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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  3. Negative: 68,475 out of 161975
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  1. Lelouch98
    Jun 22, 2020
    1
    After playing "The Last of Us" I was eagerly waiting for this game. I was so love with the first game's characters and managed to avoid the spoiler leaks. But after playing the second game I can say it that this game is pure trash. They took everything I loved about the first game and removed it. Save your money people.
  2. Danni5659
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    Kinda expensive for a 3 hr game. Good graphics. Didn't like the middle or end. The money has already been made.
  3. Lutatoon
    Jun 24, 2020
    10
    Jogo com uma história apelativa e muitas curtceni! A lentidão demora muito para ter ação
  4. Barceg1899
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    Эта игра пыталась сделать меня не геем, но я не прогнулся.
  5. PSGamer97
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    تحول كبير في القصة للأسوأ، مليئة بالاجندة، لا تمت بصلة للجزء الاول
  6. AndreiLacerda
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    Awful. Simply awful. The leaks were real. The plot is the worst they could possibly make, it's a good game, if you play it skipping the cutscenes and with the voices in Russian with no subtitles.
  7. NotoriousMadCow
    Jun 20, 2020
    4
    Why? Just why? Why did I buy this game? Wait to buy it when the price comes down or if it goes for free on the Playstation Plus.
  8. Mgak
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game story is f@cked up
    wish there wasn’t tlou 2 good You killed Joel at very beginning what da ?????    … Expand
  9. Cloud1986
    Jun 28, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Gioco ridicolo! Senza alcun senso e pieno di forzature...che fine ha fatto the last of us… Expand
  10. amphibianalien
    Nov 16, 2020
    8
    TLDR: The game looks and sounds amazing. The gameplay is like the first but much more polished aside from some nasty difficulty spikes. The story is split into two halves. One half is good, the other is great. When the two halves are combined, they both suffer immensely.

    The game has incredible presentation as is par for Naughty Dog. Playing on PS4 pro, the game has phenomenal graphics,    TLDR: The game looks and sounds amazing. The gameplay is like the first but much more polished aside from some nasty difficulty spikes. The story is split into two halves. One half is good, the other is great. When the two halves are combined, they both suffer immensely.

    The game has incredible presentation as is par for Naughty Dog. Playing on PS4 pro, the game has phenomenal graphics, some of the best animations I've ever seen, absolutely glorious surfacing for things like water and asphalt, the voice acting is as great as ever. The gameplay as well stands out to me. I continually ran into issues with poor balancing (easy difficulties are way too easy, hard difficulties are way to hard) I think this is an issue of the gaming industry as a whole and it didn't prevent me from enjoying to gameplay save for a few very difficult encounters. The gameplay is pretty similar though largely improved from the first game. I played on the second hardest difficulty, Survivor, and my playthrough where I explored every optional path I could find took 40 hours. The average playtime is closer to 24-30 hours. Even with this 40 hour runtime I was never bored of the combat and the options it allowed me. The combat encounters, especially against the infected enemies, are almost puzzle like in ways. It rewards knowledge of enemy AI, proficiency with the game's weapons, and familiarity with the arenas where you fight these enemies, in a very satisfying way.

    And now.. to the story. Spoilers here of course.
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    The first half of the game you play as Ellie from the first game, Ellie has some great gameplay sections, one oddly inserted and forgettable car chase, but an amazing open world section with lots to explore and goodies to find. Her story is fine if not a bit cliched.

    The second half of the game you play as Abby, who Ellie has been trying to kill the entire game. They force you into this character to be polarizing and shocking. You unfortunately have to actively force yourself to side with Abby, this isn't a fault of Abby's story, but rather Ellie's motivations, which linger after playing as her for 15 hours. If you can manage to distance yourself from Ellie, Abby is very entertaining and fun to play as. Her gameplay sequences clearly were a little less polished but were still greatly enjoyable. I think Ellie's story alone is pretty good. Abby's story alone is really great. When the game tries to merge the two together, it fails entirely.    … Expand
  11. otaviolp5
    Dec 1, 2020
    10
    jogo top ... historia boa não é tao ruim como fala mas o jogo é lindo graficamente ...jogabilidade delicinha
  12. The_Iceman_2011
    Jun 22, 2020
    10
    This game is different, in MY OPINION, this is a strange yet beautiful game, I won't go into detail, but there are some disturbing things in this game. So I like it and if you read this, just buy the game and decide for yourself. And don't say I have watched a stream this game is all about context.

    I am taking my hat off to the creators that have shown balls for making this game, and I    This game is different, in MY OPINION, this is a strange yet beautiful game, I won't go into detail, but there are some disturbing things in this game. So I like it and if you read this, just buy the game and decide for yourself. And don't say I have watched a stream this game is all about context.

