The Last of Us Part II

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  1. Wety418
    Jun 23, 2020
    8
    The story is full of controversy. It takes more precipitation to sort out the story, and in the end no matter who will be affected by this negative storm. In this era, this story is obviously too cruel
  2. Wallbert
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Master Score: 3.3/10

    Game Mechanics: 5/10
    -The feel of the game is generally smooth and easy to pick up. It doesn't innovate much on the first game, however. Too many of the dynamic events are simplified to pressing Square. The most jarring mechanic was the targeting, which left something to be desired to say the least. I found myself suddenly beating an invisible wall too many times while in a fight sequence.

    Game Design/Experience: 3/10
    -The game design was lazy at best, insulting at worst. So many of the levels just felt like uninspired landscapes, one room after another. They tried to distract from it with fancy graphics (the graphics are phenomenal btw, especially considering it's on PS4), but I was seriously bored by too much of the world (I'm looking at you, Seattle hospital). They tried to make it interesting by packing the levels with lots of hostile entities, but they couldn't be bothered to even make more than like 4 runner models, I was killed by the same asian female zombie like 20 times throughout the game. The AI periodically flicks a switch from being able to see through walls, to standing directly in front of the player without noticing them. The gore is over the top and frankly disgusting, they way overdid it.

    Story: 2/10
    -In my opinion, the first game was lacking in the character development department. TLOU2 killed off the only dynamic character from the first game within 2 hours. They tried to make Ellie more interesting by introducing Dina, but it was like they expected me to have a bond with her after 1 sex scene, it just wasn't there. speaking of sex, there was way too much sexual energy in this title. Too many times it felt as if I was playing a fan fiction. Someone at Naughty Dog seriously needed some sexual relief before they got their hands on the script. The alternate story arc with Abby was completely disinteresting, especially when it was told in the backwards manner they went with. I kept asking myself "when will this part end?" only to be met with more and more of Abby's backstory. Maybe I could have opened up a bit if the story were told in chronological order and the story writers introduced more of Abby BEFORE she killed the only character I really liked from the first game. The entire last section in California felt like it was just a rehash of what we had seen over and over again before, and did nothing to add any closure to the story. The first game had me on the verge of sobbing at the end, this title merely had me crying over the 17 hours I had wasted. I wouldn't be surprised if I heard tomorrow the script-writing team was a collaboration between a teenage wattpad writer and an 8th grade Promising Young Writers award runner-up. If the title were rushed I'd be more understanding, but this stink bomb was 7 years in the making.

    Final Note: There's been a lot of debate over the topic of "forced diversity" regarding this title. Let me preface this by saying that I am a homosexual man, certainly not someone that's threatened by the "homosexual agenda." It was obvious from playing that too much of the game was just put in to score "woke points." There was no tact at all with how Naughty Dog introduced these elements, It honestly felt like a parody. The backlash this title has recieved is indicative of how poorly executed it was. If the goal is to normalize all sexual orientations in video games, its not going to be achieved by smashing a rainbow-textured hammer through all the pillars of good game design.    … Expand
  3. d733
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Last of Us Part 2 is a fantastic game, and one that I plan to play again. Having played The Last of Us only days before playing this, I can confidently say that TLOU2 has much better gameplay, both in terms of the crafting and combat experiences. The game felt unrelenting and stressful as well as capturing the atmosphere of being in an apocalypse very well. Progression of enemies from the first game was also very nice, with more enemies both in the living and undead. One unique boss fight in particular stood out to me as being particularly challenging and scary.
    The game ran well on my gen 1 PS4, with the optimization being better than with games like BFV or COD MW. As expected, the graphics of the game are beautiful, allowing for a fairly accurate representation of Seattle to be portrayed.

