The Last of Us Part II

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  1. HardtoNameSX
    Jul 19, 2020
    1
    I really love TLOU, but TLOU2 is a shame to this series. 10 in total, I’ll give 1 for Joel, -9 for sh*tty story and racism towards Asian.
  2. Naterater
    Jul 19, 2020
    0
    2nd game to be ruined by political agenda. Time to stop playing games and start focusing on the real world.
  3. Aaron12
    Jul 19, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I really liked it, sure I wasn’t a fan of joke dying, but I understand why it happened and saw it was made perfectly… Expand
  4. Cami_Castillo
    Jul 19, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I really enjoyed the game. It has beautiful graphics and the playing controls are smooth.
    The storyline it's really good but it has it's flaw's, there's a lot of the story that tend to depend on the imagination of the player and their own perspective and that's a great thing but it can also be bad.
    I understand that this game divides opinions personally I Think that the player has to be consumed by all kind of emotions and Bravo you nailed to cause a void in my heart.    … Expand
  5. FormlessGenie
    Jul 19, 2020
    10
    Amazing game through n’ through from the sound design to the gameplay I’ve never experienced something as harrowing and brilliant as this game
  6. Alfasali
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    Amazing graphics, great acting and decent gameplay, but all of that is meaningless with bad dialogue, awful storytelling and a subpar handling of character growth and development.
  7. midshelfgaming
    Jul 19, 2020
    8
    Plot is great the first half, I couldn't care about the 2nd half, but the gameplay was solid the entire way through. Revenge is kinda overdone but it still did a good job.
  8. Trajan90
    Jun 21, 2020
    3
    The gameplay is largely the same as the original with the addition of jump and prone. The story is really bad and makes no sense. Typical Sony walking sim. I would not recommend for more than $15.
  9. alexqaws
    Jul 19, 2020
    10
    One of the best games I've ever played, just as good as the first part. The story was very touching and authentic. Real people make bad choices, good and bad are not universal and depend on the angle. I enjoyed every bit including the ending. Just need to keep an open mind and emphasize with your character, then everything ties in together nicely.

    Graphics are stunning, audio is top    One of the best games I've ever played, just as good as the first part. The story was very touching and authentic. Real people make bad choices, good and bad are not universal and depend on the angle. I enjoyed every bit including the ending. Just need to keep an open mind and emphasize with your character, then everything ties in together nicely.

    Graphics are stunning, audio is top notch, gameplay is similar to first part but feels more polished and immersive. Even the load screens are quite optimized and the game reloads fast enough when you die.

    My wife also enjoyed watching me play, she's not a gamer but loved the story. I'd say that's a huge approval vote. 10/10 would buy it again!    … Expand
  10. TonguePunch3
    Jul 19, 2020
    10
    This game totally worked for me. The story is exciting and just adding the dodging and crawl mechanics were enough to change the gameplay completely and make it very exciting and immersive. I love the last of us 1 and the second one was just as good if not better! It’s a gut-wrenching story but pretty great once you get over “yunno”.
  11. NightHeaven
    Jul 19, 2020
    0
    Ничего не имею против сильных женщин, геев, трансгендеров, но когда всю эту муть льют нам со всех щелей, то блевать хочется. Именно это и произошло с данной игрой. В шикарной первой части элли разве была слабой девушкой? Нет. Она, не смотря на возраст, умела за себя постоять, итд. Во второй же части столько этого sjw контента, что хочется запросить за игру рефанд, но уже поздноНичего не имею против сильных женщин, геев, трансгендеров, но когда всю эту муть льют нам со всех щелей, то блевать хочется. Именно это и произошло с данной игрой. В шикарной первой части элли разве была слабой девушкой? Нет. Она, не смотря на возраст, умела за себя постоять, итд. Во второй же части столько этого sjw контента, что хочется запросить за игру рефанд, но уже поздно
  12. Dilaverdad
    Jul 19, 2020
    10
    Best game I have ever play, seriously its amazing! The history, the playability, the details, the characters...it’s just massive!
  13. dabbingbeauty
    Jul 19, 2020
    10
    Simply my favourite game. 10/10 for me. Fell in love with the game. I love how to game writers made me feel like I was in the shoes of Ellie. I found it extremely fun playing this entire game and exploring everything. Would I replay the game? Yes in a heartbeat!
  14. CashCurtis
    Jul 19, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. THIS GAME IS NOT A REVENGE STORY!
    Yes it may seem that way but the story is really about learning to let go even though it hurts. In the end, Ellie made the difficult choice that Joel should’ve made in the first game and made peace with death. Not her death but the death of the one she loved most, Joel. If Joel would’ve let Ellie be the cure for mankind then he wouldn’t have to worry about vengeful people out to get him. What Joel did instead was compromise the lives of everyone to save the person he loves which is Ellie. His actions were understandable but morally gray at best and in this game Ellie has to deal with what happened to Joel, why it happened, and not only forgive Joel but let Abby go even though it hurts.    … Expand
  15. neo1221
    Jul 19, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. the graphic is so beautiful but the story ruined the game until the ending it's a great experience… Expand
  16. kluch975
    Jul 19, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. TLoU2 is by far one of the most impressive games I've ever played, both technically and narratively. The gameplay is fluid and brutal and a massive improvement on the predecessor. The visuals and attention to detail is constantly stunning. The openness of areas was fantastic and allowed multiple approaches to feel valid when engaging in combat whether it be stealth, all out ordinance, or a mixture of the two.

