The Last of Us Part II

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5.8

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  1. CanOzen
    Jun 26, 2020
    3
    As a director and a big fan of the Last of Us and all Naughty Dog games. This one disappoints with it's storytelling to be honest. It divides us two pieces and left us blanked as an audience. There's a feeling in a story which makes us go further. But part 2 kinda took it from us and mostly we didn't know why we're killing people. Trying to turn enemy to a friend for us? With no realAs a director and a big fan of the Last of Us and all Naughty Dog games. This one disappoints with it's storytelling to be honest. It divides us two pieces and left us blanked as an audience. There's a feeling in a story which makes us go further. But part 2 kinda took it from us and mostly we didn't know why we're killing people. Trying to turn enemy to a friend for us? With no real backstory. It didn't convince me. I'm sad. Hey Naughty Dog, please work with better director's next time. This is more than a game. Amazing graphics and gameplay but here we are still unhappy.… Expand
  2. perKac
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    Quote from game summed it up “There was a sequel, it wasn’t as good”. -Joel
  3. C_Dragonfly
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. No offense Naughty Dog but I hated The Last of Us 2. And not just because of Joel’s death. If you’re anything like me and you loved the developing relationship between Ellie and Joel in the first game, you would be sorely disappointed with this game. It’s only redeeming qualities are the graphics (which I will give them credit for, they are outstanding), gameplay (a little outdated but still okay), and the soundtrack. Sadly it ends there. The main reason people play this game is for the STORYLINE, and a decent one was not even remotely present in this game. Why spend years and years crafting this beautiful father-daughter like relationship between Joel and Ellie just to have it destroyed in the second game? Killing off Joel so soon in the game was a horrible move, and a big blow to those of us who love Joel (which I’m sure most of us do). To make matters worse the Ellie-Joel flashbacks, in my opinion the only good part of the story, appear AFTER his death which leaves such a bittersweet and melancholy feeling knowing he’s going to die a cruel death eventually, by Abby no less, a character we are forced to play before she dies and after for a huge chunk of the game (and I don’t even like her!!! AT ALL). If he had to die it should’ve been later in the game when they’ve established a real storyline because it happened too suddenly. Secondly the game is just downright depressing. It’s not fun to play whatsoever, because Naughty Dog mislead all of us with that BS advertising of Joel helping Ellie on her quest for revenge. Instead we were greeted with a swift death and the introduction of underdeveloped and bland characters. And guess what? They all end up dying or abandoning Ellie at the end (surprise surprise!) where she is just fingerless, unable to play the guitar (her only connection to Joel) unmotivated, and depressed. Which make us players incredibly depressed too! There was absolutely no reason for this to happen to Ellie. Seriously, we spent all the time killing and killing so violently just to get to Abby then we don’t even get to kill her at the end. It’s like, hello, what was the point of all that then? And it doesn’t help that I feel absolutely no remorse for Abby either. I WANTED her to die. All in all this storyline was a big risk on ND’s part but it did not pay off. I’m sorry but if a game leaves you feeling so enraged and sad it’s not a good game. These critics are out of their minds, they are only reviewing it on a technical level and are clearly not attached to any of the characters or storyline like true TLOU fans. 0/10.… Expand
  4. guxtavoantunes
    Jun 26, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Péssimo jogo, os que realmente amaram The Last Of Us 1, sabem que esse 2 foi um completo cagaço de militância, completamente massante e tedioso, impossibilitando vínculos com personagens, ou carregando emoções verdadeiras.
    Lembro de jogar THE LAST OF US 1 e fazer dele algo para eu crescer na minha vida com aquelas cenas que me marcaram e todos os seus ensinamentos com frases do tipo "Não pode ser em vão".
    Mas esse foi completamente genérico, simpatizamos com o papel de "pai" do Joel e ele teve uma morte completamente indigna de tal personagem.
    E fala sério? Jogar com a Abby? Ridiculo com todas as palavras.
    E o fato de não matá-la no final causa mais angústia ainda.    … Expand
  5. trumposit
    Jun 26, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. its not a game engine demo graphics couldnt be more irrelevant all the next gen games will have this level graphics maybe next time read your own story before releasing your game… Expand
  6. PJC1738
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The story sucks, the ending sucks, and 2020 sucks as well. At this point may god have mercy on our souls.… Expand
  7. Taranderson
