The Last of Us Part II

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  1. takur87
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. seriously, what kind of fetish is this... i never had any problem with the design, texture, lighting, superb scenery, etc but combining all that with a stupid story line? it just wrong.. this game is a revenge story without any revenge on it..… Expand
  2. callofbeing
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    Sometimes very boring. I don’t like scenario and also I don’t like SJW topics in games/films. Maybe it’s only my problem, I understand this but that’s why I will not buy and I do not recommend this game.
  3. dave606
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    Druckmann said. "I'd rather have people passionately hate it than just be like, 'Yeah, it was OK.'"
    fine.
    OK,its fine games.
  4. Jamby
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So much waiting to see a story with a terrible ending, with the death of such important characters by fans. They should think more about the story, as well as the graphics and gameplay.
    #RIPJoel    … Expand
  5. qiyue
    Jun 22, 2020
    1
    The process is slow, the plot is split, and the players are forced to instill values, which is far from the previous generation
    bad story
  6. Axel228
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    Настолько бездарного продолжения серии я не помню со времен Mass Effect Andromeda. И если в Genderfield 5 это было смешно просто, то тут просто хочется пожелать каждой студии прогнувшейся под левую повестку скорейшего закрытия. Освободите место и сотрудников под нормальные проекты нормальных разработчиков.

    Игра - это просто пропаганда ЛГБТ. И очень неумелая. После 4 часов игры просто не    Настолько бездарного продолжения серии я не помню со времен Mass Effect Andromeda. И если в Genderfield 5 это было смешно просто, то тут просто хочется пожелать каждой студии прогнувшейся под левую повестку скорейшего закрытия. Освободите место и сотрудников под нормальные проекты нормальных разработчиков.

    Игра - это просто пропаганда ЛГБТ. И очень неумелая. После 4 часов игры просто не цепляет, сюжет ужасен. Нормальная только графика. Поэтому дам 1 балл. Но графика без нормального сюжета ничего не стоит.    … Expand
  7. BigCat315
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I just want to preface this by stating that I had little issue with any political ideals or anything like that. I know a lot of people are going out of their way to dismiss all low reviews as bigotry, but this certainly not the case with this review. My issues were solely with what will be discussed below.

    First what I liked:
    -Overall gameplay is relatively unchanged from the first game for better or worse. There are some additional movement features and the ability to go prone but otherwise there is not much more depth than last time. If you enjoyed the core gameplay of the first game then you will probably at least enjoy that aspect of the game.

    - The graphics are certainly impressive on par with that of other first party Sony titles. Some of the skyboxes were breathtaking.

    -Small interactions with the environment that added extra storytelling. Like being able to play the guitar or playing fetch with the dog are nice little slice of life segments that at least bring some light to the utter darkness that is the story.

    -Dina was a well written and fleshed out character who stood out among the rest of the new cast.

    What I did not like:

    -The story. Wow. I don't even know where to start? If the main reason you enjoyed the first game was the dynamic between Joel and Ellie then stay as far away from this title as possible. The actions that are made by them 90% of the time are so completely out of character it is mind boggling. Joel telling his name to a group of random strangers? Ellie killing a dog and then berating the dead dog while looking at its corpse? Enough to make your stomach churn to be quite frank and that is really just the tip of the iceberg.

    -The new cast aside from Dina were either forgettable or insufferable. The only one that really needs to be talked about is Abby. All the qualities that made Joel and Ellie likable from the first game are completely absent with Abby. Abby is extremely selfish and rarely does she ever make a choice that is not in her own interests. The narrative constantly tries to paint her in a positive light yet her actions are perceived completely different by the player. I think a lot of this is due to the fact that when trying to paint Abby in a positive light they constantly tried to do the opposite to Ellie to force changes in perception.

    -The ending is an extremely unsatisfying bait and switch that leaves the player confused by Ellie's actions or should I say non-action. The whole plot of the game was about how revenge is bad yet Abby got her revenge and is in a better place for it. Ellie tried getting her revenge and decides not to at the end and her life is now in shambles. If the message was "revenge is bad" then I just don't see how that was translated in an effective manner.

