The Last of Us Part II

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  1. DeltaFrost117
    Jul 2, 2020
    9
    Is this game perfect? No. But is it the poorly written, boring, character-destroying mess that many people are saying it is? Absolutely not.

    I found the story to be well written, shocking, and emotional, with an EXTREMELY satisfying and mature conclusion that provides an excellent character arc for Ellie's story. As for the gameplay, I found it to be extremely rewarding and fun, with some    Is this game perfect? No. But is it the poorly written, boring, character-destroying mess that many people are saying it is? Absolutely not.

    I found the story to be well written, shocking, and emotional, with an EXTREMELY satisfying and mature conclusion that provides an excellent character arc for Ellie's story. As for the gameplay, I found it to be extremely rewarding and fun, with some of the best stealth combat I have seen for a very long time. Graphically, the game is stunning, with every single environment being gorgeous to look at, and at times, almost photo-realistic.

    My problems with the game were very few. Only experiencing one or two full on glitches throughout the game (clipping into walls), one or two seemingly broken tree textures, and a couple of wonky hit boxes on trees and fences blocking shots that should have hit. Were I to be forced to criticise the story, my only real suggestion would be to move some of the flashback sequences to the start of the game to provide some players a more streamlined bridge between the first and second games, and slightly more closure, although personally, I didn't find any fault with the ordering of the game.

    Overall, I think The Last of Us 2 is a brilliant game with an extremely satisfying story, interesting characters, fun and rewarding gameplay, and absolutely stunning graphics. I would highly recommend it to anyone.    … Expand
  2. SledgeMoney
    Jul 2, 2020
    9
    I'll admit, after seeing the leaks I was not only skeptical but made the decision to not buy this game. Once I had time to cool off and reconsider I gave it a shot and I have to say it was one wild ride. Regardless of my opinions the game is not concerned with how you feel or what you want to happen. Every twist and turn brings you either angrier at certain characters or more understandingI'll admit, after seeing the leaks I was not only skeptical but made the decision to not buy this game. Once I had time to cool off and reconsider I gave it a shot and I have to say it was one wild ride. Regardless of my opinions the game is not concerned with how you feel or what you want to happen. Every twist and turn brings you either angrier at certain characters or more understanding of them. The game play and graphics are on another level and its almost twice as long as the original. Although the game has already been grossly review bombed, I still felt it was necessary to share my thoughts. I give naughty dog respect for trying something big and bold. The last of us Pt.II will pull your emotions in every which way and at the very least will make you feel like you've most likely never felt before playing a video game. For those of you who have not had the game spoiled for them yet, get off the internet and enjoy the damn game!… Expand
  3. Oscar21gg
    Jul 2, 2020
    0
    The story is trash the ending is terrible the new character are not interesting the first last of us game didn’t even need a sequel now because that this game got high reviews I’m never Gonna trust any credit scores again And I’m not gonna buy anything again from naughty dog unless Neil **** gets fired
  4. Ershurman
    Jul 2, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Es una verguenza el momento en el que pretenden que sientas lastima y cariño por abby, tienes que controlarla una buena parte del juego cuando en realidad todos los jugadores le tenemos asco, yo queria torturar y matar a abby, me da asco, y la tengo que controlar durante horas? Asqueroso guion.… Expand
  5. Hugozera
    Jul 2, 2020
    10
    o jogo e completamente foda adorei espero muito uma parte 3!! o jogo nao e pra qualquer uma esse foi um dos jogos que mais mexeu comigo e meu pscologico muito bom!! AMEI vem PARTE 3!
  6. Potatoes953
    Jul 2, 2020
    8
    This game deserves the criticism it is getting however the way people are going about it is entirely wrong, review bombing a game because you didn't enjoy one part of the story is not okay. I really enjoyed the game for the fun, in depth, and engaging game-play. I was originally just playing the game for the story but after a few hours I got really bored by the preachy-ness of the story.This game deserves the criticism it is getting however the way people are going about it is entirely wrong, review bombing a game because you didn't enjoy one part of the story is not okay. I really enjoyed the game for the fun, in depth, and engaging game-play. I was originally just playing the game for the story but after a few hours I got really bored by the preachy-ness of the story. Furthermore the story is one that I've seen so many times that I bored with seeing it. I really did enjoy the game for the thing that a game needs to be in order to be good, the game-play. Naughty Dog hasn't had a great track record with making fun game-play recently but this feels like they've been learning from the past 15 years. Although with misleading advertising, interviews and an iffy story I understand why people are rightfully upset with this game but it can't be ignored how solid and fun it is. I personally think that the talented staff a Naughty Dog were given an impossible task and made the best thing they could with that in mind. This game was always going to disappoint and the lead writer and director (Neil Druckman) shoving his sexual fantasies and political statements hurt this game in the long run. I'm actually not apposed to politics in games but when it's shoved down the gamer's throat like this game does rather than subtly like in Bioshock, Half Life, or Nintendo's games that's when I have to draw the line. Overall it's still a good game that I enjoyed so I might come back to it unlike Uncharted or God of War PS4 (I still enjoyed them I just don't feel the need to come back to anytime soon).… Expand
  7. supersupporter8
    Jul 2, 2020
    6
    Graphic 10/10 Gameplay 7/10 Story 1/10 - That makes total 6 out of 10
    If people didn’t get to play the first game, then this game’s story wouldn’t feel too horrible since you won’t have a reference point or any emotional connection to the lead characters. It’s such a tremendous let-down because the first game set such a high bar story-telling wise.
    The first game conveniently used    Graphic 10/10 Gameplay 7/10 Story 1/10 - That makes total 6 out of 10
    If people didn’t get to play the first game, then this game’s story wouldn’t feel too horrible since you won’t have a reference point or any emotional connection to the lead characters. It’s such a tremendous let-down because the first game set such a high bar story-telling wise.

