The Last of Us Part II

 PlayStation 4
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5.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 161975 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 68,475 out of 161975
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  1. Theelegendxx
    Jun 28, 2020
    1
    Idc that Ellie is gay, idc that you know who died then story is just absolute **** and the writers need fired
  2. ilezhnin
    Jun 29, 2020
    1
    This game rely bad, game-play mechanics the same (TLoU + Uncharted) and don't give anything new, story boring and not touching you, characters are plain. Neil Druckmann worst director
  3. BoBaA1986
    Jun 28, 2020
    1
    Худший эксклюзив Сони, первая часть на 2 порядка лучше!!!
  4. levian400
    Jul 9, 2020
    1
    Neil Druckmann please complete your career in the game industry.
    Absolut stupid story, revenge for fuc*ing revenge BRAVO! This game must be about humans, about hope, about the relationship between main characters, the last chance of the world, but not about revenge!!! Do you kill Joel? Ok, but you kill him like a dog, not like the favorite character of the thousand gamers, you are idiots?    Neil Druckmann please complete your career in the game industry.
    Absolut stupid story, revenge for fuc*ing revenge BRAVO! This game must be about humans, about hope, about the relationship between main characters, the last chance of the world, but not about revenge!!! Do you kill Joel? Ok, but you kill him like a dog, not like the favorite character of the thousand gamers, you are idiots?

    1 score for the technical part, this part is quite good. I hope TLOU2 was the last project of the screenwriter.    … Expand
  5. Will_I_Mmm
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    Graphics: Gorgeous. Music: Good. Gameplay and story: AWFUL. I waited 7 years for THIS?!

    As a member of the LGBTQ+ Community, launching this game IN PRIDE MONTH with such problematic storytelling is not only insulting, but a slap in the face. Making these characters as unlikable as possible, and completely ignoring the first game and everything that made it a masterpiece. TLOU2    Graphics: Gorgeous. Music: Good. Gameplay and story: AWFUL. I waited 7 years for THIS?!

    As a member of the LGBTQ+ Community, launching this game IN PRIDE MONTH with such problematic storytelling is not only insulting, but a slap in the face. Making these characters as unlikable as possible, and completely ignoring the first game and everything that made it a masterpiece.

    TLOU2 seriously makes me question the narrative choices, and makes me wonder how in the hell this got past so many executives after SEVEN YEARS is beyond ridiculous. Don't waste your money.

    Fans of the series will not like this game, and "critics" will lambaste you for being homophobic or trans-phobic... well what about us queer folks who think the story is problematic and insulting? Don't have much footing with us, and actually shows how completely out of touch with what gamers really want to play.

    Neil Druckman should be fired. NaughtyDog should be ashamed of this pile of **** they put out.    … Expand
  6. RMak
    Jun 21, 2020
    1
    Overall, after my first and probably last playthrough my final verdict is utter story disappointment. Visuals are stunning, so as the sounds. Combat gets extremely tedious, but it has some fun moments i give you this. Story is linear, single ending. I could see multiple stopping points for player to decide like staying with Dina and not chasing after Abby to ruin everything. I didnt likeOverall, after my first and probably last playthrough my final verdict is utter story disappointment. Visuals are stunning, so as the sounds. Combat gets extremely tedious, but it has some fun moments i give you this. Story is linear, single ending. I could see multiple stopping points for player to decide like staying with Dina and not chasing after Abby to ruin everything. I didnt like at all this mess...… Expand
  7. louis2257
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    ❤ Audience ❤
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    ☑ Beginner
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    ☼ Graphics ☼
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    ♬ Music ♬
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    ☠ Difficulty ☠
    ☐ Easy
    ☑ Average
    ☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master
    ☐ Hard
    ☐ Unfair

    § Bugs §
    ☐ Bugs destroy the game
    ☐ Lots of bugs
    ☐ Few Bugs
    ☐ You can use them for speedrun
    ☑ Nothing encountered

