The Last of Us Part II

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5.8

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  1. DariaO
    Jul 8, 2020
    10
    It’s like 10 craziest Korean art house movies fused in one. ND disrupted the standard frame of player’s experience and made you feel so bad, but this is the best point.
    Для соотечественников: там нет никакой «повестки», «осуждения мужчин», «политики-хуитики».
  2. Carloss88
    Jul 8, 2020
    6
    Juego con buenas mecánicas y gráficos , pero que se hace repetitivo y con una historia mediocre
  3. HinsonC
    Jun 28, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is a very bad experience, this game has no reflective feeling. Regardless of the characterization of the plot and the story is very disgusting, it is full of elements of political correctness, it is no longer a game, it is a nasty thought of the screenwriter… Expand
  4. Trikypedia
    Jun 24, 2020
    10
    it's an incredible story, very different from what everyone is used to, they definitely have to give it a try
  5. Versalador
    Jul 8, 2020
    0
    I'm so sad!
    I did not expect this outcome. How can I describe it ... it's like trying to force us to punish someone who doesn't have the purpose of being understood.
    They created a narrative that looks more like a list for a character that NO ONE cares about. "While a technical wonder with strong gameplay, The Last of Us Part II tries so hard to disconnect itself from its predecessor    I'm so sad!
    I did not expect this outcome. How can I describe it ... it's like trying to force us to punish someone who doesn't have the purpose of being understood.
    They created a narrative that looks more like a list for a character that NO ONE cares about.
    "While a technical wonder with strong gameplay, The Last of Us Part II tries so hard to disconnect itself from its predecessor that it ends up disconnecting itself from the player."    … Expand
  6. zazuthebirb
    Jul 8, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. DO NOT READ IF YOU HAVEN'T PLAYED TLOU2

    I would first like to say that I am not a new fan of TLOU, I played the original about 5 years ago, and a few more times over the years, so I have been waiting for this game for a LONG time. I managed to avoid all but one spoiler (i didn't watch any spoilers but I saw a couple of comments on twitter), and sadly it was a large spoiler, but in the end I didn't let that deter me from playing the game because I know that context is extremely important. I am extremely happy that I played it.

    I will admit that this game didn't go in the direction that I had originally expected and wanted. I was wanting a continuation of Ellie and Joel's relationship, a story about forgiveness and redemption after the ending of the first game. I wanted to see them grow as father and daughter and repair their relationship after the strain and distance caused by Joel's lie. However that ended up not being the case. You could argue that the game is about forgiveness and redemption, however it is definitely not in the way that I expected.

    I think this game is an absolute masterpiece. GOTY material. I loved the sound design, the mo-cap performances, the visual design, everything. The AI has improved so much and it helped with immersion immensely, I was genuinely stressed throughout all the encounters and trying to strategise (and failing) each time I came across an enemy. The story is - for lack of a better work - intense. I've never known a game that could make me feel such intense and raw emotions throughout; I sobbed uncontrollably (if you know, you know), I laughed, I smiled until my cheeks hurt, I felt genuine fear, anger, pain, and I think most prominently, I felt an immeasurable amount of grief. Overall, this game f***ed me up mentally, but I think I respect ND for being able to do that.

    I enjoyed the story. In my opinion, I think ND could have gone with multiple different story lines and it still be accurate, I think this is one of them. Consider this, in the first game it is made clear that Joel is a POS before he meets Ellie, he has been a smuggler, and a hunter, and has done who knows what. He has killed countless people; some innocent, some not. He says to Tess that they are survivors, but he was also a murderer. I think Joel dying the way he did was a very probable thing, he probably had so many people that wanted to kill him, Abby just got lucky finding him. Don't mistake this as me saying that I'm glad he died, I wish more than anything that it didn't happen, it broke me, and I truly think that he didn't deserve to die the way he did (maybe? I'm a bit conflicted. Finding it hard to look past my personal feelings). I think Ellie's character development was amazing from start to finish. I could feel her pain and her anger. Some things she did later on the game I didn't necessarily agree with, but I could understand why she made certain decisions and acted the way she did. She was angry with herself, with Joel, with Abby, everyone, and I could feel the development of those feelings throughout the game.

