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  1. Jun 25, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is a failure of a sequel to the first game. The story is boring and uninspired, the gameplay is almost identical (which I guess is good if you are happy with the same gameplay over again), the characters are unlikeable and never learn anything, the ending is super unsatisfying and nonsensical, the game is full of weird and bad writing, the entire game is specifically formulated to make you feel miserable (which is NOT a rumour, it was officially confirmed by a lot of people who have worked on the game). If you take the game on it's own, it feels like an semi-Indie game with AAA game graphics. The developers are constantly blaming completely false things for the bad reviews, saying "oh, bots are review-brigading the game, it's not real people", or "they only dislike it because Ellie is g@y". Okay, lemme tell you why both of these claims are false. Technically, yes, there are definitely bots AND people review-brigading the game, but lemme tell you something. There are an equal amount of people review-brigading the game to give it a 10/10. There are an equal amount of review-brigadiers on the 10/10 reviews as there are on the 0/10 reviews. The second statement is so dumb that it makes me laugh. The Last Of Us: Left Behind (the DLC for the first game) was very, VERY heavy on Ellie being g@y, and that was rated incredibly high, so that argument is kaput. People hate TLOU2 because it spits on the first game and it's legacy, it is written badly, it isn't original, it isn't new, and it isn't good unless you're purely looking at graphics. I would say if you love TLOU, don't buy this, if you really, REALLY want it, wait for a sale, see if you can score it for super cheap off someone else, or borrow a copy from a friend. Absolutely shameful, Naughty Dog. You've spit on TLOU, it's characters, and the legacy it created. Expand
  2. Jun 23, 2020
    4
    none of the story plots where explored from the first game why wasn’t Ellie’s immune system explored more why couldn’t we see a story in the present on how Joel’s lie effected Ellie and explore how that relationship can be healed or torn apart I feel as though instead of trying to tell and continue a decent story they just made their personal ideals come to life and said screw everythingnone of the story plots where explored from the first game why wasn’t Ellie’s immune system explored more why couldn’t we see a story in the present on how Joel’s lie effected Ellie and explore how that relationship can be healed or torn apart I feel as though instead of trying to tell and continue a decent story they just made their personal ideals come to life and said screw everything else gameplay was amazing as always but other than that this has just been one big **** storm for months now. Expand
  3. Jun 23, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I had high hopes for this game because everything Naughty Dog makes is a masterpiece. This is the exception. The story was awful. I hated Abby from the get-go even before she killed Joel. Hated playing as her. She did have some fun skills/abilities but playing as the person that killed Joel for half the game? Are you kidding me? By the time I started playing as Abby again after she raided the theater I was bored of the game. Only reason I kept playing was because I loved the first game and wanted to find out the ending. Never did I think I would have to play as Abby for another 10-20 hours. This game dragged and dragged while you played as Abby . Only reason I’m not giving this game lower rating is because the combat/gameplay and graphics were amazing. But sadly that’s not enough to make a game a “masterpiece” for me. I realize sequels are very rarely as good or better than the original. But red dead redemption 2 was better than rdr1 imo so I know a great gaming company can do it. I hate to give such a low rating as I consider myself to be a glad half full kind of person but I just didn’t not enjoy anything in this game except the combat and graphics. I don’t totally hate the fact that Joel died for the sake of the story. I get it. Gotta move on or the game would be the same as the last. I can’t think of anything else that would have motivated me more to play this game. But by the end I was relieved I was finally done with this game. The ending was trash. You travel to California to kill Abby to finally avenge Joel and Ellie just lets her go when she’s about to kill her. That’s the only reason I kept playing. So I could kill Abby which was THE WHOLE POINT OF THE GAME. Awful. That’s all I gotta say. Play the game but don’t get your hopes up. I did and was thoroughly disappointed. Expand
  4. Jun 23, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The last of us part ll, such hype for a game that flopped so badly. I think that Naughty Dog forgot that this is story based game. The graphics and game play are excellent. But come on, the trailers are fake. They lead us to believe that our beloved people would be kept safe and instead were not. If anyone out there want's to buy this. Before you play it prepare to be disappointed so Naughty Dogs cant. We the player have to sit back and watch the man who could kill waves of highly trained military soldiers to some friendly low IQ man who acts like he is not in a room full of random people. *Warning* *Spoilers* *Ahead* We have to watch Joel die. Leading Ellie on this revenge mission against his killer, Abby. Through the story we are switched between Ellie and Abby. But they make us try to feel for Abby and make Ellie the bad guy in all of this. Leading to her killing everyone involved in Joel's murder but the person who killed him. Then the dev teams blame the users not liking the game on homophobia. The only person in this game that is LGBT+ is Ellie and we all love Ellie. But then we have these paid off IGN and Critics giving the game 8+ out of 10. It's just crazy. I waited 7 years, to see Joel get killed by a 9 Iron and then get forced to try to sympathize with his killer. Also having to watch a sex scene with Abby. Was just, awkward. Tbh bad game overall, save your money. Thank the saints who leaked this bogus game for us. Expand
