The Last of Us Part II

 PlayStation 4
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5.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 161975 Ratings

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  1. Juvetic
    Jun 29, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The story is subjective but I like it. Not many games let you play the character who you hate. Everything is a materpiece… Expand
  2. radicalking
    Jun 29, 2020
    10
    Easily the best game I have played so far. The story has so many themes, subtext and important messages that I wish the whole world can experience or atleast witness. One of the main Ideas conveyed in this game being Empathy is so well explained in the most radical way a game can convey it. Bold and Beautiful story. No complains at all. Character Development is off the charts and the storyEasily the best game I have played so far. The story has so many themes, subtext and important messages that I wish the whole world can experience or atleast witness. One of the main Ideas conveyed in this game being Empathy is so well explained in the most radical way a game can convey it. Bold and Beautiful story. No complains at all. Character Development is off the charts and the story flows like poetry.… Expand
  3. 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
  4. darkMavis
    Jun 29, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I've just completed the game. And the more I think about it, the more I think the story succeeded in it's main point. And the main point isn't the one some others are referring to, that violence begets violence or that revenge isn't healthy - plenty of other stories have already done that. It's main point, imho, is that there aren't any good guys or bad guys.
    I am hoping the combat is improved by some patches though.    … Expand
  5. lee_toro
    Jun 29, 2020
    3
    Least fun I had while holding a controller. I think the story would have worked better as a movie or a TV show, not a game.
  6. Katomaster
    Jun 29, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Last of Us 2 is a game that does a good job at improving the gameplay and visuals over its predecesor...but it's narrative brings it down to a poorly executed pretentious product...that underestimates the intelligence of its audience and is (seemingly) not aware of its own hipocrisssy. Just to give a perspective, the balance between narrative and gameplay in this game can be divided like this: 30% pure combat gameplay, 30% exploration and basic gameplay, and 40% narrative driven sequences. So, having that much narrative makes this game rely a bit too much in its story to move things forward. You feel like you wanna see what happens next, and in that sense the narrative sequences become kind of a reward for the player. Given this, is very hard to judge the game as a whole without the story. And it's a shame that the story in itself suffers from the pretentious intentios behind it. There are pacing issues, there are plotholes, there are badly hidden plot devices and stuff that may (an will) pull you out of the experience. It's hard to get into details without spoiling the game but let me say that you have 2 main protagonists, and the intention of the creators to give a message that is stronger than their skills to build a believable story around it. You have main characters treated like plot devices, you have circumstances that are way too fortuituos to be real, many forced situations just to serve the writers intentions behind them. In most cases it just doesn't work well enough to make it believable. There's a 2nd character that you'll be forced to use for half the game, and they try so hard to make her appealing that it also can put you off the experience. But the worst thing is the epilogue...a forced, hilariously long and convoluted epilogue that does more to lessen the overall ecperience than enrich it. The ending must be one of the pointless things I have ever played and watched in my life. It leaves you empty, and wondering what was the point of even doing this game. To me is not a bad game/experience, but is for sure not a good one. Is just a "meh". Maybe it's worst for those who loved the first one and it's characters. On a final note, just say that there are many subliminal and also on your face messages that will remind you of that so called "secret agenda" form Neil Druckman, and it also can pull you off the experience. From religious statements, to forcing certain type of characters, to making all white males die or be useless or dumb, and a long list that I felt does not add to this review. To me is an experience to have just if you get the game in a very good sale.… Expand
  7. LevReign
    Jun 29, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game visually is the best game I have ever played. The overall combat and gameplay is great for 7-10 hours then becomes a repetitive drag. Only 1 new type of enemy and it's not that big of a deal. The story is flawed 3 hours in and doesn't make up for it. It makes you hate Elly and tries to make you like Abby but doesn't until the end when you just want to be done with the game. The last 6-7 hours I lowered the difficulty out of boredom of the combat so I could finish the story which was not worth it. This game started off great to ok. Then fell apart and in the end I just didn't like it.… Expand
  8. serena9003
    Jun 29, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Visually The Last of Us Part II is beautiful and the music is just amazing. Gameplay is similar to the first one, not bad, but not the best.The story however is a revenge plot that is extremely poorly executed. They completely ripped apart everything that the first game had built up and definitely did not do right by Joel and Ellie as they said they were going to. Joel gets killed very early in a very dumb way and Ellie loses everything. The new characters are not fleshed out enough and most are forgettable. You play as Abby for half the game and I found her very unlikeable even as they show her past to get you to sympathize with her. The ten hours of gameplay with her just seemed to drag on. I found the flashbacks of Joel and Ellie to be the best part of the game and I really enjoyed them, but unfortunately those were short and few.… Expand
