The Last of Us Part II

 PlayStation 4
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5.8

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  1. Jimmymcjim
    Mar 19, 2023
    9
    I thought it was a great game. Gameplay wise It was an improvement in all fronts from one. Story wise it was a great but I don’t like that it was split so much between two characters.
  2. MadCuzBad
    Mar 23, 2023
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I think this game is a masterpiece. And as good as it is, every masterpiece has a some flaws. The flaws with the this game are few and far between but definitely worth calling out. Although I’m extremely satisfied with the narrative, the tone, the pacing etc, it’s the order of events played out in the story that are the problem. It is extremely hard to empathize with Abby for many people if you watch her kill so many people and spend the first half of the game chasing her. You cant be expected to empathize and understand her if you play her side over halfway through the game.

    Then there’s Jessie who was a completely underutilized character. He dies in an insulting way and never reached his full potential. With those few things out of the way, I can’t begin to express how good this game is.

    The visuals are stunning and gorgeous. I feel like I really am in a ravaged and destroyed country. I think the gameplay has many improvements over the first game with the inclusion of the dodging and slightly more pleasing UI and better weapon upgrading. New weapon types and enemy types too. Honestly apart from a few story flaws I cant complain about much. Easily a 9-9.5/10    … Expand
  3. TropicalDookie
    Mar 24, 2023
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Its about the journey.

    Don't listen to the reviews from people who refuse to even buy the game because the story leaked. This game for the most part is incredible. The story, sound, graphics, gameplay and overall design are outstanding.

    My only gripe is that in my opinion they did not stick the landing. The clear theme of this game is revenge the the role and effects it has on the people involved. Is revenge justice and therefor good and noble? Or is it injustice, bad - evil? The story is built around exploring this idea and goes so far as to put you in the shoes of the main antagonist to cause you to think even more critically.

    This is one of the most effective ways to tell a story and humanize both sides that I've ever seen. When I first started playing as Abby when you reach about the halfway point of the game, it was hard to even want to keep playing. I didn't want to get to know this character that I already despised. But as the story progresses and you see just how cruel and vile this world is, you start to sympathize and understand the motivation behind a character I so vehemently hated just a few hours ago. By the time I got to the sniper bridge sequence I had almost entirely forgotten that the first part of the game had happened. Ellie & Tommy are the bad guys in that story and when you finally realize that it is very jarring.

    Had it ended once those stories collided in a more meaningful way, this game would be a 10/10 for me. But from the climax- between Ellie and Abby in the theatre - onward the game looses its momentum and purpose. Ultimately you are left feeling like none of it had a point. Ellie risks her own life to rescue Abby (who is literally enslaved by a group that's clearly very evil and wont have her alive much longer anyway which it turns out later she going to be dead in a matter of hours anyway) so that she can kill Abby herself (with her bare hands even though she has guns) to then let Abby escape because, well there is really no reason it leaves the whole thing feeling like nothing was learned and nothing was gained from anyone. If the idea was to have the player just feeling like everything is hopeless and pointless then I guess it worked but I just felt like this game would have so much more to say.    … Expand
  4. NightmareYT
    Jun 2, 2023
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Last of Us has so far been my favorite game I've ever played. The story was amazing and Joel and Ellie's relationship made me care so much about the characters. And then it was ruined by this game and FREAKING ABBY! The choice to kill Joel in the beginning of the game was a very odd one especially when people still cared about their story. And as time goes on they try and show us all these things about Joel and Ellie's relationship at the settlement but it doesn't do much considering he's, you know, dead! However, moving past this, I think the game is highly underrated. Despite its flaws in story, I think the overall game is pretty good. The gameplay is still pretty good, the stealth... exists. I think the overall game is pretty good. There's one part that I want to talk about though: Abby. Abby is supposed to be Ellie if she was... well, "evil". Abby and Ellie are the same in many ways except Abby moves on after killing Joel. Ellie however goes on this mass killing spree but it goes crazy once you have to play as Abby for 12 hours. This is my least favorite thing in the game. I shouldn't have to be forced to feel sympathetic for a villain. I wanted to kill Abby as soon as she swung a club at Joel but NO! We just have to feel bad for Abby because all of her friends are dead in this back and forth between her and Ellie. And don't get me started on Abby's relationship with the tiny children that I can't remember the name of. I'm supposed to feel really bad for these kids who are apart of a freaking cult. Like why! I think this is Naughtydog's way of showing that Ellie and Abby aren't so different. In the end nothing freaking happens. Abby almost dies and Ellie abandons Dina and her child so she can go fight some woman that almost murdered her. Ellie then spares Abby because she realizes that it's "not what Joel would've wanted". Like IT TOOK YOU THAT LONG! If we were going to go through this whole game then why are we only doing this now?

