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  1. Aug 5, 2020
    0
    I expect more. The real the last of us give only one chapter: the first the last uf us.
  2. Aug 5, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Story is trash... Gameplay is good and everything is fine without good story no mood to play game Expand
  3. Aug 6, 2020
    0
    Uma história forçada tentando "surpreender" os jogadores. Estragou todo o carinho criado pelo primeiro jogo...
  4. Aug 6, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Graphics, game play and acting are amazing, I think the game suffers from an inconsistency between the promise and the pay off. I took the promise as revenge, but they attempt to substitute the payoff but don't stick the landing.

    I believe they attempted to make me want a forgiveness payoff by showing me the costs of revenge, but while I came to care about Abby, I never cared enough about her or her friends to compare to Ellie/Tommy's satisfaction of taking revenge. Take Mel, who I found pretty unlikable in “the other person” role to Abby (who is also “the other person” so there are no winners) and didn't have much of a personality. I felt bad when she died because she was pregnant, not because I liked her. I became more, not less, okay with it during Abby’s story, since I liked her less as I got to know her. I feel like the game wanted me to not want anyone to die but I only cared about Ellie’s friends, Lev and Yara.

    I feel like the forgiveness pay off didn’t stick since they didn’t tease it throughout the story. To me, it doesn’t fit Ellie’s character arc to let Abby go, even if they have players frustrated approval by making us sufficiently depressed by the end fight and presented Abby as having suffered enough. Particularly since the Joel flashback didn’t coach against revenge, just showed that Ellie was ready to forgive Joel. Forgiving Joel doesn’t necessarily impact Ellie and Abby’s story. If anything, it should piss Ellie’s character off more since she never got to rebuild with Joel and rarely forgives.

    I feel like they criminally underutilized Joel and gave him a poor death that made Abby irredeemable in the players eyes. I had nowhere to put how much I hated that Joel was dead, except to point that at Abby. That then makes it unsatisfying to end up caring about Abby since you know you don’t want to, particularly since not caring would make like 15 hours of gameplay boring and frustrating. I feel like they could’ve made it grey by having something like Joel saving Abby when she’s coming to kill him, and he gets bitten in the process. Abby then not wanting to kill Joel since he saved her. Then Abby or Ellie (for maximum depressive effect) kill Joel at his request. Then Tommy and Ellie get blinded by rage at Abby for creating the situation and have to process Joel's death and unintentional sacrifice through the story. At least that way there would be some decent reason that he was dead and that killing Abby would negate Joel’s sacrifice. It also wouldn't make the player want to hate Abby. Could even have them make up and work together in a climax against Wolves, Scars and Infected all fighting at once. That might’ve delivered players the forgiveness substitution and capitalized on it for an awesome final battle.

    In my opinion, the general story stumbles at the start, with Joel's death lacking meaning or build up, and I was unsatisfied to see that they didn’t build on it with flashbacks. The idea of Ellie’s revenge story is satisfying but they quickly get the threads tangled with Dina’s pregnancy, Jesse being back in the picture, trying to save Tommy, and hunting down the group that killed Joel. It seems like the first act pay off they finally settle for is “life is complicated and gets in the way”. Which is true, but it shouldn’t mean that they don’t satisfy story points. It’s also a lame climax.

    I get that the game is supposed to be a difficult story, but tLoU was difficult and satisfying. Likable, if tortured, characters had meaningful relationships and lived their stories in a way that was satisfying because it fit their character. Joel became the father we always wanted him to be as positive payoff, and had the hospital breakout as the consequence. Ellie grew to love and trust someone as positive payoff, and accepts Joel’s lie as the consequence. That’s classic “yes but..” storytelling.

    I think tLoU2 suffered with too many weak arcs. What was Jesse’s arc? Seems like he’s just in there to be a decent bloke and then die for dramatic effect. Tommy wants Abby dead, fails, so sends Ellie years later when revenge has cost him his health and marriage. That’s not much of an arc. Ellie was revenge driven, then moves past it, then can't move on, and then seemingly moves on for no reason other than player payoff. Abby grows to understand that Scars are people too (a fight we don’t really have a bone in) then gets tortured for Joel/revenge unrelated reasons.

