The Last of Us Part II

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  1. dved
    Jun 23, 2020
    9
    We always expect the best from Naughty Dog and they delivered a lot: superb mechanics (with some small bugs on release, sure it will be fixed), beautiful graphics (one of the best of the generation), really fun gameplay (admittedly not too different from the first part).
    The only problem I see is that story-wise it's too ambitious, moving this game to art territory and ultimately falling    We always expect the best from Naughty Dog and they delivered a lot: superb mechanics (with some small bugs on release, sure it will be fixed), beautiful graphics (one of the best of the generation), really fun gameplay (admittedly not too different from the first part).
    The only problem I see is that story-wise it's too ambitious, moving this game to art territory and ultimately falling a bit short to communicate it's message to wide audience this game has.
    Nevertheless the story is brave and emotional, a must for lovers of story-centric games in general. Give this game a chance, you won't be sorry.    … Expand
  2. Legend3994
    Jun 23, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Everything outside of the plot and pacing is phenomenal. What ND was able to do with the PS4 hardware is very impressive and a ton of work.

    The gameplay is very good, controls great, level design fairly balanced.

    Where the game falls flat on it's face is provide a convincing plot. Essentially the game has you see all of the blow back of Joel basically exterminating the Firefly base. One of the surgeon's daughters is Abby, so from her perspective Joel is an awful person. She's hellbent on revenge which she obtains and experiences guilt. Over time both lead characters - Abby/Ellie - become aware of each other's perspective. The player gets to experience each first hand. Abby gradually grows and tries to make amends by helping Lev and pursue the Fireflies and help restore humanity/society.

    Based on what the game shows us with certainty, Ellie does not grow. After 2 years of living the good life on a farm, she effectively ends her marriage and goes on a weeks/months long quest to California to murder Abby. She finds that she's been emaciated as a slave and tortured for months. Abby still wants to leave it, but no - Ellie like a sociopath must kill. So many times I tried to walk away, and not initiate the final blow because it is so morally repulsive, but the game forces you to to end the game. She ultimately stops short of drowning Abby, but based on her return to the empty farm and leaving the farm, it's ambiguous about whether or not Ellie has grown at all as a person. Only from recent interviews do we see that she does. Had I not had that confirmation, I would have given this game a 6/10 because I have no interest in partaking in sociopathic murder porn. It's one thing to fight for survival or if the enemy doesn't give you a choice, but the game forces you to.

    Based on interviews, it's clear that they didn't make Ellie's PTSD a convincing enough excuse. Abby had PTSD too, but she grew. Also from the interviews - apparently until 18 months ago the ending was to kill Abby - whoever at ND changed that you saved the franchise, it would have been GoT all over again.    … Expand
  3. CharlesJonas18
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    The best PS4 game That matters if the character belongs to the LGBT + community, everything is perfect, game mode, story, graphics, etc.
    One of the best naughty dog ​​jobs.
  4. guiltts
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    Lindo , obra prima,
    com certeza será GOTY.

    CHORA CAIXISTA , CHORA CHYFANI
  5. RuinOurHope
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    First thing , I am not a bot.
    I`m just another guy who is upset about this "10/10" sequel.This disgusting sequel is so ridiculous that makes me create this account to vent my anger as my first/only rating.
    As a TLOU player, I can`t accept this plot for Ellie and Joel.
  6. Meowpunch
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    This is definitely most controversial game I've ever seen but it is also one of the greatest games I've ever met. The game gives me a totally brand new experience which any other medium cannot give. Some plot in this game may not make you comfortable and some gameplay may be unreasonable, but trust me, when you reach the end, it's all worth it. What you need to do is to block all negativeThis is definitely most controversial game I've ever seen but it is also one of the greatest games I've ever met. The game gives me a totally brand new experience which any other medium cannot give. Some plot in this game may not make you comfortable and some gameplay may be unreasonable, but trust me, when you reach the end, it's all worth it. What you need to do is to block all negative comments and settle down to feel and understand what the game wants to convey.… Expand
  7. CiphirSol
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    This place is a cesspool, probably one of most disgusting slimy holes of the internet I've seen in some time. Bunch of crybabies doing crybaby things en masse. There must be a sweatshop full of sweaty nerds somewhere wringing their incompetent hands and/or feeling like they stuck it to Neil Druckmann personally and they're such good "hackers". Hahaha! Reveiw-bombing Metacritic doesn't doThis place is a cesspool, probably one of most disgusting slimy holes of the internet I've seen in some time. Bunch of crybabies doing crybaby things en masse. There must be a sweatshop full of sweaty nerds somewhere wringing their incompetent hands and/or feeling like they stuck it to Neil Druckmann personally and they're such good "hackers". Hahaha! Reveiw-bombing Metacritic doesn't do anything you babies; and what you've failed to realize is now the score is so ridiculously lopsided that nobody is going to take the user-score for any game seriously ever again! I gotta go, it smells like stale cheetos and mountain dew in here.… Expand
  8. Kimchee
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    I was looking forward to this game being a huge State of Decay fan and watching a lot of TLOU 1 "lets plays" online. I heard about the leaks and did everything in my power to just ignore it since there isn't a lot of major releases other than Cyberpunk this year. I pre-ordered the game from Gamestop and promptly picked it up and started to play it. I will list my Pro's and Con's below inI was looking forward to this game being a huge State of Decay fan and watching a lot of TLOU 1 "lets plays" online. I heard about the leaks and did everything in my power to just ignore it since there isn't a lot of major releases other than Cyberpunk this year. I pre-ordered the game from Gamestop and promptly picked it up and started to play it. I will list my Pro's and Con's below in details however I will give a quick synopsis first. One word describes this game, Predictable. From all of Neil Druckmann's tweets and how Sony has been copy striking people it was pretty obvious from the get go that this game is not for us, its Neil Druckmann's love letter to social justice. Everything was so predictable from the start. As an Asian male I heard about all of this inclusiveness and how this game was going to be a progressive step forward however the game is full of white characters. From the get-go the game does everything possible to get you to hate Ellie and side with Abby. The problem is Ellie is a beloved character and Joel is the anti-hero every game franchise needs. Abby had no back story, we had no investment towards her, but in Druckmann's mind her character checked a check box so we should just throw away our love and alliances for Ellie for Abby, because social justice! Abby's character is bland, there is no development into her, and quite honestly I didn't want to play as her, I wanted to kill her. The Joel death scene was again typical. It was a social message to embarrass the white manly male character by a woman in the most demoralizing way as possible. The death scene just like the sex scene was done for one reason, for the shock value. It was unnecessary and uncomfortable. The sex scene was disgusting and basically a rape scene. The plot of the story didn't develop well and nowhere in the game was I invested on continuing to play. Every cutscene had its injection of politics and I felt like I was being talked down too, as if I was reading a Neil Druckmann tweet. My final observation from this game is that it is a tone deaf to what we the people really want in a game and Druckmann and company are just trolling us. This was one of the worst games I've played not just from a plot line but also the characters and game play. The game play was linear and boring. I felt like I was just grinding to get to the plot of the story only to have everything I love about the game to be destroyed by a cut scene. The biggest problem I have is the media call me a woman hating, homophobic, blah blah blah blah. I'm sick of being talked down to by people in the media. I hate this game because its a bad game with a horrible plot,. You can call me names or a Russian Bot but it doesn't erase the fact that this game is a tone deaf and brief look into our current social state. If 98% of the country doesn't submit to what the media tells us to do or love then we are ________phobes, _____ists, etc. I have a few female members in my COD clan and all we talked about today was how horrible this game was so its not just men, its a majority of us that think this game needs to be buried with E.T. To me, This game isn't canon and Joel and Ellie are still alive.

