80%PlayStation 4

Esperienza stupenda, certo ci sono un po’ di alti e bassi nella storia, è un gioco dalla trama complessa e coraggiosa lo apprezzi di più qualche settimana dopo che lo hai finito, perché pensi e ripensi a Abby a Ellie e a tutto…e alla fine, a mente fredda…forse

60%PlayStation 4

(Ma review de l'époque, fait avec la play de mon pote Thibaut jusqu'à la moitié puis fini en let's play).

Tout d'abord c'est beau à en chialer , j'ai jamais vu un jeu aussi beau sur ps4, le début du jeu est lent ce qui peut déplaire j'en conviens, mais plus on avance et plus on est scotché , les choix scénaristiques me gênent un peu mais j'y reviendrai...

Le gameplay n'évolue pas énormément , mais devient plus souple et plus réaliste par rapport au premier opus, ça fourmille de détails ( la neige, les démembrements, l'environnement ) c'est juste parfait.
La vf est toujours au top , y'a rien à dire de négatif de ce côté là.
Maintenant passons au scénario et tout d'abord je comprends parfaitement l'argument du cycle de la violence tout le long cependant je trouve que beaucoup de points sont assez incohérents pour ma part:

Le jeu utilise des mécaniques simples, artificielles et manipulatrices, au lieu d'utiliser de la profondeur intelligente et réfléchie afin d'éprouver de la sympathie pour Abby. Par exemple, lorsque vous jouez avec Ellie, vous êtes FORCÉ de buter des chiens, des gens qui hurlent de douleur et dont les proches pleurent de terreur (vous faisant vous sentir assez mal d'ailleurs), ou encore une femme enceinte.

Néanmoins lorsque vous jouez Abby, vous êtes FORCÉ de vous amuser à jouer avec les chiens, de vous défendre contre des fumiers transphobes sauvages et enfin de sauver des gosses.
Les gens qui aiment l'histoire confondent de la MISE EN SCÈNE HABILE avec de la MANIPULATION FACILE. Les gens semblent oublier qu'Abby est un personnage fondamentalement MÉCHANT et IMMORAL dans le prologue et qui ne mérite pas de sympathie.

Dans les moments les plus sombres d'Ellie, elle va attaquer une femme qui, en plus d'être impliquée dans la mort de son père, va provoquer Ellie en disant que Joel est mort comme une petite salope. Réagissant avec rage, elle va battre la femme avec un tuyau en métal.

Cependant, Ellie, visiblement traumatisée et secouée par l'événement, revient en étant clairement en PTSD. Elle tue aussi une femme dont elle découvre plus tard qu'elle est enceinte et lorsqu'elle le découvre, elle commence à avoir des acouphènes, s'effondre et
fait une big crise d'angoisse; du remord et du regret donc.

Dans les moments les plus sombres d'Abby, elle va simplement continuer le cercle de la haine en éclatant le genou de Joel qui vient de lui sauver la vie et qui était complètement amical et chaleureux envers elle.

Elle commence à prendre un PLAISIR VISCÉRAL en le battant avec un club de golf, le torturant si longtemps qu'elle finit par s'épuiser et doit retirer son haut. Elle finit par porter le coup fatal juste devant Ellie hurlant qui supplie de l'épargner.

Elle explose le visage d'une fille, et découvrant que la fille est également enceinte, Abby prend un immense PLAISIR à lui trancher la gorge.

Les deux filles dévoilent leurs pires visages sous l'impulsion de la vengeance, mais on peut aisément deviner laquelle prend plaisir à l'idée d'infliger de la douleur. Une fois que vous avez compris ça, toute chose que l'histoire raconte s'évapore totalement. TLOU2 n'est pas une expérience narrative satisfaisante ou divertissante, ni une histoire qui devrait même être racontée, étant donné le nombre de films, jeux, livres, émissions de télé qui ont bien mieux transmis les conséquences du thème du cercle de la haine.

Et voilà pfiou...je rappelle ce n'est que mon propre avis j'y rejouerai très certainement mais je suis juste déçu par l'histoire qui nous est raconté dans cet opus. A voir ce que cela donnera dans le prochain jeu

Aussi détail oublié les phases de loot sont chiantes à en crever à chaque mètre carré tu te sens obligé de fouiller et ça ruine l'expérience de jeu pour ma part (fait en difficile, ducoup ça vaut pas le coup)

Néanmoins je le redis mais ce jeu est exceptionnel, il méritera je pense le GotY et il restera un exemple pour les jeux next-gen à voir sur la PS5 ce que ça donnera

100%PlayStation 4

The Last of Us: Part II – Uma aula de se fazer games impactantes!



The Last of Us Part II não é só uma evolução do primeiro jogo. É uma amostra da Naughty D’og de como contar uma história em mais de um game. É uma aula em como se fazer uma continuação!



Para começar essa análise, temos que dizer o quão importante foi o primeiro The Last of us para os jogadores, até mesmo para a indústria. Poucos jogos viram referência em como se fazer algo como virou The Last of Us!

The Last of Us: Part II além de uma continuação do primeiro game, também é uma aula em como se fazer uma sequência. Você pode não gostar das decisões que foram tomadas para os rumos dos seus personagens preferidos, mas tudo no game é impactante e tecnicamente quase perfeito.



