The Last of Us Part II Reviews
It takes some chances with the story and some of those things might anger some people out there. They did me when they first happened but the game fully explains why they made the choices they did and by the end I saw and felt what they were going for. Naughty Dog closed out the PlayStation 3 generation with a must play title and with The Last of Us Part II they’ve once again done the same thing for the PlayStation 4.
The Last of Us 2 has to be experienced. Regardless of the information you read, the materials you see, the eavesdropping gossip - you are not ready for it. Naughty Dog has created an outstanding experience in a ruined world, offering great gameplay.
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The Last of Us Part II isn't just best game by Naughty Dog to date gameplay-wise. It's also one of the few new games which can use a lot of delicate materials for the sake of storytelling and never look like something filled with unexplained opinions. It is essential, and because of that, It can get hard, dark, violent, and mature a lot of times. But at the same time, with picturing darkness by its full scary portrait, Neil Druckmann's TLoU Part II can show the light at the end of the tunnel in the most believable and meaningful way.
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The Last of Us Part 2 shows us one thing, that the video games industry (unlike Cinema which is moving forward at a much slower pace) has a lot more unexplored potential. Part 2 raised the standards of video games so much, and in almost every aspect including gameplay, visuals, AI, and the [insane] amount of attention to details, that you would wonder how this much progress on a 7 year old hardware is even possible, and the good news is that this is not the cap, and we can even have better titles in the very bright future of this industry. Just imagine what Naughty Dog (and other elite studios) can do with the next generation of hardwares.
Review in Persian | Read full review
The Last of Us Part 2 just isn't as good as the first game, but nevertheless warrants a playthrough for most fans of the series.
A sequel that improves on all aspects of the first game save perhaps the plot, and an amazing mix of graphics, exploration, gunplay, dialog and voice acting performances. Marred perhaps only by a shallow plot and needless romance sub plots that shift the focus away from what made the first game so memorable.
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Part II reaffirms how far the medium has gone and the impressive craftsmanship behind its creation.
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The Last of Us Part II is a visceral and impacting game in many ways. By maintaining a well-determined base of his predecessor and refining the gameplay aspects, he manages to define it as a very cohesive continuation with everything that has been established, at the same time as the adjustments in the display and in fighting this even better finished product.
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Play The Last of Us: Part 2.
The Last of Us Part II is a masterpiece, a unique experience that will be remembered for many years.
Review in Turkish | Read full review
An incredible journey and a wonderful sequel. This is a huge step forward compared to the original game in terms of scale of the world, atmosphere, graphics, story and everything else. It will be tremendously difficult to compete with The Last of Us Part II for Game of the Year awards.
Review in Russian | Read full review
Is it one of the best PS4 exclusive games so far? Of course! But it's not flawless.
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The Last of Us Part II is Naughty Dog’s magnum opus; the result of years spent mastering its craft.
It makes me wonder why we’re even bothering with a “next generation” at all.
The Last of Us Part II offers more of the same great stealth gameplay, as you face overwhelming odds in increasingly challenging and haunting environments. But with an ambitiously structured narrative that doesn't pay off, and the new cast lacking chemistry, this adventure can't quite live up to its predecessor.
While the end credits rolled, I felt hollow, hopeless, frustrated, and downright disgusted. I'll never play through it again. With that being said; there's no denying that what The Last of Us Part II accomplishes with its visuals, mood, and gameplay is nothing short of amazing.
The Last of Us Part 2, like the first game is a masterpiece. Naughty Dog are mostly unmatched when it comes to storytelling, animation, music and visual fidelity and that is very much still the case here. The story is heavy, dark and full of twists and certainly feels like ‘Part 2’ of the events setup in the first game. It’s a shame we likely won’t get another Naughty Dog title for another 5 years, because I can’t wait to see what they’re brewing up next.
The Last of Us Part II's core mechanics are refined to such a degree that I’d be remiss to say it isn’t sublime. This, in addition to its incredible graphical achievements and brutally impactful story, make it a once-in-a-generation epic. Games like this don’t come along often, and we’ll be talking about it for years to come.
Even though The Last of Us Part II relishes in making players uncomfortable and reminding them characters can lose everything at a moment's notice, those bleak traits are part of the game's appeal even if the charm's a morbid one. It's a monumental effort in storytelling and a model for tales of vengeance and repercussions pushed forward by gratifying gameplay, and while not everything you do will sit right with you, the game never leads players to believe the result would be anything different.
The Last of Us Part II has the great combat and stealth that fans have come to love but also a one-note storyline more obsessed with being dark than telling a well-written tale.