A brutal epic Has everything I liked about the first game, and much more besides. One of the first games I’ve bought at over 50, and well worth the money
Probably the best ever game for the Playstation 4 An incredible, immersive experience. Great storytelling, good gameplay, beautiful environments.
Ignore the haters, avoid the spoilers.
An intense experience There’s a lot of hate surrounding this game…for me personally… its incredible, powerful, uncomfortable, complex, visceral. I’ts visually awe inspiring; sure maybe there’s a few misteps here an there, but overall it’s an amazing experience, where we get to see two sides of the story.
Best game i've ever played I fail to see how you cannot be anything but amazed by this masterpiece. I feel like playing it through is experiencing a landmark in gaming that will stay with you forever.
My honest review after completing the game (very few spoilers) Going to try and leave a spoiler free review here but be in mind of minor spoilers.
Positives: the game play works really well. Puzzle solving, cambat mechanics, and crafting system is really nice and modelled on the previous game. The games atheistic is beautiful and cannot say enough how beautiful the setting of this game is. The story builds a good character development, and inrrodices new characters which I straight away had interest in. The decision on how to engage encounters is brilliantly made, and makes you feel part of the world and actually want some of the characters/ scenarios to do well. The weapon customisation is great and the story does pick up where the previous game left, and for the start, gives a very good direct narrative which is very engaging.
Negatives: the story line gave me whiplash. So many times I thought the game was over but nope. Continue. 5,8,10 hours later you’re still going. Sometimes this is good, but it can also kill the story line, and actually lead to me intensionally failing a mission a few times because I disagreed with the narrative. It just seems incoherent. The jump scares become predictable, and makes it frustrating while you try to prevent them by seeming them coming, but can’t. The ending, in my opinion, was not satisfying, and i thought the game could have had a good conclusion 3 hours before the ending. There is a major point in the story which seems rushed and not thought through which did disrupt the story line but literally… Muffling vkices. I feel like this game could have been a good decision based game (and that’s what the creators were aiming for), but in the end the player can’t make decisions! but yet they try to make players feel guilty off the actions of the characters they are playing. Also the open world feel is good and is great at the start exploring with your companion, until you spend the majority of your time going through shops getting materials which puts a massive pause in the narrative, and feels like a chore rather than being part of game play.
Conclusion: if you’ve got this far well done! In total I would buy this game, but not now at this price. It is a beautiful game, and is well worth a play through. The art style and theme is beautiful and it’s a good follow on from the previous game. But it’s not the “great” game I hoped for, and the narrative seems very disjointed. I personally will not be playing this again after my first play through unless some DLC comes out which massively changes my opinion. Hope this helps and of course all this is my opinion and I know others will disagree with me.
Worth the wai This game is amazing I would say it’s better than the original, a lot going on but it’s easy to take in and the story and gameplay is fantastic.
A lot of cinematics but if you’re into that then this is worth the play.
Does not deserve the hate! The writing of this game has taken alot of hate. While I would like if the game had a slightly different storyline it is still a fantastic, but wrenching story that had me fixed for the entire game. This is in no way the game of thrones of the gaming world.
The story is challenging, heart breaking and complex. No one comes out as good or evil but to me it is an interesting look at the complexity of human nature and survival in a brutal world. So 4/5 for the story.
The cut scenes and flashbacks are emotional and nostalgic.
Combat is gritty, tense and brutal. 5/5
Graphics and the environment is beautiful and full of danger. 5/5
Definitely worth the money. Up there with the best games ever played even if I do wish the storyline had been a bit different.
Think for yourself So I’m about half way through the game but thought I would write some thoughts so far.
First of all a worthy sequel to TLOU – sumptuous graphics, soundtrack and gameplay. It’s a long game, a very long game BUT I think that’s the point. You are not just seeing the narrative from the perspective of Ellie, you also play as and see the narrative from the perspective of Abby. If Naughty Dog always do one thing well it’s tell a good story. The game makes you think about bigotry, revenge and our own morality in the face of a changed world. The unseen consequences of a seemingly correct choice, plays out in ways that are only apparent when seen through the eyes of the other person. If you don’t like your world view to be challenged then this game isn’t for you.
There are some issues around graphics, with scenery blinking out but for the most part it’s excellent. I particularly love chucking a bottle into a posse of enemies when there are clickers nearby. The ensuing chaos is hilarious.
I’ll update when I’ve finished but ignore the haters and think for yourself
**Update after finishing**
Excellent game and well worth the purchase. The ending is controversial but that is the mark of a story well told. It should provoke debate not absolutes. Well done Naughty Dog!!
Ignore the review bombing - this is a brilliant game Technically, this game is far superior to the first. The gameplay is much better. The graphics are amazing. The acting is brilliant. Some areas are more open than the last game, so make sure you explore or you may miss some great scenes, notes and banter.
There’s been a lot of unjustified criticism over the story. It’s actually very powerful. It will probably make you feel very angry and/or heartbroken at various points. I truly believe that a lot of the rage-filled criticism out there is from people who don’t know how to handle these emotions in a healthy way. (I’m not talking about genuine gripes with the game here, but overblown outrage.)
No writer or actor deserves death threats because you’re emotionally traumatised.
There are parts that I wish they’d taken in a different direction, but their decisions make total sense for the story they wanted to tell. (Even if it’s not the story some people wanted to play.)
I’ll be shocked if this doesn’t with game of the year.
Make up your own mind! Spoiler free review. Please don’t just listen to the bad reviews. Some people just didn’t get what it was trying to do (some didn’t even play it before slating it…)
Let me start by saying I loved the first game and I loved the characters even though Joel was a bit of a monster (I mean he could have maybe saved the world but was selfish instead)
Now for part 2. The gameplay is great. The stealth is terrifying. I was on edge the whole time! You constantly feel like one wrong move will be the end of you!
The world is beautiful and yet so broken…
The story is better than I thought when I started. In the beginning I was hurt. Then it all suddenly made sense. I began to care again. Yes there were parts of the story I wasn’t keen on but not the parts you’d imagine.
As for the ending I think a lot of people just didn’t get it. It’s not the way a lot of people thought and I truly feel like those hating the end just don’t understand it.
I’d love to say more but I didn’t want to spoil anyone’s experience as mine was ruined seeing spoilers.
Please just go into it with an open mind, let the story play out and decide for yourself. It may just surprise you.
Utter Masterpiece, ignore the haters Game is a masterpiece, not sure why it’s getting negative reviews on here, I urge everyone to give it a go, you will not regret it all.
Amazing game 10/10 One of the best games I have played in years
Don’t know wy every one is hating on it so hard, probably cos they don’t have eny one to love them lol
Such a good all round game
Arrived fine I bought this as a present for my husband. I have no idea if it’s a good game or not but it arrived on time, on the date promised when I pre ordered. Packaging was good and game intact. Thank you
Superb. Ignore the spam 1-star nonsense. An excellent game and sequel, with a dark conpkex storyline about obsession and the ultimate futility of revenge. It’s superb.
It’s a shame that so many insecure, hatefilled gamers are spamming one-star reviews because they can’t bear to see LGBTQ representation in a game, or can’t deal with characters changing over time.
Unbelivable, as good as the first. This game is incredible and if you loved the first, you’ll love this. Don’t believe the negative reviews as there is a bit of a vendetta going around. Considering this is a 30hr game, it’s unlikely all zero star reviews left in the first 48hrs are from people who have actually played it.
Do not listen to all the hate. This game is amazing I do not understand what all the hate is about. People who hate the game and give it one star have clearly played the game with a negative mindset, immediately thinking it possibly cannot be as good as the first one. Personally I think it is a lot better than the first one, as it has a better story, combat and graphics. People seriously need to grow up and get a grip. I actually wonder what drugs some people are on in order to state the game as being a “disaster”. This is not a disaster. This is clearly a masterpiece. Do not listen to the negative reviews.
Last of Us Part 2 - Superb Ignore the 1 star reviews there was a stupid troll thing on the internet to get the review low scored but the game is epic.
Graphics the best on PS4
The game is much bigger than I was expecting I really enjoyed the first instalment so much so I purchased the remaster. I got this on day 1 and as with Amazon arrived in great time.
The story splits over two characters some of the destinations are a tad grim and you need to make sure your brightness and contrast settings are on point esp in dark areas (key for one boss fight!) some cut scenes are a tad long but you can always skip but good to understand the story.
Gameplay can be a little hard Esp against human enemies, in places and repeating parts maybe required to get it right.
The game is extremely violent so should be strictly 18+ only and quite frank puts u on edge a lot!
Classic last of us sequences, breathtaking scenery with collecting items a must to really advance well.
Little let down by the ending but thoroughly enjoyed the experience and has taken a good time to get to the end. Highly recommended game for the PS4!
Amazing - 1 star by a bunch of steeple ignore Everything about this game is perfection. Gameplay, storyline, graphics. Worth the wait for all these years.
Rage, Revenge and dealing with Grief. SPOILER FREE REVIEW.
This is not a perfect game, but it is probably one of the most ambitious, bravest and complex games that has come out in the last few years.
To point the obvious, the game is STUNNING. The different environments are alive and haunting and you will be surprised where you end up, but each location feels unique and layered. The acting and facial animation has also stepped up a gear and cut scenes blend into game play so seamlessly, that for the first 10 minutes of playing the game, my jaw was just open in awe. Much of the game play is similar to The Last of Us fans, but more stealth mechanics such as going prone and jumping, give more variety to tackling multiple enemies. Weapons and crafting have been improved a little and you will always appreciate finding a brick or a bottle in the middle of a tough fight!
Now…to talk about the story, still spoiler free! If you are lucky enough to not have one major part of the game spoiled, you might have heard that people are upset over that part and not played the rest of the game – which is quite frankly insane. It is not a choice based game; you have to experience and play as what Ellie wants to do at the time, which sometimes you will question yourself as the player because you will gain perspective. This is tackled with brilliantly throughout the course of the story.
During the game you will feel an array of emotion from the best to the worst and the game WANTS you to feel that, by design. It wants you to feel angry at the injustice of some events and then at the next moment, start to make you doubt and question your justification for feeling one way. It is a brutal, complex, hard hitting game and I even had to put my controller down and take a moment away from it, to compose myself before going back head first into the world. There are so many parallels to the original game and even though it is bleak, there are many moments of hope and joy, to show the light, even in the darkest of times.
This is a must buy for people who love and respect the first game, as it is a fantastic sequel.
Masterpiece with haters who have not played through i Negative reviews are clearly , largely by people who have not even played more than at least half the game. If you are a fan of the first , this brings a similar slow build pace and narrative , that ramps up the further you get. If you are invested in the characters and want a well told Narrative story then this is as well told as any movie I have seen.
There are plenty of surprises and and moments to make you appreciate the love that’s gone into crafting this masterpiece. There is at least 25- 30 hours gameplay here and replayable encounters that are genuinely enjoyable.
I can see why people might complain about clunky controls. But in the context it makes sense, your a skinny teenage girl, handling powerful guns. Every shot counts, you feel every bullet you fire and you do so with care and precision, wanting not to waste ammo. That’s how it should be, as you upgrade your weapons and muscle memory kicks in, you’ll be popping headshots with every careful shot, yet you won’t feel like a swat agent, and you really shouldn’t.
If you are looking for something more like uncharted there this the auto aim option, off by default in the menu. But I recommend playing as the makers intended.
Great game! Great game, great picture, great sound,.. a bit longer than other games. Really like it.
Also delivery was right on time.
Worth to spend money.
Thrilling OK so I can see why many people and getting at this games throat with the way they took the story but I absolutely loved it!!
The graphics for a 7 odd year old console is brilliant, the gameplay mechanics were spot on and the amount of jump scares was brilliant. Getting to play from the perspective of the second character after what she did (no spoliers) was fully enjoyable and dare I say I preferred playing as her compared to Ellie? Yes. Yes I did.
In my honest opinion I would put this game in my top 5 and I have no regrets buying this.
Ignore the bad reviews. This game is a masterpiece. *spoiler free review*
Being a big fan of the first game, I was looking forward to playing the lastest instalment. Having just finished the game all I can say is wow – what a juggernaut of a game, I found it immersive and gripping, the gameplay mechanics are greatly improved, visually its stunning especially on the ps4 pro.
The first one was a true masterpiece, and in honesty, the sequel will never beat it. But…I cannot give it any less than 5 stars because its so well crafted as a complete game. Without revealing any spoilers…bottom line is…if you loved the first game then youll love this.
