The Last of Us Part II

 PlayStation 4
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  1. rrrsave
    Jul 17, 2020
    0
    i waited for long of time to play this game... look what i got, bad story game with paid fake reviews and dishonest trailer, the developer should be know basic human psychology, they should make positive game... negative game only get people angry and get negative reviews
  2. HannahMo
    Jun 19, 2020
    10
    Idk why people keep hating on this masterpiece Like seriously grow up people most of you didn’t even play it yet
  3. HenRMJ
    Jul 17, 2020
    3
    The original Last of Us is my favorite game. The story was legendary, and even though the gameplay was lacking a little, the plot carried it.

    The Last of Us Part II managed to address the gameplay issue. On a surface level, the gameplay might seem like small iterative changes. For the most part, I think I would agree that the changes themselves aren't all that big. However, the way    The original Last of Us is my favorite game. The story was legendary, and even though the gameplay was lacking a little, the plot carried it.

    The Last of Us Part II managed to address the gameplay issue. On a surface level, the gameplay might seem like small iterative changes. For the most part, I think I would agree that the changes themselves aren't all that big. However, the way these small changes affect that game is huge. The new prone mechanic adds so much to stealth. Crawling through the grass to get a better angle on an enemy was very satisfying. In the original last of us, AI would only stun enemies, and in infrequent scripted sequences, they would kill enemies. Now, AI can kill enemies for you. It may seem like a small thing, but the feeling of getting helped by an AI made you genuinely glad they were there. The enemy AI was also very much improved. Runners are incredibly debilitating, and getting caught by one won't necessarily kill you, but getting caught with a clicker nearby most definitely will. The clickers themselves work slightly differently. Before, they would patrol an area and react to you if you made too much sound. They still patrol, but they have a scanning method now where if you are in front of clicker even without moving. If the "Click" to see you, they will notice the human shape and attack. This made for stressful engaging moments when an approaching clicker makes you relocate.

    Human enemies are also much improved. They call out their dead comrade's names if they spot you killing one of them. It adds to the immersion in the middle of a fight and makes you reflect on what Ellie is doing. The new human enemy type is also fantastic. Scars will communicate with each other using whistles. You never really know what they're saying to each other, but hearing any whistle will instantly put you on edge. They also made a significant haul to the stalkers in this game. In the previous game, stalkers were just stronger runners. Now stalkers live up to their names. Once they are spotted, they run away and track you. You can't hear them even with your listen ability, and the only way to find them is to search unless they find you first.

    I will say the new shambler addition was lacking for me. I think the reason for this is because they are blind. The ability to throw projectiles are not scary unless you get spotted. And even then, it's so simple to hide away again. Shamblers were a very disappointing addition. Not as strong as bloaters and not that scary due to their blindness.

    The game also looks gorgeous. That can't be understated. The amount of work that the developers put into this game shows. The controversy surrounding the overworking of developers seems to be true when you see how much small detail and nuances put into every aspect of this game on a technical level. Some have mentioned glitches, but I have not run into anything notable.

    The leveling system was also improved. I liked the concept behind this change, and overall I would say it was positive but nothing really to get too excited about. Finding books now unlock entire trees and pills are your upgrade points, just like in the first game.

    Up until this point, I've only said good things, and I want to make this very clear. The game is one of the best games on a technical level. The gameplay works, however, a horribly written story surrounds it.

    Decisions made at the beginning of the game serve to shock. After the initial hit of shock, you're just left with confusion. I didn't feel sad or mad. I was just confused. The amount of respect they give to characters is shockingly low. The disservice they did to even knew characters was so high. At one point, they leave you on a cliffhanger and don't give a release until hours later. There's a time jump, and you're waiting to get back to the cliffhanger, but it drags on for so long. You end up not caring for the new characters that they introduce during this time jump. The characters make decisions that have no bearing at all to who they are. It seems like they make decisions, so there can be a story. The amount of lampshading that happened in the second half of the game was so incredibly high, and the fact that the writers thought that merely stating the issue would fix the problem is incredible. Character motivations are weak. The story feels extremely contrived at points. But the worst part is that there are genuinely great moments in this game. But instead of enjoying them, it feels like a spit in the face. This is what the game could've been, but you don't get to see it.

