The Last of Us Part II

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  1. barrettrm
    Jul 10, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. First time ever reviewing a game. But felt like I should do my part to give this game the credit it deserves. Through breathtaking graphics and Naughty Dog’s painstaking attention to detail as well as excellent performances across the cast The Last Of Us receives a worthy sequel with a powerful message that leaves me thinking about it day after day. The game takes on the cycle of hate and the destruction left in it’s wake. “I don’t think I can ever forgive you for that. But I’d like to try”.… Expand
  2. alt260
    Jul 11, 2020
    10
    On my second play through on survivor+ and TLOU2 continues to shine. This game takes narrative risks but ultimately adds new layers to the story unveiled during The Last of Us. Naughty Dog has delivered masterfully with its latest achievement. Salutations all round to cast and crew.
  3. Ro3497
    Jul 12, 2020
    10
    For me, the fundamental negative critics are not understandable. This game is in form of graphics, soundtrack, locations, atmosphere, characters and of cause the story, a perfect sequel from part 1. Of cause, the storytelling is a subjective opinion, but nobody, who played Part 1 and was satisfied, can now say, that Part 2 is that bad, as some critics say.The Last of Us Part 2 was anFor me, the fundamental negative critics are not understandable. This game is in form of graphics, soundtrack, locations, atmosphere, characters and of cause the story, a perfect sequel from part 1. Of cause, the storytelling is a subjective opinion, but nobody, who played Part 1 and was satisfied, can now say, that Part 2 is that bad, as some critics say.The Last of Us Part 2 was an emotional adventure, which I will never forget. Thank you Naughty Dog!… Expand
  4. rodfe03
    Jul 10, 2020
    10
    Un juego que lamentablemente el review bombing y las críticas por una historia que el jugador no pudo entender o no le gusto porque no esperaba esta historia, criticó duramente yo ya lo he jugado con una mentalidad de no esperar nada igual al primero y me gusto, un diseño de niveles excelente un gameplay alucinante, las armas mayor variedad, los NPC se sienten mas vivos que nunca antesUn juego que lamentablemente el review bombing y las críticas por una historia que el jugador no pudo entender o no le gusto porque no esperaba esta historia, criticó duramente yo ya lo he jugado con una mentalidad de no esperar nada igual al primero y me gusto, un diseño de niveles excelente un gameplay alucinante, las armas mayor variedad, los NPC se sienten mas vivos que nunca antes vistos porque eso se reseña en un videojuego, el GAMEPLAY, una historia que en el peor de los casos mediocre y en los mejores buenas, un guión escrito bien y A MI NO ME MOLESTA LOS LGBT, eso está AHÍ para dar particularidad a cada personaje PERO PERSONALMENTE ESO ME DA ABSOLUTAMENTE IGUAL.… Expand
  5. AssymetricSoul
    Jul 10, 2020
    10
    I find it very unfair the exaggeratedly negative reception that the game is having by a part of the players so that's why I write this brief opinion, for me, possibly the best game of the generation, it has everything, a great story with everything That implies, I mean, beautiful cinematics, super charismatic characters, good dialogue, a memorable soundtrack, and a very satisfying,I find it very unfair the exaggeratedly negative reception that the game is having by a part of the players so that's why I write this brief opinion, for me, possibly the best game of the generation, it has everything, a great story with everything That implies, I mean, beautiful cinematics, super charismatic characters, good dialogue, a memorable soundtrack, and a very satisfying, intuitive gameplay with animated characters so advanced that it seems next-gen, even more amazing than Red Dead Redemption. 2. The freedom of exploration and the beauty of the surroundings makes it a very pleasant experience to travel, although it also has terrifying scenarios that combined with an amazing sound design you will feel so immersed that you forget that it is a video game. I really feel like this is a gift to everyone who enjoys this hobby. I want to say thanks to Neil Druckmann and Halley Gross, Kurt Margenau, Anthony Newman and the entire team, extraordinary work and I can't wait to see the next project!… Expand
  6. Sachaparro
    Jul 10, 2020
    10
    Excelente historia y jugabilidad, es necesario entender cada personaje del juego para entenderlo, sumergirse en cada aspecto.
  7. Ben2205
    Jul 10, 2020
    10
    The last of us 2 is a masterpiece that has been affected by irrational opinions, but the truth is that this game perfectly combines all aspects of a wonderful game both narratively and playable or graphically the truth is that this is a wonderful game and you should play it now!
