The Last of Us Part II

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  1. Racoonsrcute
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    Huge letdown. Spits all over the legacy of the original. It’s also dull due to the unlivable characters and drab story. Very pretentious. While it looks pretty and exploring is fun, the experience itself was a miserable one, and not in a good way.
  2. Goldenhybrid258
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I want to start off by saying the first game is one of the best games I’ve ever played. It made you care about Joel and Ellie so much that if there was a sequel you would think that it would be a rollercoaster of emotions including both Joel and Ellie for the majority. That is where this game falls short. Joel’s death is not only done so dirty for all the fans to watch, but just done to advance the plot with this game. Joel’s decision should haunt him but the route this game goes with in doing so is not the one many fans wanted. This game makes Joel out to be a horrible person and makes Ellie’s final decision of mercy just seem like she is spitting on his grave and that he didn’t matter. Along with killing the main character in the first game this game introduces transgender girl named Abby who is introduced before shortly killing Joel. What this game does is makes Ellie do horrible things to get revenge but then paints Abby as the protagonist forcing the player to agree with her which is difficult considering what she did to Joel along with the game making her overall not even that likable when showing why she killed Joel. The fight where the player is Abby against Ellie is something nobody wants and is very forced. The point is the game should not have to force you to like a character and you should be able to do that on your own. Naughty Dog should have just given fans a game where you play half as Joel and half as Ellie with a good cause to want revenge with Joel dying in the end and Ellie living with Dina. Instead they give a forced plot with forced characters is Abby and Ellie in a few parts. The game goes a route no one wanted and doesn’t do a good job with the route it takes. It hurts fan watching characters whom are loved getting pushed to the side for a new character no one cares about. This sequel shouldn’t exist as the first game ended nicely and makes fans feel played themselves when they wait 6 years for something at least good.… Expand
  3. DoLohan
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    Gameplay of the game is incredible, very good audio, most beautiful graphics of this generation but the story is horrible and disappointing, Neil Druckman managed to ruin the game sequence. The director of the first game unfortunately left the naughty dog ​​which would probably completely change the course of this game, history is very bad, if this game was only gameplay and graphicsGameplay of the game is incredible, very good audio, most beautiful graphics of this generation but the story is horrible and disappointing, Neil Druckman managed to ruin the game sequence. The director of the first game unfortunately left the naughty dog ​​which would probably completely change the course of this game, history is very bad, if this game was only gameplay and graphics would be grade 10. Neil Druckman, congratulations you ruined the game and the media was bought to evaluate this game well, mainly influencers who received the game in advance.… Expand
  4. LadHost
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    Visuals are impressive as always. Gameplay is just as familiar as part 1. Inclusion of LGBTQ is bold but familiar due to the previous DLC in part 1 and regardless holds no issue. Story/plot is (NOT) a fulfilling conclusion to both Joel and Ellie's arc. The payoff at the end will absolutely (NOT) be worth it after hours of gripping gameplay. The new character, Abby, is (NOT) aVisuals are impressive as always. Gameplay is just as familiar as part 1. Inclusion of LGBTQ is bold but familiar due to the previous DLC in part 1 and regardless holds no issue. Story/plot is (NOT) a fulfilling conclusion to both Joel and Ellie's arc. The payoff at the end will absolutely (NOT) be worth it after hours of gripping gameplay. The new character, Abby, is (NOT) a wonderful addition to the story who is (NOT) well written and makes you (NOT) feel and understand her character arc. Without a doubt, TLoU2 will be remembered for its subversion of expectations and will easily (NOT) be among the gaming greats such as its predecessor.… Expand
  5. Tangowhiskey01
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Gameplay is acceptable. Graphics and sound is outstanding. Story, and what they did to Joel is horrid. Also don’t appreciate Naughty Dog’s copyright abuse against youtubers.… Expand
  6. x556xx623
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The story is so terrible,that can't named "THE LAST OF US PART II "
    It's just like kemono friends 2.    … Expand
  7. JediJell0
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    To start: yes I played the entire game start to finish. I avoided spoilers, was prepared to hurt, and confident that even if TLoU II wasn’t as good as the first one, there would be things I would enjoy about it and the story would be amazing if not utterly devastating. I adored the first game and couldn’t even imagine the sequel being anything close to something I could hate. This wasTo start: yes I played the entire game start to finish. I avoided spoilers, was prepared to hurt, and confident that even if TLoU II wasn’t as good as the first one, there would be things I would enjoy about it and the story would be amazing if not utterly devastating. I adored the first game and couldn’t even imagine the sequel being anything close to something I could hate. This was especially true as I watched one critic review after another glorify the game to no end and declare that what ND had produced was a near “flawless masterpiece”.
    Now, after investing nearly 30 hours into the game and throughly processing my thoughts and emotions, I can only wonder if I even played the same game as these other people. The Last of Us Part II is visually beautiful and has a play style that is enjoyable and reminiscent of it’s predecessor, the unoriginal mechanics have improved little over the last 7 years and have only a few things about them to make the game stand out. The redundant encounters along with lack of customization and rewards for exploration however are unable to compensate for the one-dimensional story-line that is overly predictable and made worse by a cringe worthy set of new characters who bog down the emotional impact ND seems to have so miserably failed to deliver. It’s crazy to me, that such a long campaign somehow manages to feel so extremely rushed, thrown together, and chaotic all at the same time. And while there are a few tear jerker moments and a handful of new faces that did have incredible potential (Jesse & Dina for example are fantastic) they are all put on the back-burner or severely outweighed by piles of uninteresting and poorly developed chapters centered on highly unlikable characters like Abby, who take a tremendous amount of effort to connect with at all. This factor is so overwhelming that it makes it difficult to grasp how anyone could possibly finish the game and say with a straight face they thought this is in any way, shape, or form a satisfying journey or conclusion.
    I also find it completely idiotic that anyone believes that the issue with this game is some kind of a “SJW agenda”. Ellie’s sexuality, and the few other diverse mentions, can hardly be classified as a distraction or negative to the game. I actually found her relationship with Dina to be very endearing and one of the few story points I liked. I was even excited to see such a diverse cast, but being that all LGBTQ+ and characters of color here are disgustingly mistreated—either dying anti-climatically/horribly, barely used, quickly forgotten, and/or have endings so miserable its a struggle to understand why they were added at all.
    The Last of Us 2 makes it easy to feel lost.
    Nothing about this sequel brings closure and the only thing you’ll be wondering after you’ve finished it is “what was the the point?”
    The concept of “revenge wrRoNg” is a lesson that could be taught from Disney children’s show’s or derived from common sense and yet Naughty Dog chose to spend their entire time stating the obvious through uneventful means, frustrating and un-engaging story-telling, and by spitting on the very shades of grey choices and characters that once made this series great.
    I wish that I could say that the handful of good moments this game has made the time and money you could spend on it worth while....but the best way to describe this entire experience would be disappointing and pointless...Like GoT or the Star Wars sequels you feel like you have to finish it to the end (if you can even force yourself to do so—which, for me literally felt like an effort at times) but once you do, you just wish you had saved yourself the trouble. While it’s great to subvert fan expectations and introduce twists and turns throughout the plot, such decisions need to be executed properly and in the correct order; not wildly smashed together with under-developed story additions and highlighted by empty deaths scenes that do little other than provide shock value...another trait that has already been done repeatedly and much better. I feel like users that see no problem with TLoU2 are like individuals who insist that The Last Jedi is “misunderstood” and fans “just need to embrace different ideas” sounding like you are listening to a self-proclaimed “intellectual” that trying to convince us that **** flung at the wall is somehow “art” when in reality it really just is...actual **** Sometimes, being “different” for the sake of being different isn’t artistic, it’s just distasteful and lazy.
    I respect and encourage anyone willing to play the game to decide for themselves how they feel about it as simply reading a synopsis does not give a complete picture/warrant a full review...but, the warnings that there is a good chance this game will leave you feeling like you wish you could just take a hot shower and forget everything you just witnessed are not far off. Overall score: 3/10    … Expand
  8. Asriel328
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    horrible story. good mechanic. and a **** sequel. 7fucfuufuffuucuffuucjcughgjvgu
  9. Jhonjairorg
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    Es un juego muy simple, tiene huecos argumentativos en la historia un comienzo tosco mostrando y con uno de los peores finales no lo recomiendo mucho ya que el fuerte de the last of us la primera y asta el DLC era la historia que nos cautivo, para mí seguidor de juegos de play diría que fue uno de los peores errores tirarse este juego
  10. theblackhawk19
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I completed The Last of Us Part II. And I hated it.

    First of all, the score of Gustavo Santaolalla is just perfect. The gameplay is great. The graphics are awesome (except some scenes, like the model of Ellie in the flashbacks of the last minute of the original game). Now, TLOU is a heavily story-based game. And this sequel lacks completely coherence, originality and meaning. It's bad writing at it finest.

