The Last of Us Part II

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  1. Semi-Pro_Bill
    Aug 16, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Pros- it’s absolutely gorgeous. The gameplay is almost entirely the same, so it’s an easy transition from one game to the next with a few surprises. The playable flashback scenes with Joel and Ellie are *chef’s kiss*. And being able to play the guitar is super cool. Cons- here we go...
    It was like Neil Druckman hates Joel and Ellie and spent the last 5 years writing a story to make you feel the exact same. If you're looking for an amazing story, then look literally anywhere else. Not only does the SJW propaganda completely encompass parts of the story for no reason, it adds no value to the empty shell of a story. If half of this game were its own entry to the series without the strange introduction, I might even love it. But I don’t because it’s artistic eliteist nonsense. Please don’t play this game    … Expand
  2. RFonck89
    Aug 16, 2020
    3
    Excelentes gráficos para una horrible historia, con un horrible final. Absurda y sin sentido. Carece de lógica en la toma de decisiones de los personajes principales. Junto con ello se hace el intento de empatizar con otros mediante el uso obligado de dichos personajes.
  3. JuanJC122
    Aug 17, 2020
    3
    The last of us part 2 is a complete disappointment, whatever fans of the Playstation brand say to defend this game, what Naughty Dog did with one of Playstation's greatest jewels is inexcusable. It is a disastrous game from start to finish, there are times when many of us who really play it would want to split the screen where we are playing because we really can't take it anymore, weThe last of us part 2 is a complete disappointment, whatever fans of the Playstation brand say to defend this game, what Naughty Dog did with one of Playstation's greatest jewels is inexcusable. It is a disastrous game from start to finish, there are times when many of us who really play it would want to split the screen where we are playing because we really can't take it anymore, we can't take the stupid decisions of the tragically horrible story that Naughty Dog provided in this long-awaited installment. The only thing that can stand out is the quality of the animations in the cinematics, because in the playable section the graphics at simultaneous moments look mediocre, which leads me to think that in the visual section, the PS4 was not suitable to run The Last of Us 2. The truth is, I think the best thing Naughty Dog can do is leave this series behind, since they have no plans to change this game with another decent installment.… Expand
  4. Juanjosemi14
    Aug 18, 2020
    3
    Todo bien hasta que llega roney coleman ahi el juego es mierda y la historia pierde lo bueno
  5. aRandomBloke
    Aug 19, 2020
    3
    This game spends a solid 10 hours making choices for you and forcing you towards certain actions.they also wasted 10 hrs on the game making you play as a character that to most fans is irrelevant, annoying, obscure and honestly not very relatable since we haven’t met them in the previous game, they just cropped up now. No story driven game made me this frustrated
  6. Zojar
    Aug 20, 2020
    3
    Te hace odiar la historia. Te obligan a odiar a un personaje, para despues tener que utilizarlo.
    Y el centro de el juego es una venganza que no se cumple.
    Que pena.
  7. JustRaco0n
    Aug 24, 2020
    3
    I have few things to say about this game. 1. It's boring, I felt as if I was watching a very long movie and a bad one at that. 2. Side characters are pointless beyond cutscenes. 3. The game play is the same as TLOU so no change on that front however I did like Abby's gameplay just because you get to punch things really hard.
    4. Abby as a character. I don't care about her. It's just a    I have few things to say about this game. 1. It's boring, I felt as if I was watching a very long movie and a bad one at that. 2. Side characters are pointless beyond cutscenes. 3. The game play is the same as TLOU so no change on that front however I did like Abby's gameplay just because you get to punch things really hard.
    4. Abby as a character. I don't care about her. It's just a random character thrown into a sequel to get a gotcha moment. 5. You being a brutal killer of dogs a pregnant women just to let the one that started it all go. Why I don't get to choose any of my actions?
    This game is a joke to storytelling.    … Expand
  8. GustBrokeCrow
    Aug 24, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Beautiful graphics and spectacular gameplay, but what they did with the story is just rubbish, trying to make the public like forgettable and poorly developed characters , in addition to making us play half the game with a totally hated character, without any charisma. Neil Druckmann , you are a failure to try to put your political ideals in a game so loved and that it did not deserve a mediocre person like you directing it. Simply sad and pitiful for all fans.… Expand
