The Last of Us Part II

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  1. MohamedElsofy
    Jun 26, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Why do we have to play with Abby so much? Ok, we understand that Joel killer her father and that she wanted revenge but we could have started the game with Abby’s story and experience her father’s death with her so we like her from the beginning, so that when she kills Joel we can at least understand at first why she did that, but why have Joel killed from the third hour of the game and have us hating on Abby so much then forcing us to play with her (and helping Lev and his sister sh*t won’t make us love her, this was just a waste of time) We should have stopped playing with Abby right after Joel’s death and continue with Ellie then meet her at the end of the game or something so we have hate built up towards her (that’s after loving her from the beginning of the game) and Joel’s death scene could have been so much more emotional, come on naughty dog. The story felt like it was written by a kid who hates Joel so much and didn’t want to play with Ellie anymore.
    Graphics could have been better in my opinion and there is a lot of glitches throughout the story that disrupts the experience even more.
    I wish they didn’t make this sequel as it ruins the first one for everyone.

    I still love naughty dog and still think they are one of the best game developers out there, but they just didn’t go right with this one. Sorry.    … Expand
  2. TheWoodenWoman
    Jun 26, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Last of Us is one of my all time favorite games, so I was obviously very much looking forward to Part 2. I avoided all the spoilers and leaks and went into the game without a skewed perspective (other than maybe my own excitement and expectations based on the first game).
    Two hours in and nothing has really happened, and there doesn't seem like a clear direction for the story. You're playing as Ellie, but at one point that switches and you're playing as a character named Abby. You have no idea who she is, who her friends are, why you're playing as her, but you know they're looking for someone who might be living in Jackson. Then, playing as Ellie you watch this Abby person smash Joel's head in with a golf club, thus setting up Ellie's revenge quest.

