The Last of Us Part II

 PlayStation 4
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5.8

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  3. Negative: 68,475 out of 161975
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  1. FruitPunchSamur
    Jan 11, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I heard about the controversy in summer last year. I finished the story today and now I know why.

    My problem besides the story is the lack of end bosses and the variety of different zombies. It feels always the same. Over and over you do the same for 12 to 14 hours.
    1. Kill People/Zombies quietly or loudly
    2. Search for items
    3. Cutscene
    4. Start from 1

    The Problem of the Story though. Man. They really don't want to do a Part III. They really don't.

    Besides of killing Joel, the lack of emotions between Ellie and Joel is ridiculous.
    They went to thick and thin in Part I and I understand the emotions Ellie had, but common man.
    It like your father. And Joel looked Ellie like her daughter. BUT THEY NEVER REALLY TALKED ABOUT THAT STUFF. That's annoying to me. The lack of emotions that they deserved. Went to all that **** in Part I. At the end of Part I Joel would react the same, because even there would be a cure Ellie would die. He would lose his 2nd daughter. They didn't get the chance of developing what they deserved.

    Even when the **** story ended like this. Why Ellie didn't expressed her feelings or emotions with some words. They cut the scenes. But 14 hours of doing the same is alright.

    It's reminds me of the maker of Sherlock Holmes who killed Sherlock in his book, because he got annoyed by him. Just later to revive him because the **** hit the fan. Feels the same with the last of us.

    When Part III is happening I won't play it. Everything what made The Last of Us amazing is raped. I hoped somebody else would have made the story.    … Expand
  2. Toponson
    Jan 11, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Totally loved this game, floored me in several parts.

    The graphics alone are top notch, best graphics of this generation of consoles for sure. Gameplay gets a couple great additions from the previous game that really keep it fresh al throughout, and all NPCs (be them humans or infected) show great improvement and new variety.

    Now, the main deal, the story: I genuinely loved it. It's complex, It's jarring, it's devastating at times, but it absolutely achieves what it set out to do. This story takes you to the deepest and darkest places possibles from the point of view of Ellie, in a spiraling cycle of hate, intensified by the flashbacks that either show you what Ellie lost, or show you how her relationship with Joel turned into as years went by. And then, just when it seems she can live with letting the source of her rage live, the game gives you a 180 and makes you "walk a mile in her shoes" (as perfectly summed up in Girlfriend Reviews analysis of this masterpiece).

    Before delving into this game you must understand, in the first game, Joel was never a good guy, he was a terrible guy who found a shed of hope when he met Ellie, someone who could send him back to caring for others and to live (rather than just "survive"). Yeah, we get tremendously attatched to him, we're supposed to. That's what makes this sequel the more shocking and emotionally charged.

