The Last of Us Part II

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  1. Qmil
    Jul 9, 2020
    5
    I don't know what you want . If you are looking for compassion from players you got me on Joel .
    I can tell you I don't have money, but what I do have are a very particular set of skills that makes me possible to write this review . Skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for company like you . If you let my Ellie kill Abby that'll be the end of    I don't know what you want . If you are looking for compassion from players you got me on Joel .
    I can tell you I don't have money, but what I do have are a very particular set of skills that makes me possible to write this review . Skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for company like you . If you let my Ellie kill Abby that'll be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you, but if you don't, I will look for you, I will find you and I will give other negative review .    … Expand
  2. Nicosl8
    Jul 9, 2020
    5
    Decepcionante, aun sigo sin poder creer como arruinaron una saga y una historia tan perfecta e increíble como fue el LOU1 y no sólo porque la historia es floja, sino porque al darme cuenta que ellie no es la protagonista del juego sino que lo es abby, me siento totalmente estafado, olvidable título, quiero pensar que jugué otro juego y esto no existió, me quedo con lo mejor de el primerDecepcionante, aun sigo sin poder creer como arruinaron una saga y una historia tan perfecta e increíble como fue el LOU1 y no sólo porque la historia es floja, sino porque al darme cuenta que ellie no es la protagonista del juego sino que lo es abby, me siento totalmente estafado, olvidable título, quiero pensar que jugué otro juego y esto no existió, me quedo con lo mejor de el primer título y de este el apartado gráfico, que es bestial sobre todo por eso el enojo, siento que desaprovecharon un gran escenario para contar la mejor historia épica posible que estos personajes podían y supieron dar.… Expand
  3. projectevatatto
    Aug 18, 2020
    5
    A mitad del juego la historia se vuelve realmente decepcionante, la publicidad engañosa que se maneja en los trailers hace que compres el juego pensando que todo el viaje sera acerca de la venganza, nada mas alejado de la realidad, pues se te obliga a controlar al antagónico y vivir una historia que no quieres experimentar.
  4. ps22geert
    Jul 9, 2020
    5
    I loved the gameplay, bud hated the story, they made my favorite character into a **** of a woman even Abby was made a **** i hated the conclusion of the story and where it was going in the game. I hated the end story of the game, when your playing for hours with a character you hope on a good ending bud no ending like that.
  5. bastman
    Jul 9, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Gameplay and graphics are what save this game. The story is just plain bad, there's some good moments (Joel and Ellie flashbacks, especially the museum one) but the rest is just bad. Naughty Dog is capable of doing much better than this.… Expand
  6. Betoide18
    Jul 9, 2020
    5
    Immersive world and gameplay with beautiful graphics, but the poor story and writing didn’t let me to enjoy it.
  7. Lukairi
    Jul 9, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Technically, it's amazing in terms of graphics, animation, environment, music and acting as expected of ND. Rope physics anyone?

    Gameplay has seen some improvement from the first game but not too greatly. Addition of the rope and use of it to travel more vertical environments wasn't used more effectively. I was always pretty meh about the combat even for the first game, it served its purpose. The dodge did add some variety initially but it get a little repetitive, the lengthier playtime didn't help either. While the environments themselves look great, I felt let down by the lack of environmental puzzles. This was a gripe with the first game as well with how it kept using the ladders and garbage carts. ND has shown that they can do much better looking at their Uncharted series, so maybe it was a conscious decision to avoid being too similar or it wasn't a top priority for this game.

    My biggest issue with the game sadly was the story and pacing. What drew me to TLoU has always been the story. This time I feel like they didn't do as good a job as fleshing out the new characters and the relationships. The first game featured a smaller cast of characters centered on the core characters Joel and Ellie. This really allowed us to grow closer to them throughout the game, and they were also supported by a cast of characters that I greatly enjoyed. This time I appreciate that they showcased a more diverse cast, but it also created some difficulty that with the time restraint most of the relationships were not able to be developed to the same extent. In the end I didn't feel much empathy for Abby or any of her friends, and Jesse and Dina were likeable but I needed more relationship development. All my favourite moments in the story were the ones between Joel and Ellie because it built upon an already existing and well developed relationship, while providing insight into the way it has grown and also strained over the course of the years. Their chemistry couldn't be beat by the rest. The new cast of characters had some potential but were not likeable or memorable enough.

