The Last of Us Part II

 PlayStation 4
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5.8

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  1. Metricstar
    Jan 8, 2021
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The only reason why I’m finishing this game is because I’ve already spent my money on it. And the thing about is some part of the game are actually enjoyable but there are characters in this game that you just dont give a rat left or right butt cheek about. It’s annoying whenever I have to play as Abby and help out Lev and Yarah, frustrating that I quit the game for a couple hours. It’s so boring!!!!… Expand
  2. imnotme
    Jan 8, 2021
    10
    This game is an absolute masterpiece, One of the very best single player, story driven experiences of all time. The production quality here is off the charts good.

    What sets this game apart from so many others is the masterful story telling. It makes you care about the characters and their struggles in a way that very few other games manage to do. A big part of this is the phenomenal    This game is an absolute masterpiece, One of the very best single player, story driven experiences of all time. The production quality here is off the charts good.

    What sets this game apart from so many others is the masterful story telling. It makes you care about the characters and their struggles in a way that very few other games manage to do. A big part of this is the phenomenal voice acting, but it's not just the voice acting. It's the incredible use of facial animation and well written dialogue. The characters are amazing at conveying emotion more so than any other game I've ever played. This one aspect makes this game special and a real standout for the way it pulls you into the story and makes you care about the characters and actually feel some of their emotions. The musical score in the background is top notch and works excellently to set the mood from moment to moment, changing to match the pace of the scene.

    The graphics are some of the best of the PS4. Everything looks beautiful. The attention to detail is stunning. There are so many little things that just add to the overall experience. The water looks amazing. The way rain streaks down windows and water flows over ledges. The way the tall grass sways, looks better than other games. The lighting effects and just the overall artistry in the game is impressive and adds to the immersion. I found myself often pausing just to look around the environment and take in the visuals and appreciate the details that went into this.

    The game is fun to play too. The control mechanics are not new or particularly innovative but they are refined and effective. This is primarily a stealth action game and in that capacity it functions very well. The shooting feels good and impactful. The melee is brutal and satisfying. The stealth works perfectly and the AI does a good job of providing a challenge. There are a few great scripted action sequences and amazing set piece moments that keep the gameplay interesting and prevent it from becoming repetitive. The set piece's really add a lot to the overall experience as well and that combined with the incredible story telling, voice acting, musical score and over all atmosphere of the game make this one of the best single player experiences in all of gaming.

    This is a AAA experience all the way. The story telling, voice acting, atmosphere, musical score and gameplay come together to create an immersive cinematic powerhouse of a game. Do not let mixed reviews dissuade you from playing this.    … Expand
  3. Loslen101
    Jan 8, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I think this game is ... AWESOME, let me explain why. The gameplay is very good, you can feel the power of the weapons, the force of your blows, then you have the graphics, excellent graphics, much better than TLoU 1. The story is fantastic, showing new characters, new points of view. Now let's talk about people who hate this game. We all love the first game in the series, this game is also a masterpiece. One of the problems that caused the large amount of negative reviews from users (not counting Joel's death) is that some of the people who played the game, not actually felt Abby's story. If in Abby`s storytelling you forget everything Ellie went through and focus on Abby, you will love the game. I love this game as it is, I wanted to teach us something besides revenge. "The hero of someone`s story... Can be the villain on someone else`s." I really recommend buying this game if you love adventure and action, you will have all that and more… Expand
  4. xCoNDex
    Jan 8, 2021
    10
    I have played the game for second (third time now, almost 65 hours of gameplay) time now in survivor+, my first vote for this game was a 4... and now i think it deserves a 8 (and now a **** 10...), not my favorite end for sure, but i understand now so much better the abbys and lev character, the similitudes with Joel and ellie are a lot of.... its a good end? yes, but we need a part 3, weI have played the game for second (third time now, almost 65 hours of gameplay) time now in survivor+, my first vote for this game was a 4... and now i think it deserves a 8 (and now a **** 10...), not my favorite end for sure, but i understand now so much better the abbys and lev character, the similitudes with Joel and ellie are a lot of.... its a good end? yes, but we need a part 3, we need to end the immunity of Ellie in some way...

    So...

