The Last of Us Part II

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  1. biglou523
    Jul 6, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I, like many am very disappointed with the sequel to my favorite game on the PS3. The story is not great, and while I get what the developers were trying to do, it does not resonate with me. Naughty Dog spent the entire previous game building Joel and Ellie into the characters that I know and love and successfully created that connection. Abby killing Joel 2 hours into the game was a shocking moment for me, as I had managed to avoid all spoilers leading into this. This is not my problem, it upset me but I kept my mind open that this would be the spark for a new impactful story. My problem is trying to shove a character down my throat after immediately making me hate her. Naughty Dog simply did not do a good enough job of making me like Abby, and being forced to play half the game as her is frustrating and ruined the experience for me. I simply wanted to rush through her chapters to get back to playing as Ellie, and that doesn't happen until near the end of the game. For this main reason, I cannot say I enjoyed my time playing this game. The story never has any pay off, and gives no real satisfaction when the credits roll. That being said, for me this is one of the best looking games I've played on this console. Cutscenes and game play look nearly identical, and the environments are gorgeous and well fleshed out. The combat and game play is excellent, and there are key differences between playing as Ellie and Abby that make each character a unique experience despite the shared mechanics. This game could have been the best game on this console, but the story severely hampers any chance of that. For Last of Us fans, still worth a play through to experience the story. I'm glad I played it, but I know I will never pick this up to play it again.… Expand
  2. Mh_rezalou
    Jul 7, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The naughty dog should give players Right to Choose between abby and ellie in the theater Game have excellent graphics and fantastic gameplay but story is just good not perfect… Expand
  3. MSAN2020
    Jul 7, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. El juego se vuelve tedioso, sobre todo en la historia de Abby, el desarrollo de la historia de Lev y su hermana es muy de relleno, lo hubieran hecho más corto ya que el final se queda con muchas dudas, además que fue un final bien extra que sí bien es cierto fue bueno a mi punto de vista, dejó mucho que desear.… Expand
  4. Granada_Espada
    Jul 7, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Первое впечатление было потрясающим!
    Хотелось рассматривать каждый кустик, предмет в игре, обшарить каждый дом и рассмотреть детали. Столько мелочей, которые наполняют мир, для меня первые 5 минут окупили игру. Геймплей понравился, сама механика. Есть нюансы, когда тебя начинают видеть или слышать, хотя не должны.
    Я считаю до сих пор, что это было предательством со стороны создателей, так расправится с персонажем, кто принес им любовь фанатов.
    Большие проблемы с игрой у меня начались, когда нужно было играть за персонажа, который вызвал у меня кучу ненависти.Мне не хотелось узнать ее мотивацию, проникаться ее чувствами и играть за нее.Неудивительно, что Эбби помирала все время и вот это доставляло мне хоть какое-то удовлетворение.
    Сюжет Эбби, это топтание на месте.Ее буквально тянут за волосы вперед, мотивация действий никакая.Лично мне кажется, что всю сюжетную арку с Эбби запихивали в игру в последний момент.
    Беременная Мэл, это просто тихий ужас, что она вытворяет.
    Эбби реально сливают а угоду концовке.
    По игре непонятно, как группировки набирают народ, если за версту всех мочат и рта не дают раскрыть, что в Псах, что в Шрамах.
    Узнаем, что Эбби поймали, все, домой, дальше с ней уже разберутся, миссия выполнена. Нет, премся зачем-то проверить своими глазами, попутно вырезая очередную банду.И зачем она их гасит? Ведь они за нее отомстили Эбби.Логики ноль и лучше к этому моменту уже отключить мозг или он зависнет.
    Нашла Эбби,все, вот она наказана, ни чуть не хуже, чем ее действия по отношению к Джоилю, можно опять пойти домой. Ну, или на худой конец, заколоть Эбби, но нет, игрока тащат за шквартник против логики к финалу. Ну не будет такого финала, что нам показывают, просто невозможно, если только Элли не шла второй раз отхватить люлей от Эбби, а то было мало и все, забыв про месть.
    Сюжет ужасен. Игра в конце делает бессмысленным свое существование.    … Expand
  5. Jacobrich
    Jul 7, 2020
    6
    Visually one of the best games to come to PS4, the gameplay is similar to original last of us game so that's good. Don't like the fact I was forced to play abby it's like rockstar forcing us to play micah in RDR2 and the story could of ended differently but overall it's good.
  6. UnboundPlace67
    Jul 7, 2020
    6
    Honestly not that bad, but with the way the review companies are talking about the game, it does come off as utter nonsense. This game is a 7.5/10 at best, not a masterpiece, as some would have you believe. My main issue is with how bad the story telling is, for a AAA company like Naughty Dog, who specializes in story based games, this game is a total train-wreck in terms of storytelling.Honestly not that bad, but with the way the review companies are talking about the game, it does come off as utter nonsense. This game is a 7.5/10 at best, not a masterpiece, as some would have you believe. My main issue is with how bad the story telling is, for a AAA company like Naughty Dog, who specializes in story based games, this game is a total train-wreck in terms of storytelling. The actual story itself isn't super new or unique, but that doesn't mean it's devastatingly bad either.

