The Last of Us Part 2 Review | IGN

A masterpiece that evolves the gameplay, cinematic storytelling, and rich world design of the original in nearly every way.

[AspiringProGenji]

So there’s actual context for what haters have been crying about these last couple weeks and the game is phenomenal...

I’m glad I didn’t jump the hate wagon nor watched the leaks. GG Naughty Dog

[GaboonViper]

Been confirmed to be 30 hours long too, GOTY right here.

[sushimama]

"Part 2 has some of the most bluntly brutal combat animations I’ve seen in any game, and it’s never played to a cartoonish degree the way something like Mortal Kombat does."

"enemies feel vastly more intelligent and varied in this sequel, and the little details make all the difference in combat: when alerted, enemies will check every inch of a map, including under cars and around each bit of cover"

I just skimmed through the review super fast and saw these bits. This game is going to blow people's minds apart. No wonder 'squeamish' GameSpot gave an 8 LMAO.

Bring the Brutal !!!!!!!!!!

[ilikestuff]

Gameplay and graphics are great, no one expected anything less. The problem is the story.

[TheKingKratos]

It got 96% metascore

Meh the game is truly divisive /sS

[bouzebbal]

exclusive to another, sony knows how to magestically step its game up..
thank you!

[Chaos_Order]

30 hours? 30 hours!?

I... Oh man. This is amazing! I need to book some time off work!

[mikeslemonade]

So two take aways. The people who said the game didn’t need a sequel are wrong. And two, this game should be a PS5 exclusive, ps4 holding it back.

[Ddog45]

LOL!

[bloop]

@mikeslemonade: Christ Mike. It gets a perfect score and your "take" from that is the PS4 held it back? 😂😂

[mikeslemonade]

^
Would have been a 98 meta quality on PS5 brah

[The Wood]

There is ALWAYS one /\

[Vx_]

I was affected by all the hates and negativities, but now ima going straight to the PS store to preorder this masterpiece.

[UltraNova]

I saw no one claiming you or anyone else shouldn't buy the game because of the story choices(leaks). Those discussions were centered purely on some story elements, not the game's overall quality.

In any case, the game is looking to be a gen-defining masterpiece(like its predecessor) and ND's best one yet.

Day 1!

[Vx_]

Preordered* :)

[bouzebbal]

crazy how other's opinion can drive yours so easily..
masterpiece because someone else you never saw never met thinks it is a 10? this doesn't make any sense..
you like the first one? Then this one is for you.. enough with the media brainwashing everyone, time people think for themselves

[fiveby9]

This is the type of game where a Steam review by users showing hours played is helpful. I have no real trust in sites like IGN nor would I trust reviews by people who claim to have played the game and haven't. Unfortunately there is no such mechanism showing verified hours played other than Steam. Within a week of the game's release we will hear what gamers really think of the game. I will wait to hear some honest thoughts. I've waited this long. No need to rush now.

[leoms]

Use this as a lesson for your purchases from now on.

[mike32UK]

Ditto to the band wagon comment, ND have never given us any reason to doubt them. They've been churning out amazing games for the last few decades or so.

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[IamTylerDurden1]

You would think out of all the devs in all the world Naughty Dog would be atop the list as far as respecting their craft and not jumping to conclusions based on leaks and propaganda. However, ppl would rather believe the likes of Angry Joe and Joe Shmoe nobody over a team of the best developers in gaming. I hope you feel stupid, i really do. Neil Druckmann just d*** slapped you with his 10/10, 95 Metacritic times.

[P_Bomb]

A lot of people are going to be waking up Friday to crow on their plate and egg on their face.

[mrsolidsteel20]

I’m with you on this one, I’m surprised Angry Joe jumped on the hate bandwagon and even went as far to make a spoiler video about the leaks, because his piss poor excuse was because someone spoiled the game for him.

[mandingo]

there is no excuse for what they did with the story

[russo121]

Why do you care? You can't play it on xbox

[Army_of_Darkness]

Lmfao! @russo

[rainslacker]

Why do they need to excuse themselves, and have you played it to know what the story is? It is their story to do what they want with it, and if you don't care for it, then don't play it. If enough people feel the same way, then they'll get the message, and maybe they'll back off the contentious stuff. It's happening in some other media sporadically. Some companies are doubling down and going overboard still, but the diversity stuff is being seen with a more critical eye of late.

[The Wood]

When did a faction of gamers that shun most 'one and done' games start caring so much about stories of games they will never play..... lockdown + gaming famine has got some people itching and bored with too much time on their hands.

