The Last of Us Part II

 PlayStation 4
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5.8

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  1. ignoe
    Jul 16, 2020
    10
    Game of the Year EASILY - great story,gameplay,graphics. They stepped it up from part 1 for sure.All the leaks and people saying dont buy it almost convinced me to not buy it but when i did i dont regret for a second for buying it . Dont listen to haters this game is one of the best i've ever played.
  2. Antoniongaro
    Jul 16, 2020
    10
    I decided to write this feed because I don't agree with the ratings of other users. History is not rubbish, it is something different that I liked. And, for the record, there are no trans characters some spoilers were fake. I recommend playing it. Just a note: the name "Iene" does not seem very appropriate to me, I would have preferred the name "Serafiti" in the Italian version of the game.
  3. Frankie-PS
    Jul 16, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Anche se controversa la storia di the last of us 2 è da goty. Il gioco sin dall’inizio ci fa rivivere gli anni in cui Ellie e Joel sono arrivati a jackson raccontando in maniera semplice ma sempre immersiva un conflitto sempre più acceso fra i due. I flashback, presenti nel corso della storia, infatti sono pane per il gioco e ne aumentano sia lo spessore che la bellezza. Parlando della trama principale bisogna dire che è assolutamente geniale: i colpi di scena, le situazioni sono precisi senza buchi di trama e assolutamente sorprendenti. Il modo in cui gli eventi ci vengono raccontati e soprattutto le scene profonde a cui assistiamo ci riportano subito alla bellezza del primo capitolo, a differenza che nel secondo ci sono molte scene che fanno discutere, controverse ma che rendono il gioco differente da qualsiasi altro titolo.… Expand
  4. Ray23
    Jul 16, 2020
    10
    I have loved books, movies and video games for my entire 28 year life. Nothing compares to this. The Last of Us Part II is a completely unique experience. I cried, I laughed, I was scared, I cried again. What an incredibly visceral and emotional piece of media. Thanks to the entire team at Naughty Dog and the absolutely spectacular cast of this game.
  5. AlonaCleo
    Jul 16, 2020
    0
    Don’t waist your money!
    Game if perfect technically but will make you puke because of the story!
    Disappointment of the Year! What a shame!
  6. Lamo
    Jul 16, 2020
    9
    Great sequel for a great game.
    Have some minor problems with perfomans on ps4.
  7. lubeco
    Jul 16, 2020
    2
    terrible characters - terrible story............................................................!!!
  8. Portoxz
    Jul 16, 2020
    9
    Congratulations to naughty dog for the excellent work and delivering what they promissed, i just didn't give it a grade 10, for the lack an online mode.
  9. Rafael101010
    Jul 16, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Best game um the history,..................................................… Expand
  10. Dav294
    Jul 16, 2020
    10
    Different from the first game, pretty dark and uncomfortable at times, but an experience I greatly appreciate and will never forget.
  11. meteor32
    Jun 21, 2020
    7
    Against all odds and negativity spread over the internet and even some of my favorite youtubers saying it was a bad game... I decided to play it! And glad I did!it's unfair to say it's the best graphics I've ever seen on ps4 because rdr2 it's all the way up there and with an open world based game, but indeed amazing graphics That even sometimes mixed with the ambience it created fear,Against all odds and negativity spread over the internet and even some of my favorite youtubers saying it was a bad game... I decided to play it! And glad I did!it's unfair to say it's the best graphics I've ever seen on ps4 because rdr2 it's all the way up there and with an open world based game, but indeed amazing graphics That even sometimes mixed with the ambience it created fear, stress and anxiety! The story was ok, I mean I liked it but could it be better? Of course. It was to concentrated in vengeance karma choices and missed out the whole point of the first game like did where the virus came from? Is there a cure besides ellie? I mean it has a lot to been seen. But OK I enjoy it. Of course Joel's death was a little forced, serious, Joel was a professional smuggler and he knew very well how to stay low. So he and Tommy putting themselves in that position is unlikely. But I get it, we all get it that Joel was destined to die in this game but it could be a different way. Overall a 7 not a perfect game but maybe a good start to a third part… Expand
  12. SuckmyYuck
    Jul 16, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As someone who studies literature and writes very often this game saddens me to an unmentionable extent. In stories weather it be books, movies, video games, or any format of entertainment, the thing that drives people to continue watching is the fulfillment of promises that are implied to the consumer. This game not only breaks the promises they make, but the plot is seriously inconsistent, forgetting about promises that have been made entirely; leaving the consumer with this feeling of emptiness. Not to mention, the character arcs are just piss poor writing basically being non-existent. Outside of the writing and story, the game follows has a very dated gameplay system and combat system. It feels primitive at times, even borderline inorganic. To me, this is unacceptable in a triple A studio with the amount of manpower that naughty dog has. The world is beautiful, and the graphics are incredible, but it's overshadowed by lazy story writing, and some message (that isn't even clear by the way) being crammed down your throat. I'm not talking about the LGBT stuff, I couldn't care less about that, there are plenty of fantastic television shows/movies/books that have awesome characters that are LGBT, the problem happens when you make a character LGBT for the SAKE of having an inclusive character. Smh, everyone can tell. You can try to ignore it, but it's like having a scratch you can't quite itch. Why? Because it's forced! If you have a screw, you're not going to pound it into a wall with a hammer, that doesn't make any sense. It's the same thing as characters in any form of entertainment. The characters MUST be consistent with the setting. Your characters are your driving force in whatever plot archetype you've decided to use. These characters also have archetypes that were inconsistent throughout the entire game. Joel's death makes no sense because he is not trusting of other people, as is demonstrated multiple times in the first game. That doesn't mean that trait can't change, but it was never even hinted towards that Joel has changed in such a way. The whole game gets my gears grinding. I'm also pissed off because of the good reviews the game has received. I don't get it. Genuinely. I'm also mad because metacritic blocked the negative reviews of this game for a time, I'm tired of censorship. So, my 0 comes from the terrible story writing in combination with how naughty dog responded to the negative player reviews. This is my personal protest.… Expand
  13. Miguelsantana9
    Jul 16, 2020
    10
    Juego para hacerte pensar y del cual disfrutas cada minuto, es cierto que hay situaciones que a primera vista pueden parecer forzadas, pero en mi opinión hay que analizar bien la historia y desengranar a cada personaje para comprender mejor cada situación. En mi opinión es una obra de arte que además te aporta una visión diferente y constructiva de las ideologías de género y de laJuego para hacerte pensar y del cual disfrutas cada minuto, es cierto que hay situaciones que a primera vista pueden parecer forzadas, pero en mi opinión hay que analizar bien la historia y desengranar a cada personaje para comprender mejor cada situación. En mi opinión es una obra de arte que además te aporta una visión diferente y constructiva de las ideologías de género y de la diversidad que existe hoy en día en nuestra sociedad y que por desgracia parte de la sociedad no comprende. Espero que por cosas como este juego evolucionemos como sociedad… Expand
  14. grete
    Jul 16, 2020
    4
    --NO SPOILERS--

