User Score
5.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 161975 Ratings

User score distribution:
Buy Now
Buy on

Review this game

  1. Your Score
    0 out of 10
    Rate this:
    • 10
    • 9
    • 8
    • 7
    • 6
    • 5
    • 4
    • 3
    • 2
    • 1
    • 0
    • 0
  1. Submit
  2. Check Spelling
  1. Jun 22, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I find it hilarious that people who complain about alleged "Reviews bombing" post reviews here that say nothing about the quality of the game and even admit that they only rate it to go against others and to manipulate the score, but whatever...

    Tlou2 hast good graphics and gameplay like its predecessor, its sound Design ist formidable, like its predecessor, and its really good at creating tension, like its predecessor. And here begin the problems, even for the stuff that's good there just isnt an awful lot of improvement compared to the original.

    Tension ist good, but where the first game switched between light and dark moments, adding contrast and therefore amplifying the emotional effects, Tlou2 for good parts, especially towards the end, is just all dark and the missing contrast makes you go numb rather than keeping you on the edge..

    However it is the story where things just fall apart, ND tries to convey the message that "vengeance is bad", which is cliche af and everyone already knew, but hey. They try to drive this home by splitting the game into a part where you play as Ellie from the first game and a part where you play as Abby, a new charakter who is introduced to us by means of her smashing Joels head in. And then they try to make you feel sympathy towards her... Yea, it just doesnt work.
    See, questioning the purpose of the fight and the status of the "villain" by making you play as him worked in Assassin's Creed 3 because you played as Kenway BEFORE being told that he was a templar. It made you question the evilness of the Templars by showing you that they believed themselves to be doing the right thing, because you believed yourself to be in the right while playing as him.
    Tlou2 introduced Abby by having her kidnap, torture and kill a fan favourite character from the first game and then makes you play as her going all "yea she has reasons and you should like her", well guess what it doesnt work. Matters arent helped by her being an unlikable ****
    It could have worked if they had put her part in the beginning of the game, having you hunt down her fathers killer without knowing who that is, and then after revealing it switching to Ellie, but the way it is it completely fails at what it sets out to do and the Abby Part is just dreadful to go thru as you have to play a charakter you despise.

    So the Story begins rather well, then turns to trash then gets somewhat better again and then culminates in an extremely unsatisfying ending. Glorious. And I paid money for that.
    Expand
  2. Jun 22, 2020
    3
    Знаете, я только что расписывал здесь огромную тираду о том, почему мне как фанату 1 части серии эта игра абсолютно не понравилась, но решил всё стереть, считаю что и без моего мнения здесь достаточно разочарованных людей, это недо-продолжение недостойно того, чтобы я тратил свое время на расписание всех его проблем. Могу сказать так, не покупайте эту игру, я её прошёл и я оченьЗнаете, я только что расписывал здесь огромную тираду о том, почему мне как фанату 1 части серии эта игра абсолютно не понравилась, но решил всё стереть, считаю что и без моего мнения здесь достаточно разочарованных людей, это недо-продолжение недостойно того, чтобы я тратил свое время на расписание всех его проблем. Могу сказать так, не покупайте эту игру, я её прошёл и я очень разочарован. Expand
  3. Jun 25, 2020
    3
    gameplay:7/10
    graphics:10/10
    story:2/10
    Characters:4/10
    The last of us part 2 make game of thrones season 8 a masterpiece
  4. Jun 26, 2020
    3
    Pienso que el juego tiene un punto positivo en sus mecanicas jugables y aspecto gráfico, pero la historia y el guión hacen que parezca una novela de producción barata, es triste que se tome un juego para plasmar posiciones radicales personales.
  5. Aug 4, 2020
    3
    the graphics are excellent
    gameplay is excellent
    the story is bad
    the dialogues are bad
    the acoustics are excellent
  6. Jun 20, 2020
    3
    Screwed the first part also
    .. That's how bad it is... Also sjw crap also added for sake of it... God knows what's happening why spoil a great franchise.. Its ruined
  7. Jun 26, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. When it comes to the actual experience of the game. It’s second to none. Amazing graphics and animations, superb mechanics, etc.
    But when it comes to the storytelling, the writers have really dropped the ball on this one. I think they forgot what made us love the last of us. We loved the first game because it told a story of two lost individuals trying to survive and the journey that we went with them to finally witness that father-daughter bond that was so unique and yet so heartwarming.
    By making us play with the main antagonist for several hours certainly didn’t help. Abby isn’t a likable character but that isn’t the problem, the problem is that the game tried to force us to like Abby by drawing parallels to Ellie and by sympathizing with Abby cause.
    Another issue is the way that Joel was killed wasn’t the proper way to kill the main protagonist in the first game. (Btw I’m glad they didn’t do a happy ending to him otherwise it would be too boring and predictable)
    There are many examples to how to kill off a main character in other movies, games, etc. and I think most of them are better than we saw in the game.
    Beating Joel to death with barely any resistance at all is unlike Joel (the guy who fought through the world in the first game). Another issue is with Dina.
    Dina’s personality seems perfect for Ellie as the supporter of a vengeful bit#h lol.
    Yet the chemistry between both of them is off. Dina just doesn’t seem like the right one for Ellie and that becomes more apparent as you progress through the game. Dina is a tough, peaceful family woman.
    Yet Ellie is a warrior who fought through a lot of trauma just to survive. I really hope that Ellie’s soulmate can be someone that truly understands what Ellie has been through since she was born.
    I’m sure there are a lot of problems with the game that I didn’t touch on and I apologize for this being more of a rant lol but this shows how much I was disappointed.
    To conclude, I honestly do not trust naughty dog with a third game. A dlc would be fine just to tie the loose ends and not ruin the game more for me
    Expand
  8. Aug 6, 2020
    3
    After beating the game, I feel sorry for all the staff for programming and artworks.

    The narrative destroys the game and all the hard work from the game makers and the expectations from fans in the last 7 years.

    I will never buy a single Naughty dog game as long as Neil is still there.

    The marks are only for the graphics, gameplay and my previous love to TLOU.
  9. Jul 10, 2020
    3
    Honestly hard to judge a game like this because it had really nice graphics. However if it is just the graphics then go watch a CGI video because this game is suppose to be about great story telling. It is here where they missed the mark. Spoiler free.

    The lack of character development and numerous hollow plots in LOU2 left me forcing myself to finish. Normally I have a few days
    Honestly hard to judge a game like this because it had really nice graphics. However if it is just the graphics then go watch a CGI video because this game is suppose to be about great story telling. It is here where they missed the mark. Spoiler free.

    The lack of character development and numerous hollow plots in LOU2 left me forcing myself to finish. Normally I have a few days after release and my video review is done but never have I felt more forced to play. While the character development is lacking so are the environment puzzles played a part of it predecessor. Game mechanics have improved a bit but nothing really innovative that I haven't done in other games over the past years.

    In the end there is one factor that made me post the lower score and that was answering the question. "Was I entertained by this game?" No After you see the improved graphics and slightly improved mechanics in the first 30-60 minutes. It just fails.
    Expand
  10. Jul 20, 2020
    3
    As I said in my review of TLOU, I enjoyed the game because of the story. I gave it a 10 even though I didn't find the game play anything to write home about. The story was so good that it was enough to be one of my all time favorite game.

    So my expectations for TLOU2's story especially was so high. I was excited to see where Ellie and Joel's adventure is going to go. When I first saw
    As I said in my review of TLOU, I enjoyed the game because of the story. I gave it a 10 even though I didn't find the game play anything to write home about. The story was so good that it was enough to be one of my all time favorite game.

    So my expectations for TLOU2's story especially was so high. I was excited to see where Ellie and Joel's adventure is going to go. When I first saw that we will see an adult Ellie, I was already a little unhappy because I want to play more as teenage Ellie. I also want to see how Joel and Ellie's relationship develops further. I want to see Joel play a father figure. A side of him that was brutally ended when he lost Sarah. We didn't get to see Joel as a father outside of the times when he was too busy trying to survive the zombie apocalypse.

    Ultimately, the story went so far the opposite of what I expected and I don't have a problem with that if it makes sense and told in a good way. The whole direction that they decided to go is just unbelievable.

    I understand that we don't have a choice in this game. It is a narrative based game. I don't appreciate to be told that I'm a bad person when I wasn't given a choice of what to do. The game is so condescending to the player. I'm not sure about anybody else, I did not enjoy the excessive violent. Sure the first game was violent but not like this. Plus, it was more about surviving zombies. Here, it's more fighting humans and the zombies are just background nuisance that you have to deal with.

