The Last of Us Part 2 in 2021: Was It Really THAT Good?

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The Last of Us Part 2 is one year old. Looking at the game in 2021, it's time to ask: was it really THAT good?
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0:00 Intro
1:23 Gameplay
6:34 Enemy Design
11:28 Difficulty
13:47 Exploration
20:40 Story I - The Sequel
34:19 Story II - Perspectives
37:20 Story III - The Other Side
43:20 Story IV - Forgiveness
50:09 Was It Really THAT Good?
51:00 Outro
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The Last of Us Part II is a 2020 action-adventure game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation 4. Set five years after The Last of Us (2013), the game focuses on two playable characters in a post-apocalyptic United States whose lives intertwine: Ellie, who sets out for revenge after suffering a tragedy, and Abby, a soldier who becomes involved in a conflict between her militia and a religious cult. The game is played from the third-person perspective and allows the player to fight human enemies and cannibalistic zombie-like creatures with firearms, improvised weapons, and stealth.
Development of The Last of Us Part II began in 2014, soon after the release of The Last of Us Remastered. Neil Druckmann returned as creative director, co-writing the story with Halley Gross. The game's themes of revenge and retribution were inspired by Druckmann's experiences growing up in Israel. Ashley Johnson reprises her role as Ellie, while Laura Bailey was cast as Abby. Their performances included the simultaneous recording of motion and voice. The developers pushed the technical capabilities of the PlayStation 4 during development. Gustavo Santaolalla returned to compose and perform the score. Development reportedly included a crunch schedule of 12-hour workdays.
Following some delays, partly due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Last of Us Part II was released on June 19, 2020. It received critical acclaim, with praise for its characters, gameplay, performances, and visual fidelity, though the narrative and the representation of a transgender character polarized critics and players. It was the subject of review bombing on Metacritic, and discourse surrounding the game was observed to have become adversarial. Part II is one of the best-selling PlayStation 4 games and the fastest-selling PlayStation 4 exclusive, with over four million units sold in its release weekend. It holds the record for most Game of the Year awards, and received multiple other accolades from awards shows and gaming publications.
The Last of Us Part II is an action-adventure game played from a third-person perspective featuring elements of the survival horror genre.[1][2] The player traverses post-apocalyptic environments such as buildings and forests to advance the story. The player can use firearms, improvised weapons, and stealth to defend against hostile humans and cannibalistic creatures infected by a mutated strain of the Cordyceps fungus.[3] Control intermittently switches between Ellie and Abby;[1] the player also briefly controls Joel in the opening sequence.[4] The nimble nature of the player character introduces platforming elements to the game, allowing the player to jump and climb to traverse environments and gain advantages during combat.[5] The player can break glass objects such as windows to access certain areas or obtain supplies.[6] Some areas in the game are navigated by horse or boat.[3][7]
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@captar7601 3 жыл бұрын

When Tommy and Jesse find Ellie in the aquarium you don't see Tommy's face at first, but you see him say "Ellie, Ellie! You ok?" Or something like that, that isn't Tommy's voice actor though, it's Troy Baker, the voice of Joel, Ellie's so far gone and delusional that she started to hear Joel's voice in Tommy's, just a cool detail not a lot of people noticed.

@cassio-fm 3 жыл бұрын

Oh wow. I’ll have to play that again. I noticed also Owen says “she… pregnant..” very softly that is not subtitled.

@ThatFuckinGame 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah!, I also thought I weirdly heard joel back in that scene when I first played it, thought I was the one going insane (I was still mourning joel back then haha)

@hamvjones 3 жыл бұрын

@@ThatFuckinGame still mourning I think …

@giovanniperticaro1623 3 жыл бұрын

Wow i never noticed that it was Joel's voice thanks

@MrJagermeister 3 жыл бұрын

I *literally* thought to myself “what’s the point of watching this, I’ve spent dozens of hours reading and watching video essays and Let’s Plays and every other possible critique of this game - is there anything left I don’t know?” And then I scroll down and read this. Gotta go back and hear it for myself. Great catch!

@leonpaelinck 2 жыл бұрын

"Was it really that good?" lol the fanbase was so divided they fought a civil war over it

@respect_zy 2 жыл бұрын

I think it will be appreciated over time! I personally think they should make a trilogy. It would round everything up IMO! I hope the third game will have Ellie and Abby work together to cure the world! Would be a perfect ending!

@daniilmedvedev3647 2 жыл бұрын

@@respect_zy that sounds too clichè...

@sambradley2370 2 жыл бұрын

@@daniilmedvedev3647 yeah. But I do want a trilogy

@PhilthyPhil138 2 жыл бұрын

@@sambradley2370 i would definitely like to see Ellie somehow find a way to utilize her immunity in a meaningful way to her. A third game theoretically would make sense to do.

@DsgSleazy 2 жыл бұрын

@@respect_zy I really hope that doesn't happen, if they wrote some shit like that then it would just signify that the writers have no talent, that's an overdone and garbage story trope.

@Inertiafivezero 2 жыл бұрын

The enemy AI is on another level on the highest difficulties. And it was more realistic and smarter than anything I've ever seen in a game.

@jabrilforthward9224 2 жыл бұрын

I’m stuck fighting these scars o. The hardest difficulty.. it’s brutal but so realistic I’m addicted

@greengrugach1984 2 жыл бұрын

Still far too easy.

@kthebarbarian8223 2 жыл бұрын

@@greengrugach1984 Ok edgelord 🙄😂

@DsgSleazy 2 жыл бұрын

@@kthebarbarian8223 He's not being an edgelord, I fuckin love this game but the AI on the hardest difficulty is nothing like this guy describes, he's probably just ass.

@kthebarbarian8223 2 жыл бұрын

@@DsgSleazy Is the A.I. not some of the most realistic and smartest in gaming? 🤔 That's all the OP said. Pretending that every game is "way too easy", when by most common gaming standards it's a pretty hard game or difficulty is edgelord behavior. I see it all the time in the SoulsBorne and now in the RETURNAL forums. It's about as annoying as a millionaire telling other people, "it's so easy to make a million dollars!"... We get it, you're good at the game. Lol. Reminds me of something a 12 year old would do

@sadiqabubakar9778 2 жыл бұрын

I just came here to say that I REALLY enjoyed the fact that when it came to opening safes you did not need to go and hunt for the combinations. After unlocking my 2nd safe I found that I could just listen to the clicks and the correct number made a different sound. An interesting detail I though id share

@lacuna3693 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I remember after unlocking a safe, the next time I came across one, I wondered if I could hear the clicks. Naughty Dog are amazing with their detail, it's crazy there's so much stuff that they don't teach you

@carljpg 2 жыл бұрын

This is so satisfying to do! This game is a masterpiece, I thought they couldn't top the first one but they made it better. Part III will be something else, naughty dog are exceptional

@julioglz.7225 11 ай бұрын

couldn't you do this since the first game? I mean the original one. Because I played the Part 1 remake this year and I realized this on the first safe. In part 1 is harder to get the codes, part 2 usually has them close to the safe

@daniellins4114 4 ай бұрын

I was watching my brother play once and saw him do this and I was dumbfounded. He was surprised at my reaction and asked how the hell did I open the safes then. He was dumbfounded back when I said the codes were almost always nearby

@erwincabatingan675 3 жыл бұрын

sound design in this game is really good, something that is rarely mentioned

@mister-pinkman 2 жыл бұрын

People hate the story so they focus on that hate and don’t acknowledge any of the objective strengths the game has, like sound design

@aminewalker5426 2 жыл бұрын

You're right I played through the game with headphones

@goavs7438 2 жыл бұрын

it’s so immersive and very easy to get lost in

@spikey288 2 жыл бұрын

it's mentioned at literally every corner what u talking about lmao.

@fiel81 2 жыл бұрын

Oh absolutely tlou 2 is a technical masterpiece that's why it's so depressing that the plot sucked so much

@wesleyjohnson1313 2 жыл бұрын

Am i correct in saying that when you take a Scar as a human shield, the other Scars will just kill them, whereas the WLF will never kill one of their own. Another cool detail.

