The Last of Us Part II

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  1. puckeredlemon
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    Played the game and found it to be void of any real story. You would think after the long wait for the sequel the developers would put a bit more effort into a game worthy of our money. I guess we are just cash cows in their eyes.
  2. THE_Altrox
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    The games story is a HUGE steaming pile of the worst smelling feces imaginable, and the shooting is still too clunky compared to part 1 being a total disappointment. I tried playing the game with a controller and my mouse a keyboard adapter (because i normally play PC) that work great with other games, but no matter what i did it still felt clunky. And what the F is with this bullet drop!?The games story is a HUGE steaming pile of the worst smelling feces imaginable, and the shooting is still too clunky compared to part 1 being a total disappointment. I tried playing the game with a controller and my mouse a keyboard adapter (because i normally play PC) that work great with other games, but no matter what i did it still felt clunky. And what the F is with this bullet drop!? I get some people like it, hell even i like bullet drop in games I play ARMA 2 and 3, but in TLOU2 the amount it drops is absolutely ridiculous to the point i never used the scope unless i felt i had to. The worst part about this game is the way Sony and ND responded to the leaks and the people criticizing the game leaks was horrendous and unprofessional, not to mention the way they shove this LGBTQ and feminism "culture" as some people say in your face just ruined RUINED a good series! A message to sony and ND y'all lost a long time supporter, so this will be the last console i ever buy and don't expect another dime from me especially if it's another fake exclusive for ps4/ps5 cause we all know they'll port it to the next console for the buck$.… Expand
  3. airey
    Jun 26, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Last of Us creators have always described it as a story-driven game. Its story is, undoubtedly, one of the most relevant aspects of it. It's what differentiated TLOU1 from other Zombie-like survival games of that time and what made it one of the best games of the year it released.
    Enter TLOU2. First things first: Amazing graphics, one of the best ones I've ever seen in the PS4. Gameplay-wise it retains most of the mechanics of TLOU1 with some AI improvements: it won't bring much innovation to the table and the developers decided to play it safe, seeing how well they work in TLOU1. The lack of innovation is accentuated by its lack of multiplayer mode, and The game becomes somewhat repetitive towards its end with the QTEs becoming incredibly predictable.
    This could all be forgiven, though, if the story made up for it. After all, this is a story-driven game, and its story was one of, if not the best, aspects of its predecessor. But as you may all know already, the story is complete rubbish. Most fans would infer that Joel would die in this series, but his death was nonsensical and out-of-character, and the consequences of it were unsatisfying. The game is linear and doesn't allow choices to be made, and in some parts while playing as Ellie you will be forced to do acts you don't want to do only to have the game scold you for having made them, which doesn't make any sense. Compare it to games like Telltale's The Walking Dead, where you made hard choices and faced the consequences of them, or Spec Ops: The Line, where the game forced you to make bad choices, but you didn't know it at the time you made them.
    Inconsistency is also a key part of this story. In the latter part of the game you play as Abby, the woman who killed Joel. Not only does the game NOT scold you for the horrible things you do as Abby, but it tries so hard to make you empathize with her and justify her actions that it even comes off as hypocritical towards Ellie. Given that Joel was a beloved character in the series, this comes off as just pretentious writing, bringing the dread and depression of the game to the point of exaggeration.
    The ending is just as bleak, forced, and disappointing as the whole story of the game is. It almost feels that the creators of the game wanted this game to make you feel miserable for playing it; which can be a good thing, but they forced this guilt on you so hard that it just wants you to not touch this game anymore.
    Games can get away with shallow and almost nonsensical plots if the rest of its parts make up for it. But TLOU never wanted to be one of these games. They relied heavily on the story, and the story was a complete mess. That's why it earns a 3/10.    … Expand
  4. Ahmedmad1777
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    It so bad because a lot of thing in it and I think they should just stop on the first game
  5. JaroslawKoln
    Jun 20, 2020
    10
    Why I can't rate this game?? Why I can't rate this game?? I fell in love in tlou 2
  6. EmminenzZ
    Jun 20, 2020
    10
    It is one of the best Games i ever played in my life! The Graphics are breathtaking, the story is mind blowing and you feel every minute that it is made by a really wonderful and awesome game company! You guys are great! I love it!
  7. AmilcarBM
    Jun 19, 2020
    10
    Es muy bueno El juego Este juego Es una maldita obra maestra Y los que pongan 0 de rating ojala se lo foshe un perro
  8. Blackstar2212
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    Themes behind the game: Hate, Morality, Loss, Love, Pain, and Remorse.