    The violence of the gameplay is gutwrenching, entirely by design. If it makes you feel uncomfortable then it's working as intended. The violence very much is designed to interweave and complement the plot of the story.

    ----Spoilers ahead----
    As many know at this point Joel is murdered brutally within the first few hours of the game by a character named Abby. This appears to be the most controversial aspect of the game because... reasons. But I personally found this to be narrative genius. This is a gutwrenching moment that the player is able to experience with as much raw hate and loss as Ellie. We want to track down this Abby person. We want Ellie to succeed in getting retributive justice. But as we play, we see the damage this violence is doing to her mental health. We see the pain and suffering imposed to those around her. We see the people we are killing have names, loved ones, friends. As we play staying alive, pushing on, our quest gets harder and harder, until it finally breaks both us and Ellie when she reaches her antagonist. Then the true narrative genius occurs (unfortunately by nature of spoilers and the internet the plot twist is undercut) but now we play as the villain we've all been hating up to this point. The game asks us to walk a mile in the shoes of our enemy. Wait she also has lost someone dear to her. Wait she also is just seeking justice. Wait am I the bad guy? Is Ellie the bad guy? Is Joel the bad guy? Wait I remember that person, that dog. I stabbed them in the neck and watched them bleed to death. **** they have friends and family. This is very much a social experiment that many will not be interested in or willing to approach. Many video games use guns, weapons, and violence as a gameplay mechanic to make something fun. TLOU uses it as a tool to push its story a long. They want us to question why we take joy out of this. I found Abby's storyline to be a very interesting character piece. Many seem to be turned off by the "randomness" of it with the introduction of the seraphites and Lev's storyline, but I found them incredibly important stories. For one, Abby's plotline is an exact foil to Ellie's. Rather than taking vengeance Abby begins to find empathy. She begins to understand the "other" are still people just doing what they think is right. That shades of grey exist in the world. Yes, she still commits acts of unspeakable violence/murder but in this world that is the status quo. Its kill or be killed, but nonethless she makes the choice to walk away from it. She has the opportunity to kill Ellie and Dinah, to take an eye for an eye, especially given that Dinah is pregnant, just like Mel was. But in that moment she stops. She remembers the emptiness, the bitter nothingness killing Joel brought her. An eye for an eye only makes the world go blind. So she spares them. The game finally ends exploring how Ellie remains traumatized and broken by everything that has happened. We have to remember this is someone who has only ever experienced violence and a fungal apocalypse. She has mental illness both visually apparent and explicitly mentioned in her notes. She is not capable of making rational decisions and thus goes after Abby again, but this time finds a beaten, empty husk of the person she hated who has been exposed to months of torture by a gang of sex traffickers (?) in California. The ending is a grotesquely beautiful mixture of cinematic gameplay that leaves you as a player resenting yourself being behind the controller only for at the final moments for Ellie to finally come to terms with what she has done and what she is doing, what Abby and the players learned along the way. As Ellie sees her reflection in the water (ironically enough Abby's submerged head) Ellie realizes this isn't the way. That killing Abby will not solve her problems. It's a bittersweet ending that at a glance may feel meaningless, but the emotional takeaway, the realization of the damage both of these women experienced is a compelling look at human weakness and growth.

