The Last of Us Part II

 PlayStation 4
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5.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 161975 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 84,950 out of 161975
  2. Mixed: 8,550 out of 161975
  3. Negative: 68,475 out of 161975
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  1. JollyAndrew
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Awful story, irritating characters. They ruined one of the best game series.

    Rest In Peace Joel.    … Expand
  2. 4DR0
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    You give a one of the best characters in gaming history a **** end compared to GOT or Luke Skywalker
  3. Jayakaj
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    They took one of my favorite stories and made it something awful. Please do not buy.
  4. Willthepotatoe
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Bad game How can u kill a nice character like that He deserve better
    Probably peopel won't get mad if u kill Joel with a decent death    … Expand
  5. ManlyPillow
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    The game is so bad do not waste your money. They had no idea what to do with the story and had to pay off the entire media to get some of their money back that they had lost during the production of the game. Naughty dog has ruined their image and will most likely no longer be a game studio after this game. Watch a let's play or a stream instead of buying the game and save yourself some money.
  6. medoheider
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    Do you honestly think ur funny ?

    And don't cry and start talking about how we hate homosexuality and trans
  7. Caleb10
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Para qué arruinar un gran juego imponiendo ideas y gustos que no todos comparten? historia absurda con un final al borde de lo ridículo, no puedo creer que tiré mi dinero en esta basura
  8. TLOU2suckslul12
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. After spending 20+ hours straight playing through this game I find myself wondering why? Not about why I played the game but why did the writers feel like this is the direction they want for their story? Yes Joel's death was inevitable but why kill him in the most unrealistic and unlikable fashion? Why is a beloved character being killed off by a character we have never met?

    Take your favorite show and think about that main character, you know the one who the show wouldn't work without. The one whose actor has won numerous rewards for their performance as. Sure this character may not be morally correct but still manages to find ways to empathize with the audience. Now imagine this character is randomly killed off half way through the story by a character we have never met who is now going to play a pivotal role to the story. This is objectively bad writing. And this is what happened in the last of us 2.

    The innumerable number flaws in this story leaves me feeling like I could write a book about it. So I'm going to focus on how the game feels rather than the nonsensical decisions and the unlikable characters. In the first game we are thrust into a world where violence and sadness is around every corner yet the player is often relieved of these emotions through Joel and Ellie's relationship. We may be in a world filled with violence and sadness but the story brings hope and happiness through this pseudo father daughter relationship. And it's beautiful. And it's part of the reason the first game was so beloved along with its characters.

    The second game does nothing to bring about positive emotions in the player. The already incredibly brutal violence of the first game has been magnified to a startlingly realistic proportion. And the game goes out of its way to showcase this violence. There is no reprieve from this violence, it goes from extreme violence to more violence then to sadness and back again. This game elicits no positive emotions in the player. The plot surrounding Abby's relationships tried to bring some relief to the story but it fell short as it was impossible for me to empathize with this character. Not to mention the bulk of her story was overwhelmingly sad and violent, following the trend throughout the rest of the game. We were allowed to experience some flashbacks of Ellie and Joel which I believe also tried to bring relief to the story but had the complete opposite effect. Seeing Joel and Ellie together only elicited more sadness, especially the flashbacks which demonstrated their collapsing relationship.

    To top the story off the few characters that actually do survive the story have literally lost everything. I'm not asking for happily ever after. I'm asking for a story whose overarching theme isn't to elicit depression in the viewer. Depression and sadness can be explored as a theme without bringing about that in the player, we can see this as overwhelmingly true in the first game. Not just throughout the game but also in its conclusion.

    In the end the player simply feels empty, not only were the characters we already knew empty versions of their old selves but the new characters also felt empty. We're forced to watch brutal violence over and over with the writers seemingly feeling like they are making a great point about this violence. What point is that? I really don't know. They seem to feel like showing extreme violence is making a point in and of itself yet its not. We watch the characters painstakingly tear down their entire lives and lose everything and every relationship they have in a suicide mission for revenge just to give up in the end after everything has been risked and subsequently lost. It's so nonsensical and unbelievable that it's insulting to the intelligence of the players. They act like this ending is making some great point about hatred, violence, and revenge but it completely falls flat as the game fails to establish any empathy for Abby. I feel like the writers wanted the player to leave the game having a greater understanding of the hatred within them self and what that kind of hatred can lead to. Yet the game elicited the opposite feeling from me, I wanted Abby dead and leaving her alive left me feeling completely unfulfilled. I found myself feeling angry over the fact that Abby lived.

