The Last of Us: Part II Has Now Won More Game of the Year Awards than Any Other Game in History

A new record has been broken by developer Naughty Dog’s latest game The Last of Us: Part II as it has now won more Game of the Year awards than any other game in history.

[Nyxus]

Congratulations to Naughty Dog for this achievement!

[Sonic-and-Crash]

they were nt all fair imo

[_SilverHawk_]

Tlou 2 is technologically the best game ever made and its also a great game. It deserves amazing success. I can't wait to play an updated ps5 version and also factions 2.

[FATAL1TY]

NAUGHTY DOG > cd projekt, valve, bethesda, xbox game studios...

★ Flawless Victory ★
https://i.ibb.co/0swsRxN/i-...

[GottaBjimmyb]

I mean, I didn't like the original, (gameplay was just clunky IMO) so I actually like the new one better, but I would hardly call it the best game ever. Considering it has received the most awards, that is implied (if not explicit) to be the case.

I feel like the series is a bit overhyped IMO, even of the Naughty Dog properties I prefer Uncharted better.

Good to see a SP story driven game getting the limelight, we need more of that, so no complaints here. That said I honestly do think Tsushima was better, but I get that trolls have made that a edgy opinion. Not to mention other Sony exclusive SP games that were objectively better on all fronts like God of War 4. (I could legitimately understand that being the most awarded game)

[Tetsdah]

@Gotta Jimmy

That is the issue. You can't say objectively, because that would only becomparing technical aspects. So visuals, fps, sound design, how buggy the game is, etc... The game is a technical marvel. And as much as I love Tsushima, its physics don't match, animations don't match, models don't match, and details don't match. I loved Tsushima art style and how gorgeous the game is, but it had a lot of low resolution textures.

God of War is the closest combatant, but still falters to it.

Now if we're talking subjectively, then it boils down to your opinion. This isn't saying the game is unanimously the best nor should that be the intent. I didn't agree with the TW3 the GOAT. The animations and combat put me off. But I share minority opinion. The majority of critics and players thought it was. Now that has happened with TLOU2. Not unanimously the greatest, just a majority gave it game of year, and may be considered it GOAT. You share a minority opinion stating otherwise.

That's fine that you do. Not everyone's opinions align

[mikeslemonade]

True goty, not Ghost of Tsushima who shouldn’t even have been nominated.

[Babadook7]

“The Last of Us: Part II Has Now Won More Game of the Year Awards than Any Other Game in History”

This is false. ☝️ TLoU pt1 still has far more critic awards at 191. Pt 2 might catch it but it is still sitting at 169. User reviews are not significant in comparing with past years as the number of user awards increases dramatically every year.

[SullysCigar]

Amazing achievement, isn't it? Fully justifiable too - awesome game!

[gamer7804]

Games media sure did push this one along with the awards despite the first one being far better both from a games journalist standpoint and user reviews. I enjoyed detroit and hellblade2 far more because it wasn’t ideologically driven with poor storytelling. But if you like it good for you but like the oscars more awards doesn’t equate to anything other than the media really liked it for whatever reasons.

[TGGJustin]

@gamer7804 I found one of those salty haters. As usual people like this ignore the fact that the game has 90+ player voted GOTY awards which is FAR more than any other game last year. But yeah tell me more how it's just the media who thinks it's an amazing game.

Btw I like how you enjoyed Hellblade 2 more when that game isn't even going to be out for another 1-2 years.

[RauLeCreuset]

@gamer7804

"I enjoyed detroit and hellblade2 far more because it wasn’t ideologically driven..."

Telling on yourself? That would explain why you've been so insistent on sticking by false claims about this game. You need to let it go. The case is closed and has been closed for a while now. You may not agree with the outcome, but this obsessive compulsion to relitigate it just because the game or someone involved with it is mentioned or given props is not a good look.

Besides, as I explained to you in our extensive back and forth on this thread https://n4g.com/comments/re... TLOU2 has almost 700% more positive user reviews than the original on the site you named as the basis for your opinion.

[Nyxus]

@ gamer7804: yeah yeah, the media this, the media that. But did you miss the fact that this game also has the most Reader's Choice awards? More than Breath of the Wild, more than The Witcher 3.

[RazzerRedux]

Why even discuss this with such an obvious Xbox troll? If he can put TLOU 2 in a negative light, he will.

Here. Even in a damn Mass Effect Andromeda article:

"I really liked it, but like last of us part 2, I can see the flaws and why it’s sitting in the 5 range on metacritic. "
https://n4g.com/news/239819...

[Redemption-64]

@gamer7804
Someone appears to be really hurt by this, but we all expected this

[RauLeCreuset]

"Why even discuss this with such an obvious Xbox troll? If he can put TLOU 2 in a negative light, he will."

I struggle to find a reason beyond trolling that someone would claim "games media sure did push this one along with the awards" when anyone who bothered to read the article can see that TLOU2 actually won more reader's choice awards and less media awards than the original.

[RazzerRedux]

@RauLeCreuset

Yep. It is willful ignorance. Plain and simple.

