The Last of Us Part II

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  1. Racoonsrcute
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    Huge letdown. Spits all over the legacy of the original. It’s also dull due to the unlivable characters and drab story. Very pretentious. While it looks pretty and exploring is fun, the experience itself was a miserable one, and not in a good way.
  2. Goldenhybrid258
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I want to start off by saying the first game is one of the best games I’ve ever played. It made you care about Joel and Ellie so much that if there was a sequel you would think that it would be a rollercoaster of emotions including both Joel and Ellie for the majority. That is where this game falls short. Joel’s death is not only done so dirty for all the fans to watch, but just done to advance the plot with this game. Joel’s decision should haunt him but the route this game goes with in doing so is not the one many fans wanted. This game makes Joel out to be a horrible person and makes Ellie’s final decision of mercy just seem like she is spitting on his grave and that he didn’t matter. Along with killing the main character in the first game this game introduces transgender girl named Abby who is introduced before shortly killing Joel. What this game does is makes Ellie do horrible things to get revenge but then paints Abby as the protagonist forcing the player to agree with her which is difficult considering what she did to Joel along with the game making her overall not even that likable when showing why she killed Joel. The fight where the player is Abby against Ellie is something nobody wants and is very forced. The point is the game should not have to force you to like a character and you should be able to do that on your own. Naughty Dog should have just given fans a game where you play half as Joel and half as Ellie with a good cause to want revenge with Joel dying in the end and Ellie living with Dina. Instead they give a forced plot with forced characters is Abby and Ellie in a few parts. The game goes a route no one wanted and doesn’t do a good job with the route it takes. It hurts fan watching characters whom are loved getting pushed to the side for a new character no one cares about. This sequel shouldn’t exist as the first game ended nicely and makes fans feel played themselves when they wait 6 years for something at least good.… Expand
  3. DoLohan
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    Gameplay of the game is incredible, very good audio, most beautiful graphics of this generation but the story is horrible and disappointing, Neil Druckman managed to ruin the game sequence. The director of the first game unfortunately left the naughty dog ​​which would probably completely change the course of this game, history is very bad, if this game was only gameplay and graphicsGameplay of the game is incredible, very good audio, most beautiful graphics of this generation but the story is horrible and disappointing, Neil Druckman managed to ruin the game sequence. The director of the first game unfortunately left the naughty dog ​​which would probably completely change the course of this game, history is very bad, if this game was only gameplay and graphics would be grade 10. Neil Druckman, congratulations you ruined the game and the media was bought to evaluate this game well, mainly influencers who received the game in advance.… Expand
  4. LadHost
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    Visuals are impressive as always. Gameplay is just as familiar as part 1. Inclusion of LGBTQ is bold but familiar due to the previous DLC in part 1 and regardless holds no issue. Story/plot is (NOT) a fulfilling conclusion to both Joel and Ellie's arc. The payoff at the end will absolutely (NOT) be worth it after hours of gripping gameplay. The new character, Abby, is (NOT) aVisuals are impressive as always. Gameplay is just as familiar as part 1. Inclusion of LGBTQ is bold but familiar due to the previous DLC in part 1 and regardless holds no issue. Story/plot is (NOT) a fulfilling conclusion to both Joel and Ellie's arc. The payoff at the end will absolutely (NOT) be worth it after hours of gripping gameplay. The new character, Abby, is (NOT) a wonderful addition to the story who is (NOT) well written and makes you (NOT) feel and understand her character arc. Without a doubt, TLoU2 will be remembered for its subversion of expectations and will easily (NOT) be among the gaming greats such as its predecessor.… Expand
  5. Tangowhiskey01
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Gameplay is acceptable. Graphics and sound is outstanding. Story, and what they did to Joel is horrid. Also don’t appreciate Naughty Dog’s copyright abuse against youtubers.… Expand
  6. x556xx623
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The story is so terrible,that can't named "THE LAST OF US PART II "
    It's just like kemono friends 2.    … Expand
  7. JediJell0
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    To start: yes I played the entire game start to finish. I avoided spoilers, was prepared to hurt, and confident that even if TLoU II wasn’t as good as the first one, there would be things I would enjoy about it and the story would be amazing if not utterly devastating. I adored the first game and couldn’t even imagine the sequel being anything close to something I could hate. This wasTo start: yes I played the entire game start to finish. I avoided spoilers, was prepared to hurt, and confident that even if TLoU II wasn’t as good as the first one, there would be things I would enjoy about it and the story would be amazing if not utterly devastating. I adored the first game and couldn’t even imagine the sequel being anything close to something I could hate. This was especially true as I watched one critic review after another glorify the game to no end and declare that what ND had produced was a near “flawless masterpiece”.
