The Last of Us Part II

 PlayStation 4
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5.8

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  1. Pixelspartan777
    Jun 22, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Terrible writing. This is the most unsatisfying game that I have ever played. We don’t even get our revenge, no instead we forgive the person that killed our father figure. What they advertised is not what we got. The gameplay and visuals are amazing but the story and characters are garbage. Unbelievable, I can not believe that we waited 7 YEARS for this disappointment of “entertainment”. If this game gets GoTY then I am finished with games, because I don’t want this garbage to be the future of gaming. I play games to be entertained and not to be lectured.… Expand
  2. DeusExCritica
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    Naughty Dog was famous for one thing and one thing only. Their stories. With this game, they have lost that claim to fame.
    Without going into spoilers, the entire set of main characters comes off as unlikable, the plot that drives their actions forward is so simplistic a highschooler could have written it, and the dialogue is just... bad. There's simply nothing left to feel attached to    Naughty Dog was famous for one thing and one thing only. Their stories. With this game, they have lost that claim to fame.
    Without going into spoilers, the entire set of main characters comes off as unlikable, the plot that drives their actions forward is so simplistic a highschooler could have written it, and the dialogue is just... bad. There's simply nothing left to feel attached to after the first couple of hours, when you realise the characters you came to love in the previous game are either not the same anymore, or not there at all.
    So, once you take the narrative elements out of the equation, what's left?
    Predictably, not much. The gameplay is the same affair we've been seeing delivered by Naughty Dog since the first Uncharted, i.e. mediocre AI taking pot-shots at you from behind chest high walls, while you try to do the same to them. The "stealth" is equally unimpressive.
    Motion capture also felt off at places, which is actually weird given the budget and development time this game was afforded. You'd think for a flagship franchise like this, they'd have taken more care to avoid entering the uncanny valley every time a character opened their mouth.
    And to finally say something positive, and justify those 2/10 points I gave it, the graphics are pretty damn good. If you want to take a glimpse at what the next gen games are going to look like, you should take a look at this game. It really does look amazing.

    So in conclusion, I can only recommend this game if you fetish is staring at stellar quality graphics. If your priorities lie anywhere else, you'll only be dissapointed.    … Expand
  3. N7Creed
    Jun 21, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. They ruined the franchise with how they treated Joel’s death. The end of the first game was so poignant. This second game is a complete and utter farce. They disrespected Joel and Introduced the most unlikable new characters that it actually hurt having to play as Abbie. 0/10. Giving two stars for the world and the gameplay, plus the horses. But the story, characters and plot are all so bad they overshadow anything positive this game could have held onto.… Expand
  4. Ois
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The graphics, sound design and gameplay are all amazing. Beautiful scenery. 10/10

    They way 'you know who' killed Joel pissed me off. ND should have made him sacrifice his life for Ellie in the end instead of beating him to death with a golf club.
    A disservice to fan's of the first game. Completely dragging them through the dirt for what? Write compelling story archs for new characters and leave the existing ones alone. That's why I dropped it to a 3    … Expand
  5. UFOcgj
    Aug 14, 2021
    4
    Fantastic graphics, a little bit framerates drop on playstation 4 but not a major issue. Nice gameplay, not too much advance comparing to the first game but enemy AI gets a really big boost. They are smart and hard to deal with. But the story is really poor and the personalities of those characters are unclear and fickle, sometimes confusing. I really want to love Abby for her past and herFantastic graphics, a little bit framerates drop on playstation 4 but not a major issue. Nice gameplay, not too much advance comparing to the first game but enemy AI gets a really big boost. They are smart and hard to deal with. But the story is really poor and the personalities of those characters are unclear and fickle, sometimes confusing. I really want to love Abby for her past and her kindness, but all these poor story and stiff turning make it a impossible thing.… Expand
  6. jfallen1990
    Jun 21, 2020
    3
    I never knew how hard it would be to convince myself to continue playing a video game. I look to video games for fun and enjoyment. This game was a major letdown and had me angry so many times. Wasted potential. Please do yourself a favor and skip this game. I want to pretend this doesn't exist and the first game is the only canon.
  7. shakhboz04
    Jun 21, 2020
    9
    It's really sad that people don't addopted this game. Everything is almost perfect but not the plot. Unfortunally...
  8. ozorek03
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    Jak wszyscy to i ja uważam że uśmierceni głównego bohatera poprzedniej części dla efektu szoku jest tak durne że szkoda gadać czekałem na tą grę 5 lat i dostałem produkt który jak dla mnie nie spełnia wymagań . nie polecam pograjcie w Red Dead Redemtion 2 jeśli chcecie poznać dobrą fabułę :)
  9. shekapidor
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    To witness unreasonably violent scenes of vengeance - Done
    Kill over 100 people for revenge - Done
    Become a part of degenerative LGBT ideas - Done Lose of people dear to you - Done Drama, fighting, tears and making "serious decisions" - Done Revenge - Nope The atonement for the sins - Not scheduled I'm DONE with this game But while my heart beats, I will defend is truly    To witness unreasonably violent scenes of vengeance - Done
    Kill over 100 people for revenge - Done
    Become a part of degenerative LGBT ideas - Done
    Lose of people dear to you - Done
    Drama, fighting, tears and making "serious decisions" - Done
    Revenge - Nope
    The atonement for the sins - Not scheduled

