The Last of Us Part II

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  1. Celikg
    Jul 6, 2020
    2
    I heard a quote earlier that really stuck with me:

    The Last of Us Part 2 relies on shock and surprise rather than suspense and substance. What a pity. This game had the potential to reset the standard of modern videogames. Naughty Dog, honestly, you guys had something so unique with these unbelievably complex and likeable characters. And you threw it all away for coincidence and cheap    I heard a quote earlier that really stuck with me:

    The Last of Us Part 2 relies on shock and surprise rather than suspense and substance.

    What a pity. This game had the potential to reset the standard of modern videogames. Naughty Dog, honestly, you guys had something so unique with these unbelievably complex and likeable characters. And you threw it all away for coincidence and cheap shock value moments. What a pity.    … Expand
  2. Shamps9090
    Jul 6, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. jogo divisor de opinião, para jogar ele você terá que relevar ambos lados tanto da ellie quanto da abby… Expand
  3. soyJoel
    Jul 6, 2020
    10
    Es un juegazo de inicio a fin, me encanto la jugabilidad gráficos e historia perfecta hay que ser súper fan de xbox para decir que the last of us 2 es malo. Juego perfecto.
  4. blitzcomet
    Jul 6, 2020
    10
    I have no idea why this game has garnered so much immense hate. Coming from someone who counted down the days for years upon the announcement of the first Last of Us, I can say this game is undoubtedly on an equal level as the first. Gameplay is familiar but massively improved, graphics are actually astounding, better than the next ven console trailer's, and the story is fantastic. It isI have no idea why this game has garnered so much immense hate. Coming from someone who counted down the days for years upon the announcement of the first Last of Us, I can say this game is undoubtedly on an equal level as the first. Gameplay is familiar but massively improved, graphics are actually astounding, better than the next ven console trailer's, and the story is fantastic. It is hard to find a developer with the balls to take the risks they took with this game. And the ending was unbelievable. Most impactful and intense ending I've ever experienced.… Expand
  5. jtrrs
    Jul 6, 2020
    4
    The graphics are a work of art, absolutely beautiful! Unfortunately the story line they went with makes no sense. Its full of plot holes, feels forced and relied too much on happenstance. It basically lecture you on the repercussions of your violent actions while forcing you to make nothing but bad decisions and committing violent acts towards humans and animals through a poorly writtenThe graphics are a work of art, absolutely beautiful! Unfortunately the story line they went with makes no sense. Its full of plot holes, feels forced and relied too much on happenstance. It basically lecture you on the repercussions of your violent actions while forcing you to make nothing but bad decisions and committing violent acts towards humans and animals through a poorly written linear story. It was so painful to play that, I personally, just didn’t want to take part any longer half way through the game. I finished the game feeling empty, frustrated and betrayed by Naughty Dog. They lied.… Expand
  6. EthernalKitsune
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    You can't take a nice game and turn it into your desire pot to drop all your sht about social problems. You play games to forget social problems. The game has a nice development, it's precious, but you don't read a book just because it's maked of gold, you read a book for what it contents. I only can qualify whit 2, because I'm so disappointed.
  7. Frankkko
    Jul 6, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. La narrativa es un es muy mala ... las primeras 10 horas de juego son aceptables .. pero el imponerte tener que jugar con abby despues de ver como asesina a joel de esa forma y que Ellie no complete su venganza despues de ver como joel fue asesinado a sangre fria es lo que arruino por completo el juego… Expand
  8. Reddog7
    Jul 6, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is a fantastic game. Well written with tons of character development (unlike what most people say). Character development comes in different forms, while Abby is a completely new character to the series, there is an arch with rich background. Ellie already has her background established so you have to provide her with a challenge which is losing Joel. Going from wanting to revenged to understanding of what Abby did is an arch of its own while throwing in a relationship building aspect with Dina which has its ups and downs like a normal relationship. The fact that a game can bring so many people great emotion (Love or hate) is fantastic that needs to be recognized. Another point I commonly see is that it “doesn’t stick to the Part 1 theme/style”. This brings up the Star Wars Force Awakens problem. If Naughty Dog did the same thing but slightly different, everyone would also hate it for not being a different game. Naughty Dog did well with this game. Good job building off of perfection with perfection.… Expand
  9. Llina85
    Jul 6, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is propagande only a People with out criterie can say This thing are good… Expand
  10. Waterbottle1
    Jun 29, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is a masterpiece and the leak destroyed it.