    The game promised me that Abby would pay for Joel’s death. Then didn’t show character progression to realize that promise. Then attempted a payoff substitution without putting in the work with arcs. Just making sense to the player isn’t enough, actions that don't fit a character's arc are unsatisfying. It all seems to contradict the bold choice in tLoU, to be given the ending that the arcs take you to. Kinda feel like they missed why tLoU was so satisfying
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  5. Aug 7, 2020
    5
    Truly wonderful. Never cried so much over a game. Definitely satisfying and thought provoking. A true masterpiece.
  6. Aug 8, 2020
    0
    Fraudulent publicity, chaotic plot, bad character of creative director, disrespect for players
  7. Aug 8, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This review contains spoilers. The way Naughty Dog treated Joel in this game is a total disrespect and spit in the face of Joel fans. Possibly the dumbest way to kill such a beloved character and PlayStation icon. Worst game of this year and of all time. I will recommend everyone not to buy it and waste $60 on this hot trash. Play it for free next year on PS Plus. Collapse Expand
  8. Aug 9, 2020
    9
    While in a personal subject opinion one could question some of the decisions made by the developers , there is no question that this game is a masterpiece. The narrative of Last of Us 2 is among the very best that gaming can accomplish, rivalizing with Oscar worthy cinema.
  9. Aug 9, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Let’s address the elephant in the room first: there’s little doubt that this game’s prominent LGBT characters have led many professional reviewers to rate this game much higher than it deserves. My problem with this game isn’t that the playable characters are all women, or that it has LGBT characters. My problem is that the game is too long (around 25 hours), but the gameplay is not challenging or varied enough to keep it interesting.

    The appeal of Last of Us was the story: the relationship between Joel and Ellie. The gameplay was OK, not great, but the game only lasted 12 or so hours. This game is double the length, and retains all the same core gameplay elements as the first one. About 15 hours in, it just started to feel tedious. Another abandoned building to search for supplies, another group of infected or human enemies to fight using the same tactics. There’s almost no variety here. The story is OK, but nowhere near as compelling as the first. A big reason for this is that half the game is spent as the new character, Abby. There’s no getting around the fact that we simply don’t care about her as much as we do Ellie. In addition, the human groups in this game are thinly sketched. There is very little information on how these groups formed, their purposes/intents/beliefs, why they are fighting each other, etc. It’s all very vague and very thinly sketched. One group seems to be vaguely power-hungry, the other a bunch of religious zealots whose beliefs are barely explored at all beyond vague gesturing to their “prophet.” This religious group is also the hook for the introduction of the trans character: the trans character was a member of the religious group, but fled because they wouldn’t accept her. That’s about as uncompelling, standard Hollywood fare/boilerplate as you can get. It

    It seems clear now that Last of Us should have been a standalone game. It did not need a sequel and this game is nowhere near as interesting as the first one. My advice would be, don’t waste your time.
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  10. Aug 9, 2020
    7
    The story sucks could have been done better.The does not suit such a powerful game
  11. Aug 10, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The only downside to this brilliant game is that it's only 30 hours long. I connected with Abby, contrary to the popular opinion that she is the antagonist. She is the enemy because of killing Joel, but don't forget that he killed her most important person so in her eyes Joel is the enemy. Expand
  12. Aug 10, 2020
    10
    This is possibly the best game I have ever played, the music, the characters, the environments, the story, the themes, the messages all work beautifully in tandem with one another to create this absolute masterpiece. This game perfectly builds on the first while heading in new and exciting directions. Naughty dog yet again manages to tell a heartbreak story with emotional weight that isThis is possibly the best game I have ever played, the music, the characters, the environments, the story, the themes, the messages all work beautifully in tandem with one another to create this absolute masterpiece. This game perfectly builds on the first while heading in new and exciting directions. Naughty dog yet again manages to tell a heartbreak story with emotional weight that is full of surprises which has you guessing until the credits roll. Expand
  13. Aug 11, 2020
    3
    I don’t know what to say about this game that hasn’t been said , a total mess from a director with the worst story telling
  14. Aug 13, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is probably the biggest mixed bag you could ever find. On one hand, it makes insane technical innovations, with some of the best graphics I’ve ever seen, and on the other hand its game play systems barely evolve past its predecessor title from 2013. Immense care is put into the environments and acting, yet points of the story seem to have been thrown together with no thought of logic or pacing. For about every pro one can find for this game, there’s a con that drags that pro down, and makes this game, to me at least, abhorrently meh, and insanely disappointing.

    For a narrative focused action game sequel such as The Last of Us Part II, my 10 point system reads as such:

    Narrative

    Structure/Writing, 0/2: The revenge format the story was aiming for here failed miserably. Ellie’s half of the game is over reliant on coincidence, Macguffins, and long travel times to the next narrative beat, which causes it to suffer from poor pacing. Abby’s half focuses on an underdeveloped war and redemption arc which are detached from Ellie’s story. These factors cause the conflict between the game’s two main characters to be shoved to the background, with them only ever intersecting at the beginning and ending of the game, with the mostly detached story of the middle feeling like a chore. By the time you get back to the story you care about in the last hours of the game, you’ll feel so exhausted you might not even want to suffer through it.

