The Last of Us Part II

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5.8

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  1. hamello
    Jul 17, 2020
    6
    I felt the story of the game as an insult to my intelligence. I also felt horrible while playing most of the game, just because of where the director decided to take this story.
    Gameplay-wise, it's excellent. The music and sound delivery is also incredible. But the main reason I videogames for, is the story, and that lacked of many important things to make it both memorable or that it    I felt the story of the game as an insult to my intelligence. I also felt horrible while playing most of the game, just because of where the director decided to take this story.
    Gameplay-wise, it's excellent. The music and sound delivery is also incredible. But the main reason I videogames for, is the story, and that lacked of many important things to make it both memorable or that it would make me want to play this game again.
    I wish I hadn't paid full price for this game, I should have waited until it dropped half the price.

    I will probably forget about this game in a month like it never happened, and I would definitely not recommend it to anyone. That's too bad because i really loved the first game.    … Expand
  2. Solidaz
    Jul 18, 2020
    6
    What can I say that has not already been said. After the amazing TLOU we get something that technically amazing - graphics and gameplay (although very samey and more noticeable on 2nd play through) but the Story is the biggest let down. Pacing and shock surprises (which are cheap and easy). Dialogue is poor and story writing is garbage and very underwhelming and generic. I can play TLOUWhat can I say that has not already been said. After the amazing TLOU we get something that technically amazing - graphics and gameplay (although very samey and more noticeable on 2nd play through) but the Story is the biggest let down. Pacing and shock surprises (which are cheap and easy). Dialogue is poor and story writing is garbage and very underwhelming and generic. I can play TLOU over and over again... TLOUP2 I struggled 2nd time. Once I got the platinum I uninstalled the game and now enjoying host of Tsushima.… Expand
  3. YusufZedAlhazmi
    Jul 18, 2020
    6
    There's too much to point out but ill try my best to make it short the pacing in this game is terrible they drag out unnecessary bits half of the game is just going back and forth with no goal, the second thing is that abbys story has nothing to do with ellies the whole thing is just a big **** I understand that they wanted to make us feel what we felt with ellie and joel but we all knowThere's too much to point out but ill try my best to make it short the pacing in this game is terrible they drag out unnecessary bits half of the game is just going back and forth with no goal, the second thing is that abbys story has nothing to do with ellies the whole thing is just a big **** I understand that they wanted to make us feel what we felt with ellie and joel but we all know thats impossible they could've just made the story like this, Ellie goes scouting then meets with a group of people and one of them is abby one thing leads to another and they become good friends and the game hints about abbys goals and when abby finds out who joel is she kills him and ellie later finds out and goes to kill her but when she finally gets hold of her she couldn't kill her because she actually has a connection and see that makes more sense then ellie regaining her humanity, although the story gives me a headache its still really good and I enjoyed the gameplay maybe its because I enjoy games with dark stories or something.… Expand
  4. Viridiana22
    Jul 18, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. TLOU2 es un juego que juegas por su historia y jugabilidad. La historia es nefasta, mal contada, mal estructurada...lo que ya todos sabemos.

    La jugabilidad es increíble y sus gráficos son una maravilla.

    Cómo solitario tiene un 9.5
    Cómo secuela 6    … Expand
  5. JoKi_XVI
    Jul 18, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. An extremely good-looking game with tight controls and a fun gameplay loop that suffers from writers too concerned about specific characters and not enough about others. An example: Jesse, a new character that (contrary to the opinion of many) I actually quite liked and was made out to be a very important part of the story was killed, and nobody gave a damn. The ending was clearly the way it was exclusively to ensure the game could have a sequel if they so wanted to, which is alright, but considering Ellie killed hundreds of people just to get a shot at Abby, had her on the ropes, then decided to let her go? **** writing.… Expand
  6. McfcKyle91
    Jul 18, 2020
    6
    Certainly doesn't deserve lower than a 5 however, the critics are smoking some seriously dank **** if they think this was a masterpiece like the first installment.

    Play it for yourself, it is certainly worth a one time playthrough, you won't want to new game though.

