The Last of Us Part II

 PlayStation 4
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5.8

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  1. Cuno84
    Jul 2, 2020
    10
    Wow. Naughty Dog did it again. Not only is this a worthy follow up to the first game, they managed to out-due the first one and blow me away. This may the most gripping story I have ever experienced in any medium. You can tell naughty dog loves this world and the characters they’ve. The ending is superb, and I’ll be thinking about it for weeks. Of course the graphics and gameplay are greatWow. Naughty Dog did it again. Not only is this a worthy follow up to the first game, they managed to out-due the first one and blow me away. This may the most gripping story I have ever experienced in any medium. You can tell naughty dog loves this world and the characters they’ve. The ending is superb, and I’ll be thinking about it for weeks. Of course the graphics and gameplay are great as well. If you loved the first one, you can breathe, relax and buy this game with confidence. Don’t worry about all of the negative reviews. Most of the angry reviews are because Naughty Dog is “forcing” their “liberal agenda” on the player because the main leads are female and happen to be gay. Apparently the extreme violent killings of hundreds of NPCs isn’t an issue, but playing as a woman who happens to be gay...that’s where bigots draw the line...… Expand
  2. NoodIe
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    The best game of this generation, I especially loved the sound design during Abby's sex scene : the subtle sounds of Owen balls slamming against the muscular ass of Abby were recreated masterfully.

    Let's not forget the animation department for their beautiful depiction of her women **** truly a breathtaking scene that I'll never forget !
  3. IngrownMink4
    Dec 4, 2022
    10
    A nivel técnico es un juego magnifico. A nivel narrativo, es impresionante. A nivel de animación, físicas, sonido, de nuevo, excelente. Entonces, ¿por qué la gente lo puntúa con baja nota? Por el reviewbombing y por transfobia. Hay un personaje transgenero en el videojuego y eso a la gente no le gustó. Pero no influye en la historia apenas ni está forzado ni nada de eso. Es difícil hablarA nivel técnico es un juego magnifico. A nivel narrativo, es impresionante. A nivel de animación, físicas, sonido, de nuevo, excelente. Entonces, ¿por qué la gente lo puntúa con baja nota? Por el reviewbombing y por transfobia. Hay un personaje transgenero en el videojuego y eso a la gente no le gustó. Pero no influye en la historia apenas ni está forzado ni nada de eso. Es difícil hablar bien de este juego sin hacer spoilers. Sólo diré que lo probéis y juzgáis vosotros mismos. Hay tantas referencias culturales y tantos recursos cinematográficos tan bien ejecutados que, más que un juego, parece una obra de arte. Quizás el juego es muy pretencioso, eso sí. Pero de resto, cumple con creces las expectativas. El juego es más maduro, crudo, y terrorífico incluso que la primera entrega. Hay mucha tensión en el ambiente.… Expand
  4. NeoGam3r
    Jul 2, 2020
    10
    The best of the current generation, it improves in all aspects to its first part, in the technical aspect it is brilliant and impressive, the gameplay is perfect and addictive, and the script is great with a narrative full of plot twists, the characters are full charisma, and evolve very well as the game progresses. 10/10 A rollercoaster of emotions ...

    Lo mejor de la actual generación,    The best of the current generation, it improves in all aspects to its first part, in the technical aspect it is brilliant and impressive, the gameplay is perfect and addictive, and the script is great with a narrative full of plot twists, the characters are full charisma, and evolve very well as the game progresses. 10/10 A rollercoaster of emotions ...

    Lo mejor de la actual generación, mejora en todos los aspectos a su primera parte, en el aspecto tecnico es brillante y impresionante, el gameplay es perfecto y adictivo, y el guión es buenisimo con una narrativa llena de giros argumentales, los personajes estan llenos de carisma, y evolucionan muy bien segun avanza el juego. 10/10 Una montaña Rusa de emociones....    … Expand
  5. thomasllanos
    Jul 11, 2020
    10
    By far one of the best games I've ever played. The best graphics, a great and entertaining gameplay. And the story is not bad, the only problem is that people simply get mad because it doesn't go the way they wanted. It has some flaws, but definitely don't deserve the hate.
  6. JTglance
    Jun 27, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The sequel everyone has been waiting for, end up being the sequel no one wanted.

    That's how I feel, I did not expect this story to be told. Why? mostly because a whole game based on the "cycle of violence/revenge/forgiveness" (and not going at it the right way) and not focusing on the zombies, cure, or a better world building, well kinda a miss for me. But still very good and a rare experience.