  5. Jun 23, 2020
    4
    This game is just heart breakingly disappointing comparing this to previous Naughty Dog titles and feels like major kick in the face compared to the first game. It lacks all the organic subtlety and beautiful character relationships of the first game. There are so many ham fisted attempts to get players to feel a certain way that they can see it a mile away as shallow and forced.
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    This game is just heart breakingly disappointing comparing this to previous Naughty Dog titles and feels like major kick in the face compared to the first game. It lacks all the organic subtlety and beautiful character relationships of the first game. There are so many ham fisted attempts to get players to feel a certain way that they can see it a mile away as shallow and forced.
    The lack of different beats through this game made it dull and repetitive. Almost the entire game focuses on showcasing as much gore and how "dark" the game is while flashbacks of happier times appear to add no meaning to the plot.
    The writers want you to feel morally gray and think about all the npc's as being people and yet lack the time and effort in humanizing them which leaves you with subpar characters that are one dimensional. Either that or the main characters have drastic mood swings jumping from one morality to another instead of properly building character development and don't appear to reflect real human beings. The game seems to hold itself on a high pedestal for showcasing a diverse ethnic cast with people of various different sexual orientations yet appear to use them as a gimmick or they have no development or they get killed off quickly.
    It's just incredibly sad to see how this company appears to have dropped the ball on such a beautiful franchise. I wanted to love this game so badly and I just couldn't when I see them hit every writing mistake you should never do in a story. It just seems like these wasn't enough testing of the game to make sure everything read well and hit the correct target audience.
    Note that I also wasn't spoiled by any leaks. I saw this game with fresh eyes and it still made me disappointed. The game is pretty and gameplay is fun which are it's only saving graces.
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  6. Jun 23, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The last of us part 2 was an overall depressing departure from what we came to love in the original. Characters were uninteresting. Gameplay was basically unchanged despite some minor changes. Can not deny the visuals are beautiful. However, nothing will remedy the fact that 10 hours of the game should have been avoided and should be avoided entirely. What was anticipated as a major success, really turned out to be a major bust. If this were a standalone game perhaps it wouldn’t be as bad. Sadly this is a sequel to a much beloved game, that does very little to improve upon it, if not muddy the waters. #sad Expand
  7. Jun 25, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. An ambitious set of character arc ideas that could've been done great had they not made a poor story that takes several characters out of character to entise a plot that is not even remotely believable to our previously known characters. Expand
  8. Jun 23, 2020
    4
    El juego tiene una pésima histora, no evoluciona su gameplay pues es puro copy paste, respecto a los demás detalles técnicos si cumple de buena manera pero no lo suficiente como para salvar este juego.
  9. Jun 23, 2020
    4
    Dos cosas que para mi mataron el juego.
    1 el gameplay es excelente, pero se vuelve muy repetitivo por la duración exagerada del mismo 2 la historia, muy mal estructurada, muchisimos huecos argumentales y cosas sentido que arruinaron la experiencia. Es un juego que pasado 12 horas solo quieres que termine ya!!
  10. Jun 23, 2020
    4
    Despite having amazing graphics, and gameplay, the story is the worst it could have been, with bland characters and an extremely slow pacing with a character you don't even like.
  11. Jun 23, 2020
    4
    TLOU2 is the game with the worst story I have ever played in my life. No matter how good the gameplay is, a failed game TLOU2. Please don't bring it up and I hope this game will not receive the GOTY award this year. Because he doesn't deserve it.
  12. Jun 24, 2020
    4
    Angsty story written by angry teenagers who thinks they were being edgy. This is how I will describe the story. Gameplay is a tweaked mildly version of the first one. Very outdated. Graphics is undeniably good, maybe the best in the industry. But the real strength of TLOU Is the story and characters. Resi evil series are notorious for the cheesy story. But it is a very solid action shooterAngsty story written by angry teenagers who thinks they were being edgy. This is how I will describe the story. Gameplay is a tweaked mildly version of the first one. Very outdated. Graphics is undeniably good, maybe the best in the industry. But the real strength of TLOU Is the story and characters. Resi evil series are notorious for the cheesy story. But it is a very solid action shooter game. I could list 10 games that are better than TLOU when it comes to gameplay mechanics. But the story, the characters, the dialogue in the first one is topnotch. That is what it makes the game beloved in the industry. The Last of Us 2 is the opposite. Cringy dialogue. Strongly Unlikeable characters. A turd wrapped in gold dust. Meh. edit; hope I can post this review. system wont let me Expand
  13. Jun 24, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I completed the game in roughly 30 hours on Hard Mode

