The Last of Us Part II

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  1. slickshoes23
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is a SJW’s wet dream. From the first minute you meet the character Abby it starts: they just label the closed captioning as “woman”, when “she” is clearly a man-trans or not. It continues to throw this ideology in the players face by forcing you to play as this character and hurt the characters you fell in love with from the first game. They kill Joel, a beloved character, after trying to prove HE was the villain the whole time. Then Ellie doesn’t even kill Abby when she finally catches her/him? You have got to be kidding me. This game is nothing more than a diatribe on the evils of straight white males. Even if that was their goal they could have made a good story to go along with it; but they butchered the first game and the 2nd by how bad it was. Terrible dialogue, hardcore sex scenes, forgettable new characters. I could go on and on. Do NOT buy this game and support this drivel. Buy another copy of Days Gone. That is a good game. Or replay the first Last of Us.… Expand
  2. PlastexUK
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    The zeros on other reviews are an insult to the amount of work and care that this game has. It makes me so sad to see it. Play the game to completion and you will see it’s not a 0/10. It’s a solid 8/9 but I am giving it a 10 to offset those silly zeros.
  3. Clarky472
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    I am really disapointed, we waited 7 years for this game, then Joel died for no reason at all, they lied to and mislead us in the trailers, thinking we would play as Joel, this is digusting.
  4. mattiasalegro
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I played the first game two weeks before this one. I just never got around to it. I didn't realize until after the fact that it was a ps3 game. What they achieved there is nothing short of remarkable. Though I wasn't as moved as much as others, probably because I was pretty aware of some major beats before I even played, I would still place it as one of the top games.

    With TLOU:P2 NaughtyDog did it again.

    Though I didn't have to wait as long as most fans of the first game, the anticipation was just as high the closer I got to that midnight release. I consumed every bit of content released over the years that I had been missing or went over my head since I missed the first game. Part 2 Trailers, Gameplay Reels, Interviews, etc. Just so I could get up to speed. This was great for me since the first game was so fresh in my mind. Watching the trailers were already gripping. I could tell the story was already taking us to places I never expected to go. The clear theme of revenge was at the forefront of all the material, and Ellie was clearly taking center stage this time around. I kept wondering: What would be the cause of Ellie's rage? I could only come up with one answer.

    Joel is going to die.

    Spoilers: That's exactly what happened. Despite having expected as much while going through the promotional content, I will admit that this was not something that I wanted to happen; especially during the act itself. I felt just like Ellie, wanting to scream out at the screen and the characters themselves to stop. Don't do this. Don't take him away from us. We need him.

    Then it happened, and I was distraught. Spent. Filled with hate. Just like Ellie. From that moment forward I was on board with this revenge plot. I wanted to get back at these people as much as Tommy and Ellie; maybe even more so. Yet something kept bugging at me as I tore through the streets of Seattle to exact my revenge. Why had the developers put us in Abby's shoes early on in the game?

    I got my answer as I kept playing. I hated the writers even more. I didn't want to play as Abby. I didn't want to empathize with her story or her character. I didn't want to feel for her more than I felt for Ellie, nor more than my hatred for what she had done. I especially didn't want to be rooting for her when we went up against Ellie in that cinema. Yet, NaughtyDog made me do it. They put me in her shoes and I felt everything I was supposed to, and I hated myself for it.

    Nothing in the first game ever moved me as much as this game did. Where by the end of The Last of Us Part II I was conflicted. I did not know who I wanted to root for. I just wanted Ellie to stop. I wanted to tell her that it wasn't worth it. I wanted her to enjoy the life she has been given. That final flashback with Joel, and on to those final few scenes of the game, left me feeling so sad, hopeful, hurt, and fulfilled at the same time. So many emotions to even list.

    And I think the game deserves every emotion it elicits.