    The game play and graphic are not enough to save the awful story. I can't recommend this game because it is not fun and not very compelling if they're going to tell an emotional or complex moral story. Just not believable.
    Expand
  11. Jun 19, 2020
    3
    The plot of this game is an insult to the legacy built up by TLOU 1. The only like-able characters are Ellie and Joel, but they butcher their stories and miss out on delving deeper into their relationship. Instead they focus on a new character that feels very forced, and is extremely hard to empathize with because of an unforgivable act they commit early in the game. The entire second halfThe plot of this game is an insult to the legacy built up by TLOU 1. The only like-able characters are Ellie and Joel, but they butcher their stories and miss out on delving deeper into their relationship. Instead they focus on a new character that feels very forced, and is extremely hard to empathize with because of an unforgivable act they commit early in the game. The entire second half of this game felt very cringe and was hard to play through. What was Naughty Dog thinking when they wrote this plot? If you were expecting a sequel that had any similarity in terms of the world to TLOU 1, then unfortunately this game will be extremely disappointing. The end leaves you feeling empty and asking yourself what was the point of this entire game. The TLOU 2 trailers should be considered false advertisement because they purposely avoid showing the horrendous second half of the game. If you liked TLOU 1 gameplay then you will like TLOU 2 gameplay. Visuals were great too, but the lackluster plot takes away from the entire experience. It's such a shame, and it hurts as a fan of TLOU 1 to see the direction they took this game. Expand
  12. Jun 22, 2020
    3
    The story is very Horrible even if you don't compare it to the first game. Graphics are good, sound design is good, and gameplay is an improvement over the first game but it's nothing special.

    I fear for Nathan Drake if an Uncharted 5 is ever made..... inb4 RIP Nathan Drake....
  13. Aug 12, 2020
    3
    Bad story, bad characters, many empty locations, that atmosphere of the first part is not. Liked only the last 20% of the game.
  14. Jul 1, 2020
    3
    i found the gameplay boring, very little is expanded upon compared to the first game which is incredibly disappointing since that was the biggest flaw in the original. the story is just a complete mess too, it's UNBELEIVABLY jarring that it makes you play as someone you know nothing about for the latter half of the game for seemingly no reason at all, i don't want to know her story, iti found the gameplay boring, very little is expanded upon compared to the first game which is incredibly disappointing since that was the biggest flaw in the original. the story is just a complete mess too, it's UNBELEIVABLY jarring that it makes you play as someone you know nothing about for the latter half of the game for seemingly no reason at all, i don't want to know her story, it makes no sense. especially after how the character has already been portrayed as someone you vehemently dislike, by the time i finished the game i was just happy to be over and done with it, it was not enjoyable. gameplay incredibly boring with pretty much no improvements on the first game, story so many holes and flaws and nonsensical decisions, characters dislikeable.. graphics phenomenal, that's all that is good about this game. Expand
  15. Jun 30, 2020
    3
    Only worth the praise is its game-play and even that isn't much of an improvement, the graphics are beautiful and the cinematography and visual palate is interesting.

    Story is an absolute joke, the whole 'haha gottem', 'subverting your expectations, haha!" is such a tiring game. It feels like the story is allover the place, and it wanted to go in two different directions but for some
    Only worth the praise is its game-play and even that isn't much of an improvement, the graphics are beautiful and the cinematography and visual palate is interesting.

    Story is an absolute joke, the whole 'haha gottem', 'subverting your expectations, haha!" is such a tiring game. It feels like the story is allover the place, and it wanted to go in two different directions but for some godforsaken reason it didn't and it just fall flat on its face.
    Expand
  16. Jun 19, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game didn't need a sequel. The ending of the first part was perfectly fine.

    The story is absolutely horrible. The leaks were right. What's up with the ending? You try to kill Abby but you suddenly feel guilty? What's up with that?

    Then there's the characters..Oh boy, they are so forgetable. Some of them feel forced into the story just to push an agenda.

    Then there's the actual killing, why does it have to be so gory? Are they trying to be edgy? It's not Carmageddon or Mortal Kombat.

    Overall a terrible experience. What a waste of money.
    Expand
  17. Jun 29, 2020
    3
    I was such a fan of last of us 1......this story is just such garbage it ruined the whole game. its also way 2 short of a game for 60$. combat is clunky and repetitive, dodging is mainly quick time events. the story ruins EVERYTHING, not sure what they were thinking. any reviewer who gave this above a 5 is a paid hack shill, there is no way this trash should have the same score range asI was such a fan of last of us 1......this story is just such garbage it ruined the whole game. its also way 2 short of a game for 60$. combat is clunky and repetitive, dodging is mainly quick time events. the story ruins EVERYTHING, not sure what they were thinking. any reviewer who gave this above a 5 is a paid hack shill, there is no way this trash should have the same score range as RD2, Witcher 3, God of war etc. such a let down. I also didnt spoil myself ahead of time, I wish I wouldve and saved my money. 14 hours in and I dont want to finish.......ABBY was the worst playable character of all time. hated playing as her. no depth, so hateful. I will not finish my playthrough Expand
  18. Jun 19, 2020
    3
    This game is beautiful, it is honestly the best looking game I've ever seen. On the other hand it suffers from a twisted vision on where the game should go. It felt like it needed to do something different and subvert your expectations. If you liked the story from the first game, you are not going to like the story of this game. You will likely dislike where they took the story after aThis game is beautiful, it is honestly the best looking game I've ever seen. On the other hand it suffers from a twisted vision on where the game should go. It felt like it needed to do something different and subvert your expectations. If you liked the story from the first game, you are not going to like the story of this game. You will likely dislike where they took the story after a first couple hour shock. It does not rebound and the revenge circle lesson it attempts to teach falls flat. I cannot recommend this purely on the story. Expand
  19. Jul 6, 2020
    3
    foreword: Dont trust the 10/10/10 masterpiece bot/troll ratings with no further explanations, they are bought/false/fake.

    Hello, I wish could love this game but I cant. The whole second half + the appendage part make me angry. Not only that you know where that leads, you also hate to do it. So you have the choice to leave the game at about one third or to do things you don't want to
    foreword: Dont trust the 10/10/10 masterpiece bot/troll ratings with no further explanations, they are bought/false/fake.

    Hello,

    I wish could love this game but I cant. The whole second half + the appendage part make me angry. Not only that you know where that leads, you also hate to do it. So you have the choice to leave the game at about one third or to do things you don't want to do.

    I decide to play on (because I have paid for....) but I regret that now. It destroys all of my sympathy and empathy for the characters and that for each of them. It destroys everything.

    Now there is only emptiness.

    @ NaughtyDog: You did'nt trigger anything in my but frustration. The so called story is nothing but an moralizing pathetic drama, a permanently forefinger raised. Believe me, you ruined not only TLOU, you ruined much for the game industries.

    Beside of this there are a lot incomprehensible logical gaps in the game/story that make the experience even worse.

    The role of the "islanders" obese completely open, all said in the game are empty phrases.

    single scores:
    story (or whatever that was): 2
    graphics: 8
    music: 8
    gameplay: 5 (heavy input lag even on the Pro, sometimes unhappy resource placement, ineffective crafting system). At least I dont need to throw the controller through the room.

    Good luck ND
    Expand
  20. Jun 19, 2020
    3
    The story is complete garbage. I gave 3 points for the extraordinary talent this team has. The potential is there, the graphics are true next gen and mind blowing, the acting is top notch. But the story is is the main issue I have problems with. I won't need to spoil it, go a see a full playthrough on YouTube. Thank me later.
  21. Sep 7, 2020
    3
    I'm pretty sure this game has given me lifelong PTSD that will be triggered by somebody I'm sick of pointing to a building 5 miles in the distance and saying "that's where we're headed." This game has almost no plot or character development, and is padded out by hours upon hours of walking through a boring, uninspired world.

    The true plot of this game, just like in the first one, is
    I'm pretty sure this game has given me lifelong PTSD that will be triggered by somebody I'm sick of pointing to a building 5 miles in the distance and saying "that's where we're headed." This game has almost no plot or character development, and is padded out by hours upon hours of walking through a boring, uninspired world.

    The true plot of this game, just like in the first one, is basically that there are a few "human" qualities that people have that trump all else that can happen to us, and losing those--basic stuff you'd find in any religious text like compassion, forgiveness, empathy, etc--will turn us into monsters. In the first game, it's that a civilization without those is not one worth saving, in the second it's that losing them will cost the individual dearly. (I hope now the ending makes sense for anyone with the superhuman attention span to beat this steaming pile of garbage.)