    Do we really expect anything else when considering the level of **** we have had over the last 10 years.
  7. Smizzlefizz
    Jul 18, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The message that violence and vengeance is a circle that will eventually come back around to haunt you is beaten into the gamer relentlessly, so much so that one doesn't feel fulfilled or enlightened by the end of the game but physically and mentally exhausted. The games setup for improving guns and skills is made to encourage replaying the game but the thought of suffering through the monotonous repetitive flashbacks and multiple endings is painful to consider and ultimately left me shelvingn the game for what could be a long while. I think 6/10 is fair. Nice try, e incredible graphics and fluid nature of the hand to hand const are not enough to raise this score.… Expand
  8. Pacosanlu
    Jul 18, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It has marvelous graphics and mechanics, it could be the best of the generation. Level design is great, guns are fantastic represented and the gameplay is just freaking amazing. I'm giving a 6/10 because the history is a total nonsense. First you encounter with a grown Ellie, wich is not the Ellie from the first game because she lost any piece from her amazing personality, then Joel died at the first 2 hours, not giving you any explication. All Ellie's history was right, then Abby history, I will say it clear, no one gives a **** and the final is the top of the nonsense. If you don't care about the history you will love it. If you do, don't waste your money on it.… Expand
  9. Mrreddington77
    Jul 18, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Game wasn't horrible but the story and pacing sucked. After 7 years this is the best you can come up with? Ellie became really unlikable while Abby's story could've been told in a separate DLC. Joel's death wasn't done properly and they missed a good chance in making it really emotional. Very disappointing… Expand
  10. schatwal96
    Dec 12, 2020
    6
    I finished this game twice. I can't stand the story. I absolutely loved the first one, and as a sequel, this is horrible. The pacing is very rough, the characters are uninteresting, the gameplay doesn't improve much on the original. This is a massive disappointment....
  11. Atanner2
    Jul 18, 2020
    6
    Story is nowhere near on par with the first. I couldn’t put the first game down, this one took me weeks because im just not interested in the new characters or their tedious missions.
  12. Famoso
    Jul 22, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Gameplay fantastic, Ellie are gay is ok , Joel died so fast big mistake so negative, but Ebby no comments terrible character, I am very said about the history l hope the last of us part 3 will be fantastic like the first one, RIP Joel… Expand
  13. Anasmasula
    Jul 19, 2020
    6
    I'm honest this game isn't that good. Story is not great and it has forgettable side characters. Graphics are great, gameplay is almost same as the first one.
  14. queencitysvp
    Jul 19, 2020
    6
    I wish i had so much more to say here. This game is a 10/10 in nearly everything EXCEPT for the story. Which, in a game like this, is absolutely the most important thing you have to nail down. It's not necessarily what actually happens in the story, it's HOW it happens, and how many things they had to do to the characters and plot to make what they wanted to happen actually make sense.I wish i had so much more to say here. This game is a 10/10 in nearly everything EXCEPT for the story. Which, in a game like this, is absolutely the most important thing you have to nail down. It's not necessarily what actually happens in the story, it's HOW it happens, and how many things they had to do to the characters and plot to make what they wanted to happen actually make sense. If the same story had been structured in a much different way I think this game could reach the 9 and 10 that Naughty dog usually deserves, but unfortunately when you betray the characters we love by them acting in ways that go against who they are...you leave the door open for a story that cannot connect in the way it was envisioned for the audience. I came away wanting to love this and I truly enjoyed the game, but I was just so disappointed in the narrative.… Expand
  15. Blink1234
    Jul 19, 2020
    6
    The game is a disappointment to me, but it had good moments.

    Advantages: Ellie's song gameplay play the guitar good narrative showing the emotions of the main character charming graphics the locations were incredible facial expressions dubbing is so good animation, model's characters and graphics details played on emotions Ellie and Joel SI aren't stupid, but our comrades    The game is a disappointment to me, but it had good moments.

    Advantages:
    Ellie's song
    gameplay
    play the guitar
    good narrative
    showing the emotions of the main character
    charming graphics
    the locations were incredible
    facial expressions
    dubbing is so good
    animation, model's characters and graphics details
    played on emotions
    Ellie and Joel
    SI aren't stupid, but our comrades are!

