The Last of Us Part II

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  1. Bryanrosling
    Jun 30, 2020
    8
    This game is dripping with atmosphere. The gameplay is the smoothest I've experienced in this generation and the soundtrack holds up to the first game.

    I enjoyed the story but is has its problems. Especially when compared to the first game. There are some strange narrative choices in throughout, particularly with Ellie and the choices she makes in game. Overall though I had a great    This game is dripping with atmosphere. The gameplay is the smoothest I've experienced in this generation and the soundtrack holds up to the first game.

    I enjoyed the story but is has its problems. Especially when compared to the first game. There are some strange narrative choices in throughout, particularly with Ellie and the choices she makes in game.

    Overall though I had a great experience and will be doing a second playthrough soon!    … Expand
  2. PANAUT
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    THE LAST OF US 2 .... IS EXCELLENT, AWESOME ! 10/10
    Amazing gameplay , graphics and storyline.
  3. Zizakre
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Even if the story isn´t the way we expected after watching the trailers or replaying the incredible first part, The Last of Us Part II is an amazing game. The graphics, details, facial expressions and just everything is very polished. Even if the gameplay is very similar to the first one, the improvements on the AI makes it a different and more interesting challenge. As I´ve seen, the story, the decision of making almost half of the game to be played as Abby and the ending are the most disliked parts by players. But I really don´t think those decisions are bad, they make you experience the game from a new perspective to show you that there is no villain or hero in this world, just people trying to survive and hoping their loved ones survive as well.
    My only "complaint" would be that I think Abby´s part sometimes felt a little dragged and some of the characters in her side of the story weren´t really memorable, but nothing too bad or excessive, I think the ending was justified and a good way to end this story, even if it clearly isn´t a happy ending or anything close to it, since Ellie´s ending is absolutely hearth-breaking.
    This game was truly an emotional rollercoaster, filled with amazing and emotional moments that will be in my mind for a long time, as this just became one of my favorite games of all time.

