The Last of Us Part II

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  1. Hyper23
    Aug 8, 2020
    6
    First things first, the graphics are amazing and probably the best of this console generation. The gameplay was ok, there were really fun times with combat and shooting but there are some areas of the game that feel stretched out. Music was really good, I enjoyed the music when it was being played but there is too much silence that occurs. The story is my opinion is not very good, manyFirst things first, the graphics are amazing and probably the best of this console generation. The gameplay was ok, there were really fun times with combat and shooting but there are some areas of the game that feel stretched out. Music was really good, I enjoyed the music when it was being played but there is too much silence that occurs. The story is my opinion is not very good, many characters that you are supposed to like that you can't, there are too many plot holes in the story. When it came towards Abby, I had fun with her combat but other than that I didn't like her, the game is trying it's hardest too make you like Abby but it didn't work for me. Ellie became somewhat unlikeable, she makes so many choices that made me think why. Finally, many new characters are dull and the characters that are greatly written are barley given anything.… Expand
  2. Prisoner_627
    Aug 9, 2020
    6
    This review will NOT contain spoilers, so rest easy there. I want to get one thing out of the way that really upset me, and that is the false advertising and marketing that this game has: some of the trailers give out a completely different idea of what to expect from the final product, and that includes showing scenes that are not present anywhere in the game, this is a huge disrespectThis review will NOT contain spoilers, so rest easy there. I want to get one thing out of the way that really upset me, and that is the false advertising and marketing that this game has: some of the trailers give out a completely different idea of what to expect from the final product, and that includes showing scenes that are not present anywhere in the game, this is a huge disrespect for your consumers as you are tricking them into spending money for something that doesn't exist, I get what they were trying to do as a marketing strategy, playing with our emotions even before the game is released but there is a line that you do not cross, and that is showing us false material, this is the top reason why I was so let down with Naughty Dog and the overall package. That being said, I enjoyed the story for the most part, it made me cry more than once and I felt really compelled to see it through to the end, however there are some issues regarding pacing, plot holes and inconsistent character motivations that do not match with what was already established in the first game, I cant convince myself that these are small problems because they took me away from the experience, specially when I remember how magical the first entry was storywise.
    i've been around since the PS1 days and can honestly say that gameplay, graphics, animations, presentation and sound design are hands down the best ive seen so far in any video game, I often found myself in various moments just stopping the journey to appreciate the attention to detail of the enviourments, or replaying cutscenes to see the facial expressions and body language of the characters, really a remarkable achievment from a technical standpoint.
    To sumarize, this is a great game on its own merits, with a very unique, different and interesting way of telling a tale of right and wrong, how perspective alone can make you sympathize with a character dispite his/her actions. But, as a sequel to one of the best games of all time, it delivers an experience that is nowhere near as good as the first one. In the end of the day, I would recommend buying and investing 30 hours into it. Hope this was helpful.    … Expand
  3. WrestleMania
    Aug 9, 2020
    6
    If it was a stand alone game, it would have been possibly a 10/10 and maybe more people would have loved it. However, since it's a sequel...wasn't as good as it should have been. Shame. 6/10 for me.
  4. Drinho
    Aug 16, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Jogo bom com a história toda cagada,os gráficos e a gameplay estão bons mas a história deixou a desejar… Expand
  5. AlexeyLilicenko
    Aug 11, 2020
    6
    Game is very beautiful, gives you much different emotions. I would give it 10, but some things in scenario and characters I did not like, pretty much. I will not buy next game from Naughty Dog until I see good reviews from players. It is pretty risky after this game. Before that I thought they create great games for PS, Uncharted 2 is my favorite from them.
  6. carsmiley
    Aug 12, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I absolutely loved The Last of Us. I think it's one of my favorite games. The Last of Us Part II however is something different entirely.