  9. Nerd_of_Justice
    Jun 29, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. One of the best games I've played since a long time. The darker story and cruel message hit the right spot for me. I don't think all of those haters got the point Naughty Dog tried to make. I loved playing the story of Abby. We finally got to see the other side. How horrible it is to lose someone in the blink of an eye. We finally get to understand we were far from being the good guys.… Expand
  10. Renanpvcg
    Jun 29, 2020
    10
    Gráficos lindos, gameplay muito mais fluida do que o primeiro e uma história impecável
  11. Callmebobby
    Jun 29, 2020
    10
    This game is great and another masterpiece by Naughty Dog. It's definitely a 10 and I'm writing a review to offset the low scores from angry homophobic neckbeards who are mad the story didn't go the way they thought it should and are upset they have to play as a lesbian. Just goes to show how pathetic people in the gaming community are. Angry homophobic neckbeards who are mad the mainThis game is great and another masterpiece by Naughty Dog. It's definitely a 10 and I'm writing a review to offset the low scores from angry homophobic neckbeards who are mad the story didn't go the way they thought it should and are upset they have to play as a lesbian. Just goes to show how pathetic people in the gaming community are. Angry homophobic neckbeards who are mad the main character of a game is getting laid while they're still virgins. Don't listen to them - this game is fantastic. The story was well written and risky and it paid off.… Expand
  12. Zienix
    Jun 22, 2020
    9
    Haters gonna hate. I saw streamer playthrough of lou2 even on Facebook stream that game look good in graphic and gameplay. When I play it it's totally good game and it has decent story.You all talking about that story right? F it . But I feel in people who love Joel are hate ending that I can forgive. But I talking about other who negatively rate it.That negative people they are notHaters gonna hate. I saw streamer playthrough of lou2 even on Facebook stream that game look good in graphic and gameplay. When I play it it's totally good game and it has decent story.You all talking about that story right? F it . But I feel in people who love Joel are hate ending that I can forgive. But I talking about other who negatively rate it.That negative people they are not satisfied their own story( I mean their life story). Most of them are not even play it. But they acting like they played it completely. I think they are Xbox peasents and the one who title themselves master race. Be positive guys. We all gamers. We should rate games equally. I rated halo and Gear of wars for 8 . Coz they're good gameplay and fun to play them. Be positive gentlemen. Peace… Expand
  13. Luis_
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    the game is very good in terms of graphics, atmosphere, gameplay, but the story is horrid and uninteresting, the character of abby is horible and cannot be empathized and the worst part is where they make you fight ellie, and the end It is disappointing and unsatisfactory as ellie lets abby out.
  14. AndrewCorner
    Jun 29, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This Is a excelent game. Beautiful ,graphics, sounds, and Story. But a somtimes a camera do not good. And died Joel hit me. Thsi is very sad And i want to change this. But Is best game for me Forever. (Sorry for my English I am from Czech Republic And this Is for me Very hard)… Expand
  15. Nycore
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    One of the best games I have ever play, the characters, the story and gameplay are all amazing. Sad to see such a great game being reviewed bomb by people who has never played the game. It is a masterpiece of a game
  16. 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
  17. pr47h5
    Jun 29, 2020
    9
    I'm rating this game a 9 because I want to be honest. I agree, story wasn't up to the mark, but it's just one of the aspects of the game. You guys can't ignore the other aspects like graphics, characters, environments, scripts, acting, details, etc. Naughty dog clearly nailed it. I agree many of the players are dissapointed with the story, but you can't rate the game 0, 1, 2 for having aI'm rating this game a 9 because I want to be honest. I agree, story wasn't up to the mark, but it's just one of the aspects of the game. You guys can't ignore the other aspects like graphics, characters, environments, scripts, acting, details, etc. Naughty dog clearly nailed it. I agree many of the players are dissapointed with the story, but you can't rate the game 0, 1, 2 for having a poor story. It's more like showing the rage and ain't gonna do nobody justice. Many of the new players will be watching your reviews at least don't misguide them with such reviews. Such experiences are witnessed once in a lifetime, don't spoil it for someone else. Hence, this game is a solid 9 for me. Keeping all other aspects in mind.… Expand
  18. Mannymonk
    Jun 29, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I came into this game know full well the controversy following it, what with the leaks and all. I was always going to play this game regardless of reviews, cause normally I don't pay them much attention. Alas, here we are and I'm leaving a review.... oh how the mighty have fallen...ANYWAYS lets get into the game. coming off of what was maybe Naughty Dog's most successful endeavor (aside from uncharted I guess).

