The Last of Us Part II

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  1. Rhelle03
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    Story - Meh
    Gameplay- double meh
    Joel's death - what in Santas candy stripping elves are you doing naughty dog

    This game was horrendous save yourself the trouble and watch it on youtube
  2. nishinoshino
    Jun 24, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Joel Dead meaningless！
    Abby’s teammate dies, why is Abby alive in the end
    Apparently killing Joel is Abby, but Abby is alive and well    … Expand
  3. Brandiyon
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    Asco de historia no tiene sentido lo único que tiene bueno es su jugabilidad
  4. Yessssir
    Jun 22, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A lot of people are complaining about this game when honestly it is a true masterpiece. The game does a superb job at creating an ending in which there is no right or wrong moral answer. Leaving it up to you to ponder about the ethics of revenge and whether an eye is really worth another eye. Throughout the game I struggled with the idea of Joel being being dead and brutally killed however it did make me realise that no matter how much I loved Joel and Ellie in the first game, was Joel right for killing everyone in that hospital? Now don’t get me wrong, if it was someone I cared about that much I would have done the same thing any day but it did make me wonder is 1 life that we’re so emotionally attached to and bias towards really worth more than a vaccine that could potentially help thousands of not millions? This game did a great job at planting a seed in the players brain to make them realise that we need to recognise our own biases and that there is always more than one perspective. Incomes Abby. Now I will say I did not like her at first and even now I’m very iffy with her but I do like a few things. First of all she brings a different perspective of loss with her father being the surgeon that Joel killed and rescued Ellie from. This is interesting as it pits biological loss to socially developed loss against each other. When I realised that Ellie’s situation and Abby’s situation were the exact same it made me think about what is morally and ethically right when it comes to revenge. Abby completed her vengeance at the beginning of the game but only to lose her friends afterwords. This has a pretty meaningful message and brings up the question. Does vengeance lead to a never ending cycle of violence in which no one prospers? At the end of the game Ellie finally gets her chance to kill Abby and take her vengeance but has a flash back of Joel dying. In this flashback I believe she realised that 1. this is not what Joel would have wanted and 2. That by doing this she would become the very thing she hates, killing a protector and raiser. Now let me explain, throughout multiple cutscenes we see Ellie tackle what happened at the hospital and start to grow further away from Joel but does not do so completely. Why? Because she still has love and respect for him for what he did and that he basically raised her as evident by the Museum flash back scene, she still cherishes moments they had. By killing Abby she’s be destroying Levs parental figure and be no better than Joel for murdering the hospital in which Abby’s father was the surgeon. So she comes to the choice to let her go. Now I know I know, I felt bad letting her go but understood why Ellie did it. After all these years she finally did something that she could be proud of and that gives her life purpose. She overcame loss not by taking a life but by giving hers a new purpose. When she left that guitar behind it was an indication that she has moved on and left the past behind. Who knows what’s to come next. But one things for sure, I’m playing. Thank you so much for reading this far. Now this is just my opinion. I am not right nor am I wrong. This was just my interpretation.… Expand
  5. KermitTheCommie
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Like this game was written by a child who didn't even play the first game. They completely forgot that Joel is smart and unlikely to trust strangers. (If you played the first game you know this) Shoving him into a situation where he is helpless and giving him a pathetic death, he should've died to protect Ellie or something not this... I'm not mad that he died I'm mad at how he died and then they tried to make us sympathize with Abby. That did not work at all and I hated her all the way until the end and playing as her was boring. She deserved a death worse than Joel's but Ellie just walked away for no reason after everything she's been through to get to her and the hundreds of people she's killed. That would've redeemed the game if she at least got her revenge. This game was a disappointment and a waste of money. They ruined this franchise. I hope the writer for this game gets treated how they treated Joel.… Expand
  6. Carpe_diems
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Worst game ever! Don’t buy it . Naughty dog screw up the franchise, … Expand
  7. Mahmoud_GHH
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    Lesbian here who owns the collector's edition. I was extremely excited for this game and had pre-ordered on the first day. The only true last of us is in my favorite games of all time. I was excited up until the first leaks came out. I had a small piece of hope that it would be at least somewhat good as I already expected Joel would probably die in the squeal just not in the way the leaksLesbian here who owns the collector's edition. I was extremely excited for this game and had pre-ordered on the first day. The only true last of us is in my favorite games of all time. I was excited up until the first leaks came out. I had a small piece of hope that it would be at least somewhat good as I already expected Joel would probably die in the squeal just not in the way the leaks showed. When I played the game and saw how they made Joel/Tommy go against their characters, by telling these people where they live and their names when they do not know these people at all. The way Abby just kills Joel when at this point the player has no idea who Abby makes her insufferable. All the work they do to try and make her sympathetic does nothing. At the end of the game, I agree with Ellies's decision to still go after Abby cause 'it can't all be for nothing'. It does not make sense that she would almost just let Abby go, she had just killed a man to get information on where Abby is. The ending is inconsistent with Ellie's character, as the entire game she has been killing people to try and get to Abby, and it is stupid she did not just shoot her in the head. Ellie's ending is bad and she does not even get revenge if she had just killed her straight away all that would be different is she would still have 10 fingers. A waste of £160. Collapse… Expand
  8. Canis_aureus
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    Garbage game. Typical revenge plot that is executed horribly. It’s also filled with woke nonsense. Do yourself a favor and save your money for Cyberpunk 2077
  9. RDA0924
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    Garbage game. Typical revenge plot that is executed horribly. It’s also filled with woke nonsense. Do yourself a favor and save your money for Ghosts of Tsushima.
  10. Belaamdarkz
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    Don't buy!!! It's a propaganda lgbt game!!! No lo compren!!!! Esto es un juego con propaganda del colectivo lgbt
  11. Txchniques
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Seriously, it's really telling of the quality of a game when the flashbacks to the first game are the best and most enjoyable parts of the SEQUEL.… Expand
  12. Diiistracted
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    Just don’t buy it. The fans were lied to and even after seeing everyone drag this game through the dirt... I tried it. I’ll never be able to get that time back. You’re better off buying Viva Piñata.
  13. Mallomallo
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. No matter what you think, you know that there are so many alternatives storyline can be way better than this, the reason this game has a good sell is just because of the first one, totally not deserved at all.… Expand
  14. OsvaldoLothbrok
    Jun 22, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Peor Juego de la historia un final de fracaso por favor no vuelvan a contratar a Anita Sarkeesian daña franquicias… Expand
  15. Jameswayne1
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    Horrible storyline nice visuals just not enough to make up for the horrible storyline
  16. Rafaelzimmer
    Jun 22, 2020
    10
    Palmas por favor, o jogo é simplesmente maravilhoso, o final é incrível. Um dos melhores da geração
  17. Bk17
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    This game is trash. This game is trash. This game is trash. This game is trash. This game is trash.
  18. Thiago12322
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    Jogo lindo, história linda tudo lindo gráficos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  19. BBoyOJVLNS
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    Don't waste your time if you're looking for a good story. Visually and technically it's amazing. The story kills all of that, though.
  20. Davidsilva11
    Jun 22, 2020
    10
    O jogo é maravilhoso em todo, gráficos melhor da geração, umas da melhores gameplay e gostei demais da história, jogo Prefeito. Obrigado naughty dog ❤️
  21. Mutatedghoul
    Jun 22, 2020
    10
    It’s an amazing game, it intertwines part 1 story very well. I love it and hopes there’s gonna be a part 3
  22. LeronT
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    Thought the story was absolute dog ish and the characters where boring and the gameplay was the same
  23. ShadowPlex15
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    Same gameplay as the first one, none impressive physics and animations, weird facial expressions, bad and boring story. The only good thing are the graphics, but you don't buy a game for the graphics.

