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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  2. Mixed: 8,550 out of 161975
  3. Negative: 68,475 out of 161975
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  1. Onyxar
    Jul 23, 2020
    8
    Потрясающая игра.
    Кинематографичная постановка.
    Отточенный геймплей. История интересная, персонажи глубокие, но общая тематика и отдельные повороты-развороты ощутимо притянуты ввиду определенных трендов. Увы. В остальном - пропускать ТАКОЕ нельзя!    Потрясающая игра.
    Кинематографичная постановка.
    Отточенный геймплей.
    История интересная, персонажи глубокие, но общая тематика и отдельные повороты-развороты ощутимо притянуты ввиду определенных трендов. Увы.
    В остальном - пропускать ТАКОЕ нельзя!
  2. brids
    Jul 24, 2020
    8
    The game is fantastic on many fronts.

    The graphics are excellent and in particular the animation brings the characters to life, with great performances across the board that really allow you to be invested in the characters. Gameplay has been improved significantly over the first game, with jumping and going prone being added which, even though they seem small, make the game feel so    The game is fantastic on many fronts.

    The graphics are excellent and in particular the animation brings the characters to life, with great performances across the board that really allow you to be invested in the characters.

    Gameplay has been improved significantly over the first game, with jumping and going prone being added which, even though they seem small, make the game feel so much better. Enemies are incredibly lifelike and fighting humans is really fun, although there are some annoying sections that feel like filler with random infected, there are some key moments with the infected that are well executed and they are some of the most memorable encounters. Scrambling around for parts is also a pain, and takes you out of the flow of the game frequently.

    The worst part of the game for me was the pacing and the story jumping around. You will play as multiple characters and the transition between them is jarring and not very satisfying. I kept trying to plow through certain content just to get back to the characters I was invested in. Some of the back and forts are outright frustrating.

