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. Teacher2020
    Sep 19, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is **** sucks! I don’t say about its technical side, I’m saying about the story, that we have been waiting since 2013. And you never believe that is not continue of the same game anymore. Yes, it’s a story about people whose names are well known to us. But we can’t be recognized them anymore, they’ve been replaced by **** This story is about someone, who we don’t give a **** especially a **** in her ass on the boat, miss pharmaceutical body with flat **** murderer Abby. Who **** **** killed Joel. The only person who is the nearest person to us forever and ever. You might say: hey wait, Joel is dead. But I am saying: No, you **** He is alive, because there’s no part two last of us. There’s is only the one! The Last of Us!… Expand
  2. KirillArinka
    Sep 20, 2020
    10
    Лучшая игра! Захватывающий сюжет, испытываешь эмоции главных героев. ВСЕМ СОВЕТУЮ ПОИГРАТЬ!
  3. Mrsluz7
    Sep 20, 2020
    10
    Não gostei do acontecimento principal, mas com tempo vc entende a proposta, mesmo não concordando com esse acontecimento, NA MINHA OPNIÃO é o jogo da geração, gráficos simplesmente lindos, combate melhorado comparado ao interior, uma história forte padrão Naughty Dog. Aqueles que entender a proposta vai entender e ver q o jogo é muito bom.
  4. Alexxd20
    Sep 20, 2020
    1
    Lo único bueno de esta cagada de neli mierdamann es su jugabilidad y sus gráficos

    Lástima que metió una Historia diferente a nada qué ver con la historia qué todos los fans esperamos nos vale pito el punto de Vista de abby (la Broly mujer) eso pasa cuando hacen qué neli se deje influenciar por las feministas y por los del orgullo
  5. ahmadkhaste8092
    Sep 19, 2020
    10
    this game is real masterpiece in every way
    story is even better than first game.
    music what can i say
    gameplay is great and it has a lot of repiay value
  6. Purple666
    Sep 19, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's hard to really call a game bad when from a gameplay perspective it's so good.

    But I think sometimes, the content of a game (or any intillectual property for that matter) is so bad and so departed from what made its original source material so damn good, that it renders any good left in it's content absolutely meaningless.

    And from a gameplay aspect, whats here IS good! it's great. I genuinelly think that the gameplay is some of the best I've ever played in an action adventure game, it's gritty, impactfull, tactile, responsive, deep and isn't bogged down or unintuitive. Just a fluid, raw, adreneline soaked good old time. Truely, a genre defining console selling experience. I literally BOUGHT a playstation just to play the last of us 1 and 2 has even BETTER gameplay. So that will tell you how great the gameplay in this game actually is. Almost perfection.

    Now you've got to ask yourself, if the gameplay is THAT good, how bad does the narrative of this game have to actually be to warrant such a poor rating?

    It's because the original was a story about two broken people learning to love and trust again that form a father/daughter bond. I'm not exagerating when i say that it was one of the best performances in the entertainment industry Iv'e ever seen and i literally fell in love with those charecters, as did most people who played the original. Truely an iconic performance and a masterwork crafted that everyone involved should be beaming with pride about.

    Which is why when certain things happen in this game which i won't mention for spoilers, makes me legitimately angry. Which by it's self is fine, i mean look at the games setting, death is an occurance and a very real risk, I love game of thrones, death happens in that all the time to beloved charecters, it can be a powerful thing to subvert an expectation or to remind your player/viewer that this is a gritty realistic world where anyone can die and genuinely makes you fear for your favourite charecters lives when they are in a sticky situation. It's not the death of a charecter that has made me think that this is a bad game narratively. It's the way in which it was done and the reasons WHY it was done.

    Let's analyse these issues I have with it.

    1) The way in which a beloved charecter dies in this makes no sense as it happens due to the charecter acting and doing things that are out of charecter for the individual. This is bad as it shows that at naughty dog, the very fibre of a fictional charecters moral compass, drives, intelligence, thoughts and desires (all things that are the building blocks and foundation of a charecter) can be ignored and swept under the rug, just to shoe horn in their death. Thats bad writing. A death is an easy way to illicit an emotional response when the charecter is beloved and if an emotional response was the goal, it was achieved, but not without sacrificing the suspension of disbelief and not without raising inumerable questions of the decisions the charecter made prior to the death as to wether or not it would actually unfold the way it did. Bad writing, end of story. Didn't understand the charecter, or didn't care to even portray or write the charecter properly. Furthermore it shows disrespect towards
    the audiance as we are expected to swallow it blindly without thought and without analysing it or spotting plot holes in it. Your audience is intelligent naughtydog, don't insult us.

