The Last of Us Part II

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  1. Javier13
    Jul 7, 2020
    9
    a video game with a great script and a set of strong emotions that make you feel empathy for the villain of the game each one who lived his duel apart and fought his demons. Great game
  2. guiletheguiles
    Jul 7, 2020
    10
    I'm trying to understand why people hate The Last of Us 2. This is one of the best sequels I've played in my entire life. Last time I got sucked into a story like this was with Red Dead Redemption 2 and LOU2 stands toe to toe with it.

    I loved the first game and I really thought that a second part was unnecessary. ND's biggest challenge was to justify the sequel's existence and GODDAMN    I'm trying to understand why people hate The Last of Us 2. This is one of the best sequels I've played in my entire life. Last time I got sucked into a story like this was with Red Dead Redemption 2 and LOU2 stands toe to toe with it.

    I loved the first game and I really thought that a second part was unnecessary. ND's biggest challenge was to justify the sequel's existence and GODDAMN they did it! I love it even more. It's hard to find anything negative about it. Even the soundtrack is fantastic and I really thought they wouldn' top that. Well, they did that too.

    For starters, this is the most beautiful game of this generation. The level of detail and animation technology here is stunning. Part of the reason why you get so convinced in getting involved with the characters is because of how they talk, move, laugh, cry, talk and just react to things. What the devs pulled here was a work of art. A phenomenal graphical powerhouse that paves the way for an incredibly elaborate story.
    The gameplay's still very reminiscent of the first entry, but much more improved. Combat and stealth are gruesome, intelligent, challenging, intense and breathtaking. You may not have the level of flexibility of MGSV or the improvisation possibilities of Uncharted 4, but you can ACTUALLY plan how you're going to face encounters and recover from bad decisions, turning the tide to your favor. It's almost flawless. Upgrading your character also feels a lot more rewarding now. Looking for supplies and saving bullets and items matters a lot more, this time.
    Oh and the environments are GORGEOUS! Not only to look at, but to explore. They felt scary AND charming at the same time.

    But the true driving force of TLOU2 is the story. The acting and writing is at its best. I've seen few things like it in a video game. Without getting into the infamous heavy controversial spoilers, I felt like EVERY decision made in its plot was masterfully done and well justified. It's weird when they break the tale's climax to change the perspective, but when you get further into the script, you just get it. You root for both characters. You may even hate them both. It makes you question MANY things about society, revenge, choice, family, humanity and love. All of these things backed by the strong portrayal of amazing actors, great writing, precise details and impressive animations. Can't remember the last time I cried and laughed this much as I did here.

    I guess the bad parts of TLOU2 are in its structure.
    Like I said, it is extremely justifiable, but it takes a while to justify it. The story is massive and beautiful, but they break it with many flashbacks and perspective moves. Pacing kinda drags, especially with the "Can't Go This Way, Let's Find Another One" moments. It definitely did not trouble my experience, but I get that it can be bothersome. The third act, albeit VERY impactful, can kinda feels rushed. Specially since they just throw a new group of enemies at you without any background.
    The stealth, when facing the infected, doesn't always work. Maybe it's on purpose, but I went through some frustrating moments when dealing with them. Also, your companion's AI sort of... Sucks.

    It's really hard to give this game anything different than a 10. It might not feel like it in the future, but I really see almost no flaw in it. I had fun, I got sad, angry, happy, frustrated and felt challenged by TLOU2.
    Challenged not only by the gameplay, but also by the story. The game's biggest challenge is to see both sides and to deal and accept that, well... Tomorrow begats tomorrow. Wether it's a good or a bad one. A brutal or a beautiful one. A bloody or a peaceful tomorrow. Your decisions will make or break you. And it might just make or break others too.

    If you love video games, play this one.    … Expand
  3. efekt
    Jul 7, 2020
    6
    audiovisual feast with a flawed story, unlikable characters, repetetive gameplay
  4. SmokeOnWater
    Jul 7, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Another amazing product from Naughty Dog and from the extremely talented director Neil Druckmann.

    The plot of Tlou 2 is very mature which requires a lot of patience and understanding and I think that is why the rating is like that.

    I think that I've never experienced emotions as I experienced with this game, this game made me express every kind of emotion there is but Anger and sadness was the main emotions for me

    The mechanics were amazing, the sneaking and the mele combat absolutely crazy.

    There is no need to talk about the visuals who was outstanding.

    As a con, I would say that the game was a little bit to long and quite frustrating during the end, could end 2-3 hours before the actual ending.