    The game looks great, it's graphically pretty stunning, and I didn't mind the first 12ish hours of gameplay - playing as Ellie. There are parts that drag on for far too long, and the exploration gets stale. I just wanted to get to my next destination and progress the story. As Ellie the game makes you do some pretty awful stuff and seems to be intentionally trying to villainize her character, while also making her seem very bland, flat, uninteresting, and one-note. Then, after about 12 hours, there's a switch and you're back to playing Abby. Halfway through the game you have to play the girl who beat Joel's head in, and also start over with modding weapons and specs. During the beginning of this portion you learn that Abby's dad was the surgeon Joel killed to save Ellie at the end of TLOU. ND is shoving Abby down your throat, trying to make her sympathetic at every turn -
    Ellie kills dogs in her parts, Abby pets them and throws them balls!
    Ellie is killing everyone, Abby saves two kids from a cult!
    Ellie murders a pregnant woman, Abby stops herself from killing a pregnant woman!
    In trying to make Abby some sort of foil to Joel or Ellie, they demonize those two characters to try to prop Abby up, and force the "you have to look at things from other perspectives" aspect down your throat. I didn't want to play as Abby. I didn't sympathize, or empathize with her. She killed Joel, as Ellie looked on, begging for her to stop.
    The new characters are all fairly uninteresting, on both sides. I have zero investment in Abby's friends, and the folks on Ellie's side are just as boring and forgettable. The best moments of the game are flashbacks of Ellie and Joel, and watching their relationship fade over time as Ellie begins to question what happened at the hospital, and eventually finds out. They're emotional moments that I wish had been explored further.
    Now, the ending. After playing as Abby for 10-12 hours, you shift back to Ellie. She's living on a farm with Dina and their kid, and it seems like happy times. But Ellie is having flashbacks of Joel and embarks on another quest to kill Abby. Now we're in Santa Barbara. All of this felt disjointed and I felt really disconnected from the game by now. I really didn't want to continue and I honestly didn't care anymore about Abby or revenge, because Joel has gotten kind of lost in all of this by now. When he was killed I cracked my knuckles and was ready to go on this journey with Ellie to get revenge. At the end I had lost all of that. Anyway, turns out Abby has been taken prisoner by some group in CA. Suddenly it feels like we're playing Tomb Raider or Uncharted and Ellie is breaking into a compound with a prison only to kill Abby. All in all, after a fight and Ellie almost killing Abby, Ellie has a flashback of Joel and lets Abby go. In the fight Abby bites off two of Ellie's fingers. Ellie returns to an empty farmhouse. Dina is gone. She can't play the guitar Joel gave her. She has nothing. Oh, and Abby sailed off into the sunset with this kid who she was protecting. So, yeah, revenge is bad, but only sometimes, I guess?
    This game could have been great and could have explored so many aspects of this world, but they shoved an unsympathetic character down your throat, killed Joel in a very cheap manner, in a story riddled with plot holes and characters doing things very out of character. The pacing was off, the story waned, and two beloved characters were destroyed. It felt like the pretentious bs that a Fine Arts major college student would try to pass off as deep and philosophical, but has no actual depth or purpose, then those who don't like it are blamed for "not getting it".    … Expand
  3. searsh
    Jun 26, 2020
    3
    all the same as was the first part. mechanics graphics. and that it took so long to develop. this is more like an addition to the first part. bad addition and not a full game.
  4. joshfrede
    Jun 26, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. no idea how the metascore can include so many 100/100 ratings... the game continues with the classic, loveable tlou aesthetic, mechanic and movement system we all loved so much, but quickly turned into a mess of a game through losing itself in too many character plots, time changes and forced feelings about these aspects. in no way, shape or form could the loyal fan base and lovers of tlou1 ever consider liking abby to the same degree that we love/loved ellie and joel. the game is a real disappointment and insult to those that cared and the purity of these characters. joel, killed off instantly. ellie, changed into a political statement about naughty dogs acceptable of gay/lesbian relationships. the very essence of joel was spread throughout the game in flash backs, to make players miss him and find out more about him, when, in my opinion, he was used to re-grasp player attention after playing a character they didn’t care about for so long. joel is debatably my favourite video game character ever. and those flash backs were my favourite part of the game, returning to what made tlou1 so great. raw emotion and attachment through a character, by choice, and through development, through the softening of himself, through the real energy and love that he brought to all his scenes. comparing him to abby can never be done, as she was seen by others as a brutal killer, coined by mel as a horrible person, and continually considered that by players regardless of her small deeds to redeem herself. the game touched on so many things that didn’t get enough screen time jackson - 1 scene, if that isaac - 2 scenes, after being hyped up for so long santa barbara - ‘2 levels’ tacked on the seraphite prophet - killed instantly when the two run always enter the game so many themes that deserved more time, but instead focused on a completely screwed love story about abby and owen, that no one cared about.... i wish i loved this game and i could continue, but i really wish that joel and ellie’s characters were treated with more care and respect. if this game was never released, i would be far happier, having a pure and faultless remembrance of these characters, forever being my favourites ever.. but alas, they were dragged through a shameful mess of vengeance, split timelines, plots with limited memorable scenes. my favourite parts included most ellie levels, the wlf truck scene and predominantly the joel flash backs. rest in peace joel and ellie, you will both be remembered for part 1.… Expand
  5. Strueb
    Jun 26, 2020
    3
    Disappointed that after 7 years the gameplay was stagnant. The visuals animations and locations are top notch and what is expected of Naughty Dog. The story on the other hand was nonsensical and had huge pacing issues. Characters that were established acted out of character for no reason other than to push their story along they shoehorn new characters in at the expense of the pastDisappointed that after 7 years the gameplay was stagnant. The visuals animations and locations are top notch and what is expected of Naughty Dog. The story on the other hand was nonsensical and had huge pacing issues. Characters that were established acted out of character for no reason other than to push their story along they shoehorn new characters in at the expense of the past characters that we have came to love and it doesnt work as they have intended. At the end of the day the last of us is a character driven game and what has been done in the last of us part 2 has hurt the franchise and does not make for an enjoyable gae… Expand
  6. vWoome3
    Jun 26, 2020
    3
    Cancelado
    Historia mala, jugabilidad igual a la entrega anterior.
    Si quiero jugar algo del mismo estilo juego algun Uncharted o el The Last of Us 1.
  7. weebs18
    Jun 26, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The story is **** and the gameplay is okay.Don't waste your money on this game.The game ruins a lot of the character and I will never buy a Sony console ever again.… Expand
  8. Kickmass
    Jul 28, 2020
    3
    The Last of Us Part 2, this game disrespects everything the first game ever was, not only does it throw characters development from the first game in the trash, but also seem to forget the first game's characters defining traits, and if that is not enough the story is awful, it is so bad you will find yourself not interested anymore rather fast.