    2)Naughtydog playtest the narratives of their stories, in the prequal to this game they tested it and found that the death of ellie at the end (as it was originally) did not sit well with the test groups, so they changed it. This shows that the writers and decision makers at the time were able to sort the wheat from the chaff with feedback from test groups and could make intelligent, informed decisions
    about what was not working narratively in their product and change it for the. The way in which they did this was so effective that I literally cannot pick out or think of a single fault in the originals narrative, it's almost perfect. As were a lot of naughty dogs games. So we know that naughtydog have the means and ability to do this, or at least they DID. With tlou2 they either didn't test it or they ignored the responses of the test groups or they allowed bias to dictate who those groups consisted of to illicit a biased response from test groups to echo chamber themselves.

    3)The death was redundant narratively, any charecter could have been developed to have their death serve as a hook for the plot of this game, more than enough time passes by the time of the death and the charecter literally appears out of nowhere to fullfill this purpose.

    Games are art, this isn't a game, it's propaganda riding on it's scions coat tails, it's existence is an insult and a stain on the careers of everyone involved. get this garbage away from me. This isn't art.    … Expand
  7. DDNS1382
    Sep 19, 2020
    0
    Game is mainly evaluated for game quality and story, but the sequel is even more important ABOUT STORY.
    And the story of this game is 0 points.
    Please remove ideology and politics in games.
  8. JaymeeR
    Sep 19, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. *SPOILERS AHEAD*

    This game is a cinematic, thematic masterpiece. Following on four years from the initial Last of Us story, we get to see the fallout of Joel's decision to murder an entire hospital full of fireflies to save a girl who reminded him of his daughter. We are introduced to Abby, a strong woman suffering from nightmares due to the death of her father, the only doctor in the world who could (apparently) create a cure for the infected. Only a girl when he died, Abby was fueled with the desire for revenge. This story, in its entirety, is incredible. We are shown a cutscene of Joel singing to Ellie, "If I ever lose you, I surely would loss myself..." as they return to Jackson after the events of the previous game. In the present, it seems that Joel and Ellis are estranged but we don't get a reason why. We are introduced to Abby in the forest and then for half the game we know her as the person who tortured and murdered Joel. We don't know anything about who she is or how she came to be this cold, malicious person we see before us.

    Throughout the first half of the game we watch Ellie, Dina & then Jessie travel through Seattle to find Tommy, and Abby. We watch Ellie process her grief and learn why she and Joel were on bad terms: she had gone back to find out the truth of what happened in the hospital, and hated him for it. I cried real tears as she sung Joel's song in the theatre. We also go through Seattle as Ellie, picking off the Wolves one by one until we reach the aquarium, where she does something equally as unforgivable as Abby by killing a pregnant woman (unknown to Ellie at the time). Tommy finished that scene with "they deserved it." In the second half of the game, you play as Abby, learning about the Wolves and their setup, meeting Manny, playing with the dogs that you kill as Ellie (only part of the game I hated, genuinely made me feel sick to kill a dog). We meet Abby's other friends and learn about their normal lives as a doctor and a soldier just doing their jobs. We see that Mel is a kind, compassionate woman, Manny is a funny playboy who loves the ladies and Owen is still in love with Abby after they broke up when they were younger. We learn that Abby is afraid of heights, has a kind heart and cares for Lev, the little boy she saves. We see both sides of the story, two sides of humanity, and all the grey that comes with true humanity. I cried at the end when we are shown the cutscene of the night before Joel died and the fight that is fuelling Ellie's regret.

    This story plays like a novel. You don't need to like everything that happens, just like in a book. The characters are real and fleshed out and raw with genuine reactions and emotions. They are not "good" or "evil". Both Abby and Ellie showed their humanity and their dark sides in this game. Alongside this, the graphics were exquisite. The guitar playing was so real, and the facial expressions had me feeling their fear, sadness, love and hope.

    I found this world to be breathtaking, the plot full of wonderful examples of what it means to be human. I truly felt this story in my heart, which is what a good game should be able to achieve. If you don't have emotional range and don't want to be introduced to a wider story of this post-apocalyptic world, then this isn't the game for you.

