The Last of Us Part II

 PlayStation 4
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5.8

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  1. Cnstntne_meta
    Jul 7, 2020
    10
    The game runs exceptionally well on the base ps4. I didn't experience a single bug during my entire play-through, nor did i notice any texture pop-ins or any slow downs, which really is amazing considering how absolutely outstanding the graphics and animations are. The art direction and attention to detail is also exceptional.

    I thought the story was great, especially by video game    The game runs exceptionally well on the base ps4. I didn't experience a single bug during my entire play-through, nor did i notice any texture pop-ins or any slow downs, which really is amazing considering how absolutely outstanding the graphics and animations are. The art direction and attention to detail is also exceptional.

    I thought the story was great, especially by video game standards where games like Nier Automata is considered having great writing... It is however definitely a bit indulgent in prioritizing story telling over everything else, like in having multiple extended playable flashbacks. And imo the game would have benefited from having some more cynical editors involved.

    The highlight for me is the gameplay, with both the stealth and the action being really great (especially the action). Almost all the fights manage to feel incredibly intense. On paper the gameplay mechanics are very similar to the first game, however it feels entirely different to play and is so much more fun.

    I highly recommend this game.    … Expand
  2. IlIl
    Jul 7, 2020
    10
    Graphic, gameplay and technical repart in general are the best I've never see in this generation. Excellent plot whit very good character.
  3. ArtemBibik
    Jul 7, 2020
    10
    Игра на 10 и даже больше! Раскрытие персонажа Эбби дает нам задуматься от том, что у каждого человека своя судьба, свое право и своя позиция, которая не всегда является абсолютным злом, как мы привыкли это наблюдать ранее! Браво НоутиДог, высоздали настоящий шедевр!!!!Игра на 10 и даже больше! Раскрытие персонажа Эбби дает нам задуматься от том, что у каждого человека своя судьба, свое право и своя позиция, которая не всегда является абсолютным злом, как мы привыкли это наблюдать ранее! Браво НоутиДог, высоздали настоящий шедевр!!!!
  4. Captainkrabz
    Jul 7, 2020
    10
    Never have I experienced anything like this in a video game. Although I finished it two weeks ago, it still haunts me. I completely understand why this might not be for everyone, but it definitely worked for me.
  5. Quoc
    Jul 7, 2020
    10
    You really need to be smart to understand this game. This is the best game I ever played. Thank you Naughty Dog.
  6. Mista1982
    Jul 7, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Brilliant story but not Happy End. Is it worth it? Yes 10 of the 10.
    The message is, that Elli can and the end release Joel and look forward.
    It is possible of part 3. because then start screen changed and Dina and ja are Stil alive as well Tommy    … Expand
  7. Marcy12
    Jul 7, 2020
    10
    10/10 Everyone has different opinions and I respect them but personally for me TLOU2 is one of the best games I've played. Thank you naughty dog for a amazing but also heartwrenching experience :)
  8. Zhaslan
    Jul 7, 2020
    10
    Привет из России) Недавно закончил прохождение игры The Last of Us Part II (Одни из нас Часть 2), игра приятно впечатляет как технологически так и сюжетно, приятная графика и звуковые эффекты дают невероятный уровень погружения в игровой процесс, а сюжет цепляет с первых минут и не отпускает до самых титров, отдельное спасибо композитору игры Густаво Сантаолалья за потрясающий OST, играПривет из России) Недавно закончил прохождение игры The Last of Us Part II (Одни из нас Часть 2), игра приятно впечатляет как технологически так и сюжетно, приятная графика и звуковые эффекты дают невероятный уровень погружения в игровой процесс, а сюжет цепляет с первых минут и не отпускает до самых титров, отдельное спасибо композитору игры Густаво Сантаолалья за потрясающий OST, игра полностью оправдала с момента анонса 4 года ожидания, всем кто недоволен сюжетом крайне советую пройти игру, а не оперировать вырванными из контекста сюжетными поворотами!… Expand
  9. Sayan619
    Jul 7, 2020
    10
    This game is the excellence!
    Storyteling, animations, level design, gameplay, soundtrack, ability to arouse empathy.
    Story is intense, romantic, melancholic and sad at same time.
    I want part 3!
  10. marcbsweeney
    Jul 7, 2020
    10
    This is a powerful, emotional, breathtaking game that delivers on all the promise of the first one (which was terrific too but I don't think affected me in quite the same way) It's not a game I'd play for a light bit of shooty fun, but that's quite obviously the point. There were definite points in the game where going through it felt draining and hard emotionally but it's incredible thatThis is a powerful, emotional, breathtaking game that delivers on all the promise of the first one (which was terrific too but I don't think affected me in quite the same way) It's not a game I'd play for a light bit of shooty fun, but that's quite obviously the point. There were definite points in the game where going through it felt draining and hard emotionally but it's incredible that a game can now achieve that level of empathy and immersion. There were points where I definitely questioned decisions in how the game is structured and how I felt about certain characters, but I was always left convinced. This game treats the player as an adult who can handle characters that are flawed, not instantly likeable or just irritating. Regardless of how I felt initially about characters initially, my thoughts and feelings were constantly changing and being questioned and I felt something for all of them. This game is an experience like no other I've played and while I think it'll be a while before I (if ever) play through it again, I'll never forget this playthrough and it will stay with me forever.