A história do game é uma continuação direta do primeiro jogo que se passa alguns anos após os ocorridos do final do primeiro game. Ele trás as consequências da escolha de Joel ao final do primeiro game e em como isso transforma sua relação com a Ellie. Além disso trás outros personagens MUITO importantes para a franquia e pros rumos do jogo.

A história é cruel, impactante, triste e não te deixa escapar dela por nenhum momento. A cada capitulo você fica vidrado em como cada ato trás uma consequência gigantesca e isso te leva por muitas horas sem querer largar o controle.

Não é segredo nenhum que a personagem Abby é jogável por 50% do tempo de jogo. Não é segredo nenhum que foi algo bem controverso entre os fãs da franquia as atitudes dela durante o jogo. Mas jogando (apesar de eu odiar ela até hoje) você entende as motivações dela, apesar de em muitos casos não concordar com as atitudes.

Ela divide opiniões, mas foi um bom acréscimo para a jornada longa da história desse segundo game.

A história é maravilhosa, uma continuação digna e bem feita de um dos melhores games já feitos para playstation!



A jogabilidade é a maior evolução da franquia. É incrível o quão fluido são os movimentos de ataque, defesa, stealth e tudo mais de Ellie e Abby!

Além da história muito bem feita, a jogabilidade, deixa o game muito gostoso de se jogar. Não fica cansativo, mesmo tendo alguns cenários repetitivos.

Ainda temos a adição dos cães, que apesar de sempre dar dó de matar, trazem uma dificuldade a mais para se movimentar em silêncio pelos cenários.



Os gráficos são coisas de outro mundo! Aqui o game, ainda feito exclusivamente para a geração do PS4, leva o console ao limite! Tanto que o vídeo game parece que vai decolar a qualquer momento enquanto o jogo roda.

Quase nenhum jogo de PS5 tem gráficos melhores do que The Last of Us: Part II. E pelo andar da carruagem não teremos um game mais bonito do que ele ainda por um tempinho.

A ambientação das florestas, dos locais alagados, dos prédios abandonados... é tudo muito bem feito. Trás uma imersão enorme com seus gráficos tão bem trabalhados.



A dublagem do game é muito bem feito. A original não tem nem o que falar, mas a brasileira também não deixa desejar.

Os sons do jogo, tiro, animais, criaturas e tudo mais do mundo do jogo é outra coisa que trás uma imersão gigantesca!



The Last of Us Part II é o melhor que a geração pôde apresentar durante sua vida. Levou o console ao limite em gráficos e jogabilidade e trouxa uma história impactante. Um jogo tecnicamente quase perfeito. Só não é perfeito por pouquíssimos bugs apresentados durante o jogo e por uma ou outra parte mais repetitiva. The Last of Us: Part II é um dos melhores games já feitos!

100%PlayStation 4

No other game with such seamless blending of stealth and action. It's game of cat and mouse where the roles change constantly in a single encounter. On higher difficulties you really feel the franticness, how kinetic it is, how kills flow together, etc. The levels so open and sprawling, with verticality and tons of branching paths. The enemy AI is incredible. It's by far the best seen in a stealth game really. They flank and corner you and the game is at its most fun when you are scrambling and making split second decisions to survive. AI lets you re-locate without stopping the action. Yet, get put in checkmate scenarios often. You could play one encounter 100 times and get a different result each time. The commitment to this brand of stealth is interesting. It de-emphasizes or simply doesn't have the more passive elements of a stealth game (being able to hide bodies, etc). It completely pushes the player to a more aggressive playstyle. On Grounded, you will be forced to use every mechanic and resource you find. It's truly elegant. It's I do have criticism with Abby's section. While Ellie's portion was almost flawless (the Downtown Seattle section isn't great on replays), the encounter design in Abby's section felt like it needed more enemy variety to differentiate itself. The dodge mechanic feels overpowered as well. There is this one thing that really bothers me about it though. Being unable to skip walking sections/flashbacks. It makes replays a pain in the ass. However, I know the game has chapter select but I wish skipping it was integrated into the campaign. Especially since it doesn't let you do the permadeath option from chapter select.

Regarding the story, it's definitely more ambitious, creative, impactful than the first. I felt every emotion imaginable playing through this game. The worst thing I can say is lengthy flashback, and Abby day 1 kills pace. It does present the story in a more effective way than the first game. For example, the story is an addiction narrative (described by one of the writers), so Ellie's gameplay being exciting serves ultimate purpose. Killing is emotional for her. Compared to Abby/Joel who are pragmatic. Also, using perspective. Fighting Ellie as Abby and vice versa is an insane use of player control giving you the taste of what Ellie's enemies felt. It creates dissonance between player/character similar to Shadow of the Colossus. This specific design created criticism that the player should get to decide for Ellie at the final fight of the game and that to me is misguided. The game focused so hard on Ellie's agency. This whole game is happening because someone else decided something for her. Is it not taking Ellie's agency away by letting you decide? As for the epilogue, It very intentionally tries to exhaust you. It makes the ending hit harder by trying to drain you emotionally. It definitely worked on me. Iterative from Uncharted 4, it aligns you with Ellie's selfish desires through gameplay. Combat being exhilarating is the point and Ellie thinks so too. Then it goes further, as I said, dissonance. In Abby's section, it does the opposite. Dissonance then to assonance. From hate to understanding.