    Major spoilers.

    First off, the game has what we all agree on is good graphics, and similar gameplay with no real improvements from the first game 7 years ago. While the gameplay is still quite fun, it is dragged down by senseless side quest objectives and a garbage story line with terrible characters development. This kicks in when you play as Abby, which is really obnoxious and feels like a chore. I found the Rat King (THICCC BOI) to have better character development and build up than her in every way.

    A lot of the sections were interesting, the first open area Seattle environment was interesting, it felt like Metro Exodus in a way, until it becomes more linear with some exploration into safes, supplies, etc. One thing I found really disappointed by was when I was forced to play Abby, which honestly felt at least like 10 hours at least. This wasn’t advertised in anyway at all. Especially after watching her beat a beloved character to death. Just a small taste of my experience with this game, honestly save your money for Ghosts of Tsushima that releases next month. This game is just a miserable experience for the player, and it excels at that. Neil **** tries to subvert expectations but really just proves to be a laughing stock. This game is and will not be GOTY. CyberPunk will stomp out this game.

    Gameplay -7/10
    Story - 2/10
    Graphics - 9/10
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  14. Jun 24, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Сюжет запароли он ужаснейший И ВСЕ РАДИ ТОГО , ЧТО БЫ ПОКАЗАТЬ НАСКОЛЬКО ПЛОХО МСТИТЬ . Вы издеваетесь Naughty Dog? Сколько раз многие видели уже типичную история с местью. Я думал , что компания не опустится да такого. Геймплей хорош, но польностю скопирован с первой части с минимальными изменениями . Ставлю геймплею 7/10.
    Графика она поразительная 9/10. В целом мы имеем технически прексрасную игру , но с ужаснейшим сюжетом .
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  15. Jun 27, 2020
    4
    This game is definitely not a 4 on its own. But it took one of my favorite PS4 games and totally destroyed the franchise and its characters. Therefore, you have to account for it.
  16. Jun 24, 2020
    4
    Gameplay is solid, but the story made key mistakes. Spat on a beloved character, and forced excessive amounts of unwanted gameplay as Abby, Joel's killer. Just not a satisfying ending either, as Joel gets no justice, and Abby walks free while Ellie has nothing .
  17. Jun 24, 2020
    4
    Bought the game, had to stop playing after the golf mission. Going to be returning the game ASAP
  18. Jul 25, 2020
    4
    I don't really want to get into details again. Graphics, Sounds, Music and the general athmosphere is amazing. Thats were the 4 points coming from. But the Story is not only illogical, forced and just wrong... Its not really "good" either. The only emotions I had while playing it were attached to characters I know since part 1. Naughty Dog failed to build up new characters well. Even afterI don't really want to get into details again. Graphics, Sounds, Music and the general athmosphere is amazing. Thats were the 4 points coming from. But the Story is not only illogical, forced and just wrong... Its not really "good" either. The only emotions I had while playing it were attached to characters I know since part 1. Naughty Dog failed to build up new characters well. Even after ending the story, I don't know who dina really is or where she came from. The author surely had a good vision with his "There is no black and white, just different shade of grey" thing, but even that is nothing new. I would've liked it, but he overshoots the target by far. I had the feeling he got totally lost in his vision and forgot, what made part 1 good. Since this is a Story Game, I focus on the Story the most while writing this review and thats simply not good... Also it made the first part almost unenjoyable for me too. In the end I'm not very happy with this game and how the franchise turned out. Expand
  19. Waa
    Jun 24, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The abby part was so poorly written I can’t Sympathy with her at all + the ending ughh poor Ellie :( she deserves better than this Expand
  20. Jun 24, 2020
    4
    Amazing graphics with no real innovations to the gameplay, but that’s passable for “if something isn’t broken, don’t fix it”.

    The story however is a jumbled pile of vomit that’s been spewed out of Neil Druckmann’s mouth. TLOU 2 has no regards for what that the first game had built upon. Character development is thrown out the window and is replaced with characters that no one gives a shot
    Amazing graphics with no real innovations to the gameplay, but that’s passable for “if something isn’t broken, don’t fix it”.

    The story however is a jumbled pile of vomit that’s been spewed out of Neil Druckmann’s mouth. TLOU 2 has no regards for what that the first game had built upon. Character development is thrown out the window and is replaced with characters that no one gives a shot about, and includes this god awful half-assed revenge story that will have you questioning if certain segments are in the right place as they make no sense being where they are in the storyline.