  8. Saltyedge
    Jul 10, 2020
    10
    Pushes narrative in games and this will age like fine wine in the years to come. It's a divisive game and that's why discussing it is always interesting as long as there is no aggression.
  9. DjRafTj
    Jul 10, 2020
    10
    This game is awesome!!
    I didn't play the first one and it embraces everything you need to know about Joel and Ellie.
    I think the people is giving a bad rating because the characters they present are as human as possible, making decision wrong and right. The protagonist making hard and possible wrong decisions, also the antagonist making good and correction decisions. They give you mixed    This game is awesome!!
    I didn't play the first one and it embraces everything you need to know about Joel and Ellie.
    I think the people is giving a bad rating because the characters they present are as human as possible, making decision wrong and right. The protagonist making hard and possible wrong decisions, also the antagonist making good and correction decisions. They give you mixed feelings.
    Its the same think as Game of Thrones, the hero isn't perfect and villain doesn't get what it deserves.
    Game play is super fluid and gives you a lot of options to perform.    … Expand
  10. Raiderz
    Jul 10, 2020
    10
    I would like to thank all the haters because they helped me to appreciate this game even more because of low expectations. I was really surprised how really good this game is, everything from graphics, gameplay and story appeared to be perfect. The amount of detail and care they put in every aspect is insane. The story was brutal, but in a satisfying way. I didn't experience such anI would like to thank all the haters because they helped me to appreciate this game even more because of low expectations. I was really surprised how really good this game is, everything from graphics, gameplay and story appeared to be perfect. The amount of detail and care they put in every aspect is insane. The story was brutal, but in a satisfying way. I didn't experience such an emotional rollercoaster in a game for a long time. I think it would be extremely dumb to expect something lighter in a survival action that takes place in a post-apocalyptic world. The last minutes of the game made me feel my heartbeat in my ears... Also, the length of the game felt very refreshing, especially after 3-4 hours of Resident Evil 3 remake that left me frustrated. It's like going back to 90s and early 2000s, when a game took weeks to finish, and it felt like a journey. Kudos to Naughty Dog, they raise d the bar extremely high.… Expand
  11. Piti7w7
    Jul 10, 2020
    10
    Un gran juego con exelente jugabilidad e historia.
    Gráficos hermosos y una banda sonora simplemente hermosa
  12. Rustam1000
    Jul 10, 2020
    10
    The game is about how difficult it is to look at the situation through the eyes of another person. How difficult it is to forgive and how difficult it is to lose someone. Great game
  13. Mikeguzman22
    Jul 10, 2020
    10
    Great game, amazing graphics and game play. The story is great but it is not designed to please fans, it makes you feel vulnerable and in a real feeling of danger like if any of the characters can die any moment.

    Great play, naughty dog.
  14. DaishiAce
    Jul 10, 2020
    10
    I love the game. It has some flaws, but ignorable. The story has deep meaning for those understand it. Unfortunately, some do not, or chose not to for some reason. This definitely will affect game industry, which revolve around money from players (well, its business). Looks like we will only get game with rainbow and sweet story for a while. Until a writer with balls appears to presentI love the game. It has some flaws, but ignorable. The story has deep meaning for those understand it. Unfortunately, some do not, or chose not to for some reason. This definitely will affect game industry, which revolve around money from players (well, its business). Looks like we will only get game with rainbow and sweet story for a while. Until a writer with balls appears to present this kind of story again.… Expand
  15. TainaGodoy
    Jul 10, 2020
    10