    I don't want to go into too much detail about the graphics, the world or the stunning level of detail, because literally every area, every shot, every plant in post - apocalyptic Seattle feels unreal. This game is something else. I bet in at least a year on from now people will upload Yt - vids like: TLOU2 , better than you think" or something like that.

    It is the leak that ruined the *hype* around this game, but not the game per se. At this point, I would like to mention, that a lot of the spoilers and rumors I heard prior to the release were straigth up fake.

    To 100% confirm this: Ellie doesn't die, Abby is not transsexual, you do play as the killer of Joel in this game but the way this sentence is formed is simply flawed. When I heard about playing as Abby, I thought that the player has to kill of Joel, which, surprise surprise, is simply not the case. The story is absolutely beautiful, brutal when it needs to be and the epitome of bittersweet. There is not one other game I can think of, that made me feel the way i felt during the credits. Mesmerizing.

    My main problem are the people that simply won't play the game because of the leak, or who hate it, but for the wrong reasons.

    I've seen more than enough "Joel died, so I won't play this game" - arguments prior and after the release. Well ok, Joel was definitely a great character, but his death is ... natural in a *post - apocalyptic* world. Whenever I hear something like that, I like ot think of the prequel. Who was the villain in TLOU1? Was is Tess, Bill, Sam, Joel, the fireflies? No, there was no villain, just like there was no true "hero".

    In addition to Joel's death, there are a lot of people upset of Ellie not killing Abby in their last showdown. But again, why should she? Because she travelled aaaall the way to California to kill her? Remember in the first game, where Ellie and Joel travel across the entire continent, just to get to the fireflies and Joel NOT wanting to sacrifice Ellie for a cure, which was his original mission after all?

    "Abby is buff, I do not like it". Again, post - apocalyptic world, where you fight for your survival + living in a military - esque group with a ton of resources + wanting to take revenge so much so, that you sacrifice an idyllic life with the love of your life makes your pretty buff I guess.

    "Ellie should have killed her, because she definitely could not let go of Joel" - I think it is pretty evident, that Joel wanted only the best for Ellie, there is no room for arguments here. But this also includes letting go. Do you think Joel would be happy with his life, if he had never let go of Sarah? No. The same thing goes for Ellie and Abby.

    "The message of this game is way to obvious, revenge is bad". Is it though? I did not get this impression (actually, I did, but I would not consider this the main message). For me, TLOU2 was about growth. Sometimes, this growth manifests itself in emotional maturity (letting go), sometimes in physical improvements ("the buff lady scares me"). Revenge definitely plays a major part in the game, but it is not the only message this game tries to convey, by far not the only one. With the hatred that both of them experience, they become way to hardheaded, only focused on their plans and motifs, while ignoring the people around them. (Kinda like those people who did not actually play this game, but still write reviews because they heard it sucks).

    "Playing as Abby is dumb" - It is pretty clear, that they are both sides of one and the same coin, so why not try to embrace her story aswell? She lost her father, the love of her life, a partner, a pregrant friend and also a dog. She has every right to feel the way she feels and her wanting to kill Joel is not "stupid", it is what the first game taught us, quite literally: You kill in order to preserve what you love.

    If you did not like the game, that is absolutely fine. But to trash it with garbage arguments is simply wrong. It is very polarizing, ND definitely created SOMETHING here. But this something is the best thing I have experienced in a looong time from an industry that is notorious for in - game purchases while still demanind 60 to 70 bucks for the "whole" game, pumping out sequel after sequel of the same, god damn game every **** year, and relatively poor story writing (i.e. everything is black and white) for the majority of games.

    TLOU2 is a breath of fresh air, that demands YOU to think a little bit about your actions and consequences, while still delivering a solid combat and stealth system, a more than brilliant performance from the actors (especially Ashley Jenkins, who portrayed Ellie so amazingly) and a game that makes you FEEL something.

    This game is definitely game of the PS4 - generation.

