The Last of Us Part II

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  1. SmartAlec775
    Aug 27, 2021
    0
    One of the worst sequel stories I've ever seen for a video game. First one was perfect and this game ruined my interest in the series.
  2. Forwardo
    Aug 27, 2021
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Es un muy buen juego tecnicamente, la historia al contrario de mucha gente me parece bien narrada y argumentada. En cuanto la muerte de joel todo el mundo se esperaba que muriese pero no en las 2 primeras horas. Y vivir la aventura con ellie y luego pasar al punto de vista de abby no esta mal aunque a mucha gente no le guste… Expand
  3. Dynexicon27
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    I think Joel’s death in this game actually just makes him more badass. This game sucks though
  4. Funpumbule
    Aug 26, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I believe that this game is a masterpiece. I think the leaks and the immediate hate the game got made players play the game with a goal of killing Abby and not think about the story as a whole. The game makes me feel things a games never made me feel before. The way it plays with my emotions easily makes it my favorite game and by far a masterpiece in my books!… Expand
  5. Auxta
    Aug 26, 2021
    5
    They should’ve just left the first game alone and never did a sequel because this one just isn’t done right. It has really good graphics, but a story that butchers the 1st game’s story IMO.
  6. kai-el
    Aug 26, 2021
    9
    8.5/10
    I don't personally like the story structure, but otherwise it's a very good game
  7. andrermcampos
    Aug 26, 2021
    10
    GOTY, o melhor jogo de 2020, mais um trabalho incrível da Naughty Dog, Neil Druckmann se afirmando como um dos maiores da indústria. Tudo nesse jogo beira a perfeição, gráficos, jogabilidade, narrativa e tudo mais.
  8. TawaFiF
    Aug 26, 2021
    10
    L'histoire est captivante, le gameplay presque parfait. Et j'ai du mal à comprendre les notes négative sur ce jeu.
  9. dElyxz
    Aug 25, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So I had fun playing with Ellie, was intrigued about the story an had fun hunting down the wolfs. But come on wtf is this Abby **** 10+ hours on difficulty hard. Completely ruined the game for me, had absolutely no fun completing the game. Bought it on sale for 30€, still too much.… Expand
  10. Alvarocrrs
    Aug 25, 2021
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Last Of Us 2 es un juego increíble con una historia poderosísima, una variedad y caracterización de personajes impresionante, el único "fallo" que podría resaltar seria el extenso tiempo en el que estamos y jugamos con Abby en el cual nos hubiera gustado jugar partes con Ellie, como por ejemplo en el hospital luchar contra el Rey Rata entre otras...luego de eso, gráficos alucinantes e inimaginables a la altura de una generación posterior y un clásico probablemente indiscutible a pesar de su poco tiempo en mercado… Expand
  11. Lorasium
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Why does this game even exist? It couldn't be more clear that Naughty Dog never intended a followup to the first game and had no plan whatsoever for continuing the plot.

    The thing that actually makes Ellie important (her immunity...ya know, the entire driving force behind the first games plot) has no role to play in the sequel at all. Other than one or two off-hand references, it seems like the writers completely forgot that was even a thing. As a result, the game has no real plot progression at all. The world is the exact same at the end of the game as the begining. It's pointless.

    This games plot is literally like watching one of those episodes of a TV show that have a throw away story to focus on the B tier characters.....except these are supposed to be our main characters.

    I would say "at least its pretty," but Naughty Dogs gameplay is so laughably outdated and stale that you can hardly focus on the graphics through the shear tedium of it all.

    Why would you drudge up a beloved IP, then have no clue where you are going with it? Is it really too much to ask for the writers to at least pretend they know what they are doing?

    I'd give this a "0," but I am willing concede that the game does indeed start up when I select the icon.    … Expand
  12. lemoura
    Aug 25, 2021
    10
    The Last of Us Part II is a generational game. After the masterpiece that "The Last of Us" was, all of the fans were waiting for the unthinkable, an even bigger groundbreaking and breathtaking experience. And the game delivered.
    The new mechanics and approaches to fighting, looting and simply exploring are outstanding, as you feel you have so much more freedom than before.
    The graphics    The Last of Us Part II is a generational game. After the masterpiece that "The Last of Us" was, all of the fans were waiting for the unthinkable, an even bigger groundbreaking and breathtaking experience. And the game delivered.
    The new mechanics and approaches to fighting, looting and simply exploring are outstanding, as you feel you have so much more freedom than before.
    The graphics are simply out of this world, as you can feel not only the environment around, but you can feel you are in the environment. It was also a trademark of the first game, but in this one, with all the tech advances, you can say that there is almost none (if none actually) difference between a cutscene and the gameplay itself.
    The plot itself is also incredible, teaching us life messages on and on. It makes us feel what the characters feel, seek what they seek more than anything, but gives us, as "the third person" in the story, the chance to see whats right and wrong, which culminates in the understanding of the game itself. It makes the player stick to the game in order to see what's next and as a groundbreaking and cinematic experience as it is, it's a roller coaster of feelings and emotions.
    It is such an engaging experience that we can feel rage, hate, fear and happiness, all of that in one of the best, if not the best video game created until this date.    … Expand
  13. Dropeee
    Aug 25, 2021
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Okey, llego hablar de este juego, Atentos hay spoilers.

    Gameplay Y Graficas: El gameplay y el motor grafico son increiblemente hermosos, el gameplay se siente muy fluido y muy comodo, la I.A puedes sentir un poco tontos a los enemigos, osea ven a pasar a ellie delante de ellos y en algunos ocasiones no te pueden detectar o solo un "ire a revisar", La creacion y arbol de habilidades esta muy bien diseñada y mas pulida que el anterior juego, no las comentare para no arruinar la experencia de gameplay, El juego tiene un nivel de detalle (tanto en gameplays como en cinematicas) Que roza lo enfermizo, me pregunto como puede haber tanto detalle en ese apartado es increible el juego.

    La historia: La historia si bien no es mala la verdad es buena, Como se junta la historia de Ellie con la historia de Abby es buena, Es una historia de pelicula basicamente, Pero tengo que recalcar algunos puntos de la historia, La historia en un principio tiene mucho sentido, Pero despues cuando empezamos a controlar a Abby perdi un poco el interes en la historia no siento que era tan necesario contar casi toda la historia de Abby, Intentan hacerte empatizar con ella lo cual no logre, No fue por motivos como que haya matado a joel o algun otro motivo, Solamente no logre empatizar con ella, Fue muy excesivo en ese apartado lo cual alarga hasta las 20 horas o mas el juego, El final me parecio la verdad una basura, Despues de cruzar todo seattle para encontrar a Abby matar gente por aqui y por alla para que al final Ellie se arrepienta, No fue capaz de perdonarla cuando mato a joel, No fue capaz de perdonarla cuando abandono seattle, Y justo cuando esta a punto de matarla la perdona como si nada, Simplemente no lo entiendo, La narrativa es un desastre, Te ponen flashbacks cada dos por tres aveces charlas un tanto innecesarias, Sobre todo en la historia de Abby supongo para hacerte empatizar con ella, Muchos flashbacks que interrupen el transcurso de el juego, Alargandolo aún mas, En fin la historia es buena pero la narrativa es un desastre.