    Go and play something else.
  24. Groxero
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    Political correction game from a modern "feminism" called Anita Kardeesian with the worst and hatefull character in all videogames I play in my life (yes, this character is Abby
  25. Theflying
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    Conflicting storyline just leaves me wanting more. Do not expect the outcome you hope for, but immerse yourself into this beautifully detailed game, live in it yourself. Parts of the story will seem difficult to even play but it all adds up to the final outcome. Ellie is wonderful and Joel is just like that feeling of coming home to a nice warm meal. Enjoy, indulge and gather your OWNConflicting storyline just leaves me wanting more. Do not expect the outcome you hope for, but immerse yourself into this beautifully detailed game, live in it yourself. Parts of the story will seem difficult to even play but it all adds up to the final outcome. Ellie is wonderful and Joel is just like that feeling of coming home to a nice warm meal. Enjoy, indulge and gather your OWN experience of this beautiful game.… Expand
  26. KomradePatsy
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    The game looks good and the mechanics are good but the only reason I liked TLOU was the dynamic between Ellie and Joel. I stopped playing after Joel died. The story meant nothing to me after that point. I could care less about the "wokeness" it was Joel and Ellie that I played the game for.
  27. CraigDirkin
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Terrible game. So pissed I paid for this hunk of crap. They ruined this franchise. Refund please.… Expand
  28. wowawewah
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    2 points for great visuals and acting. Everything else seemed repetitive and badly written.
  29. fvck_neil_cvckm
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    awful game ever, the plot is **** and well the end o god the end of this game...
  30. Marion66
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    Este juego ambienta la historia de forma gris desoladora lo que puede llegar a aburrir sobre todo por los personajes vacíos
  31. Godfist
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game came out after 7 years of waiting. After telling one of the best stories portrayed in a video game drops the **** ball. The death of joel was almost enough for me to not want to play this game but I still gave it a fair chance. I thought what was clearly going to be a revenge story was still going to be great even though one of the best complex characters Naughtydog gave us was dead. Boy was I **** wrong. Besides giving us no true conclusion to the story you as a player are almost forced to like someone you clearly cannot. After Ellie goes after Abby to get her revenge you you as the player are forced to see the same techniques and tropes from the first game played out between Ellie and Dina/Abby and Lev. You see Ellie take the place of Joel wanting nothing but to get the job done while Dina tries to bond with you and almost make light of the entire journey youre on. If that isn't enough Dina plays almost no point in the game besides being a liability to you. She goes on the trip knowing full well she is possibly pregnant. She even states that shes at least a few weeks late on her period. If you know that you could possibly be pregnant why would you go on a trip where you could possibly die? Granted she does have this connection with Ellie but that connection isn't nearly strong enough for her to go on this revenge mission. Once she is outed as being pregnant she just stays in the hideout while Ellie goes alone until other characters join along on the revenge like Jesse. As the game progress's Ellie gets closer and closer killing every friend of Abby's only to decide not to continue after her because they don't have a lead. Throughout the entire time youre playing as Ellie you get flashbacks of Joel and Ellie together. Them celebrating her birthday or showing how Ellie now knows how Joel lied to her about the Fireflies and there being no cure. All these moments do nothing but spur you on to get your revenge for the Father that was taken from you. After deciding to give up on revenge out of nowhere Abby and Lev appear at the temp hideout and youre thrust into playing as Abby. Youre forced to see why Abby wants her revenge so badly. How Joel killed her father the doctor who Joel shoots in the operating room. This moment alone couldve been a great driving force in Abby's character but instead you're shown what she's done after killing Joel. How she's working with WLF and all theyre doing. You're forced to see the dynamic between Abby and her friends and honestly you just see how bad of a person Abby is. Besides sleeping with her ex who is already dating someone who's pregnant with his child you're forced to watch flashbacks of them together. I really wanted to know why was I forced to do this? All the energy I had up until this point is thrown away and now I'm just sitting here not caring about Abby and any of these other characters. As Abby is doing her job with WLF she gets captured and is saved by some Scars. After narrowly escaping death multiple times she decides to have a change of heart and go back and save them. After going through all these challenges and dangers she finally sees how her all her friends are dead, her and Lev go after revenge now. They make it to the hideout only to have her kill Jesse, almost kill tommy, beat Dina within a inch of her pregnant life and almost kill Ellie. At this point the story shifts and Ellie and Dina are now living in there lil happy home with their baby on a farm. You find out that even though they seem happy Ellie still can't handle what has happened to joel. She gets one last chance on revenge and she gives it up, SHE GIVES IT UP AND LETS ABBY GO FREE. If this wasn't a slap in the face the game ends showing that Ellie and Joel were going to try again at having a relationship, at being father and daughter. The scene you're shown is the night before the game essentially starts. You go off on this revenge story that is utterly pointless and worthless to the player. There is no lesson to be learned about revenge, there is no conclusion to help the player move on. Ellie just goes off now all alone back into the world. I love how Metacritic and Neil Druckmann didn't care about the reviews thinking this was just people basing their reviews off of Joel's death. It wasn't Joel's death that made this game bad for me it was the lackluster story with a bad ending that did it for me. The fact i'm forced the play as my enemy would have been ok. But the fact you try to make me like her is a **** After she kills Joel why should I like Abby? Should I like her because she saves a trans child and takes them under her wing? Hell no she's still a poorly written character who can't stand on her legs. Throughout the entire playthrough of Abby's story all I could do was see why Abby as a person is someone I couldn't be friends with. After waiting 7 years for a game I thought was going to be amazing it turned out to be a complete waste of my time.… Expand
  32. Phucloveli10
    Jun 22, 2020
    1
    Good graphic bad story . I just want a refund of this game . Graphic is very good and game play too but the story is fking sick . Abby need to die
  33. Doomguy93
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Pero que a pasado? Porque an cambiado tanto algo,? Esto debió ser un juego innovador no devastador.… Expand
  34. Fabrizio046
    Jun 22, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The way that Joel dies wasn't bad, but I think people would like to play more time with Joel, I understand why he dies by that way
    I loved the final, I understand why people don't like it but you have to think all the history, look the revenge won't bring Joel back and kill abby only means let Lev without her an ellie knows how that feel    … Expand
  35. abicito
    Jun 22, 2020
    8
    Verdict: Graphics: 10/10 Story: 7/10 Gameplay: 9/10

    Myself, as many others, got curious by the supposed ”leaks” and went and looked into them. I was devastated, I didn’t want to believe anything that i saw in those leaks. A lot of people were mad because of those leaks, a lot of people are mad because of the story in this game, there are even some that are angry because of the characters    Verdict: Graphics: 10/10 Story: 7/10 Gameplay: 9/10

