The Last of Us Part II

 PlayStation 4
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5.8

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  3. Negative: 68,475 out of 161975
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  1. ArkSeyonet
    Jun 26, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm very sad to write this review. I ignored the review bombing in hopes that it was just angry fans stirring up trouble as they always do.

    I'm going to start with the fact that people think people that are angry are just mad because of the LGBT references... The Last of Us: Left Behind introduced Ellie as gay, and it scored very well. Most people don't care about a character's sexual orientation, as long as the story is good. With that being said, the LGBT part of the story did seem to be "in my face" a lot, and made me want to say, "Yeah I get it, they are in love, cool. Get back to the story.", but I liked both Ellie and Dina.

    The action/graphics in the game were very well done, there is no argument towards the technical aspect of this game being done well, that is the only reason why this review has a 1 and no a flat-out 0 though, I have to admit.

    After that, this is where the positive/neutral things end. The entire point of the first game was looking for the cure, there has to be a cure. It was a good story developing Joel and Ellie as a "family" and developing their characters.

    This story basically "forgot" everything that had happened in the first game, and ignored all of the development of Joel altogether. He was a very cautious person and didn't trust anyone, and in the second game this was thrown out of the window.

    Abby kills Joel very early in the game, and it's unknown why, until you find out that the little girl that Joel saved in the first game was Abby, and she kills him because he killed her Dad, the doctor.

    There is a point as well where you play as Abby, because it wants you to relate to her character, and I have to be honest, the moment she killed Joel she was no longer an interesting character, she was the antagonist. You're not going to make me relate with a character by trying to show their human side, after they kill the character that you've grown to love throughout the first game. I'm on Joel and Ellie's side, no matter who has to die.
    After this, you have this entire drawn out story where Ellie murders everyone in her path to get to Abby for revenge, and then develop the relationship between her and Dina throughout this story, all for nothing.

    Ellie kills Abby's friends, Abby kills Jessie, and after all of this... After all of the killing and fighting, at the end of the game, Dina tells Ellie not to leave, and Ellie leaves anyway to go find Abby. You have a long drawn out fight with Abby, and then Ellie lets Abby go.

    All of the people that died in the game, was for nothing. All of the development between Ellie and Dina was for nothing. Abby leaves, Ellie loses her guitar playing fingers, Dina leaves, and Ellie is alone. They threw it all away at the end for what? To make you want a third game? I am not confident in Naughty Dog's ability to do anything except make a game that is technically good with scenery and action at this point.

    The only thing that this game has done was disappoint me in Naughty Dog's ability to write a compelling story to keep me engaged, and it's very obvious that they struggle at "closing" a story that they were trying to make. If there would have been some type of closure, it would have been a better ending. Instead, they just left it as a cliffhanger, and made the entire game you just fought through felt like it was a hopeless waste of time.

    What was the point anyway? Abby kills Joel, You kill everyone to get to Abby, Dina leaves you, and you don't even kill Abby. The ending is: Ellie loses everything, and you don't really have anything resolved other than you know why Abby killed Joel. There is no closure.