    now the game isn't really that bad,    The Last of Us Part 2, this game disrespects everything the first game ever was, not only does it throw characters development from the first game in the trash, but also seem to forget the first game's characters defining traits, and if that is not enough the story is awful, it is so bad you will find yourself not interested anymore rather fast.

    now the game isn't really that bad, graphics, environment, atmosphere, and maybe gameplay all are pretty top tier and what you would typically expect from a triple A game and more, plus the game has some emotional moments that truly hit you, but it's all wasted because it doesn't come close to redeem the bad qualities of the game which outright spits on the first game.

    Mates, if you played the first game, do yourself a favor and never even think about playing this game. it's **** Dexter Season 8 all over again.    … Expand
  9. Dogma42
    Jun 26, 2020
    3
    The critics can't be taken serious anymore ! They have lost all credibility with their over inflated scores. This game is mediocre at best. Graphics are good but other than that I would rather play fallout 76 than this. So sad because the first one was amazing and is one of my top five favorite games.
  10. Roitchie
    Jun 26, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This review hurts to make as I believe the first game is a masterpiece and one of the best games of all time. This game, however, is not that. This game's story is an insult to the first game and fans of the first game.

    Before I delve into that though there are some notable positives. The graphics are nothing short of incredible for PS4. I ran it on Base PS4 and the game is one of the best looking games on the system. It wouldn't look amiss on PC. The settings and accessibility options as well are nothing short of industry-leading. Even PC games could learn a thing or two from the options menu in this game. I also enjoyed the more open world section in Seattle and the story early on, excluding that particular scene. There are some very nice moments that I won't spoil.

    However, the main negative is the story, especially the second half. Playing as Abby for 10 hours is not fun. She is not a character that is relatable or in any way good. This section of the story only serves to make the player hate her even more. The Sex Scene is one of the worst things in any game ever. I have no problem with sex in video games. Witcher 3 and Mass Effect did it well. But here it goes on too long, is too explicit and just looks really awkward and unsettling. This is made worse by the context of the situation. That Owen is cheating on his pregnant girlfriend and Abby is knowingly continuing. The story is also very convoluted at times with flashbacks within flashbacks and too much unnecessary fluff for characters that are extremely unlikeable and lack any redeeming qualities. The ending is also extremely unsatisfying and just left me feeling like the whole game was pointless, this is made worse by the fact the first game ended with a satisfying conclusion and so a second game never needed to exist.

