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  1. Jun 22, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. La muerte de Joel era inesesaria aparte que no fue un final digno y también está mal que implementen
    Personajes de la comunidad LGBT .ya era aceptable que ellie fuera lesbiana y eso no era malo pero que pusieran a un transexual y la escena de sexo es muy incómoda e inesesaria y la historia no la disfrute mucho
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  2. Jun 22, 2020
    0
    I Lost 7 years, waiting for a great, fantastic game, so I start to play, and the only thing I got is disappointment. Sad.
    . :(
  3. Jun 22, 2020
    0
    I give it a 0 just because of how they disrespected the fans with the storyline.
    Graphics and voice acting is not enough to salvage this game.
  4. Jun 22, 2020
    0
    Historia deficiente, trata de meter a huevo temas que ni siquiera vienen al caso xd
  5. Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Absolutely butchered the story and the game play isnt that good as well. Sure graphics are good but the trade off is horrible. Expand
  6. Jun 22, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Pre-ordered this game on PS4 and was stoked for this game because of the Last of Us first game. The story between Ellie and Joel was amazing with all of the character progression. Jumped into this game and was completely taken back by the false advertising by Naughty Dog game company with how the trailers made it seem like it was Joel putting his hand over Ellie’s mouth and in previous interviews stating that the game focused on Ellie and Joel and he appreciated the characters from the first game.

    So we have Joel killed out of the blue by some random character that no fans have any connection to.... seems very off putting. Like where did this character come from? Who in the development team pitched this or did Anita have anything to do with this development? Like fans everyone are just freaking confused. Then we play Abby for about half of the game still hating this character with absolutely no way to sympathize with this character. If Naughty Dog was trying to be inclusive with this character, I can’t think of the complete opposite for anyone that even remotely impersonates her. This game completely destroys any love for this game series. I just don’t know what this company is doing anymore misleading their fans and pushing out this garbage. I should have just stopped with playing the first game.
    Also Ellie kills ALL of these people in the story no problem....and then in the time Ellie has a chance to kill Abby she just doesn’t? After all of that. Lets her go? It makes zero sense no matter what flashback she had.
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  7. Jun 22, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As many reviews have stated, the game is impressive graphics wise, decent gameplay wise (mostly the same from TLA1, which is solid) but the story is so utterly god awful that it ruins the entire experience.

    Every single likeable character is killed off in the stupidest and most nonsensical way possible, the likeable characters that do remain alive are slowly turned into petty, sadistic sociopaths. Not to mention the fact that all the female characters have been made deliberately ugly as a means by which to push some body positivity agenda or something. Apparently Joel being a physically fit, reasonably attractive man is okay, but physically attractive women aren't. How odd.

    The game fancies itself as a "love it or hate it" experience, but truth be told, it is not as grand as it claims to be. Had it actually given a message that was unique and hopeful, it could ultimately forgive botching it's entire cast of characters to prove a point. But it ultimately boils down to "violence is bad and revenge is bad lol". They slaughtered every character beyond recognition to make such a obvious statement.
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  8. Jun 22, 2020
    10
    The graphics and gameplay are amazing, The story, huh, I didn't play first part of TLOU till few days before of the release of the second part, because i didn't have the chance and i'm also a PC player, I'll say the first is one of the best story-telling game i've ever played (and i played a lot of games in my 10 years old "career" of gaming) And the second, huh, i'll say they just wrappedThe graphics and gameplay are amazing, The story, huh, I didn't play first part of TLOU till few days before of the release of the second part, because i didn't have the chance and i'm also a PC player, I'll say the first is one of the best story-telling game i've ever played (and i played a lot of games in my 10 years old "career" of gaming) And the second, huh, i'll say they just wrapped it up just right. So I'll give it a 10/10. Expand
  9. Jun 22, 2020
    0
    This game has piss poor story the only redeeming factors are the graphics and gameplay but that is to be expected I also don’t think playing as the villain that is not sympathetic to killing Joel after he saved her life and playing ten hours of her if they wanted to make a revenge plot that is fine but not killing Abby at the end doesn’t work image Kratos not killing Zeus then after he hasThis game has piss poor story the only redeeming factors are the graphics and gameplay but that is to be expected I also don’t think playing as the villain that is not sympathetic to killing Joel after he saved her life and playing ten hours of her if they wanted to make a revenge plot that is fine but not killing Abby at the end doesn’t work image Kratos not killing Zeus then after he has to live with what he has done but Ellie doesn’t do that and still has to live with everyone gone terrible story to a beloved franchise niel **** should not even be able to live after this Expand
  10. Jun 22, 2020
    4
    My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined. Imagine having to play this game instead of just watching a walk-through at 4x speed. Also I was not able to post below a 4 so here is a 10/10.
  11. Jun 22, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Great game, everyone its just salty because of Joel is dead, it was something that justa has to happen Expand
  12. Jun 22, 2020
    0
    disrespectful to real fans.
    trash.
    7 years to for this?
    such a massive letdown.
  13. Apr 22, 2021
    1
    gráficos: 10/10

    jugabilidad: 7/10 (no es mejor que el primero) Historia: 1/10 (forzar no sirve, una trama estúpida e injustificable) Nota; muy enojado con la publicidad engañosa, cuando supuestamente Joel le tapa la boca a ellie en el trailer, y por mi sorpresa resulto ser el asiático, destruyeron mi juego favorito!, esto es lo único que puedo hacer para demostrar mi descontento
    gráficos: 10/10

    jugabilidad: 7/10 (no es mejor que el primero)

    Historia: 1/10 (forzar no sirve, una trama estúpida e injustificable)

