The Last of Us Part II

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  1. Taharajawis
    Jul 18, 2020
    6
    everything was okay with this game except the most important part for me "The story" I really didn't enjoy the story and felt like the game was trying to make me like characters I didn't care for,the only reason I didn't give this game a 3 is because of the music and the graphics that carried it but it still wasn't enough for me to enjoy it (If you want to get this game, make sure to skipeverything was okay with this game except the most important part for me "The story" I really didn't enjoy the story and felt like the game was trying to make me like characters I didn't care for,the only reason I didn't give this game a 3 is because of the music and the graphics that carried it but it still wasn't enough for me to enjoy it (If you want to get this game, make sure to skip all the cutscenes and enjoy the game)… Expand
  2. Firewing2
    Jun 22, 2020
    6
    Funny how many 0/10 reviews for this got posted withing 12 hours of it coming out, when it takes at least 20 hours to finish, longer if you're actually exploring and playing as intended...

    I will start by saying I can understand how this game isn't everyone's cup of tea. The world and stories that take place it in are unrelentingly dire. It's about the best and worst of humanity    Funny how many 0/10 reviews for this got posted withing 12 hours of it coming out, when it takes at least 20 hours to finish, longer if you're actually exploring and playing as intended...

    I will start by saying I can understand how this game isn't everyone's cup of tea. The world and stories that take place it in are unrelentingly dire. It's about the best and worst of humanity showing through under the most traumatic circumstances imaginable. That said, I don't know how anyone could say that this game isn't a solid product.

    Well, OK, I guess if you feel like a character being Jewish, or Gay, or Trans, or you know... a Woman, is "rubbing" an agenda in your face, I suppose you'll hate this. I personally like that they made none of those above traits the defining trait of any of the characters, they're people who happen to be one of the above, among many other well rounded things.

    Mechanically, I found playing the game a lot better than the first one. The reworks to character movement and stealth are a huge step forward without feeling like they were trying to reinvent the wheel. This also allowed for much more open and inventive level design, thanks to more mobile characters and more varied AI behaviors. The fact that the game feels similar, but not the same to the first one is a plus.

    Narratively, the story is a lot darker than the first iteration. It can be a slog at times. I was glad when it was over because I wasn't sure how much more I could take. But at the same time, I couldn't put it down until I reached the end. I played my first play through in about 25 hours, exploring liberally, and completed it in 2 days.

    Does it live up to the previous iteration? It's hard to say. I will say that it felt True. This is not a world of rosey outlooks and happy endings. The consequences of the previous game are significant, and though I was upset by what happened, I never felt like the events of the game didn't follow a natural progression of cause and effect. Ultimately, the ending felt satisfying, if melancholy, which frankly isn't that different from what I felt at the end of the first game.

    That said, The Last of Us was one of the greatest stories ever told in video gaming, so if Part II only reaches 90% of that level for you, it's still pretty good.

    The graphics and sound design are exceptional, the game is mechanically sound, and the narrative is well crafted. How anyone could give this game a 0/10... I dunno. As I write this, the game is out 2 days and it's 9420 - Green, 932 - Yellow, 22014 - Red reviews. I suppose, like the world this game depicts, the majority of people, free from the constraints of society, choose to be belligerent ****

    For my part, I first reviewed this as an 8/10 but every day I come back and I knock it down a point. It's a solid 6.5 in my book. A masterpiece of craft and storytelling that I really did not enjoy even a little bit. Days latter I'm still thinking about the ending and feeling bad about everything that came before.    … Expand
  3. pyrofox117
    Aug 6, 2020
    6
    The Last Of Us Part II, a perfect example of good intentions with horrible execution. Its basically what you get if you were to take Halo 2's core plot line and shove it in a modern post apocalyptic situation. With Ellie effectively the arbiter. And Abby is the Master Chief.

    And Joel is the lazy half baked character assassination of halo 3's death of srg. johnson. With that analogy    The Last Of Us Part II, a perfect example of good intentions with horrible execution. Its basically what you get if you were to take Halo 2's core plot line and shove it in a modern post apocalyptic situation. With Ellie effectively the arbiter. And Abby is the Master Chief.

    And Joel is the lazy half baked character assassination of halo 3's death of srg. johnson.

