The Last of Us Part II

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  1. Endriw
    Jun 25, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff… Expand
  2. niccolofaraca1
    Jun 24, 2020
    9
    this game is so good, and you can’t say this game sucks cause c’mon, the graphics, the gameplay, the voice acting, the facial expression, the IA, the combats, they’re all fenomenal. The story is quite misleading but it’s still good!
  3. Kurpiu
    Jun 24, 2020
    9
    Very good game! It's easier than the first one, but it's worth it! Must have!
  4. limar91
    Jul 7, 2020
    9
    Such an emotional game, beautiful with a lot of personal dilemas and a lot of argues possibilities!
  5. Mag-033
    Jun 24, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Dos caras de una misma moneda. Venganza, enojo, tristeza, alegría, extrañeza, nostalgia, perplejidad y por supuesto emoción. Una historia enriquecida con muchos detalles y poco predecibles, que nos enseña la cara humana al enfrentar la supervivencia física y mental. Gameplay pulido y unos visuales impresionantes. The Last Of Us Parte II nos enseña que los juegos no siempre deben ser predecibles y lineales.… Expand
  6. ArtyMarti
    Jun 24, 2020
    9
    This time I would not pay attention to most user reviews. I do not think this game is a full 10 but rather a 9 which describes it the best. Just in the technical and mechanical aspect it earns more than a 6 so giving it a 0 is pure hate. Now the game is very well made and bugs were very hard to find and the graphics are just spectacular. The gameplay is improved and much more fun, but not,This time I would not pay attention to most user reviews. I do not think this game is a full 10 but rather a 9 which describes it the best. Just in the technical and mechanical aspect it earns more than a 6 so giving it a 0 is pure hate. Now the game is very well made and bugs were very hard to find and the graphics are just spectacular. The gameplay is improved and much more fun, but not, by any means, super revolutionary. The story is what triggers a lot of people, which is understandable but at the same time not. To give a true assessment you have to look at the story objectively. In other words, you have to look at how the story progresses the way they try to tell a story and what they are trying to tell us indirectly (underlying meaning) instead of just looking at what you wished would happen and how you feel about a certain event. I like how the game rewards the players for exploring every little corner with notes that enriches the story furthermore. They have background stories for almost anything; instead of just showing the outcome they offer the events that happened prior to it making it a much more immersive story experience.

    From people just giving pure herd-like hate to people that did not finish the game, I am disappointed to see the gaming community become as toxic as the people they were against.

    Not as good and impressive as the last one (of course) but it is still a great game and I would definitely recommend it for anyone that does not have a weak stomach.    … Expand
  7. Genericbadguy
    Jun 24, 2020
    9
    The game play is fun, it looks beautiful, and the story is fine. The most annoying current trend is when people throw temper tantrums when things don't turn out exactly how they want it to. It's a good game, plain and simple.
  8. KiiSSxx
    Jun 24, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I just want to say, for everyone in the comments who said this game was anything lower than a 7 on this scale is jumping in the hate bandwagon. This game delivered on its promises, there is over 40 hours of game play 60 if its on hardest difficulty, people are angry because they killed Joel. Wtf did they expect? There has to be a big issue in any story and sometimes we can’t all win, there had to be loss and what greater loss than that? Imagine you’re Abby your father was murdered by some **** guy you have no connection to and you don’t know. You’d do the same in a world like that. People need to let go of the notion that every story has to accommodate what their idea of a “good story” is. Its tragic. Abby killed Joel in retaliation for Joel killing her father, Ellie killed all of her friends including a pregnant woman with an unborn child. There is blood for blood and both women are caught in a loop of revenge. Story development was good and you sympathize with Abby and Ellie because they both get a good amount of screen time. Its only fair you see abbys perspective because Ellie’s was all last game. Stop jumping on the hate wagon cuz ur favorite character died, grow the helm up. This story was emotionally charged and deeply disturbing on many levels and that’s what I love about naughty dog, they don’t back down. Complete masterpiece. I have it a 9 only because the story was great but the way it was presented was a bit of a mind **** that honestly could of been presented better. But the outcome was still incredible and I still cried and I felt 0 satisfaction in the end. Questions were answered but more questions came up and that’s how I like it. Can’t wait for part 3 I hope to not be waiting another 7 years!!… Expand
  9. PolovoySobak
    Jun 24, 2020
    9
    Stop hate this game if you never played it, guys. That's not a good idea to post your negative rates just because the most of main characters are female.
    Yes, maybe this time the story isn't brilliant, but everything else is still perfect.