    The problem is that they did an awful job telling that exact same story in this game, and took some narrative risks that unfortunately fell completely flat. This was one of the most tedious games I have ever played in my entire life and should have been about 20% as long, and where it fails is mostly on the basics: gameplay is boring; upgrade trees really don't matter; nothing new is introduced; not enough exposition in the story ever takes place to keep anyone but the most devoted fanboy's attention (which is unsurprising as, in fact, there's basically no substance to expose); section after section is artificially extended through combat encounters that don't matter; characters act irrationally just like in budget action films; the game does the whole jumping around in time thing that's gotten to be such a pretentious cliché that even Rick & Morty make fun of it; and the narrative device of flipping back and forth between two opposing perspectives, combined with the generally poor pacing, had the effect of simply rendering me incapable of caring about either one. By the end of this game I was so thoroughly divested of any interest in the characters that I was quite literally sprinting through everything so that it would end and I could free up the hard drive space with the knowledge that I beat it.

    Keep taking risks, Naughty Dog--but do a better job at it.
    Expand
  22. Jun 21, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. bahh the game play is okey, but story is messed up, its scenario where you want my money back, joel main beloved character dies to teenagers, also very very feminist orientation its not for us normal gamer guys Expand
  23. Jun 27, 2020
    3
    Funny how Metacritic keeps deleting my well-thought out and objective review. I guess I'll use the "real critic method" - This game is garbage, the story is pathetic and serves as a low-point in gaming history.
  24. Jun 21, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. To be fair and not give too much information, I will section this review. I will not go into the leaks or spoilers for the first part of the review. In the spoiler section, I will begin just by giving some notice regarding the leaks, in this way, in case you wanted to know whether the leaks were true or not, you can read that part and not go into the rest of the spoilers, in case you will still play the game.
    Context: I'm a big fan of the previous games from Naughty Dog and loved the Last of Us. I do understand that some might not enjoy that much the mechanics or find the movement and other things a bit obsolete compared to other games today. But in terms of story, I loved the first game, and was really hyped for the second game.
    When the leaks came out, I read them, was thouroughly dissapointed, but decided to give them a benefit of the doubt and I bought the game. There were so many mixed reviews, that I just thought: I want to make up my own mind about it.
    Review: To be fair to the game, I will have to split this into two parts. First, the gameplay is much improved. Having said that, if you did not like the gameplay in the first game, I'm not sure if the improvements will change your mind. It does control more smoothly and there are some improvements to how combat and traversing works. I loved the gameplay and thought that it was a good mix of improving it while still having it feel like the first one. If they ever make a third, I would hope it would feel more modern and quick in terms of responsiveness. The comparison was, though not as bad, I felt kind of clunky moving, like the first Batman in Arkham Asylum. At least I had a sense of that, when compared to how I expected Ellie to move when compared to experience in other games. Anyway, the combat and stealth were all very good, I like the set pieces I played through and it was good. I felt a bit more options this time around given that the spaces are bigger. I thought this was a welcome addition. The graphics are excellent. Not a single word other than that. Let's move to the second part then, the story: I hated every single piece of it. I find it completely disrespectful to the fans of the first game. Comparison I have heard of comparing this game to the last season of Game of Thrones or to the Last Jedi are accurate. I will delve more in the spoiler section, but let's just say that they threw out so much potential in story arcs and character development, just to get rid of our favourite characters, portray others in a dramatically incoherent way this time just to bend to their whim of what they wanted to tell as a story, included new characters that just did not capture me. I hardly cared for them. And when I did (in the sense of story decisions that I would obviously say: do this, the characters seem to not care themselves...) The game is so bad that I have just finished the first half and have no desire to continue playing. Yes, I've started into the second part, but (explained in the spoilers), I am sick and disgusted at naughty dog. I have decided to just wait for Angry Joe to do their twitch stream and I will watch the rest of the game instead of playing, I think it will be more cathartic for me that way. I can't stomach it otherwise.
    So, technically this game is as perfect as it could be for the end of this generation and being a continuation of the first game (technically). Storywise, it just poops on the fans and leaves us disgusted and asking how they, as a studio, could have stooped so low and thought this would be good. I recommend watching reviews that aren't positive to get an idea of what I'm talking, since here I will limit how much I will say. The writers try to come out as philosophical and in result actually just deliver a plot that no one wanted, about the relentless anger and revenge that not even their characters are able to make believable (so many opportunities to turn back), and poor, very poor character development... I couldn't care less.
    Spoilers: .........
    Yes, the leaks were true. The story begins by (after some intro), Joel and Tommy saving Abby (who has come to revenge her doctor father who died when Joel saves Ellie at the end of the first game). Yes, PGA tour Abby kills Joel in a gruesome way with a golf club and you are forced to watch. Yes, you play the second half as Abby but, as I mentioned above, I was so disgusted by this part, I had to stop. By the time they transition anyway, you already know the ending, and I've looked up that you do have to battle against Ellie as Abby.
    This story is sh*t. it is so uninspired. It brings nothing new to the discussion of violence or revenger. It is a soulless plagiarism of the first game, destroying the characters we loved (both Joel and Ellie). There are flashblacks that show a glimpse of what the game could have been. this is an empty shell. I regret buying. The writers did not care about the fans.
    Expand
  25. Jun 20, 2020
    3
    Oh dear, the story telling is awful on so many levels. The first game was on the best I've ever played and maybe should face stayed a single entry rather then be cursed by a poorly thought out sequel.
  26. Jun 19, 2020
    3
    The story is weak , There’s a lot of plot holes and flaws, bad writing. Gameplay is like playing the old game, don't take me wrong the old game is good, but this one has nothing to add to it , it felt like playing an old gen game, the good thing is the graphics is great , a lot of nostalgia, you will be engaged into the game with the sounds and the scenery.

    Which is a shame that was built
    The story is weak , There’s a lot of plot holes and flaws, bad writing. Gameplay is like playing the old game, don't take me wrong the old game is good, but this one has nothing to add to it , it felt like playing an old gen game, the good thing is the graphics is great , a lot of nostalgia, you will be engaged into the game with the sounds and the scenery.

    Which is a shame that was built on a weak story and a bad gameplay.
    Expand
  27. Mar 20, 2021
    3
    Graphics are good, like the first one - 6 / 10
    Game-play is good, not great - 5 / 10
    Characters, complete s*** - 1 / 10 (I'm being generous)
    Story, the worst 0/10
  28. Feb 7, 2021
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Me termine el juego en 3 días , después de una paliza de 26 horas, y la verdad es que la historia no me gusto, no me compro un juego e invierto mi tiempo para pasarme todo la segunda mitad del mismo padeciendo (casi 12 horas), con ganas de que termine rápido o de tirar el mando a tomar por saco..., y El que lo haya jugado entenderá por donde voy, y ya del final ni hablar... :(

    También creo que nos han engañado con la publicidad que se hizo del juego, yo trabajo en ese medio y me parece nefasto el uso que han hecho dl mismo...

    Después, el resto del juego es espectacular, gráficamente sobre todo, tiene momentos únicos, las cinemáticas son geniales, al igual que las animaciones de los personajes también, pero la historia, a mí personalmente, no me gusto.

    Creo q The Last of Us merecía una secuela mejor y creo q la ausencia de Bruce Straley se ha notado mucho, el proyecto le quedo un poco grande a Neil Druckmann, en cuanto a guion y narrativa. Esa es mi opinión.
    Expand
  29. Jul 10, 2020
    3
    I cant help but feel betrayed by a story i wanted to love.
    The gameplay becomes repetitive.
    And the square mashing should be removed.

    Sorry this game is very misleading considering the reviews
  30. Dec 9, 2020
    3
    Отличная графика, утомительный и несбалансированный геймплей, отвратительный сюжет (особенно начало игры). Не советую фанатам первой части.
  31. SSM
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. loved the first game and hyped for the 2nd....story just didn't come close to that feeling of the first game. "wasn't naive to think it would be better, but liked Ellie & Joel and just wanted to continue enjoying them - this was taken away!!!
    2nd half I lost all connection with the character Abby and stopped playing - went online to watch the cut-scenes for the 2nd half of the game and the story just got worse - sad ending to a franchise that i really wanted to see succeed and grow to future games. :(
    Expand
  32. Jun 20, 2020
    3
    The graphics are good, it runs pretty well on base PS4 and the gameplay is solid, so why is my rating so low? It forces you to play as an unlikable character midgame, and damn, the story is such an incredible downgrade from the first game. If you like unlikable characters and unskippable awkward sex scenes, then this game is for you.
  33. Jun 21, 2020
    3
    Despite the gameplay being the same it the story that takes a huge dive.Story never give a player a choice or a resemblance of path branching. All the old characters doesnt even feel like they resemble themselves from the first game. But the biggest problem is the story payoff or the lack thereof. Ellie doe some terrible things to get to the payoff and then she just do it. It prettyDespite the gameplay being the same it the story that takes a huge dive.Story never give a player a choice or a resemblance of path branching. All the old characters doesnt even feel like they resemble themselves from the first game. But the biggest problem is the story payoff or the lack thereof. Ellie doe some terrible things to get to the payoff and then she just do it. It pretty sad i know alot of mainstream media outlets are running with the narrative that it because ellie is gay and she a wamen but that gets thrown out the window when you look at the last of slc left behind that everyone like and the fact she a woman is dumb seeing how tomb raider when Expand
  34. Jun 30, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is a perfect example of the poor story writing. It stands nowhere near the original story of Joel and Ellie and it rather feels like a fan fiction of the talentless teenager.

