The Last of Us Part II

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  1. DeckJagger
    Jan 20, 2021
    9
    Красивая и детально проработанная игра. По ходу сюжета проникаешься к персонажам и все встаёт на свои места.
  2. nesseratious
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    The game is using very cheap psychological techniques and emotional swings to hide its absolutelly trash plot. It has nothing similar to its predecessor. An absolute split in the face of franchise's fans.
  3. armagedon_2100
    Jun 20, 2020
    10
    I like this game, not perfect but so close. The LGBT message in the game was superfluous, it could have been done better, but it didn't matter.
  4. prtcannon
    Jun 26, 2020
    8
    For context, I tried playing the first game and just couldn't get into it, so that likely gives me a slightly different perspective than most people. Still, I don't think the game is nearly as bad as people are making it out to be. This is clearly a "Last Jedi" situation all over again. The story didn't take the direction fans wanted, and many are upset. Still, a score of 0 is ridiculous,For context, I tried playing the first game and just couldn't get into it, so that likely gives me a slightly different perspective than most people. Still, I don't think the game is nearly as bad as people are making it out to be. This is clearly a "Last Jedi" situation all over again. The story didn't take the direction fans wanted, and many are upset. Still, a score of 0 is ridiculous, and for me a score of 10 is a bit much. It's a very good game, though it's not perfect.

    Pros: Amazing graphics (seriously, I can't think of many games that look better); solid--but not perfect--narrative. Mostly, the story is good, though there are a few drawn out bits that I didn't think were great. The overall atmosphere that Naughty Dog is able to create with the experience is fantastic, though.

    Cons: The game has moments that feel a little too repetitive for my taste (i.e., clear area, collect things, wash/rinse/repeat); while the narrative works, at times it is a little too heavy-handed and maybe a tad cliche; for me, the gameplay itself is fine, but nothing special (I've seen some people say it's amazing and some say they hate it--to me, it gets the job done, but that's about it).    … Expand
  5. stealthrelentle
    Jun 30, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Terrible story ruining the exceptional game play and mechanics, who paid someone to write this damn story.… Expand
  6. wolvtodd
    Jun 29, 2020
    10
    Definitely not a 0 score game, you can't rank a game 0 score simply because you don't like it's story.
    The story could've been better, and there're lots of flaws in it as well, but it doesn't matter. It is what it is.

