The Last of Us Part II

 PlayStation 4
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5.8

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  3. Negative: 68,475 out of 161975
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  1. KillaBuraz
    Jun 21, 2020
    1
    The only thing good about this game is the graphics the rest is wack!!! I want my MONEY BACK. What did you do to your characters?
  2. Madferit0396
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    Estuvo mala la verdad, todo muy forzado y sin innovación, sentí que jugaba el mismo juego de hace años pero con nuevos personajes
  3. SatampraZeiros
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    They killed Joel in such a dumb way, I mean I liked the first game because of the relationship both share, a true father/daughter unspoiled love, like the one I have for my kids, killing him like that was just poorly done, it was what we call "morbo" in Spanish, like gore for gores sake, like when they killed Glenn in the walking dead (comic and show) it was just stupid, I didn't care forThey killed Joel in such a dumb way, I mean I liked the first game because of the relationship both share, a true father/daughter unspoiled love, like the one I have for my kids, killing him like that was just poorly done, it was what we call "morbo" in Spanish, like gore for gores sake, like when they killed Glenn in the walking dead (comic and show) it was just stupid, I didn't care for the game after that, Naughty Dog games to me always lack something, they're too easy, the story is always bland, yet I loved the first game and the expansion for it (before you go calling me a homophobe) this isnt about sexuality or whatever, its about people ruining something good, its like if Kojima had had Big Boss/Venom Snake get beheaded by Meryl in Metal Gear Solid Sons of The Patriots I dont know what to compare it too it was just freaking stupid.… Expand
  4. shabayumm
    Jun 21, 2020
    10
    The greatest storytelling achievement in the history of games. All the people who hate it will look ignorant in 20 years. Just because it wasn't what you wanted or what you would have made, doesn't mean it isn't a masterpiece.
  5. Johniljazi
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    Awful story awful execution awful character just absolute awful and naughty dog needs to be ashamed
  6. Eduardo311
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    Amazing! The beast game than I played in my life, please play this game is really good
  7. Zakiyro
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    They killed some of the games with such a promising plot ... Of course let's make a game that complascates a minority and launches it to the majority ... Anyway, good gameplay, with a decent plot. Another title to the trash
  8. Aemilius117
    Jun 24, 2020
    0
    I believe the history had the potential to be a great one, maybe even better than the first one, but it rather feels forced and with a lot of holes
  9. sgyves71
    Jun 21, 2020
    10
    You know..video game reviews are where perfect justice is served...those who don't like it...don't have a good time..and those who do...have a great time. I am having the time of my life with this game. Having played the last..I'd say this continues on the great path of a game that is extremely hard to follow up. The negative reviews are bombs from those who don;t really play the game andYou know..video game reviews are where perfect justice is served...those who don't like it...don't have a good time..and those who do...have a great time. I am having the time of my life with this game. Having played the last..I'd say this continues on the great path of a game that is extremely hard to follow up. The negative reviews are bombs from those who don;t really play the game and have some political agenda for hating on some of the material. But I can assure you...if you are a gamer without political ties...this is gonna be the sweetest adventure in a while. This is one of those games that I try not to binge too hard in fear that the adventure might be over too soon. I feel the suspense all the while walking through. I love hitting a patch of clickers that I gotta take down. The game is just so beautiful it makes every moment playing a gem. I just can't give it high enough marks. Not to mention the quality of the execution...this game shines all the frigging time..almost never is there a time that I don't want to zoom in on something in the environment. So...if you can put your favorite controversy on hold...enjoy this seriously outstanding example of interactive gaming. Been playing since Atari 2600 Pitfall. I'm a gamer..not a political tool. Cheers! Oh by the way...you know you have done something completely magical...if you get some genuine haters. I love it. I mean...the last time Naughty Dog wrote a bad game is.....NEVER! I'm just noticing man..name a bad one.… Expand
