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  1. Jun 24, 2020
    10
    GOTY 100%you all garbage this game very very nice story 10/10 gameplay10/10 performance 9.5/10 presentation 10/10
  2. Jun 26, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. After playing THE LAST OF US PART II it took me a while to find the right words to review this game.
    Having not read any leaks, this story is not what I expected, but that's exactly what makes this game so powerful! Naughty Dog plays with all your emotions - and at one point you might think to yourself "I don't want to do this anymore".
    But this is not simply a story of revenge and hate, it's a story of love, rage, loss, and - above all - forgiveness.

    Yes, killing of one of the two main characters is not what we wanted to see, but it shows us, that this post-apocalyptic world is relentless and every decision has its consequences. This is not only true for Joel - his decision to save Ellie at the end of Part 1 dooms humanity, makes Ellie eventually hate him and ultimately kills him - but also for Ellie.

    How much are you willing to risk to get your revenge? For Ellie the answer to this question seems to be "everything". And only "everything" is good enough to travel through this harsh and cruel world. Yes, Joel's death was a punch in every gamers face, but it was necessary.
    For a long time he was Ellie's "everything", the only one who cared for her. Think about that scene in the first game when she says "Everyone I have cared for has either died, or left me. **** except for you!" - she had no one, and now her "father" is gone.
    The flashbacks during THE LAST OF US PART II help us to understand their relationship in the past few years. The amazing museum-sequence shows us how full of love this relationship is, yet other flashbacks let us see Ellie's scepticism about Joel's firefly-lie and her absolute disappointment when she finds out the truth.
    These flashbacks are crucial to the emotional roller coaster this game is - and they are crucial to understand how everything plays out in the end.

    Having to play as Abby for a big part of the game was frustrating, seemed unnecessary at times and even made me angry. it felt like Naught Dog wanted you to like this person - and I wasn't ok with that at first. But without knowing her story, getting to know her character and intentions, she would have been just another villain. Yet her story is quite similar to Ellie's.

    But while Abby seems to become more and more humane, Ellie's development goes the other way.
    Losing Joel fills her with so much hate that she seems to have no mercy for anyone. She kills everyone who tries to get in her way, not even hesitating to use torture. The lovely, intelligent and nimble-witted teenager turns into an almost emotionless killing machine. And when she throws away her life with Dina on the farm, the character we once loved seems to have vanished. But this final seek for revenge is her only way to find closure.

    And this final payoff is probably not enough for many gamers.
    But fighting Abby to absolute exhaustion and seeing Abby's and Lev's suffering is all Ellie needs to find closure - to be humane again. At this point she might not find forgiveness for Abby but for Joel.
    And Ellie sitting at the beach, crying, was the most gut-wrenching moment I've seen in a long time.

    Over all, the plot could've been more pleasing, since some major plot decision seem to be pointless, but I think in the end, it fits together beautifully and tells a human story that is full of emotions. it had me crying in the end - and what more do you want from a video game?
    Everyone can write a happy ending, but choosing to go the difficult road elevates this this game to a new level.

    Gameplay: as fun as the first game. Some great new additions: crawling, silencer, different training manuals...
    Graphics: stunning. Every detail looks amazing and especially the characters look extremely realistic. Also superb acting - another wonderful performances by Ashley Johnson.
    Music & sound: the music plays a big part in making this game so emotional. Best moment is probably Ellie singing "Take on me".

    For me it's an absolute masterpiece!
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  3. Jun 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Really enjoyed this I don’t get why it’s getting so much hate. Honestly at the end I couldn’t kill Abby. Sad ending but very realistic for the world they live in Expand
  4. Jun 24, 2020
    9
    Going in completely blind with no leaks or spoilers made this a great experience for me. Keep an open mind on the story. The graphics are best in class, and the gameplay is much improved over part 1. Loved the majority of my time with this game. Feels like Empire Strikes Back and hopefully we'll be getting a Part 3.
  5. Jun 25, 2020
    10
    Finished the game on the hardest difficulty, took around 31 hours and every single one was worth it. It's really sad and pathetic that so many people want to review bomb this game, or played 2 hours saw something thy didn't like and decide not to continue and draw conclusions from there. This story is one that takes time, its uncomfortable, emotionally taxing, at times light and joyfulFinished the game on the hardest difficulty, took around 31 hours and every single one was worth it. It's really sad and pathetic that so many people want to review bomb this game, or played 2 hours saw something thy didn't like and decide not to continue and draw conclusions from there. This story is one that takes time, its uncomfortable, emotionally taxing, at times light and joyful and others gut wrenchingly sad. The graphics are incredible. Level design is varied and interesting. The sound design is perfection. Game play is very similar to the first game with a few welcome inclusions.

