Greetings from Lithuania.
I was really looking forward for "The Last of Us: Part II" (2020) because I've completed first game three times and it is one of my favorite, if not my favorite game of all time. I watched main trailer many times, avoided all leaks on internet and even did not watched demo of Part II - i wanted to come to this game as "empty" as possible, so all the twists were truly unexpected for me - did not see that coming. And after ~34 hours that took me to complete the story (because i took a time to explore this world little by little) i can safely say - this is a great game to say the least despite its flaws.
By flaws i mean that it was a bit to long in my opinion - some of the stuff later in the game could have been cut out - playing it felt more like a "directors cut" were they put all scenes possible to enrich this world. Also this game had some pacing issues later in the game, were it dragged a bit here and there. And those were my only complains. Other than that this is hand down one of the very best if not the best PS4 title ever made.
If you liked exploration of this bleak world in the first game - you will more then like this. Graphics, sound, music. controls - all were first rate. Acting was very good as well. There were a lot of very intense action set pieces, were i was fighting bunch of enemies using all possible "tools" that game gave me - i can't even describe it - it has to be played to truly be experienced it. I also like how brutal and bleak this world is, were many of good characters that i encountered died suddenly and without any warning - it felt like a real world. And the story took me to places i surely did not be seeing in this game - there were many surprises along the way.
Overall, creators of this game surely took a risk with plot, and as it can be seen now, many did not like it. I liked it because it felt fresh and took a different direction then one can expect from a sequel. "The Last of Us: Part II" is epic, bold, unique and technically amazingly game which despite its flaws ranks among the best games on PS4, and i think one of the more unique sequels ever made on any media.
I was really looking forward for "The Last of Us: Part II" (2020) because I've completed first game three times and it is one of my favorite, if not my favorite game of all time. I watched main trailer many times, avoided all leaks on internet and even did not watched demo of Part II - i wanted to come to this game as "empty" as possible, so all the twists were truly unexpected for me - did not see that coming. And after ~34 hours that took me to complete the story (because i took a time to explore this world little by little) i can safely say - this is a great game to say the least despite its flaws.
By flaws i mean that it was a bit to long in my opinion - some of the stuff later in the game could have been cut out - playing it felt more like a "directors cut" were they put all scenes possible to enrich this world. Also this game had some pacing issues later in the game, were it dragged a bit here and there. And those were my only complains. Other than that this is hand down one of the very best if not the best PS4 title ever made.
If you liked exploration of this bleak world in the first game - you will more then like this. Graphics, sound, music. controls - all were first rate. Acting was very good as well. There were a lot of very intense action set pieces, were i was fighting bunch of enemies using all possible "tools" that game gave me - i can't even describe it - it has to be played to truly be experienced it. I also like how brutal and bleak this world is, were many of good characters that i encountered died suddenly and without any warning - it felt like a real world. And the story took me to places i surely did not be seeing in this game - there were many surprises along the way.
Overall, creators of this game surely took a risk with plot, and as it can be seen now, many did not like it. I liked it because it felt fresh and took a different direction then one can expect from a sequel. "The Last of Us: Part II" is epic, bold, unique and technically amazingly game which despite its flaws ranks among the best games on PS4, and i think one of the more unique sequels ever made on any media.