The Last of Us Part II

 PlayStation 4
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5.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 161975 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 68,475 out of 161975
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  1. nikichom
    Jun 29, 2020
    10
    Well, this game is definitely not what masses were expecting. This is the main reason why the game got so many negative reviews in first three days. Several days have passed and.. wow, what is it? Yes, people who actually completed the game started to rate it on 6+. Why? Because you need to complete the game at the first place and not whine about one *spoiler_death* at the beginning of theWell, this game is definitely not what masses were expecting. This is the main reason why the game got so many negative reviews in first three days. Several days have passed and.. wow, what is it? Yes, people who actually completed the game started to rate it on 6+. Why? Because you need to complete the game at the first place and not whine about one *spoiler_death* at the beginning of the game.

    I'm really sorry for developers who worked on the Last of Us 2 and now have to head all those bad reviews from people who can't understand a serious message, plot and deeper understanding of an actual great piece of art.
    This game made me cry and left a nice hole in my hart, just like after the first one. it's great, I'm happy I've played it without reading all those reviews, watching all those *bad* youtube pre-release reviews and spoiler.

    Thanks, naughty dogs! Keep it up despite all those haters!    … Expand
  2. Botijozgz
    Jun 29, 2020
    0
    It does not deserve the name after so many years of waiting, plot and ridiculous and ireal protagonists. Enough of forcing with these types of protagonists.
    The game is repetitive and only the graphics are saved.
  3. Binsop
    Jun 29, 2020
    1
    Good quality, but the story forced to understand. The game couldnt make me happy.
  4. LuisDanielMex
    Jun 29, 2020
    10
    Amazing game in every aspect. I think it deserves a 9 but I’m gonna give it the 10 as my tiny contribution against all the homophobic and fanboys out there that are giving it a 4, 3 and even ¡¿2 and 1!?
  5. PHNX_55
    Jun 29, 2020
    10
    Amazingly rough game that puts you through the pain the characters feel. I highly recommend this game to everyone who loves the first game.
  6. Rukokk
    Jun 29, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Cốt truyện hay mọi thứ đều oke nhưng joel chết hơi nhảm nếu cho nhân vật chính ở phần 1 chết khác đi thì quả là tuyệt phẩm… Expand
  7. Joonyliar
    Jun 29, 2020
    10
    Muy buen juego.. su historia es genial y su jugabilidad espectacular! A mi me encanto no se porque lo odian tanto
  8. ZacR
    Jun 29, 2020
    10
    I don’t see why this game is getting hate. While I was new to the series (picked up part 1 a month before part 2 came out) so maybe that has something to do with it? In my opinion it is one of if not the greatest single player campaign I’ve ever experienced. I lol’ed I cried I screamed the most. I even began pausing the game anytime something scary happened so much it became somethingI don’t see why this game is getting hate. While I was new to the series (picked up part 1 a month before part 2 came out) so maybe that has something to do with it? In my opinion it is one of if not the greatest single player campaign I’ve ever experienced. I lol’ed I cried I screamed the most. I even began pausing the game anytime something scary happened so much it became something I had to actively fight myself from doing. I can’t recommend this game enough! And with all these bad reviews I’m sure you can find it used if you’re on a bugit! Can’t wait to see what’s next from Naughty dog… Expand
  9. Archivald
    Jun 29, 2020
    9
    I absolutely loved the game. I loved that it makes you do things you dont want to, play as a character you dont want to. It makes you question what you want to happen. You question if ellie is doing the right thing at points. The only part i didnt like was having to hurt ellie because it was hard for me to do that. I enjoyed the flashbacks. It makes sense that ellie was mad a joel but atI absolutely loved the game. I loved that it makes you do things you dont want to, play as a character you dont want to. It makes you question what you want to happen. You question if ellie is doing the right thing at points. The only part i didnt like was having to hurt ellie because it was hard for me to do that. I enjoyed the flashbacks. It makes sense that ellie was mad a joel but at the end they give closure in a way ellie leaving the guitar means she forgives joel and the last cut scene with joel and ellie the last conversation they had, i had tears in my eyes. Ellie not killing abby just means ellie wants the endless cycle of revenge to end, she cant do it anymore. Do you see the parallels from the end of this game and the end of the first one? Abby is like joel and lev is like ellie all she wanted to do is save lev. This game really made me feel emotional and that’s something i wanted. I wanted to feel conflicted. I think the way naughty dog incorporated the lgbt characters was also fluid and not forced like people say. And the gameplay was extremely fun as ellie and abby im really hoping for a multiplayer game. I might even say game of the generation, well done naughty dog thank you for an unforgettable experience. Theres no other game out there like this game. Its very unique and detailed they put their all into making this game feel and look real… Expand
  10. Valkyra04
    Jun 29, 2020
    9
    Fantastic game, extremely sad and touching. I think what the studio was trying to do was very successful, and while it was hard at times, ultimately the game was satisfying.
  11. Daimyotriginz
    Jun 29, 2020
    2
    to be honest, graphics good. game play, fun. but for a single player game that defines itself more with the story and storytelling. really disappointed. The sudden and weird character decisions... very poorly written (i.m.o) from a fan's perspective that is.

