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  1. Jul 24, 2020
    4
    Did not play the first game. Listened to both the hype and the critics and wated to make my own choice. Brought the game, played it for two days. Gave up on it as it only seemed to get worse. Took the game back and got a refund.
    Good graphics but thats about it.
  2. Jul 23, 2020
    4
    Gameplay, music, environments, artwork 10/10. The story pacing was horrible I hated or didn’t care about several characters or what happened to them except two, and they felt like a side show. Very disappointed.
  3. Jul 23, 2020
    4
    Graphics, gameplay, atmosphere> amazing!!
    Story and characters missed the mark on so many levels!! Tlou2 is all about the story and they failed. So disappointed...
  4. Jul 23, 2020
    4
    As a standalone game I'd say its deserving of a 6. However, in comparison to part 1's story that actually had significant characters that made you care about what happened to them and this game which seemed force plot lines down your throat and bring in secondary characters then kill them off before you even cared about remembering their names is disappointing. I loved the Last of Us Pt.1,As a standalone game I'd say its deserving of a 6. However, in comparison to part 1's story that actually had significant characters that made you care about what happened to them and this game which seemed force plot lines down your throat and bring in secondary characters then kill them off before you even cared about remembering their names is disappointing. I loved the Last of Us Pt.1, and consider it my favorite story game of all time but this game deserves most of the criticism it gets. After 7 years and the gameplay is still exactly the same as before, it absolutely should be judged on it's story narrative, and this game misses the mark completely. Expand
  5. Jul 24, 2020
    4
    I went into the game with only knowing of " the main spoiler " ( i hate golf ) which was leaked, I avoided everything else about the game luckily. I felt that helped my anxiety of playing not knowing when and enhanced my experience overall. As the game went on I started losing interest in the story, characters and the mid way point it felt a chore to carry on. The game made me put down theI went into the game with only knowing of " the main spoiler " ( i hate golf ) which was leaked, I avoided everything else about the game luckily. I felt that helped my anxiety of playing not knowing when and enhanced my experience overall. As the game went on I started losing interest in the story, characters and the mid way point it felt a chore to carry on. The game made me put down the controller soon after halfway and I never had any interest to pick it back up. Not for me. 4/10. But hey, it looks and sounds good..... But thats about it. Average game. Expand
  6. Jul 24, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. ok so i know im a bit late to the party, and the game probably dident get better from me playing it with a couple of weeks break in between each sesion, but damn this game was just not able at all to draw me in. and dont get me wrong.

    so first of all this game i defenetly not a 0 a 1 or even a 2. it is atleast a 3. but at the same time it is no way near a 10 if the game had cut out about 1/3 of the game/storry and had a nother more "fair" end to it, it might had been like a 7 or at moste an 8

    i dident minde Ellie being Lesbian though i felt like it added something pretty meaning less to the "main storry" of the game.
    so before i start "bashing" the storry i wloud like to say that i love TLoU1 and the uncharted games with nathan drake as main character, with Uncharted 2 as on of my favorite games ever, and i will get back to this later.

    Ok so the game looks great, the gameplays feels nice and all that, but that is simply not enough to make up for the storry. So if i am to be honest i wloud have loved the idear of playing as Joel again, in another grand adventure with him and Ellie, but that was not the case, but i sertainly dont minde playing as Ellie. its actualy kinda nice i would like to say. and i love the flash backs, and would even say thoes are the best part of the game. all the sime wee get to spend with joel and ellie together even though they have their problems they are trying to overcome.

    But Ellie has become the strong woamn one would exspect her to become with Joel as her "mentor" and that is nice. so after playing about 10 hours as Ellie in this world that feels a bit like a open wold game but also a bit to small for it to be that. i found the maps to be a bit to big for a linear game and offen found myself runing around to loot everything/check it all out witch ad a lot of time to the game. but at the same time a bit too small.

    but then the game comes to the part where it all feels like its about to end with he faceoff between Ellie and Abby and its feels like its about to end in some spectaculair way, wich it probably should have, but it does not do that. and then you have to play like another 10 hours as the villan in withc i was just thinking the whole time "sooo am i soon done with playing as Abby?"

    and this i where i come back to the uncharted part. because in uncharte the lost legacy wee get a i got a very simleair experience with Nadime who is made one of the villans of uncharted 4, and i could just not make my self get any sympathie for her in lost legacy, and its the same thing with Abby.
    like no matter how sad it is for her that Joel killed her father and all that she still kiled Joel.
    and well on top of that they try to make one care for all her "friends" from the WLF witch just feels like a drag.

