The Last of Us Part II

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  1. jorgedias
    Aug 13, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This one has absolutely changed my gaming life forever. I was not expecting it to be so emotional and yet so good. I was blown away throughout the whole experience. It's been two weeks and I'm still depressed and talking about it with everyone around me.

    Not having a happy ending doesn't necessarily mean it's a bad story, i personally care more about the emotions and what i get to reflect after the game over and I felt wrecked, emotional, a cry baby and i love it cause a get it.

    Such an amazing experience: love, redemption, revenge, consequences, hate.
    10/10    … Expand
  2. Imdixit
    Aug 13, 2020
    10
    The story is divisive most people won't like the story but it makes you feel empty and depressing. But the gameplay music and combat the story telling is top notch. Kudos to Naughty dog for this amazing experience. I couldn't get over the music Gustavo is a legend.
  3. Uncle_yuri
    Aug 13, 2020
    10
    Perfecto!
  4. Gamer123_hique
    Aug 13, 2020
    10
    It's just Perfect! What did happening was just the life cycle... It is a very good game!
  5. Dave0983
    Aug 13, 2020
    10
    I loved this game, visually stunning and enthralling I would recommend it to anyone.
  6. Traic
    Aug 16, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Die Fortsetzung von the last of us hat mir Riesen Spaß gemacht. Der Wechsel zwischen Protagonist und antagonist war brilliant und die Folgen für Joels Entscheidung Ellie vor der Operation zu retten hatte ihr Konsequenzen gehabt. Joels Tot war ein schock aber genau das hat mich überhaupt davon überzeugt Ellies Weg zu begleiten. Die Motivation einen blutigen Feldzug zu führen hatte sie nicht bevor Joel gestorben war. Dina war zu unbekannt als hätte ihr tot eine so große Story eröffnet. Schließlich spielen wir ja den 2. Part und ie Story wurde sehr gut umgesetzt. Ich habe jede cutscene geliebt. Es gab schwierige Situationen aberz auch interessante Begegnungen sowie plötzliche tode von kameraden die einem schon weh taten.… Expand
  7. Vikazz
    Aug 16, 2020
    10
    First of all, the game showed that revenge is not the best decision because violence brings just more violence. Secondly, Ellie not killing Abby shows Ellie as a really strong character, not weak as some people misunderstood. Three, this masterpiece dives deep into human emotions and makes you go through all of them in their purest form. They tried to trigger your anger but also showedFirst of all, the game showed that revenge is not the best decision because violence brings just more violence. Secondly, Ellie not killing Abby shows Ellie as a really strong character, not weak as some people misunderstood. Three, this masterpiece dives deep into human emotions and makes you go through all of them in their purest form. They tried to trigger your anger but also showed that both Abby and Ellie have good and bad sides. Ever heard of Yin and Yang? They are also way more similar than it seems visually. Four, it takes to be a little more open-minded to accept the story. I know it's not for everyone. The story is meant to be depressive and rough. That makes the world of tlou much more believable - let's not forget we are being shown postapocalyptic world and not sugar-coated, having-a-happy-ending story. I think that the characters aren't shown as main and secondary, but as equal individuals that could get easily hurt by the cruel world around them no matter what their role in the game is. I as a player felt the joy and the anger (anger not expressed towards the game because that would be just stupid, sorry). Five, Joel brought this to himself. Yeah, his decision in the hospital was hard. It was either to save human kind from the disease or save himself from the loneliness and losing another 'daughter'. He was seeking that love and wanted to fill that hole in his heart from Sarah's death. Well, every act has its consequences and it is what it is. No turning back. Six, this game is not something that you should just play and watch, you should think more about its representations and try to understand why things are like that in stead of just demanding the game to tell you everything. It's a game for people who are able to think more deeply and empathize. Seven, it's a story told. Just like you have your story and I have mine. You can't change it whether you like it or not. We sometimes lose things e value but it is what it is and you have to live with it. That's what stories have always been for me. I don't think there are good and bad stories - just stories that we want to listen or not.… Expand
  8. Abbysgolfclub
    Aug 16, 2020
    10
    Its aight. To be honest, I was expecting worse, after the leaks, but let me tell you something, I got the game, the same reason I got the first one, for the grim and dreadful environment, expecting fun from a zombie game, I found it fun, I wanted the game to be good, It wasn't disappointing.
  9. anvil2K
    Aug 16, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Holy **** **** I have a real depression now. Ellie lost it all: Joel, family, even the possibility to play her guitar. Abby lost it all too, but in the end she still sees the light and finds the will to live in herself. Don’t know what to do know with my life.… Expand
  10. Rei_Reviews
    Sep 8, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The sequel is never as good as the original, but that doesn't mean The Last Of Us 2 is a bad game. 2013's The Last of Us is arguably the greatest game of all time, it was always going to be incredibly difficult for part two to live up to that standard. For the most part it did, but some design choices made key story elements fall flat on their face and the game does overstay it's welcome a little bit because of this. Story (5/10). Sound & Visual (10/10), Gameplay (9/10).

