The Last of Us Part II

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  1. grreaper
    Oct 7, 2022
    3
    3/10
    Disgusting plot, disgusting agenda, average gameplay and great graphics and attention to detail.
    Ordinary employees did their work at 5+ points, which can not be said about their main screenwriter. He literally stuffs his vision into your throat. His sexist vision, I really did not expect this in the 21st century. Without spoilers, unfortunately, the plot cannot be described in more    3/10
    Disgusting plot, disgusting agenda, average gameplay and great graphics and attention to detail.
    Ordinary employees did their work at 5+ points, which can not be said about their main screenwriter. He literally stuffs his vision into your throat. His sexist vision, I really did not expect this in the 21st century. Without spoilers, unfortunately, the plot cannot be described in more detail, but believe me - if you liked part 1, it is better not to play in 2. You will be amazed at what is happening, amazed in a negative way.    … Expand
  2. Term1
    Jun 21, 2020
    3
    A good graphic quality or a good gameplay can have any game, but if it does not have a good story, that is already a problem. The problem is mainly his political ideology and his characterization of characters.
    1-Mainly highlight Joel, a man who has been able to destroy practically a base full of survivors (Joel is in a really dying state full of wounds) only to save a girl in the first    A good graphic quality or a good gameplay can have any game, but if it does not have a good story, that is already a problem. The problem is mainly his political ideology and his characterization of characters.
    1-Mainly highlight Joel, a man who has been able to destroy practically a base full of survivors (Joel is in a really dying state full of wounds) only to save a girl in the first game, he is killed by a girl ( daughter of one of the doctors from the first game) looking for revenge in the most absurd way possible, in this aspect it would have been more accurate to kill Joel in a way that is at his level, not to be killed by a "captain marvel"
    2- everything that is touched by gender ideology is known to ruin it, we can see that in all types of movies, series or exactly in this video game, if you want to see any possible example of this I invite you to see terminator dark fate , birds of prey, the looney toons themselves who are going to make a series "without violence", Charlie's Angels, captain marvel, etc.
    3-Its gameplay in a way is not good for all kinds of audiences, it is certainly not something that innovates at all or that it has something to highlight, it is just one more game with an "old" mechanics (2015) with slight improvements, It is good but without going further, nothing that stands out outside the common.
    4- in its graphic section it is not something that stands out much in itself, I consider that the setting of the city could have been seen in a more "sinister" way, so to speak, showing how the infection advanced through the city and not the same nature, since only the city will see few infected (when practically most of humanity had been massacred by this infection and is in the epicenter of a city), I think that showing only some parts where the infection advanced is something that is totally wasted.
    Generally speaking, the game does not stand out in anything, it is not good in history, in its way of playing, in its character characterization, in its setting (except in some parts such as the hospital where Abby enters), etc. But if we have to talk about its end, ellie kills any number of people just so that she feels guilty at the end of the game, it is unfortunate and disappointing.
    but well, it is what you have.    … Expand
  3. ValiantLeo
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    More game is not better. Game starts really dragging around hour 30 so much so that flashbacks, while annoying distractions from gameplay at the start, become welcome breaks at the end. Also, why take out the multiplayer from the first? Nothing gained from that loss. A game set in a world of death and destruction does not benefit from this plotline as it's justanother drop in the bucketMore game is not better. Game starts really dragging around hour 30 so much so that flashbacks, while annoying distractions from gameplay at the start, become welcome breaks at the end. Also, why take out the multiplayer from the first? Nothing gained from that loss. A game set in a world of death and destruction does not benefit from this plotline as it's justanother drop in the bucket so much so as to make the entire game seem pointless. Bestthing this game does is to illustrate how out of touch critic reviewers are.… Expand
  4. CI7YSIS
    Jul 7, 2020
    3
    Good graphics, same gameplay, terrible story telling, I mean this kind of game doesn't matter if all is good because is more "realistic", is not like doom eternal that is more arcade and still have a good lore, Jesus even better than this agenda crap.
  5. Dyons
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    The biggest disappointment of the current generation.......................
  6. Dustex
    Nov 11, 2020
    3
    This game has a good graphics and animations but everything else in this game is trash: story, characters, gameplay.
  7. MasterFoxMan
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The squeal to a quite loved and passion filled game. Waiting years for a rather large disappointment. On the surface the game is quite beautiful, with rich lush environments with a good sound design. The game feels MUCH more fluid compared to its predecessor, but the lack of care in story writing truly hurt this game.

