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  1. Jun 19, 2020
    10
    O game simplesmente é incrível tanto suas expressões faciais quanto na ação que ocorre a todo tempo.
  2. Jun 20, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. TLOU 2 is a great game but not a masterpiece or very bad game.Game has very good gameplay mechanics,graphics and animation details.Especially close combat and combat animations really impresive.But story on the other hand I really hate it and all story npc's joke.I finish this game 2 times already but i can't really say one npc worth the remember.Graphics:10/9-Gameplay:10/10-Story:10/5-AI:10/9-Music:10/7-Performance:10/8 Expand
  3. Jun 29, 2020
    10
    GamePlay bastante fluída e um combate nunca vista no mundo dos games até hoje. A história é bem construída que apesar de ser bem polêmica, trouxe várias reviravoltas e muitas horas de gameplay em deixar bem curioso sobre a trama, com muitos imprevistos.
  4. Jun 21, 2020
    5
    I ignored the leaks and hate, but after playing through the game in its entirety I must agree that The Last of Us Part II is a disappointing sequel.

    Pro's: -The game starts off really strong, we meet our beloved Ellie and Joel a few years after the ending of the first game and things start from there. I really liked this part, the relationship between the two is written really well and
    I ignored the leaks and hate, but after playing through the game in its entirety I must agree that The Last of Us Part II is a disappointing sequel.

    Pro's:
    -The game starts off really strong, we meet our beloved Ellie and Joel a few years after the ending of the first game and things start from there. I really liked this part, the relationship between the two is written really well and I started to get really invested in the story. The first few hours are engaging and I really did not get why people hated this game so much, but after a while things started to take really strange turns and eventually it even got to the point of me despising the game and the things it made me sit through.

    - Graphics and Sound are top tier. You cannot say this is a bad game on a technical level, the level design, sound design and overall look is amazing and you get really immersed in the world.

    -Gameplay: if you like the first game's gameplay loop I guess you will like this as well. It's basically the same thing just with a few new extra things added on to it. I feel like they could have been more creative on this front but I guess it's an okay system if you want the sequel to have the same feel.

    Con's:
    At a certain point the game makes you play as a character you absolutely despise, and tries very hard to make you feel sympathy for this character by showing their side of the events that unfold though the game. This really really doesn't work and made me want to quit the game multiple times because I could not stand playing as this character for 5/6 HOURS. I only finished it to get my money's worth but the final quarter of the game is an absolute slog to get through and I would not blame anyone to quit at that point.