    P.S. Thank you, Naughty Dog, for each hour of your great game.
  10. boonedoggle
    Jun 24, 2020
    9
    There's a strange mix of anti-intellectual, and often willfully ignorant "analysis" of this game going on here on Metacritic. On both sides. This game is not a 10. But it's certainly closer to being a 10 than it is to being a 0, by a cavernous margin.

    Without spoiling anything, the fight comes down to one simple thing; Naughty Dog thinks of their games as movies, and in this particular    There's a strange mix of anti-intellectual, and often willfully ignorant "analysis" of this game going on here on Metacritic. On both sides. This game is not a 10. But it's certainly closer to being a 10 than it is to being a 0, by a cavernous margin.

    Without spoiling anything, the fight comes down to one simple thing; Naughty Dog thinks of their games as movies, and in this particular case they made a decision about how to deliver the story to players that mirrors narrative structure from the Tarantino novels-as-films school of thought. Meaning, Tarantino regularly plays out long scenes - long being defined as 10-20 minutes in the context of a film - before revealing to you what’s going on.

    Neil Druckman is clearly a fan of that. And so am I, frankly. It’s a beautiful thing when executed properly.

    But here’s the problem. Games aren’t films. If you’re going to play out a scene for 10-20 minutes in a film, you can trust that the director is going to pay you off relatively soon and hang in there for the angsty in-between time. In a game, that in between time could be hours rather than minutes. And in the case of TLOU2, it is many, many hours.

    That’s too long. The trope dies, and you wind up resenting the people you’re supposed to be coming to love. And hating every new encounter while you wait to find out what happens. It takes too long.

    If Tarantino held a scene for hours, rather than 10-20 minutes, I would hate that, too. The scene in the farm house at the beginning of Inglorious Basterds where you don’t know that the Jewish family is under the floorboards until 20 minutes in? Incredible. Masterful. One of the best scenes in cinematic history. On the other hand, The Hateful Eight taking upwards of three hours to reveal who the hell all the players are and what their motivations are? Too long, he lost me, and statistically, most moviegoers.

    Naughty Dog commits that same narrative sin here, except in this case it takes roughly three times longer than the sin in The Hateful Eight. That’s a *long* time. As a writer and a game, novel and film lover, even I found it painful to get through the second half of this game. I could see that Neil wanted me to love the characters involved. And I was with him, begrudgingly, for the first couple hours, but eventually I grew to resent the whole endeavor. I threw up my hands and said, **** it, kill them, or kill someone else, or kill everyone, I don’t care, just do *something*”. It was exhausting. And I don’t relish that assertion. It’s just a fact.

    Games shouldn’t use this narrative trope. It doesn’t work.

    Apart from that *one* nagging issue, let’s be clear, this game is immaculate. One of the greatest pieces of any type of media ever created. The gameplay is every bit as great as MGSV and RDR2. The graphics are absolutely insane on a very old console on its last gasp. It runs extremely well and I encountered exactly zero glitches or frame rate issues in more than 30 hours of gameplay. The delivery of the story is unbelievably seamless and the pacing is great from that perspective.

    This game is 9 parts perfect, 1 part broken. Anybody who says it’s a 0 is an incurious, unfair, self-righteous baby. And in most cases I’m quite sure they haven’t beaten or in many cases even played/purchased the game. On the other hand, I strongly disagree with anybody who says this is a perfect 10.

    My problem is not with what happens to beloved characters. That’s fine. It is the creator’s prerogative to do what they feel is right and narratively compelling. The problem is the way they do it that ensures a long, hateful gameplay slog for the real-life experiencer through more than half of the game. By the end, I was rushing through and no longer exploring because I was that exhausted. I *never* do that, especially with a game from Naughty Dog, which is my favorite creator in all media by a factor of 10.    … Expand
  11. McFood
    Jul 5, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Just incredible. The gameplay is improved over the first game in every conceivable way. Stealth is difficult but rewarding. Guns are varied and customisable. Hand to hand combat is more involved and manages to replace most QTEs with something that feels more like gameplay.

