The Last of Us Part II

 PlayStation 4
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5.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 161975 Ratings

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  1. BrotherGoose
    Jul 23, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I thought this game was amazing and I'm tired of people saying it's garbage. Yes I was devastated when Joel died and it did feel too soon but that was supposed to be the point. Nobody is a good guy anymore. Could they have portrayed the story better to get what they were going for? Of course but most great games could do this as well.… Expand
  2. youngalexander
    Jul 23, 2020
    10
    I've never played a game that made me feel so much after completing the entire experience. Not all of those feelings were good, and often times it was hard to progress because of emotionally difficult decisions or sheer terror because of the threat of infected. At the end of it all however, it was was well worth it. I believe the writers did an excellent job building the characters and theI've never played a game that made me feel so much after completing the entire experience. Not all of those feelings were good, and often times it was hard to progress because of emotionally difficult decisions or sheer terror because of the threat of infected. At the end of it all however, it was was well worth it. I believe the writers did an excellent job building the characters and the world they live in, and made me feel for everyone, regardless of what they might have done in the past. I strongly believe this game will be one of the best I've ever played for some time to come.… Expand
  3. FlyMonBlaze
    Jul 23, 2020
    10
    I waited till the 'honeymoon' phase has passed before writing this to see where my feelings stand, but even with some time for it to sink in and reflect on all aspects of the game I really do feel like this game is absolutely incredible in every way.

    The gameplay is so visceral and satisfying due to incredible controls, level design, sound design, and AI. Small details like named    I waited till the 'honeymoon' phase has passed before writing this to see where my feelings stand, but even with some time for it to sink in and reflect on all aspects of the game I really do feel like this game is absolutely incredible in every way.

    The gameplay is so visceral and satisfying due to incredible controls, level design, sound design, and AI. Small details like named enemies go a long way to making you feel the weight of your actions.

    The story really stuck with me more than anything. The journey Ellie goes on is intense, emotional and highly satisfying. This game takes narrative risks I have never seen before in gaming, and the acting, animations, and graphics all lend themselves to creating one of the most compelling narratives and character studies in gaming.

    Please don't miss out on this game. The risks the game took are bold, but I think they were the right risks to take.    … Expand
  4. Danjerboy
    Jul 23, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. First, I feel a lot of these reviews are negative just because of the LGBT content. Second, I think people didn't want a sequel, they just wanted to replay the first game. If you don't have something different to say in a sequel I don't think you should bother just rehashing the same old same old from the first one. Part 2 has a dark, depressing, brutal plot but there are still quite a few moments of sunlight and wonder in it too.

    The gameplay is awesome, the visuals are great. Cut scenes fold effortlessly, sometime unnoticeably into gameplay. It feels open world though its not, and while it feels like you can wander anywhere, it does a great job of somehow subconsciously steering you along the correct path. The mechanics of upgrading your weapons are easy and encourage you to search areas you don't necessarily need to if you want to find all the available resources. The AI is spectacular, especially the way different factions communicate with each other, and how they all have different names, discover fallen bodies and send out warnings, etc. You can get through much of it through stealth alone, though I found myself wanting to kill everything and sometimes just started a gun fight for fun if there were enough resources around. Its VERY long, and its nice that you can go back and just replay certain chapters if you like, as I definitely had favorite areas I really enjoyed (like the flooded city, the burning village, and the boat rides).

    Anyway, if you're just in it for the story alone, and are REALLY REALLY attached to Ellie and Joel, then you probably won't like this as they are not the same characters from four (game) years ago. They're still great characters, but you're introduced to a lot of other characters as well and it can get complicated if you just wanted a rehash of part 1. Cause this ain't that at all. But I thought it was great, and hard hitting, and definitely packs some emotional punch. It forces you to do things you definitely don't want to do, or feel good about, but I think it still makes for a strong meaningful story, especially given what typically passes for a story line in most games.    … Expand
  5. AnaCarmo
    Jul 23, 2020
    9
    O game é muito bom, a gente fica doido pra terminar logo e ver o desfecho da história. Porém, acaba se deparando com alguns capítulos longos demais.
  6. Alex-Frantic
    Jul 23, 2020
    6
    Gameplay is very cool and brutal, but story sucks, first chapter was better
  7. Beanigan
    Jul 23, 2020
    9
    Loved it! Emotional rollercoaster from start to finish. Such a beautiful game and looking forward to my 4th play through.
  8. TheTipsyWizard
    Jul 23, 2020
    10
    Next to God if War, by far the best story campaign I’ve ever played. Thank you Naughty Dog for such an amazing experience.
  9. saucysteve
    Jul 23, 2020
    4
    As a standalone game I'd say its deserving of a 6. However, in comparison to part 1's story that actually had significant characters that made you care about what happened to them and this game which seemed force plot lines down your throat and bring in secondary characters then kill them off before you even cared about remembering their names is disappointing. I loved the Last of Us Pt.1,As a standalone game I'd say its deserving of a 6. However, in comparison to part 1's story that actually had significant characters that made you care about what happened to them and this game which seemed force plot lines down your throat and bring in secondary characters then kill them off before you even cared about remembering their names is disappointing. I loved the Last of Us Pt.1, and consider it my favorite story game of all time but this game deserves most of the criticism it gets. After 7 years and the gameplay is still exactly the same as before, it absolutely should be judged on it's story narrative, and this game misses the mark completely.… Expand
  10. nicksn
    Jul 23, 2020
    10
    Game with the best story and best plot EVER. peroid. Not for everyone, not everyone will get it the same but the story is AMAZING.
  11. Vitorxd12_
    Jul 23, 2020
    10
    For real, you need to have a lot of maturity to be able to understand what is this game trying to tell. it isnt a game about revenge, put that in your mind. its a apocalyptic world that anyone have a heroic death or is a pyschopath. everyone haves loves and feelings, and you just cant be blind by the hate.
  12. neildrukmanuidi
    Jul 23, 2020
    0
    I want my money back.