  10. Zawl666
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    Forzar la inclusión en un juego y perder el verdadero objetivo que era crear una buena historia, los personajes son un asco la verdad, incluyendo la historia, sin duda una pena de videojuego.
  11. MisterWyatt
    Jun 21, 2020
    3
    Dissapointed with the ending and the story overall, so sad to see a saga that i love fail this bad
  12. Meddie
    Jun 21, 2020
    9
    Amazing visuals and gameplay as good as any I've played recently, I agree story didn't quite live up to the first game but still found it a good enough story.
  13. Gianoia
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Whats the point on making us play with the **** Abby? OMG I was so hyped for this game, now I am in the middle of the game and I’ve lost all of my lust for the game! Not even exploring the map as I was doing when controlling Ellie. Stupid call making us trying to UNDERSTAND abby.… Expand
  14. ElsaBroso
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Propaganda progre, estaría bien si fuera gratis pero por lo que cuesta, esperaba más, sin contar que esperar por 7 largos años la secuela no valió la pena la espera .… Expand
  15. CasualGamer69
    Jun 22, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I’ll give it a 2/10 and that’s me being generous. Yes, the visuals and gameplay is solid, what’s expected from Naughty Dog with what they have on their backs (Uncharted franchise) Some parts of the story is solid too, the flashbacks of Ellie and Joel are heartwarming and heartbreaking as well. Now that I got the positive out of the way, the game is overall garbage. How is the developer going to kill a beloved and meaningful character in such a sad and distasteful way? Joel dying part of the story? Okay. But at least make it memorable, poetic, or heroic. Don’t just kill him off by pinning him down and having no hopes of survival. Story plot fail to deliver completely. Imagine you’re gonna go watch a spider man movie or a captain America movie and right from the start they kill them off? That’s exactly what occurred here. Now with that out of the way, okay Joel died now what? They could’ve made the story continue with having Ellie and Tommy go on the adventure in avenging https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-4/the-last-of-us-part-ii/user-reviews?dist=negativeJoel’s death and that could’ve been a solid storyline but NOOOOOO the creators had to ruin it even more by making us play the killer. I get what they tried to do but THEY FAILED AT DOING SO. HOW CAN YOU HAVE SYMPATHY FOR A CHARACTER WHO NEVER DEMONSTRATED REMORSE OR REGRET THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE GAME? Naughty Dog has failed all of us who fell in love with these characters. Nothing but disappointments with this game. Rest assure, I’ll be skeptical in purchasing another one of your games. Treat your employees with respect Naughty Dog, this goes for you too Neil.… Expand
  16. Crazygoo
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    This plot is just fking sht Do not waste your money.
    Don't buy this game if you care about the characters or anything the previous game set up.
  17. Jame500
    Jun 21, 2020
    4
    Waste of time what the hell is this story in this game. The Devoloper promote that we will get to play joel and ellie and we got this
  18. Mhanson5
    Jun 21, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Before I even begin with my paltry review, let me implore those on the fence: do not just look at numbers and hype. Experience this game for yourself and let it speak on its own. Few games have ever caused me to have such a visceral emotional reaction as The Last of Us. It is only fitting, then, that it’s sequel would up that ante beyond my wildest expectations. Despite it not being a perfect game, it is as reasonably close as I think any game could ever get. Let me explain some aspects that really resonated with me. *SPOILERS AHEAD*

