The Last of Us Part II

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  1. shaot11539
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    預告跟遊戲內容完全不一樣會不會太誇張阿，一直延期就為了改成這鳥樣子嗎，劇情到最後到底想表達甚麼?復仇是不好的事嗎?那一路上殺那麼多人到底是想怎樣?
  2. GuruRue607
    Jul 21, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. First off not a "BOT"

    Okay here is my review of TLOU2.

    Gameplay:
    Play's Similar to the first game with some new extended Options to it such as Jumping and crawling, Yet for me it feels sort of slippery and not as fluid as the first game.Also it is more a movie then it is a game which can be good or bad,In this case it was bad, I like Interactive games such as the Walking dead ones, But this game is really just like watching a long movie with very little gameplay.
    When it does Click back into gameplay the enemies do vary and can show some smarts, But I also seen many AI in my gameplay that were dumb.

    Graphics:Naughty Dog I will give props where due, This game is Beautiful,The world feels Alive, Colors can be both stunning and depressing"In a good way", The details in the faces are spot on with real life.

    Sound:
    Hit or miss for me, Some things sound good while others sound odd to me, Such as some of the voice acting, Most hit the marks with what lines they are given, And a few others sound like they phoned it in and wanted to walk away from the script.

    Story:
    This story is a mess, They take everything good from number one and ruin it with this one, I still like Ellie as I did in the first game, But Joel when he was Present he feels "Off", He does not seem like the same guy we grew to know from the first game, I do not mind the story moving forward, But this game seems like they Erased the first one and wanted to start over with new leads.
    It's a story about hate and revenge yet by the conclusion it is not even that, It leads up to nothing happening besides them all walking away!

    Conclusion:
    They had a chance to really make a mark with this game but they blew it really in every way, Not worth the price, If you can I say wait for a price cut or buy it used.    … Expand
  3. Sygenius
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Fun game, but the story is **** how Abby killed lol brutally and dragged everyone into her own revenge and spare the Ellie 2 times... Well, you really need a better story writer naughty dog… Expand
  4. Victor417
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Decent gameplay Storyline trash
    No online mode really “ the single player campaign is by far and away the most ambitious project Naughty Dog has ever undertaken” -ND
    Recommend?? If you got money sure why not but honestly i would rather just wait for price drop or borrow it cause looking back at this game in the future will just be another game that gets your attention for a while just for another game pulling the same cash grab tactic.
    Maybe one day game developers will be able to have the freedom and time to create a wonderful game that isnt selling us short from the beginning    … Expand
  5. Garcia0009
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. NOBODY CARES ABBY NEIL...
    Please understand that your character is trash bro, all we wanted was Joel and Ellie.
    Just that...    … Expand
  6. DavidMedell
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Bad History, the dead of Joel is stupid and at the end, is like nothing was worth it, only for a flashback you dont kill the person who kill Joel? So all the journey in the game is for nothing, so really this is not something to remember, the gameplay is good, but the history is ****… Expand
  7. Yungdikdong
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Absolute garbage. I absolutely hate the new characters. Seems to me the game was made just to piss people off. I'll never buy/play a ND game ever again.… Expand
  8. DazzD
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I would rather play as Ellie for the entire game. The fact that i have to play as Abby and fight against Ellie is so painful. There are multiple ways to understand Abby’s story but this for sure isn’t the right way. Many people are attached to Joel and Ellie than this new character! But the graphics are noice tho.… Expand
  9. TooSweetm3
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The story with Ellie is awesome I was hyped as to go all John Wick on Joel’s killers and the gameplay/visuals are great as well but the switch half way through to Abby just takes you out of the game so much. You don’t want her to win and it’s so so hard to feel any sympathy for her at all as she just killed Joel (pretty much Ellie's dad) because Joel murder her father. And the ending wow... I mean cmon you could of at least gave Ellie her revenge she’s lost so much and I know there’s meant to be “no good or bad guys” just everyone sucks and but cmon man Joel died for nothing.… Expand
  10. ichern239
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    Even if we take into account that the technology of the game is of high quality, the plot, the message, and a sharp change of characters without justification are unacceptable for the story game
  11. Davsav30
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    The graphics are amazing, the gameplay is very mediocre, and the story is downright horrible. NaughtyDog really let me down with this game. Do not waste your money on this dog feces of a game.
  12. ZeDaViCo
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    When you mix ideologies and a success game you can ruin the story and lost all your fans that you made around 8 years, a example: this game, THE BEST EXAMPLE EVER.
  13. AmazinglyAwkwad
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is nowhere near deserving of anything above 5. I’ve chosen 3 because I think its bastardizes the series but would probably more aptly give it a 3.5, for two reasons:
    The game is a technical marvel and graphically is very impressive, the best ND looking game to date and one of the best looking games of this gen. The game also includes unlockable flashbacks with Joel and Ellie and these are what really give the extra .5 I would realistically give and also why the game is only a 3.5. If the whole game had more of Joel or Elie or introduced new characters that had such a deep and well thought out relationship as Joel or Ellie, Part 2 would’ve been fantastic. Unfortunately, beating Joel with a golf club 2 hours in dashes this. As soon as we take control of Abby, the one who murders Joel, the story becomes confusing and jumbled, with multiple flashbacks and jumpcuts and is very hard to follow. Abby herself is unlikeable and very hard to find any sympathy for. The other characters are forgettable and have no defining characteristics that make you want to find out more about them, apart from Dina, who makes sense because she’s Ellies partner.
    Ellie herself is less likeable, constantly hating on Joel and the majority of males to be honest, she’s simply an **** even to Dina but I immensly enjoyed the interactions she had with Dina and the small respite in the game with her and Dina living in the farmhouse was really cute and did go someway into exploring Ellie’s response to intimacy and romance.
    The ending, the point I will end this review on, is atrocious. The whole game is revolved around revenge, of course. Ellie tracks down Abby after getting seperated from her earier in the game, leaving Dina and Dina’s baby behind (obviously, not their baby, Dina was impregnated by another character earlier but then they broke up). Abby has been tortured and beat and is essentially being crucified, on death’s door. Ellie frees her and they both go to a nearby dock, to escape via boat. Ellie then threatens to kill Lev, a boy Abby has been travelling with, if Abby doesn’t fight her. This devolves into a fist fight (in a world where guns exist and Ellie actually has a few on her person and in a world where survival of the fittest dominates), where Ellie gets the upperhand but then let’s Abby leave with Lev, despite murdering her friends and 100’s of others and the whole point of tracking Abby was revenge for Joel. Ellie then comes back to the farmhouse to find Dina and the baby gone and tries to play guitar, only to find she can’t as she lost two fingers in the fight with Abby. One more cutscene plays, where Ellie says in a flashback at Jackson, the starting area, she can’t forgive Joel for saving her at the hospital, credits.
    Let’s hope and pray TLOU3 is never made or if it is, with Druckmann far away as possible. If he and the other management who made devs work 100+ hour weeks for this game leave, I wish ND the best on their next game, otherwise, people on the bottom of the ladder, get the hell out and don’t look back.    … Expand
  14. ZxJ
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    The story is a absolute **** show. gameplay got very repetive after 6 hours, only reason this gets 3/10 is because the graphics and animations are so beatiful,
  15. minxxx
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    forcing players to play a character just to implant an idea that villians has dark past that led to their personality being like this is an absolute great move, not for this game tho
  16. Thekenschwamm
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    Game looks amazing, quality is fantastic (no bugs or glitches or something) but that´s are the only things the game has to offer for you if you enjoyed the last of us story.

    Story 3/10 - None lovable characters.
    Game-play - 5/10 Story killed the game-played for me.
    Graphics - 10/10 beautiful scenes.
  17. andrupax
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. es increible recibir esto de la compañia que nos trajo a crash bandicoot, jax and daxter, uncharted, y por su puesto la parte 1 de este juego, nauthy antes eras chevere, una compañia que hasta le dedicaba post en "taringa" generando yo cringe pero no me importaba porque hacia unos juegasos, ahora hace esto? sin palabras, :'(… Expand
  18. nS0
    Jun 25, 2020
    3
    It' has superb graphic, animation, music and acting. Some great scenes capturing and film quality of cut scenes.

    Yet. It fails like game and story for me. And like story driven game, the ways of telling this mess of a story and manipulate the filliings of the players to the new characters is so... blatand and bad, that I feel this is the worst game from ND in this regard. And for me -    It' has superb graphic, animation, music and acting. Some great scenes capturing and film quality of cut scenes.

    Yet.
    It fails like game and story for me. And like story driven game, the ways of telling this mess of a story and manipulate the filliings of the players to the new characters is so... blatand and bad, that I feel this is the worst game from ND in this regard. And for me - this is a crime for the great build up characters and story in the previous game.

    And I can't more dissagrie with this madness of 10/10 reviews. Game with so badly telled story (specially for story driven game) can't be really 10/10. If you damn like it - cool for you, but seeing no flaws is blindness.

    Last - there is very offending way of swaying the players perspective, hiding and missleading moments in the cutscenes... just to push some agenda of the narative.
    Famose for me - is the pregnancy of Mel - which is absolutly no visible when they capture Joel and is like in the sevent month when was killed (not to mention the madness of woman in such pregnancy level to go on a combat mission AND shoot, jump, hide and sprint)...

