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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  2. Mixed: 8,550 out of 161975
  3. Negative: 68,475 out of 161975
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  1. icebox712
    Jul 9, 2020
    10
    Give it a chance and you'll love it. There's a reason why the game is so critically lauded, don't pay attention to people who gave this a zero before it even came out
  2. Vovacka1981
    Jul 12, 2020
    10
    I have just finished the game. It took me 40 hours. The game fully matched my expectations. I shall vote for it as the best game of the year 2020. And for the whole decade.
  3. bettacritic
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    Loved it .Great level design and pacing.Great graphics.Storys pretty good but its not a book, all these people rateing it 0 for the storys are a bunch a **** babys hahahah.
    10/10
  4. tigerfan814
    Jul 21, 2020
    10
    Polarizing? Yes. But still a master class in story telling. The guys at ND have knocked it out of the park with another emotional example of the world where art meets technology. I didn't like some of the outcomes. But I actually understand the complex differences of perception. We see both sides of the story told beautifully from both perspectives. Plus technically, this is the summit ofPolarizing? Yes. But still a master class in story telling. The guys at ND have knocked it out of the park with another emotional example of the world where art meets technology. I didn't like some of the outcomes. But I actually understand the complex differences of perception. We see both sides of the story told beautifully from both perspectives. Plus technically, this is the summit of current gen hardware. Cannot see anything topping this for a few years. Even wit next gen right around the corner.… Expand
  5. lynannouilh
    Jul 25, 2020
    10
    Don't believe it, nor read the review below, they haven't fully played the game. TLOU2 is truly a masterpiece of storytelling, not a game for kids or teens, not to Because of the violence but because of the story and the context, it's a grown-up story with a mature theme. It's a story about revenge for the absurdity of it, around superbly written and fleshed out characters.
  6. djgreghaus
    Jul 28, 2020
    10
    This game was spectacular. Intense and emotionally satisfying. "The Last of Us" was my favorite game of all time, and this is a very worthy follow-up. These negative user reviews seem rooted in misogyny or LGBTQ hate.
  7. newborec
    Jun 27, 2020
    10
    This game is absolute amazing. Ganeplay, graphics even on old console, great strong characters, productionn value, story for adults with lot of logical aspects. It will be for the long time very memorable game, everybody will try to reach the same quality. I appreciate lot of details and with hard decisions. I love it. They had courage to push boundaries and to do something different.This game is absolute amazing. Ganeplay, graphics even on old console, great strong characters, productionn value, story for adults with lot of logical aspects. It will be for the long time very memorable game, everybody will try to reach the same quality. I appreciate lot of details and with hard decisions. I love it. They had courage to push boundaries and to do something different. Review bombing from all those angry kids is stupid. This game doesn't deserve this.… Expand
  8. baddeadtaste
    Jun 27, 2020
    10
    Don't but into all the hate. This game takes everything the first game did and does it even better. Graphics, game play, story, ALL of it. How anyone could be disappointed in this game is beyond me as it is flat out amazing in every way. I'm not going to give any story away but they improved on the combat, the stealth mechanics and the crafting elements. Seeing how the world and eventsDon't but into all the hate. This game takes everything the first game did and does it even better. Graphics, game play, story, ALL of it. How anyone could be disappointed in this game is beyond me as it is flat out amazing in every way. I'm not going to give any story away but they improved on the combat, the stealth mechanics and the crafting elements. Seeing how the world and events have molded Eliie is heart wrenching but her new found relationship makes it all worth the while. Everyone should play this game, period.… Expand
  9. YeaH_ToasT
    Jun 24, 2020
    10
    Nice, fluid gameplay, outstanding visuals and, so far, good enouth story with some truly memorable moments. Still halfway through the game, and my opinion may change, but, i hope, for better. Under normal circumstances I'd probably give it 8 or 9. I just find it unfair that its overall rating is so low, it does not deserve this by any means.
  10. tinomen
    Jun 25, 2020
    10
    Excellent adventure, story and memorable characters. Amazing combat mechanics. Love it!
  11. GeeMan81
    Jul 10, 2020
    10
    If you're a true fan of the perfect 1st game, then there is nothing to dislike here. The only thing lacking is a soundtrack as good as the 1st but everything else is top drawer. Naughty Dog continue to be the best in storytelling through the game medium.
  12. brat1976
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    Absolutely loved every minute of this game. It plays good and looks good.
    The story line made me happy, sad and angry. This is not a game that is there to make you feel comfy, it is horror.
    Best game of 2020 (for me).
    I would say to anyone give it a go.
    If anyone is offended by the content in this game, remember it is not there to make you feel good.
  13. Thiagodks
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    O melhor game da geração depois de the Witcher 3. Haha. Os nuttelas fazem muito mimimi. História, game play, personagens, narrativa, gráficos, animações, sound track, arte, tudo muito lindo. Nota 10.
  14. bob_0003
    Aug 3, 2021
    10
    A great game! Imo it's far better than the first part. The gameplay, as well as sound and music quality, is just amazing. Stelth is a lot more thought out. I think the real score for this one is 9, nevertheless I'm putting 10 because I'm sick of this hatred!
  15. OmegaMcMuff
    Jun 22, 2020
    10
    A long, haunting experience and worth every minute of it. I hope everyone can look back and see how ridiculous this drama was. The game is amazing.
  16. Ruabadfsh2
    Jun 27, 2020
    10
    It’s a masterpiece in gameplay and storytelling. It elevates games and pushes the medium to new levels.
  17. Agarwel
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    Awesome game.

    - Great gameplay (top in stealth / survival / part-horor) genre. Very similar to the first one, but with more types of enemies (you will hate some of them. In a good way), slightly improved AI and better difficulty balance of the encounters. - Great technical presentation. Especially mo-cap is so good you can see slightest emotions and see what the character think and    Awesome game.

    - Great gameplay (top in stealth / survival / part-horor) genre. Very similar to the first one, but with more types of enemies (you will hate some of them. In a good way), slightly improved AI and better difficulty balance of the encounters.

    - Great technical presentation. Especially mo-cap is so good you can see slightest emotions and see what the character think and feel even when they are silent.

    - Story is great. It does some unexpected (if you avoid spoilers) things we dont usually see in the stories. And makes sure you dont see the story as a simple black and white strunggle between good nice guy vs bad ugly guy that needs to be killed to make the world a better place. It will make you question what you are doing and sometimes can create confused feelings ("Should I feel bad about this if I felt ok with it few hours ago?" "Was it ok to kill that person?"). For me this is something I really appreciate because it is rare and few writers dare to try this. (it is so much easier to say "it is ok to kill these people, because they are red on minimap." And TLoU tries to avoid this approach as much as possible)

    -Solid lenght - Took me 30hours to finish. With high roduciton values all the time.    … Expand
  18. Orangecoke
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    I'll be blunt. If you are hating on this game without playing it, you are either (a) a fool or (b) a bigot. There's no help for bigots (and the 'politics' in this game are utterly minor and beside the point), but if you don't want to be a fool:

    You need to realize you can't judge this story by reading leaked spoilers or watching it on Youtube. You can't. You are getting the most    I'll be blunt. If you are hating on this game without playing it, you are either (a) a fool or (b) a bigot. There's no help for bigots (and the 'politics' in this game are utterly minor and beside the point), but if you don't want to be a fool:

    You need to realize you can't judge this story by reading leaked spoilers or watching it on Youtube. You can't. You are getting the most superficial understanding of what happens in this game. It's an interactive experience. The whole *point* is you are going to play as these characters. And as you do, you develop a much richer understanding of who they are, their motivations, what happens to them and what you do as them. You feel things that, in my opinion, no other game has ever succeeded in making people feel. It's an astonishing accomplishment and a masterpiece of the gaming medium. It also happens to be fun as hell.

    If you skip it, you are just missing out on something incredible. For sad, stupid reasons most likely.

