choice. Then at the end, they could have switched back to Ellie and even kept their ending. There are too many fluff characters, so many I could hardly keep track. I think Dina, Owen, & Mel should have been the focus as far as side characters go.

    I want to just mention that I applaud Naughty Dog for making a game with strong female characters, there aren't nearly enough of those out there. I'm not in the group of people who disliked this game for other motivations.

    I had high expectations for Naughty Dog with TLOU2, expectations they have earned with some fantastic games. This one for me missed the mark. I know many people still enjoyed this game and that's the beauty of art. I look forward to the next Naughty Dog adventure.    … Expand
  24. sAMURAI_71
    Jul 25, 2020
    4
    If you like the game play for LOU 1 then you'll be happy with this game. However, if you're going in expecting to love the story, then I guess it all depends how "open minded" you are. Personally, it didn't do it for me. I was disappointed. I couldn't care less about the new characters and really just tried to ignore the story and played as if it were some random survival game. This isn'tIf you like the game play for LOU 1 then you'll be happy with this game. However, if you're going in expecting to love the story, then I guess it all depends how "open minded" you are. Personally, it didn't do it for me. I was disappointed. I couldn't care less about the new characters and really just tried to ignore the story and played as if it were some random survival game. This isn't TLOU by any stretch.… Expand
  25. Vent790
    Jul 6, 2020
    4
    This game really subverted my expectation. Just like game of thrones season 8
  26. Tamyo
    Jul 6, 2020
    4
    I'm gonna get the pro out of the way. The best thing about this game are the graphics, and that's about it. Other than that, the story, the characters and the game play are all terrible.
  27. Drewroux
    Jul 6, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game deconstructs every positive about the first games story. The story is shallow and in satisfying. It has killed my desire for any sequels. I would have prefered they not made a sequel. TLOU2 would have been much better off telling us a story of a new cast of characters rather than using joel and ellie. The story feels as though it was made and the characters were forced to act it out as opposed to being an organic view of how these characters would react i given a certain conflict. It feels as though this story was made about someone else, somewhere else but they used the same characters to get sales up… Expand
  28. rickeary
    Jul 6, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. S***** game. A bit couse of gameplay that haven't evolved from the first game. 2013 GAME. If i can endure first 10 hours because of Elly, because of nostalgia but 2nd 10 hours (or MORE) I can't. INCLUDING SPOILERS. Ofcourse I don't want play for Abby. This is just disgusting character (outward, manner of speech, her friends). This game want me to perceive her environment like Ellie's environment, but i CAN'T. They empty, they hideous. In the same time Ellie's friends (that i know from the 1st game!!!! and LOVE) is a good persons. i don't give a **** about LGBT suppoena. I just don't like this past-gen game… Expand
  29. Kuduku
    Jul 6, 2020
    4
    Half of the game was kinda cool. But then it went from 100 to 0. I didnt even finish the game as I was digusted by the story intentions and boring repetitive gameplay.(Ive watched it tho until the end) Loved the first one and I AM NOT BUYING THE THIRD ONE IF THEY MADE ANY
  30. jtrrs
    Jul 6, 2020
    4
    The graphics are a work of art, absolutely beautiful! Unfortunately the story line they went with makes no sense. Its full of plot holes, feels forced and relied too much on happenstance. It basically lecture you on the repercussions of your violent actions while forcing you to make nothing but bad decisions and committing violent acts towards humans and animals through a poorly writtenThe graphics are a work of art, absolutely beautiful! Unfortunately the story line they went with makes no sense. Its full of plot holes, feels forced and relied too much on happenstance. It basically lecture you on the repercussions of your violent actions while forcing you to make nothing but bad decisions and committing violent acts towards humans and animals through a poorly written linear story. It was so painful to play that, I personally, just didn’t want to take part any longer half way through the game. I finished the game feeling empty, frustrated and betrayed by Naughty Dog. They lied.… Expand
  31. Asuka97
    Jul 6, 2020
    4
    I do really loved the first game and trully was a fan of it, it makes me really sad to see how they have destroyed ALL you loved from the first game without any payoff, and I trully waited until the end of my gameplay to see if going through all of it was worth it... be warned... it wasn't..

    Graphics: 8/10 taking Metro Exodus/Shadow of the Tomb Rider/RDR2 as 10's (PC versions ofc)    I do really loved the first game and trully was a fan of it, it makes me really sad to see how they have destroyed ALL you loved from the first game without any payoff, and I trully waited until the end of my gameplay to see if going through all of it was worth it... be warned... it wasn't..

    Graphics: 8/10 taking Metro Exodus/Shadow of the Tomb Rider/RDR2 as 10's (PC versions ofc)
    Gameplay: 5/10 puzzles a 4 y.o. could solve, the jump button is a joke, straight up boring most of the time.
    Story: 0/10 characters are unlikeable, their decisions more than questionable, relationship building was something the first game did really well, this one doesn't at all.
    Score: 4/10 This game isn't cannon for me, just a bad trip from Ellie.    … Expand
  32. Frankkko
    Jul 6, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. La narrativa es un es muy mala ... las primeras 10 horas de juego son aceptables .. pero el imponerte tener que jugar con abby despues de ver como asesina a joel de esa forma y que Ellie no complete su venganza despues de ver como joel fue asesinado a sangre fria es lo que arruino por completo el juego… Expand
  33. OnRi
    Jul 6, 2020
    4
    It has good graphics like uncharted 4 and good gameplay BUT the story is really bad, it's a shame to ruin a good video game
  34. Pinepera
    Jul 7, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I hate having to write this review because I was hoping for so much in this game after loving the first one and having played it for more than 5 times already.
    I loved everything about the first one, the relationship between Joel and Ellie, the secondary characters such as Bill, Henry, Sam, Tommy, etc. They all felt real and added something to the story and helped to further expand and explain the world and the conditions in how they lived. Every character felt like it had a purpose in being there. The story was perfect in portraying how Joel had been affected by losing Sara and then how he started seeing Ellie as her chance as having a daughter again. The first game made me feel for the characters as well as leaving impressions on me, I actually got very sad at times and even cried a little at some.
    As for the 2nd part none of that happened. I don’t mind that they killed Joel, what bothers me is the way they did it. It felt rushed and they spent a lot of the time trying to show him as a bad person, he was not a saint but also not as bad as they made him out to be. The side characters in this game really did nothing for me, none of them were memorable for me. My favorite side character would have to be either Lev or Jesse because they were the most develope of them, Lev actually had some background developed for him (the things he keeps telling Abby about his life), Jesse was a funny and not so serious guy. As for Abby’s friends I didn’t really care much about them except for Owen, he came out as one of the better guys by being human, I can’t recall any time he did anything macabre as Abby did, in fact he was the one that stopped Abby from further torturing Joel, he also started sympathizing with the seraphites late in the game. The other ones I don’t care about, Mel and Manny are the worst.

    I had to replay the first game in order to better notice the differences between Ellie and Joel in the first and second game. In the first game Ellie was a funny, easygoing and sweet person but in the second one they made her a hate-able character, Joel (and Tommy) were smart in the first game and cautious whereas in the second they are really the opposite.
    I didn’t like playing as Abby because I could feel from the get go how the game wants you to force her to like her by manipulating you, an example of this is the well known dog killing aspect, as Ellie you kill dogs and as Abby you pet and play fetch with dogs. Naughty Dog wants us to like Abby so much but I simply couldn’t like her, she was a prick for the entirety of the game except at the end with the seraphite kids, she never showed remorse for killing Joel or Jesse, and I could even see that she thought that she was right in her doing so. She’s such a despisable character. The game gives us less than 20 minutes of Joel, which was one of the reasons why the first game was extremely liked. They also deceived us in the trailers by making it look like we were going to play as Joel (horse ride doesn’t count), the marketing for the game was completely different in comparison to what we got (it almost seems like not even Naughty Dog was confident in what they were making so they thought of fooling us). They also said that Ellie was going to be the only playable character but then we get “introduced to Abby in the first hour of gameplay.

    In terms of graphics and gameplay the game is amazing but the story is not. I think it could have been much better even with the same plot, just executed in a different way.

    The ending was unsatisfying but not just because Ellie didn’t kill Abby, they never managed to get the point of “revenge leads to nothing” across, or whatever they wanted to say, it just leaves us with a sour experience. It’s clear how they wanted to destroy Ellie, they left her with absolutely nothing, meanwhile Abby gets to live a happy life with Lev (again she showed no remorse at all).

    It saddens me that the game wasn’t good because I was really looking forward to it after the first one being one of my favorite games of all time. I wanted to like it so much but I just couldn’t.

    I know I’ll get targeted as a bigot but say whatever you want, I don’t mind the LGBTQ+ in the game, I think it’s good to include it to some extent. Remember, we’ve known about Ellie since the Left Behind DLC and that was also universally appraised as the first game.    … Expand
  35. RichardDeParis
    Jul 7, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Last of Us Part II. Spoiler Alert !

    Spoiler Alert !!

    Spoiler Alert !!!

    Joel f**ked the whole world to save Ellie. Almost everyone, if not all, projected the dead daughter’s image on Ellie when Joel was stepping out of the hospital. It was not justified yet reasonable for Joel to kill the last person of Fireflies. While controlling Joel walked through the game, all I thought was to save the little girl, she was just like my daughter, and I could not bear to lose a daughter again.

