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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  1. uncle-mak
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    The game is really mediocre. The gameplay is boring, the plot sucks. I expected much more from the game.
  2. VictorPN93
    Jul 2, 2020
    10
    Narrativa espectacular. Juego inseparable de su primera parte, juntos en mi podio personal. Increíble.
  3. alexejsup
    Jul 2, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I've been waiting for this game for 7 long years ! But before the release, I was nervous because people began to throw mud at the game that has not yet been released ,and then went to the opinions of players on Metacritic who began to say that the game denigrates everything and will make my children become homosexuals, and so on! But fortunately as always it turned out to be the opinion of PC users, homophobes and other stupid people.At the very beginning of the game, I thought that I was stabbed with a knife ,but the more I played the game, I understood more and more what the creators wanted, thank you for trying to convey your thoughts through suffering, sorry stupid people that they do not deserve such games (((Graphics, production, etc. you are a priori geniuses ,I do not understand how you can give out such graphics on the console in 2013,my rtx 2080ti bitterly cries !Thank you again, thank you very much.From Russia with love, do not be very angry at our gamers they are mostly good ,but just very poor and because of this angry at everything(((… Expand
  4. luckyrusty
    Jul 2, 2020
    10
    As someone who ignored every trailer, spoiler, leak, and advertisement prior to this game coming out --

    This game is a masterpiece. For anyone who was a fan of the first game and is interested in seeing what becomes of Joel and Ellie in this post-apocalyptic game after the haunting finish from when we last saw them, you must play this game. Enter with an open-mind and let ND take you    As someone who ignored every trailer, spoiler, leak, and advertisement prior to this game coming out --

    This game is a masterpiece. For anyone who was a fan of the first game and is interested in seeing what becomes of Joel and Ellie in this post-apocalyptic game after the haunting finish from when we last saw them, you must play this game.

    Enter with an open-mind and let ND take you on the story/journey they wanted to tell and I assure you, you will not be disappointed.    … Expand
  5. Remick321
    Jul 2, 2020
    10
    Anyone that says the story isnt good, they are crazy. This game is just as good as the first, and maybe in some aspects even better. The story at the beginning makes you feel hate towards a person, and flips it completely with making you care and love every character, which makes the end just more suspenseful. The graphics are beautiful, the soundtrack is amazing, the dialogue was great,Anyone that says the story isnt good, they are crazy. This game is just as good as the first, and maybe in some aspects even better. The story at the beginning makes you feel hate towards a person, and flips it completely with making you care and love every character, which makes the end just more suspenseful. The graphics are beautiful, the soundtrack is amazing, the dialogue was great, as was the characters. A near flawless game to say the least. The ones who didn't like the game are usually the ones who don't know much about video games in the first place. If you loved the first one, then this one will be nothing short of spectacular as well.… Expand
  6. Antiagr
    Jul 2, 2020
    10
    Amazing game. Neil Druckmann's masterpiece. Long complex story, which many people did not understand. Better than the first one.
  7. MARTYmcg
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The whole plot is just created to push the ideas of violence and popularize the L*BT. In the first part, Ellie wanted to help all of humanity by sacrificing herself, but in this part she was made a crazy lesbian and poured mud over Joel. The series was destroyed by hostages of ideas of immoral and not godly love.… Expand
  8. HectorBM
    Jul 2, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Lamentablemente a la gente le cuesta ver qué es una historia diferente y con fuertes motivaciones por parte de las protagonistas. La gente está dolida por la muerte de Joel, me incluyo porque pensaba que la que moría sería Dina. Si ustedes leen las razones de porque es un mal juego, solo repiten lo mismo: "Lesbianas" "Transexuales" (que nunca los hubo) "Inclusión forzada" cosas que al final no afectaron en lo absoluto la historia. En fin... El hate fue más fuerte que cualquier otra cosa, si me lo preguntarán diría que le dieran una oportunidad al juego y no se dejen llevar por lo que dicen los demás.… Expand
  9. CwB_Yokai
    Jul 2, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. TLOU part II, like the name sugest, is a second part of an story. So you need to analise the game as a sequel for the first game.

