The Last of Us Part II

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  1. neimo
    Jun 27, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. meh ii dont care really. thank allah i didnt get into this. the but in my life is null. this is a test, ifff this goes through something is upjh… Expand
  2. Omid1903
    Jun 27, 2020
    10
    Wonderful game, not what you expected and that’s what makes this game amazing. Making another game with Elli and Joel would be easy task and easy to sell but that’s not Naughty Dog. They want you to think twice and see the other side of each story. Shift uneasily on your seat, this is not an easy ride but it worth every minute you spent. This is the first game I watched the whole credit atWonderful game, not what you expected and that’s what makes this game amazing. Making another game with Elli and Joel would be easy task and easy to sell but that’s not Naughty Dog. They want you to think twice and see the other side of each story. Shift uneasily on your seat, this is not an easy ride but it worth every minute you spent. This is the first game I watched the whole credit at the end, not I wanted to but I couldn’t move, I sat there and stared at the screen and jumped right back to start the new game plus.… Expand
  3. Lou2isdoodoo
    Jun 27, 2020
    0
    It’s doo doo save your 60 dollars, gameplay is the same as the last game but the story is political
  4. Awkad
    Jun 27, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm not bothered by the woke aspect of the game, i'm not bothered with the big event that happens in the beginning of the game. But I think the game is a failure. The game tries too hard to question the apology of violence and always punish the player to play the game as it is intended. "My dad has been murdered ? why not kill like 1000 persons to get my revenge ! And at the end let's spare the killer because i am not a monster !" Ridicule. The second playthrough with Abby is absolutely useless because She and Ellie are at the same state before and after that part of the game. No character development whatsoever. I didn't want Ellie to kill Abby, worse, I prefer Abby over Ellie because her life has been ruined by Ellie/Joel at so many levels. So no, Abby is not the problem for me. Joel had to pay in some way. Tommy and Ellie vengeance is uncalled for and the characters keep makind bad decisions over and over again. When Joel went berserk at the end of the first game it was understandable, relatable (although overkill) . Here ? not so much. The game punishes us for what it forces us to do. The game is wonderful though and polished to the extreme. The gunfights/stealth are also good.… Expand
  5. phil6ailey
    Jun 27, 2020
    10
    Haha the man babies are hilarious. 4 million copies in 3 days, just goes to show the vocal minorityp doesn't mean anything. All this review bombing has done will likely mean they'll scrap user reviews. Any same politically centre person looks at the game objectively. Gotta say so far it's brilliant
  6. Kylos13
    Jun 27, 2020
    9
    This game isn't fun, but that's not what it's meant to be. It is miserable, there are no happy endings but if you get over the fact the story doesn't go how you wanted it to go you will not regret playing it.
  7. Ibraab89
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Awful game DO NOT BUY. The core of this game is About women empowerment no deep story not characters development at all! You do not have to make ugly women to express empowerment that is far from real world !! Naughty Dog will be forever cursed… Expand
  8. Sammyboo21
    Jun 27, 2020
    9
    Wow. Just wow. Incredible. I can see why a lot of fans are hating some decisions especially made at the midpoint which you either accept It and go with it or you don’t but in my opinion it’s strong storytelling and character development. This is a near masterpiece. So here’s the thing obviously graphics and gameplay are better in last of us 2 but last of us 1 was such a tight and perfectWow. Just wow. Incredible. I can see why a lot of fans are hating some decisions especially made at the midpoint which you either accept It and go with it or you don’t but in my opinion it’s strong storytelling and character development. This is a near masterpiece. So here’s the thing obviously graphics and gameplay are better in last of us 2 but last of us 1 was such a tight and perfect game whereas the last of us 2 is lonnnnnnnnngggggggg and it has some pacing issues and it could’ve trimmed out at least 5 levels but at the same time you’re happy to be in this world. Last of us 1 has 29 chapters
    Last of us 2 has 46 chapters and you can really feel the length but you kinda need the length because the game really is an EPIC.
    It really is a game changer when it comes to story and gameplay in games.
    I’ve never felt so conflicted by characters decisions in a game before.
    Like I said before this is a lonnnnnnnnnnnnngggg game and the pacing is a bit of a mess compared to the first game which was tight and to the point and in my opinion perfect. Overall I loved the last of us 2 despite its flaws. It’s not as perfect as the first game but it’s definitely a worthy sequel. The Last Of Us series proves that games are truly a beautiful art form. I like to rate games out of 5 stars The Last of Us ***** out of 5