    But with that said it is still a masterpiece, and I'm very glad I had the chance to play it, great job Naughty Dog for this Piece of art , can't wait to play your next game.    … Expand
  5. FilipeR
    Jul 7, 2020
    10
    Esse é realmente um BOM jogo.Sem duvido terá altas chances de ganha o GOTY .
  6. Zeitgeistler
    Jul 7, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Just finished a full play through, and I have to say from the start that I didn't read any spoilers leading up or follow much of the political rhetoric being thrown at the game, though I was aware of it. That being said being a fan of the first game..which I believe changed the way people thought about what a game could be..I was really apprehensive to play it seeing all the shade being thrown at it, not by political or ideologically minded people..but gamers who love the first one. Once I started playing though, it all dropped away and I honestly loved it..is it its predecessor..no..it was never going to be and quite frankly I've already played that game. The last of us 2 brought something different wonderful in its own right.… Expand
  7. Estefani123
    Jul 1, 2020
    9
    The only thing that I didn't like at al was Abby and have to play with her for so long....
  8. Kelsonk
    Jul 7, 2020
    3
    The graphics and gameplay are good, as they always should be. But when it comes to TLOU, history loses a lot. After the game was over, I didn't feel challenged to play again.
  9. limar91
    Jul 7, 2020
    9
    Such an emotional game, beautiful with a lot of personal dilemas and a lot of argues possibilities!
  10. Fox20
    Jul 7, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Honestly a game that will go from the box to the trash, it is not about the protagonists of the first, but about some unimportant subjects, in addition to the worst of all the endings in the history of video games.… Expand
  11. kgar42
    Jul 7, 2020
    10
    Excellent story that plays with expectations in a meaningful way. Really good gameplay that gives plenty of options.
  12. VieRus8u
    Jul 7, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. First off let me say the game Play was awesome, The graphics, control, and UI/crafting was far better then the first game.
    I would have love to give it a 10, but the story was just God awful.

    1. Not as open world as it said, The world was plenty big enough...but in one direction really. If you went through the wrong door or dropped down at the wrong time you couldn't go back...so many times I didn't save I missed out on safes, and other loot because of this fact. You should be able to back track if needed.
    2. if you stealth killed an enemy, the others wouldn't know, but if you killed one away from the others with a punch or knife all the others would be alerted. Also some of the clickers would see you a lot of the times if you were in sight duck down and being quiet.
    3. Killing off your main protagonist was a very dumb move. Sure he did some awful things but they all did even Abby, And Abby had years to find out why it happen and cool down. Ellie's rage was warranted Abby's was not. Also taking two of Ellie's fingers was just dumb. I hope they can save this game with the the third one. Naughty Dog really miss the mark on the story big time.

    Game play awesome, story not so much. I Think Naughty Dog forgot what maid The Last of Us one so big....Both Joel & Ellie.    … Expand
  13. ZHamam
    Jun 20, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is absolutely amazing. It builds off so well from the original and I'm still stunned about how well the story and gameplay was done. Absolutely phenomenal. From start to finish I was absolutely hooked!

    Also to anyone also rating this game a 0 because Joel dies in the first 2 hours of the game should be ashamed of themselves. Joel was never the main character, Ellie was.    … Expand
  14. Avronfayde
    Jul 7, 2020
    6
    This game is truly beautiful. By far the best graphics on a game that I have ever seen. The music is great, and the voice acting is fantastic. However, I have the same problem with it as alot of other people. The story is so poorly told, and the fact that they ruined Ellie made it even worse. I am sorry but this is a bad game. You hurt me so badly after this one. I may not buy anotherThis game is truly beautiful. By far the best graphics on a game that I have ever seen. The music is great, and the voice acting is fantastic. However, I have the same problem with it as alot of other people. The story is so poorly told, and the fact that they ruined Ellie made it even worse. I am sorry but this is a bad game. You hurt me so badly after this one. I may not buy another naughty dog game again.… Expand
  15. KILLYROCK
    Jul 7, 2020
    2
    The plot of this game is terrible
    Grade B movies are more logical
    If former employees do not quit
    The game will come out better than this.
  16. Just4g4mer
    Jul 7, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Warning spoilers



