The Last of Us Part II

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  1. Jumanjio
    Jul 2, 2020
    10
    My number one game of all time. So beautiful story and game. And The ending roller coaster...omfg
  2. abinashp
    Jun 21, 2020
    10
    Unsettling and riveting. Finest story-telling in game industry yet. Saddened by the negative review bombing, Naughty Dog has taken some bold but necessary decisions for its narrative. The game is necessarily dark, but its an emotion to be felt. This is Naughty Dog in its truest sense, leaps ahead of its times in story-telling, supported by fluid gameplay which lets you orchestrate your ownUnsettling and riveting. Finest story-telling in game industry yet. Saddened by the negative review bombing, Naughty Dog has taken some bold but necessary decisions for its narrative. The game is necessarily dark, but its an emotion to be felt. This is Naughty Dog in its truest sense, leaps ahead of its times in story-telling, supported by fluid gameplay which lets you orchestrate your own satisfying moments of action pupeteery… Expand
  3. Mygames23
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    Game gets a 2 for beautiful graphics, game mechanics are not really that much more impressive than the first. Story is garbage and really feels like naughty Dog was pissed that people loved Joel’s character
    The sex scene was disgusting and awkward, they continue to claim that Abby is a girl, but they prob say that about Bruce Jenner too.
    I deleted the first game off my console, naughty    Game gets a 2 for beautiful graphics, game mechanics are not really that much more impressive than the first. Story is garbage and really feels like naughty Dog was pissed that people loved Joel’s character
    The sex scene was disgusting and awkward, they continue to claim that Abby is a girl, but they prob say that about Bruce Jenner too.

    I deleted the first game off my console, naughty dog ruined TLOU, it had so much potential but they had to force their wokeness. Wtf happened to the gaming industry