Revenge is only the plot. It's about obsession (towards Joel and Abby) caused by grief and "addiction" caused by not having healthy coping mechanisms. Her obsession (and PTSD) in this case enabling her addiction. It's even reflected through gameplay. The combat feels good right? The game lets you get absorbed in the violence, ignoring everything else right until you notice that the quest is ruining Ellie's life. Her PTSD, which desensitizes her to allow for killing (similarly, the players) but also destroys her at the same time. Once you make these realizations, you will still find the combat fun and continue to enjoy it like Ellie does but it introduces an uncomfortable dissonance between you and the character you're controlling. A brilliant way to use the medium. The actions she takes start making sense as well if you view her as someone with an addiction. The ending especially. Is killing Abby a final swig of vengeance or is it digging yourself further into the rabbit-hole? Many people with these afflictions do know they're causing damage to not just themselves but others around them. But it's not like it's easy to stop even if you know that. Ellie attempts to at the end of day 3 and again at the farm (she sounds like someone going through withdrawals). You could say it's just symptoms of PTSD but these things are double entendres. If you compare it to staying sober, it fits and makes it much more real and depressing. The final decision against Abby, it starts with identifying the root cause of her issues, which is the obsession and grief. It's a difficult recovery process to heal but a necessary one needed to move on from both Abby and Joel. Ellie can start anew. It's hopeful. It's an interesting evolution from the theme of obsession explored in Uncharted 4.

100%PlayStation 4

Gameplay 10/10
Storia e Personaggi 10/10
Audio Design e Musiche 10/10
Direzione artistica e Level Design 10/10

Complessivo: 10

95%PlayStation 4

No room for a half-hearted reaction.

100%PlayStation 4

PERFECT.

95%PlayStation 5

Wonderful game.

80%PlayStation 4

I finished #TheLastOfUs Part II on Normal.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Great, maybe an amazing game. I enjoyed the combat much more this game now that I've gotten better at it.

The way Naughty Dog tells a story is phenomenal, but man do I really dislike Ellie's character and her decisions.

#PS4 #TLOU #LastOfUs

100%PlayStation 4

Honestly this is close to perfect, there was fantastic storytelling, character development, and writing. The combat reminded me of the freedom provided in MGSV. Then between that combat, the exploration and puzzle solving was thoroughly engaging, unlocking some of the safes reminded me of solving puzzle in the RPD Police Station in RE2. I'm in awe of the scope of the game, and the details throughout, and still can't believe it runs on a PS4.

90%PlayStation 4

Not as good as the first game, but still a good game

5%PC

The most overrated game in entire history.

80%PlayStation 4

Выбранная сложность: средняя.

Плюсы:
- Одна из самых красивых игр на момент прохождения - пейзажи супер живописные, освещение - топ, персонажи и их мимика - очень живая
- Музыка и её отсутвие очень хорошо дополняют момент
- Игра очень жестокая и брутальная
- Сражения стали интереснее, тебе чаще нужно на ходу адаптироваться к новым условиям, использовать разное оружие и гаджеты
- Больше нет постоянных перетаскиваний ящиков, лестниц и подсаживаний напарников, перемещение и поиск путей в этой части стали разнообразнее
- Классная постановка сюжетных моментов
- Огромное разнообразие локаций (насколько оно может быть в сеттинге постапокалипсиса)
- Сюжет понятен, некоторые его моменты трогают за живое
- Достаточно много интересного рассказали об устройстве здешних городов и группировок их населяющих
- Стабильные 30 fps на PS4

Минусы:
- Игра слиииииииииииишком длинная. Не должна линейная игра занимать так много времени
- Очень странная структура - поиграл за Элли, прокачался, выполнил свои задачи и вроде как финал истории - не, иди проходи такой же отрезок за Эбби, снова качайся, смотри на те же события под другим углом, снова вроде как приходит всё к финалу в театре, потом кажется что будет эпилог - на тебе ещё кусок геймплея за обоих героев. Игра просто не может закончится, авторы пытаются развить мысль дальше, но получается, что говорят об одном и том же
- Попытка разработчиков показать сюжет с двух сторон - понятная: нет злых, нет добрых, у всех есть свои мотивы, у обеих убили отцов, убили друзей, обе сходили в зоопарки и т.д. Да я понял, что они одинаковые, но не настолько же это в лоб показывать
- Хотелось бы большего упора на сюжет и диалоги с напарниками, но вместо этого бывают большие куски геймплея, где мы просто движемся к какой-то точке на горизонте, зачищая здание за зданием
- Сюжетные сцены хоть и круто поставлены, но большую часть игры наблюдал за развитием сюжета без особого восхищения
- Слишком много записок, всё таки узнать историю через какую-то сценку - лучше, чем сидеть, читать очередное полотно текста
- По факту, недостатка только два - игра затянута и сюжет меня не особо захватил

95%PC

9.5/10

85%PlayStation 5

photographie incroyable; histoire de vengeance mémorable, avec des moments de fou. DA et ambiance magnifiquement orchestré.
Le gameplay est vraiment trop cool avec une infiltration vrm top et un systeme de craft plutot bien implémenté, le jeu a quelques longueur comme le passage de Ellie a Seattle. Par contre les gens rale parce qu'on joue abby la moitié du jeu mais bordel c'est trop bien, c'est super bien fait et on s'attache au personnage nan trop bien.
La haine attire la haine

95%PlayStation 4

Great game. Like when making the first one, they really tried to make the best game ever.

