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  1. May 17, 2021
    5
    Where the first game had heart, relatable emotions (both good and bad) and empathy, this one has hate, selfishness, narcissistic self-absorption and destructive anger - with most of it seeming bizarre and inexplicable.

    Where the first game had believable motivations for the characters and understandable logic to their decisions, this one just makes them bow before the grindingly,
    Where the first game had heart, relatable emotions (both good and bad) and empathy, this one has hate, selfishness, narcissistic self-absorption and destructive anger - with most of it seeming bizarre and inexplicable.

    Where the first game had believable motivations for the characters and understandable logic to their decisions, this one just makes them bow before the grindingly, artificially enforced overarching narrative. It doesn't matter if it fits their character or makes sense, if it needs to be done to keep things grim then it'll happen.

    Make no mistake, these aren't characters so much as they are caricatures; they're really that distorted and cartoonish.

    The same goes for the way the plot unfolds; it doesn't matter if it seems contrived or far-fetched or if it seems incredibly improbable - if it allows an easy path to create further trouble, it's gonna happen whether it's convincing or not.

    It's like the author thinks the players are in their early teens, an odd thing considering the game is 18+ only.

    Honestly, the vast majority of people in this game are damaged goods. They don't want happiness nor do they seek any way to resolve their problems other than violence. They cannot even disagree when simply discussing things without insults and bitterness. Is it something in the water?

    I believe history teaches us that most people come together and put aside their differences in times of conflict, when the need for survival is greatest. In this post-apocalypse? People just double down and desire more suffering. It's crazy. More importantly though, it's lazy, shallow and I didn't find it in anyway convincing.

    So, the game supposedly wants me to feel emotions, it's supposed to be the main draw but I simply couldn't, not after the first 5 hours. Most of these people are hopeless, a lost cause. They're lemmings and all I could do was watch as they pointlessly flail about, fighting over each other to reach the cliff edge.

    Possibly the most laughable decision is to create a character that kills a beloved one from the first game and then force you to play as that character WITHOUT any backstory until later. I'm assuming they did that to try and get you to like/understand them but that's a colossal task that requires a skill waaaaay beyond the person who wrote this.

    It's a ridiculous thing to do. By the time I found out more, I already had gotten used to hating the character completely and simply didn't care. They should have made this whole game about them and then brought them into contact with the characters that we know in a third game.

    And the ending? Good grief. I'm guessing it was supposed to be thought provoking and meaningful but it was obvious that it was going to be one of the options they went for. The way it happens though is just bland and without any discernible motivation. There is no clue that I can see as to why Ellie would choose what she did, especially since she goes out of her way from an especially safe and comforting place, long after emotions would have died down, to get to that point.

    It's just another example of a character choosing to do something 'just because'. Presumably because the writer got lost in his own world and thought it MUST be an amazing idea but we've seen endings like this many times and done much better. Like I said before, do they not know that mature, older people might play this? The game has literally nothing new to say, no believable means of delivery and no convincing reason for the ending, despite the fact that their are at least 3-5 different outcomes that would have had more impact, especially if player choice was allowed.

    This game COULD have had me reeling from certain events, if I was actually a participant but I certainly didn't have the the ability to change/direct anything as the story is linear and involves no decision making or interesting choice/consequence systems - in a high budget game in 2020 no less.....:S

    Tehcnically (graphics and sound) the game is outstanding. The combat is fairly dated and nothing new, a 7/10. The skill trees are pointless. There's too much wandering about here and there and it spoils the pacing. The new monsters are mostly enjoyable. The last act is bloated.

