The Last of Us Part II

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  1. Gabrieldestroo
    Jun 25, 2020
    10
    Pra mim esse é o melhor jogo desta geração, ele aborda temas muito importantes, além de ter muita ação e a história ser muito bem narrada. Além disso, o jogo mexe muito com o nosso psicologico e nosso emocional. Achei legal o fato de a Naughty dog ter humanizado muito bem o jogo, dando nome a todos os npçs e cachorros. Todos os detalhes foram muito bem pensados e feitos, como as animaçõesPra mim esse é o melhor jogo desta geração, ele aborda temas muito importantes, além de ter muita ação e a história ser muito bem narrada. Além disso, o jogo mexe muito com o nosso psicologico e nosso emocional. Achei legal o fato de a Naughty dog ter humanizado muito bem o jogo, dando nome a todos os npçs e cachorros. Todos os detalhes foram muito bem pensados e feitos, como as animações da mesa de customizaçao de armas,etc.… Expand
  2. Nulah
    Jul 3, 2020
    5
    Reception

    Not an ideal story for a game, given the public's interaction with the piece, but could see it in a book or a TV show. It delivers on it's purpose, the message that vengeance is bad, but it's the wrong universe given the setup from the last game. A wild change of tone, one especially harmful for some gamers, since you have to play as the "opposite character", not just view    Reception

    Not an ideal story for a game, given the public's interaction with the piece, but could see it in a book or a TV show. It delivers on it's purpose, the message that vengeance is bad, but it's the wrong universe given the setup from the last game. A wild change of tone, one especially harmful for some gamers, since you have to play as the "opposite character", not just view from their perspective. I feel like the message was forced onto a story already well founded for a different type of message. Anyway felt like a lost opportunity for me.

    Character Development

    Background
    Regarding character development the first game presented Joel, a man surviving "apocalypse" while still struggling to forget his past, doing what he thought was correct based on his moral background by, amongst other decisions, not being able to trade Ellie for humanity; not a hero neither an antihero or a villain, just a man who had motives justified enough, builted during the whole game, to do what he did.

    Contrast
    Now, complaints about Part II shouldn’t be about the story development (despite you can dislike) rather the execution of it and how you justify the decisions of your characters and the progress of the story overall, which has been incohesive or, as I see it, motives to justify each character's decisions have not been shown in the game and are assumed as "time has passed" which is a cheap way to mask lack of funds to produce it or lack of talent or experience to deliver it. Therefore, to sell this as top quality product (and work of art) is not acceptable. Besides that, an advertising that hyped it’s public in a misleading way has also affected the public's expectations and, therefore, it’s reception.

    Gameplay

    Gameplay does not disappoint despite the frequent encounters with the same type of enemies with slight variations, and the excessive need of search for resources, thanks to the many tools given to the player. Despite including new features, like jump or prone position on characters, puzzles and areas that can be resolved in more varied ways, upgrades both to abilities and weapons, it does not bring too much to the table when compared to other games in the same genre. Minor bugs, the slow movement of the camera and other aspects may be an inconvenience from time to time but the amount of options regarding these and others aspects make up for them.

    Graphics

    As far as graphics go and given that this game is limited to consoles the performance sustains the amazing visuals without much effort and offers a view worthy of a background, with some exceptional moments when this quality drops slightly though not enough for the player to notice without a closer look into specific details, such as certain animations (jumping for example), a slight downgrade from the trailer in specific areas and very, very rare bugs.

    Sound
    Music, environment, sound effects and voice acting are flawless. Every line, every gunshot, every impact add a very heavy weight to immersion that is only eclipsed by these game’s reliance on story telling that drives you out of this world from time to time.

    Summarize

    Being a Story Based Driven Game it relies much more in writing quality than many other games; all pacing, narrative, character development, have a significant role in driving the player to interpretate the message below the cover. in this particular case ND have set for themselves a bar too high to reach for the sake of forcing one particular message into a universe not previously thought for it, into an audience that require a different type of narration than other types of media now a days (like novels, TV shows, movies, etc.). Despite the controversies surrounding this game in particular there is no denying that either due to their objective, marketing, writing, messages or all of these together this product and work of art is as far from being a masterpiece as it is from being a colossal disaster.