    Overall, it was hands down the best experience I had on the PS4, and for all of the praise I may give it, I still understand the people who didn't like Joel's death, but I truly believe that if you give this story a chance, if you buy in what it's trying to make you feel, you may find a rollercoast of emotions that you'll be glad you got on.    … Expand
  3. Hammada
    Jan 11, 2021
    10
    Simply the best game in history 10 on 10 for everything (game play, graphic, soundtrack, animation, environments and story) and specially for story every game has own story and you have to accept this fact.
  4. joninemoni
    Jan 11, 2021
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The worst way to kill perhaps the best franchise of recent times. The best graphics checked, the best animations checked, the best sound work checked, the best physics you can see that they have experts in physics and mathematics checked, but what they have done with the fans making you play with a sociopath that ends up with the character perhaps more worked in the history of playstation and the political ideology that oozes through all its frames is something unforgivable cinema, literature, and tv are intoxicated by the ideology of fashion but not video games that ever ...… Expand
  5. ssewar
    Jan 11, 2021
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The main issue I had with this game is the script, the story is written terribly, one of the main reasons why is because Joel (Protagonist in Part 1) is killed off in the first few hours of the game and I can understand why people did not like that. Joel getting killed off is not the main issue, the main issue is about 10-13 hours into the game you play the character Abby (The husky lady who killed Joel with a golf club) and that was not a smart move to play. You could have created many better outcomes for this game but you didn't. One of the other things people might not like about it is that it takes risk, and by risk I mean that it dares to be depressing and I think that this game is pretty good. This game has one of the most depressing ending I have ever seen in my life. The message is trying to say is that heroes don't always get the death they deserve, what addiction can lead to, and in this world their is no good and bad only people doing what they think is right. Gameplay 10/10, Story 6/10, characters 3/10 Art direction 10/10, dialogue 7/10. This game is a 7.4/10.… Expand
  6. skrabutj33
    Jan 11, 2021
    2
    Wow, it's not great... basically a mildly improved version of the first game, with a garbage storyline. Super grindy in far too many points and then you have to re-grind about mid game. This is unfortunately my last time I'll play a Last of Us game. If there is a third, I could not care less about it.
  7. Glorfldork
    Jan 11, 2021
    1
    Beautiful but story is abysmal for a plethora of reasons, undeserving of rewards considering the crunch and the toxic mentality of the few fans it has.
  8. Lev0091837
    Jan 11, 2021
    10
    Лучшая игра года,идеально все 838899487474747474747477474747474747474747477474
  9. Mydolord666
    Jan 11, 2021
    9
    Es un juego desafiante y completo, ademas de incluir nuevas tematicas milenials a podido adaptarse y generar impacto en los usuarios y se nota que lo logro.
  10. sss111
    Jan 11, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow… Expand
  11. Juanillo623
    Jan 11, 2021
    10
    Juegazo con todas las letras si no lo habeis jugado no puntueis porq eso se llama envidia
  12. Fizy_riz
    Jan 11, 2021
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Last of us part 2 has brilliant gameplay, perfect graphic and characters, but there is one thing i hate it's Abby. I hate her for what she's done cause Joel was my favourite character and i don't like that. That's why i didn't gave Last of us part 2 10 points… Expand
  13. ukozer
    Jan 11, 2021
    1
    The game has a terrible plot and disgusting characters.Game journalists lie and cut corners, do not believe them in the future, forget about pre-orders of AAA games, look at the released game and only then think about buying.
  14. Prostomawka
    Jan 11, 2021
    0
    Эта игра была сделана не для фанатов первой части, а для ценителей современных трендов, и как результат фанатам не понравилось, вот пускай хорошие оценки и ставят те для кого сделали это недоразумение
  15. HolyAction
    Jan 11, 2021
    10
    The most beautiful diamond in the world !!! 11/10 naughty dog are champion !!!
  16. xBADx
    Jan 10, 2021
    2
    Раздражающий сюжет, который сопровождает вас на протяжении всей игры, играть в него невыносимо
  17. xarmozo
    Jan 10, 2021
    10
    Simplesmente impecável. um dos melhores (se não o melhor) jogo da geração ps4. gráficos absurdos de insanos, animações de cair o cu da bunda, áudio que te dá uma imersão do caralho, e uma história... uma história que não pode ser comparada com nenhuma outra, tem que pelo menos ter um pouco de maturidade para poder compreender o que a história passa. um jogo impecável.
  18. Kresus
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Game looks gorgeous , some physics need improvements. At the first beginning it gives you a nice feeling about the game , until everything goes down ... and it begins with Joel's death.. the reason of this review is that , i bought and played the game due to its amazing story in the first part , i did not expect such a story ... played a lot to get nothing...the story is rubbish… Expand
  19. verydeadly
    Jan 10, 2021
    9
    A few days ago I watched a play-through of the game The Last of Us Part 2, and it was a profoundly emotional experience for me. It generated so much empathy through its’ characters unlike any other film or show I think I’ve ever watched; so it’s been on my mind for about 4 days. It’s crazy, I know I’ve felt deeply for characters in stories before, however watching The Last of Us felt likeA few days ago I watched a play-through of the game The Last of Us Part 2, and it was a profoundly emotional experience for me. It generated so much empathy through its’ characters unlike any other film or show I think I’ve ever watched; so it’s been on my mind for about 4 days. It’s crazy, I know I’ve felt deeply for characters in stories before, however watching The Last of Us felt like I actually experienced the loss of a loved one like the protagonists do in this story. The director uses a lot of recurring musical and symbolic themes, and idk maybe it’s unique to the medium of video games that it is able to instill such empathy and connection with the characters, but it’s something I just needed to talk to someone about. I don’t think it’s necessary to have already been fond of the characters Joel and Ellie before coming into the sequel, as I had seen a play-through of the original over 4 years ago and wasn’t exceptionally moved by it’s story. Anyway, I loved the new characters Lev and Abby, and yearn for the best for each of them as much as I do for Ellie and Dina.
    A criticism would be that the flashbacks tend to follow a repetitive/similar arc and sometimes feel out of place. A couple of the characters like Owen and Abby's father are slightly unlikable at times. I think Abby's father felt a bit cheesy.
    