    There are many people who have missed the point entirely, they have confused "This is a story I didn't want" with "bad storytelling". Make no mistake, this is a masterclass in storytelling. It delivers an emotional punch that no other media has managed to date. All I can say is buy the game, play for yourself and see.
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  6. Jun 24, 2020
    10
    Justo lo termine ayer en la noche y aún no he podido digerir todo lo que pasó, justo después de acabarlo me quedé muy serio el resto de la noche, ya que el juego me hizo sentir muy triste y raro.
    Tenía la mente en un estado en el que no podía decir si me gustó o no porque tenía tantas emociones encontradas, un juego JAMÁS me había hecho sentir de esta manera, en el transcurso de la
    Justo lo termine ayer en la noche y aún no he podido digerir todo lo que pasó, justo después de acabarlo me quedé muy serio el resto de la noche, ya que el juego me hizo sentir muy triste y raro.
    Tenía la mente en un estado en el que no podía decir si me gustó o no porque tenía tantas emociones encontradas, un juego JAMÁS me había hecho sentir de esta manera, en el transcurso de la historia lloré como 3 veces y siempre estaba con la incertidumbre de qué es lo siguiente que iba a pasar, vivía con el miedo de que murieran personajes con los que me encariñé con el primer juego e incluso con los nuevos de este juego, la historia da tantos giros que por más teorías que te inventes de lo que sucederá será dificil que aciertes. El juego me ha hecho reflexionar bastante acerca de las acciones de Ellie y de otros personajes. Me divertí y sufrí mucho e estos días, pero yo en verdad sufrí tanto que me la estoy pensando en si volverlo a jugar, ya que sé que volveré a sentir todo lo que el juego me provocó antes. Sin duda alguna es un juegazo y totalmente recomendable.
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  7. Jun 25, 2020
    0
    The story just absolutely ruins this game. Very much unlike naughty dog or sony
  8. Jun 24, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. the story is a copy and paste reveng story if you are a fan of the first game you're gonna hate this one the gameplay to me was fine but they force you to play as the worst person ever created and all you do is go from point A to point B and kill everyone in your way with so littel action moments or anything else. Expand
  9. Jun 25, 2020
    10
    This game is outstanding like the one before, I’ve played it non stop for 8 hours and it kept me glued to the screen, technically amazing and with a beautiful storytelling experience. Can’t wait to finish it multiple times and explore all it has to offer
  10. Jun 24, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Just finished the game today. I really loved the story and found it to be very emotional and moving. I went in blind... never read any of the spoilers or leaks so everything was surprising a new. Honestly, I can see why people didn't want this fate for Joel and Ellie but it doesn't make me love them any less. Dramatically, having Ellie lose Joel is heartbreaking and is really the only thing that could drive her on her single minded quest. It gave the story unexpected weight and consequence that I never expected.

    And, yes, the decision to have you play as Abby really was challenging at first... but I did come to love her as her stay progressed. She and Ellie are more than people seeking revenge... that would be too simple... these are people suffering from severe PTSD and their only way to deal with it is to hack and slash through their nightmare world.

    The scope of the story and set pieces are as amazing as everyone has said. The combat is as fun as the original and even smoother.... really inspired to play through and again and to master the weapons and combat even further.

