The Last of Us Part II

 PlayStation 4
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5.8

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  1. Fatalreaper
    Jun 20, 2020
    2
    Fails to push new plot in a interesting path and just leaves you feeling frustrated and disappointed if you played the first I would avoid this game. Game looks phenomenal with its cutting edge graphics and animation but that isnt enough save your money and youtube the game
  2. pasolis
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Great graphics, combat need improvement, story.... woke garbage.

    It’s a shame that the events of second part are triggered due to the dead of an insignificant and random NPC from the first game and then we gotta play part of the game with a completely irrelevant and uninterested character just to fulfill an agenda. Politics have nothing to do with video games, we want good stories to escape reality not to be reminded of it.    … Expand
  3. Codymorck258
    Jul 18, 2020
    2
    Giving this game a 2 because of the beautiful graphics and detail. Good job to the animators. -8 to the story telling which has terrible characters, ruins the old characters, and tries waaaay to hard to push an agenda. The writers really sunk the ship on this one. The franchise is done. When will they ever understand the concept of fan base this is going the way of star wars, james bond,Giving this game a 2 because of the beautiful graphics and detail. Good job to the animators. -8 to the story telling which has terrible characters, ruins the old characters, and tries waaaay to hard to push an agenda. The writers really sunk the ship on this one. The franchise is done. When will they ever understand the concept of fan base this is going the way of star wars, james bond, ghost busters, and battlefield 5. They really need to grasp the concept of fanbase. Ive always had a playstation since resident evil 1 for ps1 but because of this abomination of an exclusive after over 20 years I'll be switching to x box. And if this keeps happening in gaming itl be time to pack it in and quit this hobby. Last of us 1 best game I've ever played last of us 2 easily the worst game I've ever played . They betrayed the fan base and youl get low ratings everytime that happened. The only reason metacritic gave it high ratings us because they aren't fans of the first one, or because they are paid professionals they are scared to speak out against the agenda the the game pushes… Expand
  4. LoneAssailant
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    Poor story, decent gameplay. Really disappointed with this sequel compared the masterpiece of a game the original was.
  5. Mygames23
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    Game gets a 2 for beautiful graphics, game mechanics are not really that much more impressive than the first. Story is garbage and really feels like naughty Dog was pissed that people loved Joel’s character
    The sex scene was disgusting and awkward, they continue to claim that Abby is a girl, but they prob say that about Bruce Jenner too.
    I deleted the first game off my console, naughty    Game gets a 2 for beautiful graphics, game mechanics are not really that much more impressive than the first. Story is garbage and really feels like naughty Dog was pissed that people loved Joel’s character
    The sex scene was disgusting and awkward, they continue to claim that Abby is a girl, but they prob say that about Bruce Jenner too.

    I deleted the first game off my console, naughty dog ruined TLOU, it had so much potential but they had to force their wokeness. Wtf happened to the gaming industry

    Naughty dog will get no more money from me ever again. Their show on HBO will prob flop harder than this game.    … Expand
  6. MapExplorer
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    Everything is good except his story. I'm so curious.How much did naughty dog cost to get high meta score.
  7. Dcanngieter
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Atrocious storyline. They made Joel a glorified plot device.everything you saw Joel go through in the Last of Us was completely thrown away. They forced him to become oblivious to the world he lives in just to have a shock factor kill early into the game. Please explain to me in what world is Joel and Tommy going to walk Into and ambush like a bunch of fools? In Last of us 1 Joel clearly spots and ambush! After Abby kills Joel, How in the world does she allow HIS BROTHER and a Girl who clearly loved him to live? Did you not think that they weren't going to seek revenge like you spent all this time seeking revenge? Lastly at the end, this whole game felt useless after Ellie decides to let Abby live.... What was the whole point of this game? Tis was a cash grab, the game should of have been sequeled if this was the treatment they were gonna give it smh… Expand
  8. GreyGod
    Jun 27, 2020
    2
    I went in completely blind, seeing no spoilers and only watching trailers. That means I saw everything thay happens in this game in context and I finished it a few days ago and have sat on it to let my immediate reaction pass and write this logically. That being said, this game is a total waste of time for the player. The story is an -okay- concept that is delivered extremely poorly andI went in completely blind, seeing no spoilers and only watching trailers. That means I saw everything thay happens in this game in context and I finished it a few days ago and have sat on it to let my immediate reaction pass and write this logically. That being said, this game is a total waste of time for the player. The story is an -okay- concept that is delivered extremely poorly and heavy handedly. A complete assassination of the characters of the original game that ends in a mean spirited and unsatisfying way. If you enjoyed the first game for the relationship between ellie and joel, pass this one up as it has nothing to do with that. It manages to make you hate everyone in it and leaves you feeling empty after finishing it. Definitely overstays its welcome for about 15 hours too. Graphics are obviously great and gameplay is basically the same just flashier with a few new toys. Pass this one up guys, dont let the hype get to you. Not even going to go into how there are literally character skin swaps and false lines recorded just to be in the trailers to mislead the consumer about what this game is about. Naught Dog and Niel Druckman **** this one up. Big time.… Expand
  9. Baanche
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game starts off interesting with the whole flashback to that scene in the hospital and the end of the first game. Funny how a little moment some people didn't even think about ended up becoming important to the story. Killing abby’s dad like that goes to reinforce the narrative in these games that messed up things tend to happen oit of know where all the time in these games and you just have to accept that. (The guys from Pittsburgh in the first game, Tess, bills friends. )… Expand
  10. kingphiltheill
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    The graphics look amazing, charakter animation, physics and effects are top notch. The gameplay itself feels a little dated and repetitive by now. I'm going to give it 2 out of 10 because i feel sorry for the developers who poured their soul into this concerning the horrendous story.
  11. Byv
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    Neil Druckmann simply took and ripped out heart from the fans. They did not care about everything, the main thing is to work out the agenda of minorities. He forever destroyed the story ... even the first part will now be apprehensively remembered. He has no forgiveness.

    Disappointment is no limit.
  12. Banana320
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    The kast lesbians on earth part 2, we waited for this **** 4 years and woow look what they brought to us
  13. NatsC
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The technical traits of the game like the graphics and the gameplay are great. The flashback of Joel singing to Ellie and the surprise he had for her birthday were beautiful moments too.

    But the storyline...

    What were they thinking??? Honestly I think many people will agree with me that this whole game was a huge slap in the face from ND. The fact that the characters didn't have character development at all and they just forgot what was really important about the story. The "revenge is bad" theme could've been taught in many other ways better than this failure. We didn't see what happened to Ellie's parents, her immunity to the virus seems insignificant at this point, we couldn't see more of Joel's past in order to understand his character even more and we didn't get to see enough of Ellie's and Joel's relationship. This game had so much potential and the final product was just an excuse of a game with a more than obvious forced agenda that they forgot what really mattered. And if they tried to make me feel emphatic towards Abby they didn't succeed at all, not after how terribly this character was written. And it's no fun that I had to play as her either when I never developed a connection with her in the first place. And the fact that they used Joel to make false advertisement of the game by tricking us into believing that he was alive. Just wow. And not to mention the way he died. That was SO disrespectful to Joel's character and the fans. A character that beloved deserved better. I'm okay with that fact that he died, but the WAY he died, I'm just extremely sad and disappointed. For someone who doesn't have a real father myself and the fact that their father and daughter relationship was something I really treasured and loved and they just destroyed that by having loved characters acting out of character and seeing Ellie acting all rude towards Joel and they couldn't even have a chance to work things out between them it just leaves me heartbroken. They were the essence of the game and now that has vanished for me and I'm sure many feel the same way. I was really hoping this was going to be a beautifully crafted story but I guess the wallet was more important than actual storytelling. Maybe this will teach them that caring for their fans, story and characters is better rather than pushing a message that just comes out as forced and negative.    … Expand
  14. Smackers
    Jun 28, 2020
    2
    Good graphics, terrible gameplay, terrible story, nothing can come as shallow and boring as modern AAA games. But at least last game had a great story to compensate for boring AAA stuff... NOT ANYMORE.
  15. Shone994
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    Man am i happy that i didn't buy the game, i first wanted to watch some gameplay footage to see if the rumors are true. Graphics are amazing and - that's it. Everything else is bad. The story is poorly written, the characters are poorly designed, the combat seems really not as good as the first game. I'm never again buying a Naughty dog game untill they fire that moron Druckman. Maybe notMan am i happy that i didn't buy the game, i first wanted to watch some gameplay footage to see if the rumors are true. Graphics are amazing and - that's it. Everything else is bad. The story is poorly written, the characters are poorly designed, the combat seems really not as good as the first game. I'm never again buying a Naughty dog game untill they fire that moron Druckman. Maybe not even then cuz they even gave him a chance. No one who worked on this abomination of a game can tell me with a straight face they liked the game, they were just too scared to lose their jobs cuz of that retard Druckman.… Expand
  16. BramJacob1
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. If any of the positive reviewers have ever played the first game with any shred of attention or passion for it then i really don't understand where they are comming from calling it great and inronically calling the story a supposed "masterpiece" ...