    TLOU:P2 is unrelenting. Many have talked about the brutal nature of the game, it's characters, and the world they live in, and what it takes for the player to get through it. It's not easy. Revenge is hard. Hate is difficult. There were times where it weighed on my heart so much that I just wanted a breather. I wasn't sure how I could continue like this. That's when NaughtyDog reminds you of the same hope we have for humanity. They give you moments that are the most beautiful and breathtaking than I have ever seen in a video game. You are, at the same time, shown what you are fighting for, remembering what these characters have lost, and longing for a time before certain people were taken away from us.

    This game is so good at making you wrestle with what you're doing it probably should be a crime. In fact, a lot of people have considered it such, and there's even a petition to remake the game already floating around the web. People are mad. They think the developers are hypocritical to put us in situations where we have no choice but to kill in a game that ultimately doesn't want you to. I think that's simplifying things a little too much. There's a lot to unpack with TLOU, and if it wasn't for the emotional journey we wouldn't have a story worth exploring.

    Moreover, people are really mad about Joel, and this is what I want to say about that. Having played the first game recently, Joel was not the most compelling character. In fact, what made Joel loveable at all was what Ellie brought out of him. The story of TLOU (part 1) was of Joel reclaiming his own humanity. Where we find him in Part 2, evident in the flashbacks, is that because of Ellie, he was able to find contentment and happiness because of this humanity. Ellie no longer needed him, but we find that all along, he needed her. Overall, his story was done.

    Ellie's, in contrast, was just beginning, and now we know who she is without Joel.
    The same is true with you.    … Expand
  5. Fcvr
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    An awesome gameplay can't outstand the kind of frustrating end that has been shown.
  6. Afloresal
    Jun 20, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. El juego en lo personal, me encantó, los gráficos, la sangre y heridas de los personajes, la nieve, etc. Su jugabilidad, el poder contraatacar o esquivar los golpes de los enemigos e incluso el poder usar a dos personajes como es el caso de Abby y Ellie y poder ver los diferentes puntos de vista que tenían las dos en esta historia, la historia me parecio buena e incluso algo interesante porque se asemeja más a la realidad y nos trata de dar a entender los diferentes puntos de vista de las personas en un apocalipsis, el perder un familiar, el tener que matar a personas por solo sobrevivir y sobre todo el hecho de que los protagonistas o al menos las personas en los juegos no son inmortales, cada personaje tiene que tener un fin en las historias ya sea trajica o no su muerte, en fin, el final del juego me dejó varias incógnitas, no niego que el juego si me disgusto un poco en el final pero aún así creo que es el final adecuado para esta entrega.… Expand
  7. OkamiTrigger
    Jun 23, 2020
    8
    A game that had it all. Last of Us 2 has everything except the thing that gave it such high praise from its predecessor, a good story, really disagree with the story direction. The visuals are amazing as expected. Combat is great, though I wish they balance out fighting infected and fighting humans, I thought humans were being fought too much. There's also some minor bugs in the game

    So    A game that had it all. Last of Us 2 has everything except the thing that gave it such high praise from its predecessor, a good story, really disagree with the story direction. The visuals are amazing as expected. Combat is great, though I wish they balance out fighting infected and fighting humans, I thought humans were being fought too much. There's also some minor bugs in the game

    So yeah, not as good as the first game    … Expand
  8. darknight201
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    I can't for the life of me understand how any legitimate reviewer of this game can give it a 0. The game play is very similar to the original (good thing), the graphical elements are beyond compare, and the story is compelling. This game easily sits along side my favorite games of all time.

    Some folks may legitimately not like how events transpire early in the game. But, they are    I can't for the life of me understand how any legitimate reviewer of this game can give it a 0. The game play is very similar to the original (good thing), the graphical elements are beyond compare, and the story is compelling. This game easily sits along side my favorite games of all time.

    Some folks may legitimately not like how events transpire early in the game. But, they are necessary to drive the narrative. This is a post-apocalyptic world. It's not all sunshine and rainbows. There are evil people in the world who are going to do evil things. As one other user put it... "This is not Ellie and Joel's road trip part 2".

