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. Christoph7
    Jun 22, 2020
    1
    Nice gameplay but the plot is really rush and boring, almost senseless. The game should have been delayed
  2. hsfriend1
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    MC you want to be a joke together with TLOU2??? ........................................................................................
  3. Jowee
    Jun 22, 2020
    10
    Just finished the game. I wouldn't say it's perfect but it sure is excellent. I played the first one and enjoyed it a lot. The sequel makes it justice in unexpected ways. It's a dark story but the way its told trough multiple characters is absolutely brilliant.
  4. Knyami95
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. personally that they serve so many nice things in the graphics and others if the story is horrible… Expand
  5. Niyari
    Jun 22, 2020
    6
    Story was extremely unsatisfying but gameplay and graphics are gorgeous and genuinely amazed me. Playing the game made me feel bad about myself, for example beating the **** out of ellie or having to try and sympathize with such an unlovable character (Talking about ABBY).
  6. Farandr
    Jun 22, 2020
    1
    I can't believe this game is in the same franchise as the first one, the gameplay is outdated, has a lot of exposition scenes trying too hard instead of happening naturally like the first one, and the characters are just simply unlikeable. TLOU rose above because of the story, but they just dropped the ball here.
  7. bandgeek44
    Jun 19, 2020
    10
    Finished the game Sunday morning and had to collect all my thoughts, it does tell a cohesive and great story. Phenomenal game all around, people are review bombing this game due to their insecurities in addition to not owning the game and that is okay since it'll win GOTY and be talked about for years with it setting the new standard for story telling.
  8. likeyeyey
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's super underwhelming as the sequel to what I think is actually the best story ever told in a game. I understand what they were going for but it's just so boring. They keep hammering home this idea that revenge and the cycle of violence is bad. No **** That's not an interesting idea, everybody knows that. I'm stunned people keep saying "this game makes you think," because unless you're a serial killer, it really doesn't. Of course Abby had a reason to want to kill Joel. Of course revenge and violence will **** up your mental state, of course it can ruin your life. Who thinks otherwise? This central idea is so boring and lame.

    Further, the characters are utter disappointments. Abby, who I initially hated for clubbing Joel, was the only one that I think was well developed. Jesse, a character we meet very early on and one of Ellie's core friends, is killed by Abby as he opens a door, and then after that he is mentioned ONCE hours later. It's like he never existed. Lev's sister dies, and Lev is disturbed for a bit and then she's never mentioned ever again. We play with Dina for a bit, then we leave her in a theatre and never play with her again, and she's basically just always in the theatre. Abby's friends are even less interesting, except for Owen. Mel is.. a medic and pregnant, and that's it. We know nothing else except then she dies and we're supposed to feel bad because she was pregnant. Nora - I remember nothing about, except that she dies interrogated by Ellie. Who is she? What does she like? Where'd she come from|? Who knows. So many of these characters just feel like fillers and throwaways, and the few interesting characters aren't really developed. Isaac was interesting - how'd he get to the top of the WLF, where's he from - we don't know and we see him once talk with him and then next time we see him he gets shot and killed and never mentioned again. Manny seemed interesting and was a funny guy and then he gets shot next to Abby and she never mentions him again. Overall the characters are uninteresting, some are underdeveloped, and they're generally very weak.

    Gameplay is fine - it's basically the same from TLOU1 except you have a few new toys like trapmines, but it's basically the same. Not bad, not good just good enough, which is fine because in the first game, it didn't need to be good because of how the story held up the game. But here, the story fails, and then the gameplay fails because it becomes repetitive. By the end, I was so tired of doing the same **** over and over again. Put a trapmine there, stealth kill here, throw a molotov there, throw a bottle and grab him and then kill him. Over and over and over and over. Frankly, it was extremely boring by the end.

    The visuals, acting, and music in this game are top-notch. Absolutely amazing, possibly the best I've ever seen, although I think the music in the first game was marginally better. The acting especially is straight movie quality - I think Ashley johnson hit it out of the park, and Troy Baker had one scene that I think was the best acted scene in the game (the last cutscene). Abby's actor was amazing as well, and although some of her moments weren't as emotional to me, that's less because of her acting ability and more because of the story's structure.

