The Last of Us Part II

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  1. Mikespillow
    Jul 10, 2020
    2
    Save your money, punch yourself in the head for a better experience. Beautiful graphics can't compensate for this travesty. The heart-wrenching storyline of the first game is not only no-where to be found, this stomps on the memory of it's beauty. None of the side characters have any meaningful development, the plot goes nowhere, the ending is trite and unsatisfying, the gameplay isSave your money, punch yourself in the head for a better experience. Beautiful graphics can't compensate for this travesty. The heart-wrenching storyline of the first game is not only no-where to be found, this stomps on the memory of it's beauty. None of the side characters have any meaningful development, the plot goes nowhere, the ending is trite and unsatisfying, the gameplay is incredibly repetitive, and it's genuinely not an enjoyable experience. The first game set a standard of beautiful story telling, and this does the opposite - quality story telling has been set aside in favor of making a political statement. It doesn't matter how sympathetic I am to the cause, or how much I stand for the right to use your platform to make a statement -- when you sacrifice the quality of your product for it, you're just a shill.… Expand
  2. Rob49
    Jul 10, 2020
    2
    First time I ever absolutely hated the character I was playing. The whole game I'm wanting to get revenge on the very person I am forced to play as.
  3. Berserkercarlos
    Jul 10, 2020
    2
    Sou um usuário de Xbox e estou hateando pq sou fanboy de Xbox (é ironia ) o jogo é bom mas a história é fraca
  4. Vanse
    Jul 10, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Over all I gave it a 2.

    I was so mad when I started to write this review I was going to give it a 0 but to be fair the graphics are fantastic, but that is about all I can say good about the game.

    I will be completely honest, I have not yet completed the game but I know how it ends from the many reviews I have read. Knowing the ending of a story does not spoil the experience for me so I often read spoilers on games and movies and still enjoy them.
    I doubt the ending will bother me as much as it seems to have bothered everyone else but I will not know that till i get there, If i get there, there are so many other things to hate about this game I don't know if I will even bother finishing it

    The game mechanics are stale at best and frustrating most of the time There is no real improvement over the first game, the crafting system is almost identical and in some ways worse. I was always full of supplies with the exception of 1 item. sometime it was tape, sometimes it was alcohol but you can bet it was always something just way to scarce on every level. It was the same with ammo.

    I get it you have to be smart with your supplies to make it thru a level but if that is what they were going for they failed, you don't have to be smart with supplies. you just have to know what they are going to be shorting you on any given level and don't use it, you will have plenty of something else to get you thru. What is the plan there? is it supposed to be fun to fail at a level and replay it once you know what supplies they will give you? it does not force you to come up with a strategy to get thru just get lucky or replay after you have the answer.

    The Infected are not hard to fight, just time consuming, the bosses on the other hand are ridiculous, for me at least it is more about luck then skill to beat them, run around and hammer them with whatever you find till they die. again no real strategy there just try try again till you find what you need to kill them.

    And for god's sake could you please continue more than 1 second before you are killed. I mean come on, If i learn i need pipe bombs or the flame thrower to kill it why cant i restart the fight with the knowledge i learned while it just killed me. No, continue smash, no time to re adjust you setup, just right back in it. They don't really let you play your own way. I like to play stealth as much as possible but you are forced to run and gun so much. they have the leveling system set up as if you can play thru the game in different ways but you really can not. you have to stealth where you have to, and you have to Rambo it in other places. no real choice.

    I fairly deep into the second 1/2 of the game ,or so I assume based on what I know, and the one thing i can tell you is who ever was in charge of character development should be brought in for a performance review.
    in truth it is not fair to blame 1 person, everyone had to know this game would be hated by the "Last of US" fans, the story and characters are so bad, no one at naughty dog could have miss it. (naughty dog in lower case on purpose, you guys and gals have a lot of work to do if you want to get a "N" and "D" from me again anytime soon). It is sad, the first game was so good, it seems improbable that the second one could be so bad.

    I played the "Last Of Us" several time. I would go back to find more hidden items or just relive the story. everyone you met in the first game had depth. you felt that the character was pulled from someones real life event or felling, It was not just Joel and Ellie, everyone in the game felt real, you loved some people, you hated others, but everyone had a reason for who they were.

    Last of Us Part II could not have been worst.
    I don't care about anyone in this game. I don't even hate anyone, It is hard to love or hate the flat cardboard cutouts they are calling characters
    Joel and Ellie are flat, there is just nothing there, if it was not for the 1st game I would not care about them either.

    Everyone else in the game is as deep and the letter or number I assume they were assigned in the story outline they should have just named them all 1.2.3 or a.b.c. There is just nothing there.

    On the up side if you cant write a good story you can always cram some woke character traits into your characters so you can call everyone a "phobe" or "hater" if they complain. making a character gay or trans is not the same as making a character real or deep, it is just a cheat,

    Before you send the woke police after me, I have nothing against gay, bi, trans or anyone for that matter (I am sorry if I forgot to mention a group everyone is loved and respected
    I hope I used all the right words to describe people in this section. everyone should be who they are and is respected as a person not for their pronoun.    … Expand
  5. Lisic
    Jul 11, 2020
    2
    Frankly bad plot. So bad that you play solely because of the graphics. But for a long time it is not enough.
  6. GameGuyTom
    Jul 11, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The last of us 2 is a mess of a game. The gameplay itself is extremely dated and doesn't build upon the first games mechanics, making them feel stagnant in comparison. The story however, is worse. I dont hold any grudges to the game's developers or writers, but the story is just horrendous. First off they killed off a fan favourite character in a very unceremonious way, almost abandoning what his character was built on. Second they force you to play as a new character who's only "connection" to the story is killing joel. The whole motivation of ellie's development was revenge on abby for removing her father figure, the same way joel removed her own father. But the whole game is a bait and switch. Nothing comes out of the story other than the death of a beloved character, the mutilation of the character we protected throughout the first game and nothing else. It was all for nothing, no pay off, no satisfaction of killing a character who essentially tormented ellie, all for nothing. I hated this game, I hated playing it, the seraphites hardly show up, despite the trailers implying that they had a large role to play. And the infected take a back seat.
    I wasnt expecting joel to survive to the end of the game. But they proved how little they cared about the characters and the fans with this atrociously written, virtue signalling game. All in all?
    I hated it.    … Expand
  7. smolheartbigpp
    Jul 11, 2020
    2
    My issue is the gameplay. I play games because I want to feel a sense of accomplishment by defeating the game. But games like last of us or red dead only focus on the story. The only reason to play these games is to progress through the story. Same gameplay, with boring level designs, repeated for hours. Each level is completed only to unlock the next cinematic. I like games like BioshockMy issue is the gameplay. I play games because I want to feel a sense of accomplishment by defeating the game. But games like last of us or red dead only focus on the story. The only reason to play these games is to progress through the story. Same gameplay, with boring level designs, repeated for hours. Each level is completed only to unlock the next cinematic. I like games like Bioshock and Fallout(1&2) because they don't use cinematic to tell their story, instead new ways of storytelling are developed which makes the game unique. And if I am just going to get a cinematic why would I spend so much money on a video game when movies are better and cheaper. Movies had already done everything this game is trying to do there is nothing new in the storytelling.… Expand
  8. DrZombie
    Jul 11, 2020
    2
    The first game was a masterpiece, no doubt about it, from the graphics, the gameplay, the story and characters, however, the sequel is far inferior.
    Poor handling of already established characters, the story relies far too much on coincidence and unrealistic situations, some of which feel forced and manipulative.
    The gameplay introduces a couple of new mechanics but remains essentially    The first game was a masterpiece, no doubt about it, from the graphics, the gameplay, the story and characters, however, the sequel is far inferior.
    Poor handling of already established characters, the story relies far too much on coincidence and unrealistic situations, some of which feel forced and manipulative.
    The gameplay introduces a couple of new mechanics but remains essentially the same. Some of the levels do drag a bit, and without a solid story to push you through, the game becomes boring in parts.

    The graphics and sound are outstanding. While some of the characters might be flawed and/or unlikeable, the voice acting is great as expected considering the talent involved. Sadly, it’s not enough to make the experience a good one.

