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. Hektorus-522
    Dec 15, 2020
    10
    What a great game and technological achievement, I only wish they made a 4K60 next-gen patch.
  2. jay9e
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    Graphics? absolutely amazing, didn't expect anything else from Naughty Dog but yeah, this game looks amazing animations, voice acting, everything else too, just amazing.
    Gameplay? Debateable. I found it to be lacking, not really much development since Last Of Us 1, but it was still fun to play.
    Story? Absolutely atrocious. It completely **** over everything from the first game,    Graphics? absolutely amazing, didn't expect anything else from Naughty Dog but yeah, this game looks amazing animations, voice acting, everything else too, just amazing.
    Gameplay? Debateable. I found it to be lacking, not really much development since Last Of Us 1, but it was still fun to play.
    Story? Absolutely atrocious. It completely **** over everything from the first game, unlikeable new characters, it just makes you want to stop playing the game entirely. I don't have a problem with crazy plot twists and subverted expectations, but this is just an insult to everyone who played the first game, just lots of drama and violence don't make a good story. However i did like how the game represented LGBT characters, not being on the nose about "look how progressive we are", that was done really well.

    So if everything is great except the story, why only a 3/10?
    Because the story is the most important part of this game, by a long shot. It's the reason everbody loved the first one and it's the reason this game is selling like hot cakes, but it's just a **** slap in the face.

    I hope this game is just a mishap, because i still love Naughty Dog and hope their next game will be a good one again.    … Expand
  3. Gameplaymatters
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Is this the masterpiece they told me it would be? Well, let's see...

    Graphically it is gorgeous and I believe pushes the PS4 as far as it can probably go. The performance was also decent throughout the game, with very few barely noticeable dips in FPS. There are some bugs in the game, but nothing game-breaking.

    I enjoyed the selection of weapons and modifications that come with said weapons. AI is somewhat better than TLOU but nothing impressive tbh. I suppose we will have to wait another 10-20 years for AI improvements that might make games feel challenging without relying on "do more damage to player"

    The biggest failure for this game is the story itself. It is confusing and extremely painful to watch/play. I am not even referring to the excessive and unnecessary violence that takes place throughout the game without any reason whatsoever.

    I am referring to the fact that you commit all of these violent acts in order to get revenge... And after having murdered enough people to equal the population of a small village, you let the person you went to kill and get "revenge" on... Go.

    Rendering the killing of all those NPC lives meaningless. It makes Tarantino and Michael B movies look amazing in comparison.
    The one thing this game does right is angering the viewer/player by making them watch one of their favorites and arguably one of the most beloved/favored characters in decades, and then follows it by FORCING!

    The player to play as the one who murdered Joel in order to redeem her and or give us some background and understanding why she did it.
    However, at that point, the majority of people are thinking about only one thing. I want to strangle this character. Which they never get to do because she is this amazing new character that we are supposed to feel for and have some sex scenes with. Why the unnecessary and completely pointless sex scene? I don't know...

    Final thoughts. A lot of naive and brainwashed individuals will tell you that angry trolls and fake accounts/bots are the only ones reviewing it. I say to you, read the reviews of TLOU. They were very likely written by the very same people who are now referred too as "Toxic" by the corrupt "critics".

    All the 10/10 reviews were written out of fear of being blacklisted by Sony and or Naughty Dog. You see, review copies and everything else that comes with being a Sony Shill, are all they care about. Not you the customer.

    ND played on our/your emotions, they used Joel on the trailer in a cleverly edited way, which in the game turned out to be Jesse... Covering Ellie's mouth from behind. Except we saw Joel on the trailer. They used that to bait people in and it worked. They, later on, forced all reviewers to never mention Abby or what happens to Joel, because if people knew, they would cancel their preorders.