    As a game, gameplay, AI, stage design, physics simulation, actor performances, e.t.c. are all top notch,
    to me it's at least 8.5, but overall it worth a 10.
  7. william-james88
    Jul 7, 2020
    5
    This is a really odd game. The story is about how violence and hate only lead to more of it and you will never get out of the infernal cycle. While that is compelling in principle, it does not make for an enjoyable time playing a game for hours on end where killing is your only option anyway if you want the story to progress. I can see this as a short story where there is 0 interactionThis is a really odd game. The story is about how violence and hate only lead to more of it and you will never get out of the infernal cycle. While that is compelling in principle, it does not make for an enjoyable time playing a game for hours on end where killing is your only option anyway if you want the story to progress. I can see this as a short story where there is 0 interaction expected with or a film. But in a long game like this, you just feel punished for playing as the game intended. This feels like a game that wanted to be more than it is, offering you options to not kill or not be as cruel, using different mechanics and ways to play and there being a different outcome due to it (games like Dishonored, Metal Gear Solid 3, and even Bioshock to an extent come to mind). Something like that would have made this an amazing game and fit the narrative they are trying to convey perfectly. BUT instead we get none of this, with a very scripted game that gives you the same outcome no matter what. You have to kill and you will be told that killing is bad. So like, what's the point then? And worse yet, there are parts of the game where you play as the Abby character where the gameplay is far more fun, with more options to kill. So, what am I supposed to think here? It just feels like a mess. Plus, in terms of a game, so removing the story component, it's just ok. I wasn't a huge fan of the gameplay in the first game, which felt very predictable, repetitive, tedious, and even frustrating at times (instant kills galore) so coming back to a very similar gameplay didn't make me leap for joy. Still, I will say I am quite glad the mundane environment puzzles are mostly gone and I didn't have to put anyone on a raft, that would really kill the pacing in the first game. The pacing in this game is still really off but it is dues more to the story structure rather than the gameplay segments. In the end, it's not really a game I would recommend to play over others.… Expand
  8. GracefulDemon
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    The Last of Us: Part II's stunning graphics and minimalist gameplay are not enough to pull this game out of the "Bad" category.
    We were promised more of what made the world fall in love with The Last of Us. Instead, not only did we not get that, but the characters we fell in love with were destroyed, and this no longer feels like a post-apocalyptic game. The post-apocalyptic aspect of the    The Last of Us: Part II's stunning graphics and minimalist gameplay are not enough to pull this game out of the "Bad" category.
    We were promised more of what made the world fall in love with The Last of Us. Instead, not only did we not get that, but the characters we fell in love with were destroyed, and this no longer feels like a post-apocalyptic game. The post-apocalyptic aspect of the first game is nothing but background noise in this sequel.
    The story is atrocious. Pure SJW propaganda and nothing else.
    Even Ellie's sexual orientation, that was treated as perfectly normal in Left Behind... they purposefully put an older white man in there just to call Ellie a "dyke". Do you think anyone would care about that in the TLoU world? They have bigger things to worry about. Stuff that actually matters.
    This sort of stuff happens throughout the entire game.
    And then they have the audacity to force Abby down our throats!
    Oh man, I'll just stop here or else I never will.
    The Last of Us did not deserve this. This writing team should be ashamed.
    The Last of Us: Part II is mediocre at best.    … Expand
  9. Javi_Nevado
    Oct 21, 2021
    10
    If you don't get this story and you think its an excuse to force some kind of propaganda you have a problem. 10/10 Graphics
    10/10 Story
    10/10 Gameplay

    I really didn't thinkcould do something better than The last of Us, but this is a masterpiece.
  10. Takacs
    Jun 22, 2020
    10
    PLAY. THIS. GAME!!
    This is a great game with a great story, great graphics and everything else we could expect from a AAA title. It was worth the wait.
  11. RafaelLei
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    Muito bom, Mostra todas os lados de uma vingança, as "boas" e principalmente as ruins. Tem muita gente reclamando de "Lacração" e tals, mas isso é papo furado, o jogo em si é muito bom.
  12. TheSaminator
    Jul 24, 2020
    3
    While the gameplay is solid and the graphics are gorgeous, I can’t say this is a good game. Games like The Last of us are supposed to be story driven and unfortunately the story is very muddled, weak and definitely not what most fans of the 1st game would want. On top of that there is a constant social and political agenda being blatantly thrown in your face throughout the game whichWhile the gameplay is solid and the graphics are gorgeous, I can’t say this is a good game. Games like The Last of us are supposed to be story driven and unfortunately the story is very muddled, weak and definitely not what most fans of the 1st game would want. On top of that there is a constant social and political agenda being blatantly thrown in your face throughout the game which really detracts from the main story(which isn’t that good anyways). Overall I thought they made a great game from a graphical and gameplay perspective but I found myself just trudging through the story at some points and at others just wanting to roll my eyes thinking “oh boy more social agenda being thrown at me”. Overall I have had to force myself to try and like the game at certain times due to the poor story and the constant social narrative taking away from the game instead of adding to it.… Expand
  13. striga
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    It's just not an enjoyable experience to play. There are movies and books which are much more powerful emotionally, but aren't pretentious enough to say they 'transcend mere entertainment'. The game-play is sorely disappointing and the story is heavy-handed, inconsistent, and ultimately non-nonsensical. What a disappointment.
  14. reaper3893
    Jul 9, 2020
    1
    A WASTED OPPORTUNITY WITH A GAME THAT NEVER NEEDED TO EXIST