    Controversias o Polémicas: El primer punto que gente critica de este juego es que Joel hubiese muerto, Y la verdad este punto ya me parece una tonteria en parte si en parte no, Para matar a joel lo tuvieron que volver un poco tonto Me explico, En el primer juego nos mostraban que Joel desconfiaba de cualquier persona que se le cruzara lo cual lo hace un tipo cruel y frio, Incluso dandole consejos a ellie sobre su identidad y de su inmunidad, En la parte 2 joel confia en los amigos de Abby y ella siendo que en la primera parte era totalmente desconfiado, Y no tiene sentido la verdad no concuerda mucho con el primer juego, El siguiente punto es ese que haya muerto, Mucha gente se quejo solo porque murio y esto ya me parece una broma creo que nunca han jugado un the last of us, Si has jugado The last of us sabras que es un mundo cruel y oscuro que gente se mata a mas no poder en un mundo infestado de infectados cuando mas se necesitan, Si te quejaste que murio Joel creo que no has aprendido nada de el primer juego, Pero nada, El siguiente punto son los trailers engañosos me parece tonto de parte de Naughty Dog hacer esto ya que es un juego muy esperado por muchos jugadores y van a vender igual, Que necesidad habia de engañar al publico con trailers que engañan a tu audiencia?, Pongo ejemplos, En los trailers ponían a Joel mucho mas viejo en flashbacks para hacer creer que Joel estaría presente en la historia, También lo ponían en situaciones donde no debería estar como por ejemplo cuando Jessie llega a Seattle en los trailers era Joel envés de Jessie, En fin en ese punto me pareció una verdadera farsa y estupidez, En fin hay muchas más polémicas pero esas fueron las que mas me molestaron o destacaron en mi parecer.

    Conclusión Final: The Last Of Us Parte II es un juego con una historia brillante pero muy mal contada y con unos puntos que no se logra entender del todo, La jugabilidad es muy buena mezclando un juego de supervivencia y sigilo con unos momentos de suspenso, Las polémicas para esta juego son un montón algunas muy ciertas y algunas muy tontas, Es un juego que no es una mierda como piensan los haters, Pero no una obra maestra como piensan los fanboys.    … Expand
  14. Monster12
    Aug 25, 2021
    10
    This is perfect game with good story and nice gameplay . Everything is good . But Joel's dead It could have been done better . details are brilliant . Thanks for everything ♥️♥️
  15. Sir_Ismael
    Aug 24, 2021
    0
    Is **** Aburrido, repetitivo, mala historia !!! Es una completa basura!!!
    Is **** Aburrido, repetitivo, mala historia !!! Es una completa basura!
  16. HarambeSatoshi
    Aug 24, 2021
    10
    This game is for people with big hearts.
    This game is for people with big brains.
    10/10, a true masterpiece.
    The most special story ever written, along with the part I...
    This is something never seen in the whole art history ever.
    Ever.
  17. Paparogach
    Aug 24, 2021
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A beautiful game with great graphics. The characters are so well animated. The story is not as great as in the part I. I got bored in the middle of the story and struggled myself to keep playing only for the sake of finishing the game. The story failed to make me care about new characters.… Expand
  18. Platon31
    Aug 24, 2021
    9
    Genius history! Graphic 10/10! Level-Design 10/10! Gameplay - very old for 2020 year, probably in 2013 it was very good, but now not
  19. BruhMoment167
    Aug 24, 2021
    0
    Such an amazing experience to play this game, buying it was probably the best decision i've made in years, i could even say that playing this solved a lot of my problems irl, including my insomnia of course, just after 5 minutes of playing it i had the best 11 hours of sleep of my life.
  20. dinfluder
    Aug 24, 2021
    0
    Худший геймплей, Невероятно ублюдский и затянутый сюжет, невероятно бездарные разработчик и издатель.
  21. Lucasalv
    Sep 10, 2020
    0
    O cara fica a porra do jogo inteiro caçando a outra lésbica pra matar aí chega no final não acontece porra nenhuma, 250 reais jogados no lixo! Lacração do crl
  22. MestreVaz
    Aug 24, 2021
    2
    um game total de lacração! aonde um jogo de zumbi vira um jogo de lacração ali e aqui! estragaram o game,aonde o 1 e perfeição o 2 e horrível...
  23. MacToop
    Aug 24, 2021
    10
    The Last of Us Part 2 is the ultimate PlayStation 4 game. It is an incredible game in terms of both graphics quality, animation quality and game mechanics. It cannot be denied that there are problems with the story progression and the ending. But the theme of the story is 'hate' and the game does that very well. The Last of Us Part 2 is not a bad game.
  24. The-Count-Aga
    Aug 23, 2021
    10
    Fantastic game! Captivating story, stunning visuals and brilliant, complicated characters!
  25. dominikab11
    Aug 23, 2021
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. this game has just left me with a feeling of emptiness and heartbreak . the terrible story line just seems like a waste of the spectacular graphics and gameplay . it had so much potential . naughty dog could’ve turned this into another great game although it would’ve still been hard to top the original . however , just like real life , not everything can have an interesting story line and ending . people that mean something to you die and there are many painful lessons you have to learn ; just like ellie and abby . i suppose the game did teach the importance of dealing with your emotions in a healthy way , particularly grief and pain . there is nothing cathartic about revenge (this is already portrayed in the beginning when joel is killed) you can tell that abby didn’t feel good about killing him . all it caused was a spiral of many more unfortunate events and both girls lost everyone they cared about ; all to learn just how disappointing revenge is . in the beginning , i was just waiting for abby’s death but at the end it wasn’t even satisfying watching them fight . it was emotionally exhausting . the entire game didn’t feel right with joel being killed off immediately (and in the most degrading way possible) i lost interest in the plot . it’s such a shame , but the lesson provided here is very important .… Expand
  26. Bazilic
    Aug 23, 2021
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Игра просто божественна, хоть и со сценарием я не согласен, и сделал бы по другому, но то, что сделали наути дог это шедевр, 9, а не 10 из-за того, что уж слишком много часов геймплея за Эбби, я ей вот вообще не проникся и это было сплошным мучением, хотелось больше играть за любимую Элли))… Expand
  27. Flashyboy89
    Aug 23, 2021
    4
    The first Last of Us is a masterpiece. In Part 2, I appreciate the craftsmanship with regard to the Graphics Design, Sound Design, Animations, Visual Effects and Gameplay is great BUT the story, characters and script are awfully bad. I do not recommend The Last of Us Part II. Play and enjoy the first game and pretend this sequel doesn’t exist.
  28. Sukar23
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Zero is too much for this trash.

    Stupid story, character development.