    What's my problems with this sequel? The characters mostly. Abby (/Owen). I don't hate her. I get what was the point of her story, why we played her. I do, but, it just doesn't work for me.

    Could be because, we play her after 15 HOURS, you know when we are very invested in Ellie (can't be compared with how we get play Ellie in the first game). Maybe because we play her after a big cliffhanger, and get back to it after hours. Maybe because we see her kill and torture XXX. Or maybe because her and Owen story felt bland, boring, long? I get it, we need to sympathize with them. But not like this (I did like Abby with Lev and Yara, it was interesting).

    And we spend quite a few hours playing Abby, when other characters get almost nothing. Dina, Tommy, Jesse and Maria.

    Ellie loses everything, even herself (PTSD, not explored or talked about) for revenge. In this game the characters don't talk a lot about their feelings or what happened, it's missing, we have visuals but... Even worse, if you miss an entry in the journal, you might not understand correctly Ellie.

    That being said, it's still an amazing experience. The gameplay is really good when given the opportunity. The graphics are a big step up, for me, it's the character animations that I liked the most. Again story not perfect for a few things, but for the rest it was good. The flashbacks could have been handled better, sometimes it was frustrating, more so with Abby. And lots of options to play how you want in the settings.    … Expand
  7. HildGomes
    Feb 14, 2022
    10
    O jogo surpreende em termos técnicos e gráficos. A história é uma reviravolta. Estou surpreso com a grandiosidade desse jogo. Tive oportunidade de jogar apenas no final do ano passado (2021), mas eu sempre li e ouvi elogios desse exclusivo do PlayStation (que já e o jogo mais premiado da HISTÓRIA). Sem mais delongas, é magnífico.
  8. theDiReW0lf
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Clearly they made this game with the intention of infuriating fans of the original. They succeeded.
  9. suko
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    I didnt like the game, they ruined the story of the first part, totally disappointed
  10. aescalantesuare
    Jun 28, 2020
    10
    Amazing experience, great gameplay and a relatable plot. The graphics are stunning.
  11. Locutus47
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    Tolles. Sehr tolles Erlebnis der komplett anderen Art. Massage angekommen. See you.
  12. DrLeckda
    Jun 25, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I usually don’t share my opinions online, but I think I need to write some stuff.

    I‘ve never felt so unsatisfied yet entertained at the same time.

    MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD :(

    I just don’t know how to describe my feelings after finishing this game. It’s definitely something else. THE LAST OF US PART II has major pacing issues though. Even if you (for whatever reason) can sympathize with the second playable character Abby, there’s still this major cliffhanger lasting for several freaking hours, maybe just to make you feel not so bad about beating up Ellie to a pulp in the concluding theatre scene.

    This is borderline pretentious BS and after finally playing the really great Uncharted4 like farm-„epilogue“, thinking you’re finally about to get the closure you’re craving for, they take you for even another round with absolutely no conclusion.

    And despite all this „extra“ content being very well presented and atmospheric (even the Abby levels are just mind bending) I just had a really not so fun time playing anymore. This ending made me so sad and I really don’t know if I ever want to play the Abby parts ever again in my entire life, after knowing how all of this plays out.

    I played the Ellie part of the game almost entirely walking (just slightly tilting the stick) and exploring every corner until this major screw up point in the story and the overall game deserves so much better, but just by forcing you to play as Abby for this fatiguing long amount of time, I felt the urge to speed run her part. Skipping and rushing several Clicker and Scars encounters. I’m simply not able to like this later story arch with absolutely no satisfying conclusion.

    There are major emotional, partially optional, scenes to discover, which jerked the tears out of me in no time and I’m very thankful for that ND. Witnessing the growing affection between Ellie and Dina was one of the most motivating things for me and I really adored the museum flashback with Ellie and Joel.

    The overall attention to detail in this game is awesome. The gore effects really treated the 80s Robocop-violence fan boy in me. Better blood pools than Stranglehold (finally) and partially dismemberment of the enemies like in the good old Soldier of Fortune days. The gore is even quite shocking from time to time, which really fits the overall gritty tone of the game.

    Another great thing I’d like to point out are the multiple accessibility options in this game. I played the game in german and our voice actors over here did an overwhelmingly great job. And you’re able to modifiy nearly any aspect in the difficulty settings seperately, which led to an overall less frustrating experience than in the first game.

    Despite this another major thing that’s bothering me is the fact, that gun modifications just don’t f'ing matter. The workbenches are presented in a very cool fashion, but don’t think you’re able to stash a second full spare mag after crafting the extended magazine. Why? Really! Why?
    Only one spare mag seems a bit little to begin with, but I get that this would inevitably lead to balancing issues. But in the end I only upgraded my weapons for the visuals. Pointless. Period.

