The Last of Us Part II

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  1. Neilcookman99
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    Neil has proven that without Bruce or Amy to steer the ship, he's a completely incompetent writer. The game is a pandering mess with ridiculous characters, subplots and writing. Beloved characters from the first game are disregarded and desecrated so you can focus on Neil's new cast of diverse characters.
  2. TheSevh
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Bueno, ayer me he terminado el juego que ya es más de lo que muchos de por aquí pueden decir porque al momento de hacer esta review solo el 6% de los jugadores han terminado el juego según los trofeos. El juego es una maravilla y la historia es BUENÍSIMA. Es un juego mucho más oscuro que el original, he visto gente quejándose de que es un juego de venganza en el que al final no hay venganza (Es como si en Kill Bill al final no mataran a Bill), enfadada porque una buena historia sobre la venganza tiene que acabar como John wick matando a todo el mundo y a dormir como un bebé esa noche. Pues la cosa no va así, La venganza destruye completamente a sus protagonistas dejándoles sin nada de lo que querían todo por la pura venganza.

    Algo que me parece un total acierto por parte de ND es que la muerte de Joel sea tan cruda y abrupta, hace que realmente quieras acabar con Abby. Te hace empatizar con Ellie y quieres llevar a cabo su venganza pero a medida que vas avanzando en su arco ves que estás haciendo algo terrible y que no tiene porqué seguir sufriendo así cada enemigo tiene nombre y tu no haces más que matar y destruir partes de tu alma para acabar con alguien como si todo esto te fuese a devolver a Joel. Y lo MEJOR viene cuando empiezas a jugar con Abby y ves que no estás matando a malas personas y te hace sentir un monstruo todo lo que has ido haciendo durante el juego. Viene el arco de Abby un arco de redención en el que salvaremos a unos serafitas que se han visto envueltos en una guerra sin sentido. Ella trata de redimirse haciendo algo bueno por alguien con la esperanza de que sirva de algo (Como hizo Tess en el primer juego ya que ella se sentía como lo peor y quería hacer algo bueno antes de morir). Pero hacer lo correcto en el último momento no sirve de nada y Abby lo paga descubriendo que todos sus amigos han muerto por culpa de su venganza contra Joel. Va a por Ellie y tras el enfrentamiento decide PERDONARLA por SEGUNDA VEZ ya que matarla solo haría que volver a empezar este horror de nuevo. Pero todavía queda Ellie ya que después de todo, de tener a su pareja con su hijo y una casa donde poder empezar a ser feliz decide dejar todo esto atrás para vengarse. Ellie pierde TODO por su venganza, hasta pierde dos dedos y su capacidad de tocar la guitarra, única cosa que le une emocionalmente a Joel y el último plano de ella dejando la guitarra atrás y alejándose es una representación de como a decidido poner fin a ese capítulo terrible de su historia y seguir adelante. Resistir y sobrevivir.

    Yo diría que este juego no está por encima de la obra original pero está al nivel sin ninguna DUDA. Un absoluto y merecidísimo 10.    … Expand
  3. BenjiGilWil
    Jun 23, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The story is not what I imagined. It is very very upsetting, it is a shock that they went in this direction. However, it's a bloody zombie apocalypse. No one is safe from anyone. Even though the story broke my heart I still think it is an amazing story, and I wouldn't feel the way I do if it wasnt. I just wish it was concluded in a more rewarding way. The gameplay oh the gameplay. Its amazing, just like the 1st which is what I was hoping for....but miles better.

    The game design and environment art is on point and the best I have ever seen in a game, this will look the dog's on PS5.

    After the first play through I felt drained, sad and still I wanted more.

    Well done Neil and everyone at ND for not making a lovey dovey game and sticking to the genre and building on the main character in this franchisewhich is the world. I am really gutted you guys are having to deal with this horrible backlash.

    I just wanted to add that I think it is amazing how many of you finished the game on the 19th and 20th June, and gave such poor reviews with no mention of how short the story and game was. Joking aside you should get in contact with Anthony Caliber and give him a heads up on some of the routes and tricks you used to to finish the whole game so quickly.