    I prefer to play snake game on Nokia better than this trash.    … Expand
  29. paname95190
    Aug 22, 2021
    10
    incroyable jeu il surpasse le 1er, a faire avec le coeur solide. foncer !!!
  30. Bunnster1
    Aug 22, 2021
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I hate how they gave joel such a terrible death and they think playing as abby was gonna fix it? No playing as her was the last thing we wanted. Nobody felt bad for her to beat joel with a golf club. Worst sequel ever played. And I remember when you deleted bad comments thats so mature. Yoy can't have a site where to review games that are bad or good and not allow bad comments. Just to get a game to have good reviews thats bull. You can't do that doesn't even matter if you own the site you can't lie about a game being good when it's not. Would've been alot better if joel didn't have a **** death and at the beginning… Expand
  31. Tom-Monk
    Aug 22, 2021
    10
    Amazing game play and graphics that help create a immersive story about revenge and forgiveness
  32. Cagan3003
    Aug 22, 2021
    10
    Such a brilliant game! A technical masterpiece with deep, good writen and drawen characters and story. Camera angels are like best movies. Graphics are so good too. Also narrative and main idea so succesfull!
  33. SpiiRiT_zRuby
    Dec 11, 2020
    10
    Disfrute, sufrí, jugaron con mi corazón como ningun juego lo hizo antes, un realismo y una mejora de la primera entrega brutal, un juegos muy arriesgado... Otra obra maestra
  34. BryanSartori
    Aug 22, 2021
    10
    Simplesmente o melhor jogo que eu joguei na vida. História magnifica, gameplay impecável e gráficos surreais. Confesso que fiquei uma semana triste após terminá-lo.
  35. 1001sama
    Aug 22, 2021
    0
    what a pointless sequel, it's a story that when you finish it, you realize everything that you did, every life that you took, was just to make a pretentious moral statement of how "revenge is bad"..
  36. ashwathama199
    Aug 22, 2021
    9
    Last of us part 2 is as revolutionary as Metal Gear Solid 1. Despite of taking some bold moves in creating bizarre and horrific moments that crushed the franchise's original fanbase, it seriously excels in its story telling and character development. Each character including the dogs in the game are memorable, no one feels like a side character. The insane attention to enemy AI, combat,Last of us part 2 is as revolutionary as Metal Gear Solid 1. Despite of taking some bold moves in creating bizarre and horrific moments that crushed the franchise's original fanbase, it seriously excels in its story telling and character development. Each character including the dogs in the game are memorable, no one feels like a side character. The insane attention to enemy AI, combat, dialogues, graphics and optimisation make it one of the most immersive games ever made in the gaming history. Coming to the controversial topic - the story, Naughty Dog has made a perfect example of the flawed nature of humans, not only in a video game, but in real life too, just as you can see some people unnecessarily hating a game for its unconventional plot. And soundtrack - EA could have charged 60 usd extra for including a playable guitar in their 60 usd videogame featuring a 60 usd expansion and 60 usd microtransactions... uff!!!… Expand
  37. Ibra23
    Nov 25, 2020
    0
    Soooo bad!! It’s a trash!! I can’t believe they did it the story is $hit!! Don’t buy it and save your money
  38. AliMN3
    Aug 21, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A catastrophe called the last survivor among us
    Unlike the first story, which was a masterpiece, the second version is not even worth wasting your free time on
    Contrary to my expectations of this game and I wanted to know why Eli does not become a zombie, where is the root of the issue?
    The game involves a vengeance and childish revenge
    The creators of the game cheat the audience with fake trailers
    If the critics' points are important for game makers, then why do you sell games? Make them for the same critics and sell them to them.    … Expand
  39. Qaws28
    Aug 21, 2021
    0
    The first part is a masterpiece. I decided to buy and go through the second one with a warm feeling of nostolgia, but the second part was frankly disappointing. The political agenda simply rejects the game. On the positive side, a beautiful picture, but I don't want to play too much.
  40. Heithtrev
    Aug 21, 2021
    0
    One of the biggest disappointments in gaming. Horrible story wouldn't recommend to anyone ever
  41. Zack21
    Aug 21, 2021
    3
    I am not trying to give this game a bad review for the sake of it I genuinely think this game is far from perfect. It's a story based game that lacks in a good interesting story I will say the game has amazing graphics for a ps4 game and and has incredible attention to detail. The combat is fine nothing special really. So overall the story is lackluster and the combat is fine. So don'tI am not trying to give this game a bad review for the sake of it I genuinely think this game is far from perfect. It's a story based game that lacks in a good interesting story I will say the game has amazing graphics for a ps4 game and and has incredible attention to detail. The combat is fine nothing special really. So overall the story is lackluster and the combat is fine. So don't listen to the actual reviewers who probably didn't play half of it it's just not good and nothing like the first one.… Expand
  42. jupoan
    Aug 21, 2021
    0
    This game is a disgrace for everything we love about video games. Companies that try to force a certain political agenda upon us, the users, deserve bankruptcy and nothing else. Don't buy this piece of horse **** and hit them where it hurts the most - their income.
  43. Seoulmilk4849
    Aug 21, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. **** Naughty Dog and **** all of the story developers.
    They just turned the masterpiece into piece of Political Correctness ****
    What's wrong about Joel saving Ellie? I couldn't focus on that crappy storylines. Ellie keeps hating Joel but trying to revenge doesn't make any sense.    … Expand
  44. venicehoax
    Aug 21, 2021
    0
    this is the best game of all time. people who didn't like it are just dumb teenagers who didn't understand ANYTHING about the complex plot, they just saw #that character die and told themselves the game was trash. i hate kids.
  45. yaminotenshi
    Aug 20, 2021
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. On the technical aspect the game was good as the great standard of Naughty.
    the story and gameplay instead was extremely redundant, and tedious, also clunky.
    Basically you go from open spaces fighting humans, you get forced by same pattern (falling floor, blocked path, fighting scene) to get indoor in dark close spooky place where you fight infected. and this repeat over and over again till the end.
    the game totally lacks of character. everything is based on revenge. Cut scene are too long and kills the vibes of the game, the game overall is also too long. they force you play with abby half of the game to make you understand her point of view. but still the story struggle to keep you up.
    Its clear that they lost the focu during the development, is basically an unfinished game with unclear identity and ideas.
    the first one had the strong motivation till the end but this one is empty and cold.
    missed opportunity for them to create a master piece.    … Expand
  46. AtticusAtticus
    Aug 20, 2021
    2
    This game was not for me. The action and the story choices are very much “on rails”—little player agency here.

    Moreover, you are forced to do and see things that are incredibly gruesome, perverted, and violent. From the context of the game, it is clear that the writers considered these choices to be artistic and that they required the player to confront morally ambiguous situations.    This game was not for me. The action and the story choices are very much “on rails”—little player agency here.

    Moreover, you are forced to do and see things that are incredibly gruesome, perverted, and violent. From the context of the game, it is clear that the writers considered these choices to be artistic and that they required the player to confront morally ambiguous situations. That is not what this game reflects, however. Instead the game is just bad and the characters are thinly veiled puppets for the writers’ heavy-handed messages.