Amazing, exhilarating and outstanding Love this game and part one so much. The haters will say that the story is gash but I disagree, it’s an amazing experience and only adds to what came before. Plus it’s scary. And violent. 5 stars
DONT TAKE THE NEGATIVE REVIEWS AS THE TRUTH Despite what people have slated about this game, ie the writing and not being happy with the ending, I can honestly say what a fantastic game, its beautiful and to me well written, and if you watch the cut scenes and take in everything from within the game I think the ending is how it should be for the game, not everything’s about revenge, if you enjoyed the first one you’ll love this, don’t take others negative opinions and give it a play through as I thoroughly fell in love with the new gameplay mechanics, the graphics and heck just how stellar the whole game is, superb
Feels like it takes place in real time... Thread carefully. This is a very mature game, not because of the violence or the gore but rather the themes it explores. There are no heroes or villains but a clash of two sides. There are parts in the game that will make you feel uncomfortable and horrified. The game iself will test you to see how far will you go and what are you willing to do. On top of the very complex and hard hitting story the graphics are unreal. Sometimes I felt like I was actually there, exploring this big city in real time. Honestly, try to avoid any reviews and just play the game.
Stunning. Emotional. Perfect. This is an absolutely amazing game. Stunning graphics, brilliant gameplay and a story that the world needed right now. Ignore the haters and just look at the actually % of review on here giving it 5/5, the silent majority is always what you should listen to. It’s 50 spent that’s worth every penny and more, and brilliant continuation of the franchise.
The best game I have ever played. And the best sequel ever made. An absolute masterpiece, that you’ll cry through. I finished it and then spent 30min crying, phoned my parents and told them I love them. I’ve never played a game that had a bigger impact on me. I will never ever play this game again, because I’m now emotionally unable to handle it. Buy it, right now. Ignore the negative reviews (mosty due to homophobia).
I have never spent the final hour of a game praying before… (I’m not even religious).
Ignore those stupid 1 star reviews. Imagine calling the naughty dog writing staff out in not being able to write a story just because they didnt rehash the the first game and tell the story that you think you wanted.
Judge for yourself with an open mind I was worried about this after reading all the bad reviews. I thought the story was actually pretty good though. Enjoy the game and remember Joel and Ellie aren’t real! Can’t wait for a third installment.
Unexpected, but a brave direction. *Spoiler free review*
This game has been incredibly divisive in its reviews, but I would recommend anyone play the game and make their own mind up.
Firstly, the graphics are stunning and the actual gameplay mechanics are improved on over the first one. There is a ton of accessibility options for those with sensory issues.
The game itself is significantly bigger than the first one and it includes a few open areas, which is new. I completed the game on normal difficulty without a great deal of problems, so if you want the game to feel more tense and about survival then maybe put it on a higher difficulty (this can be done at any point during the game).
The controversial part of the game seems to have been its story, which I do understand, although this is hard to discuss without spoilers. The game is set in a post apocalyptic world, so is naturally brutal, with themes of violence and death commonplace. The story does not go the way you may expect, however, this adds a sense of realism to the depth of the characters. The story in this game is complex and emotive, often being genuinely heavy to play. This is not a happy game and I found myself taking breaks after long sessions due to the intensity.
Not everyone is going to love all parts of the story, but then we don’t always love the choices other’s make. Play this and make your own mind up.
The best ever game. Each to their own but, this is a staggeringly good game, easily the best I have ever played. Graphics, story, suspense, I played it for hours and I’ll play it again and again.
10/10 Amazing game – take no notice of the negative comments! The people who didn’t like it didn’t get it. Honestly one of the best games I have ever played, it was well worth the wait!
Too early to call it a masterpiece? Not as dark as people said. But just as great as some of the mainstream critics said. Very good game with a great story. I lost three days to this game, I only picked up the controller intending to do a few hours here and there. Three days later, crying at the ending credits.
Amazing Without a doubt one of the best games on the market.
Took about 22hours to complete. It can be down in anything between 15 and 25 hours I reckon. It all depends on the setting and if you want to look for things.
The games story is like a corridor. You have rooms to explore but at the end of the day you follow the corridor.
An Adult Story That Wont Be To Everyone's Taste. This game seems to have really divided opinion with a lot of people hating on it and review bombing prevalent. There seems to be two main reasons that people are hating on this game and are therefore giving it 0 out of 10 reviews on Metacritic etc. First are those that do not like the story and these people may have a legitimate reason for doing so, whilst i disagree, this is personal opinion and everyone is entitled to theirs. Still, giving the game 0/10 because you don’t like the story is ridiculous. Secondly are those that are hating on this game because they feel that it is ‘too woke’ and has been ‘ruined by SJW and feminists.’ This seems to boil down to the fact that (slight spoiler) the two lead characters are both women, one of whom is in a lesbian relationship (which the game openly portrays), and that there also happens to be a trans character in the game. The fact that people are genuinely upset by this is mind boggling and they should be ignored completely, so that is what we will do.
The game itself is beautiful to behold, the graphics are truly stunning, and the attention to detail that Naughty Dog have put into this game is honestly astounding. The game plays great, nothing spectacular, just solid. Combat is meaty and sufficiently brutal and really doesn’t shy away from gore and graphic injuries. You wont be blown away by how it plays but this isn’t a game about beautiful controls and insane combat. Voice acting, character models, facial expressions, dialogue and music is all really top notch, probably the best i’ve seen in fact. This game really does drag you into it’s world and holds your attention like few other games that i have ever played have managed to do.
Now, onto that story… This story will not be for everyone (i’ll try not to spoil anything.) The Last of Us 1 & 2 portray a brutal world where the dark side of humanity is laid bare. This is a post apocalyptic world filled with death and misery. It is also filled with beauty and hope. Naughty Dog constantly seeks to play these themes off against one other. Horrible things happen to characters that you like. Characters that you like are often shown to do morally dubious actions which they themselves often wrestle with. TLoU is a world where there are bad guys and there are good guys, but the lines are often blurred as even our heroes have to do terrible things in order to survive. There are consequences to peoples actions in this world, even if they were well intentioned. TLoU 2 takes that one step further by making the player step into the shoes of someone who appears at first to be a blatant bad guy. Even by the end, the actions of said character did not sit well with me, even though i understood their justifications for them. There is no black and white in this game, no right and wrong, just different shades of grey, and a cast of characters wrestling with their morals and emotions in a world that pushes them to both their physical and mental limits. This is not a happy story, there is no ending where our heroes walk off into the sunset to live happily ever after. It is a story of pain, loss, grief, death, anger, revenge, beauty and love. It warns us about the pitfalls of being consumed by rage and an all encompassing desire for revenge. It’s a tough story to tell and a delicate line to walk. It is a very adult story that does not shy away from making the player think and question themselves over the actions of the characters. I, personally, think Naughty Dog did a fantastic job in telling it. You may disagree, but there is so much done right in this game that i would say that is worth buying and playing just to see for yourself.
I love this game. I think Naughty Dog were always going to struggle to produce a sequel to such a successful and beloved game that had such a divisive (yet brilliant) ending, and still manage to keep everyone happy. I feel like some people were always going to be left feeling disappointed by the story no matter what they came up with. If you’re one of those people, that’s ok, and you’re perfectly entitled to that opinion, but you know deep down that this is never a 0/10 game, not in a million years. Even if you dislike the direction they took this game it’s still a 6/10 at worst. Worth a play through at least once just so you can spend some more time in this incredible world that Naughty Dog have created. For me, however, this is easily a 9.5/10. The first one still edges it for me, but in all honesty that’s most likely just a bit of nostalgia talking. This really is one of the best games made for this generation of consoles, and may even be the best. You’ll have to decide that for yourself though.
Well worth stopping i Brilliant game good graphics comes with too disks put disk one in first then remove and put disk too in then remove and repeat. Loving it my type of game
Fantastic like a film Best PS4 game I ever played has Zombies and Monsters some are Similar to Brio shock story line well you need to play the first one to understand what’s going on as the story line does keep Changing
Stunning People trashing this game need to get a grip the game is amazing in terms of screwing with ur emotions and the big lesson to take from this game is that there is two sides to every story.
A great game, once you figure out what it's abou Spoilers for themes, but I’ll keep the story spoilers out of it.
First things first, no, it doesn’t have a PC or LGBTQ+ agenda. Ellie is gay and a secondary character is trans, that’s it. There are no explicit queer sex scenes (though you do see a 30 second heterosexual sex scene – consensual with a bit of boob, definitely nothing that would push the limits of the 18 rating). The most explicitly gay stuff you see is kissing and general cuteness between girlfriends, if you think that’s an agenda then I don’t know what to tell you, you live in a bubble and queer folks exist, get over it.
It’s pretty grim and gruesome, the deaths are a lot more hard hitting. If you shoot someone in the leg and they bleed out, they’ll scream and writhe for several seconds, there’s more fear in their faces when you kill them, they sometimes beg for their lives, the people watching their friends die are more authentically messed up by it, stuff like that. Not something that will bother everyone, but I’d say that’s the nastiest bit of the game in terms of overall gameplay. Once again if you’re more offended by a bit of boob and a consensual sex scene, IDK what to tell you. There’s also a bit of weed use and a mention of a grumpy old alcoholic, if those are deal breakers for you.
Graphics are amazing, sound design is great, and the gameplay itself is very similar to the first game, but just a little bit better. IMO it’s perfect, I hate when they change too much in the sequels when the original was so good. If it’s not broke don’t fix it, you know? And The Last of Us Part II honours that, it basically expanded on the original combat without changing much at all. Oh, except one thing – Clickers ACTUALLY use echolocation now (they just used hearing in the first game) and they don’t bloody tell you, I must have died a dozen times before I realised they can “see” you if you stand in front of them while they’re making noises.
As for the rest… basically it’s a game about how much you can mess yourself up in the pursuit of revenge. It’s a game that hurts you then tells you to get over it, because staying angry will only ever leave you unsatisfied and unhappy. It’s true to life, moreso than most of us would like, and at times it’s frustrating, tedious, or even in-your-face insulting. The game doesn’t care if you like it or not, it doesn’t care if it makes you feel bad, and it doesn’t care about making you feel better. Pretty much every criticism I’ve seen against the game so far (that this plot point should have been different, that the pacing is weird, that you don’t care about that character, that you’re not satisfied with the ending, etc) can be answered with “yes, I know, that’s literally the point.” Once you get your head around that, it’s a good game that achieves exactly what I believe it set out to achieve.
If that sounds interesting to you then I say go for it, maybe watch a playthrough first (I recommend JackSepticEye or GabSmoulders purely because they seems to be the only YouTubers thus far who actually get it) or wait for it to come on sale, or keep your eyes open on marketplaces online or CEX and similar trade-in stores, I’m sure there will be a lot of copies there soon enough. Do actually play the game though if you want to criticise it, and be wary of those with generic copy/paste reasons for disliking it, such as an unsatisfying ending or a dislike for the “PC agenda” it doesn’t have.
Well worth the wait!! UPDATE… please ignore all the negative comments and reviews about this game. Some peoples prehistoric, homophobic and misogynistic views will never change.
This game is incredibly progressive and shatters boundaries, it forces you to question loyalties, forces you into uncomfortable emotive scenarios and takes you on a mental roller coaster ride. If you want a bland, boring and run of the mill shoot’em up then by all means believe the negative reviews on here and go buy the next COD. But if you want something different, progressive, challenging, scary, nerve shattering, opinion altering and all round engrossing then BUY THIS GAME!!
Words cannot describe how good this game is!! Perfect story, perfect plot twists and the music is spine chilling at times. Never has there been a more brutal yet beautiful game!! Absolutely mesmerising experience!! Hooked from start to finish…I’ve never been so engrossed in a game and story!! Thank you naughty dog!!
Good and bad is subjective The story line of this game is simple a masterpiece. It’s a play on the old saying ‘there are two sides to every story’ and the fact that good and bad are subjective. If you don’t understand the ending, look into the meaning of empathy and you might understand it better.
Best game in years Hated 2nd half for a while but then I got it. Thought this was better than the first by a country mile. Loved the ending, was exactly as I had hoped. If you liked the first one, play this game – you might love it you might hate it, it’s a damn sight better than some of the guff being released at the moment. It’s slow paced, yet also horrifically violent. It’s an intelligent thought provoking game. If you like mindless shoot-em-ups then maybe not the game for you
Full disclosure, I thought the last of us part 1 was the best game I have ever played. I have replayed it more than 40 times, the story, characters everything was fantastic. So I have been looking forward to this one for years and excited to play it.
I will go through the good and bad elements when compared against the original
Graphics – better than the original, it has moved on a lot and looks incredible
Fighting – there are more movement options and the gameplay is very slick
World – the last of us world has been expanded and great to discover
Story – it is not as emotionally strong as the first, that is not to say it has nothing, you do see it but in a different way. There are some very clever links to the original.
Plot – there are parts of it that you just cannot understand why the character is placing themselves at such risk of death. For example, travelling across dangerous lands, fighting dangerous groups to essentially ask someone “you doing ok?” or your arch enemy is in a situation where they are 99% going to die but you would put yourself and others at a 98% risk of death to reach them because you want to then kill them. You would just think “I will stay at home watch some Netflix, those crazy people will sort that other person out.”