    With that analogy lets get into the actual technical stuff of this review. Is TLOU2 good NO, is it bad? NO. Would I suggest buying this game HECK NO. The game is a buggy inconsistent mess. I found roughly 3000 bugs. That as a QA tester myself I'd consider show stoppers.

    Ive had enemies fall through the floor, dogs spawn from no where and many other bugs including escaping the boundaries of the map to cut what otherwise would be 28 hrs of gaming to around 7.

    The only saving grace of this game is that its graphical fidelity is decent. As in take god of war at about 3k and drop it down to 1080p good. IS IT WORTH 60 USD? NO. is it worth 30 or 20? Nah still too much. I'd give it about a 15 dollar value.

    TLOU2 is no masterpiece its what every other game has done and barely holds on. These 10/10 bot reviews are as bad as the 0/10 the combat is clunky and feels like a old gears of war game the plot feels like chumming for sharks. And the overall plot is about as solid as watching another half baked redone "taken" movie.

    Would I say don't play this game nah, is it so bad you should avoid no. Would I say to play this game also no. For me its a 6 outta 10 cause the blatant laziness. its also very DEPRESSING. I'm using gaming analogies to avoid spoilers. But its for me just above average. If you want to play a game play something else. And I pray don't make the mistake of sinking 2 days into this game. Just wait for it to reach the like 10$ price range.    … Expand
  4. NotJustAgamer
    Jun 20, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So, here's my problem with the other side of the Reviews that give it a perfect score.
    My logic is this : You gave 'The last of us 1' a 10 too, so you should be able to tell the difference between a great story with great narration and character arc, since you liked that 1st game so much. But you fail in this simple task, You saw no flaw. I repeat. You saw and played a PERFECT game.

    *Spoilers ahead*
    This game has no 'heart'. The story is weak and character choices are at least dumb and careless. There is no essential 'journey' here, only Jumpcuts years later. And this happens 3-4 times throughout the game. 4 years ehave passed, some years have passed, etc. This is poor writing in my opinion. There is no respect to the characters (bad or good), they all seem to be driven by anger but the game fails to communicate that anger. It just puts the player (which let's face it, we are not the player but rather a mechanism to progress the inevitable story, since you cannot alter any of the facts) to a dark place. A place where they want to put the controller down. If that's what they where going for, well, they did it.

    And then there is all this weird stuff planted in a videogame like, smoking weed, lesbian sex, transgender like characters nailed from behind by a director lookalike, a rather inappropriate way of killing essential characters from the 1st game's cover being spit on by a game director lookalike, poor dialogue, and it seems that WOMEN are the only essential part of this game. Furthermore, there are these silly fights in which Ellie or Abby seem to overcome with no broken arms or legs or anything really rather than some bruises, yet Joel doesn't even lifts his hands up when he is about to take a hit from Tiger Woods. It's just the directors way of giving us the middle finger. It's like he was angry at US or he is in such a miserable dark place of his own that thinks THIS can cause feelings to the player other than anger. Well, it can't.
    Then we have this angry looking face on the cover that screams revenge, yet no revenge ever occurs. And spare me with this 'she realised that killing her won't bring back joel'. She knew she couldn't make Joel come back right from the start. She just wanted revenge. Well, too bad she wasn't the director's favorite transgender.
    The way men die in this game (essential characters like Jesse , Joel and everything that starts with J probably) is just stupid. Tommy gets shot in the head and lives? In what universe a trauma like that heals in a post apocalyptic world? This is just POOR writing. And he talks too? like no nerves harmed? just a flesh wound? just to progress this hideous story?

    Sure, it's visually pleasant and rather smooth looking game, althgough the camera needed some work and some animation (like the dogs sliding turning animation in the city) needed extra love, the sound quality is excellent but there are sound effects like jumping that could be spared. Level design is great but the set pieces of the enemies needed work because normal people do not have this behavior in real world, like walking up and down in a corridor when they have a lookout right outside. Stealth is a joke since the outcome is probably every time the same.

    Gore. It's a gore galore. Gore right until the very end, where Anakin, sorry Ellie realizes that she can't lose any more fingers. And Abby needs to take the part of Joel for The Last of Us 3, where now a strong independent woman teaches that boy how things work.

