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. Nmftbll08
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    To say this game is missing what the first captured, is an understatement. The story is convoluted with SJW bs, not just shoved up the a**, but forcibly rammed up there with an egg beater on full blast, whilst on fire. I honestly couldn't finish the game. I'm done with it, I'm done with all these virtue signaling butt f***s and I refuse to buy another game handled LTE this piece of hotTo say this game is missing what the first captured, is an understatement. The story is convoluted with SJW bs, not just shoved up the a**, but forcibly rammed up there with an egg beater on full blast, whilst on fire. I honestly couldn't finish the game. I'm done with it, I'm done with all these virtue signaling butt f***s and I refuse to buy another game handled LTE this piece of hot garbage was. If I hadn't preordered it, I wouldn't have bought it after reading the leaks. Gameplay was boring after a couple of hours. This game is not worth the money.… Expand
  2. aburdhew
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. - Killing the most character we loved
    - Playing half the game with character we hate
    - Forced us to sympathize with characters we don't give a **** about them
    - Travel 3 days killing all people then at the end Elli stopped her revenge because it is bad.
    - Enforce us to believe the ****ty filthiest relationship is the normal human behavior.
    - Full of agendas
    - Unnecessary side stories

    + Amazing gameplay, graphics,presentation and animation    … Expand
  3. LaCartulina
    Jul 14, 2020
    10
    Buena historia acompañada de un gameplay entretenido. No se merece un 10 pero tampoco un 5.2
  4. Cesare24
    Jul 22, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's a great game. The graphics are one of the best I've ever seen. The story show us different types of life's perspectives, Abby has a good argument in the narrative because she is the daughter of the scientist who knew the way to cure the virus, he suffered a lot, more than Ellie (she killed all the Abby's friends). This is not a Disney story it's crude, rude and to me show what real life is.… Expand
  5. Johnoronomon
    Jul 7, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. SPOILERS (do I have to do this?)

    Genius game balanced between engaging gameplay and totally unpredictable and expertly written story. We don’t normally get stories of this depth and complexity in games. This is my take on the ending:

    We go through Ellie’s chapter thinking we are enacting righteous revenge. Then the story flips and we experience Abby story, a character who we find out has seemingly completed that very same revenge (killing of their father figure). Over the course of her three days we find that the act of revenge didn’t change anything for Abby, that she was still haunted by nightmares, shes still emotionally broken from losing her father, and she still is neglecting the pain of losing Owen to Mel. She’s trying to move on because she knows revenge didn’t solve anything. Ellie pushes her to the breaking point again but this time but Lev pulls her back. Her people. THIS, is her reason for living now, not revenge. Then we snap back to Ellie and we have to go through the excruciating steps of abandoning everything for revenge. Because of abby’s story we know it won’t solve anything, only lead to more loss, but we have to go through the motions anyway.