    Whereas the first game is unforgettable due to the tone it set, combining bitter reality with a theme of hope, and well established characters that we all grew to know and love, the second game almost spits on all that was built up, and presents us a world that doesn't correspond with the theme astablished, and characters who are anything but a continuation of what they were and are. Joel was going to be killed eventually yes due to what he did at the end of the first game, but the way they did it in the second is just purely **** writing. When it happens, nobody knows who the **** Abby is, and after that we are expected to play as her to only then after 10 hours understand who she was and why (taking the fact that she is a super bland character with no real draw or motives out of the picture for a second). A proper execution would have been for us to first understand who she is, and where she is comming from and then have it lead up to the climax of confronting Joel. Combine that with the fact that Joel is established in the first game as a very mistrusting person, always seeing through traps, people's intentions and even not trustinnlg Ellie with a switchblade (out of fear she might hurt herself that is). Having him walk into a base with strangers, giving up their names with their guard fully down is the last thing he would ever do. The writer took him out of character for an opportunity to kill him off quick for shock value, and to even be able to insert his cgi self spitting on his corpse, this whole seen and that move can therefore be seen as a spit in the face of the fans by Druckman himself.

    Its also just plainly bad writing to make it seem like Joel saving her life didn't matter **** to her ... if the writers had actually bothered to put some depth into it they could have made it into a longer played out internal conflict that would have made for an actual good story.

    Now the story is just about 24 hours of constant revenge while simultaneously having a political agenda shoved down your throat. It doesn't belong in the world that was so cleverly thought out and brought to life in the first game. The zombies are so absent from the story now that they could just as well have been removed, so now the suspense they created in the first game is reduced to them feeling like some annoying npc part of a puzzle to get to the next cutscene

    Its just a whole game long where the player has to carry out one person's revenge fantasy after the other ... there is no depth to it, just a rinse and repeat viewed from different perspective played by characters that feel like husks compared to the complexity they had in the first game... Also there is no exiting goal anymore ... no outcome to work towards, just revenge upon revenge upon revenge plot

    Also the tone is nothing like what we got in the first game. The first game was already set in dark bitter reality so i don't buy the whole "but its more like reality now" argument, but the thing that kept you playing and made the game so good was the underlying tone of hope that carried the characters through, gave the story its gripping aspect and made everything feel like it mattered. At the end of the second game there is nothing you have really accomplished. No goal was reached that meant anything, we are left with some dead people, the villain walking away and being better off than the protagonist and no sense of satisfaction whatsoever. Its just 24 hours of "i kill u cuz i mad that u killed this person"

    So no, the story was just a prime case of lazy, bad writing anf showed no respect for artistical integrity. Joels death was done poorly and in total disregard for who we got to know in the first game, and so was the rest of the story. Badly written, shallow, it really added nothing of value to the timeline and on top of that tried to be way to political for the environment it takes place in. At the end of this game, there is no sense of accomplishment or satisfaction, we are left with an empty feeling, wishing we'd have never walked into this game and had just let the story end where the first game did. hence the story in all its aspects really just is a bunch of horse****, and a slap in the face for fans of the first game.    … Expand
  17. SenpapiChulo
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Game mechanics and graphics are awesome. But the story is terrible. I have no clue why the hell i had to return to the aquarium as Abby it made me stop playing the game for a couple of hours before deciding to just push through it.… Expand
  18. m0nso0n
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game looks good visually but the game failed to deliver because of storytelling. This game would have been a lot better if the cutscenes were organized in a way that made sense. There is no reason to introduce Abby's backstory late into the game if Joel ends up dying 2 hours into the games plot.I believe alot of people were angry at the writers for killing Joel too early and if they added his death scene near the end of the game and skipped that entire sequence entirely the games poorly written script couldve been covered up slightly. Game wouldve made more sense if they took the route Heavy Rain took with their antagonist and revealed her intentions as the game went on instead of putting it 2 hours into the game and spitting in our faces for it . Dialogue between the new characters felt unnatural and awkward giving a high school drama vibe to it. The pacing of the game didnt make any sense. All new characters were uninteresting especially Dina and Abby. The relationship between Ellie and Abby didnt add anything to the story and it was a massive downgrade from the Joel and Ellie relationship in the first game. The game looked great but the game felt empty at times. The notes were mostly useless information if it didnt have safe combinations. The hero card collectibles were whatever. The design team was let down by the writing team for sure. This game has a lot of wasted potential.… Expand
  19. WastedPatriot1
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    Honestly most garbage game I’ve played. Makes fort it’s a cinematic masterpiece when compared
  20. Joker27
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Environment and fighting mechanics are good but the story absolutely kills the whole game especially the ending I can't believe how they just trashed a main protagonist from the first game like they did and in the end revenge for the protagonist never happens not to mention u have to play as a character who killed that person then they try to make u sympathizers for that person its definitiley disappointing… Expand
  21. AsianShrek
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    It is really bad. The.story makes no sense and it ruins everything good about the first game
  22. Jpizzle3201
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Absolute trash can't believe they butchered this sequel of course they had to ruin it after we had to wait 7 damn years Abby's a hypocritic piece of **** using Joel's death as a plot device and all the constant flashbacks trying to make you sympathetic towards Abby is utter bull**** naughtydog can go **** themselves… Expand
  23. Alexjan
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    Como arruinar la historia de algo grandioso que dejo 1ro. Es increible como una historia que te hacia sentir empatia y sufrimiento pero con sabor a gloria, en su segunda parte quede coml basura.
  24. K9mo
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    I was never this dissapointed. The only good thing about this game is propobly graphics and physics.
  25. GlassMonty
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    Cinematic videogames don't evolve the same way movies do, so by the time I had a taste of the story it just felt like a movie I've seen a hundred times before just with uninspired, generic gameplay in-between. Looks real nice though.
  26. sephiano
    Jun 24, 2020
    2
    Not a good game. They disrespect the main character, They insert politics for no reason
  27. Alexstaff
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    Only redeeming quality of this game is the graphics, the story is absolute garbage with an agenda shoehorned in from the start. Real kick in the teeth.
  28. FragileSage5
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The last of us Part 2 is one of the biggest gaming disappointments in a long time. First off nobody is mad Ellie is gay people didn't care in the Left Behind DLC. But people do care when you insert an agenda at the expense of the characters and the story. The last of us Part 2 is mainly about story. The majority of players bought the last of us part 2 in order to see what happened after the first last of us and to see what happened to Joel and Ellie. But what ends up happening is that we get to play as a character we don't like for the majority of the game. Joel is killed of in such a disrespectful way where it destroys the story afterwards. We all knew Joel would die at some point because it only makes logical sense but to have him die in such a way is disrespectful to the character. Besides that we have a boring revenge plot where it ultimately leads to nothing and we are left unsatisfied and confused at the ending. Besides that the graphics are stunning on the Ps4 but that's about it. Every thing else feels the same it works but isn't satisfactory. Overall this was a huge disappointment and if you are only in it for the gameplay and graphics you will love the game but if you are in it for a good story then you will be very disappointed.… Expand
  29. MorningBear
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    A sequel should do two things: 1. Expand the plot to recapture the magic that drew audiences to the original, and 2. Improve the technical aspects of the game to compete with modern standards. The Last of Us 2 does neither of these things. As you have likely read, the plot eliminates the heart and soul of its source material in the first 2 hours of the game. They replace this characterA sequel should do two things: 1. Expand the plot to recapture the magic that drew audiences to the original, and 2. Improve the technical aspects of the game to compete with modern standards. The Last of Us 2 does neither of these things. As you have likely read, the plot eliminates the heart and soul of its source material in the first 2 hours of the game. They replace this character with lifeless, sterile stand-ins who do nothing but fill time so the player can claim they technically saw a story take place. As far as the technical aspects, the game is scarcely an improvement to the original. The graphics are updated and the combat has some new features and items, but it plays more like an expansion with mods than a standalone game. The writing in this game represents a disturbing trend in modern gaming. Similar to Final Fantasy 7 Remake, we are seeing more and more studios abandon the source material in almost overt attempts to subvert audience expectations for its own sake. It is the writing equivalent of clickbait. Innovation is welcome, but subversion for its own sake is childish and demonstrates only contempt for source materials rather than passion. The dev team can be quoted as saying they intentionally made story and art decisions they believed would be the opposite of what players would want. Ask yourself, do you want to play a game that developers designed to be frustrating and unsatisfying?