    The same way its fantastic story carried the first game's lackluster gameplay. This sequel's amazing gameplay is weighed down so heavily by it's disappointing, non-sensical, contrived, **** story.    … Expand
  4. Jimmyinstt
    Jul 17, 2020
    10
    Play the game before you rate.....anyone who has not played this is definitely missing out.
  5. VIP1398
    Jul 17, 2020
    10
    The game is not flawless, but despite it's flaws it parallels the impact of the first. The game is a masterpiece, an unexpected sequel with an unexpected story to go along with it. It is mature, justified, and forces you to think outside of your own comfort zones.
  6. asd123ased
    Jul 17, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My disappointment is immeasurable, and my day is ruined.
    I waited 5 years to play this
    And they gave me a horrible intro and **** ending
    I just want to forget about this game.    … Expand
  7. JavMetal
    Jul 17, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. it's a great game, the script is great, the inclusion is extraordinary, I feel very satisfied… Expand
  8. FireAndSalt
    Jul 17, 2020
    10
    A game that can not easily be summarized, and, in my opinion, transcends beyond the realm of being simply a “game”. It’s an experience. It channels the full gamut of human motion, challenges your thinking and morals, and is still totally badass and a **** of fun. Could not recommend more highly, or praise more thoroughly. A MASTERPIECE of gameplay, storytelling, and graphics to top it off.A game that can not easily be summarized, and, in my opinion, transcends beyond the realm of being simply a “game”. It’s an experience. It channels the full gamut of human motion, challenges your thinking and morals, and is still totally badass and a **** of fun. Could not recommend more highly, or praise more thoroughly. A MASTERPIECE of gameplay, storytelling, and graphics to top it off. 11/10… Expand
  9. Anatrok
    Jul 17, 2020
    10
    It’s a good game. Halfway through the game I literally yelled “No no no, **** this”. But I finished it, and was satisfied.
  10. Hasib71
    Jul 17, 2020
    1
    Compare to the first last of Us this one doesn't live upto the hype. Worst character development all around in the game. Don't waste your time or money. Better to play the first last of Us again.
  11. Botelhobio
    Jul 17, 2020
    10
    Perfeito! Um dos melhores jogos que já joguei. O jogo te leva a uma reflexão do certo e errado. Cada ação gera uma reação.
  12. EvilLittleLlama
    Jul 17, 2020
    10
    Great game, definitely a worth while play and a very different story experience to the first game.
  13. Mkd310
    Jun 21, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I personally really enjoyed this game, the animation, voice acting etc.. . I’m going to start with my negative of the game, this being the amount of time you play as Abby, I love what they did and thought this was a great concept but I felt it dragged on for a bit to long, the flashbacks were great revealing why she killed Joel, her battle against the terrifying Rat king was one if not the best boss fights across the two games, the decent down the skyscraper was sick and the fight vs Ellie was really cool as it allowed us to see our own tactics used against us, everything else I felt could have been shortened or scrapped if that meant the loss of the decent down the skyscraper part I would be perfectly happy to see that go if it meant I finished playing as Abby sooner. But other then that I really enjoyed the game and would highly recommend it to someone who enjoys a good story game. I think my favorite parts of the game were 1. Ellie and Joel flashback scenes I don’t even need to explain why i loved these scenes 2. Ellie and Joel’s final conversation the day before Joel’s death, this was beautiful as it shows Ellie’s strength as she begins to learn how to forgive Joel, this I think was one of my favorite scenes as it brought up all my emotions from playing the game. 3. The uniqueness of the entire game, I have Played the first game which was unreal although both are similar in play styles this story is very unique and something I am willing to get behind. Great job Neil and team… Expand
  14. Karma_
    Jul 17, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The best game ever, nothing can compare to this game, I hope they make it part 3 on PS5… Expand
  15. Dampecram
    Jul 17, 2020
    10
    Excellent game! Loved the direction the game was taken - game is brutal and combat is awesome
  16. Dcraneo
    Jul 17, 2020
    10
    Mecánicas, gráficos, historia, combate.. todo muy bien hecho y pulido.. vale la pena jugarlo, todo un GOTY
  17. Thegody
    Jul 17, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Um jogo muito incrível a história muito foda entre outras coisas o gráfico e um jogo incrível pra mim o melhor já feito… Expand