    From the moment Joel walks into a trap that makes literally no sense for his and his brothers character. Considering they have 20+ years of survival experience and jaded from the pain of the past. Why were they so trusting? It doesn't make sense for them.

    Add on the weird swap of character for Ellie at the very end of the game when she can end the one who has caused her all this pain, made her lose fingers, made her lose her girl. She can end what she had started. Then she doesn't, cause of a flashback? It feels fake, it feels like they want to create a third game with the new character Abby... Of which let's discuss the elephant in the room.

    Abby, the murder of Joel, and forced to play as her for 10+ hours. With an awkward sex scene to disdain for the character. No one enjoyed her, at least I didn't. Her sections of the game are not awful but it feels so wrong playing the murderer of someone we have loved so dearly for years.

    Gameplay feels although much SMOOTHER than the first, it is still the same spamming of punches and even worse gun play. The increase of environments made stealth and playing slow far more rewarding. The failure to increase the AI's intelligence, to improve on the previous systems, and to provide more tools to use the new areas more effectively. Makes the game feel very repetitive very quickly. Even more so if you just played TLOU1 before buying this one (In order to refresh your memory).

    The music, visuals, and sound design do carry a large portion of the game, but it feels as empty as the world they are in.    … Expand
  8. ShiroDNX
    Jul 9, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Basic and boring story. Tediously repetitive gameplay. Only thing that’s been given effort is the visuals and voice acting. These things d not work to make a game great, only an animated series/movie.

    At least John Wick had a cute dog for its revenge story.    … Expand
  9. Pavelmulik
    Jun 26, 2020
    3
    Very poor plot comparing with the first part.Main characters do not cause any empathy,the motivation of revenge is not the best to construct on its basis the whole story.Political references cause only irritation .No significant changes in gameplay, mechanics.
  10. l1212
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Repetitive gameplay, disappointing graphics, horrible AI and trash story. Imagine John climbing the mountain, fighting through dozens of men to get to Micah and when he's about kill him, he has a flashback of Arthur so he holsters his revolver and goes home to play guitar.… Expand
  11. PheonixS
    Jun 21, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Game is just boring. All of this stuff between characters is too boring. If I want to see drama movie I will watch Netflix! This is not a game. Its movie with bad plot. Graphics is good. This is why 3… Expand
  12. Thpm856
    Jun 21, 2020
    3
    La muerte de joel es completamente innecesaria, esperaba cosas como el origen del virus, mas sobre el pasado de ellie pero nada, lamento haber comprado este juego que no tiene nada que ver con el 1
  13. heartbreakerRU
    Jun 27, 2020
    3
    finished the game completely, the story is disgusting, the gameplay and location design are good
  14. nwilloughby
    Jun 26, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Pros:
    This game is beautiful!

    Game play is crisp excluding the dodge mechanic which needs work.

    Cons:
    Game doesn't let you play your way it forces you to sneak sometime while forcing you to flee others which is fine just not my style.

    Linear story could have been opened up more like the first area to allow more exploration and open world feeling.

    The story is terrible or at least half of the story, I have never played a game that seems like it was made by two completely different teams. Playing as Ellie is great, and Abby is a chore.

    The main mechanic is playing one side then the other when both are not equal in quality this does not work.

