The Last of Us Part II

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  1. trailoffiends
    Jun 21, 2020
    3
    I have only disappointment from a story I tried to hard to enjoy and empathize with. The death of major characters isn't as much as an issue but rather the pacing and build up of the story. The change of perspectives with no real justification other than trying different things. The layers of suffering upon suffering that feel being shoved very early on to the point I got desinsitized. TheI have only disappointment from a story I tried to hard to enjoy and empathize with. The death of major characters isn't as much as an issue but rather the pacing and build up of the story. The change of perspectives with no real justification other than trying different things. The layers of suffering upon suffering that feel being shoved very early on to the point I got desinsitized. The long stretches of uneventful gameplay. What's not wrong about it?

    In a world where subjectivism is acceptable, perfect scores on the extremes are not in this context. Even if one attempts to overlook how the plot is build up, gameplay wise there are long stretches of this game that feel untouched compared to the first title. The puzzles are too simplistic and serve no purpose other than to slow you down.

    I tried at least to hold on to gameplay and even in that I was disappointed. For me it gets a 3 based on some sparse thrilling events with great animations and environment but everything else is unfortunately poorly executed. In a game that was designed around linear narrative, it was hard for me not to look at this as a mediocre experience.    … Expand
  2. calcifer7
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    Punishing a player for his choices in a linear game after forcing him to do the acts is plain stupid. Is this a video game or a movie that has a mediocre story? Make up your mind Naughty Dog.
  3. moroxot
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    Storyline sucks. Gameplay is good. That’s it.
    I just don’t get the motivation of main characters... Whoever did this should quit his job!
  4. BlackFoxMX
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Le pongo 3, porque esperamos 7 años para esta secuela, no por los gráficos, ni por la jugabilidad, sino por la hermosa relación entre Joel y Ellie. Cosa que se ve destruida apenas empieza el juego. Un asco total. Le pongo 3 porque en el apartado gráfico NaughtyDog lo hizo excelente. La Jugabilidad idéntica a TLOU1. Nada más que agregar.… Expand
  5. Apenasumgame
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    Jogabilidade e gráficos bons, porém a história é falha e há muitos furos no roteiro na qual deixa a história sem sentido algum.
  6. Bennax
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game disappointed me. They ruined Joel and Ellie. They created new characters just to kill them. The flashbacks were not bad and I liked Tommy's character. The final is very bad… Expand
  7. Corky_Selo
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. First of all. ill praise the environmental visuals and the sound of the game. but the game is not worth the 7 years i waited for. TLOU to is the story about Joel and Ellie. so it makes sense to play TLOU 2 as characters Ellie AND Joel that we developed a bond with all throughout, not as a random character that has only been introduced 5 hours into the game. i mean how does N.D. expect us to get involved with the game when we are put into a random character that we have no emotional attachment to. secondly, the plot is not engaging at all, N.D. says the game is not supposed to be fun but more of an engaging story, but the plot is horribly disconnected with most of the fans, we get that the character Abby went to kill Joel for revenge, but the ending was just pure **** Joel gets killed, Ellie's group gets killed, Ellie gets revenge and kills abbey's group who were just willing witnesses to a murder, but in the end Ellie didn't get revenge for Joel by letting abbey scott free. if it was ellie who Abby killed Joel would've stopped at nothing to kill Abby for stealing his daughter figure from him, i expected Ellie would've done the same as it felt like she saw Joel as a Father Figure.… Expand
  8. Deconeconus
    Jul 4, 2020
    3
    Такой хуйни в плане сюжета и геймплея я давненько не видел. Не, тут хорошая боёвка, хорошая графика и хорошая... А, не, всё. Если вы спросите меня: "Дэн, как думаешь, мне лучше купить TLoU2 или пиццу заказать?" То я отвечу: "Пицца - это хорошо".Такой хуйни в плане сюжета и геймплея я давненько не видел. Не, тут хорошая боёвка, хорошая графика и хорошая... А, не, всё. Если вы спросите меня: "Дэн, как думаешь, мне лучше купить TLoU2 или пиццу заказать?" То я отвечу: "Пицца - это хорошо".
  9. GabrielSantosT
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    8/10 Gameplay and graphics
    0/10 Story, Characters and Plot
    It's a shame that this game is called “the last of us 2”. You destroyed the image of the first game.
  10. Matvch
    Jun 21, 2020
    3
    This game looks very beautiful. The atmosphere is amazing and you just want to play this game at first sight. No joke, technically this is really well done. But the story is just absolutely garbage and therefore you loose all motivation too continue to play. Imagine you are very hungry and you are having a bomb ass looking meal in front of you that seems so nice, but then you try to eatThis game looks very beautiful. The atmosphere is amazing and you just want to play this game at first sight. No joke, technically this is really well done. But the story is just absolutely garbage and therefore you loose all motivation too continue to play. Imagine you are very hungry and you are having a bomb ass looking meal in front of you that seems so nice, but then you try to eat it and it actually tastes like vomit and **** and you cant continue too eat anymore. Its exactly how i would describe this game. It looks beautiful but the story is absolute **** just like the new characters. The whole storytelling feels so depressing and sad after some time and you don't feel some kind of satisfaction, only pain in your ass. Its just a waste of time and money, and the sad part is that it could have been a 10/10 easily if they just did it right.… Expand
  11. TheBearded
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It is sad that a good stuio follows political trends, a game is a last place where I want to see gay propaganda, controls are quite bad but the visuals are really good, I feel that something is missing in story.… Expand
  12. DGWA
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The plot is a failure. Besides killing one of the key characters, you also need to play for his killer.… Expand
  13. Blackworms
    Jun 26, 2020
    3
    Don't know what to tell. Direction that the game makes you play feels forced and you gain nothing at the end. A lot new characters just implemented for you to empathy, but they're so shallow that you want that part of the game end as soon as possible as they feel like endless side quests. Also note that they don't show even a glimpse of those characters in the trailers and misdirecting theDon't know what to tell. Direction that the game makes you play feels forced and you gain nothing at the end. A lot new characters just implemented for you to empathy, but they're so shallow that you want that part of the game end as soon as possible as they feel like endless side quests. Also note that they don't show even a glimpse of those characters in the trailers and misdirecting the audience. Legacy of TLoU is being thrown into trash bin as soon as the game starts, which is something like killing Kratos or Nathan Drake in their game within the first 2 hours. Amazing.

    The game is a masterpiece from technical perspective; graphics, audio, animations, mocap... all superbly implemented as expected. However, they forgot one thing, which is what makes TLoU great in the first place. Meaningful characters, bond between them and a good freaking story.

    You won't be able to find a good story here, so only thing that makes this a 3 points review is the technical aspects. Whoever worked on the graphics, sound, animations etc. should be proud of themselves. Story otherwise, eh, hope they (Neil Druckmann and Halley Gross) won't get any project in the industry. Maybe they can work for CW...    … Expand
  14. Mogofo
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    Disappointment i Rate it three only for the graphics and gameplay other than that the gamedm
  15. Ares11517
    Jun 21, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Gameplay is the same, if not, better than the first one. 1 point for that. The graphics are insane. This is what I expected from a next gen game. Insane how other games this gen have not made use of the full potential of the ps4 pro. However, the story of TLOU2 is horrible and filled with the director’s ideology of what he thinks is right.

    The only part of the game that I actually enjoyed was the part where you play through a short memory of Joel and Ellie. A throwback to what made the first game so incredible and the very lack thereof being the main cause for the failure of TLOU2. Not worth the full price, but if you sell the game right after beating it, you’ll end up paying about 10 bucks for an experience you can easily live without.    … Expand
  16. SatAngel
    Jul 21, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. honestly, if you were looking at the pure game functions, it is wonderful, beautiful environments, clever AI, good game mechanics, would have given it a 9 at the least. But man, the story is so dark for the sake of being dark, and the returning characters acts so differently from the previous game, i am so sure it's happens in a parallel but different dimension. Also with no satisfy ending, is like a movie that has beautiful cinematic but crappy plot. prefect for people who just want to play a beautifully crafted game and does not care about the story what so ever, otherwise is not worth the time or the money.… Expand
  17. TonyWolfgang
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    Very disappointed with that they did. Gameplay is good, yes, but the story is just not good at all.
  18. a804
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. When you create a game with generic gameplay and generic realistic graphics, all that's left for you to make an impact on your audience is the story, now when you try to oscarbait with that story, and make a generic revenge plot the central theme of said story, and then, on the easiest crowd pleaser to ever exist, flop the ending by destroying your own protagonist and having the villain basically get away scot free.