    Like a great book, I already miss being in this world with these characters... can't wait to see what Naughty Dog does next.
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  11. Jun 24, 2020
    2
    **** trash game, somehow it ran on my **** ps4 pro, boring, trash story, etc. **** you.
  12. Jun 24, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. nice reyryrtyrtyrtyrtyrttyrtyryrtyrtui67i67i6553535353521wewerert45y34twergerterte Expand
  13. Jun 24, 2020
    2
    technically very good, but the story is neither ellie nor joel ... horrible narrative
  14. Jun 24, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I've been excited about Part 2 since the first game came out. I was quick to defend the game before it even came out, and I made sure to play the entire game before forming any opinions. And honestly? Disappointed is an understatement. The gameplay, the visuals, the soundtrack, were all amazing. The story on the other hand was needlessly miserable. It was hollow and empty, convoluted and contradictory. What I loved most about the first game was Joel and Ellie, and their love for each other. What I loved was the story about finding hope and love and family in dark times. The second game destroys everything the first game built up. Joel dies immediately, a decision so jarring and horrible that I had a hard time continuing to play afterwards. The only scenes with Joel and Ellie together are flashbacks. I think I may have been able to stomach the rest of the story, if not for several facts. For starters, more than half of the game is played as Joel's killer. The game tries to make you understand, to let you empathize, but I couldn't. We had an entire game to get to know and love Joel and Ellie. We watched Abby murder Joel, and then we're expected to fall in love with her later. It was hard. I couldn't do it. Another thing that I found to be lazy and unfortunate was the handling of character deaths in the story. Every single character who died did so in an abrupt and often times unnecessary way. In the first game, there was always something to foreshadow or warn of an impending death. The Last of Us Part 2 relies soley on shock factor. My third issue is with the way the characters were written. Often times I found it hard to recognize the characters. Tommy especially was contradictory in the most jarring way. In the first half of the game, he seemed like the Tommy we all knew and loved from the first game. But by the end he had a sudden change, contradicting his character from the beginning of the very same game! Fourthly, our biggest conflicts from the first game were given little to no attention in the second game and I found no closure. There are several scenes of Ellie questioning Joel's decision to save her at the hospital, and one scene of her discovering the truth. It was not enough, and it was all handled poorly. The ending of the game is brutal for no reason. There is no satisfaction. There is nothing to comfort you, or to make you feel like your time playing the game was spent well. It is hollow. It is lonely. It is needlessly miserable. My disappointment for the story of this game is heartbreaking. The first game was one that I found I could play over and over again. The second game is one I'm not sure that I can ever play again. Expand
  15. Jun 24, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I really don't understand the hate. I love this game. It's one of the best games I have ever played. I'm on my second play-through. I probably played through the original six or seven times.

    To address some of the complaints you may be hearing:

    Yeah, Joel dies and it sucks, but, that's a crappy world they live in and I'm surprised that he stayed alive for that long.

    Plot holes? The story is a bit complicated, with multiple timelines, but I didn't notice any holes in the plot. I am a bit confused as to why people are confused.

    Like many of the people on here, I too was apprehensive at first playing with Abby. However, by the end of the game I began to understand her and respect the writers' message despite them killing off one of my favorite video game characters. At least he didn't get infected. That would have really sucked.

    I do not think that Naught Dog has some sort of SJW agenda. This game included characters of all types. It's kind of like how the world is right now. What's wrong with that?

    The violence...Well, the game is violent, super violent, and I understand that it could turn some people off, but it didn't bother me at all. I'm also a former paramedic and now an ER nurse so I have seen death and the aftermath of violence for many years. I'm probably desensitized.

    The visuals are absolutely amazing. I am spending a good portion of my second play-through taking screenshots attempting to be some kind of photographer in the game. It turns out that I am just as awful of a photographer in video games as I am in real life.

    I think the gameplay was great, and improved, zero complaints, but I am also used to the gameplay from the first game.

    My only complaints to Naughty Dog: Stop being so stingy with the tape! I need to make more arrows!

    All in all, I give the game a 10/10 and I stand by it. You may not agree, but, one of the cool things about this world is that you don't have to agree. For those that have yet to play it, give it a shot. It's a game. It's a story. It's an experience. And it will definitely leave you thinking.
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  16. Jun 25, 2020
    10
    Every minute I spent playingh this game I was slightly afraid that something terrible awaits me down the road, and I will hate this game as many others on the Internet. But when, 30 hours later end credits have rolled out and I was stunned by the qulity of this game in every way possible.
  17. Jun 29, 2020
    10
    A Masterpiece, Amazing Achievement in Gaming, Bravo To Naughty Dog
    One Of The Best Of This Generation
    Never Played Anything Like This Before
  18. Jun 24, 2020
    0
    Good grafs, trash history, tlou1 still good. Plz remake tlou2 in respect for fans.
  19. Jun 24, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. que terrible como es narrada la historia en comparacion del original, ademas que la protagonista de no parecer su forma fisica, nonse puede empatizar con ella, ademas de poner las perspectivas de la venganza es mala no es normal en un juego de the last of us, ya que la forma de moeir de joel debio aver sido para abby. Expand
  20. Jun 24, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Huge fan of the first game and sad to say that this game does not deliver. This game **** on the relationship of Joel and ellie, joel gets killed in the first 2 hours and then we play as abby the one who killed him for 10 hours and naughty dog expects us to sympathize with her i'm sorrg but i can't force myself to like her. The leaks were worse than i thought the ending is **** cause ellie just lets abby live. But there are a few good moments in the game especially the flashbacks i loved the flashbacks and idk why the writing here is so bad because neil wrote this and the first one. That's my opinion people can have their own opinion and if you liked the game then good for you. Me personally i just do not like this game and to me last of us ended on the first one. Expand
  21. Jun 24, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. False advertisement, finished product was not what the trailer showed. Stopped after “The Death” scene in the beginning of the game! Worst game ever! Expand
  22. Jun 24, 2020
    0
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  23. Jun 24, 2020
    10
    Pros:
    - the Graphics are nice
    - the ambience and atmosphere is great Cons: - The Ending Is Horrible. - The Character Plots Are Messed Up - the story Has Way too many loose ends - Many Creators On Many Social Medias Have Been Hurt Or Cancelled For No Or Minimal Reasoning. - Pewdipie dislikes it as well this page 504s on bad reviews:
    Pros:
    - the Graphics are nice
    - the ambience and atmosphere is great