    I'm DONE with this game
    But while my heart beats, I will defend is truly changing the game, not the LGBT.    … Expand
  10. avatar133
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    Don't Get this game. SJW crap. Besides that, the story seems lazy, graphics are beautiful though.
  11. Moony545
    Jun 22, 2020
    10
    Достойное продолжение оригинала. Возможно история в the last of us part 2 не всем придется по душе. Чувствуется в сюжете некая затянутость, как и в геймплейных моментах кстати. Но как бы то ни было, итоговые впечатления от игры сугубо положительные. Это настоящий ААА блокбастер.Достойное продолжение оригинала. Возможно история в the last of us part 2 не всем придется по душе. Чувствуется в сюжете некая затянутость, как и в геймплейных моментах кстати. Но как бы то ни было, итоговые впечатления от игры сугубо положительные. Это настоящий ААА блокбастер.
  12. lifesthateasy
    Jun 22, 2020
    4
    Wow this game was annoying. Beautiful graphics, the same solid gameplay from the first game with some improvements, but DAMN what they did with the story is just abysmal. They butchered our beloved characters and hit us with some that don't make any sense at all whatsoever. Beware that the story will make you angry af but if you liked the gameplay from the first and shiny graphics, it willWow this game was annoying. Beautiful graphics, the same solid gameplay from the first game with some improvements, but DAMN what they did with the story is just abysmal. They butchered our beloved characters and hit us with some that don't make any sense at all whatsoever. Beware that the story will make you angry af but if you liked the gameplay from the first and shiny graphics, it will deliver.… Expand
  13. Makishima
    Jan 3, 2022
    5
    - The gameplay was completely copied from the first part, without changes (improvement of weapons, character abilities)
    - The plot is interesting only until the Death of One Character, after which boredom begins for 15-20 hours and an undisclosed ending, a bunch of unreasonable actions of the characters that do not lead to anything.
    - I'm generally silent about the parkour of a woman 9    - The gameplay was completely copied from the first part, without changes (improvement of weapons, character abilities)
    - The plot is interesting only until the Death of One Character, after which boredom begins for 15-20 hours and an undisclosed ending, a bunch of unreasonable actions of the characters that do not lead to anything.
    - I'm generally silent about the parkour of a woman 9 months pregnant, complete nonsense, by the end of the supply trip, a miscarriage is guaranteed.
    - And yeah, Ellie wasn't revealed, Deana wasn't revealed, Tommy wasn't revealed, and to recall the names of the others, you need to google it, because they are not remembered at all - they’re empty or, again, they were not revealed. The rest of the characters forget instantly, after 5-10 minutes after the dialogue with them.
    + Good things about this game: VFX (wind, fire, brains on the wall, and etc.), physics, the work of the character artist, animation, and environment artists who created the beautiful world around them.
    It's sad, folks    … Expand
  14. killameawefa
    Sep 2, 2021
    10
    It has everything you would want in a single player game. The story really stayed with me and when it was over I went and looked over all the cool concept art that I could unlock. The environments are stunning and diverse. I had to stop to appreciate every single new area. The gathering and survival aspect is done very well too. The difficulty can be adjusted to every skill level and thereIt has everything you would want in a single player game. The story really stayed with me and when it was over I went and looked over all the cool concept art that I could unlock. The environments are stunning and diverse. I had to stop to appreciate every single new area. The gathering and survival aspect is done very well too. The difficulty can be adjusted to every skill level and there are so many ways to customize your gaming experience one thing I turned on was auto loot feature that picked up everything I walked by automatically. Make sure you spend time getting to know all the gameplay and HUD customizations and experiment to fit your playstyle. Also make sure to use the "restart encounter" feature if you screw up during a fight it comes in handy.… Expand
  15. Seath
    Jun 24, 2020
    0
    They’ve somehow managed to **** up the sequel to one of the most critically acclaimed games of all time in a spectacular way. They nailed everything except the most important part of the game, the story. Almost no one played The Last of Us for the gameplay, people played it for the story and the characters. The writing in this game is some of the worst I’ve ever seen. It’s Star Wars: LastThey’ve somehow managed to **** up the sequel to one of the most critically acclaimed games of all time in a spectacular way. They nailed everything except the most important part of the game, the story. Almost no one played The Last of Us for the gameplay, people played it for the story and the characters. The writing in this game is some of the worst I’ve ever seen. It’s Star Wars: Last Jedi bad. It’s GoT Season 8 bad.