    I love all the characters - Joel, Ellie and...yes...even Abby. That's the magic of this game.    … Expand
  19. bjQrnen
    Sep 10, 2020
    10
    Simply a masterpiece. Nothing less. The low user scores reflects how well the narrative manages to connect with you and really hit you where it hurts. I am definitely a Last of us fan, and this sequel is everything i hoped for.
  20. BCR-Paul
    Jul 9, 2020
    10
    Is this game perfect?

    Of course not. But is it an incredible feat of the medium and something I will never be able to forget, nor get out of my mind for the next few weeks? Hot damn, YES. This is without a doubt one of the best games I have ever played. It has some minor flaws, nothing game-breaking or soul-crushing, but it made me think, feel, laugh, cry, shout, jump and    Is this game perfect?

    Of course not.

    But is it an incredible feat of the medium and something I will never be able to forget, nor get out of my mind for the next few weeks?

    Hot damn, YES.

    This is without a doubt one of the best games I have ever played. It has some minor flaws, nothing game-breaking or soul-crushing, but it made me think, feel, laugh, cry, shout, jump and physically shake with anxiety during the most pivotal story moments. I've never played something so subversive, heart-pounding, emotional and gripping in my life. This is not just a game; it's so, so much more.

    I gave it a 10/10 rating to try and balance out the shameful number of less-than-2 reviews. But it's no less than a 9/10 for me.

    Because like I said - it isn't perfect. I've seen a very small number of weird graphical glitches, some strange AI behaviour in particular from allies (yes, usually the enemy still can't spot your friends when they run out of cover right in front of them - but this hardly ever happens), and the slightly clunky controls which sometimes leave you frustrated when an easy headshot suddenly becomes a frantic fight for your survival (normally not an issue - as when the gameplay devolves from stealth to action, I have never wanted to reset the checkpoint, because both forms of gameplay are exciting and super fun).

    But honestly? That's about all I can think of. Anything else would be nitpicking. The people who are review-bombing or slating this game for their sad and frankly toxic personal and societal reasons, seriously need to get their priorities straight.

    If you're going to take a story about infected, mushroom-headed zombies taking over the world, and simply complain about the incredibly realistic human stories nestled inside it, and call it outlandish and stupid - you're a complete moron. It's that simple.

    Video games and the stories they tell are going to continue to evolve into something more real, believable, and human than ever before. If you refuse to evolve with them, slither back into the primordial soup from whence you came.

    If you voted this game anything less than 7 just because you didn't like LOU2's "LGBT agenda" (also known as "a bunch of real-life, believable human stories") - perhaps you should stick to the ballistic knives and dual-wielded shotguns of Call of Duty, where you can call strangers "gay" to your hearts content, and scream down the mic when your mother calls you for supper.

    After what I would easily consider an absolute triumph of a game, Naughty Dog at least deserves fair reviews. Not the utter bile being spewed by hopeless, societal rejects.

    And if you've posted story spoilers without even trying to hide them, just to ruin the story for everybody else because you spat your dummy out and had a tantrum - shame on you.    … Expand
  21. mzacarias
    Jul 1, 2020
    10
    Never before a game had this level of story telling, character developing and emotional engagement. It's ironical, but not surprising, that a game about how hate can change and destroy you and everyone around is being... hated so much.

    Maybe someday, in the future, people that can't see why this game is great, that missed the point and the message, will play it without the burden of    Never before a game had this level of story telling, character developing and emotional engagement. It's ironical, but not surprising, that a game about how hate can change and destroy you and everyone around is being... hated so much.

    Maybe someday, in the future, people that can't see why this game is great, that missed the point and the message, will play it without the burden of their own hateful worldview and ... get it. It's a personal journey, most will not get there, but I like to believe that eventually we all do.

    Congratulations, Naughty Dog, not only on making such a great game, but also by having the courage of doing it in times like these. That's the kind of courage that help people that are lost in the dark to look for the light. :)    … Expand
  22. victor1103
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    A good game but not perfect.

    10/10 reviews are irrational but so are 0/10 and 1/10s Grow up people, review a product based on what its worth. The story might not be everyones cup of tea but it is what it is lets respect the creators and their vision. If we dont look at the story stricktly when we can all agree that audiovisually the game is the best that is yet to offer. Also it    A good game but not perfect.

    10/10 reviews are irrational but so are 0/10 and 1/10s

    Grow up people, review a product based on what its worth.

    The story might not be everyones cup of tea but it is what it is lets respect the creators and their vision.
    If we dont look at the story stricktly when we can all agree that audiovisually the game is the best that is yet to offer. Also it gives value for the money as it is long and gameplay has also been fine tuned.    … Expand
  23. criterion
    Jun 24, 2020
    10
    Гори гори ясно жопа русских свиней, игра шедевр, всем советую к покупке
  24. bertobellamy
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    Definitely not a 0 game. The mechanics are the same from the first one but far more brutal and immersive. I have played for over five hours, and can't wait to get back in.
  25. Justp94
    Jun 22, 2020
    10
    WHAT A RIDE. This game was beyond intense and emotionally draining from start to finish. The story destroyed me in more ways than I can explain and while I didn't fully agree with some of the decisions made with the story, in the end all I wanted was more and for the story to keep on going. I'm hoping Naughty Dog continues the story, either with a sequel or a spin-off. This series isWHAT A RIDE. This game was beyond intense and emotionally draining from start to finish. The story destroyed me in more ways than I can explain and while I didn't fully agree with some of the decisions made with the story, in the end all I wanted was more and for the story to keep on going. I'm hoping Naughty Dog continues the story, either with a sequel or a spin-off. This series is amazing and must go on! Game of the Year.… Expand
  26. bg21ist
    Jul 10, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The relationship between Joel and Ellie in Part 2 is more complicated, more interesting and more moving than the one they had in the 1st game. There! I said it! The fact that his death was so abrupt and unceremonious makes the flashback scenes and the fact that Ellie didnt get to forgive him all the more tragic. Abby is a great character that I liked and rooted for not because her killing Joel is justified by the fact that he killed her father but because playing the game you get to experience her arc from being a traumatized ruthless killer with tribalistic ethics to becoming a friend and a mother figure to a kid who she thought was the enemy. She was lost in the darkness and she searched for the light(like the Firefly motto goes), the light her dad represented, the light he found with Lev. To the people who hate the ending because Ellie doesnt kill Abby: Are you seriously saying that all the other killings were pointless because she didnt kill Abby? The theme of the story was about learning to let go and stop holding on to hate. The point of it all was not "Good guy kill bad guy" but for Ellie to finally let go of the hate that destroyed all of these lives, the hate Abby also had for Joel and that ultimately lead to the death of all her friends. Hate, eve if its justifiable, will only destroy you and turn you into the monster you were fighting against. The best thing you can do is to let go and forgive even the most unforgivable acts. Just think about how much better things would be if Ellie hadnt walked down that path of vengeance. Think how better things would be if she had forgiven Joel earlier. She was too late on forgiving Joel but not Abby. If she had killed her she would be forever lost in the darkness and there would be no turning back. With that last act of forgiveness she just barely saved herself. By the end of the story Ellie knew the cost of resisting forgiveness. By learning to forgive Abby she finally forgave Joel. Even if it was too late its was nice knowing that the last time they spoke to each other she gave him hope that one day she would finally learn to forgive him. That day tragically never came for him but he died hoping and in the bleak world of The Last of Us you take what you can get.… Expand
  27. Moonglum
    Jun 24, 2020
    10
    One of the most amazing games ever made. Review bombing is dumb, and most people that rated this a 1 are making it a political thing or just didn’t play the game. The story is top notch. Ignore the haters
  28. doughnut
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    Finally finished the game today (unlike most users reviewing here). Unprecedented level of detail, stunning graphics, sound, music, gameplay, story. Perfect game and I can't wait what can be achieved with PS5. GOTY so far.
  29. chadling
    Jun 21, 2020
    10
    A masterpiece, dont not pay attention to the toxic gamers review bombing it. Its a true work of art.
  30. Beetoe
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    The game is simply amazing, from pretty much any pov. Gamplay, graphics, art direction, acting, storyline. Brave, milestone game design and production.
  31. arkien
    Jun 25, 2020
    10
    We waited for such big sequel, and we got it. This is an incredible game which takes big risks, the ones nobody else would dare to afford. The game will literally change your mind about vengeance and what is "evil" or "good". All the negative reviews, below 8, are just wrong, they never played the game we really played. They just sit on small details they read somewhere. A must-have gameWe waited for such big sequel, and we got it. This is an incredible game which takes big risks, the ones nobody else would dare to afford. The game will literally change your mind about vengeance and what is "evil" or "good". All the negative reviews, below 8, are just wrong, they never played the game we really played. They just sit on small details they read somewhere. A must-have game for video-game lovers.… Expand
  32. tangojaxy
    Jun 19, 2020
    10
    i love this game...........................................................
  33. Saen
    Jun 20, 2020
    10
    Фантастическая игра! Отличный сюжет и геймплей. Куча технических новшеств и механик. Рекомендую
  34. yoshi8710
    Jun 21, 2020
    10
    I am currently on my third play through of The Last of Us Part 2. A truly unforgettable and enthralling experience from start to finish. Intense gameplay, beautiful graphics, and an incredible story. The game is emotionally devastating however. Those without empathy and those looking for a happy adventure story may want to stay away. 10/10 easily my favorite game of all time.
  35. RafalL
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    best game i've ever played in my life. this is a masterpice of video gaming.
  36. Spike23
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. If you rate it less than 9, something has to be wrong with you. If you rate it less than 5, you are most likely a butthurt 15-year old, whose brain is not (hopefully yet) developed to accept that his favorite character has just been pounded like a schnitzel during Christmas time by one of the ugliest female characters in the history of gaming, and then if it wasn't enough, you probably start crying over the fact that the developers made this character your new main one.
    If you don't like it, try to grow up and understand how a move like this breaks all the clichés and stereotypes in modern storytelling and adds so much needed originality to a genre that's now only being mindlessly recycled.
    TLOU has always been an R-rated game about people being pushed to their limits causing shocking situations for most of the players, and the events from Part Two used the potential created by this rating as almost nothing ever before. If you don't like it, you can always go back to your Fortnite comfort zone, where you can be sure this won't ever happen.    … Expand
  37. Quickmix
    Jun 27, 2020
    10
    This is it! One of the best Games in 2020. Why?
    - Great Story!
    - Great Characters!
    - Great Game Play!
    - Great Design!
    One of the best sequels to the game ever!
  38. Shurikenv
    Jun 20, 2020
    10
    Absolutely amazing game i am currently only part way through but my hart string have been strummed and the graphics are amazing!!!!!!

