The Last of Us Part II

 PlayStation 4
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5.8

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  1. Gabrielffsilva
    Jul 6, 2020
    10
    One of the best games I've ever player. A Masterpiece!
    Could not understand all the hate
  2. Nik_Zizza
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    Don’t believe the low marks of the haters, this is one of the best games in history! All the negative reviews of this amazing game are made by people who have not even bought and played it.
  3. Caldog
    Jul 6, 2020
    4
    Horrible story. But great gameplay though need to keep agendas out of games
  4. vimetra
    Jul 6, 2020
    9
    I just finished TLOU2, before that I tried to maximally detach myself emotionally from hype and spoilers.
    Bottom line: This is a great game. This is actually the type of drama movie (at some point the I got tired of gameplay and started to “run through” the fights, so I won’t say anything about it), which I really love. With heavy narrative, ambiguous well-revealed characters and very    I just finished TLOU2, before that I tried to maximally detach myself emotionally from hype and spoilers.
    Bottom line: This is a great game. This is actually the type of drama movie (at some point the I got tired of gameplay and started to “run through” the fights, so I won’t say anything about it), which I really love. With heavy narrative, ambiguous well-revealed characters and very emotional scenes. For a long time I did not have games from which it was so difficult to tear myself away.
    With all the community dislike for Abby (which is just populist suicides when playing for her), I empathized with her more than Ellie.
    Yes, she killed Joel (the actions and choice of which led to all further events), but she avenged her father, to a lesser extent a lost chance for humanity. She is no different in her motives from Ellie. But in the end she lost much more for external reasons. Unlike Ellie, who, in a fit of anger, turned her back on everyone whom she cherished.
    The very SJW agenda here is so insignificant that it can’t be called an agenda. Neil - well done.    … Expand
  5. ktran137
    Jul 6, 2020
    10
    imagine being so brain dead that you send death threats to the creators and actors of the game just because you didnt like it
  6. Pablito2112
    Jul 6, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Un juegazo en todos sus aspectos
    Gráficamente, jugable y su historia. No supera al 1 pero igual es un juegazo    … Expand
  7. Swabator
    Jul 6, 2020
    10
    Experience abslutely worthy of your time. It would be a shame to skip on it based on the hate it Is getting from some vocal people. It will bring you feelings you maybe do not like, but that is the reason you should play. Think about characters and try to put yourselve in tjeir shoes. What would you do?Absolute highlit of game writimg And Mařatice. Never seen before im AAA Area.
  8. SirSabu
    Jul 6, 2020
    2
    Very dissapointing... they just **** the story up. grafics yea story mechanics are just not good enough.
  9. vaje
    Jul 6, 2020
    10
    The best game ever.
    If you don't finish it you'll never understand.
    Thank you Naughty Dog, thank you Neil Druckmann.
  10. ThumbAround
    Jul 6, 2020
    10
    Exceptional. Potential GOTY.

    I never post reviews on metacritic but it seems important to me to counterbalance the rage of transphobics, misogynists and other racists.
    Haters gonna hate.
  11. hotrew
    Jul 6, 2020
    3
    This game is not that good. Cheap story cringe gameplay. Abby is overhated to.
  12. davidrgamble
    Jul 6, 2020
    10
    Despite a short, but completely unnecessary sex scene, and a little too much game-play set in overly dark situations, this game is truly brilliant. Visuals are amazing. Controls are almost perfect.

    The story is an absolute wonder. Two sides to everything. Consequences to each and every action. Long before this game was made, nearly everyone commented on feeling uncomfortable about    Despite a short, but completely unnecessary sex scene, and a little too much game-play set in overly dark situations, this game is truly brilliant. Visuals are amazing. Controls are almost perfect.