    About the game-play: TLOU2 give to us the smooth game-play for the first game, with a lot of improve; the shooter part of the game have the same mechanic of the first game, with more animations and more smooth animations, everything sounds more real, the fight mechanics of the second game is way better than the first game, the aditional evasion mechanic makes the melle fight way better too, most important, the melle animations make sense with the scape mechanics, making a fluid scene in every fight scene.

    About the story: You need to understand that this game occours 4 years after the first game; Joel, Ellie and the rest of thw crew showed to us on the first game are now living in a "peacefull" city, with a "Peacefull" live, when you read the log of scouts, this is more clear. So... There`s some aspects of this situation you need to understand to get the point of the plot.

    When you move on the plto, you have a mission, a revenge mission, and a Breaking Bad mission also. The thing about this game is about you, becaming a monster, and undertand what makes you a monster... And why eveybody in this game is a monster.

    There`s plot hole, this is true. The game isin`t perfect, this is true also. But the things that this game makes good, is SO GOOD, that makes the bad things simple and small.

    IMO this is a 10/10 game.    … Expand
  10. DrHypnus
    Jul 2, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. [SPOILER HEAVY REVIEW/REACTION]
    While I agree that the first game is a masterpiece, Part 2 is even more so for me on so many levels... This game indeed has a very controversial story, but it makes perfect sense to me and I understand the decisions that the characters have made. Also, the parallel storytelling is absolutely genius, and it plays with my emotions so much. Then there's environment and gameplay, which are definitely elevated from the first game and then some.

    Now let's get onto the real SPOILER heavy portion of this review...

    ===Story===
    Naughty Dog wanted to make a game with a theme of vengeance, and they did just that. The whole game is surrounded by vengeance, and what people are willing to do to fulfill that. In my opinion, the story and character reactions were complicated but never out of place, even though sometimes they can be very overwhelming. I won’t dive too deep into the plot, but I do want to address two main arguments that fans are having.

    First of all, I would like to say that killing off a beloved character simply does not mean a story is bad. I understand people's feeling are hurt, since someone you love so much from the first game got brutally killed. But let’s be honest, Joel is not a hero. While this doesn’t mean he should die (especially in such way), you cannot say his death is not justified, especially that he killed someone's father, and essentially ruined the chance of a cure for the human race.

    Now let's move on to the main playable characters. Ellie was set on a quest to seek revenge because her father(-figure) was murdered, and she went on every length to accomplish that, which is what most of the players want to do after witnessing Joel's death. But when it comes to Abby, whose father was killed by Joel, also set on a quest to seek revenge, I noticed many people are suddenly not okay with that. Honestly, I think Abby's action is just as justified as Ellie's, the difference is that Joel's death is personal to the players, but Jerry (Abby's father)'s is not.

    ===Storytelling===
    Storytelling might be my favorite part of the game because it gives the players different perspectives. When I played as Ellie and Abby, I get to see their personal life, and experience their thoughts and memories separately. At a certain part of the game, I have to go to the same area twice, but as different characters. When I first played as Ellie, I didn't think much and just by default eliminated everyone in that area; but later, as I play as Abby (timeline wise Abby gets there earlier than Ellie so everyone's still alive), I get to talk to them and interact with them. While this doesn't make me feel entirely "guilty" that Ellie has killed them all (since they are obstacles to her goal), it added a personal touch to that story and gameplay, knowing these are Abby’s friends (and fur-friends) and they are just doing their job.

    The parallel storytelling in this game makes me think a lot more than other games. It turned an otherwise linear revenge story into something much deeper and much more human. I equally love Ellie and Abby at the end of the game because I see them both as human, instead of two game characters who are blessed by the creators, I feel their loss and pain, and I understand why they made all the decisions.

    ===Environment and Gameplay===
    I will not spend too much time on this other than saying the game is gorgeous but brutal, and the combat is super fun yet can be extremely challenging (especially a certain new clicker).

    Frankly, I don't write reviews much, but with the tremendous hate that this game has gotten, I feel a need to express my opinions (hence certain parts of this review are more of my reaction). Of course, Naughty Dog can just make another game of a cross-country tour featuring Ellie and Joel that's filled with love, and people would be happy. But I admire what Naughty Dog has crafted. It's a very dark, intense, complicated, and controversial story; but through the gameplay, I feel a much stronger emotion towards the story and much deeper connection to the characters than I excepted.