    Look, I loved the first game. It's characters, their bond, the ambiance, the soundtrack... But this one just doesn't feel like a real sequel. The only moments I felt like I was playing a real sequel of the last of us were in the flashbacks of Joel and Ellie.
    I'm okay with Joel dying, but the way it happens its just poorly written. It isn't "brave"; It's cheap. The whole -parent figure dying and fuels the journey of his kid in name of revenge- is overused. Also the whole "revenge is bad" is extremely overused. And at last, -forgiving the enemy to not become an horrible person-let go the past- cliche, has been reused so many times that it has become comical. By the way, most of the game is filled up with a lot of plot holes and the pacing of the story is so tedious and boring.
    And, at last: Abby. She's unlikable. Her character has pretty much no depth. We are forced to play as her for sooo many hours in a game that was supposed to be an Ellie's new adventure. It almost seemed to be more like an Abby's stand-alone game. And if that were the case (without including Joel or Ellie and ruining their arc's), we wouldn't mind.

    So, to sum up: Loved the soundtrack, graphics and part of the gameplay (which can get very repetitive, and boring due to the slow pacing and the story) Absolutely hated the story and writing, direction and purpose of it.

    This ain't The Last of Us. At least, not for me.    … Expand
  11. Mirrayj76
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. the gameplay doesn't look like it's changed much from the first game and seems more like they just updated the graphics. also I'm not a big fan of abby and didn't appreciate the game trying to make me feel sympathetic towards her character.… Expand
  12. inventurelly
    Jun 27, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The story reallly hurt me, I'm the fan of the part 1.
    Within story, Neli enforce player to play Abby was extreally f*** mad, i don't want to play her for even one sec, that's truth, no connection with this character.    … Expand
  13. Nikeswoosh
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The first "The Last Of Us" is literally my favorite video game of all time. The sequel is a complete spit in the face of the first one. The characters are completely unlikable and don't feel like the same people from the first game. The whole plot is so convoluted and doesn't flow well togethor. You'd think with all the time Naughty Dog spent on the game, they would have made this even better than the first one. Overall gameplay and mechanics are slightly updated versions of the first game. In all honesty, I believe Naughty Dog should completely redo the game in order to please diehard fans like myself. The things done in this game are just disgusting and a disgrace to the first game. For that I can only give this game a 3/10.… Expand
  14. Paleco
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    Excelente jugabilidad y los mejores gráficos de esta generación, pero pésima historia que arruinó la franquicia.
  15. AboDawood
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is not even exist after destroying the story and took out joel
    But anyway the gameplay and the graphics of this game was beautiful the only thing was bad in this game is the story    … Expand
  16. Abodi770
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Im just sad that i waited and cared for this , the game could have made you angry and sad in a logical or more emotional way that makes sense but OMG , im upset that i cared so much , i feel like the game is asking you to BETRAY Joel , to betray his memory , and the flashbacks ( witch is the only good part ) ,was breaking my heart in a bad way , because that is what i want , that is what i waited for , THAT is what i CARE ABOUT!! , To let me try to empathize with the killer of someone such dear to my heart and possibly, one of the best developed characters in entertainment as a whole. DAMN YOU SIR. Its NOT why he died its , HOW and WHEN..!!!!!!… Expand
  17. InfiniteX
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So i dont know why they seem to try so hard to make something that fans hate, gameplay is fine , not perfect but fine. Graphics are really good looking, some parts seem awkward graphically speaking. But the story is so horrible, the game is always been so story heavy and to make such an abomination of a stort and pissing and spitting on the fans. Just horrible. Pissing on the fans. If you love joel and elli, you will hate this. Even if you dont the feeling of the game is horrible has you go through the game.… Expand
  18. Santi30076
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    Tenía todo para ser perfecto, pero si principal atractivo tira todo a la basura.
  19. ryoma1fortest
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    Masterpiece!! no doubt, absolutely 10/10, from TAIWAN PTT ryoma1 (2020.6.24 14:45)
  20. GasttRos
    Jun 26, 2020
    3
    Vengo de un país tercermundista donde el dolar esta por las nubes, jamas me arrepentí tanto de una compra (y si, compre el W3 REFORGED

    PROS: Técnicamente es sublime, no hay detalle que no este mimado CONTRA: La historia esta desfigurada, al punto de que hasta el cambiar de lugar eventos y flashbacks, manteniendo todo igual, solo alterando el orden, la hubiera mejorado: ESE NIVEL DE    Vengo de un país tercermundista donde el dolar esta por las nubes, jamas me arrepentí tanto de una compra (y si, compre el W3 REFORGED

    PROS: Técnicamente es sublime, no hay detalle que no este mimado

    CONTRA: La historia esta desfigurada, al punto de que hasta el cambiar de lugar eventos y flashbacks, manteniendo todo igual, solo alterando el orden, la hubiera mejorado: ESE NIVEL DE INCOMPETENCIA

    Es un mal juego?, no
    Es una buena secuela de TLOU, DEFINITIVAMENTE NO

    7 Años para esto, me siento estafado, hubiera preferido que se tomen 3 mas, y hubieran mantenido el nivel de historia que tuvo el primero, que fue lo que atrapo a la mayoría de nosotros    … Expand
  21. Isaacfgd
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Well... add The Last Of Us to the 2020’s victim list. Technically speaking the game is really good, sound design, graphics, character model, etc... but we are playing The Last of Us right, not Dark Souls. TLOU story is sooooooo bad and boring, so generic, is imposible to care about these characters. And they killed their franchise character, who the **** does that?! And why?! That’s what happens when you watch to much Game of Thrones… Expand
  22. ginxhotaru
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I avoided all opinions & leaks for the sequel to one of the best games. Though beautiful scenery & swift movements, the story disappointed me so much.
    * The main characters are slapped in the face by being put in situations antithetical to their personality.
    * Forced to play as a character players inevitably hate.
    * Revenge story with no satisfaction.
    * Game tries hard to make player feel bad for the villain.
    * Gameplay almost the same as tlou.
    Graphics: 10/10
    Gameplay: 5/10
    Story: 1/10 it just makes no sense & forces players to like an unlikeable character    … Expand
  23. Ghostwalker115
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is false advertising. The trailers say you're getting a Joel and Ellie experience/adventure when you're getting an Abby and Lev adventure. The way Abby was introduced into the story felt forced and contrived. Abby's dad especially feels annoying to listen to because of how he is willing to sacrifice a young girl for a cure that might not even work. Yeah I know Joel did some bad things but he didn't deserve to go out the way he did, and no one wants to play as Abby because she killed him after he saved her. I gotta also point out that this game has graphic sex scenes that feel uncalled for. The first game didn't need them, or even uncharted.... so why are they in here? This game shouldn't be called the last of us part 2, but The Last of Us 2 wrong number, in honour of making the player play as a killer who was about to kill a pregnant woman. Wow so stunning and brave!… Expand
  24. Roscoe782
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The visuals are stellar. The gameplay is improved from the first game. The story, however, is not. I loved the first game because of the relationship that developed between Ellie and Joel. That is completely wrecked in this game. By the end, Ellie is all alone, physically destroyed, and mentally destroyed.… Expand
  25. Helbroy
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    No i'm not homophobic, but i've waited Six years for a sequel to one of my favorite game of all time.
    I would never tought that the story of ''The last of us 2'' would be te weakest point of this game when I bought it. It was what made the first game so good, the story and the characters. The story of Tlou2 is so poor, cliche **** with one of the worst ending i've seen. A ending that    No i'm not homophobic, but i've waited Six years for a sequel to one of my favorite game of all time.
    I would never tought that the story of ''The last of us 2'' would be te weakest point of this game when I bought it. It was what made the first game so good, the story and the characters. The story of Tlou2 is so poor, cliche **** with one of the worst ending i've seen. A ending that we've seen so many time before. I feel cheated. This is so much potentiel wasted...
    Pros :
    - Graphics - Gameplay is ok
    Cons :
    -Story - Characters - Fake-ass trailer - Second half of the game is hella boring- Neil **** -

    I hope I can forget this game. They **** the reputation of Naughty Dog and Sony exclu's    … Expand
  26. KarlStefanovic
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    So we all know Naughty Dog are a master class at Graphics and Animation. BUT..

    TLOU2 completely ignores its central plot about a fungal virus, what would of been an interesting talking piece in midst of a real life virus pandemic is now put aside in favor of character backstories and LESBIUNSSSS. There are attempts to make some kind of chemistry between these new characters but it    So we all know Naughty Dog are a master class at Graphics and Animation. BUT..

    TLOU2 completely ignores its central plot about a fungal virus, what would of been an interesting talking piece in midst of a real life virus pandemic is now put aside in favor of character backstories and LESBIUNSSSS.

    There are attempts to make some kind of chemistry between these new characters but it almost always falls flat. I'm confused how even a sex/kiss scene fail to sell a relationship between them. Making a character gay, non-stereotype, big-nosed, ethnic, or a tomboy does not by default make them interesting.

    Some segments from Uncharted wouldn't be engaging if not for the banter between Nathan and Sully. This is relevant as a whole lot of TLOU2 are padded stealth sections that don't have the same kind of interaction to entertain you. The only genuine character relationship is put to an end early on with no worthwhile replacement. This is so evident by the few flashback segments with Joel/Ellie which make a museum walking simulator fun.

