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. Danxd1
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    Very game good.................................................
    G R A T U L A
  2. Joel2002
    Jun 20, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Well basically it has excellent graphics and gameplay but it is useless if the story is poorly structured the story seems forced and the previous story does not continue well and I am not bothered by the LBTG integration but they exaggerated forcing it in the story, so basically it was useless graphics if you have this story that rubbish… Expand
  3. Moskitita
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. juego con pobre historia y muy pobre guion, hay varios bugs a arreglar y el tinte politico salpica muchisimo por todos lados!, ademas de los millones de cajones vacio, pasas largos ratos sin tirar un tiro, los puzples son un chiste, el juego te lo podes pasar sin tirar un tiro...… Expand
  4. TDSWAGER
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    Best gameplay Best graphics Best design But **** character mindset **** storyline **** ending this game **** destroying name of legendary game in2013
  5. BigCat315
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I just want to preface this by stating that I had little issue with any political ideals or anything like that. I know a lot of people are going out of their way to dismiss all low reviews as bigotry, but this certainly not the case with this review. My issues were solely with what will be discussed below.

    First what I liked:
    -Overall gameplay is relatively unchanged from the first game for better or worse. There are some additional movement features and the ability to go prone but otherwise there is not much more depth than last time. If you enjoyed the core gameplay of the first game then you will probably at least enjoy that aspect of the game.

    - The graphics are certainly impressive on par with that of other first party Sony titles. Some of the skyboxes were breathtaking.

    -Small interactions with the environment that added extra storytelling. Like being able to play the guitar or playing fetch with the dog are nice little slice of life segments that at least bring some light to the utter darkness that is the story.

    -Dina was a well written and fleshed out character who stood out among the rest of the new cast.

    What I did not like:

    -The story. Wow. I don't even know where to start? If the main reason you enjoyed the first game was the dynamic between Joel and Ellie then stay as far away from this title as possible. The actions that are made by them 90% of the time are so completely out of character it is mind boggling. Joel telling his name to a group of random strangers? Ellie killing a dog and then berating the dead dog while looking at its corpse? Enough to make your stomach churn to be quite frank and that is really just the tip of the iceberg.

    -The new cast aside from Dina were either forgettable or insufferable. The only one that really needs to be talked about is Abby. All the qualities that made Joel and Ellie likable from the first game are completely absent with Abby. Abby is extremely selfish and rarely does she ever make a choice that is not in her own interests. The narrative constantly tries to paint her in a positive light yet her actions are perceived completely different by the player. I think a lot of this is due to the fact that when trying to paint Abby in a positive light they constantly tried to do the opposite to Ellie to force changes in perception.

    -The ending is an extremely unsatisfying bait and switch that leaves the player confused by Ellie's actions or should I say non-action. The whole plot of the game was about how revenge is bad yet Abby got her revenge and is in a better place for it. Ellie tried getting her revenge and decides not to at the end and her life is now in shambles. If the message was "revenge is bad" then I just don't see how that was translated in an effective manner.

    In conclusion I can't help but feel that the writer feels a disconnect or sizeable dislike with the main protagonists of his established work. After Joel's demise in what was essentially the tutorial I could have already surmised that the author did not like the protagonist, but the author takes this to another level and actually inserts a detailed depiction of themselves spitting on the corpse of the character which left me to wonder what caused such a hatred for one's creation? Was it merely just for shock value? If so that seemed more amateurish than self-inserting in your own work of fiction. Regardless I will certainly be hesitant to invest time, money, or emotion on a Naughty Dog product ever again and I will certainly never touch a work of Neil Druckmann's again as long as I exist. Not due to any kind of political issues, because to be quite frank Neil and I probably agree across the board on every political issue, but because I believe he is an absolute abysmal storyteller who does not truly care about the worlds or characters he is responsible for.    … Expand
  6. israel_x
    Jun 20, 2020
    10
    Pra mim esse jogo é definido como obra de arte, simples. Em conjunto com o primeiro, é o jogo mais complexo da história, com uma narrativa que transcende as noçoes comuns sobre moralidade e valores. Ensinam que nesse mundo, o mundo de joel e ellie, NÃO EXISTE herói nem vilao, no fundo todos querem apenas sobreviver e acabam tendo que lidar com as consequências dessas acões.