    Finally, the game was advertised as something completely different through deceptive advertising, false statements from the game makers, altered game footage and obvious manipulation/censoring of early reviews.    … Expand
  9. Mindsplicer
    Jul 11, 2020
    2
    Dumpster fire story. Level design is top notch and zombie killing fun but clear political agenda being pushed and the story makes no sense and has no purpose. One of the most frustrating and terribly written games I’ve ever played in 30 years.
  10. eskittles
    Jul 15, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. In a community of multiplayer experiences and competitive gaming, single player/story driven games have always been my favorite. Of course, I have always loved diving into a game like Valorant or Overwatch or even a fun party game from time to time but story driven games will always have a special place in the world of gaming. Instead of being explicitly told a story, games allow us to come along for the ride. For The Last of Us 2, this is arguably for the worst. Although a technical and visual masterpiece, the story leaves the player manipulated into cheapening everything from the first game. The player is made to feel guilty for a murder that never was forced upon the player in the first game in the first place. Then the player is made to sympathize with a new character. I get it but I also don't care because the story is poorly paced and manipulative in how it portrays its characters. Ellie is demonized by the decisions you are forced to make and Abby never has to make said choices that would make the player feel conviction. It feels less like this moral grey area the writers thought they were making and more like forcing their feelings of the main characters onto the player. The writer's described their intentions as to "make the player question everything from the first game". This game made me really question every decision involving the writing in the second game. Neil Druckman and the writers really threw away what is otherwise a beautiful game with their heavy handed, shallow story telling that ultimately makes for an unsatisfying sequel.… Expand
  11. Rustynailz
    Jul 11, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Neil Druckmann wrote one of the possible worst follow ups to a game you could possibly imagine. The combat and game play shine but the story is one giant sequence of torture porn where Ellie is turned to a monster, Joel gets the most undeserving and horrifying death and Abby is just one of the most horrible video game characters ever written. The Last of Us Part 1 is a masterpiece. This game spits in that games face and curb stomps it into the ground.… Expand
  12. alsrb117
    Jul 11, 2020
    2
    Pretty awesome gameplay mechanisms and details, great graphics, but hateful characters and **** up story ruin everything.
  13. SantiagoGF
    Jul 11, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. En un juego como The last of us no puedes solo fiarte de tu jugabilidad y gráficos a la hora de crear el juego, en este tipo de juegos la historio llega a ser mucha mas importante que los anteriores, por ende, este es el aspecto del que voy a basar mi comentario y puntuación... En resumen, simplemente en The last of us part II la historia no logra las expectativas que se tenían y muchos van a querer que este juego quede en el olvido.

    Para comenzar, es increible como pueden terminar con la historia de un personaje tan importante de una forma tan simple (la muerte de Joel fue como la muerte de un NPC de un videojuego cualquiera), ademas, no se da la oportunidad de jugar con este personaje a pesar de ser el actor principal en la primera entrega, solo los primeros 5 minutos del juego montando a caballo. Por otra parte tampoco se permite visualizar al personaje por mucho tiempo, ademas de no poder jugar con el, el personaje no aparece por mas de 20 - 30 minutos en la totalidad del juego. Sin embargo, es entendible que no se le diera tanta jugabilidad a este personaje, pues fue el papel principal en la primera entrega y era el turno de Elli, ademas tampoco se debe complacer a los fans en todo lo que piden, pero esto no justifica lo que la franquicia acaba de hacer con uno de sus personajes estelares de una forma tan ilógica.

    Ahora bien, en cuanto a la nueva protagonista lo que se puede decir es muy subjetivo, pero obligar al jugador a pasar la mitad del juego con un personaje que en la primera parte del juego adquiere todo el odio de los que jugaron la primera entrega, es también algo ilógico, ya que solo hace que el jugador se canse del juego e incluso poder llegar a abandonarlo sin completarlo ya que es un juego bastante extenso. No se si la intensión de los creadores era hacer sentir pena por la nueva personaje (Abby), o intentar tenerle cariño o aprecio como usualmente pasa con los personajes de videojuegos en los que hay una gran historia, pero puedo decir que obligar a jugar con un personaje no va a hacer que se le aprecie, son las acciones que realiza a lo largo de la historia lo que si lo hace, y simplemente haber matado un personaje estelar no va a permitir tener empatia con este nuevo personaje de la entrega. Se puede decir que los creadores no supieron implementar bien este personaje en lo absoluto.

    Por otra parte, si nos vamos al final del juego tampoco se entiendo lo que los creadores de The last of us part II quieren acá, no se puede comprender como se pueden pasar tantas horas de juego intentando buscar una venganza para al final dejar ir y al parecer perdonar a la persona que se persiguió por tanto tiempo, ¿acaso intenta dejar una enseñanza o algo por el estilo?, porque en videojuegos como este, esa no es una de las metas que deben tener los creadores en mente (es como querer dejar un buen mensaje al final de jugar todo GTA V), no se que pensó el director de este videojuego al redactar el final. Como deje anteriormente, no se debe complacer a los fans en todo, pero este no era el caso, y los creadores no supieron como hacer las cosas bien a lo largo del juego y mucho menos en el final de este.

    Para finalizar se podría decir que The last of us part II no logro cumplir las expectativas tan altas que dejo la primera entrega, esto debido a no saber continuar una historia con una buena calidad, a pesar de que el en la primera parte se dejo la posibilidad clara de poder continuarla de la forma adecuada, incluso matando a Joel (de la forma adecuada, en el momento adecuado y sin obligar a jugar con el asesino para "encariñarse" con el).

    En un juego como este la historia es lo principal y debe ser el factor mas importante a lo hora de la calificación.    … Expand
  14. Cherrnaan
    Jul 11, 2020
    2
    I created an account just to review this game. It's really visually appealing but it's not enough to save the game.

    All in all it's just straight up boring. There's very little infected to fight, the dialogue and scenes are cringy, it's just a whole bunch of walking around doing nothing with little action. When I played the first one I regularly had to pause the game because my heart was    I created an account just to review this game. It's really visually appealing but it's not enough to save the game.

    All in all it's just straight up boring. There's very little infected to fight, the dialogue and scenes are cringy, it's just a whole bunch of walking around doing nothing with little action.

    When I played the first one I regularly had to pause the game because my heart was racing from the action and suspense. Part two just doesn't deliver that same vibe. It's the opposite.    … Expand
  15. bill12
    Jul 12, 2020
    2
    Story sucked 2/10.

    I waited 5 years to play this
    And they gave me a horrible intro and **** ending
    I just want to forget about this game.
  16. Ridd1337
    Jul 12, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ждал игру 5 лет в итоге получил одни разочарования.Сюжет завязан на месте Элли , что не лучший вариант для сюжета.Приходит какая-то бодибилдерша и убивает лучшие что есть в этой игре.Дальше главная героиня полная мести отправляется в Сиэтл и убивает всё что движется.Когда мы доходим до определённой точки, нам дают играть за Эбби.Мне вообще не хотелось ей сопереживать (Возможно если бы это была отдельная игра про неё, никак не связанная с прошлыми героями первой части то да , сопереживал бы ). Дальше по сюжету Эбби убивает друга Элли - Джесси (Это был единственный здравомыслящий персонаж, которого так и не раскрыли нормально). В итоге происходит битва на берегу с Эбби где Элли выигрывает,но перестаёт её душить и отпускает.Лучше дали бы выбор убить или отпустить.Два пальца из десяти или же два удара клюжкой для гольфа из десяти.… Expand
  17. MarcusZhang
    Jul 12, 2020
    2
    This game is so bad that it basically ends the era of narrative driven games. All major studios will focus on open world now, which is rather sad. Video game has so much potential and dimensions in presenting unique stories and characters. How they messed this up, we probably will never know.
  18. Fmlfml
    Jul 12, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Отвратительный сюжет, ну очень уж слабый! Игрока заставляют переживать ТОЛЬКО убивая персонажей, никакой более драмы. Если бы это было отдельной игрой, а не продолжением первой части, то было бы не так плохо, ведь те персонажи, которые нам полюбились, или безжалостно "убраны", либо изменены настолько, что являются полной противоположностью, не тем, чем были в первой части. Вместо этого всего в игру напичкали новых героев, на которых тебе похкр, ну нету к ним привязанности. Финал - отдельная песня. Элии убила 100500 человек, ради мести Эбби, но саму Эбби так и не убила? Да, нам показывали, что она сама просто мстила Джоэлу, но это видели мы, не Элли! С чего бы ей вдруг было её щадить? Ладно, кому-то сюжет может понравиться, не спорю, кто-то увидит в нем глубокий смысл, но я так не считаю. Кроме посредственного сюжета в игре присутствуют баги, но стоит отметить, что многие мелкие детали, как записи в дневнике, создают свою атмосферу. Графика не на последнем уровне, саундтрек неплохой, на этом все.
    В общем, не советую покупать эту игру.    … Expand
  19. Sovietfox
    Jul 12, 2020
    2
    I created an account just to make this review. The graphics and gameplay just barely make the game playable. The story is a dumpster fire and tries to force you to empathize with people you truly don’t care about.
  20. ravenmage
    Jul 12, 2020
    2
    The narrative for this game is just a mess. Tells a tale of two people who sought revenge. One of them seems to have no issues with it and is perfectly fine emotionally. The other one develops ptsd and shows clear emotion. Game makes it way too obvious it wants you to like one character and not the other.

    Good combat and graphics though.
  21. Greyfox90
    Jul 12, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I will say the graphics are amazing, detailed and such beautiful scenery. The devs have pushed the Ps4 to its limits and I was in shock and awe how great it looked. The story however is slow, full of many nee characters which dilute the game down so much. I didn’t really care about Dina or Jesses love triangle that was pushed on me. Boy oh boy, section two playing as Abbey was a snooze fest. Neil Druckman, I don’t care about two sides to the story gimmick. I savagely executed 100s of people in the game, who had no links to Joel and the only person you cannot kill the Abbey!!? Wtf

    The game’s storyline is poor and wasted. The game wants you to feel sorry for abbey and play to your conscience...yet forgets how many scars and WLFs you butcher...

