The Last of Us Part II

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5.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 161975 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 68,475 out of 161975
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  1. WDL
    Jul 21, 2020
    3
    The game is exquisite in its graphics, graphics, sound effects and soundtrack, but a video game consists of two things that complement its main essence: gameplay and history. Although, its gameplay is good and the story is not that it is a total disaster, it leaves a lot to be desired. I understand that the creator wanted to expose a realistic point of view, but that is where the greatestThe game is exquisite in its graphics, graphics, sound effects and soundtrack, but a video game consists of two things that complement its main essence: gameplay and history. Although, its gameplay is good and the story is not that it is a total disaster, it leaves a lot to be desired. I understand that the creator wanted to expose a realistic point of view, but that is where the greatest disagreement is, where in the end they sold you the ideals that should be and not how a post-apocalyptic story would really end where its protagonists are overwhelmed, full of hatred, rancor and confusion.… Expand
  2. Lifelover4ever
    Jul 21, 2020
    3
    Technically the game is pretty good, however, just couldn't get past the awful story. As a standalone game this could have worked but where they went with the established characters just didn't fit what had been previously established.
  3. rynolemons
    Jul 22, 2020
    3
    This game only gets poinst for being visually beautiful and having fun gameplay mechanics. Unfortunately, the horribly written story and actual lack of gameplay ruin it for me.
  4. Lolbwah
    Jul 21, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I dislike the Last of Us Part 2 because, while the graphics are gorgeous and for the most part the gameplay is fun, the story lacks meaning. And feels pointless in the end. I played hoping to kill Abby, and when Ellie left that behind to go live her life with Dina I was okay with it, because that’s understandable. However when Ellie left Dina and her son behind, and then didn’t kill Abby I was incredibly confused. She left her life behind, for no reason. Naughty Dog completed changed characters like Joel and Tommy, making them more ‘friendly’. There’s a sex scene which nobody asked for and now all people are asking for is bleach, to bathe their eyeballs in. Overall the game is an extremely upsetting sequel to The Last of Us.… Expand
  5. TWGodly
    Jul 21, 2020
    3
    Very uninteresting story boring same gameplay slow paced action disappointing sequel would not recommend unless game goes on sale
  6. Ylakproberts
    May 19, 2021
    3
    Story written poorly and dragged, shock factor or you tube tears was more important than a good well written story and contradicted some parts of the first game too, visually beautiful though
  7. Bruhitsme
    Jul 23, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The whole revenge thing didn't make sense
    Ellie wants to kill Abby the gives up tries to kill her again but gives up tries to kill her again and then right when she's about to kill her she gives up.
    Also they kill Joel the best character in the previous game in the dumbest way possible and then make me play the character that killed him.
    TOTAL TRASH    … Expand
  8. Highlandrise
    Jul 21, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The last of us 1 was an absolute Masterpiece, a true 10/10 Game, a Sequel wasnt needed, but since they announced it, people were of course excited to see what Naughty Dog would come up with, and since Naughty Dog was till now regarded as one of the Best Game Devs, what could go wrong right? riiiight? Well it did go wrong oh Boy did it go wrong.

    The First Game had not just great Graphics and awesome Sound (Music) but more importantly a superb Story that People were totally Sucked in, and awesome Characters that we loved and could identify with.

    We felt with those characters, had a smile on our Faces when something nice happened, had a tear or two in our eyes when something sad happened, and i would say all the people who loved this game, fall in Love with Joel and Ellie and their heartwarming Father / Daughter like Relationship...

    and here we have The Last of Us 2....what does it have in common with the first Game? Well 1. The Name, 2 Great Graphics (Pushing the PS4s Hardware) and again Great Sound but thats about it....

