The Last of Us Part II

 PlayStation 4
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  1. esper0s
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    The game is boring, the narrative seems forced and there are a lot of plot holes and twists that seems unnatural.
  2. RichrdSM
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    I honestly tried to like this game, but their are too many issues that bog it down. The first game was a decent story told well, the writing wasn't spectacular yet it built up an actual world and made it believable. This game fails to do that, half way through I honestly forgot that this was suppose to be a post apocalyptic world, or that Clickers were in any way a threat to society.
    The    I honestly tried to like this game, but their are too many issues that bog it down. The first game was a decent story told well, the writing wasn't spectacular yet it built up an actual world and made it believable. This game fails to do that, half way through I honestly forgot that this was suppose to be a post apocalyptic world, or that Clickers were in any way a threat to society.
    The writing is extremely basic and in your face. Every message is blatantly told to the player, and any form of subtlety doesn't exist. Characters know information that they shouldn't possibly know, and what little emotion that the story attempts to bring our misses it's mark.    … Expand
  3. jimmyfors
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. If the game didn't look and sound so good this would be a zero. It is hard to get behind this story. Joel did everything he could and killed literal doctors to save Ellie, and after Ellie kills: Owen, Mel (pregnant), Nora, hundreds of random people; watched Jesse, Joel die; watched Tommy get shot in the eye; have Dina give her an ultimatum and break it; she FINALLY gets a chance to kill the supposed antagonist and can't. This nightmare of a story has literally everything unsatisfying happen that could happen. It feels like subverting expectations turned up to 14 and it is just too much and too far to be relatable or enjoyable. Disappointed.… Expand
  4. Nazuhl
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. First about the few positive things and unfortunately the good parts are only graphics and facial animation/motion capture.
    The gameplay is a slightly refined version of TLOU, crafting, etc. didn´t change.
    now about the bad.. ND came up with the wors sequel in gaming history. The story doesn´t tell anything except violence all the time.. and more violence... and more... it doesn´t stop.
    They somehow thought it was a good idea to kill off Joel in the beginning. That may have worked if it was a somehow meaningful death but this whole thing was rushed and emotionless. After this **** move they somehow went even further and forced you to play as the manwomantransthing who killed your beloved character. Then all that follows is violence and an endless revenge circle rounded up by their LGBTQ agenda. This game is a 2/10. They messed up the characters and the story in a game that´s only about characters and story. not worth the money and everyone who played TLOU 1 should stay away from this game.    … Expand
  5. Kspnpba
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    Я так расстроен !!! Слишком много ЛГБТ
  6. islandzys
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    10/10 graphics
    10/10 combat
    -18/10 **** plot
    Can't bear watching my character dies and the ending. Naughty Dog clearly put a lot of effort to please minorities and ignores what majorities really want to see.
  7. Kald6349
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The beautiful spirit of the last part has disappeared, so that a part without an identity and a bad story has come, the game has been destroyed in order to please certain parties, this is very odious to sacrifice a beautiful game for things that do not benefit the game… Expand
  8. Seashanty
    Jun 24, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I couldn't go past the second hour of playtime, despite my love for part 1, Hopefully i can get at least half the price i paid for this piece of garbage. Very pretentious storytelling, gone wrong on so many levels, i think the Writer and director were inspired by kojima on some sort of way, but instead of feeling attachment to characters with the storytelling, i just felt bored.… Expand
  9. Firdex
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    The Last of Us Part II is the sequel of the previous game "The Last of Us"
    Ok, first the gameplay,visual,music,graphic i give it a solid 9/10
    But.... for the story oh boy, one of the worst story in the gaming industry. Too much milking of LGBT and SJW community so sad...
  10. Spacefunkymonk
    Jul 1, 2020
    2
    TLOU 1 was a masterpiece near the end of the PS3 genre. Now TLOU2 came out after so many years, with Druckmann being a VP of ND nowadays. Not only he clearly stated that he wanted TLOU2 to be his political statement, it's crammed with propaganda and forced LGBT intereactions. A couple keypoints here:

    1: It's pathetic how there are sex scenes in TLOU2 but Sony cherry picked and censors    TLOU 1 was a masterpiece near the end of the PS3 genre. Now TLOU2 came out after so many years, with Druckmann being a VP of ND nowadays. Not only he clearly stated that he wanted TLOU2 to be his political statement, it's crammed with propaganda and forced LGBT intereactions. A couple keypoints here:

    1: It's pathetic how there are sex scenes in TLOU2 but Sony cherry picked and censors other games and not TLOU2.
    2: A supposedly dystopian game with zombies, but instead it's heavily focused on a trans person.
    3: Druckmann projecting himself in the game, having intercourse.
    4: Critics giving 10/10 to the game for being in bed with Sony. All in the sake of having early views from other journalists.

