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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  2. Mixed: 8,550 out of 161975
  3. Negative: 68,475 out of 161975
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  1. Tshadles
    Jul 9, 2020
    5
    The game is Gorgeous and stunning visually. But the marketing was lies and the game play itself was not really changed or innovated from the first a prone was added. They barley give any character development to Ellie and Dina and concentrate blatantly on Abby. My problem with Abby is not the buffness or anything that's actually baddass and pretty cool, the problem is that its forced downThe game is Gorgeous and stunning visually. But the marketing was lies and the game play itself was not really changed or innovated from the first a prone was added. They barley give any character development to Ellie and Dina and concentrate blatantly on Abby. My problem with Abby is not the buffness or anything that's actually baddass and pretty cool, the problem is that its forced down your throat that they want Abby to be the main character and good guy even after we all waited years for a continuation of Joel and Ellie's story as we were promised with the marketing.… Expand
  2. Slayerx
    Jul 9, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A visually stunning game with a shallow and badly paced story.

    The game has too many flashbacks and not enough gameplay and betrays Joel.

    RIP Joel.    … Expand
  3. Pendar_99
    Jun 19, 2020
    10
    Level design melee combat gunplay story graphics....
    Everything is amazing in this game
  4. ryaneaton3
    Jul 9, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Decent gameplay, could have actually been a great game but fell down on the storyline. You can't destroy everything that the first game was and then expect us to care about characters that did it. It's nothing to do with Abby being an unnecessarily buff woman just because or a stupid "love" making seen, also completely unnecessary. It didn't totally suck but it wasn't great either and no, retrospectively making the main character a lesbian does not add depth to her character… Expand
  5. Nanclopes
    Jul 9, 2020
    2
    Biggest disappointment of the last 10 years. This game broke my heart. I had to force myself to end it. Shame on you Naughty dog!
  6. MikePanzer7
    Jul 9, 2020
    1
    I'm kind of disappointed about many things on the game, that's all I got to say
  7. Pedrocaca12313
    Jul 9, 2020
    9
    Un buen juego pero no se compara con el primero muy buena finalizacion y jugabilidad espectacular.
  8. Heavenly41
    Jul 9, 2020
    10
    Just brilliant, an absolute masterclass of storytelling. I won’t post any spoilers but if you loved the first you will definitely love this one.
  9. Sourvinakos
    Jul 9, 2020
    1
    Super visuals
    Bad story poorly written.
    Forgettable characters.
    AI stupid af.
  10. Fatal_Funk
    Jul 9, 2020
    4
    Unlike some critics I wont lie for the sake of twitter praise, the game is a let down and mostly due to poor writing, underdeveloped characters with zero purpose other than to burden the flow of what we know and love in this franchise, even to the point of feeling betrayed and confused as a fan, if you play this for the story aspect i truly hope you can squeeze some enjoyment out of it,Unlike some critics I wont lie for the sake of twitter praise, the game is a let down and mostly due to poor writing, underdeveloped characters with zero purpose other than to burden the flow of what we know and love in this franchise, even to the point of feeling betrayed and confused as a fan, if you play this for the story aspect i truly hope you can squeeze some enjoyment out of it, The gameplay itself is fairly reasonable but nothing too spectacular, for me it simply felt forced and depressing to experience.… Expand
  11. Rottentrails
    Jul 9, 2020
    5
