The Last of Us Part II

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  1. AkrEve03
    Jul 26, 2020
    9
    The Last Of Us Part II is an amazing game with flaws but a must play for sure. Just just read this review and decide it for yourself.

    OVERVIEW : Basically this a very dark game(Story) equipped with the iconic The Last Of Us gameplay and a prominent way of storytelling. The part 1 ends with Ellie and Joel on there way to Jackson where Ellie asks and Joel promises ellie that whatever he    The Last Of Us Part II is an amazing game with flaws but a must play for sure. Just just read this review and decide it for yourself.

    OVERVIEW :
    Basically this a very dark game(Story) equipped with the iconic The Last Of Us gameplay and a prominent way of storytelling. The part 1 ends with Ellie and Joel on there way to Jackson where Ellie asks and Joel promises ellie that whatever he told her about the fireflies was true and boom THE END, credits with that crazy music. Gustavo Santaolalla(Music Director of the two parts), lots of love for that music. Part II continues five years later where Ellie is an adult now, Joel is old and they're living a good life in jackson. Ellie makes some good friends in Jackson and one day she finds out the truth about the fireflies and then stops talking to Joel which is very sad but lets continue. In Jackson, Ellie and her friends with others go for rounds outside the Jackson to check for survivors and for infected. When they're on rounds something bad happens to ellie where someone who's close to her gets killed in front of her by one of the WLF soldiers who are also known as Wolves who've come from Seatle to kill that person. Now the whole game is about Ellie going to Seatle and taking revenge on the death of that person.

    THE REVIEW :
    First of all the graphics are soo good, cutscene to gameplay transition is smooth and there is so much attention to very subtle to subtle details.
    Second thing are the characters. Ellie was funny in part 1 but in part II she's changed. She's brutal and she gets so involved in the revenge that she couldn't control herself from killing anyone who comes in her way. Then comes Dina who is girlfriend of Ellie. it's an important character so I have nothing much to say. Joel is there, obviously, nothing 's much changed about him, he's the same brutal and handsome Joel. The voice actors are also great, Troy baker(Joel), Ashley Johnson(Ellie),Shannon Woodward(Dina), Laura Bailey who plays a role of another important character.
    The Third thing is Gameplay. there are two new Villian groups. Washington liberation Front(WLF) and Seraphites also known as scars. WLF are group of people who are not with the federals and live on themselves where as Seraphites is a cult who are deadly too. WLF uses dogs for finding their enemies and you've to kill the dog most of the times but its okay. it's just a game.
    I like both enemy groups. Enemy AI is smart. It makes the game realistic. And the common enemies, the infected, there are four types, Runners, Clickers, Shamblers and Stalkers. Each of them have their own way of difficulty while killing them.
    The Fourth and most Important thing is the Story, The story is good but the most important thing which i think the game director and one of the story writer Neil Druckmann and the other story writer Hailey Gross wanted to tell is the concept of Perspective.
    This game shows two perspectives, one is Ellie's and the other is the killer's perspective. If you see the two perspectives, then you'll find out that there is justice on both the sides. Thats where i liked Neil Druckmann's vision towards this game. There is no game I've ever played which is this different. Now the game's getting so much hate is mostly because of the sudden death of the person who's close to Ellie which was very unexpected. I too felt bad but i gave this game a chance and i do not regret my decision.

    Now this game is approx 25 to 35 hours long. And that is a point which I did not like in this game because it becomes a little repetitive. And other point is that the ending is a little weird while playing but it has it's own meaning and after finishing the game you'll realise why it has to end like that.

    i'd really appreciate Naughty Dog's risky and experimental approach towards this game and they knew people might not like but still they did it and I think they've succeeded it.

    I know some fans will not like this review but it's all your perspective, It's the way you see the game.

    I've played a lot of games like GTA, Red Dead Redemption, Uncharted Series, Batman Arkham Series, Lot of Spiderman games including Spiderman PS4, God of War, Assassins Creed games, Call of Duty games and a lot others. And this is my first review on a game.

