The Last of Us Part II

 PlayStation 4
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5.8

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  1. BChili
    Jun 21, 2020
    3
    the story is very bad, The animations and the graphics are very good, nevertheless TLOU is a story game, if the story is bad all the other things dos not matter
  2. DoneBone
    Nov 29, 2021
    3
    This is bad propaganda with great graphics and physics with brutal killing. Grrr
  3. Wetcontroller
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Hate how they deal with the characters not respecting them at all just anyone you start to like or attached to it will die instantly, can't of course talk about Joel's death and how bad it is am not saying that he can't die its reasonable for him to die but not in that way and not in the beginning of the game like this, the story is poor and doesn't make sense at all, letting you play with Abby about 10 hours that character that killed Joel is crazy and letting you fight Ellie and show Ellie as a villain, and an ending that doesn't make any sense and open so that you can make part 3 ???and i hope you don't, the only things that i liked is the graphics and the gameplay and the sounds are done pretty good and the realism in the weapons and i loved the crafting table and how detailed it was loved the face capture of the characters and how they move is really realistic… Expand
  4. Christophede
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    Tlou2 is just a failure in terms of writing... Do you hate tlj or got season 8 then youll hate this.. Trust me the score is nothing metacritic deletes lots of negative reviews it was 1,5 before all of it... If you want an honest review you should check youtubers take on it like angry joe's review or ign japan... Don't check the outlets that give it 10/10 cuz its definetely not, but itsTlou2 is just a failure in terms of writing... Do you hate tlj or got season 8 then youll hate this.. Trust me the score is nothing metacritic deletes lots of negative reviews it was 1,5 before all of it... If you want an honest review you should check youtubers take on it like angry joe's review or ign japan... Don't check the outlets that give it 10/10 cuz its definetely not, but its definetely also not a 1 or 0 cuz there are good elements in the game like graphics sound design and even its gameplay but the story and ending is one of the worst that i have seen in a game… Expand
  5. FatHatman2003
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My most wanted video game this year, so far...turned to be very disappointing. If we're regarding technical part of naughty dog's product, there are no questions, the game is wonderful, competing with red dead redemption 2's detailing level and graphics. I'm not lying, it's a technical masterpiece. But, regarding the story, i have several questions. What happened to female characters, they're all so ugly, with male-like bodies. I'm not sexist, but it looks weird.
    Also, what happened to straight-white males protagonists, they are missing. Also i'm not sexist, but it's discrimination, story runining choice.
    In which point of game developement, naughty dog choose to kill Joel and replace him with a weird trans antagonist. This literally destroyed me. Killing the best protagonist of all time, how it's a good choice?
    Okay, i'll throw my right-wing education, and ask another question: What happened to the story, it's awful, where's is the excellent the last of us part 1 plot? Okay, but what happened to critics score, why it's higher than first one? Or all critics are just left'wing liberalists that don't give a damn about the actual game, posting payed reviews just to support their ideology? To show that i'm right, look at ign us's review, and highly conservative ign japan's review. I think the second was more trustful. Last few words.
    Naughty dog made a game full of liberal, radical feminist, lgbt propaganda, instead of making an actually good product. P.S. I wasn't able to hold my anger until the end of my gameplay, it's just heartbreaking, and i'm hopping that metacritic will not take down my review    … Expand
  6. Zivojin
    Feb 6, 2021
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The only good about this game are the graphics, animation and feel of gameplay but what made the frist game so great was the story which got totaly butchered in Part 2 joal gets killed like a total idiot and tommy also acts as if he never encountered any steanger gives away all information just like that which gets joel killed, and Ellie is turned to a completly psychopath in emo coating, joel taught elie bever to seek revenge and she litterly spits on everything she learnd from him.
    Not gonna lie Abbys part was and felt more human and in touch with the previous story than ellies part which is sad, ellies part litterly made me cheer for Abby, ellie was just annoying and over all the game goes so much into griddyness that it is not real enjoyable to play after a few hours as ellie which is the first time i felt like that playing a video game, this could have been executed much better with a much better outcome but no it also just showed how rigged rating systems are and awards.    … Expand
  7. YungStevie
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    Last of Us has always been a game with mediocre gameplay. This game is about story, storytelling, emotions. And when the story is poorly written, the characters do not evoke emotions, and the entire narrative of the game pushes you some political and cultural beliefs — you begin to notice all the disadvantages of the game.