    So I've been playing The Last of Us Part ll at my pace consuming everything properly and OOF - It hurts me because I've never played a game which is such technical marvel, peak of PS4's performance as of now, yet the story structure seems like it's written by a nuthead kid's understanding of what it means to be 'deep' or 'dark'.    A WASTED OPPORTUNITY WITH A GAME THAT NEVER NEEDED TO EXIST

    So I've been playing The Last of Us Part ll at my pace consuming everything properly and OOF - It hurts me because I've never played a game which is such technical marvel, peak of PS4's performance as of now, yet the story structure seems like it's written by a nuthead kid's understanding of what it means to be 'deep' or 'dark'.
    And mind you, it's absolutely nothing related to the LGBTQ representation etc. - those are more natural and digestible parts of the story.
    It's about the plothole-riddled mess of a story which gives up on itself halfway and you're left feeling meaningless about this 'personal vendetta'.
    You should play TLOU2 once ONLY if you don't give a damn about character development, story writing, structuring of the story for building a bond with the player and VERY MUCH visible story inconsistencies. Apart from these, the game is **** masterpiece, which is where it breaks me, you go through these amazing levels, tense gameplay moments, gorgeous vistas, phenomenal sound design experience, feeling better and expecting better out of the game only to be kicked back by the story, into realising how mediocre it is.
    The entire story by far reeks of a very badly directed Netflix show.
    The character development is the poorest, Joel doesn't feel like Joel, Ellie isn't Ellie, the side characters like Jesse, Owen, Mel etc are way better developed and have more dimensions to them than the leads.
    The person who actually needs introduction first - Abby, is kept from player's understanding for majority of the game when she's the one who should be introduced and connected to the player first.

    It's like Neil Druckmann forget how to write and direct after Bruce Straley and Amy Hennig left Naughty Dog and now you see how much his stuff is worth, straight nose-dive faceplanted on the ground from the success of Uncharted 4.

    And their marketing did a piss poor job by setting up fake moments in trailer which NEVER happen in the actual game to reel-in customers with false advertising.

    Oh and a note, if you're buying this game because you love The Last Of Us Part l, please don't, you're coming in to see how a person with zero story writing and direction skills wastes the talent and time of a studio full of RAD developers, designers, artists, animators, voice actors to fulfill his broken vision of the game.
    Huge respect to Naughty Dog production studio for the technical marvel of a game, it's sad to see how just one apple in this amazing basket ruins the entire package.

    This game will stand as a testimony of how even with the most state-of-the-art tech, phenomenal graphics and intriguing gameplay, your game will fall flat if the story ain't worth it.

    Please note, these are my individual opinions based on my hands-on gameplay. Your experience and opinions are bound to vary. Thanks for reading.    … Expand
  15. faonik
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    the best game in the last 5 years, all that you wanted you got, thanks naughty dog 10/10
  16. cjm868
    Jun 25, 2020
    9
    Much improved gameplay from the original with a strong narrative and impressive visuals.