  9. Ferasibio
    Aug 27, 2020
    3
    É visualmente um belíssimo jogo, e com uma história mediana porém o fato de você não poder se vingar, apenas para mensagem de "Vingança é errada crianças" é uma marca, lembrando que nesse mesmo jogo matamos uma mulher gravida
  10. RENemesis03
    Aug 27, 2020
    3
    Buenas, el juego tiene buenos gráficos y jugabilidad, pero la historia la trabajaron mal, giros de la historia que no tienen sentido, y personajes que cambian su personalidad porque sí. Después de un tiempo el juego aburre por lo mismo no tiene sentido lo que se está viendo. Si sacaran un juego nuevo a partir de este no lo compraría. Tenían todo para realizar una historia que tuvieraBuenas, el juego tiene buenos gráficos y jugabilidad, pero la historia la trabajaron mal, giros de la historia que no tienen sentido, y personajes que cambian su personalidad porque sí. Después de un tiempo el juego aburre por lo mismo no tiene sentido lo que se está viendo. Si sacaran un juego nuevo a partir de este no lo compraría. Tenían todo para realizar una historia que tuviera coherencia.
    Tal vez para alguien que ha jugado poco el juego le parece formidable, pero para jugadores que han pasado desde el Atari hasta la actualidad y muchas historias de videojuegos y mecánicas, notan mejor estos problemas.
    Saludos.    … Expand
  11. Dodius
    Aug 27, 2020
    3
    You are constantly needing to suspend belief in realism to make this plot work. Narrative doesnt make sense. Choices made by established characters, dont make any sense. Game's story is just one jumbled mess. I get what they were trying to go for, they just failed at executing it. Gameplay gets repetitive real quick, go to a new area, kill bad guys/infected, search for supplies, move on toYou are constantly needing to suspend belief in realism to make this plot work. Narrative doesnt make sense. Choices made by established characters, dont make any sense. Game's story is just one jumbled mess. I get what they were trying to go for, they just failed at executing it. Gameplay gets repetitive real quick, go to a new area, kill bad guys/infected, search for supplies, move on to the next area where you do the exact same thing.… Expand
  12. MVPTHEBEST
    Aug 27, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Good graphics okay story **** neil drunkman absolute wanker wish he woke up and realised that killing off a character that way is unfair, maybe he coulda had an arthur Morgan death… Expand
  13. LoBal
    Aug 28, 2020
    3
    It is not the game that most of us expected, the story really disappoints and leaves much to be desired, a game that could have been a masterpiece, it ended up being a great disappointment that being honest, it's not worth spending your money on this game
  14. Chuymaster
    Aug 28, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Buena jugabilidad, graficos y cinematicas... pesima historia y desarrollo narrativo.. no tiene sentido lo q cuentan y pasan muchas cosas q no tienen sentido… Expand
  15. Br0kensoul8706
    Aug 28, 2020
    3
    When I first heard about the last of us 2 I was hyped excited actually happy to know that another supposedly great was going to be made once Abby killed Joel (this is before my aunt bought me the game because she herself is a the last of us 1 fan as well) I wanted to stop watching the walkthrough and I automatically lost all respect right than and there I don't care about the lesbianism orWhen I first heard about the last of us 2 I was hyped excited actually happy to know that another supposedly great was going to be made once Abby killed Joel (this is before my aunt bought me the game because she herself is a the last of us 1 fan as well) I wanted to stop watching the walkthrough and I automatically lost all respect right than and there I don't care about the lesbianism or whatever sexuality or orientation whatever I don't care about that what broke my heart was not only kill off the beloved character of the first and make you play as the killer make you watch her get boned by a guy smaller then her was just wtf?? Like how is that good story telling that's the biggest middle fingers to the face those 2 things right there… Expand
  16. Leonardohmb
    Aug 29, 2020
    3
    Geez, this had so much potential, and it's not even fun to play it. And with fun I mean entretainment. Can't give it more than 3 cause I simply don't like the story nor the characters.
  17. TheLastOfUsFan4
    Aug 31, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. *sigh where do i start?