    Hard pass from me.    … Expand
  47. Mohamadplayer
    Aug 19, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The best games in my life graphics good story but Joel die in game I’m crying and this just bad… Expand
  48. bengale
    Aug 19, 2021
    10
    Just phenomenal, I don’t think I’ve ever experienced a story like it when playing before. The infected really are just a side note to a truly human tragedy.
  49. SoraOfOhio
    Aug 19, 2021
    6
    The sequel to 2013's "The Last of Us" offers gameplay and visual improvements, in spades. The previously shallow combat system has a number of additions that make both fighting and stealth gameplay more satisfying and fun while traversing and exploring the world is more dynamic thanks to the introduction of physics-based puzzles and the ability to crouch and go prone. There is also theThe sequel to 2013's "The Last of Us" offers gameplay and visual improvements, in spades. The previously shallow combat system has a number of additions that make both fighting and stealth gameplay more satisfying and fun while traversing and exploring the world is more dynamic thanks to the introduction of physics-based puzzles and the ability to crouch and go prone. There is also the matter of accessibility options to consider, which allow players to customize their experience outside of a simple difficulty slider. Visual, auditory, and control customization makes the game easier for anyone to play. I had a blast playing the game and planning strategies for dealing with certain enemies.
    That being said, this game is majorly hindered by its own story. It's a clunky, overly ambitious setup with shallow side characters and unsatisfying storylines that really make it a chore to play through, especially considering how many more cutscenes you have to sit through compared to the first game. Without spoiling any of the individual plot points, this game's story is a 180-degree turn from its predecessor, trading in an organic, beautifully developed relationship for a hodgepodge of flashbacks and inconsequential side missions that attempt to feed the players context in piecemeal doses while developing virtually none of its characters and giving the player very little reason to care for anyone, its protagonist included. Considering Neil Druckmann also wrote the beloved predecessor to this game, the sloppy pacing and static characters are astonishing if not outright offensive. While I expected to have some complicated feelings after its conclusion, I found myself mostly annoyed and frustrated at its lack of compelling motiviation or satisfying conclusions.
    In short, I did have a fun time with this game in the thirty-some hours it took me to complete it. But around the halfway point, the story took a turn for the worse and I found myself annoyed at having to play through more of it just to finish the story. It left a bad taste in my mouth and for that reason, I have to rate it in the midrange because as technically impressive as it is, it's hard to enjoy a story-driven game with such messy writing.    … Expand
  50. DHTH777
    Aug 19, 2021
    0
    One of the most disappointing video game releases I can remember since brink for me.

    I played the first game countless times. I prayed they would make a sequel and then waited patiently for years. The first game was such a perfect standalone experience that it didn't need another game, but it was so enjoyable and immersive that it left me wanting more. I wanted to experience more of    One of the most disappointing video game releases I can remember since brink for me.

    I played the first game countless times. I prayed they would make a sequel and then waited patiently for years. The first game was such a perfect standalone experience that it didn't need another game, but it was so enjoyable and immersive that it left me wanting more. I wanted to experience more of these characters. Now that I got that wish, I wish I hadn't.

    The characters just don't feel right, the gameplay doesn't feel as satisfying as the first, the story did not need to be told, in fact, I struggle to see what story they were even trying to tell. Obviously it's a tale about revenge, but there are so many questionable and down right dumb or boring events that happened that it made me scoff at my screen a few times saying REALLY?

    The graphics are the only thing that truly felt "Naughy Dog Quality." It truly is the most beautiful looking game I've ever played, but that just doesn't carry it. It drags on waaaaaay past it's welcome in terms on length as well with me just wanting it to end after 15 hours or so.

    All in all, I hope they never end up making a third game. I can't believe I feel that way after how obsessed I was with the first. There just isn't much they could do to make me care about this franchise after this one.

    Maybe I'm being harsh because of how much I loved the first game, but I'm being honest. The taste has been soured for me.    … Expand
  51. zasaz13
    Aug 19, 2021
    8
    Not as good as part one. The playability is great, but the history is a little boring.
  52. Abstraktshad
    Aug 19, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is **** horrible. Joel gets killed within the first hour and parts of the game they make you play as the tranny who killed him. The game also wants you to like that tranny more than Ellie. Well that’s not gonna happen. Stick to the first game and leave this one alone… Expand
  53. Wlace
    Aug 19, 2021
    10
    The game hurt me, but then calmed me down a bit. Then again half the game pissed me off, but that's exactly what she wanted. leave me depressed and appreciate bad emotions. I don’t think the game is perfect, but for me it brought enough emotions.
  54. R-Mustapha
    Aug 19, 2021
    10
    The game is thriling and keeps you alert during many sections. The graphics are great and the story takes you to see things from different perspectives. It's one of my most favourite games.
  55. WormGod
    Aug 19, 2021
    0
    Amazing! I have never seen a game like this before. The storytelling and the visuals of it are brutally good, the visual details are rich. And the fact that there's a huge twist in the middle of the story and the whole story is working on you again in the game ... I was just staring at my monitor while my jaw was on the ground fo minutes. Congratulations to the makers of game. The Last ofAmazing! I have never seen a game like this before. The storytelling and the visuals of it are brutally good, the visual details are rich. And the fact that there's a huge twist in the middle of the story and the whole story is working on you again in the game ... I was just staring at my monitor while my jaw was on the ground fo minutes. Congratulations to the makers of game. The Last of Us series are officially in the history books of gaming.… Expand
  56. Billyneilson321
    Aug 19, 2021
    1
    I'll give it a 1 out of 10 for the simple fact, that it ran. I was able to put it in and hit play
  57. Citricmillipede
    Jun 24, 2020
    1
    Horrible story! I loved the first game with joel and ellie. Why is everything a competiton of who can be the most woke.
  58. Luso74
    Aug 18, 2021
    0
    Great graphics and gameplay, but horrible scenario and characters, too long, big woke propaganda. The first deserved better.
  59. sergioodoardi
    Aug 18, 2021
    0
    Total trash. Story is disgusting. It's a waste of money and time. Would not recommend even if it was for free.
  60. Aliasghar1087
    Aug 18, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. من انتقام رو درک کردم the last of us 2 به بهترین بازی که تو عمرم کردم تبدیل شد گرافیک فوق العاده داستان عالی گیم پلی بازی انقلابی بود در بازی ها نورپردازی خوب برای هر دو آن ها گریه کردن شخصیت الی و الی خیلی خوب بود و من… Expand
  61. Hades_19
    Aug 17, 2021
    1
    The only good thing about the game is the graphics, the story is a complete poorly structured rubbish and it's a shame knowing that the first game was a wonder, I'm pretty disappointed
  62. mty
    Aug 17, 2021
    10
    Masterpiece. Even tho the game has unbelievable graphics for 7 year old console, it is very smooth to play. This game does what can movies or books do on people. It makes you think that the experience might be real. Story can be criticized by the first game fans, but it does not change the fact that this game has a great story too. It is very common for fanboys to be disappointed when theMasterpiece. Even tho the game has unbelievable graphics for 7 year old console, it is very smooth to play. This game does what can movies or books do on people. It makes you think that the experience might be real. Story can be criticized by the first game fans, but it does not change the fact that this game has a great story too. It is very common for fanboys to be disappointed when the story of existing characters go different paths than what they would expect, but still everything is great about this game. Great work NaughtyDog. I hope you can keep the standards high… Expand
  63. JhonathanWayne
    Aug 17, 2021
    6
    I loved the game, but the remaining half of the game (abby) seemed so boring, the death of joel does not match his character at all, many times the "deep" parts tend to seem forced and the narrative of the game is directly bad .
  64. luciosj
    Aug 17, 2021
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. People got mad for Joel’s death and then hated the game for what happened,o think Naughty Dog demonstrate amazingly well how the apocalipse should be,never a happy ending,always a consequence, what Joel did for Ellie may be beautiful for we(despite for the fact that he doomed the world) but for the others was despair, a nice way to think about it is to imagine that The last of us part I was entirely about Abby,and then the bad guy(Joel) killed you father,to me the protagonist is Owen who shows us that perspective of how everyone is good on their point of view,and in this mad,destroyed world,theres nothing left to us besides death.The only party that I desliked about the game was Ellie failing on killing Abby,first of all because she bad nightmares for years about that and then when she has the chance she stops it because of a flashback(?),wasnt the flashbacks that made her seek revenge?and second of all,wasnt the hole point of the game about consequences of our actions?I understood completely Abbys side but she shouldve died,then it would be an amazing sequel if Levi chased after Ellie for revenge,but maybe then he gives her mercy,then ending the “cycle of hatred”.… Expand
  65. felipelucktt
    Aug 17, 2021
    10
    Uma obra de arte que conseguiu ser ainda melhor e mais impactante do que o primeiro. Imperdivel para amantes de boas histórias.
  66. NekiroPLZ
    Aug 17, 2021
    0
    zarpado cancer de trama y logica asi esta mejor? la concha de tu hermana?
    zarpado cancer de trama y logica asi esta mejor? la concha de tu hermana?
    zarpado cancer de trama y logica asi esta mejor? la concha de tu hermana?
    zarpado cancer de trama y logica asi esta mejor? la concha de tu hermana?
  67. avannen1974
    Aug 17, 2021
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game in terms of graphics and game play is a 10. As for the narrative is a 5 at most, the rhythm is cut every 5 hours of play, NO ONE can empathize with ABBY, who has no other function than to kill Joel and repel Ellie's attacks ... They also destroy one of the most endearing characters (Ellie) leaving her alone (her greatest fear) and without 2 fingers, she cannot even play the guitar that was her escape route ... Very disappointed with a game that promised a lot and that the narrative destroyed it.… Expand
  68. metabotnot
    Aug 17, 2021
    9
    Gameplay improved a lot compared to the first part. PS5 patch is gold, the game runs smoothly at 60fps with no hiccups.
  69. Shekomaru
    Aug 17, 2021
    0
    No one wants a woke game; this is like an expansion for the first game, as the gameplay is exactly the same; the only thing that changes is the story about the protagonist trying to kill the other protagonist during the entire game... until she decides not to kill her at the last second...
  70. WhoAmIKidding_
    Aug 17, 2021
    10
    (No spoilers) This was one of the best games I have ever played. I went into this very skeptical because of all the negative reviews I read, but I quickly realized they were incorrect as it unfolded.

