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  1. Jun 30, 2020
    0
    I watched my brother play through this and just immediately shrugged it off due to the hate it was getting on the internet. After he completed it I decided to play it myself, having completed it I can say that everyone was right, this is an absolute travesty, I will be honest and say I didn't like the first one either but I enjoyed the story somewhat and thought I should give this a go.I watched my brother play through this and just immediately shrugged it off due to the hate it was getting on the internet. After he completed it I decided to play it myself, having completed it I can say that everyone was right, this is an absolute travesty, I will be honest and say I didn't like the first one either but I enjoyed the story somewhat and thought I should give this a go. The story is terrible, there is an attempt at "revenge is bad" but it just completely misses the target, I would rather them have made a spin off so they can shove these insufferable new characters down our throat but I suppose the only way this game was ever going to succeed was if they added a shock value. Avoid this game at all cost. Expand
  2. Jun 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ich bin spiegle und very fat po kalks szlift und nicht gen du. Acht mit du spin und ich spielen splicht nacht. Wir wohnen in einem Dorf. Die Stadt ist nicht weit von uns entfernt. Unser Haus ist klein und hat einen. Expand
  3. Jun 30, 2020
    0
    Would you believe it if you were trampling on your memories, stuck in a grave, and then twerking on it? Surprisingly, this is what NaughtyDog did to us as his next work. Part two was born because there was part one, and they insulted the person who enjoyed part one. They have no understanding of their fans, no respect for any character from previous work, and They're trying to force usWould you believe it if you were trampling on your memories, stuck in a grave, and then twerking on it? Surprisingly, this is what NaughtyDog did to us as his next work. Part two was born because there was part one, and they insulted the person who enjoyed part one. They have no understanding of their fans, no respect for any character from previous work, and They're trying to force us into it with only trashy beliefs. Companies that don't understand gamers needs will follow Blizzard's path. Expand
  4. Jun 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Нил Дракманн создал игру о том, чтобы ты попытался понять других людей, но ты не понял Нила Дракманна.

    Это печально.

    По сравнению с первой частью, эта игра реально шедевр. Эта игра на голову выше первой части, но фанбои не приняли смерть Джоэла, поэтому ставят нули.

    Сценарий и режиссура на высоте, на уровне топовых голливудских фильмов. каждая кат-сцена к месту и проработана до мелочей. Понятно абсолютно всё, не поймёт только слепой или тупой.

    С технической точки зрения тут тоже 10 из 10, никаких вопросов ни к графике ни к звуку нет. Дизайн локаций так же на высоте, куча, просто куча деталей, мелочей.

    По сравнению с первой частью, где Джоэл всю дорогу шёл и убивал пачками каких-то непонятных компьютерных болванчиков, здесь прописано и продуманно всё. Правда, не раскрыли особо Шрамов, но думаю, в ДЛС уделят им внимание. В остальном же проработка персонажей, сторон конфликта и сюжета в целом, повторюсь, на уровне отличных голливудских фильмов.

    Не знаю, что еще сказать. Скажу так, как посылку тем, кто ставит нули: Если вы не поняли посыла автора, то это не значит, что игра плохая. Если вы поняли посыл Автора, но он вам не понравился, то вы не поняли посыл автора.

    Игра крайне гуманна и она про гуманизм и понимание другого человека, через крайнюю жестокость, как художественный приём, Ноти дог говорят нам о милосердии и гуманности. Вот о чём эта игра. Начните уже понимать других людей, хватит делить мир на чёрное и белое. В мире нет плохих и хороших, черных и белых людей, все люди одинаковые.
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  5. Jun 30, 2020
    10
    Best game ever. People who rate just because they didnt like the story are stupid. How about the graphics?the sound?the detail attention?
    First game that made me do things i didnt want to do. I hated it. Thats why i loved it.
    Absolutely breathtaking. Groundbreaking.
  6. Jun 23, 2020
    4
    Bad story, uninteresting characters, felt like the game was made to only interest SJW. However the graphics are good ngl.
  7. Jun 30, 2020
    9
    My first time writing a review for a game. I am a 55 year old gamer, who has played his share of great games in my lifetime. This is one of the best. I understand that this game may not be for everyone, and I get some of the hate. Is this a perfect 10 game, no. Is it a great game, for me, yes. If you play the entire game, and take it at face value, it is a great, moving experience.My first time writing a review for a game. I am a 55 year old gamer, who has played his share of great games in my lifetime. This is one of the best. I understand that this game may not be for everyone, and I get some of the hate. Is this a perfect 10 game, no. Is it a great game, for me, yes. If you play the entire game, and take it at face value, it is a great, moving experience. The story is very emotional and heartfelt. The graphics and presentation are top notch. Sound design is fantastic. The combat in this game is some of the best that I have experienced in a third person action game. This game is one that any fan of The Last of Us should experience, first hand.

