The Last of Us Part II

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  1. johanvogel333
    Jun 29, 2020
    10
    An unforgettable tragedy in which I became completely engrossed and will undoubtedly ruminate upon for many years. It was the most emotionally crushing and visceral reaction I’ve ever experienced in the medium and, although it has some flaws, is certainly a masterpiece with which developers have admirably taken narrative risks. It is a riveting tale which inspires discussion andAn unforgettable tragedy in which I became completely engrossed and will undoubtedly ruminate upon for many years. It was the most emotionally crushing and visceral reaction I’ve ever experienced in the medium and, although it has some flaws, is certainly a masterpiece with which developers have admirably taken narrative risks. It is a riveting tale which inspires discussion and interpretation as it challenges the player to contemplate on character decisions and to empathize with different perspectives. As such, it is understandably divisive (as great Art often is). I thoroughly recommend The Last of Us Part II.… Expand
  2. Rederis
    Jun 29, 2020
    1
    *Cool graphics

    *But terrible story swings
    +ugly political agenda
    1/10

    This title as many others movie titles should make a real note for further pushing for political biases
  3. Leon1s
    Jun 29, 2020
    10
    It was a masterpiece. Its a nice closing of the playstation 4 generation. Thank you Naughty Dog!
  4. pirozhok_masha
    Jun 29, 2020
    0
    The plot predictable and bad as hell. The Gameplay is boring and it there is nothing new, like in 2010: you clearing the map than watching cutscene. And I have nothing against LGBT, this fact isn’t annoying. Graphics good. I’m very disappointed.
  5. circushat
    Jun 29, 2020
    0
    Waited a long time for this game didn't expect a force fed lesson in gender and political correctness. Theres enough of that in day to day life without you massaging your pc egos.
    That coupled with plot choices
  6. Trickhead
    Jun 29, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The story in a story based game was awful . The characters were poorly written , the gameplay and graphics were the only redeeming qualities of this game . The character development with Abby was poorly done I literally don’t care about her either way . Neil Druckman took a beloved franchise and ruined it with his ego . I would not recommend that anyone waste their money on this game . What a waste of potential.… Expand
  7. demeav
    Jun 29, 2020
    10
    Даже несмотря на то, что «Последняя из нас», часть II, заставляет игроков чувствовать себя некомфортно и напоминать им, что персонажи могут потерять все в любой момент, эти мрачные черты являются частью привлекательности игры, даже если очарование является болезненным. Это монументальное усилие в рассказывании историй и модель для историй о мести и последствиях, продвигаемых впередДаже несмотря на то, что «Последняя из нас», часть II, заставляет игроков чувствовать себя некомфортно и напоминать им, что персонажи могут потерять все в любой момент, эти мрачные черты являются частью привлекательности игры, даже если очарование является болезненным. Это монументальное усилие в рассказывании историй и модель для историй о мести и последствиях, продвигаемых вперед благодаря приятному игровому процессу, и хотя не все, что вы делаете, будет подходить вам, игра никогда не заставляет игроков верить, что результат будет чем-то другим… Expand
  8. Pachis
    Jun 29, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Trash story, they just lie with the trailer for people to but it, it is a shame the ruined the saga with a trash 2nd part, it's not worth buying it… Expand
  9. JimJamJoe12
    Jun 29, 2020
    4
    The thing is the game is gorgeous, great features, and fun gameplay. The other thing is, being a writer myself; I understand making a story of everything in between grief, love, and an unpredictable world that we live in. That doesn’t mean it’s fun when your characters brains are literally butchered by choices and mistakes that they would/wouldn’t have made otherwise. The thing is I’d loveThe thing is the game is gorgeous, great features, and fun gameplay. The other thing is, being a writer myself; I understand making a story of everything in between grief, love, and an unpredictable world that we live in. That doesn’t mean it’s fun when your characters brains are literally butchered by choices and mistakes that they would/wouldn’t have made otherwise. The thing is I’d love this if it were presented as a complex indie film (MAYBE). But it’s a game that one would spend HUNDREDS of hours on to escape, learn, and have fun. Not hundreds of hours playing as people the users have no respect for, have hatred towards, with an ending that contradicts themes and choices. It’s a game that makes you think but maybe too hard with no payoff. It’s like life but I want entertainment. I’m just bored and angry. Which I already was during a pandemic. Soooo Thanx for nothing.… Expand
  10. CrimsonSol
    Jun 29, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Either NaughtyDog dropped the ball or they simply opted for lazy writing for the sole purpose of moving the story forward. I get it, the fans get it.. at some point Joel was gonna die. The problem is how he died, he was simply killed off for being killed off sake just to send Ellie on a wild revenge crusade. Which by the way was a colossal waste of time. Thumbs down NaughtyDog. … Expand
  11. wirkungstreffer
    Sep 7, 2021
    0
    Disappointed story, if Neil Druckmann is not resigning , personally I will never purchase any naughty dog’s game in the future.
  12. atiqxu
    Jun 29, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The gameplay is the best, it maintains what is already known in the first part and adds new things such as being able to jump and handle ropes, fighting against the waves whether infected or not, make us stay on the edge of stealth. The story shocked me, like anyone else, but something that people must understand is that this game is not about Joel, but Ellie, and that is made clear to us from the beginning. By putting ourselves in the perspective of "the bad guys" they make us understand that every act of revenge brings us to the same starting point, without knowing who is good or bad. I like to think that the objective of the director of this game was to put an end to this story, because the same thing would always be repeated but with new characters, it is here where it is worth mentioning the phrase "die being a hero or live long enough to become the villain".… Expand
  13. otaviooo9
    Jun 29, 2020
    6
    I have nothing to complain about the technical aspects of the game, they are all very impressive, especially for all the accessibility options they included.