    I have to admit that the gameplay and graphics are awesome and ND employees responsible for these elements did a great job. And it's te only reason why this games doesn't get "0" or "1".

    However, these elements are not the most important in the game which wants to present a certain story. It is the story itself that has to be great. Unfortunately, it is not the case when it comes to TLoU 2.

    Neil Druckmann and his crew clearly show that they don't give the monkeys about the first game of the series: its heroes, their motivations, character traits, and so on and so forth. They simply threw everything into a dustbin and spit into the faces of the players who fell in love with Joel and Ellie.

    I totally understand that the postapocalicptic world is hostile and there is a high chance of some of the characters being killed one way or another. But, for the f* sake, you don't slaughter Joel like a pig by the character who at this point of the story is completely random. No explanation, no insight into the character of Abby who murders Joel and then forcing the players to play as this steroid-eating monster for about 10 hours is barbaric, terrible, unacceptable and it is simply a punch in the players' faces. Not to mention the fact that Joel and Tommy completely open to the newly met person they know nothing about xD

    However, even if Joel's death could be considered understandable or acceptable, the events after his death make the game even worse. Ellie clearly suffers when she kills Abby's friends but sees nothing wrong in murdering hundreds of random NPCs (f* logic and freedom of choice when it comes to completing the game - either in Rambo or stealthy way). Then we get to the ending of the game which is about REVENGE and yet we get no revenge. Ellie loses everything: Joel, Dina and "their" child, Jessie, two fingers (which make it impossible for her to play the guitar - her last connection with Joel) and she lets Abby live!!!

    Mr. Druckmann, WTF is wrong with you man?! You blatantly show the murderer of Joel - the killing machine without any moral code who sees nothing wrong in killing a pregnant woman or butchering Joel in front of his brother and Ellie who begs her to stop - not meeting justice for what she did. You deny the whole point of the games which is about REVENGE. So what was the point of the whole journey of Ellie? She could've stayed in Jackson - at least she wouldn't lose anything apart from Joel.

    At the end I would like to "thank" Naughty Dog for deluding players with the fake trailers, lying about Ellie being the only playable character, no need to kill dogs to complete the game, etc. The company which brought us the beautiful games like Crash Bandicoot trilogy, Crash Team Racing, Jak and Daxter series, Uncharted series and the first TLoU turned into a ruin when it comes to story writing. Neil Druckmann destroys the heritage of over 20 years of ND (including crunch of the workers) and he cares more about including the "progressive" ideology into the game instead of the great story itself. As long as people of his kind lead ND, I will spare my time and money for their next projects. It's sad but it's necessary to see the company revive.
    Expand
  35. Aug 12, 2020
    3
    Setting aside the terrible bigotry the game has unveiled, it is the disappointment of the generation to me. Not a single likable character, all more shallow than the other, the "choices" the game forces you to make. The storytelling is far below what ND has used us to. There ARE memorable scenes and moments, but I forced myself to finish the game as it could be incredibly boring and on theSetting aside the terrible bigotry the game has unveiled, it is the disappointment of the generation to me. Not a single likable character, all more shallow than the other, the "choices" the game forces you to make. The storytelling is far below what ND has used us to. There ARE memorable scenes and moments, but I forced myself to finish the game as it could be incredibly boring and on the nose. There is close to zero gameplay innovation (Last of Us came out SEVEN years ago, guys), it's buggy as hell and you only understand the combat environments when everyone is dead. They delivered a Last of Us 1.5 and are being hailed as messiahs by the press when they shipped what could have been an acceptable stand alone 3 years ago but not 7 years later. It felt unnecessary. Meanwhile, Ghost of Tsushima gets 83...it boggles the mind. Expand
  36. Jun 25, 2020
    3
    Ok first things first. Love the first game and its dlc. One of my favorite games. Unfortunately i have to warn everyone who is a fan of the first game to avoid this game like the plague. Mechanics are good and graphics are great. If you are a super shallow gamer then that would probably be enough for you. This games story on the other hand is a steaming piece of scrap. Characters actOk first things first. Love the first game and its dlc. One of my favorite games. Unfortunately i have to warn everyone who is a fan of the first game to avoid this game like the plague. Mechanics are good and graphics are great. If you are a super shallow gamer then that would probably be enough for you. This games story on the other hand is a steaming piece of scrap. Characters act completly opposite of their nature as shown in the previous installment. Please do your self a favor and dont buy this trash. Save your money and pay someone to kick you in the groin instead. It would be far more satisfying. Expand
  37. Jun 27, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The graphics are amazing and the updates to the combat system made the game far more enjoyable. An update to the crafting system would have been nice, I did like that they gave Ellie a pocket knife instead of a shiv like Abby had. The story is messy. I actually didn’t mind playing as Abby, I thought that arc was fairly well done and enjoyed how it mirrored (slightly) Joel’s experience with Ellie in the first game. I was fairly irritated when I started Abby’s story and realized I had to upgrade all of her weapons and skills, felt like I was starting over. After playing Ellie’s story for like 10 hours I was frustrated to feel like I was starting at zero again. I thought the AI was terrible, I played in moderate, then switched to hard when I found moderate was too easy. Only game that I thought had worse AI in the last year was Days Gone (seriously that AI is trash) and I still loved it so AI isn’t a huge contributing factor for me. I was genuinely nervous when I first encountered the Scars, but after playing against them for awhile I grew bored with them since it was almost identical to the Wolves. I get they were there for the story, but why introduce a second group if they were just going to be as easy to overcome as the one we are already fighting? Should have made them a little less predictable and more aware of their surroundings so sneaking up on them was more difficult. Also, I expected a little more out of their story, they were alluding to the leader who died and really did nothing with her except say that this isn’t what she wanted, people took her teachings and twisted them to fit their agenda. Yeah it’s a play on Christianity and religion, we get it humans make everything bad and twist things to make them fit our ideals, but this is a video game I don’t want to be lectured to about how much humans suck. (I’m not a religious person by the way, just in case anyone thinks I’m mad they seemed to be casting judgement on Christians.)

    Im in the boat of I hated the ending, I saw it coming from a mile away though. There was no way they would kill Ellie in the same game they killed Joel, that would literally destroy any chance of a 3rd game selling well. I also couldn’t see Abby dying as they seemingly set her up to be a part of a 3rd installment with the fireflies and based on her “character development” that they had her go through they had a lot more planned for her. Overall I didn’t hate the game, but I didn’t like it nearly as much as I liked the first one. Had they not taken the “moral of the story” route instead of the realistic route for the ending I probably would have given it a 5 instead. If a 3rd installment is made I probably won’t be preordering it, I’ll wait for the user reviews to come out a few days after release.
    Expand
  38. Jul 9, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Graphically technically and game play are monstrous .
    Narrative and story horrible full of no sense and forcing. This game is a pure no sense situation Especially the ending that cancels all of Ellie's journey. Adding that it was said the game was focused on Ellie and more is played with another character. Forget then a trailer that shows falsehood. All things that are fundamental in a story driven game. The end that Joel makes is senseless. How does a prepared and shrewd person make those mistakes. Mistakes that deny everything Joel is.
    Expand
  39. Jun 22, 2020
    3
    The one thing that's is great are the graphics and gameplay but story is awefull.The game has the worst ending in video game history.I am a hughe fan of de studio but what they done on this game is a shame.This is not how you make story driven videogame.
  40. Jun 2, 2021
    3
    Stupid characters, boring and empty story, almost the same gameplay as in first part,but good graphics. I bought it for half of the price and already regret it. 

    Unfortunately PS does not allow me to refund money otherwise I would already refund all I paid for this game. It is just so boring and not interesting. 
  41. Jul 19, 2020
    3
    Честно на троечку.фанат первой части. Я не школьник уже давно что бы поддаваться убеждениям со стороны игрожура.и объективно, это-дорогая куча мала куда намешали все тренды политоты, с плохо поданным сюжетом завернутый в большой бюджет
    На троечку.
    Честно на троечку.фанат первой части. Я не школьник уже давно что бы поддаваться убеждениям со стороны игрожура.и объективно, это-дорогая куча мала куда намешали все тренды политоты, с плохо поданным сюжетом завернутый в большой бюджет
    На троечку.
  42. Jun 26, 2020
    3
    TLOU2 is a waste of time & money. At times it feels like a pretentious movie. At other times it's an LGBT misery porn simulator.
    It forces you to do some things in the game and later shames you for doing them.
    Besides the identity politics & woke SJW stuff (there is a lot of this. It even has a pointless and disgusting sex scene), there are many more things wrong with it. - the story
    TLOU2 is a waste of time & money. At times it feels like a pretentious movie. At other times it's an LGBT misery porn simulator.
    It forces you to do some things in the game and later shames you for doing them.
    Besides the identity politics & woke SJW stuff (there is a lot of this. It even has a pointless and disgusting sex scene), there are many more things wrong with it.