    It was interesting what ND tried to do in trying to make players think from different perspectives on our characters' actions and their consequences. It was a good attempt but was wanting in execution.

    The way they tried to frame the story to push that Ellie was becoming the villain and that Abby had some good in her felt cheap and manipulative. In the way where when you are playing as Ellie they force you to kill dogs, murder a pregnant woman then when you play as Abby you play with the dog, save kids etc. (And then you rmb Abby tortures Joel to death with a golf club, and prob would have killed Dina who was pregnant if Lev wasn't there so welp) We can all see what you are trying to go for here but it came on too hamfisted. Even from the first game we knew Joel wasn't a good guy, and his final decision is controversial. But everyone could understand his motives because it was a very human decision that he made in the end. I could understand Abby's reason for wanting to kill Joel because it was a very human motive to want to avenge her father, but her character wasn't developed well enough for me to like her or be fully behind her. I will say though certain portions of the game if viewed as standalones disregarding the story surrounding it were very powerful and masterfully done in terms of atmosphere and execution.

    Pacing wise the game was just too long. It felt really draggy at some parts and certain decisions on the way they cut the game was odd. It does seem like it goes again what was previously stated about not enough time being given to develop all the characters, relationships. Which is why to some extent I do feel like the main plot of this game should have been reserved for a third game, with the second more focused on introducing the new characters and maybe even introducing Ellie to them. It could have the potential to make us feel more conflicted on whose side we would be on had we the opportunity to grow closer with Abby's side.

    This is kind of not related to the game but I have big issues with the way ND marketed the game after playing through it. I understand trying to hide major plot points of the game, other games and movies have also done this before. But tricking people into thinking Joel will be along with you for the journey, or basically hiding the existence of a second main character is like taking subterfuge to a whole nother level. I would even say it is basically false advertising.

    TL;DR Technically amazing, lots of respect to the countless people who worked on this game. Improvements on game play were there but not too big. Dragged down greatly by the story that didn't live up to the first game. Story can be a downfall for a game, especially this franchise that was built upon having a great story in the first place. I will say that my scoring decision had a heavier weightage towards story because of this.    … Expand
  8. Gostavovinicius
    Jul 9, 2020
    5
    Já zerei o jogo e achei muito bom, claro a morte de alguns personagens que eu não queria mas essa é a vida kkkkk, gameplay sensacional tanto é que já platinei o jogo essa semana
  9. bigstankdickdad
    Jul 9, 2020
    5
    Not a 1 out of 10 but not good either. As a matter of fact I'd say it's perfectly balanced on both sides. From a technical standpoint this game is an achievement across the board. The graphics are jaw dropping, performances are fantastic and the gameplay is the same gameplay I loved from the original game albeit with some improvements. Unfortunately I can not sing the same praises to theNot a 1 out of 10 but not good either. As a matter of fact I'd say it's perfectly balanced on both sides. From a technical standpoint this game is an achievement across the board. The graphics are jaw dropping, performances are fantastic and the gameplay is the same gameplay I loved from the original game albeit with some improvements. Unfortunately I can not sing the same praises to the story. Simply put, it just didn't work for me. in a vacuum the story and themes are competent but as a long awaited sequel to one of the greatest games ever made (in my humble opinion) this is easily the single most disappointing game i've ever played. Even without the context of the original, the game's over reliance on flashbacks destroys the pacing with brief 30 minute interruptions at best and at worst, forcing the player to trek through 10 hours of gameplay before resolving a cliffhanger. Naughty Dog took a risk with this game which I respect but don't necessarily agree with. In all, while the game is undeniably a technical masterpiece, the story just feels inconsistent with the characters and themes of the first.… Expand
  10. metraton
    Aug 26, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. La historia no continuó con lo que se mostró la primera entrega horrible y muy decepcionado… Expand
  11. Mainin
    Jul 9, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Not great, not terrible.