    Pros
    Good Graphics, nothing close to PC graphics but good for the platform
    Cool Uniforms and Clothing
    Voice acting is top notch!
    Ellie is still one of the best characters along with Joel!

    Cons
    The trailers lied and manipulated us. I bought this game because I saw Joel grabbing Ellie and thought this would be the continuation of their story.
    All the Joel footage is just flashback its a bait and switch
    Same ole gameplay as the original TLOU its just a pebranded dot version essentially
    Terrible plot line
    Lack of character investment
    Lack of character back story
    Lack of character maturation
    Destroyed any replayability of TLOU 1 by destroying the characters
    Too much social politics inserted
    Being talked down to in cut scenes
    Being forced to like Abby by being forced to play with her and the plot trying to set Ellie up into situations that force us to not like her; even though its totally against Ellie's character.
    Forcing an 8-month pregnant woman to patrol
    Joel's death scene was an obvious social statement and made to embarrass one of the best male characters in gaming
    The sex scene was disturbing and more like a rape scene and the sex scene had no build up or backstory. Its just two people meet and within minutes they are having sex even though this man has a family.
    The Lesbian couple was touted on Twitter and the media yet are a secondary throw away character in this game
    Abby is over powered and we are forced to play with her even though we all hate her.
    The unnecessary destruction of Ellie in the end is disgusting and was again just done for shock value and to boost up Abby
    The jump function is useless
    Lack of minority characters, all the main characters are white
    Game is too linear should have been open world
    40% of the game is walking    … Expand
  9. Nsalp
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is an absolute failure I was really hoping for it to be more about the struggles Joel and Ellie would go through especially with Ellie learning the truth about what Joel did but no instead the game is supposed to be about a whole different characters vengeance upon one of the most beloved characters of all time just what a waste… Expand
  10. ranciando
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    NO HAGAN CASO DE LAS EVALUACIONES NEGATIVAS. Una obra maestra espectacular! Gráficos avanzados de última generación, increíble jugabilidad, notable narración y trama. Vale absolutamente la pena jugarlo. Está a la altura de su antecesora. La recomiendo de todas maneras!
  11. Emacam10
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Una de las características más importantes de The Last of Us 1 fue la historia, es lo que realmente me cautivo... La segunda parte la arruinaron.
    Personajes que ni siquiera son relevantes, ni siquiera te marcan. Esperé 7 años para esto.    … Expand
  12. Mudkip0405
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Badly written. Joel is dumbed down, his death is too early and not satisfying, we then spend 10-15 hours playing as his murderer. Tommy also does a complete 180 at the end. Before leaving seattle he said "shes gonna have to live is that okay" he was content leaving seattle so long as ellies safe, then after a timeskip he comes to ellies house, starts insulting her and guilts her into going after abby, so she leaves her wife and son to go on a suicide mission, and doesnt even kill abby. The game ends with Ellie having lost everything, and I mean EVERYTHING and for nothing. Shes all alone now. She deserved better and so did joel… Expand
  13. Heravis
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    + 10 за саундтрек, графику, геймплей
    - 10 за сюжет
    И того в общей сумме 0/10
  14. Whante
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    On en parle des gonflements des notes de la presse asiatique ? ( et certainement européenne et américaine ).
    Alors que dire à part que je suis énormément déçu. Niveau gameplay... la même chose tlou..
    Le jeu est scripté comme pas possible.
    Graphiquement, le jeu est très beau ! Et la bo
  15. Qwerty90
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Last of Us 2. First of all, I would like to warn you that my comment has spoilers (obviously). Second, I used Google Translate to convert my text to English. Therefore, perhaps the literal meaning may be altered. During the course of history, a monotonous gameplay is perceived and unattractive to the players. Unfortunately this applies in the story too, through Ellie's "revenge" which seems to have totally changed her personality. In fact, ALL the characters in the first game are not really them. Ellie often in the game seems to have bipolarity (nothing against those who have), like for example: before going out with Jess to go after Tommy, Ellie said she would do anything to rescue him, but a few minutes go by. the same character sets aside Tommy's rescue to "kill" Abby. In addition to Joel, a man who spent more than twenty years in this apocalyptic world, learning not to trust anyone, was killed in a ridiculous way, simply for believing in a stranger (Abby) who was running away from several infected. I don't care if Joel died, the important thing was to kill the character in a dignified way. The worst part is that the game forces you to play with Joel's killer, they could launch Abby's gameplay in a future DLC, so it didn't force the player to control her. This culminated in a horrible ending, after killing several people does Ellie think that not killing Abby would end the cycle of revenge? After everything she went through, including the death of Jesse / Joel, the loss of both fingers, among others. The game could have the option of the player himself to choose what to do, it would be better.… Expand
  16. Nogeko
    Jun 22, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Me parece horrible que mucho odien el juego porque muestre la relación homosexual de eli, o porque mata a joel, entiendo un poco el punto de que no les guste la historia de ABBY, pero no es mala ni nada, todos en el mundo de the las of us son una mierda de gente, es logico que no termine todo bien para la protagonista, y el final me pareció de lo mejor, eli rompió el ciclo de venganza, y termino perdiendo todo lo que amaba por seguir su venganza ciega, no le pongo un 10 simplemente porque le falto un poquito de carácter a abby, pero solo un poquito… Expand
  17. Plkyz
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. After 7 years from the masterpiece that was The Last of Us, we get the sequel to a very loved game. It would seem impossible to think of this game flopping due to everything established in the first game and the excitement of the news of a sequel. But somehow it was worse than I could ever imagine.