[Jsm89k]

Lol bet if ign gave it a low score you'd be like, "lol ign." But now that they gave you the score u wanted to hear you take it at face value.

[Silly gameAr]

Lol I bet if IGN gave it a low score, You'd be like "I trust ign", but now they gave the score you didn't want now you're bitching and moaning.

[imtiyaz6]

It’s Naughty dog. We know they will deliver, as they always have. Stop crying.

[CaptainHenry916]

This is another reason why Sony will win next generation. They have better review scores than the competitor.

[Hakuoro]

That's putting the cart before the horse. The game gets high reviews because Sony gave the developers time to make the game they wanted and to ensure that it had the highest level of polish before shipping.

Review scores don't make a great game, great games take time and dedication and that earns high review scores.

[CrimsonWing69]

Welcome to outrage culture.

[Keltech]

Seems like the outrage is coming from those that hoped this game would get a low score because of the leaks.

[-Foxtrot]

Clearly not because some other reviews say different

Seems like people should play it and see the leaks themselves before anything

Some reviews like this seem to be flossing over it

AGAIN...not saying it’s shit

I’ve got the CE on order but what I saw, actual footage, it’s still disappointing and I know the context. What you see is what you get.

[IamTylerDurden1]

Give it up.

47 of the 83 Metacritic reviews at the time of writing are 10/10.

Well over half gave it a perfect score.

96 Metacritic.

And it was thought to be a controversial game, which typically get a wider range of scores yet it's one of the highest rated games ever. In that TLOU, Zelda, Mario, category of scores. It outscored 2018 God of War by multiple points and God of War beat RDR2 for consensus GotY. Crazy.

[rainslacker]

Or, maybe they felt it wasn't as bad as the leaks, and subsequent hostility made it out to be? Getting to play the whole game and seeing it all come together and in context is probably better than the people who had a reaction over a few plot points being released.

[JesusBuiltmyHotrod]

@ilikestuff, you mean leaks for about % 5 of the overall story, please just stop. Reviews love the story as well.

[Obscure_Observer]

The people who hated on Druckmman and TLOU 2 most be feeling pretty stupid right now.

[Hakuoro]

Well perhaps we have found an issue we can both agree on.

[gamer7804]

is it just me or did this review not answer any questions we had about this game? i guess they can't talk about the spoiler beats. But for me these reviews aren't helpful. They don't say anything like, if you saw the leaks don't worry its not as it seems or something like that... guess have to wait for those who weren't given a release copy for more honest and helpful reviews, that could still very well score well, but give us actual helpful information.

[IamTylerDurden1]

There are 47 more perfect scores on Metacritic if you'd like to read them? Metacritic is certainly a shady organisation, but it at least gives an idea of how the game is being received. I wouldn't worry about leaks, i think the mass praise should be enough to calm your nerves. It's basically a gimme for Game of the Year and possibly game of gen based on the critical reception. Sounds like Neil Druckmann knew what he was doing.

[gamer7804]

@tylerdurden I’ve read a few but none of them seem to address the leaks or anything that might be helpful to those unsure about those parts. If you know of one that does please link me thanks.

[TheKingKratos]

https://youtu.be/iTweaXhmoc...

That happy gamer a youtube reviewer who hated the game based on the leaks and when he played the game he admit being wrong and even with the leaks he know nothing until he played it

No spoilers

[JesusBuiltmyHotrod]

There's a group of assclowns, that have been down voting and spreading misinformation about the game for the past month or so. That's why all PlayStation channels disabled the like/dislike button.

With every 10/10 review and every million sold they lose more of what little voice they had. So as of now they are left with down voting anything positive about the game, that's their last grasp to try and alter the trajectory of the game of the generation. After the game is released next week, you'll hear virtually nothing from them again . Complete failure. They are pathetic.

[imtiyaz6]

Xbox fanboys have hit rock bottom

[NeoGamer232]

Really, did anyone really listen to the haters?

I was sold a few years back when they showed the E3 gameplay demo. Naughty Dog is an unbeatable studio. As far as I am concerned they are the top studio in the world second to absolutely no one.

[imtiyaz6]

All the anti-sjws tried to cancel the game by bringing politics into it. The irony. Lol. Neil had an artistic vision, for this game, and the anti-Sjws tried to s$&t on it. Naughty gods have done it again. Sony completely obliterated every other competitor this gen. PS is goat video game brand.

[SyntheticForm]

That Jeremy idiot from "The Quartering" with the unkempt beard - he's eating a bucket of premium crow.