    - the story is swallow, makes no sense and has some plotholes (for example, infected people living in freezing temperature, with no food)
    - the main theme ("cycle of violence") is dumb and poorly written and full of contradictions
    - some characters are very unlikable, others act like idiots
    - the ending is bad and unsatisfying. In fact, it might be the worst ending to a video game I have ever seen
    - some of the dialogue is pure cringe
    - gameplay is repetitive and the game is way too long
    - the jump button is overhyped and plain stupid
    - no multiplayer

    The only redeeming part are the good animations and the graphics. However, there seems to be a masive downgrade when you compare some scenes to what was shown in trailers. And I'm not a fan of Ellie's face being redesigned (it's not about her growing up, she looks weird even in the flashbacks). Hell, they made even Marlene uglier. Why?
    Also, I guess the music is pretty good but it's imposible to enjoy it when you are annoyed because of the plot.

    To sum it up: repetitive gameplay, great graphics, horrible story. And since this is a STORY driven game, I can't give it anything above 3. Sadly, I must say I'm very worried where the gaming industry is heading to.

    Don't play this game even if it's free! TLOU2 is a disgrace to Sony and the entire gaming industry! Game journalists should be ashamed for their false advertisment!
    Expand
  43. Jun 21, 2020
    3
    This game is such a disappointment. However I want to give it some credit. The graphics and the voice acting is incredible some of the best if not the best of this generation. The gameplay is okay nothing to write home although the crunches of bones when a melee attack hits is satisfying. The gun play is outdated and clunky.
    What let’s this game down is the story. It is contrived, it kills
    This game is such a disappointment. However I want to give it some credit. The graphics and the voice acting is incredible some of the best if not the best of this generation. The gameplay is okay nothing to write home although the crunches of bones when a melee attack hits is satisfying. The gun play is outdated and clunky.
    What let’s this game down is the story. It is contrived, it kills off certain characters and quite frankly has its soul torn out to suit an agenda. The fact the first one was based on Joel and Ellie’s bonding and him coming To terms losing his daughter. There are no likeable characters compared to the first. The plot is petty and full of loop holes. I don’t know how people like ign are giving this a 10/10
    Expand
  44. Jun 19, 2020
    3
    Kekuatan utama dalam game pertama The Last of Us adalah penceritaannya. Sebagai sekuel, Part II mempunyai tugas yang berat dari segi penceritaan setelah apa yang mereka sajikan dalam game pertama. Penulis boleh simpulkan jalan cerita Part II sebagai sebuah kisah yang bukan seperti para pemain idam-idamkan, tetapi sebuah perjalanan realistik yang perlu ditempuhi oleh karakter-karakter iniKekuatan utama dalam game pertama The Last of Us adalah penceritaannya. Sebagai sekuel, Part II mempunyai tugas yang berat dari segi penceritaan setelah apa yang mereka sajikan dalam game pertama. Penulis boleh simpulkan jalan cerita Part II sebagai sebuah kisah yang bukan seperti para pemain idam-idamkan, tetapi sebuah perjalanan realistik yang perlu ditempuhi oleh karakter-karakter ini dalam dunia pasca-apokalips.
    Penulis boleh janji bahawa kebanyakan para peminat game pertama, apabila bermain sekuel ini, akan mengalami satu perasaan yang agak kecewa pada satu-satu ketika. Hal ini disebabkan mesej yang cuba disampaikan dalam game pertama dan sekuelnya adalah jauh berbeza. Penulis tidak berani untuk katakan yang ia akan memuaskan semua pemain, tetapi, ya, ia cukup berbeza.
    Untuk game pertama, kita boleh simpulkan sebagai sebuah game yang menekankan hubungan Joel dan Ellie yang amat istimewa. Ellie boleh dikatakan penyeri kepada kehidupan sepi Joel yang telah kehilangan anak perempuannya, Sarah beberapa tahun lalu. Ellie memberikan sinar harapan kepada Joel untuk meneruskan kehidupan pasca-apokalips yang penuh kegelapan. Bersama-sama dengan usia Ellie yang semakin membesar, mesej yang cuba disampaikan dalam Part II juga telah berkembang. Dalam sekuel ini, hubungan antara Joel dan Ellie masih lagi menjadi tiang utama kepada jalan ceritanya, tetapi diperkukuhkan lagi dengan tema baharu yang lebih matang dan realistik.

    + Penceritaan yang matang dan realistik
    + Pengajaran soal dendam tak sudah
    + Memperlihatkan kekuatan Ellie meneruskan hidup
    + Mencipta “garis kelabu” dalam dunia pasca-apokalips
    + “Menyeksa” pemain dengan cara berbeza
    + Lebih luas dan mendalam dari segala aspek
    + Lebih brutal, lebih seram
    + Gameplay yang puas
    + Customization lebih mendalam
    + Penuh aksi mendebarkan
    + Grafik memukau

    – Agenda LGBT yang kuat
    – Beberapa babak sedikit meleret
    – OST dan skor muzik kurang sengat
    Expand
  45. Jul 3, 2020
    3
    Sorry, but i don't want to play for Ebby so much time. And very stupid choice to kill the best person in the game at starting.
  46. Jun 19, 2020
    3
    The story feels forced and unnaturel, the gameplay is good , the graphics are top-noch but with a bad story everything collapse. i m so disappointed .
  47. Jul 27, 2020
    3
    A spit in the face for every fan. The last of us was my favourite game of all time. I feel so sorry for the team at Naughty Dog. As a core game, the moment to moment game play, sound design, artistic direction, animators and CGI are all at an outstanding level. Completely let down by a horrific story with forced political agendas that long outstays its welcome after 12-15 hours. The wantA spit in the face for every fan. The last of us was my favourite game of all time. I feel so sorry for the team at Naughty Dog. As a core game, the moment to moment game play, sound design, artistic direction, animators and CGI are all at an outstanding level. Completely let down by a horrific story with forced political agendas that long outstays its welcome after 12-15 hours. The want and desire to play this game dies at the half way point. It's fine to take risks, but don't insult my intelligence with that story. Expand
  48. Jun 25, 2020
    3
    As for the graphics it’s as good as it gets on current gen consoles. Honestly it’s impressive how good this game looks. Same goes for the animations. Everything feels real and natural. There is simply no denying that. Props to the developers!
    Sadly, the writing - though it has its moments - is just not good enough for a story driven game. Some plot points are flat out bad. It’s always a
    As for the graphics it’s as good as it gets on current gen consoles. Honestly it’s impressive how good this game looks. Same goes for the animations. Everything feels real and natural. There is simply no denying that. Props to the developers!
    Sadly, the writing - though it has its moments - is just not good enough for a story driven game. Some plot points are flat out bad. It’s always a problem when writers force their real life politics and ideologies in their games (regardless if it makes sense or adds to the story), just trying to educate the player how to think properly. TLOU2 is doing exactly that. It’s The Last Jedi and GOT S8 all over again. Since the story and the characters are the main selling point for this game, their quality will make up most of my rating score and as a fan of the original I couldn’t avoid the feeling that Part II isn’t just not written for me - i.e. fans of the original - but intentionally to piss me of; just as if the writers didn’t like the original and wanted to kill its legacy on purpose. I just feel cheated.
    The Gameplay is quite repetitive and doesn’t really come up with anything new in respect of the first part (Which isn’t really necessary to be fair)
    Overall it’s a beautiful looking disappointment of a game that had the potential for true greatness.
    Expand
  49. Jun 19, 2020
    3
    Gráficos 10, Jugabilidad 9, Historia, Guión y Mensaje Político 0. Me dolió ver como tiraron a la basura algo que podia ser increíble.
  50. Jun 20, 2020
    3
    I’m gonna start this review off by saying that yes I did buy the game and am not scum who just reviewed it badly cause of the LGBTQ+ stuff in the game.

    Now I played through the original game and I loved that game for the same reason I like this game: graphics, sound, intensity but the stand out is the god awful story in the second one. Especially that one scene that made everyone else
    I’m gonna start this review off by saying that yes I did buy the game and am not scum who just reviewed it badly cause of the LGBTQ+ stuff in the game.

