The Last of Us Part II

 PlayStation 4
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5.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 161975 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 84,950 out of 161975
  2. Mixed: 8,550 out of 161975
  3. Negative: 68,475 out of 161975
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  1. AlexKaiser
    Jun 25, 2020
    10
    Wow, people are really giving this game such low scores because of the LGBTQ+ representation?
    The game is fantastic, the story is bold, and the graphics are phenomenal. Play it!
  2. Gamerknowsbest
    Jun 25, 2020
    10
    The rating bombing is nonsense. Beautiful to look at, wonderful story, lots of fun, engaging characters, thought provoking and just overall very well made.
  3. huuo
    Jun 25, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game took me for a rollercoaster. Coming after the first game, I had no trouble becoming engrossed in the story and characters. People criticize the flashback format but I believe it was perfect at revealing information when it had the biggest impact. The violence in this game is very self aware and Naughty Dog did an amazing job of conveying that every person you kill has their own lives. Abby became a hard person to like and care for, but I think Naughty Dog did really well with making me understand her side of the story, and had me sympathize more with her than our main protagonist Ellie.… Expand
  4. Nahiyan89
    Jun 25, 2020
    10
    People are just unhappy that things didn't go according to the plans they had for the game in their minds for the last 6 years! Deal with it! I have finished the game twice and still can't seem to get it out of my head!
  5. Keybldwielder
    Jun 25, 2020
    10
    A game that challenges you to look at different perspectives. If you allow yourself time to think about the overall meaning of different scenes (especially the ending) you’ll understand just how wrong the negative reviews are. Gameplay improved, they added more intense aspects of the horror element of the game and delivered a great product that pushes the player to think about what isA game that challenges you to look at different perspectives. If you allow yourself time to think about the overall meaning of different scenes (especially the ending) you’ll understand just how wrong the negative reviews are. Gameplay improved, they added more intense aspects of the horror element of the game and delivered a great product that pushes the player to think about what is ethical in a post apocalyptic world. I love this game… Expand
  6. Arkasha797
    Jun 26, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game fully lives up to its expectations! How it describes the relationship between the main characters, unexpected turns, showing the post-apocalyptic world! Then, as the actions of the characters are described, in the end you start to think, “Is everything so obvious? Who is right and who is not, is the character right?” You begin to think about the actions of this or that character!A new look for this character appears for you, for which you begin to worry! The relationship of Joel and Ellie is a separate creation of the deity! How are their relationships described in comparison to the beginning of the first if you haven’t played the first part, if you don’t really understand what’s happening, most likely it’s just not your game and this is normal! But in any case, this game deserves to find a place for it in your heart...… Expand
  7. paulikkevin
    Jun 25, 2020
    10
    this game has given me so much feelings and emotions that I cant explain. I kinda understand why people are hating on it, but this game for me was absolutely stunning. The story, the animations, the fights, everything. The story just fits together so well after 7 years, its incredible. Remember, this is only my review, everyone has their own, this is mine, please dont hate on me.
  8. Czechguy2015
    Jun 25, 2020
    10
    Ž to je fakt že to bude v pohodě a nenechte si ujít ani nevím co je to jedno co
  9. Cainhurst88
    Jun 25, 2020
    10
    Depois de 30 Horas jogadas cheguei ao Fim do Game e posso Falar , foi a melhor experiência em jogo que já tive , a Princípio fiquei aborrecido com alguns acontecimentos mas o jogo ele coloca você na pele de Ellie para que sinta todas as Sensações Humanas , Se pudesse daria nota 1000.
  10. Thurrao
    Jun 25, 2020
    10
    Just like the last game, this game made me feel lot of things. At first, felt hate, for the so called villain. Then i felt the rush to avenge someone that i love. After that i felt fear, compassion, regret. And that is what makes this game so wonderful. The ways things happen in the game is made for people to hate it. Bit that is just what happens in real lige. No one get to have aJust like the last game, this game made me feel lot of things. At first, felt hate, for the so called villain. Then i felt the rush to avenge someone that i love. After that i felt fear, compassion, regret. And that is what makes this game so wonderful. The ways things happen in the game is made for people to hate it. Bit that is just what happens in real lige. No one get to have a glorious death, even if we love them.… Expand
  11. VinyciusJnr
    Jun 25, 2020
    10
    Maravilhoso, só isso!! Gráfico, história e jogabilidade incrível me emocionei com o jogo!!
  12. Ck13546
    Jun 25, 2020
    10
    Unreal probably my new favourite game.
    There’s a lot of review bombing going in I’d pay no attention to it and just experience the game for yourself
  13. Seeney19
    Jun 25, 2020
    10
    This game is an absolute masterpiece, from start to finish. Without a doubt as good as part one.
  14. Supassorn_W
    Jul 7, 2020
    10
    It was a great game. There are events I would never wanted it to happen but that’s life you know. The theme of ‘Revenge’ was carefully put together in a LOU style. Even thought some part are heartbreaking , I learned to let go and be more emphatic. Be open minded when playing. I think that’s the point of the game and the way to enjoy it