    I didn't really want to write a review, but I don't want people to think that my review is part of any "review bombing" as this is my genuine and personal opinion of this game after having to sit through over 20 hours of it. it's a horrible sequel that completely destroys the characters and all the build-up from the first game. It doesn't matter how good the graphics,    --NO SPOILERS--

    I didn't really want to write a review, but I don't want people to think that my review is part of any "review bombing" as this is my genuine and personal opinion of this game after having to sit through over 20 hours of it.

    it's a horrible sequel that completely destroys the characters and all the build-up from the first game. It doesn't matter how good the graphics, gameplay, music and all the other technical aspects are, when the story is so unbelievable, unimmersive and riddled with inconsistencies and plot holes. A wise person once said that a good story can save bad art, but good art can't save a bad story. And that should really be the slogan for TLOU2.

    It's a Naughty Dog game, and although 70% of its staff has left including the incredibly talented Amy Hennig and Bruce Straley, you can pretty much expect it to LOOK like a masterpiece. And it does. However, take any 10 minute clip from any part of the game and I'll show you 2 plot holes, 4 inconsistencies and overall just lazy and sloppy writing.

    Nearly every single piece of dialogue made me think "well, that's dumb" and nearly every action sequence was riddled with plot armor and just straight up stupidity. For instance when Ellie and another person drives their car into the water and instead of just swimming right out through the gaping hole where her car door used to be, it was ripped off earlier, they struggle to get through the driver's side window. What the hell? How was this not pointed out by ANYONE? There are so many stupid details and it just completely breaks any sort of credibility or depth this game has, if it even has any.

    I praised the first game so much that people started getting sick of me talking about it. The first game made me interested in art and writing, it was an experience I'll never forget. Like when you watch your favorite movie, listen to your favorite song or read your favorite book. it leaves a mark. That game affected me in a way that very few other media has ever done. Which is why this sequel was such a punch in the gut, and it didn't help that we waited 7 years for it.

    And I don't care that there are gay or trans characters in the game. I really couldn't give any less sh*ts. Though, as a bi woman who advocate for trans rights, I can clearly see that most of it is being used as a shield so people will look like bigots once they criticize anything about the game. I also find it very suspicious how even Neil Druckmann said that some of the game testers said they hated the game and that he was prepared for people hating it, and then nearly EVERY "professional" game critic out there gave it a 10/10, which is an INSULT to any video game ever who truly lived up to that score and earned it. It is NOT a 10/10, it is NOT a 0/10. I'd love to give the development team a completely different score; the people who made the animations, the sound, music, the graphics, the combat, the accessibility system - everything was completely awesome, an easy 9-10/10.