    This game is not for everyone. If you cannot stomach explicit violence or are unwilling to look at what is intended to be a piece of art with a critical yet objective eye you will not enjoy this game. Treat TLOU2 like a bittersweet oscar film, one that isn't meant to have a happy ending, but is meant to be an interrogative look at the human condition in all its ugliness. In that effort I think TLOU2 is a masterpiece    … Expand
  17. Rika_Furude
    Jul 19, 2020
    0
    Don't play this game, just be happy with the ending of "The Last of Us 1" this game ruins the first one. The story is awful, it takes forever to get to the point and when it finally does it blows right past it, the motivations at the end of the game make no sense. The story is shallow, it's basically John Wick hunts down John Wick. all the character are unlikable and moody
  18. Jorchis10
    Jul 19, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game play is very good, but the story is very bad, and the end is not raw, dramatic, or surprise, just bad.
    And underestimated Ellie's character, it was the worst.    … Expand
  19. SnailMan
    Jul 19, 2020
    10
    Смелые решения разработчиков, шедевр, каких очень мало!
  20. Splanet
    Jul 19, 2020
    0
    The Last of Us is my all time favorite game. The sequel ruins everything I loved about the original. I have no interest playing as the character that kills off the main characters of the original game. I destroyed my copy after completing the game. Worst money ever spent.
  21. Killer_moamen1
    Jul 19, 2020
    9
    Story is 6/10 but all in all this is amazing gameplay is fun, exploring is fun, everything is fun except story
  22. TiagoBSMHorta
    Jul 19, 2020
    8
    I was delighted by those graphics and soundtrack, the story is very emotional and, although in some parts I wish they changed the orders of cutscenes to show more interection between both protagonists (Abby and Ellie), I think it was a good game, not excelent, but it was worth the hard work of developers...
  23. sinho_robo
    Jul 19, 2020
    10
    Graphics, gameplay, audio and history remembered as one of the top 10 of this generation.
  24. monkeyface0422
    Jul 19, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I don’t see why everyone is so upset with the game. There is valid criticism of the game, but everyone who is review bombing just because Ellie’s gay, Lev’s trans, and/or Joel died is pretty dumb. Yes, Joel died in a terrible way that he didn’t deserve, but that’s kind of the point. This is a post apocalyptic world for christ’s sake, a lot of people died in horrible ways. It’s a messed up world where messed up stuff happens to messed up people. Anyone upset that a character died is playing the wrong game. And Joel, Jessie, and Yara’s deaths being so sudden is really shows how unforgiving this world is. Also, the revenge plot didn’t bother me that much. It may be overly used, but I felt like Naughtydog put their own twist in it. Ellie’s one true fear is ending up alone. And her leaving Dina on the farm is pretty stupid, Ellie feels like she has no other choice. She can’t sleep, she can’t eat, she being constantly reminded and haunted by Seattle, and she feels like it’s going to effect JJ. In her mind, the only way to get everything back to normal is killing Abby. Rationally, the play knows that it won’t help anything, but Ellie isn’t being rational. She’s been traumatized and plagued with terrible thoughts. The one thing she could possibly do to stop it is kill Abby. At the end she doesn’t, which a lot of people are also upset about, but I really liked it. She thinks of Joel. She thinks of the years she hardly spoke to him after finding out the truth about the fireflies. She thinks o the big he before his death when they were finally going to start trying to better their relationship. She thinks of her decision to try to forgive him. But I think she also thinks of everything Joel has done. He hurt her. He basically killed all of the fireflies. So I think she understand Abby in that moment. They are one in the same. She was essentially trying to avenge her father’s death, just like Ellie was. So she let her go. And she ends up alone. And she loses the one thing that still connected her to Joel. Playing guitar. I think it’s perfectly tragic. With all the time and effort she spend trying to avenge him, she lost him. No one really deserved what happened to them, but that’s the whole point. This game left be emotionally broken for a really long time after I finished my first play through, but I feel a lot of what people are criticizing about the game was done very intentionally. So I’m probably biased, but I really liked the game, and I hope this community gets to a point where we can all have meaningful discussions without the hate. Because the game isn’t perfect, but I don’t think it deserves what’s happening to it.… Expand
  25. DeemsDogStomper
    Jul 19, 2020
    1
    The graphics have been holding this game together, as it is visually breathtaking and the facial expressions and animations are excellent, unfortunately that's about it.