[SullysCigar]

Anyone else here find the usual TLOU2 disagree bot about as subtle as a sledgehammer to the groin? Someone needs to get over it! At least make it a little less obvious Lmao

[gamer7804]

@raul just because you were right on the percentage of number of users that slightly more liked it then didn’t still isn’t glowing praise or change the fact that in general it was less well received by users than the previous game even with it having the benefit of being a sequel. Again it’s fine if some people like it and some people don’t. I liked mass effect andromeda and a lot of other people didn’t. It’s just opinions no reason to get so defensive about it. It’s okay to like a devisive game.

[RauLeCreuset]

@gamer7804

LMAO. Okay guy. It's over half a year after release, and you're still popping into TLOU2 accolade articles spreading lies and moving goalposts to hate on the game. Pretending it's the people arguing against you who are so insecure that they need the masses to agree with them is as losing an argument as all of your others.

Let me direct your attention to your comment that "games media sure did push this one" and leave you with this, lest you think I got distracted swatting down your deflections.

From the article you must not have bothered to read:

The Last of Us: Part II – 261 (169 Media, 92 Reader’s Choice)
The Last of Us – 254 (196 Media, 58 Reader’s Choice)

Which got more media awards, and which got more reader's choice awards? D'oh!

[gamer7804]

@raul oh okay so only certain opinions are acceptable after a period of time, it’s like instead of a timed exclusive it’s a timed opinion, gotcha forgot how echo chambers worked.

[RauLeCreuset]

@gamer7804

Did you also forget how strawman arguments work, or should we chalk this up to your penchant for disingenuous commentary?

BTW, still from the article you didn't read before sticking your foot in your mouth.

The Last of Us: Part II – 261 (169 Media, 92 Reader’s Choice)
The Last of Us – 254 (196 Media, 58 Reader’s Choice)

[gamer7804]

@raul no straw man , just some people’s opinions, I’m not saying it didn’t win any player awards. It did, doesn’t change the fact there were still a large amount of players who didn’t like it. Myself included. You can count yourself in the the group who liked it, you just cant discount the other groups existence though.

[RauLeCreuset]

@gamer7804

You either don't know what a strawman argument is or are being disingenuous. Moving on.

"I’m not saying it didn’t win any player awards"

There you go moving the goalposts again. Here's what you said:

"Games media sure did push this one along with the awards despite the first one being far better both from a games journalist standpoint and user reviews. I enjoyed detroit and hellblade2 far more because it wasn’t ideologically driven with poor storytelling. But if you like it good for you but like the oscars more awards doesn’t equate to anything other than the media really liked it for whatever reasons."

Your entire point is invalidated by the fact that the article you didn't bother reading shows TLOU2 had less media awards and more reader's choice awards than TLOU. "Games media sure did push this one along..." What a fail.

[gamer7804]

@raul of course it had more user reviews there are more in general than media critics... I wast even talking about that part... all I’m saying is player wise it was a divisive game. And you can choose to love the game that’s fine but you can’t deny the existence that there is a large group that didn’t.

[Vx_]

After the disappointment of CP2077, it is safe to say that TLOU2 is one of the most well developed and well-polished game ever.

[yeahokwhatever]

true, but is it fun? nope.

[kimbomma1]

@yeahokwhatever

Yes, actually it is indeed far more fun to play than the first game in fact because the gameplay is vastly superior and improved in every way!

[Vx_]

@yeahokwhatever

Well, that is subjective.

[RauLeCreuset]

I'll put this here rather than reply to a comment that will be collapsed when someone gets sent away to enjoy their 2nd ban:

The Last of Us: Part II – 261 (169 Media, 92 Reader’s Choice)
The Last of Us – 254 (196 Media, 58 Reader’s Choice)

Anyone about to rant about the media should consider the implications of that.

[Final_Aeon]

The implication, other than what Golfcoachh mentioned below, is that game media are even more out of touch with actual gamers. I mean, remember 10 years ago when IGN and Gamespot's reviews were still generally taken seriously? Do you actually know of reviewers now that are looked up to? A game journalist used to be a sweaty nerd, but at least they'd know their stuff. Nowadays, journo's are pushing ideology instead of just reviewing games. So no, the opinion of 260 people who think they're qualified in what they do (but actually aren't), won't sway my opinion.

[Golfcoachh]

Doesn't hurt that there are far more game awards now than there were 20 years ago....

[SullysCigar]

Yup, and TLOU2 still scooping up the biggest portion like a greedy thing!

[frostypants]

This needs to be higher. It's why this is not a very meaningful statistic. Some other game will break this record within a couple of years, because there will be even more award givers for whatever the popular game of the time happens to be.

[RazzerRedux]

Witcher 3 was the previous record holder and that was only 5 years ago.

[TheKingKratos]

Yet no game was able to beat two games from 7 years ago (TLOU) and 5 years ago (witcher 3)
Till 2021 (TLOU2)

And there goes your entire argument

[VerminSC]

Anyone else notice that anyone praising the game is getting around 36+ downvotes. Someone definitely has made multiple accounts. What a sore loser.

[lelo2play]

Most of these awards are worthless. Nowadays, any fanboy can create a website, blog, stream, etc, and give awards to whoever they want... and it counts as +1.

