The Last of Us Part II

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5.8

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  1. Veoulix
    Mar 7, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Joel dies. Very political. Lost a ton of respect for the developer. I hated it so much I I probably won't buy another game from them.… Expand
  2. YSZM
    Mar 11, 2021
    5
    When a director/writer has to defend and explain the story and character motivations, I'm sorry, but then you know it's bad writing.

    There's just too many narrative flaws and that's why I cannot fully enjoy this game. Don't get me wrong: it's visually stunning, amazingly beautiful, the voice acting is superb! Naughty Dog set the bar extremely high! And the game did manage to get a    When a director/writer has to defend and explain the story and character motivations, I'm sorry, but then you know it's bad writing.

    There's just too many narrative flaws and that's why I cannot fully enjoy this game.

    Don't get me wrong: it's visually stunning, amazingly beautiful, the voice acting is superb! Naughty Dog set the bar extremely high! And the game did manage to get a lot of emotions out of me...

    But story wise, it gets so many things wrong (pacing, character motivations, god - just the writing...) It's frustrating. I remember during parts of the second half of the game, I had to force myself to stay awake, and keep paying attention. And I struggled with liking most of the new characters.

    After the ending of the first game, I wanted to explore the relationship between Joel & Ellie more… Like: what would happen between them, how did their relationship decline or progress, stuff like that... What about the cure? ... That's what drew me to TLOUP2 in the first place.

    I am really disappointed. And again. An audience shouldn't have to guess the meaning behind a scene or a character motivation. This story wasn't build up the way it should. If you're telling a story, you need to be able to follow and aplly the basics of writing and storytelling. I don't mind the experiment that is TLOU2 on paper, but it wasn't executed successfully.

    I strongly disapprove that Naughty Dog (& Neil Druckmann, even Troy Baker) aren’t willing to understand or admit this. They aren’t willing to listen. They keep pretending that there's nothing wrong with the game… But that's not true. And the fact that they can't take any (constructive) criticism says a lot. It is very disappointing.    … Expand
  3. winchesterpro
    Mar 13, 2021
    5
    Bruce Straley, come back to Naughty Dog, they can't make a normal game without you!
    Чуваки, если вы очень любите первую часть игры, вторая вам не понравится, так как разработчики просто плюнули в лицо фанатам первой части, игра противоречивая, если хотите, то берите только по скидке, но повторюсь - вы будете разочарованы, если обожаете первую часть.    Bruce Straley, come back to Naughty Dog, they can't make a normal game without you!
    Чуваки, если вы очень любите первую часть игры, вторая вам не понравится, так как разработчики просто плюнули в лицо фанатам первой части, игра противоречивая, если хотите, то берите только по скидке, но повторюсь - вы будете разочарованы, если обожаете первую часть.
  4. bruhgamer
    Mar 13, 2021
    6
    Best gameplay, graphics, combat and definitely a must play if you love stealth games and combat. Amazing combat and i loved the violence. Although the stealth isn't as innovative as metal gear solid or hitman, its better than any of the recent assassin's creed games or tom clancy ghost recon games. The developers worked really hard on this game in fact TOO MUCH. THE AWFUL CRUNCH TIME WASBest gameplay, graphics, combat and definitely a must play if you love stealth games and combat. Amazing combat and i loved the violence. Although the stealth isn't as innovative as metal gear solid or hitman, its better than any of the recent assassin's creed games or tom clancy ghost recon games. The developers worked really hard on this game in fact TOO MUCH. THE AWFUL CRUNCH TIME WAS TOO UNFAIR FOR THE EMPLOYEES. But the graphics and gameplay was overall good. I loved the tiny details and what message the game was trying to tell us but it falls short on that. The story which was initially supposed to be the relationship between Joel and Ellie is very disappointing. The story derails way too early and the game wants us to care about the characters we hardly care or like. The game seems to treat other characters better than Ellie Or Joel. Almost anyone who played the first game would agree that the story in this game is bad. The Last Of Us 2 is better if you don't play the first game. But its worse and disappointing if you have played the first one and wanted more of their relationship and the narrative.… Expand
  5. wingZero21
    Mar 14, 2021
    6
    I really enjoyed the first game. It was a 10/10 game.

    Unfortunately, this cannot be said for the second game as with these types of games being heavily winning or losing based on the story, ultimately in my opinion the story here is inferior to the first. The first game had an engaging story and characters who you learn more about as the game progresses and ultimately leaves you    I really enjoyed the first game. It was a 10/10 game.

    Unfortunately, this cannot be said for the second game as with these types of games being heavily winning or losing based on the story, ultimately in my opinion the story here is inferior to the first.

    The first game had an engaging story and characters who you learn more about as the game progresses and ultimately leaves you wanting to experience more with those characters.

    The fundamental problem with this second game is they have decided to drastically change some of the aspects of the characters from the first game to a point where you really have to work hard to believe some of the decisions and word exchanges that occur between these characters. Specifically the dialogue between Ellie and Joel seem very contrived in order to force more conflict than should be required. Due to this and the overall depressive tone for the new/old characters you don't feel as engaged or interested with this story, there are highlights for new/old characters however its nowhere near as effective as it was with the first game.

    There is then a hard attempt to introduce new characters which again I don't have too much problem with as new characters can be a great addition to games, however in this instance it comes across that they are trying too hard to ensure you "LIKE" the new characters and they will do anything to ensure you "LIKE" them more than the previous characters. it even translates to the gameplay of the new character in which they give you more upgrade paths and better weapons.

    The overall story is quite ambitious and I believe it could have been potentially fantastic, however it fails due to some of the pacing and also the narrative timeline that they choose to go with. Due to the ordering of the story it ruins any attempt that they want to instil in you, to "LIKE" the new characters.

    Also without any spoilers I felt the ending was very unsatisfying and did not really bring any closure that it could have done.

    There are some positives, the graphics and music are outstanding. The gameplay is good as well, however, I feel like they could have done some more improvements/innovation since the first game. There is a small semi-open world section which I feel if they had done more with could have made it a little more interesting.

