The Last of Us Part II

 PlayStation 4
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5.8

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  1. MajorKondor
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    Political correctness killed this game. Top Character killed by strong Woman. Sad
  2. Gamerdaifuku
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I felt like someone created a character but focused all of the points in skill tree for aesthetics. This is what the game is. Poor poor storytelling which is what made this "franchise" popular in the place. The gameplay is monotonous and repetitive after a while. The boss battles are bland and overall as a gamer, I do not feel rewarded after completing the game.… Expand
  3. Congoblast
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    Dont waste your money. Buy food instead. They even tried to delete reviews them a holes
  4. TaiwanJason
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    Do you think this is cool? nope this a **** Dog you do not respect part1 user.
  5. ItsLaurawr
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    I feel sorry for every single person that worked so hard these past years to make this game look and sound as amazing as it does. All of their hard work, as well as the hard work writing the first part, is ruined by one of the worst written sequels I have ever played.

    You should truly feel ashamed for what you made of this series.
  6. Aida54
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    I've played the game and I am deeply disappointed in the whole plot. The graphics and the game play are over the top but the story was too weak... I hate to admit that but it's true. The last of Us (1) was so beautiful deep and had a great (and not happy) ending.
  7. Pontiff_sulyfan
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It’s so bad that i can not finish it stupid characters stupid whiters even i saw stupid ending… Expand
  8. Renelv16
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    How do you make a sequel worse than the first? By scraping a perfect setup to pander.
  9. Nerve
    Jul 3, 2020
    1
    Bad characters, terrible character development, inconsistent story. Sending someone from Sony to tell a reviewer to change his review? Shameful
  10. LonelyLeo
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    Damn, i just complete the game, and all what's i want to say- THATS BORING AS F#CK BRO. Really, shooting mechanics are really nice, but it was also in the first time. But story... MFG its such stupid and boring, that i will vetter read some advice books about how to make a most boring scenario. And the ending. That's real cr@p bro. Really, all what's i have said after game ended wasDamn, i just complete the game, and all what's i want to say- THATS BORING AS F#CK BRO. Really, shooting mechanics are really nice, but it was also in the first time. But story... MFG its such stupid and boring, that i will vetter read some advice books about how to make a most boring scenario. And the ending. That's real cr@p bro. Really, all what's i have said after game ended was "Bruh"
    First part was better. This part really sucks
    And yes, i played at the "hardcore mode"    … Expand
  11. DerGerminator
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    Such a pretty game. It is a shame about the story. If only they had put as much thought into the characters, as they had the graphics, it might have been fun to play.
  12. 00100100
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Worst game in terms of plot favorite couple Ellie and Joel died at the very beginning killing Joel even at the very beginning is a shame for Naughty Dog so set up the fans I have no words. This is the best game but the plot spoils everything. All for fans of part 1. The screenwriters killed the main and very charismatic character I will not get tired of repeating this shame. I put 1 out of 10 for the fact that the game at least came out.… Expand
  13. Deckardkd97
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    Gets a one 1 Star because the game is visually stunning. The gameplay is just okay. The story is what makes this game truly terrible. Such bad writing, it thinks it’s much smarter than it is.
  14. naskotty
    Jul 1, 2020
    1
    I'm shocked how a studio can make such a great first game and then create such abomination as second part. The ONLY good quality of this "thing" are the graphics .

    The story is bad, like... SUPERBAD ! I have no idea who thought "this is a good story" when they wrote it , but they should never , ever , write a story again ! The ending was disgusting , it made no sense whatsoever. Most    I'm shocked how a studio can make such a great first game and then create such abomination as second part. The ONLY good quality of this "thing" are the graphics .

    The story is bad, like... SUPERBAD ! I have no idea who thought "this is a good story" when they wrote it , but they should never , ever , write a story again ! The ending was disgusting , it made no sense whatsoever. Most of the "scenes" were cringe or pointless or boring.

    Three hours into the game and I wonder, " Why do I keep on playing this game ?" The reality - nostalgia . So, to summ it all up :

    A) Bad story

    B) Unlikeable main character - Not because she is a female or gay , but because she was written poorly . Her choices make no sense and she feels " blank " .

    C ) Killing the only good written character , just so you can shuv another one in our faces. ( which was not even a good one... )

    I wanted this game to be good , I really did , but the reality is simple : 1/10 .
    1 Point for the graphic department since they were the only ones who actually did some work .    … Expand
  15. Xps
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    Um jogo lixo, mais o mesmo, muito genérico, gameplay saturada, forçou a barra na lacração, jogo bem chato msm da até sono, sem multiplayer ta foda esses jogos da Sony todos iguais e todos uma merda.
  16. albert015
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    This is the true example that good graphics do not make a good game. The one point is for the graphics.
  17. DanSuperman
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    JOEL = SUPER DUMB!! ELLIE = POLITICAL CORRECTLY L G B T in a F game!! REALLY
  18. DoubleV29
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    From story to gameplay, almost everything is bad except the graphics but them alone don't make a game.
  19. Striper16
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    Only minor game-play improvements over it's predecessor. Story is irredeemably bad, constant pandering and SJW nonsense boiled the story down to an incomprehensible mess. Massive disservice to past characters to pander to SJWs.
  20. laPatataPerdida
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    Dont see the **** tráiler because the **** heads from naughty dog spoilers everithing, also, que have a good Gameplay and gunplay but **** this **** the game isnwrited like a facking fan-fic
  21. Arquitecto
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    The game is disappointing, not only because of the story, the graphics are not as good as expected, I have seen games that came out years ago with better graphics than this one.
    The story of this second part, is simply horrible, they try to sell you political ideals, I do not recommend this game is a waste of money.
  22. Ruenvale
    Jun 26, 2020
    1
    Perhaps official critics were playing a different game than the rest of us when praising such a cringe-worthy "epic". Aside from the impressive graphics present within The Last Of Us 2 almost the entirety of the game reeks of one giant attempt to subvert fans' expectations.