[rainslacker]

I'd consider myself anti-SJW...at least when it comes to the extremist or pandering inclusion that happens so much nowadays. But, I'm still willing to give ND the benefit of the doubt. I'll play the game, then make a judgement myself, and at that point, I can discuss the good or bad of the SJW stuff that may have been included. Until then, given the reputation of ND, I'm not going to go ape-shit over some leaks or rumors about what happens in the game, because what little has been spoiled for me sounds like something that needs more context, or is in line enough with the established characters that I don't really see the problem.

[SyntheticForm]

@rain

I consider myself the same, though I find rampant, incessant anti-SJWism just as bad. I'm of the same wait-and-see mindset. I may very well not like what happens, but I'm going to give them the benefit of the doubt.

If I don't like it, I'll speak up about it, but what I do know I'll enjoy regardless of anything else is the game play. That much I do know.

You could be right about opponents of the game and of Druckmann leaving out context, and deciding to simply highlight the SJWism they disagree with. That's another reason I'm keeping cool.

I need the full, uncut picture and I'll reserve judgment until I get that.

[SyntheticForm]

Masterpiece as expected.

[Tear111]

I remember when haters says that ND losy 70% of there employees and they ate facings a lots of problems 😂

[DafunkyRebel]

Nope the game sucks don’t fall for the bs review scores. Go watch Skills Up review he shreds it

[Jrios355]

The Last Jedi has a 90% on Rotten Tomatoes and an 84 out of 100 on Metacritic. I guess that's a good movie... lol

[FallenAngel1984]

Naughty Dog does it again

[GaboonViper]

Did you ever doubt them.

[throne]

as always

[Atticus_finch]

PlayStation master race.

[AsunaYuukiTheFlash]

PC Beggar Race

[Born2Game83]

Fanboy comment wars up in here.

[Kerrian]

With the exit of the PS4 TLoU2 provides the best farewell a console could get.

The PS5 enters hitting the floor running with a spectacular line up of games plus Horizon 2.

Sony, yeah these dudes, are savages. They really outdone themselves again. The bar is way too high.

[DafunkyRebel]

Game sucks don’t fall for the bs review scores. Go watch Skills Up review he shreds it

[Atticus_finch]

Cool have fun not playing it. Lol

[IamTylerDurden1]

Wow, so all the negativity over the leaks and crying over social agendas did little to derail this impending masterpiece. Ppl who trolled this game over leaks and made up their mind before ever playing it should be ashamed. 10/10, 95 Metacritic, Good day.

[GaboonViper]

F**k em' Tyler, GOTG right here, plus that stunning PS5 reveal will leave certain people crying.

[blue88]

Gaboonviper@ I thought you was angry at Sony because Xbox series x was stronger than ps5. I guess PlayStation is to great to be angry for long.

[monkey602]

I never once said anything on the subject since the leaks, because I knew deep down Naughty Dog would shut those people up in the best possible way

[mandingo]

It was still going to be a great game no matter what cause its naughty dog but it's such a shame they ruined the story with their agenda. The story is what most people care about.

[Hakuoro]

Right, they should have ruined it with your agenda instead...

[IamTylerDurden1]

It's a 96 Metacritic, give it up. Obviously the story is great or it wouldn't get game of gen scores.

[Sunny_D]

Yup, but of course the crybabies on places like the TLOU2 subreddit will still complain about reviewers being paid or selling a woke agenda.

[galmi]

you would do the same if it went the other way wouldnt you

[Sunny_D]

Other way being?

[Hakuoro]

galmi

Listen, I am unhappy any time "outrage culture" hurts people or work regardless.

And I will say this here and now as much as I dislike Microsoft if they made a game and it was ruined by "outrage culture warriors" I would be just as unhappy about that as any game.

As much as I enjoy a good console war even I know there are things FAR more important than that.

[Jrios355]

Doesn't change the fact that Naughty Dog still treated their employees like crap, unless you have proof that shows otherwise. Or the fact that both Sony and Naughty Dog did YouTubers dirty by throwing copyright claims and strikes left and right for JUST talking about the issue.

The Last of Us 2 can be our fucking savior for all I care, but Sony and Naughty Dog still handled the situation poorly, and I'm disappointed in them.

[AsunaYuukiTheFlash]

So what? Naughty Dog did inform their employee about the crunch culture before hiring them. Do your research. Btw ND is not the only one doing it, even CD Project Red does it to some extent.

