The Last of Us Part II

 PlayStation 4
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  1. SirPunpirate
    Jan 4, 2021
    8
    Last of us 2 has one of the best gameplay mechanics, level design and atmosphere in any game I've played in recent years. When you play it, you will just feel it like it is real. The thrill, the action, the survival! Everyhing is there.

    Now the story is good, sometimes really good but most of the time executed bad. Game is trying to make you look both sides of a vegenance (which is    Last of us 2 has one of the best gameplay mechanics, level design and atmosphere in any game I've played in recent years. When you play it, you will just feel it like it is real. The thrill, the action, the survival! Everyhing is there.

    Now the story is good, sometimes really good but most of the time executed bad. Game is trying to make you look both sides of a vegenance (which is creative on paper) and it will try make you feel bad about the choices that your character makes. However because of how long it is, after the hours pass (after the previous choice), it wont matter, you wont even feel a thing. There is was this one part when I should feel sad when something happened to a character I loved, but game progressed so fast that I even didnt have second for it. And the memory of the character got dumped.

    Oh btw, I **** loved playing as Abby (please dont hate me).    … Expand
  2. Nanobro_
    Jan 4, 2021
    10
    Все, кто ставит игре ниже 7 баллов — овощи. Вы просто заложники чужого мнения и не умеете рационально оценивать суть происходящего на ваших экранах. В основном здесь собрались люди,насмотревшиеся обзоров идиотов,которые просто хайпят на игре. Ваши ожидания—ваши проблемы. Нил Дракман— гений. Игра ровно такая,какой и должна быть. Если у кого-то хватит смелости поспорить ,вот мой инстВсе, кто ставит игре ниже 7 баллов — овощи. Вы просто заложники чужого мнения и не умеете рационально оценивать суть происходящего на ваших экранах. В основном здесь собрались люди,насмотревшиеся обзоров идиотов,которые просто хайпят на игре. Ваши ожидания—ваши проблемы. Нил Дракман— гений. Игра ровно такая,какой и должна быть. Если у кого-то хватит смелости поспорить ,вот мой инст @chuvak_s_fotki. Дерзайте… Expand
  3. Rafael_Condes99
    Jan 4, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I love my favorite the last of us part2!! I want to watching the last of us at HBL Max!!!!… Expand
  4. Misuka_
    Jan 3, 2021
    9
    As it turned out, not for everyone

    The first part of the last of us for many, as for me, is an indisputable masterpiece, since there is simply nothing like it anymore. She set a new bar for the quality of the story of heroes and their relationships. The second part was already created with an eye on the first, and the main task was to make the game at least not worse. And in my opinion,    As it turned out, not for everyone

    The first part of the last of us for many, as for me, is an indisputable masterpiece, since there is simply nothing like it anymore. She set a new bar for the quality of the story of heroes and their relationships. The second part was already created with an eye on the first, and the main task was to make the game at least not worse. And in my opinion, the developers coped with this task very well, presenting a masterpiece game in terms of the character of the heroes, internal conflicts, ambiguous actions and "gray" morality, which is almost maximized.

    The gameplay since the first part, in my opinion, has practically not changed. The second part strongly parasitizes on the old, not offering anything new, except for some points. Here it is appropriate to make a comparison with a series of games from the same studio - Uncharted. Uncharted 4 came out 5 years after the previous part, and there the gameplay along with the graphics made a qualitative leap forward, giving the player a new experience and great pleasure from the gameplay. New interesting features were added, the existing ones were improved and reworked. By the way, the plot and characters of the characters have also been greatly improved and complicated. Here, a whole 7 years have passed since the release of the first part, and so little has changed: the game most of the time takes place in the same places as in the first part (abandoned buildings, overgrown streets, etc.); the same principle of fighting the infected and the soldiers; the pumping of the hero and weapons has not really changed; there is only one new type of infected, which is rather boring; practically no new game features, such as the rumor, which has not been reworked since the first part, etc. Yes, graphics, detailing, physics of the surrounding world have improved. For example, parts of the body fly very nicely after shots or how snow falls from branches when you touch them, etc. In some places, the game fascinates with beautiful views and landscapes, but all this will quickly flicker, since most of the events take place in closed, darkened locations, where all the graphics capabilities are not particularly used.

    Of course, there is some novelty and improvements, but, in my opinion, over 7 years of work this is monstrously little, especially against the background of "Uncharted". It's all about the sensations. Personally, I did not feel a qualitatively different experience from the gameplay. Everything is as we remember from the first part. I don’t know, maybe it’s partly good that the game is “true to itself”, and many players were waiting for this, but personally for me it is a small, but still a minus, as I expected more.

