The Last of Us Part II

 PlayStation 4
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5.8

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  1. Sabrewulf1
    Jul 11, 2020
    0
    Classic example of a game based on movie and character design and great graphics over gameplay. Its designed more as movie than a game. If this had solid , fundamental gameplay mechanics, then if the story is bad, the game can still be plausible. Stories should be to enhance gameplay..not take over it. Your fundamentals are flawed. And why movies about games get them wrong. If you want toClassic example of a game based on movie and character design and great graphics over gameplay. Its designed more as movie than a game. If this had solid , fundamental gameplay mechanics, then if the story is bad, the game can still be plausible. Stories should be to enhance gameplay..not take over it. Your fundamentals are flawed. And why movies about games get them wrong. If you want to see how to make story in a great game, play the bioshock series. A game with a great story (note its a game first with a story that enhances gameplay).

    Nearly everyone commenting is more bothered by story and plot. A casual audience that wants to play interactive movies. You dig your own grave naughty dog. If you Make movie games and pamper to a causal audience, your going to go down the walking simulator telltale route. Start making proper games again or go to the film industry. If real gamers wanted a movie, they would switch netflix on. Interactive movies are not the future of gaming, they are the future of film !    … Expand
  2. mestrerocha
    Jul 11, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is perfect ... perfect graphics and sounds in a very good story. The ideal would be to give 11 but as 10 is the limit, it is my grade. Game of the year... as simple as that.… Expand
  3. youngin
    Jul 11, 2020
    0
    this game makes me sad and I dont understand why they makes like this.......
  4. Diegovelper
    Jul 11, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's awesome how all the team of Naughty create this fabulous game... I think Joel's dead is a part that we needed but we don't want... Is so real how the different deads in the game are simple... Because that is the real Life, we don't die with a drama... I don't know i just... Really Love this Game.


    In My top 3 favorite games, including TLOU1 This is My personal opinion, i know everyone have a different    … Expand
  5. Miladjr
    Jul 11, 2020
    7
    Just mad at neil druckman who lied about story and disrespect to the most beloved characters in the history of video games and ruined it for must of the tlou1 fans... storyline is full of plotholes , the only parts of game is good that joel and ellie are together And finally the way things go down is just pointless... im very disappointed at Naughty Dog
  6. Mrbubbles117
    Jul 11, 2020
    5
    After eagerly waiting many years for game where I could play as Ellie and Joel. Only for the game rip that dream and stomp on it. Forcing you to play a character I could care less about. From the many plot holes to the repeative gameplay.
    I was hoping to give this game a higher rating even with the stunning visuals and heart strung music. Most of this grade comes down to story telling. I'm    After eagerly waiting many years for game where I could play as Ellie and Joel. Only for the game rip that dream and stomp on it. Forcing you to play a character I could care less about. From the many plot holes to the repeative gameplay.
    I was hoping to give this game a higher rating even with the stunning visuals and heart strung music. Most of this grade comes down to story telling. I'm not sure if they truly knew what they wanted to tell and if this was it , I couldn't be more disappointed. 5.5/10    … Expand
  7. dancaster
    Jul 11, 2020
    10
    Yeah the story takes some unexpected turns but still, this is a gorgeous game full of detail and entertaining combat. The set pieces are breathtaking and sound design is one of the best I've ever experienced.
  8. IncShip
    Jul 11, 2020
    5
    This game is one of the best I have ever played. It is unrelenting and makes you stop and ask yourself what you have just done. Brutal! I have never felt so emotionally invested in a game which may be why people are having a hard time accepting it but they need to realize it is a story. Told in a linear way and was done amazingly.
  9. SPUKER
    Jul 11, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I do wish more people actually understood what the game really is about, instead of being mad because something happened to our favourite anti-heroes. People are mad cause its not an happy ending. I hope you can really learn to figure out the message of the game by yourself instead of following the hate train about it. Not gonna lie i also was expecting something with a happier outcome after 7 years of waiting, to conclude the story, but just cause it wasnt predictible doesnt make it not great, maybe makes it even better. I hope that maybe when u replay it you'll value it differently.… Expand
  10. BastiaanGG
    Jul 11, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I didn't like the weird pacing. The constant "3 weeks earlier, 3 months earlier, 5 years back, and so on". It was editted very poorly making the main story (about Ellie) feel off.

