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. GamerGirl_x
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    I stand with the masses around the world in being soul crushingly disappointed and heartbroken by the death of our beloved Joel. All these years I waited, pre-ordered and set aside time to play this I was beyond excited. To be faced with our wonderful Joel have his life brutally taken. I'm heartbroken, angry, and horrified. Joel & Ellie are ruined now.

    We were ALL so excited to see the    I stand with the masses around the world in being soul crushingly disappointed and heartbroken by the death of our beloved Joel. All these years I waited, pre-ordered and set aside time to play this I was beyond excited. To be faced with our wonderful Joel have his life brutally taken. I'm heartbroken, angry, and horrified. Joel & Ellie are ruined now.

    We were ALL so excited to see the bond between him & Ellie again, I don't even want to play now. Why is the focus on some murdering heathen, and Ellie embarking embarking on the Dina journey?? and who the hell wrote his death right at the very beginning of the game..?? This game franchise is ALL about Joel and Ellie. Why take him away in such a cheap, brutal way by that murderer, not a good decision. It was done in such a crass way. It is so nonsensical too in that it bears no ties to the first game at all, and Joel & Ellie don't even communicate! It makes me so mad the way they let Joel down in making him and Tommy come across stupid as to give their names and hometown to the gang. It's a total injustice. It feels like the very short time we see Joel, he's just an unknown background character, not the huge leading icon of the game he is. Very strange what you've done to these characters. Ellie didn't even have a kind word to say as Joel died, despite the fact she loves him like a father.

    The bond, humour and love was always the treat to the gamer to watch between Joel & Ellie. It feels like a weird liberal agenda of lgbt and feminism shoved down our throats, than it paying respect to our Joel & Ellie's journey. Games are to escape from the dreariness of the modern world..

    They built up hype all this this time around Joel and him coming to rescue Ellie once more and it was built on a lie! the lowest of the low. They wanted to 'shock' your audience, but instead disrespected and showed plain dishonour towards a monumentally huge fanbase around the world, to Joel.

    Joel and Ellie are the soul of The Last Of Us.

    When we first watched him playing his guitar and singing to Ellie, I was in a flood of tears it moved me so much I literally was so excited to see their new ventures together. That was the absolute best part, beautifully done you could feel it in your soul. I haven't even picked up this game since Joel died i'm just so disappointed. I'm so shocked Naughty Dog that you've completely ruined a world class, deeply loved game. When we got to Joel's house and saw the flowers adorned outside and Ellie's heart breaking cuddling his jacket with his scent on, I cried and this isn't how I wanted to feel when we all fell in love with Joel. I'm a nurse and have needed a happy escape during this pandemic in the world, all my friends laughed at how much I adore Joel and I was talking about my excitement getting to see him reunited with Ellie everyday for months before this came out. Now it's no happy escape at all and i'm angry.

