The Last of Us Part II

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  1. Scoobiroobiroo
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. **Spoilers ahead. **

    To start I wasn't one of the original fans of The Last of Us. When it came out i heard all kinds of great things but due to circumstances in my life, i was unable to play it. I ended up buying the first game about 2 years ago on PSN after they remastered it. WOW I knew there was a second game coming but I was so beyond in love with the story of the first game and the DLC. The mechanics were flawed it is true, but the way the characters were written and the story organically unfolds it just, it just really got me hooked. I said to myself, "This would make an AWESOME TV show". Looks like HBO had the same idea apparently. This game has stuck with me in a way others couldn't. I loved all 4 Uncharted games but like most mainstream games they are a PG sort of good where is this was Game of Thrones adult good (WINK WINK).

    Fast forward to a few months ago. I was riding high, very excited for the new game. With the pandemic i figured this would be an amazing game to bring out right now. Much like with the new Star Wars movies I was thinking that the possibilities could be endless. You could literally make the safest story possible and still win, both critically and with the fans. Well HBO then announces they are going to make a SHOW based on TLOU with the original writer and the show runner from Chernobyl. MY GOD how awesome....HOW AWESOME!

    Then came the spoilers. Of course I didn't pay attention to them. For weeks, i stayed off of social media the best i could. I didn't watch any youtube videos, until at last every aspect of what little of my online presence there was, pointed to the fact that everyone unanimously hated the leaks. I figured "How bad could they possibly be?". After all, this is a game meant to shock and awe, meant to bring you in with the amazing characters that you want to see succeed or fail and then and only then, bring you to your knees. Make you rethink what is right and wrong. Real moral dilemmas we could all experience. Well we can thank Instagram for spoiling one the biggest parts for me. With one "Swing", one little picture. the whole thing was ruined. It was a character i knew and loved, yes, but it had to be an honorable death the character deserved right? There had to be more context to what happened. I caved, i looked at the spoilers. My answer was a strong NO. Instead of treating this character with the end they truly deserved, it is at the hands of some MINOR MINOR.....MINOR characters that i didn't even come close to remembering, daughter...son.... or whatever they go by. I honestly don't know and I don't give a hoot what the characters orientation is. In fact, i just don't give a crap about them honestly AT ALL. Usually we tend to care about the people we spent a good portion of 20 hours with in the first game. It would be like Disney bring Mark Hamill back just to sit him on some rocks and not do AWESOME Luke Skywalker **** or if they teased Jon Snows lineage for over TEN years only to tell you that you are stupid for following the plot points. HA! GOT YOU! ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED??? Also RIP Snoke

    Frankly, NO, i'm not entertained. i am actually very saddened that the very thing that can make a show or game great can willingly be used in such a poor manner just for the sake of surprising an audience. You DO NOT need to destroy everything about a story or character to make the audience surprised. Characters don't need to act out of character to reach a destination in the story. Stop dumbing down great characters to serve as plot devices. It feels forced.... awkward, not organic. It really takes me out of a story when in the middle of a scene I say to myself, "Wait,.... why did they do that, ....that isn't how that character would approach this situation." But the story needed them to, so they are written stupid that way.

    OK so having said all that, The Graphics look AMAZING as usual with Naughty Dog. The mechanics are better, virtually everything is better, besides the most important part. THE STORY. I had a lot more about the story i didn't like but only so much can be said in 5 thousand characters. Just like with Game of Thrones and Star Wars, this could have been one of the greatest stories in the history of media. I am literally heart broken and just like with S8 of GOT, this game totally ruins replays of the first game for me. KNOWING how god awful and ridiculously remedial part II's story ended up being.

    Above all else, it hurts leaving this game with the extreme disappointment of feeling "What could have been".    … Expand
  2. PowerOfTheCell
    Jun 20, 2020
    4
    7 years later and it feels like over 7 years they slowly forgot their creation, not entirely but enough to make this latest entry seemingly misplaced and an ill thought out experience.

    A certain level of conformation has been put by its creators onto its new narrative, everything feels a little more forced and out of place. The characters are told to go right when they would otherwise    7 years later and it feels like over 7 years they slowly forgot their creation, not entirely but enough to make this latest entry seemingly misplaced and an ill thought out experience.

    A certain level of conformation has been put by its creators onto its new narrative, everything feels a little more forced and out of place. The characters are told to go right when they would otherwise go left and the narrative is a little disjointed between character coming of age and wild slasher film.

    It lacks grace, it lacks cohesion, it lacks substance. They haven't created something new for games as a medium but instead tried to mimic the thing they really actually wanted to be working on, film. The irony while they made a cinematic experience for games, they inadvertently showed why they work on games and not cinema, lack of ability with flaws on show. But the presentation alone will trick many, especially in my opinion reviewers who clamor also for a more cinematic artistic world of games in a bid to feel more cultured.

    Avoid.    … Expand
  3. Chago__
    Jun 24, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This story is a simple revenge story, and I’m okay with it. I actually really enjoyed the story. The 2 things I didn’t enjoy at all were Joel’s death and playing as Abby for 10 hours or something. Abby’s part wasn’t boring, it was fun because of all the action, but I honestly could give 2 **** about her, I just don’t care about her story at all.… Expand
  4. Pmadison89
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Remember in the first game the giraffe scene? Where after this long journey between two strangers that butted heads from the beginning finally bonded, then you as the player watch the young girl look on a herd of giraffes in awe during all the chaos? There is nothing like that in Part two.

    I will freely admit, I did not play this game. Instead I did the current year thing and watched streams of it. Some with commentary, some without, but I saw enough of the game. After watching, I knew that this game is just not worth buying, and there is nothing redeemable about it.

    So let’s get the very little pros out of the way:

    Graphics look amazing. But this should be a given for a major studio with a triple A game at the end cycle of the ps4. So this doesn’t actually save the game.

    The sound is amazing. Nothing more to say on it.

    The acting is great. Some of the people behind the faces playing the characters are some of the best and recognizable people in voice acting.

    Now for the neutral:

    Gameplay is meh. The action is pretty much the same as the first game. Very little was added to.

    Now for the cons:

    Gameplay is dumbed down. Beyond the action, TLOU p2 is a puzzler game. You make your way through the area to get from point a to point b. And it looks like the developers decided to make it so simple to solve how that there’s no challenge or thought needed.

    Character.....
    So many decisions the characters from the previous game go and make go against what the characters would have done in the first. Joel and Tommy would not have revealed who they were and where they lived to a large group of strangers.
    The new characters fall into two camps: totally forgettable or totally unlikable. Ellie’s friends are just there, but don’t contribute to the story. You won’t care about what happens to them because you are never given a reason to bond with them. Abby is the only character the developers try to force you to empathize with, but she is just bad. She just killed the reason why people liked the first game, then your forced to “understand” her justification?

    Story..............
    Tales of revenge can be fun to go through if done correctly. We can see the conflict within the character seeking revenge and the resolve they have to build to finally go through with it or turn away. TLOUp2 doesn’t have this at all. You can’t plow you way through an army of nameless people brutality killing them, then shrug your shoulders at the end before killing the big bad.

    No multiplayer mode. The multiplayer mood in the first game was great and you could easily find yourself putting more hours in there then the single player. But there is none in the sequel and really there is no reason why there isn’t.

    The developers claim that the game was about hate. They even went on record and saying they weren’t going to use the word “Fun” in their game. But playing a video game needs to fulfill another word. That word is enjoyable. TLOUp2 is not enjoyable. There is nothing but bleakness and violence for the sake of bleakness and violence. I found absolutely no reason to spend money on this, which is hugely disappointing because I was really looking forward to it when it was first revealed. And I for one am sick of criticism being dismissed with accusations of homophobia and sexism or being accused as being a bit.

    The last of us part two will be right up there with the likes of The Last Jedi and Game of Thrones season 8.    … Expand
  5. Abod69
    Jun 19, 2020
    10
    Masterpiece, I finished the game in one day and it was amazing. I’m planning to play it again.
  6. SoSofFoF
    Jun 24, 2020
    0
    poor writing, game play that scolds you for playing the game, shilled game journo reviews, forced agenda, lead developer is a fraud, this whole thing has been a trash fire since the leaks started, this is a horrid game despite what people may say, if you value yourself and your money, do not buy
  7. cROmjKh
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    A work full of someones masturbation with arrogance.
    This sequal ruined my whole memory from TLOU1.
  8. lefrosch
    Jun 21, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Firstly, this game is great in the diversity, ethnically, gender-based and sexual-orientation regions of the characters - even highlighting strength of pregnant women.
    However, no matter how great the foundations of a character are - poor writing shines through - and the characters are ultimately shallow and rushed.

    What really hurts this game, is how it punishes you for the decisions in the first game - even though everyone loved how the first game ended: it is why it was so successful - the writing agreed with what the player would have felt and wanted.