    Well, on that moment my friend you earn a 3 on a game so generic and competent that could have gotten a 7 just on gameplay and visuals alone.    … Expand
  19. Byalathor
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    So weird to find a visual masterpiece with a mediocre story, is like making hot tea out of a can of soda in the middle of a snow storm… I know it sounds stupid but there´s something wrong with the “storytelling” on this game. Not just some BIG holes and Deus-Ex Machina moments in the story! To be honest some scenes are worthy of time. Gameplay is as entertained as the first game, ButSo weird to find a visual masterpiece with a mediocre story, is like making hot tea out of a can of soda in the middle of a snow storm… I know it sounds stupid but there´s something wrong with the “storytelling” on this game. Not just some BIG holes and Deus-Ex Machina moments in the story! To be honest some scenes are worthy of time. Gameplay is as entertained as the first game, But structure and storytelling take you out of the game… like literally out… you start hating not the game itself but thinking about the developers… and that’s just a failure, to be taken out of a fiction story, because the fictional world is crumbling down by silly decisions. It has absolutely nothing to do with LGTB message I’m ok with that. In fact, I applaud the strong point and message. Is just that decision making of the characters, new and old ones are so silly and with a weak justification. It seems a draft of a script… with the full visual production behind it. So hard to believe the same people made this game… (Keep the same big narrative points, But make it in a SMART way… this game looks like written by a 8yo kid )… Expand
  20. Redit4you
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    Please dont waste your money There was no substance to this game other than the graphics and technical achievements. lackluster story throwing the past game under the buss. Boring disjointed game sections. Clunky game play with brain dead ai. And the icing on the cake for me was the new boring characters.
  21. superego20cn
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    I feel sick after playing it. Do not waste your money. 非常糟糕的剧情，千万千万千万别浪费钱在这种游戏上。
  22. Foordy
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    Just completed the game graphicly it's amazing and sound track I can't give it any fought there but the story was Lacking big time it was confusing and made no sense other then revenge sake.

    Won of the worst games this year by none and can't understand how the game has 95 on crititics score?? other then paid reviews I would stear clear of the game if I could of gone back in time I would    Just completed the game graphicly it's amazing and sound track I can't give it any fought there but the story was Lacking big time it was confusing and made no sense other then revenge sake.

    Won of the worst games this year by none and can't understand how the game has 95 on crititics score?? other then paid reviews I would stear clear of the game if I could of gone back in time I would of cancelled my pre order stear clear here or wait to its in the bargin bin disappointing the franchise could of been so excellent like uncharted.    … Expand
  23. Frozuisaui
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The sad thing about this game is that everything about it could have made for a great story. It had a lot of good elements that I liked but even as someone who didn't even watch or play the first game there's just nothing to make you feel good about this story. You're always taking a risk when you try to tell these kinds of stories and I'm sad to say that it just didn't work out for me and for and probably the majority of other people. At no point were you rooting for both characters to make it out. At some points you're not even rooting for Ellie because she's acting out of her role.

    One moment that really takes you out of the story is when play as Abby fighting Ellie. What the **** Naughty Dog. You do realize the dichotomy that this event breaks. You're either for Ellie or against her. You can't be in-between because that's not a satisfying story. It's why those types of stories rarely work.

    Frankly, I'm honestly sort of upset seeing the "critic" award at 95. So many people who haven't seen or even heard about the story seem to be swayed by it but trust me, it's sadly nowhere close to a 95/100. Watching the entire play through on twitch you could see how after some key moments in the story everyone just lost interest because it just takes you out of it when nothing good happens. It's not a fun story. Maybe it's story they wanted to tell but that doesn't correlate with what the players wanted out of it. No one likes seeing their favorite characters die a pitiful death. Joel was killed by a golf club to the head while tied down. Honestly, with the way interactions between Joel and Ellie have been I can frankly not say if him dying was a good or a bad thing. It doesn't make sense that his death would be the turning point for Ellie to all of a sudden forgive him. It just doesn't make sense. And at the end of it, what are we left with it. The hero who has now lost all their friends including their child and with only 8 fingers left and what is in our eyes a villain who got to escape without any damage away from clashes between factions and who is now living without most problems with their best friend. Is that really what the players wanted?
    No, it's not. Even me who has no care for any of these characters from the previous game. Also, doing one good thing doesn't make you good. Abby is not deserving of nice things. She doesn't value other's having nice things so try convincing us that she is worthy of having nice things. It doesn't work like that.

    Yep. Don't buy this game if you're looking for a good story. Everything else is pretty top notch as expected from Naughty Dog. Just don't go into it looking for a satisfying story is all. Sadly, in this case I think a good story is so much more important so therefore I can't really go any higher with the score even if I wanted to. it wouldn't be truthful of me to do so. I look forward to seeing what Naughty Dog comes up with next. I have no doubts that they have the ability to create great stories. This one just isn't that.    … Expand
  24. Kataklysm
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    Im giving a 3 because of the hard work that went into the graphics,gameplay and world design which is amazing. But that's it,I'm not gonna spoil lt anything but its a disaster from start to finish,an insult to the community and a spat on the face for fans of the Original
  25. Dg1945
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    Words can't describe how disappointed I am after playing this game. The first game was something I fell in love with and played it multiple times. I was so hyped for part 2 but my dreams were crushed instantly. Ill begin with the good parts. The graphics were very good and the in game changing environment is amazing. But it really ends about there. The company had over 7 years to makeWords can't describe how disappointed I am after playing this game. The first game was something I fell in love with and played it multiple times. I was so hyped for part 2 but my dreams were crushed instantly. Ill begin with the good parts. The graphics were very good and the in game changing environment is amazing. But it really ends about there. The company had over 7 years to make this game and the changes in mechanics were nearly non existent. You had a few new weapons and a prone option. But the last of us was never only about the game mechanics. We fell in love with the story. I can say after playing the game and witnessing this garage story that I have been let down. I won't spoil anything but the characters are shocking except for tommy and maybe Ellie. I don't know who decided to make us play as abby after what happened in the story. No one gives a **** about abby. The story is so flawed that I lost all hope for the series. . I advise people not to buy it as simply its not worth the money and it will ruin the way you look at the once great series… Expand
  26. deanmon13127
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    Such a disappointment compared to the first, we lose all hope from the first 2 hours of play and nothing will remedy this. So much so that during the middle of the game ,we get bored like never before and we wonder if we really want to see the end, if it's worth it ... and when you finish the game you understand that it was not worth it ! revenge is bad, the story of this game is worse.Such a disappointment compared to the first, we lose all hope from the first 2 hours of play and nothing will remedy this. So much so that during the middle of the game ,we get bored like never before and we wonder if we really want to see the end, if it's worth it ... and when you finish the game you understand that it was not worth it ! revenge is bad, the story of this game is worse. MGS V did this much better without unnecessary gore to shock and disrespect his characters.… Expand
  27. ShadowOfThEagle
    Jun 21, 2020
    3
    I waited 7 years for this?! Graphics is good, level design is good, animations are good if they don't get bugged, the gameplay is the same as the first and remains not a great deal, puzzle absent, enemy Ai is stupid, Neil Druckmann's insertion in the game is embarrassing and shameful, story is trash in every way possible.
    The misleading trailers are shameful
    And all the people are    I waited 7 years for this?! Graphics is good, level design is good, animations are good if they don't get bugged, the gameplay is the same as the first and remains not a great deal, puzzle absent, enemy Ai is stupid, Neil Druckmann's insertion in the game is embarrassing and shameful, story is trash in every way possible.
    The misleading trailers are shameful
    And all the people are rightly pissed at the story and the characters, but they forget the bugs with which the game is full: combat animation, standing animations, walking animation, characters animations in general are bugged. Items such as ladders that are invisible. Holes in the ground. UI texts that remain on the screen instead of disappearing.

