The Last of Us Part II

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  1. Hodaafz
    Aug 7, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is Very exciting❤
    I can play this game in several times.
    Thanks    … Expand
  2. pedrot05
    Aug 19, 2020
    10
    This is an Incredible Game! The Last of Us 2 brings an extraordinary story, with well built characters, an impressive narrative and the most realistic graphics I’ve ever seen! After finally finishing the story of the game, to me it was clear: this game was not made for fans! Many people thought that TLOU 2 would have an ending that was as exciting and emotionally intensive as the firstThis is an Incredible Game! The Last of Us 2 brings an extraordinary story, with well built characters, an impressive narrative and the most realistic graphics I’ve ever seen! After finally finishing the story of the game, to me it was clear: this game was not made for fans! Many people thought that TLOU 2 would have an ending that was as exciting and emotionally intensive as the first one... however that didn’t happen! That is why many players were disappointed: although the story is complex and awesome, it may not have ended in an expected way for most of us. Here is my opinion about the game: 1. NARRATIVE Very different from what happened in the Last of Us 1, the second game is more focused on “the limits of humans sanity at an apocalypse”. And they definitely made it!

    NaughtyDogs has created a game that makes you question yourself all the time: what would you do if you were that character and why does that character act that way? It makes you wear their shoes and experience the consequences of their actions during the story. You never know which is the right side, until you realize there is no right side in an apocalypse!

    It is a complex story of revenge, and how hard it is to deal with ourselves and the others at an apocalypse. It plays with our emotions and thoughts in a fascinating way! The characters are very well constructed and that makes an enormous difference during the narrative. 2. GRAPHICS

    About the graphics, it is just unimaginable! It brings an impressive variety of details, with a great color selection and very realistic characters. About that, nobody can disagree. 3. GAMEPLAY The gameplay is even better than at the first one! TLOU 2 brings wider spaces for exploration, more realistic actions and antagonists, new weapons and infected levels, and much more. 4. CHARACTERS When it comes to the characterization, I’m honestly very satisfied! They’ve constructed very expressive and complex characters, fact that has everything to do with how the story is built and how it ends. So that’s it! The Last Us 2 definitely has brought a lesson to many people, its ending teaches us a lot about how rev... ops!! Guess you’re going to have to play it to find out! Hope you liked the review!    … Expand
  3. HAWKxDAWG
    Aug 8, 2020
    10
    Don't believe the low scores... This was a masterpiece. Story, acting, design, gameplay, etc... all amazing.
  4. Noxiouslyfe
    Aug 9, 2020
    10
    stentwo
    Jun 23, 2020
    gameplay 10/10 visual 10/10 music 10/10 atmosphere 10/10 details 10/10 God job Naughty Dog
  5. disappearhere
    Aug 9, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I liked the game but didn’t love it. At times it was everything you could want. At other times, it felt like a hard slog. I think it could have been reduced by 4/5 hours.

    There were clearly a lot of ideas that were put into the game; some great, some not so great. Fair play to ND for expanding TLOU universe but they could have probably held some ideas back. Part 2 improves on everything except the story and pacing for me. It was never going to be easy to top Part 1 either.

    Part 1 flowed better because you play it mostly as Joel, with Ellie by your side. It progresses nicely towards its conclusion. You care a lot more about the characters and what happens to them.

    Even so, I can understand why Joel was killed. It gave the game purpose. The manner in which he died has clearly infuriated people and I can understand that. Joel wasn’t perfect by any means but we rooted for him. I’m not sure if we were supposed to ever like Abby. I think playing as Abby was purely to try and understand her struggles and what she had been through. We have to remember that she has lost people too.

    For me, I would have preferred to play Day 1 as Ellie, then Day 1 as Abby and so on, so forth. There was such a big moment in Ellie and Abby finally meeting after the death of Joel and then we kind of lost that momentum as we were forced to play as Abby for a long period of time and go through parts of her story.

