The Last of Us Part II

 PlayStation 4
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5.8

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  1. VuSpec
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Lets start off with how much I loved the original The Last of Us, it was amazing. The direction they have taken Part II has been phenomenally disappointing I do not recommending buying the game at all.

    The story is incredibly boring and generic. The game play is stale and clunky, and in true Naughty Dog fashion we are given multiple "quicktime" button mashing events. How can game designers justify this press X to not die "gameplay" in 2020?

    Furthermore, the story is nothing new. It is yet another "you killed my father, prepare to die" revenge plot, where neither side gets any sort of payoff at the end.
    Abby kills Joel, a hardened survivor who has shown previously to never trust strangers. How does Abby kill Joel you ask? He walks into a room full of strangers and tell them who he is.

    Ellie witnesses this, and goes on a revenge mission to kill Abby. Who was the daughter of the surgeon we killed at the end of TLOU 1. This is her reasoning for killing Joel.

    Anyways, Ellie goes on a killing spree, tearing her way across the country, killing anyone who gets in her way, tracking down Abby. But not before we are forced to play as Abby for a large portion of the game.

    In the end, you control Ellie, and are given a final fight against Abby, which is played out in a quicktime event. You nearly kill her, almost drowning her to death. Victory and catharsis is finally at hand...

    Then Ellie just... Lets her get away. You have no control or choice over this, Ellie suddenly believes that Killing is Wrong, despite murdering 100+ people just to get to this moment. Its just godawful storytelling.

    Terrible writing, Boring Combat, Very poor representation of LGBTQ+ characters,coupled with completely unrequired violence (Its basically just torture porn for 30 hours straight). Leads to a terrible, boring slog of a "game".

    The only positive I can give this game is that the environments are beautiful and well crafted, big applause to the people that design the world.