    Naughty dog really didn´t lie when they said that some players would love the game and other would hate it. I guess the best way to find out i trying it out for yourself ad making your own opinion about it.    … Expand
  4. johntkeyes
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I honestly am appalled by all these other reviews of 0-4. I played TLOU1 and LOVED it. I was emersed in the world of a post-apocalyptic fungal dystopia full of smugglers, fireflies, infected, Joel, and Ellie. It seems most of the people disappointed with the game are mad at the story of Abby and how to player is forced to play as her and to hunt down Ellie. I honestly dont know why more games do not use this format. A game that forces you to take on both sides to the point where there isn't really a defined protagonist vs antagonist, but instead two conflicting protagonists is unique and hard to accomplish. I heard there were spoilers and leaks before the game came out but I decided to avoid them like the plague. I scrolled social media and reddit with blinders and quickly clicked away from anything related to this game. Im so damn glad I did. I just went on an emotional rollercoaster that gave me a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach in all the right ways.… Expand
  5. Ultima_ExNobis_
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. All that hate is just so kinda awful. You don’t have to like the developing of the story to rate a 30 hours+ game full of great gameplay, incredible animations, and amazing acting. It is a masterpiece even if you don’t like the story. Just because the story isn’t what you expected and wanted, it doesn’t mean that it deserves hate or a 0, a 3 or a 4. How much of an obvious storyline would have been if it was just a new adventure showing all over again the relationship between Ellie and Joel? It is done to show you that, in a post-pandemic world where 3/4 of the population have been decimated, no one is safe, no matter how hard you try to survive. You have to be aware that everything you want to do or to share with your friends, your family or the people you love, you must do it as soon as you can, ‘cause every moment you spend with ‘em, could just be the last one.… Expand
  6. cvelas
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    Excelente juego, con buena jugabilidad, los gráficos excelente de la misma forma en los acertijos, en cuanto la historia hay cosas que no son las mejores pero logra su cometido el cual juega con las emociones del jugador planteándose el criterio de quien es el verdadero villano...
  7. RedPlasmaStudio
    Jun 30, 2020
    2
    Im an old gamer. im playing games for 20 years now. I dont care for good graphics. When i was a kid i whould imagine the graphics to be good not bad. So that was not a problem. I play games for stories of them. I found last of us and the game was great so i bought the ps3 (i had a old pc). It was brand new with last of us. The game was great really good story good graphics. So i got hypedIm an old gamer. im playing games for 20 years now. I dont care for good graphics. When i was a kid i whould imagine the graphics to be good not bad. So that was not a problem. I play games for stories of them. I found last of us and the game was great so i bought the ps3 (i had a old pc). It was brand new with last of us. The game was great really good story good graphics. So i got hyped when the trailer for last of us 2 came out. i was amazed. i thought that the game whoud be great! But it wasnt the case. When the game was released i selled my ps 3 in hopes to buy ps 4 so i can play last of us 2 but before that in my recomended on youtube there was a video named Joels death scene. My favorite character was joel so i thought they were joking so i wathced the video and realised that the game had realistic graphics but as i said it is not soo important to ave nice graphics it is all about the story. so i didnt want to buy the game or install it even if it was free. The story is really fu*ked up and it is so weird to play as a main villian that killed the main character of the first game. i wathced a gameplay and saw that it is not good. these two points are just for the graphics the story is really bad. I wish they ended the sequal at the first game and just leave the Last of us and the last of us left behind. Those games are truly epic and the last of us part 2 just ruins it. It just ruins story adding a she-hulk kill joel in the most stupid way possible. it whould be ok if they make joels death a little bit better. They made him look stupid in the second. It is just cruel to make a beloved caracther just to be killed later on it is just stupid. And the end is just weird. I really wish that the sequal ended on last os us 1 . It ruins the fact that the last of us was my favorite game and i loved joel as a character. Sorry for my bad english im not from England or Us so im sorry… Expand
  8. WViniGAMER
    Jun 30, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game fells nextgen when you play but it never answers the questions it made in the end of the first game.

    Ellie is desconstructed as the character we loved and become the angry person blinded by revenge that fells shallow during the gameplay, you care about the old characters, like Joel and Tommy, but it just fails to create bonds with the new, and when its about to do it they kill everyone, they don't expand the lore at all, it fells like they needed make a sequel for the money despite don't having a story for it.

    The gameplay its good and the graphics are good also, but the E3 2018 looked better.

    Played at PS4 Pro, only runs at 1440p30fps, fans are really loud (console cleaned inside 1 month ago) look as good as GOW but runs at half of the resolution and GOW had a 1080p high Fps mode so i don't know what happened

    Play if you want a good post apocalyptic game, if you want a sequel to TLoU 1, its very disapointing