@mjmb2017 2 жыл бұрын

And then theres aby

@berimar5675 2 жыл бұрын

kill who ? you make no sense

@wesleyjohnson1313 2 жыл бұрын

@@berimar5675 the hostage/human shield

@holdentudiks9390 2 жыл бұрын

@@berimar5675 he makes perfect sense your just slow

@berimar5675 2 жыл бұрын

@@holdentudiks9390 It was a simple, polite question that has already been answered ....... no need to be rude about that

@ivanortiz7457 2 жыл бұрын

When I finished this game while Ellie fades away in the distance and the music kicks in, I felt an enormous sadness it was unbearable, I sobbed like I did when my father died, this story brought up buried feelings on how life is for someone that doesn't forgive that easily, I don't know If someone will read this, but I loved this video and the game. It couldn't have been better.🍃

@Zeegoku1007 2 жыл бұрын

I read this and may your father Rest in peace 🙏

@Official_KC 2 жыл бұрын

It was REALLY close to home. I know what you mean. I think it might have been too close to home for some, OR that is was too far away from their world to understand some of the actions. I've seen a lot of people say that there's "major plot holes throughout the game" based on character actions. Those aren't plot holes. That's humanity you're seeing more than anything. There's convenient moments like in any story, but overall, it's so relentlessly human. I really hope Naughty Dog and other companies continue to push really interesting narratives that challenge people (for a reason, not for the sake of it). This is without a doubt a 10/10 for me. But so is something like God Of War, which is closer to a regular action game. But the story matters and is executed perfectly. I think both of these games show what the future holds, in two different seses. And I'm sorry for your loss, of course. I know the exact emotion you're talking about.

@ivanortiz7457 2 жыл бұрын

@@Zeegoku1007 thank you so much⭐

@ivanortiz7457 2 жыл бұрын

@@Official_KC I definitely agree with you. This story does not feel like a game, that is why i felt heartaches, guilt and sadness. It feels too real, and for people who haven't experienced that (not even for a moment) nothing makes sense, the more you progress through the story the more it loses its sense of rationality. That same lack of rationality Is what you would expect for someone too broken to eat. See you around, Take care!🌑

@SwiddyDiddy 2 жыл бұрын

It’s because of this that I’m still too scared to play this game myself

@bellamoran1658 2 жыл бұрын

this is truly one of the most emotional experiences ive ever had playing a video game. whether you love it or hate it you cant deny that this game reaches down into your soul and makes you feel sadness, anger, grief, guilt all at the same time. the direction they took for this game was a huge risk and it completely payed off for me

@guidopasquetto911 2 жыл бұрын

Not really. After Joel died the only thing i felt was the need to play a better game

@bellamoran1658 2 жыл бұрын

@@guidopasquetto911 well thats ur experience and thats fine

@smellypatel5272 2 жыл бұрын

@@guidopasquetto911 sounds like you're a boring genZ kid who is too used to marvel movies and seeing your heroes always win. That's not how life works, kid.

@guidopasquetto911 2 жыл бұрын

@@smellypatel5272 wtf

@Purtle 2 жыл бұрын

@@guidopasquetto911 really? quitting because joel died? joel was a good character but... really?

@MrKagemitsu 3 жыл бұрын

Sentences you don't hear every day: "Molotov'ing the dog"

@endubless 3 жыл бұрын

I used to setup claymores for the dogs when they were sniffing out my trail 🤦🏽‍♂️ Lol

@Revealingstorm. 2 жыл бұрын

Molotov ing the dogs is ok but im more fond of landmining the dogs

@alborzajeli768 2 жыл бұрын

Was far easier just to take out their owner with the silenced pistol and leave the dog there to mourn. I'd figure throwing a Molotov would draw unnecessary attention and break ones stealth? lol

@_You_Are_Not_Him_ 2 жыл бұрын

land mining the dogs was satisfying. so annoying

@amokana 2 жыл бұрын

It's funny how i can kill hundreds of humans in this game and feel nothing but even offending a dog hits me hard

@shottafps 3 жыл бұрын

Life long Xbox player here. Saw a Last of Us 1 playthrough years ago so I knew the story. Bought a PS4 solely to play this game. One of my favorites of all time. You absolutely nailed this video, bruv!

@fardinsajid5105 2 жыл бұрын

So heartwarming to hear so many people playing this game and affecting them deeply, just like it did when I first played through both games. At the end of the first game, I just sat there for a second and said “Damn.” At the end of the second one, I had that feeling in my throat when it feels like you’re going to cry. Awesome experience to share with so many other people!

@jinx5500 2 жыл бұрын

They are soooo good

@Hasbulla761 2 жыл бұрын

@King Freak ps fanboy

@tjhicks3600 2 жыл бұрын

@@Hasbulla761 you're a troll. Get out of here

@johnperticaro6885 2 жыл бұрын

@King Freak FACT most of the bad reviews came from Xbox players that never played the game!!!

@Whatacomedian_ 2 жыл бұрын

Scar island is my favorite chapter of all time. What a feeling I'll never forget.

@keonmartin2616 2 жыл бұрын

OMG like it went from 10 to 1000 so quick

@kidastronaut4643 2 жыл бұрын

*Ahem* Seraphites lol

@BarkerVancity 2 жыл бұрын

you mean the pointless side quest trying to help a gender confused girl kill her mom cause she's triggered?

@Purtle 2 жыл бұрын

@@kidastronaut4643 lol i will never not mistake seraphites as scars

@HBDiniz10 2 жыл бұрын

@@BarkerVancity wow you managed to be transphobic and disrespect others opinions at the same time

@niallp.o.7567 2 жыл бұрын

Something I appreciated was how Abby controlled very similarly to Joel in the first game: very powerful and weighty, she even uses shivs too

@dylanfarrow6901 2 жыл бұрын

That and she uses planks and ladders, i don't think ellie does

@Jozombies115 Жыл бұрын

Not to mention the flamethrower and fists of justice.

@mackielunkey2205 Жыл бұрын

I also loved how Abby was basically if Sarah was the one to live through the beginning of the outbreak instead of Joel. Wide-eyed, and optimistic in the beginning, but grew to have all the same hatred that Joel did at the world for taking a loved one away from him, and decided to make them pay it back in blood. I also like how Abby and Joel are given keepsakes from Jerry and Sarah, who later died during their flashbacks, that symbolize a significant theme of their respective games, the broken watch represents how Joel will never move on from his trauma, while coins represent concrete memories that Abby must hold on to in order to realize and remember who she can truly be.

@luizscofield3128 3 жыл бұрын

This is a really great video. Even though I don't agree with all of your opinions, you presented them in a clear and respectful way, without trying to offend people who think differently. Really good work man.

@jayveeeee 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so freaking much! Comments like these make my day, hell my week. I appreciate that

@swaefrostyy2199 3 жыл бұрын

Well said.

@divanaristoburger8295 3 жыл бұрын

@@jayveeeee i found your video very insightful. Thanks for that.

@fringeboi 3 жыл бұрын

That's one thing from this vid that I completely appreciate. It wasn't like angry joe, tyler1, or xqc where they just shit on the game and will call you out for liking it. I mean, everyone thought dunkey liked the game for money when he just wanted to talk about why he liked the game and didn't shame anyone who didn't.

@rockybalboa4593 3 жыл бұрын

This game is just pure genius in the way it teaches the lesson that there are always 2 sides to every story. Joel wasn’t as innocent as he seemed. He was very flawed and did many horrible things as likeable as he was. What Joel did was indeed extremely selfish and screwed over all humanity. I love and respect how ND is not afraid to take risks and make its audience feel uncomfortable. We realize Abby was just as human as Ellie too. This game reminds us of just how quick society is to judge others and believe rumors without knowing all the details. And I love the way it wraps with every main character finally finding peace and closure within themselves.

@lpfan2818 3 жыл бұрын

I was so invested into Ellie’s story that when it cut and put me into Abby’s POV I wasn’t interested. I felt myself rushing her part with the expectation off it being short but it kept going and the more time I spent with Abby I became more invested in her story. It opened my eyes into the world of the last of us and even our own world. When we play video games we are presented with a black and white world but TLOU2 is the first time the world I was playing in was truly grey. It wasn’t just a “We are the bad guys actually” that a lot of games go for but a “Neither is wrong” and it’s something people don’t want to accept.

@MrPyroCrab 2 жыл бұрын

New Vegas came out 10 years prior and had a far more nuanced and morally gray world than TLOU ever did. People still viciously argue to this day which ending was the right one. Dark Souls also had a very morally grey story its just that you actually had to figure out you were being duped. "B-but it makes you feel bad for killing peepul!!1!" So did MGS3 in 2004 and that game gave you non lethal options so that any deaths in it were actually your fault. TLOU2 did not invent the concept of moral ambiguity, I will never understand why people praise this game so much for half assing shit other games did better years ago.

@billcipher3946 2 жыл бұрын

@@MrPyroCrab Same can be said about the original last of us. Children of men, Cormac McCarthy’s The Road, and other classic post apocalyptic stories.