    Let me say my credentials so you don't think i'm a 'troll' or 'right wing bot'.

    I played The Last of Us on PS3, then got it on PS4. It became a game i would return to again and again, i played the game 6 times. Multiplayer was very fun and i happily spent hundreds of hours in the mode. I was hyped, i followed every development that the game had, nearly bought the collectors edition, but settled on the deluxe edition. With all that out of the way, i have to describe my experience.

    I stayed up late, i was in the discord of the subreddit, watching as the minutes ticked down. I was one of the first to enter the game. I was excited, I've only seen one spoiler and it was minor. I got into the game, and... i was blown away, the graphics and stuff. I remember Joel and Ellie's relationship being kinda rocky in the start. Then i was so so on the new characters, Then, i saw Joel's death. I was hoping it was going to happen later on in the game, as the marketing showed Joel alive in Seattle, so i thought maybe he was alive but brained damaged/coma. I had to stop there because it was a awful way to die, but it fits the universe. I picked back up in the morning, i wanted revenge, and i went out of my way to kill every WLF patrol in game play, i didn't feel any remorse over who Ellie killed, as she was acting in self defense. The flashbacks were amazing, between Joel and Ellie hit the right balance between good writing and character development. The only flashback that felt off because of little talking that happened was when Ellie goes back to salt lake hospital and learns what happens. We get 3 sentences and it's a shatter relationship. Then we get to the most meh of meh parts, Abby's entire section.

    Oh boy, Abby has no goal. The Entire. God. Damn. Time. Her flashbacks were nice, i really liked Owen out of the new cast, Smart, resourceful and pragmatic. Mel was the worst of the new cast, it makes no sense for her to be out in combat, the first thing that happens is she and everyone of the new cast gets AMBUSHED and she's out here thinking everything will be fine. Anyway back to Abby. This leads back into my theory of Part 1, a theory that was put out by Joseph Anderson in his review of the game, that the fireflys have no idea what the **** they are doing. I thought Part 2 would spend more time fleshing out this theory that the fireflys were bad, by replacing it with anything to make me care more about the group. Instead you see that they really are scum, they rather they sacrifice the only known case of immunity so they can excuse there own sins. They don't have the best interest in helping anyone. It's just a reactionary group trying to gasp there way back into relevance. It's not like the fireflys would be able to make this cure, or that they would give it out freely. Joel's choice was selfish, but looking at the bigger picture, it's good the best choice for humanity.

    I was really sad to learn that Part 2 doesn't try and disprove the theory i said above, as i think the writers want you to think that they are good, and Joel is bad bad man that 'doomed' humanity. So now we have Abby, a firefly member that would sacrifice herself to her cause, meanwhile, they don't even allow Ellie to have that choice. Anyway, when i was fighting Abby, i wanted her to die, i didn't want to hurt Ellie. The game forced me to win that encounter, because they knew if we played as Ellie, Abby would be dead. I think that alone is a failing of the games story, no matter what growth both characters went through.

    We had a entire game to like Joel and Ellie. We were given no backstory except key snippets of Abby's life. The parts relating to Ellie and Joel. What did she do to join the WLF? What was she doing in her time in the WLF? All of these questions are never answer or hinted at. the best guess you could do is that Abby is 'the best Scar killer' so killing people daily. It just fells like there is a ghost game that would have bridged the cap between Part 1 and Part 2 that would follow Abby and Abby only and at the very end hint at her coming after Joel. Then we have buildup and we like for sure both characters, not because they have kids, but because we could feel bad for them. WLF kill all trespasser, you think Abby's never had to shoot a family? If you think about it, the WLF is a Hunter group, a group of people who freely kill people within there territory. Instead of for supply's, for ??? why do they kill trespassers again? Could you image if aside from Scar's, they accepted outsiders in, just like Jackson? Could you imagine seeing the same **** you saw in Jackson in the WLF? Then it would be a lot more questionable, but nope, they send kill squads around to kill anyone that isn't WLF.

    Anyway, this review is getting long, i rated it a 3 because the game play graphics and sound are godlike. The story however, has serious flaw    … Expand
  18. OrtineStic
    Aug 30, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The story was ruined for me. I love the first game and Joel and Ellie characters. Both characters are destroyed in the sequel. It is unfortunate because graphics and game play are very good. While playing i was extremely angry and then i almost stop playing. Then by end i was extremely sad. I think some people like it because they weren't that invested in the first game. If you are i recommend skip it altogether or may be wait until you can borrow it or buy it at discount price.… Expand
  19. OkiOwiser
    Sep 1, 2020
    3
    Ok game really bad story and ending.
    The whole game your trying to do something then decide not at the end.
  20. Titfacemcghee
    Sep 1, 2020
    3
    I spent countless hours replaying tlou 1. I was grinding 2 just to get it over with. Dont waste your time or money.
  21. abdu-AFJ-llah
    Sep 4, 2020
    3
    I'm giving it a 3 because of the graphics, but didn't they false advertise? and the game was very boring and depressing.
    And seeing it fall off the charts and getting a major discount this early is just hilarious.
  22. Pinipple
    Sep 2, 2020
    3
    Gameplay was good. Soundtrack was good. Voice acting was good. Graphics were good. Story and writing were garbage.
  23. brutallyhonest1
    Sep 4, 2020
    3
    NOT AS ADVERTISED AT ALL!