    Also the main message of the game is quite contradicting with what the director was speaking for the game. In any way - I don't agree on personal level - because what you can take from the game is... Revenge is -- Good. And I don't think should be that way.
    Abby is the quintessense of this. She finish her revenge plot, redeem for her crime and live happy ever after... No burden or else.
    Yes, it send Ellie on her dark and grim quest, but not achieving revenge - make Ellies life missarable - and not compleating her cicle actually was looking way worse...

    Ok. I finish here, because I can write and write with hours on any moment of the story in this game that is so so bad...

    (sigh) So dissapointed    … Expand
  19. RoboticSapien
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Critics gave the game good reviews so they wouldn't get blacklisted by Sony and denied review copies. The game itself is gorgeous, and gameplay has been slightly improved over the first game. All the idiots claiming haters hate their favorite game because of the gay representation don't seem to understand that their favorite game can still **** suck. The whole point of playing a video game is to have fun and experience emotion. When the ONLY emotions I feel are hate and sadness, you **** up. Critics claiming that you feel a rush of emotions every step of the way mean that every hour you play you get filled with more hate and rage. The game has decent storytelling until a character you met literally **** 10 minutes ago bashes in the head of your favorite character with a gold club. I feel Joel needed to die in this game and feel the consequences of what he did in the first game, but to make a useless ass npc who has one line of dialogue in the first game this super important guy who just so happens to have a daughter that joins the apocalypse version of the mafia is really lame and lazy writing. Naughty dog could have done so many different things with Joel's death, but they chose to kill him like a SIDE CHARACTER. He dies in the first goddamn HOUR. Don't even get me started about the pacing. Ellie goes on a basic ass revenge plot story where she kills all of Abby's friends, and I mean ALL of them. You then play as Abby for a whole ass 16 hours or so, a character you just met and only feel hatred towards, and it makes the player want to stop playing immediately. I had a good time sitting and **** around for a good half an hour just throwing Abby off a cliff. If I have more fun doing that than playing the actual game we have some serious problems. We then see all of these characters who we JUST killed get character development when playing as Abby. I don't give a **** either way as they are already dead and giving them character development now is pointless and a waste of time. The game constantly tries to make the player feel like an **** when what happens is forced and can't be controlled. Like, a dog will roll up on you and your forced to kill it, no matter what. The owner then comes back and starts sobbing at the sight of his dead dog and it makes you feel bad. FOR WHAT? I didn't want to kill the dog, but the game forced me to and then made ME feel like the **** It constantly nags at the player about what the story is forcing me to do, and I have no control over any outcome. The only feeling of satisfaction I had when playing is when Ellie put that **** Abby's head in the water, only to LET HER GOOOOO. WHAT. Abby tortured and bashed in the head of Ellie's FATHER FIGURE, and she lets her go. Lazy ass writing and a lame way to set up a third game. Ellie lost everything, INCLUDING HER ABILITY TO PLAY THE GUITAR. The only thing she has left of Joel is that guitar, and she can't play it anymore because Abby was hungry during their fight and bit off her fingers. Joel would have killed Abby in a heartbeat if the roles were reversed, so don't tell me JoEl WoUlDn'T wAnT hEr To dO tHaT, because HE WOULD. I also felt Joel was out of character in this game, as he literally walked into a room with one exit with like 7 armed strangers, then told them his name. Tommy also told ARMED STRANGERS where they LIVE. IN A ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE. The only redeeming quality story-wise is the flashbacks with Ellie and Joel. Those parts made me feel true emotion. I get that some people enjoy the game, and that's fine, but you don't have to lie and say the story and characters were on par with god himself.

    That concludes my TED Talk.    … Expand
  20. Antonella24
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    The problem comes from the fact that, in this installment, there is no evolution of the characters, so the players do not understand the ending, it is not consistent with the whole process. The problem comes from the fact that the nodes that link the story are excuses to show scenes of a sexual nature that contribute very little to the story. Continuity is forced with continuous returns toThe problem comes from the fact that, in this installment, there is no evolution of the characters, so the players do not understand the ending, it is not consistent with the whole process. The problem comes from the fact that the nodes that link the story are excuses to show scenes of a sexual nature that contribute very little to the story. Continuity is forced with continuous returns to the past. Nothing looks organic and of course there are the false expectations that the trailers gave us.
    In conclusion: they promised us something that did not happen after seven years, that without leaks could have been even more, that it looks empty, without purpose and unjustified.    … Expand
  21. yanjie_su
    Jun 26, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is totally bull **** so here I am to add another 3/10 score review to this game. Some say that most of who have given the low score are those who not even played the game, and I'm one of those. I don't need to play, why should I, because this game only the story matters. It all started with Joel's death, it made me feel like that I was being fooled by ND. In the 2017 game announced trailer and the 2019 Joel trailer, all revealed that Joel would fight along side with Ellie, though Ellie did want to avenge for something but I could never guess for Joel's death. But finally the story turned out to be completely up side down from what I had expected. I'm not blaming Joel's death, maybe he did have his reason to "die", but I'm really really angry about how my feeling is being manipulate by ND's misleading trailers, it makes us totally fools, it looks like we have been betrayed. So don't believe IGN's or GamingBolt's 10/10 masterpiece bull **** they just forget about one thing, that people's emotion really matters. Even though the story did have its logic for its cruel world settings, but we should always keep in mind that those games are just entertaining products, they should bring about fun, and not pain, if those well saying reviewers really want to review a game for the players, I recommend that they keep that in mind too. Beside Joel's death, I can't image that ND even want your to experience Joel's murderer--Abby's life with your own hands. Oh, gods, what the hell are they thinking about? After they have made the game as real as possible, and finally they just ask you to believe that this is just a game, and you shouldn't take side between Ellie and Abby the two characters, how can even that possible. I just doubt that how many people can really take that, seems like we have been fooled by ND once again. Now return to Joel's death, just like the game director Neil Druckmann have said, people die in some way, it's true, but what he lies is that he never think about how Joel's brutal way of death can hurt people's feelings, did he really think about how people can even go back to the first game after they have experienced Joel's brutal ending, did he really think about that kind of story will really serve ND's interests? I doubt that. But all this things just happens here today, there is no doubt that ND have totally failed the entire fan-base's expectation, maybe it's the studio's arrogance make them stray. So I can't say that I still love them after all this, I'm grade that I haven't play the game yet, because I can't. Now I'm still thinking about whether I should delete the first game on my ps4 pro, I just don't want to see it...… Expand
  22. Neil-Cuckmann
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Beautiful graphics aren't everything, the story is garbage, and that's a fact. When a game, that build its name on storytelling hires a 16y old kid from Tumblr to write a script, this is how it looks like. I wanted another great story with character development and constructed plot, I got 2 adult women acting like angry teenagers chasing each other for 25h. As you look at the game, it is strong, animations feel realistic and intense, but these great moments cant hide the fact that the second part had a lot more potential, sad they wasted it.
    Positives: Great visuals (the fact that it runs on PS4, incredible), game mechanics, various new settings, intense-looking and emotional scripted sections...
    Negatives: Looting sections felt numb, not many interesting interactions, story, character development, unlogical choices or actions of characters,...    … Expand
  23. TM_Bones
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    Looks good, plays fine but has no respect for anyone that played the first one
  24. Mila-vet
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    I'm a woman, I'm bisexual, and you (if you're that kind of **** could perfectly call me a sjw by my philosophy of life.
    I am aware that there are people who left a bad rating because, in their deception, they think that this game attracts an evil lgtb / sjw agenda. If you're one of those people, I just want you to know that it says more about your own insecurities than anything else. But    I'm a woman, I'm bisexual, and you (if you're that kind of **** could perfectly call me a sjw by my philosophy of life.
    I am aware that there are people who left a bad rating because, in their deception, they think that this game attracts an evil lgtb / sjw agenda. If you're one of those people, I just want you to know that it says more about your own insecurities than anything else. But there is an agenda in this game or a "trend" as you can call it. And it's about going against happy or comforting endings, trying to be edgy and artistic, saying "this is real life, sometimes it sucks." You can recognize that trend in other contemporary entertainment pieces like Game of Thrones. And I'm so tired of it. Just a pointless crash factor behind it. And the people defending this story are just trying to salvage the fact that this game has unprecedented levels of representation, but that doesn't change the fact that this is a bad story.    … Expand
  25. Syuan
    Jul 8, 2020
    3
    if somehow the lord gave me a second chance at that moment , I would not buy it again !!!
  26. RideTheExpress
    Jun 26, 2020
    3
    As a fan of the original and of the opinion it's a masterpiece, I'm so deeply sad this game is so woefully poor in comparison. Being a sequel you can't take it just on its own terms, you have to grade it taking into consideration the rich history, and importance it has in gamer's lives. The story is horrendously flawed. It starts off a note that feels like the last of us but as its 20-25As a fan of the original and of the opinion it's a masterpiece, I'm so deeply sad this game is so woefully poor in comparison. Being a sequel you can't take it just on its own terms, you have to grade it taking into consideration the rich history, and importance it has in gamer's lives. The story is horrendously flawed. It starts off a note that feels like the last of us but as its 20-25 hour story progresses on, it becomes something far uglier. A disgracefully misplaced story stacked on top of illogical plot holes and stupidly contradicting character development meant it was one of the most frustrating games I've ever played. The gameplay was good, much the same as the first one and the game looks gorgeous from top to bottom. However it is the creative equivalent to Tommy Wiseau getting to direct the sequel to Citizen Kane. At least in that scenario I could laugh, whereas in this one I just want to cry. Naughty Dog, you should be ashamed of yourselves.… Expand
  27. Mrpptoucher
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I waited with high hopes for a part two and got excited when it was announced. The gameplay was just disappointing and not as captivating as the first one. I’m trans myself and sometimes I boast how proud I am to be, but not once during this godforsaken game did they stop shoving propaganda down my mouth. I love it when games put in diversity but this game seemed to be centered around it. I hope the developers understand that our genders are not something that should be used as a selling point in games. I know my name sounds like I’m some internet troll, but I beg you to please take my opinion and improve your next game with it. I do appreciate that you are thinking of the lgbt community though.… Expand
  28. ISMASANZ
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Pésima historia, Joel se merecía algo mejor, una venganza que no se concretó de la nada, 7 años es mucho tiempo para que nos den esto... Es algo que solo jugarían una vez y nunca más. Malísimo desarrollo de la historia :(… Expand
  29. JL_metacritic
    Jul 8, 2020
    3
    This is an excellent game from the technical perspective, with awesome gameplay, graphics and soundtrack. But for a game of this caliber, expectations are for storytelling, not just for the technical achievements. The story is dark and crude and takes bold decisions that fall flat in the end and this is why I give it the score it deserves. I cannot criticize the directions it takes, ratherThis is an excellent game from the technical perspective, with awesome gameplay, graphics and soundtrack. But for a game of this caliber, expectations are for storytelling, not just for the technical achievements. The story is dark and crude and takes bold decisions that fall flat in the end and this is why I give it the score it deserves. I cannot criticize the directions it takes, rather the execution and a certain sense of disrespect for some characters that deserved way better. Hope this review helps players get the general idea of what this game is. If you are looking for a survival horror game that challenges you in the gameplay department and not caring at all of the story, this is a game you may enjoy. If you are someone that prefers storytelling over gameplay, chances are you wont enjoy this game as I did.… Expand
  30. Robhiengler
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. *** BESTEST GAME EVAR! .............-NOT ***

