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  1. Jul 15, 2020
    0
    This game is not what i hoped for. I found official trailers were misleading (specially in reference to one of the main characters) and game play is pretty much the same as the first game , no major changes there except the jump button. Story is just OK specially from Chapter 7 onwards, the main quest stopped making sense, from there on it really felt like a sub-standard side story /This game is not what i hoped for. I found official trailers were misleading (specially in reference to one of the main characters) and game play is pretty much the same as the first game , no major changes there except the jump button. Story is just OK specially from Chapter 7 onwards, the main quest stopped making sense, from there on it really felt like a sub-standard side story / quest. I think they ran out of ideas of how to make this game into a 20+ hours adventure so they just dragged the story in senseless manner.
    Overall this game is a massive disappointment. I should have waited for this to go on sale :(
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  2. Jun 19, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I used to be the hater for this game after the spoilers leaking, i called it Garbage, The trash of us2... However, i recently ordered my PS4 Limited Edition TLOU2. I give the game a try, and after 2 hours of playing, I addicted to it. Seriously, the game is a masterpiece, the story is driven logically and matured. The main reason why people got mad because of Joel's death and How Ellie let Abby go after she killed everyone in her path to get to Abby. BUT, when you play it and try to understand the message, you will love the game so much. First, Abby doesn't know who Joel is, she doesn't bond with the man like US, the only thing she knows is that Joel killed her father. Therefore, that explains the way she tortures and smashes the golf club, especially the last hit when she has a flashback of her father's death. I am sure that MYSELF or YOU, especially in that post apocalypse world, would hunt anyone down if he or she kills our parent and give the killer the slowest death. Second, Ellie killed everyone to get to Abby. The point is Ellie barely sees the message " Revenge is a fool's game " after she killed Nora, then Owen, and Mel - a pregnant woman made her actually realize it. You can clearly see that in Ellie's eyes and her shakind hands, she wanted to stop. After coming back to the theater, she and Dina, Jesse, Tommy were already ready to go back Jackson and left everything behind. But Abby got to the theater and killed Jesse, which was understanable because Ellie and Tommy killed every single one of Abby's friends. Despite all that, Abby spared Dina because of Lev told her not to and also let both Dina and Ellie get away. After several years of setting down, Ellie still couldn't forget Joel's bloody smashed head. So she goes find Abby but not to REVENGE, but to find an ending. That explains why she didnt kill Abby when she had a flashback of emotional Joel sitting with the guitar. The ending is Ellie finally can let go of eveything. The only way to find peace is to forgive and let go. The last scene of the masterpicece, Ellie said she wanted to give it a try about forgiving Joel and Joel replied he would like that. In the end, they both did! A truly, deeply and matured story. Expand
  3. Jul 15, 2020
    0
    Just a terrible game, no doubt. A crappy sequel that lost all the heart of the original.
  4. Jul 15, 2020
    0
    taking advantage from a game loved by gamers to introduce your progre ideas is such a despicable to treat the fans (not fanboys) of the game
  5. Jul 15, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Jogo fantástico e impactante. The last of us part 2 é capaz de colocar na pele de Ellie e fazer você ter uma montanha russa de emoções, como por exemplo, ódio, tristeza, saudade, amor...
    O jogo é tecnicamente uma obra prima, com gráficos insanos e um realismo jamais visto nos vídeo games. Logíco que tem um probleminha ou outro ali, mas nada tira o brilhantismo e a coragem da Naughty Dog com essa obra.