    My final reception of the game is 5.5/10 but I must settle on a 5 for this review scale.    … Expand
  3. GrodyJenner
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    Frankly, the game is a masterpiece. Miles and miles better than part one, and that's no slight on one. I can't imagine being so deluded to think that artists owe you ANYTHING. Movies, TV Shows, Musicians, Authors, Game Devs... NOBODY OWES YOU A STORY. They could've made this a retread of part 1 where Ellie tracks down Dina's kidnappers and saves the day but Joel somehow dies at the end...Frankly, the game is a masterpiece. Miles and miles better than part one, and that's no slight on one. I can't imagine being so deluded to think that artists owe you ANYTHING. Movies, TV Shows, Musicians, Authors, Game Devs... NOBODY OWES YOU A STORY. They could've made this a retread of part 1 where Ellie tracks down Dina's kidnappers and saves the day but Joel somehow dies at the end... but they went above and beyond to create a dynamic rarely, if ever, seen in gaming. The review bombing is atrocious. This game is a masterpiece, and the best game I spent money on in the entire PS4 generation. Only negative? I wish there was multiplayer again lol. Gamerbois are so salty and big mad on the internet, it's funny. To everyone involved, thank you for this glorious experience. I hope you don't let these idiots stop you from making a Pt. 3 if that was in the cards... but I won't blame you if you don't.… Expand
  4. Inkoma
    Jun 25, 2020
    10
    A sad, dreary, but exciting story. The best directing in the game I ever seen.
  5. hidster
    Jun 25, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The gameplay:
    I quite enjoyed the gameplay, even if it wasn't anything new. Most parts of the game were fun to play. The different use of weapons was nice, but I found myself just using 2 different weapons and only use the others when I was out of ammo. The skill tree was okay. There was some useful stuff in there, but sometimes there was no correlation between the skills you had to unlock before you could unlock other skills.
    I really did enjoy the AI in this game (except when you played as Abby and had to fight against Ellie). They were somewhat smart and I really liked it when I killed someone and another AI yelled the name of the one I killed. This makes them more than just some people that you had to kill.

    The visuals and sound:
    I thought the game was a beautiful looking game with stunning visuals, but it does feel like it will be outdated in only a few years. That doesn't take from the fact that I really enjoyed looking around when I was playing.

    The sounds in the game were pretty good. I enjoyed most of the voice acting and the sound of the world was pretty great.

    The story:
    I understand why people are upset that Joel died at the beginning of the game. I would have loved to see more of him since he is a great character, but I understand why they killed him early in the game. Ellie's story was okay. It was nothing great, but I liked Dina and Jessie and I enjoyed their interactions with each other. I also enjoyed that the game explored Ellie's and Dina's sexuality. While some/a lot of people think that this is Naughty Dog being political and in your face, I don't think this is the case. The Last of Us was a very realistic portrayal of people and how they act and I think Part 2 does that too. People are all just different from each other and that is how you make a game more interesting.

    However, when the game was halfway over and we started with Abby's part, I had some problems with beginning with it. You started completely fresh. All the upgrades you've had done with Ellie were gone and I found that frustrating. While I did think Abby her story was more interesting, it felt like it could be a whole new game, since you were starting over and there were only a few crossovers with Ellie her story.

    I quite liked the ending. I thought they would go a different way, but I was okay with the path they took. I did not become angry about the fact that Abby was still alive, because for me the game let me empathize with both sides and I understood why Ellie let her go.

    Overall:
    Overall I quite enjoyed playing the game. It did feel a bit long at some point and I felt like it could be 10 hours shorter without missing the essence of the game. I also think it would have been better if you played both stories simultaneously, instead of the first half is Ellie and the other half is Abby. I appreciate the inclusion of different kinds of people than the normal tough guy you play as in most games.