    Naughty Dog seem to have place its bets on the gameplay and new characters for the majority of TLOU2 and these are definitely not their strong suit.    … Expand
  27. Lenss
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    Story isn’t compelling for most of the time. Bad decisions were made by all protagonists. Gameplay meh, very similar to the first part not really new mechanics that get you excited and deepens out anything in the game. Graphics are pretty good but it’s still PlayStation 30fps so that could never be a 10 out of 10. For instance HZD looks more asthonising (graphically) than this game.
  28. MrRayleigh
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So why i give this game 3stars!!
    The graphic is soo cool good 10/10 Story sorry but this is to bad 1/10
    In the first 1h joel die !! in the next 10st there are more than 10 main characters dead!! WTF why ?
    And in the end the game is so baadd the story break you brain immediately .
    But after 15h i cant play this game anymore because the story is only kill him kill her kill everyone!!
    I hope last of us 3 is not the revenge from ellie or abby!!Or pls make a reboot from part 2 with joel a better story like vs scars or issacs or some new fraction!!Or like joel dont kill the doctor or someone other kill the doc and abby and ellie are in the same team!!    … Expand
  29. Deathdealer_kid
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I’m sooo disappointed..First off Abby...whyyyy make us play her as a character? Why kill of Joel when he was Survivalist 101? Then all the lgbtq stuff? You turned a masterpiece into political dumpster fire...No seriously why make Abby look stronger than the average man? Like a mucho macho man I’m all for equality but damn like this is just sad. Then the end with Abby and Ellie was just straight foolishness yes foolishness. The gameplay and graphics are stunning but Mr. DruckMan plz for the love that’s all holy and Sacred just don’t touch any more games that mean something to my generation like it’s sickening all we want to do is play a game we love and not to be apart of your silly way of getting your agenda across it’s for the true and die hard fans and you killed it like you did Joel smh I’ll never buy a naughty dog game ever you guys lied and finessed us and I hope it bites you right in the kisser. Then the worst part is I can’t even get a refund.… Expand
  30. Danviz
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Amazing graphics, but i hate to play as Abby, not a great story... but a few good things...… Expand
  31. SHENAWY
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    Just disappointing
    I played the first game back in 2013 on ps3 and i was just amazed how beautiful the narrative was and how complex and detailed each character was, for me it was the best game I’ve ever played. Then I decided not to buy xbox one and buy ps4 just because I wanted to experience this game once more on the next gen console. And since then I've total of 8 playthroughs and    Just disappointing
    I played the first game back in 2013 on ps3 and i was just amazed how beautiful the narrative was and how complex and detailed each character was, for me it was the best game I’ve ever played. Then I decided not to buy xbox one and buy ps4 just because I wanted to experience this game once more on the next gen console. And since then I've total of 8 playthroughs and another 2 on the left behind. I loved that game so much that I get bored of it. Then when part 2 was announced I wasn’t sure if I wanna play because the ending of the first was so perfect that I thought Niel Druckmann would just ruin it if he tried to continue it ( If it ain’t broke don’t fix it ) Then it came out and every single idea they put in the first game they just kill it in this one, they’re trying so hard to spoil everything you loved about the characters. I got to a point where I don’t know what am I playing. And I can’t event get back and play the first part because it’ll remind me of how bad the second one is So my advice to you if you haven’t played it and you love the first one just don’t try to ruin your experience by playing this, trust me it’s not worth it    … Expand
  32. Leonidas31
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    The story is a disaster, the characters are not respected and abby is one of the most unlikable character i've ever known, AND THEY EXPECT US TO BE HAPPY TO PLAY WITH HER AFTER WHAT SHE DID ? That's just stupid, well done, you lost your shine naughty dog. After the third hour i was super bored i didn't want to play anymore, also i didn't read the leaks so i bought the game 55 euros,The story is a disaster, the characters are not respected and abby is one of the most unlikable character i've ever known, AND THEY EXPECT US TO BE HAPPY TO PLAY WITH HER AFTER WHAT SHE DID ? That's just stupid, well done, you lost your shine naughty dog. After the third hour i was super bored i didn't want to play anymore, also i didn't read the leaks so i bought the game 55 euros, biggest mistake of 2020.… Expand
  33. NickoZ
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    Muy mala historia, no es ni la sombra del TLOU 1. Solamente mejores gráficos y jugabilidad, pero yo lo compraba por la historia... Una pena
  34. Softbagel
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    Beautiful game but story never met expectations and was seriously hard to watch at times.
  35. Jirmeisterr
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    Honestly only got a 3 for it’s great graphics and atmosphere, aswell as its brilliant use of combat physics.
    But my god was it boring, and the story, like it didn’t really mesh with the atmosphere of the world pits portrayed in aswell as overall being quite stupid and confusing.
  36. N64crusader
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The story in this is abysmal many people are outraged about the LGBT content and honestly I don't care either way they exist in real life and therefore can be written into videogames what I dislike about this is how they've shoehorned in extended gameplay as an enemy character who frankly I hated because she killed Joel and then when you finally reach the end you don't even kill her, honestly some of the most poor plot choices I've seen in a game yet.

    Gameplay is 10/10 story is 0/10.

    If it was any other series this would be a run of the mill triple A game but they really wet the bed with this one

    Congratulations Naughtdog you've ruined the best series you've ever made.    … Expand
  37. Aleksei0594
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. When I play a game like this, the most important thing is the campaign and here is rubbish, in addition to killing the most important character in the franchise in a stupid way and trying to highlight the sexuality of some characters as if it were important, I feel that in this game executives reached out to be "inclusive" still on the technical side I can not complain much, compared to the first game there are not so many bugs, only enemies sometimes do not detect you even if you are in front of them.… Expand
  38. Meshalil
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    the story aint it every thing from the start they handled it worse than i thought, gameplay is fire tho
  39. Cerapod
    Jun 28, 2020
    3
    Disappointed with this game. Better off watching playthroughs. The Last of Us Part II is non-sensical when compared to the first game.
  40. Kantonio2211
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. É triste ver um dos melhores games em enredo (primeiro) se tornar isso. O Jogo é sem dúvidas o mais técnico de toda a geração, mas se perde na narrativa, a vingança de Ellie se torna tão obsessiva que chega a ser pior que a de Daenerys (GoT), aliás, os finais são ruins em mesmo nível (O final de TLU2 é igual ou senão pior que os finais de GoT, Dexter e Lost juntos) e nem falo pela morte de Joel, que foi literalmente fútil! Pior morte de um personagem relevante em uma série de games na história dos games, eu nem consigo pensar em outra que se equipare e nível de futilidade... Mas o pior ainda está por vir, a "Salvação da Humanidade" se torna somente uma qualquer, deixa de ser heroína para ser um personagem randômico, munido apenas de seu ódio e necessidade de vingança, uma vingança tão mesquinha que exceto pela qualidade técnica é tão chato de jogar quanto Death Stranding. Triste, muito triste. A luta entre Ellie e Abby é a única coisa que salva no final do game, mas poderia ser algo que fizesse parte da história e não a principal parte! O que sobra é uma lição de moral com relação a vingança (que é interessante, mas como o resto de toda vingança, poderia fazer apenas parte do game e não ser o principal contexto). O melancólico fim, que dói e sem dúvidas nos faz chorar, mas poderia ser muito mais marcante, a morte de Ellie seria o encaixe perfeito, pois depois de perder todo sentido de sua vida (tomada por Joel), não aconteceu, a vingança, não foi completa, enfim, creio que daqui alguns anos eu possa pensar que foi o melhor final, mas no momento, estou apenas decepcionado.… Expand
  41. Tpd56
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    Great gameplay and graphics. However the story is lacking. The decisions on how to end the story of some characters was very disappointing.
  42. titanfall44
    Jun 26, 2020
    3
    Excellent graphics, maybe the game with the best ones yet...but not more than that. The gameplay can be pretty interesting but because of the storyline and some character choices you lose motivation to play fairly quickly. a bit disappointed
  43. MaxGame
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    Very disappointed with the plot. Lesbians, "Masculine" women, drugs and weak men. Pros - good graphics and a fast engine. If it were possible, then I would return this game and get the money back.
  44. BilalGns
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    Hikayesinin saçmalığı yüzünden kos koca joelun ölümüne bak nefret ettiğimiz karakterle oynamak empati dışında her şeye benzemiş
  45. frangoassado123
    Jun 25, 2020
    3
    Os gráficos são bonitos, a jogabilidade é bacana, já a história... deixa à desejar. Eu esperava mais desse jogo, é totalmente decepicionante.
  46. Rman1988
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    Really disappointed with the game. Started off with such promise.

    The game play is actually not bad, very similar to the last game if a bit repetitive. There are some great moments here and there. The graphics are stunning, this has to be said, probably one of the best looking games on the PS4, the soundtrack is also nicely done, production value is high here. The story is the worst    Really disappointed with the game. Started off with such promise.

    The game play is actually not bad, very similar to the last game if a bit repetitive. There are some great moments here and there.

    The graphics are stunning, this has to be said, probably one of the best looking games on the PS4, the soundtrack is also nicely done, production value is high here.

    The story is the worst part here, without going in to spoilers it is a complete mess, a particular character is shown little respect and really ruined the rest of the game for me. The developers also took a risk and tried to do something g different but quite frankly it was a terrible decision. With a game like this that is so story driven it doesn’t matter that the graphics and gameplay are good, I was not engaged and just felt disappointed by the poor story.