    Ellie and Joel:
    The story of this game is very different from the first installment in this series. While the first game was about Joel becoming a father figure to Ellie, the second takes a completely different direction. I went into the game without expectations for the story. I think it struck the correct cords with me when I was playing it. The twists were unexpected but necessary in my opinion. We already got a game about Joel, and this game is about Joel as well, but the memory and shadow of what he did in the last game. His death gave the story meaning. The character which kills him, a woman by the name of Abby, is one that you hate at first, but then come to appreciate and side with in the end.
    What people need to recognize is that what Joel did at the end of the first game was not the right thing to do. He ended the chance for a vaccine to save the human species, and he killed the people necessary to revive such an effort. His actions were selfish, all though understandable. His fate is one that isn't entirely undeserved.
    The ending of the game leaves a bitter taste in your mouth. There is no Hollywood ending, no happiness at the end, only pain and suffering, all brought upon Ellie by herself. She had it all, a loving wife, a kid, a farm, and she chose to give it up to chase a chance at revenge. She received closure, but at the cost of her entire life.
    Abby and the WLF:
    Abby's story and gameplay are markedly different than Ellie's. Her gameplay is much more combat-focused, with an emphasis on going balls to the wall gun-running and loud approaches. I think that this shift in gameplay helps with the pacing of her section because her story is lacking. Her motivations for a large part of the story are weak, and the side characters in her story are rather cookie cutter. However, that being said her story gives context to the greater Seattle story, and to the war that is brewing between the WLF and the Seraphites.
    The "Agenda"
    Apparently, many people seem to be under the impression that there is an agenda to TLOU 2. Ellie is gay, which we already knew thanks to Left Behind, and has a bisexual girlfriend who eventually becomes her wife. Her sexuality and love story is as in your face as any other, and really I could care less about it. Had it been a man she was with it would have been a similar story, albeit with some changes to character motivation.
    What I'm surprised people aren't talking about is the side character Lev in Abby's portion of the story. In-game, you learn that the former Seraphite was a young girl who changed their name and shaved their head. Seraphite enemies call the child Lily or "the apostate", and regard them as an enemy of the cult. This really didn't get in the way too much, however, it was a plot point and motivator for Lev's side of the story. That being said, it didn't really bother me or get in the way of the story at all.

    The story, while strong for a video game such as this, was definitely a 9/10 for me, and didn't come close to the 10/10 that TLOU 1 was for me. The different vibe and emotions felt were a good change of pace from the last and offered a different experience from TLOU1. I give this game a 9/10. Unrelenting and tough, this game is an experience that I would recommend.    … Expand
  4. Guighee
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Last of Us Part 2 has amazing graphics, a gameplay pretty much just like the TLOU 1, a **** character development and a ****tier plot. Joel's death was necessary, but the way it happened, how it happened was a fiasco. Joel was a veteran of that world, fought for decades in that horrible environment. Joel didn't trust people right of the bat, but with Abby, he just straight up gave his REAL name and went to where Abby's group was located... Joel's death was even more meaningless for the fact he didn't even know who Abby was... Joel died to a **** random ass person in his point of view!!! That's why he would never trust someone just like that!!! Joel deserved a better a way to go... And then after having Joel die like that, you have to play as **** Abby. Abby is not a sympathetic character and I can't come close to like her. She kills Jesse like if he was a random, blows **** TOMMY'S HEAD like he was a waste of a character... I have so much that I wanna say about this game, but every time I think from beginning to end, finding things to say, my blood just boils... Naughty Dog, you have ruined the best story driven game ever created. **** you.… Expand
  5. Nanjwj
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. good game kkkekekekwkejejdjekmdmdjdjdjdjjjdjdjdjdjdjdjdjjjjdjndndndndndndjdnjd… Expand
  6. AsSaSsinBleiKer
    Jun 23, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A really sad, dark and incredible game. 100% recommended, 10/10 in almost all aspects.… Expand
  7. Helikaon
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    They killed the game. It's outrageous, i don't know how to explain how disapointed i am
    I loved TLOU so much...
  8. Bramsta-88
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    The biggest detriment to this game was the leaks- which I personally (thankfully) stayed away from. This game is amazing, don’t listen to the hate. Unfortunately if you’ve seen the leaks and formed an opinion already, you will be too far gone. I loved this game. The gameplay is bigger, longer and uncut compared to the first game. The environments are huge- a lot more to explore, read allThe biggest detriment to this game was the leaks- which I personally (thankfully) stayed away from. This game is amazing, don’t listen to the hate. Unfortunately if you’ve seen the leaks and formed an opinion already, you will be too far gone. I loved this game. The gameplay is bigger, longer and uncut compared to the first game. The environments are huge- a lot more to explore, read all the journal entries and notes left in this beautifully detailed world to better understand characters motivations and story arcs. If you’ve played the first game there’s not much difference gameplay wise, just bigger environments and new enemy types. The environments do change the combat and stealth as there are so many more areas to hide and climb higher to get the advantage on these large groups. The sound is phenomenal, my house rattled from the intense scenes to the eerie clicks of the infected. Voice acting is second to none with naughty dogs motion capture enhancing every scene.