    (Sorry for any mistakes, am a non - native)    … Expand
  11. sosio
    Jul 6, 2020
    0
    Game play itself is alright. start to drag really hard toward the half end but acting and graphic save the day. HOWEVER, i just couldn't deal with all the moronic decisions characters make and narratives the dev tried to pull just to get to the end goal. It's sad, i was really looking forward to it :(
  12. IntelGay
    Jul 6, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Я думаю понятно что это очень хорошая и добротная игра. Как отдельный кусок произведения получилось очень хорошо, даже отлично! Геймплей, графика, сюжет, правда механики не слишком сильно изменились но они и так были воплощены до идеала.
    Если уж сравнивать с первой частью то тут всё неоднозначно. Первая часть лучше по двум пунктам... Во-первых компания Джоэла и Элли это просто бимба. Маленькая четырнадцатилетняя Элли которое всё же может за себя постоять вместе с бородатым, сильным но чёрствым Джоэлом. Во-вторых первая часть была сделана с нуля. Студия которая раньше занималась мультяшными играми по типу Crash Bandicoot взялась за создание суровой игры с элементами переключения и стелса. Вся вселенная проработана с нуля. Разработчики вообще думали что The Last of Us ждёт провал. Но этого не произошло.
    Вторую часть чуть проще было делать, хотя видно Нил Дракманн старался и я думаю у него получилось. Площадка была подготовлена, вселенная придуманна, сеттинг есть. Надо лишь было только продолжить логические историю и вывести игрока на эмоции приправляя посылом "насилие порождает насилие".
    Лично концовка мне понравилось это лучшее что могло быть в ситуации. Я могу оправдать и Элли и Эбби, но возможно склоняюсь к Элли так как она стала для нас всех родным человеком. На ваших глазах жестоко избили клюшкой для гольфа вашего практически отца. Отца которого вы не до конца простили. Те флешбеки в концовке показывают всю подлость ситуации. Элли попыталась простить Джоэла но это было лишь начала. Прощение заключается в дальнейшем общении, сопереживании, и любви фактически дочки и отца. И только Джоэла спустя два года простили, а его уже больше нет. Очень обидно и грустно. Я понимаю эти чувства Элли.
    Эбби и так уже настрадалась как и Элли. — её отца убили,
    — её товарищи и возлюбленный мертвы,
    — она осталась без дома (ВОФ). Голодная и уставшая Эбби которая была привязана на столбе. Я думаю хоть немного но она искупила смерть Джоэла. Далее убивать её — кощунство.
    Когда Элли топила Эбби она увидела тот самый флешбек с прощением, тем самым и простив Эбби.
    В концовке много посыла и смысла. Просто некоторым не понравилась сюжет. Либо фанатам которые хотели иначе, либо людям которые не поняли очевидных вещей. Начиная от локации боя, заканчивая оставленной гитарой Джоэла.
    The Last of Us единственное произведение (ни кино, ни мультфильм, ни сериал) которое оставило большой след на душе. Персонажи которым ты безумно сопереживаешь. С которыми ты хочешь встретиться, обнять, помочь и пожалеть что они попали в такую суровую реальность. Мне безумно жалко Элли...
    10/10    … Expand
  13. Railson144
    Jul 3, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. O game tem uma história muito boa, uma jogabilidade impecável, um gráfico espetacular, e na minha opinião esse jogo já faz parte dos melhores da história… Expand
  14. Asuka97
    Jul 6, 2020
    4
    I do really loved the first game and trully was a fan of it, it makes me really sad to see how they have destroyed ALL you loved from the first game without any payoff, and I trully waited until the end of my gameplay to see if going through all of it was worth it... be warned... it wasn't..

    Graphics: 8/10 taking Metro Exodus/Shadow of the Tomb Rider/RDR2 as 10's (PC versions ofc)    I do really loved the first game and trully was a fan of it, it makes me really sad to see how they have destroyed ALL you loved from the first game without any payoff, and I trully waited until the end of my gameplay to see if going through all of it was worth it... be warned... it wasn't..