    The tragedy that sets the whole story into motion is also a great betrayal of beloved characters on the part of Naughty Dog. The problem with this scene is not that Joel dies but the manner of how he dies and possibly when this takes place in the story. Joel in the TLoU was always cautious and hardly trusting of anyone. Joel even drove into a stranger on the road pretending he was injured because he knew what they were planning from prior experience of doing the same thing. Knowing the danger of people, Joel and Tommy decide to risk their lives to save a stranger with infected storming in to then tell Abby where they live and what their real names are without finding the motives of this stranger first? With the rising pressure of the infected, they decide to flee to the friends of Abby who are hiding in there neck of the woods and probably shouldn't even be there with no cause for concern with what that could mean. Not to mention the game just started and just before you even get your feet wet into the game Joel dies to a nobody in such a dry way just for shock value. This whole scene felt so forced and ingenuine of their characters that I didn't want to keep watching after this all played out.

    The second half of the game was very boring as I couldn't care less for Abby or any of Abby's friends. ND forces you to play as Abby just so they can impress upon you that Abby was justified with the actions that unfolded throughout the game. I never bought into this idea and never will. Also, don't get me started with the unbearable sex scene that came out of nowhere.

    What seemed to be the ending(s) of the game which I thought ever time it faded to black was more disturbing than what they did to Joel. Between the ideology being shoved down our throats the whole game to the cycle of revenge never taking place which was broken as Ellie let her go, I realized this game was a giant waste of my time.

    The only good things I can take away from the game are the amazing graphics, superb voice acting, and the flashbacks to Joel and Ellie that looking back now should have been the entire game.    … Expand
  18. Cahmizs
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    This game got me so many times!
    Story is so good bro, everything, graphics, scenes, everything perfect. Nothing wrong with this amazing piece.
  19. MoroccanGeneral
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    getting a refund,boring buggy , id say amiga games are better than this pile of s h i t
  20. Scrivenerian
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Gets one point for technical proficiency and one for polish. The rest is worthless. The gameplay is the same rudimentary stealth back-stab-athon you played in 2013 with a handful of superficial new mechanics (dodge! jump!) tacked on. The world is detailed, but drab, a consequence of the setting, sure, but still tedious. The new characters are unlikeable, if not immediately hateful, and theGets one point for technical proficiency and one for polish. The rest is worthless. The gameplay is the same rudimentary stealth back-stab-athon you played in 2013 with a handful of superficial new mechanics (dodge! jump!) tacked on. The world is detailed, but drab, a consequence of the setting, sure, but still tedious. The new characters are unlikeable, if not immediately hateful, and the old characters are changed for the worse and abused to no good purpose. The story pretends moral depth and substance, but is only crude, cruel, and self-contradicting. Skip this game. Play anything else. You'll be a better, happier person for it.… Expand
  21. Keell
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    Tbh I’d give this game an 8 or 9 outta 10. But you got people giving it 1’s who haven’t even played it.
  22. AlexisLS03
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Most people criticize the game without substantiated arguments, for being inclusive (criticizing that Ellie is from the LGBT community in this game, when actually, since part 1 in the dlc Ellie shows her preferences and tbh I do not see anything wrong with the fact of having a wide variety of people with different characteristics, backgrounds or beliefs) or arguing that it is a bad story just because Joel does not have an epic death and is not a protagonist as in the first game (it is true that we would all have liked to have another story with Joel being a hero), but really that's the best of the game, it's a master piece with a real and raw story attached to what can happen in such a world as the one in the game, where anyone can die in any way, the game even give us other perspectives of several important events in the first game, also has an amazing quality of the graphics and scenarios, an amazing gameplay and as always take care of even the smallest detail and features, delving into the world where the game takes place, very good soundrack, in my opinion its a very good game… Expand
  23. giumpo
    Jun 23, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Most of the criticisms from other users are given by the fact that after Joel's death there is not an important evolution of the characters, which is also partly true, but I found this new chapter very engaging I guess also thanks to the beautiful soundtrack.… Expand
  24. a_schu
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    Yeah, good graphics, gameplay Bla Bla Bla. But the storyline is awful and you broke my heart Naughty Dog. Did I wait 7 years for this? Horrible!! Forget about part 3 or whatsoever.
  25. korosensei91
    Jun 21, 2020
    10
    just wow! played it through in one bit. thank you naughty dog! I went through all kinds of emotions and I got what you are telling with this game. even if people don't like the story, I think we can all agree that the game is BEAUTIFUL. I mean really from a game's perspective, the graphics, the gameplay, the music... wow! naughty dog did it again!
  26. Kirshara
    Jun 23, 2020
    9
    A flawed but deeply emotional and touching game. What it lacks in cohesion it makes up for in heart. Could have easily been the greatest game of all time but seemed to stumble under the weight of its ham-fisted political messaging. TLoU is, in my mind, the greatest game of all time and I so wanted this one to top it. It was not to be so. Perhaps my biggest complaint is Joel. To beA flawed but deeply emotional and touching game. What it lacks in cohesion it makes up for in heart. Could have easily been the greatest game of all time but seemed to stumble under the weight of its ham-fisted political messaging. TLoU is, in my mind, the greatest game of all time and I so wanted this one to top it. It was not to be so. Perhaps my biggest complaint is Joel. To be unceremoniously dispatched may have. in the view of some, been the right choice for the story but... instead it come of as an attempt to get him out of the way. He deserved better and so did the fans. I love this game but it is not near the same level as the first one..… Expand
  27. mrCh3p
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Good game on technical level. Few bugs here and there.

    But the campaign man, I feel betrayed. The narrative feels a complete mess. And again you are forced to play with a character that just appears, with no empathy to her at all just to build that "emphaty"? Really?

    Don't waste your money pleas e unless is used. You can't allow a game of this narrative quality to be normalized.    … Expand
  28. Hazine
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    Absolute masterpiece, I really liked the game! Great story, visuals and gameplay.
  29. Simahan
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    Honestly speaking, this is not a bad GAME. The gameplay seems pretty good and there are awesome moments here and there while you crawl your way forward. But, as a STORY, it really sucks. It feels more like social and PC propaganda than a charming game and it seems characters just totally lost their humanity here. And when you get the whole picture and you find out the plot is an overHonestly speaking, this is not a bad GAME. The gameplay seems pretty good and there are awesome moments here and there while you crawl your way forward. But, as a STORY, it really sucks. It feels more like social and PC propaganda than a charming game and it seems characters just totally lost their humanity here. And when you get the whole picture and you find out the plot is an over dramatical mess with sad moments almost every 10 minutes... i dont know. Part of the greatest from the first one was the way how the game show you little moments of happyness in paralell with the appocalypse around, how you can let pass and take every wrong decitiom Joel made cause he portrait us well in regards of any survival situation. But here they are just pitch black people just cause.