    3/10    … Expand
  47. Seisei
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So dissapointed , play tlou1 story is so good, relationship between joel and ellie grow closer till end game and make me not boring replay new game several time. But this new tlou2 story just hit so low, its asked ellie to make peace with her 'father' killer at end, its about oh okay since my important person is killed so i kill your andthat make us understand each other so lets not kill each other at end.

    My suggest it finish yourself, uninstall and play other game. Not gonna replay new game since bad story and will forget soon unlike tlou1 ,,,- one best story game i ever play-    … Expand
  48. tresqy
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    Well... that was boring as hell. Story is just trying to drag you through the game. I felt i want to drop this game almost from the start.
  49. Jonsr
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    After watching the game in its entirety, I had a very bad mood several times, such as nausea, not because of the very violent scenes, but because of the ugly and dirty story, which was full of superficial narratives and could not be related to the game. The game maker seemed to want to show a series of grammatical narratives such as feminism and homosexuality ,really the beauty of theAfter watching the game in its entirety, I had a very bad mood several times, such as nausea, not because of the very violent scenes, but because of the ugly and dirty story, which was full of superficial narratives and could not be related to the game. The game maker seemed to want to show a series of grammatical narratives such as feminism and homosexuality ,really the beauty of the story killed version one.… Expand
  50. bahamudt
    Jun 25, 2020
    3
    the story is bad very very bad and they been selling this game for the story.
  51. heyitsalfie
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    The key point that made me disappointed with the game was the implementation and writing of the story. It is so sad that despite the game play mechanics (except for AI on enemies etc.), graphics implementation was excellent, but the story completely annihilates the original main characters of the franchise and introduces a new character and is forced to understand the good side of itThe key point that made me disappointed with the game was the implementation and writing of the story. It is so sad that despite the game play mechanics (except for AI on enemies etc.), graphics implementation was excellent, but the story completely annihilates the original main characters of the franchise and introduces a new character and is forced to understand the good side of it despite of the actions he/she have made. It may have been a more positive outcome if the sequence of events was re-organized in a way that we get to understand what was the driving force of the antagonist in doing his/her actions rather than just bluntly forcing it on the first portion of the game.

    Overall disappointed and completely breaks me as a fan of the franchise.    … Expand
  52. Dante012
    Jul 4, 2020
    3
    This is the first time I feel the need to write a metacritic review. Maybe it's the first of many others... Anyway.
    TLOU2 is the symbol of EVERYTHING WRONG with the gaming industry right now. It is a technical masterpiece, wasted by a horrible storytelling, tainted with the political agendas of the editors (no, sorry: POLITICIANS).
    The developers, the actors, they're all so talented. But    This is the first time I feel the need to write a metacritic review. Maybe it's the first of many others... Anyway.
    TLOU2 is the symbol of EVERYTHING WRONG with the gaming industry right now. It is a technical masterpiece, wasted by a horrible storytelling, tainted with the political agendas of the editors (no, sorry: POLITICIANS).
    The developers, the actors, they're all so talented. But they all work for a company that disrespects them AND their customers.

    And then, there are the unanimous critic reviews. Apparently, this game is perfect, period. Anyone who lives (so, literally EVERYONE) knows that perfection does NOT exist. It just doesn't. So how come that game be perfect? It CAN'T.
    Which just shows what is happening behind the scenes. It doesn't take a lot of braincells to understand. The critic reviews were entirely paid. You do know bribery is supposed to be illegal, right?

    Anyway, back to the game. It's so long it gets boring. It just drags on and on and on. At some point it feels like the end, but nope, here we go again for a few more hours.
    It tries to tell a non-linear story, but the changes of time are so random it's just annoying.
    And the story... Dude! What have they done to my beloved characters??? Joel is extremely stupid, whereas he was a cold-blooded clever man before. Ellie is a monster for no other reason than shock value. Her bloodthirst is NOT justified by revenge. It's just not how humans work. People don't go on a rampage just to get revenge. That's a cliché that just doesn't happen. It's a shame because TLOU characters were so realistic and believable. In this game, they're not.
    The revenge plot is an overused trope, and TLOU2 brings NOTHING to that idea. But worse than that, the end of the game utterly DESTROYS the message that "revenge is bad". Yeah: they managed to fail a cliché message! How can you be so incompetent?

    Unlike the positive reviews who pretend there's nothing wrong, I won't pretend there's nothing right. From a technical standpoint, again, it's a masterpiece. There are a few scenes that are actually good: the introduction that sums up the end of the first game, and some flashbacks of Ellie and Joel.

    TLOU is remembered for its beloved characters in a simple but effective story. TLOU2 will be remembered as the symbol of everything wrong in the current industry: games now are a marketing ploy, and the politicians that now govern the industry simply don't care about the game, nor about their developers, nor about their customers.    … Expand
  53. JohnFort
    Jun 25, 2020
    3
    Good improvements on the gameplay and animations compared to part 1. Graphics are amazing. Awful story. Deceptive marketing tricks which made me buy day one. If it had just an okay story I would have rated the game 7/10. But this story just ruined the game for me.
  54. Wint83
    Jun 25, 2020
    3
    Ждал, игнорил сливы и спойлеры, купил. Ииии вот оно: была бы отличная игра, но блин неужели при таком количестве бабла, вбуханого в эту игру нельзя было нанять сценариста?Потому как Кукман показал свою полную импотенцию как автор, как рассказчик.Диалоги, сюжетные вставки...все как из пальца выслано.Смотришь и думаешь: вот это вот оно тут вообще зачем?Ждал, игнорил сливы и спойлеры, купил. Ииии вот оно: была бы отличная игра, но блин неужели при таком количестве бабла, вбуханого в эту игру нельзя было нанять сценариста?Потому как Кукман показал свою полную импотенцию как автор, как рассказчик.Диалоги, сюжетные вставки...все как из пальца выслано.Смотришь и думаешь: вот это вот оно тут вообще зачем?
  55. Hisssna
    Jul 1, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. TLOU 2 Review

    After playing through the game, and watching a full playthrough, discussing it with peers, I’ve come to the conclusion the story was not thought out. The gameplay is awesome. Seriously, the realistic blood splatter, the incredibly detailed gore, body deconstruction, and environmental destruction all show that good money was spent on the gameplay. But honestly, who plays The Last Of Us(TLOU) for the gameplay? I don’t pick up Doom Eternal or Mortal Combat thinking “Man I can’t wait to be enthralled in a gripping story!” the same way I don’t pick up The Wolf Among Us for the gameplay. The story was patchwork at best, a completely unpleasant game with terrible pacing at worst. It seems like Abby’s story was added in as an afterthought, and the order of events shows that. The developer clearly wants us to empathize with this character they plucked out of a Gears of War game (the MoCap body is literally a woman openly using steroids). Her physique aside - which admittedly breaks immersion for some reason – I HATED her for mercilessly beating one of the industries most loved characters right in front of Ellie who you still probably care about from the first game 7 years ago. How can you expect us to empathize with someone when you’ve started their interaction with the player from such a low? The order should have been, introduce Abby, and trick the player into thinking TLOU isn’t about Joel and Ellie anymore. Then maybe I would have liked any of her gang of poorly written friends. Seriously, they have the Spanish guy the dumbest lines ranging from “I just want to drink and watch Anime” to eluding to lewd acts with every woman on their base. That said, Owen and Mel were exceptions as at least they called Abby out on her nonsense for being a garbage person, but I suspect this was just me needed SOME catharsis and wanted to see someone get back at her. Half-baked character’s aside, then after you convince us to like Abby after showing her saving Lev(Lily?) or her flashback with her dad or SOMETHING likable, not a sex scene for cheap shock value, then surprise us with Joel’s murder.

    I will never forget the moment in the first game when Henry shot himself, or when Ellie as a child defeated a dangerous cannibal group ON HER OWN and had an emotional breakdown as Joel comforted her, or the last scene in the game where she makes Joel swear to her that what he said is true and the WAVE of emotions evoked from the game-ending right thereafter she hears his lie. I can’t even remember the Spanish guy’s name, or the transgender kid’s twin sister’s name, why Demi? Deana? likes Ellie other than she is ALSO into girls. TLDR: The story in this game was mediocre, poorly structured, too fast-paced, and clearly rewritten too many times with late revisions to form any semblance of an emotional connection that the first game had.    … Expand
  56. Tooltime
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Game play a little better than the first graphics are awesome but the story is trash. No character development at all too many plot holes no likable characters except for Jessie. You are forced to play with Joel's killer for 10 hours smh that makes you wanna rush thru it because you find yourself not having fun anymore with her perception of the story and you just wanna get back to ellie perception of it. The whole second half feels forced upon you which throws off your whole experience with this game. the flashbacks are really boring at times as well. the ending makes you keep playing because you wanna kill abby sooooooo bad because she killed people you loved, so you keep at it until you reach the ending. To only find out ellie let's abby go with?… Expand
  57. droledian
    Jun 30, 2020
    3
    first 10 hours was very good after that story become trash.. Even MGS5 story better than this trash.
  58. Estanqueiro
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    I consider the following areas for review : graphics, gameplay mechanics, sound & visual design, character design / interaction, and the impression it left on me as a huge naughtydog and tlou fan.
    Graphics : great, but not all that impressive (1/2).
    Gameplay : very bad, enemy AI terrible, tired gameplay, not at all innovated upon from first game (huge shame). Forced myself to trudge    I consider the following areas for review : graphics, gameplay mechanics, sound & visual design, character design / interaction, and the impression it left on me as a huge naughtydog and tlou fan.
    Graphics : great, but not all that impressive (1/2).
    Gameplay : very bad, enemy AI terrible, tired gameplay, not at all innovated upon from first game (huge shame). Forced myself to trudge through : 0.5/2.
    Sound/visual design: 1.5/2. You can tell the environment design had a lot of passion. Sadly, the sound design was not at all impressive.
    Character design/interaction: I won't spoil it but expect forced "developments" to the story throughout the game. Grows tiring very quickly. 0.5/2.
    Fan impression: tempted to give it an 0/2. However a game is better than no game. Even if marginally. 0.5/2.