    9/10 from me. I hope there will be a Part 3. Fingers crossed. If not Factions and maybe story DLC and some more trophies to chase?    … Expand
  4. Callmecir3
    Jun 23, 2020
    5
    Gameplay was basically the same as the first game with some added upgrades to skill tree and weapons.
    Graphics were amazing as always coming from naughty dog. The story wasn't so great as it was forced to have characters to go outside of their natural elements just to drive the narrative forward of revenge.
  5. JAQS
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Un juegazo, lo he jugado ya 2 veces por completo y aunque me sigue doliendo la muerte de Joel, creo que le dio un gran giro y profundidad a la trama del juego.… Expand
  6. jaythebandit
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. TL:DR - Neil Druckmann wrote this for himself and not the fans and prioritized inclusiveness over story.

    I'd like to start this review by saying that I was well aware of all the leaks prior to the release of this game. I, like a lot of fans, was pretty furious at the whole situation but decided I'd bite the bullet and buy the game anyway - after all experiencing a game for yourself is an entirely different experience to watching a playthrough.

    Gameplay-wise this game is a slight rehash of the previous installment - with a few creature comforts such as the dodge button (which on normal difficulty doesn't have much of an impact but on higher difficulties is essential). I enjoyed the added feature of dogs, which made the combat encounters feel slightly less repetitive and the new weapons were also a cool addition. For a "zombie type game" I felt there was definitely a bigger focus on the human enemies (which I don't have a problem with however I feel the infected should have had a larger presence in the game).

    Puzzles within the game were pretty similar to the first - with the added rope mechanic to change things up as well as the safe combinations. I felt there was way more that could've been done to actually push the player into thinking a bit more, as these puzzles felt way too easy.

    The game does a beautiful job in creating an environment that will always lead you in the right direction. This is hard to explain without experiencing for yourself, but I'll try my best. The game will lead you towards a locked door for example, forcing you to turn around after finding out it's locked. When you turn around, you'll realize you've walked past a vent which you can climb into thus leading you back on track. The level designers are amazing at their job and should be praised for this. In addition to this, although this game is very much linear, it does an amazing job at tricking you into thinking otherwise. The levels are much larger allowing for a lot more exploration than in the first game which helped keep things from getting boring. In terms of graphics, this game is absolutely beautiful, however this is expected from a triple A studio such as Naughty Dog. Nonetheless credit where credit is due.

    Now the story - I have very mixed opinions. From the start of this game, it is clear there is a political agenda. There is an extremely large focus on inclusiveness for a large amounts of ethnic and sexual orientations which is great - these groups deserve recognition in video games. My problem with this is when it has no benefit for the game other than to meet a checklist for inclusiveness (which is definitely what this feels like). For example, early within the game there is a scene where Ellie and Dina find themselves within a synagogue. This level seemed like a lesson on Jewish beliefs rather than serving purpose to the story. Yes Dina is Jewish - but why do we need to know this when it literally has no purpose other than in this scene in the entirety of the game after this. After playing this game for yourself - you'll understand where I'm coming from - this happens a number of times.

    Joel is killed off early in the game by Abby (the daughter of a doctor Joel killed in the first game). I am fine with this decision - in fact I expected it before the leaks happened. My problem with this is that there wasn't enough interaction between Ellie and Joel before this happened. It would've made more sense to let us play a few hours with Ellie and Joel together (allowing fans to reminisce about our experience of the first game), then have the whole argument between the two, and then Joel's death. Joel's character was completely watered down from a cautious character who would never give his name to anyone, to a complete idiot with no character development in between. This would've been fine if there was that development.

    Playing as Abby was probably the worst decision to make. I'm sure most fans would never sympathize with her no matter how good of a person she is portrayed to be or what good deeds she has done. The only reason I somewhat enjoyed the Abby portion of this game (which is around 10 hours) was the better weapons she had over Ellie. I would like to add that Abby's part of the game would've been better had it been released as DLC rather than in the main story. This would've made more sense as it would've given us her side of the story separately without forcing players who loved the Ellie and Joel dynamic to play 10 hours as Joel's killer unwillingly. I felt no sympathy towards Lev, just because of his association to Abby.

