The Last of Us Part II

 PlayStation 4
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5.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 161975 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 8,550 out of 161975
  3. Negative: 68,475 out of 161975
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  1. Joey1133
    Jul 6, 2020
    10
    This game is amazing love everything about it 100% would recommend !!!! ❤️❤️❤️
  2. NoLegalMoves
    Jul 6, 2020
    10
    I cannot believe how low the user score is. I find this game amazing. I breaks new ground on every front. The graphics, music, story, emotional depth, how expressive the characters are and how subtle the facial expressions convey emotions. I have never seen this in a game before. It is just unique. Sure, it will take a bit of emotional maturity to fully appreciate it as the game does notI cannot believe how low the user score is. I find this game amazing. I breaks new ground on every front. The graphics, music, story, emotional depth, how expressive the characters are and how subtle the facial expressions convey emotions. I have never seen this in a game before. It is just unique. Sure, it will take a bit of emotional maturity to fully appreciate it as the game does not wrap things up in a satisfying happy ending way. It leaves things somewhat unfinished and open ended. Just like life. This may not appeal to the average teenager but grown ups should enjoy this. It is so evident that a lot of talent, care and love has been poured in this game. I loved the first one, and raising the bar was such a tall order but they did it. Just amazing!… Expand
  3. AbbyOsMata
    Jul 6, 2020
    10
    Es un juego muy bueno y el que no lo sepa apreciar tiene un problema, técnicamente no hay nada mejor, la historia es cruda y muy madura, no apta para niños
  4. grundo1561
    Jul 6, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Amazing game! I don't understand the hate. I enjoyed the story and felt that it was just as good if not better... If you didn't feel guilty gunning down the fireflies in TLOU1, you might be a psychopath... Joel did a terrible thing… Expand
  5. Lrn37
    Jul 6, 2020
    0
    ND, se eu quisesse lição de moral eu ia pra igreja não jogar um jogo violento.
  6. Willyam
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    Amazing game, made me have a lot a different emotions, one of the best that I ever played for sure!
  7. Stijak
    Jul 6, 2020
    10
    I was worried about story after so many negative user reviews, but there is no reason at all. I did cry again, I did experience all emotions again.

    This game is not easy to play, and is kinda dark and grim, but it does cause strong emotions for the player. I want more masterpieces like this in the gaming world. Also, gameplay improved the lot. This is hands down best stealth game I    I was worried about story after so many negative user reviews, but there is no reason at all. I did cry again, I did experience all emotions again.

    This game is not easy to play, and is kinda dark and grim, but it does cause strong emotions for the player. I want more masterpieces like this in the gaming world.

    Also, gameplay improved the lot. This is hands down best stealth game I ever played, and the infected, especially those sneaky little bastards - stalkers.

    I like non-binary stealth where there is no perfect cover, and I can always be seen.

    Please play this game before judging it based on reviews.    … Expand
  8. Chewbear
    Jul 6, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. After just finishing this game recently, I have to say this game is much better than most of these negative reviews are giving it credit for. People slamming this game for the story or certain characters, either didn't pay attention enough or have some type of bias against the characters in general.

    So in my review I plan to go over the good, the bad, and the ugly.

    The good.

    The story. I'm not sure what people are griping about, but this story was just as engaging as Joel and Ellie's, if not more so. It's a typical revenge story, but the reasons why, which you don't find out about until literally the very end, makes it so much more compelling. In the story there are multiple flash backs that keep building and building as to why Ellie's quest is that important to her. In the final scene really drives the home why Ellie went through all of this in the first place. The fact that she's finally ready to move on and forgive Joel, only for him to die, really show cases how important this all was and why she couldn't let it go. Abby's revenge is literally in the same boat. Her father, the man that was supposed to create the cure, is the doctor we offed in the first game. Her reason for killing Joel is just as enticing is just as important. Both end up essentially get redemption qualities in the end. Abby is forced to view her choices on killing the SCARS and her eventually acceptance that they are people too once she is saved by Lev and Vera. Ellie finally catches up to Abby later in California and after a fight scene between them both, eventually lets her go.

    Graphics. This game looks beautiful, feels beautiful, and just 100% is beautiful. There wasn't a time in this game where I thought, man this place looks like garbage. It truly is a well crafted game.