    I won't go in dept as i have better things to do, but a summarized version of what would've been better: storytelling that doesn't feel all over the place and random, instead a rather linear but conflicting story-line between the two protagonists (which honestly felt like what the game was trying to do but failed miserably), not killing off main and side characters just for that 'wow' effect (some scenes felt like they were being violent for the sake of being violent, and don't actually contribute to the plot or anything), not killing off main characters super early and then forcing them back in through flashbacks (this allows for proper pacing to develop your character and make their death have a larger impact, writing 101 i guess), reworking that ending entirely as it is not thoroughly justified at all, properly try to develop characters and not force players to empathize with some of them. There are more things i could nitpick, but like i said my main issue was the junior level storytelling.
    Overall i rate this game a 'meh' out of 10.
    Also, have to get in my obligatory "Joel-in-One, Bigot Sandwiches".    … Expand
  7. Avronfayde
    Jul 7, 2020
    6
    This game is truly beautiful. By far the best graphics on a game that I have ever seen. The music is great, and the voice acting is fantastic. However, I have the same problem with it as alot of other people. The story is so poorly told, and the fact that they ruined Ellie made it even worse. I am sorry but this is a bad game. You hurt me so badly after this one. I may not buy anotherThis game is truly beautiful. By far the best graphics on a game that I have ever seen. The music is great, and the voice acting is fantastic. However, I have the same problem with it as alot of other people. The story is so poorly told, and the fact that they ruined Ellie made it even worse. I am sorry but this is a bad game. You hurt me so badly after this one. I may not buy another naughty dog game again.… Expand
  8. Mitchewix
    Jul 7, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Having to play as Abby was awful. You are forced to play as a character you now hate yet are trying to keep her alive. You then go on to try to kill Ellie, the main character who you have a connection to! I only enjoyed 2/3 of the game.… Expand
  9. TheMagicMoosey
    Jul 7, 2020
    6
    This game is not bad, but it's also not good. Unfortunately for a sequel to the Last of Us, that's not good enough. I can't believe that the same studio that made the first masterpiece made this game. The story of this game feels out of place and out of order. It literally feels like a team of amatuers wrote this game. The graphics and gameplay save this game from being bad, because theThis game is not bad, but it's also not good. Unfortunately for a sequel to the Last of Us, that's not good enough. I can't believe that the same studio that made the first masterpiece made this game. The story of this game feels out of place and out of order. It literally feels like a team of amatuers wrote this game. The graphics and gameplay save this game from being bad, because the story sure doesn't.… Expand
  10. guriposa
    Jul 7, 2020
    6
    I think it s a good game not the best but a good one.........................
  11. khedomedo
    Jul 8, 2020
    6
    The game is a masterpiece in terms of game play and visuals. But narrative and plot (in which first game shined) is broken and inconsistent. Beside Joel death, Abby playable part, the ending and other LGBT stuff the game pace is inconsistent and very boring at some points. Its story does not urge you so see whats gonna comes next (most of the time). All this story scenario that i mentionedThe game is a masterpiece in terms of game play and visuals. But narrative and plot (in which first game shined) is broken and inconsistent. Beside Joel death, Abby playable part, the ending and other LGBT stuff the game pace is inconsistent and very boring at some points. Its story does not urge you so see whats gonna comes next (most of the time). All this story scenario that i mentioned as nothing wrong as far as content. I just believe that it did not executed properly and do not bring gamer to make believe in it.… Expand
  12. Carloss88
    Jul 8, 2020
    6
    Juego con buenas mecánicas y gráficos , pero que se hace repetitivo y con una historia mediocre
  13. Franky-Qz
    Jul 8, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Immersive gameplay and beautiful visuals. A potentially unique and visceral story unfortunately executed slightly poorly with brave narrative choices falling short of their desired effect. Lots of subverting expectations and shocking imagery to raise the players heart rate and create despair. Unfortunately this method of storytelling while having an immediate and extreme reactionary affect on the audience will inevitably fail to move anyone in any meaningful or lasting way. Thus while there are some truly stunning moments it fails to achieve the lasting impression that part 1 did. While it is understood that part 2 is trying to achieve different things. The experience feels a little too unsentimental to the legacy of the first game and this feels intentional and disrespectful.… Expand
  14. Danbrad20
    Jul 8, 2020
    6
    Visually stunning,combat /movement feels excellent and voice acting and motion capture is top notch ,but unfortunately it just doesnt feel like the original beloved characters are given enough justice by the end of the game
  15. avannen1974
    Aug 17, 2021
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game in terms of graphics and game play is a 10. As for the narrative is a 5 at most, the rhythm is cut every 5 hours of play, NO ONE can empathize with ABBY, who has no other function than to kill Joel and repel Ellie's attacks ... They also destroy one of the most endearing characters (Ellie) leaving her alone (her greatest fear) and without 2 fingers, she cannot even play the guitar that was her escape route ... Very disappointed with a game that promised a lot and that the narrative destroyed it.… Expand
  16. Dariya
    Jul 8, 2020
    6
    The Good:
    * Incredible technical achievement with stellar graphics, fantastic environments, and superb sound design
    * More open level design offers more options for stealth and traversal * Plenty of weapon upgrades and items to craft * Solid performances from the cast. The Bad: * A ambitiously messy, clumsy storyline * Pacing and length issues * AI is occasionally dumb * Melee    The Good:
    * Incredible technical achievement with stellar graphics, fantastic environments, and superb sound design
    * More open level design offers more options for stealth and traversal
    * Plenty of weapon upgrades and items to craft
    * Solid performances from the cast.