    The first game conveniently used McCarthy’s The Road as an “inspiration”, this game’s original story ends up ironically exposing how inadequate Neil Druckmann actually is as a story-teller.

    There are plenty of argument out there already discussing why the story is bad so I won’t dive into details but let me point to the obvious one here - how do you expect the audience to care about the characters in the 2nd half when you already *spoiler* all of them in the first?

    To be perfectly clear, I’ve got nothing against *spoiler* getting killed. The critical flaw lies in the story’s structure itself - when you can’t connect to the characters and the audience stopped caring, the 2nd half of the game felt so long and patronizing. Every single plot point felt so contrived and worked too hard seemingly trying to “influence” the choices you have no power to make in the first place.

    An easy fix would be giving this game multiple endings based on the moral choices you had to make, which shouldn’t be too hard, I’ll be happy to take just two endings - to kill or not to kill.

    Instead, Neil Druckmann made those moral choices for you - preaches down to your neck be precise forcing you to have emotional connection with characters that you already know will be *spoiler*. That’s precisely why at the end of the game you got this bad tastes in your mouth and felt nothing even remotely close to that cathartic release from the first game.

    I’ll leave it at a Joel quote in the game; ‘See there was a sequel. It wasn’t as good.’    … Expand
  8. Guacamole5
    Jul 2, 2020
    10
    A masterpiece that we will never see again a lot of people just can't understand it or just don't want to.
  9. oLeozinh
    Jul 2, 2020
    10
    The best game I’ve ever played, it is very decided because of how people deal with grieve, vengeance and forgiveness. Must play and take own conclusions. It’s cruel as real life, sometimes things don’t go how you intent to, and action has consequences.
  10. OpCritic
    Jul 2, 2020
    10
    The Last of us 2 - лучшее доказательство того, что не стоит верить пользовательским оценкам метакритика. Ведомое стадо хомячков, у которых даже консоли нет, набросало нулей и уронило рейтинг. Если хотите посмеяться, можете почитать их дебильные ревью в стиле "фуфуфу лесбиянки".
    По факту игра шедевр - идеальная техническая часть, крутая атмосфера постапокалипсиса, затягивающий геймплей,    The Last of us 2 - лучшее доказательство того, что не стоит верить пользовательским оценкам метакритика. Ведомое стадо хомячков, у которых даже консоли нет, набросало нулей и уронило рейтинг. Если хотите посмеяться, можете почитать их дебильные ревью в стиле "фуфуфу лесбиянки".
    По факту игра шедевр - идеальная техническая часть, крутая атмосфера постапокалипсиса, затягивающий геймплей, прекрасный дизайн и лицевая анимация. Сюжет спорный, но не плохой. Если сомневаетесь, покупать или нет - берите.    … Expand
  11. Pacas
    Jul 1, 2020
    9
    This review is only my opinion and my best try to reflect what the Last of Us part II made me feel, I’m writing these just as the credits keep unrolling, this is probably the way the Greeks felt when they conceived the word catharsis, as with the first part this is a game that will touch the core of you, only this time in more profound way, I found myself astonished with some of the mostThis review is only my opinion and my best try to reflect what the Last of Us part II made me feel, I’m writing these just as the credits keep unrolling, this is probably the way the Greeks felt when they conceived the word catharsis, as with the first part this is a game that will touch the core of you, only this time in more profound way, I found myself astonished with some of the most shocking scenes and also kept pushing the square button even after the request had passed, I honestly felt Ellie’s pain and somehow understand the path she takes, probably I’ll do the same. But also recognize that this cycle of violence as the director calls it is dangerous and painful, and watching that pain