  15. coledunlap
    Jun 25, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Not the game the fans wanted at all. Naughty Dog took a huge risk with the story. First off, amazing graphics and gameplay. We had to watch our favorite characters be destroyed and taken to their lowest points. We had to attempt to empathize with the “villain” of the game. No one liked playing as Abby at first, but she is actually pretty like able by the end. The way the game shows the affects of actions and comes together full circle is amazing. Ellie not killing abby shows that she has a tiny bit of human left in her. It is heartbreaking but amazing at the same time. It’s not meant to be a happy ever after story or something that takes the easy route. We get a better view of the world and the harsh way that actions affect everyone. Naughty dog said that you have to go in with an open mind and that not everyone would like the game. At first I hated playing as Abby and hated the way the game was going but it changed my mind and questioned my morals.… Expand
  16. glag1488
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    Ждал игру 7 лет,в итоге получил сплошное разочарование(в плане сюжета).С технической точки игра хороша,но этого мало.
  17. Nhatoum
    Jun 25, 2020
    10
    Not really sure why people are so angry at this game. Do they not have any emotional intelligence? The story is incredibly complex and thought provoking.
  18. Welchy820
    Jun 25, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I had a great time playing this game. People need to relax a bit and play through the entire game. I look forward to the next installment.… Expand
  19. Varsen
    Jul 5, 2020
    8
    This video game does not deserve the notes as a 5 deserves in my view an 8.
    Since if we go to the topic of gameplay it is very good, the beautiful graphics, in the narrative it is a little loose.
    What I like about this video game is that when you control ellie you kill people and dogs without thinking for example, there is a part that explains it well, in the hospital you kill a woman    This video game does not deserve the notes as a 5 deserves in my view an 8.
    Since if we go to the topic of gameplay it is very good, the beautiful graphics, in the narrative it is a little loose.
    What I like about this video game is that when you control ellie you kill people and dogs without thinking for example, there is a part that explains it well, in the hospital you kill a woman who was playing ps vita, and then (optionally) you kill a dog, when you're with ellie you don't care, but then when you're with abby it changes the thing because you have killed someone without thinking if they have family children.
    That the last of us 2 has done very well because what he wants to convey is that killing is something that in video games you do not stop to think about and that what I like about the last of us 2 that what he does to you is in reflect on what you have done    … Expand
  20. daGOODside
    Jun 25, 2020
    10
    One of the best games I’ve ever played. Amazing game. Don’t listen to the bad reviewers, 90% of them haven’t even played the game. Well worth the money and the wait.
  21. RealShinigami
    Jun 25, 2020
    10
    I loved it, it is quite long and kind of repetitive by times, it doesn´t deserve the hate it´s getting, if you didn´t like it it´s ok, if you kind of enjoy it it ok and if you are like me and just loved it it´s cool. What ever everyone it´s a critic.
  22. Frankie87
    Jun 25, 2020
    0
    More trope story telling a great game sacrificed on the alter of political correctness
  23. heiter_heiterov
    Jun 25, 2020
    10
    Это самое необычное и неожиданное продолжение, которое мне посчастливилось увидеть. Много шума было касательно второй части и много негатива. Я же как полагается оценивал сам и скажем так был поражен! Вторая часть не оправдал моих ожиданий... но она их превзошла! Мало какая история может меня так поразить, а уж заставить рыдать... Я искренне благодарен Нилу Дракману и команде Naughty DogЭто самое необычное и неожиданное продолжение, которое мне посчастливилось увидеть. Много шума было касательно второй части и много негатива. Я же как полагается оценивал сам и скажем так был поражен! Вторая часть не оправдал моих ожиданий... но она их превзошла! Мало какая история может меня так поразить, а уж заставить рыдать... Я искренне благодарен Нилу Дракману и команде Naughty Dog за эту, не побоюсь этого слова, шедевральную игру! Спасибо!… Expand
  24. Emanuel1999
    Jun 25, 2020
    10
    Juego perfecto , nada más que decir , perfect games nothing more to say , Good graphics, the story is great only children could say that the story is poorly made for me at least I loved it
  25. alanadarko
    Jun 25, 2020
    10
    Such a masterpiece, I just finished the game 2 days ago and my mind is all about it. Hands down one of the best games of this generation.
  26. Badobado69
    Jul 2, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Such a huge disappointment after years of waiting.
    The Graphics and the gameplay is great.
    Neil tries to be Hideo Kojima but his attemp fails big time with awfull story.
    Don't buy this game if you care about the characters or anything the previous game set up.    … Expand
  27. jeepharbaugh
    Jun 25, 2020
    10
    Last of us part 2 is complex, beautiful, massive and haunting. Part 2 had to live up to the best video game of all time in part 1 (in my opinion) and it did. Masterfully. It’s the most important video game i have ever played. Play it as soon as you can. Run, don't walk to this game.
  28. MattBoothDev
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    This game is getting a lot of hate and it doesn't come from a good place. I read the leaks and it was heavily slanted towards making you hate the decisions taken with the plot. There is no political agenda with this game. This is one of the bad places the hate of the game is coming from and it's absolutely unfounded.

