The Last of Us Part II

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  1. windan
    Jun 26, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Really? We waited 7 years for this story?Omfg guys! I know gameplay,graphic,sound are great.But what about story?Why Neil writed a story like that.I dont care about Abby,Abby's father or anyone.Joel and Ellie's relationship makes this game different than others.I dont know what should i say about thıs game.I only know that this game made me upset.I just wanted to see another Joel and Ellie story but disappointment.… Expand
  2. Andrey383
    Jul 4, 2020
    8
    Плюсы:
    Графика;
    Геймплей; Актёрская игра; Постановка; Не плохой, но всё ещё эмоциональный сюжет; Хорошо прописанные основные персонажи и их мотивация. Минусы/Спорные моменты: Музыка не такая выразительная и запоминающаяся; Некоторые спорные сюжетные моменты/повороты Несколько cringe моментов; Несколько флэшбэков надо было вставить в начало игры а не в середину; Мне не хватило    Плюсы:
    Графика;
    Геймплей;
    Актёрская игра;
    Постановка;
    Не плохой, но всё ещё эмоциональный сюжет;
    Хорошо прописанные основные персонажи и их мотивация.

    Минусы/Спорные моменты:
    Музыка не такая выразительная и запоминающаяся;
    Некоторые спорные сюжетные моменты/повороты
    Несколько cringe моментов;
    Несколько флэшбэков надо было вставить в начало игры а не в середину;
    Мне не хватило "химии" в отношениях Элли и Дины.

    7-8/10    … Expand
  3. Srifa
    Jul 26, 2020
    0
    So sad story so suck
  4. x--GX--x
    Jun 26, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Played it (didn't pay for it , gameshare with a friend here) and to be honest. It was a meh not thaaat bad but not even good. The gameplay is the same from TLOU 1 , with the twist that now you can actually prone and jump at your own will. It's basically the same except now you have nicer graphics which imo isn't even important (Minecraft has one of the best rating and we are talking about pixelated graphics there). The story isn't even good. It's pretty mediocre and I'm not talking just about the golfing scene. It's everything , the side characters basically disappear from the game after they die , like if the have never existed. In Tlou1 when Tess dies she is mentioned plenty of times after that happens , here when a character dies that isn't thaaat important or relevant it just goes into oblivion. The writting is bad , the chars don't have the same feel like how it was in TLOU1. The "revelation" scene with Joel and Ellie is awful , not even emotional. It was a sequel nobody wanted, or at least it could have been just about Abby. Since almost 75% of the story with Abby is a "new" version of the journey with Joel and Ellie. It has an awful story , yeah it has an "un-predictable ending" but at the same time it makes the story even worse , Ellie kills tons of people , a dog , etc. Then "revenge is bad" , if we saw that in a different scenario like John Wick , RDR2 , RDR1 , etc it would be pointless and underwhelming , and this is the case for TLOU 2. Final note : I'm not even mad , it's a game. Even so, the game is pretty bad and it was disapointing. I'm sorry for the cast, since their VAs are awesome , but man the writting of this game is bad , very very bad.… Expand
  5. CarlitoJax
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    The original last of us was a masterpiece in the delivery of it's story and themes. It was a mission to save the world told from the perspective of the protagonist Joel; who lost his daughter in such an evocative fashion that I was crying 15 minutes into the game. This turns Joel into a hardened survivor who does not dwell on his emotions or the emotions of anyone else, all he has is theThe original last of us was a masterpiece in the delivery of it's story and themes. It was a mission to save the world told from the perspective of the protagonist Joel; who lost his daughter in such an evocative fashion that I was crying 15 minutes into the game. This turns Joel into a hardened survivor who does not dwell on his emotions or the emotions of anyone else, all he has is the need to survive.

    Ellie gives him a purpose, she represents the light in the darkness and in time teaches him to love again. It is a long journey and a hard task but at the end of that journey he loves her so much that he sacrifices the world for her. The game ends there. Joel never tells Ellie how much he cares for her but the player knows because actions speak louder than words. You are left knowing that your entire mission to save the world was for nothing but that Ellie is safe which is more important and Joel has found the ability to love again. It is a bitter sweet ending but there is definitely light in the darkness.