    The ending was a straight kick in the face to the last 20-30 hours of the game. Ellie decides to let Abby go, after killing hundreds of people to get to her. This decision just seems misplaced and doesn't make any sense, just as Ellie realizes killing is bad. It's a shame because this game could have redeemed itself yet it sticks with a cliche ending    … Expand
  7. srsfdlmlgcml
    Jun 23, 2020
    8
    this is not the best nor the worst
    it has pros and cons just like any others
    its a game. stop fighting. enjoy your gaming life
  8. Fffdfdfff
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    What happened to the story? Bad story and this game was the reason for its success is the story..What was the director and writer thinking?
  9. asdfpy
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. There have been, and will be a lot of bad games in the history of gaming. Some are incomplete, some has boring gameplay, some carries unbearable bugs, etc. But TLOU2 is really a bad game of its own league. It is such a fine-crafted game. It inherits the gameplay of its prequel and adds many details to it. The guitar playing is great, the movements are so smooth, details when killing the enemies are impressive... It almost has all I need to call it "the game of PS4".

    But the core of TLOU is that it tells a story. It's not a game like the Witcher 3 where you have different consequences to your different choice. It's not a game like Super Mario Odyssey where the gameplay without any plot. TLOU strikes me as one of my (before I walked into this piece of garbage called TLOU2) because it tells a great story to me, a story that I can feel and love the characters. I do not agree with Joel's decision at the end of the TLOU but I can understand because along with the game I come to love Ellie too.

    Then there comes the TLOU2. A game that tells you a story of your most beloved person cruelly killed in front of you. You go to half of the country to find and kill and the murderer. Guess what? She kills your friend in front of you and now you play as her!

    The second half of this game is the worst gaming experience I have ever had. You have to play this person you hate. The second half would be totally fine if Abby wasn't the person who cruelly killed Joel. If she's just some unrelated person and this is called TLOU: another story or what so ever, I would like it. Instead, Neil and Naughty Dog decide to make us players feel Abby and her deep, complicated story. It almost feels like Neil is this arrogant person who want to lecture us in a philosophy or literature course. No matter how the game tells a full, well-rounded story about Abby, I can never like this character. The time playing as her feels worst. It denies everything I loved about TLOU.    … Expand
  10. Nilsgeilo
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    Amazing Game. Can´t understand the hate. The gameplay is so dynamic and something special. The story is something diffrent and this is what the game does make so perfect. 10 out of 10 really enjoyed the time with the game.
  11. Rogerjack-_-28
    Jun 23, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Esta reseña contiene spoilers:


    Intentare ser lo mas claro que pueda,el juego actualmente esta siendo muy criticado en estos dias ya no entiendo la verdad porque hay tantas criticas tan absurdas.
    El juego esta siendo criticado por un porcentaje de personas porque Ellie y Dina son HOMOSEXUALES osea no es posible la verdad la falta de educacion en las personas como catalogar que es "malo" o un "delito" ser homosexual sabiendo que en la primera entrega de the last of us ya se sabia que ellie era homosexual en el dlc de left behind se puede ver claramente que ellie es homosexual hasta una vez el propio creador del juego (Neil Druckmann) en una entrevista años antes habia dicho que ellie era lesbiana,ahora tu para criticar el juego por eso cuando era algo que ya se sabia,es de que tienes que estar mal amigo.

    mi reseña del juego:

    reseña en historia:

    el juego es muy bueno al inicio de la trama si se sintio un poco pues triste ver la muerte de joel unas de las cosas que no me gusto del juego sobre su muerte es en la forma en que murio nose si se vio un poco forzada su muerte como si el papel del personaje ya no sirviera me hubiera encantado poder manejar un poco a joel como en la primera entrega que manejabas a ellie y a joel.
    Me parecio muy bien en la forma que quisieron hacer la trama en buscar venganza por la muerte de joel matando uno por uno a los compañeros de Abby ya que participaron en la muerte de joel,algo que si te deja un poco pues sacado de onda es controlar todo de nuevo pero desde la perspectiva de Abby como pasan los dias etc. En la parte donde Abby va a lugar donde se encuentra Tommy,Jessie,Dina y Ellie,cuando Abby pelea con Ellie no me gusto que controlaramos a Abby no se porque lo hicieron asi la verdad.Pero en el verdadero final cuando Ellie se encuentra con Abby me hubiera gustado nose aue en vez del final que Ellie deja vivir a Abby hubiera algun tipo de eleccion si matarla o dejarla vivir. Bueno conclusión en la historia:En el juego nos da entender que ningun personaje es bueno dando a entender que Joel no fue una persona del todo buena mato a personas como Abby y Ellie. Ambos personajes perdieron muchas cosas,en el caso de Abby perdio a sus amigos su grupo etc.
    Ellie perdio a joel su figura paterna,amigos etc.La historia no es del todo mala como para darle 0 e incluso es buena pero si el final te queda con un sabor de boca amargo nose si el final lo hicieron asi para hacer una tercera entrega no lo se yo le daria en la historia un 7.5

