The Last of Us Part II

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  1. Nitro9
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    The moment they killed off Joel it was difficult to go on and then force me to play the game as his killer! My favorite game ruined. I waited all this time for this. I want my money back, which I know will never happen
  2. Akisailent
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    The pacing of the story is really bad. The story in it self is decent, apart from some major plot holes and ludicrus decisions. But if ND had many ideas for the sequel, why this Is the one they wanted to tell.
  3. cluaskimo
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    他媽的爛劇情，欺騙玩家購買，當初劇情洩漏相信公司CEO的說法，不去看洩漏的劇情，現在相當後悔，早知道去看就不會浪費錢去買這塊垃圾作
  4. Member101
    Jun 24, 2020
    2
    It's a story driven game and they failed. There is no other way to put it and I find it unbelievable that people actually like it... It has nothing to do about SJW or LGBT+ but Druckmann and his ethics clearly steered this game in a direction that ruined it. Just read into what happened to Amy Hennig and you will see how political this game is.
    About the plot, they use a main character    It's a story driven game and they failed. There is no other way to put it and I find it unbelievable that people actually like it... It has nothing to do about SJW or LGBT+ but Druckmann and his ethics clearly steered this game in a direction that ruined it. Just read into what happened to Amy Hennig and you will see how political this game is.
    About the plot, they use a main character that everyone loved and their relationships that they carried from the first game and just used shock value for the plot of the game. THIS IS JUST BAD! If you can't creatively come up with a solution or explanation for your plot but must rely on shock value and there attachment to the character and have them killed off 2 hours into the game!
    This game had so much potential and they killed it. I just feel bad for the developers, the amount of work they've put in just for one guy to screw it all up must be devastating. It's a gorgeous game but it's a story game and if the story fails the graphics can't make up for it.
    There is only 2 good scenes, Ellie in the guitar shop and the flashback to Ellie birthday. That is why I've given it a 2/10.    … Expand
  5. Notbias
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    The game itself looks really nice however as a fan of the first game I feel that the story of this game dose not come close to part 1 , there is no bond with the new characters and no loyalty to the old ones, it's a revenge plot where you fail at getting revenge
  6. kingdleezy
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    The story in this game really suffered from poor pacing and almost had a sense of laziness. The gameplay didn't have any noteworthy innovations. As a huge fan of the first game, I am deeply disappointed in how this game turned out. The game gets 2 points just for the visuals.
  7. Havoc71
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    Graphics are great, Shooting is still the same. It becomes repetitive really quick and becomes boring.

    But the Story? Wow this is just a petty revenge game with no payoff. They took 7 years to come up with this? Hell even Batwoman has a better storyline than this. I would rather watch the Last Jedi than play this game.
  8. csongor86
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    nothing more than a b list movie from hollywood. shocking people with death, violence, revenge. nothing new. the gameplay is almost the same as the last one. we know that naughty dog was never brilliant with gameplay so it was not a surprise, beautiful graphics, and good animation.
  9. Gairasama
    Jun 26, 2020
    2
    While the graphics are ok, (The glitches in the game itself don't help matters either), not even that is enough to save the story.

    Mr. Druckmen, you and your team had seven years to work on this, and this is the best you can come up with? I'm even angry at this I'm just disappointed with not only the final product but with how you, the company, and the journalist's attitude towards    While the graphics are ok, (The glitches in the game itself don't help matters either), not even that is enough to save the story.

    Mr. Druckmen, you and your team had seven years to work on this, and this is the best you can come up with?

    I'm even angry at this I'm just disappointed with not only the final product but with how you, the company, and the journalist's attitude towards everyone not liking the game.

    You know the drill name-calling in articles and making an ass of yourself on twitter just for empty clout. and having people try to fight amongst each other

    Not to mention that shady stunt you pulled on father's day

    As I said, I'm not even angry, just disappointed.    … Expand
  10. Skypirate
    Jun 26, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Treats all the characters you loved like trash. By the end of the game, Joel has been tortured to death, Tommy has become crippled and divorced, and Ellie loses 2 fingers and everyone she ever loved. Whatever hope and optimism you had from the first game was ruthlessly trampled. It's a cruel and nihilistic game and not worth your time as a fan.