    And you know the worst part? It's going to win Best game of the year award because all of these critics that FAILED to do the simple task of rating a game with so many flaws. They saw no flaw. I repeat. They saw and played a PERFECT game.    … Expand
  5. root1
    Nov 24, 2020
    6
    In comparison with Part I the last chapter suffers from routine gameplay. Sometimes it’s even boring. You get tired with looting, killing and ones again.
    The whole story is overextended. In the end you are willing to cut it off, stop narration and let it come to some point. And the point is no point at all. You may argue that the long story is fare enough to tell there is no black&white    In comparison with Part I the last chapter suffers from routine gameplay. Sometimes it’s even boring. You get tired with looting, killing and ones again.
    The whole story is overextended. In the end you are willing to cut it off, stop narration and let it come to some point. And the point is no point at all. You may argue that the long story is fare enough to tell there is no black&white but who cares when it comes to the experience.
    In a nutshell, the game might be excellent with it’s music, design, used time-tricks and more but this time around I wouldn’t say It’s the Last of Us we deserved. It’s far from perfection and definitely not the Game of the Year.    … Expand
  6. snmcfadden
    Jun 23, 2020
    6
    Fun gameplay, great set pieces, graphically beautiful and a story that just does not hold up unfortunately along with the poor pacing bring what could have been a great game down to being just merely ok.
  7. Vlah
    Jul 20, 2020
    6
    The first game had a so so game play mechanics with great production values and a superb story, this new entry in a unnecesary franchise changes somethings for good and some others for very bad. The lush graphics are a technical dream, the gameplay is somewhat better but it's obvious that this is a story driven game like the vast majority of PS4 games and this story is bad, like writtenThe first game had a so so game play mechanics with great production values and a superb story, this new entry in a unnecesary franchise changes somethings for good and some others for very bad. The lush graphics are a technical dream, the gameplay is somewhat better but it's obvious that this is a story driven game like the vast majority of PS4 games and this story is bad, like written by a frustrated Hollywood wannabe screenwriter, and doesn't have any sense; if the gameplay were superb like the GOW games this could be passable, but for a AAA story driven game, it becomes boring and cringe very fast, if you could get it borrowed or "rented" go for it, but don't purchase it, is a waste of money and the devs and publisher doesn't deserve it for what they have done with the game… Expand
  8. Kenshiro13
    Jun 20, 2020
    6
    Ok, this is a painful experience for me. The Last of Us was of the games that made me get PS4 back in the day, but then the spoilers came I clung to a small piece of hope that maybe they weren't accurate but alas I was proven wrong.
    But if we forget all about the story, the game looks stunning while the controls feel a bit stiff but that is how I remembered TLoU so I wasn't too bothered    Ok, this is a painful experience for me. The Last of Us was of the games that made me get PS4 back in the day, but then the spoilers came I clung to a small piece of hope that maybe they weren't accurate but alas I was proven wrong.
    But if we forget all about the story, the game looks stunning while the controls feel a bit stiff but that is how I remembered TLoU so I wasn't too bothered about it.
    I could rant for a small eternity about the story but I'm trying not to, since currently I'm erasing this game from my head so I can always remember TLoU as it was, a masterpiece.
    I wouldn't buy this game again, solely because of the story but if you don't care about the story in a single-player story game then sure go get it but if you need a story to follow then don't buy it especially if you played TLoU.
    I'm sure this review will be deleted but I needed to give my 2 cents and remember even though you hate the story don't rate it at 1/10 there are still good aspects to the game.    … Expand
  9. TCVGN
    Jun 20, 2020
    6
    I want to give an honest review, without being angry or biased. This game is beatifull, probably the best looking game on the ps4. The gameplay is very good and probably better than the first game with new moves and action. Everything goes together. But, the game stay on the same note for the entire game making it enjoyable at first but boring with time. I am not a game critic so i willI want to give an honest review, without being angry or biased. This game is beatifull, probably the best looking game on the ps4. The gameplay is very good and probably better than the first game with new moves and action. Everything goes together. But, the game stay on the same note for the entire game making it enjoyable at first but boring with time. I am not a game critic so i will not try to explain everything. The biggest problem with the game is the characters, the story and the antagonist. It’s not the worst thing i have seen but a fan of the first game will hate every thing about it. Abby, the new character is the worst part of this game. I don’t know why we have to play as her but it’s bad. Basically, the game want to make us love the antagonist more, it doesn’t work. The other problem is the political agenda in this game. It’s cringy because it’s almost always a big red arrow screaming “ LOOK, WE HAVE DIVERSITY ! ”. It doesn’t feel natural at all, TLOU 1 was very good with it diversity. They were just survivors, not icons to represent one group that ND wanted to show. So yeah, i give it a 6, not terrible but very disappointing.… Expand
  10. Cairnzy
    Jun 19, 2020
    6
    Story - 3/10 Very early into game an event occurs, that for any fan of this series will find confusion, anger and disbelief. The impact that this created for me was I just didnt care anymore to carry on through with this game. The event that occurs 1hr into the game should have happened nearer to the end. Graphics - 10/10 Animation, environments, and character design are honestlyStory - 3/10 Very early into game an event occurs, that for any fan of this series will find confusion, anger and disbelief. The impact that this created for me was I just didnt care anymore to carry on through with this game. The event that occurs 1hr into the game should have happened nearer to the end. Graphics - 10/10 Animation, environments, and character design are honestly astounding to experience. Such a joy to view. The peak of current gen gaming.

