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. Minnsy
    Jun 25, 2020
    10
    This game is amazing. Emotionally draining but Amazing! It subverts expectations and improves the gameplay of the original and has some of the best combat and graphics im any modern game.
  2. Ericsonys
    Jul 5, 2020
    10
    The narrative is just incredible. It's like a Roller coaster of emotions. This game brings a lot of questions about what means in life, and just deliver to us an amazing narrative with incredible and wonderful protagonists. It's the deserved conclusion for the first game, maybe being even better than this one.
  3. LowBudgetOtaku
    Jul 3, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. To understand the problems of The last of us 2 we need to understand that the last of us 1 gameplay was OK, a decent stealth horror cover shooter that fulfilled the needs but didn't blow anyone away. It was the character and story and how well they were written that made the game so great. A perfect ending helped keep a long lasting impression as one of the best games of all time. It needed no sequel.
    But we got one, and unlike the critics tell you, is not a masterpiece worthy of its predecessor. Let's start with the obvious things. The graphics like the last of us 1 for the ps3 are amazing, some of the best this generation, if there is anything naughty dog doesn't fail is graphics. They look as good if not better than Uncharted 4 and Lost Legacy even doe some artistic choices can make the game look ugly at times, especially in some character models. But ugly does not mean bad graphics, the detail is there, sometimes it is just not pretty, but that is a artistic choice. Graphics 9/10
    Gameplay is more of the same, while it benefits from improved animations, the gameplay as not evolved much from the last of us 1. The cycle of gameplay as remained intact with less puzzles and more combat but almost no improvement in enemy or companion AI. The same frustrating unrealistic actions are still there with enemies ignoring your companions if you are hidden and they are stupid in front of the enemies hiding in front of their imaginary cardboard box. If you liked the original gameplay you will like this one but might find disappointing how little was improved considering the generation leap. 7/10
    Sound is great with amazing sound design, good music and great voice acting, even if the script wastes such good voice acting and talent. 9/10
    And finally, the most important part of a story driven game, the story. This is the worst story i have ever experienced in a videogame. Don't let fanboys tell you that you think this story is bad because of the sexuality of one of the main characters or because Joel dies. This is just a desperate attempt to throw sand in your eyes. This story is bad because it uses excessive amount of coincidences and stupefying characters to move along. What do i mean? Much of the plot does not occur if characters acted like normal, functional and coherent human beings. And to top it of it ends without any satisfying conclusion for either the player or the main character and betrays the saying of the last of us "When you are lost in the darkness look for the light". There is no light in this game, after it gives you darkness you will never see light. This is not an enjoyable story, but worst it is not a coherent story. There is no brilliant message you are not understanding as some fanboys try to claim, it is just a bad story. i will explain in detail why next Story 4/10
    Let's start with Joels death, Joel out of character saves the character Abby from being killed by clickers. Abby and her group coincidentally were looking for Joel to avenger her father that was the doctor that was going to kill Ellie. The evil doctor that decided to kill a child after some hours of analyzing her, that didn't ask for her consent or that didn't think about analyzing for more days to see a way of extracting a cure without killing her and that had already killed more people for cure and failed. She is looking for revenge for that terrible person and the rest of the fireflies that were no good either. How? considering Joel killed all the witnesses in the hospital to avoid being chased by them as Joel says to Marline in the end of 1. How? because it is convenient. Now coincidence, Joel happens to step upon them when they were looking for him and out of character save a bunch of strangers heavily armed. To make it worst they go with them to their hideout where they became vulnerable and trust them enough to give them their names. Anyone who played the first last of us knows Joel