    Think of what you could do with $60. You could buy groceries, buy your significant other a nice gift, spend it on yourself for a day off, put it in savings, or invest it. Naughty Dog's answer to "why do we deserve your money?" is: because we will make your main character gay, make the antagonist a muscular woman, and add trans-people. Bravo, Druckmann. This is not activism. This is pandering. Learn the difference, Naughty Dog.

    The only redeeming aspect of this game is the effort put into it by the programmers. 2/10    … Expand
  30. Gold-roger
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    They should look for a better writers for the storyline and the game should be released maybe two years ago.
  31. Spammenotinoz
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    Okay this is not the worst game of all time. It is clear a lot of work has gone into the game.
    My disappointment stems from the high critic ratings, then shelling out good cash for a totally repetitive game.
    Sure the visuals are great, but the levels are so much larger (good thing), but then so much wasted space and you spend a lot of time wondering around with not a lot to do. What I    Okay this is not the worst game of all time. It is clear a lot of work has gone into the game.
    My disappointment stems from the high critic ratings, then shelling out good cash for a totally repetitive game.
    Sure the visuals are great, but the levels are so much larger (good thing), but then so much wasted space and you spend a lot of time wondering around with not a lot to do.

    What I liked: The visuals on this game are amazing, while good for myself the animations are out of sync.
    I did not like the gameplay controls, but a future patch could address the bugs.

    So far have only made it to around 8 hours of gameplay, before listing it on facebook to sell, as I could not get a refund. Too early to comment on the story, so far it wasn't bad, just meh.

    Ultimately it was the over realistic violence and boredom that led to this review.
    This title will appeal to many people, just not me. Very very disappointing.    … Expand
  32. 2BQuiet
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    Hola a todos. Explico mis razones por que este juego paso de ser lo mas esperado del mundo a ser la decepcion mas fea del mundo.
    1. Historia aburrida:
    En momentos pense que jugaba un simulador de caminata por que no habia nadaaa,nada interesante y la drama es demasiado lentaaa 2.lootear y lootear hasta morir: en la entrega pasada tenias que planificar bien tus acciones por las balas y los    Hola a todos. Explico mis razones por que este juego paso de ser lo mas esperado del mundo a ser la decepcion mas fea del mundo.
    1. Historia aburrida:
    En momentos pense que jugaba un simulador de caminata por que no habia nadaaa,nada interesante y la drama es demasiado lentaaa
    2.lootear y lootear hasta morir: en la entrega pasada tenias que planificar bien tus acciones por las balas y los kits...aqui no tienes que preocuparte por esoo cosa que quita rralismo al juego
    3. De un juego de aventura y sigilio pasamos a lo etico y moral: todo lo que pasamos en el 1 trabajando sigilosamente contra todos aqui pasamos a dialogos super forzados y el juego te obliga a pensar como ellas....no naughty dogs NO.
    4.Joel.no merecia morir tan pronto: su muerte no fue absolutamente buena al contrario...FUE PESIMA
    5. Ellie tu venganza fue fallida (veremos en el punto qque sige)
    7. EL FINAL MAS HORRIBLE: ok que puede ser peor que todo lo anterior? Simple in final sin satisfaccion alguna. Ellie no mato a Abby al contrario la perdono y la dejo ir. Y se regreso sin sus dedos , toca la guitarra y ahi la deja....jamas perdono a joel y tendra que vivir con esooo nos enseña a que debemos apreciar lo que tenemos antes que lo perdemos de una manera muy patetica sin sentimiento.
    Historia:0/10
    Gameplay: 2/10
    Visual: 8/10
    Narracion: 7/10
    La verdad no recomiendo este juego, compren otra cosa mejor. Pd. Pewdiepie dice 10/10 (diganme cuanto le pagaron para decir eso yo tambien)    … Expand
  33. Not_That_Guy
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    I do not recommend this game.
    This is a bad game. And not because the ruined expectations, there were none left after first leaks took place. This game has probably the worst story in the history of genre, the worst depiction of both male and female characters, terrible inconsistent plot and finally the worst lgbt and sjw propaganda that openly attacks the player. The only positive side of    I do not recommend this game.
    This is a bad game. And not because the ruined expectations, there were none left after first leaks took place. This game has probably the worst story in the history of genre, the worst depiction of both male and female characters, terrible inconsistent plot and finally the worst lgbt and sjw propaganda that openly attacks the player. The only positive side of the game is graphics. And rope physics. This is not a game. This is political manifesto.    … Expand
  34. cliket
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    Beautiful picture and animation, cruelty, bloodthirsty, and dismembered and cross it all out with the dumbest plot and dull gameplay.
  35. Camilosorio
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    Is this a joke? I thought the rumors were false, but by spending more and more hours on it, the disappointment was only growing. We waited 7 years for this disappointment? How sad. The end is a shock to me, how is it possible to reach such a disappointing end? The political stakes kill the game.
  36. Layle
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game’s story and writing, pretty much destroyed my love for the original and its characters, the gameplay is simply not enough to make up for the atrocious writing, bad dialogue and bad character development.… Expand
  37. Jaimerocha
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    Una completa ofensa hacía la primera entrega de este juego, lo único que tiene es buenos gráficos, la historia es un asco, deberían reembolsar el dinero a quienes compraron el juego.
  38. petermancellon
    Jun 25, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Grossest game ever. There is too much of Political Correctness in it. I hope you guys would not ruin it next time. If you want to make games for the minorities make just make it only for them. The majority don't want to feel guilty about how we dislike Abby and Owen having sex. It is just gross. Just keep it to yourselves. In any family when son masturbates it is not something wrong. But the mother doesn't have to know, doesn't want to see it. Is the mother crazy or bad mother, because she doesn't want her son masturbating? No. She has the right not to see that kind of crap.… Expand
  39. 5Jonesr
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Visually it really is a beautiful game, stunning scenery and detail in every shot. But I’m afraid anyone who enjoyed the story and characters of the first game will be sorely disappointed with the direction of this one. It seems as though the team at naughty dog have taken it upon themselves to look at everything positive from the first one and flip it on its head. The Story choices just seem bizarre and nonsensical, having a certain beloved character be beaten to death by the most macho woman I’ve ever seen and then have to play as said character just made me want to quit right there, playing as Abby was horrendous after killing Joel I Had no sympathy for the character no emotional connection, I just can’t get my head round why the people at naughty dog thought this would be a good idea. All in all visually it’s beautiful but I’m afraid that’s it’s only redeeming quality because everything else truly stinks, I just feel sorry for fans who’ve waited over 7 years for something that is truly terrible.… Expand
  40. Favn
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    Я играл и получал удовольствия от первой части, хотя были недостатки в gameplay. Во второй части я получил самые негативные чувства от сюжетной компании, хотя gameplay потрясающий. Но данная часть нечто отвратительно и жалкое.
  41. Baneborough
    Jun 27, 2020
    2
    The gameplay, animations and environment are brilliant as you’d expect. However... the characters are disrespected in most aggregating ways, to the point that the adverts for this game are literally lying to you for a sale. The media will have you believe these review bombs are ‘bots’ or ‘toxic anti-LGBT’ men. No. The fact is the story is pure horse manure and a 7 year wait for this levelThe gameplay, animations and environment are brilliant as you’d expect. However... the characters are disrespected in most aggregating ways, to the point that the adverts for this game are literally lying to you for a sale. The media will have you believe these review bombs are ‘bots’ or ‘toxic anti-LGBT’ men. No. The fact is the story is pure horse manure and a 7 year wait for this level of disrespect can not be tolerated.… Expand
  42. Jimdoors
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    The Game lacks any major development of characters and story just drags out. You think you are about to move on from it but No you are not even half way through i felt utter boredom doing these and had to really force myself to continue. Normally with so much time invested in any game 6hrs plus i enjoy the story and characters i am with but this is soul destroying i feel like justThe Game lacks any major development of characters and story just drags out. You think you are about to move on from it but No you are not even half way through i felt utter boredom doing these and had to really force myself to continue. Normally with so much time invested in any game 6hrs plus i enjoy the story and characters i am with but this is soul destroying i feel like just switching off and watching paint dry TBH it is so depressing fams have anticipated this game for years since the last game and have been rewarded with this dross very disappointing from ND.… Expand
  43. Hellmen
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    The game is really good, the graphics and enjoyment of the game is really good, unfortunately what is missing in this story game is a good story. What NG invented IS WASTE.
  44. amiwa85
    Aug 27, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My advice to anyone planning to get this game.

    1. If you've played the 1st game and you love it. Keep those memories. Don't buy the part 2. I suggest you rent or buy 2nd hand from someone online. Take your time playing the game and accept the fact that gameplay is important than storyline, if that works for you. Or just bare with it. Or better yet, skip it. Yes, like this is an actual warning, If you're kind of attached to the previous characters. You won't like what naughty dog did to them now. It's has little to no moral value in this release compares to its predecessor. I enjoy the game but the story ruins it.

