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The Last of Us Part II is a brilliant work of art: Review (spoiler-free)
The Last of Us Part II is finally here, and it delivers an incredibly powerful storytelling experience, along with heart-stopping gameplay and jaw-dropping visuals. Games like this only come around once in a console generation, and Jeff Bakalar has played through the entire game to offer his spoiler-free review.
Angultra
June 12, 2020 at 6:03 pm
Sounds like the same feeling as TLoU on PS3, a masterpiece of its generation.
Boy
June 12, 2020 at 6:07 pm
just like game of thrones season 8
Moises Hernandez
June 13, 2020 at 12:09 am
Nice unique comment from Skillup.
Falcon
June 12, 2020 at 6:07 pm
Great review but it is not a virus it is fungus
Deon Collie
June 12, 2020 at 6:30 pm
Great review!!
rickythe
June 12, 2020 at 6:37 pm
Thanks Jeff! Can’t wait to play
Jamin Shanti
June 12, 2020 at 6:39 pm
Jeff, The Twitter mob will come for you.
Phillip Mohebalian
June 12, 2020 at 7:30 pm
Great review! I can’t wait to play this!
Nathan5791
June 12, 2020 at 7:33 pm
This is why I’m gonna buy PS5 day 1! Sony first party NEVER disappoints! Another feather in the cap of the PS4. What a way to go out!
WolvenBolt
June 12, 2020 at 7:37 pm
You can watch the full game online, it’s trash, and makes these 100 percent review scores seem extremely obviously sketchy
George Antony
June 12, 2020 at 11:48 pm
Wow! Did you play the game? You must be lucky 😉
Moises Hernandez
June 13, 2020 at 12:09 am
No you cant. Nice job spreading false info pal.
NIX
June 12, 2020 at 8:09 pm
No ps5?
Phaze Flux
June 12, 2020 at 8:11 pm
If people think the story to this game is amazing, then I have lost faith in humanity
D hybrid
June 12, 2020 at 8:43 pm
Why is that?
Adam Nelson
June 12, 2020 at 10:58 pm
U didnt even play it yet… I’m skeptical as well but dude like cmon give them the benefit of the doubt, it’s not ubisoft we’re talking about here
George Antony
June 12, 2020 at 11:48 pm
The fact that the story isn’t what you wanted that doesn’t mean that the story is trash!
Sean Coetzee
June 13, 2020 at 12:35 am
@George Antony remember. They need their generic storyline.
Jay Polo
June 12, 2020 at 9:01 pm
Last of us is the best Game is the best game ever the game play the story line the game made you feel for the characters
Hürkan Çelik
June 12, 2020 at 10:15 pm
solid review mate
vally99
June 12, 2020 at 10:29 pm
do we play abby half the game????
George Antony
June 12, 2020 at 11:42 pm
No! A friend of mine played the game and told me that is not for half of the game ! It’s around 7 hours though! Trust me is not as bad as it sounds!
Ishaan Singh
June 12, 2020 at 10:34 pm
“This game is a really good game” saved you several minutes
Alan Michael Jackson
June 12, 2020 at 10:38 pm
Lol you’re a shill. Piss off m8.
Multicom
June 12, 2020 at 10:48 pm
Great review. So many are harsh on the game 🙁
jdennis867
June 13, 2020 at 12:06 am
@Usman S delete ur comment. Some ppl didnt get spoilers yet.
San Blindsnake
June 13, 2020 at 12:26 am
@Usman S You are so dumb…
Goran Bratos
June 12, 2020 at 11:17 pm
After the leaks, which were pretty much confirmed to be true, I automatically assume that anyone who praises this game as some sort of masterpiece was paid big bucks to do so. And I think it will be proven once the game actually comes out. No way I’m buying it until then.
Júlio César Arruda Bráz
June 13, 2020 at 12:05 am
Reviewer Gene Park said this on twitter today. Sound like great news to me. You can check it there if you want it: @GenePark
“I did not want a sequel to The Last of Us. I spoiled myself with the leaks to ruin the game. It almost worked.
Then I played it.
@TroyBakerVA
was right. I thought I knew but I really didn’t. The Last of Us Part 2 chilled my blood cold.
[…]
I can only affirm what @Neil_Druckmann said earlier. Much of the information out there was straight up fake.
