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. ars81
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    This game is a true brilliant masterpiece. A great story of vengeance and unstoppable circle of violence. Characters are cool and it is quite easy to empathize with them and even to believe that all of them are real people.
  2. FRL_Panda
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    The focus on Personality Politics destroyed this game with their Feminist Ideology and SJW Politics.
    Political Garbage.
  3. jotamorrison
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I wanted to play the continuation the last us! not a progressive story. Neil Druckmann thank Anita Sarkeesian's feminist fanatic for tearing apart the story of a great game… Expand
  4. kingspamoni
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    Words can't express how much of a downgrade this game is compared to TLOU 1 story wise. This has nothing to do with any weird anti-SJW hate that the devs and the VO's want to push on twitter, or whatever. NOBODY cares about the fact we're playing as a girl. It's WHO we're playing as, and WHAT they do at what TIME in the game. Naughty Dog really feels like they made this game as a joke justWords can't express how much of a downgrade this game is compared to TLOU 1 story wise. This has nothing to do with any weird anti-SJW hate that the devs and the VO's want to push on twitter, or whatever. NOBODY cares about the fact we're playing as a girl. It's WHO we're playing as, and WHAT they do at what TIME in the game. Naughty Dog really feels like they made this game as a joke just to spite their original fans. I've never seen a developer this tone deaf in my years of playing games. It's also sad that not a single big journalist can be trusted, because they're all pushing the same exact narrative that "gamers hate women, and gamers are anti whatever don't listen to them!" It's actually disgusting. NOTHING about this game is a 10/10. Absolutely nothing. The perfect scores here, are just trying to subvert the ocean of negatives. Sure, the game LOOKS nice, but that's literally it. There's barely any new mutated enemies, combat is literally the same, and the story I think is going to go down as probably the worst of this console era. For **** sake even Fallout 76 makes this game look good. At least you knew what you were getting into with 76. A mediocre online FO experience. We LITERALLY were baited and switched with The Last Of Us 2. We thought we were getting to see more of the characters we've grown to love, only to have Neil Druckmann's weird arrogant fever dream shoved in our faces.

    Vote with your wallets, guys. If you're on the fence, watch a stream of the game and thank us later. We all wanted to love this game, and it sucks this is the way it is, but don't give this company any more of your money. It just isn't worth it, and they aren't worth it. ND has proven they DO NOT CARE ABOUT THEIR FANS OF THEIR GAMES.

    Pros:
    -Graphics are actually insane
    -Voice actors are great

    Cons:
    -Combat gets stale, since it's just TLOU1 reskinned
    -Story is the worst I've ever seen coming off of TLOU1
    -I hate the word agenda, but it really feels like there's an agenda push here. And it's not a good one.
    -Characters PHYSICALLY and MENTALLY and EMOTIONALLY make absolutely no sense. Ellie and Joel, and every other character make the weirdest decisions for the plot that we all know for a second they wouldn't make. It's all for Neil's weird plot devices.
    -Even though the game is short, it feels like it DRAGS for 40% of it. People who played the game know what parts I'm talking about.
    -it's impossible to get attached to ANY of the new characters. They're awkwardly written, and just feel stiff and weird.

    This game just isn't The Last of Us anymore. And if that's what the devs want, that's fine. But the fanbase didn't want this, and it's the fanbase that buys your game. Without them, you really don't have anything. It's such a tragedy this game was destroyed by one man and one woman's weird hatred toward gamers. Hopefully other studios see this **** and don't kill their franchises like ND did to TLOU.

    Save your money.    … Expand
  5. Woozie_woo
    Jun 23, 2020
    8
    The game is great, but not a masterpiece. Do not read reviews at all, everyone raised a revolt without passing, and most likely without buying the game. Filled up with bad ratings, not knowing the whole story, for those who still pass the game, or passed, the game will like it. I am sure in the future the game's rating will increase to at least 7, but how long it will take is unknown.
  6. Eborn117
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Played and loved the first game, sad to see what happens to the characters and even worse how they make you navigate the game as the antagonist.… Expand
  7. Erickg
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I enjoyed the moments playing with Ellie and the parts when she go to explore Seattle I think that the game shows more gore and more crude moments, I didn’t like the way the game ends but I understand the reason, the gameplay was beautiful… Expand
  8. wyf1987
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    They betray the fan of tlou, you cant kill joel and tell us what he did in tlou is meaningless.
  9. winxprogamer
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
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  10. Narayami
    Jun 23, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As a huge TLOU fan, after all this time, after a masterpiece, what is left is bitterness, sadness and disappointment.

    Just to be clear the graphics and sound are amazing, the gameplay is good too, even so that its not that different from TLOU 1 (crafting, etc are basically the same).

    But what really made me love TLOU was the story, the character development you see between joel and ellie, basically becoming father and daughter, how they start from strangers to become really attached and depending on each other, to the point that they would do anything for each other.