    The story is a dumpster fire and the characters are not who you know and loved. I will never buy another Naughty Dog game until Neil is removed from the team.    … Expand
  2. Westin_Axe
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    Takes a huge dump on everything that made the first game good. A way overhyped title that in no way has a better plot or depth than games like Detroit become human or Red dead redemption 2.
  3. El_kokun
    Jul 1, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. El juego a nivel técnico como los gráficos y efectos visuales es un 9.7 o 10 pero ami eso no me interesa y por eso lo calificó como un 4 porque a mi lo que considero mas importante es la historia y para mi la historia de este juego es una cargada llena de conveniencias y cosas absurdas y eso me enfurese porque pudo ser una historia igual ala del 1 o casi cerca de serlo pero en vez de eso no le llega ni a una cuarta parte de lo que fue el 1 y mis razones son fuera del juego los trailer engañosos, las conferencias del neil drucman diciendo cosas que no podemos hacer por ejemplo no matar perros que por huevos el juego nos obliga a hacerlo y en el juego en sí el pobre desarrollo de la narrativa y personajes tanto principales como secundarios aquí no se que les paso pero es una mierda la narrativa son conveniencias por donde lo mires y no es 1 o 2 toda la historia esta llena de convenie CIA como abby buscando a un hombre llamado joel y dando con el pese a no saber su aspecto físico o como una manca si lo leíste bien una manca recién salida de cirugía ayudándola cuando tommy esta a punto de mandarla con su padre en fin estos son sólo ejemplos de lo mal estructurada que está la historia y si una historia puede tener conveniencias pero no estar totalmente hecha de estas casi finalizando esto es más el apartado de critica profesional ya que disen que el juego es casi perfecto y que debes gaster una buena dinerada para jugarlo ya y esto me 0arese una mierda por 2 motivos primero porque el juego está muy lejos de ser como lo puntual máximo sería un 6.8 o 7 aló mucho pero eso de intentar hacer que los jugadores nos gastemos 60$ en un juego que aquí en Colombia eso no es precisamente barato y creo que hacer esto es de unos sirvenguenzas porque muchas personas no podrán recuperar ese dinero y yo lo digo por esperiencia propia porque me toco comprarlo digital por la pandemia y al ver lo que fue no podía recuperar por lo menos algo del dinero que me gaste revendiendolo como si pudieron hacer muchos otros y ya para finalizar si alguien que esta leyendo esta review porque quiere saber tanto opiniones positivas como negativas le digo que en vez de gastarse 60 $ en este juego mejor que se compre el the last of us 1 que en play4 cuesta 19.99 $ o el ghost of tsushima que cuesta lo mismo pero tiene una historia mucho mejor implementada tratando de la misma temática que es la venganza PD: si a algún fan aserrimo de la saga lee esto y no le gusta y empieza a insultarme por decir mi opinión le digo que cada persona tiene sus propias ideas y opiniones así que deje de defender algo que para mi me párese malo (esto también va pa los pogres que se ofenden con nada y quieren cambiar a personajes ya establecidos pa sentirse cómodos aunque no vaya a ver ya sea la película o jugar el juego)… Expand
  4. Whydo
    Sep 10, 2020
    3
    This game is bad. Don’t trust the critics and spare your wallet, the game is just bad
  5. Superpidor
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This is a disgusting game that spoils the memories of the beautiful first part with its feminist and inclinations. Awful gameplay, bad graphics and nasty plot. All this on ps4. How could a great company fall so low?
  6. DrIlic
    Jul 18, 2020
    4
    Wow, you guys are awesome!! What tf is this story dude? Like what were you thinking while making the scenario huh? What was that ending? Holly s.... dude. Okay, dude graphics and mechanics are good no doubt, but the story no dude. You screwed up Neil.
  7. marjimedjay09
    Jul 23, 2020
    0
    Story and the character beheviours and choices was badly written. İ regret buying it as a pre order and i am angry that neil druckmann has ruind my favorite game wich is the first game
  8. Nico79
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    Well, in some aspects the Game is perfect: Graphic is great, Sounddesign is great, Animation are great, the Gameplay is nothing new but still great too. But there is one big Point, where the Game fails: The Story.
    The Last of Us 2 is a Story Game, the Story is the most important Part in this Game. And quess what? They **** it up! I will not spoiler here anything, and is okay to make a    Well, in some aspects the Game is perfect: Graphic is great, Sounddesign is great, Animation are great, the Gameplay is nothing new but still great too. But there is one big Point, where the Game fails: The Story.