[Jrios355]

@AsunaYuukiTheFlash

Naughty Dog had some really significant payment issues with their employees, from not giving out bonuses, to giving bonuses to their higher ups instead, and you're gonna tell me "sO WhAaAt iT's jUsT CrUuUnCh"

Also, you missed the part where I said Naughty Dog was targeting YouTubers for JUST talking about the topic, it's not like they were showing footage.

And you're fine with that? You're fine with Naughty Dog not giving their employees their well-deserved bonuses? You're fine with Naughty Dog going after YouTubers? NONE of that is part of crunch.

You fucking Sony fanboys here on N4G will suck Sony and Naughty Dog's dicks even if they were the worst people on earth, as long as you got your fucking precious exclusives. You're worse than Reddit.

[DafunkyRebel]

Nope the game sucks don’t fall for the bs review scores. Go watch Skills Up review he shreds it

[Elda]

LMAO!!! I knew TLOU2 was going to be another masterpiece getting great review scores. Take that haters.

[Spicyram]

You have no idea how big of a smile i have on my face now.

[CaptainHenry916]

Take that Xbox fanboys

[Keltech]

It hasn't been the Xbox fans on this one. Is the people that tell others they ain't 'woke" because they like this game. Its a certain group that want to bring politics into gaming.

[ClayRules2012]

Yes, the haters, I can’t imagine what they’re feeling right now. To jump on the hate and negativity bandwagon that they did, it was unbelievable. “I hate ND” F**** Neil, he’s ruined TLoU2” so on. Only to see the game is a masterpiece and ND at their absolute best. Gosh, that’s Crowe I wouldn’t want to eat after running my mouth.

People just listen to react rather than listen to understand & be patient. Well, Friday can’t come soon enough!

[Spicyram]

I've seen videos from youtube "influencers" confidentally declaring TLOU 2 is the end for Naughty Dog/ they are going under /their glory days are done. Those same people are now sticking their heads in the sand, or rolling with their outrage to try save face. It's hilarious and beautiful at the same time. I dont know why but seeing morons get slapped back down to earth this hard brings me endless amounts of joy.

[SyntheticForm]

Indeed, my good man. Indeed.

[ClayRules2012]

Spicyram

Yeah, those YouTube influencers who’ve hated on ND and said those things, among other things I just wonder what’s going on in their heads right now. Because to me, they just look silly/ridiculous for overreacting and jumping on that bandwagon without thinking “Wait, the full context of the game isn’t here, and aside from that, it’s about the journey, that’ll leap me to these moments, and those moments, and how can I fairly judge them when I don’t know anything leading up to them fairly?” It was just sad, silly, and ridiculous.

Yeah, it’s been a big slap back down to earth for them, and now all they can do is know they were wrong and I don’t doubt many will still buy the game on day 1. Gosh I’m glad I didn’t run my mouth.

[DafunkyRebel]

Yeah the game sucks don’t fall for the bs review scores. Go watch Skills Up review he shreds it

[outsider1624]

Lol...screw the haters. You wanna hate on the game, go ahead. That's all you do anyways.
The awesomeness of the Ps5 event and then this....

[ClayRules2012]

Yeah, the haters now look just plain silly!

It’s something remarkable, ND ended the PS3 with TLoU, and now this gen with TLoU Part 2. They’ve delivered masterpieces both times. That studio is truly on another level.

[AsunaYuukiTheFlash]

They have ascended to God status. Hence the word Naughty Gods was born!

[DafunkyRebel]

The haters were right go watch a non bias review and you’ll see the real score

[mandingo]

I'm hating on pushing woke politics in games and unethical practices. Naughty dog

[Spicyram]

Sweet sweet music! Go fucking suck it haters. Up yours.

[Mr_Writer85]

"go woke, get 95 score on metacritic" 😂

[mike32UK]

yeah, the reviews are a far cry from go woke, go broke. Looks like the only thing staying broke is the haters and trolls in their mother's basements 😂

[Mr_Writer85]

Yup

Imagine denying yourself a game like this?

I mean, if you loved the first, and own a PS4 why wouldn't you get this?

[mandingo]

Still ruined the story.

[IRetrouk]

I said from the start of these leaks, even after seeing them that we needed to play it ourselves before jumping the gun, others said it too, glad my faith in nd was well placed.

[ClayRules2012]

Well said, buddy!

We waited before jumping the gun and riding that nasty bandwagon of hate, and it’s paid off. Naughty Dog delivers once again.