    But sadly, I don't play video games just for the graphics or the sound. Some of the best games ever created were amazing because of its incredible story, characters, deep lore, world design etc... The graphics and sound are just a wonderful bonus, but you cannot base your entire game upon it. Therefore, because it is a story driven game, I'm going to let the awful story overshadow everything I liked about the technical aspects of the game and give it a 4/10 overall. If it was a standalone with completely new characters whom I hadn't previously been so invested in and cared for so much, maybe I'd go up to a 5 or 6/10, but this is the highly anticipated sequel of one of the most beloved video games in history, which is why the fall is so much longer and harder.

    I would not advise ANYONE to pay for this game, at least not at full price. Watch it on Youtube, you'll be saving yourself a lot of money, because it's just not worth it.

    I'm truly saddened and disappointed by this and I hope we can see better from the video game industry in the future. Thanks and sorry for any bad English.    … Expand
  15. justCriti
    Jul 16, 2020
    3
    Gameplay mechanics are good but the story is awful and just worse compared to part one.
  16. Kakarot_101
    Jul 16, 2020
    9
    Muy buen juego. Graficamente genial, con una banda sonora de lujo, y unos giros de guión interesantes. No entiendo una media de puntuaciones tan baja.
  17. MichalBBG
    Jul 16, 2020
    10
    I just finished the game. As a gamedev I have to say, this is the best game I ever played. Story is superior. Game is Masterpiece. Kudos to all gamedevs and people who was participating on this epic game experience. Cheers
  18. gianvyh
    Jul 16, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. At the beginning desire to play had dropped drastically, seeing what had happened to Joel, protagonist of the first game, and that I thought had a much more relevant role within the second part, having started playing completely free from spoilers. But now I'm thankful to have continued to play.
    We begin to play with a crazy desire to kill every single one of them, and therefore the player is led to have the same way of thinking as Ellie. And this way of thinking remains until Ellie's "Seattle - Day 3". The part of Abby's story turned out to be a surprise. Until the middle of the first chapter I was completely annoyed to play with Abby and not against her, always thinking of her as an antagonist. But then as the character's decisions turned out to be much more human than Ellie's, and given the reason for Joel's killing, your sense of justice is attacked by the game itself and you start no longer having a hero and an anti-hero, but 2 characters who have lost a lot and continue to lose. The first encounter between Ellie and Abby was crucial for the story and to screw your head even more: Abby spares Ellie and proves even more human than the latter. The false dissolution of the story seemed a little superfluous at the beginning, but then we understand that it was done only to highlight how much Ellie lost in the real ending, where she chooses to save Abby, restoring the bit of humanity that has remained. The epilogue is depressing, but more bittersweet than totally sad: Ellie has lost everything, but has solved the question that led her to this trip: forgive Joel once and for all, leaving the guitar behind. Gustavo Santaolalla's music is the best part of this game: every single moment is accompanied by a track that perfectly represents what is happening: the best two are "The cycle of violence" and "Beyond Desolation"; the latter, played at the epilogue, amazes how amazing "The Path" in the first The Last of Us.
    It is the best game of the generation from this point of view and it also runs very well on a regular ps4.    … Expand
  19. ElephantTown
    Jul 16, 2020
    10
    Masterpiece.

    This game does move the progress needle forward a bit too much for people to handle, so the hate towards the game is to be expected. Look at what happened to MLK when he started moving that needle too much.
  20. SlipKoR
    Jul 16, 2020
    10
    Passed the game that week and I was satisfied. Glad for the Naughty Dog, they created a cool game, and a good storyline.
  21. Roos0697
    Jul 16, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. First and foremost i have to say i think it is a very good game but there are some flaws which make me rate the game an 8. The idea of telling the story from two different perspectives is great but the player has to play as Abby for too long. When I saw we went back to play as Abby i was like okay...explain to me what happened i am curious. It is explained quite quickly so I thought after a couple of hours playing as Abby that we would play as Ellie again soon. I love Ellie’s character so much and just felt like i wanted to get through Abby’s part to get back to Ellie. In other words, i felt like playing as Abby took away from the time we would get to play as Ellie. Then I started to realize that we we’re going to see Ellie again much later and that we would have to play as Abby till the point their stories meet again in the theatre. At this point we played for 10+ hours as Abby and then we even had to attack Ellie?? That part i didn’t understand, i feel like we should have just had the cutscene without the combat or the perspective should have changed to Ellie. Hurting Ellie as Abby felt absolutely terrible.

