The Last of Us Part II

 PlayStation 4
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  1. tourist27
    Oct 31, 2020
    2
    I bet gamers in 2100 will laugh their ass off when looking back at video game history and seeing what they did with second last of us.
  2. ChrisG96
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ok. Here we are after 7 Years. First of. I never have never done a review for a Game before. But I´m a huge The Last of Us Fan. I finished the first Part on the PS3 3 Times and the Remastered 2 Times. The first Part is not perfect. The KI is dull and the gameplay kinda repetive. But the story is one of the best and emotionally touching ones i have encountered in the Video Game Industry. And I have to say, i was massively hyped for the second Part. And now. After finishing it i decided to write my first Review to express my dissapointment. Notice: This is my personal Opinion and nothing more.
    So the Last of Us Part 2 is graphics wise a beautiful game. The Apocalypse looks absolutly stunning. It is detailed and believable. The Motion Capturing is top Tier. The Facial expressions are just great. The sequences of Ellie and Yoel are just what i expected and bring back the warm feeling i have developed for the characters during the first Game.
    And unfortunaly thats the only positive points i have for this Game. The Character of Abby is just.......... I dont know. I came never to the point where i started to sympathize with her. The game really tries to show you her perspective, for example when you see the Hospital scene from the first Game with diffrent eyes, but for me she just stays the character that killed Joel. I have no problem with Joel dying. I expected it from this Game. But not in this way. What leads me to the biggest Problem i have with this Game.
    The Story. Goddammit. if anyone of you reading this works as a Writer for a Game Studio, Movie Studio or Comics. PLEASE TAKE NOTES: SUBVERTING EXPECTATIONS DOES NOT MAKE AUTOMATICALLY A GOOD STORY! Seriously we have edured enough of this **** The Story is a classic Circle of Revenge. Nothing wrong. The Story of Part 1 wasnt Groundbreaking either. But Part 1 was well written and Part 2 is not. In Part 1 you had moments of joy, moments of grim, loud moments, silent moments. Part 2 is misery Porn. And it uses the shocks. Remember Ellie killing David in Part 1? Like we dont see the dismembered Face? It was left to your Imagination. Part 2 shows off the violence like nothing before. I have no Problem with violence in Storys as long as it has a purpose. Remember Spec Ops the line? The Phosphore Scene? This was violence used well. The Last of us uses violence in a pornographic way. Loud, vulgar for the shock effect. In the End, after all the wortk and all the killings to hunt down Abby, Ellie realises Killing is bad and spare abbys life. Like really? After loosing Wife, Kid, Father Figure, two finger Abby is allowed to drive off with a boat to live happily after? Thats your great story Naughty Dog really? Really? That is some Bull**** an edgy 14 year old would write for his "deep and emotional" fan fiction. Which leads me to my next point of critic.The dialogues. Man who is responsible for this? By god the lord allmighty. The same 14 Year old responsible for the Story? I have read FanFictions with better dialogues. Its just. The ****
    My neutral Point is the Gameplay. It is not revolutionary but. Well I guess i have seen worse. And the gameplay of the first part was also a pain in the ass from time to time.
    All in All not a bad Game with beautiful graphics, medicore gameplay that wants to much and shokes on its own ambitions. As a sequel absolutly terrible, as a video game ok. Dont waste 65 Euro and wait till its for free with PS Plus or on sale.
    And i have no idea how it got this 100 scores from the professional reviewers.    … Expand
  3. epiphone1275
    Jun 21, 2020
    1
    l cannot believe they have done this. THAT is what happens to the....Hell I don't want to write spoilers. I was obsessed with the first game when it was first announced. I loved it when it came out. Its still one of my favorite games of all time. I can't believe what they have done. Do they REALLY think people are going to beg for a part 3 after that **** Jesus. WHAT THE **** Il cannot believe they have done this. THAT is what happens to the....Hell I don't want to write spoilers. I was obsessed with the first game when it was first announced. I loved it when it came out. Its still one of my favorite games of all time. I can't believe what they have done. Do they REALLY think people are going to beg for a part 3 after that **** Jesus. WHAT THE **** I cannot express how much I LOVE the first game and how much I HATE this. What the **** happened to the writers?… Expand
  4. zdljxy
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    Disgusting attitude towards the fans of the previous game.
    Naughty dog ​​wasted the best chance to continue the TLOU IP.
  5. Midasitm
    Jun 20, 2020
    4
    Oh boy, they tell us about a revenge story that it doesn't consume at all. You can read a good amount of specialized reviews and all talks about the masterpiece of gameplay and storytelling, the gameplay, world design, ambient and more details that the game has are good but the story it´s something that rumbles into a bad end.