    But its enough of talking about a masterpiece, so lets talk about TLOU part 2.
    They tremendously failing on making/delivering a product that people actually wanted, and man... what a mess.

    Ill try to be short:

    So, we got to know a girl named Dina that I really don't have any interest in, she kissed ellie and she was dating Jesse but broke up a week before, and they loved each other so much that it seems they don't care about it anymore??? huuum okay, then they give us like a sex scene too between ellie and dina, and Jesse finds them and its all ok for him, like "I didn't even love her before".

    Now, one of the most **** up thing in the story, our beloved joel that is really smart seems dumb now... so image if you kill hundreds of guys, you basically destroy the fireflies, you save an unknown person that is near your city(kinda weird) and she leads you to her friends, all armed in a room... would you tell your real name to them?? well, guess what, our now dummy Joel did! guess what happens? gets killed!.

    To be honest, I was expecting Joel death in this game, but not like this, for what sake? the sake of shock? well, I have to give them credit at that, i was shocked.
    But if you have the balls to do this, basically a cruel/idiotic plot death you have to make it up right?
    well the return is a slap in your face.

    The death of Joel could be, and deserved to be better than this.

    After that Ellie goes on a rampage to get revenge on abby that killed Joel, she kills and kills and kills... then we get some playable flashbacks with joel and ellie, they were nice but not that good IMO.

    Eventually you will know that abby had something with Owen, but now owen is with Mel, and Mel is pregnant, and later you see again abby doing sex with owen, and oh did I tell that Dina is also pregnant? Yeah! such a mess! wtf??? is this really TLOU??

    Ok, so in the end you will have a background on Abby, and you will play a lot with her actually, so you can see that she is a good girl, good intentions, so you don't hate her for killing joel...

    As I said, if Joel had a different death, and we knew a little more about Abby before, maybe, just maybe I would have some interest on that character. So they make you play with Abby, where she will find too a kid to protect like Joel, so simplistic and repetitive.
    I really didn't like to play as Abby, I wish I had a skip option so I could skip to the ending, felt so pushy... Oh btw, how is she still alive with all the noise the makes walking??? jeez... oh, btw, amazing how ellie too doesn't care with the noise, she finds a guitar and starts playing like.... maybe there are clickers here?

    So basically they put some non interesting characters as Abby, Dina, Jesse.... I couldn't care less About those Characters, at least not like this.

    And well, after all this revenge story purpose, the pregnant girls, the sex, at the end Ellie lets Abby go. Yep, after all this messy story, after all the purpose is to get some revenge on Abby that killed Joel what you get is a slap in your face telling you that revenge is bad!

    I understand the meaning, the circle or revenge wont end, revenge is bad, blablabla...
    But its really unsatisfying, They really force you trying to like Abby, but with no success.
    TLOU is an apocalyptic game, full of death, kill or get killed... doesn't really fit in the game... not that I don't understand the meaning or that Im a bad person, but felt really bad, unsatisfying story, unsatisfying ending.
    poor Jesse that died in the end as nothing, irrelevant character right?

    Imagine playing god of war and in the end kratos lets go zeus. yap. the same.

    Well, as an fan of TLOU i feel really bad, I would like to rate it better, but I cant with this poor story.
    I would recommend you to get the game only when its like 30$.

    TL;DR: good graphics, good sound and gameplay, poor writing, poor characters, what leads to a bad story(that's where this game should shine). messy romantic/sex scenes, Forces you to like a character that you probably wont like. Get it when its on sale.

    (I had this account here since I don't know when, and this is my first review... as a HUGE TLOU 1 fan I couldn't stay quiet about this.)    … Expand
  11. Sumersimy
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Matam o personagem principal de maneira ridícula e sem lógica, tentam lacrar com a Ellie e depois matam ela também, o jogo fica alternando entre personagens que você não sente a menor vontade de controlar e faz com que todos os gráficos não sirvam de nada, parabéns pela cagada Nauthy Dog… Expand
  12. dragon333
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    Just perfect! I love the game play, the different backgrounds, the story and the characters. I felt a lot of emotions and sometimes fear. The part when you climb and go upstairs in different apartments with big holes, was so fun!
  13. Abed_sh
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Worst game telling story. Neil Druckmann promised us the we will not be disappointing and with a very good story line.All I see is the Worst game telling story and disappointment
  14. Dragonborn169
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    Developers should listen to the opinion of the actual players instead of lgbt experts.
  15. LuizFernando07
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Gameplay fluido e gráfico incrível e história cativante na qual o jogo traz uma imersão gratificante… Expand
  16. Brammimmond
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The ending is soo bad that it ruins the general game. And the gameplay is very similar to the first game… Expand
  17. Nacho77
    Jun 23, 2020
    4
    The game leaves a lot to be desired, it has a good game and excellent graphics. I consider that the main defects are not related to inclusion, but to the structure of the story, the plot to form very unreal situations, since the plot is a post-apocalyptic and survival world. and the final idea does not coincide with the events during the course of the game due to the final result. IThe game leaves a lot to be desired, it has a good game and excellent graphics. I consider that the main defects are not related to inclusion, but to the structure of the story, the plot to form very unreal situations, since the plot is a post-apocalyptic and survival world. and the final idea does not coincide with the events during the course of the game due to the final result. I honestly expected more from the title, although the developers don't care what their customers think. I hope that time makes you see the reason. If not, I will keep the first title. nothing more.… Expand
  18. yxhuan2
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Total betrayal of everything the first game stood for and a nonsensical main plot added on top of that.
    Ellie, the MC is on a quest for revenge after Joel gets killed by Abby, proceeds to kill dozens of people in her quest, and then ends up NOT KILLING THE ONE PERSON THAT SHE WANTED REVENGE ON and gets mutilated for life for her trouble and ends up alone and sulking. Nothing is resolved. Everyone ends up sad and alone. The END.