    Ignore the petty backlash from strange men arriving to this game with preconceptions and prejudices, and who have in most cases haven't played it. If you have an open mind and are looking for something to make you question and think about human fallibility, emotional conflict and so on, then definitely pick this up.    … Expand
  11. AVNI
    Jul 7, 2020
    10
    True gamers will like this game for sure. This is a truthful sequel. If u don't like the shock. Better play last of us 2. There will be no difference in the story if there is no shock in part 2. last of us 2 is masterpiece
  12. Noctambule
    Jul 7, 2020
    10
    I was worried about the leaks but I decided not to look too much into it and pre-ordered it anyway. Went to it with an open mind and oh boy! This game deserves the title of masterpiece, I don't think I have experienced such an emotional turmoil for a game ever. Don't let people tell you the story is bad, it's very well written, heart wrenching and deeply disturbing. The cinematographicI was worried about the leaks but I decided not to look too much into it and pre-ordered it anyway. Went to it with an open mind and oh boy! This game deserves the title of masterpiece, I don't think I have experienced such an emotional turmoil for a game ever. Don't let people tell you the story is bad, it's very well written, heart wrenching and deeply disturbing. The cinematographic elements are worthy of a film. The new gameplay elements are also welcomed. Whatever your opnion, it will not leave you indifferent.… Expand
  13. Joel1238
    Jul 7, 2020
    10
    No importa lo que hayas visto o leído, no es lo mismo que jugar la historia y encarnar las experiencias de la protagonista y la antagonista, el juego vas mucho más aya de la venganza y el perdón.
    La historia es magnífica y su gameplay es deleitable tanto como su ambientación
  14. leshkin
    Jul 7, 2020
    10
    Супер игра! Просто класс! Игра шедевр! Сюжет просто как книга! Просто шикарно
  15. miburia
    Jul 7, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is being smeared due to the majority of player reviews having no life experience, compassion, or any emotional maturity or development at all. I own the collector’s edition, and I thoroughly enjoyed this game. As with most sequels, it is not as good as the first which is why it is not 10/10 but this game is a masterpiece. I played this on my 10 year old tv and it was still visibly stunning.

    I was expecting Joel to be "red shirted" at some point in the game, I was not expecting it so early on in the game. It genuinely ruined my day when that scene played out, and I did stop playing it when that happened, but I continued the next day. But to simply hate, and to send death threats to the actress over an expected fan favourite death is beyond comprehension! It wouldn't have been much of a revenge story if it was Dina who was murdered. We all love Joel, and we all felt the betrayal and anger of the game. Anger is a shared emotion, we share Ellie's anger, and we want to make the WLF pay. Dina to me is more of a minor detail, I was happier to have Jessie along for the ride as he was a much more useful companion, however you get the idea with how delicate Dina is when you compare her early pregnancy symptoms compared to Mel who is heavily pregnant.

    The game is so much more brutal now, and you can be calculating and cruel in your actions. The details that have been put into the game can be missed if you're frothing at the mouth with your mountain dew and Cheeto fingers in your mothers basement REEEing about Abby. When you stealth kill someone, you see the light leaving their eyes, you see the death wash over their faces. If you kill a dog handler without the dog knowing, it whimpers and wines, looking for it's handler. The visible injuries and the gore left behind from the Molotov’s and explosive arrows are harrowing. Especially when the runners are madly crawling after you with no legs - very unsettling and making me board the nope train. The bloasters are **** sted heads, full on cocaine raging at you and are pretty stressful to play against, especially whenever you face them it's always conveniently in a claustrophobic area, similarly to the shamblers.