    The good:
    Some gorgeous graphics, especially the wilderness scenes

    The bad:
    1. Horrendous rape scene starring Neil Druckmann and a transitioning female, looked like he was playing out some sexual power fantasy trip - definitely no affirmative consent given.
    2. Utterly linear ‘on rails’ game
    3. Mediocre ‘revenge’ plot
    4. Gameplay is really derivative, jump and climb adds nothing new
    5. Complete lack of environmental puzzles
    6. Terrible character design and development
    7. Poor dialogue
    8. Some of the biggest plot holes and events that entirely destroy the internal logic of the game.

    So if you’re looking for a nice looking game, that doesn’t allow you choices and character assassinates and butchers one of the most interested vg characters in the most pathetic way possible and is essentially a tedious monotonous snuff gore film - then this one’s for you

    Story 1/10 - Monotonous and internally inconsistent
    Game-play - 2/10 Repetitive sneak kill repeat
    Graphics - 8/10 beautiful scenes.
    Replayability - 0/10
    Overall 3/10 on the round up

    Luckily I could get a refund    … Expand
  31. kzatoy
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Alright... Ima start with the positives in this game. I write this review with the fact that The Last of Us is a story driven game at the forefront. The gameplay was good in the first game but it didnt do anything innovative. The story was the main thing that made the game one of the best of the generation, and for some like myself. the best ever made.
    Graphics:
    Graphics are 100% some of the best on the ps4. There is seldom a moment in which the pure graphical quality and attention to detail in animation falters to a level that would be below amazing. That along with the technical achievements in making it all run smoothly on the ps4 with little to no lag spikes makes it that much more impressive.

    Voice acting:
    Again very well done. The performances from the likes of Troy Baker, Ashley Johnson, Laura Bailey are excellent. Their performances really coming through with the motion capture. Again, it is stellar and some of the best.
    Now i can't talk about these performances without speaking about the subject matter that they had to work with. The writing is piss poor for dialogue and feels like the highschool fanfiction found on tumblr with awkward exchanges and very odd and quick changes of mood. In some scenes going from full on anger and despair into sudden flirting... Its bad

    Gameplay:
    I said that The Last of Us hadn't done anything innovative in gameplay in the first game, merely refined and executed pre-established gameplay elements with a lot of polish. Out of a sequel one can expect new mechanics that change and improve the way the player can approach encounters while still retaining the feeling of the first game. The Last of Us Part 2... is boring. The gameplay loop is actually less diverse than the first game with the loop being "Find loot in large area, fight in big area". Thats really about it. There are fewer environmental puzzles than the first game had which emphasized the repetitiveness of the gameplay, even more so as the game is about twice the length of the first. I am a stealth player personally, and even I found the game boring to play after about 10 or so hours. From what ive seen from other players on youtube, the game heavily leans towards this option with the occasional "run and gun" mandatory section.

    Storytelling:
    Ok, now this part is where things get... real bad. The story is nonsensical. Overall feels like a bad misery porn fanfiction written by someone that abhorred the characters of the first game with a passion. All the characters have nothing but bleak and misery in this game, with the seldom "cute" moment between Ellie and Dina to try and make the player care about their relationship. I didn't come to care for this at all. Even with Naughtydog trying their hardest by making Dina a sort of lover in distress and making her pregnant in a horrible world in hostile territory. It felt shallow and that I was almost literally being told "hey hey hey, see this? this sucks right? look its depressing so feel bad for them".

    Now for Joel. This hurt dude, and not in a good way. It hurt because it was out of character, stupid, coincidence heavy and had no context whatsoever when it happened. Joel and Tommy in the first game survived by not trusting others and doing anything to stay alive for decades. No way in hell am I going to believe that just because theyve been in a settlement for a couple years suddenly they are going to grow out of all those habits, give their names to Abby when they save her life, and then no less follow her to a house with her friends that Joel and Tommy have no reason to trust. This emphasized by the fact that the only reason for it, is that theres a blizzard and they need shelter... WHEN THEY ARE IN A TOWN FULL OF SHELTER THEY CAN GO INTO. LIKE BRUH WTF. Joels death was disrespectful, disgusting, dumb, and horribly executed. I am ok with the fact of him dying, but not like this.

    Abby was put into this game with no context when she killed Joel, only having that context tried to me shoehorned in at the halfway point to try and make the player sympathize. In short, it didn't work. I couldn't be bothered whatsoever when playing as her to give a damn and almost made me drop the game altogether. Her relationship segments and flashbacks were cringe at best. The game entirely retconning the other dozen cases of immume subjects found in voice logs that all died for nothing made this even harder to play and watch during cutscenes. Abby is a horrible character, badly written with next to no reason for me to like her or sympathize outside of the fact that she had her father die.

    The ending only cemented the dumb nature of this game, and how even the writers themselves couldnt justify their own story. Having a trivial flashback right as Ellie is about to drown Abby that makes her stop. This after the hundreds of people she killed to find her made the entire game pointless; leaving Abby to win and get away with her revenge. While Ellie lost everything.    … Expand
  32. Leva1983
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    Графика отличная, сюжет полный отстой. И тут дело даже не в лезбиянках. Сюжет на столько слаб, что просто пробитое дно. Дракман захотел посидеть на всех стульях, это ему выйдет боком.
  33. Phum
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Just played through it. The game was really disappointing for me as a fan of the first one. After I saw the leaks I lowered my expectations and even with my low expectations the game got even worse than I thought. I'm still disappointed by the lazy writing of the Story especially how they handled Joel's death. Tommy and Joel wouldn't be so dumb to reveal their identities to complete strangers especially when they wear uniforms of a miliyary group which doesn't operate in the area of Jackson. There is literally no reason for them two trust the armed group of strangers. I can understand that Abby wants revenge but let's be honest her father was a moron of a doctor who had such a big ego that he wanted to kill a teenager to make a cure. He as a doctor should know that a vaccine for a fungal infection hasn't been achieved with the resources they had before the outbreak. There is literally no chance for a vaccine. And if it would be possible the dumbest thing to do would be to kill the only human known to be immune. Also it's kinda his own fault wanting to kill a girl without consent and to threaten someone who is heavy armoured person with a scalpel. You don't bring a knife to a gunfight. And Abby knows that her dad was willing to kill a girl without her knowing she would die. Many people said the context of the leaks were important. But holy **** it made the game worse. The gameplay was okayisch but at the point where we switch to play as Abby I just wanted the game to end. Story was **** and gameplay got boring. Tlou2 is the first game that made me to switch difficulty to just run through it to get to the end. The end wasn't worth playing to be honest but I was glad the game was over. The game looks beutiful and has many details though. Also the soundtrack is really good like last time. These are the only reasons I give 3 points to this game. Wouldn't recommend fans of the first game to play it. Others might enjoy it more....… Expand
  34. Carol_STTT
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Eu não conheço muitas pessoas LBGTs que são verdadeiramente fãs do jogo. Gostaria de encontrar aqui, gays, lésbicas, enfim, que assim como eu que também detestaram o jogo. Por favor, apareçam! Vamos conversar.

    Eu me decepcionei com praticamente tudo o que foi apresentado em The Last Of Us II. Cagaram por completo na história de uma forma imperdoável e meus motivos são os seguintes:

    Personagens: quase sem vida, sem sentimentos, feito bonecos que lutam para conversar. O diálogo é pobre, sem roteiro, tudo o que Joel e Ellie precisam fazer para agradar um ao outro, ou Ellie para agradar Dina é tocar violão. Sem isso, o cenário fica "vazio", um personagem fica olhando para a cara do outro se perguntando: "que bosta estamos fazendo aqui?"

