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  1. Jul 3, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A story that pulls you in many directions. Everyone is a hero in their own story and every story has villains. This game reminds us that we can all be villains in someone else’s story. Gameplay and visuals of this game are also both amazing. Every play through I learn a new combo or see a new detail. Very well crafted all around. Expand
  2. Jul 3, 2020
    4
    The last of us is disapointing. Being anounced and sold as the últimate Revenge story it is actually a really story about forgiveness but it leaves you broken and unsatisfied. Eaven depressed. It does not justify its existence after 7 years. the story is a mess full of bad pacinng, full of macguffins, plot armor, and bad writen characters that no longer are what they were or are simlyThe last of us is disapointing. Being anounced and sold as the últimate Revenge story it is actually a really story about forgiveness but it leaves you broken and unsatisfied. Eaven depressed. It does not justify its existence after 7 years. the story is a mess full of bad pacinng, full of macguffins, plot armor, and bad writen characters that no longer are what they were or are simly dumb. it feels empty everything is done for shock value or to badly subvert expectations. The new cast is just unrelatable, and eaven if i was forced to empathise with them and see what they expirienced it was still badly paced andblring or done just for the plot. I tried to like them but it felt very one sided (ellie bad/abby good) and forced.
    The game had potential, the gameplay was good and the grafics are amazing but being a narrative drven Game it does not cut it.

    Also the game promised a lot of things falsley to add and it never delivered any.

    Can compare it o got season 8 or the last starwars trilogy.
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  3. Jul 3, 2020
    10
    Fantastic game that challenges your assumptions about video games as an art form. Still can't stop thinking about it a week after completion.
  4. Jul 3, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Game is fantastic. I didn't like playing as Abby as first, but she grew on me. I wish we could of played Ellie more and less of Abby and wish the ending would of been different. Story is a 7/10 for me, but the graphics, game play, boss fights, everything else in the game is a 10/10. Expand
  5. Jul 3, 2020
    10
    Amazing game. They couldn't have nailed it any other way. It was a roller coaster I'm still not over 2 weeks after finishing.
  6. Jul 3, 2020
    5
    the game looks beautiful great lighting and sound design but the story is where it falls apart for me no one is like able in this game it became a depressing slog to play one of the most disappointing sequels in recent memory
  7. Jun 20, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Joel muere apenas empieza el juego, Aby (asesina de joel) es jugable y te pone en contra de la protagonista (Elie) bajo su causa, Dina es irrelevante una pieza de relleno que solo sirve como referencia de la preferencia sexual de Elie, no hay opciones alternas en la historia, Tommy tiene poco protagonismo Expand
  8. Jul 3, 2020
    10
    The last of us part ll is a perfect masterpiece with amazing gameplay and beautiful story.
    Neil drukman you are genius.
  9. Jul 3, 2020
    10
    Tienes que jugarlo, sistema de sigilo brillante, las mejores gráficas de la generación, excelentes animaciones, excelente IA; vaya, es un pedazo de juego. Por la historia y toda la controversia, es un odio injustificado, como cualquier obra te puede gustar o no, cada quién tiene su opinión. No sé contra qué lo comparan, juegos como CoD tiene cero esfuerzo en sus historias y para nadaTienes que jugarlo, sistema de sigilo brillante, las mejores gráficas de la generación, excelentes animaciones, excelente IA; vaya, es un pedazo de juego. Por la historia y toda la controversia, es un odio injustificado, como cualquier obra te puede gustar o no, cada quién tiene su opinión. No sé contra qué lo comparan, juegos como CoD tiene cero esfuerzo en sus historias y para nada recibe esta cantidad de odio. Expand
  10. Jul 3, 2020
    10
    Hola!
    Acabo de terminar el Last of Us Part 2! Es un juego perfecto, muy buena historia, mejor jugabilidad, un survival-horror increible
  11. Jul 3, 2020
    9
    A perfect game with a perfect gameplay a perfect story and perfects graphics
  12. Jul 3, 2020
    10
    Someone described this game as "The Singleplayer is on the console, the Multiplayer is online" and it just fits so perfectly.

