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. Panic_nade
    Aug 7, 2020
    1
    There are no words how disappointed I am with this game. Sometimes its better not to make a sequel.
  2. U477376A
    Aug 8, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It’s frustrating that this game is so polarizing, but I presume this was Druckmann’s intentions and that he accomplished what he wanted to accomplish. I fall into the camp that was thoroughly disappointed with the story and plot. I agree that cinematics and music is stunning, and I disagree with those that say the gameplay wasn’t a step up. I liked the game mechanics and noticed improved transitions and sequencing in combat. In order to try and overcome my biases and emotions, I have read a bunch of positive reviews to see why others thought so highly of the game. What I have noticed is a trend of those who have little connection to TLOU original characters; they either played the original for the first time recently (or not at all), or the original was not their favorite game of all time, like it is for those of us who were disappointed by the storyline in TLOU2. And let’s be honest, review bombing goes both ways - a lot of these 10/10 reviews have no substance, which is telling that they were not emotionally connected to the story or are accounts created to try and offset the 0/10 reviews (which makes it hard to believe they are real reviews). Naughty Dog, you absolutely crushed us. This was the wrong story to use as a platform to examine the cycle of violence and its consequences. TLOU story was so impactful because there was hope in Joel and Ellie’s story in a desolate, hopeless world, and it was in that hope that ALL of us diehard fans found “something to fight for”. There is no hope in the storyline of TLOU2 - the revenge plot and its execution was way too easily contrived, characters decisions are forced to align to the plot’s revenge theme, rather than the characters driving the storyline and the forgiveness shown at the end by Ellie is hollow, forced, unbelievable and used as a cheap literary solution to attempt to give the whole story justification. I admit that I didn’t want to kill Abby at the end either, but it wasn’t because I was somehow newly sympathetic for her character, story and it’s arc; I was emotionally exhausted and just wanted the game to end. The characters I cared about had already been bastardized and were broken beyond repair and hopeless by this point. We the diehard fans of the original story deserve better than what was given. The story was absolutely not one “deserving of Joel and Ellie” as Druckmann promised, and a video game - a 3rd person shooter, Story- driven, apocalyptic, survival game - should not have been the vehicle to examine the cycle of violence/“revenge is bad motif”. Especially one that takes 40 hours to complete and leaves you emotionally hollow upon completion. I implore those who feel as I do to leave reviews like this in hopes that it will somehow hold ND accountable to its previous high standard of game development and prevent something like this from happening again.… Expand
  3. samfishermd
    Aug 9, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. On a story oriented game, i got a trash story, with empty characters. I understand, joel dies - ok. And what i got in return ? A trash character like abby ? I can't sympathize her, why i must play half of the game after her ? Her motivation ends in the begging. Generaly, this revenge plot, about violence breeds violence in a post apocalyptic world where people kills each other every day to survive sounds funny. The plot havent nothing special, rather this is neil sick vision. Fake marketing ? Sony and nd intentional replace joel ? Why ?… Expand
  4. SikenTeletub
    Aug 9, 2020
    1
    Gameplay and graphics are amazing in this game. However The Last of Us is a game series that really relies on the game’s story and the story is what makes this series different and better from other series. Well given the fact that this game’s story is the worst story of any movie or game that I have seen so far, most this game can get is a 1
  5. Samuelsp
    Aug 10, 2020
    1
    The story is just a big disappointment. Unfortunately they did not bring a good continuation for the first part. Too bad...
  6. Antic
    Aug 10, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It is a great game no problem with the game it a perfect game but this storyline is hard to play though it is a revenge that the character doesn’t kill the person they want to kill and you have to play the person who killed Joel… Expand
  7. Silviu4WD
    Aug 10, 2020
    1
    If you want to play this pos, wait for price to drop to 5$. AT 5$ you Will not be ripped off.
  8. Toxidiver
    Aug 10, 2020
    1
    Den Punkt vergebe ich nur wei die Grafik so grandios ist. Was aus den Charaktären gemacht worden ist und wozu man bei diesem Spiel gezwungen wird ist einfach eine Frechheit.
  9. Zarmorox
    Aug 11, 2020
    1
    Its a story centered game and The story is awfull. It gets 1 point for some good gameplay elements.
  10. beeofpassages
    Aug 17, 2020
    1
    I would say this game is as controversial as it is, because it doesn't take into account it's audience. First, I'd like to tell you readers not to trust the user score distribution. I reloaded the screen and it went from negative reviews outnumbering the positive, to the positive outnumbering the negative and the number of negative reviews going down by a few thousand. I don't know what'sI would say this game is as controversial as it is, because it doesn't take into account it's audience. First, I'd like to tell you readers not to trust the user score distribution. I reloaded the screen and it went from negative reviews outnumbering the positive, to the positive outnumbering the negative and the number of negative reviews going down by a few thousand. I don't know what's happening, but my review may not last long here. Firstly, I played this game because it's a gift. I never played the first, but I watched a full playthrough of it and it was enough to make me feel hopeful. This game... does not hit the same way the first did. If you want to leave with a feeling of relief and hope for the future, don't get this game. It's not what you're expecting. The user score for this game is actually not majorly negative or positive from my experience. It's very neutral. In between. The players are very split. That's because this is a game that is not really a game for it's audience.