    Basically this last part ruined the game, if they cut it out or maybe made it just 1 flashback scene and changed the ending the story would feel more tight and rewarding. And even though it wouldn't be as great as the first game's story at least it would have been an okay overall plot with a few strong highlights.
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  5. Jun 21, 2020
    10
    Jugabilidad excelente, historia que podria haber sido mejor, pero no quita el agrado de jugar un excelente juego
  6. Jun 21, 2020
    10
    People complain to much so for that reason and that reason alone im giving it a 10 out of 10.
  7. Jun 29, 2020
    9
    The anticipation waiting for the Last of Us 2 was well worth the wait. All the teasers and trailers that we have seen over the past 5-6 years set expectations high. Even though the trailers and teasers were a misdirect in regards to the direction of the story, the level great story telling, improved gameplay mechanics, graphics, and Ellie’s journey did not disappoint. Presentation, sound,The anticipation waiting for the Last of Us 2 was well worth the wait. All the teasers and trailers that we have seen over the past 5-6 years set expectations high. Even though the trailers and teasers were a misdirect in regards to the direction of the story, the level great story telling, improved gameplay mechanics, graphics, and Ellie’s journey did not disappoint. Presentation, sound, and narrative are at top shelf quality in this sequel thanks to Naughty Dog. Even though I did not agree with some aspects of story, i still had a memorable experience that will last into next gaming generation. I will definitely give this game multiple play throughs just like the first. This is definitely a game of the year contender. Expand
  8. Jun 23, 2020
    10
    I don’t usually take my time to write a proper review, but seeing this hate bandwagon made me realize there are a lot of people who have nothing to do in life so they **** on art they don’t enjoy (which is fine if they don’t like), but that’s not the case for most people giving 0’s to this game a couple of hours after the game came out (the game, I reiterate, is about 18-30h long.
    But
    I don’t usually take my time to write a proper review, but seeing this hate bandwagon made me realize there are a lot of people who have nothing to do in life so they **** on art they don’t enjoy (which is fine if they don’t like), but that’s not the case for most people giving 0’s to this game a couple of hours after the game came out (the game, I reiterate, is about 18-30h long.
    But moving on to my honest opinion about this game in particular: I think the characters really stood out to me. As in any Naughty Dog game, this one is also very character-driven. Ultimately, this is a story about revenge, hate, and violence, but also about redemption and forgiveness. Yes, I agree that this theme has been heavily used in every entertainment medium, but they rarely do it justice. I can happily say that The Last Of Us Part II has not did justice to the theme itself, but also did stay true to the world, the character development, and the hidden symbology behind this perfectly crafted cyclic narrative (which I will not spoil, but it has to do with the ending itself). All the narrative beats fit perfectly with each other, and it always brings other elements of surprise, right when you think you know what to expect for the ending, another story beat hits you in the face and changes your perspective. Also, you should never go to part II expecting the same thing you experienced in part I. Although that same feeling can be felt through other types of relationships, and some perfect flashbacks, the first one is very different from the second one. Lastly, I just want to say that I think this game will not only define how we all experience video games in the future, but also define how they are engineered, thought, and its story will be discussed and debated for many years to come, just like we did for the first one.

    PS: Don’t be the dick who gives 0’s without experiencing it.
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  9. Jun 25, 2020
    0
    Bad, just bad, the story, speechlessly bad. "Terminator : dark fate" level of bad
  10. Jun 25, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The ending was so lame, there's no point in playing the game. And why does abby have to be like that?
    There's fan versions and YouTubers who are making better endings to the game
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  11. Jul 19, 2020
    7
    However much I respect Neil and Naughty Dog, I must say this game left me disappointed. Characters, dialogue and story structure don’t shine like in the first game. That said, I’m not on board with all points of criticism. Outrage focuses on three major plot choices: the shocker early on, the twist in the middle and the extension at the end. I didn’t mind the first two things: the firstHowever much I respect Neil and Naughty Dog, I must say this game left me disappointed. Characters, dialogue and story structure don’t shine like in the first game. That said, I’m not on board with all points of criticism. Outrage focuses on three major plot choices: the shocker early on, the twist in the middle and the extension at the end. I didn’t mind the first two things: the first one just seemed fitting for this harsh world and the second one, to me, was, well, a nice and surprising twist. However, the last part was just stretching it, repetitive and frankly unbelievable. Enough is enough. So, the game left me unsatisfied, but still I would not want to have missed out on it: at times it’s hugely atmospheric, thanks to graphics, level design and gameplay. Also, I would have liked the discussions, if people weren’t being so hysterical. Expand
  12. Jun 29, 2020
    6
    Great locations, great visual, great technologies, great flashback's moments, great voice acting, good script-action moments.

    Disgusting story without a sense, not interesting characters, pointless dialogs, old 2013's gameplay (with minimal innovations in my opinion), useless exploring, stupid AI.
  13. Jun 25, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Pro:
    The graphics are good, the gameplay is ok.

    Con:
    While I never were the biggest fan of The last of us gameplay wise, the story always was a thing which I liked about the game. I liked the character dynamic between Joel and Ellie and how those characters grew together through the story. I also liked left behind. It fitted the overall narrative of the main game.