    Naughty Dog have produced a masterful piece of media, and divided people who can emotionally and intellectually connect from those are can't. I feel sorry for those that didn't enjoy the game, and feel sorrier that they are lumped in with the degenerates who are
    Someone described this game as "The Singleplayer is on the console, the Multiplayer is online" and it just fits so perfectly.

    Naughty Dog have produced a masterful piece of media, and divided people who can emotionally and intellectually connect from those are can't. I feel sorry for those that didn't enjoy the game, and feel sorrier that they are lumped in with the degenerates who are spewing hate everywhere they can.

    Phenomenal game!
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  13. Jul 3, 2020
    10
    The very best and greatest form of media I have ever experienced; from the game play to the storytelling. It's a true masterpiece.
  14. Jul 3, 2020
    10
    **** amazing no words. It's not a perfect game some issues even, but it hits every notes that it's supposed to hit
  15. Jul 3, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. In a lot of the criticism I read of Part II, I see a lot of people saying that the ending should’ve involved Ellie killing Abby, or a choice for the player whether to do so. In my opinion, either of these endings would’ve fundamentally gone against what I believe the writers’ intentions were in telling the story the way it was told, and undermined the entirety of the rest of the game.

    This game is about forgiveness. Everything that happens in the game culminates in the moment Ellie remembers Joel on the porch as she’s holding Abby underwater, in the same way that everything in the first game culminates in Ellie final ‘okay’. For me, when Ellie chooses not to go through with the vengeance, it was like a pressure relief valve was finally opened, releasing all the tension the game had built up between Ellie and Joel, Ellie and Abby, and Ellie and herself. In that small moment, Ellie finally opened herself up to at least the possibility of forgiving Joel for what he did to her (which we explore through the flashbacks), of forgiving Abby for what she did to Joel (which the game attempts to make the player themselves do through the second half of the game), and of forgiving herself for how she treated Joel after he told her the truth, the guilt associated with that, and the destructive and self destructive path she went down to hunt down Abby for taking Joel away from her, along with the ‘future days’ of reconciliation she envisioned between Joel and herself (which we see, and feel, in the first half of the game).

    All of the ways the game built up these layers of hate, guilt and, ultimately forgiveness within Ellie and the player would’ve been for nothing if Ellie simply kills Abby. Giving the player a choice about this would diminish the impact of the ending as much a choice between saving Ellie and humanity in the first game would’ve diminished the overpowering nature of Joel’s paternal love built up throughout that game.

    Ellie killing Abby would’ve been a truly grim, cynical, and nihilistic ending where Ellie really does end up with nothing left and completely alone, and would’ve turned it into the ‘revenge bad’ story a lot of this game’s critics claim that it currently is.

    My interpretation is that Ellie’s discovery of her own capacity for forgiveness is what drives her to keep going at the very end of the game. She’s holding on to the hope that Dina can also find the same intuition within herself to forgive Ellie for leaving their life on the farm.
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  16. Jul 3, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Cons:
    - story
    - character design
    - character development
    - plot holes

    So, even with all the pros this game is really really bad. It makes NO sense that Ellie act how she acts in certain parts of the game but that isnt even the biggest thing about why its bad.
    The reason is: character development.
    If you kill one of the most beloved characters early in the game (Joel) and want to bring in new main playable characters like Abby, you HAVE to bring WAY more backstory in order to make the player feel with her.
    I mean she KILLED Joel!
    How do you make the player like her? Bring more and more backstory before she does that. Let the players play 2-10h as Abby when she was a child or whatever. The backstory of her is basically told in 10minutes and then her dad is being killed. Thats it? And now I have to feel with her and understand why she killed Joel?
    Hell no!
    That is weak story telling. Really really weak.