    The Story is a MESS, same with the Characters! Everything we loved in the First Game was ruined here, they literally shat all over the first Game! And yes, the fact that they killed the belowed Character of Joel in the First 2 Hours, with less than 5 Minutes of interacting with him is **** but its not even the fact that they Killed him...no, most people were expacting him to Die in the Sequel, the **** Part is how he died! They Turned both Joel and Tommy into complete Greenhorns! Esspecialy Joel who would Trust like no one and is always super Carefull with what he does, suddenly trusts those Strangers, follows them in a Closed Area, and allows to be surrounded by those Armed Strangers like a fool! Followed by Tommy telling those Strangers his Name and where they Live and than Joel telling them his Name, even so he would never ever do that?! Its like they held a Sign over their head that says "kill us!" This was so unbelievable poor Story Writing - and no! explaining why this happened does not make it right! They just wanted to kill him so they could deliver this mess of a Garbage Story.

    And like thats not allready frustrating enough, afterwards the player is forced to play as his Murderer for around 12 Hours!!! wtf was that!!! Playing 12 Hours as this extremly unlikeble She Hulk Like Psychopath was a Torture for almost all the people who hated this Game, and reason for many to Quit the Game at this Point and / or even Return the Game!

    What is further annoying is the blatant and forced try of the Devs to make us like these new Characters (Abby) and make us think that they are the good ones while at the same time trying to make us think that the old Characters are the bad Guys (Ellie Kills Doggys = Ellie baaaad, Abby Plays with Doggys and Saves Zebra with her Dad = Abby gooood) nice try but failed hard!

    And Naughty Dog trying to make us believe that Revenge is a bad thing....really???? So When Abby grows up from childhood to adult and hunts down Joel all the Time just to Kill him because he Killed her Father (because he wanted to Kill Ellie!!!!!!) that Revenge is ooookkkkkkkk, but when Ellie than wants revenge for Joels Death, that is suddenly baaaad??? Not to mention that after she slaughters all of abbys friends and an army of other people, at the end she suddely decides not to Kill Abby??? wth!!!!

    so we are even denied revenge on that horrible person, that is abby, so she gets away with murdering our beloved character joel in the most brutal and disrespectfull way, Joel is gone, Ellie in the end completely broken down, what kind of Garbage is this???

    Druckman said that probably many wont like this Game because of all what i just said....well damn right we dont!!! This Game is a gigantic middlefinger and kick in the faces of all the Fans of the first Game! For me this game does not exist! Last of Us ended with the First Game. Period! Also iam done with Naughty Dog, as long as they dont kick that Druckmann out and apoligize for this utter mess, iam never again buying anything from them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    By the way, 0/10 Scores and 10/10 Scores are both **** this **** is no Masterpiece so all those "bought" Perfect Scores are a joke, at the same time the Stunning Graphics, Sound and the good enough Gameplay are reason enough why Zero Scores are also nonsense.

    I gave it 3/10 because 1 Point for Graphics, 1 for Sound and 1 for Gameplay, i was thinking about 4/10 but The last of Us heavily relies on Story, and when the Story is bad - like it is here - than the best Graphics, the best Sound and the Best Gameplay wont save it! Therefore 3/10 is my Score, with a big "dont buy this crap"

