The Last of Us Part II

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  1. Dutski
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    É um bom jogo porém desafia a inteligência do jogador, ignorando aprendizados do primeiro.
  2. ImAKAJenks
    Jun 20, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game looks visually gorgeous but the story just isn't there, and the ending will have you throwing your controller in rage.

    My main problem with this game stems from Abby. Is Abby justified in killing Joel? Absolutely, he killed her dad, she is 100% justified in killing him I have no problems with that. What Naughty Dog fails to grasp is that even though i fully understand and agree with her character motivation here I still don't f***ing like Abby, and i have no logical reason to because she just killed our main protagonist from the last game. You guys spent an entire game building up Joel's character and making us care about him, we played the game as if we WERE him. But now? We're expected to sympathize with his killer? Not even that, we're expected to LIKE his killer, to root for her in same vain we did Joel. You literally control Abby in a chase/fight sequence against Ellie where you beat the hell out of her. Then at the end of the game when you're finally getting some payback the game decides Ellie is a bigger person or something and just lets this **** (who by this point has killed several/maimed several of Ellie's friends) just hop in a boat and leave. Sorry but nah. Cannot get behind this character and nothing in this story makes me want to.

    The game really wants to push the message that 'Revenge is bad'. Ellie loses pretty much everything in the end and can be seen walking off in the distance alone, the game WANTS us to think this is just the consequences to her actions but all it really feels like is more of a narrative contrivance. We spent this ENTIRE game on a bloodthirsty quest for vengeance to honor Joel's memory and take down his killer, only to be thrown through a loop in end when Ellie suddenly decides she's over it and let's Abby go? After she moments ago bit off two of Ellie's fingers?? And it feels like the game expects us to cheer at this revelation like Ellie has somehow overcome some ethical hurdle in sparing Abby's life? The narrative choices in this story just seem so out of touch with everything in the previous game and even the DLC that it's almost jarring. Nothing we know about Ellie would lead us to believe that she would spare Abby in the final encounter, but since Ellie can't be allowed to achieve her goal of this game or else the revenge message doesn't work, we now have to just stop and let her go in the climax of the final fight. Expert writing.

    Cannot recommend this game at all    … Expand
  3. Whyamihere00
    Jun 20, 2020
    2
    The first few hours are amazing then once you get to the city it all just goes down hill quick. And I wanted to love this game so much, 7 years of waiting and they let you down. Not even a dlc could fix there mistakes.
  4. Revan510
    Jun 20, 2020
    2
    Waited a long time, but man did this game disappoint. To go from one of the best stories told in TLOU to this. Genuinely disappointed.
  5. Ps5joe
    Jun 20, 2020
    2
    When you shoehorn in themes nobody wants, it sours the whole game. Yeah, mechanics were good enough, it looked great, no real game breaking bugs, but its not relatable, and forces in a topic that has no value other than to appease the target group. I can't say I enjoyed it, sorry.
  6. Kickassadam
    Jun 20, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Paul, that what I feel, why? The last of us was/is a game that made me Feel .. Nr2 is like a "we want money kind of game" , What happened? I want my money back. I dint expect this... WTF???? I have more fun with tetris.… Expand
  7. totemxl
    Jun 26, 2020
    2
    Beautiful visuals that hide a very weak and cheap plot. It reminds me of a cheap sitcom. Lots of holes in the story, after the first 3 hours you don't care about anything and anyone's journey anymore. Also lots of gameplay problems with the movements and fighting system.
  8. Gamermilenium
    Jun 20, 2020
    2
    Todo podría haber salido relativamente bien , pero fue todo lo contrario no me agrada como las compañías quieren forzar las buenas historias con los temas populares lo siento muy forzado , en fin arruinaron la saga
  9. IvarTheBoneles
    Jun 20, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have just finished playing the game.This one is so disappointing. After almost six years of waiting and waiting for a stronger or a similar game to its predecessor, we got The Last of Us Part 2, which is pretty fragile and weak compared to Part 1.
    The first installment of the game was really entertaining and the story was solid and intriguing. The characters were strongly built and they made the players connected to them emotionally. On the contrary, This game story is solely built on the average revenge storyline. The characters are weakly built on feminism and sex. For that every moment they make a sexual reference.There is a pretty clear propaganda for the far leftists, LGBT and feminists , which can be sensed throughout the gameplay.    … Expand
  10. albodude321
    Jun 20, 2020
    2
    Lazy, Depressing Garbage Story/Ending. Very Good Overall Gameplay/Graphics... Wait for Sale ehh?
  11. Youknowme
    Jun 20, 2020
    2
    No matter how high the picture quality was, if the story is trash, it still a trash. Stop saying that the Picture quality is perfect, the core of this game is STORY, not PICTURE.
  12. BasicallyElon
    Jun 20, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. That story was trash... Joel would never trust going to a random house and would never trust Abby like that... this just ain’t it chief… Expand
  13. Adrian6598
    Jun 20, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It’s awesome how they killed the most loved character thanks for nothing!… Expand
  14. Temp_Rary
    Jun 22, 2020
    2
    I am a big fan of Naughty Dog and I have always admired their attention to details, technical marvels, and their hand-crafted relationships and brilliant storytelling.