    All the characters that I had built with strong bonds in the Episode one were so broken in this Part II. I really wish the time could be stoped when Joel and Ellie were visiting the museum, when she putted up the astronaut helmet, when the rocket launched. Yet I had to push forward the story. If it was inevitable, then Joel deserved a better death. He could die a hero, instead of being tortured and butchered as an animal by Abby who was nearly survived from the Infectors and was save by Joel. How could a player invest empathy to Abby in the second part of the game when the first part the game was deliberately designed to kill her, especially after she killed Joel in such a brutal way. Yet you have to play Abby as the main character of the game for about 10 hours. NaughtyDogs demonstrated Abby’s misery and tried to provoke players’ sympathy towards her. That might be working when judged from players’ god viewpoint. However, Ellie did not know that part. Ellie did not know Abby’s reasons for killing, which made the final scene extremely uncomfortable in which Ellie let Abby go by the moment the later was almost drown, by the moment which costed Ellie’ peaceful life with Dina and JJ, by the moment Ellie started a new revenge while players had have somewhat accepted the fact that the two girls all had miserable lives and both deserve to live. When I thought the game would be fine if it ended that way. The writer of the game sent Ellie out for another chasing for Abby. A chasing that actually saved Abby from local bandits and freed her from a death penalty. When I thought the two would help each other get out of the war zone, they fought against each other again. Ellie started the fight, Ellie was winning, and Ellie let her go again. WTF. What was the purpose of this piece of story? I killed thousands of people, including innocents, to find my enemy for a revenge, and when I have finally found the enemy and have the chance to avenge Joel’s death, I choose to let you go simply because the game said so, because the writer thought killing is not good. Then how about the lives I took on my way? The game did not provide any non-killing options for players to walk through the game peacefully. It actually explicitly exhibited the brutal scenario of killing, including bloody executions. That is absolutely a bullsh*t. In sum, the Part one led players to slaughter the world to save my little girl, and the Part two simply told you that you should not have saved the girl because you killed people. And killing is very very bad. The Last of Us Part II is the last of NaughtyDogs for me. I swear.    … Expand
  36. Balbitov
    Jul 7, 2020
    4
    *CONTAINS MAJOR SPOILERS!!

    Graphically this game is an 11/10 but man the story sucks! I was actually ok with it up until you are forced to beat Ellie as Abby. I was trusting the game to come through as its a story is a marathon, not a sprint but they never delivered. I didn't want to play as Abby but understood where the game was coming from making me play as her and seeing her POV. I    *CONTAINS MAJOR SPOILERS!!

    Graphically this game is an 11/10 but man the story sucks! I was actually ok with it up until you are forced to beat Ellie as Abby. I was trusting the game to come through as its a story is a marathon, not a sprint but they never delivered. I didn't want to play as Abby but understood where the game was coming from making me play as her and seeing her POV. I understand that and I do respect that. The game wanted me to see Abby as a human and understand her motives and not just be a one dimensional "bad guy". I did see her POV and I did understand her motives but that didn't change the fact that I hate her and want to play as Ellie again so I can kill her. The section with Abby dragged on WAY too long and when I was forced to "hunt" and then beat Ellie I almost turned the game off for good. I continued thinking that after all this Ellie would finally get her revenge but no, 30+ hours and no pay off. The game really expects me to hate Ellie and see her as the bad guy now? Not happening! You've taken one person I care about away in Joel and that was a bold move but I am not turning on Ellie. I was actually ok with Joel being killed if the premise was to exact revenge but you never get it. Abby gets to sail off into the sunset (almost literally) after she got her revenge but Ellie loses everything. You never really see Abby grow as a character and she never shows remorse for what she did to Joel. You see Ellie struggle with some of the things she has done, Mel especially, collapsing to the floor when she realises she just killed a pregnant lady but no such thing for Abby. In fact when she finds out that Dina is pregnant she says "good" and goes to slit her throat only being stopped by Lev.

    The positives of this game is that it is visually stunning, just breathtaking at points and i did enjoy playing it but the story and disappointing, stupid unsatisfying ending ruined not just the game but the franchise. If they make a third game with Abby as the main protagonist (which im really worried they will) I wont be buying it. I feel so let down by how this game ended. 7 years I waited for this and its such a huge slap in the face.     … Expand
  37. razorboy80
    Jul 7, 2020
    4
    I just signed up to MetaCritic just so I could post my score of 4/10, the user score needs to reflect the true rating of this game compared to the false expectations of the critic scores.
  38. Pandeymonium
    Jul 7, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ce jeu est juste une vitrine , c'est tout. Il est loin d'être excellent.

    Je m'explique et il nécessaire que je rentre plus profondément dans le jeu donc : ATTENTION SPOILER!

    Le premier gros truc qui arrive avec la mort de Joel ça va je l'ai vite accepté et digéré car ça coincide avec l'univers donc je passe , rien a dire dessus même si ça fais tjr chier au fond. Mais la deuxieme partie ! A LAIDE!
    On me met entre les main un perso sans saveur , avec des petitess scène me disant : "regarde elle aime les chiens , regarde ses potes sont cool ils s'inquiètent , tu vas bien finir par l'aimer hein ??" Lamentable.Je n'ai pas besoin de jouer autant un personnage pour le comprendre et comprendre sa vision et son but. Là c'est juste un forcing inutile et qui plus es je trouve le personnag écrit de façon TOTALEMENT cliché . Rien d'exeptionnel , ses amis , inssipide à souhait , mention spécial tout de même a Owen qui pour moi etait le meilleur personnage du groupe d'Abby.Il est très important de savoir que j'en ai rien a faire des pseudo LGBT mes c*****es and co , polémique créer par des déficants mental frustré.Non osef total.On m'a juste forcer à aimer et comprendre un personnage dont j'en avais juste rien a foutre.Et encore une fois on peux résumer ce perso en une cinématique de 10 minute hein. Là nonj , c'est juste de la bréanlette intellectuel à vouloir faire le pseudo génie d'écriture en nous mettant du côtés opposé à Ellie. Cher Neil , on es pas débile , on le comprend très bien apr nous même tous ça. Quand j'entend que Abby est bien écrit , j'ai juste envie de rire. Fais un jeu entierement dessus à la limitte car soyons sincère , pendant la partie de Abby y a juste zero émotion , c'est full forcé, j'aurais préféré jouer Alice en vraie, je trouverai ça plus interessant d'aller chercher une balle qu'on me lançerais.

    Je suis dégouté car j'ai commencé le jeu en survivant , j'ai surkiffé , genre vraiment , jouer avec ellie , fouillant absoluement tout de A a Z mais à l'arrivé de la aprtie avec Abby , comrpenant le twist made in CM1 , j'ai fais option difficulté trés facile instant, puis j'ai rush jusqu'à la fin pour voir comment ils s'en sortiraient.

    Finalement , pet foireux , histoire de pseudo vengeance c'est pas bien gneugneu, vue et revue un milliard de fois.A la limitte tu m'enlève toute la partie inutile d'Abby , j'aurais refait le jeu direct , sans problème , même avec cette fin. Mais là le forcing de "tu vas aimer Abby , je veux que ton esprit sois torturé ahahah car tu aime ellie mais regarde ellie et son groupe son aussi des criminels".... pff allez, Nul / zéro.On es intelligent , on comprend pas besoin de nous prendre la main... Pareil l'écriture des autres personnage du groupe d'ellie c'est un peu osef , peut être Jesse qui sort un peu du lot. Dina osef total , inssipide à souhait et inutile. Y a réellement des problème d'écriture et de résolution , ça balance leur balse comme ça direct tmtc la famille vient faire un barbeccue chez moi....juste wtf...
    Mise à part ce volet nul à chier :

    -Graphiquement c'est magnifique
    -L'Ambiance est grandiose
    -Le son et les musiques quoique plus discrète sont génial
    -Les expressions faciales très réussis
    -Le gameplay très classsique , trop peut être,un peu lourd je trouve des fois dans les mouvement et la rapiditée d'exécutiion
    -Scénario : Atrocement mal emmené... ça en devient une soufrance ne serais ce que de jouer dans la deuxième partie...
    -VF + VO parfaites

    Quel gachis , franchement. En finissant le jeu j'ai eu envie de relancer le premier.... c'est pour dire.

    J'ai même pas le courage de refaire un ng + car je sais le nombre de scène insuportable que j'ai à jouer... non mais franchement.

    Et encore une fois parmis toutes les critiques dont beaucoup sont débiles genre 0/20 lgbt mes burnes etc , faut pas se leurer hein : je pense qu'une TRES grande majorité de personne n'ont vraiment pas aimer ce scénario et comment étaient emmené les choses. Maintenant si vous avez tout aimé , j'en suis très heureux pour vous je ne blamerais personne , tout le monde à le droit de penser ce qu'il veut , en ce qui me concerne vous avez pue lire ici mon avis.

    The last of us c'est 70% de scénario et le reste du gameplay.L'enrobage est là mais l'âme elle est inexistante. Dédicace à la presse "spécialisé en chéquier" et à sa crédibilitée de 20/20..... bande de gr!!!^rrr.Il faut clairement ne pas avoir jouer au premier ou l'avoir renier entierement au moment de lancer le Part 2 pour mettre une note pareil vue le nombre INCROYABLE d'incohérence niveau scénario

    Dommage...    … Expand
  39. LoneWanderer106
    Jul 7, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I’m incredibly upset with this game. I loved the first one. It was amazing and I definitely recommend to anyone who owns a PS4. I was weary of a sequel as the first one didn’t need it but as each trailer released I got more and more excited. I knew very little about the leaks and after playing it I have to admit it wasn’t probably an honour to have this game spoiled. First off Joel dies in a completely disrespectful way to his character. Then it gets worse. About halfway through the game you play as Joel’s killer and you have to beat the living **** out of Ellie. And then it gets even worse as Ellie lets Abby go after murdering pretty much everyone in Seattle. The only reason I’m not giving this a lower score is because there are some good moments mainly the flashbacks with Ellie and Joel and the gameplay has improved also with some excellent level design but I seriously don’t recommend this game. Maybe if you can find it for under £20 or if it’s free on PS Plus in the future but yeah a bad game that’s very disrespectful to the first.… Expand
  40. Rocco__
    Jul 9, 2020
    4
    As a fan of the first game, I must say im disappointed in the game and I expected a lot better from a game that took years and years to make. The main downfall of the game is the story, compared to the first game this story is a joke. There is still some good moments that I enjoyed. The first half of the game is okay, but the second half is stupid, I won't spoil but they force us to playAs a fan of the first game, I must say im disappointed in the game and I expected a lot better from a game that took years and years to make. The main downfall of the game is the story, compared to the first game this story is a joke. There is still some good moments that I enjoyed. The first half of the game is okay, but the second half is stupid, I won't spoil but they force us to play like 10 hours as a character that no one gives a **** about and I would say that's the worse part of the story. Now if you completly ignore the storyline and just focus on the gameplay, the game is really good on that point, its like the first game but 5 times better and the amazing amount of little details shows how much love has been put on this game. I just wish the storyline would not be garbage. Hey but who knows? Maybe Naughty Dog can still redeem themselves with a dlc? Or even a better version of factions multiplayer from the first game...