    The problem is really the story, which is told in such an dumb and manipulative way that it completely fails to make the player feel any sympathy for Abby or any other character in her arc. Remembering this game just makes me sad    I have nothing to complain about the technical aspects of the game, they are all very impressive, especially for all the accessibility options they included.

    The problem is really the story, which is told in such an dumb and manipulative way that it completely fails to make the player feel any sympathy for Abby or any other character in her arc. Remembering this game just makes me sad for Ellie :(

    While other studios put as much effort into making the player stay as long as possible in the game, Naughty Dog has managed to create a game that once finished, I never want to play it again in my life.

    "If the game is not fun why bother"    … Expand
  14. jgb96215
    Jun 29, 2020
    0
    非常噁心人 和動物朋友2一樣根本是為了噁心前作 和前作的製作人員有仇才弄出來的作品 還有各種雙標
  15. Peacefulchaos
    Jun 29, 2020
    0
    Naughty Dog: Ellie has let it go. What a brilliant way to finish the story
    Me: I haven't let go
    Naughty Dog: Ellie feels Joel did not want blood on her hand
    Me: WTF? But I have been killing nonstop for the last 10 something hours?
    Please make the 3rd part Naughty Dog and you will surely have a good taste of bankruptcy
  16. LauroPedro
    Sep 2, 2020
    5
    O jogo em questão de gráficos jogabilidade realmente é muito bom porém não gostei muito do rumo que a história tomou e achei muito decepcionante por isso que eu não gostei do jogo e achei esse jogo muito ruim.
  17. Peepeeweeweeman
    Jun 29, 2020
    0
    The game is extremely high quality but for a users perspective its very dissapointing
    Many critical flaws for the viewers satisfaction
    One of the main reasons why its dissapointing was how sony and naughty dog overhyped the game to make people dissapointed easily becauae they have been waiting for seven years
  18. 7blade
    Jun 29, 2020
    4
    Postives: Great Graphics, better gameplay and game design than TLOU Part 1. Cons: Horrible story, horrible pacing and whats done to original characters is distasteful and disrespectful towards the first game....New characters isn't that interesting.
  19. Kenn1
    Jun 30, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Abby **** the game and the way they think it woold ve a good idea to kilo Joel like that shame… Expand
  20. Kael665
    Jun 29, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Why!!! The gay thigs are not the problem. The **** problem is noon sense history. Joel killed cus deus ex machina. ****… Expand
  21. Mauriciovrolok
    Jul 1, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Buen juego , técnicamente impecable ,buena banda Sonora, gráficos de nivel… Expand
  22. Sprogx
    Jun 29, 2020
    3
    Let me begin by prefacing this review with the fact that I personally never go out of my way to review anything, but after finishing The Last Of Us Part 2 I had some issues to air. To begin on a positive, the game play, animation, voice acting and virtually every element of game design within this game were absolutely flawless & like nothing I’ve seen in a game before, for that alone theLet me begin by prefacing this review with the fact that I personally never go out of my way to review anything, but after finishing The Last Of Us Part 2 I had some issues to air. To begin on a positive, the game play, animation, voice acting and virtually every element of game design within this game were absolutely flawless & like nothing I’ve seen in a game before, for that alone the game is worth playing. However, the games major issues are in its story & script writing. To say it’s weak is being generous. There were glaring plot holes & poor choices in writing throughout the games entirety. The game turned the dark, bitter sweet emotion of the first game, which centres on the father / daughter like relationship between Ellie and Joel ( that I personally consider to be one of the best written narratives of all time) & flushed it down the toilet within the first couple hours of the game, turning it into a social justice push, that thematically didn’t fit with the setting. (Not that I have any issues with social issues being present in games, just that it feels forced & unnatural) Outside of this, the games timeline is constantly jumping back and forth over a number of years, with no continuity, making it unnecessarily complicated & taking away from the immersion in the primary story arch. This also deters you from going out of your way to explore & gather materials to upgrade your arsenal, as the upgrades and weapons you gather don’t travers across time with you, making them for the most part relatively pointless. (Incredibly frustrating discovering a new weapon, to not have it accessible in your next gunfight because you’re at a different point in time) The game sets up smaller, somewhat interesting plot lines, that lead absolutely nowhere & have no resolution, which was painfully irritating, particularly after taking the time to find & read notes, that you have to go well out of your way to find, for them to lead to nothing. The characters motivations are just plain and simply ridiculous, they chop and change between their moral and ethical standpoints & it’s honestly just frustrating to play. The end game is incredibly underwhelming & leaves much to be desired, with no more conclusion than you have about 4 hours prior to the end. By all means play the game & discover the issues for yourself. There are some amazing moments to be had, but overall the fantastic game design, that I & many others have waited 7 years to relive, was dragged down by a lacklustre narrative that was derivative & without any clear direction; that after roughly 30 hours of game play has left me with my hands on my face asking “why?” & “what was the point?” Incredibly disappointed & frustrated.… Expand
  23. Neildat
    Jun 29, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. People are either review bombarding or just joining the Internet mob being crybabies, oh nooo they killed my joel so early im so sad, how can you play with abby she killed my daddy nooo honestly Everyone needs to take a step back and think for themselves The story is extremely well made they show you that your favourite characters may not necessarily be in the right , they showed you abby's history and gave her enough reason to do what she did, if joel was in your world and did what he's done in the first game plus kill your father you'd probably wanna kill him too, they made abby seem like a heartless **** and then walked you through her journey until you would feel for her, and even if you didn't you could still 100% justify her actions.
    Everyone is just mad they had to question their precious ellie, joel and tommy.

    The game is dark and brutal and makes you question everyone's morals, something that's not in other games because no developer is brave enough to face the Internet's mob mentality    … Expand
  24. bvr17
    Jun 30, 2020
    0
    Terrible game with no story line to it at all. its like someone has a story board and just threw ideas at it. way to ruin a good game
  25. Fenrir340
    Jun 29, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Graphics, gameplay, animation, level design, environment, work of sound designers 10/10.But as a sequel and continuation of the last part 1/10. Stupid murder is good for history for the sake of sucking money out of people. It is ambiguous to change the facts. Awkward disclosure of new characters. And in the end, santabarbara. I feel sorry for the beautiful people who built such a beautiful game for such an ambiguous scenario. But if you haven't had any experience in the previous part of the game. It will seem that the story brilliantly plays with your feelings like you is a ball which is dropped from a height of plasmavol the panel… Expand
  26. Johnny96
    Jul 9, 2020
    6
    Gameplay was spot on. Overlooking the glitches, sadly, what the game mostly lacks is in it's story with its structure and unethical decision making throughout.
  27. osjones
    Jun 30, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Amazing gamplay and graphics story is very bad and terribly written. Sucks u have to play as a stupid unknown person for half of the game and then the ending is absolutely awful.… Expand
  28. Addiokay
    Jun 30, 2020
    9
    Excellent, glad to have experienced it. I've never hated and loved a game more in my life. Thought it was really well composed
  29. Serpico_
    Jun 30, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. To start on a positive note, The Last Of Us Part II is a technical masterpiece. From Graphics to sound, lighting, level design, music and art direction, every technical aspect of this game is absolutely stunning and the developers at Naughty Dog have once again raised the benchmark for what other developers strive to achieve.