    The Last of Us 2 ****1/2 out of 5    … Expand
  9. VisionOfTheNerd
    Jun 27, 2020
    10
    Безупречное техническое исполнение. Если рассматривать каждый элемент в игре то он, наверное, будет реализован лучше чем во всех играх. Вопросы могут возникнуть только к сценарию и режиссуре. В этом плане игра получилась спорной. По началу ты не веришь в происходящее, к середине ты уже просто наслаждаешься геймплеем и всем остальным, стараясь не обращать внимание на странный, будто быБезупречное техническое исполнение. Если рассматривать каждый элемент в игре то он, наверное, будет реализован лучше чем во всех играх. Вопросы могут возникнуть только к сценарию и режиссуре. В этом плане игра получилась спорной. По началу ты не веришь в происходящее, к середине ты уже просто наслаждаешься геймплеем и всем остальным, стараясь не обращать внимание на странный, будто бы высосанный из пальца сюжет, а ближе к концу, лавируешь на волне эмоционального океана, который приготовил режиссер. В какой-то момент ты не можешь оторваться от игры и хочешь орать от крутости происходящего, а в какой-то сидишь с фейспалмом, и только к самому концу игры все ниточки эмоций сходятся. И в это сложно ,и многим не хочется поверить, но в этом и была задумка игры. Все неоднозначные события и задумывались неоднозначными и вызывающими раздражение. Через это раздражение и происходит главное эмоциональное вовлечение в игру. Нилу Дракману получилось сделать очень интересную игру по своей драматургической концепции, она сложна в понимании, она сложна в эмоциональном спектре, который должен прочувствовать игрок. Каждый, кто просто играл вовлечено и вдумчиво, стараясь эмпанировать героям, получит от всей игры огромное количество эмоций, а под конец будет сидеть до конца титров с раздумьями над темами, поднятыми в игре. Моя оценка 10 баллов, хотя я бы все же поставил 9.5. Как по мне игра затянута во многих моментах. Возможно нужно было больше времени дать Эбби, меньше Элли вначале. Так же по мелочам в игре есть косяки,как технические, так и геймплейные, но о них говорить слишком долго и они незначительны.. Эта игра на совершенно ином уровне, чем все другие игры, разве только RDR2 и Uncharted 4 от той же студии могут с ней сравниться. И я рад что есть такие игры!… Expand
  10. Luckky7
    Jun 27, 2020
    8
    Last 3 hours killed the plot,but nevertheless another part of the game brought me so many emotions.
    Music,gameplay and game design are the best.So
    Plot 7/10
    Other 9,5/10
    Average 8,25/10
  11. steps95
    Jun 27, 2020
    10
    Best videogame of ps4, trust me
    Very emotive story and best characterization
  12. SeanW2507
    Jun 27, 2020
    2
    Despite the leaks and rumors, I tried to give this game the benefit of the doubt as TLOU1 was one of the best story-driven games I've ever played. The Joel-Ellie dynamic was a huge part of that game. When a game disposes of that dynamic in favour of new unlikeable characters and is devoid of all logic, it just completely ruins the legacy of a game like TLOU. Unfortunately, TLOU2 is by farDespite the leaks and rumors, I tried to give this game the benefit of the doubt as TLOU1 was one of the best story-driven games I've ever played. The Joel-Ellie dynamic was a huge part of that game. When a game disposes of that dynamic in favour of new unlikeable characters and is devoid of all logic, it just completely ruins the legacy of a game like TLOU. Unfortunately, TLOU2 is by far an away one of the worst story-driven games I have ever played, and I came close to stopping and uninstalling it numerous times due to the complete lack of any form of logic in this story. The writers should be ashamed of driving a well loved series into the ground. I don't think there will be a TLOU3 as much as Naughty Dog will try to recover their reputation.… Expand
  13. ibro79
    Jun 27, 2020
    9
    The Last of us 2 is story about hate,cruelty of people and cycle of revenge.