    Oh yeah I almost forgot to mention how naughty dog lied to us in the trailers, if you expect the game to be like we see it in the trailers then you will be disappointed... Just know that Joel is not gonna have as a important role in the game as they made us think in the trailers.

    I don't think I would recommand it but at least the game is not completely bad.    … Expand
  41. KenseiKuro
    Jul 9, 2020
    4
    Amazing game mechanics - it's a technical marvel....but the story is bad.
    "Last of Us: Part 2" is a poorly written narrative.
    The first "Last of Us" game was phenomenal because of the overall experience. The concept, the gameplay, the characters, the fluid & naturally paced series of events, all contributed to what made the game such a sensation. In "Last of Us: Part 2" There's no    Amazing game mechanics - it's a technical marvel....but the story is bad.
    "Last of Us: Part 2" is a poorly written narrative.

    The first "Last of Us" game was phenomenal because of the overall experience. The concept, the gameplay, the characters, the fluid & naturally paced series of events, all contributed to what made the game such a sensation.

    In "Last of Us: Part 2" There's no clear protagonist or antagonist. The dynamic of the game creates two main characters on opposing sides which they show through a series of jarring transitions that take you out of the immersive experience.

    This creates a level of confliction and detachment from both characters that you never would have expected from a game who's predecessor crafted a story so well written you became emotionally invested in almost every character on screen.

    At best it's a story of 2 women who's hearts grow cold and actions turn savage in a cruel unforgiving world. However, the journey to get to the story's resolution is unavoidably unsatisfying.

    In the first "Last of Us" it was the journey of a man who once moved aimlessly through life, stumbling onto a mission to save the world. By transporting and protecting Elle he was instilled with a renewed sense of purpose and with it now had a reason to live. Clinging to this newfound reason to live he was ready to sacrifice anything to preserve it. "Without you, I'd surely lose myself".

    "Last of Us: Part 2" said with every opportunity, "This is not the story you first fell in love with". So the entire game hinges on the concept of revenge and without it "the journey has no sense of PURPOSE".

    So we as the audience are left thinking ".....well I sure hope she gets revenge then." But as soon as the thought crosses your mind the story shifts it's narrative to humanize the originally perceived antagonist to make you question the justification of revenge. Finally, you're left you realizing there are no good or bad guys, no heroes, no villains, no reason....to keep doing this.

    So, in the end, you're left feeling empty because there was no point to any of the events you just played through.

    This game does the "Last of Us" universe a disservice.

    It's unavoidable to sense "They tried really hard to write an amazing story and missed the mark."

    It really is unfortunate.    … Expand
  42. worldnight
    Aug 2, 2020
    4
    2 points for the graphic...
    2 points for the sound.....
    Hate to write this, Last of us is a classic and one of my favorites. The story is very messy, and a lot of characters are very off character. REALLY NEED A NARRATOR... A NARRATOR THAT HAVE COMMON SENSE. A lot of story design and character design has a very big contradiction. And the plot which uses out of order execution, to    2 points for the graphic...
    2 points for the sound.....

    Hate to write this, Last of us is a classic and one of my favorites.
    The story is very messy, and a lot of characters are very off character.
    REALLY NEED A NARRATOR... A NARRATOR THAT HAVE COMMON SENSE.

    A lot of story design and character design has a very big contradiction.
    And the plot which uses out of order execution, to me is a total put off, if the story uses a normal storytelling mode I would give a high grade.

    so should give a passing grade, but in the end, I give a failing grade is due to the spoiler release early, have bad feedback, and the team does nothing to change it, and even give out bad pr.....
    we waited for years for the game but in the end a big let down, and even at this, we are willing to give a passing score, instead, we receive is an insult from the developer...
    Neil stops running your mouth and hires a good PR!!!    … Expand
  43. jhonham_99
    Jul 10, 2020
    4
    I went in this game blind and with high expectations as I have been waiting for over 7 years for this. Although the game is very well crafted the narrative felt a bit forced and unnecessarily long. I personally did not enjoy the story and at times I just wanted it to be over. I don't recommend listening to the game journalists and critics score because I did and I regret listening to them.I went in this game blind and with high expectations as I have been waiting for over 7 years for this. Although the game is very well crafted the narrative felt a bit forced and unnecessarily long. I personally did not enjoy the story and at times I just wanted it to be over. I don't recommend listening to the game journalists and critics score because I did and I regret listening to them. The game was not at all as advertised. If you liked the first game you may not like this one.… Expand
  44. Lekex
    Jul 7, 2020
    4
    En cuanto a jugabilidad y calidad gráfica es un juego impresionante, pero en mi opinión la motivación principal de compra y por lo que merecería la pena este juego es por la historia y en mi opinión no es lo que esperaba y encuentro muchas inconcluencias un tanto decepcionado.
  45. Sentinel_3
    Jul 7, 2020
    4
    I think the best way to describe my disappointment with this game is through an anology. Think of your favorite song. A song that makes you feel something. There are reasons it makes you feel something. The melody, harmony, rhythm, timbre, lyrical meaning, etc. Now imagine that your favorite song triples the bpm (beats per minute) halfway through the song. Would it still make you feel theI think the best way to describe my disappointment with this game is through an anology. Think of your favorite song. A song that makes you feel something. There are reasons it makes you feel something. The melody, harmony, rhythm, timbre, lyrical meaning, etc. Now imagine that your favorite song triples the bpm (beats per minute) halfway through the song. Would it still make you feel the same way? Probably not. All the same notes are still there. The timbre of the instruments are still intact. The lyrics are still there. Story telling, just like with music, can be ruined with a single poorly choosen element and I think there were a few in this game. I hate this. I really wanted to love it.… Expand
  46. bassdelux15
    Jul 7, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I really wanted to give this game a positive review. When the leaks dropped and everyone was bashing it, I thought to myself, "It's Naughty Dog, they have a great track record. There's no way they messed up that bad". Boy was I wrong.

    First off, visually, this game is beautiful. ND really gave it their all to make this world feel alive. Every NPC and dog you kill has a name and they do a great job at making you feel bad for killing these NPCs.

    The gameplay gets very old and tedious. It's the same stealth focused, cover shooter from the original game. Some slight refinements, but nothing revolutionary. There were points where I was just sick of going through same room of infected over and over again. I just wanted to get to the next cutscene. The best fight encounters in the entire game for me were where the WLF and the infected were together. I had a blast setting off the Clickers and watching the two groups tear each other apart while I watched with glee. Besides that, the gameplay struggled to keep me entertained.

    The story and pacing is where the game falls apart for me. Making us play as Abby for the second half of the game and get all her upgrades completely destroyed the game's pacing. ND spent the first 15 or so hours building up Ellie's story to its climax and and completely ruins it. I understand what ND was trying to do with the narrative, but I believe they could have definitely approached it better. They wanted us to relate with Abby and grow to like her, but made it impossible to do that after watching her beat a beloved character to death at the beginning of the game.

    After awhile, I was just hate-playing the game. I had already sunk 18ish hours into the game, so I felt obligated to complete it. It wasn't a joy to play, I got sick of the gameplay loop rather quickly and the story was going a route which I didn't care for. I hope ND does better in their next title.    … Expand
  47. MemeCityMayor
    Jul 27, 2020
    4
    This game is not good. It has a 2/10 story with 6/10 gameplay. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone, but if you want to waste 30 hours with bad storytelling, a bit of bad level design, fetch quests, suggish combat, occasional enemy spam, but some good horror + good setpieces, have a ball.
  48. Gibson2020
    Jul 8, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Definitely agree with a lot of the negative reviews out there. Some points I'd like to make :

    Pros: Technically it's a masterpiece. Sound, graphics are all amazing. What you'd expect from naughty dog.

    Cons :
    - They kill off a beloved character from the first game
    - People who like this game now think that main character who was killed is now a monster and evil, even though they built a good relationship with them and loved them in the first game. Like WTF?! - It seems whoever dislikes the game is now getting critisised by SJWs
    - It's manipulative
    - The game is heavily political and panders to stereotypes
    - The game is totally depressing

    I've now stopped playing the game. Its not fun and is really down. I played Persona 5 afterwards and it made me laugh within 5 minutes, which is what I want from a game. Stay away from tlou2, I wish I did and I wish I hadn't had spent my money on this.    … Expand
  49. ZigggyStarrdust
    Jul 8, 2020
    4
    Not a fan of the game. Gameplay was good but repetitive, graphics great, but the story was painful. When it feels like you have to start all over again, after the climax of the story, it ruins the game. Trying to force players to like certain undeveloped characters makes it very hard to feel invested in the plot and feels like you are been dragged through the rest of the story. BonesNot a fan of the game. Gameplay was good but repetitive, graphics great, but the story was painful. When it feels like you have to start all over again, after the climax of the story, it ruins the game. Trying to force players to like certain undeveloped characters makes it very hard to feel invested in the plot and feels like you are been dragged through the rest of the story. Bones of a great game, but seriously lacks any sort of cohesive development of characters, character motives, or character resolution.… Expand
  50. gthomp
    Jul 8, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. After the outrage from spoiler leaks, I came into this game with lowered expectations. And I’ll say, there’s a lot to like about this game. Graphics are beautiful, combat is fun, and the enemy AI feels extremely realistic. But for me, a story driven game must deliver a great story, and can’t lean on those other factors to be great. The reason the first game was so successful is because the story was so well written. I have replayed the first game at least 15 times because it was just that good. But this games story is poorly paced and poorly written, that if there’s one part where you ever say to yourself “that character wouldn’t do that” you’re sucked out the story and it’s nearly impossible to get back in. Unfortunately for me, I thought there were a lot of character decisions that didn’t match the characters at all, and a lot of those decisions seemed to be obviously only made to advance the plot. So I was sucked out of this game early on and could never really get back into it. It’s sad to see a game that had so much potential and delivered on so many areas be torn down by sloppy writing. If the game wasn’t story based, it would be about an 8 of 10 for me. But because the story is the driving factor to play this game, I have to drop score to a 4 because I don’t feel any urge to ever replay this game again.… Expand
  51. KristijanXd
    Jul 8, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Gameplay is good but story is trash. The last of us 2 is game thet you play for story not for gameplay. If you play the last of us for gameplay it is like you play Doom for story… Expand
  52. JoaoFrancisco
    Jul 8, 2020
    4
    - Before you start reading, I gotta tell you i'm Brazilian and I don't speak much english. If there is any ortography mistakes, i'm sorry.