    As a final note, the reason for the bad review is not BECAUSE Joel died. It's because of the way that the story was told. It was written and done early for shock value, and then they tried to piece together the reasoning afterwards. There are many games where main characters die, and it's done in a way to really make you love the game. This is not one of them. If they would have told Abby's story beforehand and let us grow to like the character, and let us understand her motives, in order to lead up to a climax where she kills Joel and we understand why she did it, then that would have worked much better. But instead, they chose to go for "shock value" points and it hurt the story a lot.    … Expand
  2. Mahdi_sa
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    I really can't understand why they turned a masterpiece into a piece of rubbish !!!!!
  3. Christianxlarri
    Jun 26, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is just so bad overall. You killed off the beloved relationship we all loved in the first game. You false advertised and deceived us into thinking Joel was going to be around or that we’d only play as Ellie. Gameplay is the same as before except now it feels only tedious, maybe a little crack in the wall is what’s different. And a terrible ending, everything Joel and Ellie endured and all for what? NOTHING?! Ellie loses everything and Abby just walks away. I’ve waited years upon years for this, and this is what I get in return. I rate it a 1 because at least the game runs and can function.… Expand
  4. JewsUsChrist
    Jun 26, 2020
    3
    I tried to play this game as non-biased as possible. But with all my desire, I did not succeed.
    If without spoilers, the game is very beautiful and dark. It has very good musical accompaniment. A lot of new mechanics, so compared to the first part of the game has become more lively, but the plot destroys everything.
  5. ywolf21
    Jun 26, 2020
    1
    realmente pobre y malo nada mas q decir de lo mal q lo hicieron al crear esto
  6. H4rry1983
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Quite simply the best game I’ve ever played! I was gutted when Joel died but it worked within the story. I found it difficult to start playing as Abby but I loved the character by the end. Keep an open mind and enjoy it for what it is. Don’t listen to the hate, make your own opinions… Expand
  7. Packshone
    Jun 26, 2020
    9
    A game worth playing. From its technical accomplishments to its interesting narrative structure. This game tells the old "Dig Two Graves" story when one seeks revenge and shows how violence is a cycle that generates more violence, igniting the flame of new cycles. The game shows a cruel world, populated by imperfect human beings product of the time they live in. There are no good or badA game worth playing. From its technical accomplishments to its interesting narrative structure. This game tells the old "Dig Two Graves" story when one seeks revenge and shows how violence is a cycle that generates more violence, igniting the flame of new cycles. The game shows a cruel world, populated by imperfect human beings product of the time they live in. There are no good or bad people, only survivors, capable of the worst acts but also of some beautiful ones.
    Although some decisions taken by the characters may be hard to accept or agree with, the full story goes beyond them, showing that the way of ending the cycles of violence comes with a great cost, forgiveness.    … Expand
  8. DavidThePilgrin
    Jun 26, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Um jogão. Umas das melhores experiências da minha vida. Intenso, jogabilidade refinada e impecável, gráficos lindos e supremos, uma aula de level design e de comprometimento em trazer uma experiência genuinamente humana. O jogo te faz enxergar a história por diferente perspectivas, te fazendo assim a todo momento se indagar sobre o certo e o errado. Pra finalizar, a trilha sonora é a melhor que já vi num jogo. Pontos negativos pra mim, foram, a morte mal construída de Joel, um personagem tão "casca grossa", morreu como um burro ingenuo, apesar da sua morte não ter sido em vão, ela foi completamente mal elaborada. Outro ponto negativo foram npcs do jogo muito repetitivos, você não se sente só mais um nesse mundo como em RDR 2. e pra finalizar, o fato de jogarmos pouco com a Ellie me deixou um pouco decepcionado. Mas de resto, é umas melhores experiências que já tive em um jogo.… Expand
  9. Ludo78
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    Ignore the idiot negative reviews. Naughty Dog have created a game that makes you question yourself and fully appreciate your actions have consequences, good or bad. It's a tough, gruelling experience and one that I'm very glad I have experienced.
  10. Kmad_Bro
    Jun 28, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is different and feels deep. This game is unique in its very own and has given me an impression that I have never actually gotten from any other game. In such an apocalypse, madness is a thing and therefore fear, sorrow, indefinite loss and revenge definitely has its place. Not everything is smooth in reality and things can hurt sometimes. Joel killed so many people to save Ellie in the first part, and that is okay for you haters??? This game proves that everything has its consequences, no matter how painful they are. The leaks spoiled this game. If you read the leaks and that say the game is bad without playing it, you will never get the meant to be experience. It is just like, if you knew Iron-man was going to die in End Game beforehand, you would most likely hated the movie, easily hated it. And that's because you loved him. But since you watched the movie and let the movie lead you to it, you felt it and understood it. Same here. So this game is a must play, and deserves a chance to be understood. If you saw some description of a scene from a leak and say that you can't face it, I have nothing else but to say that you are a **** in front of reality.… Expand