    The last of us 2 has taken story in different way ,than predecessor. In first game story is about "father" and "daughter",telling it in fine emotional way,where you feel sometimes hate.But in Part 2 hate,cruelty and revenge is always with us. In story Ellie want to revenge death of someone really close to    The Last of us 2 is story about hate,cruelty of people and cycle of revenge.

    The last of us 2 has taken story in different way ,than predecessor.
    In first game story is about "father" and "daughter",telling it in fine emotional way,where you feel sometimes hate.But in Part 2 hate,cruelty and revenge is always with us.
    In story Ellie want to revenge death of someone really close to her,but in path of revenge there will happen good,but mainly bad things.Tlou 2 is telling story of 2 characters Ellie and unnamed character.
    Second character will be main enemy in the eyes of the Ellie and in other characters, and you will play as her in more or less half of the game.Characters are really well done written,but sometimes when somebody dies you dont feel it so emotional (in 2 cases).Game will explain to you that nobody is white knight,and every body have a reason why they done some bad things.

    Overall game is brutal and its trying to emotional break you.Sometimes game will order you to do some things which you really dont want to do (like killing someone),and sometimes characters will chose path you dont really want,BUT IT DOESNT MEAN THAT IS BAD WRITTEN .In the end you will find out that revenge cant be controlled,and it can destroy you.
    This game is unique,and i respect every decision what Naughty Dog has made.

    If you can handle emotional breaking story ,and play a game witch have better story than Holliwood films then i can for 100% recommend, this masterpiece.

    Shortly about different things:

    Graphics and design 10/10 :
    Naughty Dog always made best looking games and its applied it on Tlou 2 too.This include face expression where is every detail there,and when it comes to some brutal things like in fighting but mainly on cutscenes,you will be shocked how detailed that is (for someone this might be too much).
    Ambiance of the game is so stunning and sometimes you will stop and only look on incredible work.

    Soundtrack 10//10:
    Soundtrack like in first one is indescribable.I must thank Gustavo Santaolalla for one of the best soundtracks ever (including in Part one).

    Sound design 10/10
    There is not much to tell,its so much detailed and made well.

    AI: 9,5/10
    Its scales in difficulty, but its stunning.You feel that every enemy have life and much less that he is some obstacle in game.Every enemy have name, and if they friends find him dead they,shout to him by his name, and act differently compered to different games.They will search for you every where and they will talk/helping to each other to find you.They are adding 2 group types of human enemies which one is stealthy and another is full of military arsenal including trained dogs.When it comes to mutated creatures (zombies),they are same ,only change is that they are adding some creatures including one which will be fight boss.

    Gameplay 9,5
    Why to change something what is so good.Its same as first one ,but it have some changes like jump,crawl and dodge.Using guns and tools are great and every weapon or tool is unique and usable
    in some situations.    … Expand
  14. frankthetank420
    Jun 27, 2020
    1
    Honestly super disappointing in what they did with Joel, they utterly destroyed him in so many ways. I can't recommend this game just because of what it does with the legacy of the previous one. It's a disgrace with outdated game play and a story written in a way that feels forced and disingenuous. The world looks pretty decent so it has that going for it, but its just so overshadowed byHonestly super disappointing in what they did with Joel, they utterly destroyed him in so many ways. I can't recommend this game just because of what it does with the legacy of the previous one. It's a disgrace with outdated game play and a story written in a way that feels forced and disingenuous. The world looks pretty decent so it has that going for it, but its just so overshadowed by the flaws that it just seems like a regret doomed to be forgotten in a few years.… Expand
  15. h_becvvi
    Jun 27, 2020
    6
    I was so excited for this game (just like everybody else), but at the end i am just... disappointed. They took everythink that we loved at the first game ant threw it into a trashcan.

