The Last of Us Part II

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  1. LocoZ31
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    The first game was easily my favorite game of last-Gen. This sequel has gorgeous graphics, some intense  combat and great soundtrack. All this is marred by a garbage story, a story that **** on everything you did in the first game. This game features some very u likeable characters that I will never root for. In the first game, you feel like all the things you are doing are for a reason,The first game was easily my favorite game of last-Gen. This sequel has gorgeous graphics, some intense  combat and great soundtrack. All this is marred by a garbage story, a story that **** on everything you did in the first game. This game features some very u likeable characters that I will never root for. In the first game, you feel like all the things you are doing are for a reason, you're doing it for the Improvement and survival of humanity, Ellie had the key to finding immunity. You felt like it was your responsibility to take care of Ellie, there was a bond. But in this game it doesn't have any of that, you can clearly see that this games priority was conveying a woke political message, pushing gay and trans ideology, painting men as weak, and they clearly let that get in the way of telling a good story and failed to make us care about these new characters. We get enough of this from Hollywood.  If they want to make a game like this, that's fine, but start with a new franchise, don't ruin a good one. People don't get upset that this content exists, they get upset that it's forced onto existing IP's. The reason they do this is because if it was an original IP, nobody would buy it. This game is a huge disappointment and a spit in the face of any fan of the first game.… Expand
  2. Ibakeritb24
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    It’s Looks good that’s it, the trailers absolutely mislead the audience into this travesty, play the first one and call it a day,
  3. RedSkylls
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Trying to extend the story of The Last of Us in a meaningful way was always going to be an uphill battle. What’s so frustrating about Part 2 is that the game seems to have all the pieces necessary to do just that. But those pieces end up getting lost as the game also tries to tell an entirely new story, one that tries to expand the Last of Us world into a generalized setting for an anthology of loosely connected stories. The end result never comes together in a satisfying way.

    That doesn’t take away from the many enjoyable, memorable, and even emotional moments as Part 2’s barrels from promising start to messy conclusion. But it also serves as a marked comedown from the quiet, directed, self-contained confidence of the first game.

    I don’t regret the time I spent back in the world of The Last of Us. But a big part of me was left wondering if its creators just should have left well enough alone.    … Expand
  4. Greasebandit
    Jun 26, 2020
    3
    Locations and atmosphere is just what we hoped for but characters and story was very low standard for naughty dog, such a shame
  5. Kat2726
    Jun 21, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'll sumarize this in three parts:
    Postive things
    - The gameplay feels so close with part 1 that makes you feel like you were in home
    - You're gonna love Ellie's flashbacks.
    - Ellie and Dina have a natural relationship that does not feel forced at all.
    Neutral things
    - Despite the fact that it's a PS4 game the graphics feels so PS3, Do´not misunderstand me, they look great but ND could improve more in some facial actions like Dina, sometimes feels kind of computarized compared to Ellie.
    - Sometimes the exploration takes so much time just for nothing that makes it boring, kind of Death Stranding
    Negative Things:
    - Flashbacks inside flashbacks
    - The History has a bad writting, the circle of violence became a joke
    - Abby is not what you though but her character feels forced in the history    … Expand
  6. DimmaDiablo
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The story is **** and it ruins TLOU1.

    Gameplay: 8/10 It's the same gameplay as the first game, for better or worse. Slightly worse in some areas but can't complain about what was already good having some stains.

    Graphics: 10/10. Look at it. What do I need to explain?

    Consistency: 4/10 What is consistency? Why it's keeping things in line with established knowledge and lore. This game fails at it on several occasions. The inconsistency on Joel's personality, Ellie's personality, Ellie's immunity, and established clicker lore is terrible.

    Story: 4/10 Look at this point I don't need to tell you how to feel about the story. Personally I thought it was trite and poorly handled. I have some closing thoughts but as a story, it's okay at best. The beats and ideas they chose to do aren't the problems. It's arriving at them and how they're handled. None of these ideas are new, but the presentation and manner we experience them are **** terrible. That being said, Ellie and Dina do not have the carrying power that Joel and Ellie had, or even Nathan and anyone else in an Uncharted game. Maybe you'll feel differently and be engaged but for me, they were boring.

    PR: 0/10 [SPOILERS IN THIS SECTION] Neil Druckmann, regardless of what can be proven or not strikes me as insufferable. To the potential OC who spits on our old protagonist and almost shoots the new one. The new protag who despite getting their revenge doesn't suffer for it at all. The same protag who is then **** and railed by possible Druckmann OC. The masochistic interviews that amount the game to no fun here and the alleged mistreatment of employees all really make me not like this game from the outset and I'll admit that. So if you think any part of this review has a bias, maybe that's why.

    Overall: Eh/10. I wasn't going to buy 2, but I made sure I got a taste of what's here. And what's here sucks. This feels like a video game in which Druckmann decided he'd do what he wanted, tell a story in which he spat on the first game in every conceivable way possible, and then the actual gameplay was an afterthought. I would not be surprised if there was a plan to have you run through this game with zero combat. Because Druckmann thinks he's Kojima.

    I don't know why the game seems to hate the first one so much, but it's apparent. And if you find some joy in this game, more power to you. You spent 60 bucks on this product and you deserve to get something out of it, even if I think it's a waste of your money.

    All in all, just go play Last of Us 1 and enjoy it. Because this game will actively poison any desire to revisit the franchise. If you take anything away from this review, there are better games to play, including the original. Lisa, Pathologic, and others do this kind of idea way better.

    There's a lot more to go into but I've already written way more then I was willing to.

    As a videogame it's a 6, as a sequel, it's a 4. And as a piece of media, I beg every single one of you to never play this game.

    PS: Any reviewer who gave this game a 10 needs to have their journalistic integrity questioned.    … Expand
  7. MiniatureBigMac
    Jun 21, 2020
    3
    The Last of Us Part II has a real problem telling a story. The plot is mangled and characters do things extremely out of character that make no sense when considering the first game's plot. It all feels very forced and uninspired. It's heartbreaking to see such a legacy be thrown away like this. You can tell the writers sat down and and really focused on characters instead of a story.The Last of Us Part II has a real problem telling a story. The plot is mangled and characters do things extremely out of character that make no sense when considering the first game's plot. It all feels very forced and uninspired. It's heartbreaking to see such a legacy be thrown away like this. You can tell the writers sat down and and really focused on characters instead of a story. They decided to write this story based around characters they really wanted to broadcast, as opposed to writing the characters that fit the story, into the story they wanted to tell. The game suffers immensely because of this and likely won't be a patch to fix it. At this point, I'm just hoping not to see a third.

    Also, isn't it a bit odd reviewers could only talk about a small portion of the game? Almost like they're hiding something in the latter half? That 95 is definitely not truthful. I think the voices of the actual fan base here are a lot more important than those of reviewers who weren't even allowed a full game. This game is equivalent to being spit on and shouldn't even have the last of us title attached to it.

    The graphics are pretty though.. whoopdie doo, I suppose. And the gameplay mildly expanded upon, but more or less stuck in the last gen. But in a game so heavily revered for its story, I don't think these aspects are the ones everyone is worried about meeting their expectations. The story is such a mangled mess, I can't give it anything higher than a 3. In a game so heavily dependent on story to really come together, it's like a macaroni painting without the glue.    … Expand
  8. GGbabye
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    Looked forward to playing this game once the trailer released. After playing the game for the entire day, I can say there is nothing wrong about the game. The music, the graphics and the game played are outstanding. However, the script of this game is just **** It is a game that I won’t play the second time.
  9. karanybhinder
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    They took everything that made the first game good and left us with this. The whole game felt like someone shoving SJW agenda down my throat.
    The world is beautiful, It gameplay is fun but repetitive but it's one of the worst stories I have ever experienced.
    The characters are forgettable, even the ones from the first game act so out of character just for the sake of moving the plot    They took everything that made the first game good and left us with this. The whole game felt like someone shoving SJW agenda down my throat.
    The world is beautiful, It gameplay is fun but repetitive but it's one of the worst stories I have ever experienced.
    The characters are forgettable, even the ones from the first game act so out of character just for the sake of moving the plot along.
    If you were a huge fan of The Last of Us one then I would skip this, treat as the ending from that game was the end because the sequel doesn't do justice to the first one.