    O jogo tem que ser sentido e jogado. É preciso prestar atenção aos detalhes. Principalmente nas expressões faciais fantásticas. Olhares dizem muito nesse jogo. é preciso entender a profundidade psicológica e emocional dos personagens para entender a real mensagem do jogo. É um jogo para quem tem maturidade.
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  6. Jul 15, 2020
    10
    Emotional roller coaster ride, alot of twist and turns , great improvement from the last game, good characters, graphics, sound is far better than any other game I played. Justice has been done to all characters the story is interesting never make you bore
    But the length of game feels like it's stretched a bit long. Must play game for every PS4 owner
  7. Jul 15, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have never played a game that made me so emotional and think about it for so long like this one, its been 3 days since a finished it and im feeling depressed and cant stop crying if i see certain scenes in the game. Talking about the game itself and not about me, its a goddamn masterpiece in terms of technical stuff; its incredible how good its made that sometimes it seems like ur watching a movie instead of a game. About the story, i really loved how the games plays with ur emotions and if u let it do it you wont regret it cause it makes u question everything that happens in the game and changes ur point of view to the point that u no longer know what u want the story lead to. The only thing a could blame this game is making u play with Abby for so long but it kinda makes sense so u would see her point of view and realise she is not the bad character of the story and Ellie isnt the good one either. I dunno it has so many details that make u really feel the game that when u finish it u feel as u lost a beloved one. Expand
  8. Jul 15, 2020
    0
    For me deserves every bit of backlash. Joel deserved better and I want my money back.
  9. Jul 15, 2020
    10
    One of the best games of this generation, along with The Witcher 3 and Red Dead Redemption 2.
    Great writing, very emotional story, amazing characters.One of the best visuals in a video game ever. Can't wait for the remastered version on PS5.
  10. Jul 15, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Empieza genial el juego pero a la mitad va de mal en peor el juego.
    Aunq la muerte de joel eso si,esta bastante mal hecha,joel q era un tipo desconfiado entra en una sala sin armas cuando el resto de gente q no conoce lleva armas,ahi empieza un poco mal pero ,en fin,podrian haberlo hecho mejor para capturarlo.
    Partiendo de eso la premisa era redonda y a mi me estaba encantando ver como ellie se iba cargando a los asesinos de joel y se iba vengando mientras iba progresando su amor por dina y viceversa,hasta ahi la historia estaba siendo brutal y bestial,hasta q aparece abby q mata a jesse y casi a tommy por q si y empieza su historia q es aburridisima,era demasiado mala y no me estaba gustando para nada,corta por completo el ritmo ¡a mi q co** me importa la vida de esta si es la q ha matado a joel,q le den!entiendo q pongais un momento para contarnos q su padre era el doctor q iba a operar a elie¡pero hasta ahi,ya vale,no necesitamos ver lo demas,no intresa,y tras un largo transcurso de tiempo tras contar su vida se vuelve al presente donde esta a punto de matar a ellie ,y es q encima el jugador tiene q manejar a abby para tratar de matar a ellie,espera¿¡Que!?y es q encima casi logra su cometido pero luego la deja con vida,y nada,pasan los años y ellie y dina estan en una casa viviendo como pareja con la niña y ese mismo dia ellie tiene un desmallo donde vuelve a vivir como matan a joel,unos dias despues va tommy diciendo q sabe donde esta abby y dina discute con tommy por q no quiere volver a ello,por la noche ellie se levanta,hace su mochila y se va siendo antes detenida por dina,pero le responde q ya ni come ni duerme ni es capaz de vivir por lo q tiene q ir a por ella aunq dina queda decepcionada pero le deja irse,y tras casi morir al llegar para matarla(q la tiene perfecta para hacerle cortes y q sufra lentamente por lo q hizo)la desata,casi se van en lancha,pero tras una pelea en la q ellie se queda sin el meñique y el dedo corazon estando a punto de ahogarla decide parar y dejarla vivir...al volver a su casa dina no esta ni la hija y va a donde la guitarra para intenter tocar pero ya no puede,encima salta otro flashback donde esta con joel donde vuelven a hablar del hospital y q elie insiste q deberia haberla dejado morir ,pero joel dice q si dios le diera otra oportunidad,volveria a hacer lo mismo,entonces elie le dice q entonces le intentara perdonar,otro salto al presente y ellie deja la guitarra contra el marco y se va de la casa y fin,enserio....todo pintaba genial,elie llendo a vengarse de todos los q mataron a joel,q hubieran puesto a mas si eso para alargar el juego,poner a mas blancos,pero no esto tiiiiio,ademas q del polvo del owen y la abby sobraba,yo me esperaba uno de ellie y de dina,¿¡pero de estos 2!?¡pero q co* me importan es q agghh,es q enserio,final malo,malisimo,si es q casi lloro al final,pero de lo malo q es,para q luego diga la gente q el FFXIII es malo,por q es q este juego enserio....como puede algo empezar tan epicamente para acabar de forma tan desastrosa,lei por ahi q nauthy dog reescribio el final,podriais haberos ahorrado la parte donde controlas a abby durante toda la otra mitad el juego por q vamos,el final y lo de abby es un completo sinsentido y desproposito total,sino¿Para q fueron ellie y dina?