    All in all, it's definitely disappointing when compared with the journey of the first game. Will be interesting to see what happens in the next game.    … Expand
  6. echo360calix
    Mar 14, 2021
    0
    This game is a very sad destruction of an amazing origin. I've never seen a sequel kill its series as effectively as last of us 2 has. I truly believe this IP should be given to a studio that actually has passion and want to push the last of us world forward rather then destroy it. I dont know if this was some elaborate joke or if they were trying to destroy it because they so gloriouslyThis game is a very sad destruction of an amazing origin. I've never seen a sequel kill its series as effectively as last of us 2 has. I truly believe this IP should be given to a studio that actually has passion and want to push the last of us world forward rather then destroy it. I dont know if this was some elaborate joke or if they were trying to destroy it because they so gloriously failed this feels intentional.… Expand
  7. Maksim_ON
    Mar 17, 2021
    2
    Продовження культової серії, було зіпсоване чере 2 години гемплею.
  8. Safiq
    Apr 4, 2021
    2
    Worst Game story and ending ever!!! Ruined the last of us one for me
  9. Swinscoed95
    Apr 8, 2021
    2
    Decent graphics but dear god is it a slog. Uninteresting story and some of the worst gameplay I've encountered in a game. I think it was designed so that the player is meant to have such a bad time playing this game that they simply don't finish it. It also goes on for about 10 hours too long. My play through was about 25 hours and I would say that the only enjoyment I got out of it wasDecent graphics but dear god is it a slog. Uninteresting story and some of the worst gameplay I've encountered in a game. I think it was designed so that the player is meant to have such a bad time playing this game that they simply don't finish it. It also goes on for about 10 hours too long. My play through was about 25 hours and I would say that the only enjoyment I got out of it was watching every despicable sod that I'm supposed to care about die, which is obviously not the intended message. You actually have to care about characters if you want there to be any emotion from the user. It gets higher than a 1 simply because it looks decent at times. Although it also has way too much brown and grey for it to be visually interesting… Expand
  10. EmileLef
    Apr 18, 2021
    10
    I understand that for some people, having to think about a video game's story is not "fun" but in this case I thought it was worthwhile, even if it was challenging. It's not a lighthearted story, instead it's one that forces you to empathize with the other even if you hate him (or her in that case) and this experience can be unpleasant for some. I for one, think it was daring andI understand that for some people, having to think about a video game's story is not "fun" but in this case I thought it was worthwhile, even if it was challenging. It's not a lighthearted story, instead it's one that forces you to empathize with the other even if you hate him (or her in that case) and this experience can be unpleasant for some. I for one, think it was daring and refreshing. Overall, the story is a lot more complex than many others that we usually see in media these days, and I think if you're willing to put in some thought and actually try to understand it, it is very much rewarding.… Expand
  11. TommyBoy1984
    Oct 7, 2021
    0
    Gameplay is awesome but the Story sucks. Diversität ist okay, aber das war ja mal ultra übertrieben. Und für die Story ist neal blabla verantwortlich.
  12. Kennycooper
    Feb 4, 2022
    0
    Buy it, download it, play it, get mad at the storywriters. Pay it again till you reach the half way point in the story. Delete it, don't refund it, learn to live with yourself. Gameplay and graphics are amazing still tho.
  13. RomaAnanas
    May 19, 2021
    0
    ОДА Я ДРОЧУ НА НЕЬРИТЫЕ ПОЛМЫХИ АААА ДАААДАААА, МММС АОАОАОАОАОАОА, меня долбят в жопу два гея, классные мужки
  14. crs777
    May 21, 2021
    0
    I create a metacritic account just so I could show my disgust at this game. I have been a huge fan of the developers in the past. The game play is super repetitive but that is ok because I wanted to see my favourite characters and follow a awesome story line. Oh no, a zombie WOKE virus has infected the NAughty Dog studios. Sadly it must be put down as we know there is no cure to the WOKEI create a metacritic account just so I could show my disgust at this game. I have been a huge fan of the developers in the past. The game play is super repetitive but that is ok because I wanted to see my favourite characters and follow a awesome story line. Oh no, a zombie WOKE virus has infected the NAughty Dog studios. Sadly it must be put down as we know there is no cure to the WOKE zombie virus. Second half of the game I spent my whole time trying to die. What did you think with a jacked up Brie Larson lookalike. You clearly dont want white men to play your games anymore. I wouldn't even play Uncharted 5 if you released it Naughty Dog.… Expand
  15. Dstods
    May 21, 2021
    0
    Story is a mess. Very disappointed, especially after how good the first one was.
  16. FixThisPlanet
    May 27, 2021
    0
    Disgusting game. One of the worst i have ever had to play. Avoid at all cost!!!!!!!
  17. arash_samadi
    Nov 10, 2021
    0
    this was the worst game ever released by naughty dog!!! as a story focused game its main drawback was the bad story and extremely trash characters!!! it was a waste of good graphics and an amazing franchise! i think buying this game and playing it was a mistake and this game don't deserve to be the part II for amazing original TLOU.
  18. Yeahanu
    Jun 5, 2021
    1
    Bruh really felt like waste of **** ending...it feels like I was scammed
    Going to throw that disk into trash
  19. LOU2isTRASH
    Jun 5, 2021
    0
    Absolute **** writing. Neil **** single handedly ruined the Last of Us storyline and turned it into one of the worst games ever made. It's so bad, it undoes anything remotely good about the first game. Playing this game is like being forced to rape your own children. 0/10 absolute trash
  20. Zibinger
    Jun 6, 2021
    0
    Балф сказал поставить низкую оценку, Балфу я верю
  21. AnalistaDeBits
    Jun 6, 2021
    0
    Basura feminista enfermiza con el peor guion que jamás he visto en un videojuego, nada que ver con el 1 que es una joya, lamentable que juegos como este salgan a la luz.
  22. omar_oxxo
    Jun 10, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The problem with this game is not that it is inclusive (which is more inclusive than a Netflix Original series) but that, for the simple fact of being a heterosexual white man, he deserves to die, and therefore, you have to empathize with Abbie for having. killed, since that is what he deserves since he is a heterosexual white man and with Marlene for wanting to do it.… Expand
  23. Ace_Rockero
    Jun 15, 2021
    0
    This is the worst game ever. Poor story, worst writing, worst characters in a game gameplay is bad.
  24. Zanjapelona
    Sep 22, 2021
    0
    horrible, lo peor que pude haber jugado en materia narrativa y argumentativa, un tortura hacerte jugar con abby la mitad del juego, acaso el director es sadico? este sujeto tiene serios problemas mentales al ocurrirse ejecutar tal cosa. es lo mas enfermo que he podido ver en mi vida.
  25. DiegoWolf29
    Sep 18, 2021
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. La verdad me pareció un juego excelente si hablamos de Gameplay, Físicas, Gráficos, Doblajes, Ambientación y casi todo es simplemente perfecto, exepto la historia porque la verdad si es muy interesentante y provacante la muerte de Joel y era un motivo perfecto para que el juego tratara de la venganza de Ellie buscando a la asesina de Joel y perdiendo todo lo que tiene en el proceso pero se me hace tambien un poco raro y a la vez mierda que te tengan que poner almenos yo lo senti asi poner mas juego con Abby la asesina de Joel solo para creo que empatizar con ella y sus amigos y asi sentir que el final no es tan malo y que eso no traeria nada bueno o algo asi, la verdad me gustaria que hubiera sido una historia aparte o si quiera 2 finales a eleccion, la verdad a mi me encanto la historia cada jodido segundo pero hay que admitir que es mala es sus varios momento y tambien hay que mencionar la falta del HERMOSO modo facciones del The Last Of Us de 2013 me pareceria un juego simplemente perfecto si fuera solo enfocado a la venganza y que al final la cumpla y que no jugaramos con Abby o que si pero que sea un modo aparte que se pudiera jugar despues de terminar la historia de Ellie y que tubiera 2 finales y que pudieras elegir el que quisieras, simplemente siento que se merece este 7 o mas especifico un 6.5 porque es bueno y resto de aspectos del juego lo salvan mayormente, lo que le quita la mayoria de puntos es su historia que te atrae hasta sierto punto y almenos a mi me pareceria mejor si solo fuera de la venganza de Ellie y todo lo que pierde por ir a matar a Abby por la rabia de que ella matara a Joel… Expand
  26. Mikymask
    Oct 18, 2021
    4
    Goza de Buenos gráficos!!
    También tiene una trama de virus buena y acción sin embargo esa parte de meter relaciones homosexuales Se ve forzado. No era necesaria, creo solo hay un pequeño grupo al que se quiere complacer. Es un videojuego no una película forzada de Netflix
  27. Churley
    Sep 10, 2021
    1
    This game is a disgrace, and will be a gateway to woke political agenda in media. Not only is the message and clear bias in this game stupid, but the idea that there should be any video games politically driven is insane. Most importantly, it saps dry all the possibility for creativity and quality in these big titles, films as well. Leaving us with poorly written and boring video games,This game is a disgrace, and will be a gateway to woke political agenda in media. Not only is the message and clear bias in this game stupid, but the idea that there should be any video games politically driven is insane. Most importantly, it saps dry all the possibility for creativity and quality in these big titles, films as well. Leaving us with poorly written and boring video games, films, media etc. Sucks to work so hard shading trees and animating punches to have this happen.… Expand
  28. Upl
    Sep 10, 2021
    1
    One of the worst games ever created!! The story sucks, the voice acting is a huge downgrade, and the characters are all shells of their former selves! Play the original game.
  29. Darach28
    Nov 4, 2021
    0
    This Is horrible symple, the history lost one opportunity of win Is very bad
  30. Julioxjulio
    Nov 8, 2021
    0
    The Last of Us parte 2 es una basura de historia aquellos que le ponen un 10 en historia son fanaticos ciegos que no quieren ver las cosas como son el juego básicamente se vio enredado en ideología política lamentablemente no respeta nada de su anterior entrega y eso te lo pueden decir todos los que jugaron al 1 en la 2 parte tenes a los personajes totalmente cambiados solo porThe Last of Us parte 2 es una basura de historia aquellos que le ponen un 10 en historia son fanaticos ciegos que no quieren ver las cosas como son el juego básicamente se vio enredado en ideología política lamentablemente no respeta nada de su anterior entrega y eso te lo pueden decir todos los que jugaron al 1 en la 2 parte tenes a los personajes totalmente cambiados solo por conveniencias de guion esto entenderan los que jugaron al 1 y pasan esta basura se daran cuenta del por que el juego como historia dejo mucho que desear, es una falta de respeto no solo a los personajes de la primera entrega sino tambien a la audiencia sumado a eso el relleno injustificado en fin no vale este juego como historia pero si como juego en lo demás apartado es un 10 9.5 excepto en historia. podria decir mucho mucho pero mucho mas.… Expand
  31. Black-padrino
    Dec 10, 2021
    0
    This game is really gay, discusting the worst game ever made. Dont play this piece of crap
  32. ottiv11
    Oct 5, 2021
    0
    Bad Story. Bad Writing. No respect for previous game. Decent graphics and gameplay
  33. Wildcat0017
    Oct 7, 2021
    2
    The Last of Us Part 2 fails to portray characters in a realistic or likable way. A large chunk of game play fails to solidly create a connection with the villain, or make them likable. The game slaps the fan base in the face and spits on them early and does not stop throughout the game. Everything that made the first game amazing is either missing or blatantly thrown away. CharacterThe Last of Us Part 2 fails to portray characters in a realistic or likable way. A large chunk of game play fails to solidly create a connection with the villain, or make them likable. The game slaps the fan base in the face and spits on them early and does not stop throughout the game. Everything that made the first game amazing is either missing or blatantly thrown away. Character development is lacking and at many times is backwards of what you want from main characters, By the time the credits roll expect to be angry with every character. It does not surprise me that people were breaking the disc upon completing the game. The only saving grace of this game is the physical act of playing it is not aggravating as the control scheme is smooth and well made. There is nothing this game excels at except bringing people together in hatred for it. I really only think playing the first game, then playing this one will explain why the critic review is so high while player scores are split between extremely high and extremely low.… Expand
  34. LuisaoGuarnieri
    Oct 6, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Just like game of thrones, the end of the line of one of the most popular caracters of vídeo games, left us with a bad taste on our mouths.
    .
    When we talk about the techinal issues, it is a great game, but the story of redemption is a little bit confuse, because you have to kill many enemies along your journey and in the end, the took from you the choice to have tour vengeance or not. .    … Expand
  35. zachlstewart
    Oct 6, 2021
    1
    Only good thing about the game is the graphics. Gameplay is clunky, story is infuriating, and the most loved characters from the first game turned into some of the worst character development I’ve ever seen. Ending makes no sense and we are given no explanation for why it happened. They could’ve made a masterpiece with the momentum they had from the first game but they blew it.
  36. InahitoKira
    Oct 9, 2021
    0
    The critics that scored this >5 either has not played the Prequel or just plain idiots.
  37. GLIMaN
    Oct 11, 2021
    0
    so not interesting characters that I want to kill myself. this game does not deserve attention. spend money on anything. except for this game. This is the worst thing I've played in my entire life.
  38. abhazaa
    Oct 13, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I DID NOT BELIEVE THAT THIE NAME OF THIS GAME IS THE LAST OF US 2.
    WHO IS ABBY? WHY I HAVE TO PLAY MORE THAN 10 HOURS WITH A CHARACTER WHO WE DID NOT KNOW ON THE FIRST GAME? WHY DID YOU SAY THAT THIS IS JOEL AND ELLIE'S STORY?

