The Last of Us Part II

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  1. wolfghostninja
    Jun 27, 2020
    0
    A poor sequel. They should not have waited so long after the success of the first, because they lost all impetus for the second. Don't wait 7 years to make a sequel - it might not work.

    The technical standard of the graphics and world are impressive but as a story...

    Waste of money and time - and the gameplay is identical from part one.
  2. Petjon
    Jul 5, 2020
    0
    Obv gameplay, graphics and sound are perfect.
    But when a story is so bad like this it makes the game completely unplayable.

    Replay the first game instead of buying this.
  3. Aither
    Jul 2, 2020
    0
    Naughty Dog used to be one of the best game developers in the industry. It really is a shame to see how far they've fallen under the leadership of Neil Druckmann. He has close ties with Anita Sarkisian (anti-gamer) and you can tell she played a major influence in this game. When it comes to The Last of Us Part II, it's some of the worst story telling from all games prior.

    The only    Naughty Dog used to be one of the best game developers in the industry. It really is a shame to see how far they've fallen under the leadership of Neil Druckmann. He has close ties with Anita Sarkisian (anti-gamer) and you can tell she played a major influence in this game. When it comes to The Last of Us Part II, it's some of the worst story telling from all games prior.

    The only positive I could think of while playing The Last of Us II was how amazing the graphics are, but it's the epitome of proof graphics are not everything to make a good game.

    Reviewers are right to compare this with Game of Thrones season 8, because that is where it falls in line in terms of story and character development. Not only do the characters from the original TLOU do things that are totally out of character all to move the plot along, but what happens to them is disrespectful and infuriating. It is not joke to say the story is not only a slap in the face to the fans, but a hard hitting nuke to head with Druckmann pissing agenda on the ashes (Yes, it's that bad!).

    Aside from story, the gameplay is average at best, and mediocre at worst. While the original The Last of Us was ground breaking in terms of gameplay and story, it's a game that is now six years old! Part II does nothing groundbreaking from it's predecessor, and feels very last generation with very little to offer. It is a tedious exploration going from one area to the next, fighting hordes of enemies over and over only to have another cinematic with characters I care nothing about. After a while I just want to stop playing The Last of Us II altogether, and move onto something more enjoyable like God of War.

    I truly believe with Niel Druckmann at the helm it will be the end of Naughty Dog after playing The Last of Us II. I feel terrible for the employees that work under him, their blood, sweat, and tears for an oppressive manager like Niel will only bring morale down within the company. Hopefully ND will realize the mistake they made with Niel and beg for Amy Hennig to come back to take the reigns again. It is wishful thinking, but it's going to be sad from here on out knowing how my once favorite developer has fallen from grace solely for an agenda they want to force down upon others, and gamers are the ones who lose because of it.    … Expand
  4. Lloydb
    Jun 25, 2020
    0
    If you loved the original characters you will be seriously disappointed with this sequel. Creative director Neil Druckmann has trolled loyal fans by delivering the complete opposite of what they wanted. Joel and Ellie might as well not be in this game. If you really cared about those characters (like I did) then give this a hard pass. The level of narcissism shown by Druckmann isIf you loved the original characters you will be seriously disappointed with this sequel. Creative director Neil Druckmann has trolled loyal fans by delivering the complete opposite of what they wanted. Joel and Ellie might as well not be in this game. If you really cared about those characters (like I did) then give this a hard pass. The level of narcissism shown by Druckmann is unfathomable. I cannot imagine how he was allowed to derail what could have become a billion dollar franchise. This game will be bought by many loyal fans and like me they will feel betrayed by the false advertising and the blatant lies that tricked them into parting with their money. Sure the game has pretty graphics and smooth game play but beyond that it is soulless. It desperately attempts to be clever by forcing you to commit acts of atrocity and then preaches to you about how awful this is... it’s moronic, patronising and simply fails on every level. The female writer that delivered the brilliant original had no hand in this utter garbage and it shows. I will never buy anything remotely connected to Neil Druckmann ever again. I sincerely hope that his career is over. Don’t waste your time or money, Ghost of Tsushima is coming out soon and then CyberPunk is following later on this year. My advice is to save your money for what are much more likely to be quality entertaining titles. Or if you really need an apocalypse fix and haven’t yet played Days Gone, it’s definitely worth a look, it’s the entertaining sequel that this game should of been.… Expand
  5. SexyMango
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Incredible, just incredible.