    Esse jogo é completamente incrível! Totalmente diferente de qualquer coisa que eu imaginava que seria. Estava a anos esperando a continuação, e quando finalmente chegou a hora de jogar, vemos que a Naughty Dog realmente cumpriu com o que prometeu. Um misto de emoções ao jogar esse jogo incrível! Me diverti, passei raiva, chorei, e me emocionei muito! Meus parabéns e muito obrigada a todosEsse jogo é completamente incrível! Totalmente diferente de qualquer coisa que eu imaginava que seria. Estava a anos esperando a continuação, e quando finalmente chegou a hora de jogar, vemos que a Naughty Dog realmente cumpriu com o que prometeu. Um misto de emoções ao jogar esse jogo incrível! Me diverti, passei raiva, chorei, e me emocionei muito! Meus parabéns e muito obrigada a todos que estão por trás desse jogo perfeito!… Expand
  16. RenegadeAcorn36
    Jul 10, 2020
    10
    The Last of Us Part 2 has a different proposal from the first one, it excenletly potrays the violence and the hate cycle in a destroyed world. It is one of the best games I have ever played
  17. AngelKenal
    Jul 10, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. THIS GAME IS A MASTERPIECE, I mean i don’t know what to say really, the game is as close to perfect in my eyes, the story arc and just character development is A1, mainly because at the start of the game i wanted to see Abby get killed just as much as the next guy, but i never would of thought but by the end i felt sorry for her, she lost her dad to Joel, that is enough reason to go after him, let alone him being the reason the vaccine will never be created. She lost all of her friends, she lost everything, except for Lev. Surely thats worse than death. I also think the end of Ellie’s story was heartbreaking but perfect, there’s still hope for her imo, she learned that at times you gotta learn to not let your emotions get the best of you, to me and the end she’s going back to Jackson to possibly fix her relationship with Tommy, Dina etc. but thats me thinking positively, we’ll see if they do a part III. Also the gameplay is **** great, that **** is brutal and i love it, graphics are obviously incredible, cant wait for multiplayer, whenever that comes out. Overall its literally a perfect sequel, not quite as good at the original, but its so damn close.… Expand
  18. ToraluZayev
    Jul 10, 2020
    10
    The best part of this game is the introduction of what will undoubtedly be a classic video game character: Abby...whatever her last name turned out to be. She's the most accurate depiction of a video game heroine that I've ever seen. I'm a huge fan of her, and I'm hoping to see more of her in the future.
  19. flamingarms
    Jul 10, 2020
    10
    Fantastic gameplay and story as expected. Brutal story that explores both the good and the bad in the characters with some fantastic new ones. Really hoping we get a third. Superb.
  20. LuizCoelho
    Jul 10, 2020
    10
    Don't listen to the bunch of stupid trolls out there. This easily one of the best games ever made! Truly a masterpiece!
  21. Njgnet
    Jul 10, 2020
    10
    Incredible game. A huge leap forward from the last game. Ignore the haters.
  22. tripliketime
    Jul 10, 2020
    10
    Rollercoaster of emotions. Well written narrative. Supported by gameplay and game mechanics that make the world feel alive, and you a part of the character. 10/10 a must play for this generation.
  23. JUAREZR
    Jul 10, 2020
    10
    Depois de Life Strange, eu achava que não ia ter outro jogo que me fizesse chorar, em The Last Os Us Parte II teve vários momentos tristes que me arrancou lágrimas, foram momentos horríveis? Desagradáveis? Que me irritou muito? Sim foram, mais eu entendia os motivos e aceitava numa boa, e como eu disse, depois de Life Strange achava que não ficar deprê, mas tlou II me tocou de um jeito, eDepois de Life Strange, eu achava que não ia ter outro jogo que me fizesse chorar, em The Last Os Us Parte II teve vários momentos tristes que me arrancou lágrimas, foram momentos horríveis? Desagradáveis? Que me irritou muito? Sim foram, mais eu entendia os motivos e aceitava numa boa, e como eu disse, depois de Life Strange achava que não ficar deprê, mas tlou II me tocou de um jeito, e espero que leve o goty♥️… Expand
  24. Michel_Duarth
    Jul 10, 2020
    10
    Intenso, tenso e marcante do início ao fim! Uma história épica e cheia de personalidade! Melhor jogo que já joguei!!!
