The Last of Us Part II

 PlayStation 4
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5.8

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  3. Negative: 68,475 out of 161975
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  1. gunnerxk
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    This game is a really bad joke about what the last of us is and it's **** .
  2. NateGK0
    Jun 22, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Okay where do I start, rating this game a 4/10 is sad. It truly breaks my heart to rate this game a 4/10, but it truly deserves this rating. This franchise is legendary and it's sad that their second installment of the game is a big disappointment. This game technically is amazing, it has jaw-dropping graphics, incredible animations, awesome cut scenes, great fighting mechanics, and acting. But where this game goes wrong is it's story. Since this is a story driven game, you'd expect the game to have an amazing story just like it's predecessor, The Last Of Us 1. Unfortunately though, the story of The Last of Us Pt 2 incredibly fails expectations. The first installment of this franchise was iconic and it was written perfectly to show human emotion and hope. The second installment falls into a terrible cliche of revenge. The revenge cliche starts with the death of Joel, he is tortured and killed by Abby right in front of Ellie. As a fan of the game, I was incredibly mad at how they killed Joel! The way they killed Joel was an amazing example of lazy writing, Joel would have never ever put himself into that situation in the Mansion. Joel would never be stupid enough to say his real name in front of random people he's never met. I mean for Christ's sake, Joel didn't even trust Ellie in the beginning of The Last of Us 1, why would he trust random strangers? it's the apocalypse! It's clear that Joel would have never put himself in that situation, so why did he? Lazy writing!! So after this event, Ellie goes on a killing rampage to find Abby. Ellie kills all of Abby's friends but never finds her, so Tommy suggests just leaving and letting it go. She agrees until Abby comes out of nowhere and kills Jesse, she then threatens Tommy's life at gunpoint. Abby points the gun at Ellie, the scene cuts and then we as gamers are forced to play as Abby for 10 hours to know her backstory. Naughty Dog, we don't care about Abby! The point of the game was to kill her, so why would you think it'd be a great idea to make us play as the woman who mutilated Joel, for ten hours? This ten hour gameplay with Abby was so boring, and I resented every second I had to play with her. That isn't the worst part though, Naughty Dog makes you beat the living **** out of Ellie! I really don't understand how this game was approved! Anyways, Abby lets Ellie live again, Ellie trys to forget about what Abby did, but she cant, so she once again goes to find her, and once she finds her, (after killing multiple innocent people) she lets her go! Hahahahahaha this game was just pointless! There was no meaning, just death! This game had a horrible intro, horrible plot, horrible character arch, and horrible ending! They made us sit and wait for seven years for this poorly wrote game! What's crazier though is how Naughty Dog is responding to criticism. They are calling every low rating a bot, or a misogynistic person, or a transphobic person, or a homophobic person. Wake up Naughty Dog! We are none of the above! I support LGBTQ+, and I'm not misogynistic! When woman are put in lead roles I don't mind, it's the same as if they were a male. Ellie is one of my favorite characters in all of gaming, same with Clementine from Telltales's The Walking Dead! We're not mad about Ellie's sexuality, we're mad about how Joel died, and how poorly written the story is.… Expand
  3. christian1682
    Jun 22, 2020
    2
    Amazing sound and graphics, little gameplay improvement and a horrible horrible storyline.
  4. JosueRH
    Jun 22, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. La historia según es de venganza pero al final nunca hay venganza. La única que consigue su venganza es Abby… Expand
  5. SlimRum
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    This game was poorly written. The problem I have about this game is that “great stories are never executed the way it supposed to be” this basically means that this game is not fan service and that’s exactly what’s wrong with this game. You play video games to escape reality. You read the Bible to work on your character. Please don’t put out another game like this
  6. CobraBomber
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game was poorly written, horribly paced and also hardly added new mechanics or enemies. How in anybody's mind would think anyone would want to play HALF the game as Joel's KILLER!? And not only that, they took out the amazing multiplayer because they wanted to "Focus on the story?" Not only is the story a slog to get through (except playing as Ellie) we don't relate to Abby or her **** unfunny ass friends which all seem likey **** people mind you. They're just seems to be no real honest direction here and it really shows in the end product. There is no desire to play through the game again. This was suppose to be ELLIE'S story, not some two sided story mess we got. Although the locations are great, (even when playing as Abby, the island, the skyscraper were cool locations) it just has bad pacing. Abby is about to shoot Ellie then for like 12 HOURS we have to sit down and try to relate to Joel's killer? For what? Why do I care about Abby? I think her design is cool the way she slams down on her enemies with a hefty "thump" but she feels poorly implemented in the story and to try and make us the players who journeyed with Joel and Ellie in the first game sympathize with her? It just does not work, and it does not. Man I can't believe they cut multiplayer for a mediocre story.… Expand
  7. otishi
    Jun 22, 2020
    1
    Pushing to third day of the game is my limit, and I didn’t even know what I was playing in the end ...
  8. KhronicV
    Jun 22, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Had high hopes 5 min into it i was pissed someone must hate troy baker over there cuz he's barely in the game, i kept hopin something would change my mind an they would redeem themselves but know the story was just ****… Expand
  9. icy838
    Jun 22, 2020
    2
    bestest game i have played bruh 10/10 neil druckman is a god abby is a great character
  10. durzo1
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    Plot is bad, mechanic is even worse. Wasted 60$ for this ,,game'' I hope they not gonna ruin their next game.[
  11. Nameless_Sin
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    The story is just awful, poorly writen, bad character development, unlikable characters and a horrible ending, the journey is just pointless at the end of the game
  12. AtomicAlien
    Jun 22, 2020
    10
    Шедевральная игра во всех аспектах. Лучшее, что выходило за последнее время и всем настоятельно рекомендую полностью пройти эту игру. Ниже зелёной отметки у этой игры оценки быть попросту не должно. Пусть те люди, которые давали негативные оценки пройдя игру неполностью и видя в ней "повесточку" и дальше остаются в неведении истинной красоты и глубины данного произведения, под названиемШедевральная игра во всех аспектах. Лучшее, что выходило за последнее время и всем настоятельно рекомендую полностью пройти эту игру. Ниже зелёной отметки у этой игры оценки быть попросту не должно. Пусть те люди, которые давали негативные оценки пройдя игру неполностью и видя в ней "повесточку" и дальше остаются в неведении истинной красоты и глубины данного произведения, под названием "The Last of US II". Считаю, что думающие люди всё поняли и остались очень довольны.… Expand
  13. Michieru027
    Jun 22, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Almost all the bad reviews for this game are just people who only watched the leak and not play the actual game.