    Abby. Personally, I can understand why she killed Joel, I mean, he literally shot her dad and ruined the chances at a cure for mankind. However, I think she had no right to take things into her own hands. Joel did what he did to save his daughter, he felt guilt for years after. Put yourself in Joel's position; you have traveled across the country and been through traumatic experiences with Ellie, and you have formed a bond with her that you haven't had since before Sarah died, suddenly you are told that the fireflies are going to kill her and you can't see her or say goodbye, and you will be killed if you try anything. Ellie & Joel weren't told ANYTHING about how they would make the cure. Joel had no time to digest the information. He acted as any father would, and saved his child. I personally feel that if Abby and Jerry were in the exact same position, Jerr would have done the same thing, and I wish so bad that Abby recognised that. I hate Abby for torturing Joel when he killed Jerry quickly, however a VERY SMALL part of me can understand the anger she was probably feeling. A lot of people like Abby after playing TLOU2. I am not one of those people. I can't forgive her for what she did, but I can at least understand her and recognise that she wasn't an all-round terrible person, she was just human.

    The reason I gave this a 9/10 is because of the ending. After 5+ years of waiting I believed that we as an audience deserved something more than the extremely ambiguous ending we got. I know Neil has said that any ending we assume is canon, but I can't accept that. It doesn't console me in any way to think that what I want MAY be true, it doesn't help me deal with my grief. The only positive from the ending is that it opens up the game to a Part 3.

    Overall, even though the pain I feel almost 2 weeks after finishing is very real. I love it all the same. Will play again.    … Expand
  7. Merkos135
    Jul 8, 2020
    10
    Simplemente increíble La historia está bastante bien ( no tanto como el primero), el apartado gráfico es la puta hostia xd y las mecánicas están bastante bien. Sinceramente, le doy un 10 porqué se lo merece, aún qué el final... Hmm, te deja como el primero
  8. Deadshot1994
    Jul 8, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. El juego es increíble, gráficos Increibles, las expresiones, animaciones, trabajo de traducción, banda Sonora, la historia hasta mitad del juego era de 10,a mitad baja mucho pero levanta de manera sublime, algunos detalles contados con el modo escucha, la IA del rival y tus compañeros es muy gratificante. Si tienes PS4 de verdad no te dejes llevar por las críticas o spoilers, vive la experiencia tu mismo, es realmente gratificante, el juego te hace sentir emociones desde enojo, odio, frustración, alivio, esperanza, y encontrar que un juego te dé eso es muy muy poco.… Expand
  9. cydogamer
    Jul 8, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Great game. I really loved the story and I like the way they make you empathise with the characters to make you face hard situations later. As a bad thing, I think it is needlessly too long, they could have deleted some parts easily which were less relevant, and the last hours became to me a little bit tedious, but seeing how the story ends after being playing all these hours I got satisfied.

    In my opinion, it doesn't deserve too much hate, but I admit Naughty Dog probably risked too much in some parts that could have some players got angry about it. Anyway, they advised it was going to be different and would take the player into hard feelings or decisions, and for me they succeed in it and it was a great experience to me!    … Expand
  10. tellus81
    Jul 8, 2020
    10
    This game is amazing. I haven't ever played anything like this. The part 2 was even better than the first Last of us game. I have been waiting for Assassin's Creed Valhalla so much but now I'm afraid that it doesn't feel anything after this game.
  11. doctorV_92
    Jul 8, 2020
    10
    I almost listened to the outrage and skipped The Last of Us Part II. Don’t skip it. It may be one of the best stories I’ve ever experienced in video gaming. This game is a masterpiece of storytelling.
  12. gerg_vass
    Jul 8, 2020
    10
    best game i've ever played, highly recommend.
    definietly game of the year. :p
  13. NAVI_VOLIN
    Jul 8, 2020
    10
    Hate those stupid people, who rated 1 to this game, please buy brain and eyes firstly, then start playing. Really the best game in last years, Naughty Dog did the great job!
  14. Nox_022
    Jul 8, 2020
    10
    an Absolutely amazing journey of revenge with gripping characters. Characters I have never seen be portrayed in video games before. The world, the mechanics, UI and cinematics were all smooth and beautiful. This game deserves more recognition as it is a masterpiece. 10/10
  15. Kultakala
    Jul 8, 2020
    9
    Don't leave this game in the shelf just because people are aggresively advocating against this game. It just proves the game succeded in its mission of creating large emotional reactions in players.