    Reseña en jugabilidad,graficas etc:

    El juego es excelente en graficos un juego que es increible como lo manejaron graficamente como hicieron los mapas los ambientes etc en jugabilidad ufff buenisimo. La gente critica el juego por el downgrade vamos todos los juegos siemore utilizan downgrade en caso de este juego no es casi nada de diferencia a los trailers todo lo que se muestra en los trailers de jugabilidad estan.Me encanto su jugabilidad como te acuestas en la hierba para no ser descubierto cuando te tiran una flecha y haces la animacion de que te la quitas como se comportan los enemigos como hay obstaculos. El como mejorar tus armas los objetos que puedes utlizar a tu favor como crear un silenciador,una bomba,molotov etc todo todo fue muy bien creado el juego mis respetos felicidades a naugthy dog espero la tercera entrega ¡felicidades!

    Yo en en todo lo demas que no tenga que ver en la historia le doy un 10 porque fue excelente.

    El juego claro que si lo recomiendo yo lo disfrute mucho el explorar lugar por lugar te da horas de diversión garantizado. bueno por mi parte esa es mi reseña. ACLARO YO EL PRIMER JUEGO SI LO JUGUE Y ESTA SEGUNDA ENTREGA CLARO QUE LA COMPRE Y LA DISFRUTE MUCHO. EN ESTA RESEÑA DOY MIS MAS SINCERAS OPINIONES MUCHAS GRACIAS. :)


    CALIFICACION FINAL: 8.5    … Expand
  12. fruktozsurubu
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    This is masterpiece. You are such an idiot.
    Great graphics , scenario , breathtaking scenes
  13. Motex94
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Realmente el juego está muy bien desarrollado, muchas reviews malas de "usuarios" son sólo trolling, es gente que ni siquiera lo ha jugado.… Expand
  14. Havoc71
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    Graphics are great, Shooting is still the same. It becomes repetitive really quick and becomes boring.

    But the Story? Wow this is just a petty revenge game with no payoff. They took 7 years to come up with this? Hell even Batwoman has a better storyline than this. I would rather watch the Last Jedi than play this game.
  15. ahmed_best11
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Game-play: mediocre
    Story: crap
    Graphics: normal
    Ending: top 10 worst endings
    The game was made just to support the LGBT community and was not made as a sequel to the first game
  16. csongor86
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    nothing more than a b list movie from hollywood. shocking people with death, violence, revenge. nothing new. the gameplay is almost the same as the last one. we know that naughty dog was never brilliant with gameplay so it was not a surprise, beautiful graphics, and good animation.
  17. Dys16
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    Ignore the kids who can't handle their world view being challenged. This game is exceptional.
  18. romarn
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    To bad continue as for me. Ultra bad storyline as result of ??? Can't understand why devs did it. Gameplay isn't fun at all. SPOILERS NOW>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you know, it isn't a GOT, u don't need to kill everyone just because (?)
  19. BekaPika
    Jun 23, 2020
    9
    The game is awesome. Yes it is not like the first part. BUt game play, emotions, story itself was good. It requires titanic efforts to make game like this.
  20. Ariel123123
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Concidero que este juego es bastante bueno ya que mejora muchísimo la calidad a su anterior entrega y su historia es bastante buena ya que muestra el mundo como realmente es y que no siempre hay finales felices ni vidas felices… Expand
  21. waxaevrey
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Guys, gave it a 10. Can I have a free review copy for the next game, please?
  22. CampOfDuty
    Jun 23, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The story telling was such a let down. Why would i even want to play someone who killed joel? I was hoping to get more gameplay of ellie or joel. I even had to beat up ellie in the theatre and no one liked that. Gameplay and graphics are great tho.… Expand
  23. ziOmSoN_
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    I love this game. I know not everyone like this ending, but I think that's one of the best what could have been. Please first play and then rate.
  24. FellaGuy
    Jun 27, 2020
    9
    Just a fantastic game that is not as good as the first, but just slightly. Gameplay is superb but gets just slightly tedious, graphics some of the best if not the best in some aspects and a story...that I at least found to be great. A real tough one to get through due to the heavy story, but not in a bad way. But still, there is one obvious issue that we all know of now.