    First of all, despite any news to the contrary, the character development in this game is brilliant, subtle, and definitely not based on any agenda other than telling gripping stories. From the symbolism (Ellie’s butterfly moth tattoo, the guitar, etc), to the incredible voice and performance acting, this game sparkles. Ellie’s transformation throughout her revenge quest is so deep it is almost insane to try to speak about it in writing. After she tortured Nora to death, she returns to the theater, shaking and horrified with what she has done. At this moment you see her passion for this killing spree wane as she is content with killing only one more person: Abby. But then she is forced to kill both Mel and Owen, which forces her over the edge of horror with what she has become: a ruthless child murderer. She gets ready to outright abandon her quest, despite having done unspeakable things in the name of revenge. How fitting then, that her actions come back to haunt her just when she would leave it behind. She viscerally loses a friend instantly and nearly loses her life and the last two people she cares about. But then, we see Abby willing to let her go of her hate despite the horrible things she has done as her greatest moment of redemption. Then we see the ramifications of this moment of mercy.

    I will be honest, I have never wanted a game to end more than when Ellie and Dina were living happily on their farmstead. At this point, the circle of violence was broken. Ellie was happy, safe, and had everything in the world that mattered. But it would not be a Naughty Dog game without a last haunting bit of story. Ellie just cannot let go of the festering hate inside of her. She cannot stop herself from seeing out her revenge. But in the ultimate twist of fate, her gut wrenching encounter with Abby ends with Ellie finally finding a way to let go. She beautifully recalls her attempt to forgive Joel, and we are left to know that she is trying to find a way to let forgiveness heal her broken soul. But it comes so late that she has lost everything. Physically, she has lost the ability to play guitar, her last connection with a Joel. This alone almost made me weep at the end bitterly. But worse yet, she lost the only two people in the world she has left to love. She lost her family. Yet with that final line, “I’d like to try,” Ellie gives this heartbreaking narrative the faintest glimmer of hope. The juxtaposition of the themes of hope and The crushing loss that always accompanies hate are what make this game resonate in such a deep way. Outside great literary masterpieces we rarely are treated to so nuanced a perspective on our human condition and imperfections. I won’t comment deeply on Abby’s narrative. Suffice to say it felt that her piece of this story was to pour a little gray into the moral mix, and give an opportunity to brilliantly flesh out the world and its factions. Lev also makes a great additional character, exposing both the philosophy and the perversion thereof in the Seraphites. He also gives an opportunity for Abby to spare Dina where she would have otherwise made the circle of violence continue uninterrupted. Overall, I cannot express how deeply incredible this game is. I haven’t even touched on the technical genius of this game because there is nothing remotely like it. The physics, the environments, the subtle ways the NPCs treat each other and their environment, all work to achieve the perfect immersion in this game. I cannot stress this enough; ignore the review bombs, and experience this game for yourself.    … Expand
  19. AuroIX
    Jun 21, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. What a waste of an incredibly innovative take on the whole zombie genre of games. The original game was a complete masterpiece. Full of emotion, incredible visuals for the time and one of the best written stories I've ever seen in a game.

    However Naughty Dog has only gone and destroyed its legacy with this dumpster fire of a game. Don't get me wrong, this game has definitely lived up to the visuals and physics I was expecting of the second iteration of The Last of Us. Though these are important, the story of this new game is horrible. The fact they killed off one of gaming's favourite characters as if he was a side note or a character with no personality. Due to this, the game felt more like a lackluster cliché revenge flick. I am highly disappointed by this title. Naughty Dog messed up badly and they definitely need to fire the entire writing team for taking the outstanding concept of The Last of Us and turning it into nothing more than a psuedo-emotional wreck.    … Expand
  20. Pure-Power
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    Naughty Dog, if you see this, please do not let Neil Druckmann be involved in any more games. This game is a slap in the face to all fans. Let's ignore the fact that the story is horrible for a second, you actually allowed for a man on man / man on transgender sex scene... in a GAME? Are you out of your minds?! I'm sorry, but I do not want my kid growing up thinking that this is normal. IfNaughty Dog, if you see this, please do not let Neil Druckmann be involved in any more games. This game is a slap in the face to all fans. Let's ignore the fact that the story is horrible for a second, you actually allowed for a man on man / man on transgender sex scene... in a GAME? Are you out of your minds?! I'm sorry, but I do not want my kid growing up thinking that this is normal. If you want to put that crap in a game, then the rating should be AO!

    For all the SJWs out there that think this is fine. Let me tell you that YOURS, is NOT the only opinion that matters! If my kid happens to see a sex scene, I can explain it away, I can have that birds and the bees conversation with them. If they see violence in a game, I can explain that it's just a game. But man on man / man on trans sex, NO, that is not a conversation I want to have with my child! They can learn about that once they are older and more mature.