    First of am gonna throw shots on the haters first, I know we all have our own opinions but hear me out. When I hear people say that Neil Druckman "RUINED" TLOU, you guys are using the wrong word in my opinion. You can say its bad that's it. And to the people who's having a hard time connecting with Abby and her friends, that's because you guys are just too connected with Joel that you don't care about Abby's story. Joel killed Abby's dad and saves Ellie just for his own ego, that's why Abby kills Joel. Yes Joel didn't have the send off that we all wanted but that's life man, we always don't get what we want. And I agree Naughty Dog did false advertise, I get that. I know we all expected the game to be another Joel and Ellie adventure, people just wants the same game all over again. But its also nice for naughty dog to do something different in the story. And to all the players who thinks Abby's and other charcters are poorly written, that's cause you guys are too connected with Joel. Joel is not the hero here, he's an anti-hero. Cause if he we're a hero, then he could've sacrificed Ellie and his ego, to save humanity, but Joel did the opposite. So after all the people Joel killed in that hospital, you will expect for a group or anyone to have their revenge. And Abby would've gotten her revenge when Ellie killed all of her friends, but what did Abby do? She let Ellie and Dina go. Abby isn't a bad person, theirs a reason why she killed Joel, and none of you care, cause one of you (sorry) are soft. I mean in the world where Ellie and Abby is born, you WILL expect someone to die in a violent way. Now I heard alot of gamers hate the ending, where Ellie left Dina and baby J.J just to go kill Abby, she returns, and she lost 2 fingers. That's cause even if she killed Abby, what will that cost? Abby killed Joel, and what does that cost? But what I think people hate more about this game is Joel's death, just cause he doesn't have a proper send off. And I agree they could've done a lot better. They could've done the way TellTale games send Lee off. But this is TLOU, expect the unexpected

    But those are just my opinion, might not be hame of the decade, but it is no doubt game of the year.
    If you think NaughtyDog RUINED TLOU, it's not naughty dog's fault, its just that the game isn't for some gamers.

    Btw I did hate the 6 scene
    They didn't need to add that.....

    Btw that's my opinion....
    Overall best game I played this year    … Expand
  17. Aurum75
    Jul 7, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Que dire de ce jeu si ce n'est qu'il est magnifiquement écrit.
    Certes après deux heures de jeu on assiste à la mort de Joël, une mort qui m'a bouleversé tant j'aime ce personnage. Pourtant j'ai appris à apprécier et vraiment aimer Abby.
    Abby a ruminée sa vengeance pendant des années et s'est finalement vengée, elle a tuée Joël c''est vrai mais elle n'a tuée que lui alors qu'Ellie a tuée tout le monde sur son passage.
    La fin est d’ailleurs équivoque.... Abby, après avoir été épargnée par Ellie s'enfuit avec Lev et Ellie se retrouve seule, quittée par Dyna et son fils à cause de sa soif de vengeance.
    Là où Naughty Dog a réussi c'est en nous démontrant que les gens ne sont ni blancs ni noirs, peu importe à quel point nous les avons aimés par le passé. A titre personnel j'aime mieux Abby que Ellie et j'ai adoré ce deuxième opus.    … Expand
  18. TLOUBiggestFan
    Jul 7, 2020
    10
    Hands down the best game I've ever played so far, state-of-the-art storytelling, beautiful graphics, amazing soundtrack, enjoyed every minute. The Last Of US Part 2 is an emotional roller-coaster from start to finish, Part 1 was my favorite game ever before Part 2 came out and rocked my world and kept me on the edge of my seat, I just can't stop thinking about it even after I finished itHands down the best game I've ever played so far, state-of-the-art storytelling, beautiful graphics, amazing soundtrack, enjoyed every minute. The Last Of US Part 2 is an emotional roller-coaster from start to finish, Part 1 was my favorite game ever before Part 2 came out and rocked my world and kept me on the edge of my seat, I just can't stop thinking about it even after I finished it more than a week ago, and I still listen to the soundtrack on YouTube every day, I find the story more complex and deeper than the first one, even though this is a post-apocalyptic game, it's very realistic when it comes to the relationships between the characters, and their choices, I'm still trying to process the ending and I'm going to replay it on survivor+ very soon, I definitely recommend this game!… Expand
  19. danipve
    Jul 7, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This review contains spoilers!