    I believe a lot of the negativity is because of a new character that is introduced in this game. She is seen as morally evil by many, and people hate her for something that she did without    (No spoilers) This was one of the best games I have ever played. I went into this very skeptical because of all the negative reviews I read, but I quickly realized they were incorrect as it unfolded.

    I believe a lot of the negativity is because of a new character that is introduced in this game. She is seen as morally evil by many, and people hate her for something that she did without looking at it from her perspective. If you put yourself in her shoes and imagine her actions from her point of view, she's actually more justified in her actions than the beloved main character (who does much worse things).

    I also believe many people don't like this character because she has a stronger and more masculine build, which unfortunately is unliked by many gamers who want petite and therefore "more pretty" women. Many have shamed her body type and even went so far as to send threats to her voice actress. Clearly, there are deeper issues than gameplay behind the bad reviews.

    Continuing on, the game shows the player that blind rage and seeking revenge is not the right solution to every problem, as it will often lead you nowhere. Many people missed the moral behind the game, however, saying that trying to get vengeance keeps leaving you with nothing. That's the point. The developers want the player to feel that way, many just didn't like how it felt. Looking deeper than the surface is important for the enjoyment of this game, and I am surprised by how many people can't seem to figure it out.

    This game was spectacular. I hope the negative reviews do not drive you away. Even if you think you won't like it, give it a chance. Worst you can do is just put down the controller.    … Expand
  71. Louiskyrim
    Feb 10, 2021
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is my first time ever reviewing a videogame, so don't mind if I say something bad.
    The Last of Us Part 2 is not bad gameplay but the worst story performance, I wish I was playing the Game of the year's videogame but turns out it's the depression of the year. A lot of political correctness and abuse of the LGBTQ, even I have to show the empathy to respect those bad people who killed the main character during the mid-game, makes me wanna throw up.

    Let's talk about the gameplay experience: it's good as part 1 and crueler to the enemy and you may see a lot of insane dismemberment and head explosion if you headshot or blow them up. Interesting at exploring a half-open world map. There will be no supply shortage if you fully looted the map. And each enemy has their own name which is pretty cool, they will warn each other name if somebody gets killed. Then you need to know how to deal with those infected, if you've played part 1 before, it won't be too hard to fight them. And the last one is the workbench. they did pretty well on the animation of upgrading your weapon, I'll feel satisfied every time I upgrade my weapon.

    And that's all for the good part of this game, now we get to the most disgusting part of this disaster: the Storytelling. I'll try not to spoil it as much as possible, but the most favorite character just gets killed at the very beginning of the game, just because of a speechless reason, doesn't mean we have to play the villain in the game, get to know hers background also know why she had to kill him only to show sympathy. I only want her dead for revenge, but the Naughty Dog shows me that's impossible, that makes me wanna just quit this game only for that.

    Another reason that makes this game awful is the Character development. There's a lot of character in this game that you probably wouldn't get to know them better, then they'll die during the story, so what's the point of adding them into the story? making them suffer just to let the plot being extremely tense and exciting? I don't think that'll work. every time I'm seeing some unknown characters get shot or stabbed, I didn't even feel sad for them, because there's no point in mourning them if you never get to know who they are. Besides, I have to kill a pregnant woman in the game then I just felt guilty about it? To be honest, this is the first game that made me kill a pregnant woman, well then, there's any significance in adding a pregnant woman in the game for what? Woman empowerment? I mean this is not "Game of Thrones", and that's what Naughty Dog was doing. And they failed.

    So is this game worth playing? for gameplay: Maybe, wait till is on sale. But experience the story: Not recommended, it leaves a big gap between part 1, I would not say is the sequel, that'll be ashamed for it. I've played part 1 remastered when I got my ps4 and is clearly a masterpiece, makes me feel like I'm watching a touching and a real tear-jerker movie. Then jump into part 2, a muppet show, which is watching people killing each other and having some elements of feminism. I was fully anticipating part 2 gets releases but after all of this happening, all the things I had were the memories for part 1.    … Expand
  72. TheCarelessGame
    Aug 16, 2021
    4
    This game will make you despise this series, It is very fun to play, if you don't focus on the story, But this is a story focused game. So if you loved The Last Of Us 1 and want to cherish it, Just pretend this one doesn't exist and you'll be a happier person
  73. egemege
    Aug 16, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The gameplay is great. As in tlou games, you always have a reason to go foward, but some of the choices in my opinion was really bad. I felt really bad fighting ellie as abby. Broke the will to play out of me. As i know there is a discount now so you should try the game! Animations are amazing… Expand
  74. N1geer
    Aug 16, 2021
    1
    Не понравилось так как УБИЛИ ДЖОЭЛА в начале
  75. cdmmagu
    Aug 16, 2021
    0
    Perfect graphics and Gameplay. Bad history.................................
  76. Archound
    Aug 15, 2021
    6
    Except for excellent animations (the best in games' history) and very good graphics, this game has one extra plus. It reminds us how good was MGS V gameplay and how tongue-in-cheek Kojima's writing is superb to Druckmann's graphomania.
  77. Lastofus2isCRAP
    Aug 15, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. You just **** it all up.