    Nota; muy enojado con la publicidad engañosa, cuando supuestamente Joel le tapa la boca a ellie en el trailer, y por mi sorpresa resulto ser el asiático, destruyeron mi juego favorito!, esto es lo único que puedo hacer para demostrar mi descontento con el.
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  14. Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Really poor story telling makes you not care for the characters you play as. Pretty sad deal for all the people at ND that obviously put a ton of passion into the game. Incredible visuals, acting and gritty gaming that i really enjoyed from the first one. Probably one of the bigger disappointments I've experienced in my 37 years of gaming.
  15. Jun 22, 2020
    4
    The graphics are fantastic and push the PS4 to its limit. However, a lot of the motion is unnatural. Sounds are used well and help to add an interesting play element in some places. Levels are beautiful but become slightly stale over time. Presentation 8/10

    Gameplay is boring and never what The Last of Us was known for. Puzzles and cinematic scenes have been cut down to make room for more
    The graphics are fantastic and push the PS4 to its limit. However, a lot of the motion is unnatural. Sounds are used well and help to add an interesting play element in some places. Levels are beautiful but become slightly stale over time. Presentation 8/10

    Gameplay is boring and never what The Last of Us was known for. Puzzles and cinematic scenes have been cut down to make room for more gameplay. Shooting still sucks and the jump function might as well have been left out. Gameplay 5/10

    Without giving any spoilers characters act way outside of their personalities and it feels like someone wanted to retcon the first game. Destroyed the story in a story driven game. It feels like fan fiction written/directed by a D+ 10th grade creative writing student. I would love if the company would admit the mix up, release a new TLOU II and made this one non cannon. I would pay $120 for a basic game just to see this done. 0 means you didn’t even put your name on the paper.

    1/10

    Overall: 4.6/10 but I’m going to round down to SuBvErT ExPecTaTiONS. 4/10
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  16. Jun 22, 2020
    10
    Most of reviews isn't finish the game, poor people. Most of the comments are based in racist felling.
  17. Jun 22, 2020
    0
    uh oh stinky dssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
  18. Jun 22, 2020
    0
    If you could leave identity politics out of our games and not kill of the best character for that reason maybe I would have bought and played a game I couldn't wait to come out for. Screw your hypocrisy. Good job killing a franchise that I loved. Thanks alot Naughty Cat.
  19. Jun 22, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Graphics and environmental detail is great, ai could do better, but as a single player game where story is important it was surely lacking. No issue with joel dying but the way they did it just sucks so bad, and them trying to make abby(joel's killer) and her crew likable by having friendships i was laughing so hard, andwas think nobidy gives a **** about this new characters when the first major thing they did was kill the main character of the first game add the fact that abby basically condemned ellie by telling her father to kill her she was the reason her father is dead, sad part is you dont even get to kill abby in the end, ellie gets bad endings period what ever you do Expand
  20. Jun 22, 2020
    0
    Mal juego, historia mal desarrollada, Gameplay poco profundo, lineal, poca libertad, aburrido
  21. Jun 22, 2020
    0
    El juego es muy bueno la parte 1 pero con esta segunda entrega lo arruinaron completamente decepcionaron completamente a los fans que fracaso SONY
  22. Jun 23, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Overall I enjoyed this game. I understand some of the issues people are having with the story, but I think the criticism has been overblown. The sequel to the first game was always most likely going to revolve around the repercussions of Joel's actions at the end of The Last of Us. Given the stretch of the first game where you get to play as Ellie, I always expected her to be the main protagonist of the second game. I felt Joel's death was sadly the best way to make sure this was Ellie's game. My biggest problem was actually the structure and pacing rather than the story itself. I wish they had jumped back and forth between Ellie and Abby's perspectives between chapters from the start rather than throwing Abby's full storyline into the middle of the game. If our introduction to the character had been her spending time with her dad and then finding him dead in the aftermath of Joel's rampage, then the player would see the her in a more sympathetic light from the beginning. Instead our first real experience with Abby is her brutally killing Joel immediately after he and Tommy save her life. This is the problem with all of the WLF characters. When Abby's storyline builds up the character arcs and relationships with Owen, Mel, Nora, and the others, the player already knows their fates. This acted as a barrier to actually becoming invested in them as characters, since I already knew they would be dead. Because there is a hard break when we transition to Abby's storyline, it completely breaks the momentum of the 10+ hours of gameplay that proceeds it. We go through the entirety of Abby's playable arc knowing where we are going to end up, so there was little incentive to get invested in the how. The player spends the whole arc wanting to rush through to see how the stand off in the theater is resolved.
    The structural issues with the storytelling are even harder to get past because Abby isn't ever a distinctly relatable or likable character. We see her grappling with anger, but there's no real remorse or guilt. We never really see Abby questions what her actions say about her morality or how she can see herself as any better than Joel. Her romantic arc with Owen is more distraction than character development because we know he is going to die. Her arc with Lev is her most redeeming sequence, and it seems out of character with everything we see from her in the events leading up to it. Liking dogs and being scared of heights are fine as character notes, but they aren't nearly enough to make the player willing to forgive her murdering the protagonist of the first game. She is a pseudo protagonist lacking in emotional depth or clear motivations once Joel has been killed.
    All that being said, I still enjoyed the game. The visuals are beautifully done, and the setting is as engaging and anxiety inducing as the first game. If you enjoyed the game play of the first game, then you should enjoy it in part 2 because it hasn't changed much. There are minor wrinkles, such as the search dogs, stalkers, and the ability to craft silencers, that make the encounters feel a bit more varied and immersive than the first game. Overall the gameplay experience is still quite similar to the first game, maybe to a fault. Given how much time has passed since the first installment, I was a bit disappointed there wasn't a more noticeable difference. There is one section early in the game that is semi-open world, where Ellie is able to explore a section of Seattle building by building more or less at the player's leisure. That may have been my favorite stretch of the game, and I wish more of the gameplay had been structured that way.
    I found the dynamic between Joel and Ellie to be the most memorable element of the first game, as did most players. I thought the flashback sequences featuring the two characters in Part 2 lived up to the original game and were some of the best parts of this game. With their inclusion, I actually came away pretty satisfied with Joel's role and presence in the game. I'm not really sure what people were expecting.
    Overall The Last of Us Part 2 had too many flaws to live up to its predecessor, but I still really enjoyed it. Revisiting the characters of Joel and Ellie was still one of my most enjoyed gaming experiences of the year, and I would recommend The Last of US Part 2 to anyone who enjoyed the first game.
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  23. Jun 22, 2020
    0
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  24. Jun 22, 2020
    1
    Cookie cutter story, copy and paste combat. Beautiful graphics, and atmospheric settings. Nothing new in crafting. Without posting spoilers, I would strongly suggest you save your money for when the game goes kn sale.
  25. Jun 23, 2020
    0
    The Graphics are amazing it looks like a game that took 7 years to make but it isn’t written like one new characters and old have seen to be ruined Ellie and Joel don’t have a connection with each other because of a whole in one the game is just down right awful on its story but hey I guess since it’s pretty reviews are prompted to give it a 10
  26. Jun 22, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Joel Gets killed in the worst way possible. How could they?
    Shame on you Naughty Dog. Shame on you
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  27. Jun 24, 2020
    0
    Graphically and technically, this is a brilliant, but the plot broke my heart in a bad sense of the word.
  28. Jun 24, 2020
    5
    The story is incredibly predictable aside from an insulting ending that sends the opposite message from what the story means to convey. It feels like an amateur attempt at "being different" just for the sake of surprising the audience. By the end, you'll feel as though you wasted your time and all was for nothing. It's not a 0 due to everything else of the game being of superb quality, butThe story is incredibly predictable aside from an insulting ending that sends the opposite message from what the story means to convey. It feels like an amateur attempt at "being different" just for the sake of surprising the audience. By the end, you'll feel as though you wasted your time and all was for nothing. It's not a 0 due to everything else of the game being of superb quality, but it's by no means a 10 -- or even an 8 -- with a story like that.