    Like when the main character dies after 2 hours, it's not very good    … Expand
  12. Rottentrails
    Jul 9, 2020
    5
    It's ok kinda fun for half of the time gets really boring was hard to finish. I didn't play 1st one but the story seemed to be trying really hard to make you "feel" and came off really forced. I'd wait for a sale price .
  13. PlatinumRolex
    Jul 9, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. First of all - I'm a Last of Us watcher - means I don't own a PlayStation and watched part 1 & 2 like a movie. Last of Us was excellent at its time. Last of Us Part 2 was a disappointment. Joe getting killed off in chapter 1 even after saving abbys life is just stupid. The game was watchable till the fight between Elli + Abby. The 2nd half of the game I didn't even care to watch and so I skipped through it within 2-3 minutes. Abby is the "enemy" uninteresting 'ugly' character. I don't envy any PlayStation player who had to play through 2nd half of the game. 5/10 as the first half of the game was watchable even there were flaws included like that everything happens in one place/town. Fair enough.… Expand
  14. Lorny92
    Jul 9, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Visually the game is stunning! And the gameplay was fun and terrifying at times.
    The combat was greatly improved and also loved the fact that there was more workbenches ahah
    However the story was a big **** mess!
    Killing off the main character early on in the game by some hulk of a woman who’s dad was some random npc in the first one.
    Making you play as the **** for half of the game to try and sympathise with her and learn her story (doesn’t change my mind,still hate the ****)
    Making Ellie seem like the villain (also makes you kill dogs while Abby plays fetch and can pet them) Kills off Jesse and somehow overpowers Tommy? Logic
    Also Ellie lets her magically go off into the sunset with lev (who is cool) and Ellie loses everything!!!
    It just doesn’t make a good story,the first was a masterpiece and this just destroys it!!
    Even the trailers were misleading by showing Joel in scene’s when he is blatantly dead by then.
    Urghhh.
    ****



    youfetch    … Expand
  15. Basstardoman
    Jul 9, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Lo malo
    Las mecánicas del juego no son muy diferentes a las de la primera entrega, y la Inteligencia artificial de los enemigos deja mucho que desear, haciéndolos totalmente predecibles y repetitivos, el sonido está en general esta mal implementado, suele confundir la verdadera distancia de los enemigos, la historia está pésimamente desarrollada, y tienes muy poca libertad de desicion en el juego, el final se vuelve prefmdecible y jugar con Abby se hace insoportable, y no es que sea un mal personaje, pero la forma en que la historia la presenta dejan cero ganas de empató ar con ella, las motivaciones de Abby y el enfado de Ellie con Joel dan la sensación de tirar por la borda todo el TLOU 1, y eso quinta las ganas de volver a jugar y para que hablar de lo poco satisfactorio y la nula recompensa que se siente al terminarlo

    Lo bueno
    Increíbles gráficos, animaciones muy bien logradas, buena banda Sonora, y creo que lo mejor es el gore que ofrece el juego más que muchas otras entregas pero más allá de eso nada mas

    Mejor parte del juego, el flash back de Ellie con Joel en el parquede dinosaurios, si bien es poco lo que se juega en esta parte, sin duda esperábamos muchas más interacciones con esta dupla.... Una lastima