    Cons:
    - The Ending Is Horrible.
    - The Character Plots Are Messed Up
    - the story Has Way too many loose ends
    - Many Creators On Many Social Medias Have Been Hurt Or Cancelled For No Or
    Minimal Reasoning.
    - Pewdipie dislikes it as well
    this page 504s on bad reviews: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EbUj3nFXYAA4ZNa?format=jpg&name=small
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  24. Jun 24, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Love this game and the graphics are really good and the landscape is really good as well and I love Abby story and Eli story Expand
  25. Jun 24, 2020
    10
    This game is very spectacular, it has a lot of violence in the scenes, which horror games cannot bring.
  26. Jun 24, 2020
    8
    I was actually really impressed with this game. Seeing the leaks, I expected some hot garbage, but they executed the story much better than the leaks made it sound. The ending really pays off and does the job of its intentions.

    That being said, the story somewhat lags throughout the middle, and can keep the player feeling bored and unmotivated to continue due to the pacing. I think a
    I was actually really impressed with this game. Seeing the leaks, I expected some hot garbage, but they executed the story much better than the leaks made it sound. The ending really pays off and does the job of its intentions.

    That being said, the story somewhat lags throughout the middle, and can keep the player feeling bored and unmotivated to continue due to the pacing. I think a chronology shift would have made the story significantly more enjoyable to play through and experience. The gameplay is an improvement from the first game, but nothing groundbreaking. The graphics are fantastic, and the facial animations often look extremely real.

    Overall, I'd say this is really worth a play, or at least to watch an LP on Youtube to experience the story. It is worth the outcome, no matter how it seems from afar.
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  27. Jun 24, 2020
    10
    This game is a masterpiece. It’s a shame that it’s mature and nuanced storytelling has been lost on people who were looking for something different and weren’t prepared to accept what they got.
  28. Jun 24, 2020
    10
    THIS GAME HAS BEEN BLATANTLY REVIEW BOMBED. I didnt get it spoiled. I didnt listen to other peoples opinions of the game, i didnt watch a playthrough of some braindead streamer and decide to listen to what they said. This game for me was by far the best thing the PS4 has to offer and its right up there with some of the best, including Bloodborne, God Of War 4, and Horizon Zero Dawn. I haveTHIS GAME HAS BEEN BLATANTLY REVIEW BOMBED. I didnt get it spoiled. I didnt listen to other peoples opinions of the game, i didnt watch a playthrough of some braindead streamer and decide to listen to what they said. This game for me was by far the best thing the PS4 has to offer and its right up there with some of the best, including Bloodborne, God Of War 4, and Horizon Zero Dawn. I have never felt more emotions playing a game ever before then when i played through this one. I genuinely feel bad for people that will never get to experience this game as it was intended because they couldnt wait a couple more days to form their own opinion. At its worse this game deserves nothing less then a 7/10. For me it is 9.5/10 only because the skilltrees and weapon customization could have been better. Other then that everything, and i mean EVERYTHING about this game is masterfully crafted, the experience is like no other. Its a shame Neil Drukman and the team at naughty dog had to realize the hard way that they crafted something amazing for one of the worst most retarded communities on earth. Prepubescent male children. Pity. Expand
  29. Jun 24, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The short version is that I really enjoyed this game despite its flaws. It's not perfect, but I don't think it deserves the ire that it's receiving.

    Let's start with the bad.

    Inconsistent gameplay:
    - I came across a few bugs, the worst one being an animation glitch where Abby kept trying to draw her weapon and ended up looking like she was having a seizure. There were also a few times where Ellie teleported across a door to open it or got stuck in an animation while opening a drawer or cupboard.
    - The platforming is pretty bad. Considering Naughty Dog's experience with Nathan Drake, I expected better. The jumping feels slow and unresponsive, and many of the platforming puzzles require you to sprint and take off at the end of a ledge.
    - Stealth mechanics could have used a bit more polish. There were a couple of times where I was crouched behind a wall, completely out of view, but then suddenly the combat indicator went off without warning. Thankfully these issues weren't super common, but the couple of times they popped up came as a nasty surprise.