    The graphics and mechanics of the game are good, but they messed up with every single character. The story doesn't make any sense. It was a good idea but in practice it was trash. The ending was so bad and didn't make sense.
  53. samichz17
    Jul 8, 2020
    4
    I was a massive fan of the first game, one of the best stories I have ever encountered and a high ranking in my favourite games. I got this game for my birthday and all I am left with now is bitter disappointment.

    Don’t get me wrong, the graphics and the gameplay are very good and one thing I don’t believe gets enough credit is the music which is expertly crafted, however I feel it is    I was a massive fan of the first game, one of the best stories I have ever encountered and a high ranking in my favourite games. I got this game for my birthday and all I am left with now is bitter disappointment.

    Don’t get me wrong, the graphics and the gameplay are very good and one thing I don’t believe gets enough credit is the music which is expertly crafted, however I feel it is hard to appreciate this given the state of the story. I understand what ND were going for but I don’t think they did it well. This game does not feel like The Last Of Us, it feels like an entirely different game. The story is full of many plot holes and suffers from poor writing, carrying nothing from the first game and making me think the developers did not realise what made the first game so good.

    I also however appreciate the gameplay, graphics and soundtrack. I also think having lesbian characters in the game can be a help as many people will play this game but overall I am just very disappointed.to    … Expand
  54. SebikAdler
    Jul 8, 2020
    4
    Not really worth the money. Like everyone else said, it was a complete disappointment.
  55. ViolentSoul
    Jul 8, 2020
    4
    The worst plot whatever i seen. Really? They just killed Jesse so Dina and Ellie be TOGETHER?
    It is a genius sequel, thank you Naughty Dog
  56. Kaylen43
    Jul 9, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is the first time I have felt the need to express my opinion online about a game that fell short of my expectations; like The Last of Us Part 2. With all my decades worth of gaming when I sat down to play The Last of Us in 2014, I had never been so emotionally connected to a story in a game and its characters. It left a lasting impression in the way it perfectly pulled me in to experience every hope,fear and gut wrenching sadness that Joel and Ellie did. It is the only game in my collection that I played more than once....4 times in fact, and each time I played was just as enthralling as the previous. It didn't achieve this with only it spectacular visuals, fun game play, haunting music, perfect voice acting....all of that would have been hollow without the superbly crafted story that brought everything else together. I needed to provide some context before I shared my thoughts about The Last of Us 2. I went into this game completely spoiler free. Trusting in the developers to open my heart once again to another chapter in a story that I didn't want to end. When credits rolled on this game was left wrecked emotionally... feeling akin to a pet I loved for 7 years was just put down. The first game left the player with something special and this game takes that away and snuffs it out. Again without knowing anything about 2 aside from the release trailers; I went into this expecting Joel to die in some way(it just made sense for the progression of the story); so I am not upset that he was killed. But the hows and the whys of his death felt so rushed and awkward. I doubt that I have anything to say that hasn't already been said about having to play the villain of the game when the story doesn't provide to any way empathize with her and see through the cloud of anger you are made to feel for the character. They light the fuse for the bomb in the most concocted and unbelievable manner, setting you on a path to revenge and then expect the player to have an epiphany in the last 10 seconds (translate to hours of game play) before the bomb goes off (getting said revenge) and stop to reflect on why the fuse was lit. Then to top it off when time catches back up the player is forced to beat down the last remaining shell of a character in the game they care anything for. I've spent a number of hours post Last of Us 2 trying to reconcile my thoughts and listen to both sides of opinions on the game and I have found things I can agree with on both sides. But at the end of the day... I have un-installed this game, will never look at it again, wish that I had never played it, and could never recommend to anyone that loved the first one to ever set eyes on it and especially not spend hard earned money on it. If a sequel is made I will not be buying it, unless their is an indication that the story is a re do; and this one never happened. But even then I don't feel that I can trust Naughty Dog the same way anymore. The promotional material for this game was extremely deceptive after now seeing the finished product. I truly believe that the vision of this game was drastically changed mid production and there is a Last of Us 2 in the ether that could have been, but was drowned (the way that the Villain should have been) before it could be fully realized.… Expand
  57. Akranoplan
    Jul 8, 2020
    4
    First of all I'm a big fan of the Uncharted series and the first game so I started this game thinking it would be another masterpiece. But this is not a story that you expect or wish for after playing The Last Of Us part I. In my opinion there isn't even a story. You just go to a city to take revenge on someone because that someone took revenge. That is the story. The game makes you loveFirst of all I'm a big fan of the Uncharted series and the first game so I started this game thinking it would be another masterpiece. But this is not a story that you expect or wish for after playing The Last Of Us part I. In my opinion there isn't even a story. You just go to a city to take revenge on someone because that someone took revenge. That is the story. The game makes you love certain people, but also tries to let you hate them. Other people you hate, you are forced to love. Naughty Dog tried something different and for me they failed. They made a game that you don't like to play but it will keep you locked to your screen for almost 25 hours. In the second part of the game you just hope that it will soon be over so you can go back to what you think is the main story. Sadly enough that second part is half the game. So I loved the first 10 hours, was bored during the next 10 and ultimately I was depressed during the last 5. So if you are looking for a beautiful, well-made game with a non existing story that will give such intense feelings (good and bad) that you end up with a depression afterwards: buy The Last Of Us Part II… Expand
  58. Boogaloboy
    Jul 8, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I really wanted this game to be good, and I defended it before it came out. Now I just feel like an idiot for having spent 60$ on it. The SJW agenda is immense, and it absolutely does detract from the story. Gratuitous lesbian sex scenes along with completely unrelated storyline about a persecuted transgender character that clogs up hours of the game.

    But that's not even why the game isn't fun. The combat is better than it was in the last game by far, but the writing is so self absorbed that it forgot it was a video game. You will barely be able to play it because the game keeps taking you out of the action to show you hourlong flashback sequences about characters you despise, but the writer thinks you should care about. The relationship between Joel and Elle in the first game developed naturally over the course of the campaign, while this story immediately goes "here is Dina, a bisexual Jewish woman who can tell you about the holocaust, please like her"

    The pacing is the worst I've ever experienced in a game, and it makes the idea of a second playthrough torturous. Dont make the same mistake I did. Go buy a different game that's actually fun.    … Expand
  59. JerrysRecorder
    Jul 9, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. There is a lot to be said both about this game and its stakeholders. It is indeed hypocritical for Neil Druckmann to claim that the game is intended to be divisive and yet cry afoul that people are not liking the game.

    The game is to be praised for their amazing graphics and stunning environments, much like the previous game. However, the gameplay feels more repetitive and puzzles felt too simplistic. Moreover, much is to be said about the storytelling of the game.

    The characters Joel and Tommy were reduced to a shell of their former selves. With almost 50 years of survival experience between themselves, it is uncharacteristic of Joel and Tommy to leave themselves vulnerable to strangers. At the start of the outbreak, Joel and Tommy leave a family with children on the roadside despite having room in their vehicle, showing how extremely cautious they are despite not knowing what's happening. Also, compare this with Joel's encounter with the "injured" Hunter in Pittsburgh, where he correctly assumed that the Hunter was faking his injury in order to ambush them. Living in settlements would not have reduced this caution. Maria almost shot her brother-in-law, despite Joel and Ellie claiming to not be a threat, only to be stopped by Tommy verifying Joel's identity. This plot hole could be seen as lazy storywriting, allowing the player to handwave Joel's reduced caution for plot.

    The death of Joel is where the fanbase diverges. One side praises the game's dedication to subvert any expectations, another side laments the use of Joel's death being reduced for simple shock value. Contrast this with the use of Sarah's death in order to paint what kind of father and uncle characters Joel and Tommy are. How they are willing to sacrifice their own lives to protect those that they love.

    As you continue from shock and anger from Joel's death, you start to sympathize with Ellie's quest for revenge, sharing her hatred and desire to avenge the death of Joel. The entire Ellie's arc makes you build up bloodlust for Abby's death. When the game tosses you into Abby's arc, now you're confused why you're playing as the "villain" of the story. At some points of the game, you "carelessly" let Abby die to appease that anger. Despite the game continuing to paint Abby in a positive light, the game fails to make me empathize with her character. The entire time I'm playing as her makes me want to go back to Ellie's story. When the game finally reveals that the surgeon killed by Joel was Abby's dad, I could not empathize with him even more. To see that the surgeon was more than willing to sacrifice another person's daughter, especially having a daughter of his own, it shows that if left in that scenario, he would also sacrifice Abby for the "greater good".

    I felt that the the game should've ended with Ellie and JJ sitting at the farm, with both sides having lost and no clear winners. However, the third arc of relaunching Ellie's vengeance against Abby felt very unnecessary extension of the game in order to increase its runtime.

    How would the game have been better told? I feel that if they started with Abby's arc first. Telling the narrative from Abby's perspective first would have garnered all the player's sympathy for her, especially after establishing that her father is an important character that was brutally murdered by a psychopath (whilst hiding the fact that the psychopath was indeed Joel). They could narrate that the killer's name was "Miller" and, while not revealing that it was Joel, allow the player to kill him without realizing it's Joel (they could make him look even scruffier or more rugged). This sets in the player's mind that they finally gave Abby's dad justice and has avenged his death.