    This is a game that I would highly recommend anyone to EXPERIENCE firsthand, rather than just be an observer or just storm through the plot. There will be times that you feel happy and loved through the characters’ eyes, but also moments to drown in shock, hatred, and revenge. Afterall, they are human in a post-apocalyptic world, and they are all just trying to survive.    … Expand
  11. LoneAssailant
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    Poor story, decent gameplay. Really disappointed with this sequel compared the masterpiece of a game the original was.
  12. Angelxd22
    Jul 2, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. First off, before you give any validation to negative reviews here, check the date. This game will take you approximately 25 hrs to beat, so anyone who published a review on the day it released, is either someone who never played it, or speedran through it, ignoring the story beats. That said, I love this game. I thought the story was great, gameplay solid, music and graphics are outstanding. I never felt like everyone we knew, would survive a second go around, to think so would be unrealistic in this apocalyptic world. That said, deaths were poignant and impact full. Pacing can be off at times. little things like safe cracking without the codes, and a characters fear of heights and how is it portrayed are a wonderful touch. As for length, I feel like they could have double dipped on us. By that i mean they could have put most of the second have out as dlc at a later date, but they didnt. I think we got two games in one here, and i am very happy with it.… Expand
  13. CRob1974
    Jul 2, 2020
    3
    I'm not going to go into the ins and outs of the faults of this game as I would be here all night but I would first like to state that this is not about the fate of the main characters, that is the story tellers decision, not the players. I do however want to say that on the other side of the coin that if I go and see a 90 minute James Bond movie I don't expect to be forced to sit throughI'm not going to go into the ins and outs of the faults of this game as I would be here all night but I would first like to state that this is not about the fate of the main characters, that is the story tellers decision, not the players. I do however want to say that on the other side of the coin that if I go and see a 90 minute James Bond movie I don't expect to be forced to sit through 70 minutes of Dr No and his chums. To be fair though (like many of you) I was going to buy this game no matter what. I was looking forward to it and somewhere along the line I got swept away with the advertising, all be it in hindsight false advertising. Never again, I have learnt my lesson. The last time I felt this cheated was when I bought Dragons Lair for the spectrum 48k, it was nothing like the arcade version (and never could be) but advertised as if it was. You tube them, you will see what I mean. In conclusion, I dont mind a game that is not my cup of tea but please dont lie to me in order to increase sales.… Expand
  14. ikgendou
    Jul 2, 2020
    9
    I wouldn't say it is a perfect game, but definitely a game that worths enough credit.
  15. El_Manu
    Jul 2, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. THIS IS THE BEST VIDEOGAME OF THE YEAR, yeah i know that many people doesn´t like it by the final, but if you analize, TLOU 2 demostrate that every character is human, NO HEROES or VILLAINS. this is the adventure of how ellie falls consumed by revenge, and abby's remorse of how she feels happiness for lev… Expand
  16. iulixmaxsdsd
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    the graphics are gorgeous but the rest is very bad very disappointing especially the story
  17. Greenia
    Jul 2, 2020
    9
    Великолепное продолжение не менее великолепной первой части. Я не знаю чем упоролись все эти "люди", которые лепят нули и единицы, но это явно что-то запрещенное. У игры шикарный визуал, великолепная анимация и лучшая на данный момент анимация и мимика лиц в индустрии. Ну и сюжет, в котором надо думать, что наверное причиняет сильную боль, когда твой IQ балансирует между 70 и 80 баллами.Великолепное продолжение не менее великолепной первой части. Я не знаю чем упоролись все эти "люди", которые лепят нули и единицы, но это явно что-то запрещенное. У игры шикарный визуал, великолепная анимация и лучшая на данный момент анимация и мимика лиц в индустрии. Ну и сюжет, в котором надо думать, что наверное причиняет сильную боль, когда твой IQ балансирует между 70 и 80 баллами. Благо этого хватает, чтоб написать про повесточку и влепить нолик. Вообщем, Naughty Dog глубочайший респект за трудолюбие, талант и перфекционизм (который был и остается их визитной карточкой)...скинул один бал за слишком продолжительные этапы лутинга, который на мой взгляд несколько размывает цельность игрового процесса и подкашивает динамику, но это субъективная придирка. В остальном - одна из лучших игр поколения!… Expand