    The game is really a masterpiece once you finished it, you will only realize it once you FINISH it and FEEL the very end of the game. It made me realize that "Damn, every negative comments about this game is not true" when I finished it myself.

    SPOILERS CONTENT

    Abby got what she deserves, there is no need for further bloodshed if you really are a good person.
    The fact that Ellie sees Joel in a flashback while she's killing Abby means that she CANNOT BRING JOEL BACK and that Ellie's had enough of deaths already, these bad user reviewers did not understand that part. I mean PETER PARKER in SPIDER-MAN 3 let Sandman go didn't he?
    What the **** all these people that they want to always kill almost everyone that's messed with them.
    Naughtydog simply tells you to be a real person in this game. Yes it is ****ed up for what happened to Joel but if Abby is the main protagonist on the first one, for sure you will be hunting Joel too, wouldn't you? All I can say is these negative user reviewers are just weak in the heart, they always want the protagonist to be invulnerable to deaths, well Ellie is the real protagonist since the first one.    … Expand
  14. Lil_Buffy_Lax
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    I honestly liked this game for the first 10 hours. Then we have to play as the Antagonist for 10 hours. what was really wrong with this story was the ending, which by the way is garbage.

    Story: 4/10
    Gameplay: 10/10
    Graphics: 10/10
  15. Uncle_Jesse
    Jun 22, 2020
    1
    Great graphics throughout the game. But it's undeniable that the story of Part II is a complete misstep, and the game absolutely suffers due to this fact. How did this go so wrong?!
  16. Gagclark
    Jun 22, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Like most, I feel that Joel's death could be so much better. I wish I could have a little bit more time playing with Abby and start liking her before she kills Joel. That would make a much bigger impact on me as a player and I wouldn't hate Abby as much as I did. I still love the time I had playing her caracter. Thr gameplay is perfect, not too far from the first onr with a couple of amelioration too make it spectacular. The graphics are amazing, especially the caracters designs. The journey was still great for me and I truly hope that one day I could revisit the world and the caracters of The Last of Us. The last thing that I found disturbing is the development of joel's personality. When you think about what he did during the forst game, all the traps and enemies he killed or escaped from,he sould have see Abby and her froup coming and not fall into her trap, like in the first game when the bandits wants to take is card by faking an injury. So long Joel and Ellie, I'll keep a good memories of those game and just hope to be abble to see more of that world someday in the future.… Expand
  17. Alphshs
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    Truely disapointing and i cant believe how they can do the worst job they can do on the story side. It make me feel like i was watching game of thrones final all over again!!!
  18. DanielGlad1ador
    Jun 22, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ótimo e K7 nos xbostas jogo ótimo história boa jogabilidade massa e melhor jogo da geracao… Expand
  19. bhkim
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    I waited 5 years to plat last-of-us-2... I really expected a lot, but after 1 hour play, I cut my disc. this is disaster... Don't play this game if you played Last-of-us-1. Please keep your memory. Don,t play ever
  20. Stickandrudder
    Jun 22, 2020
    2
    Terrible what they did to Joel. Playing as his murderer is awful. Way to be different guys. No thanks.
  21. Ryanguz08
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    THIS GAME IS **** The graphics are amazing, yes, but that’s not the reason the first game was so special. It was because the relationship and story was so perfectly told. This game **** on the old game
  22. Ponkie23
    Jun 22, 2020
    2
    Shame of a game. The excitement we all had for this sequel after it was announced was met with the shock and disappointment in just a few hours. We are forced to play a character that isn’t likable and their sad attempt of making us like them
  23. kanzas00
    Jun 26, 2020
    3
    Historia burda, final sin chiste, la verdad un desperdicio de dinero , sin embargo tiene buena jugabilidad y excelente soundtrack, pero un juego vale mas por su historia que por sus graficos.
  24. M3nd0l4
    Jun 22, 2020
    10
    The last of us part 2 is about hate, just as Neil Druckman said, and for you to understand what this hate is all about you have to complete the game, put yourself in Ellie's shoes, how far would you go? There is no hero in this story. Congratulations to Naughty Dog for being able to express how mankind would survive the apocalypse in the most realistic way.
  25. bellinblue
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A huge, huge, huge middle finger to those who fell in love with the original game.

