The Last of Us Part II

 PlayStation 4
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5.8

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  1. Erixxire
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    Excelente jugabilidad, escenarios estupendos pero, malos personajes y pésima historia.

    Darle fin de esa manera a el protagonista de la primera entrega.
  2. sspwulff
    Jun 22, 2020
    2
    The story of this game was so boring, the characters seem uninterested and bland. There is no emotion at all. Naughty Dog is pushing their woke agenda from many SJW's. The writing is so bad in this game. Thankfully I didn't purchase this game and avoided it.
  3. ProjectEchoes
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    I don’t have enough time or energy to explain how devastating this abomination of a sequel is. I am not a hateful person and I hold TLOU so close to my heart. What creators/writers have done to these characters, the one’s that meant something, is borderline unforgivable.

    I am, in this particular case, grateful for those leaks and the automatic cancellation of my preorder. They allowed    I don’t have enough time or energy to explain how devastating this abomination of a sequel is. I am not a hateful person and I hold TLOU so close to my heart. What creators/writers have done to these characters, the one’s that meant something, is borderline unforgivable.

    I am, in this particular case, grateful for those leaks and the automatic cancellation of my preorder. They allowed me to choose to instead watch this game from beginning to end and therefore not give them my $60.

    There are so many bad and incoherent things and moments in this sequel. From the awful writing and beyond. There are some moments in this game that give me a heartbreaking glimpse at what could have been.

    TLOU has no sequel. It stands alone.    … Expand
  4. Lightemup2005
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 7 years, 7 effing years and this is what we get?
    You killed off the main character we played for 95% of the first game and then try to blame the reactions from gamers on not being woke and inclusive enough?

    I gave it a 2 point score for the graphics and environment.
    But a minus 98 for failure in storytelling.

    FU and F your company.
    Last game I ever buy from you.    … Expand
  5. Vilkath
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    I will admit I don't often sign up to places to write a review but this game forced me to do so. I never played the first game till it came out as a remaster. So perhaps my standards are higher than most fans of the series. But the jump in visuals and game play seem very minor for a new AAA game. That alone was what earned the 2 pity points.

    Every thing else about this game was pretty    I will admit I don't often sign up to places to write a review but this game forced me to do so. I never played the first game till it came out as a remaster. So perhaps my standards are higher than most fans of the series. But the jump in visuals and game play seem very minor for a new AAA game. That alone was what earned the 2 pity points.

    Every thing else about this game was pretty much a disappointment. How Sony and Naughtdog handled themselves leading up to it's release, the false promises and misleading trailers left a pretty sour taste in your mouth once you sit down and start playing the game. It was no surprise that I managed to get this game used about 24 hours after it's release, mostly so I wouldn't support the company with my purchase.

    The story is bleak, depressing and pretty much the core of the game. No one plays a single player story driven game to hate the story. So while the graphics, music, game play are some what average the main focus drives the score down imo. I thought about giving it a zero just to off set all the all the fake positive reviews but in the end decided it would be unfair.

    One of the features I found the most annoying is the complete by the rails story telling your forced into. This is a super linear game with pretty much no player choices that affect anything. Given the almost open world nature of the game and long slogs between story elements this seemed odd to me. It's like it wanted to be a Bethesda game, but couldn't be bothered to have branching story options or multiple endings.

    In the end this game is a mediocre game at best with a beyond disappointing pay off and story. If you love watching people and animals be tortured, mutilated and killed for 25+ hours this is the game for you. Otherwise give it a pass and watch the news for a few hours and you'll be just as depressed.    … Expand
  6. Bast17
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    The game graphics are beautiful, the gameplay is fun but the story and characters are trash and it is the most important part for me.
  7. Dorelliun
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. We **** hate you ND for a. Killing our hero and b. Making us do it. And third, **** are not taking over the world no matter how many cocks you suck for access. Completely great reasons to never buy from ND again.… Expand
  8. xGamers1y
    Jun 22, 2020
    2
    The Story is so crap. hard to find words. was my last game from naughty dog. Get Woke, Go Broke....
  9. LordxHobo
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    I can't believe I waited 7 years for this... What a disappointment, the graphics are good and the gameplay average at best, other than that, there's not much I can say I personally liked about the game.