    like you spend a coulpe of hours with Tess in the first game and in that time i got way more attached to her than i got to anyone of the new characters from this game. what im trying to say is that the only "main" characters from this game i care about is Ellie, Joel and Tommy. thats it, i pretty mutch never end up caring about the rest of them.

    ok so after playing as Abby for way too long we finaly end up in the spot where wee played as Ellie last, and i was imagening that the game would shift over to playing as Ellie again, but instead after shooting Tommy in the head (witch he aperantly survives) it makes you fight Ellie and damn did i dislike that part even more than everything els in this game. HELL **** YES i disliked that a **** ton.

    well with out spoiling too much Ellie and Dina then survives and lives a "peacefull" life for a year or 3 witch also just feel like they are draggin the game/storry out, wich then ends in Ellie leaving to finaly REALY kill Abby.

    well the game redeems it self a bit with the last cutscheen with Ellie and Joel talking alone.

    soo in conclusion dont by the game, watch it on youtube or someting.

    i was really disaponted by it and i had keept my self away from ALL spoilers besidel like a trailer or tow.

    if i were to end my review with individual score for the components of the game they wloud be:

    Graphics/music: 9/10

    Gameplay: 7,5/10

    Storry: 3/10

    it has some good moments, but it has way more bad ones and that is not something the game can afford and playing at least half a game as a character you dont like is just not enjoyabel.
    i give it a 4 in total.

    with it being a game to this price it needs to diliver more than 4-6 hours of good gameplay especaly from a Developer like Naughtydog. sorry
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  7. Jul 24, 2020
    4
    I saw the critics reviews, and saw the user reviews but thought the game was getting poor reviews for political reasons or because of the leak, so I bought it anyway. After all, I loved the first one. I was somewhat wrong.

    First the good: production quality is typical Naughty Dog high. Excellent graphics, sound, and the voice actors and motion capture is great for the material they
    I saw the critics reviews, and saw the user reviews but thought the game was getting poor reviews for political reasons or because of the leak, so I bought it anyway. After all, I loved the first one. I was somewhat wrong.

    First the good: production quality is typical Naughty Dog high. Excellent graphics, sound, and the voice actors and motion capture is great for the material they are given,

    The bad: The story. Some may find it interesting. I found it painful. If you enjoy misery, torture, pain and death, this is the game for you. When I play a game I want to be happy, grow with the character, and feel good about it, at least at some point with a turn in the story when the bad turns to good. TLOU2 is a story with an unhappy start, and unhappy middle and an unhappy end, all the while sprinkled with misery, pain and death. There is NO happiness in this game. None. Who likes that? Apparently pro game critics who don't represent the people who play the games.

    I don't think this game was review bombed by social justice warriors, at least not primarily. it was legitimately hated by most who played it and then felt miserable after toughing their way through the whole thing.

    My rating of 4 is a true score. If it were a 0, I would have quit after an hour but it was at least good enough for me to get all the way through to the depressing ending.
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  8. Jul 25, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Pros: This game is probably one of the most visually stunning games I've played. The mechanics are almost exactly like the first game which I personally liked.

    Cons: Characters are so unlikable it made me apathetic to what happens to them. They tried hard to make me sympathize but most of the dialog makes me roll my eyes or cringe. Story is your typical 'revenge is bad'. Writing seems thrown together by people who have no idea there is a first game. I legitimately didn't have joy playing some parts almost as though I was just forcing myself to get through it. I had high hopes when I saw Abbys character in the trailers and they crushed my excitement for her. The infected are not a main focus at all which is one of the only reasons left for me to like this game.