    It's ok kinda fun for half of the time gets really boring was hard to finish. I didn't play 1st one but the story seemed to be trying really hard to make you "feel" and came off really forced. I'd wait for a sale price .
  12. TwanDaGreatJuan
    Jul 9, 2020
    10
    An amazing game. I dont understand all the hate. I'm gonna do a second play through to try and platinum.
  13. PIN_GVi_45
    Jul 3, 2020
    10
    Игра суперская, и ЛГБТ ПОВЕСТОК за всю игру было очень мало.
  14. Lufito123
    Jul 9, 2020
    10
    bom...EU ADOREI O GAME!!! começando pela parte técnica,o jogo está espetacular com relação a graficos,jogabilidade,expressões faciais,e principalmente na historia,o que eu realmente não entendo o por que tanta gente está massacrando o jogo e dando uma nota 1 por exemplo sendo q o jogo é incrivel em gameplay e graficos espetaculares.se não gostou da historia eu entendo mas dar uma nota tãobom...EU ADOREI O GAME!!! começando pela parte técnica,o jogo está espetacular com relação a graficos,jogabilidade,expressões faciais,e principalmente na historia,o que eu realmente não entendo o por que tanta gente está massacrando o jogo e dando uma nota 1 por exemplo sendo q o jogo é incrivel em gameplay e graficos espetaculares.se não gostou da historia eu entendo mas dar uma nota tão baixa é um pouco triste porque os graficos, etc estão muito bons e dar uma nota tão baixa assim é um tanto quanto forçado. claro que tem seu bugs e alguns problemas mas nada que faça dar uma nota 1 para o jogo.eu mesmo não gostei de algumas coisas na historia também mas pra mim dá pra relevar. e o final foi muito bom e impactante um dos melhores jogos da geração sem duvida.… Expand
  15. ironjode
    Jul 9, 2020
    1
    this games sucks donkey balls, you want to kill your own character after less than half the game. Maybe cyberpunk will be better. truthfully i only went through about half of the game
  16. AnnualLeopard
    Jul 9, 2020
    4
    Bad writing and characters. Not worth the 7 year wait for those who played the first game. Visually breathtaking but awful narrative.
  17. TowGuru
    Jul 9, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I was looking forward to this game like crazy because I believe the first game was one of the best games I have ever played. I intentionally ignored all the drama prior to release because I wanted to give this game a fair shake. I wanted to Love This Game, I really did. However, in its current form, this game however, is HOT GARBAGE. Joel deserved better and it was kind of pathetic watching a Neil Druckmann "lookalike?" inserted into the game. The game does in fact LOOK gorgeous and runs very well, make no mistake, but those are the only good things I have to say about it. You can tell where Anita Sarkeesian's political drivebys were infused into the narrative, The PC / SJW ridden story is horrible, the characters are mostly wooden or stereotypes of "Super Wahmen" or fall victim to the latest "White male leads or major characters are so 1990s, let kill them off" mantra and the dialogue in general, is just atrocious. This game is literally an enduring self-licking ice-cream cone that shoves identity politics down the players throat without a break. There was a 10 or so hour stretch that felt like the worlds biggest side / fetch quest. I had to force myself to finish it simply because I wanted it of the hard drive. This game nether respects the original characters nor does it pay any homage to any of them. Save your money, save your time, and play the first one over again and pretend that that ending is the canonical one.… Expand
  18. Jamison
    Jul 9, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Experiência maravilhosa. Ótimo jogo parabéns , espero que os desenvolvedores não desanime e nem levem a sério essas criticas, muito gente nem jogou, um boa parte da culpa e de empresas como essa metacritic que não tem critério nenhum para pessoas avaliem com seriadade não só para prejudicar um game.… Expand
  19. Scottwood
    Jul 9, 2020
    1
    Story - Awful
    Gameplay- Excellent
    Characters - Tried to kill most of them on purpose
    Graphics - Top Tier