    The Last of Us 2 is a Story Game, the Story is the most important Part in this Game. And quess what? They **** it up! I will not spoiler here anything, and is okay to make a not mainstream and deep Story, but you need to lisen to your Audience. And Naughty dog didn't listen.
    Even the Ending is a big slap in your Face, and makes no sense. Maybe the worst ending since Mass Effect 3.
    This is why i give a 5/10... everything great, only the Story is ****.    … Expand
  9. Rd76
    Jun 25, 2020
    0
    This game is the most painful game I've ever played (story wise). In april the game was leaked and believe me those leaks were just the tip of the iceberg. This game's story is just horrendous and playing it feels like a task. The story is pathetic and everyone who loved the first game for its story would absolutely hate it. Im not gonna give you spoilers but you can find out on youtube ifThis game is the most painful game I've ever played (story wise). In april the game was leaked and believe me those leaks were just the tip of the iceberg. This game's story is just horrendous and playing it feels like a task. The story is pathetic and everyone who loved the first game for its story would absolutely hate it. Im not gonna give you spoilers but you can find out on youtube if you want. The gameplay is good but when the story sucks this much, who cares about gameplay. The directer has messed with the fans and destroyed every character. My two cents would be to save your money and invest it in ghost of tsushima which releases next month. Im 99% sure you would hate this game.… Expand
  10. Postmalobe
    Jun 21, 2020
    1
    I really hate this game. This is just a game of how bad can we screw up this universe. This isn't a review bomb, you idiot. I hate this game
  11. MotoBlockYY
    Jul 26, 2020
    0
    Running after a fashionable trend, the developers forgot about the plot-casting, which should move the plot to not degrade with great progression! Yes, the graphics in the game are beautiful and detailed! but you won’t leave it alone, the game is very lightweight even at a high level of difficulty it didn’t impress me, the mechanics of the game are also too primitive, I really lookedRunning after a fashionable trend, the developers forgot about the plot-casting, which should move the plot to not degrade with great progression! Yes, the graphics in the game are beautiful and detailed! but you won’t leave it alone, the game is very lightweight even at a high level of difficulty it didn’t impress me, the mechanics of the game are also too primitive, I really looked forward to its evolution, but it didn’t work out, so my rating is only 3!… Expand
  12. TheAmerican
    Sep 6, 2020
    4
    The story was completely disappointing and when you criticize the game for being horrible you get developers saying the only reason you didn’t like it is because you’re a homophobe or a bad person but in reality they took a risk and It did not pay off at all. To any last of us player that wants to play this game I highly do not recommend you will only be left unsatisfied and angry. TheThe story was completely disappointing and when you criticize the game for being horrible you get developers saying the only reason you didn’t like it is because you’re a homophobe or a bad person but in reality they took a risk and It did not pay off at all. To any last of us player that wants to play this game I highly do not recommend you will only be left unsatisfied and angry. The only redeeming thing about this game is the graphics and the soundtrack that’s it.… Expand
  13. RADIggwp
    Jun 19, 2020
    5
    We wanted a sequel to The Last of Us and got a great game in terms of graphics and gameplay and disgusting in terms of plot
  14. manulbrona
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    The game feels like walking into a magnificent restaurant, being accompanied to a perfectly served table, very nice and beautiful music is playing in the background. The waiter serves you the most delicious steak you ever had in your whole life on an fine silverware. They bring the bottle of exquisitely aged vine to go with it.
    Now here is the catch- just as you take the first bite, the    The game feels like walking into a magnificent restaurant, being accompanied to a perfectly served table, very nice and beautiful music is playing in the background. The waiter serves you the most delicious steak you ever had in your whole life on an fine silverware. They bring the bottle of exquisitely aged vine to go with it.
    Now here is the catch- just as you take the first bite, the waiter stabs you with a rusty screwdriver to the side. As you keep eating and drinking he keeps doing it again and again. No matter how delicious the meal, you no longer care and would not be able to concentrate on the meal and enjoy it.
    In the end, you are being served a great looking bittersweet dessert but you never get a chance to taste it, they let you look at it very close and then take it away. Then you are politely walked outside of the restaurant