    The second part (about Abby) was useless, I couldn't make a connection with someone who killed Ellie, the main character of the best game ever made (TLOU) and Joel probably an even better character. It again comes down to pacing. Adding 12 hours of Abby after stuff gets interesting with Ellie really demotivated me. I had to start over again with a character I did not want to know.

    The Last of Us 1 had a story that didn't care about ethics and morals. It was about Joel loving Ellie. Going into fight or flight after not being allowed to say goodbye, nor getting payed for his deeds instead getting left out to die.
    Turning this on his head and focussing 1000% on morals and ethics in TLOU2 made it feel like the writers for the game missed the mark of the 1st one.

    TLOU1, 9/10
    TLOU2:
    Good graphics and details (Naughty dog being Naughty dog, gg).
    Good gameplay but it gets a little repetetive after 20+ hours and a shame that all the zombies were the same as the first game accept for 2 new, rather uninspired additions. But good enemy AI overall.
    Not a story I personally connected to.
    Total: 4/10    … Expand
  11. Zapoux
    Jul 11, 2020
    10
    The most emotional, the most well-write, the most visceral game I've ever played. TLOU was the best PS3 game. And now we have the best PS4 game.
  12. pixelshifter
    Jun 21, 2020
    10
    Masterpiece. The story, acting, animation, lighting, gameplay, pacing, effects ... all works of art.
  13. Vedotondo
    Jul 11, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Affascinato dalla trama se pur stiracchiata, non per tutti saper cogliere il dualismo Ally Abby, stelle binarie,
    Peccato lo stealth, inconcepibile che non si possa sparare alle lampade o occultare i nemici caduti.
    Bellissimo ma bastava ancora poco..    … Expand
  14. EzeTzan
    Jul 11, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Look I played the game 3 times already , and here is a quick review of the game in my opinion. 1) story is actually good if you actually understand the point of it. Slightly weaker narrative than the first game 2) Main Characters are excellent. Loved Ellie and Abby, the side characters are mainly plot devices especially Abby’s friends. Wished could’ve learned more about Dina and Jessie they were interesting characters 3) Gameplay is amazing very responsive and smooth. when you play as Abby, she is basically Joel, she can bust up skulls with her bare hands just like joel. Ellie’s gameplay is also well designed. Going stealth as Ellie is the super fun, using the bow with explosive arrows is so satisfying 4) Graphics is AMAZING.
    5) Lastly Joel’s death, yes it’s sad , I’ve seen many people’s reaction to this and majority said that he doesn’t deserve this death and should have a hero’s death. Look man Joel’s no hero, the man did bad things to get what he wants and he literally is a selfish man he literally prevented a cure from happening just so he get a second chance to have a daughter. The reason why we love him so much is because he’s so real , we learned his side of the story and he is a father figure to Ellie. That’s why we adore him so much. But saying he deserves a hero’s death is dumb. Overall love the game so much 9/10    … Expand
  15. Hugovenus
    Jul 11, 2020
    5
    I'm writing this review after just finishing the game and as a big fan of the 1st one I was pretty disappointed with the story of this one. If there's anymore last of us DLC/games I won't be buying them. I'm not sure how the critic reviews are so high, guessing they didn't play till the end, the current user score of about 5 is fair I think as there is good parts to this game. The game isI'm writing this review after just finishing the game and as a big fan of the 1st one I was pretty disappointed with the story of this one. If there's anymore last of us DLC/games I won't be buying them. I'm not sure how the critic reviews are so high, guessing they didn't play till the end, the current user score of about 5 is fair I think as there is good parts to this game. The game is really well made with great graphics, sound and gameplay.