    The second game however completely fell short in that regard. I was fine that they killed Joel. Killing of characters for the narrative is a common tool nowdays to bring the story forward and the last of us had it's shock moments either - the death of Joels daughter for instance. But I completely disliked HOW they killed Joel off. This is not how a beloved character should have ended. It felt cheap and unnessecary violent just for the sake of violence. That also brings me to my next problem. The game is unnessecary violent. I don't have problems with splatter or violence in games but the game never managed to make me feel violent despite the fact that the violence in the game is really drastic and grim. It simply missed it's purpose as a narrative element.
    That's mainly because the game is as said violent for the sake of beeing violent. Violence does not make a saw move a good mirror for the darkest abysses of mankind, and neither does violence serve this game in that regard.
    If you want a good example how grim violence can bring forward a good story you should take a look at Spec Ops: the Line. Yager did that right with the violence and despair of their mortar scene and the partial degration of the so called protagonist to a full fledged war criminal. The last of us 2 is macabre at best and cheap at worst.
    Furthermore does it feel a lot like they tried to make Ellie more unsympathic through the violence and Abby more symphatic. This does not work and doesn't help Abby as a character very much.
    You have to play through at least 10 hours of the game as a character which is hardly likable and who is despite all efforts of the devs simply unsympathic. I don't care if Abby is trans, well whatever the devs think is appropriate, but I do care if a main character which I have to deal with for half of a game is neither relatable nor likable or at least a decent protagonist or villian.
    Abby is in my opinion simply a bad written unlikable and dull douchbag.
    I also don't think that her beeing trans is adding any good value to the story here the way she is written. There would have been quite a few ways how that could have added value to the story, but like Naughty Dog handled it in this game it simply didn't. If I look at Ellie I think her beeing lesbian would also have given a lot of narrative possibilities, but they weren't exhausted in this game either. There are plenty of good ways to design a good villian and Abby failed miserably in that regard. And so did she as a protagonist.

    It also doesn't help that Ellie does not kill Abby in the end despite the things Abby has done. That makes the end unbelievable and the conclusion unsatisfying. Especially since Ellie is a broken character in the end and Abby comes out of this almost unbothered (by the games standards). But I assume that Naughty Dog did this to set up the opportunity to make a third installment to the franchise with Abby as the maincharacter again. I really hope they don't do that. After this episode I really don't want another the last of us game.
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  14. Jun 26, 2020
    5
    I hated the story. Plain and simple. Graphics, gameplay, and audio are AMAZING. But The story is such a polished turd that I cannot recommend this game. I honestly think the second half of the game could be removed and I would have gave the game a much higher score. Abby is the most garbage written character, and the plot twist about why Dina is sick is laugh out loud bad. I feel like ifI hated the story. Plain and simple. Graphics, gameplay, and audio are AMAZING. But The story is such a polished turd that I cannot recommend this game. I honestly think the second half of the game could be removed and I would have gave the game a much higher score. Abby is the most garbage written character, and the plot twist about why Dina is sick is laugh out loud bad. I feel like if they made this game all about Ellie it would have been so much better. Expand
  15. Jun 25, 2020
    10
    Mejora en todo a su primera parte, ahora mismo ND está a un nivel increible. Cada animación, cada detalle del juego es una delicia. Y el argumento, aunque es lento, es formidable. 10/10
  16. Feb 1, 2023
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I would give 9, maybe 10 for if this game would be 10 hours less. The game make some parts perfect.

    I thought the game was over, not a bad story, good gameplay and no the game was not over. Yeah, we see also Abbys story, we understand her motivation. It is ok. But should we play the same game again with Abby? And after the story of Abby over, then we play the same game again with Ellie. Playing guitar and babysitting scenes are extra boring. After a while I thought maybe I should stop playing and watch the story from YouTube. Good graphics, perfect controls, good gameplay. Not good and not bad story. 7 points.
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  17. Nov 7, 2020
    7
    Das erste "The Last of Us" ist für mich ein völlig überbewertetes Spiel. Viele sprechen von einem Meisterwerk, was ich leider nicht nachvollziehen kann.

