The Last of Us Part II

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  1. Bartfratze
    Jun 23, 2020
    8
    Gameplay, sound and graphics are top notch as always. But the clincher is the story and the characters. Both feel like some fanfiction author got his hands on the script for this game. This game has one of the worst endings of all time of any piece of media. It will leave you a hollow shell of yourself.
  2. wrenn
    Jun 23, 2020
    8
    So. The Last of Us Part 2. I frankly do not know where to begin. As many of my fellow reviewers, we have waited a total of seven years for this release. With high hopes, we set money aside and anticipated a masterpiece .. and we got one, but not in the way we expected.

    The first half of TLOU2 (if you know, you know) was absolutely incredible. I loved EVERY second, every interaction,    So. The Last of Us Part 2. I frankly do not know where to begin. As many of my fellow reviewers, we have waited a total of seven years for this release. With high hopes, we set money aside and anticipated a masterpiece .. and we got one, but not in the way we expected.

    The first half of TLOU2 (if you know, you know) was absolutely incredible. I loved EVERY second, every interaction, everything. From the spine chilling gurgle emanating from clickers that somehow sounds even more terrifying, to the incredible acting presented by Ashley and Shannon. From the glorious realm of Jackson and Seattle, and the simple track of snow later countered by the ghostly sighting of an abandoned city retaken, it was a masterpiece. Truly. The chemistry and bittersweet moments had me lulled into a sense of security that was later cracked into pieces, as to be expected. The first part deserves positive reviews. The same cannot be said for the latter.

    I can see exactly what ND was trying to convey, the message they so horribly tried to send. However everything leading up to that message did not make it satisfactory. I did not care for the second half in the least, and even after letting it sink in, I did not end up changing my feelings or mind on the interactions at hand. Again, I see what they were doing, and I can see how they thought it would work, but the narrative was insanely weak. The half-a$$ed parallels and the "two sides of the same coin" (literally) sequence was just not where it should have been.

    I love TLOU and TLOU2, and I will continue to support ND and if they do have the balls to make a third installment, I hope to every god and deity that they do it right.    … Expand
  3. Hacim
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    I was a huge fan of the original TLOU, as well as the DLC that followed. The story, the characters and interactions, the emotional ties that were formed throughout playing were amazing.
    TLOU2 is ABSOLUTELY a beautiful game, and the play mechanics are sound throughout.
    But the story, the forcing of players to take on the role of Abby in order to try to force them to    I was a huge fan of the original TLOU, as well as the DLC that followed. The story, the characters and interactions, the emotional ties that were formed throughout playing were amazing.
    TLOU2 is ABSOLUTELY a beautiful game, and the play mechanics are sound throughout.
    But the story, the forcing of players to take on the role of Abby in order to try to force them to sympathize/empathize/relate to her and her decision making process is absurd.
    Joel is done a horrible injustice in the game. Was there a way for them to kill off his character if they "had to" and not make the game suffer in the process? Of course there was.
    Instead, Neil Druckmann (and almost assuredly Anna Sarkeesian) decided to spit in the face of all the true fans of the previous game and send players down a rabbit hole of bad story telling, with shockingly daft characters who make horrendous decisions that are contradictory at every turn and ruin what COULD have been the "Masterpiece" that the "professional reviewers" claim this game to be.
    I have been playing games probably longer than many of the professionals have been alive for. I remember the first time I played Pong. I beat Adventure when it first came out. I had Colecovision, the Atari 2600 and still have my old Famicom NES system somewhere in storage (though it is long since dead). I am a gamer and I know that a good story with relatable and likable characters who make informed decisions and have sensible through lines are the most important thing to my gaming experience today. TLOU2 did not have any of that. Good for Sony and Naughty Dog for making piles of money, as that is (at the end of the day) what is most important to their bottom lines, but when PLAYERS say that this game will go down in history on the same level as The Last Jedi and season 8 of GOT, they are not being hyperbolic or evil...just truthful about how bad this game is, and how much more we (as PLAYERS) expected after 7 long years of waiting.    … Expand
  4. Nashulak
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    L'ambiance est folle. Les dialogues intelligents, les .edf a et l'action sont là. Rien a dire, une tuerie!!