    A simple revenge plot screened by paper-thin characters who undergo very little development throughout the    Perhaps official critics were playing a different game than the rest of us when praising such a cringe-worthy "epic". Aside from the impressive graphics present within The Last Of Us 2 almost the entirety of the game reeks of one giant attempt to subvert fans' expectations.

    A simple revenge plot screened by paper-thin characters who undergo very little development throughout the absolute mockery of a story. Beloved and established characters present from the first entry are immediately made to act in ways contrary to their initial personality to their detriment with zero explanation as to why this had occurred. The attempt to create depth and resonance with the player in regards to introducing new characters is cringe worthy at best.

    Ultimately, this game will be remembered for the story it was attempting to deliver. On that facet alone, do not purchase this game and treat the first game as a stand alone masterpiece.    … Expand
  23. yu8628182
    Jun 27, 2020
    1
    本来嘛，满怀期待！等了七年，对我而言PS3PS4的启蒙之作，它让我第一次觉得游戏也能成为一门不亚于其他艺术的学科！特别是对我这些失去父亲的人，最后生还者意味着很多很多…满怀期待等了七年，一年前一经预售立马下钱预订！中途疫情影响预购失效，怕无法第一时间玩到下夜班还打了二十分钟电话去香港官方客户协商解决，出现剧透绝对不看怕心爱的顽皮狗损失为了支持顽皮狗还加钱预购豪华版！结果，你妈的！整出了个这样的破玩意！如果说第一代让玩家感受到了如同电影版的艺术感，这一作你让我真正的体会到了，味同吃屎的感觉....
    没玩完醒了想冷却一下试试艾比这三天…原谅我受不了真受不了！！！真的受不了吃屎！！直接删除了摔手柄！！！无奈俺没有买实体版，要不然可以卖二手回血不不不，这样的屎作怎么可以卖出去害人呢？！！应该直接剪盘，或者用高尔夫球杆打回去！！！！    本来嘛，满怀期待！等了七年，对我而言PS3PS4的启蒙之作，它让我第一次觉得游戏也能成为一门不亚于其他艺术的学科！特别是对我这些失去父亲的人，最后生还者意味着很多很多…满怀期待等了七年，一年前一经预售立马下钱预订！中途疫情影响预购失效，怕无法第一时间玩到下夜班还打了二十分钟电话去香港官方客户协商解决，出现剧透绝对不看怕心爱的顽皮狗损失为了支持顽皮狗还加钱预购豪华版！结果，你妈的！整出了个这样的破玩意！如果说第一代让玩家感受到了如同电影版的艺术感，这一作你让我真正的体会到了，味同吃屎的感觉....
    没玩完醒了想冷却一下试试艾比这三天…原谅我受不了真受不了！！！真的受不了吃屎！！直接删除了摔手柄！！！无奈俺没有买实体版，要不然可以卖二手回血不不不，这样的屎作怎么可以卖出去害人呢？！！应该直接剪盘，或者用高尔夫球杆打回去！！！！
    把话撂这了如果我以后还预购顽皮狗的游戏，我就是一条狗！！！！    … Expand
  24. EmilioMinsk
    Jun 27, 2020
    1
    Игра огорчила. Сюжет разочаровал. Сценаристы взяли персонажа Джоэля и поместили его в нетипичную для него среду и бездарно прописали его поведение. Игра за антагониста расстроила, по геймплею ничего толком не изменилось. Мы должны были играть за Элли и брата Джоэля Томми. Концовка бессмысленная и вызывает недоумение и пустоту. Не типичное поведение Элли, подтянутый за уши флебек.Игра огорчила. Сюжет разочаровал. Сценаристы взяли персонажа Джоэля и поместили его в нетипичную для него среду и бездарно прописали его поведение. Игра за антагониста расстроила, по геймплею ничего толком не изменилось. Мы должны были играть за Элли и брата Джоэля Томми. Концовка бессмысленная и вызывает недоумение и пустоту. Не типичное поведение Элли, подтянутый за уши флебек. Невозможность сделать финальный выбор. Короче, игра проходняк, играть не обязательно.… Expand
  25. nightmare2020
    Jun 26, 2020
    1
    i give it a 1 for graphics and gameplay but the story is god awful garbage no payoff in the end absolute trash glad i borrowed the game from a friend and did not waste my 60 on this mess
  26. Elielizalde
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    The game Is not very violent like Manhunt for example besides there aré Many letters ...
  27. lzhtcr
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I've got the platinum trophey so I think I'm qualified to write some comments. To be honest it’s okay that Joel died in the story, I believe most of the players have psychological preparation, but die like this?
    The awful story just ruined everything, I tried so hard to feel sorry for Abby’s miserable experience, but doing this only makes me feel sick, we spent so many hours with Joel and Ellie and we are so touched by their story, that’s why TLOU gained such a success, it made we players feel the same with the characters. But Abby? Come on,I really don’t give a s**t.(Her story was not that good btw)
    Naughty dog should at least give players options rather than just output their idea, I know that revenge may just end tragedy but I absolutely don’t want to spent money and time being told “oh you should do this, we need peace”. I only felt 200% angry, 150% sad and 100% insultant during the game and using Abby killed by Tommy and Ellie became the only satisfying moment.
    That’s it, 1 points for the great details and gameplay, -9 points for the story. I never thought a video game could make me feel so angry, well guess I’m too naive, sometimes too simple. Nicely done, naughty dog.    … Expand
  28. AshleyP
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The graphics and the gameplay are a given and are why I give this game a 1...But unfortunately they ruined the story with how they handled the killing of Joel and by forcing you to play as his killer "Abby" it wasn't earned at all and too convenient as to how Joel and her met...too many plot holes in this game And in a post apocalyptic world where is Abby getting her steroids/protein powder from? I know women who lift heavy 5-6 days a week who aren't that buff without using some sort of supplement. In a world like that most if not all supplements/steroids would've long expired a be non-effective... Her character is very unbelievable... Also, after all that Ellie went through to find Abby near the end she lets Abby live?? After getting her finger bitten off at that??? it makes no sense...Shame on Naughty Dog… Expand
  29. 3g7s
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    Waited for this game for years and is just a Disappointment, Marketing lies and Horrible Story.
  30. g-laveli
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    O jogo no inicio é muito bom, porem ele se perde, eu não sei o que os desenvolvedores tinham na mente... tem coisas aqui que nem quero falar por que se não o pessoal da lacração vai querer minha cabeça, não perca seu dinheiro amiguinho, se quiser jogar este game mais vale assistir alguma live pois você vai se arrepender.
  31. dogggggggg
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As a scripit game, it filed and the game deceived consumers in publicity !!!!… Expand
  32. doobtube
    Jun 26, 2020
    1
    Beautiful game, but the story is garbage. Totally ruined the experience for me.
  33. Inquity22
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Gameplay was fun, graphics were just amazing one of the driving reason to push me through the game. I was enjoying it until about the halfway point I see why did Joel in and what they were going for there but they lost me when they forced me to play as that hideous character Abby. Every second I spent playing as her I wanted her to just die, spent a lot of time just jumping her off cliffs. If they would've just pushed the Ellie revenge plot straight through they would've at least made a safe bet there that people would've been happy. Instead they try to make this curve ball bull crap that just leaves a sour taste in your mouth when you finish, and I even had a feeling that was gonna happen too. Extremely disappointed I don't know what naughty dog was thinking with the story... I'll definitely never fire this game up again I don't even want the plat they can keep it.… Expand
  34. Curtiy1
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    Complete garbage below avarage gameplay compared to the last one and the list of issues go on. Besides being a liberal arts project it very much has the world's worst story ever written it's like a 2 year old on cocaine wrote it.
  35. ROO86
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    What a absolute joke of a game thankyou naughty dog games and neil druckmann for ruining my entire experience with the last of us franchise do us all a favour and keep your future games to yourself if this is the dog **** your going to give us and stop having a go at your fans we didnt put this **** game out there you did so take your criticism like an adult and own up to what you have done.
  36. bome0001
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    The game has pretty good graphics, although they kind of suck at moments (because of the power of the PS4, no doubt). Anyway, the gameplay is also good (as good as the older game).

