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. libaibai
    Jun 22, 2020
    2
    Terrible story !!! are we forced to learn something that meant to be “right” by new dog?
  2. Krips
    Jun 22, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Las of us is undoubtedly one of the best narrative driven games that I've ever played. For seven whole years I have been hyped for a sequel now, and I wasn't completely disappointed. Naughty Dog did deliver on the graphics and gameplay front, a lot. I have absolutely no complaints for them from that standpoint. However, the game begins to fall apart from the second part of the story development arc. I'll go more in detail about this now, so warning for major spoilers ahead.

    The decision to kill Joel and create a whole plot based on revenge was, although a bit generic and cliché, a good one to create a sense and thirst for vengeance and revenge in the player. That way we could 100% relate to Ellie and as a result her motivations. The decision about letting us play as the killer of Joel was also a good one, albiet was not executed properly at all, which is as good as it being a bad decision. I get what the writer was trying to do, to create a moral gray ground for the reader. To make the reader empathize with both characters motivations. But I really don't think they succeeded on that, and that's because of the simple fact that this new character Abby was not developed in the story arc. The players never got enough exposure to her, and so could never try to find the spark that would trigger emotions for her. The player however has been exposed to Ellie and Joel for an entire game in the past, and so ended up biased and hating Abbie. I think if the writer had just planned to let the player play as Abbie from the start, right from her childhood. Without ever mentioning Joel or Ellie for the first part of the game, but then put forth Ellie and let her play and kill the characters that we had spent half the game forming a bond with, maybe then this idea would've worked?

    Even so, I don't think that adding a generic revenge quest was the right decision. Like, of all the possible plot movers, why did the writer decide to use the most generic and bland and already overused plot opener? Maybe they could've made the plotline where Jackson is overrun by a massive horde of infected, where Joel sacrifices himself to save Ellie. Most people die, and the few that remain alive start to fight amongst themselves from the pressure, and two sides are formed. Then Ellie and her friends end up killing the other side. Now they have to run from the infected, and have to try and survive anyway possible. With nowhere to go, the struggle for survival as they keep scavenging and hunting and barely manage to keep themselves alive from the infected as they roam the ruins of the world, and maybe at this point of the plot slowly people start dying one by one, until its just Ellie left alone. Then we could have a flashback of her saying that the biggest fear she has is of being left alone, which by a cruel twist of irony, she is now forced to face. As she trudges along, hoping to find some sort of settlement who's rumours she heard was somewhere very far apart. The last of us, the original game had us traveling a lot. Struggling to survive from place to place and the sense of desperation and the fact that death was literally around any corner was a very real threat. It was something that attracted players to it. The sequel, does have that feeling too but I think its completely lost and falls flat, since the motivating factor to be put I to that life and death situation, that is revenge, just does not sit well. And even if the writer wanted to make this a game about revenge, then they should've let us play as only Ellie, who does manage to loll everyone, even Abbie, but in the process begins to lose her own morality and her own mind. She realizes that she has become a monster, that she is just a shell of a human being and that she has become just like Joel. She struggles to find peace even after taking revenge, as her guilty conscience for what she's done slowly starts to eat her up from the inside. Maybe something like that would've been a good flow of conflicting emotions, as the player themselves struggle to play as Ellie, as they keep watching her slowly lose her mind and go completely crazy with PTSD she caused for herself.