    At first I thought, "Why are so many people complaining about this game, it's great!", and it was, for the first hours. Then it kept going, and going, almost without purpose. Then when I thought I was going to see a climactic ending where maybe Abby was going to explain the reasons why she did what she did. Maybe, just maybe even do a little gameplay part with Abby. That little gameplay-part with Abby lasted another 12 hours. 12 hours of the game seemingly wanting to do little else than to show that Abby is a person too and that she's not all that bad and that she does have reasons for travelling the entire country to murder Joel.

    I mean, in the end, it did kind of work. I liked Abby at the end more than in the beginning, but did it have to last THAT long? The story with Abby is interesting and such but there just seemingly wasn't any goal. The goal was only to get to place A, then get to place B, then to place C and so forth.
    I don't get what Abby's drive was, I don't get why Abby suddenly doesn't mind turning against her own people AND not minding to kill anyone that the game so desperately tried to tell you she liked and cared for so much, in the beginning for two people she just met. Suddenly she cares so much for those people even though it puts her and her friends in danger. In the first The Last of Us it was so logical since Joel didn't have anyone else and since Ellie reminded him so much about his daughter but with Abby, why did she care so much about Lev?

    To be honest, I wouldn't really mind that much if only it looked like the game was trying to tell something and not just look like it was making up a story on the spot. Basically, what I'm trying to say is that the game just seems way to long for as little as it ends up saying. The first The Last of Us I played through 4 or 5 times, it's also easy to play all over since it isn't that long, about half as long as The Last of Us Part II. And that always seemed worth it, for the experience, for the story, for the characters, kind of like re-watching a movie if you, like me, happen to also like doing. That's just not as inviting as The Last of Us Part II because of the length and the little story it has in those 26 or so hours I first put into it.

    Then, obviously there's also a lot good about the game. The gameplay has improved tremendously. I like the weapons in Part II way more than in the first one. I also loved upgrading and that you have to get creative and adapt to what's happening, more so than the first one. Part II has more interesting environments, I think, and also lots more and different kinds of enemies, humans and infected alike. Like the Stalkers, which I'm sure everyone hates, not even necessarily in a bad way. Say what you want but the fact that there are so many different kinds of enemies, each requiring a different approach, makes it interesting. Especially when the game puts different kinds of infected, or even humans and infected, together.

    The game looks amazing too! Even better than The Last of Us. Environments are more lush and often times more vast than The Last of Us. Naughty Dog also clearly tried to make The Last of Us Part II's environments at least, much less linear. Part II feels much more real because of the overgrowing plants everywhere and that the path you should take isn't always as obvious as The Last of Us. Further, nothing can compare to the sunny Santa Barbara at the end when you've been playing in dark, grey alleyways for a long time before that. Or The Farm before Santa Barbara, which was also a nice change of scenery, and pace too.

    Without judging the ending, which in the end, I did kind of like. I would much rather play The Last of Us Part III with only a single character, Ellie preferably of course. And a The Last of Us III we will get guessing by how indefinite, and somewhat disheartening Ellie's ending was. I might even call it cruel how Naughty Dog left Ellie after getting us to like her so much after two games.

