The Last of Us Part II

 PlayStation 4
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5.8

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  1. faulty_feeling
    Jul 3, 2020
    1
    the good : graphics and animations, sound design and voice acting
    the bad : gameplay is serviceable, the game drags a bit towards the end and becomes very repetitive
    the ugly : story and narrative
  2. dacanadianbsct
    Jul 3, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. *heavy sigh* I never thought I would have to say this, but Naughty Dog did not deliver in The Last of Us Part II. The story was weak at best with a lot of plot-holes, nothing compelling to keep me interested at times, and poor character writing. I was a huge fan of The Last of Us because of its compelling story, crafting system, combat, world exploration, and amazing character development. The Last of us Part II only had a fraction of these elements.
    The crafting and supplement system was greatly improved and seeing Ellie/Abby physically craft the weapon upgrades was great. Combat mechanics and AI were greatly improved as well with new enemy call-outs, flanking, and rushing made it a challenge to beat. The world exploration was amazing as the environments were beautifully crafted. Naughty Dog, simply put, created the most beautiful looking game for the PS4. It was phenomenal to experience. However, in a game that is STORY driven, the STORY takes a majority of the points since it makes up the entire game. The story is supposed to make the player continue playing even if they have been playing for 4-5 hours already because they need to know what happens next. That didn't happen for me. It was much easier to leave the story and disconnect from the characters because of the way it was presented.
    There was way too many inconsistencies with previous characters such as Joel and Tommy, and not enough time spent on new characters that Naughty Dog pushed us to like an sympathize with. It just didn't work. It did not make sense that a group of WLF mercenaries would leave two people alive that had a deep connection to Joel. That is a huge plot hole and convenience that wasn't thought through. They should have just killed ellie and tommy and ended the game right there. You cannot take a character that was beloved by everyone that played The Last of Us and kill him off in a way that spits on the entirety of the character we know to be true. I also want to say that I think Abby would have been a great character and her dynamic with Lev could have been very compelling. However, there was not a lot of build-up for those two for us to sympathize and empathize with their situations.Abby and Lev would have needed a game of their own in my opinion. By including Joel and Ellie, the whole story felt really rushed and forced on us. its as if the writing team said, "The character you love dearly has been killed (very disrespectfully to boot) and now you have to like the character that did that killing without any previous context or character development prior to her killing your favourite character." That alone makes no sense. If you are going to write Joel and Ellie into a new game, fans of the game are going to ROOT for those two. Not only do you KILL one of them but you leave the other BROKEN, ALONE, and WITHOUT ANY PAYOFF/REVENGE. "The theme of the game is that senseless killing is wrong", you do know that we killed thousands of WLF agents and EVERYONE from abby's friend group, right? To let abby live at the end of the game is a spit in the face of Joel, Ellie, Fans, and the story. There is also the issue of Naughty Dog lying to us with pre-release trailers on what to expect from the game. They told us one thing, and gave us something else. Lying like that is morally wrong especially when it is to people that are going to purchase the game. When you purchase a game on the pretext of what is promised and are given something that isn't in line, that is wrong. The last positive thing i will say about this game is the soundtrack, Gustavo Santaolalla has out done himself again and created a wonderful soundtrack.    … Expand
  3. grace_robertson
    Jul 3, 2020
    3
    I played many of Naughty Dog's games during the lockdown. Before playing Last of Us 2 I played Last of Us. The gameplay is very very similar, and most of the modification to the gameplay seems to have come from the Uncharted series. The graphics are a bit better than Uncharted 4/Lost Legacy I think, but I still think recent Uncharted were better looking than the Last of Us 2, because well,I played many of Naughty Dog's games during the lockdown. Before playing Last of Us 2 I played Last of Us. The gameplay is very very similar, and most of the modification to the gameplay seems to have come from the Uncharted series. The graphics are a bit better than Uncharted 4/Lost Legacy I think, but I still think recent Uncharted were better looking than the Last of Us 2, because well, they showed exotic locations instead of a deplorable situation that the world finds themselves in the Last Of Us universe. When you play as a character in car (when the Scars chase you) also seems to be straight out of Uncharted series. Similarly characters swimming to the Aquarium in a storm seems to be out Uncharted 4 (when Drake swims to the island). So overall the gameplay is nothing new, but combined from multiple games. The gameplay it is still very solid if you isolate the game and treat it as an independent unit. The only addition I liked to the gameplay was the ability to play the guitar in the game. The sound, music, the whole atmosphere is really great. So I would really like to commend the efforts of the developers at Naughty Dog for their tremendous efforts.