    The Last Of Us ended on the first game and the dlc.

    Story - 0
    Characters - 0
    Graphics - 8
    Gameplay - 5
    Sound & Music - 8
    Level Design - 7
    Replayability - 0 (Who is crazy enough to replay this garbage)    … Expand
  28. LizzieRusso
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The only reason this game hasn't gotten a 0 from me is because of the graphics and design and gameplay which gets very repetitive (which is almost exactly similar to the first one). The plot ruins the entire game. Tbh, I knew that there was a high possibility Joel is gonna die. But the writers literally fecked his entire character to kill him in the most improbable way which is what ruined this for me. Don't think the ppl upset with this are just upset because a beloved char died. Most ppl aren't upset with the RDR series which have killed off loved chars as well. Joel in TLoU : "He ain't even hurt"
    Joel in TLoU 2 : Saves a person from zombies while running *away* from said zombies and goes to their base and says "I'm Joel, we live nearby" to a group of heavily armed strangers.

    They just changed his entire personality so that he could be killed at the start of the game for "shock factor".

    Not to mention the fact that this is a revenge story without any revenge. Ellie kills dozens if not hundreds of ppl to get to Abby and then spares Abby because ReVeNgE iS bAd. Basically a bs move to force bs philosophy down the players' throat. Don't even get me started on the fact that Neil inserted himself as a character in the game. And his character spit on Joel's dead body. Not only that, he had the most disgusting sex scene with Abby.

    Also, ND's backhanded schemes of misleading advertisements and their overall response has been pretty telling why this game was so disconnected from the fans. TL,DR: This game completely ruined the characters and character arcs from the previous game. Its a revenge story with no revenge. Its the equivalent of Game of Thrones S8. The creators don't seem to know the difference between "realistic" and just straight up torture/misery porn.    … Expand
  29. Saif_7
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Best game of grafic it amazing how much it in moving
    The gameplay is amazing and great aa but the story it not this waht we need because support the lesbian lm really hate this game Oh boy, they tell us about a revenge story that it doesn't consume at all. You can read a good amount of specialized reviews and all talks about the masterpiece of gameplay and storytelling, the gameplay, world design, ambient and more details that the game has are good but the story it´s something that rumbles into a bad end.

    The IGN Japan got it right "uninteresting new characters burden the story, making Ellie's journey feel conventional and not nearly as captivating as the original."    … Expand
  30. welly17
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    Good graphics , not bad details, bad story and Bad characters that’s it , 3.5 from 10
  31. D0DI
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    This game was Simply just boring. I can appreciate the great graphics and superb soundtrack but the story and the rest of the game is just boring. It feels like I am playing some sort of fanfic based on the previous game and it feels so weird that the game turned out so much worse than the last game. The story and characters are absolute **** some might enjoy it but if you liked the lastThis game was Simply just boring. I can appreciate the great graphics and superb soundtrack but the story and the rest of the game is just boring. It feels like I am playing some sort of fanfic based on the previous game and it feels so weird that the game turned out so much worse than the last game. The story and characters are absolute **** some might enjoy it but if you liked the last game’s story you are most likely not going to like this story.

    The most disappointing thing is that this game could have been so good but something weird and wacky happened to Naughty Dog and now we got this mess.

    3/10
    Good graphics, decent combat and a good soundtrack gives this game some points but the story is just so bad I can’t give it anything more than that. Very disappointed, not even worth playing if it was free.    … Expand
  32. amiller171717
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    This story about the vicious cycle of revenge may have been better told as an HBO miniseries. However, in a game where your character kills hundreds or thousands of people without batting an eyelash, the last second redemption which the whole story hinges on falls flat on its face and is one of the best examples of ludo-narrative dissonance you can point to in the history of game media. IfThis story about the vicious cycle of revenge may have been better told as an HBO miniseries. However, in a game where your character kills hundreds or thousands of people without batting an eyelash, the last second redemption which the whole story hinges on falls flat on its face and is one of the best examples of ludo-narrative dissonance you can point to in the history of game media. If you loved the first game and grew to really care about the characters you played as, be wary of playing part 2. Unlike in part 1 there's no levity or message of hope to carry you through the incredibly depressing and gruesomely violent journey that takes place in this game. On a technical level the game is outstanding, which is why I'm giving it a 3 and not a 0.… Expand
  33. Riv23
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    La industria de videojuegos triple A esta muriendo por culpa de inclusión forzosa.
  34. Nyancatal
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Mala historia mal diseño de personajes mala repartición y un mensaje moralista al 200% el final, lo peor de todo ya que podían haber matado a abby en vez de dejarla huir. En fin xd hicieron bien en leakearlo… Expand
  35. Ncasaux
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. You can’t kill Joel... and the revenge mission finally ending to nothing is totally frustrating. I don’t put a 0 because the gameplay is somewhat good… Expand
  36. SpongeDom
    Jun 21, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. You'll either love this or hate it. I hate it. I would not mind the killing of Joel if I wasn't forced to play as the totally unlikeable character that had killed him for half of the game. Ive replayed the first game numerous times. I'll never play this again.… Expand
  37. Stason2221
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Мой мозг отказывается принимать тот факт, что семь лет я ждал не ту игру. Я понял посыл Нила Дракмана про насилие, но я отказываюсь верить,что маленькая милая Элли выросла такой мудачкой . Причем я бы понял,если бы ее такой сделала смерть Джоэла, но она была такой еще когда он был жив и поступала по-мудацки с ним. Мне было не приятно играть за Эбби после того,что она сделала не смотря на ее мотивы. Я полюбил Джоэла и как бы они не пытались оправдать его убийство , проникнуться к персонажу Эбби очень сложно. Единственная прекрасная сцена-это сцена воспоминания Элли в музее . В главе с Эбби и Львом ,как я понял была попытка скопировать первую часть . Вот только Лев-безэмоциональное бревно . Как отдельная игра -это хорошая игра , а как Last of us 2 - не больше тройки!!!!… Expand
  38. OuzhannJr
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    I like this game very much because it is very good both the cinema and the graphics are very good. It is necessary to congratulate the naughyt dog from here.