Basically, someone can create 100 websites and give 100 awards to the same game.

[VerminSC]

Lol well then people can do the same for other games. GOT had thousands voting for it to spite TLOU2.

To think TLOU2 won 250+ awards from fake accounts is a whole other level of naivety

[neutralgamer1992]

The YouTube reviewers went for clicks and likes so they started to hate on this game and this other mainstream media liking the game so much. This was one of the most sold game at launch generating the third most money in PlayStation history for an exclusive

[Rambokind]

Here for the ratio. You earned it.

[GameZenith]

Why are you being downvoted?

[SullysCigar]

Someone has a bot that they use seemingly only in TLOU2 articles to paint the agree/disagree ratio in a bad light for the game - it's almost as funny as it is sad lol

[Bateekh]

no congrats at all. fuk that game. Ghost of Tsushima is outselling it. its just biased gaming journalism politics. fuk neil druckmann

[TheKingKratos]

Look at all the disagree bots activated and salty trolls who are on suicide watch

Lmao

[TGGJustin]

Well deserved for sure. Curious to see where the final tally for it will end up.

[KyRo]

Well deserved indeed. I pray that ND weren't put off by the very vocal minority who done nothing but shit on the game and that we get to see The Last of Us Part 3 one day.

That cliffhanger needs addressing 🙏

[shepherdzeMan]

False news! The Witcher 3 is ahead with almost 100+ more awards!

Reference:
https://gotypicks.blogspot....

[TGGJustin]

Maybe you should look at my source rather than go dig up one that isn't counting half of the awards that were handed out. That site you posted counts a site's award one year and then leaves it off the next. Too inconsistent to trust

[kfk]

Your reference is the site that just added much more strict, new rules this year that it wasn't following before? Of course the totals will be lower.

[lukasmain]

"it seems that both media and fans felt like it was the best game of the year"

Amazing. Well done.

FAN VOTED and WEBSITE VOTED.

The game is a MASTERPIECE

[Jin_Sakai]

Agreed. Patiently waiting for a PS5 patch.

[SullysCigar]

Hear hear - and the multiplayer game!

[Flawlessmic]

No suprises here, despite my own issues with some parts of the story or having to play as abbie it truly was a special game, naughty dog deserve every bit of praise they get!

[Applejack]

This sums up my feelings of the game exactly.

[Relientk77]

Absolutely agree with you. It's also the most memorable game of 2020 for me. Definitely my GOTY

[Flawlessmic]

Wow, whats with all the disagrees ?

[lukasmain]

It's BOTS.

[kimbomma1]

You gave TLOU2 praise, even though you noted you had issues with it you should know by now that even the slightest bit of praise warrants vast disapproval!

[TheKingKratos]

Bots and salty trolls

[Snookies12]

@Flawlessmic - The haters are just disagreeing anything relating to praise for the game haha. They're so pathetic with that man... Anyone with half a brain can see how incredibly well made Last of Us 2 was. Not 'liking' the story direction is no excuse for saying the game is bad when it blows away anything else out there right now on a technical and design level. It's actually kind of sad that they missed out on such an amazing game.

[shinoff2183]

At first I was just hoping the Abby thing would stop. After some more time playing as her I didnt mind it. They did real good making this game. I'm 38 years old and itsgotta be in my top 5 series/games ive ever played.

[blackblades]

Let me get this straight people hate the game because of the story didnt go there way.

[Applejack]

Not liking the story doesn’t mean you have to hate the game. Everything else about the game is nothing short of amazing. At least to me it is.

[RazzerRedux]

Standing ovation for a brilliant game

[LiViNgLeGaCY]

Brilliant game indeed!

[Kilua]

Youtube comments on any TLOU 2 video: "Ah yes but TLOU 2 is the worst game ever made in the history of humanity - game awards are biased, rigged, unreliable, cant be trusted, dont mean anything and metacritic user score is the only metric that counts, the critic scores are biased as well. ND worst developer in the gaming industry. TLOU 2 spits in the face of the first game. Neil Druckmann worst director the industry has ever seen. TLOU 2 story is garbage" -

All they can do is assert, without reason. Meanwhile the accolades and objectives measures for succcess and quality keep flooding in for this game and Naughty Dog. Huge congratulations. One of the best games i've ever played.

[SullysCigar]

Naughty Dog are winners. Idiots like to bring winners down, so they attack. Then the herd gets brave and attacks too, because they feel safe. Of course, it's all in vain, because quality shines through. Most people appreciate that and don't partake in mob mentality.

That said, I can understand why some fans genuinely didn't feel this one like the first. For me, it was yet another example of brilliance and left me wanting more from these talented devs!

[gamer7804]

It’s all just opinions. That’s fair I can totally see why some people would really like it.

[Kilua]

"That’s fair I can totally see why some people would really like it."

So you find it "Fair" to say that "Some" people would "Really like" the most awarded game in video game history? Are you saying that a game with 94% meta-average, numerous game of the year awards, best selling ps exclusive of all time (First week debut sales) is more "hated" than "liked"? Ease up on the colteastwood videos man...