    The graphics are out of this world. I was wondering whether I needed to wait for the PS5 for the game to look good enough, but the PS4 looks every bit as good as the E3 trailers, just with lower resolution, some aliasing and dithering artifacts, and some slightly nauseating effect while panning the camera quickly (temporal upsampling artifacts maybe?). Still worth it for the amazing detail on characters and environments.

    The story has upset some people (spoiler time) but I liked it. The game feels like a hopeless cycle of murder and revenge, but doesn't feel repetitive by the end. It was always building towards something, but not quite what I wanted. (Full spoilers time) Abby is a better person than Ellie and I kind of wish Abby had killed her. I cared about Abby and her friends, I cared about Dina and Jesse. I understood where Ellie was coming from.

    I empathized with all of them (especially Yara and Lev). I chose my side, you can choose yours, but Naughty Dog's portrayal of humans doing human things is top notch.    … Expand
  12. enekah
    Jun 24, 2020
    9
    Considerações sobre a história em TLOU2:
    Não dá pra opinar!
    O sentimento que fica é pessoal demais!
    As histórias fazem aflorar tanta coisa... que as escolhas feitas, movidas por algo maior, tornam-se compreeensiveis!
    Pra quem acompanhou, resta apenas a saudade.
    Uma obra master!
  13. Uspes02
    Jun 24, 2020
    9
    Naughty Dog всё еще может создавать невероятно напряжённые и динамичные ситуации — таких сцен довольно много, и это безупречная работа. Но лично мне безумно жаль, что психологическим терзаниям Элли уделено так мало внимания. На них можно было бы построить всю игру — на её рефлексии, образах и страхах, а не на графической демонстрации того, на что способен озлобленный человек, которыйNaughty Dog всё еще может создавать невероятно напряжённые и динамичные ситуации — таких сцен довольно много, и это безупречная работа. Но лично мне безумно жаль, что психологическим терзаниям Элли уделено так мало внимания. На них можно было бы построить всю игру — на её рефлексии, образах и страхах, а не на графической демонстрации того, на что способен озлобленный человек, который следует лишь своим убеждениям. Подводя итоги, я могу сказать, что первую часть переплюнуть было бы очень сложно, но спасибо Дракману и Naughty Dog, что они выдали продукт не хуже оригинала. В игре улучшали и так очень крепкий и интересный костяк геймплея, сделав его более вертикальным, проработав локации так, что ты всегда можешь на полную проявить свою креативность в его ее прохождении. Выдали все такой же простой сюжет, как в первой части, но засечь атмосферы, постановки и переосмыслений некоторых мыслей, сюжет выглядит интересным и интригующим до самого конца. И скажу, что как и спервоначалу частью концовку будут обсуждать многие, то насколько она противоречива, то как должны была поступить героиня итд. В этом плане игра держат планку, заданную 7 лет назад. И по сути правда, ведь всё гениальное — просто. The Last of Us Part II — это комплексное произведение, которое затрагивает много спорных тем и лишь пытается найти в них истину, а то как вы отнесетесь к ней, зависит только от вас.

    В свое время я поставил первой части 9,5/10, что я хотел сделать и со второй, но все же я не могу этого сделать так как все же среди новых героев The Last of Us Part II, на протяжении всего прохождения, я не смог выделить симпатичного мне персонажа. От катарсиса, который захватывает тебя в какой-то момент, практически ничего не остаётся к финалу. Закончилась бы эта история на несколько часов ранее, и такой усталости бы не возникло.

    Если первую часть истории Элли и Джоэла вы могли советовать кому угодно, взахлёб рассказывая почему это приключение запомнилось вам надолго, то в случае со второй частью вы тысячу раз подумаете, как эта история резонировала с вами и сможет ли она вызвать какой-то отклик в душе у другого человека. Но лично у меня она смогла это сделать, поэтому моя оценка игре 9/10, если вам нравилась первая игра, то я прошу дать шанс и второй, так как она действительно это заслуживает, игроки не знакомые с серией, лучше пройдите в начале первую часть и только потом решайте нужно ли вам оно. Повторюсь, что я буду защищать эту игру, ибо она почти Шедевральна и не заслуживает той клеветы, которую геймеры обрушили на неё из-за сливов, которые не передают всей полноты картины.    … Expand
  14. Mikaelw91
    Jun 30, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I really loved this game! The story might not have been all the way up there with the first last of us game, but I got invested in the story and I think naughty dog did a good job with having you relate to and understand both ellie and Abby that your playing. You can really understand why both ellie and Abby do what they do and especially Abby has a good character development during the game!… Expand
  15. arrksi
    Jun 24, 2020
    9
    I understand why people criticize this game. However, for me it has been the best game for many years. Last Of Us 2 was certainly not worse than the first part, but in many ways even better! Plot, graphics, characters, atmosphere are the things what you exactly should expect from this game.