    Keep your SJW garbage out of your games. Oh, and word of advise, hire some new writers, preferably some that actually care about their fans. Thanks!    … Expand
  21. Fedya2000
    Jun 21, 2020
    10
    Игра охрененная, не слушайте тупых обиженников)) геймплей 10/10, музыка 10/10, геймдизайн 10/10, анимация и детали всё это на высшем уровне, про сюжет ничего не могу сказать, всё еще прохожу, но лично мне пока что заходит. Такие игры выходят очень редко и в это грех не поиграть, не зря я ждал 7 лет)) получаю удовольствие от игры. Замечательно в этой всей истории то, что 80% от всех ревьюИгра охрененная, не слушайте тупых обиженников)) геймплей 10/10, музыка 10/10, геймдизайн 10/10, анимация и детали всё это на высшем уровне, про сюжет ничего не могу сказать, всё еще прохожу, но лично мне пока что заходит. Такие игры выходят очень редко и в это грех не поиграть, не зря я ждал 7 лет)) получаю удовольствие от игры. Замечательно в этой всей истории то, что 80% от всех ревью писали люди, которые даже не запускали игру, а то и вовсе у них консоли нет))… Expand
  22. jmquinonesf
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    The game story was hard to digest and not entertaining at all, unfortunately even the ending is bad.
    I do not recommend it.
  23. Objectivism99
    Jun 21, 2020
    1
    Abiertamente puedo considerarme un fan de la primera entrega debido a que adquirí en su momento la versión de ps3 con the last of us y no solo eso también adquirí el ejemplar remasterizado para ps4, una maravilla para ser sincero pero esto no lo absuelve de cualquier otra critica positiva que esperábamos que las minúsculas carencias del primero sería solventadas en este segunda entrega,Abiertamente puedo considerarme un fan de la primera entrega debido a que adquirí en su momento la versión de ps3 con the last of us y no solo eso también adquirí el ejemplar remasterizado para ps4, una maravilla para ser sincero pero esto no lo absuelve de cualquier otra critica positiva que esperábamos que las minúsculas carencias del primero sería solventadas en este segunda entrega, pero oh sorpresa con lo que nos encontramos es con una narrativa totalmente carente de sentido alguno empezando con el primero error garrafal de haberse desecho de un personaje que se tomó un excelente trabajo construirlo en la primera entrega como lo fue Joel el cuál nos había transmitido una empatía innata con respecto a su decisión de salvar a Ellie debido a que a lo largo de su vida a partir del brote del hongo que volcó al mundo en caos padeció perdidas muy importantes y en este momento en el que pesaba sobre sus hombros la decisión de que vuelva a pasar por esta situación decide salvar a Ellie como un mensaje de que no se puede salvar la humanidad perdiendo la propia humanidad y que el mismo joel que en una secuencia del primer juego es precavido debido a las condiciones hostiles que los rodean donde pueden ser sujetos de ataques por la supervivencia este mismo Joel sea burlado y humillado de la manera en la que lo hace este juego simplemente demuestra que antes de entregarnos una buena historia estaban priorizando enfatizar cierto mensaje muy forzado casi agobiante a lo largo del juego y que justifiquen todo tipo de criticas con el argumento que somos personas con mensajes de ¨odio¨solo demuestra la carencia de vergüenza para/con los usuarios que somos el público a el cual está dirigido su producto, en todo sentido debieron haber priorizado al usuario antes que satisfacer cualquier tipo de agenda política y que pese a este error abismal de narrativa al final de toda la historia, después de a lo largo del trayecto de la misma en el cuál hemos perpetuado asesinatos de diversos tipos, de las maneras más atroces me quieres impartir un mensaje que todo lo que acabo de hacer dentro de este juego fue en vano? Dejando ir a la causante de la ira de la protagonista...... ira por la cual asesinó a todo quien se le cruce en su camino de venganza. Aquí único que no tiene sentido alguno definitivamente es la existencia de este juego, no descarto que el apartado gráfico sea muy increíble y que la jugabilidad me guste tanto y me traiga un efecto nostalgia del primero, pero lo que hicieron con la saga de The last of us en esta entrega es simplemente decepcionante.… Expand
  24. Ben50Champ
    Jun 21, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I would like to preface this by saying I played this completely blind. I beat it once on moderate with about half of everything and 23 hour playtime. I had not watched a single thing about this game besides the one trailer shown 2 or 3 years ago. I'm not homophobic or transphobic or whatever else about this game has people riled up. I beat the first game as well and it still has a place in my heart because of how good it was. I want to start off by saying this: A lot people are mad that Joel died but what makes me angry and upset is the execution of said event, and what it meant in terms of story. It's a story about revenge, but it is taking a backseat to tedious gameplay and boring story points. The gameplay is the same as last of us 1 but even worse because that game came out 7 **** years ago and no improvements or changes have been made, besides adding melee combat as a more viable option. You'll be using your brain only to think about how bad the story is because the gameplay can be simplified to go behind enemy, push button, wait, repeat. Except 3 occasions, where you fight a boss or miniboss. Except two of them are the exact