    TLDR: They missed the mark with this game, and it is only exacerbated by "game journalists" who refuse to give an unbiased review. I wanted to love this game however after over 20 hours I could not stand to play it any longer making this the first game I have ever traded in on release week.    … Expand
  15. alisun
    Jun 21, 2020
    3
    The story of The Last of Us Part II is the awful and Worst story ever
    What a waste of time and money. This game is very old gameplay mechanics, it seems to play to the first assassin's creed.
  16. stantony
    Dec 3, 2020
    3
    bad story is ruining everything. Spits on the first game, which was a masterpiece. Stay away from this one, and replay part one instead.
  17. Zeckmyers
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    Espere tanto tiempo solo para que el primer juego no valiera de nada, todos queriamos de vuelta a Joel todo lo demas no aporta mucho, la jugabilidad es la misma en resumen decepcionante
  18. WaterCleanse
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    Complete betrayal of the characters we loved and how they were written in the first game. Ellie has matured in reverse and act like a spoiled brat. Joel’s character was assassinated more than just in the literal sense. And finally the majority of the game playing as the person who murders beloved characters. Don’t believe or rely on gaming journalism as they are shills and praise anythingComplete betrayal of the characters we loved and how they were written in the first game. Ellie has matured in reverse and act like a spoiled brat. Joel’s character was assassinated more than just in the literal sense. And finally the majority of the game playing as the person who murders beloved characters. Don’t believe or rely on gaming journalism as they are shills and praise anything that is considered a video game. Only positives are the visuals as they are amazing but that means nothing when the game actively makes you hate it. Spend your money on something that doesn’t make you depressed for 30 hours straight.… Expand
  19. CRASHu17
    Jun 21, 2020
    3
    I was happy when they revealed a new last of us but now after 25 hours of playing I was so disappointed and I didn't feel anything after ending it and there is some good gameplay but doesn't work because the story is very very bad written . it's a game doesn't worth the wait
  20. Gmanfreeman
    Feb 24, 2021
    3
    a waste of good potential created by the first game..all style and no substance aka a flop on an intellectual level. U feel conned by buying this game. the last of us 2 has no meaning in real life as the choices made by the characters are absurd witch shatters all immersion in the virtual world. this should be classified as a wtf?? game.. a lot of wtf moments in this game, and you actuallya waste of good potential created by the first game..all style and no substance aka a flop on an intellectual level. U feel conned by buying this game. the last of us 2 has no meaning in real life as the choices made by the characters are absurd witch shatters all immersion in the virtual world. this should be classified as a wtf?? game.. a lot of wtf moments in this game, and you actually have to view the rating backwards 18 is the maximum age you should play this to believe the crap they are shoveling! this is targeted demographic game! to bad they killed the story of the first one and turned in to a bollywood movie!… Expand
  21. Aax
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game has THE most beautiful visuals and audio that I ever experienced, but one of the most disappointing plot drags it all down.

    Graphics, design, acting and sound are amazing. ND has the best art team. But I was never into gaming for graphics - it's like 20% of the experience for me, maybe even less. Graphics can't really add much score to the game (for me). It's a multiplyer. It could make a good game great, but it doesn't do much to elevate a bad game, which is the case with TLOU2.

    The atmosphere and plot is Bleak and Hopeless. Everything is going from good to bad to worse, and you are forced to watch this trainwreck. Not only that, you are forced to actively participate in it. I cannot count the number of times when the character is about to do something utterly stupid or just disgusting and abhorrently evil, and I simply find myself not wanting to progress. I want to turn away and walk in the other direction, but I can't.
    It wouldn't be as bad, but the game then actively moralizes with YOU, and scolds YOU as a player for making those decisions and actions that you didn't make. The writer made those decisions for you, and then he punishes you for playing the game that he made.
    And every damn character, including Allie is like that. Every last one of them is unlikeable. Except Joel, that is DEAD and that we meet in flashbacks that is the only positive thing of the game. But if you're ever allowed to witness that positivity and feel good - that only means that the game is preparing to dip you head first in a bucket of **** because as soon as you'll return to reality, all that positivity will be crushed by something terrible. It's to the point that I found myself completely emptionally detached and simply not caring about anything that happens. I had an urge to skip cutscenes in this game.
    I'm forced to watch my favorite character deconstructing herself for 15 hours (let's not count the Abby part where I just want to get over with as fast as possible because I want this **** dead).

    Then there's a problem of the second character. Basically what they do with Abby is they first make us hate her, and then they force us to PLAY AS HER and show us that she's not as bad. Problem is, first impression is already made, and it's THE WORST. No matter what you do after that, I just can't get over the bitterness of knowing what this **** did, and I can't warm up to her.
    Having a totally unlikeable personality and, let me be blunt here, ugly testosterone-filled looks doesn't help.

    And then it ends with.... nothing.
    We've killed so many, we've lost so much, Allie crossed all the bridges... And then we spare the only person who ACTUALLY deserved to die? We just let her go... for what? Why? Why should Abby get to live? The only way they could possibly make it ANY worse was for Ellie to spare her and for that to get drowned by Abby immediately. That'd be nice. And that'd fit in with the story.

