The Last of Us Part II

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  1. Thorbannder
    Jun 21, 2020
    10
    Beautiful graphics horrible story. Neil your **** for doing what you did ...
  2. Aichan
    Jun 29, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Naughty dog misled its customers in its trailer. The reason the first game was so successful was the relationship between Joel and Ellie. Instead of building off of that, Naught Dog went in a completely random direction and ignored everything that the players loved originally.
    Why make the player play as someone they dont care about for half the game? This is a story game and the story was mediocre at best. So unbelievably disappointed.    … Expand
  3. Quentin_1935
    Jun 29, 2020
    10
    Absolutely a masterpiece.
    A game that, as media, has shown that gaming in fact reached its maturity in storytelling.
    The story belongs to the artist, to its creators. People want to take ownership and control over the story. Childish way to face the world. The traditional gamer community wants only the conventional power fantasies with heroes with happy endings. Once more: childish.    Absolutely a masterpiece.
    A game that, as media, has shown that gaming in fact reached its maturity in storytelling.
    The story belongs to the artist, to its creators. People want to take ownership and control over the story. Childish way to face the world.
    The traditional gamer community wants only the conventional power fantasies with heroes with happy endings.
    Once more: childish.
    If you cant deal with the fate that the creators stablished to the story, then do like Joey in Friends: put the game in the freezer so it wont haunt you in your dreams.    … Expand
  4. Felipefjm
    Jun 29, 2020
    10
    História envolvente, grandes gráficos, jogabilidade fantástica, um dos melhores jogos para ps4
  5. Dontknowvan
    Jun 29, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. They didn't run out of ideas, that's for sure. However, the ideas they ended up using are very telling of the questionable narrative talents of Halley Gross and the other two "writers" Neil hired as fillers.

    The plot holes in both narration and character arcs made this sequel disconnected from what the fans loved and championed about the first. In a way I get what ND was going for because in the real world if this were to happen, it would likely end up the same way: merciless, unfair, and saddening; but the execution needed a little help from Troy, I believe. Maybe it wouldn't have been so jarring to fans had he voiced and mocapped the "sequence" to show more the regret Joel had for trusting a pack of strangers and giving his and Tommy's names outright. There's a part there were they could've zoomed in on him and showed this so as not to leave the fans saying 'what the hell happened to Joel? a hunter would never do this!'

    Also, what happened to the black doctor we all shot in the first game?! Yes, the surgeon in the first game was black, which makes Jerry's character so bizarre and last-minute to even include.

    Still giving it a rating of 6 because it tried with all the Mortal Kombat fatalities which was nice. And you can't deny those graphics. That next-gen rendering alone already gives this game half the score.    … Expand
  6. saikalen
    Jun 29, 2020
    1
    The last of us part 1 was between Joel and Ellie.
    The last of us part 2 is Ellie and Abby.
    I am not sure that whether TLOU3 would come out, if you guys did, there was only Billy in the part 3?
  7. minikush
    Jun 29, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. First things first: Joel deserved to die. It hurts to see such a developed and complex protagonist get killed off in the way he did, but after the events of the first game, after he doomed humanity in a bloody massacre, he had only one fate left for him. That being said, the important part isn't even that he died, it was the effect it had on Ellie, supplemented on the flashbacks given throughout the game. Immediately after opening herself up to forgiveness after what he did, she lost him in the most brutal was possible, starting a seemingly endless chain of revenge and regret. All that only to realize how emotionally draining the path of vengeance can be.

    As far as the supposed agenda goes, Ellie was shown to be lesbian even in the DLC to the first game. This was no new development, and was a simple continuation to established story. Lev's revelation of being a trans male was a subtle, yet profound commentary on the issues people today face. Just because something is included in a game doesn't mean it is part of a hidden political agenda. If that was the case, then every gaming company would be actively encouraging violence or even murder. The inclusion was a subtle, refined, and well deserved nod to the LGBT community.

    It was more than interesting to play a modern RPG with no freedom of choice. From Witcher, to Red Dead, to Life is Strange and beyond, every modern RPG has had some form of choice via action or dialogue to imbed the player into the protagonist, and I don't think many people took too kindly to the very real train of thought that Ellie took throughout the game. I for one, am thankful for this change of pace. I cant imagine an impressionable and bloodstained teen reacting very differently to her surrogate father's death, justified or not. I completely understand why she did what she did after looking back on all she ever knew in this hellscape of a world. Abby, on the other hand, lived in our pre-apocalyptic world, and because of that had a similar view to us, the players. I found myself understanding and agreeing with every choice she made, even if I hated it. It was a brilliant way of developing a complex villain. Every choice made by every character was tailor made for that character, and letting the viewer change that with choice would tarnish the purity of the development. This was storytelling at its finest.

