The Last of Us Part II

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  3. Negative: 68,475 out of 161975
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  1. mfoley1981
    Jul 7, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The combat and weapons system carries over well from the first game, but definitely harder to stealth through this one. It's been said many times, but the story isn't just uninspiring, it's infuriating. To see Joel killed so early on just took the wind out of me. Then I'm expected to play as Joel's killer for about ten hours halfway through the game. The more I played with her, the more I couldn't wait to see Ellie bury a hatchet in her forehead. It was impossible to feel empathy for her, even if her mad scientist dad bought it from Joel. And the cherry on top, right when we're about to get the payoff and see her die (really the plot point driving the whole game), we let her go. I was baffled beyond belief... flummoxed you might even say. Every time the story should have zigged, it zagged. It's like a cruel joke seven years in the making. People from ND need to explain this better (which, like playing as Abby, will never be satisfactory).… Expand
  2. commenter-x
    Jul 7, 2020
    6
    Before you make a decision wether to trust the 10/10 or 0/10 reviews, ask yourself this question: Do you think The Last of Us needed a sequel? This is an important question because to me the first game was perfect, if it was to you, perhaps you want to think this over.

    To me it’s a shame that all this talent was wasted with a story I don’t think it had to be told. I have to give them    Before you make a decision wether to trust the 10/10 or 0/10 reviews, ask yourself this question: Do you think The Last of Us needed a sequel? This is an important question because to me the first game was perfect, if it was to you, perhaps you want to think this over.

    To me it’s a shame that all this talent was wasted with a story I don’t think it had to be told. I have to give them credit for taking risks, and cranking the intensity up to 11, but the gamble doesn’t pay off. It uses the original story as a springboard, strangely not understanding what made it special, and why its bittersweet open ending worked so well. It’s a bleak story, poorly paced, reeking of self importance and not meant to be enjoyable.

    As I said, there’s a lot of talent in this game, and it has its moments. I think the 10/10 reviews are as bad as the 0/10 reviews, both are toxic overreactions. In the end, it only matters if you liked it or not. I personally, did not.    … Expand
  3. xCoNDex
    Jan 8, 2021
    10
    I have played the game for second (third time now, almost 65 hours of gameplay) time now in survivor+, my first vote for this game was a 4... and now i think it deserves a 8 (and now a **** 10...), not my favorite end for sure, but i understand now so much better the abbys and lev character, the similitudes with Joel and ellie are a lot of.... its a good end? yes, but we need a part 3, weI have played the game for second (third time now, almost 65 hours of gameplay) time now in survivor+, my first vote for this game was a 4... and now i think it deserves a 8 (and now a **** 10...), not my favorite end for sure, but i understand now so much better the abbys and lev character, the similitudes with Joel and ellie are a lot of.... its a good end? yes, but we need a part 3, we need to end the immunity of Ellie in some way...

    So...

    Graphics: 10/10
    Music: 10/10
    Animations: 12/10
    Gameplay 10/10
    Story & Narrative?: Is up to you

    This game is a masterpiece    … Expand
  4. pi972
    Jun 21, 2020
    10
    I find it hard to believe that a game this perfect, both on a technical and on an emotional level, will ever be made again. This is the experience of a lifetime. I will never forget this.
  5. pablobosa
    Aug 18, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Wanted to finish this masterpiece before i could leave my honest review. Very hard and grim game. Its hard to put on words but i understand what the creators intended to potray with the story. In the end even though i didnt like Abby i sure was not okey with Ellies desicions so i tried to let her kill me. Its interesting to feel this switch of perspective. I wad hoping for that ending and got it in a more cruel but real way. Anyhow, even if u hate the story and what they did to Joel this game doenst deserve a 0 at all. Game mechanics and art are amazing so from someone that didnt enjoy it genuenly a 5 or 6 would be understandable.… Expand
  6. Gamer1988
    Jul 1, 2020
    10
    As with all games I only review once I’ve completed and I’ve had time to reflect on the experience. I finished TLOU2 last night after 30 hours and WOW Naughty Dog, what an achievement.

    On the gameplay front, as you’d expect it’s quite similar to the original game. You move from area to area avoiding or getting into conflict with the infected or human enemies. It’s down to you how you    As with all games I only review once I’ve completed and I’ve had time to reflect on the experience. I finished TLOU2 last night after 30 hours and WOW Naughty Dog, what an achievement.

