The Last of Us Part II

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  1. MitchellJenkins
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Positives:
    - Incredible acting
    - Best graphics of the generation
    - Downtown Seattle is basically an open-world
    - Despite their best efforts, Joel & Ellie are still the best character
    - Flashbacks of Ellie & Joel are the best part of the game
    - Combat & stealth feels amazing
    - Infected are a lot scarier than Part 1
    - Outstanding depth and amount of things to customise
    - Handful of amazing action-packed and nerve-racking missions

    Negatives: | Here we go...
    - Joel would never go into a groups house just outside Jackson and give his name away knowing there are hundreds trying to hunt and kill him. Nearly 30 years in the apocalypse you’d think Tommy would be a bit smarter than to give away Jackson’s location, home to hundreds.
    - How could you kill off your most beloved character by caving his head in with a golf club? Arthur Morgan is a great example of how to kill a loved and well developed character, sacrificing himself for someone he loves. In Joel’s case that should’ve been Ellie.
    - There is little to no character development between Ellie and Dina.
    - You’re forced to play as Abby, the one who murders Joel for over half the game inan attempt to want to make you like her, I know, what the ****
    - You’re once again forced to play as Abby, but this time you have to try to kill Ellie
    - Tommy gets shot straight through that face but somehow survives
    - Jesse has such a forgettable death
    - Ellie has basically no development over the course of the game as she still wants revenge at the end.
    - So after killing hundreds and finally get to Abby (again), she ends up not killing Abby because she sees Joel, which surely would make Ellie want to kill Abby even more, but no, Abby gets to live and Joel gets his head pounded with a golf club

    Overview -
    With all of its positives, I cannot give this heap of dog **** more than 2 for the incredibly disappointing story.    … Expand
  2. Phenom800
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    Its really sad that not even games are left out of politics these days. Look at how many 10s and 0s this game has gotten. This is what happens when you force issues and tries to "educate" people that dont need or want to be educated. You divide people into camps and get ratings that has very little to do with actual gameplay.

    The game is visually stunning as expected. Unfortunately thats    Its really sad that not even games are left out of politics these days. Look at how many 10s and 0s this game has gotten. This is what happens when you force issues and tries to "educate" people that dont need or want to be educated. You divide people into camps and get ratings that has very little to do with actual gameplay.

    The game is visually stunning as expected. Unfortunately thats where the positives end. The combat is as stale as it was in 2014 but this time the story and the characters are nowhere near strong enough to carry the game on their own. Theres a zombie apocalypse going on but the characters are too busy bickering to notice. If you want to escape reality for a while dont get this game. The writing is not good enough. The Last of Us - Part 2 tries to be something its not and never should have aspired to be.    … Expand
  3. shape_12
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    1. Скучный,устаревший и репетативный геймплей
    2. Абсолютно идиотский сценарий полный сюжетных дыр и нелогичных поступков
    3. Искуственный интеллект врагов уровня игр десятилетней давности Единственный плюс этой игры - великолепная визуальная составляющая. Всё остальное - посредственность и хуже.    1. Скучный,устаревший и репетативный геймплей
    2. Абсолютно идиотский сценарий полный сюжетных дыр и нелогичных поступков
    3. Искуственный интеллект врагов уровня игр десятилетней давности

    Единственный плюс этой игры - великолепная визуальная составляющая. Всё остальное - посредственность и хуже.
  4. Fsc06
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    The technical part is good but the story is very poorly written, badly inserted and forced characters.
  5. TsuruTuneado
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    Naughty Dog tried so hard to push this BS under Everyones throats that they forgot to write a good story and good characters
    Its clear that afer the depart of Amy Hening, the true máster mind behind all the good narrativa of ND, the quality of the storytelling of the franchise would be low but OMG this was **** insane, really you had to make a story so bad?
    The game mechanics are good    Naughty Dog tried so hard to push this BS under Everyones throats that they forgot to write a good story and good characters
    Its clear that afer the depart of Amy Hening, the true máster mind behind all the good narrativa of ND, the quality of the storytelling of the franchise would be low but OMG this was **** insane, really you had to make a story so bad?