    In the end, this is a lackluster, watered down version from the first one in terms of narrative and i cant recommend you to buy it if you are a hardcore fan, cause the characters and their ways can turn you off in a couple of hours. Ellie seems an offbrand version of herself... i kid you not.    … Expand
  30. TheRealMarcyyy
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The gameplay first off is vastly improved, there's new mechanics that allow for better combat, stealth, etc. Graphics is out of this world and the soundtrack is truly amazing. And the overall theme of this game makes the first one seem like a Disney movie. Character development is key in this game too.… Expand
  31. living_tribunal
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    I really didn't find this game fun, there were also a lot of situations that made me feel uncomfortable.

    It just seemed sloppy and the story didn't mesh well with the original.
  32. richendo19
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Total garbage, do not bother. Total opposite to the first game and not enjoyable. Best to forget this ever existed.
  33. qas2173
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    I don’t understand why people are giving this game bad reviews based on the sexuality of the characters, that is completely unrelated to why this game is bad. Firstly neither naughty dog or Sony have said anything on social media about what the players are saying about the game. secondly, this game has fantastic gameplay and the graphics are crazy! But the story is all that matters for aI don’t understand why people are giving this game bad reviews based on the sexuality of the characters, that is completely unrelated to why this game is bad. Firstly neither naughty dog or Sony have said anything on social media about what the players are saying about the game. secondly, this game has fantastic gameplay and the graphics are crazy! But the story is all that matters for a game like this, and it looks like naughty dog didn’t give a **** about what the gamers would say about the story and how it will affect the series reputation. And thirdly, naughty dog did false advertising which is why this game so much hype and why this game is getting negative reviews. For some reason I keep thinking that this is not the real story and that naughty dog wants to see what people will think of the new story and after hearing all the reviews they will release the actual story in a form of a dlc of some sort, don’t know if that will happen? Probably not but I’m staying optimistic about it. If your a follower of the game since part 1 then i suggest you don’t buy this as it will not satisfy you in anyway.… Expand
  34. Seadney
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    perfect game, flawless.
    great ambience, graphics, sounds and story.
    haters gonna hate
  35. darmol
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    piece of trash piece of trash piece of trash piece of trash piece of trash piece of trash piece of trash piece of trash piece of trash piece of trash piece of trash piece of trash piece of trash piece of trash piece of trash piece of trash piece of trash piece of trash piece of trash piece of trash piece of trash piece of trash piece of trash piece of trash piece of trash piece of trashpiece of trash piece of trash piece of trash piece of trash piece of trash piece of trash piece of trash piece of trash piece of trash piece of trash piece of trash piece of trash piece of trash piece of trash piece of trash piece of trash piece of trash piece of trash piece of trash piece of trash piece of trash piece of trash piece of trash piece of trash piece of trash piece of trash piece of trash piece of trash piece of trash piece of trash piece of trash… Expand
  36. Gabrielsm9
    Jun 23, 2020
    6
    Story is mediocre, gameplay is alright. The fact you play as Abby for about 10 hours is ridiculous. She’s not likable. Not because of the way she looks, but because her character is trash. She’s a stone cold killer that they attempt to make you empathize with. I could have dealt with playing as her for 2 hours, but around 40 percent of the game is crazy. Her dialogue with Lev is terrible.Story is mediocre, gameplay is alright. The fact you play as Abby for about 10 hours is ridiculous. She’s not likable. Not because of the way she looks, but because her character is trash. She’s a stone cold killer that they attempt to make you empathize with. I could have dealt with playing as her for 2 hours, but around 40 percent of the game is crazy. Her dialogue with Lev is terrible. Total step down from the original game’s writing. Joel’s character is watered down and seems like a depressed old man. Overall the game was just ok. This game is definitely not a 10… Expand
  37. andrellaren
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 3 just for the respectable graphics and obvious effort put into the game but you can't mess up a story in this way, i hate everything about it, i just want to forget it ever existed, i mean *spoiler* you made me play with a new trash mongoloid character that ends up killing Joel, part one's protagonist?? its like we killed him, brothers over at naughty dog, take your pills! whats the point of this game? was it made "just to release a part 2 because 1 was so successful"? you made everything that was unique in the first part, the reasons we enjoyed it , hate in the second. i guess that's unique too.… Expand
  38. Snoraxxed
    Jun 23, 2020
    6
    I am not going to **** about the story cause it is bad no matter how hard I try to like it.
    As a stand alone game I would give this a 7 or maybe 8 but the problem is that it is not a standalone game it is a sequel and sequel should build on its predecessor but this game clearly does not.
  39. loucasl_l
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    This game was so worth the wait and the money spent. The amount of negative user scores on here is actually disturbing, because it’s clear most people have nothing better to do than bash a game they HAVEN’T played and only scored based on inaccurate leaks.

    The gameplay and graphics are exceptional, and while the story isn’t better than the first game, it’s still very well-written and an    This game was so worth the wait and the money spent. The amount of negative user scores on here is actually disturbing, because it’s clear most people have nothing better to do than bash a game they HAVEN’T played and only scored based on inaccurate leaks.