    I feel like people that have not actually experienced grief or loss in their lifes hate this game for giving that emotion to them for the firdt time
  16. andreidev
    Jul 8, 2020
    1
    Bought the game without seeing any trailers or anything, all based on the first game.

    While I consider myself open minded and can go down with almost anything; at the end of the game I found myself a worst person than I was at the beginning.

    The craftsmanship of the game is beyond spectacular but the story is senseless over the top drama found on womens books.
  17. Hayder
    Jul 8, 2020
    10
    This is a game that only critics and people who look at stories and books don't understand, so I see a lot of people who didn't like it for a trivial reason.
  18. QuoNBM
    Jul 8, 2020
    0
    Digital waste, which is embarrassing to call trash.

    The story team shattered the affectionate masterpiece of countless fans in the first episode. After five years of waiting, fans were denied the story of the previous film and had to listen to an ephemeral sermon throughout the game play from the mere doctrinaire story director Neil Drucmann. I didn't play part 1 but after watching the    Digital waste, which is embarrassing to call trash.

    The story team shattered the affectionate masterpiece of countless fans in the first episode. After five years of waiting, fans were denied the story of the previous film and had to listen to an ephemeral sermon throughout the game play from the mere doctrinaire story director Neil Drucmann. I didn't play part 1 but after watching the ending of the part 2, I fully understood their anger.    … Expand
  19. Griffle
    Jul 8, 2020
    10
    Incredible story, interesting and engaging characters, made me jump out of my seat soooo many times. Honestly if you get to the end of the game and still dislike the game? You need to examine what your problem with female characters is, I've played 100s of male led games and didn't bat an eyelid. Get a grip like.
  20. redpowah
    Jul 8, 2020
    9
    Gameplay is awesome, the story and characters are amazing, just like Part 1 you wont forget this story, and its certainly still on my mind. But 9/10 because I just like heroic/saved the day/happily ever after type of endings in a game and while that is kind of the ending, its not the feeling I had at the end.
  21. Rhye98
    Jul 8, 2020
    0
    Simplemente hicieron de un juego post apocalíptico una novela mal contada llena de incoherencias
  22. Namikaze
    Jul 8, 2020
    10
    This game is masterpiece. People are giving bad reivews and are writing that graphics and gameplay is good but give 0 points.. Yeah sure. In the world of the last of us not everyone can survive and not everyone has a plot armor. Things happen because is it realistic. The world is cruel and brutal. I loved every second of the game. And even the ending was great. I think people who think theThis game is masterpiece. People are giving bad reivews and are writing that graphics and gameplay is good but give 0 points.. Yeah sure. In the world of the last of us not everyone can survive and not everyone has a plot armor. Things happen because is it realistic. The world is cruel and brutal. I loved every second of the game. And even the ending was great. I think people who think the ending was bad doenst get the message the game tells. People are hating it and didn't even realise that this is excatly the problem in the game. Not everything can be solved with hate.… Expand
  23. DEATHNOTE2087
    Jun 19, 2020
    10
    So far the game has been amazing it's very clear the majority of reviews are people trying to bomb the score to hurt sales . Especially people who are claiming to have beaten a 30 hour game less that 2 hours after its release and hasn't even been on the market for 15 hours yet . So far the game has been amazing and I will not spoil the rest . It is a journey you must experience for yourself.
  24. Gcritic412
    Jul 8, 2020
    0
    NO, just NO! I hope every game developers out there look at this game and learn how to NOT make a game!
  25. Kingstry
    Jul 8, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. From my point of view I think that this game is a masterpiece.
    Like the first part Naughty Dog just squeezes everything out of the hardware of the Ps4. The graphics in this game are amazing and I have never seen so smoothe animations. I just think, that the game is very well programmed and that is not a standard anymore.
    Now to the story which seems to be the thing most people have a problem with:
    It is a simple revenge story, or so it seems from the beginning, but after Abby kills Joel you just really feel the sadness and the anger of Ellie, or so did I at least. And isn't that what a game should do? I caught myself often through the story crying, which I normally never do in games. This game just gave a rollercoaster of emotions. Also after arriving in Seattle I had a constant fear for Dinas life. ND showed me, that not every main character is protected because of his or her role in the story. And when you switch to Abby it just makes sense to explain her pain and her motivation why she killed Joel. And as the story goes on, it gets more complicated on the way. You go from a simple revenge story to a complex fight, about if all this violence is even necessary and that Ellie is basically blind because of the hate she feels for Abby and her friends. But then Ellies feelings turn as she kills Mel and her unborn child.
    The only thing I would criticize is that I really didn't enjoy playing Abby in the fight against Ellie. I mean I really get her after playing her for a long time in the game, but still I will always be on Ellies site, so I really didn't wanted to fight her.    … Expand
  26. Exploding
    Jul 8, 2020
    0