    Juxtapose this onto the last of us 2 a sequel which was always going to be judged next to the themes and story of it's predecessor. This is a petty revenge plot. There is no higher purpose. There is no saving the world. There is no character development. There is nothing but a shallow revenge story where the character Ellie you know and love from the first game degenerates into a cold, angry, 1 dimensional person who is an **** to everyone including the people she is supposed to care about most.

    Remember when I said actions speak louder than words? Ellie abandons everyone she is supposed to care about, degenerating from the character we knew and loved from the first game into a unlikable ****.

    This is a story driven game based upon relationships where the protagonist is dead and the light in the darkness has become cold, shallow and can't express a single emotion to the people closest to her. Maybe the other characters will take up the mantle and carry the story, relationships and character development. What do you think Dina?... Dina? I challenge anyone to name a single character trait that Dina has which sets her apart. Every new character you are introduced to in this game is shallow and generic. You barely care when they are unceremoniously executed.

    ...but wait let's spend the next 10 hours playing as someone we hate and get to know people that we know are already dead. I bet that'll be interesting. It's not. It's a waste of 10 hours. This entire game is a waste of time. It's a 22 hour long story driven game with a cookie cutter 1 dimensional shallow revenge plot but it's defining feature and what sets it apart from every other generic revenge plot is that the protagonist doesn't get revenge. How exquisite is that? the genius of storytelling is immeasurable. You spent 22 hours with nothing better to do than kill somebody and at the end you can't even do that because reasons or something. Ladies and gentlemen The last of us 2:

    graphical fidelity: 10
    environments: 6
    gameplay mechanics: 5
    music and audio: 8
    Voice acting: 8
    treatment of employees: 2
    respect of copyright laws: 0
    story: 0

    Overall: 0    … Expand
  6. TheSlashmaster
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    The game doesn’t know what it wants to be. A real depiction of humans and the evil we can do. Or a soft story about forgiveness. I wouldn’t mind the latter if they didn’t make me kill everyone I met and made me actually like the characters. Instead the game wants to be both while failing at both.
  7. AmPiHax
    Jul 31, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Juegazo,
    Jugabilidad 10/10
    Gráficos 10/10
    Voces y actuación 10/10
    Historia 8/10
    Enserio no sé cómo a la gente no le gusta la histora, tal vez sea por qué no lo han jugado, se que la historia no es perfecta, que mucha gente está disgustada por la muerte de Joel ya que muere como un personaje del montón pero al final es lo que el juego quiere dar como mensaje, que el mundo en el que viven es injusto y despiadado. El final, no es tan malo como la gente dice, es más a mí me gustó bastante, a Abby la perdona porque se da cuenta que vengarse no le ha traído nada bueno y que haciéndolo tampoco recuperará a Joel, el final no es el mejor, pero está bastante bien. Otra cosa que se critica es que el juego se alarga mucho y se hace pesado a veces, desde lo personal me ha encantado y no me he aburrido en ningún momento, tal vez se me han echo pesadas alguna parte de infectados pero al pasármela ha sido merecida porque no hay combate que ganes que te deje con mal sabor de boca, en el tema infectados. Abby era un personaje que odiaba y ha pasado de ser eso a un personaje que odio menos, en cuanto a la historia de Abby la veo bastante trabajada y cumple perfectamente el objetivo que tenia, empatizar, porque si es una cabrona pero jugando su parte empatizas con ella. Me parece una falta de respeto enorme para el equipo de Naugthy Dog el review bombing que ha sufrido el juego, porque para nada se merece esto y cualquiera que se haya pasado el juego lo sabrá, sabrá que el juego no merece menos de un 6-7. Metacritic debería tener un sistema para conectar la cuenta de PSN o Xbox que detecte si tienes el juego y que para criticar necesites haber jugado un mínimo de 5 horas o algo así para prevenir del review bombing, porque es raro que en 1 hora haya críticas de 10 y de 0. Bueno paro ya que me estoy enrollando más que en una redacción de castellano, en conclusión el juego es una pasada y la comunidad "gamer" nos demuestra una vez más que es una basura llena de gente toxica, porque para criticar un juego hace falta jugarlo y dudo mucho que toda la gente que le ha puesto notas de 3 a 0 lo haya jugado.    … Expand
  8. Harikrishna
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    I loved the game. Its fantastic story telling & one of the most amazing story. Neil druckman dies the remarkable job here. Graphics is next gen, even haters can't deny that. Hats off to all the crew once again. A must have game in ps4 kitty. Not a one timer, atleast 3 or more.
  9. Walt_Z
    Jun 26, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It’s everything last of us 1 was and more, just in a different way.
    People can’t get mad when a story that’s dear to their heart doesn’t go the way they wanted, that’s is what a great game is all about. Ground breaking twist during the game that hurt but also drive you to resolve a terrible situation makes a player feel mentally vested.
    Joel dying sucks badly (broke my heart) but that’s the way the story was meant to play out, I wish Ella would have had time to say goodbye to Joe but the fact that Ellie didnt just fuels a raging fire in her for revenge.
    I hated the Abby portion of the game at first but when you start to understand the mental and physical trauma she endured fires you an understanding of why you killed Joel is such brutal way.
    I’m about 10 hours in and I feel I’m not only playing a great game, but I’m reading a great book and watching a great movie, all at once. That at the end if today drive me to give it a 10/10 rating