    In conclusion I can't help but feel that the writer feels a disconnect or sizeable dislike with the main protagonists of his established work. After Joel's demise in what was essentially the tutorial I could have already surmised that the author did not like the protagonist, but the author takes this to another level and actually inserts a detailed depiction of themselves spitting on the corpse of the character which left me to wonder what caused such a hatred for one's creation? Was it merely just for shock value? If so that seemed more amateurish than self-inserting in your own work of fiction. Regardless I will certainly be hesitant to invest time, money, or emotion on a Naughty Dog product ever again and I will certainly never touch a work of Neil Druckmann's again as long as I exist. Not due to any kind of political issues, because to be quite frank Neil and I probably agree across the board on every political issue, but because I believe he is an absolute abysmal storyteller who does not truly care about the worlds or characters he is responsible for.    … Expand
  8. Suntulin
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    Waste of money and time, I thought they had a better story line, not this progressive, forced load of bull
  9. CQ25_S
    Jun 22, 2020
    1
    I am sorry for this game, I played the one and it was a great game of history, but the two mmmm, it is good that I did not buy it because I already felt that something would happen, but I feel sorry for my neighbor who bought it and we saw and played, both the gameplay and the story and he got mad
    And he did not like the story, he felt cheated that he even offered me that I know he would    I am sorry for this game, I played the one and it was a great game of history, but the two mmmm, it is good that I did not buy it because I already felt that something would happen, but I feel sorry for my neighbor who bought it and we saw and played, both the gameplay and the story and he got mad
    And he did not like the story, he felt cheated that he even offered me that I know he would buy it even if it was half the price, but no, it is the bad thing about this from the press, from the youtubers who recommend the game, like elrubios or Germán, I am forced to see some gameplay, I think in my pockets and in my wallet because here in Mexico, the game now costs $ 1600 pesos and if it were entered with the VAT increase it is $ 1590 pesos, but well everyone decide, I personally because I already played it with the neighbor, it is a very good game with gameplay and graphics but very bad story, it only includes a story mode, it does not have multiplayer, the story is very uncomfortable, very expensive but above all the death of one of my favorite characters    … Expand
  10. Magicalgirl1
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    I usually don`t review anything , and much less i am the type of person that likes to review negatively but this is an exception for me. I had to contribute, seeing as this is the most blatant and cynical case of crony critics being in collusion with the game company to give fake reviews. The game was also falsely advertised, even in the last trailers and interviews after the game wasI usually don`t review anything , and much less i am the type of person that likes to review negatively but this is an exception for me. I had to contribute, seeing as this is the most blatant and cynical case of crony critics being in collusion with the game company to give fake reviews. The game was also falsely advertised, even in the last trailers and interviews after the game was fully made they still lied to the audience, used fake footage and promised things that were not there. Me and many people were duped into preordering and buying on release but will be returning the game promptly

    Make no mistake, people are not exaggerating, trust the gamers rather than paid off critics and bots(boy are there bots in the positive review section), this is a bad game, it is an insult to the audience intelligence, specially to the fans of the first game who waited 7 years to see the game world and all the characters trashed in a non sequitur kind of way, there is no logical sequence of actions here, just plot holes and out of character sequences. Remember how Alien 3 began and in the first 5 minutes of the film all the characters are dead making the build up of the second movie worthless only to then introduce a cast of people no one could care about? this is even worse, much worse.

    Now, the graphics are the only positive thing about the game. The art direction, enviros and 3d assets are what you expect. Is a shame and a waste of talent that those people had to work with such a terrible developer team and terrible director and writers. This is a project that should not have been made, all that effort would have been put to better use doing another game. I didn`t know who Druckmann was, but i will avoid anything that involves his name from now on, the cherry on the cake is the developer accusing people who don`t like the game as nazis and bigots, yeah, like some lgbt characters are enough to make a terrible game good, what a classy act Neil.

    The gameplay is also boring, the game adds nothing of value in that regard, the entire game is more of a movie with some quick time events than anything. So everything outside the graphics is either mediocre to bad, sometimes hilariously bad. Expect many viral memes from this game.

    In short, if you loved the first game then pretend this doesn`t exist, nothing that made that game great is here, nothing that makes ANY game great is here. Is 101 on all the things that a AAA developer should not do. The fact that this is rated among the best of all time by fake critics just make it all much more pathetic and frustrating, this company deserves all the backlash they can get and maybe it serves as a cautionary tale of bad practices in the game industry. The only positive thing that could come up out of this is more people discovering the first game, thats it.    … Expand
  11. beytrod
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    I'd give 10/10 for graphics but sadly it's -9 for everything else. What a disappointment, stay away.
  12. Praa
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    Gave it 4 for the gameplay and visuals, story wise its one of the most fustrating and disappointing games ever made. Sad to see that this is the sequel to one of the best games ever made.
  13. LuluNella
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    Una trama sin sentido, con un final horrible. Una falta de respeto lo que hicieron con Joel y con Ellie. Pura propaganda. Le pongo 1 porque la jugabilidad y los gráficos son muy buenos pero me arruinaron el fin de semana que espere años. Gracias por nada
  14. Spryngs
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    SAVE YOUR MONEY. Bad storytelling and nothing new in the game but disappointment!
  15. TalkingDove
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    unconvincing professional writer.
    unconvincing professional critic.

    That's all and that's Critical.
  16. lemon-man
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    this whole game can only be summed up in one word: SHOCKING! i'm speechless
  17. Timse95
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    7 years for nothing :( was a big fan but this is just lame. Just a bad story and forced.
  18. allopallo
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    Very bad story, this ruins the image and credibility of all major game critics
  19. Hambugler
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have no idea why they fired their old writer this game is so disrespectful to the first game by killing off Joel 2 hours in and you only get a couple scenes with him and Ellie before his death such a beloved character done so dirty. It’s too bad that great game designers have to have their work step on by Neil and his writers for making this stupid story that makes you uninterested and disappointed throughout the game. They need their old writer back… Expand
  20. Mark187
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    WTF have I just witnessed. 10s across the board. On graphics wise it's atheistically beautiful with landscapes and terrain but on story and where it all counts this is daylight robbery for customers and a smack in the face to fans.