    As someone who liked the original but not as much as most, I think the The Last of Us: Part II surpasses it’s effusively praised predecessor.
  17. Gfidalgoassassi
    Jun 26, 2020
    8
    A Perfect Technical Masterpiece With Some Narrative Flaws. Overall, I enjoyed it
  18. Rizevlin
    Jun 25, 2020
    7
    Very good and high quality game. Yes, dubious plot spurts and impose a very heavy morality. However, the plot is sincere and evokes emotional return. The passage took 29 hours, it was possible a little brighter. Like two games in one according to feelings. If you are a fan of good games, you cannot pass by.
  19. faster
    Jun 20, 2020
    10
    Just finished. This game is a masterpiece. Atmosphere is just like in part 1.
  20. taylorwj
    Jun 22, 2020
    9
    Is it fun? Not particularly. Is it satisfying? Is that the point? This is a story you participate in. You get to see the whole coin, not just the sides. If you want a standard good vs. evil story, leave now. If you want a companion-driven game, play God of War. But if you are okay going to hell and back while feeling like you smoked a pack in one sitting, play this, thenIs it fun? Not particularly. Is it satisfying? Is that the point? This is a story you participate in. You get to see the whole coin, not just the sides. If you want a standard good vs. evil story, leave now. If you want a companion-driven game, play God of War. But if you are okay going to hell and back while feeling like you smoked a pack in one sitting, play this, then contemplate... things.… Expand
  21. Matt2790
    Jul 4, 2020
    5
    Amazing graphics, sound and game desing.. but that's all. The worst part is the poor written story, and wasted characters, both main and secondary characters, wasted all of them. Half of the game you find nothing relevant is really happening, 15 hours into it and said to myself, why I'm having the feeling this is all the same over and over? When you finally get to a point where story getsAmazing graphics, sound and game desing.. but that's all. The worst part is the poor written story, and wasted characters, both main and secondary characters, wasted all of them. Half of the game you find nothing relevant is really happening, 15 hours into it and said to myself, why I'm having the feeling this is all the same over and over? When you finally get to a point where story gets more intersting, you realize the best storyline was not wrote for the main character they've been promoting on trailers..
    This is just a festival of killing of characters you never had the chance to empathize with. Plus, I got the feeling everything I went through, was all for nothing. Disappointment is not enough to express my feelings.    … Expand
  22. Pirate69
    May 16, 2021
    8
    That's not what you expect, but who said that all must be like YOU want it. Anyway, story is still pretty good, graphics on top and gameplay is good too, but only on high difficulty.
  23. CiphirSol
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    This place is a cesspool, probably one of most disgusting slimy holes of the internet I've seen in some time. Bunch of crybabies doing crybaby things en masse. There must be a sweatshop full of sweaty nerds somewhere wringing their incompetent hands and/or feeling like they stuck it to Neil Druckmann personally and they're such good "hackers". Hahaha! Reveiw-bombing Metacritic doesn't doThis place is a cesspool, probably one of most disgusting slimy holes of the internet I've seen in some time. Bunch of crybabies doing crybaby things en masse. There must be a sweatshop full of sweaty nerds somewhere wringing their incompetent hands and/or feeling like they stuck it to Neil Druckmann personally and they're such good "hackers". Hahaha! Reveiw-bombing Metacritic doesn't do anything you babies; and what you've failed to realize is now the score is so ridiculously lopsided that nobody is going to take the user-score for any game seriously ever again! I gotta go, it smells like stale cheetos and mountain dew in here.… Expand
  24. Ihitkids
    Jul 7, 2020
    7
    The game is incredible in almost every aspect, except for the writing and the direction they took the story. The entire time I was playing as Abbey I felt nothing but contempt and loathing and all I could see was Joel's face just before the moment "it" happens. I felt no guilt for hating Abby. I felt the lesson of "revenge is bad" was completely ridiculous because we live in the real worldThe game is incredible in almost every aspect, except for the writing and the direction they took the story. The entire time I was playing as Abbey I felt nothing but contempt and loathing and all I could see was Joel's face just before the moment "it" happens. I felt no guilt for hating Abby. I felt the lesson of "revenge is bad" was completely ridiculous because we live in the real world and sometimes revenge isn't bad. Sometimes it's necessary. If revenge was always bad the weak would be trampled upon and the striong would dominate everything. The writing is just terrible and taking the game in this direction was a complete mistake from the gate. All I thought to myself towards the final chapter was "Boy I wish I played this game as Tommy instead". Ellie has literally KILLED hundreds of people in cold blood but she makes a few kills in this