    The reason why The Last of Us 2 isn't as great, is because it doesn't take into account it's audience. It has a good lesson, and it's executed well, but the lesson and execution does not fit the franchise. It was not created with it's audience in mind, one of the most basic things a game creator must consider. The Audience. Naughty Dog has gotten so absorbed into all the other aspects of creating a game that it has forgotten one of the most basic elements of all. The audience. It forces you to continue on a revenge storyline, which at the end, teaches you revenge is essentially bad. Sure, this is good for people who don't know what, but you can see from people's reactions, that the other half of the audience does know it.

    The reason why those who hate it hate it so much, is because it forces people who don't like revenge, to continue on the route to see what happens to a character they love. I review it as a 3/10 not because I don't care for the other aspects that they've put into it, but because they've neglected a basic element. Do note, I am not reviewing for everyone, simply for myself. It's spaghetti without tomato sauce, some people may like it, some may not. I don't review this to tell everyone it's bad, but to warn those who think alike me.

    If you are like me, and dislike revenge and would rather not be forced to carry out revenge to get it hammered in your head that it is bad, don't play it. Even if it's a gift. You will feel extremely frustrated and tired before the first hour is out.

    If you do believe revenge isn't so bad, or playing the game to see how they teach the lesson would be nice, I recommend you play it. You may enjoy it.    … Expand
  11. OlgaWay1992
    Aug 12, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is full of rubbish. I'm a fan of the first part. The first part is simply a masterpiece. The second part is simply impossible to play. I'm sorry I bought the Collector's Edition. If in the levels for Ellie you get at least some pleasure from the game (due to the storyline with Dina and love for Ellie since Part 1), then the levels with Abby are just torture. I remember that I was just waiting for this horror to end and the game would return me to Ellie. The ending is ... You know, I never cried like that from disappointment. This game is dead for me. Now I can't even play the first part of the game. My opinion is Ellie should stay with Dinah, Abby should be in the grave. The graphics in the game are amazing, so I bet 1 out of 10 I do not recommend buying… Expand
  12. zitoy
    Aug 12, 2020
    1
    Spitting in the face of fans of the first part. The storyline does not correspond to the logical chain of fanatics of the first part.
  13. Neutrally
    Aug 12, 2020
    1
    I just hate everything about this game especially its bad story. I respected the gameplay so I gave 1 point.
  14. YaelQualy
    Aug 12, 2020
    1
    The story is trash, can't believe they did what they did, good graphics and sound tho
  15. Dallascheco
    Aug 14, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Juego realizado para femilocas es un planfeto feminista con ideología de izquierda… Expand
  16. Xston
    Aug 13, 2020
    1
    I have given 1 rating and that's being generous. The story is just dumb and doesn't make much sense after TLOU1's amazing story. The graphics and animations are good but not Excellent or Defiying. Overall if the story wasn't so stretched it could have been better. Most likely this game needed a much better narrative.
  17. Regular_Gameboy
    Aug 13, 2020
    1
    I havent play the original but story and content is disappointing and it one of the worst game of this year
  18. Captain_Vimes
    Aug 14, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Awful - truly awful

    Given how amazing the first game is I was so excited for the next instalment. Maybe that’s part of the issue, it made the fall even harder.