    The gameplay and graphics are exceptional, and while the story isn’t better than the first game, it’s still very well-written and an amazing journey    … Expand
  40. PsychokillerBr
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    the game is excellent in all technical aspects, however unlike its predecessor, the last of us part 2 presents a disappointing story with an unworthy ending of the characters of the franchise.
  41. Zxrencar
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    awful game with awful characters and awful plot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  42. xdzlOlzbx
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    Story is a bit lame. Game play and graphics great as expected. Great game still overall. Low 9/10 but giving it a 10 because of these bombers :D
  43. Alex0072
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    Most of the critics which rate this game poor, just didn't expect what it gives. The story tells you not what you wanna see but what the real life could be. And it could be very dramatic.
  44. Chill_sauce
    Jun 23, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. (sorry my English)
    This game doesn't look like first game of franchise, it's not the road movie, it feels like it's brutal action.
    In the first part of the game it's played pretty nice, but after ten hours of playing as Ellie the game makes us to play as another character Abby. She's daughter of the doctor, which was killed in the end of the first game. The last ten- twelve hours of gameplay feels veeeery long and it could be shorter a lot.    … Expand
  45. The6darkshadow9
    Jun 23, 2020
    9
    El desenlace de la historia no es lo que esperaba, pero me gusto mucho, algunos momentos un poco repetitivos, pero al final lo disfrute, con grandes gráficos, banda Sonora genial, y una historia muy humana.
  46. Thebluedragon12
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    This game has great graphics and satisfying game play. There are some decent written characters, but most of them are weak. The main problem is the story. It is full of contrivances, terrible plot progression, and the characters feel like they are constantly changing who they are at every moment. The game forces you to do certain actions and then scolds you for doing them, it makes youThis game has great graphics and satisfying game play. There are some decent written characters, but most of them are weak. The main problem is the story. It is full of contrivances, terrible plot progression, and the characters feel like they are constantly changing who they are at every moment. The game forces you to do certain actions and then scolds you for doing them, it makes you attempt to sympathise with horrible and irredeemable people and all around just makes you feel sick and angry.… Expand
  47. CrunkyJunky
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    After 7 years we finally got TLOS2 and what a dissapointement. The graphics were very good in my opinion as were the fight mechanics and die sound design for the game. But my god how they thought the story was good is a **** joke. Not only is one of my favorite characters of all times humiliated and killed in a way thats just doesn't make sense. Naughty Dog also lied to us (the fans) inAfter 7 years we finally got TLOS2 and what a dissapointement. The graphics were very good in my opinion as were the fight mechanics and die sound design for the game. But my god how they thought the story was good is a **** joke. Not only is one of my favorite characters of all times humiliated and killed in a way thats just doesn't make sense. Naughty Dog also lied to us (the fans) in our faces by showing Joel in parts of the game he wasn't even in. In the game u play as 2 characters, Ellie and Abby (the girl that murdered Joel) The time u spend with Ellie the only u thing u do is kill people and thats it. No character development nothing. Just killing people and thats it. Then u get to play as Abby and the forced u so much to like this girl. In my opinion Abby is a selfish psychopath that only cares about herself and killing the ones she doesn't care about. The ending was also one of the least satisfying ends I've ever had and im never touching this game again. And the nerve of the team of naughty dog to insult their fans and calling them trans and homophobic disgusts me. I don't give a **** if Ellie a lesbian or if Lev and Abby are transgender I care about a good story, with YOU failed to deliver.… Expand
  48. david212
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game has legit the worst writing I have ever seen in a gaming industry and Abby is one of the worst if not the worst character ever.… Expand
  49. FC2
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    I'm not adding my review to add to any kind of agenda to misinterpret it as "most reviewed" game of 2020 blah blah blah. I'm doing this because I would like to show Sony my dislike of how the story caters to a certain crowd. The story seems to of been compromised while in development and after playing it I stopped early to not even finish the game. It feels forced plot wise whileI'm not adding my review to add to any kind of agenda to misinterpret it as "most reviewed" game of 2020 blah blah blah. I'm doing this because I would like to show Sony my dislike of how the story caters to a certain crowd. The story seems to of been compromised while in development and after playing it I stopped early to not even finish the game. It feels forced plot wise while disregarding what we have learned from the first game. It makes absolutely no sense what happen and it's unfortunate that some think they have something to prove while making this game. I wont support this franchise going forward as a trilogy when that happens. Thanks but no thanks. If you loved the first game you will probably hate this one. Good luck if you choose to get it. Terrible.… Expand
  50. dlbogdan
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Completely disconnected from the franchise. I feel sorry for the programmers and artists who put a lot of work on this game. It looks good but it’s a bad package. It’s just there to be politically correct. Useless. We need to revert this trend. We need the normality back asap.
  51. anon726
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Hujowa gra jak nieszczęście, nie polecam.Hujowa gra jak nieszczęście, nie polecam.

    Soundtrack bardzo dobry
  52. DeathEagle8
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    Best game ever !!!!!!!
    Game of the year, a worthy continuation of the first part!
    Play for everyone!
  53. Meganibba
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    "Social Justice Warrior: The Game" They took whatever was good in the first game and literally left it untouched, putting a huge emphasis on presentation and the story that is a big **** YOU to fans and newcomers alike which revolve around tries pathetically hard to be emotional, raw and inspirational which is gonna age like milk.
  54. Arielcelorio
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    Gran juego, no todo se basa en el capítulo inicial, deben seguir explorando
  55. Essarie
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    disappointed.
    graphics are awesome.
    gameplay is improved, but still this is tlou 1.
    what about the story, i think there was a few ways to do that, but they chosed a .....
  56. Ghdrtt9578y
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. garbage garbage garbage garbage garbage garbage garbage garbage garbage garbage garbage garbage… Expand
  57. Shunssui
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Hope u guys Listen to your community And because of that I just need 75 letter
  58. Retrohaft
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    Alright. Where do we start?

    This game is incredibly pretty to look at but is so ridiculously easy a corpse could complete it. The difficulty is non-existent, the gameplay is no different from the first game and in fact, holds your hand much more than the first game ever did. In addition, it has unlikeable and horribly written characters that are annoying to play as, a story that is    Alright. Where do we start?

    This game is incredibly pretty to look at but is so ridiculously easy a corpse could complete it. The difficulty is non-existent, the gameplay is no different from the first game and in fact, holds your hand much more than the first game ever did. In addition, it has unlikeable and horribly written characters that are annoying to play as, a story that is nonsensical and quite obviously designed to not appeal to the average gamer whatsoever. There is no sense of agency at all, and the players are provided with no say in how the story turns out (while the advertisements promoted this as a game where choice mattered).

    Overall, this is a clumsy, awkwardly-written, disjointed mess that spits on the legacy of the original game. It pains me to write that, but I have to be honest.    … Expand
  59. Diesker
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Que manera de arruinar uno de los mejores juegos de la historia. El apartado grafico y jugabilidad de 10, pero la historia increíblemente logra tirar todo eso por el barranco.
  60. Parabellom
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Бред с СВЖ тематикой. Почему некоторые думают, что не купив вторую часть, нельзя понять нужно ли тебе это или нет? Эксклюзив, изначально, создавался как сюжетное повествование, то есть остальное вторично. В первой части был намек свж тематики с Элли и одной девочкой, но это вроде не навязывалось. Очень жаль, что не поиграю в эту игру, но платить за дегенеративный контент - нет уж!… Expand
  61. DHull47
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    I really love this game so much. I think it's a masterpiece in every department. It really makes me sad to see the hate bandwagon against the game for absolutely no justified reason.

    If anyone from Naughty Dog is reading this then my hat is off to you. Please keep creating amazing and deep games like this. Playing this game was an absolutely amazing experience and I love how bold and    I really love this game so much. I think it's a masterpiece in every department. It really makes me sad to see the hate bandwagon against the game for absolutely no justified reason.

    If anyone from Naughty Dog is reading this then my hat is off to you. Please keep creating amazing and deep games like this.

    Playing this game was an absolutely amazing experience and I love how bold and real it all feels from the world, characters and situations.

    I'd write so much more about all this but I want this to be spoiler free. I just hope this whole hate bandwagon doesn't cause the amazing developers to change their future visions because this game is the exact kind of game that our art form needs.

    I urge everyone to pick it up and enjoy it. If you love it like me then great. If you don't like it then that's okay too but don't jump on this totally unjustified hate bandwagon because regardless of what we think, people worked so hard on this game and it's truly an amazing achievement.