    Some minor pacing issues, and the violence might be a little much for some people.

    I give this game a solid 9 out of 10. It is no zero, that is for sure!
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  8. Jun 30, 2020
    10
    "YOU CANNOT RIDE THIS BICYCLE."

    from The Backwards Brain Bicycle - Smarter Every Day 133 @YouTube
  9. Jun 30, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Overall, we cant deny that the gameplay and graphics are stunning. Combat is fluid and every kill is satisfying. From dense forests, to the beautiful snowcapped mountains of Wyoming, this game is beautiful every step of the way. Story wise however, is another story. After seeing the most beloved character of our series get beaten with a golf club, and then playing as the character who killed him doesnt sit right with many. Parts of the game feel long and dragged out. Overall, if you truly love the story of the Last of Us. Dont waste your money. Expand
  10. Jun 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have never written a review for a game before, but after completing TLOU2, I felt compelled to dispute the overwhelmingly negative reviews on this website

    First and foremost, I am a HUGE fan of the first game - I would rate it in my top 3 games of all time. I am a fan of storytelling games and narratives with an emotional punch, so getting to watch the dynamic between Joel and Ellie play out was an enormously satisfying experience. Like many, I was extremely disappointed to learn (from the leaks) about Joel's demise. However, I decided to give Naughty Dog the benefit of the doubt and I could not be happier that I did not listen to the all the negative criticism and left my evaluation until after experiencing the game for myself

    This game is a MASTERPIECE. Most of the reviewers who claim the story is terrible seem to nitpick at idiosyncratic elements of the game (Why is Abby so buff? How come Joel didn't know he was walking into a trap?) and have completely missed the greater theme of the narrative. Joel's death served as a key catalyst to drive a true emotional investment in Ellie's story. I felt deeply invested in her bloodlust and single-minded desire to extract revenge. But then Naughty Dog used multiple clever narrative tools to slowly change my - the player's - perception of Ellie's quest. Dinah and Lev served as foils to better illustrate the futility and cost of Ellie and Abby's actions. Abby - and her own story of loss and lack of purpose and agency - was the mirror coin to Ellie. In addition to humanizing the enemy, her story made me truly feel the horrific cost of Ellie's rampage. Even the gameplay itself served to exhaust the player, giving you little to no respite between fights, giving the NPCs names, making stealth kills brutal and gruesome.

    I have never played a game that made me feel almost exactly the same as the main character - first her loss, then her anger, then her pain and exhaustion, and finally, as she sat on the beach emotionally numb and drained, the emptiness from the futility of her pursuit of revenge as a way to fill the gap from her loss of agency. This is a story about a girl who had her purpose in life stolen away from her just as she was finding a new purpose in life, and the personal journey she had to take to realize that an endless cycle of violence would never plug that hole in her.
    The journey I took with Ellie and Abby felt intensely personal, and although I still haven't recovered enough to fully understand and digest all my thoughts from this experience, I can say for a fact that I thoroughly enjoyed the process. There are a hundred vanilla games out there where the story is straightforward and vanilla, and the hero gets to ride off into the sunset in the end, and if that's what you're looking for then yes, this game is NOT for you. But what is a story-driven video game really? It is a chance to live a life and immerse yourself in someone else's story, one that you could never experience in your own reality. To artificially experience feelings - revenge, anger, loss, triumph - that you can't conjure from your daily circumstance.

    If you want to LIVE a story, FEEL what the characters feel, and emerge from the other side better for it, then please do give this game a try.
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  11. Jun 30, 2020
    0
    I will not buy any naughty dog‘s game for at least 3 years. This is my attitude.
  12. Jun 30, 2020
    10
    Potentially the best game ever made. It wasn't just a game, it felt like an experience. The moments where you hate and despise a character one moment, to completely understanding their motivations the next.

    The motivations of the characters and their 'I am right' attitude and their aims for revenge is like nothing else I've ever experienced in a game, in places the game feels like more
    Potentially the best game ever made. It wasn't just a game, it felt like an experience. The moments where you hate and despise a character one moment, to completely understanding their motivations the next.

