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Today marks the 2nd year anniversary of TLOU II’s release. No game ever made compares to it. I have never played anything this well done in my life. This game has everything. Yes the story was divisive, but there is a reason why its the most awarded game in history…I personally loved the story and everything else…it’s the king of graphics and Naughty Dog showed what you can accomplish with talent, big budget, time and custom API (“coding to the metal”). This was accomplished on 1.84 TFLOP hardware…I can’t wait to see what they can do with PS5 (TLOU Remake doesn’t count). IMO their engine needs to be updated with UE5 features, Nanite, Lumen etc.. infinite geometry and a realtime lighting solution would make TLOU 3 shine…all in all most native PS5 games don’t compete with TLOU II visually…




Digital Foundry’s review elaborates my view




I need TLOU 3 to match this.




Also I need a TLOU II remaster for PS5 with the E3 2018 character models and Ray Tracing. thx Naughty Dog.

EDIT: fixed errors

 

[Bo_Hazem]

It really still holds the highest peak of game production quality.

 

[TheInfamousKira]

Next September we can have The Last of Us, Part I's third one year anniversary

 

[Chiggs]

You will believe that a skinny teenage lesbian can grenade 100 dogs, shoot 500 hundred humans and kill a pregnant woman.

Naughty Dog, you are AH-MAZING!

 

[Killer8]

Still waiting for it to come to PS+.

 

[killatopak]

I’ll admit, the story and the pacing isn’t exactly what I wanted but boy did I love the look and feel of the game. Amazing accomplishment in gaming. Possibly a milestone in graphics and animations.

 

[Warnen]

 

[THEAP99]

There is simply nothing like this game and will take ages for it's linear tense storytelling to be surpassed! Happy 2nd year!

My dream is we get a PS5 port that matches the fidelity and fluidity from the original E3 demo:

 

[NeonGhost]

 

[rofif]

Amazing game.
A rollercoaster. Made me hate it, love it, hate it and love it and totally reversed my mind few times.
All it requires of you is to not be so fucking stubborn and let it take your for the feels ride !!!

 

[Yoboman]

Love this game so much but really interested to see Naughty Dog take on a new IP now. Their tech, and story telling is simply next level

 

[Werewolf Jones]

I actually intend to replay it soon. Much better than the first.

 

[Sosokrates]

Currently on my 2nd play through with the PS5 60fps patch.

An incredible game from an incredible studio. This game actually taught some real life wisdom. Only like one or 2 other games have done that for me.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

Now this explains the explosive diarrhea I had early in the morning.

 

[Represent.]

The only AAAA game ever made.

Best production values, combat, story, graphics, gameplay fusion ever. The fucking GOAT video game. Bar none.

 

[Doom85]

 

[Torrent of Pork]

Jesus, did it really launch 2 years ago?

 

[Fake]

And still no multiplayer or DLC. Happy birthday.

 

[Doom85]

And still no multiplayer or DLC. Happy birthday.

Considering the main campaign was roughly twice as long as the first game’s one was, I felt that balanced it out IMHO.

 

[shaddam]

They should add playable ingame hotline miami

Spoiler

on the ps vita

if you own the game on psn

 

[Topher]

Incredible game. Deserved all its success and accolades.

Award Totals

• The Last of Us Part II - 321
  • Media Outlets: 208 | Readers' Choice: 113

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[Hobbygaming]

You will believe that a skinny teenage lesbian can grenade 100 dogs, shoot 500 hundred humans and kill a pregnant woman.

Naughty Dog, you are AH-MAZING!

I shot an enemy in the head in GTA 5 and it wasn't an instant kill

2/10

 

[Woggleman]

One of my favorite games and even if I hate the story which I don't the gameplay and combat is some of the best I have played. It perfectly captures the brutal and gritty nature of a life or death struggle for survival in a hostile and violent world. It also has some of the best enemy AI I have ever seen if not the best.

 

[Doom85]

I shot an enemy in the head in GTA 5 and it wasn't an instant kill

2/10

I cut into an unarmored opponent five times with a massive sword in any Soul Calibur and they were both not dead and able to swing their weapon like nothing happened.

-5/10

 

[SCB3]

I didn't like the story like a lot and felt the last chapter was not needed and kinda out of place and ruined a lot of Ellies character but I still enjoyed what I played, the gameplay was fantastic, the world super engrossing and well designed

 

[Captain Toad]

Still waiting for it to come to PS+.

Pretty much everyone is hiring right now. Good luck.

 

[Pedro Motta]

This is game of the generation right here. It simply excels in every category, a true maasterpiece.

 

[Bernardougf]

Now this explains the explosive diarrhea I had early in the morning.

Thats what you get for thinking too hard on Neil Druckman genius storytelling

 

[Majima Everywhere System]

I turned it on, everybody was sighing and there was a snowball fight. In short, shit sucked. Worse than i imagined.

 

[nominedomine]

Nothing has come close to this even after all this time. Next level game production, it makes haters mad even after all this time, priceless.

 

[Swift_Star]

One of the GOAT.

 

[Rykan]

This is straight up cruel. Making a thread celebrating The Last of Us 2 while Nautilus is banned.

 

[93xfan]

Today is the 2nd anniversary?! What should we do all do? Let’s make it special! An anniversary like this only comes around every other year

 

[arvfab]

What a masterpiece. Really hope there is a part 3 (additionally to a new IP from ND).

 

[xBlueStonex]

Two years later and those flashbacks with Joel and Ellie still get me depressed thinking about what TLOU2 should have been. Instead we got an outrageously bad fan fiction that has some of the worst pacing and characters I've ever seen.