    "The Last of Us Part II" teilt hierbei die meisten der Stärken und Schwächen des ersten Teiles. Die Story und Charaktere sind in der Tat meisterlich. Den **** der um dieses Spiel vom Zaun gebrochen wurde, finde ich einfach nur
    Das erste "The Last of Us" ist für mich ein völlig überbewertetes Spiel. Viele sprechen von einem Meisterwerk, was ich leider nicht nachvollziehen kann.

    "The Last of Us Part II" teilt hierbei die meisten der Stärken und Schwächen des ersten Teiles. Die Story und Charaktere sind in der Tat meisterlich. Den **** der um dieses Spiel vom Zaun gebrochen wurde, finde ich einfach nur lächerlich.
    Was mich am meisten stört, ist das Gameplay. Das Sammeln von Craften von Gegenständen und Waffen spielt sich noch recht befriedigend und bis zum Schluss hatte ich Spaß daran, die Ruinen zu durchsuchen, aber das Schleichen und Kämpfen hat diesen repetitiven Ablauf leider nicht so gut überstanden.
    Auch wenn sich Waffen, Fähigkeiten und Gegner im Laufe des Spieles ändern, hat das Spiel es geschafft, dass das Kämpfen für mich zu nervigen Unterbrechungen verkam.
    Die Story, die Welt, die Grafik, alles ist hier überragend, aber immer wenn ich in einen Bereich kam, bei dem ich schon die nächsten 8 Gegner sehen konnte, musste ich mich zwingen, weiter zu spielen.

    Ich vermute allerdings auch, dass dieses Problem eher an mir liegt. Vermutlich bin ich einfach nicht zu Kampfsystemen von Naughty Dog kompatibel, denn ähnlich erging es mir auch schon mit der Uncharted Reihe.

    Im Endeffekt hatte ich dennoch Spaß mit dem Spiel und die Geschichte war wie auch im Vorgänger oder Uncharted sehr schön. Auf der anderen Seite war ich aber auch froh, als ich das Spiel beendet hatte.
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  18. Jun 19, 2020
    10
    Here's the analysis from my gameplay so far:

    Gameplay (9/10) Now for ta majority part of the game you control Ellie, and she feels totally different from Joel. She is light, faster and agile. And now there's an option to dodge the enemy's attacks, I got saved a lot of times thanks to this feature. Another new move is jumping, although it could have been done automatic, they decided to
    Here's the analysis from my gameplay so far:

    Gameplay (9/10)
    Now for ta majority part of the game you control Ellie, and she feels totally different from Joel. She is light, faster and agile. And now there's an option to dodge the enemy's attacks, I got saved a lot of times thanks to this feature. Another new move is jumping, although it could have been done automatic, they decided to put a button to press for jumping (that isn't bad but I doubt that would be necessary). I'm glad they didn't change a lot from the original gameplay, because they are the things this game is so great. Stealth is a must if you are doing a Hard running, but if you are taking it light is fun to shoot them all.

    Graphics 11/10
    Stunning, can't find the words to describe the beautiful graphics this game has. It is impressive this game runs on a PS4 which has technology from 7 years ago. I got amazed they cared for every detail, the foldings on Ellie's jacket when changing weapons to the spores that can be seen floating in certain places. Speechless.

    Music 10/10
    The music fits perfectly for every situation in this game, very relaxing when taking a ride on horse.. or very stressing during action scenes. The acoustic guitar is a trademark of this game, even there is a mini game where you can play the guitar using the D-pad. I hope someone could play a song with the in-game guitar, could be fantastic.