  18. NismoAP
    Jul 17, 2020
    10
    Incredible visuals, deep storytelling. Like a good book, I just couldn’t put it down.
  19. evolart
    Jul 17, 2020
    9
    Finally finished The Last of Us 2 and honestly it had one of my personal favorite game stories ever. I've never felt so attached to two opposing sides of a plot in any form of story telling. I will admit, I was honestly annoyed for a very brief time around the middle of the game but that didn't last long. They did a fantastic job of character and world building that drew me in like almostFinally finished The Last of Us 2 and honestly it had one of my personal favorite game stories ever. I've never felt so attached to two opposing sides of a plot in any form of story telling. I will admit, I was honestly annoyed for a very brief time around the middle of the game but that didn't last long. They did a fantastic job of character and world building that drew me in like almost no other game ever has. The mechanics, graphics, game play, and insane attention to detail were equally incredible. Games are almost never this damn good, incredible work Naughty Dog.… Expand
  20. Monflo
    Jul 17, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Juegos brutal que cada poseedor de ps4 deberia jugar, una aventura sin fanservice, crueldad en maximo esplendor en mundo apocalíptico pero fascinante… Expand
  21. ValeErives
    Jul 17, 2020
    10
    Nothing has ever been so easy to rate. This game looks fantastic, the scenarios, characters and every single element look like if they would’ve been handcrafted. Comfortable character movements and mechanics. Plenty of accessibility choices.
    This game game doesn’t cheat anyone, the purpose of it is telling a story of some main characters in a beautiful and dangerous world.
    It does appeal    Nothing has ever been so easy to rate. This game looks fantastic, the scenarios, characters and every single element look like if they would’ve been handcrafted. Comfortable character movements and mechanics. Plenty of accessibility choices.
    This game game doesn’t cheat anyone, the purpose of it is telling a story of some main characters in a beautiful and dangerous world.
    It does appeal to the emotional part in order to create a complete gaming experience that allows you to connect with the characters.
    I loved every single detail I hope this harsh, unfair and out of spite criticism stops sooner than later. Everyone should recognize the amazing work of Naughty Dog.
    I give those guys a solid 10 for now just because there’s nothing higher than that.    … Expand
  22. ValverdeCR
    Jul 17, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Creo que se le pudo dar más énfasis a la muerte de Joel... Pero excelente juego, excelente sonido y gráficos. Muy buena historia… Expand
  23. Nassfer
    Jul 17, 2020
    0
    It's Sad that I'm waited so long for this game, to see it contaminated with politics and poor written.
  24. ByAlBeRt17
    Jul 17, 2020
    10
    This game deserves a 7 or even if you don't like the plot and condemn the crunch a 6, it's worse than tlou in screenwriting and character development but i'm gonna give it a 10 because of all the homophobes and PS haters that are rating this game with a 0 when the gameplay it's pretty good although it hasn't evolved too much and the story it's gripping with some great thoughts and it isThis game deserves a 7 or even if you don't like the plot and condemn the crunch a 6, it's worse than tlou in screenwriting and character development but i'm gonna give it a 10 because of all the homophobes and PS haters that are rating this game with a 0 when the gameplay it's pretty good although it hasn't evolved too much and the story it's gripping with some great thoughts and it is never predictable, but it's true that there's a lot of convenience.… Expand
  25. SuperkenGaming
    Jul 17, 2020
    8
    The Last of Us Part 2
    The most overrated game of the year.
    Did I hate the last of us part 2? No, Infact I think this is a really great game.. But this is nowhere near a 10/10 masterpiece that everyone who seems to be friends with niel druckman claims it is, I don’t need to tell you what the last of us is, if you havnt played part one please go play it first, it’s a far superior game and    The Last of Us Part 2
    The most overrated game of the year.
    Did I hate the last of us part 2? No, Infact I think this is a really great game.. But this is nowhere near a 10/10 masterpiece that everyone who seems to be friends with niel druckman claims it is,