    The Bad:
    * A ambitiously messy, clumsy storyline
    * Pacing and length issues
    * AI is occasionally dumb
    * Melee dodge feels clunky

    Honestly, I wasn’t a huge fan of the first. It was one of the first PS3 games I can remember buying. I kept waiting for some sort of transcendent moment to happen during my playthrough but one never did. Many others disagreed, and The Last of Us is now cited as among the best games of all time. At first I wasn’t planning on playing the sequel. However, after seeing the leaks, the excessive DMCA takedowns, and the controversy surrounding certain plot elements I was starting to get intrigued. Since there are no new movies coming out, The Last of Us Part II is the closest 2020 has to a proper summer blockbuster, so why wouldn’t I want to play the hot new game and give my take on it?

    While the original was a relatively linear plotline, Part II has a considerably more complex narrative structure. On paper, the storyline is brilliant, as it asks us to consider the consequences of violence and the multiple sides to every story. What one person may see as justified is a heinous act in another person’s eyes. It asks us to look beyond mere notions of people being “good” or “evil”. However, the way in which the game goes about exploring this is suspect, to say the least. The story is leaden with so many flashbacks, parallel events, and perspective shifts that the story is at times difficult to follow and the pacing suffers. Since The Last of Us Part II can no longer rely on the shock of a new franchise, this kind of storytelling feels like trying to compensate for having to be a sequel. The only option is to go bigger, louder, messier, gorier, and raunchier, and not every idea is a good one. It’s also a hefty game in terms of its length, clocking in at anywhere from 25-30 hours. It’s by far the longest game Naughty Dog has ever made.