    That leaves us with my score, 6/10. Maybe the game deserves even slightly more, so make that a seven if you wish. But it doesn't deserve any less. Even though I don't always agree to how the story was tackled and the messages it's trying to send, the gameplay and aesthetics of The Last of Us Part II make up for much of it. Definitely since I would still recommend everyone to try the game for themselves.    … Expand
  7. salchi_official
    Aug 13, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So, this game, this is a hard thing to critique, unlike another persons, I wont insult anyone in here. I will critique 3 important things I consider important for this game, soudntrack, gameplay and story-telling. So, soundtrack, this soundtrack was not as good as the first game's. We could not really feel Santaolalla a lot in this one, not even in the main menu, only in the ending credits, so the music was not that of a thing, 6/10 in soundtrack. Now gameplay, the same thing as in the first game (which I really liked), it was a really good mix : how you manage the weapons, the things you could do, really nice, and as I already explained this gameplay in the first game critique, I wont do it here, 8.5/10 on gameplay. And now, story-telling, so, first thing, Joel's death. It doesn't bother me the fact that they've killed him, what really bothers me is HOW they killed him. In the first game we saw that he didn't trust anyone, he almost didn't trust in Bill, his friend. But now he says his name, he says where he lives blah blah blah. Now, lets think, Abby's father gets shot, just ONE shot and Joel didn't even knew he was Abby's father or anything, and how does he have to pay for that? Nothing, only a lot of hits in the skull with a golf club, great. Then, the thing about Yara, that mission when we have to look for medicines for her, that was one hour totally lost since she ends up dying, so....you know, that part was just so the game could cost 60 dollars. Then the ending, you can say that the lesson of "Revenge is not good" was ok, but, this was not the game to include that, this game was about to make a cure to the Cordyceps, and now, nobody cares about the cure. If somehow the Lord gave me a second chance a that moment, I would prevent this game from being real. Thats all I can say, 61/100… Expand
  8. GinoBambino
    Aug 13, 2020
    6
    This is not a worthy successor of the great "The Last of us". Graphics and Gameplay are almost the same, but the story is disappointing. There is no motivation to continue playing with Abbi.
  9. CyberSoldierE
    Aug 13, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Pretty simple game to review... The mechanics and the graphics are awesome and made my full play through generally enjoyable but sadly the forced story narratives that treats their pre-existing characters like their dumb morons with no previous survival experience and don't get me started on the fact that you spend half the campaign as Abby...… Expand
  10. ndiberardino212
    Aug 13, 2020
    6
    Stealth action gameplay is infuriating at first but becomes increasingly more satisfying as you learn the ropes, find new weapons, and memorize enemy placements after constant trial and error. Searching for items in nooks and crannies is always a tedious chore but the environments are at least gorgeous to look at. The story is pretty rubbish and the ending genuinely made me questionStealth action gameplay is infuriating at first but becomes increasingly more satisfying as you learn the ropes, find new weapons, and memorize enemy placements after constant trial and error. Searching for items in nooks and crannies is always a tedious chore but the environments are at least gorgeous to look at. The story is pretty rubbish and the ending genuinely made me question whether the writers understood how humans beings behave in real life.… Expand
  11. Gecbass
    Aug 14, 2020
    6
    Graphics: best , no one can beat
    Gameplay: amazing
    History: we understand the director, he tried to delivery something new, but , fails whith glory,the ideia its good but the execution, wow! History and mature themes unnatural
  12. Evan_theg
    Aug 14, 2020
    6
    Ok. Graphics. Amazing
    Combat. Amazing
    Environment. Amazing Story. As bad as your cheesy feet
  13. Anthony44
    Aug 15, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ok. So. My biggest complaint. This game had clunky movements and it’s open world/linear mix didn’t mesh well for me. I expected more for a late generation game. Particularly one that is a sequel to such an amazing game from an earlier console. The next issue I had was that I went through 3 days as Ellie and then the same 3 days as Abby. I would have appreciated jumping between the two through each day, so when I got to day 3 I was finished. I felt like it broke up the narrative a bit too much. Lastly. I really did hate they killed Joel. I felt like they could have found a better way to do the revenge story. Like have everyone in Jackson get killed except Joel and Ellie. Then Joel and Ellie go on a vindictive journey. It could have brought out all the same points, but Joel wouldn’t be dead. I mainly didn’t like this because Joel made the first game. I didn’t enjoy playing as Ellie in the first game. I didn’t even care much for her character. I cared for her even less in this one. I also really didn’t appreciate playing as Abby. It was ok. Just not the most fun. She did some terrible things and was a terrible person. All I wanted was for her to die in the end. Lastly, the game play wasn’t different enough from the first one to keep me engaged. Now. Admittedly all these issues, except for the first one, are all minor. I just think that with my expectations, and all the minor annoyances I found in the game, that I just struggled to appreciate the game in the same level as some of the critics. All in all not the best game to close out a console generation. Ghost of Tsushima is better as a whole. Albeit not necessarily in every way.… Expand
  14. esteban1990
    Aug 17, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Hay que otorgarle cierto mérito por el desarrollo en gráficos, mecánica, jugabilidad y dinámica. Pero a comparación con la primera entrega resultó ser una decepción ya que la han forzado muchísimo en la historia con elementos incoherentes. A medida de que lo jugás se torna muy densa y muy larga con sin necesidad alguna. Tiene sus momentos de alto impacto que gustan mucho pero la narrativa le quita importancia al resto de la historia del juego en sí. Es una lástima.... la saga tenía mucho potencial para futuras entregas.… Expand
  15. IgnacioESP
    Aug 17, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game in animation is good but the history is so progre and lgbt and kill a good character of tlou 1 with a stick of golf… Expand
  16. TheVirgoMan
    Aug 19, 2020
    6
    Excelentes gráficos , la jugabilidad impresionante , la historia no me convenció , tenía alto hype por este juegazo cuando ví por primera vez el trailer.
  17. alwallace
    Aug 21, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I've decided to play the game well after its release, far away from the early reviews. As many others, I've unfortunately seen the leaks and I wanted to give the game a try anyway. Just to clarify, I am a huge fan of Last of Us, I'm a veteran gamer and I was overwhelmed by how much emotion I had to deal with while playing it.

