The Last of Us Part II

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  1. Blaze8604
    Jul 18, 2020
    7
    Apart from the 'obvious' The Last Of Us II is very good but in my opinion not good enough for GOTY,
  2. b9nji
    Jul 1, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. *There will be minor spoilers in this review*
    At the end of the review there will be major spoilers marked with SPOILER.

    First of, this game is not a 0/0. Neither is it a 10/10. The only thing i have against this game, is the story. Everything besides the story, gameplay, sound so on and so on, is fantastic. It really is fantastic. Where the problems start for me, is the story. ND takes some choices throughout the game that i do not agree with.. It’s not just because of Abby, because actually, the overall gameplay experience and missions you play as her is more fun and enjoyable than Ellies. It’s how they do it. A lot in the story doesnt make sense compared to the first game. But you’ll have to play it yourself to understand.

    The ending is the biggest flaw. It’s executed so bad. It’s an overall good game and enjoyable experience, but it had flade. SPOILER**** The ending. Playing as Abby in the last mission was a mistake. Ellie losing the fight like that and Abby just storming off was weird. And yeah, part of it is just that you hate to see the “hero”/main character get beat up/lose. Either way gane was good, just not what i expected. And not as good as it could have been.    … Expand
  3. ElCapitan7
    Aug 3, 2020
    7
    I love the gameplay , i admit it better than 1 but the story spoil the mood .
  4. Ledzcog93
    Jun 21, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A fantastic game that unfortunately drains you emotionally so much that makes you not wish for a sequel. Short review
    Gameplay and graphics: 10/10
    Story: 5/10

    From the technical aspect I believe this is one of the best PlayStation exclusives I've seen. From the graphics to the controls and level design, this game was strongly satisfying and for that I do believe it gets a 10/10. Now when it comes to the story, this game is a mixed bag. I do want to start by acknowledging that this story would very well serve as a plot for a movie or show as it analyzes from different perspectives, very strong emotions we as humans experience: loss, anger and pain. Now with that said, the story as good as it might does not entirely work for me with this franchise . I believe this comes from the fact that many... many fans just expected the game to take a different route. Ever since the previous installment, some fans begged Naughty Dog for a sequel as means to continue the ever evolving relationship between Ellie and Joel and based on the misleading trailers it looked like we were going to get it. Instead we were treated with a harsh realisation as during the first couple of hours the latter dies in a way that was very upsetting for anyone who loved the character. Throughout the entire game as you survive the streets of Seattle as Ellie, you keep hoping that he magically reappears wishing that he somehow survived his injuries. He does appear later in the game in the form of flashbacks and without a doubt those to me where the best parts of the game. These playable flashbacks serve as connecting tissue, explaining what happened in the 4 years in between each game, however; I can confidently say that they are way too short and do not do the characters any justice. In the game you do explore Ellie's relationship with Dina (her girlfriend) and Jesse (friend) but unlike with Joel it only takes a couple hours for you to feel that her relationship with them cannot evolve any further. Halfway through the game you are abruptly taken from Ellie's perspective and into Abby's perspective (antagonist). You can clearly see that it is an attempt to make the player empathize with the antagonist, to show that she is actually a good person and that she did what she had to do... That did not really work. I do have to admit that the best levels of the game are played through Abby's eyes and ultimately were the most fun for me. With that said, at no point was I able to take off the back of my mind that she was the one responsible for Joel's death. Although I could see that she had a noble goal throughout the game, I couldn't stop believing that everything horrible that occurred to her was deserved. At times I would even purposely let her character fall off a cliff and get swarmed by clickers just to be able to say "you deserve that **** However, her relationship with a young boy named Lev later in game did make me feel familiar emotions as it resembled that of Ellie and Joel but even with that I hoped for Ellie to end Abby by the end. The ending of this game was a bit of a letdown as it did not provide in my opinion a good nor satisfying closure to most of the plots in the story. The beginning of this story leaves our beloved Ellie hurt and broken and by the end of it we see that she remains that way both emotionally and literally. Naughty Dog effectively conveys the same emotional toll for the player as you also feel emotionally broken once you finish, that however does not mean it is a good thing as it also makes me not wish for another installment. I do believe the game was good overall but I think I would have preferred this as the third installment with the second taking place in the 4 years in between with both Ellie and Joel. In the end, The Last of Us part 2 makes a great game that people should definitely experience but the story somewhat disappoints.    … Expand
  5. NearPwner
    Jun 26, 2020
    7
    Остались смешанные чувства после прохождения,как то грустно,но игра хорошая, есть о чем подумать в итоге...
  6. illbeback
    Jun 29, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. * The ending of the first game sets up the second game really well for a couple of possible things to happen.