@MrPyroCrab 2 жыл бұрын

@@billcipher3946 agreed, personally i actually dont think TLOU1 was that good. Joel and Ellie's character dynamic and respective arcs were well done but truthfully it was the only thing that made the game notable. The concept of fungus zombies was genuinely really clever but painfully underutilised. Stealth is a simplistic facsimile of games like MGS or Thief, the survival horror aspects are a pale imitation of what resident evil offers. TLOU1 was a not very good game that had its charm. TLOU2 is that same game but instead of the charm its just high on its own pretentiousness.

@billcipher3946 2 жыл бұрын

@@MrPyroCrab I agree to be honest i feel like gamers have never read any dark books/comics or dark and grey films.

@dog8438 2 жыл бұрын

@@MrPyroCrab I don't think moral ambiguity is the main point of TLOU2. Just because a revenge story doesn't end with revenge doesn't means it's about "revenge is bad".

@joeyeulo1489 2 жыл бұрын

"I'd like that" When Joel says that and you can see the night glowing on his light trail of tears, that broke me more than anything in the game. Not the violence or deaths. And I still hate Abby. Always will hate Abby. But.... The game did something very unique and amazing to me. It really did explore the idea that forgiveness is much harder and more fragile than revenge.

@meowertwelve6262 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah it is amazing in that respect. I, too, find that I can only forgive others after I've slaughtered hundreds of other human beings.

@CostasSavvides 2 жыл бұрын

Abby is Levs Joel.

@thefreshprince310 Жыл бұрын

The Ai continues to amaze me, the apartments full of stalkers are some of the best moments in a game for me. The inability to see them w the eagle vision, and seeing them peek from behind dark corners and then run the other way laughing when your flashlight hits their face is terrifying. One of the coolest enemies ever.

@vini-ix8yt 2 жыл бұрын

This game was so f*cking depressing.

@PontyclunBosomPals 2 жыл бұрын

Love the game but no arguments here

@maxpotapenko4632 2 жыл бұрын

Well it's kinda what last of us is. There's no heroes like Rick Grimes or Daryl Dixon, there are people, sad, hungry, lonely people in a world that really wants all of them dead. So yeah, it is depressing like hell

@elipetrou9308 2 жыл бұрын

It gets exhausting after a while, the game needs to get over itself

@warlorddk2070 2 жыл бұрын

And that is why it fuckin succeeded 🤣

@elipetrou9308 2 жыл бұрын

@@warlorddk2070 I argue it didn’t. Yes it told a bold story that resonated with some people, but it was so hilariously full of plot holes, contrivances, and characters acting very out of character, that I would say the story while bold is a mess. The rest is all quite good tho, graphics, acting etc...

@superbeastboss3111 3 жыл бұрын

When I first played this game, I enjoyed everything up till the moment I was playing as Abby. I definitely believe this is a game that's hard to play through in one sitting because it's mentally and emotionally exhausting, so upon the Abby switch, I put my controller down and went to bed. I played the next day as Abby thinking "Woah, it's kinda weird I'm walking through their base like I did with Ellie in the beginning." Then I started thinking "Woah. Kinda weird Abby is getting her own inventory system..." Then it really struck me that I'd be playing as her for just as long, if not longer than I did with Ellie. But by the time I dealt with the Rat King in the hospital, I was coming around to Abby. I even felt a little pride in her when she tried to cross the crane to get the tools Yara needed. She was willing to face that fear. Long story short, and unpopular opinion I know, but by the time Abby was heading to the theatre, I was ready to kill EVERYBODY in there. I loved all the characters on Ellie's side and I loved the first game; I really do, but after playing through Abby, and seeing what her 3 days had been like compared to Ellie's, I feel like with a 1 to 1 ratio, Abby had a MUCH harder 3 days than Ellie did. There's deeper context to my earlier thought of being ready to kill everyone on Ellie's side as Abby, but I'll leave my comment as this for now.

@sebasnm3560 Жыл бұрын

Thank you. I didn't believe or imagine or I couldn't get the idea that someone could reach that thought, for a while I thought it possible because millions of players went through this heartbreaking story and it always came to mind, "and what if someone supported more to abby" and I always thought that there could be a very, very tiny minority like 5 people kind of minority who would think that way, but more than that I don't think so, it's impossible it doesn't enter my head... but with your comment now I think it's possible that there are more than 5 or even more than a hundred people who felt that way and I thank you, I thank you for showing me how divisive this game is once again, and in a way that I had never thought of before , because as you yourself say, it is an unpopular opinion, but you are not the only person in the world who thinks that way, you are just the only one who got to write in a comment that few can read and see or even conceive of that possibility of opinion. Thanks for blowing my mind about how meaningful this franchise is to me and showing me that the game went above and beyond and made at least a handful of people feel that way. I don't know why but it's something that when I read it was a before and after, because I didn't think it was even possible. but now i know it is. thanks

@ParhamEsfandiari Жыл бұрын

@@sebasnm3560 oh trust me, there are ...

@oladobe 2 жыл бұрын

I really would love to see a DLC about Tommy sides of this... playing through Seattle, scars, some dialogues about the last minutes of Joel with Abby, a good play with Sniper, a little bit about all of TLOU can delivery.

@jamesliggins891 2 жыл бұрын

ugh, DLC with Tommy would have been amazing

@jingleballs9935 2 жыл бұрын

Why didn't they do that

@EJD339 2 жыл бұрын

@@jingleballs9935 I don’t know. They said there wouldn’t be any dlc. I would have love it as well but i imagine they put so much detail in their games that it may just not be cost effective

@D.O.R.E.I 2 жыл бұрын

@@EJD339 well.. They have lied about much when it comes to this game so let's hope they're lying about not making a DLC about Tommy

@EJD339 2 жыл бұрын

@@D.O.R.E.I I’m sorry you feel that way, man. That sucks.

@REMY2123- Жыл бұрын

the reason like tlou part 2 so much is because it's not a generic kill the person that hurt you kinda story it's so unexpected which makes it one of the best games i've played

@ImApizzaShip2U 3 жыл бұрын

I didn't play the game until the PS5 patch came out. After all the months of criticism I heard, I couldn't help but wonder how I would feel about it. I thought the game was a masterpiece. The Storytelling, pacing, mechanics. Absolutely loved it

@makaiokalahama 3 жыл бұрын

same!!! just finished part II very recently for the first time. Played the two games back to back... just blown away, I'm replaying already.

@ParveenKumar 3 жыл бұрын

Well it's a beauty. I am a person who can easily affected by motion sickness even in this game but i tried every way to reduce my motion sickness and it helped. So, really enjoyed this game. P.S - I completed this game mostly in stealth mode. Hardly used guns.

@thetriborg9588 3 жыл бұрын

Did you get a reward because I feel like that’s a accomplishment? I blasted through everything lol

@ParveenKumar 3 жыл бұрын

@@thetriborg9588 just a trophy 🏆

@EugeneLeung1026 3 жыл бұрын

This game also has tones of accessibility options, it’s simply amazing

@jjahde6168 3 жыл бұрын

There’s a accessibility setting for motion sickness in options I think

@MrJagermeister 3 жыл бұрын

@Parveen Kumar - did you play it after the 60fps update by chance? I would think it would be a lot easier for you now. I felt similar after replaying TLOU in 60fps prior to the sequel coming out, and then TLOU2 being 30fps. It just felt jarring and turning the camera too quickly caused the occasional wooziness. But now it’s smooth as hell, so definitely worth another look in case you get the itch to go back!

@Tadicuslegion78 2 жыл бұрын

I finally got to play this and part 1 this month and binged part 1 straight into part 2. By the end as the credits were rolling and that phenomenal score and song is playing. I had to sit there and ponder about a lot of things about myself, about life, about living through 2020 and right now everything going on in America as the pandemic is still going on and not getting better in certain places. And it occurred to me that The Last of Us refers as much to that last spark of humanity to be a good person as the last of us survivors because going’s through this world you see Joel and Abby regain their humanity while Ellie’s is burnt out of her

@PatrickOMulligan 2 жыл бұрын

After finishing part 2 I pondered it what I just experienced in the same way I pondered how much a dumpster fire Game of Thrones Season 8 was. Or the Disney Star Wars trilogy.

@hawtkidd 2 жыл бұрын

Incredible video and review of such a magnificent game. This entire video covered every last detail of the game in a brilliant fashion, expressing the true raw feeling any gamer felt playing this video. I'm glad I watched it

@IAMCha0tik 3 жыл бұрын

TLOU2 left me fucked for days... I felt the heartbreak of every moment within this game. Something about how everything is presented leaves you thinking and thinking and thinking. This review covered it all. Fucking fantastic. Keep it up. EASY SUB

@mac4118 2 жыл бұрын

Y would u like to feel heartbroken Bc they ruined 2 of the characters we loved in the first game? This sequel didn’t need to be made it’s fucking pitful

@Revealingstorm. 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed the story was so good

@billcipher3946 2 жыл бұрын

@@mac4118 Be honest fans wanted a fan service cookie cutter story.