    The game mechanics are good but not innovative at all, the cutescenes were great and all this good job ruined because Nel Druckman wanted to tell a story about intolerance in a **** game about the end of the world

    Thank you Anita Sarkeesian, Thank you Neil Druckman and **** Thank you Abby for destroying this AMAZING game and characters    … Expand
  6. san0417
    Jun 22, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I´m sorry but this character treatment is unforgivable. Furthermore, the trailers were extremely misleading, basically lying to you to increase copy sales. ELLIE AND JOEL ONLY INTERACT IN FLASHBACKS!!!… Expand
  7. Hgggu
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    Technical part is amazing! Shadows, light awesome.
    But story, so so so bad..
  8. Freeman575
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    Mediocre gameplay, good graphics but terrible story. This game is extremely disrespectful to fans of the first game. If you love the first game don't play this one, it's not worth your time, money and pain.
  9. warezki
    Jun 22, 2020
    2
    The A.I is bad.. visuals good. Combat okayish. Story and writing weakest part and didnt make sense to me. 1/3 of the game had to really force myself to play through for a maybe rewarding ending and just got smacked in the face with dissapointment. Most of the time i was bored playing. For me me the last of us 1 was a 9/10.
    This game made me decide to never buy a ps5 nor support sonys road    The A.I is bad.. visuals good. Combat okayish. Story and writing weakest part and didnt make sense to me. 1/3 of the game had to really force myself to play through for a maybe rewarding ending and just got smacked in the face with dissapointment. Most of the time i was bored playing. For me me the last of us 1 was a 9/10.
    This game made me decide to never buy a ps5 nor support sonys road they have taken about pushing agendas and faking obviously all the reviews. Another thing I want to add is if your thinking about buying because of the trailers, they are lying. The trailers are all fake for this game and dont happen so in game and charecters have been swapped. Be warned. Dirty tricks Sony, shame

    The 2 points and all the appreaciation to the developers who worked hard on the game itself but never join a project again that is obviously written by a mad man with no idea about storytelling.    … Expand
  10. JakeX89
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    Great graphics, nice animations and that's probably all you've got.
    Seriously, this is the best story developers could created ?

    For me personally The Last of Us ended with Part One, they lived happily ever after.
  11. Beodun
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    The graphics and gameplay is fine, nothing amazing, the main issue is with the game's story.

    It has a very force narrative with a political agenda and an odd fetish towards gore porn. The gaming industry likes to pretend that minority characters and something super rare, well do you know why because no one really wants to play a game with a force minority. The story is a simple    The graphics and gameplay is fine, nothing amazing, the main issue is with the game's story.

    It has a very force narrative with a political agenda and an odd fetish towards gore porn.
    The gaming industry likes to pretend that minority characters and something super rare, well do you know why because no one really wants to play a game with a force minority.

    The story is a simple revenge tale made to look like something groundbreaking by all the media outlets just because you have the rainbow people in the game.

    I would strongly recommend you stay away from this game specially if you're a fan of the first game's story as here the whole virus/zombie thing is more or less non existent compared to the last game.    … Expand
  12. BigSpeedo
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    I want to start off by saying that I liked the first game. The gameplay was solid and the story was riveting, especially for a PS3 game. This, however, I did not enjoy. The fact that it's double the length of the last game makes it an experience comparable to torture. Nothing about this game is better than the first one. The story is a laughably bad excuse for a sequel. The gameplay hasI want to start off by saying that I liked the first game. The gameplay was solid and the story was riveting, especially for a PS3 game. This, however, I did not enjoy. The fact that it's double the length of the last game makes it an experience comparable to torture. Nothing about this game is better than the first one. The story is a laughably bad excuse for a sequel. The gameplay has not been improved except for the trivial jump button, which might as well be removed because it is useless. AI has not been improved either, zombies still act really stupid. The game is visually nice, but it still has many bugs. Notably, corpses will just disappear if you don't look at them for a split second. The game is way too violent, but I'm sure many sociopaths and psychopaths alike are happy about that. All in all, the game is just a bad experience. The maximum score it could ever deserve is a 7/10, but I'm not that generous.… Expand
  13. ShadowEclipse
    Jul 2, 2020
    2
    Hardly have I ever been so disappointed with a game before.
    We were hyped for this game for years, but what we got in the end was simply not worth the wait.
    The Graphics look good, though in my opinion the art style is worse than in the previous game. Gameplay got some improvements over the first game, but still feels a little dated. But we were never here for Graphics and    Hardly have I ever been so disappointed with a game before.
    We were hyped for this game for years, but what we got in the end was simply not worth the wait.

    The Graphics look good, though in my opinion the art style is worse than in the previous game.
    Gameplay got some improvements over the first game, but still feels a little dated.

    But we were never here for Graphics and Gameplay. The first game excelled in its story and was praised for its depiction of characters.

    Sadly, the same thing can't be said about this game. The Story feels like a bad fan fiction. The protagonists behave out of character and very often illogical.

    Overall the legacy of the first game is not treated with respect. It's apparent that it was more important to ship some Agendas instead of making a good game. The ending especially feels like a punch to the face.