Last of Us 2 was not an easy game to finish. At one point I cried so hard, I needed to change my shirt. And this was during a happy scene.
The rest of the game is brutal. Almost unbearably so. My 2nd run of the game ended up feeling more disturbing.
That said, I think any fan of The Last of Us needs to play this story. It’s not a preachy liberal agenda story. It’s not a story that “disrespects” its characters.
Far from it. We get to know and understand Joel and Ellie in ways we never saw in part 1.”
Moises Hernandez
June 13, 2020 at 12:08 am
Guess I’m paid then lol..idiot.
Usman S
June 13, 2020 at 12:09 am
@Júlio César Arruda Bráz Abby the new character that you play for the second half of the game kills Joel with a golf club (hence the story of vengeance) and wants to kill Ellie too. Also Abby is a trans. Also Dina is pregnant to become a mother with Ellie.
Júlio César Arruda Bráz
June 13, 2020 at 12:29 am
@Usman S I’ve seen every leak bro. What a pathetic life you live lmao
Casey Bruton
June 12, 2020 at 11:54 pm
If this review isn’t enough to get more pinball companies to send machines to Jeff I don’t know what is
George Antony
June 12, 2020 at 11:58 pm
Stop with all that paid reviews! This is a joke and a crime! This is not happening. You tell me that ND paid so many people just to lie! Everyone has different tastes and opinions! Get over it and move on already!
Moises Hernandez
June 13, 2020 at 12:08 am
Sounds like you need to get over the fact that games actually doing well… Because its a good game. Shocker.
Ghostdragon0
June 13, 2020 at 12:02 am
Since when does cnet review games? That’s sus. Never is the past have I seen that?
Mark Collins
June 13, 2020 at 12:02 am
Abby kills Joel with a golf club two hours into the game and you play as Abby Joel’s killer for over 10 hours. This game is the most overhyped overrated game I have ever played.
Shahrez Aziz
June 13, 2020 at 12:21 am
Usman S I don’t quite understand what you people get out of misinforming people. You don’t get to play as Abby until late in the game (not 2 as Ellie and 10 as Abby, it’s a 25+ hour game, get your math right). And neither is Abby trans, even though I don’t see what the problem would’ve been if she was.
Usman S
June 13, 2020 at 12:04 am
Abby the new character that you play for the second half of the game kills Joel with a golf club (hence the story of vengeance) and wants to kill Ellie too. Also Abby is a trans. Also Dina is pregnant to become a mother with Ellie.
كورة بلس kora plus
June 13, 2020 at 12:09 am
Why the game looks easy 😕😕
dick Sinormose
June 13, 2020 at 1:29 am
Ya 👌
Lother Avanti
June 13, 2020 at 9:05 am
Way to shill for Naughty Dog. You people are a disgrace to gaming journalism.
Impowerk
June 13, 2020 at 9:53 am
LIES
johns plays
June 13, 2020 at 11:50 am
This game makes you feel like ellie
A Frustrated Gamer
June 13, 2020 at 3:09 pm
What about Abby-MA’AM-Savage?
xyhmo
June 13, 2020 at 12:32 pm
And later on we have Cyberpunk 2077. 2020 is best year of the game.
Tharindu Manujaya
June 13, 2020 at 1:38 pm
Great review….I really enjoyed the video… can’t wait to play this masterpiece omg 😍😍😍
Alonso Júnior
June 13, 2020 at 2:08 pm
I’m not that generous friend, btw.
john doe
June 13, 2020 at 2:43 pm
This game looks like the suck
Adro Harv
June 13, 2020 at 2:49 pm
I feel sorry for the fans
A Frustrated Gamer
June 13, 2020 at 3:02 pm
My God, the shills are out in full force.
THE
GAME
IS
TRASH
Hepper
June 13, 2020 at 3:12 pm
Nah, it’s not
Jack Ahess
June 13, 2020 at 5:19 pm
Hepper I drink soy milk EVERY DAY
A Frustrated Gamer
June 13, 2020 at 6:01 pm
@Jack Ahess undoubtedly.
edinborogh
June 13, 2020 at 3:14 pm
Awesome review. Thank you.
The Master of Lion
June 13, 2020 at 5:06 pm
I am so excited. Less than a week away. This game is literally making history
Skater6453
June 13, 2020 at 5:12 pm
All reviewers with this trash game.Ok Sony pull your pants down im ready.*Kiss Kiss* Do i keep getting review copies now?