    The IGN Japan got it right "uninteresting new characters    Oh boy, they tell us about a revenge story that it doesn't consume at all. You can read a good amount of specialized reviews and all talks about the masterpiece of gameplay and storytelling, the gameplay, world design, ambient and more details that the game has are good but the story it´s something that rumbles into a bad end.

    The IGN Japan got it right "uninteresting new characters burden the story, making Ellie's journey feel conventional and not nearly as captivating as the original."    … Expand
  6. hoop07240724
    Jul 19, 2020
    2
    Somewhere in this mess was potential for a great story, but unfortunately it is bogged down by unnecessary side plots and baffling character choices. Unfortunately, the graphics are not enough to save this game from itself. For a sequel game, instead of building on the first, it seems to only want to tear it all down. The graphics, and attention to detail are something to admire, butSomewhere in this mess was potential for a great story, but unfortunately it is bogged down by unnecessary side plots and baffling character choices. Unfortunately, the graphics are not enough to save this game from itself. For a sequel game, instead of building on the first, it seems to only want to tear it all down. The graphics, and attention to detail are something to admire, but for a story driven game that focuses more on making the player feel miserable, this game fails spectacularly.… Expand
  7. xxP4L4D1Nxx
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    Wow...just wow.
    Did you know Revenge is bad? No? Well this game will take 25 hours of your life, just to tell you, that in fact it is! Naughty Dog just went full "The last Jedi" on this one.
    Beside the story, gameplay is completely copy and paste from the last game, with a bit more exploration and, well now you can "jump" (only where the game wants you to, so its basically useless).    Wow...just wow.
    Did you know Revenge is bad? No? Well this game will take 25 hours of your life, just to tell you, that in fact it is! Naughty Dog just went full "The last Jedi" on this one.
    Beside the story, gameplay is completely copy and paste from the last game, with a bit more exploration and, well now you can "jump" (only where the game wants you to, so its basically useless).
    Graphics and animations are very impressive , but if you remember Star Wars Battlefront thats not enaught to sell a game...
    Best of all... IGN gave it a 10/10, and calls it a MASTERPEACE. In my opinion TLOU2 feels like TLOU1 but with its soul completely ript out, thus leving it behind as just another mediocre Game.    … Expand
  8. DatPhoenix
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Honestly most dissapointing game of the generation for me. I saw the leaks but still wanted to go in open minded and enjoy the game for what it has to offer. While the gameplay is ok and the grafics are good everything about the story turned out to be even worse than exspected. First time being dissapointed with ND. I really don't get how all those reviewers brought this game up to a 95.
  9. nfessx
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Такого я не ожидал! Вторая половина игры, там где за Эбби - это кошмар. Жаль потраченного времени.
  10. AceRoccola
    Aug 14, 2020
    0
    This game is an insult. Naughty Dog intentionally mislead the public in its advertising, and has delivered the GoT Season 8 of video game sequels. The characters you love are murdered, hobbled, and discarded. The ending is a joke. TLOU 2 punishes you for playing it and then judges you for the actions it forces you to take.
  11. Igor7828
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Не этой игры я ждал 7 лет. Просо обосрали серию своим тупым движением и пропогандой. Про сюжет я вообще молчу. И да вы серьезно считаете что рейтинг 95 не куплен и проплачен?
  12. AidanSnelling
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Please hear me out. I really, really wanted to like this game. I am a huge fan of the original, and when I saw the announcement for Part II, I was beyond excited. Despite exceptional gameplay, sound, visuals, and acting, this game simply doesn’t deliver in terms of story or meaningful character development. I simply don’t understand what went wrong here in the development studio. It’sPlease hear me out. I really, really wanted to like this game. I am a huge fan of the original, and when I saw the announcement for Part II, I was beyond excited. Despite exceptional gameplay, sound, visuals, and acting, this game simply doesn’t deliver in terms of story or meaningful character development. I simply don’t understand what went wrong here in the development studio. It’s bizarre, and as a diehard fan of the first game, this is beyond frustrating and disappointing. Also, this has nothing to do with the game being “SJW” or “agenda-pushing” (I’m a part of the LGBT community myself). I just simply feel like the story, in terms of writing and character development, is laughably bad for a game of this caliber, especially when compared to the brilliant first entry in the series. Please save your money and save yourself from the major disappointment that I experienced while playing this game. While I am rating this game a zero, it’s not because I think this game has no redeeming qualities whatsoever. It’s to simply point out the hypocrisy of many influenced game journalists, as well as blind fans, when they rate the game a ten. Thank you for reading.… Expand