    Graphics: 8/10 taking Metro Exodus/Shadow of the Tomb Rider/RDR2 as 10's (PC versions ofc)
    Gameplay: 5/10 puzzles a 4 y.o. could solve, the jump button is a joke, straight up boring most of the time.
    Story: 0/10 characters are unlikeable, their decisions more than questionable, relationship building was something the first game did really well, this one doesn't at all.
    Score: 4/10 This game isn't cannon for me, just a bad trip from Ellie.    … Expand
  15. moiseskhaleb
    Jul 6, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Pathetic game progre this game is so bad the fanboys are going to say is good , reality is this , the game is bad.… Expand
  16. Tatefalc
    Jun 29, 2020
    10
    Ok listen up. This game is a Masterpiece, a real piece of art. It goes beyond what the haters and whiners see at the surface.

    The gameplay is improved over the first part by a lot and makes you explore more which makes finding secrets more rewarding. Music is amazing just like the first entry, and also as it is to be expected has some pretty amazing visuals. Now on to what everyone    Ok listen up. This game is a Masterpiece, a real piece of art. It goes beyond what the haters and whiners see at the surface.

    The gameplay is improved over the first part by a lot and makes you explore more which makes finding secrets more rewarding.

    Music is amazing just like the first entry, and also as it is to be expected has some pretty amazing visuals.

    Now on to what everyone complaints about... The story.
    Most people complaining have either not played the game and had a part of the story spoiled or have played the game and not finish it..

    This game will not tell the story you want it to tell, that is true, but that is also true for life itself. The game does a wonderful job with narrative, deep and complex emotions, amazing support characters and relationships, dichotomy and duality, and twists and surprises that ultimately reflect human behaviour.

    This game goes to show that this is not a fantasy world where everyone is happy, **** happens and how you deal with that and the journey you go through. Also, in case people did not understand it after playing part 1, you are not playing a hero, you are not playing as the good guy, you never have in TLOU.