    If the game    Just a fantastic game that is not as good as the first, but just slightly. Gameplay is superb but gets just slightly tedious, graphics some of the best if not the best in some aspects and a story...that I at least found to be great. A real tough one to get through due to the heavy story, but not in a bad way. But still, there is one obvious issue that we all know of now.

    If the game just was not as divisive as it is, I probably would give it a 10. If my interpretation of the story was correct, then there clearly has to be issues with the storytelling as people dont get invested in it and find it bad. I reeeaally liked this game and disagree that it has a bad story, but I can at the same time really get why people dont like it. And I am not blaming the player for "not getting" the story, as there are so many that hate it. Something has clearly gone wrong in the storytelling.

    In a perfect world I probably would have got another game that matches up more with the first one in certain story ways, but I am not mad with the one we got.

    9/10    … Expand
  25. Tyler5538
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    I played this game and I think it's extremely good except for Joe died but other than that the gameplay smoothing everything else
  26. Phayne22
    Jun 23, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game play, incredible, visuals stunning, sound design amazing, combat one or the best, story....well thus where it all falls apart, ABBY is a psychopath who has 0 morals or regrets for killing, she's hate full and a monster, no amount of dady flash backs or dog pets could ever make me like her we have 10 hours to like her and understand her point of view, but she savagely beat one of the best cheracters in a game, she lost 1, 1 person before she killed joel her father.we spend 14 hours with joel and ellie and let me tell you they lost a lot more ,Nellie shows resource for her actions when she kills a pregnant girl , abby was about to kill dina who is also preggo and she had a smile on her face and said good right before almost slitting her throat, then she goes and kills members of her own team without blinking ppl she talks to and eats with everyday she's a monster and the icing on the cake is we have to hunt ellie beat her within an inch of her life break her arm and then we dont even get to kill abby at the end because violence begets violence BUT WE ALREADY KNOW THAT they ruined the story and If there's a 3rd i wont be playing THEY DID NOT EARN THIS NO ONE LIKES ABBY!!… Expand
  27. Zest64
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Мусор. Персонажи нулевые. История высосана из пальца. Разработчикам нужно идти работать над новым каноном звёздных войн, таким там и место. Таких там и ждут.
  28. S-Plays
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As a writer, you always want to keep your characters consistent. I did not see any of that in this story. I understand that there is a time jump, but some of the character's motivations made no sense to me. At the same time, I understand the source for Abby's revenge, but it fell flat due to no proper build up to sympathize with her. As far as Ellie, she is obviously justified in her revenge, but at the end of the day, there is no pay off. To subvert player expectations just to make a point that revenge will leave you nothing is, in my honest opinion, not great for video game storytelling. You do not want to alienate your fan base, because the trust they had in you is now broken. Now, when I see these writers attached to future products, I will have to think twice about purchasing their game, as the trust is now broken. The game is stunning in visual aspects, the game play is tweaked a bit(but not that different) from the first game, but as a writer, I expected a 5-Star Michelin steak dinner, and I feel like I was given a hamburger from McDonalds.… Expand
  29. Molebreath
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    One of the most poorly written games I have ever witnessed, butchering multiple characters, destroying everything the player has achieved from the first game!
  30. Aira293
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    The game is so poorly scripted.Perhaps the rest of the game is well done, but the poor script completely interrupted my experience!!!!!!!!!!
    ****
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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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  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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