    Joguem esse    Pra mim esse jogo é definido como obra de arte, simples. Em conjunto com o primeiro, é o jogo mais complexo da história, com uma narrativa que transcende as noçoes comuns sobre moralidade e valores. Ensinam que nesse mundo, o mundo de joel e ellie, NÃO EXISTE herói nem vilao, no fundo todos querem apenas sobreviver e acabam tendo que lidar com as consequências dessas acões.

    Joguem esse game com a mente aberta, sem tentar entender aonde a narrativa quer te levar. Apenas sinta, aprecie as atuações e a forma de como o mundo por si só conta uma história linda.    … Expand
  7. usemeta
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    What a ridiculous storyline this game is, it is ironic that all the scores...
  8. Amungusfungus
    Jun 20, 2020
    10
    It really shows how the world is, cruel, without heroes, only people who die, a world where only the strongest survive.
  9. felipefera21
    Jun 20, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. É sério que o povo tá reclamando porque o Joel morreu e Ellie é LGBT? O jogo é fantástico, gráficos incríveis e jogabilidade melhor que o primeiro. A história continua sendo o ponto alto, aposto que a maioria que deu nota baixa nem jogou o game!… Expand
  10. Mvega29
    Jun 20, 2020
    10
    Amazing! Ignore all these bad reviews just all trolls. Hands down one of the best games I have ever played or will ever play. Please check the game out. People are just trolling like always and have bad reviews just to fit the trend. It’s impossible to finish the game already so they are trolls.
  11. Sasha-Badass
    Jun 20, 2020
    8
    Хорошая игра если не обращать внимания на толерастию. Мне понравилось.
  12. dodadoodoo
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    I've been a Naughty Dog Fan a Long time... so it saddens me to see this disheartening treatment of an established beloved franchise. Usually, when a developer makes a sequel... they do it to continue a well-received franchise and implement upgrades to gameplay / continue the ALREADY BELOVED STORY AND CHARACTERS. This game just seems like a story that derails most of the resemblance to theI've been a Naughty Dog Fan a Long time... so it saddens me to see this disheartening treatment of an established beloved franchise. Usually, when a developer makes a sequel... they do it to continue a well-received franchise and implement upgrades to gameplay / continue the ALREADY BELOVED STORY AND CHARACTERS. This game just seems like a story that derails most of the resemblance to the original. It seems to try and garner Violence points to cover this bad story up... with blood. RECOMMEND AGAINST!!… Expand
  13. soldadohue
    Jun 20, 2020
    10
    Estou no ultimo episódio está excelente gráfico, som, jogabilidade é o jogo mais bem feito só poderia ser da ND
  14. Zyndall
    Jun 20, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game has one of the worst stories ever. The plot is a mess, after a couple hours, you have no reason to really continue....and that ending will leave a sour taste in your mouth. The graphics and gameplay mechanics aren't bad, but they're not enough to save this disgrace.… Expand
  15. LiridonMR
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game destroyed my heart. It ruined the characters, it made them non traditional to put it politically correct. Naughty Dog ruined the experience we enjoyed in the first game, this game was by far the worst game ever to experience. Just because it has very realistic graphics, it would ever make me by default enjoy the game. The story is disgusting, the characters were ruined, the experience was horrible. Naughty dog is trying to be abstract and different but neglecting what the fans want and what they enjoyed previously is Naughty dogs downfall. Appeasing the lgbt community and trying to win praise from them is why Naughty Dog destroyed a game franchise we loved. If there is one word that describes this game is disgusting! From all angles!… Expand
  16. Drake_C
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A história é decepcionante, os cara fizeram merda total, e nenhum dos dois personagens mais desnecessários morreram (Abby e Dina) História é tão forçada que chega a ser revoltante, dinheiro jogado no lixo.… Expand
  17. Scopiin
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I don't want to talk about it, they have killed Joel so stupid, he was like father for me, what i didnt have… Expand
  18. lilacthedork
    Jun 20, 2020
    5
    Hiya!
    I know that some people may come to here to find out if the game is worth playing. And to see most of it just be review bombing may be disappointed. So if you're looking to find out, go ahead and give mine a read.
    I'll make it very clear that i HAVE NOT PLAYED IT. However, i know what i've seen from the leaks from before release, and these are my first impressions on the game,    Hiya!
    I know that some people may come to here to find out if the game is worth playing. And to see most of it just be review bombing may be disappointed. So if you're looking to find out, go ahead and give mine a read.