    I am taking my hat off to the creators that have shown balls for making this game, and I will not lie I would like some things to be different but accept the choices made by the creators.

    When being on the hunt for revenge, be sure to dig two graves.

    Kind Regards.    … Expand
  13. Saron_Unchained
    Mar 10, 2022
    10
    The Game tells the Story so thrilling and emotional. I love it every single time.
  14. AlvinDownvin
    Jun 28, 2020
    10
    The game is actually very good. Sadly the major players wich is reviewing the game are being totally dishonest or being sentimental due the death of a beloved character. That's the only true.
    The Last of us Part II is tecnically flawless, combat system way better than we see in the first game, graphics, textures, scenery, soundtracks... Everything is good. The thing is: most of gamers are    The game is actually very good. Sadly the major players wich is reviewing the game are being totally dishonest or being sentimental due the death of a beloved character. That's the only true.
    The Last of us Part II is tecnically flawless, combat system way better than we see in the first game, graphics, textures, scenery, soundtracks... Everything is good. The thing is: most of gamers are still imature. Because of trivial motivations they bomb somethings that don't deserve it. The story is genious, unbelieveble and it has to be this way in order to fufill the major intention to show us vengeance and its consequences. Hope we see a GOTY here.    … Expand
  15. Nok202
    Jun 28, 2020
    9
    Disregard the user score. A lot of "reviews" here are people who didn't even play or finish the game and you can tell when you read the nonsense that they write. This game is absolutely brilliant. During the game I went from I love this game to I don't like this game to I really love this game! Once I reached the finale I realized that even the things I didn't like came together to makeDisregard the user score. A lot of "reviews" here are people who didn't even play or finish the game and you can tell when you read the nonsense that they write. This game is absolutely brilliant. During the game I went from I love this game to I don't like this game to I really love this game! Once I reached the finale I realized that even the things I didn't like came together to make perfect sense in the end. It is a game that you must play all the way through for yourself. The story is amazing and the gameplay is nearly flawless. I only give it a 9 because I feel there are some pacing issues. If you own a PS4 or the upcoming PS5 you must play this game. It will make you think (which I know seems to be hard for a lot of people nowadays). And it will make you feel so many conflicting emotions but it is a journey worth experiencing.… Expand
  16. Conmaxanhle
    Jun 23, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. People rate this game 0 are stupid.
    Graphic 10/10
    Voice acting 10/10
    Story 6,5/10
    The way game dev try to express the game 0/10
    So many mentalillness, Abby, pregnant, revenge. Joel get what he deserves but gold cub with buff girl. Really??    … Expand
  17. fshridar
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    Very disappointing game, full of endless violence without any reason. The story is very weak with unidimensional characters. It's a shame Sony paid reviewers to give a good note for this crap.
  18. Nightshroud0
    Oct 12, 2020
    2
    Nada que ver con el TLOU el apartado grafico es buenisimo pero no es suficiente para compensar la pésima narrativa y los fallos en la historia
  19. driew
    Jul 2, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is definitely not a 10 and definitely not a 0. Personally I quite enjoyed this game and although I had some issues with the story and pacing, it still left a mark on me. It is however a very bleak game and at the end of it, I felt emotionally and mentally drained. I do not however regret getting this game at launch as my playthrough clocked in at about 25 hours but that probably doesn't include all the times I died.

    My biggest gripe with this game is that they destroyed Joel's character and to a lesser extent Tommy's. In the first game, it was established that Joel did not trust people (at the beginning of the outbreak, Joel did not stop the car for a family on the side of the road and told Tommy to keep driving; Joel ran over a man he knew was pretending to be injured because he had high suspicions that it was a trap). In this Tommy and Joel gave out their real names to a group of strangers and put themselves in a situation where they were easily ambushed. This felt like lazy writing to me and was just used as a plot device to move the story forward.

    Fanboys will say that Neil Druckmann addresses this by saying that Joel and Tommy became soft but this was not properly conveyed. They were still going out on regular patrols and if anything, Joel's experience would have led him to be more careful, not less. Druckmann says that Abby and her group were just regular people, not hunters. This is shown not to be the case as Abby and her group are worse; they've WLF (wolves) and they kill strangers on sight.

    The game would've have been better if:
    1. They established Joel and Ellie's relationship a bit more. They should've had you playing as both characters for maybe 1/4 of the game and then kill Joel off. This would've been more impactful and would've given players what they wanted from the first game.
    2. They should've started off with Abby's arc and established her character if they wanted you to sympathise with her. Abby is actually one of the worse people in the game. She tortures Joel, kills god knows how many people and has no remorse or PTSD about any of it. She's a straight up psychopath. She did however grow on me but I generally forgive relatively easy when I'm playing something I enjoy.