    The storyline was really a let down in this game. I think this stems from the higher positioned personnel in the company. I am reading positive reviews where people complain that some negative reviews didn't not like the characters because of their sexuality etc. I think that is definitely not the case for majority of the people. I really liked Lost Legacy with two central female characters, and I loved the Last of Us DLC. The character development in TLOU2 is rather poor for the new characters, and the old characters seems to be stagnated. I really do think, that playing as Ellie throughout the game would have been much better, and having a DLC for Abby would have made much more sense. But anyways these poor decisions should be aimed at people at higher positions (who make these kind of decisions, such as directors, writers) rather than personnel who make the vision and decision for the game come to fruition (such as the software developers, the voice actors, the music directors etc. They really did a fantastic job with an average recipe, namely the story, they had at hand).

    Naughty Dog thrive on the story of the game and the way it is told. This was a really poor attempt at story telling, absolutely shambles. The overall rating of the game for me would thus be 3.

    The efforts of the general cast of the game (the developers, the voice actors, the sound and music composers etc.) - 10/10.    … Expand
  4. Rafaellira
    Jul 3, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ideologia de gênero ...mé... politicagem barata, não queremos isso nos games,queremos sentar e destrair a cabeça...… Expand
  5. leandrotakaki
    Jul 3, 2020
    10
    I finished the game and finally I could see the negative reviews. Reading the arguments of the people who gave an extremely low grade to TLOU 2 ... it's shameful. "Bad and meaningless story"? "Bad character development"? "Graphics only ok"? "Ending was a garbage"? "First game destroyed"?

    My god, the haters didn't play the whole game, or they're just prejudiced idiots who didn't    I finished the game and finally I could see the negative reviews. Reading the arguments of the people who gave an extremely low grade to TLOU 2 ... it's shameful. "Bad and meaningless story"? "Bad character development"? "Graphics only ok"? "Ending was a garbage"? "First game destroyed"?

    My god, the haters didn't play the whole game, or they're just prejudiced idiots who didn't understand anything about the game. Judging by the amount of negative reviews, made by users who created an account just to hate the game, I think they are just idiots ... By the way, why do some subjects covered in the game bother people so much?

    I won't go into too much about the history of the game, which by the way is sensational, I just say that it's not just about revenge or just killing, the game is much more complex than what people are talking about, because it's about people. Despite being heavy, it is extremely "fun" and good to play, and deals with important matters, whether you like it or not.

    Finally, it is not just a game, it is an experience where you understand and live together the feelings of the characters, much because of the incredible narrative and graphics. I finished the game but I'm still processing it.