    The story is an absolute wonder. Two sides to everything. Consequences to each and every action.
    Long before this game was made, nearly everyone commented on feeling uncomfortable about killing the doctor at the end of the first game. There you have it.    … Expand
  13. Anjelao
    Jul 6, 2020
    10
    Immenso, indescrivibile ... grafica spinta al massimo per ps4 pro, storia intrigante e bella come nella parte 1, gameplay beh che dire senza parole.. per non parlare delle animazioni e i dettagli che fanno la differenza di questo capolavoro da altri giochi ...
  14. nima_azimzadeh
    Jul 6, 2020
    10
    Outstanding and Breathtaking !!!
    By far one of the best games of all time.
    magnificent game play with amazing details. Awesome story.
    Don't be a kid and just nagging about story. Just enjoy!
    This game is best game of the year !!!
  15. zelikov
    Jul 6, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Прошел игру. Третью часть покупать точно не буду. Дракману спасибо за то, что я возненавидел вторую часть игры. Ужасно тупой сюжет.… Expand
  16. FrostyWizard
    Jul 6, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's funny how people are okay with seeing one of the most beloved character in the history of video games brutally tortured and killed in the most humiliating ways.
    it's funny how they are okay with the idea of playing as Joel's killer for half of the game and expecting the player to sympathize with her.
    Maybe if you showed me her back story before showing me her beating Joel to death, I would've felt for her but noo…
    We waited seven years to see the dynamic between Ellie and Joel but instead you murder him in the first two hours of a 30-hour plus game.
    And what the **** was that ending? you spend the whole game killing, butchering, burning, and shooting humans who did nothing personal against you. But you let the person who killed Joel get away after she bit 2 of Ellie's fingers off because revenge bad.
    oh and that left a Ellie unable to play the guitar taking away from her the physical manifestation of Joel's love and care.
    And can we talk for a minute about the false advertising, deceiving people into thinking that Joel would be more invested in the story.
    Most of the people who loved the last game loved it for the relationship that Ellie and Joel had.
    This cute father/daughter, gardian/innocent dynamic.
    The main theme of the story was hope and how you can find peace and order in a world filled with chaos.
    From the beginning of the game the story tells you when you're lost in the darkness look for the light.
    But unfortunately in the Last of Us part 2 there was no light.
    The relation between Ellie and Joel was destroyed for 99% of the game.
    And they act off their character:
    -Joel who was in the last part cautious, strong and smart he refused to pick up a dude that pretended to be injured because of his intuitions. However at the second part he saves a stranger that have no idea where she's from, whether she's infected or not and follows her to her group and be like "hey my name is Joel Miller I live downtown and here's my bank password". okay I get it, living with Ellie made him soft but not that stupid.
    -in the first game Ellie cared about life. life of people that she loved: Riley, Tess, Sam…
    You can see her shock when she shot another human for the first time to save Joel. You can see the guilt and pain in her face from all the people she killed to protect herself and Joel by the end of the winter chapter when she's smashing David's face.
    However in the Last of Us part II she transforms from this innocent child that cares about others to this monter that don't give a **** about humans or animals.
    and then later they show you Abby and how she's petting dogs and playing catch with them forcing on you the idea that Ellie bad, Abby good.
    So yeah, in conclusion, if you gave this game 10/10 I'm sure as hell you were payed or you gave it this high grade for just the flashback of Ellie and Joel in the museum because that's the only part of the game where I felt like I was playing the Last of Us.
    Naughty dog made this game just to make money they don't give a **** about fans at all.
    The first game brought them a lot of success and they wanted more of it cell they didn't bother putting an effort into making the sequel cuz they know most people would buy it.
    And yeah nobody can deny the amount of detail and effort that the developers put into the graphics but it's just like buying a McDonald's burger. You don't buy it for the fries you buy it for the whole meal so don't buy the game.
    "After all we've been through all the years of waiting it was for nothing"    … Expand
  17. Colorblind_
    Jul 6, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 3/10 only for the graphics,they did a great job here. But story and presenting the plot is poor with inflated "beautiful" character and pregnant at the frontline, and this is several problems from all the rest… Expand
  18. Sayvilay
    Jul 6, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This show a complex level of story writing at first with the deaths of our beloved characters the atmosphere filled with rages and in the end it make us feel nothing but emptiness in our hearts.… Expand
  19. BelkaKarate
    Jul 6, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game doesn't deserve such a law rating. A very nice gameplay and (whatever you say) an interesting story. The only thing I did not like is the "second end". I think the game should be ended after Abby heard the fireflies message. It could be such an open ending. But it's still everything okay with this story.… Expand
  20. FeliWick22
    Jul 6, 2020
    10
    Absolute masterpiece, seems like there’s a lot of haters here. Just want to say that if you played the game and you reviewed it, your opinion is respectable, if not.. then you’re part of the toxic gamer community, congrats. Now my opinion is.. this game is an absolute masterpiece, I understand what the developers were trying to say, I really liked the story, I loved all the roller coasterAbsolute masterpiece, seems like there’s a lot of haters here. Just want to say that if you played the game and you reviewed it, your opinion is respectable, if not.. then you’re part of the toxic gamer community, congrats. Now my opinion is.. this game is an absolute masterpiece, I understand what the developers were trying to say, I really liked the story, I loved all the roller coaster of emotions, my time crying with the game, feeling sad, happy, laughing, hating..
    I consider this game a top 5 of mine.. I won’t forget my time and feelings with this game. The complex perception that this game gave me..
    Now I got another game into my personal list    … Expand
  21. aymanovskii
    Jul 6, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. C'est un très bon jeu un des meilleurs que j'ai joué les grafisme sont magnifiques le gameplay aussi l'histoire est bonne même avec le décès d'un personnage principal the last of us partie 2 est cette moins émotionnel que le premier mais il le dépasse largement dans tout le reste je trouve bizarre que les gens lui donne un 0 seulement parcequils aiment pas l'histoire… Expand
  22. Kasatka
    Jul 6, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It is very good, very beautiful, very interesting, VERY VERY VERY GOOD GAME. It is my favorite game after the first chapter… Expand
  23. HexadecimalByte
    Jul 6, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I really like the graphics and the gameplay but the story didn't make much sense when I got to the end of it, the story felt dry to me and I think Joels death could of been handled better in my opinion.… Expand
  24. Sreer
    Jul 6, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Last of Us has joined the ranks of beloved franchises that were ruined by bad writing despite having almost everything going for them: amazing graphics, great sound design, fantastic actors and an astronomical amount of money.