    Ditch Neil Druckmann before you even consider a Part 3, ND.
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  29. Jun 22, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is only for SJW........Trust me, don’t buy this game......This game is a disgusting game..... Expand
  30. Jun 22, 2020
    5
    The graphics of this game are amazing and the gameplay aspects is ok but sadly the story of the game is terrible with many plot hole and down right decision that make you don't wanna keep playing it.
  31. Jun 22, 2020
    2
    If you've played the original Last of Us, just remember the scene where Joel consoles Ellie during winter. It's heavy, it's emotional. The sequel does not have anything remotely close to this emotional. It barely has fleeting moments of flashbacks to the good times. This sequel spits in the face of the characters from the first game.
  32. Jun 22, 2020
    10
    Great story and gameplay I enyoyed every minute of the game, try the game by yourselves.
  33. Jun 22, 2020
    2
    How did they manage to ruin the old story. and forcing you to play another character you don't want to. how about make it optional
  34. Jun 22, 2020
    0
    Garbage Fire of a game. Buy Ghost of Tsushima and thank me later! (SJW propaganda, Joel totally crapped on)
  35. Jun 22, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Sure the story can be sooo bad sometimes and Joel death is really messed up , the problem of the game is forcing you liking a character that kill and hurt your favorite characters that everyone loves but in there some chunks are really good and there's more Scarier and tensed moments that the first game have . gameplay , graphic , soundtrack , animation are flawless Soo bad the story is not the same level as those is not a bad game but I'm sure as hell is not good as the first one story wise . This was the first mistake made by Naughty dog and I hope they learn they're lesson and do better next time Expand
  36. Jun 22, 2020
    0
    I wanted to like this game. When i saw the first trailer i was hoping for this game to be released. However, when i played this game, i was taken back how much of a disappointment this was to its predecessor. First, the game play resembles tlou style and although it changes some aspects of it, they still sort of tease us with different forms of game play. Graphics however, are on a wholeI wanted to like this game. When i saw the first trailer i was hoping for this game to be released. However, when i played this game, i was taken back how much of a disappointment this was to its predecessor. First, the game play resembles tlou style and although it changes some aspects of it, they still sort of tease us with different forms of game play. Graphics however, are on a whole different level. The game looks so nice it is kind of a waste to have such a bad story. Now going to the story. The story has so many plot holes it is almost impossible to count. it disrespects loved characters in such a way i dont want to consider this game cannon. In conclusion i have the games points laid out.
    Game play: 8
    Graphics: 10
    Story: 0
    I give this game a 0 because the very foundation of this game has been ruined to the point that even looking at the gameplay and graphics make it unbearable to even play.
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  37. Jun 22, 2020
    0
    This game is not worth the money for all the mental stress it gives you from playing after being a big fan of the first part ! If this was the only way they could have done it which is not ! I rather not have a part 2 .
  38. Jun 22, 2020
    3
    As expected the game looks great, the gameplay is not exactly anything new. Basically some of the uncharted 4 mechanics added in. Main plot, wow, did they ruin a franchise for me. After hearing in interviews years ago that tlou is Joel and Ellie, and the sequel would be just that, you would be forgiven for taking them at their word. It is little wonder people are annoyed with the terribleAs expected the game looks great, the gameplay is not exactly anything new. Basically some of the uncharted 4 mechanics added in. Main plot, wow, did they ruin a franchise for me. After hearing in interviews years ago that tlou is Joel and Ellie, and the sequel would be just that, you would be forgiven for taking them at their word. It is little wonder people are annoyed with the terrible treatment of the characters and the terrible writing. Expand
  39. Apr 11, 2021
    7
    Gameplay mechanics are very good. Section designs are very detailed. The tension is too high. The soundtrack and the atmosphere of the game are breathtaking. The story is bad. Too bad. The game repeats itself too much after a while.
  40. Jun 22, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Game is trash and the revenge mission is also trash she killed most of them but didn’t kill the one who killed Joel and at the end she loses two fingers like wtf is this **** The things that are good in the game graphics and the gameplay Expand
  41. Jun 22, 2020
    3
    The gameplay and graphics are very nice but the character development and story are about as bad as it can get. What made the TLOU part 1 great is very much lacking in this rendition.
  42. Jun 22, 2020
    0
    La campaña arruinada y el titulo deberia lanzar un dlc si quiere arteglar este fisaco evidentemente tenis muchas espectativas pero la inclusion mata todo
  43. Jun 22, 2020
    0
    Okay first off the graphics is awesome and combat features also great but guess what the story is a **** joke the story is **** and i would've made a better story than what we got now **** the story and its disgusting
  44. Jun 22, 2020
    3
    The game play was alright Graphics were on point but the story and characters really didn't do it for me and I was really hoping for this game
  45. Jun 22, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Amazing graphics, but this is normal is ps4-ps5 you can not wait graphics from ps1. The gameplay improve a lot that is great, HOWEVER almost every fan loved this game for the history and characters, we didn't play the first part to save the freaking planet, we did it in order to see the history between Ellie and Joel, when we saw and felt how Joel retake a lost special feeling when travel with Ellie and know that he doesn't want to lose his new family. If I have to be honest I was afraid because I couldn't find the way to explain a new plot in order to justify a second part for this game. Now I know this was the worst way to do it, we literally have to play with the damn killer, and you try .. no, you make the player take some kind of empathy to this character and it doesn't work. At the end Ellie lost everything, the last chapter when Ellie went to California in order to find Abby was the worst idea I ever see; Ellie didn't reach her goal (well, she does, but at that point anything didn't have a sense. That fight was bland for me), and she end's alone (WTF).....
    I think they did this part after see they screw up at beginning. Literally 60% of history are flashbacks that are not flash (bad joke I know)....
    They show us characters without relevance and poor development that as you know if you played they died in bland way....
    SUMMARY, is a great game if you really don't care the plot, sadly this game for the most of us is no just the graphics.
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  46. Jun 22, 2020
    1
    This is trash **** abby,**** naughty dog,**** neil **** **** this game pure trash
  47. Jun 22, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Um dos melhores jogos que eu joguei na vida, história, personagens, gameplay tudo fenomenal Fazia tempo que eu não ficava tão imerso em um jogo. Expand
  48. Jun 22, 2020
    0
    Just remaster of first part with terrible plot and characters. All who say about interesting gameplay are straight up liers, it is exactly same one.
  49. Jun 22, 2020
    5
    It is heartbreaking to see how disrespectfully ND treated Joel. After so many years of waiting for part 2 of my favorite game of all time This was such a disappointment. The graphics and gameplay are great but the story is crap. The flashbacks were some of the best parts and sadly remind me of how good this game could have been without the PC bias.
  50. Jun 23, 2020
    4
    My experience of the game, My first review