    1. Humanity is condemned due to the actions of Joel, so it makes sense that he'll be killed or face some major consequences in the second game. However, I think they killed him too early, in a random encounter, which is bad imo.

    2. It doesn't make sense for the fireflies to disband after they lose Ellie, they could've gone after her in the second game, and Abby's story could've been embedded within that main story. (PS: Saying that Abby's father was the last person who could perform the surgery, is a **** reason for the fireflies to disband. It's a throw-in reason that they made up for the second game and wasn't even foreshadowed in the previous game. Moreover, Abby's father had Mel as his best student. They also had the whole continent filled with all sorts of people and factions to go through and look for a competent enough doctor, so it doesn't make sense that there won't be any other doctor out there that can preform the surgery.)

    3. The second game could've been a second journey where Joel and Ellie try to fix their broken relationship, or maybe Ellie tries to escape to the fireflies, to save humanity and Joel follows her on this journey, trying to stop her and maybe the player gets some sort of choice, either help her get to the finish line (for real this time), or try to force her back and end up getting killed.

    * My thoughts on the story they chose to use:

    1. The story of the game is supposed to be a commentary on how revenge is bad and it'll only bring pain and hurt to you and the people around you. Ellie's action felt very unrealistic and stupid for her character to do, even if she was blinded by revenge. Abby spared Ellie twice, and in the second encounter, she spared her loved one, her kid and Tommy, she could've easily killed them on her way out after knocking Ellie out.
    It felt very strange for Ellie to fully settle down then to choose to go after Abby, especially because that it could put Dina and JJ. in harms way. It felt like a contradiction to the type of person that she was set up to be in the previous game and in this one.

    2. The pacing of the story was really weird. It had a lot of unconnected plot points (Mostly the Abby section of the game), it felt like it could be a part of a standalone game, rather than half of the main game.

    Even with everything that I discussed above, I still think that It's a very enjoyable game, that I loved and would recommend to people. However, It's not the type of game that I enjoyed enough, that I would replay it. I heard someone put it best, It would be good as a separate new IP, but sort of meh as the The Last of Us Part II    … Expand
  7. TomasVel14
    Jun 25, 2020
    7
    Ha de decir que esperé ansiosamente este juego desde que lo jugué por primera ves en ps3, y al momento de terminarlo la historia me dejó decepcionado mayormente con el final que rompe la continuidad de la historia dando un mensaje que se contradice asi misma a traves de todo el juego, quedando asi muy por debajo del primer titulo, tengo que recalcar que no tiene nada que ver mi critica porHa de decir que esperé ansiosamente este juego desde que lo jugué por primera ves en ps3, y al momento de terminarlo la historia me dejó decepcionado mayormente con el final que rompe la continuidad de la historia dando un mensaje que se contradice asi misma a traves de todo el juego, quedando asi muy por debajo del primer titulo, tengo que recalcar que no tiene nada que ver mi critica por temas politico o culturales sino en como se va desarrollando la trama. Pero por esto tampoco es merecedor de un 4 para abajo como muchos lo puntean, si la historia deja mucho que desear pero no hay que negar que mejoró un monton graficamente y jugablemente dando mecanicas interesantes. Asi que en general no es un juego de 10 pero tampoco de un 1. Yo aconsejaria esperar una buena rebaja pero actualmente no creo que este juego valga esos 60 euros.… Expand
  8. Redical457
    Jul 1, 2020
    7
    Pretty good as a game on its own, but not very good as a sequel. If you liked the first game mostly because of its characters this is probably not for you.
  9. pata
    Aug 6, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Meh... Story is good, at first i hated to play with abby but when u see the other side of the coin u get it. So, for me the story is good, not as good was the first game.

