The Last of Us Part II

 PlayStation 4
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5.8

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  1. CGpancake
    Jul 10, 2020
    3
    Stunning visual quality butchered by cheap and lazy story writing. The game also had barely any improvements on gameplay mechanics since the original game. It is difficult to give such a low score, because of the redeeming parts in pure talent from animation, modeling and audio departments. No matter how pretty and appealing the packaging is, it is hard to give anything more forStunning visual quality butchered by cheap and lazy story writing. The game also had barely any improvements on gameplay mechanics since the original game. It is difficult to give such a low score, because of the redeeming parts in pure talent from animation, modeling and audio departments. No matter how pretty and appealing the packaging is, it is hard to give anything more for questionable direction and writing. I only feel sorry for people who poured their hard work and time on something that had such poor base to build on and high bar set by the previous game.… Expand
  2. KoeplerF
    Jul 10, 2020
    3
    - the plot is predictable from the first hour of the game
    - large empty locations
    - boring gameplay
    - characters w/o any background
    - game force for you for violence, but it is obviously stupid
    - stupid NPC

    + cool graphic and new features
  3. JRL1984
    Jul 10, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I waited seven years for this game to come out, hoping to continue the great story of Ellie and Joel....only to have Joel get bludgeoned not long into the game. On top of that, the pacing and timing of the game is horrendous. Having to play as Abby for an additional 10 hours once we basically got to Ellie’s end of the game was a terrible move. At least the gameplay itself was done well as was the detail in the world. However, the problems far outweigh the pros.… Expand
  4. Thiagos
    Jul 10, 2020
    3
    The game play is not bad, but after a couple of hours is kind a boring due no good story as framework.
  5. lostcause331
    Jul 10, 2020
    3
    graphics are nice.
    story is meh.
    if you played last of us part 1 i would AVOID this, wish i could refund.
    so many fake 10/10 and 0/10 reviews
  6. Fizzhill
    Jul 10, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Nice gameplay and visuals hence a 3. Total garbage story with annoying new characters and forced to be on the wrong side half the whole time. Got worse later into the game. Too much PC in one single game. Damn! Certainly the end of the road for this series for me. Feel really sad. Sold my copy straight after my first bitter playthrough. I’ll watch out for this game directors next creation. … Expand
  7. ndf232
    Jul 10, 2020
    3
    This is a beautifully-crafted bad game. I really, really wanted to like it; especially after the disgusting behaviour from some fans with their anti-lgbt sentiments and death threats. Words failed me and still do.

    Those things alone make me feel bad to express that I didn't like the game. Naughty Dog is an amazing studio and I'm sad they saw such an ugly display. But it remains; I still    This is a beautifully-crafted bad game. I really, really wanted to like it; especially after the disgusting behaviour from some fans with their anti-lgbt sentiments and death threats. Words failed me and still do.

    Those things alone make me feel bad to express that I didn't like the game. Naughty Dog is an amazing studio and I'm sad they saw such an ugly display.

    But it remains; I still didn't like the game. I did somewhat enjoy the first twenty hours - it was a bit tedious but it wasn't terrible. I personally had no gripes with the story choices most of the way in. I was expecting things to pick up.

    They didn't... and things took an odd direction; still, I brushed aside the frustration, stayed open to the story-telling choices and reluctantly pushed through. By the end it felt like TLoU:P2 had essentially imploded in on itself. And it felt like a waste of time. The only thing I felt was disappointment.

    I read some column pieces from critics and the various perspectives on how it ended. Though none of it changed my mind; I still feel like I played a version of TLoU:P2 from a bad alternate reality. Even after I'd 'taken a few steps back'.

    For the most part I'm chalking this down to 2020. Another major title dropped this year and that too left me feeling similar: Final Fantasy 7 Remake - which somehow oddly escaped the wrath of its fans... and instead received near-universal praise.

    I do applaud the efforts to represent LGBT characters; that's one thing I am VERY in favour of - and my frustrations are far removed from it. In fact, given the response from fans I hope NaughtyDog turn up the heat in this area next time. Maybe try man-on-man - if it ruffles feathers and takes the time to be engaging, I'm game.