    The motivations of the characters and their 'I am right' attitude and their aims for revenge is like nothing else I've ever experienced in a game, in places the game feels like more than just a game, it feels like a combination of everything that is good about movies, or how books can delve into characters back stories in much more depth, plus the things you can only do in a video game to make something really important that raises the bar (just like they did with the first game) to make a completely unforgettable experience.

    It's a shame that user reviews are so low due to people being unable to accept the incredible and extremely ambitious story Naughty Dog set out to tell and seemingly can't accept that the fate of certain characters was destined to end the way they did.
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  13. Jun 30, 2020
    0
    I had TLOU: Remastered on PS4, because of what a masterpiece the original game was I was cautious about the sequel. The new Druckmann led crew at ND clearly has hijacked the game to push a social justice agenda. This is bad on its own as its essentially a form of propaganda eroding the genuine artistry of the medium.

    The real shame is that they lost the skill in crafting a good plot
    I had TLOU: Remastered on PS4, because of what a masterpiece the original game was I was cautious about the sequel. The new Druckmann led crew at ND clearly has hijacked the game to push a social justice agenda. This is bad on its own as its essentially a form of propaganda eroding the genuine artistry of the medium.

    The real shame is that they lost the skill in crafting a good plot or telling a compelling story. This is a very common outcome in propaganda driven "art". ND delivered a boring, unpleasant experience and ruined one of the greatest gaming IPs. If only Amy Hennig was still in charge.

    The majority of game is filled up with plot holes. It’s characters, their decisions and therefore the overall story feels extremely forced. Somewhere in this mess was potential for a great story, but unfortunately it is bogged down by unnecessary side plots and baffling character choices.

    Unfortunately, the graphics are not enough to save this game from itself. There is hardly any improvement in game play (not a noticeable generational leap), the AI sucks and enemies are reused often and most of the game is walking doing nothing. The game play loop just gets straight up boring.

    You are dropped into linear levels with roaming enemies that are very dumb. Early on in the game you are treated to a wide open area that feels more free roam, but its an illusion that doesn't last long and is not repeated.

    This game killed the first part in a very disrespectful way. Terrible story, with characters which remind me of some hipster emotional low budget drama movie.

    I really don't get how all those reviewers brought this game up to a 95. The most overrated game this generation. The "critic" reviews are either fake or the reviewers are too fearful for their jobs to say how generic the game-play is and how terribly the story and characters are written. It is like a snuff film disguised as Oscar bait.

    I literally hated playing the game. A story driven game with a terrible story is terminal. Given the technical polish of the game it could be argued that the game deserves a higher rating. However since I hated every second of playing this game, the only way to give it a higher rating is to say that torturing yourself with a game (a device meant for passing free time) is somehow a good thing (if it serves some kind of nebulous artistic or higher purpose). This is nonsense.

    My rating is accordant to the enjoyment I received from this game; specifically a 0.
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  14. Jun 30, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I think the game is great. I can understand why some people don't like it because it's just too close to reality. Of course you don't like death and you don't play abby either. But the game shows how you grow up in such a world and that is not easy. I can only recommend the game. Expand
  15. Jun 30, 2020
    0
    Next level woke disaster. Pandering and political correctness ruined the perfect formula. Avoid at all cost. Characters are blend and..., well charactless. Story is artificial. Naughty dog should be sued for false advertising and misconception.
  16. Jun 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Such an incredibly emotional journey throughout this game. I have to admit like many people I was upset and angered by the death of Joel, it felt stupid and out of character for him, but then I realised that of course it’s out of character for him, he has been living in Jackson with Ellie and his brother for years now. Both of these people would have changed Joel’s perspective on the world and he would have stopped being so cynical and untrusting. The fact that I was so angered by his death and so shocked by how it went down just shows that naughty dog knew exactly what they were doing and the story just gets better after that, we follow Ellie on a story of revenge, and during that story we see glimpses into her past with Joel and the reasoning for why she wants to do this. However during the story we see that she regrets some of the actions she makes and it’s incredibly to see a protagonist really wonder if what she did was right. Halfway through the game comes the most controversial part, we get to play as the “villain” Abby. And like a lot of people I wasn’t very thrilled about the idea of playing half the game as this character however throughout her story we learn the reason to why she killed Joel and also find out that she is just as good a person as we believe Ellie to be. However the boss fight against Ellie was still very hard to do and I did not want to do it as like many others I love her character. But the side as Abby was very interesting and gave some insight into her character which helped the story a lot. The best part of the game for me was the ending. It showed that Ellie quest for revenge lost her many people in her life and she even realised that Abby was not worth killing, overall it was a very well done story of revenge and how it can be wrong. Expand
  17. Jun 30, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Last of Us: Part II took me some time to come to terms with. Gameplay wise, its very much the same as TLoU1. Which in my mind is one of the sequels failings as innovation is important. The game, and its predecessor aren't necessarily about the game play, however, which brings me to the meat of my thoughts: the story.

