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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  1. Positive: 84,950 out of 161975
  2. Mixed: 8,550 out of 161975
  3. Negative: 68,475 out of 161975
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  1. Pelucabenet
    Mar 13, 2023
    0
    I hate the game. I'm sorry but the story line is aweful. I will never recommend that game. I hope next time developers have more respect for our beloved heroes.
  2. Aeromir
    Mar 13, 2023
    0
    Straight trash and a tragic downfall of a beloved franchise. Naughty Dog should be ashamed and get rid of the man responsible.
  3. HeitorCampos
    Mar 13, 2023
    8
    Story is really good, but not perfect, same goes for the gameplay. The latter is a great improvement on the last game (though it has lots of issues) but the story isn´t. It´s handled well, but it´s not necessarily a natural evolution of the story of the first game. The pacing is the main issue of the story, it´s messy as hell, the main issue with the game. Also, it has to be said, but theStory is really good, but not perfect, same goes for the gameplay. The latter is a great improvement on the last game (though it has lots of issues) but the story isn´t. It´s handled well, but it´s not necessarily a natural evolution of the story of the first game. The pacing is the main issue of the story, it´s messy as hell, the main issue with the game. Also, it has to be said, but the reception to this game is way too overblown, both by the people who love it and people who hate it.… Expand
  4. oopkp
    Mar 13, 2023
    4
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  5. bennymate
    Mar 13, 2023
    1
    The story is extremely poor and its hard to digest, the writers took this franchise down the wrong path and totally shat on its predecessor. The only redeeming qualities are the graphics and gameplay. You might as well play the first and be done with it.
  6. Dustysi
    Mar 12, 2023
    1
    Fan of the first 1. Game play is okay.
    Horrible story, save your time and money
    dont play.
  7. Ulriken
    Mar 12, 2023
    8
    The story is absolutely amazing, don't let others tell you otherwise. To play the story from two antagonistic perspectives where one wants to execute revenge over the other was a bittersweet experience. You know, you, the gamer, are in the middle of it, and we people have feelings too, you know, outside of Twitter. So yes, the vengeful feeling really got the best of me, and I was just tooThe story is absolutely amazing, don't let others tell you otherwise. To play the story from two antagonistic perspectives where one wants to execute revenge over the other was a bittersweet experience. You know, you, the gamer, are in the middle of it, and we people have feelings too, you know, outside of Twitter. So yes, the vengeful feeling really got the best of me, and I was just too trigger-happy to thing wisely. It's not that I had a choice, mind you, but I wouldn't have chosen any different, without learning the full picture. But then the game offered me another perspective that I grew to like and grew fond of. When all hell broke loose and everything dawned on me, I was the idiot who believed I was right in the first place. Well, you know what I'm talking about, especially if you completed the story. I liked to be manipulated by not feeling accomplished or the main hero of the story. I had very little agency. Point me a game that makes you feel like that. But before you do, do yourself a favor and play this game.… Expand
  8. Roy_Sifus
    Mar 12, 2023
    8
    Hra je dobra, pribeh, grafika, hudba. Po dlhsom case som vytriezvel. Neni to zla hra ale s ohladom na to ake vztahy sa tam vedu si hra viac ako 8 nezasluzi.
  9. Aboode241
    Mar 11, 2023
    0
    A failed game, a frustrating story full of dirty agendas. My rating is 1 out of 10 because of the great graphics of the game. Only Neil Druckman, please get out of the studio.
  10. uptou
    Jul 13, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Amazing game, everything is awesome, storyline is perfect, gameplay is hard but it’s good, u feel every bullet from your guns. It’s perfect… Expand
  11. Mindurbidniss
    Mar 9, 2023
    0
    Basically a clinic on his to kill a franchise. I'm sure a majority of the fanbase won't be buying s third installment after this disaster.
  12. infraRecon
    Mar 9, 2023
    4
    Oh boy, I'm not gonna waste my time here so I'm gonna head to the specifics:

    Graphics: 10/10, Beautiful Story & Plot: 3/10, There is a story but you're not gonna like the characters, or the plot points. Gameplay & Mechanics: 8/10, The best I've seen but not utilized in an open and more experimental manner well. Characters: A Neil Drunkman/10, I don't even know how this happened.    Oh boy, I'm not gonna waste my time here so I'm gonna head to the specifics:

    Graphics: 10/10, Beautiful
    Story & Plot: 3/10, There is a story but you're not gonna like the characters, or the plot points.
    Gameplay & Mechanics: 8/10, The best I've seen but not utilized in an open and more experimental manner well.
    Characters: A Neil Drunkman/10, I don't even know how this happened.
    Instant -1 Because of certain events involving golfing.
    Performance: It runs great on a PS4, but does it even matter if the game is terrible?