    ☯ Story ☯
    ☑ Awful
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    ⚔ Gameplay ⚔
    ☐ Frustrating
    ☐ Sleepy
    ☑ Boring
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    ☐ Challenging

    ۞ Game time / Length ۞
    ☐ Really short (0 - 3 hours)
    ☐ Short (4 - 8 hours) ☑ Few hours (10 - 20 hours) [if you focus on the main story] ☐ Long (40-60 hours) [if you complete everything] ☐ Very Long (61-100 hours) ☐ Extremely Long (101+ hours) $ Price / Quality $ ☐ Full price ☐ Wait for Sale ☐ Don't buy ☑ Refund immediately    … Expand
  8. byis
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    Absolutely terrible story and bland repetetive gameplay. I wouldn't recommend anyone who loved the first game to play this travesty. Killing off beloved characters to shock the audience is the laziest writing I've seen in a long while.
  9. danielarthurson
    Dec 1, 2021
    1
    Themes of this video game: Don't go against the woke agenda or all your dreams will be violently bludgeoned to death and your legacy retroactively shat on- much like Joel's character in this game. No wonder no critics have the balls to call out this this game for the narrative abomination it is. FYI if you enjoyed the first game and its characters and don't want that experience foreverThemes of this video game: Don't go against the woke agenda or all your dreams will be violently bludgeoned to death and your legacy retroactively shat on- much like Joel's character in this game. No wonder no critics have the balls to call out this this game for the narrative abomination it is. FYI if you enjoyed the first game and its characters and don't want that experience forever tarnished by the games writers trying to violently force you to like despicable characters for the sake of pushing absurd identity politics then DO NOT PLAY THIS GAME.

    *FYI for anyone who is a normal reasonable person I feel (unfortunately) that I have to mention. I have no problem with gay people, big muscle masculine women etc if these thinks are they characters and plot are well written and doesn't attempt to degrade existing canon. I do have a problem with writing that pushes a woke agenda at the expense and at times in contradiction to existing characters and canon and to the great detriment to good narrative, plot and character development.    … Expand
  10. crazeejay
    Sep 14, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I played this game as soon as it installed and these are my honest thoughts and opinions as well as critiques.

    The last of us 2 tries to be a post apocalypse story that is diverse and different, however it feels forced and agenda pushing through nearly the entire story, while the game-play feels fluid and combat is more satisfying than the first game, the risk reward is just not there and ruins the game-play experience.

    The story for the last of us 2 leaves you feeling as if the game was never finished, the ending is certainly there but it is a disappointment, in-fact alot of this game disappoints with trailers blatantly LYING about Joel's involvement in the game, some scenes are model switched such as flashbacks in the game being shown in the trailer as present old Joel and Ellie in the ads. Naughty dog/ Sony blatantly lied to people in the games advertising to sell more copies and in the final product there is very little present day interaction with Joel and Ellie.

    Overall, The agenda pushing in this game mixed with the lying of Advertisements for this game ruin the experience for the Last of us fans, While the gameplay is definitely improved and voice acting is superb the story is a massive let down even for people who this game tries to pander to and bleak story lovers.

    I normally would have given this game a 2 or 3 just for the game-play and voice acting alone but with the lies in advertisement and a story so bad that i believe the game should have been scraped and redone from the start story-wise along with agenda politics forced into our video games especially at a time like this when games are used to escape the real world, i had to take points away from what my normal score would have been. i sincerely hope this will be a lesson learned on naughty dogs part and their next games will be better in the future.