[The_Sage]

I think people are not reading your entire comment.

[lukasmain]

No they are. The downvotes are from bots. Don't worry about it

[Silly gameAr]

Those youtube comments matter as much as the upset guy with the disagree bot in the comment section here. Very little.

[SullysCigar]

Bingo! One guy gets VERY upset TLOU2 comments and rolls dozens of disagrees, every time!

Something should really be done about...but in the meantime, I'll just continue to laugh at him lol

[Bathyj]

Well deserved. Bravo Naughty Dog for sticking to your vision in the face of adversity.

And for the record, having things happen in the story you don't like does not mean it was a bad story.

Personally my only issue with the game is the length. It felt like a trial to get through, but I suspect that's part of what made it so impactful.

Schindler's list was not a fun movie by any stretch. That doesn't deminish it's importance.

[TGGJustin]

" And for the record, having things happen in the story you don't like does not mean it was a bad story."

Exactly. The story had some things happen that I wish didn't either but I still think it was masterfully done. So much of the vocal minority hate comes from people who want something to go the way they want and if it doesn't then the game is trash.

[Bathyj]

I think no one saw it coming. We all thought it would obviously be Dina. Joel was in the trailer grabbing Ellie's mouth from behind but in the game it was Jessie. The bait and switch was brilliant.

When it happened, that ringing in your ears as everything else went mute, I was shocked. As much or more than the first games opening which I thought was impossible to match.

[TGGJustin]

Yeah you also had people hating on them for misleading in the trailers but when I played it I was glad about it. Too often I'll see these trailers and go into a game feeling like I know too much. It was nice to see that they changed stuff to not ruin surprises. Naughty Dog was known to do that before anyway. I believe several of their E3 Uncharted demos showed different stuff compared to the final game as to not spoil story beats.

[generic-user-name]

All these salty disagrees, did somebody link this article to 4chan or something?

[lukasmain]

I promise you, they're from bots. Not all, but most.

[shinoff2183]

I wish the game was longer. It took me a few weeks to get through playing it at varied times. I enjoy long games though.

[Good-Smurf]

This proved that those hating on TLOU2 were mostly do it for cool and clicks.
Internet peer pressure of wanting to jump on and hate that game.
Only tiniest of minority took to the extreme and made it political.
They can hate it but now it's no use anymore just move on to next game to hate.

[Sitdown]

I haven't played it, and still haven't gone through the first one, so I can't speak on its greatness. But what's the requirement of having your vote counted, and how big should this claim be, when blvidwo game history is expansive, and gaming sites are now so numerous? I challenge the notion of this the same way I do American sports that highlight athletic accomplishments in the absence of minorities. Now with that being said, on what I have played, I'm all in on Ghosts.

[generic-user-name]

The requirement is to win most goty awards. It doesn't mean its the best game ever it just means a lot of people found it to be the best game of the year it released.

Ocarina of time is the highest rated game on metacritic but it has far fewer reviews than games released these days. There's no scientific way to determine the greatest game ever.

[Junkstein]

in the face of haters and losers who tried their best to hurt the game by review bombing it after only 3 hours of vote opening.

now waiting for the dumb people saying (ND sure paid lots of money for that) imagine thinking this dumb just to make yourself feel better about your opinion LMAO.

[shabz666]

It was a horrifying and draining experience playing this. And loved every minute of it. I frigging love video games and I'm so glad naughty dog exist to make gems like these.

[BlaqMagiq1]

Good. Deserves every single one. Seeing the crying from people makes this even better.

[waverider]

They should make a special edition for the ps5 with dlc because i would buy the game again. What a ride of emotions. Well deserve.

[RgR]

I find it a little odd that it just keeps on going.
Especially considering there were some great games in 2020.

You had ff7 remake, doom eternal, ghost of tsushima just to name a few.

I think it's a bit odd. Also considering that the first last of us was 100% praised by it's fan base

[Kilua]

Ah that's it's it, must be rigged votes, am i right?

Or how about this, and it might seem crazy, but what if it TLOU 2 is actually just a great game *the shock*

[RgR]

Didn't say anything about it being rigged not that its not a good game. Just odd considering there were also other great games.

But feel free to impose your opinion on my comment.

[Redemption-64]

What is so odd about this game rising above the fake internet outrage and winning awards from both critics and fans alike. Let me guess the truth is far too much for you to handle?

[RgR]

First outrage is stupid. There is valid criticism and that wasn't fake but that has nothing to do with my comment.

I can handle the praise, the stupid outrage and the valid criticism...seems you can only handle the praise.

[Elda]

Sometimes to some the truth hurts.

[Redemption-64]

I mean it's not like people where so hurt and triggered they attacked the game and those who worked on it before the game was even released. I am also sure people did harasse the devs, sending them deaths threats, racist anti-semitic messages, threatening the voice actress and her daughter, as well as review bombing the game with thousands of fake accounts within an hour after the game was released.