    SORRY FOR THE GRAMMAR GUYS    … Expand
  9. Kirase
    Jun 30, 2020
    6
    All technical aspects qualify for a 80-95% rating in their respective categories.
    The base foundation of the game is pretty good.
    What has been built on this foundation not so much. The writing, characters and storyline fail to sum up to something worth being released under the name of this brand. The chance of getting disappointed by this game is quite high. So my advice for anyone    All technical aspects qualify for a 80-95% rating in their respective categories.
    The base foundation of the game is pretty good.
    What has been built on this foundation not so much.
    The writing, characters and storyline fail to sum up to something worth being released under the name of this brand.
    The chance of getting disappointed by this game is quite high.
    So my advice for anyone who wants to check out what this game is about is to first of all not expect too much and maybe consider getting a used copy.    … Expand
  10. Maximizing
    Jun 30, 2020
    1
    if you like the story-driven games or the original the last of us which this game is only all about. Please stay away from this sequel as humanely possible. This game has left me nothing but depression. No excitement but question. Although it has improved with gameplay, graphics, and design, they are not enough to save the game with this kind of rushing and torturing storyline in thisif you like the story-driven games or the original the last of us which this game is only all about. Please stay away from this sequel as humanely possible. This game has left me nothing but depression. No excitement but question. Although it has improved with gameplay, graphics, and design, they are not enough to save the game with this kind of rushing and torturing storyline in this game. I hope developers will hear our outcry and change something about it.… Expand
  11. Dustypinkk
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Uwucito .… Expand
  12. GussyRecipient
    Jun 30, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It’s been a very long time since a game has made me contemplate the choices of the protagonists to this level. The writing is very good and the combat is reminiscent of the first game but undoubtedly improved. This story took an immense toll on me emotionally for a couple days, i couldn’t get specific moments, scenes and decisions out of my head. I beat it relatively quickly and had to take a break from heavier dark material for a few days. There are warm moments of friendship and love, as well as devistating and disturbing moments of gut wrenching violence and loss. Jury’s still out as to whether or not i like Abby personally, i do very much see what ND was going for and respect it, even if i would have rather had a full Ellie Adventure. I would give the game a 8.5 but i can only do 8 or 9, so i’m rounding up because the GRAPHICS are pretty phenomenal, even on my base PS4. PS4 Pro is even better. I’ll end by letting you know that all the bad hype this game is getting, is undeserved. People want something to hate rn so it’s getting review bombed. I usually don’t agree with the critics but i sorta do this time. I do thing the first game is superior, because it was a tighter, more concisely weaved structure and story, but this game (if you can handle the gore) is absolutely worth playing. 9/10.… Expand
  13. Benjit4
    Jun 20, 2020
    9
    No es un mal juego solo que los niños de ahora se acostumbraron al fornait y cosas asi o les altera que muera uno de los personajes principales, yo soy ultra fan de la saga y todo, es un buen juego pero el final no me gusto para nada pero eso no le quita que el juego sea muy bueno, lamentablemente mente rl juego igual se metio concosas judiciales pero bueno no quita nada que el juego seaNo es un mal juego solo que los niños de ahora se acostumbraron al fornait y cosas asi o les altera que muera uno de los personajes principales, yo soy ultra fan de la saga y todo, es un buen juego pero el final no me gusto para nada pero eso no le quita que el juego sea muy bueno, lamentablemente mente rl juego igual se metio concosas judiciales pero bueno no quita nada que el juego sea bueno talves algunas cosas me disgustaron pero es un juego muy bueno para mi y punto y el que me va a decir una mierda de comentario le digo altiro que me lo boy a pasar por los huevos y que me la chupe y eso… Expand
  14. MannyZer0
    Jun 30, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Gameplay 9/10
    Graphics 10/10
    Story 6/10

    What a mess!

    I never thought a game would disappoint me so much that I would come and leave a detailed review. I spent 30 hours playing The Last of Us Par 2 and I did not enjoy them.

    Following an amazing game that was The Last of Us, this game falls short. To start off the players are not given a multiplayer mode which would have not changed the review but it would have been better than to just leave us with the bitter taste that ending was. This game takes a story approach that I have not seen any game/movie done successful in a long time. Joel, the main protagonist of the first game was no saint and some can argue he saw it coming, but how many parents did he and Ellie killed while in their quest? Even now in the second game, Ellie becomes a mythical beast just killing anyone in her sight. Joel deserved a better death. As a player what really bothered me was killing Joel and making me play as the killer for half of the game. Why ? On top of that the director of this game thinks that while we play as her we will forgive her. This game even makes Ellie look like a villain. I lost count on how many times I let Ellie put a bullet in Abby's head to get some type of satisfaction out of the whole encounter. This game had no identity and did not know what to do with its characters. The game also introduces idiotic side characters that you only want to avoid. I have no issue with Ellie being lesbian or Abby being built like a wrestler. I actually liked they did not have the generic type of character. I did have an issue as to why the game had to force a love triangle with the two characters it had. Funny enough they all end dead except Dina which was my least favorite side character.