    Sound/voice acting. Again another area where everything from shot guns blasting heads off, to screams of impending death, to hearing a classic 80's song on a guitar, it all sounds absolutely beautiful. The voice actors are incredible and goes to show why Ashley Johnson and Troy Baker are pretty much top of the line VA's in the business. From singing to their dialogue, they really draw you into the characters. Even with Joel's limited time in the game, Troy still delivers.

    Overall game play. If it isn't broke don't fix it. This game plays exactly like the previous with a few new additions. You get a much more expansive pill system, a few new weapons, and you can jump now. You also get the benefit of two story lines to play through. Stealth remains pretty much the same and loud mode as well. The idea of being openish world is pretty nice as well. Nothing forces you to go into each building, though it's always worth it to do so.

    The Bad.

    Story sequence. Remember how I said the story is good? Well the story layout is horrible. You essentially play 3 days in Seattle, however, you go through all of Ellie's first, and then Abby's. Unless you plan to blitz through this game in 2 days, it is sometimes hard to lose focus on what was happening with Ellie once you start playing Abby. I would have rather seen each day played out from both perspectives in the same day.

    Character development. With the exception of a few characters, most characters don't end up hashing out or seem like an after-thought. I was expecting to meet the cult leader, only to find out she's been dead for some time now. I had expected Issac to have more of a bigger presence, but that was off the mark as well. The team that helps Abby kill Joel, just seem out of place in general. Mel's lack of appearance, along with Nora makes total sense, but I had it in my head that we would have seen Owen/Abby team up once.

    The Ugly.

    The fan base. Sorry to all those that loved the first one and hated the second, but I'm not sure what everyone was expecting. As far as the main points for the negative reviews, literally none of them make any sense. Joel's story was over, this is Ellie's. People hating on inserting gender or how jacked Abby was, again doesn't make any sense. If anything Abby's build makes a ton of sense, as when you walk out of her room for the first time, what's there? A giant bloody gym with workout equipment. Like what do people expect? You would expect your best operatives to be in the best shape.

    The sex scene. So i get it's there to show the tension between Owen and Abby, but it was pretty awkward to just say, here you go viewers, enjoy. It's not to say it doesn't happen in literally every post apocalypse story, but they really shove it into your face.

    Human/infected interaction. Let's be real here, the fact the humans and infected barely seem to cross paths is kind of iffy. I get that each faction has probably cleared most of the areas that they would take, but we only got what? 4 or 5 instances where the infected could be used on the people hunting you. It wasn't enough and what I got, i wanted more.    … Expand
  9. naughtydnz
    Jul 6, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I've been very sad about joel's dead and story would be much much better but technically game is awesome. Storytelling is amazing. Worse than first game but still a masterpiece… Expand
  10. RhysTheFurious
    Jul 6, 2020
    0
    Absurd and pretentious story that turns an experience of great potential into rubbish. The creators' ego ruined this saga.
  11. pprraatttiikk
    Jul 6, 2020
    10
    this game doesn't do fan service, people hate it for that reason. Despite how angry and sad this game made me, I love it for exactly that reason. This is life imitating art, quite far from what so many gamers are familiar with. This game requires you to be open-minded to the greatest extent, If you walk in the game with a traditional mindset, you will hate it. Open up your mind a little,this game doesn't do fan service, people hate it for that reason. Despite how angry and sad this game made me, I love it for exactly that reason. This is life imitating art, quite far from what so many gamers are familiar with. This game requires you to be open-minded to the greatest extent, If you walk in the game with a traditional mindset, you will hate it. Open up your mind a little, and you will have played a masterpiece. This game is impactful, depressing, beautiful, just gets you feeling all sorts of things. I LOVE THIS GAME!… Expand
  12. Aknz
    Jul 6, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The last of us é um game incrivel super bem feito e por varios motivos da para ver o cuidado que a naury dog teve com o game,alem de mexer muito com seus sentimentos e estou dando essa nota pq n acho justo o rate q o game recebeu por causa da morte do joel. So SUPERA… Expand
  13. realTalker
    Jul 6, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I give the combay system and the overall gameplay a whopping 9 out of 10. But the story? Was meh. Ellie and Joel's story has so much potential, yet it was sacrificed just to introduce another character and transition her as the new main character. Sorry, but I will not play any sequel with Abby as the main chacter.