    No need to lie and say that the graphics in the game went to some    Last of Us has always been a game with mediocre gameplay. This game is about story, storytelling, emotions. And when the story is poorly written, the characters do not evoke emotions, and the entire narrative of the game pushes you some political and cultural beliefs — you begin to notice all the disadvantages of the game.
    No need to lie and say that the graphics in the game went to some new level, this is the same console level that we could see in the Uncharted. No need to lie about the "new innovative gameplay" —it's still mediocre and dull. A game without a good story and characters turned into a disgusting fake. And the storyline with the murder of the protagonist of the last part at the very beginning is the height of stupidity and an attempt to cause unnecessary emotions.
    I would put more, but paid reviews of gaming publications completely discouraged.    … Expand
  8. DroodleCodBoy
    Aug 29, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm saying this as someone that pre-ordered the game, played it, finished it, and never touched it again. Lets get the good out of the way first, because this game has a lot more bad that it should and its a shame. 1. The graphics are some of the prettiest I've seen on the PS4. I have the first release of the console and the game still manages to run extremely well. 2. The gunplay is great. I enjoyed the gunplay in the first game, it having more weight than any third person shooter at the time. 3. The music. Gustavo Santaollala has always done a great job with the Last of Us series. From the disturbing and mysterious opening song of the first game to the soundtrack that plays while travelling Seattle. The music in this game is a must listen if you have the time and desire to. Now let's get on to the bad, and I'll be here for a while. Again, lets get the obvious out the way, the story. Where do I begin? Joel having his skull under par 2 hours into the game? The bland and uninteresting side characters that go along with Ellie and Abby? Abby's half of the plot being flawed and extremely boring? All of these being major problems with this game. Joel was an extremely beloved and cared for character in the first game, but in this, he is used as motivation in the plot and is in the rest of the game via flashbacks. A great and compelling story is driven off of the actions of a character. In this game, the characters are driven off of the story. Abby is the protagonist of the B plot. She is part of a group called the W.L.F. The Washington Liberation Force. Her half of the story consists of side missions and tedious quests for the conclusion of finding Ellie and almost beating her to death. She is such a shallow and terribly written character. Her motivations consist of: finding her ex in a renovated aquarium, then taking it up the ass. Helping a Seraphite girl get her arm cut off to save her, then having the same girl die of getting shot brutally. Then, taking a shemale to California to find the remaining group of Fireflies. Pacing is a super important part of any story, from slow dramatic pauses made to make the audience feel tense, like in Inglorious Basterds, to the fast paced story made to try to grab all the information as quick as possible, like Baby Driver. This simple thing can turn a game from super boring to super interesting. Ellie's part of the story is decent. Being the start of the game, the A plot, this is where a bunch of features need to be introduced. Ellie's story is mostly about the revenge plot of TLOU 2. This is where you have characters like Dina and Jesse. Jesse is so forgettable I had to google who the hell he was. He was a fling of Dina's. They were a thing, broke up, then Dina started dating Ellie. When Dina was dating Jesse, he made her pregnant, thus causing that plot. Ellie's camp is in a theater which funnily enough, the play that was supposed to be going on is on my birthday. That's not a complaint, I just thought it was cool. This is the half of the game where you can kill the pooches. Neil said that you were supposed to feel something every-time you killed a dog or it's owner, but I didn't feel anything. I don't know if it was because I'm a cold hearted bastard or it wasn't compelling enough, but there wasn't any emotional reality in those optional sections. The ending is incredibly disappointing. From the low stakes ending to the downer epilogue, it just was not as good as the last game's ending. Ellie loses two fingers in the fight, losing her only connection to Joel, being able to play the guitar. Except she didn't because of she is talented enough in music, she can learn to play it left handed. Overall, the game's story was terrible and it deserves a lower rating than what the paid off critics gave it. Overall, 3/10.… Expand
  9. Andizzzzy
    Oct 25, 2021
    3
    Simply put, it doesn't deserve Game of the Year: the graphics are actually atrocious, I have taken several screenshots to reflect that; textures of leaves, plants, roots, tiles, books, some electronics are literally DRAWN and 1-dimensional, reminiscent of Ps3 days. The lighting is terrible, Metro Exodus pulled off Ray Tracing, how the hell did Naughty Dog who brag about their graphics notSimply put, it doesn't deserve Game of the Year: the graphics are actually atrocious, I have taken several screenshots to reflect that; textures of leaves, plants, roots, tiles, books, some electronics are literally DRAWN and 1-dimensional, reminiscent of Ps3 days. The lighting is terrible, Metro Exodus pulled off Ray Tracing, how the hell did Naughty Dog who brag about their graphics not manage to at least have better lightning??? The game is not even open world and there are a dozen of better looking games like Horizon Zero Dawn, God of War (2018), Days Gone (which is a much better version of this game), Metro Exodus --- like how is TLOUP2 not even 4k? If you are sitting there with a 48', 50', 55'' or larger screen, I feel sorry for you.