    This game receives a 3/10 for dishonest marketing during its initial trailer, a terribly written story that tries too hard to be all "revenge bad". Oh, and by the way... I just finished killing 20.000 people to make my point this game was trying to make.    … Expand
  4. DeoDuceASSASSIN
    Jun 21, 2020
    8
    I'm going to give my honest opinion here. TLOU 2 I a very well made game. Graphically its amazing, gameplay wise its an upgrade over the previous game and in many ways a much more enjoyable experience. So now it comes to the story. The story was not as good, plain and simple. But here is the deal, while it isn't as good the execution of it is superb. The acting and writing are cinemaI'm going to give my honest opinion here. TLOU 2 I a very well made game. Graphically its amazing, gameplay wise its an upgrade over the previous game and in many ways a much more enjoyable experience. So now it comes to the story. The story was not as good, plain and simple. But here is the deal, while it isn't as good the execution of it is superb. The acting and writing are cinema quality. I didn't like the ending or choices some characters made but this is a must play still.… Expand
  5. itisjustme
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Why would they kill of Joel like that? He was a beloved character from the first game, if you want to kill him off, fine, but give him a real end. Have him die like a hero sacrificing himself to protect Ellie at the very end of the game or something, not like an idiot at the start of the game. It ruins the entire story the first game built, and TLOU is a game whose strong point was the story. Why, just why, ND?… Expand
  6. matt79
    Jun 28, 2020
    8
    It is a decent game that has its merits, but it is not a worthy successor of such an amazing game as the TLoU is. TLoU2 is a technical marvel with lackluster and annoying plot that does not improve on the original gameplay mehcanics. Huge dissapointment, but still a great game to play. I'm doing my second playthrough now, to get the platinum trophy and I'd say that I'm having more fun now,It is a decent game that has its merits, but it is not a worthy successor of such an amazing game as the TLoU is. TLoU2 is a technical marvel with lackluster and annoying plot that does not improve on the original gameplay mehcanics. Huge dissapointment, but still a great game to play. I'm doing my second playthrough now, to get the platinum trophy and I'd say that I'm having more fun now, when I just skip all the cutscenes.… Expand
  7. BrutalLogic
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Incredibly terrible story, literally writes the original characters into being morons and villains to push a narrative. That narrative being "revenge cycle is bad".
    They take this to an extremely stupid place, with Joel dying and Ellie murdering all of Abby's(child of an NPC in first game that golf clubs Joel) crew, only to suddenly realized revenge isnt worth it after Tommy is shot, she loses everything to include 2 fingers and already killed people far more innocent then Abby to just let her live. It then ends on a weird note that Joel is evil and it's better to let someone who murdered essentially you father live because revenge is bad even though you already killed like a 100 people for that revenge.    … Expand
  8. MichaelPraytor
    Dec 19, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Overly long with truly tedious gameplay. SJWs will enjoy seeing a lesbian couple raise an interracial Jewish-Asian baby and a transgender child murder their disapproving mother, but anyone who is looking for a game that they'll enjoy playing should probably look elsewhere.… Expand
  9. Tupoun
    Jun 21, 2020
    1
    Another example of my money wasted again, I don't learn obviously. I'm sick of the politics being forced in the games, Dr. Goebbels would be proud of them.
  10. TheNoobPolice
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    While the graphics are fantastic, the audio is polished, and “technically” this is extremely well done, this is unfortunately a case of shoe-horned political propaganda into a video game, which totally alienates players from the experience. Character’s are freakishly unrelatable for any normal person & the story is cringe levels of awful. Most importantly though, the gameplay loop feelsWhile the graphics are fantastic, the audio is polished, and “technically” this is extremely well done, this is unfortunately a case of shoe-horned political propaganda into a video game, which totally alienates players from the experience. Character’s are freakishly unrelatable for any normal person & the story is cringe levels of awful. Most importantly though, the gameplay loop feels mediocre at best, and downright boring at worst. I felt like I was forcing myself to play this because I had bought it, but gave up 6 hours in and returned it.

    Programmers 5/10
    Designers 0/10

    The games media critic scores are simply championing the political stance the game takes. The fact that this game is rated higher than classics like God of War, Doom Eternal, or Bloodborne frankly only serves to undermine games journalism down to simply a meme.