    I came into TLOU2 with high hopes that were deflated partially due to what I found out in the leaks however, I wasn't going to let that stop me from still experiencing it first hand. If I was going to be disappointed I wanted to be absolutely sure. As I played thru the first few hours I enjoyed the gameplay, the graphics, the beautiful scenery, hell I even enjoyed picking up the collectible cards that had super heroes on them. The accessibility options for the game are top notch. But this damn story!!?!? just all over the place. Ellie is demonized while were forced to try and empathize with Abby, who is no saint whatsoever by the way. actually her arc is already finished within the first few hours of the game! she gets exactly what she wants in a most convenient fashion. and just when you think you get to exact your revenge.... We are treated to 12+ more hours of why we should all respect this other character and demonize Ellie for......well for essentially killing a dog, in which we had no choice cause it was literally self defense, and well... there wasn't any other choice. skipping to the ending where as I played I felt like I had about 3 false endings... Ellie still cant cope and HAS to exact revenge...........but nahhhhhhhhh. just as you feel like, here it comes, here is the revenge literally EVERYONE is waiting for.......flop, she allows Abby to sail off into the mist while she gets to return to NOTHING! (and a few less fingers). and thats it. she cant even play her guitar anymore so she just leaves it and walks off to hell who knows after that butchered story most likely walk herself into a room full of clickers......Garbage Storytelling!