    Now I played through the original game and I loved that game for the same reason I like this game: graphics, sound, intensity but the stand out is the god awful story in the second one. Especially that one scene that made everyone else mad. If you played the game you know what. Listen the game looks and sounds amazing but the writers man, they just messed it up. I heard the bad things and just hoped that I’d be one of the people that liked it but I just couldn’t get myself to like it. I’m sorry devs but this is a 2/10 for me
    Expand
  51. Aug 9, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ruined possibly the greatest game of all time. When I heard Ellie was to be the main character I was pretty bummed out already, as I didn’t enjoy the dlc to the original game. This game completely changes Ellie’s character from everything she stood for in the first. Terrible way to tie up Joel’s story and maybe Ellie’s to. Play the first one multiple times but don’t play this it’ll ruin the whole experience of the first!! Expand
  52. Jun 19, 2020
    3
    Stop deleting reviews.
    The graphics are excellent, but the rest is not.
    My bow to artists and animators, you are the best.
  53. Ead
    Jul 13, 2020
    3
    One of the worst sequailre sequel I played since playing games.
    Let's start with part the game did good. Gameplay envolved a little from 1, sound, animation, light, texture, lod, vegetation and models, I can see a lot of effort has been put into making those.
    But that's all good part. Next, I will need to discuss the donwside of the game. First of all, I don't like the steel box's
    One of the worst sequailre sequel I played since playing games.
    Let's start with part the game did good. Gameplay envolved a little from 1, sound, animation, light, texture, lod, vegetation and models, I can see a lot of effort has been put into making those.
    But that's all good part. Next, I will need to discuss the donwside of the game.
    First of all, I don't like the steel box's picture, and the front picture on the art work, already trying to show this is a hysteria game. All the character, only Joel kind of seem like Joel from 1, Tommy looks a little weird. Ellie is just weird. And she has very big personality problem, in short, she is an **** all the time.
    Second, the pacing of the game is bad. Very bad. Even the story is boring and stupid, the game should last 20 hours max. However, it lasted 30 hours. You should expect a lot of filler content. Another problme enlarged by the pacing is the map design. Sure, the map looks great, but I got lost all the freaking time. This is something never happen in 1.
    Third, the story. In short, the story sucks, No matter you played 1 or not. At least, Abby's story should be in front of Ellies. Even that's still bad story. In this story, all the character in this game are insane.
    Joey, Ellie, Tommy, and Abby. All of thos character would do things out of the character all the time. Ellie and Abby are the worst. They are both unlikable, Abby is just ugly, unhumanly ugly, and ruthless or should I say evil?
    Four, camera swtiching. The camera swiching is bad and stupid. As a player, you will be forced into another storyline then memory of that story line multiple time. They are both boring and stupid, made the game's pacing very bad. Another problem caused by the camera switching is that, the emotion player build up during the gameplay, has nowhere to go. Very uncomfortable.
    Five, the story teller is mixing a lot things I like in this game, that don't make sense. Dina, Ellie's girlfriend is a gay. Even I don't mind gay, the way the game showed their love is, boring to be least and stupid. One of the story, they just found a weed house, then started to smoke weed and having sex. If you think that's bad, you are wrong. Dina is a likable person, but she has no real purpose in this story. So does Jesse. They are helping Ellie to revenge. What made it worse is that, Jessie is Dina's ex boyfriend, they break up 1 week ago. So Dina is pregranent of Jessie's child. Sorry, I don't really want to discuss this part anymore, too disgusting. However, Abby's friend Owen and Mel, they share similar relation as Elllie, Jessie and Dina.
    You see, in 1, Joel and Eillie are the main hero. Since Joel did a lot of bad things, so it make sense he die some way. But not in this way. However, the director promised Eillie will be the only character we can play. The final game let you play Eille, then force you play a evil, ugly, unlikable charadcter, Abby, while killing Joel in the 2 hours of the game.
    Expand
  54. Jul 7, 2020
    3
    Это просто средняя игра, и оценки 10 просто не достойна, оценку за нижу в блалнс.
  55. Jun 21, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A disgusting sequel soaked in bile to the fans. I was waiting for this game, but I got the patient’s nonsense, where one of the main characters is brutally killed, and the main character forgives it. Thanks for spitting in a soul Expand
  56. Jun 22, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Satisfaction is ripped from the players hands on multiple occasions. The player is forced to play as a character they grow to hate for far too long. The gameplay segments between plot points are too far apart; pacing is a consistent issue. The graphics are beautiful and sound design is amazing. Expand
  57. Jun 21, 2020
    3
    La primera parte era, para mi, uno de los 5 mejores juegos de todos los tiempos, esperaba con anhelo la salida de esta segunda parte. Que maten de la manera cruel en que asesinan, tras torturarlo vilmente, al protagonista, me ha dejado hecho puré, mas aun al tener que controlar a su asesina durante el juego. Esto no es lo que esperaba. No volveré a comprar un juego de Naughty Dog. EncimaLa primera parte era, para mi, uno de los 5 mejores juegos de todos los tiempos, esperaba con anhelo la salida de esta segunda parte. Que maten de la manera cruel en que asesinan, tras torturarlo vilmente, al protagonista, me ha dejado hecho puré, mas aun al tener que controlar a su asesina durante el juego. Esto no es lo que esperaba. No volveré a comprar un juego de Naughty Dog. Encima la prensa mundial (pagada con anuncios) defendiéndolos y no hicieron lo mismo con Final Fantasy, que le bajaron la nota por no gustarles la narrativa, entonces deberían bajárselo a este TLOUS2, Pero claro, es un exclusivo de Sony y Final Fantasy saldra en Pc y Xbox. Vergonzoso!!! Expand
  58. Jun 20, 2020
    3
    Story is too bad. a huge disappointment after the first game.It is a pity that the first game with a great story develops this way.
  59. Jun 20, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. No me gusto en lo absoluto, una decepcion total, juego corto y no cuenta con la misma trama interesante que la del 1. Jugabilidad aceptable pero no lo recomiendo de salida. Talvez por 20$ en un futuro si quieres 40 horas de juego. Cada vez mas sony me esta decepcionando

    Graficos 8/10
    Historia 2/10
    Jugabilidad 5/10
    Inversion por 60$ 0/10
    Expand
  60. Jun 24, 2020
    3
    They disrespected what we loved about the first game I can see that this game if u haven't played the first will be okay possibly good. But no we're playing last of us part 2 not last of us abbyyyyy editionon!!!!!!! **** this game and what the hell was the developers thinking?
  61. Jun 19, 2020
    3
    This game is bad not bc of my political affiliation or beliefs but bc it forces a narrative that attempts to guilt me into feeling a certain way. The world is bad enough rn I don't need naughty dog to make me feel worse about things. Good graphics with forced storyline
  62. Jun 20, 2020
    3
    No hagan caso a las críticas de las páginas oficiales, están más compradas que la franquicia de Resident Evil. La jugabilidad es lo mejorcito, pero es obvio que es una mala copia del primer juego y de las mejoras que dió Days Gone.

    Un juego deplorable, la historia es un desastre, personajes forzados, sin pasado, nada que ver con el primer juego. El tema de la inclusión está muy forzado y
    No hagan caso a las críticas de las páginas oficiales, están más compradas que la franquicia de Resident Evil. La jugabilidad es lo mejorcito, pero es obvio que es una mala copia del primer juego y de las mejoras que dió Days Gone.

    Un juego deplorable, la historia es un desastre, personajes forzados, sin pasado, nada que ver con el primer juego. El tema de la inclusión está muy forzado y al parecer todos los personajes se modificaron para encajar la idea, cosa que molesta, no por el hecho de abrir el tema sexual, sino porque pareciera que se obligó.

    Los personajes están mal ubicados, sin trama, secuencias imposibles, como las batallas que tiene Abby con Ellie, muertes de personajes importantes a lo tonto.

    Un tercer bando renegado solo para torturar a la antagonista, sin explicación, sin motivo, un extra chocante. Un final que nadie debe ver, nada qué ver con el final épico que le da la mirada de Joel y Ellie junto con la estupenda música de Santaolalla. NO gasten su dinero, no vale la pena, recuerden con cariño el primer juego y no compren esta basura política.