    I would have loved if this game would have let me the player make choices and my choices had consequences in the story. The developers had plenty of time to develop this game. The graphics show the true potential of the PlayStation 4. I played it with the basic edition and still ran amazing. The gameplay was almost the same as the first one except they added some small mechanics that changed the formula a bit.

    Overall, I feel disappointed. The game is not as bad as most people make it look like here, however, the game is not a masterpiece either.    … Expand
  15. GreatJuventus
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    Amazing gameplay , graphics and storyline. I saw the leaks and was scared... But they show you everybody perspective and motivations. Tlou 2 and RDR 2 are the best games of the generation in my opinion.
  16. MatheusFaria027
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Jogo excelente, gameplay, gráficos e um roteiro de tirar o fôlego. Excelente diversão.… Expand
  17. Dustblower
    Jun 30, 2020
    9
    This game is one of the best I've ever played in my life.. The story was amazing and it really touched me, I don't know why "fans" hated the story! Because Joel was killed or because Ellie was lesbian or maybe because they didn't get the happy ending they were hoping for? This is a post apocalyptic world filled with sorrow and death and those characters are not perfect. The gameplay is soThis game is one of the best I've ever played in my life.. The story was amazing and it really touched me, I don't know why "fans" hated the story! Because Joel was killed or because Ellie was lesbian or maybe because they didn't get the happy ending they were hoping for? This is a post apocalyptic world filled with sorrow and death and those characters are not perfect. The gameplay is so realistic especially the firearms combat. I'm not here to judge anyone's opinion but at least give some respect to naughty dog for delivering us this masterpiece… Expand
  18. Ifan
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Se for pra enfiar agenda lgbt e politicagem em games tô fora. Gamer de verdade, joga vídeo game justamente pra sair do mundo real, se for pra ficar enchendo o saco com essas coisas, eu paro de comprar. Fui idiota e paguei 250 reais nessa porcaria, não gastem seu precioso dinheiro esse jogo não vale mais que 30 reais.
  19. Xorhacker
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    Finished my second playthrough (Survival difficulty on the first one and Suvival+ difficulty on the second) a couple of day ago, took some time before writing this review so it won't effected by initial feelings and thoughts.
    in short, I loved it, I am giving it 10/10 because I like to rate games on a scale of 1 to 5, in a way that it shows the level of the general product on all aspects,    Finished my second playthrough (Survival difficulty on the first one and Suvival+ difficulty on the second) a couple of day ago, took some time before writing this review so it won't effected by initial feelings and thoughts.
    in short, I loved it, I am giving it 10/10 because I like to rate games on a scale of 1 to 5, in a way that it shows the level of the general product on all aspects, a perfect score doesn't mean the game is perfect in my book.

    I will start with the easy stuff and advance through the harder and the more controversial stuff.

    Technical quality is top of the industry both in graphics and audio, it isn't a surprise but this achievement is even more impressive that the game is on the Playstation 4 console that is almost 7 years old at this point. But the more impressive part is the attention to details that makes this game so immersive.

    Gameplay is much improved over it's predecessor and level design is simply amazing with some influence from Uncharted 4 and Lost Legacy. it's nothing revolutionary but it's a natural evolution of a everything that was in The Last of Us. New types of enemies added to the game and older enemies are refined and feel more unique than before, with a well done AI that made my experience more challenging with the higher difficulty like I wanted.
    I also like the slight change in gameplay throughout the game, although at the start it felt like a startover, it quickly picked up and was refreshing.

    All the extra options and accessibility in the game is simply amazing, I haven't used them but the amount of stuff you can modify in the game from a custom difficulty and changes to HUD all the way to modifications that change the experience drastically that can be count as cheats for some people that have no need for those modifications. This is an amazing addition and I hope more singleplayer game will take note and implement stuff like that, I love when we get more options to choose how we want to experience a game to suit us.