    But, as already mentioned, the last of us is first of all a story, and then a game. The first thing I thought after going through the second part: why people, having such material on their hands, did not go to shoot a TV series or a film, because the depth of everything that happens goes beyond blockbuster games. Ellie and Joel's story stands out from a number of other games that have a similar genre. Most games don't even come close to the last of us, because the plot, however good it is, is only a means of providing gameplay possibilities. Here, as I see it, the first task of the creators was to make history.

    And the last of us 2 is a logical continuation of this story, which reveals the drama of the previous part from the other side, giving it even more depth. "Ambiguity" - this word can be used to describe the whole game. It manifests itself not only in the characters of the characters, but in everything that happens. Each character faces a difficult choice, makes it, and then carries this burden of responsibility and consequences until the very end.Someone may not like this, since the game does not prioritize "good" and "bad", it just shows the tragedy of living people who find themselves in a harsh reality. The drama increases with the passage of time, as if along a parabola, reaches its peak and then collapses in the form of final credits, leaving in a little confusion and in the desire to comprehend what he saw.This is facilitated by the excellent atmosphere of the post-apocalyptic world, in which only emptiness, hopelessness and cruelty remained.

    The result. It's a shame to watch how so many people are trying to artificially drop the rating, giving the marks "0" or "1". It is clear that most of this hate is a response to what is happening around the game: plot leaks, controversial LGBT topics, unreasonably high ratings from professional critics, etc. But this is also unjustified expectations, since many even before the release of the game decided how they would like to see the sequel. And there is a difference between a really bad story and a story that is not what you wanted to see. Personally, I believe that the creators coped with the chosen vector of development of history with dignity.    … Expand
  5. eduardoDam
    Jan 3, 2021
    10
    jogo incrível,uma das melhores experiencias q tive na história di video games.
  6. IlovegoatGS
    Jan 3, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Wow, this game is brutal. After playing the first the last of us, i thought I would never play a game at the same level. How wrong was I. The game has breathtaking graphics ("you´re breathtaking") and a fluid gameplay. The game is not fun, it´s not supposed to be. That´s what some people don´t realise. The game shows us how cruel the reality is. Not everything happens the way people want and people that you love die. This game is a search for revenge and what a person can do to get it. I love Ellie, but the reality is that she is not the same Ellie we knew. She killed everyone in her way, including Abby´s best friends. And even though she killed them, Abby let her and Dina go. And she went after her again leaving everything behind. The ending was very emotional, when Ellie let Abby go, we saw a little bit of hope, we saw Ellie as a human and not as the cruel thing she had become. In the end we see the Ellie again leaving the farm with a unknown path, leaving the possibility of a The last os us Part 3. I have hope. The Last of Us 2 is the best game i have ever played.… Expand
  7. X111XTRME
    Jan 3, 2021
    10
    I know this was hard. Joel was one of the best characters in this game. What they did was not right. But I have to admit the game play, graphics, character model all running on a PS4 without any glitches is mind blowing and It was the creators freedom to do this to their story. But, Overall this game was so emotional and awesome.
  8. Vinnymac
    Jan 3, 2021
    3
    Gameplay and Graphics are decent but that’s all this game offers.

    Guns, upgrades, and enemies are all put together very well. It’s enjoyable to find the upgrades and parts needed to make your weapons better and more efficient. Graphics are great, some of the best on PS4. Storyline isn’t well thought out at all. The infected aren’t even necessary to the storyline. They are just a means    Gameplay and Graphics are decent but that’s all this game offers.

    Guns, upgrades, and enemies are all put together very well. It’s enjoyable to find the upgrades and parts needed to make your weapons better and more efficient.

    Graphics are great, some of the best on PS4.

    Storyline isn’t well thought out at all. The infected aren’t even necessary to the storyline. They are just a means to tell a silly story, of two people who want to kill each other. It’s easy to care for Ellie, and see her side of all of it.

    Abbys story could have been done well. It could’ve been interesting, and they could have made a game that created an environment where you cared for the character and what happens to them. But they failed at every turn. They waited for 50% of the game to be over to even teach you anything about the character.

    I played the game a very long time after the hype died down. I came to learn that many many others feel they ruined the sequel to the original, and I have to agree.

    The story doesn’t hold a candle to the original. They lost the magic that made the original story so gripping and entertaining. If this game was purely about Ellie, Dina, and Jesse I would’ve really enjoyed it. If the scars were somehow a common enemy, that made you have to work with Abby at some point, only to get to decide whether she lives or dies later, it would’ve been incredible.