    And Thanks to the PlayStation tr team for dubbing
  39. ChadNarukami
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    A game with a generic concept (a zombie apocalipse) and a generic gameplay (pretty much borrowed from Uncharted) cannot kill what made it outstanding, which was the relationship between Ellie and Joel.
  40. Matari
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    Hated it!
    Why would you change the game to serve certain propagandas that are UNRELATED to the story?!!
  41. thatonenerrd
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Last Of Us Part 2 is a hard game for me to rate not because of it being divisive but the sheer amount of disappointment I felt playing it. The game is incredibly smooth and the development team did a great job with combat but the design choice to have you not only kill off Joel in the first 2 hours of the game but then continue to play as the killer is infuriating. The nicest thing I can say about the story is that the writing team either incompetent or too full of yes men to deserve to handle a property with as big of a fan base as The Last Of Us. Naughty Dog you should consider reevaluating how you handle your games going forward because at this current rate you won’t have a fan base left to support you.… Expand
  42. Fikus0072
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    Игра буквально убивает все что было создано в прошлой части.
  43. TreeBeard2
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    Absolute disappointment. Went through part 1 before and it could not be worse what they did/ why they did it? to part 2. Maybe to favour a certain demographic/ ideology I don‘t know. One of the worst endings I ever experienced in a videogame. Graphic 9/10 and the 7/10 gameplay is the only thing holding this game together. Story 0/10
  44. Indyingaustin
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    I’m so sorry for you hardcore fans that have to deal with this. I’m sure it’s a good game gameplay wise but when a company makes such a good game and then wants to flip the script in an unnecessary way involving the characters you know and love is such a thing now. Game of thrones last season is an example of this. These companies think they are doing something FRESH and NEW and let’s notI’m so sorry for you hardcore fans that have to deal with this. I’m sure it’s a good game gameplay wise but when a company makes such a good game and then wants to flip the script in an unnecessary way involving the characters you know and love is such a thing now. Game of thrones last season is an example of this. These companies think they are doing something FRESH and NEW and let’s not forget STUNNING AND BRAVE when all we wanted was a proper continuation of the story that can have twists and turns but not in such a obvious way. I can handle a trans woman playing a part in the main story but I can’t take it seriously if you can’t make it fit right.… Expand
  45. aagreli
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    Characters decisions frequently making no sense and gratuitous violence. That is what makes the storyline pretty immature to me. Honestly the only reason I got to the end of this game was because of how good the first one was. I just needed to get closure. Gameplay was dull and repetitive. Graphics and sound is just what you would expect from a game with that budget.
  46. B4Lw1N
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Oyun da ki herşeyi anlarım ama Joelin ölmesini anlayamam. Hadi ama 2. Partta ölecek bu şekilde mi ? En ufak kahramanlık şansı bile verilmiyor onurlu şekil de ölmüyor şahsen part 2 de sadece grafikleri ve oynanışı beğendim hikaye tam anlamıyla çöp olmuş Neil Druckman dan bunları beklemezdim umarım yaptıkları hatayı anlarlar ve part 2 nin remake si çıkar ve ya part 3 de toparlarlar. Ayriyeten büyük bir saçmalık ekliyorum Tommy kafasından kurşun yiyor fakat ölmüyor, Joelin kafasını golf sopasıyla dağıtıyorlar o ölüyor büyük bir saçmalık...… Expand
  47. slendyfaic
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    I was really hyped for this game, but thankfully my collectors edition got cancelled a month ago, and I saved up a lot of money, the game is beautiful, voice acting is great, gameplay hasn't improved in 7 years, which is both good and bad, but this score is this low only because of a terrible story and false advertising.
  48. gpproton
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    Looking back at part one, this game doesn't deserve any reasonable attention because even if you want to you want to make it dark and gritty there have to be balance and implementation in the plot have have to be done right not having to try too hard pushing lame agendas. As expected to graphic and attention to details are super awesome buttttt those alone without the plot is just techLooking back at part one, this game doesn't deserve any reasonable attention because even if you want to you want to make it dark and gritty there have to be balance and implementation in the plot have have to be done right not having to try too hard pushing lame agendas. As expected to graphic and attention to details are super awesome buttttt those alone without the plot is just tech demo and it's expected that graphic have to be good it's not something magical to have if they don't do it their competition will.… Expand
  49. KB_Universe
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As a long-time fan of the TLOU franchise, I was absolutely devastated by this game and how fans were treated by critics.

    First of all, I have to praise it for the technical aspects of game. The gameplay and the graphics were amazing. I witnessed stunning displays of advanced graphics, smooth controls (except the poor jump control), great story transitions, and expanded capabilities of what a user can do in the game. Those were fantastic.

    BUT... what made the original TLOU a perfect game was the combination of gameplay, graphics, and fantastic storytelling. This game severely lacked the latter.

    The poor treatment of Joel was downright insane. I understand that killing off a main character to push the story to a new level may be necessary, but to turn him into an unsuspecting, gullible man in a world that is out to get the person who ruined the Fireflies was a poor choice of narrative. ND and critics are bashing the fans for not accepting the killing of Joel, but what can you possibly expect from us when you made us love and understand a character who’ve experienced a loss of his daughter, who was untrusting of anyone, and battled against a flawed faction to save someone he grew to love and trust? ND made us empathize with him and understand his actions. Now you decide to kill him off in the most unclimactic manner possible?

    The introduction to Abby and the long hours of gameplay with her was terrible. The game made us play with an unknown character within the first hour and make her (or him) brutally beat the main character to death. Then later we are forced to play as her for who knows what hours. Seemed like infinity. The game goes onto make us see from Abby’s perspective. What for??

    If ND wanted to teach us about the cycle of hate and vengeance, it would’ve been better if ND built up a story where the users could see the initial effects of losing her father and how severely that has impacted throughout life. All we get is a nobody killing off our loved character and forced to understand her perspective.

    And do I have to talk about the messed up romance scene? No, I don’t think I will.

    The brutality. Oh boy, where do I begin. For a game that wanted to promote understanding and empathy, ND sure did a great job letting us killing enemies in the most brutal form possible. Did we really need to witness a piece of brain sticking onto a golf club? Or a pregnant woman dying?
    Some critics are now generalizing the mass of negative reviewers as immature bigots who are (1) Refusing to see past the brutal treatment of Joel and (2) are antagonistic toward the SJW agenda and the trans community. What they do not realize, is that if those biases were true, the Naughty Dog fanbase would have criticized games like the TLOU: Left Behind and Uncharted: The Lost Legacy. There are plenty of games that present different sexual orientations and ideals, but you don’t see a mass of people rallying to give poor reviews.

    Gamers are just as well rational and understanding as the prominent critics. We are not some close-minded “bigots” who refuse to empathize with progressive thinking. If you are seeing a massive pushback from the general population, maybe it’s worth looking at the problem rather than going against the gamers. Remember Naughty Dog, WE WANTED TO LOVE THE SECOND GAME JUST AS WE DID FOR THE FIRST ONE.

    If the general fanbase is the problem, just look at all the prominent game streamers. Were their reception so welcoming?

    Game critics are denying the fact that they were paid or given incentives to give glowing reviews on the TLOU 2. However, what they don’t tell you is that they are consciously (or unconsciously) obligated to protect their brand and the relationship with Naughty Dog. Given that the first TLOU received such glowing reviews, they’re put into a position where they cannot give lower scores in fear of being outcasted from other reviewers. All these critics simply played it safe. Imagine a scenario where you were a senior writer in a prominent game review platform and were given the copy of the game a week before the actual release. Naughty Dog, a major game company, asks you to review it (but with major restrictions on discussing about the game) and you know that the first TLOU received glowing reviews from other major critics and has a massive fanbase. Would you really be able to give negative reviews on it? Giving a negative review will (1) Draw major backlash from the fanbase who won’t be able to play for another week and (2) Make their brand look base in a sea of positive reviews from other prominent reviewers. Just look at what happened to the YouTube channel SkillUp. Some fans and critics bashed the poor guy for leaving a bad review.

    If you want to play for an upgraded TLOU gameplay and graphics, please go ahead. It’s really an awesome game.

    If you want to play for the story, I recommend saving that money and play something else.    … Expand
  50. PHOENIX_DF
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    To even think this game was made by naughty dog, i can tell this game is probably the worst exclusive on the ps4, the grafics, gameplay and soundtrack are good but what makes a story driven game good is? the story of course and its one of the worst ive seen in the last decade (really poor writing , what they did to the characters and the whole plot). I get sick just by thinking naughtyTo even think this game was made by naughty dog, i can tell this game is probably the worst exclusive on the ps4, the grafics, gameplay and soundtrack are good but what makes a story driven game good is? the story of course and its one of the worst ive seen in the last decade (really poor writing , what they did to the characters and the whole plot). I get sick just by thinking naughty dog moved from uncharted to do this terrible game, safe to say its one of the most overhyped and overrated (by the media) games ever, its better to burn the 60€ instead of playing this, go wast your money on something else this time naughty dog doesnt deserve it.… Expand
  51. Primo556
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. -Who are you?
    -Guess.

    Great storytelling ND. Well done. Loved the first one, but this is an insult to all the fans out there. I will definitely think twice, before I purchase another game from this studio. Especially, with their political agenda thrown right into my face.    … Expand
  52. cemmy
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    3 for gameplay and graphics

    0 for story and new characters, by the end of the game ull start thinking wat was the point of any of this
  53. GreenVale
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm just gonna be straight up honest here. I played the first TLOU several times through and loved everything about it. The seven year wait until TLOU2 was tough, but I had such high hopes for it after the all the love that was put into the first.

    I got the game on release and finished it a few hours ago. I have to admit, I did find it incredibly hard to carry on playing after a very questionable and unexpected death of the beloved character, Joel. This isn't the main reason why I can't bring myself to give this game a positive review, but it did suck to see a character that you grew to like and had such big expectations for his and Ellie's paths in TLOU2 get taken out in such a...pointless way. It honestly felt that all the things they went through in the first was just tossed out the window.

    I found myself being unable to feel anything for the new characters that were introduced. The new antagonist brought in I felt was just extremely bland and unoriginal. I feel revenge plots are just so overused these days and bring nothing unique to games. However, I did push on as I wanted to experience the whole game and see how it all ended.