    IGN and other people should be ashamed. Name calling fans into buying the game. They are companies that offer nothing but terminological inexactatudes.
  21. Skylord43
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Pro Trans Developer, bad this story, undeveloped Ellie, useless the sex forced pro gay and especially lesbian the most major downside is that The game doesn’t tell you how to get your money back.… Expand
  22. Gamermechanic
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    Really pushing the political agenda in video games is horrendous. leave us alone to enjoy video games for what they are.. I mean they let the trans protagonist live are you kidding me !!!!
  23. Catweezle
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    A cynical, nihilistic game. Unsatisfying ending. Despite looking spectacular, it was driven such a level of cynicism that it made for a hollow experience.
  24. CryingWOLF
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    Lazy writing, emotion forced, character development is ****, too focus on LBGT. With a game that strong base in a story like TLOU, I give you a 1/10. Cause the story sucks.
  25. OiOiPuloy
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Horrible Story... JOEL dying is acceptable, the way he died was not. 20 years of living experience during the zombie apocalypse is not going to be erased by 4 years of living peacefully... Instead of getting wiser, Joel became dumber. Joel should know that he is likely a wanted man, and so does his brother Tommy... Giving out their REAL names to strangers they just met was absolutely dumb on their part which was uncharacteristic of Zombie Apocalypse Veterans. For a game that boasts of realism of the zombie apocalypse that sure hell was unrealistic. Joel was a beloved character, it is only proper to at the very least give him a proper and realistic death that still keeps his character.

    Also, before release... ND sold us Ellie and Joel! Not that ABBY person.    … Expand
  26. Sem_lacracao
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    Infelizmente muitos youtubers tão passando pano pro jogo, só pq pegou antes ... vamo falar a vdd .. história muito lixo.. o final vai ser decepção pra todos... jogo cheio de bug .. se fosse Ubsoft muita gente já tava xingando é era cancelado . o primeiro foi foda mais pra mim esse foi o final. ainda querem fazer o terceiro kkkkkkkkkkk
  27. Spammmmm
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. what in the world is your problem that you felt the urge to put YOURSELF in the game and to spit on the dead body of a character that everyone loved! Is that your genius way of saying - hey we are the new guys at naughty dog , deal with it?... Come on thats just the behavior of a 12 year old.


    And what hurts the most... I am a father of a 3 year old girl. Of course she is much too young to know anything from this game but what they did with the bond between Joel and Ellie.... That is just. I mean is Druckmann a father? What in the f***. I dont know what to say any more.    … Expand
  28. King_get
    Jun 21, 2020
    1
    Are you **** kidding me, after all this hours after they make u kill 100s of people not infected people it ends this way WTF
  29. pihaso16
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    Белые гетеросексуальные мужики которые похожи на тряпок и неудачников,сильные,в гипертрофированном смысле,женщины,которые лучше всех вместе взятых, одинаковые механики прохождения за ОБЕИХ ДАМ, которые отличаются лишь вариативностью оружия, слитый финал, который размазал этот и без того смазанный сюжет...
    Художники молодцы, им один балл за старания,но только им!
    Остальные были очарованны    Белые гетеросексуальные мужики которые похожи на тряпок и неудачников,сильные,в гипертрофированном смысле,женщины,которые лучше всех вместе взятых, одинаковые механики прохождения за ОБЕИХ ДАМ, которые отличаются лишь вариативностью оружия, слитый финал, который размазал этот и без того смазанный сюжет...
    Художники молодцы, им один балл за старания,но только им!
    Остальные были очарованны женщинессой Анитой,которая превратила очередную игру в помойку.    … Expand
  30. Ninetailed
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    It would be better if they never released a sequel, the game completely disappointed me!
  31. Camel23
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    Do not listen to mainstream critics. They are not to be listened to, listen to the people.
    And the people say NO!
    This game is pandering, slow gameplay, poorly paced, with no replayability. I do not recommend at all.
  32. Khaled33
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    I only gave this crap 1 because of the gameplay and it's the only thing that is good about it .
    But the story which is the worse story of all time man this really.... I don't know what to say I never seen this before
    I mean the last of us part 1 was a greatest game ever made
    but this game is the worse game of the year
  33. Heberling25
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have n e v e r been so hyped for a game release ever. It held a lot of weight because it was one of the first games I played on PlayStation 3. The characters meant everything to me, the story was amazing. What I didn’t know was that I could get **** emotionally w r e c k e d by playing through about an hour and a half to two hours before I finally realized what this was going to be about. Joel dying, yeah I expect it but I expected it to be at the end of the game or the middle not that early on. At this point I’m like oh god I know where this is going. I was going to press on but I knew if I didn’t read the ending I wouldn’t be happy either way. To go from so high and to get so low was atrocious. Having to Go from excitement of a new game, to being like oh **** they did that but I kind of figured they would let’s just keep going to having to reading spoilers for something on the release day and then to get ran over and backed up on by the story only to realize it means nothing. I don’t even know if I can pick it up and play it again. I feel betrayed. I feel like I need a refund. I feel **** bad for the people forced to work on this piece of **** Who the hell thought this was going to be a good idea. If 2020 seemed like it was slowing down with its **** storm, no. Because this rolls right up there with corona. The only reason I even gave this game a 1 star was because I could hear the soothing sounds of Troy MF Daddy Baker, Even if only for a moment.… Expand
  34. Ilyasuhach
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    This video and game is awfully, me as player very much angry, your games was cool, but not this..
  35. Obito
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    Same name , different game. Im a fan of tlou but this game is a piece of trash.
  36. zengn
    Jun 22, 2020
    1
    This game showed us . DON'T trust the system(ex. critiXs) !