    Graphics: 10/10
    Music: 10/10
    Animations: 12/10
    Gameplay 10/10
    Story & Narrative?: Is up to you

    This game is a masterpiece    … Expand
  5. JiraiyaSon
    Jan 8, 2021
    10
    All you cats that are mad about the story are soft. This is one of the best stories of gaming. This is on par with some of the greatest movies of all time. This is a masterpiece.
  6. KERIMKOK228
    Jan 8, 2021
    0
    this game is a real shame! if you think that this spawn of drakmen is better than the first part, then you have obvious problems
  7. Zygann
    Jan 8, 2021
    9
    For everyone who doesn't know to buy or not to buy. Don't read the negative comments, there just bunch of spoilers. The game is a master piece, GET IT now!
  8. Pharoahmonch
    Jan 7, 2021
    10
    Gripping and compelling story that is entertaining and fun from start to finish. I was hooked and had problems putting the game down. The combat from hand to hand and shooting and sneaking mechanics is a blast. There are some terrifying moments throughout the game where you're sitting on the edge of your seat white knuckling from fear whats about to come next. 10/10 had a blast and aboutGripping and compelling story that is entertaining and fun from start to finish. I was hooked and had problems putting the game down. The combat from hand to hand and shooting and sneaking mechanics is a blast. There are some terrifying moments throughout the game where you're sitting on the edge of your seat white knuckling from fear whats about to come next. 10/10 had a blast and about to start another llaythrough right mekw… Expand
  9. Neburec20
    Jan 7, 2021
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Los gráficos son buenos muy buenos, la jugabilidad algo compleja, pero el tema en el cual me baso para dar esta nota, es la historia, no puede ser que tirarán por la borda toda la historia creada en la primera parte, es una desgracia y un insulto a todos aquellos que admiramos la primera entrega, así que no se ilusionen que es un gran juego, salió goty por comprar la premiación, este juego no se merece estar como uno de los mejores, más trajo polémica y tristeza para todos.… Expand
  10. redalert99
    Jan 7, 2021
    0
    Horrible, bastante lejos del primero. Pésima historia, horrible diseño de escenarios, ambientación repetitiva. Están sobreexplotando mecánicas de Uncharted, La saga murió con el uno.
  11. SOMEBODY88
    Jan 7, 2021
    0
    This game sucks. DO NOT BUY IT. Not based. Not KEK. Gay propaganda. Im disgusted.
  12. Jamesleonhat
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Um jogo bom destruído por uma história fraca. Tive a impressão que joguei quase 30 horas no lixo.
  13. Methias
    Jan 7, 2021
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Last of Us II is a game that I wanted to enjoy, but was not able to because I feel it is just a game that tries too hard and doesn't deliver what the fans wanted. My score is an overall 6/10, average at best, because I cannot deny it is without a doubt the most graphically incredible game for its generation of gaming. But the story is what holds it back from getting a higher score.

    The story falls short for me because of various reasons. The most glaring ones being that the game just re-hashes the same revenge plot three times over. It starts off with Abby and co going after Joel for revenge, which she gets. Then Ellie goes after Abby, which doesn't work out, but then after trying to essentially give up on it, she has a break down and goes after Abby again for revenge. Only, she never gets it. The game ends with what can only be seen as Ellie, I assume, forgiving Abbie, or reaching some kind of revelation that her revenge would mean nothing, so she just doesn't take it. Which is redundant as it makes the whole game utterly pointless and worthless in terms of the players effort.

    Other issues are the way you're forced to play as Abby, a character who, from what I can tell, a good chunk of the player base just did not like to play as. When you're forced to play as a character you don't enjoy or like, it kills your drive to want to see the game through, and this happened with me, but I pushed on because I had paid for the game and figured I may as well get my money's worth from it as well as what trophies I could.

    The worst part for me was where you were forced to play as Abby and fight against Ellie. This was not good for me because Ellie was really the only character I wound up liking throughout the game. At least a little. Even characters from the past game who return in Part II that I liked before, I didn't like in this game. Plus there's just wasted other characters. Ones who you spend so little time getting to know because they wind up dying, it makes their appearance utterly pointless, which is a shame for the effort that's gone into this game.

    The example I can give is when you're playing as Abby, and she returns to a home base, one of her friends unzips a body bag and she's horrified at who it is inside. But we don't hear the name being spoken. I can only assume, we, as the player, are already supposed to know, but I couldn't remember the name. I recognised the character as one I had seen before, but if there was a name, I just couldn't remember it, showing they had an insignificant impact for who they're meant to be.