    On the gameplay front, as you’d expect it’s quite similar to the original game. You move from area to area avoiding or getting into conflict with the infected or human enemies. It’s down to you how you wish to proceed, stealth or guns blazing. But stealth is usually the preferred option to at least thin the number of enemies before you open fire. Resources are scarce so it’s not like you ever have lots of ammo to go all Rambo like. However, the gameplay mechanics are without doubt a step up from the original. Everything feels much more dynamic. Everything flows really well. It might sound strange to say but when you are running in this game you really feel like you are running for your life. Run, crawl under a desk, take cover behind a concrete pillar, flank your enemy, and dispatch! It’s all very seamless and hangs together beautifully. But that is not as easy as it sounds, as the human enemy AI is quite clever. They WILL flank you if you stay in one place for more than 30 seconds or so. The attention to detail is honestly amazing, probably the best I’ve ever seen. You can really see the care and effort that has gone into this game. Shoot someone in the head and they will go down as you’d expect and the blood spatter pattern would be as you’d expect.

    Graphically there is not much to say here other than as you’d expect from a Naughty Dog game it’s up there with the very best, quite possibly the very best. It’s just a beautiful game. The sound design is phenomenal too. Guns sound and feel deadly when fired, and the in game music is top class. When graphics and sound this good are combined what you end up with is some of the best atmosphere setting in a game ever. One of my personal favourite sections was playing through the pitch black hospital at ‘ground zero’, I felt terrified the whole time. It was on par with how well the Resident Evil 2 remake sets the atmosphere. Bear in mind TLOU2 is not actually a survival horror game, yet it can compete with dedicated survival horror games due to its amazing ability to set atmosphere.

    Contrary to many (incorrect) beliefs, the game is NOT pushing an agenda. It’s simply a story about revenge and the lengths we as humans are willing to go to get it. It’s a story about flipping perspectives and giving the player the opportunity to see both sides of the coin. In doing that you as the player actually bond with characters on both sides of the argument. And this is why it is so clever – because you bond with both Ellie and Abby, you become totally conflicted about the actions both of them take for each of their causes. The story is in my opinion brilliant. It could have been another jaunt through the world of the infected with Ellie and Joel but Naughty Dog made some bold decisions and chose to do something completely different – and it paid off. In parts it’s truly shocking, but I like that it shocked me. I had my hand over my mouth on many occasions – I can’t remember a game that made me react like that before.

    I really only had ONE issue with the game, and that is sometimes the pace can be slow somewhat due to the large areas you spend time looting (although this isn’t actually forced and entirely down to you if you want to do it or not). However, the game would suck me back in again quickly with a defining story moment.

    I can’t wait to fire up New Game+ on Hard+ mode just to experience this masterpiece again, but I’m going to put it down for now and give myself time to recover from being emotionally taxed for 30 hours. There wasn’t a single night I didn’t play this game since its release on 28th June. I’m truly exhausted.

    I’ll end by saying this is one of the best video games ever made. If you are at all interested in video games this is a must play, no doubt. Masterpiece

    Metacritic - please do something about review bombing :-)    … Expand
  7. LukeGuss
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    Next level storytelling, and brutally emotional ride. It's not just a game, it's a masterpiece of storytelling and immersion. It elevates the first part and dives deeper into this world. I was shocked seeing the amount of hate this game received, so I expected to be bad, but I was very wrong. GOTY for me. Naughty Dog serves excellence once again.
  8. Railgun01
    Jul 8, 2020
    10
    Im sure that this game is one of the best that I played in all my life. Probably has been the best. A lot of thanks Naughty Dog for this master piece.
  9. NexonSU
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    This is the best game of 2020 so far. Even with a thousands douchebags on this site.
  10. googegamer
    Jul 1, 2020
    10
    There are an incredible number of reviews posted ON launch day complaining about the story - which is amazing considering you need AT LEAST 30 hours to play the game properly to the end (that would be more than a day if you're counting).

    Please play the game with an open mind about the story! Go along with the narrative and take it as it comes, instead of trying to compare it to what    There are an incredible number of reviews posted ON launch day complaining about the story - which is amazing considering you need AT LEAST 30 hours to play the game properly to the end (that would be more than a day if you're counting).

    Please play the game with an open mind about the story! Go along with the narrative and take it as it comes, instead of trying to compare it to what you wanted and I guarantee you will at least appreciate it. It is a lot darker, and takes a no BS approach.

    I agree about the ending being a bit meh, and there are some gameplay mechanics that could have been refined - but I absolutely love the game. It is beautiful, fun and dynamic.    … Expand
  11. allwititnow
    Jun 19, 2020
    10