    Gameplay - 7/10

    During your time you will as a player be controlling a number of characters throughout the 30hrs or so to complete this game, who alll play very similarly to one another. In all honestly if you have played the first game you know what to expect here very simply and similar puzzles, get from point A to Point B and you decide on either fighting or stealthily getting to point B.The differences here there are more routes and ways how the player can traverse during combat. Above, below and squeezing past tight spaces to escape. Creating a feel of smoothness in whilst taking on 3 different enemies. Sound - 8/10 The score for the game isn't as impactful as the previous, however does it job.

    Now the biggest change and improvement here is the enemies.

    The sound of a those clickers ringing through your ears when they are near and alert is astonishing, keeping myself in the fear zone when traversing these them. Another area of improvement is human enemies communicate, grief for a lost friend or animal that the player has killed and does immerse you more.

    ****Special Note**** Naughty Dog should be applauded in there efforts for accessibility to players who may have difficulty in hearing, seeing and dexterity, as the player can create and change to there own needs. The industry really needs to take note.


    FINAL IMPRESSION 6/10

    As a fan and the way Naughty Dog decided on certain story elements is very ballsy. Stories take time to become loved, here its destroyed for the fans in the tutorial section of the game. This game is about the story, not its gameplay as it very simple in practice and hasn't evolved from the previous installment. I simply had to force myself to finish this game, after not caring anymore after the games tutorial.    … Expand
  11. oxitran
    Jun 19, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is about hate, and boy does it try its best to make you hate it. It's not a 10/10, but its not (as the joke goes) *Naughty Dogs**t*. The game is fine, the biggest issue is the fact that the gameplay doesn't go enough to hold your interest between the story beats, and when those story beats do arrive its a mediocre mess for most of the game. The additions to gameplay are few and far between, with a jump that adds little, a prone that was sorely needed, a QTE melee combat system that adds immersion to the combat but is condemnable gameplay wise. All this set in a more open environment just makes the game feel worse. The story is not the sequel we all wanted, it is not the fallout of Joel's lie destroying his and Ellie's relationship to tragic ends, it is a story about a whole new cast of characters, and these characters walking dead esque existence in the world of the last of us. You do still play as Ellie, and you see Joel a fair bit too, but the focus is on these new characters. Unfortunately, the masterful opening hours of the last of us's build up to get you invested in the lives of the Ellie and Joel, have in the last of us 2 been replaced with a story that feels like it was written by a 10 year old in comparison. The last of us made you love the characters, but the last of us 2 expects you to like the characters based on their identity, and not for what the story shows us about them. And if I dont like the characters or story of a 25h game with mediocre gameplay, then I'm not going to like the game, and I didnt. But the game still gets points for its production value, graphics, sound, and competency in not being an bug ridden mess. But that is low praise for what should have been the game of the year.… Expand
  12. Alio
    Jul 1, 2020
    6
    Gameplay 10/10 Music 10/10 Visual effect 10/10 Character acting 10/10 Story 5/10
  13. EremesNG
    Jun 23, 2020
    6
    Overrated by Critics TBH... There are not new lovely characters and the plot after the first 3 hours moves very, very, veeeeryyy slowly and the final is so disappointing...