  5. T0xicTeraByte
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. the whole abby storyline was pointless and served no purpose + garbage ending… Expand
  6. Achong8891
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    I just want to forget about this game.
    Disgusting, vulgar, nasty, bad plot.
    My disappointment is immeasurable, and my day is ruined.
    I waited 5 years to play this
    And they gave me a horrible intro and **** end
  7. DonPorokhobot
    Jun 23, 2020
    9
    Технологический шедевр, проделано много работы со стороны разрабов. Сюжет на уровне. 9/10 из за лгбт-повестки, без нее было бы 10/10. «Не играл, но осуждаю» идут лесом.
  8. Bgibby1193
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Beautiful Visuals, upgraded gameplay, new environments, enemies and mechanics.... and I still absolutely hated this game. It would not be hyperbole for me to say The last of us is my absolute favorite thing across any medium. Whether it's movie's books or other video games, The last of us stands above all for me.. so after 7 years of waiting, to be presented with this story I am absolutely disgusted. Naughty Dog and Neil Druckman have absolutely failed this fan base and more importantly they failed Ellie. The sad attempt to humanize the character who brutally murders Joel was completely deplorable. Never have I spent so much time saying out loud during a game "I Don't Care!" as when I was forced to spend nearly half this game playing as Joels killer. News Flash Naughty Dog, nobody gives a damn about Abby. I literally made her die multiple times just because I hated her character so much. How you can possibly justify dedicating hours and hours of gameplay on her is nothing short of lunacy. Not to mention the list of supporting characters that get almost no development during that horrendous chunk of the gameplay. I got to a point where I did not want to play this game. It was so pathetically bad that I called Gamestop to try and return my Collectors edition. I thought to myself, "I'm willing to forgive all this garbage if only to see Ellie get her revenge". But no Naughty Dog... you screwed that up too. I have played the original Last of us 15 times through and can say without question that Ellie would not have let Abby just walk away. She deserved justice, she deserved better. Then at the end you just couldn't resist dicking her over a little more. Should we have Dina waiting to console her... Nahhh. Maybe tommy?... nahhh maybe we should let her keep her fingers so she can have a way to remember Joel by playing the Guitar... nahhh. The absolute failure of this game is reminiscent of The Last Jedi. You set yourselves up with the game of the decade. A game universally praised by critics and Fans alike. Yet you completely disembarked from all the things that made the first game such a masterpiece. Not to mention how you straight up Lied to everyone with your BS trailers depicting Joel in Seattle with Ellie. I don't know how this game could possibly get a score above like a 3 but these critics seem to be more interested in riding Naughty Dogs dick than calling them out. I can only give this game.a score higher than zero because of the relationship built between Dina and Ellie. A relationship and dichotomy you throw out the window halfway through the game and then completely torch at the end. Congratulations. You ruined my favorite Story. You have made the original Last of us virtually unplayable. I would've rather you never made a sequel than watch you disrespect and ruin the legacy of Ellie and Joel. I sincerely hope you're company will listen to the fans and address your failure. But I somehow doubt it.… Expand
  9. Lopes7
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This game is a huge letdown and SHAMES the first one, which was a solid 6/10 at least.
  10. Cpatterson56
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is terrible the story absolutely sucks. Abby sucks more than the story.i hate this game.… Expand
  11. Neijo
    Jun 23, 2020
    8
    Yes, I'm also not a fan of the story in general or certain character decisions but personally it didn't ruin the fun for me.
    Sure, weird to say about a story driven game/franchise but everything else just clicked for me and I love this game.
    The world-building and the attention to detail is insane, I don't know what magic Naughty Dog did in the background to make this run on a PS4    Yes, I'm also not a fan of the story in general or certain character decisions but personally it didn't ruin the fun for me.