    However, with how things are with the storyline thus far I think they should do away with Ellie entirely; for me, things are too trodden in the wrong direction. And I'm wondering if NaughtyDog's "golden era" is coming to an end. I'd rather take a break and get a fresh perspective somewhere else in the same universe after the story of Part 2. After the grim events of this game, who knows; maybe Ellie can become an antagonist? Just be sure to take some "don't do this" notes from The Walking Dead.    … Expand
  8. Spikefall
    Jul 10, 2020
    3
    Worst PlayStation exclusive game i played in my life, horrible estoy with no sense and stupid characters
  9. vantrk
    Jul 10, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Графика и игровые механики конечно на уровне, даже лучше первой части, Но история отвратительная, персонажам совершенно не хочется сопереживать. Единственное что задевает это смерть персонажей из первой части, к которым ты привык и которые были раскрыты в первой части… Expand
  10. puddingboy
    Jul 10, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have absolutely no issues with the choices around representation. I think it’s a bad game - not that fun to play, repeating similar sequences from the first one to try to boost unearned empathy for Abby. I felt condescended to and scolded for having invested in Joel and Ellie. It sucks - the first game ended on such a beautiful note of ambivalence. This made me want to stop playing games altogether. Regardless of that, it’s clear the reviews were bought and paid for, and the positive Twitter response smells strongly of astroturf. I liked playing some bits - take away all the cinematics and forget it’s meant to be a Last of Us sequel and you have an ok game. But as it is, it stinks of pretension and lack of respect for the audience.… Expand
  11. blacksilentbox
    Jul 11, 2020
    3
    I believe if I were a TLOU Part I fan, I would give even lower score. However I didn't play the origin game, thus the score is higher.

    Key findings: 1. There is so much of violence, that it is impossible to justify it. There are simply no reasons for having highly expressed and meaningless violence. 2. So expect all characters act as serial killers, and no much of them left by the    I believe if I were a TLOU Part I fan, I would give even lower score. However I didn't play the origin game, thus the score is higher.

    Key findings:

    1. There is so much of violence, that it is impossible to justify it. There are simply no reasons for having highly expressed and meaningless violence.

    2. So expect all characters act as serial killers, and no much of them left by the end of the game, and killed in the same meaningless manner.

    It seems that creative team just wanted to share their brutal and hard to understand attitude towards those, who are the last of us, of humankind.

    3. And yep, zombies act only as decorations.

    As a consequence I should say that the game left a very bad aftertaste, no matter so called "happyending" for these few who survived.

    If you're a fan, I would not recommend this game. If you are a newbie to this franchise then you may go for this game.

    Metro Exodus, which is based on the similar idea (with this I mean human relationship after apocalypses) is a positive example, providing similar or better graphics and gameplay experience.

    However TLOU2, no matter that it shocks, attracts, however you may feel cheated by creators, forced to do what you would never would like to do neither in reality, no in game, and after all leaves impression that creators wanted you to persuade into something and that obviously failed.

    And bad aftertaste after all.    … Expand
  12. MrObj
    Jul 11, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I rate the game based on how much joy/feeling the game brings me over the cost (money and time) it took from me.

    Last of US 1 was a great, great game.

    Last of Us 2 not only added nothing to the development of the lore or game-play, it took away all the positive connection I had with the characters from the first game. I would rather the game did not get made. Forget the money or the time I spent, Neil destroyed what was once timeless and memorable.

    Was there any positive? Yes.

    All the scenes where Joel and Ellie conversed, even when they were arguing.

    And of course, the museum scene, that almost made the game worth it.

    But not quite.

    1 for the great Joel and Ellie scenes.
    1 for the amazing graphics.
    1 for the occasional great level design.    … Expand
  13. Joaodiassl
    Jul 11, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have no words for how much the story sucked. They managed screwing up a beloved character, killing another in an over simplistic manner and to top it off they force you to engage and control a new character (who by the way had way more charisma and attention than the main chars) and expect you to care about her.

    All bad decisions leading up to a repetitive game with a uninteresting story centering itself in a character you don't care about. Way to go people.

    I've been making myself endure the game simply because I could not believe how much they f'd it up. Don't buy it, it's an exercise in frustration and patience. A wonderful game followed by complete trash that has probably disrupted what could be an awesome franchise. Will not but the next one.    … Expand
  14. dread1234
    Jul 11, 2020
    3
    This game wants to bury everything seen in the previous installment, its history is poorly counted, although they had 7 years to develop it for this and many other things, I cannot compare it to the previous one, since in these types of games history is one of its pillars and in the first it was excellent but in this one you notice the script flaws and lack of connection with the characters.
  15. BastiaanGG
    Jul 11, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I didn't like the weird pacing. The constant "3 weeks earlier, 3 months earlier, 5 years back, and so on". It was editted very poorly making the main story (about Ellie) feel off.