    Overall It's a huge pile of disappointment but at least it looks pretty...    … Expand
  10. chengge
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game tlou2 was ruined by the lgbtism, Political Correctness, Feminism and the motherfukc Anita Sarkeesian.Kill so many WLF soldiers,in the end she forgive the murder? all the hate just gone?honestly,i accept the game character died no matter how much i like them BUT i want joel the wonderful hunter died logically.the doctor'daughter？for god sake in the chapterone the doctor is NOBODY just like the other soldier i killed.Stupid fukcing Americans Political Correctness. Joel died just like the Mouse AND the ending is suck.MAKE NO SENSE.for the moment I don’t know is this a game or fukcing lgbt+ promotional video. Bytheway I am gay.but still the writer ruined the game.… Expand
  11. Pulsar0
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. spoiler alert

    Abby would have been better character if they didn't set up the death in that context, the storytelling is bad and upside down, it could have been done midway or above through a different way where you make players love Abby too but then **** goes down, and you could have made the fight between the two is mixed like she kicks Abby and you blink and you are taking control of Abby now and then like that until it fit more sensibly, this was poor taste, this plot is ok but not in that arrangement, i wish i love to play Abby i liked her but the **** her story tooooooooooooooooooooooooo early, i dont care about SJW stuff in the game as long as i enjoy the game, but i hated how they told the story and how they ended joel story, they should have made people love Abby in gameplay with her time then make the player torn when the times is up, not like that im sad.
    PS3 last tittle was truly the last of us,
    PS4 one of last tittles is the opposite.
    im just sad i lovee Abby i love all last of us but i hate what the storytelling has flopped.    … Expand
  12. WabbitBunny
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    Its hard to review a game that so hard wants to be a movie, because it goes against the fundamentals of what i seek and want from these experiences. Unfortunatly even as such, the last of us 2 only succeeds in the visual and audio department, with the story unfortunatly following the recent trend of subverting expectations while pissing of fans of the series with its decisions and storyIts hard to review a game that so hard wants to be a movie, because it goes against the fundamentals of what i seek and want from these experiences. Unfortunatly even as such, the last of us 2 only succeeds in the visual and audio department, with the story unfortunatly following the recent trend of subverting expectations while pissing of fans of the series with its decisions and story beats. I understand that not every game is for everyone, and The last of us 2 is simply not for people who enjoy videogames, or an enjoyable story.… Expand
  13. Lucasgm
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Sinceramente, era melhor ter deixado esse jogo apenas com um jogo. As mecânicas, Gameplays, trilha sonora... São impecáveis, mas destruíram a história e laço que tinha sido feito no primeiro jogo.… Expand
  14. Gramatick
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    What went wrong? jesus, this is so far from what I expected. where is Joel?
  15. overware46
    Nov 20, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The last of us II Definitely a good game, with a good technical part (the same moment with a foggy city) I was very surprised that the old PlayStation 4 has enough power to run it, the physics is cool, the graphics are nowhere better, the details are very good ... But here's what spoiled the game: The plot! Yes, right now there will be spoilers, the moment with Joel, where Abby beats him to death with a stick, it's cruel, a very strong scene, but the game has a disgusting ending because of this, I think that if Abby was killed, okay, everything would be more or less, but to forgive the one who actually killed Ellie's father is stupid, I understand why it was necessary, but this is a stupid move, I love Joel and I find it hard to believe in his death. 3… Expand
  16. EbonyRaven
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    Wow. How disappointing. Save your money unless you enjoy ultraviolence and character deaths.

    I loved Last of Us Part 1. Great story, compelling characters, optimisim in the face of something disastrous that occurred to society and still hunts them. This.... this is none of that. The characters from the first game are changed so radically that they act and behave nothing like them in    Wow. How disappointing. Save your money unless you enjoy ultraviolence and character deaths.

    I loved Last of Us Part 1. Great story, compelling characters, optimisim in the face of something disastrous that occurred to society and still hunts them. This.... this is none of that. The characters from the first game are changed so radically that they act and behave nothing like them in this game. They either got a personality transplant or got lobotomized. And then we come to the 'spoilers'. Yes folks, the spoilers that leaked were correct for the most part (Abby isn't trans though, but the designers sure went out of their way to make her into quite a manly woman, and there's a sex scene with her getting it from behind that's just.... wow).

    Now, the gameplay itself is about what we had in part 1. Not a whole lot of changes (jumping was added but doesn't make much difference). Combat system is about the same, just with new and smoother animations. Honestly expected a lot more, and innovative changes to gameplay and combat, which was disappointing, it feels dated in that manner.

    The actual graphics are absolutely beautiful, and about the only very good thing about this game - I'm surprised they managed to coax that level of graphics out of the PS4

    But then we get to the actual plot and story. The worst is what they do to Joel. Completely different personality, doesn't act anything like he did in the first game, and within the first few hours, Abby, the new character (Druckman once claimed that Ellie would be the only playable character - straight up lied to us) you're forced to play for a good portion of the game, bashes his brains in with a 9 iron. That in itself made me want to quit playing - I sure as hell quit watching Walking dead when they had Negan beat Glenn's brains out with his bat. I don't understand, do these people think being edgelords with over the top violence makes something better? It doesn't, especially with all the constancy of it, and your inability to choose non-violence or to do something other than what they force you to do in the story (and then wag their finger at you about how bad your violence is!)

    Anyway, after Abby caves Joel's head in with a golf club like she's on Office Space going at a printer, you're literally forced to play as this person, which is even more sickening. Honestly, between the ultraviolence and the forced play as this character, there was only so far I could go before shutting off the game. I'll probably sell it at a loss on e-bay, because I sure ain't going to finish this garbage.

    Very disappointed in Naughty Dog, they've fallen way off since Uncharted and Last of Us 1 when it comes to character and story. Don't think I'll be buying from them again.    … Expand
  17. ElenaGraf
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    I don't understand how it can get 10, people are completely mad, poor dialogues, flat plot. A pregnant woman on the 9th month goes to the Front, strange plot twists with the psychology of style "I changed my mind," WHAT's GRAY Morality, LGBT is not even the main problem of the game it's all fine, well and pastgen, graphics 7 out of 10, more of a piece of soap is not to squeeze, theI don't understand how it can get 10, people are completely mad, poor dialogues, flat plot. A pregnant woman on the 9th month goes to the Front, strange plot twists with the psychology of style "I changed my mind," WHAT's GRAY Morality, LGBT is not even the main problem of the game it's all fine, well and pastgen, graphics 7 out of 10, more of a piece of soap is not to squeeze, the gameplay is NOTHING NEW, 80% of the game movie, 4 out of 10. do not spend money, like it can only sectarians and corrupt whores on journalists, I write as a fan of the first part, sorry for this English, I write from Germany.… Expand
  18. Heisenberglar
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    If you value great storytelling and character work, avoid this game. Closer to fan fiction written by a disturbed teenager than a Triple-A title with boatloads of cash and a wildly successful first installment. This definitely taints the catalog of PlayStation exclusives.
  19. zhanchi
    Jun 26, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Firstly the gameplay, scenery and most of the dialogue between missions is amazing as it was in the first game. Some of my favourite parts in the game was hearing the little conversations between the main characters and old Joel + Ellie flash back dialogue. (SPOILER) But the elephant in the room the story. It is unbelievably disappointing. The story begins with amazing fan service I.e seeing the characters we love thriving years after the first game, meeting some interesting new characters along the way, until the game throws a curve ball, severing the ties with one of these beloved characters, Joel. The story then morphs into a revenge story which is fine in the grand scheme of things, but it slowly starts to force empathy for the characters we are drawn to hate, also forcing an ark where u play as the woman responsible for beating Joel to death with a golf club, which is far to long. I felt like I was on auto pilot and being fed a narrative for no reason.

    It becomes apparent the game just keeps throwing brief flash backs of Joel to mess with the attachments we have grown to him especially towards the end of the game when the two girls we play as finally fight. With this theme we are treated to an unbearably brutal part of the game, we are forced to play as the villain just after they have shot and killed one of the nicest friends portrayed in the game, then shooting tommy in the face obviously done in the moment to make players think he is dead. At this moment I almost switched off the game. The game then forces you to chase down Ellie and beat her to a pulp. The rest only gets worse from there, finally ending with the last word of the script, Joel once again being thrown in our faces like nothing with a “yep”. How bout a no.    … Expand
  20. Rajhiem
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    This game is very controversial.. it’s currently being reviewed bombed due to homophobia and the console war I’ve made it though a significant amount of the story n I think it’s time to make the review , graphically this is beautiful af this ran on a 7 year old console that’s amazing naughty dog , the animation is breathtaking every character seems emotional and well invested the energyThis game is very controversial.. it’s currently being reviewed bombed due to homophobia and the console war I’ve made it though a significant amount of the story n I think it’s time to make the review , graphically this is beautiful af this ran on a 7 year old console that’s amazing naughty dog , the animation is breathtaking every character seems emotional and well invested the energy was intense and I loved it , sadly a 3 is as much as that will get you , I’m not being bias I’m not a die hard tlou fan or Xbox fan , I genuinely defended this game on twitter bcuz I thought they were talking crap or trolling ... the story you guys ... destroyed it you wrote the worst possible story I’ve ever seen , this is the equivalent of Brian Griffin from family guy writing a play , u deliberately tried the “shock” route and took it too far , not only that you pushed the agenda of homosexuality too far , I don’t even rem seeing a kiss scene in part 1 but in part 2 you thought we were ready for this level of pornography is insane, you shoved your “ shock” obsession and your hidden agenda down our throats, if I didn’t kno any better it’s like Joel was treated like this in part 2 bcuz the dev hated him for being straight in part 1, this is disgusting and hateful this game deserves all the hate it has gotten and the only reason the critics liked it was bcuz these are the same critics that said Days Gone was terrible bcuz the main character was the average manly bikers in a zombie game and they wanted a multi racial female gay main character instead so they gave it a low score , stop pushing your fetish on games meant for kids , make games that everyone can enjoy , sex and wow factor ain’t the only factor to a story , disappointing game not worth buying watch Dashie / corykenshion /pew playthrough instead it’s not worth it… Expand
  21. Dathuu
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    One word disappointed In a sentence the graphics are top notch but story is a big let down
  22. slipslapdapdap
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. PROS:
    Gameplay
    Graphics
    Sound Design
    Voice Acting
    Level Design

    Cons:
    The Story...

