The Last of Us Part II

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  1. teemz22
    Jul 21, 2020
    7
    I'm sorry I'm just not comfortable playing as a girl with biceps bigger than mine, that's just too much.
    Graphics are great, gameplay solid I guess, sound is amazing. this is a typical ND story driven game with 0 replay value, but the plot..... omg I don't wanna go there. Just play the first game and forget this one ever existed.
  2. kl4uz_
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    I was so hyped when they annouced tlou 2 but this is nothing more than a game with good graphics, bad story and a terrible plot.
  3. KillProcess
    Sep 6, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Jogo insanamente bom. Quem critica é só por birra por terem matado o Joel no início do jogo e/ou por tangenciar uma temática LGBT e feminista (sendo que nem é o tema principal do jogo). Gameplay, gráficos, construção dos personagens, tudo excelente e pessoal desconsidera por pura birra infantil.… Expand
  4. SuncoastGuy
    Jul 5, 2020
    6
    Preface that Part one was my favorite game of all time. Gameplay not much improved since the previous one. The story got cheap kicks in early then lost me. It belongs with the 2nd Matrix movie on the list of things that should never have existed.
  5. gabrielsilence
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    Graphics 10/10
    Gameplay 9/10
    Story 1/10 The fans of the Last of Us deserved better than this absurd story. This is what happens when Neil Druckman tries to shove his complacently stupid ideology down everyone's throats instead of writing a compelling story with universal themes about what it means to be human. I feel sorry for all the truly talented devs and artists at Naughty Dog,    Graphics 10/10
    Gameplay 9/10
    Story 1/10

    The fans of the Last of Us deserved better than this absurd story. This is what happens when Neil Druckman tries to shove his complacently stupid ideology down everyone's throats instead of writing a compelling story with universal themes about what it means to be human. I feel sorry for all the truly talented devs and artists at Naughty Dog, that all of their talents were wasted on this tripe moralizing. If you want a good revenge story, watch Unforgiven.    … Expand
  6. BalancedPortfol
    Jul 20, 2020
    5
    On a technical level this game is good and deserves some praise for what was achieved both visually and in world design, never have I played something with the level of polish in it's technical systems and I give props to the developers for that. However the game is let down massively by uneven pacing, poor writing and mixed level design that really spoil what is on offer here.

    The    On a technical level this game is good and deserves some praise for what was achieved both visually and in world design, never have I played something with the level of polish in it's technical systems and I give props to the developers for that. However the game is let down massively by uneven pacing, poor writing and mixed level design that really spoil what is on offer here.

    The elephant in the room: It's no secret that this game had big boots to fill and this series in particular lives on it's story which is in a word quite terrible. The plot has several prominent convenient and immersion breaking plot holes and conveniences that fail to really give a valid reason for it's existence. The characters are poor and do not reflect the excellent character building from the last game and almost deliberately seek to tear them down in a way that is hollow and unfulfilling. Some new characters are good but on the whole most are shallow and not likeable with little core to them that would build the empathy the game attempts. This game can be fun but it is massively overshadowed by this due to it's heavy story focus. There is a bold decision halfway through that makes little sense in how it was excuted. This game would score significantly higher (7-8) if the story was given a directors cut that interspersed the stories with each-other at the same time.

    Gameplay wise it's more refined and open but again suffers from poor pacing and some areas of really quite awful level design which appears to get worse as the title progressed. You can see at the beginning that they wanted to expand the scope but this is replaced later on by increasingly linear hallway type levels that don't expand the series in any meaningful way.

    Combat too is refined, but is more of the same and is not really improved beyond some elements of stealth and does little to further the genre.

    Sound is excellent, graphics are great. This on paper could have been a masterpiece but unfortunately it was executed poorly. It is not a bad game and it's not a masterpiece.