    ND used to have a reputation, where you could buy each of their games blind and it would never be a waste. With this game, they have lost that privilege.    … Expand
  14. skylyn
    Jul 2, 2020
    2
    Well after the best character is killed, the game died for me. not my game, glad I did not buy, got to borrow from a friend
  15. FurySlayer47
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    This game is as bad as season 8 of Game of Thrones except unlike Game of Thrones Neil Druckmann has spent 7 years making a massacre out of much beloved characters and a great story. The first game was beautiful, this game is just some torture porn trash.
  16. Oni_queen
    Jul 9, 2020
    2
    I haven't been this disappointed in a story since Game of Thrones season 8. And Given the fact that Druckmann thinks Benioff is a good writer I can see where the influence into making a garbage story came from. Characterization feel rushed and pointless, and the writing tries way too hard to get you to like new characters and it feels forced, there is no chemistry and they ultimately feelI haven't been this disappointed in a story since Game of Thrones season 8. And Given the fact that Druckmann thinks Benioff is a good writer I can see where the influence into making a garbage story came from. Characterization feel rushed and pointless, and the writing tries way too hard to get you to like new characters and it feels forced, there is no chemistry and they ultimately feel boring. It tries way too hard to make you feel guilty for game mechanics that you have no choice in the matter, and ultimately the ending makes it all pointless.

    The game looks good and if anything the team that had to work crunch did a good job. Too bad it was wasted on a bad story.    … Expand
  17. MBG
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    Good gameplay and amazing graphics. However, a game like TLOU is mainly carried by its story and TLOU 2 brings a rather disappointing storyline and narrative with many plot holes and unsatisfying character arcs. The gameplay isn't that revolutionary but does the job well. It seems that too many professional reviews have dishonestly rated this as a 10/10 masterpiece to keep getting earlyGood gameplay and amazing graphics. However, a game like TLOU is mainly carried by its story and TLOU 2 brings a rather disappointing storyline and narrative with many plot holes and unsatisfying character arcs. The gameplay isn't that revolutionary but does the job well. It seems that too many professional reviews have dishonestly rated this as a 10/10 masterpiece to keep getting early access and review codes. This game is more of a 3/10 material at best.… Expand
  18. Awesomegamer201
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Joel in one!!!!!!!!! It's sad to see a good title ruined because some cuck is trash at writing a story… Expand
  19. AlienGuy
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    Gameplay is nothing special, it plays almost the same as the first title. However, the main issues with the game come from the story. The great characters and bonds between them established in the first game are gone, storytelling is awful and new, awful characters are introduced. If you are expecting more Joel and Ellie adventures, don’t buy this game. Only positives are the graphics andGameplay is nothing special, it plays almost the same as the first title. However, the main issues with the game come from the story. The great characters and bonds between them established in the first game are gone, storytelling is awful and new, awful characters are introduced. If you are expecting more Joel and Ellie adventures, don’t buy this game. Only positives are the graphics and voice acting, such a shame they were wasted on a game like this.… Expand
  20. BootyGoonNick
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    The good:

    Phenomenal Graphics. Probably the best on PS4 ever. The gameplay is slightly improved from the original. The character animations during combat/movement are outstanding. Very high quality. Great environments, level design more expansive than the first although still a linear experience. The bad: The story is terrible. Poorly written characters with actions that feel    The good:

    Phenomenal Graphics. Probably the best on PS4 ever.
    The gameplay is slightly improved from the original.
    The character animations during combat/movement are outstanding. Very high quality.
    Great environments, level design more expansive than the first although still a linear experience.

    The bad:

    The story is terrible. Poorly written characters with actions that feel very unnatural and forced. This is a story rife with political pandering and political ideology which is not inherently bad...but so very poorly handled here. A real fall in quality from the first game. I found the end to be deeply unsatisfying-it made the entire experience feel pointless.

    I must mention the blatantly misleading marketing before release which implied and inferred that certain characters are a much larger part of the plot than ended up being true.