    Abby beats Joel to death with a golf club, in front of Ellie. Then later Abby kills Dina. Then they make us play as Abby. They try and make us sympathize with her. Oh, she likes dogs, she is good, Ellie kills dogs, Ellie is bad. Abby's mom hates her, deadnames her, and misgendered her. Feel bad for Abby, please accept and forgive that she beat one of the most beloved and well-written characters of all time to death.    … Expand
  23. Rosco69
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    I defended this game from bad criticism but after finishing it I can no longer. Perfect until episode six but thereafter it's horrible. The end is simply RIDICULOUS !!!
  24. itsvivid
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    Really Disappointed
    Awful Story
    Reused Enemy Character Models, Really Devs? Lazy
    Waiting For The Fridge DLC
    The 2 IQ Fan Boys Need To Stop, Its Embarrassing
  25. solislight
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    The first game was a masterpiece. This game is just a tragedy. Gameplay however is great as it brought forward a new dynamic to the franchise but the storyline is absolute TRASH. It totally shovelled up and butchered everything you would have loved about the first game’s storyline. All the potential gone to waste, and character development gone backwards down the drain. I have no issueThe first game was a masterpiece. This game is just a tragedy. Gameplay however is great as it brought forward a new dynamic to the franchise but the storyline is absolute TRASH. It totally shovelled up and butchered everything you would have loved about the first game’s storyline. All the potential gone to waste, and character development gone backwards down the drain. I have no issue with the “””propaganda””” that everybody is complaining about, it was nice to see LGBT representation in a big-name game, especially being part of the community myself, but wow did they **** that up too. No idea what was going through the minds of the Naughty Dog team and by that I mean first and foremost Neil Druckmann. Not sure what feeling they intended to incite in us but mostly all I felt was underwhelmed and disappointed especially in the end. After waiting 7 years, this game was a huge letdown.… Expand
  26. Morthann
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So many people think the reviews come from "haters" to **** on Naughty Dog" for the hell of it. But the SJW LGTBQ aspect of the game is perfectly fine. There is no issue there. The story is god awful. After so many years of waiting they bring out a washed out revenge story were Elie, after going on a murderous rampage to avenge Joel, simply decides is not worth it. The gameplay elements are almost basically the same and even thought the graphics are stunning it does not save the player from the disapoinment of the bad writing. Such a shame. Not recommended to buy for 60 USD, wait for a sale.… Expand
  27. Theogs
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    Pros:
    Fantastic sound design
    Superb voice acting Good Graphics I didn't run into any bugs or glitches. Mixed: Gameplay is acceptable, but not fantastic Some new mechanics but nothing too crazy - (this could go in the pros but seeing as it had little effect i decided to put it in the mixed category) Being able to run through levels sometimes with no consequences. (this could be a    Pros:
    Fantastic sound design
    Superb voice acting
    Good Graphics
    I didn't run into any bugs or glitches.

    Mixed:
    Gameplay is acceptable, but not fantastic
    Some new mechanics but nothing too crazy - (this could go in the pros but seeing as it had little effect i decided to put it in the mixed category)
    Being able to run through levels sometimes with no consequences. (this could be a con but it is easily avoided seeing as you could just not run through the levels)

    Cons:
    Extremely poor writing, doesn't feel satisfying at all.    … Expand
  28. robotonadate
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    This game was such a disappointment on all levels. However, let's start with a positive - which is why I'm rating it 3 stars.

    Pros: -Game is gorgeous. it's imperceptible when it switches between cutscenes and gameplay. -The sound is good. -The voice acting is good. Especially Joel (Troy Baker). -You can customize the difficulty to fit your specific playstyle - a nice touch. Cons:    This game was such a disappointment on all levels. However, let's start with a positive - which is why I'm rating it 3 stars.

    Pros:
    -Game is gorgeous. it's imperceptible when it switches between cutscenes and gameplay.
    -The sound is good.
    -The voice acting is good. Especially Joel (Troy Baker).
    -You can customize the difficulty to fit your specific playstyle - a nice touch.

    Cons:
    - Unlikeable characters
    - Hollow characters
    - Plot holes in story line
    - Out of character actions
    - Janky gameplay
    - Addition of dodge mechanic feels forced and bad
    - Mocap used here creates and uncanny valley effect and certain emotions appear very strange looking on character faces
    - Dead eyes
    - Jump scares
    - Did I mention unlikeable characters?
    - Did I mention hollow characters?
    - Repetitive gameplay
    - All of the zombies have the same scalp model SMH

    The biggest con is the story. l'm not upset that they had a heavy, unsettling, surprising storyline. In fact, that can be fun and interesting and thought provoking. The the characters and backstory are so unlikeable that you can't empathize with their reasoning. The result of that is just feeling (as the player) frustrated and betrayed. I didn't enjoy the gameplay and I didn't enjoy the story and I didn't empathize or feel connected to any of the characters or their motivations. It's a bad game. Druckman made it impossible to empathize and care about new characters whilst assassinating old, well-loved ones.    … Expand
  29. bugaboo1100
    Jun 25, 2020
    3
    As a huge fan of the first game, this left me feeling absolutely hollow and disappointed at the end. I haven't felt this disappointed in a game since I finished mass effect 3. They never gave me a reason to feel anything but hate towards Abby, and the last 10 hours of the game were a slog. I'd recommend staying faaar away from this burnt turd of a game.
  30. AychGee
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    Sadly, the last of us part 2 was disappointing and unfulfilling.

    What made me fall in love and become invested in the first game was: the characters, their interactions, the harsh bleak world contrasted against these people who find each other and have these moments of hope. Unfortunately Part 2 lost most of this for me. Graphically the game is beautiful, nothing bad to say about combat    Sadly, the last of us part 2 was disappointing and unfulfilling.

    What made me fall in love and become invested in the first game was: the characters, their interactions, the harsh bleak world contrasted against these people who find each other and have these moments of hope.

    Unfortunately Part 2 lost most of this for me. Graphically the game is beautiful, nothing bad to say about combat except that it was nothing special/barely improved from the first game.

    I’d have to rate this game a 3 as I simply did not enjoy it and felt no emotional investment in this new story or new characters.