What you call criticism is nothing but different opinions, nothing more. There is nothing wrong with not liking the game, I personally didn't like Witcher 3 or Zelda and any criticism I had for those games are my opinions, nothing more. The fact that you and others think it's odd a game you people dislike is getting awards from both critics and readers is laughable at best. There are people that enjoyed the game enough to vote for it, nothing odd about it. There could be 5 million of you who disliked and hated the game, but you will still be in the minority.

[RgR]

@Elda

Funny how truth goes from truths to a truth at peoples whims. So now there is single truth?

@redemption

Criticism is opinion. Just like these awards. But opinions can be heavily biased in negative ways for gaming.

Personal politics for one should never be a reason to score a game higher or award it goty...can't help but think that was the case with tlou2

I agree that the game is great. I disliked the narrative but otherwise it is well executed and lots of fun.

I personally don't care that it wins so many awards either. Just making an observation. We already know that higher ups in every industry and company, almost, are politically driven. So I can't say I can trust the honesty of the majority of outlets out there except those of individuals.

[Redemption-64]

@RgR

Criticism is opinion. Just like these awards. But opinions can be heavily biased in negative ways for gaming.

Yeah, like those who never played the game decided to review bomb the game with thousands of fake accounts to make the game look bad.

Personal politics for one should never be a reason to score a game higher or award it goty...can't help but think that was the case with tlou2

And that is your opinion. If someone likes a game for whatever reason, be it from personal experience to something being political that is on them. A lot of directors, devs, writers bring their personal experience and politics into their games, books or movies and people should be free to like or dislike those games, books, or movies for whatever reason, and rate them however they want it, weather for political reasons or something else.. If someone wants to rate a game or movie higher because they like the politics in the game, because it aligned with their personal politics, who are you to tell them they can't rate it higher, give it awards or GOTY? You are free to dislike it for whatever reason and they are free to like it for whatever reason. There are literally thousands of movies, books and games that are very political and there are many people that love them for those politics, some because they can relate to them, if they enjoyed it and want to rate anything like that higher or give it an award, hey more power to them.

[FunAndGun]

The only thing "odd" is the downplaying of TLOU 2 success "just keeps on going."

[RgR]

There was controversy with the game so I wouldn't find that in the least bit odd.

[senorfartcushion]

You’re on N4G, the PlayStation capital of the internet; you aren’t allowed to be critical of a PlayStation exclusive here.

[RgR]

Seems to be the case. I'm a huge naughty dog fan. I've played all their games...probably before many of these guys learned to read.

I just think it's odd that in a year with so many great titles...the most progressive game gets all the awards...similar things happen with movies.

Especially considering other games could just as easily win game of the year...unless the consensus is that only story driven games can be goty.

[senorfartcushion]

@RgR Me too, I am a fan of theirs, but every time I’m critical of any PlayStation exclusive - as I have been with TLOU2 - I’ve apparently not got a PlayStation, despite how much my criticism hangs around spoilers.

My problem is that I think Neil Druckman failed to grasp the extremity of Joel’s actions during the end of the first Last of Us. Abbie and the gang should have wanted him dead because of what he did, not simply because Abbie was related to one of Joel’s victims. Making Abbie the daughter of the surgeon was lazy and cheap, and it made the controversy of Joel smaller in scale.

[generic-user-name]

Then why do all the comments praising the game have so many disagrees? You guys will ignore your own eyes to keep living in your dream world. Sad.

[RazzerRedux]

There it is. Your real motivation. Hypocrisy disguised as concern for "crunch".

How pathetic.

[S2Killinit]

Any website I go on, there is someone claiming that website is the PlayStation capital of the world and that they aren't “allowed” to criticize properly. What they mean is, their criticism doesn't find the reception they like, so they want to play the victim. You poor victim you.

[Atticus_finch]

"I find it a little odd that the sun rises in the morning"

[RgR]

Who are you quoting?
Everyone knows the sun rises in the morning. But not everyone agrees this game deserved all the goty awards.

Don't want to hurt anyone's feelings of course so to be clear I'm not saying it doesn't deserve them...just odd considering all the other great games in different genres.

[Atticus_finch]

No everyone agrees with the hate.
It's not odd to like a well made game.

[RgR]

@atticus

It's only odd when a ton of other great games released but everyone and their mother votes for the cinematic story driven game...which is also not the kind of game for everyone and therefore surprising to see it surpass in every area even games that excelled in those areas...it's a bit questionable. Also happened to be the most progressive game. Not saying it was rigged but it's really striking when this game doesn't win goty in all other outlets I usually trust and who have consistently voted for great games that most would agree with in previous years but are being discredited this time because they aren't voting for this one.

[generic-user-name]

The Witcher 3 held this title before TLOU2 took it, Witcher 3 released the same year as Bloodborne so I don't think it's that odd.

[TheKingKratos]

And he didn't find it odd when witcher/zelda/gow/uncharted/rd r2/tlou1 won goty

It just odd with TLOU2 for some reason lmao

[lukasmain]

Odd?

Occam's Razor suggest the most likely scenario.

People just thought it was the best game of the year. END OF.

[seanpitt23]

It deserves most of the rewards it got but for the story and direction that’s criminal way better games in that category came out last year

If ND makes another uncharted (I hope they don’t we need a new IP) I just hope Neil kills off Nathan drake he’s been in 4 games now thats too many for anyone we need something new.