  18. Leti_Bro
    Jul 2, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This story is supposedly about revenge and how it leaves anyone who pursues said revenge worse off. But that seems to only apply to Joel and Ellie, Abby the antagonist is set on getting revenge and receives everything she seeks to get from that revenge. Very upsetting to see Naughty Dog completely **** on a classic by making this abomination of a sequel.… Expand
  19. Sodahero
    Jul 2, 2020
    9
    Seriously, a lot of people come here and doesn't even had a ps4 or almost watch the full game, just hate them by the decisions of Hoockman killng Joe or not killing Abbey, amd thats a really **** they can't realize that is a way to makw us feel the game at the maximum point, being something special in a bad or good way, making the gamer feelimg something never felt before.
    Love everything,    Seriously, a lot of people come here and doesn't even had a ps4 or almost watch the full game, just hate them by the decisions of Hoockman killng Joe or not killing Abbey, amd thats a really **** they can't realize that is a way to makw us feel the game at the maximum point, being something special in a bad or good way, making the gamer feelimg something never felt before.
    Love everything, the graphics, the gameplays not at 100% the history, bkt is something special, not killing the "magic" of the first game, because is another game.    … Expand
  20. Swingzizz
    Jul 2, 2020
    0
    The graphics, atmosphere, world-building, gameplay and animation are all 10/10 but the story is so terrible the best I can score the game is 0/10. It’s just that terrible. If a game makes you hate the characters then I dont actually want to play it. Regardless of the message the writers are trying to portray, if it makes me hate all the characters then its a failure.
  21. Altrenev
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Главного героя убивают в начале игры,я вам этого не прощу.… Expand
  22. Lexter0409
    Jul 2, 2020
    0
    Well done gaming system. However, the story is just a piece of trash. Not recommended.
  23. Sharnoftheded
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    Unmatched in its visual presentation with outstanding sound design. Last if us 2 is a technical triumph. Packed with wonderfully varied and beautiful places to explore which makes venturing off the beaten path all feel worth while. Combat can be stealthy or loud leading to viscous encounters. The story that takes you on a journey that will stay with you, from its quiet solem moments, toUnmatched in its visual presentation with outstanding sound design. Last if us 2 is a technical triumph. Packed with wonderfully varied and beautiful places to explore which makes venturing off the beaten path all feel worth while. Combat can be stealthy or loud leading to viscous encounters. The story that takes you on a journey that will stay with you, from its quiet solem moments, to moments of terror and all out action. During my 25 hours I found little to no issues with the gameplay or (shock horror) the story which I surprisingly enjoyed, it made for a refreshing tale from Seeing 2 perspectives that kept me glued for hours on end. Even after having the game spoiled for me, I still found the story incredibly enjoyable introducing new characters all fleshed out and brought to life thanks to the games amazing visuals. The performances of the actors are also exceptional with many stand out moments. Seeing things from a different perspective made for an interesting story and gave more insight to what the world has become and those that inhabit it. The horror moments are definitely there too, several times the game caught me off guard making for some intense games of cat and mouse with the infected. Human enemies are also interesting, the stand out being the Scars, who communicate through a series of whistles and can easily catch you off guard. These intense moments are made all the more exciting thanks to the absolute stunning visuals. This is complimented by sound design, while using Razer Threshers the game sounds incredible to trickles of water to haunting echoes of gunfire in the distance. The game is also very accessible with generous checkpoints and a vast array of options to help those enjoy tdifferent ways with text to speach and more. In spite of being massively hated by people who haven't even played it, don't make that mistake. The last of us 2 is one hell of an adventure and will definitely be one I return to in the future.