    Story (5/10): I like what they tried to do with the story, it was just told in the wrong order. It was like reading all the even chapters in a book then going back and reading all the odd chapters. Ultimately I didn't care for Abby's part of the story because i already knew how it ended. There was no reason for me to be invested in the side characters (Owen, Mel, Manny, Lev, and Yara) in her arc, so the relationships she was developing didn't matter. The pivotal dynamic between Ellie and Abby also didn't matter for half of the story because we knew where it ended prior to half of it being told, it just meant that Abby's story felt like filler.
    Then there's Joel's death. I don't think there is a single legitimate fan that didn't think this would happen, but damn did it miss the mark. It's very transparent that they were trying to reach the same heights as Sarah's death in part one to shock the player into being motivated. However, there was no payoff with Joel dying, when it happened my first thought was 'oh well, Joel is dead I guess, right what's next'. It didn't make me stop and wonder what I had gotten myself into like Sarah's death did. The story would have had so much more impact if I cared for why Abby wanted to kill Joel before it happened, not retroactively filling it in through flashbacks.
    The game should have started with the zebra scene, where Abby's dad gets called back to the hospital to perform the surgery on Ellie, to then cut to Abby walking through the hospital only to see the Fireflies and ultimately her dad after Joel had gotten to the operating room. The rest of the flashbacks for both Abby and Ellie can then be used to create the first chapter to establish what occurred in the five years between Ellie's rescue and Joel's death. The end of Chapter 1 still culminates in Joel's death, but at least we would have a reason to care about it.
    After Joel's death the story should then have been told in chronological order switching from Ellie day 1 to Abby day 1 and so on. It is an intertwining story that was told as if it was linear and that's the disappointment.

    Sound and Visual (10/10): There is isn't anything you can fault with the sound and visual design, it is brilliant. From the terrifying clickers, bloaters and shamblers that you can hear in the distance, to the Seraphites' hunting whistles becoming more desperate as you kill them off or the melancholy backing tracks and the rain and thunderstorms, this game has absolutely marvellous sound design. The visuals are the same with dilapidated, soaring skyscrapers, thunderstorms and burning villages, to serene mountainous landscapes, to realistic facial and body movements this game is a treat to look at.