    The most important part of “storyline” games is an immersion in it’s plot. In other words, the    I understand why people criticize this game. However, for me it has been the best game for many years. Last Of Us 2 was certainly not worse than the first part, but in many ways even better! Plot, graphics, characters, atmosphere are the things what you exactly should expect from this game.

    The most important part of “storyline” games is an immersion in it’s plot. In other words, the feelings when you are inextricably linked with the game , experiencing the events, emotions, feelings of the main characters are what you should get from such kind of games. So that’s it! You will definitely find these aspects in The Last of Us 2 like in no other game!

    Throughout the story, which was very cool revealed to us from both opposite sides, you ask yourself questions like “What would I do in this situation?”, “If I could change something, would I do otherwise?”. All the emotions that come with these questions are priceless. You are disappointed, happy, proud, surprised by the actions of the main characters.

    The coolest thing is that the story of the Last Of Us 2 highlights the fact that everything is relative. The line between «good» and «evil» or “right” and “wrong” is often very difficult to distinguish. In many difficult situations you make decisions based on limited information. Often you make decisions that may seem right at a given time. That makes you think about it and move these questions into your real life. It hurts that people are only guided by their expectations of the game. I can't say that I’m an exception in these aspects. However, it‘s important to understand that all those issues for which the game is criticized are in our real life: LGBT, masculinity of female characters etc. It’s an integral part of our life. Why in the world of Last Of Us it had to disappear? Instead, you should ask yourself: why do I feel this way about this game? Please, score the game considering not just your expectations but based on all aspects of it. The low score and sales, by the way, could cause the rejection of the next Last Of Us part.

    Summing up, I would like to say that I definitely advise to play the game till the end of the plot! This is a very interesting, emotional story, which is accompanied by a great picture and atmosphere. The game will not leave you indifferent. So do not pay attention to the score! Just play and decide for yourself at the end of the game.    … Expand
  16. Iagolawliet
    Jun 24, 2020
    9
    É um bom jogo, mesmo alguns pontos da história sendo forçados gostei no geral
  17. staggmpg
    Jun 24, 2020
    9
    Just finished my play through that took me roughly 30 hours. After waiting for 5 years for this game and avoiding any social media or spoilers i can honestly say this now one of my favorite story games of all time. Let me be clear though... I was not happy that certain people died and i was not happy that i was forced to play as certain characters and i was not happy about the choices someJust finished my play through that took me roughly 30 hours. After waiting for 5 years for this game and avoiding any social media or spoilers i can honestly say this now one of my favorite story games of all time. Let me be clear though... I was not happy that certain people died and i was not happy that i was forced to play as certain characters and i was not happy about the choices some characters made. I wasn't happy but it was necessary and not pointless.
    This game had moments where i was physically effected by the drama happening on screen. I was afraid that the writers and the director were going to make me do things i didn't want to do. It was very hard but i trusted the story and just kept playing. After playing through the mid game twist you start to realize the underlying message. There are no heroes in this world and the choices we make have consequences.
    Last of Us 2 is a true sequel in the sense that this whole game is the fallout of the choice that Joel made at the end of Part 1 and by the time to get to the end you will be happy that good does prevail and the cycle of hate can be broken by an incredible gesture of empathy.
    This game took a BOLD chance by holding up a mirror to the player. the game forces you to face you biases and forces you to consider the consequences of our actions.
    If you are unable to look past the sexual preference of the main character( which was established in part 1) or if you cant enjoy the game because the message feels too "political" this is not the game for you. The team behind this game are not trying to force you to like certain things or agree with them. They are simply trying to get you to understand them even though you may hate them. Respect and understanding is what the characters in this story are missing and they suffer for it and it hurts to see them suffer. for those of you who have had the game spoiled and are hesitant to play let me just say this... The writing is Phenomenal and to trust the makers of the game to stick the landing.