    That said, even if you didn't like the story, this game does not deserve a 0 score. Or anything below a 5 in my opinion. There's just so much that is outstanding in this game besides the story.    … Expand
  9. aestheticboyz
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. horrible game, bad story, ugly characters, and get into political agenda and nasty sex scenes
    the worst game i have ever seen, the ET game from Atari is better than this garbage Stop bringing politics into video games'    … Expand
  10. Laith007
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    The game was magnificent the visuals were incredible the attention to Detail remarkable one of the best games of this year would 100% recommend
  11. Rock_AC
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    Amazing gameplay, bad history,
    ill-introduced sexual diversity issues, the history could be better, as the same level than the first game
  12. ghettoRigby
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    I want to talk about this game soo bad. But if I start I will run out of space, truthfully. The story and pacing is just terrible past one hour. It also seemed as if check every kind of diversity box there is, and there’s nothing wrong with that it just seemed forced that’s it.
  13. Vashiro
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    Dear Naughty Dog or whomever this may concern. (Story Script)

    The game's mechanics are not very innovative. The graphics are pretty good. If the story was good, which is the main reason why anyone would get attached to a game...this game would truly receive a 9.x from me. However, looking at what you have delivered.. I can't help myself to hate whoever us responsible for the story.    Dear Naughty Dog or whomever this may concern. (Story Script)

    The game's mechanics are not very innovative. The graphics are pretty good. If the story was good, which is the main reason why anyone would get attached to a game...this game would truly receive a 9.x from me. However, looking at what you have delivered.. I can't help myself to hate whoever us responsible for the story.

    Don't get me wrong. I don't care about the sexuality of any character as long as the character has substance and is important to the plot.
    What TLOU2 did was not very good story telling. Character development was pretty bad too.... If they at least had changed the story chronologically a little bit, it could have been a 5.5+ in rating.

    I want to REMIND everyone that we are GAMERS and we don't care for a game like TLOU where it is solely about survival, beating the bad guys that want to harm us or zombies to contain a moral message at the end with a very bad script and lots of confusion and story telling that is worse than Game Of Throne's Final Season. It was filled with so much political and moral bull crap. We already have to deal with it IRL everyday.

    Why do you have to drag this into a VIDEO GAME??? Don't ruin fictional worlds with your narrative. A little bit isn't bad but what you delivered was nothing but a novel for extreme moral activists. The person who you hired for the story telling should get fired.

    Look at the reviews, btw, that's not a brigade. These are gamers who have been disappointed by your story telling which is quite justified. Your JjjjjjjOurRnaLisTs that have reviewed it with 10s are not even real TLOU fans, they review games for a living, for them to survive, they have to lay in a good word.

    You know it anyway Naughty Dog, have fun and congratulations on alienating your fanbase. It showed pretty well in history where it leads to. Go woke go broke. I hope you enjoy LTOU2s entry into history as a failure for the fans and die hard gamers.    … Expand
  14. bona
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    Beautiful game ! Very dark and amazing story, you have a rollercoaster of feelings and it concludes masterfully. A True masterpiece.
  15. Cheems63
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    The continuation of the story from the previous installment starts in a promising fashion, but quickly illustrates the lack of direction and passion the writers and developers had after its sensational predecessor. This is evidenced by the presence of scenes that exist not in opposition to the values of those who are disappointed in the way the game turned out, but the way these issuesThe continuation of the story from the previous installment starts in a promising fashion, but quickly illustrates the lack of direction and passion the writers and developers had after its sensational predecessor. This is evidenced by the presence of scenes that exist not in opposition to the values of those who are disappointed in the way the game turned out, but the way these issues were handled. The treatment of beloved characters and those replacing them in the central story reflect a more generic and uninteresting take on the unique premise set by the original, and so deserved a score that reflects the insult to such a work of art.… Expand
  16. Moonlightx
    Jun 23, 2020
    9
    Muy bien juego la verdad no se porque todos hablan mal de el tal vez la historia tiene sus alti bajos pero era obvio que no iba a superar el uno sin embargo excelente juego
  17. CeeBeeGeeBee
    Jun 23, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. What this game does well, it does very well. The graphics are phenomenal and the environments are beautiful. The gameplay itself is quintessentially Naughty Dog and it always feels like it’s struggling between a shooter, an adventure game and an RPG. The addition of a dodge button feels a little forced (I’ve never come across a game using L1 to dodge) and, at times, it can lead to very annoying game overs.