    Save your money wait until it is cheap    … Expand
  22. onebadluvguru
    Jul 12, 2020
    2
    I absolutely loved the first game. One of the best games ever made. However, this sequel is one of the worst games I ever played. Terrible story and mediocre gameplay. It is way too long, and says almost nothing. Just about every character is unlikable. I can't think of a single redeeming quality about this game.
  23. GamerGrl87
    Jul 12, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Very disappointed in the story, the writing is so bad and sloppy. The character development is practically non-existent and Joel and Ellie's development is just GONE! The graphics are beautiful and the open world is very detailed, but as someone else stated, what's the point of amazing graphics with scrap story. Don't waste your money or time on this game. It's nothing like the original. Not sure why it recieved such high scores from critics.… Expand
  24. Jeffytos
    Jul 12, 2020
    2
    A game with good gameplay( although it feels the exact same as the last one) horrible story would wait for a price drop
  25. Leonkennedygs
    Jul 12, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As a huge fan of the first game, it breaks my heart to write this. I can't express how disappointed I am with this game. The graphics, and game play were great, but I was here for a great story and it fell flat on it's face. Everything with Ellie was great, and the story was advancing beautifully... and than I had to control Abby? The person who killed Joel? The person who I've been trying to kill for over a dozen hours? Am I supposed to emphasize with her, because I didn't. The entire story portion of the Abby story was awful and everything felt unbelievably forced. The ending had no resolution... zero. Ellie travels across the country, giving up her girlfriend and "son" and doesn't kill Abby? Zero resolution. I spent 25 hours for nothing essentially. Joel was dead and Abby was alive in the first 2 hours of the game, and at the end it was the same exact thing. I don't know what Naughty Dog was thinking. Maybe they wanted to try to be "deep", but this has been a huge disappointment for me, all due to extremely poor story telling. I am going to delete this from my system and pretend like it doesn't exist. The first game was a masterclass in both game play and story telling, and while the game play was top notch, fans of the first should not be able to get over how poorly the story was told in this. They said they would not make DLC and now I'm happy about that. I hope they let this series go because it's a shame what they did to it.… Expand
  26. Guerrero23
    Jul 12, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 10/10 graphics best graphics i’ve seen in a video game but the story falls short with joel dying and seeking out revenge on joel’s killer. it’s sad how ellie goes on a killing spree killing everyone except the one person who kills her father… Expand
  27. Vanik_DEG94
    Jul 13, 2020
    2
    Loved the game PhysX, dynamics, engineering, and human emotions, but hated the storyline. Neil assassinated characters and eventually, in the process, designed this trash. The long-awaited game is the worst thing that happened in 7 long years.
  28. ChPalmer
    Jul 13, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It is unavoidable that the theme is how NaughtyDog deals with the stubborn relationship in 1.
    However, it is difficult to tolerate the present work, whose humanity and affection before the pandemic disappeared from the root.
    Negative emotions are too great to make Joel a foremost player by putting Joel on the forefront.
    It seems like a consistent theme from the previous work, and I will never be convinced by the sequel that lost sight of how to convey the theme.

    Elie wants to forgive Joel's sin
    Elie wants to forgive Abby's sin
    A player wants to forgive Joel's sin
    Feeling that the player wants to forgive Abby's sin (high difficulty).

    Everything is off.
    Personally, I think that players cannot be immersed in the last Erie's disappointment unless everything is tied with equality.
    Even if Ellie's disappointment is shown from a bird's-eye view, I can't feel the weight of Joel's death, and above all I can't feel the weight of the gameplay.

    Do you want to draw opposite ego?
    Do you want to draw Ellie's forgiveness and liberation?
    After all, it's just an unpleasant game experience

    TLOU1 Suspension bridge through action game The player's emotions that increase effectively cause a chemical reaction with a scenario that draws two distorted love

    TLOU2 wanted the player to build a complicity relationship with the character through an action game, and to create an immersive feeling in a scenario that makes you feel guilty and disappointed, but the script is too bad and it is not functioning.
    I think what Neil tried to do was an experimental and interesting idea. If all went well, I think it was a great gaming experience. However, the result was the worst game.

    He completely betrayed his fans by immersing himself in the best gaming experience of the previous game.
    It's just unpleasant and bad taste, and what remains after clearing is the feeling of emptiness and fatigue.

    I used the previous work as a tool to evoke this **** feeling. And I don't feel the need at all. Nothing is convincing.

    You don't have to create what your fans want.
    However, it is unforgivable to insult the fans who supported you and the story of Joel and Erie from the bottom of your life.

    The volume and making of the gameplay part is wonderful, and it can be said that it is an orthodox evolution of the previous work.
    That's not enough.
    It's painful just to imagine playing the second lap because you're forced to play a game that violently tells a story or violates player feelings. This is an incredibly horrifying flaw in the game.

    Not only fans, Naughty Dog betrayed many people who made this game together.    … Expand
  29. ZeroDeaths
    Jul 13, 2020
    2
    Ok so i liked the first last of us game but i wouldn’t five a ten, id give it an 8 or 7 , then when leaks started poppin up from the second part i didn’t watch them, i bought the game and though i’d try for myself as the gap between critics and users was really really huge with critics giving it 10s and users giving it a 0 or 1, and boy am i on the users side, the game is sooooo bad, aOk so i liked the first last of us game but i wouldn’t five a ten, id give it an 8 or 7 , then when leaks started poppin up from the second part i didn’t watch them, i bought the game and though i’d try for myself as the gap between critics and users was really really huge with critics giving it 10s and users giving it a 0 or 1, and boy am i on the users side, the game is sooooo bad, a hell lot of non skippable unnecessary cutscenes and sequences followed by gameplay That is so boring and slow it just makes you wanna take a nap and don’t even get me started on the story, i don’t know how to describe it without spoiling it but ill tell you this, its a story that is so shallow that the most you can make out of it is 5 hours if you don’t want to bore the players to death but its stretched to nearly 20 hours or so with memories and flash backs.… Expand
  30. Mirrorbeast
    Jul 13, 2020
    2
    Good gameplay, yet an horrendous story, the worst narrative I've ever seen and a terrible ending. There could've been so many things ND should've done rather than this game.
  31. ThomasCZ857
    Jul 13, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Tlou2. Just finished it and it is garbage. First: in trailer we saw that Joel gonna help us in later game, but in reality we got Jesse and that is for refund because it is fraud. Second: Game play as Abby, nobody cares about some **** Abby, but Ellie and Joel. Third: Joel: Get this with your thick damn skull Naughty Dog: How you kill a beloved character, that is important! Especially if that character is the main character, that people care about! Nobody cares about Abby! Especially when se murders your favorite character! And you do it, in a such a **** way and then acts surprised?! When people are angry and resentful?! After 7 years waiting you act **** surprised. And if you act surprised, at what is going on right now with the opinion of The last of us 2, then your mind are bit slow. I am done with this game for about good 5 years.… Expand
  32. TrilbyGas
    Jul 13, 2020
    2
    Disappointing. Force fed attempts to coerce the player into feeling for poorly written characters was mechanical, frequent and overwhelmingly forced. Aesthetics spot on, but otherwise trash when compared to the original. Extended length made the mechanics feel tired and too repetitive by the end, and lack of integrated multiplayer is another major missed step (I definitely won't be payingDisappointing. Force fed attempts to coerce the player into feeling for poorly written characters was mechanical, frequent and overwhelmingly forced. Aesthetics spot on, but otherwise trash when compared to the original. Extended length made the mechanics feel tired and too repetitive by the end, and lack of integrated multiplayer is another major missed step (I definitely won't be paying for a stand alone). Graphics are great, but not enough to save the game and it's poorly written story and characters. Why was there so much ammo in every drawer, but so limited space in the massive rucksack!? Never felt pressured to use ammo sparingly like in the first game, and couldnt shake off the feeling that the game was doing all it could to make me dislike Ellie (which I couldn't) and like Abbey (which I couldn't). The more they tried, the less I did. An insult to the intelligence of the customer. Disappointing to see Naughty Dog use the vile abuse from a minority to distract from the fact that the game is a major let down to the loyal fan base of the original. Instead of admitting "We made mistakes", siege mentality very much instilled. And as for industry "professional" critic reviews, very much to be taken with a bowl of salt. I think it's a mixture of getting caught up in the hype, being scared to lose early access, but user reviews are generally more reliable anyway.… Expand
  33. Bjred78
    Jul 13, 2020
    2
    Loved the original game, this one....not so much.

    Graphics and atmosphere are top notch. However there is no way this is a 10/10. Games like Bioshock, GTA IV, Red Dead Redemption, Fallout NV are 10/10 games that are replayble, this is not.
  34. random_elephant
    Jul 13, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Finished the game last week and I'm really disappointed with the story.