    I personally liked the story and think that it truthful for the first game, but I do understand why this is so controversial and understand why some people are upset with the story itself and not necessarily the level of writing. Story about the cycle of violence is nothing new, like most other things unfortunately, so the execution is what matters here and in my opinion I think it was well done although a bit flawed. Naughty Dog used the fact this is a game and not a movie or something else to enhance the story by dragging the player to do things he doesn't necessarily want to do. I can't recall when I experienced that in a game before, I might have but usually I feel rewarded by story in games and that what makes this game standout for me.

    side note: I remember that the first game was planed to be a single game and after it was release Naughty Dog said they will make another game only if they got a story that they want to tell. Well that was that story they wanted to tell and I respect that a lot because they took huge risk here and all the controversies show it, I hope people will accept it and move on instead of try to bully the developers to give them what they want. I do think it was a bit blown out of proportion as a result from the leak.

    to conclude, I do recommend this game a lot, it's brilliant in all the technical stuff and the gameplay is very good. you might not like the story itself or certain parts of it, but give it a chance even when it's hard especially if you liked the first game. This is something you got to experience for yourself if you are a fan of the first game or those kind of games.    … Expand
  20. cezaralves
    Jun 30, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Last of Us Part II deals in some aspects that I've never seen in a game before. It respects the true narrative of Ellie's story, as she's not the sweet girl from before the final act of the first game. A lot has gone through her mind in those years after the hospital massacre.. she feels guilty about those lives taken by Joel, but she also wants to forgive him, and that's brilliantly shown in the flashbacks. Of course, the narrative could've been different, and that's my issue, but that's art. The concept of art is not giving us what we want, but to give us something from the point of view of the artist. I've become very found of Abby, as I learned her story. She's a victim of Joel's rampage to save Ellie and that's one of the reasons I think she spared Abby in the end. Joel loved Ellie, but he was traumatized by what happened to Sarah and his wife, in that he couldn't bare to lose the last person he really cared about (of course there's Tommy, but you know what I mean). The things he did culminated on his death, and the narrative does not have flaws right here.
    The gameplay and graphics are incredible. I grew tired of the same stealth kill animations after sometime, and that's my main issue. It's a stealth game, they should've invested more on this.
    The story is not for everyone. If you're someone who sees same sex relationships with prejudice and disrespect, you should not play this game.. actually you should stick to games with muscular men and things like that (every homophobic has a fragile masculinity). Other than that, the story is painful. Heavy. And you need to pay attention to everything so you don't become an internet troll, throwing in the trash the effort of the people involved in this amazing project.
    A great game. Surely GOTY 2020!    … Expand
  21. SteefSanders
    Jun 30, 2020
    8
    несправедливо, что критики ВСЕМУ что видят ставят десятки, а так, игра нормальная
  22. JacobJanusek
    Jun 30, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Good game with good graphics quite long only some locations come too unnecessary for me and the end is unnecessarily long and it would certainly be great if it had more ends because the end disappointed me with the game probably and I would also welcome the PC version if once it would be GREAT … Expand
  23. davi_nogu
    Jun 30, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Last of Us Parte II é uma experiência única, para o bem ou para o mal. Eu entendo as críticas negativas, mas não consigo concordar com quem diz que esse jogo não tem nenhum valor. Só pela gameplay excelente e gráficos lindos de morrer ele já vale no mínimo 5. Além disso, a trama, quer você goste ou não, é envolvente, isso não tem como negar. Quanto à qualidade da história, essa é a parte onde as coisas ficam realmente subjetivas. Fiquei um dia sem tirar esse jogo da cabeça depois que eu terminei, e não por um motivo ruim, mas porque ele me fez sentir coisas que eu nunca tinha sentido (ou pelo menos não nessa intensidade) e que até agora eu ainda acho difícil explicar. Não é o jogo que eu queria. Definitivamente não. Mas é o jogo que eu precisava. É o jogo que o mundo precisa entender nesse momento que estamos vivendo. E é um jogo que está escancarando quem nós somos por dentro, e isso às vezes não é bonito de se ver. Talvez por isso