    When I reached the ending I have to admit that I was glad it was over. Having Ellie go through the entire game killing multiple people in order to get her revenge for the death of the man who had protected her and loved her as his own daughter, only to allow the character who killed him to go free. This just adds to the pointless killings that she had done throughout the game leading up to this moment. I get that they wanted Ellie to realise that her killing Abby would just make her the same as her, but it's the fact she killed so many people to get to Abby, only to let her live.

    The storyline just ruined the entire game for me. Very badly written and dull. Revenge plots are just extremely unfun to play after you've seen it done before.

    The positives from this game:

    - Incredibly beautiful graphics. Hard to believe it's on the PS4 at times. Amazing job by the designers.

    - Voice acting on point as always!They get the emotions through very well.

    - Environment. Great settings and very well made for certain scenes.

    - Soundtrack is always a pleasure to listen to.

    Reason for my score is sadly because, for me, the negatives outweigh the positives too much. I hope they learn from this feedback and can understand that I'm not leaving a bad review just for the sake of it. It does make me sad to be leaving a score this low, but my hopes were crushed.    … Expand
  54. Shad0wBrok3r
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Meh. Not sure what hype was about. Decent game. Did not live up to first game.… Expand
  55. Howl0610
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    I will start with the good, graphics have improved greatly, sound design is amazing. The gameplay has seen some minor improvements but if you weren’t a fan of the first games gameplay then this one might be lacking for you. In terms of player freedom this game is extremely lacking and very linear. In terms of length this story is longer than the first but at times it is tedious to play.I will start with the good, graphics have improved greatly, sound design is amazing. The gameplay has seen some minor improvements but if you weren’t a fan of the first games gameplay then this one might be lacking for you. In terms of player freedom this game is extremely lacking and very linear. In terms of length this story is longer than the first but at times it is tedious to play. Now for the bad, the character development is sorely lacking compared to the first game and many of the characters lack continuity in their behaviors and actions, there are numerous plot holes and some questionable story telling in terms of jumping from present to flashbacks in a somewhat scattered manner. Had this been a stand alone title it probably would have been better but because it’s a part of something that was so well done it’s not something I can recommend because it leaves the series worse than it found it.… Expand
  56. YoloHapo
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Привет всем русским.
    В общем, игра мне кажется слишком переоцененной. Слишком!
    Я провел в игре примерно 7 часов и всё, я больше не хочу в неё возвращаться. Проблема не в повестке даже, а в самом геймплее. Я не могу продолжать играть и мне скучно.

    Сперва пройдемся по базе: в игре вкусная графика, но нет какой-то революционной механики. Это всё то, что я уже видел в первой части. Не того я ждал.
    История очень плохая в том плане, что я не смог за чуть ли не весь день привязаться хоть к одному персонажу. У меня отвращение ко всем. Единственный персонаж, к которому я привязан еще с первой части - Джоэл, но Нил Дракманн и вся компания NaughtyDog просто идиоты, которые не смогли даже правильно попрощаться с самым глубоким персонажем серии. Я хотел кинуть геймпад в монитор за то, что я не перестал лить слезы, а Элли уже фиолетово на смерть и она просто на эмоциях кого-то убивает, просто потому что она злится и будто забыла на что, как типичная баба (да, они часто начинают злиться и потом забывают на что злились, поверьте). Ей было похуй на смерть Джоэла. Всю серию игры ненавидел и буду ненавидеть Элли!    … Expand
  57. SirHanrik
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    Absolute joke of a story, literally every aspect of this game is polished but the storytelling is absolutely atrocious, and it shames the writers of the first game. The Last of Us was always about telling a great story first, and this one fails miserably at it.
  58. Alloughani
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    First things first... great and enjoyable gameplay, wonderful crafting system, beautiful graphics its feel so real . I cant expect less from Naughty dog, but thats wont forgive the dumb story unfortunately.

    Here’s a list of things would make you not buy this game: dumb story, unlikeable characters, dumb story, forced ideologies, chaotic story telling, dumb story, poor writing, poor    First things first... great and enjoyable gameplay, wonderful crafting system, beautiful graphics its feel so real . I cant expect less from Naughty dog, but thats wont forgive the dumb story unfortunately.

    Here’s a list of things would make you not buy this game: dumb story, unlikeable characters, dumb story, forced ideologies, chaotic story telling, dumb story, poor writing, poor narrative, and finally stupid story and more stupid ending.

    THIS GAME HAS NO RIGHT TO EXIST
    this game destroyed everything great in the first game    … Expand
  59. AlexMarselius
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    Graphics are amazing, but the game is far too long. More, the story is very confusing and very detached from the first game. The enemies are seemingly psychic, which breaks the illusion.
  60. CptBlaze09
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I wasn't planning on writing a review for this game but 10/10 reviews are so dishonest that I had to write one.
    This game is not as awful as many people say but that's only due to the action scenes, the story is absolute crap and they basically took a huge dump on the first one (which I loved).
    Firstly, what's good in the game?
    - Action scenes: They are numerous and awesome (most of them are at least, I am not a big fan of the infected scenes)
    - Attention to detail: This is obvious, they really did pay a lot of attention to the details, love the guns, love the bows, love how the glass cracks when you step on it...etc.
    - Songs/Music: The guitar stuff is awesome, I liked playing the guitar in the game
    So what's wrong with it?
    - Characters: Ellie is an awesome character and so is Joel but that's not because of this game but the previous one. The other characters are trash, I am sorry to say. Ellie's gf is a non-character, I'm not sure what Ellie likes about her. She's not funny, not interesting, not cool. Almost the same goes for Jesse. However, the worst is Abby. Why am I forced to play almost half the game as Abby when my first encounter with her is when Joel and Tommy save her and she kills Joel. I don't really care about him being killed, it's a part of stories, the mentor character usually dies to give the chance for the mentored the chance to grow and deal with stuff alone, that's fine. I did not feel any connection to Abby at all, the gameplay was exciting but that's it, I kinda wanted her to die all along. I get the story, I get that Joel killed her father but and that this was a revenge mission for her but why force the player to play with her without giving enough playtime where the player can connect to the character? All the other characters are absolute trash and not even worth the time to write about them.
    - Conversations: Sometimes they seem to be forced, they really tried to make them sound "genuine" but in some places they just fail: the Sherlock joke, the craving it part stand out to me as too forced.
    Overall: Don't buy it now, only when it's cheaper. The gameplay is fun but the story is trash, definitely not one of the greatest ever.    … Expand
  61. TheSewerRat
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    Just finished the game here and what I will say is that the gameplay is a big improvement over The Last Of Us 1 but unfortunately for Naughty Dog that's not really what people loved about The Last Of Us. Neil Druckmann in all his writing wisdom is trying to wedge a square into a circular hole by forcing his politics into a game about a zombie apocalypse.

    Throughout many sections of the    Just finished the game here and what I will say is that the gameplay is a big improvement over The Last Of Us 1 but unfortunately for Naughty Dog that's not really what people loved about The Last Of Us. Neil Druckmann in all his writing wisdom is trying to wedge a square into a circular hole by forcing his politics into a game about a zombie apocalypse.