Pros
- Story continues to be top notch
- Relatable characters
- Gorgeous. Best water in video games
- Attention to detail. Like, we didn't need this much
- Accessibility options are amazing, like the discrete difficulty sliders, auto pick up, sonar, wow!

Cons
- I just want more story why is every chapter so long due to fights
- Everything is quite repetitive: the stealth, the combat, and the scavenging
- Spoilers about future chapters, all the time... Still not sure this is the best way to present the story
- Ending was... Not the best ever

60%PlayStation 4

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95%PlayStation 5

Brutal and Cruel Sequel

Personally, I couldn't really foresee anything and I felt all the more shocked by pretty much everything that happened in this game. I think this part has a fantastic story too and the game really played with my expectations. However, the new characters didn't inspire me as much as in the previous one and I couldn't really empathize with them, unlike with Ellie (main character). Overall, a very deep story with excellent graphics and sound design and for everyone who has played the first part, I can recommend this game unconditionally.

90%PlayStation 4

After watching that dumpster fire of a season, decided to replay this. I got this game at launch and recognized it for a well made game but didn’t personally like it. Giving this game a second try without the launch reception and negativity changed my outlook quite a bit.

+ I liked most of Ellie levels since I prefer stealth and her as a character
+ Jesse and Dina were good (not as strong as TLOU side characters)
+ Overall story is good. I understand what they were going for and appreciate it more now. It’s quite tragic.
+ Abby is a likable and strong character.
+ Rat king, sky bridge, island battle, are some of the best levels

- all of Abby’s side characters were very bland. Relationship between the characters aren’t on the same level as the other side
- I didn’t like the rest of Abby’s levels like the construction area or the gas station. These felt very brute force and affected the pace.
- the entire last act after Ellie goes to Santa Barbara was unnecessary
- Tommy’s character in the farm scene
- Music was good but weaker compared to predecessor

The good parts are really strong. TLOU will be one of my favorite games of all time and this doesn’t quite live up to that level but is still a solid follow up.

100%PlayStation 4

One of the best games (accessible also) I’ve ever played. It was so good I didn’t want to play any other game for a month.

It is for those who want to play a good stealth, survivor game with really deep story.

Pros:
Excellent graphics, sound and music, voice acting, narrative, game play.
Cons:
none

The biggest surprise was the accessibility options. I was planning to buy it with a price drop but half a month before the launch I heart that there accessibility options. I am visually impaired individual so I wanted to experience a game in a more accessible way. So I’ve pre-ordered the Special Edition so as to show the developers how important is that for me.
I begun playing the game on 19 of June and I’ve stopped playing on 15 of August. I used the TTS options, the one that makes a sound for enemies and items if you enable it and the high-contrast mode (enemies red – allies blue).

Outcome:
It is the 2nd game in witch I have a platinum trophy, and I’ve played a lot of games.
It was the first time I was playing with my back in the chair. Usually I play with my face 3 inches away from the screen.
I could read for the first time all the documents (thanks to TTS).
I have died less times than in other games but every time I was losing I was feeling safe.

Many thanks to the developers I wish more games were so accessible.

Finally, a lot of people criticize the game of hidden agendas and other things. I have to say that this is simply a game. If someone wants to disagree with the creators he/she can do that through out civilized ways.

90%PlayStation 4

Probably the most emotionally challenging video game I have ever played, mostly succeeds in that respect.

80%PlayStation 4

Very visceral and mechanically satisfying stealth gameplay with plenty of options. Has more open-ended gameplay than a lot of similar linear cinematic games. However, there is still too much linearity, cut scenes, QTEs, taking control from the player, overlong dialogue and walking-sim sections for my personal tastes.

So many meticulously designed set-piece dioramas of apocalyptic violence. Plenty of memorable sequences with an unbelievable amount of highly detailed environmental art (you can understand why there are like 6 assistance art studios in the credits). They nailed the look and feel of Seattle and all of its landmarks. One of the most graphically impressive games of all time.

I don't play games for the story, but it kept my interest with excellent voice acting (except Mel), mostly good pacing and plenty of harrowing and disturbing moments. Some plot motivations are far-fetched and the plot is overlong with multiple climaxes and several fruitless tangents and tedious flashbacks. I don't think this is a story that really needed to be told after the first game, as it didn't have enough to say to last the 20+ hour length, but it worked.

90%PlayStation 5

I thought this game was incredible. The story, the characters, getting to really get to know who Ellie is was really fun! Playing this completely blind and without spoilers really got me invested into the characters and cannot wait to see what the show does with this!

This game got me in the feels for all the emotions!