    The game horrendously failed to make us sympathize with Abby, even though we played as her for 12 freakin hours. Are you kidding me? Neil Druckman's marketig lies caught us off guard. And he's wonder why he's got too many backlash and threats because of this? Of course you would. Imagine how many psychopaths u made by creating this game a source of depression. With literally no tone of happiness. Each scene in the game makes you depressed and angry. Imagine having a rough day, having anxiety or depression, then you turn on the one thing that's made you happy during your worst times: playing video games. You bought your favorite one which is TLOU 2 and come across this shht. Would someone who is mentally unhealthy, act calmly? After u made a mess of the game? You know gamers in asia finished this game only once then sold it to other for half the price. Neil, I don't think it's right that you're having threats, but buddy, you had this coming. You said trust you and you will do right by us? What the sht was that. Unsatisfying, distatesful and a failed attempt to try something new. In the future, I would certainy think twice before buying another druckman written game.    … Expand
  14. samad0000
    Jul 6, 2020
    10
    the game is an absolute masterpiece one of the best games ever made im sorry but people are crazy for saying this game is bad because of the story it’s actually amazing in every way the story is dark and a bit depressing to be honest but still one of the best experiences ever.
  15. IlyaDanilov
    Jul 6, 2020
    10
    The game is incredibly good. I have a lot of hours of joy and have huge respect for ND’s team. I know why some people don’t like it but I think that the plot was great and was done in a brave way. The gameplay, the characters, the story - all of it was 10/10.
  16. rpispradana
    Jul 6, 2020
    3
    to be honest, the pacing, how they somehow wants us to sympathize with Abby didn't really click with me. But still, they did right by the brutal gameplay, sound design, and graphics.
  17. ahmoxcmonblaz
    Jul 6, 2020
    10
    Obligé de mettre ce score pour remonter la note, quelle bande de merdes ces gens putain
  18. Nervnicht
    Jul 6, 2020
    10
    An diesem Spiel ist alles grandios, man muss sich nur darauf einlassen wollen. Sobald man sich vor der Story verschließt kommt es einem unglaublich enttäuschend vor.
  19. Gu5t4v
    Jul 6, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I must be honest here. I have never been THAT emotional in a game before. There are certain points in the game where it just hits you really hard and you see things you expected the least. I can understand why people would give the game a low rating though - when we see that Abby kills Joel we start hating her and that's all we think about (which is exactly what's supposed to happen).. But the deeper we go into the game, the more we understand Abby's side of the situation. Joel not only took the cure from the whole world, but also killed Abby's father. Still, I don't think Joel deserves to die (at least not like he did), because after all, he saved Ellie and I understand that. His daughter is dead, and Ellie reminds him of her a lot, and it's pretty obvious why he would want to save her. Both Ellie and Abby search for vengeance, and they both hurt until they get what they want. Ellie was having nightmares ever since Joel was killed and she is mad and can't let go of it until she kills Abby. She searches for her, and on the way kills basically all of her friends. For that reason, Abby also wants to kill Ellie. Understandable. So basically what I'm saying is that neither of them are right, nor they are wrong. The game isn't all black and white and you can't really choose a side. You have to see the whole picture to understand the situation. I am really sad though about the fact that Ellie just left Dina and their child, who are literally her family, and just went after her revenge again. Thus, I demand a DLC where Ellie comes to Dina and everything goes back to normal.
    The game kicks you hard, lets you relax, and then kicks you harder. It is a must play but remember to look from different perspectives or else you'll basically hate the second part of the game.    … Expand
  20. worriedonyxx
    Jul 6, 2020
    10
    A masterpiece when it comes to story, graphics and combat. Already on my 2nd run. Definitely my favorite game!
  21. Kukurio
    Jul 6, 2020
    10
    Anyone who gave this game a 0 clearly didn't play it.
    This game is a masterpiece, anyone who didn't appreciate the story is an idiot IMO.
    If you are the type of person who loves movies like: - Pulp Fiction - Taxi Driver - Requiem For A Dream - Joker ...You shouldn't miss out on this incredible experience. It's unfortunate so many people are so closed minded they can't get into    Anyone who gave this game a 0 clearly didn't play it.
    This game is a masterpiece, anyone who didn't appreciate the story is an idiot IMO.