Darth Alba
June 13, 2020 at 5:30 pm
*SJW’s are a cancer to everything they touch*
Henry Townshed
June 13, 2020 at 5:54 pm
Buyer beware you better read the leaks before buying this garbage game
dex359
June 13, 2020 at 6:05 pm
I’m going to pass, the reviews don’t reflect the product on display say,
others may commit to buy day 1. But it is a hard pass for me.
I may pick this up as a bargain bin special when the price drops
but right now the ends done justify the means
DCS tv
June 13, 2020 at 6:56 pm
I think people watch this just to save what little hope they had left for this game.
Small Cunt
June 13, 2020 at 8:00 pm
How much did naughty dog pay you to Do this interview
Rosencrantz
June 13, 2020 at 10:20 pm
Zero dollars….
JR White
June 13, 2020 at 8:46 pm
You kno it’s a good game when litterally everyone reviews it lol
RebellionD
June 13, 2020 at 10:11 pm
I am scared some of these haters might have to go on suicide watch, some of they are really really hurt this game is doing well
Chad Bohanan
June 13, 2020 at 10:43 pm
Smh
121samrose
June 13, 2020 at 11:30 pm
Where is my mamie? I miss my mamie? She went to work, but won’t be home until 24 O’Clock. Please, tell Mamie, Hi
HardCash
June 14, 2020 at 12:25 pm
What?
Matt ST2
June 13, 2020 at 11:59 pm
No wonder YouTuber gaming reviews are so untrusted. You lot are paid shills for the Tripple A industry.
MC BURKI
June 14, 2020 at 2:30 am
This man’s opinion is infinitely more valid than yours, since he’s actually consumed the piece of media he’s giving an opinion on. Unlike all these conservative 14 year-olds who think the presence of a transgender character diminishes the quality of a game.
Matt ST2
June 14, 2020 at 9:18 am
@MC BURKI for starters I have seen every cutscene in the game. 2nd I’m an adult. 3rd being pissed off because Joel is killed by a transexual within the first 5 minutes of the game has nothing to do with being a Conservative.
A AK
June 14, 2020 at 11:22 am
Sure, ND paid EVERY single one of them except skillup lol.
Agent P
June 14, 2020 at 1:24 pm
@Matt ST2 so what is the role of Nora in this game.
Agent P
June 14, 2020 at 1:24 pm
@Matt ST2 and Abby isn’t a trans, confirmed by several reviewers
TheEasyBeginning
June 14, 2020 at 1:05 am
You were paid weren’t you
Oc reed
June 14, 2020 at 1:22 am
Bruh my jaw drop at the car scenes HOLYSHIT! I STILL CANT BELIEVE THIS GAME IS RUNNING ON A PS4😱
karthik Ganesan
June 14, 2020 at 2:56 am
5 days. Ohhhh
Enrique Nieves
June 14, 2020 at 5:45 am
Heard from a source that played the game graphics is beautiful gameplay it’s OK not like the first game the story sucks it’s all over the please confusing characters non-relatable no connection with the characters for gamer like me I love a good story and to have that connection with the characters
Agent P
June 14, 2020 at 1:21 pm
Was it Skillup gaming, he has a brother too called Laymen gaming , he liked the game and Skillup gaming wasn’t even a fan of the 1st game
Enrique Nieves
June 14, 2020 at 2:01 pm
Agent P no it’s not skillup,I take a look at his Channel to c what he has to say about the game
Luis de Freitas
June 14, 2020 at 7:19 am
Best review of the Last of Us 2 so far! Great job
nosferatu488
June 14, 2020 at 8:01 am
game is lame
NPC 100573200
June 14, 2020 at 10:00 am
I love seeing snowflakes cry begging their capitalist neighbors to give them supplies in their communist utopia
Joey Ford
June 14, 2020 at 10:17 am
This is like calling a fan fiction a “masterpiece”
sydney moore
June 15, 2020 at 12:49 am
that makes no sense but ok
Joey Ford
June 15, 2020 at 1:05 am
@sydney moore That’s because this connection from the 1st game to the 2nd game of continued story makes no sense.
Jblaze600
June 14, 2020 at 11:17 am
Y’all really thought Naughty Dog was gonna let us down.