    Gameplay, boring, an absolute chore. Somehow I can't believe that after spending years at a camp, that the characters will only have 1 or 2 bullets in their inventory, and the fact that melee weapons break so easy is hysterical. Like sure, I get that it increases the challenge, but this isn't the early 2010's where games can't find better ways to increase the challenge. A steel pipe or wrench simply won't snap in half after hitting a decaying corpse/clicker.

    Sound: no complaints

    Characters, well everyone knows the plot at this point, and I cant say I agree with what the game director thought was a good idea to kill a certain character, even staff at Naughty Dog questioned this. Stupid decision where the game designer tries too hard to be like Michael Bay or Ridley Scott. This is a game, we grow to love characters, we want to be able to control them, not have them and all the hours we spent on them, eliminated from the game leaving us only a teenager to control, like WTF.

    3/10 OR 30/100 - I wonder which reviewers PlayStation paid to give this game a good rating. Because it certainly did NOT deserve to win GOTY over Ghost of Tsushima, Hades, Doom Eternal -- games that actually went all out with quality and didn't cut corners or completely ruin the plot.    … Expand
  10. Dupku
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    The Last of Us Part II é a síntese de uma obra de arte fleumática que ascende ao perpassar do tempo, e no fenecimento encontra a transcendência de seu jaez, sua estrutura é frugal mas sua visão é Incólume e sine qua non a agrura de sua jornada, apeser de perene no remate se esteia.
  11. The_Vampire
    Jun 29, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game has a very bad narrative,characters and silly cutscense, regardless the gameplay and the enviroment are amazing and perferctly designed but Niel has ruined the entire game because of the following: 1- feminisms: like the most important thing to girls is to be as strong as men.
    2- sexuality: It is not an important thing to know the sexuality of the characters.
    3- the ending is the worst ending you could have seen, Ellie has killed many people and killed a pregnant woman and in the other side Abby has trained and became like a man just to avenge for her father and she did what she wanted and the only threat to her is Ellie and neither of them killed the other.    … Expand
  12. mo0trix
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    Everyone: The writing for Game of Thrones season 8 is the worst ever.
    Naughty Dog: Hold my beer.

    If you want to get constantly **** on by a video game, this is for you. Nothing makes sense and the gameplay hasn't moved on at all since the first game.
  13. zalupakonia
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    Спасибо anita sarkeesian, за то что шедевр стал пропагандой , особый котел в аду уже горит
  14. NarmanHammer
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Last of Us 2 is a true testament to how not to make a sequel for a game. While gameplay received better animations and such, it mostly remained the exact same and becomes monotonous and predictable over the 25+ hour story. While it’s not bad, you'd hope for a much bigger upgrade or overhaul of crafting and other gameplay mechanics, but many remained completely untouched. But the gameplay isn’t what causes this game to be a failure in my opinion, because that’s not what people really play TLOU for anyways. People play for the characters and story, which is nothing short of disappointing and misguided in this game. The utter lack of respect toward previous or even new characters prevents the player from getting invested in them, and the game fails to utilize the one relationship the player was already invested in going into the game. Instead they demolish that relationship, and never really show it getting back to anything of what it used to be. Most other characters in this game are stagnant and replaceable, and while they have good performances, fail to make me care about them in a meaningful way. That is, until they get brutally murdered on a quest for revenge. By the end of the game I was so numb to violence nothing shocked me anymore, and I’m not sure what the game was even trying to say through all this violence and misery. What I do know is that I feel devastated for Ellie and deep hatred for another character. I truly hope Naughty Dog lets this franchise die in the pit they dug for it. I absolutely loved the first game, but this train wreck wants me to feel depressed for nothing. Some of the lessons it tries to teach seem so stupidly simple I asked myself if I was even hearing it right. All I can hear now is the ringing in my ears after listening to one of my favorite games get pillaged and massacred in the name of “Subverted Expectations”. Do not recommend.… Expand
  15. supernafamacho
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    The characters and the writting completely suck,expected much more of the game,12 hours played.
  16. JBelkhair
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    Gave it a 3 just for the gameplay. The reason TLOU part one is among the best video games ever made was the connection and attachment towards the characters, the emotional journey that leads to the enjoyment and bittersweet ending of it. While in Part two.. well, I don't even know what to say. Damn you naughty dog, and damn you Neil.
  17. Coxy4454
    Jul 5, 2020
    3
    Everything about the game is great - living up to "Naughty Dog Quality"... except the garbage plot. Lazy pacing, horrible character intros and management, insane amounts of plot armor (Ellie should have died like 5 times but they just decide not to kill her?!), and a story that doesn't fit with the characters of the first game at all. The plot/pacing/character development are so bad thatEverything about the game is great - living up to "Naughty Dog Quality"... except the garbage plot. Lazy pacing, horrible character intros and management, insane amounts of plot armor (Ellie should have died like 5 times but they just decide not to kill her?!), and a story that doesn't fit with the characters of the first game at all. The plot/pacing/character development are so bad that it ruins the experience - it's giving me mass effect 3 flashbacks. You could have kept all the same messages and had a much better game if you had better pacing and character development (even just moving the order of things around). Some much of the great game play is ruined by the frustration of the previous cutscene that you can't enjoy it - and to those saying hey that empty unhappy, everything was meaningless feeling you get when you finish was the goal, "the game is supposed to have that"...why would I want my video game to end like that? Sad and frustrated sure, deep meaningful tragedy is powerful - not what we got here. Try and justify the experience all you want, but I would have been happier not having the Last Of Us world ruined for me by playing this game.… Expand
  18. ironviv66v
    Jun 21, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Cómo hay muchas dudas de porque tanto hate a TLOU2 aquí les dejo unas razones que he visto y para que no los engañen con que "lo odian por las lesbianas" (mucho texto y spoilers al final)