    Naughty dog will get no more money from me ever again. Their show on HBO will prob flop harder than this game.    … Expand
  4. Fran3
    Jun 21, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Muy buenos gráficos, buena jugabilidad, una historia media jugada pero me encanto… Expand
  5. notaid21
    Jun 21, 2020
    10
    As a long time film critic im not new to **** people being **** over something as stupid as a video game. Most reviews of this game are the worst thing to me. They take personal vendettas against a message brought to us through art. With that said I also don't believe that the message of tlou2 is pro gay but its more that gays just exist. As a huge fan of last of us, I bought this gameAs a long time film critic im not new to **** people being **** over something as stupid as a video game. Most reviews of this game are the worst thing to me. They take personal vendettas against a message brought to us through art. With that said I also don't believe that the message of tlou2 is pro gay but its more that gays just exist. As a huge fan of last of us, I bought this game right off the bat. I beat it in one day. The first couple of hours are not anything special but really it picks up and becomes truly amazing. The new character of Abby is easily one of my favorite characters in gaming period. Alot of controversy surrends her saying that she has poor writing but personally as a kid coming from similar circumstances I can personally say that she is perfectly written. The game has no to little plot holes which I see in many reviews they state. This is false. Last of us 2 is truly a masterpiece of both storytelling and gameplay. Most of the negative reviews are review bombing against the "gay" agenda which if that is you. Go **** yourself.… Expand
  6. LeonsKennedy29
    Jun 21, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game was phenomenal to me. I love it so much, it’s definitely up there with RE2 for games that are as good as the sequel if not better. I really enjoyed it and was surprised by some of the things that happened, things I nor my friends expected but even though I was mad at first I remembered what type of game it was and put it in a real world situation and it all made since. Overall this was an astounding game, it’s in a tie for game of the year with Final Fantasy VII Remake for me… Expand
  7. bigmojo
    Jun 21, 2020
    8
    Wow ! I have never seen so many homophones coming together and hate a game that was out for only 4 hours and already had more reviews in 4 hours than the original game xD. The game is not perfect obviously , and it’s not bad either, some bold choices on the story part honestly I enjoyed 70% of the story , some things I didn’t really liked. But overall it’s a great game definitely a 8/10.Wow ! I have never seen so many homophones coming together and hate a game that was out for only 4 hours and already had more reviews in 4 hours than the original game xD. The game is not perfect obviously , and it’s not bad either, some bold choices on the story part honestly I enjoyed 70% of the story , some things I didn’t really liked. But overall it’s a great game definitely a 8/10. Game is beautiful character animations are amazing mechanics pretty much the same recipe which isn’t bad. It’s good game to listen tho these bigot sandwiches.… Expand
  8. whitedemon
    Jun 21, 2020
    3
    The gameplay hardly changed or upgraded from the last game, the enemies are more tedious (not fun) and killing them feels more like a shore. The storyline keept me uninterested and it was poorly executed. Definitely a giant downhill downgrade from the first game.
  9. Nexus3000
    Jun 21, 2020
    10
    I honestly don't understand people giving this any score below 8 or 9. This game is brilliant.
    Incredibly atmospheric, great graphics and hard hitting action. For me this is a 10 out of 10. 0 out of 10 people??? Really???
  10. Mortysh
    Jun 27, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Эта игра великолепна,мне плевать на ЛГБГ и так далее,эта игра паражает.Она заставляет дебе влюбить другого героя,Эбби понять все её страдание и нетолько это канчешно ваше мнения но эта игра маленький шедевр!!!… Expand
  11. VNWD
    Jun 21, 2020
    10
    An excellent game with an excellent story. It perfectly complements the first opus. It is very strong emotionally and has an excellent lifespan (I finished it in almost 22 hours of play). I hope to have a sequel to complete and finish this story.
  12. paz_interna
    Jun 21, 2020
    10
    Es un juego increíble, y me gusta mucho el desarrollo de los personajes, gracias por esta gran historia
  13. dovidiob84
    Jun 21, 2020
    10
    Spoiler free this is more addressing the ridiculous scores a bunch of "players" are leaving. Firstly leaving a score review when you've clearly not played the whole game or at least a significant chunck is pointless and ridiculous. I've heard things like it's not open enough yet at points the area's you can explore are substantial if you look.
    People saying it's boring.....you move to one    Spoiler free this is more addressing the ridiculous scores a bunch of "players" are leaving. Firstly leaving a score review when you've clearly not played the whole game or at least a significant chunck is pointless and ridiculous. I've heard things like it's not open enough yet at points the area's you can explore are substantial if you look.
    People saying it's boring.....you move to one area kill enemies then walk around for 20 mins with nothing. Yes at some points there isn't a lot of action but that's not what this game is about. You need atmosphere, a lot of the time the down time moments are to allow conversation between characters or simply to allow some atmosphere. Also a lot of the time these moments allow exploration where notes can be found for more world building or safe codes. Equally the contrast between the quiet moments and then the moments of action are key to the experience.
    This game is about story, it's about creating a believable world with relatable characters. It hasn't evolved a whole load from tlou 1 but then why change something great? If anything this improves on the first. Movement and conflict is so much smoother with more fluidity to motion. The only criticism I can find is that there are a few light glitches but v rare and insignificant.
    Finally anyone bombing this score because there is a feminist undertone or because Ellie is a Lesbian who has a relationship with (shock horror) a girl.......
    Go look at yourself in the mirror and question what you are doing.
    The game is excellent. Tlou 1 is one of my fav games ever and this definitely joins that list. Well done naughty dog.    … Expand
  14. Flankontop
    Jun 21, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I thought the gameplay, graphics, scenery where amazing and so was the story until the ending. It makes no sense why Ellie didn’t kill Abby, she killed so many people and lost so many people on her path to revenge just to let her go in the end because a flashback of Joel playing a guitar. Makes 0 sense she’s lost everything for nothing. Couldn’t have ended any worse. There is to many holes in the story, but in the end i enjoyed it, really should’ve went a different route with the ending tho Neil.… Expand
  15. Baanche
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game starts off interesting with the whole flashback to that scene in the hospital and the end of the first game. Funny how a little moment some people didn't even think about ended up becoming important to the story. Killing abby’s dad like that goes to reinforce the narrative in these games that messed up things tend to happen oit of know where all the time in these games and you just have to accept that. (The guys from Pittsburgh in the first game, Tess, bills friends. )… Expand
  16. Lita2892
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This 7 years of waiting just didn´t worth it. I didn´t saw the leaks, so I felt very shocked and cheated when the Joel death scene came up. In the trailers they make you believe that he will go with you in your revenge mission. That NEVER happens...at all. And telling that is to avoid the spoilers, is just plain lying. One thing is avoiding the spoilers, and other thing is completely lying to the consumers showing them something they will never have. Joel dies in the most gruesome way in the first 2 hours or less, in hands of a character that is totally new and that no one cares about. Mr Neil Druckmann said that this sequel will honour Ellie and Joel. I really didn´t saw ANY of that. He disrespected both of his characters, turning a badass survivor into a stupid old man, and a charismatic girl into an adult with almost no emotions.

