The Last of Us Part II

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  1. Wolf_Heart
    Jun 21, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So, I've played a fair bit of this game I pretty sure I'm close to the ending. The game play isn't too bad it has the odd issue with a few bugs. Though it was only released a few days ago. So, they may patch a few who knows at this point. As for the story it isn't that bad at all it makes sense some disbanded fireflies wanted Joel dead. For killing the only person who could make a vaccine and one of their fathers. It's a revenge mirror storyline in a way. If you look at the protagonist's team and antagonist's team. They, are very similar both driven by the same force. Cold hard revenge at any cost.Which in a way messes Ellie up a bit mentally after she kills the one woman at the aquarium place It really does mess her up.(she literally vomits on the floor). I would say it a very harsh story it makes you hate the antagonists then, almost understand them. It makes you see how revenge can be all consuming. If you were wondering about Abby she is a muscular, straight female character.… Expand
  2. R3D_5
    Jun 21, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Last of Us part II is no masterpiece and a flawed game, but it’s still really good. So I finished playing The Last of Us pt. II and it took me a while. I’m here to talk about the good the bad and the fantastic. I am not one of those people who saw the leaks because I hate spoilers and I still don’t know what all the leaks were, but I can tell which one was one of the leaks. Now I’m going to talk about the stuff people don’t like because I want to get it out of the way. From what I can tell, a lot of people have a problem with the amount of diversity or that it’s “too woke”, if you are one of those people, I think that this complaint is invalid and that you should grow the hell up, it’s 2020 it’s, a different world now and you’re going to have to get used to how things are now. Also the the game isn’t as woke as people say it is because they’re more subtle about it and I really liked how it was handled in this game. Now another thing that a lot of people are against is the death of Joel and that it happens way too soon. When I first heard that this game was about Ellie’s quest for revenge I was a bit worried and in the trailers it seemed like Dina who is Ellie’s love interest is the one who gets killed, but instead it was Joel. I’ve heard a lot of people saying that Dina should have been the one to be killed and not Joel. As much as I loved the character of Joel in the first game and I was very upset when he died, I honestly thought that this made more sense because not only is it a good motive for Ellie, but also because you as the player and a fan of the first game, you feel motivated to get revenge on the people who did this. If it was Dina who got killed, I don’t think I would have been motivated at all, however I wish we spent more time with Joel before he was killed, but it’s really not that big of a deal. Before I get to the stuff I really loved about this game I have to talk about the stuff I didn’t like. When Ellie finally decides that her quest isn’t worth it and decides to go home, Abby, the person who killed Joel and Ellie’s main target tracks her down and finds Ellie because Ellie has been all over Seattle killing Abby’s friends, and it then cuts to a flashback to four years prior and we finally learn why she killed Joel, (I wont spoil this because it’s one of the best parts of the game) I almost liked this but then it cuts to the same time Ellie first arrives to Seattle but we see it from Abby’s POV. I understand what they were trying to do with this part, but I feel like they were asking too much for us to care, however there were some things that I liked about this part but I honestly think that they should have just showed us the flashback from four years prior and then cut back to the present. I think maybe it would have been better if this part was offered to us as a dlc like “Left Behind” or something, if it were like that then I would probably like this game way more