    Story is unforgivingly savage in its decisions- whilst it can make you angry, you are supposed to feel that way. The only problem I have is the pacing between story and gameplay compared to the first game. There was enough gameplay between the story cut scenes in the first game to keep you completely invested the whole way through. Whilst I was invested in part 2, the areas are much larger now with enemies spread throughout which can really slow the motivation before the next story segment. Not to say there isn’t anything interesting in these long areas- the characters are constantly talking to each other and giving backstory as you explore. As much as the pacing was a slug sometimes- I still loved it, as there was so much to do and see that I was impressed in how much effort and love was put in this game. If you’ve managed to stay away from the spoilers and you’re trying to form an opinion on this game. Buy it and try it for yourself, you will find this game is amazing if you soak it in and take your time playing every inch of it. If you’ve seen the spoilers and jumped on the butthurt wagon....you’ve missed out on an amazing game and you have no one to blame but yourself.

    Though the pacing was off I still enjoyed every second of it- it’s just not as tight as the first game. Definitely worth every penny and I applaud naughty dog for taking risks where most Game companies play it safe. I feel for everyone involved in making this game that have had people bomb the reviews over story choices.

    First ever review to defend this awesome game.    … Expand
  9. giagzhel
    Jun 25, 2020
    0
    This is incredible sh@t ! You ruin everything! Hope now you will THINK hard before push such Brilliant ideas
  10. Cobebrian
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    This game is good. It really makes you laugh ou cry sometimes. The characters are good and the gameplay is great (think I don't need to say that the graphics are incredibles).
  11. mehs-_-
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. thia game is great naughtydog we love u… Expand
  12. Stoplying5
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Joel spent 30 something years surviving the apocalypse, only to die from trusting a bunch of strangers via a golf club?... get the **** out of here Neil, you hack.… Expand
  13. jhyaneko
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Oh, my god... This is crazy? Commonplace plot. With minority propaganda and flat
    characters, thanks for a great sequel...
  14. ademayik
    Jun 23, 2020
    9
    bu oyuna 1 veren angutlar gidin çükünüzle oynayın. oyunun çıkışından 5 saat bile geçmeden nasıl bitirip 1 verdiniz ?
  15. Ron177
    Jul 15, 2020
    0
    The Worst story in a game by far. Poorly written, unenjoyable and boring.
    I wish i did not buy it and could get my money back.
  16. SuperMarioMr
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Sorry After the game, I still can't have any feelings with Abby, and even make me feel sick.
  17. Alangz
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    El juego gráfica mente es increíble con un gran apartado visual y tiene muchísima variedad en todos los aspectos pero no todo es perfecto no me gusto que implementaran a Abi .
  18. ShamanGrayson
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Beautiful game. Did not expect them to make my sympathise with Abby but they did it. Never had a video game make me feel like what I was doing was wrong and I think that makes it super strong.… Expand
  19. DGreeen
    Jun 25, 2020
    10
    Es una obra de arte, nada que decir. La persona que diga que no lo es, es por que no disfrutó el juego como corresponde o simplemente es un hater de poca monta y que probablemente nisiquiera lo haya jugado. los detalles que tiene son excelentes, las opciones de mejora en armas, las opciones de combate, la historia y sus giros, etc10/10
  20. f1fson
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    Best PS4 game to date. Astonishing graphics, varied, fluid and extremely enjoyable gameplay. Story is very good, emotionally impactful, well structured and dramatized and yeah it is different from the first part and that is GOOD. Music is also different - not so much guitar now, more drums combined with electronics but what is most well crafted is sound design. Creepy where it should beBest PS4 game to date. Astonishing graphics, varied, fluid and extremely enjoyable gameplay. Story is very good, emotionally impactful, well structured and dramatized and yeah it is different from the first part and that is GOOD. Music is also different - not so much guitar now, more drums combined with electronics but what is most well crafted is sound design. Creepy where it should be creepy, peaceful in other places. This game is the best crafted game ever. Go and buy it, support people who are giving us the best available product.… Expand
  21. CastePa
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    Like the first game, but better.
    From the day I got it I had a hard time stop playing, I loved every aspect of it. The gameplay is intense and it works as it should be, the combat is brutal and realistic. The graphics are incredible, probably the best one on ps4 so far, But what I loved the most is the story and the characters, every interaction between them feels realistic, same with the    Like the first game, but better.
    From the day I got it I had a hard time stop playing, I loved every aspect of it. The gameplay is intense and it works as it should be, the combat is brutal and realistic. The graphics are incredible, probably the best one on ps4 so far, But what I loved the most is the story and the characters, every interaction between them feels realistic, same with the world created in this game. It's a refreshing title between dozens of AAA games that are always the same where they play it safe with the same generic characters and plot over and over, here they took bold and unpopular decisions, that made me feel conflicted, but in the end, I understood why they did it and I'm glad they did it this way because all the choices of the characters make them human and realistic. It's an unfair and cruel story, but we're playing in a post-apocalyptic world, so if it was done in a different way it wouldn't be as good as it is now. I'll be playing many more times for sure.    … Expand
  22. clwrw
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    I just finished this game. One of the best games i've ever played. It's amazing. Just play it.
    If you has'nt ps4, it's time to buy... 12/10
  23. akim4951
    Jun 23, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Last Of Us was a masterpiece. Part II is just the game that I didn't like at first. Here's why: as a huge fan of Joel and Ellie I couldn't play as Abby, or even fight Ellie. She is a good character, but I think it was not enough to just show that zebra scene. Show us how she loved her father. 10-15 hours playing her line was an absolute nightmare. And that fight... Every time she punched Ellie I was like "ND please don't do it. Don't do it with me". At first, the ending was disappointed, but after replaying it I understood everything ND was trying to show. This is not a bad game. This is just the game people don't like. It's depressing, sad, but it's good. I just love Ellie so much that I can't imagine her being only by herself. It's sooo depressing for me.