Story 9.6/10
Level Design 9.1/10
Characters 9.2/10
Gameplay 8.2/10
Fighting Mechanics 7.8/10
Graphics 9.1/10
Music & Sound Design 8.3/10
Voice Acting 10/10
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Overall 9.0

80%PlayStation 5

The Last of Us Parte II es un juegazo no cabe ninguna duda, un gameplay variado, mejorado y perfeccionado al máximo de su predecesor, una banda sonora magistral, una masterpiece de diseño de niveles como ya lo era la Parte I, llevado al siguiente nivel usando y explorando la verticalidad en un juego que no incita a eso, momentos de acción y tensión a partes iguales que te sumergen por completo en un mundo precioso y sobre todo una auténtica gozada visualmente hablando, a nivel gráfico, técnico y artístico, es absurdamente impresionante el nivel al que llega este juego para que una PS4 lo pueda mover. Yo lo he jugado en PS5 retrocompatible por lo que mi experiencia ha sido aún mejor y salvo momentos de bajones de frames puntuales no he tenido problemas. Ya solo por eso el juego merece la pena y por eso el 8.

A partir de ahora alerta SPOILERS, vamos allá.

La base del juego es su historia y narrativa, lo que hizo especial a esta franquicia y lo que lo aleja del típico survival-horror de turno. Y la verdad que a mi no me ha convencido. He de decir que gran parte de la trama y los grandes 'plotwists' ya los tenía spoileados desde 2020 y a pesar de ello, en las 30 horas que me ha durado el juego no he sido capaz de empatizar con Abby ni una sola vez.
El juego inicia de la forma más cruel posible arrebatándote a Joel a manos de Abby. Pero sin que sepas quien es ella, sus motivaciones o sus intenciones, de hecho engaña y traiciona a Joel para luego matarlo delante de Ellie de una forma super violenta, cruda y salvaje. Desde este momento para mi es imposible conectar con este personaje de ninguna manera. Ha matado al co-protagonista de la historia anterior delante de justamente la otra protagonista y tú como jugador no entiendes absolutamente nada, solo ves que un personaje al que tienes mucho cariño a muerto sin ningún tipo de sentido, y más allá de ser un desencadenante de la trama principal del juego, se siente muy muy forzado, no me gusta.
Conforme avanzas en la trama, se descubren las intenciones de Abby y su propia venganza y aún así no consigo empatizar con ella. Su padre muere no porque Joel sea "malo" sino porque impide a Joel elegir, no se le da la opción de decisión, decisión que ni siquiera le pertenece a él, en todo caso le pertenece a Ellie. Marlene le dijo a Jerry que parase que si haría lo mismo si fuese su hija y la ignoró, decidió matar a Ellie, sin ni siquiera tener garantías de la vacuna. Pues obviamente Joel reacciona, quizá sus métodos no son los mejores del mundo, pero definitivamente no es el "malo".
A estas alturas, el juego pretende constantemente que empatices con Abby y con su trauma, intentando hacerte creer que ella es la víctima, por más que quiera no puedo sobreponer a Abby por encima de Ellie y Joel, he jugado una primera parte solo con ellos dos y he visto el vinculo que los une, me resulta imposible sentir pena por Abby. Tal es el punto al que llega el juego para que empatices con Abby que llegado el momento del enfretamiento entre ella y Ellie, el juego te hace controlarla justo después de matar a Jesse y a Tommy (o eso te hacen creer en ese momento), es un personaje que se vuelve totalmente odioso, a pesar de tener sus propias justificaciones, para ella han matado a su padre y va a intentar vengarse como es lógico pero para mi como jugador me resulta imposible empatizar con ella conociendo a Ellie y su historia con Joel. Abby le perdona la vida a Ellie y a Dina porque está embarazada y pasa página. En un principio me cabreé porque pensé que el juego iba a acabar así, porque ya no es que Abby pareciese la víctima, es que parecía que Ellie era la "mala" del juego, pero cuando ví como avanzaba la historia me fui calmando un poco. Una cosa que hace bien aquí el juego es darte tiempo suficiente para asimilar todo lo que ocurre.
Con respecto al final lo único que saco en claro es que al final toda la historia no es mas que un círculo vicioso de muerte y venganza que no lleva a literalmente nada y es algo que te deja un vacío extraño, porque aunque Ellie hubiese matado a Abby en vez de dejarla marchar las consecuencias seguirían siendo las mismas, literalmente nada, ya está todo perdido, no queda nada más allá de la venganza es simplemente un sin sentido y matar por matar. Creo que es un buen final porque cierra bien todas las historias y tramas, pero no se si me ha gustado o no, la escena final con Joel viendo como Ellie quería intentar perdonarle por su decisión del hospital es absolutamente devastador sabiendo el contexto de todo lo que viene después, otro motivo más por el que me es imposible sentir pena por Abby, no me importa lo más mínimo, siempre voy a estar de parte de Joel y Ellie.

Siento que reorganizando parte de los eventos y sobre todo intercalando los puntos de vista entre Ellie y Abby podría haber sido un poquito más fácil empatizar con Abby, pero nunca lo sabremos. Por último mencionar que creo que la historia de los scars está muy muy desaprovechada.

100%PlayStation 4

Brutal, flexible gameplay with likeable complex and incredibly flawed characters. This game is mostly bleak with small glimmers of hope, by the end I was incredibly conflicted about what had occurred and what constituted good or bad in this awful dystopia. I thoroughly enjoyed this as a follow up to one of my favourite games of all time.