    STORY 0/10
    GAMEPLAY,GRAPHICS and ALL OTHER STUFF 9/10    … Expand
  39. Bobparty
    Oct 13, 2021
    0
    Don’t even bother. Seriously, don’t waste your money. TLOU was a masterpiece, play that and stop.
  40. PSFreakingGamer
    Oct 17, 2021
    4
    This game is awesome in terms of almost everything like the graphic and the visuals, the gameplay mechanics and voice acting but you know what everyone was waiting for in The Last of Us part II? "The Story"
    The Story mode was very unsatisfying, sure Naughty Dog wanted to surprise us with an unpredictable story and they did but not in a good way, we play The Last of Us because the first    This game is awesome in terms of almost everything like the graphic and the visuals, the gameplay mechanics and voice acting but you know what everyone was waiting for in The Last of Us part II? "The Story"
    The Story mode was very unsatisfying, sure Naughty Dog wanted to surprise us with an unpredictable story and they did but not in a good way, we play The Last of Us because the first game it was a blast in every terms and mostly the campaign but here they wasted that    … Expand
  41. KathyHHHH
    Oct 17, 2021
    2
    Such a dark story and there was nothing call value in this game. Terrible compare to TLOS1
  42. Kooks10
    Oct 18, 2021
    0
    arruinaron todo lo que construyeron con la primera parte, espero estén felices
  43. johnguitar94
    Oct 20, 2021
    3
    Contiene muy buena jugabilidad, excelentes gráficos, es muy entretenido pero en la historia se quedo muy corto el juego, inclusion forzada y te obligan a usar un personaje que odias desde un inicio por lo cual toda la parte en la que utilice el personaje odie cada segundo esperando que terminara y del cual se prolongo por muchas horas.
  44. VishwaHarsha
    Oct 23, 2021
    0
    After playing this game I WISH THEY NEVER MADE A PART 2...waste of 3 days for playing it...THEY RUINED THE CHARACTERS AND STORY THAT WE LOVE FROM THE FIRST GAME.
  45. Usya1800
    Oct 24, 2021
    0
    Без комментариев. Кто играл, тот поймет, что это полная херня, а не продолжение одной из лучших игр. В пустую потраченные 5к.....просто не о чем. Я даже доигрывать не стала. Дропнула это говно на моменте, когда качок стала избивать Элли.Без комментариев. Кто играл, тот поймет, что это полная херня, а не продолжение одной из лучших игр. В пустую потраченные 5к.....просто не о чем. Я даже доигрывать не стала. Дропнула это говно на моменте, когда качок стала избивать Элли.
  46. XYAB
    Oct 27, 2021
    0
    promoting LGBT programs, ugly women and their hairy armpits! this is a disgusting product! and I'm sorry where this world is heading!
  47. Mozturk86
    Oct 27, 2021
    2
    You musn't play if you like the first game... Graphics ok mechanics ok but the story and fiction is bad. Please dont make the third or any. How can i say? Please dont...
  48. Jorblasi
    Oct 28, 2021
    0
    I don't Líke it at all. This Is not what i was especting. I hope that The series won't be The same
  49. Quenwin
    Oct 29, 2021
    4
    Great graphics and gameplay. Garbage story and painfully long cut scenes. I’m not even going to finish this game and I feel like Naughty Dog owes me a refund
  50. xTrappingkilosx
    Nov 7, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Bad game ending is assss Joel dies when he's been shown to be smart but everyone is apparently stupid in this game so yeah don't buy… Expand
  51. whyyhere
    Nov 8, 2021
    1
    take it from 12 year old
    if y played the first one this is garbage waste of money
    :)
  52. Fedelan
    Nov 9, 2021
    0
    Es un juego con un guion bastante pobre, es sin duda el peor exclusivo para la PlayStation.
    Jamás en un juego me interesé tan poco por personajes con los que me obligaban a jugar, los sucesos también eran incoherentes, todo muy random. Lo peor de lo peor. La segunda mitad del juego fue en Exceso ABURRIDA, me daba pereza terminar el juego.
  53. N14BY
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    desnecessário e com uma história fraca, sério? uma vingança onde você mata 300 pessoas pra quando chegar na pessoa que você quer matar, você tem empatia com ela? história fraca.
  54. onlybrownshirts
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    Disturbing AND disgusting LGBT represention in the main cast in a **** 25 year old post apocalyptic world where 90 - 95% of the population is long dead, so of course the cast should be super disproportionate in favor of LGBT freaks. Most males are killed off and all White males are made to be weakling losers.
    Joel dies.
    That right there is all that needs to be said to make this game a disaster.
  55. CauseofDeath
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    An absolute disaster of a game. It's now more obvious than ever that the professional "critics" on here are no more than paid shills and not gamers. Such a depressing way to end an iconic video game.
  56. rezafalcao
    Dec 5, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. When we buy part 2 , we want Great story like part 1 ...Kill Joel but with a good reason. You make us to play with the murder of Joel :/