    Thank you.    … Expand
  18. SebastianGT1992
    Jun 24, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Last of Us Part II is a remarkable game and one with the most intense stories ever. It is amazing the amount of feels you get while playing it and that is one of the most amazing things you can get from a game. In fact, I don't know if we can call, for example, The Last of Us Part I & Part II or Red Dead Redemption 1 & 2, games. In TLOU II there's a lot of incredible things going on. For start, game design and the level of detail of this apocalyptic world are beyond amazing, I don't know if there's another title with this level of greatness on that matter. Gameplay also is incredible with new movements and animations that feel fresh and with the feeling that not all encounters are going to develop in the same way every time. Semi 'open world' gives a clever way to show evolution in the franchise. Sound design is marvelous, specially while playing it with a good set of headphones, you can feel inside this world, and sometimes you get uncomfortable when your 'zombie' enemies: clickers, stalkers or runners are ready to hunt you down.

    The story, which it seems to be the matter of disagreement among gamers, for me was great. And I don't know when everyone became so expert on writing and storytelling. Although this is a revenge story and you could say is a cliché storyline, I think this kind of stories never gets old. The message behind and the one I got was really touching and, in a matter of fact, very applicable to so many societies around the world. And no, I am not talking about the LGBTI content which, by the way, I don't get why people on 2020 are offended by.

    Talking with spoilers beyond this point, I think Ellie's motivation was completely right just as right as Abby's. You see Abby as the villain for a long run of the story, but when you get into her shoes is where it lies one of the messages of TLOU II, there are two sides on every story. And even sometimes you can hate the Abby character, there's no denial that you can feel her pain and how broke she went with the loss of her father, and eventually all his friends and love interest. An eye for an eye, seems to be one of the guides along the story, but at what cost? And that's the question that comes to shine, specially when Ellie's actions went too far in the pursue of her vengeance, like killing a pregnant woman who refused to tell her some information. And in the end, when Ellie realizes that she can't stop thinking about it, that she can't sleep knowing she didn't got her revenge, and eventually being that close to kill abby is where the story really delivers, because, for me, she realizes that killing Abby isn't going to bring Joel back to life and maybe isn't going to give her back her sleep or her calm. Joel made his own decision back in TLOU I, and it was a really hard decision but as we can see it came with several consequences. Ellie is a completely different character, with her own feelings and thoughts. In her pursue of vengeance Ellie looses her love interest and she is completely alone, she is forever wounded physically, mentally and in the most deep of her soul. I don't think that she leaving behind Joel's guitar was an act of ungratefulness or such, I think is a sign of what she lost, she lost her capacity to play the guitar forever again, guitar that Joel gave her and taught her how to play, and that kind of wound will never be healed.

    I don't think TLOU II is perfect, there are some repetitive stuff in things to do, and you may feel annoyed going on some missions. For example, Abby's quest for the medical supply didn't got to me that much but it was shocking with that huge infected encounter. It has some passing issues and with some cliché and predicable things that happened, and some plot holes. I think that in a very long time I'm not replaying TLOU II because it may feel really long and tedious. I write this review while listening to the original Soundtrack and I have to say, it is amazing and really touching, I wished it was more used during the story to give it a more emotional experience.

    The Last of Us Part II is an incredible story with one of the best gameplays and graphic design for this generation of consoles. The story has a great impact on you if you keep an open mind and give the opportunity to this characters to get into you. I don't know but maybe people would be happier if this was the third story of the franchise and there was middle story in which we could see more of the immediate repercussions of TLOU I and all of the things between Joel and Ellie after her discovering of the truth.