    HOWEVER, all of that put together cannot at all get me past how awful the story is... I mean, I don't know what they were thinking at all, in the slightest
  37. Thrassian
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The story starts off decently, then makes what can only be summed up as a terrible decision an hour in. Moving past this they did well with what they scraped together and I'd say it plays as at least 8/10.

    Then come even more terrible development decisions focing you to play as the worst protagonist a game has had for the last decade, not just in terms of character development but in how the character is shoehorned in. I pushed past this thinking that it would all lead to a satisfying conclusion, I was wrong.

    The ending has characters making ridiculous decisions that don't stay true to who they are and it leaves you unsatisfied and in limbo, wondering where the value comes in, you'll never want to play through this again.

    The game ultimately tries to play off of 'shock and awe' moments instead of trying to build a decent story. If you want to kill or save certain characters that's fine, just do it in a way that respects those characters and understand that this isn't the final season of game of thrones.

    I can only imagine the critic reviews were bought either directly or through the tactic of pressuring for high scores under penalty of cutting a publication off from future events and early review copies, a commonly used tactic. Failing that I can't imagine any of these reviewers actually played more than 10 hours and should be ashamed of dishing out perfect scores to something that has disgraced it's predecessor.    … Expand
  38. GrayRizzo
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The last of us 2, un juego que a nivel gráfico y de sonido es sorprendente así como su exquisita jugabilidad, no existe alguna queja por esos aspectos tan cuidados, con una simple historia de venganza que no supo ser llevada por la dirección correcta para dar un desenlace natural a un historia que lo merecía. La historia flaquea desde el punto en el que controlamos a abby, que no es el hecho de controlarla a ella sino el que nos quieran hacer parecer que abby es un humano como para enpatizar con ella, recordemos que ella esta tomando venganza por su padre el cual fue fulminado por 1 tiro por el protagonista Joel, para lo cual ella lo tortura y lo golpea durante bastante tiempo para sentirse mejor, también durante una de las charlas se le escucha decir que unos niños que atacaron a unos lobos recibieron su merecido al ser acribillados dándole igual el hecho de que sean niños. Además de ser un humano terrible no evoluciona para nada en todo el juego, lo único que vemos es como involuciona debido que al final sale con la suya y vuelve a la secta de las luciérnagas. Una secta que se olvidó en el primer videojuego que el fin no justifica los medios. Se que el juego te quiere llevar a un mundo donde se hace lo que sea por vivir pero es algo raro como socialmente podemos tener aceptación pero no humanidad por las otras vidas si eso nos beneficia. Creo que nauty dogs forzó demasiado la historia para poder darle sentido pero exagero mucho las cosas y al final no resuelve ni un solo conflicto, no evolucionan los personajes, la historia queda inconclusa y el personaje de abby se sale con la suya.
    Si no fuera por la historia fuera uno de mis juegos favoritos pero el final deja un sabor de boca amargo    … Expand
  39. The_One1
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    This game is an absolute disgrace to the original game and all of it's characters. It is full of Retconing and story plot holes. The story in this game is absolutely no were near as good as the original. The game play however is decent. The graphics really are stunning. But the terrible story really takes away from any good this game has to offer.
  40. killerx991
    Jun 26, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game feels like walking into a magnificent restaurant, being accompanied to a perfectly served table, very nice and beautiful music is playing in the background. The waiter serves you the most delicious steak you ever had in your whole life on an fine silverware. They bring the bottle of exquisitely aged vine to go with it.
    Now here is the catch- just as you take the first bite, the waiter stabs you with a rusty screwdriver to the side. As you keep eating and drinking he keeps doing it again and again. No matter how delicious the meal, you no longer care and would not be able to concentrate on the meal and enjoy it.
    In the end, you are being served a great looking bittersweet dessert but you never get a chance to taste it, they let you look at it very close and then take it away. Then you are politely walked outside of the restaurant

    To sum it up I can say this game is an example where terrible story overshadows all other aspects. If you are looking for a game that has next-gen graphics, amazing audio and just want to enjoy very well done survivalaction gameplay, you should play this game for sure. If you are a fan of the first part and it's characters I would suggest you to stay away, as no matter how fluidly the game plays and no matter how graphics are amazing, you will just get frustrated and depressed by the story, and the enjoyment of the gameplay would be gone