    The gameplay was simply fantastic. There were parts that I found myself frustrated, yet mesmerized due to the difficulty. The action was real. It was dangerous. It was to be avoided if possible at the threat of guaranteed death. It fed perfectly into the hopeless setting painted by the brilliant graphics and storytelling. Different factions of enemies had vastly different ways of hunting you down, all requiring their own unique approach on medium to high difficulties. The subtle notes left throughout the map further expanded on the hopeless mood of the setting. Finding random elements in the world to trigger full on story scenes gave it a near open world feeling. I wish more games would venture out to create unique experiences like this.

    While it may have been among the most depressing games I've ever played, it was undeniably incredible and compelling. 10/10 would recommend.    … Expand
  8. D1e_F0x
    Jun 28, 2020
    8
    На мой взгляд игра имеет минусы из-за некоторых сюжетных линий идущих фоном и не влияющие на развитие основного сюжета, а также некоторых событий, НО она всё равно не заслуживает такой низкой оценки. За основной сюжет (который на мой субъективный взгляд лучше, смелей и оригинальней чем в первой части) написаный Нилом Дракманном (сценаристом серии Uncharted и первой части  The Last of us) иНа мой взгляд игра имеет минусы из-за некоторых сюжетных линий идущих фоном и не влияющие на развитие основного сюжета, а также некоторых событий, НО она всё равно не заслуживает такой низкой оценки. За основной сюжет (который на мой субъективный взгляд лучше, смелей и оригинальней чем в первой части) написаный Нилом Дракманном (сценаристом серии Uncharted и первой части  The Last of us) и Хэлли Гросс (сценаристом 1-го сезона сериала West World), персонажей которые ЛОГИЧНО и ОБОСНОВАННО выписаны в мир и сюжет игры, работу актёров, аниматоров, level-дизайнеров и в целом всей команды Naughty Dog, игра не смотря на все свои минусы стоит своих 8 баллов. Игру я прошел 3 раза и нет сомнений что в ней есть спорные моменты, но тот спектр эмоций которые я испытал играя в неё, может подарить не каждая игра и как жалко что такой проект тонет в пучине безосновательной агрессии направленной от людей которые давно придумали себе ''идеальное'' продолжение, а также из-за некоторых блогеров и журналистов которым выгодно подпитывать ненависть людей к этой игре, чтобы потом смело говорить : '' Всё кто высоко оценили игру были куплены Sony, а вот мы честные и независимые! ''. P.S.
    Со сливами сюжета которые были в мае я ознакомился до выхода игры и это НИКАК не повлияло на моё отношение к ней.    … Expand
  9. JianGuo_Trump
    Jun 29, 2020
    2
    这游戏剧情太垃圾了，想不到编剧脑子里面装的是什么？一代塑造那么好的角色，随随便便就领了便当。为了报仇，一路艰辛，砍倒那么多的坏人，到最后居然选择原谅？以德报怨，何以报德？？？
    last time,score select 3, page 504
    now i select 2,check
  10. Camargo_J96
    Jun 20, 2020
    9
    Naughty Dog once again succeeded my expectations with memorable characters, strong gameplay and a emotional narrative.
  11. ThermalBolt
    Jun 29, 2020
    0
    Graphics are great, but that doesn't make up for what this **** game does with its plot.
  12. MrPete
    Jun 29, 2020
    10
    So many critics are just unconstructiv and unfair. They put so much effort in tlou2 and who are you to rate this game with zeros, ones, twos, and threes?! Sure some parts of the game dont have the quality of the first one but that doesnt mean the game is bad. You are disappointed? Guess what: you can keep your respectless opinion for yourself! Metacritics already rated this game fairSo many critics are just unconstructiv and unfair. They put so much effort in tlou2 and who are you to rate this game with zeros, ones, twos, and threes?! Sure some parts of the game dont have the quality of the first one but that doesnt mean the game is bad. You are disappointed? Guess what: you can keep your respectless opinion for yourself! Metacritics already rated this game fair enough with almost a 100 :)… Expand
  13. hmlott
    Jun 29, 2020
    0
    Not much in terms of new game mechanics, it looks incredible but the story is a disaster. TLOU are story driven... so that's what I weight the heaviest in my score. Tone deaf, agenda driven, unsatisfying, and disrespectful to the characters we have come to love. Also... weird ass sex scene A really unfortunate outcome from a game with massive potential. I'll steer clear from naughty dogNot much in terms of new game mechanics, it looks incredible but the story is a disaster. TLOU are story driven... so that's what I weight the heaviest in my score. Tone deaf, agenda driven, unsatisfying, and disrespectful to the characters we have come to love. Also... weird ass sex scene A really unfortunate outcome from a game with massive potential. I'll steer clear from naughty dog games moving forward. 1 for visuals and audio.. all in all, a total pile of garbage and waste of time. Avoid.… Expand
  14. Tonwellingjl
    Jun 29, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. O jogo nao é melhor que o primeiro, mas é muito bom. Gameplay fluido mesmo no PS4 Fat. Ja era esperado a morte do joel, so acho que estao dando nota baixa pro jogo por causa da morte dele ou de a Ellie nao matar a Abby no final, por ela ter percebido que a vinganca nao ia levar a nada, ou por causa do relacionamento dos personagens, se nao aceitam isso em um jogo imagina na vida real, se acharam a historia ruim, abram um estudio e facam o seu proprio jogo, com uma historia melhor. Apenas aceitem que o jogo foi feito pra ser assim.… Expand
  15. bobbyh101
    Jun 21, 2020
    8
    Truly a breathtaking game! Thought I would hate this game after hearing the leaks but loved every minute of it.
  16. mohamedelhadidi
    Jun 29, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. why the director forced us to play as Abby ? i enjoy the gameplay but i cannot say i enjoy poor story which destroyed every thing in part one . RIP one of the greatest characters in video games history (Joel)… Expand
  17. funkymonkey
    Jun 29, 2020
    0
    Game play -10/10
    graphics/atmosphere/environment- 10/10.
    The Story- A complete mess.
  18. YodaMiyagi
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Le doy 1 sólo por sus gráficos y gameplay decente. De verdad es un juego decepcionante, con una historia sumamente mal escrita, queriendo forzar una moral “correcta”, cuando durante toda la trama (mal escrita) Ellie mata a muchísima gente, ¿y al final decide perdonarle la vida a sólo una persona? La cual es responsable de matar a un personaje muy querido de una manera cobarde, sometiéndolo entre varias personas, sin honor alguno, torturándolo, además de que Joel acababa de salvarle la vida... y todavía piensan que puedes tener un poco de empatía con un personaje (Abby) creado con una moral, creencias y acciones forzadas, a conveniencia de un guión tan pobre y manipulado por su creador.
    Que por cierto, la confianza de Joel hacia unos desconocidos en esta 2da parte es sumamente incongruente con lo que te establecen en el 1er juego., si hubo una “evolución” en el personaje ni siquiera se molestan en explicarlo.    … Expand
  19. Tilerphy
    Jun 29, 2020
    10
    You are my daughter, but I am not your father.
    I know you are not my girl, but I cannot stop to love you.