    This is the first game I have ever tried to get a refund on as it is simply not what it says it is. This is not a continuation of the first story at all, but instead feels like a bad spin off set in the Last of Us universe. You spend barely any time with the characters from the first game (and EVERY trailer for the second) instead being forced to play as the    NOT AS ADVERTISED AT ALL!

    This is the first game I have ever tried to get a refund on as it is simply not what it says it is. This is not a continuation of the first story at all, but instead feels like a bad spin off set in the Last of Us universe. You spend barely any time with the characters from the first game (and EVERY trailer for the second) instead being forced to play as the antagonist in a veil attempt at empathy or sympathy or god knows what. However, not only is Abby unlikable after the first 90 seconds on screen, but the narrative only continues to pile on the unlikable traits the more you play. At one point I was just continually and consciously jumping from a cliff to death for the small slice of joy seeing Abby's skull hit the rocks below. The split narrative is redundant and just detracts from both stories resulting in the end product feeling like an amalgamation of two short, bad DLC spin offs, instead of the true sequel it's intended to be.

    Game-play wise, it's much of the same from the first game. Look around, scavenge, hide, shoot. I don't mind it tbh but it does get repetitive after 7/8 hours. The boss fights were really underwhelming not providing much difficulty nor variation other than taking more damage than normal. There were also a few forced moments that were dumb, for example: a certain group of WLF deserters that you are forced to kill, even when one gives up and begs for mercy as the game will not continue without pressing the prompt. The added mechanics of jumping and dodging are so refreshing (for this game, obviously not gaming in general). I was impressed with the character animations as well. The way they fidget and twitch was a particular highlight and really adds to the realism. The graphics are great too.

    The story is just a mess. I mean where to start? As a linear game play narrative I'm genuinely surprised how it could feel so inconsistent. The cast make plain nonsensical decisions that not only go against their own established character but some even defy common sense. The big end story revelation is completely deaf to it's own plot as Ellie has just murdered her way through dozens if not hundreds of randoms, and some innocents, only to suddenly feel remorse for the one person in the entire game it would have actually made sense to kill. Not only for the character, but for the underling theme of the entire franchise - that actions have consequences... but not for Abby it seems.    … Expand
  24. TheMightyThor54
    Nov 25, 2020
    3
    The only reason I gave this gave a rating above a 0 is because of the graphics and animation. Those are the best I've ever seen on a console game before, but if I am reviewing about story, its a 0 from me dawg. I honestly dont know what went on over at Naughty Dog with this game, if you are expecting the same type of story, character ark, forget about it. The name is what sells this POS.
  25. jnsnlmntr
    Sep 5, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. To be fair, i love the new gameplay, upgrades on skill and weapons are so much forgiving, allowing players to explore more. I love the fact that player can now do prone movement, and beautiful graphics on top of that. But, the story sucks alright.

    The story seems to be written by an SJW extremist with short rainbow colored hair. I hate the fact that they killed Joel (favorite character) for nothing, literally FOR NOTHING. I would have understand if Joel died defending Ellie or Tommy or some meaningful **** And the fact that the game forces you to play as Abby THE KILLER OF JOEL are utterly disgusting. And when you tried to kill Ellie playing as Abby? I'm not gonna try to finish it at that point, I'm done there. Hey Naughtydog, if you guys read this, I don't give a **** about Abby and her friends or what they have been through.