    I don’t need to tell you what the last of us is, if you havnt played part one please go play it first, it’s a far superior game and only one of 3 games ive ever given a 10/10 to.. now that those people are gone… last of us part 2 picks up where we left off.. sortve. This is a bit of a fallout of joel and ellie.. again.. sortve.. its complicated… a game that hops all over timelines all the way back to the day joel decides his 2nd chance at being a father outweighed a potential cure for humanity… theres fighting theres pain, theres regret.. theres loves, theres forgiveness, theres hopelessness.. every emotion you could imagine, the last of us part 2 smacks you with.. however its just not an enjoyable game to play through…
    Here youll have a chance to play as joel, but barely.. youll mostly play as ellie and a new character abby… both on a revenge mission…and of course with ellie branching out and you playing as a new character, last of us part 2 introduces a whole new cast of chracters.. and theyre all awful. Every last one of them… this is the most unlikable cast of characters In recent memory.. and in a game all about story.. characters are important.. I even ended up disliking ellie one of my favorite characters in video game history by the end of this game.. heck even within the games first few hours of about 20… shes become such an annoying hipster.. and while this aspect of her fades the darker the game gets… other aspects of her come out that just ruined that character for me… but to the actual gameplay… the last of us part 2 is some of the most fun stealth in a game ive ever played.. this feels much more like an assassins creed game and less like a resident evil like the last game… even the infected are easier to deal with.. in fact this game in general is more accessable and overall just easier for better or for worse… and the world here is filled with the most detail ive ever seen in a game, leterally every square foot of this game is filled with unimaginable detail, and load times here are near instantaneous after dying… it blew my mind numerous times.. however I feel like the passion put into world building and detail crafting was all for none, as the last of us part 2 quickly becomes repetitive bore.. you constantly juggle climb through buildings, crawl through grass, climb through buildings, crawl through grass with the occasional surprise like a museum or aquarium, but it just becomes so painful to play at times because of how bloated the last of up part 2 feels… it took me 3 weeks to get through this game, just because id lose interest so fast while playing… thankfully the final few hours of this games we get some fresh variety, but a game like this that does nothing new has no business being beyond 15 hours.. it just doesn’t..
    stealth, collect, craft.. you know.. you played the first game.. it’s all the same here just more fine tuned, but with such unmemorable levels.. they all blur together with only a couple of stand out moments.. and I just expect more from a naughty dog game…
    Ultimately The Last of Us Part 2 is a great game,
    I do appreciate the attempt at a bold story telling approach with multiple characters, getting multiple story perspectives of the same story, and I appreciate the detail.
    but this game is great in the way that pizza is great, too much and you have a tummy ache.. This is the last of us part 2, its bloated and boring, and again the characters are just so unlikable it was really hard for me to get through..
    and nay good this series had, the games director niel druchman just spits on and throws in the trash…
    I don’t regret playing this game, but I am disappointed in the overall delivery of a potentially crazy story.
    I give The Last Of Us Part 2
    an 8.5/10    … Expand
  26. tonkung1150
    Jul 17, 2020
    0
    WTF gamer ever. I never see this **** game before dddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd
  27. bituiz
    Jul 17, 2020
    10
    Demorei um pouco pra digerir a história do jogo, mas dps consegui percebi que o jogo é realmente o melhor da geração
  28. Hanishaw
    Jul 17, 2020
    0
    The first part is a masterpiece, this one sucks. The only highlight of the game is political correctness but it contains lines of racism to Asian. Hilarious, Sony is not a Japanese company now? I hope Sony can sell naught dog to EA and get them break apart.
  29. Yarrownick
    Jul 17, 2020
    10
    Amazing game going through again on hard+ now will play many times .... It's brutal and emotionally challenging and everything it needed to be. Respect to the creators, incredible piece of gaming.
  30. Lickitylicha69
    Jul 17, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Just finished my first play through on survival mode. Although it was not recommended for a first play through it was outstanding. This may be a very unpopular opinion but this was better than the original… Expand
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#2 Best PS4 Game of 2020
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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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