    Graphics, gameplay, and musical score are the only reason this game deserves any points at all.
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  21. Jun 24, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game breaks my heart for all the wrong reasons. A 7 year wait for the sequel to on of the greatest video games ever made all for naughty dog to screw it up. I adored the last of us but part 2 is a terrible game. the gameplay is fun and the graphics look great but that's as far as the praise goes for this game. within the very beginning of the game Joel who is widely considered along with the likes of Lee Everett as some of the greatest father figures in gaming is killed. this was expected however the way they did it was terrible. having a man who once ran over someone he didn't trust within seconds of meeting them get tricked by someone and ultimately getting beaten to death in the most undignified way is so poor from the writing team. however i'm not as torn over this as the majority of the last of us fans as i was constantly focused on getting revenge and killing Abby. I truly hated Abby but as i was playing i was conscious of this and accepted this was naughty dogs way of setting her up to die at the hands of Ellie but this is where the game went from decent to absolutely horrible. the first half of the game sends you out on a revenge quest and when you finally get to the end time rewinds and you have to do everything you just did with Ellie in Abby's shoes up until the final confrontation. this is one of the worst decisions ive ever witnessed from a game. making you spend half the total play time playing as one of the most hated characters in video game history is dreadful. after getting back to the final confrontation between Abby and Ellie maybe just maybe if after all of this Ellie got the revenge she spent the whole game getting then I could leave somewhat satisfied but no. after the entire game is spent based around a revenge plot you never even kill Abby which absolutely baffles me. this game is truly awful from a story and writing point of view and it really seems like an entirely different studio produced this disgrace of a sequel to such a monumental game. Expand
  22. Jun 24, 2020
    4
    Story is nonsensical, gameplay mostly the same(which was mediocre), graphics and sound design is good, but sadly it's impossible to recommend to anyone except die-hard fans that want more of the TLoU world.
  23. Jul 1, 2020
    4
    Biggest let down of the year.
    Don't get me wrong if this was its own IP we would have had a different talk But because its Last of us it not.
    let me say This Game play : An extremely good effort to add new elements to the game when it comes to stealth and battle. Sound && Graphics: 10/10. The game looks stunning and there's no one who can deny it. hate it or like it that's a fact
    Biggest let down of the year.
    Don't get me wrong if this was its own IP we would have had a different talk But because its Last of us it not.
    let me say This
    Game play : An extremely good effort to add new elements to the game when it comes to stealth and battle.
    Sound && Graphics: 10/10. The game looks stunning and there's no one who can deny it. hate it or like it that's a fact
    However this is last of us.. The game is purely selling for its story, and this is where things go south.
    Characters that we love act completely out of character, Every so often you ll hear stuff about love, kissing ,Fing and doing other stuff. You know its true when the Crash Bandicoot Easter egg is a porn tape. This is the post apocalyptic world and everyone cares about having sex.