    Myself, as many others, got curious by the supposed ”leaks” and went and looked into them. I was devastated, I didn’t want to believe anything that i saw in those leaks. A lot of people were mad because of those leaks, a lot of people are mad because of the story in this game, there are even some that are angry because of the characters in this story. Because of this, this game has received over 60000 reviews, as of today, which is more than double the amount of reviews that God of War (2018) has, and that game has been out for 2 years. TLOU2 hasn’t even been out for a week.
    After about 22 hours I have completed this game, and decided to come here with a more positive take on this game. First, the graphics. The graphics in this game is phenomenal. ND knows how to make a game look and feel alive. Secondly, the story. A lot of people hated the story. While i do agree that this game had a worse story than the first one, I didn’t think it was as bad as people are making it out to be. While it doesn’t have as many meaningful moments as the first one, this one has a story that keeps you mostly invested until the end. The last thing I want to talk about in my review is the gameplay. I have seen a couple of reviews stating that the gameplay is outdated and boring, which I cannot understand. Sure most of the puzzles can get repetitive, but the combat makes up for it. The combat is amazing. The way people react to getting shot in the foot and starts moaning about it, and how they can bleed out after getting shot with an arrow in the neck just adds to the immersion. I also liked that they included specialized skill trees for stealth, melee and gunplay.    … Expand
  36. bdwf
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    i loved the first game and thought it wrapped things up perfectly. When i heard a sequel was in the works I had my doubts but was open to experiencing a continuation or even a new adventure.

    However as familiar as the atmosphere was with its highlights, it failed to deliver an emotional immersion as the first one had. It felt empty.
  37. Gotenkz
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game has a lot of good tech qualities, but the last of us always was famous by its story.
    However, in this game we have a lot of flaws, the character that is suposed to be a hero is one of the most hated (Abby) because the story make you first hate her to like her after, and to work on this you have to play 10 hours of abby and you're still traumatized by the first scenes.
    In gameplay terms is the same of the last game, that doesn't has so much appel as the story. In overral , the game looks like a visual tech.    … Expand
  38. Chasev101
    Jun 22, 2020
    1
    This game had everything in the world going for it. A strong story continuation of the first game, a strong fanbase, and a renowned studio creating this game. The game took two steps and fell on it's own face. A complete spit in the eye for all fans of the first game, and a failure of a story that will truly go down in history. Along with things like GOT and starwars.
  39. Badguy133
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    The story suck lol, and this game is overrated. Hope part 3 will have a better story than this
  40. carlongo
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    One of the worst histories that i have ever seen. Do not buy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  41. SpiderMosto
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    Un gran juego, no esta al nivel del 1, pero aun asi es buen juego, con buena historia y buena jugabilidad
  42. JennyPoussin
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    As an avid golfer, I don’t get why a 1-iron isn’t used when it would be the obvious choice there.

    As LGBT+, I would say thanks for the representation, but no thanks. We are portrayed with the nuance Jerry Lewis showed Asians in 'Still Laughing’. As someone who has sexual relations on a regular basis, I can only say ‘ouch’ for poor Abby. Even Uckmann would have yelled out in pain    As an avid golfer, I don’t get why a 1-iron isn’t used when it would be the obvious choice there.

    As LGBT+, I would say thanks for the representation, but no thanks.
    We are portrayed with the nuance Jerry Lewis showed Asians in 'Still Laughing’.

    As someone who has sexual relations on a regular basis, I can only say ‘ouch’ for poor Abby.
    Even Uckmann would have yelled out in pain for his un-lubed entry.

    My grade is a little harsh.
    But I hope it will motivate your creative team to do that much better next time.
    Much love and happy Father’s day (a day late sorry, your game kept me busy)!    … Expand
  43. Jkr483
    Jun 22, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. El juego es hermoso, aunque juegues como la que mató a joel, no importa porque la historia es entretenida y reflexsiva… Expand
  44. Eid_Von_Alastor
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    La inclusión forzada no debería ser la temática principal de un videojuego
  45. danshan
    Jun 22, 2020
    1
    I don't like this game. give me bad memory... Do not play this game. No joke
  46. attackdog123
    Jun 22, 2020
    10
    Amazing game. Great gameplay, every encounter is a challenge, environment and graphics are by far the best we have ever seen, the game is beautiful and has a very deep story.
  47. chromite
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    Neil tries to be Hideo Kojima but his attempt fails big time with awfull story...
    The Graphics and the gameplay is great but those things doesn't make up for the awfull story decisions..
  48. Sobe018
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So much wasted potential. The first game was amazing with a beautiful story whereas the second one made no sense and has so many plot holes throughout the story. In the first last of us a firefly pretended he was hurt and needed help and Joel knew what he was doing so he ran over him and trusted almost nobody. In the second game he trusts everyone which makes no sense which is so disappointing in how he dies. I'm not giving this game a 0 because although I'm disappointed with the story, the graphics were amazing and the soundtrack was also very solid and the gameplay wasn't so bad… Expand
  49. MillsKim
    Jun 25, 2020
    1
    -9 for ruined story, unsympathetic characters, unnecessarily added PC contents.
    +1 for graphic team.
    It is amazing how Naughty Dog can ruin their game by their own hands.
  50. AirNanner
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Game looks and feels like a PS2 game while destroying everything that made the 1st Last Of Us great. Don’t waste your money on this garbage game instead save it and use it for something better Like Ghost of Tsushima or Cyberpunk 2077. The only reason to play this game is to watch Joel die and then delete it because that’s the only thing this game hasn’t going for it.… Expand
  51. Javascript_JS
    Jun 22, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Puta que pariu!! Que decepçao!!! A forma como o joe morreu ridicula. Nada contra a ellie ser lesbica ou mamar em um jegue mas o jogo fica toda hora querendo mostrar isso. Preferi jogar com a marombada q com a ellie. Sem contar que tinhamos personagens secundarios mais marcantes como o bill e a tess. No parte 2 nem gravei os nomes das disgraças chamo de o japinha o a namorada da ellie. E pra completar DE NOVO a japinha careca é trans??? Meu deus QUE FORCAÇAO!!!! 7 APENAS PELO TRABALHO DOS ARTISTAS E AS CENAS DE AÇÃO SAO LEGAIS. A HISTORIA TA UM LIXO… Expand
  52. ProxCii
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    Absolute garbage and waste of my time. The worst way to betray a character that’s loved by everyone, what were you thinking?!
  53. Themandias
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    Complete **** Disappointment of the year. Propaganda, dreadfully dull, boring **** Don't spend money on "it".
  54. neighbs
    Jun 22, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have never reviewed a game before like this and actually created this account just to do this. The last of us part 2 is as poorly written as it is beautiful. After completing the very lengthy story of the game I truly still can’t comprehend why the writers of this game chose to treat these beloved characters with such disrespect. Joel’s death is something I won’t even get into because of how obvious it is on how disrespectful and poorly thought out it was. The rest of the story on the other hand is possibly the worst narrative I have ever had the displeasure of experiencing. The story follows a revenge plot with no pay off mixed in with a confusing attempt to make the player play as and sympathize with the very person that committed the heinous act of brutally murdering Joel and other characters during the story. Throughout this time playing as Abby (which was nearly if not half of the game) I had zero empathy for her and her group of friends and was honestly just bored and not wanting to continue through the story. This boredom was also attributed to the games poor pacing as it would constantly throw you into intense pivotal scenes only to pull you into a flashback from years before. As much of a massive fan as I am of the original game I have never felt so disappointed and utterly betrayed as I have after experiencing the last of us part 2. This in my opinion even with the success in sales will forever be one of the biggest disappointments in gaming history.… Expand
  55. Qoo12
    Jun 25, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is a story about Abby.
    See how she revenge all character in part.1.
    And having sex like animal...?wtf    … Expand
  56. m4nd0r
    Jun 23, 2020
    8
    I don't usually take time out of my day to review games, but the overwhelmingly negative scene here has made me jump in. So here's my honest and personal take:
    Graphics: 10/10
    Music and sound design: 10/10 Gameplay: 7/10 Story: 6/10 Yes, it could have been better, but this is by no means a bad game. I think the story was pretty good, not groundbreaking, but still very good! The best    I don't usually take time out of my day to review games, but the overwhelmingly negative scene here has made me jump in. So here's my honest and personal take:
    Graphics: 10/10
    Music and sound design: 10/10
    Gameplay: 7/10
    Story: 6/10