    This continued on for me in the fact that all other characters I just couldn't bring myself to like or care about. And the game soon showed a clear problem with trying to push these shock factors into your face way too many times. By the time the game got to the point where the pregnant lady is accidentally killed by Ellie, I just stopped caring for the game altogether. Over all, by the time I got to the end, I felt the game ended on a stupidly empty and unnecessarily mysterious note, as well as it just dragged on for a bit too long for how little worth while story there really was. And then there was the whole big thing with a transgender character being in the game. I am all for the support and inclusion of them in anything, from video games and movies, but in The Last of Us Part II, it didn't make sense. The character of Lev is shown to be intelligent, but what I fail to understand is why, in a world where there's a fungus turning people into flesh eating infections mutants as well as murderous bandits and cannibals in the word along with crazy cults that Lev is a part of, why would they worry about being what gender they feel they are over surviving? It just didn't make any sense for me. It was a very well done character, but felt very out of place for the world of the game.

    As I said, the visuals are incredible, but the gameplay is just a spit shined version of the first game. Everything is similar, just nicer with a few new additions, like being able to go prone, shooting from being prone and the ability to dodge, counter attack, attack on the move and of course, jump, climb ropes and swing on them. That's pretty much it for the gameplay. The games A.I however is rather phenomenal and impressive. The fight sections were easily the best parts for me.

    I remember seeing SkillUp's pre-release review on YouTube and thinking it couldn't be as bad as he said it was, but honestly, it really was.

    For a game many waited around eight years for, what we expected was not even anywhere close to what was delivered. My trust in Neil Druckman has fallen significantly, and any excitement for future Naughty Dog games is now gone.

    It's worth one play through for the combat, visuals and trophies, but after that, it's not worth a lot at all. I feel it wasn't even worth the £40 I paid for it.

    A nice game, but falls short where it counts. The story. Again, 6/10. Average.    … Expand
  14. matt2606
    Jan 7, 2021
    0
    This game has one of the worst stories I've ever seen. If you're a big fan of part 1 like I am, I don't recommend you to play this game at all. Every main character from the first game is treated like garbage in this one, and acts like an idiot. Graphics are amazing witch is a wasted opportunity, the game play is good, but the story is simply disgusting. So in conclusion:This game has one of the worst stories I've ever seen. If you're a big fan of part 1 like I am, I don't recommend you to play this game at all. Every main character from the first game is treated like garbage in this one, and acts like an idiot. Graphics are amazing witch is a wasted opportunity, the game play is good, but the story is simply disgusting. So in conclusion:

    Graphics:9.5/10
    Game play: 8.5/10 (this part is more based on personal preference)
    Story:0/10