    I knew from the beginning, from the first minute I took control over Abby, what the game's story wanted to accomplish. For most of the game it didn't work on me. The game wants you to sympathize with Abby. To understand why she killed Joel and possibly even agree with her decision; but for someone who has played through Part 1, I couldn’t do it. That combined with the game's insistence on trying to make you feel appalled by Ellie's killing of the enemies laid before her, despite nearly all of them attacking her first and forcing her to defend herself or be killed and despite Ellie herself reacting with disgust and panic in two instances at the cruelty she commits. Instead, I found myself rooting for Ellie more and more the longer the game went on.

    Then halfway through it switches us into Abby's shoes once again. I was furious. Not in the least because the idea of several days – my usual turn around was slowed by being bound to my wife's schedule as she wanted to experience the game’s story with me – of progress erased so I could see the side of the story of a character I hated infuriated me and admittedly led to me resenting the sections with Abby. This resentment only got worse as the game humanized her through the introduction of Yara and Lev while failing to have her show any kind of reaction or remorse to the things she does – save for one miss able line to Lev about erasing guilt – unlike Ellie. By the end of Abby’s sections, I honestly didn’t feel sympathy for her. Her entire section only served to highlight her negative aspects as much as it humanized her. Best exemplified by the contrast between Abby and Ellies actions against Dina and Mel, respectively. When Ellie unknowingly killed the pregnant Mel in self-defense, she vomits and falls into panic due to her actions. When Abby is presented with the same choice, but knowingly, she is giddy at the idea of killing the pregnant Dina to hurt Ellie like Ellie hurt her. Abby is only stopped by Lev yelling at her for the near action.

    The game then continues to hammer home how much revenge is ruining Ellie’s life in the sections dealing with her home life. She suffers from severe PTSD caused by Joel’s death. Unable to sleep or find true closure without making Abby pay. The segment is – in my opinion – very well done and made my wife and I hurt for Ellie; begging her to forget about Abby when Tommy offers her a second chance at vengeance, despite knowing fully well she can’t bring herself to. Meanwhile, Abby is in a relatively good place when we see her again before being captured by the Rattlers. This lack of equality is the crux of my issues with the Last of Us: Part II.

    The game makes it abundantly clear that revenge is bad. It destroys Ellie’s life; but seemingly only for Ellie. Abby kills Joel in the beginning, fulfilling her revenge. When Ellie comes to take vengeance on Abby, Abby wins again – despite losing a few friends (many of which she would have lost anyway due to her own actions against the WLF) and leaves with Lev to find a better life. Come the ending Abby is in poor condition due to something entirely unrelated to revenge and has seemingly moved on with her life while Ellie is devastated. In the end, Ellie nearly crosses a line in pursuit of vengeance. Threatening to kill an innocent to get her revenge on an emaciated woman who doesn’t even want to fight. Sparing Abby completes Ellie’s emotional arc, finally allowing herself to let go of the drive for vengeance. Letting herself move on with grief and eventually acceptance in a way she’d never be able to achieve if she’d killed Abby on the beach. It is the blatant lack of equality in the fact that Abby receives no karmic rebuttal unlike Ellie – who suffers viciously both physically and emotionally over the game for her revenge. What we are left with is a game that only half-sells its otherwise beautiful message.
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  18. Jun 30, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Sad excuse of a game the title isn't what the game is its isn't the last of us part 2 having to kill off the characters you fell in love with in the first game seem more than pointless should of made a separate game set in the same universe would of been a lot better if you wanted new characters the story is riddle with plot holes and over used tropes happy its over and wont be replaying returning it tomorrow not worth my money Expand
  19. Jun 30, 2020
    10
    Sono un appassionato di videogiochi da almeno 22 anni, ma mai mi sono trovato di fronte a un'esperienza videoludica come questa. Un vortice burrascoso di emozioni che ti travolge e ti segna in modo indelebile. Un capolavoro senza tempo!
  20. Jun 30, 2020
    10
    I am not giving it a 10 because i want to counter balance the idiot bombers. I am giving it a 10 coz it is 100% worth it.... I see all those idiots and i am really worrying..... maybe Trump was not rock bottom.... maybe there is worse .
  21. Jun 30, 2020
    2
    Gameplay so old it feels like it's 2013.
    Absolutely nothing good in the writing and plot. Joel isn't at all who he was in the 1st. It's a complete different caracter, because... who cares, right? Let's just transform who he is just because no one at ND can write a decent story since amy hennig left the studio...
    Nothing makes sense in a narrative way. Everything feels force and
    Gameplay so old it feels like it's 2013.
    Absolutely nothing good in the writing and plot. Joel isn't at all who he was in the 1st. It's a complete different caracter, because... who cares, right? Let's just transform who he is just because no one at ND can write a decent story since amy hennig left the studio...
    Nothing makes sense in a narrative way. Everything feels force and unnatural.
    An immature story for immature people. But i'm not a 16 year old kids anymore, and I really can't understand how anyone above 20 can like this poor writing, with incoherent caracters, stupid decisions, and oh so bad developement overall...
    Graphics are great, but nothing worthy of all these stupids 10/10 reviews.