    BUT the game?? is almost the same game. Same zombies, same dynamic. We waited how many years ?    … Expand
  10. Vlad013
    Jan 9, 2021
    7
    The gameplay continues the style of tlou1. Nothing very original but the gameplay was already good in the first part, so why change it. The story is kind of **** because of the feminist and lesbian propaganda. Graphics are impressive. A nice and very political correct game...
  11. TheWildWest
    Feb 9, 2022
    7
    After all the criticism I read in advance, I wanted to make up my own mind about the game and thought that it can't be that bad. After the end, however, unfortunately only one word describes what I experienced: disappointment. I'm shocked at how obsessively it tries to make me sympathize with Abby, seeing her as a victim, while taking so many kills and brutality for granted. But even withAfter all the criticism I read in advance, I wanted to make up my own mind about the game and thought that it can't be that bad. After the end, however, unfortunately only one word describes what I experienced: disappointment. I'm shocked at how obsessively it tries to make me sympathize with Abby, seeing her as a victim, while taking so many kills and brutality for granted. But even with Ellie, there is never an option except death. Why do all the characters have to attack me in key scenes? I just want revenge on Abby and leave countless piles of bodies like it's nothing. I am always the invader and the aggressor. I find the justifications for my actions very disturbing and the permanent twisting of the facts in the question of guilt very troubling. And all this in a game world where humanity is perishing. The graphics, the technology and the storytelling are simply terrific. A really super development team had to implement an unworthy story, whose main character had to compulsively cover all minorities of our current time. Sad.… Expand
  12. elderdragon
    Jun 27, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. First of all, this game is not bad and the problem is not the story. I think the real problem of TLOU 2 is how they adapt the story to the game. If you play the first 10 hours, you have a masterpiece in your hand. However, second part of the game is too linear and the story loses its strength. I good and serious idea becomes cringey as they force you to play so long with the antagonist. But, I have to say that many attitudes of Ellie are not good either. If this game had choices in the critical moments, it would correct some of its problems. I have issues with the AI, because the same behaviour start to make me bored in the second part. This game would be perfect with 12-14 hours, instead of 20+. When you're putting the player in a constant bad trip, you should make the game shorter, or it will lose the purpose. The last third of the game became just a torture. I gave 7 out 10, because the graphic is gorgeous, the first 10 hours is really good, and the idea of the story was great. The first huge mistake was to let Joel falls so easy in a trap, they could work better in this part, then execute the golf scene as the same it is. Abby part is totally desnecessary, just ruined my experience, could be a 10-15 min of cutscene, instead of many hours of linear gameplay.… Expand
  13. RogarO
    Jun 25, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Графически игра для меня лучшая сейчас на рынке. Геймплей не особо поменялся, нпси такие же глупые как и были, новых механик не так много, но геймплей терпимый и хороший. История... было грустно в конце но через 5 минут понимаешь на сколько абсурдно это все. На душе пусто, потому что не такого конца я хотел для Элли Все выглядит как будто сон, нету реализма как в первой части. Элли просто так убивала десятки людей на своем пути, чтобы потом просто остановится увидев флешбек. Бред...
    Хотелось бы лучшего конца для любимой Элли..    … Expand
  14. marcelmonterol
    Oct 2, 2020
    7
    Completamente asesinados los personajes, sin duda una de las peores historias que he visto en un videojuego con personajes tan ricos.

    Se perdió por completo la identidad de cada uno de los personajes, hay momentos en que vas en contra de lo que tienes que hacer para que el juego siga porque no hay más opciones. Siento que perdí el tiempo jugando este videojuego, ni siquiera se alcanza a    Completamente asesinados los personajes, sin duda una de las peores historias que he visto en un videojuego con personajes tan ricos.