    Upon switching the game to Joel's arc, this arc will culminate with in his eventual death. However, the player has come to the realization of the horror that they ended up killing him in the earlier arc. The players justify that there are no good guys or bad guys in this world, they are only each good guys in their own perspective.    … Expand
  60. ArtemioG
    Jul 8, 2020
    4
    The gameplay itself was good. The visuals are great (then again, at this point, most games have great visuals) and the voice acting is good. The main problem is that the characters i cared about were treated like trash. The new characters that I'm supposed to like are completely unlikable. Basically the game felt like I was taking a ride in a car full of people I dislike and all I can doThe gameplay itself was good. The visuals are great (then again, at this point, most games have great visuals) and the voice acting is good. The main problem is that the characters i cared about were treated like trash. The new characters that I'm supposed to like are completely unlikable. Basically the game felt like I was taking a ride in a car full of people I dislike and all I can do is look out the window because "its pretty".… Expand
  61. ChristianSu
    Jul 8, 2020
    4
    Filled with plot conveniences, underdeveloped characters, and about as subtle as a sledgehammer. The admittedly fun gameplay can't carry this miserable narrative for the game's excessive run time.
  62. Lemberg
    Jul 8, 2020
    4
    Жёстко обманут этой игрой, которая меня ненавидит каждую секунду, пока я в неё играю
  63. Smurf800
    Jul 10, 2020
    4
    The obvious pros:
    Graphics, intensity, sound+music
    Cons: pacing, character development and beliving in motivation. The Story ist simple but not bad per se. Revenge works fine but the game tries to tell you how you have to fell every 3 sec and it tells you to feel these feelings with a baseball bat. Sorry this is bad writing. The Idea of showing 2 Sides of the Medal and showing that    The obvious pros:
    Graphics, intensity, sound+music

    Cons: pacing, character development and beliving in motivation.

    The Story ist simple but not bad per se. Revenge works fine but the game tries to tell you how you have to fell every 3 sec and it tells you to feel these feelings with a baseball bat. Sorry this is bad writing. The Idea of showing 2 Sides of the Medal and showing that both have blood on their hands is great too but it has too many Plot armor moments to make sure the hole hate theme has to end with both protagonists fighting each other in a final battle. The hole game tries to hit your emotion button...if it hits great but for a huge amount of us it doesnt....bad. This hole emotion/Moral thing doesn't work for me at all even from the beginning. There is no reason for me to belief that Elli would have survived the killing scene of Joel. This hole Game remainders me of The Movie American History X but in bad. And last: We might disagree with out opinions but there are no reasons in this world to get so aggressive to sent people death wishes.    … Expand
  64. Battlescones
    Jul 8, 2020
    4
    Love the gameplay, graphics and world... But the story needs serious work, it's unsatisfying, forced and insulting.

    I felt like it was written only to push the narrative around revenge, which has been done to death.

    No thanks.
  65. ColeWorld
    Jul 8, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Abby is the best part in this game. The arch and journey that she goes on is something that you don't see anywhere in the rest of the story.
    Ellie was disappointing as seeing that she never learned a lesson or realized that what she was doing is not what Joel would want her to do.
    Have to say, the graphics and gameplay, (while not evolving from the first) were still incredible and fun to be a part of.
    I wish there was less focus on forcing a political value on customers would have been replaced with logic and thought about how the characters could have been more developed.
    4/10    … Expand
  66. Jakdystra
    Jul 8, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have no issues with the graphics, the graphics, sound design, environments, Ai, all are beautifully crafted and designed, my flaws lie in the story, it felt rushed, poorly paced in places and Abby one of the playable characters, I struggled to sympathise with as she seemed to be comfortable with her fulfilled revenge, going as far as to slaughter her own men towards the middle climax at the theatre. She shows no conflicting emotions about her torturing of Joel. I feel if she had been fleshed out some more and shown to be a flawed Human being, then I would be rating this differently.
    I expected a even greater follow up to the masterpiece of last generation, however I was left with a feeling of hopelessness and a conflicted message. For Abby she gets revenge, a new purpose by the end of the game, and will likely have new friends in the fireflies. She also seems satisfied with most she does, even going as far as to tempt an old flame away from his Pregnant Girlfriend. For Ellie she struggles and gets destroyed me tall, physically and figurately stomped emotionally as she struggles with the morality of her choices. And is left with a bittersweet memory of what could have been.

    The marketing leading up to release had built my expectations to be an Joel and Ellie centred story. And It's false advertising to me, a Joel was in the game a total of an hour and 35 mins total.


    Graphics:10; soundtrack:10; sound design:10
    Acting:10 Story:6 if the story was presented differently or maybe even completely different to the final product then maybe this would be higher. But for now I have decided to not buy anymore naughty dog games.    … Expand
  67. Jhnny-Slvrhnd
    Jul 8, 2020
    4
    I'm a fan of the first part, but not this one. I played it til end and I have the right to say I did not like it, at all. If you liked it, I don't care. The STORY IS TRASH AND POINTLESS . NEIL DRUCKMANN is not a good director/writer. I'm sorry but that's the TRUTH. Better play Ghost of Tsushima than this piece of hot garbage.
  68. khan09
    Jul 8, 2020
    4
    This is a game you may not like but that necessarily doesn't mean that the game is not good. However, what is definitely bad are Naughty Dog's and Sony's cheap and deceptive pre-release marketing tactics intended to deceive players into thinking that they would be playing the game as their favourite characters.
    Otherwise also, the story has many plot holes and appears to be just plane    This is a game you may not like but that necessarily doesn't mean that the game is not good. However, what is definitely bad are Naughty Dog's and Sony's cheap and deceptive pre-release marketing tactics intended to deceive players into thinking that they would be playing the game as their favourite characters.
    Otherwise also, the story has many plot holes and appears to be just plane lazy writing.

    The only good things about the game are its graphics, gameplay (more or less), and the amount of diversity this game has which is definitely a good thing.    … Expand
  69. Sonkrideo
    Jul 9, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. El no merecia una muerte como esa , pudieron habernos un juego glorioso encambio por ser inclusivos nos dieron un juego con un final mediocre , respeto la idea de matar no es la solucion pero matarlo asi fue un desperdicio para la trama , pudo morir protegiendo a ellie o tratando de enmendar sus errores egoistas y ellue de ahi sacar el coraje para salir adelante y no solo matar a medio mundo para al finar no matar a quien deberia.… Expand
  70. btko
    Jul 9, 2020
    4
    Of course the game-play, the action, the characters, the atmosphere were all top notch and what we come to expect from the game makers. But the story design was terrible. It isn't that the story was bad, it's an interesting story -- but what the problem is how the story was laid out. There were way too many flashbacks and flashbacks within flashbacks and it all became meaningless.
  71. Ufotizio
    Jul 9, 2020
    4
    I played both TLOU and TLOU2 in Grounded difficulty and beat the game so don't tell me im doing negative review and never played the game, please. The worst thing in this game is that the story is so meaningless that make the story of first chapter meaningless too. All suffering and efforts of the protagonists, from first chapter, are totally vain with this epilogue. I think is reallyI played both TLOU and TLOU2 in Grounded difficulty and beat the game so don't tell me im doing negative review and never played the game, please. The worst thing in this game is that the story is so meaningless that make the story of first chapter meaningless too. All suffering and efforts of the protagonists, from first chapter, are totally vain with this epilogue. I think is really masochist for a game author to do such thing in a entertainment story. Despite this the gameplay and graphic is very good. I dont think is bad that is the same of first chapter. The only issue is about the story. Also the sexuality of the protagonists is so marginal in the story that i dont see any "revolutionary" quality for a game that pretend to be progressist and open minded.… Expand
  72. tedderz
    Jul 9, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. There are several issues wrong with The Last of Us part 2. I had just finished the game and even played the first in order to better grasp the differences. What is heard a lot is Joel "killed so many people and many are after him for his violent life. If you had actually played the first game, you would know that when encountering the hunters. Joel had explained he was on both sides just trying to survive for the past 20 years with his brother. The hunters were a murderous group that killed innocent travelers to simply rob them. I would hardly consider that Joel "wronging" people. Another mentioned fact is the vaccine, maybe it was an oversight by both creators of first and second game but I actually work health care, there is no vaccine for fungi, it has not been made feasible yet, as well as the fact that killing Ellie makes no sense because finishing a vaccine would entail the blood, not the brain, if that was the case look at any infected and use that brain, her blood would be key, her neutrophils in particular. As for the controversial hospital scenario, it was left ambiguous for a reason; in fact you could actually choose not to kill the NPC (Abby's dad I suppose) by shooting in the leg, it does not even count towards a kill in the final counts of the game. Now, on to story of the first one; Joel had lost his daughter due to a soldier with orders to kill stragglers, leading to a bitter life of survival. Joel travelled across the country with a young girl reminiscent of his daughter, at first apprehensive and unwilling, culminating to a larger crescendo of love and finding a reason to live. That is what the game had done correctly from the first, this connection and character development of Joel and Ellie, told masterfully, even bringing strong emotion to mind when playing, it was quite beautiful. Now on to the second one.

    Here is the issue, this game lacks the ability to be able to elicit the same emotions as the first. The character development was haphazard to say the least; once you become attached to a character, they are killed, Jesse is a prime example of this. It is worth noting as well that Abby is now guilty (to the audience) of what Joel did, by murdering someone's father. Same can be said of both; any single NPC could be someone's father making Abby's revenge point essentially moot. Abby even goes on to explain that she had let them live, oh really? You only killed her father figure and the brother of the guy you had let live; keep in mind this is the apocalypse, loose ends can cause very disastrous in a world such as this. That is not the only problem with the story, the stereotyping of the characters is very baffling and never mentioned. Look at Manny, the racist depiction of him being hispanic, it automatically makes him a womanizer? Mel is another baffling choice, we clearly see that the WLF have the resources for soldiers, why in gods name would someone send out a pregnant woman into the field, who is a doctor no less! That makes her invaluable to the organization. Owen, who seemed to be the only moral person, and I say this loosely having gotten Mel pregnant and then having sex with Abby, does not even warrant further characterization; where does he fit in with Abby's life? Who or what was his background? Like Jesse that was squandered. The pacing of the game is off as well, why would you allow Joel tortured and killed, and then make the player play as his killer, who clearly had severe psychopathic, sociopathic, and bipolar tendencies? So we are to believe she is an angel in her play through? Next is Abby's father, not a single person is questioning the fact that he is willing to murder a 14 year old without consent from the girl or her guardian Joel. Also within the lore, they have killed others with 0 success and you expect us to believe killing Ellie would magically have a 100% success rate? I am sorry but Abby's father has to be the worst Doctor of all time, where are his fellows, residents, or even nurses that are continuing his research and teaching his research? Every doctor and surgeon has those and passes that knowledge so how is he the only one? Every character was out of character as well, Tommy was wishy-washy where in the first game Joel had said his brother is impulsive. Ellie was a free spirit that saw the levity in everything, even before Joel's death was still dark and bleak. In the first game Ellie knew that Joel had lied to her, how else does someone end up naked in a hospital gown in a fast driving car without incident? The game does not make sense, maybe if the pacing was different, that would work, like play as Abby first perhaps? Or since Joel saved your life, since the game makes clear that Abby is so moral since Joel saved her life numerous times at the beginning, does that not earn a temporary reprieve? Joel and Tommy survived 20 years on caution, so why throw that away for a random group of armed people you don't know? The writing was poor, period.    … Expand
  73. cdlinds
    Jul 9, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. "There was a sequel...wasn't as good."