    - Joel: a morte dele, como foi contada, é inaceitável. Na minha opinião nem mesmo a morte da Dina justificaria uma vingança da Ellie. Pensamos que seria assim. Mas foi pior. De fato, o Joel poderia ter morrido, entenderíamos, ao controlar Ellie, sua raiva, mas por que do jeito como foi contado? Por que transformaram Joel em um homem ingênuo? Cagaram por completo nele e isso eu não aceito.

    - Tommy: o personagem mais babaca da história do segundo jogo. Sem sentimentos e tomando atitudes completamente desconexas. Sai sozinho em busca de vingaça, se fode, e no final, a todo custo manda Ellie, sozinha, vingar o irmão. Ellie, que também merecia ficar em paz. E por que diabos tiraram a Maria dele? Já não bastava o cara ficar todo fodido fisicamente e ainda quiseram fode-lo ainda mais perdendo a família? Horrível, sem palavras.

    - Ellie: o que fizeram com a Ellie? O que fizeram? Faltaram totalmente com o respeito com a sexualidade dela. Exporam de forma muito ruim e grotesca os sentimentos dela, levando os heteros a odiar ainda mais esse o movimento LGBT. Ellie foi completamente exposta a consentimentos ruins de sua sexualidade, sendo que isso, no primeiro jogo passava tão despercebido que ela era adorada por todos. Não que agora seja odiada, mas taxaram Ellie de modo que não conseguimos olhar para The Last Of Us II como uma história de amor e sim como um movimento gay. Não achei ruim as cenas dela com a Dina no que versa sobre o amor de ambas, se apresentasse uma HISTÓRIA, essas cenas seriam as mais fofas do mundo, principalmente no final, quando Ellie segura seu bebê. Alias, falando em cenas, conseguiram estragar a minha favorita dos trailers, a do beijo, após Dina convidar Ellie para dançar. Eu simplesmente era apaixonada naquela cena e quando finalmente consegui vê-la no jogo, aparece um velho ridículo e as ofende de sapatão. Quem, em um apocalipse zumbi vai se preocupar em ofender alguém de sapatão? Tomar no c***.

    Cenário: perfeitos, realmente de cair o queixo, o que justifica minha nota não ter sido zero. Porém,
    até neles consegui enxergar defeitos. Os mapas são imensos e há poucos inimigos e principalmente infectados. Praticamente só encontramos infectados em locais confinados. Sendo assim, até explorar se torna cansativo.

    História: desconexa, sem fundamentos, sem sentimentos, sem essência e principalmente... sem amor. E o pior, inseriram personagens sem carisma nenhuma nela, nos fazendo engoli-los goela abaixo como se fossem pessoas "legais." Não são! Definitivamente não são! Abby não significou nada para mim, odiei cada segundo jogar com ela. Na boa, querer explorar a história da filha do médico que o Joel matou para salvar Ellie? Muita maconha, cara, muita viagem. Durante toda sua vida no apocalipse, Joel não matou por prazer, ele matou porque teve que matar. Independente se seus motivos foram egoísticos para salvar Ellie, foi uma abordagem muito mal feita e covarde. Para mim, a história se resume a isso, a vingança contada em duas perspectivas, a de Ellie e Abby, o que um lixo. A todo momento comparam Ellie com Abby, tanto que somos forçados a jogar com ela. ELLIE NÃO É COMO ABBY! NÃO É!

    Resumindo, nos contaram uma piada e não a história de The Last Of Us II. É com muito pesar que digo: lamentável...    … Expand
  35. Nicklander
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    Political correctness ruins everything, and I say that as a left liberalist.
    Stop it, get some help.
  36. MatusKra
    Jun 25, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Solo games are about telling a story while having a good time. But TLOU2 just takes beloved caracters and sh**s on the for the sake of "wokeness" and agenda.

    Make me kill a caracter i love and play as the bad guy (girl) is probably the most stupid narrative move you guys could make.

    Screw this game....    … Expand
  37. GranZ
    Jun 26, 2020
    3
    The game was ''ok'' until the character switch. Don't care about Abby's perspective. The story should have just focused on Ellie and Joel and then Ellie's revenge. The game was solid but the story was trash. I'll give it a 3/10.
  38. viceabyss
    Jun 26, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. abby:that's play golf joel :D
    I never so mad when I play game like this.
    Shame on you Naughty dog!!!    … Expand
  39. Delirious133
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I was looking forward to this game after really enjoying the story from the first TLOU game. Personally I would give that original an 8 or 9. Story wise the original had a great story but some of the game play mechanics held it back. Also, as a personal note. I would never give a game a 10 or a 0; there is always something aspects that could be improved or is great that impacts this for me.

    I was hoping to get to see more of the original story and see what would happen to Joel and Ellie. Though after my play through it seems like characters are not acting like their original counterparts. Sadly I think this game is a big let down for me. I think I would have been better off just watching some compiled cut scene video instead of buying. Some spoilers may be noted below.

    Good aspects:
    - Great visuals and linear level design. Graphically the game looks good.
    - Good voice acting. This really does seem like it could be more like a movie than a game.

    Ok aspects:
    - Level design is larger, but still very linear in design. Personally, would have wished we could have seen what a more open environment would have lent to this game.
    - Mechanics are still fairly close to the first game and not much is different at first glance. Core game play is still close to the first game.
    - Stealth aspects do provide a good pacing and tension. But, it will feel not as polished as other more stealth based games.
    - AI is ok, but feels very outdated and not any different than any other games.

    Bad aspects:
    - Overall story, was a major let down for me. I get that this is a revenge plot story but you don't see any resolution or closure for the main character.
    - Characters not acting in line with their past habits or known character aspects. (e.g. you have Joel who is openly trusting not familiar people early on. Joel was not like this and had an open mistrust of new people)
    - There is a lot of plot holes as the story continues on into latter parts of the story
    - Side quest section of the game seems drawn out and doesn't add much. This was around 8-10hrs of game play for me that could have been cut from the game and I don't personally feel it would have changed things.

    Overall I was not a fan of this sequel to the first game. The only saving grace to me was visuals and the voice acting. I get what the Naughty Dog team was trying to do in that they wanted a divisive story that may not be for everyone. I think you have achieved that. It was tough getting through this game. With Joel being killed off very quickly and a revenge story that never seem to find any resolutions for Ellie. She never got her revenge and Abby gets away with everything.

    Overall if you are fan of the first game and looking for more story telling on that aspect I think you will be let down. I can't say that I would recommend this game to many fans of the first game.    … Expand
  40. bobmogs3
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. When playing I had high hopes this game would be amazing. However, I was proven wrong. I'll first state this, the graphics were a 10/10 and the gameplay was an 8/10, however the story ruined the game. After Joel died I gave the game the benefit of the doubt. Yes, everyone including me was very upset about the death of Joel. However it could've been done right, but it was porly executed. I enjoyed the story though until the last half of the game. When I realized I had to play 10+ hours as the most unlikable character ever, Abby. I almost quit playing. I kept if they am playing though to see if Ellie gets revenge. Only to find out the ending gave Abby the happy ending and left Ellie alone and her life meaningless. I give the story a 3/10. I will never pick up this game again and now in my mind the only thing cannon about the last of us part II is the last of us' secret epilogue that they put in at the beginning of this game. I am not going to play the last of us part III if they make one either because clearly they are setting it up to star Abby. Very disappointed. Not worth $60.… Expand
  41. Alfredopr
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    The graphics in this game are phenomenal. The game play is great. It feels solid, smooth, brutal, all good things. The problem for me at least is the story. Some of the decisions of the characters fell so weird, out of place. Most of all at end. The story is were the game falls flat.
  42. Wavelynx_
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    Man.... What a waste. 7 years for this crap. FOR NOTHING. don’t waste your 60+ bucks for this. I feel so bad for the employees that went through two much for this crap
  43. Krystyan019383
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Malditos por ser inclusivos jodieron el juego
    Joel no debió morir así por un transexual no es posible    … Expand
  44. Luiz_Pereira
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    Enredo pretensioso. Construção totalmente falha e baseada em flashback mostrando os motivos de um personagem raso, a coisa mais básica e clichê possível com uma mensagem mixuruca de YouTuber BR baba ovo. Ótima gameplay (mesmo que seja as mesmas mecânicas do seu antecessor) e gráficos ótimos.(sem contar seus incontáveis bugs)
  45. ValDubFr
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. - Abby: WE DON’T GIVE A F**K ABOUT HER STORY. - SHE KILLED JOEL. They have killed him in one of the worst way possible. This, is just a big « screw you » to all TLOU fans. TLOU without Joel is NOT TLOU. - Sex scene, really ? - the « anger cycle » story could have been so much better but it is just used in a terrible way - Ellie killing everyone but not the one she wanted to in the first place??? THIS GAME IS A JOKE… Expand
  46. Pugfoofs
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Beautiful graphics. That’s about it. The game is designed to perpetually make the player feel like crap. Destroyed the story to make an already tired point (revenge) in video games and film.… Expand
  47. Malayo0312
    Jan 4, 2021
    3
    El uno solía ser un Dios, un juego muy bueno Y este tiene 10/10 en todo, exepto lo más importante... LA MALDITA HISTORIA, que la cagaron simplemente es muy aburrida y hace que el resto del juego ya no sea chido Salu2
  48. Luisantropo
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. If you want a game where you kill everyone who stands in your way to get justice, even if it's pregnant women, but when you find the person responsible for your whole adventure you decide to leave him alive because revenge is not good, kill the soul and poisons her; this is your game… Expand
  49. djastkose
    Dec 7, 2020
    3
    после прохождения первой шедевральной части, хотелось бы увидеть аналогичное во второй. но на деле получаем абсолютно неинтересную сюжетную линию в которой просто недоумеваешь от решений гг. заслуженная оценка от игроков! its not must play!после прохождения первой шедевральной части, хотелось бы увидеть аналогичное во второй. но на деле получаем абсолютно неинтересную сюжетную линию в которой просто недоумеваешь от решений гг. заслуженная оценка от игроков! its not must play!
  50. David-19
    Jul 9, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The graphics of this game are amazing. Technically, the game is excellent. You will find too few bugs if any. However, the characters and the story, which were the most important part of the first TLOU, are killed or damaged beyond the point of recovery. A disgusting sensation of unsatisfaction and depression is felt since the beginning and during the entire game. It feels endless due to the mentioned sensations as well as the actual and unnecessary length of the tortuous plot.… Expand
  51. NormieHunter
    Jul 2, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As a person who has played The Last of Us numerous times, marking it as one of my favourite games of all time, I cannot elaborate enough my colossal disappointment with this game. I made a metacritic account for the sole purpose of writing this review.