    Everyone on team Ellie is great.

    The problem is Abby. ND forces the player into Abby's perspective and tries to get the player to empathize with her. The problem is Abby is never confronted with her own atrocities. She starts off by brutally torture killing Joel. Given how popular Joel is with fans that's a lot of heat to introduce a new character with. To explain her actions ND reveals that Joel killed her father and Abby is consumed with revenge. Okay great, now why do I have to play this character for 10-12 hours as ND tries to humanize it and fails

    As a member of the Fireflies she would have taken part in bombing Fedra checkpoints. Then she joins the WLF and stays long enough to gain Isaac's trust committing untold violent acts. She clearly has no problem killing other people's fathers. Game completely sanitizes her WLF history. Instead she plays with dogs and jokes around with her friends. The storytelling is absolutely contrived.

    At one point she chooses to help some kids that become her allies to gain player sympathy. Contrived. For her big face turn she wastes her time by going on a mission to get a med kit for one of the kids. Then she chooses to leave the WLF by siding with these kids she has known for less than two days. Contrived. The choice between a "bad guy" group and kids is extremely cliche. She even kills WLF members she knows by name and presumably has known for years for these allies she has known for less than 2 days. Contrived. This all conveniently happens in the same 4 day period that Ellie is looking for Abby. Again Abby plays with dogs, helps random kids, goes on lifesaving med kit mission, and sides against her evil WLF group. But not once does the story mention the messed up stuff she would have been apart of just one week earlier as a high ranking WLF member. The whole thing is pointless contrived nonsense.

    To top it off the last mission is ridiculous. Ellie travels hundreds of miles on a rumor of an Abby sighting because Ellie is still haunted by visions of Joel. Ellie fights hordes of goons for her chance to finish Abby only to let Abby go at the last moment. Ellie kills hundreds of goons in this game, why would she suddenly care about one more? The story's themes do not match the game play at all.

    I do not recommend this game.    … Expand
  35. John_52
    Jul 14, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This games story is genuinely extremely disappointing. The gameplay has not changed since 2013 however it’s still fun and the graphics are great but there’s pros don’t make up for having to play 15 hours as Abby who doesn’t have any character development towards realizing that she was wrong. Also not to mention the false advertising of ND portraying Joel to be in the main story only to have them switch it to Jesse at full release. The story is just a true dumpster fire and completely and entirely spits on the first game.… Expand
  36. MiXoN242
    Jul 14, 2020
    2
    Everything bad about this game, has been told. Nothing to add, the biggest disappointment this year so far.
  37. RaringFob399
    Jul 14, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is bad to say the least, first there is the part of the soundtrack, TLOU2 has one that in my opinion is excellent, I will give it that to Naughty dog, but anyone will agree that this is something that TLOU2 cannot hang on as games such as Undertale, which despite having a great story, its strongest point is the soundtrack that gave us as many memorable pieces as Megalovania.

    Now we go with the gameplay mechanics, TLOU2 has practically the same game mechanics as TLOU1 so there is not so much to analyze, except that they are good / decent for the genre, however, it does not shine here either as it could be the case of Sekiro, Mirror's Edge or even Dark Souls at the time that due to the lack of a clear story or the level of many other installments, they sought to shine with phenomenal game mechanics for their genres and that gave immersion.

    Graphics, here if I have to accept it, Naughty dog ​​really showed off what they can do, however, graphics should not be, in any case, something that a game can hang on, unless you want to be a kind of advanced simulator of some style. There are many incredible games that do not have the luxury of showing off with their graphics and still give incredible quality games such as Undertale, Limbo, celeste, etc.

    Finally, the most important thing in this genre is the narrative / story, in which TLOU failed miserably, the story is of the revenge format, however, in the end Ellie ends up forgiving Abby which is the main reason why her odyssey began and don't take it the wrong way, that's a good idea, if it is executed correctly, but the problem here is that Ellie killed all those who stood in her way to reach Abby, like, perhaps they had families, friends, etc(?) So there is no point in Ellie's final decision, at least end what you have already started, plus, people didn't want to play like Abby, they wanted to kill her and help Ellie do it, they essentially forced the player to do something they didn't want to by half a game and with a flat character with little or no evolution throughout the game. Looking for a good story of revenge or redemption? Look at examples such as God of War, Red Dead Redemption 2, Shadow of the Collosus, Assassins Creed Origins, among many, many others. So yeah, overall, the game doesn't give justice to what its predecessor was, it is just plain bad in the most important camp it had to shine. 2/10 I would like my money back    … Expand
  38. dipdong
    Jul 14, 2020
    2
    Before I start, I ask that you consider the opinions of others, at least with the audience reviews. Though many people provide something vague, misspelled, or generally unhelpful in their reviews for both the positive and negative, it should be taken into account that those who bought the game for the sole purpose of loving or hating it in such a hyperbolic way are in the vast minority.Before I start, I ask that you consider the opinions of others, at least with the audience reviews. Though many people provide something vague, misspelled, or generally unhelpful in their reviews for both the positive and negative, it should be taken into account that those who bought the game for the sole purpose of loving or hating it in such a hyperbolic way are in the vast minority. Most people are genuinely happy or frustrated, and though the June 19th reviews aren't a very good way to look at the whole of the game, they shouldn't be completely dismissed.

    I made this account to give a lower score than I had given this game in my initial review. When I tried to log into my previous account, I couldn't reset my password, the website refused to load multiple times, and though I'm not going to start getting conspiratorial about the reasons, I was frustrated enough with nothing working that I decided to make another account to give a lower score than the 4 I first gave it.

    I already thought the game was unenjoyable. I'd be okay with it not being fun, but outside of the game's visuals, audio, and some great setpieces that were scattered here and there, There's very little to appreciate.

    The game seems to have fallen into the trap that a lot of entertainment I enjoyed until recently has: it puts too much emphasis on big narrative/thematic moments and not enough on what builds up to them. You can see that in The Last Jedi (and the ninth movie, but after it its predecessor so thoroughly derailed the trilogy, I can't help but at least commend JJ Abrams for the attempt), Suicide Squad, the 11th and 12th seasons of Doctor Who, the finale of Steven Universe, and from what I've heard, the 8th season of Game of Thrones. The game often hinges upon coincidence or contrivance, characters often make choices that seem to lack buildup or justification, and characters' personalities change drastically and without the player knowing why until it's too late for one's immersion. Like some of the aforementioned entertainment, many of this game's characters are uninteresting, and while the player is supposed to be invested in them via proximity to various protagonists, there are barely any characters that are interesting on their own.

    While gameplay has been slightly expanded, it's almost dishonest to say that you have more options than before. The levels are more sprawling, and you have more freedom of movement, but levels are also way more confusing to navigate as a result. Stealthing through sections is nigh impossible on the first go, which forces you into combat unless you want to save scum. In the first game, combat felt raw, but in this one, it feels downright brutal. The ways that you kill people and their various companions are just as detailed as the landscapes, and the amount of violence made those sections awful to play. The only way I could go through with killing people in this game is by actively trying to de-immerse myself from those sections. A lot of the time, the only reason I kept playing was to see whether I'd like whatever came next. As stated before, I rarely did.

    To compare this game to the first Last of Us (which I replayed to ensure I'm not relying on rose-tinted glasses), it's a far cry from the greatness of the original. The characters in the first game were believable and interesting, as were the environments. It was definitely bleak at times, but it was never enough to make me put down the controller and take a break. With this game, I had to frequently. I realize that the interactions between the characters were a massive part of what made the first game so great, because no interactions in this game come close.

    All of that was a 4 to me. I said in my previous review that I would've given it a 5, but that I wanted my score to reflect my enjoyment of the game. This new score is half of that 4 because the game has continued to bring down my mood long after I put down the controller. Never have I played something so completely, agonizingly depressing that I still feel worse for a multitude of weeks after.

    I hate wasting my time. After seeing livestreams of the ending chapter I couldn't bring myself to play, I feel like all the time I put into that game, all the emotions I felt or forced myself not to feel, all the times I've thought about it, all the times it's made me depressed, bitter, or disappointed, all of it has been a complete waste of my time. The worst part about this game is that it's not easy to outright hate. I'd rather say "screw this game, it completely sucks", and leave it at that. I really wish I could, but it's not something I can so easily dismiss. I wanted to love this game, and now I just wish that someone could convince me to like it.