    What bothers me the most are this specific points:

    1. They want to make you believe that Joel was bad and that he deserved that. Yeah, he killed lots of people, but for surviving. Not because it was funny or cool for him . He was killing bad people who tried to killed him and Ellie during ALL the first game. Have you heard the audios and find the notes in TLOUS? THERE WAS NO CURE PEOPLE! The fireflies kept experimenting with inmune people and killing them for nothing, also they were going to kill Joel. THEY WEREN´T GOOD PEOPLE!!! So, for Joel are consequences but for them not? If you take this whole plot of actions and consequences, well I´m sorry but Abby´s father deserved to die, because he was killing innocent people to try to find a vaccine. This is what they are trying to say, but why it has to affect the main character that everybody loves?

    2. They try to make you empathize with Abby, showing you OH LOOK! she plays with dogs, OH LOOK Abby and his father. Sorry but I just couldn´t empathize with her. She was a mean person. She enjoyed making people suffer. And also her friends told her she should stop killing. SHE IS THE VILLAIN HERE! Stop pretending she is not! And after all she has done. She deserves being forgiven? Is this a joke? She killed Joel, she killed Jesse, left Tommy blind and also she was going to kill Dina, and after all of this Ellie is like...meh..I´ll let you go (?) It doesn´t make any sense!

    3. Druckmann and some people think that every one that doesn´t like this game is an incel, and homophobe or a hater bot or a crying baby . It´s not like that. What bother us is how the story was handled after all they achieved with Tlous 1. They wanted to kill Joel? FINE! But not in suck a stupid way, taking him out of character. He could smell a trap from miles away, he didn´t even helped a family in the prologue of the game to protect his family, but here, him and Tommy are giving all of their personal info to a group of armed people (?) As I said before. They are old, but they are not stupid. I love the diversity of the game, the inclusion of LGTB+ community, the fact that Abby is buff as hell, I think that those factors are AMAZING, the only problem here...is the story.

    It´s sad that a game with such beautiful environments, gameplay mechanics and music, is not good enough for a lot of people just for the story. I finished TLOUS 1 very quick because I was immerse in the story and I just couldn´t stop playing. In this game I was really having a hard time to continue. Specially in the Abby part. And people who says that they owe nothing to the fans, they are so wrong. They owe everything to the fans, because they are where they are because of them. A good example of treating the fans with respect is the development of Sonic the Movie. I hope mr Druckmann can learn a bit from them. You can have a lot of sales, but that doesn´t mean that every costumer is enjoying the game. People bought the game because of the trust in Naughty Dog, but it was worthless.    … Expand
  17. FranciscoH19
    Jun 21, 2020
    10
    Buena historia, buena banda sonora, buenos graficos, The last of us 2 muestra un camino y una enseñanza que vas desarrollando a lo largo de la partida, Neil druckman buen trabajo igual que a ND, 7 años de espera y Valio cada maldito segundo
  18. death_potato
    Jun 21, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. First of all they killed Joel from the beginning of the game and the way he died was pithitic , the gameplay was boring, then they started talking about abby, I mean we don't give a **** about her, the story was about Abby more, we waited 7 years to play as a character we don't know and care about, they ****ed up the story… Expand
  19. OATS09
    Jun 21, 2020
    3
    Where do I begin? Joel previously left a family pleading for help on the side of the road. Joel saw through an ambush and ran a man over. He was willing to kill both Henry and Sam and yelled at Ellie when she intervened. He's a 25 year apocalyptic veteran with hundreds if not thousands of kills and murders under his belt.
    Yet he voluntarily saved Abby despite a hoard of infected all    Where do I begin? Joel previously left a family pleading for help on the side of the road. Joel saw through an ambush and ran a man over. He was willing to kill both Henry and Sam and yelled at Ellie when she intervened. He's a 25 year apocalyptic veteran with hundreds if not thousands of kills and murders under his belt.
    Yet he voluntarily saved Abby despite a hoard of infected all rushing them. He volunteered personal information to her and treated her as if she were a guest of his and offered for her to come back to camp and resupply. He dropped his guard and followed her back to her place to meet up with her people. That's not what Joel does or who he is.