    This isn't the game many of us wanted, but this is the story that ND wanted to tell. There are some truly great moments, but this game effectively destroyed everything and everyone that like minded fans loved from the first game. I think we all expected Joel to die. This was supposed to be Ellie's story. What we got was a pointless, miserable first half of the game with Ellie, and an action-packed kick-ass (save for a few moments that dragged on and on) second half of the game with a character that a lot of us hated and had no desire to play. There were points I didn't even want to continue playing. I felt nothing for Abby and her friends. I admit I am a huge fan of Joel, I got attached to and invested in both him and Ellie. And I never stopped hating Abby for what she did. But I didn't even dislike this game because he died.

    This game is trying waaay too hard to push an agenda that it forgot what made the first game so great. Was the first game ground-breaking in it's plot or gameplay? Of course not. But we fell in love with the Joel/Ellie dynamic. We fell in love with the side characters, the lore, and the world. I cared more about Tess, Bill, Sam and Henry, than I ever did about Dina, Jesse, or (especially) any of Abby's friends. This game is just an exercise in misery. There's no comic relief, there's no "light" to look for in this darkness. Even the feel good flashbacks with Joel and Ellie, which offered that dynamic we craved so much just made me feel sick. It's just bleak for the sake of being as bleak as possible.

    I got so sick of seeing Abby succeed and get her way in almost every scenario. Plot armor as thick as her arms. I love seeing more strong female characters, we all love to see it. But we already had that in Ellie, did they really have to push Abby on us so hard? Admittedly Abby is a good character, and if the story had been presented in a different order instead of the screeching halt at the halfway point, I probably could have at least felt better about her. But I never would want to play her for 10+ hours. Just no.

    I'm not going to say this is a bad game. This is a bad sequel.    … Expand
  74. FireRed
    Jul 9, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is like baking the perfect cake then taking the biggest **** on top. When I say this, I mean that the perfect cake is the graphics and gameplay. The **** that sits on top of that cake is the story and the characters. Whoever wrote this **** on top of the cake should be ashamed for not even looking at the masterpiece that was The last of us. A simple game about a mission of delivering a girl who you grow attached to. The last of us 2 says hey remember the plot of the first game? well this game is all about revenge! put on your backpack and take your pregnant useless girlfriend.

    Ellie: Remember Ellie? Of course you do. well now she is 18-21 has a tattoo for some reason in an apocalypse. Ellie likes this girl Dina for some reason, apparently, they kissed once. we don't get to see it though until 10 minutes before the game is done. I can see why some people are surprised that Ellie is a lesbian but that is not my problem with it. My problem is that we are to believe that Ellie and Dina loves each other when all we see is one time when they are in a basement smoking weed, they scissor off-screen “remember that off-screen part for when I get to Abby” The writers of this has never heard of show don't tell before. After playing for a bit they start calling each other babe. That is so cringe. You have played the game for 1 hour but and they have been together for 10 minutes of that and they are calling each other babe.
    Joel: Abby comes and kills him after Joel and Tommy saves her life like 10 times. The marketing for this game was all about. Hey, look at how old Joel and Ellie is in this game, isn't that amazing. tricking you into thinking that Joel is going to be in this game. In reality all the marketing showing how much older Joel is were just flashbacks.
    Dina: Useless. She is there for two reasons. she is jewish so she teaches Ellie about religion and she is pregnant. Here is what really confused me. Meet Dina, she is most likely the same age as Ellie 18-21. She was obviously born after the apocalypse happened then. She was born in New Mexico... Jackson the town you start in is in Washington. According to google the distance between is 1490 miles, 2398 km. Dina and her sister apparently went to many synagogues. I just don't believe Dina could have been born in New Mexico and end up in Washington.
    Abby: Where does this **** get her protein? why are her arms so massive? they were so huge everyone thought she was a transgender chick with dick. Why is half of the game playing a character that no one wants? Abby is the **** that killed Joel, so you know how much you want to kill yourself the second you get to play as her. I mean the character not you the person. Abby and her friends are a part of a group/militia called WLF short for Washington liberation front or wolf. Abby has a "friend" called Owen he went AWOL or something. Owen is got Mel one of Abby's sort of friend pregnant. But Owen is into women with muscles because at one point in the game Abby goes to Owen after he went AWOL you have a little argument that you don't care about then Abby and Owen start to kiss. You expect it to be just like Ellie and Dina's scissoring session, but no. They go full **** on you. you get to see Abby take of Owen's shirt and Owen takes off Abby's shirt. Abby quickly takes off her bra and you see Abby's boob. Abby is so buff that it honestly looks more like a dude's saggy man pec. Owen then takes Abby puts her on the table pulls down her pants and unbuckles his belt. you then see Owen thrust into Abby 3 times. WHO THE **** LOOKED AT THAT AND SAID, Yes this is what people wants!    … Expand
  75. demo-whymo
    Jul 9, 2020
    4
    The actors and actresses in The Last of Us two were brilliant but the writing was so boring it was hard for me to follow the plot.I feel like I've lost my money and not gained anything from it.I believe meal druckman is probably a good writer but let's just face it The Last of Us 2 is poorly written and poorly directed and poorly executed.I believe this is a product of the year 2016.That'sThe actors and actresses in The Last of Us two were brilliant but the writing was so boring it was hard for me to follow the plot.I feel like I've lost my money and not gained anything from it.I believe meal druckman is probably a good writer but let's just face it The Last of Us 2 is poorly written and poorly directed and poorly executed.I believe this is a product of the year 2016.That's a year were politics became the first word on everyone's lips and sadly I believe media has faulted because of it.every piece of media has a narrative behind it but in the last 4 years it has become even more evident.There is nothing wrong with this but in most things today it is poorly executed. but I digress this is a product of an age of political correctness and there's nothing wrong with that but the problem is it is just so poorly executed as I've said before.when the game does get good the problem is it sucks you straight back out into a story that you don't want and the truly fun moment I've had on this game is looking at the detail of the map and how beautiful it is.I was also disappointed to find out the multiplier would not be released the same day as single player I feel like the multiplayer section of this game is almost Dead on release.and as sadly as The Last of Us 1 multiplayer was fun to play it wouldn't be enough for me to recommend you to buy The Last of Us 2 just to play the multiplayer.honestly there's so many more games capturing the feeling of Revenge so much more better.4 out of 10 wouldn't even force my worst enemy to play it. apologies for the programmer… Expand
  76. KONO_DIO
    Jul 9, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. i'll be fair and give it a 4 for the good gameplay, aswell as story. The story is absolutely horrible and sjw politics is forced down your throat, aswell as the horrible ending why would our protagonist spare abby after all she did to her?… Expand
  77. MatheusValente
    Jul 9, 2020
    4
    Only grafics and gameplay doesnt save the whole game! The plot is too week!
  78. ASS_H0LE
    Jul 9, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Nie jest to najlepszy tytuł który widziałem ale na pewno nie najgorszy ocena tej gry bardziej rusza do myślenia i sztucznego promowania gry przez Neila. Gra mocno powtarzalna sugerowałbym że niczym (pod względem mechaniki) mocnym nie odbiega od jednynki (przypominając że jednynka była na ps3) pomimo ładnej oprawy wizualnej i pięknych lokalizacji nic innego nie oferuję… Expand
  79. Bsodman
    Jul 10, 2020
    4
    One word: Disappointment

    The game is heavily weighed down by the writers not being able to craft a well rounded story. I've never felt this way about a game before, I made a metacritic account just to share my thoughts. The gameplay didn't change enough to feel significantly different, I understand that it's hard to innovate nowadays, but some elements feel unpolished to a level of    One word: Disappointment

    The game is heavily weighed down by the writers not being able to craft a well rounded story.
    I've never felt this way about a game before, I made a metacritic account just to share my thoughts.

    The gameplay didn't change enough to feel significantly different, I understand that it's hard to innovate nowadays, but some elements feel unpolished to a level of being inexcusable. The rope mechanics are a nice addition, but it's literally the only thing that grabbed my attention,
    in an industry where half life: alyx exists, this feels like a weak attempt to tell a story that a small isolated group thought would be "deep".
    Sorry for bringing up half-life again, but this feels like if valve would have stopped innovating on their gameplay ideas for half life 2 in 2001-2002 and would have went on until 2004 polishing that game, bringing the unnecessarily dark atmosphere and lack of innovation from years before it actually got released.