    Avoid.    … Expand
  11. atomic_tomato
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    A story driven game with a horrible story. Everything is executed in the wrong order and your generic trading in good writing for shock factor. Joel is an idiot, Ellie is a depressed angry lesbian and there is no satisfying closure. This game just makes you annoyed and spits in your face in a way you can tell they were trying to make it an "artsy thing", but with the lazy 8th grade writingA story driven game with a horrible story. Everything is executed in the wrong order and your generic trading in good writing for shock factor. Joel is an idiot, Ellie is a depressed angry lesbian and there is no satisfying closure. This game just makes you annoyed and spits in your face in a way you can tell they were trying to make it an "artsy thing", but with the lazy 8th grade writing it just comes off as... well, bad. There is nothing special about this game and its a shame. You can really see the effect of Amy Hennig leaving this studio because her writing was everything that made these games shine. Without her they are just your generic pretty AAA games with no soul. Naughty Dog has gone from the top of my favorite devs to the bottom really damn quick. RIP Naughty Dog.… Expand
  12. profHavock
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    I'm just very disappointed with the story and game play. Its pretty enough but thats the only positive i can think of. Such a shame but i really cant recommend this failure to anyone
  13. Le_Habitant
    Jun 24, 2020
    6
    A major letdown for the fans who fell in love with Joel and Ellie in the original game. Both characters and fans deserved better than this for the sequel. Gaming in general deserves better. Bummer...
  14. Jonathan10Melo
    Jun 24, 2020
    10
    Just beat the game. This is the best game of this generation and one of the best game of my life
  15. itsLukeNunn
    Jun 23, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game hit HARD. The narrative may not have pleased everyone but I think it was extremely powerful and emotionally engaging. Yes I wish we got to play with Joel and Ellie a tiny bit more but I thought the way they handled the catalyst for the story at the start and the flashbacks was heartbreaking and beautiful.… Expand
  16. Spurdoo
    Jun 24, 2020
    0
    Хорошая игра, отличная графика и анимации. Больше в этой игре ничего нет.
  17. damnumeta
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    The most stunning and brave game there is! If I could give this game an 11, I would! If virtue was a currency, this game could feed the world for a month.
  18. mahyar
    Jun 20, 2020
    9
    I don’t understand why this game is getting this much hate, but throughout this generation of consoles this game is probably the best game, fluid game mechanics and pretty good story. The story is different from the pervious game, A more mature story with a darker theme and complicated relationships. Whoever says this story is bad then I don’t Think there is anything out there that canI don’t understand why this game is getting this much hate, but throughout this generation of consoles this game is probably the best game, fluid game mechanics and pretty good story. The story is different from the pervious game, A more mature story with a darker theme and complicated relationships. Whoever says this story is bad then I don’t Think there is anything out there that can satisfy them, Or maybe they just like bad ones, This game is just getting this hate because it’s the trend now, people didn’t even play the game and they are out here just bashing this game… Expand
  19. banda89
    Jun 21, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. If you havent played the game please dont read further. (HEAVY SPOILERS).
    People here are just complaining cuz the didnt get their fairytale ending? That's what it looks like. Why do they say the story and characters are badly written? Sure, the first game is superior, but by no means TLUS2 is a bad game, kinda dated in the gameplay side of things, but still a solid game.
    I'll be the first one to complain about SJW agenda on hollywood and mainstream media, and yet it didnt seemed forced as many people are saying. It had been established since the first game what Ellie's sexual preferences were and tbh it didnt matter.
    Storytelling is pretty good, they make us care, you want ellie to get revenge, I dont mind Joel being dead, it gives tha player motives and it follows up from the TLU and Joel's decisions to not let Ellie die to save humanity. Cause and effect (no fairytale BS like many man childs here seem to want).
    it perfectly sets the scene for this game, revenge, either by Abby and by Ellie. Along the way both of them lose friends on each others quest for revenge.
    Another complain is having to play as Abby, while i Admit her playthrough is kinda dull, is good to know both sides of the story in an effort to understand every character's motivation and goals.
    And finally the last complain "why go through all of that if you are going te let her live?"
    I am, by no means a genius, but cmon you guys need to pay more attention to the story. When fighting Abby she has a final flashback about Joel that causes her to spare Abby. And from that we learned that Ellie confronted Joel about saving her from the fireflies a day before his death, basically telling him that she would never forgive him and pausing and finally saying that she will like to try it, explicitly saying she was on a path of forgiveness. Joel at least died knowing that.
    Killing Abby would've continued that path of revenge and wouldve made Ellie make the same mistakes he resented Joel for.
    In the end she loses Dina and her child, all for revenge.
    But narrow minded people only seem to care about Joel dying, SJW propaganda and not even try to understand the whole picture is IDIOTIC.    … Expand
  20. brains13
    Mar 14, 2023
    5
    I got this game because of all the hype and the awards it won. I was disappointed. The gameplay was very linear. You just follow the story in a straight line...no real challenge. Very few puzzles. Very little variety in the game. I'd rather play a game, not just act out a movie. The story wasn't original at all. It's just TWD + Resident Evil + 28 days later. They go out of their way toI got this game because of all the hype and the awards it won. I was disappointed. The gameplay was very linear. You just follow the story in a straight line...no real challenge. Very few puzzles. Very little variety in the game. I'd rather play a game, not just act out a movie. The story wasn't original at all. It's just TWD + Resident Evil + 28 days later. They go out of their way to make Abby look like a man which was just weird. And the entire wokeness of the game was frankly distracting, made no sense of the story, and was just shoehorned in "just because". That's the only reason it won GOTY. It's the apocalypse and everyone's fighting each other and worried about getting surviving the day, but oh let's discuss someone being trans. The identity politics was just off-putting and irrelevant for the story and many aspects were not "beautiful" as the pretentious writers think...it's a major eye roll. On the positives, the scenery and general world building was great. But that's about it. Really annoyed by this game and disappointed. Sorry, Resident Evil is still WAAYYYYYY better. If there is a third game, count me out.… Expand
  21. MrAmazing1914
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    If you want an unbiased review unlike these shills that call themselves reviewers giving it 100% blindly go check out Skill Up or Penguinz0 (Moist Critical) review of the game. Its the most accurate representation.
  22. disgruntlegame
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    What is this garbage? I'm only about 2 1/2 to 3h in, but you do have Zombies in the Zombie apocalyptic game don't you? I haven't even gotten to the gay sex part yet and I already feel like I've gotten F&%&ed.