    What a disgrace of a game. Disgusting nauseating mess of story where real content and depth is replaced with stupid, shallow bursts of emotional trauma or over the top noisy gore. As if a traumatized unhealed demented person has written it. Gameplay is acceptable but offers no improvements to the previous one. Graphics are stunning. Occasional bugs with boat    I want my money back.

    What a disgrace of a game. Disgusting nauseating mess of story where real content and depth is replaced with stupid, shallow bursts of emotional trauma or over the top noisy gore. As if a traumatized unhealed demented person has written it.

    Gameplay is acceptable but offers no improvements to the previous one.
    Graphics are stunning. Occasional bugs with boat getting stuck...

    Overall, I had such a hard time forcing myself to finish it. I will never ever play it again (while I finished the first one in two digit numbers). And will never buy a game that Neil Druckman has been involved with.

    Can not believe how much money I wasted on this POS.
    Sony, if you are reading, give my money back, I will forgive you for wasting my time.    … Expand
  13. mariamu
    Jul 23, 2020
    9
    Excelente juego, no puedes criticar lo que no conoces, gráficos impecables, musica nostálgica y jugabilidad entretenida.
  14. AXL_White
    Jul 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. ¿para que nos ponen a jugar como Abby? querer que empaticemos con la que eliminó a uno de los personajes mas queridos, pésima jugada, pasamos de un juego cuya trama era la supervivencia a una telenovela, pésimo, no lo recomiendo, ahorrence esos 60 dolares en otros títulos, este, no lo merece… Expand
  15. TheRealAlazam
    Jul 23, 2020
    0
    The story is absolutely horrible garbage and Sony should be ashamed of themselves for allowing this trash with one of their biggest franchises.
  16. JWil
    Jul 23, 2020
    0
    I didn’t like it. A chore to play. The story was trying to be something new at the cost of us actually enjoying the game. They wanted a reaction and didn’t care what reaction it was they were going to get out of us. Workers obviously don’t like working there too which is why stuff got leaked. But even before that my gaming senses were tingling that this game was going to suck. So muchI didn’t like it. A chore to play. The story was trying to be something new at the cost of us actually enjoying the game. They wanted a reaction and didn’t care what reaction it was they were going to get out of us. Workers obviously don’t like working there too which is why stuff got leaked. But even before that my gaming senses were tingling that this game was going to suck. So much cringe. So many reasons why It’s not fun to ply or memorable at all. Nonsense. I can’t recommend this hame with a clear and good conscience. Save your money. Music and graphics were good, but that’s about it. It’s beautiful trash. Stay safe out there.… Expand
  17. Nickholden
    Jul 23, 2020
    0
    Hot pile of trash. This game is literally everything the first one isn’t. I would be embarrassed to have worked on this
  18. Zeus_pl
    Jul 23, 2020
    6
    Very mediocre game, would be much better if it ended after first half.

    Stretched to the point of being boring, also behaviour of some of the characters is ridiculous.
  19. MrL13G
    Jul 23, 2020
    10
    Eu não tenho palavras pra esse jogo. É um dos melhores jogos que já joguei, com uma das melhores dublagem. Com esse jogo eu fiquei triste, fiquei feliz, fiquei com medo, fiquei com raiva, até chorei. Eu recomendo, por mim esse jogo é o jogo do ano!!, Parabéns pelo trabalho Naughty Dog e não sei como as pessoas falam mal desse jogo.
  20. ItsMarW
    Jul 4, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Sorry but this game is a big no from me, I thought it would be good after waiting 7 years, but after that cheesy death of Joel I wanted to quit the game, I still gave it a chance tho, and then it went down hill, then the Abby plays made me sick, then after the ending I couldn’t I just had to go and refund the game, like sorry, but ND you won’t see any money from me for this game, I will continue to support your first TLOU game and continue to support your other games, but not TLOU 2.....I hope that at least that Crash Bandicoot 4 will be good....