    I understand that people are disappointed with Joel dying so early in the game, but I absolutely don't agree with all the hate this game gets. That being said, I also don't think the game is a 10/10. It has its flaws gameplay-wise and storywise, but overall it is a pretty enjoyable game.    … Expand
  6. tRaViS_B
    Jun 25, 2020
    10
    I agree with Dunkey about this game. Maybe hype train was to big for some players, and some of them should play LoU 2 before criticizing it.
  7. wyssam-sny522
    Jun 25, 2020
    10
    I felt bad for the devs. You work on a game for years and some dumb ass kids who didn’t even buy the game gets in the bandwagon.
    Gaming is entertainment you either like a game or not. It’s simple. Those who **** on any game is pure brain dead.
    Just enjoy it!
  8. seregioo
    Jun 25, 2020
    0
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  9. fernandomaattos
    Jun 25, 2020
    10
    Very Good game !!!excellent, perfect ..wonderfull! The game is The best of 2020
  10. zaccypoo
    Jun 25, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This would be a 0 if it weren't for music, art, and minor improvements to gameplay.
    The dynamic father-daughter relationship that all of us fans grew to love can still only be experienced in the first installment. If you're looking for that same high, or if Joel was the character you identified with, this is not the game for you. The game was deceptively marketed (knowingly according to Druckmann). Subversion for the sake of subversion isnt good storytelling. The designers clearly wanted to make a statement to fetch a reaction out of the audience rather than to satisfy customers.    … Expand
  11. normal6no
    Jun 25, 2020
    10
    Cool game, with cool gameplay, plot, and so on. There are flaws, but the game clearly does not deserve the ratings that are now flaunting here.
  12. N3TROW
    Jun 25, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Already on the start of the game you already see some action. the graphics are amazing and the sound design is just surreal the story is very good too. SPOILERS
    ellie says she can try to forgive joel and in the next day he gets killed by abby filled taken by vengeance because joel killed her father. Ellie sees joel last moments and gets mad obviously.
    She goes for a hunt for revenge almost loses her humanity on the hunt same as joel . Killing everyone who stands against her until she gets to abby to get her revenge. Abby gets filled with revenge again killing the people that are close to ellie. the game is a hunt for revenge from both sides. It has a sad ending showing that ellie lost her family and everything she had with dina by revenge Great game dunno why people are unliking it so much    … Expand
  13. BunkBedDaddy
    Jun 25, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As someone who managed to avoid all the leaks online and go into this not as a huge fan of the previous game but still excited to see where the story would pick up and the direction it would go even I was disappointed and can only feel sorry for the long time hardcore fans of the game who were waiting years for this.

    I don’t want this be entirely negative, The art teams have done an amazing job from the way the world looks and feels, the music and even the gameplay feels improved upon which I was very happy to see I was honestly expecting the “if it ain’t broke don’t fix it” mentality but they actually tweaked it and added new features to gameplay which really improved upon the first game. These are honesty the only reason why I can give this game any score at all and while the job they did was phenomenal the main part of a game and the main reason for the low score is the poor story line.