    Pro's Graphics are incredible 9/10 seem some bad textures here or there. Voice work is amazing 8/10 as some lines are delivered badly. Motion Capture 8/10 as some areas some capture expirations are horrifying to watch or like Abby in one scene looks like brick. Cons The gameplay 4/10 it's boring i was struggling to push myself I woke up
    My experience of the game, My first review

    Pro's
    Graphics are incredible 9/10 seem some bad textures here or there.
    Voice work is amazing 8/10 as some lines are delivered badly.
    Motion Capture 8/10 as some areas some capture expirations are horrifying to watch or like Abby in one scene looks like brick.

    Cons
    The gameplay 4/10 it's boring i was struggling to push myself I woke up wanting to reformate my PS4 hard drive then play it was ok for the first game as I wanted to get to the next scene so I pushed my self more and more and was enjoying it. but this game I could not after the first 2hrs I wanted to put the game down and just jump back on my pc.

    The story 3/10 the problem is seen as major plot points are dropped and charters don't act how they would truly act. I won't go into spoilers but Abby's character does not make me care about her I wanted to just jump off a cliff and had more fun when I died in stupid ways.

    *spoilers*
    The plot is focused on revenge and how the cuticle just keeps going until someone ends it. but Abby gets away scotfree Abby loses what nothing really but Ellie loses Joel loses her girlfriend loses her fingers and ability to play the guitar. it feels like in the end she has nothing and Abby has everything. the last fight was Ellie finding Abby tied up left to die Ellie cuts her down and proceeded to have a brutal fistfight and at end of fight Ellie starts to drown Abby but lets her go at last second and lets her drive away with the boat. this fight is stupid if Ellie had drowned Abby who would know that Ellie did it. Abby was left to die tied up on a pole with others. The reason I say this is because people's argument is Abby's friend will hunt down Ellie. but why how would they know it was Ellie. They cant for all they know she drowned after trying to escape, died because of her injuries or starvation, and ended up in the water.
    another point I want to call out is Ellie can forgive a person who caved in Joel's skull basically her father with a golf club but can't forgive a man how made her sandwich and she called it a bigot sandwich even though he apologized to her and made it as a gift. it seems like to many political points were thrown into this game. it's more point-scoring like they made a list of political point tweeter and media can get behind and just shoved them in
    LGBTQ+ as main characters, Trans sex scenes, man-hating female empowerment.
    There's nothing wrong with these things but there more shoehorned into the game

    If you herd about the behind the scenes of the game I think it explains everything they burnt out there staff so much with crunch they ran out of people in the industry to work for them as they had to grab film VFX students to work for them as no veterans or anyone else wanted to. there are reports and testimonies from the dev hoping the game will fail so the crunch will end.