    As for the story, there are some legitimate complaints here. I found some characters to be unlikable and some arcs to be a bit out of place in the universe, but overall its nothing too jarring and I think the story ends up being a pretty satisfying ride that reaches very high highs at times.    … Expand
  3. JakeDragon_11
    Jul 24, 2020
    8
    Graphic is awesome, so does the soundtrack. Gameplay is good, it just too long and a little bit boring. Story is fine, but the way it deliver maybe cause some arguements. The story is also too concentrate on Abby. I wish the story could longer cause i feeel it still not satisfy my expectation.
  4. Mike_Arhi
    Jul 24, 2020
    8
    Graphisme : 19/20 Juste Magnifique.
    Gameplay : 16/20 Comme le 1e avec quelque nouveauté.
    Durée de vie : 15/20 Bonne durée de vie ( Environ 30H ) mais du remplissage dans la deuxième partie du jeu pour allonger la durée de vie. Bande son : 15/20 Très bon au niveau de l'ambiance , un peu moins au niveau des musiques qui était + présente et + marquante dans le 1 .    Graphisme : 19/20 Juste Magnifique.
    Gameplay : 16/20 Comme le 1e avec quelque nouveauté.
    Durée de vie : 15/20 Bonne durée de vie ( Environ 30H ) mais du remplissage dans la deuxième partie du jeu pour allonger la durée de vie.
    Bande son : 15/20 Très bon au niveau de l'ambiance , un peu moins au niveau des musiques qui était + présente et + marquante dans le 1 .
    Scénario : 13/20 Intéressent dans la premier moitié du jeu un peu moins dans la deuxième parti et pour la fin du jeu je l'est trouver rush.
    Ma note final : 16/20    … Expand
  5. patman77nl
    Jul 24, 2020
    8
    Great for single player gamers! In terms of gameplay this game does not disappoint. Although it does feel a bit old-school: the stealth mechanics are not very different to the 20 year old Hitman and Splinter cell games. To be honest i don't care a lot for the discussions about the storyline and i wasn't really bothered by the early plot twist. But to say one thing about the story, i *did*Great for single player gamers! In terms of gameplay this game does not disappoint. Although it does feel a bit old-school: the stealth mechanics are not very different to the 20 year old Hitman and Splinter cell games. To be honest i don't care a lot for the discussions about the storyline and i wasn't really bothered by the early plot twist. But to say one thing about the story, i *did* like the ending and was almost yelling at my screen 'please stop!'. I think the game is too long. There is a part where i litteraly put down my controller beause i expected the credits to start rolling, but then they didn't. That annoyed me, and i rushed through the last parts.
    I liked that the game -which is made by a developer who does this in other games- never gets into Hollywood action style territory, but is always holding back from that. I played the game on Hard, which was a decent balance, except for one or two occasions being completely out of ammo, while at a few others feeling a little overpowered.    … Expand
  6. LjFox
    Jul 24, 2020
    8
    It took me nearly a week to play through the whole game since I wanted to make sure I saw everything and collected nearly everything. I really enjoyed this game, and the story it told even though I felt it perhaps could have been more successful if told in a different order. I found it hard to connect to some of the background characters that the player was supposed to care about, but theIt took me nearly a week to play through the whole game since I wanted to make sure I saw everything and collected nearly everything. I really enjoyed this game, and the story it told even though I felt it perhaps could have been more successful if told in a different order. I found it hard to connect to some of the background characters that the player was supposed to care about, but the emotional impact was mostly successful. Overall, I think it is definitely worth playing and truly is a good game.… Expand
  7. LoneWolf2275
    Jul 24, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's not that bad tbh. Yeah the ending is kinda meh but gameplay is good and story aswell.
    i'd give it a -2 fingers out of 10 review score :)    … Expand
  8. Leonardo52
    Jul 24, 2020
    8
    Apesar de que cuenta con fallas en la historia me párese un guion que cumple con su objetivo hacernos reflexionar sobre nuestras acciones como seres humanos la historia de Abby es buena pero bastante larga me hubiera gustado jugar mas con Ellie es una de las fallas que consideró cuenta el juego
    el gameplay y jugabilidad es una chulada total 10/10 es un juego que no es para todos sobre todo    Apesar de que cuenta con fallas en la historia me párese un guion que cumple con su objetivo hacernos reflexionar sobre nuestras acciones como seres humanos la historia de Abby es buena pero bastante larga me hubiera gustado jugar mas con Ellie es una de las fallas que consideró cuenta el juego
    el gameplay y jugabilidad es una chulada total 10/10 es un juego que no es para todos sobre todo la historia así que deberías pensar si deseas invertir en él juego
    el primer the last es totalmente un 10 (para hacer a la idea de mí opinión)    … Expand
  9. Maxed2x
    Jul 24, 2020
    8
    This is a beautiful game period. Design and attention to detail was flawless, the fight sequences were great as well. I love TLOU so I can’t hate too much, but it is a flawed game. What made me give it less than a ten is the Abby part, way too long. Somethings in the plot I wish were different. I love the inclusion of the LGBTQ and the transgender communities into the game as well.
  10. Bruhmp4
    Jul 24, 2020
    8
    This game doesn’t deserve the amount of review bombing that it gets from both sides, it’s not a 0/10 and it’s not a 10/10, the game is very entertaining and fun to play, it blends open world levels with more traditional levels very well, the graphics are beautiful and the world naughty dog built is also beautiful. The main problem people have with this game is the story but the storyThis game doesn’t deserve the amount of review bombing that it gets from both sides, it’s not a 0/10 and it’s not a 10/10, the game is very entertaining and fun to play, it blends open world levels with more traditional levels very well, the graphics are beautiful and the world naughty dog built is also beautiful. The main problem people have with this game is the story but the story isn’t really bad compared to the first. People are really mad that their virtual daddy Joel got killed by a buff chick… Expand
  11. Rhythm__
    Jul 24, 2020
    8
    Beautiful game which unfortunately suffers from some severe pacing issues particularly in the second half. Would have liked the two halves to be more connected and filler to be significantly cut down. Ultimately the ending ties everything together well, but im not sure how I feel about the more thematic approach of 2 vs the character based story of 1.
  12. Gavin_Moriarty
    Jul 25, 2020
    8
    I adore the last of us part 1 but some of the story elements in this sequel let down big time for me personally
  13. Alkrn2192
    Jul 25, 2020
    8