    The Last of Us Part II does not offer a dramatic departure in gameplay from its predecessor, yet its tone and themes couldn’t be more different. Part II tells one of the medium’s most ambitious stories to date, but boy is it messy. It’s the messy and sprawling nature that makes it a fascinating game, though definitely not a masterpiece like most critics claim. It’s too deliberately imperfect and misshapen for that. It’s the kind of game that for better or worse will have people debating its story decisions for months, if not years to come, and it’s bound to be a cultural lightning rod given the lack of new movies coming this year.

    Love and hate: two sides of the same coin.    … Expand
  17. Iridens
    Jul 8, 2020
    6
    I liked: the atmosphere of the world, the study of locations, gravel. The hospital and flashbacks with Joel are very good. BUT. You may like the game if you did not play part 1 or if it’s not so important for you what’s happening in the plot and you are not going to empathize with the characters. Because they can’t empathize. Abby is unnatural. Many characters, instead of sympathy, as theI liked: the atmosphere of the world, the study of locations, gravel. The hospital and flashbacks with Joel are very good. BUT. You may like the game if you did not play part 1 or if it’s not so important for you what’s happening in the plot and you are not going to empathize with the characters. Because they can’t empathize. Abby is unnatural. Many characters, instead of sympathy, as the developers expected, cause rejection, or simply do not behave inappropriately. He played at a high level, but it felt like a simple one. For me, the world of this game has remained only in the first part. The worst thing is that if Sony continues to maintain such a policy, then perhaps we should fear for the continuation of other excellent titles. And without that, a few blocks of good story games with AAA graphics will become even poorer.… Expand
  18. 13darvin
    Jul 8, 2020
    6
    Шедевром не станет, но игра качественная, со множественной детализацией. Но ...
  19. VRia
    Jul 8, 2020
    6
    6/10, NOT a "masterpiece".
    After finishing the game, here is my take on it: I did not enjoy it as much as I had hoped. The story line was kind of weak, in my eyes, and not executed in a way that allowed me to feel any emotional investment or payoff. The story can be described as "realistic" I suppose, but there were so many contradictory moments; were the writers that lazy, or were they    6/10, NOT a "masterpiece".
    After finishing the game, here is my take on it: I did not enjoy it as much as I had hoped. The story line was kind of weak, in my eyes, and not executed in a way that allowed me to feel any emotional investment or payoff. The story can be described as "realistic" I suppose, but there were so many contradictory moments; were the writers that lazy, or were they really trying to pass a C+ movie off as a game?

    Story line aside, the fighting mechanics were fun albeit repetitive and a little silly at times. Dodging and having a prone position were beneficial additions to the game, and yet players still crafted the basic items from the first game (molotov, shiv, med kit, bomb) with the same play style. The upgrades and skill trees were pretty pointless in the end, which was frustrating because we spent so much time gathering those resources only to find out that you may not even need to fight at all (running to the next cutscene). It would be nice if there wasn't always a "whew, I think that's it" dialogue prompt to state that you killed all the enemies in the area. That felt a little campy for a game that was trying to have a story line that was as realistic as possible. Lastly, the game did feel about 5 hours too long. The more time dragged on, the less attention we put into reading notes and enjoying the environment, because the story line became the linear spine of the game.

    The music was well enjoyed through the levels, and the graphics were beautiful, which I'm sure most people agree with, so there isn't much more to say on that. All politics aside, and just taking the game for face value, it was okay, but I didn't enjoy it as much as the first and I wouldn't enjoy replaying it. Also, I hope multiplayer comes out, because that was my favorite aspect of the first.    … Expand
  20. Gemara
    Jul 8, 2020
    6
    I have just finished the game and I am left with a sense of emptiness and frustration. For someone who had TLoU part 1 dearly in his heart, and who could not wait for the part 2 to come out, I have to say the experience was a punch in the guts.

    Taking all that melodrama apart, and after thinking with a clear head how would I rate this game is that not even the amazing graphics,    I have just finished the game and I am left with a sense of emptiness and frustration. For someone who had TLoU part 1 dearly in his heart, and who could not wait for the part 2 to come out, I have to say the experience was a punch in the guts.

    Taking all that melodrama apart, and after thinking with a clear head how would I rate this game is that not even the amazing graphics, extremely enjoyable game play and mechanics and the enormous appreciation for the level of detail in this game is enough to counterweight the really big flaw of the story, the character development, the order of the events and the unnecessary forced ideologies.