    A big part of the game (people who played it know) really demotivated me to finish the game. It throws away almost everything you    to be honest, graphics good. game play, fun. but for a single player game that defines itself more with the story and storytelling. really disappointed. The sudden and weird character decisions... very poorly written (i.m.o) from a fan's perspective that is.

    A big part of the game (people who played it know) really demotivated me to finish the game. It throws away almost everything you worked towards in the first installment.

    But like i stated, technically and graphically, great. but this game is carried mostly by the story. therefor i really rate it this low. Guess the curse of sequels continues...    … Expand
  12. vvedgee
    Jun 29, 2020
    3
    I hope we will never meet part 3. This game is dead. Developers must make content for gays and lesbians. Pls devs, dont make games anymore pls.
  13. Shuxi
    Jun 29, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game play is great.

    However, the story is unreasonable. Abby has no reason to spear Ellie's life in the theater.
    And Ellie has no reason to let Abby go on the beach

    Totoally unreasonable    … Expand
  14. riverlynn
    Jun 29, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I first played The Last of Us 1 when I was 11 years old, and even at that age I could feel the range of emotions that most people twice my age could feel. Now it's been 7 years later and unlike some people I wanted a second game. After playing the game it breaks my heart to say that this game was absolutely terrible. The bond that was in the first game between Ellie and Joel wasn't there in this game. It was in a couple of the flashbacks but it just wasn't there. A lot of people are complaining about he politics in the game like the fact Ellie is lesbian but honestly I really couldn't see the politics being pushed in this game, and the fact Ellie makes sense 100% considering in the first games left behind dlc it confirmed she was. Enough about the story I don't want to talk about the story too much because I know there are 100 other reviews that are going to only talk about the story. I want to focus on another terrible part of the game and also some good parts. Starting with the bad parts which is gameplay, the gameplay in this game started off great it was really nice it was different than the last game the stealth in my opinion was actually really good, but the problem is, is that you do this the entire game. Some will argue that "you don't have to always do stealth" yes that's true but that would mean you only have two choice gameplay wise. Kill bad guys with loud gun, or kill bad guys with knife or bow. This gets extremely repetitive and after the first 5 hours of the game. Another thing that I dislike about this game is how 85% of the game is based around Seattle, this gets very old unlike in the first game where there was multiple areas that you was able to explore for long periods of the game. moving on from negative things about the game, which there are many more I could cover but i'll leave that for the other reviews. I wan't to talk about some things this game did very well. First thing is graphics this game had amazing graphics although I had to play it on my loud ass ps4 it was still an amazing looking game, I remember taking a lot of screenshots during the cut scenes and out of the cut scenes because of how amazing the game looked. That's all I really have to say about the graphics but if I had to rate the graphics alone 10/10 moving on. Soundtrack, there is very few other games out there that has a great as soundtrack as this one and surprise surprise those other games are naughty dog games. Naughty dog does a great job with the soundtrack in the game and better yet connecting the characters with it. I actually liked this soundtrack enough to pick up the guitar again and learn a few of the songs from the game, which by the way are very good. Anyway i'm getting tired of typing so I will just end this review here. If I had to say weather or not you should buy this game I'd say no, just because this game honestly ruined the entire franchise for me with it's terrible story telling... Just keep the memories of the first game alive and pretend this game doesn't exist...… Expand
  15. Volt_Virtue
    Jun 29, 2020
    9
    "The Last of us part 2" left me with confused emotions, but mostly in a good way.
    The Game does an excellent way in story telling and character development, but only if you give it the chance to.
    The game encourages players to explore the beautiful but dangerous world by rewarding the players with more character dialogue (getting to know the characters more), supplies and ammo for an in    "The Last of us part 2" left me with confused emotions, but mostly in a good way.
    The Game does an excellent way in story telling and character development, but only if you give it the chance to.
    The game encourages players to explore the beautiful but dangerous world by rewarding the players with more character dialogue (getting to know the characters more), supplies and ammo for an in game edge on all the dangerous survivors and infected in the world.
    The games story did an excellent job in bringing out my emotions such as: hate, anger, sadness and shock. "The Last of us part 2" is not a story where everything turns out fine in the end,and you feel happy finishing it. It rather leaves us contemplating the moral decisions we play throughout the game, and if our actions were truly justified.
    One of my highlights of the game was how it made me think. There were a lot of moments in the game, where i found myself speechless and made me question my own morals, and how it would reflect if i was in that world. It emphasizes on the fact that there are no "good vs bad" in life, we're all just people trying to survive, but we are also "people" who make questionable decisions and moral choices, and the characters in "The Last of us part 2" are no different from that.
    Game play wise, i feel that the gun play is the most unique out of any of "Naughty Dog" game, on how the Guns feel, look and sound realistic. The Guns feel heavy and damaged, contrasting itself to the games characters Themselves. The Stealth feels like the original "Last of us",but with more variety on how i would play with the NPC's, but at the same time more tense. Often found myself contemplating if i should use my supplies i recently found to make a med kit, or to rather make a Molotov. The decisions you make will accompany your play style.
    I personally loved the "skill points" in this game, even though it's similar to the original "last of us", the skills are more grounded and avoided what i feel like most games do. Often times with skill points, i feel like you'd buy a skill just to get to another one, and never use the original one you bought. I found myself finding every skill worth using in my first play through.
    My only negative in the game is the enemy Variety, throughout my play through, i found myself bored with the enemies. There's only a handful of different human enemies, and they all can virtually be taken out the same way you would a basic enemy with a pistol. The infected, i felt were unfortunately the most boring. Most level designs were runners and clickers, occupying the same space, with the occasional Shambler to make it more tense, and often times left me hoping for more enemy variety which the game lacks on.