    The second part (about Abby) was useless, I couldn't make a connection with someone who killed Ellie, the main character of the best game ever made (TLOU) and Joel probably an even better character. It again comes down to pacing. Adding 12 hours of Abby after stuff gets interesting with Ellie really demotivated me. I had to start over again with a character I did not want to know.

    The Last of Us 1 had a story that didn't care about ethics and morals. It was about Joel loving Ellie. Going into fight or flight after not being allowed to say goodbye, nor getting payed for his deeds instead getting left out to die.
    Turning this on his head and focussing 1000% on morals and ethics in TLOU2 made it feel like the writers for the game missed the mark of the 1st one.

    TLOU1, 9/10
    TLOU2:
    Good graphics and details (Naughty dog being Naughty dog, gg).
    Good gameplay but it gets a little repetetive after 20+ hours and a shame that all the zombies were the same as the first game accept for 2 new, rather uninspired additions. But good enemy AI overall.
    Not a story I personally connected to.
    Total: 4/10    … Expand
  16. Alex06564
    Jul 11, 2020
    3
    This game is a disappointment. It took them 7 years to release this and the game is still filled with glitches. The story is so poor that thousands of people want a remake. It shows how lazy the devs are and it shows that they no longer care about the franchise. Playing through the whole game i was just thinking about how much of a mess everything is. Naughty dog let a lot of people downThis game is a disappointment. It took them 7 years to release this and the game is still filled with glitches. The story is so poor that thousands of people want a remake. It shows how lazy the devs are and it shows that they no longer care about the franchise. Playing through the whole game i was just thinking about how much of a mess everything is. Naughty dog let a lot of people down with this game as the first game was so good.… Expand
  17. Beefermatic
    Jul 11, 2020
    3
    The only reason this game does not get a 0 is because it's literally a work of art aesthetically, that said, they literally make you play as Abby, an unapologetic, murderous, hypocrite, for 11 hours and her **** friends. I hated her, can't even stand this. They ruined this franchise.
  18. musashiro
    Jul 12, 2020
    3
    I just finished The Last Of Us 2 and I hate to say this but it's really great game with awful story. I loved all the Uncharted stories and each game stepped up from the last game so I never imagined playing a Naughty Dog game with a shallow story and unsatisfying ending. They forgot the reason why the first game was successful. It didn't help that I had to play as the antagonist for hours!I just finished The Last Of Us 2 and I hate to say this but it's really great game with awful story. I loved all the Uncharted stories and each game stepped up from the last game so I never imagined playing a Naughty Dog game with a shallow story and unsatisfying ending. They forgot the reason why the first game was successful. It didn't help that I had to play as the antagonist for hours! I will be wary of buying the 3rd game if ever they decide to make one but I really hope you don't! *sigh*… Expand
  19. Am_
    Jul 12, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Finally finished the game after hours of playing. The gameplay and the visual parts were so good. The team that worked on that, did an amazing job. The problem that made me really dislike the game is the story writing. The whole playing process, I had a feeling that the game force me to do things that I don't want to do. For example at the end when Elly wants to kill Abby but then she remembered Joel and decided to let Abby go. I really wanted that the game gave us choice to kill Abby or let her live. For me that is just so weird, that Elly left Dina and killed so many people to take revenge and at the end she just forgives her.
    Characters motivation was also so bad written, Abby searched Joel for 5 years. I dont think that she will be still that mad after 5 years. The whole Abby character is just far-fetched. She wants to take revenge for her unnamed father, that didn't even played a big role in the whole game. Like they had 7 years to think of the story and the story writers came with this.
    I can't say it's the worst game that I have ever played, but as a fan that waited so long for the sequel, its really disappointing.    … Expand
  20. Banjoboiiii
    Jul 12, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. To be honest, I didn't really like the game. Not just because Joel died in the beginning of the game way to early, but also I feel it didn't have the same vibe as the first one, the first one I was constantly on the edge of my seat and completely engaged in the game, but I found in LOU2 some parts were drug out a bit to long and I found it a tad boring. And tbh, I don't really find the ending very satisfactory, although I do know why they did it. The fact that a lot of characters I personally liked a lot died, such as jessie died didn't really help. I found that the end of the game was the best for me. This game is BY FAR not as good as the first but I guess for some people it's ok. There are many other games. I'd prefer to play other games such as Undertale, deltarune, Arkham games, shadows die twice, etc. Sorry about this just being all over the place but I just don't think it's worth the time or money… Expand