    There's zero positive things to this game other than visuals.
    Gameplay is mediocre - it's not improved from the first part and feels outdated. It's even worse, somehow.

    Now look. I think that some people will enjoy that story. Truly. For them - this will be a 10/10 experience. But I think the majority of the fans will NOT.

    Here's the thing. I do think that some movies and games should go in that direction. To be dark, bleak, violent, outright depressing - all of which TLOU2 is.
    But I feel that if you're making a SEQUEL - you can not just change the tone so much. Imagine watching Raven first, which is a bleak, somewhat depressing movie, but it has hope and satisfying finale. Then you go into sequel, and all that happens is those ****ty things but without any Raven to punish the villains. You're just watching them torture and kill people for 2 hours.
    That's the tonal change of TLOU2. Everything is BAD, and will get worse.
    I think when you make a SEQUEL, you have a bit of a responsibility to your fans to make it "more of the same", to make it satisfying to people who loved the original.
    If it was a standalone, I would just say it isn't for me. As a Sequel to my favorite game - I can't just let it go.

    The story is 0/10 for me.
    The press that all gave it 10/10? Most of them are SHILLS. Maybe they don't get outright PAID, but they rate it high so that they keep receiving early copies. Because if they rate it low - next time ND and Sony wouldn't send it. They are INCENTIVISED to rate high.

    Aside from graphics, there's nothing to give 10/10 for. Outdated gameplay and unpleasant unfulfilling story that should leave most of the fans extremely upset, and most of normal people at least partially distressed thanks to all the violence and so on.

    The result is +2 for graphics + 6 for gameplay - 5 for story. Yes, actually negative score for story. If there was no story and just beautiful levels - the game would have been BETTER.
    Result: 3/10 game for me.
    Literally do not recommend this to people like me.    … Expand
  22. JuanNaco
    Oct 19, 2020
    3
    Meh, simply a normal new game with a MEH history I don't wait 7 years for this
  23. 21Park
    Nov 26, 2022
    3
    I swear people need to stop dickriding Naughty Dog, This game sucks hard. I don't know why people like Last of Us at all
  24. Ko5455
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    Game Directory says he doesn't want to sexualize women protagonist then literally shows one getting nailed from behind, which was just an unnecessary addition to a scene. Game play was meh and the story literally ruined everything the first one had going for it. Save yourself $60 and watch it on you tube or twitch. I do have a question though. Sony NA blurred out DMC V butt nudity, butGame Directory says he doesn't want to sexualize women protagonist then literally shows one getting nailed from behind, which was just an unnecessary addition to a scene. Game play was meh and the story literally ruined everything the first one had going for it. Save yourself $60 and watch it on you tube or twitch. I do have a question though. Sony NA blurred out DMC V butt nudity, but this game had a full on sex scene? That's weird huh?… Expand
  25. Sytz
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    Pros:
    - amazing graphics
    - okay gameplay
    - attention to details Cons:
    - wtf with the story writing tho honestly the dialogue is cheesy and very bad the story itself is a departure from previous TLOU and a stepdown.
    - has no new features - that robotic voice is annoying as hell
    -
  26. thestarsofficer
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is getting review-bombed to death, but it’s not all entirely undeserved. Great graphics, yeah, pretty good facial animations and the like, but unfortunately it’s bogged down by a pretty contradicting and terrible narrative, with certain characters (Joel specifically) being naive enough to end up in a deathtrap (something anyone who knows Joel would know he’d never do), and with a game focused on revenge, you’d think, you know, the main character (Ellie) would be able to exact that revenge. But that’s not the case here. Seven long years for this?… Expand
  27. Redbak
    Sep 4, 2020
    3
    El juego es sumamente aburrido. La historia se vuelve aburrida después de un rato y por lo menos Aby y sus amigos son personajes totalmente olvidables. Gráficamente es muy bueno y quizá como juego en general se merezca un 6, pero para ser la secuela de un juego tan alabado la verdad es que apesta
  28. vniebla
    Jun 28, 2020
    3
    Sad to see such a weak story on half of the game (yes, the second half). Forcing you to play half of the game with a new character that you don't relate to is a catastrophic mistake. Graphics are great but most of the script is garbage, a completly different arc that I didn't care for, and didn't make much sense... forced my self to play just to end the game and it sucks... Just keepSad to see such a weak story on half of the game (yes, the second half). Forcing you to play half of the game with a new character that you don't relate to is a catastrophic mistake. Graphics are great but most of the script is garbage, a completly different arc that I didn't care for, and didn't make much sense... forced my self to play just to end the game and it sucks... Just keep playing Last of Us and forget the sequel exists... :-(… Expand
  29. astronut
    Aug 15, 2020
    3
    First of all i'm not a big fan of tlou, i think the first game was decent but i don't consider it a gem and i didn't care if the whole cast gets genocided or w/e in tlou part 2.
    Now this sequel is just one of the most boring game i ever played, the pacing is horrible, the gameplay loop consists of; looting > horde/boss fight > 1 hours of walking/talking/cutscenes, for 30 hour. It doesn't    First of all i'm not a big fan of tlou, i think the first game was decent but i don't consider it a gem and i didn't care if the whole cast gets genocided or w/e in tlou part 2.
    Now this sequel is just one of the most boring game i ever played, the pacing is horrible, the gameplay loop consists of; looting > horde/boss fight > 1 hours of walking/talking/cutscenes, for 30 hour. It doesn't sound so bad if well executed but first both characters play exactly the same and second the writing is on par with the worse netflix production, the dialogues belong in an episode of 13 reasons why and the plot is so stupid i wonder if any mentally abled adult took part in the writing. To this add that you'll fight the same enemies over and over again in setpieces that you've already seen in better games.