    Se perdió por completo la identidad de cada uno de los personajes, hay momentos en que vas en contra de lo que tienes que hacer para que el juego siga porque no hay más opciones. Siento que perdí el tiempo jugando este videojuego, ni siquiera se alcanza a lograr el objetivo, pero después de todo estos personajes no son nuestros ni mucho menos. Tiene una jugabilidad exquisita y eso es lo único rescatable, con unos gráficas dignas de lo esperado.

    Me arrepiento haber gastado mi pasta en este videojuego, siento que mejor me hubiera quedado con la experiencia del primero, no entiendo cómo se tomaron 7 años para lanzar la parte 2.

    No lo recomendaría nunca si lo que quieres es meterte en la historia, pero si quieres solo por juego está más que bien; personalmente para mi un videojuego tiene que tener una buena historia de enganche y este lamentablemente no lo tiene.

    Es triste lo que han hecho pero no hay más.    … Expand
  15. diadiakoctia
    Jun 26, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Видно, что за этой игрой стоит большая работа. Проработка разных аспектов и правда отличная, пожалуй даже и историю можно принять. Но все разбилось для меня, когда заставили играть за Эбби. Игра из last of us 2 превратилась в игру по мотивам. Атмосфера на месте, качество на месте, но нет связи с персонажем. И для last of us это критично.
    В первой части нас познакомили с болью Джоэла, с тем как он перешагнул через эту боль и принял Элли в свою жизнь. Мы делили боль Джоэла и переживали вмести с ним за Элли. Во второй части мы делили боль утраты вместе с Элли, нас двигала жажда мести. Что должно было заставить меня проникнуться теми же чувствами к Эбби, особенно после завязки? Это странное решение не работает для меня и, очевидно, для многих. Ряд сомнительных решений превратил эту игру для меня в 7ку, и это особенно жаль ведь всю первую половину она ощущалась как 9ка.    … Expand
  16. felipguilera10
    Jul 8, 2020
    7
    Por donde empezar? Creo que voy a empezar por lo fácil. El juego técnicamente es una BARBARIDAD. No hay ninguna discusión posible. Las físicas, las animaciones, todo lo referente al apartado gráfica es de 12/10. Y lo más espectacular de todo esto es que, todo esto lo mueve una jodida PS4, cosa que me parece un jodido milagro. Ahora bien, en cuanto a lo malo, lo peor sin duda es laPor donde empezar? Creo que voy a empezar por lo fácil. El juego técnicamente es una BARBARIDAD. No hay ninguna discusión posible. Las físicas, las animaciones, todo lo referente al apartado gráfica es de 12/10. Y lo más espectacular de todo esto es que, todo esto lo mueve una jodida PS4, cosa que me parece un jodido milagro. Ahora bien, en cuanto a lo malo, lo peor sin duda es la historia. Para mi opinión no esta a la altura. Lo de meter a Abby con un calzador tan exageradamente ridículo, me parece mal. Y luego, la historia, no tiene jodido sentido y la veo mal estructurada. Por no hablar del final, que me parece tan decepcionante. Osea, creo que es uno de los finales más decepcionantes que se recuerden. Me recuerda muchísimo al final de Mass Effect 3, que fue algo jodidamente decepcionante. Y escribo esta reseña desde la tristeza, no por ser un final triste, sino por la decepción tan grande que me he llevado al jugarlo. En fin, que se le va a hacer, una pena la verdad. Y me duele muchísimo no poder darle un 10 a este juego, pero es lo que hay.… Expand
  17. VTHokies1999
    Aug 21, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I think the game is amazing looking, top notch visuals, animations, and envrionments. The gameplay is also a ton of fun with the different weapons, items, stealth gameplay, movement, etc. As good as all of those things are I didn't love the story. I didn't hate the story but I do think it does drag on a bit at some points and I got annoyed at the number of flashbacks. If you ignore her killing Joel I actually like Abby and I think that playing through her story was a bit better than the revenge monster that Ellie turned into. After I finished the game I immediately deleted it but after having a few weeks off I'm thinking about installing it again just for the combat and gameplay which I guess says something.… Expand
  18. Nickp0117
    Jun 26, 2020
    7
    This game is nowhere near as bad as the people bombing it say it is. Nor is it a 10/10 masterpiece. Most of what I have an issue with is it doesn't do anything particularly remarkable, besides visuals. The first was great because the unique bond between Joel and Ellie... there's not much of that here.