    P.S. remember when Sam asked Ellie what were she scared of at part 1? "Being by myself...I'm afraid of ending up alone". Think about the ending of part 2 after that.

    For all those who played it and gave 2/10 or smt - give it a chance. Rethink about the whole game and things ND was trying to show.    … Expand
  24. greggu
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    MASTERPIECE. It's a story about growing up and overcome difficult challenges. No one can help you all the time, you should have the ability to find your paths and guiding stars.
  25. Mobxoutlaw
    Jun 23, 2020
    4
    What can I say..... I'm very very disappointed in naughty dog. The only good point of the game is it looks amazing..... How ever since it's a story driven game that's what I'm going to base my score on.... the story which is absolute trash...... why naughty dog just why would you do this
  26. Nightlovely
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    Don't care about haters,just open your mind n' you'll find that the story isn't bad as u think.
  27. SteamyStreamers
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    Please play this game it is sublime in every way. The review bombing is ridiculous.
  28. victheterror
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The biggest theme in TLOUII isn’t revenge. It’s not hatred. It’s not loss, or grief, or anger, or any of things it looks to be at first glance. These things still obviously play a huge part in the story; they contribute to the characters’ actions and decisions, and they’re the things that drive the narrative. But they’re not the most important themes for the player.

    The most important theme in this game, that I have seen no other game explore in this detail, is perspective. And players who are open-minded and don’t allow themselves to be blinded by their own outlook, will appreciate the game for what it is.

    Without perspective, the game is over 2 hours in. You know from the point of Joel’s death where the rest of the story is going, and you know how it ends. You’ll guide Ellie through her revenge mission, and you’ll make Abby pay. Because it’s a video game and that’s how video games work. But TLOUII isn’t any other video game.

    You’re proven wrong, time and time again, thinking you’re reaching the end, only to first be given the unexpected second half of the game to play, and then another additional 2 hours on top of that the second time it appears to be coming to a close.

