The Last of Us Part II

 PlayStation 4
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5.8

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  3. Negative: 68,475 out of 161975
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  1. Urdad
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game was really disappointing when I played because they hyped it up so much and they kill a beloved character 2 hours into the game the gameplay Is boring not interesting I'm getting my refund in my opinion it's not game of the year worthy… Expand
  2. IGalaxy17
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Buenos gráficos, pésima Historia y Final, muerte de Joel indignó y falta de profesionalismo en el guión. (Ahí se darán cuenta que no escucharon a los fans y una lastima)… Expand
  3. SockHop
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    Gorgeous graphics.

    It over emphasizes gore and human depravity for shock value. It like cheap torture porn. Clunky game mechanics. Such large investment and they couldn't smooth out actual game play. I enjoyed story driven games where my actions changed the outcome or at least the way my character behaved in front of an inevitable event. This game doesn't allow this. It's a funnel that    Gorgeous graphics.

    It over emphasizes gore and human depravity for shock value. It like cheap torture porn.

    Clunky game mechanics. Such large investment and they couldn't smooth out actual game play.

    I enjoyed story driven games where my actions changed the outcome or at least the way my character behaved in front of an inevitable event. This game doesn't allow this. It's a funnel that forces into acts that you don't want. What is the alternative? To let yourself be killed? To just turn off the game and not play?
    Pretty tough for a gamer. It forces you forward just to ask yourself why and it having any sort of satisfying resolution.    … Expand
  4. BIGSHLONG69
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    Such disrespect towards the characters of the first game. Overall story is boring and the ending is unsatisfying.
  5. SovietRocketeer
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The graphics are outstanding, foliage and scenery look absolutely amazing. The sound design is also spectacular, leaves crunch when you step on them, clothes rustle in just the right way.
    The story however is pretty bad. Fitting two stories in the span of one game makes everything seem rushed and fast paced, not allowing one to enjoy the game at all. Joel, an experienced survivor and fighter, got done in so easily I thought it was a joke.