    Characters, 0/2: Not a single character is executed well in this game. The game ignores the fact that the Fireflies were a band of terrorists to portray Joel’s attack against them as an irredeemable act. Ellie is a psychotic murderer who voices multiple times she doesn’t think what she is doing is right, yet continues to kill hundreds of people so she can kill Abby (which she abandons in the end, making one question why she killed all those people just to give up over killing one more.) Abby is also a psychopath who willingly joins a war she has no stake in, tortures people for pleasure, and enables a drunk man to cheat on his pregnant girlfriend, and yet the player is supposed to somehow root for her. Finally, Tommy is a bumbling fool who tells his identity to complete strangers, becomes a Macguffin for Ellie to chase for half the game, and ends his role in the game by guilt-tripping Ellie into abandoning her family to become his personal hitman. Because every character devolves into a sadistic or unrecognizable person throughout the game, it’s very hard to root for/get invested in the struggles of any of the characters.

    Narrative Cohesion with Part 1, 0/1: The problem with creating a sequel to an open-ended moral dilemma is that your narrative will have to take a side in a debate that has no correct answer. Due to this, the game handpicks narrative elements from Part I to try and manipulate the audience to its agenda, forcing the characters within the story to commit acts that conflict with their past experiences. My best example is that of Ellie, who was so repulsed at killing only 2 people in Part 1 (in self defense might I add), that she went into a state of shock and self loathing for months. After 4 years of living in peace, Ellie suddenly has a switch flip in her brain, and she becomes okay with blowing the brains out of people she’s never met and pose no threat to her.

    Gameplay + Design

    Gameplay, ½ points: The game possesses an excellent stealth system, and has satisfyingly brutal combat that makes one feel immersed in the grounded world of TLOU. What drags this section down a point in the looting sections in-between, and the overall length of the game. The looting is just boring inventory management, and the combat doesn’t evolve enough to stay fresh as you enter the mid to late game, making the late game feel especially dull.

    Graphics, Sound, Controls, 1/1: Not much to say here. It looks, sounds, and feels fantastic. It’s pretty common knowledge at this point.

    Innovation, ½: As a sequel, I expect many new features that weren’t in Part 1, especially with the 7 years and budget Naughty Dog had to work with. I give them half credit in this department, for while the game makes great strides in the game’s AI, immersion, and direction, there’s a severe lack of additions in gameplay. Besides being flashier, the gameplay experience is almost identical to the original. Two of the biggest innovations advertised for this game are its jump and prone buttons. I’ll let you judge that for yourself.

    In Summary,

    Narrative: 0/5, Messy writing, laughable pacing, and unlikable characters make this game’s story intolerable.
    Gameplay/Design: ⅗, Beautiful world design and brutal gameplay leave strong first impressions, but fail to maintain their power over the long runtime due to a lack of innovation.

    Overall: 3/10, A hollow narrative without the gameplay to keep it afloat
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  15. Aug 12, 2020
    2
    Boring characters, needlessly complex and unengaging story, and shallow storytelling all combine to make a horrendously disappointing sequel. The game makes bold choices yet fails to make those choices pay off. The great gameplay and graphics fail to pull this bland game out of mediocrity. If this game existed in a vacuum, I would probably rate it somewhere around a 5 or 6, but it must beBoring characters, needlessly complex and unengaging story, and shallow storytelling all combine to make a horrendously disappointing sequel. The game makes bold choices yet fails to make those choices pay off. The great gameplay and graphics fail to pull this bland game out of mediocrity. If this game existed in a vacuum, I would probably rate it somewhere around a 5 or 6, but it must be judged in the context it exists (an unnecessary sequel to an amazing game), and warrants no more than a 2. Expand
  16. Aug 13, 2020
    0
    Doctrinaire bull **** I dont understand what I should enjoy from this game. Not because its philosophy is wrong, but because it is too childish. My eight yo nephew also can explain the cycle of vengence, and tell nmme it is wrong. This is a truism, not a big philosophical theory we must learn.
  17. Aug 14, 2020
    10
    Why do you hate this game tho? They said that Ellie would be the main character. I know Joel murdered brutally but the story connection was awesome. The graphics? Man this is the best I've ever seen. Those you haven't played the game why do you make comments? I don't get it. How can you give 0 bruh? This game will be the game of the year just saying... Suck it haters lol
  18. Aug 14, 2020
    10
    It is a deep, diversified game. In this game, it would get you experience enotion and thinking value and humanity. Lets be honest, you shouldnt expect it has happy ending or main character couldnt die because he is main, when the setting is apocalypse. To some extends, this might not be a good or typical game. It is art. It is innovative in game industry and I honestly think it deserve atIt is a deep, diversified game. In this game, it would get you experience enotion and thinking value and humanity. Lets be honest, you shouldnt expect it has happy ending or main character couldnt die because he is main, when the setting is apocalypse. To some extends, this might not be a good or typical game. It is art. It is innovative in game industry and I honestly think it deserve at least 9/10.