 

[Swift_Star]

This is straight up cruel. Making a thread celebrating The Last of Us 2 while Nautilus is banned.

Thank goodness he can’t infect this thread with his toxic behavior.

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

The mix of salty comments and praise here shows how this game did what it set out to do.

Everyone has some sort of reaction to it. Even people that didn't play it.

That's when you know you have a masterpiece in your hands.

This game will age like Metal gear solid 2 basically.

 

[DeepEnigma]

I cut into an unarmored opponent five times with a massive sword in any Soul Calibur and they were both not dead and able to swing their weapon like nothing happened.

-5/10

I was a lil boi, I took some magic mushroom and grew big boi and had delusions of grandeur rescuring a princess… oh wait, that was real…

Perfect 5/7 (only those internet meme kings will get this)

 

[skneogaf]

Amazing game play, one of the very best in terms of game play actually.

Graphics are amazing for that generation.

I did hope more was going to be added for the ps5 patch like Real 4k or even some non baked lighting etc

 

[kyliethicc]

Love this game. Masterpiece.

A truly special work of art.

 

[bender]

You will believe that a skinny teenage lesbian can grenade 100 dogs, shoot 500 hundred humans and kill a pregnant woman.

Naughty Dog, you are AH-MAZING!

Ludonarrative dissonance was all the buzz a few years back but TLOU2 should be the poster child for the term considering the theme the game tried to golf club you over the head with (sorry, Joel). My favorite story sequence in TLOU2 was the museum flashback as it highlighted what made the original work so well and what the sequel sorely lacked. Joel and Ellie are fine characters but their relationship and the chemistry of the voice actors really made an also ran story work. None of the new supporting cast came close to the likes of Bill.

Beyond the mess of a story and weaker cast of characters, it's fun game and a technical marvel.

 

[Beechos]

Game was amazing! I enjoyed it from start to finish, game was def god tier.

 

[Oddvintagechap]

You will believe that a skinny teenage lesbian can grenade 100 dogs, shoot 500 hundred humans and kill a pregnant woman.

Naughty Dog, you are AH-MAZING!

You played the game like 50 times to accomplish that.

 

[Shifty1897]

The mix of salty comments and praise here shows how this game did what it set out to do.

Everyone has some sort of reaction to it. Even people that didn't play it.

That's when you know you have a masterpiece in your hands.

This game will age like Metal gear solid 2 basically.

MGS2 is an interesting comparison. Because you're right, at the time critics loved MGS2 but Joe Shmoe gamer at my high school hated the bait and switch into playing as Raiden for most of the game.

Now everyone looks back on MGS2 fondly.

 

[ssringo]

Nice to see teraflops still buzzing around.

 

[bender]

MGS2 is an interesting comparison. Because you're right, at the time critics loved MGS2 but Joe Shmoe gamer at my high school hated the bait and switch into playing as Raiden for most of the game.

Now everyone looks back on MGS2 fondly.

MGS2 has a few things going for it, one will probably never see again. A twist like that will never be able to be kept under such tight wraps in this day and age. Joel's fate leaked months ahead of TLOU2 release. And as batshit as the MGS2 narrative and story are, the theme is shockingly prophetic.

I disliked MGS2 when it released and my opinion hasn't changed much but it never had anything to do with Raiden. The bosses were lame and Big Shell was boring.

 

[Dorohedoro]

MGS2 has a few things going for it, one will probably never see again. A twist like that will never be able to be kept under such tight wraps in this day and age. Joel's fate leaked months ahead of TLOU2 release. And as batshit as the MGS2 narrative and story are, the theme is shockingly prophetic.

I disliked MGS2 when it released and my opinion hasn't changed much but it never had anything to do with Raiden. The bosses were lame and Big Shell was boring.

That was a real shame. Wonder how the reaction would've been if the leaks never happened. I'm sure there were still going to be meltdowns and a good amount of backlash either way because the game was always going to be controversial, but I doubt there would've been quite the same amount of toxicity and you definitely wouldn't fake bullshit like a tRanZ wOmEn kiLlEd mUh bOi.

 

[lh032]

Abby DLC when?

 

[bender]

That was a real shame. Wonder how the reaction would've been if the leaks never happened. I'm sure there were still going to be meltdowns and a good amount of backlash either way because the game was always going to be controversial, but I doubt there would've been quite the same amount of toxicity and you definitely wouldn't fake bullshit like a tRanZ wOmEn kiLlEd mUh bOi.

There was definitely a lot of misinformation out there too. It's also hard to have an earnest conversation around the game as too many people go the "Cuckman" approach and criticize ND for having a social agenda. Joel's fate never bothered me, I just don't think anything in TLOU2 comes close to Joel and Ellie's relationship except that museum flashback. I never got invested in any of the A-Side or B-Side characters either and the B-Side cast had the misfortune of being introduced with a series altering swing. That's a needle that was just too hard for ND to thread.

 

[Rykan]

You will believe that a skinny teenage lesbian can grenade 100 dogs, shoot 500 hundred humans and kill a pregnant woman.

Naughty Dog, you are AH-MAZING!

I wonder if you made the exact same comments about, say, the Uncharted series in which a straight treasure hunter and his senior buddy kill legions of highly trained private military soldiers while joking around. Otherwise it would be pretty weird to single out this game and specifically emphasize the fact that she is gay.

I'm just kidding, I'm not actually wondering because I know the answer.