The Last of Us Part II

 PlayStation 4
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5.8

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  1. Abz87
    Jun 26, 2020
    3
    Gameplay and presentation 9/10 Story 2/10

    Im gonna write this review based on the story with no spoilers. And just to make clear I had no problem with the genders and sexual preferences from the characters in this game as I believe a lot of people are saying that this is the reason they didn't like the game which is complete rubbish. The problem with the story it takes away what you    Gameplay and presentation 9/10 Story 2/10

    Im gonna write this review based on the story with no spoilers. And just to make clear I had no problem with the genders and sexual preferences from the characters in this game as I believe a lot of people are saying that this is the reason they didn't like the game which is complete rubbish. The problem with the story it takes away what you loved about the 1st game and forces you to player as a character you despise so as a player you become dis interested in the 2nd half of the game. The gameplay elements were fun but the story made me rush to completion as I simply became disengaged. There are character choices that are really out of character and I really believe they have killed this franchise. The marketing for the game was very misleading and the developers have the arrogance to think they can emotionally manipulate you with such negativity and then sympathise. I know there were elements like that in the 1st game but it never felt hostile. They cant fix what they have done and the writers at naughty dog seriously need to be reviewed as this story is very amateur. If Bruce Straley was apart of this project we may have got a better story. I really wish this game wasn't made. What a waste. The character Abby can go f herself and so can naughty dog with there **** crunch culture. But well done on delivering your torture porn game if that was your goal    … Expand
  2. ActualGamerx
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    Breathtaking.

    Truly an immersive experience, and the interactive guitar and accurate chord positioning sent my musicians heart aflutter.
  3. NeyKaercher
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    Worst experience I have ever had, I have no more words to express my frustration.
  4. Perigrinn
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    le jeu le plus décévant de la ps4, autant j'avais kiffé le premier autant celui la a perdu toute sa saveur
  5. Camaleon319x
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    The worst purchase ever i really can´t believe i purchase this game i neil druckman tried to please and agenda
  6. Toastedsandman
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    The game looks amazing and hype was unreal. I hated just about ever twist and turn the story took. There was an enormous amount of times were you are disinterested in the story and the characters dialogue is ridiculously cringy. With multiple negative reviews it's pretty clear that ND wet the bed
  7. Splashibiydooon
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's not what they say, weak plot twist, surprising graphics but overshadowed by the poorly structured scrip.… Expand
  8. KasaethaN
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Political extremes are destroying us all. Maybe THE LAST OF US is not an extreme piece of **** you HATERS.… Expand
  9. DutchPotato
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    The last of us 1 is one of my favorite games of all time, I seriously can't express how much I didn't want a sequel to it, and how worried I was leading up to TLOU2. After finishing it though, I can safely say I haven't felt this way about a game since last of us 1.

    The gameplay improvements at first seem rather small but each new addition builds on the last games mechanics in    The last of us 1 is one of my favorite games of all time, I seriously can't express how much I didn't want a sequel to it, and how worried I was leading up to TLOU2. After finishing it though, I can safely say I haven't felt this way about a game since last of us 1.

    The gameplay improvements at first seem rather small but each new addition builds on the last games mechanics in surprising and fun ways. Probably the biggest improvement over the first game is the level design, levels are much bigger with multiple ways to clear most areas and so much thought and detail had been put into the environment. The graphics and sound design are astounding.