    Other than story, the atmosphere, music and gameplay really stress you out. And thats what ND intended to do.

    I recommend ppl give it a try by yourself.
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  19. Aug 14, 2020
    10
    amazing game i love the story of this is briliant and genius i cant wait for part 3
  20. Aug 14, 2020
    10
    I loved this game. I've never written a review for anything before. Not a yelp review, or an amazon purchase, nothing at all. But this game. My god. I honestly don't know where to begin.

    I would be lying if I said that I wasn't disheartened when I found out people were bombing this game on review sites, in some cases before people had a chance to even play the game out in its entirety.
    I loved this game. I've never written a review for anything before. Not a yelp review, or an amazon purchase, nothing at all. But this game. My god. I honestly don't know where to begin.

    I would be lying if I said that I wasn't disheartened when I found out people were bombing this game on review sites, in some cases before people had a chance to even play the game out in its entirety. And I suppose that's partly why I'm writing this, but I digress. Let's get into it.

    I loved TLOU, and I can honestly say that TLOU2 was even better. Make no mistake; I was pissed when the anti-hero was initially introduced and did the deed that must not be named. I put down my controller after it happened and contemplated whether or not I even wanted to continue playing. But I'm so happy that I did.

    Naughty dog takes you on a journey in this game, one in which you start off absolutely despising a character, and initially you feel that this hatred is wholly justifiable. You want them dead, and by Ellie's hands no less. Or maybe you feel like it should never have happened in the first place, that it was just a trite plot point intended to illicit superficial emotions that doesn't make sense or go anywhere. I know I did. I couldn't see how naughty dog could redeem this character, ease the pain of what happened, or in any way provide some kind of resolution that would be satisfying enough. But the story goes on, whether you want it to or not. And boy does naughty dog deliver.

    I don't want to spoil anything so i'll try my best to be vague, but the journey you go on with Ellie and her nemesis breaks you. Like, it seriously messes you up. The supporting cast is brilliant, each serving as not just a means to further the plot, but to also change and help develop the main characters' psyches in a way that doesn't feel forced or superfluous. And I appreciated the diversity. I'm not straight, or white, and it was nice to see some representation. I NEED to stress, however, that I never felt like it was heavy handed, or put in the game just to appease the SJW's or whatever. They served a purpose, supporting the main characters growth, allowing them to see that the world isn't black and white (no racial pun intended).

    Both of the main characters are instinctive, their decisions often rash and fueled by revenge, and it takes time for them to realize that the path they tread on may not lead them to where they want to go. They make mistakes, they falter, but you root for them - both of them - because you genuinely care for them. You mourn with them when they suffer loss, and you cheer for them when they overcome the most dangerous obstacles. These characters are not coins with only two sides. They're multifaceted, complex characters that yank you from both arms and don't let go until you're emotionally exhausted. Eventually, the lines blur. Who is really in the wrong here? Is there even a "right"?

    This is where I throw my hands up in praise for naughty dog. They shove you into a long, painful, beautiful, traumatic, heartstring-pulling journey, and just when you think there can't be any more to it, they shank you and then quickly patch you up for some more. This game was an emotional journey, one I couldn't stop thinking of for weeks after I had finished it. I'm almost ready for a replay, maybe in a few weeks.