    Story 10/10
    Ok, there are some way that the story could have take and there are some strange decision of the main protagonists... but hey, that is the story they want us to learn. This world is not perfect nor the people, sometimes you are a hero and sometimes you are the enemy. Put a note of 0 just because you don't like the story is immature. It is told beautifully, so I'm giving it a 10 just the way it is told, not the content or if you like it or not.
    Overall 10/10
    If you want a game that balances beautiful graphics, great gameplay, moments of tension and a well developed story-telling this game is for you, it is the perfecto continuation to a great saga. Everyone has to die sometime.
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  19. Jan 4, 2022
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. While I entirely understand a great deal of the criticism towards this game, I just don't agree with a lot of it.
    I mean it's obvious the whole "Woke game" criticism holds no ground, but some of the others are more reasonable. I see a lot of people complaining about being forced to play as Abby, which I understand and wasn't exactly too happy myself to be playing her but by the end of the story I understood why I was playing her and it made the end sequence very interesting as it's not something I've seen in a video game before. When you fight Ellie, it's interesting because obviously you don't want to "win" in a way that would leave Ellie dead.

    I will say there's a lot of this story where I wish this game allowed you to make some choices in the story. There are some points where you just want Ellie to stop. Granted I think the fact that the game so relentlessly forces you to go through with it makes your feeling against some of the stuff you have to do stronger.

    At some point in this game I feel like everybody(Even those who didn't like the game) just wanted the cycle of revenge to stop.
    There's a point in this game where you hate Abby. For some people that point never stops and persists to this day but for people who are more open to seeing her side you realise her journey of killing Joel was the same as Ellie's Journey to kill Abby.

    Joel killed Abby's father, Abby goes through a great deal and damages her relationships just to be able to kill Joel.

    Abby kills Ellie's dad(Maybe not biologically, but in every other sense), Ellie goes through a great deal and damages her relationships just to be able to kill Abby.

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    I understand having been too invested in Joel and Ellie to care about what Abby went through.
    But if you look at it clear from bias it is literally the exact same thing Ellie is doing(Which by the end you likely want her to stop doing), so you should understand why Abby did what she did.

    Granted if you can't "forgive" her(I hate to phrase it like that because forgiving her isn't exactly the right phrase), I don't blame you, but if you've payed attention at all you should at least understand.