    This game was falsely advertised as continuation of Joel's and Ellie's adventures, which was a lie. Instead what we got was some Neil's tlou fanfiction with "message" forced in without anyone actually asking for it, we got Joel acting out of character being overly trustworthy, Ellie sparing person who murdered her adoptive father in front of her and bit off her fingers. We get Abbie the
    This game was falsely advertised as continuation of Joel's and Ellie's adventures, which was a lie. Instead what we got was some Neil's tlou fanfiction with "message" forced in without anyone actually asking for it, we got Joel acting out of character being overly trustworthy, Ellie sparing person who murdered her adoptive father in front of her and bit off her fingers. We get Abbie the Gamestop ma'am, the most unlikeable character imaginable who we're forced to play as, she also gets a sex scene, which was made with motion capture, i can only imagine how hard Neil was coming up with it considering the fact the character of Owen looks suspiciously similar to him. The gameplay wise it's unimpressive, boring and tedious. Also as for the critics and journalists praising the game, let's be honest, they're either paid or as much of a shills as every fanboy. But hey, praise them when their opinion agrees with yours so you are happy for now, but take dump on them when they praise things you don't like. Just like every time they say something positive about things like Call of Duty.    … Expand
  27. stylus1982
    Jul 8, 2020
    0
    brave and bold ideas, but not for this game.From time to time we are all gonna forget about this, but I believe when the new title from naughty dog studio comes out, that gamers are gonna be very careful with buying, especially because of false advertising for TLOU2
  28. rpgp18
    Jul 8, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. todo en el juego me encanta (jugabilidad, gráficos, IA, banda sonora, etc) pero lo negativo es que tienes que jugar como Abby una gran parte del juego, y al no enfatizar con ella, puede ser tedioso. ademas debieron dar la opción de matar a Abby al final del juego, para calmar la sed de sangre de algunos… Expand
  29. KeirAndo
    Jul 5, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Summary: Not a bad game, but not that amazing either I found that it was basically just a copy of Tomb Raider but with more annoying characters.

    I thought the graphics were amazing, and the sound was also excellent.

    The big let downs here were the writing, combat system and searching for gear.

    Searching for gear was a huge pain in the arse. Loot isn't obvious and the button to collect only appears within 1m or so of the gear. So you end up having to walk up and down along every set of cupboards in every room of every shop to make sure that nothing as well. You occasionally come across strange items that you can pick up and examine, but they don't do anything else.

    In terms of gameplay I just found the weapon system way too clunky. You'd try to go into stealth mode, but instead changed weapons, or try and do a quick heal but get stuck there. it also seemed to me that when an enemies bullet hit you, you recovered a lot more slowly than the enemy did.

    Finally just on the script, whilst it definitely seemed it was written as SJW bingo, the bigger failure is just making all the characters unlikeable. The only characters who were vaguely likeable (Joel and Tommy) are either killed off early on or get very little screen time.
    I can understand what they were doing with the Abby backstory part of the game, but she just comes across as such a revengeful, angry character that I just wanted her part to end.    … Expand
  30. nbagooyda
    Jul 8, 2020
    1
    詭異的劇情,人物互動完全感受不到人性,空有畫面劇情就像是柁屎
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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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