The Last of Us Part II

 PlayStation 4
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  1. TheLuckiestFish
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. An incredible game and story telling with a few minor pacing issues.
    After playing thr first game again and then coming to the second it was great to see as Ellie grew and learned to fight like Joel and become a great successor to the beloved character. After the death of Joel I didn't know what to expect but it was a good plot twist as its unexpected. Then, when you play Abby you start off hating her but the more you get to know her side of things and the motivations of her character you really begin to like her. Character development, story, gameplay and graphics are all amazing. Pick it up if you feel like it but if you don't you'd definitely be missing out.    … Expand
  2. GassyRoyalNova
    Jun 28, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A very well made game. I understand that some people are upset but in a way it's partially the point of the game, you get involved with every character, old and new, and you get a much more complex and deeper revenge story than most games/movies would ever dare to do.… Expand
  3. Bezumen45
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    Я не понимаю, откуда столько негативных отзывов? Игра абсолютно шикарнейшая! На PlayStation 4 Pro выглядит, как некстген игра.
    Потрясающе играется, просто изумительные кинематографичные битвы в ближнем бою! Крутейшее повествование! Игра не растеряла, то что было в первой части и приобрела новые механики. Атмосфера, сюжет, пероснажи все на десятку!    Я не понимаю, откуда столько негативных отзывов? Игра абсолютно шикарнейшая! На PlayStation 4 Pro выглядит, как некстген игра.
    Потрясающе играется, просто изумительные кинематографичные битвы в ближнем бою! Крутейшее повествование! Игра не растеряла, то что было в первой части и приобрела новые механики. Атмосфера, сюжет, пероснажи все на десятку!
  4. Gerardo117x
    Jun 30, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. En resumen solo voy a decir que la historia no tiene un argumento solido. Y mas la muerte de Joel, ya que se pasan al personaje y su comportamiento por los huevos.
    Ademas que te obliguen a querer empatizar y jugar con abby es molesto.    … Expand
  5. Albert_Camus
    Jun 30, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Lamentable que te obliguen a usar un personaje irredimible a los ojos del jugador por 10 horas como lo es Abby. Deformaron a los personajes que los fans esperaban ver para servir a un guión mal estructurado. Con Ellie te ves obligado a matar perros, con Abby juegas con perritos, con Ellie te ves obligado a matara una mujer embarazada, con Abby perdona a una mujer embaraza todo hecho para que te agrade un personaje sacado de la nada, la hija perdida de un npc. Joel es transformado de ser un superviviente que duró 24 años sin confiar en nadie, a dejarse rodear por una jauría de extraños y casi darles su combinación de caja fuerte. Todo para que te agrade un personaje que nadie le importa como lo es Abby.