    Graphics 10/10
    Story 0/10    … Expand
  57. Rawkus1337
    Dec 7, 2021
    0
    93 points? Ahahha, radical feminists (dogs) have raised this slag to the level of Witcher and Red Dead 2 XD
  58. Hirokaizen
    Dec 7, 2021
    1
    The game is so bad when Naughty dog decided to kill one of my favorites character in video game. Worst of all the 1/2 of the game I have to play as Abby uuugh 1/10
  59. AkaliDz
    Dec 10, 2021
    0
    Un pésimo juego en general Mala historia mal gameplay, no era de esperarse es de play estation
  60. TheGoldenEye23
    Dec 26, 2021
    7
    Mostly a good game with pretty big problems. It is a technical achievement and arguably the best looking video game ever made. The acting, graphics, animation and sound design are all excellent and the music is good though not on the same level as that from the first game. When you get out of the monotony of stealth and scavenging, the gameplay can be fun because the characters are agile,Mostly a good game with pretty big problems. It is a technical achievement and arguably the best looking video game ever made. The acting, graphics, animation and sound design are all excellent and the music is good though not on the same level as that from the first game. When you get out of the monotony of stealth and scavenging, the gameplay can be fun because the characters are agile, responsive, and generally great to play as. The guns feel "weighty" and are just satisfying to fire. It's just that the brutal gameplay and all the killing feels contradictory to the themes and message of the story and i found that to be a game breaking issue. It broke immersion and made it hard for me to buy into the feelings and motivations of the characters. Otherwise, It's packed to the brim with difficulty and accessibility options though i never really made use of them.

    Overall, it feels good to play but as a story driven game, the story is the most important thing and though i don't hate it, it's easily the weakest part of the game. This game is even more grim, bleak and depressing than the first game and without any glimmer of hope. Gone are the loveable and relatable characters of the first game to be replaced with husks who barely resemble them. For some characters, it makes sense how they got to where they are in the story but they just aren't interesting anymore. Plenty of the added characters are shallow and one-note. I found it hard to care about their conflicts. The core themes of the story are often undermined by the gameplay and there are serious problems with the pacing. The game is far too long, and there are too many tension breaking flashbacks that i'd argue are ineffective in their purposes. On top of that, the resolution to the story feels rushed, unsatisfying and unearned. There are also numerous coincidences, conveniences and contrivances in the story but those are more nitpicks than legitimate grievances.