THEGOOD360
June 14, 2020 at 12:20 pm
Sounds like bs to me but to each their own.
Resla Ega
June 14, 2020 at 12:45 pm
6:06 this right here, definitely play this game, i think the gameplay is fun but every reviewer indirectly said the story “bad”
The Unbound One
June 14, 2020 at 1:56 pm
So how much did you get paid to make this review?
wania riaz
June 14, 2020 at 2:11 pm
I think haters are all XBOX users, they’re definitly jealous bc their consoles dont have exclusives like PLAYSTATION do
Thewatcheronthewall
June 14, 2020 at 4:57 pm
The apocalypse in this universe happened in the late 90s, there’s no way they would be using the language and morals of 2020 politicians, the 3 hours leaked gameplay is full of current politics. I know it was made in woke capital LA, but Sony should have pulled on the reins of the wokerati.
Megara Lyons
June 14, 2020 at 9:31 pm
It happened in 2013 you fool. Lol
Megara Lyons
June 14, 2020 at 9:31 pm
Also there were touch scene cell phones used by sara in tlou 1
Thewatcheronthewall
June 14, 2020 at 9:37 pm
@Megara Lyons ok, well the world in 2013 wasn’t as crazy as it is today. So it wouldn’t be full of 2020 politics especially in a post apocalyptic world.
maxington26
June 14, 2020 at 5:32 pm
Great review Jeff!
Monolito
June 14, 2020 at 6:34 pm
I don’t see any of these paid reviewers talking about those *bigot sandwishes* tho
C Bleakley
June 14, 2020 at 6:45 pm
Sellout lol clearly didn’t respect the first game if you think this game isn’t an epic fail just another shill that gives it a good review because you got an early chance to play it hahaha haha
Megara Lyons
June 14, 2020 at 9:33 pm
Just say you dont Like gays and move on lol
Lithus17
June 14, 2020 at 7:47 pm
Wow, how much is Sony paying you to shill?
Da GabeGuy
June 14, 2020 at 10:41 pm
You are an absolute idiot if you really believe that lol
Ghengis Khan
June 14, 2020 at 9:27 pm
TLOU2: “i dont want to listen to this bigot” “bigot sandwitch”
Game reviewers: 10/10, amazing,GOTY, best game ever made.
If this dialouge is 10/10 worthy then Metal Gear Rising should, by these standards, have the greatest dialouge and writing in a game ever.
Argorath
June 14, 2020 at 10:02 pm
that dialogue is 2 lines out of thousands, and taken completely out of context, stop hating a game just because of a leak with none of the emotional beats of the actual game.
ayaan bazaz
June 15, 2020 at 1:35 am
@Ghengis Khan the amount of stupidity i’m seeing from you is immense.
Ryan Smith
June 14, 2020 at 9:37 pm
Somebody from naughty dog is behind the camera pointing a gun at him.
Cosmic Axis
June 14, 2020 at 10:20 pm
very good review,this game is really special.
WILL -I-AMZ
June 15, 2020 at 12:21 am
The first time I saw this I actually thought it was PS5 content…🤔
Daniel Mc
June 15, 2020 at 6:42 pm
Why would you think that, makes no sense
Jack S
June 15, 2020 at 8:01 pm
I dont blame ya lol
Ouroboros Studios
June 16, 2020 at 5:20 am
@Daniel Mc the good graphics. Does make sense.
Checkurwristwatch
June 15, 2020 at 3:42 am
4:15 pretty bad A.I. 😬
Reggie Lawson
June 15, 2020 at 10:52 pm
You can adjust how much they can see / how smart they are…
KIDWITH AIDS
June 16, 2020 at 12:25 am
He was prolly playing in easy mode
matthew chang
June 15, 2020 at 7:44 am
Even cnet get paid by sony?
roro TV
June 15, 2020 at 9:29 am
😂😂😂
BoxBeater
June 15, 2020 at 4:57 pm
i really can’t wait for the embargo to be lifted on launch day when all the fans love it too.. it’s honestly gonna feel so good proving everyone wrong (ps i know all the leaks so don’t even bother cracking a golf joke)
Reggie Lawson
June 15, 2020 at 10:55 pm
So if it’s a good review it’s paid? You’re probably only going back to skill ups review, which he himself said that nobody is being paid.