    A Must Recommended game to everyone. Just try it and see it like a movie and you'll definitely love it :):):).

    With your Support I might review other games too.

    Lots of Love, Thank You For Reading.    … Expand
  2. Luis_
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    the game is very good in terms of graphics, atmosphere, gameplay, but the story is horrid and uninteresting, the character of abby is horible and cannot be empathized and the worst part is where they make you fight ellie, and the end It is disappointing and unsatisfactory as ellie lets abby out.
  3. GameBreaker
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    What a perfect pile of mierda and incredible idiotic way to ruin this franchise..
    DO NOT BUY THIS GAME YOU WILL REGRET IT.
  4. 3DHONDA
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Game lacks any major development of characters and story just drags out. You think you are about to move on from missions but No you are not even half way through i felt utter boredom doing these and had to really force myself to continue. Normally with so much time invested in any game 6hrs plus i enjoy the story and characters i am with but this is soul destroying i feel like just switching off and watching paint dry TBH it is so depressing fams have anticipated this game for years since the last game and have been rewarded with this dross very disappointing from ND.… Expand
  5. spar7ak
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    Pretty looking but horrible story. Glad I played it on a friend's playstation.
    Unrecognizable characters disconnected from original. Dumb and unbelievable plot.
    Throw in the occasional finger wagging about whatever pet social issue/cause.
    Spoiled the experience for me but if you enjoy stuff like that you may like it.
  6. golf_club
    Jun 20, 2020
    6
    The theme of revenge could have been served perfectly, but while the script was being written for a game that was waiting for a lot of people, the writers were Smoking, playing for the brutal Hulk (Abby) caused only resentment and a question (Why did you do it this way).Full disclosure of revenge is in the films (I saw the devil) and (law-abiding citizen), but this topic is not finishedThe theme of revenge could have been served perfectly, but while the script was being written for a game that was waiting for a lot of people, the writers were Smoking, playing for the brutal Hulk (Abby) caused only resentment and a question (Why did you do it this way).Full disclosure of revenge is in the films (I saw the devil) and (law-abiding citizen), but this topic is not finished here.The game is visually very beautiful, sorry about the plot can not be said so. sorry the potential and depth of Ellie's experiences are beaten to death with a Golf stick… Expand
  7. MulhollandDr1ve
    Jun 20, 2020
    2
    Ставлю 2, но эта 2 лишь из-за уважения к первой части.
    Сразу оговорю, что эта оценка сформирована мной не из-за СЖВ повесточки, хотя от части это тоже имеет место быть.
    Обзор хочу начать с сюжета, он меня крайне разочаровал, разочаровал своей глупостью, например Джоэль, проживший треть жизни в пост-апокалипсисе решил вдруг рассказать незнакомым людям с оружием где находится его город,    Ставлю 2, но эта 2 лишь из-за уважения к первой части.
    Сразу оговорю, что эта оценка сформирована мной не из-за СЖВ повесточки, хотя от части это тоже имеет место быть.
    Обзор хочу начать с сюжета, он меня крайне разочаровал, разочаровал своей глупостью, например Джоэль, проживший треть жизни в пост-апокалипсисе решил вдруг рассказать незнакомым людям с оружием где находится его город, также сообщить им своё имя, ну не глупость ли? И такого, к сожалению хватает. Но сюжет плох не только из-за таких вот натянутых моментов, так же ещё мотив сюжета крайне примитивен, а причина так вообще высосана из пальца, всё это уже давным давно видели и все это уже затёрто до дыр.