    I would recommend renting this or waiting for it to go on sale. If you do not like depressing content or really enjoyed the first for it's story I would probably give this a miss entirely.    … Expand
  7. juliafranco_
    Jul 24, 2020
    0
    o jogo é muito maravilhoso, melhor que o jogo é só ver os macho gamer chorando
  8. Frederick_rev
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Where even to begin.
    This game obviously obviously had some big shoes to fill. I enjoyed TLOU1 despite it's boring gameplay because of the engaging story and well crafted atmosphere. This game however fails in almost all aspects, graphics being its only saving grace. In a way it, it is the perfect example of a modern triple A failure.
    It's very pretty to look at, but has little in the way of gameplay, as it almost plays itself. There is no choice, the game is linear from start to finish. It would've made a good movie if the story wasn't bad.
    Everyones favorite character is killed off, Ellies character is all over the place, making it obvious not even the writers knew what to do with her after killing Joel.
    One second she's mad, the other she's having some lesbian fun, then she goes back to a killing rampage in order to reach Abby, the main villain of this game, then after a small genocide she finally has the chance to kill her and she has a sudden change of heart. Maybe she decided some post apocalyptical netflix and chill with her girl friend would be a better way to pass the time?
    Oh and the game pulls the genius move half way to have you play as the villain, Abby.
    No one likes her, that was the point of her from the beginning. Create the most unlikeable villain possible and make a tired revenge story. Why force the players to play as her? so you can have catharsis when you kill yourself? it's just such a badly written game it feels like it was meant to fail from the start. No clever twists, no clever writing, no memorable lines, an amateurish, tasteless and awkward narrative. That's the story we get to accompany non existent gameplay.
    What a 60 dollar scam, I feel bad for those who bought it without knowing what they're in for.
    Oh and what's with the reviews for this game? it smells like foul play to me, early review copies in exchange for 10/10 ratings, maybe even bribes.
    If anything, TLOU2 is a sad tale about a corrupt industry. 0/10    … Expand
  9. JonnyMenthol
    Jul 4, 2020
    7
    Finished it and there is great, good, bad and absolutely terrible aspects. It's cobbled together like it was done by three different people and they never got to meet each other until the printing of the disc. It subverts expectation for the sake of it and the new main characters are weak as a B teir sci fi films background characters and while their at it have some of the worst and out ofFinished it and there is great, good, bad and absolutely terrible aspects. It's cobbled together like it was done by three different people and they never got to meet each other until the printing of the disc. It subverts expectation for the sake of it and the new main characters are weak as a B teir sci fi films background characters and while their at it have some of the worst and out of place dialouge in gaming as if written by an angsty teen girl for a school essay. It doesn't stop there, the pacing is destroyed by the games otherwise amazing design (in levels and comat areas) and to offset this they add character switching yet this makes it worse because when your switching from character to character to flash back to "main" game and that main game switches from open areas to long linear areas to a mix of both and back and forth you loose all investment and your time spent feels like it's getting the middle finger. Horrible choices in the way it's all constructed, just horrid. I could go on with how bad the this story is and how badly it foes a diservice to the girst game and the fans but it's been said about twenty five thousand times in these reviews in twenty five thousand different ways all with a red number but I'll say one morr thing, this game has thee worst pacing in both story and progreasion I think I've ever experienced in a game, that mid game progression break is just bonkers.

    It's not all bad though, this game is near second to none in graphics on console or PC (barring RTX mods), a few stand up to it like RDR2 but that had a budget and dev team larger than God could provide. Ps4 Pro resolution is good only marred by a film grain effect that can be a bit jarring and HDR is well implemented. The Pro doesn't get too loud either, albiet a few moments in intense action does so.

    Animations are by far unmatched even compared to RDR2 and it keeps it's game speed here without being sluggish or actions taking a day and on that note the actions are amazing, the fluid combat and human enemy encounters are some of the best in gaming, I can't get over how good they and how boring old third person stealth games have actually become fun games comat wise and not only that but brilliant. There is some frame pacing issues and the FPS is pretty weak even for 30, Ai on my TV settings smoothed it out but the frame pacing continued.

    Gameplay moment to moment is pretty good (bar that awful pacing) but when you are looting and shooting and climbing and jumping it's a fun loop but again... pacing...horrid. Weapons and tools are fun and exploration is highly rewarding leading back into this which in turn makes the combat more fun, a masterwork in this regard but... pacing. The combat does vary from encounter to encounter and some are very bad while the human Ai does start to show it'a not all that great after a few encounters in.