    Gameplay and mechanics are 9/10 (to slow to aim your gun) Graphics and sound are 10/10

    Storyline: when I played Ella and was given her background ever more it made me love. Playing Abby sucked for hours but when you started getting her backstory it made me enjoy playing through her store.

    All in all. One of the best games ever produced    … Expand
  10. bulbow
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game arrogant and impolite, and trying to teach the player on a subject full of obsolete.

    Only those who are not confident want to be judged on their intentions, not the outcome.
    So when you criticize the outcome, it makes you look like you're against the intention.

    just made it poorly.    … Expand
  11. Osto
    Jun 27, 2020
    0
    Worst story ever. Good graphics are worth nothing with a story like that. Have no words to describe the frustration of waiting 7 years for that. The only reason it is selling well is because of the first game.
  12. Cliffgar
    Jun 27, 2020
    1
    It's a gorgeous game and the game play is good. (Or as good as it was in the first game which was fantastic with slight improvements) HOWEVER the story itself and what they do with these beloved characters is disgusting. The story of revenge is weak and Abby is no one you'll feel anything for. She has no personality and is a gross human-being. If you can even call her that. The gameIt's a gorgeous game and the game play is good. (Or as good as it was in the first game which was fantastic with slight improvements) HOWEVER the story itself and what they do with these beloved characters is disgusting. The story of revenge is weak and Abby is no one you'll feel anything for. She has no personality and is a gross human-being. If you can even call her that. The game DESPERATELY whats you to feel for Abby and see it from her side but it falls so flat. She hasn't and never will earn what Joel and Ellie have. You wanna play the game? Go buy one of the thousands of pre-owned copies. Don't give ND any more money for this trash.… Expand
  13. DownvoteTLOU2
    Jun 28, 2020
    0
    I created this account just to downvote The Last Of Us 2 because I was so disappointed. The Last of Us 2 is A Failure in Storytelling and Disrespect To The Original Fans.
  14. Teppie
    Jun 28, 2020
    1
    Played the game, gameplay was slow and unintuitive. At worst the gameplay was agonizing and at great it was scarcely an improvement of the first. The story was absolutely terrible, made no sense.
  15. josephfra
    Jul 13, 2020
    1
    I'm a HUGE FAN of the Last of us 1, but this... WHY??!!!, this is not THE LAST OF US it's the LAST OF THEM, why trying so hard to make abby likeable?!, she too it's a murderer, has killed mothers, fathers, brother, etc, so why this stupid thing of hipocrite "revenge" thing, doesnt make sense, I'm so pissed off for the writing, THE GAME IT'S AWESOME WITHOUT THE STORY, just, what they haveI'm a HUGE FAN of the Last of us 1, but this... WHY??!!!, this is not THE LAST OF US it's the LAST OF THEM, why trying so hard to make abby likeable?!, she too it's a murderer, has killed mothers, fathers, brother, etc, so why this stupid thing of hipocrite "revenge" thing, doesnt make sense, I'm so pissed off for the writing, THE GAME IT'S AWESOME WITHOUT THE STORY, just, what they have made it's spectacular for a ps4, but the story... common, be real, Idk how nobody have say nothing before starting developing the game, it's so sad, the opportunity naughty dog has lose right now it's huge!
    I hope they will get it    … Expand
  16. Adam9821
    Jun 30, 2020
    0
    It’s a big shame what happened to this franchise from the masterpiece it was in the first game to this trash ,simply one of the worst sequels in gaming history , the story is poorly written and pointless with no progression ,the characters are unlikable and making stupid Decisions ,the gameplay with good at first hours but it gets tedious with time considering its a30 hours game the onlyIt’s a big shame what happened to this franchise from the masterpiece it was in the first game to this trash ,simply one of the worst sequels in gaming history , the story is poorly written and pointless with no progression ,the characters are unlikable and making stupid Decisions ,the gameplay with good at first hours but it gets tedious with time considering its a30 hours game the only good thing about this game is the graphics and animations but overall it’s a **** game and a waste of time… Expand