    New Characters re added just for story convenience. Jessie's role was to leave Ellie's, girlfriend (Dina) pregnant to raise the bar and then get shotgun to the face. nothing else. Dina is just there to replace Joel in Ellie's adventure but their chemistry is just not here, and the only thing she does, is to keep saying Ellie she loves her and become an obstacle when she reveals she carry a baby. Owen is there as the good guy who prevents his team from killing Ellie early in the game, then reveal to Abby that he got another one pregnant to create this love's triangle its own problem and then get shot by Ellie.
    Lily/Lev once again has no purpose in the game other than showing that his 'clan' kicked him out for shaving his head and acting like a boy, they tried to create this (Joel Ellie relationship) with these 2 where Abby protects Lev BUT its too late cause we the player Hate Abby for the mistreat of Joel and cannot accept her as the new Joel.

    Joel the protagonist of the 1st game gets killed after 1:30 hour of playing the game to set the goal for Ellie. Joel's death was expected BUT i believe no-one expected him to act so out of character just for plot convenience , especially when you have 2 Ellie flashbacks where you see him act like he used to. (museum scene and). Even Tommy who was with him acted so out of character.
    Last but not least we have Ellie, She loses her father figure early in the series, then she goes on this quest for revenge she kills and tortures people to get to her goal and when she does, she rescues Abby fights her, win and let her go. Its worth mentioning how the game had a time skip where we see Ellie and Dina having their own house with their baby and Ellie decides leave and go kill Abby after a long time has passed since their 2nd face off . She lost all of that to get her revenge just to stop. If i wanted a story with great power comes great responsibility Vibe i would have gone to Insomniacs Spider-man . It feels like going up mount Olympus to get water just to realize i left my bucket down to Athens.
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  24. Jun 24, 2020
    4
    Honestly, one of the biggest disappointments of this year. The game has great graphics and decent gameplay, but the story, the focal point of this game is immensely awful in comparison to the first part. If all you care about is gameplay and graphics, the game is definitely playable, but if you're looking for a good story, it's just not there (at least for me). To sum everything up:Honestly, one of the biggest disappointments of this year. The game has great graphics and decent gameplay, but the story, the focal point of this game is immensely awful in comparison to the first part. If all you care about is gameplay and graphics, the game is definitely playable, but if you're looking for a good story, it's just not there (at least for me). To sum everything up:
    Graphics - 10/10
    Gameplay - 8/10
    Story - 2/10
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  25. Jun 24, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So boreeeeed...There isn’t any interesting game mechanics so we have only movie or show. Expand
  26. Jun 24, 2020
    4
    I did not like it at all! Cliche story! People should invest more on the gameplay itself!
  27. Jun 28, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I am a little late at this point but I want to air my view since I cannot contain my frustration and disappointment at this point.
    I just got done with this game and I am left with a complete and utter feeling of disgust and a hole being shot in my gut.