    2. If you never played the 1st game or don't really care about the story line, by all means please do get it. It's a very good game. Now Ellie can jump (That jumping animation tho,I giggled a bit). The graphics, what can I say.. Triple A game has the best graphic. What else to add?.. The map, yes. Its big. (Skyrim got big map). The graphic. I've mentioned that. It's good. Yes. Its good game. Gameplay is sometimes is important than the storyline.

    Note - This game is not for everyone. It is not because of the adult theme or gory and brutal content/game play. Some might say or relate it with the Star Wars franchise...The story line. It's bad, really, really bad and it doesn't add up.
    Not going to spoiled it. But if you're interested and don't mind with spoilers you can find reviews, react or walkthrough online.

    I avoided the spoilers because I thought it was fake I believe Naughty dog will never do that. Oh boi, how wrong I was to believe that. I never knew a video game would breaks my heart. The story is no way close to believable or realistic. You can't chew nor swallow it. You'd have to cut up your stomach and shove it right in to actually digest it. Oh don't get me started with the aftertaste. (Not going to bash it too much because I still like that TLOU2, even just a little).
    7 years of waiting wasted and I regret buying it. What happen to Neil Druckmann? I tried to enjoy the game but, I'm a fan of the 1st game. This ruins it, big time. I thought a good game was suppose to be fun, has moral values and leave good memories. TLOU2 strays away from the 1st game. It's bad. How many times should I say that this is a bad game?.. It's bad. Really really bad. The story that is. Bad. Bad dog...bad Naughty Dog company.. Bad dog.. Disappointment. That is all I can say.    … Expand
  45. Mikcos
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    This game doesn't deserve to exist. It hasn't earned it and its ruined everything that made the original so great for the sake of few interest groups that don't even like gaming.
  46. Damoxles
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    The game-play and the graphics are almost enough to cover up how **** the story is. I understand that not every story has a happy ending, but holy **** that's not what the fans wanted. All credits to the people who made the game work, but the guy who wrote the story should retire.
  47. comrade_cat
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Now, remember Last of Us Part I? How the game, in as few strokes as necessary, establishes deep emotional connection between Joel and Sarah, while luring us to think that she's POV, the main hero of this story. And then takes her life away in a heart-breaking scene, establishing an overarching narrative that "No matter what, you keep finding something to fight for"? And all these in 15 minutes.

    Now, let's dissect what Last of Us Part II has to offer in the first one hour of "gameplay". The first scene is actually good: Joel recalls the events of Part I, telling the story to Tommy. Too bad this is the last good scene in a whole hour - that alone already says something about the story. Then we ride through a gorgeous environment for as long as 5 minutes for absolutely no reason other than show off what the game engine is capable of. Then we have an incredibly awkward scene of Joel trying to talk to Ellie. They spent at least a year together, why would they act so awkward while talking to each other, for **** sake? Did they lose trust in each other? If so, why? The game doesn't care to explain itself. Then we got a yet another awkward scene with Dina and Jesse: two new characters introduced so abruptly that it's hard to find any interest at them whatsoever. And yeah, Ellie refuses to take sandwiches as an apology from another guy, because he's "bigot". Top-tier woke writing here, ladies and gentlemen. That we got few establishing scenes for Abby - new protagonist, but once again, the game just doesn't give her enough time to become more or less valuable, something else other than "plot-device driven by whatever stupid narrative writers have". Next. we have absolutely ****ing cherry-on-top scene with Ellie that kinda forgotten that she cares about Joel, that he means a lot to her, because, guess what! She has a lesbian girlfriend now! So, they smoke ****ing pot, kiss, and almost **** each other, while knowing that Joel and Tommy are ****ING MISSING and they're on a ****ING MISSION TO SAVE THEM. Come on, game, what the actual **** In the meantime, Joel and Tommy save Abby - someone who they've met for the first time in their life, ride to her hideout, casually give away their identity while knowing that it might be dangerous. Ellie tries to save Joel from a **** that the writers put him into, but it's too late, cause Ellie was too ****ing busy smoking pot and scissoring her new lesbian girlfriend. We already know how this one ends.

    So, what did we got from just one hour of Part II gameplay? The pacing is **** the dialogues are **** (I swear to god, words like "Okay", "Yeah", "Right" were repeated at least a few hundred times between Joel, Ellie, Dina, and Jesse). Character development is nonexistent. I have no ****ing clue what kind of crack writers were smoking while writing this mess, but it's not acceptable. But well, who am I to judge?

    True 10/10 material, best game of the generation. If you don't agree, you're bigot, manchild, incel, and hater. Deal with it.    … Expand
  48. Abdellah
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    The gemplay is good but the story is so cheap and the New character are so bad and the old ones become dumb
  49. JohnMcdermott
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    Disappointing to say the least. The gameplay hasn't really changed that much since the previous instalment. For 2013 the gameplay was fantastic but I felt it was at best routine and at worst felt bored. I still like the crafting mechanics but felt it could have been improved seeing as a similar AAA title 'Days Gone' had done this element better in their game last year. I discovered that IDisappointing to say the least. The gameplay hasn't really changed that much since the previous instalment. For 2013 the gameplay was fantastic but I felt it was at best routine and at worst felt bored. I still like the crafting mechanics but felt it could have been improved seeing as a similar AAA title 'Days Gone' had done this element better in their game last year. I discovered that I had a lot of glitches in my playtrue. I ran into instances when fighting enemies where I fell through walls into nothingness repeatedly. Other times, my character became stuck on invisible ladders while climbing walls. If it happened once or twice, I would let it slide but it felt like the game was made with a first day patch in mind. From a graphics standpoint, I expected much more. The graphics are improved since the last game circa 2013, which is expected, yet are not as groundbreaking as I have heard from friends. They are quite similar if not slightly worse than the graphics from 'RDR2' and 'GOW' which came out more than two years ago. That being said, the graphics were one of the things I enjoyed about the game. The story was difficult to get through. I was able to understand characters motivations but felt that the execution was lacking. I enjoyed Ellies relationship with Dina but could not connect with any of the other new characters in the same way. I felt that Jesse's character in particular could have been fleshed out more given the games running time, which ran longer than the first. It made me hard to sympathise with these new characters when the revenge plot kicks in. I think the game lacks the ambiguity of its predecessor. The first game made characters organically feel grey. Joel, Marlene, Bill and Ellie all had their own intentions that you could understand even if you disagreed with it. Most of the characters in the first seemed to show human emotion towards their actions, both the good and the bad yet the sequel strays from this. Even the worst characters in the first showed a glimpse of humanity in their actions yet the sequel takes all of the humanity out of the characters. Overall, in a story driven game if you find yourself at times bored and at others wishing to play other excellent story driven games such as 'Life is Strange' or 'Telltales TWD' then you know the story has issues.… Expand
  50. shiroseki
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    biggest disappointment you'll have in a video game ever, don't waste your money.
  51. Zod12
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    This game is a visual treat. Very impressive. But sadly that is wasted on a game with terrible writing and story. It’s like who ever contrived this crap is a Hollywood reject. Maybe a political reject too. Either that or they are brilliant and made a hot garbage game that appeals to the 30 year old, blue hair screeching Internet forum dwellers who live in mommy’s basement. TheyThis game is a visual treat. Very impressive. But sadly that is wasted on a game with terrible writing and story. It’s like who ever contrived this crap is a Hollywood reject. Maybe a political reject too. Either that or they are brilliant and made a hot garbage game that appeals to the 30 year old, blue hair screeching Internet forum dwellers who live in mommy’s basement. They love this crap.