    Finally, a few words on the cinematography and gameplay: gorgeous and fluid. That's all. Play this game. Keep an open mind. I hope you will enjoy it as much as I did.
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  21. Aug 14, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Un gioco pieno di emozioni specialmente il finale. Oltre alla passione degli sviluppatori, e degli attori. Si vede che ci mettono amore. Gioco dell'anno. Expand
  22. Aug 15, 2020
    10
    There as three types of people that doesn’t like this game:
    - Homophobic conservatives
    - Dumb enough to not get the story - Crying babies This game could have the happy heterosexual story that you want. It don’t change the fact the this game is wonderful! Best graphics of the gen, art direction, original soundtrack. The majesty of scenarios are stunning! The mechanics of gameplay are
    There as three types of people that doesn’t like this game:
    - Homophobic conservatives
    - Dumb enough to not get the story
    - Crying babies

    This game could have the happy heterosexual story that you want. It don’t change the fact the this game is wonderful! Best graphics of the gen, art direction, original soundtrack. The majesty of scenarios are stunning! The mechanics of gameplay are simple, clear and functional. I love how the script were made in such way that every little pieces during the gameplay are connected, from a broken window to a big event.
    If you still thinking that this is a game about revenge, you don’t really get it. Just get over and stop being a crying baby.
    Part 2 is the most beautiful game i’ve ever played.
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  23. Aug 15, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ребят, ну это шедевр, ни одна игра в мире не сможет мне принести таких чувств, как эта..
    Во всяком случае ещё долгое время
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  24. Aug 17, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Gráfico lindo, história ótima, jogabilidade excelente. Só os fãs do Joel não gostaram, Nauth Dog arriscou com a morte do personagem principal e quase se deu mal, eu gostei muito. Um dos melhores jogos que joguei nessa geração. Que venha Tlou 3! Expand
  25. Aug 17, 2020
    0
    Il successo ha dato alla testa al povero (nell’anima) Neil Druckmann. Il gioco è tecnicamente ineccepibile ed il gameplay è buono, ma niente di sconvolgente, un “more of the same” rispetto al primo episodio. I trailer iniziali vengono totalmente stravolti dal gioco completo, tradendo le aspettative dei fan, siamo ai limiti della pubblicità ingannevole. Non sono accettabili i votiIl successo ha dato alla testa al povero (nell’anima) Neil Druckmann. Il gioco è tecnicamente ineccepibile ed il gameplay è buono, ma niente di sconvolgente, un “more of the same” rispetto al primo episodio. I trailer iniziali vengono totalmente stravolti dal gioco completo, tradendo le aspettative dei fan, siamo ai limiti della pubblicità ingannevole. Non sono accettabili i voti altisonanti assegnati dalle testate specializzate. È come se uno chef di un ristorante stellato cucinasse pietanze dall’impiattamento spettacolare il cui sapore fosse soltanto di suo gradimento!
    Si cucina per i clienti non per se stessi!!!
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  26. Aug 18, 2020
    10
    Man to be honest this is the only game that i struggle to view it as a game, its more then
    a movie also...its a real living, breathing experience, i didnt play it, i experience it, is hard to put it in words. I love everything about it, form the lore to the small details that strucks you and manage to push your buttons in a way no other game did. Aparat from all this emotions the game,
    Man to be honest this is the only game that i struggle to view it as a game, its more then
    a movie also...its a real living, breathing experience, i didnt play it, i experience it, is hard to put it in words. I love everything about it, form the lore to the small details that strucks you and manage to push your buttons in a way no other game did. Aparat from all this emotions the game, from a technical perspective its amazing, graphics, gameplay, animation, all its top notch. Also the story and the plot its mind blowing, i love the fact that the producers did not go with the flow and with what fans expected and instead they took a whole new approach and delivered a true masterpiece that would be talked about for years to come.
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  27. Aug 19, 2020
    6
    Excelentes gráficos , la jugabilidad impresionante , la historia no me convenció , tenía alto hype por este juegazo cuando ví por primera vez el trailer.
  28. Aug 19, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is game in my view is another masterpiece told how exactly naughtydog planned it to be told. The graphics where absolutely stunning Played this later than most people had too swerve every spoiler. While trying to read how people felt about it, it was emotional thought Joel's death was the most heartbreaking as I did not expect it to be so brutal, hating abby for what she did and theoretically killing Joel myself with how I controlled abby into meeting up with joel.
    But thought I felt Ellie in her journey and when I thought it was over it was abbys turn to show me her side of the story wow id never fought id understand what she had gone through. Even to the point where I was like " Ellie don't leave your family to get her just settle down now its what joel would of wanted" The story on the whole was no where near the same as the first TLOU but thats because they both had two different emotions behind them. Id love to replay this game but joels death was to heartbreaking maybe one day when I can let it sink in,really was an emotional ride I felt for each character and there journeys.

    Thank you Naughtydog for delivering me this perfect story.
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  29. Aug 20, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Don't understand the hate, i like the game os well done and time os time. Gg Expand
Metascore
93

Universal acclaim - based on 121 Critic Reviews

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  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  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]