    Its difficult to start writing a review when there is so much to say, so let's write about the possitve aspects that we all know about.
    beautiful scenary's, mechanics, attention to detail.
    Now , as far as story and gameplay , what a dissapointment. I want to start by saying I have always supported naughty dog I thought they never made mistakes and they truly cared about the fans, clearly not the case here, first of all they tricked us into buying a lie, they lied in the trailer so we could all buy this game, its a different thing to edit footage so it looks like something different but to completly change and put different scenes that is not ok I as a fan I feel extremely hurt.
    Now the problem is not Joel's death as terrible as that was, the real problem is naughty dog try to make us feel attachment towards Abby like we did with Joel and Ellie and it became so predictable that nobody bought into it, they tried to use the same psycological tricks that they did in the first one, they even played the same scenes, the scene with abby and the zebra just like joel and the jirraffe , they tried to mimic the relationship between lev and Abby with ellie and joel, even when abby rescued lev in the end she was like "I got you" just like Joel when he rescued Ellie, when Ellie found the musesum and abby the aquarium and there are a lot more scenes you can look at them online, I think that is not that Abby's story was bad is just that we DIDNT CARE we were here to see JOEL AND ELLIE, thats why we bought the game, ok you killed Joel you better make up for it, and it was not achieved,is not that we (and I mean we as fans who didnt like the game) didnt understand the game, I feel its not a difficoult game to understand, we get what you were trying to do, show us the cycle of violence, how Joel was not really a hero and he destryed a lot of peoples lives, How ellie was able to let abby go , We get it, you just werent able to create the same empathy towards a character like you did in the previous I mean we met ellie as a kid, we saw how joel evolved as a person and we were with them every step of the way we understood their actions and we cared. now you make HALF of the game about a new character that is just meh , not likeable or complex enough for us to care,
    What yout tried to do and provoke in the player just didnt work and thats where the failire of this game is, and after Abby's section of the game was over, there was no turning back, it was way to streched out , you lost the player, there was no flashback of the game that would bring us back to care, there was only sadness that we waited for YEARS for this game,
    I am extremely hurt by what you did to my favorite game of all time. definetly not worth the money.    … Expand
  20. Jaqub
    Jul 7, 2020
    10
    I love it and hate it at the same time. Real emotional roller coaster. Amazing game!
  21. JuanLuis
    Jul 7, 2020
    3
    mediocre, pretentious and full of leftist **** agenda, idiotic story, in the other hand looks pretty
  22. Jpriest187
    Jul 7, 2020
    10
    There is no reason this game should receive less than a 7/10. I've been sitting on how I feel about this game for awhile. But I've finally reached a conclusion. Its a masterpiece. I did not see a single spoiler for the game and completely ignored watching any reviews until I beat the game becuase I did not want any form of outside influence to impact how I felt about it. I wanted toThere is no reason this game should receive less than a 7/10. I've been sitting on how I feel about this game for awhile. But I've finally reached a conclusion. Its a masterpiece. I did not see a single spoiler for the game and completely ignored watching any reviews until I beat the game becuase I did not want any form of outside influence to impact how I felt about it. I wanted to completely have my own opinion. I hadn't realized how much hate the game is recieving until I started digging into what people thought about it. So let's break it down

    We will start with the story, because that's the part everyone hates. Fair argument. Our favorite character (Joel) goes out in a bad way. No one can dispute that. But how did that make you feel? Angry? Sad? Many of you clearly felt something, otherwise you wouldn't come on here and give the game a disrespectful 0/10. My point here is the whole reason behind that moment was to trigger us. Make us feel, like its superior predecessor did. I was so sad joel was dead, many people didn't focus on that. They focused on how much they hated how the writers killed off one of their favorite characters, and force us to play as his killer. I get it. Personally I didn't hate it, although I did let ellie kill me immediately when I went into that boss fight. I could break down every part of the story but for me at the end of it all I asked myself one question: how did it make me feel? The answer was it made me feel everything, anger, joy, and sadness and anything in between. Any story that can send me through an emotional roller coaster as this game did deserves a 10/10 for its story even if I did dislike parts of it. In my opinion, the problems I had with the story felt justified and I think the direction everything went was weaved together in a coherent way that made sense. I found myself comparing it to star wars episodes 7-9 and game of thrones season 8. At the end of those I was so utterly devastating at how it was all butchered. I didnt feel that way at the end of this. I felt satisfied and wanting more of this world. Also, the last song at the end of the credits was depressing and I loved it. I give the story a 10/10. I can see why people would rank it lower though, I do think we have to give credit to the fantastic voice acting from the entire cast. A 0/10 for this story seems a bit harsh to me. At least a 1/10 if you hated it that much. Now, onto the gameplay. Ill keep this short and sweet because I think its pretty clear the gameplay was top notch. Gunplay is great, upgrades could be better, and having to redo upgrades halfway through was a bit annoying but after I got used to it I enjoyed it. The prone addition shouldve been a part of this series all along and it was a welcomed addition. The gameplay was not hindered by anything though. AI is smart and genuinely would flank me at times. I can't imagine how enhanced they get on higher than the average difficulty I played at. It has some inherent annoyances but those did not distract me from enjoying it, and for that I give it a 10/10. I was always on my toes and the gameplay was backed up by an astounding audio design.

