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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  2. Mixed: 8,550 out of 161975
  3. Negative: 68,475 out of 161975
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  1. keshav05
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    Amazing gameplay and graphics but I think like a lot of people, I bought this game because of Joel and Ellie and the story is not great at all.
  2. youaredie
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    Light of the world golf game, No.1 in the world！
    Never seen such a brazen game，It's really disappointing
  3. PRABHAV981
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Look at the trailers, and look at the final game... Joel is used as a big marketing material in this game, nothing else. Killing off such a memorable character, and spitting on his bashed skull, by a character we don't care about at all, is the dumbest move in the history of all videogame stories. Graphics wise, a phenomenal jump. Gameplay wise, atmosphere wise, a revolutionary jump. But the sad news is, no one played TLOU 1 for the graphics or gameplay, they played it for the next cut-scene, for the storyline.

    They used Joel as a marketing material, and didn't even give him a respectable death, if his death was that necessary. Joel, a survivor for 30+ years in this apocalypse, openly trusts Abby's group and says his name in front of an armed group. The intention of naughty dog is to make Joel, one of the best videogame characters, a stupid person, who would literally let his guard down in front of an armed stranger group?

    And the ending is the worst. Why play with Abby's perspective for 10+ hours, when in the end Ellie spares Abby, losing everything, hir girl, her father figure, and even her fingers. This game doesn't feel even a bit like the first game, only the backstory is the most memorable part in this game, and that's why it earned a 1/10 from me. PS4's most anticipated game, is basically a spit on the face of it's fans.    … Expand
  4. Zotan97
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    Absolute garbage! Completely **** on the narrative of the first game. Nothing particularly special about the game play after the first few hours... Spend your money on something else... Anything else!
  5. ikumi_zoe
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    I like the ending and plot of Part1 very much, But the whole story of the second one is terrible,
    It's a game made to hurt the mind of players, be rather baffling.
  6. Shotgunroddy
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    Do not buy!!!
    Gameplay and graphics are top notch.
    But unfortunately the Terrible story absolutely ruined the game.
  7. JoBleau29
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. We all knew that they couldn’t make something as good as the first one, but with a bad storyline with no originality, the way they killed of the most beloved character of the series, and an unpleasant and unsatisfying ending. They really surprised us how they made a game that bad.… Expand
  8. brian901106
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    A game which let you experience true disgust!
    You control the character you don’t like and killed the character you love.
  9. Cerbcien
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    Sin spoilers, la entrega anterior le dejo la vara alta por ende la historia se siente forzada y no fluida, apartado técnico y gráficos, genial, pero el 1 me enamoro por historia y no gráficos que es lo que todos esperábamos.
  10. Alphieri
    Jun 26, 2020
    1
    I can't believe my eyes! This game is awful. I waited a new part for so many years and now I'm so disappointed. Ok, I can forgive uncomfortable gameplay and stupid enemies. But a story... Some episodes are beyond cruelty - they're unreasonable. This is a player mockery. "Thanks" for betraying the main characters & fans. That's all.
  11. Maldavion
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    Well as for graphics the game is indeed really good. the gameplay is about the same as part 1, which dont has to be something negative.
    BUT if it comes to the storyline and storytelling of the game i really start to wonder if movies and games are made for the paying fans or to force some peoples agendas onto the customers?!
    Part 1 being all about Joel and Ellie you quickly merge into    Well as for graphics the game is indeed really good. the gameplay is about the same as part 1, which dont has to be something negative.
    BUT if it comes to the storyline and storytelling of the game i really start to wonder if movies and games are made for the paying fans or to force some peoples agendas onto the customers?!

    Part 1 being all about Joel and Ellie you quickly merge into the characters and start identifying yourself with them.

    As for Part 2 if you think you gona play Joel for the majority of the game you are highly mistaken. it gets even worse. You get forced to play a long time with a character you defitively dont want to play at all as a fan of Part 1.

    Resume:
    This is not a game for fans, this is sadly just another product to spread some agenda.    … Expand
  12. JustDropShot
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    Whoever thought this was the “best” way for the story to continue is the dumbest person in the company and everyone that agreed should be fired. Worst story ever, no revenge and new characters that didn’t make it good they made it worse. Their were 1,000+ different ways this game could have gone and they chose the most garbage, scrambled up story they could think of and shoved it down ourWhoever thought this was the “best” way for the story to continue is the dumbest person in the company and everyone that agreed should be fired. Worst story ever, no revenge and new characters that didn’t make it good they made it worse. Their were 1,000+ different ways this game could have gone and they chose the most garbage, scrambled up story they could think of and shoved it down our throats making it seem like Joel was still alive. People want to make this excuse that “Joel was selfish he stopped them from creating a vaccine” it’s 2020 and the corona virus is alive and well and we don’t even have a vaccine in real life with everyone working on it how in the world were they going to make a vaccine and give it to the whole world and make everyone immune. This is just a trash excuse to butcher the whole game into pieces and spit in the consumers face. Naughty dog should never hear the end of this all gamers and streamers should unite and give them bad reviews on this horrible sequel so they can lay in their own misery they created.… Expand
  13. incxto
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A big dissapoiment. Graphics are awesome. But gameplay is old and poor. And story is pure trash.… Expand
  14. Ernieernst88
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    Graphics are amazing. Gameplay is great but the story was terrible in my opinion
  15. veryhal
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    1. Storytelling is contrived and treacherous. Characters are ok to die. But, in this game, a bunch of characters died for nothing. And, it was weird that no one remembers their death anymore. Their death is neither for shaping the protagonist's personality nor for developing plots. There is no respect for death under any culture on this planet.