    Yes, it could have been better, but this is by no means a bad game. I think the story was pretty good, not groundbreaking, but still very good! The best way I could describe it is a jigsaw puzzle that's been put together wrong - all the pieces are there and are great, but they're put together in the wrong way. It's hard to care about a character or event, when you get to see the motivation behind it or their actions 10 hours later - just doesn't make a lot of sense. The ending is very polarizing - you're either love it or hate it. MOST of the new characters are kind of bland, but there are some notable exeptions.
    Game plays exactly like the 1st one, just more of the same and it does get tedious at times. But bottom line - t's still fun, it's polished and you can skip a lot of encounters if that's your cup of tea!
    As many other people have said, if this was a standalone game, and we didn't have to heavily compare it to the original, a lot of the hate would not exist.
    If these points are not a turn off for you - play the game! I personally have no regrets and feel like I got my money's worth.    … Expand
  57. Kunashki
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Silencing opinions, bad story making, bad dialogue, lying to the fan base advertising Joel as big role in the game. Lame Naughty Dog, lame.… Expand
  58. Erparra
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    Easily the most disappointing game I’ve ever played. While the game performs great and the graphics are absolutely beautiful, there’s no getting over the fact that your forced to play as the most hated video game character for 10 hours. Games are supposed to be fun, I guess ND didn’t get the memo.
  59. I-Am-Walker
    Jun 23, 2020
    5
    I just finished this game and I felt it wasn't the best use of my money and I would not recommend it to others but I will not stop them from buying it. Now the game looks amazing with great voice acting and amazing visuals. If I could rate this game in separate sections then in visuals and sounds it would be a 10 out of 10 of the way but in gameplay and story, I would give it a 3 out ofI just finished this game and I felt it wasn't the best use of my money and I would not recommend it to others but I will not stop them from buying it. Now the game looks amazing with great voice acting and amazing visuals. If I could rate this game in separate sections then in visuals and sounds it would be a 10 out of 10 of the way but in gameplay and story, I would give it a 3 out of 10. The gameplay was no different from the first game. I honestly wasn't a great fan of the story either because I felt the game ignored everything from the first story. Some of the characters in the game acted and made choices that in the first game they would have never made and the story threw away great points in storytelling from the first game in the trash to push new agendas.… Expand
  60. Ruisu17
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    Excelente jugabiliidad, buenas mecánicas, la historia más o menos pero buena para mí gusto.
  61. YikesMcGee
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    The direction the story takes by removing a character the fandom was hoping to play as, to then switch them out to this other non relatable non likable character really ruined it for a lot of people.
  62. catmouse
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Was excited after playing TLOU, but this is just a kick in the face for all fans. Token characters with unbelievable stories and behavior just for the sake of making them more diverse is frustrating. Sorry to see such a good first part sink so low. What was Naughty Dog thinking?
  63. Chazzz
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Last Of Us 1 boring gameplay but a great story. Last Of Us 2 same boring gameplay and a straight-up terrible story. Somehow made the first game feel less meaningful now. S'Sad
  64. jc80527
    Jun 25, 2020
    0
    Story it's just trash the last of us was a great game but this nothing more than garbage
  65. TG13
    Jun 24, 2020
    10
    This game filled me with so much emotion. This game tells a wonderful story like I've never seen before. This game is a masterpiece.
  66. Playeron3
    Jun 22, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. a boring game, overrated, it seems that you saw a soap opera from Mexico type the rose of Guadalupe, do not buy the game, it will be money thrown in the trash… Expand
  67. Locusthorde300
    Jun 25, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game does extremely well with it's visuals, audio, and setting. But falters on the characters and gameplay, not innovating on either. But absolutely drops the ball on a boring and dead narrative that's barely intriguing at the best of times. The whole intro sets the entire tone for the rest of the game... disappointing. The intro skips four years, and does nothing to tell us what happened during that time, nor why there's a group of fireflies who have somehow managed to track Joel down in the middle of nowhere? Not to mention as a man who full well knows that he is being hunted, drops the ball on keeping up an alias. I have no major issues with Abby, but the plot for Joel to die lacking major impact because it just dropped it on you out of nowhere with no real lead up.… Expand
  68. yourfriendface
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    Not a fan, the story was stale considering the release date was pushed back. Writing was awful, and the ending was ridiculous.
  69. benson0913
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    The worst game I ever played.
    disgusting fake. contradiction, paradoxical ruined TLOU 1.
    DO NOT BUY.
    Never buy game from naughty dog
    emphasize again
    The worst game I ever played.
  70. death_t
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Meaningless violence and sex scenes，mess storyline，completely ruined the characters from the first game
  71. RobRab
    Jun 23, 2020
    9
    My Spoiler free take on this Game:

    Scrolling through the many, many negative reviews made it abundantly clear, that a lot of the people who dislike the game have not played it. If you are unsure about weather or not to buy the game, do yourself a favor and watch some more professional reviews than the ones on here, as they are not only un based, but also riddled with spoilers.    My Spoiler free take on this Game:

    Scrolling through the many, many negative reviews made it abundantly clear, that a lot of the people who dislike the game have not played it.
    If you are unsure about weather or not to buy the game, do yourself a favor and watch some more professional reviews than the ones on here, as they are not only un based, but also riddled with spoilers.

    Regarding the Story:

    The Story takes some really unexpected, gut punching, turns and sports a diverse cast of characters, which seems to be the main source of grief for most of the other reviews on here. I want to keep this part-2-spoiler free, so I won´t go into specific moments or characters here, but if you played it, you probably know what moments I am talking about.
    Now I expect most people interested in this game have played the first one, or at least know what happened in the first game, especially since both games are available on the PS4.
    That being said, spoilers for the first game ahead.
    The first games story was the story of violence in a post-apocalyptic world, were every faction thought the use of violence was justified to further their goals. (e.g. the military violently trying to keep order, the fireflies using violence to resist the military and the looters/raiders using violence with a survival of the fittest mindset.) No faction really objectively can be called an evil faction as a whole (Individuals of course can be) even cannibalism is to a certain degree an more of an act of desperation rather than on of evil intent. In this violent World, no one really wins, or gets what they want in the end. Joel may have gotten out of it with Ellie, but in doing so, lost friends and allies and basically doomed the human race by stopping the only chance at a cure for the virus. Joel himself is neither the bad , or the good guy of the story. Like the other factions, he thinks his own goals are just or at least necessary for survival. We see Joel kill and torture people without second thought to and in the end lieing to Ellie all so he can achieve his personal goals.
    Yet we still root for Joel, not just because he is the main character, but the game places you firmly in his point of view of the Story, you get to see how Joel grows as a character and how determined he becomes during the length of the game.