    Since it’s a game by naughty dog, there was a lot of stuff that I really liked. First off the graphics are AMAZING and it’s probably the best graphics I’ve ever seen in a video game. I was really sold on Jackson as a survival colony and I really wish we could have seen more but it’s no big deal. I thought Dina served as a good love interest To Ellie and I really liked her character. The gameplay is a major upgrade from the first game. Another thing I really liked was the flashbacks with Joel and Ellie. I honestly liked Abby as a character and I really liked how she’s more than just a villain and I did like that they showed that her and Ellie aren’t that different from each other. Out of all the good things in this game, the best part was Ellie. When I heard that we were going to be playing as Ellie in this game I was pretty excited because I thought that she was a great character in the first one and I wish we could spent more time with her there but we’re mostly playing as Ellie in part II, and I really think that Ellie had a really good arc in this game and I know that a lot of people are calling the ending BS but I really liked it and it was really nice to see how much Ellie has evolved and the person she has become. The Last of Us part II isn’t a masterpiece it has some things that rub me the wrong way and I really didn’t want a sequel to The Last of Us, but I’m glad it’s here because I had good time playing this game.    … Expand
  3. Juicyboi
    Jun 22, 2020
    8
    Story gets good one you start playing. And it's not SJW or feminist or anything
  4. Jonathanarol
    Jun 21, 2020
    8
    I enjoyed the game but to each his own. A lot of people hating because the game isn’t how they wanted it to be. Was a cool experience for me.
  5. JesusMT1609
    Jun 28, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Last Of Us Parte ll es un juego hermoso! En la mayoría de sus ámbitos; tanto el gameplay, gráficos, personajes, detalles, esenarios completamente amplios para explorar. Pero aun así en lo personal creo que carece un poco en la historia principal pues tiende ser una trama un tanto forzada y a su vez dolorosa para los personajes con los que más te encariñas en la franquicia, que bien pudieron tener una mejor despedida. Pero bueno, esa era la historia que los desarrolladores tenían pensado para ofrecernos.
    Quizá no sea la historia que unos esperábamos, pero no deja ser los que fue el primero Juego, una serie de experiencias y jugabilidad única para los gamers! Podría destacar que, en lo personal, lo que más me fascinó es la manera que esta tan bien logrado el diseño de personajes y las nuevas mecánicas aportadas al gameplay.
    No tengo más que decir que es un honor haber jugado este título que realmente es una experiencia que todo buen jugador debe probar.
    Gracias The Naughty dog!!!!!    … Expand
  6. Isaias29012006
    Jun 21, 2020
    8
    El juego es excelente,gráficos impresionantes,jugabilidad buena,ambiente super realista pero la verdad la historia fue na cagada...se hubiera llevado el 10/10 si no fuera por su la historia
  7. Alexmor90
    Jun 21, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Game play and graphics are amazing i sometimes got lost looking at the world but the story is crap and the worst is Joel's death i purposely died as Abby to quench the fire but on the whole not a bad game… Expand
  8. Angelo99
    Jul 5, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My Review of The Last of Us Part 2
    Argument:
    I start with the most important part of the game which is the plot and which is a controversial equivalent generator. The plot seems very interesting to me, Naughty Dog's decision to kill an iconic character like Joel within 2 hours of the game seemed quite risky and brave to me. And this death was what detonated the entire history of this game, since Ellie goes from being a nice girl in the first game to a girl mowed for revenge killing whoever crosses her path to obtain the location of Abby who is the murderer of Joel and also the protagonist in the middle of this game. Bear in mind that this argument seems intriguing to me regarding the dramatic change in Ellie's character regarding personality, as I mentioned before sympathizing with a ruthless avenger, but I consider this plot "cliché" since there are already several films with the argument that The protagonist is killed by a loved one and he seeks revenge, so I consider this as something unoriginal but interesting at the same time. On the other hand, it seems incredible to me from Naughty Dog to make us play with the character of Abby before she murdered Joel, since she presents us with a common and ordinary character without knowing that at the time and users would be hating her to death (as was my case) and also how we introduced ourselves in the middle of the game, because she finally and Alcabo killed Joel because he killed the doctors and fireflies in the hospital part at the end of the first game, and the doctor in charge of Getting the vaccine was Abby's father, so up to that point the users or well in my case in particular made me empathize more with Abby, and not only was that, but in all the part of when we played with Abby we realized that she is actually a good person who dedicates herself to helping others as she did with the 2 seraphite children Yara and Lev who for them even betrayed her group of the "wolves" in order to protect them. I personally had many mixed feelings in this game, on the one hand I hated her for killing Joel and on the other I began to like the character of Abby, for which the way Naughty Dog handled this story seems impressive to me.

    Gameplay:
    I loved the gameplay, it is very similar to the first game but obviously with many improvements. I played it hard and I really suffered in some parts of the game, most of the time especially with Ellie I only had 4 bullets at most and life in red so I had to use stealth a lot and think a lot about what it was going to be my next move. I really enjoyed playing it in difficult because I really felt what it would be like to be in a post-apocalyptic world with few resources and very dangerous enemies, so I recommend playing it in this way to start, I will play it again in the future in the maximum difficulty to see how It can be complicated. The fighting sequences seem incredible to me, I quote one for example the part of when Abby and Lev are escaping from the burning town of the seraphites riding on horseback and shooting the others I found it very funny and well accomplished. On the other hand, I liked the little details like Ellie's minigame playing the guitar, I found this very interesting and entertaining. Graphics:
    Well in terms of graphics I can only say that I loved them, all the scenarios, the physics, the expression of the characters look incredibly good, it is an absolute visual beauty, the graphic leap from the first game to this one is notorious well 7 years do not pass in vain, and that I played it on a normal ps4, I can not imagine what this game will look like when it comes out on Ps5.