  21. TomasBng
    Jul 12, 2020
    3
    This game as one of the best graphics i have ever seen on ps4, the gameplay doesn’t change from the first but this game in my opinion is ruined by is weak story and on a game that totally depends on it this is a disaster if you liked the first or even if you haven’t played it this is a game I don’t recomend. Just play the remastered version of the first this game is a waste of time I onlyThis game as one of the best graphics i have ever seen on ps4, the gameplay doesn’t change from the first but this game in my opinion is ruined by is weak story and on a game that totally depends on it this is a disaster if you liked the first or even if you haven’t played it this is a game I don’t recomend. Just play the remastered version of the first this game is a waste of time I only gave it 3 because of the graphics and gameplay and on a game about the story that is almost nothing...… Expand
  22. Thman23
    Jul 13, 2020
    3
    The Feminist and LGBT propaganda feels forced to a point that it makes this game a total mess in sense of peacing and interesting characters. Like the latest Hollywood movies. I have played the first game wich was 10 out of 10 game because of great father - daughter story. This one is political to the extent that it destroys the story and carecters I loved from the first game. Graphics andThe Feminist and LGBT propaganda feels forced to a point that it makes this game a total mess in sense of peacing and interesting characters. Like the latest Hollywood movies. I have played the first game wich was 10 out of 10 game because of great father - daughter story. This one is political to the extent that it destroys the story and carecters I loved from the first game. Graphics and animamtions are top noch, good jobe in that regard. Graphics and animamtions 9/10. Story 2/10.… Expand
  23. jnunon
    Jul 14, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is absolutely not a 10/10.....they try very hard to make you care about new characters but it ultimately falls flat.… Expand
  24. resident_5000
    Jul 12, 2020
    3
    Gráficos, combate, cenário etc...10/10 mas em questão de enredo e o que foi envolvido em toda a produção do game. Não vale gastar 1 tustão, 249 reais meus, jogados no lixo, infelizmente
  25. Kingbahamut19
    Jul 12, 2020
    3
    Gameplay is average, story is **** the graphics are pretty solid, marketing was trash, the voice acting is good, the fake reviews,(positive and negative) are horse****. Doesn't live up to the first one at all.
  26. rock_rocket
    Jul 13, 2020
    3
    my disappointment is undescribable with this game so many years for such a empty feeling at the end of it is so unsatisfying I might as well go to mcdonalds for a better time overall and a better value for my money. It is still an absolutely beautiful game i just disagree with the story that failed to meet expectations and maybe if it was in a different order it would have been better.
  27. Jfmb15
    Jul 13, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Eu não acredito que tive 7 anos à espera por este jogo para ter um final assim.... Game play e gráficos excelentes mas a história estraga tudo.… Expand
  28. Marias777
    Jul 13, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I still can't believe that creators of the game legend, one of the most dramatic, beautiful and touching plots in the industry that made us wait for 7 years for the continuation of this masterpiece, the very same people just... KILLED IT. And did it in such a stupid and primitive way. It seems to me they forgot WHAT made TLOU legendary back then- it was the Story of two different people becoming close to each other, creating the relationship lots of fans worshipped. It was Joel's story. The story of a disappointed and cruel bastard who becomes soft because of the little girl. The Love Story. Part 2 literally killed and raped both main characters And Us, games, by making us play for Joel's killer. I didn't wait 7 years to play for some random terminator woman whom I started to despise from the very beginning. The whole gameplay was disappointing, boring and disgusting! As to Dina - I'm not homophobic- I liked Ellie's friend from Left Behind - she was strong, funny and likable character!! Worth of our time and hearts. Where Dina is just... well... superficial. In short: TLOU 2 is a dull and stupid game that KILLED all the best that was in the original story and even Left Behind.… Expand
  29. Freffooxo
    Jul 13, 2020
    3
    Io gioco è noiosissimo, vuole forzatamente farti simpatizzare personaggi odiosi come abby... Cercando di farti invece odiare ally. Come se tutto quello he è successo nella parte 1 non esistesse... Davvero pessimo da questi punto di vista per quanto la grafica sia eccezionale
  30. HotAntonio
    Jul 13, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It is so poor written joel dies which made me mad and then now we have to play as abby which no one wants to and she gets ramed from behind like we dont wanna see that… Expand
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Universal acclaim - based on 121 Critic Reviews

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