    Let's start with the pros: it's truly magnificent, period. Incredible lighting, attention to details, facial expressions, weapon upgrade animations, level design, well anything Naughty Dog is famous for. The numerous accessibility features must not be overlooked: for a lot of people, this is life-changing. I also like some touching aspects, like Ellie and Dina interacting with the baby, you don't see that very often in a game and it's the positive aspect of Naughty Dog wanting to be more 'inclusive'.

    Now, the cons: everything that made Last of Us unforgettable, namely Joel-Ellie relation, character development and charisma, general pacing, the 'hope-and-beauty-vs-danger-violence' duality are completely absent. Joel's death is very poorly executed (no pun intended) and false advertising by Naughty Dog is simply unacceptable. Side characters are uninteresting, you really don't care for their demise/death, be Abby's or Ellie's side. Remember Tess who dies after 2 hours? Of course you do, it hit hard. Remember Bill? Of course, so well written. Remember Sam and Henry? Of course you do.

    Now, Abby. You simply cannot like her, despite the pathetic multiple attempts (the dog scene, fear of height, hospital flashback, etc.). She will go down in History for the worst sex scene EVER, that's a feat, I'll concede it. Lev, Yara who cares? Nobody. Manny? Shot in the head and everybody screams YEAH. The only time I felt something aching was Owen and Mel's death scene.

    Ellie...well, her rage-filled slaughter fest is un-Ellie, especially when she kills someone for nothing (Rattler). The only interesting character is Tommy, thank God.

    To wrap this review up, it seems, judging by what we know about Druckmann, that killing the father figure, straight White male was not story-driven...let's feature a very muscular woman, a trans kid AND a lesbian couple raising a child as leads instead! I've nothing against LGBT, really, but it's simply too much to be credible. Nobody asks for a macho White dude killing everyone at will. A little balance would have been a little bit more enjoyable.

