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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  3. Negative: 68,475 out of 161975
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  1. zemmiphobe
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. i think this game is an absolute masterpiece both technically and artistically. It is pretty sad to me that the game is being review bombed because the heroes aren't male and there are so many different types of people in the game. Sad white boys crying sad white boy tears don't make for realistic review numbers. Honestly, I would give the game 9/10 but am tossing the 1 extra point on there to try to offset all the negative reviews.… Expand
  2. Rabcrouchy
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Loved game. Game play is amazing. Just wish new game plus you had choice to play abbys story. Be good if had option to skip it like re2. Great game. Both stories are great but just prefer playing as ellie.… Expand
  3. Headstrongx
    Jul 1, 2020
    4
    I honestly can't trust any critic giving this a 100 score because this is not a perfect game in any way. I personally don't think any game can truly be given a 100 score because there is always room for improvement. I did love the visuals of this game, it was beautiful and I think it is a stunning game to play. The game play has improved but does get a little repetitive over time. I alsoI honestly can't trust any critic giving this a 100 score because this is not a perfect game in any way. I personally don't think any game can truly be given a 100 score because there is always room for improvement. I did love the visuals of this game, it was beautiful and I think it is a stunning game to play. The game play has improved but does get a little repetitive over time. I also think the upgrading of weapons was made too long a process in this and was tedious to sit through over and over again.

    The story itself isn't the best and is a little too on the nose at time as they try to shove the point down your throat, rather than letting the gamer get to the conclusions they want them to by themselves. I feel they might have been able to up the score of this game to a 6/7 if they had did a better job with the games timeline. Some of the choices they made confused me quite a lot. This would have worked better if they had chopped and changed the timeline. Overall I didn't love the story, I felt the pacing was off as you played due to decisions they made, the ending (whilst it left me an emotional, crying mess) was bitterly disappointing and left me feeling numb about the whole thing. You can kind of see what they were going for but it didn't land at all given the decisions they made of when characters would be introduced. At about the 50% mark you reach a point where you are suddenly just trying to get through a part of the game, not really caring or paying attention to what is going on as you work to get back to a part you care even 2% about. Just overall not a game I can say I enjoyed playing.    … Expand
  4. BrunoCalapez
    Jul 1, 2020
    10
    Best gameplay in any videogame, amazing story told in an unconventional way. Best game I ever played
  5. luppchri
    Jun 30, 2020
    8
    Despite all the hate and negative feedback that the game has received, I actually think The Last of Us Part 2 has a strong story. Not necessarily narrated in a way I wanted it to be, but nonetheless a strong story. I would have hoped for a happier ending or at least one less sad, but honestly it fits the overall dark context.
    I also get the idea behind the being Abbey part but I believe    Despite all the hate and negative feedback that the game has received, I actually think The Last of Us Part 2 has a strong story. Not necessarily narrated in a way I wanted it to be, but nonetheless a strong story. I would have hoped for a happier ending or at least one less sad, but honestly it fits the overall dark context.
    I also get the idea behind the being Abbey part but I believe this could have been better scripted; possibly by putting her story at the beginning of the game. It took me actually quite a while to accept her character emotionally after what she had done to Joel. The part I liked the least were the Ellie flashbacks particularly the one in the dinosaur museum. These were just boring and really interrupted the flow of the game negatively. Also the scavenger hunting was a bit too much for my taste.

    Is it a great game? Technically definitely a masterpiece with a strong but extremely grim story that leaves you with a sad feeling at the end of the game. While this is not necessarily what I look for in a computer game, I (artistically) accept it as it is. Where the game fell short for me was the storytelling as it could have been much better executed. I also would have preferred more combat and less scavenger hunts.
    But overall still one of the best games I have played and I definitely do not regret buying or playing it. Let's hope that some of the loose ends will be picked up in Part 3.