    Update: I still absolutely love this games, yes it did have some ruff spots at the end part of the story line but I still loved the game
  39. MrFlankster
    Jun 19, 2020
    10
    LET'S BE HONEST, the reason for the low scores is due to the death of a certain character early on in the game. When it happened, I was devastated. I really was impacted for bad and good. It's a tough pill to swallow. Once you are past it, you realize the story is decent (not as good as the 1st). The gameplay is BETTER. The graphics are BETTER. The sound suspense/horror is BETTER. The gameLET'S BE HONEST, the reason for the low scores is due to the death of a certain character early on in the game. When it happened, I was devastated. I really was impacted for bad and good. It's a tough pill to swallow. Once you are past it, you realize the story is decent (not as good as the 1st). The gameplay is BETTER. The graphics are BETTER. The sound suspense/horror is BETTER. The game is still a 10. If you're honest, this story is BETTER than 90% of the games out there that are getting high scores.

    If you have to deduct points for story, be reasonable. NO game deserves a minus 9 or 10 for story alone. If you liked the first in terms of gameplay and graphics, you'll love this. Just be prepared that ONE aspect of the story will gut-wrench you to the core.    … Expand
  40. dstammel
    Jun 19, 2020
    10
    This is a masterpiece. Ignore the incel trolls.
    If you liked the first one you will like this one. I'm not finished yet but it's already a 10/10 and has joined my top 5 favorite games of all time.
  41. Minbad
    Jun 19, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. tl;dr: it's a cult classic. Just like the first game.

    Now to elaborate, first let's talk about TLOU1:

    - You start the game as Joel's daughter. Then she dies. In the intro. Brutal. To the hands of a main human antagonist (authority). Sets the tone for the rest of the game. Revenge. Anger. Violence.
    - She gets replaced by another character. Ellie.
    - You get hurt really bad mid-game. You get to play as Ellie. Just to be in her shoes, and realize how badass she is, and how much you/Joel care about her.
    - If you're a fan like me, you got to play a second time as her in the DLC. Explaning further what she did when joel was hurt. And she did that to save him. You also learn that she is a lesbian. Her first love dies.
    - Some other loveable characters like Bill and that woman from the beginning die during the game. Including the Head of the fireflies.
    - Joel kills hundreds of people not to save mankind, but to keep Ellie alive for him. That's beautiful, and this is why people (like me) love that game. But also, from a humanity perspective, he did that for nothing.
    - You stealth kill with a bow and arrow, fight clickers, or just walk beautiful nieghborhoods, and cuddle giraffes.

    => GOTY. best game ever. People like it. Nothing to say storywise, or technically speaking (music, graphics, gameplay mechanics, fun, narration, escape factor, etc.

    There was four-chan in 2013. But no alt-right vs. feminism civil war yet.

    Now TLOU2:

    - You start the game as Ellie. Then Joel dies. Early. Brutal. To the hands of a main human antagonist (Abby). His lies just caught up to him, tbh. Sets the tone for the rest of the game. Revenge. Anger. Violence. (You were deceived, judging by the trailers, that maybe Ellie's new girlfriend died early. Oh, and you knew she was a lesbian, remember?)
    - He gets replaced by another character.
    - You get to play as that another character at some point. Just to be in her shoes, and realize how badass she is, and how much you understand her.
    - If you're a fan, you probably get to play as other characters in upcoming DLC. Explaning things further too.
    - Some other loveable characters die during the game.
    - Ellie kills hundreds of people not to get Kratos revenge, but to realize that Joel is alive in her thoughts, and that killing some more won't bring him back. That's beautiful, and this is why people (like me) love that game. But also, from another perspective, she did that for nothing. As she doesn't kill Abby, and ends up dramatically hurt.
    - You stealth kill with a bow and arrow, fight clickers, or just walk beautiful nieghborhoods and sceneries.
    - And a few more surprises

    => GOTY. best game ever for the press and the professionals, the ones deemd controversial and the others. But some people hate it. Nothing to say technically speaking (music, graphics, gameplay mechanics, fun, narration, escape factor, etc.), so they spit on it storywise.

    Four-chan is overtaken by alt-right vs. feminists drama, and a Y Generation that find everything "cringy" and violently hate anything within minutes, as if it was the end of their world.

    Welcome to 2020.    … Expand
  42. ChrnoTodd
    Jun 20, 2020
    10
    Beautiful. Recommended to everyone....... Dont believe in the haters........
  43. Arertur
    Jun 19, 2020
    10
    Este es uno de los mejores juegos que se han hecho, por narrativa, posibilidades, ambientación y personajes y solo espero que los limitados de mente algún día aprendan y dejen el odio hacia los que son diferentes de lado. Odiar no conlleva nada bueno y es una pena
  44. SC4RECR00W
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I can't believe how they got rid of the main character of the first game in less than 2 hours, 7 **** years for this, the game was carried away by the inclusion… Expand
  45. POW15
    Jun 30, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As someone who was a big fan of the Last of Us part 1, coming into the THE LAST OF US PART II I had high expectations. Now, I told myself that, I am bound to be disappointed in some factors of the game. I mean, after all, its a game I have waited for for 7 years. I went into the game with an open-mind and having ignored all the leaks and spoilers, I had no idea what I was walking into.