    Disadvantages
    false advertising
    disrupted feature composition
    morally spoiled heroes (I don't mean Lgbt +)
    There are no decent attitudes to follow, but there will be exceptions.
    main story
    brutal even by my standards
    the moments when a player feels emotionally handicapped, lack of empathy ( I felt dislike for myself. )
    the side characters are shallow
    the main objective has not been achieved
    ending (When I finished the game, I realized that I no longer had any sympathy for the two heroines.)
    sometimes boring (exploring)

    Additional comments:
    It was supposed to be a zombie game, right? I felt that zombies are a species in extinction than the human race.
    I don't think any religion should be offended in games.
    I thought that in a survival game we should first focus on survival rather than social problems. Which 45 (?) years later some social problem don't have to be exist.    … Expand
  16. Gloze
    Jul 19, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ok, this isn't a masterpiece, but not that bad. Maybe it's most underrated game by user score, bcs « oh no, Joel died, game is **** ». I like this game.… Expand
  17. Jonezy1988
    Jul 19, 2020
    6
    If I was rating TLOU2 as a stand alone game I would probably give it an 8 or even a 9 out of 10 but as a sequel to one of my favourite games ever I have to be honest and say the story fell well short of what I was expecting, It felt like it was written by someone different than the first or someone who hated the original characters, also the pacing and character development was terrible,If I was rating TLOU2 as a stand alone game I would probably give it an 8 or even a 9 out of 10 but as a sequel to one of my favourite games ever I have to be honest and say the story fell well short of what I was expecting, It felt like it was written by someone different than the first or someone who hated the original characters, also the pacing and character development was terrible, the gameplay is fun and the visuals and sound are very good but the story is and characters are what made the first game so incredible and TLOU2 falls far far short of that.… Expand
  18. Elyzian
    Jul 20, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It feels like being betrayed by the director. Content from this game can't communicate to player at all.
    I feel this game pushing me so hard to feel the good-woman Abby, Incontast Ellie like the bad girl.
    The whole story made Ellie a lot looser as the PTSD trilogy lost everything, lost fingers, disabled, lost ability to play guitar. Losing lovers and families (Dina and JJ)
    This is the main character that fans love. she would get anything better than these ending.
    Personally, if finishing like this I'd rather end it at the farm. Joel would prefer Ellie to live happily. Not losing everything like this
    The ending background in Menu bar is a hopeful for Abby and Lev. The director was biased. Hopeful for Abby but the despond for Ellie    … Expand
  19. Ichoras13
    Jul 19, 2020
    6
    Highly amazing game in terms of visuals only. Combat is pretty decent but mainly follows the originals which isnt broken. The story is where it falls flat for me. Very poor writing and terrible pacing. Narratives and plot points aside it was just a very underwhelming game. 6/10
  20. skeeperYT
    Jul 19, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. the game is cool but the end is ...... bad and abby is bad idea why ellie don't kill him why naughty dog… Expand
  21. Emadrbm
    Jul 19, 2020
    6
    The game play is the best you've ever seen. The story is good but it's nothing compare to the first part. Although it was a ballsy move for Naughty Dog to not even make another game of the Last of Us, but also to make this story that is filled with sadness, anger, confusion, and brutality as it should be, but I have to say that the story was NOT really what we wanted.
  22. Itzael_ty
    Jul 19, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. El juego anterior no se destacó por sus gráficos ni por sus mecánicas o la atención al detalle como lo tuvo este juego... se destacó y consiguió tantos fans por su historia y los entrañables personajes que tenían una buena dinámica a lo largo del juego y nos hacían empatizar con ellos..