    Final impression: game left very sour taste in my mouth. Underwhelming and dishonest. Forced interactions and unimaginative situations meant to emotionally exploit or condition the player in place of a properly installed script. Would give a -1 because it's one of the rare sequels that makes me wish they were never done as they destroy my passion for the IP (StarWars jarjar Binks says hi).

    Final score : 4-1 = 3.

    Thank you for reading.    … Expand
  59. AizenSouske
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Очень устал её проходить просто скучно не понимаю откуда такой хайп
    I’m very tired of going through it just boring, I don’t understand where such a hype is from    … Expand
  60. Darker_r
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    This game is full of tolerant **** in it. Although, I don’t hate LGBT but I can’t stand this story in game. Btw there is no next gen lul.
  61. Zmtkshv
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    Ок - это мой 1й обзор, Игра заставила меня это сделать. Скажу сразу - я не хейтер и ЛГБТ в игре меня совсем не волнует. Итак к обзору: в сюжетоориентированной игре я считаю главное сюжет, что логично - и это главный минус игры, все что было в 1й части отсутствует во 2й - не считая флэшбеков конечно же. Игра не стоила покупки к сожалениюОк - это мой 1й обзор, Игра заставила меня это сделать. Скажу сразу - я не хейтер и ЛГБТ в игре меня совсем не волнует. Итак к обзору: в сюжетоориентированной игре я считаю главное сюжет, что логично - и это главный минус игры, все что было в 1й части отсутствует во 2й - не считая флэшбеков конечно же. Игра не стоила покупки к сожалению
  62. hyl0119
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    It's really a masterpiece of **** Compare to it's one of best video quality and control feel. The story goes the end of bad way, full of discrimination and complicate, hard to understand walk through, also main character's personality made it even worse than ever. All of these causes lead me to a big disappoint. Hope part iii will be more better.
  63. TomiLOLPro2018
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Yo jugué el primer the last of us en el año 2014 y desde que lo termine por primera vez siempre quise ir salga la segunda parte, al salir en la play store lo reserve de inmediato y la verdad me arrepiento estaba muy emocionado por algo que espere durante 6 años y mis amigos me decían que el juego era malo pero yo lo defendí a muerte hasta que al completarlo les di la razón. El juego en cuanto a gráficos y jugabilidad es de lo mejor que hay y de eso no cabe duda pero la historia y de la manera que controlaron los personajes no fue de mucho agrado, por ejemplo la historia más que post-apocaliptica era una serie de TV para adolescentes y el final del juego me dejó con rabia y con ganas de un reembolso la verdad , tmb metieron muchas escenas inecesarias como la de Dina y ellie fumando y besándose ( no tenga nada contra la homo sexualidad solo que no me pareció necesario en este juego) y tmb la escena entre Owen y la asesina de Joel (Abby), tmb me pareció horrible como Ellie lo trató como una basura a Joel todo el juego, y luego que muera D la manera que murió asesinado por una don nadie, la verdad hubiese preferido la muerte de Dona más que la de Joel pero eso es lo de menos el final es inexplicable porque al parecer Ellie se arrepintió de todo y la dejo marchar y la verdad la gran mayoría de jugadores querían matar a Abby. Y lo último y por lo ocupa el gran porcentaje de está calificación es el hecho de tener que manejar a Abby. Y yo te pregunto con que necesidad Naughty Dog? DE tener que manejar al personaje favorito de problamemente de millones de jugadores.. La verdad es algo que me deja impactado y tmb del hecho de tener que pelear contra Ellie siendo Abby, la verdad que me puse a llorar de la decepción y gaste plata para nada en algo que no me gustó para nada. Y la verdad Mí personaje favorito D este juego fue Tommy el si valía la pena y Jesse tmb. Y hasta aquí mí reseña perdonen es que me tenía que desquitar un poco.… Expand
  64. Milu1908
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Sinceramente, nunca vi um jogo com uma história tão ridicula quanto a presente em Last of Us. Não basta matarem o Joel com 2 horas de jogo, o jogo ainda te força a jogar com Abby, uma personagem sem carisma, chata e forçada.
    Joguei até o fim com esperança de poder mata-la para que no final nem isso pudesse acontecer. Fico muito triste em ver como Neil Druckmann jogou a bela história do primeiro jogo no lixo, nunca mais comprarei jogos da Naughty Dog.    … Expand
  65. SushiNinjaHeff
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    Enjoyed the gameplay & graphics & music, etc...but hated the story and various story choices...ludicrous! And Joel deserved better! 'Nough said. #justiceforjoel
  66. GamerZzZ
    Jul 10, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It seems to me that the creators of the game just made fun of us. We were waiting for a completely different game. The plot did not impress me. I regret the money and time spent.… Expand
  67. tigor91
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    Графика 10/10
    Геймплей 3/10 (к сожалению по сравнению с первой частью ничего нового)
    Сюжет 0/10 (абсолютно вторичен и к сожалению не интересен) Если первая часть игры относительно играбельна, за счет отличной графики и анимации, за первую половину не успеваешь от игры "устать", то вторая часть, по геймплею - это повтор первой, только играешь за другого героя. И это уже начинает сильно    Графика 10/10
    Геймплей 3/10 (к сожалению по сравнению с первой частью ничего нового)
    Сюжет 0/10 (абсолютно вторичен и к сожалению не интересен)
    Если первая часть игры относительно играбельна, за счет отличной графики и анимации, за первую половину не успеваешь от игры "устать", то вторая часть, по геймплею - это повтор первой, только играешь за другого героя. И это уже начинает сильно напрягать, устаешь от повторяющегося геймплея. Вторая часть игры не нужна, она затягивает игру.
    Перестал играть на задание вместе с беременной. Дальше прошел по "ютубу".
    Сюжет - ничего нового, как история рассказана - мне не понравилось.

    PS
    Слишком реалистично сделаны убийства.
    PSS
    Слишком много "сильных" женщин. Я не хочу играть в симулятор убийств женщин !!!!    … Expand
  68. Wing-ding
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    Dumb game. Your choices don't matter, and you can't change outcomes. The "Game" railroads you down a path to teach you that violence and revenge is never the answer while forcing you to commit violence and revenge. You get no chill, no slow down, no dialog that really impacts game events, considering the studios choice to switch the focus enemy from zombie to humans you should have a widerDumb game. Your choices don't matter, and you can't change outcomes. The "Game" railroads you down a path to teach you that violence and revenge is never the answer while forcing you to commit violence and revenge. You get no chill, no slow down, no dialog that really impacts game events, considering the studios choice to switch the focus enemy from zombie to humans you should have a wider array of options. Better graphics, uninspired dialogue, weak story, gameplay is virtually unchanged from part I, and plot holes the size of Venus. Joel part I: "I think that guy is faking being hurt, I'm gonna hit him with my truck.", Joel part II :" Hi I'm Joel, Joel Miller, How ya doin'? Whats this, you want me to go in this here murder shed while you lock the door behind me? Sounds good pal!" This should not have been a game. A Movie or Netflix series maybe but this is 2020, you can't just phone in a story like this and not expect to be blasted. All the 10/10 reviewers say the same thing "Great game but I didn't have fun." well then it wasn't a 10/10, and it's not a 0/10 or 1/10 because the graphic design team did a great job but everything else is just lazy. I would not recommend this game because it's not fun to play it's just a $60 movie about how horrible everything is, go watch some poor guys 'lets play'.… Expand
  69. AfonsoViana
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    What a game this could have been...but a bad storyline ruined the entire serie... so sad
  70. SereneViking
    Jun 25, 2020
    3
    I'll break down the review into parts, but my overall feeling on this game is that it is an immense disappointment and I am not sure how the critics rated this game so highly. First, the good:

    Graphics: The graphics are amazing in this game. Everything is lovingly detailed to a fault. And by to a fault, I mean that this game took 7 years to create. If you didn't create a unique weapons    I'll break down the review into parts, but my overall feeling on this game is that it is an immense disappointment and I am not sure how the critics rated this game so highly. First, the good:

    Graphics: The graphics are amazing in this game. Everything is lovingly detailed to a fault. And by to a fault, I mean that this game took 7 years to create. If you didn't create a unique weapons upgrade animation for every single weapon and upgrade maybe we could have gotten this game quicker and with less expectations. That being said, the melee animations, the landscape, everything is amazingly detailed, down to the blades of grass. Style-wise, the drab browns and greys are not appealing to me at all, but I see why they wanted to drab, depressing colors in this game. I don't rate graphics that highly in games that I play.