    Problems and misunderstanding:

    1. Joels death was painful to watch. You play as a character named Abby who is running away from a horde of zombies. You are then saved by the beloved characters, Joel and Tommy. They save you on multiple occasions and eventually you bring them back to your little hide out. Now the first issue I have here is continuity with character personalities (Characteristics/traits). Joel and Tommy are known to be survivors and it is clearly demonstrated in the first game. When I mean clearly, they literally show Joel being ruthless to a group of bandits that were pretending to be injured, knowing this, Joel goes straight through like a badass. However, this trait is no longer seen in the second game. He casually just walks into a room filled with people that are armed and unknown. He then introduces himself, eventually getting killed. You see Joel die in the most brutally and heart-wrenching way possible during the first act of the game (2 hours in). This is where people misunderstand the majority of why fans hate this. We are not upset that Joel died...its how he died. His death by the end of the game nearly meant nothing. His character is not the same character we grew to love. Nor was his death memorable or meaningful whatsoever. A lot of us understood the motive that was presented here for Ellie, and yes...it did make us angry and we too wanted revenge just like Ellie. But it was done in a way that was so lazy and poorly written.

    2. Playing as Abby. It was very obvious what the game developers were trying to do. They wanted to humanize the character. They tried manipulating the audience by using the whole animal trope where Ellie is bad for killing dogs, Abby is good for saving a zebra and is friendly with dogs. It is these subtle things that make me so frustrated with the game because these devices or elements that are used to get the audience to sympathise with Abby are poorly integrated within the game. I can say that after playing 10 hours with Abby with a storyline that hardly connected with Ellie's, I still felt nothing for her character. Even by the last fight between Ellie and Abby, I was filled with rage and wanted Abby dead so badly.

    3. Poor Character development. I didn't care one bit about any of Abby's friends. In fact, I was super happy when Manny got shot in the face. Owen and Mel's death was nice to see. For the matter a fact, Jesse and Dina were alright characters. I truly didn't think much of them at all, when Jesse died to a bullet to the face, I kind of just sat there and looked at him and shrugged it off. It was clearly just for shock value, and the characters in the game clearly didn't care either.

    4. Political Agendas. Yes...Abby may not be a transgender woman, but my goodness, she got dem guns. Basically, all the men die, woman live on! I never really cared because Ellie was and always has been the best character in the game (apart from Joel). I have always seen Ellie as a badass character. She can handle her own and take on just about anyone. That is what I call a strong, independent female character. However, it is clear that some of the games selling point has to do with the lesbian, transgender LGBTQ political point of views. I am all for these kind of things, if it doesn't affect the story...which it didn't to be quite honest. I was fine with Dina and Ellie being together because I already knew Ellie liked women from the DLC Left behind! But, my goodness, Lev was just a copy paste of trying to replicate the Ellie and Joel relationship with Abby and baldy over there. It just sucks because they could have made all these powerful messages about the LGBTQ into the game, but do it subtly and not shove it down our throats. In doing so, it makes it more impactful and meaningful in a way. LIKE WHY WAS MEL OUT IN COMBAT WHEN SHE WAS PREGNANT! WOMAN EMPOWERMENT? NO!

    5. Ellie learning her lesson at such a weird time. Wtf yo...I tried writing this review in a professional manner, but as you can see above, I have given up. What was the ending. Only after getting 2 fingers bitten off and killing maybe another 50 people she then realises she doesn't want to kill Abby??? How did she not learn her lesson the first time when she encountered her. She killed probably over 200 peeps and by the end of the story shes like nah girl. Leave with yo bald ass baby... Ellie lost everything, whilst Abby is straight drippin in gold. Joels death felt like it was for nothing and the story just ends.

    7 years, we expect at least a mediocre story and game, but what we got was worse...    … Expand
  46. gemini
    Jul 3, 2020
    10
    A masterpiece that improves on the first game in every respect. But apparently some people can understand nuance or appreciate a bold take on a tired formula. Go into it with an open mind and you’ll come to appreciate this great game for what it really is. And just because someone hates the story doesn’t make it objectively bad. 10/10 easy.
  47. Kajan
    Jun 20, 2020
    10
    Chyba sfrustrowani posiadacze Xboxa oraz PC wystawiają niskie oceny bo nawet nie grali. Dla mnie ta gra to arcydzieło. Thank you NaughtyDog !!!
    Best regards.
  48. Bucketanarchy
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    To say I didn't like it would be insulting any other game I didn't like.
    This game has got to be the most pretentious garbage I have ever seen.
    Naughty dog tries way to hard to "subvert expectations" and instead creates a complete train wreck of forced politics and LGBTQ ideals. Part 1 had the perfect balance between story and character development, and surprisingly managed to have    To say I didn't like it would be insulting any other game I didn't like.
    This game has got to be the most pretentious garbage I have ever seen.
    Naughty dog tries way to hard to "subvert expectations" and instead creates a complete train wreck
    of forced politics and LGBTQ ideals. Part 1 had the perfect balance between story and character development, and surprisingly managed to have LGBTQ plot devices that actually made sense.
    Druckmann clearly has some problems he need to work out with certain people instead of implementing them into and highly anticipated installment to a series.    … Expand
  49. Deiradinn
    Jun 19, 2020
    10
    I own the game and playing it right now. Just read some of the "complaints" and it's BS. Passive aggressive way of saying they don't like LGBT representation or female lead characters. That's honestly all it the bad reviews are. Ignore them!

    The game plays better than the first game. Looks better. Sounds better. Gritty gripping story in a world gone to hell. The main difference is    I own the game and playing it right now. Just read some of the "complaints" and it's BS. Passive aggressive way of saying they don't like LGBT representation or female lead characters. That's honestly all it the bad reviews are. Ignore them!

    The game plays better than the first game. Looks better. Sounds better. Gritty gripping story in a world gone to hell. The main difference is having to play most of the game with a female and is a lesbian. That's it. Review bombing is just because of that reason, and if anyone looks at that score and thinks the game is bad is completely wrong.

    What it should tell you is that gaming is still filled with toxic males who can't accept a different lead character other than a middle aged masculine straight male. As a man it's embarrassing to see this. The millions that have bought it are loving it and drown out your triggered user score ratings of 0... really.... 0?

    Imagine if you're a young woman who's a lesbian and this is the response you see from guys when a game finally represents your struggle and doesn't cater to a super sexualized lesbian vision either.