    Awesome graphics.
    Awesome gameplay.
    Great AI.
  14. Ferza
    Nov 4, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Well, if they wanted so much to make a second game, they simply could have explored the Universe of The Last of Us with new characters. I didn't buy the excuse that the franchise is about Ellie and Joel. The first game story was fantastic! Why mess it up soooo bad!? The gameplay was fun (minus Abby parts because I didn't felt any satisfaction playing as her) but the story has dropped my score. If they make a third game, I will not bet my chips.… Expand
  15. GoodandtheBad
    Jun 22, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game doesn't deserve less than a 5 and anyone who is doing so without explaining in great detail about why is not a real fan of the last of us. Most of these reviews were put up before anyone could have finished the game. The plot ties together nicely during the end. I understand the game is a bit of a grind but it's got great action. Great environments. Stunning scenery. Ok writing, not great, but not trash. People giving the game a 0/10 should be ashamed to call themselves fans, This game ties in a lot with the first one and offers a lot of closure. The worst part about the writing is how obsolete most of the characters become other than Dina and abby. (and even Dina is pretty obsolete ) The game doesn't handle pacing well, but if you enjoy the pace then it's great. The unique enemy fights are a treat as I found myself freaked out more than once, especially when that blob thing in the hospital attacked us.

    I am mildly dissapointed in the easter eggs. Abby only finds coins mainly and for the majority of the game there is a bunch of letters left from people who have died or relocated. Not many of them were a good read, mostly I was looking for safe codes, but a few were actually nice to read. Ellie's collectibles come in the form of trading cards, which is okay, but I don't really understand them. I much preferred the original collecting of comic books as those were more in my interests. Perhaps Ellie could have collected video game discs? Or old boxes for video games.

    Playing as abby at the start was pretty meh, but her character really does improve and develop to the point where I found myself supporting her. Not to say she's ok, she's a monster like Ellie.

    And Ellie is a badass.    … Expand
  16. Eigaras
    Jun 27, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Like many others i thought that the last of us didn't need a sequel and after playing through it i wish it didn't exist. It really is a well crafted title in terms of gameplay, sound and visuals. But the main thing that really elevated the first game above others - the writing just doesn't work here, not for me anyway.… Expand
  17. ahmadashi
    Jun 23, 2020
    6
    This game tarnished the first game. Going through this game was a chore. It's decent because of all the money Sony pumped into it and all the work ofc. But from a story point of view, this was unnecessary. This is coming from someone who considered the first one their second favorite game only following Uncharted 4. Critics are praising it for the same reason it's getting bombed by theThis game tarnished the first game. Going through this game was a chore. It's decent because of all the money Sony pumped into it and all the work ofc. But from a story point of view, this was unnecessary. This is coming from someone who considered the first one their second favorite game only following Uncharted 4. Critics are praising it for the same reason it's getting bombed by the users, the politics. But in reality, it's a subpar effort and a failure of writing. Bad pacing, loss of focus, takes a massive turd on the first game. And throws in some cliche trops like the museum and the wounded animal bits to make up for the bad writing. Reminds me of spiderman 3, except it's worse because it's following The Last of Us. Disappointing.… Expand
  18. wangweixun
    Dec 7, 2020
    6
    There are many reasons to love this game, while there are many reasons to hate this game. Thus 6/10. The inconsistent characters, weird turning points in the plot, and bad pace in story telling ruined something that's supposed to be a master piece.
  19. Joydnoah
    Jun 24, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. aside from all the bad scores the game itself is not that bad, the issue is that it is not perfect.

    The game excels at some points, it has a really high technical level, the graphics are gorgeous the gameplay is an upgraded version of the gameplay on TLOU 1, definetly there are some things the game industry should learn from this game, but there is one thing that nobody should learn from this game and this is how to make a good story.

    The story alone is not bad, its just not good, but what makes this story worst that others is that i follows a really good one. The characters on TLOU 2 feel out of place, they dont think or act the way that we learned from the first game, with any other characters without context this story may work but since they are using ones with a really strong background that makes everything break, aside from that the story fails in show itslef, the way the director changes the order of some events trying to hide from the player some info that the character knows really does not work, there are many cases in which an action of the character would be explained if we just knew what happened in the past, and the moment we get to know what happend it is already to late, this is a mayor spoiler but its almost known by everyone that joel dies, but the moment in which he dies is just out of place, the feelings of Ellie may be clear in the future, why is she so angry why is everythin worst, all of that we get ot know in the end of the game but its to late for us to relate to ellie, the most impact we get from some scenes its the scene itself, there is no context or background for us to feel anything, we just get to know the other side of ths story later on.