    I somewhat bonded with Abby, I understood her pain. However I was more warmed to Ellie for obvious reasons. I think Abby doesn't play as smoothly as Ellie, and I think her stealth kill is so much more slower than Ellie's, even whilst fully upgraded. I'm glad her and Owen had their moment, no matter how bitter sweet it was with Mel and how it all ended. You knew that Owen would always carry a torch for Abby, even in death. He chose to not die next to Mel, or attempt to get to Mel, he got as far away from her whilst they both bled out - the mother of his unborn child! I was pissed out with Abby's comment of Ellie and Tommy "wasting the opportunity that Abby gave them by not killing them". The audacity after hunting someone down and killing them, and didn't expect any repercussions - pot, kettle, black.

    I desperately want to know more about the Scars, who their leader was. Not much is revealed even when picking the place apart. It is easily missed that the Scars only started beheading and stoning people and their kind when their leader died. How the new 'elders' allocate many wives to themselves to birth their kin. Terrifying knowing the fate of Len who was chosen at 13 to be a wife to the elder. I would do anything to avoid being trafficked by my community for some vulgar, over grown, overdue being killed, old man who abuses children and women. I am reading between the lines, but it's not a hard connection to make when a CHILD has been allocated a wife role - something we should take into consideration that happens in our world to much younger children. I really do hope that there is DLC about the Scars, or when the long awaited MP that is in the works.

    The ending was bittersweet too. I was sad that it was over. Ellie, grief stricken and taken over by PTSD, forced by Tommy and her PTSD episodes thinking that ending Abby's life would be the key to end their suffering. However upon seeing Abby, a husk of her former self, it wasn't worth the pain and energy. The hurt is from never having the chance to repair her relationship with Joel - a feeling many are familiar with when falling out with someone who then passes away. Hate eats away at you, makes you push those who mean the most to you away. You are then left with the scars of the hatred, unable to enjoy the happy memories that the deceased left you.