    What TLOU does well is show us that there are no heroes or villains. People are just trying to endure and survive. The level of detail is incredible and one of the best additions to Part 2 was hearing people scream out their friends name when you took them out. It added weight to the decisions you were making.    … Expand
  6. mIKE_mX
    Aug 9, 2020
    0
    Acabo de terminarlo y es impresionante la evolucion de los personajes, sale totalmente del molde y se convierte en una historia que sorprende a veces no tan gratamente pero así es la historia, en mi opinión es un juego implecable y muuy fuerte
  7. Samuelsp
    Aug 10, 2020
    1
    The story is just a big disappointment. Unfortunately they did not bring a good continuation for the first part. Too bad...
  8. Bravus
    Aug 10, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Um jogo que poderia facilmente ser o melhor da geração, se rendeu ao esquerdismo e progressismo, onde já se viu em um mundo pós-apocalíptico as pessoas se preocuparem mais em ser aceitas pelo que se consideram acima de sobreviver, nem sequer há espaço para coisas tão supérfluas e inúteis em um cenário assim, "Lev", que na verdade é Lily, foi a gota d'água, já não bastasse a forçação de barra com a Ellie, que já é lésbica que ainda por cima virou marinheiro e a "She-Hulk" conhecida como Abby, que aliás é um dos piores personagens que já joguei, e nesse jogo fui obrigado a jogar mais com essa porcaria que com a Ellie, sacanagem. Fora a morte ridícula e cheia de furos do Joel, descaracterização de personagens, agenda LGBT sendo enfiada pela goela toda hora, coincidências (deus ex machina) o tempo todo para beneficiar a Abby, que é um personagem sem carisma filha de um NPC random qualquer, que de repente se torna o epicentro desse jogo, com uma estória ridícula que desonra o primeiro, que é uma obra-prima, minha nota é até alta para esse jogo, que de bom só tem os quesitos técnicos.… Expand
  9. N3IU
    Aug 10, 2020
    9
    This game is really good, I recommend it!

    * Amazing graphics
    * Love the story and the double narrative beteween Eliie and Abby
    *

    "A masterpiece"
  10. nocon
    Aug 11, 2020
    0
    This game was terrible. The way the story unfolded was **** Don't buy this piece of **** Screw Abby.
  11. ThatOneFatguy
    Aug 11, 2020
    0
    The game is trash
    I played it till the end and its ****
    I don’t recommend playing this game
  12. Miruna1998
    Aug 14, 2020
    0
    Worst story I have ever played. The game equivalent of Game of Thrones season 8.
  13. Eptelizer
    Aug 18, 2020
    10
    Поставила игре 10/10, хотя она заслуживает 8/10, но я хочу хоть немного вытянуть балл этому творению. Игра вызвала весь спектр эмоций за все прохождение и редко когда давала заскучать. Все эти эмоции, в основном, были основаны на провязанности к персонажам из первой части. В техническом плане эта игра просто шедевр, геймплей интересный, а исследование локаций приносит большое удовольствие,Поставила игре 10/10, хотя она заслуживает 8/10, но я хочу хоть немного вытянуть балл этому творению. Игра вызвала весь спектр эмоций за все прохождение и редко когда давала заскучать. Все эти эмоции, в основном, были основаны на провязанности к персонажам из первой части. В техническом плане эта игра просто шедевр, геймплей интересный, а исследование локаций приносит большое удовольствие, так как на каждой локации по запискам можно узнать что происходило здесь во время эпидемии. Про структуру локаций это вообще отдельная тема,там даже есть уровень с типо открытым миром, в котором много доп квестов. Графика тоже на высоте, даже не представляю насколько лучше она станет на ps5. Можно снять баллы только за то, что иногда перестрелок было так много, что они надоедали и хотелось уже посмотреть сюжет и за то, что сюжет слегка затянули, можно было заканчивать уже в театре и все. Игру прошла на одном дыхании и после прохождения было ощущение будто бы посмотрела сериал. Теперь это она из моих самых любимых игр на ps4.… Expand
  14. felbridge
    Aug 18, 2020
    10
    A stunning story. I've never played a game or experienced a story where you are so emotionally invested to two different viewpoints like this. Absolutely fantastic from start to finish.
  15. Marta04
    Aug 18, 2020
    10