    I guess the element of choice is really lacking in the THE LAST OF US PART II. They really could’ve let you lose to Ellie in the theatre or just let her shoot Abby in the head in Santa Barbara or just f'ing stay at the ranch and get over it. I really don’t know how ND is going forward from here on with this franchise, but I wish them all of the best, despite all the negativity surrounding their product at the moment.

    This game is still a solid 9 for me (I usually don’t judge in numbers). I really liked the combat mechanics, the brutal firefights and melee animations. Scouting the first few levels very carefully, picking up notes and solving a few puzzles. I had great fun with it. I cannot overlook the crazy amount of effort, put into the overall artistic craftwork of this piece of art and ND probably should be proud of their universe, since gamers seem to be pretty involved.

    Stand by your vision, but also do NOT forget about your fans!

    Oh and you really could’ve added one or two Nirvana songs for Ellie to play on the guitar ;)    … Expand
  13. ArashGamer
    Dec 1, 2020
    6
    I expect more. The first one was much better. The story was too simple, the graphic was as same as previous generation and after a while the game play became boring.
  14. KDoman
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    Technically this game is not as groundbreaking as Uncharted 4 was, or even the first part was. The gameplay most of the time is repetitive and boring. The cruelness of the battle scenes is often makes no sense. The worst part is the plot. The character development is too alienating to even finish the game. It betrays the fans of the first part. New characters fail to make any sense, theTechnically this game is not as groundbreaking as Uncharted 4 was, or even the first part was. The gameplay most of the time is repetitive and boring. The cruelness of the battle scenes is often makes no sense. The worst part is the plot. The character development is too alienating to even finish the game. It betrays the fans of the first part. New characters fail to make any sense, the plot twist is just atrocious and disgusting. The ending is very sad for no reason at all, but you feel sorry for yourself for witnessing it, not for the characters. Every emotional hook Naughty Dog put in there simply doesn't work. I don't even want to beg for this franchise to stop. I just don't care about it anymore.… Expand
  15. guzumba15
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    What in the world.... first you announce no multiplayer awhile back. Then you decide to kill the whole story by killing 1 of the two main characters. Talk about not caring about your fans.
  16. Angel_Sigh
    Jun 28, 2020
    9
    I'm about fifteen hours in - a few things need to be said:

    - Ignore the votebombing campaign. A huge amount of the hate it's getting is simply for having gay characters in the lead. The people hating on the game are conservatives with small minds who clearly haven't played it. - For those people who are SINCERELY disappointed in the darker, brutal turn the story takes all I can say    I'm about fifteen hours in - a few things need to be said:

    - Ignore the votebombing campaign. A huge amount of the hate it's getting is simply for having gay characters in the lead. The people hating on the game are conservatives with small minds who clearly haven't played it.

    - For those people who are SINCERELY disappointed in the darker, brutal turn the story takes all I can say is...did you play the same The Last Of Us 1 that I did? Joel's daughter is killed in the first hour of the game and he goes on to murder hundreds upon hundreds of human beings. Then he makes a deeply morally questionable decision at the end of the game.
    This is not a game series for people who like happy endings. And if you're surprised by the turns this game's story takes that's a GOOD thing, no? Did you not want to be surprised?
    One comment I read here on Metacritic in the User Score section summed up the stupidity of most of the criticism this game's getting: it said:

    "THE DEVELOPERS IGNORED THE COMMUNITY AND JUST WROTE THEIR OWN STORY!!!"

    I mean...what do you say to someone who thinks that way? Someone who is so entitled and spoiled and small minded that they believe they have some divine right to dictate the direction of someone else's story in someone else's game?

    Okay, that out of the way, I can get onto the game itself. I'm going to admit that I was not a huge fan of the first game. I thought it began and ended brilliantly, in fact I think it has easily the greatest ending of any game ever made - the ending is up there with the ending to some of the greatest films ever made too.
    But the bulk of the game itself wasn't enjoyable for me. It was too slow, the stealth was too laboured and predictable and the gunplay was dull. I'm a huge fan of ND games, Uncharted 2-4 remain some of my all-time favourites, but TLOU was a rare ND game that just didn't click with me.
    For some reason I'm finding its sequel much, much more enjoyable. First of all, the simple act of moving around the world is greatly improved. You are quicker, more nimble, the mantling animations are fluid, you can climb quickly and easily...
    A great example of how much care has been taken over making movement responsive and satisfying is the way your horse controls. Think of how many games have horses in them...now think of how utterly atrociously difficult it is to control those horses: eg. Red Dead 2, with its painfully slow, tank-like horses, or Shadow of the Colossus with the infuriatingly capricious Agro, Roach in The Witcher 3, etc., etc... Yet your horse in TLOU 2 is an extension of you. It turns on a dime, it accelerates beautifully, it moves from a trot to a gallop to a stop with such fluidity I was a bit startled when I first controlled it. This is the Naughty Dog difference: the sheer care that's gone into making small things as good as they can possibly be.