    Sure, weird to say about a story driven game/franchise but everything else just clicked for me and I love this game.
    The world-building and the attention to detail is insane, I don't know what magic Naughty Dog did in the background to make this run on a PS4 without performance issues (in my case at least).

    My issues with the story are the only reason I won't give this game a 9 or even a 10 but I don't hate the story with a passion like so many other people
    I "only" don't like it that much    … Expand
  12. BANZI__
    Jun 23, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. In my personal opinion the game is amazing. Not flawless. But amazing. The game is great and that is shown throughout the game.… Expand
  13. Majdcena
    Jun 24, 2020
    0
    You know I decided to give it a chance and the gut punch early on in the game (you know what I'm referencing, I'd rather not spoil anything for those who haven't played) really had me sobbing and for a second I'm like okay, maybe I doubted how they could pull this off, this is naughty dog, my fav studio, with my fav games and my fav director and my fav characters etc. but man oh man doesYou know I decided to give it a chance and the gut punch early on in the game (you know what I'm referencing, I'd rather not spoil anything for those who haven't played) really had me sobbing and for a second I'm like okay, maybe I doubted how they could pull this off, this is naughty dog, my fav studio, with my fav games and my fav director and my fav characters etc. but man oh man does the air get sucked out of you with that horrible ending. The first game was truly the best gaming experience I had, the beginning of this game with that 'scene' had me moved like nothing ever before but it turns out it was done for shock value and their goal to empathize with the other character completely failed. What was the point of this I ask? Was the point for us to empathize with the other character because that clearly failed. Was the point for us to hate her? Well you clearly succeeded but I highly doubt that was the goal. Is it about love and forgiveness and losing everything you have? How does that work out when you brutalize your two main characters with no closure? Leave your audience feeling empty and devastated. If you play this game the last 'boss' fight had me punching square well into cutscene due to how much I despised the other character and not realizing that a cutscene was playing out and I had no control anymore. What is the point in us writing all of this if it's falling on deaf ears. Is Neil really this tone deaf? Maybe we should learn to unlove things that change in our life before they change us. Maybe we should learn to let go as Ellie had to learn to let go, maybe what we hold so dearly to us can ultimately ruin us and maybe just maybe that's the message they're going for? No it's not, they want us to learn to forgive but the path of destruction on your way to said forgiveness devalues that, not to mention it is not possible to forgive a character that you are forced to play with and beat down both of your favorite characters with. This truly was the last of us...fans leaving Naughty Dog. I guess the dreamers of the day are dangerous men after all Mr. Druckkman… Expand
  14. Chuckmann
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    Menuda cag*** de juego, no se quien se compraría es te trasto, no le doy 0 solo para que no me anden borrando nada, ok?
  15. NickXvIiUs
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    Characters die like garbage in history for incredibly stupid reasons. Not to mention the bugs that **** your immersion. Main character saved by the divine machine to have more work time.