    Could not finish the game.    … Expand
  6. Kyandyoopie
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    Everything built up in the previous part was destroy. Story made no sense, and the ending was absolutely stupid.
    Just good graphics.
  7. Nicky07
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    I had higher expectations. More angry at ND and Sony, I’m glad I saved the €60 especially in this pandemic. I’m sad to see this game fail.
  8. profile82892
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    graphics looks amazing and game play looks exactly like the first game, which is not a bad thing.
    story is very disappointing and clearly no thought was put into the game in regards of understanding what made the first game amazing. i honestly cant picture myself recommending it to anyone. maybe the next one (if there's a next one) will be better.
  9. Hunter19
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is definitely worse than the first part. The reasons for this are really simple. First at all,
    the story is horrible comparing the first part’s story to this.
    The gameplay is exactly the same **** that part 1 had, without any difference almost. How the naughy dog ​​was able to make us wait 7 years to deliver this crap experience where the **** Joel dies and the main character spends 26 hours of gameplay looking for revenge when the person who killed him had reasons for it. And damn it, I'm not even going to talk about the cringe knife battle that happens at the end of the game. Be ashamed. But apart from disadvantages there is a bright side too! Graphics and physics are very good actually.    … Expand
  10. MaddGames
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game looks incredible, the game sounds incredible, the gameplay doesn’t fix what isn’t broken and the amount of accessibility settings is amazing but the story (which is clearly the most important thing) is simply put awful. There are so many stupid character decisions, Joel has been surviving in this world for a long time he should know better than to give his full name and location so easily to a group of strangers, the reveal that Abby was the one who convinced her dad that Ellie needed to die both completely ruins any attempts the game made to make you sympathise with her (even though the game does a horrible job at that and any success comes not from Abby being a likeable character but from the nostalgia of what made the first game a masterpiece), and Ellie literally spends the whole game murdering her way through a quest to get revenge on Abby for killing Joel only to decide to simply let her go to complete the “revenge bad” message of this game makes LITERALLY THE WHOLE GAME POINTLESS. Not to mention how the game tries to make you feel bad for the excessively violent things Ellie does to get to Abby but considering you don’t have a choice in the matter most of the time its just unfair. When i saw the leaks a few weeks ago, I could see the game’s story wasn’t going to be a good one but i thought “hey with the rest of the game i’m sure it’ll be better” and instead the context provided (and the things that weren’t leaked) somehow made it all even worse. We waited 7 years for this, The first game was so incredible I will never understand how Naughty Dog screwed up so badly all I know is that this game isn’t the worst thing to ever come out no where near it, but compared to the first game it’s such a disappointment.… Expand
  11. caiocanto
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    This game is a disrespect to the fans of the first one. While the graphics and gameplay are great, the main selling point of the first one was its story and the relation between the two main characters. They managed to ruin everything in this one.
  12. masterchicken
    Jun 21, 2020
    3
    The longer i played the worse this game became for me
    The graphics are absolutely stunning
    The gameplay is pretty much the same as the first game The story is probably the worst part, after the amazement of the new graphics and nostalgia of the old gameplay and characters wore off, all that was left was story that got worse over the course of the game, which really made it hard for me    The longer i played the worse this game became for me
    The graphics are absolutely stunning
    The gameplay is pretty much the same as the first game
    The story is probably the worst part, after the amazement of the new graphics and nostalgia of the old gameplay and characters wore off, all that was left was story that got worse over the course of the game, which really made it hard for me to finish the game
    By the second half of the game i felt like i needed to finish just because of the time and money i had invested in it already. Really sad to see that this is how the sequel to one of the greatest playstation games turned out    … Expand
  13. Naji_
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    The last of us game depends on the story the most and when you ruin the story you will get this bad rating from the players The gameplay and graphics are amazing but nothing gonna change the story
  14. HLVega
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The story is horse **** who would want to play as the murderer of joel. The only good thing is the graphics.… Expand
  15. Daniel_Sanci
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    Good graphics, but the game is full of problems and a bad story. As much as the expert critic is trying to impose that the game is good, this is not what we see.
    In reality, it is very bad.
  16. TundyT
    Jun 21, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is some grimdark **** It hands you a gun, forces you to shoot someone and then proceeds to tell you that shooting people is bad. While this game has some gorgeous graphics, the boring gameplay formula is no longer backed by a good story. In fact, it's the complete opposite - the story is literally worse than the gameplay. Don't expect to get anything near the writing quality of TLOU 1… Expand
  17. jasonivalo
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    The soul and essence of the Last of Us seemed tattered and mangled in its following sequel. There is a certain amount of suspended belief expected when playing games or watching movies. However, the unbelievable character actions, plot holes, and events that transpired makes made playing this game unbearable. You are yanked out of your immersion as question how and why things turn out theThe soul and essence of the Last of Us seemed tattered and mangled in its following sequel. There is a certain amount of suspended belief expected when playing games or watching movies. However, the unbelievable character actions, plot holes, and events that transpired makes made playing this game unbearable. You are yanked out of your immersion as question how and why things turn out the way the did. There is a certain message/theme that the game tries to convey, but this message/theme loses its importance and sincerity as you progress and especially with zero pay-off in the end. Simply put, the story is disingenuous, forced, and badly written. The positives that people have praised the game for, such as its graphics and game-play seems above-average at best. For game 7 years in development, its visual elements are in-line for what is expected for games of these times. The gameplay is repetitive and the A.I's are monotonous and uninspiring; there is little innovation that improves on its predecessor.… Expand
  18. TheWiller43
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    Honestly the “It’s a SJW game” isn’t even the reason everyone is so upset. It’s that Naughty Dog ruined such beloved characters and created a terrible story in the process that makes this game unbearable to even finish. The only good thing about this game is the graphics but I wouldn’t even say that’s a compliment because we already expected them to be good. Just stick with the first game.Honestly the “It’s a SJW game” isn’t even the reason everyone is so upset. It’s that Naughty Dog ruined such beloved characters and created a terrible story in the process that makes this game unbearable to even finish. The only good thing about this game is the graphics but I wouldn’t even say that’s a compliment because we already expected them to be good. Just stick with the first game.
  19. HavenMay
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    1 point for a few good moments
    1 point for good graphics 1 point for good acting
    That’s all I got
  20. FatHatman2002
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    I'll be brief.
    Technical masterpiece, a story failure. No more comments, could not hold my anger until the end of the game.
    Just disapointed
  21. LillyBloodmoon
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    This is my first review and i am not a bot. I just finished part II and i am so dissapointed and sad that i had to write a review for the squel for one of my most favorite game ive ever played. Were as the original game was a rollercoaster ride of emotions with amazing writing and ellie being the constant for the player as a beacon of hope, part II is just a average revenge story in wichThis is my first review and i am not a bot. I just finished part II and i am so dissapointed and sad that i had to write a review for the squel for one of my most favorite game ive ever played. Were as the original game was a rollercoaster ride of emotions with amazing writing and ellie being the constant for the player as a beacon of hope, part II is just a average revenge story in wich they try to "subvert" our expectations and fails almost in every aspect, except for atmosphere and graphics. I really liked crawling through and exploring the world they build but what most people play this franchise for is the story. Its just so bad, character decisions makes no sense, forced emotional moments were just meh, love scene were forced and weird somehow. Some cutscenes and flashbacks gameplay were just there to make the game longer. It doesnt come close to the first game. Dont waste your money.… Expand
  22. pepenavaja
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    Juego tan progre que da asco, ¿A donde vamos a parar si seguimos asi? Le doy un treehhh
  23. Comse
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    Truly disappointing story. Rated 3/10 for the people who worked hard on the graphics and non-story parts of the game. It's disturbing to see the massive difference between how customers and critics are rating this game. Something is rotten in the gaming industry.
  24. xamrah
    Jun 25, 2020
    3
    Whelp it happened again. A good game got a sequel and I hoped the hate was fake and the critics could be trusted. But yet again, the critics were apparently paid off. Full disclosure, I took the time to make an account just to review this game, because it pissed me off that much. I won't review the game play mechanics, because they are largely unoriginal and a slight improvement to theWhelp it happened again. A good game got a sequel and I hoped the hate was fake and the critics could be trusted. But yet again, the critics were apparently paid off. Full disclosure, I took the time to make an account just to review this game, because it pissed me off that much. I won't review the game play mechanics, because they are largely unoriginal and a slight improvement to the first game, but I will talk about the story which is what we all were interested in anyways.