    So yeah, maybe the game its an excelent showcase ok thecnical skills, but fails in what made TLOU a game to be remembered, its just a mainstream story told in the worst way posible, still it does not deserves the score most people are givin. I'd say that the game is not the wors but also is not the best it should be remembered as a failed attempt to make something great.    … Expand
  20. danielcwc
    Aug 18, 2020
    6
    First, let's get the pros out of the way. This game has great combat and crafting mechanics, graphics is amazing, well polished environment and level design. Gameplay is very close to the first game but with slight improvements in some aspects. Most of the improvements can be felt when you play as Abby. She is like Joel but on steroid. Shooting, dodging, mele, she is like an unstoppableFirst, let's get the pros out of the way. This game has great combat and crafting mechanics, graphics is amazing, well polished environment and level design. Gameplay is very close to the first game but with slight improvements in some aspects. Most of the improvements can be felt when you play as Abby. She is like Joel but on steroid. Shooting, dodging, mele, she is like an unstoppable tank in this game. And I think I know why she plays very well, because Naughty Dog wants you to love this character. Why else would she be so powerful and with all the plot points to try to convince you to relate and feel empathy for her? But you see, this is exactly what's wrong with this game. Empathy for a character cannot be forced upon the players. It must be EARNED! Characters development need to feel natural. Plot points need to be logical. Choices should be given to the players to decide on what the outcome of the story. One word: Flashbacks? seriously Naught Dog? Master of story telling in Uncharted 4 and TLOU, decided to use a flashback to justify an important character action in this game. This is lazy story writing and simply cant be justifiable by just blaming all players homophobic. Now we all know fractions will be its standalone but nonetheless it is cut from the main game. So the $60 you pay for this game is gonna be less of a game compare to the first one. With the heavy weight on its shoulder, I am sorry TLOU2 simply isn't good enough. Also, it is just wrong to blame the players. Maybe you should try listening to their feedback instead of justifying for your own bad story writing. Please stop pushing agendas which is clouding your judgement and making good quality games. Be the naughty dog that everyone loves, instead of this emo, hate provoking teenager like Ellie in this game. You used to make master piece, Uncharted 4 remember? If you want the praise from everyone, you need to earn their trust again. There are some scenes which imo very unnecessary to be included such as the sex scenes and the execution scenes. They felt offensive and disrespectful to both the characters and the players. Take note on Ghost of Tsushima, they just announced a free multiplayer to their game...… Expand
  21. willyboarder73
    Jun 25, 2020
    6
    I watched all of the leaks, and still decided to buy this game. Naughty Dog has always come through in the past, and I assumed would do so again. The graphics are amazing, the gameplay is slightly improved from the original, but the story is a typical Hollywood trope, that has been done countless times before. For me, this was a huge letdown. This game is certainly not a 10, butI watched all of the leaks, and still decided to buy this game. Naughty Dog has always come through in the past, and I assumed would do so again. The graphics are amazing, the gameplay is slightly improved from the original, but the story is a typical Hollywood trope, that has been done countless times before. For me, this was a huge letdown. This game is certainly not a 10, but deserves better than a 0. I landed on a 6. I would definitely wait for a sale to buy this game.… Expand
  22. SPLINTERBORN
    Jul 20, 2020
    6
    This is probably the most arduous game i ever reviewed. Reviewing it was almost as arduous.
    7 Years of wait for one of the most technically impressive drawn out disappointments of all time.
    i go back and fourth between a 6-7 so for now 6.5 i suppose. Phenomenal realistic art design and fidelity best animations and facial expressions in any game fantastic refined gameplay building on    This is probably the most arduous game i ever reviewed. Reviewing it was almost as arduous.
    7 Years of wait for one of the most technically impressive drawn out disappointments of all time.
    i go back and fourth between a 6-7 so for now 6.5 i suppose.
    Phenomenal realistic art design and fidelity
    best animations and facial expressions in any game
    fantastic refined gameplay building on what the prequel did well
    Some of the best areas naughty dog has ever created and some poor areas as well
    Narrative has a myriad of issues, Pacing predominantly, Character's contrary motivations, bad dialogue at times (cringe), Unlikable boring propagandist and all characters in general are bland.
    Best parts of the game are with Joel (Flashbacks) mostly prior to the bipolar retardation.
    Abby was ok but Ellie was the worst character in the entire game. i had to force myself to finish the last 3-4 hours because the story is so unintelligent and unaware while attempting to be self aware to justify abysmal plot devices, convenience and contrived scenes leave the player wtaf is this.
    review unfinished.    … Expand
  23. Brunus82
    Jun 23, 2020
    6
    Technically is perfect. But, the Script is hideous, cliché, pretentious, proselytizing and very bad.