Extra note: It’s extremely sad and violent (and long).    … Expand
  20. Proteus88
    Jan 10, 2021
    9
    Absolutely incredible. Don’t let the social justice warriors review bombing this game stop you from playing this masterpiece.
  21. Kuro4027
    Jan 10, 2021
    9
    strong adult game. technical masterpiece. minus one point for too annoying and hard scripts
  22. Andreslb
    Jan 10, 2021
    10
    The Best Game i have played in my entire life!! Thank you Naughy Dog ❤❤❤❤❤❤
  23. JvMM
    Aug 5, 2020
    10
    Jogo simplesmente maravilhoso, trilha sonora impecável, gráficos impecáveis e dublagem impecável, não vejo uma continuação direta do primeiro jogo melhor do que essa.
    Um dos melhores jogos da geração, naughty dog sempre impressionando com suas obras de arte, na minha opinião esse jogo é o GOTY de 2020 e estou esperando uma parte 3. RECOMENDO ESSE JOGO DE MAIS.
  24. ydzero5
    Jan 10, 2021
    10
    Игра просто огонь, разработчики рискнули и не зря. Но слишком много повестки
  25. Danudaia
    Jan 10, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is the first game I don't like and I give a note and leave a review. I usually get it that liking a game or not is subjective but when you present a trailer and show scenes with Ellie and Joel only to later find out it's not gonna be like that, i already feel this is **** Let's be honest, most of the people loved the first game because of the story, not the gameplay so the people complaining about people leaving bad reviews based only on the story should understand that if the story alone can make a game good, it should be able to make it bad as well. Having to play the character that killed my favorite character so therefore, i don't really like it and having to keep it alive and explore it's story (that's what you do while you play ) adds a completely different feeling to the game than the first one and I, like most of the others, bought this game because I liked the first one and hoped to experience what was presented in the trailers ( Joel and Ellie ) , not just some flashbacks. I will not complain about the inconsistency of the characters because tbh i wouldn't complain about it if I would've like the story .… Expand
  26. Caisonysta
    Sep 22, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. O GAME TE SURPREENDE A CADA MOMENTO, TANTO COM OS GRAFICOS, TRILHA SONORA, GANEPLAY, E HISTORIA.
    A MORTE DO JOEL FOI IMPORTANTE PARA O DESENRROLAR COM O ENRREDO, E A NÃO VINGANÇA DA ELLIE FOI UMA ATITUDE MUITO ADULTA DOS CRIADORES DA HISTORIA. TAMBEM MOSTRANDO O OUTRO LADO DA MOEDA, E MOSTRANDO Q A ELIIE E O JOEL SÃO VILÕES EM OUTRA PERSPECTIVA. O CARA QUE DÁ HATE NESSE GAME TEM UMA MENTALIDADE INFANTIL, E NÃO SABE OQUE É AMADURECIMENTO.    … Expand
  27. roelani
    Jan 10, 2021
    2
    EDIT: Thanks for deleting my review, metacritic. Submitting it again, and I will do so until it sticks.

    A bleak trudge through a largely disappointing series of combat encounters that relies on shock value to carry its clumsily-paced story. The gameplay has seen some improvements from the previous entry and the environments and character models are impressive, but the whole experience    EDIT: Thanks for deleting my review, metacritic. Submitting it again, and I will do so until it sticks.

    A bleak trudge through a largely disappointing series of combat encounters that relies on shock value to carry its clumsily-paced story. The gameplay has seen some improvements from the previous entry and the environments and character models are impressive, but the whole experience feels needlessly maudlin, dwelling on traumatic events with an insistence that borders on pornographic.

    There’s something off with the tone of this one, in comparison with the original, beloved game, and the difference is jarring enough to keep me from enjoying either the story or the generally repetitive, uninspired gameplay.

    If this were an original IP, it would be much easier to rate it higher. To evaluate it as a story in a different genre, and praise its gorgeous environments. But as it stands, as a sequel, it fails to successfully deliver its simple message, ending on a note that feels pompous and ridiculously proud of itself even as it lands its last, resounding note (and dialog scene) with a hilarious lack of self-awareness.