    More choices should’ve been in the players hand. They aren’t being brave by telling the story they did, but lazy. This game reminded me of all of the disappointment the last couple of years embodied, from The Walking Dead Finale, to the Game of Thrones Finale, Cyberpunk 2077s launch, and more.

    Hopefully 2021 brings better entertainment, because 2020 carried a lot of bad, including the games released, such as this one.    … Expand
  9. Golem02
    Jan 3, 2021
    10
    Muy buen juego que lamentablemente muchos no entendieron, es un juego que ah algunos no les gustó de ahí se agarraron xboxers y haters de Sony para tirarle pero si tienes una ps4 es un juego que no te puedes perder
  10. kevintracy72
    Jan 3, 2021
    0
    totally a waste of time and money. couldn't continue playing as Abby. watched the rest on youtue. worst storytelling.
  11. TKO2891
    Jan 3, 2021
    3
    I loved the first game! It was a perfect balance of story telling and exciting fast paced action! The relationship between Joel and Ellie is what made that game! Why in the he%# did they decide to deviate from this type of narrative. I’m being vague in order to avoid spoilers, but the story of the second game did not help to carry the game forward. I did not care about the main character,I loved the first game! It was a perfect balance of story telling and exciting fast paced action! The relationship between Joel and Ellie is what made that game! Why in the he%# did they decide to deviate from this type of narrative. I’m being vague in order to avoid spoilers, but the story of the second game did not help to carry the game forward. I did not care about the main character, I couldn’t relate with her motivations in the game to do what she was doing. I wasted 60 bucks, I will not ever finish this game. I wanted 6 months to come back to this game after being disappointed with the opening hour of this game, and after playing the game for several hours more, I have no desire to finish the game. Don’t buy this game, naughty dog has lost a customer forever!… Expand
  12. madoblado
    Jan 3, 2021
    0
    Bueno gráficamente, pero a nivel de historia, francamente mala en mi humilde opinión, un juego mediocre. Y éste ha sido el juego del año teniendo a Ghost of Tsushima enfrente, dice muy poco de la industria de los videojuegos.
  13. Ajhoenings
    Jan 3, 2021
    8
    Don’t agree with a lot of the decisions at all but it’s their story and they execute incredibly
  14. Zhisuy
    Jan 3, 2021
    0
    Es una mierda la historia, destruyeron a unos de los personajes principales y colocaron a otra loca a manejar. Una basura. Muy bonito muy jugable pero los personajes una mierda
  15. R4veN34
    Jan 3, 2021
    0
    Metacritic must play?
    Dont make me laugh this game is an absolute scam.
    The ma'am of us 2
  16. JusTaC9
    Jan 3, 2021
    0
    Best thing about this game is rope's physics. Everything else is trash strarting with predictable storyline, dumb AI, awful level design. Don't waste your money on this unless you want your eyes and ears bleed after you see how they wrecked everything.
  17. Amber12
    Jan 3, 2021
    10
    This game just not deserves this all hate. Because of the story(That actually wasn't that bad at all) people didn't noticed that gamplay, graphics, sound disign, animations and cutscenes in this game are absolutely beautiful. Let's talk about the story of the game (without spoilers) the reason of all this hate is that Naughty Dog made it in not this way that everybody expected because theyThis game just not deserves this all hate. Because of the story(That actually wasn't that bad at all) people didn't noticed that gamplay, graphics, sound disign, animations and cutscenes in this game are absolutely beautiful. Let's talk about the story of the game (without spoilers) the reason of all this hate is that Naughty Dog made it in not this way that everybody expected because they wanted to make it shocking and impressive, naugty dog absolutely nailed it and made one of the best story in whole video game history.… Expand
  18. Konstant
    Jan 3, 2021
    10
    Лучшая игра, в которую я когда либо играл. Сюжет, атмосфера, она просто выворачивает тебя изнутри.. Жаль, что разработчики не предоставили нам выбор, в некоторых моментах он бы не помешал, чтобы повлиять своим решением на ход игры. Игра безумно жестока, здесь показаны все гадкие стороны людей без прикрас, снимаю шляпу, это шедевр, несмотря на ЛГБТ повестку (что многим не нравится), этоЛучшая игра, в которую я когда либо играл. Сюжет, атмосфера, она просто выворачивает тебя изнутри.. Жаль, что разработчики не предоставили нам выбор, в некоторых моментах он бы не помешал, чтобы повлиять своим решением на ход игры. Игра безумно жестока, здесь показаны все гадкие стороны людей без прикрас, снимаю шляпу, это шедевр, несмотря на ЛГБТ повестку (что многим не нравится), это полный бред и чушь, игру это ничуть не портит.
    Эта игра будит в тебе чувства.....    … Expand
  19. RatoSG
    Jan 3, 2021
    0
    **** this game, its just so stupid what they ****ig did with the story, they just put every minority on the ****ing fireflies side so they seem like the right ones even tough their actual actions are the worst and they are horrible people, **** whoever wrote this story
  20. Hercon10
    Jan 3, 2021
    10
    Amazing game! Just replayed it and even though it is not having the same emotional impact as the first time, it has a very high replay value.