The game is enjoyable to play, there are parts where it is really brutal. There are lots of messages in the game and I give the developers a lot of credit for capturing this.
Is the game better than the first, well from a look and feel perspective yes but from a storyline no. The first game went so far beyond what gaming had ever done before I suppose I was hoping this one would do the same. Is that fair, not really, but we have to hope don’t we?
Stunning Forget the one star haters out there. Let then enjoy fortnight and let everyone else play an amazing game like this. If you liked the first one you’ll love this, it’s similar, but they have built on it, like any good sequel. Graphics are amazing, sometimes I have to pull myself away from looking at the water effects as I realise people are shooting at me! The story is very well put together, I sometimes get bored of lengthy cutscenes, but these are compelling viewing, also never too long. The gameplay in my opinion is fantastic, they have go the balance just right, you’re never over powered, but if you search well enough, you will find enough resources to get by. Its the best ‘sneaker’ of all time if you ask me. There are so many ways you can approach a situation. Definitely has a lot of replay value too. All in all a stunning game, you can understand why it was delayed. A game like this doesn’t get thrown together in 5 mins. I cant see another game as well crafted as this coming out of the PS4. Just can’t wait to see what Naughty Dog can do with the PS5.
Not your typical Disney story line. NO SPOILERS! This game has had some negative reviews, but in my opinion I believe people expect the Disney style story line. If you’re after the good guys gets the glory and bad guys lose and suffer type of typical story line, this really isn’t the game for you. Masterful story telling along with beautiful graphics and scenery tells a story that even the guys who may be portrayed as the bad guys, have troubles and feelings like everybody else. The game really depicts emotions and gets you actually thinking, who are the hero’s and who are the villains?
Not as good as the original, but still a great game While not as good as the first Last of Us this is still a fantastic game. The story is a bit hard to get into but by the end I thought it was excellent.
Incredible What a game! I had to write the review now And I’m only half way through. I’m so blown away by the attention to detail and the intensity of the story
Don't listen to the haters this game is amazing How someone can post a negative review of a game this epic within hours of its release is beyond me, so as the title says ignore the haters and here’s an actual review. (No spoilers)
Firstly the game looks amazing, everything from the scenery to the character models has improved not only from the last game but from Naughty Dogs last Uncharted game.
The gameplay mechanics have move forward so much, enemies will now flank your location so you can’t just hide behind a wall, you need to move, hide and take them out one at a time.
The story is intriguing and with enough twists and turns to leave you eager for the next section of the game.
The vocal cast/motion capture cast have all delivered stella performances, a game of this scope needs emotion and these performances have delivered.
All in all this game is a contender for game of the year for me and I look forward to seeing what Naughty Dog do next.
The line between protagonist and antagonist has never been more blurred If you love the first game, you know that gameplay, visuals and music is already amazing, solid here as well with some solid tweaks. But what about it’s now controversial story.
There’s a moment that gets you angry early in the game, it’s INTENDED to get you angry, this a game all about revenge after all, but the moment is kinda a double edged sword but for almost a good reason. These characters feel so real, especially the characters from the first game, when they’re wronged by the “bad guys” of the game, it’s disturbingly and brutally satisfying to exact your revenge. However, many gamers have taken issue with the creators as well. I understand that to an extant, while I’m livid about what happened, I think from a writing perspective, it does make sense why it happened in the way it did for the story that was told.
How about the “half way” point, the big “180” if you will. Well to be honest, in my opinion, this part of the games story alone is why I think it’s as good as the first game, and in its own right. If there’s one thing I love about “zombie horror”, top of my list would be the analysis of morality, specifically grey morality. The question of “where is that line between good and evil” in a world ruled by the worst atrocities. Take “the walking dead” for example with Rick and Negan. In both show and comic, while we root for Rick to protect his community, Negan in turn is protecting his own. Not only are they obstacles to each other, but comparing their atrocities in the series side by side, it’s hard to distinguish which is actually MORE brutal. In each other’s perspective, the other is the villain. However under the old saying “the needs of the many” it’s clear that Rick has more of the moral high ground in their feud, so the line isn’t too blurred. Ultimately however, it’s not that this game blurs this line further… there is NO line at all. Good and evil? Matter of perspective. To quote a d-list internet celebrity/ gamer: “a book can tell you the main characters a hero with dialogue, a movie can too, but a game… in a game you can FEEL it”. In the same respect, it’s one thing to see how a hero is all too similar to their villain, it’s another to EXPERIENCE it first hand, and it’s done brilliantly here, done in a way only achievable through a game.
Let me save you some time! This game was as brilliant as the first one. I have read all the -ve reviews so far and they fall into 3 basic categories:
1. The Story – People aren’t happy because it didn’t go the way they wanted it to. Yes its dark but so was the first one if you really think about it. Its still a great story.
2. Repetitive – ALL games are repetitive, if you enjoyed the gameplay in the 1st one you will like this. There is a lot of new stuff which I enjoyed
3. Sexuality (/scenes)- I can’t believe this is an issue in 2020. If you don’t like the little love scenes that are in here then pause and skip it. Also, for anyone who watched the youtube clips b4 release you will know that Ellie is gay – that also seems to be a source of some negativity.
A bleak future Beautiful, gritty story line picking up five years after the first game. It can be a violent gory which fits what the story is all about. Love i
A Game that requires your full attentio Evolution of gameplay: Similar to previous installment, but with many improvements. A.I. is more intelligent, forcing the player to think fast. With Ellie being more agile, exploration is expanded. The Non-Linear exploration gives us more freedom to explore the massive world before us.
Story: Requires alot of focus, open minds, and is down to one’s interpertation. Expands on characters. A second playthrough is highly recommended to fully grasp all of it.
Soundtrack: Fits the tone of the sequel, whilst being familiar to the player, it also builds tension in the right places.
Graphics: Extremely detailed, the team really put alot of effort to make it highly believable and breathtaking. Along with maintaining the sense of an abandoned and harsh world. The brutalility depicted is detailed to a point that you may feel a little queasy from time to time.
Overall: The Last of Us Part 2 is a bittersweet and emotional triumph, where it throws you into a darker, more violent bloodbath than its previous title. It is also a game that will make you question the character’s motives and morality at the end of the game.
Additional Notes: In an Apocalyptic world like the Last of Us, morality becomes a blur. We are so used to believing that good and evil are always clear, but in this game? In someone else’s perspective, you are the monster, no matter how hard you justify your reasons or motives, and THAT is what Part 2 succeeds in being one of my favourite games for the PS4.
Perfect In Every Way I get that people are bummed about what happens in this game but if you are going to be angry about a story that makes the effort through and through to shock and surprise you then I am not sure what you expected.
Loved it start to finish. As a fan of the original just coming off replaying that, the bridging and continuation from narrative to narrative is superb and fluid. You will experience sadness, happiness, warmth and the coldest rage from these characters thanks to great acting and mo-cap.
It is a story that teaches you about the effects of revenge and how we act isn’t always the best solution. All the characters are from both sides are likeable and relatable. They all have flaws and that’s what feels great when playing as them.
The combat is top notch too with a multitude of difficulty options not just from core options but by letting you tinker with AI behaviors and resource factors. This makes TLoU2 a more advanced take on Resident Evil 3’s Inferno mode where the experience can be different through gameplay every time.
Visually the game is a stunner and surpasses the already gorgeous God of War. This was clearly a next gen game being molded to fit on the PS4 but oh my god when you hear the sound design. The ringing of gunfire in concrete tunnels and carports, the fact all the enemies have their own names so when you kill them the reaction from their friends adds to that humanity. It’s so finely crafted that by not playing it from start to finish is like missing out on the greatest piece of cake gaming has to offer this year. Buy it.
An emotional masterpiece, that follows a story of redemption and survival. I completed this game in just 4 days, and my verdict is that this is a true masterpiece, that displays both the beauty of a forgotten world, with the harsh reality of human nature in the midst of survival. The game pulls you in and makes you truly feel like one of the characters. You will witness every death, rejoice every happy moment, and feel the thrill of survival. The whole game is an emotional roller-coaster which can be hallowing at times, making you mourn for key players in this post-apocalyptic world.
*SPOILERS*
Play as Ellie for the first half of the game, and follow her journey in her path of vengeance, whilst suffering from what appears to be painful trauma. Her motive? To kill the woman responsible for Joels death (Abby), and those that played a part. However the repercussions of this will have everlasting effects.
Play as Abby for the second half of the game, and experience her pain as you follow her story, and gain understanding for what she did to Joel. We learn that Joel killed her father in the first game whilst trying to get Ellie out of the St Marys Hospital. This deprived any chance of a cure being created, thus fuelled Abbys revenge.
You will gain perspective from both points of view, taking into consideration the emotions of human nature and how society prevails in an overrun world.
You will be shocked, horrified, and yet astounded by the shear amount of emotion this game carries, and it will push you through the duration of the game to find out what happens!
What a fabulous game! This will go down as one of the greatest games of all time. Last of us part 1 was brilliant: you fell in love with the characters; the story like a book you cannot drop. The Last of Part 2 takes this to the next level. The story is engrossing and so much more than some ‘spoilers’ released pre-launch. Whoever does not play this game has surely missed out. Imagine, a story line so deep it eclipses the first game, characters you love and you hate or at least think you hate but actually learn to love and graphics that really push the PS4 to the max. The PS4 era is nearly over and what a way to bow out with a game like this. Surely a keeper in the collection.
I have seen a lot of negative reviews about this game too, seems many gamers are aggrieved about the politically correct nature of the game- I get it, we all know it exists, some may not agree with it and for others its totally acceptable. I also understand its a pain when the PC brigade ram it down your throats- but when you play this game, treat it for what it is- a game and you’ll be ok. There are some who have given this low ratings because they feel depressed- somehow the last game saved their life or whatever. Part 1 was emotionally engaging in a positive way I agree, but so is this in different ways- the world is not a perfect happy place in reality and you are playing a game post-zombie apocalypse- it really isnt that deep. Just enjoy the game for what it is.
Stunning achievement !!! Utterly sensational. Do not take notice of user reviews, this game has 96 % on metacritic reviews for good reason. Incidentally within hours of release metacritic was spammed with thousands of 0/10 user reviews !!!
40’000 in one day, somebody is doing their best to try and make this game fail, wonder who
All of the rubbish being thrown at this game involves plot and story, strange nothing is about gameplay and graphics which are the best of the gen. The story involves consequences of actions taken in the first game, if you liked the first game you will love this as it feels as though the first didn’t end but just carried on. Everything is better, graphics, gameplay, animations, the attention to tiny details is breathtaking. An absolute epic AAA exclusive that is the defining game of the PS4 and the generation, essential purchase !!!!
The Best Game Yet for PS4 The Last of us part 2 is the long awaited follow on to the first part and boy does this hit the spot! The graphics even on my PS4 are a different level to most of my other games and some scenes are truly stunning.
Game play is great and they certainly haven’t left any stone unturned when it comes to storyline.
A pleasure of a game and if you have got a newish decent TV like an OLED then this will add to the stunning quality.
Remember it does have the 18 rating for a reason but this is not over the top and feels game appropriate.
Great game, great delivery time Game arrived very fast on the release day in order for me to unbox it and play it. Amazing game with great graphics and story line. Recommend it to any ps4 user or naughty dog fan.
Another winner from Naughty Dog Well balanced Story and action elements, beautiful graphics and embracing audio
Unfortunately, Amazon’s pre-order promotion DLC came to late to be of any use.
A brilliant romp but just misses the mark First and foremost, I knew of the leaks and initially it did make me consider cancelling the pre-order. However, I decided that considering how much I enjoyed the first part I would give the game a chance and as such, I am very glad I did.
Lots has been said about the graphics so I won’t delve too deep, they are brilliant, certainly the best the PS4 has seen and the animation, sound and soundtrack etc. is simply first class. I won’t post spoilers but I will skirt around certain aspects.
The game is essentially split into two parts where you get to see the story pan out from two different perspectives. A significant event takes place early in the game which provokes Ellie to seek retribution and so the journey and exploration of Seattle begins. Ellie’s quest is very much Last of Us Part 1 orientated, lots of dialogue and encounters with a wide variety of different factions and infected. On the subject of factions there are two to deal with, the Washington Liberation Front or Wolfs and the Sepherites, a group of religious types that are at war with the aforementioned faction. Both differ how they patrol and secure their areas, the Wolfs tend to be in large packs and have the added bonus of attack dogs which use their sense of smell to track Ellie down. The others I personally believe are harder to deal with, they tend to notice you quicker and communicate via whistling which eventually leads them to your location. It is quite off-putting the whistling, you just never feel comfortable when trying to navigate an area. Finally, and not considering them as a faction, is the infected. Again, they play a massive role and some of the types you come across are both frightening and at the same time exhilarating to take on. There is still the guys from before and a couple of new ones to keep it fresh, some of the set-pieces that you are subjected to form the main highlights of the game in my opinion.