    So in conclusion: The first game was set in a brutal World, where everything can be taken from you at any time, because from someone elses point of view they had the right, or the obligation to do so.

    That being said, it is utterly incomprehensible to me that people complain, when this is also the case in part 2. The world is still violent and everyone thinks their killing is justified, be it out of revenge, or subjective necessity.
    So in my opinion, no the Story is not out of place for the series.

    Regarding gameplay: Not that much has changed since part one, which is not necessarily a bad thing.
    The Combat encounters feel still very intense, weather you try to sneak around, try to make what little supplies you have count, or getting creative by luring enemies into traps. There are a few new mechanics (going prone, tall grass and pistol silencers for example) however the encounters in itself lack a bit of variety when looking at the series as a whole. There are both new kinds of humans and infected to fight, although be it very few, but most encounters play out the same where you sneak around until you get caught and have to either improvise, or hide to surprise enemies from a flank or go back to stealth. However these mechanics control very fluently and it is very satisfying to see the AI react to your approaches. (though I really wish the companion AI would do a better job of not blocking me or taking the best cover spot for themselves)
    I do wish there were more encounters with infected and humans. It is always fun making these groups fight each other while observing the carnage/using the distraction to sneak away.
    Outside of Encounters there are some larger areas, where you can explore and potentially stock up on supplies, get more context to the story or simply have some small encounters, that tell a story about the world itself.

    About the Graphics: Not really much to say here that hasn´t already been said, it is one of the best looking games on the PS4, the environments burst with details and the level design is well executed, so that you don´t get stuck and get an introduction whenever something new is introduced, so that text pop up tutorials don´t have to interrupt the gameplay (e.g. you see a new infected Type fight other survivors before having to fight one yourself)

    In conclusion: The Game is very well made.
    The Story, in my opinion, fits the tone that the first game has set for the World.
    The Gameplay is fun, if also repetitive after a while
    The Graphics are gorgeous    … Expand
  72. Jheremed
    Jun 23, 2020
    4
    Me disgusta la trama de la segunda parte, de lo que fue un grandioso juego. En cuanto a jugabilidad y grafica esta todo bien, incluso, el realismo me dejo impresionado. Es algo que me hizo explotar la cabeza, con el nivel de detalles que tuvo esta segunda entrega. Sin embargo, la trama del juego no me convence mucho que digamos. La forma de deshacerse de un personaje tan importante como loMe disgusta la trama de la segunda parte, de lo que fue un grandioso juego. En cuanto a jugabilidad y grafica esta todo bien, incluso, el realismo me dejo impresionado. Es algo que me hizo explotar la cabeza, con el nivel de detalles que tuvo esta segunda entrega. Sin embargo, la trama del juego no me convence mucho que digamos. La forma de deshacerse de un personaje tan importante como lo fue Joel, y que Ellie no cobre venganza, y que tengamos que jugar como Abby y tener que "entender" su historia de forma forzada o al apuro... son cosas que descontentan a muchos. Con el enemigo al momento de usarlo, tuvimos que darle una paliza a Ellie, protagonista de esta segunda entrega. Son cosas que no cuadran mucho la verdad. Se suponia, que esta segunda entrega estaria basada en Ellie y su venganza, no en Abby y Ellie… Expand
  73. kevinctai
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Phenomenal musical score, gameplay, graphics and scenery, but none of that matters due to the horrendous story. This review is mostly based on the story. This game honestly doesn’t even know who the protagonist and antagonist are. New characters are very unlikable, there is terrible flashback placement and a ton of plot holes. Main characters from the last game don’t seem the same and actPhenomenal musical score, gameplay, graphics and scenery, but none of that matters due to the horrendous story. This review is mostly based on the story. This game honestly doesn’t even know who the protagonist and antagonist are. New characters are very unlikable, there is terrible flashback placement and a ton of plot holes. Main characters from the last game don’t seem the same and act completely out of character. EXTREMELY unsatisfying ending too.… Expand
  74. Thrasher12
    Jun 25, 2020
    2
    un gamplay deplorable 7 años de desarrollo y no pudieron mejorar nada , unos parajes hermosos ambientación espectacular pero lo peor de todo es la historia mal escrita y ejecutada , este juego se supone vive de su rica historia pero solo son trozos de fanfic al azar y mal echos una verdadera pena como se burla de nosotros los fanáticos y seguidores darle un 2/10 es muy generoso

    a    un gamplay deplorable 7 años de desarrollo y no pudieron mejorar nada , unos parajes hermosos ambientación espectacular pero lo peor de todo es la historia mal escrita y ejecutada , este juego se supone vive de su rica historia pero solo son trozos de fanfic al azar y mal echos una verdadera pena como se burla de nosotros los fanáticos y seguidores darle un 2/10 es muy generoso

    a deplorable gamplay 7 years of development and they could not improve anything, some beautiful places spectacular setting but worst of all is the poorly written and executed story, this game is supposed to live on its rich history but they are just random and bad bits of fanfic, its a real shame as ND and sony make fun of us fans ,give it a 2/10 it is very generous    … Expand
  75. Navuri
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Dear Naughty Dog,

    I just finished playing The Last of Us: Part II and I could not be more disappointed. Matching or even topping your original The Last of Us was a far stretch, and I don’t think that a lot of people were actually expecting you to do so. However, the critics are raving about TLOU2 ‘It’s a masterpiece’. The players have spoken too, and they think it’s a slap in the face. I agree with the other players.

    I really wanted to play with Ellie (and also Joel), but you have brutalized those beloved characters like they meant nothing. Joel gets killed by a nobody within the first hour of the game, and then Ellie is kind of going on a revenge mission but the game is not at all about that revenge. The game is about Naughty Dog’s double LGTBSETGGSWRGF (whatever letters are in it these days) community being shoved down players throats.

    No, I don’t care that I (Joel) killed Abby’s father in The Last of Us
    No, I don’t want to run around the woods for hours and hours with a few Asian people who have nothing to do with the main story.
    No, I don’t care about Abby
    No, I don’t want to play with Abby for 60% of the game
    No, I don’t want Abby to run around that hospital hallway for the 5th time in a nightmare playthrough
    No, I don’t want to run all over America to get some first aid kit for an Asian NPC I don’t care for. Amputate the arm and be done with it. It’s the apocalypse. I’ve killed hundreds of people in this game. I don’t give 2 cents about the people who helped me from getting hanged in the woods.
    No, walking simulator for hours and hours with Abby through camps, stadiums, hospitals and skyscrapers does not work for me to get any sympathy for Abby. She killed Joel, I don’t like her.
    Why does Abby need to show off her ‘superior' Hulk strength every 15 minutes?
    Why does Joel say his name within seconds of meeting complete strangers (and get’s killed for it)
    What did your team at Naughty Dog think when they laid out the plan for this game? Let’s start off with Ellie, let the player roam around with her for a few hours, and then in the end give Ellie back to the player for one lousy mission?
    Why do you, as a game company, lied in your TLOU2 trailers about Joel? ‘You didn’t think i’d let you do this on your own?’ This is false advertising.
    Why would I care about Owen, his dog or the Aquarium after pointless hours of roaming around there? I already KILLED them as Ellie. I love dogs, but telling a story this way does not give me any remorse whatsoever.
    Did you think players were going to enjoy hitting Ellie in the theatre and chasing her down? She’s Ellie for crying out loud.
    Tommy. He’s a character. Just for your information. He might be useful for the story?