    I'll make it very clear that i HAVE NOT PLAYED IT. However, i know what i've seen from the leaks from before release, and these are my first impressions on the game, what it does, and if it's worth it.

    To put it short- no. I don't think it is. But, why? Well, let me explain.

    I can't speak for the story of the first one- but i get the vibe that it was generally unforgiving, yet held some positive themes, mainly Joel and Ellie's relationship, having someone to care about and protect in a situation like that. At the end of the day, it was unforgiving, but seemed like it had some feel good parts.

    2 doesn't have any of that. But that substance isn't placed anywhere else, either. Any enjoyment or any proper theming seems completely lost, in favor of a thin veil of progressiveness that barely, if at all, covers the fact that this game exists for nothing but to revel in the same gratuitous violence that the rest of the industry does, whilst also getting to insult their players.

    I'm not usually the Anti-SJW kind- in fact, i'm typically the complete opposite, I'm INCREDIBLY liberal, in fact. However, that just means that i can tell you for a god damned fact that there isn't a message or a theme here. It's violence. Violence and pain without end- that's what this game exists for. If it was about teaching the impacts of violence, and involved some kind of conscience, it could have easily gone the route of, say, Undertale- giving you the option to do the right thing and rewarding you for not being a violent and murderous lil **** Rewarding you for doing the right thing is infinitely better than punishing you for NOT doing so- yet TLOU2 does only the latter.

    It had any number of ways to confront this issue, and yet chose only the most basic and effortless way to do so, almost as if they had no care for the issue they were portraying. Which is exactly the truth.

    On the progressive front, i've heard people- like Rich, of ReviewtechUSA- complimenting the game's inclusivity. When frankly, that couldn't be further from the truth. Naughty Dog was clearly so blindsided by the money that they could have been making, that they literally ballsed up the entire operation. You wanna know how? They wanted to give the game some kind of trans inclusivity. How did they do that? By making ALL the women ugly, so that the trans women could see themselves fitting in there. I- Uh, Naughty Dog, coming from a trans person, do you realise by doing that you're just calling ALL trans people ugly? You know, the exact opposite of your goal? Kinda a stupid move there, guys. Just sayin'.

    At the end of the day, from an outsider's perspective, someone who really didn't have a bias for or against the TLOU series, TLOU2 is honestly a crash course in corporate greed. What was once a labour of love and a series that had passion and care put into it, which gave it the massive, adoring fanbase it had, is now no different to any other AAA game series- revelling in excessive violence for the sake of excessive violence, and pandering to people in the worst, most badly thought out and most CLEARLY INGENUINE way.

    Again, this is an outsider's perspective. You may **** LOVE the game. You may also love sadomasochism, i can't judge!
    But, whereas the original had some spark there that, looking back, might have made it worth playing, TLOU2 has nothing. It actively insults the people it tries to support, and indulges itself in the industry's love of blood and gore for no other reason than blood and gore and pain. It exists to exploit minorities by """""supporting""""" them, and for the sake of money, indulges itself in the exact problems with the industry it claims to be 'confronting'.

    TLOU2 is, from my perspective, a crash course in the downfall of a developer, thanks to corporate greed.

    However, i can't give it, like, a 3 or a 0 like most others have- because it has things going for it still. The gameplay looks somewhat fun, if a little uninspired like every other survival horror zombie-based game. But, i can't say it looks bad.
    The game, on top of that, seems stable. It's not a broken mess like some of the WORST games i've played. Though, that SHOULD be the normal expectation but for a mess that was likely rushed and DEFINITELY not thought out in the least, it's a surprise, to say the least [of us].
    The graphics are absolutely incredible as well. If nothing else, there WAS some kind of care put into that, even if the animations can look a little janky at times [we all know the meme i mean].