    gameplay is also average blind ai of game feels repititive    … Expand
  41. xxTheArrow
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    what a bunch of garbo... ruined a great story for shock value and to be "progressive." What a terrible way to milk a series for extra cash. Should have been left as a standalone game
  42. berrut21
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Porque hicieron que la única cosa que era tan relevante y agradable como la historia se fuera al caño?… Expand
  43. GetRektByGooby
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I hate this sequel! I thougt they would give a great story for Joel and Ellie instead giving them a bad ending, even Joel was killed, by a golf club! Don't waste your money guys, just watch streamers on youtube and see how they disappointed about this game… Expand
  44. ExultedRevenant
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As a massive fan of the Original The Last of Us game, I had high hopes for this latest installment. Technically the game runs great and the extra specs of the ps4 allow for much more open levels and graphical improvements. Theres a few minor gameplay improvements but more of the same here.
    All this however only counts for the one and only star awarded in this review.
    Everything above are bells and whistles when it comes to Naughty Dog games such as The Last of Us and the Uncharted series. Its the plot, the storytelling, the character development, and how invested we are in the characters.
    This is were The Last of Us 2 falls flat.
    Out of all the scripts that were proposed at naughty dog this is what they chose, its truly bizarre.


    Spoilers...

    To sum up, Joel is killed very early into the game. Ellie sets out on a revenge story which pales in comparison to Joels death scene, I expected hell hath no fury, some very tame encounters. Not only that halfway through the game you play as Joels killer and finish out the game with her.
    Its just bizarre that they thought that we'd feel such little sense of loss for Joel that we'd be happy to play as his killer for the remainder of the game.
    If the plot they've chosen to go with has to have Joel dead then atleast make it about revenge for Joel, and not have me play through half the game trying to convince me Joels death was justified because i for one am not interested.
    Its a story that nobody wanted i think thats the consensus here. They should of went with a better script in my opinion, and written another adventure for Joel and Ellie. Its a simple as that. Oh what could of been...    … Expand
  45. GameReviewer7
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    The game doesn't stay true to the characters we grew to love in the first. It forces you to play half the game as the incredibly unlikable protagonist of the game and tries so hard to make you feel bad for them but only succeeds in making you hate them more. Plenty of other reviews go into better detail about everything wrong. It's best to just pretend a part two of the masterpiece thatThe game doesn't stay true to the characters we grew to love in the first. It forces you to play half the game as the incredibly unlikable protagonist of the game and tries so hard to make you feel bad for them but only succeeds in making you hate them more. Plenty of other reviews go into better detail about everything wrong. It's best to just pretend a part two of the masterpiece that was the first game doesn't exist.… Expand
  46. JustARandomGuy1
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I can't express my disappointment in this game. Before people assume this is because "Oh he does not like LGBT" No. I personally feel the way they handle Ellie being a Lesbian in the first game was done to perfection. However. The same kind of themes in this game feel forced down your throat and seem really poorly written. I gave this game a 1 out of 10. I did not give it a 0 because the graphical improvement is very well and I believe the graphics at least deserve some praise.

    It breaks my heart what they have done to our beloved characters. Playing half of the game as a character we have no connection to or have any emotional investment into. I really want to wish that when I wake up tomorrow this was all a dream but I know it won't be, I really really hope that the developers open their eyes and see what they have done and don't make this mistake again.    … Expand
  47. TheeTopBrick
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    Everything is there, graphics, sound, etc. As it should be in a triple A title, proportionate to its budget and the name it was supposed to live up to. But I just cannot tolerate poor story writing, plot-holes, worse melee mechanics, game-bloat collectibles... I cried twice during the Last Of Us Part 1 - I admit it. it's story was that different - that unique - that powerful. And that'sEverything is there, graphics, sound, etc. As it should be in a triple A title, proportionate to its budget and the name it was supposed to live up to. But I just cannot tolerate poor story writing, plot-holes, worse melee mechanics, game-bloat collectibles... I cried twice during the Last Of Us Part 1 - I admit it. it's story was that different - that unique - that powerful. And that's really where this game falls apart - is in its story telling. The one thing that made this IP epic, seven years ago....