    Like i said, it's good in everything but story. It's admirable that is this is a story that dares to take risks and it isn't all bad actually. There are some genuinely excellent moments and heartfelt scenes sprinkled in here but they are overwhelmed by a story that just wasn't executed properly. If Druckmann played around more with the placement of the flashbacks, gave some characters more to do, and cut certain parts of the story, i'd have liked this more.    … Expand
  61. Drift3r299
    Dec 11, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's bull **** , i don't have words for this game, because the direction of the game in history is veey bad… Expand
  62. Sdwso
    Dec 11, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. El juego es bueno, la jugabilidad, lo gráficos, el movimiento que tiene y de armas es bueno muy bueno, pero la historia es muy aburrida y muy larga.… Expand
  63. Zxeraph
    Dec 11, 2021
    0
    I just put this game to sleep ZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
  64. Giorgi-Kratos
    Dec 12, 2021
    1
    This sequel was an absolute insult to fans, unnecessary stretched story and character change really annoyed me in the game
  65. TheGrouch
    Feb 27, 2022
    5
    Gorgeous game. Parts of the game were fun. Exploring downtown and the empty buildings was great and reminded me of the first game. The story was so bad. Not just the Joel aspect but all the characters were just unlikeable or completely forgettable. Sorry itself was not convincing. Seemed lazy. The overwhelming theme was try too hard. Everything seemed forced and inauthentic.this game wasGorgeous game. Parts of the game were fun. Exploring downtown and the empty buildings was great and reminded me of the first game. The story was so bad. Not just the Joel aspect but all the characters were just unlikeable or completely forgettable. Sorry itself was not convincing. Seemed lazy. The overwhelming theme was try too hard. Everything seemed forced and inauthentic.this game was just brutal for the last half. Did not enjoy the game and would not play again or recommend.… Expand
  66. art1373
    Mar 27, 2022
    5
    In short term: A masterpiece. Exciting gameplay, character progression and atmosphere.
  67. Left_on_read_ko
    May 13, 2022
    0
    Yeah, this game was a hot pile of garbage with some $hit sprinkled on top and no amount of attempts of justifying this **** story will make us hate Neil druckman any less for giving the people who loved the first game the biggest middle finger in gaming history. I mean I could've forgiven this **** story if I was allowed to kill Abby in the end, but no, we couldn't even get that, which wasYeah, this game was a hot pile of garbage with some $hit sprinkled on top and no amount of attempts of justifying this **** story will make us hate Neil druckman any less for giving the people who loved the first game the biggest middle finger in gaming history. I mean I could've forgiven this **** story if I was allowed to kill Abby in the end, but no, we couldn't even get that, which was the whole point of the game was to kill that **** Abby. But we couldn't even be satisfied in the end. … Expand
  68. buronizzz
    Oct 19, 2022
    1
    One point for the technical achievement. This, is a dealbreaker. And it's not only because of the utter garbage plot we received in the end - this has been discussed so much that there is no need to elaborate anymore. It's also why we received this. The accusations surrounding Naughty Dog's office culture and the loss of talents for such reasons are heartbreaking. And the false marketingOne point for the technical achievement. This, is a dealbreaker. And it's not only because of the utter garbage plot we received in the end - this has been discussed so much that there is no need to elaborate anymore. It's also why we received this. The accusations surrounding Naughty Dog's office culture and the loss of talents for such reasons are heartbreaking. And the false marketing on purpose just further showed what they have become. Creative work should fall into the hands of creative people, with no agendas. Before this happens again at Naughty Dog, I won't spend a dime on anything from them in the future - from someone who owns multiple versions of every single game in the Unchaterted and The Last of Us series before part 2.… Expand
  69. DVOL
    Oct 20, 2022
    0
    Brilliant animations, AI, voice acting, graphics, and gameplay. Unfortunately overshadowed and laid to waste by an awful story. They demonize the beloved characters from the first game and attempt to make you feel empathy for the new character who makes unarguably worse moral decisions. Such a waste of potential for the franchise.
  70. Mateogear
    Oct 23, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Like many others, I hated the story. The gameplay was great, but being forced to play Abby, after all the investments into Joel and Ellie, just didn’t make sense. I did not enjoy playing as Abby at all.… Expand
  71. theshallows
    Oct 25, 2022
    0
    This game is absolute garbage on every level humanly imaginable. It's extremely, extremely, extremely bad video game. Hopefully it never comes to PC, because nobody wants to play this trash anyway.
  72. milkau
    Feb 17, 2023
    0
    I love every naughty dog game but that one is a beautiful piece of crap. Lost my money and my time, doesnt woth it.
  73. asg6619
    Oct 30, 2022
    0
    second hand experience is not experience. plaese play the game. you will see this is a masterpiece.
  74. ProtoAlgo
    Oct 30, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. By the end, I was rooting for all the infected to completely take over the world.… Expand
  75. Miduza
    Nov 23, 2022
    1
    1 for hour of gameplay with Joel. What whas that, ı want to forget this game
  76. vadim_comments
    Dec 14, 2022
    0
    This game is bad only because of the story. The graphics and other things are good, but the story is aweful. This is a commercial story, in which the writet tries to cause emotions by killing the soul of the game. But because he does it bad, he causes wrong emotions. Instead of compassion to Abby he causes hatred. And not because you cannot feel compassion to Abby, but because the writerThis game is bad only because of the story. The graphics and other things are good, but the story is aweful. This is a commercial story, in which the writet tries to cause emotions by killing the soul of the game. But because he does it bad, he causes wrong emotions. Instead of compassion to Abby he causes hatred. And not because you cannot feel compassion to Abby, but because the writer cannot feel compassion himself, so he cannot write a story, in which you feel compassion to characters. The writer is ful of hatred and the same emotions he causes to his characters.… Expand
  77. seanlynch4
    Dec 19, 2022
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. my most hated video game of all time ~~~~~ Lost the player's trust The game company develops like this and soon faces bankruptcy… Expand
  78. sparreira
    Jan 11, 2023
    0
    One of the most grotesque, depressing, insulting games I've ever played. You are forced to play as a despicable character and the game does everything to make you sympathize with her. But for any normal human being, you know it's impossible! They turn Joel into a dumbass, only to prevail their biased narrative! Lazy and opportunistic writing! Don't waste your time with this pile of ****
  79. Fadeyy
    Aug 22, 2023
    0
    Boring as hell, Niel is not genius, story is fkn **** its really 0/10 game, no words
  80. Susolive
    Jan 27, 2023
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. No me gusta la historia y menos aún las decisiones de jugar con la otra... Pura mierda.… Expand
  81. Formula3
    Jan 30, 2023
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Jogo com muito boa jogabilidade, excelente gráficos e ambiente... história muito boa ate ao momento em Joel morre... deram cabo do jogo... tudo aquilo que criaram no part 1, deitaram tudo a perder no part 2. Peca também pela lavagem cerebral LGBT que tentam empurrar ... enfim...… Expand
  82. cba83
    Feb 14, 2023
    1
    I waited for all the hype to die down before playing this game but I made the mistake of playing it directly after finishing the first game and the story flow really isn't as the first game it attempts to make you care in very forced ways that ruin a graphically better experience. I struggled to care about the second main character and while I respect the risk they took in this story II waited for all the hype to die down before playing this game but I made the mistake of playing it directly after finishing the first game and the story flow really isn't as the first game it attempts to make you care in very forced ways that ruin a graphically better experience. I struggled to care about the second main character and while I respect the risk they took in this story I think the pacing ruins what could have been an enjoyable experience. The dialogue is far inferior to the first game and it's noticeable from the first moments. The subtext is very superficial and many of the lines are way too on the nose to be believable and the contrivances ruin the overall believability as well. I wanted to give this game a stronger score because I wanted to believe it isn't as bad as the hype made it seem but after playing it I wouldn't recommend it unless it was on a massive sale or skipping it entirely.… Expand
  83. Julzcy
    Feb 17, 2023
    1
    Extremely disappointing. The story feels like a pointless journey with no satisfactory conclusion
  84. Roger__Ebert
    Feb 22, 2023
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Very well made game in terms of gameplay, animation, sound design and the beautiful environments you explore. However, being a game series heavily focused on story, the story has many elements that are good with effective writing, but many elements that are terrible and hard to ignore which ruin the experience as a whole. I went into this game knowing the hate but did not expect the extent of the hate to be completely valid. Joel's death is rushed into and makes his character go out in a way that is truly lazy and not like how his character would have acted as portrayed in the first game . Then, you play as Ellie on a revenge quest to kill Abby (the girl who killed Joel) for half the game. The other half you change to Abby and the game tries so hard to get players to sympathize with her character but in the worst ways. The group she sided with after her father died by Joel from the first game is the most brutal and savage group of people who shoot on sight any of Joel and Ellie's group members or anyone who opposes them. It was clear in the first game that Joel had no choice but to kill the Fireflies to save Ellie and the Fireflies were completely fine with killing a fourteen year old kid and forcing Joel to obey that command. This means that even the Fireflies who Abby was with are evil spirited as well. Killing Ellie, the one person who humanized Joel from the first game to save and vaccinate people like Abby and groups that kill anyone discriminately was obviously not worth it to Joel. After playing as Abby for 10 hours of this game I never once felt any remorse for her for killing Joel. She went though tough times but everyone does in this world. Furthermore, I'm not sure if it was the new writer on board with this game, Halley Gross, but the push for an LGBTQ+ agenda is atrocious. I'm aware that a ton of people had this problem and I first thought it was nitpicking and not as obvious as people were saying, but I was clearly wrong. None of what the game was supporting is the problem, it is how the game shoves it down player's throats. Ellie is gay and is dating a woman, which was clear from the first game and in itself is not the problem. The problem is the writing that accompanies it. Ellie constantly calls her lover babe and the game shows many making out/sex scenes between the two. Also, Abby looks like a man in a world where that would not be nearly feasible. There is a transgender boy/girl who has a dedicated chapter of the game explaining how it is troubling and we should feel bad. If anything, this should be insulting to those groups of people the writers are attempting to appeal to by how cliché and corny it all is. To sum up the review, this was not the sequel the fans deserved in any way. The writers even completely vilify Joel's actions at the end of the first game at the end of this game by saying he would have done all of it all over again if he was given the chance. Why would Joel ever want to do things differently when he traveled across the country to deliver a girl to a group of people that simply picked her up and walked 50 feet to the hospital where they pointed guns and threatened the one man who made it possible. All on top of the fact that they are going to kill her.… Expand
  85. BBDude21
    Feb 27, 2023
    10
    This game is a MUST PLAY the story is amazing and put together perfectly 10/10!
  86. Lyn066
    Apr 7, 2023
    1
    This game has fantastic graphics and gameplay, but the storyline is so bad that it makes people angry. It gives a strange feeling that the production team is carving flowers in **** The plot arrangement is full of malice and is obviously designed to make players angry and uncomfortable. This is also why this game can trigger so many zero-score negative reviews instead of just five orThis game has fantastic graphics and gameplay, but the storyline is so bad that it makes people angry. It gives a strange feeling that the production team is carving flowers in **** The plot arrangement is full of malice and is obviously designed to make players angry and uncomfortable. This is also why this game can trigger so many zero-score negative reviews instead of just five or six-score reviews. I am quite skeptical of players who give this game a high score because they may have a severe people-pleasing personality. They cannot feel the malice behind the writing, readily accepting the negative emotions it brings and therefore believing that the game is a "masterpiece that inspires deep human emotions." They should really consider seeing a therapist.