    Also Abby sucks.    … Expand
  11. asmodeus9999
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    Gameplay: 7
    Story: 1

    I would't bother. And yes, I played it as far as I could.
  12. kaynaan
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    7 years for a generic revenge story. setting up your game for a story-driven, “philosophical questioning” journey, & to be given this final product? just dissatisfying...
  13. Verkoover
    May 19, 2021
    2
    Современные разрабы уделяют слишком много внимания окружающему миру (задники, разбросанные вещи, декорации) с мотивом, мол, - "Посмотрите как классно!" Да, классно, но что толку. Ведь все эти декорации это как - ПРИБИТЫЕ К ПОЛУ ИГРУШКИ. Я не в музее, а в игру играю. В первой The Last of Us не было ничего сверх особенного и нового: стэлс мы видели много где раньше (Dishonored, Hitman,Современные разрабы уделяют слишком много внимания окружающему миру (задники, разбросанные вещи, декорации) с мотивом, мол, - "Посмотрите как классно!" Да, классно, но что толку. Ведь все эти декорации это как - ПРИБИТЫЕ К ПОЛУ ИГРУШКИ. Я не в музее, а в игру играю. В первой The Last of Us не было ничего сверх особенного и нового: стэлс мы видели много где раньше (Dishonored, Hitman, Splinter Cell и другие), экшен в тех же ТРЁХ Uncharted, Tomb Raider. BioShock опять же. Даже сюжет был банален. Но в первой The Last of Us все элементы геймплея и сюжета были выверены в гармоничном равновесии, что и позволяло наслаждаться потраченным на игру временем. The Last of Us 2 это уже седьмая одинаковая игра от Naughty Dog и ничего нового она не показывает - ни геймплея, ни новшевств, ни визуальных особенностей. Единственное что могло её спасти это сюжет. Сюжет который позволил бы, как в первой части, примерить на себя личину главного героя и задаться вопросом,- "Как бы я поступил?". А в The Last of Us 2 вы часто сопереживали "героям"? В The Last of Us 2 разрабы забыли что делают продукт для других, а не для себя. А ЛГБТ движение так агрессивно нападает на альтернативные мнения, что многие не хотят его высказывать просто чтобы не быть оскорбленными, даже когда мнение обосновано. Ведь в этой отрыжке Дракмана и Саркисян нормальные люди с однополыми сексуальными предпочтениями выставлены как моральные уроды которые вызывают антипатию. Так игры не делаются. Дракман и им подобные халтурщики забывают, что если люди не смогут спокойно высказывать свою точку зрения о своих предпочтениях, то им придется замалчивать что им на самом деле нравится и что не нравится. И возникнет парадоксальная ситуация (в общем-то нынешняя ситуация) когда люди не могут открыто сказать правду о том что плохо, но высказываться о продукте будут как о плохом, цепляясь за незначительные аспекты. Халтурщики-разрабы будут обращать внимание на эти аспекты и пытаться их исправить, но главную причину недовольства не устранят ведь о ней не говорят (а то о чем не говорят вроде бы как не проблема и этого не
    существует). И наступает момент когда никто ничего не понимает в том что нравиться людям. Вообще то люди мстительны и если не смогут откровенно высказаться о своих предпочтениях без угрозы быть оплеванными, то они будут мстить, а именно относиться без какого снисхождения. Blizzard c их китайским скандалом и diablo immortal, EA с их абсурдным battlefield 5, ни никому не нужный Mass Effect: Andromeda, Ubisoft с придурковатым far cry new dawn, Bethesda с их лживым Fallout 76, а теперь и Naughty Dog... Хочется спросить у Дракмана, - "Зачем ты это сделал?"    … Expand
  14. GreekJohn
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. *The game has phenomenal graphics for the enviroment and models. However thats the only positive I can think about this game... maybe the guitar section too.
    *The gameplay is similar to the first game, with barely any improvements but improvements none the less
    *The story is like a badly written fanfiction of a person who has barely watched 2 hours of the originals story. The characters in it make the dumbest of choices, the main cast should have died a hudred times due to their choices alone but oh well, deus-ex stupidity is a real thing.

    2/10 just for the graphics and the slightly improved gameplay.