    10/10. Up there with Horizon Zero Dawn for story. Well done Naughty Dog on another great game.    … Expand
  9. Weewoo
    Sep 19, 2020
    2
    Big fan of TLOU, will defend part 1 as the best ps4 game ever even the online was fun. TLOU2 visually was great but the story is what really drove me off the edge... unfortunately it didn't deliver and hopefully they can fix it down the line maybe. 2/10 and that hurts for me to rate this low but it is what it is.
  10. bhinde
    Jul 26, 2020
    9
    Starts slow. Very different than part one. However, it is an amazing game. Unlike anything I have played.
  11. DanielRouge
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. El juego es bueno, la historia no es mala pero todo encaja porque debe ser así. Se nota que hay un aleccionamiento en todo el argumento. Abby es muy buena porque así debe ser y si ha matado es por una guerra y en la guerra se vale todo. ¿O no?
    No tiene subtexto o un meta comentario. Literalmente tienes a todos los del grupo de Abby diciéndote que eres un monstruo cuando ellos también han matado. Me parece una hipocresía gigatezca debido a que las motivaciones de todos los personajes llegan a ser poco creíbles y sus reacciones exageradas y poco realistas. En ciertas parte pareciera que intentaron tomar partes de RDR 2 o de Hotline Miami o de MGS y parece más eso que una continuación de la historia del primero.    … Expand
  12. Junior1238
    Sep 19, 2020
    0
    Muy mala historia. En mi opinión arruinaron todo el buen trabajo de la primera entrega.
  13. macstroc
    Sep 19, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I loved the game
    It is a great story of revenge and consequences, a great proposal within the video game industry, the story and the way it is told is still a rarity for this sector of the entertainment industry.
    The message of the game?
    We all deserve to suffer for our actions and obsessions
    You are not special    … Expand
  14. TheAztecaz09
    Sep 19, 2020
    10
    puto juegarro giasnlchabdoygaskhdbasuocgisdnihbducvasihbcuysducbsdihcsoudycbihsdcihsb
  15. broitzjustapoto
    Sep 19, 2020
    9
    This is the best Last of Us game ever! But I will say that this game is a little worse then the first game.
  16. Vivacristorei
    Sep 19, 2020
    10
    Una historia hermosa, ningún juego astad el día de hoy me a hecho sentir tantas emociones, sim embargo, ai mucha gente que por el solo echo de Ellie ser lesbiana odia el juego el juego y eso me da tristeza, F
  17. Flolor
    Jun 20, 2020
    10
    Tellement de personnes finies à la pisse que l'on est obligé de mettre la note maximale. Je vais pas développer mon avis, ça serait une perte de temps, ce jeu est juste une merveille. Merci à metacritic de faire ce qu'il faut pour bannir ces connards qui mériteraient de choper le covid.
  18. InspectorGizmo
    Sep 19, 2020
    10
    В этот раз сценаристы Naughty dog проделали замечательную работа. Самый сильный сюжет со времён первого Uncharted (в более старые игры студии я не играл). Мне понравилось то, насколько злой и циничной получилась история, от некоторых действий персонажей появлялись мурашки на коже, но также и было понимание, что так и есть на самом деле, люди именно такие.
    Игровой процесс со времён прошлой    В этот раз сценаристы Naughty dog проделали замечательную работа. Самый сильный сюжет со времён первого Uncharted (в более старые игры студии я не играл). Мне понравилось то, насколько злой и циничной получилась история, от некоторых действий персонажей появлялись мурашки на коже, но также и было понимание, что так и есть на самом деле, люди именно такие.
    Игровой процесс со времён прошлой игры серии не претерпел сильных изменений, хоть и был сильно улучшен. Хотелось бы отметить группу одаренных людей, которые поставили нули в день выхода игры просто потому, что в игре присутствуют представители LGBTQ+-сообщества. А также тех, кто угрожал актрисе, которая исполнила роль Эбби. Становится стыдно за этих людей, за их слова и действия. Не к такому современное цивилизованное общество должно стремиться.