    It is an insult to the player to play as the person who killed one of the most beloved characters, and expect them to instantly sympathise. The arc to Abby had to the potential to be great, especially as a muscular female character (not commonly done) - yet, it was introduced in the wrong part of the game and it is difficult to want to hear her after her actions 2 hours into the game.

    However, by no means does Abby later in the game show remorse for her actions - which begs the question: why should she be a protagonist?
    It is made clear than Ellie's actions are wrong, she is fuelled by revenge which is harmful only to her and those around her. It is made clear by the writing that the player *should* empathise with both protagonists Ellie and Abby - and during the final fight not want either to win, having developed a strong bond to both. Except, Abby was allowed to kill Joel, but Ellie is not allowed to kill Abby - for no real reason except for a contradicting character arc.
    A more contradicting arc might be Joel's lack of survival skills as he wanders into Abby's trap - but that was overshadowed by the rest of the games poor writing - even if it is the catalyst of the games events.

    TLOU is a story driven game, and if the story is riddled with plot holes, plagued by weak character development and finishes unresolved: then it is a bad game no matter how good the cinematics are.

    Edit was for pro-nouns    … Expand
  9. CodeZeta
    Jun 21, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 1:Story makes only sense if characters are stupid and act irrationally all the time(Abby killing every Joel, Abby defending her father chopping up teens for a "possible" cure, Ellie not killing Abby after she murdered her father figure Joel and messed her up in general)
    2:The story also undermines what the first game did with its characters just to be subversive
    3:Game also throws lotsa "Why are u so bad?" and other undertones when you kill enemies who attack you while not giving you any choice to not defeat them. This also ties back to Ellie not killing Abby, but being absolutely okay with killing hundreds of other people just to get to Abby
    4:The game's focus is also taken away from zombies, now just going with "The real zombies were the people we made along the **** While it is common to focus in human relationships in zombie apocalypse writing and such, it shouldn't replace the setting itself.
    5:The anal sex scene. It isn't necessarily much of a point against the game, as much as it is against Sony and their laughable censorship rules with other games. "Showing skin is bad unless it is in our cinematic masterpiece where Druckmann's self insert gets to **** Abby"
    6:False advertising with flashbacks and such.
    7:Gameplay hasn't evolved much since the first game that came 7 years ago.
    8:The game is more of a single-viewing experience that doesn't use videogame format to its advantage at all. You can view it from side and not lose much compared to playing it. The interactive and choosing elements are almost non-existent in story, which is quite a problem when the story, voice-acting and graphics are the only things going for it
    9:It kills the last game's main character to be subversive and be shocking.
    10: Enemies do not react to being shot at all, but when they die, they do a B-tier screaming, trying to reinforce the "You are so bad ****    … Expand
  10. Blaccstar
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    The story in the first game was masterpiece writing. It seems like they took the secondary aspect of the first game (humans are garbage), and attempted to create a completely unconvincing, very forced story. What happened?
  11. thelewddood
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Graphics 8/10 pretty decent tbh
    Gameplay 7/10 the jump button is a joke, nothing new or inovative
    Story 1/10 it exists 5/10 -1 for killing off one and treatment of the main characters from the first game -1 for striking youtubers and social media users. -1 false advertising in the trailers. -1 for terrible ending, and no player choices -1 for Abby and the forced introduction,    Graphics 8/10 pretty decent tbh
    Gameplay 7/10 the jump button is a joke, nothing new or inovative
    Story 1/10 it exists
    5/10
    -1 for killing off one and treatment of the main characters from the first game
    -1 for striking youtubers and social media users.
    -1 false advertising in the trailers.
    -1 for terrible ending, and no player choices
    -1 for Abby and the forced introduction, terribly written and inability to sympathize with
    -5= 0/10    … Expand
  12. WalterCash
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    A spit to the face... This game is a taste sent from LGBTQ with a middle finger.
  13. Carlaobigboss
    Apr 29, 2021
    2
    Dude...this game is in a unbelivable level of bad writing..the mechanics and gameplay are good thou...but story ...just sad.
  14. Ddarko1
    Jun 19, 2020
    6
    Once again the story is amazing. I've got a lot a emotions playing this master piece...
  15. Neil_Cuckmann
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    The Last of Us, I'm sorry to say is nothing special. We all know its uncharted with zombies. What made the first game so great was the story. When you take the exact same gameplay, add a few tweaks here and there, and then make the story terrible; what is the point in playing? I gave this a 0 because it just isn't the sequel, I'm still waiting on that one.
  16. PhatdaddyDF
    Jun 19, 2020
    5
    TLOU2 was hyped up so much and I was extremely excited to get my hands on it to experience it for myself and see what had been improved upon from the first game. Regrettably, this game has left me conflicted and kinda let down. Firstly, I didn't like how the characters were portrayed through the game, and I feel some characters took steps back, like Joel. Some things in the story happenTLOU2 was hyped up so much and I was extremely excited to get my hands on it to experience it for myself and see what had been improved upon from the first game. Regrettably, this game has left me conflicted and kinda let down. Firstly, I didn't like how the characters were portrayed through the game, and I feel some characters took steps back, like Joel. Some things in the story happen that make me think shouldn't have happened given the characters experiences from the first game, like Joel and Ellie. Also Abby just wasn't likeable at all, and I get that she did some horrible things but the game tries to make me sympathize with her and her struggles, kinda like Thanos or such, but she just didn't. And the ending itself left me feeling let down as well. I can say the gameplay feels better overall and improved upon, but when a game's driving force is the story and that doesn't live up to expectations and doesn't drive me emotionally like I was hoping. Overall Gameplay was improved and the clickers definitely look amazing same with the world as well, which I can also praise this game on, even with me playing on a PS4 Slim. But overall this game just let me down and I feel let down and hope the series can correct this and create characters I can love and feel connected too again.… Expand
  17. Su27
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I am utterly heartbroken and angry. The plot is over ambitious,lazy,sloppy and nihilistic. It felt forced. Naughty dog bit off more then they could chew with this one. Tlou2 could have gone several ways in terms of plot with the existing characters, yet we get the cliche revenge plotline with the character abandoning the quest altogether to realise revenge isn't the answer. This trope has been done several times before, with more finesse and better execution. The circumstances that lead to Joel's death was out of character as well. The Joel I know from tlou1, a hardened survivor who has fought tooth and nail to survive the past 20 years would NEVER end up in a situation like that. Joel was intensely alert, critical,clever and intuitive.One of the bigger issues was the constant reinforcing that Joel is a villain who lacks empathy,Ellie believing the cure would have been a guaranteed sure shot success ..... WHY? This retcons the first one completely. The beauty of the tlou1 which was it's moral ambiguity, which is lost. The treatment of the main chatacter in her own game is utterly cruel and disappointing, and seemed unfair. Ellie is broken beyond repair. She chooses to be the better person, gives up on her vengeance and hate, still manages to be on the losing side as she ends up losing everything and everyone. Ellie gets a depressing, worthless, futile and a hopeless conclusion. Her BIGGEST FEAR has become a reality by the end.
    The gameplay, beautiful sceneries, and new characters like dina and jesse are few of the positives of game. The space shuttle cutscene, the museum flashback sequence, ellie and joel's flashbacks were the only parts that recreate the magic and beauty of tlou1.
    Abby... the forced deuteragonist, is an utter failure of character execution. Her character was forced onto us, felt hasty and lacked real build up. The abby-lev bond which is pretty much walmart version ellie and joel falls flat on it's face. The heart and soul of the game is butchered completely - ellie and joels bond.
    The false advertising to make us believe joel is alive and good?this is an ellie and joel centric game? A complete mockery of the fans who waited 7 years to see their favorite characters get horribly treated,retconned, disrespected and thrown under the bus in favour of new unlikable characters.    … Expand
  18. Marcelord
    Jun 24, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. História ruim e mal feita. Ser obrigado a jogar com a assassina do Joel é horrível. O final é terrível, parece que o único objetivo do jogo é cuspir na cara dos fãs do primeiro jogo. O gráfico e a jogabilidade são bons mas a história destrói tudo.... o diretor é um mentiroso quando disse que os vazamentos eram falsos. Lixo total… Expand
  19. JerrySeinfeld
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    Absolutely dreadful writing decisions.