  13. Joel_and_Ellie
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    I have no word to say how disappointed I am. Waiting for this game since I was 15 in 2013, just to see Naughty dog spitting on my beloved characters. Congratulations rest of the team, gameplay and graphics are great. I feel sorry for you even more, hope that you can find a place where you can connect your talent with some great story.
  14. colhezu
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Killing one of the most beloved gaming characters for pure shock value, then going into a quest of revenge killing tons of people along the way just to suddenly decide its bad to kill and let the murderer go is completely idiotic… Expand
  15. Shipwreck5226
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    No. There was nothing enjoyable about this. Go waste your money on another game.
  16. jackbones92
    Jun 19, 2020
    5
    As someone who is normally a fan of Naughty Dog games and of the original Last of Us, I feel this game is a slap in the face. If you enjoyed the first game because of the story, characters and relationships, this game is not for you. Due to some questionable story-line choices, the game feels like a slog to get through and tries to force its players into a middle school ethics class ratherAs someone who is normally a fan of Naughty Dog games and of the original Last of Us, I feel this game is a slap in the face. If you enjoyed the first game because of the story, characters and relationships, this game is not for you. Due to some questionable story-line choices, the game feels like a slog to get through and tries to force its players into a middle school ethics class rather than engross us in an enthralling story. The graphics are some of the best this generation, but the game-play rarely features anything innovative and feels like more of the same as the first game. Overall, averaging everything out I would give this game a 5/10 and similar to Game of Thrones season 8 and Star Wars - Rise of Skywalker, this is one sequel that will sorely disappoint even its most loyal fans.

    Graphics - 9/10
    Gameplay - 5/10
    Story - 1/10

    Overall - 5/10    … Expand
  17. autonote
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    disappointing plot and game play experience. NaughtyDog really know how to add PR tags to the game, but at the end of the day, what really matters is still the quality of the game and its story line.
  18. Indicta
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Terrible writing that butchered the story. Great visuals indeed, but what of it, if the story sucks? Would anyone play this game if it weren't false advertised that much?
  19. SleepOnTheFloor
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. the Joel I remember would’ve seen this from a mile away.… Expand
  20. patuj
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    Visuals are great, gameplay is really similar to the original The Last Of Us, story is stupid.
    The way they tell the story with flashbacks etc just makes it worse.
  21. klokwok
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Petty revenge plot with spontaneous forgiveness at the end after hundred killings. Below average.
    False advertising with Joel. His 3d model was changed from promo materials basically it was implied he should've been for a while but killed off after 3 hours and all conversations of JoelElly is poorly written flashbacks.
    DinaElly relationship shown ok and sometimes great but at the end it's soap opera.
    Graphics and acting is great.
    Don't care about gameplay and was here for continuation of THE story.
    But got just A story.
    4 golf clubs out of 10 spits on the grave of IP.    … Expand
  22. Nite-Mare
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    it is barley a game its a really boring soap opera that is a far cry from the story build up from the original. when you have to push yourself just to get through the next part it is not a game anymore. graphics are top notch but the game is full of bugs, horrible written AI scripts bugging around or doing nothing.