    That middle point, where the perspective changes and we start to see things through Abby’s eyes, is uncomfortable. As a player, it was easy to recognise Naughty Dog’s intentions to paint the “villain” in a different light. The goal was to have us eventually empathise with a character who, not 2 hours into the game, had killed a protagonist that we’ve known and loved for seven years. And as a player, I was sceptical it was going to work.

    As I did indeed grow to care for Abby, I felt a conflict within myself as I wrestled with what it meant. What did it mean that I was starting to like a character who had done such a horrific thing? It meant that Naughty Dog had accomplished what I can assume was what they intended to do: force me, as a player, to recognise how important perspective is and understand things from both sides.

    Was Abby killing Joel any more horrific that Joel killing Jerry? And not to mention, Jerry was killed in the process of Joel committing arguably the most horrific action of The Last Of Us’ story: depriving humanity of a cure. And I like Joel just fine.

    To Abby, Joel was the “bad guy” and her reasoning for believing so is the exact same reasoning that Ellie’s perspective brands Abby the “bad guy”. Neither character is “right” while the other is “wrong” and Naughty Dog did an absolutely phenomenal job of blurring that line, leading to my use of quotation marks; who’s “good” and who’s “bad” all depends on perspective.

    It was a risky move to place the player in control of someone they’re conditioned to hate from the near outset, and to expect them to come to understand her reasoning and empathise with her, and I can assume that this is the main reason a lot of players have found issue in the game, because for them it didn’t work. But for me personally, it was a powerful experience and I knew that the conflict I felt within myself as Abby grew to become my favourite character in the whole game, was intentional on Naughty Dog’s end.

    As far as the ending goes, I’ve seen a lot of people claim that the whole game was “for nothing”, but I think that these are the players who refused to budge on their own perspectives. They’d branded Abby the “villain” from the start and so she was supposed to die. They didn’t get their closure. But Ellie did. Abby did.

    That last flashback we get that covers Ellie and Joel’s last conversation is what prompts Ellie to let Abby go. Joel tells her that given the chance to deny humanity a cure again, he’d make the same choice. Ellie remarks that in her sacrifice, her life would’ve had meaning, and that she can’t ever forgive Joel for taking that from her. But that she’d like to try. This opportunity, to grow and find it within herself to forgive Joel, was taken from her when Abby took his life. But if Ellie wants to find it in herself to forgive Joel for doing arguably the worst thing a human being could’ve possibly done, maybe she can find it in herself to forgive the woman who killed him.

    In Ellie’s eyes, Joel’s death is given meaning in her decision to be better than him. Joel may make the same decision over and over given the chance, depriving Ellie the opportunity to have her life harbour meaning, but Ellie won’t. She has one chance, and she won’t make the same choice he did. She won’t remove the meaning from Joel’s death, the way Joel removed the meaning from her life.

    The whole sequence, the fight, the flashback, and Ellie’s decision to let Abby go was another phenomenal choice that Naughty Dog made in subverting expectations. We’ve all played video games before and we know how they go. but, like I said, TLOUII isn’t any other video game.    … Expand
  29. rainnysct
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    Really love this game, most exciting for me. I'm still super-hyped to the game, while i'm playing it. The graphics is really lovely as the story is. Also the story is good, i like it.
  30. SomeRandomGuy0
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It doesn't feel like they really cared about the game they were making, and couldn't care less about what the characters meant to tha fans. It feels so disgusting that they would lie like that about Joel's role in the game and then snatch the hope from us. The main motivation of Ellie could have been something to route for, like the GOW series, if the game wasen't as long as it was and if we weren't forcet to play as the main villan for 50% of the game.

    The main problem is the secund half of the game where you play as the bad guy and the game tries to humanize this person. It would be like playing as David from the first game and then trying to make him appealing, even thow he tries to make a little girl his own private toy and then try to slaughter her when she fights back. That guy is beyond redemption and we don't want to play as him, we want to shoot him.

    And the ending to The Last Of Us Part 2 is so dissatisfying, it would be like: in God of War 1, you didn't kill Ares in the end of the game becouse Kratos remembered his family. Ares is the reason why you are in such anger and pain, and you let him go? Why didn't thay let you have the choice of killing the main villan or letting her live in TLOU2? The ending would have been much better and rewarding. But the Game looks amazing, and the gameplay is quite fun and brings out memories from 7 years ago, a better time indeed.    … 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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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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