    As you can see, there are some minor questions and issues I have with this game. The political and social agenda that has been shoved down my throat for hours was not entertaining or fun at all. I never thought there would be moments I would have liked to uninstall the game and just watch the ending cinematic online. I pushed through however, hoping that my pointless flashback with Abby would be short lived. Instead, I had to play for hours, and hours, and hours with a character who ruined the game for me. At one point during the sky elevator chapter, I just forgot who she was (on purpose) and said to myself that this was just another generic Tomb Raider or Uncharted video game. This is not The Last of Us. I will never play this game ever again, and I feel that Naughty Dog has lied to the gaming community. Maybe you should have just made a revenge game and let us kill all those monsters who killed Joel. Your writing is bad, and I don’t give 2 cents about your double agenda. You make entertainment products that are not entertaining. I was so glad the game was over. TLOU has some wonderful environments that are spoiled because I just ran past them at some point. Just to be done with it. I didn’t care anymore. Abby just ran into hordes of monsters and I enjoyed being killed by them. The credits should have rolled there and then. But hey, in the end we got to put some sheep in a barn with Ellie, that’s gotta count for something. I’m just sorry that we as a gaming community are the sheep and Naughty Dog is laughing in our faces. Maybe, in 2027 when The Last of Us Part III comes out, we can have a backstory about the armed soldier who killed Joel’s daughter in The Last of Us Part 1. Maybe we can get some sympathy for him as well. Good job Naughty Dog, by ruining a fantastic franchise. I hate The Last of Us Part 2.    … Expand
  76. kpodge17
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. There's no doubt that the graphics, soundtrack, and overall game-play are phenomenal. But that is not why this game is getting trashed by users. Several do not like the story, and I could not disagree more. Is it sad and outright brutal? Yes. Does Ellie seem like a good person? No, not really. She's not the kid you met in part 1.

    I think the writers were very bold, which is why people do not like it. The story is certainly no fairy tale with a happy ending, which it seems like users wanted. In this game, you get to experience and feel the struggle Ellie endures. You also get to spend nearly half the game in Abby's perspective, the antagonist (or so you think). It is a pretty unique way to write a story, which shows the world is not black and white. There is no good versus evil. It all depends on the perspective, which I think is fascinating.

    I think the character development is really good, although not excellent. You get to see what each person struggles with, and what they have had to endure in such a brutal world. I never really felt myself "falling in love" with characters like in Part 1, but nonetheless, I think it is solid. I will definitely be replaying this soon to take a deeper dive into the characters.

    If you want a game where you love everything that happens, you totally support everything the main character is doing, and get a happy ending, then this game is not for you. But if you can look past that, and understand that people will do what they must to survive in such a brutal world, or fight with themselves in a battle with revenge, then you will really appreciate this game. I can see why this game is so divisive. Perhaps the world was not ready for such a bold story line. I think this is a game that will age well and people may not understand the brilliance of the story for years.    … Expand
  77. Meeko03
    Jun 22, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I loved absolutely everything about this games the gameplay was impressive the graphics are ridiculously good the best ive ever seen never thought any game on this gen would come close to god of war but this did it and the story was amazing i dont know what some of these people are playing but it is great the way joel died really made me feel what ellie felt and then having us sympathize with abby was a bold move but was smart be i definitely jnderstand why she did uit the game made me cry hard not many games do but a absolute masterpiece naughty dog looking forward to part 3… Expand
  78. LiuLanzi
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    编剧司马,全程喂屎,没爹的只会喂屎是不是?艹,老子就是特意注册这个账号来艹编剧的,艹你老母,死爹死娘最后和仇人互舔菊花,祝你性福
  79. ArsenM
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    Game developers at the start gag your mouth with duct tape and next 25-30 hours you have no other option then following their scenario.
    And almost every move is so illogical, so absurd that it makes you sick. But your mouth is gaged so it's slowly filling with your own vomit.
    In the begging you admire fantastic graphics, landscape and environment with every little detail on it - it is    Game developers at the start gag your mouth with duct tape and next 25-30 hours you have no other option then following their scenario.
    And almost every move is so illogical, so absurd that it makes you sick. But your mouth is gaged so it's slowly filling with your own vomit.
    In the begging you admire fantastic graphics, landscape and environment with every little detail on it - it is really remarkable work.
    But in the middle of the game, where interesting plot twist (no spoilers!) is happening, and you are supposed to get very strong feelings of your previous actions - you feel nothing. You can not feel anything, because those were not your actions, those actions of game developers and you have mouth full of vomit because of those actions.
    And then the finale comes. At this moment your mouth is literally 1 second to explode. You have no other feelings except this torture to end. And game developers remove duct tape They explain you motivations of main heroes, their feelings, their metamorphosis, what they become. And you feel catarsys, you scream, but not because you emphathize to heroes. You scream because you finally free your mouth of this 25-30 hours of vomit.
    The story is great. Not original, but still great. And if it is told during 5 minutes it can even make your eyes wet. The graphics, landscapes, environment, music - all of this is fantastic.
    But with all those physically and mentally disgusting characters; illogical actions; forcefully shoved SJW content; not a single chance for player to make his own decision - all of those make make players to remember only taste of vomit in their mouths.    … Expand
  80. Bobverty
    Jun 22, 2020
    7
    There is a huge narrative problem but overall The game is enjoyable. Its not a gamechanger and there is a lot that they could do better with The story and The narrative.
  81. Caleman
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    People are giving it Zero's before even playing it, I'm giving it a 10 after playing it.
  82. Chewie1138
    Jun 23, 2020
    9
    Detalles tecnicos simplemente impresionantes lo mejor de Naugthy Dog y PlayStation y lo mejor de la generación junto a RDR2 aunque si la historia tiene pequeños detalles que dejan huecos argumentales y cosas que aunque eran necesarias pudieron ser manjeadas de diferente forma aparte la musica esta por completo olvidada eso si me decepciono pero fuera de esos detalles de la historia y laDetalles tecnicos simplemente impresionantes lo mejor de Naugthy Dog y PlayStation y lo mejor de la generación junto a RDR2 aunque si la historia tiene pequeños detalles que dejan huecos argumentales y cosas que aunque eran necesarias pudieron ser manjeadas de diferente forma aparte la musica esta por completo olvidada eso si me decepciono pero fuera de esos detalles de la historia y la musica es simplemente genial.… Expand
  83. YobaFott
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Close to platinum because I want people to understand that I have gone to the lengths required to fully review this game

    Graphics - 10 - With the leaps Naughty Dog has made in the years since the first game, this game is stunning to look at. The environment at times looks unbelievably real, and the characters are beautifully detailed. However, some visual glitches persisted throughout my playthrough and some actually were enough to completely ruin my immersion in the game. T-posing, bright red artifacts appearing whenever gore occurred and models ghosting through various objects. Unfortunate but in spite of that, the game is one of the best looking on the PS4

    Sound Design - 9 - This department absolutely popped off and created some of the most satisfying sounds I've ever heard in a game. Cleaning and creating weapons, shooting and reloading, and having a weapon make contact with an impactful thud all add to immersing the player in the game. Absolutely phenomenal work.