The second part is seen through the eyes of someone else and is definitely the more action packed side of the game but it just doesn’t fit in with the original narrative. There is a lot going on by Ellie that would affect the other protagonist but until near the end, you are not aware of what is going on. It is strange and completely disconnects the story. Towards the latter stages the game just turns into uncharted with various elaborate set pieces that look good but just seems to make no sense. Not to say I didn’t enjoy it, I thought as a whole the second part easily eclipsed the first part in terms of enjoyment but they just feel as separate games entirely.
There is also a third act which I think very early on had a natural stopping point but it is needlessly dragged out for absolutely no reason, nothing is achieved by the final act.
It does sound like I am hating on the game a little but in reality I think it is one of the best that I have played this generation. I liked the characters and the decision made by Naughty Dog, I think once the context has been explained, it is easy to accept the direction that was taken. There are a lot of people that don’t agree, hence 1 star reviews but no way does this game deserve anything less than 4 stars. The game, regardless of the direction etc. was always going to be inferior to the first, it was a masterpiece. The balance was perfect and the bonds you make and the people you meet just further compliment it. Last of Us 2 is completely different, more action focussed but still an absolute gem of a game that will last just as long in the memory as the first.
Finally, if you are thinking about value for money, this has it in abundance. The whole campaign took me over 28 hours to complete and during some parts I felt as though I just rushed through. It does have replay value also with New Game Plus, but essentially it is quite refreshing to have a single player campaign that is this long rather than the normal 10 hours that you normally get. Brilliant game, don’t deny yourselves playing it based on petty, unfounded comments by so called “fans”.
Stunning achievement by Naughty Dog. (No spoilers honest review having completed the game) Firstly – please ignore the (often offensive) negative reviews from the many homophobes and internet trolls out there who haven’t even played or – more importantly – COMPLETED the game.
Why ?
Because this game may be the best 3rd person action adventure of this generation.
You just really need to play this game if you are a fan of great games. It’s as simple as that !!
I hope it ushers in many more just like it for the PS5 generation.
It took me 5 days to complete – playing a few chapters every day.
This means at least 25-30hrs of gameplay – more if you take your time and explore every nook and cranny !!
It’s one of those games that just when you think it’s coming to an end – it keeps on giving.
So in terms of VFM it’s a clear winner too.
The story is strong – and is a straight continuation of the first game – told partly in flashback sequences.
Its very ‘adult’ in tone – and doesn’t pull its punches in any way !!
As many have mentioned – its very ‘dark’ and often brutally violent – though If you have played the first game thats exactly what you would expect. There are also some big surprises – and a few VERY controversial decisions in the story that you may not be wanting/expecting – and some that may shock you !!
And yes – it uses revenge as its main story motivation – but it’s just as much about living with the consequences of your actions, loyalty, friendship, love and, ultimately, forgiveness.
If you are familiar with the first game your loyalties WILL be challenged, your expectations shattered !!
It’s the great script and exceptional v/o acting that really sell the story.
The actors doing the original games voice work have returned – and are (again) superb.
They just really know how to sell it to you – giving it real emotional weight – and make it all very believable.
Its also got Gay and Tran’s characters in prominent roles – – but so what !!??
I can’t believe this is an issue for some people – but if it is then can i remind you its 2020 !!
Open up your mind and get over it !!
If anything this is ultra-modern and forward thinking work from the writers – and quite brave issues to take on in a video game. It’s supposed to challenge you !! Not just in terms of game play – but emotionally and morally too !!
Let’s hope more video games are doing this in the next generation. 🙂
It’s obviously been lovingly crafted technically too – in every way imaginable.
Graphically it looks stunning.
They have really optimised the graphics engine this time around.
It plays superbly on my PS4 Pro – and looks beautiful on my 4K LG OLED TV.
It runs at 1440p and has a locked 30fps on the Pro – should that interest you.
Easily good enough to look amazing on a good 4K TV – especially with HDR enabled.
The clarity, depth and rich, lush looking environments looks truly next-gen.
No slow-down, blurry textures or chuggy frame rates here – and it plays smoooooth !!! 🙂
The music is superb – perfectly pitched – it adds tension and drama when called for – but is subtle and never intrusive. You may even learn a few guitar chords !! 😉
The sound design also adds so much atmosphere.
Rainy days and nights, storms with thunder cracking all around you, fast white water rivers, gun shots and enemy chatter echoing around the level – a good surround sound system really brings this game to life !!
And don’t get me started on those Infected/Clicker sounds.
The Clickers have ‘evolved’ this time around – and are much more dangerous.
I won’t spoil the surprise by saying why or how – but OMG !!
Be afraid !!
I have to admit i felt emotionally exhausted after completing it !!
This is because it’s VERY tense throughout and quite demanding in terms of gameplay – with a few difficulty spikes here and there – including one of the most panic-inducing Boss battles i’ve ever had to endure !!
The NPC enemy AI are also super smart this time – especially in tracking you down.
If you get spotted violence from them is often fast and unforgiving.
They work together.
They flank you.
You have to think and act fast or you will be in big trouble !!
Tip: Go slow, use stealth and the silent ‘renewable’ weapon options whenever you can – as ammo and resources are very scarce. Search every corner of every room in every building !!
Many items and collectables are well hidden.
Oh – and take lots of breaks – your blood pressure will thank you !! 😉
Actually – as i have mentioned – difficulty is generally high throughout the game – even on the lower difficulty settings. Their idea of “moderate” is not the same as mine !!
So i recommend playing it on one of the lower (pre-set) difficulty levels first time through – then using the ‘game+’ to play the higher ones. This will reduce frustration – especially early on.
Don’t say i didn’t warn you !!
Strong G.O.T.Y. contender for me.
Highly recommended.
Congrat’s to all at Naughty Dog.
Can’t wait for their next Project. 🙂
PS: You can individually customise all difficulty settings (even during the game) if thats your thing – just be careful to not remove all the challenge !!
GOTY A worthy sequel One of the best games ive ever played.Great story great character development and amazing graphics and gameplay.Well done Naughty Dog youve made the GOTY
Game of the year standard The product arrived on the day of release in perfect condition and the game itself is expertly made and has played very smoothly. Moreover it’s very fun. I highly recommend it.
Pure class game As always, an excellent game so far. Graphics are awesome and you will cack your pants more than ones. The attention to detail is flawless. If I was to say a negative it would be that there are too many cinematic scenes in this game its the only flaw I would say.
Feels like more than just a video game, but a vide game it is:) Bloody brilliant – just played a few hours in and loving every second of it. Worth the wait. No spoilers from me! Luckily I have avoided all spoilers too – so enjoying the story as it was meant to be. Best game on PS4.
Brillia The game is awesome and all I can say to people wondering about buying it is just go for it, don’t let other people put you off playing it, just play it for yourself because honestly I’m having a bloody good time with this game
Awesome game The graphics are stunning on the PS4 pro had to replace a faulty 5 year old 4K Sony tv With a new Samsung high end 4K tv which also has elevated the quality of the game hugely. The last of us on the ps3 was a stunning game graphically and this game is better. It continues the story from where it left off. The game has attention to detail much like the first game. Controls are good, and the great thing about this game is the characters and the story line. It has been a long time coming since the last game I played on the ps3 was the last of us. But definitely worth the wait. If there are any more games to be made in this series hopefully on the ps5 it will be sooner rather than later.
Completed today.....Just remarkable Completed 11th July.
I am absolutely gob smacked how some can give this game negative reviews and 1 star. I know we are all different but I am genuinely dumb founded. This is my second review, I had this game on order since March 2017 because I loved the first episode so much.
In a nut shell this game is truly remarkable, from the graphics which are just stunning to the story line and let me emphasise on the story. I said this on my last review, it is like a book that you can’t put down and the emotions, well, ive just completed it and at the end I had goose bumps and believe it or not, a wave of emotion. Yes I know, you may think its sad but I genuinely felt emotional at the end and I am blinking 50 years old!! The twists and turns this game gives are amazing and when I switched to playing Abbey, at first I was gutted because I didnt want to play this horrible girl but when you understand what she has been through, you get drawn to her as well and half way through I had to challenge myself on who I preferred.
If your a young person who likes pick up into action at a million miles an hour, this probably isn’t for you. But if you like a great emotional and thrilling story, then this game is a must. Highly suggest you complete episode one first though otherwise you won’t feel the story line in this.
I honestly can not recommend this game enough. Truly staggering……
Naughty Dog…..you are legends. I will hope and pray there is a 3rd.
Perfect. From a gaming standpoint, my favourite game I have ever played as a gamer. I’ve been a gamer for 25 years.
Sure, it’s not for everyone, it’s dark – but what is for everyone? Absolutely perfect.
Outstanding One of (if not the) best games of this generation.
Has a very familiar feel to the first game but with perhaps even more brutality.
Pushes the boundaries of storytelling in games.
A must play.
Another masterpiece Iam only about 3 hours in but what a game it’s absolutely fantastic so far i’ve heard all the stuff about the development team and what’s gone on with it and people saying don’t buy it well that’s up to them no offence to them that’s there opinion for me it’s a classic already Great smooth controls and stunning visuals and great sound 10/10 all around for me right Enjoy and got to run getting chased by clicker lol
Best game I’ve played Played 10 hours of this yesterday. It looks absolutely stunning on my PS4 Slim and LG Oled with HDR enabled. I am not sure what kind of black magic Naughty Dog used to make this game look so good but it is much superior to any other game I’ve played on this setup.
Story wise, it is gripping. No character is left one-dimensional. They feel real, human. Movement is much improved from the first game too. Not to mention the fact that now you can really go and explore vast areas of your surroundings.
Lastly, I am not sure who in their right mind would badmouth this beautiful masterpiece. It just goes to show that some people are ill-willed, commenting without actually playing the game.
Without doubt, for me, this is the best example why a Playstation is a much better choice over all the other consoles.
Best looking PS4 story game eve As I loved the original game I was sceptical about this one. Would I even like it? As I am at the early stages of the game here is my initial review…. it looks gorgeous, it someone told me I was playing on the PS5 I would have believed them. The controls are virtually the same as the original but the in game prompts are there also for newcomers. The story reminds you of how the original ended and where they are now. You get gently invented to the story and enemies, starting off easy with some runners before moving onto the harder clickers.
There is a lot to take in at first as they move the story on by 7 years and introduce you to a lot more characters but it plays it out well. Has all the signs of a masterpiece but only time will tell…
Update, must be about half way (I’m guessing) of this huge game. One of my favourite ever games. Only criticism is the way the story keeps going back in time, 2 months ago, 2 years ago, 5 years ago etc. I would rather play it in sequence, 5 years ago then moving forward. But other than that I see no faults at all.
Overall: I’m not convinced by the story, in the first one you were on the same side, in this switching between two characters who are trying to kill each other, does not work for me. Would you play a game of football with one team in the first half a different in the second half, without being able to control who wins?
A summary after completing the game… The story starts off really well but loses itself later on with changing characters and going back a few years. But the gameplay, for a third person shooter with some puzzles is one of best games available. Overall i enjoyed it and will play it again once it comes out on the PS5.
Amazing! I’ve only played for about three hours but that’s all you need to know this game is extraordinary. Everything about it is incredible and the story so far is excellent. You have to play this!
amazing game, delivery poo The game is incredible however I pre ordered this months before release date and due to slow delivery I got it after all my friends who just downloaded it digitally. Whats the point in preordering anymore?
TLOU2 Very happy with this game. Story is very good. Graphics look decent. Combat fighting is great. Clickers are much more brutal than the first game.
Amazing game, ignore the negative reviews Amazing graphics & storyline. People are giving this game bad reviews because there’s a transgender character in the game, the people disliking the game are just Ben Shapiro stans.
Enjoyed Everyone has their own view about this game but this is mine. The story is not rushed and enjoyable, the micanics are smother and tidy than the last game and naw theirs more ways to fight using the environment and so on. Im enjoying this game, and i would replay it as theirs more secrets to find
Extraordinary - best game of this generation? It is really that good so far – I simply can’t believe how good the graphics are and how much care and detail there is on screen at every point.
Combat is visceral, even more do than in the original.
Story – remains to be seen, will update once I am through.
Just go get it and experience for yourself. Essential.
Great product. Arrived on time and in perfect condition! You will need 95GB free to install this game, using the install disc first. Then when you’re done you use the second disc to play the game.
Game of the year contende Game of the year contender amazing graphics amazing amazing gameplay the story is unreal hopefully we get more games like this … and to say this is on the PS4 when it’s almost at the end of its cycle just shows the console has so much more to give 10/10
Must play for ps4 owners
Amazing sequel and an amazing experience to play. I’m jealous of people who haven’t played it yet.