[Gatsu]

Wow!

[NukeDaHippies]

Makes me sick.....Any reviewer or game site worth their salt would call this game of the year. The games really bad, you can't change people's mind by claiming how many GOTY's it got from a buncha nobodys.

[Atticus_finch]

Who are you?

[RgR]

I'll do you one better.

Who is you?

[Atticus_finch]

Someone who enjoys good games.

[NukeDaHippies]

Maybe you should go out and actually play a good game then. Maybe start with Tetris or some shit

[Elda]

The violin is playing.

[Redemption-64]

I honestly don't think anyone is here to change your mind, you can claim the game is bad all you want, it's it wining awards.

You opinion and those who dislike the game is not required, if more users and critics keep voting for the game, it will kee winning awards. I strongly believe it will get a few more awards

[TGGJustin]

Who are you exactly? You think you're better than every media outlet and every other gamer out there that voted TLOU2 as GOTY? You're not.

[lukasmain]

The game is a Masterpiece in every sense of the word

[Kratos0289]

This is hilarious 😂 the high bar of accolades consists of contrivances, bad writing and paper thin characters and motivations

The bar has been lowered

[Kilua]

"Paper thin characters" - I mean seriously.. i had to do a double take on that comment jeez. Tlou 2 is deeply character driven, the voice acting, motion capture and performances from the entire cast was second to none imo. You're not going to find many, if not any, games that have more complexity and nuance in characters - im talking about line delivery, voice acting and performance here which brings them to life in a way that i have not seen in any other game.

Either you just didn't care for the game at all, which is fine and understandable, or you didn't play it.. But if there is one thing TLOU 2 does right, it's the characters.

[NukeDaHippies]

Story only works because everyone is as dumb as a bag of potatoes. The first guy is right, Awful characters and direction.

[Kratos0289]

Most of the characters have no complexity or nuance they exist to drive the games theme and not the plot which is surprising coming from Naughty Dog their characters are usually memorable and flawed especially the first Last of Us game which pretty all are fleshed out and are far more memorable, likeable and relatable than the planks of wood Neil gave us in the second game but sure at least the performances were good...🙄

[NukeDaHippies]

Yea.....That's why this annoys me. TLOU2 was actually bad and forgettable, not worth even ranting over. It's the feeling that games media is telling everyone "No, it's good and defines the best gaming has to offer". that's what gets under my skin. Legitimately confused as to what these fanboys even see in this game. Did they even finish it?

[ILostMyMind]

Well deserved.

[Ninver]

Legendary status. Sony and they're devs are something special. They always create generation defining games. Reason why I will always purchase a ps console one way or another.

[tagzskie]

Ouch!! That must be hurt to those people who can't move on.

[Redemption-64]

Truth hurts

[S2Killinit]

Yup, just looking at how they’ve employed bots to downvote positive comments indicates the level of butt hurt.

[iplay1up2]

I was soooooo excited, in 2018 when I finally got a PS4. I couldn't wait to play TLOU remastered. After the thrilling opening act, it was a let down. Brilliant story, but the game itself wasn't great

So many other games are better imo. God of War, Uncharted 4, and Zero Dawn for starters.

I will play TLOU2 eventually, but with much lower expectations

[S2Killinit]

Congrats. After the assassination attempt of this game, this goes to show that the truth prevails.

[BurritoWarrior]

How many GOTYs are PlayStation exclusives...?

[Elda]

Congrats ND! They deserve it,TLOU2 is amazing!!

[AsunaYuukiTheFlash]

Well deserved!

[StormSnooper]

Somebody is trying hard with their bot to give disagrees to people praising the game lol

[Elda]

That's exactly what I thought. To do that one has to be miserable & pathetic.

[lukasmain]

OH, it's totally a bot. It's not hard to do. Someone just has to be that pathetic to set one up and put it into action. There is at least one guy I can think of, that has made, I'm talking well over 100 troll accounts, and he constantly calls people 'Sony Virgins', Ponies, Pre-Teens, etc etc. It's all from the same guy. He would be my best bet.

[Thundercat77]

What an amazing achievement. Naughty Dog Titan deserves this.

I still remember how a certain group and you tubers tried very, very hard to trash this game.

This is why Playstation fans are so proud to be PS fans and why Sony is king 👑 of consoles.

[Keltech]

Double the dosage of copium.

[Keltech]

HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHa!

[shammgod]

Not only was the game great, it was a technical marvel too. Visually it was insane and the loading times were fast as hell. Not sure how they achieved that

[SPEAKxTHExTRUTH]

It was decent but the first game was FAR better imo and the ending of the second game just made ZERO sense to me.

[lukasmain]

I thought game 2 was by far the better game by a mile. I thought the first game's story was bland in comparison.

[Benficaman]

well deserved

[northpaws]

It is an amazing game, top notch story telling, some of the best gameplay and crazy graphic. I would have preferred a story with Ellie and Joel again, but I respect their vision.

And sigh at all the disagrees throughout this thread, some people just can't let it go.

[northpaws]

@tlou2_haters

Hi!