    Verdict: Bruce Straley urgently needs to return to ND.
  24. epicboyblue
    Feb 9, 2021
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I was excited for this sequel. I saw the gameplay and I was hooked. It was an evolution of what come before in The Last of Us: Part 1 [retroactively]. I have no qualms with the gameplay. I think the mechanics are fine. I love the addition of the prone position to crawl under cars for stealth which also further supports the AI mechanics to check under cars. A dodge button is nice for close combat. I'm waiting on the multiplayer at this point. Sadly, that's where my praise for this game ends. It is a meandering incoherent mess. It's narrative is phenomenally trash. I honestly have no idea how this got approved by anyone. Neil said he had thought about the story for two years before he was ready "to make sure it was a story worth telling as a sequel to the original The Last of Us." It is a failure. It says it's a different game, but it does the same thing. Kills a character in the beginning of the game. It just takes two hours opposed to half an hour in the original game. I only played five minutes of horse riding as said future dead character, but it's fine since we played as said character throughout the entirety of the original game. Sure, that is true. The difference is said character experienced a time skip. I don't know how this person changed. How am I supposed to believe the situations they are placed in? "Oh, don't worry. It will be explained at the end of the game.", says Neil Druckmann. Which is a lackluster scene since context of two characters conversation of said previous night's "confrontation" was discussed and anyone and everyone can assume what happened. Also, we saw most of the scene in the E3 church trailer. For some reason, Neil thought it was a good idea to take those scenes and splice them throughout the game. It's incoherent. Neil wants me to like characters that I just met with random weaknesses to make them seem human, yet I don't care about any of them. Not even characters from the first game. I don't care about Joel, Ellie, Tommy, or Maria. The game didn't give me time nor did it take adequate time to make me care. It's wake up. Grab knife. Grab bag. Leave for patrol. We meet and get a shallow understanding of some people, but the narrative is so focused on rushing to Joel's death I can't experience the world or the characters. It didn't let me sit and stew with these people. Nah. Kill Joel. Small couple of scenes of the aftermath. Smash cut to Seattle. Somehow didn't face any issues getting to Seattle. We just get dropped into a wide sandbox area. It's an odd situation this game placed itself in. I think this is due to the praise Neil received for his first game. I assume he thought he could do whatever he wanted and it would be good, but the issue is The Last of Us did a good job of setting up the tropes of their game. Lemme throw another comparison your way. "Oh, baby girl." is a sentence Joel says after he finds Ellie dicing David's head with a machete. This is a moment of acceptance for Joel. He accepts her as his family. As a daughter. Abby tries to do the same thing. She says, "You're my people." to Lev. Which makes little sense since they have know each other for approximately a single day. It isn't poignant because Abby wasn't resisting as Joel did. Abby felt guilt and was like yeah. This will absolve me of my guilt. It's an torturous game to trudge through. Arduous. I thought it was odd when some fans were saying, "Don't make a sequel to The Last of Us. Don't ruin such a great game." We all should have listened. It's unfortunate, but this is the reality we live in. A sequel to a unanimously praised game is phenomenally divisive. Can a game where half of the audience doesn't think it's good truly be called a good game. What does my perspective matter? I'm just another dumb virgin gamer. It's not like I have an actual degree in writing.… Expand
  25. Archound
    Aug 15, 2021
    6
    Except for excellent animations (the best in games' history) and very good graphics, this game has one extra plus. It reminds us how good was MGS V gameplay and how tongue-in-cheek Kojima's writing is superb to Druckmann's graphomania.
  26. murken840
    Jun 20, 2020
    6
    I gave this a 6 to boost the score a bit. Compared to the 1st game and Uncharted 4 it's more of a 4 or 5 imo. What I loved about the Last of Us 1 vs Uncharted besides the AMAZING storytelling is the sense of progression. While minimal it gives you a reason to explore the world. Here, I was not encouraged to explore outside of enough to have enough special weapons for any potentialI gave this a 6 to boost the score a bit. Compared to the 1st game and Uncharted 4 it's more of a 4 or 5 imo. What I loved about the Last of Us 1 vs Uncharted besides the AMAZING storytelling is the sense of progression. While minimal it gives you a reason to explore the world. Here, I was not encouraged to explore outside of enough to have enough special weapons for any potential boss battles which there are few. Fallout 4 is the template they needed with this story. Great customization and mini games in case you hate the main story. Im glad I read the leaks because I may have broken my PS4 after completing this. I will say great graphics--less a few NPC's and I think they were trying to make everyone ugly so mission accomplished I guess; great voice acting; great score; gameplay 8s fine if you enjoyed the first; but be prepared for abysmal story decisions.… Expand
  27. simplegamer003
    Jul 25, 2021
    6
    I know I am late to the party, or glad that I am late because this game was very difficult to review even after several playthroughs. The Last of Us Part II is a really good game with new game mechanics, wider variety in level design, insane level of graphical fidelity and an absurd amount of accessibility options that sets the new standards of fiddling with the game, but it is not aI know I am late to the party, or glad that I am late because this game was very difficult to review even after several playthroughs. The Last of Us Part II is a really good game with new game mechanics, wider variety in level design, insane level of graphical fidelity and an absurd amount of accessibility options that sets the new standards of fiddling with the game, but it is not a worthy sequel to the beloved "The Last of Us" that came in 2013, because of two reasons: story pacing and deviation from the source.