@mac4118 2 жыл бұрын

@@billcipher3946 no... the first game was basic but it was heartfelt seeing these characters become so important to eachother over the course of the game the 2nd game just wants to be edgy and sad and so it’s laughably bad and pathetic

@smartmouf3116 2 жыл бұрын

@@mac4118 The first game's story was way too predictable though. lol

@LadyFinger_ 3 жыл бұрын

18:58 I've played this game 4 times and I didn't know that loot was up there lmao

@ChezGames 3 жыл бұрын

Same

@geopioneergsxr5357 2 жыл бұрын

Found that on my first play through, while looking for a way to get to the safe.

@JonAndreasNilsen 2 жыл бұрын

You ain’t the only one

@DaniM2002 2 жыл бұрын

Me too

@callisto537 2 жыл бұрын

Same, but I only played twice

@beingresponsibleshow8871 2 жыл бұрын

You review is excellent. Thank you for articulating the motivations, the mindset, the emotion, the consequences, the quandaries. I subscribed and I'm excited to watch more.

@jayveeeee 2 жыл бұрын

Very glad you enjoyed this so much! Thanks for the sub :)

@rebellious_red7123 2 жыл бұрын

While I still have my misgivings with how the story plays out along with Naughty Dog’s reaction to the criticisms. However, this video has given me a new insight in how things played out in TLoU2. It makes me want to give it a shot with a fresh perspective.

@jayveeeee 2 жыл бұрын

hey, that's the best I can hope for. I'm really glad that's what you got out of it :)

@tujefita5816 2 жыл бұрын

I feel the exact same way

@rebellious_red7123 2 жыл бұрын

@kshamwhizzle oh I did, I actually enjoyed my time with the game more than I thought I would. I may have hastily misjudged TLOU2 for all the wrong reasons, while yeah there’s some really odd story decisions that were included mainly for the need of shock value. I still had a good time with the game

@fl1490 2 жыл бұрын

@kshamwhizzle What were some weird decisions?

@vaibhavsingh8974 3 жыл бұрын

The point you made that killing off a character we just got to know in the start and making it a point of plot is sooo true. I never get attached to such themes even though I try my hardest, same thing happened to me with Cyberpunk's narrative with Jackie. But with TLOU2 I was so much loved (hated with my heart at that moment) this.

@spencerbell8386 2 жыл бұрын

I loved the way it moved me too. In fact, my initial reaction to Abby sparing Ellie in the theater was disappointment-- I wanted to see how far Naughty Dog would go to hurt the player lol. But I'm glad Abby did let Ellie go because we were then given a fantastic story about forgiving yourself and offering yourself compassion.

@MADDROBBO666 3 жыл бұрын

This is the best review, I had so many mixed feelings throughout the game but as it settled after I finished it, it’s become my favorite game

@goavs7438 2 жыл бұрын

this is exactly how i feel i went up and down on my first play through but the overall impact overpowers any issues i may have with it

@thewu6252 2 жыл бұрын

Everything about the game is pretty amazing, but Abby is just a hateable character, it’s her face that pisses me off. Plus I don’t like that they tried to make me like her, I understand it but the thing is you don’t kill one of my favourite characters in all of gaming then just expect me to be manipulated in to like Abby, I respect the effort but they went the wrong way about it with me. I’m attached to Joel so much because they did such a good job with him in the first game, so to try and make me like Abby more by essentially trying to break the illusion I already have of Joel from the first game just was never gonna work, and that’s really a compliment of the first game.

@roblord2517 2 жыл бұрын

@@thewu6252 dont cry it just was a depressing and sad game but it was amazing one of best games ever

@Medieval_Duck 2 жыл бұрын

Same! It took me a while to appreciate but it did what it set out to do, which was make me feel emotions. Brilliant game.

@infinite8382 2 жыл бұрын

@@thewu6252 well said

@stitch1088 2 жыл бұрын

It's still by far the one video game I replay the most and I still tear up everytime. I had a mental breakdown after playing it the first time - never hated it, though. It was a story so powerful that it impacted me deeply. It feels cathartic to play it now. So I don't care what anyone else says, it is THAT good for me.

@sillkthashocker 2 жыл бұрын

I didn't know about the hate at all until after I played and beat it then I started reading about the game and everyone disliking it! I thought it was pretty amazing

@AshleyWilliams-go5cb Жыл бұрын

You’re corny it’s a video game I loved it but damn seeking attention much

@AshleyWilliams-go5cb Жыл бұрын

@@sillkthashocker obviously never played the first one beforehand and jumped on the bandwagon

@julioglz.7225 11 ай бұрын

@@sillkthashocker it's a great game and story (not perfect, has its flaws), but to understand it, the gamer needs certain level of IQ and maturity, which a high % of the gaming community doesn't have. The average gamer is a toxic rat kid, who of course doesn't understand why Joel had to pay for his actions or Ellie would let Abby go and loses their mind and calls the story dogshit because of it.

@ivnprc 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing review! It took me sometime to stumble upon one addressing the fact that as a player you only find out far down the road whether Ellie actually knew about Joel's actions, which made the flashbacks functional to the progression and the story even more engaging

@nigerianprince1582 3 жыл бұрын

Naughty dog wanted you to feel empty at the end and I know this because the end song is titled beyond desolation. What a good game very effective at making you feel

@MrJagermeister 3 жыл бұрын

I sat in stunned silence when the credits rolled. For several minutes (and then Ellie and Joel sang to me and made it better). It always blows my mind when I watch a Let’s Play of someone beating the game and they just back out of the credits right away. Not that they’re particularly interesting or anything, I just feel like I had so much to think about when I played. Maybe that’s the difference though when you’re playing it for an audience, who would be bored if you sat there with your jaw hanging on the floor while credits rolled.

@fringeboi 3 жыл бұрын

It also enforces it since the song before is "all gone (the promise)" which made my body crumble in sadness

@ChristopherRoupp 3 жыл бұрын

@@MrJagermeister as

@MrJagermeister 3 жыл бұрын

@@fringeboi also, I have all the love in the world for Gustavo Santaolalla and his work on the score for both games, but can we talk about how excellent Mac Quayle’s contribution to it was? He scored all four seasons of Mr. Robot and is **amazing**. In this game, he did all the combat music and all the heavy synth sounds. If it made you feel dread, anxiety, or made you uncomfortable, it was his doing. It’s nothing I would want to listen to in the car in my free time or whatever but man did it ever contribute to the game in a perfect way.

@mac4118 2 жыл бұрын

Making u feel like shit and like they destroyed 2 amazing characters and a bond between them that we loved from the first game? Oh most definitely 10/10 game headass this is the worst fucking story I’ve every played

@badger297 2 жыл бұрын

No matter what this will always be one of my favorite game series of all time both the first one and the second

@SirDenwix 2 жыл бұрын

Having dodged spoilers for a year and a half of Joel's demise. I understood the rage that divided the fanbase had with this entry. However, I decided to play the game after having bought it two months after its release, I held myself from September 2020 until March 2022 when I decided I had the time to focus on the game, and the hate discourse in the gaming community toned down. Man, I wish I would have played this sooner rather than later. What an emotional journey that made me sympathize and feel regret in my actions when Ellie and Abby had to fight each other in end. I was scared, nervous, and someway nauseated because killing at this moment felt unnecessary and inhumane. Thanks to this review and a few others on KZfaq (Dunkey and Girlfriends Reviews), they managed to express what I felt and made me feel humane when it came to not wanting to fight or kill Abby in the end.

@max051472 2 жыл бұрын

Finally got around to playing this one when it went on sale. What a crazy ride. Top tier gameplay and a story that invokes emotion. Not many games can do this.

@bobdobslob 3 жыл бұрын

This was an exquisite review. It was very thoughtful, had attention to detail, and put things into words, for feelings that I couldn't articulate myself. Sincerely, thank you!

@benmac7552 3 жыл бұрын

19:30 a band aid solution to this problem that I've found is using the accessibility options in the game their is an option you can enable that means when you click the left stick an arrow appears pointing you towards the next story objective. I used this so I knew where not to go, untill I had explored every other spot in the environment.