    It’s a shame a I was looking forward to this for years and played tlou part 1 several times over.    … Expand
  31. Leoxon
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    (sin spoiler) Me acabo de terminar el juego, realmente me desepciono el rumbo que toma la hisotoria a nivel de narrativa, en comparación de lo que fue el the last of us 1, para explicarlo es como si estuvieras jugando el camino alternativo de la historia donde lo que no tenía que ocurrir originalmente ocurre y asta se nota un poco de que a fuerzas calsaron todo para que ocurriera haci.(sin spoiler) Me acabo de terminar el juego, realmente me desepciono el rumbo que toma la hisotoria a nivel de narrativa, en comparación de lo que fue el the last of us 1, para explicarlo es como si estuvieras jugando el camino alternativo de la historia donde lo que no tenía que ocurrir originalmente ocurre y asta se nota un poco de que a fuerzas calsaron todo para que ocurriera haci. Fuera de todo la animación, los graficos y varios detalles cada sonido distintos a cada cosa, banda Sonora etc, son muy buenos… Expand
  32. billquill83
    Jun 26, 2020
    3
    The game doesn't impressed me in any way. The gameplay is a bore-fest paired with weak story & plot holes. The treatment toward known character is disrespectful & most of the characters is pretty uninteresting. I didn't have any love toward the first one but I fully agreed that it is a far better game than part II. I don't really know who is this game for and for what crowd it is pandering to.
  33. Weatherman182
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    Never have I been more excited for a game when it was announced. Same studio working on it, Joel and Ellie back but more older and more mature, a darker storyline...everything seemed so perfect. How could you really screw that up ? but oh boy, screw it up they did, and royally.
    But let's start off with the positives - visually the game is fantastic. the voice acting, cutscenes and music    Never have I been more excited for a game when it was announced. Same studio working on it, Joel and Ellie back but more older and more mature, a darker storyline...everything seemed so perfect. How could you really screw that up ? but oh boy, screw it up they did, and royally.
    But let's start off with the positives - visually the game is fantastic. the voice acting, cutscenes and music are still top-notch. As a player, I could tell a lot of effort went into making these aspects fantastic. But even these part of the game come with a catch.
    the voice acting is great, but is delivered by some of the most unlikable, preachy and just downright bad characters I've seen in games. The game tries very hard to make you like these characters, to understand their perspective and why they are the way that they are, but this just doesn't work. The turn from " hate these guys" to "try to understand and love them" comes too late in the story to change the players' mind about the characters and even then, it' s like the writers knew they were running out of time in the story and try to push the likability on the player too much and too quickly. i was just bored and uninterested. The game is heavily focused on trying to switch your point of view on the events of the first game, as well. many deep questions like :" WHO' S REaLlY ThE BaD PEoPLe?!" are asked. the story is handled in such an amateur fashion I'm shocked it got any traction in the writers room at all. Many events, characters and moments from the first game are actively discarded and spit on.
    Visually the game is fantastic, but after 15 hours of the same "Small town with rusted cars and buildings" environments, it gets just a little obnoxious. the tall grass looks fantastic, but damn.
    the gameplay remains mostly unchanged from the first game, but small tweaks and refinements were made, I must admit. Nothing groundbreaking, but that's that.
    the only parts of the game I genuinely enjoyed were some of the flashback sequences with Joel and Ellie. specifically the museum section. it was touching, delightful, the dialogue had warmth, care and it was spoken by two well-developed characters who had a believable history with each other. once that scene ended, it was back to garbage.
    The game is also just a chore to finish, it drags in the last 6 hours and it's very hard to find motivation to keep going till the end.
    From a story perspective it's a complete mess. it looks very nice and plays okay, but visuals and stealth gameplay were not the elements i cared about in " the last of us". I cared about the story. And there' s just nothing here for me. bad characters, uninteresting story, boring scenarios...it' s devoid of any enjoyment.
    I won't be recommending this game to anyone I know and will be trying my darndest to completely forget this games existence.    … Expand
  34. Yoryiprex
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Mala historia, el juego debió ser mas largo, no me convenció para nada, pedire un reembolso.… Expand
  35. AxelCorvera
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. En verdad me espere a que el juego llegara, me rehusé a comprarlo por los diversos spoilers que llegaron, me vi ya unos gameplays y de obra maestra no tiene mucho, no me parece raro el downgrade que debía de sufrir como es costumbre por la empresa encargada del desarrollo del juego, pero bueno, a estas alturas ya muchos deben de conocer el destino mal trabajado de joel al cual muchos creo que estamos de acuerdo con que muriese pero siempre y cuando con una muerte a la A L T U R A del personaje… Expand
  36. Snowspike
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    Last of Us 1, was a fantastic game! Why go down the road you did? Why push an agenda? Here is a thought, just focus on making a great game and not panda to a select few. Sad this game could of been game of the year, instead you will be right there with Blizzard and the Warcraft 3 remake.
    1. Story line 2
    2. Graphics 8 3. Acting    Last of Us 1, was a fantastic game! Why go down the road you did? Why push an agenda? Here is a thought, just focus on making a great game and not panda to a select few. Sad this game could of been game of the year, instead you will be right there with Blizzard and the Warcraft 3 remake.
    1. Story line 2
    2. Graphics 8
    3. Acting 4
    4. SJW 0
    5. Pushing Agenda 0    … Expand
  37. Mobiusone1
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    Everything that was loved from the first game was gone within the first couple hourS due to the lazy attempts to give shock value than a well made story. And having a really awful written ending that destroys anything this story had.
  38. C0rni5h
    Jun 25, 2020
    3
    Thought i would give tlou2 a chance since the hype even though i didnt like the first one. I was again, disappointed. I found it mediocre at best just like the first game. Generic, bland and linear story, boring gameplay (although gameplay is slightly crisper than the first game) but great great visuals. Highly over rated in my opinion. I just dont get the hype for these games.
  39. Boboneta
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    Honestly the “It’s a SJW game” isn’t even the reason everyone is so upset. It’s that Naughty Dog ruined such beloved characters and created a terrible story in the process that makes this game unbearable to even finish. The only good thing about this game is the graphics but I wouldn’t even say that’s a compliment because we already expected them to be good. Just stick with the first game.Honestly the “It’s a SJW game” isn’t even the reason everyone is so upset. It’s that Naughty Dog ruined such beloved characters and created a terrible story in the process that makes this game unbearable to even finish. The only good thing about this game is the graphics but I wouldn’t even say that’s a compliment because we already expected them to be good. Just stick with the first game.
  40. quickfingers818
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I went into the game not knowing any of the spoilers so I came in with an open mind, excited as hell. The only reason I'm giving this game a 3 is because it is a technical marvel from both a visual and audio perspective. The controls are tighter and more refined than the first game visually, you could argue this game is superior to God of War as the best looking game this console generation. But from a story perspective, this game gets a 1 out of 10. After playing the game for 2 hours, they kill Joel in the worst possible way, portraying Joel as being out of character and disrespecting his character to the highest degree. Afterwards, they force you to play the majority of the game as the character that killed Joel. What in the actual eff. I couldn't continue the game after just 3 hours of playing and I did something I've never done before: stop playing a game because the story upset me too much. I've stopped playing games before because the gameplay was terrible or not fun, but in this case, the story absolutely infuriated me to no end. Naughty Dog has really screwed this one up, and from here on out I have to think really hard about buying any game this company creates. For shame, Naughty Dog, for shame.....… Expand
  41. Chibazure
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    The game play is an improvement on the first game with an improved AI and difficulty you can tailor to the game you want to play. The story on the other hand is the stupidest thing I've ever seen the only parts that made it bearable where the flashbacks to Joel and Ellie together and that was the game i was expecting and wanted. The story i actually got was garbage and felt like i wasThe game play is an improvement on the first game with an improved AI and difficulty you can tailor to the game you want to play. The story on the other hand is the stupidest thing I've ever seen the only parts that made it bearable where the flashbacks to Joel and Ellie together and that was the game i was expecting and wanted. The story i actually got was garbage and felt like i was being spoon fed a moral lesson that was not wanted or needed… Expand
  42. joaodob4
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    Incredible graphics, very good gameplay. But the story sucks, boring post-teen slang, drug use that makes players uncomfortable
  43. Mtsude
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. bien vayamos punto por punto aun siendo un juego con agenda,politico o de subversion (como lo quieras llamar) el juego principalmente trata de venganza entre niñas trans una mata al protagonista de la anterior parte,mientras la otra trata de matar al que mato al protagonista (este habiendo sido idiotizado totalmente en esta 2 parte) al buscar venganza la prota se carga cientos de (mayoritariamente) gente blanca... cuando el juego llega al final la prota se pregunta si esta bien matar a la que mato al protagonista,pues esta decide que no asi que la deja ir,vaya disonancia cognitiva jaja

    los personajes y su desarrollo son nulos se resume en que son pseudo esteriotipos de minorias y ya

    en el apartado tecnico y ambiental en relacion al entorno esta bastante decente,dejando de lado en algunas partes las texturas penosas que van negativamente en contraste con lo demas,la jugabilidad aunque la mayor parte este scripteada esta vistosa lo cual le suma y resta

    en conclusion el estudio o sus dirigentes claramente no quieren vender esto a los fans de la primera parte,no solo eso sino que el juego esta plagada de agenda sjw de subversion,politica o como la quieras llamar,de manera directa e indirecta si te fijas en los detalles,si querian vender esto a minorias deberion anunciarlo con antelacion

    la nota que le daria son
    6,5/10 respecto a la jugabilidad
    8,0/10 respecto a la a la ambietacion y apartado tecnico
    0/10 la historia
    0/10 los personajes y su desarrollo
    como nota general le pondria un 4/10 raspado pero le pondre un 3 para hacer contraste a los que ponen 10/10 y a los medios que es ya descarado,porque ni de chiste es un producto de esa nota    … Expand
  44. hideky1453
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The gameplay is incredible, the mechanics of the game are very much enjoyed, also its graphics are spectacular, however The Last of Us 2 failed in the main, the story, I loved the beginning, but the fact of killing Joel unnecessarily is not cool, and to end the lousy end, so that you launch yourself into a death crusade if in the end you will end up sparing the life of your mentor's murderer, the truth expected much from this game, but honestly I repeat that it failed in the most important thing, history .… Expand
  45. KamikADzeEAM
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. TLOU 2 оставила у меня очень смешенные чувства, которые в основном негативные, история отвртатна, особенно когда так бесславно, так по-скотски убили Джоэла, но зато у нас есть пропоганда ЛГБТ, я ничего не имею против, но этой игре такое не идёт вообще, нет чувства серьёзности, персонажи в этой игре почти все не раскрыты, осталось очень много вопросов, при всём хорошем что есть в этой игре сюжет уничтожает эту игру Полностью!!! Я жалею что заплатил за эту игру, она просто Ужасна!!! Naughty Dog вы меня разочаровали, вы потеряли для меня свой авторитет и доверие. Я всё сказал.… Expand
  46. Trevor1551
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The mechanics and graphics look really good and the mechanics are improved from the first game the story is a disappointment… Expand
  47. Jw2345
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Super average storyline with some infuriating plot moments ... but the game play and mechanic's are amazing the audacity this company has to make me play abby for 10 hours is shocking look at tyler 1 pewdiepie and other streamers see this they lose all motivation and dont want to play… Expand
  48. theshanimator
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    What a terrible waste of talented people who invested so much of their time trying to make the game look and sound beautiful (reason why I'm giving TLOU2 a 3/10)... Nothing can save a game if it has an awful story. Please do NOT spend money on this game and use it towards playing TLOU1 or some other video game (especially an indie one). SHAME to ND for giving us THIS sad excuse of a videoWhat a terrible waste of talented people who invested so much of their time trying to make the game look and sound beautiful (reason why I'm giving TLOU2 a 3/10)... Nothing can save a game if it has an awful story. Please do NOT spend money on this game and use it towards playing TLOU1 or some other video game (especially an indie one). SHAME to ND for giving us THIS sad excuse of a video game after waiting 7 YEARS.… Expand
  49. egotistic
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    >beats you over the head with how violence bad!!! revenge bad!!!!