    Yep.    … Expand
  28. Alicialove
    Jan 10, 2021
    0
    The thing that just really sucks the most, is the fact that forcefully make you play a shtty character, even Neil druckman said that ellie would be the only playable character, which mean he lied.
  29. The_Occasional
    Jan 10, 2021
    10
    This is a game like no other. I recommend playing it, instead of listening to the loud minority of people that want to see politics or something else in it. There are no politics or agendas, just people.
    It is truly human experiencing playing this game, but it will test you emotionally and it will test your empathy.
    I have never played a game that could match the effects this one had on    This is a game like no other. I recommend playing it, instead of listening to the loud minority of people that want to see politics or something else in it. There are no politics or agendas, just people.
    It is truly human experiencing playing this game, but it will test you emotionally and it will test your empathy.
    I have never played a game that could match the effects this one had on me. It is truly a masterpiece.    … Expand
  30. Tlou1Joel
    Jan 10, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game has outstanding graphics, and the gameplay is good, pretty much the same as the first, but they added a dodge button and modified the jump and crouch button, so gameplay and graphics are great. However, the story? It was a disaster, it's as if the writers had no idea where to go with the story when writing it. Not only are the decisions that the characters make in the game stupid, but the whole plot itself is just dumb. A basic summary of it is that Joel is killed by some buff lady with a golf club named Abby, right after he saves her from being eaten by runners. You then spend half the game playing as Ellie to hunt down Abby and everyone else involved in Joel's death. Ellie has pretty much killed all of Abby's friends halfway in the game, then by sheer luck, Abby finds Ellie using a map that "Ellie" left behind after killing 2 of Abby's friends. Abby then kills Ellie's friend Jessie, then we're left on a cliffhanger as the screen goes to black. We now play half the game as Abby, we are forced to play 10 hours as her and empathize with her, which is incredibly difficult considering how psychopathic she is, then she hunts down Ellie and we're at the part where the cliffhanger left off at. Abby shoots Tommy, and beats Ellie to a pulp, but spares her for some reason. A year later, Ellie is living at a farmhouse, and Tommy, who has lost an eye, comes by with a lead on Abby. Ellie refuses at first, but changes her mind last minute and decides to pursue Abby in the middle of the night. She finds out Abby is being held prisoner by some bandits, so she kills over dozens of bandits just to get to Abby, and finds her tied up to a post. She cuts her free, instead of killing Abby on the spot, then makes a last minute decision to try and kill Abby again, but spares her, because of a 2 second flashback of Joel sitting on his porch. You would think that if anything, the flashback would motivate her, but it didn't, it somehow convinced her that killing Abby wasn't worth it, and "revenge is bad".

    The game started off bad by rushing Joel's death and killing him off in a crappy way, then it got even worse when we were forced to play 10 straight hours as Abby. Playing half the game as her was completely pointless, and I felt no progress with her section, it just felt like a chore to do. Also, just when you think Abby (Joel's killer) is finally about to die (which is what the whole game was leading up to), she gets spared, because a 2 second flashback of Joel sitting on his porch is enough to convince Ellie that revenge is bad, like really? You couldn't have realized that when you were killing dozens of people just to get to Abby. It's just ridiculous. Oh, and you want to know what started this all? The only reason that Joel died is because he killed some random NPC surgeon at the end of the first game. Yeah, that nameless NPC surgeon that you can kill in 5 seconds is all of a sudden a major character, and that random surgeon just happened to be Abby's father. That is just very lazy writing.

    After playing tlou2, it makes me realize that a sequel was completely unnecessary, and that the first game was better off the way it ended. The game is supposed to be a story driven game, but the story is horrendous, the dialogue can be outright cringy at times, and the characters in this game are nothing like the first game. Ellie keeps walking back and forth on decisions, and also ends up making some stupid decisions, and Joel and Tommy were just outright stupid. In the first game, Joel and Tommy were paranoid and cautious, but in the second, they're not cautious at all. They go unarmed into a room full of a dozen armed strangers, and they tell these strangers their names and where they live. When I realized that they left their weapons behind in the room next door, I wondered if they left their brains in the other room too, because that's the only explanation as to how they could be so stupid. If you loved the first game like I did, then I beg you, please, please, don't play the second game at all, the game is just boring and depressing. It feels like the story at times is just being dragged on and on and will never end, and it leaves you feeling no satisfaction by the end of the game.    … 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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