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    We can see the construction of the carachters. In the first part we see the love, Joel and Ellie making a friendship. In the second part, we see the revenge that will take the two protagonists, because they love someone, who was killed. In the end, the question is, Does Ellie have to take revange? The answer is not easy. You can see the choice between her family, or Joel. The Last of UsWe can see the construction of the carachters. In the first part we see the love, Joel and Ellie making a friendship. In the second part, we see the revenge that will take the two protagonists, because they love someone, who was killed. In the end, the question is, Does Ellie have to take revange? The answer is not easy. You can see the choice between her family, or Joel. The Last of Us part II is not another game of Naughty Dog, is probably the end of the one of the best games in the history. You can see all of the emotions in the characters, all of the intentions to stay alive in a world where everything is scarce. Does Ellie had to have an end of queen? This is not a story of Disney. In the first game, in the diary of Ellie, we can her love for womens. There's not something politically correct. 10/10 to this game.… Expand
  8. Jaunor
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    7 years...7 years waiting and they gave us this GARBAGE
    This is the worst written game i have ever played in my life, the most disappointing ending and story development, with the most stupid message in the history of video games, how could they ruin it in such a way?
    i give 1/10 because at least the game looks good
  9. rkhan11
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    please dont bother wasting your 60 bucks on this game. The writers have butchered everything they built up in the first game
  10. carloelgrande
    Jun 26, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Esta bueno entretenido e interesante ademas me gusto un poco el comienzo pero el final algo pobre.… Expand
  11. Apocalypticren
    Jun 26, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ultimately I really wanted to like this game but despite enjoying the gameplay which while outdated is still pretty good overall and only really begins to drag about half way through, I have to find myself agreeing with a lot of people on the story. Put simply the story did not satisfy me at all, watching Joel be killed in such a brutal manner even though he had done horrible things was pretty terrible in my opinion and overall going all the way through the game only to have Ellie spare Abby is pure garbage. Naughty Dog should have at least made the player choose whether to kill or spare her but instead the whole game feels empty for me after Ellie sparing her. I just despise that Ellie goes through so much and sacrifices so much and doesn't even kill the one person who actually killed Joel despite cutting people down like **** weeds for the whole story. TLDR a good solid 7.5 out of 10 which is dragged down to a 4 for me because of how disappointed I was by the end of it.… Expand
  12. ClassicalFox
    Jun 26, 2020
    1
    Horrible story and character design....................................................................
  13. Hpmatt
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Spoilers: I think my only major complaint with the game is that the ending left me feeling empty and hopeless. Ellie saved her humanity by not killing Abby but still lost everything. Her one fear was ending up alone and at the end of the game she is. Not even able to play the guitar, her last connection with Joel. I also never really cared for Abby after the brutal killing of Joel. I still wanted her to pay, even after shifting to her perspective, which I found way too long too. I was never on her side and no amount of storytelling could have changed that for me. Everything else about the game I loved. I don’t think it was bad writing per say, but it was definitely not the outcome I wanted for characters that I have loved for 7 years. Why does Abby get the happy ending when Ellie and Tommy suffer? I just can’t wrap my head around that decision.… Expand
  14. Berkecan
    Jun 26, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I've been disappointed. Joel dead first two or three hour, and we make sooo many battle for nothing? I don't understand at least we had a reason in the last of us 1 but Part two
    Dont say to me revenge our reason in Part two we did something for nothing.    … Expand
  15. Lohengrin84
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    Auch wenn ich den Unmut einiger hier verstehen kann, ist das Spiel für mich Weltklasse.
    Mir persönlich ist es egal, ob Ellie, oder sonst wer im Spiel, homosexuell oder sonstige Gender verkörpern.
    Oder das Druckmann irgendetwas versprochen hat, was am Ende nicht eingetreten ist. Ich hab in den letzten 20 Jahren schon einige Games gezockt, aber so emotional getroffen, wie in The Last Of Us    Auch wenn ich den Unmut einiger hier verstehen kann, ist das Spiel für mich Weltklasse.
    Mir persönlich ist es egal, ob Ellie, oder sonst wer im Spiel, homosexuell oder sonstige Gender verkörpern.
    Oder das Druckmann irgendetwas versprochen hat, was am Ende nicht eingetreten ist.