    1 point for the hard working employee.
  37. Lustgangster
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    really no good game that is a offend to the first game i dont know why naughtydogs do this to us but its looks very good for an ps4 title
  38. Lactobacilos
    Jun 26, 2020
    1
    Um completo desrespeito desde o inicio com quem algum dia acreditou na franquia e amava os personagens, desde o falso marketing (que eu espero que sejam no mínimo punidos) até o desfecho dessa história cheia de furos e coisas forçadas.
  39. Pipl
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    В игре хороша только графика, всё остальное хлам, бесполезный стелс, бесполезные прокачки оружия, опять игра про записки. Серия закопана разработчиком каждым решением сделать что-то в игре.
  40. ttgging
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    Screenwriters not only hurt our feelings about characters. They just kill the character mercilessly.
  41. mohammed23
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    i just finished the game and, there is really nothing i can say the score and numbers speaks for it self ,the last of us part1 was amazing and i love it but this one it is actually just a video game filled with agenda
  42. RoboMax
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    The main character does not cause anything but disgust right from the first minutes. At the very beginning, a huge plot hole. The gameplay has not changed much from the first part. Stealth is terrible. The game is not that it is not revolutionary; it did not do anything surprising even for this generation. Hype is not justified.
  43. SmoVerdeJugo
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    Non sense reasons to destroy your characters, unrespectful and bad taste way to involve the characters on an unnecessary twisted plot. Gross.
  44. AlexUnder_
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    The game has become a pile of LGBT trash
    1/10 (because tlou 1 was amazing) The game is completely destroyed due to LGBT. The game failed. I will never buy games from this company.
  45. SebSR
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. If we needed more proof of how useless "official" reviews are, just look at the divide between ACTUAL players and obviously paid reviewers.

    This game should be a criminal offense because they actually murdered a franchise with trash key story parts that made ZERO sense. Dumbing down characters to the point where it gets insulting. Imagine killing one of the most loved characters in the last 10 years of gaming in the stupidest possible way and then FORCING you to play the killer. Sick idea Devs.

    Unreal, just unreal.

    Graphics are good, but it's 2020. Every half decent graphics engine can do something like this. Good graphics will not save the rating in an obviously story driven game.

    2/10 , good job on murdering one of the most loved franchises ever in gaming history    … Expand
  46. blackboy91
    Jun 24, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. First thing first, the team that took care of the graphics is really talented and deserves more than this trash game, amazing stuff, shadows are perfect, lights are perfect, everything looks amazing, 1 point for that.

    Now to the grim part, don't even know where to begin, from the very start we see Ellie be an absolute **** to everyone, doesn't even feel like herself for most of the game, she felt human in the first game, now she's basically a cold blooded killer without emotions, arguably one of the best things of tlou1, the relationship between Joel and Ellie is completely gone, our beloved director spat on it just like he spat on Joel's dead body in his tasteless and **** cameo.

    Joel gets killed like a rabid dog within 2 hours into the game in front of tommy and Ellie, she shows emotions for about 5 seconds and then goes back to her emotionless state unless some flashback or ptsd is needed for the plot, in general everyone gets over terrible things super quick, just the time for the cutscene to end and its all good.

    After Joel dies, Ellie goes on a quest for revenge, the user can expect many hours of endless walking simulator and scavenging, absolutely no new mechanics in the game, some animations and minigames are exactly the same from the first game (death by clickers and generators for example)

    After the walking simulator part is done we see Ellie's actual original intent start to happen in the game, she kills many of Abby's friends in the process without thinking twice, she even gives the same treatment that was given to Joel to Nora, just with a lead pipe instead of a golf club. Around the same time we also discover that Dina, character that lacks of any background story or depth except having kissed Ellie while drunk, is pregnant and followed Ellie even though she knew she was, yeah yeah strong woman, really woke, right? no, just stupid, you'll lose your kid, putting another life in danger but its a game, whatever,

    We finally get to what seems to be the end, Abby finds them, kills Jesse in a second and then threatens to kill tommy, screen goes black and we switch to Abby's point of view of the last 2 days.

    For the entire time the game tries to make you feel bad about Abby, showing how good of a person she is even playing with dogs am i right? no, no one cares about her, never seen her before and doesn't have any background, all the player knows is that she tortured and killed Joel, no matter how hard they try, most people will hate Abby endlessly, I know I did and I also hated every second played as her, we get through some "side quest" shoved into the game to make it 2 hours longer about Abby, ruthless killer of scars, torturer of Joel, having a random change of heart and saving 2 scars and that's all.