    I won't spoil anything for this game, but I have to say, having too dark of a story does exist, and this game demonstrates this very well. All the people who think that this adds deepness to the story simply overlook the flaws, then shout at anyone who points them out. If the story wasn't just a miserable boring mess, the game could be a 7 or even an 8 in my eyes.    … Expand
  80. Fatal_Funk
    Jul 9, 2020
    4
    Unlike some critics I wont lie for the sake of twitter praise, the game is a let down and mostly due to poor writing, underdeveloped characters with zero purpose other than to burden the flow of what we know and love in this franchise, even to the point of feeling betrayed and confused as a fan, if you play this for the story aspect i truly hope you can squeeze some enjoyment out of it,Unlike some critics I wont lie for the sake of twitter praise, the game is a let down and mostly due to poor writing, underdeveloped characters with zero purpose other than to burden the flow of what we know and love in this franchise, even to the point of feeling betrayed and confused as a fan, if you play this for the story aspect i truly hope you can squeeze some enjoyment out of it, The gameplay itself is fairly reasonable but nothing too spectacular, for me it simply felt forced and depressing to experience.… Expand
  81. ryaneaton3
    Jul 9, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Decent gameplay, could have actually been a great game but fell down on the storyline. You can't destroy everything that the first game was and then expect us to care about characters that did it. It's nothing to do with Abby being an unnecessarily buff woman just because or a stupid "love" making seen, also completely unnecessary. It didn't totally suck but it wasn't great either and no, retrospectively making the main character a lesbian does not add depth to her character… Expand
  82. BindingGlass
    Jul 9, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I don't usually write reviews for games, but I feel obligated to set the record straight for a sequel to a game I loved. This game was an absolute pain to get through. The graphics are impressive, but the gameplay is a total slog. The story is where it gets really bad, though. Ellie's section plays out like a teen drama. There're hints of a love triangle and the cliché teen pregnancy to force in some suspense. None of the characters from her half are truly likable but are at least somewhat nice to deal with. At the end of Ellie's half, we cut back to the beginning of the game to play as Abby; which just felt exhausting. The whole Abby playthrough, they tried to force reasons to like her down our throats. Literally everything they did just felt awful and tiring. The first thing Abby does when you're introduced to her is save a zebra. Everything is just so obvious, it's horrible storytelling. All said, this was a terrible game to play through, and I think I hate it so much because of how good it could've been.… Expand
  83. Survivor101
    Jul 9, 2020
    4
    5= Average.
    +1 satisfying gameplay
    +1 Beautiful graphics +1 Amazing soundtrack +1 Wonderful voice acting -1 Poor plot -1 Confused narrative design, -1 Unlikeable protagonist -1 Unnecessary political agenda -1 Inconsistent character portrayal Naughty seems to have missed what made people love the original game. It wasnt the setting, or the plot, or the gameplay, it was the relationship    5= Average.
    +1 satisfying gameplay
    +1 Beautiful graphics
    +1 Amazing soundtrack
    +1 Wonderful voice acting

    -1 Poor plot
    -1 Confused narrative design,
    -1 Unlikeable protagonist
    -1 Unnecessary political agenda
    -1 Inconsistent character portrayal

    Naughty seems to have missed what made people love the original game. It wasnt the setting, or the plot, or the gameplay, it was the relationship that grew between the two protagonists. Its the further development of their relationship that many fans, myself included, wanted to see. Thats not what we got. Not even close. Instead we get some confused revenge plot that is not only overdone, but is poorly executed. I left this game feeling bitter, angry and frustrated, and only in retrospect did I realize that I didnt actually enjoy any of my time with it, and that I even regretted playing it. The original story is better left untouched.

    I would rate this game as Not Worth Playing.    … Expand
  84. JavierM
    Jul 9, 2020
    4
    As hardcore fan of the first game, my disappointment with what they have done in this sequel is incommensurable. The whole story and characters feel empty. The game becomes repetitive and tedious at some point. The narrative is poorly developed and some events are forced into the story, they happen as a result of a series of miraculous coincidences. The game uses some cheap emotionalAs hardcore fan of the first game, my disappointment with what they have done in this sequel is incommensurable. The whole story and characters feel empty. The game becomes repetitive and tedious at some point. The narrative is poorly developed and some events are forced into the story, they happen as a result of a series of miraculous coincidences. The game uses some cheap emotional manipulation techniques to create fake empathy for certain characters. The intention is there, the way to get to it just doesn't work.

    Sometimes, it even feels as though the writer of this game is not the same as the first one. Everything that was created in Part I was thrown away in Part II. It is difficult to believe the actions of certain characters, especially in a world like the one they try to depict in the story. Also, the behavior of the characters in this game go against what they had established in the first one.

    I understand that the false advertisement was done in order to protect the story, but I can't help thinking that they did it to trick people into thinking this game would be an adventure similar to the first one in some way, and so ensure sales on day 1, relying on the nostalgic feeling people had for the first game.    … Expand
  85. Cynicalpuppy
    Jul 9, 2020
    4
    The graphics are great, the gameplay is alright, but the story is pretty crappy. A major disappointment after having waited for so long for it. I should have actually checked out the spoilers instead of avoiding them and come to the realization I wasn’t going to enjoy the game. Won’t make the same mistake twice, especially not with Naughty Dog after how they lied in their advertising ofThe graphics are great, the gameplay is alright, but the story is pretty crappy. A major disappointment after having waited for so long for it. I should have actually checked out the spoilers instead of avoiding them and come to the realization I wasn’t going to enjoy the game. Won’t make the same mistake twice, especially not with Naughty Dog after how they lied in their advertising of who you're going to be playing.… Expand
  86. Kristafr
    Jul 9, 2020
    4
    The story was the primary let down of The Last of Us 2. The dialogue was awkward, clunky, and just didn't feel real. The new characters feel hollow and, try as they might, Naughty Dog just can't get you to care for them.
    The gameplay is solid enough and the scenery is heartbreakingly gorgeous. If this game was done with no dialogue, letting it speak through the characters body language    The story was the primary let down of The Last of Us 2. The dialogue was awkward, clunky, and just didn't feel real. The new characters feel hollow and, try as they might, Naughty Dog just can't get you to care for them.
    The gameplay is solid enough and the scenery is heartbreakingly gorgeous. If this game was done with no dialogue, letting it speak through the characters body language and the environment I have no doubt that would have made it a masterpiece. As it sits its fun enough to play, but the characters are handled with such disrespect it drags it down to unthinkingly low depths.    … Expand
  87. GamerKay
    Jul 9, 2020
    4
    Last of Us set its self apart from other games because of its story, and well written developed characters as such my expectations on a sequel was high.Its sad to say they failed on that, last of us 2 gave us characters who felt different from how they were established from the previous game. Good gameplay , great graphics, but the story felt flat and unbelievable.
  88. Ironmansgamer
    Jul 9, 2020
    4
    El juego tenia muchas expectativas,ese es uno de los factores por el cual el juego esta recibiendo odio, pues uno espera que la secuela sea igual de buena que el primero. Pero no,
    Todo lo que tenga que ver con el aspecto técnico y estético es muy hermoso, pero la historia no, la cagaron. Podría a ver sido mejor en el tema narrativo.
  89. Hergol
    Jul 9, 2020
    4
    El juego tiene gráficos increíbles. Mejora en muchos aspectos. Pero las críticas sobre el guion y el cómo está hecho son verdad. Cómo puede ser que un juego que tiene unos escenarios impecables, animaciones, sonido, etc etc. Sea puntuado tan bajo? Yo diría porque es un juego que consigue sacarte las ganas de jugarlo, te obliga a hacer cosas que no queres, te fuerza con una historia que noEl juego tiene gráficos increíbles. Mejora en muchos aspectos. Pero las críticas sobre el guion y el cómo está hecho son verdad. Cómo puede ser que un juego que tiene unos escenarios impecables, animaciones, sonido, etc etc. Sea puntuado tan bajo? Yo diría porque es un juego que consigue sacarte las ganas de jugarlo, te obliga a hacer cosas que no queres, te fuerza con una historia que no te importa y te hace lamentar el dinero que gastaste en él.… Expand
  90. Eros_Fox
    Jul 10, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Man I was so hyped for this game.... I spent every single day waiting for the release date. I sat on my sofa and started playing it, The graphics.... seeing Joel with those graphics was astonishing. His death was indeed a big loss, for me one of the biggest losses in game history. For the first time I had a real mission, I had a reason to keep playing it, I had an objective. But then they cut off my entire playthrough, all my effort was for nothing, they changed characters and suddently I had to play as my enemy. They've put this "enemy" idea in my head and then they tried so hard to change my mind through the next 10 hours gameplay. The final chapter I had to see one of my favorite characters lose everything, even her chance to venge her father's death. For me they killed both main characters and placed other null and bad writed characters just to use as pieces in a chess game or something like that. The graphics are the best for this generation and probably there will be no other game with such graphics. The gameplay is good and well design although sometimes it's a little repetitive and boring. The scripted cutscenes are so well done that you can barely destinguish whether it's a gameplay or cutscene. The game has a lot to offer in one hand. But in the other is just a poor writen story with forgetable characters and an awful, horrible chronologinal order. I'm so disappointed, I would never expect something with such low quality (speaking of story) from Naughty Dog. Neil Druckmann, you should listen to your fans, not try to make an unforgetable "revenge is bad" story. You surely can do more than this.… Expand
  91. JeagerMaister
    Jul 9, 2020
    4
    Yo me juegue el 1 completo una obra maestra sin duda, vi el dlc donde intentaron dejar claro la orientación sexual de allie, nadie hizo el problema por eso pero en esta parte deja muy mal gusto y en mal momento estos temas políticos de correcion política y los personajes que desarrollaron se vuelven tediosos y ps que traten de hacer que te tragues todo esto de la inclusión con cuchara esYo me juegue el 1 completo una obra maestra sin duda, vi el dlc donde intentaron dejar claro la orientación sexual de allie, nadie hizo el problema por eso pero en esta parte deja muy mal gusto y en mal momento estos temas políticos de correcion política y los personajes que desarrollaron se vuelven tediosos y ps que traten de hacer que te tragues todo esto de la inclusión con cuchara es irritante durante toda la trama quizás neil, quizo simpatizar con la ideología que sigue o le gusta pero no todo el mundo simpatiza con estos temas y creo que fue muy mala idea que se hiciera justo en el mundo actual en medio de esta pandemia, si le hubieras dado más desarrollo al tema principal de la infección del cordyses hubiese quedado mejor en vez de desarrollar tantos personajes LGTB y no piensen que es homofobia porque la verdad exageraron se les pasó la mano, y ps en mi punto de vista es grave porque genera odio incontrolable de parte de muchos y más si sale alguien y se expresa de manera despectiva hacia los fans del video juego además a muchos les molesto que se colgaran de publicidad engañosa, y tenemos todo el derecho a criticar muchos pagamos por un buen producto y las críticas no son por capricho.… Expand
  92. MpB-199
    Jul 9, 2020
    4
    Worst story of all time there. And i hate the gameplay of it as well. i literally sold the game
  93. Guilmon877
    Jul 9, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Only have a good graphics but his history is a piece of **** didn't worth 60 dollars, didn't used the histories opened in tlou and left behind, his social criticism sounds like an familiar telling what you cans do and tell what's is correct and ignore characters characteristics and kill and mutile unnecessary his principals characters… Expand
  94. Yegor248
    Jul 9, 2020
    4
    I was expecting better story after 7 years. But you can’t deny that graphics are arguably the best for ps4 pro, the game play has improved, diversity of characters is nice but sorry I couldn’t care less for them. The first game was masterful emotional story, this time the story is meh, maybe if it was told in deferent order it would work but imho it doesn’t work the way it was presented.
  95. SamuraiEdgeplay
    Jul 9, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm pretty disappointed I'm even writing this. I was excited for the continued success of the series, but they severely missed the target with this one. So what happened? Let's talk about most of it: the good and the bad.