    The strongest part of the game is the story, just like TLOU1 but in a different way. It is not often that game producers (or film producers) have the guts or ability to play with people's emotions and leave them at the end like this game does. It    Amazing game! Just replayed it and even though it is not having the same emotional impact as the first time, it has a very high replay value.

    The strongest part of the game is the story, just like TLOU1 but in a different way. It is not often that game producers (or film producers) have the guts or ability to play with people's emotions and leave them at the end like this game does. It is clear that it is not sitting well with some people! I just hope that Naughty Dog will have the courage to continue down that road as good storytelling is pretty rare in games and movies today.

    Technically the game is very good, great visually, great acting and a very worthy successor of TLOU1. A minor thing I missed was more variety or creativity in controls and perhaps weapons. It felt a bit like a copy from the predecessor.

    I look forward to TLOU3 or a dlc!    … Expand
  21. teardropme
    Jan 3, 2021
    10
    My favorite game of the decade! Such a great game! What emotions, amazing! I'd never felt that in a game. I' cried, but i respect the choice of Naughty Dog because this is the way to live this story.
    If you are into what ND wants to, you're probably play at the most immersive game of this decade.
    Bashing it is unfair, there is such quality, graphics are wonderfull, gameplay is good even    My favorite game of the decade! Such a great game! What emotions, amazing! I'd never felt that in a game. I' cried, but i respect the choice of Naughty Dog because this is the way to live this story.
    If you are into what ND wants to, you're probably play at the most immersive game of this decade.
    Bashing it is unfair, there is such quality, graphics are wonderfull, gameplay is good even it has no change a lot. And the story! ND success to fell you so bad, but in the same you ambrace the purpose. And i completly understand what they want. No one is bad, no one is good, we are survivor with story. That's is the last of us.
    And for finish, there are a lot of memorable moment, scary moments, stressfull, such amazing.
    Thanks Naughty Dog.

    (Sorry for my bad english, i'm french)    … Expand
  22. Bauds22
    Jan 3, 2021
    10
    An amazing game, taking every strength of the incredible first game and improving upon it. Story, gameplay, graphics, sound, everything is absolutely top notch and somehow improves on the first game; it is genuinely hard for me to find any fault at all. I would say it is quite a dark game thematically, but then so is the first and zombie apocalypse isn't a cheery subject matter! It hasAn amazing game, taking every strength of the incredible first game and improving upon it. Story, gameplay, graphics, sound, everything is absolutely top notch and somehow improves on the first game; it is genuinely hard for me to find any fault at all. I would say it is quite a dark game thematically, but then so is the first and zombie apocalypse isn't a cheery subject matter! It has light moments so it isn't too overbearing. There is an increased focus on character and story development which I think (as do most people) is one of the greatest strengths of Naughty Dog games; if you want non-stop action stick to Doom and online deathmatches. Large parts of the original focused on exploration (improved upon here with better puzzle solving than 'find the raft' etc) and storytelling so for me it feels like more of an evolution; it further increases the brutality of the combat when peace is shattered as well as the lives of even minor characters, who are nuanced and feel real, even more so than in the original.

    The best thing? Angering those who don't like gay people, which is what criticism of the story tends to come down to, along with entitlement (it is a zombie apocalypse, bad stuff happening to characters you like should not be a surprise). It isn't SJW propaganda to make a game featuring a gay character when a large proportion of the public is gay. Of all the things to hate in the world, all the evil, people choose to hate on love between two adults.

    An amazing game that improves on the first in every way without anything lost about what made that game a classic. Ignore the hate, this game is one of the best ever made, having played most of the 'classics' including the original.    … Expand
  23. Canes821
    Jan 3, 2021
    4
    The developer went out of its way to shove down our throats Abby and Lev. I found their arcs to be boring and detrimental to the game. Furthermore the game tries to make Ellie, Joel, and Tommy the villains while painting Abby and her dad as justified for their actions. I found Lev's character in particular to be so annoying to the point that I hoped he wouldn't speak.