    El juego se puede disfrutar la primera vez, pero creo que todos los factores ya mencionados hacen que su rejugabilidad sea aburrida, me quedo con el TLOU 1    … Expand
  16. DV3829
    Jul 9, 2020
    5
    Me gusto los gráficos la inteligencia artificial está súper los enemigos son más inteligentes la jubalidad está bien , la jubalidad con Abby no le gusto, la muerte de Joel era necesaria para el desarrollo de la trama el final estuvo bien, ellie se dio cuenta que matando a Abby que iba a conseguir que volviera de los cielos pues no, sabía que no iba a volver que ya lo hecho estaba, se daMe gusto los gráficos la inteligencia artificial está súper los enemigos son más inteligentes la jubalidad está bien , la jubalidad con Abby no le gusto, la muerte de Joel era necesaria para el desarrollo de la trama el final estuvo bien, ellie se dio cuenta que matando a Abby que iba a conseguir que volviera de los cielos pues no, sabía que no iba a volver que ya lo hecho estaba, se da cuenta que la mejor manera de pasar ese dolor era perdonar, al final nos relevan que ellie trató de perdonar a Joel por lo que hizo. pero por su murte no se pudo decide de comenzar una nueva vida con tina y el hijo concluí sin… Expand
  17. Eduatp
    Jul 9, 2020
    5
    Lack of decision making from the player, feels more like a bad, long and unnecessary narrative movie.
    The soundtrack is good, but it might be the only thing that is good. There is no new mechanics and the story doesn't make sense.
    If you played part 1, I wouldn't recommend ruining your good memories.
  18. Badrobot404
    Jul 9, 2020
    5
    The First game had the power to make us binge the game as fast as possible due to the amazing story created by the Father - Daughter bond between Joel and Ellie. And we all loved the fatherly figure of Joel.

    That bond was always the catchy element of the tlou. The 2nd Game swiftly severed that love. I believe no other story could rectify that . This game may have a powerful story as the    The First game had the power to make us binge the game as fast as possible due to the amazing story created by the Father - Daughter bond between Joel and Ellie. And we all loved the fatherly figure of Joel.

    That bond was always the catchy element of the tlou. The 2nd Game swiftly severed that love. I believe no other story could rectify that . This game may have a powerful story as the critics say, but it is with a dark story and is not what was expected after all waiting for 7 years. They could have atleast upped their execution.

    The Gameplay, Sounds, Design all were top notch. Those were the work of the crunched developers rolling through the countless overtime hours they worked for. I could point out the small details that made the Gameplay much more realistic. Looking forward to unique games like the tlou in the future. Gameplay - 10/10
    Story - 5/10

    Gameplay - 10/10
    Story - 5/10    … Expand
  19. EJux
    Jul 10, 2020
    5
    The only thing better than Part 1 is the upgraded graphics and combat but unfortunately the story is dreadful and poorly written and for a single player only game it falls short of any GOTY awards for this matter alone. It felt like a chore playing this game & the second I finished the game I deleted it to make room for something better. Visuals are nice but no decent story merits 5/10 at a push.
  20. Dvazhdydva4re
    Jul 10, 2020
    5
    Magnificent story and beautiful graphics performance.