    Either way I think this honestly was an interesting experiment in some ways, seeing how people would react to and if they're able to empathise with someone who murdered a character they loved.
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  20. Jul 3, 2020
    1
    I had huge expectations for this game and they RUINED IT !!! How tf does this get a 94 ??? It’s trash! Do NOT waste your money better yet don’t support naughty dog for this pile of crap. Everything they made the first game to feel so special they throw out wtf were they thinking !!?
  21. Jun 20, 2020
    7
    Great graphics! 8.5 points a little gameplay is very bad it’s a pity that it happened so much I waited so much to play but everywhere, videos, videos. I didn’t buy a movie. And the plot upset me
  22. Jul 2, 2020
    10
    It is truly remarkable game with insane level of graphics, animation, world details, and overall quality. But the most impressive in this game is a complicated, very sad, but excellent story. Story that can make you cry in some moments, and can leave you emotionally exhausted in the end.
    And, eventually, I can say that the The Last of Us 2 doubtlessly is my favorite game of this year.
  23. Jun 21, 2020
    5
    Fantastic graphics, but the plot and the characters are really bad. The game-play is good, play in stealth is really cool, some action scenes are awesome, but sometimes the game-play is tedious. The ending is predictable and really bad. I prefer replay the first part than this new game.
  24. Jun 25, 2020
    10
    Игра либо не понравится совсем (особенно, если вы фанат первой части). Я прошёл первую часть один раз, не испытал восторга, но эта часть - это просто эмоциональный взрыв, это тяжелое произведение. Я понял посыл Нила Дракмана, и. Это просто феномен, для меня определенно не игра года, а произведение года, но плохие отзывы тоже понимаю с чем связаны. Это более взрослое произведение, чемИгра либо не понравится совсем (особенно, если вы фанат первой части). Я прошёл первую часть один раз, не испытал восторга, но эта часть - это просто эмоциональный взрыв, это тяжелое произведение. Я понял посыл Нила Дракмана, и. Это просто феномен, для меня определенно не игра года, а произведение года, но плохие отзывы тоже понимаю с чем связаны. Это более взрослое произведение, чем первая часть, где была хорошо описана заезженная тема «отцов и детей». Expand
  25. Aug 12, 2020
    3
    Setting aside the terrible bigotry the game has unveiled, it is the disappointment of the generation to me. Not a single likable character, all more shallow than the other, the "choices" the game forces you to make. The storytelling is far below what ND has used us to. There ARE memorable scenes and moments, but I forced myself to finish the game as it could be incredibly boring and on theSetting aside the terrible bigotry the game has unveiled, it is the disappointment of the generation to me. Not a single likable character, all more shallow than the other, the "choices" the game forces you to make. The storytelling is far below what ND has used us to. There ARE memorable scenes and moments, but I forced myself to finish the game as it could be incredibly boring and on the nose. There is close to zero gameplay innovation (Last of Us came out SEVEN years ago, guys), it's buggy as hell and you only understand the combat environments when everyone is dead. They delivered a Last of Us 1.5 and are being hailed as messiahs by the press when they shipped what could have been an acceptable stand alone 3 years ago but not 7 years later. It felt unnecessary. Meanwhile, Ghost of Tsushima gets 83...it boggles the mind. Expand
  26. Jun 23, 2020
    10
    El juego es excelente en el apartado técnico por sus altos valores de producción. En lo que respecta a la historia a mi me ha gustado pero si puedo entender porque al resto de gente le disgusta. Sinceramente creo que no estuvieron listos para una historia con una narrativa tan arriesgada puesto a que si hubiera sido la misma historia de venganza a la que estamos acostumbrados, este juegoEl juego es excelente en el apartado técnico por sus altos valores de producción. En lo que respecta a la historia a mi me ha gustado pero si puedo entender porque al resto de gente le disgusta. Sinceramente creo que no estuvieron listos para una historia con una narrativa tan arriesgada puesto a que si hubiera sido la misma historia de venganza a la que estamos acostumbrados, este juego hubiera sido alabado por la mayoría. Expand
  27. Jun 22, 2020
    8
    Игра очень понравилась. Сюжет показался мне весьма оригинальным и сама подача на высшем уровне. Очень приятный геймплей и обалденный левел дизайн. Чувствуется как много усилий и труда вложили в этот проект. Заниженную пользовательскую оценку считаю несправедливой, а журналистскую - завышенной. Главным минусом для меня является присутствие и форсирование политических убеждений по поводуИгра очень понравилась. Сюжет показался мне весьма оригинальным и сама подача на высшем уровне. Очень приятный геймплей и обалденный левел дизайн. Чувствуется как много усилий и труда вложили в этот проект. Заниженную пользовательскую оценку считаю несправедливой, а журналистскую - завышенной. Главным минусом для меня является присутствие и форсирование политических убеждений по поводу однополых отношений и феминизма. Я не гомофоб и не сексист. И я совсем не против чтобы было больше однополой любви в медиа, но в этой игре чувствуется как как ради пропаганды жертвуют сюжетными моментами и атмосферой. Поэтому только 8 баллов. Видеоигры это не место для пропаганды и политики. Здесь это хорошо замаскировано и не так нагло, как например, в battlefield 5 и modern warfare, но это есть. Как итог игра стоит своих денег. Expand
  28. Jun 20, 2020
    10
    Don’t pay any attention to people who bombed the scores. This game is the most perfect game ever made.
  29. Jun 21, 2020
    10
    80% q deu 0 é moleque mela cueca, Bebezão melequento merece jogar FIFA e COD requentado todo ano e o resto bem se quer jogou Tlou2 é uma obra de arte. Honestamente ao lado de the witcher e zelda sem dúvidas é um dos melhores games dessa geração...
    Você pode n gostar da história. Mais esse game vc merece 1 zero ele é melhor em TUDO
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Universal acclaim - based on 121 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Negative: 0 out of 121
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  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]