    Ich hab in den letzten 20 Jahren schon einige Games gezockt, aber so emotional getroffen, wie in The Last Of Us (2), wurde ich noch nie.
    Musste teilweise mein Controller bei Seite legen, um das gesehene sacken zu lassen.
    Sowohl Story, als auch die Charaktere selbst, kommen so real und glaubwürdig rüber, das man nicht anders kann, als mit zu trauern,hassen, lieben.

    Für mich ist das Spiel ein unvergessliches Meisterstück, der diese Abneigung und Trotz, einiger hier nicht verdient hat.    … Expand
  16. B_hendricks
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    Maybe some minor spoilers but absolutely no detail about anything in the story. This game was phenomenal. Graphics are breathtaking, combat is fantastic. The story... for anyone reading the user reviews complaining about it, I say play and judge for yourself. It's a mature story that has nuance and really makes you rethink the actions you take during a game. The callbacks and flashbacksMaybe some minor spoilers but absolutely no detail about anything in the story. This game was phenomenal. Graphics are breathtaking, combat is fantastic. The story... for anyone reading the user reviews complaining about it, I say play and judge for yourself. It's a mature story that has nuance and really makes you rethink the actions you take during a game. The callbacks and flashbacks throughout and multiple perspectives lend to more depth than the story in the first game.… Expand
  17. romantotsamiy
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    Все что нам показывали в трейлерах, все наши надежды на то, что Джоэл и Элли продолжат свое путешествие вместе оказалось ложью. Без сомнений, игра настоящий прорыв в техническом плане, но история, просто провал.. Зря потраченые деньги и время.Все что нам показывали в трейлерах, все наши надежды на то, что Джоэл и Элли продолжат свое путешествие вместе оказалось ложью. Без сомнений, игра настоящий прорыв в техническом плане, но история, просто провал.. Зря потраченые деньги и время.
  18. Faith1
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    Cool graphics bad story line it sucks.
    TLOU Part 1 story line is much more better what happened to this game why do they even think that this kind of story line will fit in the game? don't waste money on this game just watch some youtuber play this game it's not worth it
  19. Lauren23
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    The best game I have played this year. One of the best games I have played in my entire life. Which most people not distracted by their own bigotry seem to agree on. Beautiful graphics, improved gameplay and a visceral, emotional story (with the best characters and acting I have ever seen in a video game). And its great to see that the ancestors of Gamergate might still be very loud on theThe best game I have played this year. One of the best games I have played in my entire life. Which most people not distracted by their own bigotry seem to agree on. Beautiful graphics, improved gameplay and a visceral, emotional story (with the best characters and acting I have ever seen in a video game). And its great to see that the ancestors of Gamergate might still be very loud on the internet, artificially influencing the User Score on this website, but don't seem to be a very large portion of the actual consumer base. Because maaaan this game sold! I hope Naughty Dog celebrates accordingly. Because everyone who worked on this masterpiece deserves it!… Expand
  20. LuckyLamia
    Jun 26, 2020
    1
    Me parece increíblemente triste lo qué pasó con la historia de un juego tan espectacular como lo fue el The Last of Us original. Han vuelto a sus personajes una agenda política, con historias mediocres y llenas de cliché. Es un verdadero desperdicio y una lástima lo que hicieron con su personaje Joel. Si quitas la historia tan representativa de TLOU solo te quedas con un gameplay apenasMe parece increíblemente triste lo qué pasó con la historia de un juego tan espectacular como lo fue el The Last of Us original. Han vuelto a sus personajes una agenda política, con historias mediocres y llenas de cliché. Es un verdadero desperdicio y una lástima lo que hicieron con su personaje Joel. Si quitas la historia tan representativa de TLOU solo te quedas con un gameplay apenas por encima del promedio. Todo lo contrario a lo que nos tiene acostumbrados Naughty Dog. 1/10 Nada rescatable aquí boys… Expand
  21. Atticus666
    Jun 26, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Although I didn’t like the ending or how they killed Joel off, I thought the game showed prospective for both sides of the killing field. In the first last of us, you only learned about Joel and Ellie’s struggle. There is always another side to the story. Poor choice of choosing Abby to fill that void but still valid to have a story for the actions that were made.… Expand
  22. Tonkata91
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    Amazing game totally make sense, ppl just dont get the idea behind it! I think that is a perfect setup for part 3.
    Love Ellie and Abby it's just unfair after so long ppl to hate it so much....
  23. gamerforlife7
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    the hate was so unnecessary, this is a perfect dark sequel and adds depth to the characters we got to know in the first game. Would play again
  24. YeliRev
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    Excellent game. Not what you wanted, but what it was meant to be and very well executed in every aspect
  25. Snagar4K
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    En mi OPINION es un gran juego con una gran jugabilidad, apartado grafico, personajes, historia espectacular, la ia contra mas dificultad lo pongas mas lista es. Es un juegazo y mereze la pena jugarlo
  26. EmmyDaQueen
    Jun 26, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The graphics are great the gameplay is good,
    The story however is so weak and insulting to the first game and its characters that it was a slog to get through,    … Expand
  27. Mnkilla
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    Beautifully designed, wonderfully written, and an emotional rollercoaster. Amazing game.
  28. imthesasquatch
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    Unexpected. Different. Ultimately, it’s not our story, it’s Ellie’s. I am thankful I was able to experience it.
  29. fuzer
    Jun 28, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Let's start with the good stuff: graphics, gameplay, sound, animations and all the hard work of the entire team, except for the writer. The way the story was delivered in this sequel was absolutely pathetic. You made Joel and Tommy look like dumbasses just for the sake of killing Joel (in an even more pathetic way) and introducing your little character Abby. Absolutely no one cared about her, considering there was also no backstory. Also you shoved us down the throat a 12 hour gameplay of her which made people even more upset. And in the end when Ellie had to kill Abby, she just gives up on the idea because revenge is not it? After all the massacre she went trough just to get to her?

    Breaks my heart to see this second part. I just wish I could wipe it out of my head and remain with that beautiful picture of the first game. That one was IT!    … Expand
  30. Franklee97
    Jun 26, 2020
    1
    The plot and story is somewhat unexpected, good graphics and good gameplay, but the story mmm ...
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  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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