muita gente não esteja gostando, não sei. Talvez por isso eu tenha relutado de início. É quase um experimento social. Ele te força a desenvolver empatia e aceitar que você não é o centro do universo, e que ações ruins têm consequências ruins. Para todo mundo. Mas as pessoas são egoístas, eu incluso, então claro que muitos não iriam gostar. A meu ver, a Naughty Dog sabia disso, e mesmo assim se arriscou para passar a mensagem incrível que eles queriam passar com esse jogo. Para mim, a pior parte do jogo está sendo ver como algumas das pessoas que estão reagindo negativamente simplesmente não querem entender essa mensagem. Essa é a lição que eu tiro do jogo, no fim das contas: a humanidade é podre porque se recusa a entender que o outro é você e você é o outro, assim como todas as consequências dessa afirmação.
    Se o primeiro é 10, esse é 9 só por um motivo. Joel merecia ter tido mais tempo de tela (e de gameplay) e ter sido mais respeitado. Não tenho nada contra a forma como ele morreu nem com ele ter morrido no início do jogo, mas a cena da morte dele ainda é muito estranha de assistir. Realmente foi mal roteirizada, ele parece outro personagem. Ah, sem contar a propaganda enganosa da Naughty Dog, mas aí já não diz respeito ao jogo em si. Fora isso, o jogo é perfeito, simplesmente.    … Expand
  24. Human2019
    Jun 30, 2020
    4
    This game perfectly shows how much the opinion of journalists is not that corrupt, it is hypocritical, that it does not matter, only the value of their privileged opinion matters, and if it does not coincide with ours, then we are ordinary users, we turn into empty soulless biomass, which their opinion cannot be perceived by the work as a whole, and in general we are just uncouth cattle,This game perfectly shows how much the opinion of journalists is not that corrupt, it is hypocritical, that it does not matter, only the value of their privileged opinion matters, and if it does not coincide with ours, then we are ordinary users, we turn into empty soulless biomass, which their opinion cannot be perceived by the work as a whole, and in general we are just uncouth cattle, and we don’t bow before a naughty dog, for their former merits.… Expand
  25. Skasvd
    Jun 30, 2020
    9
    Игра прекрасна во всем: графика, сюжет, геймплей, атмосфера, графический дизайн, саундтрек и оптимизация. Минус балл за нелогичные действия некоторых персонажей и дисбаланс по некоторым ресурсам (одни попадаются слишком часто, другие слишком редко), да и вообще идеальных игр не бываетИгра прекрасна во всем: графика, сюжет, геймплей, атмосфера, графический дизайн, саундтрек и оптимизация. Минус балл за нелогичные действия некоторых персонажей и дисбаланс по некоторым ресурсам (одни попадаются слишком часто, другие слишком редко), да и вообще идеальных игр не бывает
  26. ScaryPete
    Jun 30, 2020
    9
    Part II is not a perfect game, it excels in almost every major way compared to Part I, expect for the structure and pacing of the game. The combat is improved upon the 1st game, the graphics, animations, sound design are excellent, Troy, Ashley and Laura excel in making these characters feel real, the writing and acting is astonishing. The story is bold and innovative in some unexpectedPart II is not a perfect game, it excels in almost every major way compared to Part I, expect for the structure and pacing of the game. The combat is improved upon the 1st game, the graphics, animations, sound design are excellent, Troy, Ashley and Laura excel in making these characters feel real, the writing and acting is astonishing. The story is bold and innovative in some unexpected ways, It's the continuation of the 1st game, but tries to be different and unique, and I think this story needed to be told, because the devs wanted to make it. Now if you go into this game expecting a a feel good story like Uncharted you are going to be disappointing, The world in TLOU is not black and white, it's grey. There's no hero/s or villains in this story. There's humans that have flaws, and make bad decisions due to selfishness, anger and hatred. By the end of the game, it's clear that the game isn't about revenge, it's about forgiveness.… Expand
  27. Daikenkini
    Jun 30, 2020
    0
    If you wonder if the game really is that bad to be deserving a 0/10 (if you can even call it that, really tries to be more of a movie / walking simulator / interactive storytelling experience) - yeah, it is. The story is abysmal and illogical holy schmokes. Gameplay has been simplified compared to part 1, and there is less action of that simplified gameplay, too.
  28. divorcedmila
    Jun 30, 2020
    0
    Don't Buy this. there are much better games to play. the story is terrible, and the way they handle the characters is just awful.
  29. hgfdsaerf
    Jun 30, 2020
    0
    This is simply an awful, awful game. I thoroughly enjoyed the previous TLOU game, but they managed to both ruin the gameplay sections of the game as well as the story elements of the game with some terrible writing, especially towards the end.