[Redemption-64]

Where are all my haters at? The so called fans who claimed the game will be trash from out of context leaks without even playing the game. Please step forward

[mandingo]

Who said the game would be trash? The story for real fans is trash based on leaks but still a great game.

[P_Bomb]

What’s a real fan? Is that the new metric? Not reviews, but who knows the Flintstone water buffalo secret handshake?

[mandingo]

Those who loved the game for the characters and the story. TLOU never had amazing game play it was always the story and the characters. Thrown to the wayside for an agenda.

[Hakuoro]

Real fans... haha I am honestly laughing at you saying that. And not the funny kind of laugh, the kind of laugh where you sigh and shake your head and laugh at the person as you wonder if they have any idea how ridiculous they are.

[Redemption-64]

Real fans, sure snowflake. I guess the so called real fans are those that bash a game they have never played from out of context leaks. Sure buddy, whatever floats your boat

[Imalwaysright]

Still not buying the game as there's no indication in the reviews that the leaks are fake. What other people do or think has always been irrelevant to me and the choice I made when I saw the leaks. The only way for me to even consider to buy the game is if the leaks are proven to be fake.

[Redemption-64]

You will not be missed

[waverider]

What move from sony. After last night, now the game of the gen. Hype over the roof. This game is amazing, everything is beyond anything made this gen, its a must have and a system seller. Any gamer with a Ps4 should get it.

[SurgicalMenace]

And it begins.

[ElementX]

I'm waiting for PS5! I haven't even played Spiderman or God of War! Come on November! I'm waiting because I don't have a 4k tv yet and I don't have the Pro and I want the games to look their best

[blackblades]

Werent you one of the haters, I remember you getting disagres everywhere you go in PlayStation related articles.

[ElementX]

Yeah people don't think I like Playstation. Here are some of my choice comments from years past.

ElementX4330d ago (Edited 4330d ago )

I fully admit the 360 is a POS, however I still love the games. MS screwed up big time with RROD, a loading tray, loud-ass fans, no HDMI, and proprietary HDDs.

https://n4g.com/news/178993...

ElementX4082d ago

PS3 is better! I got rid of my 360 and Wii, now I'm strictly PS3. I'm glad I did it.

https://n4g.com/news/308748...

I am critical of both consoles. If you notice, I never say Xbox one is awesome. I don't praise PS4, but I don't say it's bad. I just state things I observe and correct misinformation sometimes

[Spicyram]

4000 days ago LMFAO!!

[ElementX]

Yep! I have said many times I owned PS3 and PS4, people don't believe me. I have told people to look at my past comments, I have praised PS. People just assume I hate Playstation because I haven't said they're awesome very often. I just talk about Xbox more this gen because it gets so much hate. I play both, but I've been waiting for most games until I get a 4k tv. I just talk about Xbox because they are the underdog and I kind of feel bad. I am mainly a PC gamer and I've been using Microsoft products since the early 90s. They were a huge part of my teenage gaming years, so yeah I usually like them but they make mistakes

[Hakuoro]

Spicyram

Haha 4082 days ago he said one thing critical of Microsoft then spent the next 4081 days talking trash about Sony...

ElementX, listen man you can't fool anyone by saying things like "nice graphics but I am sure everything else will suck" all the time. No one's falling for it.

[Imalwaysright]

ElementX

Why are you even trying to reason with these people? They claim that others are biased when the absolute hypocrites are the most biased of them all.

[ElementX]

Well, to give away some money, because I'm a nice guy, I challenged Hakuoro to find any comment where I said Sony/PS5 was sh!t or something similar. He was basically calling me a fanboy and he only created an account 40 some days ago, so I thought I'd give him an opportunity to see what I've said in the past. The only rules were that downplaying doesn't count and neither does my commentary on games, it had to be a direct statement about PS/Sony. I would give him a PSN gift card for the effort. I'm 95% sure I haven't said anything like that, and I've claimed that, but it would be nice to know. I did call the 360 a POS, however so I've already said something against Xbox that I haven't said about PS. Anyway... since I challenged him, I thought I'd look through some my comment history, to see for myself. I found those quotes for another thread where I posted the challenge to Hakuoro, but since that thread wasn't very active, I posted them here as well.

If people want to judge me, that's fine. I am an equal opportunity gamer and I am critical of both companies, but I think it's funny that people assume that I hate one company or the other based on comments that are neither praising/condemning in most cases. I would've given Hakuoro a smaller gift card, just for participating, but I haven't heard from him. I would take an honest private message as proof of his attempt, because I try not to judge and I have no reason to think people are lying unless previous behavior has warranted it.