    The 1st couple hours are slow then picks up in action. Its the same formula as the 1st game that we all loved.
  12. Sergio97costa
    Jun 19, 2020
    10
    The Last of Us Part 2 made me cry twice. I dont cry when I play videogames, and have not cried in years. Playing the first game is an absolute must before playing this one. #TheLastofUsPartII  is something special. Game of the year, game if the decade, and better than the first!
  13. 246810
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Its all about politics, they ruined the game if you loved the first game do not buy this one. Its trash pure trash.
  14. rubbercar
    Jul 2, 2020
    10
    story gets a lot of flack but feels both in line with the original and bold in how it pushes out in new directions. gameplay is much improved over the first. accessibility options are huge, and let me fine tune exactly how i wanted to play. it was intense, it was exhausting, it was...confrontational, yes, but i've honestly never experienced anything like it.
  15. Nycore
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    One of the best games I have ever play, the characters, the story and gameplay are all amazing. Sad to see such a great game being reviewed bomb by people who has never played the game. It is a masterpiece of a game
  16. Zghia
    Jun 22, 2020
    10
    This game is marvelous in every way. The masterful storytelling, the next-gen like graphics, the incredible sound effect and the supreme gameplay. Every aspect of the game is out of this world. The last of us part II is truly a well deserved sequel to the legendary the last of us
  17. hemmonotta
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. You don't end the life of one of your best characters in that way, at least do it WELL and NOT WITH A NEW CHARACTER WHO WE WILL NEVER SIMPATHIZE WITH! I'm very disappointed, I HAD FAITH on this game.… Expand
  18. Seame47
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This is probably the most disappointing realease of the year. The story was fine how it ended in TLoU, they didn't needed to **** things up this hard.
  19. Code2ILL
    Jul 2, 2020
    5
    Rapid Review

    Great level design

    Great visual and sound design.

    The best animations.

    Poorly written.

    Nothing like the original story.

    Terrible pacing.

    Characters have way too much plot armour.

    Ending was underwhelming.

    I don’t care for this series anymore and after finishing the story I will never return to this game. It is way too depressing and dragged out.
  20. NineOhTwo
    Jul 8, 2020
    0
    Save yourself the heartbreak and don’t start this game. Garbage story, but the dumpster fire doesn’t start until you’re in pretty deep. Being forced to play as Abby (the antagonist) for 10-15 hours is beyond dumb. Zero stakes. Zero empathy. Apparently, zero understanding of the basic tenets of storytelling. Despite my undying love for TLoU#1, this is a DNF for me.
  21. marmotmx
    Jun 29, 2020
    10
    The Last of Us 2 is an amazing piece of media, not only as a video game, it is so much more. Sometimes bleak, sometimes heart wrenching, sometimes heart warming, sometimes terrifying, sometimes hopeful, and sometimes dreadful...

    The world, characters, story, gameplay, graphics, sound and music is in a whole different level. A tale of regret, sadness, hatred, revenge and ultimately of    The Last of Us 2 is an amazing piece of media, not only as a video game, it is so much more. Sometimes bleak, sometimes heart wrenching, sometimes heart warming, sometimes terrifying, sometimes hopeful, and sometimes dreadful...

    The world, characters, story, gameplay, graphics, sound and music is in a whole different level. A tale of regret, sadness, hatred, revenge and ultimately of forgiveness.

    It's also very large and complex in comparison to the first part, both in length and in narrative. On technical level is a wonder, graphics, animations, small animation and details that puts ND on a new level.    … Expand
  22. selisa1333
    Aug 26, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Gameplay: 6.8/10
    Graphics: 9.3/10
    Story: 0/10

    Let's start with the good things: I actually kinda liked the stealth kinda gameplay and the fights. The graphics were absolutely astonishing, it was visually just stunning. The few Joel & Ellie parts were so sweet & wholesome and it got me very invested. Absolutely loved that.
    SPOILER ALERT:
    But now it begins. I mostly play a game for the good STORY. And this game had a very bad way of storytelling. First it kills off Joel in an absolute disrespectful way with a guy spitting on his dead corpse. Than you go on a revenge quest killing everyone in your way be it a kid, a dog or pregnant ladies. And than you switch to play Abby.... Nobody wanted to play as the killer of Joel. Please do it before the Tiger Woods scene to know her background better. To empathize for her more beforehand. During the end it would have been nice to choose your outcome, but she killed everyone but the target. The reaction to certain situations also didn't really make sense to me. Everything just felt really pointless and left you tired. You do not care anymore.

    Unfortunately all the side characters were really bland with political propaganda forced onto them,.
    And if you like a side character somewhat, they will die an unnecessary death.

    Luckily I didn't spend money on this, but could borrow it from a friend. But I would not recommend spending money on it.