    Personally, I believe that Last of Us I was an incredible game not because of the great gameplay nor the emotional music and so on ... but because of its astonishing story, narrative and characters. Essentially the    I am a big fan of Naughty Dog and I have always admired their attention to details, technical marvels, and their hand-crafted relationships and brilliant storytelling.

    Personally, I believe that Last of Us I was an incredible game not because of the great gameplay nor the emotional music and so on ... but because of its astonishing story, narrative and characters.

    Essentially the story is what made the player feel that the game is fun and interesting. However, all of that is nowhere to be found in the last of us part II except for a few instances, and so what is left is a game that is frustrating and unappealing. A game that makes the player feel bad for playing it. as the result the game becomes unplayable especially in the second half of the game!

    The graphics and gameplay are great and a step up from the previous game, but again I believe that the story is what made the first game incredible and it is same reason why this sequel sucks. I believe The story is ruined because of the choices the devs took but most importantly the execution of these choices!    … Expand
  15. Exzella
    Jun 20, 2020
    2
    เนื้อเรื่องแย่มากๆ เหมือนหักหลังคนเล่น แก้แค้นวนไปวนมา น่าเบื่อมาก ผิดหวังสุดๆ ให้รางวัลเกมยอดแย่แห่งปีเลย
  16. KILLYROCK
    Jul 7, 2020
    2
    The plot of this game is terrible
    Grade B movies are more logical
    If former employees do not quit
    The game will come out better than this.
  17. perilo
    Jun 20, 2020
    2
    The 1st game was a bottle of good whiskey! The 2nd is a glass of dirty water when you have not thirst. Keep this leftist/SJW narrative away from the games and story. This game seems-not in a cool way-the last season of Game of Thrones. How far can you go for screwing up a story/franchise? The characters and the game became SO TASTELESS or with a bad taste!
  18. georgemccauley
    Jun 27, 2020
    2
    I’m gutted with what Naughty Dog have put out here. We have been victims of false advertising and pure lies. From the trailers we were shown, we were expecting a game about Joel and Ellie. We didn’t get this and to make matters worse, the story is terrible, it’s jumbled together and the writing and pacing is so far off the first game, it’s almost like there has been a completely differentI’m gutted with what Naughty Dog have put out here. We have been victims of false advertising and pure lies. From the trailers we were shown, we were expecting a game about Joel and Ellie. We didn’t get this and to make matters worse, the story is terrible, it’s jumbled together and the writing and pacing is so far off the first game, it’s almost like there has been a completely different team writing this story.

    The only good thing about this game is the gameplay and graphics. The level of detail that has gone into this is brilliant, at times I thought I was looking at real humans. The world of the last of us is great, but in a story driven franchise, when it’s not up to par, it will drag everything down with it. The ending of this game will leave you feeling angry and upset, there is nothing satisfying about it and nothing gets cleared up. It appears Naughty Dog have tried to do something different with this game, but it doesn’t work and it’s a mess. It feels like a big political statement and a message about revenge is bad being shoved in our faces.

    In my honest opinion I had to set the difficulty to very easy after the first couple of hours into this game just to get through it, it wasn’t a good experience at all. We was told by Neil Druckmann himself that the Last of Us is about Joel and Ellie, this game isn’t. I bought it as I had to play it as I consider the first game the best I’ve ever played. However, after this I will not be purchasing anything Naughty Dog put out in the future. Save yourself £60 and don’t buy it.    … Expand
  19. Hav3n
    Jun 20, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have never been more disappointed in my life. Can't believe I waited years for this. The story was absolute **** making us play as Abby to have simpathy for her which did - not - work. Absolute wet dog **** of a game. There is no other score and I'm glad the fans are ripping Naughty Dog a new one because they brought in on themselves. **** them.… Expand
  20. MetaJR
    Jun 20, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The first game IS a dream , an adventure incredible , But this second game, it's just a Joke....


    Druckmann killed the game Script IS Bad ....just Bad , This second game IS a lier to the first and only One true Last of us This second game can't to be Real because it IS a **** on the neck of the Legendary first Game


    1 point for thé technical animation, and facial animation , but some bug , and ref dead rédemption IS an open World of 2018, superior in graphism and animation....