    The main problem unfortunately is the biggest part of a game like this, the story. Firstly the characters are all pretty terrible and unlikeable, the worst is Abby and the game makes you play as her far too often and for too long. I mean you are playing as a character that you don't actually want to succeed, if the game actually let me kill her and skip all her parts (of course that can't happen) I would of enjoyed it a lot more as it was a chore to play as her. I know why the writers made as play as her so we could see that "just because you are bad guy doesn't mean you are bad guy" and that actions have consequences. She does at least have a character development arc unlike Ellie and is almost likeable at the end. Secondly the story is too long and didn't know when to end, it could and should of ended at the farm sunset scene. Would of probably given it a 7 if it had ended then. Lastly the story doesn't make sense (character motivations don't make any sense) and isn't enjoyable as it's just too dark and doesn't have any pay off at the end. You really have to wonder how it got point of being made, kind of like the last season of Game of Thrones. The world of the Last of Us is so interesting and has so much potential and it was all wasted, the mini stories in the collectibles were more interesting than the main story.

    Overall I would say don't buy this game unless it's on sale for about £15 and you really want to see what the fuss is about.    … Expand
  16. Darik
    Jul 11, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Una secuela CASI perfecta. Mejora en todo aspecto la jugabilidad del primer juego, con más armas, más enemigos, una historia maravillosa tanto del lado de Ellie como del lado de Abby. Y aunque el final me dejó con un sabor agridulce en la boca, no me pareció un mal final, aunque en lo personal yo hubiese dejado que el jugador eligiese si matar o no a Abby. El único problema que encuentro es la forma de meter la trama de Abby, pues en lugar de intercalarla con la trama de Ellie como al principio del juego, te la meten entera después de terminar con la historia de Ellie, cosa que no acaba quedando bien. Pero en su conjunto es una secuela bastante digna al primer The Last of Us. Y por mi parte estaré encantado de seguir con la travesía de Ellie en un futuro juego o DLC.… Expand
  17. dread1234
    Jul 11, 2020
    3
    This game wants to bury everything seen in the previous installment, its history is poorly counted, although they had 7 years to develop it for this and many other things, I cannot compare it to the previous one, since in these types of games history is one of its pillars and in the first it was excellent but in this one you notice the script flaws and lack of connection with the characters.
  18. Aurion
    Jul 11, 2020
    10
    This game is a masterpiece, it brought teachings to life. For every situation in the game, there was a motivation. Revenge was the main one, but in the end it only took the loss on all sides. The teaching: No revenge is worth so much.
  19. NedUrstveno
    Jul 11, 2020
    4
    - The main problem of Last of Us 2 story is that Last of Us 1 exists.
    - The most essential things of the first game plot which is heavily connected to 2nd part are hastily washed out.
    - There is no chemistry in relationships between characters. In some places it looks like it's all just glued up with unnecessary dialogues which gives only shamefulness looking back at the first part. -    - The main problem of Last of Us 2 story is that Last of Us 1 exists.
    - The most essential things of the first game plot which is heavily connected to 2nd part are hastily washed out.
    - There is no chemistry in relationships between characters. In some places it looks like it's all just glued up with unnecessary dialogues which gives only shamefulness looking back at the first part.
    - Most events had no clear logic but the deus ex machina incidents. (Ancient Greek plot device)

    It would be acceptable as a standalone title but in reality the Last Of Us Part 2 story is nothing but a mediocre fan fiction.    … Expand
  20. Uriellima
    Jun 24, 2020
    10
    O jogo é simplesmente sensacional, uma das melhores histórias que eu já vi ser contada em qualquer tipo de mídia.
    gráficos excelentes, sem dúvida um dos melhores já feitos, atenção que eles colocaram em cada mísero detalhe chega a assustar.
    Jogabilidade extremamente dinâmica é fluída, com variação de gameplay e movimentação simplesmente incrível
  21. Demeter_Kornel
    Jul 11, 2020
    5
    It's an "okay" game. Not bad, but not great. The grapihcs is good, but the story is nothing special.
  22. randomcowz
    Jul 11, 2020
    10
    masterpiece, plain and simple. naughty dog has balls of steel to put out something like this.
  23. SilverSideDown
    Jul 11, 2020
    10
    Last of Us Part II is a 10/10 masterpiece, an achievement in gaming that better sweep awards. Trolls that attacked this game online can't take away its accomplishment. Oh and for the record I'm Team Abby, and it's not even close. Thank you Naughty Dog, you've come a long way since Uncharted.
  24. Lamadi52
    Jul 11, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. PROS:
    -Strong gameplay
    -Intelligent enemy AI
    -Stunning graphics
    -Great sound design and visual effects
    -Heartfelt flashbacks of Joel and Ellie