    Story like a rollercoaster, but it really strong and interesting
  21. Masterkek
    Jul 10, 2020
    5
    Eh... The game play is ok but nothing special from the previous one. Main problems are with the story and characters (pregnant at the front lines, easy forgettable and sometimes idiotic).. Playing Abby was tiresome, Ellie gets less than half of the game time and she gets far less things then Abby, don't want to get to the spoilers but it's shown like the game forces us to like Abby and hate Ellie.
  22. DenFri
    Jul 10, 2020
    5
    The graphics are cool, the plot is diarrhea, propaganda, you can continue almost endlessly.
    P.S:1 part was cooler in everything
  23. Daniel2289
    Jul 10, 2020
    5
    La jugabilidad y los gráficos destacan mucho, peor la historia es el punto flaco, la manera en la que cuentan la historia, mediante Flashbacks, no funciona, corta las emociones de la historia y se maneja de una manera muy tortuosa. Lastimosamente arruinaron toda la historia que crearon en la 1.
  24. dusktilldawn666
    Jul 17, 2020
    5
    Gameplay is good, story not so great.
    A lot of work has obviously been put into this video game but the direction is confused and disappointing. This is a game made by a writer instead of beng made by a game-designer and it shows. The occasionally fantastic, yet drawn out gameplay seems un-important to the the disjointed soap-opera like cut-scenes. Original characters feel pointless to    Gameplay is good, story not so great.
    A lot of work has obviously been put into this video game but the direction is confused and disappointing. This is a game made by a writer instead of beng made by a game-designer and it shows. The occasionally fantastic, yet drawn out gameplay seems un-important to the the disjointed soap-opera like cut-scenes. Original characters feel pointless to the main objective. Additional flashbacks redeem it from total loss. I commend the attempt but it does not play out well for me. As a sequal to a beloved story driven game it disappointingly comes of as force fed teenage fan fiction.    … Expand
  25. Hannahkiin
    Jul 10, 2020
    5
    A masterpiece! It's incredible the way in wich the history connects and everything makes sense. It made me pass through a lot of emotions, and got me attached to the characters. Tottally loved the game.
  26. Reviewer_95
    Jul 10, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I felt that this game did a lot wrong, but also did a lot right, the game play felt fun through most of the segments, the levels were interesting and in my opinion dynamic, however, one of the major problems with the game is by far the ending, a lot of people complain about the beginning of the game(which is justified in some aspects) but the worst damage is done by the ending. Before the ending of the game, i could really see myself coming back to play through again on new game plus but by the time i made it past the last segment with the new enemy faction and that miserable ending, i felt like going back to play this game would be a waste of time especially with the lackluster ending that makes you wonder why you decided to play the game in the first place.… Expand
  27. TacitusJ
    Jul 10, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Many good things about the game. However, the story was very disappointing. I went in expecting to have a great experience with the characters I fell in love with in the first game. Not the case...
    The pacing of the game was not very good either, felt very stagnant at times, like the game just stopped progressing. The ending was very depressing and disappointing as well. The gameplay could have been better. Felt like no matter what I did to be stealthy I would be forced into a situation of being seen or would be seen while hiding. So stealth was not very good which I personally enjoy the most in games like this. Overall probably won't go back and play again, at least not until a long time has passed and I am looking for a game to just fill my time between new releases.    … Expand
  28. Suspicious
    Jul 10, 2020
    5
    Pro: Graphics beautiful, sounds. Improved game controls
    Con: Story not great. Cheated by J's death, and ending. No replayability
  29. Linknoid
    Jul 10, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 5 for the gameplay, the history e the worst i have play.
    you have an objective entire game and its the only thing you desire to kill abby and its the only thing you cant do.
    Still have the Joel problem, i accept his dead, but naught can do a better end to him, like a sacrifice to save Ellie, but his end like a **** a all time saying his a worst villain of word.
    Poor thanos kkk....    … Expand
  30. MarkoPollo
    Jul 10, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So I first want to say this, I am not homophobic. But y’all seriously needed to chill on the agenda thing. Naughty Dog, you Practically destroyed all the male characters, and not because they’re male, but because we’ve, as a community, have come to know and love these people; Cough cough- JOEL AND TOMMY oh and Glen from TWD. And then we get to see Abby, whose ridiculously huge, and I say this is ridiculous not because there’s anything wrong with a buff woman, but because IN THE MIDDLE OF AN APOCALYPSE YOU HAVE A WOMAN WHOSE BUILT LIKE A TRAIN. Doesn’t make sense. How is she this huge? What, does she have a stash of steroids or something? Kinda silly if you think about it. It’s just forced. The whole girl power thing is just forced and people hate it..because it cost our beloved characters to get the boot. Idc what agenda you put in a game as long as it works and your not shoving it down my throat. In reality nobody cares. People play games to escape reality. And look....all great heroes have an end, I don’t mind Joel dying, it’s the way you killed him you fool. Neil, man...you told us back in 2016 that the main focus of this game was JOEL AND ELLIE. You lied and decided to bring She-Hulk into the mix. And then you’re gonna try to play with our emotions, trying to make us feel sorry for this chick after what she did, and what she continues to do throughout the story. I’m sorry but a lot of us don’t have enough empathy for her, even after we find out the plot twist. That’s just my story review. However is the story-telling bad? No. It’s not a bad story. It works. But for a hardcore Last of Us fan, it’s not gonna pass. You literally took away the heart and soul of the game. For a newcomer however, they’d most likely like the game. Gameplay as always is AMAZING, that’s really the only thing I reallyyyyt love.… Expand
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  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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