    Here's hoping.    … Expand
  39. mrapology
    Jul 14, 2020
    2
    Problem with this game is they went and created a load of metacritic fake accounts and boosted the score lol. the real game is not actually very a good at all. and metacritic also halted the negative reviews, took me at least a week to get my review up because they did some shady blocking of negative reviews. you will not enjoy this game unless you pay less for it period. the story isProblem with this game is they went and created a load of metacritic fake accounts and boosted the score lol. the real game is not actually very a good at all. and metacritic also halted the negative reviews, took me at least a week to get my review up because they did some shady blocking of negative reviews. you will not enjoy this game unless you pay less for it period. the story is lacklustre and kind of hard to keep up with let alone finish cos of the gore and random characters. glad i got my and sent it straight back to amazon for a refund. never will i trust a game review site again after this scandal… Expand
  40. Azatko
    Jul 14, 2020
    2
    К геймплею есть незначительные замечани. А вот по сюжету игра слабовата, довольно таки странные решения у авторов. Порой несуразные и не логичные сюжетные ходы. Перед прохождением второй части, прошел в очередной раз первую, там все отлично и на 10ку. А вторая оставила лишь отвратительное послевкусие и разочарование.К геймплею есть незначительные замечани. А вот по сюжету игра слабовата, довольно таки странные решения у авторов. Порой несуразные и не логичные сюжетные ходы. Перед прохождением второй части, прошел в очередной раз первую, там все отлично и на 10ку. А вторая оставила лишь отвратительное послевкусие и разочарование.
  41. hotwings
    Jul 14, 2020
    2
    I don't write much review very much but I just want to write my huge disappointment with this game.
    There's a lot to say about the story.
    Graphics are great, the sound track is really good, but game play and story is just not engaging at all. I quit midway a week ago because it drags on and on. It's like borderlands 3 where the characters are just not engaging at all, the story line is    I don't write much review very much but I just want to write my huge disappointment with this game.
    There's a lot to say about the story.
    Graphics are great, the sound track is really good, but game play and story is just not engaging at all. I quit midway a week ago because it drags on and on. It's like borderlands 3 where the characters are just not engaging at all, the story line is so linear, going back and forth with characters timeline, and you can't do anything else.

    I guess the best thing/fun thing about this game is playing the abby character. She was hilarious to play with. But the rest of the game was terrible.

    And then, I was like I paid full amount to play this game, so I finished it and as expected, it was a killjoy game. If you want to have the biggest disappointment with a sequel, this game is for you.    … Expand
  42. Blane111
    Jul 14, 2020
    2
    The game really did not like! So stupidly to merge Joel, well, it must be able to .. They made all men weaklings against girls ..
  43. Felipeafgarcia
    Jul 14, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Jogabilidade espetacular, Gráficos espetaculares para a geração, mas a historia e um lixo, esperava muito mais, não senti empatia pelos personagens e nem apego a historia totalmente fora de contexto e sem sentido, no meio do game eu só pedia para essa porcaria acabar e se tem alguém que pensa em comprar esse game pensando na historia espetacular que foi o primeiro,não compre porque só vai jogar seu dinheiro fora!… Expand
  44. GregWilson
    Jul 14, 2020
    2
    Definitely TOP disappointment of decade! Horrible storyline, ruined TLOU 1 series legacy!
  45. DennisDolan
    Jul 14, 2020
    2
    The game starts out strong. It really is kind of like an open world survival. But the Abby parts are half the game. The Abby half of the game is just plain terrible. The Abby could of been good, but no.
  46. HtvRich
    Jul 15, 2020
    2
    What a disappointment of a game. Gameplay is good but the story is just trash.
  47. trueneu
    Jul 15, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Major spoiler alert!

    OK. I absolutely loved TLoU Part 1 and was really looking forward to sequel. Got my hopes crushed!

    Gameplay: more or less the same as the first part. Yes, they added a few details here and there, but it's not game changing. It's not why you play the game anyway. It's bearable, though sluggish controls don't make it easy. To be fair, sluggish controls are there for the most of 3rd/1st person console games.
    Graphics: awesome. It's one of the best-looking games out there. Landscapes are breath-taking, animations are realistic.
    Music: great. Not as atmospheric as the first part, but still very decent.
    Story: pure, absolute **** It's not that the game gets hatred for LGBT characters, no. Or Abby's appearances. It's because:
    1. Joel gets killed in the first few hours in the game in a very cruel way by a nobody. Which he helped to survive. Which, for some reason, he starts to trust enough just to end up in a trap with her whole group. Joel. The guy you (I) invested in 3 playthroughs of TLoU, the guy that survived a metal fitting through his stomach, dies by hand of a nobody. Snap!
    2. Ellie loses her father-figure and is out for revenge, whatever it takes, she's willing to put everything on the line.
    3. Ellie is fierce, cruel and determined. She's like an icebreaker, doesn't much but her ultimate target. Just goes forward killing everything that stands in between her and that nobody.
    4. Just at the point where it all may end, you're forced to spend 10 hours exploring the nobody that killed your beloved character. The simple fact you're playing as Abby makes you puke, as you cannot possibly justify her actions - she has no backstory at all at this point.
    5. Yeah, Joel killed her father. Yeah, he had it coming. No, it's not enough to sympathize Abby.
    6. You get a bit of Abby's backstory with bleak supporting characters. Some of it just directed at making you emotional. You as Abby have to play with a dog that already know you as Ellie will kill in a couple of game-days.
    7. ...and it still doesn't make you sympathize with Abby. Even the fact she changes her mind about two innocent kids that belong to a rival faction, which she's supposed to kill on sight, doesn't help.
    8. When Abby confronts Ellie, you just want to break your controller in order not to hurt the character you've spent the whole first part, and the half of the second part. Do you have any choice? Nope.
    9. Fast-forward a few months, Ellie, having escaped death's hands in form of Abby, is having quiet, happy life. Wait, did I say happy? Sorry, nope, she still has flashbacks on Joel's death. She's still willing to put everything on the line, including her partner and their child to kill Abby. Determination!
    10. So she spends months to travel to California. And she's very set to get her revenge.
    11. She kills like 50 people to get to Abby in the last hour. Who knows how many has she killed before.
    12. When she gets to Abby, she just unties her and walks her to boats to escape. Is she letting her go? Looks like it...
    13. Nope, she has another flashback and she decides to get the revenge finally!
    14. Nope, after her two fingers are bitten off, she has ANOTHER flashback and lets Abby go. All determination is thrown out of the window.
    15. The great return: Ellie didn't get her revenge, lost her partner, her child, lost her quiet life, worsened her relationships with Tommy, and lost the ability to play the guitar. So she ditches the guitar and goes off wandering.
    The message: Revenge is bad, mmmkay?

    Unlikable characters, plot that sometimes doesn't make sense, desperate tricks to make you emotional and total failure to get the player to sympathize anyone but Ellie.

    During the second part of the game, I lowered the difficulty to novice just to make Abby rush through the plot.

    Ellie's decisions are driven by flashbacks.

    No, I won't replay this.    … Expand
  48. Yerkarie
    Apr 8, 2021
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Mi problema con el juego no es nada de lo que critican como agenda política, tampoco el final donde Ellie Perdona a Abby, mi problema es que el juego te fuerza a jugar contra la protagonista dejando un sabor muy amargo ya que todo resulta miy forzado. Lamentable como arruinaron el juego. Fuera de eso el juego es entretenido de jugar, tiene un buen gameplay… Expand
  49. Gasa1234
    Jul 15, 2020
    2
    This game amazing graphics and action.

    But the story was a theme of revenge that was sudden and commonplace in a bad way. (Including the underlying redemption theme.)

    It seems to me that if you're going to develop a commonplace story anyway, it should have been more royal.
  50. Aapetr
    Jul 15, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is the most terrible sequel that could have been made! Thank you Neil for leaving without a good game!… Expand
  51. Mirapail
    Jul 15, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Lo más importante es la historia y no le atinaron no se por que aumenta la calificación solo me gustó la animación. Me sentí como el gordo de los Simpson escribiendo esto :v j… Expand
  52. Susannavesna
    Jul 16, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This sequel made me feel like I was watching Game Of Thrones Season 8 again- an initially beautiful & strong story, totally trashed. And no- I am not hating "because my favourite character died", or that there was LGBT representation, or that Abby was "Swoll" (I wish i could throw punches like her). I am awarding 1 score for the graphics, and 2nd score for the game play. The story, its plot-holes and other nonsensical things (like PREGNANT women going to war or a woman being A FEW WEEKS LATE on her period, venturing into a zombie-infested wild country) get absolute zero. And a special ZERO for making us play 70% of the game with characters we didn't care about. The music is fantastic though, but that's not Naughty Dog's talent, so they dont get a score for it!… Expand
  53. Parzival108
    Aug 29, 2020
    2
    If you love first last of us, do not play it, i am serious DO NOT play it! The storyline is awful and cliched.
  54. ZalozenyMuzCZ
    Jul 16, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So, where to begin? Well, lets start with the good.

    Graphics and sound desing is amazing, for a console. But we dont play games for their graphics now, do we? That would be like watching adult movies for plot. We all know we dont watch adult movies for plot.

    Gameplay seems to me mostly unchanged from first game, with few minor tweaks. Not necessarily good or bad things, its just how things are. In story driven game, its really not that important, unless its infuriating towards the user.

    What matters most in story driven game is story.

    And oh boi, here we go.