    On the graphic side the game looks really good but doesn't run smoothly and often suffers from framerate drop (even though the game only runs at 20-30 fps and even though i played it on a ps4 pro ).

    Oh i forgot, almost all the environnments are grey and green and look copy/pasted except for the last part of the game (which was actually enjoyable, too bad it took 25 hours of watching paint dry to get there).

    Overall there could be a decent game in all this mess but it's destroyed by the pacing and bad writing, for every good idea there are 10 bad ones. Really to think that this took 5 years to make and had close to unlimited budget is embarassing, kinda reminds me of the rise of skywalker :D    … Expand
  30. hirwulf
    Oct 13, 2020
    3
    I give the rating of 3 solely for improvements on gameplay from the previous game, amazing visuals, and acting by the character cast. The storytelling was a bold choice that did not deliver. It made me feel contempt for most characters at best, or such little interest at worst. Except for the flashbacks to Joel and Ellie's time together, which were the very best parts of the game. SomeI give the rating of 3 solely for improvements on gameplay from the previous game, amazing visuals, and acting by the character cast. The storytelling was a bold choice that did not deliver. It made me feel contempt for most characters at best, or such little interest at worst. Except for the flashbacks to Joel and Ellie's time together, which were the very best parts of the game. Some aspects of the story downright contradict the message that the game attempts to forcefeed us - oh yeah, it's kind of an interactive lecture, by the way.

    I know Neil said the first game was about love, and this one would be about hate, but he kinda made it so that I hate the game itself. What a shame

    Overall, this is a marvellous example of when taking risks with a beloved franchise is a terrible, terrible idea.    … Expand
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Universal acclaim - based on 121 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 113 out of 121
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 121
  3. Negative: 0 out of 121
  1. GameMAG
    Sep 13, 2020
    90
    The Last of Us Part II is the high point of the PlayStation 4. The plot is controversial, but the game is the incredibly addictive adventure of Ellie, from which it is impossible to pull away from the opening and to the very end.
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  2. PLAY! Zine
    Sep 5, 2020
    93
    Not everyone is going to enjoy the motives of The Last of Us Part II. But if you try and manage to accept the subliminal and not so subtle messages as a fact that the world has gone awry and that people have the need to have somewhere or someone to belong to as their own way out, then... You will witness the boundaries of gaming expand. You will witness a true masterpiece.
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  3. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Sep 3, 2020
    75
    If you loved the original for its great characters and well-paced story – stay away from this game. However, if you’re aching to sink into the depths of depression, or just want to cut some throats and burn some zombies – Part II will deliver. [Issue#247, p.72]
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