    - Neil Druckmann, el vice presidente del estudio, forzó a Amy Hennig que renunciara de ND por diferencias ideológicas. Ella fue la escritora de Uncharted 1-3 y se negaba a incluir cosas progres como lo vemos en Lost Legacy y el nuevo TLOU.

    - El también tomo consejo de Anita Sarkeesian, una conocida charlatana que quiere insertar su ideología en los videojuegos aunque no le guste el medio en realidad.

    - Personajes mujeres hechas feas por la idea de que diseñarlas con rasgos femeninos es "objetificacion" (gracias a Sarkeesian)

    - Naughty Dog abuso del sistema de copyright para tumbar cuentas de Twitter y Youtube que hablaran del juego aunque no incluyera videos. Comentarios son desactivados en Youtube y Twitter para evitar criticas.

    - La hipocresía de Sony al censurar juegos de terceros que incluyen desnudos parciales/fanservice pero dejan escenas sexuales explícitas en TLOU2

    - ND abuso de sus empleados al hacerlos trabajar horas extra y sin pagarles (no se si tiempo después si les pagaron) aún así lo retrasaron cuando el juego ya estaba completo y eso causo que se filtrara (supuestamente por un empleado molesto)

    - Druckmann se insertó como personaje en el juego para escupir el cadáver de Joel y tener sexo con uno de los protagonistas, además en un item donde dice tener 100 de cerebro (imagen)

    - En el juego es imposible disparar a objetos que tengan relación con la religión judía (si no me creen díganme y les paso un vídeo)

    - La historia es una basura, te hacen controlar a un personaje nuevo que mató a uno muy querido. El final es incongruente y anticlimatico.

    - Cualquier crítica hacia el juego es tachado de homofobia o machismo

    - ND usó un cover de una canción por una youtuber sin darle crédito en uno de sus trailers
    A esto y otras cositas es que le pasó a este juego
    -La forma en la que la prensa de juegos manejó todo, dándole un 100 y ahora atacando a quien lo califica mal con sinónimos de intolerancia es un plus a todo lo turbio detrás de este juego - y los puntos le doy es por la gente trabajo haciéndolo, que fue explotada y renunció a la empresa por las medidas de ND y por qué se nota se esmeraron en lo gráfico y lo jugable que es lo único que vale la pena, pero no para darle 100 como la prensa, que decía era una maravilla de guion, de ser así, se ve que se sorprenden entonces hasta por qué sale el sol    … Expand
  19. Chipotle
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    No entiendo como Sony aceptó este guión.

    No se puede sentir empatía por el enemigo que mata violentamente a personajes importantes en el juego.

    Es como hacer un juego cuyo protagonista es Hittler.
    De ninguna manera me interesaría un juego así.
    Pudo ser un juegazo y termino siendo Death Streanding.