    To begin, the graphical fidelity of this game is remarkable. It's absolutely beautiful to look at, and locations look so real. The combat feels the same as before, but there is some freedom to the gameplay since you can go prone in grass and hide under things (wow, revolutionary right?). But that is not why I disdain this game. The real reason is because of the story, writing, characters and the ending to this **** game.

    I do not give a **** about the characters in this game. Mostly. Therefore, I do not care about what's happening in the story. After Joel's stupid demise, I ended up just not caring about what was happening. Sure, thinking about killing Abby was nice, but it's a pretty long time before Ellie and Abby ever meet, AND YOU DON'T EVEN PLAY AS ELLIE. YOU PLAY AS ABBY. WHAT THE **** WERE YOU THINKING, NEIL?

    Before I get to that point, the game feels like a 20 hour long side quest and not a lot of significant things happen. The entire purpose is to find and get revenge on Abby. But most of the game isn't that. It's watching characters do tedious puzzles and hearing them make stupid jokes in throwaway dialogue. Sure, i have to admit there were some impressive set-pieces there and then, like Ellie and Jesse in the car, speeding away from the WLF and the infected, but as a whole, it was quite boring and dull.

    I've seen live-streams of people and I've never seen such a more bored group of individuals watching someone else play the game.

    After like 10 hours, you have a cutscene of Abby pointing a gun at Tommy and Ellie, killing Jesse in the process (a character I didn't care for since he barely had screentime), then it does something so **** stupid it blows my mind. It makes me PLAY ABBY HERSELF FOR ANOTHER 20 HOURS? NOBODY GIVES A **** ABOUT THIS **** FRIDGE OF A WOMAN. SO WHY THE **** AM I BEING WATERBOARDED WITH ANOTHER 10 HOUR ****FEST OF ME PLAYING AS SOMEONE I DON'T CARE ABOUT? THIS FRIDGE, WHO LOOKS LIKE A 9 YEAR OLD CHILD AND A 40 YEAR OLD MAN AT THE SAME TIME, IS THE PERSON WE HAVE TO PLAY?!

    People in livestreams exclaimed in joy whenever Abby gets shot, falls off a building, burned alive, her neck snapped. This is the same character we are forced to sympathise with, yet nobody at this point of the game cares about her. We have to see her interact with other one-dimensional characters and the ONLY good one that I can remember, being Lev. I somewhat liked Lev and his/her interactions with Abby. But at that point of the game, I stopped caring that much about him/her.

    Then, when get through the game, we're back to the present, Abby kills Jesse, then cripples Tommy, then proceeds to chase Ellie down and beat the ever-living **** out of her, knocking her pregnant girlfrined out. Ellie goes back for revenge afterwards.

    And this is the part where I'm the most infuriated.
    THE ENDING. After having this "epic showdown" with Abby, Ellie gets two of her fingers bitten off. Ellie proceeds to drown the **** in the water. But then, after a brief flashback of Joel, she doesn't kill her, because "REVENGE BAD lmao". Ellie literally loses her fingers, her girlfriend, her relationship with Tommy, she loses Joel, her parental figure, but Abby gets to live and get off almost scotfree?

    WHAT THE ****?
    BECAUSE OF THAT ENDING, THE GAME BEEN RENDERED A COMPLETE WASTE OF **** TIME AND MONEY. 60 GREAT BRITISH STONES GONE. ABOUT 20-25 HOURS GONE. FOR THAT **** ENDING?

    I'd rather replay Mass Effect 3 and watch the ending a thousand times over this dog**** of a result. Fire Neil Druckmann, don't ever let him milk this murdered franchise, and keep him far away from the gaming industry along with that witch Anita Sarkeesian. I've never been more **** angry seeing a game since... I don't even know!

    so yeah this game is **** and is only 3/10 because graphics i guess.    … Expand
  52. chris_dude
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game should be one of the best games of the PS4’s lifetime to ever release, unfortunately, it’s left me with lingering bitter taste for me to ponder on. While at many moments I will admit I do feel immersed into the game and I feel the character’s— be it Ellie or Abby— emotions and understand their convictions. This game tried and failed to compare the two characters of Joel, and strangely, Abby. Her relationship with the scars child Lev mimics that of the relationship and travels done in the first game as Joel and Ellie. Abby kills anyone in her way to take care of Lev and Yara, even in the end betraying her own people. At times you can almost see a semblance of remorse that she may feel, like when invading the scars’ island, but it is executed in an utterly terrible way. Abby even mimics Joel in the way her character plays gameplay wise, having a similar move set using her bare hands to pummel zombies, and being more stiff and rigid than Ellie, to even the return of shivs in gameplay albeit with a new slight twist. I very much so want to like this game which is why it leaves me with such a bitter conflicted feeling in the end as it simply doesn’t live up to the first entry in any meaningful way except for the improvements to the engine, graphics, and gameplay, although too little in terms of change in my opinion. I’d give this game a 3/10 simply because of the graphics, the fighting animations, and set pieces. It’s that golden pile of crap from American Dad, looks beautiful sure, but it’s still a pile of **** at the end of the day.… Expand
  53. ARipeBanana
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. If you start out your game with killing off one of the most interesting character that made your previous game a success, then you're off to a very bad start.

    Killing Joel in the first hour of the game, proves, that Naughty Dog doesn't care about what made their previous title to the Last of Us Part 2 so emotional and interesting. Don't get me wrong, this game is really great. I love the graphics, the realism, almost everything. But, like I said, if you pretty much start off your sequel to killing one of the most beloved characters that made the predecessor so great, then you are automatically doing something wrong.    … Expand
  54. AstroZombi
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The graphics/ visuals and sound design are phenomenal. Voice acting varies from serviceable to excellent. Dialogue is very uneven. 7.5/10
    The gameplay is essentially the same TLOU 1 with some tweaks. Nothing ground breaking, but works fine. 5/10 The plot / story is where the game fails in my opinion - it begins very strong, and begins to fizzle out as previously established characters make questionable decisions that are almost antithetical to what came before, as well as plot threads that seem to strain believability within the world that’s been created. One controversial death in particular - and the choice to move the plot towards the development of newer, less interesting characters ( with one major perspective shift in particular) makes it seem like the plot was decided early on with the characters just arbitrarily moved around to make it all fit and fails to feel organic at all. Decisions in the storytelling that should come off as bold and smart, come off as half baked and empty. Part of me wonders if it would have been more effectively told as a story completely separate from the first - or, it the team had opted to focus on the new characters right away and reveal twists as the game progressed instead of marketing the game based on continuing the story established in part 1. 1.5/10 As an a huge fan of the first game - and as a player who has played through it no less that 5 times, I can’t help but feel like Joel and Ellie deserved better. Final thoughts - divisiveness aside - the game will certainly be a huge success, but as someone who’s loved nearly all of Naughty Dog’s catalogue and TLOU1 in particularly being an all time favorite, it pains me to say that ultimately, this sequel is extremely disappointing.    … Expand
  55. Holasoyluffy
    Jun 26, 2020
    3
    Que decepcion naughty dogs tan bajo tenias que caer para construir una de las peores historia que he visto en mi vida. Despues de tanta espera y con una obra maestra por detras ustedes tenian que cagarla con esa mentalidad toxica que esta afectando a la sociedad en esto tiempos. Es una pena que de una obra maestra nos traiga esta basura de historia.
  56. Jamesroa
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    Blade runner 2049, didn't need to be made, didn't add much, but.... It didn't destroy what came before. This game, has one of the most pointless stories ever crafted, that's not the problem, the problem is that it retroactively messes up the first game. Its not a stunning game steou, the characters the introduced are not intresring at all, it's not intelligent, revenge for revenge sake isBlade runner 2049, didn't need to be made, didn't add much, but.... It didn't destroy what came before. This game, has one of the most pointless stories ever crafted, that's not the problem, the problem is that it retroactively messes up the first game. Its not a stunning game steou, the characters the introduced are not intresring at all, it's not intelligent, revenge for revenge sake is poor conveyenc of a story is plotting to. I'll tell you what this is, this is like watching news the revenge, no need to exist but wanted to just make things more personal, sit story serves no purpose.… Expand
  57. Batu35
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    Good gameplay good graphics but really bad story and ending (we all bought this game for its story)
  58. pdub888
    Jun 26, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I am halfway through the game so take the review with a grain of salt. It's disappointing that fans of the first game wait years and years to get their favorite character killed in the first hour - i'm assuming eliminating any chance of getting to play him ( beyond riding his horse from point a to point b ). I get that it's shocking but I don't want to just play as Ellie - I also wanted to play as Joel. Add a spoonful of agenda and the story just feels distant from the first. Game is beautiful. Game play is almost exactly the same ( which doesn't bother me far too much - thought there'd be something new ).… Expand
  59. nilurion
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    the story just dismiss everything that is likeable on the first game, why?
  60. Cheesecake990
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    Killing Joel and spitting on him will make naughty dog bankrupt. Also making Ellie a bad daughter figure sucks.
  61. Mamberroikwkkwe
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    La historia es un escupitajo en la cara, esperamos 7 años por nada, el juego es hermoso sí hablamos de la calidad visual, mas no de historia. El primer juego se caracterizó por su historia, y esta segunda entrega nos entregó una historia muy inclusiva con huecos argumentales en la trama :(
  62. Pink07
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    There are so many things to talk about as to why this game is utter trash. There are a few things that I liked about it or that were done well but those are few and far between. The story and the characters of this game are either trash that I don’t care about, that are fleshed out so badly you couldn’t care less or they’re totally betrayed from the first one, doing things that seemThere are so many things to talk about as to why this game is utter trash. There are a few things that I liked about it or that were done well but those are few and far between. The story and the characters of this game are either trash that I don’t care about, that are fleshed out so badly you couldn’t care less or they’re totally betrayed from the first one, doing things that seem contrary to what they would have done in the first. Not to mention the false advertising! This game shouldn’t have been made and it’s bad for so many others reasons besides it’s pandering to SJWs or whatever these people want to call it. Do not spend your money on this game!… Expand
  63. Hobobob01
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    +2 points for the game-play, which is solid if not an improvement over the original;
    +1 point for the graphics which are decent, but not exceptional;
    The rest is a just depressing story that pays little or no respect to the original. When will game developers learn that while 'depression' 'loss' and unhappy endings are a reality, they are making video games... the very thing that    +2 points for the game-play, which is solid if not an improvement over the original;
    +1 point for the graphics which are decent, but not exceptional;
    The rest is a just depressing story that pays little or no respect to the original.
    When will game developers learn that while 'depression' 'loss' and unhappy endings are a reality, they are making video games... the very thing that customers purchase because they are not real... I have to wonder, in a world where characters can shrug off being shot, crawl & run for hours without tiring and can build gun modifications from scraps, why is it only the depression that needs to be realistic?
    Either way, I returned my copy and put the money towards something else.
    If this is the quality of their products going forward then there will be no more Naughty Dog for me.    … Expand
  64. Sjon
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Game was decent, gameplay wise some small changes, graphics are amazing, story was kinda crap… Expand
  65. Sonyisperfect
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    +Good graphics
    and thats where the pros end