    The story has ruined the series for me and I will not play part 3 if it ever launches.    … Expand
  11. Joeb220099
    Jun 26, 2020
    3
    Horrible story, good gameplay, awesome graphics. Should’ve waited until it was 50% off or something like that on the PSN store.
  12. Bluetrashcan
    Jun 26, 2020
    3
    The gameplay is the same as the first game which was made 7 years ago. The story is odd and seems out of order. Character interaction is bad and dialogue is long and boring. The best part of this game is the art and music even if it makes your ps4 sound like a jet engine.
  13. Tdmb
    Jun 26, 2020
    3
    Great gameplay is ultimately ruined by a frustrating story that doesn't hit the notes it attempts to. Unfortunately the story and gameplay twists are executed so poorly that it becomes a struggle to finish the game. A huge disappointment for one of my favourite franchises.
  14. TenaciousDave
    Jun 26, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Not mad about killing off Joel, but HOW it happened was stupid. Then after making sure you hate Abby, you're forced to play as her. I mean, why? As a story game, it's also too slow in progression to WANT to finish it.… Expand
  15. realismgamer
    Jun 26, 2020
    3
    the death of joel.. truely a slap to the face. you don't craft and work to earn alot.. game just gives it to you. and the story was pretty pointless. honest review. from a real gamer
  16. mikhaisrest
    Jun 26, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is a scam. People paid for their favorite characters and what they get is just full of non logic bs. Plot of this game is 0/0. Don't even try to use Joel’s death cover up your bad storytelling skill. This game literally has no character development. Wish I can get a refund.… Expand
  17. Iana_Mounti
    Jun 26, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Сюжет вообще надежд не оправдал. Убить любимого персонажа, что бы Эли как безумная бегала и мстила? Серьезно? А к концу игры вообще обесценили смерть Джоела. Больше фемисток слушайте при создании игр. Только помните, что большинство из них просто не играет в ваши игры!… Expand
  18. Parsimoney
    Jun 26, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Amazon wouldn't let me review this, so I created an account here. Forget all the negative reviews about agendas, this game has WAY more problems going on to justify its terrible review scores.

    The positives are that it is a beautiful game and the level-designs are top-notch. Gameplay is essentially the same as the first game, so take that as you will.

    The negatives? Where to begin? The story structure is a complete mess. Flashbacks are leaned on heavily and add little depth to the story. In fact, the flashbacks are so out of place - characters killed earlier in the game get hours of meaningless flashbacks when you know they are already dead - that they become a chore to play though. It's almost as if the writers saw LOST and thought they could mimic the format but completely missed the point of the flashbacks informing the present character development.

    Even worse is the treatment of the characters from the first game (arguably the best part of TLOU). The developers go out of their way to make the player dislike Joel and Ellie and spend 10-15 hours trying to make you like their new character Abby. it just doesn't work and they know it. If this new character was the main character in a new game, they would be just as bland and uninteresting.

    These poor story choices devolve into ridiculous character decisions just to move the plot to the next set piece but make no sense given the context of a post-apocalyptic world. Then you have the message of "Revenge is BAD" while the game wallows in gory violent kills. Top it off with the cliche ending of letting the main focus of the revenge go free after killing hundreds of other people and the absolute mess is complete.

    Gameplay is repetitive and becomes a chore; Hope you liked your first stealth kill animation because you'll be seeing it play out a hundred times exactly the same until the very end of the game. Likewise, you'll have to be pretty unaware to notice that the NPC enemies - despite claims of realism - are duplicated over and over to the point where you'll start wondering if you are fighting a clone army. Ridiculous scarcity of items - NPCs will shoot hundreds of rounds at you but suddenly their dead bodies have no ammo once you kill them - just makes the game drag on and on when a full clip would save the player hours.

    In the end, the only feeling a player will really have is wondering why they spent 25-30 hours on a game that really concludes with no sense of accomplishment and characters that aren't worth the time spent.    … Expand
  19. OnlyHonestDev
    Jun 26, 2020
    3
    The Only Review You'll Need To Read:

    Melee Combat = 9/10 Gun Combat = 9/10 Graphics and Environments = 9/10 Attention to Detail = 9/10 Story = Pointless. Beloved characters are killed in an unreasonable, unnecessary manner with no real justification. Character development is either retconned or non-existent. Gender Politics shoved in your face, which would be fine if it enhanced the    The Only Review You'll Need To Read:

    Melee Combat = 9/10
    Gun Combat = 9/10
    Graphics and Environments = 9/10
    Attention to Detail = 9/10
    Story = Pointless. Beloved characters are killed in an unreasonable, unnecessary manner with no real justification. Character development is either retconned or non-existent. Gender Politics shoved in your face, which would be fine if it enhanced the story, but it doesn't. Everything that made the first game great has been surgically removed and replaced with stale dialogue, unlikable characters, forced relationships with no buildup or backstory and just generally an exasperated sigh of bad writing.