    Unlikable characters that make dumb decisions. Why do we have to play as one of the most hated characters in the game? And dear god that ending. Holy ****
  20. Jennanerd
    Jun 22, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My hearth is broken after playing this game. Everyone i’ve loved in the first game they managed to destroy in this peace of crap. Waste of money, time and ruined any good memory i have for the characters.… Expand
  21. Diogoxbox
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    DECEPÇÃO TOTAL!!! Que história lixo, lacração chegou ao mundo dos games.
    Esperar 7 anos pra uma sequência lixo dessa, tô fora.
  22. UnisoxGamer
    Jun 19, 2020
    7
    Los 3 puntos que le quitó para el 10 es debido a que la historia es una completa basura llena de coincidencias absurdas y políticamente correcta
    Vale la pena si solo te vas a concentrar en el gameplay y te gustan las películas de rápido y furioso
  23. Fourtheplayer
    Jun 19, 2020
    10
    The game is beautifully crafted and the story will leave you in tears. GOTY for sure. Well done Naughty Dog.
  24. tomysuarez616
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    esto va para la prensa sobre todo la Europea ojo por ojo diente por diente el the last of us 2 no puede tener 95 de media es muy inferior al 1 que tiene lo mismo cuando mucho un 90 se merecía muy lejos de un GOW o Uncharted 4
  25. BrightiF
    Jun 19, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Yes they kill of Joel in a HORRIBLE way and they obviously never cared about him in the first place, but the actual gameplay is amazing, like really top notch, the graphics make the first game look like it came from 2005, and the level design is fantastic. They really paid attention to detail on the small things too like Ellies face changes when she’s killing an infected or when the weather changes, just wish they put that level detail into the story where the game really needs help… Expand
  26. Althys
    Jun 21, 2020
    1
    one more licence destroyed by political belief and pushing an agenda, the same minority elitists game developers, the press, etc pushing down our throat their beliefs we just want to have fun it's entertainment we are not stupid
  27. godzillacat
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    it' is worst game in the world it' is worst game in the world it' is worst game in the world it' is worst game in the world
  28. KGS90
    Jun 21, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's very clear to me what Naughty Dog are doing here, they ended this game the way they did knowing it would leave us wanting revenge on Abby, long theory short they want you to pay for a DLC story expansion so you can finally kill Abby. This is why they really delayed the game multiple times, they weren't making it better, they were cutting content to sell separately. My main gripes with Part 2 aren't only the story, my problems are that the gameplay is full of boringly scripted sequences and outdated, and more importantly the replayability value is nonexistent, at least with RDR2, God Of War and Spider-Man i can free roam and still have fun exploring, but The Last of Us Part 2 once you complete it that's it, there's not even a strategy guide for this game, it gets a 3 for excellent graphics, audio and atmosphere, i'm going to play Sekiro Shadows Die Twice now because that is truly a masterpiece, i'm done with this forced "accept homosexuals" agenda.… Expand
  29. GameWriter
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Amazing graphics, but boring gameplay and poor character development. I really enjoyed the first one and I'm really desapointed with ND.… Expand
  30. Joe_Bags
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    Not only is this game a misery simulator, but it has moments of catharsis peppered throughout so that the misery hits harder whenever it comes along. Gameplay feels sluggish and the movement is janky when the game is performing optimally. Controls are not responsive, and the audio mixing is very unpolished, the VA’s seem insistent on muttering every other line, even after shootouts. TheNot only is this game a misery simulator, but it has moments of catharsis peppered throughout so that the misery hits harder whenever it comes along. Gameplay feels sluggish and the movement is janky when the game is performing optimally. Controls are not responsive, and the audio mixing is very unpolished, the VA’s seem insistent on muttering every other line, even after shootouts. The story is preachy despite how simple it is, and at every turn you are reminded of the disgusting director who doesn’t seem capable of keeping himself outside of the project. There could not be a bigger slap in the face to all the fans who bought this game on good faith than the first and last hours of the story, the mind boggles at the idea of this getting greenlit. Whatever Niel Druckmann, Naughty Dog and Sony were hoping to achieve with this title, I hope it was worth it. All three have been tainted in my eyes, and any representation they were striving for has backfired significantly. This game is a net negative, not because it is all bad, but because I can see the good parts of this game being held back by everything else and that’s even worse.… Expand
  31. bezzydev
    Jun 21, 2020
    10
    It's a great game, has very good game play, great controls, and the graphics are awesome. The story is very heavy and very emotional, a different view. it's a 10/10
  32. Wargasms
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    They ruined the story a few hours in. The characters are boring and pushing an agenda. Avoid this game.
  33. ChaosTheVixen
    Jun 23, 2020
    7
    The graphics and game play is good but the last of us has always been story based and I personally didn't enjoy the story as I found the character choices and dialogue to be subpar. I enjoyed some moments with Abby and some of her story but I feel like we shouldn't have played as her in the game. The treatment of lgbtq+ characters is also just used for misery and shock value.
    I feel like    The graphics and game play is good but the last of us has always been story based and I personally didn't enjoy the story as I found the character choices and dialogue to be subpar. I enjoyed some moments with Abby and some of her story but I feel like we shouldn't have played as her in the game. The treatment of lgbtq+ characters is also just used for misery and shock value.
    I feel like a way to improve this game and give its moral message of forgiveness and the flaws in revenge would have been to have the player play as Abby from the beginning and have her struggle trying to find Joel and Ellie and get revenge and she meets Lev and befriends and takes care of him like an older sister and then have the cult come back and beat up Abby and take back Lev and then she meets Joel and Ellie and Joel finds out who she is and befriends her and take her to Tommy's settlement for medical help she finds out who Joel is and tries to kill him but Ellie stops her and they offer to help her get back Lev and after saving him and defeating the cult take them to Tommy's settlement and then have them heal up Lev and Joel and Abby finally have a confrontation/talk and Joel,Abby,Lev,and Ellie go on a journey to the Last remnants of the fireflies and Joel sees what he put her through and Abby realizes that Joel is genuinely upset and saddened at what he has done and Abby comes to realize and understand why he did what he did after hearing him out. On their way to the fireflies they find other settlements and see what has happened to some of the last remnants of humanity, Have Abby teaching Lev how to shot a gun, having Ellie and Joel rekindle their father daughter bond and have Ellie really talk to Joel about her feelings, Have Joel teaching Lev how to fish or fight, have Abby and Ellie become close and see each other as friends and they end up in battles with bandit groups like from the first game and When they finally make it to the fireflies and Joel reveals who he is and they try to kill him only to have Abby protest and forgive him. If a character has to die then they should have Ellie choosing to give up her life for a cure or vaccine. The game ends with Joel at Ellie's grave and then Joel walking away to his home where he is teaching Abby and Lev how to play the guitar This could be a nice but sad ending like the Tell Tales the walking dead season 1 made me feel.The other option would be the doctors having Ellie live through the surgery and have her with Dina showing Joel his grandchild and Joel teaching Lev how to play football or something and him teaching Abby how to play the guitar as a nice feel good ending. A DLC or third game after either of these endings could be Lev and Abby adjusting to life and visiting other settlements and having like a war between the settlements. This is honestly what I would have done people can like the game how it is and thats fine but I personally didn't like most of the story.    … Expand
  34. Pato1993
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    For me, the game is just a mix of the contemporary agendas, they ruin the chance of a clean history, and is just no enjoyable anymore.
    They kill the great narrative of the first game for something that doesnt fells right.
  35. Dxcf
    Jun 19, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I love the game, I saw what have been with Joel, but that's nice. Ellie is angry and kill all that killed Joel, that's a really nice story. I like the story very much with Abby and Ellie and the end, I like that.
    Story: 10/10
    Graphik: 10/10
    Charakter Design: 10/10
    The voice actor: 10/10
    Charakter: 10/10
    Naughty dog, Respekt and good job for the best game ever, you're the best game ever    … Expand
  36. Luanfang
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Bem o jogo teve uma grande evolução em todos os quesitos comparado ao anterior mas pecou muito na história.… Expand
  37. ozzymandingo
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game has some great moments in gameplay but is let down by a story that has poor story telling and plot holes.

    Visually the game is stunning, it's one of (if not) the best games on any console.

    The gameplay is average, while stealth is a fantastic mechanic it was destroyed the abundance of quicktime events and lack of puzzles. The linear gameplay and lack of choice in this game is frustrating.

    Most importantly the story was terrible, killing off a beloved character early based on choices they never would have made in the first game doesn't make any sense. You're then expected to play as a character that you have just witnessed kill a beloved character with no backstory at all. Without going into all the issues with the back and forth revenge plot at the end we end up with no pay off. No choice but to watch our supposed "protagonist" make stupid decisions and ultimately lose everything while the "antagonist" gets everything they ever wanted with nothing lost. The worst part for me is the betrayal Ellie has for Joel, a man who did everything to save his little girl only to be beaten down by said little girl at every possibility even in the final moments of the game....