    Gameplay (9/10): There's not much new here, but that's fine, it was already an enjoyable gameplay loop. if you enjoyed the gameplay from the first game then you won't be surprised here. The addition of the stalkers and the dogs significantly changed how the stealth mechanics worked, but they were used far too infrequently to matter. At times it felt like there were endless numbers of enemies coming from literally nowhere (especially in the last chapter), and the hyped infected vs human vs player battles were virtually non-existent and always resulted in you still fighting a large number of enemies. Though none of this stopped me from enjoying the moment to moment gameplay.    … Expand
  11. TomR11
    Aug 24, 2020
    9
    Juegazo, no tengo nada más que decir. Compralo antes de hacerte spoilers.
  12. Survivalisseur
    Aug 21, 2020
    9
    I played the first TLOU for the first time right before jumping into Part2 so with the masterpiece that is part 1 firmly in heart and mind i eagerly fired up Part 2
    And WOW i was not disapointed what a game!! What an experience. The emotions soared to dizzying heights and crashed to utterly devestating lows as i the player felt the full relentless impacts the characters experienced as if    I played the first TLOU for the first time right before jumping into Part2 so with the masterpiece that is part 1 firmly in heart and mind i eagerly fired up Part 2
    And WOW i was not disapointed what a game!! What an experience. The emotions soared to dizzying heights and crashed to utterly devestating lows as i the player felt the full relentless impacts the characters experienced as if they were happening to you. I felt the anger i felt the love i felt the dread, dispare the confliction. I have now completed the game twice on survivor/+ and can fully understand the polarised fanbase. The story is not for the faint hearted you will be challenged but it will be worth the journey if you can make it to the end and have an open minded and reflective outlook. I found myself emotionally exhausted but unable to to stop thinking about the game for weeks afterwards thank you naughty dog    … Expand
  13. AlanAzevedo
    Aug 21, 2020
    10
    Simplesmente incrível.. tanto na gameplay quanto na história.. e é exatamente oq muitas análises dizem.. "as pessoas não estão preparadas para esse jogo" tanto que muita gente crítica a história.. mas pq nao entenderam a complexidade de tudo que acontece.. e por conta principalmente de um acontecimento no início do jogo, ai fecham o olho para toda a grandiosidade do resto. Resumindo, é umSimplesmente incrível.. tanto na gameplay quanto na história.. e é exatamente oq muitas análises dizem.. "as pessoas não estão preparadas para esse jogo" tanto que muita gente crítica a história.. mas pq nao entenderam a complexidade de tudo que acontece.. e por conta principalmente de um acontecimento no início do jogo, ai fecham o olho para toda a grandiosidade do resto. Resumindo, é um mix de emoções..., só jogando para entender..… Expand
  14. Davidvillados
    Aug 22, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Es una historia difícil de digerir, este juego te ofrece mucho, de todo, capaz decepcione un poco el final, ya que es triste pero eso es la intención del juego acerté aserte sentir eso, que sientas lo que siento el personaje, por eso es un gran juego… Expand
  15. Darnimized
    Aug 22, 2020
    9
    Immersive/intense gameplay and a story that ties perfectly with the first game. My only negative is some of the choices that the game forces you to make to empathize with a certain character can be a bit forced and manipulative.
  16. SandyGuilardi
    Aug 24, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I played this game right after Part I, both for the first time, and I don't even know how to express myself, how to explain what I felt. It was a jawdroping experience and I never felt so much with a game, movie, series, book or anything. I felt tenderness, felt warm, love, heartbreak, sadness, I felt sick, bitter, angry, anxious, I feared for what the game had to me and even though I was expecting everything, I wasn’t ready for any of it. A terrible experience that made my heart race, almost exploding. Yet, I understood all the sides that I didn’t (out of pure arrogance) want to and still my feelings were torn apart… I was completely contempted with it all after that. It all sits right with me. Everything is pure coincidence and it makes sense. Everyone had their issues and no one was truly bad or good, still we could see who had the worst morals and committed more mistakes. The game could make sense out of every situation of every group that appeared in front of me… And that made me mad, because everyone had their reasons and I wanted a villain to kill! To take revenge!... ...In the end, I still understood Ellie and her forgiveness towards Abbie, exactly because everyone has their reasons. I was mad, but couldn't be mad at them, I was only mad, because life is unpredictable and things that we don't like can happen just like that. Life goes on. This journey had to end some way, and the way to end it wasn't by killing Abby after all… It wouldn't really be the end. And as soon as Ellie understood that, she could forgive Joel, Abby and, I hope, she forgave herself and finally settled up.