    >also forces u to kill a dog to progress in the game the gameplay is good, but the game itself leaves u feeling hollow and depressed for no reason. you dont learn anything, you dont get a sense of completion or accomplishment, or even a "hey, neat!" feeling just... frustrated and sad and a little angry. If I want those    >beats you over the head with how violence bad!!! revenge bad!!!!

    >also forces u to kill a dog to progress in the game

    the gameplay is good, but the game itself leaves u feeling hollow and depressed for no reason. you dont learn anything, you dont get a sense of completion or accomplishment, or even a "hey, neat!" feeling just... frustrated and sad and a little angry. If I want those feelings I'll just played ranked Overwatch for 5 minutes.

    not even the lbgt rep is good, they kill em off and even when theyre alive other npcs are awful to em.

    naughty dog tried too hard to pander to every single current "cool" group they could think of in this game and it shows that they have 0 idea how to write anybody from those groups.    … Expand
  50. FBraggy12
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    I refused to believe the spoilers and make my own decision. This is the first review I am doing on Metacritic because of how lackluster this game is in comparison to the previous.

    Graphics and Mechanics on the game were fantastic... there are sections of the game where the graphics are absolutely phenomenal, and it is seriously impressive how far and how detailed this franchise has    I refused to believe the spoilers and make my own decision. This is the first review I am doing on Metacritic because of how lackluster this game is in comparison to the previous.

    Graphics and Mechanics on the game were fantastic... there are sections of the game where the graphics are absolutely phenomenal, and it is seriously impressive how far and how detailed this franchise has come. That being said, the story... I cannot believe that the characters developed throughout the previous game have been thrown to the wayside and dumped on like they have. I am not going to spoil this because there is enough spoilers in this thread, but seriously... I've seen better plot lines in Dynasty Warriors games. Playing as Abby feels 100% forced and you have to conduct things as Abby that are forced. I didn't even like Abby yet I am being forced to carry out actions against characters I enjoyed playing and want to succeed. It's like watching Rob Zombies 31 and not caring if any of the protagonists die because you cannot stand any of them.

    I'd rather go back to playing the first game and enjoy the development versus playing this again. I literally hated the forced narrative and essentially destroying characters I built in the previous game. Yuck    … Expand
  51. elgranqenk
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    Este juego lo anticipé mucho con mi comunidad y me esperaba que todo lo que se filtró fueran patrañas pero me equivoqué, el juego es lo peor que he jugado en toda mi carrera en el gaming, lo detesté a muerte y lo voy a rostizar y a destruir con en mi canal de youtube con mi enorme comunidad para que no lo compren
  52. quroll
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I really liked the first part. But THE LAST OF US PART II disappointed me. Video and surroundings 10 of 10. But the plot as such is missing. More precisely, he is, but after 9 hours I wanted to take a break for a week. The brain must rest from this boredom and dullness.
    (Pregnant doctor in the eighth month of pregnancy on the front line!!) WTF???    … Expand
  53. RonJones45
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I cant. believe that they killed joel. The writing is absolutely horrible. The graphics are amazing though… Expand
  54. LydiaL
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    While I have not finished the game, let me explain why I'm rating it a 3:

    Being a gay girl I was able to strongly identify with Ellie, especially since I was 20 when Left Behind came out and who she is was confirmed. I couldn't wait for this one because I understood her alot. I think I'm about halfway through the story and don't recognize anybody from the last game. To me, this isn't    While I have not finished the game, let me explain why I'm rating it a 3:

    Being a gay girl I was able to strongly identify with Ellie, especially since I was 20 when Left Behind came out and who she is was confirmed. I couldn't wait for this one because I understood her alot.

    I think I'm about halfway through the story and don't recognize anybody from the last game. To me, this isn't a sequel to The Last of Us, but a new game that tries and fails to put itself in that universe.

    And if I think the game is that bad why am I giving it a 3: the flashbacks in the game are what we wanted and what we deserved. There are so few openly gay characters in gaming today it sucks to see one destroyed like this.    … Expand
  55. Nuno146
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    Oh boy! Where to start? The game fails dismally where is matters most and where the first game succeeded so well - The Story. That is what made first game Great was the story and characters (Joel & Ellie) who we watched bond and it all made sense in a great way. This doesn’t. A meandering story full of holes and characters we have little empathy for. Only nice thing i can say isOh boy! Where to start? The game fails dismally where is matters most and where the first game succeeded so well - The Story. That is what made first game Great was the story and characters (Joel & Ellie) who we watched bond and it all made sense in a great way. This doesn’t. A meandering story full of holes and characters we have little empathy for. Only nice thing i can say is graphically the game looks good and sound is on point but not worth the God awful story and character development. Avoid avoid avoid… Expand
  56. 1modsiW
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    The gameplay and graphics are great, but when you're game is story driven and it has VERY sloppy writing, it completely ruins the experience you have playing. There were multiple times that parts of the game were either extremely boring, makes absolutely no sense whatsoever, and I wanted to laugh out loud at how poor the dialogue lines were. Overall, I think that this was an experienceThe gameplay and graphics are great, but when you're game is story driven and it has VERY sloppy writing, it completely ruins the experience you have playing. There were multiple times that parts of the game were either extremely boring, makes absolutely no sense whatsoever, and I wanted to laugh out loud at how poor the dialogue lines were. Overall, I think that this was an experience that I am happy to say that I will never be revisiting again.… Expand
  57. Calencor
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    God that was awful. It just proves that graphics is not the only star in the production but the story have more weight to it especially if you pitch a game where the narrative and premise of the world is the anchor of your fandom. This was utterly disappointing and a waste of time.
  58. Kurvvy
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    I mean I’m pretty liberal, and the story in this game is just pure trash. Everything is just so bleak, with no influential moments like the first game to keep you engaged. The gameplay is the same with some added improvements and the graphics are nice, but that’s not enough to help the game as a whole.
  59. theonaegsd
    Jul 4, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'd like to start off by saying that the first game was a masterpiece that really introduced strong characters and an engaging plot. Sadly, as much as I try to find something positive about this steaming pile of **** I cannot forget about how the plot has taken a nosedive to a horrendous level. There are so many decisions and plot choices that are so horrific that it's hard for me to believe that this pile of garbage belongs to a game series that has been glorified for so many years.

    Where to even begin..Joel has been an integral part of the series for so long, and while I completely understand that the writers wanted to send him off, this was NOT the way to do it. It was completely disrespectful to Joel's character. The entire scenario of Joel getting ambushed is completely unlike the Joel that was showcased in The Last of Us 1. If the writers wanted Joel out of the series, could they not have the decency to do it in a way that was slightly respectful of the characters and wasn't unlike his actual character???

    It's also hard to ignore the elephant in the room. Abby was introduced in this game as the person who murdered Joel for killing some random doctor that was going to operate on Ellie. Throughout the entire first game, it's been made apparently that the Fireflies are a terrorist group that use violence to accomplish their means. Yet for some reason, the second game decides to portray them and Abby as heroes and protaginists instead?? There literally couldn't be a worse way to set up a character's backstory. Her character was a joke, and completely unlikeable!

    Apparently, the entire plot is supposed to be some sort of revenge story with Ellie going after Abby for vengence for murdering Joel. She murders dozens and dozens of her henchmen to get to her. Yet for some completely unknown reason, Ellie chooses to spare Abby's life after finally having Abby at her mercy. This makes no sense!! It completely demolishes her entire journey!