    Severely disappointed with Naughty Dog and how Druckmann decided to give the middle finger to the franchise's fanbase. This is what you get when you cater to a specific minority group, of which the majority don't bother with videogames AT ALL.    … Expand
  11. Alekhd
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    SGW ruined this game. Its make just for Nill Druckmunn and his friends, not for PLAYERS. Awful story, politics infusion in game, new characters is very bad. Gameplay from 2013. Only graphics is pretty good. But main part of this game is STORY and it was ruined by LGBT community. 20 hours - and it is a full game?
  12. Dankswamp
    Jun 20, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The writing in this game is an affront to storytelling akin to GOT season 8, the circumstances that lead to Joel's death in the first hour are so far out of character for him its not even funny. Then you spend the whole game absolutely despising abby, waiting for the chance to kill her was the only thing that kept me going. Then you get to the end and you don't even get to kill the **** because the game forces you to spare her out of some sort of misguided idea of what Joel would have wanted. Pretty sure Joel from TLOU would have been fine with you murdering the 'women' who beat his **** head in with a golf club as a reward to him for saving her life. Game sucks ass waste of 60 quid gameplay is identical to the last game so a 3.… Expand
  13. MohammedAL
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    Gameplay is fun, but nothing new. Graphics and music are the best what's offered in the game. Story which is the main part is broken
  14. Leverismerte
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    The last of us part 2 is a hilarious attempt at a video game. Outdated and clunky gameplay with fantastic graphics. The story tries to make the player feel bad for killing people in a post apocalyptic world where it’s kill or be killed by blatant manipulation. Spend your money elsewhere and don’t buy this awful "video game" that can barely be qualified as one
  15. Juliencment
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    honteux tout simplement honteux de voir ce qu'est devenu the last of us!!! un scénario catastrophique, comment la presse peut avoir noté ce titre avec autant d'éloge!! un mensonge complet sur le jeu franchement 15h aurait suffit là on nous rallonge a coup de séquence ridicule qui n'améne rien, le gameplay est identique au premier et je ne parle même pas de l'IA les ennemies ne me vois mêmehonteux tout simplement honteux de voir ce qu'est devenu the last of us!!! un scénario catastrophique, comment la presse peut avoir noté ce titre avec autant d'éloge!! un mensonge complet sur le jeu franchement 15h aurait suffit là on nous rallonge a coup de séquence ridicule qui n'améne rien, le gameplay est identique au premier et je ne parle même pas de l'IA les ennemies ne me vois même pas caché dans une touffe d'herbe à 1m ridicule! neil druckmann a gaché la pépite avec un scénario digne des productions AB mais en multipliant les scénes gore pour faire le buzz... le jeu est beau dommage mais c'est le seul truc bien 70e de gaché j'espére pouvoir le revendre rapidement pour pas trop perdre d'argent dessus. et carton rouge à la presse française qui nous a vendu ça comme la perfection c'est vous les vendus!!… Expand
  16. IanKown
    Jun 30, 2020
    2
    This **** game makes the first game look a lot more "lighter and softer" in comparison (to quote a trope from TV Tropes).

    A story too bleak makes it hard to give a **** about anything. There's nobody to root for because everyone is either **** boring, die a miserable death, or are completely unlikable. The ONE thing you do root for (revenge and justice) is taken away from you with no    This **** game makes the first game look a lot more "lighter and softer" in comparison (to quote a trope from TV Tropes).

    A story too bleak makes it hard to give a **** about anything. There's nobody to root for because everyone is either **** boring, die a miserable death, or are completely unlikable. The ONE thing you do root for (revenge and justice) is taken away from you with no choice or agency. There is no catharsis, there is no humor, there is no hope, there is no kind of light, there's no kind of balance. It's all "Audience Induced Apathy" another TV Trope).