    My final score is 4/10
    The graphics and voice work and motion capture are amazing all together deserves a 9/10
    but the main thing you're doing for 20hrs+ is the gameplay and its boring combat and stealth sections and AI pathing is terrible 4/10
    and last the story I have already scratched the surface as I'm too tired to talk anymore about it anymore 3/10

    I hope you enjoyed reading my review.
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  51. Jun 22, 2020
    0
    A highly unworthy successor to the first once. The tried pushing an agenda and shoving social problems down people's throat.
  52. Jun 22, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The graphics are the best I’ve ever seen. The gameplay is similar to its predecessor but the storyline went all to hell after Joel’s gruesome death, I wish this Game would be non-canon, so we can start over with a story that is great as the first TLOU1 Expand
  53. Jun 22, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is a disservice to the first. The Gameplay is similar to the original and in no way has changed, revolutionized or done anything groundbreaking. The graphics are terrific as to be expected from this studio. The problem is in the story itself and the decisions that characters are made to enact upon. Joel's death was expected but the manner in which it occurred is what upsets many, the out of character decisions he makes that leads to this outcome. Then after that we are forced to play as one of the most unlikable characters in gaming history. It's not because of how she looks, it's because of how she acts. Ellie is also destroyed in the character development department. There seems to be absolutely no redeeming qualities left in her and the cycle of violence is a poor answer for that to happen. The end of course is a complete mess. There is no pay off. No real advancement of the previous story about infected and the world in general. Another issue is how it was presented in the media as a story about Joel and Ellie, it is a story about Abby and Ellie. The bait and switch tactic is terrible. Finally the false copyright strikes on YouTube and Twitter for people who talked about spoilers, they did not show any copyright material and only gave an opinion on what was leaked but they were crucified. I will always love the first game but this is a travesty. Expand
  54. Jun 22, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Great graphics but every character in this game is **** psychopath and why they brutally killed joel Expand
  55. Jun 22, 2020
    0
    Story ruined everything, nothing more to say...............................
  56. Jun 22, 2020
    9
    El gameplay es epico aunque la historia pudo aver Sido contada mejor pero me encantó
  57. Jun 22, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. ¿Que? Acaso la creadora de este videojuego creyó que con temas de inclusión social de estas comunidades que buscan aceptación iba a tener el mejor juego de todos? Nah. Creaste una basura de videojuego.
    Espero que estas comunidades no se ofendan, pero arruinar un juego como este merece una gran puteada
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  58. Jun 22, 2020
    0
    Naughty Dog needs to be euthanized. What were they thinking when they came up with this sequel? Don’t put your SJW and politics into games. We play Video games to get away from garbage like that.
  59. Jun 22, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The last of us two is definitely a good looking game with decent gameplay mechanics, but this is lost when your forced to play as a character that is unlikable. Abby killing Joel in the early parts of the game set her up as the villan, but instead she is meant to be the secondary protagonist. This idea isnt bad on paper as the player will be shown her side of the story and allowed to understand her charater. The issue becomes how she has no redeeming qualities and participates in horrible actions the player is forced to being complicate in. When the finally arrives we see Ellie simply let Abby go, and after playing her and being forced to witness all the pain she causes your left feeling almost betrayed. The last of us relies on its story and visuals to take the player on a journey, but this joureny was a revenge porn filled nightmare that shames you for actions you have no control over then preaches a half baked message of peace over violence once everyone is dead. Expand
  60. Jun 23, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 強姦玩家般的劇情。然後大言不慚的跟你說這坨屎很好吃。
    難怪買遊戲的玩戲都那麼生氣
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  61. Jun 22, 2020
    5
    after a weak start they give us a horrible end the first game if it was a masterpiece but this honestly I don't even know how to name it .... characters without a soul ... stupid plot without something that makes you want to replay it again ... I am really sad and in shock
  62. Jun 22, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Bro the is terrible as elly goes after revenge and doesn't Kill abby, already abby goes after revenge and succeeds In killing joel. Elly letting abby go, It was the most clueless Ending and Make us Go agaInst Our own self. Expand
  63. Jun 22, 2020
    2
    Awesome graphics, great environments but they completely lost me with the story, without leaving spoilers it just wasn't for me,
  64. Jun 23, 2020
    0
    The system, battle, graphics are good.
    But the story destroyed the whole game.
    I don't feel angry, but sad. Really, really sad.
    I waited for 5 years, and this "game" ruined my memory, ruined my day.
    I almost cry in front of the monitor.
    Sorry i can't find the word to describe what i feel, i just feel...sad,sad and sad.
  65. Jun 22, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Sometimes it's pretty difficult to find a satisfactory conclusion, if the ending of a game is that phenomenal. You kind of forget all the weaknesses that happened before. In the middle part it gets a bit tiring. Scenarios, where you have to kill everybody and move forward (or just move forward (to the next tall building)) repeat themselves rather often. In addition to that, there is the part where we have to play as Abby, which gets really fatiguing after a while. In contrast to other reviews I don't think that this is because we particularly hate her so much, but because it's a flashback. Most of the time there was no real suspense because we always knew what it would lead to. Sadly this part filled a lot of the game, so it was quite boring to play for a long time. (On the other hand, I can't think of a way how they could have done this better without compromising the story.)
    I'm leaving all the good things out of this review, because it was just EVERYTHING else :)
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  66. Jun 23, 2020
    4
    Graphics are nice, gameplay is slightly better but mostly the same, story is terrible the antagonist gets off better then you, characters are sadly unlikable, no satisfaction after completion.
  67. Jun 22, 2020
    0
    It's sjw nonsense, the story is bad and the characters aren't likable. It's just a bad movie
  68. Jun 22, 2020
    5
    This game proves that gameplay and graphics are not as important as story. the story was complete garbage. I wanted to leave a 0/10 but metacritic won't let me so i did the worst non-red
  69. Jun 22, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I only have to say, excellent grafic motor and the main story is so hard to understand is no for everyone and i would have liked to see more about ellie at the epilogue i hope the dlc is coming the next year Expand
  70. Jun 22, 2020
    9