game and all of a sudden it effects her to the point she gets sick. Its ridiculous. If someone had done that to the person I loved and I was Ellie I wouldve did everything she did without one shred of mercy or regret. How's this for a moral of a story "YOU REAP WHAT YOU SEW". Man I was very disappointed in this game. I hope they can course correct for the 3rd installment. The main reason this game got a 7 out of 10 from me is that towards the end of the game I almost didn't even want to finish it. I genuinely thought about putting the controller down and turning the game off and never putting it back on and the only reason I bothered to see it through was the time I had already invested in it. Trying to push a mushy "revenge is bad" plot line in a story which takes place in the world these characters inhabit is not only stupid, its nonsensical and illogical. The world they live in is practically fueled by kill or be killed and revenge and survival. You kill or you die. You protect those you love or they die. You make a mistake and people get killed. These are the stakes in a world like the one they live in. To try and pretend like these people have the morality that we do in the civilized and corporate world we live in is just plain dumb. So like I said the game is almost perfect in every aspect EXCEPT for the story and the direction the game is heading in. The animations, the level design, the lighting, the gun play, the detail in the environments is all top notch and something the entire development team should stand tall and be so proud of. The acting and the performances given by the voice actors is superb. Its a damn shame that a couple executives or lead devs on this project turned what should be a gritty, tough as nails, survival and revenge story into a moral lecture about how revnge doesnt solve anything. Whoever decided to go that route with the narritive completely ruined what otherwise was an amazing experience. Its funny when I finished playing the Last of Us Remastered last week all I kept thinking to myself was "They better not **** this up in the sequel", and within 2 hours of playing the sequel I kept thinking "They ****ed it up", lol… Expand
  25. ThePants999
    Jun 23, 2020
    7
    Enjoyed the game: great graphics and atmosphere, reasonably enjoyable gameplay. Disappointed by the plot, because I felt the first game ended frustratingly, and this one absolutely doubled down on that.
  26. imafallguy
    Jun 28, 2020
    9
    Finished the game in 30 hours. The “SJW propaganda” you may have read about isn’t in the game. The character development is much different than in the first game which may turn some people off. Around the halfway point there’s an unexpected event which some folks aren’t a fan of. I, however, loved almost everything about this masterpiece. The pacing is a bit off and there’s just a tad tooFinished the game in 30 hours. The “SJW propaganda” you may have read about isn’t in the game. The character development is much different than in the first game which may turn some people off. Around the halfway point there’s an unexpected event which some folks aren’t a fan of. I, however, loved almost everything about this masterpiece. The pacing is a bit off and there’s just a tad too much filler, but other than that this is a near perfect game and a once-in-a-generation epic. Will be discussed for years on end and studied at Full Sail Uni.… Expand
  27. iaoth
    Jul 4, 2020
    9
    Great sequel with some fun new mechanics. Slightly long, but the story is engaging and had me hooked the entire time. I loved the idea of rewinding time and seeing everything play out from a different perspective.
  28. Rabidprimate
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    The first game was a great story about mushroom zombies and redemption. This one is a tumblr reject story in a world with mushroom zombies. The gameplay is not much better than 2007 so mechanically its adequate but old. The story is horrible. You would think they would take from the end of the first and expand on taking the fight to the zombie and resolving the story but no. Its just aThe first game was a great story about mushroom zombies and redemption. This one is a tumblr reject story in a world with mushroom zombies. The gameplay is not much better than 2007 so mechanically its adequate but old. The story is horrible. You would think they would take from the end of the first and expand on taking the fight to the zombie and resolving the story but no. Its just a very bad story with no likable characters doing stuff that could be done in a game not called The Las of Us 2. Its like the story dosen't belong to the game and the game is an afterthought to the story. Below average experience will not play again.… Expand
  29. strogg
    Dec 8, 2020
    0
    Very linear game. Also, a very boring game. Graphics are okay but it just feels like too much of the same old same old.
  30. Slayerx
    Jul 9, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A visually stunning game with a shallow and badly paced story.

    The game has too many flashbacks and not enough gameplay and betrays Joel.

    RIP Joel.    … Expand
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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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