    Complete misstep and from naughty dog ? Come on! all they had to do was give this to any group of testers and listen to their honest feedback. Complete Joke of a story
    Characters are beyond clichè Waste of £50!!    … Expand
  19. Marlon57
    Aug 14, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Good graphics, and good technical foundation. But the story ruined everything... The characters are not reasonable in the most decisions and the ending is total crap. In total disappointed of the game...… Expand
  20. Merca
    Aug 14, 2020
    1
    Making it quick, te game it's not even clase of his first title. For not talkin og His awful ending, simply bad
  21. DokabaL
    Aug 15, 2020
    1
    Achei bem ruim a história do 2, a história do 1 sem pegar nada de agenda política, nem feminismo foi ótima. Ia dar zero, mas a jogabilidade e os gráficos são sensacionais, a nota baixa é pq cagaram a história na minha opinião.
  22. Anjoidiota
    Aug 17, 2020
    1
    Jogabilidade boa, mas, muitos erros gráficos, muito linear, bugs momentâneos que não deveriam existir por ser um jogo com tanto orçamento, história infelizmente cagada.
  23. Sevret1
    Aug 17, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As soon as I was playing Abby I was so annoyed and couldn't wait until the scene was over to get back to the real story.. I hated her so much I was throwing her off the roof just to make me feel better. I wanted to get back into the revenge story I was so engrossed in but when it was taking longer than I thought it should, I checked online to see how long I would have to play Abby for.. to my absolute horror It was 6 hours of gameplay.. I have been trying for weeks to get back on to play it, but it's a chore every time now. I doubt I'll finish it. I really tried to give it a chance but the story just makes no sense anymore. Killing Joel was **** yeah, but having to play Abby was pure torture.. The story lost all appeal at this point and no matter how many times I tried to play as Abby - I hated her. I had no motivation to move forward in the game because I couldn't feel anything for this character other than annoyance and hate. The last thing I wanted to do is try and understand her goals and motivations - I didn't care. Disappointed. I agree that the game feels ruined… Expand
  24. Avalanche29
    Aug 17, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. If you absolutely loved the first game I suggest you avoid this game altogether. Everything you loved about the first game is missing or blatantly destroyed. The story is at best a major disappointment. At about the 2 hour mark you switch to Abbey and from that moment forward this game is a zero. Don't ruin the memory of something great with this garbage.… Expand
  25. doofliet
    Aug 17, 2020
    1
    I like the graphics, bust this game is focusing on story telling, this story in part 2 is so stupid and had many faults
  26. iamreallysad
    Aug 18, 2020
    1
    I love Part I with every fiber of my being as it's a 10/10 game for me. Beaten it on grounded countless times and still play it from time to time. The story touched my heart and moved my unlike any medium in my life. Joel and Ellie were one of the best game duos I've had the pleasure of experiencing. The brutality and realness of the world was striking and something that stayed with you.I love Part I with every fiber of my being as it's a 10/10 game for me. Beaten it on grounded countless times and still play it from time to time. The story touched my heart and moved my unlike any medium in my life. Joel and Ellie were one of the best game duos I've had the pleasure of experiencing. The brutality and realness of the world was striking and something that stayed with you. The game's story was simple but the way it drove character development was something I've yet to see in a video-game. The characters were stellar and were the highlight of the game. The game-play felt raw and somewhat clunky but still really friggin fun and challenging. Needless to say I was waiting for Part II with as much excitement as I could have. Did it deliver? Well sadly no. What happened with Part II's story-telling feels like a theme brought to life no matter the cost, bending the characters to do its biding, The game relies on suspension of disbelief to the point you stop bothering to think anymore because the more you do, the more of a headache you get. This is a game that consistently and relentlessly punishes you for the actions you are forced to commit. So after hours of being beaten with a hammer to the head on how bad you should feel, you just stop caring anymore. The dissonance is so potent in this game that you feel the game writer's strings trying to manipulate you into feeling what the want. And do you? Well no, it does the opposite as it feels artificial and forced, and so doesn't deliver it's message. Don't get me started on the false advertising and trying to market this game as a Joel and Ellie game. You guys didn't have the guts to show it for what it was but you wanted to milk that dough, didn't you? Here's a tip. If something is not in your game, don't show it, will ya? It's really odd to me how one makes a game that is supposed to consciously divide the fan-base and then acts surprised when it happens. Well **** what did you guys expect? Now let me address the elephant in the room. Joel's death. Some people will say: 'ha, you're obviously just mad about it, get over it sucker and enjoy the game'. The decision was stupid because such a pivotal moment should have been constructed better. It betrays the intelligence of Tommy and Joel, and immediately throws Abby under the bus in terms of the player empathizing with her. I understand her motivations, but I never cared for her. If the game started with her build her up as someone who's got a goal I can sympathize with and then made her clash with the Jackson team, then that would be some good drama. That would have made me torn between the characters. Instead I got to walk around across Seattle doing pointless side-quest detours filled with exposition. Really boring stuff. Anyway game-play wise it's pretty good, you can see the improvements although I've had more bugs and glitches in Part II than Part I. The game also looks beautifully and the setpieces and level design is stellar. If all I cared for was that though, I would have gotten one of them Call Of Duty games or something and called it a day. It all comes down to the story man. And except for a couple of Ellie and Joel related flashbacks the story doesn't move me one bit.… Expand
  27. omoplata
    Aug 19, 2020
    1
    The most annoying game I've played in my life.
    I hope the game like this will never come out again.
  28. BUSTINS_
    Aug 26, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. He jugat el joc acabat tot i és una merda com una cosa de pagès, downgrade, temes lghtbzxc que no toquen als jocs, prota mort, dona protagonista wtf, un despropòsit al nivell de pelijocs pony… Expand
  29. Fuyur
    Aug 20, 2020
    1
    Buenos gráficos hasta que descubrimos esa historia que nos quieren vender,el mensaje progre y feminazi se lo pueden meter por el cul,se cargaron a esta gran saga
  30. Marianopebete
    Aug 22, 2020
    1
    El juego es un simulador progre, donde nada tiene sentido, si sos hombre todo el tiempo te vas a sentir que sos un inutil descartable. Y si sos mujer no te vas a sentir empoderada por que por ejemplo la mujer embarazada que se la da de rambo es una locura insostenible, y cuando haytantas mujeres como termina todo? Si asi es, al final se tiran de los pelos 2 mujeres
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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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