    The story and some characters really does just bring it down to a one because I pushed my way through the second half and eventually my will just drained it self, don’t play this, stay away and make sure who ever did the writing for this gets boycotted in the future.
  20. El_Alquimista
    Jul 9, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It is a very well made game, only idiots would qualify with less than 5 are those who live in a very different world than the one we are actually going through, they want a happy ending to their **** life… Expand
  21. Misterecco00
    Jul 9, 2020
    0
    Cutting edge graphics but the story is so bad, game of thrones season 8 standard. Wasted $60
  22. SlipknotHeretic
    Jul 9, 2020
    9
    I loved the game. Not quite as good of a story as the first, but good nonetheless. Gameplay and graphics are phenomenal. Great soundtrack as well.
  23. chduryrd
    Jul 9, 2020
    0
    Completely senseless story, generic message and garbage plot from the bare beginning just to try to be impressed, but the most stupid thing is that ending leave go the **** antagonist.
    This game should never have come out
  24. Salvador98
    Jul 9, 2020
    1
    I decided that it would be better for me to write a review after completing the game entirely and here I am around 25 hours of gameplay. If I had to sum this game up in three words they would be "A massive disappointment". Let me get something straight, there is nothing wrong with having LGBT characters in a game. In fact we found out of Ellie's sexuality in the DLC for "The Last of Us"I decided that it would be better for me to write a review after completing the game entirely and here I am around 25 hours of gameplay. If I had to sum this game up in three words they would be "A massive disappointment". Let me get something straight, there is nothing wrong with having LGBT characters in a game. In fact we found out of Ellie's sexuality in the DLC for "The Last of Us" that she was gay, which is fine. The first game is my absolute favorite game ever and it breaks my heart seeing that they took this route with the second game. They absolutely destroyed everything they built up in the first game within the first 2 hours of this game. The story is absolutely horrendous it was based on hate and the desire for revenge. After the first 5 hours of gameplay I honestly just did not want to play the game anymore. I had to force myself to play this and it pains me because of my excitement for this game to come out, just to see Niel just burn everything from the first game down to the floor. The reason I am not giving this game a 0 is because of the graphics and game-play. The graphics are gorgeous and the gameplay is ok. I absolutly hated that Naughty Dog forced me to play half of the game as the character that murdered one of my favorite characters in cold blood. The issue here is what made the first game so amazing was the story, that was the important part of both games. The Last of Us has always been about the story. The ending was horrible as well and Neil already said that there are no plans to release a DLC with this game which I see them as saying "there are no plans to fix the story". Like I said earlier in this review, I have nothing against them adding LGBT characters in the game but I really felt like Naughty Dog was trying to shove them down my throat, like if they were trying to push an agenda through this video game, it made me feel like it was less of a video game and more of a political statement which is another reason I think is why most of us gamers dislike the game. Honestly I think this game was a waste of money and a waste of my time. I just really hope that if they do make a third game or a TV show/movie they don't use Abbey as the protagonist, she is the most hated character in the game... that will definitely be the final nail in the coffin for us fanatics of the franchise.… Expand
  25. BrokenTriggz
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    Gameplay mechanics and graphics are on point, but that is something you would already expect from a ND title. The story on the other hand is just god awful, with unlikable characters, sequences and events that don't make a lick of sense, and cringe worthy dialogue. If you were a fan of the first game, you will absolutley hate this one. Do not buy, stay far away. Everything that was goodGameplay mechanics and graphics are on point, but that is something you would already expect from a ND title. The story on the other hand is just god awful, with unlikable characters, sequences and events that don't make a lick of sense, and cringe worthy dialogue. If you were a fan of the first game, you will absolutley hate this one. Do not buy, stay far away. Everything that was good about the first game has been stripped away and substituted with identity politics and poor writing.… Expand
  26. Bobligthyear
    Jul 9, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Es un juegazo, al que no le haya gustado es porque quiere que los juegos sean peliculas disney. Señores esto es un mundo postapocalistico hay asesinatos y recordad que joel es un asesino al igual que ellie nos guste mas o nos guste menos. La historia esta muy bien hilada y te hace ver que ni el bueno es tan bueno ni el malo tan malo… Expand
  27. jyoodevil
    Jul 9, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. They killed Joel and forced me to play as his killer. Not worth the money. I feel like they lied to me and tricked me out of my money. I will never buy another naughtydog game after this one.… Expand
  28. lezardfleck
    Jul 9, 2020
    0
    Played the 1st game, felt betrayed, the story choices are as frustating to me as a fan as last jedi was, some of the gameplay is clunky 7 year gap and no improvement in the gameplay.

    The game is gorgeous, voice acting is good, however this doesn't feel like last of us, or even a good game at all.
  29. dresden_1174
    Jul 9, 2020
    2
    You can have the best graphics currently available, you can have good gameplay elements, you can have great music, but if your story is crap it doesn't mean anything.
  30. ps345
    Jul 9, 2020
    4
    The gameplay and the graphics are the best the series has seen, which is why the disappointment of the story is so frustrating. It starts with a compelling premise, but devolves into a disjointed mess jumping around between viewpoints with no clear direction and giving the player little motivation to keep going other than to see how the dumpster fire eventually burns out.
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#2 Best PS4 Game of 2020
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#1 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2020
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#3 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2020

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Metascore
93

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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