    If I was to have any niggling issues it a few insta deaths but it's nothing too severe. Some times the pacing feels a little off but in the grand scheme of things this was also a minor issue for me. The flashbacks didn't bother me and it was easy enough for me to follow and understand.

    While I have said the graphics are amazing, I feel I need to reaffirm just to how spectacular they are. On PlayStation Pro this game is eye wateringly good, right down to little details. The water is just amazing, there's even little frogs that populate some areas, it's without a doubt the most jaw dropping game I've played in terms of visuals. It looks so damn good, you may have seen the GIFs from SunhilLegend where the gameplay looks like a cutscene in action. Just very impressive. The last of us 2 is another quality title in a long line of quality exclusives for the PlayStation platform, packed with so many incredible moments. It's a perplexing issue as to why so many hate it, I can't speak for them, but my own experience was overwhelmingly positive. Its certainly one of those things people will argue until they're blue in the face. Some people will just hate it regardless and I can't understand why. My time spent playing was an absolute adventure. Its brutal, bloody, emotional and I can't wait to play it all over again on PS5.    … Expand
  24. Fyrefox
    Jul 2, 2020
    2
    While a beautiful game, it was a hard swing and a miss on the story. it may "subvert expectations" but that is because they didn't know what the audience wanted in the first place. nowhere near a perfect game and anyone who tells you it is is lying to you.
  25. MatriXcian
    Jul 2, 2020
    5
    Graphics are great, Gameplay is the same as the 1st but the story is simply horrible if you enjoyed the originals story this is nothing like it.
  26. Gianfranco_26
    Jul 2, 2020
    10
    Yo amé este juego en todos sentidos en los gráficos en la historia, jugabilidad y el final fue excelente.
  27. Bazou9814
    Jul 2, 2020
    10
    Pour répondre à tout les abrutis qui mettent 0 et 75 caractères ça me casse les couilles
  28. Liam12347890
    Jul 2, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Disappointed with naughty dog. Gameplay was nothing evolutionary however the graphics are Stella considering the aging ps4. The story was convulted and feel over its own thematic weight. I good concept implemented inadequately.… Expand
  29. LeoPimens
    Jul 2, 2020
    10
    The game is incredibly emotional. Gotta appreciate all the work that has been done: the graphics, the voice, the motion capture and stuff. You will see a wonderful, well-written story, of Ellie's journey through the whole country, for revenge. That's all I can say about the plot. You really gotta check it out:)
    Very touching, emotional, and impressive work. Well done, Naughty Dog!
  30. GIANLUCA92
    Jul 2, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Last Of Us: Part II plot is just plain bad. It's flat, like a first draft. It's not bold, it's lazy. The old characters' actions do not hold up to what they did in the first installement (Joel shouts out his name to strangers, Tommy is just a senseless killer and Ellie is a dark, horrible person) and the new characters are just simply boring, unlikeable people the developers try to make us empathize with via really manipulative and lazy strategies. Ellie kills dogs, Abby plays with dogs, Manny's father has Parkinson's disease, etc. Dina and her ex are so boring and flat, you couldn't care less if they were in the game or not. Abby is just a sociopath, who would've killed pregnant Dina if it wasn't for Lev. Owen is a cheating bastard, Mel is a passive aggressive and incredibly irresponsible woman (she goes on missions while pregnant) and Manny is a very bad written latin sterotype. Lev and his sister are Okay, I guess, given the fact that they have background as "scars", and they uphold this aura of mystery. but that's pretty much it. I wanted Abby and her friends to die so bad, I struggled to finish her timeline. Abby's father is a jackass that puts his life and the life of his daughter at risk to save a zebra, like, come on man, you're the town doctor, don't flee like that. Maybe it is on the graphics perspective it's a historic moment, but not at all on storytelling. They CLEARLY wanted us to like Abby, not to hate her, they tried to do it via those lazy and manipulative strategies I mentioned before, it does not make any sense what they are saying about this game being amazing by making you play as **** Abby, forcing you to do it if you want to finish the game. This is a triple A title, they would't risk it like that, it's not and indie game, for God's sake. This is not how you do the "ego death" thing. Like Angry Joe said, you could've played as Abby from the beginning, let us see her trauma, then let her meet Ellie, make them bond, fight together, then they could both find out the truth, maybe Abby knew all along, then Abby Kills Joel and Ellie kills Abbie, but you get that bittersweet drama at the end. But no, it's not like that, it's lazy as **** Naughty Dog didn't play with my soul, they played with my expectations, giving us all false advertising and writing a really bad story for the sequel of one of the best games, if not the best game of all time.… 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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Metascore
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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