    You made a sequel that's straight up **** bad yeah...to the point you made me **** despise the first one.

    You killed off all the characters that we all loved from the first game and then you tried to call it art or some **** like that. You just threw them away like them meant nothing. Whatever...this is my opinion I ain't changing **** these **** everyone whose involed with these **** 'em...**** ruined it.    … Expand
  78. rudymarch
    Aug 15, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. You should change the title of this game to " You'll play as the **** who kills Joel" F THAT **** I never hate any video game character so much! I can take a few minutes plays as that **** but a whole full playtime? That **** even has more fight, more boss fight than the main character? F THIS GAME!… Expand
  79. Runaway__
    Aug 15, 2021
    1
    Graphics wise stunning game looks really good the more you get into it but the story ruins it all, less focused on being more trying to send a message , not worth it
  80. Ugarka555
    Aug 15, 2021
    10
  81. Zaicron
    Aug 15, 2021
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Em termos técnicos o jogo é realmente muito bom, porém quando se fala em The Last of Us, os termos técnicos não são o foco, o foco é na história, e foi justamente na história em que esse jogo falhou miseravelmente.

    Não irei entrar em detalhes, pois é uma review muito atrasada e já existem diversos vídeos mostrando os furos e inconsistências do roteiro, mas vou entrar em alguns tópicos.

    Primeiro que se alguém acredita que uma pessoa capaz de torturar outra por horas em uma vingança 4 anos atrasada seria realmente capaz de ser altruísta com qualquer desconhecido, ainda mais com duas crianças random de uma facção inimiga, essa pessoa não consegue entender o mínimo sobre uma pessoa desse tipo. Tortura não é uma simples vingança, tortura é prazer em ver e causar o sofrimento.
    Se realmente queriam tanto torturar, pelo menos tivesse culhão o suficiente de deixar a personagem continuar com essa personalidade, mas não, do nada a guria muda de psicopata com prazer em causar sofrimento, para uma altruísta que enfrenta seus maiores medos em beneficio de duas desconhecidas. Isso é ridículo, mantivessem ela sendo uma personagem ruim, que gosta de matar, teria sido muito melhor. Ou então que pelo menos que ela tivesse matado o Joel com um tiro e sem sofrimento. Só por mata-lo já seria o suficiente para deixar geral puto com a Abby.

    A Ellie ficar abalado por matar uma gravida acho sem sentido, ela matou umas 200 pessoas até chegar ali, e agora por causa de uma gravida ela fica abalada, qual é neh. Mas o pior de tudo é a conveniência de ela abandonar a vingança que a estava cegando até 5 minutos atrás que a fez abandonar o Tommy, e para piorar deixa o mapa que estava com o teatro circulado por um coração escrito "meu esconderijo" para trás ¬¬
    Poha, sério mesmo, você sai em território inimigo com um mapa, que caso você seja capturado ou morto vai ter a localização da pessoa que você ama marcado nele ? Isso é de uma idiotice sem tamanho. E claro de brinde o Tommy também resolveu abandonar a vingança dele por nada além de conveniência de roteiro.

    Jogar com a Abby foi uma tortura, ainda mais porque muda para ela em um momento que o ódio por ela estava renovado.

    Os flashback da Abby são totalmente desnecessários, só servindo para tentar criar uma imagem de personagem bonzinho, o que não condiz com as atitudes e ações dela, me fazendo odiar cada momento deles.

    Já história com ela até o momento em que ela encontra as duas crianças eu até achei legal, já que mostrava que ela ruim, mas tendo seu lado bom com as pessoas que ela gostava (nada de surpreendente ou inovador nisso), mas depois que ela encontra aquelas duas fica impossível, ela passa a arriscar a própria vida por duas desconhecidas, e para piorar, nos força a fazer toda uma jornada inútil para tentar salvar um personagem que morre de forma idiota (isso que eu gostei dela ter morrido).

    E essa suposta redenção da Abby é simplesmente ridícula, a mina ta matando pessoas que eram amigos e companheiros dela até algumas horas atrás e não da a mínima para isso, e tudo porque conheceu duas guria aleatórias. Cara, o roteiro nos momentos da Abby é tão ruim que chega a dar nojo.

    Todo o jogo parece feito para pintar o Joel e a Ellie como os vilões e a Abby e os demente dos vagalumes como heróis, porque se não se lembram os vagalumes não passavam de uma facção de incompetentes que não sabiam porra nenhuma do que estavam fazendo, então nunca foi certeza de que matar a Ellie no primeiro jogo resolveria alguma coisa.

    Claro, ainda tem os furos em algumas regras que foram estabelecidas no primeiro jogo, mas ignoradas ou deturpadas no segundo jogo.

    E para aqueles que dizem que a Abby superou sua vingança e seguiu em frente, é claro que superou, ela se vingou e com muita crueldade ainda por cima.

    Os melhores momentos desse jogo foram os Flashback da Ellie e os momentos em que a Ellie matava os amigos da Abby, com destaque para a tortura que a Ellie faz, a morte do Manny que me deixou com um sorriso no rosto por alguns minutos e o melhor de todos o momento em que a Abby encontra os dois mortos no aquário, que foi o único momento em que eu me senti realmente realizado nesse jogo.

    E se você não jogou o primeiro jogo, você não tem o direito de criticar as pessoas que não gostaram desse fiasco de historia que é o segundo jogo.    … Expand
  82. dariovolaric
    Aug 15, 2021
    10
    I went into this game without reading any reviews, but I did play part 1. Though I did hear that opinions were very mixed. You either loved it, or hated it. The first hour of the game didn't feel like something i'd love. Lots of talk, and little to no action. I thought, if the rest of the game is like this then no thanks. But pretty soon you got into the familiar gameplay of part 1 which II went into this game without reading any reviews, but I did play part 1. Though I did hear that opinions were very mixed. You either loved it, or hated it. The first hour of the game didn't feel like something i'd love. Lots of talk, and little to no action. I thought, if the rest of the game is like this then no thanks. But pretty soon you got into the familiar gameplay of part 1 which I loved. Switching to other playable characters was confusing and frustrating at first but later I grew more attached to the characters. The reason why I give this game a 10 is exactly because of the different way of playing the game by switching into the role of the 'enemy' and seeing that there is no such thing as a 'good guy / girl and bad guy / girl'. Being good or bad is all relative and the classic view portrayed in movies and games of 'good versus bad' is drawn to a more realistic level in this game. The story might not be as 'grand' as part 1 where your 'goal' was to save the world with a cure, but everything that happened made sense and felt natural to real life. And switching to the 'enemy' side story is a brilliant piece of art in my opinion as you get to see how things are from their point of view and how they see you as evil. Everyone is right and wrong at the same time. If you want a classic game where the 'hero' is immortal and always good and the enemies are always 'bad guys' and 'pure evil' and you don't want that view shattered, then this is not the game for you. But if you are open to the concept that this games tell more than the characters and are open to see the message that is told here about revenge, pretentiousness, assumptions and how nothing is what is seems, then this game will open a new world for you. I truly enjoyed this game.… Expand
  83. gherbs
    Aug 14, 2021
    5
    Just for such strong tolerance propaganda and main hero switching. Not satisfying scenario. Just like game - awesome.
  84. UFOcgj
    Aug 14, 2021
    4
    Fantastic graphics, a little bit framerates drop on playstation 4 but not a major issue. Nice gameplay, not too much advance comparing to the first game but enemy AI gets a really big boost. They are smart and hard to deal with. But the story is really poor and the personalities of those characters are unclear and fickle, sometimes confusing. I really want to love Abby for her past and herFantastic graphics, a little bit framerates drop on playstation 4 but not a major issue. Nice gameplay, not too much advance comparing to the first game but enemy AI gets a really big boost. They are smart and hard to deal with. But the story is really poor and the personalities of those characters are unclear and fickle, sometimes confusing. I really want to love Abby for her past and her kindness, but all these poor story and stiff turning make it a impossible thing.… Expand
  85. AstegoS
    Aug 14, 2021
    10
    Wow amazing this gameplay and so smooth, great story, and very good characters
  86. Viipuri
    Aug 13, 2021
    10
    Simply a masterpiece. Surely not for everyone and does challenge your head and emotions. But it's so rare to feel like this after playing a game. Amazing gameplay, unique way to tell a story, brutal...Sad, touching and heart warming with it's dialogue and acting. I'm broken but also in love with this. Didn't enjoy every part and even hated some moments but still those things won't changeSimply a masterpiece. Surely not for everyone and does challenge your head and emotions. But it's so rare to feel like this after playing a game. Amazing gameplay, unique way to tell a story, brutal...Sad, touching and heart warming with it's dialogue and acting. I'm broken but also in love with this. Didn't enjoy every part and even hated some moments but still those things won't change the fact how good and unique this is… Expand
  87. Yzerman1651
    Aug 13, 2021
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. In short:
    The gameplay is amazing. Graphics are insane.
    The story is meh, Pacing is way off. We all know revenge is bad and takes you to a darker place. But the physical, emotional and general consequences lack for the Abby character.
    Abby lacks a story arc and is a general bloodthirsty psycho, as evidenced by various cutscenes, and her gameplay (she does kill her friends with no remorse). She is as sellfish as they come. The writers try so hard to make you feel bad for her, but her characterization makes the opposite.