    Gameplay:

    Stuck in 2013. I heard the gameplay would be massively improved, but the best way of doing every encounter is still the same. Stealth around and kill everyone. Having to get into a gunfight isn't a failure-state, but it is not nearly as effective. Melee feels okay, but I think I actually enjoyed it more in the first game. Many games do all of the aspects of this game, but better. This is completely average.

    Story:

    This story is so bad. The pacing is awful, and the game is about 5-10 hours too long. There are so many plot contrivances and poor character logic strewn throughout the game that it makes it difficult to view the characters as characters, they are just puppets dancing on the strings of a maniacal storyteller who wanted to tell THIS specific story with these beloved figures to get an emotional reaction out of his audience. Their own established characters and logic be damned. For any fan of TLOU1, this will feel jarring at best and completely off-putting. I truly hated it, and I can't find much good of it. The flashback scenes were the only highlights, and they were few and fleeting. The whole game should have been the flashbacks.

    Overall : 3.5/10 - Graphics in a story-based game are not that important to me. The story should carry it and it doesn't. Truly disappointing experience and I can't recommend it to anyone.    … Expand
  71. Charmcitydg
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    Disappointed is the word Id use to sum up the game. I was a huge fan of every Uncharted game and the first Last of Us. They were so well told and absolutely beautiful. I bought a PS4 because of Naughty Dog. And while LOU2 is stunning and very well polished it adds very little to the gameplay, which feels outdated at this point and the story is absolutely awful. Dispatching well establishedDisappointed is the word Id use to sum up the game. I was a huge fan of every Uncharted game and the first Last of Us. They were so well told and absolutely beautiful. I bought a PS4 because of Naughty Dog. And while LOU2 is stunning and very well polished it adds very little to the gameplay, which feels outdated at this point and the story is absolutely awful. Dispatching well established characters for the sake of shock value and a story that drags out and clearly has an agenda. If you love the first game and don’t wish to spoil your memories of it, I’d recommend skipping it. It’s just not worth it.… Expand
  72. moodthefighter
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. literally changing character models in trailer just to sell their game and make us buy it and they just lied to us and didnt make it another masterpiece after 7 tears to be a story between joel and ellie and literally kill our most beloved character in 1 hour only into the game like what r u doing naughty but they just ruin the main reason we bought this game in 1 h like iam not against the idea of him dying (of course idont want that) but to be killed that way and being out of character bec joel in part 1 would never walk into an obvious trap like that it is just pathetic and at the ending they dont even give us the satisfaction of killing abby like why do they think just bec we played as her for 10 h and make us hirt ellie as her so that we hate ourselves for that r u insane or something like u think that will make us like her guess what we despise her we hate her no matter what how many good things she did because killing probably the most beloved character in gaming history and if u r gonna say that he did bad things yh buyt he did the right choice no father will let his daughter die again and what abby did is muuuuuch worse than what joel did she killed so many good and undeserving people and she gets away with it!!!!! LIKE ARE U SERIOUS!!!! like this is just pathetic its like they were trying to kill their own game with their own hands and they had a chance to fix this mess in the farm scene when u return to the moment joel was being tortured they could hv made everything like a dream but no they just had to ruin the incredible franchise and if they do a part 3 with no joel in it no 1 will buy it bec this game cant be called the last of us with no joel in it , part 2 should hv been about the last 4 years after the hospital scene only and see how ellie and joel relationship develop and ellie slowly starts to discover the truth and end it with that scene when she told joel we r done and walks away now that would be a great cliffhanger for part 3 and make part 3 about this revenge or whatever u were trying to do and dont kill joel this way make him die protecting ellie like literally when he fell on that iron pipe in the last of us 1 that would hv been a better death than this so this shows how bad this death is for such a big and lovable character to all fans… Expand
  73. FranquitoGames
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    Juegazo en temas técnicos. La historia, lo que más llama la atención del juego, malísima y muy politizada para ser correcta ante los medios masivos.
  74. MasterGrimes
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A big disappointment.

    Let's start with the good:

    -Gameplay 8/10

    Many of the same mechanics were employed from the previous game, that goes for the good and the bad. Gunfights are still scary, humans feel inherently different to combat than the infected. Though they took away some of the oppressive force that clickers brought to the first game. They're more easily dealt with here.
    They did clean up melee combat with how hit boxes and animations worked so that was nice.

    -Graphics 10/10

    They did a tremendous job here. With the obvious limitations on the current gen consoles (I play a bunch on PC) there were very few times the frames would fall and take away from the experience; or the AA would have to over compensate for the amount of 'stuff' on screen' and give it a 'fuzzy feel'

    -Cinematic Elements 8.5/10

    Again they take the old from the last game and just polish it a little bit, the photo mode was a nice add but they didnt take time to really make something special like the first.

    The Bad and the Ugly:

    Story 1/10

    It's sad to say this. The game WANTED you to love it so bad. But the plot holes and the writing pitting the loved and well rounded characters of the first game against the antagonist; was not enjoyable in the slightest.
    Having Joel die brutally you knew this was about revenge. The town of jackson and Dina and the friends of Ellie have so little development that you're not really sure what's going on in the love triangle there.
    Becoming Abby and beating the **** out of the first story characters was just flat out terrible. Mixed emotions and failed attempts at comedic relief led to a flat character that just made for a lacking cohesive story. The plot armor of Abby was that of an Abrams Tank. She could do no wrong and it was obvious that the writing was centered around putting her in good light, but somehow against already loved characters. The killing off of secondary characters left the end of the game feeling empty and when you finally have a chance at revenge. True Revenge. What you set out to do at the beginning of the game. Never happens. You don't even get the choice.

    you destroy your relationship with Tommy, and Dina, set out on a warpath to Santa Barbara killing everyone and when you finally win. Having flashbacks of Joel, bludgeoned to death. you say "nah its ok" you let her go.

    Ellie can't play guitar anymore either since she bit off 2 of your fingers.

    Boom game's over.

    This game had the absolute potential of being the game of the year and the game of a decade. But appeasing SJWs and putting in all these "twists" with terrible writing destroyed any semblance of the first game. But they threw it all away because they needed to "include the wide audience that was going to play the game." BS.

    We play games for the same reason people watch sports or go to the beach. To get away from all that stuff. No one wants politics in sports. No one wants politics in games.

    The SJWs that broke the story never were going to play the game in the first place.    … Expand
  75. Akido26
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    Many games work off their gameplay with story as secondary. The innovation in TLOU was its story, melding cinema-quality story-telling with bursts of engaging gameplay. So good, there are 4-hour edited "movies" of it. This game could have been good. They could have made Abby a villain and she would have been a 3-dimensional villain. But they played her as the protagonist and failed. IMany games work off their gameplay with story as secondary. The innovation in TLOU was its story, melding cinema-quality story-telling with bursts of engaging gameplay. So good, there are 4-hour edited "movies" of it. This game could have been good. They could have made Abby a villain and she would have been a 3-dimensional villain. But they played her as the protagonist and failed. I replayed the first, and showed the "movie" to my wife. I'm glad to have seen this trash once just enough to forget they never made a sequel to TLOU. Just like there is only The Matrix, Dexter only has 4 seasons, and Game of Thrones was abandoned mysteriously after season 5.… Expand
  76. ixloltl
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    My disappointment is immeasurable, and my day is ruined.
    I don't even want to write about this trash so TL;DR
    Graphics: Top 5 of the gen Sound: Music wise is nice, audio is kinda weird sometimes (Conversations ingame and stuff) Story: Trash, that's all I will say Gameplay: Boring, pacing is so bad and almost no changes from Part 1 So yeah, my disappointment is immeasurable, and my    My disappointment is immeasurable, and my day is ruined.
    I don't even want to write about this trash so TL;DR
    Graphics: Top 5 of the gen
    Sound: Music wise is nice, audio is kinda weird sometimes (Conversations ingame and stuff)
    Story: Trash, that's all I will say
    Gameplay: Boring, pacing is so bad and almost no changes from Part 1

    So yeah, my disappointment is immeasurable, and my day is ruined.    … Expand
  77. ThanosdeTita997
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    OK graphic and medium and repetitive gameplay. A lot of sealing in the shape of a star egg is a danger for children. Joel's destruction as a forced character and bad story.
  78. Buddyman56
    Jun 26, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I haven't played this, or the first Last of Us, but I've watched entire playthroughs of the original game. Markiplier's playthrough is legendary. So I was excited to see people play this one too.

    God, what a downgrade. They completely destroyed the first game-killed off Joel, who was the main reason besides Ellie that made the original so great-his character arc and how he softens up to Ellie. And then you just kill him in the first two hours and then try and make us feel sorry for the person who kills him.

    No.

    If I ever get my hands on a PS4 / PS5, I will play the original, and act like this game does not exist / or is not canon. This is not a sequel to The Last of Us. It just isn't. Naughty Dog needs to stop ignoring the fans and admit they made a terrible sequel. Gameplay and visuals can be as amazing as you want them to be but the story is what drives The Last of Us. It's a generic third person zombie shooter game if you take the story out of it. If you ruin the story, it ruins the game.