    The Last of Us Part 2 is a brutal, vapid, overwrought experience offering no insights or lessons beyond "revenge is bad". But what did that lesson cost us? Everything.    … Expand
  21. hoop07240724
    Jul 19, 2020
    2
    Somewhere in this mess was potential for a great story, but unfortunately it is bogged down by unnecessary side plots and baffling character choices. Unfortunately, the graphics are not enough to save this game from itself. For a sequel game, instead of building on the first, it seems to only want to tear it all down. The graphics, and attention to detail are something to admire, butSomewhere in this mess was potential for a great story, but unfortunately it is bogged down by unnecessary side plots and baffling character choices. Unfortunately, the graphics are not enough to save this game from itself. For a sequel game, instead of building on the first, it seems to only want to tear it all down. The graphics, and attention to detail are something to admire, but for a story driven game that focuses more on making the player feel miserable, this game fails spectacularly.… Expand
  22. XChad
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    It's a ultimately a soulless sequel that failed to deliver what it's promise. The story tries to focus on the human aspect and claim how the humans are the "real monsters" to try to deliver some pseudo philosophical message and forgets it's zombie apocalypse setting. I won't not recommend anyone buying this game even if it was on sale.
  23. apr292000
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    False adverting with the plot, Naughty dog completely disregarded what people liked about the first game and instead shoveled out this trash, On top of that the crunch time game dev's at Naughty dog had to experience is inhumane just to finish the game.
  24. neuromancer9000
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    Such a great gameplay and soundtrack is totally ruined by a bad writing. The plot is just a horrible, violent thing to do to your fanbase. It's wrong in every possible way. I'm feeling sorry for every other person who thought they're gonna play another great Joel and Ellie adventure in post apocalyptic America.
  25. ohraion
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    I give 2 points for the art and gameplay. very stunning, pretty. nice controls and fun to shoot and stab. however, the story is absolutely THEE worst thing I have ever experienced in gaming. My god. It's hot garbage trash! They needed to fire the script writer and the director for this pile of **** I am so upset and angry that they had the courage to release this sequel with pride;I give 2 points for the art and gameplay. very stunning, pretty. nice controls and fun to shoot and stab. however, the story is absolutely THEE worst thing I have ever experienced in gaming. My god. It's hot garbage trash! They needed to fire the script writer and the director for this pile of **** I am so upset and angry that they had the courage to release this sequel with pride; THINKING they did a compelling and thought-provoking game. Naughty Dog has fallen from grace.… Expand
  26. JayFredo
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Honestly, waited 7 years for this and managed to pick up and play a copy a few days early.

    The graphics push the PS4 to its limits and look great however you might run into frame rate slowdown with an older console. Expect dated QTEs, horrendous AI, very same-y models scattered throughout, and combat that's meh to say the least. Cordyceps are the secondary fodder to the humans (pregnant, trans, and whatever come between) and animals you fight throughout (dogs included). And, I get the whole "what if WE'RE the real monsters" motif, but come on Naughty Dog.

    The downside that really hit me is not only do you lose a character like Joel who was a well loved character for NUMEROUS YEARS, but he also gets falsely advertised in a trailer, and then killed in the most asinine way. It's so seemingly uncharacteristic you wouldn't believe it when you play it. Abby's introduction for revenge for being the "daughter" of the doctor you killed in TLoU 1 was fine IN CONCEPT, but her character as a whole feels bland and not fleshed out at all. I also didn't feel sorry for her narrative even when the game literally pulled me by the hand and expected me to as well.

    Not to mention the REAL kicker of it getting trailer after trailer showing you playing as Ellie and following her story, you have the worst bait and switcheroo of you playing the majority of it as the new unlikable character, Abby, really sucked.

    But in conclusion you get a hamfisted "revenge is bad" narrative slammed down your throat after literally tearing through slogs of enemies the entire game to get to the finale and it being; "Well i did the damage to get here, and I'm literally about to kill you but hey, even though you killed my father figure, go on and leave now." And then Ellie just lets Abby walk on, after getting 2 fingers chomped off.

    I basically feel like i wasted 7 years of waiting, $62.45, and roughly 26 hours of my life playing a poorly written, bland, and sloppy game who shows it off in spades after losing their original writer. In my eyes, they should have just stuck with the Jak 4 concept instead of this dumpster fire.    … Expand
  27. WhatsTheDealWE
    Jun 22, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My original review got deleted by Metacritic so im gonna say what my original review said
    This game is one of the biggest disappointments in recent gaming history. Everything that was good in the original story wise has been thrown out the window and now we have to play as some random girl who killed a character we fell in love with in the original in a way that was an insult to us as players. and the gameplay is still the same as the originals but its still not the best.    … Expand
  28. Smookiewren
    Jun 22, 2020
    2
    Game is only visually stunning, but thats about it. Its just eye candy with no backbone to support it; Neither in terms of story nor gameplay.
  29. Thisgamewas
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    As a stand alone game, it would maybe be a 5.. but as a sequel this game hits all the wrong notes. It takes everything fans liked about the first game and threw them in the trash. Plot holes, characters are boring, lengthy, and boring. Probably 10+ hours of the "gameplay" is pointless and the ending is pathetic at best.

    Gameplay is sound and graphics are stunning. The sound is cringy as    As a stand alone game, it would maybe be a 5.. but as a sequel this game hits all the wrong notes. It takes everything fans liked about the first game and threw them in the trash. Plot holes, characters are boring, lengthy, and boring. Probably 10+ hours of the "gameplay" is pointless and the ending is pathetic at best.

    Gameplay is sound and graphics are stunning. The sound is cringy as it tends to just be the protagonist or antagonist grunting non stop which becomes very annoying.
    Not to mention blatent false advertising clearly used as damage control because the studio knew they were making poor choices with the games direction..

    The game is a worse version of its predecessor with no significant improvements in any way. Very unfortunate.    … Expand
  30. Adam7180
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    The game-play and graphics are superb. However, the reason people loved the last of us part 1 is because of the story and characters which is beyond huge disappointment in part 2.
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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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