    Fact that they kill such major such as Joel for cheap drama, in such unsatysfying way, with that character acting way differently than in the last game, is your first indication for whats in store for you.
    Then we have Ellie. She cant forgive someone who makes her "bigot sandwiches", or those 100 henchmens which she kills on her quest for revenge, but she spares the one person responsible for all her pain. Bravo Niel.
    Abby is just... unlikable and hypocrite. Lets leave it at that.
    And entire message of the story just falls short. Revenge is bad? Abby got her revenge and even though she faced some hardships, she got away in the end AND killed person responsible for biggest emotional loss of her life. She won.
    Ellie? Ellie kills 100 henchmen on her way to Abby, yet when she finally is so close avenging Joel, she sudenlly thinks that "revenge bad". ffs.

    And then we have all the controversy around ratings on metacritic.
    People screamign that 0/10 ratings are not valid becasue people couldnt have played through entire story, yet people giving 10/10 ratings, those are totally valid and believable.
    Then we have metacritic deleting bad ratings, because they are given by bots, yet they leave 10/10 ratings which are copypasta of těo sentences saying "Amazing game. Another masterpiece from Naughty Dog."
    I bet you, go into 10/10 ratigns and browse for 10 minutes. You will find at least 50 of them.    … Expand
  55. lubeco
    Jul 16, 2020
    2
    terrible characters - terrible story............................................................!!!
  56. PixelPixie
    Jul 16, 2020
    2
    I'm a young queer woman and I've got to say... I feel horribly disappointed, predominantly due to the abysmal story-telling in TLoU2, but also due to the effect of the poor writing on the representation of women and LGBTQ+ individuals. I understand what ND were attempting, but the execution of the story felt jarringly contrived. I played the game all the way through and did not engage withI'm a young queer woman and I've got to say... I feel horribly disappointed, predominantly due to the abysmal story-telling in TLoU2, but also due to the effect of the poor writing on the representation of women and LGBTQ+ individuals. I understand what ND were attempting, but the execution of the story felt jarringly contrived. I played the game all the way through and did not engage with any spoilers prior to release. As an avid fan of TLoU1 and the Left Behind DLC, I expected the same level of story-telling and character development in TLoU2. I was – and remain – sorely disappointed. Old characters feel like mere shadows of their previous selves, and new characters feel flat and one-dimensional. Relationships between characters seem disingenuous and central characters are remarkably capricious: swaying from one extreme emotion to another. I was disappointed by the representation of LGBTQ+ individuals... particularly Dina and Ellie's relationship, which felt unbelievable and completely devoid of chemistry. It felt like ND were exploiting LGBTQ+ characters as selling points, rather than creating rich and genuine-feeling LGBTQ+ characters. Mostly, though, the story was just cripplingly disappointing for me. Even before the 'twist' part-way through the game, I had largely lost interest. Despite fantastic performances and excellent graphics, the gameplay and story felt simply... tedious.… Expand
  57. MishaChudo
    Jul 17, 2020
    2
    Очень долго ждал игру, но почитав отзывы реальных геймеров, а не проплаченных профи... купил б/у диск, чтобы ни копейки не платить авторам...
    И не зря...
    ЗАЧЕМ вы сделали это с игрой??? Зачем эта пропаганда и тому подобные мерзкие штуки. Противно играть. Реально отвращение. Первую часть я перепроходил 3 раза. А эту с трудом закончил. И уже продал диск. В игре всё красиво сделано, но    Очень долго ждал игру, но почитав отзывы реальных геймеров, а не проплаченных профи... купил б/у диск, чтобы ни копейки не платить авторам...
    И не зря...
    ЗАЧЕМ вы сделали это с игрой??? Зачем эта пропаганда и тому подобные мерзкие штуки. Противно играть. Реально отвращение. Первую часть я перепроходил 3 раза. А эту с трудом закончил. И уже продал диск.

    В игре всё красиво сделано, но сюжет...

    Вы убили любимую игру!

    Люди! Не покупайте эту игру! Не поддерживайте пропагандирующие там вещи! Максимум б/у диск и сразу избавляйтесь после прохождения!    … Expand
  58. adeseder
    Jul 17, 2020
    2
    Please dont play this game, you will be regretful and finally... Fcking STORY
  59. rking
    Jul 17, 2020
    2
    This is an unfortunate situation because while the game is mechanically sound, TLOU is a narrative experience, and the narrative makes this game impossible to enjoy.
  60. ALEJODIM2014
    Jul 17, 2020
    2
    un juego con un gameplay muy atrapante y dinámico cubierto con el mayor lujo de detalles y avances técnicos con respecto a la primera entrega que la hacen superior a esta, sin embargo mi mayor obstáculo para disfrutar como se debía este juego fue su narrativa, y personajes que me arrastraron desde el 2013 a el 2020 lleno de expectativas que no fueron cumplidas. en resumen un argumentoun juego con un gameplay muy atrapante y dinámico cubierto con el mayor lujo de detalles y avances técnicos con respecto a la primera entrega que la hacen superior a esta, sin embargo mi mayor obstáculo para disfrutar como se debía este juego fue su narrativa, y personajes que me arrastraron desde el 2013 a el 2020 lleno de expectativas que no fueron cumplidas. en resumen un argumento simple y barato que no me funciono como jugador y unas decisiones absurdas a mas no poder en la trama. me desagrado totalmente la inclusion de nuevos personajes y el como llevaron los ya establecidos, un final que decepciono en todos los sentidos y tengo un enorme sentimiento amargo al haberlo terminado y es cuando me pongo a pensar que hubiera sido mejor no haber contado una segunda parte porque no meritaba ni había algo interesante que contar tan solo dejo una sombra oscura de lo que fue sin duda no tengo esperanzas en una secuela esto se ha vuelto como su titulo lo dice "los últimos de nosotros"… Expand
  61. BrightLord2020
    Jul 17, 2020
    2
    unfortunately this game has been affected with virtue signaling and an agenda to force down the players throats. Its a beautiful game, the same way The Last Jedi was a beautiful looking movie. If you look past the graphics you won't see much, gameplay hasn't changed much from its predecessor. The game had a lot of potential to tell an amazing story but instead it wanted to date itself andunfortunately this game has been affected with virtue signaling and an agenda to force down the players throats. Its a beautiful game, the same way The Last Jedi was a beautiful looking movie. If you look past the graphics you won't see much, gameplay hasn't changed much from its predecessor. The game had a lot of potential to tell an amazing story but instead it wanted to date itself and make a point that doesn't need to be made.… Expand
  62. queenevilfluffy
    Jul 17, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The gameplay improvements to this game were amazing. Additions to stealth, differences in enemies, and optional areas made this game shine over the first game. The visuals are amazing and you find yourself always looking into the distance.
    The downside is that this is a narrative driven game, we aren't here for the gameplay or the graphics, we are here for the story.
    Joel dying was understandable, I honestly expected the cult to play more into Ellie's story judging by the pre-release material. Via that I expected Joel to give his life for Ellie. His death was grossly done, the revenge plot poorly handled. You spend far too much time playing as Abby. Looking into her past and a little of the life as a Wolf would have been fine, however, half the game was a bit much.
    Characterwise, Jessie and Dina were wasted slots. Jessie existed literally only as a means to get pregnant just so that Dina could have a child. Dina's relationship with Ellie was sad as well. Their first two amorous moments are under the influence of alcohol and weed. Not the best way to start a relationship. I feel like Dina would have had more impact if she was a steady girlfriend to Ellie instead of a fling.
    Her anger at Ellie leaving was honestly inconsiderate, Ellie is having PTSD, and struggling. Instead of allowing her closure, she tries to emotionally manipulate Ellie to stay, further hurting her. I was glad to see Dina gone, and not surprised by Jessie's death.
    Abby, **** Abby. If we were supposed to sympathize with her, they failed. Her section dragged, it only proved further that all she enjoyed was killing.
    Ellie's vengeance took a toll on her, she hurt each time she killed them. She looked sick. She wanted it to be over.
    Abby just killed and barring the two people she spared from the seraphites, just kept killing without remorse. Cultists, Her own people, and Ellie's group. She had no care in how many lives she took, no remorse. She **** her Ex despite him having a pregnant girlfriend. They were all awful. I wanted them all dead.
    Not killing Abby in the end, just was the icing on top. I feel like you should have had a choice. Kill Abby or don't. If you spare her, you get a better ending. A vengeance ending may leave the player personally satisfied, but perhaps give Ellie a worse ending, such as Dina leaving.

    Joel's death could have been more impactful. If it had happened mid game, we would have had more feelings for it, instead of just anger. Example, if we had the characterization that Joel and Tommy had to be cautious like they were in the first game, perhaps Abby and her group could have tried to earn their trust by helping them clear out the swarm of infected where Abby was found
    Speaking of, why was that not tied up. It was such a loose end and it bothers me personally.