    If you thought Death Stranding as boring I give you The Last Of Us part 2.... It gets a 1 and not a 0 because there are no game breaking bugs. I use the term Game loosely    What is this garbage? I'm only about 2 1/2 to 3h in, but you do have Zombies in the Zombie apocalyptic game don't you? I haven't even gotten to the gay sex part yet and I already feel like I've gotten F&%&ed.

    If you thought Death Stranding as boring I give you The Last Of Us part 2.... It gets a 1 and not a 0 because there are no game breaking bugs. I use the term Game loosely because I've pushed a total of 4 buttons.....    … Expand
  23. rub10
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    Lo que ha ocurrido con the last of us, ya ocurrió con capitana marvel, por ejemplo. Contar una historia LGTBI esta bien, ha día de hoy nadie tiene problemas con ese tipo de cosas, pero aquí no pega, quizás en una historia desde 0 si, pero aquí ya con la parte 1, no tiene sentido. La parte uno me gustó bastante, no para 10, pero si para 7/8, y esta no, no. Si quieres un juego pasillero, deLo que ha ocurrido con the last of us, ya ocurrió con capitana marvel, por ejemplo. Contar una historia LGTBI esta bien, ha día de hoy nadie tiene problemas con ese tipo de cosas, pero aquí no pega, quizás en una historia desde 0 si, pero aquí ya con la parte 1, no tiene sentido. La parte uno me gustó bastante, no para 10, pero si para 7/8, y esta no, no. Si quieres un juego pasillero, de pulsar botones cuando te lo dice el juego, y buenos gráficos, es tu juego. Si buscas una historia que te atrape y un desafío en cuanto a jugabilidad, este no es tu juego, mi caso es el segundo y no puedo ponerle un 10, tampoco un 0. El juego es, pasable.… Expand
  24. saf90
    Jun 22, 2020
    9
    Realy a great game. With awesome gameplay and interesting story. Must play!
  25. TheGaxi008
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    Great graphics; good ost and animations; a non innovative gameplay, which overstays it's welcome and ends up making the last third of the game boring, and a story that harms it's self for the sake of delivering a message, one that could have been delivered without harming the structure nor the pacing nor the characters.
  26. Veltscroll
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    Literally spits on everything that was good about this franchise for the sake of pushing an agenda.
  27. thedarkspy
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    The graphics are ok, but appart from that it doesn't worth it. It is sad to see how they killed a good game.
  28. TK4EVA47
    Oct 15, 2022
    4
    I played The Last of Us Part II in 2020 and thought it was a below average game that I disliked.
  29. ChainTrust
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I do not get the hype that was build around this game, it was promoted as a gameplay revolutionary game with interesting storytelling and unpredictable plot. Naughty Dog ruined the franchise and the characters everyone loved and made us play as the villain for hours for no reason, basically a walking movie. How would you enjoy that? Not to mention the totally random and raw deaths that feel robotic. The first part of TLOU was so much better and well done, this game is not and is not worth the name of a sequel.… Expand
  30. Colt1911
    Jun 29, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So...it's there. We've all been waiting for it.

    And it kind of sucks to be honest.

    Why did they retconned the ending of Part1? Why did they completely swapped out the two most important characters to replace them with morons? I don't get it. It looks and sounds awesome for sure, yet I can't appreciate the final product at all. Why? Because TLoU was never about looks, sound or even gameplay. Admit it, the gameplay always was mediocre at best. It was the narrative that made it a masterpiece. There was this overreaching major storyarc of saving humanity and there was the evolving relationship between a girl that never learned what true love is and a father who thought that true love died with his daughter years ago...and yet both found what they never expected: True love for each other. And at the end this true love was more important to Joel than humanity itself.

    And TLoU2 **** on all of it! It's just a mere revenge story with no giant storyarc that pushes everything forward. Just bitterness back and forth with stupid character writing that really boggled my mind while playing it. Thanks Naughty Dog for destroying a franchise. I'm really glad the first one will always be a perfect interactive movie that didn't need a sequel anyway. It got a sequel...but I'll erase it out of my memory for sure.

    My score is for the technical standards alone. The Story/Writing gets a bold 1/10 from me.    … Expand
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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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