    This franchise had such potential but they had to pull a "start wars" and bring it to the ground.
    Realistically I would give the game a full 3 because the graphics are very good but then you see the characters and most of them just look weird. Literally, everybody is ugly as **** Plus what's up with roid-T-girl taking it up the wound/ass mid-game?

    Neil and mainstream critics should be fired immediately. Disappointing.    … Expand
  6. Grandmaster7
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    why didn’t they introduce transgender people? I'm desperate...I bought a game for this
  7. ty92
    Jul 18, 2020
    0
    This game is trash.
  8. gediv
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Why have a zero rating of you won't let them through? Why are you so corrupt? CHINA CALLED, THEY WANT THEIR STATE CONTROL OF EXPRESSION BACK. LOSERS. Graphics = 9
    Gameplay = 3
    Story= -12
  9. LEtranger
    Jul 7, 2020
    0
    Mediocre at best,nothing like the first part.Complete waste of time.If you want an ok game then its for you.
  10. andyvicius
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    heart breaking sequel. the story is a joke. our beloved characters ruined. it reminds me of "the last jedi".... it is THAT BAD.
  11. kl4uz_
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    I was so hyped when they annouced tlou 2 but this is nothing more than a game with good graphics, bad story and a terrible plot.
  12. Majidah
    Jun 25, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I laughed when they shot and killed Joel. I don't think it was supposed to be funny. But it was that stupid.… Expand
  13. PerrucheGaspard
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This is an absolute catastrophe. Do not buy the game; replay the fist one instead and forget the rest.
  14. icedearth
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    No No NO!! This game is disgusting, from the videos I've seen and from legit reviews, i'm sorry but this should not exist.. NO NO NOno nono n o no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no. Absolutely do not buy this **** don't help fund this nonsense.
  15. WhHOOOO000AAAA
    Jun 24, 2020
    0
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    nobodys reviews can possibly contain spoilers, you cant spoil it more than it already is    … Expand
  16. K-Boy
    Jul 5, 2020
    0
    From a technical perspective, the game is fine, but the story is really bad and insulting to all that are invested in the characters from the first game. One gets a sense that the writer is trying to be clever, mistaking shock value for genuine emotional responses. A failure from start to finish
  17. TrueMat
    Nov 24, 2020
    0
    This game is textbook example how to make bad video games.

    Graphics - 8.2 / 10
    Story - 0 / 10
    Gameplay - 7 / 10
    Innovations compared to previous game - 3 / 10
    Innovations or story that would justify part 2 - 0 / 10
    Conclusion: 2 / 10
  18. FunnyGuyTimmy
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    No spoilers.

    This game falls short of being a worthy successor to the original. I am not a fan of the “heroes” and “villains”. The new additions to the series are hard to enjoy and the story is almost pointless. The game also is really short. Much shorter than Part 1 and is way less fun to play. Many scenes and “plot points” are hard to watch and made it hard to finish after a particular    No spoilers.

    This game falls short of being a worthy successor to the original. I am not a fan of the “heroes” and “villains”. The new additions to the series are hard to enjoy and the story is almost pointless. The game also is really short. Much shorter than Part 1 and is way less fun to play. Many scenes and “plot points” are hard to watch and made it hard to finish after a particular scene, I really didn’t want to see any more.