    I should make my opinion very clear, after the first hour or so of the game, I could see where the storyline was going and I had no desire or motivation to continue playing. I only finished the game out of love for the first one and respect to the people that worked hard on it. I can't believe i waited 7 years for this. Do NOT believe what you see in the trailers. Naughty Dog lied and used familiar characters for the trailer to maintain the secrecy and "Spoiler-Free" nature of the games actual story. Which is tasteless and unwarranted.

    If you loved the first game, do NOT play this one. You will see your favourite characters destroyed for the sake of a gender political agenda that does not fit in The Last of Us. I wish I hadn't played this game.    … Expand
  20. NirvanaXXIV
    Jun 26, 2020
    3
    I remember 7 years ago at age 10 watching PewDiePies TLOU walkthrough and I absolutely loved the story and the relationship between the characters as well as the graphics at the time. Today at 17 after playing Part II I admire the graphics and scenery but the majority of the game I was just on autopilot in the story... until the last cutscene. I thought they had to be joking. ButI remember 7 years ago at age 10 watching PewDiePies TLOU walkthrough and I absolutely loved the story and the relationship between the characters as well as the graphics at the time. Today at 17 after playing Part II I admire the graphics and scenery but the majority of the game I was just on autopilot in the story... until the last cutscene. I thought they had to be joking. But unfortunately not.… Expand
  21. Orozcoyerel30
    Jun 26, 2020
    3
    No voy a decir de spoiler pero estoy jugando el juego desde día 1 y lo estoy disfrutando mucho
  22. liquidsky
    Feb 23, 2022
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As an avid fan of Naughty Dog earlier releases, despite the leaks I was still hoping that no matter what's in the leaks, this game is still going to be something special. After all there is no other studio that can tell story the way ND does, right?

    I'm probably one of many people that during the game came to conclusion that creators wanted you to suffer. They drag you though horrendous, emotionally draining gaming experience. Game is designed to make you miserable and there were moments when I was considering just quitting it.

    Beloved characters from part one are nowhere to be found. Joel is an old, sad, beaten dog full of guilt. Ellie is completely different person that treats Joel like a dog. There is a cast of new completely irrelevant, forgettable characters that I could not care less about. Story is full of inconsistencies and plot holes. Writing can only be compared to what those two clowns did to GOT season 8.
    Let's not forget super important sex scene that was so crucial to find it's way into this game.Scene that was so gross I could not watch it. Dude f*****g dude named Abby with herculean body and semi female face.

    Druckmann managed to destroy everything that fans loved from part one, leaving me devastated and heart broken. He killed Joel, forced me to play half of the game as his killer trying to convince me that I should like that character. Story does not provide any profound message just a mess of unfinished plots, irrational decisions.
    I was left with the feeling of confusion and emptiness after watching with bleeding heart final moments of a biggest looser of the story, emotionally and physically devastated girl named Ellie.

    I cannot comprehend what was Druckmanns motivation to destroy something so beautiful and unique that was enjoyed and loved by millions of fans around the world. To make fans suffer to intentionally cause them pain. I would like to unsee it unplay it , pretend that it never happened.

    I feel sorry for developers, programmers, artists etc who put so much work and heart to make this game look like it is. Visually this game is stunning. As a story driven game none of this efforts could save it unfortunately.