@beautifulharris7807 2 жыл бұрын

this video is AMAZING!!!! the way you hit every single point and elaborated on it was great! this game is a true masterpiece

@mehrabnikoofaraz233 2 жыл бұрын

I wanted to cry every second of this video, all those feeling just came back. thanks for this great video

@ahaeron 3 жыл бұрын

What a phenomenal video. Really appreciate what you did with this and truly enjoyed how it was handled. This game is, for me, the highest level of art the medium of video game has ever reached. If I could only hand down one example of this art form down to posterity, it would be this. Even film cannot force the viewer to feel the way this game forces the player to feel, because film is passive. Only video games can put the individual into the narrative as an active participant and no other game so effectively makes the player go through emotions that so closely resemble what the characters do, which is why this medium can surpass other forms of art if more artists make bold decisions like Naughty Dog has.

@jayveeeee 3 жыл бұрын

Ahh thank you so much for this extremely kind comment! You're bang on with how this game makes you feel. Few games are able to "trick me" into caring.

@javierlandaverde4108 3 жыл бұрын

Especially when it comes down to the villain 😂

@jacobcasey5202 3 жыл бұрын

Please tell me why Ellie doesn't kill abbie in the end. And not anything to do with the theme of the game but why logically or even emotionally would she not just kill abbie

@javierlandaverde4108 3 жыл бұрын

@@jacobcasey5202 Because Ellie wasn't out for revenge to kill Abbie from pure hate. She has a guilt for never forgiving Joel after what happened in the 1st game. She felt guilt and for that reason they thought going out to kill would bring her some sort of comfort and forgiveness she seeks from Joel which she never had. That;s why at the end she says to herself, " I forgive you Joel" and leaves the guitar.

@jacobcasey5202 3 жыл бұрын

@@javierlandaverde4108 I'm sorry but I just don't see that. It's pretty clear that she had the intention to kill abbie because abbie killed Joel and that throughout the whole game Ellie is trying to avenge him.

@Skelly_jellyyy 3 жыл бұрын

Personally I love the gameplay, I’m still kinda eh on the story but I still enjoy the story

@keach1983 3 жыл бұрын

That's y I take g.o.t by a slight edge but both games r really good

@Imjustkidding12346 3 жыл бұрын

Same here, alot of people are just being nit picky

@JD-ey8hw 3 жыл бұрын

Same. I love it but it would have been so much better if the ending didnt shit on Ellie and Abby so much.

@thepowerofthegodhand7003 3 жыл бұрын

@@Imjustkidding12346 no this story was all over the place

@Imjustkidding12346 3 жыл бұрын

@@thepowerofthegodhand7003 well yeah, i feel likebif it had a better order where you start off as Abby and it's not his constant flash backs the story would be better. Still one of my favorites games combat wise

@DinoTrnkaMusic 2 жыл бұрын

Just finished the game for the second tine, and I agree with everything you said. Thank you for this incredible, in-depth analysis of the masterpiece that is this game.

@HatRobyn 2 жыл бұрын

Im loving your videos as I binge through em! And this one is definitely fantastic. You put in to words a lot of my feelings about the games you discuss. I'm sure someone's said this, but the scene in Seattle where infected took out a group of wlf (near the gas station?) is actually dynamic! You can trigger it or bypass depending on how you go about the area! It only triggered once for me and the humans ended up taking them out if I recall correctly

@nartulgaerulan7462 3 жыл бұрын

The production quality is fantastic!! you deserve more views

@legions7655 3 жыл бұрын

Man u put into words how this game made me feel, fantastic vid

@PSRewind 3 жыл бұрын

For real !!! My thoughts exactly

@mac4118 2 жыл бұрын

This game is dog shit the graphics and gameplay carry tf out of it

@dinosaurruler7964 2 жыл бұрын

@@mac4118 not you replying to almost every comment... Its funny how the people who hate the game are literally just as obsessed with the people who love it, just in a different way.

@mac4118 2 жыл бұрын

@@dinosaurruler7964 yk y? Bc it’s fucking god awful and the ppl who hate it actually loved Joel and Ellie the ppl who liked the game are weak minded and think they told a “deep story” just Bc it was depressing and dark😂 oouuu so edgy

@eggdonem98 2 жыл бұрын

@@mac4118 Chill out G.

@tylermoody2007 2 жыл бұрын

You have such graceful, intellectual, and thoughtfully creative reviews. I'm officially subbed to you due to the way in which you present your thoughts. Keep doing your thing bro.

@torivar 2 жыл бұрын

Abby is still a villain. Her actions are worse than Ellies, she kills lots of her own people in search for her revenge. Her father made the crazy choice to kill the only know immune person. What could he possibly learn by killing her in a matter of hours after meeting her that he wouldn't learn by studing her while keeping her alive for some time?

@josshiotv1132 3 жыл бұрын

It was a hard experience, it’s painful when you loose someone you love

@itsWelshy 3 жыл бұрын

*L O O S E*

@rye7839 2 жыл бұрын

Just tighten them then

@sydney7825 3 жыл бұрын

i really loved tlou2, and its probably one of my favorite games. the story and pacing definitely could have been better but i do think it wasnt awful, a couple bold choices that could have been executed differently, but overall pretty solid with some pretty powerful themes that kept the game in my brain weeks after finishing it. gameplay was fun, with some awesome tense encounters. a little difficult at times, but to a level that motivated me instead of frustrating me. graphics are also stunning and made it really fun to look at, the last segment in california had some absolutely jaw-dropping scenery for me, though it was all very well done. haven’t replayed it in a year though, and this video has inspired me to go back and play once my ps5 finally arrives (booo fedex shipping), will probably edit this with more of my thoughts whenever i finish it. awesome video man!! will be watching more of your vids in the future for sure

@TheGangsterFrog 2 жыл бұрын

I love how you explained all the single details of the game as it shows the passion ND put into this game and the player put into their playthrough. Fantastic video!

@sadiqabubakar9778 2 жыл бұрын

ive never been more engrossed in a youtube video than this. definitely subscribing! glad I found this channel

@noahdrottzhagglund1467 3 жыл бұрын

It has really grown on me, first time I played the game I was okay with the story! After my fourth playthrough though... it's now one of my favorite games! 🤩

@michaelgeorge1737 3 жыл бұрын

You're not alone. I feel exactly about this game and story. Amazing way of seeing things. A story unlike anything out there.

@datiger39 3 жыл бұрын

I can name like 12 books, games and movies that have done this plot, and better off the top of my head

@connorveach5986 3 жыл бұрын

@@datiger39 name all 12 please

@lilhades9484 3 жыл бұрын

@@connorveach5986 oof, got a big feeling he wont

@connorveach5986 3 жыл бұрын

@@lilhades9484 ahah definitely a tall order coming up with 12. Could have just picked like two or three, but no. 12 it is

@joelmiller6395 3 жыл бұрын

@@datiger39 name them please.

@pintobeans994 2 жыл бұрын

i fell in love with it like i did with the first. phenomenal

@1980venom 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video. It’s exactly how I felt about TLoU2, I’ve couldn’t said it better. This game is something I’ve never experienced before. So many emotions, such a rollercoaster and a year later, it’s still in my heart and can’t forget about it. And I’m a gamer since Schneider pc and Atari. I’ve had most of the consoles, from Nintendo to Sega to Playstation and Xbox. From games like A Link to the Past on SNES to the first GTA games to Goldeneye/Perfect Dark on the N64 to MGS on PSOne and the sequels on PS2/3/4 to Dead Space to the God of War series to Red Dead Redemption/RDR2… but The Last of Us tops it all.

@stoyanatanasov8012 3 жыл бұрын

This analysis and point of view is marvelous. Thanks for making this video and all the effort + time to piece this together ^^ I loved remembering the story and events :) A ghost of Tsushima vid, in the same spirit will be awesome - thumbs-up for it!!!

@jayveeeee 3 жыл бұрын

Oh thank you so much for saying that! Super glad you enjoyed it :) I need to get to work on that Ghost video because man, that game was really special to me last year too :)

@ItachiUchiha-ns1il 3 жыл бұрын

It’s worse than most gaming journalists think it was but better than most people think it was imo

@SwordTune 2 жыл бұрын

Because most people are bad writers but have the balls to try and criticise the writing. Meanwhile they're writing shitty fanfic where Joel lives and everything is peachy on paradise.

@fleetjacob 2 жыл бұрын

The part you mentioned with the infected in the building sweeping through the group is definitely dynamic. All three times I have played it, I have gone through the liquour store area first, and killed the infected, before dealing with the WLF. So I had never seen that happen.

@coda_01 2 жыл бұрын

"Was It Really THAT Good?" No...