    Level Design - 5 - Fantastic decision to use Seattle as the setting for the game, but abysmal direction for not utilizing it more other than a few sparse enemies here and there. Encounters can be boiled down to: explore wide open area, kill 4-8 enemies, explore some more. The level design is top notch, but with so little enemy encounters it can at times feel like a playable tech demo meant to look pretty with no real substance behind it.

    Gameplay - 7 - Mechanically plays the same as the original for better or worse. The game is clunky and rough to handle at times which is to be expected unfortunately. This series was never well-known for it's groundbreaking gameplay so it's serviceable at best, but it's a shame they didn't attempt to .work upon an obviously aged aspect of the game.

    Story - 0 - This is where the game falls apart. The Last of Us, regardless of what the writers try to justify, was about the relationship of Joel & Ellie. A man who had lost his child at the onset of the outbreak, and a teenager who had lost her parents travel together across the country to find a dubious organization known as the Fireflies. They bond over the course of the Journey and become inseparable. Joel made the decision to save Ellie from the group who was willing to murder a child for a cure that had VERY slim chances at succeeding, and even then after the entire course of the game along with multiple lore sources the question was brought up "Would a cure even matter at this point?". The second game immediately derails this by painting Joel's actions as the wrong one, and spends most of its run time attempting to show Joel in as bad of a light as possible barring some flashbacks that should have been the basis of the game to begin with. Ellie is reduced to a bitter villain through the course of her journey which is made to make the player feel awful as Abby & Lev are propped up as the "new" Joel & Ellie which wouldn't need to occur if Neil & Halley had followed through on "Honoring Ellie and Joel specifically". By the end of the game most of the cast introduced has been needlessly and brutally murdered by both Ellie and Abby. **** saying that Abby should have died, the whole game should not have been made at this point because the credibility of the studio has now been put into question and they've rendered the entire first game pointless because of their efforts.

    This game series was brought up to its "Pillar of Gaming" status due to the story, nothing else. The fact that valid criticisms are being disregarded or generalized is completely disgusting, and it's such a shame because this game could have been a story about hope and forgiveness. Instead all that's left is anger and shame.    … Expand
  84. NeoXMahi
    Jun 24, 2020
    7
    As a HUGE Naughty Dog fan it's really difficult to review this game, especially where it's so easy to spoil the experience for fans still wanting to the play the game, hung up on fear this game could taint how they felt about the first game. I wanted to love this game, I really did but in the end, it's just not to the caliber Naughty Dog is best known for, when their presence makes otherAs a HUGE Naughty Dog fan it's really difficult to review this game, especially where it's so easy to spoil the experience for fans still wanting to the play the game, hung up on fear this game could taint how they felt about the first game. I wanted to love this game, I really did but in the end, it's just not to the caliber Naughty Dog is best known for, when their presence makes other studios cringe to have follow up with at E3--PlayStation and Xbox alike--with the reputation they always set the new Gold-Standard not just on consoles but amazing PC fans and developers as well. But, as history has repeatedly shown, every empire must soon fall.

    GRAPHICALLY give Naughty Dog a piece of hardware and they'll wow you, their artists and programmers are talented and know what they're doing and Naughty Dog should take pride in that. They know how to pull off some pretty tricky stuff and you can tell--like every title previous--Naughty Dog takes what they've learned from previous games and culminate it altogether for something spectacular. They're constantly learning and growing. Their animation team deserves a metal or a trophy, or a hug, or something because they always pull it off. But, The Last of Us Part II (TLoUII) just doesn't have that wow factor that blows you away unlike TLoU where you thought the PS3 had totally been maxed out only to find ND still had one final rabbit to pull out of their hat. This game is beautiful, but I thought of 'Until Dawn' a lot while playing this and really well lit areas seemed lazy with really washed out colors and you ask what happened? There's still a lot of pop in as well and some characters models just don't seem quite ND. Honestly, even though this game runs at 1440p, possibly 4K checkerboard, Uncharted 4: A Thief's End at 1080p still is more impressive.

    SOUND is world class! Voice acting performances are stellar. The soundtrack opens, carries, and closes the game masterfully. The 'Eye for An Eye' track playing during encounters had me feeling like I was playing a John Carpenter movie with some Hans Zimmer. The OPTIONS MENU lets you tinker with sound settings to get he optimal experience, these guys--honestly--are the stars of this game. Ashley Johnson's performance of "A Poor Wayfairing Stranger" however--while brave and a valiant effort--would indicate she needs to stick to acting and not pursue a career in music, it wasn't horrific, but wasn't great. Sound department ultimately in the end wins this with a perfect 10.

    GAMEPLAY is exactly what you'd expect, really. Its more of the same with a little hint of Uncharted. Crafting is a key part of this game and upgrading all of your weapons. It's all here. The supplements aspect of the game was weird this time though. Environments are much more spacious which is both to the benefit and detriment of the gameplay. When I play TLoU, I don't play it like Uncharted or Gears of War, it's not a run-and-gun game, it's Metal Gear Solid. It's stealth and carefully working your way around to quietly eliminate your enemies and get out or explore to find this games some 300 hidden items, the problem is, this game get's cheap in that department. I had to restart encounters over and over again to play the game the way it should be played because the AI would send two guys right after me from the get go and I'd get caught and have to run and hide or just start over. 5000 characters just isn't enough to fully cover gameplay but it's flawed this go around. The dog aspect is neat and trying to get through that but, in some ways it felt like I was playing Uncharted with wave after wave of enemies. Finally, the game, due to the story is really bloated, a 15-20 hour experience (I didn't time myself) but it was way too long. I'd say the ND team had been playing Devil May Cry 4 a lot while developing this game.

    STORY. As most have said, can TLoU stand alone without Part II? Absolutely. It's just an expansion to the story of Ellie as an adult. You're not missing out on anything by not playing it. The story is really long though, you're bored at several long points during the game. I spent so much time running around areas as well trying to find items that it distracted me from the goal of what ND was trying to do and that was tell and impactful story but I had to collect items. I didn't have so much of an issue with one major plot point most gamers did, I think it was actually a good move in creating a new story to adventure through but I--personally--wasn't happy with ND's personal agenda this time through. Is the game divisive? Yeah, it is. It's a violent game but so was the first one, this shouldn't be a surprise. But the whole gay pride and pushing that agenda seemed pretty lame. At least in TLoU Bill's character was subtle, that was the way to do it right. There's just not enough characters to write a descent review for this. It's an okay game in the end, just not a ND masterpiece as previous games.    … Expand
  85. Xylen_
    Jun 24, 2020
    8
    First off, let me say that almost everything about this game - the visuals from graphics to environment design, animation, voice acting, gameplay (in my opinion, although some people disagree) - everything but the story is absolutely impeccable. The technical presentation is amazing. Pretty much all of my criticism is based entirely on the story, and even if I absolutely hated the storyFirst off, let me say that almost everything about this game - the visuals from graphics to environment design, animation, voice acting, gameplay (in my opinion, although some people disagree) - everything but the story is absolutely impeccable. The technical presentation is amazing. Pretty much all of my criticism is based entirely on the story, and even if I absolutely hated the story (which I didn't) I would probably have to give the game at least a 5/10 despite it being story-driven.