    Recuerdan en TLOU 1 cuando David, el canibal, mató a Ellie a palazos, y luego tuvimos que controlarlo por 10 horas para conocer su triste y hermosa historia? y luego...tuvimos que usarlo para cazar a Joel? no fue hermoso? El final es lamentable, intenta manejar conceptos nihilistas sobre perdón y odio y termina siendo simplemente pretencioso. Al igual que los fans de Star Wars con la últimas películas solo hay que pretender que esta....cosa no existe.    … Expand
  6. Rooster47
    Jun 30, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Destroyed the game for me when they killed off Joel in the 1st hour I couldn't even find anymore interest in the game after Joel died… Expand
  7. gamereviewer555
    Jun 30, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I was really trying to give this game the benefit of the doubt. But the story was horrendous. It was like game of thrones season 8 level bad ending.
    It's a 25 hour torture porn misery simulator where you're forced to brutally kill realistic dogs and play out the dumbest revenge plot of all time.
    It's a revenge story where you kill hundreds of people only to let the target of your revenge live because revenge is bad I guess. Then you go try to live a happy ending and decide 'oh wait revenge is good afterall.' Then you get to the target again and decide 'nevermind revenge is still bad.' This game is trash and I hate it. This is coming from someone who loved Last of Us 1. Please don't support this trash game.    … Expand
  8. Armaan117788
    Jun 30, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. One of the best games on ps4. Though could have been better and be a 10/10 if they had changed the order of the story a bit. RIP joel, jesse, yara, Owen, mel, nora… Expand
  9. DarkEnder
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    I dont even know how you can destroy u a Sequel that much. Im ashamed of Naughty Dog. But the most ashamed I am of Neil Druckmann
  10. Bebopxciii
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    Never has a game made me feel so stressed and so uneasy, The best way i can think to describe this game is like the whole process of going on to a roller coaster when you are afraid of heights and have motion sickness like myself. You anxious at the beginning ( waiting in line), you're terrified when you're on it, then your adrenaline is pumping and a bit nauseous afterwards, but you'reNever has a game made me feel so stressed and so uneasy, The best way i can think to describe this game is like the whole process of going on to a roller coaster when you are afraid of heights and have motion sickness like myself. You anxious at the beginning ( waiting in line), you're terrified when you're on it, then your adrenaline is pumping and a bit nauseous afterwards, but you're glad you had an experience like that. The only real problem that i had with this game is the pacing near the end. Everything else i experienced outweighs that one gripe i had. 10/10 for me.… Expand
  11. Segius
    Jun 30, 2020
    0
    Dark and gritty ultra realism at its finest, The Last of Us Part II has fantastic game play and an immerse and troubling story.
  12. Kazakage7th
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. people really need to give this game a chance. Yes Joel dies early, but it makes you feel the hate that Ellie has for those people. Then playing as Abby you see why she did what she did. The graphics are amazing, story is fantastic, and its just as intense as the first game. Please don't let the false hate spoil this game for you… Expand
  13. BlueShadic90
    Jun 30, 2020
    0
    I wouldn't want to repeat what everyone else said, but since their reviews are being deleted for some reason... But I hate playing as Abby like what a slap in the face smh
  14. RunninWizard
    Jun 30, 2020
    0
    Screw this dumpster fire of a game
  15. Dlee
    Jun 30, 2020
    0
    Desapontado com a historia desse game, ele consegue ser tão genérico, enfim, ele ficou aquém das expectativas
  16. Vilion
    Jun 30, 2020
    2
    NO SPOILER, Post safe:
    Un juego INCREÍBLEMENTE BELLO en Gráficos y mecánica de juego, no hay duda que sobre pasa cualquier expectativa... LAMENTABLEMENTE su Narrativa es deplorable, se contradice en muchas partes, no se llega a nada de nada con cada climax, y el final decepciona a mas no poder.
    Siento mucha tristeza que esto decepcione tanto, aun después de tener tan maravillosos    NO SPOILER, Post safe:
    Un juego INCREÍBLEMENTE BELLO en Gráficos y mecánica de juego, no hay duda que sobre pasa cualquier expectativa... LAMENTABLEMENTE su Narrativa es deplorable, se contradice en muchas partes, no se llega a nada de nada con cada climax, y el final decepciona a mas no poder.
    Siento mucha tristeza que esto decepcione tanto, aun después de tener tan maravillosos recuerdos del primer juego, The Last Of Us 2 es el resultado de un completo disentimiento hacia sus personajes, y el mal guion que se le dio de parte de su megalomano director. el juego tiene POTENCIAL, de echo muchas cosas del juego están bien echas, si tan solo se las hubiese puesto en diferentes orden, tal vez el producto hubiese sido del agrado de mas fans.
    Como juego es entretenido, aunque llega aburrir después de unas cuantas horas, no sabe como mantener al jugador inmerso en el mundo, y solo te da cambios abruptos de de una escena a otra, dejando al jugador desentonado de las emociones y el ambiente que se ha tomado el tiempo el mismo juego de crear dicha atmósfera... en fin un despropósito, el juego no sabe mantenerse coherente y su narrativa se destruye con la disonancia ludo narrativa del mismo.    … Expand
  17. GamergodsFail
    Jun 30, 2020
    7
    The Last of Us 2 is a damn good game in regards to quality gameplay with incredible visuals, animations, sound and accessability options. It unfortunately and occasionally stumbles due to a tired revenge story, poor pacing, and lack of a multiplayer from the original. It's enough to keep it from reaching its true Game of the Year potential that it clearly wants to be at.
  18. Don707
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Just listen to the leaks. 100% correct. Wish it wasn’t. They should have gone another direction With this game because in the end with all the poor choices Ellie makes just don’t make sense to her character. Especially in relation to this revenge theme they were going for...