    by the way, i was lucky enough that i could borrow this game from a friend (who also hated it!) so thank god i didnt waste money on this Garbage Train, and didnt support Naughty Dog for this Mess that they delivered!    … Expand
  9. Freddy91
    Jul 25, 2020
    3
    The graphic is fantastic and attention to details but killing Joel that way throws all those good things out of the window.
  10. Van1llaSky
    Jul 21, 2020
    3
    I’m buying this game for playing Elly , Joel or Tommy , but not steroid Abby at all
  11. Stevoy
    Jul 21, 2020
    3
    Gameplay is decent. Graphics are awesome. Story is terrible and a game which is mostly about the story makes it even more disappointing.
  12. Randino86
    Jul 21, 2020
    3
    Gameplay fun. Story garbage. Awful religious bigots out to get the lgbt people. If the US women’s soccer team made a game about zombies, it would be this one.
  13. BillGates00
    Jul 22, 2020
    3
    The Game design is good but the story is terrible.The first part was way better.
  14. Kathycat
    Jul 22, 2020
    3
    God awful story arc development, with a basic plot of morality. Terrible character writing and a nasty taste for fans of the first games story. On the bright sides one of the most beautiful looking games, all technical aspects are 10/10, story 3/10weak ass story
  15. Kaivor
    Jul 22, 2020
    3
    Просто убили игру... 1 часть была шедевром, нужно делать игру для геймеров, а не для меньшинств. Сюжет хуже некуда, единственное геймплей ещё хоть как то заставлял играть...
  16. totorochu
    Jul 22, 2020
    3
    if you only consider the game system or graphic, it’s a good game. Motion and scenery are realistic, the other systems like upgrading skills and weapons were not bad. overall, well-made franchise game.
    But most people don’t play the game only for those materials but also the story. The story gives players the purpose to keep playing and making them wonder how this will go. TLOU2 faliled to    if you only consider the game system or graphic, it’s a good game. Motion and scenery are realistic, the other systems like upgrading skills and weapons were not bad. overall, well-made franchise game.
    But most people don’t play the game only for those materials but also the story. The story gives players the purpose to keep playing and making them wonder how this will go. TLOU2 faliled to convince plyers why these things happened. The most important thing is that you, Naughty Dog ruined my memory with Ellie and Joel.    … Expand
  17. Azzajkd
    Aug 31, 2022
    3
    Un gameplay stupendo ma contornato da una storia e delle idee così stupide e pesantemente politiche che nonostante il gameplay non posso consigliarlo.
    Inoltre è lungo, luuuungo! Più lungo dell'attesa alle poste e non più divertente ad una certa.
    La critica ne parlerà sempre bene, molti youtubers pure, perché ricevono le copie, i press kit, gli inviti alle anteprime e altro, quindi vanno    Un gameplay stupendo ma contornato da una storia e delle idee così stupide e pesantemente politiche che nonostante il gameplay non posso consigliarlo.
    Inoltre è lungo, luuuungo! Più lungo dell'attesa alle poste e non più divertente ad una certa.
    La critica ne parlerà sempre bene, molti youtubers pure, perché ricevono le copie, i press kit, gli inviti alle anteprime e altro, quindi vanno in conflitto di interessi e non possono essere sinceri, si, anche lo youtuber x che ti sta tanto simpatico e di cui ti fidi, anche lui!
    Il primo aveva una storia bellissima, le pecche stavano nella ripetitività del gameplay e di alcune situazioni, qui invece abbiamo un gameplay bello, seppur ripetitivo, ma mannaggia che stupido il resto e che personaggi odiosi.
    Una storia di vendetta in cui ammazzi tutti tranne chi se lo merita, e dovremmo empatizzare con la protagonista.
    Molto meglio la seconda protagonista per coerenza, peccato che anche la sua parte sarà brutta narrativamente perché in compagnia di 2 personaggi orribili di cui uno politicamente corretto.
    Delusione totale.    … Expand
  18. valekzendu567
    Jul 29, 2020
    3
    really didn't like the game almost every way, the graphic are beautiful, the gameplay are pretty good during encounters but the exploration is boring with too much scavenging to incrase the duration.
    Story, script and characters are a mess in almost everything, the game is too much lgbt-based, i like social rapresentation in products, but this is too much, it seems like a promoting
    The    really didn't like the game almost every way, the graphic are beautiful, the gameplay are pretty good during encounters but the exploration is boring with too much scavenging to incrase the duration.
    Story, script and characters are a mess in almost everything, the game is too much lgbt-based, i like social rapresentation in products, but this is too much, it seems like a promoting
    The graphics dont make a game, first naughty dog game i dislike    … Expand
  19. Rozbritanicus
    Jul 22, 2020
    3