    The gameplay is great. AI is pretty intelligent and more dangerous and allies are actually helpful. Graphics are excellent, the amount of details are really impressive and animations are at the next    I was so excited for this game (just like everybody else), but at the end i am just... disappointed. They took everythink that we loved at the first game ant threw it into a trashcan.

    The gameplay is great. AI is pretty intelligent and more dangerous and allies are actually helpful.
    Graphics are excellent, the amount of details are really impressive and animations are at the next level.

    That whole think with custom difficulty and controls is pretty nice. And if you have some kind of health issues like blindness or so, you can still play it and i think that is good step forward not only for Naughty Dog, but for whole game industry.

    But at the other hand there is a story and story is a VERY big part of The last of us.
    From the beginning i thought it's not that bad even though the "golf part" (even it came earlier then every fan expected). But later they just made you do something in the cutscene and wanted you to feel guilty for this and later it just seemed like they're incriminating Ellie for what she did and they where putting this new character in front of her.
    We all know that Ellie isn't the only playable character (even though Neil said otherwise before the release), but the other character is completely new, and i think that we played as Abby (new character) for too long and that was unnecessary.

    i didn't bought this game because I wanted story of new good-bad character and little bit of angry Ellie, i bought this game because i wanted to see how Ellies and Joels relationship went after the events of the first game and how they continued in they journey and maybe some new characters, but not in the way they would throw a shadow over the main protagonist from first The last of us.
    I know that Neil wanted to do first game more like Joels story and the second game do more like Ellies story, but it come out as Ellies and Abbys story and as i said, it was unnecessary.

    The way they putted the story really broke my heart and i know that Neil can do better...    … Expand
  16. 7m33r
    Jun 27, 2020
    4
    Amazing gameplay but a terrible story that pushes an agenda onto the gamer. The ending makes no sense. Abby is the most unlikeable character I've seen.
  17. JB_101
    Jun 27, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Great game. I would say from ALL aspects including Abby's sequences; it proved to be a risk well worth taking for naughty dog in my eyes from the shift of antagonist to protagonist. HOWEVER the story seemed unpolished at points and lost the sense of story telling to just getting a message across. I feel that this is partially seen in the ending. This is where Ellie leaves her perfectly happy life only to return to the path of vengeance which ultimately leads her to losing everything along with her fingers, therefore her ability to play the guitar and her last emotional tether to Joel. Not a pretty ending and most certaintly what hardcore fans wanted in the end and the game as a whole.

    STORY
    The story could have been told far better by perhaps staging sequences in a different order. So instead of playing as Ellie for 12 hours (Seattle day 1,2,3,e.c.t) then as Abby for 12 hours, they should have bounced between the two perspectives... Ellie day 1 to Abby day 1 and so on. This would give a deeper connection and more care for all Characters in the game especially Abby and others from her perspective. An example of this is Joels murder but before Abby finishes him you play the first abby flash back and then onto the Joel kills Jerry (Abby's dad) sequence. This would have given us the full scope of things rather than this built hatred toward Abby's character, which game later makes makes you play this 12 hour segment as this hated character with NO CONTEXT by which point I felt like putting the controller down and walking away. The only thing that kept me playing was the need to see what happened a the peak of the story which just lost its momentum switching to Abby at the beginning of the entire story; Its like watching a movie to just before the end and then have to go back to the start so your friend can be up to speed with what's happening. If they just played the sequences in order using both characters perspectives, the pacing of the game wouldn't of collapsed and players would have understood what was trying to be achieved rather than killing our beloved Joel unjustifiably.
    The ending could have been satisfactory if it ended with the first appearance of the Farm with Ellies family along with tying up the lose ends. however kick starting the whole revenge thing wasn't for me which yet again was more about getting the message across rather than story telling. The way things ended up for Ellie was bleak and unnecessary for the story to extend its self to that extent.