    It really was such an experience and everything about it only made me feel even more immersed. The graphics, even though I don't pay a lot of attention to that, were truly beautiful and realistic, without being uncanny. The gameplay wasn't too difficult to a moron like me, but still gave me challenges and I didn't even feel frustrated when I died too many times, because my deaths were always by mistakes I really did commit and could just figure out what I had to change.
    And a last thing, the fight with Ellie, playing as Abby, it was so creepy. It really felt like it was the Ellie I controlled. She acted different from almost every enemy and that made me really nervous.
    I really think this game isn't just a good piece of entertainment, it makes us think, it gives us chills. The plot uses the gaming as a gadget to confuse you, you're not watching or playing, you are experiencing it. It's not fun because being in the situation of those characters isn't fun, it's not a game that has a plot just… because. It has a story, it uses it and it makes you feel the story, it's not an excuse to feel like you're a badass survivor killing monsters and enemies, you actually feel anxious, nervous, you feel fear, because you're not badass and you don't know what's going to happen. It really feels like more than playing, more than watching or even reading. It's an experience that I'll take with me for life.    … Expand
  17. March_yur
    Aug 24, 2020
    9
    Великолепная глубокая игра с несколькими спорными решеними в повествовании. Тот редкий случай когда после прохождения хочется думать о происходящем, о мотивации, причинах, следствиях и персонажах в целом. Большое число деталей работает на повествование, все работает как пазл, который к концу собирается.
    Ну а про общее качество игры и говорить не стоит, это одна из лучших представительниц    Великолепная глубокая игра с несколькими спорными решеними в повествовании. Тот редкий случай когда после прохождения хочется думать о происходящем, о мотивации, причинах, следствиях и персонажах в целом. Большое число деталей работает на повествование, все работает как пазл, который к концу собирается.
    Ну а про общее качество игры и говорить не стоит, это одна из лучших представительниц видеоигр на сегодня. Эволюция геймплея прошлой части, сочные бои, отличная графика, сногсшибательная работа дизайнеров, топовая техническая реализация.    … Expand
  18. Carullan
    Aug 24, 2020
    10
    Hadn't played the first game either so me and my both brothers picked up the remastered version and part 2. We wanted to experience both games for ourselves and then decide whether we like it or not. Since this review is only for the second game im going to make it quick. All 3 of us agree that this is one of the best games weve played so far. Cant understand the criticism at all. Story,Hadn't played the first game either so me and my both brothers picked up the remastered version and part 2. We wanted to experience both games for ourselves and then decide whether we like it or not. Since this review is only for the second game im going to make it quick. All 3 of us agree that this is one of the best games weve played so far. Cant understand the criticism at all. Story, gameplay and everything else adds up to an awesome experience.… Expand
  19. w86
    Aug 29, 2020
    10
    I had to register and make my first review. This is the best experience I´ve had related to video games. Everything is taken to an unexpected level. The game play is amazing, graphics are beautiful and the story is harsh and heavy. If there ever was a game destined to get a 10, this is the one.
  20. lilbatatavert1
    Aug 29, 2020
    8
    I really enjoyed it. I don't understand the amount of hate this game got. These people created these characters and it's up to them and their vision to decide their fate. now although I can see where most of the criticism is coming from, I don't agree with the way it was delivered. just relax, enjoy the game and let it go.
  21. sak_ito
    Aug 29, 2020
    10
    tanto la jugabilidad como la historia me encantan, muy bien desarrollada a mi criterio, pero con un final triste, lo cual tampoco está mal, no todos los finales tienen que ser color de rosa.
  22. Yo_Gamer
    Sep 8, 2020
    8
    I love this game, It's cinematic gameplay experience was just astonishing. Especially the shooting feels vert genuine and very pleasing. I would definitely recommend this game. Story- 10/10
  23. Soulsborne50
    Sep 4, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Protip: Naughty Dog.