    If you cannot understand this concept of the story, then you need to evaluate your life and your relationships with people if you cannot empathise with these emotions.    … Expand
  16. acsta42
    Jul 7, 2020
    10
    Extraordinary game, maybe the best game I have ever played. The creators were very ambitious and the result turn out fascinating.
  17. MrVincent00
    Jul 7, 2020
    10
    Truly one of the finest games from naughty dog, The world of the last of us is hopeless, gritty and violent. The game really makes you feel hopeless and throws you into a revenge plot that makes you question your actions.
  18. Steviewatt
    Jul 7, 2020
    10
    Absolutely fantastic game from start to finish naughty dog have naild this epic sequel..
  19. Bassamalq
    Jul 7, 2020
    10
    The best gameplay I have played ever and the story is great I luv abby and her past
  20. bilyktima
    Jul 7, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is game so goooooood i like that)))
    The game is super good. I think The last of us part 2 is the best in 2020    … Expand
  21. MaDPunK
    Jul 7, 2020
    10
    Excellent continuation of the first part! The gameplay is great, and the plot is very bold and interesting.
  22. Tlou2lover
    Jul 7, 2020
    10
    game is an emotional rollercoaster all through and it feels as though you can feel every emotion and it feels like you are in the game with them. It’s easy to connect with the characters and I highly recommend it to people who like a challenge and aren’t squeamish. Best game I’ve ever played.
  23. Decuban
    Jul 7, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It’s masterpiece!
    Gameplay, visuals, whole atmosphere is great! Even the story, I really liked it, yes, it’s brutal ant unexpected, but really good. Loved playing tlou2 and really enjoyed this experience. One of the best games in the history..
    And everyone, who’s giving 0... it’s just hate with zero arguments..    … Expand
  24. Luison20
    Jul 7, 2020
    10
    Gamplay y historia increible ademas de gran villano, excelente banda sonora y graficos.
  25. RenanDiaaas
    Jul 7, 2020
    10
    Simplesmente absurdo, tlou part 2 precisa de mta maturidade para entender... simplesmente incrível!!!
  26. Vdix
    Jul 7, 2020
    10
    **** these people. This game despite some of it's flaws is a story telling masterpiece.
  27. swizzys
    Jul 7, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is everything I wanted and more. This review will not do the game justice so as a warning please play the game yourself before you read. I tried controlling my excitement as much as possible for the game since I didn’t want to be let down. As a fan of the first game I thought it was important to manage my expectations. I also happen to be one of the people who think the first game had a perfect ending and that game didn’t need a sequel. But after playing this game, oh am I glad they made one. Starting with the aesthetic. The graphics are probably the best I’ve ever seen in any game. I mean it’s expected though, it’s a 2020 game after all and on top of that it’s naughty dog a development team known for their amazing graphics. I also love the film grain, some people don’t even notice it but it gives the game a sort of gritty look which I like. The environments are lush and beautiful as they help give you a feel of the last of us world. And the music, Gustavo Santaolalla tops himself from the first game as the music is even better and honestly this is probably the best soundtrack in a video game and better than some movie soundtracks. I realize how much of a fanboy I’m sounding like but this game is just that good. The gameplay is great. If you like the gameplay in the first last of us, you’ll like it in here as well. It’s not pushing the boundaries of gaming or any thing but it’s perfect for the game. It gives you a feeling of intensity that many other games can’t do. And on top of that it’s smooth, fluid, and fun! There are always dozens of ways you can approach an encounter which adds to the fun and replay ability of the game. Finally let’s talk about the story. The game opens very sombrely and evokes the emotions right away. It’s important to catch up on the first game or you may not feel all of these things. The soberness fades right away as the game kills off Joel right away. People who critique this simply don’t understand what the game was trying to do. This happens to make you feel a certain way. People wanted a clean death for Joel where they feel the loss but the game does that at the end when it wraps things up. You feel an abundance of emotions including anger, confusion, and sadness. If you feel these things, then the game has done its job by putting you in Ellie’s shoes. These feelings drive the rest of the game as you seek revenge which you yourself want since they killed your beloved character. The game takes you on a roller coaster which I can’t get into it all but it’s amazing. Characters like Dina and Jesse have amazing chemistry with Ellie and they’re likeable so you care about them. The acting by the way is phenomenal, again probably the best in a video game. The game then takes a huge risk and makes you play as Abby the person who killed Joel. They make you empathize with her which you would think is an impossible task given the context. And they just pull it all off. With uncomfortable encounters like fighting Ellie as Abby, to heartbreaking scenes like the whole farm sequence. To the final death wish as you play as Ellie at the end it’s an amazing experience which may not work for some people which is okay, the game is meant to be divisive. But for me it worked. Especially the ending with her decision to let Abby go. This ties in to the heartbreaking flashbacks which are some of the best moments in the game with Joel and Ellie. Ellie finally says she would like to try and forgive Joel and just that alone gets Joel teared up, as well as me. So if she could forgive Joel for that then she could respect him and be better than him by letting Abby go. These themes of love, hate, forgiveness are some of the things that make this game great. All of these things are what makes this game great and although it is flawed like any other game, the great things are so great that they make the game perfect for me. Great job naughty dog!… Expand
  28. NireZakila
    Jul 7, 2020
    10
    Really surprised by the game. All the bad critics almost convinced me that the game was trash, but as a fan of TLOU 1, I played it anyway and, man, what a great surprise. TLOU 2 tells a darker story than its prequel and you may feel disturbed while playing it, but in my opinion it's worth it. Joel and Ellie did some pretty messed up things in the past and sometimes actions haveReally surprised by the game. All the bad critics almost convinced me that the game was trash, but as a fan of TLOU 1, I played it anyway and, man, what a great surprise. TLOU 2 tells a darker story than its prequel and you may feel disturbed while playing it, but in my opinion it's worth it. Joel and Ellie did some pretty messed up things in the past and sometimes actions have consequences. Beautiful graphics , great gameplay and a bunch of new enemies and tools.… Expand
  29. apxkflqb527
    Jul 7, 2020
    10
    After finishing the game, I was confused by various thoughts. How biased are we, and how can we objectively see ourselves? For those who terrorize the game, I want to give it a perfect score.
  30. Crapoleon
    Jul 7, 2020
    10
    Revenge, Cycles of Violence, Emotion, Redemption.

    It's heart warming, heart wrenching, warm and cold all wrapped into a post apocalyptic hellscape.

    A masterpiece.
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#3 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2020

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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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