    Throughout many sections of the game I found myself audibly groaning at the obvious attempts to make some sort of forced political statement, if I cannot get a refund for this game I am going to be deeply dissapointed but I do not expect I will be able to get one. The story is laughably weak and given that that was the focus of the original it simply cannot live up to that. After all of this I'm going to say that I consider The Last Of Us 2 to be non-canon and I think that Neil Druckmann has to work with adult supervision or else he will butcher another beloved Naughty Dog IP.    … Expand
  62. JHOPE1
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Why just why ? Joel one of the best character and now is dead for She Hulk!!! 4 of 10… Expand
  63. SoCrazyItsTrue
    Jul 2, 2020
    3
    This game shattered my soul. This is how Naughty Dawg dies? With thundering applause from game journalists. This "game" was horrible. It looks amazing but is empty on the inside and is torture to play. I hope it was worth it... will not be touching anything from Naughty Dawg or Neil Druckmann ever again. I feel so bad for all of the people that worked on this game and those that quitThis game shattered my soul. This is how Naughty Dawg dies? With thundering applause from game journalists. This "game" was horrible. It looks amazing but is empty on the inside and is torture to play. I hope it was worth it... will not be touching anything from Naughty Dawg or Neil Druckmann ever again. I feel so bad for all of the people that worked on this game and those that quit because of being overworked. They wasted their time and effort. I hope some good people got paid a little well because of it at least.… Expand
  64. AdaSirin
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    For the record, I didn't want or expect happy, derivative fan-service. But there was a universe of possibilities for this sequel in between the polar extremes of "derivative fan-service" and "abject misery that tears apart everything everyone loved about the first game." Naughty Dog were so aggressively hellbent on avoiding the former extreme that they went charging head-first into theFor the record, I didn't want or expect happy, derivative fan-service. But there was a universe of possibilities for this sequel in between the polar extremes of "derivative fan-service" and "abject misery that tears apart everything everyone loved about the first game." Naughty Dog were so aggressively hellbent on avoiding the former extreme that they went charging head-first into the latter. Honestly, it feels like they were so determined to subvert expectations that it actually deranged them and their decision-making.

    This game is so bleak and nihilistic it almost becomes comedic. I don't think a single good thing happens to a single character in the entire game that isn't completely undone or reversed by the end of it. The first game had tragedy, but the darkness was there to challenge and ultimately accentuate the lightness — it wasn't just darkness for the sake of darkness. The first game also had heart, and plenty of it. Where is the heart in this sadistic carnival of misery?

    The original Last of Us is genuinely my favorite game of all time. This sequel goes to such extreme lengths to tear apart everything I loved about the original that it frankly feels spiteful and vindictive. How professional critics could give this 10/10's is just mind boggling to me. I think some people mistake misery for high-art, as though that's the only necessary ingredient. As though a work of art making you want to claw your eyes out and then jump out a window must mean that it's really "brave" and "deep". This game is not deep — it's a superficial, indulgent and conceited slog.

    Beloved characters don't even act like themselves. Somehow, 14 year-old Ellie from the previous game is significantly more emotionally mature, wise, perceptive and empathetic than the 19 year-old version we're introduced to. How does that make any sense whatsoever?

    All the beautiful nuance and ambiguity of the original game's ending is retconned into preachy, black-and-white moralising. My worst case scenario for this sequel was that it would not only fail to live up to its full potential (and there was so much potential), but that it would actually sully and undermine the legacy of the first game. And it absolutely has. I say it with no joy, but I now genuinely wish there had never been a sequel at all, and that TLOU had definitively ended once and for all with that fantastically executed conversation between Joel and Ellie at the end of the first game. This sequel is such a staggeringly huge mistake, and it can never be erased or undone.

    I'm giving this 3 stars for the graphics, sound and music alone. I understand how much work must have gone into that side of the game. But TLOU is a story-driven game, so story is king. Everything else is just peripheral to me and, frankly, something I would expect from a massive Sony game with an eye-watering budget. I'd honestly rather play a 2D pixel-art game with good writing and storytelling. So 3/10 is the most generous score I can muster.    … Expand
  65. NiceMomBro
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. No me parece correcto criticar a un juego solo por la orientación sexual de los personajes, pero que a cada punto rato te recuerden que son homosexuales y que salgan unos hombres follando sin reparo, pues la cagaron en ese aspecto que solo busquen expandirse al meter contenido shot de de igualdades de genero, y mamadas de esas ya la cagaron… Expand
  66. CherrySmoothie
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    Quiet possibly one of the worst sequels I've ever had to SUFFER through. The entire game apart from I'd say maybe two moments felt like they had no reason and no emotion.

    The entire sequel was honestly just forced garbage that never needed to happen.
  67. Bigcountry79
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    The game looks great and game play is significantly improved...... Thus ends the positive portion of this review. I'm not sure what they where going for but the story seems like it was written to be hated! It is hopeless and depressing with a dick punch less than 2 hours in that soured the game going forward. The original LOU was dark and depressing too but hopeful all the while. This hasThe game looks great and game play is significantly improved...... Thus ends the positive portion of this review. I'm not sure what they where going for but the story seems like it was written to be hated! It is hopeless and depressing with a dick punch less than 2 hours in that soured the game going forward. The original LOU was dark and depressing too but hopeful all the while. This has no hope. Characters from the previous game feel like different people. Choices made make no since. In short, the writing is awful. Also, they jammed a tremendous amount of leftist political propaganda into a game set 25 years into the end of the world. Most of what they pushed were luxurys of our world that THAT world would be unable to afford. I'm only about a 3rd of the through the game but I doubt I will finish. Oddly, I kinda wanna play the original again(12th time when I do). For me, this was money well waisted and I hope this review help to keep someone else from making the same mistake.… Expand
  68. Jaylon2000
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    The game played well just like it's predecessor, however the story was **** which is what made the first one so great.
  69. Farawer
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Spoilers

    Good graphics, a bit slow at the beginning, the gameplay was nice (nothing new) until...

    So they got Joel, bit him up and kill him.
    I have no problem with losing Joel, actually, I thought this would boost the story.

    But then they capture Ellie and...

    They did the most logical thing, let her go...
    so she could get back to her people and just accept that they killed Joel.

    From that point, everything goes south and nothing makes sense anymore.    … Expand
  70. Salalulizu
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    Graphics are amazing, but it seems like the story is written with no passion.
    The first last of us was an amazing story while this kinda flopped.
  71. Mohammed-alsheh
    Jun 21, 2020
    3
    this is truly a disappointment that just capped the year for me i don't think i had a worse year than this one in my pathetic life , but to say this was a bad game is very big understatement i don't think i felt worse about pre-ordering a game more than this one , the graphics and gameplay is kinda fine but that is why anyone play the game for , iam really sad about the way the studio tookthis is truly a disappointment that just capped the year for me i don't think i had a worse year than this one in my pathetic life , but to say this was a bad game is very big understatement i don't think i felt worse about pre-ordering a game more than this one , the graphics and gameplay is kinda fine but that is why anyone play the game for , iam really sad about the way the studio took this story and not only the plot , the structure of the story and the dialog and the voice acting is really disappointing on another level , i hope no one buys this game… Expand
  72. infinitepeasant
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    The Last of Us Part 2 is at its best when you are running through the world and exploring the intense environments. The voice acting is beautiful as well, unfortunately, that's where the good ends. The story is a nightmare that uses your love of characters from the first game against you. It constantly tries to see how much it can make you cringe. It feels like the entire time you areThe Last of Us Part 2 is at its best when you are running through the world and exploring the intense environments. The voice acting is beautiful as well, unfortunately, that's where the good ends. The story is a nightmare that uses your love of characters from the first game against you. It constantly tries to see how much it can make you cringe. It feels like the entire time you are playing Neal Druckman is asking the question, How stupid are you? The story is one-note and attempts to force you to like characters you can't possibly like. It forces topics down your throat that you don't want or need. Naughty Dog is joining the likes of Bioware and EA in the eyes of gamers and it is sad. I was pushing for this game as a fan of Naughty Dog, but I am now ashamed of them. Do not buy this game.… Expand
  73. oooooooooo
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    You need dozens of developers to make a game and only one pearson to destroy it. Yes, l'm talking about Anita. I hope, it won't sell good and other developers will finally understand, that it's a bad idea to make a game for minorities. They don't even buy it. Of course, this game has amazing grafic, interesting gameplay but the story...... Oh my god. What I've just watched.... ImagineYou need dozens of developers to make a game and only one pearson to destroy it. Yes, l'm talking about Anita. I hope, it won't sell good and other developers will finally understand, that it's a bad idea to make a game for minorities. They don't even buy it. Of course, this game has amazing grafic, interesting gameplay but the story...... Oh my god. What I've just watched.... Imagine first part without its story. Will anyone play in it now?-No. Will people play this game in 2030?- probably no. It won't have anything to offer. Nowadays we play tlou 1 for the story, music, characters, cause it's timeless.Now I'll go and sell my disc before naughty dog starts selling it with 50% off… Expand
  74. deepwrath
    Jan 6, 2023
    3
    I prefer the first one. The game is fun in someway but i didint like to play it. Maybe they try to more focus on PC and then can do better games. There is a big problem in this game and its a big hype balloon. Its nice to see that exploded! You can play for the story and nice story telling but thats all u can get.
  75. Jackstafford15
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    Killed one of the 2 main characters of the game in the first hour or so of gameplay. Wasted a game worth of character development just to subvert expectations. Spent the whole game chasing Joel's killer to get revenge only to fight her, be seconds away from killing her, but decide to let her live, because again, people wouldn't expect that. Enough said.
  76. Squeakster
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    Its honestly weird, some of the stuff in this game doesn't seem new at all. Quite frankly, they all seem like rehashes of the first game and the characters they do add seem uninspired, generic, and just plain boring. To add to this, the spoilers are absolutely garbage and the only reason why I'm not giving a lower score is because of the good graphics.
  77. El_Patron
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I can't believe that this game gets 10/10 reviews its such a **** game. Even if you like all that sjw crap than there still no chance that this game is above 7/10. The way Joel was killed was absolutely disrespectful to all people waiting for this **** all these years. There is even a character that looks like neil druckmann in this game and his first appearance in the game is literally spitting at joels corpse. The Story is so **** up that most people i know who got this don't want to play anymore after maybe being 8- 10 hours into it. The gameplay is pretty much like the first one but a little bit more improved. Jumping is… Expand
  78. NeaRRiveR
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I loved the first part because of the story even though the gameplay is just fine.