    Music:
    Gustavo Santaolalla shines again in this game, the soundtrack is very good but in this game it is presented in a much more subtle way compared to the first game. On a personal level, I like the soundtrack of the first game more because I feel it more expressive and it shows more than in this one, but it does it just the same.

    ¿Is it a masterpiece?
    I personally do not consider it a masterpiece, it is a game that is very well achieved, I really enjoyed playing it, I even had fun playing this more than the first installment, but in terms of plot I consider that the first is a masterpiece since it put a point and apart in the history of video games and also because the plot twist of Joel sacrificing all of humanity to save Ellie seemed incredible to me. This second part complements the first story very well, it is more entertaining but it is not as original as the first.

    And with nothing more to say, I thank and congratulate Naughty Dog for creating The Last of Us Part 1 and 2 they really created an incredible and very emotional franchise, I emphasize that never in any video game had I felt so many emotions together when playing a video game and in Finally, I expect more great works from you.    … Expand
  9. iMark-
    Jun 21, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I didn't like the abby's part, because is so bored and stupid, i didn't care about his life and still care, finally she deserve to die… Expand
  10. macyernana
    Jun 21, 2020
    8
    Great game. Mo-fudging excellent story telling. Emotional rollercoaster ride subjecting me to gut wrenching feelings that I would only expect out of a very well made film. Once again Naughty Dog have completely raised the bar for portraying a thought provoking well written story true to humanity while still being terrifying, challenging, gruesome, and dramatic as heck.
    If you don't want to    Great game. Mo-fudging excellent story telling. Emotional rollercoaster ride subjecting me to gut wrenching feelings that I would only expect out of a very well made film. Once again Naughty Dog have completely raised the bar for portraying a thought provoking well written story true to humanity while still being terrifying, challenging, gruesome, and dramatic as heck.
    If you don't want to get emotionally invested in a vidjo-game maybe look elsewhere.
    Great gameplay
    Amazing graphics
    Great story telling
    I felt like giving a higher score due to all of the negative comments I was reading here but I couldn't do it. I am a stickler for competent critisism. Solid 8 out of a pretty much impossible to reach 10.
    Great game, from a cynical muck-savage gamer man    … Expand
  11. Ifuenma1312
    Jun 21, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Not like the first but quiet decent so far but I think joel deserved better… Expand
  12. ShiroDarkstar
    Jun 21, 2020
    8
    Look, I see how bad this game is getting review bombed and IMO it's not right
    First, let me judge the game as a game not as...whatever..is going on (and i get it. i do. honestly)
    First, the graphics are amazing. They 're probably the best on PS4, as good if not better than the likes of GoW, Spiderman, and Uncharted 4. They're incredible, not to mention. The sound is great. So is    Look, I see how bad this game is getting review bombed and IMO it's not right
    First, let me judge the game as a game not as...whatever..is going on (and i get it. i do. honestly)

    First, the graphics are amazing. They 're probably the best on PS4, as good if not better than the likes of GoW, Spiderman, and Uncharted 4. They're incredible, not to mention.

    The sound is great. So is the music. The voice acting is spot on as well, despite if you like the characters or not. They did an awesome job.

    The gameplay is...fair. It's basically TLOU 1 with a few minor adjustments. I guess if it's not broken, don't fix it.

    With THIS ALONE this game isn't a 0 out of 10. Have people seen a true 0/10 game? I think not. This isn't it. Stop it.

    Now, lets get to the bad. The story. I don't really know what went on here, nor do I care, but I can say the story is..EH. EHHH. I didn't care for it. I won't go into details due to spoilers but lets just say some of the characters and pacing doesn't really seem like they would have from part one. It's like they forgot how certain characters would act and feel in certain situations and were changed due to plot armor to force it to go in one way. And being a major RPG fan where most of them, it's story > all..i can say i didn't enjoy the story.