    We then take over the game as Abby AS JOEL'S KILLER and play 40% of the game as her with the intent of killing Ellie. The story of the first game is actually detrimental to the story of this one. The writing in the first had us grow with her, bond with her, and become family with her. You now want us as the player to actively try to kill her?? Without establishing any context beforehand, just out of the blue murders Joel. No amount of writing will ever get us to see things from her point of view after that. First impressions take seconds and changing that viewpoint can take years. No amount of playing as Abby has changed my mind that she killed Joel the way that she did and so soon in the game.

    The first game was THE BEST GAME OF ALL TIME and Naughty Dog just shat all over us. Neil wanted a divisive game about hate, said it would polarize the fans, and said repeatedly the game is not fun. F this. How is a game about hate, violence, and revenge going to end on a note of mercy and compassion? It's very clear that the writers of this game are not the same writers from the first.    … Expand
  20. Jon10896
    Jun 21, 2020
    10
    Great and beautiful game. I liked the story and action. A little bit repetitive but it's what you get in this kind of game.
  21. michaelq0066
    Jun 21, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Amazing sequel to easily one of the best, if not the best, game I have every played. The story takes a drastic turn from the expected early on, I personally feels like it drags during the middle of the game, but toward the end it is once again enthralling. The gameplay was better than the first but decent at most, but this isn't a game you play for the gameplay, although I did feel it suited the type of game very well.… Expand
  22. mzkrantz
    Jun 21, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. MY TOTAL SCORE | 10 | - Everything i wanted in this game was to play like Joel and Ellie. NaughtyDog dind't gave me that chance. Instead they paired me with the most unpleasant situation that i lived in a videogame. I had to see with my head pinned down, how my favourite character died like a dog. Then, i wanted to cry and kill everyone. But the game forced me into Abbie's storyline. I felt awkward playing as her. Part of me wanted to drop the controller and let the infected kill her over and over again. As the story was told, i understood that Abbie's group were people too. There was no good or bad guys, no black or white, even the Scar were gray. What Joel did in the first game had a major impact and ruined their lifes. Even if i was attached to Ellie, i understood. Every flashback, every cutscene was perfect, and had the perfect timing. I wanted to cry every time Ellie played Future Days.
    This game is PERFECT and it diserves a high score and probably GOTY award, but understand this: the game deals with mature content, storyline and character developement. That's why it has a low review score. Because people wanted a cheesy revenge story, plain characters and straight-forward moral situtations.

    MY REVIEW:
    CHARACTERS | 10 | - One of the best character developement that i ever seen. I feel attached with each and every one of them. I hated Abbie and the Wolves, but the game drives you into their story right after your favourite character was killed by them and shows you that they are people too, and that (from Abbie's point of view) Joel diserved what he got. Abbie was Ellie's Joel.

    STORY | 10 | - The game is not a classic revenge story by any means, and it's not for everyone. The mature content and depth of the characters combined with the story hits you right in the feelings. The different versions of the same event allows the player to understand everything that the characters are going trough. Everything is GRAY, not the clasic black and white, good versus evil.

    WORLD | 10 | - I love the world. What can i say? The world feels alive, every NPC of every faction has a name and probably a story. You hear them, they miss people, they are afraid, and when you are done hearing them and hiding, you kill them and the other NPCs scream "OH GOD, MARTHA IS DEAD". Freaking GREAT. The ambience and the ruins of the city are immersive, the sounds are incredible. Every part of the world design is awesome!