100%PlayStation 5

I put this off for years. Having had the game spoiled in 2020 and then watching bits and pieces of a playthrough on Twitch, I didn't see much point in experiencing it myself, especially considering I wasn't a huge fan of the first game.

Well, things change and after finally finishing the original game in 2023, my wife and I jumped into The Last of Us Part II's opening chapters. After "the scene" we put it down for two more years. Now with the intent of staying ahead of the HBO adaptation, we finally finished what we started.

And yeah...this is an experience unlike any other in video gaming. It's really no surprise that the backlash to the story decisions here were so visceral. People have the tendency in the modern age to create preconceived notions of what something will be long before it's released. If nothing else, The Last of Us Part II could not be accurately predicted, and, honestly, I now believe it is all the better for it. This is a very different story from the first game while simultaneously telling a continuous narrative where everything that happened in the first one matters here. Are there parts of the narrative that I have issues with? Yes, but most of them boil down to pacing. The actual events of the game are brutal and hard to engage with at times. You should not want to inflict the violence the multiple playable characters here inflict on their adversaries and that is the sauce that makes this a special gameplay experience.

When it comes to the more traditional gameplay aspects though, Part II doesn't rock the boat too much. In short, this is more of a refinement than a rework. Some praise the addition of being able to go prone, but I personally find that to be the least of the game's improvements. Gunplay and ability trees are far improved and every weapon, craftable item, and tool has its place. The encounters and environments they take place in are expertly assembled and many of them are incredibly memorable. Add to this a few more open areas for exploration and the series' signature environmental storytelling and you have a game that is incredibly fun to play despite the harrowing events of its story.

Visuals are still stunning five years after release (I played the PS4 version on PS5). Most impressive, though, are the animations. I don't know how these artists were able to stomach years of work on the different ways a person or infected could be beaten, cut, or blown apart, but their all too often thankless work is appreciated by this player.

Sound and music is top tier here. Much like with the animations team, I don't know how the team captured the disturbing sounds of a person being strangled, the iconic noises of the various types of infected, or the realistic sounding firearms, but their work makes the game so much more immersive. The voice cast also turns in some iconic performances. These games will likely be viewed like The Godfather films are in how their stunning casts turn in career-defining portrayals.

The fact of the matter is that there just aren't many games that reach The Last of Us Part II's level of production quality or caliber of storytelling. It's on a very short list (with Red Dead Redemption 2) of games that effectively combine gameplay and storytelling without breaking immersion. Not every game should be like Naughty Dog's latest masterwork, but I'm happy they continue to push the industry with games like it.

Final Score: 9.5/10

50%PlayStation 4

It's obvious and acceptable that Joel got killed but wtf think of something more creative than adding a daughter to a character you didn't care about during the time of the original game to add some kind of revenge plot.

If you play around with her for 10-15 hours "so you understand her", make something interesting out of her story line.

After the already too long game comes the epilogue, which drags everything out just to tell you "revenge is not good".

Will be there for Part 3, but please Neil should be back down to earth.

80%PlayStation 4

Se viene, Graficamente es una barbaridad, Lo que hace naughtydog en las consolas es para mirarlo, Feeling del gameplay espectacular y fisicas que se te va la olla, problema es en la historia que si bien no esta mal hay cosas que nunca me agradaron, que la tia que le mete un palo a Joel te la pongan en la historia como "Holi amo a los perritos uwu" me toca los cojones, no podia ser mas forzada esa parte, y ya por si acaso te ponen a la puta imbecil que esta embarazada que lo repite 3742 veces. cosas muuuuy forzadas y no hablo del LBGTEWQWE, eso da igual.

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90%PlayStation 4

A mind-blowing experience, slightly hampered by pacing. The best narrative in gaming, albeit a bit long and repetitive.

90%PlayStation 4

The Last of Us 2 is a stunning and dark game. The emotional stress placed on the player cannot be understated and this carries throughout the game. At times I was so invested in the characters and their believable acting I forgot it was a game and when thrown back into gameplay after a heart pounding cutscene I felt the adrenaline and rush of taking out enemies. The story sets out a raw and unforgiving world where every step or corner could be the last and this translates into gameplay perfectly with hit and run style tactics, traps and stealth. Enemies won’t know what hit them and when they do discover downed teammates they react realistically. They even go as far as having names for every enemy so you feel the weight of your actions.
I won’t go into story as this is something that needs to be experienced blind but the guys at Naughty Dog did an incredible job.

10%PlayStation 4

This game fumbles every possible W this game could have had. I am not mad Joel died, I honestly expected him to die in this game, but to be offed in the first few hours, and by some rando who I could not care less about and then having to play as that character? nah that sucks. If I had gotten to know Abby more in the game and learned about the reasoning behind her anger, I would have been less horrified at how bad the 'golf club' scene was, but that did not happen. sure, as the game progresses, I learn, but frankly I don't care at that point. besides that, the game made Ellie extremely annoying in a good chunk of the game, and Abby's side of the cast is forgettable. I also did not appreciate the sex scene with Abby and whatever that one guy's name was. And probably my BIGGEST gripe I have with this game was the ending. at this point in the game Ellie has ruined every relationship she had with anyone she cared about, all for revenge. and what happens when she has a chance to get that revenge, she ruined her life for? she decides actually revenge is bad and lets her go. some say the message is just revenge is bad, Joel would not want her to be consumed by her anger, but frankly I do not care. it made all of her decisions feel worthless, because they were. also not to mention Abby ate Ellies fingers off in their last encounter, but let's just forgive now I decided actually. gameplay was pretty fine though, would say just the gameplay is about a 7/10. this game feels like blue balls the experience.