    I don't get why men will hoot, holler, and get hyped when it's a shirtless super muscular ripped near nude male character but feel threatened when it's a young adult female lesbian. I'm glad I'm not stuck in that insecure conservative anti-LGBT bubble. Grow the hell up guys, gaming isn't just your little hobby anymore, it's for everyone. If you don't like it, just skip the game. Review bombing is immature AF.    … Expand
  50. Fangenijus
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    It breaks my heart to write this, but I really did not expect such a poor story after all these years of waiting. While there were a few genuinely good moments, majority of game filled up with plot holes. It just took elements of what worked for the first game without understanding what made them compelling. It seems like this game was done by other studio, but its not!!. The basicIt breaks my heart to write this, but I really did not expect such a poor story after all these years of waiting. While there were a few genuinely good moments, majority of game filled up with plot holes. It just took elements of what worked for the first game without understanding what made them compelling. It seems like this game was done by other studio, but its not!!. The basic gameplay has stayed the same (for better or worse), environment puzzles are almost gone. So remove story from the table and you are left with the shallow gameplay that will have you looking for some other game.… Expand
  51. Bulgwang
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    My disappointment is immeasurable, and my day is ruined.
    I waited 5 years to play this
    And they gave me a horrible intro and **** ending
    I just want to forget about this game.
  52. willerkiller
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    Do not be fooled by the paid-off journalist "critics". This game is a disappointment in every sense of the word. The gameplay is generic without any innovation. The same old stealth and shooting mechanics that we've seen in countless other titles. The story is a mess that feels like it was written by an edgy teenager. The dialogue tries too hard to come off as profound but ends up justDo not be fooled by the paid-off journalist "critics". This game is a disappointment in every sense of the word. The gameplay is generic without any innovation. The same old stealth and shooting mechanics that we've seen in countless other titles. The story is a mess that feels like it was written by an edgy teenager. The dialogue tries too hard to come off as profound but ends up just feeling lackluster. All this game really has going for it are the visuals. I will definitely not be buying other games made by Naughty Dog after this travesty.… Expand
  53. nocomments
    Nov 22, 2020
    2
    Graphics - 8.9 of 10, Music - 6 of 10, Story - 0 of 10, variety of enemies - 4 of 10, fun factor - 0 of 10.
  54. GrannyWeed
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    To bs honest, everything that made TLOU fun was just thrown to the trash. The naughty dog you knew that made the first game is just gone. 20 hrs of story that in the end you'll wonder why you even bought the game. 60£ went to the trash
  55. lastofreviews
    Nov 22, 2020
    1
    I'll be honest now, first 20 minutes (or however long it took until something happened, but i'm not gonna spoil) and then it was just ruined till the end. Nothing saved it for me.
  56. NoodlePsychosis
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    It takes a bad game to get a low score. It takes a downright insulting one to get a zero. Everything about this game's plot is either nonsense or spits on everything the original game stood for. I am honestly enfuriated that so many people excited for this game are going to be let down by a game that is essentially someone's hate boner for the original.

    I don't even care about the SJW    It takes a bad game to get a low score. It takes a downright insulting one to get a zero. Everything about this game's plot is either nonsense or spits on everything the original game stood for. I am honestly enfuriated that so many people excited for this game are going to be let down by a game that is essentially someone's hate boner for the original.

    I don't even care about the SJW parts. I care about how dirty they did all these characters, making decisions so unbelievably stupid that it makes you wonder if they're just new characters pretending to be the old ones. I really don't know what happened here.

    This is like if Sonic Team made a game where sonic is considered the bad guy for all the human machines he destroys. A ludicrous idea that is fan-fiction at best.    … Expand
  57. SoundoftheSun
    Nov 22, 2020
    2
    This game is textbook example how to make bad video games.

    Graphics - 8.2 / 10
    Story - 0 / 10
    Gameplay - 7 / 10
    Innovations compared to previous game - 3 / 10
    Innovations or story that would justify part 2 - 0 / 10
    Conclusion: 2 / 10
  58. Plutopspk
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    Graphic is good but story and bugs maked this game is trash don't waste 60dollars
  59. Jexido
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm so disappointed with this overpriced horror show. A complete deconstruction of the first game and the characters you developed a connection to therein. Just a complete brutality to basically every character new and old, and the whole franchise's reputation.

    Joel announcing his name to a group of strangers he already seemed suspicious of despite knowing that people could be looking for him after what he did was so forced and out of character. Ellie walking in on Joel getting beaten to death, GUN IN HAND, and not immediately shooting Abby was also incredibly ooc. Poor writing, not just in the overall story but also in terms of the characters is literally used as a gratuitous stepping stone, AKA a shameless excuse to get to all of the brutal, gorey violence.

    Noy to mention it ends in a bleak way with no silver lining at all. Compare that to the way the first one, while bleak in nature still had its nice moments. Its moments of "ya know what maybe this hellscape is worth sticking around for." But this game? I'd get more enjoyment shoving fingernail clippings up my a** hole.

    Don't get me wrong, I expected it to be bleak. The tone of the game is post-apocalypse. It revolves around death and the ugliness of man and yes yes it's all very grim. That kind of prepares you for how this isn't going to be a totally happy story. But everything they built up and established in the first game is just burned to the ground.

    All the gameplay is basically the same as the first with some exploration buffs and NPC tweeks, companion AI feels clunkier now but a lot of the interactions between your people and between enemies outside of cutscenes feels very fluid and natural. That said, a lot of the stuff that's good about the game is done in flashbacks to when Ellie was younger. The actual current story they're telling had potential but the executuion is poor.

    The game is trying so hard to get a specific reaction while blowing holes in why and how you should feel that way. We are supposed to empathise with Abby just because we are exposed to her when we're forced to play as her? We are supposed to think bad of Ellie when she killed Mel after Mel attacked her first instead of just pleading "I'm pregnant!"?

    Abby killed the man that saved her life brutally and mercilessly. She wasn't able to empathise at all with why Joel might have done what he did, but you are expected to empathise with her? She even goes on to have a similar, protective sort of relationship with Lev as Joel did with Ellie. Maybe not in a parental way, but the parallels are still there. It really could have been a good story had they spent more time on the gap years rather than jumping straight a timeskip and Joel's very premature death.

    All of this and the fact that the ending is not at aaaaall worth it makes this feel so incredibly soulless. They wanted to go down the route of "is there really a good guy in this kind of world?", and that idea could be incredible. But then they butcher the execution. Force you to play as the character who beat Joel to death for a massive portion of the game, and leave off with a terrible ending.

    Ellie stated in the first game that she's most afraid of ending up alone, and they did that to her. She suddenly realises that killing is wrong after slaughtering countless men and women to get to this moment with Abby. She is in the middle if drowning her and suddenly lets her live. This woman killed Joel, almost killed Dina. In fact, upon hearing that Dina was pregnant from a battered and bleeding Ellie, she says "Good.", and proceeds to almost slit her throat only that Lev stops her. But Ellie suddenly forgets all of that and lets her leave.

    Ellie goes back to Dina only to find she has left already, goes into a room and sees her guitar in its case. She pulls it out and learns she can no longer play the way Joel showed her all those years ago because she had her fingers bitten off during the struggle with Abby. She props the guitar up by the window, almost as if in memory of the man who taught her to paly, and leaves it behind. She has no use for it now. Ellie walks through the field outside, alone. Joel dead. Tommy partially paralysed but his characterisation definitely got massacred. Dina gone. Cut to credits. Game over.

    There isn't even a slither of happiness in this game. Was the lesson "revenge is bad"? Because if so, they should have rolled the credits as soon as Abby killed Joel and told players "if that made you uncomfortable, do not seek revenge." In big writing before rolling the credits.
    Either way the ending would leave you shifting uncomfortably with a bad taste in your mouth.