    This game deserve all the sh*tstorm it received, and if not enough, the blatant lies of Neil Druckmann about it should say it all.
    He lied because he KNEW that if truth were told about this game, people wouldn't have bought it in this huge amount.

    Great job, naughty dog. You sold your game with lies, by deceiving your customers. I hope there will be a part 3, and I hope it will fail so hard that it will be the end of this once great, now disgusting, talentless, arrogant shell of a studio.
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  22. Jun 30, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Allí the story centers arround is elly's and Joel's sexuality and It os not a good story Expand
  23. Jun 30, 2020
    3
    Meh
    It wasn't so good as I expected. The story was bad. I think you should not buy it.
  24. Jun 30, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Cintians minor spoilers:
    -Fantastic Graphic
    -Gameplay barely different to the first game, which was ok, but wasn't the biggest fan of it already then, exspected a bigger change and improvement
    -Characters: in my opinion ruined the characters from the first game (Ellie & Joel) and added a new main character (Abby) nobody cares about
    -Story: tries to force you onto Abby's story and changes your opinion of Ellie in a negative way; has so many unnecessary scenes especially in Abby's part, which will just lengthen the game; horrible pacing of the story overall and the switch between abby's and ellis's story could have been done in so many way better; a lot of loopholes and things that don't make sense
    -ending: probably one of the worst i've seen in a long time

    Overall it's a fantastic looking game with ok-ish gameplay, which will ruin your favourite characters from the first part through horrible pacing and interducing you a new main character nobody cares about. 25 hours of wasted time.
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  25. Jun 30, 2020
    0
    Nothing to say that Iam rly disappointed.. And I rly hoped for a nice hyped game with a good story...
  26. Jun 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. After thinking a lot about it I don’t really have anything negative to say at all about this game - Masterpiece Expand
  27. Jun 30, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The last of us 2 is a spit in my soul from the director. The first half of the game was wonderful, but then when we play for another character, so in addition and fight in the episode against the main character, this is a bust. It was very unpleasant to play the second part of the game. I will vote for her in the nomination "Disappointment of the year" Expand
  28. Jun 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Solo con el apartado grafico, la jugabilidad, el diseño de escenarios, los personajes y la IA ya tiene mínimo un 8, porque es impecable, y luego añadiendole la historia, la cual esta siendo criticado solo por la muerte de Joel, la LGTIfobia y porque un juego "no puede ser cruel y triste", me parece una barbaridad de juego y que la gente que lo critica es porque, o no lo ha jugado, o no tiene 2 dedos de frente para entender todo lo dicho. Un must play en toda regla. Expand
  29. Jun 30, 2020
    10
    One of the best games of this generation so far. The story is excellent, the ending is brilliant! The combat is excellent too.

    I don't understand why this game is receiving so many negative reviews. Again, one of the best games of this generation

    GOTY 10/10
  30. Jun 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I loved this game, the natural progression from the first game with the added mechanics such as sprint jump and crawling to name but a few. The story had so much weight behind it and the shock value at roughly the half way point when I thought I had finished the game was crazy. The progression through the story by both playable characters was amazing and the raft of emotions I experienced from this I have never been through so much during any game. For me this is the best game I've ever played. Wholly deserves GoTY and is a must play for any PS4 fan. I'm already on second play through and can't wait to experience this on the PS5 eventually. Expand
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  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  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]