    After walking away from the game I don't feel like I just witnessed something special. It feel like I played through some strange torture porn fantasy that was written by fans who had no regard for logical story telling. And ultimately the game not only feels devoid of characters and plot but also meaning.    … Expand
  9. Melissaa
    Jun 24, 2020
    0
    I hated this. I didn't like the first game either. But this is even worse than old one.
  10. Yugioh60
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    TLOU2 is what happens when talentless liberal hacks more interested in political agendas highjack a medium.

    Soulless, bleak story that completely and utterly craps on the legacy of the original game. Neil "we don't use the word fun" Druckmann is responsible for the massacre of this IP. In the game, the character Abby is seen reading a copy of City of Thieves by David Benioff. This is    TLOU2 is what happens when talentless liberal hacks more interested in political agendas highjack a medium.

    Soulless, bleak story that completely and utterly craps on the legacy of the original game. Neil "we don't use the word fun" Druckmann is responsible for the massacre of this IP. In the game, the character Abby is seen reading a copy of City of Thieves by David Benioff. This is the same hack responsible for the massacre of the Game of Thrones TV series - does it surprise you that all these hack writers run in the same circles?

    Bought and paid for critics won't criticize this atrocity because of its inclusion of gay and trans characters.

    Heavily manipulative trailers for the game which showed certain characters in situations - in the game it's a completely different character assuming the same role. Absolute trash and Naughty Dog deserves to go bankrupt for letting Druckmann destroy this IP.    … Expand
  11. estr0
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    I don't know who this game was designed for but it is certainly not for fans of TLOU.
  12. MaverickMeta
    Jul 24, 2020
    0
    Awful game. F any game that push on your throat identity politics.
    And uhhmm metacritic wants for me to write again my review and I'm not feeling like doing so.
    F naughty Dog and major F for The Last Of Us 2
  13. Gfounder
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    не зашла игра,навязывание своих ценностей,да необоснованные и глупые смерти
  14. rick_swj_enemy
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This game is one of the worst games ever made in terms of story-telling. I really don't care about the sequel (if you have the balls of making a sequel) because you guys took care of ruining the characters from the first game. characters that made the story much better in the past game.

    It happened to Star Wars, It happened to Ghostbusters, It happened to Charlie Angels, It happened to    This game is one of the worst games ever made in terms of story-telling. I really don't care about the sequel (if you have the balls of making a sequel) because you guys took care of ruining the characters from the first game. characters that made the story much better in the past game.

    It happened to Star Wars, It happened to Ghostbusters, It happened to Charlie Angels, It happened to Birds Of Prey, It happened to Onward, it happened to Game Of Thrones and NOW, it's happening to The Last Of Us.

    What other example do you guys need to know, to finally learn that good stories and politics, will never be a good mix?    … Expand
  15. Novvan
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The few tiny bits that made the last of us (aka. the story) was shredded to pieces in the first hours of the game and left a sour bit, not only that, without it the rest was a generic survival game, that can honestly be a skipable experience.

    And I'm not even gonna comment about the worst ending in the history of video-games

    The leaks were better to swallow than this lack of respect against the fans, honestly i hope Neil Druckman doesn't direct a project ever again, but unfortunately this unbearable game will be considered for a goty... what a shame.    … Expand
  16. APW22sasdc
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    HAS A GOLF MINI-GAME WITH JOEL AND YOU CAN ALSO MAKE SOME BIGOT SANDWICHES.
    VERY EPIC!!!!!1!!1
  17. R3DRuM20
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    this game is just disappointing ... they completely forget who makes up the serious community that plays this game
  18. Sam19884
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The story had no point in the long run + why did you had to play more as abby just imagine playing as micah in RD2D ... yeah would be unplayable just like this( Nonsense)… Expand
  19. Arzdms
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Did you see the stark contrast of the scores here? How the Critic Reviews are able to give this game a very shining score of 9 or 10?