  16. Ke1992
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is a slap in the face to everyone that loved the first game. Do not buy this and save your money. The truth and context of this game is much worse than the leaks. Before I get into one of the worst stories ever. The gameplay is very average in today's modern gaming generation. There are minor improvements from the first game and enemy AI is dumb as ever. There are more cut scenes and walking than actual gameplay. SPOILER ALERT..... they destroyed all of your favorite characters. They dumb down Joel's character on purpose to make him weak and stupid. In the first game he was very smart and had a ton of experience. He didn't even trust a guy that was sick on the road. He chose to run him over. Later we find out that stranger on the road was not sick and it was all a set up. They do everything to make you dislike Joel and continue to spit on him. They have a trans female/male shoot him in the leg and torture him with a golf club right in the first 2 hours of the game. They spit on him literally. They made Ellie unlikable and a selfish human being. She kills everyone and continued to blame Joel for saving her life. She cared so much in saving humanity because she has the immunity but instead she became a lesbian and chose not to reproduce. Let that sink in. She even let's Abby the one that tortured and murdered Joel in front of her get away with it. Abby also bit off two of Ellie's fingers. Her letting Abby go is basically saying Joel deserved dying. A loveable character who is the main character of the game. There was no justice for Joel. This game robbed everything from you just for shock value. The current narrative of destroying the male character to make the female character rise is very weak story telling. It is disrespectful to both genders. Females even hate it. Worst of all the pacing of the story is horrible. You literally play as Abby the character we hate for half the game. They tried so hard to make us like her but none of it worked. This game is a waste of time and money and should have never been created as a sequel. The critics are liars and they don't care about what the fans want. They only care about their political narrative and force you to like something that you will never accept. Then they insult you by calling you names because you don't like the product they are praising. They are the worst kind of human being. Trust the gamers that actually love playing the kind of video games you like. Those are the ones who you should listen to. Vote with your wallet and avoid this dumpster fire. Why care for a game created by a studio that is run by Neil Druckmann who is a male feminist and does not care about the fans and the people he works with. That's why 75 percent of Naughty dog left the company due to how he treated them. This game is created by people that don't care about you and backed by people that hate you. The game wasn't made for the fans and gamers. Vote with your wallets and avoid this at all cost. Especially how they are trying to trick everyone with false advertisement into buying this. Look it up on YouTube. Don't trust the shill media. Watch the negative videos about this game and you will see the truth. Long live Joel and RIP to The Last of Us franchise.… Expand
  17. OmegaZot
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    The Last of US 2 è un gioco straordinario sia per comparto tecnico, sia per impatto narrativo ed emotivo. Felice di averlo comprato e terminato. Merita da solo l’acquisto di una consolle, altro che review bombing! Tutti coloro che stanno operando questa forma vile di boicottaggio dovrebbero vergognarsi delle proprie azioni, soprattutto se ci si intravede un contesto politico assolutamenteThe Last of US 2 è un gioco straordinario sia per comparto tecnico, sia per impatto narrativo ed emotivo. Felice di averlo comprato e terminato. Merita da solo l’acquisto di una consolle, altro che review bombing! Tutti coloro che stanno operando questa forma vile di boicottaggio dovrebbero vergognarsi delle proprie azioni, soprattutto se ci si intravede un contesto politico assolutamente insensato e potenzialmente dannoso. Ricordatevi infine che i personaggi e la loro sorte non appartengono a chi acquista un prodotto; appartengono all’autore che ha tutto il diritto di operare come meglio crede in funzione di una trama coerente e sensata.… Expand
  18. Kfreeman
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The scene in the museum with Joel and Ellie is so beautiful and it honestly bumped up the score a few points for me. But that doesn’t change the fact that the game falls apart when you play as Abby. I didn’t hate abby as a villain at first. Wasn’t the best, but she had an understandable motivation. The way she ended up killing Joel was written so lazily and the character deserved better, but i tried to believe that the game could somehow make it worth it in the end. The stuff with Ellie wasn’t bad. Not even close to as good as the first one, but not awful. What this game fails to realize is the attachment that everyone has to Joel and Ellie. I honestly believe that there was nothing the writers could have done to make us sympathize with Abby. We know what Joel did and we don’t care. We had a whole game to fall in love with him and that won’t change just because one of the many people he killed happened to have a daughter. To make it even worse, when you play as abby it has nothing to do with Ellie! It’s a completely different story and it feels so disconnected from the game. What made the first game good is the connection between Joel and Ellie. This game took that away and then tried to turn the two of them into the antagonist. I don’t understand how the writers would ever think we could sympathize with the person who killed such a loved character.… Expand
  19. diesel14
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    worst story ive seen, how did naughty dog even make this after making tlou 1
  20. Oyemanito
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Just nonsenses, all about being gay friendly but just sucks. Specially the part when joel dies… Expand
  21. Symbi
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    The first game was gold. Great great story and super gameplay but this is horrible. I know that everybody wants to show how much they want to be supportive of the “minorities “ but please dont force me to agree. The game looks great but the story is terrible. I quit halfgame and hope I can sell it. Really sucks to see this happen to a game with so much potential. Didn’t rate 1 because ofThe first game was gold. Great great story and super gameplay but this is horrible. I know that everybody wants to show how much they want to be supportive of the “minorities “ but please dont force me to agree. The game looks great but the story is terrible. I quit halfgame and hope I can sell it. Really sucks to see this happen to a game with so much potential. Didn’t rate 1 because of the graphics… Expand
  22. robertocsd
    Jul 6, 2020
    10
    Its a **** interactive masterpiece with an amazing story, I cried more than never.