    You are confronted early in the game with a scene that comes in like a sledgehammer. A scene that has so much impact on the remainder of the story that you can't wait for the conclusion. Almost the entire game you are    The graphics have been holding this game together, as it is visually breathtaking and the facial expressions and animations are excellent, unfortunately that's about it.

    You are confronted early in the game with a scene that comes in like a sledgehammer. A scene that has so much impact on the remainder of the story that you can't wait for the conclusion. Almost the entire game you are working towards a single goal. An objective that completely falls short and disappoints you incredibly, once you reach the ending.

    The conclusion of this 25 hours long game is a disappointing mess that deprives you of all replayability of The Last of Us Part II.    … Expand
  26. Dennlee
    Jul 19, 2020
    10
    Bestes Spiel, mega Athmosphäre und Kompromisslose Story.
    Nur zu empfehlen.
  27. Tysonosaurus
    Jul 19, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I would give this game an 8 out of 10. My reason behind this is that the gameplay was outstanding. The soundtrack was outstanding. The story not so much. First, I think that the way Joel died was not an honorable death for a character we were all so attached to. He deserved to die of old age or a natural cause rather than being beaten to death. Second, Abby. I find the idea for being able to play as the antagonist interesting but not a lot of people dig playing as the character who murdered a character we loved. When playing as her I felt that maybe it was only there to prolong game time. I think maybe little cutscenes from time to time would have been better. Third, the ending. Personally I was okay with Ellie not killing Abby. Only because it was supposed to show that Ellie still had a good side to her. The part of her she had when Joel was around. Although it did make me feel like that last few hours of the game were pointless. I think they should have just ended it at the point where Ellie had a home and family. I also hated the fact that when she returned home, everything and everyone she loved left her. Anyways that was my opinion on the game.… Expand
  28. Alham_Zain
    Jul 4, 2020
    10
    This game's writing is not for the weak minded.
    I get all the hate it's getting but please to keep an open mind.
    People wanted it to be like the 1st game but its different as said by Neil few years back. At first I was too disappointed by the game's ending but then I tried to understand the ethics of the game and now it makes perfect sense to me. Although I hate Abby, she is a really well    This game's writing is not for the weak minded.
    I get all the hate it's getting but please to keep an open mind.
    People wanted it to be like the 1st game but its different as said by Neil few years back.
    At first I was too disappointed by the game's ending but then I tried to understand the ethics of the game and now it makes perfect sense to me.
    Although I hate Abby, she is a really well written character and I kinda respect Neil to take that step.
    I can't give a perfect score i gave to the original but surely this is one of the best games "I" have ever played.    … Expand
  29. RyuK1440
    Jul 19, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Este juego es el mejor va a ser goty este 2020 la gente que lo critica sabe mas de pelar mandarinas que de una buena narrativa este juego es frío es cruel no una historia echa para los fans… Expand
  30. mhghm
    Jul 19, 2020
    10
    Graphic , gameplay , story is so nice play the game until end and think about it i promise you love it if you are real gamer.
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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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