The Last of Us 2 (PS4)

This game is absolutely brilliant! I just completed it and wanted to wait until I had completed it to review it.I wont give away any spoilers but I wasn't sure what I would think of it judging from some of the bad reviews but I thought I would take a chance on it - considering I loved the first game so much.Just to back up a little, I hadn't played the first game or even heard of it until the hype for the second game being released started. So I bought the first game, played it all the way through and loved it and by the time I finished it, this second game was released. I loved the first game, amazing storyline and the actual game itself was very enjoyable too, accurate, looked great and was fun to play - but the storyline was so good that it stood out to me as one of the best storylines in a game ever - better than most movies or TV shows.So, I wanted to see where the story would go in the second game, despite the bad reviews, I just needed to experience it myself because the first one was so good and I actually feel that they surpassed it with this game - the storyline works on so many different levels and it a work of genius to be honest.I don't understand the negative reviews at all, I don't know what is wrong with the brains of the people who think that the creators messed up at all, they have created a truly unique and masterful sequel to the first game.It would have been very uncreative and boring if the second game was exactly like the first one - they have truly created a masterpiece with the storyline and storytelling in this game, it hits you hard emotionally and makes you think - that's what great art should do.I am so pleased I didn't listen to the negative reviews and decide not to buy it.If you like the first game and you are an intelligent human being then you will love this game just as much or more so than the first.It is addictive to play and it does look absolutely brilliant, but the main thing that stands out to me is the absolutely brilliant storyline! I wouldn't change anything about the game, they have done a brilliant job with it.

The game world looks phenomenal and though it follows the same contained level style of the first game it does a better job of giving the illusion of an open world. Game play is similar although there are additional options, such as jumping and crawling. The story is amazing, primarily because the characters are so well written. Yes, the game takes a massive chance in the early stages and it does so focusing on the way things finished in the last game and a question that was burning in my mind at the end of Last of Us 1, namely: where can they possibly go from here? I loved the first game and would have been more than happy it ending as it did with no sequels. But the thing is, if you *had* to make a sequel, then I think it had to realistically begin in the tragic way this game does. Above that, every character is written with real attention to their beliefs and points of view; never has that adage of "no villain sees themselves as the bad guy" felt more relevant.If you loved the gameplay of Last of Us 1, you'll love the game play of this. And if you want a mature story that takes the events of the first game and has them have real consequences with people reacting to these events in believable ways then this is the game for you. Also, there are so many great female characters in this game - possibly it's because I don't play enough games right now but to me this one seemed ground-breaking in adding a bit of diversity and it's a worthy experience just for that, although the story and gameplay are the key selling points for me. Only negative points are that the gameplay can get a bit repetitive, e.g. battle, forage, battle, forage, and with similar obstacles occurring throughout (usually trying to open a locked door between areas that makes lots of noise and draws in the enemy). It's because of this last one being used so much that you're often forced to battle the enemies rather than be able to always stealth your way around. But, still, this didn't impact the story, which was always the main draw for me to this game and also why I ended up playing it twice.