    Then there are all the other new characters. Nobody is likeable. Like really. They all feel empty. They are only shells without any meaning.
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  17. Jul 3, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The way the story shows you how abby, who you see as the villian at the beginning, is no other than a human being. Damn, Ellie could easily be the villian if the game focused entirely on Abby. The way the game evolves from vengeance with Joel's death, to love with the last memory of Ellie and Joel is just fantastic. Probably, people who criticized the game we Expand
  18. Jul 3, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Es la demostración de como la ira cambia a las personas, es una venganza de Abby, el juego hace que nos coloquemos en los zapatos de cada personaje, nos lleva al odio, felicidad, después al odio, este juego no hace recordar el pasado demasiado, muchas veces porque mataron a Joel pero entendemos que es algo natural, ojo por ojo, diente por diente.
    Es buen Juego, para estos tiempos de pandemia, es muy bueno inmersiones así porque hacen perdernos del mundo. No aguanto ver y ver el final es un momento dónde Elie decide perdonarle la vida y soñar con Joel nos deja mucho que pensar, espero una tercera parte pero con otra orientación, quedan muchos lobos, scars, ¿Luciérnagas? Algo genial se puede hacer allí.
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  19. Jul 3, 2020
    10
    I am giving this a 10 to help offset the backlash. This game is extraordinary, we've not seen anything like it before. There are honestly times when you are hiding behind a couch waiting to smack someone in the head that you feel like you are trapped in your own brutal movie, with only one way forward. Ellie's desperation becomes your own.

    LoU 2 isn't perfect, and once again a fan
    I am giving this a 10 to help offset the backlash. This game is extraordinary, we've not seen anything like it before. There are honestly times when you are hiding behind a couch waiting to smack someone in the head that you feel like you are trapped in your own brutal movie, with only one way forward. Ellie's desperation becomes your own.

    LoU 2 isn't perfect, and once again a fan community is divided over the story decisions, but please ignore the noise and check it out. This game is visceral, we are going to be talking about it for years.
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  20. Jul 3, 2020
    10
    This game is truly a Masterpiece. Just let me tell you I was Beginning to judge the game based on the Leaks, but i still i decided to give the game a chance. And i did Not regret it at all. Judging the game Based on the leaks is like Seeing the Original game's Part when Joel met Ellie and then seeing the Ending, And then saying that The game is about An old man who Took a girl Places, AndThis game is truly a Masterpiece. Just let me tell you I was Beginning to judge the game based on the Leaks, but i still i decided to give the game a chance. And i did Not regret it at all. Judging the game Based on the leaks is like Seeing the Original game's Part when Joel met Ellie and then seeing the Ending, And then saying that The game is about An old man who Took a girl Places, And by the end, He Tells her something about a group called "The Fireflies", Which she does not like.The End. This Is exactly what is happening with the second part. Play it And experience it. And to all the people who are saying that The game is trash and all of this is Being done to push some sort of Political agenda, that's just **** It is not like like these characters do not have a right to exist. There is only One unimportant guy who talks about that, And then he makes them Sandwiches. End of story. And people who are Complaining about some Critical aspects of the game, Just ignore them, And even after playing the game, if you do not like it, Then it's your own opinion. Just don't judge it without Playing it, Like I almost did. Expand
  21. Jul 3, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Me ha parecido increíble, tanto la historia como las nuevas mecánicas que tiene, los gráficos, los micro gestos que te esperas que pasen en la vida real y un gran mensaje que marcará a Ellie por el resto de su vida por sus acciones igual que con Abby Expand
  22. Jul 3, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Jogo muito bem feito em historia 10/10 jogabilidade 10 /10 e grafico 10/10 eu entendo quem jogou e nao gostou ta historia mais a trama por tras do que aconeceu tras muita satisfacao se e bem entendida a fundo fikei, satisfeito por te a honrra de jogar essa obra prima isso e sony sempre mostrando o que sabe e o que pode fazer. Expand
  23. Jul 3, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. No words can describe this game.