    To anyone who took the time to read my review, thank you! (Sorry for my bad English)    … Expand
  19. Stanntan
    Jun 24, 2020
    9
    We, as the player can use the opposites view to feel the same story, one hero can be the most hated enemy for another, this is another breaking point of Naughty Dog.
    Gameplay is enjoyable, graphic is as good as lifelike.
  20. SaulBR97
    Jun 24, 2020
    9
    En jugabilidad es mil veces mejor que el primero. Los gráficos son los mejores de la generación, a la altura y en algunos casos mejores que los de Red Dead Redemption 2.
    La historia, no está mal, más bien, es tan mal estructurada. Pudieron presentarla de una manera distinta y hubiese sido mejor, más que nada para poder conectar con el personaje de Abby, porque la verdad está divertido    En jugabilidad es mil veces mejor que el primero. Los gráficos son los mejores de la generación, a la altura y en algunos casos mejores que los de Red Dead Redemption 2.
    La historia, no está mal, más bien, es tan mal estructurada. Pudieron presentarla de una manera distinta y hubiese sido mejor, más que nada para poder conectar con el personaje de Abby, porque la verdad está divertido jugar con su personaje, pero no cononecte al 100 con ella. En mi opinión el bueno, tiene una historia mal estructurada pero es buena. En este juego, y desde el uno, no hay héroes ni villanos. Solo hay personajes que buscan sobrevivir, con base en los ideales de cada uno. Es un mundo cruel y gris, que saca lo peor de cada persona. Me hizo enojarme, me hizo llorar, por eso amo los videojuegos, por todo lo que puede generar.
    El único punto malo que le veo es la excesiva búsqueda de loot, corta por momentos la inmersión en la historia.    … Expand
  21. blue_songbird
    Jun 24, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I think the fact that so many of these reviews are 0/10, and that it got review bombed with 0/10 keyboard smash reviews right at the hour it was released just goes to show how whiny gamers are. Sure you might not like the game, but it’s clearly not a 0/10. Don’t get me wrong, there are lots of legitimate criticisms to the game but there are tons of illegitimate, petty ones too. Of course the game isn’t perfect: it’s constantly bleak with few moments of levity, it’s endlessly violent, and it transforms a girl we knew as a beacon of hope into a revenge driven slaughtering machine. But I hate to break it to people: the world these games take place in is constantly bleak. It’s endlessly violent. And Ellie goes through this transformation to mirror Abby; a girl who had her father and community slaughtered by Joel. By US as the player. It might make people upset, and as tragic as it was, it makes sense to me that Joel’s actions caught up to him. And again, it might make people upset, but it makes sense to me that in the end Ellie lets Abby go. I think it shows a lot about her character and that somewhere in there she still has that goodness that we see in the first game. Ellie knows that this is the woman who killed her surrogate father. But she also sees that Abby has become a surrogate mother for Lev, and chooses to make her peace and break the cycle of violence and revenge. I’ll finish by saying that I definitely enjoyed the first game more. But that doesn’t mean this is a bad game: not in the slightest. As the user rating begins to rise (since people who have actually played the game and not peeked at spoilers online are starting to leave their thoughts), I think we’ll begin to see proof that while the irrational negativity of the members of the video game community is often relentlessly, impossibly loud, once they quiet down, it opens up the room for actual conversation, which I’m eager to see. P.S. stop being dicks to the actors that were in the game. You might hate it but they had nothing to do with the writing.… Expand
  22. Novec
    Jun 26, 2020
    9
    Honestly, this game is great. As a hardcore fan of the original Last of Us and someone who saw all of the leaks, let's just say I wasn't too thrilled with this game. But I still gave it a second chance and what can I say? Neil was right, context is everything. This game really makes you feel for every single character in the story whether good, or bad. I know a lot of outlets have beenHonestly, this game is great. As a hardcore fan of the original Last of Us and someone who saw all of the leaks, let's just say I wasn't too thrilled with this game. But I still gave it a second chance and what can I say? Neil was right, context is everything. This game really makes you feel for every single character in the story whether good, or bad. I know a lot of outlets have been saying that the story is just too depressing and has no moments of levity, but I would be lying if I said that I didn't cry out of sheer happiness a few times. Although there were two story moments that I didn't agree with personally, I can see why they were in the game and I absolutely respect their inclusion. The ending too was something that I was hesitant of at first, but they even managed to pull that off while also giving it a much more understated feel then part one's ending. Now, onto everything that isn't story. The music in this game is fantastic, with Gustavo once again hitting the mark on every track (with unbroken being my personal favorite) while Mac Quayle is brought in to work on more combat centric pieces. And i must say, he does a wonderful job. If you were a fan of the gameplay of the first game (like myself) then you will love what they've done here. Both Ellie and Abby