    So 4/10, This Story, This game could have been magnificent, a true testament to AAA gaming. But it was wasted by poor writing related to events, characters and reasoning.

    I am not looking forward to Part III, Unlesss Part II was an alternate universe or a dream.
    It's not too late to save The Last of Us.    … Expand
  13. GusFrabbs
    Mar 7, 2023
    1
    Good graphics, bad story. Thank god I got the game borrowed from a friend and didnt spent a dime on it. That's how to make a series die.I'll pretend It ended in part one, they opened a pizzeria and lived happily ever after without the existence of roids-creatine-buffed-not-so-possible-in-a -apocaliptical-world anemic she hulk
  14. makburger
    Mar 7, 2023
    0
    Another moment when not talented but brainwashed people took some piece of art and absolutely destroyed it, I can only be sorry for anyone who enjoys this story plot and political messaging in games.
  15. NickMullen
    Mar 5, 2023
    0
    The writing in this game is terrible they shouldn’t have made a sequel the first game ended perfectly.
  16. ADOGNIGHT
    Mar 5, 2023
    10
    The most heartbreaking, disturbing, certainly violent game I've ever played. Makes its predecessor look tame by comparison. From the graphics to the scope to the writing, this is top-notch quality. The protagonists are well-rounded and realistic. Human, yet absolute beasts. Charming, yet vindictive and ruthless. And the scenarios, one after another, are endlessly terrifying. The storyThe most heartbreaking, disturbing, certainly violent game I've ever played. Makes its predecessor look tame by comparison. From the graphics to the scope to the writing, this is top-notch quality. The protagonists are well-rounded and realistic. Human, yet absolute beasts. Charming, yet vindictive and ruthless. And the scenarios, one after another, are endlessly terrifying. The story consistently ramps up the tension for thirty hours and never lets up until the credits roll. Whether the category is action/adventure or survival horror, this is the GOAT, no contest.… Expand
  17. J_P_Reviews
    Mar 5, 2023
    6
    I tried very hard to find some way to like this game, and I was successful, but just barely.

    The Last of Us Part 2, though graphically beautiful, is not a logical continuation of part 1. It feels more like a fiction within a fiction, a deliberately structured by-the-book revenge allegory that ultimately delivers a relevant social message but at the cost of mangling the plot themes and    I tried very hard to find some way to like this game, and I was successful, but just barely.

    The Last of Us Part 2, though graphically beautiful, is not a logical continuation of part 1. It feels more like a fiction within a fiction, a deliberately structured by-the-book revenge allegory that ultimately delivers a relevant social message but at the cost of mangling the plot themes and character development events of the original game. In fact the hardcover placard contained within the limited edition written by Druckmann himself alludes to such a plot contrivance.
    The question I suppose, is why? Why did they choose this path for part 2? Why castrate the characters and story of one of the greatest games of all time just to deliver an admittedly artful social commentary? Based on the new characters, events and story as it all plays out this game should have been a standalone entry in an original universe. I think it would have done great on its own. It makes no sense whatsoever that ND cannibalized the The Last of Us characters and universe to create this game. It’s not like they needed the pre-sales dollars (apropos the notoriously deceptive pre-release advertising) to fund it. Their reputation alone would have guaranteed their budget.

    I have to conclude that the answer is simple: Colossal miscalculation. I don’t think the ND dev team deliberately set out to eviscerate The Last of Us storyline potential and anger the game’s fans. Somewhere along the development trail the plot analysis -vs- target demographic ball got dropped in a significant way. While trying to create an impactful work of art they lost sight of their number one mandate: serve your audience. Of course they had to know or at least suspect that the final plot line would earn the ire of a portion of their loyal fan base. But I don’t think they realized the extent of their error until after the massive numbers of negative user reviews started rolling in. By then it was too late.