    Another fact that I can't overlook is the complete lack of any or minimalism character development in the relationships of Ellie with her friends or even the fact that she hated Joel. There were minimal interactions between Ellie and Joel, which I was hoping to see more of. Also even if there were interactions, it always lacked the feeling of love and emotions that should've been there. It just felt...empty and fake and forced. Overall, Naughty Dog did a splendid job from the game design and graphics perspective, but a huge part of the franchise; the narrative experience is where everything falls apart. A major piece of the puzzle for the last of us franchise is its narrative experience, and they couldn't succeed in that department. It pains me to see the sequel I was hyped for end like this. 4/10    … Expand
  3. tywong2007
    Jun 22, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The graphic is good and the fighting system improves a lot. But they cannot save the poor story. TLOU 1 is an amazing game mainly because of its excellent story. However, in TLOU 2, ND provide a false trailer to mislead the gamers and destroy the perfect story in Part 1 The plot is full of ridiculous and unreasonable part. Joel becomes a old man with low alertness and no resistance towards crisis. This is totally different from TLOU 1. Also, the ending is a **** Ellie's objective is revenge but she gives up to kill Abby after she already kills hundreds of enemies. This is non-sense. At last, fk you Neil Druckmann, fk you ND. I suggest all of you that stop buying any ND and Neil's game. We should boycott the liars.… Expand
  4. LevFlo
    Jun 22, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I love the game. However, I just can't accept what Naughty Dog did with the main antagonist. Her origin story and character development was good but I don't feel great playing her for almost half of the game.

    Definitely it has different narrative, the first "Tragedy-Drama" game that I've encountered. It challenges the player's stance and moral regarding Hate and Guilt. Could have been better if players have the power to choose how the game ends. Well I guess it is what it is.

    Performance and technical wise the game is at the top. I have no complaints with these aspects whatsoever. Naughty Dog obviously gambled with this game. I wish they've found all the praise and criticism helpful for their next project.    … Expand
  5. ShaneB420
    Jun 22, 2020
    1
    I will forever dismiss the notion that naughty dog ever had anything to do with the first game, This is a big **** joke there’s no future for this once great story. Rockstar games has made it look effortless in spite of some of the internal disputes they managed to created something real and a relatively relatable story for the characters in rdr2 and have pretty much just sat back and ****I will forever dismiss the notion that naughty dog ever had anything to do with the first game, This is a big **** joke there’s no future for this once great story. Rockstar games has made it look effortless in spite of some of the internal disputes they managed to created something real and a relatively relatable story for the characters in rdr2 and have pretty much just sat back and **** laughed at you all for failing so hard to try and force this **** down our throats … Expand
  6. Bigtiddieanime
    Jun 22, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ending was disapointing, the second half of the game was **** and to top it of they killed the joel which was 90% why i got the game in the first place. Making me play through the game twice for 2 trophies is dumb.… Expand
  7. InChance
    Jun 22, 2020
    8
    Хорошая, качественная игра, сюжет неидеальный и не такой ламповый как первая часть, но в любом случае хорошая игра
  8. NightManInRed
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    This game is a disaster. The character development is flat, and I don't care about Abby, even Ellie. The gameplay and artistic value had huge potential but, I felt that it was decent this time around. They should have kept the narration and flow simple but effective.
  9. Kurtthebane
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Great ideas, baaad execution. The beloved characters are unrecognizable and the whole game is just one giant grief-porn. I have no problem with the idea of slipping into the role of the supposed antagonist of a story and i also don't have a problem with dark truths. What i have a problem with is trying to subvert expectations by creating the opposite of a hollywood happy ending and falseGreat ideas, baaad execution. The beloved characters are unrecognizable and the whole game is just one giant grief-porn. I have no problem with the idea of slipping into the role of the supposed antagonist of a story and i also don't have a problem with dark truths. What i have a problem with is trying to subvert expectations by creating the opposite of a hollywood happy ending and false marketing. Since when does plain, brutal gruesomeness make a game artful? A story does not gain gravitas by eliminating every spark of hope or happiness. There needs to be a balance. Yes, an apocalyptic world is a hard and gruesome one and humans are vile creatures, but humans are also empathetic, hopeful and have the ability to act morally. With humans there is always darkness and light, but the light that was so beautifully interwoven into the harshness of the first game is missing entirely. This is Game of Thrones Season 8 and Glenn's death in the walking dead all over again.… Expand
  10. MartinsGoall
    Jun 22, 2020
    10
    Um jogo que vale a pena comprar. Não é para os fracos que se importam com sua montanha-russa emocional.