    Este juego logró mejorar la el Gameplay y la atención al detalle es una barbaridad... En relación a la calidad gráfica y los detalles y lo pulido que está el Gamplay, es perfecto.
    Pero, al menos yo... odié cada segundo que jugué con Abby y la forma tan mediocre en que se mostró la muerte de Joel, la profundidad que le quisieron dar al personaje de Abby y el chiste de relación tipo paternal que consiguió con Yara y Lev, ¿Que es suficiente para perdonar al enemigo? ¿ Que te salven la vida? ¿Como lo hizo Joel? Al grado de traicionar al grupo que le dio cobijo y en el que se formó después de la caída de las luciérnagas. No se desarollo de buena manera su relación con esos dos niños, más que porque los quería... parecía ser solo un capricho el querer salvarlos, cuando murió Yara no hizo ni pio...
    Lo injustificadas que están todas las demás muertes, murieron todos los que no merecían morir como Owen y Mel, y Abby que fue la verdadera razón de toda la cruzada que se lleva a cabo a medio juego, porque la otra mitad nos hicieron juzgarla con Abby que realmente toda su actitud es desesperante.. sale com vida realmente sin ninguna justificación.
    Parecía todo un círculo vicioso en el que tu me matas un ser querido yo te mato otro hasta terminar matándose que no salió en nada... mete tenia mucha fe a este juego, que lastima que solo terminó decepcionando    … Expand
  23. TheGargoyleKing
    Jul 19, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. After waiting 7 years the last of us 2 does not live up to the expectations of the namesake. The story is a mess, constantly flipping from present to past and most of the time feels like this shouldve been part 3. Joel is killed 2 hours into the game in an out of character moment setting the games plot into motion. Ellie now spends the game trying to find his killer and get revenge. The Last of Us 2 in many of its subverting expectation moments then has you play as Joels killer, Abby to lead up to the confrontation with Ellie. The two fight and Abby leaves them live after finding out Dina is pregnant. Ellie then decides to go after Abby again after Tommy guilt trips her and in the end lets Abby go. The game ends with Ellie letting Joel go and forgiving him. For me the main problem is Ellie has lost so much to Abby and in the end people died for nothing because the writers wanted to show how bad revenge is. An interesting idea but just poorly executed. Ellie is ready to kill Abby but after remembering forgiving Joel decides against it. I find it stupid and anti climatic that she would do this after what she put herself and her friends through. The writers clearly had a love for Abby and that bias showed throughout the game. She had all of the best moments gameplay wise and storywise got more interesting material. The one part of the story I really liked was the Lev/Yara and the Scars storyline. It was an interesting insight into another faction of the world and had some of the best moments gameplay wise. Riding on a horse from a burning settlement was one highlight. On the topic of gameplay this is the one place where the last of us 2 excells. It refines everything I loved from the first game and adds a couple of new mechanics like the prone ability. The environments are breathtaking and the collectibles really help build the world. There was nothing more satisfying than sneaking your way through a group of enemies silently picking them off one by one. The few boss fights the game offered were good but could be improved in future games but overall the gameplay was worth the price of admission alone. It is lacking the one thing that made the first so great, interesting characters and the characters from the first are either ruined or end up doing some stupid out of character moment to suffice the plot. The new characters are either boring or mildly interesting but overall are not up to the quality of this series. The game overall is not terrible but for a developer like Naughty Dog and a series like The Last of Us it is very dissapointing.… Expand
  24. saikopuko
    Jul 19, 2020
    6
    This game is an example how great and industry leading graphics, environment, character art, sound, music, overall presentation, animation, technical achievement isn't enough to make a good game.