    Sound is incredible and it's got that amazing 3D audio design that needs to be in more games, a headset is highly recommended. Voice acting ranges from oscar worthy to B film to phoned in depending on the character or if it's a cutscene or character banter.

    7/10 over all.

    5 for the story. 8 for the game if you ignore the story. I really wanna give it a 6 or 3 out of 5 stars but there is something about the quality here that helps it edge to a 7 yet I gave up caring about the story and tried my best to not question it after the half way point.    … Expand
  10. AWARHERO
    Jun 27, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. If the chronological order of the story was changed, i think players would've tolerated the murder of Joel better and even maybe understand it.

    How the story is told generate instant and passionate Hatred of Abby and most players won't even want to finish the game because of this.

    This game should've started with Abby...
    Letting us grow her character creating some attachment to her and leading up to the moment
    she meets and kill Joel. Then moving on to Ellie wanting revenge for Joel's death.
    Not killing Abby in the end is also a big mistake and completely enrages most players.

    The game graphics and game mechanics are great but the story is the main issue here.
    Stop trying to subvert our expectations... We were expecting Ellie & Joel to win from the start....    … Expand
  11. Edgard86
    Jun 28, 2020
    7
    Demorei um pouco pra raciocinar o que é este jogo, mas cara, que história horrível..Por que isso Naughty Dog? Esse game play maravilhoso jamais merecia uma historia dessa. The Last of Us 2 não é um jogo do Joel, nao é um jogo da Ellie, nao é um jogo dos Vagalumes, nao é um jogo de vingança.. The last of us 2 nao é nada... Vc nao se vinga, vc nao tem o Joel, vc nao tem a ''verdadeira''Demorei um pouco pra raciocinar o que é este jogo, mas cara, que história horrível..Por que isso Naughty Dog? Esse game play maravilhoso jamais merecia uma historia dessa. The Last of Us 2 não é um jogo do Joel, nao é um jogo da Ellie, nao é um jogo dos Vagalumes, nao é um jogo de vingança.. The last of us 2 nao é nada... Vc nao se vinga, vc nao tem o Joel, vc nao tem a ''verdadeira'' Ellie, nao tem a cura nao, nao tem nada... é um jogo sem identidade, com um final horrível que nao diz nada.. Humilharam o Joel literalmente, que morte mal feita, meu deus.
    Prós: Gameplay maravilhoso, gráfico lindo, trilha sonora ótima, ambientação imersiva, vale muito a pena jogar por isso.
    Contrás: Historia horrorosa, jogo e personagens sem identidade. PSN ID: Edgard_1986    … Expand
  12. j133760
    Jun 21, 2020
    7
    After the opening exposition, the game wastes no time making it clear that Ellie is lesbian. One of the first lines of the game proper is a reference to Ellie kissing another woman. The first lines are always telling, they set the tone for the rest of the game, and Naughty Dogs choice here follows suit. The recurring theme of the narrative shows a commitment to woke culture and politicallyAfter the opening exposition, the game wastes no time making it clear that Ellie is lesbian. One of the first lines of the game proper is a reference to Ellie kissing another woman. The first lines are always telling, they set the tone for the rest of the game, and Naughty Dogs choice here follows suit. The recurring theme of the narrative shows a commitment to woke culture and politically correct roles and characters. I have no issue with LGBT characters, but I do take issue when they are hamfisted and contrived excuses to tick off a diversity box and show the world how woke the devs are.

    The pertinence of Ellie's sexuality in a zombie game about murdering monsters is questionable in the first place, but when the game starts right off the bat beating the LGBT drum and placing so much emphasis on it, it raises questions about the motive.

    Joel is no longer the gruff, manly man he was in the first one. Naughty Dog has taken his balls,
    he is now a meek, timid, and emotionally expressive man who desperately kowtows to Ellie. He went from badass savage to senescent grandpa competing for his chosen childs attention. In the opening exposition, he plays a soft guitar song, singing passionately, exposing his inner turmoil and feelings.

    What the ****? I guess Joel has denounced his toxic masculinity. This is not the Joel fans have come to love. Joel in the first game was compelling explicitly because he was aloof and did not expose himself. As the ancient adage goes, SHOW dont tell. The first game showed us how Joel was tormented, non-verbally, through his actions. In Last of Us 2, he might as well stare at the camera and tell the audience directly; "I'm tortured, emotional and sad! Here, I've written a song about how much I need other people!"