    With a heavy heart, back to the wonderful original The Last Of us with our Joel & Ellie x original The Last of Us with our beloved Joel and Ellie.    … Expand
  2. ClaytonK
    Jul 1, 2020
    5
    The graphics are fantastic! Animation is fantastic! Everything EXCEPT for the story and writing is fantastic... There are so many things wrong with this game storytelling wise, that explaining why I feel that way..would be exhausting. I also dont want to be labled as a bigot, because apparently if you dislike this game you are one.
  3. Gameuser2065
    Jul 1, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Worst game ever. Won’t waste my money again on this company. Worst game ever. Won’t waste my money again on this company. Worst game ever. Won’t waste my money again on this company. Worst game ever. Won’t waste my money again on this company. Worst game ever. Won’t waste my money again on this company.… Expand
  4. Radicalwitch
    Jul 1, 2020
    9
    Amazing story telling and emotional manipulation. I'm very happy it wasn't 10 hours of the same thing as the first one, and we got a unique experience.
  5. alperiqs
    Jul 1, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Althought many people hate this game because Joel died in this game its still a great game with some moral story. Just experience it yourself.… Expand
  6. wayofinfin
    Jul 1, 2020
    10
    Don't understand any of the hate at all, it's as much of a masterpiece as the first one was.
  7. Nafalan
    Jul 1, 2020
    1
    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.
  8. BAS24
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    7 years waisted with one swing of a golf club. Neil Druckman ruined this franchise.
  9. Alvis1013
    Jul 1, 2020
    10
    The best of the best
    The best of the best
    The best of the best
    The best of the best
    The best of the best
  10. Drax24ma
    Jul 1, 2020
    0
    The game is tactless, boring and should have never been made. Wish it could have been executed better
  11. momojafar
    Jul 1, 2020
    0
    If the game was a standalone and was not a part 2 to the amazing first one, I would have rated it higher. I really did not need a sequel, the last of us ended the story perfectly with a logical moral dilemma. Compared to the first game, this game excels in gameplay and graphics. However, that is not what made the first one such a huge success; it was the story that made it stand out. TheIf the game was a standalone and was not a part 2 to the amazing first one, I would have rated it higher. I really did not need a sequel, the last of us ended the story perfectly with a logical moral dilemma. Compared to the first game, this game excels in gameplay and graphics. However, that is not what made the first one such a huge success; it was the story that made it stand out. The story for this game is basically a golf club to the head for the previous game. It destroyed everything the previous one built up and took a massive **** on it. The concepts were cool, but the execution was dog****. VERY DISAPPOINTED.… Expand
  12. kingmerex
    Jul 1, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So the game... I get that they're trying to push a narrative, but the way they handled Joel's death makes me upset. The way he walked into a trap is so out of character for who he is that it raised red flags for me before anything else. And I love Abby as a character, but I didn't want to play her. And no I did NOT want Ellie to leave her family, her little spud, for some revenge spree, and it honestly didn't make that much sense.
    Also if she killed like dozens of people just to get to Abby who was imprisoned, why on GODS GREEN EARTH would she hesitate to kill Abby? Oh, these people were just NPCs, but Abby, she's special. ugh...
    I love the games, the first one especially, but after playing this I'm just left with a bitter taste in my mouth. It will take a lot to convince me to buy another game from Naughty Dog.    … Expand
  13. Criscr7
    Jul 1, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. wonderful and spectacular game I just did not like the death of joel so early in the game… Expand
  14. captjingjing
    Jul 1, 2020
    6
    In it's closing scene, you feel a sense of absolute emptiness. The bad kind. There is nothing to look forward to because the game leaves you with nothing....after destroying everything. The only reason I'm giving a 6 and not lower is simply because the naughty dog team did an incredible job in so many technical ways that has set a new bar in character depth for a video game going forward.In it's closing scene, you feel a sense of absolute emptiness. The bad kind. There is nothing to look forward to because the game leaves you with nothing....after destroying everything. The only reason I'm giving a 6 and not lower is simply because the naughty dog team did an incredible job in so many technical ways that has set a new bar in character depth for a video game going forward. (Even if I despise the characters themselves...)… Expand
  15. Joelftw
    Jun 20, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Amazing story, Ellie had a chance to end this with happiness but she lost it… Expand
  16. Han0010
    Jul 1, 2020
    1
    Horrible story, destory all other effort. Lie in trailer. Don't deserve more than 1 point.
  17. Buffup
    Jul 1, 2020
    2
    It should have been a story about how Ellie found the meaning of her life, or how Joel was redeemed in his twilight years. It should have been a story about growth and affection, lies and understanding. It should have been a grasp of light in the dark end times, not a stupid revenge story of trauma, redemption, and empathy. It was the game I look forward to most for such a long time. ItIt should have been a story about how Ellie found the meaning of her life, or how Joel was redeemed in his twilight years. It should have been a story about growth and affection, lies and understanding. It should have been a grasp of light in the dark end times, not a stupid revenge story of trauma, redemption, and empathy. It was the game I look forward to most for such a long time. It should have come out as an art, but now a garbage.… Expand
  18. Orden56
    Jul 1, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. What a **** insult to the fans man, they try to keep it cool with any persons but their old fans… Expand
  19. liameee
    Jul 1, 2020
    10
    Easily my favorite game of the past console generation, and from the look of other reviews, the story completely went over people's heads.
  20. RipYaNew1
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    Terrible story telling compared to the first one. If you want to play a good zombie game I’d recommend days gone over this garbage the game play actually got worst then the first one.
  21. Cagg
    Jul 1, 2020
    10
    Holy **** Absolutely amazing game. Only "problem," is, and I see problem very loosely, becausw it's not really a problem at all, but it has caused a lot of controversy; You have to open your mind when playing through the story. It actually requires you to think and feel for people who were on the other side of the ****storm that you went and caused. Gameplay is awesome. Animations areHoly **** Absolutely amazing game. Only "problem," is, and I see problem very loosely, becausw it's not really a problem at all, but it has caused a lot of controversy; You have to open your mind when playing through the story. It actually requires you to think and feel for people who were on the other side of the ****storm that you went and caused. Gameplay is awesome. Animations are absolutely brutal and phenomenal. Acting is stunning, along with the graphics