    Overall, I can't like this game. I just can't. It disrespects all the characters, introduces new ones that are unlikeable, has bizzare plot holes that make no sense, and consists of a revenge story that has a confusing ending. I'm incredibly disappointed with this bleak game, and I cannot reccomend this to anyone.    … Expand
  60. EthanWulf
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is in comparison to any other video game with a good comprehensive story and respect the characters this game is a absolute disgrace this is without a doubt the worst video game of 2019 and is all the evidence you need to hold up to say what happens when agendas are more important than games and characters The fact that a nobody character kills both the main characters in a gruesome fashion and that the story is severely lacking there’s so many plot holes and unexplained twists throughout the game that don’t make any logical sense that only a bad story teller would be able to do… Expand
  61. themadgamer124
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The graphics look amazing but that's about it. The Last of Us 2 is akin to a walking simulator. There are large chunks of cutscenes. The game is very linear and against exploration. The tone of the game is ruthlessly dark, with no comic relief. And let's not forget about the little issue with the story. If you liked the two main protagonists from the first game entry, don't expect anything to come of them. At all. Also, the sex scene really should haven't been made. It was pandering and it did nothing to progress what little progress there was in the game.… Expand
  62. Umut-TLOU2
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    Oyunun herşey çok iyi ama hikayesi kötü (kötü olan hikayeyi bile çok iyi anlatmışlar) hikayesi kötü diye oyunda otomatikman kötüleşiyor çünkü ilk oyunda insanlar o bağa ve o başın gücünü hissederek oynadılar şimdi ise intikam bile alamayan bir Ellie var Joel o kadar şey atlattık Abby ve çetesini ilk gördüğünde bizi tanıyor gibisiniz dedi ondan sonra finish saçma aşırı saçma hikayesi varOyunun herşey çok iyi ama hikayesi kötü (kötü olan hikayeyi bile çok iyi anlatmışlar) hikayesi kötü diye oyunda otomatikman kötüleşiyor çünkü ilk oyunda insanlar o bağa ve o başın gücünü hissederek oynadılar şimdi ise intikam bile alamayan bir Ellie var Joel o kadar şey atlattık Abby ve çetesini ilk gördüğünde bizi tanıyor gibisiniz dedi ondan sonra finish saçma aşırı saçma hikayesi var derhal Neil Druckmann bunu füzeltmeli hem firmaya olan güven hemde Neil Druckmann olan güven çok azaldı en azından benim için 3. Oyun gelmicek ama bence bu rezaleti düzeltmek için 3. Oyun çıkmalı hikayesi daha iyi olan oyun aynı Final Fantasy de olan gibi hatalarını düzeltmeler. Gerçek potansiyeli olan oyunu en az 50 60m s atıcak oyunu hikaye yüzünden ilk oyundan bile az satıcak neredeyse… Expand
  63. Gamereviewer991
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The sequal that shouldn't have been made. The environment, sounds and animation's are all amazing which makes you feel like you're there.

    However, the story is is lacking big time. Unfortunately, Naughty Dog were too busy packing the gaming with political messages that they forgot write a compelling story that made any sense. It was like watching a 30hr long political and social justice campaign commercial.... terrible game. I'd give this a 3 but Metacritic is blocking all reviews under 4 from going up.    … Expand
  64. Wisden
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    On every level except graphics the game fails to deliver anything enjoyable to the player coming from the first game. Main characters make choices out of character for themselves to the point that it breaks the immersion of the game. Though the games graphics are great that doesn't make up for the terrible story choices they made and the very repetitive drawn out game play loop that's inOn every level except graphics the game fails to deliver anything enjoyable to the player coming from the first game. Main characters make choices out of character for themselves to the point that it breaks the immersion of the game. Though the games graphics are great that doesn't make up for the terrible story choices they made and the very repetitive drawn out game play loop that's in the later portion of the game, go to area- shoot bad guys- go to different area- shoot more bad guys the look EXACTLY the same and by the end of the game you just forget what's even happening and why you're playing the game. Even if some of the story choices don't bother you it's still nothing new, a classic revenge story that just ends up confusing you by the end and there's nothing you can do about it. Playing as Ellie there are multiple times where her facial expressions just look so terrible it made me laugh, from what I saw only happens to her but at least doesn't happen during cut scenes. If you're a fan (I feel so sorry for you and for what terrible choices they made with the story and characters) or If you played through the first and just wanted to finish the story, in both cases you should just completely forget this game exists. You'll have more fun and enjoy yourself more by NOT playing the last of us 2 .… Expand
  65. Puelloxi
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game has really good visuals, the gameplay is fine nothing revolutionary, but the plot is on par with The last jedi and that´sall you need to know to not play this game. They killed Joel, made Ellie a character that makes nonsensical choices, not to mention the whole Abbie plot, if that is even a plot.

    Thanks for doing the last jedi of video games naughty dog    … Expand
  66. fundamental
    Jul 23, 2021
    3
    Gameplay is extremely repetitive. You spend time opening skills only to do the same on Abby. Abby's story is extremely plain and boring and they force you to play for her almost 15 hours. Didn't even bother to add multiple endings.
  67. Bbob909
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    Why? What where you thinking ? And no it is not ok. A great disrespect to characters we love. This is a game that didn't need to be made. First terminator dark fate, star trek, GOF, star wars. Why are people destroying the characters and stories we love just for what, feels like, a shock factor. Do writers not understand we come back to these things to see the characters we enjoy.

    The    Why? What where you thinking ? And no it is not ok. A great disrespect to characters we love. This is a game that didn't need to be made. First terminator dark fate, star trek, GOF, star wars. Why are people destroying the characters and stories we love just for what, feels like, a shock factor. Do writers not understand we come back to these things to see the characters we enjoy.

    The marks are for the beauty of the environment created.    … Expand
  68. Swan21
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    This is a perfect example of "HOW NOT TO WRITE A SEQUEL". The writing is the main problem of this game. It looks like an amateur wrote this story and characters for HIMSELF and not for others to enjoy, BIG mistake. Naughty Dog completely forgot what made the The Last Of Us popular in the first place. I didn't enjoy this sequel at all. After waiting 7 years for a good story, what i got wasThis is a perfect example of "HOW NOT TO WRITE A SEQUEL". The writing is the main problem of this game. It looks like an amateur wrote this story and characters for HIMSELF and not for others to enjoy, BIG mistake. Naughty Dog completely forgot what made the The Last Of Us popular in the first place. I didn't enjoy this sequel at all. After waiting 7 years for a good story, what i got was disappointment.… Expand
  69. JohnyBananaman
    Jul 22, 2020
    3
    Solid gameplay and polished graphics and sound acting. However the story is abysmal and the constant plot holes will send you searching for the TLOU1 and its tremendous story layout. I did not care that the characters and the specifics of what happened to them. However the new characters that are added are lackluster and one dimensional. This situation forces the player to experience a newSolid gameplay and polished graphics and sound acting. However the story is abysmal and the constant plot holes will send you searching for the TLOU1 and its tremendous story layout. I did not care that the characters and the specifics of what happened to them. However the new characters that are added are lackluster and one dimensional. This situation forces the player to experience a new game, a game that makes its best effort to be a new identity. I didn't buy this game for a new game, I thought i was purchasing sequel... This isn't it. Do not buy if you want a sequel, If you want a game which forces social agendas on you then this is your game.… Expand
  70. Bunnyshark
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Graphics and game mechanics are great. The story is atrocious at best with bastardized versions of the characters from the first game. I don’t know what possessed Druckman to turn a highly anticipated sequel into the video game version of game of thrones season 8, but him being made into an out of place NPC that’s only there to spit and curse in Spanish in the game speaks volumes. This game isn’t about the cycle of revenge and anger, this is about some moron with an agenda trying to and pitifully failing at sUbVeRtInG eXpEcTaTiOnS. Also, a sex scene? Yeah, that’s exactly the kind of content I look for in post-apocalypse horror video games. Congratulations on dropping the ball all the way to the center of the earth.… Expand
  71. Lulgoa
    Jun 25, 2020
    3
    Os gráficos são incríveis, cenários são repletos de detalhes e as expressões faciais são de cair o queixo. as mecânicas de gameplay é parecido com o primeiro jogo, sofre uma pequena melhoria mas nada que surpreende.

    eu achei o jogo muito grande, focando muito em desenvolver coisas desnecessárias em vez de desenvolver coisas importantes que poderiam melhorar muito a história do jogo.    Os gráficos são incríveis, cenários são repletos de detalhes e as expressões faciais são de cair o queixo. as mecânicas de gameplay é parecido com o primeiro jogo, sofre uma pequena melhoria mas nada que surpreende.

    eu achei o jogo muito grande, focando muito em desenvolver coisas desnecessárias em vez de desenvolver coisas importantes que poderiam melhorar muito a história do jogo. Para mim a historia do jogo é muito mal feita, no inicio do jogo tudo é muito atropelado pra chegar logo no problema q vai motivar o desenrolar da historia. O jogo depende de muitas coincidências para que as coisas aconteçam, forçando muito a barra algumas vezes. Os personagens mudam de motivação e personalidade em segundos, outros parecem ter habilidades sobrenaturais como teleporte e assistência de mira, e personagens muito bem escritos são sacrificados para dar tempo de tela para outros que parecem uma porta em termos de personalidade. O jogo tenta fazer vc simpatizar com um personagem que fez algo horrível sem nem sequer desenvolver ele direito.

    A sequencia de um dos meus jogos favoritos de todos os tempos me decepcionou muito na historia e nos personagens, esse sendo os pontos q fez do primeiro jogo ser oq é, e não, não foi o fato de ter personagens LGBTQ+ ou personagens que fogem de esteriótipos estéticos, eu adoraria esses personagens se eles fossem mais carismáticos e melhor desenvolvidos. O primeiro jogo lida com isso de uma forma bem mais inteligente e não usa disso como desculpa pra fazer vc gostar de um personagem.

    Ou seja, se vc nunca jogou the last of us, não comece pelo segundo, compre o primeiro game que tem um preço bem mais justo que os 279,90 reais do segundo, e aprecie um jogo que realmente vale apena jogar.