    The narrative of Last of Us 2 would fall into the "culture war" category. It is, first and foremost, trying
    to change American culture by altering gender roles and perceptions of the human condition. I understand what they are trying to do. Men can expose feelings (often considered feminine) and women can kill and be tough (often considered masculine.) But these themes are woven into the story for woke purposes, in a contrived way rather than indirectly. There is no logical explanation for Joels sudden shift into sappy and emotional behavior.

    He suddenly transforms with no explanation between the two games. I dont wan't devs trying to curate my worldview, I don't want devs trying to nudge me towards a woke ideology. I just want devs to write a compelling story, a good game, and leave identitarian politics OUT.

    The game itself is superb quality. However, the narrative does a great disservice to fans. Woke/SJW themes aside, the drastic changes to Joel and throwing him under the bus by making Ellie the main protagonist is not something I'm happy with.    … Expand
  13. Roorm
    Jun 30, 2020
    9
    Объясняю почему The Last of Us Part 2 один из лучших экшенов от 3-его лица на сегодняшний день: качество анимаций, реакция нпс на попадание пуль, реакция гг на попадание пуль, импакт от оружия, звуки оружия и окружения, интенсивность мили-боёвки, качество расчленёнки и её наличие вообще, взаимодействие с окружением, спец эффекты, поведение нпс (если выставить уровень выше лёгкого) и тд иОбъясняю почему The Last of Us Part 2 один из лучших экшенов от 3-его лица на сегодняшний день: качество анимаций, реакция нпс на попадание пуль, реакция гг на попадание пуль, импакт от оружия, звуки оружия и окружения, интенсивность мили-боёвки, качество расчленёнки и её наличие вообще, взаимодействие с окружением, спец эффекты, поведение нпс (если выставить уровень выше лёгкого) и тд и тп - это объективные вещи, которые оцениваются вне зависимости от чьих либо эмоций. Техническое исполнение этих аспектов в TLOU2 - великолепное, достаточно просто начать сравнивать их с другими играми из жанра.
    На счёт сюжета наверное я сейчас скажу то что лежит на поверхности, в TLOU2 вообще нет положительных персонажей с точки зрения морали и этики. Там все заслуживают смерти. НО у нас есть эмоциональная привязанность к персонажам и мы сами пытаемся оправдать их поступки. Вы наверное могли понять по запискам в игре что все те кто были "адекватными", умерли в первый год. Остались только моральные уроды которые готовые на все.    … Expand
  14. PandaHerop1990
    Jun 22, 2020
    2
    this isnt a revange history, is just a garbage inclusive history, no sense with a lazy script. just a **** to make happy all SJW on internet.
  15. RAMONCHITO
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Sepultou uma ótima franquia. Triste ver o desrespeito da sony com o lore e a fanbase que ela diz respeitar tanto...
  16. DMGDealer
    Aug 1, 2020
    5
    Unfortunately after 10 hrs in a 26 hrs of gameplay it does start become repetitive, I got such love for the first and I appreciate they wanted to create a single player experience lik the first but why are they trying to shove a narrative down our throat and not do anything truly different, the opportunity was there. This felt as a total let down for myself and others. The first game leftUnfortunately after 10 hrs in a 26 hrs of gameplay it does start become repetitive, I got such love for the first and I appreciate they wanted to create a single player experience lik the first but why are they trying to shove a narrative down our throat and not do anything truly different, the opportunity was there. This felt as a total let down for myself and others. The first game left us with a cliffhanger ending and all I really wanted was the more of the flashbacks of Ellie and Joel. He's one of the franchise protagonist from the main game and went through well with a brilliant story and people were looking forward to see them back after 7 years, The story is a cohesive mess, such a shame story wise compared to the graphics which it does make it absolutely gorgeous to look at.… Expand
  17. SSD_Zero_Vector
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. OK the game in game play,Visual and Soundtrack are amazing. BUT the story is pathetic how you can kill one of the most important character in just two hours after starting the game and apart from the way he dies, it is not even organically there were too many ways to write his death but they went for the most foolish and irrational, literally sent to trash everything they created in the first game. And that story of revenge is the main basis of the game is absurd since when Naughty dog ​​became DC… Expand
  18. Alfredre45cjb