    If you actually read all this then thank you for taking the time to do so :-)

    P.S. I need more of that Ellie and Dina relationship in my life    … Expand
  62. Vidca
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    La verdad me gusto el juego desde inicio a fin una historia dinamica y literal el juego es una nueva joyita de la historia de los videojuegos dejando muchos hilos sueltos que a futuro podrian aprovechar para una nueva secuela o una precuela de lo antes sucedido de los echos del juego
  63. Comicz
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    The Last of Us Part II is a boring, repetitive game. Wants to be deep, but misses the mark.
  64. kpodge17
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. There's no doubt that the graphics, soundtrack, and overall game-play are phenomenal. But that is not why this game is getting trashed by users. Several do not like the story, and I could not disagree more. Is it sad and outright brutal? Yes. Does Ellie seem like a good person? No, not really. She's not the kid you met in part 1.

    I think the writers were very bold, which is why people do not like it. The story is certainly no fairy tale with a happy ending, which it seems like users wanted. In this game, you get to experience and feel the struggle Ellie endures. You also get to spend nearly half the game in Abby's perspective, the antagonist (or so you think). It is a pretty unique way to write a story, which shows the world is not black and white. There is no good versus evil. It all depends on the perspective, which I think is fascinating.

    I think the character development is really good, although not excellent. You get to see what each person struggles with, and what they have had to endure in such a brutal world. I never really felt myself "falling in love" with characters like in Part 1, but nonetheless, I think it is solid. I will definitely be replaying this soon to take a deeper dive into the characters.

    If you want a game where you love everything that happens, you totally support everything the main character is doing, and get a happy ending, then this game is not for you. But if you can look past that, and understand that people will do what they must to survive in such a brutal world, or fight with themselves in a battle with revenge, then you will really appreciate this game. I can see why this game is so divisive. Perhaps the world was not ready for such a bold story line. I think this is a game that will age well and people may not understand the brilliance of the story for years.    … Expand
  65. mangoBCY
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    While TLOU2 made some questionable decisions, I can completely understand why they made them to help fully develop the entire story.
  66. MidnightAnimal
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    It is a shame that for complying with an inclusive and politically correct agenda they have destroyed the history of a game that in its first part was so good, I finished it and I plan to get rid of it tomorrow, I should have listened to the leaks but decided to give it a try And thanks to that I guess I already lost at least 30 bucks, oh and thank the damn Druckmann ... I'll be lookingIt is a shame that for complying with an inclusive and politically correct agenda they have destroyed the history of a game that in its first part was so good, I finished it and I plan to get rid of it tomorrow, I should have listened to the leaks but decided to give it a try And thanks to that I guess I already lost at least 30 bucks, oh and thank the damn Druckmann ... I'll be looking forward to ghost of tsushima ...… Expand
  67. Ctg777
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Ya estamos arto de lo politicamente correcto. Es impresionante lo desesperado que estan¡
  68. RpedSheep
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    Thanks for the great game. Finished my first run today (hard) and had a lot of fun with it.
  69. aimbot
    Jun 23, 2020
    8
    The story for this game isn't as good as the first game, the characters are boring, and the overall theme of the game is cliche. It also takes the series in a direction that most people do not like, including myself. But it's NOT a bad story, it's just not the one most people wanted, and no one can argue the amazing presentation of the game as well as the phenomenal acting.

    However the    The story for this game isn't as good as the first game, the characters are boring, and the overall theme of the game is cliche. It also takes the series in a direction that most people do not like, including myself. But it's NOT a bad story, it's just not the one most people wanted, and no one can argue the amazing presentation of the game as well as the phenomenal acting.

    However the gameplay is amazing and a serious step up from the first game, as it adds many new mechanics to the game making it more intense and immersive than the first.

    Dont listen to all the people giving it a 1 or 0 they are just complaining about the story direction, it's not as bad as people are making it out but it definitely doesn't compare to the heart wrentching story of the first game.    … Expand
  70. CriticDiego
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Neil Druckmann was concerned with creating a character like him to spit on Joel after stupidly killing him, Religion, in-game politics, homosexual and feminist ideologies there was no such thing in The Last of US 1 and Joel's close ass for coffee i can't believe it destroyed a favorite franchise i'm going to xbox in the next generation!… Expand
  71. Melkhelek
    Jun 19, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Espetacular, mexe com o estômago nosso, nos faz sentir várias emoções ao longo do gameplay. Definitivamente vai virar um clássico daqui a 10 anos… Expand
  72. adm26
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    please do a favor to yourself and don't buy this like I did, complete waste of money and time
  73. Felipeiro
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    História decepcionante e não tem multiplayer pra aumentar o tempo de jogo. Desperdício do meu dinheiro, não valeu nada a pena.
    Disappointing story and no multiplayer to further game time. Waste of my money, it wasn't worth it at all.
  74. GeorgeFloydGay
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    Справедливая оценка релизу, ведь когда автор пытается впихнуть свои политические взгляды и при этом показывает, как ему наплевать на тех, кому они не по душе, то пусть будет готов получить ответку.
    Спасибо, что ты сделал мир под призмой розовых очков, спасибо, что ты сделал Джоелла идиотом, спасибо, что даже концовку угробил, сделав игру совершенно бессмысленной.    Справедливая оценка релизу, ведь когда автор пытается впихнуть свои политические взгляды и при этом показывает, как ему наплевать на тех, кому они не по душе, то пусть будет готов получить ответку.
    Спасибо, что ты сделал мир под призмой розовых очков, спасибо, что ты сделал Джоелла идиотом, спасибо, что даже концовку угробил, сделав игру совершенно бессмысленной.
  75. AlexDG23
    Jun 19, 2020
    8
    This is real sad.... what a garbage story , I’m absolutely devastated of this thing
  76. Andoii92
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I love this game from visual, gameplay, score and Story. What people don't understand is. The game wants you to hate Abby to the bone for first 10 - 14 hours and then make you understand her action base on her perspective. What happen is most people are too blinded by to much hate already when it reaches that point. So they just close their eyes and refuse to see her side. Naughty Dog created the game to tell a story. They make it clear that they wanted to tell a story. But gamers wanted to go John Wick as Ellie and Kill everybody on sight with matching "hell YeaH!" and "Die **** I think Abby's story line save the story from being predictable that we always see a thousand times in every video game when we always get to kill in video games without thinking if the hero is really right. I think most gamers are not yet ready for that. They are afraid to see both side, They only wanted to see the side the hero that they love.… Expand
  77. Furion3211
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Such a disappointing sequel for a awesome game.Just a shame...Joel didn't deserved this.
  78. Loyur
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. El juego mejora todo lo propuesto en la primera entrega como la jugabilidad,mecanicas,gráficos, cosas que más o menos se esperaban viendo que el estudio que lo hizo nos tiene acostumbrados a esa calidad de juegos, pero lo principal,la historia, justamente el apartado que hizo destacar al primer juego, el lado más fuerte de la entrega se va a la mierda .El juego se llena de incoherencias tanto de personajes como de logica, como porque Joel se fiaria de unos desconocidos e rir a la casa de estos o los valores morales que quieren meter como el de la venganza, como en un mundo asi te vasa a plantear esas cosas es que literalmente non tiene sentido.Es un juego totalmente innecesario el 1 ya había cerrado perfectamente… Expand
  79. RafaelKaito
    Jun 23, 2020
    7
    O povo exagerou (e muito) nas notas "0" e nas "10" também, mas ninguém é obrigado a gostar de um jogo supervalorizado. É bom ter opiniões próprias.
  80. JHarris
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    A very poor gameplay to story ratio in a game with a terrible story is probably a mistake.
  81. Vestort
    Jun 23, 2020
    5
    Where the last of us part 1 had a diverse array of characters and personalities that allowed for moments of drama, joy and sadness - The last of us part 2 fails at delivering that. With a morally bankrupt story of endless torturous scenes and uninteresting characters that simply go against logic in a basic revenge plot that cycles in-of itself with no real satisfying outcome.