Mike Baker
June 15, 2020 at 12:13 pm
I wont buy, and not just because the story goes South. The absence of multiplayer factions and the probable pay for dlc of it make me sick. Video games are not worth 100 dollars and the trend towards getting players to pay whatever a developer can get has gotten way out of hand!
JamesHLanier
June 16, 2020 at 3:12 pm
Your entire comment is stupid, but the fact that you’re inventing something to be mad about (probable pay for dlc) is the most absurd part of all.
behind you
June 15, 2020 at 3:16 pm
Must been fans of GoT season 8
Bedlam83
June 15, 2020 at 5:11 pm
Fantastic review, Jeff! Also, those pinball machines are an awesome background for video content.
black naby tv wellington sousa
June 15, 2020 at 5:18 pm
Soltou muita gameplay nova aí em kkkk
Bedlam83
June 15, 2020 at 5:28 pm
So, what kind of pathetic hater faction are we dealing with here? Xbox-only users (and I thought the console war days were over) or insecure alt-right manbabies?
JamesHLanier
June 16, 2020 at 3:11 pm
Mostly the latter from what I’ve seen.
Dubois Watkins
June 16, 2020 at 8:40 pm
“tHeReS gAyS in mUh GaMe!!! 0-10”
Eduardo Orozco
June 15, 2020 at 5:49 pm
This videogame of Naughty Dog is beautiful, brutal and savage.
DRAW LIKE MATT
June 16, 2020 at 5:02 am
You havent played it yet
ColtsFan4Life 35
June 15, 2020 at 6:04 pm
Excellent review. I can’t wait to pick it up
Asheley Davies
June 15, 2020 at 6:06 pm
This review is definitely using footage that Sony would not approve of. Has way more different footage than all the other bigger review channels
Angry Bird
June 15, 2020 at 6:36 pm
Not on death stranding graphic level
Arthur Gorbach
June 16, 2020 at 5:00 am
Angry Bird different game engines for totally different projects
Walt Kosch
June 15, 2020 at 9:05 pm
Ok. Gotta know. What’s the pinball machine behind your head ? Dead center. Turtles?
Enrique Nieves
June 15, 2020 at 10:44 pm
O yeah
Amanda Burruss
June 16, 2020 at 4:22 am
I wonder who the other person in the thumbnail is? (If the leaks reveal it please don’t tell me)
Bryan Elder
June 16, 2020 at 5:04 am
Haven’t played a PlayStation since I owned the PS2. Went onto the Xbox consoles ever since, and The Last of Us (1 & 2) are enough to make me consider switching to the PS5. Sadly, I don’t have a friend who’s generous enough to let me borrow their PS4 to get caught up on TLOU’s story.
Z Ξ R Ξ N Λ D L I
June 16, 2020 at 7:28 am
Blame yourself for jumping into xbox ecosystem.
Neil Cousins
June 16, 2020 at 11:31 am
Did you get a review copy of this ?
Alex
June 16, 2020 at 4:18 pm
This screams bias review in every word this dude says, it feels like a paid review actually. Sony spending the bucks lol
shay allen
June 16, 2020 at 4:52 pm
So wait your game reviewers now? I don’t trust it 😆😂
concept de la fourmis
June 16, 2020 at 6:20 pm
Why more and more violences horror drugs and revenge Monster and murderers-celebrating dope-advertising in all entertainement media’s ? What they expect from us to be used To ? Do you need a dragon To destroy your car in front of you To realise it ? Netflix (80% about ….) IN THE VERY SAME TIME they keep laughting at lie turn into bad-guy-priest and make nuns horror movies they mocking the lord whith subtility THEY destroy church in the lighted screens… take the good pill NÉO.
MrGuczi
June 16, 2020 at 7:14 pm
“Spoilers free” and then shows a lot of never before seen gameplay and how to solve a puzzle. thanks.
Rhydian.S.S.H.
June 16, 2020 at 9:17 pm
Shill
the nimble tester
June 17, 2020 at 12:38 am
Great review! Also your video has showed off the graphics of this game a lot better than the majority of other videos I have seen! Maybe due to the fact you’ve used your own footage? Great news in regards to what you mentioned about the graphics though! I’m super stoked as have a PS4 pro but currently don’t have a 4K tv! However I am getting my new oled on Friday with the game so tloup2 will be the first thing I play on it 🙂