  23. VanSlamJam
    Jun 23, 2020
    4
    I finished the game in 25 hours, I took my time with it because I was genuinely enjoying the game play. The exploration, the scavenging, the survival horror moments and the guerrilla-ish hit and run combat I did.

    When I was holding the controller it was fun, but whenever I put it down to watch instead? I didn't enjoy what I watched, at all.
  24. Gaaasoneiko
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Rellay bad game, the first is better, i have no idea how can the critics give a excellent puntaction,.
  25. Himatoro
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Fake and gay I refuse to play as Jaime O'Neill and kill one of the greatest characters in the cheapest and worst paced way possible.
  26. joakoskywalker
    Jun 23, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. i dont like the death of joel-could be better-, also i couldn´t play with him a little bit and that´s terrible. The history has a empty final and idk if is good or bad. Sometimes could see a innecesary gore in the cinematics to explain the moment, it´s an excess. I visualized errors of script at the final with Abby vs Ellie-Dina, too.
    About the gameplay was sensational like the first TLOU.
    This is all, sorry for my poor english.
    traducción. No me gustó la muerte de Joel-pudo haberse llevado mejor a cabo-, también yo no pude jugar con él ni un poco y eso es terrible. La historia tiene un final vacío, no sé si es bueno o malo. A veces pude observar un uso de gore innecesario en las cinemáticas para explicar el momento, es un exceso en el uso del recurso. Visualicé errores de guión en el final de Abby vs Ellie, Dina, también.
    Sobre el gameplay fue sensacional como el primer TLOU.
    Eso es todo.    … Expand
  27. Kaan1200
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Joel's death doesnt make this game bad . My opinion matters couse i played the game… Expand
  28. Wkek
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    Visual-10/10(as to be expected from games like this in this year) Gameplay 6/10 ( Almost same a first one) Plot 1/10( garbage, trash, I spit on it).
  29. noisesdj
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    great histoy and graphig good videogame I thought it was quite entertaining. It's okay for cycles to end in some characters. I would like a third part.
  30. Hugoribeiro
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Game perdeu completamente a essência original, poucos infectados num mapa gigante,, conflitos pessoais desinteressantes.. Bugs… Expand
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Metascore
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Universal acclaim - based on 121 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 113 out of 121
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 121
  3. Negative: 0 out of 121
  1. GameMAG
    Sep 13, 2020
    90
    The Last of Us Part II is the high point of the PlayStation 4. The plot is controversial, but the game is the incredibly addictive adventure of Ellie, from which it is impossible to pull away from the opening and to the very end.
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  2. PLAY! Zine
    Sep 5, 2020
    93
    Not everyone is going to enjoy the motives of The Last of Us Part II. But if you try and manage to accept the subliminal and not so subtle messages as a fact that the world has gone awry and that people have the need to have somewhere or someone to belong to as their own way out, then... You will witness the boundaries of gaming expand. You will witness a true masterpiece.
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  3. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Sep 3, 2020
    75
    If you loved the original for its great characters and well-paced story – stay away from this game. However, if you’re aching to sink into the depths of depression, or just want to cut some throats and burn some zombies – Part II will deliver. [Issue#247, p.72]
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