    En mi opinión es un juegazo que todo el mundo debe jugar, con una gran historia y unos personajes complejos y que transmiten muchísimo.
  16. Kacalano
    Aug 18, 2020
    10
    The best game I've played this year. After waiting YEARS for the TLOU2 to come out I am blown away. Please never stop creating games I never wanted the game to end.
  17. Throwaway2322
    Aug 18, 2020
    10
    Almost as good as the original, which I rate as my favorite of all time. A really depressing game that came out during COVID - but a must play when you’re in the right mood. Is it as happy as the first one, no. Is it a story worth telling, absolutely.
  18. onurbrzn
    Aug 19, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Firstly, TLOU2 deserves 6 but one of the most important person's death undercuts 1 point all alone. Pros of TLOU2 are graphics and the playability/style of the game. Graphics are amazing. I am pleased about the playability. You really feel punching, stabbing, killing, taking revenge or caring people in the game. Atmosphere of the game is good. Playability and graphics combined are really good as RDR2 or maybe GoW series. Sounds, npcs, communication of npcs, darkness or lightness of sections, fighting etc make you pleased. They are all good for Naughty Dog. But, cons are very bad. All of pros of the game sinks because story is very poor. When I played TLOU, I loved Joel. I really developed empathy with Joel. We saw the story of Joel and Ellie. We waited for the last section of the game which is plot of the story. I was not bored. Also the storyline of TLOU was not boring and it built up the plot of the game. It was helpful to understand the choice. Actually I think story of TLOU is better than playability. In TLOU2, it becomes reversed. I will draw attention to some points. We meet Abby in TLOU2. Abby has a story. Abby is a protagonist in TLOU2 and this story affects our game experience. Because of her story we lost an important person. It is a concious choice of Mr. Druckmann. I dont like it. TLOU affects GoW series. They adapted daughter/son-father road story, they go from somewhere to somewhere. You follow them and somethings come up. You fight and kill and escape and run. End of the story/game, you should be pleased because of game experience. One of initial section, the person is killed by the new person and you are shocked. TLOU's sole developed empathy figure for me is dead. I really do not understand this choice. OK. You are in revenge stories. I do not empathy Abby or other people. Druckmann does not succeed and i also think it is concious choice. But, I saw this in game all the way, someone has revenge story, someone kills somebody, we saw teeneger love stories, someone has revenge story because of death of somebody, someone goes across the states, they fought and there goes nothing. This storyline has no interest for me. We found a child in this chaos, Lev. This child is a kind of Ellie from TLOU and Abby is a Joel figure. But, in TLOU, we saw Joel lost his daughter and then he met Ellie. Road story of them makes us felt empathy. We understood one by one of their stories with feelings. We hugged them. But, in the Abby and Lev situation, i did not. Story does not work. Ok, Abby is a caring person and Lev is a sibling for her, but that is it. No more understanding, no more feeling. I just played TLOU2. That is one of the worst choice of story. I must understand them, I must feel so much things, I wish that I like Abby, Lev and Abby - Lev siblinghood because of story and storyline. Second of worst choice of story is brutality for nothing sometimes. For instance, we found someones and we want to help them for what reason. This section of stories we killed 50 people for 1 person because we want to help. The theme of TLOU2 is love is the most important thing, love is precious, life of person is important so i must help him. But we killed hundreds. This, my friends, is ludonarrative dissonance. Also check ludonarrative dissonance. Story wants to help us understanding the theme, but gameplay wants lots of death. This is a contradiction. It does not help the game, on the contrary, it makes the game bad. I am really feeling awful. I replayed TLOU because of story. I loved the game because of story. Gamers loved TLOU because of story. In the end, they have no choice to screw up the story and storyline. But they achieved it. Thank you Druckmann.