    I will give two examples:
    Abby decides to torture Joel. After he saved her. Her friends are in on this, knowing full well he saved her.
    Her words to Dina, as she knows that she is pregnant, while having a knife to her throat are "Good".
    (And looking at Lev makes her stop? Give me a break!)

    Her arc is a fetch quest, that is filler. Her arc does not make sense, why would a bloodthirsty psycho want to help two kids? Never explained.

    In all honesty while Ellie doesn't become a better person, it is clear why most players sided with her and wanted her to succeed. Her character is written better.

    Overall I wish this game had a multiple choice ending. Sparing Abby, Killing Abby or getting Killed by Abby. That would be realistic and far more consequential .    … Expand
  88. berkuy2k21
    Aug 13, 2021
    10
    Игра просто отличная сюжет в ней просто великолепный, очень советую ее пройти! Большое уважение Naughty Dog за такой шедевр! Надеюсь на этом не закончиться вселенная The Last of Us.
  89. Llorenzo
    Jul 26, 2021
    10
    Haters and humiliated youth gave a low rating to art! Great game!
    Gorgeous plot!
    The gameplay is simply unattainable for other games!
    Sony and Naugty Dog please don’t stop!
    Neil keep making history!
    And yes, I went through both the first and the second part!
    Neal has eggs!
    Hey
  90. Uncl3s4mbr
    Dec 31, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I hate every minute I had to play with Abe.
    So for this part of the game the grade is zero.
    For the part with Ellie, the grade is 10.    … Expand
  91. Halfhead
    Aug 12, 2021
    10
    A masterpiece in every sense of the word. The roller coaster of emotions that this game puts you through is unlike anything an game has been capable of doing. The journey is worth it at the end. Every story beat while jarring and unforgiving when it happens, ultimately leads to a cathartic and meaningful conclusion. I was heartbroken, enthralled, angry, sad, depressed, hopeful andA masterpiece in every sense of the word. The roller coaster of emotions that this game puts you through is unlike anything an game has been capable of doing. The journey is worth it at the end. Every story beat while jarring and unforgiving when it happens, ultimately leads to a cathartic and meaningful conclusion. I was heartbroken, enthralled, angry, sad, depressed, hopeful and ultimately at peace with where this game led me. In fact, I was glad and truly moved. This is the greatest narrative put in a video game but not just as a passive gamer but the narrative is actively engrained in a gamer’s experience of this game. I did things I didn’t want to do but I felt what the character I was controlling felt. I have never felt like this before in a video game. This game is a masterpiece not because of the story but how it chooses to tell us the story. It is truly masterful and a giant leap in storytelling in any medium. The feelings this game evokes will linger on for days or even longer.… Expand
  92. SPARDAs
    Aug 11, 2021
    1
    а. 2 бала за Графен.
    b. 3 бал за механики связанные с боем.
    c. - 4 бала за аху*нные совпадения меж положительных оценок критиков и сюжетной гущей.
  93. Darth_Kane
    Aug 11, 2021
    0
    I finished it last night, and overall the game is a disappointment compared to the first part, mostly due to the story.

    The gameplay and graphips is excelellent, most gorgeous game of this generation. The story however falls short of the first one. It drags on for waaaay too long, forces uninteresting characters and sideplots in your face, is full of plot holes, and lacks a    I finished it last night, and overall the game is a disappointment compared to the first part, mostly due to the story.

    The gameplay and graphips is excelellent, most gorgeous game of this generation.

    The story however falls short of the first one. It drags on for waaaay too long, forces uninteresting characters and sideplots in your face, is full of plot holes, and lacks a satisfying conclusion.

    I also think that the marketing and expectation setting for the game was misleading, now knowing the story. I'm sad that this is the result of 7 years of waiting, not a terrible game, but could have been excellent.    … Expand
  94. richard1234
    Aug 11, 2021
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. TLOU2 is a near masterpiece but not perfect - technical aspects are a step up from the original, and the plot/story take some gutsy moves, which may or may not pay off (most did but some did not for me, which I explain below). This game requires a deeper study into its story and themes; "revenge bad" only scratches the surfaces of what the game is about.

    Gameplay is largely the same as TLOU1 with some noticeable improvements; level design and environmental puzzles are far superior than TLOU1 (no more tedious ladder/pallet finding, or obvious waist-high crates for cover). Human AI is pretty good at the harder difficulty as they will flank you, call for assistance, and use stealth themselves. Infected are largely the same except that bloaters and stalkers are more aggressive (shamblers feel pretty much like bloaters from the first game). The semi-open world is clearly a 2nd iteration of Uncharted: Lost Legacy (the previous ND game to feature a semi-open world); it was definitely fun exploring it, but probably not worth doing it a 2nd time.

    Overall I still think TLOU2 is worth a playthrough so that you can form your own opinions. It is quite difficult to critique the game having watched someone else playing it, or reading a plot summary etc. since there are so many details which are easy to miss, including many instances of foreshadowing. Out of 10, I'd probably rate it 7 or 8, definitely not a 0 or 10.

    ==SPOILERS BELOW==

    First, it is worth briefly discussing Joel's death. Obviously we hated watching it, but it felt justified: Joel did a lot of shady things and it would eventually come back to bite him. Basically, this is TLOU, not Uncharted. Why would Joel give his name to a bunch of armed strangers? Well, blame Tommy, who revealed both their names to Abby. Obviously Joel is a changed person compared to the first game, but we still see his skepticism (e.g. he wanted to "ride out the storm and get out of your hair", then later asks "what are you all doing out this way?").