    IT'S A MUST PLAY. 10/10 WITHOUT A QUESTION. A MASTERPIECE.    … Expand
  6. MiguelGnz
    Jul 3, 2020
    10
    Uno de los mejores juegos que he jugado, que se esta llevando críticas pues no se muy bien porque. Yo recomendaría jugarlo y luego puntuarlo ya que mucha gente aquí ni lo ha jugado. Como gran fan de la primera parte , me parece que es una gran secuela.
  7. Nicolas12wh
    Jul 3, 2020
    10
    Aun q muchos lo critiquen el juego una vez que entendes su final te das cuenta q es una joya de juego.
  8. Mahamad_hassan
    Jul 3, 2020
    10
    Best game i have ever played i hope there will be part 3 ❤️.................
  9. LeoMaul
    Jul 3, 2020
    4
    Graphics 8
    Gameplay 5
    Story 2
    Bugs -3
    4.0
    The story is disconnected and forced. For me it was a bad experience. being forced to play with a character you have no empathy for, makes it very difficult to enjoy the game. Has a few bugs like Days Gone. It's playable at all!
  10. SuspectSeven
    Jul 18, 2020
    10
    Literally fantastic. A lot of the bad ratings on here are from entitled "fans" who have no idea what they're talking about.
  11. MOJU7
    Jul 3, 2020
    1
    The game mechanics is good however the story itself is **** not the game we knew that used to give us chills you feel that the characters development is enforced
  12. ThatMadLad
    Jul 3, 2020
    0
    Gameplay: Bog Standard third-person shooter that does little to improve on the previous game.
    Graphics: Great but it's Naughty Dog so that's to be expected.
    Story: A dull, uninteresting story with bland characters.
  13. darkmagician111
    Jul 3, 2020
    0
    La movilidad del juego es buena, pero la historia es pesima, demasiado forzada, demasiado absurda, todo mal, el juego se merece menos que cero, enserio da asco total, se defecaron en el anterior juego que fue un ajoya en verdad, Neil Drugmann enterraste una gran saga.
  14. aliviacarmichae
    Jul 3, 2020
    10
    i was forced to play part two due to the nostalgia of the first game and pressure to continue the story. i was not forced to give it a 10/10. game of the year.
  15. DickDrugmom
    Jul 3, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I can't understand this storytelling.
    This game incur displeasure with wrong expression.    … Expand
  16. Mugi59
    Jul 3, 2020
    3
    ¿QUË ES ESTO? ¿THE LAST OF US 2 o UN JUEGO DE LA ROSA DE GUADALUPE? Primero que todo, aclarar tanto la jugabilidad como los gráficos, son extremadamente buenos y se nota que naughty dog le puso esfuerzo en este juego. Mas el lado malo y de los más importantes, es la historia, porque en el primer juego de the last of us, marcó mucho por su historia y la construcción de personajes, pero en¿QUË ES ESTO? ¿THE LAST OF US 2 o UN JUEGO DE LA ROSA DE GUADALUPE? Primero que todo, aclarar tanto la jugabilidad como los gráficos, son extremadamente buenos y se nota que naughty dog le puso esfuerzo en este juego. Mas el lado malo y de los más importantes, es la historia, porque en el primer juego de the last of us, marcó mucho por su historia y la construcción de personajes, pero en esta segunda parte es algo que no tiene sentido. Pongámonos en contexto, tú vives en un mundo posapocalíctico, ¿qué es lo que más te va a importar: encontrar una cura para salvar a los infectados o solucionar tus problemas amorosos? Y pues la cura y de que ellie sea quien la pueda tener, no importa en este juego. Lo que más busca este juego es ganarse el aplauso de 3 personas, rechazando las altas expectativas del jugador que esperaba una buena trama. en resumen, la historia parece una novela forzada, con decisiones absurdas que no concuerdan con los personajes y sus formas de ser. Que mal que lo hayan arruinado de esa forma y mas siendo uno de los juegos más esperados en estos años. Naughty dog creo que está siendo controlado por los SJW.… Expand
  17. jebers
    Jul 3, 2020
    0
    Poor writing. The story is too choppy and changes pace too often. Got to the end and thought "why did i even waste my time and money playing this game". Game play was good but the story was far from that. I should've gotten TLOU Remastered for my PS4 instead of TLOU 2. I am beyond let down.
  18. kimcheong
    Jul 3, 2020
    0
    I hate this game's story, It destroys the character set of the first part，In addition, the creator's arrogance made me feel disappointed with the naughty dog.
  19. Jamestyler0949
    Jul 3, 2020
    0
    Let's be clear: the ratings the critics give this game have forever shaken my faith in this site. This is reminiscent of attending the Oscars and watching them give best in picture to a movie twelve people saw, passing up movies that made millions. As far as this video game goes, they force us to watch as they figuratively and literally destroy the things that attracted us to the story inLet's be clear: the ratings the critics give this game have forever shaken my faith in this site. This is reminiscent of attending the Oscars and watching them give best in picture to a movie twelve people saw, passing up movies that made millions. As far as this video game goes, they force us to watch as they figuratively and literally destroy the things that attracted us to the story in the first game.… Expand
  20. Sparna
    Jul 3, 2020
    0
    doesn't live up to the original story at all:
    graphics 10
    gameplay 10
    story 0 ****
    i don't even know how nobody questioned where this game was going story wise.