    In terms of story pacing, the game is divided into two halves which is played out from the perspective of two playable characters. The first half of the game ends on the cliffhanger with both protagonist facing each other. Now, at this moment, the perspective of the game is switched to the second protagonist. The problem here is that we know we have to reach the earlier cliffhanger, so even after four of my playthroughs, I just tried to rush to the part where both protagonist meet. That made the second half almost irrelevant to me, thereby not making me invest in that character and not because of a certain incident many people are enraged about.

    Another major factor, which has become downfall of various series, movies an other entertainment medium of storytelling is the deviation from the actual source. In The Last of Us II, the game does not focus on two primary factors on which the prequel focused on: The Infected and Ellie's immunity. Rather than using them as the medium used to drive the story, they are left as an afterthought. They took a backseat to the revenge story that Neil Drukmann was so desperate to tell, you can actually see that this particular storyline was rejected by many game development teams, including Bruce Straley himself. Here is a video which explains it in a more elaborate way: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4c9F0oCMRw4&t=9s. His fixation on this plot is what makes the story of this game not worth the sequel we deserve.

    I was conflicted in scoring this game either a 5 or 6, but I would rate it a 6 just because Naughty Dog's developers had gone to the lengths to make the gameplay, level design and the graphics more engaging than most of the games on the market.    … Expand
  28. paulust2002
    Jun 28, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A poorly paced, badly written, with constant strange design choices accompanied by little innovation on the original.

    For example an early 'open' section which is a one off (when I felt it was going to be like Metro Exodus) and then back into holding your hand. Taking control away from the player seems like it gets worse throughout.

    Chooses to focus on non interesting characters than the scars and that would be interesting to learn more about or even play as.

    So many oddities that it seems like several different people wrote and designed sections without direction or communication with their director.

    Ruins everything built in the first story with a fairly unlikable Ellie, absent Joel, limited interaction with previous characters and bland new characters that again are hard to give a damn about.

    Strange edits and time jumping which is always poor story design and lacks the coherency of the 'road trip' feeling of the first game. You can 'feel' cut content whilst also not sure if certain sections should be in the game in the first place. Would have been stronger being 5-10 hours shorter.

    Poor lighting in parts and not the best HDR which seems like a simulation.

    All good games should have one thing in mind at development stage...'Is this fun' and sorry but no, this isn't always fun (If I have to hold triangle again I'll freak out)

    Naughty Dog are better than this.    … Expand
  29. Gamerps4zo
    Jun 22, 2020
    6
    Graphics : Maybe the best ever
    Gameplay : I love it .
    Story : Bad
    writing : Very Bad
    overall : Average to slightly average at best because of technical goodness
  30. aider719
    Jun 26, 2020
    6
    Una historia bastan irregular e incoherente, se limita ha hacer sufrir patológicamente al jugador. Se esta convirtiendo enuna espece del walking dead donde en vez de disfruta del juego estas a la espera de ver a que personaje van a matar.
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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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