    Graphics, music, game play mechanics 10/10
    Story 0/10    … Expand
  23. NeoSlash
    Jun 26, 2020
    3
    Jogabilidade boa, gráfico maravilhoso, mas com alguns bugs de textura no cenário.
    Ótimo sistema de combate.
    Entretanto, uma história extremamente mal montada e ruim, desfecho horrível e ideologicamente forçado. Ruim.
  24. BL0ODYHAMSTER
    Jun 26, 2020
    3
    So for my background before I explain the score. The Last of Us 1 has been an amazing game. Not my top games of all time, since I was not a fan of the game play but the story itself carries the game as a whole easily 9/10 just for that.

    Now back to part 2. This game is complicated, if you ignore the story..... the game can easily hit 8/10 for me with how amazing the game looks. The    So for my background before I explain the score. The Last of Us 1 has been an amazing game. Not my top games of all time, since I was not a fan of the game play but the story itself carries the game as a whole easily 9/10 just for that.

    Now back to part 2. This game is complicated, if you ignore the story..... the game can easily hit 8/10 for me with how amazing the game looks. The story.....I dunno, I feel like this game is too deep into telling the players how **** life is in this game that they forgot how their original actors should act or behave....or anyone for that matter should act or behave in certain situations.

    Gameplay: I'll start by saying the gameplay is an improvement from the last game. Upgrades, new weapons and some new actions. I wasn't a fan of the original and this one actually didn't change my opinion. They added prone which is nice but the AI is kinda laughable and the jump button is used in minor cases that they might as well not have implemented it. The dodge button is nice, but at the same time very over powered, where majority of the game you can just dodge out of the way and melee back to win, making using your cool new weapons pointless. Also quick time events...theres a lot that doesn't feel like its needed (RE7 syndrome). They added in like a few new things to kill, some bosses that overall has the same strategy for everyone of them. The gameplay is better than the original, by a good margin but overall mechanics still is not my cup of tea, and I understand how other players would love this type of gameplay.

    Graphics: The graphics, by all means, is amazing. I love the atmosphere and how the world looks. This is where I personally think this game shines. Very little to say about this category, it is exceptional.

    Sound: So sound is overall pretty good, The sound the npc's make when they die, the gunfire, atmosphere and some voice actors are great. Some negatives I have is some voice actors seem to have very little emotion when certain scenes happen. I'm unsure if it was the dialogue or it was the performance but most of the time I was not convince. Like the times they should be straight up shouting or frustrated just seems off....like they are midly annoyed if anything.

    Story: Okay, this is a biggie. The story for the majority of the game....is basically misery simulator. You There is like.... at most 2 scenes in the game where I really like and the rest of it is just pain. The writing is at best only centers at telling you how horrible killing is and revenge is. Forget realistic character development or for that matter, realistic characters. For a game that tells you how horrible it is to kill others, they sure try to make it very fun for you to....basically kill others, with all these quick time events and awesome guns and stuff. Time skips that disrupt the story rather than enhance it, forcing an unlikable character down your throat, showing how likable she is....just makes me hate her more. Also the fact you have to play a very unlikable character for half the game....half of it.

    Now for my final thoughts, I think this game is going to sell a lot. It is the predecessor of one of the most important game of last gen, of course it is. But it is not the same game by story standards. This is a Star Wars the Last Jedi feel. It will do amazing but it would divide the fandom. Some would love it, others won't. just like with Final Fantasy I am bias and I would grade with bias...because I am human and I like what I like. For Final Fantasy I graded that game a 10/10 because they made me feel like a kid again and they honored their characters and give a strong story telling that makes you feel invested and alive. The Last of Us Part 2 does little to honor their characters, and worse honor their previous game story telling. At best it is a 3/10 for me.    … Expand
  25. Hacepar
    Jun 27, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. First half of the game was brilliant. I felt for Ellie and grieved with her. I happily joined her spiral into darkness. The world looks amazing and you truly feel you are years into the apocalypse. But half way in, the game forces me emphasize with Abby by making me play as her. The game shows her softer side and the suffering she endured from Joel's actions in game one. You make soms friends, you pet a couple of dogs, find and help the only transgender kid in the entire apocalypse and your daddy dies. But after all of this (10hours) I still found myself not caring for this girl at all. Once upon a time 'the last of us' would find it enough to insinuate thinks like love, personal growth, but also sexual preference and/or identity. But part 2 has lost all sense of subtlety.
    Instead it force-feeds you that, what once was said with just a look or hint. I get that Lev wants to be a boysoldier but was born a girl. I got it when his former scar friends called him Lily. I got it when Lev then calls atention to it. And i still got when his sister again spells it out for anyone that must have missed it the first couple of times.
    I get it! You scored and made your progressive point. I dont care! But stop thinking im stupid and stop ramming it down my throat.