    But numbers can.
    Graphic: 8/10
    Gameplay: 6/10
    Story: 0/10.
    Abby is suck. i dont know how and and dont know why. The game called "GOTY" has this kind of character.
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  24. Jul 3, 2020
    1
    This game has good parts to it. The levels design graphics and game mechanics are very good but aren't very evolved than the first game. I give this game a 1 because I literally had to stop playing because of all the political viewpoints being spat In my face. I play video games to escape and the story is positively horrible. It reads like a bad fanfiction and totally disrespects theThis game has good parts to it. The levels design graphics and game mechanics are very good but aren't very evolved than the first game. I give this game a 1 because I literally had to stop playing because of all the political viewpoints being spat In my face. I play video games to escape and the story is positively horrible. It reads like a bad fanfiction and totally disrespects the character from the first game. The new characters have nothing likable about them. They are hollow shells with terrible writing attached to them. They are simply there to fill a diversity checkbox instead of being written from the ground up to be interesting or thought-provoking character's. Save yourself the 60 dollars and buy ghosts of Tsushima when it releases in a month. (yes I did regretfully finish this game) Expand
  25. Jul 3, 2020
    10
    Solid game that does not disappoint. Combat is flawless and lets you be creative every time (New Game+ makes it even better) Storytelling is very daring and pulls it off (just look at all the negative reviews based on plot alone) I will not add spoilers because of that, just know that the point is to get a genuine reaction and it executes it. Do yourself a favor, ignore the reviews thatSolid game that does not disappoint. Combat is flawless and lets you be creative every time (New Game+ makes it even better) Storytelling is very daring and pulls it off (just look at all the negative reviews based on plot alone) I will not add spoilers because of that, just know that the point is to get a genuine reaction and it executes it. Do yourself a favor, ignore the reviews that call out the story (most likely none of them have made it passed the halfway mark to begin with) and play for yourself. In my opinion storytelling is the next innovation in video games and Naughty Dog is leading the charge. Expand
  26. Jun 20, 2020
    0
    The Last Of Us is a single game. There is no sequel. This game doesn't exist.
  27. Jul 3, 2020
    10
    The hatred towards this game is baffling. I finished it two days ago, and I've been thinking about the ending ever since. What this game achieves with its narrative is remarkable, and absolutely elevates games as art. Those who hate the game either:

    1. Dislike the disturbing nature of the narrative (just how "Hereditary" and "It Comes At Night" were hated due to their dark endings).
    The hatred towards this game is baffling. I finished it two days ago, and I've been thinking about the ending ever since. What this game achieves with its narrative is remarkable, and absolutely elevates games as art. Those who hate the game either:

    1. Dislike the disturbing nature of the narrative (just how "Hereditary" and "It Comes At Night" were hated due to their dark endings). This response is valid and makes sense, as art is ultimately subjective. If you don't like dark stories that examine the demons in us all, this game isn't for you. It was designed to make the player profoundly disturbed, and inverse the typical protagonist/antagonist dynamic. If you like black and white morality with clearly defined good guys and bad guys, this ain't for you. That said, if you enjoy stories with a realistic portrayal of morality that dwells in the grey, you'll love this game. I know players who disliked the game because of how it made them feel, and that's okay. The fact they felt disturbed means that the game succeeded in its narrative.

    2. Certain individuals have taken issue with the LGBTQ representation. I'm no bigot, but I do find it annoying when "SWJ" agenda is pushed in movies and games in an unnatural way. I can confidently say that TLOU2's inclusion of LGBTQ characters does not feel forced at all; it makes sense within the context of the story. The game shows rather than tells. It isn't "woke" propaganda; it simply has gay/bisexual characters, and subtly examines the hardships faced by trans individuals. It isn't the central theme of the game; just ancillary subplots. If you think this game is woke propaganda, you should take a long look inward and question your prejudices.