    Back to the theater, finally i thought i'd get to play as ellie and.... nope, you must play as Abby, chase ellie and go in for the kill, tommy gets shot in the back of the head by Abby, somehow survives, Dina gets her face smashed on the ground by Abby and is about to get her throat slit when the scar kid Abby saved calls her name and everything is good, Abby leaves ellie, tommy and Dina alive, gotta make this game a bit longer am i right?.

    Speed through some happy family scene, bla bla bla no one cares and we get to the last part, the biggest let down in the game, tommy visits Ellie and tells her where Abby is, after a bit of indecision she pursues her, after months and months we finally get to the final showdown and... ellie doesn't complete her revenge, apparently, joel, the man who ruthlessly murdered an entire hospital and killed his friend or whatever she was in the first game, marlene, to prevent ellie from being in danger wouldn't have wanted Ellie to finish off Abby.

    the whole story doesn't deserve a single point and it also feels like political agenda, its clearly noticeable how the only white straight characters are there because they were in the story already, everyone else is either non white, gay/a lesbian/trans or both, i don't have anything against those categories but its it feels very unlikely that minorities would become majorities after the apocalypse...

    Conclusion: don't waste your time and money on this game, it's a total let down, druckmann just followed his own agenda and didn't care at all about the story or the fans, hopefully this is a wake up call for people about naughty dog.    … Expand
  47. Nanorising
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    Naughty dog man. **** story
  48. Edgar_Duarte17
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's pathetic what the you guys had make to te main characters , even Doom from gears 3 has a better ending , make justice for Joel.… Expand
  49. 0simon0
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Garbage Story

    the story is unreasonable and the Abby is a **** she can kill the person immediately after the person helps her    … Expand
  50. qwqw86k
    Jun 22, 2020
    1
    7 years wait for this "stuff"...
    Ummmmmmmm
    In a story-driven game, the story determines whether the game is good or bad.
    This game is a very vivid interpretation of this point. No matter how good the graphic is, with such a PC and stupid story, this game can only be turned into a piece of sh1t.
  51. Greenh0rn
    Jun 21, 2020
    1
    I was looking forward for the second part since the moment I played TloU 1 the first time. I absolutely loved that game! When I heared they are working on the second I was sure they will deliver a worthy sequel...boy was I wrong. What did they do in the planning phase? Did they discuss how they can mess up the game and the fan base as much as possible? Sure the graphics is really good andI was looking forward for the second part since the moment I played TloU 1 the first time. I absolutely loved that game! When I heared they are working on the second I was sure they will deliver a worthy sequel...boy was I wrong. What did they do in the planning phase? Did they discuss how they can mess up the game and the fan base as much as possible? Sure the graphics is really good and almost next gen level. The music is nice as well ut the story is absolutely horrible. Which was the stron part of the first game is the biggest weakness of the second part. Not just the story as it is is bad, but also the way it is presented is just bad. What comes on top of it that there are no loveable characters at all. Also one of the strong party of the first game. The second part only has boring, one dimensional depressed characters that you just dont care about at all.

    SPOILER

    And the cherry on the cake is this massive "plot twist" where Naughty Dog forces you into playing the antagonist killed your most beloved character. ND wants you to care about the view of the antagonist but dude, thats not gonna work! She just killed "my dad" for F sake. I just want to kill her ad not play with her. It like they would have tried to make a loveale character out of Joffrey in Game of Thrones and put the focus on him after all the bad stuff he has done. It just wont work.

    I really dont know what Naughty Dog was thinking here. And also I really dont get the high rating from the magazines. 95% really??? I absolutely lost my trust in many magazines from this. For me the biggest dissapointent of 2020...and that says a lot!    … Expand
  52. Mako_eyed_boy
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    Boiler plate game-play. Not disappointing, but nothing to write home about. Not much more to say. You wont find it difficult, but you wont' be blown away either.

    Visuals swing wildly between truly breathtaking environments to horrendous abominations with the character models / Mocap. We might have actually found the lowest point of the uncanny valley here. Quite an achievement, being    Boiler plate game-play. Not disappointing, but nothing to write home about. Not much more to say. You wont find it difficult, but you wont' be blown away either.

    Visuals swing wildly between truly breathtaking environments to horrendous abominations with the character models / Mocap. We might have actually found the lowest point of the uncanny valley here. Quite an achievement, being more jarring - not worse you must understand. Technically it's all very well put together it's just so much more unsettling - than Mass Effect Andromeda.

    But the story is where we really struggle. I don't want to give away any spoilers, but the story is terrible. Every beat of this story reads like someone who wants to prove what a big clever boy they are. It's a basic "If you seek revenge dig two graves" story, filtered though the eyes of someone who thinks they have something clever or original to say. They don't. They really, really don't.

    You know when a writer wants to prove that their story has depth, so they fill it with pointless unnecessary character death because "Death makes it deep!" (Think "Xmen The Last Stand"). That is the closest thing to an original idea in this story. It's just one long slog through misery porn because someone never learned there are other was to have a real emotional moment in a story.

    This is not Aeris' death in FFVII.

    This is not Johns death at the end of RDR

    This is Luigi coming up to Mario and saying "Mario, I have-a the AIDS" and Mario looking direct into the camera and saying "Mama Mia! AIDS is-a Bad!" while a single tear roles down his cheek.