    Do not buy this.    … Expand
  79. Wardy940
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Breathtaking graphics. Fantastic animations and physics but the story and new characters are trash. The story is just rinse and repeat all the way through. Even using, not one , but two pregnancies to try and pull on your heartstrings. The only decent scenes are the flashbacks with Joel. It recreates some of the magic of the first game but then soon rips it away and leaves you missing Joel again. Then they have the audacity to make you play as the murderer who killed him. Just plain awful compared to the first game.… Expand
  80. Joingame179
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    What a bad game!! 7 years for this story.. pace of this game was sooo bad.. it was boring as hell. Shame on you naught dog..
  81. Crow11
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    An amazing game ruined by a sequel. This game is not needed and never should have been made. Story is meh but is ruined by certain choices naughty dog chose. It could have been redeemed but the ending is unsatisfying and the player feels like they have wasted 20 hours of their time.
  82. Junseiyuri
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Game is bad and has a double standard. Save yourself $60 and buy another game… Expand
  83. GamefanA
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    Graphics are stunning and combat is very similar to the previous one, for good or bad. The game is extremely linear and repetitive which means that the story is the only thing that would keep my interest til i finish it. But unfortunately, the story is very poorly written with more holes in it than a sieve. Naughty Dog offers absolutely no player choice whatsoever but will attempt to guiltGraphics are stunning and combat is very similar to the previous one, for good or bad. The game is extremely linear and repetitive which means that the story is the only thing that would keep my interest til i finish it. But unfortunately, the story is very poorly written with more holes in it than a sieve. Naughty Dog offers absolutely no player choice whatsoever but will attempt to guilt the players for participating in 100 percent scripted events. It completely fails with capture the emotions it strives to evoke from the players and feels father cringey in the end. Not a game i would recommend anyone to buy at full price.… Expand
  84. Zeth27
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    Si bien es cierto que molesta un poco que forcen la inclusión en ciertas situaciones ( no todas), ese no es el verdadero problema, si no la forma incoherente de exponer la historia que además se sentía mal estructurada y forzada sim embargo es de reconocer el trabajo de diseño de escenarios, y todo el apartado gráfico y musical , pero ya todos sabemos que arruinaron una historia que, si loSi bien es cierto que molesta un poco que forcen la inclusión en ciertas situaciones ( no todas), ese no es el verdadero problema, si no la forma incoherente de exponer la historia que además se sentía mal estructurada y forzada sim embargo es de reconocer el trabajo de diseño de escenarios, y todo el apartado gráfico y musical , pero ya todos sabemos que arruinaron una historia que, si lo que les interesaba era dinero pudieron explotar, ya todos sabemos que es una verdadera pena.… Expand
  85. BossTime
    Jun 25, 2020
    3
    Ich gebe ne 4 nur wegen der Grafik,Animationen Kombat und Leveldesign der Rest ist Müll. Alles was das Spiel im ersten Teil ausgemacht sucht man vergeblich im Nachfolger kein gute Story die auch noch inkonsequent ist und vor allem mit einem Ende um die Ecke kommt das die Welt so noch nie gesehen hat. Die Spielzeit mit rund 25 Stunden ist viel zu lang vor allem da der Part sich mit AbbyIch gebe ne 4 nur wegen der Grafik,Animationen Kombat und Leveldesign der Rest ist Müll. Alles was das Spiel im ersten Teil ausgemacht sucht man vergeblich im Nachfolger kein gute Story die auch noch inkonsequent ist und vor allem mit einem Ende um die Ecke kommt das die Welt so noch nie gesehen hat. Die Spielzeit mit rund 25 Stunden ist viel zu lang vor allem da der Part sich mit Abby sich wie eine unnötige Nebenquest anfühlt die mit der Hauptstory nichts zu tun hat. Für mich fühlt sich jeder Nebencharakter belanglos an sei es Diana oder Jesse sprich ich habe keine Bindung zu irgend jemanden aufbauen können wie es im ersten Teil war. In dieser Story sucht man vergeblich nach Emotionen aber dafür findet man reichlich Gewalt und man sucht auch vergeblich nach Licht da das Spiel gefangen ist in der Dunkelheit . Als Fan des ersten Teils ist das hier eine pure Enttäuschung.… Expand
  86. Pabloglzs
    Jun 25, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I wanted to play to Joel but I understand if this game focus on Ellie (I mean I really enjoy playing with Ellie) buy I cant stand why they killed Joel and if this wasn't enough at the beginning of the game. I didn't enjoy at all playing with Abby, I seemed eternal for me to finish the storyline of a character I didn't like to play with. Putting that apart the gameplay and the graphics are really awesome but that's it.… Expand
  87. SirLive16
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Gameplay has evolved since the first game, also the audio is pretty good. The game has bombed for players and viewers, but the story is an offense to the first game.Joel would never fall in abby's trap, we learned this from the first tlou. The beautiful dynamic beetween father/daughter is gone. If you enjoy a clycle of revenge that goes from knowhere to nothing, that's the game for you. 3/10 at best.… Expand
  88. Xheno
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    the story is fine as well as the gameplay and that's fantastic but some characters seem to me to have been forcibly and savagely introduced by them.
  89. Malganas
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    Сюжет игры просто ужасен!Некоторые персонажи вызывают отвращение!
  90. Kobstergaming
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    the graphics in this game are top tier but due to the story imma have to give it a three.
  91. NJ833
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Sad what they did with the game.
    They put a DLC as the main story.
    Ideologies, Defamations, Drug Use Pology.
    Controlling new generations.
    With a weak story.
    graphics and gameplay are great.
    new dodge skill, nice.
    But that does not justify taking a DLC and putting it as the main story, throwing the game in the trash, history in the trash.
    With weak ideologies.
    In the world there is the hero's journey.
    They want it to lose its value.
    introducing weak ideologies.
    It had a story with a lot of potential.
    But they threw it in the trash.    … Expand
  92. A42One_and_only
    Jun 26, 2020
    3
    The game has such a bad plot and focused to much on the wrong things. other than the graphics and gameplay, this game sucks. oh and BTW naughty dog stop blocking people. take the criticism.
  93. Daddywolf420
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have been waiting for a sequel to my favorite game of all time for 7 long years. The Last of us was the first game to make me actually tear up and I actually felt emotionally invested into the world of Joel and Ellie. TLOU2 Does not do that. Bad dialogue. Bad writing. Uninteresting characters they really all feel like they are just there for a paycheck and that’s it. Forced villain. Then naughty dog forces us to play as her. Killing main characters and then never mentioned again. I felt nothing when anyone ever died. If it wasn’t for the combat and the graphics then I would have popped my disk out and stopped shortly after Joel died. They tried to Villainize Joel. The gore and deaths were shock value nothing of meaning. I really did enjoy the moments with Lev and Abby. But it was constant bad thing after bad thing happening to everyone, in the first game there was that light in all the darkness. There was smiles and charm, it felt good. Here it’s all violence and just horrible things with nothing light at all. And then that final fight between Abby and Ellie I thought I had her. After everything it would pay off. Nah chief. Ellie let’s her walk. Ellie has lost two fingers. Her Girlfriend and her baby. Has lost friends. Has lost Joel. She lost Her whole life to abby. Yet she lets her get up and leave, what a joke. When I was playing as Abby I purposely kill myself just so I could see this girl die, then I’d laugh and be like “soon lol” boy was I wrong. I have never felt more disrespected by a company then I do now with naughty dog. I thought EA was bad but I guess that apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. At the end of the day i feel this was a mindless cash grab with no real value. Hey, they took my money didn’t they.… Expand
  94. SanJunior
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Gráficos incríveis game play ótima tudo muito fluído porém história não me agradou a morte do Joel pesou muito e foi muito viajada a coincidência de ele ter salvo logo a pessoa que queria matar ele sem falar na burrice de eles se apresentar para um grupo que nem conheciam cara sobreviveu tamto tempo e se apresentou pra um grupo que nem conheciamvinfelizmente meu hype com o jogo foi para o ralo me decepcionei muito porém zerei o jogo para ver como acabaria e foi aí q me decepcionei mais jogo tinha potencial mas a história acabou com esse potencial… Expand
  95. Slilac03
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Overall, most of the game play brought nostalgia and felt similar to the first game. The graphics are great and the music/character graphics is spot-on through my newbie gamer lens.

    However, the story is hard to keep playing all the way until the finale of the game; mostly because the farther you go, the bleaker the outcome looks. Joel's death was hard for every fan, but only the beginning of a series of depressing events that made this game hard to stomach.

    Disclaimer: I did not pick up this sequel to an apocalyptic-themed game and expect there to only be rainbows and butterflies in Ellie's and Joel's relationship. The ending of The Last of Us gave proof to expect a tense sequel when Joel lies and leaves a hard truth (that he killed some fireflies and destroyed the chance for a cure) that would need to be addressed in Ellie's and Joel's relationship.
    Despite Joel's death hurting us all, Ellie is left alone in the end, Tommy is crippled and taking a break from Maria, Dina and JJ are nowhere to be found, and you wonder if there was any point in going through all that trauma just to have an ending where NO ONE is satisfied or at least relatively in one piece (losing fingers and PTSD are real here).

    In the end, my two cents from playing this game is I didn't need to 60 dollars to live through my favorite game characters never-ending trauma, I could have just looked at the local news or continued to see all the trauma the world offers naturally. The only reason I picked up this game despite the chance of losing my favorite characters was because the end might have come out and given the viewers hope. While Naughty Dog attempted to do this, it fell short for me and I only felt empty and disappointed on the inside.