    For Christ sake we the fans grew to love the connection that was developed between Joel and Ellie and within the first two hours of the second game you take that completely away. All the character development of Joel being a survivor is flushed into the toilet...

    This game deserves all the praise for the people that took care about the animations, the graphics, the cut-scenes, the mechanics and the gameplay. Naughty dog has a quality signature in this regard.

    However a big and I mean BIG failure this time was on the narrative and the story telling.

    It is heartbreaking that such an amazing story from part one was completely ruined by the second part, and that this is pretty much unfixable. I now look at the story in a negative light.... Heck I am not even excited for the show being produced by HBO. Not anymore.    … Expand
  21. Zetterstrom
    Jul 8, 2020
    6
    Needs less Abby. Ellie needed closure and Joel deserved better. Amazing game, ok story. Expected it to be longer still, I think TLOU got it right and TLOU2 tried following that success and didn’t hit the mark.

    Edit: Yeah Ellie and Joel definitely deserved better. I don’t give a single **** about Abby. They really **** Joel’s entire character from the first game. Not only that but, going    Needs less Abby. Ellie needed closure and Joel deserved better. Amazing game, ok story. Expected it to be longer still, I think TLOU got it right and TLOU2 tried following that success and didn’t hit the mark.

    Edit: Yeah Ellie and Joel definitely deserved better. I don’t give a single **** about Abby. They really **** Joel’s entire character from the first game. Not only that but, going back to the trailers, it’s all false advertising. Very disappointed.    … Expand
  22. PaganMin
    Jul 8, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Я долго думал над оценкой для этой игры, изначально я склонялся к уверенной 7ке, но после 3го акта, а именно слитой(по моему мнению) концовки - оценка опустилась до 6 баллов. Если использовать сто бальную систему - то она заслуживает 63 балла.
    Однако если оценивать игру по актам, то оценка будет другой. 1й акт (от начала до сцены в театре включительно) - уверенные 75 баллов из 100. 2й акт (игра за Эбби) мне показался скучным, его хотелось спидранить, что для игры такого уровня однозначно минус. 55 баллов из 100. 3й акт, завершение, начинался не плохо, нам показали что жизнь Элли идёт своим путем, они с каждым Диной как и хотели переехали на ферму, но саму Элли мучают кошмары, из-за того что она не совершила месть, но хорошее начало было слито ужасным концом. 40 из 100    … Expand
  23. Dliwarr
    Jul 8, 2020
    6
    When it comes to graphics its really an awesome game, gameplay is good if you like this type of game
    But when it comes to characters and story, then the game falls to average, TLOU 1 took a very common and cliche story but executed it with perfection, the characters where believable, and even if the games was a little predictable, it was so well tough that it was worth it. TLOU 2 takes    When it comes to graphics its really an awesome game, gameplay is good if you like this type of game
    But when it comes to characters and story, then the game falls to average, TLOU 1 took a very common and cliche story but executed it with perfection, the characters where believable, and even if the games was a little predictable, it was so well tough that it was worth it. TLOU 2 takes the same route, a story old as ever, counted thousands of times, the classic tale of vengeance, and how it leads to bad things, the problem is that it doesn't do that in any new way, and it doesn't do it in a awesome way, it's the same as that film that you watch and maybe have fun, but it doesn't stick on your mind, it's fun while you're at it, and is just that, a game with awesome soundtracks and graphics, a good gameplay, and a average to Ok story with a feel very good characters (that are mainly from the first game)
    If you're thinking of buying it, I would recommend waiting for a promo, since it don't have that much replayability, or if you want to play it because of the story, maybe think if you want to pay for it or just watch some series on youtube    … Expand
  24. jonah_thrane
    Jul 8, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Alright, so i just finished the game, but let me start from when i started the game. i thought, "hm why are people hating this so much?", then Joel died, and in a not very cool way. I though that sucks, but, i also saw why they did it like that. They wanted to take the Hero off of his pedestal, and destroyed him, very literally. I thought it made sense, they want the audience to feel the same as Ellie. It made me want revenge just like it made Ellie want revenge, i personally thought that was fantastic. Then while playing as Ellie i loved the graphics, i enjoyed the game play, i liked the sneaking, and i liked the suspenseful moments. They could have worked on a lot of the person to person interactions, to me a lot of it seemed awkward and through a lot of the flashbacks i kept seeing a weaker Joel, a Joel who cowered i fear of Ellie at all times. He was meek whenever Abby was around. I disliked that, in the second game, and some flashbacks that went back to before they had the bust up, he could quip back at her and wasn't passive. I also didn't like having to play as the enemy... it didn't humanize them to me, it made me hate them more, i hated playing with Abby, Owen etc. I see what they wanted to do from a narrative perspective, they wanted to show that the enemy inst so different from the character we love, which is fine, but i didn't like it. I like that we saw JJ, Dina and Ellie live happily in the house, but i hate that Ellie couldn't let it go for Dina, and lastly that Dina was gone when Ellie came back, more on that later. When Ellie then leaves i do not like that we have to save Abby to then fight her, to then let her leave again. I wanted to kill Abby, we traveled far to kill Abby, so let me **** kill her, that mercy **** sucked, the little flashback to Joel that makes her think he wouldn't like this is dumb, she was having PTSD about seeing Joel die and now she grows a conscience out of no where? Screw that i want Abby to drown. When we get back Dina and JJ are gone, everything is gone, Ellie stuff is packed into one room, and we then play the guitar, only to learn she cant, because Abby bit two fingers off Ellie in the fight. Then we have a flashback to Joel and Ellie sorta reconciling after their feud, which was good because a lot of the flashback implied a lot of tension, but the last flashback showed the still loved each other and wanted to reconcile. But what i HATE, absolutely despise, is that we didn't get to see Dina and JJ again, they built up the living together part and the leaving scene was so dramatic, i wanted to see them make up and walk together into Jackson as the gates close. Or at least have it as a post credit scene. Its a fine game, i had fun, but the thing i hate the most, is not killing Abby, and not seeing Dina again.