    and no... i'm not a close minded bigot of any sort. My problems don't have anything to do with the inclusion of LGBTQ characters. it's the **** job they did trying to justify half of the characters who were just as bad if not worse than Joel, Ellie, or Tommy. they spent so much time trying to make Abby likable and at no point does that ever resonate. i found myself wanting to know more of the seraphites and the prophet more than anyone else in the game. yet their abandoned and just labeled as crazy bigots.    … Expand
  19. twistedfoo
    Jun 29, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Can't choose 9.7 out of 10. I just had some verrry minor complaints with how the ncps handled cover at times but other than that. This game was heart pounding fun. Each battle was so intense and also fear. It was like playing Doom Eternal on nightmare but with a dash of resident evil horror to get your palms sweaty. Gameplay is exactly what you'd expect from playing the first one, just more options now and more refined. Animations are on point. Graphics are a masterclass and put shame to PC master race people. Story was awesome. Not sure what people are hating this for so much, but it seems to be "trendy" to do it. I just played the Last of Us part 1 just before this as well, this game does an amazing job of connecting the first game and second game. It creates a much bigger world of his crazy last of us. Can't wait for if they have a part 3!… Expand
  20. llobscurell
    Jun 29, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The story is trash
    Characters have no growth and make stupid decisions.
    No one brings up the amount of glitches there are everytime you try to climb a ledge.
    The dialogue is so banal
    The same animation everytime you stealth kill
    The AI was just as bad if not worse from 1st game
    When your GF is laughing at how bad a games story is and asks “wtf are you watching” you know its trash.
    Literally this games story Could’ve written itself and it ended up being cheesy subreddit thread fan fiction.    … Expand
  21. jimkongnu
    Jun 29, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I found the new characters and their deaths to be un-impactful, and the death of a good character from the original game illogical and lazy. Many of the portions of the game played as abby were also very mundane and boring. Overall everything else was great except for the plethora of bugs that somehow went unnoticed.… Expand
  22. Dollardog
    Jun 29, 2020
    10
    Excellent game,the attention to detail in the game is fantastic,well worth a buy
  23. The1stNoel
    Jun 29, 2020
    9
    Man oh man, what a beautifully brutal ride this game was. Just finished it and I did not expect it to be as long as it was. The story was full of heart wrenching moments that gave me the feels more than once.
    Gameplay was the best I've seen in a long time, with brutal combat that never gets old. Thank you Naughty dog for this experience.
  24. LoneDrifter-88
    Jun 29, 2020
    4
    Disappointing, not worth the time to express the obvious flaws with this game just want to express to everybody that critics are liars just like naughty dogs marketing team after this joke of a trick to play on your fan base to purely take an easy way out writing the plot and rely completely and utterly on shock value to kick off a story that is going nowhere from the beginning so theyDisappointing, not worth the time to express the obvious flaws with this game just want to express to everybody that critics are liars just like naughty dogs marketing team after this joke of a trick to play on your fan base to purely take an easy way out writing the plot and rely completely and utterly on shock value to kick off a story that is going nowhere from the beginning so they split the story into a pointless sympathetic piece of trash that makes you not care about it from the start, and then you have the remnants from prior game that are packed up in a freight train and headed off a broken bridge. Do not buy if you played the first game. Graphics, sound, level design, animations, all 10/10.... gameplay is a strong 8/10 with many dips thanks to the forced story that really makes you not want to finish the game, i have never played a story driven game that made me want to speed run just to reach the end. The game is good, the narrative is garbage.… Expand
  25. Honest-Review
    Jun 29, 2020
    4
    I am a massive fan of the first game and have been eagerly waiting for TLOU2. I managed to avoid all spoilers when the leak came out and was lucky to receive my game a day early.
    I will start off with the good aspects of The Last Of Us 2, the graphics look really nice overall. There are moments where a bit less detail was put into them (Like snow falling off trees) but as far as games go,    I am a massive fan of the first game and have been eagerly waiting for TLOU2. I managed to avoid all spoilers when the leak came out and was lucky to receive my game a day early.
    I will start off with the good aspects of The Last Of Us 2, the graphics look really nice overall. There are moments where a bit less detail was put into them (Like snow falling off trees) but as far as games go, the graphics are solid.
    The reason i have given this game such a low score is as follows: (Warning Spoilers ahead)

    I was devastated that Joel was killed off, i was not only upset in the badly scripted way in which he was killed but how early in the game it happened. It's like Joel's character was such a different person from the first game. Of course humans change, but they really REALLY changed his character. He went from someone who was cautious and savvy to someone who blindly follows into dangerous situations.

    As the game played out i was happy to see a gay person was being given some love on screen. Its nice to see my people in games, but the more i played, the more it became clear this wasn't Story first, sexuality second, it was full-blown IN YOUR FACE GAYNESS, the type i smell a mile away, the type that has an agenda behind it. I felt sick how badly this will set us back in the real world.

    I feel the game has a totally different team than the original classic game and i was correct. I feel the old team were booted out, in favour of a more inclusive team, (Not better.....not even as good, just inclusive) which in layman's terms means people given a job based on their pronouns rather than skills. It means that us gamers suffer in the long run as you find stories suffer for it, and 9 times out of 10 have an agenda behind it.

    Do they think they are helping us gay people? because they most certainly are not. Have they seen the backlash on here, twitter and youtube? This game has single-handedly set gay people back years and made thousands of people homophobic as it seems big companies are playing favourites to gay people over just being fair. How stupid can they be? This is not how you win people around on our struggle.
    The last of us 2 plays every card it can to upset anyone who isn't gay. I was so upset seeing gay people having sex in a way that just seemed bent on inflaming the gamers that paid so much money to play this political nonsense.