    The story is awful. Without spoiling anything, let me explain why. The writing and dialogue isn't necessarily bad, but it certainly is mediocre. The issue is the premise of the story, a boring, angry story of revenge, revenge against good and bad people alike. It almost feels like the game wants to justify violence against good people the same way it wants to justify violence against bad people. Everyone is the same, looking for revenge and what you've done and who you are are irreverent factors. At the same time, the game is trying to teach you that violence is wrong, so it essentially accomplishes nothing because it is so confusing in its message.
    A big issue for me, and I imagine a big issue for many others, is the way the characters themselves are handled. Joel retains his character from the last game fairly well, but not for long. (you'll see why if you play it.) Ellie, not so much. She feels like a totally different person in every way except for her devotion to Joel. Abby is complicated. I feel like they game wants you to think she is just like Joel, doing what she has to to protect her people. But she comes across as a villain instead. She is ugly both inside and out and it's hard to understand why she was written into the game the way she was because she is the worst part of the story.
    The soul of the first game is entirely absent from this sequel. The characters are unrelatable, a major problem for a story game. It feels like quick cash grab and I didn't bother finishing it, but instead watched you tube videos of the cut scenes. I will probably seek a refund as soon as possible and I suggest you do too if you bought it.
    In the end, I give this game a three, purely because the animators and voice actors deserve credit for a job well done. I give the animation and voice acting a solid 9/10. Unfortunately, their work was wasted by a story that I genuinely can think of nothing positive to say about, a story that effectively ruins the first game for me. I give the story a 0.5/10 (for the decent dialogue only)
    Quick edit before I post this: The Metacritic server seems to be not allowing reviews to be posted for now, It crashes every time I try. Also, the positive and negative review ratio is fluctuating wildly probably meaning Metacritic is desperately deleting reviews. Well, I hope you see this review before they delete it and save yourself some money. Just watch the thing on YouTube, it’s been there for weeks anyways    … Expand
  25. DeadLink25
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    Good graphics but what do you expect from a Naughty Dog game, but they ruined the story. They also added nothing to improve the gameplay. Jumping doesn't do much.
  26. YandereValkyrie
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    I'll do my best to not write any spoilers here, and just stick to the facts.
    I'm about 13 hours into the game now, and I honestly just don't want to play it anymore.
    The gameplay is basically exactly the same as TLoU1, and really doesn't do anything to evolve from there other than having better animations, there's nothing really new beyond dogs, and a few new animations, not that that    I'll do my best to not write any spoilers here, and just stick to the facts.
    I'm about 13 hours into the game now, and I honestly just don't want to play it anymore.