    Buyers beware..    … Expand
  38. Fromcx
    Jun 19, 2020
    10
    The story is absolutely 10. most of you'll complaining didn't finish the game to get the full reason be open minded. None of this couldn't have happened if joel didn't do that. I recommend by it you will understand. To listening to the bad reviews
  39. HohaBa
    Jun 19, 2020
    10
    Gameplay perfect
    Graphics perfect
    The world and surrounding perfect The Story not what anyone expected unfortunately
  40. profile82892
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    graphics looks amazing and game play looks exactly like the first game, which is not a bad thing.
    story is very disappointing and clearly no thought was put into the game in regards of understanding what made the first game amazing. i honestly cant picture myself recommending it to anyone. maybe the next one (if there's a next one) will be better.
  41. MaddGames
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game looks incredible, the game sounds incredible, the gameplay doesn’t fix what isn’t broken and the amount of accessibility settings is amazing but the story (which is clearly the most important thing) is simply put awful. There are so many stupid character decisions, Joel has been surviving in this world for a long time he should know better than to give his full name and location so easily to a group of strangers, the reveal that Abby was the one who convinced her dad that Ellie needed to die both completely ruins any attempts the game made to make you sympathise with her (even though the game does a horrible job at that and any success comes not from Abby being a likeable character but from the nostalgia of what made the first game a masterpiece), and Ellie literally spends the whole game murdering her way through a quest to get revenge on Abby for killing Joel only to decide to simply let her go to complete the “revenge bad” message of this game makes LITERALLY THE WHOLE GAME POINTLESS. Not to mention how the game tries to make you feel bad for the excessively violent things Ellie does to get to Abby but considering you don’t have a choice in the matter most of the time its just unfair. When i saw the leaks a few weeks ago, I could see the game’s story wasn’t going to be a good one but i thought “hey with the rest of the game i’m sure it’ll be better” and instead the context provided (and the things that weren’t leaked) somehow made it all even worse. We waited 7 years for this, The first game was so incredible I will never understand how Naughty Dog screwed up so badly all I know is that this game isn’t the worst thing to ever come out no where near it, but compared to the first game it’s such a disappointment.… Expand
  42. Buck_
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game provides good graphics but the story is terrible. I can feel that Naughty Dog wants to create a "unusual" and "deep" story but in fact it makes every character in this game unlikable. I cannot empathize with the characters, nor can I understand some of their actions or choices.… Expand
  43. KingPigley
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    May be the most beautiful piece of crap ever made. Totally confused how you can go from making one of the best games ever made, to a making a sequel that is literally as infuriating as unknowingly stepping in dog crap. Although this game is beautiful and the soundtrack hauntingly familiar, it doesn't save this trash fire of a game. Ultimately, the last of us 2 is a slap in the face toMay be the most beautiful piece of crap ever made. Totally confused how you can go from making one of the best games ever made, to a making a sequel that is literally as infuriating as unknowingly stepping in dog crap. Although this game is beautiful and the soundtrack hauntingly familiar, it doesn't save this trash fire of a game. Ultimately, the last of us 2 is a slap in the face to fans of the last of us. We deserve better or even better i would have just preferred Naughty Dog to have never made a sequel. I can honestly say that this will be the last game i purchase from Naughty Dog. Disappointed just isn't a strong enough word for how i feel about The last of us 2. If you are considering buying this game, dont'! Better yet if you have money to throw away, send it to me and i'll take a dump in a box and ship ot too you. Either way you'll end up with a turd.… Expand
  44. omarcritic
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Okay since I deleted my first review on accident I’ll make this one shorter story plot hole,Joel dies in the most pathetic way he gave people he didn’t know a lot of information about himself even though he’s this smart man died by a golf club to the head rather than sacrificing himself to save Ellie we play as Abby Abby and Ellie fight Abby bites of Ellie’s finger Ellie doesn’t kill her even though she killed multiple people and even a pregnant woman but not the lady that the person who was basically her fathe **** game blatant characters who I could care less about forced agenda great graphics,visuals,and compat bad story… Expand
  45. RingoGames
    Jun 21, 2020
    1
    Jogo chato, todo bugado com a historia ruim, não recomendo, parece que com o vazamento da historia eles anteciparam tudo e entregaram o jogo inacabado, sem mencionar as péssimas condições de trabalho que a Naughty Dog oferece aos seus funcionários o famoso crunch.
  46. hornedfiend
    Jun 19, 2020
    10
    I'm enjoying this so much. Haven't really played a game of this quality since God of War 4.
    Can't wait to finish it and play it again on the ps5.
    Amazing job Naughty Dog! Don't stop making great games please
  47. Jacobtaco6
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    After playing this game, I decided to give it a review based on 3 points: Graphics, Gameplay, and The story. First off the graphics are ground breaking for a console game that goes completely unmatched. The gameplay is another astonishing piece that goes nearly bug free and keeps you on the edge. Now addressing the story, it's an absolute mess, between forcing you to make Decisions thatAfter playing this game, I decided to give it a review based on 3 points: Graphics, Gameplay, and The story. First off the graphics are ground breaking for a console game that goes completely unmatched. The gameplay is another astonishing piece that goes nearly bug free and keeps you on the edge. Now addressing the story, it's an absolute mess, between forcing you to make Decisions that make no logical sense, and actually look stupid if looked at on paper, to a massive lack of character development… Expand
  48. Whatiaa
    Jun 24, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Only problem I had was the story execution. After the intro scene, Naughty Dog should have shown Joel's hospital rampage from Abby's perspective. Then you play as Abby until she gets split up from Owen, then it switches to Ellie waking up.

    For those of you unsure whether to play this game or not, just try it and form your own opinion. This game is great, if you loved the gameplay in part 1, you'll love it in part 2. The music, sound design, graphics, everything is top notch and it's stuff that Naughty Dog has been one of if not the best at since the PS3 generation.

    The story, well a lot of people are saying the story has plot holes. There are no plot holes. People are saying that it dumbs down characters, it dosen't do that either. The Abby hate is ridiculous and pretty silly considering that Joel killed her dad. However the story falls apart right there for a lot of people once Abby kills Joel. It falls apart to the point that when you play as Abby and see things from her point of few, people refuse to want to emphatize with her and a lot of people disconnect from the game entirely. If you can't emphasize with Abby and see things from her point of view, then you're not going to enjoy this story. If you see Ellie and Abby's conflict as a sinple protagonist/antagonist story, you won't enjoy it. None of these characters are villians or heroes, they're morally grey characters that have tragically gotten caught up in a cycle of violence and revenge.

    This story points out the bias, we the players, have for Joel and Ellie. Joel is not a hero, he's done some terrible things in his life and not all of them were in self defense. He also decided to sacrifice humanity's chance for a cure, and lied to Ellie about it. With all of these things known, people still refuse to understand why Abby does what she does. They still wish Joel's death would have been heroic, or that he wouldn't have died at all. Why? There are no heroic deaths in the world of the last of us, and a heroic death shouldn't be given to a man that's not a hero.

    People don't want to try and understand that Joel had this coming. If your loved one was killed, you would want revenge, so why can't you understand Abby's motivations? Players can't let go of the memory of Joel, just like Abby couldn't let go of her father's death and how Ellie can't let go of Joel's.

    Abby and Ellie have valid reasons to get revenge, but because both of them took that path, their lives and the lives of the people around them ended up worse.

    The ending has gotten hate, once again due to people not understanding why Ellie didn't kill Abby. Ellie didn't kill Abby because Ellie realized what she was becoming. The whole game Ellie struggles with forgiveness and holds grudges. She held grudges against Seth, Joel and against the WLF. And as Ellie held that critical grudge against Abby and the WLF and sought revenge, she started to turn into a monster. Torturing Nora, killing Mel, certain things Ellie would not normally do, she did in pursuit of revenge. Her revenge got Jesse killed, Tommy's own need for revenge left him blinded and at the end of the game is marriage was fractured. Ellie pushed for revenge and lost Dina. So all this buildup, all of that anger, exhausted her and she finally realized, killing Abby would not bring back Joel. And finally it seems that at the end of the game, Ellie was ready to move on.

    If Joel could move on and leave Ellie to her faith, he wouldn't have died at Abby's hand. If Abby had moved on, she wouldn't have lost all her friends. If Ellie moved on, Jesse would be alive and she would be with Dina. No one could move on and stop the cycle of violence and revenge, until finally at the end Ellie chose not to kill Abby.

    This story is dark, it's depressing and it hurts, it did something to me that no other game has done to besides Halo Reach and Red Dead Redemption, it made me cry. And Tlou 2 was the first game that made me truly feel bad for what these characters were going through, and it gave me vivid dreams about them.

    Play this game, it's fantastic and the story is too, but you have to open your mind, and truly try and understand the motivations of these characters.    … Expand
  49. Parkou12
    Jun 20, 2020
    10
    Pedazo de videojuego, chupenla fanboys de Xbox y de Steam, nunca van a poder jugarlo
  50. Outofmindwgo
    Jun 20, 2020
    10
    Amazing game, excellent, brave and surprising story decisions. Don't believe the obnoxious haters. Best gameplay. Brilliant acting. Weaves the excellent mechanics into the story in interesting ways, many of which have never been done in a game before.

    If you get to the first big moment and stop playing, you are missing out on a thrilling, meaningful adventure. And executed with the best    Amazing game, excellent, brave and surprising story decisions. Don't believe the obnoxious haters. Best gameplay. Brilliant acting. Weaves the excellent mechanics into the story in interesting ways, many of which have never been done in a game before.