    The story isn't quite as good as the first games (near perfect) story, but it is still such an amazing, rich, beautiful character driven story, and the fact that people are calling this game sad and depressing is genuinely shocking to me. Yes this game is dark at times but the struggle between the light and dark within both it's characters and plot is what makes this game so compelling.    … Expand
  10. KasMania96
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    Honestly was scared to buy it after youtube comments were filled with anger n hate towards the game but I absolutely loved this game. I’m not gonna mentally recover from this lol but to really hit me hard emotionally left and right just shows how strong the story telling is. Other than the stunning graphics and scenery, the little details just amaze me. Naughty Dog being BOLD with theirHonestly was scared to buy it after youtube comments were filled with anger n hate towards the game but I absolutely loved this game. I’m not gonna mentally recover from this lol but to really hit me hard emotionally left and right just shows how strong the story telling is. Other than the stunning graphics and scenery, the little details just amaze me. Naughty Dog being BOLD with their choices, I applaud them… Expand
  11. fernandaosorioq
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    El juego es terrible no hay forma de salvarlo, la historia es un desastre y jugar con abby se hace pesadisimo, la unica forma de salvar la franquicia es hacer una precuela de Joel, una tercera parte de este juego nunca va a existir
  12. NotAReptar
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    The message of this game is "violence is bad" while beating you over the head that you should not enjoy this game or agree with it's revenge. That philosophy has worked with other games (Spec Ops The Line, God Of War, Red Dead Redemption) but with TLOU2 it's storytelling is so shallow it comes off as pretentious nonsense. Characters from the original game are made villainous for a cheapThe message of this game is "violence is bad" while beating you over the head that you should not enjoy this game or agree with it's revenge. That philosophy has worked with other games (Spec Ops The Line, God Of War, Red Dead Redemption) but with TLOU2 it's storytelling is so shallow it comes off as pretentious nonsense. Characters from the original game are made villainous for a cheap ploy to encourage fans to like new characters with less depth. The plot creates numerous plot holes to create scenes and move things along in some of the laziest writing in a game. The ending will leave a bad taste in your mouth like a microwave dinner that was made with no love or passion.

    While the gameplay is repetitive the graphics are phenomenal. Still, there is no amount of polish that can save a story driven game that hates it's audience and wants to push terrible storylines with unappealing characters.    … Expand
  13. Kira8823
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. this is a bad script, Who wrote the script, i very very disappointment, it like a garbage… Expand
  14. MrKotty
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is a beauty. Fantastic eye-candy at state of the art.
    Don't trust the negative review-bombers! They are just wining about the death of Joel, about playing strong female characters and a lesbian love-story (without beeing focused on porn-like sexuality. The gameplay is thrilling, stunning, sometimes shocking brutal, but exciting.It will leave you horrified, scared, and will raise your heartbeat to 180 bpm.    … Expand
  15. Annetnavi
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    Эта игра чудесна. Я сопереживала каждому персонажу и понимала любой из их поступков. И в самом конце ощущала вместе с Элли всю боль потери во имя мести.
    Графика божественная, сюжет проработан на 100% (10/10)
  16. trenk
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    this is what happens when a studio is bought by the progressive left that stains everything it touches is cinema now video games that forced bad story empty characters a hypocrisy at the end that is to denounce this study that promotes such unnatural and forced messages I wish you worst to this study
  17. Starkarl
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    Only those who are not confident want to evaluate the message, not the work.
    So criticizing the work makes it look like it's against the message.
    It's just poor quality!
  18. GinoWien
    Jun 26, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Story is actually really good, except for some pacing issues. I first disliked Abby, but I came to like her over the course of the game. Most people who criticize the game dislike how Joel died, because they think he is the hero of the first game, but those people never understood the first game. Joel isn’t supposed to be a beloved hero, he is at best morally gray and at worst a sympathetic villain who doomed humanity out of him being selfish. Obviously nobody’s right in the game, but if I had to choose I would say it’s Abby, because Joel needlessly murdered her father, who wasn’t really a threat to him, because Joel could have just knocked him out. That’s not to say I hat Joel, but people who think that they destroyed characters from the first game and that Joel is a hero, don’t even understand the story or characters from the first game. Besides people who think Elli should have killed Abby, probably also think that Luke should have killed Vader in "Return if the Jedi" !… Expand
  19. Tatanis
    Jun 26, 2020
    1
    This game is just garbage. The story doesn't continues wiht t previous game.
  20. gamerone
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    This game is great!!!!!!! Don't listen to some angry fanboys! Thank you Naughty dog!
  21. Bruhepicdog
    Jun 26, 2020
    8
    Solid game, hated the part where abby got to live while joel got bashed with a **** golf club but if ellie killed her then the lil lev kid would be alone or some **** complicated game.
  22. twin2win
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    How to ruin a franchise.. like that. This Studio used to make greatest games. All good people must be gone
  23. JavierSnz
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    A huge canvas that has to be judged for its complexity, value and authority for being a worthy representative of taking video games to the next narrative evolution. A masterpiece made by artists with the highest attention to detail, the work of perfectionists.
  24. Karema
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    I wanted to play as Joel or Ellie not a weird looking Abby wtf. I don't like it. I dont feel like im in a World full of Zombies its like a videogame to teach me Gender Diversity. But even Ellie has changed stupid.
  25. Goncalocosta
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    This was such an amazing game. You have to be mature to be able to understand both sides. Very complex story. Absolutely loved it.
  26. TikTikBOOM
    Jun 26, 2020
    9
    I just dont understand all the hate for this game. Ok, a certain thing happens that sucked. We all felt that. But this game is trying to something different and not follow the grain. Its a bleak world but it still one hell of an emotional ride. The story wasn't that bad. Superb production. Shame its now unlikely we'll see a follow on due to the haters. Half of which probably didn't evenI just dont understand all the hate for this game. Ok, a certain thing happens that sucked. We all felt that. But this game is trying to something different and not follow the grain. Its a bleak world but it still one hell of an emotional ride. The story wasn't that bad. Superb production. Shame its now unlikely we'll see a follow on due to the haters. Half of which probably didn't even play past that scene and/or wouldn't allow themselves to be drawn in.… Expand
  27. Peterains
    Jun 20, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game has a deeper meaning than just revenge. It’s the people that get hurt during the process of trying to get revenge and not being able to let something go eventually leads to losing the people you love. It shows how revenge can ruin everything you ever loved. I ultimately ended up not disliking Abby as much as I thought I would, I actually don’t dislike her at all. This game portrays everything they meant to perfectly. I understand that people did not like that Joel died but I cannot deny the fact that it is a great game.… Expand
  28. Zombieskickr
    Jun 24, 2020
    0
    Games should be pure fun and joy not platform to use , Stay at hoolywod pls.
    Shame naughty dog went down too.
  29. gulich
    Jun 26, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I managed to avoid the spoilers, and I intentionally avoided all the trailers, except 'e3 reveal' one. I enjoyed 'Part 2' as a game, but as a sequel to 'the last of us' I did not.