  11. Jbh2345
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Absolutely incredible. That’s the only way I can describe this game. It provides a nuanced and thought provoking continuation of the first game’s ending that leaves players pondering the story for days. The sad truth of the story is that it revolves around Joel’s fateful decision to give Ellie a chance at life, but the way he did it basically makes it impossible for Ellie to find happiness. Every action has a consequence, and Joel’s atrocities against the fireflies ends up coming back to bite Ellie. At the end of the day, the game feels like you’re playing in an alternate reality where Joel made the wrong decision. The correct series of events seems to end with Ellie dying on the operating table and saving the world, but not all things have happy endings. To say that the characters didn’t progress well through this story is a flat out lie, because this story thoroughly felt like the place that the characters would naturally end up. Overall, it would be most fitting to package both games as a single story, because both feel so essential to each other. PLAY THIS GAME. It’ll make you feel like crap, but that doesn’t mean it’s a bad game... it means it’s making you think. And that, my friends, is what all media should strive to do. Bravo Naughty Dog. Can’t wait to see what new IP or sequel you bake up next.… Expand
  12. Nile1
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    An ambitious masterpiece about the cycle of violence. Adds brilliant and layered new characters into the world and is a true worthy sequel to one of the best games ever made.
  13. Ak74AL
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    The first one and this one are easily some of the best 3rd person action games ever made... It is really worth playing.
  14. DaysGonePart2
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    "Days Gon" is the best game on PS4.
    If "Days Gon 2" comes out, it will be the best game on PS5.
    Praise! God's "Days Gon 2"
  15. ll_franki_l
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    Game 10/10 it's a very good Game i don't know why people hate it✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️
  16. llMistll
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    Great game with plenty of unwarranted hate. Never has a game come out with this many gamers missing the mark of the story. It's very to sad to see how many people didn't actually even realize what this story was trying to ultimately convey about the cycle of violence. The game shows the impact one act of violence can have and the domino effect it creates. Not some generic revenge storyGreat game with plenty of unwarranted hate. Never has a game come out with this many gamers missing the mark of the story. It's very to sad to see how many people didn't actually even realize what this story was trying to ultimately convey about the cycle of violence. The game shows the impact one act of violence can have and the domino effect it creates. Not some generic revenge story with a perfect good guy wins resolution. Ashley Johnson and Laura Bailey both deliver excellent performances alongside a great script and story. Gameplay is brutal and crunchy making the player feel every gun shot and every swing of Ellie's knife. Gameplay is mixed up with the player taking on the game from a Abbys perspective showing a different perspective of the story. With the game originally creating a strong hate for Abby, over your time with her you start to understand and sympathize her as a character understanding that her motivations and experiences aren’t that different than Ellie‘s. This proved to be a great addition showing how non black and white the story is. Makes you rethink everything you thought you knew and makes you question between what's right and what's wrong and more importantly who's in the right and wrong in this situation, Ellie or Abby? That is the question that many gamers will be asking themselves well playing, and it's not a easy one to answer, even though at first it may seem to be. The Last of Us Part 2 is not a game that many will understand or appreciate. It's not a story everyone will enjoy not necessarily because it is bad, but because it requires the player to look into the story critically, being open minded, sometimes putting emotion to the side to better understand the actions of the characters and their motivations, and even trying to put yourself in the shoes of both Abby and Ellie to better grasp their thinking/headspace. Overall The Last of Us Part 2 is a masterfully crafted game with a incredibly in depth and mind provoking story. I beg anyone to try the game for themselves before making up their mind as I'm sure it will be worth your while.… Expand
  17. Lonewuf
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    Amazing game. From the story, sound and graphics. GOTY candidate, hands down. Amazing job Naughty Dog. Don't listen to the whiny b itch es jumping on the hate wagon, thinking that they're so cool. If they want a happy and sunshine story well they should just stick to Dora the Explorer games.
  18. Osman123
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    Don't buy this game It makes you feel very disappointed and very stressed out. Bad storyline, bad gameplay and a waste of money
  19. fenef