    P.S. the poor quality of the game has nothing to do with political correctness. It fails to move people because the storyline is not well crafted. Even if you replace every "politically correct" character with heterosexual white males, it won't change the fact that the storyline of this game is still bad. I’m a queer women yet I don’t like this game.    … Expand
  87. Humpus01
    Apr 11, 2023
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I've waited 2,5 years to write this review. I still cannot forgive the writers for what they did.
    They've absolutely destroyed the story of the game. I know TLOU1 had some story alterations before it was finally released, but at least that story made sense as a whole.

    TLOU2's story doesn't make any sense. None whatsoever. Everything feels forced and has an agenda.

    Just a quick overview (spoilers):
    - Start the game where the previous one left off. Remember everything you've gone through to get here.
    - Immediately erase all of it. Joel walks into the most obvious trap ever and gets brutally murdered. Ellie has to watch him die.
    - Play a bit as Ellie and Dina, which all feels pointless, but at least we get to see the technical side of the game...
    - Play as Abby for HOURS, while we just want to walk her off a cliff. The writers know very well we don't care about her, but they think that forcefully playing as her for hours will change that. It won't.
    - Then there's not one but two confrontations between Ellie and Abby, and I remember shutting down my PS4 multiple times, trying to gather the courage to finish this section of the game.

    Naughty Dog have created the smoothest and best looking game of the PS4 generation, and yet I feel completely disconnected while playing it. Maybe the writers will say: not every story is meant to have a good ending, you don't have to like it to enjoy the game. I agree. But I wasn't looking for a likable story. I was looking for an involving one that made sense, and that didn't force me to do things that make absolutely no sense every five minutes.

    It just makes me think that Naughty Dog had no clou how good the story of TLOU1 was, maybe it just ended up like that by chance. Or maybe they were actually good story writers but got completely carried away in TLOU2. Either way, I wished I've never played TLOU2. I haven't touched the game in 2,5 years and I probably never will again. For anyone who ever played TLOU1 but not yet TLOU2: keep it that way.    … Expand
  88. J_R
    Jun 12, 2023
    7
    7.4/10

    The discourse around The Last of Us Part 2 went really well didn’t it. On one side we have the mainstream critics with their heads so far up their own arse they are unable to properly critically engage with a game like this and ended up just giving it 10s. Then on the other side we have a large chunk of the gaming community being a bunch of immature children unable to deal with a    7.4/10

    The discourse around The Last of Us Part 2 went really well didn’t it. On one side we have the mainstream critics with their heads so far up their own arse they are unable to properly critically engage with a game like this and ended up just giving it 10s. Then on the other side we have a large chunk of the gaming community being a bunch of immature children unable to deal with a piece of media/art. The truth is The Last of Us Part 2 is a well made and ambitious game. But unfortunately the developers may have bit off more than they could chew and the game is a bit of a mess that didn’t land right.