    The Walking Dead game series had its fair share of really bleak moments, but as dark as those games got, there was always SOME kind of hope to latch on to (whether it was Clementine herself, or her surrogate son AJ), there was always some kind of humor to offset tension, those games didn't constantly wallow in despair. You could have a story about "hatred", but good god, how about some kind of levity?!    … Expand
  17. SammySamosa
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    A boring, predictable game. It does not innovate from the predecessor in any notable way and features generic plot-points and uninteresting gameplay.
  18. tosutosu
    Jun 20, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is a completely honest review. I have not enjoyed this at all.
    I understand that this game is supposed to NOT be enjoyable but the writing of the story and characters is god-awful. It feels like a fever dream, a crappy fan fiction full of plot holes, decisions meant to be "realistic" but in fact, they were just purely written. Characters do not act the way we saw them in the early game, the time jump does not justify that. The game is too long for a "revenge is bad" story, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE BAD PEOPLE WIN. So revenge ultimately is great, I guess?
    And seriously though, did Abby kill every person named Joel she encountered? That would've made much more sense. His death was so full of **** I can't simply understand how one can come up with a solution like this. Shame because the graphics are the best I have ever seen on PS4, gameplay is mostly okay, slightly better than in the previous game. 2/10.    … Expand
  19. Juuki
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    Writing this review as a fan of Naughty Dog and The Last of Us part 1. Made an account to state my opinion on TLoU2. Keep in mind, you might have a different experience.

    Graphics: the game follows the theme of hate and revenge. This is also reflected in the overall design of the game; while graphically being very impressive, aesthetically it mostly looks dark, gritty, and quite frankly    Writing this review as a fan of Naughty Dog and The Last of Us part 1. Made an account to state my opinion on TLoU2. Keep in mind, you might have a different experience.

    Graphics: the game follows the theme of hate and revenge. This is also reflected in the overall design of the game; while graphically being very impressive, aesthetically it mostly looks dark, gritty, and quite frankly dull. There very little use of natural lightning, such as sunlight, which is in stark contrast to previous games such as Uncharted 4/TLL or even The Last of Us 1. The color palette is quite limited. Definitely prefer to look of the TLoU1 over TLoU2.

    Story: Regarding the story, well.....The original game is about hope and the search for a cure where progress through a world filled with clickers and in which nature is slowly reclaiming its territory. Instead, TLoU2 aims to provide a deepening of the character Ellie and the struggles she goes through. Additionally, it introduces a new main character Abby. There is a pararell to found among these two. You play in a quest for revenge, from the perspective of both characters. However, the main issue here is that everything is a complete mess. The story feels far-fetched. You play as a murder machines, graphically killing off hundreds. I found it difficult to sympathize for with the characters because you have no influence on moral values; everything is forced upon you. I simply could not care for the main characters in the way I did in the original.

    The gameplay aspect is largely what to expect from a Naughty Dog game. Honestly, I have little complaints here.

    Then there is the lgbt aspect: I did not mind it for the most part. Still, it was all a bit much up to a point that it just felt weird, making me question what the point of it all is. Are they trying to make a statement here? Is a video game really the best way to do this? Just felt a bit extreme at times.

    Overall conclusion: The story is told ineffectively and I was unable to care for the main characters, something the original was so good it. The world is fairly dull-looking (although graphically incredibly impressive), as part of the overall theme the game is going for. It has a very hard time justifying why the tone is so dark. Left me disappointed and unsatistied.    … Expand
  20. raybeart
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    Before reviewing let me tell how much first tlou matter to me.
    You know when game is amazing if immediately after finishing it You feel empty, confused maybe in some way shocked but mostly curious about characters and it makes u rethink some of your life choices as a whole. You are becoming so obsessed with game that u start looking for more about characters and their background story.    Before reviewing let me tell how much first tlou matter to me.
    You know when game is amazing if immediately after finishing it You feel empty, confused maybe in some way shocked but mostly curious about characters and it makes u rethink some of your life choices as a whole. You are becoming so obsessed with game that u start looking for more about characters and their background story. It hapenned to me after beating first The Last of Us, i'v read countless books about post apocalyptic , traumatic events and how it affects human relations and how we can deal with it( e.g. I recommend reading The Road by Cormac McCarthy). World of tlou showed me many shades of black and how we can overcome them by looking for light and hope and that there is always something to live for . It inspirated me and surely many more people. It pointed me a reason to live and fight for people and things that are the most important to me. Elie's and Joel's relationship showed me that games are far more than just gameplay and story in gaming became something more for me.
    As you see Im looking at second part from sentimantal perspective and for this part I really wanted it to be at least as wise as first one. Sadly I was dissapointed, firstly dialogues often seemed to be pointless and meaningless. Also main plots from first game looks like they were abandoned. during the game we don't progress in story and there is many plot holes and the most important parts are rushed. After beating the game I was trying to explain some of the game choices to me. I thought- maybe this game is about forgiveness? Maybe I missed something? Story telling of this part remainds me of writer that is burned down and finish his main plots just in one sentence. Gameplay is on the highest level possible, music as it was in first part is stunning and breathtaking. But Naughty Dog failed in the most important thing which made The Last of Us so special to me and so many people- story telling.