    If you get to the first big moment and stop playing, you are missing out on a thrilling, meaningful adventure. And executed with the best presentation in video games, bar none.    … Expand
  51. Armanh
    Jun 19, 2020
    10
    story and combat are very good.the game is in good shape.no bugs seen.charecters are very good
  52. Logman9
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    In a narrative focussed game, you expect a coherent narrative which gives the player reasons to continue. Apparently Neil Druckman forgot about this, and decided to push his agenda further. Maybe he should have got some tips on writing before getting Amy Hennig fired. It's unfortunate the game has such a weak story, as the gameplay feels good as ever. No real improvement over the lastIn a narrative focussed game, you expect a coherent narrative which gives the player reasons to continue. Apparently Neil Druckman forgot about this, and decided to push his agenda further. Maybe he should have got some tips on writing before getting Amy Hennig fired. It's unfortunate the game has such a weak story, as the gameplay feels good as ever. No real improvement over the last game, but fun enough to play, combat feels scary at times, especially against the infected. The score is beautiful, but I just cannot forgive a weak story in a narrative driven game.… Expand
  53. Aqton
    Jun 24, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The graphics are great. The gameplay is tolerable but, almost without obvious changes from the first part. The plot ......Disappointment. There was no better continuation.… Expand
  54. mattew119
    Jun 21, 2020
    10
    the game is nice,i really enjoy playing it ,,, i really recommend it,the end it's pretty sad and the gameplay it's horror,
  55. KumaMituma
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I don't even know how to start, I had no fun playing this game. My Heart feels torn to shreds by this game. Abby is the most horrible person you'll ever meet and the game forcing me to play as her was just heart breaking the torture scene and killing Joe wasn't good at all.
    Ellie's relationship with a girl I didn't care for but their dialogue felt like they were just there to collect a paycheck. By far the only good scenes in the game are of Ellie growing up and being with Joel. Wouldn't recommend you buy it if you want to preserve the good memory of the first game. It wasn't even fun    … Expand
  56. jasonivalo
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    The soul and essence of the Last of Us seemed tattered and mangled in its following sequel. There is a certain amount of suspended belief expected when playing games or watching movies. However, the unbelievable character actions, plot holes, and events that transpired makes made playing this game unbearable. You are yanked out of your immersion as question how and why things turn out theThe soul and essence of the Last of Us seemed tattered and mangled in its following sequel. There is a certain amount of suspended belief expected when playing games or watching movies. However, the unbelievable character actions, plot holes, and events that transpired makes made playing this game unbearable. You are yanked out of your immersion as question how and why things turn out the way the did. There is a certain message/theme that the game tries to convey, but this message/theme loses its importance and sincerity as you progress and especially with zero pay-off in the end. Simply put, the story is disingenuous, forced, and badly written. The positives that people have praised the game for, such as its graphics and game-play seems above-average at best. For game 7 years in development, its visual elements are in-line for what is expected for games of these times. The gameplay is repetitive and the A.I's are monotonous and uninspiring; there is little innovation that improves on its predecessor.… Expand
  57. L8rsam
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    Great visuals, but bad campaign storyline that feels less of a badass killing survival game and more of a drama soap opera. Does not live up to the first game at all.
  58. Merylandia1
    Jun 19, 2020
    10
    A llorar a la lloreria. 10/10. Muchas gracias por esta obra maestra.
  59. Akravator
    Jun 21, 2020
    6
    Gameplaywise TLOU2 is a very solid game. More on the stealthy end than a survival, item managing one. Game always makes sure you'll end up with enough stuff in your pocket to deal with the various situations (mostly a team of bandits) and if everything fails you can just cqc them. Elimination isnt' always key, though. What hurts this direction are scripted events where enemies just won'tGameplaywise TLOU2 is a very solid game. More on the stealthy end than a survival, item managing one. Game always makes sure you'll end up with enough stuff in your pocket to deal with the various situations (mostly a team of bandits) and if everything fails you can just cqc them. Elimination isnt' always key, though. What hurts this direction are scripted events where enemies just won't die until something happens. It couldn't scream louder "hey kids, it's just a game!". We had that in TLOU1 too but today in our time it just destroys the illusion of an actual living world behind the screen. And speaking of kids, if you play the game, they should be sleeping. TLOU2 is brutal. And not the fun, DOOM way of brutal. It's miserable. People scream their lungs out if they die and our charakter looks often like a complete "nonstabil person" covered thick in blood which could make your stomach turn. Grafics, soundtrack and atmosphere are superb. 30FPS aren't a problem cause the frame rate never breaks in. What isn't superb though is the convoluted story. The elephant in the room. And I'm not talking about the "controversy", where you just role your eyes for a moment and move on. No the story is not working on a basic level. "Last Jedi Luke throws his Lightsaber away" kind of not working. In a franchise that is story driven this effects everything and it simply destroys. Even its own message. What also hurts is the constant back and forth via playable flashbacks but in the light of the non working plot this comes off rather as an inconvenience. It's 25 to 35h long depending of your playstyle but the last 10h or so you just want to get over with it cause of all the plot nonsense happening. Last time I felt that depressed and hollow was probably The Evil Within 2. Which I never ever touched against since. There we are now.… Expand
  60. Rockaloca
    Jun 25, 2020
    0
    The story is so bad, I don't know where to start.
    I don't even care about the characters' sexuality, this is poorly written, it's like they didn't even try.
    Empty story, bad character writing, has nothing to do with the first game. On the first game, the ending was bittersweet, there were beautiful moments, character development. Here you are left sad and empty with no new characters to    The story is so bad, I don't know where to start.
    I don't even care about the characters' sexuality, this is poorly written, it's like they didn't even try.
    Empty story, bad character writing, has nothing to do with the first game.
    On the first game, the ending was bittersweet, there were beautiful moments, character development. Here you are left sad and empty with no new characters to bond with, no hope, nothing, not even wanting to play a 3rd part.
    What were they trying to prove? What was the point?
    Did not enjoy this game at all, ND destroyed what could have been a great game.    … Expand
  61. EffingUserName
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Reviewers, proven yourself shills once again. How does a game that desensitizes people to gratuitous, unnecessary violence get a 95? At least in games like GTA you can play as a benevolent toon, not with this piece of sh#*.WTH Frauds.… Expand
  62. ConnorB00
    Jun 19, 2020
    9
    This review is really quick because all I’ll say is that the game was great. It’s really expanded the story of the previous game. This post is made for those reviews bombing the game and just to let you know that what your doing is completely useless and a waste of time on every ones part and that your using it to justify bigotry and hate. Don’t lie you know it’s true.
  63. Ftobbb
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Arrrocious story writing. I'm so disheartened. Waited 7 years. That's far too long
  64. JuniorDias
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    Lack of respect with a well-constructed story, its sequence gets to be funny with so many mistakes and silly justifications
  65. xamrah
    Jun 25, 2020
    3
    Whelp it happened again. A good game got a sequel and I hoped the hate was fake and the critics could be trusted. But yet again, the critics were apparently paid off. Full disclosure, I took the time to make an account just to review this game, because it pissed me off that much. I won't review the game play mechanics, because they are largely unoriginal and a slight improvement to theWhelp it happened again. A good game got a sequel and I hoped the hate was fake and the critics could be trusted. But yet again, the critics were apparently paid off. Full disclosure, I took the time to make an account just to review this game, because it pissed me off that much. I won't review the game play mechanics, because they are largely unoriginal and a slight improvement to the first game, but I will talk about the story which is what we all were interested in anyways.