    The most important thing to say about The Last of Us Part 2 is I am so glad they tried and that they were allowed to try. Most games in the AAA space are so safe. The fact that nobody stepped in at any point to say just give us a safe, predictable sequel and that Naughty Dog was permitted to do their thing is excellent. Naughty Dog could have just given us a basic journey across the country with Joel and Ellie on some simple revenge quest but instead they aimed higher and tried to deliver a grand, ambitious game about hate. I really hope the backlash to this game doesn’t cause future AAA games to be even more risk averse because that would be sad to see as AAA games are already, typically too frightened of interesting characters/stories, challenging and/or new gameplay, real puzzles, bold style, old genres, etc.

    The most obvious thing is this game looks phenomenal. This is as good as it gets on PS4. The attention to detail is staggering. The number of unique objects and animations in this game is ridiculous. I cannot stress enough how impressive it is. I don’t think anyone else is even close to being on the same level as Naughty Dog. All aspects of the presentation including visuals, attention to detail, atmosphere, sound, acting performances, how well it runs, etc, is all top notch and if this was the only thing games were rated on then maybe a 10/10 wouldn’t be so silly.

    The gameplay is exactly what you expect if you have played the first game. It is solid and enjoyable but not exceptional. They make a number of sensible improvements over the first game, like going prone to hide under things and to crawl through grass. I really enjoyed that the areas are larger and more vertical which allowed combat encounters to be more dynamic and free. Resources are just limited enough to keep you changing up your weapon and approach. The combat is very violent and visceral and the AI reacts pretty well to what you are doing both verbally and mechanically. I had a good time jumping out of stealth causing some horrific carnage and then diving back into stealth. The environmental puzzles felt more varied this time too. However the game regularly wasted my time and the gameplay just isn’t enough to keep me coming back for multiple playthroughs. It also feels like a missed opportunity. They could have done more with the gameplay especially with two playable characters.

    Now for the games biggest issues; story, characters and pacing. First of all this game is a bloater, god damn why is it so long? An editor needed to come along a just cut so much fat off this game. The pacing is a complete mess and most of the time feels too slow. It starts off way too long and slow. Then there are two middle sections both of which are a little too long, then a long lead up to the end and then the actual end. The returning characters are great but the new ones are just nothing. I still remember Tess, Bill, David, Sam, Henry, Marlene and even Ish from the first game. But I can’t remember the names of these side characters and I don’t care enough to look them up. The story is a mix of highs and lows there are some excellent moments and I really liked the ending. But there are plenty of moments that just do not land at all and so much that I just didn’t connect with. The whole thing is too contrived as well.

    The other big issues I have are no multiplayer and no replayability. The Factions multiplayer was so damn good in the first game and I know a lot of people won’t understand it but for me it was one the best multiplayer experiences ever and a big part of why I bought the remaster. It hurts that it just isn’t here and still to this day there is no new multiplayer released. I also can’t bring myself to play through this more than twice, which was enough to get the platinum trophy, even though I finished the first game 7 times. It’s too long and bloated and wastes too much time and the gameplay isn’t enough to pull me back in.

    The Last of Us Part 2 is a must play for anyone that played the first game and if you haven’t then what are you doing here, go play the first one. You really should play this for yourself. Don’t listen to the mainstream critics or the angry gamers. Play it and form your own opinions. I think it is a really good but uneven game and I would still easily recommend it.    … Expand
  89. SirVengarl
    Apr 12, 2023
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Let's start with the fact that I did not consider it necessary to announce The Last of Us Part 2, because the first game was a finished product. And when they announced the sequel, I was more indignant than happy, why? For what? unclear. But I flattered myself with hopes that there would be a conflict in the sequel, thanks to which Joel and Ellie would finally get closer and strengthen their relationship with each other, but "My expectations are My problems."
    1 - Plot: If I start to paint the entire plot of this "Game", then according to my review it will be possible to write a thesis, so I will simply say that it is secondary and mediocre, does not chicken out and does not make you think about it, because I have already seen it all, in one form or another, "Revenge is bad", "On the path of revenge you dig two graves" "We must forgive" BLA - BLA-BLA. This is one of the most mediocre plots I've ever seen, REVENGE PLOT?! **** SERIOUSLY?! One gets the impression that Neil Druckman was inspired by the Killer's Creed series, and moreover, he cut off not one, but TWO FINGERS of Ellie! Brilliant! I can only highlight flashbacks with Joel, where you understand what a cool man this ****ing world has lost, I wanted to take revenge, even after the "brilliant" scenario moves, but the Genius didn't give me that.

    2 - Characters: well, there's really nothing to say here, a crowd of absolutely flat, not anti-charismatic crutches who do not want to worry (Because they are not disclosed in any way), they are needed for one purpose, namely: "Ellie needs to kill someone." And to call pity on especially impressionable players. A few words about the star of this circus - Abby, this character caused dissonance with her appearance, fell like "Five crowns in **** well .. What can I say, Joel was exchanged too cheaply, her motivation as a character begins and ends at the beginning, when it's a script genius's mistake that smashed the head with a golf club to one of the most charismatic and recognizable characters in the gaming industry. Her personality still remains a mystery to me, I don’t understand what she is, she is absolutely not disclosed, the scenes “have pity on me” caused nothing but laughter and despondency (I was especially amused when this fool let Ellie go a second time ).

    3 - Gameplay: A standard third-person shooter, only with dismemberment and stealth elements, I can’t say anything special about it, except for a moment of "calm" in large, but absolutely unnecessary locations, where, apart from collecting all sorts of **** for crafting, you need to decide "brilliant" riddles with ****ing boxes - Stuffy... Very stuffy. And all this is diluted with the most boring dialogues. The only thing I can praise the game for is the visuals, the developers squeezed everything out of the old PS 4 woman, the game looks gorgeous, and the staging. All. It’s a pity for the time and money spent, I completed the walkthrough simply because of the money that I paid for the game, maybe for people who play one game a year, this product will become a kind of revelation, but not for me. An average product, if the plot developed in the universe of this game, without touching the characters of the first part, then it would be less. But no, it's still **** because even as an independent product the game is average. I'm sorry that my expectations were not met (...    … Expand
  90. Dark-Nite-1986
    Apr 18, 2023
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Part I is possibly my favorite video game ever, because of the story. The only one that has ever brought me to tears. I even spent $70 on the PS5 Part I remake... and I gladly traded in Part II to get it...

    I bought Part II in 2020, even knowing of the 'Joel death scene' leaks. I had faith in Naughty Dog as a newer fan. Since then I've been married, raising a daughter, and moving on with life during Covid-19. I have attempted to love and understand this game's story for the past few years now and with thorough research and analysis of this product, my only and ultimate conclusion is that this game is absolute, social pandering, manipulative, narrative trash.