brought the tears from my eyes in ways that until now, I thought only movies or other art expressions could achieve, this game also pushes the graphics in a way that makes the first game look way behind, it’s delightful to see the green in the plants and also watch the infected with more detail, a fact that makes them look grotesque particularly one new type of infected which I have to say caused me a total shock to watch, a true abomination. The parallelisms made by the studio with some of the present situations in our society is something that can’t be overlooked, even in these post-apocalyptic world there still exists intolerance and the labels to those who are “different” although is certainly pleasing to see how some stand against it, this game for me, made me look and review the word empathy in a way that I never thought possible, if we consider that it is putting yourself in the shoes of the other, believe me, this games does it, good or bad are just labels in a world where each one of us are mirrors, and the pursuit of justice takes a new scope in this game. In a nutshell, you have to play this game, I believe I’m not exaggerating when I say this game truly proves that video games have the capacity to be works of art but more importantly, they provoke emotions both pleasant and unpleasant.… Expand
  12. TRALL25
    Jul 2, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Excelente juego. Una senda de venganza a raíz de una muerte y el no perdonarse al no poder despedirse de quien para ella fue un padre y un amigo. Mostró que al final nos muestra que siempre para alguien seremos los buenos o malos, siempre creeremos tener la razón así como también lo que hacemos tiene consecuencias.… Expand
  13. Walter_Sullivan
    Jul 2, 2020
    3
    Arruinaron la historia y destruyeron un gran juego, la sensación se vació tristeza y dejadez que provoca está entrega es horrible.
  14. Bigshowow22
    Jul 2, 2020
    10
    Don't let the hate train fool you. It's a very nice game. If you liked the first one you are going to love this one.
  15. Painkiller1995
    Jul 2, 2020
    9
    The gameplay is like the 1st one but improved and the story does something that no other game has the balls to do.
  16. Esteinusevil
    Jul 2, 2020
    3
    Decepción de año es hacer un juego políticamente correcto Más de lo mismo
  17. Ericm0104
    Jul 2, 2020
    9
    Beautiful and dark!

    Terrific acting with a good story about revenge and the consequences that follows.
  18. Deninho100
    Jun 20, 2020
    10
    Depois de terminar esse jogo, fica difícil jogar outro, porquê não é mais a mesma coisa, nunca pensei que fosse sentir tanto ódio e compaixão jogando um jogo, me fez sentir como se estivesse no lugar dos personagens, agora eu tenho 2 personagens favoritos, que são a Ellie e o Lev, Lev sem dúvida é um dos melhores personagens desse jogo pra mim,a única coisa que eu não gostei foram os bugs,Depois de terminar esse jogo, fica difícil jogar outro, porquê não é mais a mesma coisa, nunca pensei que fosse sentir tanto ódio e compaixão jogando um jogo, me fez sentir como se estivesse no lugar dos personagens, agora eu tenho 2 personagens favoritos, que são a Ellie e o Lev, Lev sem dúvida é um dos melhores personagens desse jogo pra mim,a única coisa que eu não gostei foram os bugs, bugs onde o braço da Ellie ficava para trás e a tela ficasse branca, mas nada que atrapalhasse a gameplay, era só voltar o checkpoint que voltava ao normal, sem dúvida um dos melhores jogos que já joguei.… Expand
  19. Leito17
    Jul 2, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It is not a game for fanservice. Excellent opening of the narrative arc including new characters and escaping the vision of the good guys (protagonists of the first game) against the new bad guys. It is an apocalyptic world where everything is more complex than simply seeing the character you want succeed. Grow up!… Expand
  20. ShadowrunFanati
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Hugely dissapointing story, takes much beloved characters and ruins them.