    1 point beacause the name IS "last of Us part 2 " But ..... The game IS Bad , the script IS Bad , the character ...Ellie , Joël , .... Destroy the Beauty of thé first part , the only One part Druckmann must to leave naughty dog because .... He killed the last of us and ND    … Expand
  21. Kassio21
    Jun 22, 2020
    2
    Decepção é o sentimento que define o que os verdadeiros fãs do primeiro jogo estão sentindo, os gráficos estão perfeitos, mas a história é um lixo, tantas opções de enredo que podiam ter feito fizeram a pior escolha, parece que os escritores escreveram essa história fumando da mesma maconha que fumam no jogo, obrigam a gente jogar mais de 10 horas com a assassina do nosso querido Joel,Decepção é o sentimento que define o que os verdadeiros fãs do primeiro jogo estão sentindo, os gráficos estão perfeitos, mas a história é um lixo, tantas opções de enredo que podiam ter feito fizeram a pior escolha, parece que os escritores escreveram essa história fumando da mesma maconha que fumam no jogo, obrigam a gente jogar mais de 10 horas com a assassina do nosso querido Joel, obrigam espancar a Ellie sem nós querer, simplesmente ridiculo o que fizeram, decpeção… Expand
  22. Zeewa
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. While the game mechanics, game play and graphics is a state of art. The Last of Us is the type of game that is weighted by its story telling and plot, and this is where the game has a shockingly poor story.

    The story of this game has been made to forcefully divert itself from the natural development of the first chapter in a very violent purposeless manner. I do understand that the authors have clearly stated how this game is about hate and revenge. However if you put the time and attention in the game, you can clearly see that the game is made over misplaced moral degeneration and cutting the main characters in the most disrespectful way imaginable.

    Joel in the Last of Us was and still one of the most bad ass character in the history of gaming. He was not prefect with only the instinct of survival as his only drive to keep going in the ugly world he lives in. But Ellie existence in his life has opened the door to the player to explore the depth of his character. Showing how realistic and justified his action were to be.

    Joel saves Abby, an abnormally masculine and bad looking female with every a treat that a normal human being would despise, and have the highest level of moral degeneration. When she find out who he is, she kills him out of revenge in the most unmemorable way you can image. The writer does not let him die a heroic death, but on floor of no where location that doesn't have any further connection to the story. To add salt to the injury, a character that resemble Neil Drunkman spit on Joel dead body as a sign of disrespect to the figure that Joel represent.

    the entirety of the game play is to follow Ellie and Abby journey to meet and fight to death, but that doesn't happen. The player will go through 25 to 30 hours of a marathon of revenge, that doesn't take place. Putting the player in a position to question the purpose of making such a pointless story.

    To be fair, the flash back between Ellie, Joel and Tommy are beautiful. But that anger me more, how can you make such a good flash backs, yet constructing such a horrible current story that lack every sense of depth.

    this part of the review will be very personal opinion, but it has to be out there for you to read. the political influence in this game is disgustingly unbearable. If the plot of the story is written buy the same writer of the original Last of Us, then I wouldn't say that.

    Even as an Iraqi middle eastern man, it bugs me why would an Alpha male Texan Character like Joel meet his end like this.

    MY final massage to Naughty Dog is this; how can you expect players to appreciate and respect your work, when you disrespected and forsaken your own legacy.

    The Last of Us: Chapter 2 is the biggest disappointment in my life.    … Expand
  23. 0iijj9okk
    Jan 2, 2021
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Neil drahman must learn to respect all people and not just gays and lesbians. A game that promotes the idea of ​​gender fascism has no right to exist.… Expand
  24. Jj123748
    Jun 20, 2020
    2
    Não gostei do final achei muito ruim faz a gente senti a dor da Ellie pra ela perdoa e acaba assim pelo menos dá uma escolha a fazer em mata ou deixar viva e
  25. Thatguyisnice
    Jun 20, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I do not understand why the story writing in this one was so bad compared to the first one the fact that it’s a revenge story and they try to put you in the shoes of the villain and make you hunt down the people that we like is extremely weird but that’s not the main point the main point is that you work so hard to build up I do not understand why the story writing in this one was so bad compared to the first one the fact that it’s a revenge story and they try to put you in the shoes of the villain and make you hunt down the people that we like is extremely weird but that’s not the main point the main point is that you work so hard to build up ellie just a tear her down completely is absolutely insane. You do all of this work to go to fine Abby and get revenge and then nothing happens? Which left me with a sense of anger. You feel the need to kill this girl. You hear Joel’s screams in your head and feel the need to avenge him. You can’t sleep or eat. You leave the person you love to go and kill his killer and you do not do it. It’d pathetic. This is a terrible sequel to such a great first game.… Expand
  26. leximmaximus
    Jun 20, 2020
    2
    Awful. This is what happens when you mix art with politics. What made the first one great was a terrific story. Now we get a ham-fisted attempt at video game as political manifesto.
  27. pkbrian
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Let's be honest
    Graphic : 9-10 / 10 ( very good, nothing to say about it )
    Fighting : 8 / 10 ( smooth, it will better if you have more non-kill option like MGSV if you want to tell revenge is bad )
    Story : 5 / 10
    Storytelling skills : -10 / 10
    ( There is many other ways to "Kill Joel", many ways to re-arrange the memory ordering in the game, and many ways to tell the story for Abby so that we can get more interesting on her )

    For the people who love Joel, what will be the feeling that they need to control Abby after Abby kill her like that in the very beginning and Joel is just act like an idiot ( unlike he is much more careful in the last of us 1 ), I think the only feeling is disgusting.