Has everything I liked about the first game, and much more besides. One of the first games I’ve bought at over 50, and well worth the money
Probably the best ever game for the Playstation 4
An incredible, immersive experience. Great storytelling, good gameplay, beautiful environments.
Ignore the haters, avoid the spoilers.
An intense experience
There’s a lot of hate surrounding this game…for me personally… its incredible, powerful, uncomfortable, complex, visceral. I’ts visually awe inspiring; sure maybe there’s a few misteps here an there, but overall it’s an amazing experience, where we get to see two sides of the story.
10/10
Best game i've ever played
I fail to see how you cannot be anything but amazed by this masterpiece. I feel like playing it through is experiencing a landmark in gaming that will stay with you forever.
My honest review after completing the game (very few spoilers)
Going to try and leave a spoiler free review here but be in mind of minor spoilers.
Positives: the game play works really well. Puzzle solving, cambat mechanics, and crafting system is really nice and modelled on the previous game. The games atheistic is beautiful and cannot say enough how beautiful the setting of this game is. The story builds a good character development, and inrrodices new characters which I straight away had interest in. The decision on how to engage encounters is brilliantly made, and makes you feel part of the world and actually want some of the characters/ scenarios to do well. The weapon customisation is great and the story does pick up where the previous game left, and for the start, gives a very good direct narrative which is very engaging.
Negatives: the story line gave me whiplash. So many times I thought the game was over but nope. Continue. 5,8,10 hours later you’re still going. Sometimes this is good, but it can also kill the story line, and actually lead to me intensionally failing a mission a few times because I disagreed with the narrative. It just seems incoherent. The jump scares become predictable, and makes it frustrating while you try to prevent them by seeming them coming, but can’t. The ending, in my opinion, was not satisfying, and i thought the game could have had a good conclusion 3 hours before the ending. There is a major point in the story which seems rushed and not thought through which did disrupt the story line but literally… Muffling vkices. I feel like this game could have been a good decision based game (and that’s what the creators were aiming for), but in the end the player can’t make decisions! but yet they try to make players feel guilty off the actions of the characters they are playing. Also the open world feel is good and is great at the start exploring with your companion, until you spend the majority of your time going through shops getting materials which puts a massive pause in the narrative, and feels like a chore rather than being part of game play.
Conclusion: if you’ve got this far well done! In total I would buy this game, but not now at this price. It is a beautiful game, and is well worth a play through. The art style and theme is beautiful and it’s a good follow on from the previous game. But it’s not the “great” game I hoped for, and the narrative seems very disjointed. I personally will not be playing this again after my first play through unless some DLC comes out which massively changes my opinion. Hope this helps and of course all this is my opinion and I know others will disagree with me.
Worth the wai
This game is amazing I would say it’s better than the original, a lot going on but it’s easy to take in and the story and gameplay is fantastic.
A lot of cinematics but if you’re into that then this is worth the play.
The writing of this game has taken alot of hate. While I would like if the game had a slightly different storyline it is still a fantastic, but wrenching story that had me fixed for the entire game. This is in no way the game of thrones of the gaming world.
The story is challenging, heart breaking and complex. No one comes out as good or evil but to me it is an interesting look at the complexity of human nature and survival in a brutal world. So 4/5 for the story.
The cut scenes and flashbacks are emotional and nostalgic.
Combat is gritty, tense and brutal. 5/5
Graphics and the environment is beautiful and full of danger. 5/5
Definitely worth the money. Up there with the best games ever played even if I do wish the storyline had been a bit different.
So I’m about half way through the game but thought I would write some thoughts so far.
First of all a worthy sequel to TLOU – sumptuous graphics, soundtrack and gameplay. It’s a long game, a very long game BUT I think that’s the point. You are not just seeing the narrative from the perspective of Ellie, you also play as and see the narrative from the perspective of Abby. If Naughty Dog always do one thing well it’s tell a good story. The game makes you think about bigotry, revenge and our own morality in the face of a changed world. The unseen consequences of a seemingly correct choice, plays out in ways that are only apparent when seen through the eyes of the other person. If you don’t like your world view to be challenged then this game isn’t for you.
There are some issues around graphics, with scenery blinking out but for the most part it’s excellent. I particularly love chucking a bottle into a posse of enemies when there are clickers nearby. The ensuing chaos is hilarious.
I’ll update when I’ve finished but ignore the haters and think for yourself
**Update after finishing**
Excellent game and well worth the purchase. The ending is controversial but that is the mark of a story well told. It should provoke debate not absolutes. Well done Naughty Dog!!
Technically, this game is far superior to the first. The gameplay is much better. The graphics are amazing. The acting is brilliant. Some areas are more open than the last game, so make sure you explore or you may miss some great scenes, notes and banter.
There’s been a lot of unjustified criticism over the story. It’s actually very powerful. It will probably make you feel very angry and/or heartbroken at various points. I truly believe that a lot of the rage-filled criticism out there is from people who don’t know how to handle these emotions in a healthy way. (I’m not talking about genuine gripes with the game here, but overblown outrage.)
No writer or actor deserves death threats because you’re emotionally traumatised.
There are parts that I wish they’d taken in a different direction, but their decisions make total sense for the story they wanted to tell. (Even if it’s not the story some people wanted to play.)
I’ll be shocked if this doesn’t with game of the year.
Make up your own mind! Spoiler free review.
Please don’t just listen to the bad reviews. Some people just didn’t get what it was trying to do (some didn’t even play it before slating it…)
Let me start by saying I loved the first game and I loved the characters even though Joel was a bit of a monster (I mean he could have maybe saved the world but was selfish instead)
Now for part 2. The gameplay is great. The stealth is terrifying. I was on edge the whole time! You constantly feel like one wrong move will be the end of you!
The world is beautiful and yet so broken…
The story is better than I thought when I started. In the beginning I was hurt. Then it all suddenly made sense. I began to care again. Yes there were parts of the story I wasn’t keen on but not the parts you’d imagine.
As for the ending I think a lot of people just didn’t get it. It’s not the way a lot of people thought and I truly feel like those hating the end just don’t understand it.
I’d love to say more but I didn’t want to spoil anyone’s experience as mine was ruined seeing spoilers.
Please just go into it with an open mind, let the story play out and decide for yourself. It may just surprise you.
Utter Masterpiece, ignore the haters
Game is a masterpiece, not sure why it’s getting negative reviews on here, I urge everyone to give it a go, you will not regret it all.
Fab
After the long wait definitely worth it. Wanted to stream online but struggled so gave up. Could be our internet though. Def recommend
Amazing game 10/10
One of the best games I have played in years
Don’t know wy every one is hating on it so hard, probably cos they don’t have eny one to love them lol
Such a good all round game
Arrived fine
I bought this as a present for my husband. I have no idea if it’s a good game or not but it arrived on time, on the date promised when I pre ordered. Packaging was good and game intact. Thank you
Superb. Ignore the spam 1-star nonsense.
An excellent game and sequel, with a dark conpkex storyline about obsession and the ultimate futility of revenge. It’s superb.
It’s a shame that so many insecure, hatefilled gamers are spamming one-star reviews because they can’t bear to see LGBTQ representation in a game, or can’t deal with characters changing over time.
Unbelivable, as good as the first.
This game is incredible and if you loved the first, you’ll love this. Don’t believe the negative reviews as there is a bit of a vendetta going around. Considering this is a 30hr game, it’s unlikely all zero star reviews left in the first 48hrs are from people who have actually played it.
I do not understand what all the hate is about. People who hate the game and give it one star have clearly played the game with a negative mindset, immediately thinking it possibly cannot be as good as the first one. Personally I think it is a lot better than the first one, as it has a better story, combat and graphics. People seriously need to grow up and get a grip. I actually wonder what drugs some people are on in order to state the game as being a “disaster”. This is not a disaster. This is clearly a masterpiece. Do not listen to the negative reviews.
Ignore the 1 star reviews there was a stupid troll thing on the internet to get the review low scored but the game is epic.
Graphics the best on PS4
The game is much bigger than I was expecting I really enjoyed the first instalment so much so I purchased the remaster. I got this on day 1 and as with Amazon arrived in great time.
The story splits over two characters some of the destinations are a tad grim and you need to make sure your brightness and contrast settings are on point esp in dark areas (key for one boss fight!) some cut scenes are a tad long but you can always skip but good to understand the story.
Gameplay can be a little hard Esp against human enemies, in places and repeating parts maybe required to get it right.
The game is extremely violent so should be strictly 18+ only and quite frank puts u on edge a lot!
Classic last of us sequences, breathtaking scenery with collecting items a must to really advance well.
Little let down by the ending but thoroughly enjoyed the experience and has taken a good time to get to the end. Highly recommended game for the PS4!
Amazing - 1 star by a bunch of steeple ignore
Everything about this game is perfection. Gameplay, storyline, graphics. Worth the wait for all these years.
SPOILER FREE REVIEW.
This is not a perfect game, but it is probably one of the most ambitious, bravest and complex games that has come out in the last few years.
To point the obvious, the game is STUNNING. The different environments are alive and haunting and you will be surprised where you end up, but each location feels unique and layered. The acting and facial animation has also stepped up a gear and cut scenes blend into game play so seamlessly, that for the first 10 minutes of playing the game, my jaw was just open in awe. Much of the game play is similar to The Last of Us fans, but more stealth mechanics such as going prone and jumping, give more variety to tackling multiple enemies. Weapons and crafting have been improved a little and you will always appreciate finding a brick or a bottle in the middle of a tough fight!
Now…to talk about the story, still spoiler free! If you are lucky enough to not have one major part of the game spoiled, you might have heard that people are upset over that part and not played the rest of the game – which is quite frankly insane. It is not a choice based game; you have to experience and play as what Ellie wants to do at the time, which sometimes you will question yourself as the player because you will gain perspective. This is tackled with brilliantly throughout the course of the story.
During the game you will feel an array of emotion from the best to the worst and the game WANTS you to feel that, by design. It wants you to feel angry at the injustice of some events and then at the next moment, start to make you doubt and question your justification for feeling one way. It is a brutal, complex, hard hitting game and I even had to put my controller down and take a moment away from it, to compose myself before going back head first into the world. There are so many parallels to the original game and even though it is bleak, there are many moments of hope and joy, to show the light, even in the darkest of times.
This is a must buy for people who love and respect the first game, as it is a fantastic sequel.
Negative reviews are clearly , largely by people who have not even played more than at least half the game. If you are a fan of the first , this brings a similar slow build pace and narrative , that ramps up the further you get. If you are invested in the characters and want a well told Narrative story then this is as well told as any movie I have seen.
There are plenty of surprises and and moments to make you appreciate the love that’s gone into crafting this masterpiece. There is at least 25- 30 hours gameplay here and replayable encounters that are genuinely enjoyable.
I can see why people might complain about clunky controls. But in the context it makes sense, your a skinny teenage girl, handling powerful guns. Every shot counts, you feel every bullet you fire and you do so with care and precision, wanting not to waste ammo. That’s how it should be, as you upgrade your weapons and muscle memory kicks in, you’ll be popping headshots with every careful shot, yet you won’t feel like a swat agent, and you really shouldn’t.
If you are looking for something more like uncharted there this the auto aim option, off by default in the menu. But I recommend playing as the makers intended.
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Arrived fast sealed and cant wait to play already know its going to be good
Masterpiece from naughty dog
Superb game one of the best on PS4
Engrossing story that makes you think
Nice visuals and sound
Quite scary not for kids
Great game!
Great game, great picture, great sound,.. a bit longer than other games. Really like it.
Also delivery was right on time.
Worth to spend money.
OK so I can see why many people and getting at this games throat with the way they took the story but I absolutely loved it!!
The graphics for a 7 odd year old console is brilliant, the gameplay mechanics were spot on and the amount of jump scares was brilliant. Getting to play from the perspective of the second character after what she did (no spoliers) was fully enjoyable and dare I say I preferred playing as her compared to Ellie? Yes. Yes I did.
In my honest opinion I would put this game in my top 5 and I have no regrets buying this.
*spoiler free review*
Being a big fan of the first game, I was looking forward to playing the lastest instalment. Having just finished the game all I can say is wow – what a juggernaut of a game, I found it immersive and gripping, the gameplay mechanics are greatly improved, visually its stunning especially on the ps4 pro.
The first one was a true masterpiece, and in honesty, the sequel will never beat it. But…I cannot give it any less than 5 stars because its so well crafted as a complete game. Without revealing any spoilers…bottom line is…if you loved the first game then youll love this.