    To the voice actors of this game, i congratulate you on doing an extremely well done job and i'm sorry i'm unable to give this game a higher score.    … Expand
  11. LetoRai
    Jun 22, 2020
    1
    TLOU Part 2: "How bad do I smell"
    Fans: "like a hot pile of garbage"
    They spent 6 years creating this game, but how much time did they spend writing the story? Two hours? The plot is as bad as the scrapped initial version of fanfic written by a depressed teenager.
  12. Stormdante
    Jun 29, 2020
    1
    They made this game for twitter sjw's but it sucks. Story just thrash, i'm so mad.
  13. kuiriz
    Jul 28, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. No me gustó porque tengo que jugar como la asesina de Joel cuál si fuera buena y además putear casi de muerte a Elli vaya mierda de historia y al final ni la mata 20 horas esperando a matarla y la deja viva vaya decepción debieron dejar que uno eligiera si matarla o no estoy decepcionado… Expand
  14. ClemVKG
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    If you dont care about details, or if you are not here to read a lonnng review, just read those first lines to understand why so many people hate that sequel:

    In short, character developpement is catastrophic, plot justification are lacking, and for more than anything, the gameplay has barely evolved. The first one was so much better, in many sense. More than the weird feeling you get    If you dont care about details, or if you are not here to read a lonnng review, just read those first lines to understand why so many people hate that sequel:

    In short, character developpement is catastrophic, plot justification are lacking, and for more than anything, the gameplay has barely evolved. The first one was so much better, in many sense.
    More than the weird feeling you get when the character you learned to love are displaying unfitting behaviors, its the general atmosphere of the game that failed to make feel attached to it.

    Storytelling is such an important part of how a game or a movie touches its audience, yet it seems to have been completely forgotten here. The character writing especially is somehow downgraded exponentially from the first opus, with potent character being written off like they got discarded at a casting, while other "new" empty character got a surprising amount of spotlight (not the good kind of surprise). This resulted in a most of the storylines and quests being meaningless and unexciting. And since this is supposed to be the heart of the game, that why I cannot give it a decent grade.