    To who ever has read all of that, thank you for listening to my opinion, and have a nice day.    … Expand
  25. bildo17
    Jul 8, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Well, well, well. For the past 7 years, I have never wanted anything as badly as I wanted a TLOU sequel. Nothing at all. It was my favorite game of all time, apart from Bioshock, and I gotta say, I'm disappointed. The scenery and the graphics are all gorgeous. The gameplay was basically the same as last time around, which I have no problem with. But the story? The story was a gut punch. Kudos to the dev team for wanting to try something different, I have no problem with that and I respect their choice to do so. Killing Joel was a perfectly fine way to go, I think that idea was good for the overall story and furthering Ellie's story. But man, after 7 years of waiting to keep going along for the ride with Ellie and all the promotional stuff leading us to believe we were in it for the long haul with Ellie, boom, HALF OF THE STORY FOLLOWS THE WOMAN WHO KILLED THE (albeit terrible human being) MAN WE LOVED. That's why this game disappointed me. Was Abby's story empathic and a cool twist that we weren't expecting? Of course. I have no issue with dabbling in that territory. But good lord, for half of the game? A game that was what, 30 hours long? Nope, sorry that ain't it chief. Cut a 3rd of the game out, let Ellie get her revenge (or let her live like she did in the game, I don't care), and then let's move on and give Ellie more to do. More to overcome, more to grow in her new post-Joel life with Dina. Do I understand Abby and her motivations? Yes. Was her storyline with Lev endearing? Yes. Do I care about it? No, not really. This was supposed to be Ellie's story and it ended up being half her story. It was a new and ambitious way to tell a story, but to me personally, it just didn't really hit. I could never bring myself to really care about Abby's character. I'm 1000% envious of the people who could really get into her character and loved her and loved that story dynamic, and maybe I will too after another play-through or two. But my instant feelings are one of disappointment, but that's just one humble mans opinion. Oh, and to all the people bashing the game over its LGBTQ inclusion, 2 female leads or anything stupid like that, it's 2020. Grow up already. Dislike the game for real reasons, not bigoted, idiotic ones.… Expand
  26. Thon180
    Jul 8, 2020
    6
    While the gameplay was enjoyable and I had an actual fun time playing it whenever the cutscenes didn’t start playing for those key story moments, the story wasn’t as enjoyable some stuff were pretty dumb and overall bad story writing and the old characters felt wrongly written. And the ending while when you go deeper into the story yeah made a little sense in a way but it’s definitely notWhile the gameplay was enjoyable and I had an actual fun time playing it whenever the cutscenes didn’t start playing for those key story moments, the story wasn’t as enjoyable some stuff were pretty dumb and overall bad story writing and the old characters felt wrongly written. And the ending while when you go deeper into the story yeah made a little sense in a way but it’s definitely not what we wanted to do especially knowing how much you’ve been through in the 25 hours that it’ll take you to get to that point. But hey at least in a weird realistic human way the story makes a little more sense (in some areas) but it definitely absolutely could’ve been way better than what it was.… Expand
  27. MarcoAlvarez
    Oct 15, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. El primer juego me encanto, en todos sus aspectos, pero definitivamente no puedo decir lo mismo de esta secuela, y es por la historia