    Before I descend into my rant, I just want to commend what went right: The Graphics, The Game Mechanics and the Voice Acting.

    Now...

    The story telling and writing is in shambles. Most of the supporting characters are shallow and cringe which makes these inter-personal relationships seem superficial in that they only serve to make the cogs of the story work just for convenience sake.

    This game tries so hard to be a set apart from the first, that it completely breaks itself.

    If TLOU2 was a completely stand alone game with no ties to the prequel it still falls flat in that it betrays the player by making Abby the antagonist become utterly and completely hated within the first 2 hours of game play.

    So everyone is now on board with Ellie's revenge drive, great!
    Lines are drawn:
    Ellie = Good and
    Abby = Bad

    You play your way through and are fed this revenge plot and battle your way through various traumatic events and come to a climax.
    But instead of exacting your well deserves revenge you are then FORCED to play Ellie's antagonist and empathise with your enemy, which completely railroads you into developing a hate/but I have to play through this relationship with Abby.

    You are betrayed for placing all your empathy and feelings with Ellie when you play as Abby.

    At this point no sane and sound of mind person would feel comfortable with this change up.

    Moving on...

    You start to develop feelings through your game play with Abby for her situation and start to understand why she did what she did.

    ***Great I get you Abby! Let me play as Ellie now***

    Unfortunately, the worst part of the betrayal is that you are FORCED again to fight Ellie, which is uncomfortable and you don't really want to do it. Which sane person would feel comfortable and want to actually have a hand in destruction of the protagonist and be okay with it?

    Going forward...

    The ending... I don't get the thought process in the decisions made, they are uncharacteristic and are completely unsupported.

    Why did Ellie let Abby go when she flashed back to Joel?
    - Did she think Joel wouldn't want her to do it?
    - She literally gave up her family to keep the promise to Tommy and to ease her own mind (part of the explanation she gave Dina), so why stop?
    - She had nothing left to lose except to get her long awaited revenge.
    - It certainly couldn't be that she didn't want to take a life because she has a laundry list of people she's already take out in her path for revenge.

    It makes no sense in Ellie's perspective, the decision is uncharacteristic.

    But if you think about it this way:
    ** The creator now has 2 loved characters
    ** You as the player, as much as you don't want to admit it, have mixed feelings for both characters in the end and you might second guess yourself when you try to choose between them.
    ** It isn't like Ellie knows what Abby has been through..... BUT you as the player do know! Which, however you phrase it, places you in a position where you start second guessing who you're going to root for.
    ** So the decision was made for you by the creator, a shallow flashback was the reason to stop Ellie ending Abby.
    ** So it's not your decision ** They creator spared both his characters ** You are then left with no resolution and feeling frustrated ** You were railroaded and none of the things you did in the game actually mattered ** Lead through an emotionally charged story with no resolution But the game sure is pretty though.
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  28. Jun 24, 2020
    4
    This game is based on one guy's views on gender and sexuality he had to put his opinion in a game and literally him self, just to get his point across?... Meny things that could've went better in this game, everything is good graphics, voice acting anything besides the story way2go ruining it I don't want a another last of us game thank u
  29. Jun 24, 2020
    4
    Story 2 out of 10.
    Gameplay 8 out of 10.
    I found a lot of glitches in the game which lower the score even more and it didn't feel like a game that has been in devolepment for more than 7 years.
  30. Jun 24, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I do not like certain choices in terms of story. I also find very weird the fact that the gamer has to play as Abby.

    I was looking forward a story with positive meaning ... but this is a story of losers. You learn that revenge is not the answer but it never was! Abby is infact the character I hate the most. She ruined everything for revenge and she knows It because she kept loosing people due to it!

    I just feel very frustrated after playing it ... you do not want to see your heros defeated and also playing as the one ruins everything is something I don’t understand.

    When I play as Abby the only good thing is that I can keep killing my self. It is a pity... it is graphically outstanding... nothing more.
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Metascore
93

Universal acclaim - based on 121 Critic Reviews

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  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  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]