    Jul 18, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A este juego le doy 9.6 por que la verdad me gusto mucho solo que tiene problemas y uno de ello es muy grande como la muerte de joel su muerte esta mal escrita es super forzada y la verdad cuando la vi me quede decepcionado sin ganas de seguir jugando el juego pero despues segui ya que habia invertido ya mucho dinero por ese juego y la verdad lo demas me encanto hay otra parte de la historia que no me gusto mucho que fue un flashback de abby la parte de el acuario me aburrio pero en cuanto al personaje me gusto al principio la odie y al final me termino gustando de echo al principio de la campaña de ella estaba como okey esta bien pero ya denme a ellie quiero ya jugar con ellie despues se me paso y la campaña de abby me gusto muchisimo a excepcion de la escena que ya comente y ellie un personaje que me gustaba al final me termino callendo mal y las ultimas 7 horas del juego me encantaron encontre muchas emociones ahi es el juego que mas emociones me a sacado en cuanto al gameplay y los graficos es espectacular naughty dog hizo un gran trabajo ahi en conclusion me encanto el juego puede que hubiera estado a la altura de 1 pero por los errores que comente para mi no lo estuvo y la verdad lo recomiendo.
    Ya solo espero el multi y algun dlc o una expansion tipo lost legacy.    … Expand
  19. roger_bells
    Jul 20, 2020
    0
    worst game of the decade. The Last of Us 1 in terms of narrative is incomparable with this game
  20. company2604
    Mar 17, 2022
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Gameplay is pretty much the same. But history? God damn, that was the worst thing I’ve ever played.… Expand
  21. KritikAVG
    Jan 14, 2021
    10
    Это шедевр, те кто критикуют игру в нее не играли, не слушайте их
  22. DarwinWolf
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Sincerely, when you start the Last of Us 1, and watch trough Joe's story, the death of his daughter. The pain he had to endure, but then hope and destony knocked at his door, he had the opportunity to love and raise a new daughter , you fight fore her you teach her, you train her so she can survive in a difficult world, as a father, is such a powerful story. Definitely Joel would sacrifice all humanity just to save those precious feelings, just to save that single soul. Such a powerful message. I had been waiting for a sequel for so long, where I finally see Elie, find happiness, where she could have love and care, understanding , to find a family and start a new life away form the horrors of an apocalyptic world. Maybe with Joel as a father or as a friend. All the Hope's I had were simply crushed. Ellie is not nice, she is bitter, cynical and stupidly rebellious just like an annoying teenager who doesn't get what she is into. Very different from the self aware kid she was when she was younger, she is, by imposition, a lesser version of herself very emotionally dependant. Which is very contradictory to her abilities. Joel, who sacrificed humanity for her is just a bad memory, non important. The story concentrates in selling a Walking dead approach of multiple characters stories, but forget to be strong in the main ine. By weakening the main' storyline the only achieve shallowness. The lesbian relationship is so shallow and imposed, with no real motivation that just falls in annoying. The game play? Just doesn't Add anything new. But with more humans with different ways to be killed, which can be totally ignored if you just play your way through. You will be looking for materials and throwing Rick's, bottles and so in just as in the first game. And pressing the command to listen just as Joel and Ellie did in the first game. I dont really care about gameplay for this game, if only Ellie would have had the chance to have a good resolution or grownth as a character. This is just disheartening, sad, for all the fans who loved the first story, to see Ellie turned into an expression of what media wants: an enraged confused teenager who is mad about society..My advice? Buy the game when it gets to 20 dollars maybe in two months.… Expand
  23. Tawan
    Jul 18, 2020
    10
    Melhor game da geração, gráficos incríveis, ótima jogabilidade e história extremamente envolvente, nota 10!
  24. Super_Maikel
    Jun 20, 2020
    10
    I'm not gonna say much... only this. you can really see the stupidity of humanity when you look at the ratings and comments
  25. Gipinze
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    A full agenda game, not only because Joel's end, but because the forced agenda related to the characters and not bringing nothing organic but forced to the game, a very sad way to end with a game that was amazing in it's time
  26. Pucrettub
    Aug 17, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I am torn about this game. Not because I don't know how to rate it myself, but based off the division I have read. I have trouble finding others that feel exactly how I feel on the details.