    Es buen juego, tal vez no resistió al Hype tiene algunos detalles en cuanto a su historia que igual a mi no me gustaron, pero no es para llevarlo al límite con las calificaciones, igual tiene buena jugabilidad y uno que otro detalle que se rescata del juego
  71. Jun 23, 2020
    10
    I love this game, this game give me so much strong emotional experience. Thanks for Naughty Dog. You explore the border of tellling tale in the video game area. This is not only a video game, it's an art.
  72. Jun 22, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game as a whole is good. Much of the game is an improvement over the first one, such as combat, exploration, collectables and weapon customisation. The only thing I can fault about the game is the unnecessary sex scene towards the middle of the game but more importantly the story.
    The story for this game is a mess, the clear progression with fantastic relationships between joel and ellie is what made the first game great but in part two the story is all over the place. You play as both ellie and abby, the latter being the antagonist of the game - which is a huge mistake in my opinion as the developers try to force you to care about her even tho I personally just wanted to kill her. The sections where you play as abby are extremely boring and I rushed them to get them over with. To finish it off the ending is a massive disappointment and the definition of an anti climax. However the game is still enjoyable.
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  73. Jun 22, 2020
    3
    Very bad story that drags on. Gameplay is pretty good and there are enjoyable parts scattered out.
  74. LCT
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    LCT Review - Empiezo hablando sobre el estilo de combate, es el mismo que el anterior, no esta mal, hay muchas sagas buenísimas que su modo de pelea es igual al anterior, pero ya no es una revolución, por lo tanto no puede ser igual a su antecesor, que supuso toda un innovación, no tengo ningún problema con la comunidad LGTB, pero venimos a jugar un juego de acción no una novela, estaLCT Review - Empiezo hablando sobre el estilo de combate, es el mismo que el anterior, no esta mal, hay muchas sagas buenísimas que su modo de pelea es igual al anterior, pero ya no es una revolución, por lo tanto no puede ser igual a su antecesor, que supuso toda un innovación, no tengo ningún problema con la comunidad LGTB, pero venimos a jugar un juego de acción no una novela, esta bien que empiece así pero que ya después se olvide. Y el cambio es que ya no se basa en la niña que tiene la cura a la enfermedad, ahora es una historia aparte ignorando eso. Ademas de escenas incomodas que no aportan nada y pudieron ser omitidas. (SPOILER) Un final que fue el contrario al anterior, y ese nos encanto. Expand
  75. Jun 22, 2020
    8
    What turned out to be one of the most awaited games disappointed greatly in terms of story. Writers chucked everything good about it just to make it "dark". Was just angry at half of the game. Gameplay and graphics are the only things that made it playable.
  76. Jun 22, 2020
    0
    Bad new characters, horrible story. Big disappointment. Part 1 was great. Stupid plot, clearly more focused on their own instead of making a great game for gamers. Neil and Helley ruined the name of TLOUS.
  77. Jun 22, 2020
    0
    Everything is great except writing is very very poor. that's all I can say for this game
  78. Jun 22, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Pretty good game but killing joel was not necessary and the ending was really disappointing I hope they release a dlc so they fix there mistakes but the gameplay was amazing and the graphics was beautiful Expand
  79. Jun 22, 2020
    8
    Not as terrible as people are making it out to be. The only **** thing is the gameplay which has only minor improvements from part 1. I liked the story.
  80. Jun 22, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A visually good game, but with a dissapointing story and a terrible ending.
    Please stop making left propaganda disguised as videogames.
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  81. Jun 22, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I can’t express how mad I am. This community waited 7 whole years for this game, and while the gameplay and graphics were amazing, the most important part, the story. Left me crying, but for all the wrong reasons. They took an INCREDIBLE series, and destroyed it. You play as Ellie loving a happy life with family, and people she loves in the small town of Jackson, Wyoming. And everything is well, until not even 2 HOURS into the game, Joel’s head gets bashed in with a golf club. And this community isn’t mad BECAUSE Joel dies. It’s how, he rescues a stranger and gives away his name, where he lives, and follows this stranger back to her base where all her friends are. Turns out these people had a bone to pick with Joel, and they torture him with a golf club, and beat him to death. Now having seen Joel be such an unforgiving, cold hearted man in the first game, who trusted no one but Tess and eventually Ellie, it’s so hard to believe he would do something so insanely stupid. And if you think that’s where it ends? You couldn’t be more wrong. To put it short Ellie goes halfway across the country to kill the girl who killed Joel, Abby. She proceeds to kill all of Abby’s friends and eventually tracks Abby down. She gets the crap beats out of her. And we skip ahead about a year. Tommy can barely walk and can only see out of 1 eye, Maria split with Tommy, Ellie lost her friend Jesse, her surrogate father Joel and many others along the way. But now she has a family, as Dina (her girlfriend who travelled with her to Seattle with) was pregnant. But when Tommy comes back with a lead, she ditches everyone she loves to travel halfway across the country again this time to California to kill Abby. She gets there, fights her way through a prison and has a final fight with Abby, to which when she has the upper hand, Abby bites 2 of Ellie’s fingers off and instead of ending it there, and making everyone she’s lost, and EVERYTHING she’s lost not go in vain, she lets Abby live. And when she returns to her farm home with Dina, Dina and the child JJ, are nowhere to be found. In the end Ellie lost everything Jackson, Joel, Dina, the child, her revenge on Abby, Tommy, Maria, and her 2 fingers thus eradicating her ability to play guitar which is the only thing she can remember Joel by. And not to mention we play half this game as Abby, the ANTAGONIST just so we could have 6 more hours of play time. Like I said before this game had me crying for Joel Ellie, and everyone. But for all the **** wrong reasons the entire game is for absolutely nothing. And.... I have no words. I don’t, this community waited so long just to get a **** story, and leaving Ellie depressed, unless you want good gameplay and a horrible story with so many jumps from present to past don’t buy this game. Don’t waste your money and 20 hours of your life like I, and so many others did. You could get a better experience by watching it on YouTube. But all we can do know is hope that someone at ND fixes this. Other than that, I have nothing to say, I personally just finished the game and I need a break, I won’t be sleeping much tonight. All I’ll be able to think about is how sad I am that they ruined everything about this game. Good night everyone, and let’s hope this was all just a bad dream. Expand
  82. Jun 22, 2020
    0
    Has no respect for what made the first game great. What was a story about father and daughter love because the playground for ideological pathology.
  83. Jun 22, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The most visually beautiful game i've ever played, that's ruined by the worst story i've ever seen.