    Conclusion:0 to balance all the crazy 10 of people who don't understand anything about stories and human behavior.    … Expand
  15. Schoki
    Jan 7, 2021
    1
    Im so dissapointed... this game is nothing but a bad joke. The Story was so terrible that for me it doesnt matter how good the graphics or the game play was. Sadly this Franchise is death for me. Its almost bad as the last season of games of thrones.
  16. gingaisha
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A **** completely dissapointed. I cannot believe this result after 7 years, seriously?… Expand
  17. clipboarder
    Jan 7, 2021
    10
    I’m completely baffled by the terrible user reviews here. TLOU2 is simply the game of the generation. Just as TLOU was the game of the previous generation.
  18. Ariel3d
    Jan 7, 2021
    10
    This game is a think piece.there were moments I wasn’t sure about during gameplay but in the end I get the creator’s meaning.
    It’s a story that mirrors the gray area that is life...nothing is just black and white.
  19. adegawe
    Jan 7, 2021
    0
    oh my god this game story was so terrible and suck what can i do more speak? this game is suck
  20. Dawood_1
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    This game is based on the story and the story should be above the other elements but It's really bad to a person who played first game. I'm very disappointed
  21. max6897
    Jan 6, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Pesimo juego, un guión bien sacado del sobaco, no tengo mas palabras para describirlo… Expand
  22. derlis
    Jan 6, 2021
    0
    I hate it, fue una de las peores decisiones del mundo crear esta segunda parte
  23. Taxatax
    Jan 6, 2021
    10
    I really can't understand how this game got bad reviews. It is an epic game. Naughty dog had the difficult task of surpassing The Last of Us 1 and amazingly so, it for sure found ways to improve on the first game in every way possible. Story, graphics, gameplay everything improved while still sticking on the original last of us style and atmosphere. Don't trust the bad reviews. This gameI really can't understand how this game got bad reviews. It is an epic game. Naughty dog had the difficult task of surpassing The Last of Us 1 and amazingly so, it for sure found ways to improve on the first game in every way possible. Story, graphics, gameplay everything improved while still sticking on the original last of us style and atmosphere. Don't trust the bad reviews. This game has some really deep meanings and reflections. It's a masterpiece even better than the first one. Recommended 100%. Only thing I can understand is maybe some parents worrying about the violence in the game, but after all it is rated 18+ so that's that.… Expand
  24. DiegoGaJ21
    Jan 6, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Es un juego de mierda en el que se lo cargan desde el principio de la historia y no hablar de el final ya que le dan un final feliz al personaje pero no al jugador, historia súper mala en la que parece que se cansan de Ellie y le dan todo el beneficio a Abby. Aparte de que no te dan a elegir el final y sería una buena opción para poder elegir el final que más quiera el jugador y así por fin poder matar a la puta perra desgraciada de la pendeja Abby ya que se cargó a Joel. HIJA DE PUTA NADIE TOCA A JOEL PERRA DESGRACIA Y PENDEJOS DE NAUGHTY DOG SON UNOS IMBÉCILES QUE NO SABEN HACER DISFRUTAR EL JUEGO AL JUGALR CHINGUEN A TODA SU PERRA MADRE CADA QUE RESPIREN OJALA LES VAYA MAL EN TODOS SUS PROYECTOS PINCHES OJETES… Expand
  25. thomasdavidge
    Jan 6, 2021
    10
    There’s nothing I can say that hasn’t already been said or argued against. The discourse surrounding this game is an absolute circlejerk from every angle. I would just recommend playing the game yourself and making up your own mind. You can always return it. I believe it truly is worth your time.
  26. Ash155
    Jan 6, 2021
    10
    Best video game hands down I have ever played. The story is phenomenal just like the first game the emotion you feel while playing this is unbelievable. The gameplay is just amazing. The graphics are the best I have ever seen ever in a video game you will not regret buying this game trust me. 10/10
  27. YuriyKuzmich
    Jan 6, 2021
    10
    Intense, emotionally rich story with philosophical topics. Stunning graphics even on PS4 Slim. Similar to Part I gameplay with few additional abilities which is great in my opinion.
    If you like long and rich story telling games and feel ok when girls are kissing
  28. OGodfather
    Jan 6, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Now I've read alot of negative reviews of the game and most people had a problem with playing as Abby. Sure in the beginning I hated it too as she killed Joel. Then you play as her for almost half the game and towards the end I cared so much for the Abby that I prayed Ellie didn't kill Abby. For a game to make me like the villain and sympathize with her was great and a different thing naughty dog did. Yes Joel dying sucked and I was heartbroken about it and then you can see why Abby did it as she loved her dad and wanted retribution and overall she was a good person. This game was special because you played as the main guy and the villain and for me I wanted them both to survive which created moral dilemmas which was very difficult but in a good way. The game for is a masterpiece.… Expand
  29. RUD0-Y-T4CTIC0
    Jan 6, 2021
    10
    Algo muy fuera de lo normal, pero eso no quiere decir que sea malo, es excelente, un guión que hacía años no experimentaba, en realidad no sabía que podría pasar y eso es algo difícil de lograr...
  30. trustypatches23
    Jan 6, 2021
    3
    I deliberately avoided all the leaks and yet can't help myself to hate this game. Graphics are amazing, sound and level design are great, the gameplay is repetitive and the story is absolutely horrible.
    Characters are dying purely for the shock factor and pseudo-philosophical messages that lead to nowhere. Mr. Druckmann has put so much effort into drama and trying to be original that he    I deliberately avoided all the leaks and yet can't help myself to hate this game. Graphics are amazing, sound and level design are great, the gameplay is repetitive and the story is absolutely horrible.
    Characters are dying purely for the shock factor and pseudo-philosophical messages that lead to nowhere. Mr. Druckmann has put so much effort into drama and trying to be original that he ended up with an unoriginal, illogical script that people justifiably hate. In other words, a genius outplayed himself and forgot what made the first game great in the first place. As a result, there is never going to be part 2 for the majority of fans. There is just the Last of Us.
    3/10    … 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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