    The writers think they're saying something important or unique about revenge, but I can't hear it over the sound of their own fart sniffing.

    Sorry to harp on about the story, but I cannot emphasise enough the shallow cynical trash this story is. It actively lessens the story of all other Naughty Dog games. Jak and Daxter is a worse game now for being connected to the company that made TLOU2.

    This games gets 1 point from me because there has been some real talent involved in some elements of the game (Again, the environments are beautiful) but for the rest of this game? I deeply regret that I had to spend my own money on this game.    … Expand
  53. TestSubject1
    Jun 21, 2020
    1
    Just wait one or two years and buy it for 5$ on kinguin or smth, its not worth any more than that
  54. Giner81
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    Story is moronic on an epic scale!! Seems like the original writers left because this game makes no sense!!
  55. Opso
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    2 пальца из 10! Что курил сценарист? Просто нет слов...Не играйте в эту часть, как вообще можно было такое высрать...
  56. RagnarBlacwkell
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    1 point for the technical component of the game, incredibly well-developed locations. Awful plot of the game! This is not Last of As, this is a different game! In vain spent time and money. This game is not worthy of a single fan from 1 part of the game. The developers wanted to spit on us, those who waited 7 years to continue the story of Joel and Ellie, and we got a piece of the "pie".1 point for the technical component of the game, incredibly well-developed locations. Awful plot of the game! This is not Last of As, this is a different game! In vain spent time and money. This game is not worthy of a single fan from 1 part of the game. The developers wanted to spit on us, those who waited 7 years to continue the story of Joel and Ellie, and we got a piece of the "pie". And here it’s not about LGBT people, but about the monstrous influence of feminists! I love the series of games from Bio Ware that started making games with LGBT characters, and this did not stop them from being successful and highly appreciated. Druckmann is crazy. and individuals like Sargsyan should not work on such projects. A complete disappointment.… Expand
  57. Rm77
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    Story: 2/10
    Gameplay: 5/10
    Graphics: 7/10

    NWO sponsored game. Blue pill people
  58. Zero11
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    Devs tried too hard to make a complicated story and characters that they completely messed up the direction which the game should've taken
  59. andreybox34
    Jun 22, 2020
    1
    Ждал продолжения отличной истории Джэла и Элии , а получил очередное заигрывание с сиюминутными политическими поветриями. Вопрос к издателю - вы для кого игру делаете? Для ваших игроков и фанатов или для геев , лесбиянок , трансгендеров и прочих меншинств?
    Ничего не имею против современных трендов , а просто хочу продолжения истории и все.
    В общем вам с этим теперь жить.    Ждал продолжения отличной истории Джэла и Элии , а получил очередное заигрывание с сиюминутными политическими поветриями. Вопрос к издателю - вы для кого игру делаете? Для ваших игроков и фанатов или для геев , лесбиянок , трансгендеров и прочих меншинств?
    Ничего не имею против современных трендов , а просто хочу продолжения истории и все.
    В общем вам с этим теперь жить.
  60. smashLMAO
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    Its very bad,the story is a big 0 and the trailer has some spoilers in the video.The first episode has 100 times better story.
  61. exitme
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    Проходное говно с очень коротким и дебильным сюжетом
  62. bufonel
    Jun 21, 2020
    1
    I love TLOU, but this is nothing like previous part. I am very disappointed with this game :(
  63. hewonders
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    **** up survival. All enemies can easily be killed from stealth, crafting resources that you had to get from the floor in the first part here are easily available and in sufficiency even on high difficulty level. A **** up feeling of hopelessness due to changing the accent to empty inner world of protagonists the lives of whose is uninteresting to follow. Simplification in all aspects of**** up survival. All enemies can easily be killed from stealth, crafting resources that you had to get from the floor in the first part here are easily available and in sufficiency even on high difficulty level. A **** up feeling of hopelessness due to changing the accent to empty inner world of protagonists the lives of whose is uninteresting to follow. Simplification in all aspects of the game with LGBТ features. And of course big price for this crар. It's worse than nothing.… Expand
  64. RedBedSleeption
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    I just imagine that this sequel does not exist. Just forget, close my eyes. Good luck with that.
  65. Agatton
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    Was really looking forward to this game, but there is just too much political (irrelevant) stuff that just irritates me...
  66. BlizHard
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    I'm against a relationship between two girls. It irritates me. And blunt talk
  67. sexualenergy
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    They really focused all of their development time on the graphics. The story and characters are HORRIBLE. Keep your politics out of videogames!! They really got rid of the best part of the last game- Muiltiplayer- for this crap!! Please don't let Drukmann do this again.
  68. Ahmad-96
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    Actually, story is very bad. full review :