¿Para q fue tommy tambien al principio?ademas de meter frases del final en los trailers y ademas trailes engañosos,por que en ninguno se ve de que haya que manejar a abby cuando realmente la tienes q manejar,pesimo final.Si querian alargarlo q hubieran puesto a mas gente para q ellie los matara e hiciera algo similar a lo q hizo joel en el 1 de atrapar 2 y torturarlos hasta matarlos para sacar mas pistas y si eso en un momento cuando volviera a la "base"por decirlo de alguna forma q se sintiera perdida y q dina la ayude a volver a reencontrarse,por q tambien la escena de sexo con abby y owen la veo innecesaria por completo,poner una de ellie y dina en una de las veces q ellie llega algo perdida lo veo hasta entendible. En fin,q era una historia q empezaba bestial y buena para acabar siendo desde la mitad lo peor q hubiera poder ocurrido,por q el destrozo q le hacen a Ellie como personaje da rabia,como un personaje carismatico en el 1 acaba de una de las peores formas posibles en la historia de los videojuegos no pudiendo vengarse y perdiendo todo
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  11. Jul 15, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game...kinda sucked. I loved the first game so much, but the writing for this was so bad and the characters weren't interesting. And after killing a major character with ZERO buildup 5 minutes into the game, plot armor carried the story forward, that and random events and violence with no name AIs. I stopped playing 2/3rds of the way through because i was so bored. The best parts of the games are the flashbacks with Ellie being Ellie, and Joel being Joel. This game was so boring, and 7 years later, it has the exact same mechanics as the first and adds nothing new, can be fun, but there's no story and boring ass characters, so it becomes extremely repetative insanely quickly. I constantly found myself wanting to kill Abby (and doing so) just to get back to maybe some interesting part of the game. Hell they could've made Dina and Tommy really interesting but they said screw that, I'm going to force feed you the most terribly written character of all time. Druckmann should be ashamed of himself...graphics were great and AI enemies were smart though, which is why I gave it a 5. Expand
  12. Jul 15, 2020
    9
    Después de 31 horas de juego puedo decir que es un juego excelente en el apartado técnico, tiene gráficos excelentes, un gameplay muy bueno y unos puzzles sencillos pero a la vez mas elaborados. Bien, hablando de la historia, creo que es buena pero no excelente, tiene momentos tristes, de enojo, escenas impactantes pero creo que le faltó ser un poco mas dinámico, pasando a la historia deDespués de 31 horas de juego puedo decir que es un juego excelente en el apartado técnico, tiene gráficos excelentes, un gameplay muy bueno y unos puzzles sencillos pero a la vez mas elaborados. Bien, hablando de la historia, creo que es buena pero no excelente, tiene momentos tristes, de enojo, escenas impactantes pero creo que le faltó ser un poco mas dinámico, pasando a la historia de abby, es buena pero pasando algunas horas se siente bastante pesada y se pierde un poco la esencia del juego, hubo algunas partes que aunque no fueron aburridas si las sentí un poco de relleno y en otras parecía que estaba jugando resident evil, otro punto negativo es que pierdes mucho el tiempo looteando, eso si quieres mejorar tus armas y conseguir los coleccionables, pero si esto no te importa puedes pasar de largo. El final creo que fue justo para los dos personajes pero fue un poco forzado el capitulo anterior antes de llegar al final. Fuera de eso, creo que es un gran juego, pero no excelente en cuanto a la historia, pudieron recortar unas horas y no pasaba nada. En fin, yo le daría un 85/100. Expand
  13. Jul 15, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As much as I wanted to love this game I just couldnt. My boyfriend loves the game but me not so much. The Tlou2 doesnt hold true to the main character: Joel. Yea he just saves this random girl from being clicker bait with Tommy and brought her back to her friends and gives out their names but he also knows how notorious he is when he’s done a lot of **** after the breakout. After being saved from the man who killed her father she needs to kill him. Understandable I suppose but thats not how you kill a main and beloved character and in the very beginning of the game. Later as we play as Abby she saves 2 kids because they saved her. Where was the same even slight compassion for Joel? The lies and false advertising is another thing apparently Joel was still supposed to be alive. All I’m saying is this story could’ve gone a different way if they didnt force feed Abby down our throats to make her like-able. I get her side of the story, yea she lost way more in a few days but it was still ultimately her fault. None of her friends would've been killed if she either killed all the people in Joels party(probably didnt want to end up like him) or tortured him for a few days and let him go cause he did save her. Maybe this story couldve been about getting revenge on Abby for torturing him or not. This story could’ve been better. Expand
  14. Jul 15, 2020
    2
    What a disappointment of a game. Gameplay is good but the story is just trash.
  15. Jul 15, 2020
    10
    Muy buen juego tanto el desarrollo de los dos personajes como la jugabilidad
  16. Jul 15, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. After playing 48 hours, two playthroughs and gaining the platinum trophy I am finally ready to let out my opinion of this conserverial sequel.