    First strike was when Tommy, in the middle of the fight, from nowhere decided to be a gentleman and introduced himself and his brother – a person with a secret so horrible, that Tommy swore to took this secret to his grave. And, quite possibly, person with a price on his head, after all he had done. And after that decided to go in a room with bunch of unknown, heavily armed people with no precautions. That for me felt very out of character.

    Second strike was for the way Abby killed the man, who just saved her life. I have no problem with the fact that she kills him. Just the way it happens for me paints her as complete psycho and irredeemable person.

    And third strike for me where all those cheap, in-your-face attempts to show Abby and her friends as good, intelligent, compassionate people. Here's Abby saves a zebra, here's Abby reads a book, here's Abby feels ashamed that her friend cuts the queue, here's Abby plays with a dog, here's Abby saves kids even tho they are an enemies and so on.. Abby's part was tooooo long. I was done with it before 'day 1' ended. And from that point I just stopped caring about what is happening with Abby storywise. It just felt like completely different game, that I was forced to play for some reason.

    The last part and the end were quite emotional, and I understand what ND tried to do, but it just did not work for me because of all the reasons above.

    And it's just sad and upsetting. Because flashbacks with Joel was great, especially the museum one and final one. Because I see all this incomprehensible amount of work that was put in this game! Visually it looks stunning. Hands down the best looking game at this moment. Acting and mocap are top notch. Game play is solid. Sound and music is great. Years of work. You have all components needed to make another masterpiece. And in result all I feel is confusion and disappointment.    … Expand
  30. rammosz
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Horrible story, not worth buy, protagonist dies in an extremely forced way!… 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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