    I have no problem Abby, Lev or killing Joel in the story, yeah I have to say it. Really. But if you kill Joel , you have to build up something too good. We just saw killing instead of very good storyline. We saw ludonarrative dissonance. They are not in a fantasy world, they want to make a realistic world as they can. Like Lara Croft, we played as powerful girl and if we are in a danger, we can kill the bad people or hit and run from the situation. In Tomb Raider series, we faced tough situtions, We fought thugs. Because they are bad people in the game. For example, in TLOU2, we left our team for saving Lev and we object Lev's commune. Because Lev is in a danger, Lev will be killed so I (Abby) have to save Lev. This is ok, this is a good reason. Abby's team and Lev's commune clashes. But we killed so much people at that moment. Those people also are someone's a father, mother, sibling or relative in ridicilous way. Not good.

    Also, TLOU2 does not highlight SJW or LGBTI +. Ellie and Dina have a relationship which is very good one and they have a very cute baby. This is normal. And then some jerks said Abby is transgender individual, so it is wrong. Evils are evils. I did not feel disturbed and I don't mind any of things. I think TLOU2 has not that kind of a goal.    … Expand
  19. laionmaster
    Aug 19, 2020
    10
    If I could give them more than just money...
    With a truly exceptional setting, narrative and gameplay, TLOU2 is a masterpiece. I did not expect any of the things that were about to happen, and it surely took me out of my comfort zone.
    Narratives usually give us a nice story, where good things happen at the end and the characters I care about are heroic and brave and fulfill my    If I could give them more than just money...
    With a truly exceptional setting, narrative and gameplay, TLOU2 is a masterpiece. I did not expect any of the things that were about to happen, and it surely took me out of my comfort zone.
    Narratives usually give us a nice story, where good things happen at the end and the characters I care about are heroic and brave and fulfill my expectations and prejudices.
    But the last of us 2 gives us realistic HUMAN characters dealing they have to deal with a ruthless fictional universe.
    At many points while playing I was relieved a situation was over, only to be followed by a more emotional difficult situation ahead and this could be perceived throughout the game.
    If you do something your Character doesn't like, you will notice changes in the body language of the character. This attention to detail makes the game a masterpiece in every aspect.
    I could relate a lot to all the characters and situations.
    This journey will accompany and haunt me for many years. And I cannot thank enough the developers of the game for doing their thing.
    I hope we get more.    … Expand
  20. ElinaSinger
    Aug 19, 2020
    10
    A story about revenge and forgiveness beautifully done, you feel angry/disappointed/happy/sad and this is what makes this game a masterpiece
  21. Bobduke99
    Aug 20, 2020
    10
    A masterpiece - an amazing video game about revenge, justice, the cycle of violence, and forgiving, that lives up to its predecessor and creates a unique and ambitious story that could only be told as a video game.
  22. venenarius
    Aug 20, 2020
    0
    The story is atrocious, contrived, and manipulative. The characters don't act like they should. The gameplay is worse than ever. Stealth games from 20 years ago did better than this. The plot was built around trying to get "muh theme" but the whole thing is stupid and the theme contradicts itself. They force you to play as a character you hate, all while trying to trick you into likingThe story is atrocious, contrived, and manipulative. The characters don't act like they should. The gameplay is worse than ever. Stealth games from 20 years ago did better than this. The plot was built around trying to get "muh theme" but the whole thing is stupid and the theme contradicts itself. They force you to play as a character you hate, all while trying to trick you into liking this sadistic **** They never advertised that you'd play as this character, and demanded that reviewers don't mention that part of the plot. Textbook false advertising. I would have given it a 1 if it had crashed upon launch, so I wouldn't have had to suffer through the whole thing. Do not buy this game.… Expand
  23. TonySandoval
    Aug 22, 2020
    0
    Mala historia, mala drama, mal todo, pésimo juego, tanto que lo espere y para recibir esto
  24. DARTHVADER2173
    Sep 3, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I think what would really please the current community is making a part where Joel and Ellie are the main characters, because that's all everybody wants, a Joel and Ellie adventure. Its timeline should be right before Ellie learns how to play guitar, When Joel plays the Future Days song and tells her that; I believe, I believe cause I can see, Our future days, Days of you and me. That's why this part should be called Future Days and it should start from there and end at the death of Joel, And maybe they should jump to the fight scene between Ellie and Aby (the one at the end). And maybe they should give an option to kill Aby this time and see which players will choose revenge for Joel, And which will forgive Aby and let her go just like she did with them. Anyways its just a thought, I hope Naughty Dog sees this and considers at least thinking about a part called Future Days.
    This is my Gmail address in case anyone would like to contact me: Irisiraq @ gmail . com    … Expand
  25. Keyblade013
    Sep 1, 2020
    10
    This game got audible reactions from me while in gameplay and in cutscene. It’s rare for that to happen, and if I can connect to characters in such a short amount of time, that shows good writing.
  26. amgirl01
    Sep 1, 2020
    10
    Amazing. With my first playthrough i went through every possible emotion i can think of and after finishing it I wasnt sure if I ever wanna play it again. Rn im doing my third playthrough, getting ready for permadeath and grounded rounds too. This game ruined and saved me at the same time. It is a masterpiece and i really really hope we will get third part thats gonna be equally amazingAmazing. With my first playthrough i went through every possible emotion i can think of and after finishing it I wasnt sure if I ever wanna play it again. Rn im doing my third playthrough, getting ready for permadeath and grounded rounds too. This game ruined and saved me at the same time. It is a masterpiece and i really really hope we will get third part thats gonna be equally amazing like first two. Ellie and Abby deserve to have their happy ending.… Expand
  27. Jake1
    Sep 4, 2020
    0
    This has got to be the most boring and un-original game that I have ever played.
  28. Nesimi
    Sep 12, 2020
    10
    The Last Of Us Part II İs Masterpiece! This Game is Best Game in the World.Graphics is a Wonderful,Gameplay is a Extraordinary.Story is a Best! Thank You Naughty Dog for The Last Of Us Part II
  29. MyOpinion07
    Oct 24, 2020
    10
    Es ist so ein schönes, liebevolles und Herzehrwärmand dass man weinen muss. Ich paar Entscheidungen fände ich jetzt auch nicht so toll aber sonst ist das Spiel ein Vorzeige Titel für die PlayStation 4.
  30. arshia___krn
    Nov 3, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. best game ever psychologicaly perfect it brings anger of player by joels death. but you use it to go further .its like fuel for your character to go on thank u naughty dog for this perfect game and i think it really deserved all the awards it has won… Expand
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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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