    Now for the good parts. The game is astoundingly beautiful, everything from the characters to the environment are breathtaking. It'll probably be the prettiest game on the PS4. The mo-cap and the voice acting are top notch. The gameplay is excellent and much more refined than the first. The rope mechanics are pretty impressive. I can definitely say I had a lot of fun playing it.

    I also applaud Naughty Dog for trying something different however I wished they executed it better and responded better to criticism. I do not like the fact that they went to great lengths to deceive the fans by modifying the trailers to give the impression that Joel will have a bigger presence than he did. Plenty of people don't/won't enjoy it and that's fair. It's a very divisive game.    … Expand
  20. BYPASS72
    Jun 24, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Best graphics and gameplay with the worst story, I really don't want to play as Abby.

    I hate you Neil.    … Expand
  21. Crevanille
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    The game has really good graphics but the story is borring characters have no chemistry like in the first one the AI is retarded. And it just feels like there trying to push a political agenda down our throats instead of focusing on making a great game.
  22. Frank23
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Why did they do that kills off Joel really.
    What have they done.I will never trust Naughty Dog never again.    … Expand
  23. PoPuGuY
    Feb 6, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. What is this trash game? Yes, graphics, gameplay, cutscenes, immersion, music, all of this and other stuff is insane, like sure.

    But this game is there for the STORY and the CHARACTERS, when they killed Joel like a poor dog, made the girl **** added some feminists stuff, and at the end u can’t even REVENGE FOR JOEL.    … Expand
  24. Gasparik
    Sep 21, 2020
    10
    Amazing game! The plot is really interesting and has lots of unexpected twists. It gives you a lot of opportunities to fight and it makes the game really breathtaking. After the every another level you feel really excited and have a lot of adrenaline. The price is really small for such a masterpiece of game development. I recommend to play this game to everyone who won't be playing withAmazing game! The plot is really interesting and has lots of unexpected twists. It gives you a lot of opportunities to fight and it makes the game really breathtaking. After the every another level you feel really excited and have a lot of adrenaline. The price is really small for such a masterpiece of game development. I recommend to play this game to everyone who won't be playing with the obsessive thought about SJW agitation. A bit of propaganda is present in the game, but it's stupid to judge the game only with that. It's amazing graphically and in the game play. Naughty Dog are the best… Expand
  25. Tgh6767
    Jun 22, 2020
    2
    Honestly this game is a true waste of time because the story and characters are very bad and worst and the gameplay just changed for almost 10-15% and the ai soooo stupid in this game Evan when you play in hard mode you gonna find it like normal or maybe easy mode In the end if you want play this game you most sure take it free or take it from your friend and don't waste your money
  26. Frank2k
    Jun 26, 2020
    5
    Without a doubt the graphics are phenomenal in this game. My main issue with this game is the poorly written story. The gameplay is what you'd come to come to expect from a cover based third person shooter. Is the game a 0/10? No, is the game a 10/10? No. I find it hard to believe that some people act like this is the best game ever made and that others act like it's literally the worstWithout a doubt the graphics are phenomenal in this game. My main issue with this game is the poorly written story. The gameplay is what you'd come to come to expect from a cover based third person shooter. Is the game a 0/10? No, is the game a 10/10? No. I find it hard to believe that some people act like this is the best game ever made and that others act like it's literally the worst game ever made. If you want good graphics and gameplay then i could recommend this game on sale. However if you came for the story then I'm afraid this game doesn't have the charm of the original. I found the characters to be frankly boring and forgettable. The bond between Joel and Ellie which made the game so good is cut short. Let me make it clear that I have no issue playing as Ellie or any other woman in any video game but in this game Ellie is rather stale compared to her in the first game. I could go into more detail but long story short I found myself not caring about the majority of characters in this simply because they didn't appeal to me because I found them to be boring. Lastly the ending is very anticlimactic and it was honestly one of the worst endings I have seen in any game.… Expand
  27. MaxxFlavour
    Sep 13, 2020
    10
    MASTERPIECE!!!!!!!!!! Thank you Mr. Druckmann and your team
  28. daniostreiv
    Jun 26, 2020
    3
    biggest dissapointment of 2020, this is textbook tutorial on how to destroy your frainchaise with plotholes and character assassinations. story wise was a bit confusing with the constant flashback and flashback between flashback overall the gameplay is solid but not innovative.
    basically this game was a 7 year wait for a dissapoinment
  29. Cloudxtifa
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    I will keep this short and clear, Masterpiece my A$$!!! Save your money!! Thank you.
  30. bucksbunny
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    People didn’t play this game and rate 0/10.This game is must-played.I love this game
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#2 Best PS4 Game of 2020
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#3 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2020

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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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