    It is true that there are lots of gushing 9/10 star reviews out there. Many are reactionary to the negative ones and thus act as balancers; the informed reviews are coming from multimedia critics more attuned to the allegorical architecture than to the fictional world in which it takes place. And yes to the game’s credit it IS beautifully presented with great acting, visuals and gameplay. There are also some moving and interesting flashbacks. Ultimately however, the good elements of the game are overshadowed by the infuriating overarching main plot.

    More disheartening - in spite of the game’s gut-twisting opening scenes which set up the revenge plot - the writing team could actually have saved the story to some degree by providing us with a satisfying, contextually consistent ending. However, instead of remaining true to the violent nature of the game universe and giving us the closure that Ellie’s character most certainly would have demanded, they opted for a formulaic ‘high road’ finale that leaves the player staring at his monitor in stunned disbelief. Given the amazingly high body count over the extended play through, the absurd ending sequence was the loudest WTF moment I’ve ever seen in a game, and I’ve played a LOT of games in the last 30 years.

    After finishing, I mulled it over for a few days before writing this review and settling on a medium score. In this at least, Druckmann’s team succeeded in their stated goal of engaging the player to examine the revenge conundrum. I did, and while I agree with the real-world synopsis that revenge-seeking needlessly perpetuates a cycle of violence that ultimately harms everyone it touches—The Last Of Us is not the real world. It is a game and it depicts a world in which humanity is on its last brutal march to annihilation. ND created this world and the gameplay delivered it: no quarter, no compromise, ‘endure and survive.’

    So…everything else remaining the same, maddening initial plot premise and all, here is how The Last of Us Part 2 SHOULD have ended:

    ‘ We don’t see the fiery explosion of the awkwardly thrown Molotov as it engulf’s Ellie’s battered enemies. There’s no need. Instead we see the fire reflected in Ellie’s eyes as she watches briefly, perhaps feeling a quick stab of sadness for all the death - mixed incongruously with a weary satisfaction.

    As the image of her face fades with the waning flames, we hear Ellie say in a half whisper, “that’s that.” ‘

    Had they at least thrown their core fans this small bone, or something similar, I think their user reviews would have been much higher. As they left it, well….If they’ve got any savvy new hires up at ND, I sure hope they’re putting in a sh*t ton of overtime thinking up ways to retcon this albatross out of the canon and win back some of their fans. Indeed, with their shiny new HBO contract, they have a golden opportunity.    … Expand
  18. Tekzilla
    Mar 5, 2023
    10
    A true masterpiece. Somehow even better than part I. One of the best game stories of all time.
  19. Chain_Affinity
    Mar 1, 2023
    0
    This game is like getting hit in the head with a golf club and then spit on by a stranger.
  20. SnowShad0382
    Mar 5, 2023
    6
    Ha estado muy bien los graficos, sin embargo la historia no es que me alla gustado mucho. En lo negativo para mi es esto de los romances ya sean heterosexuales u otra indole y tambien las cinematicas excesivsas es molesto. Lo compre precio de 10 dolares ya que me ha decepcionado hacia donde estan orientando la direccion del juego y mensajes politicos.
    Esto del tema de la inclisuión que    Ha estado muy bien los graficos, sin embargo la historia no es que me alla gustado mucho. En lo negativo para mi es esto de los romances ya sean heterosexuales u otra indole y tambien las cinematicas excesivsas es molesto. Lo compre precio de 10 dolares ya que me ha decepcionado hacia donde estan orientando la direccion del juego y mensajes politicos.
    Esto del tema de la inclisuión que se ha convertido en una cuestion politica de los gobiernos y muchas empresas, sobre todo cuando quieren imponer ideologias por medio de los video juegos, es desagradable y se pierde la experiencia de lo verddermentre importante en un video juego como los de de epocas anteriores.    … Expand
  21. hemo-memo
    Mar 5, 2023
    0
    It is bizarre how a series goes from one the best games of all time to a sequel that is among the worst of all time. Awful writing. Violence for the sake of violence. Bad pacing. Repetitive. A plot-twist that a monkey would laugh how they thought of it. It is so unrealistic that believing aliens is more sane than thinking that plot would actually ever be believable.
  22. ZeoN
    Mar 2, 2023
    10
    Obra maestra en todos sus apartados, recomendado si eres amante de los buenos videojuegos e historias.
  23. boohbakk
    Mar 2, 2023
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Positives first, the visuals and voice acting are very good. One of the best ever. The gameplay can be engaging at times.