    The Last of Us Part 2 had me crying but only bemoaning the loss of what was once a testament to what story could be in a video game! The Last of Us gave us a model for what was possible through tightly written well paced drama. Instead its successor seems hellbent, determined to undo the first game in literal ways as well as metaphorical but I digress for spoiler reasons. It is so unfortunate to see my fellow gamers echoing and sympathizing with these sentiments on other open platforms and this game to still have received such a high score by critics - the truth is this game sits at a 6 or 7 and that would be for someone unfamiliar with the first game. But what is more unfortunate, if you play the first game after playing this - it won't make any damn sense.

    Something is very wrong. We've forgotten how to write. GoT after Martin. The soap opera that became the Walking Dead. The endless amount of content is not necessary if you don't tell your story well. The creative forces behind Naughty Dog sound genuine and I don't want to be dismissive of their good intentions but... whatever the message, moral or meaning of this journey was - was just unnecessary, confusing and forgettable. Go read or watch "The Road" instead and please don't hide behind various movements to justify your bad story telling, your poor product. Distasteful all around and not in the way the developers intended.    … Expand
  48. Monkfish67
    Jul 6, 2020
    1
    I got this game last week for Fathers’ day as the LoU was one of my favourite games of all time. Start with the positives: the attention to detail, the graphics and the environments are fantastic. It had so much promise, but this is overshadowed by a cliched story of revenge. I’ll leave the spoilers to others. But in general terms, the plot is contrived, the beloved characters do notI got this game last week for Fathers’ day as the LoU was one of my favourite games of all time. Start with the positives: the attention to detail, the graphics and the environments are fantastic. It had so much promise, but this is overshadowed by a cliched story of revenge. I’ll leave the spoilers to others. But in general terms, the plot is contrived, the beloved characters do not act In a way consistent with the first game, and the new characters are unlikeable despite the game’s best efforts to make you empathise with them (one in particular). The story does have some good moments (most in the first couple of hours), but after that it becomes clichéd with a mixed bag of dialog. The game desperately wants to preach the message ‘revenge is bad’ but it does so by forcing characters (and often the player) to do inexplicably bad things, then scolds you for what the game has either done or forced you to do. With very little choice for the player, why should I take ownership of the message? Just cheap, clumsy writing. In summary, the technical achievements of this game are wasted on what just seems like brutality porn with a poor story that has neither respect for It’s predecessor nor its characters. Shocking for the sake of being shocking and ultimately very disappointing for something I’ve waited seven years for.… Expand
  49. xli12
    Jul 4, 2020
    1
    I played it with my friend and we couldn’t continue playing it after 10 hours. The story line is completely broken and l’m sure Neil is definitely not a good writer. Somebody called it a masterpiece, but for what reason? It’s simply an outdated bitter revenge&forgiveness story and writer tries to make Abby looks like as a saint, so that players can accept her as main character in TLOU3,I played it with my friend and we couldn’t continue playing it after 10 hours. The story line is completely broken and l’m sure Neil is definitely not a good writer. Somebody called it a masterpiece, but for what reason? It’s simply an outdated bitter revenge&forgiveness story and writer tries to make Abby looks like as a saint, so that players can accept her as main character in TLOU3, and this Abby dude is actually a murder and traitor killed her previous teammates for 2 miscreant heretics. It’s not fair to give it 0, I give it 1 point for its music.… Expand
  50. Blackthaw
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    This game is awful.. i needed to leave a review to find out if this is getting censored . Hope naughty dog learns literally anything from this
  51. DjWilly77
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    The only thing I liked about the game was the environment! Nothing else was good. Some basic puzzles were fun and fighting was ok but it's by far below my expectation of "ND's MOST ambitious project".. Too bad :(
  52. FuccNaughtyDog
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    2020 has been a **** year and Last Of Us Part 2 is one of the **** thing, next to Covid-19. Well, at least Covid didnt make players waiting for 7 years for some kind poor narration and out of place storyline. Neil **** is China. And ND's LOS Part 2 is the worst version of Covid 19.
  53. brmarth
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    Great gameplay, and stunning to look at. But the bad story is ruining everything. Spits on the first game, which was a masterpiece. Stay away from this one, and replay part one instead.
  54. Yukishiro
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    Я поражаюсь, как можно было так обосраться при написании сценария. Загубили такую охренную игру. Пздц
  55. Ahmedabbas135
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    Very bad game to play half of the game by stupid abby.