    In case you didn't guess, I disliked the game. It's not canon to me. Just remember the first game and ignore this. Look it up on youtube if you're really curious.
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  2. Jun 25, 2020
    0
    Honestamente este juego no es mas que una sombra de lo que fue su primera parte. Si nadie desea creer en la critica que le hacemos muchos consumidores de este juego entonces que vean por si mismos gameplays y lo prueben tan solo una muestra del despropósito que se planean llevar a casa.
  3. Jun 19, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. If only i took the time to watch the spolers, it would've saved me a good $60 bucks. First off i gave this game a 3 because come on, you can't deny those gorgeous graphics. A no name npc's daughter seeks revenge for her father who was about to kill a child? Don't get me wrong she has every right to seek revenge, but who the hell was he? We didn't even know his name. And not only was this irrelevant **** a 'protagonist' that *spoiler alert* kills joel, but ellie's dumbass lets her walk free in that appalling ending. Might i add that barbaric sex scene which was very insignificant to the story and didnt humanize these new and impertinent characters because news flash, we were forced to sympathize with them and no one did. Neil, you really blew it with this. I think neil is trying to use this game to explore his freakish sexual fantasies, and force feed us his agenda. The lgbtq+ community couldn't even bare this mess of a game. The old ellie protected herself from david and in the end killed him, but this new ellie is so soft for letting abby go free. Abby literally gets to enjoy life with her new beau while ellie sits on the beach crying and goes home to a cold and empty bed. Alone. Don't even cry, because you had optimal time to go and sneak kill her. I had hope that maybe this game could live up to its predecessor, but i was mistaken. This game is a poor excuse for a sequel and seems like a horribly written wattpad fanfiction. The new characters are just plain boring and some pay little to no purpose to the plot. The plot is lazy and bland and the original characters completely abandon their previous personality traits and deviate from past lessons that were learnt. Example: TLOU showed a funny light-hearted ellie that did everything it took to protect herself and joel. Joel was a sceptical/distrustful person and didn't trust people easily, meaning he didnt disclose information to people he didnt trust. ESPECIALLY to strangers. TLOU2 shows a darker ellie. She's not light-hearted and she finds but yet doesnt kill the monster of all monsters: abby. Joel (and Tommy) are friendly with everyone and tells complete strangers their names, which some of you may know causes Joel's demise. Now i hope you see these trends because obviously they have deviated personality wise from the first one. Joel deserved to be avenged. He deserved better. I'm mostly disappointed in ellie because she acted kind of like a **** to joel in the beginning and still didnt avenge him in the end. DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS GAME. This game was a hard pill to swallow but to the place that i bought this game, i would like a refund. Expand
  4. Jun 22, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My review does contain SPOILERS***

    I just completed the main campaign for The Last of Us Part II with a clock time of 29:15. After years of waiting for this release, it’s clear that the trailers advertised and the final product presented false advertisement and swapped out character models that did not reflect what I thought I was receiving for $60. Having said that, I cannot recommend this game due to a few reasons that impacted my playthrough. Please see below.

    I will start out with the obvious. I am still completely blown away with the technical capabilities presented on my PS4 Pro from this game. The environments and level design are beautiful and very detailed. I never expected to see such invigorating life in this world that they built. The details are incredible, and some areas are middle to large in scope.

    The animations are fluid and improved over the original on the PS3. The jump mechanic of Ellie is a neat and welcoming addition to the gameplay and verticality implemented in The Last of Us Part II. It gave me additional playstyle opportunities even though it felt just like Uncharted 4. Again, not a bad thing!

    The gameplay is pretty decent. I noticed many improvements and refinements over the original game, but nothing after a few hours that felt new. It reminded me of RDR2 giving me a “stiff” feeling whereas the original felt a little more loose.