    Story: I feel like the writers either did not understand what the vast majority of fans liked about their first game or they just made stupidly over-bold decisions in the name of "creativity". The narrative pacing and the constant jumping around timelines is way too exhausting. By time they were showing me the context of a previous scene hours ago, my emotional investment and focus had already moved on. Abby and her dad could have been a really cool concept, if it was implemented very differently. Killing off Joel was not the problem, it's how they handled it. It was done so disrespectfully and out of character for everyone involved. They attempt manipulate me into liking Abby, the most irredeemable and unlikable character I've quite possibly ever played in a video game. I can't think of many characters in all of media that I dislike more than Abby: replies "good" to the opportunity to kill an unconscious pregnant woman, engaging in an affair with a father to be, killing off her entire group of friends with little remorse, helping Lev because her life was saved while just prior she had no hesitation killing Joel immediately after he clearly saves her life from a zombie horde. I never liked her and I feel cheaply manipulated throughout this whole game having to play her. It wasn't done right whatsoever from a narrative perspective.

    Technical: The only reason why I didn't give this game an absolute 0 is because of the rest of the team that actually gave me an awesome product that I did expect. They worked really hard, apparently too hard judging from the news of bad business practices by Naughty Dog. The visuals playing on the PS4 Pro were some of the best I've ever seen. The gameplay mechanics are definitely a welcomed upgrade and the expanded accessibility options allow me to fine-tune the controller for being disabled. I'm also appreciating this work which was transferred to the Part I Remake for PS5. The whole Seattle open-world section I was very impressed with. The guitar playing, animals, environments, sound effects, music, added violent realism: all quality driven and very welcomed.

    This is primarily a story-driven video game. Without a compelling (and coherent) story, it is purposeless to produce, own, or play. In fact, after a while, I just stopped playing the story altogether and I only played the encounters. I've gone through it several, several times and I just can't anymore. It is so boring and bloated. I don't actually mind the slower pacing, but the timeline-jumping is like a schizophrenic teenager telling me an unrealistic story who has never stepped foot outside in the real world and tried to survive. Between Abby's body build that you'd mostly achieve on a meat-hoarding, testosterone diet while competing at the CrossFit games for years and pregnant Mel doing rope climbs on security patrol with a rifle and a backpack equipped, I don't think the people at Naughty Dog understand much about facts and reality. I could also tear up every other character in this game as a shell of their former self, or shallow, or morally atrocious while trying to be convinced otherwise, but that idea is just too exhausting because there's so much that went wrong here. I could expand upon the fact that every plot point only exists by pure, miraculous coincidence, but again, exhausting.

    I really, really tried to like this game...

    I actually hate this game and I wish it didn't exist. I am personally considering nothing past Part I as canon material. This game is irredeemable, narrative trash. So fitting, being released in 2020, I think...    … Expand
  91. KPS5
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    Unfortunately, neil druckmann is adding his cringe politics and strong women in this game just like he added it and ruined uncharted 4.
  92. sashapush
    May 3, 2023
    4
    Good graphics and animations, gameplay somehow improved.
    Story didn't. Is it controversial? For some. For me it was unnecessary
  93. IsNewA
    Jul 30, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Althought there are many people who despise this game for it's controverse narrative, I believe it's one of the best games of all time, and defenetly deserverd the GOTY award.

    It's graphicly amazing, it has one of the gratest fisics in a videogame, and very little performance issues.
    The gameplay is not impresive, but it is more than acceptable by the industrie standarts.

    -----Spoilers from now on-----

    The story ain't about revenge, it is about consequences.
    Joel was killed for what he did in the first game... Abby persued revenge, and her consequence was to have all of her friends murdered, and Ellie also persued vengence, so her consequence was to loose her son and the love of her life. She ended up alone like she said she was afraid in the first game.

    Upon sparing Ellie and Dina, Abby realised, it isn't what she wanted, because there is no satisfaction in revenge. She kept on having nightmares after killing Joel, so she learned that killing them won't do a thing. At that point, she broke out of her cycle of violence and moved on.
    And so did Ellie in the ending, as she realised vengence won't bring anything good.

    And for everyone reading, if you haven't already noticed, neither of The Last of Us games are happy. None of the characters are heroes, they are humans, and they grow, they change.

    I understand it might be hard for some people to fell empathy for Abby, I would say 50/50, but I think that the people who didn't like the story should defenetly give it one more chance, and try to see it with other characters eyes.    … Expand
  94. HenriqueKonzen
    Aug 20, 2023
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Last of us 2, um jogo com experiência e jogatina com sensação de decepção completa.
    Pontos negativos e motivações abaixo:
    1° Descaracterização de personalidade do Joel, uma pessoa não muda da noite para o dia.
    Uma pessoa ressentida e ranzinza após ter perdido a filha, que desconfiava até de uma criança de 14 anos, mas no segundo jogo ele entrega sua identidade para uma pessoa que não conhecia sem nenhum pingo de cuidado.
    2° Personagens irritantes e irrealistas, a protagonista Ellie é uma adolescente com personalidade infantojuvenil e irritante, a Abby é uma pessoa com uma aparência que foge do realismo, com a falta de suprimentos humanos no Apocalipse não é possível ter boa alimentação nem condições humanas para esse porte.
    3° roteiro, uma história de narrativa vingativa em ciclo, onde a protagonista não sabe se mata a Abby ou não, o jogador corre atrás da antagonista pelo jogo inteiro somente para impor uma narrativa de "a vingança não é legal", fazendo com que o sacrifício de diversos personagens fosse jogado no ralo.
    4° protagonistas mal construídos, muitos dos personagens incluído nesse jogo não tem nenhuma construção de apego e personalidade, fazendo com que um jogo que era para ser sobre sentimentalismo e emoções se tornasse algo mesquinho e sem graça, juntando o péssimo desenvolvimento do roteiro de história e de personagens para um tédio narrativo.    … Expand
  95. TheBedLovesU
    Aug 23, 2023
    0
    You'd be better off just playing the first game.
    False advertisement, Very bad character development and story progression, completely disregards any character development from the first game.
    Gameplay is pretty much the same, except now you can go prone
    Spoiler alert you never do ...
  96. Krizw
    Aug 23, 2023
    0
    Unfortunately I was so disappointed. Part 1 was a amazing game, part 2 is so boring
  97. Dowakin
    Aug 23, 2023
    0
    This is bull **** don't play in this game, better buy XBox. This game is The greates disappointment in my life. Buy XBox.
  98. prakken
    Sep 3, 2023
    0
    too much gay propaganda to appreciate, this game was the beginning of the gay station we see now
  99. David-Imparcial
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    Juego sobrevalorado por la prensa pipera que le bajo puntos a Ghost of Tsushima para que no ganará el goty.
  100. SevenplusSeven
    Sep 8, 2023
    0
    One of the worse games ever made.

    Both jim ryan, and neil drunkmen, should be fired for this abomination!

    If you think this trash a 10 please send yourself to the next dimension with a knife!
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#2 Best PS4 Game of 2020
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Universal acclaim - based on 121 Critic Reviews

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