would never do that or allow Tommy to do it. Abby ears the name of Joel imitatively shoots him in the leg and starts beating him up with a golf club. The man that just saved her life. No hesitation, no remorse, killing the man she owns her life to. Ellie goes to try and save Joel and through the door sees Joel been beaten up, and instead of shooting immediately, she enters the door allowing herself to be disarmed and subdued. We saw also by one that Ellie would shoot immediately as she did in 1. So we can have a game, Abby and her group don't kill Ellie and Tommy, something we find out later is not coherent with Abby that acts all game as a sociopath killing everyone betraying people and showing no remorse on killing. The game tries to force you to sympathize with Abby and tries to find her a child to replace the Joel and Ellie relationship but it doesn't work. But the worst is the ending. Ellie spares Abby and loses everything while Abby suffers no consequences for her action. You don't get your revenge, your closure, you get no light.    … Expand
  4. Mateusmaromba
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    Gráficos bons e jogabilidade boa tbm.
    História muito ruim! Final decepcionante! Infelizmente.
    Odiei jogar com aby!
    Psn id: Mateusmaromba
  5. dermac
    Jul 2, 2020
    1
    I was so much looking forward to this game because I enjoyed the story of the first one so much. This story is highly disappointing though and the games only redeeming quality are the visuals.
  6. Nosmont
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Why would a hardened killer like Ellie who killed far more innocent people than the scientists be ok with someone killing her father infront of her?
  7. Flopflop
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The whole game you kill indescrimnently, and in the end you don't kill the chick that bit off your fingers a minute ago and who also killed your best friend. The premise of this game is ridiculous. And I hear metacritic isn't allowing anymore negative user scores. Metacritic is corrupt from removing negative reviews and weighing scores from different outlets differently. This is a test. Metacritic wouldn't let me post a review score of zero so now I am trying to post it with a score of 10.… Expand
  8. DancinRic
    Jul 5, 2020
    4
    Beautiful graphics, great voice acting, and amazing music and sound design. TERRIBLE STORY, repetive combat, and alot of fatigue in the 2nd half of the game. Anyone giving this game less than a 3 or more than a 7 is completely full of it. The game is a 4 out of 10
  9. Thinktones
    Sep 9, 2020
    10
    Obviously everyone is aware of the review bombing from misogynists, homophobes, and Xbox fanboys. I hope everyone felt better letting us know that you don't like girls kissing. Now that that's behind us, let's admire this absolute treasure. First of all, it's Naughty Dog. Crash, Jak, Drake, and now Ellie. We all know how this review ends. The game is at the top of it's class in everything.Obviously everyone is aware of the review bombing from misogynists, homophobes, and Xbox fanboys. I hope everyone felt better letting us know that you don't like girls kissing. Now that that's behind us, let's admire this absolute treasure. First of all, it's Naughty Dog. Crash, Jak, Drake, and now Ellie. We all know how this review ends. The game is at the top of it's class in everything. If you only enjoy super casual games for children like fortnite, there's Xbox for you. Bye!… Expand
  10. RGAMERTTY
    Jun 25, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Quando uma impresa nos comsegue por a rir ou chorar com um jogo que nota merece… Expand
  11. Leandeath
    Jun 22, 2020
    2
    O choro dos haters está lindo! Esse é um jogo para gente grande, gente antenada no mundo que vivemos, que ama poesia, música, diálogo, roteiro, uma boa trama, e acima de tudo não é machista, homofóbico ou estúpido (que tem problema com a sexualidade de uma personagem de vídeo game, ou quer que toda história gire em torno do seu pensamento doentio) . The Last Of Us parte 2 não deve nada aoO choro dos haters está lindo! Esse é um jogo para gente grande, gente antenada no mundo que vivemos, que ama poesia, música, diálogo, roteiro, uma boa trama, e acima de tudo não é machista, homofóbico ou estúpido (que tem problema com a sexualidade de uma personagem de vídeo game, ou quer que toda história gire em torno do seu pensamento doentio) . The Last Of Us parte 2 não deve nada ao seu antecessor, TUDO foi melhorado, quer você goste ou não...… Expand
  12. Robii33
    Jul 5, 2020
    8
    Well, it was quite a ride.