    Second it is worth discussing Ellie's and Abby's sides and why we play half the game as Joel's killer. Abby's story is "one step ahead" of Ellie's; Ellie seeks a path of revenge, while Abby's story details the consequences of that revenge and how it didn't bring Abby closure (until encountering Yara & Lev). The reason we play as Abby is a bit more than the cliche "two sides of the same coin"; we are additionally asked to see the parallels between both stories and how they intersect each other. I actually dug Abby's story and even though Abby doesn't know Tommy/Ellie are hunting them down until day 3, it was fun to see Abby's side knowing that we already visited and interacted with the same people and locations playing as Ellie. One issue is that I couldn't really care much about Owen and Mel since we know they were killed at the end of day 3. Owen's conversation with Abby in the boat contained some nice foreshadowing regarding Lev but besides that I couldn't care much.

    The Santa Barbara chapter annoyed me the most; gameplay-wise, it had the most ludonarrative dissonance, since Ellie is the most upgraded at this point (in terms of max health, weapons/upgrades), yet in the story she is weakened and had been impaled and hung by a Rattler trap. It would've been more interesting to play the Santa Barbara chapter with no weapons, reduced health, and forced to rely on stealth or the Rattlers' clicker hostages (which I didn't realize you could unbind them until my 2nd playthrough).
    At this point, Ellie likely went to Santa Barbara not with the main intent of killing Abby, but escaping her months-long PTSD/nightmares and finding closure. Was leaving everything behind to travel 1000+ miles, again, except all alone really the best way to do that? However there's some interesting situational irony here: if Ellie did not go to SB, Abby and Lev would be dead, but Ellie ended up freeing them. Perhaps the game could have ended at the farmhouse with Ellie struggling to cope with PTSD but with Dina at her side, and Abby could have bitten off her fingers during the theater fight. Tommy then arrives with knowledge of Abby's whereabouts, we cut to Ellie contemplating this, and the game ends.

    The ordering of flashbacks within the main storylines was interesting and I'm not sure if it paid off for me. Ellie's flashbacks (especially the museum) were brilliant and probably should've been placed at the very beginning (perhaps with the hotel as a tutorial level). The current order made me ask why Ellie would go lengths to exact revenge on a person she had cut ties with, which made it obvious (along with some Ellie/Dina dialogue at the beginning) that Ellie had at least begun to reconcile with Joel.

    However there are so many story elements that worked: the portrayal of guilt, forgiveness, how thirst for revenge can destroy a person and their relationships. I think with some changes to the above issues it would have been a 10/10 for me.    … Expand
  95. Yudaevoo
    Aug 11, 2021
    10
    Hello from Russia. I want to say thanks to the developers and, in particular, Neil Drukmann, for such a wonderful game. All my comrades have played it, and our opinion is sole. Don't listen to those who hate the game. There is indeed LGBT propaganda there, but it is insignificant. Feel free to play the game, I advise everyone.
  96. Alezh
    Aug 11, 2021
    10
    Best Game of 2020 and 100% Success.
    Huge Thank to the developers and project director for their efforts, hard work and professionalism.
    I would like to see more and I'm looking forward to it. I'm sure there are millions ppl like me. PS - Regarding the negatives - these are mainly homophobic people from homophobic countries in my opinion so you shouldn't to objectively accept these    Best Game of 2020 and 100% Success.
    Huge Thank to the developers and project director for their efforts, hard work and professionalism.
    I would like to see more and I'm looking forward to it. I'm sure there are millions ppl like me.
    PS - Regarding the negatives - these are mainly homophobic people from homophobic countries in my opinion so you shouldn't to objectively accept these numbers. Also need to remember about competitors and ugly manipulations..
    My score is 100 of 10.    … Expand
  97. Sumyaboi
    Aug 10, 2021
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I see most negative reviews here based on the fact that they got rid of the main character from the last game within the first 2 hours of this game and that he wasn’t playable. I feel last of us 2 has been on the receiving end of some unnecessary hate only for the story and doesn’t get enough credit for the other things that they did so well with this one. A game with such superior graphics and so many options weapons to choose from. You are emotionally invested in this game even more than the previous game. Yes, it absolutely sucks to play as the character that was responsible for the death of the main character of the prequel and many people including myself were so damn offended and disappointed at first, but then as the game progressed I was kinda fine with that too. This game also has some great boss fights and is still worth every penny you spend on it. It definitely isn’t even close to the prequel, but it also doesn’t deserve the unnecessary hate it gets.… Expand
  98. ReynoldsAlready
    Aug 10, 2021
    10
    One of the best games ever made. history will remember this as one of the best games of all time. Haters like it or not. The dumb negative "reviewers" are fools who were raised by conservative parents or something to hate "Violence is bad" messages because they're violent people apparently. they ridicule the message as if its "overdone", but they criticize it every time it's done so itOne of the best games ever made. history will remember this as one of the best games of all time. Haters like it or not. The dumb negative "reviewers" are fools who were raised by conservative parents or something to hate "Violence is bad" messages because they're violent people apparently. they ridicule the message as if its "overdone", but they criticize it every time it's done so it never gets a chance.… Expand
  99. pccdecastro
    Aug 10, 2021
    10
    O jogo é uma obra prima e é um marco na indústria dos games. Parabéns a todos os desenvolvedores. Aguardo a ciosamente a parte 3. E haters, as suas tentativas de spoiler do jogo, dar notas baixas, não adiantaram nada. O game é um sucesso, e será lembrado para sempre.
  100. Dims
    Aug 10, 2021
    8
    The last of Us: Part 2, это прямой сиквел великолепной The last of Us. Сюжет в этой игре очень глубок, он способен заставить вас переосмыслить своё видение на месть, и её последствия. Это одна из немногих игр после которых несколько дней вы чувствуете, что на душе остаётся непонятноё чувство опустошённости и не понимания. В этот раз у меня есть одна притензия к геймплею, вы просто взялиThe last of Us: Part 2, это прямой сиквел великолепной The last of Us. Сюжет в этой игре очень глубок, он способен заставить вас переосмыслить своё видение на месть, и её последствия. Это одна из немногих игр после которых несколько дней вы чувствуете, что на душе остаётся непонятноё чувство опустошённости и не понимания. В этот раз у меня есть одна притензия к геймплею, вы просто взяли исскуственный интелек из первой части и перенесли его сюда? Враги в этой игре крайне тупые по меркам 2020 года, они местами не видят даже того, что у них под носом! К тех. составляющей (в плане графики и багов) у меня нет ни единой притензии, багов вза всю игру я не встретил, а графики ни в одной игре не было настолько детальной, и красивой. Игра обязательна к прохождению, всем советую. В итоге, Сюжет на 9, графика тоже, но за тупых компьютерных болванчиков оценку я снижу.… Expand
  101. Cloganart
    Jun 19, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers. Stunning game, excellent storytelling that builds upon the unforgiving apocalypse. Top notch gameplay for its genre. Another masterpiece by Naughty Dog… Collapse
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Universal acclaim - based on 121 Critic Reviews

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  1. Positive: 113 out of 121
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 121
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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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