    TLDR Game pretty and works good. Characters and story not so good.    … Expand
  63. sanivffx
    Jul 17, 2020
    2
    Una palabra define este juego: DECEPCIONANTE, parece que el objetivo de esta historia es destrozar a los personajes del el juego pasado de la manera más horrible posible, y peor aún de una manera que juega en lo perverso nos OBLIGA a jugar, más de la mitad de la duración del juego, con el personaje que lo hace. El director justifica las malas puntuaciones como ataques a los temas deUna palabra define este juego: DECEPCIONANTE, parece que el objetivo de esta historia es destrozar a los personajes del el juego pasado de la manera más horrible posible, y peor aún de una manera que juega en lo perverso nos OBLIGA a jugar, más de la mitad de la duración del juego, con el personaje que lo hace. El director justifica las malas puntuaciones como ataques a los temas de identidad de género, orientación sexual etc, que toca el juego, que fuera de lo de Ellie que ya conocíamos del juego pasado, están introducidos de una manera forzada.
    En síntesis el juego cuenta con un apartado gráfico y musical excelente, pero con una de las peores historias que haya jugado.    … Expand
  64. Emanuelbusta
    Jul 17, 2020
    2
    Es una mamada lo qué hicieron con la historia.
    Mondrigos. Nada más sigo escribiendo porque piden pero es una mamada este juego
  65. aaasss555
    Jul 17, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Disappointed, horrible and weak story line. Graphics are not everything in a game. HOW THE F#CK DID THEY KILL JOEL???… Expand
  66. JustinTGridley
    Jul 17, 2020
    2
    The story line not captivating and sorely lacks what the first game had to capture the players. The characters are bland and boring with one main character getting killed without and build up. The only likable characters are the none player characters and it sorely fails in the replay vlaveu area. The good parts of the game are the graphics and sound track
  67. rafaelsfaria803
    Jul 17, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The last of us 2 is a great example if good graphics does not equal good game. The gameplay and visuals are amazing as expected from naughty dog, but the story leaves such a bad taste in my mouth that it brings my experience down so much. They make you want to like a character then make that character do very unlikable things. It sounds harsh for poor writing to bring a score down this much but the in the case of the last of us 2, it does.… Expand
  68. Soldmer
    Jul 18, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The last of us Part 2. the Game that all the owners of the console were waiting for. But after playing it, they regretted the money they spent on it. The game is terrible: -Graphics. I'll start with a good one, because people working on species and other things have done a good job and the world is really atmospheric. Gameplay - for me this is a big minus, because for so many years I would like more changes in terms of gameplay. The plot - And here it will be hot, the first 2 hours pass more or less, all before the main character of part 1, Joel, is drained. Even though it Joel is difficult to call because the last character left only a name, right appearance. They kill him as cruelly as possible... During the entire scene, you ask 1 question, for what? For not allowing the vaccine to be made? Was it necessary? After all, part 1 showed us that even those places where people were constantly attacked. And what would happen if the vaccine miraculously cured everyone? WAR! A war for supplies, a war for everything! For humanity to get back on its feet will take a very long time. OK let's move on, Ellie saw Joel's death and vowed revenge. And the gameplay for Ellie was quite enjoyable, yet both she and I had a motive to kill these people. But that's just it... Seriously, all those friends of Abby's are almost suicidal, because almost every murder is an imposter of Ellie's. And here we are already fired up, the flames of revenge are boiling and you can go for a walk because then you will play half the game for Abby! All the pumping for Ellie remained with her, so swing again. This part of the game I will omit because it can be described as "but they were actually people, and you killed them" (Aha, if I cared). There is such a character as Jesse, the only one who caused me to like the new characters, he conceived a child for the girl Ellie, and I liked him. And that in the end, they just kill him when he walks through the door... And when I wanted to avenge Jessie and show Abby her place, I was told, " Oh, really! Go pee Ellie along with your friend/girlfriend Lion" (this creature it infuriated me throughout the game, because we have a post-Apocalypse, but we all really care who you think you are. ) And a couple of words about Abby, I don't believe that she could get so high without foreign substances, and to be honest, I don't really want to empathize with her, because you've seen where she lives? It's almost a Paradise for them! (Do not forget that on the streets now, in fact, people should tear each other up for an extra bottle of water). And Abby decides to let go of Ellie and her girl and here they zhivkt happy with the child (for some Reason Jessie does not even remember), but then Ellie remembers about revenge (Not without Tommy's help) and goes to Abby, again on his way killing a lot of people and here she is tied to a post, start bullying her as she then over Joel, but she lets her go, well, OK maybe wants to kill her in a fair duel. Well, you're finally drowning it... You remember all the people she killed and maimed... You almost feel satisfied... But Ellie lets them go... You get up, calmly exhale, and then ask the question, what did I just play? Many say moll, the moral of the story is that Revenge is bad, let's close our eyes to the fact that the moral is banal, but even this could have been played well, but they didn't do it. Ellie returns home and.. Where's Dina? Do you mean to say that when the world is a complete nightmare, she took the baby and left? When you can be killed by zombies or other people who just want to survive. Just wonderful... The result-the Game is not what we all expected, the author wanted to please all the minorities, but did not take into account the fact that pleasing them, he spits in the face of the rest. I do not recommend this for purchase, it is better to play spongebob… Expand
  69. Daga
    Jul 18, 2020
    2
    I "Spent some time playing the game" and while I can say the graphics and gameplay are great and on par with the first game, the storytelling is horrendous. The in your face political messages are too frequent and really make you roll your eyes. We get it ellie is a lesbian and thats fine but do you have to add the homophobic guy and remind us of the fact ever two seconds. CharactersI "Spent some time playing the game" and while I can say the graphics and gameplay are great and on par with the first game, the storytelling is horrendous. The in your face political messages are too frequent and really make you roll your eyes. We get it ellie is a lesbian and thats fine but do you have to add the homophobic guy and remind us of the fact ever two seconds. Characters should be defined by what they do not a small part of who they are. Not to mention the new characters are just terrible, their acting is fine but the characters are just annoying. To top it off the overuse of time jumps makes things fairly confusing. Only parts of the story I can say I genuinely enjoyed where the parts with ellie and joel other than that avoid this game so maybe in the future creators will focus on making good games people want to play as opposed to sjw crap. If we stop buying they'll stop making simple as that.… Expand
  70. Rudiculous_07
    Jul 18, 2020
    2
    The story is terrible every else is good. But not great.
    This game is basically woke politics.
  71. MargT26
    Jul 18, 2020
    2
    I don’t care about politics in games. Ignoring what people said about it, the gameplay is fun and graphics are one of the best in this generation. The main purpose of this game was to be a linear story driven title but fails at its storytelling with pointless characters and events occurring to give the story a purpose. There is no redemption from the plot.
  72. matfacio
    Jul 18, 2020
    2
    a genuinely bad game. the only parts I appreciated we're the flashbacks and any part that didn't involve the story.
    every part with Abby was just painful to look at. please if you love the last of us part 1 don't play this game
  73. Eddie_dds
    Jul 18, 2020
    2
    This game was a piece of garbage that left mostly everyone hyped for it completely disappointed, the controls were choppy, the story was bad and it felt like i could have done better, there are parts in the game that would have made more sense when switched with others and it obvious, all and all it aas an less than subpar game but the fact that its following up such a masterpiece makesThis game was a piece of garbage that left mostly everyone hyped for it completely disappointed, the controls were choppy, the story was bad and it felt like i could have done better, there are parts in the game that would have made more sense when switched with others and it obvious, all and all it aas an less than subpar game but the fact that its following up such a masterpiece makes it much worse.… Expand
  74. Shabbajie
    Jul 18, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Tried multiple times to play this. It's painful and completely unbearable. Considering how great the original is and the time taken for the sequel, its comfortably the biggest disappointment in my history as a gamer. What happened to Joel was an absolute abomination and a disservice to the fans. I can't relate to the jackedup golf playing lunatic. Great mechanics and graphics are the only 2 redeeming qualities. Naughty dog really screwed the pooch with this, I simply won't buy anything they've had a hand in developing from now on.… Expand
  75. Dantheman89
    Jul 18, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game was a massive disappointment for me. No I'm not sexist or homophobic naughty dog, I just appreciate good games without a political agenda being shoved down my throat. The story is woefully poor and very slim to put it nicely. You need to get your revenge, GO ! Parts of the game dragged so much I was falling asleep and pretty much had to force myself through it. Especially towards the halfway point where were forced to repeat the same actions again with a different character... Lazy story telling. Characters are all 1 dimensional and killed off without any real development. Gameplay has barely changed since the first game and still feels as stiff and clunky as ever. And the ending was a downright embaressment that makes the whole game absolutely pointless. What a mess, the graphics were nice, that's my 1 piece of praise I'll give this game, but this is naughty dog, and expected at this point, so yeah.... Skip this one altogether, or grab on a cheap sale… Expand
  76. Pookii40
    Jul 18, 2020
    2
    This game takes everything that made the first one special, and tosses it in the trash, slapping fans in the face just to 'subvert expectations' and go for shock value. The game clearly put modern politics ahead of story.