    I never beat the game, but sold it with minimal loss. Last game I blind buy from this company.    … Expand
  52. Unknown182739
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    The game is horrible i waited FIVE years for it and its so bad just watch the ending on yt 60 dollar saved
  53. OrizonOfDawn
    Jun 24, 2020
    2
    I actually made an account on this site because of how betrayed I felt by the game industry in general ,and the closest critic review I saw that after playing that hot mess looked like an actually honest take on the game ,and not a paid review was from "IGN Japan". All the rest looked like they were afraid to say what they actually thought about the terrible writing, baseless lies thatI actually made an account on this site because of how betrayed I felt by the game industry in general ,and the closest critic review I saw that after playing that hot mess looked like an actually honest take on the game ,and not a paid review was from "IGN Japan". All the rest looked like they were afraid to say what they actually thought about the terrible writing, baseless lies that were blatantly told to the public from Druckmann using a beloved character, and using big words pulled out of the thesaurus to not really give an opinion. So let me take my "passionate" feelings as Niel snarked about fans upset about the backlash with the game flooding this site with poor reviews and say my own. I am only giving this game a 2 and not a 0 because of the people who did actually work hard on the game and deserve to be given credit where credit is due. Everything else doesn't really deserve the praise its getting, this is 2020, we are about to go into next gen with the PS5 and XBOX X soon so boasting about "Amazing Graphics!", or "Really Fluid Gameplay!" and "Amazing Battle Mechanics!" mean literally almost nothing at this point in games, those things are expected and done just as good if not better by so many companies nowadays. What we as gamers pay 60-100 dollars for is an amazing story or an experience that we can walk away from when we are done thinking we got our moneys worth...yeah that didn't happen, not even close, I've paid 20 bucks or less for games I enjoyed more than The Last Of Us Part II, this entire franchise is bread and buttered by its narrative, but almost the entire time I was playing it all it did was make me pissed off, not want to play it anymore, or swear I am never buying another game from Naughty Dog ever again. The fact that I felt even one of those things is just beyond sad truthfully, especially following the first game and how amazing it was. If the people making this game cared even for a second about the world they had created, the journey you go on to become a family, make these connections and not about making money and trying to be edgy by putting in a "tasteful" scene which was anything but that and really just made Sony look like a hypocrite, we would have seen another out of the park home run game, but now after playing this I'm just checking twitter every few days to see people change there "story" about how this game really is or see that Niel was forced to take responsibility and let go; for his PR BS-a-thon he went on about so many lies we got told, most of which have been proven like the remapped characters that were teased to have larger rolls :/… Expand
  54. xypti_
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    What a mess this game was. I'm graciously giving it a 2/10 due to the fact that the graphics were pretty good and it had good sound design and music. However, it breaks my heart to say I'm absolutely disappointed with everything else in the game. There were so many inconsistencies with characters and their developments, and the game is littered with plot holes. The story was, simply put, aWhat a mess this game was. I'm graciously giving it a 2/10 due to the fact that the graphics were pretty good and it had good sound design and music. However, it breaks my heart to say I'm absolutely disappointed with everything else in the game. There were so many inconsistencies with characters and their developments, and the game is littered with plot holes. The story was, simply put, a steaming pile of garbage. It was a huge waste of time of just running back and forth to get nothing done. Game mechanics wise, it didn't bring anything new to the table. There was also tons of bugs (invisible walls, weird clipping, things not lining up properly, other invisible things like ladders), and it made the game almost unplayable at certain times. I don't recommend buying it. Just avoid it. Watch YouTubers/Twitch streamers play it. It's not worth buying. Don't give Naughty Dog any money for waiting for this poor excuse of a sequel for 7 years.… Expand
  55. DanteLucifero
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So, lets start by whats good.

    The graphics are superb and the gun/fighting is fun and the exploration is refined.

    ...thats all.

    Now for the bad:

    The story has no weight in it, in the first u had the all humanities future in ur hands and in this one u have NOTHING u get the feeling of wanting revenge, thats for sure but 2 hours in u loose it.

    The AI of ur partners are soooooo god damn stupid, most of the time i was trying to sneak kill some guys and Dina or Jesse would just block my way, since u cant push them or ghost them (pass through them as air) it often ended in my death.

    Sometimes you play as Abby which is the main villain, the thing is that she is so bad of a person that u FEEL BAD for playing her, she does very very bad things.

    There is alot more **** to complain but i have to go play lifeline on ps2.

    THE IS NO MULTIPLAYER BTW.    … Expand
  56. Au_Stierlitz
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Poor gameplay, visual masterpiece, weird characters in a bad story... Dropped on Ebbie. Watched final spoilers and dropped completely without any doubts. Just can not agree with all of this.… Expand
  57. SadoUmaso
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Let's start with scholarly reviewed and scientifically proved results, shall we? To show that we, the gamers, did not give low scores because we are homophobic or close-minded.
    So, video game researchers have found out about the special bonds between the player and the avatar, when we are experiencing a video game experience, we, are our characters. We emotionally immersed in the game and become that character. When we play AC2, we are Ezio Auditore, when we play Uncharted, we are Nate Drake, when we play CoD4, we are Soap. That's why when Ezio Auditore trys to sneak into the enemy stronghold and got spotted, then forced to go berserk, you as the player will say: "y'all forced me, I didn't wanna kill you all!"
    Thus, when we play The Last of Us, we are the family man who was forced into the smuggler, we are the father figure who lost his treasure, we are the mercenary who unprofessionally developed a father-and-daughter relationship his the "shipment"; We Are Joel.
    We love Ellie, of course, who doesn't love their daughter. Who doesn't love the little girl who put the hope of the whole damn world on her shoulders when she was still that young. But we love Joel more, because that is us. We don't say it though, because we are "Michael" from "Long live play", that's what we do. We don't brag about our achievements, we've saved the world for more than 50 times already, different worlds. That is the biggest mistake of ND for this game. What charms us about TLoU, is not Ellie, is not the adventure, is the relationship between Joel (us) and Ellie. You remove one, you remove us.
    So ND did not kill Joel, the male main character of TLoU. He killed us. In a way that, let me quote Deadpool on this one, "That's just LAZY writing." People don't let their guard down in a post-apocalyptic world, especially the type of people who Joel is, a survivor. If you tell me that age has got on Joel that he is not as fast, as strong, as persice, or even as smart, I will be OK with it. But you tell me Joel is not as vigilant and walked into a trap? That's just LAZY.
    But I'm OK with killing off Joel. The franchise has to move forward, and as a media scholar, I respect that. But ND clearly missed out on the second charm of the first TLoU: Joel's final decision.
    The first game is created around the battle between the sense and the sensibility. It started from the part where the G.I. was ordered to shoot Joel and his daughter, to the argument between Joel and his partner, to the relationship development between Joel and Ellie, ended with Joel's final decision: screw the world, family first.
    Sensibility and emotion, has been the decision-making guideline throughout the whole game. This was also the decision-making guideline throughout the second game as well, until Ellie's last decision: letting Abby walk. That is why the decision feels so, weird. I am not saying let Abby walk is wrong, but the writing did not provide strong enough support for the players to make the same decision with the provided guideline of Sensibility and Emotion.
    Keep in mind, the theme of the game is not revenging Joel, it's revenge for OURSELVES. Joel did not kill Abby's father, we killed him, because he was trying to kill our freaking daughter, whatever the reason maybe! Was it wrong? Of course. Is Abby justified to kill us? Sure! So is it justified that we kill Abby to revenge OURSELVES? You better say yes! So in the end, ND was not asking us to let Joel's murderer walk, they were asking us to let OUR OWN murderer walk. If you have good reasons and give the players the chance to sync with Abby and let the players become Abby, it's might actually work. Yet, the writing was so poor and the theme of the game was so solidly set that I don't even want to play as Abby at all. Hell, I don't even want to watch the walkthrough for that part. The writing of this game is too weak. The whole game is following your sensibility and emotion, and in the end, ND broke the consistency and make a decision that is 100% the opposite of it. No wonder it feels so wrong.
    So this game tells me two things. 1st, there are a lot of dumb people working in high places in big corporations. 2nd, video game makers, please consult academic researchers to make sure that you know what your targeted audiences think. Because right now, ND is clearly pissing off their main targeted audience: video game players.
    2 points, one for the hard work of making the game, one for the graphics.    … Expand
  58. PazKal
    Jun 30, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I never used metacritic, this account is created for this game, to let naughty dog know my anger. I need to announce at first that this 3 only gives to all developers who create this wonderful world and offer the impressive gameplay. Sorry I can't give them higher as it will raise the average, which I don't expect at all.

    The reason of this low score is clear, the story. I can accept Joel's death even that really broken my heart to pieces. There are many other things to complain. For Owen and Mel, it was them try to kill you first, and they nearly did it. Why did Ellie feel something like regret first but not rejoice you still alive? Then Abby came all the way to Ellie's shelter. When I expected a real fight before I cut that gorilla into pieces, the story turned to the side of ABBY?? Do you know how I feel when I have to control someone I want to kill and forced to keep she alive? And it kept for hours! Nearly a half of the game! I come for Ellie and Joel, not Abby!

    I skipped all CG of this Abby and finally finished all her story, the you just told me to hunt Ellie by Abby!??? What's wrong with you! How dare you! I played that far to see Abby's death and now you want me to kill Ellie? My anger raised up for every punch from Abby!

    And the last part, I finally reached her and all I need is a bullet through Abby's head, but why Ellie put her down and let her go? She nearly drown Abby, but she released her after Joel flashed through her mind. What? Why? Why this? Why let her go? WHAT IS THIS GAME WASTED MY 3 DAYS!??