    Evolution of gameplay: Similar to previous installment, but with many improvements. A.I. is more intelligent, forcing the player to think fast. With Ellie being more agile, exploration is expanded. The Non-Linear exploration gives us more freedom to explore the massive world before us. Story: Requires alot of focus,    Themes behind the game: Hate, Morality, Loss, Love, Pain, and Remorse.

    Evolution of gameplay: Similar to previous installment, but with many improvements. A.I. is more intelligent, forcing the player to think fast. With Ellie being more agile, exploration is expanded. The Non-Linear exploration gives us more freedom to explore the massive world before us.

    Story: Requires alot of focus, open minds, and is down to one's interpertation. Expands on characters. A second playthrough is highly recommended to fully grasp all of it. Soundtrack: Fits the tone of the sequel, whilst being familiar to the player, it also builds tension in the right places. Graphics: Extremely detailed, the team really put alot of effort to make it highly believable and breathtaking. Along with maintaining the sense of an abandoned and harsh world. The brutalility depicted is detailed to a point that you may feel a little queasy from time to time.

    Overall: The Last of Us Part 2 is a bittersweet and emotional triumph, where it throws you into a darker, more violent bloodbath than its previous title. It is also a game that will make you question the character's motives and morality at the end of My Score: 92/100    … Expand
  9. Nickonpc
    Jun 24, 2020
    10
    These Dumb review bombers play it it's a masterpiece one of best things playstation has ever done
  10. JessicaBIEL
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    I just finished the game. Took me 34 hours. I really didn't expect the sequel to be THAT good.

    Last week I also finished the first Last of Us (Remastered) to have fresh memories of the events. The first 10-15 hours are MARVELOUS, playing Ellie as a badass grown up woman is so exciting. Then the game take you somewhere else by making you playing Abby, the girl that you HATE and want    I just finished the game. Took me 34 hours. I really didn't expect the sequel to be THAT good.

    Last week I also finished the first Last of Us (Remastered) to have fresh memories of the events.

    The first 10-15 hours are MARVELOUS, playing Ellie as a badass grown up woman is so exciting. Then the game take you somewhere else by making you playing Abby, the girl that you HATE and want to kill.
    BUT after a few hours, you begin to UNDERSTAND and FEEL, why your so called enemies are doing what they doing and that manipulation is, on it's own, AWESOME

    First, you don't give a damn about killing dozens of strangers, but after you're lived with them, after fighting with them and had the privilege to know them better, your feelings become confused about them. And that's just the beginning :)

    This sequel has all the wonderful ingredients of the first game. The story is violent, but meaningful and the scene is really touching (the interactions between Joel and Ellie are SOOO GOOOD!!).
    The gameplay is almost FLAWLESS (maybe better than MGS5).

    I really encourage all Last of Us 1 gamers to buy this one and to MAKE THEIR OWN OPINION of the game and especially the story.

    I LOVE this game, despite some minor questionable choices (some characters are just here to check boxes.. and maybe some of the flashbacks are not necessary.