    I can't imagine waiting 8 years for this game and than getting spit on by Neil Druckmann to his own fans. Absolute disappointment.    … Expand
  23. gijssens
    Jul 10, 2020
    10
    Best graphics ever, mature storytelling. Memorable story. Best game of the ps4
  24. Ed3r_Liv3
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Final ruim, comparado com o primeiro game da pra se dizer que decaíram muito... e muito bug tambem… Expand
  25. fuxuaixaix
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    This game is perfect, hopefully you kids grow up some day and understand this game.
  26. disgruntled
    Jun 26, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Wow was my expectation subverted. Looks beautiful, great music and voice acting. Same tense yet stodgy gameplay seven years on. You can now dodge, jump and crawl. Very very poor story and treatment of Ellie and Joel. The character growth and story were the strongpoint of the first game but this time round;
    Ellie gets broken, develops PTSD and a twitch, loses everything;
    Joel, who could smell an ambush in the first game, walks into an ambush, with no gun and tells everyone his name, dies a pointless death of plot contrivance.
    Abby (and her freakish arms, who took ALL the steroids? Abby did, Abby took ALL the steroids in Cordyceps world) is an **** and a psychopath, kills her WLF friends and comrades for Lev/Lilly, someone she just met.
    Tommy, who founded Jackson in a post apoplectic wilderness, gets emasculated; encounters Abby 3 times, gets 1.knocked out, 2. punched thru a barrier and 3.shot in the head. He ends up divorced with a limp and a twitch.
    I connected with Owen, Abby's ex, who was ready to leave all the killing and his pregnant girlfriend behind but still wanted weird angry sex with Abby and her enormous arms. (She reminded me of an East German shot putter. One for the kids there)
    Everyone else is killed, often brutally, except Abby, who Ellie should have but didn't. No development, no growth, no redemption, no questions, just violent death after death and no remorse. Two spoilt orphan girls with Daddy issues making dozens and dozens of other orphans. Mr Druckman, you're not as smart as you like to think you are. I will not be buying anything that you are associated with in the future. The big lesson is not revenge is bad, m,kay, but rather don't take your fanbase for granted to push a social agenda. I'm looking at you Star Wars, Doctor Who, Harley Quinn, Terminator Dark nonsense etc etc etc......
    And as for revenge stories; Bladerunner, Red Dead Redemption, Conan the Barbarian, Carrie, the Illiad by Homer, Hamlet, The Count of Monte Cristo, Zorro, Oldboy, Fists of Death, Sin City, Kill Bill, The Gladiator, True Grit, The Princess Bride, Middle Earth Shadow of Mordor, Metal Gear Solid 5, Dishonoured, Assassins Creed 2, Max Payne, Legacy of Cain, God of War (2005), Revenant, The Darkness, Death Wish (all of them, the clues in the title), John Wick 1, 2, and probably 3, Django Unchained, Unforgiven, Get Carter, Mad Max, Taken, Desperado, Gangs of New York, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and Pale Rider (one of my favourites). How is this story a masterpiece? I felt empathy with all the wronged, none tried to cheaply manipulate my emotions to empathise with the killer and most had a clear resolution i.e. Roy clearly sees the value of life when he saves Deckard. It's all been done before, a lot better.    … Expand
  27. Austin_268
    Jul 1, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The best stealth I've ever met. Animations and sound are also good. The plot tells about the other side of revenge.… Expand
  28. cwp2g08
    Jun 22, 2020
    10
    Just finished the game, don't believe all the negative comments. Story, music, graphics and gameplay are amazing. Play it and see for yourselves.
  29. cachoacacho
    Aug 11, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Exquisite gameplay, ALL its technical points, level design, scenarios, battles, diversity of situations (stealth, melee, shooter, sniper, survival) and artistic aspects, EVERYTHING borders on perfection.

    At the historical level, where there is controversy, PART II fixes part I. Last of Us closed with a message that must have tormented Neil Druckman: cold-blooded killing of unarmed doctors and nurses.

    This is not Abby's or Ellie's game, it is the PLAYER's game, which leads to a greater understanding of the human race, the concept of the enemy, of the conflicts between communities to establish their myths and rules. The pity that if they have not achieved it with the majority of the players, there is little hope for this humanity, that only greed moves us, the thirst for revenge, and that there is only one me or them. With me or against me.

    (SPOILERS)
    Part II is a player's journey to a broader understanding for the player that in real life there are no extreme villains or heroes, everything is degrees (linked to the superheroes cards collection in the journey) therefore Abby is not a classic villain role, Abby has suffered that someone KILLED HER FATHER in cold blood. She must fulfilled this evil growing inside her with revenge. Although she completed her revenge, this one later torments her guiding her to the redemption of Lev and her sister's rescue - a great character Lev -, and she ends up hanging in penance. Ellie achieves her revenge too when she is drowning Abby, Joel appears in her mind and looks at her as if saying "stop" (a traffic sign that is constantly repeated throughout the streets of Seattle). Stop this violence.    … Expand
  30. JoshuaSnake
    Jun 22, 2020
    10
    Es un juego increíble, sus gráficos, su jugabilidad, su historia, su narrativa, su música. No es fácil de digerir su historia ya que toca temas sensibles para muchas personas, pero The Last Of US 2 es un juego que innova en esta industria con narrativas que no se ven todos los años.
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  2. Mixed: 8 out of 121
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  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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