    The gameplay is basically exactly the same as TLoU1, and really doesn't do anything to evolve from there other than having better animations, there's nothing really new beyond dogs, and a few new animations, not that that is entirely a bad thing, TLoU1 had really fun gameplay, but I was hoping for some innovation, and honestly the gameplay is one of the only two saving graces in this game.

    The one thing I could say that I absolutely loved about this game is the scenery/graphics. This is hands down one of the the most beautiful games on PS4, right up there with Horizon Zero Dawn. The world feels natural, like nature is reclaiming the world in a slightly comforting way, and if it wasn't for all the murdering and zombies, It's a world I would love to be in myself.

    And that is about the only good I can say about this game. The story. Good lord the story. I read the spoilers before I played it, so I knew what was going to happen, and that didn't bother me too much.. but the game itself is actually WORSE than the spoilers let me to believe. I want this to be a spoiler free review so I won't go into detail, but "that" scene happens much earlier than I thought, the plot seems stupid so far, and the characters aren't acting even remotely like they did in TLoU1, it's like they're not even the same people.

    I'm just sorry, I knew this game was gonna be bad, I bought it anyway to give it a try.. I'm returning it tomorrow for a refund.. Another god-tier IP ruined by identity politics.

    I'm only giving it a 3 because goddamn is it pretty, and the combat isn't horrible.    … Expand
  27. destroyedbyneil
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    Okay so they destroyed Joel’s character near the start of the game. Fine I get it, they wanted this to be a revenge story and to sell this game they had to do something.But if this was a revenge plot and all the crap Naughty Dog and the **** writers say it is, where the hell is the revenge.We don’t even end up killing Abby and let her leave. Ruined a game which had so much potential to beOkay so they destroyed Joel’s character near the start of the game. Fine I get it, they wanted this to be a revenge story and to sell this game they had to do something.But if this was a revenge plot and all the crap Naughty Dog and the **** writers say it is, where the hell is the revenge.We don’t even end up killing Abby and let her leave. Ruined a game which had so much potential to be special. RIP Joel.… Expand
  28. TheGamingModz
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Personally i think the last of us 2 just throws out everything we did in the last of us part 1. The graphics of the last of us part 2 are good but that doesnt matter if u dont have a good story then the game is just not worth buying it and the ending of the story is just annoying abby should of **** died.… Expand
  29. SleepSleep
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This contains spoilers after the gameplay paragraph so read with caution. Starting of, you must be a real idiot in order to take one of the most iconic and famous franchises in gaming history and kill it. Just like that. I really believed that I'm a loser in life but a multimillion company managed to even surpass that, so I kind of thank them for that at this point.

    With that said and into the game the graphics, physics, music and lighting is top notch. That was to be expected though based on the budget and time they had to develop the title. The world is well designed and you really get the feeling that you are in a post apocalyptic world, hostile and you have to be careful and thoughtful before you make your next move. The music and sounds are on the same level. The guns sound is totally on point , you can feel the direction of hostile voices are curses are coming from and in general music is atmospheric and dips you in the world of tlou2 pretty well.