    Spoilery rant below

    The story sucks, every character from the previous game has been dumbed down to a degree that u can comfortably say they are from some bizarro universe, the ending is anti-climactic. The story is trying too hard to force on us that only Ellie's revenge, who's at this point is the most justified is bad. Abby who's from start to finish the most unikeable character in the game is forced on us, after she has killed the most beloved character in the game and they try so hard to justify her, to make her likeable but all they do is make you hate her more. They also really tried to make Ellie unlikeable in this game, they took everything from her. She goes on a rampage to kill Abby, kills all of Abby's friends, gets one of her good friends killed, goes through hell and back just to say "Fk it" and doesn't kill the only person who actually mattered to her revenge since she was the one that killed Joel.    … Expand
  15. Az3abi
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game will not give u a choice Hate Abby i don't like her so why i am playing her for more than 12 fuking hours Hate the whole story
    I felt cheated    … Expand
  16. yannek
    Jun 25, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Finished the game yesterday and honestly, I'm just frustrated. I played TLOU 1 for the first time in 2014 (the remastered edition) and I loved it, so I was very hyped when the sequel was announced. The thing is this game is just awful. I was able to avoid all mayor spoilers but if I knew this was going to be this bad, I wouldn't have spent 70 dollars in this crap.
    SPOILERS BELOW

    Now, to start, the graphics are great but the gameplay is pretty much like in TLOU1 with some new additional mechanics. They could've changed the general gameplay in those 7 years between 1 and 2, but after all, it works. Those are the only things "good" things I can say about this game.

    Now, why the game sucks.
    Just within the first 2/3 hours not only does the game has major plot holes, but it kills Joel. Literally, it just kills him in the worst way possible. The problem with this is that Joel is the best character of the first game, and to have him killed of like that just sucks. Joel's death is the reason why Ellie sets out on a revenge quest... which hardly feels as one. Not a single moment makes you feel like you are avenging Joel, it just feels like Ellie going in a killing rampage just because of the sake of it.

    Then there is the problem with Ellie. My issue isn't with her being a lesbian. No, the problem is that she is not the likable and compelling character that she was in the first game, her personality is weak and she's just a plain, unlikable teenager that kills people. She is no longer that great character that transformed Joel in the first game. Apart from that, the game sets her in a revenge quest, in which she kills lots of people in order to reach and kill Abby(Joel's killer) only to let her go because, apparently, violence is bad (even tho you've just killed hundreds of people in the last 24 hours). It makes the game pointless and it sucks, because the ONLY person you really wanted to kill is the only one that you can't, it's just crap.

    Other issue with this game is the hole Abby thing. The fact that you must use her as a character half of the time sucks. Why would I want to play as Joel's killer? She's a bad character and it's impossible to enjoy playing as her. I bought the game to play with either Joel or Ellie, not this crappy character.

    And finally, in consequence of this, the game ends up being just... violence, which for a 24-hour game ends up being repetitive. The first one was violent, sure, but it also had great storytelling, great characters and character development. This game lacks one of the best things about its predecessor that is the relationship between Joel and Ellie.