    Thanks, Naughty Dog.    … Expand
  96. mateo96321
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    Good gameplay, but the story is meh, it is not so good first because of the forced inclusion that just had to be a "woman" but with that body more it looks like a man and it is not inclusion that is transformation, second Joel was loved and I know that As the game is so realistic, it was obvious that I was going to die for a while but they did not have to do it so horrible and for aGood gameplay, but the story is meh, it is not so good first because of the forced inclusion that just had to be a "woman" but with that body more it looks like a man and it is not inclusion that is transformation, second Joel was loved and I know that As the game is so realistic, it was obvious that I was going to die for a while but they did not have to do it so horrible and for a "woman" who is not a woman that is a man with a woman's face and sorry if it hurts.
    In my point of view, revenge is not good, it is true, but there are many things that still do not make sense and try to put more "inclusion" that I do not know if they understand the sense of inclusion, but it is to transform basically, please understand so the next good the meaning of inclusion and then make a game because nobody feels good playing...    … Expand
  97. SmoothMcGroove
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game had SO much potential but the story drags it down like an anchor. And no, it's not because of SJWs, like some other reviews claim. Yes, Ellie has a relationship with Dina (weird name choice), but other than a few seconds of awkward scenes, it's nothing out of any ordinary video game relationship. Why I and other fans are upset is because of the following:

    1) Joel, the hero who took Ellie 3,000 miles across the country while killing hundreds of infected and bandits, is killed in the most anti-climactic fashion possible, within 30 minutes of starting the game. He and Tommy SAVE Abby from certain death, she brings them back to her group of friends, then Joel and Tommy OPENLY give out their names to strangers (major plot hole #1). Abby then shoots him in the leg with a shotgun and beats him to death with a golf club, and here's why: In the first game in the last scene, Joel kills a doctor in Seattle who is pointing a scalpel at him trying to prevent Joel from taking Ellie away, saying "think of all the lives we'll save". That doctor turns out to be Abby's father.

    2) The new character additions, aside from Abby, have little to no backstory whatsoever and they don't feel important at all to the plot. When you start the game, you're introduced to the thriving survivor village in Jackson, Wyoming, and one of the first characters you meet is Jesse. He is present for only a small portion of the game, but helps you kill enemies as you progress through war-torn and infected areas and begins to grow on you, only to be suddenly and pathetically shot in the head by Abby as he's opening a door. On Abby's playthrough, she is about to be executed by the Seraphites along with an Asian girl named Yara until Yara's little brother Lev rescues them both. Yara has her forearm crushed by a Seraphite with a hammer and eventually needs amputation, but then she is shot dead just a few hours later by the WLF force invading the Seraphite island, so the story has you pointlessly feel for her having her arm amputated only for her to die not much later anyway.

    3) There is a really awkward, meaningless sex scene with Abby and Owen after they spend 5 minutes arguing and then pushing each other. It's especially awkward because of Abby's super masculine build that makes Owen look like a twig. The brief sex scene with Ellie and Dina at least had some depth and story development behind it, whereas the Abby and Owen scene literally means nothing at all to the plot.

    4) This game's ENTIRE theme is "Revenge only leads to more suffering" in both the main story and side story with the WLFs and Seraphites, and it's constantly hammered over and over again in an effort to show moral ambiguity. After the Seattle story concludes, Ellie and Dina are on a farm seemingly somewhere in Wyoming or Montana, they get a visit from Tommy (who is shot in the side of the head by Abby right after Jesse, except he survives because plot armor), and Tommy tells Ellie he knows where Abby went. Dina tells Tommy they're done pursuing her and Tommy throws a fit saying "Well I can't go!". To me, it's not believable at all that a 40/50 year old man would hold an 18 year-old girl accountable for exacting revenge on his brother's killer. Just days later, after saying "I can't" to Tommy, Ellie packs up and tells Dina she needs to find and kill Abby for her own peace. She travels from Wyoming to California, killing more infected and bandits along the way, infiltrates a huge bandit compound, kills dozens more bandits, finds Abby tied up to a pole on the beach (doesn't shoot her), cuts her down (doesn't shoot her), nearly allows her to escape before telling her "I can't let you go" (still doesn't shoot her), and, INSTEAD OF SHOOTING HER, like she had RESOLVED to do MONTHS ago, she says she wants Abby to FIGHT her. Prisoner Abby looks like a deflated beach ball and has none of her Brock Lesnar-esque muscle mass. They have a 5 minute fight before Ellie holds Abby's head underwater for 30 seconds, then decides she can't kill her because of plot reasons. Abby takes Lev and sails off, Ellie sits on the beach crying. Seemingly weeks or months later, Ellie returns to the farm where she and Dina had lived only to find Dina has left. Ellie then has a flashback of getting angry at Joel for not letting her die to develop a vaccine, says she will try to forgive him, and the game ends.

    5) Related to #4, the game more or less tells you that Ellie knew Joel was lying to her the whole time about what happened in Seattle until she makes him confess. If she was really set on dying so that a vaccine could be created, she could have gone back or worked with another surgeon in Wyoming. Either way, the game tries to make Joel look like a bad person for saving her life when 99% of fathers or father-figures would have done the same thing.

    The game itself is worth a playthrough, but the story is incredibly poor compared to Part 1.    … Expand
  98. ReySreg
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    Un entorno completamente distinto al TLOU1 el cual Joel al ser un personaje súper desconfiado lo hacen ver en este como un cualquiera y una muerte muy deshonrosa.
  99. Greed_Vii
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. First every review because wow! So I had hopes the narrative wasn’t that bad after hearing everything, I did stay as spoiler free as I could until I finished the game, but wtf naught dog. Killing the main character from the previous game to make a revenge story was a good idea, however the execution was hot garbage. We go through all the work to take revenge as Ellie to then play as Abby the villain to make us see her side and, I’m assuming, make us feel for her. Which in someways it did for me, but then you make us continue to play as Abby when we confront Ellie forcing us to beat a beloved character which was a BOLD decision that backfired immensely with everyone’s feedback being the clear example that it was a garbage decision. Everything up to that point was, in my opinion, still leading up to be a fantastic game. But the decision, again, to make us fight Ellie and win, is when you lost me. Have you had a switch back to playing Aly when we got to that confrontation making us beat Abby, I would’ve been fine with rest Love it. If you want to still kill Jesse do it, mortality wound Tommy or kill him I wouldn’t of cared as long as we got to kill Abby. Heck you could’ve even killed off Lev as they were leaving the island Ao you wouldn’t of had to involve him at that point. But it felt like you wanted to drag on the story from that confrontation which is a load of BS in my opinion. You should’ve ended it at that final confrontation and ended peacefully with Ellie and Dina at the farm raising JJ. That could have been at the perfect finish for this game but you squandered it. Do you let Abby win by making us beat Ellie. You then make us play as Ellie again to go and kill Abby which when we get that chance we let her go, then for more insult to injury when we get back to the farm Dina is gone and we don’t even know if Ellie finds Fina and they potentially get back together raising JJ, you just end it there. Honestly, I think if you chose to ha e had Lev died while being strung up on the beach with Abby thus giving Ellie essentially a mercy killing but still a revenge killing would have been better then what you decided. But instead you choose to make us go through all that to forgive Abby through PTSD on Ellies side and when we get back to the farm we find out Ellie has basically lost she loved even her ability to play the guitar correctly which is minor I know but still. I don’t even wanna play new game+ because there’s no satisfaction at the end. It just sucks because it feels like you had a very great story building up to the moment the Ellie and Abby confrontation happens, but when it does it seems you just took a dump on the story. The game itself is beautiful I appreciate the gameplay and how it is a even though it’s very repetitive, it just sucks that when you get that climax it feels like you’re falling down Mount Everest with no chance of stopping until you hit the bottom. I doubt it will even happen but I feel like you need to pull a BioWare and fix the ending like they did for Mass Effect 3 even if it’s just an alternate ending like choosing to play as either Abby or Ellie at the climax. Or just don’t make us play as Abby, the villain, and let us play as Ellie and beat Abby.… Expand
  100. Revierity
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have played bad games before, but I've never played a game that left me so insulted and disgusted before.

    Like what most people have said, the graphics are beautiful, as is the sound design and the level layouts.
    But that can't save this game.

    The characters are unlikeable, not to mention any character from the previous games are GROSSLY out of character to shoehorn in certain plot points or lessons that make no sense in the first place.
    I never once felt any sympathy for Abby after she killed Joel.
    That death was not dignified in the slightest.
    If you are going to kill off one of the most beloved characters in all gaming, you damn well better do it right, and not only did they fail on every level to achieve that, they instead killed him in the most disgusting, out of character, despicable way I've ever seen in a game.
    As if that wasn't the end of it, they then FORCE YOU to play as his killer for almost half of the entirety of the game.
    These scenes are supposed to garner her sympathy to show her background.
    The ONLY reason I finished this game was to kill her, and in the end, the game doesn't even let you do that.

    tldr; They killed Joel in the worst way possible, in a way that made no sense for the character, had a character literally SPIT on his dead body, then force you to play as his killer, and in the end you don't even get to kill her.

    The makers of this game should be ashamed.

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