[stuna1]

Sony and Naughty Dog are on a roll!

[u-bEttA-rUn]

This.... This day is just fucking AMAZING!!!! Can't wait to download this masterpiece

[sushimama]

I'm a digital boy myself. If I bought the physical, I would have to wait till Monday to get it. With digital I can play it Midnight on Friday.

[Spicyram]

Im also a downloady Boi. I bought digital for the same reason

[Bladesfist]

I liked the critical role reference, I guess that means Travis Willingham is in it alongside Laura Bailey

[ziggurcat]

Very surprised by this one.

[JesusBuiltmyHotrod]

Why? You could see this coming a mile away, or did you get sucked by the alt-right spreading BS about leaks,

[galmi]

Like i told pple, unless ND makes an uplayable game TLOU2 is too big to fail, like kojima's death stranding many sites will find it difficult not to label it a masterpiece and I believe it is from the technical and gameplay aspects definitely not story but hey I usually dont take reviews from the big guys, will wait for the little guys

[imtiyaz6]

It’s sad how M$ is loaded but no amount of bribe will ever make reviewers give their dog-shit games a good score. TLoU was perfect Tlou2 is better. There was no reason to on the game. Stay mad.

[GaboonViper]

Wheres Krib, Obscure, Vasto, Unknown, i always wonder why they dissapear during these times, but on topic if you doubted the Naughty Gods then shame on you, masterpiece incoming.

[Elda]

Jaws are on the floor,faces cracked & disappointed.

[Obscure_Observer]

@GaboonViper

Lol. I´m right HERE, dude.

Take a look at my comment history so you know that an Xbox fan can be more of a TLOU fan than your PS friends on N4G. XD

[VerminSC]

I wish I had saved the users who said something along the lines off “ok, we’ll see when the reviews go live.”

[UltimateRacer]

71 reviews and currently 96 on metacritic. GOTY.

[blackblades]

10/10 from IGN isnt that rare for them, anyway good job ND the haters feeling stupid now after all the crap they spilled along with the you tuber and the ones that went to disappointment mode for knoe reason over the leaks. All y'all should be a shame of yourselves talking that without playing the game.

[blackblades]

Just seen IGN Japan give it a 7/10

[sushimama]

Who cares? 96 Metacritic as we speak. So some Japanese dude didn't think it was the greatest? All good :-D

[JesusBuiltmyHotrod]

96 meta...see that?

[galmi]

why's the meta so important to you, it didnt with days gone but all of sudden it does with this. Just enjoy playing games man not reviews

[TheColbertinator]

Waiting for more reviews personally. I'm going to make a more informed opinion watching on Twitch.

[Spicyram]

https://www.metacritic.com/...

Here's more reviews. It's only averaging 96% - a whole 4% lower than than IGN's score.

[Elda]

96 on Metacritic can't get any better than that. The sequel is another masterpiece!

[JesusBuiltmyHotrod]

You're an idiot. so congrats.

[galmi]

no you are an idiot for insulting another's opinion

[Atticus_finch]

The game is so great even Colb is having a hard time finding a reasons not to get it.
What a joy to watch!

[galmi]

i am of the same opinion about watching a stream or watching all the vid on youtube then making a decision.

[imtiyaz6]

Wow. Ya’ll gonna watch the game on YouTube and form an opinion instead of actually playing a game? Do you also listen to the entire audio of a movie before watching it?

[Sayai jin]

Sweet!

[sushimama]

This will be GOTY. Wow, can't wait to play this friggin MASTERPIECE

"Part 2 has some of the most bluntly brutal combat animations I’ve seen in any game, and it’s never played to a cartoonish degree the way something like Mortal Kombat does."

OMG. Gimme gimme gimme

[Knushwood Butt]

The bar raised higher once again.

Can't wait!

[WickedLester]

Oh look its another PlayStation masterpiece/GOTY contender. Oh well, throw it on the pile with all the others I guess, LOL!

In all seriousness, its like its not even fair at this point. Sony basically competes with themselves now. If you claim to love videogames and don't own a PlayStation, you're just being a stubborn, spiteful twit.

[neomahi]

Liberals..... They just wanna see chicks make out, San Francisco, why am I not surprised. (Even people from San Francisco know how liberal they all are) they want a different California but aren't willing to stand for what's right and make the change. Hippie movement of the 60s and the takeover of the Manson's started it all. Filthy hippies.

[Keltech]

Ok grandpa, stop being so grouchy. Take a chill pill, your grandson will be over soon to play animal crossing with you.