    Plus another note, there's a ..scene...that conflicts with Sony's censoring. It's stated there's nudity in this game but..why? Sony censors some thighs from a final fantasy game TWENTY YEARS AGO but can't censor this? Nah..just nah.

    Overall, I'm giving the game 8/10. I won't judge the game JUST on story, it's unfair for ALL the work that was put in, not just a delusional "i read the greatest story of all time and cried, i wrote it" bullcrap. Between the sound artists and vocals, acting, etc, the game overall is amazing. Just this story does feel really short and it's a shame. This game could have easily been a 10/10 if certain story bits were touched just right.    … Expand
  13. Wergen
    Jun 21, 2020
    8
    Everything was good at this game I like it so much but I don’t like the end of this game.
  14. Stupidhass
    Jun 21, 2020
    8
    Not liking the story doesn't mean the story is bad. It just means you don't like the story.
  15. SolidSnake3
    Jun 21, 2020
    8
    Pienso que a pesar de la muerte de Joel , era la única manera de contarnos algo más , y por esa misma es que los infectados pasaron a segundo plano , la jugabilidad , excelente , la exploración muy bien lograda , gráficos de 10 , pero si es cierto que con un buen final hubiera llegado a ser un juego excelente pero incluso con eso,sigue siendo un buen juego.
  16. BEMOREGREATER
    Jun 21, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The last of us part 2 was a beautiful game and very grusome and cold blodded and I love the direction they went in the story and how the relationship between Ellie and Dina grows and gets better as Ellie go on her hunt of REVENGE and I love how they let you play as Abby a character who is by far less agliy then Ellie but way stronger and a lil smarter on certain parts and I loved how you felt the difference between the two there was a few uncomfortable parts in this game I amdit but other than that it was great even tho ya did my **** Joe dirty but I felt like he had to die in tlou2 but in a more honorable way… Expand
  17. Cactotravieso
    Jun 21, 2020
    8
    El mejor juego del 2020 pero en cuanto historia es la peor que e visto en un juego
  18. Olympian787
    Jun 21, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Decent story, great gameplay, awesome graphics, voice acting , sound and level design. Story is fulfilling in the first half, but in the second half i felt annoyed playing as a character with a story i didn't care for at first. But showing both character's perspectives remind us that there are consequences to every action, and we can really see that Joel's actions in part 1 yielded serious consequences for himself AND for Ellie. I liked Ellie's choice at the ending as it leaves the story open so we can move forward to a totally different story for part 3. You may not love it, but if you enjoy naughty dogs games you will definitely like it.… Expand
  19. Sasoe
    Jun 28, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Best graphics i have ever seen on a ps4.
    Great gameplay.

    The story is pretty good for me but the ending should have been different in my opinion. If you could choose between 2 different endings:

    where you could leave the revenge behind you and live a life with Dina and JJ.
    Or go find abby and kill her but live with the consequences of revenge.    … Expand
  20. Grosso115
    Jun 21, 2020
    8
    Good grafics, the history in the parts that I go are good, have a very good gameplay, also I think that this game made all this things very good.
  21. Zitrical
    Aug 7, 2020
    8
    If you’re expecting a similar game to the first one then you’ll be disappointed. This game is divided in many opinions but personally I liked it. I think the people that expect it to be a fan service will be heavily disappointed with decisions in the game. If you want to take it how it is and go into it with an open mind then you will not be disappointed, the game feels like a movie withIf you’re expecting a similar game to the first one then you’ll be disappointed. This game is divided in many opinions but personally I liked it. I think the people that expect it to be a fan service will be heavily disappointed with decisions in the game. If you want to take it how it is and go into it with an open mind then you will not be disappointed, the game feels like a movie with its narration and storytelling, naughty dog do extremely well with the dialogue and performances are incredible too. One thing to note is I praise naughty dog for its gameplay in this title, it feels much more of a game than the first Last of Us but that does affect pacing, sometimes it felt like a grind to go through some parts of the game but this was rare. Gameplay wise, it’s done very well, it’s one of the reasons why I want to replay it as it was satisfying to play through, graphics on a PS4 Pro were incredible too. Soundtrack is also a massive W. This game focuses on its world building and gameplay a lot which I quite like, the story won’t be for everyone as I explained earlier but the gameplay and satisfaction will keep you hooked. Gg Naughty Dog.… Expand
  22. CRY9001
    Jun 24, 2020
    8
    This game was so much fun! There were some parts of the story I didn’t agree with but overall the story, gameplay and characters were all written well!