    I know I really need to calm down, but I just can't. I guess it's exactly what you want me to feel after I played your MASTERPIECE. Now take my revenge, naughty DOG.    … Expand
  59. EricRF
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    7 Years of waiting just for a game that ruined everything from the first game just to have a f*cking agenda. Graphics are beautiful especially on PS4 Pro. But why disrespect the fan base just for a damn agenda. I can’t believe naughty dog read the script and thought: „oh that’s great, the fans gonna love it“

    NO they thought they have to controversial, brave and woke ... That story is dog    7 Years of waiting just for a game that ruined everything from the first game just to have a f*cking agenda. Graphics are beautiful especially on PS4 Pro. But why disrespect the fan base just for a damn agenda. I can’t believe naughty dog read the script and thought: „oh that’s great, the fans gonna love it“

    NO they thought they have to controversial, brave and woke ...
    That story is dog sh*t    … Expand
  60. LiamP
    Jun 22, 2020
    2
    Just no. I don't want to play as a psychopathic steroid buffed, unsymapthetically flawed character for half the game. Completed it, I regret my purchase.
  61. Ivv
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    Sjw trash with no adequate logic. Graphics is cool, but content is a 100% propaganda.
  62. CallMeMartin
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    Queer perspective review ahead:
    I'll be honest... I didn't much enjoy the first game, but with a more inclusive cast being revealed I was excited. I decided to try the game and show my support. This game is so hurtful that it has inspired me to make an account just so I can let ND know how badly they have messed up. First the pros: Beautiful music, gorgeous graphics, A+ acting
    Cons: Clunky    Queer perspective review ahead:
    I'll be honest... I didn't much enjoy the first game, but with a more inclusive cast being revealed I was excited. I decided to try the game and show my support. This game is so hurtful that it has inspired me to make an account just so I can let ND know how badly they have messed up. First the pros: Beautiful music, gorgeous graphics, A+ acting
    Cons: Clunky game play as bad as the first, boring scripted sneak sections, spammy attacking mechanics, characterizations, poorly thought out queer representation I don't know who at ND thought it was a good idea to reinforce the idea that trans people are aggressive and unstable?? By making said trans character playable and actively murder a beloved character??? For what, some cheap, half baked message about revenge? ND, you created a trans character in a massive AAA title... but you have done nothing but make people hate and resent her, doing great disservice to the trans community. You could have redeemed this character... but you've only stereotyped a large swath of the LBGTQ+ community. This character could have been a great ambassador to gamers all around... but you've fostered nothing but anger towards queer people by being pointlessly provocative.

    Seriously... shame on you, ND.    … Expand
  63. Evenflow24
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    Very meh, the story was elementary compared to the brilliance of the first game. What a shame, I was so looking forward to this. Oh well.
  64. LoneSoldier
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    As a fan, that still playing the multiplayer, I cant imagine what was going through Naughty Dog's team mind when they decided to write this story.
    Awful writing, New characters are so unlikable.
    And Joel and éllie just dont act like the same characters from the original. Seems like bad acting. But its the writing, the directing. I dont know what to say, waited 7 years for this, and as they    As a fan, that still playing the multiplayer, I cant imagine what was going through Naughty Dog's team mind when they decided to write this story.
    Awful writing, New characters are so unlikable.
    And Joel and éllie just dont act like the same characters from the original. Seems like bad acting. But its the writing, the directing. I dont know what to say, waited 7 years for this, and as they killed the Uncharted series, they just killed this beautiful story. I wish I could get my money back.    … Expand
  65. MUSTLOVEDOGS
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    I really found the experience unpleasant. Wont be buying another ND game. May switch to X box for next gen. Great graphics though.
  66. EthyTower
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    As other reviewers have said, everything great from the first game is gone; the compassion, the warmth, the family unit. What’s been replaced is virtue signalling and terrible storytelling.

    I knew about the hate it was getting online but decided to try it for myself... wow. Why did I bother. The writing is weak, laughable and, in the case of a certain character, absolutely vile. How a    As other reviewers have said, everything great from the first game is gone; the compassion, the warmth, the family unit. What’s been replaced is virtue signalling and terrible storytelling.

    I knew about the hate it was getting online but decided to try it for myself... wow. Why did I bother. The writing is weak, laughable and, in the case of a certain character, absolutely vile. How a major character is thrown away just to appease a certain way of thinking in 2020 is awful. May sound melodramatic, but in a few seconds it seems they’ve completely killed the franchise.

    It’s a woeful game, using the wonderful characters of the first game to virtue signal, and then allows you the honour of controlling the awful character which destroys it all. What a misguided mess.

    So disappointed. And I’d been looking forward to this for so long...    … Expand
  67. despino86
    Jun 27, 2020
    2
    Just played through the game. The writers totally dropped the bomb on this one. Feels like the final season on GOT. But I think LOU Part 2 has disappointed even more. Parts of the storyline tried too hard and the killing off in major characters made you feel the same as Ellie at the end. Over it. Ellie is the new Jon Snow. Meaning the attachment you had for her has tired out. After beatingJust played through the game. The writers totally dropped the bomb on this one. Feels like the final season on GOT. But I think LOU Part 2 has disappointed even more. Parts of the storyline tried too hard and the killing off in major characters made you feel the same as Ellie at the end. Over it. Ellie is the new Jon Snow. Meaning the attachment you had for her has tired out. After beating the game, you feel as though you wished you never played to keep the praise of the original LOU. Like any production, you can have the best graphics, photography, actors, art direction etc... with a bad storyline, none of that matters.… Expand
  68. MO_TAZ
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    Disappointing. The previous game was much better. They ruined the last of us legacy
  69. Zelgis
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    Queríamos solo una buena historia que siguiera el buen trabajo de la primera entrega no era mucho pedir, daría el 50%de los buenos gráficos y pasarlos a una bue a historia.
  70. Soullrebel50
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    I feek sorry fir this game is out of contexte and no good feelin whene y play
  71. MaxKtotov
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    The plot of the game is terrible, boring and dull. 1 point can be put for giving the whole game to kill women and 1 point for the beginning where they show Joel.
  72. Kuikly
    Jun 22, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. El juego falla en lo más importante, la historia. En cuanto a gráficos, música, ambientación y jugabilidad un diez, pero este juego es una aventura narrativa y todos esos elementos tienen que estar al servicio de la historia que quieres contar. Si la historia es deficiente el juego pierde su propósito,como es el caso aquí, tristemente.… Expand
  73. DarethTR
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    disappointment tremendous.
    the story is incredibly bad
    I waited 5 years, I was very sad
  74. Nokly
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is beutiful, no other way to say it. Seattle looks amazing truly gives you the feeling of being in a city that is almost fully reclaimed by nature.

    Gameplay hasent changed much from the last game which i find pretty sad. After 7 years I was hoping for some improvements especially to those clunky aiming mechanics. They also had almost no enviornmental puzzles like in the first game which dident help much with giving the gameplay loop some variety. You pretty much just sneak around while stealth killing people for most of the game which does get pretty boring after a while.

    The story was the most disappointing part of the game. I never played the last of us for it's gameplay for me it was always about the story. The first game is probably the most satisfying story in any game that I have played so far so I had high hopes for this one but sadly it did not deliver at all. The pacing feels at times really wonky and parts of the story just appear really forced. Joel's death felt very hollow, instead of a stark emotional moment it felt draining and did not really make me want to play more of this game. I was sure from the beginning that at some point joel would lose his live somehow but I did not expect this to happen in the first 2 hours of the game. The last of us 1 was so amazing because of the interactions and chemistry between Joel and Ellie. The little conversations they had while you traversed the world made it feel so much more alive while in this you mostly walk around alone talking to yourself from time to time but that is about it.

    The second half of the game just feels like a giant poorly written sidequest where you get to play as Abby the person who murdered Joel. Naughty Dog tries to humanize the people you are hunting down with a 10 hour side adventure. I feel like this part could have been much shorter and in the end was a bit unnecessary. From the beginning I was sure that Abby's group where also just normal people like everyone else that had a good reason for hunting Joel but some of their characters are just written so shallow that you still dont care about most of them in the end.

    The end of this game just feels like a cop out and I still wish they would give you the option to just drown Abby. They try to throw a final gut punch by showing a flashback of Joel where Ellie decides to try and repair their relationship shortly before he died. This could have been shown at the beginning of the game to give some depth to Ellies quest for vengeance since they make it appear for most of the game that they had been estranged at the point where he was killed. This feels like a sad attempt to get an undeserved emotional response from the player since the ending is anything other then satisfying.