    Joel is laying low and yet goes around telling everyone who he is....where was his carefulness from the first game? He just stopped caring it seems. There was a million ways to have his name known that didnt involve him telling everyone who he js.

    And Ellie....the ending is abysmal. They took two much beloved characters and took a steaming dump on them.    … Expand
  21. hpirie86
    Jul 2, 2020
    10
    This game shattered my heart into a million pieces, time and time again. But it is still an absolute masterpiece.
  22. Karniuchka33
    Jun 25, 2020
    10
    El juego esta buennaso no se porque la gente lo critica si bien no es tan bueno como el primer juego, es un juegazo.
    En fin la hipotenusa
  23. Abertjr
    Jul 2, 2020
    10
    Great game and story that’s worth playing. Great ending too that will shock you!!
  24. cgiff12
    Jul 2, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is not terrible. People bombing it because the writers/creators didn't do what the audience wanted. Leaks aside, we all knew it was something to do with Joel. Or Dina. Or Tommy even. It has amazing visuals, music and gameplay. Stays true to the original and somehow makes it feel new. It is a long game. Especially if you're going for 100%. I think I felt the length of this game because it's not that open world. I put 80 hours or so into RDR2 and it didn't feel like it.
    As a gay person, I did like the representation. Everyone complaining about the gay "pandering" needs help. There is no lack of straight people so I don't know why they're mad. Unfortunately you do have to play as Abby. I get what they're doing. You have to see how Joel's choice affected other people. You never stop and think about who he actually killed. Did that doctor have a family? Was he someone's father, husband? The end is bittersweet. It's open to interpretation. They cycle stopped when she let Abby go with Lev and she just let go of everything. No heros, no villains. Nobody wins in this world. I chose to believe Ellie heads for Jackson to get Dina back and finally move on.    … Expand
  25. pedrokayque
    Jul 2, 2020
    10
    Depois de uma espera bem longa finalmente terminei The Last Of Us Part II. A obra-prima da Naughty Dog serve como ponto de gerações, expondo histórias profundas, somente possíveis através deste meio interativo. O jogo é uma verdadeira montanha-russa de sentimentos fortes que são provocados por algumas decisões ousadas da história. Não é preciso dizer que é uma maravilha olhar, ouvir eDepois de uma espera bem longa finalmente terminei The Last Of Us Part II. A obra-prima da Naughty Dog serve como ponto de gerações, expondo histórias profundas, somente possíveis através deste meio interativo. O jogo é uma verdadeira montanha-russa de sentimentos fortes que são provocados por algumas decisões ousadas da história. Não é preciso dizer que é uma maravilha olhar, ouvir e tocar, pois retrata a paisagem urbana mais bem-realizada e detalhada mundo pós-apocalíptico que vimos em um jogo até o momento. A Parte II é, redutivamente falando, uma história de vingança encharcada de sangue. Se o tema das obras da primeira geração for "amor", diga quanto uma pessoa está disposta a pagar por amor, então, o tema desse é "ódio", quando o ente querido é ferido, os princípios e resultados serão quebrados por vingança, e como sedentos de sangue e loucura cairão nela? É por essa razão que o tom geral do Parte II é ainda mais frio, e até os traços de calor e esperança nas obras originais serão cruelmente esmagados... "abuso" é a história que me trouxe com a experiência mais intensa. Ainda mais "cruel" é que a história e a caracterização, são muito delicadas. Não são apenas os rostos antigos de Ellie e Joel nesta jornada, você também colocará mais e mais emoções em novos personagens e, em seguida, substituirá o pensamento, o entrelaçamento e a dor. Para aqueles que se machucam, você sentirá um ódio extremamente forte, a seguinte vingança e assassinato parecem ser lógicas e imperativas. Isso não é apenas porque ele usa os altos e baixos da trama para trazer altos e baixos emocionais intensos, terrores, choques, arrependimentos, alívio etc., mas também porque mostra a complexidade dos personagens e a delicadeza do coração e o que você é e as pessoas com quem você se importa não são perfeitas nem estritamente "boas pessoas", mas se sentem mais reais e dispostas a colocar emoções nelas. TLOU Part II me fez ter várias emoções, mesmo o final sendo muito inesperado, no qual teve muitas críticas negativas de alguns jogadores mas ainda sim se torna maravilhoso e único.… Expand
  26. yesmynigfler
    Jul 2, 2020
    4