    - A lot of events happen by coincidence and guesswork.
    - The old cast and factions have essentially been thrown out the window for new characters and factions.
    - The message of the game is shallow and hypocritical.
    - The game is morally skewered towards one out of two narratively leading sides of the story.
    - The story is a scrambled mess, littered with multiple flashbacks which has less emotional effect on the player because of how the story has been structured.
    - There’s next to no levity in the game, which can be extremely draining on both the player and on the storytelling, since the events in the game losses it’s emotional impact and becomes more predictable.
    - Some character choices are absolutely none-sensical and comes out of the blue.
    - The game either assumes that the player can correctly assume the correct character development during narrative gaps taking place before and during the game OR a lot of character development was extremely overlooked for the sake of plot twists.

    I’m sick and tired of big IPs getting away with this trash level of writing while racking in billions of dollars in profits. This needs to stop or else entire industries will devolve into a cesspool of badly written media and litterateur. STOP, JUST PLEASE STOP.    … Expand
  16. danilasu47
    Jun 25, 2020
    9
    Игра хорошая но не лучше первой части.Гемплей прокаченный из первой части,графика,звуки,эфекты-все прекрасно.Сожет хороший тема мести раскрыта.ЛГБТ И ФЕМ пропаганды мало только в первые часы игры.Идеальный сиквел но всё равно первую часть не превзошёл.Игра хорошая но не лучше первой части.Гемплей прокаченный из первой части,графика,звуки,эфекты-все прекрасно.Сожет хороший тема мести раскрыта.ЛГБТ И ФЕМ пропаганды мало только в первые часы игры.Идеальный сиквел но всё равно первую часть не превзошёл.
  17. yuko_gfu
    Aug 9, 2023
    9
    Amazing graphics, design, sound... technically impressive.
    The story in dark, interesting, bold, ambiguous.... it creates interest.
    The worst part for me is the duration (10 hours less would have been better) and the monotonous mechanics... not really providing any innovation in 2020
  18. liost5oul
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    My huge respect and condolences to all the technical specialists, game designers ets who created this game. You really did a great job. But all your efforts was ruined and covered with sh...t. I beg you all to never deal with this studio or people like Neil Suckman. Just leave it and create smth on your own.
  19. DmitryMX
    Jun 22, 2020
    10
    The game is great. Firstly, you have to go through the game at the max. level of difficulty, then you will feel the AI ​​of the enemies, the danger and atmosphere of this game. Secondly, there are some plot points that have led me into perplexity or even angered me. But if you complete the game with the creator to the end, then you will understand that everything was not in vain.
  20. Mikrochelik
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    Tupoe govno tupogo govna dlya maloletnih debilov. An a segodnya vse, do novih vstrech.
  21. friceperd
    Jun 21, 2020
    5
    Mediocre game. The graphics are good, but nothing to really boast about. Gameplay is pretty much the same as the first game. Music is good for the most part and sound design is great. Story is pretty bad. Druckmann is a hack. Bring back Amy.
  22. artem17
    Jun 21, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The worst final is all game((Joel die un first 2 hour lol. A big middle finger to all those who loved the first game. What were they thinking?… Expand
  23. xanoslife
    Jun 21, 2020
    1
    The game is spectacular in its mechanics and in the narration of the story, but it is unnecessary to include political issues such as the LGBT community in a game. Without them, the game would be top notch. Just look at the example of The Witcher, Mario Odissey, Zelda, Uncharted, and several more. Hopefully Naughty Dog reconsiders.
  24. MrMefetran
    Jun 22, 2020
    4
    Really terrible story. Nice graphic and sound. Gameplay didn't really changed since last part. DO NOT BUY IT, it's not worth it.
  25. snes
