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The Last of Us 2 Review (PlayStation 4) - Demon Gaming

Charles writes: What we see in The Last of Us 2 is the repercussions of these choices. Joel and Ellie live in relative peace for a few years within Tommy’s settlement but, like with most of us in life, their past catches up to them. A sequel was always going to be risky since the ambiguity of the first game’s ending is what made it so impactful. The Last of Us 2 feels like it does enough to warrant taking the risk of tainting the original ending but it does not stick the landing with the same success as the first game.

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anast1428d ago

This is a well written review, it offers where the review felt the pacing was off and gave reasons why the reviewer felt the story lacked the same amount of depth as the first one and it didn't come with any pretentious attempts at witty comparisons.

However, I almost stopped reading after the 3rd paragraph, as the reviewer discredited his or her own work. Why should I trust your review? But I gave it the benefit of the doubt and kept going.

This review is a solid 8.5/10

Shiken1428d ago

Did...did you just score a review with its own numbered score based on the same scale they score the games?

Not bashing, it just me me laugh lol.

anast1428d ago

Someone has to review the reviewer.

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The Last of Us Part 2 reportedly PC ready, and has been for months

The development of the The Last of Us Part II PC port has been complete since November 2023, according to a reliable insider

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gold_drake2d ago

probably waiting for the new season to air

just_looken2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

Your right as soon as the hype wheel is ready for that show there going to drop it on pc.

But the real question is will this pc port be able to run 1080p on a 4090 as the last naughty dog pc port they helped make it was a dumpster fire.

Like i said before the current naughty dog team is just a glorified port studio but even then they have a hard time actually doing it right.

Yes ps blind boys naughty dog worked on pc ports
https://www.pcgamer.com/nau...

neutralgamer19922d ago

Looken

Your information is good but you need to stop calling names and start trying to have a real conversation. Fanboys of any product are extreme but that doesn't mean vast majority of gamers are just that "gamers"

RaidenBlack2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

... and the water's wet
But I'd prefer the Uncharted trilogy port over this one, tbh
Just porting Uncharted 4 and 4.5 to PC was not the best idea.

Inverno2d ago

Water isn't wet, but definitely want he Uncharted trilogy on PC.

truthBombs2d ago

Original Uncharted trilogy is my fav of the series. That is a worthy port to PC not 4 imo

just_looken2d ago

No doubt they need more help as the og's left the building so the uncharted 1-3 port would take actual skill/knowledge along with the source code/audio files/voice files.

If only niel D lost didn't loose over 80% of the team that made the company he is "running" and turned into a port studio.

Doge2d ago

It'll probably be announced and released on Friday.

Inverno2d ago

Yeah it could be a game fest announcement and release.

fsfsxii2d ago

Hope the PC crowd enjoy 4 year old leftovers lmao

DustMan2d ago

The PC master race looks down upon you mockingly knowing they are in every way superior gamers to you console simpleton.

ocelot072d ago

Even the ones that have a £50 dell Optiplex and put in a 1650 that's weaker than a series S?

RaidenBlack2d ago

@ocelot07
Yes,
Atleast they dont make comments like the above.

truthBombs2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

for everytime you say that, the library of PS games on PC grows bigger. This year, Helldivers 2, Horizon Forbidden West, Ghost of Tsushima, GOW Ragnarok has a release date for this year and now TLOU2? Hmm.

Potentially 6 titles in one year. It keeps stacking.

Aphrodia2d ago

DON'T FORGET ABOUT CONCORD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!

Cockney2d ago

Pc guys are loving it right now, banger after banger its one hell of a year

just_looken2d ago

If only the new sony leadership was not hell bent on region locking down there pc games to avoid better sales and get more ps accounts even though pc players do not want a jank exposed ps account that has all there personal info ready for another data breach and or just gets sold off.

I still and will never link my old ps account to my steam account the sony tos is to strict i do not want to get my ps account banned because i left my vpn on or sony things rgb is a hacker tool or some other BS.

Tedakin1d 17h ago

When TLOU2 is announced, Spider-Man 2 will be pretty much the only notable PS5 first party game not on PC.

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FPS_D3TH2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

Lmao you probably bought this twice because ps5 have nothing good to play. My backlog of games is too big for me to even care it exists on PC let alone how bad the first one launched on PC. Sony wouldn’t be releasing it on pc if they didn’t need $$$

PrinceOfAnger2d ago

Will you enjoy Gears 5 and Sunset over drive + Ori games on PS5 after 3/5 years?