    Before I get into the negative I will like to start with what I loved about the game.

    1. Ellies half of the game had the most interesting part of the story and best cutscenes. When she gets to bounce off side characters like Dina ( who was one of my favorite side characters) it really showed a great side of Ellie.

    2. Abbys gameplay was the most fun since it was more of my play style. While Ellie sneaks around Abby is an army of one. With a flamethrower, hunting rifle and pipe bombs nothing can stop her. She can literally just punch an infected to death and it is brutal.

    3. The one thing everyone praises this game for even if you just hated it is the graphics. This game is beyond beautiful. The music is always perfect for what's happening.

    Now let's get into what I disliked

    1. This game just dragged on and on. It tricked me I believe like three times where I thought I was close to the end oh no I still have 10 hours left alright okay here is the ending nope. Not going to lie got pretty frustrated and just wanted to finish it already. In fact where Ellie and Dina are in that awesome farm house then Tommy comes in telling her where abby was last seen . Honestly I would of been okay with the last scene Ellie going off into the night leaving Dina sad and feeling alone. Then bam alright setting up for the next game.

    2. The actual ending was just anti climatic. Ellie travels two states fights of this evil rattlers frees Abby from dying on the beach lets her grab a boat about to let them go and then goes no can't let you go. Okay has this big fight about to drown her and then was like nah go. Okay go backs to the farmhouse and no duh Dina is gone.

    All in all it is not better than the first one and doesn't add much to mechanics/gameplay. I dont think its the worst game this year and I understand where they were going with the whole revenge thing it just didn't quite land.
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  17. Jul 15, 2020
    10
    What makes a game "good"? I think that's a big source of the divide here. Do people have to like a game for it to be good ? Your answer to that will probably answer what you rate this game. (And I don't mean "enjoy" or even "have fun"--LIKE is my very deliberate word choice)

    I absolutely loved the first one. And I also quite liked the second one, but not as much. I know because I'm not
    What makes a game "good"? I think that's a big source of the divide here. Do people have to like a game for it to be good ? Your answer to that will probably answer what you rate this game. (And I don't mean "enjoy" or even "have fun"--LIKE is my very deliberate word choice)

    I absolutely loved the first one. And I also quite liked the second one, but not as much. I know because I'm not as compelled to play it 4 more times. HOWEVER, from an objective point of view, I think it's on the exact same level as the first (with added ambition and literary techniques like symbolism and motifs). Very minor pacing issues in the middle, but it accomplishes what it aims to do PERFECTLY. And for that, I personally think it is very easily a 10.