    Great job Naughty Dog for making The Last of Us Part 2 worth the wait.
  23. Thumper09
    Jun 21, 2020
    8
    Different than what I was expecting but in no way does that make it bad! Great story telling and a great looking game.
  24. Alienwave1
    Jun 21, 2020
    8
    Игра просто шикарна, до момента пока не начнется игра за Эбби, слишком затянутая ветка, я не могу сопереживать персонажу, который мне отвратителен, ее ветка могла быть короче и это решило бы проблему игры, что позволило бы поставить 10/10, первая часть была лучше, но за смелость в том что не стали ее копировать - респект. За ветку с Эбби, а точнее за ее затянутость снимаю 2 балла, 8/10Игра просто шикарна, до момента пока не начнется игра за Эбби, слишком затянутая ветка, я не могу сопереживать персонажу, который мне отвратителен, ее ветка могла быть короче и это решило бы проблему игры, что позволило бы поставить 10/10, первая часть была лучше, но за смелость в том что не стали ее копировать - респект. За ветку с Эбби, а точнее за ее затянутость снимаю 2 балла, 8/10
    Naughty Dog спасибо Вам за отличную, но не идеальную игру.    … Expand
  25. Alvaro413
    Jul 6, 2020
    8
    The story didn't convince me that much, but the gameplay and graphics are very good.
  26. kevingd
    Jun 26, 2020
    8
    The gameplay is excellent and superior to 1, the graphics conform to the philosophy that the director wanted to narrate but the story has many holes like those of abby that only present her as a hurt woman and with love problems when she could have been a woman who stood out in his group for a very well argued resentment, the religion of the seraphila could have been more inspired by otherThe gameplay is excellent and superior to 1, the graphics conform to the philosophy that the director wanted to narrate but the story has many holes like those of abby that only present her as a hurt woman and with love problems when she could have been a woman who stood out in his group for a very well argued resentment, the religion of the seraphila could have been more inspired by other political systems but I could not see any and with a better history, rather I felt that they wanted to force some things, also the alter ego Ellie must have died.… Expand
  27. Hu45678w
    Jun 23, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. El juego en si mismo esta bien, tiene buenos gráficos la jugabilidad es exelente, entre otras cosas, la historia me pareció una buena historia solamente que tengo que destacar algo de ella, es que el personaje de 'joel" no le dieron mucho más tiempo en las horas de juego, pero tampoco puntuaria un 0 o un 1 porque si puntuarias eso no tendrías en cuenta los graficos, la jugabilidad,etc… Expand
  28. LegendarySnake2
    Jun 21, 2020
    8
    The story is awful and littered with SJW propaganda while simultaneously treating the legacy characters like trash. The gameplay combat is also dated, riddled with clunky melee combat and brain dead AI. It gets points for its graphics but at the end of the day you are left with mediocre gameplay and a terrible narrative the butchers the franchise beyond repair. Stay away from thisThe story is awful and littered with SJW propaganda while simultaneously treating the legacy characters like trash. The gameplay combat is also dated, riddled with clunky melee combat and brain dead AI. It gets points for its graphics but at the end of the day you are left with mediocre gameplay and a terrible narrative the butchers the franchise beyond repair. Stay away from this dumpster fire at all cost.… Expand
  29. Elbarrisimo
    Jun 21, 2020
    8
    El juego es bueno bastante entretenido y también a sufrido muchas malas críticas por los spoiler de gente que ni si quiera ah comprado el juego pero en lo general es bueno sin contar que el uno es una joya
  30. sradolmayan
    Jun 21, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Buena historia, el progreso de los personajes es verdaderamente notable e intenso. Los escenarios y el arte siempre me van a fascinar. En cuanto a duración, le sobra perfectamente todo después de la granja, se nota que lo han querido dejar abierto para una tercera parte. Han habido aspectos que no me han gustado como que Ellie se traumatizara por torturar a Nora cuando ha matado sádicamente ella sola a muchísimas personas. El final que le han dado a Joel ha sido bueno, recordemos que Joel no era bueno, simplemente nos encariñamos con él. Una vez más, The Last of Us nos enseña que no hay ni buenos ni malos, simplemente hay matices y circunstancias.… Expand
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#2 Best PS4 Game of 2020
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  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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