    В заключении хочу сказать, что мне очень понравилась данная игра, с удовольствием пройду её ещё раз вместе с первой частью.    … Expand
  19. mikymike
    Sep 19, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Spoiler warning
    2020 is a trash year with covid-19, but this game is a **** mistake because of too many superfluous moments where the story is in breakdown moments or where the moral is that more angry tou are more you have possibility to become lost and felt lost when I played this game. The worst thing thing I hate about this game is that at the end Elllie have to kill someone who hurt her by past and the **** is that Neil Druckmann didn't give choice to Ellie to kill or not. That my **** question, why didn't you, Neil, do that to players? this should have done a really better game. To finish, if you just want a 10/10 graphic with 9/10 in action game, this could be yours but if you want a really part 2 of the last of us with a respect of the legendary first opus, this couldn't give the same fellings. If you remove this game's name, that seems a truly other game however much bad that good    … Expand
  20. Josue123
    Sep 19, 2020
    0
    Nada que decir , los controles y jugabilidad estan bien pero se nota la falta de cariño y que solo se hizo para vender
  21. ElConsesna
    Sep 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. people did not rate TLOU1 for its gameplay, but for the story and bonding. the 2nd iteration did not really enhance combat that much and the story is boring/stupid.

    GAMEPLAY
    compared to many action games, the controls and gameplay is the definition of average. nothing interesting, you do not really look forward for fighting anyone or to just enjoy contorls. there is nothing challenging about it.

    STORY:
    it had potential to be something, but the writers seem to believe "graphic violence = deep and real" which is simply not true with TLOU2. Also changing the previous protagonist's personality and how he behaves just to be able to kill him off for political agenda, then giving us a girl with mental issues and 0 personality development made me happy to have played it at a friend's instead of paying    … Expand
  22. FRIST_008
    Sep 19, 2020
    10
    The game can really hurt your psyche. This is a very deep piece that is based on facial emotions that are not discussed. You must feel them.
  23. finta
    Sep 19, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This propaganda game sometimes surpasses even Battlefield V .But not everything is so bad the graphics are good and the physics are also good that's all that can be said about this game.Sometimes there are moments in this game when the Creator wanted to show drama, and you just watch and think it should be drama ? the most dramatic moment was just at the beginning, that's all.in most of the scenes where Abby is shown fighting, she is not pitiable, especially when I have to fight the character I was playing for . You want to show the drama and the fact that women are so strong, but you don't live in every moment and none of them . thank You for the fact that most of the female characters do not look like pumped up men only without eggs… Expand
  24. EnTaroAdun
    Sep 19, 2020
    0
    Я в шоке от этой игры.....................................................
  25. Rafaelmaradona
    Sep 19, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Master piece. It's not a only a good part 2, it's a must have parte 2. The history is amazing, the grafics are amazing and the characters are mucho better.… Expand
  26. rufo_rul
    Sep 19, 2020
    10
    The game makes exactly what the first game did and accomplishes the purpose. The story is deep and so well written that you can feel yourself deep inside of each character... Through the game you feel like it's not right, but the more you play it towards the end, the more and more you realize it is one of the best games in our generation.

    The story is not easy to digest and it's not the    The game makes exactly what the first game did and accomplishes the purpose. The story is deep and so well written that you can feel yourself deep inside of each character... Through the game you feel like it's not right, but the more you play it towards the end, the more and more you realize it is one of the best games in our generation.

    The story is not easy to digest and it's not the kind of game that will make you feel happy all time, you will find yourself questioning what's right and what's wrong and sometimes you would want to take your look away from the screen.

    I have never written a review before, but oh man, I wished more games were like this. The last of us 2 is a master piece story wise. I have no complaints about it. Play it yourself, judge yourself,    … Expand
  27. Goldenpanda
    Sep 19, 2020
    10
    Gud game, I very liked story and gemplay. Abby is kind of a bih thoe. Ellie stays bae
  28. Andra05
    Sep 19, 2020
    0
    Awful plot with bad message. Revenge bad lol. Add new characters just to kill them of except the least likable one
  29. muhammedyoldas
    Sep 19, 2020
    9
    I think this game is very nice but there is some story inconsistency However, it is wrong to give 10 just because in his story, Abby didn't die. thanks for read this rewiew
  30. Markusjayar
    Sep 16, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Brilliant graphics and fun gameplay. If you love 3rd person action rpg/shooters,get this game. However being a massive fan of the first game, Lou2 is basically a hate letter to us shaming us for 'getting attached' to its main characters and wanting what's best for them and forcing us to empathize and basically accept newer characters who no one really cares about.… Expand
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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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