    The story is absolutely horrendous, especially after having played the first game.
  10. Neuso
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    Tem que pedir pro roteirista não usar drogas antes de escrever, praticamente as unicas coisas boas são o grafico e a dublagem.
  11. raffars
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    1. Абсолютное несоответствие характеров главных героев, по сравнению с тем, что было в первой части.
    2. Не соответствующий постапокалипсису мир из-за сильного акцента в сторону феминизма, происходящее выглядит глупо, не воспринимается реалистично, и не вызывает переживаний.
    3. Множество дыр и нестыковок в сюжете. 4. Очень навязчивая пропаганда ЛГБТ всю игру. Многолетний труд команды    1. Абсолютное несоответствие характеров главных героев, по сравнению с тем, что было в первой части.
    2. Не соответствующий постапокалипсису мир из-за сильного акцента в сторону феминизма, происходящее выглядит глупо, не воспринимается реалистично, и не вызывает переживаний.
    3. Множество дыр и нестыковок в сюжете.
    4. Очень навязчивая пропаганда ЛГБТ всю игру.

    Многолетний труд команды разработчиков напрочь испорчен сценаристами.    … Expand
  12. Jlu
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    2 biting fingers out of 10.
    The reason for this hatred: - meaningless game for Abby. - meaningless LGBT content
  13. MrInsanity
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The graphics though they are phenomenal are the only reason this game gets a 1. What made the first game so iconic was Joel and Ellie’s story. What this sequel game did to these characters is a straight slap to the face of all the fans. It is the worst game I’ve ever played.… Expand
  14. Le_Unoriginal
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    While the game is indeed graphically impressive, sadly that isn’t everything that makes a game “good.” (Sorry to burst your bubble game journalists) the game is a sludge to get through and is basically a walking simulator for the first portion. The game is also the dictionary definition of pandering. Many of the “progressive” elements in the game are only there to cater to Tumblr andWhile the game is indeed graphically impressive, sadly that isn’t everything that makes a game “good.” (Sorry to burst your bubble game journalists) the game is a sludge to get through and is basically a walking simulator for the first portion. The game is also the dictionary definition of pandering. Many of the “progressive” elements in the game are only there to cater to Tumblr and Twitter users so the game would get a good reception on those websites. I wouldn’t be surprised if they also weaponized those elements to do what the Battlefield team did and say “anyone who doesn’t like the game are just racists and homophobes.” If you were a fan of the first Last of Us this game can and will let you down. Honestly this “game” would have been a million times better if it was a movie. If you can find a way to pirate this game or legally obtain it without giving Naughty Dog a penny I would highly recommend you do so. The way they treat their employees should not be condoned or supported in today’s gaming industry. It’s honestly a shame they went from games like Crash Bandicoot and TLOU1 to this atrocity. I would wait until this game is marked down to $39.99 to buy it.… Expand
  15. cal_me_lizzy
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The last of us part 2. oh god, alright. story wise, trash. everything else (graphics, gameplay, sound, voice acting, ect) amazing. hense the 2. for me, the reason i enjoyed part 1 was because of its increable story, compelling plot, and characters. having a dude who lost his daughter, through horrible eevnts, almost lose a second one was compelling, and felt human. on the contrary, we have a angsty revenge story. not to mention the fact they killed the best character of the game, joel, just like that. abby seemed like such a interesting villain, with her backstory and all. but it was ruined by the writting trying to make us think she was right to kill joel, just completly contradicting what the first game had worked so hard to do. thats bad writting. also why in the heck would joel trust a random girl he just met? he spent the first game not trusting anyone, and that was why his bond with ellie was so special, thats why saving her was so special. cons over, on to the pros.