    This was the hardest part of the game for me. I wanted Ellie to just turn the **** around the entire time. Finally when she sees Abby and Lev and the state their in, she starts questioning everything. Is this really what she wants to do? Will it bring Joel back to kill this emaciated and broken person? She thinks she has to go through with killing Abby to move on. Finally, on the brink of doing so she sees Joel, sees that she’ll never stop missing him, see’s that her forgiveness and love for him isn’t dependent on vengeance. Whether Abby is alive or dead she is left with loss. So she gives up on vengeance and truly begins to mourn what she’s lost.    … Expand
  6. adevil5
    Jul 10, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A great game. It’s harder to play emotionally than the first game, but for a reason. It makes you think about your actions more as a player. All the intimate details of violence make you question what you’re doing. You’re not Joel, as much as you try. And I think it’s clear that Joel wouldn’t want you to be like him. The first main plot point to happen is inevitable but heartbreaking all the same. And it just. keeps. going. +1 for Lev, the new Ellie. Because old Ellie is dead. Side note: A lot of the low user reviews for this game say things like ‘AllLivesMatter’ and make fun of social justice and lgbt people. No joke. That should tell you off the bat they’re not worth listening to.… Expand
  7. Kowxley
    Sep 9, 2020
    9
    At first, I didn't really like the story that much. I thought it was simply okay, or rather disappointing. But once I got to play it a second time, everything, from the pacing, to playing as Abby made so much more sense to me. This game is just a test on how many of us gamers can actually overcome these feelings of hate from many awful events that occur in the game, that's all there is toAt first, I didn't really like the story that much. I thought it was simply okay, or rather disappointing. But once I got to play it a second time, everything, from the pacing, to playing as Abby made so much more sense to me. This game is just a test on how many of us gamers can actually overcome these feelings of hate from many awful events that occur in the game, that's all there is to it. And many have failed.
    What better way to understand hatred in a video game than to feel it in real life, honestly?    … Expand
  8. HueyFreeman
    Jun 21, 2020
    10
    The Last of Us Part 2 is a masterpiece. People keep saying Joel deserved better. Did he really?! Joel was never heroic. We rationalized his actions in the first game and created a hero’s mythology for him because that’s the nature of video games. That hospital scene at the end of Part 1 was an act of pure evil. No matter how you cut it. That was the moment Joel went from lovable fatherThe Last of Us Part 2 is a masterpiece. People keep saying Joel deserved better. Did he really?! Joel was never heroic. We rationalized his actions in the first game and created a hero’s mythology for him because that’s the nature of video games. That hospital scene at the end of Part 1 was an act of pure evil. No matter how you cut it. That was the moment Joel went from lovable father figure willing to do anything to protect his “daughter” and the memory of his biological daughter to a villain. And the fact that Ellie reveals in Part 2 that SHE ACTUALLY WANTED TO DIE, makes it even worse. In video games the quest is usually to “save the world”. In The Last of Us Part 1 we ended up realizing we played as a character who at the end stopped the world from being saved in a selfish act (that we admittedly empathized with because we experienced the heartbreak of Joel losing his daughter and the incredible bond he developed with Ellie). That STILL doesn’t justify what he did. Not only did he murder a slew of innocent people, HE STOPPED THE WORLD FROM BEING SAVED. It turned the entire video game medium on its ears. Brilliantly. And words can’t describe how genius it was for Naughty Dog to give players the “choice” to shoot the doctor or not at the end. I always thought that was ingenious. But man oh man The Last of Part 2 let’s us see just how GENIUS it was. Violence begets violence, karma is cyclical, and no good deed goes unpunished. Whether we “like” it or not Joel had it coming. As does most characters in this **** world of human depravity where THERE ARE NO HEROES. The amount of emotion Naughty Dog was able to illicit from me with The Last of Us Part 2 is some sort of artistic miracle. The key to making Abby’s character work was she was actually the FIRST character to realize the destruction her actions was causing and decided to break the cycle. So by the end of the game I loved Abby’s character and wanted her to find peace just as much as Ellie. The fact that they pulled that off is astonishing. I love her relationship with Owen and the Aquarium sequence was an ingenious set piece that they used to perfection. That being said, they used those moments of serenity against us because the moment they made us have a “boss fight” with Ellie as the villain and forced us to choke her out is one of the most gut-wrenching sequences Ive ever witnessed. In a game of movie. First time in my life I was “scared” to press a button on the controller. I didn’t want any part of it. AND THATS THE POINT. The Last of Us Part 2 is the greatest deconstruction of violence and it’s consequences ever made. In any medium. Period.… Expand
  9. tantotonto
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    La primera parte estaba sobrevalorada , pero al menos la historia y la jugabilidad hacia de el un buen producto, esta segunda parte es la prueba mas reciente de como destrozar una empresa, una franquicia y el futuro de este autoproclamado gurú , que ha querido jugar a ser dios. Lamentable
  10. Tangurl
    Jun 27, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I like this game, Joel's death and almost everything in this game are understandable, the only thing that I HATE so much in this game is WHY they force me to control as Abby and hit Ellie.… Expand
  11. vadimtrifonov
    Sep 24, 2022
    10
    This game made me feel. As I'm growing older, very few games can actually make me feel any deep emotions.
  12. Beodun
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    The graphics and gameplay is fine, nothing amazing, the main issue is with the game's story.