    Pros -Solid gameplay -Beautiful visuals - great voice acting and sound design Cons    This game is nowhere near as bad as the people bombing it say it is. Nor is it a 10/10 masterpiece. Most of what I have an issue with is it doesn't do anything particularly remarkable, besides visuals. The first was great because the unique bond between Joel and Ellie... there's not much of that here.

    Pros
    -Solid gameplay
    -Beautiful visuals
    - great voice acting and sound design

    Cons
    -story drags for awhile
    - unlikable or easily disposed characters    … Expand
  19. DasEker
    Jun 27, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I honestly don't understand why this game is getting so much hate. I think that the story is amazing and extremely engaging, although a little too long, and I don't understand why the death of Joel causes fans to hate this game. Though loved by the fans, not all the in-game NPCs have to love him. He is not a hero, he is an anti-hero at best. He killed so many people for his personal gain of keeping Ellie alive. Yes his death is incredibly tragic and depressing but it would not make sense to keep him alive no matter what.

    Overall, the game is amazing. Story and Game play are both really good, especially the stealth in this game. The biggest let down of this game is the truly terrible editing. The problem is not what happens in the cut scenes, because the story told is really good, but the order in which it is shown to us, that is the real problem. The second half of playing as Abby is just terrible because we can't build a connection to her because we know how all of this is going to end.