    GAMEPLAY AND GRAPHICS
    Gameplay overall was almost exactly the same as the first only with a few adjustments that I found more than substantial.to list a few
    -Dodge mechanic
    -freedom to explore
    -Enemy dogs (morally they could have made it optional to take them out/kill them)
    -Ellies knife instead of shivs
    -New gadgets/weaponry
    -New infected
    Graphically the game is astonishing and despite all the blow back this is the subject everyone can agree is one or the best on the market for this console generation partially on the PS4 pro accompanied with 4k HDR TV/Monitor. For me this already felt like a "next gen" game just because of the way this game looks.

    To summarise this game is deffiently worth the cost, just be prepared for it to cover on some touchy subjects and can tax you as the player mentally. I for one found this game very dark and lingered with me for a couple of days after completing which just shows the effects of some what a good story... just poorly executed.

    thanks for reading    … Expand
  18. Zaar757
    Jun 27, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The story is just horrendous, over-wrought and doesn't pay off. Graphically, the wait was worth it, but I would've preferred some advances to the gameplay OTHER than dogs (like better, more interactive puzzle elements). TLOU was one of my all-time favorites, and to watch Naughty Dog obliterate all that goodwill. Why they thought ANYONE would want to play as Joel's killer is so stunningly short-sighted that I am sickened by the sales figures for this game, because someone as the turd studio is going to see it as a positive and good thing they did. I'm done with them.… Expand
  19. Vilcythe
    Jun 27, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I think this story was beautiful and did what it set out to do. What Joel did had consequences. Abby isn't a bad person and her motives had about as much justification as Ellie's. I do think the Abby section was too long and I just wanted to get back to Ellie, but it served a purpose. This game just makes you not know how to feel, and i can kinda dig that. I love Joel, and I was destroyed when he was murdered, but after playing as Abby and learning her reasons, I get it.… Expand
  20. HAJTI
    Jun 27, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Story woud be Perfect without abby long story i hated playing abby perfect game… Expand
  21. Androes
    Jun 27, 2020
    10
    Alright let's get this out the way, the death. Seriously if you are mad because Joel has died by Abby, get over it we all knew this was coming. If you are mad because the main character is lesbian, we all knew she was in the original hello. Third if you are mad because you have to play as abby that is the entire point of this game. Joel killed Abby's dad and she killed Joel because notAlright let's get this out the way, the death. Seriously if you are mad because Joel has died by Abby, get over it we all knew this was coming. If you are mad because the main character is lesbian, we all knew she was in the original hello. Third if you are mad because you have to play as abby that is the entire point of this game. Joel killed Abby's dad and she killed Joel because not only of this but because he literally ruined the only cure for man kind. If you aren't pissed by that then there is something TBD about you. I love Joel and Ellie but we have to look at different perspectives. The whole reason we want Abby dead is because she killed Joel . But once you start to unveiling her storyline it's not all black and white.… Expand
  22. Karga
    Jun 27, 2020
    1
    nice graphics, bad narrative. didn't enjoy at all. It was coold to stay around and check the scenes as they're technically cool but I don't pay that much to look at a nice scene. I pay the money for entertainment and the entertainment wasn't there at all.
  23. No_Name_Girl
    Jun 26, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. El final si duda es decepcionante y tiene una escena de sexo innecesaria asi como personajes un poco mas flojos, pero a pesar de todo es un buen juego, aunque el primero sea mejor… Expand
  24. Jesstan
    Jun 27, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Game mechanics, graphics, voice acting awesome. Story ok but not the best. Loved the overall game but we all wanted a Joel and Ellie adventure… Expand
  25. edkendals
    Jun 27, 2020
    7
    Just finished my second play through of the game. I would have originally rated it a 4 but the second play through opened my eyes to a lot of stuff and helped me see what naughty dog was trying to do. Still I absolutely dont agree with everything they were going for and I didn’t feel everything they wanted me to feel. Still I have never had a piece of media (movie or game) make me feel theJust finished my second play through of the game. I would have originally rated it a 4 but the second play through opened my eyes to a lot of stuff and helped me see what naughty dog was trying to do. Still I absolutely dont agree with everything they were going for and I didn’t feel everything they wanted me to feel. Still I have never had a piece of media (movie or game) make me feel the emotions I felt through out the game but especially the ending. It took several days and a complete second play through to in pack it all. This is an extremely intense experience and in my humble opinion is a must play if you enjoy dark and gloomy stories. Not a 10, not a 0. Definitely not for everyone.… Expand
  26. Ninjeddie
    Jun 27, 2020
    0
    where to start... trailers lied. Joel isn't even in the game, really.
    They made it look like Joel is part of the game. He isn't. They swapped for Joel in the trailers, it's actually other characters. You are left depressed after the first 2 hours of playing. "Someone" gets murdered, and then you're forced to play the murderer for 10 hours. The gameplay is identical to Part 1, and it's    where to start... trailers lied. Joel isn't even in the game, really.
    They made it look like Joel is part of the game. He isn't. They swapped for Joel in the trailers, it's actually other characters. You are left depressed after the first 2 hours of playing. "Someone" gets murdered, and then you're forced to play the murderer for 10 hours. The gameplay is identical to Part 1, and it's BORING. omg... "Rinse Repeat" all of 2 things: Sneak behind and stab, and shoot. Very VERY few environment puzzles. Extremely linear. The characters are awful, depressing, their faces look like they smelled a fart all the time, no humor, and their actions go against the characters we know. That isn't Ellie. Or Joel, but he's not even really in the game. And the ending is the most meh, disappointing ending that makes you feel like you played something pointless.