    The audio was superb, with my headphones on, the rain sounded as if I was actually experiencing a rain storm in my own house. Rain impacting different surfaces sounds different and everything is fantastically directional. Without listen mode you can effectively find enemies just by listening closely to different sounds around you. The audio was the only thing in this game that was completely flawless. 10/10 hands down. I could go on and on about this game but when it comes down to it, I just had a fantastic time. I break it down into 4 categories. Story, gameplay, audio, and graphics. Ill give the naysayers the benefit of the doubt and say I understand the reasons why many rated it a 0/10. Gameplay, audio, and graphics all get a 10/10. Me personally the game is overall 10/10. But for those of you who hated the story a 0/10 for story would bring our average down to a 7.5. Which brings me back to my tagline that, in my opinion, there is no reason this game should recieve less than a 7/10. If you disliked other parts of this game, by technicality you could bring that average score down, and thats okay. This is all just my uneducated opinion. We are all entitled to our opinions, i hate that many people did not enjoy this game as much as I did, but hey we are all human and we all have different likes/wants. Meanwhile I will be attempting another playthrough of the first one on grounded. I think we can all agree the first one was better.    … Expand
  23. Jairjsilva
    Jun 24, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Impactante ! Que gameplay, que enredo . Emocionante do começo ao fim . Fiquei com ódio, estive na pele de Ellen e quis vingança, mas no fim não sabia , que sentimento tinha .… Expand
  24. ADAMAN
    Jul 7, 2020
    8
    Невероятно дорогая игра множество деталей и мелочей, геймплей приелся за 4 части анчартеда и ласт оф ас 1 , иногда кажется что это симулятор отпирания дверей изнутри, сценарий слабый , все портит, жаль потраченное бабло, этот бюджет бы на сталкер 2Невероятно дорогая игра множество деталей и мелочей, геймплей приелся за 4 части анчартеда и ласт оф ас 1 , иногда кажется что это симулятор отпирания дверей изнутри, сценарий слабый , все портит, жаль потраченное бабло, этот бюджет бы на сталкер 2
  25. Reviews1982
    Jul 7, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Stopped playing after around 2-hour mark. Wanted to play as Joel but they killed him off early on in the game. It is even hard to sell this thing online. Sold the cd online after 7 days. Watched the entire story from a streamer. It is a propaganda movie. A branching ending could have been good by giving the players the option to kill or not to kill Abby the hulk. The story is bad.… Expand
  26. TheNomadCap
    Jul 7, 2020
    10
    Playing this game was like playing a video game version of Johnny Cash’s cover of ‘Hurt’. And I mean that in the best way possible. (Someone said this on twitter, and that’s the best way I could describe it) The game did have a few pacing issues at some segments, but that can’t outshine the highs of highs in this game. This game has just as many great moments as the first game, shut thePlaying this game was like playing a video game version of Johnny Cash’s cover of ‘Hurt’. And I mean that in the best way possible. (Someone said this on twitter, and that’s the best way I could describe it) The game did have a few pacing issues at some segments, but that can’t outshine the highs of highs in this game. This game has just as many great moments as the first game, shut the **** up, manbabies.… Expand
  27. gamitech
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    What a waste. I live in Europe, got the game earlier than US.
    I must say that I haven't seen any spoilers before I played. The story in 2 is so much worse. Characters are not themselves it's so weird playing this.
    After the first couple of hours I almost had no motivation to play it anymore. I just treated it like an uncharted game, which says a lot when this is TLOU2 we're talking about.    What a waste. I live in Europe, got the game earlier than US.
    I must say that I haven't seen any spoilers before I played. The story in 2 is so much worse. Characters are not themselves it's so weird playing this.
    After the first couple of hours I almost had no motivation to play it anymore. I just treated it like an uncharted game, which says a lot when this is TLOU2 we're talking about.
    Loved the first one, really bored out of my shoes with the second.
    What a waste!    … Expand
  28. JamieBurt
    Jul 7, 2020
    10
    Naughty Dog... thanks. Never leave us and continue to give us masterpieces like this.
    We need it now more than ever
  29. goncaloferraz
    Jul 7, 2020
    10
    The last of us parte 2 veio para revolucionar a industria dos jogos , o jogo tem graficos incrivies, AI avançada e mais inteligente , e euma historia incrivel que leva o jogador a sofrer com a ellie e com aqueles que a rodeiam
    Apesar de ser polemico por diversas razoes este é para mim O JOGO .
    mais uma obra prima da naughty dog
  30. CallMeTyork22
    Jul 7, 2020
    0
    The greatest disappointment of 2020, horrible story, non developed characters and almost don't have any difference of gameplay when compared with the 1st game. Terrible game, I don't recommend anyone to play.
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  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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