    The rest is just a mix of lazy game design, woke cancer, and horrible writing. You play as one of two terrible people doing terrible things, there's a trans kid because the writer is a groomer, and the Abby character is by all means a man they threw a woman's head on last second. The gameplay is interrupted by forced route finding because everything straight forward is conveniently broken, fails, or locked. The gameplay mostly requires constantly killing everyone you see with guns handicapped by the futile weaponry an average Los Angeles urbanite thinks is real. Artificially low magazine capacity, weak cartridges, double barrels and revolvers galore. It's based in the US but may as well be Britain with how sparse the guns and ammo are.

    I honestly hate this game because it's yet another competent-looking product that exists to push more degenerate subjects like homosexuals, transgenderism, adultry, murder, and pointless secular existence.    … Expand
  24. dmitriy_savenok
    Mar 2, 2023
    10
    Невероятно выверенный, во всех аспектах, шедевр.
    После прохождения, трагизм и мрачность истории ощущаешь у себя под кожей.
    Невероятные ожидания третьей части.
    10/10
  25. atomharcos
    Mar 2, 2023
    1
    Worst story in the video game history. But I give one score instead of zero because with a language that we dont understand with skipping all cutscenes the game is almost enjoyable.
  26. AlanFroes
    Jan 5, 2022
    0
    Uma porcaria de jogo. Ainda bem que eu não gastei 1 real nesse lixo, peguei emprestado e parei de jogar na metade de tão tedioso que é. História mal feita, cheia de furos e coincidências, personagens descaracterizados, personagens mal usados. Jogo feito pra agradar críticas e não aos fãs do The Last of us 1, só vendeu bem porque os fãs do 1 foi no hype. Uma decepção total.
  27. loljoeldead6942
    Mar 1, 2023
    10
    i absolutely love this game joels death had me rolling and crying cause of how hillarous it was i absolutely loved the way he died and how abby ABSOLUTELY BASHED his head in with the golf club it gave me a tingle in my pickle :3 and not only that i kinda found it just a little bit arousing to watch UwU ;3
  28. porseh
    Feb 28, 2023
    10
    A mi personalmente me a gustado mucho más que el primero...la historia engancha de principio a fin y la jugabilidad está súper bien
  29. kamila2005
    Feb 28, 2023
    1
    a botched mess of a game , with repetitive gameplay and political views shoehorned in.
  30. Tommy_Sky
    Feb 28, 2023
    10
    There are games that I enjoy playing and there are games that make me feel uncomfortable. There are games that are pure fun and there a re games that are a pill that is extremely hard to swallow. There are games that I forget about 5 minutes after end credits roll out and there are games I remember for a LONG time.
    There was a mission in on of the greatest games I ever played, the mission    There are games that I enjoy playing and there are games that make me feel uncomfortable. There are games that are pure fun and there a re games that are a pill that is extremely hard to swallow. There are games that I forget about 5 minutes after end credits roll out and there are games I remember for a LONG time.
    There was a mission in on of the greatest games I ever played, the mission was called Bloody Baron. When I finished it first time, then second time, then... Then I realized there is no easy way out of it. It will hit hard no matter what outcome you will play through.
    Now. TLoU part II is like the Bloody Baron, just a whole game. Gut wrenching, controller smashing, game quitting experience that will make you feel uncomfortable and question all you know about this game and it's protagonists and about you in general.
    I loved it. I hated it. 10 out of 10, no doubt. Well played, Naughty, well played.    … Expand
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#2 Best PS4 Game of 2020
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#1 Most Discussed 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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