    One of the    Where the last of us part 1 had a diverse array of characters and personalities that allowed for moments of drama, joy and sadness - The last of us part 2 fails at delivering that. With a morally bankrupt story of endless torturous scenes and uninteresting characters that simply go against logic in a basic revenge plot that cycles in-of itself with no real satisfying outcome.

    One of the best looking games to come out of this generation, the art and design team prove again that they can push the technology to its limit to show something that is graphically and technologically impressive. The world that is made within the series is one of the best examples of a post-apocalyptic world we have.

    The game-play is a decade old rendition of the first games, with no new innovations to push the medium. Which feels like it’s made up of entirely of different rooms of repeating stealth or combat scenarios, while the very few environmental “puzzles” simply require you to move a dumpster or climb through a window.

    In a conclusion; I myself, would have rather continued to believe that the story had ended at the final events of the previous game, than have gone through the devastating, un-enjoyable events of the sequel that added almost nothing of substance to the plot.    … Expand
  82. Vexel999
    Jun 23, 2020
    9
    Pra mim, todo o desenvolvimento da personagem principal e suas relações foi incrível, a maneira que o sentimento de vingança é criado é excepcional
  83. arkhlongstride
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    Game plot = political sjw views imposed on the user. This kind of bs should be fighted and boycotted. NO MORE, added Naught Dogs to the list of NEVER AGAIN 1 euro from me list.
  84. She-Maam
    Jun 23, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I love the first game. I have the Joel edition for the ps3 and the remastered edition for the ps4.I also have the dlc for the ps3. I really liked it.

    When I saw psx, I think in 2017... I **** cried. I've seen that interview... Idk, maybe 40 times. I just love Troy and Ashley. And part when Troy said "don't let fear be the reason why you don't do something".... oh boy.

    So yeah, I'm not here just because they **** up the franchise of my favorite game of all time. I'm here because I have seen everything. And I really hate it.

    I don't hate the game because they kill Joel. That was something that they had to do. But the way they did it. You can clearly see him totally out of character. Doing and saying stupid things that a survivor as him would never say or do. And then there's Abby. Oh boy......

    You can feel the agenda from the beging. All white males are bad. The only two white males are off the picture as fast as they can get them out. Then you have the lesbians, the hulk and the trans (and the asian soy kid...). And yeah, you have lots and lots of talking about kisses... and feelings.... and sex scenes...... I mean.... really? Who the **** wants to see Abby's man titis? What the **** is this? This should be a continuation of the story, but it isn't. The narrative is veeeery bad, the gameplay is repetitive and boring.... What a waste.    … Expand
  85. amon123
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    good game,
    enjoying this game so much, but the LGBT stuff some how kind ruin it..
  86. ChuckShadowski
    Jun 23, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. If this game were a stand alone with new characters never seen before it could maybe be a 7 or 8, but as a sequel to such a great game using well established and loved characters which it treats so poorly, I feel it deserves a 4 or 5.

    The graphics are exceptional and the world is fun to explore; the environment puzzles feel like they've taken a step up from the last game with the addition of jumping/ropes. The gameplay and atmosphere is good enough to keep me entertained even if it isn't revolutionary and hasn't changed much since the last game.

    However, this is a story based game and with all the relationship drama (two love triangles?) inserted throughout I felt like I was playing a soap-opera. The entirety of Abby's section, especially the Yara and Lev on the island parts, felt like gameplay filler that really added nothing to the story.

    The adverts and trailers were specifically altered to make people believe Joel was in the game for longer than he was which is a cheap trick on the fans. With Joel gone so early on, the thing which made the first game so great (Joel and Ellie's relationship) is wiped away and replaced with brand new characters that try to fill that gap he left in the game. No matter how well performed, they are never going to fill that vacuum.

    The kicker for me is how the game tries so hard to make us empathise with Abby yet shows her as a bloodthirsty killer who is happy to murder a pregnant woman. Joel and Tommy go out of their way to save her multiple times in the beginning yet there's no nuance to how she behaves during the death scene or even afterwards when they are back in Washington. She doesn't take time to evaluate that Joel, who she thought was evil, risked his own life to selflessly save hers even though she was a stranger. She goes straight from accepting his help multiple times to happily torturing him, and we're supposed to like her enough to play as her for half the game. My heart sank when I first picked up pills as Abby and realised I was going to play as her for a long time.

    I feel bad giving such a low score because i loved the first game but as far as i'm concerned this game is 100% NOT canon.

    Also, there's no Factions MP which was a surprisingly fun addition in the first instalment.    … Expand
  87. Kumagoroh23
    Jun 21, 2020
    1
    Baja mucho la calidad de la historia, juego largo, para una historia fome, y que termina con un final abierto, en comparación con el primero, una basura.
  88. ataxarion
    Jun 22, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. TL;DR: Frustrating, but a must-play

    Giving this game a 0/10 is truly idiotic. Giving it 10/10 is pure fanboyism. This game isn't mediocre, but it's not a masterpiece either. Being a narrative focused game, this is about how it makes you feel. I cannot speak for others, but I have felt an intense rollercoaster of emotions playing this game, for better or worse. FYI, I have finished this game on the 20th. Here's my bullet points:

    Pros:
    -Storytelling
    -Better gameplay
    -Stressful ambience
    -Masterful music
    -Ellie

    Cons:
    -Storytelling
    -Pacing
    -Redundant flashbacks
    -Revenge bad
    -Abby