@Menckenperson 2 жыл бұрын

Well put. Very well done essay. One thing that you missed though. In the final moment when Elle plays Joel song, she is unable to play it because of the fingers she has lost in her quest for revenge. Her desire for vengeance consumed so much of her, she is even unable to play the song Joel taught her.

@modernmobster 2 жыл бұрын

Even though she could learn to play with her other hand.

@goavs7438 2 жыл бұрын

she lost everything because of it

@modernmobster 2 жыл бұрын

@@goavs7438 ellie lost nothing. Everyone in Jackson is OK, Tommy is still alive, she patched things up with Dina, she only killed people in cutscenes in self defense. I mean what did she actually lose besides her two fingers? She can learn to play with her other hand ffs. The games narrative is a fucking mess.

@goavs7438 2 жыл бұрын

@@modernmobster she patched things up with dina? dina leaves her at the end we don’t see dina again she’s gone, tommy is resentful towards ellie at the end because she declines to not go after abby, therefore she probably can’t return to jackson. and even if she can who does she have there? she also loses jesse who’s now dead. how does ellie lose no one the game makes it very clear ellie is left with nothing by the end

@modernmobster 2 жыл бұрын

@@goavs7438 there's absolutely no reason she can't patch things up, the tommy being resentful was just a contradiction of his actions from the beginning but is still something that can be patched up, no one gives a fuck about Jesse and he's never even brought up again after his death, and Jackson would definitely welcome her back. Where do you think she was headed at the end? It's not like she killed Abby anyway so the whole point of her leaving is made moot. And do you honestly believe even if ellie did kill abby that she wouldn't be able to convince Dina to take her back anyway? It was all a contrivance to fit with the revenge theme.

@richards31415 3 жыл бұрын

TLOU2 is probably my favorite PS4 game of the generation, but only after playing the game a 2nd time. My initial opinions were pretty mixed; I thought the Santa Barbara chapter felt tacked on, and kept questioning why Ellie would go such lengths to avenge Joel after cutting ties with him. There are so many intricate details in Ellie's and Abby's storylines, and foreshadowing instances which are easy to miss in a first playthrough. In terms of gameplay, I didn't really care much for TLOU1's gameplay, but TLOU2 improved it in almost every way.

@sgtmian 3 жыл бұрын

i think what i felt most about santa barbara was that i was tired, and didn't want to do it anymore, like "again? let's go home, ellie", so i couldn't really enjoy the gameplay then. i love it now though, it's really fun.

@Jerryx29 3 жыл бұрын

Ellie went to Santa Barbara because she thought that she HAD to kill Abby to make her PTSD stop. Which it wouldn't of course and she accepts that in the end.

@Oznerol1234 3 жыл бұрын

The fact is, in the last cutscene, when they talk while Joël drinks a coffee. Ellie says that she is ready to forgive Joël, AND, the movie Ellie was talking about to see with Joël at the very begining of the game was the first step of forgiveness. Even if she was mad of the lie she lived by, she still loved Joël, it is just a conflict in her mind. She knows how much he loves her and that he decided to save her because she is so important to him. As a stupid example, that's not because one of your parents prevented you to do something that you will hate them for the rest of your life. At the end of the day you still love them and pretty much always end up forgiving them.

@jasonalv7436 3 жыл бұрын

The gameplay definitely improved from TLOU 1 but I think that wasn't really a high bar to beat. Shooting is still kinda wonky to me, similar to the first game and very similar to Days Gone which shooting I did not enjoy. They added prone and dodging which are welcoming additions but imo it feels the same as the first. It is noticably different with the visuals and better animation but overall it feels the same if that makes sense. So I wasn't that impressed with the gameplay, I think people are overrating it. Most of the gameplay is just you walking around and mindlessly looting for supplies and that's it. Gets very boring a lot of the times. But that may just be me

@ziudra91 3 жыл бұрын

My God. I can't imagine people playing through this piece of garbage twice

@mikebonz8572 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, and I couldn't agree more. I thought this game was amazing and feel that a lot of other reviewers (whilst entitled to their own critiques and opinions) were biased to want a game that met their expectations and hopes rather than appreciate the game appropriately based on the game itself and the reasons it was created the way it was, as you so rightfully pointed out in this video. Awesome game, and great work on this video!

@jinx5500 2 жыл бұрын

I have played through the series about 3 times, and I still want to play them all. I love everything about them.

@Goyarxrd 2 жыл бұрын

It’s only 2 Games wym 💀

@michelleborchardt199 2 жыл бұрын

In a time where emotional intelligence is so often challenging, this game is very powerful. Whether people enjoyed it or not, you felt something. Great video and recap of a triumph of a different kind of game. It was hard to play emotionally, but I’m so glad I completed it.

@mac4118 2 жыл бұрын

Felt like shit Bc they ruined the lives of characters I loved from the first game

@basketballbeast755 2 жыл бұрын

@@mac4118 It was an amazing game🤷🏽‍♂️ can’t wait for the 3rd one

@mac4118 2 жыл бұрын

@@basketballbeast755 it wasn’t story wise it was hilariously bad anyways

@mac4118 2 жыл бұрын

@sshuina it tells a lil cheap ass “revenge is bad” story it’s fucking funny tbh she literally kills half of the population in Seattle and the rest of the group is the THE OBES WHO DIDNT ACTUALLY KILL HIM mind u and she doesn’t kill her Bc y? That would end the cycle of violence right there lev would’ve died without Abby so she wouldn’t have came back there’s that and then they completely destroy Ellie’s relationship between Joel and tommy the only 2 characters we gave af about besides Ellie in the first game nobody gets a good ending what so ever this game was pointless it could’ve been done in such a better way give Joel a better death make Abby a half fucking decent human being and give her a better motive as well as more a story instead of saving a trans kid that they awkwardly force in our face the relationship we saw in the first game that grew was destroyed by this shitty game we all knew they would have a falling out Bc it’s Ellie she would’ve found out the truth but they could’ve done so much more if they kept Joel alive or atleast a lot longer then they did. On top of all of that ion understand how these little minded ppl can actually like abbys character just Bc they tried to make those gang characters “likeable” bro manny fucks teachers like lol ok? Good for him I still hate that mf tho Abby was saved BY FUCKING JOEL and she tortured him?fuck that bitch for life she couldve just taken his leg so he can never walk again bc her bitch ass dad even said he wouldnt let his daughter die like ellie wouodve died and then he gave joel no choice he didnt move so we were forced to kill him, his fault he should've understood Joel's motive. that being said theres a million other things but ill give those few the spotlight, they couldve done better way better instead of shitting on the players who love these characters and not just senseless violence and the feeling of emptiness

@modernmobster 2 жыл бұрын

If you consider emotions ranging from indifference to annoyance powerful then sure it was powerful. This game has the intelligence of an edgy teen.

@xavierlopez7096 3 жыл бұрын

I never played part 2. People seem to hate it or love it. Part 1 was universally loved.

@ibrahimsyed1033 3 жыл бұрын

People only hate it coz according to them, they shouldn’t have killed Joel. Thats basically that of the negative reviews.

@G0DLIKE92 3 жыл бұрын

And rightfully so. Don’t listen to this guy above me commenting, there’s more to the story telling that make people upset. Neil did good by himself but Bruce and Neil make magic. Part 1 and Uncharted 4 are proof.

@thehound1359 3 жыл бұрын

I loved part 1. Hated hearing about the story in part 2 before I played it. When I did end up playing it, I didn’t love everything about the story, but I thought the game overall was great.

@slickspidey 3 жыл бұрын

It’s the most awarded game in history

@dangdang4334 3 жыл бұрын

@@G0DLIKE92 Bruce only worked on the gameplay in part 1, the story was all Neil.

@drewsears2959 Жыл бұрын

This video was flawless. It brought me back to the exact feelings I had while playing this game. I would play this game 1-2 hours at a time. And I would physically feel sick after. At the time I was going through some personal things and health issues but the TLOU was my favorite game and there was nothing that was going to stop me from playing the sequel. I didn’t have fun with the sequel, but I knew that it wasn’t meant to be fun, it was meant to be a journey and a lesson in putting yourself in your enemies shoes and having true empathy. This video encapsulated all of the feelings I was having and truly was masterful. Well done man.

@justinh4576 2 жыл бұрын

One thing I will say about the game is I will never forget the experience of playing it. Whether it’s for the better or the worst.

@jizamkizam9611 3 жыл бұрын

I mean it improved the gameplay and the graphics were really good. I just wasn't a fan of the story direction or any of the characters that got introduced in this one. But I was really hoping that the sequel would have went more into the outbreak and what not.