    It's not the WORST game ever. But it 100% lacks any kind of spark and passion and is a clear display of a developer dropping to their knees, all for the sake of hitting that green.    … Expand
  19. thalystranges
    Jun 20, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. O Jogo tem milhares de pontos bons. Ele nos faz refletir no que nós fazemos por ódio, o ciclo da vingança tem que acabar alguma hora, e no momento que vemos tudo que a Abby perdeu, juntando tudo que a Ellie perdeu, chegamos ao um fim perfeito da vingança, e seguir em frente.… Expand
  20. HammterVille
    Jun 20, 2020
    10
    The game was the pioneer in introducing many accessibility options for people with visual, motor and hearing impairments. It has more than 60 accessibility settings, incredible graphics and an extremely engaging narrative. Better than Death Stranding, for example.
  21. andres90109010
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    Such a huge disappointment after years of waiting.
    Don't buy this game if you care about the characters or anything the previous game set up.
  22. MAR_MOON
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    the game play has gone almost completely unchanged and the writing has taken a sharp decline. such a shame the original story ends like this.
  23. Cddavila
    Jun 20, 2020
    10
    Loved it. The gameplay and graphics are an improvement from the already amazing previous game.
  24. Spllit
    Jun 20, 2020
    10
    It's the greatest game I've ever seen it all Time. Thx developers for that.
  25. KV2sovietico
    Jun 20, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A história é podre mas o jogo é foda, porque que a Ellie não matou a poha da Skatista la no final mano, a loka matou o Joel e foda-se se é errado, ja mataram mais de 1000 cara e me vem dizer que é "errado" o negocio é matar mesmo, tirando o fato que o Joel morreu de uma forma desonrada, o cara mais foda do jogo e acredito que muita gente jogou para ver o joel de volta fazendo alguma coisa, nem pra ter pelo menos um cena em que você tenha um confronto com ele ao seu lado sem ser um speed run.… Expand
  26. PWEI
    Jun 20, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It gets a 4 because the gameplay and design were stellar, along with brief moments of letting characters breathe. Dina, Jesse and Ellie were all great together but the game was more concerned with finding the edginess of the walking dead instead of finding meaningful moments to let the player experience. Every moment with Abby is pure pain, the game doesn’t have faith in me to understand that a character could have an understanding sympathetic back story without making me play every boring second of it.… Expand
  27. PaleGirl
    Jun 20, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I really enjoyed the game and I was very surprised (considering I thought I would hate it). Great gameplay and amazing graphics, well worth the wait! On another note....... I hate Abby (especially when she screws her face up … Expand
  28. Srpereira
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    Quem lacra não lucra, jogo fraco, história fraca, era melhor não ter lançado
  29. camanchy
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    The game is poorly written as an excuse to force upon the player an idea that is so impregnated on Naughty Dog's head that they needed a game to justify it - revenge is bad, violence brings out more violence.
    The 2 score is for an AMAZING ambiance and environment and a spectacular soundtrack. Unfortunately, those can't be worth more than 2 in a game where gameplay is repetitive and the    The game is poorly written as an excuse to force upon the player an idea that is so impregnated on Naughty Dog's head that they needed a game to justify it - revenge is bad, violence brings out more violence.
    The 2 score is for an AMAZING ambiance and environment and a spectacular soundtrack. Unfortunately, those can't be worth more than 2 in a game where gameplay is repetitive and the story does not keep you engaged and most of all, does not, and I can't emphasize this enough - does NOT respect the time and heart you poured into the first game. As a player, if you loved The Last of Us like I did, cried with it, had long discussions with friends about human nature like I did, cherished it, and replayed it just to be with the characters a little while longer, you don't deserve this game. You deserve better. We all do.    … Expand
  30. Cookieparty
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    Much like the new main protagonist, don't believe the mainstream critics hype, it's a trap.
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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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