    I will give credit to good accessibility options. That's it.
  30. vi3son
    Jun 30, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'd like to start off by saying that this game was not even being played for a story-line but for a god awful message.. I do not need to be taught these baby lessons, especially not from a game that I held dear to my heart. Games are meant to get us away from the world and take us to a nice, bad-ass, and just a simple great place... not to be my parent or mentor and try to kill off dear to heart characters to prove a point/message. SECONDLY, do not hide behind this message and use this as a scapegoat to say that IF YOU THINK ITS BAD, YOU DONT UNDERSTAND THE MESSAGE AND YOUR BAD AND YOU JUST HATE WOMEN AND BLAH BLAH BLAH.. I cannot believe a game that has been waited for 7 years and played for 20+ hours, has glitches, wonky game mechanics, and SAME GAMEPLAY FROM FIRST ONE AND ALSO 7 YEARS TO TEACH ME A LESSON ABOUT REVENGE ?!?!?!?!??!?! Joel took Ellie as a daughter, a daughter that Joel lost in the first game, and that first one you guys beautifully put together...And in the ending of the first game any father if put in that situation would've saved his daughters life.. and killing one doctor that if he just let her go and NOT POINTED A KNIFE AT HIM SO HAPPENED TO BE THE DAUGHTER OF THIS RANDOM WOMAN.. If you wanna talk a message then 2 wrongs don't make a right and her coming to kill Joel was WRONG if you wanna talk messages and you could've made it any other way if you wanted to introduce this character 'Abby' by making her come for Joel and not being able to do it (Kill Joel) and forgive him and understand what the circumstances might've been and JOEL WE ALL KNOW WOULDVE APOLOGIZED AND BEEN KIND.. This story was just a wannabe hard hitting emotional wreck that doesnt need to be there. Imagine if in Modern Warfare 2 chasing General Shepard for killing Ghost and Roach and being in the moment of killing him and STOPPING BECAUSE "REVENGE NO GOOD" we're not 3 years old. That game (CoD Modern Warfare 2) would've been a disaster if they didn't kill General Shepard, and I don't care if you guys killed Joel but in the way that you did as if he deserved such a horrible gruesome scene ?? If he died in an honorable way and towards the end to make it more satisfactory for the players than fine.. this is a GAME not a Life Lesson and you destroyed the game trying to act as if this wasn't a game and a life lesson.. Wow and such a pathetic scapegoat to make Joel and Tommy look stupid like babies too who don't know the rules of survival, to be wary of who you trust ? This is just awful, you guys wrote this game as if the first one never existed.. so sad and I am not here just to hate.. I am here to give you my disappointment as I have the freedom to.. cant believe you guys did this to such a long awaited good game.. so sad.… 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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