    There was a lot of potential which made the game shine in the first half and the ending but the second half sadly is just terribly paced. However, this does not mean the game itself is "a disgrace to the first one". It is a lot of potential badly executed for half the time.    … Expand
  20. Hever
    Jun 30, 2020
    7
    People are hating on this game because of it's controversial moves. Especially ending. But ending of the 1st part was contoversial too. That's what makes this game so speical. It's not about good and bad people. It's complicated and make you think a lot. Especially after ending.
  21. PatryKing16
    Jun 25, 2020
    7
    Mediocre just like the first one. No significant improvements in gameplay. Let's wait see if part 3 will improve anything, otherwise it's going to be a 3rd mod of uncharted.
  22. cooliquid
    Aug 13, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Considering events of the first part I didn't like the idea of the plot - to make the main character dead at the beginning and make vengeance as plot of the whole game. Sometimes nonsense happens, especially at the final part of the game. There are also good ideas, for example, watching the story not only with the main character's eyes, with the antagonist's too. However, too much time was spent playing the second character - a half of the game. The dramatic constituent's strong, I cried several times and felt really bad for main characters. The gameplay is identical with first part's one, sadly almost no innovations. Moreover, it's extended with larger locations and dull looting. AI's stupid if medium difficulty's chosen. The whole graphics's incrediable, especially animations. A lot of time was spent on little things. Despite all these problems, I liked the game on the whole.… Expand
  23. wund3k
    Jun 25, 2020
    7
    cool gameplay but little changed vs original. visually stunning. really bad story/writing.
  24. ghosttoyou
    Jul 4, 2020
    7
    7/10.........................................................................
  25. neil46
    Jun 25, 2020
    7
    Игра не плоха, но не могу сказать что шедевр. Рискну поставить 7 баллов, ЗА ВОСПОМИНАНИЕ ГЕРОЕВ, ЗА ПОВЕДЕНИЕ НПС. Кто там кричит что в игре много лгбт контента вы сами игру проходили? Где он ау, любовь между двумя персонажами вы считает это за повестку? Соглашусь концовка мне не понравилась, но концовка она и на то и концовка чтобы ставить точку на повествовании нравится вам это или нет,Игра не плоха, но не могу сказать что шедевр. Рискну поставить 7 баллов, ЗА ВОСПОМИНАНИЕ ГЕРОЕВ, ЗА ПОВЕДЕНИЕ НПС. Кто там кричит что в игре много лгбт контента вы сами игру проходили? Где он ау, любовь между двумя персонажами вы считает это за повестку? Соглашусь концовка мне не понравилась, но концовка она и на то и концовка чтобы ставить точку на повествовании нравится вам это или нет, концовка это мнение автора как нужно было завершить игру. Минус у этой игры это её чрезмерная затянутость и ненужность некоторых моментов.… Expand
  26. KevinReiss
    Jul 20, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. El juego de es bueno, su gameplay es exquisito, es frenético cuando tiene que serlo y sigiloso cuando debe serlo también. Gráficamente es de lo mejor que he visto jamas. El problema es la historia, en un principio molesta la muerte Joel pero a la larga se entiende el por qué pero los hechos tan convenientes paraa que Abby se encontrará con Joel no me convence. El segundo problema y el mas grave es que te obligan a jugar con Abby mas de la mitad del juego, intentan que te encariñes con ella a la fuerza, digo okay esta bien entiendo sus motivos por el cual quería matar a Joel. Pero no era necesito extender tanto su historia con flashbacks a montones, de su relación amorosa y el trío con problemas que realmente no me interesa en lo mas mínimo para que al final no se sepa que fue de ella. Entiendo que ella terminó haciendo lo que Joel, traicióno a todos por proteger a alguien. Quiza si hubieran intercalado entre historias se hubiera hecho mas llevadero. Pero lamentablemente llega un momento en el que jugar con Abby bastante tiempo es molesto y pesado sin mencionar que las mejores secciones se las dieron a ella dejando a Ellie en un segundo plano demasiado marcado otro pequeño problema que no tiene nada que ver con homofobia es el tema forzado de las dudas y orientaciónes sexuales. Por ejemplo, hay una sección con Ellie en donde hay una calle con banderas LGBT y el pavimento pintado del mismo arcoiris y ¿realmente era necesario? Y en un local de esa misma calle hay un libro del poderío femenino ¿wtf?, sean mas discretos. El otro problema es la niña que se siente niño. ¿Really? , ese fue el personaje trans mas forzado que he visto jamas, solo faltaba que la hermana fuera bisexual. Repito no me molesta que tengan dudas de orientación, pero si que fuera TAN FORZADO. Es triste por que Naughty Dog se lave las manos diciéndole a sus fans homofobicos para justificar esta mala decisión que estoy seguro que saben que forzaron. En resumen, en juego es muy bueno, rejugable y disfrutable pero es cierto que pudo ser mejor si no lo hubieran querido hacer inclusivo y si la historia hubiera sido desarrollada de diferente manera menos pesada por la parte de Abby.… Expand
  27. FullmetalPew
    Jul 12, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Let me start by saying that you can not give a game a 0. If it is playable and you invest 18 hours playing it you have to be honest about it.

    -Graphics, Gameplay and Sound-

    The Good:
    They did an amazing job with the graphics, the physics are amazing and the mocap is incredible. You feel the emotions, pain and fear in main characters and also the AI.
    If this the way games are going to be in the future, I am very excited.

    Sound Design is also great with top voice acting and ambiance. The gameplay is improved this time a round. I liked the dodge system (unlike the RE 3) tough it made things a bit too easy for my taste.
    The feel and sound of the weapons are amazing. I love to grind and max out stuff so I had lots of fun doing that, But I can imagine that some will not find it innovative. I liked the upgrade system and it is very effective.

    Liked the fact that it was a bit open worldly, you can explore a bit and tough you only find some lore and items it was still fun to do and not as a time waster. Locations are detailed and the weather effects are amazing.

    Loved the Horror missions, tough too few and far in between, but for those who know I wish most of the game was like the Ground Zero mission.

    The Bad:
    The have achieved a mile stone with this game yet there some things that makes you wish the had put more time in de AI. In de missions that you are playing with a companion, the enemies are all blind to their existence. People are walking in the middle of the road and AI is screaming where are they?