@ThatFuckinGame 3 жыл бұрын

Then you are in for the wrong game, The Last Of Us its not about the outbreak or the infection, its about the characters on that theme. Also, Besides, if you are talking about the lore behind the world of TLOU, Abby´s side adds so much more content there that It does part of the outbreak better than the first one IMO. (The Hospital,Scars and their religion,The factions, Santa Barbara)

@Rynos8771 3 жыл бұрын

It is about the characters, and when you play as one of the worst characters in video game history for half the game, your game and its story are fucked

@harveyhodgson8782 3 жыл бұрын

@@Rynos8771 how are they the worst? Abby is literally joel but a woman. You’re not making much sense pal

@Rynos8771 3 жыл бұрын

@@harveyhodgson8782 If u really think they're the same character then get your head examined. Joel loses his daughter, and we feel immediately feel for him. He takes on Ellie like she's his new daughter and wants to protect her. The story works. Abby lost her dad but too bad nobody cares, because Joel did it. And we root for Joel. Then she kills him early in the game, we don't know she is because she wasnt properly introduced in the story, we hate her, and then we play as her 12 hours later. That story doesn't work. Most absurd plot I've ever played through

@Sevren_ 3 жыл бұрын

@@harveyhodgson8782 Abby isn’t any where near as Joel. Don’t even compare them

@j-dog8517 3 жыл бұрын

Wow. I can't believe it's already been a year since this game has came out

@okbuthi6152 2 жыл бұрын

this game man this game like istg i just want it to be december again when i played it and i was obsessed and in love this game helped me with alot of stuff but ive fallen back into depression unfortunately but just watching a video of the game makes me feel so peaceful and happy i love the game so much and i wish i was back to playing it for the first time

@oredcchi 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing video. You perfectly described my thoughts on the game. So many people were immediately blinded by the fact that Joel died, then they didn't want to experience the game further and labeled the game as bad just because of his death even when the game had so much to offer. I also experienced all the emotional roller coasters, from not accepting the fact that Joel really died, hating Abby and the fact we had to play as her for so long, but after finishing the game and watched so many analysis videos about the game I feel like the storytelling in the game is great. This is the first game that actually shook me to the core and I absolutely enjoyed it. I wish more games in the future would be able to take this path, making the players question the morality and play as morally grey characters

@ash9280 3 жыл бұрын

I thought the ending was great. After, playing for the 3rd or 4th. I think Ellie's choice at the end made perfect sense. I don't think Ellie and Abby really even think about each other much and even on some kind of hateful level. It seems like the fanbase wants to turn into some kind of shonen anime rivalry when it isn't really. That's why the discussion about Abby has become a ''Team Ellie'' and '' Team Abby'' when it isn't really. Abby didn't even notice Ellie much until the theater. Even then when she told Abby about her immunity, Abby was flabbergasted. She figured it was just Tommy going after them. Abby never gave much thought to Ellie. It is similar for Ellie. Who is and why Abby did doesn't really matter to Ellie. Her rage to kill Abby seemed more like it was about unconscious guilt dealing with the fallout of their relationship after he told her the truth about what he did at the hospital. Ellie probably felt like she played a hand in his death by alienating him by keeping her distance from him. She destroyed a chance to connect with him and create so many great memories. That's why all of the flashbacks during Ellie's section deal with the points as Ellie and Joel's relationship keep deteriorating. Chasing after Abby was an outlet to deal with that frustration. So, that is what fuels her psyche Abby isn't even on her mind when she's trying to drown her. So, Last of Us part 2 is more about than revenge based on grief than retribution. She realized that killing Abby wouldn't have to get over the guilt and regret of alienating Joel so she let Abby go.

@javierlandaverde4108 3 жыл бұрын

Spot on perfect assessment. Felt the same way playing the game my first run through. Just in general there were stats about how many people stop playing the game after Joel died or when Abby’s Seattle day 1 gameplay started so mostly the people who didn’t like the game didn’t finish it.

@drno62 3 жыл бұрын

That doesn't make it a satisfying ending

@ramigilneas9274 3 жыл бұрын

But that’s the problem… Abby isn’t more important than all of the other side characters that Ellie killed… she should have killed her without any hesitation or afterthought. Killing Abby shouldn’t have been any different than killing any of the dozens of other characters she killed in cold blood… because this isn’t a Shonen where the main character suddenly spares the life of an enemy.

@ash9280 3 жыл бұрын

@@ramigilneas9274 Abby was the outlet to deal with her trauma. Not Abby the person, but Abby as the target. People are pushing it as a not killing Abby equals going soft or forgiving her. Which I don't see in how the game presented it.

@javierlandaverde4108 3 жыл бұрын

@@ash9280 It's again people confusing Ellie was killing everyone for revenge or on a revenge conquest but it wasn't. She felt guilt for never getting back to Joel after there huge argument from the first game.

@ryanharlowbass 3 жыл бұрын

This game, even more than the first one made such an impact on me.

@americanoligarchy8825 2 жыл бұрын

That's unfortunate.

@mac4118 2 жыл бұрын

How.... literately how😭😭

@mac4118 2 жыл бұрын

@@americanoligarchy8825 right lol

@basketballbeast755 2 жыл бұрын

I completely agree with you

@tyleroutland435 2 жыл бұрын

This game is a masterpiece

@markw2183 2 жыл бұрын

Great break down of why this game is so good! I just finished playing it again last night and away from all the hullaballoo from when it was released, I enjoyed it even more this time round. I hate to admit it to myself but I think when I played it upon release, my overall opinion was slightly influenced by the flood of negativity that was heaped on it. It is an amazing experience and now easily ranks up there with my top games ever.

@TheRenster500 2 жыл бұрын

So many things you nailed here! From the unimaggened differences of the zombies, to grandeur of the scenery, to the duality of the storyline and the feelings it forces on us. What a gem!

@thy_tomali1856 3 жыл бұрын

easily one of my favorite games of all time. this is one of the only videos i've seen about this game where i actually agreed with most if not all standpoints. great video

@Twon-ht7fz 3 жыл бұрын

Watch “the unmistakable beauty of the last of us part II” it a great video

@jebes909090 3 жыл бұрын

you should only watch videos where you agree with all points.

@thy_tomali1856 3 жыл бұрын

@@jebes909090 i'm always open to watch criticism videos and hear other people's opinions as long as they aren't toxic (same goes with pro tlou2 videos)

@Mahannz 2 жыл бұрын

I love this game too

@MangaMarjan 3 жыл бұрын

Abby's section not only mirrors Ellie's arc and the whole story of TLOU but it is also a continuation of Ellie's development. Abby starts out where Ellie is at when the screen fades to black. She has had her revenge, she pulled trough. And now we see what that did to her. It didn't make her feel better, it didn't bring her dad back. And it wouldn't bring back Joel for Ellie If she went down the same path. The last section is so heart wrenching because we got to see what really made Abby have purpose again. It was Lev. Someone she found to care for. Someone to give her hope. Ellie is having the same with Dina and JJ but she didn't get her closure like Abby. It is frustrating and saddening but Ellie just has to see it trough to get to the same realization. What kept me glued to the screen was the uncertainty If she would. I played the whole Santa Barbara section in one go because I just had to see how Ellie would close off her story. I almost threw up, felt nauseous when she battled with Abby in the water. And I was so glad when she stopped at the last moment. I had seen that this wouldn't bring her peace, and now, she finally saw it too. The last flashback with Joel is the last and most poignant twist of TLOU2 story. Ellie didn't want revenge for Joel, she wanted revenge for another chance of redemption that someone took away from her. Joel took her chance of saving the world. And she couldn't forgive him, before Abby took that chance away from her too. In the end she learns to forgive, she tries what is harder than going halfway across the country to kill someone; she learns to forgive Joel. She learns to forgive someone she loved and trusted the most, someone who took agency from her and made her feel powerless. In the end, Ellie doesn't have to forgive Abby, because she never was angry at her. She was projecting her Anger at Joel and at herself that she couldn't forgive him in time, on to her. She learns to let go. "I don't know If I can forgive you for that. But I would like to try". And she tries.

@geordiejones5618 2 жыл бұрын

I loved the choice they made that the only reason Abby is alive at the end... Is Ellie wanted to kill her right up until she was going to die. It was hard to watch them fight they made it so brutal and by that point you just want them to move on, especially Ellie for her own sake.

@marcushopkins8558 2 жыл бұрын

I remember when me and my girlfriend finished the game and we were speechless. It was the most emotionally draining experience I’ve even been through. This game is a classic

@williammontgomery9254 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah a classic disappointment.