    I will start by saying this game is absolutely beautiful. The studio did an amazing job building this world, the ambience is amazing, the lighting is amazing. Huge respect for the people who built the visuals.

    My problem here is with the unbelievably BAD and LAZY writing. Starting with Joel's death. The way it's done is absolutely horrible. The character we all loved from the first game dies a completely pathetic death that doesn't reflect the character. Joel spent more than 20 years surviving in this world, and falls for a trap that anyone would see from miles away. It's not the fact that he died, but how they've done it: It happens in the first 2 hours of the game, with barely any screentime to the character, and it is done by a character we don't know anything about.

    The game just reaps out your emotional attachment to it, so fast, you just doesn't care about it anymore. There were a million better ways to do it. You can easily build up the main character's death in a way that we can have an emotional attachment to it, and to make Ellie's revenge have an emotional meaning. But it's not how it's done here.

    If the game had built up Joel and Ellie's story before killing Joel, it would make so much more sense, and i, as a player, would be way more invested in Ellie's revenge. It's hard to believe they had 7 years to come up with a narrative, and still they did the worst thing they could have done.

    We then proceed to play more than 10 hours as Abby, a character that we absolutely hate for doing that to Joel. The game tries to justify Joel's death with 10 hours of WASTED TIME going through flashbacks and useless sections of the game. It fails miserably in trying to make you understand her side of the story.

    In short, the story is poorly written and VERY disorganized. The narrative is totally out of order, there's no character development for the main characters.

    Dina has no development whatsoever, and Jesse is barely in the game. Jesse's death was just IGNORED by all the characters, he's never mentioned again after he dies. Manny is another flat character that you just doesn't care about.

    In the end, Ellie's revenge meant nothing. Joel died, Jesse died and don't get to see his son, Tommy is disabled, Ellie lost 2 fingers, her baby and her girlfriend. And Abby just walks away, successfully avenging her father, who's just a NPC from the first game.