    -Revenge story that doesnt let you get revenge
    -Killing of animals
    -graphic violence
    -Terrible pacing
    -lazy writing
    -repetitive gameplay like the first
    -Cheap shcok value to create emotion
  66. NickosR746
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    The gameplay/storyline of the game was in my opinion impeccable for the first 12 hours of the game. Forcing you to play Abby's storyline is in my opinion the gravest mistake in the game. Its repulsive , ti made me want to stop playing and overall destroyed my experience with the game. Compared to that, i believe the ending was less of a big deal. Overall i storngly prevent you fromThe gameplay/storyline of the game was in my opinion impeccable for the first 12 hours of the game. Forcing you to play Abby's storyline is in my opinion the gravest mistake in the game. Its repulsive , ti made me want to stop playing and overall destroyed my experience with the game. Compared to that, i believe the ending was less of a big deal. Overall i storngly prevent you from spending ur money on this.
    Watchin it on yt is just as rewarding as playing it.........    … Expand
  67. FirstTimer
    Jun 26, 2020
    3
    So, I'll try to keep this spoiler free.
    First game I feel the need to actually rate and leave a review for on metacritic, so bear with me, not used to this. Let's start with the good parts. The graphics are beautiful, the enemy ai is relentless and smart, the soundtrack is phenomenal, the combat is great, the animations are so good they might as well be a gen apart and the world oozes    So, I'll try to keep this spoiler free.
    First game I feel the need to actually rate and leave a review for on metacritic, so bear with me, not used to this. Let's start with the good parts. The graphics are beautiful, the enemy ai is relentless and smart, the soundtrack is phenomenal, the combat is great, the animations are so good they might as well be a gen apart and the world oozes detail.
    All in all, its as damn near a masterpiece, if viewed on a vacuum.

    And let's move on the the problem. The story is a complete mess. There's a lot of it that doesn't convey what ND wanted to convey, it does not work at all.
    There's a lot of plot contrivances that ask a monumental amount of suspension of disbelief from the player.
    There's also the fact that the ending is the most nonsensical and ridiculous thing I've ever seen, it has no believability whatsoever and leaves the game as a crushing and unsatisfying experience that I will never want to replay and would trade in immediately if I hadn't got it digitally -_-.

    I could go into more detail about all of this, and probably should, but I really think spoilers should never be part of any kind of review. Let's just say, that when all is said and done, it completely negates any enjoyment all the good parts bring, and I cannot imagine who ever thought this was anything but bad and ham-fisted writing.    … Expand
  68. Juanux
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Final un poco salido de contexto con forme a la historia, no tendría sentido matar a todo el mundo para que al final deje vivir el principal objetivo del juego :'0… Expand
  69. xSpawnZx
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    Game, my disappointment of the year! Absolutely illogical plot, sucked from a finger! The disgusting and absolutely illogical world of post-apocalypse! There are no words! Credit for Naughty Dog completely lost!
  70. HalfMoon27
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    Visuals are gorgeous. Gameplay is repetitive and outdated. The story writing and pace is not the best. You are forced to play as a character that eliminates a beloved main character from the first game. The ending is nothing more than disappointing even more when the game tries to shove down your throat that killing is bad and so is revenge and look at the people and animals you killed inVisuals are gorgeous. Gameplay is repetitive and outdated. The story writing and pace is not the best. You are forced to play as a character that eliminates a beloved main character from the first game. The ending is nothing more than disappointing even more when the game tries to shove down your throat that killing is bad and so is revenge and look at the people and animals you killed in cold blood just to get to that person.… Expand
  71. Boonk
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    As a super die hard last of us fan this game left me feeling empty and cheated. Literally all this game has to offer is great graphics and a bit of fun combat but the story can simply go to hell. This franchise is literally nothing without Joel and the way they kill him off is so poorly done and disrespectful, even if they had gave him a worthy death it would have been better getting toAs a super die hard last of us fan this game left me feeling empty and cheated. Literally all this game has to offer is great graphics and a bit of fun combat but the story can simply go to hell. This franchise is literally nothing without Joel and the way they kill him off is so poorly done and disrespectful, even if they had gave him a worthy death it would have been better getting to experience how Joel plays out in this game. Also, the ending will leave you angry and extremely disappointed. For someone who waited years for this game and got this as the final product lets just say R.I.P Naughty Dog. Do no buy this game now instead wait for sale if you want to see how it plays but if you are here for the story STAY AWAY !!!… Expand
  72. Xcantene
    Jul 3, 2020
    3
    This is just a very sad sad sad sequel... and makes me so sad to say. I am a big fan of the first TLOU and for me this was the biggest game I was waiting for. Sadly the only good thing this game had has been ruined.... yes many talk about it’s amazing visuals and graphics, but if you are one of those persons that only plays a game from its graphics then that leave a lot to tell about yourThis is just a very sad sad sad sequel... and makes me so sad to say. I am a big fan of the first TLOU and for me this was the biggest game I was waiting for. Sadly the only good thing this game had has been ruined.... yes many talk about it’s amazing visuals and graphics, but if you are one of those persons that only plays a game from its graphics then that leave a lot to tell about your simplistic mind to be entertained. Yes, the game looks nice, but honestly is not a big deal for this time when many games look as good or BETTER than TLOU2. Gameplay wise, is a joke. It is still very linear, it strives to recreate an open world feeling but honestly sort of fails to it. It’s mechanics are quiet similar from the first. Side of adding a dodge button and a jump button that is as useless as milking a bull. AI feels kind of the same, but again is not a big deal compare to nowadays other games. The only thing that made the first game appealing was its story, yes perhaps back then also its gameplay was interesting but by now is not.. and if u ruin the story then the game is sadly not as good as it used to. Now why the story bad? First, is not because of the all new LGBT content cuz then again it is being added everywhere and that doesn’t really makes the game bad. What does makes it bad is, all its plot holes, characters that never connect with you, boring characters, the sad pathetic dead of one of the most beloved characters from the first series, the constant weird change of behavior from some of the characters, and the worst thing! Being forced to play with the one character every single player hates the most! He killer! For 10 BLOODY HOURS! This is just a joke. His game is not as good as we all expected it to be.... RIP TLOU… Expand
  73. DaniKalashnikov
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    Disapointing gameplay an horrible end, this is a game that shouldn't be made in the first place. But you should definitely play the first one it is one of my favorite games of all time.
  74. Extrat08
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. During the entire game all I wanted was to kill Abby.... you couldn't even get a worn out revenge story right! I just could not get involved in the game. And there is no way Joel would make a mistake like that. That was not his character. You took my favorite character and changed him, then killed him in just a ridiculous fashion.… Expand
  75. Nate26
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. ATTENTION Naughty Dog! Please don’t bring back Uncharted to have a woman no one cares about kill Nathan and Elaine within 2 hours and then their daughter ultimately doesn’t get any revenge. That would be just swell. I signed up to Metacritic just to give a review on this game cause I’m stunned. The 95 rating the critics give this game compared to the actual everyday players/users show exactly the world we live in today, the critics are to afraid off speaking the truth and don’t want to offend anyone with an actual real genuine thought. Context is everything Naughty Dog said in regards to the spoilers and killing Joel, one of the best characters on any gaming platform was killed within 2 hours. When we spent one of the best games of all time (first game) building this bond and care for both of them, this was one of the biggest slaps to the face to gamers I’ve ever seen. We all knew Joel was probably going to die to set Ellie on her revenge path and I was going to be ok with this, but how they did it, my jaw dropped in horror. Joel firstly saves Abbey from certain death then gives up his name easily and has no last words to Ellie, just beaten to death with a golf club. Now with some time to grieve and set on my path of revenge I may be able to get past this and if it was great and tense gameplay and a good story to follow I could maybe give this an 8 or 9 but BUT BUTTTTT HERES WHERE ITS UNFORGIVABLE, TO MAKE ME PLAY 50% of the game as the person who brutally murdered Joel, Eugene and then Tommy was one of the WORSE GAMING DECISION MADE IN HISTORY!. They wanted me to care so much for Abbey and see it from
    her point of view. NO NAUGHTY DOG NO! Joel and Ellie where The Last of Us, simple as that and you killed the best thing about it and then made us play Abbey. Not to mention the drawn out and longgggg Seattle mission just to catch up to Tommy and get info from Abbeys friends too her whereabouts and that’s Ellie entire 8 Hour run before it switched to Abbey, that is just lazy and extremely bad story telling. I loved the first one so much, I played it many times and then the opening to The Last of Us 2 was moving and almost perfect, telling Tommy what he did and then riding to Jackson playing as Joel and seeing Ellie and singing her a song, I was so happy and ready for this game. Perfect start and then after the stupid snowball fight it all went down hill. This just made me think of the failure of Game Of Thrones and Star Wars, no one can stick the landing these days!!!