    1. the game play
    the fight scenes, and npc's felt more real
    2. the graphics
    i mean this one is a given 3. sound
    jeezous the music, amazing. i could listen to the osts forever
    4. voice acting
    this is where i have to give major props. i mean just listen to the running moan in agony, it sounds like they are in real pain. ashley mever disapoints, hearing ellie scream as she watched joel be murdered in front of her hurt me on a level i didnt think a game could.
    5. the monsters
    oh my god the monsters. i still cant get over the part at the begining where ellie fell through the ceiling and ellie almost got eaten by a clicker (then the clicker was shot by dina but no one cares about dina) 6. graphics
    imma say it again. this game made me forget this wanst live action. every little detail was amazing. i am not at all hating on this game, i actually enjoyed a lot of the scenes, (mostly the flash backs with joel, sorry but ellie and joel are just too cute together)

    in conclusion 2/10. sorry but story is very important to me    … Expand
  16. Oussama313
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Good graphics and environment but bad story and caracter development. We waited 7 years for this story?! Joel shouldn't have died like this and this early.… Expand
  17. binkssake
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    I honestly have no idea why this game exists. Is it just to make us fans of this series feel like morons for even being fans of it? It feels completely unneeded and literally just exists to make you feel bad. Nothing satisfying to find from this game besides the amazing graphics. Also the writing is horrible i really don't understand how the flashbacks between Joel and Ellie are the onlyI honestly have no idea why this game exists. Is it just to make us fans of this series feel like morons for even being fans of it? It feels completely unneeded and literally just exists to make you feel bad. Nothing satisfying to find from this game besides the amazing graphics. Also the writing is horrible i really don't understand how the flashbacks between Joel and Ellie are the only well written parts of the game. If you're a fan of the 1st game and you hate yourself and like to feel horrible give this game a try, if not go play some Persona 5 Royal or something idk.… Expand
  18. GigiLasVegas
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    Extremadamente continuista en su gameplay, aunque lo peor es su decepcionante historia, un sin sentido con un nivel de absurdismo extremo. Se han cargado todo lo que significó la primera parte.
    Demasiado relleno y mecanicas basicas junto con una IA y variedad de enemigos muy pobre para un juego en 2021.
  19. Namdesrever
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    -No respect, for characters, no respect for storytelling, no respect for fans.
    -Game virtually dies 2 hours in.
    -Infuriating climax.

    +Graphics are good
  20. Oscarmenon10
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Acho que esse jogo foi muito esperado e superestimado, n é pra tudo isso, gráficos incríveis mas um jogo não se resume em gráficos, deveria ser melhor trabalhado, história pobre, me decepcionei… Expand
  21. Anka81
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    Grafika: świetna. Grywalność niewiele inna od pierwszej części gry. Historia: SYF. Syf i zdrada fanów i obietnic. Siedem lat czekania aby dostać coś takiego. Syf.
  22. HankRearden83
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    The graphics and sound design is great, that is why I give this a 2/10, they deserve praise for that part. Game play is okay, but lazily they put no effort into it.
    The rest however... oh man oh man... I am not even sure how to begin.
    I can forgive killing main characters, I can forgive easy one-track stories, and I can forgive (a few) plot holes, as long as the main story and the    The graphics and sound design is great, that is why I give this a 2/10, they deserve praise for that part. Game play is okay, but lazily they put no effort into it.
    The rest however... oh man oh man... I am not even sure how to begin.

    I can forgive killing main characters, I can forgive easy one-track stories, and I can forgive (a few) plot holes, as long as the main story and the choices have some kind of logic to it. I can even forgive playing the supposed antagonist (a psychopath by the way), or re-writing history. BUT extremely lazy writing, horrible character assassinations, coupled with really bad story I can never forgive.