90%PlayStation 4

another perfection of a game, extremely good story, combat felt dragged out a bit too much but other than that beautiful,
probably best graphics in a video game until Death stranding 2 comes out.

65%PlayStation 4

Before I start, I will point out a few things – First, the lead Writer/Director, who bullied Amy Hennig out of Naughty Dog so he could take her job, personally contacted all publications that gave this game an 8 out of 10 or below, asking what about his genius they did not appreciate.. yes, this really happened. And he publicly attacked anyone on Twitter who thought it was hyperbole to compare this game to Schindler's List.. Yes, this also really happened. So I might be slightly skewed by the fact that the lead Writer/Director of this game is an absolute douche in real life, on par with Phil Fish.
Now, with that out of the way, the game certainly has strengths and weaknesses, and while I have a lot to say on both fronts, I will acknowledge that the strengths are very, very strong. Previously I thought of Rise/Shadow of the Tomb Raider games as being the gold standard of realistic and beautiful close-up landscapes (like in regard to rock shapes formations & trees/grass/hills/dirt layout), but this game outdoes them. The bleaker areas are indeed bleak, and apart from the books being strewn around (as they'd be worth gold in a world like this, or how cars are rusted through yet metal weapons are clean), the post-apocalypse design is pretty great, apart from one thing in the flashbacks where we see some damage being way too high, like roads having collapsed in on themselves despite the infection only having started like 10 years earlier, or how there are FULL GROWN trees in the middle of broken pavement, where used to be a sidewalk or road, despite that the time since the infection started wasn't nearly enough time for the trees to grow so large. The music and sound design are really solid, and the voice acting is also very good. There are some moments of dialogue in the cutscenes that are genuinely well-written, as well as some moments of conversation during exploration. And lastly, I like how this game has a calmer tone while you are not in danger, allowing you to explore the scenery and locales, with no risk of someone trying to kill you, which is something the first game did a bit but this game really steps up, and I loved it. Now, that is where the praise ends, and most of the problem relates to the storytelling, which is honestly the worst I've seen, in a story-driven game, since Final Fantasy XIII. For one thing, this game is morally two-faced – it screams “Revenge Killing is Wrong!! You are a horrible person for seeking it!!” while you play as Ellie, whom the game desperately tries to make you despise, while screaming “YES!! YES!! KILL HIM!! GET YOUR REVENGE!!!!” when playing Abby, whom the game desperately tries to make you love. The trouble is, Abby is always either cranky or pissed off, frequently even to those that are helping her, making her sound like a 13 year old who looks in her 30's. The long and short is that Abby is frequently unlikable despite the game constantly telling us that she's wonderful, and she's supposed to be the GOOD one!! With that, Ellie is still likable, but certainly has more of an unnecessary temperament, frequently getting madder than a situation calls for. Honestly, the only characters I genuinely enjoyed were Tommy, Jessie, and maybe Owen (as well as Joel in the flashbacks), but none are central roles. As for the storytelling, the plot feels out of order, and shows us the big climaxes WAY before making us have to go through very, very long slogs to get to those very moments, so it's basically like watching the end of a movie and then watching all of the less-interesting yet vital build-up afterwards, which sucks because I might have actually been compelled by Abby's story otherwise – The game does eventually humanize Abby, but it takes a long, long time to get there, and the fact that you only know her as the killer of someone you (the audience member) cared deeply for, only makes this miscalculation worse. And speaking of that, the ending is truly stupid, with Ellie pulling a complete moral 180, killing a hundred times more people than Jason Vorhees yet suddenly deciding that killing is wrong...in the ONE moment where it's personal.. Oh, and each catastrophic event comes out of absolutely nowhere, making this game WAY overly reliant on shock value in regard to the plot, and it's SO uncompromising that you just end up feeling numb to these quick 'gotcha!' moments after a while. Now, there are some more tense ones that work, like characters in conversation suddenly seeing flashlights in their home, but >70% of the cutscenes are unnecessary and add nothing for all the time they take up (such as the dull as hell setup for laughable 'biggot sandwitches', although we're supposed to take that seriously). This game is just misery-porn, the gaming equivalent to looking into your friend's or family member's future and finding out that they become a miserable failure in life. The gameplay is pretty good, the locations look amazing, the tone is thick and the story...has its moments

100%PlayStation 4

JOGO DA MINHA VIDA.

Incrível, espetacular, absurdo. É cinema puro em forma de game. Se eu tivesse que jogar só um jogo pro resto da vida, seria esse! Daria tudo para poder esquecer completamente, para reviver aquela sensação de viver essa história pela primeira vez

Tá literalmente marcado na minha pele com a tatuagem que tenho da Ellie. Favorito absoluto.

80%PlayStation 4

A game that I believe will stand the test of time. If you haven't played this game yet, you should absolutely do so. But I also don't think I'll ever finish it again. While the writing of the characters was phenomenal, the game says less than it thinks it does, so when I got to the end credits with that empty feeling, a part of me thought the game hadn't earned it.
It's one of the best looking games ever made, but it was frequently bottlenecked by my 2013 standard PS4, in a way that Rdr2 wasn't.