    I also felt like the game could have been improved by implementing more flashbacks and backstory before Joel gets killed. Now all the flashbacks were just painful to watch because we already knew what was going to happen, they were still good though but adding more in the beginning would have given us more of the dynamic we loved in the first game. I just loved the atmosphere and vibe of Jackson and I wish there were more scenes there. I would also have loved for Ellie and Dina’s relationship to be more detailed... how did they meet, when did Dina come to Jackson for example. Ellie also writes about her ex-girlfriend Cat, considering she is the first love interest Ellie had after Riley I figured we would see their relationship somewhere in the game but that was unfortunately not the case. Owen and Abby’s relationship seemed to be more in depth and we almost get to learn more about Owen than we learn about Dina.

    In the end these are things that I think would have made the game a bit better and scenes which would have nicely balanced against the dark and depressing nature of the game. But i do think the game is good. The final part where we get to see Abby all worn out and sad is fantastically done. Ellie found the closure she was looking for, finally. In that moment Abby was not thinking about revenge anymore, she found closure and was just thinking about surviving and protecting Lev. At the very moment Ellie let’s go of Abby she has forgiven Joel and she can think about good moments with him instead of those horrible flashbacks. That scene with Ellie in the water broke me. Her telling Abby to go and take Lev and just sitting there crying with the beautiful music coming in. And Abby glancing back at Ellie as she sailed away with Lev... that was an emotional scene. It was a depressing ending though with Ellie and Dina basically being broken up... i would have loved to see Ellie reunite with Dina and J.J and then the camera would slowly move away until we have a Birdseye view of Jackson and bam end-credits. Maybe that is to sappy but it would have made the ending a bit more happy haha.    … Expand
  22. texn
    Jul 16, 2020
    10
    Awesome gameplay, better than the first. Story was a rollercoaster, i loved it. Only good things to say! I wish there was a 3rd.
  23. night86
    Jul 16, 2020
    0
    Political correctness MUST NOT be allowed in games, this is just ruining a good game, for tolerance, diversity, equality, stupidity, etc we already have the real world, we don't need that in a game, don't buy this!
  24. Ananasik
    Jul 16, 2020
    10
    One of the best games of the decade. Gameplay and sound 10/10. A good story, after which there is an impenetrable void.
  25. PandaKoczPl
    Jul 16, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. To po prostu dobra gra, przez jakieś 30 godzin dobrze się bawiłem a frustracje odczułem tylko w momencie kiedy pierwszy raz pojawiły się człapacze.… Expand
  26. Dabulls2398
    Jul 16, 2020
    9
    Playing through the game was extremely enjoyable and well worth the money giving many hours of gameplay that had me clenching my teeth not know what was beyond the next corner truly startling me. As for the story I realize that it is truly dark and took a path that had me constantly reacting either in anger or sorrow but bye the end I think it may not be the story anyone wanted but IPlaying through the game was extremely enjoyable and well worth the money giving many hours of gameplay that had me clenching my teeth not know what was beyond the next corner truly startling me. As for the story I realize that it is truly dark and took a path that had me constantly reacting either in anger or sorrow but bye the end I think it may not be the story anyone wanted but I rather enjoyed it and thought it was unique in how they had it played out and would highly recommend.… Expand
  27. Artass84
    Jul 16, 2020
    10
    Amazing game! Super graphics, super story! Ususal in games bad is black and good is white. In life there is more colours than those two and this game shows you that. Forces to change your mind, when you thought that nobody can do that. 10/10
  28. Kkhuate13
    Jul 16, 2020
    10
    Igual de bueno que el 1, no se queden con el principio y el final, la historia es muy buen, me encariñé demasiado con Abby xdxd, pero más con Ellie. Se merece el GOTY. También esperamemos una tercera parte xd.
  29. Karo1999
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    I waited 7 long years for this game. Tlou 1 had such a beautiful and emotional story that I instantly fell in love with the game and I waited such a long time for this sequel, but I can't believe this is what I was waiting for. I just can't accept this as the second part of that beautiful game that I used to love so much. Niel Druckman I can't believe what you have done to my most favoriteI waited 7 long years for this game. Tlou 1 had such a beautiful and emotional story that I instantly fell in love with the game and I waited such a long time for this sequel, but I can't believe this is what I was waiting for. I just can't accept this as the second part of that beautiful game that I used to love so much. Niel Druckman I can't believe what you have done to my most favorite game, you only deserve to be insulted.… Expand
  30. DevilsDivide
    Jul 16, 2020
    10
    Thanks a lot for this game. Finally completed it)

    It's huge. Really liked it. Fantastic graphic - very realistic. Deep Story.
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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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