    Sadly, all of this is wasted on a cookie cutter revenge story that loves to make you feel as miserable as possible, confusing this with deep and impactful writing. Charactes returning from the first game might as well be new characters altogether because they are often entirely unrecognizable, while at other times their old selves are at least shining through somewhat. Almost everyone is a terrible person doing terrible things to each other for the sole purpose of revenge. Parts of the story genuinely feel like an overly long fan fiction; the game could (and should) have been 6-8 hours shorter than it is. Nothing of value would have been lost.

    One thing I will recommend the writers for is that they at least tried to make the Abby plotline work, and that the inclusion of it in itself was a pretty ballsy move. Taking risks like this shouldn't be shot down in general and could have been really good. Forcing the player to play as the murderer of Joel and showing that she is just another person in and of itself is not a bad concept, whatever some people might say. Not nearly as deep as the game thinks it is, but it could have worked fine. All the problems lie in the length and pacing. Abby is not a particularly likable character even if you exclude her murder of Joel, she's just too bland and goody two shoes for this.

    If she absolutely had to be included, it should have been a short segment after each "day" we play as Ellie and not half the game in a row. Naughty Dog's and Sony's marketing was genuinely, unironically deceptive in this regard and should (but won't) have consequences. But much fewer people would have batted an eye if we had played as Abby for an hour at a time as a sort of "break" between Ellie chapters.
    "Cycles of violence" is a nice, but meaningless, buzzword. What exactly does this game teach us, as opposed to the first game's profound message of paternity and selfishness? Revenge is bad. Murder is bad. People are, in fact, not black and white. A five year old understands this. The Last of Us Part II is miserable and violent for the sake of it. Don't mistake this for brilliant and game changing writing, because it isn't. It's an embarrasment.

    4/10 (Bad)

    However, I can't in good conscience give this game a 4 as a sum total because there is more to a video game than just the story. Almost every other aspect of this game was phenomenal and deserving of some praise. All this in mind, I'd give it a 6/10 (Fine).