    It can be better if they include Abby in the fake trailer.
    It can be a good game if it is a separate story for Abby.
    It can also be better if the story just starting with Abby and her story, then she find Joel is the one who kill her father.

    And if the directer want to ask question,
    Just let me choose the answer in the ending of the game, but not only showing the animation.

    In conclusion, it can be a Great Game for EVERYONE but they just want to make a Game for SOME PEOPLE only, what a shame. Please don't call it "The Last of us Part II"    … Expand
  28. Zyndall
    Jun 20, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game has one of the worst stories ever. The plot is a mess, after a couple hours, you have no reason to really continue....and that ending will leave a sour taste in your mouth. The graphics and gameplay mechanics aren't bad, but they're not enough to save this disgrace.… Expand
  29. redchicken76
    Jun 22, 2020
    2
    wanna start this by saying sorry for my poor grammer skills and punctuations.

    great graphics fun gameplay just like the first but i play the last of us for the story and i gotta say the story isnt good i wont spoil anything till the end but alot of things in the story plus some really bad pacing issues make this game feel way to long the end is a whole section that didnt need to be there    wanna start this by saying sorry for my poor grammer skills and punctuations.

    great graphics fun gameplay just like the first but i play the last of us for the story and i gotta say the story isnt good i wont spoil anything till the end but alot of things in the story plus some really bad pacing issues make this game feel way to long the end is a whole section that didnt need to be there ill give some clarification so spoilers now.

    so the obvious elephant in the room is joels death its fine to kill a main character its happened in alot of fiction but the way they did it i would call tasteless the first torture him with a golf club but not kill him and this happens after joel saves abby's life then when ellie shows up abby kills joel and Manny walks up and spits on his corpse and insults him it feels like a slap in the face to fans cause it wouldve been fine to kill joel and he didnt even need to have a heroes death but the way they went about it wasnt right either the spit on him and then later on expect you to play as abby and then even later they expect you to beat up ellie as abby its just not right. on a side not abby isnt trans i know she looks like it and i kinda thought at first she was but shes actually just a buff woman as confirmed by the director and others so thw murder of joel wasnt done for some lgbtq agenda.

    the actual trans character lev or his original name lily was handled very well in my opinion they brought attention to it but only for a minute just like how they handled ellies lesbian relationship with riley it just to give background detail and not to encompass there entire character and i quite liked lev.

    another thing its very uncomfortable having ellie have sex with dina yes nothing is shown and it cuts to afterwords and this has nothing to do with lesbians it has to do with the fact that we watched her grow up and it just feels uncomfortable to see that its like watching your own daughter have sex you wouldnt wanna do that there were better ways to handle that and once again i wanna point out its not cause there lesbians i actually like ellie and dinas relationship.

    also the game trys to make you feel for abby but constantly has her be a peice of **** as well and its annoying like joel saves her she kills joel out of revenge, owen is dating and has mel pregnant so she **** owen so the game knowing you would think shes ****ty immediately trys to show her feeling guilty for lev and his sister to try to make her seem like a good person cause she cares the she lies at nora to the hospital saying owen is the one losing his arm not to mention the obvious she cost all of her friends lives because of her ****ty revenge on joel which could have the same said for ellie as well though not every body dies obviously.


    so at the end the game has you fight abby as ellie which why would you wanna fight the girl that you saved in the first game? Then you proceed to beat the **** out of her as abby, then she lets ellie live and leave time passes then ellie hears about abby in cali then it shifts to abby in cali for a short bit there then back to ellie in cali kill random people find abby fight abby and then see a flash back of joel just sitting on a porch no words nothing then ellie stops trying to kill her and lets her leave the whole cali section feels too long and un needed that whole thing couldve happened in Seattle and been fine.

    thats all ive got to say not a professional reviewer or writer so please excuse my poor grammer once again.    … Expand
  30. Bulkystorm
    Jun 20, 2020
    2
    Wow really after 10 years of wating this is what it comes down to? What's the point of this game? I dont get it it's like as if naughty dog want people to dislike the company. The whole story is hot garbage, is there a way to get my $$ back?
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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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