    La soberbia los ha hecho caer muy bajo.
  20. VigilanteOito
    Jun 21, 2020
    3
    I found it very weak, I waited so long for a weak game. I finished and platinized very quickly. Without any content..
  21. DaleGoneWIld
    Sep 15, 2020
    3
    I want to preface this by saying I am indifferent to the narrative that this game is pushing some sort of message. I don't care about that at all. I've played this game all the way through and want to put out my opinion.

    Its clear to me a lot of talent went in to making this. The visuals and animations are top notch. The voice acting and sound design is great. This is where the game    I want to preface this by saying I am indifferent to the narrative that this game is pushing some sort of message. I don't care about that at all. I've played this game all the way through and want to put out my opinion.

    Its clear to me a lot of talent went in to making this. The visuals and animations are top notch. The voice acting and sound design is great. This is where the game earned its 3 points for me. But the gameplay is forgettable at best. Still none of those elements are the reason you play Last of Us. You play, for better or worse, for the story. I think all those elements would have been better served by watching a collection of the cinematics, which you could experience for free on Youtube. I do not see any value in playing this game.

    So what do I think of the story? The story is a collection of plot devices loosely tied together with poorly written dialogue from mostly new unlikable characters. All the while making previously established likable characters into unlikable characters. The plot points, though controversial, aren't the problem. Its the execution. Its everything in between. Thinking back on the first game the only really interesting plot point comes at the end with Joel deciding to save Ellie. The rest of the game is just a road trip and a cure for the zombie apocalypse. Nothing particularly exciting or groundbreaking by itself. Its the moments in between -the character interactions- that makes the Last of Us 1's story so great. And those little moments fail here. This fails at the most critical level where the first game succeeded.

    My recommendation? Don't be like me. Don't waste the 60 dollars. Watch it on Youtube for free and be disappointed for free.    … Expand
  22. Juank1930
    Jun 29, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Historia basura, matar a Joel tan de forma tan humillante querer hacer el empatizar con la psicópata de baby… Expand
  23. LuckySparrow
    Jun 21, 2020
    3
    -9 for SJW Sh*t with trans

    there was only one magnificent hero (a white male heterosexual) and they killed him. All the other new characters are just ugly evil feminists
  24. Loncho316
    Jun 27, 2020
    3
    Gameplay is awesome but they really screw up the story.How to ruin a franchise? ask Neil Druckmann
  25. Kronos_EVC
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My God! They Kill my favorites characters! All for a stupid message! Deception....… Expand
  26. Mkrazcal
    Jun 27, 2020
    3
    This game (despite all the hate) is the best game I've ever played. The stunning graphics, action combat and the best story ever told in video games. I don't know why Ellie goes on a killing rampage because my bigger brother didn't let me to watch the first 2 hours of the game but it seems great and fun!!! Still haven't finished the game, I'm on a 6th hour right now. Can't wait to see howThis game (despite all the hate) is the best game I've ever played. The stunning graphics, action combat and the best story ever told in video games. I don't know why Ellie goes on a killing rampage because my bigger brother didn't let me to watch the first 2 hours of the game but it seems great and fun!!! Still haven't finished the game, I'm on a 6th hour right now. Can't wait to see how the relations between Ellie and Joel will develop … Expand
  27. Burlyhayd
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Awful storytelling, especially after coming from the first game which is impeccable across the board. Too depressing and melancholic to a point of being self loathing. A terrible shame to see the franchise fall in such a disreputable state and it’s safe to say it’s worth just watching the cutscenes on YouTube to understand the complaints.

    Graphics and Gameplay are serviceable, but that isn’t enough to carry a story driven experience.    … Expand
  28. CHIEFMEGADETH1
    Feb 3, 2022
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The story was absolute GARBAGE... Abby was a **** awful awful person, who the **** ever asked to kill off Joel for someone who is a **** person. But because of Strong Women? we must accept and love her. Her group are a bunch of awful people? Why Neil why
    **** you Neil you ruined my love for this series
    The gameplay, graphics and music are awesome. The most important part. Wanting me to come back has gone forever.    … Expand
  29. Cargograph
    Jul 11, 2020
    3
    Magnificent technical achievement shadowed by a terrible storytelling and caprichous narrative.
  30. FGDireito
    Jul 10, 2020
    3
    Assassin's Creed 3 beginning was a good subverting of expectations, but this is just a slap in the face, false advertising, also is boring do you like golf?
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  1. Positive: 113 out of 121
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 121
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  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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