    "The Last of us Part 2" was an emotional journey, with some of the best game play and story telling i have seen from"Naughty Dog", but unfortunately lacks in enemy variety. it's an amazing game worthy of it's predecessor, and a game that's meant to open conversations about moral choices in life. already looking forward to my next play through.    … Expand
  16. Proust09
    Jun 29, 2020
    4
    Graphics: Excellent one of the best on PS4
    Gameplay: Normal, it is the same as the original but more polished
    Story: Bad, insert generic revenge story with the most cliché message of the world (revenge is bad and you can lose everything for it)
  17. Interyarus
    Jun 29, 2020
    0
    Bottomless plot. Naughty Dog get Dunning–Kruger effect
  18. 1bsod
    Jun 29, 2020
    0
    Сюжет убили в хлам, ну хоть бы за Томми дали поиграть. Но нет, играйте полигры за героя, который вам не понравится и следите за действиями которые вам абсолютно неинтересны. Одно было хорошо - когда играешь за Эбби можно умирать от Элли, закрыть игру и допустим это будет ваша концовка.Сюжет убили в хлам, ну хоть бы за Томми дали поиграть. Но нет, играйте полигры за героя, который вам не понравится и следите за действиями которые вам абсолютно неинтересны. Одно было хорошо - когда играешь за Эбби можно умирать от Элли, закрыть игру и допустим это будет ваша концовка.
  19. Bamboozler9000
    Jun 29, 2020
    4
    + gore
    + bigot sandwiches
    + enemies act like real people (makes killing them even more satisfying)
    + PS4's hardware is pushed to its limits to create amazing looking picture of post-apocalypse world
    - story
    - story
    - story
    - story
  20. Matthexw
    Jun 29, 2020
    10
    this game is really amazing, it makes you realize that there isn't exactly a villain, and it makes you look at the other side of the story, which makes the story really exciting and incredible!
  21. Shevsterg
    Jun 29, 2020
    10
    It’s a great game with awesome graphics and great gameplay and story. I don’t understand all the hate around it
  22. Alexgood
    Jun 29, 2020
    10
    Лучшее что было на пс4. Хейтеры говноеды , игра шедевр . По всем критериям 10 из 10
  23. Barusi
    Jun 29, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I don't know why people hate this game.
    I've spent my own money and I won't regret it. The gameplay is very interesting. Added as new types of enemies, like dogs or stalkers, and new mechanics, such as masking lying in the bushes and crawling under cars. The game is interesting to play, as you can find a large number of solutions to a particular situation. At high levels of complexity, there is a huge lack of resources, and because of this, you have to be smart to pass the location. The graph impresses with its detail and beauty. Yes, the game has a subtext that I would not like to see, but it does not spoil the dignity of this game. At the beginning of the game, Joel's death shows all the cruelty of the world described in the game. Yes, it would be possible to bring out such an important character in a different, more heroic way, but then both the player and Ellie did not feel that hatred for the character's killers. The ending is also quite logical. Ellie didn't kill Abby, because she saw her and Levi as Joel and herself. She didn't forgive the killer of the person she loved, but she couldn't act like a monster either. Trying to take revenge and succumb to anger, she lost something that was so dear to her. I think Ellie's story is interesting and logical, but not Abby's. This character weak cursing helps two Seraphicum, with the tribe which she fought for a long time and have not experienced sageline to them.
    As a player who really liked the relationship between Joel and Ellie in the first part of the game, I also lacked the depth of the relationship between the characters. It is difficult to feel both the connection between Dina and Ellie, and the relationship between Abby and her friends, but still there is a relationship sometimes you start to worry about the characters, but this would like to see more often.
    Bottom line: I liked the game, and I don't understand the hatred surrounding it.    … Expand
  24. GARRYCRITIZIES
    Jun 29, 2020
    9
    This game is a masterpiece, it takes a deep dive into raw emotions, actions and consequences as the story rapidly accelerates. Its sad, uncomfortable, scary and I LOVED IT.