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So I'm 3/4 of the way through the game and I honestly want to refund it. I'm literally only going on because I just want to see Ellie beat the antagonist to death... I did not read any of the spoilers going into it, I didn't even know it was being review bombed until I pulled up metacritic to leave a review... The dialogue is trash, the plot and decision making is trash. As a result I just can't believe any of these characters actions, was this even written by the same people? How did we go from some of the most believable characters EVER written in TLOU1 to this?! While I'm sure there are some homophobic pieces of trash that hate this game because of lesbians, for me you could replace Dina with a guy and the dialogue would still make me cringe and want to turn the console off. My day has been ruined and my disappointment is immeasurable at the waste of potential. Maybe this is my fault for hyping myself up and playing TLOU1 the other day to get amped up for TLOU2 and my expectations were set so very high, however the difference in writing quality is startling. Basically the only thing this game has going for it is pretty scenery and a good soundtrack which is why I give it a 2 out of 10.… Expand
  26. Shadow1995
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    Political trash I came close to putting down many times but what finally did it was when that "boy" is actually a girl they hinted s*** a few times before that but I let it go I knew to expect this kind of crap in this day and age but that part nah forget it. I didn't bother to finish the game just googled the ending seems to me I saved myself a bit time anyway. Neil or Drunkmann orPolitical trash I came close to putting down many times but what finally did it was when that "boy" is actually a girl they hinted s*** a few times before that but I let it go I knew to expect this kind of crap in this day and age but that part nah forget it. I didn't bother to finish the game just googled the ending seems to me I saved myself a bit time anyway. Neil or Drunkmann or Druckmann can shove the game up where the sun doesn't shine. Great graphics though but that is not enough to save this game from its terrible story.… Expand
  27. VashtaNerada
    Jun 22, 2020
    9
    Loved most everything about it, from the story, to the mechanics, to the pacing. Character design is the best I've ever seen on this gen. The world is beautiful and enjoyable to explore. I laughed, I cried, I screamed a few times.
  28. Havok1604
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    Story **** gameplay **** .. First game Was way better.. IT was my only reason to have a playstation and now i can sell this piece of ****
  29. RockRedfield
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Excelent Gameplay, but a very poor history :(
    Joel, die too early on the game and in a very pathetic form    … Expand
  30. KompotBeast
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    Gameplay has nothing strictly speaking wrong with it, except TLoU1 already did all of it and with better context and story. Graphics are inconsequential.

    A good video game either needs truly superlative gameplay to make you want to go through for the challenge's sake, or a great story to make you want trudge through it even if the gameplay isn't that great. Ideally both. But if your    Gameplay has nothing strictly speaking wrong with it, except TLoU1 already did all of it and with better context and story. Graphics are inconsequential.

    A good video game either needs truly superlative gameplay to make you want to go through for the challenge's sake, or a great story to make you want trudge through it even if the gameplay isn't that great. Ideally both. But if your gameplay's the usual action-adventure cookie-cutter stuff, and the story absolutely atrocious, the end result isn't going to be any good.

    This could be the greatest game ever made, and I'd still despise it because of the crunch development. That's what's p***ing me off the most about this game, the fact that a horrible, abusive practice went into making it and game journos are letting the man responsible get away with it with no consequences because he's hiding behind progressivism and using it as a defense for his actions. I never would've bought this game, it just never appealed to me, but I'll gladly drag it through the mud for normalizing crunch.    … Expand
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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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