    Концовка вообще меня заставила сжать геймпад от злости, и начать сожалеть что я потратить деньги на диск с игрой, поиграйте, и вы поймёте, о чём я.
    Также оптимизация желает оставлять лучшего, моя PS4 Pro кипятилась и шумела, и я мог бы понять если бы она ещё при этом выдавала адекватные кадры, но довольно частенько меня сопровождали неприятные просадки.
    О гемплее особо сказать ничего ультра-вау не могу. Анимации по сравнению с первой частью стали заметно лучше, но колоссальной разницы я не заметил, ну разве что ещё коммуникация врагов друг с другом стала лучше в диалогах, они зовут друг друга по именам и не просто кричат реплики, а активно переговариваются - это прикольно. Но бывают частенько такие моменты, когда щелкун грызёт условного бойца ФОВ, а его кореш стоит почти в плотную и кричит его имя вместо того чтобы стрелять, выглядит это весьма комично.
    В заключении скажу: как отдельный проект 6 из 10, но как наследник уже почти классической игры 2 из 10, в основном в игры я играю ради геймплея, но эта одна из немногих игр, которая заставляет играть ради сюжета (по крайне мере первая часть), здесь достойного продолжения истории я не увидел, и обидно не за деньги, а за очередные порушенную надежду.
    Rest in peace    … Expand
  8. Colt55
    Jul 26, 2020
    0
    Complete left political trash. Not sure how else to put it. Ruined franchise due to liberal political agenda.
  9. Sieg13
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. spoiler ahead.....
    i just finish the game the game play and graphics is superb no question about it but the story line is a trash to many loopholes . fyi its ok for me if Joel will leave the series actually i'm kinda expecting that in about an hour playing it then this happen why the hell .. they live in post apocalyptic world why would they even trust those people . and with the plot that you will kill so many people to exact revenge then in the end that you suddenly stop...the **** you already killed to many people for that lol the story plot of this is like the season 8 of GOT.... Naughty dog drop the ball on this because story driven games is their selling point and with this i don't think so    … Expand
  10. XXsadpuppyXX
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    They need to stop removing negative reviews just because we hate this game. I would never recommend someone buy this the only thing this game has is graphics nothing else
  11. Bulkystorm
    Jun 20, 2020
    2
    Wow really after 10 years of wating this is what it comes down to? What's the point of this game? I dont get it it's like as if naughty dog want people to dislike the company. The whole story is hot garbage, is there a way to get my $$ back?
  12. BOSTONMEDIC
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    This sequel to a once great game is a travesty.
    Why they felt the need to combine a bad plot with the destruction of beloved characters, we will never know.
  13. OnionSama
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    The game has the top level of graphics, motion capture, and not bad music. HOWEVER the story ruined everything. PLEASE DON'T MAKE FAKE REVIEWS
  14. PS4stuff
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Imagine a Mario game where Bowser tries to kidnap the princess, fails, escapes, and then Mario spends the whole game chasing Bowser just so he can teach him a lesson. The Last of Us 2 has pretty much the same feel. What an annoying story, just pretty ridiculous. Feels more like a really violent soap opera than just good vs evil. Like other reviewers have said, it really is mostly about revenge. Call me old-fashioned, but I've always been more a fan of games with an existential threat as the focal point.… Expand
  15. Caos181