    It's like the makers of this game hates you and the world and want you to end up hating the world as much as they do and want to destroy every shred of legacy the first game had and every shred of fun you'd have. I'd give this game a negative score if I could.    … Expand
  19. danyabhopper
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    this is the best game i have ever played. this is the best game i have ever played. this is the best game i have ever played.
  20. Verpojk
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    A história é forçada e sem sentido, sendo simplesmente ruim, parecendo um trabalho de criança.
  21. SuperSonicSpeed
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    It was inevitable that Joel had to die at one point, but this was just so poorly handled. The story was boring and you’re forced to play as a character you hate and have no interest in (and how was it so buff in a world where starvation and lack of resources are problems). And the story had the most unsatisfying ending ever. I would give it a 1 for being able to run on my console but theIt was inevitable that Joel had to die at one point, but this was just so poorly handled. The story was boring and you’re forced to play as a character you hate and have no interest in (and how was it so buff in a world where starvation and lack of resources are problems). And the story had the most unsatisfying ending ever. I would give it a 1 for being able to run on my console but the **** was so glitchy. Way to go mr Druckmann, just let the franchise die after this game, din’t you even dare make a third one.… Expand
  22. Joel-miller2
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Stupid story how dare you killed the main character and replaced joel by abby and you want us to simpathy with the who killed joel no one gives a **** how abby feels we need joel and rebot for this bull****, unfortunately this was my best game.… Expand
  23. imcheese4
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    I hate to say but the gameplay and graphic is good but the storyteller is horrible and the way of storytelling is pretty much hurting the fan feeling who is reaelly enjoy story from the first game like this?

    The last of us story is already finished this series doesn't need the 2nd game if storyteller is horrible like this it's should be enough for me to give only 0 point
  24. ScorpionMG1012
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Sin duda una obra maestra dueña a quien le duela, este juego sobrepasa todas las expectativas, tiene mecánicas de juego que te ayudan más a la hora de jugar, sin hablar de sus gráficos que son lo mejor que se ha visto últimamente, vamos a hablar de la historia, la historia se basa en la busca de venganza por parte de Ellier hacia Abby, ya que esta última mato a joel a sangre fría, joel termina siendo el villano del juego luego de que traicionará a mucha gente cantando y asesinando, estos últimos fueron los Lobos que no se sabe porque fue que joel los traicionó, pero los lobos eran unos ponches puercos que buscaban y mataban gente inocente para comer ellos.
    Para mi la única desventaja es que no se pudiera usa tanto a joel, para despedirnos mejor de este personaje que nos acompaña en nuestra aventura en TLOU Parte 1.
    Esta es mi humilde reseña gracias, cambio y fuera.    … Expand
  25. adrian98761
    Jun 23, 2020
    9
    The story was amazing the gameplay was amazing and the ending got me tearing up this game is worth it
  26. Usurpatof
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    The game is bad in terms of plot, compared to the first part is not worth the money. Disappointed.
  27. baddieb
    Jun 23, 2020
    9
    Enjoyed most if the game but had a few issues with the story. I think Abby's section should of been shorter but I liked her
  28. LAGUSHKA
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    Это превосходная игра! Каждый день ожидания которой прошел не зря. Многие жалуются на ЛГБТ повестку, но они совершенно не правы.
  29. VarianSounds
    Jun 20, 2020
    10
    Story plots make it a 9. Otherwise its a masterpiece in my opinion hope metacritic fixes the scores soon.
  30. KingReece
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    The graphic is great. The gameplay is smooth. The mechanism is fantastic. The sound is excellent. The environment is overwhelming. But the story is completely rubbish. The story is fxxked up. They only need to do one thing to make this game perfect. They only need to let us choose the ending, let the player choose how to end.
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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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