  25. karim1217
    Jul 10, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ellie regresa como protagonista y se profundiza a detalle en sus relaciones interpersonales, de pareja y con su defectuosa figura paterna. El viaje que tomará es introspectivo, pues conocerá fragmentos de su pasado que cambiaron la perspectiva de quienes la rodean. Se trata de un ejercicio narrativo efectivo ya que no se siente que se haya traicionado la esencia de los personajes principales. Para lograr lo anterior, las actuaciones de Troy Baker y Ashley Johnson son realmente encomiables porque aportan una enorme dosis de humanidad a lo que se ve en pantalla. Ashley es, sin duda, quien se roba el show gracias a una actuación estelar que refleja de forma humana los diferentes matices en cada faceta del personaje de Ellie. Baker, por su parte, retrata a un hombre agotado que carga con demasiado en la espalda y quien busca la redención en una de las personas que más estima en la vida y que, incluso, ama incondicionalmente. En ambos casos, las caracterizaciones son estelares y dignas de todo elogio imaginable.… Expand
  26. Harry-sumption
    Aug 6, 2020
    10
    I have loved and played the first game from over 6 years so much that I've played through it 14 times with 100s of hours in the game’s surprise hit factions game mode. I have listened to the soundtrack for the main game and its wonderful DLC many time when I really should have been studying. When I first played The Last of Us Part 1 I was a Year 7 high school kid, in that time much hasI have loved and played the first game from over 6 years so much that I've played through it 14 times with 100s of hours in the game’s surprise hit factions game mode. I have listened to the soundtrack for the main game and its wonderful DLC many time when I really should have been studying. When I first played The Last of Us Part 1 I was a Year 7 high school kid, in that time much has changed for me and its wonderful to see The Last of Us grow and change with the times just as we all have. Please understand that I would be truly sad if this game was bad or even just good and to be clear it’s not perfect, for example it has more characters than the first and its pacing is not as airtight. However, the first game was imperfect as well (like any playable game) mainly on the gameplay side. I have played this game a total of 3 times on hard then normal new game plus where I got the platinum trophy and again on survivor with no NG+ upgrades. In this time I have collected over 74 hours of play as well as every collectable. In doing so I've opened ever drawer, stabbed every morally-grey guard and seen ever cutscene 3 times plus. I'm 8 hours or so deep on a fourth play through. In light of all the controversy and in order to produce an informed opinion and to truly enjoy this game I have so longed for, I have waited more than a month to write this after release. So what does all this add up to? Well in short I love this game deeply, in spite of nostalgia and the years of memories I can say that The Last of Us 2 is a better game than the first in almost every way. Before I say more as you may have noticed I am a severely dyslexic person and to finally have the option to read the many notes in the game (via the auto-read function) is so wonderful. To have a game that recognises and accommodates me and many other like me is a dream come true and I can’t tell you how much this changed the game for me, so before any more silly words thank you from the bottom of my heart. Now with that to one side, this game has lofty ambitions in both its story and gameplay, and for my money this is the best stealth game since Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. Its bloodily and desperate fights, especially on survivor, are everything that I wish the first game’s combat could have been and then some (btw I love the first game’s combat and think it's underrated), with plenty of great combat arenas holding some stellar enemy design and diversity, with lots of expanded traversal and crafting options which should please new and old comers alike. Now that we've established this, I believe it is time to discuss the core of this game and easily its most controversial element: the game’s beautiful and nuanced story. When describing The Last of Us Part 2 to friends and peers I like to begin by using the example of the tone of the winter section of the first game and go from there; that is to say this game is dark and knows it. Now of course this will come as no surprise to consumers of the first game. Many of us, including myself, may be surprised to know how just dark this game gets. With this said it still maintains the alluring flickering hope of the first game, embodied in different surprising ways in its three main characters: Joel (though not in a normal way), Ellie and ?? (play to find out). For example, there is a beautiful guitar scene that rivals the likes of Bioshock Infinite, wonderful heart-warming moments like this are as memorable as any from the first game and are never far from my memory. In short, much of this game’s backlash can be summarised through its unwillingness to follow in the footsteps of its predecessor, which on the surface is a problem but in reality marks this game's intention to strive for something new. It would have been so easy to create a by-the-numbers sequel seemingly expected with the precedence established by something like Uncharted, but the game bravely refuses to sit on its laurels and in doing so creates an experience that cannot just be viewed only from the standards of the first but is something entirely new in its own right. To see this level of creativity and willingness to experiment in a big budget game like this is so heart-warming for a movie fan used to safe big budget sequels. In totality The Last of Us is nothing like what I wanted, in fact the experience of playing it humbled me and made me realise that in reality I didn't fully know what I wanted. Sitting here I'm proud to say that my preconceived ideas did not lead me to reject this game but instead to contemplate its many nuanced elements, and be thankful that I don't have direct control over everything that I love, because if I did the surprises and twists that I so loved in the first game might well not be there. In totality the first game convinced me to study writing at uni, this game inspires me to take what I've learned and go make something from it.… Expand
  27. jjbeee
    Jul 10, 2020
    10
    This game was fantastic in every way. A masterpiece. Improved basically every aspect of the gameplay and the cinematic storytelling is second to none.
  28. Kane7765
    Jul 10, 2020
    10
    Good graphics,good story,good gameplay and nice track,a real great game. The caracters are nice in the game,very nice.
  29. mixfy
    Jul 10, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. excellent game, although I did not like the way to end Joel ...............… Expand
  30. GoatedVexzzy
    Jul 10, 2020
    10
    This game is phenomenal in so many different aspects but I’m not gonna go in to detail burn GOTY‼️
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#2 Best PS4 Game of 2020
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#1 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2020
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#3 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2020

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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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