    Jun 21, 2020
    1
    La escritura es la parte más floja de esta entrega; lo que contrasta con la primer entrega siendo esta su punto más fuerte.
  16. Cisco88
    Jun 21, 2020
    1
    O primeiro jogo foi maravilhoso, eu amava os personagens e o decorrer do jogo, agora nesse segundo eles cercaram a história, o gráfico e jogabilidade e mapas são maravilhosos, mas a história tá simplesmente horrível, o início foi bom mas depois de um ponto a história só piora cada vez mais.
  17. Eneale
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Strong graphics, mediocre gameplay, horrendous story arc with a sprinkle of agenda driven rubbish. Do not buy.… Expand
  18. Angrlica_Rage
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    Skit game, I waited 7 years for this dog skit game, Joel deserved better and you just had to ruin the game ofc. Glad I didn't pay this game either.
  19. tuckmyhomietobe
    Jun 26, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Imagine if on the next installment of God of War, Kratos gets killed by some elf's child for revenge 2 hours into the gameplay. That would suck.
    After all the buildup of the character of being such a badass and a fighter, the character dies in such disrespectful way and this happened to Joel.
    When I first heard the leaks of Joel's death, my prediction was that Ellie's girlfriend would get murdered and Ellie goes out for revenge. Joel follows her and when Ellie gets into trouble, Joel would be saving Ellie and during the process get killed. This angers Ellie even more and motivates her to get her revenge. I honestly think this would a respectful way to present Joel's death, saving Ellie.
    Joel's death is not even the worst part. With good writing with such major character dying so early in the game, I think the game could have received 9/10, but rest of the writing is horrible too. For second half of the game, the player is forced to play as Joel's killer, Abby and I think the devs were trying to make players sympathize(?) with Abby for her actions and make her look like a good person or likeable character (which was not working for me btw). Some of her actions are horrendous and it pissed me off that I had so play as her for such a long time and it felt like a waste of time for me. I think Abby's backstory could have been released as DLC (idk who would buy it) and cut down the main campaign's playtime significantly.
    Finally the ending was so unsatisfying. You play 20+ hours to let Abby go. I guess Ellie had this sudden realization that revenge is bad after killing hundreds of people to get to Abby. Ellie was fine killing so many people but she can't kill one person who actually killed Joel. After that, she returns to the house where Dina was supposed to wait for her to find nobody waiting. The game ends with Ellie failing to play guitar since she lost two of her fingers in final confrontation with Abby. It also shows this bittersweet conversation between Ellie and Joel about Ellie telling Joel that she won't be able to forgive Joel for what he did at the hospital from Last of Us and you can see Joel holding back his tears. I honestly felt so bad for Joel this game who saved Ellie because she reminded him of his dead daughter, Sarah, just to be disrespected by Ellie and get killed by random new character. Also, when did Ellie become such a **** This is not the Ellie I remember from the first Last of Us who was mature for her age and understanding.
    The first Last of Us had so many appealing side characters like Bill, Henry, Sam, Riley and even David ( who did his job to be terrifying). Some of the new characters from Last of Us part 2 are Abby, Jesse and Dina and I honestly found none of them relatable or appealing. Their dialogues were boring and I wish they had more character development in such a long game (20+hrs btw).