    I looked deeper tonight and found out that lead dev Neil Druckmann made the work environment hostile so that many of his team left. I feel this was a tactic to replace an excellent team with people he feels fit his politics. I went on to see Neil talking kindly about a well known far-left activist and anti-men YouTuber who has made it her goal to make sure games are diluted down, where everyone is gender-neutral and plain looking. Where men are feminine and women are always empowered, especially gay people and people of colour.

    I would not be so harsh on this if it wasn't for the fact that these far-left activists always infiltrate already establish games and force identity politics into them like a plague. They would not have the guts to make a game from scratch as no one would buy it, but with an established game the fans are guaranteed to purchase it by the millions no matter what.

    Shame on Neil Druckmann for treating the fans this way.
    Shame on Neil Druckmann for treating gay people are pawns in his agenda.
    Shame on Neil Druckmann for trying to silence people speaking out about his political game.

    and shame on everyone complicit in making this game, I am disgusted in you. You do not represent me as a gay person. You have an agenda and i want nothing to do with it.
    Your game is a total mess, the story is weak and has ruined, totally ruined such a beautiful first game. But of course none of you would understand that as you didn't make it.
    I rate this game 4 out of 10. Graphics and sound are nice. The story and gameplay are terrible.    … Expand
  26. Camadactyl
    Jun 29, 2020
    0
    This is a contentious game that makes many surprising decisions. However, the game is beautiful and tells a story that makes the player think. The game says a lot about the world we live in and sets a new standard for video games.
  27. mrSkoorb
    Jun 29, 2020
    10
    The Last of Us: Part 2 — одна из лучших в индустрии. Запредельно качественная и невероятно дорогая. Это также попытка Naughty Dog продолжить историю, которая, на мой взгляд, продолжения не требовала. Ее авторы с этим, очевидно, были не согласны, поэтому и решились на вторую часть. Хуже они совершенно точно не сделали, и, я уверен, многие решат, что разработчики даже сделали лучше, чемThe Last of Us: Part 2 — одна из лучших в индустрии. Запредельно качественная и невероятно дорогая. Это также попытка Naughty Dog продолжить историю, которая, на мой взгляд, продолжения не требовала. Ее авторы с этим, очевидно, были не согласны, поэтому и решились на вторую часть. Хуже они совершенно точно не сделали, и, я уверен, многие решат, что разработчики даже сделали лучше, чем было. В конце концов, теперь мы знаем и о судьбе Элли и Джоэла, и о том, во что превратился мир, пораженный инфекцией, после финала первой части. Стоило ли оно того? Я все еще убежден, что не стоило.… Expand
  28. Sergrge
    Jun 29, 2020
    10
    Под конец игры аж руки трясутся! Давно не было таких эмоций! Просто 10/10
  29. w1ngless
    Jun 29, 2020
    10
    Amazing game - one of the best games I ever played and an instant classic. Polished, emotional, brutal. Improves on the first game on every front. Dont believe the haters. Make your up your own mind.
  30. Amir78
    Jun 29, 2020
    10
    This is one of those games that we only see once in each generation. Story, gameplay,graphic,voice acting,soundtracks,environment,level design,atmosphere and etc.. are so top notch and phenomenal that blown away every mind that praise the art and artistic vision, please don’t listen to these mindless dumbass anti lgbt rascist close minded bastards who bombard the game with their ****This is one of those games that we only see once in each generation. Story, gameplay,graphic,voice acting,soundtracks,environment,level design,atmosphere and etc.. are so top notch and phenomenal that blown away every mind that praise the art and artistic vision, please don’t listen to these mindless dumbass anti lgbt rascist close minded bastards who bombard the game with their **** reasons and reviews and experience this piece of art by yourself , As ma man troy baker said before we are not ready for this game and this is a game for people that have mature minds and not for people who plays fortnite and minecraft all day.… 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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