    GAMEPLAY AND ANIMATIONS | 9 | - The gameplay feels true to "The Last of Us", stealth mechanics, spam-grab everything, fluid combat, etc. I have one critic: The stealth-kill animations. I mean, come on, it's always the same. Couldn't you add at least two? Anyway, it's a minor thing, everything else is excelent.

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    ADDRESSING THE CRITICS:
    1) A character you liked died. So, what? You deal with it and see where the game gets you.

    2) I absolutely HATE games, series or movies that force the LGBT+ in their stories. This game is an example of how to deal with that without forcing it. We have a lesbian, a bisexual jewish, a trans-gender Scar-asian boy, and TONS of NPCs talking about "Getting back with my man/woman". I didn't feel forced into that not even for a second. The game deals with it with absolute grace in a normal fashion, without imposing ideals. Just people dating people.    … Expand
  23. Drockosaurus
    Jun 21, 2020
    10
    I don’t know what to say. A masterpiece is what this game is. It will make you angry while bringing tears to your eyes, and it motivates you to keep going forward so you can get your revenge on the ones who wronged you. My play through took 22 hours and I was immersed in the world and story every second. This game quality should be the standard all developers going forward. Naughty Dog hasI don’t know what to say. A masterpiece is what this game is. It will make you angry while bringing tears to your eyes, and it motivates you to keep going forward so you can get your revenge on the ones who wronged you. My play through took 22 hours and I was immersed in the world and story every second. This game quality should be the standard all developers going forward. Naughty Dog has done it again.… Expand
  24. Migueuwu
    Jun 22, 2020
    1
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  25. sarold
    Jun 21, 2020
    10
    if your review contains the words pandering, sjw, agenda, lgbt, or political, then i know you didn't actually play the game. gay people exist, and they exist in video games. die mad about it.
  26. Gorehowl
    Jun 21, 2020
    10
    Unbeliveable. The last of Us have been stuck at my personal top spot since the Ps3 era, and my expectations where high. But boy, did ND deliver. Grippig, chilling, beautifull.. I bow to one of the bedt games ever made.
  27. Danito360
    Jun 21, 2020
    10
    Uno de los mejores y mas ambiciosos juegos jamas creado, un mapa increíblemente enorme, cuanta calidad de detalle increíble, la jugabilidad, miles de opciones que ahora te permite hacer, llevo 5 hrs de juego y esta increíble ! 10/10 !!! 5/5 !! La puntuación maxima una verdadera obra maestra !!! // malditos putos discriminadores métansese su mala calificación por el hoyo! Hijos de puta!Uno de los mejores y mas ambiciosos juegos jamas creado, un mapa increíblemente enorme, cuanta calidad de detalle increíble, la jugabilidad, miles de opciones que ahora te permite hacer, llevo 5 hrs de juego y esta increíble ! 10/10 !!! 5/5 !! La puntuación maxima una verdadera obra maestra !!! // malditos putos discriminadores métansese su mala calificación por el hoyo! Hijos de puta! Homofóbicos de mierda, maricones resentidos!!… Expand
  28. ElSabio
    Jun 21, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm between a 9 or a 10. This game did something I haven't experienced before in any media. It massively explored our feelings and the ability to empathize with someone who hurt you really bad. I do feel that the ending was "cut short", which kind of reminds me of Life is Strange 1. As if they were in a hurry. I liked the gameplay, although it's not for everyone. If you liked the gameplay in the first one, I don't know why you wouldn't like it in the second one. It's weird that the most emotional parts were during flashbacks, but they still hit the spot. I'll think about this game for a while.… Expand
  29. StayGold12
    Jun 21, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The gane is good ,but the story was a big NO. I am not mad a Joel death because I understand but Joel dosen't trust ppl and in 38 sec he trust a strager? Really? What was that. In first 2 h of the game he dies. The game didn't have a point of revenge because you didn't get the revenge. And the end was **** And the writes and Neil ,you guys should be ashemed of yourself. 7 years for nothing in the end,thanks. You should make the next game the end and leave the game,because is broken enough… Expand
  30. Catonthehorizon
    Jun 21, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I really loved how we got to see Abby's side of the story and to understand why she did what she did bc if I were in her shoes I would do the same, I am upset about Joel having to die yes of course but it makes sense… Expand
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  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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