    Okay enough complaining. I've already said what I like gameplay wise, but I've just complained about the story. I do like the story of the game there's just a lot of odd points that annoy me. Anyways, I think having Dina come with Ellie was a good idea. It gave Ellie and the player someone to care about and also built up their relationship. I think it would've been stupid to have Ellie not be with Dina and then at the end have Ellie and Dina be super close.

    Okay, I've been complaining a lot and yes I get that, but in reality, I do love this game. It's not the greatest sequel but I think it showed that The Last of Us was never about Joel. It was about Ellie and her story the whole time. This was a good sequel, not a great sequel, but not a bad one.
    So in conclusion I think The Last of Us Part 2 is a very underrated game that deserves a bit more love, even if all I can focus on is the negative. (That's just because I have a complaining problem after 2 years of complaining on a podcast)    … Expand
  5. Mirrorman
    May 7, 2023
    10
    Superbe jeu, une histoire riche et torturée, une profondeur rarement, voir jamais atteinte dans un jeu. Personnellement, j'ai pris une claque!
  6. Niuti
    May 11, 2023
    10
    Superbe suite, je me suis régalé, j’espère vraiment qu’il y aura une suite J’ai vraiment hâte.
  7. Ixxxx
    May 12, 2023
    10
    Drakman showed real life and real people, it's a pity that a large mass does not see this.Game bought on ps4 release.
  8. NightVisionFive
    Sep 11, 2023
    0
    This game needs to be remade again from scratch.
    I'm never touching a game from Neil Drunkmann otherwise.
    I won't spoil the game...but probably everyone knows already the story.
    Just don't buy this game and promote bad writing from people that all they care about is money. Very disappointed... I sold all the last of us colection I had.
  9. sideshownate
    Aug 15, 2023
    10
    Im gonna get SOO much hate for this. However I still think about the crazy moments from this game 3 years later. Every character has their own unique personality. The crazy hidden details. The soundtrack. The story of this game is something we've never seen before and people hate naughty dog for straying away from the usual boring story elements we continue to see in triple A games.Im gonna get SOO much hate for this. However I still think about the crazy moments from this game 3 years later. Every character has their own unique personality. The crazy hidden details. The soundtrack. The story of this game is something we've never seen before and people hate naughty dog for straying away from the usual boring story elements we continue to see in triple A games. Naughty dog took a chance and in my opinion nailed it… Expand
  10. dotgaming
    Aug 3, 2023
    1
    maybe Joel dead is part of the game story thought by creator but they don't need us to forcibly play as character who killed Joel so brutly. rdr2 is better in term as if your main character dies but you wont play as Micha any how
  11. engwmw88
    Aug 3, 2023
    0
    Very bad Characters and very bad story between them.........