    It's a huge disappointment, but the game itself is still a good game and doesn't deserve neither a 0, nor a 10.    … Expand
  18. nicksiciliano
    Nov 19, 2020
    6
    Brutal as much as it is brave, Last of Us 2 presents revenge to the player, but it's not something that we necessarily want
  19. JRekz
    Aug 21, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have mixed feelings about this game, the graphics are stunning and the gameplay is great however the story could've been written a lot better than what was put out, literally a slap in the face to the beloved characters of the first game and the fans. However this story had some amazing moments when it came to the Ellie's flashbacks with Joel, and listening to Ellie play the guitar. The game felt very realistic while in combat which was amazing... but the time i spent playing as Abby felt so dragged out i kept taking constant breaks, it seems like the game tries to make us all like Abby but for most of us that was never the case. Also part of this game just felt like nothing but a message, please keep politics out of video games and let people enjoy themselves.… Expand
  20. Ideal1st
    Aug 23, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I refrained from judging until I made it to the end of the game and now I actually understand why this game is so low-rated by the players. To begin with: the story itself turned out so shallow, despite the deep drama and emotions of the characters. I actually feel a little waste of time by playing a game of blind revenge without any high cause. Eye for an eye is what it's all about. Frustrated about wasted lives, all the losses that character had to face in the name of... revenge. Comparing to pt.1, pt.2 feels and looks so immature. Oh well and last but not least: the agenda, that what actually makes you feel homophobic. You are fed with gay stories all the way, and when the storyline told about the Scar boy/girl (I couldn't tell in the end) with self-identification issues It look ridiculously squeezed into the hard post-apocalyptic world. When I completed the story of pt.1 I hoped that there would be no sequel that would ruin the feel of delight. And then pt.2 happened. Game mechanics are pretty much the same, detail level is impressive as before, Naughty Dog raised the level once again, the difficulty happens to be easier than pt.1, but pt.2 compensates being literally crowded with enemies. This is my first review and I really wanted to explain why this game was given all the cold. Try it for yourself.… Expand
  21. V2643
    Aug 26, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game has so many good qualities but it also has so many bad ones as well. I'll just sum up my thoughts
    Gameplay: 7
    Graphics: 9
    Sound/OST: 10
    Story: 3
    Replayability: 6    … Expand
  22. Uppercampbell
    Aug 27, 2020
    6
    This is how I would break the game down score-wise out of 10:

    STORY Characters/Developments 5 Plot 4 Pacing 4 Impact of the story on the series as a whole 3 •Overall 4 GAMEPLAY (Exploration) Level design 10 Detail/graphics 10 World building 10 •Overall 10 GAMEPLAY (Combat/stealth) Enemy placement/combination 9 Stealth sections 9 Non-stealth sections 7 AI fairness/difficulty 8 •Overall    This is how I would break the game down score-wise out of 10:

    STORY
    Characters/Developments 5
    Plot 4
    Pacing 4
    Impact of the story on the series as a whole 3
    •Overall 4

    GAMEPLAY (Exploration)
    Level design 10
    Detail/graphics 10
    World building 10
    •Overall 10

    GAMEPLAY (Combat/stealth)
    Enemy placement/combination 9
    Stealth sections 9
    Non-stealth sections 7
    AI fairness/difficulty 8 •Overall 8.5

    As you can see, I generally disliked the story and plot, I believe the game drags a lot, especially in the Abby sections they go in for way too long. It was incredibly frustrating to have to play as Abby for that long and when you’re finally done you have to beat up Ellie the person you’re supposed to be playing as, I feel like Naughtydog wants us to sympathize with Abby and almost in a way says that we’re the bad guys. This is a revenge story, revenge already!