    3. Some people seem to have recognized the goal of the narrative, but feel like it ultimately failed to achieve what it was meant to achieve. Some claim that the narrative falls flat due to ludo-narrative dissonance. All I can say to these people is that I disagree. It hit me like a ton of bricks emotionally, and perfectly stuck the landing. As for ludo-narrative dissonance, well, the game tries to minimize that by humanizing the countless people you slaughter with excellent AI, dialogue, and actual names (something I've never seen before in a game). All of Naughty Dogs games suffer from ludo-narrative dissonance, as do many of the best games every made. And no, the theme of the game is not revenge; vengeance is simply the channel used to explore the true themes of TLOU2 - hatred, empathy, morality, and the lurking demons within every human being. It encourages us to consider that our concepts of justice are subjective, and without empathy, we're liable to confuse justice with cruelty. It's a profound lesson that applies to nearly all forms of human conflict, from war to revenge. There are no good guys and bad guys, just people who think they're doing the right thing out of anger and apathy.

    From what I can tell, these 3 criticisms sum up the critical response of users. To be honest, even if the story had failed for me, I would have still adored the game due to its FANTASTIC gameplay (which shines most on the "Survivor" difficulty). The animations and AI are state of the art (possibly the best of this generation), gunplay & melee feel weighty and realistic, and the addition of prone plus increased verticality greatly enhance the stealth gameplay. It's one of the most immersive survival stealth games I've ever played, as it takes the strengths of the first game and perfecting them. If you enjoy survival games like Resident Evil and stealth games like Metal Gear Solid, you'll probably love TLOU2's gameplay.

    I have very few complaints. While the ending is superb, I think they could have fleshed out some of the secondary characters more effectively. Only Ellie and Abby have defined character arcs. They did a fine job with the time that they had, but I feel the game would have benefited from a few additional hours, during which we played as Tommy, Jesse, Dina, and Lev, as it would have strengthened our connection to these characters. In terms of gameplay, I wish you could slide from sprinting to crouching, and the jump mechanic could have been improved. I know I'm nitpicking with these, but it would have made traversal a bit more fluid. There should have been an additional difficulty option, as I think the player has too much health (even on Survivor). It would have been nice to have a realistic damage system where you can only take a couple bullets before dying (even better, the players injuries should correspond to where they were hit). Additionally, they should have incorporated non-lethal approaches towards combat. Such features would have reduced the ludo-narrative dissonance substantially.

    Outside of these minor complaints, the game is near perfect, and may exceed TLOU1. 10/10, don't let the haters scare you away.
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  28. Jul 3, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I understand why people are angry with this game, but none of these 0-7 reviews are warranted. Giving this game anything below a 7 is silly. Giving this game anything below a 5 is objectively wrong.

    This game is lovingly crafted and polished down to the last pixel. The animations, graphics, environments, art direction, gameplay, music, sound design, acting, and storytelling are all lovingly crafted by people who clearly cared about making the best product they could.

    The story, particularly in relation to the original game, is the sole source of all the ire directed toward this game. I must stress that the story telling is top notch, it's just that the story Mr. Druckmann chose to tell is the problem.

    The game starts out promising enough, where you play as Joel riding on horseback toward a breathtakingly gorgeous view of Jackson in the distance. You and Tommy are out on the plains of Wyoming under a sunset while a sombre guitar rift gently yet strikingly plays. It's all incredibly perfect and really makes you feel that you're walking into something great. And it is great.

    Until Joel gets brutally murdered by a woman with the most freakishly bizarre character physique I've ever seen on a video game character.