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  12. kNOwsPaiN
    Aug 6, 2023
    1
    The story feel forced down your throat. The amount of leftist political correctness is outrageous in this game that I can only give 1 score because gameplay and graphic are great and I feel bad for the developers that devoted their time and soul to make it but it couldn't help carry the bad writing of the game.
  13. KhorneOfTheHill
    Aug 6, 2023
    2
    I gave it a 2 because it meets the technical, bare minimum requirements to be considered a video game, but that was its only redeeming factor.
  14. cg6
    Aug 7, 2023
    10
    fun gameplay, interesting linear level design that can be tackled in many different ways and promotes replayability, and a story about being addicted to revenge. its pretty good.
  15. cg7
    Aug 8, 2023
    10
    It's a pretty damn good game, what can I say. I find a new spot to explore every playthrough. Guns feel great to shoot, especially the bow mechanics. The bow feels so much better than the OG.
  16. Lorddi
    Aug 10, 2023
    10
    I'll never forget when World War III started because somebody leaked this game on twitter.
  17. Zimounnn
    Aug 11, 2023
    10
    Solo chi non capisce un cazzo può dare una recensione negativa ............
  18. berkayceylan
    Aug 15, 2023
    10
    I understand that not everyone may appreciate the narrative, but I believe that in a story, what truly matters is the emotional impact it has on you. For instance, a story can elicit happiness or bring tears to my eyes. However, if the aspects that move me to tears are the ones that didn't align with my desires, I can still consider the story to be valuable, even if not everything unfoldedI understand that not everyone may appreciate the narrative, but I believe that in a story, what truly matters is the emotional impact it has on you. For instance, a story can elicit happiness or bring tears to my eyes. However, if the aspects that move me to tears are the ones that didn't align with my desires, I can still consider the story to be valuable, even if not everything unfolded as I had hoped because it impacts me more than the other story.… Expand
  19. cg9
    Aug 15, 2023
    10
    the level design is definitely better than pt. 1, and may be the most compelling linear level design in the entire ps4 generation. guns feel incredible to shoot. bow feels so much better than pt. 1. visuals of course look incredible. gameplay is so so fun, much more fun than most stealth gameplay games.
  20. thelukygamer17
    Aug 19, 2023
    0
    They ruined a franchise like tlou to support a stupid group of people that live in their dream world.
    Good job
  21. Popomaster
    Aug 25, 2023
    0
    Politic and bad...........................................................................
  22. Zax33
    Aug 27, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Jogo muito ruim sou muito mais o 1 o 2 não era nem pra existir jogo tosco e pra que o 3 se o dois foi uma merda… Expand
  23. Hellfire74
    Aug 26, 2023
    0
    It is absolutely disgusting what they did with this story and franchise.
    There is a great game play, the graphics are amazing but obviously if the story is crap, if you disrespect the characters of Part 1, kill the main character and then play as it's murderer?!
    You have to be a psychopath minded to think this was a good idea. All these green reviews are all bot farming to damage    It is absolutely disgusting what they did with this story and franchise.
    There is a great game play, the graphics are amazing but obviously if the story is crap, if you disrespect the characters of Part 1, kill the main character and then play as it's murderer?!
    You have to be a psychopath minded to think this was a good idea.
    All these green reviews are all bot farming to damage control obviously.    … Expand
  24. PunisherTeam
    Sep 1, 2023
    0
    The worst garbage you can find. If you played the last of us part 1 you know what I'm saying. The argument is garbage woke. Naugty dog should close his company or fire the genius who made this garbage.
  25. N1CKPROGAMER
    Sep 10, 2023
    0
    Peccato non si possano usare numeri negativi nella votazione, altrimenti metterei -10. Gioco idiota senza capo né coda, character e level design inesistenti, gameplay ridicolo, storia di un piattume assurdo, classico gioco PlayStation, zero innovazione zero grafica zero storia zero in qualsiasi campo, semplicemente si chiama PlayStation e i bimbi danno voti alti perché hanno i prosciuttiPeccato non si possano usare numeri negativi nella votazione, altrimenti metterei -10. Gioco idiota senza capo né coda, character e level design inesistenti, gameplay ridicolo, storia di un piattume assurdo, classico gioco PlayStation, zero innovazione zero grafica zero storia zero in qualsiasi campo, semplicemente si chiama PlayStation e i bimbi danno voti alti perché hanno i prosciutti davanti aglj occhi e perché PlayStation è una moda. In poche parile, gioco spazzatura. Nemmeno se me lo regalano lo prendo, lo vado subito a buttare nel suo luogo ideale, cioè nell'immondizia … Expand
  26. Impactsystem
    Sep 2, 2023
    4
    It's a real shame, but naughty dog simply ruined all the tremendous job they did at technical level with a low-quality plot, flat characters, unnecessary "political messages" and boring storytelling overall.
    The game s graphics are terrific, gameplay's ok, but the strength of this game was the vibes, the evolution of characters, the feelings we could experience in tlou1.
    Not only all this    It's a real shame, but naughty dog simply ruined all the tremendous job they did at technical level with a low-quality plot, flat characters, unnecessary "political messages" and boring storytelling overall.
    The game s graphics are terrific, gameplay's ok, but the strength of this game was the vibes, the evolution of characters, the feelings we could experience in tlou1.
    Not only all this is missing in this game, but writers made a special effort in destroying the legacy, and I simply do not understand why.
    Critics review are ridiculously high. After 3 years, I have to say I am aligned with most people's feeling on this game: very insufficient.    … Expand
  27. SAFIziad
    Sep 2, 2023
    0
    This game absolutely destroyed last of us fans
    The story is very bad one of the worst story i ever seen. the writers are a bunch of idiots
  28. bronnypantz
    Sep 2, 2023
    0
    the worst game i have played in my life, this game ended my habit on pre-ordering video games, bravo
  29. JaMex1
    Sep 5, 2023
    3
    Graphics are great but they mess Up the story, as a player we don't want to play as the enemy
  30. xCabrales
    Sep 5, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. La verdad el juego es muy aburrido, es literalmente un TLOU 1, Esta mejor Spider-Man… Expand
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  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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