    It has low ratings here I think because people didn't like what happened. Plain and simple. Whereas critics are critiquing the game itself, not projecting their own desires, hence the MASSIVE divide on this site. Nothing wrong with that I suppose, just depends on why you, as the consumer, buy games in the first place. It was well worth my money. Though it may very well may be a waste of yours.

    P.S. Was there false advertising? Yes. Does that detract from the artistic work? Of course not. It detracts from reliability of the marketing department.
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  18. Jul 15, 2020
    9
    Сюжет может оставить с пустотой внутри. Мне он очень понравился. Чтобы до конца понять что к чему нужно поразмышлять. Графика отличная, меня очень впечатлило. Геймплей мало как изменился со времен 1 части, но все равно не было мыслей «ааа как скучно играть». Только последний уровень за Элли был душноват. Также многовато стелса и маловато экшн сцен как мне кажется. Багов не встречал.Сюжет может оставить с пустотой внутри. Мне он очень понравился. Чтобы до конца понять что к чему нужно поразмышлять. Графика отличная, меня очень впечатлило. Геймплей мало как изменился со времен 1 части, но все равно не было мыслей «ааа как скучно играть». Только последний уровень за Элли был душноват. Также многовато стелса и маловато экшн сцен как мне кажется. Багов не встречал. Платина очень легкая, к сожалению. Повестка есть, но не так много как могло показаться. Я человек толерантный, но если искать повестку намерено, то ее очень даже не мало. Это не Делает игру плохой. Прошел на одном дыхании. Как игрок впечатлен, как фанат который ждал очень много лет немного был опустошен и огорчен по-началу. Но порассудив над концовкой понял, понял что сюжет игры очень даже хорош. Сама игра получилась чутка хуже 1 части в плане сюжета, но она все равно не заслужила такого хейта.заслужилаполучилась толерантности Expand
  19. Jul 15, 2020
    10
    It may seem kinda forced to give anything a 10/10, but, in my opinion, i really can't think of any flaws that this game has. This just my opinion in the moment, it may change with time, but, until now, I've never felt such a great connection with fictional characters and their stories. Congratulations to everybody on the Naughty Dog team!
  20. Jul 15, 2020
    10
    Unpopular opinion: by the end, Abby's character was *better* than both Joel and Ellie. At least she was attempting to redeem herself despite her rage...

    If half the gamers review bombing this game were a bit more 'Abby' they'd be able to move up out of thier mothers' basements and facilitate a half decent discussion about the game.
  21. Jul 15, 2020
    10
    Esse jogo é uma experiencia unica, nos fazendo ver dois lados de uma mesma moeda. Recomendo a todos jogarem, além dos gráficos impecáveis, esse jogo conta com ambientação, movimentação, expressões e uma humanização nunca vista. a minha experiencia com the last of us part II foi simplesmente magnifica.
  22. Jul 15, 2020
    9
    This game is amazing! I get the hate you guys can’t handle your favorite character dying.
  23. Jul 15, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. No puedo creer que este escribiendo esto, pero realmente no esperaba una historia tan pobre(Casi de telenovela) después de todos estos años de espera. Si bien hubo algunos momentos realmente buenos, la mayoría del juego se llenó de agujeros en la trama. Solo tomó elementos de lo que funcionó para el primer juego sin entender lo que los hizo convincentes. Parece que este juego fue hecho por otro estudio, pero no lo es. La jugabilidad básica se ha mantenido igual, los acertijos del entorno casi han desaparecido. Expand
  24. Ka9
    Jul 15, 2020
    4
    So, this is really a movie where you can push some buttons here and there.