    Everything regarding the narrative is kind of downhill from here. Ellie turns into a merciless killer on a quest for revenge, and the moment you are about to get it, you're suddenly FORCED TO PLAY AS THE BIZARRELY DESIGNED TESTOSTERONE-LADEN WOMAN WHO MURDERED JOEL, and you're forced to play as her for nearly half the game! I can only guess the reason they did this is to humanize her and make you feel some sort of compassion and understanding for her actions, but that's pretty hard to do considering that you didn't do this until AFTER she murdered the character we already spent an entire game playing as, learning to love him despite his objective faults. He was one of the most well developed, most human characters I've ever seen in fiction, and killing him off the way they did felt like a huge middle finger to everyone who loved the first game. And after all this, this lengthy revenge quest, you never actually get it, and are just left with a sad, unsatisfying ending where Ellie essentially loses everything. The most frustrating part of all of this is that the game is incredibly well made, so I cannot really hate it. I just kind of wish I'd never played it.

    It's all very sad and unrewarding and makes you wish they'd never made a sequel, because they shouldn't have. The absolute hands down highlights of this game are, ironically, the series of flashbacks you go through with Ellie and Joel from years past. There's one in particular where it's Ellie's Birthday and Joel takes her to an abandoned museum and well...it's heartwarming and just so damn perfect and great in every way, so much so that it pretty much made the game worth playing despite how much I loathed the ending.

    All I can say is this: if you liked the original game's story and cared about its characters, there's a very high likelihood you will not like this game, and I would recommend you steer clear of it, I know I wish I had. But it's nothing resembling a bad game, and it doesn't even come close to deserving all the negative user reviews here. I just wish they'd have taken the story in a different direction and handled Ellie and Joel's stories differently, and that's why I completely understand where all the negative reviews are coming from. But when you look at it for what it is, a video game, and how it plays, and how well it's made, there's really no justification for low scores.
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  29. Jul 3, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. .
    Negatives

    » Less diverse gameplay which makes the experience very repetitive and downright boring after the first 15 hours of the game.

    » Absolutely terrible character development:
    - characters seem to take completely irrational decisions all the time for the sake of creating a story and nothing else;
    - characters are deprived from any emotion at all in all circumstances, which is a stark contrast to the first game. Not only that but characters that were part of the original TLOU have seemingly lost their whole personality and values, replacing them with one single goal of getting the petty and useless revenge that fuels the storyline;

    » Equally bad story:
    - it is filled with plot holes;
    - it has an incomprehensible ending, given the plot of the game before it;
    - it attempts to make the player rethink about the events of the first game with a new and negative vision but in a way that is seemingly guilt tripping the player itself for even playing said game and downright trying to decrease our enjoyment of the same title, for no apparent reason. It also adds nothing in return, making the player wish they had never played this sequel.
    - While trying to do what is mentioned in the above point, it introduces new characters but the timing for that is way off. For instance, 15 hours into the game, Naughty Dog makes you play as the very antagonists of the first part of this title, while also trying to make you emphasise with them. This falls flat, as it is near impossible to show empathy for this character after several occurrences throughout the story. Moreover, this part of the game is 10 hours long, feels completely expendable to the main storyline and makes you wish you weren't playing at all;
    - At all times, the story unravels with seemingly no end point other than making the player itself miserable, while hinting the responsibility of all the cruelty of that chaotic game to the player himself.

    Positives

    » On the bright side, it has the best visual effects you will find on PS4 - absolutely stunning.
    » It is also filled with lots of tiny and somewhat fun details, that are a welcome addition to this otherwise completely cruel world, and reflect the attention that was given to this game.

    However, all things considered, this game is disappointing. It captures the gameplay of the original but no element of that game's story is expanded upon, nor taken as inspiration.
    It doesn't feel like an actual sequel, while simultaneously ruining the magnificent open ending of the first TLOU, the characters we had learnt to love and our overall enjoyment of that first title.

    Do not recommend.
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  30. Jul 3, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Amazing game, amazing story, amazing graphics. I know that there were some upsets for people, but i have to say that this game was briliant. It had some flaws in length and such but it was beautifully told and this game really played into morally grey. People need to compare Joel and Abby, instead of Ellie and Abby, however. Expand
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Universal acclaim - based on 121 Critic Reviews

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  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  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]