  17. LuixFernande
    Jul 1, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Pra um jogo que é basicamente um filme, a história ficou muito a desejar, sem contar com o exagerado teor político que o jogo aborda.… Expand
  18. Deady187
    Jul 1, 2020
    10
    I think its a masterpiece. Of course Not everyone Loved the Story. But its a masterpiece at all!
  19. alperentarik
    Jul 7, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. bu bir başyapıttttttttttttttttttt 0 ve 1 verenler gitsinler kumda olmayan pipileriyle oynasınlar… Expand
  20. FrezOnline
    Jul 3, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Naughty Dog did an incredible job! Thank you very much for this game!
    1. Graphics - pleasing to the eye
    2. Gameplay - is interesting and varied. I personally used almost the entire arsenal that I had.
    3. History - is not so simple with that. You will understand this, as the developers planned, only when you start looking at Ellie from a different perspective.
    introducing a new game character is very risky, but Naughty Dog were able to show and reveal the character very well! If you look at him not biased!
    4. Character growth - Yes! in contrast to the first part.
    So to enjoy the game, you need to play on high difficulty and not be biased to follow the story itself and consider the characters from a different angle.    … Expand
  21. MadMat94
    Jul 13, 2020
    0
    Questo gioco è un insulto a tutti coloro che hanno amato il primo, risparmiate i vostri soldi e comprate altro.
  22. Gor91
    Jul 5, 2020
    2
    Nach der ganzen Vorfreude ist die Enttäuschung sehr groß, hab mit einem deutlich besseren Spiel gerechnet, für mich macht die story zum Ende hin kein Sinn und Spaß mehr.
  23. JobFlores
    Jul 5, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It’s the story you didn’t want to hear but that needed to be told. The bitter ending is the only way the last of us could end, this has never been a feel good story so telling a fairy tale make believe ending would’ve been a disservice to this beautiful franchise.… Expand
  24. ASSSeu
    Jul 5, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ellie hates Joel because He killed the cicadas at the end of the first part. Abby hates Joel, because he killed the father of the surgeon. Now Ellie hates Abby. You have understood that violence begets violence. Neil Drakman says that Joel is to blame, but if you remember the end of the first part, there Ellie was unconscious after a massacre with infected and cicadas come, which knock out Joel, put Ellie on the table and want to operate. Again, Neil Drakman says that only Abby's father could have made the medicine, but he died. If you remember the agreement between Joel and Marlin that he takes Ellie to the hospital, and they give him weapons, but as soon as he came to the hospital, the cicadas were ready to kill him, but Marlin intervened and he was told that he would be released, without guns of course. The cicadas could explain everything, give Ellie a choice.. But all the blood is from the cicadas.
    Destroyed as for me the normal ending of the first part, the fact that Ellie found out the truth in the hospital, was depressed and then was an ordinary person, who did not know that she was imunna. But then Joel plays Golf with Abby, realizes that he was still dear to her and goes to kill Abby's friends. In the first part, Tommy was a very good character and kind, but in the second part, he is the complete opposite, promises Ellie that they will go together to take revenge, but secretly leaves. The plot is so straightforward - she remembers everyone in the room and slowly kills everyone and everything is so simple that no new name will appear among her enemies. Then comes the third day when Abby is aiming at Ellie and the game is running out of time and we are already behind Abby. Dogs and Cultists howl at each other, and why ? Because