    At the same time though I loved the exploration, the more open ended level design worked wonderfully, the level of painstaking detail in this game is absolutely staggering. This is the most detailed game I’ve played to date and that part of the game shines the brightest in my eyes. In During gameplay I was fully immersed, only to be taken out of the immersion by the story. The storytelling through things the player finds in the game world is far superior to the actual story of the game and I don’t believe that’s a good thing. In conclusion, if you’re gonna play this game for the story, don’t, it retroactively makes the story of the first game worse and is not worth purchasing the game for in the slightest. But if you’re someone who can look past the story, and you play games more for the fun of it, I do in fact recommend this game.    … Expand
  23. RickeyG1
    Aug 28, 2020
    6
    Where do i start umm the visuals and game-play was nice, i loved the combat mechanics i beat it twice might as well platinum it while i got it lol. the ending i just couldn't get with it, i liked Jesse and Dina, Owen was probably the only one i kinda like from abby group i'll give it a 6.9 at least but it should be lower the Joel stuff hurt me and the score the story should had be done better!!
  24. thedarkjorsh
    Aug 31, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Excelente graficos y banda sonora tenia todas las de ganar pero lamentablemente solo la mitad de ellie es buena y por el precio que tenia de salia no recomiendo comprarlo gastar $54.000 pesos chilenos es mucho para un juego que no cumplió las expectativas… Expand
  25. Faacu
    Sep 1, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Le doy un seis y con mucho esfuerzo. La jugabilidad y los graficos exelentes, pero la historia un desastre, lo termine de jugar por compromiso porque el primer juego me encanto y queria saber como terminaba este, pero la forma que muere joel es muy mala. Para mi gusto joel no tendria que haber muerto, pero si era necesario al menos que me dejen jugar algo mas de tiempo con joel ya que es el personaje favorito de muchos y me incluyo, tantos años esperando este juego para que la historia sea tan mala. Yo lo recomiendo como un buen juego pero no como una obra maestra como si lo fue el primero… Expand
  26. RageNThrill
    Sep 3, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Let me start off by saying that I, like many here was a huge fan of the first game. I have been looking forward to this game for years and avoided any spoilers that came out. With that said, The Last of Us Part 2 is a beautiful looking game, the graphics, environments, and fight sections are extremely well done. The Flashbacks with Ellie and Joel were great, especially the museum sequence. The voice acting is also great for the most part. HOWEVER, this games biggest downfall is it’s pacing, the story absolutely fails to make you sympathize with Abby after she murders Joel. Which in its own right doesn’t even make much sense with how it happens, but I digress. The fact that the game constantly pulls you out of climax moments for flashbacks just completely takes away from the pacing of the story. By the time I played Abbys half of the story and was seeing her flashbacks with the WLF and Owen and Mel, I found myself really disconnected because I had already killed them as Ellie several hours before. It would have made more sense to me to play as Abby first, or at least play as Ellie for a day and then Abby. I completely understand why Abby killed Joel, was it justified? In this world I’d say yeah probably, Joel killed plenty of people for less, however if you’re going to do that and then make me play as his killer you’ve got to set it up in a better way than was shown here. The supporting characters were all fine, none of them really seemed to be given much time to shine though, I did really like Jesse and Dina and even Owen, but again, really hard to connect with him when I knew he was already dead. Lev and Yara were also fine, but not given a ton to do, you go on a fetch quest to save Yara that took an hour only for her to die almost immediately after so that was fun. I also think the ending was way too drawn out, I’m not even upset Ellie didn’t kill Abby in the end, although I think it probably would’ve made more sense. But introducing a whole new faction at the end of the game and fighting through hordes of them just to save Abby to fight her, when for all Ellie knows she’s already dead just didn’t make much sense to me. Anyway in conclusion, I don’t think this is the worst game ever made, not at all, this game does some things so right, but the pacing of the story make it such a slog to play at times. In the end I probably won’t replay this one, but if you catch a good sale it’s worth checking out at least for the gameplay.… Expand
  27. EvilMinder
    Sep 5, 2020
    6
    If its not a last of us game, I will rate it higher. Its a average game with bad storyline. Visuals, voice acting & music are amazing but this is a story base game & story is bad. I love Tlou but part 2 is worst compare to part 1.
  28. Amsbeats
    Sep 7, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's not just "review bombing". The game has serious narrative and pacing problems. Druckman took a huge swing with this game, and while I admire the tenacity, I really just don't think it worked. Having to play the second half of the game as a character you've been made to hate, while already knowing exactly what happens, I found to be extremely arduous. One can't ignore the masterful graphics, sound design, and even gameplay mechanics, but the story is a huge stinker that almost seems spiteful towards the user. TLOU 1 had a perfect bittersweet ending... But this ending is all bitter with no sweet to the point where the entire journey just feels pointless and hopeless. For the average player, I'd reccomend passing.. Play Uncharted 4 or TLOU 1 instead, because ND just didnt live up to the hype with this one, sadly.… Expand
  29. Joshua20
    Sep 8, 2020
    6
    The ending is not what you predict from the beginning of the game
    Graphics are extraordinary
    Side characters have been designed to help you during hard situations
    The interaction with environment is unbelievable Gameplay has not changed and it is just like last of us 1
  30. gamecr1t1c
    Sep 8, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I played the hell out of TLOU. I bought it for PS3 and then the remaster when it came out for PS4. All told I must have played it from beginning to end at least 10 times. Like most who played TLOU, I couldn't wait for TLOU2. I watched each trailer as it was released with goosebumps and growing anticipation. The love I had for the first would certainly carry over to the second. Sure, some things had changed at Naughty Dog but the core was still there and they loved Joel and Ellie as much as any of us…right?