    Overall In tlou 1 Elie's and Joel's fate became something more than I ever expected from video game and in 2nd part I hoped for developing main threads and I really counted that game will be able to give me a life lesson one more time. The only thing that remains for All of Us is that we can all lead our loved Ellie and Joel how we want in our dreams and imagination..    … Expand
  21. Asfgeee
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    Bad story, game focused too much on ellies sexuality , and they didnt give a crap about tlou 1 characters
  22. Jfhjyfxcvjuhg
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    Beside the visuals itspretty much the same as lou 1.............................................................................................
  23. zangief
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    Waited many years for this game. And what do I get ? Nothing, really Do not buy this game if you liked the first game, spend your money on something else.
    Just plain Rubbish.
    Keep the first game and re play it, remember it, feel the first game. Worst game in many years.
  24. SamiFED
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Trash story . Bad story telling Bad preformens Bad characters Poor gameplay This is not the last of us .… Expand
  25. Anpal
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    Thanks Druckmann and your friend Anita Sarkeesian now we know how you respect fans of the first game, this game have baddest storyline and ending ,oh yeah and nice graphics.
  26. berty2020
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. One of the biggest disappointments in gaming history. Spits all over the original (literally) and everything it stood for. Injecting needless woke politics into a zombie survival game while bashing you over the head with the violence is bad trope. Disgusting from Naughty Dog.… Expand
  27. RogerBob
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    I didn't even played the first game of the franchise but i understand how it feels to get attached to some characters, and after all these unnecessary new characters from the part 2 being added made me quite uncomfortable continuing the game, they force you to play a character you would most likely hate from the beginning of the game, and a lot too.. I give 2 points for score because evenI didn't even played the first game of the franchise but i understand how it feels to get attached to some characters, and after all these unnecessary new characters from the part 2 being added made me quite uncomfortable continuing the game, they force you to play a character you would most likely hate from the beginning of the game, and a lot too.. I give 2 points for score because even tho the mechanics are repetitive and the story is bad written, i can't deny the Graphics and Animations are top tier, even tho the game deserves zero because of the bad attitude towards fans from Sony and Neil Duckermann, with all the DMCA's, imagine not able to tell your own opinion about something.. Naughty dog lost my respect with that. But, i still respect all the developers that worked for the game.. Quite an unfortunate failure of an epic franchise.… Expand
  28. Madaras
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ok, I've played the last of us 1 and I have to say this game feels completely different and just wants to make the player feel bad about Things about THEY HAD NO CHOICE!!!! The Last of Us the possibility of playing through the entire game with just killing two people , however this game tells you that you apparently killed dozens of people in the last game and you have no say in all of this despite the first game specifically allowing you to evade enemies, not killing them. This game for forces you to kill people and then wants to make you guilty about that. I do not understand what the creators of this game thought but this has absolutely to do nothing with the last game. literally all your actions are railroaded as opposed to the first game and then the game insults You by saying "you are bad person why did you do that"? I'm not going to talk about how this game completely destroys our beloved characters but this game is literally telling a person to go through a door and then insulting them and telling them they are bad person for walking through that door. If you had an actual choice in this game then I would understand it but there's absolutely no reason that any of this story makes. The only good thing about this game are the graphics and the landscapes… Expand
  29. Laithherzo
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    The last of us lost its essence with the ideal story that impressed everyone, but the second part became a purely commercial and marketing game, a cheap game centered on gays and feminism disgusting, I do not talk about graphics and gameplay they are good, but the story is the worst
  30. Thorarin
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    Somehow, the gameplay is worse, map design is worse, I'm such a fanboy that'd it'd be all fine if just the story was good, but my god. The writing is the worst I've ever seen, it's as if the writers saw Moonlight and thought, let's do a horrible version of that, but the whole game is that. Maybe the director of this game wants an Oscar, but no matter how many journalists they pay off, itSomehow, the gameplay is worse, map design is worse, I'm such a fanboy that'd it'd be all fine if just the story was good, but my god. The writing is the worst I've ever seen, it's as if the writers saw Moonlight and thought, let's do a horrible version of that, but the whole game is that. Maybe the director of this game wants an Oscar, but no matter how many journalists they pay off, it will never come, those that were in charge of this game are hacks, and this mess will follow them forever. This will go down as the worst sequel in history.… Expand
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Universal acclaim - based on 121 Critic Reviews

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