    Graphics: 10/10 - I think most agree on this
    Sound: 10/10
    Gameplay: 8/10 - I enjoy that combat is conservative so you don't get too tired of it. It did have some beautiful locations I enjoyed, but certainly wasn't perfect. But they did have a chance to give us more variation in enemies with the Scars that didn't really get fully utilized.
    Story: 6/10 - This is where I find it difficult to find other people who feel the same on all the details. The killing off of characters doesn't affect me. Like A Song of Fire & Ice, I feel like it's up to the authors on who and how they kill off. The voice acting and dialog, like Uncharted 4, are some of the most natural feeling pieces that make me feel sorrow for modern day films. It also makes me cringe at huge games like Fallout 4 because of how good it is.

    But the structure of the entire thing fails. I understand that many modern story writers have the urge to showcase both sides of a story, as throughout story history, it is relatively done quite rarely. But even with modern attempts, it obviously fails. A story is strong when it makes us feel for the motives of a character, so trying to showcase two sides always dilutes that. So then what is the purpose of trying to justify both sides of a conflict then? There might be good reasons, but LoU2 did not have a good one.

    Almost everyone who played this sequel played the first game. So we all played as Joel as he decided to save Ellie from the Fireflies. He had a sudden fear for Ellie's life, and decided that killing everyone in the building was the only way to do it, and that completely jived with his character. It was a terrible situation, but we all excepted it and moved on. You still had a feeling of foreshadow that told us his reckoning was coming, so I also excepted his terrible death. And the way it was showcased did an excellent job at making you hate Abby.

    Now there lies an incredible chasm of division with the fanbase. I don't hate the game because of how strong the female side was. I am completely unaffected by Ellie's love interest or how strong a character Abby was. But doing so well at making us hate Abby then making us play her a huge chunk of the game while trying to make us feel empathy for her completely fell flat because of it.

    I also don't feel that much hate for making us play almost half of the game as another character. It kind of sucks, since you just wanted to finish out Ellie's story. The flash backs also fell kind of flat on there face because of how much present-time story you wanted to see through, but to me, that was just something the storywriters of LoU2 wanted to experiment with. As I said, it failed, but I feel like it had decent intentions. I also feel like the LoU Universe doesn't necessarily belong only to Joel & Ellie, so I wasn't against seeing other stories. Like Uncharted, I am sad to think about that Universe ending and would be happy if they continued it with other characters. But we saw Nate's arc end, so I am now ready to move on. So LoU2 should have finished Joel & Ellie's arc before moving on. Even me trying to imagine it, I could have excepted a parallel story during this game, but not as an antagonist that the game did so well to make you hate right off the bat.

    Abby's story did a good job at making me care for Owen. You kind of felt bad for him, and he was enjoyable with his good humor and obvious desire to stop Abby from continuing the cycle of revenge that this game was obviously about. But he then does nothing to help stop it when you run into him as Ellie. So his and Mel's death was obviously his fault. Okay, not the direction I would have taken, but you then feel no empathy at having to kill them as Ellie. So why, then, make us play the second half of the game as Abby trying to make us feel shame for doing what we had to as Ellie? It's not like the game gave you a choice, which might of made me feel differently.