    I JUST WANT TO PLAY AS JOEL OR ELLIE KILLING EVERYONE WHO CROSSED THEM AND THAT'S IT. Also, DIna is such a pain in the ass hoe and should've died instead of Jesse.    … Expand
  26. Tamashi42
    Sep 5, 2020
    3
    Had potential, had hype. Blew it by shoving a pretentious story full of plotholes down my throat. The graphics are nice and so is the gameplay though, so I guess it's good for some mindless fun.
  27. Xedcf
    Sep 7, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I created an account just to to rate this one game. This is my first and last rating for a game in a website because I don't usually do this ****
    The good:
    The reason for three star for this so called masterpiece is 1) the game had absolutely **** gorgeous graphics in terms of attention to detail, scenery and also the gore 2) I really enjoyed the gameplay mechanics of the game even though after few hours into the game it gets **** boring. 3) This game made me appreciate and treasure the first game even more.
    (This next part is for all those who played the first game and is looking forward to playing this sequel)
    THE BAD:
    Whatever criticism I am gonna give this game is fully based on how **** of a storytelling the game had. I repeat I. Dont. Give. **** About. How. Characters. Look. Or. What. Gender. They. Are. I don't care about these type of things when I am playing a story driven game.
    For all those who enjoyed the first game because the ending of the game left it up to you decide whether what Joel did was right or wrong. For those who thought what Joel did was right this game shows the biggest middle finger to all you people as the whole purpose of this sequel was to manipulate you into thinking you are a horrible person for supporting and relating to Joel. The game shows you not only how he got killed but also forces you to play as the killer for the second half of the game and tries to make sure you sympathize with her and makes you believe that Joel was a **** person and deserve to die but never expands on why he was **** person besides the fact he killed a person to save person whom he sees as a daughter. The killer, Abby is so poorly written that she is willing to go full on pyschopath on Joel because he killed her dad ( because he was trying to save Ellie but **** you for supporting that **** even though he saved Abby just minutes ago but proceeds to kill people from her own group just to save two kids who were in fact from the enemy faction just because they rescued her a few days earlier. Abby proceeds to kill a pregnant character but only stops because one of the kids tells her not to. The true psychopath in this game is Abby and the second game is made just to make sure you should sympathize with this pyschopath and if you don't you don't support women empowerment. This games makes you kill people for the sake of the story then tells you are a piece of **** for doing it. It tries to be complex and rich but ended up being stupid and manipulative towards a certain character. I am fine with Joel dying for the story but they could have done so much more. Like actually spend some time in the flashbacks and show us what type of **** person he was but no, they choose to flashbacks where he was trying to have a father and daughter bonding with Ellie. They went to the extreme extend to show you how good of person Joel was and then tells you that you are a piece of **** for agreeing with Joel when he tried to save someone he loves. The story would have been way better if they just revealed Joel's death at the end when Abby and Ellie meet in the theater. They could have started of showing Ellie was hunting for a person in Seattle because they killed somebody she loved because at this point we still be thinking it was Dina (personally Dina served no purpose whatsoever in the Seattle). At this we could have keep switching between Ellie and Abby as both them continued what they were doing with their lives in the three days in Seattle. We could have seen how Abby reacted with her friends and the next scene we will play as Ellie killing off those friends. And when they finally meet at the theater, it's only then we find out it was actually Joel who got killed and not Dina. This would have been a twist worth playing for. We could have cut off so much of unnecessary time and boring fetch quests and the game wouldn't have been this bloated and dragging. As person with **** internet connection, I play mostly single player games because for the sake of the story. The first game made me think for myself on what is right and what is wrong and what is the fine line in between. This sequel exist to manipulate and forces you to agree with what it thinks is right and wrong. The characters should work around the story but sadly this story made to suit, glorify and sympathize with only one character. The worst part of this game is the fact that I can't even remember whether Joel knew why he died. I don't remember Abby telling him that he killed her father. I don't even think Elie knows why Abby killed Joel. (Please do correct me if I am wrong on this) I am only writing this review because this game broke me mentally and I needed a place to talk about this cuz none of my group of people are heavily invested in videogames especially single player.    … Expand
  28. icarofreire20
    Sep 7, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Made me play with Abby was a the wort thing ever.
    The game has the wort ending ever.    … Expand
  29. Milky949
    Sep 7, 2020
    3
    The story is a complete disappointing, a disaster. All the characters are totally ruined especially Ellie and Tommy. The only thing is perfect is the graphic and gameplay, but i think that in a game is more important a story well written..
  30. Whydo
    Sep 10, 2020
    3
    This game is bad. Don’t trust the critics and spare your wallet, the game is just bad
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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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