    The whole Abby part took me out of the game.
    I want to like her but she killed and tortured what feels like my father and or mentor.
    I found that, while playing as her I stopped looting (which is a shame because the environments are gorgeous),
    I couldn't be bothered to play stealthy and didn't really care if and when I died.
    I basically rushed through the game just to get it over with. Unbelievable that journalists gave the grades they did!!! Anything above a 7 is a complete bought and payed for LIE!    … Expand
  26. sumithusky
    Jun 26, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Well, I usually don't write reviews but I've been playing Naughty dog games since the year 2013 and loved it, My First Naughty Dog Game was The Last of Us, and it still is a masterpiece,
    Just finished playing Last of Us 2,
    And I think it's not worth it and definitely, not at a masterpiece,
    This time Naughty Dog botched up the story, without hearing to the fans that were so much excited about this game, and I was one of them.
    Gameplay, Sound, Graphics are all awesome and really like playing it but for what,
    The STORY does not have a conclusion and neither does the starting, on how the game does it with its most beloved character.
    Here is what I felt after playing the entire game:

    # Why keep crying and remembering the main character (that you loved him so much) and Giving him death in the first place.
    * Decent gameplay from this main character to the end of the game was expected
    # The First part of "Last of Us" makes us think about the decision that Joel has taken in the end, and even now, it's debatable. I shook me for one week after I played it.
    * Part 2, does not have any impact, except Its gameplay, which I can play in multiplayer factions anytime, plus its ending seemed like a typical movie ending which was not so hard to figure.
    # in the first part I liked bonding between two characters, like Tom and Jerry, Chip and Dale, etc
    * Here two don't have access to Second Character.

    In the Ending when Joel Said: "If somehow the Lord gave me a second chance at that moment... I would do it all over again".