[TeamIcoFan]

Hey now, don't hate on AC just because grumpy old boomers just happen to enjoy playing it too.

[Keltech]

@TeamIcoFan lol i'm not hating on AC. Animal crossing is a relaxing game, just what grandpa here needs.

[neomahi]

And bytheway, IGNs streaming still totally sucks.

[Cmoney007]

I have made fun of this game before, but it is very impressive that The Last of Us 2 is already at 95% on Metacritic. It can't be an agenda when so many reviewers all feel the same way.

[sushimama]

96 Metacritic :-D

[TheTony316]

Many of the leaks were false.

[Zarock]

Reviewers all agree with this lame agenda and they promote it by giving it unreasonable scores like IGN here 10/10 Which is unrealistic and subjective.

[Atticus_finch]

Shed those salty tears.

[Yppupdam]

I agree, there is no such thing at a 100 out of 100 perfect game. The games could be great, even genre defining but, perfect...in every possible way? no repetition? no sections that aren't as good or interesting as others? no bugs? NOTHING?? really? And again, I'm not saying that that the game isn't great, It could be excellent GOTY material.....perfect, huh?

[MWH]

It's a standard ND quality game in every way for sure but even with all that i won't play a character i don't connect with.

[JesusBuiltmyHotrod]

LOl what are you 5 years old? Humans should have evolved ..

[MWH]

I tried to express a benign opinion as much as I can to prevent triggering fools like yourself, but here we are.

what you're taught to think is an "evolution" is a "devolution" to me. I'm not interested in starting another debate on the subject matter so let's just agree to disagree and each look the other way. now go and enjoy your little evolution.

[Atticus_finch]

You're too closed minded.

[MWH]

Yea well, what can i say? you know me better than myself.

[Atticus_finch]

"i won't play a character i don't connect with."
You said it, not me. I don't know you.

[MWH]

So i'm too close minded because i don't connect with your likes? Get lost kid.

[Silly gameAr]

No, you're close minded because you sound like you have a closed mind. Not only that, but you sound like someone who can't think for himself. Believe me, people are going to enjoy, and that burns people like you up.

Just stay in your safe bubble, and let the world move on without you.

[MWH]

@Silly gameAr

Lmao i genuinely laughed my children laughed with me, thank you. alright, i'll let the world move now lol.

[throne]

let me get this straight, the game is actually fantastic?...but certain individuals said it would bomb and calling naughty dog doomed....naughty dog are the best at what they do and I hope this keeps those haters in check and afraid of what they're ps5 project will be.

[JokerBoy422]

I mean... its IGN guys. They've literally been caught accepting payment for good reviews...

[JokerBoy422]

Wow... people defend this game as if they have some sort of personal stake in it...

[AsunaYuukiTheFlash]

Its not just IGN. This game is currently sitting at 96 on metacritic. The game is a masterpiece iust accept it.

[throne]

I'm sure the other reviewers were paid off ryt?

[JesusBuiltmyHotrod]

96 after 80 reviews...not even a good troll bro.

[P_Bomb]

So many haters for so many weeks, all over cherrypicked partisan leaks. Apparently it was awesome all along! Gaming’s best kept worst kept secret. Maybe now youtube can put the pronouns and politics to bed.

[Ratchet75]

I'm so glad I did not let anything or anyone spoil that game for me.
😉

[Vanfernal]

But but I but... This game is supposed to be woke trash!!!

[chiefJohn117]

I thought y'all said ign was crappy at reviewing gaming lol

[Atticus_finch]

Awe look at you. So cute.

[chiefJohn117]

Lol

[AnnaDea]

GAME OF THE YEAR GAME OF THE YEAR!

[Strange_Evil]

96 on metacritics. Holy shit ND does it again!

[Relientk77]

Damn a perfect score! Can't wait to play it next week

[AsunaYuukiTheFlash]

Only on PS4 folks!

[gorebago]

Shocker.... Zzzzzz

[TheTony316]

96 on Metacritic.

[JesusBuiltmyHotrod]

There's a group of assclowns, that have been down voting and spreading misinformation about the game for the past month or so. That's why all PlayStation channels disabled the like/dislike button.