    EDIT: These positive review bombs omg I can’t tlou fanboys can’t see a good story    … Expand
  21. Lady_Blue
    Jul 23, 2020
    10
    Me encantó el juego. Las gráficas, de las mejores. Y la mejor lección de vida que pude recibir y entender.
  22. Guigz06
    Jul 23, 2020
    10
    chef d'œuvre, rempli de rage malgré se que vont cracher les rageux, gros travail de naugty dog
  23. Rollbrand201
    Jul 23, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. the last of us part 2 is a great game. With beautifully detailed graphics as expected from a Naughty Dog game. The combat and exploration are amazing as well. But it can be pretty old over time making the experience too easy since the game has a lot of salvage to find and upgrades with ease. The biggest complaint that is on everyone's mind is the story. It is written well but told in the wrong way. Making people play as a random girl at beginning to kill off a fan favorite character isn't always a good way to debut. Especially since that character growth in the first game felt completely pointless since he didn't felt like the character from the first game. Naughty Dog has shown that they are being run by amateurs who are still learning to become incredible again.… Expand
  24. EdgelessInk
    Jul 23, 2020
    10
    Absolutely stunning graphically. Incredible audio design. Top notch level design. The best voice acting in gaming. The best animation in gaming. This is the complete package. If you enjoy combat, stealth, scavenging, and sight seeing in a beautifully rendered post apocalyptic world then you are in for a good time. I had zero issues with the story or structure or pacing. I was glued to theAbsolutely stunning graphically. Incredible audio design. Top notch level design. The best voice acting in gaming. The best animation in gaming. This is the complete package. If you enjoy combat, stealth, scavenging, and sight seeing in a beautifully rendered post apocalyptic world then you are in for a good time. I had zero issues with the story or structure or pacing. I was glued to the edge of my seat for 55 hours. I spent two days trying to play other games afterwards and they just couldn't compare. So I jumped right back in to play at the highest difficulty setting. Easily one of the greatest of all time.… Expand
  25. Walt_Z
    Jun 26, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It’s everything last of us 1 was and more, just in a different way.
    People can’t get mad when a story that’s dear to their heart doesn’t go the way they wanted, that’s is what a great game is all about. Ground breaking twist during the game that hurt but also drive you to resolve a terrible situation makes a player feel mentally vested.
    Joel dying sucks badly (broke my heart) but that’s the way the story was meant to play out, I wish Ella would have had time to say goodbye to Joe but the fact that Ellie didnt just fuels a raging fire in her for revenge.
    I hated the Abby portion of the game at first but when you start to understand the mental and physical trauma she endured fires you an understanding of why you killed Joel is such brutal way.
    I’m about 10 hours in and I feel I’m not only playing a great game, but I’m reading a great book and watching a great movie, all at once. That at the end if today drive me to give it a 10/10 rating

    Gameplay and mechanics are 9/10 (to slow to aim your gun) Graphics and sound are 10/10

    Storyline: when I played Ella and was given her background ever more it made me love. Playing Abby sucked for hours but when you started getting her backstory it made me enjoy playing through her store.

    All in all. One of the best games ever produced    … Expand
  26. Nicolllas
    Jul 23, 2020
    10
    Sem palavras....melhor game que ja joguei na minha vida,eles capricharam muito nessa obra e quem não gostou provavelmente não entendeu tudo que o game quis passar
  27. Treyes
    Jul 23, 2020
    0
    Such a disappointing sequel to what was an a amazing first game. Naughty hates the fans of the first game.
  28. AbiGonza
    Jul 23, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A ver, hola, quiero dar mi opinion sincera del juego.
    La muerte de joel, se veia venir desde el primer juego.
    Naughty dog dijo que este juego no iba a ser del agrado de todos.
    El mensaje de este juego no es solo "la venganza no es buena". Sino que tambien trata de hacernos ver, cuán egoustas podemos ser, por algo en específico. Ellie, es verdad que se dio cuenta muy tarde, de que se estaba perdiendo a ella misma. Se dio cuenta en la peor situación. Pero el mensaje es más como: "ellie, buscaba el perdón de joel, en matar a abby, pensaba que si la mataba, iba a tener el perdón de alguien que ya ni vivo estaba. Perdió sus dos dedos, que era la única conexion con joel que le quedaba, ¿Porque? Porque podía tocar la guitarra, y ese era el vínculo que conectaba con joel."
    En fin es solo mi opinion. gracias    … Expand
  29. TLOU_WORLD
    Jul 23, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. TLOU 2 is the best example of a game that is more than just entertaining, it's a game that makes you think and stays in your memory for a long time. Which is in itself, something that few games in the triple A industry can do. And it is for the same reason that this game has been review-bombed, for the simple fact that only with a playthrough and the hatred we feel for the death of Joel, this game cannot be reviewed. You have to at least play and think for a long time to understand that this game is as good as its predecessor. The graphics, gameplay, soundtrack, and story (when you get it right) put together make TLOU 2 the best game I've played since TLOU 1.… Expand
  30. Witters
    Jul 23, 2020
    2
    An epilogue to a masterpiece, The Last of Us Part II is a jarring experience, it takes narrative risks that throw the entire narrative off the rails with no clear direction. It results in a plotline which awkwardly fumbles to its end with little payoff or direction.
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  2. Mixed: 8 out of 121
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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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