    I'm putting storytelling in both the pros and cons because this game will make you feel devastated, depressed, frustrated, anxious and conflicted. I finished this game within 2 days because I couldn't put my controller down. For the first few hours, it's so nice to be back with both Ellie and Joel, then... he gets brutally murdered after literally saving his killer's life. That might be out-of-character for him, but he's been living in a community of hundreds, Jackson, for 4 years now. I was pissed, I was devastated, but Joel needed to die for the story to advance. It's easy to say that what he did was justified, but he is directly responsible for the state of the whole world. Even if the cure was a 50/50 chance of success, the logical thing is to save the rest of the world. Don't get me wrong, if I had to do it all over again, I would save Ellie everytime, but you cannot say that he didn't deserve to die. The music and the ambience in this game is truly anxiety-inducing, I was at the edge of my seat for 90% of my playthrough. I replayed the original on the 18th and the gameplay is improved, albeit very similar. Guns handle better and the bow is now fun to play with. It's not revolutionary by any means, but if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

    Pacing is the worst aspect of this game. It makes you feel conflicted about what it's trying to tell you and fails at making you care about Abby. All you get is this melodramatic run through a snowy forest with some dude and a girl that are looking for Joel, before this girl ends up beating him to death with a golf club. With hindsight, it just feels like shock value -- the bane of Game of Thrones -- and sullies the rest of Abby's story-line.

    I think the game is easily fixed if you just move segments around... It should start the same, Joel and Tommy's conversation is a great way to recap the original and get you back in the world straight away. Visiting Jackson is okay, I guess, it shows the new status quo for our characters. You should still meet Abby in the cabin, having these unknowns looking for Joel is ominous. After they see Jackson, the game should go to Abby's panicked run through the hospital, finding her dad sprawled dead on the floor. This way it shows you, it makes you feel why she wants to find and kill Joel. That being said, I think the beating was just a little too much, for my taste. For the rest of the story, I think Ellie and Abby's journey through Seattle shouldn't be split in two, but made back and forth, from one to the other. It might be as redundant, but I hated playing only Abby for so long. A lot of people say that the new characters are bland, but just look at Tess and Tommy. We have very little background to them and they still are players' favourites.

    Throughout the game, you keep seeing these similarities between Ellie and Abby. They are driven by vengeance, they go out into an insanely dangerous world for someone else (Joel and Tommy for Ellie, Owen and Lev/Yara for Abby). I think that's a great element of the story, how similar they can be at times, in their goals and their methods. Which would be accentuated by the back and forth between the two, as I proposed earlier. To be honest, I think this game would be a solid 8-9, if the pacing were better. As for the ending... I would keep it the same. Exactly the same, except for one detail: Ellie kills Abby. Revenge is bad, right? We all heard that story before, but killing Abby doesn't say that revenge is good. I mean, Ellie says that she cannot sleep or eat and she has vivid hallucinations from a simple bucket tumbling over. She is still consumed by that need for retribution, after months. She abandons Dina and JJ to get said revenge, she travels for probably weeks on end to find Abby. Drowning her would most likely condemn Lev because I don't see any reasons for Ellie to help him after he handicapped Tommy. I mean, killing Abby after she was left to die of starvation, tied to a pillar, is truly horrible, but it still doesn't say: "Revenge is good."... Coming back to the farmhouse empty is punishment enough for being consumed by vengeance. However, it's just utterly insulting after not only sparing Abby, but literally SAVING HER LIFE.

    Look... with all that being said, I still think you should play this game for yourself.    … Expand
  89. MaxByMeta
    Jun 23, 2020
    9
    I'm really confused about game score. Just finished it and it was amazing. Gameplay is really good, hasn't changed a lot since last game, but it's not 100% the same. Developers added new mechanics.
    Story is really good, you don't usually see such twists in games. Plot is really good, story of every main characters is told. Graphics is great, sometimes I just stood and enjoyed visuals.
    I    I'm really confused about game score. Just finished it and it was amazing. Gameplay is really good, hasn't changed a lot since last game, but it's not 100% the same. Developers added new mechanics.
    Story is really good, you don't usually see such twists in games. Plot is really good, story of every main characters is told. Graphics is great, sometimes I just stood and enjoyed visuals.
    I think, that developers made a great job and that the game doesn't deserve such user score    … Expand
  90. gunny420
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    this is my first ever review. the story is amazing, graphics are the most realistic in any game ive ever played. combat is intense and hard. bottom line, if you are a bigot and a homophobe you will hate this game, everyone else will absolutely love it.
  91. SirSquid
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    This game had me spectical. With the leaks and Niels past hiccups I was worried. Thankfully, the game is amazing I got emersed into the world and never broke out (except for once) and the story was granted, not elaborate but it was executed amazingly making me feel emotions from just the smallest thing. And I feel that Joel wasn't done dirty. there's only a few cons I can think of and oneThis game had me spectical. With the leaks and Niels past hiccups I was worried. Thankfully, the game is amazing I got emersed into the world and never broke out (except for once) and the story was granted, not elaborate but it was executed amazingly making me feel emotions from just the smallest thing. And I feel that Joel wasn't done dirty. there's only a few cons I can think of and one of them major but generally I think the game is a masterpeice. (Btw the last of us is my favorite game of all time so I love that game more than almost anything played it 6 time)… Expand
  92. AlexPiglet
    Jun 23, 2020
    7
    Overall not the best plot I've seen in my life and one of the best graphics I've stumbled upon.
    7/10 if I forget that this "Second Part" relates to the first one - with the best plot ever.
  93. xburner337
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
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  94. jeffreysly21
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    abby is the worst. And having to play as her for 10+ hour is even worst. Ellie and Dina are awesome.
  95. brozermanik
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Visual - 10
    Audio - 10
    Gameplay - 6
    Story - 2
    UI&Interface - 7
    Overall - 4

    And -2 for disabling Likes/comments/buying access media/game journals/
  96. khaiman
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    My disappointment is immeasurable, and my day is ruined.

    I waited 5 years to play this
    And they gave me a horrible intro and **** ending..

    and now I just have to waste my time to forget about this game.
  97. ft0lmach
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This is a complete disgrace. Doesn't even deserve a 1. Hated every second of playing this nonsense.
  98. JorgeAustin
    Jun 22, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Toda la historia me encantó, pero la muerte de Joel no está inteligentemente estructurada, eso de verdad es una golpe fuerte, pero la jugabilidad, los gráficos y el resto de la historia lo compensan, una maravilla!!… Expand
  99. lastofus2hater
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Game suck lololololololololololol it also cringe By pushing your **** **** sjw propaganda at least you goys could have tried to make the story decent rather than a **** revenge story from some random npc's daughter.
  100. Fodo98
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    Absolutely Great game with one of the best character development ever made in a game.
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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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