    To sum it up I can say this game is an example where terrible story overshadows all other aspects. If you are looking for a game that has next-gen graphics, amazing audio and just want to enjoy very well done survivalaction gameplay, you should play this game for sure. If you are a fan of the first part and it's characters I would suggest you to stay away, as no matter how fluidly the game plays and no matter how graphics are amazing, you will just get frustrated and depressed by the story, and the enjoyment of the gameplay would be gone.    … Expand
  15. Mani_niyati
    Sep 27, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The last of us 2 is good at gameplay and graphics...but the worst thing in the game and the reason I giving this game this rating is when you are controling Abby!! I cant get away with this thing that you have to play as someone whos the bad guy and everything she's been through didnt make me understand her!! I didnt like the story at all and it could be much better I believe...the story was extremely unsatisfying and annoying...specially the ending...… Expand
  16. Cryogenic
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    A dumpster fire with a burning rotten dog carcass inside, the developers want to present to you as as bouquet of Roses. Human misery simulator, there's nothing redeeming about this game. The only good thing it does is exposing the blatant corruption of payed reviewers. Stick to the first game, and pretend its the last one, Part II will ruin even the first if you play it. Gameplay 7.A dumpster fire with a burning rotten dog carcass inside, the developers want to present to you as as bouquet of Roses. Human misery simulator, there's nothing redeeming about this game. The only good thing it does is exposing the blatant corruption of payed reviewers. Stick to the first game, and pretend its the last one, Part II will ruin even the first if you play it. Gameplay 7. Graphics 9. Story 0. Overall 0… Expand
  17. Konnor378
    Jun 29, 2020
    0
    Impossible to play. The whole game is saturated with this propaganda, but it is very beautiful, but I am one of those people who do not care about graphics. For me, the plot is important, the study of characters, but the graphics in my opinion are in last place. I expected more from the game, and the developers just spat in the soul of the players.
  18. tybalex
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    1/10 this is for Joel.
    1 point for the beautiful image and game details. But the bad story literally RUINED the game.
  19. Abimaru
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    how to destroy a franchise
    story & storytelling = 0/10
    gameplay = 8/10
    graphics =9/10
    but the last of us franchise is all about the story ... now It’s a SJW game
  20. fieldofdead
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    It’s a SJW game, terrible story in the process that makes this game unbearable to even finish. What a waste of time and money.
  21. Damowolf
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Thanks Naughty Dog for destroying my favourite game and characters with your sjw crap. Wtf have you done to Joel and Ellie.. youve gone from a heros journey of redemption, family and love to this dribble. Shame on you...… Expand
  22. Propane52
    Sep 2, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. If the game was supposed to make me miserable and angry, it succeeded. That’s not how I felt playing the last of us 1, and it wasn’t what I expected from a sequel. They can call it artistic, but it doesn’t change the fact that I didn’t like it and I cannot recommend it. Large sections are just walking simulators, the stealth and gunplay gets repetitive quickly, and there is very little innovation from the first game. It is one of the only games I’ve played through where I can honestly say that I was bored for a majority of it. Pair this with a story that is predictable at its best moments and rage inducing at its worst. Joel was never a hero, but the choice that he made at the end of the first game, at least in my opinion, was the correct one. I feel insulted by this games repeated attempts to vilify Joel for his actions. Even if Ellie could die for a cure, that was not the fireflies’ choice to make, and he was acting to protect someone he loved. Even if Ellie wanted to sacrifice herself, without a guarantee of a cure, she would basically be committing suicide. Joel’s only fault was lying to Ellie about it, and he did that to protect her from the guilt. I don’t mind Joel dying, but saying that he deserved it is ridiculous. Abby’s actions, meanwhile, are completely unforgivable, and then the game spends hours trying to make you sympathize with her. She is irredeemable, but the game insists that she is redeemed by the end and deserves to live. The theme of revenge being bad is not innately awful, but it is most definitely played out and predictable, and this game has little else to offer. Honestly, the game would be vastly improved with only a few changes, which only makes its failures more infuriating. More than anything else, I hate that they ruined my memory of the first game. There did not need to be a sequel. If this was a standalone game, and not a sequel, I might have liked it better. My expectations would have been lower, at least. Truthfully, I would give this game a score of 4, the lowest score I would give any game I’ve ever finished, but I am giving it a 1, simply because of the number of people rating it highly to superficially raise the score. There may be some haters who are bigots, but that should not take away from genuine criticism. There are idiots on both sides.… Expand
  23. maximoelcrack
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    What were they thinking? really? this is a big middle finger to all those who loved the first game.
  24. SlavaKuzmin
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Разочарование 2020 года!!! Верните мои деньги!!! Сони относится к нам,как к быдлу,блокирует комментарии,отзывы,типо кушайте какашку,и говорите ,как вкусно вам было,не понимаю почему все молчат,это должен быть мировой скандал,чтобы сони запомнила на всю жизнь,как делать нельзяРазочарование 2020 года!!! Верните мои деньги!!! Сони относится к нам,как к быдлу,блокирует комментарии,отзывы,типо кушайте какашку,и говорите ,как вкусно вам было,не понимаю почему все молчат,это должен быть мировой скандал,чтобы сони запомнила на всю жизнь,как делать нельзя
  25. pizzaiscoming
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    Felt like Game of Thrones Season 8. Everything like graphics, gameplay etc all firing at all cylinders, except for the awful writing, and poor decision making on behalf of Naughty Dog.
    All the good things about this game are trumped by the terrible writing and being forced to play as a character which doesn't have the proper set-up to make us care. The game isn't fun to play and felt like    Felt like Game of Thrones Season 8. Everything like graphics, gameplay etc all firing at all cylinders, except for the awful writing, and poor decision making on behalf of Naughty Dog.
    All the good things about this game are trumped by the terrible writing and being forced to play as a character which doesn't have the proper set-up to make us care. The game isn't fun to play and felt like a chore after the 2 hour mark.
    Also the fact that there is such a gap between user and critic reviews tell me alot about the untrustworthy industry, and confirms the fears regarding the bad rumours going around about the shady dealings of Naughty Dog.    … Expand
  26. lovroll
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    I literally don't have to say why this game got the score i gave it. Nice graphics and sh1t pc story. Absolute garbage. From 10 to a 0, such a let down...
  27. HotaruKensaki
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Im glad i havent bought this game, first game was overrated in my opinion but this, this is just a waste of 20 hours and 60 dollars. Also the only character i liked in the series was Joel, well thanks for killing him like that.… Expand
  28. Siaperaz
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I loved the first one, but what they did with this one is utterly pathetic. What they did with my man Joel was despicable. The story was filled with clichés and an extraordinary attempt to pass a political agenda. Politics shouldn't be part of any game. It was all over the place and ruined the characters we loved. The threemance was obnoxiously bad, Abby was terrible and the zombies were almost nonexistent.

    The ambience and music were subpar, especially compared to the previous game and the gameplay was extremely boring. The graphics looks like Switch graphics, which is weird for a naughty dog game. In addition, the length of the game is unfulfilling. I regret buying this and I advice every one to not waste their money on this.    … Expand
  29. GamingChemistry
    Sep 11, 2020
    0
    The complexity of the characters has been destroyed. Joel's character has devolved. Abby is one dimensional. Ellie is one dimensional. Just pass on the game. At some point the message has to be heard: you have to tell a good story to get people to buy your media. Loved LOU1. I'll have to find a way to scrub 2 to keep 1 great. :(
  30. ttalip
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    The grahics look good but the story is really bad especially the end. We wanted to play more with Joel.
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  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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