    before i review this game i loved the first in the series and thought it was way better in almost every way. I thought this game is terrible and overrated its character design is very bad not only do they kill off most of these new characters but they are also very forgettable. i will try to avoid spoilers and get straight to the point but god did they have to mess up the story this badly.before i review this game i loved the first in the series and thought it was way better in almost every way. I thought this game is terrible and overrated its character design is very bad not only do they kill off most of these new characters but they are also very forgettable. i will try to avoid spoilers and get straight to the point but god did they have to mess up the story this badly. despite all of that the graphics look nice and appealing the music was pretty good but no where near as good as the original. but the game play was just as good as the original yet other people think differently… Expand
  27. DrugsRFunTryEm
    Jun 22, 2020
    2
    Gameplay and graphics are marred by heavy-handed Intersectional plot-devices. It is a far departure from what the original was, where I didn't feel like I was being bludgeoned by any overt messages. If you absolutely ignore the plot and dialogue there is some decent gameplay to be had.
  28. JAtr
    Jul 2, 2020
    0
    Las mecánicas no son nada que no puedas ver en otros juegos, violencia como en Mafia III y sigilo cómo en Batman solo que sin lo divertido, Además y la razón real de su mala nota es que al ser un Pelijuego, el aspecto a relucir sería la historia, cosa que no hace es incluso tedioso pasarlo, ya que cada reflexión de los personajes es un insulto al primer videojuego repitiéndose muchasLas mecánicas no son nada que no puedas ver en otros juegos, violencia como en Mafia III y sigilo cómo en Batman solo que sin lo divertido, Además y la razón real de su mala nota es que al ser un Pelijuego, el aspecto a relucir sería la historia, cosa que no hace es incluso tedioso pasarlo, ya que cada reflexión de los personajes es un insulto al primer videojuego repitiéndose muchas veces, además cuenta con falta de sentimientos de los personajes l además de otros argumentales que una vez que lo pasas no te dan ganas ni de ver la carátula del juego… Expand
  29. AlleToca
    Jul 2, 2020
    5
    I have been counting days since the first one. Been waiting so hard for this. Ocerall it is a good game. But the storyline if messed up. It felt to much of a uncharted game more then a true Last of Us game. Great graphic and sound but the story is poor and the game control feels a bit lagy. I had the sense on 10 and that worked out a bit better. I was hoping for so much more and I feel aI have been counting days since the first one. Been waiting so hard for this. Ocerall it is a good game. But the storyline if messed up. It felt to much of a uncharted game more then a true Last of Us game. Great graphic and sound but the story is poor and the game control feels a bit lagy. I had the sense on 10 and that worked out a bit better. I was hoping for so much more and I feel a bit disappointed … Expand
  30. bryan016
    Jul 2, 2020
    10
    Thank you Naughty Dog for making such an amazing game. I loved the first one game and this is an absolute masterpiece, one that takes patience, empathy, and grounding yourself in the world the characters are living in to full grasp the compelling story. This has to be one of the best narrative driven games I've played since the original game. I'm not sure how anyone could dislike thisThank you Naughty Dog for making such an amazing game. I loved the first one game and this is an absolute masterpiece, one that takes patience, empathy, and grounding yourself in the world the characters are living in to full grasp the compelling story. This has to be one of the best narrative driven games I've played since the original game. I'm not sure how anyone could dislike this game or anyone rating this below a 5, what is your definition of 5? A blu ray disk that spins and has a loading screen? Six years of dedication went into this game and it shows around every corner and building. The emotions this game instilled in me when I was playing was like nothing I've ever experienced in a game before. This is truly a work of art, one that should be applauded for it's accomplishments. For those disliking the story, you might want to consider a lesson in History and the brutally of the real world and perhaps even the foundations of Psychology to comprehend empathy and sympathy. The games story takes some degree of intelligence to appreciate and understanding the meaning of what these fictional characters are experiencing and how the story unfolds for them.… Expand
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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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93

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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