    CONS:
    -Poorly written, one dimensional side characters
    -Convoluted story with odd pacing
    -Emotionally manipulative
    -Meaningless sex scene
    -Hypocritical sense of morality between Abby and Ellie
    -Lack of engaging puzzles
    -Transphobia is somehow present in a post apocalyptic world
    -The ending It's hard to sympathize with Abby and play as her when she just killed a beloved character in the series. (Ex: If I pointed out a stranger and told you that the stranger was a child abductor, unless you're convinced otherwise, you will not see that stranger in the same light) In the same way, we are forced to play as a character we've already labeled as a cold, heartless killer. Trying to change our mind that she's a better person than we thought is a much more difficult feat to accomplish than just playing that character fresh with no labels attached.

    With that being said, this game could have been so much better than what we've experienced. According to Neil Druckman, the game was initially planned to be open world and Abby's gameplay would be at the start of the game (BEFORE YOU KILL JOEL). This alone would have made the game much more palatable. (And would resolve the previous point made earlier about feeling like you're forced to play as Abby)

    Neil Druckman could have given the players a choice: Kill Joel/Don't kill Joel and Kill Abby/Don't kill Abby. There could have been alternate endings.

    Clearly the idea of morality in this game is hogwash. Abby kills Joel because he killed her dad even though Joel saved Abby in the past. You're telling me Abby couldn't feel the same way that Ellie felt at the end of the game? Both Ellie and Abby were fueled by revenge, but taking revenge was only bad for one of them? For me, the biggest elephant in the room was the nonsensical transphobic cult in a zombie driven world where society and modern culture are stripped away. It can't be helped that this was done to empower the LGBTQ community and there's nothing wrong with that, but at least make it a little more subtle. With all this being said, this game does not deserve neither the vast amount of 0/10 nor the 10/10 scores. Good things and bad things can be said about this game. Ultimately, what made The Last of Us such a special game is completely lost in this sequel.    … Expand
  25. Th_santoss
    Jul 11, 2020
    10
    Como um fã que ama muito e espera essa sequência há anos, posso dizer com toda a certeza do mundo que cada minuto de espera valeu a pena. Superou minhas expectativas, entregou uma obra prima que não pode ser comparada, a naughty dog conseguiu fazer o que os verdadeiros fãs queriam. As reclamações sao de pessoas que não se entregaram totalmente ao game e seu enredo, só falam da morte doComo um fã que ama muito e espera essa sequência há anos, posso dizer com toda a certeza do mundo que cada minuto de espera valeu a pena. Superou minhas expectativas, entregou uma obra prima que não pode ser comparada, a naughty dog conseguiu fazer o que os verdadeiros fãs queriam. As reclamações sao de pessoas que não se entregaram totalmente ao game e seu enredo, só falam da morte do nosso querido joel, mas o jogo consegue explicar e nos mostrar os 2 lados de tudo, que se fosse a ellie no corpo da abby nos teríamos feito a mesma coisa por uma grande motivação. Melhor jogo da minha vida.… Expand
  26. JackytheRipper
    Jul 11, 2020
    10
    I don't think I ever experienced such a rollercoaster of emotions. This game is painful and sad, and it's brilliant.
  27. Marcelhsantos
    Jul 11, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Incrível! Um dos melhores jogos que tive o prazer de jogar! Vale cada centavo.… Expand
  28. Cesar3
    Jul 11, 2020
    8
    Increíble historia, gráficos, jugabilidad, una pena q la mayor parte del tiempo estemos a oscuras y no se vea nada
  29. JONPC
    Jul 11, 2020
    1
    The plot is so bad. The ending is unacceptable.

    Can't believe this garbage has been done for so many years.
  30. Athelwolf
    Jul 11, 2020
    10
    Excellent game, with a raw but very good story, has some writing flaws but at the end of the day I'm glad to have played it
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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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