    Overall I gave this a 4 because of graphics and game play. I was so crushed they did this to one of my favorite story games.
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  9. Jul 25, 2020
    4
    Graphics are nice, at least for PS, cause on pc's its like 2018 games on max settings. But its only one good thing in this game... SONY gone woke, and they make form decent game **** sequel.
  10. Jul 25, 2020
    4
    No fue la gran cosa la verdad, solo está para jugarlo una vez y ya, ojalá saquen un multijugador porque el gameplay aunque es como el 1, pido nuevos diseños de mapas.
  11. Jul 25, 2020
    4
    Beautiful game as far as graphics are concerned. I am very impressed with the overall look of the game. Facial expressions, attention to detail...its just gorgeous. I felt they did very little to improve gameplay though. Its not horrible. Its basically a copy of the first game but I expected some improvements. The story is well it really fell apart for me The story and pacing just took theBeautiful game as far as graphics are concerned. I am very impressed with the overall look of the game. Facial expressions, attention to detail...its just gorgeous. I felt they did very little to improve gameplay though. Its not horrible. Its basically a copy of the first game but I expected some improvements. The story is well it really fell apart for me The story and pacing just took the enjoyment out of the game. Expand
  12. Jul 25, 2020
    4
    The game plays pretty much the same as the first part with almost no new added gameplay mechanics so the reason for getting it was really on the story which was a generic revenge is bad plot which had nothing to do with the surrounding world its set in
  13. Jul 25, 2020
    4
    Es un juego muy malo por que tuvo un final pésimo y por que mete personajes forzados y la muerte del protagonista Joel fue muy mala lo único bueno fue el gameplay y los gráficos los demás esta mal este juego me dejo un mal sabor de boca una decepción completa
  14. Aug 24, 2020
    4
    Great mechanics and gameplay, it's just too much story centered with a lot of cinematics and a very poor central story. I have to acknowledge that it was cool to play as the bad guys but It's main problem is that it's not relatable as the characters are driven by emotions and desires that seem very off for the world they live in. Vengance was a very bad choice for the plot and it shows.Great mechanics and gameplay, it's just too much story centered with a lot of cinematics and a very poor central story. I have to acknowledge that it was cool to play as the bad guys but It's main problem is that it's not relatable as the characters are driven by emotions and desires that seem very off for the world they live in. Vengance was a very bad choice for the plot and it shows. Great team job though, just badly Expand
  15. Jul 26, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Давайте расуждать логически,получилась ли игра плохой? С одной стороны куча мелких деталей и хорошая графика,а с другой стороны слабый сюжет и топорный геймплей
    Почему я поставил этой игре 4/10 есть две причины
    Первая это продажные журналисты,вроде Лехи Айтипедии,Логвинова и Дрюзея,к примеру моим словам возьмём Лёху Айтипедию,он в своём обзоре говорил что он сочувствует Госпоже Халк (Эбби),однако если вспомнить начало игры,то именно она убила Джойла (протогониста первой части) и после этого ей невозможно сочувствовать и в конце игры Элли просто её отпускает,серёзно?И эти журналюги говорят что Нил Дракман гений а ещё игра испорчена ЛГБТ пропогандой (спасибо госпоже Саркисьян(сарказм))
    Вторая Причина,это фанатики этой игры,которые говорят что те кто ненавидит эту игру,просто не играли,или не прошли до конца,серёзно?Я возьму к примеру AZedd,этот человек прошел игру до конца и сказал что игра не шедевр и у неё много минусов,а эти фанатики выдумали что те кто прошел игру до конца,назовёт её шедевром,ребят,шедевром назовёт её тот кому заплатили или у него сони головного мозга (если вы понимайте о чём я)
    Что я хочу сказать в итоге игра обективно не заслуживает нулей,но и десяток и игры года она тоже не заслуживает,лично я ей был разочарован,я обожаю первую часть,а из второй сделали непонятно что,так что 4/10 я считаю объективной оценкой
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  16. Jul 26, 2020
    4
    There's not much I can write here that hasn't already been said either here or elsewhere by someone else. Many people have made countless videos on YouTube detailing why this game is so problematic and divisive, but my biggest pet peeve with it lies in its blatant & unapologetic destruction of beloved characters, poor writing, questionable plot elements, bland characters & ultimately theThere's not much I can write here that hasn't already been said either here or elsewhere by someone else. Many people have made countless videos on YouTube detailing why this game is so problematic and divisive, but my biggest pet peeve with it lies in its blatant & unapologetic destruction of beloved characters, poor writing, questionable plot elements, bland characters & ultimately the preachy attitude and virtue signaling that is echoed in every single line of dialogue.

    It is really hard for me to fathom what went wrong in development, but this game is so inferior to the first one in the series that it's almost impossible to believe it was handled by the same studio. The only good thing that has carried over to Part II is the graphics. The game is visually stunning, and there are so many gorgeous views to be found in this game, indeed. So, huge kudos to whatever part of Naughty Dog's team handled the visual elements & art direction because they did a brilliant job, and it is the only thing I genuinely enjoyed. Is that enough to propel the score beyond 4 out of 10 though? I'm afraid not. At least not for me, a player that puts story & characters above everything else. I don't need photo-realistic graphics to save the game if the story and characters are well-written and fun to experience. This is why The Last of Us 1 will be played & remembered decades from now, while this game will be forgotten. All video games eventually become outdated in some way, but interesting (not necessarily likable) characters, good plot & fun gameplay continue to captivate players of different generations. The world still plays Half-Life 1 & 2, Bioshock (2007), Resident Evil (1-4) or pre-reboot Tomb Raider games -- because these games have stood the test of time. The Last of Us Part II is not timeless, it is a sad reflection of the time during which it was produced: the age of political correctness, SJW wokeness, and a time when feminism is used as a tool of oppression & censorship.