    If you are the type of person who loves movies like:
    - Pulp Fiction
    - Taxi Driver
    - Requiem For A Dream
    - Joker

    ...You shouldn't miss out on this incredible experience. It's unfortunate so many people are so closed minded they can't get into this game. Everything comes together beautifully, it's tragic, it's amazing.

    Real Score: 8.5/10

    Put it to 10 to balance out all the 0's    … Expand
  22. duffmanth
    Jul 6, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So I've beaten this game twice now, and while it's not a "masterpiece" as IGN called it, it's certainly a solid game and one of the best PS4 games out there. The graphics, controls, voice acting, and gameplay are all solid. I enjoyed playing as Ellie, but honestly I enjoyed playing as Abby more. The f*ck tards out there bashing this game because they killed off you know who, or the lesbian part of the story between Ellie and Dina, honestly you're all f*cking morons. My only gripes with the game are parts of the story are poorly written, boring and cheesy, and the gameplay, while fun for the most part, was kind of "been there, done that" as well. 8/10.… Expand
  23. Hardy25
    Jul 6, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Es un buen juego tanto de la historia y como gameplay y el final es muy reflexivo.… Expand
  24. AquilesDrake180
    Jul 6, 2020
    10
    Um jogo maduro,complexo,empolgante e com melhor enredo que já vi nos últimos anos em algum jogo. É muito triste que muitas pessoas estejam presas em uma bolha tão superficial que não consigam apreciar ou pelo menos compreender o que a Naughty Dog quis nos entregar com essa narrativa tão profunda, onde o tema vai muito além de vingança,e sim ódio, consequências,obsessões e a pior parte doUm jogo maduro,complexo,empolgante e com melhor enredo que já vi nos últimos anos em algum jogo. É muito triste que muitas pessoas estejam presas em uma bolha tão superficial que não consigam apreciar ou pelo menos compreender o que a Naughty Dog quis nos entregar com essa narrativa tão profunda, onde o tema vai muito além de vingança,e sim ódio, consequências,obsessões e a pior parte do ser humano. Claro que a aqueles que não gostem por não ser o tipo de jogo dessas pessoas,mas acredito que por mais que a história divida opiniões em nenhum momento esse jogo possa receber uma nota 0,sem levar em consideração outros detalhes. Realmente o mundo não está pronto pra ele,mas afirmo com toda certeza que é um jogo sensacional,não se baseiem na opinião dos outros,joguem e tirem suas próprias conclusões sobre ele,tendo uma mente aberta para compreender a sua narrativa.
    De resto,o jogo é excepcional,gráficos lindos,melhores expressões faciais dessa geração,trilha sonora impecável e uma gameplay divertida e melhorada ao máximo. The Last of Us Part 2 irá deixar sua marca, é um jogo que merece toda a nossa admiração.    … Expand
  25. Roman_33
    Jul 6, 2020
    7
    Технически совершннное, но абсолютно вторичное и посредственное продолжение прекрасной игры.
  26. EnigmaFIN
    Jul 6, 2020
    10
    Very beautiful game!!
    The story is incredible and full of nice feelings and moments. Of course there is a lot of violence and gore. Very cool and very "now" game.
  27. danielfm_
    Jul 2, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Well other than Joel dying and playing Abby for half of the game and then Ellie releasing her free it's ok… Expand
  28. renass10
    Jul 6, 2020
    10
    this game is amazing. In this game we saw the power of ps4 with great graphics, great physics and a very good story.
    If you dont like im sorry, you dont know what you say
    We saw in the story the 2 sides of this 2 girls and we can feel the emotions of the characters.
    Just thank you naughty dog for this amazing game.

    ps: this game made me cry a lot of times
  29. Askallany03
    Jul 6, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Everything was perfect just needed to shorten the playtime of abby and have a more solid ending to give the players facts about how ellie and abby are going to live with their choices and sacrifices. Little tweaks in the chronological order of events would have also made a great positive impact for the game.… Expand
  30. imDerek
    Jul 6, 2020
    10
    The game is amazing. Yeah sometimes there are stupid things but generally it's beautiful!
    Gameplay, Graphics, Story are amazing!
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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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