  11. HUZMALIK
    Jun 22, 2020
    1
    Bug mistake i made to play it . I think it will be died game in month's no one gonna tell their friends to play it
  12. Yennefer07
    Jun 22, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. What in the actual **** show was this game. My boy Joel deserved much much better.… Expand
  13. Hulkhoden
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Weri weri bad gaim. no gorilla no good. i hate lesbian weri weri bad gaim..

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    Goril oldugum icin Ingilizcem kötü ve bu yüzden yazdiklarimi birde türkce yazacagim. Herneyse, bu oyunu sevmememin sebebi lezbiyenleri sevmememden ötürüdür ayrica Gorillerin olmadigi bir oyunu desteklemem mümkün degildir.    … Expand
  14. Frost182
    Jun 22, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So, I just finished the game and I have mixed feelings about it, the graphics, design are incredible, although the gameplay is not very different from the first, because with all the time they had could have added more elements. Let's talk about Joel, I understand that the idea of he ​​dying could happen sooner or later, but the way it was it seems that they wanted to get rid of him as soon as possible just to fit Abby into the plot, they could have written a better story about how he would die. Gameplay was good in the beginning, but oh boy, how did it get repetitive, an infinite loop to do the same things over and over again, and getting Abby to forgive Ellie twice is kind of stupid isn't it? at that moment, in that world, it was a beginner's mistake and everyone knew it. Now talking about Abby, I don’t think it’s all bad to put her on the plot or even make us play with her, but man, what a boring gameplay, in the first moment until 1 hour after starting to play with her I wish I had stopped to play, just one key moment was to kill that infected giant, which was different and really interesting, why after all this time there is just few variations of infected? They tried too hard to make a good plot, and forgot the rest that could be much better. I finished the first game 6 times, and in this one I have no desire to play again, It's heartbreaking to see how they ruined the story, I don't care about the political agenda, but how hard you tried to do this and forget about everything else, so there’s no comparison with the first game, my grade is based on the first game it’s a 10 and this is a 2, so don’t keep thinking that gaining 95 of the critics who gained early access to the game is better than us who paid $ 60 on it . My expectations were high, TLOU will always be one of the best games for me, but this one is close to the worst, The best reviews are from IGN Japan, Game Revolution, your real grade from the Critics should be 70… Expand
  15. BabaYaga93
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    I've never taken the time to critique a game, but yet here we are lads on behalf of my disappointment. Yes it possesses great graphics and gameplay. However, it is such a hot garbage of a story that no gameplay nor graphics can save you from this disappointment 7 years in the making. This abomination is a disgrace to its predecessor. If I could rate it lower I would most certainly do forI've never taken the time to critique a game, but yet here we are lads on behalf of my disappointment. Yes it possesses great graphics and gameplay. However, it is such a hot garbage of a story that no gameplay nor graphics can save you from this disappointment 7 years in the making. This abomination is a disgrace to its predecessor. If I could rate it lower I would most certainly do for what they've done to the story. Мусор!… Expand
  16. sprite20000
    Jun 22, 2020
    1
    我真心抵制了,要這樣玩這種爛劇情,以後貴公司出的遊戲皆不會買,我想這遊戲也不用上PC跟S,買氣絕對讓你後悔編這個劇情!
  17. rafa2sa
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    The appeal of this game as his predecessor is the plot. This is a heavy plot-based game where characters are the most uninteresting and the decisions feel forced. It's also a long game, if you watch a 2 hour movie and is trash at least it was a short experience, this game lasts 25 hours and doesn't redeem his poor writing at any point.
  18. Nickcannas
    Jun 22, 2020
    9
    Questo gioco è una perla da non perdere; tutte le meccaniche del primo capitolo sono presenti e migliorare. La storia è un continuo susseguirsi di vicende e di momenti in cui ti dici “No dai e adesso?”.
    I personaggi sono talmente ben caratterizzati che fai fatica a dire “ha torto” o “ha ragione”.