    should have just made it a CGI movie people could buy, and sony and    it is barley a game its a really boring soap opera that is a far cry from the story build up from the original. when you have to push yourself just to get through the next part it is not a game anymore. graphics are top notch but the game is full of bugs, horrible written AI scripts bugging around or doing nothing.

    should have just made it a CGI movie people could buy, and sony and naughty dog milking all these overpriced extra items to buy a 2300$ guitar come on really? just wait for it to go down to 20$ thats a fair price.    … Expand
  23. rakunthz
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    Notorious technical achievement and great accessibility for gamers that is to be applauded. But its core, the story; it's poorly written, it just wants you to swallow it without questioning the obviousness of its shortcomings. It is sad, because after a first delivery full of love and with a message more than charming, comes this new delivery to ruin everything established to bringNotorious technical achievement and great accessibility for gamers that is to be applauded. But its core, the story; it's poorly written, it just wants you to swallow it without questioning the obviousness of its shortcomings. It is sad, because after a first delivery full of love and with a message more than charming, comes this new delivery to ruin everything established to bring something more than pretentious. A pity, really.… Expand
  24. DaangerNoodle
    Jul 2, 2020
    0
    Sadly, this sequel is a poorly written revenge story, which tries force its message down you throat, too which it becomes cringe worthy. They try to introduce new characters, but fails miserably in giving them any depth. Consequently, one does not care about them at all. Furthermore, the well developed characters from the previous game, acts totally out of character in this sequel, inSadly, this sequel is a poorly written revenge story, which tries force its message down you throat, too which it becomes cringe worthy. They try to introduce new characters, but fails miserably in giving them any depth. Consequently, one does not care about them at all. Furthermore, the well developed characters from the previous game, acts totally out of character in this sequel, in order to fit a narrative. Unfortunately, this sequel destroys the remarkable achievements of the first game. Its some what decent game-play mechanics (maybe a little outdated) and breath-taking graphics, is overshadowed by how terrible the story is. Ultimately, they have destroyed their own franchise - a franchise once beloved and admired.… Expand
  25. vsiddireddy
    Jul 23, 2020
    1
    This story is one of the worst stories I've ever seen in video games. Characters in this game behave completely differently from the first game. Gameplay mechanics are really similar. The ending is just the worst and makes you question why you even bothered playing till the end.
  26. zzz123533
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 我覺得不行，喬爾的死非常沒有意義，也相當唐突，後續艾莉非常兒戲的放棄復仇，這使得前面劇情跟著毫無意義。況且，裡面過多的政治正確，導致遊戲整體非常的虛偽!… Expand
  27. phardin
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    The only thing that I really care about in a game is the story, The Last of Us Part II failed miserably in that front.
    The only reason this game gets even a 4 is for the graphics, level design, sound design, and score. If you care about the plot, relatable characters, and a good ending, this game is not for you.
  28. VictorBoomtown
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    How did you mess this up so bad???? I want a refund. Marketing completely lied to me about what I should be expecting. What the heck is with all the bait and switch?
  29. DeLarge93
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    A spit in the face of the original. Nonsensical narrative and a total disregard for beloved characters, how did this make it to print?
  30. Hgggu
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    Technical part is amazing! Shadows, light awesome.
    But story, so so so bad..
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Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 113 out of 121
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 121
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  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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