    However weird it may sound for a game several years in development; this game feels rushed. They did not have time to put in a good flowing narrative, they did not have time to check the dialogue, they did not have time to develop characters or write a compelling story. A game and a franchise which is all about the story, has a sequel which cares nothing about the story. Revenge is evil, circle of evil, and revenge is bad. Got it? Oh no? Let us remind you of this 100 times so you understand what this game is about - revenge is bad!
    That is it? That is what you come up with after several years of writing and development?

    I am not sure if this is the worst sequel of all time, but seeing how the first game was close to a masterpiece I have to conclude that The Last of Us II is the worst sequel of all time. Do not buy this, do not play it. Complete waste of time. Revenge is bad, all you need to know. Revenge is bad, now go do your laundry or watch paint dry up on a golf course which is a lot more fun than playing this travesty.    … Expand
  23. Tikomy
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    It's a Trash Game to be honest . i don't like the way that sony take recently . the only think Better in this game is graphic that it
  24. tcrispy19
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I want this review to be free of all politics and just be based off a pure story basis, the reason I gave this game a 2/10 is because its everything we didn't want in this game, first you kill off JOEL someone we grew to love over 7 years waiting for old man Joel in this game and maybe dying heroically for Ellie but instead he gets brutally killed off in 30 mins, almost like they wanted just gone and forget about him and look at this cool another person we have named Abby.