    Also, metacritic has repordedly not been leaving your negative reviews, so don't believe that number. It's much lower. The postives aren't having any deleted though. So just be aware.    … Expand
  27. TheOG
    Jun 27, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game was probably the biggest letdown in gaming for me other than Fallout. I won’t lie though the graphics and sound of this game were incredible. The gameplay was chill kinda like the first one but they’ve added stuff like a pointless jumping mechanic. But honestly I never cared about TLOU 1 for its gameplay because I was completely engrossed in the story. This one was not the sequel it deserved. Anyone saying if you don’t like the story you are homophobic or transphobic is using these marginalized communities to hide behind the horrible story telling and poor character development. This story is about revenge and anger and you’re telling me it took Naughty Dog 7 years to come up with the only way for Ellie to realize the devastation of revenge by killing a pregnant woman?!?! Mind you that same woman wanted to go fight while being how many months pregnant? Do better. You don’t even sympathize with Abby’s crew cause there no reasonable backstory for them and are not relatable. The game is not re-playable and there’s no multiplayer. Not worth $60 imo. Although I did enjoy fighting Ellie in the theater and the different ways she would take out Abby with a shotgun!… Expand
  28. mmsteele80
    Jun 27, 2020
    10
    Amazing game! Thanks ND, a piece of art and craftsmanship. Feel so bad that fools jumped to conclusions and now they can’t swallow all that crow. You did fantastic!
  29. Vitaly_
    Jun 27, 2020
    10
    Tengo que decir que es uno de los juegos más intensos que he jugado. Los gráficos son increíbles, el nivel de detalles en los cortes a los enemigos, sangre en los charcos de agua, sonido de pasos, son alucinantes. La relación Entre personajes y los flashbacks Ayudan a comprender cada vez más lo que estuvo pasando. Sin duda, vale cada maldito peso pagado por el.
  30. KIREEK
    Jun 27, 2020
    0
    A long time ago, when i watched Anita Sarkeesian break down certain tropes in games, i noticed that she complained at EVERYTHING male related, males where the protagonists, females were inept at escaping, females needed help and where there to give the male hero motivation, females were oversexualized, males lead,.....
    Even if a game was made with genders in mind by using a coin toss, as    A long time ago, when i watched Anita Sarkeesian break down certain tropes in games, i noticed that she complained at EVERYTHING male related, males where the protagonists, females were inept at escaping, females needed help and where there to give the male hero motivation, females were oversexualized, males lead,.....
    Even if a game was made with genders in mind by using a coin toss, as soon a male was there, by using Anita logic, that role could be placed by a female to do that part.
    For example, a stud main male hero would be replaced by a stunning female hero, that also creates problems so she must be boring and unapealing in looks aswell, nothing is ever perfect.
    And that lead me to think of a perfect game for her, and that is a game with no relevant males anywhere, obviously this has a few problems, you aim at the wrong demographic, the market can't take it, your game has a very difficult time to sell.