    It would be unfair to say that there are no good things in Last of Us part 2.
    They introduce new enemy types such as dogs and shamblers. It is nice of them to introduce more enemy types but I honestly wish there were more new enemies.
    Graphics also look amazing. It is easily next gen graphics and there's no denying that.
    New controls such as prone and jumping. Prone is somewhat useful but jumping might as well not exist if not for some geological puzzles.
    Gameplay is almost exactly same as first Last of Us which might be both good and bad. It means there were no improvements but personally for me, I was satisfied with it.

    The game looks amazing but that is about it and having such a long playtime doesn't help either, making it such a waste of time. I think this was such a wasted opportunity as a sequel to such an amazing game. The first Last of Us ending was perfect for me and did not need a sequel and I wish I can forget Last of Us Part 2 ever existed.    … Expand
  20. Colage782
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. What have they done? The first game was so brilliant, Joel was an amazing person to play, then killing him within the first hour, then making us play the person that killed him. It makes me angry.

    Then there’s that scene, it made me cringe so much, how did they not hurt each other from that?

    The graphics are good, the characters not so, you should have done better     … Expand
  21. sarvanishere
    Jun 22, 2020
    2
    Terrible story. But it is not just a bad story it is bad, very bad because of the political agenda forced in this game. Sorry but games like TLoUS without a good story, they just bad action games.
  22. LordDante
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Spit over one of the Best, deepest, interesting videogames characters ever, and call it "Master Piece". Just Despicable. I Will never Buy Naughty Dog Games again.… Expand
  23. Allovip
    Jun 29, 2020
    0
    Wow way to go naughtydog you fooled us with the false advertisement this game sadly was the first game i ever preordered and it’s a lesson well learned never doing that **** again.
    i could accept what happened at the start of the game if it was well written and planned but no you said **** it and went for shock value. this game lacked everything that made the first one good.
    The    Wow way to go naughtydog you fooled us with the false advertisement this game sadly was the first game i ever preordered and it’s a lesson well learned never doing that **** again.
    i could accept what happened at the start of the game if it was well written and planned but no you said **** it and went for shock value. this game lacked everything that made the first one good.
    The gameplay was very good but repetitive even the things that should catch you off guard happened a bunch of times, to the point of me anticipating them.
    The graphics are amazing. The sound is phenomenal. The storyline and character development are trash.
    don’t buy it if you’re here for the story, it will soil the memory of the first one.    … Expand
  24. Joncxnz
    Jun 21, 2020
    1
    Buenos gráficos
    Buena jugabilidad
    Historia de cagada dónde no se llega a nada
  25. RAFAN555
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    Graphics looks beautiful but... I really did not expect such a poor story after all these years of waiting. I loved first The Last Of Us but the story is too bad...so much bad...
  26. Socrates333
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    Played it. Switching to xbox. The agenda ruined the game. The attacks by Sony ruined the console. Are the naughty dog writers so simple that they can't come up with new and interesting ideas on there own? All they have the mentality for is destroying what put them in their seats. Good riddance.
  27. OUO
    Jun 30, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Worst story ever.There was nothing enjoyable about this. Go waste your money on another game.… Expand
  28. F1rstime_online
    Jun 21, 2020
    3
    Less game play and more story that destroys it's lore and characters as soon as it gets rolling. It should have been a movie.
  29. PewPewLoki
    Jul 19, 2020
    4
    As someone who did not enjoy the core gameplay loop in the first game at all, finding it outmoded and clunky compared to other titles, it was the story that kept me invested and pushed me through the poor gameplay to see it through to its conclusion. And it was worth it for me.

    In this game? Not so much. The mechanics have changed little since the original title, which is a shame,    As someone who did not enjoy the core gameplay loop in the first game at all, finding it outmoded and clunky compared to other titles, it was the story that kept me invested and pushed me through the poor gameplay to see it through to its conclusion. And it was worth it for me.

    In this game? Not so much.

    The mechanics have changed little since the original title, which is a shame, because that long development time would have been ideal to just tighten up the controls enough to make combat and exploration a little more responsive and enjoyable. This is doubly disappointing as the story makes some very decisive and decidedly poor choices when it comes to pacing and character development, throwing out the foibles and virtues of existing characters, and instead repackaging them as clean blank slates to both serve the narrative direction and give plot armour to newer and less interesting characters.

    The mid and latter stages of the game felt more like 'going through the motions' so we can advance the petty revenge story, rather than watching loved characters - both old and new - grow in meaningful ways. I expect this kind of pacing and plot progression in open world RPGs where side quests and grinding are expected and even encouraged, but not in a linear and story-driven action-horror title. I followed this game through to it's conclusion, but honestly? I wish I hadn't.

    That said, if you are not motivated by story or writing or character progression and come for the gameplay (power to you), then you'll find a gorgeous world filled with fun little details, immersive ambient sound and lighting and some fairly pretty (albeit dark due to an over-reliance on interior levels) environments which show off the game engine and PS4 hardware in a way which would have some PC owners sweating a little.

    For me though, this isn't enough. I can never justify style over substance, and have returned the game for a full refund out of principle. I have only ever been disappointed enough to do this once before, and is not something I take pleasure in doing. I like to support art and artists, and I will never tell you to not spend your money, but all things considered, I would strongly advise not paying full price. Maybe catch this in a sale or on the pre-owned shelf at your local game store of choice.    … Expand
  30. Goldensilver_EX
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    Terribly written, just to provide shock value and woke virtue signalling with nonsensical character actions and plot holes throughout the story.

    Don't get people with obvious agendas to consult and write your scripts.

    Most of the advertising was false, the game was something different entirely.
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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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