    Now, look at the User Reviews, filled with complaints about how the story has been butchered just to fulfil some political movement agenda and killing a beloved character for nothing. See the difference? No? Let me get you in on this. The User    Did you see the stark contrast of the scores here? How the Critic Reviews are able to give this game a very shining score of 9 or 10?

    Now, look at the User Reviews, filled with complaints about how the story has been butchered just to fulfil some political movement agenda and killing a beloved character for nothing.

    See the difference?
    No? Let me get you in on this.

    The User Reviews contained people who ACTUALLY PLAYED THE FIRST GAME. It is filled with people who loved (or still loves) the dynamics and relationships between Joel and Ellie, and those who felt something when they realized that a game's story, can touch people's hearts.

    TLOU2 butchered everything that TLOU has done for us. No gameplay changes, the game world is empty (although very beautiful, kudos to the designers), enemy AI is probably the dumbest you've ever seen, all in all, the game looks very dated.

    Combine all of that with the fact that the story is a nonexistent mess about murder and violence, and at the end of the game, the developers took a step further and tell you 'no no no, revenge is bad, you cannot kill.'

    Now, look at that 85-90-95-100 score from the Critic Reviews. Where the **** does it come from? How the **** are they even grading this game? Do they actually finish the game? This is overhyping up something for the sake of nothing but money.

    This type of corporate stupidity has to be stopped. If I'm able to refund my purchase, I would do so gladly.

    Worst $60 I ever spend.

    At least Game of Thrones season 8 killed Daenerys.    … Expand
  20. Kurtasty
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    I tried to like it, despite all the controversy leading up to it. I can't believe this is the direction they went, 6 hours in and im ready to turn it off forever.
  21. Kenshiro_
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This is a complete spit on the face to all the fans of this beloved franchise, this game it compares to the Disney Starwars sequels and Games of Thrones season 8. I don’t why corporations like this pander to sjw audience when they don’t even bother to buy games unlike us fans that we love this games
  22. ShrekWick
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This review has a couple of spoilers for games other than TLOU2