    Abby could have been a good character if introduced right. Killing Joel could have been handled leagues better. Characters from the first game do stupid things they    This game takes everything that made the first one special, and tosses it in the trash, slapping fans in the face just to 'subvert expectations' and go for shock value. The game clearly put modern politics ahead of story.

    Abby could have been a good character if introduced right. Killing Joel could have been handled leagues better. Characters from the first game do stupid things they never would've done in the first game. The story is just a mess. Sad to think we waited 7 years for this.    … Expand
  77. MASierra86
    Jul 18, 2020
    2
    Spoilers....

    The game fell so short, it shouldn't have been considered and/or released. Visuals - Amazing. It's a beautiful game. The landscapes, scenery, characters, infected, etc. look great. the artists did not disappoint. Story - It was terrible. Joel gets killed at the beginning by Abby. I'm not upset about that as that helped me connect with Ellie again and want    Spoilers....

    The game fell so short, it shouldn't have been considered and/or released.

    Visuals - Amazing. It's a beautiful game. The landscapes, scenery, characters, infected, etc. look great. the artists did not disappoint.

    Story - It was terrible. Joel gets killed at the beginning by Abby. I'm not upset about that as that helped me connect with Ellie again and want revenge!! But as I was well on my way in doing so, the creators felt I might want to know Abby's side of the story. I have to say, I couldn't have cared less about that at all. I wanted to kill her because of what she did. By the time I was returned to playing Ellie, I wanted to break the game. I was disconnected from her. It didn't feel like the game I started playing when I first loaded it. Feelings aside, Abby's story was interesting but it should have been made into an optional DLC rather than an interruption in the game. The LGBTQ pandering didn't help the cause either as it made no logical sense to inject the story with it other than to cater to the "woke" leftist mob (had to get the political stuff off my chest).

    Overall, the creators did a terrible job with the story. The break from Ellie and Joel to the forced story of Abby was the wrong choice. I can't think of a worse thing to do than to interrupt the story of the characters everyone bought the game for to play a character no one knows and who I personally didn't like (in the main story). She should have been a DLC storyline.    … Expand
  78. Glenninja
    Jul 18, 2020
    2
    Good graphics and gameplay, but so much to dislike. Bad writing, lying in trailers and such, I could go on but I won't.
  79. Xoroflex
    Jul 18, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Gods mechanics and graphics for a fat budget and production game. Nothing new in story. Poor character definition and divisive character definitions on the story. Loved original TLOU and now franchise is destroyed.… Expand
  80. Polybius2108
    Jul 18, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm going to spell it out nice and easy, this game is a perfect example of character assassination, where both Ellie and Joel's characters are mistreated and do things they wouldn't do logically (as per their first game development and even per some of this games development). Neil Druckman just hated the character of Joel and wanted to see him humiliated and dead.… Expand
  81. Ninhacastro
    Jul 18, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Queremos jogar com a Allie. O jogo vinha bom até que somos obrigados a jogar com a Abby!… Expand
  82. Ihatesnowflakes
    Jul 18, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The only outstanding things about this game is the overall scenery, mechanics and graphics. It begins to fall off due to the story. I am not against any LGBTQ or any promotional bs, but doing it wrong and disrespectful is another story. I was promised a game with Joel in it because before this game came out, the ads and trailers showed lots Joel and Ellie action,but then the game came out and Joel was killed within two hours of gameplay, afterwards we are forced to play Joels killer to see her side of the story for 10 excruciating hours. I have no problem with Joel getting killed off, but how it was written and how it was executed was poor. I was promised a game with more Joel and Ellie action. Overall disappointment. Next time you advertise your games, make it legit and not this false promotional garbage you presented to me.… Expand
  83. BillFan0407
    Jul 28, 2020
    2
    Finished the game, the plot is terrible and nonsense. The combat and graphic were ok. Not expecting for part 3 or any games that will be relate to this game. Hope Naughtydog can make a new title and change the style of storytelling.
  84. agostini
    Nov 21, 2020
    2
    Music and graphic are great. But the whole story is garbage at best. Very disapointed. I don't want a thrid games now. No need.
  85. Mr_Britain
    Jul 19, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Horrible story , but good action . Naughty dog bugged up this game so much , in the trailers you play as Ellie the who game but really you don’t . This women Abbie who killed Joel at the start is the person we have to play most of the game as . Was very disappointed . Btw the ending is god awful… Expand
  86. kojie1221
    Jul 24, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Poor writing and pacing... Joel don't deserved that death! Worst ending!!!!… Expand
  87. LordOszczak
    Jul 19, 2020
    2
    If I knew I would be playing a new character maybe I would rate this game differently. Game is beautiful and well directed. However, for me it is a spin off. I have waited fir sequel.
  88. Jd2452
    Jul 19, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I really enjoyed the first half but I cant bring myself to play as abby now it will sit on the shelf unfinished… Expand
  89. aunub
    Jul 19, 2020
    2
    Started off enjoying it, but after the first massive story event it just got plain boring. Haven't played it in over a week now.
  90. icemaster
    Jul 19, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Beautiful game! Great graphics! Scary monsters. But the story is awful! I can't recommend it!… Expand
  91. Hottub
    Jul 19, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This was a real gut punch. I was so looking forward to enjoying another adventure with Joel & Ellie. That was all I wanted from a sequel and this games does everything it can to tear down the characters you bonded with so strongly in the first game. I didn’t want to see Ellie destroy her life and end up with nothing left at the end, nor did I want to see Joel tortured to death, in front of a Ellie while she begs for his life in the first ten minutes of the game. Worst of all, I didn’t want to spend the second half of the game playing AS his killer for about 8 hours.

    I couldn’t relate to Abby, I didn’t want to relate to Abby and I found playing as her actively antagonising. The writers should be sacked and retrain for another career. The graphics, animations, level design, performances, combat, etc. are all incredible, but the terrible writing and story choices meant I didn’t give a **** about any of it. I’m just going to pretend this game never existed as it left such a sour taste in my mouth.    … Expand
  92. Gdoggy
    Jul 19, 2020
    2
    Really ruined the franchise - but it looks good - from the beginning of the game to the ending they just missed the mark completely
  93. Snakepliskin7
    Jul 20, 2020
    2
    Story extremely disappointing. Ashame as I did enjoy the gameplay and graphics.
  94. Rektdown
    Jul 19, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Why do we need to play with Female Brock Lesnar ffs. Hated every bit of her and couldn't stand it. And the ending is probably one of the worst video game endings ever, if it was a normal game it would be a solid 7/10. Graphics are 10/10 but ffs it's Last of us they ruined it completely.… Expand
  95. Bacon_Master
    Jul 19, 2020
    2
    Graphics are awesome but as a narrative game it failed in everyway and gameplay wlkese all characters feel the same and plays the same as the first one, except 1 or 2 new gimmiks... It feels like a gamble the devs took and they lost.
  96. Gooscar23
    Jul 19, 2020
    2
    sold it after the Abby part of the game started, i love part 1, but what where they thinking when they made this one...im disappointed
  97. Kaiorf
    Jul 19, 2020
    2
    Good game. Story is extremely poor. Low level of innovation. The new monster looks like the one a saw at Inside game, almost a copy. 7 years waiting for a game, only to learn how to destroy a story. Days gone is much superior than this ridiculous game based in sexual issues. This games sold out because the first version was amazing. In some point i was expecting the umbrella guys appears...
  98. SRKGalaxy
    Jul 19, 2020
    2
    As a TLOU fanatic, the additional gameplay mechanics such as crawling and more emphasis on dodging was phenomenal. However, the AI was predictable and stealth seemed like it was the same as the last game. It was disappointing how easy it was to for stealth gameplay if one were to complete the game without morals such as killing the dogs immediately. I do not know why the removal of shivsAs a TLOU fanatic, the additional gameplay mechanics such as crawling and more emphasis on dodging was phenomenal. However, the AI was predictable and stealth seemed like it was the same as the last game. It was disappointing how easy it was to for stealth gameplay if one were to complete the game without morals such as killing the dogs immediately. I do not know why the removal of shivs was needed though as it was provided a challenge. Those were the only complaints I had for gameplay, but I have massive complaints about the story. I know that there are lots of negativity regarding the story, but I feel like it should have been handled differently. The story felt out of place, especially the ending where it no longer took place where the whole game was. It felt forced and improvised. The character developments were average, though I find it difficult to care for any of the other people.… Expand
  99. Kariandraz
    Jul 19, 2020
    2
    Horrible en lo que respecta al guión e historia, no lo volvería a jugar, fue un suplicio, demasiadas horas jugando con Abby un personaje mediocre, en lo que respecta a jugabilidad y gráfica nada que decir pero aún así me decepcionó.
  100. Blacksum
    Jul 19, 2020
    2
    El juego en calidad gráfica ,jugable y escenarios es genial.. pero la historia es el 50% de la gracia del juego .. y lastimosamente es incoherente y forzada ..fastidia la trama . Aparte que para ver finales tristes veo las noticias ..no compro un juego sin la satisfacción de terminarlo con un buen final ..
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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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