    Now, after investing nearly 30 hours into the game and throughly processing my thoughts and emotions, I can only wonder if I even played the same game as these other people. The Last of Us Part II is visually beautiful and has a play style that is enjoyable and reminiscent of it’s predecessor, the unoriginal mechanics have improved little over the last 7 years and have only a few things about them to make the game stand out. The redundant encounters along with lack of customization and rewards for exploration however are unable to compensate for the one-dimensional story-line that is overly predictable and made worse by a cringe worthy set of new characters who bog down the emotional impact ND seems to have so miserably failed to deliver. It’s crazy to me, that such a long campaign somehow manages to feel so extremely rushed, thrown together, and chaotic all at the same time. And while there are a few tear jerker moments and a handful of new faces that did have incredible potential (Jesse & Dina for example are fantastic) they are all put on the back-burner or severely outweighed by piles of uninteresting and poorly developed chapters centered on highly unlikable characters like Abby, who take a tremendous amount of effort to connect with at all. This factor is so overwhelming that it makes it difficult to grasp how anyone could possibly finish the game and say with a straight face they thought this is in any way, shape, or form a satisfying journey or conclusion.
    I also find it completely idiotic that anyone believes that the issue with this game is some kind of a “SJW agenda”. Ellie’s sexuality, and the few other diverse mentions, can hardly be classified as a distraction or negative to the game. I actually found her relationship with Dina to be very endearing and one of the few story points I liked. I was even excited to see such a diverse cast, but being that all LGBTQ+ and characters of color here are disgustingly mistreated—either dying anti-climatically/horribly, barely used, quickly forgotten, and/or have endings so miserable its a struggle to understand why they were added at all.
    The Last of Us 2 makes it easy to feel lost.
    Nothing about this sequel brings closure and the only thing you’ll be wondering after you’ve finished it is “what was the the point?”
    The concept of “revenge wrRoNg” is a lesson that could be taught from Disney children’s show’s or derived from common sense and yet Naughty Dog chose to spend their entire time stating the obvious through uneventful means, frustrating and un-engaging story-telling, and by spitting on the very shades of grey choices and characters that once made this series great.
    I wish that I could say that the handful of good moments this game has made the time and money you could spend on it worth while....but the best way to describe this entire experience would be disappointing and pointless...Like GoT or the Star Wars sequels you feel like you have to finish it to the end (if you can even force yourself to do so—which, for me literally felt like an effort at times) but once you do, you just wish you had saved yourself the trouble. While it’s great to subvert fan expectations and introduce twists and turns throughout the plot, such decisions need to be executed properly and in the correct order; not wildly smashed together with under-developed story additions and highlighted by empty deaths scenes that do little other than provide shock value...another trait that has already been done repeatedly and much better. I feel like users that see no problem with TLoU2 are like individuals who insist that The Last Jedi is “misunderstood” and fans “just need to embrace different ideas” sounding like you are listening to a self-proclaimed “intellectual” that trying to convince us that **** flung at the wall is somehow “art” when in reality it really just is...actual **** Sometimes, being “different” for the sake of being different isn’t artistic, it’s just distasteful and lazy.
    I respect and encourage anyone willing to play the game to decide for themselves how they feel about it as simply reading a synopsis does not give a complete picture/warrant a full review...but, the warnings that there is a good chance this game will leave you feeling like you wish you could just take a hot shower and forget everything you just witnessed are not far off. Overall score: 3/10    … Expand
  8. Asriel328
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    horrible story. good mechanic. and a **** sequel. 7fucfuufuffuucuffuucjcughgjvgu
  9. Jhonjairorg
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    Es un juego muy simple, tiene huecos argumentativos en la historia un comienzo tosco mostrando y con uno de los peores finales no lo recomiendo mucho ya que el fuerte de the last of us la primera y asta el DLC era la historia que nos cautivo, para mí seguidor de juegos de play diría que fue uno de los peores errores tirarse este juego
  10. theblackhawk19
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I completed The Last of Us Part II. And I hated it.