Love this game and part one so much. The haters will say that the story is gash but I disagree, it’s an amazing experience and only adds to what came before. Plus it’s scary. And violent. 5 stars
Despite what people have slated about this game, ie the writing and not being happy with the ending, I can honestly say what a fantastic game, its beautiful and to me well written, and if you watch the cut scenes and take in everything from within the game I think the ending is how it should be for the game, not everything’s about revenge, if you enjoyed the first one you’ll love this, don’t take others negative opinions and give it a play through as I thoroughly fell in love with the new gameplay mechanics, the graphics and heck just how stellar the whole game is, superb
Thread carefully. This is a very mature game, not because of the violence or the gore but rather the themes it explores. There are no heroes or villains but a clash of two sides. There are parts in the game that will make you feel uncomfortable and horrified. The game iself will test you to see how far will you go and what are you willing to do. On top of the very complex and hard hitting story the graphics are unreal. Sometimes I felt like I was actually there, exploring this big city in real time. Honestly, try to avoid any reviews and just play the game.
This is an absolutely amazing game. Stunning graphics, brilliant gameplay and a story that the world needed right now. Ignore the haters and just look at the actually % of review on here giving it 5/5, the silent majority is always what you should listen to. It’s 50 spent that’s worth every penny and more, and brilliant continuation of the franchise.
An absolute masterpiece, that you’ll cry through. I finished it and then spent 30min crying, phoned my parents and told them I love them. I’ve never played a game that had a bigger impact on me. I will never ever play this game again, because I’m now emotionally unable to handle it. Buy it, right now. Ignore the negative reviews (mosty due to homophobia).
I have never spent the final hour of a game praying before… (I’m not even religious).
Very good, bit of a shock at start of game but now completed. Very e enjoyable
Naughty dog does it again. What a brilliant game. If you enjoyed the first game you will love this.
Imagine calling the naughty dog writing staff out in not being able to write a story just because they didnt rehash the the first game and tell the story that you think you wanted.
Game is great. Buy it.
The production value is incredible, it’s so ridiculously well made.
The story is great, though it’s best if you mindfully ignore the internet’s opinion & make up your own mind.
I was worried about this after reading all the bad reviews. I thought the story was actually pretty good though. Enjoy the game and remember Joel and Ellie aren’t real! Can’t wait for a third installment.
*Spoiler free review*
This game has been incredibly divisive in its reviews, but I would recommend anyone play the game and make their own mind up.
Firstly, the graphics are stunning and the actual gameplay mechanics are improved on over the first one. There is a ton of accessibility options for those with sensory issues.
The game itself is significantly bigger than the first one and it includes a few open areas, which is new. I completed the game on normal difficulty without a great deal of problems, so if you want the game to feel more tense and about survival then maybe put it on a higher difficulty (this can be done at any point during the game).
The controversial part of the game seems to have been its story, which I do understand, although this is hard to discuss without spoilers. The game is set in a post apocalyptic world, so is naturally brutal, with themes of violence and death commonplace. The story does not go the way you may expect, however, this adds a sense of realism to the depth of the characters. The story in this game is complex and emotive, often being genuinely heavy to play. This is not a happy game and I found myself taking breaks after long sessions due to the intensity.
Not everyone is going to love all parts of the story, but then we don’t always love the choices other’s make. Play this and make your own mind up.
Each to their own but, this is a staggeringly good game, easily the best I have ever played. Graphics, story, suspense, I played it for hours and I’ll play it again and again.
Amazing game – take no notice of the negative comments! The people who didn’t like it didn’t get it. Honestly one of the best games I have ever played, it was well worth the wait!
Not as dark as people said. But just as great as some of the mainstream critics said. Very good game with a great story. I lost three days to this game, I only picked up the controller intending to do a few hours here and there. Three days later, crying at the ending credits.
Without a doubt one of the best games on the market.
Took about 22hours to complete. It can be down in anything between 15 and 25 hours I reckon. It all depends on the setting and if you want to look for things.
The games story is like a corridor. You have rooms to explore but at the end of the day you follow the corridor.
This game seems to have really divided opinion with a lot of people hating on it and review bombing prevalent. There seems to be two main reasons that people are hating on this game and are therefore giving it 0 out of 10 reviews on Metacritic etc. First are those that do not like the story and these people may have a legitimate reason for doing so, whilst i disagree, this is personal opinion and everyone is entitled to theirs. Still, giving the game 0/10 because you don’t like the story is ridiculous. Secondly are those that are hating on this game because they feel that it is ‘too woke’ and has been ‘ruined by SJW and feminists.’ This seems to boil down to the fact that (slight spoiler) the two lead characters are both women, one of whom is in a lesbian relationship (which the game openly portrays), and that there also happens to be a trans character in the game. The fact that people are genuinely upset by this is mind boggling and they should be ignored completely, so that is what we will do.
The game itself is beautiful to behold, the graphics are truly stunning, and the attention to detail that Naughty Dog have put into this game is honestly astounding. The game plays great, nothing spectacular, just solid. Combat is meaty and sufficiently brutal and really doesn’t shy away from gore and graphic injuries. You wont be blown away by how it plays but this isn’t a game about beautiful controls and insane combat. Voice acting, character models, facial expressions, dialogue and music is all really top notch, probably the best i’ve seen in fact. This game really does drag you into it’s world and holds your attention like few other games that i have ever played have managed to do.
Now, onto that story… This story will not be for everyone (i’ll try not to spoil anything.) The Last of Us 1 & 2 portray a brutal world where the dark side of humanity is laid bare. This is a post apocalyptic world filled with death and misery. It is also filled with beauty and hope. Naughty Dog constantly seeks to play these themes off against one other. Horrible things happen to characters that you like. Characters that you like are often shown to do morally dubious actions which they themselves often wrestle with. TLoU is a world where there are bad guys and there are good guys, but the lines are often blurred as even our heroes have to do terrible things in order to survive. There are consequences to peoples actions in this world, even if they were well intentioned. TLoU 2 takes that one step further by making the player step into the shoes of someone who appears at first to be a blatant bad guy. Even by the end, the actions of said character did not sit well with me, even though i understood their justifications for them. There is no black and white in this game, no right and wrong, just different shades of grey, and a cast of characters wrestling with their morals and emotions in a world that pushes them to both their physical and mental limits. This is not a happy story, there is no ending where our heroes walk off into the sunset to live happily ever after. It is a story of pain, loss, grief, death, anger, revenge, beauty and love. It warns us about the pitfalls of being consumed by rage and an all encompassing desire for revenge. It’s a tough story to tell and a delicate line to walk. It is a very adult story that does not shy away from making the player think and question themselves over the actions of the characters. I, personally, think Naughty Dog did a fantastic job in telling it. You may disagree, but there is so much done right in this game that i would say that is worth buying and playing just to see for yourself.
I love this game. I think Naughty Dog were always going to struggle to produce a sequel to such a successful and beloved game that had such a divisive (yet brilliant) ending, and still manage to keep everyone happy. I feel like some people were always going to be left feeling disappointed by the story no matter what they came up with. If you’re one of those people, that’s ok, and you’re perfectly entitled to that opinion, but you know deep down that this is never a 0/10 game, not in a million years. Even if you dislike the direction they took this game it’s still a 6/10 at worst. Worth a play through at least once just so you can spend some more time in this incredible world that Naughty Dog have created. For me, however, this is easily a 9.5/10. The first one still edges it for me, but in all honesty that’s most likely just a bit of nostalgia talking. This really is one of the best games made for this generation of consoles, and may even be the best. You’ll have to decide that for yourself though.
Brilliant game good graphics comes with too disks put disk one in first then remove and put disk too in then remove and repeat. Loving it my type of game
Best PS4 game I ever played has Zombies and Monsters some are Similar to Brio shock story line well you need to play the first one to understand what’s going on as the story line does keep Changing
If you like the ladt of us you will be a definatly like the sequel. FI’ll of action and collectibles and plots twists. A must have.
People trashing this game need to get a grip the game is amazing in terms of screwing with ur emotions and the big lesson to take from this game is that there is two sides to every story.
Spoilers for themes, but I’ll keep the story spoilers out of it.
First things first, no, it doesn’t have a PC or LGBTQ+ agenda. Ellie is gay and a secondary character is trans, that’s it. There are no explicit queer sex scenes (though you do see a 30 second heterosexual sex scene – consensual with a bit of boob, definitely nothing that would push the limits of the 18 rating). The most explicitly gay stuff you see is kissing and general cuteness between girlfriends, if you think that’s an agenda then I don’t know what to tell you, you live in a bubble and queer folks exist, get over it.
It’s pretty grim and gruesome, the deaths are a lot more hard hitting. If you shoot someone in the leg and they bleed out, they’ll scream and writhe for several seconds, there’s more fear in their faces when you kill them, they sometimes beg for their lives, the people watching their friends die are more authentically messed up by it, stuff like that. Not something that will bother everyone, but I’d say that’s the nastiest bit of the game in terms of overall gameplay. Once again if you’re more offended by a bit of boob and a consensual sex scene, IDK what to tell you. There’s also a bit of weed use and a mention of a grumpy old alcoholic, if those are deal breakers for you.
Graphics are amazing, sound design is great, and the gameplay itself is very similar to the first game, but just a little bit better. IMO it’s perfect, I hate when they change too much in the sequels when the original was so good. If it’s not broke don’t fix it, you know? And The Last of Us Part II honours that, it basically expanded on the original combat without changing much at all. Oh, except one thing – Clickers ACTUALLY use echolocation now (they just used hearing in the first game) and they don’t bloody tell you, I must have died a dozen times before I realised they can “see” you if you stand in front of them while they’re making noises.
As for the rest… basically it’s a game about how much you can mess yourself up in the pursuit of revenge. It’s a game that hurts you then tells you to get over it, because staying angry will only ever leave you unsatisfied and unhappy. It’s true to life, moreso than most of us would like, and at times it’s frustrating, tedious, or even in-your-face insulting. The game doesn’t care if you like it or not, it doesn’t care if it makes you feel bad, and it doesn’t care about making you feel better. Pretty much every criticism I’ve seen against the game so far (that this plot point should have been different, that the pacing is weird, that you don’t care about that character, that you’re not satisfied with the ending, etc) can be answered with “yes, I know, that’s literally the point.” Once you get your head around that, it’s a good game that achieves exactly what I believe it set out to achieve.
If that sounds interesting to you then I say go for it, maybe watch a playthrough first (I recommend JackSepticEye or GabSmoulders purely because they seems to be the only YouTubers thus far who actually get it) or wait for it to come on sale, or keep your eyes open on marketplaces online or CEX and similar trade-in stores, I’m sure there will be a lot of copies there soon enough. Do actually play the game though if you want to criticise it, and be wary of those with generic copy/paste reasons for disliking it, such as an unsatisfying ending or a dislike for the “PC agenda” it doesn’t have.
UPDATE… please ignore all the negative comments and reviews about this game. Some peoples prehistoric, homophobic and misogynistic views will never change.
This game is incredibly progressive and shatters boundaries, it forces you to question loyalties, forces you into uncomfortable emotive scenarios and takes you on a mental roller coaster ride. If you want a bland, boring and run of the mill shoot’em up then by all means believe the negative reviews on here and go buy the next COD. But if you want something different, progressive, challenging, scary, nerve shattering, opinion altering and all round engrossing then BUY THIS GAME!!
Words cannot describe how good this game is!! Perfect story, perfect plot twists and the music is spine chilling at times. Never has there been a more brutal yet beautiful game!! Absolutely mesmerising experience!! Hooked from start to finish…I’ve never been so engrossed in a game and story!! Thank you naughty dog!!
The story line of this game is simple a masterpiece. It’s a play on the old saying ‘there are two sides to every story’ and the fact that good and bad are subjective. If you don’t understand the ending, look into the meaning of empathy and you might understand it better.
Hated 2nd half for a while but then I got it. Thought this was better than the first by a country mile. Loved the ending, was exactly as I had hoped. If you liked the first one, play this game – you might love it you might hate it, it’s a damn sight better than some of the guff being released at the moment. It’s slow paced, yet also horrifically violent. It’s an intelligent thought provoking game. If you like mindless shoot-em-ups then maybe not the game for you
Spoiler free
Full disclosure, I thought the last of us part 1 was the best game I have ever played. I have replayed it more than 40 times, the story, characters everything was fantastic. So I have been looking forward to this one for years and excited to play it.
I will go through the good and bad elements when compared against the original
Graphics – better than the original, it has moved on a lot and looks incredible
Fighting – there are more movement options and the gameplay is very slick
World – the last of us world has been expanded and great to discover
Story – it is not as emotionally strong as the first, that is not to say it has nothing, you do see it but in a different way. There are some very clever links to the original.
Plot – there are parts of it that you just cannot understand why the character is placing themselves at such risk of death. For example, travelling across dangerous lands, fighting dangerous groups to essentially ask someone “you doing ok?” or your arch enemy is in a situation where they are 99% going to die but you would put yourself and others at a 98% risk of death to reach them because you want to then kill them. You would just think “I will stay at home watch some Netflix, those crazy people will sort that other person out.”