    The game is a nice experience and is a complete rollercoaster of emotions. However, even you enjoy it and is a true masterpiece in setting ethic problematics and giving you a very good time thinking about your actions in the game. However, the argument of story and the way you have to emphatize with some characters is very subjective, meaning that it's not for everyone; so, if cannotThe game is a nice experience and is a complete rollercoaster of emotions. However, even you enjoy it and is a true masterpiece in setting ethic problematics and giving you a very good time thinking about your actions in the game. However, the argument of story and the way you have to emphatize with some characters is very subjective, meaning that it's not for everyone; so, if cannot emphatize with certain characters the story and game will lose you completely.
    The experience was a 10, but them game is 8 - 8,5 for me.    … Expand
  14. Convicted627
    Sep 6, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I didn't liked first part TLOU, but it was a really good game. When I saw User Score, I bought TLOU 2 and played it until the end. I cann't remember the game, which I played without rest 15 hours. I really liked this story and graphics in this game. I met a few gameplay bugs and too strange AI which can see through the walls. I loved oldschool style of game without any help and markers on screen. This game not leading player like a mother teaching her little baby walk and this is very cool. I don't like LGBT, but Ellie and Dina were not annoying with this like I thought before. Abby - which was hated by players is second protagonist of game had a good motivation for doing what she is done. I lked her story even more than Ellie's part. I'm glad, that story was completely ended without something like TO BE CONTINUED, but I'm left excited what happened to Abby. I hope Naughty Dog will make more cool games with a good stories like The Last of Us 2 on next generation of PlayStation. Playing as Abby sometimes I thought, that I'm playing for Chris Redfield's girlfriend from Resident Evil, specially Boss Fight with Rat King. Thanks to Naughty Dog for bringing my memories from younger age, when games were not so casual as not.… Expand
  15. tweedyOtaku
    Jul 25, 2020
    8
    This game is fantastic,really liked th plot,characters,mechanics,graphics and overall really liked the ending,this game deserves an 8 not 10 is not a masterpiece it will never be a masterpiece but the game is enjoyable buy the game and review it yourself
  16. RakosiMatyas
    Jul 25, 2020
    8
    Jó a játék kihozott mindent is a konzolból de egyes helyeken erőltetett volt a sztori
  17. ryansn
    Jul 25, 2020
    8
    Well written story. The gameplay is amazing. Rating 8 as I do not think some scenes were necessary. The game should have been slightly shorter.
  18. RobHerDinero
    Jul 25, 2020
    8
    TLOU2 is an incredible sequel. It doesn’t have the magic that you experience playing TLOU1 for the first time, but it makes up for that with a fantastic story. The characters are complicated and diverse, and by the end of the game you will feel broken hearted and frustrated. That’s how you know it’s a great story.
  19. kjmancusi
    Jul 25, 2020
    8
    Ignore the haters and the toxicity.
    The experience is unlike something you've ever felt in a video game
  20. argen
    Jul 25, 2020
    8
    Very Good! i spent in this game long time. but i like this. and i think it is one of best games that i played in this year
  21. Rubensaez
    Jul 26, 2020
    8
    Para mi este juego tiene una historia muy realistica por el hecho de los asesinatos a sangre fría porque el juego está ambientado en un apocalipsis y lo más importante es la supervivencia, la jugabilidad es bastante agradable a la hora de jugar la escenas de acción es lo mejor, xupenla los que intentan bajar la calificación al the last of us 2 sin razón ijoeputas
  22. PetrifiedMango
    Jul 26, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Pacing was a little off but the story was great, Abby really didn't grow on me as much as the narrative intended her to but her set pieces did a fair job of humanizing her. Some decisions like lev suddenly leaving to get his mom or Jesse suddenly dying without being mourned felt a little off but the story maintained to be interesting enough to continue playing. Gameplay was on point, the mechanics from the previous game were improved upon greatly here. Seeing Ellie's growth or really her "downfall" was the biggest plus point for me, I really enjoyed playing as her and feeling what she was feeling and seeing how her sanity is tested throughout her story really showed something that other games haven't come close to displaying.… Expand
  23. Nobodyisouthere
    Jul 26, 2020
    8
    Чуть затянуто, но в общем и целом очень круто! Особенно если играть подряд первую и вторую часть!
  24. Thesloth95
    Jul 26, 2020
    8
    Some problems with the story, a bittersweet ending but overall I enjoyed the game.
  25. KotletZraz
    Jul 26, 2020
    8
    Very good music and graphics. Great gameplay. Interesting storyline but a bit controversial.
  26. jomarzayat
    Jul 26, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Finally got around to finishing The Last of Us Part II and all I’ve got to say is that the negative reception is completely unjustified. The storyline broke my heart and I absolutely loved it. Not every single story is gonna work out the way you want it to. The story revolved around the themes of revenge cycles and forgiveness and I believe the writers did a good job. I am so sick of people claiming that a storyline is bad just because a beloved character dies. The ending made sense, it just didn’t go the way some people expected it to, thus the bad reviews. Don’t get swayed by the negative press, experience it yourself.… Expand
  27. IsThisMyVoice
    Jul 26, 2020
    8
    The game was good.
    Not bad, not excellent. It was just good.
    The plot itself was a little (or maybe a bit more) detached to the tlou1 plot, but the gameplay was fun. However, I gotta I admit I had to take a break in order to play Abby’s part, because I was really angry when I finished Ellie’s part. Anyway, take a break before you play Abby’s chapters so that you can enjoy it more and    The game was good.
    Not bad, not excellent. It was just good.
    The plot itself was a little (or maybe a bit more) detached to the tlou1 plot, but the gameplay was fun. However, I gotta I admit I had to take a break in order to play Abby’s part, because I was really angry when I finished Ellie’s part.
    Anyway, take a break before you play Abby’s chapters so that you can enjoy it more and analyse the characters story with a clear mind. If you don’t, you will probably hate playing that part of the game. Believe me, you will.    … Expand
  28. Yaredo17
    Jul 26, 2020
    8
    Great game, didn't fully reach the level of the first game but thats understandable since those are huuuge shoes to fill.
  29. Entertain426
    Jul 26, 2020
    8
    Not What I expected being a fan from the reveal to beating of the first game but part 2 stuck to its core added new elements and a new way of storytelling cant say I loved it but for what its is I liked it cant wait to play it again and cant wait for part 3
  30. afarteta93
    Jul 27, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I liked the first game more than this one, but I still think it is a great game.