    Where the game really falls down is the plot -- for me it wasn’t so much the content that annoyed me but the order. Naughty Dog shot themselves in the foot by making gamers believe that this was a game about Joel and Ellie, and that they’d be spending all their time with the pair on an adventure like the first game. It’s ironic that Naughty Dog wanted to hide Abby as a playable character before release when, really, that part of the story should have come first, instead of painting Abby as the antagonist and then expecting the player to hold any empathy towards her.

    Instead, imagine playing as Abby in Seattle for the first half of the game, only to discover that Ellie was behind killing her friends. Then flashback to Jackson and the event that started Ellie’s quest for revenge. That would have made me want to care about Abby more and maybe feel slightly better about Ellie’s actions, instead of turning the whole thing into some ‘dig two graves’ revenge story.

    There are also things in the story that either should have been fleshed out a lot more or completely discarded. The Seraphites were made to be a much bigger deal than they turned out to be and, ultimately we didn’t learn a lot about them. And the third act? (I honestly don’t know if it can even be called that) I felt like it was only half there, like someone forgot to put the rest of Abby and Lev’s story into the game.

    I enjoyed the game, I don’t understand why it was being sold as ‘not fun’ when, ultimately, it is what it is; a game. It’s not high art. And that’s the point that no one seems to want to admit. And I think the notion that it was trying to push some agenda is, frankly, laughable. The only agenda I saw in this game is that people can be petty and pretty terrible to each other (ironically, the backlash against this game has kind of proved Naughty Dog right on that one).

    It’s hard not to feel misled about what the game was supposed to be, but does that make it a bad game? No. Does that make it a bad sequel? Maybe. Yes, the plot had holes in it and it had lots of elements that fans of the original didn’t like but does it deserve to be called the worst game ever? No. Should you play it if you’re a hardcore fan of the original? That’s up to you.

    The Last of Us Part 2 is a new game, it’s a different game. If you want more of the same as the first game then you might be disappointed. I liked the first game, and I enjoyed this one despite its flaws. I didn’t go into this expecting perfection just like I don’t replay the first game and experience perfection (let’s be honest, seven years on, the first game is janky and annoying to play, even if the story is amazing).

    All in all, it’s not a bad game, people just need to get over it and Naughty Dog need to get over themselves. Neil Druckmann need to take a seat next to David Cage, Peter Molyneux and Sean Murrey, and try to understand that games are divisive and the way that this game was handled caused most of this drama.    … Expand
  18. Rguevara
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    "Naughty Dog" in this story leads you to wonder about what is good or bad and what is justice, always from the perspective of everyone involved.
  19. Yahya_
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    Good game
    From graphicis,gameplay but the story was bad but not that bad i’ve been waiting for this game since 2015 and the story was bad but i gotta admit i waited a long time
  20. Novo1690
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Gameplay is improved vs TLOU while graphics and level design are excellent. They can't however make up for the awful storyline and terrible dialogue. It seems like the writers forgot who the characters from TLOU were and ran out of original ideas. They added in THREE 'surprise' pregnancy scenes... the first one was fine but three? They try to make you feel sorry for Abby but it just doesn't work, I'm not going to forgive someone for killing Joel because she's nice to her dog. None of the new characters other than Jesse are likable but he dies and is then pretty much forgotten about for the rest of the game despite being Ellie's best friend. I could go on but the story is awful, I could've written a better one myself and I am in no way qualified to be a story writer.… Expand
  21. Erwindd
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    POOR WRITING MAKES NO SENSE AT ALL
    For a game that is story driven It makes the game terrible if the story is bad then their is no actual motivation to finish the game The writing feels forced and characters actions don’t make any sense
  22. Artorias_Soul
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    Good graphics, ok gameplay, really horrible and stupid story for a Story based game.
  23. CarlosS21
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    tienes un transfondo politico inaceptable y que poco o nada positivo aporta a estos tiempos donde los progres e izquierda q tanto daño le ha echo al mucho no deberían tener ni un poco de atención
  24. KpSanti
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    Replayed the first game a few weeks before the release and I absolutely loved everything about part 2. Extremely emotionally charging and a worthy successor to the story and the characters, while making some really bold moves from a storytelling perspective which worked amazingly and I haven't experienced in another medium so far.