    WHAT. THE. ****
    WHAT IN THE ACTUAL **** NAUGHTY DOG?!?!?!?!?! THE PLOT IS A PIECE OF ****ING **** SOME ****ING GORILLA SMASHES JOEL AND TOMMY'S HEADS INTO A ****ING BLOOD PORRIDGE, THE WHOLE GAME WE HUNT AFTER THAT XUNT AND IN THE ****ING END AFTER MEETING HER WE LET. HER. GO. LET HER ****ING GO. YOU ARE TELLING ME THAT KILLING EVERYONE'S FAVORITE CHARACTER BY SOME NEW RANDOM CHARACTER IS COOL, GOING AFTER HER THE WHOLE GAME IS COOL, BUT LEAVING HER ALIVE IN THE ****ING END IS COOLER. IMAGINE KILLING ARTHUR MORGAN IN THE MIDDLE OF RDR2 AS MICAH, THEN PLAYING THE WHOLE GAME AS MICAH, AND IN THE END SEEING JOHN MARSTON FORGIVE MICAH AND LET MICAH HAVE A WONDERFUL LIFE. OR IMAGINE SWITCHING TO MAURICE, KILLING AIDAN PIERCE AND THEN HAVING A HAPPY ****ING END. LIKE YARE YARE ****ING DAZE, AM I FURIOUS. YES, I AM FURIOUS, IN FACT I AM ENRAGED, PETRIFIED BY THE ****TINES OF THIS PLOT. I AM SO HAPPY THE PLOT GOT LEAKED. THE MAN LEAKING IT IS A HERO. I REALLY HOPE THIS GAME IS A FINANCIAL DISASTER, BECAUSE FROM A STORY PERSPECTIVR, IT IS A GOD DAMN ONE. I AM SOOOOOO DISAPPOINTED I CAN NOT RATE -16... I AM REALLY SORRY FOR WHAT YOU HAVE DONE TO JOEL ABD ELLIE. IN FACT I LOVE JOEL SO MUCH I'VE NAMED MY PENCIL SHARPENER AFTER HIM. FIST AND ****ING LAST TIME I NAMED AN INANIMATE OBJECT. HOW THE **** DOES THIS PLOT WORK? YEAH, SURE, JOEL CHOSE ELLIE OVER THE WOLRD. BUT THAT'S BULL****, NEIL. WHAT THE **** DID THE WORLD DO FOR JOEL, HUH?! KILL HIS DAUGHTER, BEST FRIEND AND A ****ING LOT OF PEOPLE HE CARED ABOUT, MADE HIM SMUGGLE **** FOR A LIVING AND THEN HAVE THE GIRL THAT CAME IN THE PLACE OF HIS DAUGHTER ****ING KILLED FOR THOSE WHO GAVE NOT A SINGLE ****ING **** ABOUT HIM??? **** THE WORLD. IT HAS GONE TO **** THE PEOPLE THAT SURVIVED-SURVIVED BECAUSE THEY WERE HARDER TO KILL, BETTER, FASTER, STRONGER, SMARTER. AND THE ONES THAT ARE WALKERS ARE ****ING DEAD BAGS OF **** WALKING TO KILL AND EAT. THEY HAVE THEIR BRAINS TURNED INTO A ****ING MUSHROOM, WHAT ARE YOU EXPECTING TO DO, POUR SOME MAGIC ****ING GEL MADE OUT OF ELLIE'S ANTIBODIES ON THE FUNGI SO THAT IT REPLACES THE BRAIN, THE EXPERIENCE, THE KNWOLEDGE, EVERY-****ING-THING??? THAT **** SO MESSED UP EVEN CRAZY DIAMOND REQUIEM WOULD'T BE ABLE TO BRING IT BACK TO ****ING NORMAL. BUT YEAH SURE CALL ME HOMOPHOBIC, RACIST, EGOISTIC OR WHATEVER IN THE **** YOU CALL PEOPLE WITH A BIT OF COMMON ****ING SENSE
    I am sorry for all of this toxicity and rage i put you through, but i just could not keep it in me
    Please, call back all of the copies, rewrite the plot and then sell the game. It might cost more, but at least you will not put both the game franchise's reputation and the companies reputation and financial situation. Is it better to fund 10 mils in the game and have a revenue of 5k, or fund 25 mils and have a revenue of 100 mils? Keep in mind, that sucking all this pseudo-equality movement's asses is not worth it. Do not say **** you" to the community that loves you. I am so glad you ended Uncharted before you raped Nathan Drake's name    … Expand
  23. x13259
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This story is just terrible, what can I say. It's almost worse than the leaks. Honestly the gameplay is also not as good as everyone says. I would rather play Fortnite and that's a true insult.
  24. Samurai_EGYPT
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    The story is **** you should but the story in him ass .
    The game play is something good But the story is like ****
  25. thegadfly
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    I almost never post reviews, but after playing through this game, I feel compelled to write this review to warn others. Do not buy or play this game. The story is so horrendously bad that it nullifies everything good about the game and you will regret ever having played it.
  26. MohamudGeto009
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Stupidest and Ugliest Story EVER
    They destroythe characters For their AGENDA
  27. DJN5383
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Garbage game. Typical revenge plot that is executed horribly. It’s also filled with woke nonsense. Do yourself a favor and save your money for Ghosts of Tsushima.
  28. carlooos11
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    I expected more from this game, I read it had a qualification of 95 and I thought this could be one of the best game of all the times, but, to be honest I'm disappointed.
  29. CommieSmasher
    Jul 5, 2020
    0
    Spent 25+ hours looking for the sixty dollar value spent on this. Searched every nook and cranny. Trophies were attained one after another during my quest. Finally found it. In what has to be the most brave, bold, and revolutionary step in gaming history--I got to herd sheep.
  30. Nikola416
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Abomination of a "story" game. Crazy how this is supposed to be a story game but the weakest link of the game is the story. Do not buy. Save 60 dollars.
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Metascore
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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