    I have no problems with them killing off Joel in fact I was even caught off guard and excited to see how Ellie and the other characters like Tommy would react and with their emotions, I was even hoping to see more development into Ellie the DLC and even the first trailer for the game showed more emphasis on her sexuality and in a infected destroyed world I would have loved to see more of the struggle she faces and deals with them growing as I played more. But that didn’t seem to really happen the character growth of this game was a major let down especially compared to the first one where we get to see from the very beginning of joe and Ellie to where they end up. Abby felt so forced and boring that at parts of the game I was so bored of the story I was just rushing through to finish as quick as possible. The last few cutscenes I ended up treating like Netflix by replying to texts on my phone instead of being fully immersed in the game and invested as I was TLOU. I’m not saying don’t buy the game or play it, but honestly watch some gameplay or a review from someone you may often find yourself agreeing with first and see their opinions you may enjoy this game and if you do I’m honestly jealous but don’t just buy this game expecting it to live up to be an amazing sequel because chances are it won’t    … Expand
  14. Ghost4774
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    The last of us part 2 é bom?
    Eu acabei de zerar o jogo e ainda estou repensando sobre o quão INCRÍVEL... esse jogo é. Deixo claro que The last of us part 2 é um jogo sobre pessoas e pontos de vista. Você tem que refletir sobre tudo o que se passa no jogo e se existe mesmo um vilão... Porquê o Joel é o herói que salvou a Ellie, mas também é o vilão que tirou o pai da Abby.
    O jogo trata    The last of us part 2 é bom?
    Eu acabei de zerar o jogo e ainda estou repensando sobre o quão INCRÍVEL... esse jogo é. Deixo claro que The last of us part 2 é um jogo sobre pessoas e pontos de vista. Você tem que refletir sobre tudo o que se passa no jogo e se existe mesmo um vilão... Porquê o Joel é o herói que salvou a Ellie, mas também é o vilão que tirou o pai da Abby.
    O jogo trata isso de uma maneira incrível para você ver os dois lados da moeda. E essa experiencia que eu passei ao longo do jogo foi muitooooo foda!    … Expand
  15. aliha83
    Jun 25, 2020
    10
    it has awesome gameplay but the story will make yo so sad and it doesn't mean it's a bad game if you can't cope with the story.
  16. skyzolee
    Jun 25, 2020
    9
    The Last of Us part 2 is a stealth/adventure/horror game. Level design improved significantly. In the first one you could see when a gunfight was going to happen because the level design « spoiled » it, in this one not so much you can actually be surprised. Gameplay is more or less the same thing with some minor improvements, but still good. I actually enjoyed the story and even though IThe Last of Us part 2 is a stealth/adventure/horror game. Level design improved significantly. In the first one you could see when a gunfight was going to happen because the level design « spoiled » it, in this one not so much you can actually be surprised. Gameplay is more or less the same thing with some minor improvements, but still good. I actually enjoyed the story and even though I understand why people are mad, I think it’s still worth playing and I would recommend it to everyone.… Expand
  17. edvardmort
    Jun 25, 2020
    10
    not necassarily the story we wanted, but definitely the one we needed. masterpiece.
  18. Asearoru
    Jun 25, 2020
    10
    Замечательная игра! Слава Хохлу-гному и королю КФС!
  19. Trilobyte
    Jun 25, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Finished this game on the weekend but decided to write a review now. I needed time to rethink everything, but now I'm ready. Let's start in order:
    1) Graphic. It is the most important component of the game. it is clear that the company has done a great job in this direction. Everything is very high quality drawn, the eyes are pleased to look at it. But it doesn’t reach the level of RDR 2 a bit, still there the graphics are not reachable. rating for graphics - 9/10
    2) Music. Here is above all praise. Playing the guitar was simply exciting especially liked the episode with the song Take on me, after that I continue to go into YouTube and listen to it. It is not surprised that this episode now has 1.5 million views. So here 10/10
    3) Gameplay. Here it is already debatable. On the one hand, a lot of innovations appeared, a new combat system ... But this is impressive somewhere in the middle of the game, then it becomes already boring. I do not blame the developers for this, but it would be possible to improve it a little. Therefore 8/10
    4) Plot. Here I will scold developers. How could you spoil the story after the first part? We had a great story about relationship between father (yes, I perceive him already as her father) and daughter. Ahd what we have in the 2 part? You see a dead Joel who was killed by some unknown botex woman. and what does Druckmann do? He wants to justify this scary woman with two hours of stupid story about her. It was very unwise to talk about some unknown doctor when we killed more than a hundred people in the first part. That is, he could take any random character that we killed in the first part and make his child take revenge for it. It is very cheap and not original. Drackmann is trying to resemble Glukhovsky, but he is not good at it. Shame on you, Druckmann !!! Now 3/10
    5) Propaganda. One more worst thing in the game. I could forgive Sarkisyan for the terrible daughter of Drake (instead of the normal boy who was supposed to be originally), but in this game it was terrible. Hairy armpits, Ellie's disgusting girlfriend, pumped Abby, gay boy ... All this caused nausea and once again confirmed that calling Sarkeesian was a bad idea. 0/10
    In the end, i would like to say that Naughty Dog buried this series of games. I, like many fans, did not expect them to release such a weak game after Uncharted 4. I saw yesterday that he hinted at part 3 of the game ... I am absolutely sure that no one will wait it and the sales will be as low as possible. Thanks for your attention!)    … Expand
  20. magz88
    Jun 25, 2020
    6
    This game is mostly pretty good. The gameplay is greatly improved from the first. Graphics and voice acting is incredible. The story is pretty good. The way the story is told is not.