    It's very disturbing to me that people who liked this game are saying that all the negative reviews are coming from transphobic, homophobic people. Ellie and Dina's relationship was actually a highlight, but it didn't get enough time. Reading some of the reviews I've learned that Lev is actually transgender. I had no idea, I guess that's why she wasn't supposed to cut her hair, but I never made that connections. I really hope ND doesn't just dismiss all of the negative reviews as homophobic **** because I really think the story has some genuine issues. In the same vein, this game is not a 0/10 or 1/10. The acting, graphics and music alone raise that to at least a 4, and I think the gameplay being decent and the story having some highlights raises that to just an average game. Because this is a story driven experience, the story has more weight in terms of how I would rate it. In the context of TLOU1, a 5/10 is a failure, but had this been a standalone game, it would've just been fine.    … Expand
  9. ciaran4ea
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    Neil cucked us really bad with this poor excuse of a story. how the **** did they think this was gonna be well received by fans of the first game. not epic Neil. Please don't make a part 3
  10. doblock
    Jun 22, 2020
    4
    Visuals and gameplay are beautiful; thank you to the developers. Storytelling is awkward and rather lackluster. Game does not live up to its predecessor (unfortunately, since what made the game franchise so good was the world/character building from the first game). The revenge theme is good, but the execution was confusing; story was too linear without interesting choices from theVisuals and gameplay are beautiful; thank you to the developers. Storytelling is awkward and rather lackluster. Game does not live up to its predecessor (unfortunately, since what made the game franchise so good was the world/character building from the first game). The revenge theme is good, but the execution was confusing; story was too linear without interesting choices from the player's point of view. Overall, not the worst game, but certainly nowhere near deserving of being the best game of 2020.… Expand
  11. 1010masterpiece
    Jun 22, 2020
    9
    ''10/10 Stunning and brave'' - Media
    '' 9/10 This game would've been better if I could've played as Abby to beat Joel with the golf club'' --
    -Some random guy
    ''The sex scene was very tasteful, I would like to see more except with ((uckman's face'' - Coomer
  12. larousch
    Jun 22, 2020
    1
    i literally waited such a long time for this game, i really did like the gameplay and graphics but as for story, i'm disappointed like hell.. the last of us game was just storyline game for me, i mean what it made the game special was its storyline and its emotions.. after i finished the game i just saw so many dislikes and also likes i'm just gonna talk for both of those, some peoplei literally waited such a long time for this game, i really did like the gameplay and graphics but as for story, i'm disappointed like hell.. the last of us game was just storyline game for me, i mean what it made the game special was its storyline and its emotions.. after i finished the game i just saw so many dislikes and also likes i'm just gonna talk for both of those, some people didn't even play it and reviewing the game and naming it BAD, the ones who liked the game are just saying ' don't mind dislikers this game is PERFECT' are same to me, both of those types are wrong, I'm just reviewing it without considering those comments and i can easily say that this game doesn't deserve any money, i'm so sorry about it but it's just like the whole crew who made TLOU got replaced and new ones came. So in the end i just can't recommend the second game :(… Expand
  13. Farelo55
    Jun 22, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. F