    When your video game doesn't get a SINGLE negative review from a critic, that's a major red flag. It's indicative of the fact that no one is actually stupid enough to believe you didn't already pay them off to put you in the spotlight.

    As for the game itself, absolute trash. Let's take one of gaming's most beloved anti-heroes and have him die in the dumbest way possible to some politically-correct she-hulk, and... just... good lord. I don't even know how else to put it. I thought this game was supposed to be about zombies and surviving, and finding new communities, and rekindling lost relationships. Instead you turned it into political commentary.

    Also the ending of the game is a freakin joke. Like one final kick in the balls from a developer that hopefully 'wins' worst company of the year.

    Save your money. If you think this game is good because it has 10,000 more positive than negative, then you're clearly not thinking straight. This game wouldn't be worth purchasing unless it was 50 cents.    … Expand
  24. BritVan
    Sep 6, 2020
    10
    I’m on my third playthrough and I love it. Everything about it. Literally one of the most perfect and impactful games ever made.
  25. Fatalboi793
    Sep 8, 2020
    9
    This game is nothing i wanted every wish i had for the sequel to the Last of Us was thrown out of the window. But, it was replaced with a story that tears your heart apart in a good way and takes risks that i believe paid off. the way Naughty Dog plays with your feelings is something i have never experienced before in any media and i applaud it for that.The story isn't a one and done sortThis game is nothing i wanted every wish i had for the sequel to the Last of Us was thrown out of the window. But, it was replaced with a story that tears your heart apart in a good way and takes risks that i believe paid off. the way Naughty Dog plays with your feelings is something i have never experienced before in any media and i applaud it for that.The story isn't a one and done sort of thing it requires a lot of analyses and critical thinking to fully understand the story and make a final opinion of said story.
    Game play doesn't change much from the 1st game but the few additions make combat encounters more immersive and intense. No encounter is the same as the previous one whether that maybe the enemy variation or the environment of which you face them. the combat always keeps you on your feet especially on harder difficulties in which you are forced to use everything in your arsenal in different ways that just sneaking behind enemies or going to a shootout. things like what i said keep the combat fresh and prevents it from getting stale.
    Technically its a masterpiece. i encountered a few bugs in the lighting and maybe a few rendering issues but overall it's solid. The music perfectly captures the world of The Last of Us much like the 1st game and perfectly add up to the intensity of story moments, Combat encounters etc.
    Overall The Last of Us Part II is an experience i shall never forget and something like this must be taken with an open mind to fully enjoy and understand the motives of this game.    … Expand
  26. adamfybl
    Sep 8, 2020
    9
    An outstanding cinematic accomplishment in video games. It's brutal and unforgiving in many ways, with the story, gameplay and settings all reflecting the harshness of the world. There are some minor criticisms to be made about the game's themes (and I sometimes found the gameplay a bit frustrating), but most of the Metacritic users here who are review-bombing the game because of its plotAn outstanding cinematic accomplishment in video games. It's brutal and unforgiving in many ways, with the story, gameplay and settings all reflecting the harshness of the world. There are some minor criticisms to be made about the game's themes (and I sometimes found the gameplay a bit frustrating), but most of the Metacritic users here who are review-bombing the game because of its plot and characters are not making those criticisms in good faith. This is a must-play game.… Expand
  27. EmilioFerrera
    Sep 28, 2020
    10
    El mejor juego de la historia. Una historia cruda y que deja un mal sabor de boca. Te deja reflexionando, y definitivamente no es lo que uno se espera, pero con la mente lo suficientemente abierta uno se da cuenta que es muy profunda, y de las mejores en la historia.
  28. lennon_rs
    Sep 28, 2020
    10
    Jogo sensacional, a história é incrível pena que não é para todos como se pode ver pela nota de alguns usuários, mas quem curte um bom gameplay com um ótimo enredo esse é o game.

    “Se Deus me desse uma segunda chance, eu faria tudo igual”
  29. Mitsontagkas
    Sep 28, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Masterpiece!! If one game can overtake the first The last of us is The last of us part 2. Very emotional, everything happens for a reason in the game , if you alienate after Joel's death give him a chance you will be rewarded by this masterpiece… Expand
  30. AlienOnEarth
    Sep 30, 2020
    10
    I absolutely love this game bec. At one point it made you hate a certain character for a certain reason and then made you understand the perspectives of this character and you felt bad for the character its an absolute amazing
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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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