The game is enjoyable to play, there are parts where it is really brutal. There are lots of messages in the game and I give the developers a lot of credit for capturing this.
Is the game better than the first, well from a look and feel perspective yes but from a storyline no. The first game went so far beyond what gaming had ever done before I suppose I was hoping this one would do the same. Is that fair, not really, but we have to hope don’t we?
Forget the one star haters out there. Let then enjoy fortnight and let everyone else play an amazing game like this. If you liked the first one you’ll love this, it’s similar, but they have built on it, like any good sequel. Graphics are amazing, sometimes I have to pull myself away from looking at the water effects as I realise people are shooting at me! The story is very well put together, I sometimes get bored of lengthy cutscenes, but these are compelling viewing, also never too long. The gameplay in my opinion is fantastic, they have go the balance just right, you’re never over powered, but if you search well enough, you will find enough resources to get by. Its the best ‘sneaker’ of all time if you ask me. There are so many ways you can approach a situation. Definitely has a lot of replay value too. All in all a stunning game, you can understand why it was delayed. A game like this doesn’t get thrown together in 5 mins. I cant see another game as well crafted as this coming out of the PS4. Just can’t wait to see what Naughty Dog can do with the PS5.
NO SPOILERS! This game has had some negative reviews, but in my opinion I believe people expect the Disney style story line. If you’re after the good guys gets the glory and bad guys lose and suffer type of typical story line, this really isn’t the game for you. Masterful story telling along with beautiful graphics and scenery tells a story that even the guys who may be portrayed as the bad guys, have troubles and feelings like everybody else. The game really depicts emotions and gets you actually thinking, who are the hero’s and who are the villains?
Not as good as the original, but still a great game
While not as good as the first Last of Us this is still a fantastic game. The story is a bit hard to get into but by the end I thought it was excellent.
quite simply one of the best games I ever played. A great successor to last of us!
What a game! I had to write the review now And I’m only half way through. I’m so blown away by the attention to detail and the intensity of the story
How someone can post a negative review of a game this epic within hours of its release is beyond me, so as the title says ignore the haters and here’s an actual review. (No spoilers)
Firstly the game looks amazing, everything from the scenery to the character models has improved not only from the last game but from Naughty Dogs last Uncharted game.
The gameplay mechanics have move forward so much, enemies will now flank your location so you can’t just hide behind a wall, you need to move, hide and take them out one at a time.
The story is intriguing and with enough twists and turns to leave you eager for the next section of the game.
The vocal cast/motion capture cast have all delivered stella performances, a game of this scope needs emotion and these performances have delivered.
All in all this game is a contender for game of the year for me and I look forward to seeing what Naughty Dog do next.
If you love the first game, you know that gameplay, visuals and music is already amazing, solid here as well with some solid tweaks. But what about it’s now controversial story.
There’s a moment that gets you angry early in the game, it’s INTENDED to get you angry, this a game all about revenge after all, but the moment is kinda a double edged sword but for almost a good reason. These characters feel so real, especially the characters from the first game, when they’re wronged by the “bad guys” of the game, it’s disturbingly and brutally satisfying to exact your revenge. However, many gamers have taken issue with the creators as well. I understand that to an extant, while I’m livid about what happened, I think from a writing perspective, it does make sense why it happened in the way it did for the story that was told.
How about the “half way” point, the big “180” if you will. Well to be honest, in my opinion, this part of the games story alone is why I think it’s as good as the first game, and in its own right. If there’s one thing I love about “zombie horror”, top of my list would be the analysis of morality, specifically grey morality. The question of “where is that line between good and evil” in a world ruled by the worst atrocities. Take “the walking dead” for example with Rick and Negan. In both show and comic, while we root for Rick to protect his community, Negan in turn is protecting his own. Not only are they obstacles to each other, but comparing their atrocities in the series side by side, it’s hard to distinguish which is actually MORE brutal. In each other’s perspective, the other is the villain. However under the old saying “the needs of the many” it’s clear that Rick has more of the moral high ground in their feud, so the line isn’t too blurred. Ultimately however, it’s not that this game blurs this line further… there is NO line at all. Good and evil? Matter of perspective. To quote a d-list internet celebrity/ gamer: “a book can tell you the main characters a hero with dialogue, a movie can too, but a game… in a game you can FEEL it”. In the same respect, it’s one thing to see how a hero is all too similar to their villain, it’s another to EXPERIENCE it first hand, and it’s done brilliantly here, done in a way only achievable through a game.
I love this game.
This game was as brilliant as the first one. I have read all the -ve reviews so far and they fall into 3 basic categories:
1. The Story – People aren’t happy because it didn’t go the way they wanted it to. Yes its dark but so was the first one if you really think about it. Its still a great story.
2. Repetitive – ALL games are repetitive, if you enjoyed the gameplay in the 1st one you will like this. There is a lot of new stuff which I enjoyed
3. Sexuality (/scenes)- I can’t believe this is an issue in 2020. If you don’t like the little love scenes that are in here then pause and skip it. Also, for anyone who watched the youtube clips b4 release you will know that Ellie is gay – that also seems to be a source of some negativity.
Best game I’ve played this year and a fantastic sequel but wow, what an emotional roller coaster Storyline
Beautiful, gritty story line picking up five years after the first game. It can be a violent gory which fits what the story is all about. Love i
Evolution of gameplay: Similar to previous installment, but with many improvements. A.I. is more intelligent, forcing the player to think fast. With Ellie being more agile, exploration is expanded. The Non-Linear exploration gives us more freedom to explore the massive world before us.
Story: Requires alot of focus, open minds, and is down to one’s interpertation. Expands on characters. A second playthrough is highly recommended to fully grasp all of it.
Soundtrack: Fits the tone of the sequel, whilst being familiar to the player, it also builds tension in the right places.
Graphics: Extremely detailed, the team really put alot of effort to make it highly believable and breathtaking. Along with maintaining the sense of an abandoned and harsh world. The brutalility depicted is detailed to a point that you may feel a little queasy from time to time.
Overall: The Last of Us Part 2 is a bittersweet and emotional triumph, where it throws you into a darker, more violent bloodbath than its previous title. It is also a game that will make you question the character’s motives and morality at the end of the game.
Additional Notes: In an Apocalyptic world like the Last of Us, morality becomes a blur. We are so used to believing that good and evil are always clear, but in this game? In someone else’s perspective, you are the monster, no matter how hard you justify your reasons or motives, and THAT is what Part 2 succeeds in being one of my favourite games for the PS4.
My Score: 92/100
I get that people are bummed about what happens in this game but if you are going to be angry about a story that makes the effort through and through to shock and surprise you then I am not sure what you expected.
Loved it start to finish. As a fan of the original just coming off replaying that, the bridging and continuation from narrative to narrative is superb and fluid. You will experience sadness, happiness, warmth and the coldest rage from these characters thanks to great acting and mo-cap.
It is a story that teaches you about the effects of revenge and how we act isn’t always the best solution. All the characters are from both sides are likeable and relatable. They all have flaws and that’s what feels great when playing as them.
The combat is top notch too with a multitude of difficulty options not just from core options but by letting you tinker with AI behaviors and resource factors. This makes TLoU2 a more advanced take on Resident Evil 3’s Inferno mode where the experience can be different through gameplay every time.
Visually the game is a stunner and surpasses the already gorgeous God of War. This was clearly a next gen game being molded to fit on the PS4 but oh my god when you hear the sound design. The ringing of gunfire in concrete tunnels and carports, the fact all the enemies have their own names so when you kill them the reaction from their friends adds to that humanity. It’s so finely crafted that by not playing it from start to finish is like missing out on the greatest piece of cake gaming has to offer this year. Buy it.
I completed this game in just 4 days, and my verdict is that this is a true masterpiece, that displays both the beauty of a forgotten world, with the harsh reality of human nature in the midst of survival. The game pulls you in and makes you truly feel like one of the characters. You will witness every death, rejoice every happy moment, and feel the thrill of survival. The whole game is an emotional roller-coaster which can be hallowing at times, making you mourn for key players in this post-apocalyptic world.
*SPOILERS*
Play as Ellie for the first half of the game, and follow her journey in her path of vengeance, whilst suffering from what appears to be painful trauma. Her motive? To kill the woman responsible for Joels death (Abby), and those that played a part. However the repercussions of this will have everlasting effects.
Play as Abby for the second half of the game, and experience her pain as you follow her story, and gain understanding for what she did to Joel. We learn that Joel killed her father in the first game whilst trying to get Ellie out of the St Marys Hospital. This deprived any chance of a cure being created, thus fuelled Abbys revenge.
You will gain perspective from both points of view, taking into consideration the emotions of human nature and how society prevails in an overrun world.
You will be shocked, horrified, and yet astounded by the shear amount of emotion this game carries, and it will push you through the duration of the game to find out what happens!
This will go down as one of the greatest games of all time. Last of us part 1 was brilliant: you fell in love with the characters; the story like a book you cannot drop. The Last of Part 2 takes this to the next level. The story is engrossing and so much more than some ‘spoilers’ released pre-launch. Whoever does not play this game has surely missed out. Imagine, a story line so deep it eclipses the first game, characters you love and you hate or at least think you hate but actually learn to love and graphics that really push the PS4 to the max. The PS4 era is nearly over and what a way to bow out with a game like this. Surely a keeper in the collection.
I have seen a lot of negative reviews about this game too, seems many gamers are aggrieved about the politically correct nature of the game- I get it, we all know it exists, some may not agree with it and for others its totally acceptable. I also understand its a pain when the PC brigade ram it down your throats- but when you play this game, treat it for what it is- a game and you’ll be ok. There are some who have given this low ratings because they feel depressed- somehow the last game saved their life or whatever. Part 1 was emotionally engaging in a positive way I agree, but so is this in different ways- the world is not a perfect happy place in reality and you are playing a game post-zombie apocalypse- it really isnt that deep. Just enjoy the game for what it is.
Utterly sensational. Do not take notice of user reviews, this game has 96 % on metacritic reviews for good reason. Incidentally within hours of release metacritic was spammed with thousands of 0/10 user reviews !!!
40’000 in one day, somebody is doing their best to try and make this game fail, wonder who
All of the rubbish being thrown at this game involves plot and story, strange nothing is about gameplay and graphics which are the best of the gen. The story involves consequences of actions taken in the first game, if you liked the first game you will love this as it feels as though the first didn’t end but just carried on. Everything is better, graphics, gameplay, animations, the attention to tiny details is breathtaking. An absolute epic AAA exclusive that is the defining game of the PS4 and the generation, essential purchase !!!!
The Last of us part 2 is the long awaited follow on to the first part and boy does this hit the spot! The graphics even on my PS4 are a different level to most of my other games and some scenes are truly stunning.
Game play is great and they certainly haven’t left any stone unturned when it comes to storyline.
A pleasure of a game and if you have got a newish decent TV like an OLED then this will add to the stunning quality.
Remember it does have the 18 rating for a reason but this is not over the top and feels game appropriate.
A must have in any PS4 Collection!
Arrived early much to partners delight only downside am now relegated upstairs as playing it non stop
Game arrived very fast on the release day in order for me to unbox it and play it. Amazing game with great graphics and story line. Recommend it to any ps4 user or naughty dog fan.
Well balanced Story and action elements, beautiful graphics and embracing audio
Unfortunately, Amazon’s pre-order promotion DLC came to late to be of any use.
First and foremost, I knew of the leaks and initially it did make me consider cancelling the pre-order. However, I decided that considering how much I enjoyed the first part I would give the game a chance and as such, I am very glad I did.
Lots has been said about the graphics so I won’t delve too deep, they are brilliant, certainly the best the PS4 has seen and the animation, sound and soundtrack etc. is simply first class. I won’t post spoilers but I will skirt around certain aspects.
The game is essentially split into two parts where you get to see the story pan out from two different perspectives. A significant event takes place early in the game which provokes Ellie to seek retribution and so the journey and exploration of Seattle begins. Ellie’s quest is very much Last of Us Part 1 orientated, lots of dialogue and encounters with a wide variety of different factions and infected. On the subject of factions there are two to deal with, the Washington Liberation Front or Wolfs and the Sepherites, a group of religious types that are at war with the aforementioned faction. Both differ how they patrol and secure their areas, the Wolfs tend to be in large packs and have the added bonus of attack dogs which use their sense of smell to track Ellie down. The others I personally believe are harder to deal with, they tend to notice you quicker and communicate via whistling which eventually leads them to your location. It is quite off-putting the whistling, you just never feel comfortable when trying to navigate an area. Finally, and not considering them as a faction, is the infected. Again, they play a massive role and some of the types you come across are both frightening and at the same time exhilarating to take on. There is still the guys from before and a couple of new ones to keep it fresh, some of the set-pieces that you are subjected to form the main highlights of the game in my opinion.