Abby doesn't care what or why and just ignores it. She doesn't care that the dogs torture the cultists, she doesn't care that the Cultists kill the dogs, and so it looks ridiculous that the Renegade Cultists save her and she gets so attached to them that she kills the dogs, but the dogs have saved her life more than once. Why she decided to throw the dogs, where there is everything and go with these cultists-and did not explain normally. She doesn't even try to understand their feelings, they don't mean any harm, and Abby goes and cuts them all out. She is loyal to her Cicada friends, but she also wanted to kill Denny. We don't know much about Abby's friends. Three are killed off-screen, Nora in a couple of frames, Leah too, and Manny is just a cable. What do they have in common, why are they loyal to Abby ? Vaguely. Abby has no character, no motivation, no conflation while playing for her. All Abby's desires and conflicts end during the prologue, when she played Golf with Joel. There is a love triangle between Abby, Mel and Owen, but until the evening of the third day, it is not connected with the events that are happening at all. Krch for 10 hours of playing for Abby is terrible because it is very, very boring.. Abby does not kill Ellie and says that she got out of her eyes, but Ellie still finds Abby in trouble and will go to battle, win, forgive and let go on all four sides.
    It would be better if the first part was the last game on tlou.    … Expand
  25. Hakey
    Jul 5, 2020
    0
    It's just really bad and very inconsistent with the first game. Very disappointed
  26. Kaustabh999
    Jul 10, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. There's a saying "haters gonna hate". Well let them hate. They are blindly giving negative comment on this game. Yes this game is the most polarizing game but it didn't sucked. Gameplay is superb and the graphics are amazing as well. After completing the game I felt empty like there's a question in my head "was the story great or was it a disappointment"? I am feeling like this wasn't a good story nor a bad story but it was tragic not the way people wanted. It was emotional. Some are just blindly judging the game based on the leaks and some just don't care about anything. I saw the leaks and the full experience was worth. Joel's death was really tragic and sad but I still enjoyed the game. All these negative comments are just not justifiable. Most of the negative reviews are from those who didn't even played the game yet review bombing it. I don't know what else to say it's just I'm feeling empty. This game will be on my mind for a long time. I hope naughty dog makes a 3rd part or even a 4th part which will be a proper conclusion to this wonderful franchise. I will gladly play these games. Please naughty dog ignore the hate you guys are amazing and you know that. You have shown your qualities before and you will show it again. And lastly only one thing I would say is that it's a divisive game and haters will try to troll the ones who loved the game and the people who loved the game will surely defend it. This a part of the cycle of life.… Expand
  27. amn2o
    Jul 6, 2020
    1
    What were they thinking? Abby character terrible. Only reason people liked the 1st was Joel.
  28. ocranbomb
    Jul 6, 2020
    10
    This game is beyond my expectation in every aspect. Naughty Dog is trying to tell a meaningful and deep story which can probably only be told effectively through interactive video game. However, ND has clearly overestimated the gaming community. Time will tell.
  29. Akhan
    Jul 6, 2020
    10
    A perfect game , not for prehistoric minds and poor masculinity’s !! A perfect master piece , perfect music , perfect history , a phenomenal ending !!
  30. GustavoTorrezan
    Jul 6, 2020
    10
    this game is very good, the story told in different perspectives, showing that the "villain" also has its reasons. The setting is fantastic and the scenery even better.
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#2 Best PS4 Game of 2020
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  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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