    Summary
    Naughty dog continued its trajectory of great story telling and amazing characters all within the world that we all love although this experience may not feel much of a "zombie game", with the great little touches to the gameplay and music makes this the best work Naughty dog has brought to the industry in as an art form    … Expand
  17. Roguejpg
    Jul 6, 2020
    10
    It’s a very good game I like it a lot it’s very good
    It’s a very good game I like it a lot it’s very good
    It’s a very good game I like it a lot it’s very good
  18. Johnmillercr
    Jul 6, 2020
    10
    a mi me encanto
  19. Kickyourgame
    Jul 6, 2020
    0
    This game lacks of SOUL.
    All the characters, even Ellie, are empty. You don’t feel bad for any of them. It seems like the Ellie of Pt1 is not the same person in the Pt2. Even Alice the dog had more soul than any of them. You’re getting to a point where a character’s death is worthless.
    Hated this game and I don’t even wanna talk about this (stupid?) end.
  20. Rocky7382
    Jul 6, 2020
    3
    Just awful!! They use thinks in a bad way... The history is crap.. they destroy everything good in the first one.. but, all the other is just amazing!
  21. Emisan25
    Jul 6, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. El juego es una verdadera maravilla si hablamos de jugabilidad, gráficos, ambientación, banda sonora y las mecánicas que proporciona a los jugadores. En esos aspectos considero que es uno de los mejores juegos que han salido en el año 2020, sin embargo "The Last Of Us" destacó en el pasado por su historia, los personajes y su desarrollo que tuvieron éstos.
    Dicho eso daré mi opinión sobre la historia y las decisiones que se tomaron en esta nueva entrega intentando dar argumentos que se sustenten con lo que la misma historia presentó.
    La historia comienza con la ya tan conocida muerte de Joel a manos de Abby, si bien fue una escena muy fuerte para todos los jugadores, al principio la consideré un acierto por parte de los guionistas por lo que mostraron en el primer juego. Viéndolo objetivamente Joel era un contrabandista que masacró a mucha gente y sentenció a la humanidad al no dejar que se pudiera hacer una cura, nosotros queríamos mucho a Joel porque conocíamos su historia y desarrollo pero tarde o temprano iba a aparecer alguien como Abby, un personaje que no conocía su historia y que solo lo iba a ver como un asesino egoísta que mató a su padre por sus propias razones.
    El trasfondo de su muerte me pareció bien por las cosas que acabo de mencionar, pero fue una terrible desición que las circunstancias en las que se encontraron Joel y Abby fueran extremadamente convenientes, sin mencionar que al hacer conveniente la situación también hicieron un hueco argumental en el que Joel junto con Tommy aceptan irse con un desconocido para meterse a una base sin armas con más desconocidos; esto es un hueco argumental porque en el primer juego Joel tenía un fuerte instinto de supervivencia llegando al grado de desconfiar de cuaquiera que se le atravesara.
    Después de su muerte todos los jugadores sentimos un profundo odio por Abby, sentíamos lo mismo que Ellie y solo queríamos una sola cosa, venganza. Las cosas que pasaron en los primeros tres días con Ellie en Seattle considero que estaban bien escritas, por ejemplo cuando Ellie descubre la verdad sobre lo que pasó en el hospital de las Luciérnagas (momento que fue perfecto narrativamente hablando por varias razones).
    Considero que la peor decisión que tomó Naughty Dog fue que tuviéramos que jugar obligatoriamente con la asesina de prácticamente el protagonista del primer juego con el objetivo de conocer su historia, fue un movimiento innecesario y completamente de mal gusto para todos nosotros, el tener que controlar al antagonista que mató cruelmente a Joel fue un fallo catastrófico.
    Estoy de acuerdo con que querían mostrar el otro lado de la moneda y entender las razones por las que Abby mató a Joel, a decir verdad tenía razones válidas, pero de eso a llegar al punto de jugar con ella y tratar de que empaticemos a la fuerza con un personaje que no conocíamos nada hizo que se perdieran 10 horas de juego. El momento en el teatro donde se encuentran al fin Ellie y Abby me sentía molesto e impotente de tener que jugar con Abby, parecía que ella era la protagonista del juego en lugar de Ellie.
    El final fue la gota que derramó el vaso, Ellie cruza medio país matando a cualquiera que se le ponga en frente para vengarse pero a la hora de la verdad decide no hacerlo sin ninguna justificación, simplemente no tenía razones para dejar viva a Abby, además que Ellie no completó su venganza fue castigada por el guión dejándola sola, sin hogar y sin dos dedos con los que tocaba la guitarra en momentos de crisis. En cambio Abby si completó su venganza y no fue castigada por el guión como lo fue Ellie.    … Expand
  22. oldboy
    Jul 6, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's Amezing let's try it!.................................................… Expand
  23. PuddiPrawn
    Jul 6, 2020
    5
    A game that fundamentally fails in execution, The Last of Us 2 never learned what made the first game so great. With uninteresting characters, a boring plot, and ham-fisted writing, the game becomes a chore to get through. The gameplay never evolved from the first, and the only big spectacle worthy moments feel hollow due to its failure to tell a story that actually grips.
  24. prphawk
    Jul 6, 2020
    10
    challenged my expectations not only as a player, but as a lover of good stories. bravo
  25. Polloconpan-888
    Jul 6, 2020
    10
    The last of us 2 personally seems to me one of the best games out there on ps4.
    The gameplay is impressive, as are the graphics, soundtrack, and history. 10/10
  26. xpalmerox
    Jul 6, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Like the graphics are really really good the detail is really really good the voice acting is above part and people stop threatening the voice actors the game just fell apart for me it it also felt like they skipped the whole other game like this was Last of Us 3… Expand
  27. LeonF
    Jul 6, 2020
    8
    This game is good and gameplay amazing but the end of the game leaves you with a bad taste in your mouth
  28. yuqingchen1985
    Jul 6, 2020
    0
    Part 2 ruined the most beautiful story in playstation history.
    Naughty dogs has gone backwards a lot.
  29. MrNotSoHEROyt
    Jul 6, 2020
    10
    What an incredible game! Start to finish it truly takes you on an emotional journey. Dont listen to those with negative things to say regarding the game. It's obvious what there intent is behind the hate. Must play, must be open minded, must finish! So excited to see how this story moves into potentially part 3...
  30. Eggert
    Jul 6, 2020
    10
    I don’t get all the hate. I really enjoyed the game and hope they make another one. The story is good. It was emotional and rewarding. The gameplay is good like in part 1 and controls are good.
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  2. Mixed: 8 out of 121
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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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