    10/10.    … Expand
  22. Rous62
    Jul 1, 2020
    10
    Good game, good graphics, apart from the fact that the story is so real compared to the world we live in, one that hurts many, is a good game
  23. Julian081403
    Jul 1, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD THAT IS GOOD SAVE YOUR MONEY AND FORGET THIS EXISTS. Please do yourself a favor and save your money this game is an insult to anyone who has the slightest interest in movies and storytelling. (note: I am not rating this game on gameplay at all because that would make it a 0 for me since the gameplay is boring and naughty dog games are slightly interactive movies so as such I review them like that)The only positive that this game has is its the most beautiful looking game I've seen. But graphics don't save lazy writing. This game is a message, NOT A STORY. Characters act uncharacteristically to push the message and completely shown to be disposable. Now to talk about this game in-depth i have to spoil the major story elements if you are for whatever still interested in this game after reading all these reviews stop here. Now I'm going to start from the beginning, Now I do not have an issue with what happened to Joel, I have expected it after the first game and golf is a great sport. I have an issue on what leads to his death, Joel is known to be very secretive SO WHY DOES HE GIVE AWAY ALL OF HIS INFORMATION TO COMPLETE STRANGERS and you cant make the argument that he has changed because not only A. he is in a zombie apocalypse but B. Joel and the people he is with is known to be attacked by hunters so he can't risk just giving his information away. Now If you ignore that the rest of Ellie's story is fine until we get to Abby, the game attempts to make Abby a misunderstood character who was eaten with revenge but it only does the opposite ABBY IS A MONSTER even if you ignore she killed Joel, she has been know to be ok with killing people she once sat at the same table with and being excited to kill a pregnant woman. No matter what you can't make me like her in any sense. You have to play as Abby FOR TEN HOURS if you cut most of her parts out not only would you have a better product but your goal of making me sympathize with her would have been better executed. The biggest sin of this game is the ending after Ellie finally finds Abby hung from a tree almost dead, instead of letting her die, SHE FREES HER. You could have ended the game with her walking away and still have her end the cycle it would have been anti-climatic but it would still be better than what happens she frees her and proceeds to challenge her to fight her to death to which she begins winning, in the fight Abby bites off two of Ellie's fingers so if she wasn't mad before now she should see red. Ellie proceeds to drown her and as she is dying and Ellie is getting her revenge the most retarded thing in the entire game proceeds to happen ELLIE LETS HER GO AFTER REMEMBERING WHO SHE KILLED. WHAT??? I AM DUMBFOUNDED BY THIS. The logical response to remembering Joel is letting her come up for air and drowning her again. This doesn't even do what the game was trying to push. LETTING ABBY LEAVE DOESNT END THE CYCLE OF REVENGE. What is stopping Abby from coming back and finishing the job? There is no implication she doesn't want to do that so your message is now pointless killing her would have stopped it. After letting Abby ago Ellie is left with nothing, Abby gets her revenge and what she wants, while Ellie loses everything she can't even play her guitar how does that encourage people to end their cycles of revenge. The only saving graces for this game is the flashback sequences, It's almost like the writers just fell asleep for the rest of the game except for these parts. They should have charged $20 for the game and only had the flashback sequences, This would live up to the legacy of the last one and still be enjoyable. OR HELL if you cut 8 or more hours of the Abby parts, rewrite both the ending and beginning to make sense, you could have a 9/10 game. Or even just cutting the Abby parts would make it a 7/10. But that doesn't happen this game is just unbearable. This game could be a 5/10 if these were completely new characters and not Joel and Ellie it would at the very least fix the beginning and help certain people from hearing Abbys story out in the beginning but again this doesn't happen. PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD THAT IS GOOD SAVE YOUR MONEY AND FORGET THIS EXISTS.… Expand