The second part is seen through the eyes of someone else and is definitely the more action packed side of the game but it just doesn’t fit in with the original narrative. There is a lot going on by Ellie that would affect the other protagonist but until near the end, you are not aware of what is going on. It is strange and completely disconnects the story. Towards the latter stages the game just turns into uncharted with various elaborate set pieces that look good but just seems to make no sense. Not to say I didn’t enjoy it, I thought as a whole the second part easily eclipsed the first part in terms of enjoyment but they just feel as separate games entirely.
There is also a third act which I think very early on had a natural stopping point but it is needlessly dragged out for absolutely no reason, nothing is achieved by the final act.
It does sound like I am hating on the game a little but in reality I think it is one of the best that I have played this generation. I liked the characters and the decision made by Naughty Dog, I think once the context has been explained, it is easy to accept the direction that was taken. There are a lot of people that don’t agree, hence 1 star reviews but no way does this game deserve anything less than 4 stars. The game, regardless of the direction etc. was always going to be inferior to the first, it was a masterpiece. The balance was perfect and the bonds you make and the people you meet just further compliment it. Last of Us 2 is completely different, more action focussed but still an absolute gem of a game that will last just as long in the memory as the first.
Finally, if you are thinking about value for money, this has it in abundance. The whole campaign took me over 28 hours to complete and during some parts I felt as though I just rushed through. It does have replay value also with New Game Plus, but essentially it is quite refreshing to have a single player campaign that is this long rather than the normal 10 hours that you normally get. Brilliant game, don’t deny yourselves playing it based on petty, unfounded comments by so called “fans”.
Firstly – please ignore the (often offensive) negative reviews from the many homophobes and internet trolls out there who haven’t even played or – more importantly – COMPLETED the game.
Why ?
Because this game may be the best 3rd person action adventure of this generation.
You just really need to play this game if you are a fan of great games. It’s as simple as that !!
I hope it ushers in many more just like it for the PS5 generation.
It took me 5 days to complete – playing a few chapters every day.
This means at least 25-30hrs of gameplay – more if you take your time and explore every nook and cranny !!
It’s one of those games that just when you think it’s coming to an end – it keeps on giving.
So in terms of VFM it’s a clear winner too.
The story is strong – and is a straight continuation of the first game – told partly in flashback sequences.
Its very ‘adult’ in tone – and doesn’t pull its punches in any way !!
As many have mentioned – its very ‘dark’ and often brutally violent – though If you have played the first game thats exactly what you would expect. There are also some big surprises – and a few VERY controversial decisions in the story that you may not be wanting/expecting – and some that may shock you !!
And yes – it uses revenge as its main story motivation – but it’s just as much about living with the consequences of your actions, loyalty, friendship, love and, ultimately, forgiveness.
If you are familiar with the first game your loyalties WILL be challenged, your expectations shattered !!
It’s the great script and exceptional v/o acting that really sell the story.
The actors doing the original games voice work have returned – and are (again) superb.
They just really know how to sell it to you – giving it real emotional weight – and make it all very believable.
Its also got Gay and Tran’s characters in prominent roles – – but so what !!??
I can’t believe this is an issue for some people – but if it is then can i remind you its 2020 !!
Open up your mind and get over it !!
If anything this is ultra-modern and forward thinking work from the writers – and quite brave issues to take on in a video game. It’s supposed to challenge you !! Not just in terms of game play – but emotionally and morally too !!
Let’s hope more video games are doing this in the next generation. 🙂
It’s obviously been lovingly crafted technically too – in every way imaginable.
Graphically it looks stunning.
They have really optimised the graphics engine this time around.
It plays superbly on my PS4 Pro – and looks beautiful on my 4K LG OLED TV.
It runs at 1440p and has a locked 30fps on the Pro – should that interest you.
Easily good enough to look amazing on a good 4K TV – especially with HDR enabled.
The clarity, depth and rich, lush looking environments looks truly next-gen.
No slow-down, blurry textures or chuggy frame rates here – and it plays smoooooth !!! 🙂
The music is superb – perfectly pitched – it adds tension and drama when called for – but is subtle and never intrusive. You may even learn a few guitar chords !! 😉
The sound design also adds so much atmosphere.
Rainy days and nights, storms with thunder cracking all around you, fast white water rivers, gun shots and enemy chatter echoing around the level – a good surround sound system really brings this game to life !!
And don’t get me started on those Infected/Clicker sounds.
The Clickers have ‘evolved’ this time around – and are much more dangerous.
I won’t spoil the surprise by saying why or how – but OMG !!
Be afraid !!
I have to admit i felt emotionally exhausted after completing it !!
This is because it’s VERY tense throughout and quite demanding in terms of gameplay – with a few difficulty spikes here and there – including one of the most panic-inducing Boss battles i’ve ever had to endure !!
The NPC enemy AI are also super smart this time – especially in tracking you down.
If you get spotted violence from them is often fast and unforgiving.
They work together.
They flank you.
You have to think and act fast or you will be in big trouble !!
Tip: Go slow, use stealth and the silent ‘renewable’ weapon options whenever you can – as ammo and resources are very scarce. Search every corner of every room in every building !!
Many items and collectables are well hidden.
Oh – and take lots of breaks – your blood pressure will thank you !! 😉
Actually – as i have mentioned – difficulty is generally high throughout the game – even on the lower difficulty settings. Their idea of “moderate” is not the same as mine !!
So i recommend playing it on one of the lower (pre-set) difficulty levels first time through – then using the ‘game+’ to play the higher ones. This will reduce frustration – especially early on.
Don’t say i didn’t warn you !!
Strong G.O.T.Y. contender for me.
Highly recommended.
Congrat’s to all at Naughty Dog.
Can’t wait for their next Project. 🙂
PS: You can individually customise all difficulty settings (even during the game) if thats your thing – just be careful to not remove all the challenge !!
A very good game.
Received PS4 game on Tuesday 23/6/20 early thank you Amazon UK. Looking to playing this one.
One of the best games ive ever played.Great story great character development and amazing graphics and gameplay.Well done Naughty Dog youve made the GOTY
The product arrived on the day of release in perfect condition and the game itself is expertly made and has played very smoothly. Moreover it’s very fun. I highly recommend it.
Long awaited haven’t played yet but if it’s as good, as the first one then all is good.
As always, an excellent game so far. Graphics are awesome and you will cack your pants more than ones. The attention to detail is flawless. If I was to say a negative it would be that there are too many cinematic scenes in this game its the only flaw I would say.
Bloody brilliant – just played a few hours in and loving every second of it. Worth the wait. No spoilers from me! Luckily I have avoided all spoilers too – so enjoying the story as it was meant to be. Best game on PS4.
The game is awesome and all I can say to people wondering about buying it is just go for it, don’t let other people put you off playing it, just play it for yourself because honestly I’m having a bloody good time with this game
The graphics are stunning on the PS4 pro had to replace a faulty 5 year old 4K Sony tv With a new Samsung high end 4K tv which also has elevated the quality of the game hugely. The last of us on the ps3 was a stunning game graphically and this game is better. It continues the story from where it left off. The game has attention to detail much like the first game. Controls are good, and the great thing about this game is the characters and the story line. It has been a long time coming since the last game I played on the ps3 was the last of us. But definitely worth the wait. If there are any more games to be made in this series hopefully on the ps5 it will be sooner rather than later.
Completed 11th July.
I am absolutely gob smacked how some can give this game negative reviews and 1 star. I know we are all different but I am genuinely dumb founded. This is my second review, I had this game on order since March 2017 because I loved the first episode so much.
In a nut shell this game is truly remarkable, from the graphics which are just stunning to the story line and let me emphasise on the story. I said this on my last review, it is like a book that you can’t put down and the emotions, well, ive just completed it and at the end I had goose bumps and believe it or not, a wave of emotion. Yes I know, you may think its sad but I genuinely felt emotional at the end and I am blinking 50 years old!! The twists and turns this game gives are amazing and when I switched to playing Abbey, at first I was gutted because I didnt want to play this horrible girl but when you understand what she has been through, you get drawn to her as well and half way through I had to challenge myself on who I preferred.
If your a young person who likes pick up into action at a million miles an hour, this probably isn’t for you. But if you like a great emotional and thrilling story, then this game is a must. Highly suggest you complete episode one first though otherwise you won’t feel the story line in this.
I honestly can not recommend this game enough. Truly staggering……
Naughty Dog…..you are legends. I will hope and pray there is a 3rd.
No idea what im going to do with myself now……
Im really loving this game so far, Its beautiful, Music is atmospheric, and the story although controversial is really engaging.
If you liked The first game you will Love this one two, But be warned its not the faint of heart.
Summary:
Graphics: 10/10
Audio: 10/10
Story: 9/10
From a gaming standpoint, my favourite game I have ever played as a gamer. I’ve been a gamer for 25 years.
Sure, it’s not for everyone, it’s dark – but what is for everyone? Absolutely perfect.
Masterpiece. Ignore the insecure man babies and xbots review bombing. Naughty dog are geniuses.
One of (if not the) best games of this generation.
Has a very familiar feel to the first game but with perhaps even more brutality.
Pushes the boundaries of storytelling in games.
A must play.
Iam only about 3 hours in but what a game it’s absolutely fantastic so far i’ve heard all the stuff about the development team and what’s gone on with it and people saying don’t buy it well that’s up to them no offence to them that’s there opinion for me it’s a classic already Great smooth controls and stunning visuals and great sound 10/10 all around for me right Enjoy and got to run getting chased by clicker lol
Played 10 hours of this yesterday. It looks absolutely stunning on my PS4 Slim and LG Oled with HDR enabled. I am not sure what kind of black magic Naughty Dog used to make this game look so good but it is much superior to any other game I’ve played on this setup.
Story wise, it is gripping. No character is left one-dimensional. They feel real, human. Movement is much improved from the first game too. Not to mention the fact that now you can really go and explore vast areas of your surroundings.
Lastly, I am not sure who in their right mind would badmouth this beautiful masterpiece. It just goes to show that some people are ill-willed, commenting without actually playing the game.
Without doubt, for me, this is the best example why a Playstation is a much better choice over all the other consoles.
As I loved the original game I was sceptical about this one. Would I even like it? As I am at the early stages of the game here is my initial review…. it looks gorgeous, it someone told me I was playing on the PS5 I would have believed them. The controls are virtually the same as the original but the in game prompts are there also for newcomers. The story reminds you of how the original ended and where they are now. You get gently invented to the story and enemies, starting off easy with some runners before moving onto the harder clickers.
There is a lot to take in at first as they move the story on by 7 years and introduce you to a lot more characters but it plays it out well. Has all the signs of a masterpiece but only time will tell…
Update, must be about half way (I’m guessing) of this huge game. One of my favourite ever games. Only criticism is the way the story keeps going back in time, 2 months ago, 2 years ago, 5 years ago etc. I would rather play it in sequence, 5 years ago then moving forward. But other than that I see no faults at all.
Overall: I’m not convinced by the story, in the first one you were on the same side, in this switching between two characters who are trying to kill each other, does not work for me. Would you play a game of football with one team in the first half a different in the second half, without being able to control who wins?
A summary after completing the game… The story starts off really well but loses itself later on with changing characters and going back a few years. But the gameplay, for a third person shooter with some puzzles is one of best games available. Overall i enjoyed it and will play it again once it comes out on the PS5.
I’ve only played for about three hours but that’s all you need to know this game is extraordinary. Everything about it is incredible and the story so far is excellent. You have to play this!
The game is incredible however I pre ordered this months before release date and due to slow delivery I got it after all my friends who just downloaded it digitally. Whats the point in preordering anymore?
Very happy with this game. Story is very good. Graphics look decent. Combat fighting is great. Clickers are much more brutal than the first game.
Amazing don’t believe the haters this game is next level brilliant.
Amazing graphics & storyline. People are giving this game bad reviews because there’s a transgender character in the game, the people disliking the game are just Ben Shapiro stans.
Everyone has their own view about this game but this is mine. The story is not rushed and enjoyable, the micanics are smother and tidy than the last game and naw theirs more ways to fight using the environment and so on. Im enjoying this game, and i would replay it as theirs more secrets to find
It is really that good so far – I simply can’t believe how good the graphics are and how much care and detail there is on screen at every point.
Combat is visceral, even more do than in the original.
Story – remains to be seen, will update once I am through.
Just go get it and experience for yourself. Essential.
Arrived on time and in perfect condition! You will need 95GB free to install this game, using the install disc first. Then when you’re done you use the second disc to play the game.
Delivery was well on time, in order with no issues. The game itself has taken up most of my day so far, so pretty great too!
Broken box
Box was broken when I got it, cracks in edges and corners cracked didnt even open the outer sleeve of it ye
Game of the year contender amazing graphics amazing amazing gameplay the story is unreal hopefully we get more games like this … and to say this is on the PS4 when it’s almost at the end of its cycle just shows the console has so much more to give 10/10