    When you play the guitar, feel me and feel the falling world. Don't be fear to do the choice, be yourself.
    I will miss you.
  20. yassmv91
    Jun 29, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. They had 7 years to write and figure out AT LEAST a DECENT send off to one of the game's most loved characters and protagonists. Heck, they had 7 years to come up with anything they wanted. Instead, they gave us this trashpile of a storyline where Joel dies like an incompetent boy-scout on his first day out basically shutting his brain off and not acting like we know he would by breaking his own rules. Then, we have to play for what it felt like an eternity with MA'AM (whom we could care less about tbh) and go through a lot of unnecessary things that are forgettable at best. When we FINALLY get to the end, you give us some stupid excuse for why Ellie doesn´t complete her revenge journey. WHAT IS THIS?! These characters are making the stupidest and most non-sensical decisions ever! They're not acting in the way they would if someone competent had written the story!

    The only reason this is getting 4 of 10 is because the game actually runs (despite some glitches every now and then) and the graphics and sound and what not.

    We were better off without this sequel.    … Expand
  21. Hellmasker87
    Jun 29, 2020
    10
    The metacritic user score counts for nothing, especially after you see all these stupid reviews (all 0). Play this masterpiece, don't listen the hater.
    Unfortunately it is a game that must be understood, it is not a game for children and it is certainly not a game where everyone wanted the Disney story
    + Story 10/10 + Gameplay 10/10 + Sound 10/10 + Longevity 10/10 - All the people    The metacritic user score counts for nothing, especially after you see all these stupid reviews (all 0). Play this masterpiece, don't listen the hater.
    Unfortunately it is a game that must be understood, it is not a game for children and it is certainly not a game where everyone wanted the Disney story
    + Story 10/10
    + Gameplay 10/10
    + Sound 10/10
    + Longevity 10/10

    - All the people who don't understand anything about videogames starting from youtubers, streamers and all those who go against us for lgbt, crunch etc. issues    … Expand
  22. kevinmedrano
    Jun 29, 2020
    9
    El juego me gustó mucho nose por q la gente dice q es forzada la relación claro pero si es de una relación heterosexual nadie dice nada. Por mi parte el juego fue una maravilla pero creo q la historia pudo ser mejor.
  23. Pipolpolska
    Jun 19, 2020
    8
    Mimo utraty kluczowej postaci nadal warto ograć tą produkcję choć nie zachwyca tak jak 1 część
  24. Rr0439
    Jun 24, 2020
    9
    The graphics are good and I like the history not much as the last of us but it's still a good game.
  25. MagicTake
    Jun 29, 2020
    10
    Any piece of media made me feel the way this game did. The only way I can describe it is: a rollercoaster of emotions that left you so tired and broken at the end.
  26. Nickstrasser
    Jun 29, 2020
    10
    I do NOT judge games based on a meticulous set of principles or mechanics, such as how the gunplay felt or how the sound quality was. Instead, I judge games on the entire experience and how I felt after the credits rolled. I understand that this type of review may not be for everyone, but if you were like me in any way, I think you’ll enjoy this.