    What I liked:
    Graphics: For me visually the best PS4 game so far. Whether it is the environment, the characters, or the cut scenes, everything looks just breathtaking. I have never seen such an amount of detail in a PS4 game. Everything moves and looks so realistically. (10 out of 10)

    Audio: The sound of the game is spectacular and the voice acting top notch. I think Naughty Dog could have used a bit more background music, but definitely some of the best audio in a video game (9 out of 10)

    Performance: I have never seen a game that looks and sounds so great and yet has zero performance issues. In my 30+ hours of play-through I cannot remember a single moment where the game was stuck, had a visual frame rate drop, or other performance issues. For the level of detail and motion in the environment as well as characters an absolutely outstanding achievement. (10 out of 10)

    Controls: More or less the same controls as the original Last of Us which are very intuitive, easy to master and fun. Nothing to complain about here (10 out of 10)

    What I did not like:
    Gameplay: Nearly the same gameplay as the original Last Of Us with some slight improvements which I liked. But in comparison to its predecessor there was less combat and more scavenger hunting which became often quite boring. While i focused for the most part of the first half of the game on finding all secrets, I stopped half-way through and just focused on finishing the story. (5 out of 10)

    Replayability: I am currently not inclined to play it a second time but may eventually do so to get the Platinum trophy. I like the fact that the game offers the possibility to restart with all your achieved skills and collected weapons from the first play-through. (6 out of 10)    … Expand
  6. Petrus-Matus
    Jul 1, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Amazing game, everyone should play this game and judge by themselves.
    I started by hating playing with Abby and then all starts to make sense.
    The more i liked Abby the more i disliked Ellie, to a point i didn't know which one i wanted to "win".
    The end was perfect to me, i was really against Ellie killing Abby, and then they "saved" Ellie.
    Amazing job Naughty Dog, really curious about what you will do next, on PS5.
    Best game on PS4.    … Expand
  7. PANAUT
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    THE LAST OF US 2 .... IS EXCELLENT, AWESOME ! 10/10
    Amazing gameplay , graphics and storyline.
  8. EduardoAC
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Achei o jogo incrível, trilha sonora magnífica, dublagens muito boas, história coerente e jogabilidade maravilhosa, recomendo que joguem com a mente aberta, entendendo os dois lados das personagens, se põem no lugar delas pra tentar entender, dps reflitam o que é errado e o que é certo, o jogo me deixou muito emocionado com tudo o que rolou.… Expand
  9. TheRealKG
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    This game is a masterpiece of storytelling combined with a presentation that feels almost like a next-generation game. If you approach this game with an open mind and empathize with the characters, you will love it. The people that are disappointed with this game are disappointed because it did not pander to their likes and repeat the same story tropes most other games do. The themes inThis game is a masterpiece of storytelling combined with a presentation that feels almost like a next-generation game. If you approach this game with an open mind and empathize with the characters, you will love it. The people that are disappointed with this game are disappointed because it did not pander to their likes and repeat the same story tropes most other games do. The themes in the game are incredibly complex and I am looking forward to playing it a second time on PS5.… Expand
  10. SickWell
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. One of the best games of this generation and the best on PS4.

    The best atmospheric sound in games. A complex, lively and relevant story.    … Expand
  11. MartinOcampo
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I cannot comprehend so much hate for the sexuality matter. Of course, it could have been taken care of more properly, but still that doesn’t need to take away the characters value. Some of them are not so good, but some of them are really good and necessary.

    It has some negative points for me, starting from very forced character appearances, and the chats with Ellie and her partners while playing, which seems as if nothing had happened to Joel.

    This story lets us know that Ellie and Joel are not the only people who deserve something from the world, it shows us the cost and consequences of what their actions have caused in other people who as them, try to live and survive, defending what they care of. Even though Joel has been the most important character of TLOU, consequences fall upon him, and as painfully as it is to watch and feel, Joel’s ending is fair, because everybody knows that Joel’s would have done the same in a similar scenario.

    Abby is the harmful truth that shows us that most of the people we kill in combat are just defending what they care of, that every person we kill had a story, a dream, a family, something humanly relevant to life’s importance. I am not saying there aren’t bad or good people, I’m just saying this game makes us conscious of a world we never see in most of the industry, the other side of things. Showing us how much we didn’t care before and even celebrate when our character has done something horrible, because we didn’t know any backgrounds.

    There is a point in the game you start slightly hating Ellie’s actions, who at first had all your support. And it’s normal because they showed us the damage we have done. But still Ellie is heavily impulsive and leads to behaviors that make her look like the Joel with that open wound, with that ferocity, and that relentless way of killing.