With every 10/10 review and every million sold they lose more of what little voice they had. So as of now they are left with down voting anything positive about the game, that's their last grasp to try and alter the trajectory of the game of the generation. After the game is released next week, you'll hear virtually nothing from them again . Complete failure

[leoms]

Where are the haters that played the game 2 months early at??? The ''supposed fans'' that they were need some crows that are waiting in some humble pie here

[GrizToof]

Of course this game will be a media darling, did you think the uber liberal sjw (for lack of a better word)
dominated media sites were going to give a bad review score to its gay love fest of a game (half joking here, I know it's not a gay love fest)? Hell no! Lol. Before you start attacking me I will say that I haven't played the game, didn't read any spoilers or even seen much game play. So yes the game can actually be incredible and most likely is really good. What I'm saying is even if the game wasn't all that, none of these reviews from major news outlets would say anything negative about this game because they are incapable of criticizing anything that shares their woke beliefs. I personally respect everyone that respects me and don't mind playing games with gay characters etc when it feels natural and your not shoving your politics down my throat and are trying to let me know what a horrible white straight man I am. Seriously yall, for those that are buying this game, I hope it's as amazing as they say. Have a great day 😊

[leoms]

If I may ask, how do you know it's woke if you haven't played the game or seen spoilers? How do you know it puts your white manhood at risk?

[Gameseeker_Frampt]

Ok snowflake. Thanks for coming here to whinge about your social justice crusade and criticize everyone who doesn't share it.

[SamTheGamer]

Now I am getting ready to troll the trollers who were criticizing the game before the launch..

Current 96 in Meta

https://www.metacritic.com/...

[Italiano1234567]

96 on meta prepare for greatness

[Gatsu]

Amazing scores wow! Also a big f*ck you to the haters and people who kept spoiling the game.

[ironmonkey]

Boom there it is 10/10. Greatness is just to great for a hater. If you played the first one, amazing!, how in the the hell can you judge the second one that's not even out? Some real sensitive children out there I swear.

[RandomPolishGuy]

Gonna wait for other reviews, this is IGN.

[883]

In several respects, it looks more "next gen" than *a lot* of what was shown at the reveal yesterday...

[Ashunderfire86]

There are some reviewers that hate this game, but I am going to play it for myself. This is a situation where the reviews could be bias on both sides from the ones that love it which is the corporate reviewing website's like IGN, and the Youtubers that hate it so much to get more views and subs to their channel. The Youtubers that hate it sounds way too similar to each other, maybe even copying what one other Youtuber said about the game. Based on what I am seeing this a 50/50 divisive game. I will play this game an make my own mind up. Yes I saw the leaks and don't care cause I want the full contexts.

[SimpleSlave]

I feel like that 10 was not emphatic enough. I mean IGN, are you even trying? You gotta be like: FUCKING 10 FUCKO!! 10 OUTTA FUCKING 10. 10's ABOUT TO MAKE YOU HIS BITCH. THAT's how you do it people. I guess you know what they say: You can't spell ignorance without ign4g. So sad!!!

[Golfcoachh]

I had no doubt that this game would be amazing.

[dietis_h]

all the ones trashing this game should be ashamed.

[Jrios355]

Off topic:

Can I just say how boring and uninteresting the box art for The Last of Us 2 looks? Just an image of an angry bloodied Ellie? Was it taken straight out of a cutscene or something?

Any of these would had been better:

https://images.pushsquare.c...
https://pbs.twimg.com/media...
https://i.redd.it/osj9piy9k...

Meh, whatever, the game is getting praise left and right anyway.

[Sprucegoose77]

Can't wait for my copy to ship! Like I would not even be upset if i got it early!

[tagzskie]

This score hurt a lot of people.. Sucks to be a hater of this game. I have a feeling that next target is Ghost of Tsushima

[DafunkyRebel]

Skills up review absolutely destroyed this game and I trust him a million times more than IGN. These SJWs have taken the gaming industry hostage and forcing them to bend the knee. This 10/10 is akin to the Astros winning the World Series

[AspiringProGenji]

Oh yeah I hope you liked Death Stranding just like him then

[GrmpyolGamer]

Never trust perfect scores

[Yppupdam]

The perfect Score is suspicious. Also, Sadly, I get the feeling that anyone that does play it and doesn't like it (for whatever reason) will be branded a "hater" as well as some sort of -ist or -phobe. which is pretty sad.

[AspiringProGenji]

Unless it is Nintendo am I right?

[AsunaYuukiTheFlash]

As expected from Naughty Gods. Moving on , there's nothing to see here folks.

[InUrFoxHole]

Well done ND

[Good-Smurf]

When you have guys like HappyConsoleGamer liked the game liked it more than the first game then that's says something.
Are they going to worship skillup's review as the be all end all savior of gaming review now?