    The story is where I noticed a lot of inconsistencies that didn’t match the trailers advertised. I thought okay, maybe it was an update, but then I began seeing more and more. Naughty Dog lied an put Jesse in a cutscene (when I was going through WLF territory) where the trailer depicted an older Joel. I felt extremely disrespected the way they killed him off and had diverse characters do him this way. It felt forced and like an agenda was being pushed and I did not feel that. I also did not like that they went to the level of spitting on him with the guy who looks like Neil Druckman. Again, I love the characters from the original, but the characters and the way they are treated in The Last of Us II just feels like “filler” and to show shock value. It reminded me of a b horror movie with a large body count. Why did we not get the old gruff Joel and instead this younger Joel? Was the marketing team doing a bait and switch? I felt like I was getting a different experience and not the one I wanted.
    Why were there many political themes heavily forced and pushed throughout the game? I noticed a lot of white characters being killed in inhumane ways by other diversities and again, it just felt like a message was being forced or sent. Other people wont mind this, but I wasn’t a fan of this. In fact, it was constantly pressed throughout the cutscenes of the story.
    The XXX scene…what was the context other than incorporating it during Abby’s time throughout the campaign? Her character I couldn’t feel bad for after the way the writers did Joel and Ellie’s new personality/character over.
    The ending and final boss fight was underwhelming. Don’t expect a huge finale per se, but if your expectations are low, you may enjoy it. I put in so many hours and killed so many people to ultimately let Abby go and it felt like a punch to my stomach. I think the writers were going for this, but it just made me feel that this was not The Last of Us Part II’s game that true fans of the original wanted.
    If you love the characters of the original, I can’t recommend the sequel due to the inconsistencies, the ways beloved characters were treated and killed off to push a new controversial character that wasn’t as relatable as I would have hoped for. It felt as if a whole different team made this game, but with the themes of feminism, LGBQT, politics, etc. Why is there such a heavy push for these themes? I understand their viewpoints, but I didn’t need to see this within every cutscene.
    I was completely underwhelmed by the game due to its rich narrative. The Last of Us is a story-based game and this story felt cheap and quickly thrown together for shock value and execution. If you don’t care about the narrative you may enjoy the game, but you will have themes of SJW, feminism, LGBQT, Violence, and more. The way they perceived the Seraphytes (A Christian cult group) was also disturbing. I feel offended as I am a Christian and we certainly don’t want to harm or kill those who sin or have different beliefs. This experience felt like a porno. I’m baffled.
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  5. Jun 20, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This review contains spoilers

    As a massive fan of the original, I've waited for this game for 7 years. The Last of Us Part II is a massive disappointment. The characters are at best forgettable, while many of them being downright awful. The story feels unmemorable in contrast to the first game. The ending feels bleak and pointless. I absolutely adore the first game and so so badly wish that I could have enjoyed the sequel. The graphics are phenomenal but that's really the only positive thing I can say after playing this game.
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  6. Jun 21, 2020
    0
    I am soo p###ed off, I assumed it was going to be like the original! me and my kids are done with naughty dog. My bad for not waiting and researching before hand. I want a refund. Garbage game garbage ending the enemy mocks us!
  7. Jun 19, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Como puedes cargarte la historia cuando fue la parte que ganó tantos fans en la primera?
    Simplemente arruinaron el juego metiendo ideologías y cosas políticamente correctas mi nota es 3, pero merecen un cero por lo que hicieron con joel.
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  8. Jun 23, 2020
    0
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  9. Jun 21, 2020
    0
    Don't waste your money on this propaganda. Amazing graphics, garbage story.
  10. Jun 19, 2020
    4
    After waiting 7 years i am not impressed, only thing I can say positive about this game is the graphics. Sorry
  11. Jun 19, 2020
    3
    Without spoilers

    The last of us part ii: a dubious message to serve with luxury. Chapter 1: How to kill legacy. Foreword. think what you want, but this game cannot be considered without context (although I am sure that its defenders will call you for objectivity). I respect the work of Naughty Dog (although Naughty America is better suited for it now) and understand the obstacles that
    Without spoilers

    The last of us part ii: a dubious message to serve with luxury. Chapter 1: How to kill legacy.

    Foreword.

    think what you want, but this game cannot be considered without context (although I am sure that its defenders will call you for objectivity). I respect the work of Naughty Dog (although Naughty America is better suited for it now) and understand the obstacles that both the game and its developers have gone through, but I believe that the amount of effort spent should not overstate/justify the quality of the product/activity, especially if this product is of questionable quality. You will ask: "Why do you urge to look at the game through the context and at the same time say not to take into account the developers' work? - Because what we got was their conscious decision, in particular Neil Drakman. If we're talking about objective evaluation, it's 8/10.

    Graphics. On my original ps4, the game looks amazing. There's nothing to say - you can see everything for yourself.

    The gameplay was moved from the first part and made according to all the canons of a good sequel - everything became bigger and better. But the problem is that the gameplay of the first part was good for your time and as long as you don't improve it, you'll have the gameplay of the last of us 2013. But that's a question for today's game industry and its stagnation.

    It's a story. The main idea of a cycle of violence and eternal revenge, though not new, is definitely interesting. However, this idea, too, should be disclosed and do it well, which, in my opinion, the game did not work. All because of the huge amount of "gray morality.
    The sound. Beautiful.
    Control. Comfortable and intuitive.