    The Last of Us 1 was a game that defined a generation and no one asked for a sequel because it didn’t need it, it was like a perfect 10 episode mini series that was just right. But now all they’ve done is bring these characters back and either kill them or not even get the justice they deserve, Naughty Dog just pulled a David and Dan. Gameplay is pretty much the same, nothing really new and graphics are great but when it’s a story driven, linear game then story is KEY! and you messed up big time. 4/10    … Expand
  76. Madam69
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    Great graphics, animation, and art. Story development is poor, character development is poor. I could not be emotionally invested in most characters, especially the new characters. The story likes to jump around with flashbacks to fill in plot holes which totally ruins the flow of the game. The acting is great but the writing is flat. The gameplay is about the same as the first game with aGreat graphics, animation, and art. Story development is poor, character development is poor. I could not be emotionally invested in most characters, especially the new characters. The story likes to jump around with flashbacks to fill in plot holes which totally ruins the flow of the game. The acting is great but the writing is flat. The gameplay is about the same as the first game with a few changes which isn’t a big deal. The level designs were interesting and visually pleasing but did not add any complexity to the gameplay. Each map felt like you could run and gun it with ease. Stealth felt very obsolete because of the openness of the level designs. I wish the infected were more numerous and harder to navigate through but sadly the game took a different direction by making humans the main enemies. This game felt totally different from the first TLOU which I would rate a 9/10.… Expand
  77. Osmart40
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    Mataron al mejor personaje de los videojuegos y la trama alarga mucho como relleno de naruto y al final para nada que mal naughty dog.
  78. bfo
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Great graphics, and some improved gameplay-- however for me the story drags, and the fact that an important character gets killed very early into the game pissed me off.… Expand
  79. JoaoAlban123
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    Amazing graphics but the story is trash... R.I.P the last of us part 2... (the last of trash part 2)
  80. JuackJuack
    Jun 29, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Basura progresista. El juego se basa en lo mismo que en el anterior; al personaje principal se le quita una persona querida al inicio del juego y le toca vivir un mundo cruel y duro, bla bla bla. ¿Qué esperaban los desarrolladores al incluir una escena donde se encuentra un sótano LLENO de marihuana? ¿Reacciones como, 'Wow, Ellie fuma marihuana, que genialidad, viva, viva'? Estamos en un mundo que se cae a pedazos. O al poner a una mujer con unos brazos gigantezcos, ¿Qué se supone que debíamos pensar? ¿O es un discurso de que las mujeres también pueden ser fuertes? Estamos en el contexto de que es un mundo postapocaliptico, donde se supone que los recursos y alimentos son limitados y esperan que nos traguemos que una mujer tiene ese físico en esas condiciones externas?
    Las acciones de los personajes son muy fuera de lugar, y la que más resalto, es que Joel, como pseudo-padre de Ellie, tuvo que enseñarle todo lo que sabía, incluyendo a no confiar en nadie, es cosa de recordar en el juego anterior que mató a Marlene por si fuera el caso de que pueda ir a buscar a Ellie. Bien, pero qué hizo Ellie? Dejó ir a la asesina de sus amigos, de su tío, de su padre. Dejó ir a la razón de su soledad sin ni siquiera arrepentirse en algún momento restante del juego.
    En fin, las cinematicas parecen más una mala serie de Netflix dirigida por y para progresistas, millenials y copos de nieve.
    En jugabilidad, meh, es lo mismo que el anterior, le agregaron pocas cosas nuevas como tumbarse en el suelo.
    En gráficos, nada que decir, espectacaulares.    … Expand
  81. khidk
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    I bought my sister a copy for her birthday and one for myself, after playing through it with her I've decided to return my copy. I am so disappointed that this is what ND decided was a good route to take a beloved story. The graphics are gorgeous, gameplay is so-so (if it ain't broke don't fix it), but the writing is so out of touch with not only its own franchise but its fanbase. ND is aI bought my sister a copy for her birthday and one for myself, after playing through it with her I've decided to return my copy. I am so disappointed that this is what ND decided was a good route to take a beloved story. The graphics are gorgeous, gameplay is so-so (if it ain't broke don't fix it), but the writing is so out of touch with not only its own franchise but its fanbase. ND is a studio that's specialized in stories, so I'm weighing story the heaviest, but the plotlines for TLOU2 feel comparable to S8 of GoT. I was so excited for a badass female lead but was left with dissatisfied and heartbroken that they'd trash their own characters they spent years building up for a new barely fleshed out villain. If you want some basic shooting and crafting this is the game for you, but if you're expecting a well thought out and sincere story then it'd be best to skip this one. The character dialogue while exploring sounds is incredibly bland, hearing Ellie and Dina talk sounds like the sort of basic messages you send on Tinder. Characters are introduced then randomly killed off and never mentioned again, the writers introduce you to this psychopathic villain and then force you to empathize with them afterwards. The cult that's highlighted in the trailers just exists, it's never explored. It pulls the pregnancy card WAY too many times and kills people for shock value, which is a sign the writer really has no idea how to write a compelling plotline without nixing your favorite character. This whole game feels like I read a Tumblr fanfic, fells asleep, and woke up 20 hours later. Companies will keep producing crap so long as we keep paying for it, and they'll keep trying to charge more and more.… Expand
  82. Tearkys
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Jogabilidade e gráficos impressionantes, mas uma história com falta de conteúdo e que vai perdendo o sentido… Expand
  83. Beornorthman
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    No comments.
    Sad.
    I want to forget about this game... in the trash!
    TLOU ended on the first game!
  84. MMRus
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    Disappointed and unsatisfied is how I would describe my experience with this game.

    For me, any installment following the first Last of Us would live and die based on its story alone. The gameplay is much the same as it was before and has improved along with graphics. Voice actors and music are excellent. That said the overall improvements are not good enough to justify the lack of    Disappointed and unsatisfied is how I would describe my experience with this game.

    For me, any installment following the first Last of Us would live and die based on its story alone. The gameplay is much the same as it was before and has improved along with graphics. Voice actors and music are excellent. That said the overall improvements are not good enough to justify the lack of overall quality in this game.

    I went in with the expectation that this game would be reminiscent of the first game in terms of narrative quality and character development. I could accept it if they dropped the ball slightly on both of those aspects, but they dropped the ball so low that if this is the quality I can expect Naughty Dog will produce in the future, then they have assuredly lost another customer . Its not just the direction they have decided to go with for this installment but the sheer amount of glaring plot holes and disrespectful re-characterizations that have been done to create the illusion of a meaningful plot and destroy the attachment you may have had to the previous cast of characters. I won’t even go into the gameplay-story dissonance that occurs.

    If characters, narrative quality, pacing, character development and general storytelling are something you valued in the first game, then do not bother playing this. If you feel its something you just have to play for yourself, then borrow it from a friend or buy it at a discount.    … Expand
  85. Chullakian
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    The story is just too poor, when the game was announced it creates a lot of hype between the fans, then they gave us this piece of "videogame" isn't the worst game I've ever played but I was expecting a lot more than this, I'm really disappointed
  86. Jharris870
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I think the gameplay and visuals were 10/10 but really if you are a fan of the first game. What made them so special was the relationship between Joel and Ellie. I didn’t like the pacing, the story, or delivery of this game. I hate that Joel died so early so every flashback was me just wishing he didn’t die. Ellie became an almost unlikeable character for me. The revenge plot just didn’t flow good. Abby feels like she was added for the wrong reasons. Idk. Loved the first game. I hope naughty dog learns from this game.… Expand
  87. RodG116
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    Neil Druckmann in an attempt to create a straight to TV version of The Last of Us (2) has created something akin to GoT that may work for TV fans but will leave fans of the game series downright angry....