    I am a gay male by the way, and while I fully welcome the fact this game features same sex romance & homosexual characters -- I do not like the way the characters were handled -- In fact, it is hard to find any other defining characteristics of the main characters besides the fact they're gay which is exactly what you want to avoid as a writer/storyteller. Then there's the sexual aspect of those characters which is featured so prominently (sex scenes that contribute NOTHING worthwhile to the overall plot!!) just for the sake of controversy and generating support from the LGBTQ+ community, I presume.

    Ultimately, The Last of Us Part II is a shallow and empty experience that will go down in history as one of the most disappointing video game sequels of all time.
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  17. Jul 26, 2020
    4
    The game is beautiful, but graphics only don't make a game good, and that's the only good point I could give it.

    The gameplay is the same as the previous episode, it's old. If you want a better game in each category (Stealth ? Tps ? Zombies ?) a lot of games can be on the list, If you want a better game that belongs to the same categories, go play The Evil Within. Story-wise, the
    The game is beautiful, but graphics only don't make a game good, and that's the only good point I could give it.

    The gameplay is the same as the previous episode, it's old.
    If you want a better game in each category (Stealth ? Tps ? Zombies ?) a lot of games can be on the list,
    If you want a better game that belongs to the same categories, go play The Evil Within.

    Story-wise, the directors spat on our faces with really bad choices ( And some very illogic ones near the end ). The game is far from TLOU1.
    I don't think making us hate a character then forcing us to play this one is a good strategy. We won't feel empathy with someone we don't like. I was waiting to play someone I liked, and ended up frustrated for a good part of the game.

    Imagine playing The Witcher, but instead of Geralt, you just play as some idiot you don't like and are forced to go and ruin Geralt's day
    Some of ND's political choices were too much represented, and I don't think they would have been logical in a post-apocalyptic world.

    Everyone might not share the same disapointment with some events in the game, so I didn't count them in my grade.