    In the great ending, Ellie’s not mercy but realizing that forgiving Abby’s life, may in a way
    mean finishing to forgive Joel, accepting her actions as the same way as Joel’s.

    This game in technical matters it’s perfect. The visuals, soundtrack, and sound are excellently handled. The playability is just something else, being perfectly build and fluid through all the game.    … Expand
  12. Pedrovisck
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    É um ótimo jogo com uma história ainda melhor. Um jogo que humaniza todos os personagens com uma gameplay fluida e interessante! 10/10
  13. Carlosgonca
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. for those who didn't like it, it was because they didn't know how to deal with the events of the game. in a fantastic way this game puts us on both sides of the coin and forces us in some moments to control who you think you hate the most, little by little you discover that you can see what happened through different visions and understand the message of the game. at a time when the world lives by hate speech, it is very interesting that a video game puts us to discuss this situation. excellent in everything, in the graphics, in the history, in the music, in the development of the characters ... perhaps the best game I have ever played!… Expand
  14. aenardfeain
    Jun 30, 2020
    9
    can't understand why people hate this game. Gameplay is perfect, narrative is powerful and soundtrack album is amazing
  15. candywallss
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    I think people should stop crying about the story, it's an incredible roller coaster of emotions and twists. Yeah your beloved character is gone but that doesn't mean it is a bad game, it's just someone's else vision, if you don't like it make your own. This game is way more mature than the first one and I'm very grateful to ND for not producing generic content were they cringingly try toI think people should stop crying about the story, it's an incredible roller coaster of emotions and twists. Yeah your beloved character is gone but that doesn't mean it is a bad game, it's just someone's else vision, if you don't like it make your own. This game is way more mature than the first one and I'm very grateful to ND for not producing generic content were they cringingly try to please everyone.… Expand
  16. Richard_pa
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is stunning in every way, graphics, stealth, gameplay and story of course. ND took a risk, by killing a main character, but boy did it pay off. Although there may have been slight pacing issues, the story being told was excellent. Being able to see the other side of Ellie’s story: ie Abby was imo great. Just a final heads up: the user reviews were reviewed bombed by people to childish to accept Joel’s death or the fact that not all the characters are straight white males. This game is worth 10/10. Just look at the actual critic reviews.… Expand
  17. Bader1994
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    Masterpiece Great story flow throughout the gameplay, view the story from the 2 side perspective
  18. Zerommass
    Jun 30, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is getting hate in the wrong way like people are homophobic or transphobic and also people just hate the game because a main character is dead that is for some a reason a "hero" even though joel isn't a hero he's just a character that is very well developed that makes us like him but as for his selfish choices he saved ellie but then killed a lot of other people that have done a virus so that doesn't make him hero, now for the gameplay and the story ok so for the gameplay the stealth has really improved and sound effects and the graphics have improved and i'm very happy about that that means they have works a lot obn this game also sthe combat areas make you feel that you are in a city and not in a combat just made to be there and also the combat in there is even scarier than in uncharted 4 the gameplay srsly improved from uncharted 4 it is even bettter than uncharted 4 ok now lets talk about the story so we have ellie, dina, jesse, abby, etc... The narrative in every cut scene is really good the only thing that bugs me is that the flashbacks were not in the right place like some were rushed some of them were supposed to be there, so the character developement is actually good except with yara and jordan they were the least developed best character in the game but the rest are good developed and best developed is lev, best character in the game that i've experienced with this game, so yeah some sections were too long like abby that section was too long, but overall this was a pretty good game i enjoyed the gameplay, i enjoyed the story so yes i didn't waste my money for it 8/10 btw shoutout to all the people who did the graphic and the sound design. metacritic is the worst app to put a review because you can barely see wth are you typing in your review it is the worst that i've seen . And also this is annoying and yeah that is why my spelling is bad in here because of metacritc… Expand
  19. Darcknigth
    Jun 30, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. QUEDATE A LEER ESTO
    A mi parecer es un buen juego exelente me atreveria a decir, pero hay unos detalles que no me terminaron de gustar, jugue el primero y era alucinante en cuestion técnica y de desarrollo de historia etc...
    Lo que esta segunda parte tiene es que en lo personal la historia es buena pero un poco inconclusa, deja que desear pero no es decepcionante ni mucho menos, los graficos, banda sonora, y detalles en gral. son exelentes, en los personajes: algunas actitudes no me convencieron, diseño es bueno a mi parecer,lo malo de estos es que deja un hueco para sus historias y finales (aunque no sean principales me ubiera gustado algo más sobre estos). Un pequeño spoiler es que la muerte de Joel es un poco rara puesto que en el primer juego mata a un hombre que fingia estar herido y en esta entrega ayuda a una desconocida y acepta ir a su lugar de alojamiento, esta actitud si extraña y desconforma en sierta parte.
    No es un mal juego, de hecho es bueno pero unos pequeños detalles que parecen no tan importantes pero lo son, definen el gusto o disgusto de los usuarios y pudieron acabar peor.
    Espero que este juego reciba más opiniones positivas puesto que me desiluciona que la gente lo valore como unjuego pobre pero graficamente increilble, me rompe el corazón tener que ver tan malas criticas de usuarios pero a gustos colores.    … Expand
  20. Alessandro22
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    Storia, gameplay, grafica, animazioni da lode. In ogni suo aspetto eccelle, da qualunque aspetto lo si guardi non pecca in nulla, gioco della generazione e forse di tutti i tempi.
  21. Luguer
    Jun 30, 2020
    8
    tbh i love the game mechanics and characters but the script have some stupid things that made it bad, BUT it still a good experience 8/10