    Además, quién quisiera jugar con un personaje que mató, a la columna vertebral de la historia, te ponen la historia de Abby para sentir empatía con ella, no tiene justificación, Joel no torturó al doc, aunque estés muy enojada, no se compara, odié jugar con ella.
    Expand
  63. Dec 5, 2020
    3
    He terminado el juego en unas 30 horas aproximadamente. La sensación al terminar el juego es que me siento engañado , está historia no es la que me esperaba. No se en que estaban pensando , una decepción con mayúsculas.
  64. Jun 21, 2020
    3
    Its just sad to see how they destroyed this game name , this game is dangerous to say the least speacially for kids, the way they put those ideas on kids head is like magic ( cuz the game is a well made game after all )
    Such a shame
  65. Jun 19, 2020
    3
    A pathetic sequel to a game that wasn't even that good. Holy **** was this hot garbage.
  66. Jun 19, 2020
    3
    The 3 is purely for graphics and the hard work done by the Devs (suffering crunch). The imagery is nice, pretty much like all games nowadays; however, the game is very poorly written/directed and bleak, unintentionally so. There'll be plenty of copies in CEX next week. Just replay the original.
  67. Apr 4, 2021
    3
    What a disappointment the story was.
    I'll give it a 3 for the great graphics, everything else is rubbish. Wish I could get my money back.
  68. Jun 24, 2020
    3
    Do not believe the reviewers, yes, the on a technical level, this game is super great, the gameplay is OK(nothing new tho), it is the story, it sucks. I don't even know where to start, they completely ruined everything great from the first game, nothing from the first game has sense now, it all was for nothing, and not in a credible way, its just bad, and it's not for the SJW crap orDo not believe the reviewers, yes, the on a technical level, this game is super great, the gameplay is OK(nothing new tho), it is the story, it sucks. I don't even know where to start, they completely ruined everything great from the first game, nothing from the first game has sense now, it all was for nothing, and not in a credible way, its just bad, and it's not for the SJW crap or sthing, the media is actually saying that because they want to hide the real reason why the game sucks. The real reason is the plot, it is just bad and forced, poorly written characters, doesn't connect well with the first one, narrative dissonances, disrespect to beloved Joel and Ellie making them stupid and nerfed to change the focus of the narrative, forced dumb situations to kill characters, cheap easy shockers, i mean, come on, they force you to play as a hated character and empathise with it. And it only gets worse, that ending, so disrespectful, so unsatisfying, it's an insult to the fan base. Expand
  69. Jun 19, 2020
    3
    Sony and Naughty Dog bribe the media to give the game glowing reviews, but the consumers see right through their corruption. What a terrible way to end the PS4 era.
  70. Jun 23, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As a massive fan of the first game and the characters, I can't tell you how let down I am by this game. Yes the game looks gorgeous, and plays well, but after what they do to Joel and then making you play as his killer i had to stop. Just awful writing. Expand
  71. Jun 22, 2020
    3
    Downloaded at midnight and I'm about 8 hours into the game so far. While the graphics and sound are incredible and deserve praise, the gameplay mechanics have not evolved much since Part 1 but the story, ohhhhh the story. Without really spoiling anything, I was very sad to see that the leaks were true and I don't know if I'm going to continue playing after posting this review. I feel likeDownloaded at midnight and I'm about 8 hours into the game so far. While the graphics and sound are incredible and deserve praise, the gameplay mechanics have not evolved much since Part 1 but the story, ohhhhh the story. Without really spoiling anything, I was very sad to see that the leaks were true and I don't know if I'm going to continue playing after posting this review. I feel like Naughty Dog, the director and even Joel's voice actor have been gaslighting the fans. It is a sad day to be a gamer. Sigh. 2020 truly is the worst year. Expand
  72. Jun 27, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. theres some good things about it and for people who didnt play the first game its probably good but its such a trashy story and honestly i would have been happier if it didnt exist. they spat on joels corpse and tried to make it some deep messege but honestly i couldnt care less. no one wants a 3rd one now that joels dead but still they didnt even give ellie a good ending. the disrespect. cancel naughty dog, thanks. Expand
  73. Jul 5, 2020
    3
    Lo dude mucho, lo terminé, pero no supero como se cagaron encima de Joel, mi personaje del 1ero
  74. Jun 19, 2020
    3
    Tantos años esperando otra obra maestra como lo fue la primera parte y me encuentro que esto. Sin palabras...
  75. Jun 24, 2020
    3
    I gave it a chance trying out the game and endured the whole thing. There is so much wrong with the story, while the gameplay is just your standard over the shoulder shooter, the music and atmosphere were phenomenal overall. The story has so many problems with it. Do you adore the first game and the casts? Then that's where you need to stop there as this game treats them harshly andI gave it a chance trying out the game and endured the whole thing. There is so much wrong with the story, while the gameplay is just your standard over the shoulder shooter, the music and atmosphere were phenomenal overall. The story has so many problems with it. Do you adore the first game and the casts? Then that's where you need to stop there as this game treats them harshly and honestly, could've been so much better. I refuse to spoil the game, but I can not recommend this game to anyone who loves the first game and those who wants to try this series should try the first game and stop there. It's like Terminator 2 and this game is basically Terminator: Dark Fate, you know what I mean when I said that.

    What the heck was Neil thinking? Hate isn't art, and whatever he's got a plan on the third game, I don't think I would want to get on board considering the direction he's going with. At least his vision has been realized, but at what cost?
    Expand
  76. Jun 25, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Last of Us Part II is primarily a story focused game which I find personally to be very hate inspiring.
    The story is about revenge, with some absolutelty BRUTAL scenes, the mutilation of Joel by Abby with a golf clubpart of which is done infront of Ellie, Abby then also beats down on pregnant Dina before threatening to slit her throat... and after all this Ellie seeks revenge on Abby for all her brutality but ultimately... lets her go... completely dissatisfying.

    The game FORCES you to do various things when playing as each character.
    Ellie: you are forced to kill dogs, murder screaming, wailing people, and even kill a pregnant woman. Abby: you are FORCED to play with dogs, defend yourself against transphobic people, and save kids... this is all easy manipulation by naughty dog to encourage the player to show understanding and become sympathetic towards Abby and in turn start to dislike Ellie, but we're more intelligent than that, as when Ellie had to do questionable things she actually showed regret and remorse, but Abby on the other hand took immense pleasure in dishing out pain. This is NOT a likable character. Not to mention the sheer cheek of Naughty Dog forcing the player to play as Joel's murderer for a good portion of the game. As I stated before the Last of US Part II is a massively story driven game and this story... is a bad story. I will not give it a 0/10 as the graphics are stunning and the gameplay is much like the first installment, which I hold dear to my heart, but other than that this game was a major disappointment. So for this it gets a 3 out of 10.
    Expand
  77. Jun 19, 2020
    3
    Pelo amor, so historinha, tive que fazer 2 pacotes de pipoca pra assistir. colocaram um guitar hero no meio que salvou kkkk ah tem belos gráficos
  78. Jun 19, 2020
    3
    Im embarrased for professional critics that give this game a 10/10. How can this game sit amongst the highest rated games of all time. Sure the graphics are great but the game play is repetitive and boring, it does little to innovate from the original. The story is utter garbage and leans on shock factor to mask the lack of engaging story telling. A real dissapointment.
  79. Jul 10, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Really disappointed with how quick Joel gets killed by Abby found it really hard to continue on after that point the ending is unsatisfying Abby is not a relatable character Expand
  80. Jul 1, 2020
    3
    This story is just stupid, make no sens! I didint care for new characters at all and this is all about in this game! Its just poor writing. 3 points for gameplay.
  81. Jun 30, 2020
    3
    I loved The Last Of Us. It is one of the most moving and enjoyable games I've ever played and is something I can see myself returning to play through again. The story was masterfully crafted, the characters were relatable and more human than you would imagine in a video game and on top of that the monstrous enemies in the game were terrifying leading to many intense and frightful momentsI loved The Last Of Us. It is one of the most moving and enjoyable games I've ever played and is something I can see myself returning to play through again. The story was masterfully crafted, the characters were relatable and more human than you would imagine in a video game and on top of that the monstrous enemies in the game were terrifying leading to many intense and frightful moments throughout the game. That game was lightning in a bottle which gave us all the right stuff in one magnificently wrapped package. Unfortunately the much anticipated sequel The Last Of Us 2 falls far short in every department, excluding visuals and violence of course.

    The Last Of Us 2 is beautiful to look at no doubt about it with many improvements to environments both flora and fauna, but the story is very poorly written with many ideas shoehorned into it to satisfy Naughty Dog's baizuo of a game director. I didn't feel the sense of fear I did when encountering Clickers in the first game and they felt very throwaway and definitely took a backseat to both Ellie the protagonist, and Abby the games over-the-top villain. Constant modern-era ideals are thrown in your face with a very snarky air to them at all the wrong times which makes the game feel more like a lecture being given to you at gunpoint than an actual fun and engaging video game experience.

    The game romanticizes the idea of vengeance and makes no attempt to curb the idea that seeking revenge isn't the right thing to do. Most revenge plots in media have some sort of justfication as to why it takes place but aside from lazily handwaving plot crumbs at the player justification is completely absent. People who are regularly angry or spiteful towards people will enjoy this game as they can vent their anger out on people in very tastelessly violent ways albeit very impressive looking ones. The game makes it a point to glorify slaughtering people with different ideals and promptly nudges the player into sympathizing with the now hate-filled and hastily written Ellie. I would say they ruined a great character by making Ellie just another merciless killer out for revenge with low IQ plot points and new character traits the bottom (and loud) 25% who will demonstrate their bias and wrongfully rate this game either a solid 10 or 1, which is definitely isn't. This game isn't a good sequel to the Last Of Us and most people who fell in love with that game will want to pass on this one. Watch a streamer play it instead.