    The second part? Hmmmm I'd rather buy a winrar than this **** im really thankfull that i watched credible game reviewers on youtube before buying any game, they just save me from wasting my money. Writers killed joel like a side character. The story sucks!! Part 2 should never happened!!    … Expand
  79. Saltron
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    As a person who wants to play more games I can definitely say this one will not get anything from me. What a bad sequel to a decent first game.
  80. Bailey-elijah
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    The story had no point in the long run + why did you had to play more as abby just imagine playing as micah in RD2D ... yeah would be unplayable just like this ****
  81. Tsukuyuumi
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Let me start off by saying, I support the LGBTQ community, I'm a part of it as well. I don't have a problem with Abby being buff, I don't have a problem with trans people.. I don't have a problem with Joel dying, BUT.. but the story was so poorly executed.. Here are the positives and the negatives of the game:

    POSITIVE:

    - Sound
    - Visuals
    - Voice acting
    - Gameplay
    - Fighting /shooting mechanics
    - accessibility settings for visually impaired people

    NEGATIVES:

    - False advertising, making the buyers think that Joel and Ellie are going to team up. - Not issuing refunds, like wtf??? - Deleting negative reviews, paying off media to preach the game.. - Ellie's immunity didn't mean **** in part II. They missed the opportunity to create a story around that.
    - So much **** was going on around the fireflies and they were just "simply" wiped out in 4 years.

    - Joel's, Tommy's character build up from the first game meant NOTHING next to a 3 second screentime surgeon and 10minute background on Abby.

    - Killing Joel off 2 hours into the game in such a disrespectful way, by a playable character.. By a character that only got a 10 minute backstory and the game was basically forcing you to feel sorry for her.

    - Making Tommy and Joel look like they trust people easily in an apocalyptic environment, where killing is surviving.

    - Making Abby, a playable character and forcing us to play against Ellie. (makes no sense at all), the players would have swallowed Abby as a character if she were to team up with Ellie and fight against a mutual enemy (without killing Joel lol)

    - Even after everything, Ellie loses her fingers, JJ and Dina + leaves Abby alive but kills a pregnant woman. Umm?

    - A very graphic sex scene of Abby.. Awkward, should have made a sex scene with ellie and dina lol.. - Overall story.

    They could have made the story so much better.. They could have dropped the cure thingy in the story, maybe a war with the fireflies or the cannibals.. Maybe something about Ellie's backstory (family), Abby joining the town and fighting against a mutual enemy, a little bromance between abby dina and ellie if you want to push LGBTQ so badly.. Joel getting bitten and they are rushing to find fireflies and a cure.. Maybe realizing that there are other people outside their town where they already found the cure and are living normally, so Joel + Ellie are going on an adventure like the old times, Abby comes into the story, helps them..little drama around her father etc etc, ANYTHING could have been better.. It's just poor writing and execution.. The game looks fantastic, amazing visuals, amazing voice acting, i love the new creatures, the snowing details, the dogs, etc! BUT unfortunately, this game is a STORY BASED game, most people play it for the story not the gameplay, and it disappointed us all..    … Expand
  82. Joab
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Graphics and gameplay are ok.
    But I hate the story.
    Naughty Dog don't care about us fans.
    They just want to please reviewers RIP Joel.    … Expand
  83. Johnnythaprince
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Man whoever the hell rated a 95? Have you guys even played the game? I’m still playing it, 12 hours in. Gameplay is smooth, i really dont mind it. But killing off one of the main characters is just a downfall to everything. I hated how I played as Abby who killed one if the main protagonist in apart of the game. I wished the plot to the story would change, but it’s already out and finalized. Probably just going to finish the game since it’s already bought, and sell it after finishing it.… Expand
  84. Michaellewis98
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    The Last of Us Part 2 is the most disappointing game I have ever played in a long time. The Game play is familiar and added some new features to make the melee combat flexible. Graphics are amazing and the sound design is well done. However the rest of the game tries to do new aspects but the execution of their decisions is very poor. The characters are not interesting enough to keep theThe Last of Us Part 2 is the most disappointing game I have ever played in a long time. The Game play is familiar and added some new features to make the melee combat flexible. Graphics are amazing and the sound design is well done. However the rest of the game tries to do new aspects but the execution of their decisions is very poor. The characters are not interesting enough to keep the story going. At a point in the game, I just quit because the character you are forced to play, you don't care for and have any interest. Therefore, the game is unplayable. The ending is probably the most lazy ending to a "revenge plot" from my knowledge. The motivations of the characters aren't present and by the end you feel like this entire game was pointless and doesn't need to exist. The Last of Us Part 2 tries to do new things however, there is too many characters for Neil or any other writers to make them interesting or cared for if they die or not. Better luck next time.… Expand
  85. Jackasskirby
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    Most blasphemous sequel in recent memory absolute contrived garbage, complete disrespect for the established characters and the consumer.

    Games very pretty but overshadowed by a revenge tale from a character and perspective I don’t care for, what an absolute shame.
  86. Quintious
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    I'm not going to be able to force myself to finish this one. Looks like Sony finally got me. To be sure, the graphics are really high quality and the setting can't be beat, but that's about where the positives end for me. A game like this is all about the story, and this story is incredibly disjointed and droll. There's a twist very early in the game that had no business existing, andI'm not going to be able to force myself to finish this one. Looks like Sony finally got me. To be sure, the graphics are really high quality and the setting can't be beat, but that's about where the positives end for me. A game like this is all about the story, and this story is incredibly disjointed and droll. There's a twist very early in the game that had no business existing, and by the time I finally turned it off at about 10 hours into the game, it felt like I had just paid 60 dollars to listen to be preached at by a George Floyd rioter. It feels like this story was written by somebody from an AI on another planet that had aggregated all the movies of the last 25 years and then attempted to write a script based off of it without ever actually experiencing life. I don't know, I can't quite put my finger on it, but between the plotline that seems designed to try and make you feel like a bad person, the identity politics that serves to remind you you can't even escape them in entertainment in 2020, and the poor mechanical aspects, and the absolutely crazy story line, all I felt was bad about myself for wasting 60 dollars.… Expand
  87. Oztriker
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    A good story creates good characters ... twist them to fit politically correct agendas and you create terrible stories and mediocre gaming experience, this game aspired to greatness and sank into mediocrity.
  88. SummonerGarnet
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    The graphics are gorgeous, the facial expressions are the best I've seen on PS4, but the story is childish and silly, and the game as a whole is pretty boring. The gameplay has barely changed since the first game and the AI is pretty bad. The way the characters from the first game are treated is plain insulting.
  89. someBADvibes
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm going to get the incredible characteristics of this game out of the way.
    There is no doubt in my mind that this may be the most stunning video game I have ever played.

    - The graphics are out of this world,
    - The audio design is complex and atmospheric
    - The voice acting was phenomenally done by a group of incredibly talented actors.
    - The environment has an engrossing allure to it that makes made me feel like I was truly there.