    for those who are hating unconscious: grow up men, its just a game with gays ffs
  22. InesCampos
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    The game is super dark and uncomfortable, because that's what we as humans should feel when faced with this pointless violence. I think it's an incredible way to tell a story and even though I have cried and yelled, I loved this game.
  23. LalooAF
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    Vaya que la gente es estúpida, al ver las valoraciones que esta recibiendo, la pregunta es ¿que esperaban para el the last of us parte 2?
    O nombren algún juego de la presente generación que logre hacer lo que hace the last of us, ah pero no fuera algún fifa que es igual todos los años porque a ese le ponen calificaciones altas
  24. DoubleShot556
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    Incredible work of art. I hope to see a part 3 in this series released for PS5.
  25. TheTroXx
    Jun 30, 2020
    9
    It's a good game, the graphic section is impressive, I understand that people are angry with the narrative, I personally liked it. I just think it's too long, too many fight zones, otherwise I enjoyed it a lot.
  26. DiogoMenezes
    Jun 30, 2020
    9
    Não entendo as críticas negativas relacionadas a este jogo , tanto o enredo como o gráfico estão impecáveis.
  27. 39Mello
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    É o jogo mais perfeito que existe para aqueles que se permitiram apreciar. Aos que não conseguiram eu apenas sinto muito por não terem tido a mesma experiência que eu.
  28. nick_perry33
    Jun 30, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game doesn't deserve the 10's it is getting, nor does it deserve the 0-2's it is getting. First off, this game has to be the best looking game I have EVER played, along with having top tier animations and voice acting. No one can take away how visually appealing this game looks and how good it plays. Besides all these great things, there are many issues with this game that mostly come from the story and minor things that come from the gameplay. The gameplay was very fun as expected, but needed a little bit more variety due to the length of the game just to mix things up a little. So let's talk about the story... I can admit ND tried to create an interesting/compelling story which conveyed an important message, but in doing so they sadly fell on their face. Through trying to tell this story, you end up spending a lot of time with characters who you do not care about at all. I bought this game because I cared about Ellie and Joel and their relationship, not to play as new a character who I barely have a connection with. The harsh truth is we don't care about Abby and her backstory enough to play almost 12 hours with. The way I see it is, any story where you play the whole thing as either Ellie or Joel would have a much more enjoyable game to play.… Expand
  29. galindoo
    Jun 30, 2020
    5
    Bad pacing, weak story, repetitive and boring combat.

    Visually pretty good
  30. Tidox
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    Un chef d'oeuvre, meilleure que le 1er opus ! Le scénario vous retourne dans tout les sens, les personnages sont incroyables
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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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Metascore
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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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