    All-in-all, The Last Of Us 2 is the sequel we got instead of the one we were showed in promotional media. The game looks fantastic, but the horrible story, lazy character writing and tasteless force-feeding of "The Correct Political Opinion" makes The Last Of Us 2 a beautiful but harmful smut video game.

    Rent it for a weekend if you must. If you are an avid dog lover you might hate this game.
    Expand
  82. Nov 5, 2020
    3
    The gameplay is decent, more of the same from the first one with minor additions. It does become pretty monotonous and semi stale by the end of act one. Visually good and great voice acting still.
    Story goes on for a bit to long for how it’s written and is unsatisfying. I felt a little robbed of the opportunity for a better experience when I compare to how the first game made me feel. In
    The gameplay is decent, more of the same from the first one with minor additions. It does become pretty monotonous and semi stale by the end of act one. Visually good and great voice acting still.
    Story goes on for a bit to long for how it’s written and is unsatisfying. I felt a little robbed of the opportunity for a better experience when I compare to how the first game made me feel. In summary not nearly as good as the first one and didn’t really need to exist.
    Expand
  83. Jun 19, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. El final destroza la experiencia del juego. Los gráficos y el gameplay son buenos. Parte de la narrativa es buena (cuando sale Joel) pero el desenlace hace que todo lo que hiciste no valga la pena. Aún no entiendo por qué tomaron esa decisión. Esto está muy mal, muy mal. Expand
  84. Jun 30, 2020
    3
    Gorgeous game, terrible story and pacing with unlikable characters, dumb AI and it makes you kill dogs. 3/10.
  85. Jun 26, 2020
    3
    maybe a little too much exploring, 2nd half of game is a waste... didn't even bother to finish the last few hours... personally will never buy another naughty dog game at full price or pre order EVER honestly wish i could get a refund for half the game
  86. Jun 25, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I love the first game and when this one was coming out I was so excited to see the continuation of the story about ellie and Joel. But I don't reccomend this game if you are a fan of the first one because this have have a horrible story and horrible pacing, the gameplay is a 10/10 just how the first one was. But if you are here for the same as we all fans are the storyline please make yourself a favor and don't play this game it would hurt you they kill Joel in a horrible way and in a horrible situation plus the game is about you killing the person who killed Joel byt ellie at the end of the game choose yo let her go because who know why is a horrible and disrespectful game and for me is a 3/10 because this a story centric game and if everything is good except for the story so is a 3/10 Expand
  87. Jun 24, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. O jogo tem belos gráficos , n como prometido na E3 , já sua história é péssima , com uma gameplay cheia de bugs e com poucos inimigos Expand
  88. Jul 8, 2020
    3
    Gameplay: Same as last game with a few new mechanics.

    Graphics: Beautiful game, art team created a visually impressive world.

    Story: Violence and loss all the way through, then finishes with a 180 and numb conclusion.

    Verdict: 3/10 Mostly a Tedious emotional slog
  89. Jun 20, 2020
    3
    Jogo decepcionante demais , tudo que vivenciou no primeiro não serve de nada aqui , agora forçam você aceitar , ideologias , gêneros e etc ... Tlou não é só isso
  90. Jun 25, 2020
    3
    The technical part of the game is a masterpiece. The gameplay is very good and the graphics are extremely beautiful, even on the slim ps4. But the story was terrible, they destroyed one of the most beautiful relationships in the history of video games just for having a reason to present a ludicrous and lazy script. It is ridiculous how it happened, there are many annoying coincidences.The technical part of the game is a masterpiece. The gameplay is very good and the graphics are extremely beautiful, even on the slim ps4. But the story was terrible, they destroyed one of the most beautiful relationships in the history of video games just for having a reason to present a ludicrous and lazy script. It is ridiculous how it happened, there are many annoying coincidences. They clearly wanted to sell a personal political view, it is a very risky thing, not everyone agrees and likes it, maybe that is the reason for so much negative criticism. I even share the same political thinking as creator Neil Druckmann, but honestly, that wasn't the game to do that, or it wasn't right to do that with these characters specifically. They could have done another story, It would be more right. The entire legacy built by part 1 has been completely destroyed. I don't know if I will be able to play the first game again, knowing that all of this happened in part 2. anyway, it is with a lot of pain in my heart that I give 3. The technical part is excellent, but 70% ~ 80% is the narrative, and she is horrible.

    Congratulations Neil Druckmann, managed to destroy his own history, destroyed the legacy of his first game. I have no right to say how it should be, nor do I have any idea which part 2 would be the perfect ideal for me. But I have the right to criticize, not least because I spent 300, 00R $ in a pandemic to be able to play this long awaited game, and it was very disappointing. You deserve the criticism you are receiving.
    Expand
  91. Jun 20, 2020
    3
    I bought it day one and was good at the beginning. Its playable, but history is just nonsense. I gave it away and not even a hadrcore fan of the saga likes it.
  92. Jun 20, 2020
    3
    Graphic and audio are good. However the storyline is poorly written. Gameplay is repetitive and not improved much from the last game.
  93. Jun 29, 2020
    3
    Story was bad full of plot holes. Graphics are amazing, sound is really good. The gameplay starts of as a polished version of last of us so it was great. But after 10 hours it became repetitive. Around 13~14 hours of playing the game it became kinda boring doing the same thing all the time. I didn't even enjoyed the gameplay anymore it was just playing to see an end to a disappointingStory was bad full of plot holes. Graphics are amazing, sound is really good. The gameplay starts of as a polished version of last of us so it was great. But after 10 hours it became repetitive. Around 13~14 hours of playing the game it became kinda boring doing the same thing all the time. I didn't even enjoyed the gameplay anymore it was just playing to see an end to a disappointing story. Character are just really flat and boring 0 character development. Even the two main characters of the last game became uninteresting. New side characters has nothing that makes them interesting they feel like fillers.And the new main character seems interesting but the way they bring you her story is bad and really flat. Every character decision was made because of some plot not because it was logical. The amount of times they use plot armour or deus ex machina is just impressive and that is just lazy writing. A game that is very story driven with such a bad story writing has ruined it for me. And that makes me sad because. It's probably the most beautiful game you are ever going to see on the ps4. I wouldn't not recommend this game.

    So graphic designers, game designer, voice actors and everyone else that has nothing to do with storywriting great job you guys did an amazing job! My message to the story writers maybe try to read a book first.
    Expand
  94. Jun 20, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I seemingly dont understand anything about the ending neither Abby killing all the characters that actually matter Jesse Joel and then she still gets to live Expand
  95. Jun 22, 2020
    3
    Did the same as a few other, played the first one right before it and then popped in #2. Control wise ots about the same. Not sure if that was intentional or not but I would have liked improved controls instead of slightly tankie controls. It's like the modern day version of RE controls. Nothing inherently wrong but would like to move past it. The narrative is inferior to LoU1, which I canDid the same as a few other, played the first one right before it and then popped in #2. Control wise ots about the same. Not sure if that was intentional or not but I would have liked improved controls instead of slightly tankie controls. It's like the modern day version of RE controls. Nothing inherently wrong but would like to move past it. The narrative is inferior to LoU1, which I can see people hating. At this point I would have preferred they not use ellie and Joel. It makes more sense if these characters were amateur Expand
  96. Jun 24, 2020
    3
    Absolutely dissapointed. Neil Druckman this game wasn't your own place for propaganda. If you liked first TLoU you will hate this abomination.
  97. Jun 20, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. we aren't mad at the fact that you killed Joel, we are mad at the way you did it, the most stupid way possible, great writers Expand
  98. Jun 30, 2020
    3
    Gameplay is pretty good but history is pretty bad. i've played 10 hours so fara and i really hope it gets better.
  99. Dec 14, 2020
    3
    Gameplay is not bad, but not as good as it should've been after these years.
    Story is dull and just bad, it is disappointing after the magnificent part I.
    The characters were went to the wrong direction in the script.
    Graphics are marvelous, they did do a miracle with this crappy console.
  100. Jun 29, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Gave me no time to reconect with characters before they where dead. They try to justify the killing of joel because of what he did to abbys father. The big problem here is tha joel had already lost his daughter and ellie made him feel love again. When he went throug hell to get ellie to the fireflies and the where gonna kill her without even giving her the choice ofcourse joel as a father figure would not let that happend. Abby torturing joel to death for doing something many farhers would have done. Playing with abby for 10 hours did not make me symphathise with her or justify the killing of a beloved character like joel. Story simply was not good written. Expand
Metascore
93

Universal acclaim - based on 121 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Negative: 0 out of 121
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  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]