  24. AgusMcKinley
    Jul 1, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Una verdadera decepción! Años esperando este juego para nada! Mataron a uno de los mejores personajes en la historia de los videojuegos a las dos horas de empezar, y del modo mas estúpido y cobarde. Y luego te obligan a jugar con su asesina... a qué psicópata se le ocurrió eso? Y ni hablar del final del juego, es de lo mas deprimente y vacío que he visto. Una verdadera lástima, pues técnica y gráficamente hablando el juego funciona... pero su historia es un absurdo total! Ni Joel ni Ellie merecían este final... y nosotros tampoco! Nos mintieron desde el principio...… Expand
  25. ItsErick
    Jul 1, 2020
    9
    Made an account after finishing the story, this game deserves all of the praise it gets. Naughty dog manages to stay faithful to the first game as they take you on a journey where you feel every emotion under the sun along the way. Do yourself a favor and play it all the way through, absolutely the most ambitious story the studio has told to date.
  26. Swagolicousrex
    Jul 1, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ever since I played the first last of us I loved the game and story that came with it I absolutely adored the universe but Neil had to go and ruin it with the last of us 2 I’m glad some people were able to enjoy it but the game just felt so unrewarding and messed up the whole franchise for me with the way they handled the game they could of added so much to it and made it great but they fell short for me. An example would be Joel’s death yes I get the world is crazy and anything could happen but cmon you could’ve done it better than that sorry excuse for a character death a great example of one would be lee from the walking dead I hope Neil doesn’t come back on the third installment because he just ruined the characters and their arcs feel completely pointless now.… Expand
  27. APAKSDANNY
    Jul 1, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Lo termine recién y sinceramente es una basura la historia no se puede sustentar sola el problema es la historia tan mediocre y se siente como un puñetazo en la cara de los fans… Expand
  28. Dracorian
    Jul 1, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A bad, bad game... And i never put a 0 in my life, but this game destroy EVERYTHING about TLoU lore.… Expand
  29. smackbar
    Jul 1, 2020
    2
    There's an obvious narrative that's trying to be pushed in this game. Clearly a lot of people have an issue with that but this review sets that aside as it's not the main issue with this game. I don't have a problem with a strong female character who's ripped. I don't have a problem with a lesbian couple. I do have a problem with how poor the story was written and how excruciatingly boringThere's an obvious narrative that's trying to be pushed in this game. Clearly a lot of people have an issue with that but this review sets that aside as it's not the main issue with this game. I don't have a problem with a strong female character who's ripped. I don't have a problem with a lesbian couple. I do have a problem with how poor the story was written and how excruciatingly boring this game is to actually play. Trying to finish this game felt like a chore but I wanted some kind of closure. Unfortunately that closure didn't relieve my disappointment. The only thing this game has going for it is how nice it looks.… Expand
  30. Leecollins477
    Jul 1, 2020
    10
    holy **** this game is perfect. From the gameplay to the incredibly real story, it could not have been done better. Kudos to Naughty Dog
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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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