    Naughty Dog's best game so far.
  25. Ber4
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    Very good looking game with passable play mechanics and poor story. Graphics are really amazing and game play is ok for this kind of game but this suppose to be interactive movie and story is lacking everything. Worst story for long time in gaming industry and worst ending ever. How can anyone think that this is even enjoyable?
  26. Queteimporta
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Inclusión forzada y terrible historia. Arruinaron todo lo que había establecido el primer juego sin justificación, las muertes tan ridículas, los personajes nada entrañables, la escena súper incómoda de sexo, no sé qué le sucede a las compañías de hoy con sus ideas tan tontas y cuántas veces tendrán que fallar para darse cuenta de que hacen todo mal para un público que ni los consume.… Expand
  27. andreastoettrup
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    A very frustrating story. I was looking forward to play Joel and Ellie, but that was not to be. This game is not for boys. It's only for LGBTQs and far left feminist. The story was completely destroyed by the focus on sexual orientation
  28. BigDipper0208
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    It's a shame for those critics to describe the story of this game as art or philosophical. The story just simply does not make sense and the choice of the character is simply not understandable. In addition, there are too many boring settings designed for political correctness for some particular class of group (and forgetting other groups as usual).

    Bad story + boring politics + fake    It's a shame for those critics to describe the story of this game as art or philosophical. The story just simply does not make sense and the choice of the character is simply not understandable. In addition, there are too many boring settings designed for political correctness for some particular class of group (and forgetting other groups as usual).

    Bad story + boring politics + fake hype

    The only point is given to those for work hard for the graphics of this game.    … Expand
  29. Tatang
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The way naughty dogs set the base for the story just distasteful for me, for example why would you let us play abby (the one who killed joel) and then naughty dog expect us to feel sympathy for her, and then for the premise of the story that emphasis on the "revenge is bad" why abby killed joel? Because she wants revenge, is contradicting… Expand
  30. Iggyface
    Jun 23, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Great game. More of the same as the original minus some awkward control issues which is ideal. Can be a bit repetitive at times but the story is sound. It deftly goes into the grey area between good and evil and the adage "an eye for an eye..." flows throughout. The fact they managed to put me on team Abby is quite a feat since Ellie is a fan favourite. Some have been critical of the choice to kill off Joel, however it follows perfectly from the original story. What he did was not something a good man should walk away from and it plays well into how Ellie then goes on a bloody rampage since he plays as her father figure. The ending was convoluted but effective. The addition of another random group of bad guys was an odd one and tbh I'd have enjoyed more gameplay in california. The themes of there being no safe havens in the apocalypse weren't very well developed but I guess that wasn't the overall thesis. I've heard comments about an lgbtq agenda which is absurd. If having characters who happen to be trans or lesbian is an issue to some I hope they have a nice cellar to live in so they'll spare us from their bigotry. Game was worth the wait. Good stuff.… 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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