    At my own surprise, Last of Us part 2 became one of my favorite game of all time (and I play since 25 years on PC and consoles!!). It's a MASTERPIECE and I thank Naughty Dog and the wonderful casting for their AMAZING JOB.    … Expand
  11. Nonya1221
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Absolute 10/10 from me I loved the story and the game play I live how you see both Abby and Ellie’s side to the story and even though naughty dog killed a beloved character I see that they did it to get the required feelings… Expand
  12. PiePie97
    Jun 26, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. About this game the first part Joel was kill brutally make me feel angry and frustrate, while the trailer hint me that i can play as him and Ellie more
    The Ellie part is ok, good graphic, and more of open world.
    The Abby part make me unhappy when they let me play as a character i already set my mind to hate her from earlier part and see how cheap they make me to sympathize her just doesnt give me any eager to continue playing as her
    Many characters were poor written as Mel,she is pregnant and go to warzone, climb, balance... OMG so realistic.
    After finished i just dont feel happy and satisfied even a little. I dont play game to get more negative feeling like this.    … Expand
  13. abpaulo21
    Jun 26, 2020
    9
    If you're going to buy this game you have to go open to new stories. If you're expecting more of the same (part 1) you're going to be heavily disappointed.
    Anyway this game is powerful and fortunately doesn't shy away from serious themes.
    Gameplay is the same Naughty Dog style we've seen in their last games, but has improved. You have now a couple different tools, and the levels offer more    If you're going to buy this game you have to go open to new stories. If you're expecting more of the same (part 1) you're going to be heavily disappointed.
    Anyway this game is powerful and fortunately doesn't shy away from serious themes.
    Gameplay is the same Naughty Dog style we've seen in their last games, but has improved. You have now a couple different tools, and the levels offer more solutions and a freedom to approach any encounter in a different way.
    My only problem with the game is that somewhere in the middle of the game, it throws at you a lot of new characters without enough time to develop a couple of them.
    Other than that this is a 10/10 for me.    … Expand
  14. SeanyMcBiker
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    I absolutely loved everything about this game. Graphics, Game-play, Story everything was perfect. I will definitely replay it a few more times and Im sure it will be replayed every few months for years to come. Liked it so much I decided to join up this site for the craic and see whats going on.
  15. TheGameGoat
    Jun 23, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Story:
    This game makes you feel a lot. You get all the emotions. Happy, sad, joyful, depressed. Everything's planned. A lot of the reviews were made negative within the first two days of the game’s launch. On day 2 of playing the game, I was at the character switch, as I suppose many others were. And just like the many others, I was mad. This is where many decided to quit the game, and write their hate review. However, I kept playing. At the end of the game, I understood what the developers wanted. I understood AND FELT the ending because I put my bias towards the main characters aside. Once you do that, the story’s flawless. It’s very easy to follow along as long as you stick through with it. For example, a lot of people get confused at the start of the game. However, if you play past the confusing part, the pieces all start to fit together. Gameplay:
    It’s simply perfect. They didn’t change much, but what they did change added only more depth from the first and made it a lot more smooth. There’s also a lot more ammo and material to be found around the world, even on the higher difficulties. Why I rated the game a 9 and not a 10:
    Simply from lack of content. At the moment we have a new game plus mode, but unlike the original, there’s no character skins or game filters. I was expecting a lot more skins, even branching out to weapon skins. Maybe the devs will add this later, but I’m rating what the game launched with. Overall:
    Amazing experience, truly emotional. While the ending did not make me happy, it wasn’t suppose to. The last time I felt this way about a game, was when in MGS3, you find out Big Boss was doing everything for her country, and that no one would know her sacrifice except for you and a few select others. Just because a game doesn’t have sunshine and rainbows at the end, doesn’t make it any less of a terrific game. Side Note (spoilers):
    The Last of Us 1 had a sad ending. Joel shoots up an entire hospital and you can tell at the end that there is a tear in the relationship between Joel and Ellie. The Last of Us 2 has a sad ending as well, although this one is more blatant and extreme. So to everyone complaining that the game is too emotional, yet enjoyed the first game, were you just ignoring the ending of the first one, or too oblivious to see it? No one in this game’s universe is a good protagonist. Joel is a flawed hero. We only see his side of the story when he’s with Ellie. They mention countless times of how he had a bad past, from small conversations with Ellie, to arguments with Tommy and Vic, also the scene when they get off the highway and he knows about the ambush. The only difference is that at the end of The Last of Us 2, we have a strong bias towards Joel, which makes us hate the other character. Had the game been flipped around, and we’d follow the other character besides Joel and Ellie, we’d grow to hate them as well.    … Expand
  16. V3plan
    Jun 26, 2020
    4
    I was a fan of the original and I avoided all spoilers prior to the release of this game because I wanted to experience it for myself. I now regret making this choice. For those who are still considering getting this game I would say you're better off watching a playthrough online.
  17. Jaeisdumb
    Jun 26, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. (Light spoilers) The gameplay, the characters, the graphics, and the visuals of the game were stellar. The first half had me on the edge of my seat story-wise as well, and I was so excited, and then we played 10 hours as Abby. Then, I saw all of the cheap ploys to try and make us like Abby and dislike Ellie. Have Ellie kill dogs and Abby pet them etc, but that doesn’t change the heart of each character. Just because a child calls Abby a good person doesn’t mean she is one. It shifts from a fantastic start to a bunch of cheap shots instead of quality writing. You can’t make an evil hearted villain and a sympathetic one all in one go like that. I saw what they were trying to do and can appreciate it, but it didn’t land properly. The game is better than average but doesn’t live up to it’s predecessor story-wise. It often reads like torture porn (I love angst fic and this exceeds the worst of what I’ve read in this field). I wish it was better, I really wanted it to be. The first half I was absolutely in love and then it just dipped, all the way to the less than stellar ending. I still enjoy the game. Some parts were so fantastic I’ll never forget them, and so I can’t drop the game in its entirety, but nonetheless I was a little disappointed. I do still suggest you play the game through on your own, but it’s not the masterpiece I was led to believe it was. 3/5 or 7/10… Expand
  18. Maccha
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    Bad story. Bad ending. I really liked the first one. Found this storyline very disappointing.
  19. bestguigui
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    Because I just finished the game (25 hours), I can give some legitimate feedback. Of course, the game IS amazing. The story is incredible and yes, it's hard. Like, really really hard. Made me cry a couple times. But it's really well written and everything is justified. Can't tell too much without spoil, but I found that every choice that was made was really good, especially related to theBecause I just finished the game (25 hours), I can give some legitimate feedback. Of course, the game IS amazing. The story is incredible and yes, it's hard. Like, really really hard. Made me cry a couple times. But it's really well written and everything is justified. Can't tell too much without spoil, but I found that every choice that was made was really good, especially related to the characters we do control.