    The gameplay is exactly like the first and violent till the end. That's along with the graphics is about all fans of this series will get out of it. The plot is woeful. The fact    Neil Druckmann in an attempt to create a straight to TV version of The Last of Us (2) has created something akin to GoT that may work for TV fans but will leave fans of the game series downright angry....

    The gameplay is exactly like the first and violent till the end. That's along with the graphics is about all fans of this series will get out of it.

    The plot is woeful. The fact that you are forced to play Abby for half of the game, who we all know we hate now. The fact that Druckmann tries to force you understand the emotions of this newly introduced character cause he decided to kill of the one person that gave the original story depth.

    And there's the ending! I waited all that time for that! Yes another ruined series in the hope that they can garner new fans for the HBO series who had never played the game.    … Expand
  88. S1394211
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    Game literally gave me depression. Thanks naughty dog. If this wins game of the year, this would be the equivalent of the george floyd situation relating to video games. The naughth dog headquarters moght be burnt down along with Neil ****
  89. shredsoftime
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    Bored. Uninteresting tropes with a muddled, uninspired message. Bad writing, cheap tricks, manipulation, and pathetic last minute twists to try to make the mediocre story have more punch. It's bad. I've seen people try to compare this to great movies like 'Schindler's List' (this disgusts me personally). At best this game should be compared to a run of the mill, throwaway, summerBored. Uninteresting tropes with a muddled, uninspired message. Bad writing, cheap tricks, manipulation, and pathetic last minute twists to try to make the mediocre story have more punch. It's bad. I've seen people try to compare this to great movies like 'Schindler's List' (this disgusts me personally). At best this game should be compared to a run of the mill, throwaway, summer popcorn, action movie.
    The gameplay is good. Oddly enough, they wanted the game to be about how violence and revenge is bad. But the gameplay where you commit this violence is one of the best things about the game.
    The graphics and world environment are awesome. Cannot stress this. It's really great.
    The actors themselves have done a great job. They do their very best to make the story great and I cannot fault them at all. Superb acting.
    Everything bad about this game, is the writing. If you wanted an incredible story like The Last Of Us, you won't find it here.
    I'm going to give this a 3/10. As I said above everything is great except the story. However, this game following the incredible story of the first one, that is what people expected, an incredible story, and didn't deliver at all. Just...amateur honestly.    … Expand
  90. sethiroth_d
    Jun 30, 2020
    3
    I'm so disappointed. i guess game-play must be better and you have no choice in the game. you are just a spectator. this is a game not a book! the player must participate in the game, not only go from point A to point B.
  91. Xmarcolopez
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    No puedo creer que espere tantos años para que se caguen en todo. Me molesta mas la "gente especializada" en videojuegos fuera comprada
  92. Paura
    Jun 25, 2020
    3
    The story is blend and unrelatable, character makes questionable decisions, the only refining point is a gameplay
  93. UGame-Critic
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    El juego ah dejado más que desear.
    Un título que prometía una historia digna, o así fue lo que se planteo en TLOU 1 una historia increíble.
    Uno de los temas que hay que tomar bastante en claro y que merece un 10 son los gráficos, los gráficos están pulidos a detalles muy buenos, buenos ambientes y banda sonora. El juego ocupa un excesivo uso de aprobación po la comunidad LGBT+ el juego es    El juego ah dejado más que desear.
    Un título que prometía una historia digna, o así fue lo que se planteo en TLOU 1 una historia increíble.
    Uno de los temas que hay que tomar bastante en claro y que merece un 10 son los gráficos, los gráficos están pulidos a detalles muy buenos, buenos ambientes y banda sonora.
    El juego ocupa un excesivo uso de aprobación po la comunidad LGBT+ el juego es muy bueno, pero su historia no.
    Un juego donde al principio se enseñó a no confiar en nadie, a porque se vive en un mundo desolado y peligroso.
    No sé profundiza en su precuela , claro es más humano y apoya a las emociones eso hay que tomarlo en cuenta ya que en la mayoría de decisiones hace parecer más humano todo con más sentimientos.

    En Fin Un juego con gráficos 10/10 y una historia de 3/10    … Expand
  94. Heyimnew
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    I tried to go through the game with an open mind, despite the leaks and the controversy. I was met with disappointment in delivery and pace of the game. The environment was good and the combat was fluid but it was missing that wholesome area that always tickled me with tolu. Without that bit it just felt empty, like it was it was more akin to a sub par kojima game without the rivetingI tried to go through the game with an open mind, despite the leaks and the controversy. I was met with disappointment in delivery and pace of the game. The environment was good and the combat was fluid but it was missing that wholesome area that always tickled me with tolu. Without that bit it just felt empty, like it was it was more akin to a sub par kojima game without the riveting baseline story to follow. It kinda hurts in a way too with the fact that the ending just feels like a bittersweet swan song of a game that had more potential.… Expand
  95. josephjz1118
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    Graphics is very good, the gameplay is the same as the first game with slightly improve character action like crouching, the story is the main issue. It is very bad writing.
  96. Jaguar115
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Этот комментарий содержит спойлеры, осторожнее!
    Во первых какого чёрта вы передали игроку управление за мразь которая через несколько минут убьёт Джоила. Вы там с ума сошли или как? Во вторых какому умнику пришла в голову идея в начале игры, убить практически самого важного персонажа? Опять же повторяюсь, вы там совсем с ума посходили? В общем, как минимум из-за этих моментов, выдать этой игре больше 4 я не могу.    … Expand
  97. TeeXV
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I am a big fan of The Last of Us. The story, the atmosphere, the character. I love everything inside. But the sequel, wha to say... it’s a disgrace to the previous fan.

    Lets talk about the gameplay first. Compare to the first one, it definitely improved much better. You can tell the difference if you played the first game. The stealth was not much improved but when in combat, the fight was intense. The gun customizations are satisfying to watch. The AI was much smarter (I guess?) and harder. You have to play smart to overcome it. The movement control was still little hard to control.

    For graphics details, naughty dog just been naughty dog. The graphics was very details to hard to ignore. Everything you see can be used for background. Now, the main point - Story. The reason why I was in love the Last of Us is not only the gameplay, also the story. At first, I was not really interested in the game. But when I get my hands on the copy., the story telling, the settings and characters are convincing me why this game won the game of the year.

    So when I heard the sequel comes out, I pre ordered the game and thought this will be another masterpiece. It was until I heard the leaks. At first I was thinking they aren’t even true or just a part of it. So I decided to ignore them and have to experience the game myself.

    When I get the game and played for 2 hours, I... I really... what the f? Who wrote this stuff? Someone who was high on drug or getting drunk? Let me get this right, Joel was supposed to be a veteran survivors, so does his brother Tommy. They all are well-experienced and they are always on high alert, especially strangers. So you telling they told their names to nobody and followed a group of them into small room without suspicious. And they introduced themselves causally. Really? If you telling me the ways they acted like that because they were relaxing peaceful days for too long or getting old age. I can say it to you, what the **** It’s like they are totally different person from the first one.

    The second, new characters Abby. I have no objection of introducing another playable characters. But this character was totally unlovable. You telling I have to play this character to know why she killed Joel and fight back the main character Ellie!???? Why!? Why in the hell you have to play as the one you wanted to kill. And main characters lost to her? I just dont get it. Why tho?

    Third, I have to clear it for myself. I don’t deny any facts of LGBT inside the game. But the way they present it are way uncomfortable than real life. I literally have to skip those cutscenes or pause the game.

    Fourth, this is a revenge story right? You played as Ellie. You killed every last of your enemy allias and you let your revenge target go away????????? What the **** It’s like John Wick killed every single one of his enemy and let go the only one who killed his dog? What the ****?

    Fifth, the only thing I cant really stand for. Ending, after Elie gave up her revenge and go back to Jackson. All of her people she cared were gone and left. Leaving only her alone and barely to play the guitar, nowhere to go or dont know what to do anymore. This is even worse than Joel ending.


    Overall, the gameplay, the graphics, the voice act, the cutscenes, all ruined by a bad story telling. I have no idea what the hell is the writer thinking about. If I was to compare some of the movies or series, It’s like watching one of the anime I watched, Kemono Friends S2. **** plot.    … Expand
  98. Trickypat72
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Druckmann and naughty dog would rather teach you a lesson on perspective and empathy instead of telling a good story that honors the protagonist from the previous game. It's depressing what happens to Joel and Ellie. They deserved better. I guess this game is good for people who like movies with bad endings. I'm never buy another naughty dog game while druckman is involved.… Expand
  99. Cool_moemy
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    The story is very very disappointing compared to the first game. The gameplay is similar to the first so I guess it's alright but that's all it really has going for it
  100. Miguel713
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    Revenge plot without getting Revenge. Imagine watching Kill Bill vol 2 and the bride doesn’t kill bill and let’s him go.
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Awards & Rankings

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#2 Best PS4 Game of 2020
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#1 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2020
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#3 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2020

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Metascore
93

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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