    Neil Druckman should be ashamed of the false advertising via trailers and "10/10" reviews that sprouted up after all of the leaks. Just wait for how quickly the price drops on the PS Store to see how poorly it did. And even when it's cheap, don't subject yourself to this trashfire.    … Expand
  60. Somerandom
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    So this is where we are in video games, gratuitous sex scenes for no literal reason? This game has a flat story with no worth while characters or character development for that matter. This game just takes a steaming dump on the first games story and world building. Anyone who rates this torture porn garbage a 10 is SICK IN THR HEAD
  61. Ibrahim65
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The only thing that i regret in my life that I spent 60 dollars in this game save your money… Expand
  62. Coyobo
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    Such an absolute **** disapointment. 7 years we waiting for this sequal to one of the greatest games/stories of my generation and they completely butcher it and spit in the face of everyone who fell in love with the original.
  63. Reizig
    Jun 22, 2020
    4
    gameplay didnt improved at all
    and the Story ......
    HUGE let down
    i dont get how people can give that game 10s
    another franchise butchered :(
  64. Allawe27
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The worst game EVER! The first game was about the relationship between two characters: Joel and Ellie. This part introduced way too many unnecessary new characters that only complicated the story and deviated from the evolution of Joel and Ellie. The whole game was about the cycle of revenge. Abby kills Joel, and Ellie set on a journey to kill Abby. While she kills hundreds of people just to get to Abby, she gets the epiphany that killing won't change anything. Excuse me? What about the hundreds that Ellie Killed just to get to Abby? They're just unimportant I guess. I just don't understand what is the point of the second part. The first game ended and let the players decide for themselves whether Joel did the right thing or not. However, the second part assumes that Joel's decision is wrong, and it's just a big f*ck you to all the people who thought Joel did right by Ellie. And who's Abby again, the unrealistically muscular daughter of a worthless NPC from the first part. Everything felt forced in this part just to demonize some characters and try to push Druckmann's ideas of what is right and wrong. As a true lover of the first part, The Last of Us had ended at the point where Ellie said "okay." This part is just a spin-off and is not even close to the first part story-wise. The game is fantastic on level design, sound, and graphical fidelity, which is something I expected from ND developers. But Druckmann needs to leave ND if Sony wants this studio to continue. Otherwise, Druckmann will bring ND demise!… Expand
  65. PeinLankaster
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Концовка сосёт жопу. Тупое говно тупого говна. Как так можно было обдристаться то!… Expand
  66. NarmanHammer
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Last of Us 2 is a true testament to how not to make a sequel for a game. While gameplay received better animations and such, it mostly remained the exact same and becomes monotonous and predictable over the 25+ hour story. While it’s not bad, you'd hope for a much bigger upgrade or overhaul of crafting and other gameplay mechanics, but many remained completely untouched. But the gameplay isn’t what causes this game to be a failure in my opinion, because that’s not what people really play TLOU for anyways. People play for the characters and story, which is nothing short of disappointing and misguided in this game. The utter lack of respect toward previous or even new characters prevents the player from getting invested in them, and the game fails to utilize the one relationship the player was already invested in going into the game. Instead they demolish that relationship, and never really show it getting back to anything of what it used to be. Most other characters in this game are stagnant and replaceable, and while they have good performances, fail to make me care about them in a meaningful way. That is, until they get brutally murdered on a quest for revenge. By the end of the game I was so numb to violence nothing shocked me anymore, and I’m not sure what the game was even trying to say through all this violence and misery. What I do know is that I feel devastated for Ellie and deep hatred for another character. I truly hope Naughty Dog lets this franchise die in the pit they dug for it. I absolutely loved the first game, but this train wreck wants me to feel depressed for nothing. Some of the lessons it tries to teach seem so stupidly simple I asked myself if I was even hearing it right. All I can hear now is the ringing in my ears after listening to one of my favorite games get pillaged and massacred in the name of “Subverted Expectations”. Do not recommend.… Expand
  67. Gamster77
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    I was seriously disappointed in this title because with the critics reviews I thought this was going to be a great game. In my opinion the visuals in this game horrible , runs horrible on my ps4, The story is simply the worse I ever suffered through
  68. HVAR
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    Sorry. I could not give this game anything else. This has to be the most boring movie like experience i have ever witnessed. The pacing is GOD AWFUL the characters are bland, flat and one dimensional. The story has an extremely bad and unsatisfying conclusion. The 4 rating is only for the visuals. I could not connect with the characters in any way. Disappointed. The gameplay has 0Sorry. I could not give this game anything else. This has to be the most boring movie like experience i have ever witnessed. The pacing is GOD AWFUL the characters are bland, flat and one dimensional. The story has an extremely bad and unsatisfying conclusion. The 4 rating is only for the visuals. I could not connect with the characters in any way. Disappointed. The gameplay has 0 improvements too. Boring. Must play my ass… Expand
  69. KhalSancho
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    Story sucks and still the same gameplay. Graphics look nice that's why it got one point
  70. A_golden_ASIAN
    Sep 27, 2020
    0
    The story and pacing is terrible and they even did false advertising
    It butchers the personalities of the characters like Joel and Ellie as well
  71. OnlytheBrave194
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Spits in the face of those of us that loved the original game. Totally decimates the characters you love. I felt dirty finishing it.… Expand
  72. AngelusReborn
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    They have ruined what could have been a great franchise and legacy characters for the sole purpose of playing identity politics. Absolutely disgraceful. If you want a game that does that then make a new game and don't take already established and beloved characters and trash them.
  73. Wesley7726
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    Esse tema estragou o jogo. Desnecessário esse tipo de coisa em game. Querem enfiar esse tema guela baixo. A base da sociedade é família e conservadorismo. Perderam a chance de fazer um jogo excelente pra fazer um "lacrador". Essa agenda progressista esquerdista está estragando todas as áreas da sociedade.Essa agenda esquerdista progressista está estragando tudo que toca.
  74. AngryStarling
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    Знаете, я только что расписывал здесь огромную тираду о том, почему мне как фанату 1 части серии эта игра абсолютно не понравилась, но решил всё стереть, считаю что и без моего мнения здесь достаточно разочарованных людей, это недо-продолжение недостойно того, чтобы я тратил свое время на расписание всех его проблем. Могу сказать так, не покупайте эту игру, я её прошёл и я оченьЗнаете, я только что расписывал здесь огромную тираду о том, почему мне как фанату 1 части серии эта игра абсолютно не понравилась, но решил всё стереть, считаю что и без моего мнения здесь достаточно разочарованных людей, это недо-продолжение недостойно того, чтобы я тратил свое время на расписание всех его проблем. Могу сказать так, не покупайте эту игру, я её прошёл и я очень разочарован.… Expand
  75. Sly77
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The last of us WAS a good franchise, but not anymore. Seeing as how the company had employees leave it makes why this game turn into hot butt butter. Visually appealing, combat mechanics similar to first, but politics being shoved down your throat with **** writing is a NO tor me dog. Save your money for Cyberpunk or UNO. Just something other than this snakeoil.… Expand
  76. XelaZitro
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Visuals- better than the first game.
    Gameplay- About the same. Moving things around to get from place to place replaced with jump. Story- Pretty much uprooted the first game, put into a fire pit, and burned. The characters are turned 180 degrees and pretty much unnoticeable. Post apocalyptic doesn't mean anything in this game. It has gone from a game of survival in which you need to    Visuals- better than the first game.
    Gameplay- About the same. Moving things around to get from place to place replaced with jump. Story- Pretty much uprooted the first game, put into a fire pit, and burned. The characters are turned 180 degrees and pretty much unnoticeable. Post apocalyptic doesn't mean anything in this game. It has gone from a game of survival in which you need to survive with wits into a revenge plot that makes characters unlikable to the point of setting down your controller and returning the game. I found no enjoyment playing this story.    … Expand
  77. Rasiel8
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    The game is terrible. It's a disgrace for Naughty dog. I am very disappointed
  78. LocalElfGirl
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This about proves that critic reviews are not trustable anymore. This game did not need a sequel, the first story was well written and very enjoyable to playthrough. Letting you bond with the characters as you progressed through the game.

    This is not the same for this game, where you watch your favourite characters get tarnished and ruined. Like spitting in the face of the fans. Then    This about proves that critic reviews are not trustable anymore. This game did not need a sequel, the first story was well written and very enjoyable to playthrough. Letting you bond with the characters as you progressed through the game.