    Firstly, what I like about this game. -Combat mechanics are great. -Graphics is one of the best I have ever seen. Except for the shadows. They look blurred. Guess ps4's gpu can't handle it on the better level. -The main story is controversial, but I personally like it. It reminds me of Game of Thrones when anybody of the beloved characters can be killed    Well, it was quite a ride.

    Firstly, what I like about this game.

    -Combat mechanics are great.
    -Graphics is one of the best I have ever seen. Except for the shadows. They look blurred. Guess ps4's gpu can't handle it on the better level.
    -The main story is controversial, but I personally like it. It reminds me of Game of Thrones when anybody of the beloved characters can be killed at any time. I was truly worried and felt sorry for both Ellie and Abby.

    Cons:
    -Bori-iii-ing gameplay while not in combat. You just walk and look for supplies. The small number of interesting puzzles. The game could be twice as short and it would be a lot better.
    - Feminist agenda

    All in all, I'd give it 7.5/10. I understand why all this anger and hate are taken out on this game, but I don't think that it actually deserves it.    … Expand
  13. Overwatcher
    Jun 29, 2020
    1
    It breaks my heart to write this, but I really did not expect such a poor story after all these years of waiting. While there were a few genuinely good moments, majority of game filled up with plot holes. It just took elements of what worked for the first game without understanding what made them compelling. It seems like this game was done by other studio, but it's not. The basic gameplayIt breaks my heart to write this, but I really did not expect such a poor story after all these years of waiting. While there were a few genuinely good moments, majority of game filled up with plot holes. It just took elements of what worked for the first game without understanding what made them compelling. It seems like this game was done by other studio, but it's not. The basic gameplay has stayed the same, environment puzzles are almost gone. So remove story from the table and you are left with the shallow gameplay that will have you looking for some other game.… Expand
  14. Botmot
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    Прошёл игру на максимальной сложности, заняло около 40 часов... да, я долгий. Были моменты в сюжете когда я сам готов был поставить игре около 6 и не больше, но пройдя её полностью я понимаю что это потрясающая игра. Она рвёт пуканы, что вполне может делать хороший сюжет. Он неоднозначный, он меняющийся, он заставляет вас смотреть на вещи которые вам неприятны под другим углом.
    Вообще моя    Прошёл игру на максимальной сложности, заняло около 40 часов... да, я долгий. Были моменты в сюжете когда я сам готов был поставить игре около 6 и не больше, но пройдя её полностью я понимаю что это потрясающая игра. Она рвёт пуканы, что вполне может делать хороший сюжет. Он неоднозначный, он меняющийся, он заставляет вас смотреть на вещи которые вам неприятны под другим углом.
    Вообще моя оценка где-то 8.5-9, но я поднял до 10 только из-за неадекватов что налепили игре нули на старте.    … Expand
  15. merph
    Jun 24, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is one of the most original and creative stories in a game or maybe any medium. Maybe it’s not the Joel and Ellie story some people were looking for, but that doesn’t mean that by default that it’s bad. The game is about the cycle of violence, it’s consequences, and the many different perspectives. There are no good guys or bad guys in this story. Each character is shown in equal light, we get to understand their choices and the player isn’t supposed to agree with everything. This game isn’t a sequel about the characters from the first one, it is a continuation that uses those characters to show a larger story about hate, revenge, and the path that it all leads to.… Expand
  16. Myrken
    Jun 20, 2020
    6
    Ground breaking graphics and gameplay
    Terrible narrative. Forced SJW stuff isn't really a problem for almost any people playing.
  17. Frello
    Jun 22, 2020
    10
    This game is a masterpiece. All the critics about the story are just dull, especially because most of the people who wrote a negative review here did not even play the game. Play it, live it, take your time to understand it and only then, judge it. And don't punish writers for their bravery, because if they should ever decide to listen to your complaints the only thing you gonna achieve isThis game is a masterpiece. All the critics about the story are just dull, especially because most of the people who wrote a negative review here did not even play the game. Play it, live it, take your time to understand it and only then, judge it. And don't punish writers for their bravery, because if they should ever decide to listen to your complaints the only thing you gonna achieve is boring stories with boring characters. But maybe you're boring people and that's just what you deserve.… Expand
  18. Patel_man
    Jul 17, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Joel is dead.nothing helps now... Not even the perfect graphics or the sound or the game time with Abby which by the way was unnecessary...nothing.4 is my best rating and only.… Expand
  19. Bimkleber
    Jun 20, 2020
    10
    O MELHOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Evolução Gráficos Dublagem
    Narrativa Interação entre personagens Enrredo cativante.
  20. MatteoRostellat
    Jun 25, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Incredible game, visually stunning, gameplay incredibly fun, that allows a loro of different approaches ti every situation, directed and interpreted better than most of movie out there, Joel's death Is heartbreaking for sure, but It opens to a different and refreshing story, rather than a copy and paste of the first game. The story Is really well paced and no, i don't see any nd agenda, just two great charachters in love with each other.… Expand
  21. mndk9881
    Aug 20, 2020
    10
    game of the year 2020 its the best game ever made is the best game i've ever played
  22. TippyTop
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    The so called "critical reviews" are completely out of touch with the user reviews for a reason. The user reviews are full of normal gamers giving their honest judgement after spending their own money, while the critical reviews are full of corrupt career reviewers who are scared that standing out of line in the current toxic left wing dominant political climate will hurt them. They alsoThe so called "critical reviews" are completely out of touch with the user reviews for a reason. The user reviews are full of normal gamers giving their honest judgement after spending their own money, while the critical reviews are full of corrupt career reviewers who are scared that standing out of line in the current toxic left wing dominant political climate will hurt them. They also care about their exclusive relationship with Sony for PS5, so will dare not step out of line against a big budget Sony game.