    Story : 2/10,
    Gameplay : 5/10
    Graphics: 7/10
    characters : 1/10

    Our waiting was for nothing after all, I'm very upset..
  69. Fljlfljlf
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    Terrible story, terrible character writing. The whole **** game the game devs' political agenda is pushed right into the players face and its disgusting what impact it had on the incredible story from the first game.
  70. IonTichy88
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I want my money back. Joel didn’t deserve to die like this. What a waste of time. Never buying from ND again.
    Vote with your wallet and let’s get those people out of the gaming community.    … Expand
  71. JuzXra
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    Ummmmmmmm. . . . im just gonna wait for Ghost of Tsushima and Demon Souls remake.
  72. Edwinfield2001
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    I made an account just to rate this 1/10
    This has potential to be the biggest flop of the last ten years
  73. DmadN
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    We waited 7 years for THIS,boys.
    Goddammit,i hoped those leaks were fake, but this game really is an abomination...
  74. denorx
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    non-spoiler review

    I went into this with very high expectations, since the first game was a masterpiece, but honestly I do not know what they were doing on this one. The game’s story is straight up trash and it feels rushed. A lot of developers do this where one game they make succeeds, and so they just slack off on the second installment. I literally waited 7 years for.. well, this. So    non-spoiler review

    I went into this with very high expectations, since the first game was a masterpiece, but honestly I do not know what they were doing on this one. The game’s story is straight up trash and it feels rushed. A lot of developers do this where one game they make succeeds, and so they just slack off on the second installment. I literally waited 7 years for.. well, this. So now, this game’s reputation is completely ruined and quite frankly, it deserves it.    … Expand
  75. Nsamwil
    Jun 24, 2020
    1
    good graphics, repetitive game play becomes boring after a while, very bad writing and story telling, pointless plot in favor of force a new protagonist (Abby) into the narrative and the player can't feel any sympathy or attachment with her, very painful to play.
  76. Soulxtrap
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I was a huge fan of naughty and the last of us but it breaks my heart to see what they made of Joel, it’s not even the fact that he died but the way in which he died, why not kill joel by the end of the game in an epic way trying to save or help ellie but no… Expand
  77. CorporalJeff
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    boring, drawn out, character motivation at zero. The first part was better.
  78. deadlk
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    lack of story ideas. gameplay is not so diffrent from the first series. yet so similar that i like to call it boring
  79. pobratim
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    Terribly written game with bad pacing throughout. It is obvious of its intent to be controversial and brutal without any reason or sensical explanation. Only good for the graphical spectacle, but that doesnt warrant a full rrp price. Pick it up when its in the bargain bin after a couple of months. Dont buy as you will only promote the making of garbage games.
  80. irbisae25
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game man... The graphics and gameplay is okay ish, but the game that was 90% about story when it lacks in this department, or maybe even kills the story in first 2-3 hours of the game. I just don't want to play anylonger and I won't finish it. Only thing i can compare this wrecktrain to would be if wesymir, triss, geralt, yennerfer died in first 3 hours then you had co continue with Ciri? this game is a joke storywise. Cheapest pack of chips I have bought my entire life.… Expand
  81. Westin_Axe
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    Takes a huge dump on everything that made the first game good. A way overhyped title that in no way has a better plot or depth than games like Detroit become human or Red dead redemption 2.
  82. Killhelm
    Jun 27, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I think Sony should at least check their game makers before releasing it. Because this the type of garbage usually comes out if you don't (Refer Death Stranding and its "hype").People may love it or not but choice should be ours about it storywise don't force us to watch the drama that is unfolding right in front of us. I still don't see why the reviews worship this game.

    They should at least give us a chance to make up our own minds about killing the person who kills Joel .This actually makes the whole time you spend this game playing useless.I mean if you gonna stop mid way might as well don't leave Jackson all together. Open up a farm or **** This game is the definition of Cock Block. And after that we are forced to play her. **** i don't wanna play her. I don't even care about her, i just wanted to play Joel and Ellie. But you gon and **** that up and you killed JOEL in the first few hours and telling me look she did it and this her reason now go and play with her and watch her drama a little bit.

    Don't force us to killl half of Seattle just to arrive the Killing is Bad and you should feel bad conclusion. Even porn movies have a better storytelling than this one.

    Can't believe i waited this long for this ****

    For all those thinking of buying i suggest use the money to buy yourselves a cold one and watch it on youtube. At least that way you are not gonna get buyer's remorse.    … Expand
  83. Mazen12
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    Bad is gay and **** bad bad bad bad bad bad ba bad bad bad bad
    bad bad
    badHate how they got rid of Joel.
    The game seems to push a feminist/trans/LGBTQ agenda. Which seems extremely forced.
    Nothing wrong with Ellie being lesbian, but why add in a bodybuilding female, with a trans friend as well. Again nothing wrong with those people but
  84. ShadowRaven
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    Graphics and gameplay are great, story is so utter garbage it’s unbelievable they did this bad a job. Joel and Ellie deserve better
  85. VadKonig
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    I am a big fan of the first part. game destroyed. the storyline is very bad. Eli was like a sister to me, I worried about her in the first part. and in the second part they made her terrible. the game is dead for me... Thx naughty dog.
  86. Merlin-007
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    very bad experience storywise. Made no sense and destroyed the narrative. Graphics and Gameplay was ok
  87. Maxtrottle
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    Awful story line... Poor scripts.... No sense of anything happening in the game!!!