    It's a gritty game    The developer went out of its way to shove down our throats Abby and Lev. I found their arcs to be boring and detrimental to the game. Furthermore the game tries to make Ellie, Joel, and Tommy the villains while painting Abby and her dad as justified for their actions. I found Lev's character in particular to be so annoying to the point that I hoped he wouldn't speak.

    It's a gritty game with high production value and an unneeded story. Naughty Dog ruined its best IP by vilifying Ellie and Joel in order to attempt to make an awful character likable. I'm really disappointed with Naughty Dog's take on part 2. They should have ended the story after the first game.

    What was Sony thinking signing off on this pile of garbage?    … Expand
  24. ArtemDevil
    Jan 3, 2021
    10
    Лучшая игра после первой части! Классная механика и графика, лично для меня. Сюжет не супер, но мне он также понравился.
  25. Saszha01
    Jan 3, 2021
    0
  26. DitchG
    Jan 3, 2021
    6
    Firstly, the positives: The voice acting is superb, dialogue is well written, the music design is excellent, it’s visually beautiful, and the story is good (but not great).

    The problem is the gameplay: There’s been absolutely zero evolution in the seven years since the original was released. TLOU at least had some fun and occasional joy. Aside from one section (in the museum) TLOU2 is a    Firstly, the positives: The voice acting is superb, dialogue is well written, the music design is excellent, it’s visually beautiful, and the story is good (but not great).

    The problem is the gameplay: There’s been absolutely zero evolution in the seven years since the original was released. TLOU at least had some fun and occasional joy. Aside from one section (in the museum) TLOU2 is a joyless monotonous slog. Frankly, even the museum section would have worked just as well if it were one long cutscene, since the only ‘gameplay’ consists of navigating between cutscenes.

    So how do you grade a game where the gameplay is the worst part? Well, if you decide it’s a piece of art making a point about the brutal, repetitive, monotonous cycle of violence, then I guess you can give it a high score. Personally, I think they’d have been better off making the film they so clearly would have preferred to make.
    I gave it a 6.    … Expand
  27. Gamerank1
    Jan 3, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Best game ever, great story, i believe there should be a part 3 but abby should definitely die on that part… Expand
  28. angelmbx
    Jan 3, 2021
    9
    It's the best you are gonna get in Ps4/Xbox One in terms of animations or graphics. The story, i liked it, but the first TLOU still the #1 for me.
  29. Fatima612
    Jan 3, 2021
    10
    This game is the best game I've played so far. The plot is amazing, despite all unbelievably stupid comments. The graphics are amazing (especially comparing to 'next-gen' Cyberpunk) and give players an impression that everything is real. When I played this game, I wanted to replay it! It was such a great pleasure to spend many hours playing this game. Congratulations to Naughty Dog! Keep going!
  30. Slaegar
    Jan 3, 2021
    4
    Геймплей практически не развился с первой части, все то же самое, при этом максимально ублюдское раскачивание оружия, которое более-менее устраняется спустя оооочень долгое время. В первой части это было намного более терпимо. Плюс сама игра как-то больше на стелс стала ориентирована, в первой части массовых замесов и эпика было побольше. Ресурсов и патронов стало еще меньше, хотяГеймплей практически не развился с первой части, все то же самое, при этом максимально ублюдское раскачивание оружия, которое более-менее устраняется спустя оооочень долгое время. В первой части это было намного более терпимо. Плюс сама игра как-то больше на стелс стала ориентирована, в первой части массовых замесов и эпика было побольше. Ресурсов и патронов стало еще меньше, хотя вспоминая первую часть, куда уж меньше. Идиотская система построения кампании, нацеленная на реюз ассетов. Зачем пилить разные уровни, если можно дважды пройти одни и те же. Хороший графон и анимации, отвратная дальность прорисовки. Внимание к деталям, перевесившее внимание к сюжету, в котором куча тупых и нелогичных моментов. Вся игра-сплошная чернуха с ооооочень редкими светлыми моментами( в первой части с этим получше было). И финал-это просто какой-то кринж. Плюс максимально очевидный посыл: месть-это плохо, детишки, поэтому не мстите мне на метакритике. Нил Дракман(с). В итоге сюжет этой игры не привел никуда, при этом перерезали просто тонну народа. Не советую эту игру, 4 балл чисто за графон, анимации и внимание к деталям.… 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

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  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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