[StormSnooper]

I was watching this tread, roughly 14 disagrees were added to all positive comments about TLOU2 in a matter of 5 minutes. And the same number of agrees added to the few negative comments at the time.

[StormSnooper]

Lol I have 14 disagrees now. Lol

[Keltech]

These people are not taking their daily COPIUM prescription. They get salty if they don't take it.

[SullysCigar]

It seems to go up incrementally as the real agrees/disagrees come in. What sort of a loser would you have to be to even bother getting all upset in every TLOU2 article, especially at this stage? Lol

[StormSnooper]

They want to be right at all costs. Even if the cost is to know that they are being dishonest.

[S2Killinit]

As new positive comments come in you see people liking more, then once the guy with the bot shows up he readjusts the dislikes. Thats why the likes are higher at first, then the dislikes overtake the likes on every new comment. Lol

[northpaws]

I got 15, seems to be an organized tlou2 hate group, I hope those people can see a therapist, it is not too healthy.

[anast]

One of the greatest games ever. Not a bad day out.

[hoju69]

If you didn't play it yourself from beginning to end then your opinion of it doesn't matter. The majority of those who did loved it. That's why it's winning so many awards. Quit basing your opinions on click baiting YouTubers.

[TheLigX]

Deservedly so. The game was incredible and probably my personal GOAT.

[StarkR3ality]

What was it competing with though really? :L

[StarkR3ality]

Go ahead and disagree, but seriously last year was shit for games 😂

[lukasmain]

There were amazing games. Google it to find out

[NukeDaHippies]

Alot of far better games....are you nuts?

[chiefJohn117]

Lol congrats ND

[chiefJohn117]

Never seen so many downvotes in my life xD
ND definitely put in a lot of effort for this game.... more than any game I've seen in my lifetime

[lukasmain]

It's a bot

[Dixiedevil]

🤡Honk Honk🤡

[blacktiger]

Naughty dog, one of the best developer

[blacktiger]

see too many dovotes is the clear picture why mobile games are beating hardcore games. lol

[S2Killinit]

Phenomenal comes to mind. I just cant believe how amazing these guys are.

[Sophisticated_Chap]

Industry politics.

[Keltech]

Have you taken your dosage of copium yet?. The salt is oozing out of you

[StormSnooper]

Yeah it’s all because of **insert conspiracy** . Nothing to do with how awesome the game is.

[Magog]

Probably the best game ever made so I'm not surprised.

[zumlauf14]

lol you definately won't see foxtrot comment on this article. Let the tears flow

[northpaws]

He probably came in and clicked disagree on every pro tlou2 comment though.

[zarbor]

We all know why it got those awards and it wasn't for being the best game. This is why the gaming media is a joke. It doesn't reflect the taste of the gaming community at large. The first game was better though the controls on this one improved. Still God of War was a better game. I personally preferred Ghost of Tsushima though some would disagree.

All in all, Sony is killing it with the single player AAA exclusive games. For that alone I am happy it won those awards.

[blacktiger]

but if it was in your taste then it's okay?

[StormSnooper]

But it broke the record for consumer awards too. I guess your taste is what’s off?

[MaximusTKG]

This is like saying there are now more people on Earth than any other time in history. There’s just more of everything now than even ten years ago, video game awards included.

[StormSnooper]

Really? So if that’s the case there were more people every year since earth day one, sooo with that analogy...

[jeromeface]

2020 was a shit year all around tbh... not a huge accomplishment

[XabiDaChosenOne]

One of the most divisive game in recent history has won the most GOTY awards of all time...yea, definitely not an agenda.

[StormSnooper]

There is an agenda, it’s just that the hate groups are the ones with the agenda. Everyone else is just stating the obvious. It’s a fantastic game through and through. Gotta call a duck a duck.

[XabiDaChosenOne]

Yea, gaming journalist are just so honest. Its those darn evil PlayStation consumers who cant stand to see greatness/s

[StormSnooper]

Hmm I see, so you’re speaking on behalf of the PlayStation consumer. Wait, I thought the consumer awards were supposed to do exactly that. Ohhh they’ve given the game the most number of awards in history? Hmmm I wonder then, what the crap you are babbling about then...

[TheKingKratos]

It won most of the player's awards too on pretty much all of the sites

What agenda do gamers have when they voted it as the best game ?

Excuse after excuse after excuse lmao

[XabiDaChosenOne]

Lol yup, one of the most divisive games in recent history among gamers. PlayStation gamers mostly, just so happened to win player awards on the majority of website lmao. Not suspicious at all.

[TheKingKratos]

Hmmm who died and made you speak on behalf of the PlayStation community ??

What is your excuse for TLOU2 winning PlayStation blog which have over 2 million vote where they named it best game of the year plus all the big sites like IGN and Joystick player's awards too etc etc ??
From PlayStation blog :
""With over *2.5* million votes across 17 categories, it's PS Blog's biggest GOTY celebration yet.""
https://blog.playstation.co...

It have more player's votes than any game in history
And on resetera it is winning by a landslide so far

The game is far from divisive ... only you loud minority who think that
You are nothing but a Sad sad xbox troll with a very big tinfoil hat

[GameZenith]

Being downvoted for showing appreciation for TLOU2 is a badge of honor.