    I played the game in Hard difficulty and after a couple of upgrades it felt like being Rambo running around stealth kill everyone. It still bothers me that a metal pipe breaks after four hits but hey on the other hand the melee weapons are way to overpowered, specially with upgrades.

    They game is too focused on the people and human enemies, I wish it was more Survival horror like the first game. I think I ruined for myself by grinding too much, there was not a moment I was out of ammo, I stealth kill a lot and the fact that Ellie has a knife makes killing clickers like they are normal infected. I did not feel the fear like the first game in my stomach after a while I was hunting them like it was nothing. Still I give the gameplay a high score, it is very solid and seamless.

    - The Story -

    The Good:
    None.

    The Bad:
    What a let down. I did not read or see any reviews and went in totally blank. I do not give a damn about politics, sexuality or having an agenda. I Just wanted to see what unfolds for two of the gaming beloved characters Joel and Ellie.

    Lots of people were turned off when Joel died, man o man it felt very senseless and pushed.
    It did not have the same effect on me when Joels daughter died in the first one. I think they took a big gamble on that and it failed. First thing I said to myself was, this a revenge story then.

    They should have build op tot that, it happened way too early in my opinion. I loved Joel in the first one and his killing was senseless, but hey murder is senseless.

    Knowing the social climate we live in (specially in United States), I was not to bothered with female empowerment message they are going for. I do not like the design of Abby yet I did not hate her enough to send death threats to the voice actress (what a bunch of yoyos).

    The focus was directly shifted to Abby, Joel is dead and what else can Ellie do except going for revenge. There is no depth in the story. The whole LGBT aspect of the game adds nothing to personality of the characters. After-all the game is about survival of the human race. Sexuality, gender and race does not add anything to the story in my opinion.

    There is not a shock or surprise moment in this game. You know and feel exactly, who will die and at what moment. A narrow opening to go trough on the end of the level, Ambush Time. You read some lore stuff about WLF and Scars but their motives are very straight forward. Everyone is walking around trying to kill each other for their turf.

    Ellie is killing everything and everyone, there is no element of real danger. I wished I could just hide and run a way to finish the game (you probably can) but the game just makes you kill everything.
    I was more shocked when dogs and horses died, than some characters in this game.

    I do not hate Abby. After Ellie killed a pregnant woman, I was done with her. What redeeming factor is left for her? You can not root for her anymore. I started bonding with Abby and her friends.
    Abby was even more remorseful than Ellie. I did not care anymore what happens to Ellie.

    Ending resolves nothing, you sit there thinking what the story teller is trying to say? Ellie as a character is destroyed. LOU Part 3 should just start with a new character or never come out. There is no reason to reply this game, no extra stories or multiplayer.

    Graphics: 10
    Gameplay: 9 Sound: 9 Story: 4 Re-playability: 2    … Expand
  28. Seanimus
    Jul 21, 2020
    7
    Overlong. Over bloated. The story is all over the place and the pacing of the game is way off. Shame really. The gameplay, graphics and world are fantastic.
  29. pfus22
    Jul 21, 2020
    7
    não é a pior história como muitos pintam, mas para mim o final poderia ser um pouco melhor, me parece que do meio para o final eles perdem um pouco o fio da miada. Mas ainda indicaria o jogo para quem é fã da série.
  30. the0ne
    Jul 7, 2020
    7
    Distinctly less compelling than the previous game, which was outstanding. If this were a new game, it probably would've been a "must play". But knowing it's following up from the first game, not much has been improved upon to make it solid enough.

    Characters likes Ellie and Dina are not relatable and game play mechanics are the same as the 5 year old game. Narrative was weak and    Distinctly less compelling than the previous game, which was outstanding. If this were a new game, it probably would've been a "must play". But knowing it's following up from the first game, not much has been improved upon to make it solid enough.

    Characters likes Ellie and Dina are not relatable and game play mechanics are the same as the 5 year old game. Narrative was weak and representation of minority groups was thrust upon and felt very forced.

    Go to commend the technical designers for completely eliminating load screens though.    … 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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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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