    As an absolute fan of the first game, i am sad with what Naughty Dog has done to this sequel. They had 7 years to build the perfect sequence to the masterpiece that was the first one, but they managed to make a completely garbage storyline. Looks like it was done in the laziest way possible.
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  84. Jun 22, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Se ve y juega genial pero la historia es una mrd cuesta creer que esto es last of US Expand
  85. Jun 22, 2020
    0
    Stupid storyline
    PC is fine.But meaningless adding these shiiiit into game will only makes them taste like FKing shiiiit
  86. Jun 22, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Todo lo que tenga que ver con apartado tecnico,jugabilidad,graficos,sonido,ambientacion y diseño de cada ambiente es excelente,en eso el juego la verdad se supero.
    Tristemente la historia no fue la mejor,se acepta que se pueda matar a joel para de ahi dar un punto de partida a la supuesta venganza,pero matarlo de esa forma tan inhumana????? a joel???? que no confiaba ni en su sombra y casualmente confia en un grupo de gente que anda de paso? la verdad que el guion tuvo muchas conveniencias.
    Recuerdo que los trailes aparentaban que mataban a dina y la venganza partia de msde ahi con una ellie amargada por el suceso y que joel la encontraria para ayudarla,hasta esa historia hubiese tenido mas sentido.
    Nos hacen tratar de empatizar con abby? enserio? despues de la muerte que le dan a joel? La verdad que las horas que se juega con abby se me hacian largas,no queria jugar con ese personaje.
    Para terminar y resumir fueron 34hs(en mi caso ) de jugar para ver como seria el desenlace y la verdad se nos rieron en la cara,34 hs para que ellie le perdone la vida a abby por un flashback que le da en el momento.
    Abby no tuvo compasion en ningun momento,mato a joel,a jesse y lisio a tommy,sin contar que casi mata a dina y por conveniencia el pibe que rescata abby la convence de que no lo haga y se van.
    Despues de eso es cuando quieren retomar la venganza y la verdad ya en ese puento ya uno se empieza a cansar, dejas a dina para retomar tu venganza y resulta que antes de eso te tenes que cagar a tiros con medio mundo para llegar a ella y encontrarla casi muerta.
    En el enfrentamiento final lo mejor hubiese sido que ellie mate a dina y se cumplen la esa venganza que nos prometieron,y hasta la muerte de ellie la veia creible por las heridas que tenia,pero no,la deja ir a abby y ella se queda sin nada.
    Hasta 2 dedos le sacaron para mostrar que ni la guitarra puede tocar,la verdad que este juego tenia todo para ser lo mejor, pero su director no supo pensar una buena historia y es por eso que este juego no lo veo como la continuación del 1.
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  87. Jun 22, 2020
    2
    I waited a third of my life for this game to come out. It has absolutely stunning scenery and characters, but the story is lacking beyond belief. I fail to see in the grand scheme of the game, how we as players that have come to love the characters of this game, are meant to feel something for a psychopath... I will not skip over the fact that there are amazing moments in the game, butI waited a third of my life for this game to come out. It has absolutely stunning scenery and characters, but the story is lacking beyond belief. I fail to see in the grand scheme of the game, how we as players that have come to love the characters of this game, are meant to feel something for a psychopath... I will not skip over the fact that there are amazing moments in the game, but it does nothing to wash the bad taste out of your mouth that is the rest of the game. Coming from someone that adored the first game, I am embarrassed by the story that naughty dog has produced. Stay far away from it, especially if you hate gender politics being stuffed in inappropriately... Expand
  88. Jun 22, 2020
    0
    Get woke, go broke. Stop pushing the alphabet agenda on us then getting mad when we don't want to buy the product
  89. Jun 22, 2020
    0
    Great looking game. Gameplay is the same as the first. Conversations are interesting in some areas. However, the game is a cinematic experience, and the plot is uninteresting. Original characters, but 1 dimensional at the best of times. Over arching plot is filled with revenge tropes and obnoxious preaching. There were several ways to deliver the message 'Naughty Dog' was trying to convey,Great looking game. Gameplay is the same as the first. Conversations are interesting in some areas. However, the game is a cinematic experience, and the plot is uninteresting. Original characters, but 1 dimensional at the best of times. Over arching plot is filled with revenge tropes and obnoxious preaching. There were several ways to deliver the message 'Naughty Dog' was trying to convey, while being engaging, dramatic, and shocking. They decided to go the route of laziness. Save money, watch the game. Still want it? Get it. Though this game has none of the elements that made 'The Last of Us', great. Expand
  90. Jun 22, 2020
    0
    It's a good game but unluckily it is overshadowed by some unnecesary scenes that bring nothing good in to the game and are only a lame try to show support to nowadays waves making it a bad marketing tool that took away the impact of some actions and parts of the game, bringing nothing to the legacy of the franchise and making the last of us part 2 memorable for the wrong reasons
  91. Jun 22, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game has beautiful visual, amazing soundtrack and is a great technical achievement. However, the story reads like an unedited mess where the writer have interesting idea but the execution is absolutely terrible. While Abby has the potential to be a really interesting character they spend way too little time on both her backstory and giving her time to re-examine her own actions. Overall, it's a decent game that could easily have been a master piece instead if more care was taken with how the story is presented. Expand
  92. Jun 22, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The scene where fans and anti-fans fight. It's like the Colosseum. Clearly, however, the game is unpleasant and unreasonable. It is not a social philosophy or a feeling of discomfort that comes from facing stark reality, but rather a feeling of displeasure as if it were looking at maggots. Expand
  93. Jun 22, 2020
    10
    Um jogo que para muitos será difícil de ser digerido, mas que vale a pena se você tem um grande sentimento pelos personagens, e quer ter todo tipo de emoção em um único jogo
  94. Jun 22, 2020
    10
    Esperaba mas de este juego pero cumple bastante bien, graficas ,mecanicas y un buen desarrollo de personajes pero el final de la historia no me convence, sin embarno no lo hace un mal juego, le doy 10
  95. Jun 22, 2020
    0
    I did NOT get my Revenge. I only kept playing just so I can see she-hulk die. . I only kept playing just so I can see she-hulk die.
  96. Jun 22, 2020
    0
    There are no words for how terrible ghost game is. The ending alone and not being able to get revenge on Abby.
  97. Jun 22, 2020
    3
    Terrible story!!Ruined a beloved franchise loved by many. Great mechanics and scenery but overall story makes fall flat. No lovable characters and terrible decisions making.
  98. Jun 22, 2020
    10
    Es todo muy justificable sin dar spoilers, te lleva a entender el lado de uno pero a su vez el lado de otro personaje. Esta muy bueno el juego, su modo de juego, gráficos, las plantas, el agua. Recomendado 100%.
    Solo espero que saquen el online para sumar a este grandioso juego! Ame la pareja Ellie-Dina...
  99. Jun 22, 2020
    10
    Excelente juego a pesar de tener algunas discrepancias puntuales en la historia para mi opinion es un muy buen juego.
  100. Jun 23, 2020
    3
    Good graphics. Solid controls but nothing new, aside from a "jump" button that has no use. Loved the first game. It takes place in my home town. I expected to love it. I didn't. The story took a turn for the absurd then doubled down for, what I consider to be the worst ending in AAA gaming history. Mass Effect 3 looks brilliant compared to this. At least with Game of Thrones I saw theGood graphics. Solid controls but nothing new, aside from a "jump" button that has no use. Loved the first game. It takes place in my home town. I expected to love it. I didn't. The story took a turn for the absurd then doubled down for, what I consider to be the worst ending in AAA gaming history. Mass Effect 3 looks brilliant compared to this. At least with Game of Thrones I saw the dissapointment coming. Expand
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93

Universal acclaim - based on 121 Critic Reviews

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  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  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]