    The story is awful. Without spoiling anything, let me explain why. The writing and dialogue isn't necessarily bad, but it certainly is mediocre. The issue is the premise of the story, a boring, angry story of revenge, revenge against good and bad people alike. It almost feels like the game wants to justify violence against good people the same way it wants to justify violence against bad people. Everyone is the same, looking for revenge and what you've done and who you are are irreverent factors. At the same time, the game is trying to teach you that violence is wrong, so it essentially accomplishes nothing because it is so confusing in its message.
    A big issue for me, and I imagine a big issue for many others, is the way the characters themselves are handled. Joel retains his character from the last game fairly well, but not for long. (you'll see why if you play it.) Ellie, not so much. She feels like a totally different person in every way except for her devotion to Joel. Abby is complicated. I feel like they game wants you to think she is just like Joel, doing what she has to to protect her people. But she comes across as a villain instead. She is ugly both inside and out and it's hard to understand why she was written into the game the way she was because she is the worst part of the story.
    The soul of the first game is entirely absent from this sequel. The characters are unrelatable, a major problem for a story game. It feels like quick cash grab and I didn't bother finishing it, but instead watched you tube videos of the cut scenes. I will probably seek a refund as soon as possible and I suggest you do too if you bought it.
    In the end, I give this game a three, purely because the animators and voice actors deserve credit for a job well done. I give the animation and voice acting a solid 9/10. Unfortunately, their work was wasted by a story that I genuinely can think of nothing positive to say about, a story that effectively ruins the first game for me. I give the story a 0.5/10 (for the decent dialogue only)
    Quick edit before I post this: The Metacritic server seems to be not allowing reviews to be posted for now, It crashes every time I try. Also, the positive and negative review ratio is fluctuating wildly probably meaning Metacritic is desperately deleting reviews. Well, I hope you see this review before they delete it and save yourself some money. Just watch the thing on YouTube, it’s been there for weeks anyways    … Expand
  66. Mikle
    Jun 19, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. as for me the game is ingenious, and I don’t see the point in this stupid criticism, since it comes only because of feminism, which although it is present but does not interfere with the story and gameplay (как по мне игра гениальная ,и не вижу смысла в этой тупой критике , так как она идёт только из-за феминизма , который хоть и присутствует но повествованию и геймпелю никак не мешает)… Expand
  67. Vitaliym35
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    Really? What kind of propaganda? Tak ne dolzno byt vi tam oxereli . To vam black live matter to eshe xyina kakayto , ebonaty
  68. Deimonk
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    It's like a bad episode of Walking Dead or some other second-tier TV show, and while ''playing'' it you can tell making a videogame was not the main focus of the developers.
    Their main focus seemed to be the spreading of political agendas and appeal to ''tears and feelings'' in order to hide the mediocre writing.
    Graphically speaking, it has some bugs and it is still inferior to games    It's like a bad episode of Walking Dead or some other second-tier TV show, and while ''playing'' it you can tell making a videogame was not the main focus of the developers.
    Their main focus seemed to be the spreading of political agendas and appeal to ''tears and feelings'' in order to hide the mediocre writing.
    Graphically speaking, it has some bugs and it is still inferior to games like Red Dead 2, Spider -Man, God of War or Gears 5, so nobody buy this expecting to see any remarkable technical achievement.    … Expand
  69. Disdained
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I returned the game to gamestop a couple hours into abby gameplay and joel’s death and i must say, ive lost all drive to play the game. i give it a two as the gameplay and graphics are well done, but when the story actually physically makes you not want to play the game, it isn’t the users fault it is the creators. Justice was not done to the first game and the apathetic nature of abby and the fact you have to play as the killer of your favorite character just doesn’t sit well.… Expand
  70. TheGamingModz
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Personally i think the last of us 2 just throws out everything we did in the last of us part 1. The graphics of the last of us part 2 are good but that doesnt matter if u dont have a good story then the game is just not worth buying it and the ending of the story is just annoying abby should of **** died.… Expand
  71. kaotic085
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    Totally disappointed with the direction that TLOU took, it's okay that the graphics are beautiful, but we all know that what makes a game remarkable is its plot, and the developers lacked creativity in this regard, I had the experience harmed because the game contains several bugs, anyway, graph is not everything ok ND? They pushed too hard on gender ideology.
  72. FlashMAZ
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    Weak story not like the first part of the game. Weak characters motives in the game its just like she want to revenge for her girlfriend only to be honest the graphics is good but what should i do with only graphic without good story?
  73. PBnJthyme
    Jul 1, 2020
    0
    After finishing the game I rated it a 1 because I hated the story and I felt no connection to Abby and the whole thing felt like a slog to get through.
  74. Alkibiades
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It was not only shocking to see how Joel was slaughtered at the beginning of the game, but to witness, that Neil Druckman had himself motion captured into the game and spitting on Joel's corpse was appaling to watch.
    And yeah, Neil Druckman's sex scene with Abby was pretty weird. Never again will I spent a single buck for Naughty Dog games again. And Sony, you can keep your PS5, this time it'll be the XBOX for me.    … Expand
  75. SleepSleep
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This contains spoilers after the gameplay paragraph so read with caution. Starting of, you must be a real idiot in order to take one of the most iconic and famous franchises in gaming history and kill it. Just like that. I really believed that I'm a loser in life but a multimillion company managed to even surpass that, so I kind of thank them for that at this point.

    With that said and into the game the graphics, physics, music and lighting is top notch. That was to be expected though based on the budget and time they had to develop the title. The world is well designed and you really get the feeling that you are in a post apocalyptic world, hostile and you have to be careful and thoughtful before you make your next move. The music and sounds are on the same level. The guns sound is totally on point , you can feel the direction of hostile voices are curses are coming from and in general music is atmospheric and dips you in the world of tlou2 pretty well.

    The gameplay is the usual gameplay NaughtyDog introduced in the previous game (tlou1) and the known Uncharted games. You will get a lots of button mushing queues that you have to time correctly in order to escape many situations and "stealthy" approaches and gun ho fighting feels realistic and intense. Don't get me wrong though since the whole fighting thing is getting a bit repetitive and tiring after awhile. Sometimes the camera and controls feel wonky but that might be me, but in general is nothing to worry about.

    Finally, into the plot. The game is a total garbage. There is no character development. Like at all. They are all out in a quest for revenge and that's it. While being vengeful cuz something went wrong with your life is one thing, but doing that without justifying any choices the main characters make in the game is mind boggling. To the point that all you see is violence and relentless killing. Don't take me wrong here, im all for violence and gore in games but in this case its just stupid. Ellie (I guess everyone's favorite) after being busy killing a **** ton of people in the finale she just lets her nemesis go. Just like that no **** given. There are other situations that Ellie doesn't act like Ellie we all know as well which made me wonder "why? why? why?". I don't play a 30 hours game to have more questions in the end than before playing it and have to struggle, in order to justify the time I sank in, to cover their plot holes? I mean come on. Joel on the other hand, a middle aged man now(supposed to be wiser than before), just walks into a room full of strangers and just tell them who he is. Obviously they didn't like it he ends up dead two hours in the game. Amazing. Finally we understand that hate brings hate and this was trying to be a sad game while the first game was about love. BUT the players need to feel connected to the characters, so this works. ND tried to shove this down our throats with no real effort, "good guy Joel" had to die so now we kill them all. That's the narrative. Even the new characters they introduced are indifferent.

    All in all the plot made obvious that ND wants to get rid of your two favorite characters from the said post apocalyptic world they created. That is cuz they want to keep the world and milk it as much as they can with future games, but they don't have anything left in their brain to write about these two. They want to take your money by giving you plain and simple games without much work.

    Finally i want to talk about the huge difference in user score and critic reviews. People you need to wake up. Don't support the people and magazines who wrote the reviews. They are all of them fake and disgusting to the point that they try to manipulate us for clicks, views and money. Say no more. Vote with your clicks , your comments and your wallet.

    Personally I regret buying this game. I gave it a 3 for the effort of the people who designed the world the animations and composed the music. The rest literally is worth a zero. So don't buy this game even if you love the franchise. Time for ND to take a lesson. They escaped with Uncharted 4, but not this time. We also did it with Battlefront 2, we did it with Battlefield 5, we are going to do it again.
    My 2 cents.    … Expand
  76. edu4293
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Cuando anunciaron este juego por primera vez tuve mucha preocupación porque podrían arruinar la gran historia que significó el primero, no obstante, era Naughty Dog y ellos no suelen defraudar cuando se trata de una buena narrativa, así que por otro lado tenía emoción por saber como continuaría la historia de Joel y Ellie.

    Cuando las filtraciones salieron a la luz, mi mayor miedo se hizo realidad, pero luego Neil Druckman salió a decir que esos leaks no eran el producto final y de alguna forma traté de creer que así sería.

    The last of us II ha sido estrenado y no se debe negar que los aspectos técnicos y visuales son increíbles, se ve espectacular incluso en un PS4 fat; de igual forma la jugabilidad ha mejorado, es similar al primer juego, pero aún más ligero de llevar. Sin embargo, llegamos al punto más importante de este juego, la historia. Los juegos de Naughty Dog son esos en donde el 80% se lo lleva la narrativa, pues te transmiten mucho y te atrapan más en la inmersión. Pero en este juego se olvidaron de todo ello.

    Para empezar se deshacen de un personaje muy querido como es Joel, y lo hacen de una manera miserable. Joel es capturado, junto a Tommy, luego de confiar en un grupo que no conoce, a pesar que en el primer juego se explica que es una persona muy cuidadosa en ese sentido. Una escopeta le destruye la rodilla dejándolo inmóvil y a merced de un nuevo personaje que hasta ese momento no se sabe quién es y cuáles son sus intenciones. Ellie también es capturada, en su afán de rescatar a Joel y Tommy, y es frente a ella cuando matan a Joel a punta de golpes con un palo de golf. Ese es el detonante de la historia, pero todo esto sucede a las 2 horas de haber empezado el juego, solo 2 horas para ver morir a un gran personaje como Joel. No me cabe duda que él podría morir en esta entrega, pero se merecía un mejor final y no sólo 2 horas y algunos flashback en todo el juego, tal vez debieron mirar y aprender de Rockstar sobre cómo matar a un protagonista. Es entonces que Ellie y Tommy salen en busca de venganza, cada uno por su lado, asesinando casi a medio país en el proceso.