    I dont even care that the gameplay is just a loop of repetitive similar challenges and situation, for which you get bored after a couple of hours. Thats not even the point.
    The point is that a story telling game got so lost in social virtue that its own soty telling has been killed. I was looking forward for that game so much and end up givin this kind of review only a day after release. This game will stay an example of how incerting politics and social issues into games can destroy good story telling, and divide its fanbase.    … Expand
  15. Shurei86
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    The Last of Us Part II could be a pretty good game, but Naughty Dog didn’t give a damn and trample what the players in the first part loved (you lived and empathized with the main characters), and now you don’t understand why this is happening on the screen. Disappointment, resentment, anger - this is what this game will give you.
  16. wjddn109
    Jul 1, 2020
    1
    **** game that force their thoughts.
    Luxury bags decorated like art........
  17. qubrik
    Jul 3, 2020
    1
    why i should love new main(second) character?
    why game is always put this thing to me
    ellie kill dogs - ebbie not... i dont love ebbie - dont try force it.. its awful.. yeah maybe its a not bad plot but not in my case... and in breaking bad i see better plot already yeah maybe techs and motion artists did job well but another things in game is awful ending is so stupid SCARs plot    why i should love new main(second) character?
    why game is always put this thing to me
    ellie kill dogs - ebbie not...
    i dont love ebbie - dont try force it..
    its awful.. yeah maybe its a not bad plot but not in my case...
    and in breaking bad i see better plot already
    yeah maybe techs and motion artists did job well
    but another things in game is awful
    ending is so stupid
    SCARs plot line is not interesting for me..
    aw... its a garbage...    … Expand
  18. dopp
    Jul 16, 2020
    1
    Big dissapointment, bad , not thought out story ruins everything, as this game without story worth nothing, Usage of cheap tricks to shock people instead of good writing , ruined established characters in pursuit to bring new lgbt characters, which they forgot to develop good enough, so they became very flat and uninteresting. Few moments in a game were interesting, but in general 90% ofBig dissapointment, bad , not thought out story ruins everything, as this game without story worth nothing, Usage of cheap tricks to shock people instead of good writing , ruined established characters in pursuit to bring new lgbt characters, which they forgot to develop good enough, so they became very flat and uninteresting. Few moments in a game were interesting, but in general 90% of it is just boring, uninspiring, autistic and not entertaining, you just feel how entertainment goes away from you - the more you're playing. This game is Dementor.… Expand
  19. Revengeoutlaw
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    If the story sucks like this in a story game, the game just sucks. It could be the greatest game of the generation. But nooope it's 2020 not gonna happen.
  20. 360barrier
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    Awful graphics, awful controls, awful camera and bad theme. This is a pretty mediocre release in every way. Graphics are like welcome to five years ago. Were they blindfolded when making the camera? Main character is boring. Hopefully this is the last game in the series
  21. goodmanjoe
    Jun 24, 2020
    1
    Here comes the money (Here we go, money, Uh)
    Here comes the money
    Money, Money, Money, Money Money, Money, Money, Money Ching Ching, Bling Bling, Cut the Chatter You ain't talking money, Then your talking don't matter Ching Ching, Bling Bling, Pattin' Pockets You make a dolla dolla, Can't a damn soul stop it Shock it, Uhhh Here comes the new kid on the block Hold all your bets    Here comes the money (Here we go, money, Uh)
    Here comes the money
    Money, Money, Money, Money
    Money, Money, Money, Money
    Ching Ching, Bling Bling, Cut the Chatter
    You ain't talking money, Then your talking don't matter
    Ching Ching, Bling Bling, Pattin' Pockets
    You make a dolla dolla, Can't a damn soul stop it
    Shock it, Uhhh
    Here comes the new kid on the block
    Hold all your bets here's where the buck stops
    See first of all I am steppin' out on my own
    Bout time I elevated to claim my own thrown
    Success in my blood, Call it home grown
    Pores reakin' testosterone
    Power and money got me crazy, cocky
    No longer need you papi
    I know your mad because you can't stop me
    And if you wonder how this playa done scooped your honey
    I think she smelled my cologne, It's called…    … Expand
  22. blastic
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    Сomplete failure. Boring gameplay, just a movie without a good idea. Only the graphics are good.
  23. frankthetank420
    Jun 27, 2020
    1
    Honestly super disappointing in what they did with Joel, they utterly destroyed him in so many ways. I can't recommend this game just because of what it does with the legacy of the previous one. It's a disgrace with outdated game play and a story written in a way that feels forced and disingenuous. The world looks pretty decent so it has that going for it, but its just so overshadowed byHonestly super disappointing in what they did with Joel, they utterly destroyed him in so many ways. I can't recommend this game just because of what it does with the legacy of the previous one. It's a disgrace with outdated game play and a story written in a way that feels forced and disingenuous. The world looks pretty decent so it has that going for it, but its just so overshadowed by the flaws that it just seems like a regret doomed to be forgotten in a few years.… Expand
  24. bibleblackkk
    Jun 22, 2020
    1
    1 Point for the person in naughty dog who leaked the major story before the release. This guy is a hero who was trying to protect all the players.
  25. lautzzz
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    Utterly disapointing. You can pay your way through reviews but the users have spoken.
  26. KnightMerrick
    Jun 26, 2020
    1
    The gameplay is good, but repetitive. The story did not like me at all, argumentatively there are things that completely contradict the previous game. The personality, the actions, it's as if Ellie had not matured anything and what they did to Joel ... I don't believe it. I am very sorry, the game itself is good, but the story and the argument they gave it ... It is a pity, but im notThe gameplay is good, but repetitive. The story did not like me at all, argumentatively there are things that completely contradict the previous game. The personality, the actions, it's as if Ellie had not matured anything and what they did to Joel ... I don't believe it. I am very sorry, the game itself is good, but the story and the argument they gave it ... It is a pity, but im not convinced at all. I came for the story but now a go away with a great disappointment.… Expand
  27. JayLando22
    Jul 2, 2020
    1
    This game would be fine if not for its laughably bad story and its over-long run time.

    The combat is largely the same as every ND game since Uncharted 1 making the same small iterative changes but it works. The graphics and animations are AAA but... https://kotaku.com/the-last-of-us-2-easter-egg-appears-to-make-light-of-cr-1844123982 ...based on how they are produced, fluff not worth    This game would be fine if not for its laughably bad story and its over-long run time.