    Graphics There is a huge improvement upon the Naughty Dog Engine    This game is getting a lot of hate and it doesn't come from a good place. I read the leaks and it was heavily slanted towards making you hate the decisions taken with the plot. There is no political agenda with this game. This is one of the bad places the hate of the game is coming from and it's absolutely unfounded.

    Graphics

    There is a huge improvement upon the Naughty Dog Engine from Uncharted: The Lost Chapter. Much of the open world element from the latest Uncharted game is present here in this one. Parts of Seattle are huge environments with no set path. You must figure out where you are going and need to go for yourself.

    The attention to detail in the character models both in-game and in cut scenes is amazing. The shift from cut scene to gameplay is practically seamless. Textures and animations are fantastic. A lot of work has gone into the facial animations for the characters (even the infected) to the point where these people are no longer "voice actors" as their emotion is passed through the animations.

    Audio

    This game has full 7.1 support and the same fantastic audio tweaking we found in Uncharted 4 and The Lost Chapter. With lots of presets available and the ability to tweak the balance on each channel and even configure for distance. I personally have been playing this game with headphones.

    As with the graphical detail, audio has not been overlooked. The sound effects in game are hugely realistic. The fidelity uncompromising. There are enemies that use whistles to communicate and the directional audio engine works well with this feature, allowing you to often pinpoint the location of an enemy given by the direction the sound came in. This is not groundbreaking, but it's been masterfully put together.

    The soundtrack is fantastic as well. The same composer as the first game has returned to write some tracks for this game too. It has the same moody feel and undertones. In the more tense sections of the game the soundtrack puts you on the edge of your seat and sets the scene wonderfully.

    Accessibility

    This game was made to be played and enjoyed by everyone. The range of options available here is going to have something for everyone. The game also does not punish you or deprive you of any sort of trophy for adjusting the difficulty. If a section is too tough for you, you can decrease the difficulty to get by.

    Story
    Ah, this bit. I don't want to include spoilers, so I wont.

    I read the leaked information about this game and the way it was presented was very slanted towards hate. I, personally, do not get easily led by creative writing in this way. I took the facts without the pathetic bias and formed my own opinion.

    This isn't to say that everyone who does not enjoy the story is incapable of forming their own opinions or that everyone will enjoy everything; they won't and don't. But the fact is a hell of a lot of the reviews on this page probably haven't played the game and are on the hate train. That's fine. Just, caveat emptor.

    I, for one, enjoyed the story thoroughly. We're introduced to a new set of characters in this game who are written well and played by their actors wonderfully. There are huge ups and downs with this game. One moment you'll feel warm and fuzzy the next you'll think "what the hell just happened?!".

    There are things that happen in the story that, depending on how much you actually understood from the first game (I.E. not attributing things to a certain character that were entirely in your own mind. Making out like one certain character was an infallible badass that no-one can touch) happen and you're powerless to prevent it.

    I went into this with an open mind and not a childish mentality and I ended up enjoying the game and story hugely.

    Overall

    Overall this game gets some entirely unnecessary hate from sections of the gaming community that are not nice. The hate doesn't come from a good place. It comes from a place of bigotry. Those who dislike the story and will dislike that last sentence because they feel attacked need to realise that that's where the bias in the leaks came from. The leaked information was heavily slanted and was heavily put in a position where it made you feel a certain way.

    If you can't recognise that, fine. If you transcended the hate and bias and you approached it like me and still didn't like aspects of the plot or story, then that's entirely respectable and a valid position to be in. You're also unlikely to be the sort of person saying this game is a 0/10 and will actually be giving your own objective review like me.

    For me? This game is a 10/10 and I'll be replaying this for years to come.    … Expand
  29. LLAustin
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ok, so I was SO excited for this game, however, I sadly saw some leaks, which ruined the beginning, but MAN, was this an experience. The ending was worth its wait in gold. Sure, Ellie didn’t get her revenge like she really wanted, but think about it, Ellie realized that she was just continuing the chain of hate, so she when she remembered Joel, she decided to cut the chain. It’s beautiful, and the scene where they both make up with surely bring a tear to your eye… Expand
  30. AhmaPSN
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    LoU2 balances beautifully between fantastic athmosphere and terror. The game looks stunning on 4k. Flawless execution on every aspect. Storytelling is untraditional, brutally violent and very well written game for ADULTS. Please ignore childish haters 1/10 reviews/bombing because critics review average tells the truth. This is a masterpiece. I have been a gamer since 80's. For me this wasLoU2 balances beautifully between fantastic athmosphere and terror. The game looks stunning on 4k. Flawless execution on every aspect. Storytelling is untraditional, brutally violent and very well written game for ADULTS. Please ignore childish haters 1/10 reviews/bombing because critics review average tells the truth. This is a masterpiece. I have been a gamer since 80's. For me this was one of the best media experiences of all time. Aliens 2, Terminator 2, Predator, Star Wars New Hope type of groukdbreaking experience. Thank you Naughty Dog.… 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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