    2. Game playing pace is dreadful and    1. Storytelling is contrived and treacherous. Characters are ok to die. But, in this game, a bunch of characters died for nothing. And, it was weird that no one remembers their death anymore. Their death is neither for shaping the protagonist's personality nor for developing plots. There is no respect for death under any culture on this planet.

    2. Game playing pace is dreadful and suffering. I spent 40% of my time playing someone I find difficult to connect to. I guess most of the players wouldn't feel related to this new role.

    3. The essence of gaming is about building empathy with the character with gameplaying and storytelling. Obviously, this game does not meet this standard at all.

    4. The promotion of this game is all about deceptive marketing, false advertisement, misleading message, and dishonest influencer content marketing. This is absolutely intolerable! This is absolutely illegal!

    Yes, you could definitely go ahead to buy and try this game. But, apparently, you could spend money much more wisely under this unprecedented economic downturn.    … Expand
  16. Hsja225401
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 一款劇情向遊戲，居然做出這種糞劇情？包一包回去吃自己吧。媒體分數算個屁，遊戲是媒體在買還是玩家啊？！
    最後說一句！最後生還者只有一代！！！！！！！！    … Expand
  17. XxSamuraiHn
    Jul 21, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Historia forzada, personajes forzados no me gusto nada quiza solo El gameplay, graficas ni buenas ni malas para 2020, so re todo me esperaba Mas… Expand
  18. khojabergen
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    Gameplay is just boring. Story not compared to first game. Bad. Sad and Boring.
  19. Takeaseatmate
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. False advertising. Where is Abby in any of the trailers, when you spend way over half the game playing as her? She gets her revenge, yet somehow the message is revenge is bad? Why doesn't Ellie, and us the player, get our own revenge? Wouldn't that have been more satisfying? I can tell you it would… Expand
  20. steve23244
    Jun 26, 2020
    1
    I dunno, it seems that some video games designers have run out of plots and all they have left is shock value. Well, some shock value can be interesting but to be shocked by "torture porn" as many have called it, and the shock of having to play as a lesbian, well, you can have that shock! I like female protagonists in video games, Tomb Raider's Lara Craft, Horizon Zero Dawn's Aloy, andI dunno, it seems that some video games designers have run out of plots and all they have left is shock value. Well, some shock value can be interesting but to be shocked by "torture porn" as many have called it, and the shock of having to play as a lesbian, well, you can have that shock! I like female protagonists in video games, Tomb Raider's Lara Craft, Horizon Zero Dawn's Aloy, and Hellblade's Senua were all really well done female protagonists. Ellie and Abby are just disappointing in comparison.… Expand
  21. Sethbmw305
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    I did not enjoy the story for me this was the end of it I didn’t come here for graphics and environment i came for a strong story and it failed me
  22. dimitrir1228
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    This game is trash , I really want to give it a 0/10 but the beautiful graphics and gameplay that is so fluid makes me at least give it that. It literally spits in your face with plot twists that make just about no sense to a video game , at least makes no sense in a way that Devs would actually want there plot to be that bad and just have HUGE holes . I dont know , I wouldnt recommendThis game is trash , I really want to give it a 0/10 but the beautiful graphics and gameplay that is so fluid makes me at least give it that. It literally spits in your face with plot twists that make just about no sense to a video game , at least makes no sense in a way that Devs would actually want there plot to be that bad and just have HUGE holes . I dont know , I wouldnt recommend this game for 1$ just for the fact that the first game was so amazing , and this one just pisses you off and displeases you the entire game. I know theres tons of bots posting positive and negative reviews, but at least consider why there doing it . And how ALL online media that rates the game give it 10/10 :p . Watch a twitch stream or youtube vid if your that desperate to hate the game.… Expand
  23. Xagrof
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    NOT WORTH YOUR MONEY
    40 hr of pure trash Its basically a movie so if you want 10 hr of game play and 30 of cut scenes

    Not even worth the YouTube story compilation
  24. sdbeubrabdfjkba
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Love how it looks, but the clunky game play and poor Narrative of story is just a major letdown, killing off main characters who are loved and drove the story to a point has been done in the past and it has been done right many times, this game didn't do a great job with the same, I get all the hate around that but the actual dislike for the game itself stems from how the plot fails to wrap up the story in the way it should have, justifying the route they decided to go with it, if there is a 3rd installment and they can redeem themselves from the half baked writing this time around. But for now I'll not be going beyond the demo and play through's.

    Bad on the studio going rogue on the dev's and artists and forcing them through crunches by underpaying or straight up denying pay and firing off staff to keep the others in check.    … Expand
  25. leehuggy72
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Fantastic graphics and game play in part, The story narrative is forced. The way they killed a main character and then make you play his killer for a massive part of this game pitting you against the main protagonist is twisted and just doesn't sit right at all. What they have done to this franchise is sad and a shame.… Expand
  26. Buttproberalien
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Couldnt even keep playing after the seconf encounter with ellie as abby. What a laughable artless game.… Expand
  27. Mordekai74
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    отвратительная игра! отвратительная игра! отвратительная игра! отвратительная игра! отвратительная игра! отвратительная игра!
  28. mazor
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Much worse than the first game, new characters grew on me, but the entire thing is just a pointless mess trying to be controversial. No multiplayer included so you just get a 15 hour overproduced glitchy "AAA" story game with about 5 of that being cutscenes.… Expand
  29. 3ricm
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    Good graphics the game mechanics have improved and other they take out the game instead of trying to improve upon but honestly the game was really boring and a big let down from the first
  30. Airdeux27
    Jun 26, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. What a disappointement, I've waited years for the second part of the master piece that was the fist game. But the story was so bad, You can't trust the "journalists" with their paid reviews ...… Expand
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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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Metascore
93

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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