    Let's be honest here, this is a game with an expensive studio behind it, meaning it has triple A graphics, even if it is nothing we haven't seen before, buts that's where it ends. The gameplay itself is nothing ground breaking and quite flat when considering where the original was at for it's time. This is fundamentally a single player story game, with a popular Last of Us 1 behind it. This is where the biggest failure of the game appears. The story stinks of Social Justice Warrior politically correct culture, even if you play trying not to think about it, the game will slap you with more, while simultaneously destroying everything that made the original story great. If you hope of continued story of Part 1, then you will be very disappointed. I understand the studio lead wanted a game of strong independent testosterone fueled lesbian women, but it seems that they were more concerned with ticking those boxes than actually making any characters the player can care about, relate to or even remotely like.

    I would be happy for this game to be destroyed after playing it, as I won't ever go back to it, I don't feel happy at spending my time playing it, I feel cheated by pre-ordering it and I certainly won't be going back to buy from a studio that spends the most part of a decade making something as pointless as it is political. It's a soulless attempt by creators who think they are pushing boundaries, but in reality need to wake up and smell what they are shovelling.    … Expand
  23. UserGC
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    Jogo Incrível!!! Sem explicação!!! Narrativa, jogabilidade, gráficos são alguns dos pontos positivos dessa obra-prima!

    O jogo têm sua jogabilidade aprimorada comparada com o do seu antecessor, sua trilha sonora se mantém tão incrível quanto a do jogo passado e sua narrativa é algo inexplicável, para aqueles que jogaram o primeiro jogo o The Last of Us part 2 é um fechamento ideal, sua    Jogo Incrível!!! Sem explicação!!! Narrativa, jogabilidade, gráficos são alguns dos pontos positivos dessa obra-prima!