    The entirety of this game isn't terrible. We'll be discussing this later, but quite frankly I think I would have thought this title was OK had it done a few things differently, but for what we got: here are a few things I enjoyed:

    . Relaxing gun modification sounds and animations at the workbenches. I could watch this for minutes on end.

    . Stunningly gorgeous graphics. While this may not shine at all times, you can really appreciate the art when you take a moment to look at the scenery in between scrounging.

    . There are some clear winners in the gameplay section department. That giant Seattle area where Ellie constantly scribbled on the map? Superb. I was hoping there'd be more. The entirety of Abby's creepy hospital section? I was on edge. When I stopped being disappointed by the story as a whole: they really had some fun sequences here.

    . The idea to hide upgrade trees as a question mark to what you may even get instead of showing us all of the possibilities was a fantastic idea. This way I didn't hoard my pills waiting for the stealth magazine to show up, but instead I upgraded the abilities I had at every given moment to maximize my combat potential in the scenarios I faced NOW.

    . The sheer amount of accessibility and difficulty adjustment options are great and SHOULD have been highlighted before starting your first run. I would have killed to know that an autopickup option existed for items as you scurried around the numerous kitchens and ruins. Heck I probably would have modified the AI partner behavior instead of living with my frustrating experience I was given (we'll get to that).

    . The character diversity was a highlight for me. Representation in games really is important to a lot of people, and I think this was mostly a good step. Some people have a problem with how Lev's trans issues were portrayed as the only thing going for Lev, but since I'm not a part of that community I want their voice to be heard above mine on that matter.

    You can see from the above that I actually find quite a few things to enjoy. Unfortunately the next section will be... a bit heavier. Here is what I found lacking:

    . The biggest flaw is easily the story structure and pacing. That cliffhanger mid game is ending of Code Geass season 1 levels of jarring. Want to see the rest of the theater scene? Too bad play 12 hours of a new character. Don't like her? Tough cookies now play fetch with this dog and eat a burrito with Manny. I honestly think I would have found the game to be "eh it's fine" had it been tied together chronologically.

    . I can't believe I'm not allowed the lament the loss of the main protagonist from the last game. He did a lot of wrong and deserved it (e.g. killed innocent people to survive), but I grew to like him over my 10~ hour journey in TLoU1. Paired with Ellie he was fun to be around. THEY were fun to be around.

    . Dulled partner parings with actually intrusive AI, pushing you out of cover often, and milquetoast conversation. The days of a Joel / Ellie paring were only hinted at in the numerous flashbacks and teased me at what a proper TLoU2 could have been.

    . Too many flashbacks and too many flashbacks within flashbacks. TLoU2 could have learned proper story structure from its predecessor if it listened.

    . The slight manipulation of Ellie killing (all but 1) dogs she meets while Abby can play and pet them. Felt like a cheap trick as one of the first things in Abby's section.

    . The 3 hour misery simulator, chaining events of a theater deathmatch to dancing in the kitchen to fat geralt to a waist high water brawl. I've never begged a game to just be done with it more often than this flounder drowning in ankle deep water.

    . While most of the gore could be passed off as "hey look video game violence", something about the leaky blood from throat stabs and the "clip her wings" section were quite uncomfortable. Also for Christ's sakes the dog killing... just purely miserable.

    I had to cut a lot of content to meet the character limitations, but know there's a lot to talk about and, at the end of the day, because I disliked my time with this game doesn't mean you have to or should take it to the level of death threats to the game's creators. It's an experience, I had one, you had one, we can move on.    … Expand
  96. JesusGimenez
    Jul 10, 2020
    4
    Ni fu ni fa se quedaron muy mal puestos no an cumplido las expectativas Así que no hay mucho que decir pésimo juego
  97. Nintheja
    Jul 10, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Last of Us part 2 really shows how weak and boring the ganeplay is once you strip away the fantastic story and characters of the first game. Part 2 is so focused on setting up shock value to try to make the player as angry and traumatized as Ellie by Joel's death that it forgets hoe to tell a story. Joel has to act out of character in order for him to be vulnerable in the first place while stacking up Coincidences one after another. They game does have an investing idwmea here and there such as making the player play as the antagonist for roughly half the game and has you fight against the protagonist while doing so. However the game fails to get the big payoff for this due to its shallow emotional set ups. Im sorry, but having npc bad guys call out a completely random person's, or dog's, name when they die is pointless at best and comical at worst. Speaking of comedy, there is an entire section of the game where a full blown pregnant woman is running around a battlefield simply because she can't be told what she can and can't do is moronic to the point I was crying with laughter. That dame character then passes moral judgements on everyone while the game clearly wants me to care and reflect on how selfish Abby is but all I can think about is "that baby dead".

    The gameplay is Mediocre at best.
    The story is laughable/frustratingly bad.
    The main cast of characters have been ruined by poor out of chatacer choices.
    The supporting cast is weak and uninteresting at best and laughable at their worst.
    Acting/voice acting is the best videogames has to offer.
    Sound design is great.
    Graphics are truly unbelievable and right up there with God of War and Final Fantasy 7 Remake as the best the ps4 has to offer.

    The question becomes how much do graphics, sound design, and acting mean in a game with such a heavy focus on Story and and Chacter? For me, the answer is about 4 points out of 10 because what is the point of these things if the reason I am playing the game in the first place is story and character? This game is a beautiful house built on sand.    … Expand
  98. Mixt
    Jul 10, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Question: What made the first game so amazing?
    Answer: 1) Joel and Ellie's relationship. 2) The stakes of finding a cure.

    Question: How to ruin the second game?
    Answer: 1) Remove Joel + Ellie's relationship by replacing them with character's we've never met or seen before. 2) Forget about finding a cure.

    Now the story is centred around Ellie's desire for revenge and there are flash backs to her and Joel and these are the best moments in the game. But for half the game, we focus on people we didn't come to see AFTER they've already killed Joel.

    And we're supposed to like them?

    It's frustrating because the production value is insane, all the actors are amazing, the gameplay is solid and the music is beautiful. The scenery and level design are some of the best ever.    … Expand
  99. MichaelJM
    Jul 10, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Although the graphics, music and AI was brilliant, the story was all over the place and made little to no sense, the writing wasn’t good at all. I’m also all for lesbian relationships, buff women, trans people and people from all backgrounds race, sexuality any of that.. but when you noticeably force it down our throats it doesn’t work and ends up being in the game just because.. also I’m displeased having to watch my favourite character Joel die in the first hour only then having to play as the character who kills him. For 10 HOURS!!! I forced myself to get over it after the first hour playing as Abbie but then it got boring and I was simply rushing things to try and get back to playing as Ellie again.. shouldn’t have to feel like I have to rush things in order to get past a certain section of a game.. no player should have to deal with that.. also trying to force us to like Abby NEVER worked.. because of how blatantly FORCED it was.. and it was so obvious that Abbie was being painted as this saint after killing Joel, while Ellie was painted as the bad girl who kills all the dogs which we see Abbie pet and play with later on.. talk about manipulation at its finest.. the graphics, music and AI are the only reason this game gets a 4 from me other wise I’d give it a straight 0… Expand
  100. Ingvar_ag
    Jul 10, 2020
    4
    Gioco senza ispirazione, che non rispetta né la storia tracciata dal primo capitolo, né i personaggi.
    Cutscene eccessivamente lunghe.l, é essenzialmente un film intervallato da "zone" di gioco in cui ci si ritrova spesso a fare cose senza senso.
    Gameplay che introduce qualche meccanica nuova rispetto al primo capitolo, ma niente di rivoluzionario. Sceneggiatura pessima e poco credibile.    Gioco senza ispirazione, che non rispetta né la storia tracciata dal primo capitolo, né i personaggi.
    Cutscene eccessivamente lunghe.l, é essenzialmente un film intervallato da "zone" di gioco in cui ci si ritrova spesso a fare cose senza senso.
    Gameplay che introduce qualche meccanica nuova rispetto al primo capitolo, ma niente di rivoluzionario.
    Sceneggiatura pessima e poco credibile.
    Finale discutibilissimo Avviso: se proprio siete curiosi, guardatelo su YouTube o in streaming e risparmiatevi i soldi.    … Expand
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  1. GameMAG
    Sep 13, 2020
    90
    The Last of Us Part II is the high point of the PlayStation 4. The plot is controversial, but the game is the incredibly addictive adventure of Ellie, from which it is impossible to pull away from the opening and to the very end.
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  2. PLAY! Zine
    Sep 5, 2020
    93
    Not everyone is going to enjoy the motives of The Last of Us Part II. But if you try and manage to accept the subliminal and not so subtle messages as a fact that the world has gone awry and that people have the need to have somewhere or someone to belong to as their own way out, then... You will witness the boundaries of gaming expand. You will witness a true masterpiece.
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  3. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Sep 3, 2020
    75
    If you loved the original for its great characters and well-paced story – stay away from this game. However, if you’re aching to sink into the depths of depression, or just want to cut some throats and burn some zombies – Part II will deliver. [Issue#247, p.72]
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