    I waited this game for years and for them to make such a terrible one just disappointed me. They introduced a new, awful character who you are forced to play with, destroyed Ellie's character and killed off Joel, their best character, in the worst and stupidest way possible. The story ended up being crap and ruined what could've been one of the best franchises in videogame history. I’m giving this game a 2 instead of a 1 only because of the gameplay and graphics. Do yourself a favour and don't buy it, save that money.    … Expand
  17. ShoruyuKEN
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    Graphics are BEAUTIFUL. The gameplay gets boring and story is just awful. Won’t ever play again.
  18. Lakersfan865
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    The only good thing was thr music..the story ducked everything else sucked and the graphics were awesome but are expected
  19. iamcrazy
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    Absolute horse **** cant believe how they massacred my boy Joel like that and then tried to make abby likeable and then uhhh reveng bad ! u bad person no reveng F*** this shiet cant believe this
    unreal waited 5 years for this :(
  20. CatFish135
    Jun 30, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is Game of Thrones Season 8 all over again. Season 8 of GOT was the most beautiful looking show that received the highest tv viewers for the last 6 episodes. Guess what, nobody talks about GOT anymore because the writing was inconsistent and bad. That is what will happen to TLOU2 due to bad writing. Graphics were great, but the game falls through if you want to kill a character in this game that you have to play for half the game.… Expand
  21. Eromshik
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Мне не нравится игра из за проявленную толерантность.… Expand
  22. maxjenuis7
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    Which idiot actually think forcing player to play as killer for much beloved character is actually a good idea? No amount of graphics, sound design is able to save this mess. The gameplay is pretty dated and virtually unchanged from PS3 version. Save your money, don't buy this.
  23. LexVXr
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    The plot is made to meet the needs of those for whom the standard two genders (male and female) are an insult. Good gameplay and that’s all. The plot is not interesting, drawn out. Replayability 0. I do not know how to make such a mediocre scenario. Therefore 2.
  24. shmilyhua
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. QGN：最后生还者2这流程关卡设计真的是用心做埃比，用脚做艾莉。
    艾莉一上来直接扔个小沙盒地图给你玩，之后又都是传统线性流程，设计思路令人不解。
    艾莉线性流程的地图做的蛮大，室内细节很丰富，程序员996工时拉满。同时也导致关卡节奏特别缓慢，搜货费时。（怀疑艾莉章节是制作组赶工为了凑游戏时长才做成这样的）
    艾莉新的这些年轻伙伴刻画的都十分浅薄，都是些末世滥交故事。开局谈恋爱虽然土但至少有几句话聊，之后一路上都在聊死天，全是些没价值的复读。非常怀念初代和乔尔的各种脚本对话。
    相比之下埃比的流程设计就比较像初代的感觉了，关卡演出有料，游玩节奏正好。和几个朋友一路上有说有笑，彼此之间都有着真感情。艾莉那些朋友甚至不如埃比朋友圈里的一条狗来的有意思。
    虽然目前还没通关，但TLOU2的叙事流程真的蛮屎，故事内容本身其实OK，但导演却选择用非常烂的方式放送，真的有点可惜了这么好的游戏内容设计。
    剧情这些就不说了，行尸走肉老一套了。
    真正该骂的应该是顽皮狗这回的游戏设计，艾莉这部分的GAMEPLAY真的有失水准。
    遗憾
    （基于图1 GAMEPLAY部分的评价补充）
    通关以后再来补充一些个人观点，尽量不剧透（难啊）
    游戏的故事部分我觉得是蛮自洽的，尤其是在看了这么多年的行尸走肉电视剧以后。整个故事的来龙去脉都算是说到了，虽然是美剧水平的故事，但他也是个故事。同时我也无法站在没看过行尸走肉美剧的角度去客观评价最后生还者2的故事了。
    人物们的行为逻辑和心理状态描写的还行，虽然描写各个角色的篇幅并不是那么的足，都差点意思，但还是能琢磨出来他所想要表达的意思。
    过场动画的运镜剪辑虽然不是顶级，但顽皮狗在人物面部表情和肢体动作表达上下了狠功夫，能让玩家更好的去人物的心理活动（如果你能注意得到）。

    虽然故事自洽，但叙事结构是真的屎。又或者说是顽皮狗敢于挑战，挑战不可能。
    有着千百种更好的叙述方法，但我就不。今天就是要挑战一下先让玩家恶心、狂怒，最后再放下狂怒实现自我救赎（陷入抑郁）。同时也能创造话题性，拥有不错的热度（好榜样行尸走肉第七季）。但结果是毁掉了整个叙事，

    游戏发现前大肆宣传了艾莉的女友，蒂娜。而蒂娜这个角色在游戏中刻画的有点“肤浅”。把前期宣传消费了这么多的角色描写成一个滥交、自私的双性恋。虽然是在这样的一个末世背景下，虽然这种末世故事为追求“真实感”都喜欢滥交情节，虽然蒂娜也才刚刚成年，但未免还是有些恶心人、不尊重人了。
    表面上蒂娜和艾莉你侬我侬激情似火携手共进，但实际上双方也只是在满足各自的私欲。（至于杰西，唉）比起艾莉和乔尔的真感情，末世背景下的恋爱 距离真爱差的还远呢。