    First of all, the score of Gustavo Santaolalla is just perfect. The gameplay is great. The graphics are awesome (except some scenes, like the model of Ellie in the flashbacks of the last minute of the original game). Now, TLOU is a heavily story-based game. And this sequel lacks completely coherence, originality and meaning. It's bad writing at it finest.

    Look, I loved the first game. It's characters, their bond, the ambiance, the soundtrack... But this one just doesn't feel like a real sequel. The only moments I felt like I was playing a real sequel of the last of us were in the flashbacks of Joel and Ellie.
    I'm okay with Joel dying, but the way it happens its just poorly written. It isn't "brave"; It's cheap. The whole -parent figure dying and fuels the journey of his kid in name of revenge- is overused. Also the whole "revenge is bad" is extremely overused. And at last, -forgiving the enemy to not become an horrible person-let go the past- cliche, has been reused so many times that it has become comical. By the way, most of the game is filled up with a lot of plot holes and the pacing of the story is so tedious and boring.
    And, at last: Abby. She's unlikable. Her character has pretty much no depth. We are forced to play as her for sooo many hours in a game that was supposed to be an Ellie's new adventure. It almost seemed to be more like an Abby's stand-alone game. And if that were the case (without including Joel or Ellie and ruining their arc's), we wouldn't mind.

    So, to sum up: Loved the soundtrack, graphics and part of the gameplay (which can get very repetitive, and boring due to the slow pacing and the story) Absolutely hated the story and writing, direction and purpose of it.

    This ain't The Last of Us. At least, not for me.    … Expand
  11. Mirrayj76
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. the gameplay doesn't look like it's changed much from the first game and seems more like they just updated the graphics. also I'm not a big fan of abby and didn't appreciate the game trying to make me feel sympathetic towards her character.… Expand
  12. inventurelly
    Jun 27, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The story reallly hurt me, I'm the fan of the part 1.
    Within story, Neli enforce player to play Abby was extreally f*** mad, i don't want to play her for even one sec, that's truth, no connection with this character.    … Expand
  13. Nikeswoosh
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The first "The Last Of Us" is literally my favorite video game of all time. The sequel is a complete spit in the face of the first one. The characters are completely unlikable and don't feel like the same people from the first game. The whole plot is so convoluted and doesn't flow well togethor. You'd think with all the time Naughty Dog spent on the game, they would have made this even better than the first one. Overall gameplay and mechanics are slightly updated versions of the first game. In all honesty, I believe Naughty Dog should completely redo the game in order to please diehard fans like myself. The things done in this game are just disgusting and a disgrace to the first game. For that I can only give this game a 3/10.… Expand
  14. Paleco
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    Excelente jugabilidad y los mejores gráficos de esta generación, pero pésima historia que arruinó la franquicia.
  15. AboDawood
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is not even exist after destroying the story and took out joel
    But anyway the gameplay and the graphics of this game was beautiful the only thing was bad in this game is the story    … Expand
  16. Abodi770
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Im just sad that i waited and cared for this , the game could have made you angry and sad in a logical or more emotional way that makes sense but OMG , im upset that i cared so much , i feel like the game is asking you to BETRAY Joel , to betray his memory , and the flashbacks ( witch is the only good part ) ,was breaking my heart in a bad way , because that is what i want , that is what i waited for , THAT is what i CARE ABOUT!! , To let me try to empathize with the killer of someone such dear to my heart and possibly, one of the best developed characters in entertainment as a whole. DAMN YOU SIR. Its NOT why he died its , HOW and WHEN..!!!!!!… Expand
  17. InfiniteX
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So i dont know why they seem to try so hard to make something that fans hate, gameplay is fine , not perfect but fine. Graphics are really good looking, some parts seem awkward graphically speaking. But the story is so horrible, the game is always been so story heavy and to make such an abomination of a stort and pissing and spitting on the fans. Just horrible. Pissing on the fans. If you love joel and elli, you will hate this. Even if you dont the feeling of the game is horrible has you go through the game.… Expand
  18. Santi30076
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    Tenía todo para ser perfecto, pero si principal atractivo tira todo a la basura.
  19. ryoma1fortest
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    Masterpiece!! no doubt, absolutely 10/10, from TAIWAN PTT ryoma1 (2020.6.24 14:45)
  20. GasttRos
    Jun 26, 2020
    3
    Vengo de un país tercermundista donde el dolar esta por las nubes, jamas me arrepentí tanto de una compra (y si, compre el W3 REFORGED