    When I reviewed Uncharted 4 I called it 'Luxury Gaming', simply because of the lavishness of the enterprise, the absurd amount of care and attention that had gone into every single component of the game. And while TLOU 2 doesn't have the same obvious graphical splendor and jaw-dropping scenery as Uncharted 4, it has had just as much, maybe more, attention paid to it.
    It's visually magnificent, although the narrative forces it into less obviously attractive locations than other big hitters in this department like Horizon Zero Dawn, Red Dead 2 and the aforementioned Uncharted 4. It controls beautifully. ...And the combat...the human versus human combat...bloody hell. I've just started facing other humans, and it feels substantially different from other action games in this regard. It feels much more tense. A single shot can kill you, a single shot can kill them...the enemies shout to each other throughout, threaten you, you can try and outflank them, and you have your heat-vision-y sense powers, but apart from that it's desperation and adrenaline.

    I'm hoping the game keeps up this level of quality, in its gunplay and in its stealth, and so far this feels like its cribbed a lot of valuable lessons from Uncharted 4(which Neil Druckmann, director of TLOU 1 and 2, also directed) simply in how to make the game more...well, fun. More purely enjoyable. How to make stealth and combat more satisfying. So far it feels like they've succeeded, and I get the same sugar rush from the action elements in this game that I got from Uncharted 4, only there's a good deal more depth to this.

    I am interested in seeing where the plot goes. But it's the gameplay that so far is impressing me most.