    I am aware there is review bombing using some arguments I may have used too, but that doesn't mean they are not valid, and be certain that people putting straight 10 / 10 aren't better.
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  18. Jul 26, 2020
    4
    4 pela jogabilidade o resto foi só pra ver como se destrói uma franquia pena muita pena.
  19. Jul 26, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is the great deception of the decade. The game feels like the first one but with a few new mechanics that, indeed, took the game to a new level but not too far from de previous one. Nevertheless, that the only good part of the game, The Last of Us 2 is a direct betrayal to the fans of this saga, killing the main protagonist in the first hours of gameplay. A protagonist regarded as one of the most beloved ones in the gaming community. I’m speechless with the narrative, they just don’t want people to play it, they manage somehow to make Ellie such a weak woman that she couldn’t even kill Joel’s murderer, she’s far better than that. Expand
  20. Jul 26, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. graghics are amazing and the gameplay is satisfying but all goes down when the game shoves down the woke agenda down our throats. 7 years i waited for a horrible story and horrible new characters that we dont care for. they have killed the franchise. Expand
  21. Jul 26, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Playing this game is interesting, but not necessarily in a good way. The gameplay is pretty decent overall, I like the new things they added in for building weapons and upgrading them and the dodge button when people attack you etc... the graphics are nice as well on ps4 slim the frame rate drops significantly though that's a downer. Now the story.....this is where they could have done a better job. The first game was all about the story and the relationship that Joel and Ellie had together overcoming the apocalyptic world that they live in. The story on the first game was phenomenal. Killing Joel off they way they did not only pissed me off and I'm sure pissed a lot of people off, it gave the game a sour taste in my mouth for a long while. The push in the sexuality in this game is also rediculous. It makes the story dull and less interesting because it takes away from the post apocalyptic world that the story takes place in just like the walking dead has done in the later seasons. I understand the point they were trying to make with this game but they could have done a way better job doing it. I dont think I'm going to reccomend this game to anyone. It was put together poorly and executed in a very extreme fashion. This game wasn't enjoyable to play. It was a painful experience. Do better next time Naughty Dog. Expand
  22. Jul 26, 2020
    4
    The game has a good mechanic , takes you back on the relationship Joel and Ellie had, but that’s it. It takes too long to finish, and gives you a simplistic ending. I’m sorry , but this game deserves better. If it were to end this why, you should’ve stopped in the first one.
  23. Jul 26, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It is an amazing looking game with great gameplay mechanics. The story is okay as a stand alone game but as a sequel I found it to be boring, disrespectful to fans and not at all what I waited for. Joel’s death is rushed and dumb, he looked so naive by giving his name and location in a place full of armed strangers. That’s nothing like him. Also I never came around liking Abby. She’s just a character I don’t care about. I get what naughty dog was trying to do but I waited 7 years to play as Joel and Ellie, and even if Joel had to die, let me play the whole game as Ellie, the character I actually care about, the one I waited all this time to know more about. I did not wanted to play half of this long awaited game as the character that killed Joel. A couple of hours with Abby would’ve been fine, but not half of the **** game. And Joel’s death aside, I just didn’t want to play with this characters. I mainly loved the first game because of Joel and Ellie’s relationship, all they went through, how they end up in a father/daughter relationship and their backgrounds. Even if Joel had to die, let me play this game as Ellie. If they start with such a bold move like killing Joel, a character all the fans loved, then let the story be about that. Anyone on Abby’s story (including her) could die and I would not care. Also, when you finally catch on the cliffhanger, they make you beat the **** out of Ellie with Abby. What the **** At least let me play that scene as Ellie, let me try to revenge Joel, even if the outcome is exactly the same, that was something that had to be experienced as Ellie.
    Overall it is an unique experience that might be worth playing for the graphics alone. But as a huge fan, I feel they ruined everything I liked about the first game.
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  24. Jul 26, 2020
    4
    Honestly, the game in itself is not bad, far from equaling the feeling of the first opus since it does not innovate in anything compared to the latter. However, outside of the controversial scenario, by which, from a strictly personal point of view, I was disappointed, I expected more. 7 years of waiting, a crazy promotion and ultimately the expected thrill. I don't know if I would want toHonestly, the game in itself is not bad, far from equaling the feeling of the first opus since it does not innovate in anything compared to the latter. However, outside of the controversial scenario, by which, from a strictly personal point of view, I was disappointed, I expected more. 7 years of waiting, a crazy promotion and ultimately the expected thrill. I don't know if I would want to see a sequel come out one day. Expand
  25. Jul 27, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. the last of us 2 feels like a mixed mess of a story kinda like they switched up everything in the story when the story was leaked the game play was as good as the first but half the characters feel very rushed the best characters are Lev and his sister. Unfortunately characters such as Dina and Jesse feel very shallow wish the game was longer to flesh out these characters really disappointed after number 1 wish i could get a refund Expand
  26. Jul 30, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Just finished it. Stupid decisions were made and Druckmann was right when he said the sequence was about hate. Yes, I hate it! Ellie decides not to kill Abby and loses everything. Abby kills Joel and finishes the game going to rejoin the group of Fireflies she wanted. Not a sign of regret, not a sign of questioning about what she made. So, Drunkman, how is that 'being fair to the character' when the character we love ends losing everything and doesn't even complete her revenge? How is that being fair, letting Abby go away to rejoin the Fireflies after what happened? This is a masterpiece of s**t and hypocrisy. There is no happy ending for TLOU2? Yes, there is, for Abby. Expand
  27. Jul 26, 2020
    4
    Mal juego con historia pesima que te deja un mal sabor de boca lo único bueno son los gráficos
  28. Jul 27, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Game play was good, graphics good, but I didn't like the story shift, or the ending. Had me wishing I could erase my memory so that it wouldn't be cannon in my brain. Expand
  29. Jul 27, 2020
    4
    Finally brought myself to finish this. Was a terrible dumpster fire Last of Us part 2 is. God how could anyone at Naughty Dog look at themselves in the mirror every morning. They should feel sick to their stomachs. Thanks for destroying one of the most beloved games with the original Last of Us. I don't even want to go back and play that one again because of how much I despise the sequel.Finally brought myself to finish this. Was a terrible dumpster fire Last of Us part 2 is. God how could anyone at Naughty Dog look at themselves in the mirror every morning. They should feel sick to their stomachs. Thanks for destroying one of the most beloved games with the original Last of Us. I don't even want to go back and play that one again because of how much I despise the sequel. It would be the same as starting Game of Thrones from season one again and watching through the final season. Expand
  30. Jul 27, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Killing Joel ? seriously guys ? It feels like Star Wars 7/8/9 . I dont understand the gaming journalists, but if the same that cannot do the tutorial of cuphead I understand much better. Please Naughty make a new IP sew we can forget whot you did here PLEASE. Also false advert for putting Joel Everywhere in the trailers. Expand
Metascore
93

Universal acclaim - based on 121 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Negative: 0 out of 121
  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]