    The gameplay I can't trash too much because it didn't change at all from the first game really so yah basic af still nice. Then after a bunch of bland basic convos we have to go get this oh no its block there must be another way around, we finally get some nice justice for Joel just for us to be stopped, to be forced to play Abby, someone, we grew to hate as soon as we saw her kill Joel, but wait you guys will love her just give her a chance, NO WE DONT CARE she just killed the main character all we all wanna do is kill Abby not learn about her backstory which is useless because we killed all these people already nice waste of time. And she is like playing a Walmart version of Kratos with her godly triceps and her haymakers she gives to zombies and then has lily who is a trash version of Atreus. This whole time playing her they try and make you feel guilty for killing her friends and this did the opposite I was so happy when they died in this game besides the dog :( but they also try and teach revenge is bad and the only person that wins in this is Abby she gets to beat the crap out of Ellie and they force us to do it which is bull because I would sometimes just jump off roofs on purpose just to see Abby die, and then at the end of it all we are about to kill her and we let her leave like what I get it in all but there should have been a choice for us at the players. All I ask of is now not to make a Last of us 3 and if you make a DLC for Last of us 2 don't make us play Abby or Anything to do with her because it will do bad I promise you it will.    … Expand
  25. bmgray115
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Graphics are good but thats to be expected from the 1st game to now but everything else has destroyed. Terrible story, shady tactics by the company. overall game is a shell of what it used to be and what it could have been.… Expand
  26. Bradrichmond
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The graphics are top tier but I hated everything else. The controls are clunky and combat is confusing. The story line and ending left me with more questions than answers. Hard to see anything of substance when the writers were just gunning for shock value.… Expand
  27. ShikuQuaza
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    Didn’t realize the 2 in the title would be representative of it’s score. Last of Us 2 plays like Uncharted 4. In the gameplay trailer they showed a few years back they showed off a bunch of new combat mechanics but now that I’ve seen them in the game proper they’ve just been copied from Naughty Dog’s other game. On a technical level, at least in everything I’ve seen so far, there isDidn’t realize the 2 in the title would be representative of it’s score. Last of Us 2 plays like Uncharted 4. In the gameplay trailer they showed a few years back they showed off a bunch of new combat mechanics but now that I’ve seen them in the game proper they’ve just been copied from Naughty Dog’s other game. On a technical level, at least in everything I’ve seen so far, there is nothing new to show here. Honestly the biggest change is they made the quick time events wayy better. It’s okay. This is the biggest title Naughty Dog has probably ever handled so the pacing feels really inconsistent. In the first three and a half hours, the first half hour is the best and then slows wayyyyy down. Last of Us and all the Uncharted games are about 10 hours each. This one is supposed to be ~20 hours I heard but there’s not a lot of game to fill that space out. It’s a lot of moving from one cutscene to the next with nothing connecting it, but honestly that could just be because they wanted a slower opening before things ramp up. Idk, the first Last of Us starts with Joel’s daughter dying in his arms and while it does have its slow moments, they were always there to service the story. For the most part I feel the first game kept a pretty consistent high tension/energy throughout the full game. Second one hasn’t lost me yet but it’s starting to drag a bit. For comparison’s sake, 2 has one high octane moment in the first three and a half hours and doesn’t keep the momentum going. The first game imo had the opposite problem of never dwelling on impactful moments and swept them aside, opting for a time skip any time something big happened, but because of that never decreases the forward momentum from the very first scene of the game. Okay I’ll say there is one thing I outright don’t like and it’s that you can’t replace bottles with bricks and vice versa like in the first game. Now if you’re holding a filthy bottle and wanna pick up a shiny new brick your only choice is to throw the bottle. Not sure why this was implemented but it was probably because of Bottle Propaganda. One good thing I can say about The Last of Us 2 is how impressive the enemy AI is. It’s probably one step away from perfect in my eyes, the one thing missing of course being that enemies will still mindlessly throw themselves at you rather than backing down or running away but games gotta game so I didn’t really expect anything like that. Aside from that, tho, enemies will flank you, push forward when you reload, and just genuinely approach combat in a realistic way I wasn’t expecting. Enemies can pull you out from under cars, shout out your positions to their allies, and rush you if you get too close. There is a level of cartoonish csilliness, however, that comes with the game’s running theme of uncomfortability. Something like 3/5ths of the time when you kill a human, their allies will call out their name in dramatic fashion. the gameintends this to be dramatic, but given the sheer amount of times it happens, the overdramatized voice acting, and the INABILITY TO AVOID MOST COMBAT ENCOUNTERS, it just comes off as super dumb. This isn’t my only issue with the game’s themes nor is it even the biggest, but that’s a topic for another time. Combat still isn’t as deep as I wish it was, but with zombies feeling “smarter” at times and humans functioning like living thinking obstacles, going through it feels less like outsmarting a computer and more like outsmarting real people. It’s honestly just mean spirited in general. I thought the first few hours were fine but once human enemies show up the game takes on this guise of “Oh how could you kill them, they had a family … Expand
  28. OPHIUKUS
    Jun 22, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Whole game was pointless and characters lacked the motivation of the actions they where taking the introduction of Abby and lev as a parallel was the most pointless part of the game as they tried to make the player sympathetic towards them as they seemed a replacement for Ellie and Joel. Disappointed that the actual game doesn’t give a real feeling of progression… Expand
  29. Chuckypox
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    They really messed up the story, gameplay is amazing and the graphics are outstanding but It feels like a mix of the order for all the cutsenes and a bad plot, its really that bad.
  30. Cevz
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Demaciados agujeros de guion o continuidad, para partir Joel paso de ser un mercenario desconfiado, un pinche abuelo desvalido que llega y dice su nombre a un grupo de desconocidos, segundo demaciadas coincidencias necesarias solo para matar a Joel,fuera de eso un historia de casi 25 horas jugando buscando por un lado que Ellie logre su venganza, y otra mitad para obligarte a simpatizar con Abby forzosamente con la historia de los Scars. Peor aun el final, la ira de Ellie cuando aun nos hacían creer que su ultima interacción con Joel habia sido una pelea, tal vez era mas fácil de creer que perdonara a Abby, pero peor aun cuando muestran que Ellie queria arreglar su relacion con Joel, osea Abby le quito esa oportunidad, y dado como mato a todos los demás que perdonara a final Abby es totalmente no creible.… Expand
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#2 Best PS4 Game of 2020
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#1 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2020
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#3 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2020

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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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