    O jogo têm sua jogabilidade aprimorada comparada com o do seu antecessor, sua trilha sonora se mantém tão incrível quanto a do jogo passado e sua narrativa é algo inexplicável, para aqueles que jogaram o primeiro jogo o The Last of Us part 2 é um fechamento ideal, sua narrativa apresenta personagens novos que são tão carismáticos quanto o do primeiro e sua conclusão é esplêndida e intensa!    … Expand
  24. babochee
    Jul 16, 2020
    0
    They throw away so much good they could have leaned on from the previous game, even if the same people end up dying. The game rings hallow. Proof here that graphics cant save a game.
  25. dangyosabyss
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    This game is a trainwreck. A grimdark story can be excused in certain cases when the gameplay itself is fun but with TLOU2 the creators try to make you regret playing it. Never before have I seen a game trying so hard to make you regret spending your money on it and with the current global situation that is an idiotic philosophy for a video game. I honestly question the sanity of the execsThis game is a trainwreck. A grimdark story can be excused in certain cases when the gameplay itself is fun but with TLOU2 the creators try to make you regret playing it. Never before have I seen a game trying so hard to make you regret spending your money on it and with the current global situation that is an idiotic philosophy for a video game. I honestly question the sanity of the execs who signed off for this game to be released. It is such a directorial self insert that it may as well be Druckmanns facebook page. From inserting a character almost certainly based on himself who spits on the corpse of the first game to adding parts with his religion and personal politics there can be no doubt that this game is Neil's fantasy or else a physical embodiment of his own arrogance. Who signed off to release this? From the original games heartwarming and brutal paean to the relationship between Fathers and their Daughters to a confused mishmash of hysterical modern political preaching and violence to the point of parody this game wants to be hated to make a point that even it isn't sure about. In places visually stunning but the animations at times leave a lot to be desired. The jump button is useless and the box declaring it as a feature in 2020 is ridiculous. To best sum up TLou2 we must compare it to the first game because it is an unashamed vendetta against everything that made the first game special. It is akin to tearing down a classic painting, burning it and then proclaiming yourself the true artist. I understand certain zeitgeists put deconstruction of a classic on a pedestal but this is just crude and bitter. Even the pseudo Kojima trickery attempted by the trailers was bought by nobody. The fans knew what was coming. The main point of my review is that hardly any of what is in Tlou2 needs to be in a video game. A good video game with a bad story is playable. A bad video game with a good story is acceptable. Tlou2 may have familiar controls to the first game but the game tries to guilt trip you for using them. A survival horror game that tries to guilt trip you for surviving is not worth the plastic its printed on. Do sports games penalise you for scoring? All in all the game sought to elicit a negative response and I hope it gets it because contempt for the fanbase should never be rewarded. The minute you veer towards that you fail as an industry.… Expand
  26. isisjdjxjxj
    Jun 22, 2020
    10
    Jogo muito boa, história boa,Gameplay boa,final interessante.Cavalos,barcos..
  27. Minde
    Jun 26, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I don't mind lesbians or gay... but camon lads,why Eli? Actually the happiest moment in the game.. when she got sick and stopped falowing Eli..… Expand
  28. Kewdie
    Jul 9, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Visually beautiful. I enjoyed this game play as it was very similar to the first, however, the game play wasn't what made me like the game. I was a huge fan of the story from tlou1 but I felt like this sequel went at length to undo things from the first to make the story fit. I didn't particularly like any character this time around. I didn't like the revenge story. Another revenge story and game I just played was rdr2 and I still think about that game. This game I can't wait to forget. The silver lining is I will probably will think twice before I buy a ND title now atleast.… Expand
  29. anon973
    Jul 5, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game was incredible and just short of a masterpiece. I expect this will be my game of the year and may even be second most memorable game of the generation behind RDR2. It did something no game has ever done, the character switch half way through made me so mad I thought I was going to quit. After not long I liked Abby and was back on board. This was not like MGS2 like many are comparing it to, Raiden played much differently. After the first fewer hours on the ship that game nver won me back.

    My only complaints are that I felt like some of the traveling in Seattle was dragged out for too long and the disconnection between Abby and the WLF felt rushed. I cannot understand these low user scores, there's no way they played this incredible game.    … Expand
  30. Thatonedude94
    Jun 22, 2020
    10
    I would have given this a strong 9 but I don’t think this game deserves all these zeroes. so a ten just to help the overall score. yes just play through it you won’t regret it .
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Metascore
93

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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