    All in all this game has been a big disappointment, it lost most of the charm that made the first last of us such a unique and wonderful experience. You will barely interact with Joel except for a few flashbacks even tough the trailers make it appear as if he has a bigger part in the story which I found such a waste of a great character.    … Expand
  75. Fruitymama
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    I'm giving 2 simply because of its graphics and gameplay, the hard work that they put into this game cannot be denied. However, the story is nowhere near a 'masterpiece', especially when it reaches the mid point, I just couldn't bring myself to finish the game, let alone enjoying it. This is a huge disappointment. I found nothing interesting in the story other than the flashbacks. I haveI'm giving 2 simply because of its graphics and gameplay, the hard work that they put into this game cannot be denied. However, the story is nowhere near a 'masterpiece', especially when it reaches the mid point, I just couldn't bring myself to finish the game, let alone enjoying it. This is a huge disappointment. I found nothing interesting in the story other than the flashbacks. I have already requested for a refund without even finishing it. I have never done so in any other games I have played before.… Expand
  76. AddingAUsername
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 7 years for this?! now the story is absolute garbage the graphics are not impressive and the game play is basically the same as the first one but with a little bit more stuff. the reason the story is really bad is because of a lot of things but the one that was so bad was Joel's death and the ending now Joel's death was so underwhelming i teared up when Sarah died in the first game but when Joel died in TLOU2 i laughed because his death was just so ridiculous after Joel dies its basically a copy of the first game the only difference is that there are no characters to like or relate to, you just go around shoot some soldiers if you are not doing those things its just a walking sim. the ending is just so bad they tried to be like OH REVENGE BAD UWU FRIENDSHIP and its just really bad. Abby is so masculine that people thought she was transsexual but i guess in an apocalypse where food is scarce Abby can just be hulk and her character is even worse, naughty dog tries first to make Abby look good and then they make us absolutely hate her and then she becomes the "good guy" and the game tries to make Ellie and Joel look like the villain which is really stupid. TLDR The graphics are not insane but they don't hurt to look at. the game play is boring because you don't really have a reason to play since the story is an absolute dumpster fire and the ending doesn't leave you asking for more but instead it feels like a terrible fan fiction. Don't buy this game the "professional" reviews are fake this game is not even close to being a masterpiece. just.. a disappointment.… Expand
  77. tommyjc
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    Great visual design but the story is totally ruined compared to Part I. I don’t know what happened to the director of naughty dog, this game does not deserve the seven years’ waiting by the Part I’s fan.
  78. ThomasAlbin
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As bad as this game is the more worrying aspect is the mental stability or lack thereof of Neil Druckman, after forcing out legendary Writer/creative powerhouse Amy Hennig Neil seemed to take it upon himself to destroy The Last Of Us 2 by inserting politics and most alarmingly himself into the game
    He turned female characters into disgusting androgynous abominations, motion capped himself having sex with above mentioned androgynous abominations, featured himself on in game collectibles where he implied he was some kind of super genius, Brutally killed off a beloved main character for the crime of being a man and riddled the games diary entries and collectibles with gender politics and inter sectional ideology

    Inter sectional ideology is built upon a nebulous foundation of unfalsifiable hypothesis which directly contradict both observable reality and honest scientific research and most importantly has no place in a game about Mushroom zombies

    If you want a good laugh and have some spare time go and have a look at every video game "journalist" who gave this game a perfect score and you will start to see many similarities

    *Twitter verified
    *Hyper leftist views
    *Pronouns in their bio
    *A past history of attacking gamers (their target demographic I might ad)
    *LGBTQ supporters
    *Black Lives Matter apologists
    One Journalist in particular was so ass mad about the backlash to her clearly bought and paid for 10 out of 10 review that she went on a tirade about Anime profile pictures and made fun of virgins for an hour and in typical twitter verified leftist fashion she quickly apologized refered to people as "folks" to avoid offending transsexuals and back pedaled
    Never ever trust these disgusting parasites and anyone who willingly buys this game and unironically enjoys this should be put on a watch list
    The Last Of Us 2 is the proof that THEY have now successfully infiltrated every piece of the entertainment industry and we let THEM do it
    Movies -gone
    Comics - gone
    Games - gone
    We need to start talking with our wallets and kill this kind of disgusting subversion dead in it's tracks and we need to let Neil know that he is no longer welcome in this industry and must be removed    … Expand
  79. Liellblue
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    Wow, so much wasted potential... This game is just bad, it’s a hollow shell. Combat is fun at the beginning but repetitive not adding anything new from its predecessor but niche things that don’t change the gameplay aspect.The story and characters are horrendous; taking a jab to anyone that liked them in the original. It’s not like the first game had a big cast at the end but we grew withWow, so much wasted potential... This game is just bad, it’s a hollow shell. Combat is fun at the beginning but repetitive not adding anything new from its predecessor but niche things that don’t change the gameplay aspect.The story and characters are horrendous; taking a jab to anyone that liked them in the original. It’s not like the first game had a big cast at the end but we grew with these characters, we know how they behave and work internally. This game didn’t use them to their full potential and decided to follow their new character concepts based on a new formula different from the original. If it ain’t broke improve it don’t change it. I hate all this sjw agenda in media but I don’t care for in this game actually you could change all of it and the game is still bad that’s not the route cause of why the game feels so bad. I don’t know what happened, they had a real powerful woman in the first game that people loved and where used masterfully to shed a tear and move the story forward not here. Honestly I didn’t want to see more of the cutscenes for most the game but I still threaded on, but man the ending... The ending is perfect for this garbage and sorry excuse for a sequel.

    Graphics and ambience is top notch so if you want to suffer while watching pretty things then be my guest.