    However, there are a few fascinatingly apparent flaws that I will not get out of the way: storytelling and character development.

    In a game franchise such as The Last Of Us, the graphics and audio design is hardly anything compared to the impact the story has on the player. There are far too many shallow characters, plot holes, timeline shifts, and unnecessary plot points for this game to exceed the gaming industry with the same success shown by the first game. Not to mention the horrific choice made for Ellie in the ending. Here are a few notable mentions:

    Con #1) Why does Ellie's anger show no recollection or representation as seen in The Last Of Us 1? When Ellie was faced with situations in which she needed to defend Joel, she killed everybody in the way. No questions asked. But in this game, when Ellie finally has her chance to avenge him, how the hell did Naughty Dog decide that Ellie no longer had a hatred towards Abby after she receives a flashback of Joel's brutally bloodied head? Because Ellie felt for Abby? Because she thought if she killed Abby she would be doing Joel wrong? Did we forget this game was about Ellie's revenge? All of Abby's friends were murdered, she killed Ellie's friends with no hesitation. All of Ellie's friends were murdered, yet she doesn't feel the need for revenge, the entire point of this plot. Now some may argue that this is an act of Ellie maturing and understanding the consequences of her actions. To me, that is a load of BS. Ellie has made many choices in this game that stray so far from her as a character that it almost feels like a different person.

    - Con #2) Abby, alongside many of the new characters in this game, have absolutely NO depth in any way. The only characters I really felt for were the ones shown in the previous game, I wonder why that is. Naughty Dog tried unbearably hard to introduce "the other side of the story" to show that Joel had it coming for him. Was that "other side of the story" even remarkably moving or reasonable? Absolutely. Not. Why were we given so much time with Abby to understand who she is and her relationship with her friends and father yet not a single hour of it was enjoyable or justifiable? There were 100% zero sympathies I felt towards this girl. So not unless you give me a Last Of Us Part II dedicated to why we should care about this Abby girl or why her story even remotely convinces me that killing Joel in the way she did was okay, I'm going to say this is a case of a disastrous narrative and Abby is garbage excuse for an antagonist/main character.

    Con #3) I'm not even going to explain how horrendous the writing is in some of these side-characters. The number of plot holes that are accompanying them makes me want to throw up just as many times as Dina did. I will say that the story seems engaging when you are playing through Ellie's POV and there aren't any cutscenes to ruin it...
    The fact that I need to say that the best part of the game was playing through the museum flashback two years prior to the events of the main plotline with Ellie and Joel shows just how unenjoyable the game really was for me.

    Naughty Dog put so much effort into trying to show us that we were the true bad guys yet non of that effort had a single ounce of pay off. If you want us to fall in love with your new characters the same way we fell in love with the original ones, give us more time, please. Give us the depth and development that Joel and Ellie and Tommy have. One of the main reasons Abby even exists was that she was a perfect way to introduce the idea of gender fluidity, LGBTQ+, and independent femininity into a video game. But it just wasn't necessary. All-in-all my main gripe about this game is that some of the best writers in video game history have somehow messed up what was 7 years of anticipation and hype for one of the worst stories I have ever experienced.

    I will be giving this game a 3/10 sheerly out of pity for the incredible artists, sound designers, animators, and voice actors who put so much work in to hard carry the writers that developed this tragedy.
    So how can I put this lightly? If you have the money to purchase this game, put that money into something else, and walk away. And to those who have already played the game or have watched a playthrough, I am so sorry. You and I are gonna take a deep breath and pretend this didn't happen. Deal? Deal.    … Expand
  90. Infinitemo
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    Visuals are amazing, gameplay is decent but the story sucks, I've been waiting for this for years and I'm really disappointed.
  91. InummerableEyes
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    This game is completely disappointed...
    The gameplay is good like the previous game. But the history is BS.
    In an apocalypse, nobody cares about sexual orientation, if u are male/female/non binari or whatever, it supposed to be focus on surviving and the problems that it involves. This is a stoopid LGTB propaganda, telling u each 5 minutes :"hey don't remember Ellie es lesbian" 10 minutes    This game is completely disappointed...
    The gameplay is good like the previous game. But the history is BS.

    In an apocalypse, nobody cares about sexual orientation, if u are male/female/non binari or whatever, it supposed to be focus on surviving and the problems that it involves. This is a stoopid LGTB propaganda, telling u each 5 minutes :"hey don't remember Ellie es lesbian" 10 minutes later:" hey do u remember that Ellie is lesbian?" Etc etc..    … Expand
  92. Fung
    Jun 21, 2020
    3
    It shouldn't be released. Worst game I played this year. Waste of time and money. Bad story ruined all.
    Game play 7/10 (nothing improve from the last one)
    Graphics 9/10
    Story -5/10
  93. Nagibator777
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    Данная игра является оскорблением первой части,всё что было хорошим в оригинале здесь вывернуто наизнанку,вместо покупки данного товара(это не игра,она не достойна называться игрой) лучше отложите денег на что-то по-настоящему ценное.Данная игра является оскорблением первой части,всё что было хорошим в оригинале здесь вывернуто наизнанку,вместо покупки данного товара(это не игра,она не достойна называться игрой) лучше отложите денег на что-то по-настоящему ценное.
  94. Peckingfury
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    Love the marketing on this game. They sold the game on Ellie and Joel, some deceptive **** right there. Graphics are great, game play about the same, story utter nonsense. You can pat yourself on the back Neil right after Abby gets off you.
  95. Toxic_Anonymity
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    Impressive graphics and ok combat but that's about all the positives. It's linear to the point where it's nearly on rails outside of combat - and sometimes even in combat. Everything outside of combat might as well be cutscene for all the choice and control the player has. Even within the limited path you are forced down invisible walls and contrived barriers are the rule. For most of theImpressive graphics and ok combat but that's about all the positives. It's linear to the point where it's nearly on rails outside of combat - and sometimes even in combat. Everything outside of combat might as well be cutscene for all the choice and control the player has. Even within the limited path you are forced down invisible walls and contrived barriers are the rule. For most of the game any control the player feels is an illusion.

    But of course this "game" is mostly about the story, and his is where it's failure is most evident. If you aren't an extremely far left "Starbucks Communist" this game is not for you.    … Expand
  96. Lewis13
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    Shallow, weak narrative followed by repetitive and predictable gameplay.

    You done F***ed it up !
  97. Paul22
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    Uma vergonha esse jogo ser uma continuação de The Last of Us. Se tem uma palavra para descrever esse jogo é: decepção.
    A mais pura definição de decepção.
  98. PlutoTheCrab
    Jul 9, 2020
    3
    I bought this in light of the critic score selling it as a worthy successor but the game is absolute garbage, what is going on here? What a strange game this has been. I can not reccommend it unfortunately. A sequel in name only.
  99. Lord_Fromage
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Je trouve la mort de Joël trop... simple. L'histoire de vengeance est une bonne idée mais le fait que Joël tombe pile sur la mauvaise comme de part hasard est un mauvais point pour moi. Après il y d'autre mauvaise chose je trouve. Il n'est pas mauvais mais il ne dépasse pas le 1.… Expand
  100. Trikitraka
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    No me gusto para nada la historia, todo bien en gráficos, pero quedaron mucho a deber
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  1. GameMAG
    Sep 13, 2020
    90
    The Last of Us Part II is the high point of the PlayStation 4. The plot is controversial, but the game is the incredibly addictive adventure of Ellie, from which it is impossible to pull away from the opening and to the very end.
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  2. PLAY! Zine
    Sep 5, 2020
    93
    Not everyone is going to enjoy the motives of The Last of Us Part II. But if you try and manage to accept the subliminal and not so subtle messages as a fact that the world has gone awry and that people have the need to have somewhere or someone to belong to as their own way out, then... You will witness the boundaries of gaming expand. You will witness a true masterpiece.
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  3. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Sep 3, 2020
    75
    If you loved the original for its great characters and well-paced story – stay away from this game. However, if you’re aching to sink into the depths of depression, or just want to cut some throats and burn some zombies – Part II will deliver. [Issue#247, p.72]
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