    Really disappointed
  56. GhostWar
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Decepcionado com a história do game, acredito que sacrificaria o enredo para agradar a cultura LGBT...… Expand
  57. Theendofmitch
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It fails to understand why we wouldn’t like Abby it’s not because of there traits. It is because she tortures someone to death it doesn’t matter who it is that is never ok. They should have made Joel’s death quick if they wanted us to emphasize more but what Abby did you can’t come back from that it was brutal murder for no objective besides inflicting pain… Expand
  58. Wongchi007
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    Siento que 7 años de espera fueron un 90% en vano, el otro 10% es porque me gustó la jugabilidad y los gráficos.
  59. Slamin2020
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    Worse game ever. With all the leaks that came out you weren't getting my money. Lol nice try Naughty Dog. Why destroy Joel's character. Why?
  60. pipero2223
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    el juego es muy aburrido, la mecanicas del gameplay no estan muy pulidas y la historia deja mucho que desear con respecto al 1, estoy muy decepcionado con el juego.
  61. Stereooke
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    Is this the same Niel that did part 1? Because there was a lot of wasted potential on this game.
    -The trailers were also very misleading.
    -Ellie was robbed of half of her game.
    -Ellie's story is just straight up depressing. Don't play it if your not mentally prepared.
    -Don't get me started on Joel.
    I'm a huge fan of Part 1 and this was such a let down.
    Don't waste your money.
  62. Kitanocat
    Jun 26, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Disappointment. The story sucks, the gameplay is clunky and boring and I felt like everything I did in the game meant nothing to the story. Awful game. Joel’s death was the dumbest thing I’ve ever seen in a game. Terrible game especially if you played and enjoyed the first one like me It’s awful and not worth $60… Expand
  63. zkrajnc337
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    loved the first one and naughty dog ruined the second one. stupid story choices and characters. and the ending is the worst
  64. Thetruth1945
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    I enjoyed the first one. No problem with it. Replayed it several times. But this one, I played it and after 6 hours of hitting square and repeating same buttons to kill something it got old fast. The story line I was very very lost when it came to this. I didn’t understand all the switching back and forth as in who to chase down and attack. Why? Or how they could still be alive lol.I enjoyed the first one. No problem with it. Replayed it several times. But this one, I played it and after 6 hours of hitting square and repeating same buttons to kill something it got old fast. The story line I was very very lost when it came to this. I didn’t understand all the switching back and forth as in who to chase down and attack. Why? Or how they could still be alive lol. The graphics looked pretty good. I was impressed with the lighting. But what got me is why in the hell there is nudity in this game. I mean what are they trying to get us to watch. Killing the dog? Come on this is crazy. So animal cruelty is a big thing in the game. Now I have nothing against any one who is LBTGQ. But damn I am tired of this stuff being shoved down the throat as someone stuffing food in your mouth. This is crazy. Why can’t we just enjoy a game any more with out all the political correctness being shoved down out throats or being show to us as a re-education camp. This is getting out of control bad.… Expand
  65. Vleytorvp
    Jul 3, 2020
    1
    Historinha mixuruca kkkķkkkk
    The last of us 1= o cara cruza o país para entregar a cura e desiste no final The last of us pt2 = a mina viaja procurando vingança e desiste no final
  66. Kangorrilla
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    Awful story. Ok gameplay. Beautiful graphics. I obviously hate the story because I’m a bigot even though I’m gay.
  67. wheelermatthew1
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. why would I want to play as the person who murders my favorite character?! I tried to like it and gave it the benefit of the doubt but it sucks.… Expand
  68. GerDaemonxxx
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    La peor basura que jugué en mi vida. Basura para progres. Basura para la generación de cristal. Es una porquería de principio a fin.
  69. Anomadsoul
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    I'm truly disappointed with this game. The pandering was just too much. I don't mind progressive games as long as they don't think the story for an agenda's sake, which is exactly what happened here. I loved TLoU 1 because of the story (the game mechanics were meh at most) and for this second part, they completely ruined the story.
  70. TheChosenFella
    Jun 26, 2020
    1
    It blows my mind that they just decided to kill off a loved character in an extremely nasty way. I guess Neil tried to achieve the effect that GoT's Red Wedding had on people, but he failed miserably.
  71. Hidozoh
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 前作の最高のゲーム体験にまで泥をぬり、完全にファンを裏切った。
    ただただ不愉快で悪趣味、クリア後に残るのは虚無感と疲労感。

    このクソみたいな感情を喚起させるために前作を道具にした。そしてその必要性が全く感じられない。何一つ納得感が、説得力がない。

    ファンが望むものを作る必要はない。
    だが、支えてくれたファンやジョエルとエリーの物語を根底から侮辱したのは

    一生許されない。

    ゲームプレイ部分のボリュームや作り込みは素晴らしく、前作の正統進化と言える。
    それだけに勿体ない。
    酷く杜撰な物語やプレイヤー感情に反するゲームプレイを強制されるせいで、２周目をプレイするのを想像するだけで辛い。これはゲームとして信じられないほど恐ろしい欠陥である。