    I would highly recommend refreshing your memory from the last game, this is a direct sequel.
  25. Daveking
    Jul 16, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. At the beginning when they kill Joel I was mad, but eventually as the game progressed I started to accepted it because the plot was evolving good…then comes the second part of the game, where you play with a character with whom I have no connection nor sympathy at all (even though the game tries really hard to make you hate both Ellie and Joel for some reason). The only reason I didn’t stop playing was that I really wanted to see the ending (which sucks by the way) because I really thought that in the end, Ellie would have redemption, but it only end it worse for her.… Expand
  26. lwiscastro
    Jun 29, 2020
    10
    Incredible, gameplay, story are amazing, but the MUSIC of this game and how it connects with you and the story is out of this world.
  27. RodrigoACP
    Jun 29, 2020
    10
    Primeiramente se você acha que TLOU2 é uma história de vingança , você não entendeu nada do jogo ou se quer jogou . Tlou2 sobre tudo é uma história humana que é feita de uma forma genial na qual são passadas varias mensagens e reflexões muito profundas , é um jogo que faz a pessoa se arrepiar e chorar , tocar o sentimento mais profundo das pessoas. As pessoas que estão falando que o jogoPrimeiramente se você acha que TLOU2 é uma história de vingança , você não entendeu nada do jogo ou se quer jogou . Tlou2 sobre tudo é uma história humana que é feita de uma forma genial na qual são passadas varias mensagens e reflexões muito profundas , é um jogo que faz a pessoa se arrepiar e chorar , tocar o sentimento mais profundo das pessoas. As pessoas que estão falando que o jogo é uma merda geralmente não sabem explicar o porque da história ser supostamente tão ruim assim , e nem falar detalhadamente sobre , logo ao meu ver essas pessoas realmente não entenderam esse jogo, que na minha opinião não é só o jogo do ano mas sim o da geração .… Expand
  28. NathanLuv
    Jun 29, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The ending was one of the saddest which I’ve ever experienced ): I loved how cute Ellie and Dina were, but I hated how Ellie left her at the end … Expand
  29. savagebeast69
    Jun 17, 2022
    8
    Reflecting on this 2 years later. It's a good game, great gameplay. Story was alright, tho I disliked playing as Abby but it's whatever.
  30. CoNneR_
    Jun 29, 2020
    3
    NO innovation what so ever in the gameplay legit just a copy and paste with a few things to make it different so that the teacher won't suspect that LOU2 didn't copy from better child LOU. I give it a 3 cause of the music
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Universal acclaim - based on 121 Critic Reviews

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  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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