    But it's not possible to understand that without playing at least a few hours... And about that LGBT and other drama things : who cares ? This was already known from the first game (Left Behind DLC), and why should it be a problem ? Regarding Abby, it's another thing and is fully explained in... the story ! And I mean the real one, not the faked leaked one or the **** you can read anywhere on this metacritic user Reviews page...

    Thank you so much Naughy Dog and Neil Drukmann for this piece of art. Please for the third one, raise the volume music a little. Your music is incredible, so please give it honor like in the first game. Otherwise, perfect match for me, thanks again ! :)    … Expand
  20. ArkSeyonet
    Jun 26, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm very sad to write this review. I ignored the review bombing in hopes that it was just angry fans stirring up trouble as they always do.

    I'm going to start with the fact that people think people that are angry are just mad because of the LGBT references... The Last of Us: Left Behind introduced Ellie as gay, and it scored very well. Most people don't care about a character's sexual orientation, as long as the story is good. With that being said, the LGBT part of the story did seem to be "in my face" a lot, and made me want to say, "Yeah I get it, they are in love, cool. Get back to the story.", but I liked both Ellie and Dina.

    The action/graphics in the game were very well done, there is no argument towards the technical aspect of this game being done well, that is the only reason why this review has a 1 and no a flat-out 0 though, I have to admit.

    After that, this is where the positive/neutral things end. The entire point of the first game was looking for the cure, there has to be a cure. It was a good story developing Joel and Ellie as a "family" and developing their characters.

    This story basically "forgot" everything that had happened in the first game, and ignored all of the development of Joel altogether. He was a very cautious person and didn't trust anyone, and in the second game this was thrown out of the window.

    Abby kills Joel very early in the game, and it's unknown why, until you find out that the little girl that Joel saved in the first game was Abby, and she kills him because he killed her Dad, the doctor.

    There is a point as well where you play as Abby, because it wants you to relate to her character, and I have to be honest, the moment she killed Joel she was no longer an interesting character, she was the antagonist. You're not going to make me relate with a character by trying to show their human side, after they kill the character that you've grown to love throughout the first game. I'm on Joel and Ellie's side, no matter who has to die.
    After this, you have this entire drawn out story where Ellie murders everyone in her path to get to Abby for revenge, and then develop the relationship between her and Dina throughout this story, all for nothing.

    Ellie kills Abby's friends, Abby kills Jessie, and after all of this... After all of the killing and fighting, at the end of the game, Dina tells Ellie not to leave, and Ellie leaves anyway to go find Abby. You have a long drawn out fight with Abby, and then Ellie lets Abby go.

    All of the people that died in the game, was for nothing. All of the development between Ellie and Dina was for nothing. Abby leaves, Ellie loses her guitar playing fingers, Dina leaves, and Ellie is alone. They threw it all away at the end for what? To make you want a third game? I am not confident in Naughty Dog's ability to do anything except make a game that is technically good with scenery and action at this point.

    The only thing that this game has done was disappoint me in Naughty Dog's ability to write a compelling story to keep me engaged, and it's very obvious that they struggle at "closing" a story that they were trying to make. If there would have been some type of closure, it would have been a better ending. Instead, they just left it as a cliffhanger, and made the entire game you just fought through felt like it was a hopeless waste of time.