[chicken_in_the_corn]

I do not understand the acclaim this game gets

[blacktiger]

that's cause you are not a gamer

[mudakoshaka]

Read my comment below!

[hiawa23]

❤ it. It is my game of the generation. 4 play throughs, now playing through on the PS5. Well deserved. ❤ Abby..

[The-Matrix-has-you]

ROFL at the immature, cry baby, snow flake pussy disagrees magically overbearing everyone’s positive comments about this amazing game. I’ll blow you all kisses for every disagree I get! 😘

[OMNlPOTENT]

I don’t think this game was GOTY material. Yes, it was a technological masterpiece. The gameplay was.. the same but slightly better than the first game. The story was a nightmare. “Revenge is bad” is far too bland and they didn’t even do it well. There were far better games this year.

[NukeDaHippies]

Pretty much, but the combat sections had such little variation that it felt so much blander than the first game. I played Abbys part with colour blind accessibility options on and Super easy baby mode. I was so bored of the game and just wanted to get it finished....The story and characters certainly weren't making effort worthwhile, that's for sure.

[Critic4l_Strik3]

Justice for Joel

[cerpintaxt44]

undeserved

[sactownlawyer916]

Lmao at all the disagrees. It makes me happy that there is NOTHING you can do to change this. Or the fact that the game sold over 10 million copies and TLOU brand has made half a billion dollars US. Stay salty!

[mudakoshaka]

It sold 10 million because there was hardly anything else to play...remember? Right before the next-gen console release

[mudakoshaka]

Hahaha...hmmm, what a coincidence. It's like the first game ever with a gay protagonist (not including RPG games where sexual choices are not part of the main story), and it just happens to be the game that also won most "game of the year awards", gimme a break.

Can't believe that people are blind to these types of PR moves which are rigged depending on the current politics. Don't get me wrong, am a liberal and all for LGBTQ rights, but I don't like it when games or movies get praised because they include characters from the LGBTQ community. Which is clearly the case, as TLOU2 is a good game but not that it deserves all those awards. Ghost of Tsushima is a great game, and it deserves those and more!

[hiawa23]

I absolutely love the game. The characters being gay played no part of my view, and was fine with it being represented in the game. I am fine with gays, and people living their lives. Life, liberty, happiness. I don't believe the characters being gay had much to do with the praise. For those who did not like it or not as much as many of us, that's fine, but as far as I am concerned it deserves all the praise it is getting and it is not because of the LGBTQ aspect. I am for all everyone being represented in games.

[mudakoshaka]

Then you do not understand how the world works. It is a linear story game with flaws throughout. Half-Life: Alyx had a storyline and immersion better than TLOU2. The first game is much better than the second, but for some reason it did not win as many awards...can you see the big picture now? Ghost of Tsushima beats this game on EVERY level.

[yeahokwhatever]

yet weirdly, not a good game. "depressing story time: the interactive cutscene experience" is barely a game. it kind of sucks as a game, mediocre as a movie.

[Silly gameAr]

Plenty of game play and a decent story. You should play it someday.

[yeahokwhatever]

I bought it. I have the first one, too. Just not fun games. I couldn't finish either one. CP2077 is way more fun as a game for me. I want to like TLOS so bad, its just not fun as a video game IMO. The last fun zombie game was Dying Light.

[S2Killinit]

Sounds like someone who didnt play it (;

[NukeDaHippies]

Maaaaaan, it would make a super bland movie ay lol.....Just like it was a bland game

[N2NOther]

And it deserved each and every one of them.

I embrace the downvotes.

[Tetsdah]

Upvote given

[Tetsdah]

Possibly the most comical part of this victory, are the few discrediting the user awards. Im confused, which is it? Critics are just trying to push this game and players hate the game or user reviews are bullshit, because they keep coming long after, so it doesn't count lol. However, many vote in the polls of whatever reader poll is submitted lmao.

These tabulations will stop eventually and the same will happen for critics. All they are doing is combining both. TLOU2 will likely surpass TW3 critic reviews lol and catch up on TLOU 1 on critics. And if it doesn't, well it spreads like this: TLOU is favored more by critics and TLOU2 favored more by players.

Gratz ND, you dominated your competition again in accruing accolades, which wild. Because damn, they have 4 overall GOTYs. That is impressive, grats on so much critical & commercial success, and I look forward to the next project

[Tetsdah]

It appears I was correct on this game surpassing the GOTY count of TW3 on critic end. TLOU 1 now awaits. I wonder when it stops tabulating?

[jackymoved]

Game awards are bullshit.

[Limitedtimestruggle]

Certainly one of my highlights of last year, A sad year, in many ways more than one! Well deserved!

[BioShockGX]

Still a 6/10 game for me.

[BrettAwesome]

Great news! Great f$#@ing news! Just too bad that N4G is overpopulated with fat, american dorks who hate on the game because "America hates f@ggots", but mostly because an imaginary teen lesbo gets more pussy than they do 😂😂😂

[amiside]

Congratulations Naughty Dog and Sony