    Por otro lado, Naughty Dog y Neil Druckman introducen a este nuevo personaje, Abby, la asesina de Joel, y además hacen que sea jugable por cortos períodos desde el comienzo para más adelante pasar a formar parte de una historia mayor en donde conocemos que es hija de uno de los doctores que Joel asesina en el final del primer juego, siendo el motivo que la lleva a hacer lo que hizo. Es en este momento que te das cuenta que buscan que el jugador empatice con este personaje y su comunidad de forma obligatoria, pero es algo imposible luego de ver como ellos trataron a Joel, Tommy y Ellie. No obstante, insisten en contarte y que juegues su historia, historia que no aporta mucho a la trama e incluso se aleja demasiado. Es con este personaje que casi matas a Tommy, pero si asesinas a un amigo de Ellie.

    Lo peor de todo es el final, pues llegado el momento, Ellie encuentra el momento oportuno para matar a Abby y vengar la muerte de Joel y de todo lo que hizo, algo que el jugador pedía a gritos, pero por alguna razón ella decide dejarla viva y que escape, supuestamente para contar que la venganza no es buena, si claro, luego de haber asesinado a casi medio país como les dije en un principio, es decir, no tiene sentido alguno, pues todo lo realizado en el juego es por nada.

    En un momento vemos un flashback con Joel y Ellie teniendo una conversación en donde él le confiesa la verdad de lo que hizo en el hospital, pero es un momento agridulce que mereció mayor desarrollo y una respuesta definitiva a la relación padre e hija que tenían ambos, pero es algo que nunca obtendremos, pues en la última conversación que ellos tuvieron Ellie le dice que intentaría perdonarlo, pero no sé encuentra segura.

    En conclusión, The last of us II es un gran juego a nivel técnico y jugable, pero en cuanto a historia es muy malo, deja mucho que desear e hicieron realidad mis miedos sobre esta secuela, algo que no esperé jamás de Naughty Dog.    … Expand
  77. RayanQ93
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Just why ???! I’m sooo F saaaad , God i wish that i still with the TLOU 1 memoy
  78. Dxburke
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. EVERYTHING that was special about the first game, got crapped on in this game. Joel didn't deserve to die like that. Forcing us to play as the character that killed one of our favorite and most beloved characters....screw that. Congrats, the game is pretty but you screwed up everything else. The story lacks any real substance. The focus of the first game is endure and survive. The second was "it can't be for nothing" ... but it was. It was for nothing. When the creator makes a self insert that spits on Joel's dead body...that says what the creator thinks about those that loved and appreciated the first game. Waiting 7 years when the the first game was my favorite game of all time and Joel was my favorite character of all time, this was absolute trash.… Expand
  79. Pezzo
    Jul 3, 2020
    7
    I have no words, this game is a mix of sadness and happiness, that make me feel empty.
    Like "I know that append, but I don't want to accept it".
    The end it's something I have never seen before, I was litteraly crying.
    The final flashback of joel give a sense to all story but it hurts seeing him sad for ellie, knowing that he would die.
  80. Stu1601
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    Does not deliver on its promise. Awful story, non likable characters.
    Naughty dog fails to deliver the goods and pushes its SJW a little too hard.
  81. Achiles55
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    Story is so bad and characters 7 years to make story agenda this game for players not for agenda graphicis will not help us to story and characters is must important in game
  82. BDUPUY
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    The game is a marvel, technically speaking. Story-wise, I was left disappointed. There were some very poor plot decisions that made the story convoluted and underwhelming.
  83. mynamejeff493
    Jun 23, 2020
    4
    I highly anticipated this game. I think to this day that TLOU 1 is simply one of the top 3 games ever made. The gameplay was simple but felt not at any point boring. The graphics were astonishing and the story was perfect from the beginning till the end. One of the few games I really shed some tears. The Last of Us 2 tries so hard to fit into its part one shoes that it lost the tone whichI highly anticipated this game. I think to this day that TLOU 1 is simply one of the top 3 games ever made. The gameplay was simple but felt not at any point boring. The graphics were astonishing and the story was perfect from the beginning till the end. One of the few games I really shed some tears. The Last of Us 2 tries so hard to fit into its part one shoes that it lost the tone which made it so great. Some things are great like the graphics and motion capture are almost perfect. The linear lvl design is almost all the time great and the melee combat feels real. But there are things which are truly not good from a players standpoint. The standard AI feels sometimes more dumb than the first one, yes I know you can rank the difficulty up, but that only helps to a certain degree. I wished for more enemy diversity to be more precise the infected. It feels like, "just more of the same". And the last important point is the story. All the different emotions I felt in first few minutes into the first one where unbelievable. There was only one moment I felt something for any of the characters and that one was Joel. All the others even Elli felt like only driven by one emotion and my empathy for anyone was very limited. Everything in the story felt like such a generic revenge story and there are many games which did it better. I watched the ending in disbelieve and sat there for a minute and asked myself: "that was it?" After such a long time playing this game(the playing time was for me about 20-30h I am not sure right now) it didn´t felt satisfying. I am truly, truly heartbroken for how they decided to handle the story archs. Was it a bad game? No, from the gameplay standpoint I didn´t think so. Was it a good game? No, the story destroyed my experience completely. The hole plot from the first is perfect. The second one feels like: "We have to put this theme on it, REVENGE, REVENGE, REVENGE. No other thing has a place in it." I will play the first one, again and again but this game is done for me. Sad but true..… Expand
  84. TanukiRy
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    For a game that relies so heavily on its story this is very disappointing. Unbelievable story arcs and hours of nonsense filler content. I will say however the art and design teams have really done a wonderful job given the PlayStation's limited hardware.
  85. BigManJeff
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    The Game has decent gameplay, but the story is just so bad, do not get this game if you enjoy story, this is coming from someone who thinks that the first game was best game ever made, i am so disappointed in naughty dog.
  86. memerevieww
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The first and original The Last of Us game was a beautifully built, written, and outstanding game with amazing graphics and I expected no less from Part 2. When I played The Last of Us Part II, the graphics were outstanding and the voice actors certainly did their part on that and delivered that beautifully. However, the rest of the game seemed like something that came out of a 2015 watt pad fan-fiction. As I read from other reviews, if you are a fan of the franchise and liked the first game, do not play this game, if you are just looking for a (story-type) shooter zombie game with killer graphics, then this is the perfect game for you.… Expand
  87. EnzoWeber
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    I truly don't understand how the critics can give such good score to this game
    Now it isn't the worse game ever like some would try to make you believe
    The "sjw" aspect while it is prevalent and makes for weird things in the game(abby design being the most obvious non spolly thing I could talk about) isn't what makes the game bad The gameplay is bad, the maniability of your character is    I truly don't understand how the critics can give such good score to this game
    Now it isn't the worse game ever like some would try to make you believe
    The "sjw" aspect while it is prevalent and makes for weird things in the game(abby design being the most obvious non spolly thing I could talk about) isn't what makes the game bad
    The gameplay is bad, the maniability of your character is better than in witcher 3 at least (lol) but the rest of the gameplay is really below any standards you'd have for a triple a title especially when compared with similar game (tps sneak shooting game)
    That isn't to say the gameplay is **** and the level design+Ai is good enough to make for good thriling action which actually makes for entertaining moment although it get pretty repetitive very fast and I did feel bored while playing the game
    The game scenery is really beautiful and the level of details are quite crazy for a ps4 , similarly the sound design is really good and does help a lot with immersion (I played with the voice in french and the actor did a great job too)
    Now why does all that warrant a 4 ?
    The story was what I and I assume most people were looking forward to since it's the most important thing in this franchise which never shined through it's gameplay
    It's honestly complete **** and it's really hard to explain without spoiling but the characters really make incredibly stupid decision and ellie especially acts so much out of character
    I thought TLOU1 was a writing masterpiece
    TLOU2 on the other hand is on the level of a regular blockbuster or a 50shades of grey type book
    I'm not joking that's how ridiculously bad the writing was
    The game is meant to be disgusting and sad on purpose but after a while I was just desensitized and I kept playing just to see how ridiculous the story would keep getting
    And it kept getting worse and worse and worse
    The amount of time a scene was supposed to be serious and sad or/and horrible and I was laughing or not caring was quite crazy
    And I'm a pretty sensitive guy (I cried in the MGV killing your own men scene for **** sakes)
    The only scene that made me emotionally evolved where the scene with joel and the flashbacks ellie had
    This game made me dislike the character of ellie while I loved her in the TLOU1
    The game takes everything from you away and try to force you to like character that you simply cannot like because of what they previously did
    From start to finish you lose thing and don't gain anything
    A non spoiler summary of this game : A revenge story where in the end the only revenge enacted aren't even gameplay related but in cutscene from character you don't control
    So buy this game if : You don't care about a pretty bad cliche and very forced story that will either make you feel bad or will feel ridiculous+ You don't mind a gameplay that isn't really amazing
    Don't buy this game if : You care about gameplay or story
    This isn't the standard that should be set in this industry
    Video game will never be considered an art if you don't make it's most unique component one of the main thing in your "art" (gameplay and interactive story)    … Expand
  88. Nemesi
    Jun 21, 2020
    10
    Semplicemente uno dei migliori giochi del secolo. Non lasciatevi scappare questo capolavoro
  89. angrycrit
    Aug 29, 2023
    0
    This game shows us again why we shouldn't believe early critic reviews.
    There are few steps how poor game changes into good game.
    1. Maker side(devs, distributions, and all partakers) gives money friendly medium and someone called "critic"(and I just want to call them "Swindler side") who are positive to their money. 2. Swindler side writes critic that are very positive to bad game    This game shows us again why we shouldn't believe early critic reviews.
    There are few steps how poor game changes into good game.