    The combat is largely the same as every ND game since Uncharted 1 making the same small iterative changes but it works. The graphics and animations are AAA but... https://kotaku.com/the-last-of-us-2-easter-egg-appears-to-make-light-of-cr-1844123982 ...based on how they are produced, fluff not worth the human toil to create them!

    I say some version of this in every Naughty Dog review I give, but, STILL, the "adventure" of this action-adventure is still just a tarted-up Crash Bandicoot! Bigger straight paths and more control in the animal riding segments but mostly still true! I think it may actually be a step back, there is less Ellie on a water puzzles but compared to Uncharted 4 the environments seem less story motavated.

    Speaking of story, holy **** from the macro to the micro, shiny as it may look this really is a dog turd. The laughable way it keeps shouting out random names while you kill the same 12 character models over and over again. The super simple and basic revenge story that does nothing new. The horrible pacing that added TEN HOURS instead of just ending the game!

    About halfway in I started to get bored of the gameplay loop and then a few hours later there is a huge change but it only made me go from bored to annoyed to really hating this game.

    The gameplay stays the same throughout but the ludo-narrative dissonance does not so much "take a dive" as Wile-E-Coyote falls down a canyon. The game makes the gore and guns and throat-slitting fun and sound satisfyingly juicy but also wants to try to critique violence? Everything just feels like it is working against everything else and what a mess!

    The gross way they have a trans character and lazily making their entire arc only about being trans. If the rest of the characters were not this shallow I would have been more offended, but luckily(?) everyone is lazily written.

    Ellie gets the worst of it. When you play the first one, narratively you think about how they will deal with the fallout of "Joel's Choice" and how interesting it would be to play a whole game as Ellie. WELL... what you get is another Joel in an Ellie skin and about a minute of a sequel. Instead a very basic hunt these people who wronged you that could have taken Ellie out entirely and only have to change 2 flashbacks!

    What a **** step backwards in nearly every way!    … Expand
  28. titaniumapps
    Jul 10, 2020
    1
    This game could have been great. It could have been the best story game ever made.

    Unfortunately, it's: 1. WAY too long. I got halfway through and thought I was done. I then had to SLOG through another 20 hours of gameplay - exactly the same gameplay as the first 15 hours, just to finish the story :( 2. Ruined by a SJW agenda. I mean, they've literally shoe-horned every possible    This game could have been great. It could have been the best story game ever made.

    Unfortunately, it's:

    1. WAY too long. I got halfway through and thought I was done. I then had to SLOG through another 20 hours of gameplay - exactly the same gameplay as the first 15 hours, just to finish the story :(

    2. Ruined by a SJW agenda. I mean, they've literally shoe-horned every possible stereotype and gender-bending option into this game. Oh, add forced religious teachings as well to that list. It feels so damn forced just so they could prove a point.

    3. Gameplay from the last decade. I re-played Resident Evil 4 on Switch before this and didn't get bored once, it's fantastic. I play this afterwards, expecting to be blown away and it was the same gameplay for 35 hours (and much worse than RE4 apart from the camera). Honestly it was painful.

    The storytelling started off immaculately but descended into boredom. There were times during the 35 hours I spent playing (and leaving the controller on too long) where the cutscenes were spectacular but there weren't enough. The characters were just too predictable and boring.

    Naughty Dog have to realise how the first game compares to this game in terms of themes and story. They should also look at the User Scores over the Critic Scores. You blew it.    … Expand
  29. Exo52
    Jun 21, 2020
    1
    Не эту игру я ждал так долго. То чем мне запомнилась первая игра, а именно сюжет, в этой игре полная дрянь. Не тратьте время и деньги на это. Уберите с этого отметку мастплэй.
  30. Trust_CanE
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    Go in the ass with your LGBT agenda. Outwardly, a sweet girl from 1 part turned into a masculine woman. The game has huge sexism in relation to men.
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  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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