    Game looks great and the music is fitting. But for me the story is forced and not that good . I found myself not really interest in the characters like i did in the first game which i still play and love . This game is over all get boring and drags . I found myself leaving it and coming back after playing other games. I wont be interested in a third game.
  20. Kanadiankiller
    Jul 22, 2020
    3
    I'm not judging based on graphics or gameplay, just the story. The story is everything to me in a game because if I'm not happy with the story I'm not having a good time. This game ruined all of the enjoyment I received from the first game. Last of us 2 somehow managed to ruin 2 games with this one due to horrible writing.
  21. Oriond34
    Jul 22, 2020
    3
    This game is bad now before I start I’d like to say I have no problem with lbgtq in the game because apparently when I have criticisms I’m an incel or a “basement dwelling virgin” now for the actual review first the gameplay because that’s what matters in a game right welp not to naughty dog because it’s almost exactly the same as the first if you were to ask someone that gave this game aThis game is bad now before I start I’d like to say I have no problem with lbgtq in the game because apparently when I have criticisms I’m an incel or a “basement dwelling virgin” now for the actual review first the gameplay because that’s what matters in a game right welp not to naughty dog because it’s almost exactly the same as the first if you were to ask someone that gave this game a 10 what the biggest change to the gameplay was they would probably say going prone or jumping that’s not a good thing when it takes 7 years to make a game I expect the actual gameplay to be completely revamped not copy and pasted the ai felt even worse than the first especially friendlies which felt completely broken which leads me to saying how many bugs I found in this game my game crashed more times than I could count and random things that I couldn’t even comprehend were happening it really doesn’t show for 7 years worth of development time now it’s time to discuss the elephant in the room which is the story it’s even worse than I thought it would be I was told that with context the game would all make sense well the context makes it even worse I’m not going to get into spoilers but I have to warn that the characters in this game are all written horribly I couldn’t feel for any of the characters it’s like I wanted all of them to die and when main characters that are important to the story die they are just completely forgotten and never mentioned again and the characters you actually play as feel like they have plot armor they keep getting saved again and again and I’m sick of it and by the end I was just thinking “well what was the point of this whole thing” overall I say please don’t buy it and save for a game with more effort 3/10 if your extremely nice you’ll give it a 4… Expand
  22. Awesomness_27
    Jul 23, 2020
    3
    The last of us part 2 is a disappointment and a disservice to its fans and the original characters. The story is bad! with its pacing issues, story direction, character choices, plot conveniences, and its unfailing ability at destroying everything the first game built, it’s a major disappointment in storytelling. The gameplay is entertaining, every gunfight is an experience and a fun oneThe last of us part 2 is a disappointment and a disservice to its fans and the original characters. The story is bad! with its pacing issues, story direction, character choices, plot conveniences, and its unfailing ability at destroying everything the first game built, it’s a major disappointment in storytelling. The gameplay is entertaining, every gunfight is an experience and a fun one at that. The graphics are amazing and by far one of the most impressive looking games out on the market right now. It’s sound design and it’s music is phenomenal. But unfortunately a good soundtrack, great graphics, and fun gameplay aren’t enough to overpower the failure that is its narrative and story.… Expand
  23. MakeNerdsRage
    Jul 23, 2020
    3
    Really enjoyed the first game but this was really underwhelming. Guess my expectations were a bit too high.
  24. salepgillerden
    Jul 23, 2020
    3
    Just don't buy this game. It's not worthy for your time and money. Boring story, boring game-play. Just good atmosphere, amazing animations and physics. But the storytelling is horrible and game-play repeating itself again and again.
  25. Krispower
    Nov 4, 2020
    3
    First part was better. It doesnt cost this money, want to get back my money and time.
  26. Bylka
    Jul 23, 2020
    3
    This game is really really bad. Don't deserved more then 3/10. Graphics is really cool, music too, but story telling IS SO BAD !
  27. FirstGalerian
    Jul 23, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Where do I even start? Is it with the emptiness and despair i feel for the sad attempt at a deep game with no real depth?