@pffasho 2 жыл бұрын

@@williammontgomery9254 ratio

@Pedro_Le_Chef 2 жыл бұрын

A classic disaster indeed

@sith_lord_destructionxx9493 2 жыл бұрын

Loved you’re points and this review The game was really depressing but beautifully dark, it made everyone go through emotions an will stick with me ♾

@julilolmo19 3 жыл бұрын

I played the first one when I was still a kid and didn’t understand many things but I had the opportunity to play the second one as a more mature person and can say that it resonated more with me

@danielchristie2519 3 жыл бұрын

Story was super disappointing for me after the 6 year wait but the gamplay? Soundtrack? Graphics? Sound design? All phenomenal

@travismason2609 3 жыл бұрын

Literally everything was amazing except the story.

@danielchristie2519 3 жыл бұрын

@@travismason2609 yes this is true

@cynicalidealist11 3 жыл бұрын

Even the soundtrack was disappointing to me, most of the ost was just kinda meh compared to the original with the exception of like 2 or 3 tracks. Unlike the original I don't find myself casually istening to the ost at all. And I just finished playing FF7 Remake which has an outstanding and super memorable soundtrack that I could just listen to all the time.

@danielchristie2519 3 жыл бұрын

@@cynicalidealist11 yeah 2 didint have a as good soundtrack but it's one was still alright

@martyden9006 2 жыл бұрын

The story was actually the best thing about TLOU2.... i can see why TLOU2 won 307 GOTY awards beating Witcher 3

@TheMrsJo 2 жыл бұрын

This was so beautiful to watch, thank you very much

@dashman8499 2 жыл бұрын

Your final sentiments on the game are how I feel exactly. Love this video

@fffforever 3 жыл бұрын

"two scars who fled the seraphites" subscribed

@J-Dizzle95 3 жыл бұрын

Dude….. I have watched hours upon hours of analysis on this game. I am floored. The observations you made around 39:00 with the whole process of Abby and how she slowly learned that even killing Joel did not bring her peace. And only forgiveness in the end would achieve that. How the dreams and everything seemed to clearly point that out? Yeah, I have never heard ANYONE else make that observation, or at least lay it out as well as you have here. I have never been fond of this game but I am absolutely stoked to play it with a renewed perspective!! I have questioned the pacing and design decisions of this game. From why it chose to start you over as Abby to replay three days, to why did the game keep Joel killing Abby’s dad a secret for so long?? It just seemed kinda pretentious… but you have seriously made me understand what they have tried to do here. Even watching your video, I was immersed into a new experienced that caused me intense discomfort. In the best way lol. Thank you so much for sharing this perspective with us. And I am extremely excited to give this game a chance with an all new perspective!!! Fixed auto correct

@jayveeeee 3 жыл бұрын

Wow this is such an extremely kind comment :) And even if you end up not enjoying the game a second time I'm happy this resonated with you! Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to write this comment

@Tavayneparkins Жыл бұрын

I never hated abby..... I understood why she was doing it and and as much as I like Joel I never confused him for a hero. I think this games story is bigger than just Joel and Ellie it's about the world and looking at things from the other side.

@MikaTails 2 жыл бұрын

I just finished playing The Last Of Us Part 2 for the first time last night. I agree with your comments. This game is a masterpiece. I didn’t realise that the Abby at the end until they started fighting. She looked so different.

@vvalendo 3 жыл бұрын

currently on my fourth playthrough. i'm never getting sick of this series, it was one of the most amazing gaming experiences i've ever had. druckmann made me fall so hard for the characters. definitely naughty dog's masterpiece.

@PontyclunBosomPals 2 жыл бұрын

Couldn’t agree more

@bohammondlee7472 2 жыл бұрын

Word.

@neatznotso7424 2 жыл бұрын

I agree, I'm playing grounded + for my 7th playthrough, Ive never finished any game on the highest level, I'm totally obsessed.

@basketballbeast755 2 жыл бұрын

@@neatznotso7424 it’s so hard😫 I want to loot but I don’t have enough bullets for all the enemies. I love it tho lol

@neatznotso7424 2 жыл бұрын

@@basketballbeast755 I finished it last night, and I found I could get through everything as long as I saved my heavy stuff for the extra hard monsters. Hillcrest was especially hard though, that took me a really long time!

@franko2205 2 жыл бұрын

The last of us 2 had such a huge impact on my taste in games. After playing it, I couldn't take any other games serious really. The facial expressions, emotions, combat and the gameplay overall... It's a definite 10/10 from me. Haven't played anything else than TLOU 2 for pretty much half a year now.

@bobgray6498 2 жыл бұрын

I went back to finish RE3 Remake after this and it just wasn’t hitting the same

@kidastronaut4643 2 жыл бұрын

Same!

@Goyarxrd 2 жыл бұрын

Same besides online multiplayers I haven’t played a single player experience since then

@eldorta Жыл бұрын

The Rat King fight gave me anxiety. In the dark. On your own. Very uncomfortable situation.

@barkinstarfish 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant video. This games gets me every time. No game has ever made me cry before…..the bit where Ellie has her back to the camera with her shirt removed and she is covered in cuts and bruises gets me every time. Heartbreaking.

@purefoldnz3070 2 жыл бұрын

Was it really THAT good? Wait, when was it actually good?

@krasmasov6852 2 жыл бұрын

The second it came out. That's when it was confirmed that it was really good actually.

@mister-pinkman 2 жыл бұрын

I’m glad the controversy finally died down so I can actually talk about this game without people arguing!

@ShadowExile89 2 жыл бұрын

dont go to twitter lol game is still "trash" or "the worst story ever made" but its twitter so what was I expecting

@mister-pinkman 2 жыл бұрын

@@ShadowExile89 I don’t *ever* go on Twitter, that place is a cesspool of negativity

@vishavsra1116 2 жыл бұрын

@@mister-pinkman gameplay was great honesty but story just didn't hit with me like the first one cuz in games we kill so many people that trying to make us feel bad for someone and telling there story after killing joel didnt work for me

@kingghidorah6655 2 жыл бұрын

@@ShadowExile89 the game is mediocre tbh.

@infinite8382 2 жыл бұрын

@@vishavsra1116 Yep, ND had a chance to create something truly amazing after TLOU1 and they blew it, badly. Everything about this game is amazing,...except for the story. I'm glad some people liked it, but the fact that many didn't is telling. ND killed off a beloved character and expect you to care about and play as his killer. I couldn't give 2shits about whats her face. Is TLOU3 going to be about the son of someone Abby killed, seeking revenge. LMAO.

@lynneshorr1721 2 жыл бұрын

Hell ya man good video !!! I LOVED this game so freakin much !!! I had the same exact feelings that you had during this game

@spcmegreg 2 жыл бұрын

There's a lot of cool things in the scenery. Like at in the area at 15:30 when you're riding with Dina as Ellie if you look in the right area you can look up at the scaffolding up at the top of the buildings that Abby traveled across with Lev.

@noone8785 2 жыл бұрын

This video was wonderful. I'm personally a big fan of part 2 and while I do have problems with it, there's been very little praise even where it's due. I'm happy to see an extensive look into the positive aspects of the game. For me the positives do heavily outweighs the negatives. Hopefully moving forward the discourse will continue to move towards healthy criticism.

@Sam-vi6on 2 жыл бұрын

Beautifully put together dude. Best review I have seen yet. As Gandhi said "Eye for an eye makes the whole world blind". This game gave us all the emotion we need to feel to appreciate and notice the fault of human beings. This will be definitely be one of the best games ever created and a game that I played. Finally thank you for a well thought review.

@Existential_Robot Жыл бұрын

Ghandi did us a disservice with that statement. True justice IS blind. Our fault comes from making things more complex than they really are. If someone kills hundreds, then they deserve to die; if not for the crimes they've committed, then to prevent future crimes. An equal and opposite punishment is usually the simplest, and best form of justice. No *sound* justification allows them to live. If you are of sound mind, then you will realize the insanity of refusing to kill murderers. Now, the thing I will budge on is whether or not your method of dealing with said murderers is inhumane. I wouldn't ask you cut them apart mercilessly, because I am of sound mind. I would simply ask they be put down swiftly and simply. There is no justice or mercy in allowing them to live. Justice must be blind to everything but the crime in question. Otherwise? It's not true justice. Call me brutalist, call me whatever you like... but that's not going to change my stance on the matter.

@luppchri 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this very well done analysis of the game. I share most of your thoughts and agree that this was not what I had hoped for story-wise but it was a realistic progression of the game and extremely well yet at times emotionally painfully executed.

@danbruno5945 2 жыл бұрын

Put it this way last of us 2 got me into gaming again The game became every day life I got so drawn into it and no lie you could just feel the emotions when game was getting near the end. When the credits rolled that hit me I was like what next.......