    ファンのみならず、ノーティドッグはこのゲームを一緒に作り上げた沢山の人達をも裏切る結果となった。

    こんな非道いことがどうして出来ようか。

    人生で最高のゲームだと思っていた前作も

    今では見るのも辛い。    … Expand
  72. Jean31
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    I really did not expect this disappointment from the game, technically speaking it is fine, but the story is the worst, I do not say trash because it would offend the trash
  73. Fliggy
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    amazing game regarding everything that isn't the story. too bad it's literally a story game so that's what matters most. The most disgusting handling of some of the most beloved characters in video game history.
  74. Shadowscyth
    Sep 4, 2020
    1
    For the game itself, its quite ok. But if u think about last of us: its nothing to compare. The massage of this game is clear "revenge is bad" and it tries to rub it in ur face as if ur stupid. The characters have no comparsion to the likes beforehand. And tht is what sucks most
  75. alaz15
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    I don't know where to start. I just Don't get why almost all critics gave this game 100 score. There are so many plot holes and things that do not really make sense in this game and the worst thing is that it's a story based game. I mean Gameplay, graphics and atmosphere are amazing but all these super positive reviews for a such polarizing game are really suspicious and strange. II don't know where to start. I just Don't get why almost all critics gave this game 100 score. There are so many plot holes and things that do not really make sense in this game and the worst thing is that it's a story based game. I mean Gameplay, graphics and atmosphere are amazing but all these super positive reviews for a such polarizing game are really suspicious and strange. I wouldn't be suprised if sony or ND paid for all these high grades. Before the pemiere ND and SONY copystriked everyone on youtube that said something about leaks without showing any footage from a game even though that info was a public knoledge. Then they copystriked people who were only discussing previous copystrikes. I really thought that ND and SONY would never do that and i thought they were better than that. Game itself isn't bad, I would say i enjoyed it as much as Days Gone - It was enjoyable, but Tlou 2 is just mediocre most of the times compared to the first game - one of the best games of all time.… Expand
  76. RexGraves
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Why would you kill Joel in such a horrible way and then think I want to play the rest of the game as Joel’s killer? Graphics are top notch, gameplay is spot on, but the story is poorly written and I uninstalled the game just after being forced to play as Abby...… Expand
  77. derelict_haunte
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    This game was very disappointing. The only positive part of this game was the graphics and mechanics. Then there's the story which is atrocious, no i don't have any problems with muscular women or lgbt movements.
  78. DJDOVAHKIIN
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    Isso não é nem de longe o the last of us Pra mim o primeiro jogo é o último, muito melhor que sua continuação.
  79. DarthDohko
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. characters' lives matter in a game #characterslivesmatterinagame
    Se mamaron con Joel    … Expand
  80. ahmed56
    Jun 27, 2020
    1
    i just wanna thank naughty dog for ruining one of the best games ever made. playing through the last of us 2 was one of the most painful gaming experiences that i ever went through.
    for someone who love the last of us 1 so much i can only say that im very very disapointed with what they did with this game.
  81. paulcho
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    My score is... um... how to say it... IGN10/10.

    Font: 10, The font is perfect.
    Box: 10. The paper is perfect.
    Disc: 10. The materials are solid.
    Price: 10. It is good.

    Naughty Dog has given fans, end users and people an experience... or try to torture them via insulting, discrimination.
  82. graysage
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    This happens when someone who thinks tragic content is art creates a game. Waste of time...
  83. RRyar
    Dec 8, 2020
    1
    La historia está muy mal planteada por qué matan a Joel y elie va a asesinar a el culpable y deja todo atrás para al final no hacer nada y quedar como
  84. Saygoodbye
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    The worst story Not different between before game When i play this game i felt discomfort. Cus of story
    If they want to give us some message, it shouldnt be compel us some action
  85. CarlosVIP
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Naughty Dog just destroyed an almost perfect series on Playstation, I gave it 3 because of the game play and graphics are nice but playing the game and seeing what direction the writer took is completely stupid, and as I said said, the story is not what we wanted!!… Expand
  86. csp_mike
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is a piece of technical mastery with an illogical decision making of storytelling.It tries to rise women authority and Importance up to an absurd point. This game is not relatable at all and is sadly a punch on the face to those gamers who were patiently waiting with eager and will to enjoy a good story. It is obvious how a considerable amount of “oppressed” minorities desperately try to make an unnecessary effort to feel involved and accepted in a game, which story and ambience couldn’t be less interested in them, mainly because it’s core is about survival, not about seeking validation amongst dead zombies and teared populations. Us gamers, couldn’t care less about the sexual preferences of any character, it doesn’t disturb our sleep let alone does it even make any difference to us. It’s not that we are happy about gay relationships, it’s that we don’t care because we don’t think that it should be a reason to whether play a game or not. Secondly, I want to highlight how bogus the trailers shown to us are. Character models and dialogues are tweaked so we think the game will bring up one thing to then turn out to be something completely different. It’s mind bogging to see how afraid they eventually were to plunge in on letting people see the game’s true colours. Thus giving us yet another reason to hate the game, as we have been lied to. To conclude, I would sincerely not recommend anyone to spend a money on a game that they will find hard to finish.… Expand
  87. overworker
    Jun 26, 2020
    1
    Well ruined game. very disgusting when they are trying to teach me their ridiculous philosophy. After the dead scene, this company puts some kinds of PC thing and forces to face very weird situation. They are making people very uncomfortable, and it's like "oh, you don't like it? then you are hater!" I don't even think about any negative aspect of PC, but you just made it for me. GOOD JOB
  88. HHnind56
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    The game is very bad, it is not fun. Very boring, the story is also not good, I did not like it. The graphics were average, sometimes blurred, but that's okay. The game's physics of reality is a little interesting, the only positive point, but you can't ignore the other drastic mistakes in the game. Literally crap, I don't recommend it to anyone!
  89. dtrnemisis
    Jun 26, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. While the game play, combat, and graphics are amazing the story makes this a horrible game. They took a beloved game setting and destroyed it for no real reason. No one wants to play the person who kills your favorite character ... no one. Even the talented Laura Bailey could not bring me to like like Abby. Let us be honest her, they screwed this up so that they would not have to maker another one...period. They obviously do not care for their fans so they probably despised having to make a part two.… Expand
  90. Mistersb3ri
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    story sucks, lots of bugs. To Naughty Dog really know their fan base with thia trans character? Its lire selling kkk membership card in a Jay-Z concert....
  91. ThicccBleach
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Tried to write a review but there's too many issues to go into detail so I'm going to give my summary.