My biggest critique is the music. It never hits the highs of the soundtrack of the first game, and for me at least, music can make or break an emotional moment.
I'm fairly confident anyone who rates it 1/10 never actually played/beat it.

90%PlayStation 4

Im Grunde ein Schleichspiel und die Faszination kommt nicht durch die Spielelemente aber diese Welt, die Details, die Gefühle. Unglaublich stark.

100%PlayStation 4

🩸⚔️ "The Last of Us Part II: A Vingança é uma Faca sem Empunhadura (e Você Vai Sangrar)

Se o primeiro jogo foi um soco no estômago, Part II é uma cirurgia cardíaca sem anestesia. Uma sequência que não só supera o original, mas o devora vivo e renasce como algo maior, mais cruel e mais humano. A história? Uma espiral de ódio, luto e empatia forçada que te arrasta para o abismo e pergunta: "Você ainda consegue julgar alguém depois de ver o mundo pelos seus olhos?"

Ellie e Abby não são heroínas ou vilãs — são espelhos rachados de uma mesma dor. Cada facada, cada flashback, cada "eu preciso terminar isso" é um tijolo em um mural de tragédias. A jogabilidade? Violência visceral que faz você odiar cada bala disparada, cada golpe desferido. O combate é stress puro, uma coreografia de sobrevivência onde até o som da respiração te denuncia.

O mundo pós-apocalíptico? Uma galeria de horrores e poesia: florestas que engolem cidades, prédios afundados em sangue, e luzes de vidas passadas que ainda piscam nas ruínas. A direção de arte é tão densa que até uma carta manchada de terra conta uma história paralela.

E o final... Um silêncio que gruda na alma. Não há vencedores aqui, só sobreviventes carregando pedaços uns dos outros.

Nota: 🧠💔 11/10 (e um aviso: "não jogue isso buscando conforto. Jogue para ser despedaçado e remendado de novo").

P.S.: A Naughty Dog não fez um jogo. Fez um trauma existencial em 4K. E, sim, eu agradeço. De alguma forma.

90%PlayStation 4

Una segunda parte que jugablemente mejora sobremanera a la primera, pero que no supera narrativamente el impacto que nos dejo su predecesora. Un juego valiente eso sí, que no deja indiferente a nadie. Excelente en todos sus apartados donde el universo y sus personajes siguen transmitiendo un realismo y una crudeza difícil de alcanzar.
Uno de mis juegos mas esperados desde que jugué a la primera entrega. Una entrega que me dejo poso, que me emociono y me mantuvo en tensión de principio a fin. Una obra de arte que se encaramo a lo mas alto de las experiencias jugables de toda mi vida. Es por ello que esta segunda entrega lo tenia difícil, rematadamente difícil para igualar tan hazaña. Tras jugarlo, siento que se ha quedado cerca.
Jugablemente es muy superior con un sigilo que se acerca a obras magnas de dicho genero, a la par que mantiene una jugabilidad directa de acción a quien la busque muy satisfactoria. Pero es en la narrativa, en la trama principal, en el motivo por el que los protagonistas inician el viaje que resulta mas irregular que la primera entrega. Aquí la venganza y la desesperanza cubren todo el manto de protección y esperanza de la primera. Un juego tal vez excesivamente largo que tiene ciertos valles narrativos y jugables que hacen que la experiencia no sea tan redonda. Aun así, es un imprescindible de la generación y totalmente recomendado.

100%PlayStation 4

TO GOAT GAME ΜΟΥ!

100%PlayStation 4

This game is just fricking incredible in all the possible senses. Can't complain about anything. I love it as much as the first one.

85%PlayStation 5

Thoughts:

https://youtu.be/-ObAvNhfooo?si=P-o5Tv8X-GkZUC2Q

75%PlayStation 4

Esse jogo é maravilhoso tecnicamente os mínimos detalhes de ambiente como a chuva ou a água faz você questionar se realmente é um jogo, os detalhes nas roupas dos personagens podendo ver claramente manchas e rasgos feitos ao longo da gameplay, sem contar as animação de combate que são muito fluidas sendo bem gostosinho de jogar, porém, a história é decepcionante sendo a morte do Joel uma estupidez sem tamanho, eu gosto da morte dele mas não dá pra negar que foi feito porcamente e apenas como artifício de roteiro, e logo depois nos entra no papel da Abby e entende seu lado da história que é basicamente nula pois após a vingança dela contra Joel o único motivo pra continuar é o Levi que sendo honesto não poderia me importar menos... A parte que a Abby quase mata a Ellie e a Dina então avança 1 ano poderia muito bem ser o final do jogo até como um bom final para a parte 3

70%PlayStation 4

This game was still fun even though I really enjoyed the first game more. This continues the story of Joel and Ellie in their survival of the apocalypse. With the fun and engaging gameplay from the first game but the story definitely falls off at the end for me.

40%PlayStation 4

A poorly-written, sub-par, drug-out affair that absolutely destroys any characterization built up in the previous game & does not do much to improve off of the formula established by TLoU1.

80%PlayStation 4

good