    PROS: Técnicamente es sublime, no hay detalle que no este mimado CONTRA: La historia esta desfigurada, al punto de que hasta el cambiar de lugar eventos y flashbacks, manteniendo todo igual, solo alterando el orden, la hubiera mejorado: ESE NIVEL DE    Vengo de un país tercermundista donde el dolar esta por las nubes, jamas me arrepentí tanto de una compra (y si, compre el W3 REFORGED

    PROS: Técnicamente es sublime, no hay detalle que no este mimado

    CONTRA: La historia esta desfigurada, al punto de que hasta el cambiar de lugar eventos y flashbacks, manteniendo todo igual, solo alterando el orden, la hubiera mejorado: ESE NIVEL DE INCOMPETENCIA

    Es un mal juego?, no
    Es una buena secuela de TLOU, DEFINITIVAMENTE NO

    7 Años para esto, me siento estafado, hubiera preferido que se tomen 3 mas, y hubieran mantenido el nivel de historia que tuvo el primero, que fue lo que atrapo a la mayoría de nosotros    … Expand
  21. Isaacfgd
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Well... add The Last Of Us to the 2020’s victim list. Technically speaking the game is really good, sound design, graphics, character model, etc... but we are playing The Last of Us right, not Dark Souls. TLOU story is sooooooo bad and boring, so generic, is imposible to care about these characters. And they killed their franchise character, who the **** does that?! And why?! That’s what happens when you watch to much Game of Thrones… Expand
  22. ginxhotaru
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I avoided all opinions & leaks for the sequel to one of the best games. Though beautiful scenery & swift movements, the story disappointed me so much.
    * The main characters are slapped in the face by being put in situations antithetical to their personality.
    * Forced to play as a character players inevitably hate.
    * Revenge story with no satisfaction.
    * Game tries hard to make player feel bad for the villain.
    * Gameplay almost the same as tlou.
    Graphics: 10/10
    Gameplay: 5/10
    Story: 1/10 it just makes no sense & forces players to like an unlikeable character    … Expand
  23. Ghostwalker115
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is false advertising. The trailers say you're getting a Joel and Ellie experience/adventure when you're getting an Abby and Lev adventure. The way Abby was introduced into the story felt forced and contrived. Abby's dad especially feels annoying to listen to because of how he is willing to sacrifice a young girl for a cure that might not even work. Yeah I know Joel did some bad things but he didn't deserve to go out the way he did, and no one wants to play as Abby because she killed him after he saved her. I gotta also point out that this game has graphic sex scenes that feel uncalled for. The first game didn't need them, or even uncharted.... so why are they in here? This game shouldn't be called the last of us part 2, but The Last of Us 2 wrong number, in honour of making the player play as a killer who was about to kill a pregnant woman. Wow so stunning and brave!… Expand
  24. Roscoe782
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The visuals are stellar. The gameplay is improved from the first game. The story, however, is not. I loved the first game because of the relationship that developed between Ellie and Joel. That is completely wrecked in this game. By the end, Ellie is all alone, physically destroyed, and mentally destroyed.… Expand
  25. Helbroy
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    No i'm not homophobic, but i've waited Six years for a sequel to one of my favorite game of all time.
    I would never tought that the story of ''The last of us 2'' would be te weakest point of this game when I bought it. It was what made the first game so good, the story and the characters. The story of Tlou2 is so poor, cliche **** with one of the worst ending i've seen. A ending that    No i'm not homophobic, but i've waited Six years for a sequel to one of my favorite game of all time.
    I would never tought that the story of ''The last of us 2'' would be te weakest point of this game when I bought it. It was what made the first game so good, the story and the characters. The story of Tlou2 is so poor, cliche **** with one of the worst ending i've seen. A ending that we've seen so many time before. I feel cheated. This is so much potentiel wasted...
    Pros :
    - Graphics - Gameplay is ok
    Cons :
    -Story - Characters - Fake-ass trailer - Second half of the game is hella boring- Neil **** -