    And now about what's going on around here. Everyone understands that the positioning and marketing of the product is sometimes directly responsible for its success and considering who the game is focused on and what ideas it carries, you know - that's the problem. Yes, it's an artistic value. I think only the lazy one didn't reproach the game for its SJW policy. However, I don't think that makes the game really terrible. The problem is not in any politics at all, but in its propaganda and the quality of this propaganda. If the game was about traditional values and criticism of LGBT - it would not change my assessment. Nobody likes to be hung up (not even in direct text) with any position. And this is not about homophobia and its derivatives, but about how people feel about another complaint from minorities in their infringement of rights. Even by printing this text, I understand that again someone's rights will be violated and feelings will be offended. Most people are tired of it. Personally, I don't like it when grief-creators create another "Mary Sue" whether it's a woman or a man, because I remember very well the time when they were able to create strong and independent women, and that was due to the script or the author's idea, not the narrative of modern trends. And you know what? The characters were beautiful. Once again, I have immeasurably respect for every person, and the rights activists, among others. I have nothing against who I play for. It doesn't matter to me who the nationality or color is. But please, let us not create a negative attitude to our liberal movement with our propaganda. Let's respect everyone's interests, not interpret only our own. Let us be free as long as our freedom is not restricted by the freedom of others. Let us justify and prescribe our characters. Let's just be a little more civilized.

    With this assessment, I expressed my attitude not only to TLOU 2, but to the industry as a whole. Maybe you will miss this review or consider it stupid, or maybe you will read it and agree with what is going on. Only know that by projecting your opinion/position on the masses, be able to evaluate what it is for and for whom.

    If you found some mistakes sorry 4 my English
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  12. Jun 22, 2020
    5
    Abysmal writing. Not a single likeable character, plotholes everywhere, worst ending of all time and insanely preachy. ND spent the entire development cycle sniffing his own farts and patting himself on the back for this turd of a game. If you liked the first tlou, avoid this trash at all cost.
  13. Jun 22, 2020
    0
    The whole point of the first game was that the vaccine wasn't the solution to fix the problem in the world. The real solution was the bonding of humanity and surviving together. The bond of a father & daughter figure. The second game completely missed the point.
  14. Jun 19, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Breaks your heart but keeps you enthralled while you do what you need to do to get justice. Great gameplay, amazing graphics all round enjoyable Expand
  15. Jun 19, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I can not believe that a game that is so contradictory has this many Critics reviewing it positively.
    The games message at the end is... (SPOILERS BELOW!)

    That revenge is bad. It starts with Abbie getting her own personal revenge by killing joel. Then through out the game, Ellie murders people to get to Abbie so she can get her revenge, yet at the very end "Murder bad!" So Ellie lets Abbie live and Abbie gets to take the person she cares about away.

    So basically Ellie isnt allowed to get revenge as "Getting revenge means bad.". Yet, Abbie in the end, was rewarded for her revenge quest.

    How the hell is this a proper story? It makes no sense to me!
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  16. Jun 19, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The graphics for this game are amazing but that was expected since naughty dog is always ahead with that. The gameplay was fun but felt outdated. The story was awful there was no point you don't do what you set out and do. They disrespected the characters from the first game and the new characters where awful Expand
  17. Jun 19, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Visuals / Sound: 10/10
    Game play: 7/10
    Music: 8/10
    Story: 2/10

    ND gameplay is always average at best. You don't play ND games because of their gameplay, you play it for the amazing visuals and sound, the music, and the story. Their games are always breathtakingly gorgeous. Music is always well done. So in a way, they really don't get bonus points for doing what ND is known for.

    Troy Baker is at his absolute best and hit a grand slam every time he was at the plate. Ashley Johnson was amazing. This doesn't mean the dialogue was well written, far from it.

    The story is horrendous. Character development was weak. Where is the "Bill"? The "Tess"? The "Ish" (even though you never meet him! he was awesome!)? It was ultra violent for the sake of being ultra violent. And so much so early, that it lessened the impact of it as the game progressed. It completely veered from the 2016 announcement trailer and the last big trailer that showed Joel (and not Jesse) saying "You think I'd let you do this on your own?".

    Someone, somewhere decided that a story rewrite was in order which resulted in the near year delay. Flashbacks were re-used to save development dollar.