    I'm not totally sure of how to feel about this game. I think I'd rate it between about 7.5 and 8.5 overall. The story was FINE in general. I did enjoy it, and I certainly didn't hate some parts as much as many people did, but it wasn't perfect - there were some strange decisions made in the writing, and I think the whole experience could've been much better if not for some poor execution at a few key moments. There are some pacing issues, and I think the game was a tad overlong even if I was mostly enjoying it. The story is polarizing, and not for no reason - if you're willing to roll with the story and it lands for you, then there's a chance for you to like it, but if you aren't or it doesn't then the entire intended theme and story structure will likely crumble in your eyes. With that said, with some patience and the willingness to be open minded about characters and the story the game is trying to present, I think it is still fairly enjoyable.

    I would warn players that it would be doing this game a disservice to go in with preconceptions and expectations about what it is going to be about. It comes after the first game, but it is not just a direct continuation of that game's story; at least, it doesn't feel that way. There is exaggeration and tribalism on both sides of the strange war in the gaming community about this game. I'd recommend that interested players don't listen to any of that, from anyone (including me, really), and just experience it for themselves before forming an opinion.

    And for the record:

    I loved the first game, and its characters, and understood it, and still enjoyed this game.

    I disagree that it deserves 10/10, but the bombing of 0/10 reviews (and, truthfully, the counter-bombing of 10s, even if I understand why) is ridiculous.

    You're allowed to like or dislike the game. Whatever you naturally feel about it is OK, and it's OK for people to disagree with you. The rampant tribalism and toxicity about it online is infuriating and sickening. It's especially ironic because it is about this game specifically. People just need to calm down, even if they're disappointed in this thing that they've been waiting for and invested in.    … Expand
  86. Cryanngell
    Jun 26, 2020
    8
    this game is not an excellent game, but is not a bad game, i really enjoyed the game, but i really wanted other story.
  87. GhostDark
    Jun 24, 2020
    1
    Primero que todo el juego no está tan mal gráficamente es alucinante sus físicas etc pero en cuestión de la inteligencia artificial de los NPC es deplorable hay partes en dónde quedan parados y no hacen nada o disparan con balas infinitas y lo peor es que de 20 balas solo acertan 5 eso es inaceptable.
    2. En el día 1 en Seattle es demasiado solo no hay muchos infectados en todo el mapa no    Primero que todo el juego no está tan mal gráficamente es alucinante sus físicas etc pero en cuestión de la inteligencia artificial de los NPC es deplorable hay partes en dónde quedan parados y no hacen nada o disparan con balas infinitas y lo peor es que de 20 balas solo acertan 5 eso es inaceptable.
    2. En el día 1 en Seattle es demasiado solo no hay muchos infectados en todo el mapa no hay nada .
    3. Los chasqueadores todos son mujeres y con la mismo modelo además de que los modelos de los demás enemigos te podías encontrar con tres NPC iguales en un mismo edificio hay muchas cosas repetidas.
    2. Hay veces que en algunos escenarios se baja mucho la calidad del escenario como tal.
    Cómo dije anteriormente el juego destaca por su sonido sus gráficos y la forma en que interactuas con el control para todo pero eso no lo justifica nada    … Expand
  88. TLOU2_sucks_ass
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I wish there was a way to glitch the game so you don't have to play ad Abby… Expand
  89. skippyyy
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    The game looks great, the gameplay is established but repetitive and hasn't changed at all since the last of us 1.

    The story is really bad.

    Like really bad, like really really really really really really really really really bad.

    Seriously, its bad.
  90. JhonnRedfield
    Jun 22, 2020
    10
    É muito triste vê a comunidade gamer brigando entre si por causa de console, esse jogo é incrível estou feliz por jogar essa raridade.
  91. Spikejm
    Jun 22, 2020
    10
    Great gameplay, even better writing and story, Naughty Dog does it again. The story isn’t how I would want things to be but I can appreciate the journey it took me and realize the masterful writing.
  92. CasperSan
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    I can’t believe we waited so long for this train wreck. Don’t waste your money
  93. Jcornman24
    Jun 24, 2020
    0
    This about proves that critic reviews are not trustable anymore. This game did not need a sequel, the first story was well written and very enjoyable to playthrough. Letting you bond with the characters as you progressed through the game.

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

    This is not the same for this game, where you watch your favourite characters get tarnished and ruined. This is so Insulting to the player after you made that bond. Then you spend the 2nd half of the game just chasing down and getting revenge, the most uninspired story I've ever seen seems to be a cash grab and a virtue signal. Save $60 and don't get it    … Expand
  94. Sdrop00
    Jun 22, 2020
    10
    Es un juegazo, lleno de momentos que te hacen saltarde la silla, de momentos en los que se te saltan las lagrimas o se te pone la piel de gallina, si le dais un 0 solo porque no os ha gustado el final yo le doy jn 10 porque valorando el juego se lo merece, graficos, animaciones, detalles, oscuridad, momentazos.........
  95. Feuilledetrefle
    Jun 22, 2020
    9
    An excellent game, maybe seen as bad because of the first part that was one of the most brillant game of his generation.
    Now Naughty Dogs tried to create an original scenario where most people just wanted to keep playing Joel, to keep playing a road trip, to keep playing the same game. People are just disappointed because they expected to play The last of us 1 again.
  96. thelastofus2is
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This game is trash, horrible story, forced ideologies, crap ending, pathetic and selfish director and they are trying to buy good scores as you can see the difference between the "page review" and the real user score, I just ordered my money back today, thank you for nothing.
  97. DrMontyOnly
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's an offense to the work that had the first title, the characters are horrible, the plot full of inconsistencies and things that have to happen because if to advance the plot, the characters are a shadow of what they were before (And no, to justify it by saying "is that time passed" is crap) the gameplay is minimal compared to the movies (Try to face the problems and not just in stealth mode and see what is really gameplay, nothing compared to what they promised)

    Now, the memes they managed to create are a 10/10

    Why is it positive? **** metacritic is wrong if you put a negative rating, I really need more proof to mention how **** this kind of page is that they suck off whoever pays the most?    … Expand
  98. scriptiser
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    sadsadsadsadsadsadsadsadsadsadsadsadsadsadsadsadsadsadsadsadsadsadsadsadsad
  99. vNone
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Gameplay is good, graphics good, but the **** story is **** I was saying i will play again this game but when i saw the final, i changed my thought.
  100. mostzevahc
    Jun 22, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I was deeply excited for this game, and just as some of these other reviews, I was disappointment with the story. In my opinion the gameplay was fun the character interactions between Joel and Ellie in flashbacks and Dina and Ellie in real time were nice, however, the ending was depressing. It was depressing in a way leaving you with no closure. And of course, killing of the main character of the last game in a horrid way was hard to believe, and then having to play 8+ hours as the person who did it made the matters all worse. It was fun, emotional, and interesting, for the most part, but left me disappointed that NaughtyDog messed this one up a bit.… Expand
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#2 Best PS4 Game of 2020
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#1 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2020
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#3 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2020

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93

Universal acclaim - based on 121 Critic Reviews

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