    1. Maker side(devs, distributions, and all partakers) gives money friendly medium and someone called "critic"(and I just want to call them "Swindler side") who are positive to their money.

    2. Swindler side writes critic that are very positive to bad game with no playing whole game.

    3. When all underwriting session is over, poor game received highly overrated metascore like 95.

    4. Lastly, if faithful worshiper who loves certain game series zealously and someone who are absorbed in PC deeply provide support that game, poor game will be a masterpiece.

    As all you can see, this result is TLoU2.

    Story? ruined. bunch of **** with being contaminated PC.
    The Last of Us 1 shows us how stereo typed-zombie games become well-made game with splendid story. We got touched through universality related humanism and paternal love like what Joel gives Eille under desperate situation.

    --- Spoilers ---

    But what about TLoU2? Joel became protector of LGBT. Joel became golf ball and died in vain. Eliie dig up his corpse and behead it in her memory. muscular girl who killed Joel roamed fields and destroyed everything all time with no clear purpose... what do you want to tell us, scenario writer? I think if he shows STRONG Abby's behind story, gamers will understand her motivation naturally in his delusion. That is his intention clearly. but No. No one understand this bad story.

    How about graphic, sound? Not bad, but we just want a consecutive good scenario, not collateral things. Good graphic and sound make a game more remarkable when game is totally good.

    TLoU series is dead. 2 killed 1 as Abby killed Joel.
    DO NOT BUY this game and save your money. I think you can spend your money more wisely.
    Contaminated metascore can't deceive gamers no longer.    … Expand
  90. zesa
    Jun 25, 2020
    0
    nice graphics but trying hard storyline..you just ruined a game with your politics..TRASH!!HERE'S YOUR ZERO RATING..You Liars..
  91. Crono68
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Awful story, game is ruined. Deleted almost immediately, will not buy another game from these devs again
  92. kalamitykode
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    The Last of Us is one of my favorite video games in existence. I'll even take that a step further and say it's one of my favorite overall media experiences, including books, movies, games, and anything else aimed at entertainment.

    When I put the first game down, I was short of breath. Something huge had just happened, and I don't mean in-game. I mean that I was changed, moved, and    The Last of Us is one of my favorite video games in existence. I'll even take that a step further and say it's one of my favorite overall media experiences, including books, movies, games, and anything else aimed at entertainment.

    When I put the first game down, I was short of breath. Something huge had just happened, and I don't mean in-game. I mean that I was changed, moved, and bettered as a person for having experienced it. This sounds like an exaggeration, and people don't often say these things about video games, but I believe it with every fiber of my being.

    Since that happened back in 2013, there have only been a handful of entertainment experiences that have affected me in such a way. There have been a couple episodes of certain TV shows, and a couple movies. There have even been a couple video games I'd say touched my heart in the same way, such as God of War. Today, in 2020, I can add another of these experiences to my list: The Last of Us Part II.

    I have never in my life been as disappointed as I am today, as I see the absolute travesty of a user review score on Metacritic for this game. The people involved in this game, in any way, do not deserve this. The reviews I'm reading are so outlandishly wrong that it's an absolute shame knowing that some potential future fans will be turned away by them. In my opinion, the low reviews are based on people who couldn't handle the emotional turmoil thrown their way. This game is not a game meant to make you feel good. It is there to shatter your heart into a thousand pieces. It is there to unravel the part of your being that makes you trustful and naive. It is there to force a harsh reality on you, and help you to understand that no reality is out of your control.

    I could go into the specifics of the game's content itself, but there are other reviews for that. I could explain that the stealth mechanics are slightly off, the combat situations are frustratingly difficult to read, and that there is more "cutscene" in this game than gameplay. You can create your own opinion on these things, but even despite them, this game is a 10/10 for me. It is the best video game I have ever played, and it is deserving of praise.

    Do not lose hope with the sea of negative reviews. These people are upset that the story didn't go the way they wanted it. They are upset because Naughty Dog and Neil Druckmann took risks with their beloved characters to engage you in a deeply disturbing, yet rewarding narrative. I expected there to be backlash, but the response I've seen to this game is a complete betrayal of those who love stories that bring you real emotion, drama, and suspense.

    The Last of Us Part II is an incredible game, and an incredible experience. Do not miss out on this game just because of what you've heard from others. Do yourself a favor; see and experience it for yourself.    … Expand
  93. King84
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Can I have my money back please as this game is proper let down. Why Abby why… Expand
  94. silet
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Juego que sostiene sus bases en la historia que cuenta, por tanto la puntuacion es por la historia. Un completo desastre que ensucia el legado del juego perfecto que fue, y es el primer The last of us.… Expand
  95. zackalack123
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    Boring gameplay, lame story, really dumb ending. Wish this game was going to be better.
  96. Damkapee
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    Gameplay is funny
    But story suck.
    My uncle is know best way to tell a story then this writer.
  97. SDcrit
    Jun 19, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Another bunch of paid critics praising trash on release, good job guys. Gameplay is good, graphics outstanding. Story? Absolute **** Completely ruins the rhythm of the first game's story and closes off its arcs as if it were written by chimps on typewriters. Joel trusted a complete stranger out of the blue, walked into a trap, Ellie was too naive even for being Ellie. And that god awful sex scene... holy **** that scarred me for life. I don't mind a trans main character, I don't mind an impulsive main character. I MIND PLAYING A CHARACTER I HATE FOR BEING A **** PERSON. Abby was so terribly put together it's unreal. Overall, the game is ****.

    Graphics: 9/10
    Gameplay: 7/10
    Characters: 4/10
    Story: 0/10 straight up, it's a dumpster fire.
    Replayability: 0/10 since no story to play for and otherwise linear.    … Expand
  98. jmjm828
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The gameplay Mechanics are great. But that’s about it a sequel was unnecessary it ruins all of what Last of Us built. It was insanely depressing and brutal Ellie murders all these people throws away her family in the process all for her to go to kill Abby and lose the last piece of Joel she had. I hope they make a dlc or epilogue or something that tries to at least give us some hope that Ellie was able to be a somewhat peace… Expand
  99. Chrollo_Lucifer
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Juegue el primero y me encanto su ambientación y narrativa, lejos lo mejor de ps3, tenia muchas ganas de jugar este juego hasta que vi las filtraciones hace un tiempo, pero decidí darle una oprtunidad pensando que todo se podria arreglar con una historia bien contada y congruente pero... me equivoque.

    Juegue 10 horas y la verdad ya no lo seguiré jugando hasta un buen tiempo, el gameplay es brutal al igual que los gráficos pero su historia y narrativa son forzadas a mas no poder al punto que te llegas a sentir incomodo y ya no lo disfrutas, una pena que una empresa como ND haya dado luz verde a un guión tan mal hecho y la verdad una lastima por toda la gente que trabajo en este juego en el apartado técnico por que hicieron un excelente trabajo.

    Para los que jugaron el primero y les encanto su historia no lo recomiendo,
    Para los que aun no han jugado el primero puede que pasen un buen rato con las mecanicas.    … Expand
  100. Ecthelion
    Jun 21, 2020
    1
    This game is a betrayal of the Last of Us, it destroys the characters the first part has built and attempts to show sth a middle school kid could have already know with a terrible story. It's b-u-l-l-s-h-i-t
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Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 113 out of 121
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 121
  3. Negative: 0 out of 121
  1. GameMAG
    Sep 13, 2020
    90
    The Last of Us Part II is the high point of the PlayStation 4. The plot is controversial, but the game is the incredibly addictive adventure of Ellie, from which it is impossible to pull away from the opening and to the very end.
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  2. PLAY! Zine
    Sep 5, 2020
    93
    Not everyone is going to enjoy the motives of The Last of Us Part II. But if you try and manage to accept the subliminal and not so subtle messages as a fact that the world has gone awry and that people have the need to have somewhere or someone to belong to as their own way out, then... You will witness the boundaries of gaming expand. You will witness a true masterpiece.
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  3. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Sep 3, 2020
    75
    If you loved the original for its great characters and well-paced story – stay away from this game. However, if you’re aching to sink into the depths of depression, or just want to cut some throats and burn some zombies – Part II will deliver. [Issue#247, p.72]
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