    It could have been the coda for the PS4 before the arrival of the PS5. It's just disappointing.
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  18. Jun 22, 2020
    0
    This game is an absolute waste of time and money. I've been a huge Naughty Dog fan, but you have to call it for what it is. This is a terrible plot with flat uninteresting characters. Whoever created this story should be fired for ruining an excellent franchise and wasting the efforts of talented game engineers. I waited 7 years for a heaping pile of garbage to ruin the masterpiece ofThis game is an absolute waste of time and money. I've been a huge Naughty Dog fan, but you have to call it for what it is. This is a terrible plot with flat uninteresting characters. Whoever created this story should be fired for ruining an excellent franchise and wasting the efforts of talented game engineers. I waited 7 years for a heaping pile of garbage to ruin the masterpiece of the original Last of Us. This is the only game I've ever wanted my money back for but I can't because of pre-ordered it from PSN! Expand
  19. Jun 28, 2020
    0
    The Game looks great, i loved last of us The duo of Joel and Ellie and the story was awesome.
    But the Last of us 2 has I didn't liked the direction of the story took
  20. Jun 21, 2020
    0
    This was absolute trash, I thought the leaks were bad, but the actual game was even worse
  21. Jun 19, 2020
    3
    Story is boring and overly bleak, there's a ridiculous amount of time spent in cut scenes for said story, and the game play itself isn't much improved from the first.
  22. Jun 22, 2020
    0
    I made an account just to leave this review. Never in my life have I ever been so let down in 20 years of gaming. Nobody moving forward should even acknowledge that this game exists.
  23. Jun 21, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game completely sucks! Yes there are good things in it but when you factor in everything Sony and the King of all CUCKS who dreams of being Anita S's little dog on a leash oh and of coarse SONY'S STUPID CENSORSHIP policy and of coarse all the SJW garbage in it I refuse to accept this atrocity even exists!!!!! Expand
  24. Feb 26, 2023
    0
    Story is not good.
    我不認為這個遊戲能買,劇情不知道怎麼搞的,根本不符合常理。這一作可以重新製作,不是不能接受喬爾的死
  25. Jun 19, 2020
    3
    Nothing about this game makes sense. The plot, the characters, the actions you must take all lead you to conclude the writers were stupid and/or lazy. They force feed you an edgy and hollow story-line probably because they thought it would give them a satisfying GoT level of cruelty, but they forgot that a good story is often unpredictable and also forgot that you need more than a coupleNothing about this game makes sense. The plot, the characters, the actions you must take all lead you to conclude the writers were stupid and/or lazy. They force feed you an edgy and hollow story-line probably because they thought it would give them a satisfying GoT level of cruelty, but they forgot that a good story is often unpredictable and also forgot that you need more than a couple major characters to make it work without compromising the game's universe. There is no depth here. You know from the 2 hours in how the story progresses and then you are forced to play a game that they succeeding in making you hate. Well done Naughty Dog, you might just have succeeded in besting GoT in producing an even worse ending than they did. Expand
  26. Jun 23, 2020
    0
    0 points is not enough to express my anger!
    This is really a terrible game, it ruins my years of anticipation and good memories of the previous game. Very very disappointed!
    Does the naughty dog know what you did? It's really terrible.
  27. Jun 19, 2020
    2
    The only score you can put trust in is the steam user score.
    By the way, the story sucks.
  28. Jun 23, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. this game **** in the first two hour, and then become worse to no one can ever thought, fk this game fj ND Expand
  29. Jun 19, 2020
    4
    I knew the game wouldn't live up to TLOU. The graphics look great, the gameplay is about the same, but the story and characters are unlikable. Part of what made TLOU great was the connection with the characters in the story. This game will be a "success" due to name, but is a failure. I will NEVER buy a game that has Neil on the team again. What a disgrace to this series. You took whatI knew the game wouldn't live up to TLOU. The graphics look great, the gameplay is about the same, but the story and characters are unlikable. Part of what made TLOU great was the connection with the characters in the story. This game will be a "success" due to name, but is a failure. I will NEVER buy a game that has Neil on the team again. What a disgrace to this series. You took what everyone loved about TLOU and said "I'll do it my way". Never again from this comapny. Expand
  30. Jun 22, 2020
    5
    Gameplay and Visual: 10/10. Story is a 5/10. The pacing and direction of the story is questionable at best.
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  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  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]