    Let me say this, graphically this game is a 10/10 and I mean every bit of that, they brought out the big guns for that. Sounds are on f-ing point. I cannot get over how well done those 2 areas of this are. Shout out to every single voice actor in this or person/s providing solid motion capture. People look and feel real, but that's where the positive factors end. Sadly.

    The game play feels exactly like the previous entry with a few polishes to movement, but not much else. Gun play is ok, not perfect, hand to hand is as well. Overall it works so, there's that. Combat tends to get very tedious and repetitious, if you're tired don't play this game, you'll fall asleep. One new feature is you can jump now. Ok I guess, so now they've traded tedious dumpster and ladder "puzzles" for some rope and a jump button. Too bad I couldn't climb high, use the rope and jump. As Abby. Would have given some justice.

    I wasn't expecting to be forced to play as Abby AKA She Man Woman Strong, for as long as they had us. I wanted it to be a refreshing change, spoiler, it was not. By the time I got control of her all I felt for her was disgust and hatred. So much so that I could only wait until I was collected. I don't care about you Abby. I don't care about your dead dad, I don't care about your lame friends. I don't f-ing care, die in a fire. See normally I don't mind a character change, as such a switch up of characters can help freshen a game and get me hooked even further. No this certainly wasn't the case. Let me end this portion of the review with this and no more than this. It's not what you did, that angers me so. It's how you went about explaining it.

    The story feels so utterly rushed and forced that I had more fun yawning than following the repeated theme of ReVeNgE bAd. Ellie has become a giant C. Abby is a home wrecking hypocrite on steroids that 90% of us hate. Lev is trans because. I dunno why that's important but they say it is so I guess it is. Very proper of you ND, clap clap, so woke, clap clap, so deep, clap clap. Joel was laughably stupid, which we know him not to be, ya know from YEARS of survival previously established in TLOU 1. Naughty Dog had a golden goose in that, for reasons unknown they then beat it to death with a golf club to have a quick meal.

    With regards to Abby and her massive gains.

    Let me be crystal f-ing clear here. You do not just work out to get that way. You have to diet properly, proper nutrition is key. This is supposed to be an established apocalypse where a lot of things are very scarce and hard to come by. So you mean to tell me her group powered her up Altered Beast style, but only her? Oh ok. Makes. Perfect. Sense. SMDH.

    There are strong female characters out there, both in shape and backstory. Some real and proper depth that make me want to see the journey through, Abby however, is strong for the sake of being strong and she is deep because Neil thinks she is. She is written to be a Mary Sue this game caters to. She gets hers, she gets the world. Our Ellie is to be made example of. I didn't enjoy watching Naughty Dog rape her, and yes, that's what they did. They raped her character and Joel's and through Joel, Tommy.

    As far as the story goes? I've read pop-up books with more depth. I once "accidentally" lit my ankle on fire, I had more fun putting the fire out than playing through this train wreck of a game. Overall this game was ok at best. Some will love it, most will hate it. I give it a 3. 1 point in graphics, 1 point for sound, 1 point for accessibility options.

    Bravo for the intentional mis-marketing of this game. You got away with murder ND. I hope you step on a lego.    … Expand
  28. SuaveManiac
    Jul 23, 2020
    3
    This game is just so bad! It took everything you loved and just shat on it. Loved Joel and hoped for a meaningful story with him? Well they say
  29. Desta
    Jul 24, 2020
    3
    Good Gameplay, Amazing Graphics. Shout out to the team that made this game. But I’m sorry, the story make it unbearable to play.
  30. TzarNYU
    Jul 24, 2020
    3
    The first part was/is superior in any way.Part 2 is a fuill disappointment.3 points for musik,graphics and the joel+ellie flashbacks.
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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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