    The gameplay is the usual gameplay NaughtyDog introduced in the previous game (tlou1) and the known Uncharted games. You will get a lots of button mushing queues that you have to time correctly in order to escape many situations and "stealthy" approaches and gun ho fighting feels realistic and intense. Don't get me wrong though since the whole fighting thing is getting a bit repetitive and tiring after awhile. Sometimes the camera and controls feel wonky but that might be me, but in general is nothing to worry about.

    Finally, into the plot. The game is a total garbage. There is no character development. Like at all. They are all out in a quest for revenge and that's it. While being vengeful cuz something went wrong with your life is one thing, but doing that without justifying any choices the main characters make in the game is mind boggling. To the point that all you see is violence and relentless killing. Don't take me wrong here, im all for violence and gore in games but in this case its just stupid. Ellie (I guess everyone's favorite) after being busy killing a **** ton of people in the finale she just lets her nemesis go. Just like that no **** given. There are other situations that Ellie doesn't act like Ellie we all know as well which made me wonder "why? why? why?". I don't play a 30 hours game to have more questions in the end than before playing it and have to struggle, in order to justify the time I sank in, to cover their plot holes? I mean come on. Joel on the other hand, a middle aged man now(supposed to be wiser than before), just walks into a room full of strangers and just tell them who he is. Obviously they didn't like it he ends up dead two hours in the game. Amazing. Finally we understand that hate brings hate and this was trying to be a sad game while the first game was about love. BUT the players need to feel connected to the characters, so this works. ND tried to shove this down our throats with no real effort, "good guy Joel" had to die so now we kill them all. That's the narrative. Even the new characters they introduced are indifferent.

    All in all the plot made obvious that ND wants to get rid of your two favorite characters from the said post apocalyptic world they created. That is cuz they want to keep the world and milk it as much as they can with future games, but they don't have anything left in their brain to write about these two. They want to take your money by giving you plain and simple games without much work.

    Finally i want to talk about the huge difference in user score and critic reviews. People you need to wake up. Don't support the people and magazines who wrote the reviews. They are all of them fake and disgusting to the point that they try to manipulate us for clicks, views and money. Say no more. Vote with your clicks , your comments and your wallet.

    Personally I regret buying this game. I gave it a 3 for the effort of the people who designed the world the animations and composed the music. The rest literally is worth a zero. So don't buy this game even if you love the franchise. Time for ND to take a lesson. They escaped with Uncharted 4, but not this time. We also did it with Battlefront 2, we did it with Battlefield 5, we are going to do it again.
    My 2 cents.    … Expand
  30. Inkspell
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Upsides: graphics are amazing, and the game is beautiful. The accessibility features are great, and as someone who sometimes fumbles with controls, that they are the same as the previous game is an excellent move, as so many game series move them around.

    Downsides...
    Side characters are included in a way that suggests we're supposed to care about them because the protagonist cares about them.. but the relationships aren't earned, they aren't displayed in any meaningful way (Compare and contrast with Joel and his daughter, from The Last of Us) so they feel artificial. The rapport that is supposed to exist between any of them feels hollow. Why should I care about Eugene? Jesse? Dina? I don't know these characters, I haven't spent time with them, so I don't care.

    The clickers take a back seat. They're there, but surviving them isn't the main problem any more. They're just there to remind the player that this is the Last of Us, and there's a permanent threat, as well as a leg up when the story stalls.

    Character development feels non-existent. There's no redemptive arc, or any significant change other than an abrupt heel-face-turn at the end.

    The deuteragonist is not a character I want to play as; why anyone thought it would be interesting to play as the bad guy is entirely beyond me

    Last, but not least, the killing of a fan favourite character... destroyed the whole reason I wanted the game in the first place, turning the rest into a pointless slog, like forever reading a book from the perspective of the least favourite characters and never getting to the chapters containing the characters that are of actual interest.    … Expand
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#2 Best PS4 Game of 2020
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#1 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2020
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#3 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2020

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Metascore
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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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