    And what was really the point with all those cards and coins? Damn me for spending time on that.

    Make the next one an open world game, and let the players play the game.

    And lets stick to ONE main character in the next one, please.

    Ah, do as you please. i don't care!
  25. Jul 15, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. SO,
    I think that this game has excellent graphics. No doubt about it, but i dont know why is everyone hating it so much. I know that everyone was looking forward to play as Joel and Abby killed Joel in the second hour of the game but they make you play as her and you can see her past and story of why did she kill Joel. Maybe there could be more about her past, not just 15 minutes, but at least for me she is a good character and i understood her why did she do that. And Joel was the one who killed her father.

    Lets talk about the end of the game:
    If I was Ellie, i would not listen to Tommy and i would not try to kill Abby again. She had a family. But ok, understandable. She traveled to find her and thats what happened. And there, in my opinion, should be a chance to make your decision, if you want to kill her or not. I dont know what you would do, but i would have troubles making this decision.

    Dont hate me for my opinion but i dont know why are people mad at the story, the last of us part 2 is not perfect i just dont think this game deserves such a hate.
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  26. Jul 15, 2020
    10
    Simply incredible. No other game has made have so many feelings and made me feel so inverse in the story like this game does.
  27. Jul 15, 2020
    10
    Its a great game i sayed it like a old fan naughty dog games studios and old player
  28. Jul 15, 2020
    10
    Metacritic no longer a viable source for reviews. It is not a 0/10 game period. Just like Facebook its time for a new platform. Trolls will be saying ghost of tsushima is 0/10 next when it's clearly not. Apparently one of the actors was getting death threats...... From last of us 2. Absolutely pathetic!! Video games are by far the best medium of entertainment, why try and destroy withMetacritic no longer a viable source for reviews. It is not a 0/10 game period. Just like Facebook its time for a new platform. Trolls will be saying ghost of tsushima is 0/10 next when it's clearly not. Apparently one of the actors was getting death threats...... From last of us 2. Absolutely pathetic!! Video games are by far the best medium of entertainment, why try and destroy with hate and jealously. Without superb games like this I'd be lost watching crapy TV and looking at photos of friends sloppy dinners on Facebook. Trolls embrace the artistical brilliance of story tellers unbounded cameras and film. Play it before condemning it, you are modern day digital cancer. Expand
  29. Jul 15, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. IF I CAN SAY ONE THING IT’S DON’T LET REVIEWS STOP YOU FROM PLAYING THE GAME

    I hadn’t played the original, so when this game came out decided to play them back to back for a seemless ‘TLOU’ experience. Enough has been said about the gameplay, which is excellent although not much has changed from the original..... it would have been nice for ND to have come up with something other than a nominal ‘jump’ button. Regarding the controversial story, maybe playing the games one after another made the death of Joel easier for me. I hadn’t waited 7 years to see him again, In fact it was about 24 hours after I saw him slaughter some defenceless surgeons and steal Ellie - potentially damning mankind for eternity. For me the first game was excellent - and the second game picked up exactly where that ended. Sure, they may have tried harder for more ‘shock moments’ - but the character building was realistic for a post apocalyptic work of anti-hero’s. My only true criticism of this game is the length. I was fortunate enough to have the time to play through both games in quick succession, but for a casual gamer playing a few hours here and there this would take months.A Also I felt the ending should have given the player the decision as to whether Abby lived or died - similar to Trevor in GTA. A real test as to whether ND had done enough to make the player forgive Abby (I would have killed her for sure)

    I’m disappointed that in a few years time, those who don’t know the controversy around this game will see this review score and think this is an average game - because love it or hate it average is certainly not what it is.
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  30. Jul 15, 2020
    5
    the game play and the graphics are cool, but the history.... , the franchise is not about vengeance, naughty-dog could create another game about vengeance, but they ruined this franchise doing that.
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93

Universal acclaim - based on 121 Critic Reviews

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  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  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]