    Good graphics tho!!!!!    … Expand
  19. naughtydogsh1t
    Jun 30, 2020
    0
    Pretty much everything was said before me. I just wanna say that the muscle woman gameplay and the plot was horrible
  20. Kai112
    Jun 25, 2020
    0
    #FireNeilDruckmann! The leaks are true, but the game is even worse than I expected. Paid reviews and false advertising. Things you loved about the first one is gone and replaced with questionable motives and actions. Buy this game at your own risk. You have been warned.
  21. DaemonXHUN
    Jun 30, 2020
    3
    This game is a nihilistic, extremely badly written and joyless piece of gargabe, and a disgrace to the original The Last of Us. Avoid it. The only reason I do not give it 0 point is because I want to get some credits to the artists, gameplay programmers, level designers, etc.
  22. Chainsaw548
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    In my opinion the best written game so far. Graphics are on the peak of this gen. Also I liked how the story is playing with your feelings. Never seen a game that did this to me. Definitely looking forward for part 3
  23. dirtlord
    Jun 30, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Overall i thought the game was ok, but can't say i thoroughly enjoyed the experience or think at this stage i'll replay it. Graphics were amazing, and gameplay was awesome - if not a little repetitive to the end with some encounters. I loved the first game and have played it multiple times; enjoying the dynamic between Joel and Ellie and looking forward to part 2 for years - the story was what made the first game amazing. i felt the story was what really let part 2 down. I got behind it for the first half and the flashbacks of joel and ellie, but really did not enjoy playing the second half. it almost feels like they did too good a job in the first game that after seeing what abby did, i just did not care for her side or empathise towards her at all which is what the writers really had to achieve in order for the player to like the story. it didn't help that overall i thought she was a dislikable person. I feel to achieve a goal that they aimed for you have to have a fair bit of hubris to even think to attempt it, which was a big risk in itself /an amazing character and writing - and overall abby as a character and her story really did not do it for me. With Ellie i spent the first half exploring the world and taking my time, whilst i groaned audibly when i realised id be grinding through abby and her friends story line for half the game, just so i could get back to the story i really cared about - Ellie, dina and Tommy. i literally rushed my way through with Abby just to get back to where the story switched and cheered when half her friends were killed off. I also feel like the final 'epilogue' set after the initial ending was probably not needed. Especially to have Ellie give up on so many good things and make the final decision she made - it made little sense after going on a genocide across America and felt like a waste of time/unsatisfying to me. Guess i may be a little bit more old testament then some. By the end i was just exhausted. 6/10… Expand
  24. DrCaptainChef
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    I played this game expecting a great story and was not disappointed. It's on par with the first game.
  25. Beeman616
    Jun 26, 2020
    9
    There has been a fair bit of controversy around this game, alot of this is due to some bold narrative choices on the part of naughty dog. If you can accept that not every story is a happy one then will will likely enjoy this game.

    The narrative is strong, but a bit bleak as it focuses on the cyclical nature if revenge. The gameplay is great and the characters are well written, even if not    There has been a fair bit of controversy around this game, alot of this is due to some bold narrative choices on the part of naughty dog. If you can accept that not every story is a happy one then will will likely enjoy this game.

    The narrative is strong, but a bit bleak as it focuses on the cyclical nature if revenge. The gameplay is great and the characters are well written, even if not completely likeable.

    The only thing stopping me giving this a 10 is that I felt there were too many times you would be wandering around large areas with not much to do aside checking nooks and crannies for items. I'd ideally give this a 9.5 but this site doesn't work that way and I can't bring myself to round it up. A must play for ps4 owners who aren't too sensitive to violence.    … Expand
  26. PhoenixCauseway
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    Loving how many of the negative reviews for this are from the day of release... not sure that many people finished the game so quickly!

    Yes the game is probably not for everyone, it is dark, it is gruelling and it makes some bold choices, but I am not sure what people expected... I am possibly in the minority in that I didn't see Joel as the villain at the end of TLoU, I think most    Loving how many of the negative reviews for this are from the day of release... not sure that many people finished the game so quickly!

    Yes the game is probably not for everyone, it is dark, it is gruelling and it makes some bold choices, but I am not sure what people expected... I am possibly in the minority in that I didn't see Joel as the villain at the end of TLoU, I think most people would protect the life of a loved one in any way possible in the same situation, but at the same time, he killed a lot of people and prevented the possibility of a cure.... there were always going to be reprecutions.

    This game is the logical next step in the story, I think it would have been highly unrealistic if it had just been a new story with Joel and Ellie off on some new adventure.