    The way the killed Joel off was dreadful he deserved a lot more especially seeing how he was beloved by so many of fans from the first game. It was like the developers wanted to annoy their fans.

    Ellie's story was completely pointless and meaningless as you are forced to play as Abby and stop Ellie and killing her friend Jesse and almost killing Tommy and Dina.

    Being forced to play as Abby was a terrible move and completely destroyed the pacing of the game and ruined my enjoyment especially with multiple flashbacks from playing with Ellie reminding you that Abby brutally murdered Joel and now you have to plays as her for 12 hours as they show you her dull backstory. I feel like it would've been better if for example, Abby was introduced first at the start of the game with scenes of the hospital just after the events of the first game to introduce us to Abby and show motive. Instead it was terrible character development which was too little too late.

    Also no character development for Abby's friends they're still just nobodies who help Abby whenever she asks no matter what it seems.

    Story writing was just bad. Trying to give Abby morals even though she never once questioned her choices and was happy betraying her own friends and allies to make her feel less guilty about herself.

    Turning Ellie into a bad person was even more poor writing and was ill suited especially after the fact that every decision you make and action you take is pointless and niether the player or character get their release.

    The ending was lack lustre especially as you finally get to play as Ellie again but instead of excitement it was boredom with me thinking "here we go again". Abby, somebody nobody cares about, gets the better end of the stick with the encounter with Ellie making the entire game a waste of time.

    I shall now reinstall the Last of Us remastered and pretend this game never existed as I feel 2020 would be better without it.    … Expand
  92. Kralahmet007
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    What can ı say man... ı'm crying now because this game is so different to first game
  93. Aklen
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. They ruin the story in a game that sells for its own story and you're a genius Sony… Expand
  94. karxion
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    Horrible. Few works spoiled the original work so much.
    I can't understand why the screenwriter's self-identity is forced on the user by putting it on the work, and I don't understand why the previous character came.
  95. orvx20
    Jun 26, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Naughty Dogs has an agenda to their games:
    man where do I start the first part was one of my favorite games ever made, but the second one... Naughty Dog what have you done to this series, gameplay and graphics wise this games feels and looks awesome, story wise is really insulting, and underwhelming for us fans. WTH we wait more than half a decade for you to just give us a story where our beloved anti-hero protagonist gets such a crappy send-off? Make the game so political to the point that it made you question if you guys were just trying to score points with a group of people, instead of delivering a neutral enjoyable experience for everyone. To top it all off you give us an ending that leaves you feeling so empty that makes you not want to play it ever again. WOW, we are not review-bombing we are voicing our opinion to how misleading the trailers were compared to what we actually received.    … Expand
  96. SEIFERRR
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    I've finished the story at last. It's a real torture as a fan of the 1st tlou to finish this game. Yes, the graphics and gameplay is top notch. However, the story itself is real flop, especially the last part. I'm not against to any female protagonist or what, it's just hard to play the game with it's current story.
  97. glag1488
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    Ждал игру 7 лет,в итоге получил сплошное разочарование(в плане сюжета).С технической точки игра хороша,но этого мало.
  98. ThatGamerBird
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. An insult to the characters themselves, as well as spit in the face of fans.
    I loved The Last of Us. I loved it with all of my heart, Ellie and Joel have special places in my heart, and soul. Their characters are burned in deep. This game... throws everything out the window. Grizzled men, who've had YEARS of experience surviving in the post-apocalypse toss ALL of their caution, all of their years of experience into the wind, and open up to complete strangers, not knowing if they were actually hostile or not, where Joel has been shown, in The Last of Us to be cautious, and wise to the tricks of Hunters, and other people.

    If that's not bad enough, Ellie is a complete train wreck. Nothing remains of the girl we got to know 7 years ago. She's rotten. There's nothing left.

    And then, we're forced, for something like 10 hours, to play as the villain we HATE, as the narrative desperately tries to force us to like her. It's disgusting. It's emotionally manipulative. The game actually employs gaslighting. You will be told everything you know and remember is wrong, by an abusive game. It's disgusting. Don't buy it. Don't be in the same zip code as the game. It's not canon whatsoever.

    They tried to form a story about how revenge is bad, and it only creates a revolving door of revenge. But the one who got revenge, who actually killed who they wanted to kill, gets off scott free. Hell, Ellie SAVES her life, by cutting her down, she was left for dead.
    Meanwhile, the one who forgave her, Ellie, loses everything. Her father figure. Her friends. Her loved ones. and two fingers, she can't even play Joel's guitar anymore.    … Expand
  99. Fatm
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    It's a spin-off game not a sequel. Should have been DLC if not with a completely different title. Even worse how they contrive a story to just completely remove the characters from the last game. Feels like there's been a complete takeover of Naughty Dog and all the old staff got fired and the new writer hates the old one.

    Makes me sad because I used to love Naughty Dog. But since    It's a spin-off game not a sequel. Should have been DLC if not with a completely different title. Even worse how they contrive a story to just completely remove the characters from the last game. Feels like there's been a complete takeover of Naughty Dog and all the old staff got fired and the new writer hates the old one.

    Makes me sad because I used to love Naughty Dog. But since Uncharted 3 I haven't been excited for any of their games. It's been a downhill slope since then but I didn't realize it until this abomination came out. Too much cinematic focus with dumb-downed gameplay. Feels like they've lost their roots like too many companies do.

    Graphics look nice I guess at least.    … Expand
  100. emir_tart
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    Very good graphics actions puzzles are down voted by unrelated characters stories
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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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