    Overall they should of just made a prequel, now what kind of f up things Joel and tommy did to survive as it was implied in the first game. Give us a closer look on Tommy and the fireflies war against the army. Joels story how he turned the way he is. Honestly I liked Ellie but this game didn’t make her as fun to play and they got rid of her snarky witty attitude her most differentiated feature. Honestly bye don’t buy the game, give them a good reason to stop this and make good games.    … Expand
  80. elBrunson
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    Ласт офф асс 2 - игра прекрасно выглядящая, в плане графики, нововведений, хорошо переданной атмосферы и музыки.
    Но из-за просто ужаснейшего сюжета, настолько нелепой пропаганды СЖВ, хочется не то, что плакать. Хочется найти разработчика и убрать ему возможность и дальше создавать игры, это не просто нож в спину, словами не описать, как все плохо ! Надеюсь Анита залетит от Нила, опрокинет    Ласт офф асс 2 - игра прекрасно выглядящая, в плане графики, нововведений, хорошо переданной атмосферы и музыки.
    Но из-за просто ужаснейшего сюжета, настолько нелепой пропаганды СЖВ, хочется не то, что плакать. Хочется найти разработчика и убрать ему возможность и дальше создавать игры, это не просто нож в спину, словами не описать, как все плохо ! Надеюсь Анита залетит от Нила, опрокинет его на алименты !
    После я чувствовал себя пустым, можно сказать находился в депрессии.
    Нам дают возможность поиграть за Элли, Джоела (вначале) и Эбби. Убийство Джоэла просто вызывает чувство, что вот Элли то отомстит, но какое-же нас ждет дальше разочарование.
    Если кратко описывать сюжет, то половина игры, когда мы играем за Элли, выглядит довольно-таки неплохо. Но когда дают сыграть за убийцу Джоэла( этакую почти бесчувственную машину для убийств) тебе не хочется ей сопереживать вообще. И разработчик такой, лэээ сопереживай там, да. К моменту прохождения, на 12 часу тебя просто тошнит от игры, даже если ты смотришь ее на Ютубе.
    2/10 и только за тот рабский труд, о котором все забыли. Было очень много сканадалов на эту тему. Что ж Псы теперь корпорация Зла, надеюсь геймдевы когда-нибудь поймут насколько все это СЖВ вшитое говно губит игры. И да я всегда нейтрально относился к меньшиствам. После этой игры - мое отношение крайне негативное, спасибо куколду Нилу и его поехавшей фемке. Надеюсь за 6 лет его подлизываний, Анита наконец даст ему понюхать ее вареник !
    Концовка просто добивает эту игру, ты просто забываешь моментально о всех плюсах этой игры.    … Expand
  81. zizoaly
    Jun 25, 2020
    2
    the most compelling Graphics, Realistic animations, thrilling moves, compounded in a complete **** this really broke my heart. the way i see it, the only ones who actually can enjoy this game are the ones who never played the first part . How disappointing !
  82. Mrqozy
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    I didn't like it all.
    The ending was horrible. Game play was not as good. Story is bad. It's full of poliitiiics
  83. ksmartin
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    2 points for the two original protagonists from the previous instalment. Gameplay was good but the peace was slow, and the characters’ actions (particularly towards the ending) were not justifiable by the development of the whole storyline. Most importantly, the messages delivered were too politically correct, sometimes enough is enough.
  84. Ben1981
    Jun 28, 2020
    2
    **** Story EVERRR! - without us Fans, ND is nothing. They do owe us the fans respectful designed story and not some **** revenge story with new character Abby. And just to think, that of all people that Joel killed in the first one, daughter of some doctor that was killed at the end and barely talked, going onto revenge with golf club :))) yeah, story is freaking **** and yeah we're the**** Story EVERRR! - without us Fans, ND is nothing. They do owe us the fans respectful designed story and not some **** revenge story with new character Abby. And just to think, that of all people that Joel killed in the first one, daughter of some doctor that was killed at the end and barely talked, going onto revenge with golf club :))) yeah, story is freaking **** and yeah we're the fans that waited for this game 7 damn years, and what we got? Death (at the hand of Abby) of almost half of the main characters in the game, not even talking about **** ending .........The direction they took is very disrespectfull toward the fans and u know who decided to go with that story. DON'T BUY THIS GAME!!!… Expand
  85. Seki91
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    Too much political correctness that can suffocate. There are some things that most players don’t want or aren’t interested in.
  86. Colorfulpain
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    I gave it a 2 because the voice acting and graphics are beautiful but the story was distasteful and quite frankly a mess. It felt pointless in the end.
  87. sucodefrutalps
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Decepcionante o que a ND fez com a dupla Joel e Ellie nesse game, foi tipo jogar todo o desenvolvimento dos dois no primeiro jogo no lixo, tudo isso para focar em personagens pouquíssimos carismáticos. A Abbie é uma protagonista extremamente forçada e pouco carismática, fora que caiu de paraquedas na sequência que nem mesmo numa cena pós-crédito do primeiro jogo ela apareceu.
    7 anos de desenvolvimento para entregarem um jogo lotado de bugs e com uma trama cheia de furos e forçadas de barra,o Joel entrar numa casa cheia de desconhecidos e sair revelando seu nome verdadeiro para todo mundo foi de uma incoerência absurda, e nem falo que incoerente com as atitudes do personagem no primeiro game, no próprio TLoU Part 2 o Joel pede para a Ellie usar uma máscara em determinado momento só para ninguém descobrir que ela é a garota imune,como esse cara extremamente sagaz virou uma batata anos depois ao ponto de confiar numa galeria desconhecida?
    A gameplay do jogo recebeu algumas melhorias, o que não é mais que obrigação, porém nada que já não tenham os visto em um Metal Gear Solid V da vida, até mesmo a novidade dos cães farejando a Ellie não encheu meus olhos. Os gráficos do game estão belos ( isso na versão Pro do console, não sei como ficou nas demais) e as faces dos personagens principais ficaram excelentes, porém tudo isso é muito pouco se levar em conta o tempo de espera e hype criado em cima desse jogo.
    E com muito pesar que eu admito que a ND já não é mais a mesma, me preocupa o futuro dos jogos do estúdio já que além de TLoU 2 ser um game decepcionante, muitos talentos do estúdio estão migrando para outras desenvolvedoras. Estou tão decepcionado com o game que nem pretendo jogá-lo em outras dificuldades e tão pouco quero uma dlc.    … Expand
  88. JacobGarvey
    Jul 2, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. little to nothing changed from the first game to this one. Some more polish here and there, but overall this game is the same mechanically as the first one. Then there is the story, and it is just awful.. I loved the first game, I can’t even look at the sequel without feeling immense disappointment.… Expand
  89. Mycity143
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. We finished the game in 2 days. My beginning thoughts: If we’re going to have a new storyline, market it right. Don’t blind us into a game where you marketed it as Ellie & Joel then introduce a whole new city of characters, characters we didn’t even want to play. Maybe this type of storyline would work in the 3rd installment, for you don’t even get to play as Joel, and you play as Abby more than Ellie. Why would we want to play as the enemy? Why would we want to play as the enemy when fighting Ellie? Why would we go all this way to fight Abby to have her be let go? This is why The Last of Us gets a low rating: - I don’t appreciate how Joel died so early in the game as well. We could have at least played as him for halfway, or we could have known about his death and let up to it later in the game, not the 2nd scene already. - The cutscenes were barely there and all over the place. You play for so long for one cutscene. Then at the end there’s cutscene after cutscene.
    - why does Abby get a workbench every 5 seconds, gets all this good guns & crafting gear, then when you play as Ellie you get a workbench once a day. We barley tried when playing Abby and she got all these good gear & looting as the story progressed. The whole time playing the game we just thought it was pretty stupid. It was hard to play when we didn’t want to play it, but we had to see what happens next. While I do appreciate the scenery and backgrounds in this game, I just think Naughty Dog knew this was a money maker and wanted to **** it up regardless knowing they would make money anyway. Also, did anyone notice how many Asians were killed in this game or was it just me?    … Expand
  90. DactusJordan
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I think this game has major ups and downs. The visuals and sound design are great, the landscapes and combat are fun and intense.

    however;

    the story leaves a lot to be desired, and as this is a game that should be focused primarily on storytelling and character development, i cant give this game higher than a 2/10. The ending feels very unsatisfactory, as you're progressing through half the game as ellie trying to defeat abby, a goal which seems nearly impossible to start your journey with. When you finally reach a point where that goal is in sight, Ellie just leaves it behind. Her torture throughout this game has no payoff to it. she loses very close friends, only for it to mean nothing in the grand scheme of the plot. And dont even get me started on playing as Abby. I couldnt stand it. Her motivations are unjust when you look at the reasoning behind her fathers death, and you have to play as her after she beats Joel to death in front of our protagonist, then get there yourself. This games story is undesirable at best, and i dont think the franchise can be redeemed past this game. I hope anyone reading this enjoyed it, but I couldnt.    … Expand
  91. MDeerXV1
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    Perfect graphics,cool mechanics beautiful atmosphere.BUT ! That story cannot be accepted.Boring Abby parts makes me crazy !!!! Go find a story writer SONY.Goodbye.
  92. CapitainMcDo
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. How can you even called that a "story for revenge" when the game force you to play the **** antagonist for 10h straight to somehow convince you that killing Joel was justified ? And at the very you don't even killed the **** antagonist after killing cold blooded every single one of her friends. Yikes. Imagine Kratos at the end of God Of War 3 walking toward Zeus and be like " oh no old man i'm not gonna kill you lol cya"
    Still giving it points for the Graphisms and the audio in general but people don't care about these when playing TLOU. They want heavy story telling and meaningful characters but don't expect that in this sequel.    … Expand
  93. lyrila
    Jun 25, 2020
    2
    First forgettable hours, slightly flat characters and mechanics just like the first game. One hopes that after so many years they had put in something new. The first ended well, the second part was unnecessary.
  94. Chichinflaman
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    Meh something something something meh something something something meh meh meh
  95. teffer
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    no brain drama, no brain plot, no brain ending, but graphic are good, dont play or buy this, even the graphics are not the best, its only 30fps
  96. nightwolf5251
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    Mientras TLoU 1 fue un juego con una historia atrapante donde sus personajes eran interesantes y sus interacciones hacían que estos se quedaran contigo hasta el final, en un mundo con consecuencias reales para los mismos, que combinaba acción frenética con una historia a fuego lento que te hacia ponerte en los zapatos de sus protagonistas.
    Este se siente como una de las tantas copias que    Mientras TLoU 1 fue un juego con una historia atrapante donde sus personajes eran interesantes y sus interacciones hacían que estos se quedaran contigo hasta el final, en un mundo con consecuencias reales para los mismos, que combinaba acción frenética con una historia a fuego lento que te hacia ponerte en los zapatos de sus protagonistas.
    Este se siente como una de las tantas copias que salieron luego de su éxito, imitando su gameplay que pese a estar mas pulido que el original, falla en su historia.
    Una trama simplista a más no poder mal ejecutada, una venganza qué no lleva a ninguna parte que se contradice con el mensaje que escuetamente intenta transmitir y personajes que no interesan a nadie con los cuales no se puede sentir empatia alguna
    ¿Como es posible que su mensaje sea qué la venganza no lleva a ninguna parte pero Abby haya podido ejecutarla casi sin consecuencias mientras Ellie perdió casi todo y al momento de haber matado al 500avo pobre diablo sin cara, no haya matado a la persona que fue la razón de esta cruzada?

    Gracias Neil, juego del año    … Expand
  97. gaterot12
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    We have waited 7 years for this game... Almost everything in this game is great. The graphics, sound design and somewhat the gameplay.

    But the story just doesn't make sense. The intro and the ending of this game are just so unsatisfying und bad/pathetic.

    Do not buy it but rather watch some gameplays and look for yourself.
  98. N7Neal
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    I can't score this game below a 2 because it is absolutely beautiful and the game play itself is fun and at times rewarding. With that said the game (in my opinion) faults hard on its story and treatment of characters I've fallen in love with in the first game. To me this game feels more like someone's odd fanfiction instead of a sequal to one of the best games ever made.
  99. desmondk246
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    The story in the first game was amazing, but this one's story is inexcusable. I don't understand why critics like this game, when the story is this bad.
  100. stwberrie
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    only thing good about it are ellie and joel’s flashbacks. and abby her character is so boring don’t know why ND taught that us playing as her for half the game was good
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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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