    All in all, The Last of Us Part II was a huge disappointment after such a long wait. It's very telling that this game will still win all the awards and was a huge critical hit despite its mediocrity, whereas the fandom is much more divided on the topic. In my opinion, this game suffered from both positive and negative review bombing on this site (a 10 is just as ridiculous as a 0), but deserves the middle ground rating that resulted from this.    … Expand
  25. Vectroelectro
    Jul 6, 2020
    10
    The game was awesome, like next level awesome, and everybody who think otherwise are **** with no taste whatsoever
  26. diasflack
    Jul 6, 2020
    10
    Loved the game. Yeah.. it has some issues, but still it is unique project you should experience yourself, before any conclusions. I’ll tell you for sure, we won’t see anything like this in a long time... (((
  27. EpicGamerReview
    Jul 6, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ever since The Last Of Us released seven years ago, fans have been waiting eagerly for a continuation to Joel and Ellie's story. Now that the sequel has finally been released and I have consumed all the content I can from the game, I can now say that The Last Of Us Part 2 not what many expected.

    There is a lot of good and bad in this game. Like usual, Naughty Dog has given us a game that is visually amazing to look at. The set pieces (especially in Seattle Day 1) look amazing and really immerse you into the game's world. Gustavo Santaolalla did as brilliantly on the soundtrack for this game as he did the last. The soundtrack is something I could listen to all day. Gameplay-wise, it's very similar to the first. There are some improvements but definitely not outstanding ones. The gameplay is good nonetheless.

    Now the story, oh boy the story. It saddens me what an udder disappointment the story was. If you were a huge fan of the first game like me, you will certainly not like way this game's story goes. Killing off a main character in any media only works when it's done well. We learn in the first game that Joel doesn't trust many people. He understands how people work in this new world any does anything to survive. He would not just walk into a building with random survivors he just met and tell them his name. Joel dies in the most disrespectful way possible most likely because of laziness from the writers. I do not have a problem with Joel dying, it is simply the way he died that annoys me and many others. Abby is a whole other story. The second half of the game shoves the idea of Abby actually having reasons to kill Joel down your throat. I liked her relationship with Lev and Yara and I liked weirdly liked parts of her story. The problem is, it goes on for too long that I started to get bored.

    I could go on and on about the problems with Abby's story but I just don't want to. I wish this game was restructured so that maybe I would enjoy it more.

    The Last Of Us Part 2 is a game that looks visually stunning with a beautiful soundtrack right beside it and gameplay that kept me excited, but it's unfortunately brought down by the lacklustre story that feels like to it goes on for too long.

    Verdict - 6/10    … Expand
  28. Sifuxone99
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    Man this game is a piece of garbage. Don't buy this **** Wasted 7 years for this crap
  29. krakuss
    Jul 6, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 10/10 graphics, 8/10 sound, 7/10 gameplay and 6/10 story... could be better and should be better. Good game but overall huge disappointment after brilliant first one. Same story plot could be handled way better than Naughty Dog did. I felt personally offended how ND thinks that I’m a so stupid that I will fell for the cheap story tricks that supposed to make me like Abby and didn’t like Ellie. Check the Angry Joe review and he basically says what I’m thinking about that plot and how the same story could be handled way better with a little bit different story telling. Shame on you Mr.Druckman!… Expand
  30. Ryfield92
    Jul 6, 2020
    10
    Game of the Generation. TLoU2 is a phenomenal game and incredible achievement. The emotional depth and magnitude has you exactly where the game wants you; from legitimately letting a little squeak out; to hiding behind my hand unable to watch those final decisions.. I'll be honest, as beautiful as the game is, it had me questioning my interest, it had me concerned by the character choice;Game of the Generation. TLoU2 is a phenomenal game and incredible achievement. The emotional depth and magnitude has you exactly where the game wants you; from legitimately letting a little squeak out; to hiding behind my hand unable to watch those final decisions.. I'll be honest, as beautiful as the game is, it had me questioning my interest, it had me concerned by the character choice; but by the end, i'm torn, shocked and in love with the game. I honestly think this is the most incredible step in gaming; play the game, feel twisted emotionally through every step and enjoy this masterpiece. Well done Naughty Dog.… Expand
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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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