    TL;DR: The game gives people a lot of reasons to hate it, but I think if you can push through the feelings some of the game events and features may spark at first, you'll end up enjoying it a lot.

    Where most people hated the story, I felt the game did a good job at making me keep going. Whereas some of the characters' actions are not rational at times, they are certainly human. And I think this is what the game excels at, making the characters feel human.

    I think "The Death" was a good fit to the story to remind the player of how brutal and unforgiving the Last of Us world is. Once again touching on the subject of humanity, even though gameplay may depict them as superhuman killing machines with infalible instincts, the characters are as mortal and prone to error as any other human being.

    Other complaints talk about the game trying to make us see Ellie as the villain, but I never really saw it that way. Sure, she murders a lot of people, but you can clearly see her actions taking a toll on her, even though her desire for revenge keeps her moving forward. By the end of the game, you possibly do not condone of her actions, but it is easy to understand what drives them if you step out of your own shoes and into hers. You want her to be smarter and more rational, but you really can't expect her to be, given all she's been through.

    Now, as for the game trying to make you see the villain as a not-so-evil person by making you play as her, I don't think that happened for me either, I found it impossible to sympathize with her, but that didn't make the game or the story less enjoyable for me. In fact, I found her gameplay so engaging, I found myself not caring who I was playing as for most of her storyline. If you are able to ignore your initial disgust from playing as the villain, you can see that this part of the game has incredible level design with a lot of good encounters (including a high-adrenaline boss fight). And even if the game does try to reduce your hatred for this character, you can choose to not do that and simply see this part of the game as the story told from the POV of the villain.

    The game does drag on for a little long and at the end you find yourself feeling a bit like the characters, tired and wanting to stop, but with the need to see everything through. Which is why I appreciate the developers keeping the (in my opinion much needed) final chapter somewhat short.

    Finally, as for the game pushing for a "political agenda" (not that there is anything wrong with that, in my opinion), I tend to disagree. Ellie is a lesbian (which we already knew from the DLC to the first game) and there is a transgender character. That's about it. I personally don't think it is forced or that it affects the game quality in the slightest.    … Expand
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Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 113 out of 121
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 121
  3. Negative: 0 out of 121
  1. GameMAG
    Sep 13, 2020
    90
    The Last of Us Part II is the high point of the PlayStation 4. The plot is controversial, but the game is the incredibly addictive adventure of Ellie, from which it is impossible to pull away from the opening and to the very end.
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  2. PLAY! Zine
    Sep 5, 2020
    93
    Not everyone is going to enjoy the motives of The Last of Us Part II. But if you try and manage to accept the subliminal and not so subtle messages as a fact that the world has gone awry and that people have the need to have somewhere or someone to belong to as their own way out, then... You will witness the boundaries of gaming expand. You will witness a true masterpiece.
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  3. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Sep 3, 2020
    75
    If you loved the original for its great characters and well-paced story – stay away from this game. However, if you’re aching to sink into the depths of depression, or just want to cut some throats and burn some zombies – Part II will deliver. [Issue#247, p.72]
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