    It has a very force narrative with a political agenda and an odd fetish towards gore porn. The gaming industry likes to pretend that minority characters and something super rare, well do you know why because no one really wants to play a game with a force minority. The story is a simple    The graphics and gameplay is fine, nothing amazing, the main issue is with the game's story.

    It has a very force narrative with a political agenda and an odd fetish towards gore porn.
    The gaming industry likes to pretend that minority characters and something super rare, well do you know why because no one really wants to play a game with a force minority.

    The story is a simple revenge tale made to look like something groundbreaking by all the media outlets just because you have the rainbow people in the game.

    I would strongly recommend you stay away from this game specially if you're a fan of the first game's story as here the whole virus/zombie thing is more or less non existent compared to the last game.    … Expand
  13. GripenSS
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Best PS4 Game of 2020? Paid reviews. Money can't buy user reviews for this trash game.… Expand
  14. ChooseYourCross
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    "The Blasphemous Part II" should have been the name of the game.

    Naughty Dog deserves to be put to sleep after releasing this dog turd of a game into the world.
  15. Guccimofo201
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    Great graphics compared to the original; however, the story was a great disappointment, especially considering how that is what the original rid on.
  16. Antimony96
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    A narcissistic and cynical product that holds both its audience and its own staff in deep contempt. Misery for its own sake.
  17. Concon2002
    Jul 3, 2020
    10
    Honestly this game was worth the wait. It subverted my expectation in every single way possible and too me is one of the riskiest and most unforgettable games I have ever played. I LOVED IT!
  18. Kandem-Yee
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This is how you **** on a great game, i will sell this crap today, please don't support this bull****. Woke agenda.
  19. WhatsTheDealWE
    Jun 22, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My original review got deleted by Metacritic so im gonna say what my original review said
    This game is one of the biggest disappointments in recent gaming history. Everything that was good in the original story wise has been thrown out the window and now we have to play as some random girl who killed a character we fell in love with in the original in a way that was an insult to us as players. and the gameplay is still the same as the originals but its still not the best.    … Expand
  20. Myloxylo
    Jun 22, 2020
    2
    Basically, it's a very pretty game, and very hollow. The graphic is beautiful, gameplay is okey. Nothing revolutionary, but okey. The story though, story is horrible. And for me, The Last Of Us was all about the story. The thing that made the first part such a fantastic, memorable game was its' story.

    TLOU2 story destroys and spats on everything we loved in the first game. Story is    Basically, it's a very pretty game, and very hollow. The graphic is beautiful, gameplay is okey. Nothing revolutionary, but okey. The story though, story is horrible. And for me, The Last Of Us was all about the story. The thing that made the first part such a fantastic, memorable game was its' story.

    TLOU2 story destroys and spats on everything we loved in the first game. Story is boring, full of plot holes, characters acting totally out of character. Also the game tries really hard for us to hate the characters we fell in love in the first part and tries introducing another character and tries it hardest to make us sympathies with her, but to no avail.
    This is the "The Last Jedi" of video games.

    If you loved the story, the characters from the first game, save yourself 60 bucks and stay away from this game!
    If you don't care about story, and only want to kill some zombies, dogs, people, this game might be for you.    … Expand
  21. thejosh2
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game isn’t about Ellie, it’s about Abby. Abby gets revenge, her life spared, and she gets away at the end. Ellie doesn’t get crap! Ellie watches Joel get murdered in front of her, Ellie doesn’t get her revenge, because she lets her GO! Ellie gets two of her fingers bitten off, and everyone leaves her, including Dina. The end roll credits... It’s a bunch of BS!… Expand
  22. memji
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    Gameplay is boring and monotonous. The plot is bad and uninteresting. Do not waste your money.
  23. Daniel_The_Just
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I needed the time to process all of that before I could write anything.Because it's hard for me as a person who loved and enjoyed the first game.First of all I must be completely honest-I haven't purchased the game.Some of you may think-well then your review means nothing,but then again:WHY SHOULD I SPEND MY MONEY ON SOMETHING THAT BAD?
    True the mechanics and graphics and all technical aspects of the game are great,and it pains me to understand that these people who were working hard on this one will get such a backfire into them.Yet I'm glad that many reviewers gave these people a credit even if they hated the game.
    Now unto the main point-the characters,the storyline and MESSAGE.