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Destiny10802d ago

i might have to upgrade my gtx 560 to a gtx 750ti

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Monopoly Go Devs Spent More On Marketing Than It Cost To Develop The Last Of Us 2

The game's huge marketing budget has worked out for it, bringing in $2 billion revenue in its first 10 months of release.

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ChasterMies79d ago

That’s how it is with most movies. Why should it be any different with games?

Eonjay78d ago

It could also be that development cost were just very very low.

Kaii79d ago

I think it's about time for government agencies to step into mobile gaming and look around, this is shit.

just_looken78d ago

Do not worry 82yr old joe biden is on it he will have 88-100 year old friends in the government to fire up there talky box's.

The_Hooligan2d ago

There definitely should be an age limit on politics. I mean the full retirement age is 67 so why do we have people in their 70s and 80s in politics. I think the cut-off age should be 70 if not 75 and that's it. We got politicians who can't even form a sentence, stand up straight, walk down a flight of stairs but somehow are in charge of making decisions for everyone.

just_looken2d ago

@hool

100% correct but looks like another 4 years of either a 80yr old or a felon that wants a purge to happen

franwex2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

You’re not the target audience. They know you won’t download it and pay micro transactions, so why spend money marketing to you?

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You almost got a version of The Last of Us 2 inspired by Bloodborne

A new The Last of Us 2 documentary reveals that Naughty Dog almost made a different version of the PS4 and PS5 game similar to Bloodborne.

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Scissorman124d ago

Just make a new IP with the same concept. :)

toxic-inferno124d ago

Or just release a remaster of Bloodborne 😛

rippermcrip124d ago

Kind of a misleading comparison. They were simply talking about the game being melee oriented and more of an open world. I wouldn't compare a game to a soulslike based on that.

toxic-inferno124d ago

Open world in a very specific sense though. The sense of exploration and discovering shortcuts within a large, challenging area would feel great in a survival game like TLOU. But I'm sceptical it would be nearly as satisfying without the bonfire/lantern respawn system.

Inverno124d ago

A more melee oriented Last of Us 2 would've been so much better imo. The combat mechanics barely got any use from me cause everyone just shoots at you, and then the Scars with their bows are even more annoying. Level design was also more Bloodborne, and I love the level design in Souls game, there's a real sense of scale and exploration due to the branching paths. We really gotta move away from open world in the style of GTA and BoTW and do it more like Souls.

toxic-inferno124d ago

Completely agree with your final comment. Semi-linear open worlds like those in soulslikes are by far the most satisfying. Even Elden Ring (which is of course amazing) loses some of its heart due to it's open world.

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toxic-inferno123d ago

@SnarkyDoggy

Of course, my comment was my opinion, and may be different to yours.

I completely agree that Elden Ring's world is incredible. The design of every inch of its map is fantastic, with so much care that has been put into its layout and design to tell a story in the classic ambiguous way that FromSoft always manage. I would argue with anybody, any day of the week, that there is no finer example of open world design anywhere in gaming across all platforms and genres.

However, the 'heart' that I speak of is perhaps more aligned with gameplay. The more linear form of the previous games provides a distinct level of focus and determination that Elden Ring lacks due to the nature of it's open world. In Dark Souls, Bloodborne, etc. you often have between one and three bosses available to you at any time, requiring dedication and a certain level of grit. You have to learn each boss, master the techniques required and vanquish them before moving on. Between 60% and 90% of the bosses in each game generally result in this experience.

I had no such experience in Elden Ring, except for the fight against Malenia, because the nature of the open world meant that there was always something else to do and explore. The open world encouraged this, meaning that I spent most of the game over-levelled for the bosses I was facing. And I didn't even go out of my way to over-level.

To conclude, the heart of Soulsbourne games isn't inherently the difficult; it's the grit and determination required to beat them. There are other things that factor into the soulslike genre, but that gameplay loop is the real soul of the series. And Elden Ring, mostly due to it's open world, lacked that particular aspect.

As I have said, you are welcome to disagree with me! But I hope that further explains my original statement.

shinoff2183124d ago

I don't think we need to move away from a gta open world style. There's room for all. I enjoy open and linear along with in between. If you have an issue I imagine it's on the devs.

Inverno124d ago

An in-between then should be considered more often. I'm just not a fan of the long stretches of land of nothing. Idk whatchu mean by the last thing tho, I like ND.

Demetrius124d ago

Def did good with their own thing I'm so over the whole copy souls combat sheesh I can dee if in certain games it would be bosses that looked like a souls boss but straight out copying the combat and feel takes away from a game that supposed to be its own lol

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