    -La publicidad falsa en los trailers me molesto mucho, y no me importa si lo hace Marvel Studios, el boleto para una pelicula no cuesta lo mismo que un videojuego, creo que es de las pocas ocasiones en que lo que se ve en los trailers me gusta mucho mas que el producto final
    -La muerte de Joel ocurre de una forma bastante incoherente a comparacion de lo que eran los personajes en el primer juego, dudo mucho que Tommy hubiera dado su nombre, y Joel definitivamete no hubiera dado el suyo, es mas, creo que hasta es muy dificil pensar que ayudaria a una completa desconocida solo por que si, aparte de que ambos dan sus nombres en la cabaña de un grupo armado, asi que ese seria uno de mis problemas, la muerte de Joel ocurre de una manera a mi parecer bastante forzada
    -Te ponen a usar a Abby justo en el climax del juego, el punto mas emocionante de la historia, se corta a negro para ponerte a usar a la asesina de Joel, que en mi caso me resulto imposible empatizar con ella, su razon de matar a Joel es por la muerte de su papa, un NPC que no aparece ni dos minutos en el primer juego, y algunas partes de su historia me parecio que fueron relleno, no veia la hora de acabar de jugar con ella, se me hizo realmente tedioso, y su historia en lugar de hacer que empatizara con ella me hizo odiarla aun mas, tuvo relaciones con Owen que ya estaba con Mel para ese entonces, estando Mel embarazada y siendo esta una de las amigas de Abby y ademas traiciono a su grupo en el que llevaba años solo para salvar a Lev, no ha habido personaje en un videojuego o pelicula que haya odiado mas que a Abby
    -El final he visto que deja muchos puntos de vista diferentes, respetables por supuesto, en mi caso hubiera preferido que el final fuera decision libre, matar a Abby o no, que el jugador decidir el destino final.
    Le doy el 6 por los demas apartados, graficos, banda sonora, gameplay, todo eso esta muy bien,lo que si me disgusto toalmente fue la historia
    Le doy el 6 por los ente fue    … Expand
  28. EliFrank
    Jul 9, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's sad to say that I did expect more about this game, but at the end the story is **** why force you to play with Abby? just to leave her alive at the end, **** ****… Expand
  29. Radosp
    Jul 9, 2020
    6
    Technically incredible but story was disappointing. Part one story was so much better.
  30. colouring25
    Jul 9, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm glad I was able to finish this game, sold my copy early, getting most of my money back. Sure the graphics team, level designers, programmers, animators, sound designers, and many other artist and talented people did amazing job. When the game looks, plays and sounds this great it really shows what it lacks. And to me it was all the charm and magic of the first game. instead there was too much unnecessary gore and violence, forced narrative. Plot structure was all over the place. Some of the better parts were the flashbacks, but there was too many. And the swap of the characters halfway didn't make it for me. Shock value, yes, there was a lot of shocking twists, but none of real substance or importance to make me connect with new characters. And since most new characters died, it felt pointless in the end. I was asking myself, Why? And the ending perhaps most disappointing of the entire story. Well crafted game overall, but characters and plot severely lacking polish that you can find in other AAA titles. 6/10… Expand
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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
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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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