    包括之前提的埃比流程做的比艾莉流程 游戏节奏更好，故事内容更饱满，也是在刻意的恶心玩家吧。“虽然我手里都是顶级食材，但我就是要试试这个全新的特别配方”。
    至于真正的制作负责人是否真的故意想要恶心所有角色、所有玩家、所有媒体和所有人并颠覆一切，这只有他自己知道了。

    最值得称赞的地方只有战斗部分，新加入的动作系统和顶级的敌人AI使得游戏战斗部分的体验达到了业界新的高度。战神5真的该偷学起来了。
    虽然游戏画质并没有超脱PS4PRO这台机器的性能限制，但美术部分做出的努力令人赞叹。顽皮狗为了调整画质应该耗费了大量的精力，不容易。非常期待PS5上高画质版的表现，光影效果拉满！
    所有的这一切让最后生还者2显得更加可惜，更加遗憾了。    … Expand
  25. JT89
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    I really looked forward to this. To preface, I love the graphics, the acting, and the detail they put into this. The gameplay was a bit lacking, but very true to the original with some new features (as expected). The story... They botched that so badly. The framework was set and it seems like it would have been hard to get this one wrong, but they did and stretched it out painfully.I really looked forward to this. To preface, I love the graphics, the acting, and the detail they put into this. The gameplay was a bit lacking, but very true to the original with some new features (as expected). The story... They botched that so badly. The framework was set and it seems like it would have been hard to get this one wrong, but they did and stretched it out painfully. Without spoilers, they took some bold leaps which could have paid off quite well and I like what I think they were going for in theory. The execution was awful though. The narrative ignores character traits that are well defined in the first game and leave huge glaring abyssal plot holes. It seems in favor of a fine tuned story true to the world they created, they favored shock and drama with no emotional pay off. I can deal with a lackluster story is the gameplay is okay, but the narrative they used is poor and draining to the point of not being any fun a all. Its not a game you look forward to playing. I knew it would be an emotional roller-coaster, but it lost all of the redeeming attributes of the first. It is so flawed that it actively detracts from the rest of the game that they got right.… Expand
  26. Zoeterdlg
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    Great graphics and great sound effect but very disappointing lazy story and game play outdated.
  27. firetheft
    Jun 27, 2020
    2
    Gameplay and graphics are top tier, checking all those buildings for loot was fun.
    Story is big disappointment sadly.
  28. Joustingcat
    Jun 25, 2020
    2
    Generic story with the same exact gameplay as the first game, which gets boring after 15 hours. I only give it a 2 for the graphics, but graphics dont make a bad game good
  29. Buffup
    Jul 1, 2020
    2
    It should have been a story about how Ellie found the meaning of her life, or how Joel was redeemed in his twilight years. It should have been a story about growth and affection, lies and understanding. It should have been a grasp of light in the dark end times, not a stupid revenge story of trauma, redemption, and empathy. It was the game I look forward to most for such a long time. ItIt should have been a story about how Ellie found the meaning of her life, or how Joel was redeemed in his twilight years. It should have been a story about growth and affection, lies and understanding. It should have been a grasp of light in the dark end times, not a stupid revenge story of trauma, redemption, and empathy. It was the game I look forward to most for such a long time. It should have come out as an art, but now a garbage.… Expand
  30. DictatorElite
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is my first review ever. I normally don't have time to review games. BUT this game is one of the worst games I have played. The storyline is the issue, a BIG issue. I mean I loved The Last of Us 1. Everything about that game was 10 out of 10. I brought the $200.00 Ellie Collector’s edition, that's how much of a fanboy I am. WASTE of money. No one cares about ABBY! How do you kill Joel in like under an hour into a 25-hour game? I mean if he's going to die, have him go out much better than he did in this trash of a game. When you play as Abby, it's so long and pointless. There's one part of Abby's story where she wants to save some scar person so she goes ALL the way back to the hospital making it so pointlessly boring. They could have added more with Ellie and Joel, but nope lest just play as Abby because people should care about ABBY. WOW, 7 years wait for crap! And it is Crap! It's a WOKE game hardcore. I didn't even finish the game because I'm so bored with Abby's storyline. Killing one of the most beloved people in the game so early and the way he went out, total dumpster fire of a game. I hope people save their $60 and when it goes on sale, Still don't buy it. Such as massive flop!… 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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  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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