    Based on my impressions of the game up until now this is a substantial improvement on the first game - more satisfying in every single area. I was not expecting much because I'd had such a hard time with the first game, but it has been riveting so far. Tense, dramatic, with a forward momentum propelling the player forward. It's daring, with the unique 'luxury gaming' touch that you only get with ND.    … Expand
  17. roastbird
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Some dialog is racism against Aisan. Too much politics. How all the best game design and graphic was for those crap of **** stories
  18. ZERO-MAN
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. the worst story ever written in gaming history what was the intention of writer for killing joel and that **** ending… Expand
  19. Justadude84
    Jun 22, 2020
    10
    Structurally (visuals and sound design) it’s perfect. In terms of gameplay and AI, it improved on what worked in the original, markedly. Narratively and thematically, it’s bold, complex, and three-dimensional. The story is greater than anything else I’ve experienced in a game. Ever. Like every great game, or story in general, every aspect of it is in service to its overarching themes andStructurally (visuals and sound design) it’s perfect. In terms of gameplay and AI, it improved on what worked in the original, markedly. Narratively and thematically, it’s bold, complex, and three-dimensional. The story is greater than anything else I’ve experienced in a game. Ever. Like every great game, or story in general, every aspect of it is in service to its overarching themes and character development. And TLOU2 melds its various parts together to create a seamless immersion into those themes of vengeance, grief, and regret. There is simply no equal to this game when it comes to the shear emotional heft of the story. It’s exhausting and exhilarating, sweet and brutal.… Expand
  20. kempachy
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Lo que se decía, ha cambiado siendo cierto.
    Las historia no transmite nada , no como hacia el primero
  21. doug-caruso
    Jul 2, 2020
    0
    Que jogo maravilhoso! Gameplay muito melhor que o jogo anterior (que ja era sensacional), e uma história emocionante pesada e corajosa.
  22. Moorllk
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    Не слушайте якобы игроков с нулями. Игра подарила букет уникальных эмоций, не всегда приятных, но я знал на что иду. Спасибо Naughty Dog и Нилу Дракманну за самый яркий игровой опыт этого года...правда Cyberpunk 2077 incoming, посмотрим.
  23. Pesk
    Jun 25, 2020
    9
    Puede gustar o no su cambio argumental y referencias políticas, pero en general, es mucho más completo que su predecesor, de los mejores gráficos que veremos esta gen, si no los mejores a falta de Ghost of Tsushima, y tiene una jugabilidad brutal.
    También señalar que ha bebido mucho de Uncharted 4, sobre todo en las escenas de acción.
    No le doy un 10 por discrepancias con el hilo    Puede gustar o no su cambio argumental y referencias políticas, pero en general, es mucho más completo que su predecesor, de los mejores gráficos que veremos esta gen, si no los mejores a falta de Ghost of Tsushima, y tiene una jugabilidad brutal.
    También señalar que ha bebido mucho de Uncharted 4, sobre todo en las escenas de acción.
    No le doy un 10 por discrepancias con el hilo argumental, pero no se puede negar que es una joya.    … Expand
  24. eyalbentancur
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I am heart broken, brought the last of us 1 when it came out and had a blast with the father daughter bonding storyline and cool gameplay, this game not only brought nothing new to the gameplay system, it also undermined everything that made the first game interesting, realistic and heart warming.
    For starters Tommy has no children IN THE APOCALYPSE! joel did not really move on and even died like a dog in a matter that did not even advanced the plot or made sense. Eli is an entitled idiot that **** on all the effort that brought her where she is AND TO BOOT SHE DOESN'T BREED, I MEAN YOU'RE HOLDING THE IMMUNITY GENE YOU **** AT LEAST BREED OR SOMETHING FOR MANKIND!!!! But the biggest grievance is making me see, play and interact with a bunch of terrible side characters that are all idiots, entitled and shallow, I would love the game to focus on the old guard and see how they can't keep up with families and health conditions that come with age, would be great, but we are stuck with this joke! Pathetic....    … Expand
  25. hellpitt
    Jun 26, 2020
    3
    I loved the first game... love the zombie culture we have today.... but this game killed my favorite character sadly a waste and them made me play as the unlikable killer of my character...while all the time I just wanted this horrible character to disappear... there was no way to advance in the game any other way...just using this horrible character...it is not a grand villain that youI loved the first game... love the zombie culture we have today.... but this game killed my favorite character sadly a waste and them made me play as the unlikable killer of my character...while all the time I just wanted this horrible character to disappear... there was no way to advance in the game any other way...just using this horrible character...it is not a grand villain that you get some times in some games to play a little as the antagonist...this game pushed this too far. but this character was just bland and boring sadly... I couldn't care less about the politics they are trying to attach to this part of the game...in the graphics department it was awesome, good mechanics...but the story was lacking a lot.… Expand
  26. Aschente322
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Worst sequel ever. Story sucks in all ways, boring second part of the game.
  27. Robo_Steve
    Jul 8, 2020
    10
    Wonderful story. Normally I skip through stories in games but found the events really compelling. Gameplay is just okay. Not sure there's much replay value, unfortunately. I'd give this game an 8/10 but giving it a 10/10 to cancel out the morons review bombing it.
  28. THEhobo55
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Yikes this isnt good. I'm having a hard time they ruined everything good about the first while leaving nothing worth playing.
  29. VSeconds
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    Warning. This is not happy ending game with bad guys and good guys. Not a Disney movie.
  30. Gor1945
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    Star Wars, Mass Effect, Dragon Age, теперь вот еще и Last Of Us - все к чему прикасаются современные SJW диграданты и прогнувшиеся перед ними разработчики и режиссеры - превращается в дерьмо в угоду политической повестке.

    Помимо, всем очевидного сюжетного провала - (все та-же, набившая оскомину история про сильных женщин - нелепых, пустых, неинтересных - Мери Сью, и да если    Star Wars, Mass Effect, Dragon Age, теперь вот еще и Last Of Us - все к чему прикасаются современные SJW диграданты и прогнувшиеся перед ними разработчики и режиссеры - превращается в дерьмо в угоду политической повестке.

    Помимо, всем очевидного сюжетного провала - (все та-же, набившая оскомину история про сильных женщин - нелепых, пустых, неинтересных - Мери Сью, и да если история про Елли - в лучшем случае съедобна, то вторая часть повествования про Ебби - "мистер вселенная" просто треш - нужный исключительна для ублажения феминисток, вырежи ее игра только приобретет ) - мы имеем еще и унылейший геймплей где надо самому придумывать себе проблемы, что-бы хоть как то удовольствие получить, ибо на любом уровне сложности враги непроходимо тупы - и все локации проходятся банально - выходом на ее центр и поочередному отстрелу набегающих болванчиков, и заниматься этим придется дольше чем хотелось- бы ибо игра раза в полтора - два длиннее первой части, и это еще один ее минус.

    Скучно, тупо, затянуто, сделано без уважения к собственным персонажам и фанатам этих персонажей - ценящим. Не тратьте время на эту политическую агитку имени Дракмана/Саркисян.    … 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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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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