    And that's what we wanted and I think most of the fans will agree with me,

    This Game could have been much better but don't know what the Studio was thinking about,
    they made it worse like Game of Thrones ending, I think its goodbye to last of us franchise.
    Really Enjoyed past 7 years playing    … Expand
  27. ragnarok927
    Jun 26, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I know this is my first review on Metacritic but I have several others on my steam profile. Im writing this as a warning to players who really liked the first game. First of all, this game is polarizing, it doesn't like to pull its punches when it tries to make you feel bad. I wouldn't have a problem with that if I was the one making the bad decisions but this game forces you to do ugly things and then tries to make you feel bad for those things.
    I'm not sure how much of the team is left that developed the first game but I do know the people in charge have definitely changed and it shows in the darker atmosphere and storytelling. A lot of my anticipation of this game came from their marketing which showed Joel and Ellie but left out another main character that becomes prominent about half way in the game. This completely ruined the experience for me because I felt they were trying to cheaply get me to care for this character after all the terrible things she did and will continue to do.
    Where the game easily gets my praise is in the visual fidelity, especially running on what will soon be last-gen consoles this game looks great. From the animations, the lighting, the voice acting its actually all amazing. Clearly Naughtydog are masters of their craft I just for the life of me feel like no one was allowed to criticize the story internally. Its violent and gory and the entire theme of the game revolves around revenge and about how revenge is bad and the cycle of violence has to be stopped. You kill hundreds of people and zombies in this game and in only a handful of moments before committing incredible violence did people even stop for a second.
    30-35 hours of dehumanizing garbage, if there was ever a case for video games being too violent this one is hitting the upper edges of the scale. I have heard that some people really enjoy this game and i'm glad that you can enjoy something that i really couldn't.    … Expand
  28. Crookszkeyz
    Jun 26, 2020
    3
    Gameplay-wise, I feel that The Last of Us 2 is a well-made game with stunning graphics and audio, but I do feel that they could have done more to make the gameplay loop slightly more engaging and diverse as clearing rooms full of enemies gets boring after a while, I feel like combatting groups like the Seraphites ( Scars) was a step in the right direction as this was a new andGameplay-wise, I feel that The Last of Us 2 is a well-made game with stunning graphics and audio, but I do feel that they could have done more to make the gameplay loop slightly more engaging and diverse as clearing rooms full of enemies gets boring after a while, I feel like combatting groups like the Seraphites ( Scars) was a step in the right direction as this was a new and interesting adversary with a great concept. Moreover, I feel that they bearly sought to upgrade the gameplay mechanics from the first game with small exceptions including a jump button, etc which initially struck me as lazy, but if it ain't broke i guess … Expand
  29. Joaquinrd
    Jun 26, 2020
    3
    En la historia todo los sucesos que pasan son forzados, hay como 4 horas de relleno puro y duro los flash back entran siempre en cuanto la historia comienza a arrancar matando el hilo , solo le doy un 3 por los gráficos por qué un juego como se vendió este y la primera parte es más que gráficos
  30. daryth84
    Jun 26, 2020
    3
    Same mediocre gameplay, it's not even different enough to call it adjusted, added too a little sure but it's still sameish enough that you can't say it's better. The so called "opening up" of the game was for one area in the early game after that it's the exact same corridor gameplay as the last game only much much more of it, so much that it slows the feel of progression downSame mediocre gameplay, it's not even different enough to call it adjusted, added too a little sure but it's still sameish enough that you can't say it's better. The so called "opening up" of the game was for one area in the early game after that it's the exact same corridor gameplay as the last game only much much more of it, so much that it slows the feel of progression down dramatically, accentuated by the fact you don't want to be playing it after the first 15 minutes and then a new heavy wave of exhaustion hits at about the half way mark (around 15 hours). If they had kept to the open area idea they did in the start of this game it might have been different enough, but they choose not to.

    Visual design and acting are the only things keeping this game afloat from a 0 imo, and normally i could give this game a 7 or 8 out of 10 if the direction of the story wasn't so horrendously bad. There are so many better ways Druckmann could have rearranged the telling of this story so that people didn't outright HATE one of the characters. There are so many ways the story telling of this game could have been written to enjoy it better, maybe not entirely because the most overwhelming feeling that seems oddly designed make you hate the characters you play. Granted a unique but un-enjoyable way to play a video game.

    What was clear from the beginning; a story of love, vengence and Jewish history. I mean, there is SO much of the overtones and in your face Israeli-Palestine conflict and Jewish culture in this game I began to think it wasn't even about the main characters. It became just a bloody message of awareness to the middle eastern conflicts. I feel for the people lost in conflict and for those who feel so much hate in this world, and I enjoy a deep soul discovering story as much as the next person but forcing you to play as a character you hate is such a horrible way to experience a story much less to PLAY A GAME.

    The writing for this game is on par with what i expect Naughty Dog to do, it does have a really good voice but I feel for the employees at Naughty Dog and the cast of this game, they did an amazing job and it's not their fault the direction of the game was so poorly designed, Niel Druckmann was just not reigned in by Bruce Straley this time. Clearly all the people leaving early in this games development were people that could not willingly fulfill the direction of this game either.

    To Neil: It's your right to make the story what you want, it's not my right to say you shouldn't but you failed at providing an entertaining game, it's that simple.

    To readers: if you really wont resolution to the Joel and Ellie story wait for this game to go on sale, it doesn't deserve the praise from critics or price it has.    … Expand
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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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