    It's sad it's just sad
  88. OneAvrageGamer
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    Just forced myself to complete this trainwreck of a "game" I can say with all honesty that tlou was my single favorite game of all time but the tlou2 has tried and succeeded to unravel everything established in the first game and completely bastardized the characters and delivers moment after moment of emotional whiplash , the story makes absolutely no sense and is almost impossible toJust forced myself to complete this trainwreck of a "game" I can say with all honesty that tlou was my single favorite game of all time but the tlou2 has tried and succeeded to unravel everything established in the first game and completely bastardized the characters and delivers moment after moment of emotional whiplash , the story makes absolutely no sense and is almost impossible to follow because it jumps around from different points in time covering about 4 years at random jumps with no order to them and switching perspective of character and time makes for a jarring experience that is not pleasant in any way shape or form , in short if you dont want to subject yourself to constant guilt trips a nonsensical story and a borderline attack on any and all reason then just pass but if you like a story that ruins characters is full of plot holes and jumps around so much it looks like they ran the script through a blender then this may be for you , I'd really like to write more but I'm literally so mad I wasted my time I know I'll just come off as a hater but I legit gave this a chance and it was so so so much worse than I could have ever imagined… Expand
  89. OUTSIDERNOLOOK3
    Jun 21, 2020
    1
    That trash videogame. Bad story and bad gameplay. That’s trash. I hate this videogame because it is uninteresting and stimulating it only makes you bored. Only trash
  90. Ballista11
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    +rate - lesbians
    - rate - oops console
    Really wtf is wrong with this world?
  91. sdaityari
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. If I were to review it only based on what I did NOT like, I would give it a straight zero (like many of the other fellow reviewers here). However, let me begin by praising what I liked about this game:

    Pros:
    - Graphics: Definitely better than any other game I have played on the PS4 (1080p)
    - Sound: Helps you in the gameplay if you use sophisticated headphones
    - Environment: I liked the way it balances linear and open-world gameplay.
    - Added Features: Wow, I am amazed at how TLOU2 has pushed the limits of the PS4. Accessibility features are top of the line, and I am sure this would inspire games in the future.

    Cons:
    - STORY + plot holes: more on this below
    - Repetitive Gameplay: I feel the gameplay has been very similar to the older one. The ability to jump and crouch isn't significantly different, given combat and shooting have barely changed.

    More on the story:
    God, this kills it for me. Who approved this storyline? If you kill off a character that you have spent so much time to build, why not give them a proper send-off. Remember Arthur Morgan from RDR2 or Rost from Horizon Zero Dawn? I understand the circumstances needed to kill off Joel, but why did you have to do it like a street dog?

    The current storytelling does not make sense. Many argue that killing off Joel was realistic, but I beg to differ. This is the person who could smell an ambush from a mile away. Tommy is shown in the game to be highly capable himself (remember how he kills Manny). How did they simply walk into a group of unknown people?

    I would still have supported the decision to make Abby a playable character if you weren't forcing us to switch between Ellie and Abby so much. This simply makes the player confused. What is the point if I want to simply throw away the controller as Abby? I somehow didn't feel like gathering inventory when playing as Abby.

    Naughty Dog seems to have killed the franchise for me.    … Expand
  92. jjglay
    Jun 22, 2020
    1
    Graphic or battle is very good. The rest are very bad. Especially the story made me very angry.
  93. grant48
    Jun 21, 2020
    1
    REALLY BAD !

    VERY DİSAPPOİNTİNG !

    GARBAGE !

    MASTERSH*TPİECE !

    THİS İS NOT A GAME !
  94. Nao056
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    Last of us 1 Was so good i was emotionally attached to that game it was a wonderful journey But last of us 2 really disappointed me the story was simply awful and the trailer mislead you about Joël
  95. Chimchar
    Dec 12, 2020
    1
    this is a stupid game where there is no logic and everything is not thought out
  96. hydai
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. SPOILERS WARNING.

    This is just a disaster. I've waited for 7 years and sadly found that my favorite character was killed in the very early stage in part 2. You've built a great game 7 years ago. And now you totally destroyed it.

    Pros:
    The graphics, environment, music are all good.
    Cons:
    Disgusting and worst story.    … Expand
  97. Thetruthsayer
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    If you were a fan of the first game then stay away from this part. The story feels really half assed, controls feel clunkier somehow. Enemy AI is basic graphics are ok. Too much shoehorning in this game. It's just not worth it
  98. Mufasawiggles
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    Ruined game. With character development that is not constant with first game. Joel and Ellie become idiots. Gamplay and graphics are good
  99. Pooptart
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    Game looks great, but that is the only thing the game has to offer for you if you enjoyed the last of us story.

    Story 4/10 - None lovable characters.
    Game-play - 6/10 Story killed the game-played for me.
    Graphics - 8/10 beautiful scenes.
    Replay-ability - NONE.

    Overall Score - 4/10 - would give away my copy of "Last of us 2" away for free, or just burn it.
  100. Moxyar
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    Boring beyond belief.
    After 10 years of waiting for the 2nd part I never thought they would manage to screw the story up. Gameplay is old and past its time. The grafics are nice but that's it. The story is stupid beyond belief. Characters are bland and boring. Not worth the price tag. Feels more like a walking simulation
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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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