    When i saw Last of Us Part 2, i noticed an odd fixation with getting rid of the males in the game, as if they were in a rush to get the females doing their own thing, their dialogue, the romances, they didn't pay much respect to caracthers that were the core of the previous game.

    Then, i noticed the removal of certain parts in the web, you can't comment on certain aspects of the game, reviews are limited in content, they tried and still try to hide what happens to certain caracthers, who you play with and why.

    This was deliberate, they knew the game was aiming at a very niche group of ppl, instead of making a game from the ground up and anouncing the game's message, they tried to use the Last of us part 2 as a way to spread this message, you hide the content for as long as possible and you use previous iterations of the game to try and get as many sales as possible, just like mass effect andromeda uses the mass effect franchise to get a good initial start, or alien colonial marines using the alien franchise, we expect the same quality, it's only fair.

    Then recently i realized that Anita was somehow involved in this, i honestly could not believe this because i assumed no one would be crazy enough to listen to her, i was wrong.
    This game is the way it is because at every corner they had to get rid of males at any cost and then get the gears running with the female protagonists.

    This means out of 4 general opinions, you can say the game is good or not, and that the message is good or not, however, Anita, reviewers and the developers will INTENTIONALLY dismiss 2 of these, if you dislike the game, you will be tagged as homophobe, hater or that you dislike the message, for example, if you do not like the death of joel, they will say that you dislike females taking the lead in a game, that's not what you're saying but that's whey will say about you, it's intentional because they can't take criticism, if you like the message, then they will say automatically that you like the game, whcih may not be true but that's what they want because they want to sell the game and everything positive is used to do that.
    You can't win against these ppl because your opinion will go towards one of these 2 categories, the game requires an open mind but Anita and whoever followed her advices are also not open minded, criticism isn't allowed

    It's fine to have female protagonists, the issue is that you had beloved caracthers from the previous game and in this game, you don't use them that much or you don't use them at all because they get killed, it was forced, they had to push the message and they used the subtlety of a raging bull, this ends up making certain scenes nonsensical, certain dialogue scenes are awkward or confusing, you have a word like "bigot" in the dialogues, that i had to google the meaning, i'm not sure how often it is used overseas, but to me it seems like they had a grudge and had to let it out and they just had to place it in the game somehow.

    The game isn't bad, the visuals are great, so are the sounds and the atmosphere, the downsides are mainly the kinda boring gameplay because they had to pace the game combined with the fact that the game offers litle replayability, few improvements have been made to game mechanics, what worked in the past for the most part they kept and so what changed was mainly how they aproached the story and caracthers.

    Review copies are fine and all, but consumers pay for the game in order to experience it and the entire mentality is, 1st you pay, then you can review the game, this is intentional because afterwards (and it will happen) they can say "we tried this aproach on an earlier game and it sold really well", this gives power to Anita to keep doing this, over and over.

    The game is a 7/10, however, if it's a message you're trying to pass, then i'll pass my message aswell, 0/10 so that it hurts them in the right place, in the wallet, maybe this will cause the developers to atleast care to what they are doing next time.    … 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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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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