    Se vc amou o primeiro e está louco pro segundo, veja uma série do jogo no youtube pois assim vc não vai se decepcionar

    E se vc só quer jogar pelos graficos e gameplays, pode ir com tudo, nesse quesito o jogo é muito bom.    … Expand
  72. SynStark
    Jun 25, 2020
    3
    Horrible sequel to a masterpiece.
    Graphics are great. Gameplay Is the same as the first game with some added tweaks. Good but nothing 2020 amazing. And then we come to the story.
    Disgusting treatment to the original characters that millions of people loved. Everything is done for shock value. Characters are bland and forced. Horrible and pointless ending. Just a horrible sequel to a    Horrible sequel to a masterpiece.
    Graphics are great. Gameplay Is the same as the first game with some added tweaks. Good but nothing 2020 amazing. And then we come to the story.
    Disgusting treatment to the original characters that millions of people loved. Everything is done for shock value. Characters are bland and forced. Horrible and pointless ending. Just a horrible sequel to a great game. Shame.    … Expand
  73. Coco1987
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Abby kills this game I put the controls down after you reset with Abby the game fell short naughty dog should make movies from now on.… Expand
  74. loop09
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. El final malisimo. Tuvieron tiempo de sobra para poder pulir una buena historia, se enfocarnos me parece más en quedar bien con lo "políticamente correcto" que cuidar otros detalles más importantes.… Expand
  75. Rikku
    Jul 1, 2020
    3
    ok so now i played it fully it has zero replay value and was a chore to play graphics were ok story was bad price was bad. i dont care if the char is lgbt i have played life is strange and loved it same for peoples origins the walking dead game loved that. all the hatred spewed out by sony and naughty dog towards gamers is horrific. maybe they should look at them selves and see whats wrong within!
  76. Xen168
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    This game is easily the biggest let down I ever had in gaming. The story and writing is absolute garbage. All the critic reviews were clearly paid for it is sickening.

    Do yourself a favor and just play the first game and pretend this one does not exist
  77. Tamalero
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    Buen gameplay, pésima historia que forzaron a más no poder, es un juego hecho para generar dinero, no por que verdaderamente tenga algo que aportar a la trama.
  78. Junoh
    Jun 30, 2020
    3
    I could only get through half of the game before putting down my controller. Maybe I'll pick it up again in the future but right now I doubt it. Technically it's a beautiful game with a good atmosphere but the gameplay is basic and the story feels like a huge step back from the first one. Perhaps I missed something by not playing the DLC to the first game but Ellie felt like a differentI could only get through half of the game before putting down my controller. Maybe I'll pick it up again in the future but right now I doubt it. Technically it's a beautiful game with a good atmosphere but the gameplay is basic and the story feels like a huge step back from the first one. Perhaps I missed something by not playing the DLC to the first game but Ellie felt like a different character. Maybe it's because they have a different writing team or something but the characters didn't really interact in a natural way either. In some parts it feels like they're just tourists going through a museum instead of actual survivors in a post-apocalypse.

    I really wish that I enjoyed this game.    … Expand
  79. JJ1
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I feel like killing of Joel was a huge mistake, I have no idea what the ending of the game is going to be like, but for the time being, this is my rating… Expand
  80. Qaisi
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    S*** story with agenda behind it the gameplay is good but it's similar to the the first one after you finish it you feel so lost and not engaged with this this poor writing story and character and there choices and motivation
  81. IMDbVet73
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    Huge missed opportunity here.

    In a vacuum, this is an above average game and maybe a good game; however, this game does not exist in a vacuum...it comes as a sequel for one of the best video games of all-time with two of the most endeared characters off all-time. The standards for story-telling were set extremely high and this game fumbled it; there is just WAY too many plot holes,    Huge missed opportunity here.

    In a vacuum, this is an above average game and maybe a good game; however, this game does not exist in a vacuum...it comes as a sequel for one of the best video games of all-time with two of the most endeared characters off all-time. The standards for story-telling were set extremely high and this game fumbled it; there is just WAY too many plot holes, unnecessary characters injected and rules broken set up by the first game. The gameplay and the ND formula of false freedom of choice, level design and "puzzle" have not been advanced and do not make up for the entire story unfortunately. If one has no ties to the characters of the first game, likes the gameplay and good graphics, this game is for you. Not for me though.    … Expand
  82. Elordi15
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    No es lo que esperaba, sorprendido para mal con el enfoque de la historia, a pesar de esto sigue siendo algo aceptable.
  83. Xnyr21
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    This is the worst AAA game I've EVER played. Made it about 10 hours in then gave up and watched the ending online. So glad I did. The ONLY reason this is a 3/10 and not a 0/10 is because the graphics are really good and the gameplay isn't terrible. That's the only thing this has going for it. The story is so completely boring. It's so bad it'll make you legitimately angry. The charactersThis is the worst AAA game I've EVER played. Made it about 10 hours in then gave up and watched the ending online. So glad I did. The ONLY reason this is a 3/10 and not a 0/10 is because the graphics are really good and the gameplay isn't terrible. That's the only thing this has going for it. The story is so completely boring. It's so bad it'll make you legitimately angry. The characters are so completely unlikable. I don't know how it's getting such rave reviews but THEY ARE LYING TO YOU.… Expand
  84. gf99
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The wrapping is nice as always with naughty dog. What happens around the 2 hours mark ruined the meaning of the first game and made me lose all interest, if I didn't pay I would have just stopped there, The love triangle thing is not for me and I find the revenge theme not interesting, the ending means nothing to me, Ellie would have been better sacrificed for science. I still had hope, even after the leaks, given ND past work but it was way worse than I thought. Some of the dialogue sounds straight out of fan-fiction to me… Expand
  85. dorkknight52
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    Bad writings is bad. despite how good the games look, and some new additions it has. I've kept an open mind for it, I do love the franchise, I've platinumed the first game twice in PS3 and PS4. Subverting expectations is quite common nowadays in almost everything. great writers does it by giving audiences something they didn't know they wanted/need. the game failed miserably on that part.
  86. StormblessedPL
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    Niestety porażka. Bezsensowna brutalność i kwestie lgbt w świecie postapo. O co chodzi? Tylko to mają w głowach?
  87. SimonMyDude
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    The story was far worse than the first game and the gameplay has not evolved at all. It just real disappointing sequel. The graphics looks good though!
  88. Shortyshorts
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    Word cannot express how boring this game is. Sure the combat is pretty good but the story has more holes than a double stacked Swiss cheese sandwich. 7 year wait for this? Thanks Naughty Dog for taking one of my favorite game franchises and flushing it down the toilet.
  89. CodeZeta
    Jun 21, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 1:Story makes only sense if characters are stupid and act irrationally all the time(Abby killing every Joel, Abby defending her father chopping up teens for a "possible" cure, Ellie not killing Abby after she murdered her father figure Joel and messed her up in general)
    2:The story also undermines what the first game did with its characters just to be subversive
    3:Game also throws lotsa "Why are u so bad?" and other undertones when you kill enemies who attack you while not giving you any choice to not defeat them. This also ties back to Ellie not killing Abby, but being absolutely okay with killing hundreds of other people just to get to Abby
    4:The game's focus is also taken away from zombies, now just going with "The real zombies were the people we made along the **** While it is common to focus in human relationships in zombie apocalypse writing and such, it shouldn't replace the setting itself.
    5:The anal sex scene. It isn't necessarily much of a point against the game, as much as it is against Sony and their laughable censorship rules with other games. "Showing skin is bad unless it is in our cinematic masterpiece where Druckmann's self insert gets to **** Abby"
    6:False advertising with flashbacks and such.
    7:Gameplay hasn't evolved much since the first game that came 7 years ago.
    8:The game is more of a single-viewing experience that doesn't use videogame format to its advantage at all. You can view it from side and not lose much compared to playing it. The interactive and choosing elements are almost non-existent in story, which is quite a problem when the story, voice-acting and graphics are the only things going for it
    9:It kills the last game's main character to be subversive and be shocking.
    10: Enemies do not react to being shot at all, but when they die, they do a B-tier screaming, trying to reinforce the "You are so bad ****    … Expand
  90. Keno_Dude
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    This game is a joke, stay away if you loved the old characters and the story. Thanks a lot Druckman. This is truly the last of this franchise. cant even go back to the original, complete missed opportunity and way to destroy a franchise, joins the **** with Star Wars, Star Trek, Dr. Who, Terminator, time to get the gasoline out and roast some marsh mellows.
  91. gotmog
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    Astonishing graphics and great gameplay mechanics but horrifying story sadly...
  92. AnberlinGuy
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    The biggest let down for me and most of my friends of 2020, among some other worldly events... We were all die hard fans of first game, clearly they didn't listen to what fans wanted and just $hit all over us with a typical revenge violence incites more violence story and pushed in woke ass ideas. Clearly the team cared about the game and is visually appealing, the gaming play is ratherThe biggest let down for me and most of my friends of 2020, among some other worldly events... We were all die hard fans of first game, clearly they didn't listen to what fans wanted and just $hit all over us with a typical revenge violence incites more violence story and pushed in woke ass ideas. Clearly the team cared about the game and is visually appealing, the gaming play is rather safe. Just not pleased at all.… Expand
  93. Diogoxbox
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    DECEPÇÃO TOTAL!!! Que história lixo, lacração chegou ao mundo dos games.
    Esperar 7 anos pra uma sequência lixo dessa, tô fora.
  94. Solbad
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. After playing from beginning to end. It was a clear disappointment overall and I felt like I was watching an 80's b flick made into playable form. The story was a simple revenge story with no revenge resulting in an unfulfilled journey without a payoff. After killing hundreds of infected and human to just turn around and not finish the journey off because to not repeat the cycle doesn't make sense in this apocalyptic world. The theme doesn't match with the theme of the world. A shoehorned idea just to milk out money.
    Graphically it's great. Controller and the game play is redundant from it's first iteration.
    It's appreciative to show inclusion with an asian kid, lbgqt and what not. But not allowing us to kill off the antagonist because of the so called inclusion didn't do anything to make it progressive, more like. since it's an inclusion. It's got plot armor.
    In the end, not something to spend your money on right now, but later when it's nearly free to buy.    … Expand
  95. KGS90
    Jun 21, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's very clear to me what Naughty Dog are doing here, they ended this game the way they did knowing it would leave us wanting revenge on Abby, long theory short they want you to pay for a DLC story expansion so you can finally kill Abby. This is why they really delayed the game multiple times, they weren't making it better, they were cutting content to sell separately. My main gripes with Part 2 aren't only the story, my problems are that the gameplay is full of boringly scripted sequences and outdated, and more importantly the replayability value is nonexistent, at least with RDR2, God Of War and Spider-Man i can free roam and still have fun exploring, but The Last of Us Part 2 once you complete it that's it, there's not even a strategy guide for this game, it gets a 3 for excellent graphics, audio and atmosphere, i'm going to play Sekiro Shadows Die Twice now because that is truly a masterpiece, i'm done with this forced "accept homosexuals" agenda.… Expand
  96. GameWriter
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Amazing graphics, but boring gameplay and poor character development. I really enjoyed the first one and I'm really desapointed with ND.… Expand
  97. J0hlss0n
    Jul 27, 2020
    3
    Not impressed, waited years for this and its a let down. The graphics are amazing, but the praise ends there, the gameplay is old and doesnt improve on the previous game, the story and characters are a terribe, to play this game after a masterpiece like the first, huge letdown.
  98. HughMBehavior
    Jun 27, 2020
    3
    Notes: 1. If you believe Western print/web game critics in 2020 you are a fool. Some Eastern & YouTube critics are still good though. 2. I have only played 5-6 hours. Got disgusted. Sought out spoilers. It only gets worse. Copy already sold on Amazon.