    So overall, I don't feel hate for another game that obviously tied to offer nothing but strong female leads instead of just trying to balance it out. I do feel strongly that the game did so well with creating a fantastic antagonist right of the bat, but then just shifts gears and tries to make you feel empathy whilst sacrificing the opportunity to finish out the story of the characters you grew to love in the first game *and* the entire first half of the game. If they made you play Abby's side as the first half of the game, it might have even changed things. I probably still would have disagreed with it, but just that shift may have helped. If the creators properly feel these criticisms, I would feel better and would support the next games, but I am disappointed in their responses so far.    … Expand
  27. brun0mq
    Jul 20, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. first of all, don't believe those horrible reviews that people are giving the game. The Last Of Us 2 is a game faithful to the mechanics presented in the first game, but improved. The game is incredibly beautiful, with ultra realistic graphics, especially on the faces of the characters. Now about the history line, I can say that it is very good if you understand that the game is about people, and that people make mistakes, especially when they are moved by emotion or traumatized , and that in this game there are no hero characters or villains, do not play this game thinking that you will control a fair and innocent character. I think the lack of this notion brought all these bad reviews. So considering that, I belive there are two big mistakes in the script: first of all, the way Abby finds Joel pretty quickly in the same day they found Jackson it's very convenient, it didn't cost anything to spend a little more time and make this part more realistic. second: the time spent on Abby with the kids, I feel like they were only put in the game to make Abby look like a good person, and it makes sense because the game wants us to feel empathy with her, but I don't think we needed that much time to do so, they could include more of her relationship with her friends, more about her time with the fireflies. Last of all, the way Tommy treats Ellie and Dina when he comes with a clue about Abby doesn't fit the character and Ellie threatening Lev at the end to, even tho she was desperate and traumatized, I don't think Ellie would do that, just look at her reaction when she finds out she killed a pregnant woman.… Expand
  28. donhocine
    Jul 16, 2020
    1
    The only good thing about this game are the graphic. The gameplay is pretty much the same as the first one. the enemy IA is ok the compagnon is dumb tho. the story is horrible and make no sens at all. I love the first story I finished the game 5 time. but part 2, I have no idea what they were thinking. it feel like the story was writing by someone who have ZERO experience in storyThe only good thing about this game are the graphic. The gameplay is pretty much the same as the first one. the enemy IA is ok the compagnon is dumb tho. the story is horrible and make no sens at all. I love the first story I finished the game 5 time. but part 2, I have no idea what they were thinking. it feel like the story was writing by someone who have ZERO experience in story telling!! Oh and they also lied about Joel in every trailer!! Very disappointed by naughtydog! Never buying a game from them again! I Brought the game back and exchanged it/preordered ghost of Tsushima.… Expand
  29. wijngnut
    Jul 4, 2020
    10
    Outstanding game. First off, ignore the fake reviews on here, theres a lot. You can tell as the date on them is the same day the game released. The game took me just under a week to finish (29hrs) then I went back for the platinum (extra 20 hrs). Had an amazing time with this game. The graphics and gameplay are phenomenal. The gameplay is balanced between story, combat and exploration. IfOutstanding game. First off, ignore the fake reviews on here, theres a lot. You can tell as the date on them is the same day the game released. The game took me just under a week to finish (29hrs) then I went back for the platinum (extra 20 hrs). Had an amazing time with this game. The graphics and gameplay are phenomenal. The gameplay is balanced between story, combat and exploration. If you aren't fan of one or the other, you can literally skip it one way or another. For example, most of the combat encounters can be skipped by stealthily crossing and escaping through a door. Should you go guns blazing, it can get very brutal, some of the most over the top but realistic gore I have ever seen in a game. People are bashing this game because of the story not living up to their expectations, I new the leaks but never watched any clips. I was a little shocked at the direction, but not as upset as some fans of the original. I still went and pre ordered and was not disappointed. I didnt find the story or writing bad, maybe the way certain things played out could have been different, but they are what they are and I can live with that. If you're open minded about the story telling, you'll really enjoy this game.… Expand
  30. itsroxas
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    Story / Characters The story is written very poorly and doesn’t make sense most of the time at all. The characters act in ways that don’t make sense and it makes everything feel contrived.

    Gameplay While some aspects of gameplay has improved from animations and delivery; overall game does not exactly do anything vastly new or innovative in any way as compared to its predecessor in    Story / Characters The story is written very poorly and doesn’t make sense most of the time at all. The characters act in ways that don’t make sense and it makes everything feel contrived.

    Gameplay
    While some aspects of gameplay has improved from animations and delivery; overall game does not exactly do anything vastly new or innovative in any way as compared to its predecessor in gameplay mechanics.

    Graphics and cutscenes are visually impressive, but the story and the ending makes everything meaningless and pointless and some things are done just for shock value with no substance or value.    … Expand
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#2 Best 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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