    This is not the same for this game, where you watch your favourite characters get tarnished and ruined. Like spitting in the face of the fans. Then you spend the 2nd half of the game just chasing down and getting revenge. Save $60 and don't get it    … Expand
  79. FrozenKiwi47
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Lesbian here who owns the collector's edition. I was extremely excited for this game and had pre-ordered on the first day. The only true last of us is in my favorite games of all time. I was excited up until the first leaks came out. I had a small piece of hope that it would be at least somewhat good as I already expected Joel would probably die in the squeal just not in the way the leaks showed. When I played the game and saw how they made Joel/Tommy go against their characters, by telling these people where they live and their names when they do not know these people at all. The way Abby just kills Joel when at this point the player has no idea who Abby makes her insufferable. All the work they do to try and make her sympathetic does nothing. At the end of the game, I agree with Ellies's decision to still go after Abby cause 'it can't all be for nothing'. It does not make sense that she would almost just let Abby go, she had just killed a man to get information on where Abby is. The ending is inconsistent with Ellie's character, as the entire game she has been killing people to try and get to Abby, and it is stupid she did not just shoot her in the head. Ellie's ending is bad and she does not even get revenge if she had just killed her straight away all that would be different is she would still have 10 fingers. A waste of £160.… Expand
  80. Cjrs27
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    This game looks and sounds amazing but boring/redundant gameplay and poor Character building/storytelling really hold it back from being what it should be. It will be fixed in a later patch but the game is extremely glitchy particularly during cutscenes(characters and backgrounds would pop in and out) and in gameplay characters would not go into animations for an action but the soundThis game looks and sounds amazing but boring/redundant gameplay and poor Character building/storytelling really hold it back from being what it should be. It will be fixed in a later patch but the game is extremely glitchy particularly during cutscenes(characters and backgrounds would pop in and out) and in gameplay characters would not go into animations for an action but the sound effect and effect of action would still play out. Overall I didn’t really enjoy my time in this game and wouldn’t recommend until they at least fix up the animation glitches but if your a fan of the original or even good storytelling this isn’t the game for you… Expand
  81. Dontlikeyou
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The story is terrible and the ending makes the whole story pointless. You go on a **** killing spree only to decide “rEvEnGe iS bAd”at the end and not kill the one person you were going for the whole time? That doesn’t even make sense. If revenge is bad why the hell did Abby get her revenge and end up getting a better ending than everyone else? The ending makes the whole story pointless.… Expand
  82. FinnGalaxy
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Imagine waiting 7 years for the continuation of one of the best written games of the last generation, just to obtain a sequel that not just is a mess in it's writing, but completely misses the point of the last game; it's not just supposed good and evil but an spectrum between, but TLOU2 just tries to make every character being one or another at certain points just because the writerImagine waiting 7 years for the continuation of one of the best written games of the last generation, just to obtain a sequel that not just is a mess in it's writing, but completely misses the point of the last game; it's not just supposed good and evil but an spectrum between, but TLOU2 just tries to make every character being one or another at certain points just because the writer and/or director says so.
    I love TLOU, but the Part II just misses the mark. But hey, at least is enjoyable while playing... although that wasn't the reason why the first game was so acclaimed in the first place.    … Expand
  83. Lester13
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    i liked previous series, so i expected this would be even better. i was wrong. story , characters , everything is bad about this game. very Disappointed.
  84. Brutalisk
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This game just broke my heart into pieces for real..
    my biggest regret 2020
  85. QuisSeparabit
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    Boring and too PC. Going to stick mine on a certain auction site right now.
  86. Vodka_boi
    Jun 24, 2020
    2
    "Subverting expectations" by making the game unenjoyable from the plot point standard, doing a disservice to the entirety of TLOU 1 that was written by leagues more competent writers and doing all of that to pander to people that don't even play videogames is exactly how not to make a videogame, let alone a huge budget project that is supposed to be the killer app of the generation. Even"Subverting expectations" by making the game unenjoyable from the plot point standard, doing a disservice to the entirety of TLOU 1 that was written by leagues more competent writers and doing all of that to pander to people that don't even play videogames is exactly how not to make a videogame, let alone a huge budget project that is supposed to be the killer app of the generation. Even ignoring all of that, which is absolutely impossible due to the game being a narrative heavy cinematic experience (a yet another slow paced 3rd person action-adventure with "realistic graphics, which is precisely the only type of games all in-house Playstation studios can ever make, it seems), the gameplay is also worse than TLOU 1 at times. I would like to see how far Sony's reach extends when The Game Awards 2020 comes around and TLOU 2 magically gets a GOTY 2020 award because the fans' opinions never matter to them either.… Expand
  87. HomSatoshi
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    From a technical standpoint, this game is great with a revamped gameplay from the original and great visuals, but the story is just underwhelming. The narrative is the driving force for the gameplay and I honestly was not feeling the story. Like I could see what they were going for but the execution fell completely flat. But at least they tried something different from the first game evenFrom a technical standpoint, this game is great with a revamped gameplay from the original and great visuals, but the story is just underwhelming. The narrative is the driving force for the gameplay and I honestly was not feeling the story. Like I could see what they were going for but the execution fell completely flat. But at least they tried something different from the first game even though it did not work entirely to its favour.… Expand
  88. siznaru
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    It was a game that I really expected.
    But I was really disappointed.
    This is a zero-point game.
  89. Varille
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Frankly, embarrassing for Naughty Dog. I can't believe the enthusiastic critic reviews - Last of Us was not just about the gameplay but also (IMO primarily) the wonderfully crafted story. Part II stomps on the legacy of the Last of Us by killing Joel within its first two hours, barely giving him any attention prior to this raw, sudden death. ND tries to compensate for this through Ellie's flashbacks, only one of which are worth remembering (when he explains the truth of the cure to Ellie), yet even this scene stomps on Last of Us Pt.1 because it was implied she already understood there was no cure. We have to play as Abby, Joel's killer for about 15 hrs. It just doesn't work when you find out she was out for revenge because Joel killed her father, one of the *despicable* Firefly doctors. One ends up having no sympathy for this character whatsoever, hoping that after all of Ellie's killing, she will have no mercy on Abby - but she does. What??? All in all, no payoff, weak characters, a terrible tragic story, an insult to the legacy of Pt. 1. RATING: 1.0/10, for graphics and gameplay.… Expand
  90. v0lcer
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    This game is definitely worse than the first part. The reasons for this are really simple. First of all, completely ruined plot. Like, compare the first part’s plot to this. No similarities, no advantages. Secondly, the agitation that may not be so obvious but if you look closely and think about what happens you’ll see. I’m sure it could have been better if someone didn’t get into thisThis game is definitely worse than the first part. The reasons for this are really simple. First of all, completely ruined plot. Like, compare the first part’s plot to this. No similarities, no advantages. Secondly, the agitation that may not be so obvious but if you look closely and think about what happens you’ll see. I’m sure it could have been better if someone didn’t get into this project. This someone is Anita Sarkeesian. Not gonna explain this. But apart from disadvantages there is a bright side too! Graphics and physics are on a new level for a past-gen console (I guess ps4 is now past-gen, since they’ve presented ps5 … Expand
  91. xGamingfanx
    Jun 30, 2020
    1
    by far the worst game I've ever played. I give this game 1/10 because of several things: making old characters, that every fan of the part I beyond recognition, false advertising, boring gameplay and new characters, that are not even close to characters from the original game. ND you need to APOLOGISE to the fans FOR THIS HUGE FAILURE.
  92. ilovespecfic
    Sep 2, 2020
    0
    Despite the beautiful graphics and the minor updates to gameplay since the first one, such as a dodge button that adds another element of timing to combat, and the new traversal methods (prone and jump), this is linear story driven game, and so the story has to take precedence in any evaluation of it. Unfortunately, despite the brilliant technical work that Naughty Dog's team hasDespite the beautiful graphics and the minor updates to gameplay since the first one, such as a dodge button that adds another element of timing to combat, and the new traversal methods (prone and jump), this is linear story driven game, and so the story has to take precedence in any evaluation of it. Unfortunately, despite the brilliant technical work that Naughty Dog's team has accomplished, the narrative is where this game completely fails. As a standalone work, the story is poorly structured, predictable in all the worst ways, and bloated. However as a sequel to the Last of Us, it is simply insulting.

    Throughout this game, all three of the returning main characters from the Last of Us will be mutilated, disfigured, or unceremoniously killed. They will make choices that not only seem inconsistent with their characters from the previous game, but also inconsistent with their own motivations within this game. The supporting cast is a parade of forgettable new characters who are violently traumatized, or abruptly killed and discarded.