    What was the point anyway? Abby kills Joel, You kill everyone to get to Abby, Dina leaves you, and you don't even kill Abby. The ending is: Ellie loses everything, and you don't really have anything resolved other than you know why Abby killed Joel. There is no closure.

    As a final note, the reason for the bad review is not BECAUSE Joel died. It's because of the way that the story was told. It was written and done early for shock value, and then they tried to piece together the reasoning afterwards. There are many games where main characters die, and it's done in a way to really make you love the game. This is not one of them. If they would have told Abby's story beforehand and let us grow to like the character, and let us understand her motives, in order to lead up to a climax where she kills Joel and we understand why she did it, then that would have worked much better. But instead, they chose to go for "shock value" points and it hurt the story a lot.    … Expand
  21. Helial
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    Le jeu est excellent, la direction artistique est splendide ainsi que la bande son qui l'accompagne.
    Le gameplay est viscérale et intelligent.
    L'histoire peut laisser à désirer mais pour mon cas j'ai aimé, mais la narration de celle-ci est parfaite.
    Pas de micro-transactions. Juste une chef-d'œuvre à faire et qui vaut son prix.
  22. Stellabartois
    Jun 26, 2020
    2
    Where do I even begin with this monstrosity of a story? It starts off with great potential, interesting new environment with Ellie and Joel plus some new characters, but oh boy does it fall off quickly. What I hated about this storytelling is how Druckmann clearly wants you to like Abby. It's sometimes subtle but once you notice it comes across as incredibly pandering (for example the dogWhere do I even begin with this monstrosity of a story? It starts off with great potential, interesting new environment with Ellie and Joel plus some new characters, but oh boy does it fall off quickly. What I hated about this storytelling is how Druckmann clearly wants you to like Abby. It's sometimes subtle but once you notice it comes across as incredibly pandering (for example the dog stuff).

    Also, the narrative in this game that 'violence and revenge is bad' is simply outrageously backwards, this is set in a post-apocalyptic America where violence is the only way to survive.

    Having said that, I must say that the game looks absolutely stunning, as well as the soundtrack.

    Gameplay was relatively disappointing as it is practically the same as in 2013's part one.

    Graphics 10/10

    Soundtrack 9/10

    Gameplay 6/10

    Story 1/10    … Expand
  23. Macdony
    Jun 19, 2020
    10
    I love it!!! From the game play to the level design and the characters! Wonderful game
  24. Viniccius2005
    Jun 26, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The last of us 2 is a great game, but it has its problems, the parts where we play with Ellie are great, but after everything Abby did, when we have to play more than 3 hours with her the game becomes if uninteresting and we just pray that this part will pass as soon as possible to get back to playing with Ellie.… Expand
  25. EugeneTS4
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    Just an utter trash of a story. Don't spend your money, don't support this dog.
    This crap will give you nothing but for frustrations and rage.
  26. RicardoM06
    Jun 24, 2020
    10
    This game for me was without a doubt the best game I've ever played, surpasses the god of War, red dead redemption 2 etc. The people who say the game is horrible are people who don't realize the message that the game wants to convey. This game is +18 not only for having sex, nudity, drugs, violence etc, but also because it is necessary to have open mentality, an above average maturity.
  27. Gamingpod
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    This game is such a great piece of art and storytelling. Living in a post apocolyptic world relationships can make you or break you. Death has its consequences and this story encompasses all of that and more.

    The graphics show the true power of next gen consoles. Never seen such a beautiful game.
  28. yungroj
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    Every so-called "professional" critic that gave this game anything above 4 is a joke.
  29. MaxRemigio
    Jun 22, 2020
    1
    Only graphics is what I'd consider like positive on this abomination. The story is a shame.
  30. Sparky155
    Jun 26, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game was a massive disapointment, I can't believe we waited 7 YEARS for this game. I feel so bad for the animation and music team, they worked so hard to make a beautiful game then the writing department came and ruined it all. Naughty dog need to learn from rockstar how to create beautiful and compelling sequels, RDR2 is a perfect example. Just imagine if Arthur Morgan was sent off the way Joel was sent off, thank god Rockstar have a great writing department. This game isn't worth a single penny, feel bad for those who were hyped for this like I am.… Expand
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Universal acclaim - based on 121 Critic Reviews

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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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