    CONTEXT: The first last of us was my    I do NOT judge games based on a meticulous set of principles or mechanics, such as how the gunplay felt or how the sound quality was. Instead, I judge games on the entire experience and how I felt after the credits rolled. I understand that this type of review may not be for everyone, but if you were like me in any way, I think you’ll enjoy this.

    CONTEXT: The first last of us was my favorite game of all time. I say WAS because the last of us part 2 has filled its role. I understand that neither the first nor second last of us has the most inanely deep story like the Witcher 3 or something, but its execution is beyond anything I’ve ever played before.

    Preface: There is, unfortunately, a LOT of troll hating going on, do not listen to it. I actually really appreciate the people who genuinely don’t like it and provide legit criticisms. As the director, Neil drunk man said, this game is going to divide people, and it certainly did. That being said, let me say why I think the last of us 2 is a 10/10.

    This is NOT a comprehensive review that describes each individual component of the game (gunplay, sound, controls, etc) but rather I speak from the heart and I want to convey why I think this game is amazing. I was very nervous after the initial backlash before the game was released since the first game was my favorite of all time and I didn’t want its image to be tarnished in my mind. That being said here’s why I love this game.

    IN MY OPINION, this game accomplishes everything we were told it was going to be. It shows how the cycle of violence can make anyone act unpredictably, it makes you question the motives of characters you’ve loved for years, and it facilitates every aspect of its core gameplay around the story. This game has brought up emotions in me that I have never felt from any piece of media before. It gut punches you approximately 10 times throughout the story and I believe this is why so many gamers are upset. This game does not make you “feel good“ in fact, by the very end, it’ll make you feel very sad. I may be wrong, but I feel like most gamers wanted a cool, exciting story with a happy ending (like every other story ever), but naughty dog did what most others don’t, they didn’t create THAT kind of story.

    The gameplay and shooting mechanics are not the most picture-perfect refined controls ever, the scavenging does not facilitate a perfect crafting system, but every decision about every mechanic in the last of us 2 feels like it was specifically made to make the player feel grounded in reality and to facilitate the story unfolding. If you loved the last of us 1, and you have an open mind as to what fate may lie ahead for certain characters, I think you’ll very much enjoy the last of us 2. If not, that’s ok, but as someone who was extremely invested in the first game, I loved this one even more, and although I came out of this one crying (I actually did), the fact that it could elicit such strong emotions is why I think this game deserves a 10/10.

    It is not perfect, the last of us 1 wasn’t perfect, no game is perfect, but the storytelling, gameplay, and characters proved to be an astonishing and powerful experience.

    I will never forget this experience, and that’s a great thing.

    P.S. As far as the controversial “diversity” choices made in this game, I did not feel like it took anything away from the story. It is not shoved down your throats by any means. And I say that as someone who thinks that “forced diversity” just for the sake of diversity is nonsense.    … Expand
  27. yeet1234
    Jun 29, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. You spend the game playing a character that murdered the main character while the game tries to justify it, you cant even kill her off at the end… Expand
  28. nuxbox
    Jun 29, 2020
    0
    这种事情见得多了，我只想说懂得都懂，不懂的我也不多解释，毕竟自己知道就好，细细品吧。你们也别来问我怎么了，利益牵扯太大，说了对你我都没好处，当不知道就行了，其余的我只能说这里面水很深，牵扯到很多东西。详细情况你们自己是很难找的，网上大部分已经删除干净了，所以我只能说懂得都懂。这种事情见得多了，我只想说懂得都懂，不懂的我也不多解释，毕竟自己知道就好，细细品吧。你们也别来问我怎么了，利益牵扯太大，说了对你我都没好处，当不知道就行了，其余的我只能说这里面水很深，牵扯到很多东西。详细情况你们自己是很难找的，网上大部分已经删除干净了，所以我只能说懂得都懂。
  29. WALDIR
    Jun 29, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Maravilhoso, o melhor jogo de 2020, o enredo e o desenvolvimento da trama chega a assustar de tanta… Expand
  30. elras
    Jun 29, 2020
    10
    Magnifico es todos sentidos, de hecho lo que más me gustó fue la historia.
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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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