    You also need good story, writing, good characters, good narration, good pacing. Which this game haven't. It has lazy storywriting. I didn't like the 'gameplay' of the TLOU1, here it's more    This game is an example how great and industry leading graphics, environment, character art, sound, music, overall presentation, animation, technical achievement isn't enough to make a good game.

    You also need good story, writing, good characters, good narration, good pacing. Which this game haven't. It has lazy storywriting.

    I didn't like the 'gameplay' of the TLOU1, here it's more of a same but it kindda more enjoyable than first game, but still dated. Not bad, not great. Just good gameplay. With stupid QTEs.    … Expand
  25. ReikaSilvers
    Aug 1, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The graphics are a 10/10
    The soundtrack is a 11/10

    However, the story is a 5/10 for me. Ellie and Dina's relationship developed really nicely, I must say. However, Abby's introduction into the game is so meh. I couldn't connect with her character in any way. Joel's dying didn't even bother me. It was the way he died that felt so out of place.

    The game is also unnecessary long. The story keeps dragging and dragging for no reason. The writing is mediocre and at the end, the message of the story didn't even get conveyed properly.

    A lot of people bought the game for the story. So if the story isn't that good, what's the point?    … Expand
  26. Jobarison
    Jul 19, 2020
    6
    One of the most important aspects of an RPG is the plot. Based on what we got on TLOU 1 the bar was set very high. Part 2 not only didn't meet that bar but plainly failed in multiple levels throughout the 22 hours I played the game. Never before have I purposely wanted my character to be defeated in a game but that was my reality in one of the ending fight scenes. The gameplay,One of the most important aspects of an RPG is the plot. Based on what we got on TLOU 1 the bar was set very high. Part 2 not only didn't meet that bar but plainly failed in multiple levels throughout the 22 hours I played the game. Never before have I purposely wanted my character to be defeated in a game but that was my reality in one of the ending fight scenes. The gameplay, graphics, scenery, and scare factor are all top notch and deserve acclaim. The plot and storyline is equally poor however. A very sour ending to what should've been a great series extender. Definitely play this game if you have not played or have no interest in part 1.… Expand
  27. TZH85
    Jul 21, 2020
    6
    Really, the truth lies somewhere in the middle. No, the game certainly isn't bad and doesn't deserve a score of lower than five or something. But the critic reviews are completely undeserved, too. The game isn't a 10/10 or even an 8/10. You could argue 7, but that is generous.
    From a technical standpoint, TLOU2 is amazing. You can clearly see the hard work put into the graphics, music and    Really, the truth lies somewhere in the middle. No, the game certainly isn't bad and doesn't deserve a score of lower than five or something. But the critic reviews are completely undeserved, too. The game isn't a 10/10 or even an 8/10. You could argue 7, but that is generous.
    From a technical standpoint, TLOU2 is amazing. You can clearly see the hard work put into the graphics, music and voice acting. The gameplay is fun. But the praise the first game of the series got mainly wasn't due to technical stuff. It was such a success because of the story and the characters and that's why part 2 should be judged for those factors as well. And they just don't hold up.
    Part 1 was great because it was ambigous. As the player you had to judge the character's actions for yourself and there was room for interpretation. The writing was subtle and emotional. Yes, there were tense moments, shocking moments and sadness. But it was balanced out with lightheartesness and tragic beauty.
    Part 2 throws that out of the window. It's one horrible emotional gut punch after another. Horrible things happen – but they don't make you pause and reflect because it's just a neverending onslaught of misery. At a certain point you stop feeling connected to the story because it's so incredibly obvious these things happen purely for shock value. A lot of contrived stuff as well. The main characters have so much plot armour – they're saved at the last moment again and again and again.
    I could look past that, honestly. But what really disappointed me was how heavy handed the writing was. Gone are the subtleties. It's so obvious how the game wants to make you feel throughout the story – to a manipulative degree. But despite this I never felt connected to the characters because I was never onboard with any of their horrible and often times stupid choices.

    Spoiler:
    I realy don't care how many dogs I get to pet as Abby, I still don't like her. The writers wanted the player to feel for her so badly, but I can't bring myself to do it. Even if she gets the most fun gameplay sequences. The problem I have with Abby is that she never ever reflects on her own actions. She's the one who encouraged her father to perform the operation that would have killed Ellie. And she never once questions her decision or her father's. She thinks she's justified in the beginning of the story and she still feels that way at the end. She even becomes Lev's Joel and kills her own people to save him. And yet she never makes that connection and never feels bad for what she did.

    I was disappointed in Ellie's character development as well. She flip flops about whether or not she should kill Abby all the time. The story might have been salvageable if it had ended on the farm. But now I don't even feel invested in what happens to any of the characters in the inevitable third installment.

    My biggest gripe with the game is that it tries to make you feel bad about playing it. What kind of decision is that? The message of the game is "revenge is bad, don't kill people". Ellie and Abby lose so much because they can't grasp that simple idea. And in the end both of them refrain from killing each other when they get the chance. But while the game tries to hammer down that moral standpoint, it makes you kill endless amounts of NPCs and makes it fun to pick them off one by one. That kind of makes the message of the game hypocritical. The whole story revolves around the consequences of Joel killing one NPC in the first installment. And here we are, killing hundreds more. So TLOS2 is basically a guy wearing leather boots and a coat made from polar bear cubs preaching about the moral superiority of vegan food.    … Expand
  28. jake05431
    Jul 20, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is good, but only that. Gameplay and graphics are great, but plot is one big mistake. Joel died like a dog, Ellie didn't kill Abby, because... I don't know she just let her go. I'm not a hater, I'm just disappointed TLOU fan. This game is just leftside propaganda, and I'm not homophobic or something like that I'm only sad, because of that the big franchise is turn into propaganda like SW. "I wish that things were different, but they ain't".… Expand
  29. Stevaustin
    Jul 20, 2020
    6
    Technically and gameplay wise, this game does everything better than the first game. Too bad the story isn’t as good. Such a great opportunity to make a perfect game, wasted due to a succession of poor story choices, botched characters and an underwhelming conclusion to what should have been a masterpiece. Do better next time.
  30. Tagres
    Jul 20, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The gameplay is fine. The graphics are worth a masterpiece. The story part is obviously mediocre. Joel didn't deserve to die like this. The game manipulates too much. While Abby is an animal lover, Ellie brutally kills dogs. This part is very uncomfortable. It was pretty bad to play for 6 hours with a character I didn't like. The finale was very stupid. Abby will most likely be the lead character in part 3. This series ended with Joel's death. I think it is unfair to devoleper team to give a low score due to the story.… Expand
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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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