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    #LastOfUsPartII is honestly a masterpiece. I was expecting the absolute worse from the pointless reviews but it went beyond any expectation. Did it break my heart, make me uncomfortable, angry, sad etc? Yes. That’s why it’s an experience. Creators aren’t meant to necessarily please us and give us what we want. Have y’all read Game of Thrones? (And I say read and not seen for a reason, as#LastOfUsPartII is honestly a masterpiece. I was expecting the absolute worse from the pointless reviews but it went beyond any expectation. Did it break my heart, make me uncomfortable, angry, sad etc? Yes. That’s why it’s an experience. Creators aren’t meant to necessarily please us and give us what we want. Have y’all read Game of Thrones? (And I say read and not seen for a reason, as Martin is known for allowing the story to take its course and not just people please.) Also I’m only referring to the story and character reviews & not the s*xist and h*mophobic pieces of fieces reviews. Nobody cares about you. Throughout the course of this game as a player I have a one track mind along with the protagonist, and I demand justice but even as I do, I HAVE to question myself and say, “yeah but what about...” and for me that’s the game fulfilling its purpose or telling its story.… Expand
  20. lapizero_rojo
    Jun 26, 2020
    9
    I really love the game
    in the gameplay part i loved
    on the part of the story I liked the part of ellie and the part of aby I liked the gameplay more I loved the music and the setting conclusion It does not force you to empathize with her, she shows you her story ... You can simply hate her as much as she hated joel, the game is crude, in the end ellie does not forgive her for being    I really love the game
    in the gameplay part i loved
    on the part of the story I liked the part of ellie and the part of aby I liked the gameplay more
    I loved the music and the setting
    conclusion It does not force you to empathize with her, she shows you her story ... You can simply hate her as much as she hated joel, the game is crude, in the end ellie does not forgive her for being her, she forgives her because I reflect joel on her when caring for a child in need.    … Expand
  21. Praqnome
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. O pior jogo de 2020!! Sério que porcaria joguei dinheiro no lixo não chega nem perto da qualidade do primeiro… Expand
  22. Leonso
    Jun 26, 2020
    3
    I do not like the first plot twist at all it so force, that kills the link between me and the game as I like to think that I'm that character, but to be fair I really enjoin the game-play, but needs some side quest, in the end I really enjoy Abby Character development as I like strong girls, I do not mind a hug of those strong arms, I think I like her more than Ellie, however I will notI do not like the first plot twist at all it so force, that kills the link between me and the game as I like to think that I'm that character, but to be fair I really enjoin the game-play, but needs some side quest, in the end I really enjoy Abby Character development as I like strong girls, I do not mind a hug of those strong arms, I think I like her more than Ellie, however I will not pay(just saw the game play) for the force politics in a game or a movie, from time to time I thought that Ellie last name was Skywalker, Also why in the world would Ellie charge Abby that stupid, why Joel and Brother both will trust strangers,… Expand
  23. Cabezonzon
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Malisimo, no puedo creer que se hayan tardado tanto y fuera un asco sin historia buena.… Expand
  24. EmylianoXD
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    Worst ending ever. Not only did I not want to play as Abbie, I hated her. The end was dragged on to the extreme which made it tedious and unnecessary.
  25. Brian123456789
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is horrible! Such a waste of time I can deal with Joel’s death it gives a motive to Ellie’s actions. Ellis sexuality was fine to each there own I’m glad the devs took a bold action but the games ending was just bad Abby was a horrible character with no redemption. So many other games have done the “ killing you won’t change anything” trope much better also if the message is revenge is not good then don’t make me play a character like Abby who constantly talks about other survivors as savages who deserve what they get. This game would’ve been better if Abby had just joined her friends. Overall a waste of time due to an ending unable to match its predecessor and its gameplay.… Expand
  26. Ivwh
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 7 years of waiting for SH!T
    It the end they wanna $59.99 for this thing
    … Expand
  27. onsf
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    Good graphic and 3D.
    But whats matter is can you enjoy the game,
    its an entertainment, so there is no sense to play a game which make you feel sad.
  28. jcarlos7121
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    The story got so destroyed, I got nothing against LGBTQ+, but the decisions the character themselves took where not justified. Joel's character deserved better. Game mechanincs wise I enjoyed it. but I can't give it a good score cause the Game is the story.
  29. Poot42
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Story is still **** on me and I choose to play this game cause of the story… Expand
  30. Johnhamham
    Jun 26, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Game actually had good potential it's well made in graphic and the game overall but doing that dirty on Joel and killing him that way a character thatall of us tlou fans had connected with same way as ellie it was harsh and cruel… Expand
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Universal acclaim - based on 121 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 113 out of 121
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 121
  3. Negative: 0 out of 121
  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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