feel much better to control then Joel. With Ellie in particular feeling much more agile then any of the other characters. Ontop of that the weapons themselves feel somewhat improved (although they control quite similar to the first games), the upgrade system has been greatly expanded, with tonnes of new perks and paths to take. Plus as an added bonus companions can now actually aim, shoot people, and hide too. When in combat the game is something else entirely, you weave your way through increasingly bigger encounter maps with more and more enemies until, you inevitably get spotted. This is when it gets really interesting. I personally played the game on grounded which led to combat encounters being scary and adrenaline inducing. I can't even count how many times I would get out of combat and still feel my heart racing and adrenaline burning off. The combination of the combat music, gunplay, and enemy ai leads to something that is even more tense then the first game. With my personal favorite combat moment being whenever I tried to snipe someone with a bow. As the sound effects and vibrations of the controller really made it feel the tension in the bow string and like this thing i'm holding could snap any minute. So overall, I have this game a 9/10, great combat, (mostly) great story, but it does end up dragging on for a few more hours then it needed to.… Expand
  23. Amarildo99
    Aug 19, 2020
    9
    Quest’opera va oltre essere un semplice gioco!! Praticamente perfetto! Graficamente e spaccamascella grazie a paesaggi ed espressioni facciali mai viste sino ad ora. Gameplay divertente variegato grazie all ottimizzazione delle aree di gioco (erba alta, spaccature nei muri, macchine ecc...) ma quello che rende the last of us part 2 il miglior gioco che abbia provato ed il miglior gioco maiQuest’opera va oltre essere un semplice gioco!! Praticamente perfetto! Graficamente e spaccamascella grazie a paesaggi ed espressioni facciali mai viste sino ad ora. Gameplay divertente variegato grazie all ottimizzazione delle aree di gioco (erba alta, spaccature nei muri, macchine ecc...) ma quello che rende the last of us part 2 il miglior gioco che abbia provato ed il miglior gioco mai realizzato (scelta personale) e la storia, partita dal primo capitolo ed evoluta nel secondo! Incredibile percorso dei protagonisti che ti porta, non a immedesimarsi in loro ma ad affiancarti alle loro emozioni… Expand
  24. Raniaabdallah
    Jun 24, 2020
    9
    I just finished this game yesterday. I think that it’s incredibly well written, the characters are likeable and every action taken by each character is justified. I don’t understand all the hate this game is getting. You have to play it to fully experience it.
  25. Thiago10
    Jun 24, 2020
    9
    Nice gameplay, nice graphics, the story was soso But i like it and the ende Could be butter but was fine. Buen gameplay, gráficasos, la historia estuvo buena y el final pudo estar mejor
  26. gyges
    Jun 24, 2020
    9
    An honestly amazing game. Many people here hate it because of the story and how it seems to betray you, but that is exactly the point. The game is not supposed to make you comfortable, it's supposed to make you angry, and it does just that. I loved it. Only reason it isn't a 10 is because the gameplay can get slightly repetitive, but besides that, amazing.
  27. Nevabloom
    Jun 24, 2020
    9
    Grapghics, gameplay and the overall atmosphere of the game were amazing from start to finish. There wasn't a single boring part for me and i felt excited to play through from start to finish. The characters showed how there is aways 2 sides to every story and how revenge can be a way of life and a driving point. Thats exactly where most of the butt hurt 0 scores came from. When they didn'tGrapghics, gameplay and the overall atmosphere of the game were amazing from start to finish. There wasn't a single boring part for me and i felt excited to play through from start to finish. The characters showed how there is aways 2 sides to every story and how revenge can be a way of life and a driving point. Thats exactly where most of the butt hurt 0 scores came from. When they didn't realise how the death of Joel impacted the story and drove Ellie to complete rage and the need for revenge and death. Same way they show how Abby felt after Joel killed her father. Story was amazing but for people that can think.… Expand
  28. Videogamekagv
    Jun 24, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is not bad, the story ain’t that bad. Everybody are just butthurt can’t accept the fact that joel died with a golf club and the fans want to see an “heroic way” of death which is kinda childish for a story . Btw abby’s story is not that bad . Just play the game… Expand
  29. MrJay
    Jun 24, 2020
    9
    I loved it. It's as bittersweet as only a "The last of us" game can be. The story plays with your feelings and morals as few games can. Not the perfect game, but storywise I think it's the best of the year.
  30. Wettham5
    Jun 24, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I ABSOLUTELY loved this game. Could not stop playing it and completed it yesterday. It was so cool to see the side of the “villain” (Abby) because it revealed how she wasn’t that bad... there were no “good” main characters in this game. I felt as if I played Ellie too little though.… 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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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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