    The start is good, if not great, but loses momentum halfway when there's some pretty uninteresting flashbacks that last way too long. The pacing sucks. The flashbacks, while great, are poorly placed and I    This game is mostly pretty good. The gameplay is greatly improved from the first. Graphics and voice acting is incredible. The story is pretty good. The way the story is told is not.

    The start is good, if not great, but loses momentum halfway when there's some pretty uninteresting flashbacks that last way too long. The pacing sucks. The flashbacks, while great, are poorly placed and I feel the story would have been better if we got some context before the inciding incident, and not after. The ending is good, but not nearly as powerful as the ending in the first one. The new characters kinda suck. Most are killed of and quickly forgotten, and Joel's death does not sit right with me. This game is weird. I hate a lot of it. I love a lot of it. It's still a game I would recommend to everyone who enjoyed the first one, just to have a reaction to it. It's worth the 60 bucks. The review bombing is ridiculous, and people should play the game themselves and make up their own opinions.    … Expand
  21. Enmanuelher
    Jun 25, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Buenos gráficos, buena jugabilidad, bugs mínimos. La historia se fue a otro lado, introdujeron de manera muy forzada la "inclusión" lo cuál no está mal si fuese algo secundario. Lo que evidentemente no fue así, pudieron haberlo hecho mucho mejor y enfocarse más en el virus, los seres humanos y Joel.… Expand
  22. pakquieresaber
    Jun 25, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. es muy bueno si bien la historia no es perfecta en si es un buen juego casi ninguna critica se enfoca en el desarrollo que tiene la historia y todo lo que pasa en medio ademas la inclusión es lo que menos importa lo que verdaderamente importa son sus acciones y pensamientos a lo largo del juego… Expand
  23. Cerch
    Jun 25, 2020
    10
    Perfecto !! Un juego brutal en todos los aspectos, la historia revolucionaria, el gameplay exquisito.
  24. VHS__Tape
    Jun 25, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Stunning visuals, excellent animation, and a heartbreaking tale of revenge.

    Naughty Dog has taken a big risk this time around, guiding you on a journey of grief, rage, and consequence from multiple perspectives. While many may not like NDs decision to pull the old MGS2 switcharoo, it is important to remember the themes of this title. I think I great deal of whether or not you will enjoy this game rests upon how willing you are to empathize with both Ellie and Abby.

    In the days since finishing this game I haven't been able to come up with any other games I can compare the story of TLOU2 to, certainly none whose story has stuck and resonated with me quite like this one. It is extremely disappointing to see the vitriolic brigading leveled against this game, and I sincerely hope this doesn't deter Naughty Dog from taking risks like this in the future.

    So please ignore the avalanche of negativity from these user reviews, poorly written this game is not.    … Expand
  25. Congoblast
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    Dont waste your money. Buy food instead. They even tried to delete reviews them a holes
  26. blondewad
    Jun 25, 2020
    10
    TLOU2 was a masterstroke in game development! The story is a phenomenal growth from the first (which I was also a big fan of) and the most emotionally demanding story in any game I've played. The game mechanics never faltered to support the story by offering a grittier and more difficult combat experience this time around. Honestly just a 10/10 game.
  27. Xqtlil
    Jun 25, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Игра харошая саветую купит. А кто ставит нули идите вы все н###и… Expand
  28. Spynner987
    Jun 25, 2020
    7
    Let's face it, people. It isn't the trash game many think, but neither is a masterpiece. Story could've been handled better. Gameplay is the same as the first one. Technically the best of the generation
  29. vudeptrai123
    Jun 25, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. i love this game but we are not fair because joel dead. im so **** sad about this but the game is excilent . why you do this **** thing . dm tao là cter đây đm , bắn tung đít giờ… Expand
  30. eminemo
    Jun 25, 2020
    10
    Just be open minded before playing, even if you don't like the plot at all it is a still goddamn good game
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  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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