    Let's start with Joel. I kind of thought he might die at some point, likely in a way that was heroic and meaningful (maybe stepping in front of an infected or a WLF bullet to save Ellie?), but Ellie's rampage of revenge (as highlighted in the trailers) must have been fueled by something else, right? I mean, she was joined by Joel on her quest (or at least that's what the trailers deceptively showed, a flat out lie from Naughty Dog that we all believed). I mean, ND must have had discussions about whether people would dislike the game because Joel plays such a small part and decided “Let's trick the fans into thinking he has a much bigger part! They’ll forgive us when they see how progressive the game is!” Instead the only Joel we see for the rest of the game is in flashbacks, most of which show a deteriorated relationship between he and Ellie. Joel from TLOU wasn’t perfect, but he deserved far better (as did we).

    Let's move on to Abby. Abby, the faithful soldier and hero of the WLF, a bloodthirsty machine fueled entirely by the thought of taking revenge on the man who killed her father. I'm fine with Abby's motives but being forced to play as Abby for countless hours was a laughable attempt by ND to trick the player into sympathizing with Joel's murderer.

    What ND wanted you to see: Aww, she lost her father. Aww, look at her play with the doggies. Aww, she and Owen used to be so happy. Aww, she's helping the Scar kids. Aww, she spared Ellie and Dina. She’s totally redeemable!

    What I saw: Umm, she mercilessly tortured and killed Joel right after he literally saved her life. Umm, she just had sex with Owen who has a baby on the way. Umm, she just went Rambo on all of her friends and fellow soldiers at the WLF the second they threatened Lev's life. Umm, she was ready to slit Dina’s throat until Lev intervened. Mel was right, Abby really is a piece of ****

    Now for the biggest disappointment, Ellie herself. Ellie, who swore that she would make them all pay, that she would kill every last one of them for what they did to Joel. This is the same Ellie who killed countless WLFs (including killing pregnant Mel and torturing Nora before also killing her), Scars, Rattlers and doggies to get to Abby with barely an inkling of remorse. Then in the end she has an epiphany and realizes that revenge is wrong and she just doesn’t have it in her to kill Abby (you know, the one who actually did the torturing and killing). She also left Dina and their baby alone with barely a thought to go after Abby, even though she knew Dina may not be there when she returned. She didn’t honor Joel’s memory by sparing Abby, she merely affirmed that his life and everything that led up to that moment from the time she left Jackson meant nothing. She killed all those people for nothing. Jesse died for nothing. Tommy was maimed for nothing. Dina and the baby are gone for nothing. Hell, she even lost a couple of fingers for nothing. Ellie, you are also a piece of ****

    I can’t fathom why so many critics are hailing this game as a “masterpiece”. Did they actually play it? How long did they play it? Are they just rewarding Naughty Dog for being so “progressive”? I grant that the game is beautiful and most of the actual gameplay was enjoyable but in the end poor writing has left the franchise in shambles. ND will never admit that they’ve done anything wrong, and for some reason a lot of people defend them, but I can’t wait to see TLOU2 remastered flop when it hits PS5, and when the trailer for TLOU3 inevitably drops in a couple of years, I won’t pay it any attention. I’ll be back in Boston with Joel and Ellie.    … Expand
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#2 Best PS4 Game of 2020
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#1 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2020
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#3 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2020

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Metascore
93

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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