    I couldn't even finish the game, and I tried so hard to. I usually don't completely quit games without giving it a ton of more chances, but this sequel just didn't click for me.

    The pros are obvious—fantastic mocapping, animations, voice acting, and environment building. I also actually enjoyed the small additions to the combat, including the ability to lie flat on your stomach, craft arrows + bomb arrows, and leave scent trails for the dogs. However, even these pros couldn't get me over the jarring flaws.

    Joel dying is what immediately made me think, "Damn. Maybe I should've listened to the criticisms before I bought this." He dies 30 minutes into the game, and Jesse dies quickly too. NOT good for those who really thought the main protagonist of the first game would play a physical role in the second game. The whole plot of the game also revolves around Ellie chasing after Abby and seeking revenge, but decides against it in the ending, leaving Abby to go free. Unsatisfying and confusing.

    Playing as Abby didn't make me feel sympathy for her. I already hated her for killing Joel, and her backstory was part of such a minuscule detail from the first game that I'm baffled they even decided to focus on it. Abby's route was insanely boring and during that point of the game I quit. Her friends were boring. Her attitude was boring. I couldn't feel sorry for her even as she cried on the floor in front of her dad, who, not to mention, held a blade up to Joel first before he shot him. During the first game, we learned of the deep reasoning behind Joel's selfish behaviors, and we sympathized with him. By showing Abby as an angry murderer before showing her as a fellow human with her own drive and reasonings, it really makes players unable to give her any space to tell her side of the story.

    The characters are out-of-character very frequently. Joel is a molded survivor with the ability to sniff out when something is off. It didn't seem realistic for him to so easily trust Abby and then, in the end, get brutally killed. Ellie is also not the happy-go-lucky girl from the first game. She is moody and apathetic. It didn't feel like I was controlling the same girl.

    The game also seemed to switch its focus onto something completely new instead of what The Last of Us was built on. The story often revolved around human killers and a civil war between the Wolves and the Seraphites instead of the infected and CBI. It felt like the civil war was a bigger part of the plot than the infected.

    The atmosphere just wasn't the same to me either. I can't explain that very well. Maybe it's the lack of Joel. I actually cried during the museum flashback with Ellie and Joel because it was so much like the first game, a striking contrast compared to adult Ellie's adventures. My Listen Mode didn't work, like, at all; could never see the silhouettes of enemies in different rooms. I also didn't like the lack of nail bombs. I've read so many alternatives to this game's plot and it makes me sad to say the majority of them were really better than the canon plot we got. I was really hoping the clips of Abby in the trailers were actually Anna. That might've been a lot more interesting.    … Expand
  26. Nacho24
    Jun 22, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Creo que es un buen juego aunque la historia va decayendo mientras avanzas la historia por todo lo demás un 10… Expand
  27. EXNEB
    Jun 26, 2020
    2
    La historia da un giro que no tiene nada que ver con Tlou1. Una pena, este juego pudo haber haber hecho historia para bien pero hizo historia de lo malo que es.
  28. Ladyvalentine
    Jun 22, 2020
    10
    Sad, tragic and a beautiful game!! Ellie is the best main character!! Congratulations for Naughty Dog!!
  29. adamkaazi
    Jun 22, 2020
    2
    Naughty dog truly destroyed the last of us franchise. So much potential, wasted. Neil Druckman’s vision for this game was absolute **** 30+ hours I’ll never get back. The last of us part one was a masterpiece I can’t believe it’s the same people that have made this game. There’s no justice nor a satisfactory ending. You guys had 7 years and you’ve dished out this ? The last of us part 2 isNaughty dog truly destroyed the last of us franchise. So much potential, wasted. Neil Druckman’s vision for this game was absolute **** 30+ hours I’ll never get back. The last of us part one was a masterpiece I can’t believe it’s the same people that have made this game. There’s no justice nor a satisfactory ending. You guys had 7 years and you’ve dished out this ? The last of us part 2 is the last of this franchise.… Expand
  30. Jujybujy
    Jun 22, 2020
    10
    The gameplay remains rock solid while story draws you in like any other. Best looking game of this generation period. Can't say when cut scene ends and where gameplay begins. A lengthy game too to boot so value for your money.
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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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