    I hope I can forget this game. They **** the reputation of Naughty Dog and Sony exclu's    … Expand
  26. KarlStefanovic
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    So we all know Naughty Dog are a master class at Graphics and Animation. BUT..

    TLOU2 completely ignores its central plot about a fungal virus, what would of been an interesting talking piece in midst of a real life virus pandemic is now put aside in favor of character backstories and LESBIUNSSSS. There are attempts to make some kind of chemistry between these new characters but it    So we all know Naughty Dog are a master class at Graphics and Animation. BUT..

    TLOU2 completely ignores its central plot about a fungal virus, what would of been an interesting talking piece in midst of a real life virus pandemic is now put aside in favor of character backstories and LESBIUNSSSS.

    There are attempts to make some kind of chemistry between these new characters but it almost always falls flat. I'm confused how even a sex/kiss scene fail to sell a relationship between them. Making a character gay, non-stereotype, big-nosed, ethnic, or a tomboy does not by default make them interesting.

    Some segments from Uncharted wouldn't be engaging if not for the banter between Nathan and Sully. This is relevant as a whole lot of TLOU2 are padded stealth sections that don't have the same kind of interaction to entertain you. The only genuine character relationship is put to an end early on with no worthwhile replacement. This is so evident by the few flashback segments with Joel/Ellie which make a museum walking simulator fun.

    Naughty Dog seem to have place its bets on the gameplay and new characters for the majority of TLOU2 and these are definitely not their strong suit.    … Expand
  27. Lenss
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    Story isn’t compelling for most of the time. Bad decisions were made by all protagonists. Gameplay meh, very similar to the first part not really new mechanics that get you excited and deepens out anything in the game. Graphics are pretty good but it’s still PlayStation 30fps so that could never be a 10 out of 10. For instance HZD looks more asthonising (graphically) than this game.
  28. MrRayleigh
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So why i give this game 3stars!!
    The graphic is soo cool good 10/10 Story sorry but this is to bad 1/10
    In the first 1h joel die !! in the next 10st there are more than 10 main characters dead!! WTF why ?
    And in the end the game is so baadd the story break you brain immediately .
    But after 15h i cant play this game anymore because the story is only kill him kill her kill everyone!!
    I hope last of us 3 is not the revenge from ellie or abby!!Or pls make a reboot from part 2 with joel a better story like vs scars or issacs or some new fraction!!Or like joel dont kill the doctor or someone other kill the doc and abby and ellie are in the same team!!    … Expand
  29. Deathdealer_kid
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I’m sooo disappointed..First off Abby...whyyyy make us play her as a character? Why kill of Joel when he was Survivalist 101? Then all the lgbtq stuff? You turned a masterpiece into political dumpster fire...No seriously why make Abby look stronger than the average man? Like a mucho macho man I’m all for equality but damn like this is just sad. Then the end with Abby and Ellie was just straight foolishness yes foolishness. The gameplay and graphics are stunning but Mr. DruckMan plz for the love that’s all holy and Sacred just don’t touch any more games that mean something to my generation like it’s sickening all we want to do is play a game we love and not to be apart of your silly way of getting your agenda across it’s for the true and die hard fans and you killed it like you did Joel smh I’ll never buy a naughty dog game ever you guys lied and finessed us and I hope it bites you right in the kisser. Then the worst part is I can’t even get a refund.… Expand
  30. Danviz
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Amazing graphics, but i hate to play as Abby, not a great story... but a few good things...… Expand
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#2 Best PS4 Game of 2020
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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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