    Gameplay: average in last game. Above average here. 7. Graphics: 8.5 - Gorgeous. Would be a 10 on PC. Story: negative 10. Remember    Notes: 1. If you believe Western print/web game critics in 2020 you are a fool. Some Eastern & YouTube critics are still good though. 2. I have only played 5-6 hours. Got disgusted. Sought out spoilers. It only gets worse. Copy already sold on Amazon.

    Gameplay: average in last game. Above average here. 7.
    Graphics: 8.5 - Gorgeous. Would be a 10 on PC.

    Story: negative 10.
    Remember The Last Jedi? Postmodern Deconstruction + sophomoric dreams of storytelling revolution + unsubtle Progressive politics... yet still there's cool stuff, & a good editor + a good continuity dept could have made it great. Remember that?
    THIS AIN'T THAT.
    A good editor isn't fixing this. It's *garbage.* You have to be religious to think this is a good story. You know the religion I'm talking about. The one with no God but all the Inquisitions.    … Expand
  99. Knut_KW
    Jun 27, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Well, I am no professional game journalist, or even a good writer, and this is my first ever serious review of a game. I hope you all will understand what I mean, and why I gave this game such a low rating. English isn`t even my native language, but after seeing how this game turned out, I can`t be silent.

    This game made me so angry by killing of Joel in such a dumb manner. He was an experienced survivor, with over 20 years of experience. I loved the previous game for how they portrayed the characters, seeing them have fun, living together, and surviving together. This game misses the important part too why (at least for me) the previous game had such good storytelling. When i started to play this game I was hoping for another Joel and Ellie game, were you would change between playing as them, and possibly other side characters like Tommy, but what I got was 10 hours of gameplay were i was forced to play as a character that i hated because of her actions. I sat patiently, and inn excitement to finally after all these years to play as Joel, but only 2 hours into the game he dies, and I feel no sympathy for the antagonist for killing him, even after hearing her reason to doing so. Inn my mind this was purely done for "shock factor" and not for any other reason then this. I myself didn`t see, or read any spoilers of this game, and my heart broke seeing Joel die such an unsatisfying death, only leaving a sour taste inn my mouth.

    On another note. The gameplay/game mechanics has gotten a huge upgrade since part 1, and the visuals also look astonishing. I hope that future games will also look as pretty as this game.

    The only reason I don`t give this game a 0, or 1 is because of the gameplay, and the visuals.

    Thank you for reading my review of The Last Of Us Part II    … Expand
  100. annareed97
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Let me start off right away by saying this: I have owned The Last of Us since it was first released. I have replayed the game nearly 20 times, and sometimes when I'm bored I'll just replay random chapters. I've watched, and rewatched, Youtube playthroughs. That's how much I love it. Joel and Ellie are my favorite characters in any video game. So when the second game was announced, you can imagine how excited I was. When the first trailer was released, you can imagine how excited I was. With each step closer to the release, my anticipation grew. I preordered the special edition, prepared to spend $200 on this game. THAT is how much I love TLoU.

    When the leaks first surfaced, I put my foot down and refused to look. Naughty Dog created Uncharted and TLoU, my favorite video games EVER. I refused to doubt them. A week or so passed, and I'd successfully avoided spoilers. Then I saw it. Stupidly, I scrolled through a comment section, and my eyes caught on the words: "Joel dies". My heart sank and I immediately kept scrolling, trying to convince myself that I hadn't seen it, that it was probably fake anyway, that I could simply move past it. But here's the thing... when I say Joel and Ellie are my favorite characters, the emphasis is on Joel. I. Love. Joel. So naturally, my imagination started racing. "Do I want to spend $200 on the game if Joel dies?"

    So I took the leap. And I will forever be grateful that I did. Within 2 minutes of reading the leaks I was crying, cancelling my preorder and unable to fall asleep that night. I cannot describe to you the heartbreak and rage that I felt at discovering what would happen to my beloved characters. That was weeks ago, and I've since cooled down. Before this game was even released, I mourned for Joel, went through the stages of grief. So now, at the time of release, I'm no longer raging - I'm just disappointed.

    Now I've been watching playthroughs, and the graphics are as beautiful as expected. I live in Seattle, and even THAT isn't enough to get me to buy this game. Do you know how excited I was, when I first heard the game would be in my home city?! The idea of exploring Seattle with Joel and Ellie was MINDBLOWING. Now, it's an afterthought. Exploring Seattle within this graphically stunning video game isn't enough. I will not ever be purchasing this game. I will never even buy it used. Now let me explain why.

    I believe in the freedom to create whatever art you want to create. I, however, am also free to despise that art. And I do. If the story was true to the characters and felt honest, things would be different. But it's not, so here we are.

    They destroy the very foundation of the characters that we love. If you think for one second that Joel Miller would trust a group of strangers enough to follow them into a closed space, and let his guard down enough to give his real name then you DO NOT KNOW JOEL. End of story. If you think for one second that Joel wouldn't have pulled out his gun after being shot in the leg, you DO NOT KNOW JOEL. Joel, fundamentally as a character, at his core, would never follow a group of strangers when he's completely outnumbered and knows that he has a bad reputation. Because of this, his entire death scene loses all credibility.

    Let me be clear and say that I'm fine with Joel dying. His death could have been a devastating, beautifully done moment. Instead, it's fundamentally untrue to his character and only serves as shock value. Instead of inspiring the player, it leaves you with nothing but bitterness and coldness - toward the game itself. I've watched so many people become distant, cold, bitter, uninterested, and detached, during and after the death. I don't believe Joel would have EVER allowed himself to be in that position, therefore the entire scene feels empty, untrue, and forced. Joel is a survivor.

    Now since I have limited characters, I will skip to the end. Throughout the game you/Ellie kill thousands of people. And then suddenly, once you get to Abby, the end goal of the entire storyline... you get... nothing. Suddenly, after killing so many people, this one kill isn't worth it. Suddenly, killing gets you nowhere and shame on us for killing all those people just to kill Abby. Ellie is sad, revenge got her nowhere, it didn't bring Joel back and so on and so on. Abby, the ONE person in the game who successfully got her revenge, disappears into the sunset.

    Newsflash, Naughty Dog: WE KNOW KILLING IS BAD. KILLING BAD. WE KNOW.

    Guess what: IT'S A VIDEO GAME. You go through these games, generally, defeating enemies. Usually, by killing them. That's why we upgrade weapons, build our arsenals. It's at the core of these types of video games. So for you to use the boss battle to prove a point about "killing bad. Ellie realizes now. Not before, but now." Is laughable. Any player investment that survived Joel's death is killed off for good with an unsatisfying, anticlimactic ending. In the end, it was all for nothing.    … Expand
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#2 Best PS4 Game of 2020
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Universal acclaim - based on 121 Critic Reviews

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