  21. Gamasan
    Jul 3, 2020
    10
    The game it's really good sincerely I loved I don't know why the people is attacking it so much, the history ist good, the fact that Joel died of course hurt a lot but it was necessary, I really loved Ellie her ambition how she expressed the emotions that she had cause believe me if something like that happened to a person whit that kind of problems that person would commit suicide orThe game it's really good sincerely I loved I don't know why the people is attacking it so much, the history ist good, the fact that Joel died of course hurt a lot but it was necessary, I really loved Ellie her ambition how she expressed the emotions that she had cause believe me if something like that happened to a person whit that kind of problems that person would commit suicide or just cried and do nothing about, but no Ellie cause as we could see in the first game Ellie it's strong and it's filled whit pain and you need to understand that in first place, at the end she lost everything cause the revenge, and she could fell that how much she change in his life just for try to kill a person, I respect this game cause shows you the reality of a world where the morality just seems that doesn't exist anymore and where nobody it's right or wrong they just live, the game it's to good and to real that at these time I keep thinking about it, how it's to connected whit the real Feelings of the human being and how the situations make a person do something that they would not have done before, now for me the history of Abby could be shorter and maybe they should explain a little in the beginning but that's it for me the game not deserve the 10 cause it's not perfect of course but it doesn't deserve a 1 or a 0 so… Expand
  22. Rawna
    Jul 3, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is the worst story I’ve ever played neil should never got with him halley gross because tlou1 was too good and now 6 years went for nothing first the stupid death of joel and how dumb he is then ellie’s fingers are gone she didn’t kill abby like it’s so stupid… Expand
  23. Agronautt
    Jul 3, 2020
    0
    Very weak story, with a narrative much inferior to the first title. A gameplay that does not make you want to know what comes next.
  24. DeadLift
    Jul 3, 2020
    0
    Лучше бы деньги потраченные на покупку блогеров и игрожуров потратили на то чтобы игра была приятней в плане сюжета, ролевой составляющей и душевной составляющей персонажей.
    Ставлю 0 потому что очень неприятно когда тебе нагло врут что это шедевр из шедевров всех времён и народов. Sony стыдно быть такими    Лучше бы деньги потраченные на покупку блогеров и игрожуров потратили на то чтобы игра была приятней в плане сюжета, ролевой составляющей и душевной составляющей персонажей.
    Ставлю 0 потому что очень неприятно когда тебе нагло врут что это шедевр из шедевров всех времён и народов. Sony стыдно быть такими
  25. Worstofus2
    Jul 3, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It would be a good game if it was not a last of US game. Simple **** on the first games story, it was a game i wanted to finish and forget.… Expand
  26. Papoth
    Jul 3, 2020
    1
    Very disappointed, the graphics are pretty good which should be expected at this point of the time. Game play has some nice new stuff but I really do not feel is sth groundbreaking, The story is horrible. I would give a 6 if my disappointment was not so great. To sum up. Average game relatively enjoyable but gets boring at some point.
  27. Josevitor527282
    Jul 3, 2020
    10
    Game is masterpiece, congratulations naughty dog...i love is game, neil druckmann its genial and criative, game of the year
  28. victorbds
    Jul 9, 2020
    10
    Most advanced combat gameplay i've ever experienced. A courageous story that deviates from the generic standards of the gaming industry and even the movie industry. So many emotions, hit me as hard as RDR 2. Amazing Graphics. Probably the best game of this generation.
  29. Outlaweditz
    Jul 3, 2020
    4
    This could've been great but sadly, "you **** it up". Our beloved characters are written poorly,the new characters we like are either killed by abby or leave, Then they try to force you to fall for abby which ultimately just makes you hate her more and joel's send off was pathetic. I could've written a better story with one hand blindfolded. Fortunately the gameplay is fun enough to keepThis could've been great but sadly, "you **** it up". Our beloved characters are written poorly,the new characters we like are either killed by abby or leave, Then they try to force you to fall for abby which ultimately just makes you hate her more and joel's send off was pathetic. I could've written a better story with one hand blindfolded. Fortunately the gameplay is fun enough to keep you going through some parts but it still can't save this crap writing. Don't buy the game at full price wait for it to go on sale. It'll be wirth your money by then.… Expand
  30. MaxPainAlchmst
    Jul 3, 2020
    0
    This game is very bad, the gameplay is repetitive, the story is bad and the characters are unlikable and un-relatable. I practically had to speed run the second half of the game just to get it over with.
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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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