    Unica pecca sono alcune forzature di trama pur di fare andare la storia in un modo quando    Questo gioco è una perla da non perdere; tutte le meccaniche del primo capitolo sono presenti e migliorare. La storia è un continuo susseguirsi di vicende e di momenti in cui ti dici “No dai e adesso?”.
    I personaggi sono talmente ben caratterizzati che fai fatica a dire “ha torto” o “ha ragione”.
    Unica pecca sono alcune forzature di trama pur di fare andare la storia in un modo quando sarebbe bastato “semplicemente” che alcune scelte fossero sviluppate in modo più naturale e non così forzatamente.
    Assolutamente da giocare.    … Expand
  19. Eduisra
    Jun 24, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is perfec, I like everything, I really like the gameplay, the characters, but I also really like the way they make you hate Abby, in general the game is about revenge on Joels death.… Expand
  20. Farik777
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    Don't turn games into propaganda for **** lgbt!!!
    I hate you neil **** piece of ****
  21. Alvaresgevara
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    From Russia with love ❤️ А что ещё написать? Хотели подлизать западным либералам, но забыли, что целевая аудитория ваших игр не фемо-лобби, а обычные люди, коих большинство. И большинству ваша пропаганда не нравится
  22. DadeSosa
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    Nothing about the game was fun after Joel’s death, especially playing as Abby for the majority of this game was probably the worst thing they could have done . I ask hate the fact that Ellie just lets her go and we can’t even do anything to get revenge on her
  23. Liuto
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    Il gioco più sopravvalutato di sempre che schifo che puzza che puzza davvero emana fetore
  24. 7z7
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Wtf, a revenge story but without revenge?. This game sucks in every aspect.… Expand
  25. MoJO782
    Jun 22, 2020
    1
    So i see it this way. I play a game to relieve stress, anxiety and leave behind negativity. The writing is an insult to all the fans.
  26. ShankzNGankz
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    Just a game pushed out to advantage political agendas. User reviews are the only ones that matter. Critic reviews are all paid to say nice things. Obviously.
  27. xJokerxEinsx
    Jun 22, 2020
    10
    Best game i've ever played. Anyone will be on a great journey and will learn a lot about new and old characters, but a lot about himselfs too. A great masterpiece with a perfect ending, I love it! Thanks Naughty Dog for this game
  28. Subham2942
    Jun 22, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game certainly lives up to the expectations. If not for those leaks this game wouldn't have suffered this much.
    Gameplay- 9/10
    Graphics- 10/10
    Charecters-10/10
    Story-7/10
    This story is not trash at all. I understand what ND was going for. The idea is absolutely brilliant. It is just the execution of that story that is a little bad. It would have been better if Abby was developed as a likeable charecter early on in the game. And instead of Joel saving Abby...Abby should have saved Joel... Then it would have made sense why he let his guards down... otherwise it is a masterpiece    … Expand
  29. umar26
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    Ruined the last of us legacy. A complete disaster of a game. Didn't enjoy it because they messed up the entire story. One of the worst written video game i have ever seen. Anyone who loves the first part knows how bad the game is. They changed the way characters act. Their behaviour is completely changed from the previous installment. Graphics were nice but it doesn't change the fact thatRuined the last of us legacy. A complete disaster of a game. Didn't enjoy it because they messed up the entire story. One of the worst written video game i have ever seen. Anyone who loves the first part knows how bad the game is. They changed the way characters act. Their behaviour is completely changed from the previous installment. Graphics were nice but it doesn't change the fact that this game is completely **** writers were probably high when they were writing this. The gameplay is dragged. It feels the story is too short for the gameplay. Maybe if it was not named last of us 2, then it might be good. But not worth the money. Save your money for a game that isn't trying to be diverse but is trying to be good.… Expand
  30. C2550
    Jun 22, 2020
    1
    Developers did a great job in world-building but the story writers absolutely ruined it and need to find a new trade. Did no justice to the orginal game.
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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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