    The narrative structure is a mess of unnecessary flashbacks, flashbacks within flashbacks, pointless drama, and personal subplots that go nowhere. The story is blatantly designed to shift our sympathy towards our new protagonist, Abby, and her supporting cast. However, not only does Abby mutilate and kill our favorite characters from the first game, she is also a sadist who delights in the torture and degradation of her enemies, expresses excitement at the idea of killing a pregnant woman, and has sex with her ex boyfriend who is married and has a baby on the way with Abby's other friend Mel. These acts make her completely unlikable, and make the contrived "redemption arc" of her story feel unearned and unbelievable.

    All in all, this game is a boring, bloated slog, with characters that feel hollow and a plot that could best be described as laughably depressing. It destroys the protagonists that we know and love while offering nothing of value to replace them.    … Expand
  93. Malia500
    Sep 11, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I hate the Story in this game! I hate this monster Abby killed Joel. And I hate that you have to play with this monster! This game is just ****… Expand
  94. SaadAnime
    Sep 22, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. never experienced a game where I the player had so much **** hate at the **** writing and ideas and ideologies and even the message, like I want to Ellie to feel what I felt when I popped up a **** wolf with a shotgun to the face.

    disgusted but furious like **** man, we live in a world of endurance and surviving if ain't them its me, and I chose them.

    yeah, I get it revenge was so **** written poorly that they made me feel like why in the **** are you making me hate this?

    why are you making me play as Abby?

    do you think I would care about her after hating her guts for 12 hours?

    like i am a big **** **** i would not pet a dog i just saw her **** kill Joel after he saved her life.

    AND THE BS DEATH OF JOEL ? AND ABBY AND ALL THE GANG OF HERS ARE SOMEHOW FORGOT THAT THEY LIVE IN A WORLD OF APOCALYPSE? LIKE MAKING TOMMY GO ? ELLIE GO ? like make Ellie find the body after they are done not that poor writing of " We are good people **** killing a human is the worst thing ever, but you get over it after killing a ton, since she is one of the "the best at killing scars"

    like I would get it if they said they were fireflies to Joel, like I would be so **** messed up about it that I get it, what Joel did was wrong, but to make Ellie lose everything and spit on my **** face with a **** fan fiction writing like this is just a big **** you from Neil,

    JESSE. AND **** TOMMY ? LIKE HE WENT TO KILL THEM SO ELLIE WOULD BE SAFE NOT FOR REVENGE IN THE FIRST TIME!

    all the male characters where done dirty, like manny dies Abby doesn't care after 5 seconds, Jesse dies no one cares, Tommy somehow **** survived and i **** wish he died since they did him **** dirty.

    but oh boy Ellie just ****ed up and killed a pregnant woman who didn't say anything to save her life, like the first thing she said

    " how we know you wouldn't kill us" **** just **** say where she was since you obviously hate Abby ! and do the gamble of hey we let her live so she must be not going after anyone other than Abby ! and yeah is am pregnant btw so think about that before killing me. and ellies way if interrogation?? like everything doesn't make **** sense.

    oh yeah, let's talk about how Dina was cut off half of the game and made the game playing as Ellie alone. even Jesse split was retarded, like dina just told you she will not go back without ellie ?? so leave her alone to go after Tommy ? why take the gamble ?

    lev and whoever her name was kinda great if it weren't for the laughable idea of lev going to bring his mom and killing her, in self-defense or not that arc was so **** stupid. oh yeah, let's go for the way the market the game.

    they did the cult dirty. the were **** great, but they didn't have any impact on the story in any way what so ever, like they marketed the game as Joel and Ellie adventure for revenge for the Jackson attack from that cult, but hey that what was they showed us for seven years and made us believe and they **** lied to us in the face in the trailers, i didn't know jack **** about the spoilers other than it was really **** bad, but i still had faith that it will be worth it. and avoided it for months.

    Ellie going after revenge after seeing her having PTSD and Dina being done about it is cheap and **** stupid.

    breaking the cycle bs doesn't make sense since she could leave them for dead.

    and all i know that ellie didn't see what Abby is about other than she is the one who killed Joel.

    the whole thing was a big **** you from Neil for the fans, like saying this game was unique and had a really deep story is just, opinion, i care about the game that is why i am happy to see people enjoyed the game but for me the ending was...

    like i felt nothing, i didn't cry, get angry, or even felt anything, just a feeling in my tongue, as if Neil made me clean his ass after taking a ****.

    on a final note, ASHLEY CAN **** SING HOPED THERE WAS MORE OF HER SINGING!

    that take me on was so wholesome man, and that song that Joel wrote god man the feels are real, the birthday flash back was what i wanted Neil, just give me 12 hours of ellie and Joel breaking apart from each other and her asking and seeing her going from our little ellie to this ellie, no Abby **** no need for that message of "an eye for an eye" like do u really think making us feel for Abby and then just saying "yay ellie **** lost everything wonderful deep story Neil good job"

    like what is this broke the cycle crap man ? like what the **** dose it mean ? we live in a world of death and darkness, no one cares other than there own group, Abby being the daughter of the doctor is so **** cliche, like make her vague in a good way show us the dark 20 years of Joel and what he did while talking to Tommy or " Joel had a gf said in an interview" to his gf, like show us what Joel did was really ****ed up in a good way.

    all i can say amazing at everything, the only thing was wrong was Neil druckmann "message".    … Expand
  95. TheNiel
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    I highly anticipated this game. I think to this day that TLOU 1 is simply one of the top 3 games ever made. The gameplay was simple but felt not at any point boring. The graphics were astonishing and the story was perfect from the beginning till the end. One of the few games I really shed some tears. The Last of Us 2 tries so hard to fit into its part one shoes that it lost the tone whichI highly anticipated this game. I think to this day that TLOU 1 is simply one of the top 3 games ever made. The gameplay was simple but felt not at any point boring. The graphics were astonishing and the story was perfect from the beginning till the end. One of the few games I really shed some tears. The Last of Us 2 tries so hard to fit into its part one shoes that it lost the tone which made it so great. Some things are great like the graphics and motion capture are almost perfect. The linear lvl design is almost all the time great and the melee combat feels real. But there are things which are truly not good from a players standpoint. The standard AI feels sometimes more dumb than the first one, yes I know you can rank the difficulty up, but that only helps to a certain degree. I wished for more enemy diversity to be more precise the infected. It feels like, "just more of the same". And the last important point is the story. All the different emotions I felt in first few minutes into the first one where unbelievable. There was only one moment I felt something for any of the characters and that one was Joel. All the others even Elli felt like only driven by one emotion and my empathy for anyone was very limited. Everything in the story felt like such a generic revenge story and there are many games which did it better. I watched the ending in disbelieve and sat there for a minute and asked myself: "that was it?" After such a long time playing this game(the playing time was for me about 20-30h I am not sure right now) it didn´t felt satisfying. I am truly, truly heartbroken for how they decided to handle the story archs. Was it a bad game? No, from the gameplay standpoint I didn´t think so. Was it a good game? No, the story destroyed my expirience completely. The hole plot from the first is perfect. The second one feels like: "We have to put this theme on it, REVENGE, REVENGE, REVENGE. No other thing has a place in it." I will play the first one, again and again but this game is done for me. Sad but true...… Expand
  96. P9327
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    I was looking forward to the The Last of Us 2, however I was left bitterly dissapointed with the direction the game took especially after the enjoyment i got out of playing the first one.
  97. cacatod12
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Clear political agenda affected the characters and story we know and love. Nuff said
  98. jpg7077
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This is the worst game I've ever seen. NaughtyDog just ruined this franchise.
  99. Domihator
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    If you love first last of us, do not play it, i am serious DO NOT play it! The storyline is awful and cliched.
  100. TiagoGNR
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Apesta, políticamente correcta esta basura de PS, para esto me hicieron esperar 7 años luego de la obra maestra que fue la primera parte
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  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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