    The game is a genuine masterpiece of storytelling, and game development and deserves all the praise and sales it has gotten. Maybe it isn't for everyone and I feel almost sad for people that didn't enjoy as it really is so brilliant, but then there are highly rated games I did not enjoy so each to their own!    … Expand
  27. Unorfodox
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    Don’t understand ignorant people who HAVENT EVEN PLAYED THE GAME rate this so low because of one or two spoilers. So frustrating. This game is fantastic. Get over yourselves and show some respect to the developers who know the characters way more than you do, and poured their heart and soul into making a provoking story.
  28. Rebux159
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's sad to see that we live in a generation of people so entitled to their own feelings, most people who are rating this game 0 are review bombing for some reason or are just like " this game didn't make me feel like I wanted to feel". What a great generation we live in. I understand that some people don’t like some aspect of the game or the story but to rate this masterpiece a zero is dishonest.
    I don't even need to argue about the graphics animation and gameplay it's one of the best that we’ve ever got period. God of war is the only close contender that I can think of.
    Story wise this game is as honest and real as it can get, it’s not without flaws but it's a bit of really needed fresh air in the superhero era where every story is like " we are the good guys and we need to kill the bad guys". There are no good guys in this story, just humans trying to survive and adapt in a very dark world. Even in the first game after the first tragedy he encounters, Joel becomes this smuggler who used people and killed people who crossed him, but we grew to love him after understanding the kind of world he lives in, after seeing his human side show up again in his relationship with Ellie, and how she changed him. The choice he had to make at the end of the first game was very hard and he choose the most selfish option, which is understandable knowing what he’s been through but still, it's a happy ending for him, not for Ellie who lost the purpose in life that her immunity gave her, not the fireflies, and all of humanity. And that's the whole point of the death of Joel. in a real world you can't have a happy ending at any cost, because the decisions you make are going to come back and hunt you, It’s a real story and just because you love a character doesn’t mean he can condemn all of humanity and go unpunished, and that’s where the brilliance of the second game begins.
    After Joel death, the player is embarked in this emotional journey where in the beginning as Ellie you start to hate the group of people that killed him, I couldn’t wait as a player to kill all of them specially Abby, because I loved Joel and the cruel way in which they killed him, especially after seeing how much he grew to love Ellie, all of the flashbacks, made the grief of losing him as a character even more strong and made you feel the exact same way Ellie felt. Thus all the killing and the obsession about revenge were justified. Until this point the story was very mainstream, an old fashion revenge story and we had a million of those.
    Then we get to Play as Abby, at first I hated it, why would I have to play as the person who killed someone I cared about, but the further I got into her story the more I started to realise that she had as much right to kill Joel as Ellie has the right to kill Abby, she lost her father who was trying to save humanity, and as consequence of Joel decision not to lose Ellie she lost all her world and found herself forced to adapt in a war between two factions and we can see that her and Owen regret what they’ve become for the sake of survival, after that the story puts her in a journey to atone for her sins and regain her humanity, and that’s what Lev and Yara represents to her and why she puts so much importance into saving them , because they are the ones who saved her life when she was dying and they are the ones who are going to save her humanity when she almost lost it. This is where Me as a player stood corrected and felt guilt for hating her without knowing her story . why people hated her part is beyond Me, it’s what made the story special and what made the experience of the game different than any other game I’ve played. That’s the beauty of it it’s supposed to show you how right and wrong are relative to everyone perspective, and not just by telling you so but making you experience the emotions the characters went through.
    Then comes the epilogue in Santa Barbara, this part of the game felt a little bit rushed, it’s understandable because the game was already getting long, maybe they could’ve cut some of the Seattle part to invest more in this. Abby’s and lev’s abduction by the Rattlers added nothing to their story, apart from giving Ellie a reason to feel sorry for them and add a little weight to the decision of letting Abby live which I think they did a poor job at explaining. I understand that she remembered the night she forgave Joel and she understood that’s she’s capable of showing mercy and that’s why she forgave her the same way she forgave Joel but I would’ve loved for Ellie to know Abby’s side of the story, or involve Lev in the decision of mercy but maybe they are letting this for Part 3.
    I salute ND for having the guts to do the right thing, stayed true to the spirit of the world they created, people who don’t like this TLOU2 missed the point of the first game. It was not about two heroes it was about survival in a dark world    … Expand
  29. phantom5200
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 充滿噁心玩家的劇情
    失去智商的人物行動
    遊戲越是深入
    你越感覺難受
    一個垃圾劇本毀了遊戲
    一塊精美的蛋糕
    切開來卻發現包著一坨屎    … Expand
  30. Salt_and_Vin-
    Jun 30, 2020
    0
    The gameplay's completely the same nothing new is added. The only thing here is downgraded storytelling and characters I don't love or care about.
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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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