    1)There was no logic in Ellie's actions if you ask me.You can't carve a bloody path to your enemy and then somehow spare him/her.This was stupid.Really stupid.

    2)Joel acted like a fool and I hope that I don't need to remind you about his past when he was killing people,then he was a smuggler.So due to his experience and he should've felt a threat from a mile away...They destroyed him as a character and then Neil Druckmann spitted on his corpse.He created such a great and complex character and then THIS happened.Great job.Self-destruction-100 as they say in memes.

    3)The message.I don't need Druckmanns political views.I needed a good story with a good well-written characters not this SJW stuff.Some may say that this is his project well then he won't get any money from me and the Capitalism always wins.

    4)Where did Abby got a fresh steroids during the apocalypse I wonder?

    Conclusion:Don't spend your money on someones ideas that affect the art in a most terrific ways.    … Expand
  24. ivan_panshin
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As a standalone game TLOU2 is actually pretty great. I mean, the gameplay is quite good, you understand what the developers were trying to do in terms of the story, and so on. But as a sequel and part of this universe, TLOU2 is terrible. It's not bold or revolutionary, it's just plain disrespectful and unnecessary.… Expand
  25. Thamerx223
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    The worst game i’ve ever played and it’s not even close to first game, the first game is a masterpiece
  26. Born2BCoder
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    Siendo completamente objetivo, esto no es the last of us, basicamente se nota a distancia que trataron de forzar una agenda política de inclusión social por medio de eliminación de personajes principales a modo que les convenga para ajustarse a su narrativa y dejando de lado la forma de ser estipulada por el canon de los personajes.
    La Gráfica es Impecable, paisajes que te sacan el    Siendo completamente objetivo, esto no es the last of us, basicamente se nota a distancia que trataron de forzar una agenda política de inclusión social por medio de eliminación de personajes principales a modo que les convenga para ajustarse a su narrativa y dejando de lado la forma de ser estipulada por el canon de los personajes.
    La Gráfica es Impecable, paisajes que te sacan el aliento, ambiente sonoro que te transporta a este mundo post apocalíptico , pero teniendo en cuenta que es un juego el cual no guía la historia y dado que la historia parece que la sacaron de un fan fiction de las profundas oscuridades de tumblr no es algo que se pueda disfrutar, hay muchos vacíos en la historia sin contar que hubo momentos en los cuales simplemente era aburrido jugarlo, tentado a dejar el juego sin terminar logre terminarlo solo para llevarme la sorpresa amarga de un final desagradable a falta de una mejor palabra.
    Es un insulto a los fanáticos de la franquicia y una desgracia para la industria de videojuegos. Honestamente esperaba algo mucho mejor, ya que tuvieron casi una década para prepararlo y lanzarlo y nos entregan este "juego" el cual simplemente no vale la pena jugarlo.    … Expand
  27. madm1ke
    Jul 12, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Amazing game with unexpected twists, great gameplay, great graphics, great story, but i wish certain characters wouldn't get killed.… Expand
  28. alwayskilling1
    Aug 18, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A disgrace to the original game WHICH DIDN'T NEED A SEQUEL TO BEGIN WITH! No new mechanics except for a sprint hop and prone... The story is incredibly boring, mainly due to the weird fact that you play with a character that you don't care about for 10 hours... The ending is very disappointing, it's like the writers gave up midway. Graphics, animations, and voice acting is as you would expect from a AAA game though. All in all, wouldn't recommend.… Expand
  29. Zoldyck_Boy
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    Disappointing writing, the characters and the events are not as deep and touching as the part one, the game didn't emotionally touch me at all, the game play is average, nothing special.
  30. padinha
    Jul 3, 2020
    10
    If you are having doubts about buying this game: DO IT! Don't listen to the crybabies giving it a 0. This game is amazing. Even if you end up not liking the story (I love it), all the rest is top notch. Giving this game less than a 7 is unconceivable. It's just like saying that Rambo: the videogame is the best game ever.
    Don't trust user scores, like, ever.
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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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