    We love you Joel, RIP
    **** U ABBY , ILL CHASE U TILL THE LAST DAY OF MY LIFE    … Expand
  14. Jeje_winx
    Jun 22, 2020
    9
    Its an amazing game that created characters with real feelings, love and internal conflicts.
  15. tknight244
    Jun 22, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A bit slow during the Abby play through but I do not understand how you can play this entire game and still give it a 0. Absolutely beautiful game throughout and while the story was not what I thought it would be at all. I was left shaken to my core. This game made me feel something. And I will play it again and again for years to come.… Expand
  16. Rosieg26
    Jun 22, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Cagaram com histórias do jogo, ainda tentaram fazer a gente gostar a força de um Personagem (abby). Nota 3 somente pela gameplay a única coisa que presta no game, destruíram um game que era maravilhoso… Expand
  17. shawn97
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    I am not going to spoil the game but all i have to say is neil druckman failed to recapture what made the first game such an amazing masterpiece The graphics and gameplay are good and that is the only reason i am giving this game a "1" otherwise i would have given it a "0" but when it comes to story wise honestly i have to say i am very disappointed . We waited 7 years just for this ?.I am not going to spoil the game but all i have to say is neil druckman failed to recapture what made the first game such an amazing masterpiece The graphics and gameplay are good and that is the only reason i am giving this game a "1" otherwise i would have given it a "0" but when it comes to story wise honestly i have to say i am very disappointed . We waited 7 years just for this ?. Naughty dogs really let all of us down with this lackluster sequel… Expand
  18. JoseLopez18
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    Este juego no necesitaba una secuela, siento que desperdicie mi dinero y tiempo, le quitaron lo mejor que tenía el juego además de forzar mucho la trama con un final realmente decepcionante
  19. Doominik
    Jun 22, 2020
    10
    Enjoying it a lot. I can not understand the bad critics. Whats wrong with the Game? I was Waidring for IT dir years and it was worth it.
  20. Yak00ski
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    This game is a travesty. The storyline is tailored soley to push an agenda with no regard for the fans or characters of the first game.
  21. STEFANIEPOWERS
    Jun 20, 2020
    10
    Wow...! I simply love this game! A beautiful masterpiece! Thanks ND, I'm hoping for a part 3!!
    Don't listen to all the crybabies.. it's a shame, that people don't get the message of the game. But on the other hand we live in a world where people vote for a certain orange skinned guy.. ah, nevermind, I am not that surprised people don't get the meaning of the last of us part 2. 10/10
  22. ledero5
    Jun 22, 2020
    9
    Made an account purely to post my thoughts on this game. Hopefully this changes someone's mind.

    The 0 reviews are a joke and should be ignored. A 0 represents a game that fundamentally does not work and these reviews are not even attempting to look at this game objectively. The game is not perfect (no game is, even 10's) but it is 100% worthwhile. Graphics are awesome. Music and    Made an account purely to post my thoughts on this game. Hopefully this changes someone's mind.

    The 0 reviews are a joke and should be ignored. A 0 represents a game that fundamentally does not work and these reviews are not even attempting to look at this game objectively. The game is not perfect (no game is, even 10's) but it is 100% worthwhile.

    Graphics are awesome.
    Music and sound design are awesome.
    Gameplay is solid but not groundbreaking, just like the first LoU. Action sequences though were some of the best I've seen in gaming and had me holding my breath.
    Story was not perfect and it hurt a lot at times, especially the prologue, but at the end of the day it moves on whether you want to or not. Pacing can be off at times but there are tender moments throughout that make it all worth it. On NG+ right now and I'm really looking forward to the second half of the game.

    Don't listen to the haters. Thank you ND for this one.    … Expand
  23. NTacSnaty
    Jun 22, 2020
    2
    Gameplay 2/10

    Graphis 6/10

    Story 0/10

    Terrible writing that butchered the story.
  24. Palmer909
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Horrible story
    Poor character development Horrible death for Joel but don't include any brutal aspects for the death of the black chick towards the end
    Just lame it ruins what the original made great    … Expand
  25. Fernandometa
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    I had buy this game but i'm deception .....................................
  26. JoeC302
    Jun 22, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Yes its bleak and forced you to be the enemy but that's the point. Its the duality of human behavior. It shows you both sides if the coin and makes you empathize with the "enemy". I was enthralled with the story from start to finish because you want both sides to win and loose.… Expand
  27. Noneo99
    Jun 22, 2020
    1
    Bad game, bad story. Can't even be compared to the first game, a step down in all aspects except for graphics
  28. Naruto89
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    **** story! Bad ending just wow so bad! One of the worst games ever made. You walk a lot without even encountering a single enemy pretty boring. But I just can’t get over the ending. What a disappointment.
  29. Sebaas
    Jun 22, 2020
    7
    The ending leaves you thinking a lot about the game, but as I think more and more about the game something just doesn’t feel right at the end!
  30. Sinvok
    Jun 22, 2020
    10
    Fantastic game, ignore the incel-fuelled review bomb, another NaughtyDog masterpiece
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#2 Best 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

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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