    I've sat on my feelings about this game for some time after completing it as I wanted to digest just how conflicted I originally felt once the credits rolled. I admire the bold choices made for the story and liked the fact that it didn't strive to simply replicate beats from the first game, however, I didn't find many moments that were as profound or meaningful to the abundance that the first game achieved. The closest that comes to this, sadly, are the flashback sequences between Joel and Ellie. The one and only moment that really stuck with me was the space module sequence in the museum.

    I think I've boiled the issues I had down to two major issues. The direction of its structure/pacing and character development.

    I thoroughly enjoyed Dina and Ellie's earlier interaction in the game and there was a certain warmth to her chemistry with Ellie. There are several moments, however, where a new character started to grow on me and was immediately ripped away far too soon. Just as we start to connect with Jesse, he is swiftly taken away without any sense of impact to Ellie or Dina throughout the later game. I understand that it is supposed to reflect the bleakness of that world, but I lacked any lasting emotion because I hadn't spent long enough with him, nor did his death seem to really impact the other characters around him later down the line. I also didn't ever really connect with the extended WLF crew because of the clunky back and forth structure in which it chose to tell its story.

    With regards to the structure, I felt as though the game missed a great opportunity to explore Abby's character in a way that would allow us to sympathise with her prior to her act of revenge. I would have liked to have seen her interact with Joel more after having been saved by him, hesitant and conflicted about her quest for revenge. Allow the tension to build as we as the audience learn about her reasons through flashback while simultaneously playing her in the present, wondering whether or not she will make that final decision as she spends more time with Joel and Ellie. I feel this would have been a great first half of the game and then once she finally succumbs to exacting her revenge, then we take over as Ellie and head to Seattle in the second half (accompanied by the same Joel and Ellie flashbacks, but this time towards the end of the story).

    I ultimately found the length of the game to be too long for the message it was trying to convey. I'm sure the intention was to make us feel as exhausted and emotionally drained about life in this world, but I didn't need 25 hours to get there. It feels as though the game is aiming for a very niche audience because on one end of the spectrum, you have people who are somewhat close-minded and outright refuse to peel back the curtain of Abby's character.

    On the other hand, you have people who are open to Abby's motivations from the very beginning. I myself felt zero hatred towards her actions and only sadness during the entire scene. I immediately thought, 'I'm sure she had her reasons,' given Joel's darker past during the apocalypse. The only issue I could see is that because of the extent of her brutality, she almost becomes irredeemable for the audience from the onset, but it was interesting to observe her cope with the other side of revenge (paralleled with Ellie's story leading up to revenge). What you have left is an audience of people who are open, but somehow aren’t already aware that the world isn't full of heroes and villains, that everyone is in a morally grey area, that revenge is a costly and unrewarding act and that there are two sides to every story. I just don't think it shines as much new light as it thinks it does on these themes. The first game's story was never anything new, but what made it a masterpiece was the relationship and complexity of its characters. I loved Joel not in spite of, but because of his flaws. His decision and motivations felt earned and honest. While the emotional trauma of his death had a significant impact on Ellie, I found her journey for revenge almost too blind to be believable and so rather than flaws, I saw them as a lack of intelligence that was already established in the first game.

    Whether I would tread back into it as often as I did the first game, I don't know... Even though it didn't completely stick the landing for me, it did open an interesting discussion amongst fans and I’m glad to have experienced it.    … Expand
  30. Allanzuko
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    Excelente juego, las cinematicas estan increibles y la historia muy buena, desde las primeras horas de juego te atrapa!
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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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