    I wouldn’t play it. The series should have been just Part 1 as the only part.    … Expand
  19. gasa1971
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    que hpta juego tan malo, hecho con el culo. como por cumplir. que mediocridad!
  20. FilmStalker
    Jul 3, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The story itself can be okay.
    However the way of script writing is absolutely poor and not reasonable in many details.
    The producer also made a misleading trailer which wants to draw more sales. Overall this game only deserves 3/10 but somehow the score has been manipulated to 5/10.    … Expand
  21. GabrielN
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    After so many years of evolution in the gaming industry, enormously demotivates one of the most promising exponents of this generation to fall into clichés of the previous one that you already believed buried, call it a quick-time event, call it telling the story to pure cinematheques. The result is a product that feels disinterested under a false capacity for innovation that leadsAfter so many years of evolution in the gaming industry, enormously demotivates one of the most promising exponents of this generation to fall into clichés of the previous one that you already believed buried, call it a quick-time event, call it telling the story to pure cinematheques. The result is a product that feels disinterested under a false capacity for innovation that leads nowhere, underdeveloped characters, and in the long term, not very important for the story that is being presented. This type of thing is what makes the video game as a medium is not seen as more than mere entertainment.… Expand
  22. sabonete
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    the game is bad, nobody gives a **** about ellie, we wanted lots of joel in this. now all this time and money wasted on a pile of garbage of a game, dont waste your cash on this **** the game sucks, until devs understand or go bankrupt. pieces of ****
  23. Quiverwing
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This game is immensely bleak, with the bright hopeful spots of the first entry being altogether absent. With that being said, just about 12 hours of the game are wasted on fruitless plots, and the entire story (potentially of both games) is rendered meaningless by the weak plot and dumbfounded ending. The way the developer changed the main characters for woke talking points has not helped.This game is immensely bleak, with the bright hopeful spots of the first entry being altogether absent. With that being said, just about 12 hours of the game are wasted on fruitless plots, and the entire story (potentially of both games) is rendered meaningless by the weak plot and dumbfounded ending. The way the developer changed the main characters for woke talking points has not helped. The way they ended Joel and made his character stupid. The way that Ellie is portrayed to be the more violent one (kills animals) and then Abby is "all sweet" (loves the animals) is a complete joke. If you buy this game, try to return it asap. It's not worth the money you paid for it. If you really want to have it wait a few years for the price to go down to $5...and even then think hard about it.… Expand
  24. ozumakuma
    Jul 8, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So I just gave up the game close to the end I think because it wasn't the experience I wanted from Naughty Dog this time around. I didn't want to play as Joel's killer, nor did playing as her for half game inspire any sort of player's guilt or empathy for her side of it. I loved Joel and Ellie and they loved each other which is why I rooted for them so much and in truth is what this whole story is about. Every story has two sides of course but up against Abby and fireflies it's an easy win for Joel and Ellie. There's clearly not much love in Abbys life, and her Dad had it coming for putting his hands on Ellie in the first place. Maybe that's all subjective but anyone can see all the issues TLOU deals with has everything to do with how people deal with each other. Had they sacrificed Ellie, there just would have been more conflict over the vaccine. The conflicts between the Seraphites and WLF are proof of this. Plus zero guarantee sacrificing Ellie would lead to anything.

    Anyway, I only paid 9.99 for it so I don't feel too let down. But I will just say that this was an absolute farcry from Part One. And I think people who loved it should avoid it. Maybe this type of narrative will work better for the tv show. And I'm open to Part 3 if it's a thing being an improvement on this.    … Expand
  25. Smalo
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Very good loking game with beautiful world and music but story is pure trash. They kill Joel this is most stupid thing i see in any game and than you have to play with that character i mean more stupid cant get than this.
    They ruin everything .    … Expand
  26. Mustafa3
    Jul 2, 2020
    0
    I really like first The last of Us game but i rellay hate The last of us 2 it s bad game. Graphics and music are very good but story is bad.
    I wait 7 years to play TLOU2 with joel and ellie but i get new Ellie which i don t like and abby which i really don t like.
    I regret to buy this game.
  27. DrShepherdLIVE
    Jul 1, 2020
    0
    Worst story ever since Game of Thrones Season 8.
    Whoever signed that should get fired cause he was seriously only looking for cheap money grap.
    Maybe even watched too much ST Picard. Refund and never buy a game from them again.
    Site even blocks negative reviews and only lets post positive ones. How shady can you be?
  28. RAMZAY
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Great first game and so much terrible the second. Part two only about music and graphics, but not about good gameplay and story, so sad to take this after all years of waiting the game.
  29. Guiletur
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    O jogo não inova em quase nada em relação ao primeiro. Suas longas cenas cinematográficas e poucos momentos de jogatina (gameplay) nos faz pensar que estamos jogando um filme interativo. Em pleno 2020 o jogo não apresenta nenhum tipo de elemento online. Embora a maior parte do jogo você se desloque com um companheiro de viagem, a Naughty Dog não foi capaz de colocar uma partida coop noO jogo não inova em quase nada em relação ao primeiro. Suas longas cenas cinematográficas e poucos momentos de jogatina (gameplay) nos faz pensar que estamos jogando um filme interativo. Em pleno 2020 o jogo não apresenta nenhum tipo de elemento online. Embora a maior parte do jogo você se desloque com um companheiro de viagem, a Naughty Dog não foi capaz de colocar uma partida coop no jogo. Além disso, o modo multiplayer do primeiro Last of Us, chamado de Facções, não se fez presente no segundo, deixando os fãs desse modo de jogo a ver navios.… Expand
  30. ericmoon82
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Worst story ever!!!! They just crewed my favorite game, and made me realize Final Fantasy X-2 was well made sequel
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  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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