Hung Nguyen

Unlike most of the reviews on here, which gave The Last of Us 2 0's and 1's and came out literally a couple of hours after the game was released, I am writing this quick review after playing and completing it for 31 hours. The following aspects of The Last of Us 2 are undeniably masterclass: Acting (voice, motion capture), graphics (this by far the best looking game on this generation of consoles), the design of this apocalyptic world, animation, relentless action, the attention to details in every little note, store, restaurant, building, collectibles... That alone, in my opinion, is enough to give this game 3 stars. The 4th star is combat. I love it as well. I understand that some of the battles are a bit drawn out, I feel the same way. But I really enjoyed it. The combat animation, the tools at your disposal to either stealth your way through a group of enemies or run and gun it. It is great. The 5th star is of course the story. This is the most controversial part of the entire game. I understand perfectly the attachment that we all have with a certain character of this game (will not name name to be spoiler-free). But everything that you do in this post-apocalyptic world has consequences, the world is vicious, everyone is trying to survive and will go after you if you have wronged them. I love this game. But you can dislike it without spewing hatred and insults to each other, including the developer in Naughty Dog. These passionate human beings sacrificed 6-7 years of their lives to make this game. Respect each other.