    Storyline:
    - It's a long game, the middle portions really drag on, and pacing feels all over the place at times. This is most apparent when you switch to Abby after 10+ hours of playing, and the game feels the need to reeducate you on how to craft items and toggle your flashlight. Also, I'm not a big fan of flashbacks within flashbacks. It just feels like sloppy storytelling to either retcon something or to make the player empathize with the character without earning it.
    - Too many characters and not enough development made me wonder, "Who cares?" Abby's crew consists of Owen, Mel, Nora, and Manny. Owen gets a decent backstory and Manny brings a few moments of levity that add some personality to his story, but the rest of them feel like cardboard cutouts. I actually forgot who Nora was when I got to Abby's storyline because she was such a minor character.
    - Kill hundreds, spare one. Similar to the Uncharted series, The Last of Us Part II struggles with the moral gray zone of its protagonists mindlessly mowing down hundreds of people and balking at the idea of killing one more person. With Lev watching Abby, it made sense, but Ellie giving up on her revenge mission after sacrificing her family, her friends, and even herself (or at least her fingers) felt a little weak to me. I get that not all endings should be satisfying, especially for bad people who do bad things, but it did feel like they were setting Ellie up for some kind of redemption arc only to let her return "home" to an empty farm.

    Alright, so now let's talk about the good.

    Graphics:
    - It's genuinely one of the most beautiful games I've ever played. The setpieces are incredible, and the water effects both while swimming and in the rain are breathtaking. Artistically it sets a new bar for games.

    New Mechanics:
    - Ellie and Abby's new agility made for some genuinely tense and exciting gunfights. I typically favor stealthy builds, but this game forced me to play more aggressively with less predictable enemy routes, dogs that can sniff you out, and far more limited resources. Many of the arenas also had a lot of verticality, so I found myself constantly finding angles or flanking enemies. The gunplay feels familiar but polished, and the cat-and-mouse evasion routes didn't get old for me even after 25+ hours.
    - The rope physics are really cool! It's not a very prevalent element of the puzzles, but the "Aha!" moments of using wires to climb something felt super satisfying.

    Plot:
    - Alright, let's talk about the plot. Abby murders Joel in front of Ellie's eyes. It's a visceral, gruesome moment. Since I avoided spoilers, it came as a huge shock to me, but it didn't feel cheap or shoehorned in. It felt like the culmination of all the people he killed to get to his happy ending in Jackson. I believe after 4 years of living a comfortable life and watching Ellie grow up, he got a little soft and even learned to trust people. You're talking about a guy who cleared out a whole museum wing just so Ellie could sit in a capsule and listen to an audio recording of a shuttle taking off. He changed a lot.
    - To anyone complaining about roping in political, SJW plotlines, remember that Ellie "came out" during the Left Behind DLC. If you're a true fan of the series, you'd know that. And the bits about Lev - His character shows the most development besides Abby and Ellie, and it feels earned. If they wanted a superficial trans character added to their game, they would have made it Nora or Danny or some other random person, and they certainly wouldn't have given them an entire chapter of the game.

    All this is to say that I enjoyed my time with the game. Do I love the direction they chose for all the characters? Not necessarily, but I respect their decision, and I think the story is impactful and powerful. If you really believe it deserves a 0/10, you must not play many games.
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  30. Jun 24, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I enjoyed the game. I enjoyed the story. I learned to like Abby. It's not the popular opinion, but this was an enjoyable game for me all-around. The story kept me invested despite the twists, and I found the internal struggles of the protagonists to be really interesting. I found charm and humor, and a solid 30 hours of entertainment. I don't like that Sony tried to silence people discussing the leaks. I don't like that they tried to strongarm content creators. I don't like that forced reviews of only 40% of the story were the status quo.

    But I enjoy the game. It made me feel. It made me think. I understood what the characters were going through. I felt for Abby. I understood why she hated Joel. I understood that while playing with Joel made him my hero, I. Abby's world he represented evil and hate. Is this a generic message? Yes. It doesn't change it is an idea that has been prevalent in discussing our humanity, and has been since the beginning of time. Ellie's decision at the end made her strong. Joel made her strong. Abby wasn't just a heartless killer, she showed more compassion to Ellie than Abby ever showed her. Maybe it upsets people that Ellie would be presented in such a sadistic way, but the fact remains that Abby showed her a restrain and compassion that Ellie didn't show Abby until the very end. The end represented Ellie holding on to a little of the humanity that Joel sacrificed himself to save.

    These are my genuine thoughts. Find me on YT.
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Metascore
93

Universal acclaim - based on 121 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Negative: 0 out of 121
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  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]