same thing, so there is only one unique boss encounter in the game. Braindead gameplay and a boring looting loop with an option in accessibility that basically loots for you as it pings every god damn resource take center stage as your characters talk about meaningless garbage. The story is bare bones, rarly elaborating on anything until up to 2 to literally 15 hours later. Your not shown any repercussions for your actions until so many hours later you either forgot or it's such an insignificant detail it makes no stupid difference. Like on day 2, you kill this girl who was playing this game, and on day to of abby's timeline, its revealed her name was whitney, and she said one line of dialogue, and you can buy her **** model in the extras screen on the main menu. Its trying to preach to you that revenge is bad, and it only leads to making te situation worse, but nobody **** cares the bastard killed MOTHER**** JOEL. He was one of my favorite video game characters and this game ruined that for me, because he also is a rare one that was in an awful situation and had a mostly happy ending. The best moments in this game are the flashbacks as ellie, especially the one at the museum and the one that happened after dina kissed ellie. Im not one who cries during video games, but when ellie apologizes to Joel and says she wants to be closer with him I was right with Joel tryna hold in my tears. It feels like all the effort in writing went into these flashbacks with Joel, because th writers knew the main person people wanted was Joel. I'm not saying they're didnt deserve the effort, the former hero deserves this treatment, but comparatively, the games average writing is mediocre at best. I'm also going to say it was to lokg and the whole playing as abby section really bugged me. Your playing as the bad guy your also lead to hate, and if you hate the character your playing as, you dont want to play the game. This whole section frustrated me to all hell as it goes on for longer than ellie's section did, if you didnt **** around for to long. I resorted to running by a majority of human and infected by the time I got to abby, and it was still 2 hours longer than my ellie section. I'm not going to say anything more because I could rant for longer if I could, but i want to talk about the endings. It should have stopped at the farmhouse, with ellie refusing Tommy's pleas and having to deal with the trauma as punishment for killing and torturing people. That way, it could have still gone along with the game policy of revenge bad, acceptance good. But no it doesn't and "that's fine I guess because it can be finished right?" I thought. If I get to kill her, then I'd be fine with that ending to. But nope. This is where the choice should have come in. You could kill her or spare her. If you killed her, the prisoners would find Lev, help him back to health, and he would hunt you. If you spared her, the ending that happend would happen, but dina would be home waiting for you to return. But no the game is ass and doesn't do that. I have ranted for long enough have a good day and dont buy this game.… Expand
  25. MonkOS
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game really just destroyed the legacy of the original one. Apart from good looks there is not a single good thing in it. The storyline is horrible. They kill Joel in the beggining throwing away all the character development and his realitionship with Ellie from the first game. And then, they force you to play HALF the game with his killer Abby which is not even an interesting character at all. At this point i really just stopped playing and whatched the ending on youtube, and was shocked how bad it is. Every character in this game is so dry, that you cant care about them. Even ellie became a piece of wood. I dont understand how can you make it so bad from such a masterpiece. Honestly i wouldnt play it even if i get for free. Its a total waste of money, and disrespect for all the fans of the original game. 0/10, dont buy it.… Expand
  26. Yeahboi88
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. **** and bad, its so bad and bad and more bad with some of bad thats a lot of bad… Expand
  27. 4gatsu
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. "You killed this character? oh guess what?... SHE'S PREGNANT. Revenge bad how dare you >:(" - Last of us 2 summarized… Expand
  28. kurisuwizard
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    a great piece of wasted time, all the time with cheap advertising and shoehorn inclusion, I hope they stop making history to waste time, and start making good scripts
  29. a570725
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    After waiting that long, we got a game has ni e graphics、music and combat feedback.
    But rest of the game is completely a tragedy.
  30. Kyrion
    Jun 21, 2020
    8
    All in all a solid game with some problems with continuity(character personality wise), old fashioned gameplay that is known by the first game, wich was good but barely was worked on(? Also I miss the multiplayer).
    There is also a little bit of meh about the inclussion of open world. It adds and also conflicts this world.


    But a definitly good game.
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Awards & Rankings

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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
93

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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