The Last of Us 2 Review | A Perfect Storm of Utter Failure 

Bigot sandwiches lol I find it hilarious that Ellie can’t forgive the guy who made her sandwiches but she forgives Abby for bashing Joel’s head in with a golf club lol

Letting a heavily pregnant woman in combat was the most idiotic and hilarious thing I have seen in a videogame.

You know what they say: "You either die a hero, or live long enough to see your writers retcon your character to make you a villain while telling the audience to sympathize with the actual villain who killed you."

It almost appears that Neil Druckmann used homosexuality as a force field to protect his shoddy game from all critics by shutting them up and shutting them down by shaming them as bigots regardless of why gamers insult his crappy game.

Almost 2 years later and this game has left zero impact on the industry or anyone, good job Neil for ruining a potential franchise.

I asked the question of “would you let me die for the cure to a zombie virus” because I was genuinely curious (my dads a pretty logical person so there might’ve been a chance he would’ve said yes) and when he said “no” I asked “even if it was for the betterment of humanity?” And he said “I’m not super stoked with how humanity is going anyway” and idk why but I feel like that was the perfect answer to that question for me.

Its a story written about right and wrong, written by people who think they're always right

I'm surprised at the number of people that vilify Joel for his actions in the first game and fail to see the context in which these arise. I'm by no means saying he is a good guy, and in the context of the hospital scene Joel’s decision was warranted, but it was ultimately the fireflies who set the events in motion in which they waste their chance at a vaccine ( which shouldn’t be called that anyway). They literally handled the situation in the worst possible way. > they knock Joel unconscious while trying to resuscitate Ellie. > for some reason the fireflies decide to kill Ellie for a chance at a vaccine not even after a day has passed, only having made some basic testing. Why would you rush research for the most important thing in humanity with the risk of not having another chance at it? > Fireflies just keep her sedated and won’t even ask for her consent for the procedure. THE FIREFLIES TOOK AWAY ANY POSSIBILITY OF CHOICE BEFORE JOEL DID (This being a massive plot point in Part 2). You could argue Marlene was Ellie’s guardian and made the choice for her, but the same case could be made for Joel seeing all they went through together and the bond they formed. Also there was a conflict of interest since that decision directly benefits Marlene’s cause. The least the fireflies could do is sit everyone down and tell Ellie what the procedure implies or if there were any other alternatives. Supposedly there was no other way but to kill her, but how can you say that after only testing and researching for less than a day? Already we see flagrant ethical and procedure issues. Which would be enough to warrant Joel trying to defend her. The fact that they ignore all this informed consent process ( at least for the sake of keeping a semblance of ethics and moral compass) basically means that Abby’s father was going to commit murder, which adds to Joel being justified to save her. > Joel then wakes up and gets agitated at the prospect of Ellie being killed. Gets his gear taken and is walked out at gunpoint, after all the bullshit they went through to get there. > Joel, an old man with a penchant for duct-taping trash together, proceeds to slaughter the fireflies to save the only semblance of a daughter figure in the godforsaken world. By the way, Joel killing the fireflies was technically self-defense, because they actively restrain him with the threat of deadly force if he doesn’t comply with the demands of leaving the premise, which also means he was justified to use deadly force to defend himself. TL;DR - The fireflies indirectly undermined their own chances at the vaccine by completely mishandling the exchange with Ellie and Joel. Joel’s reaction was warranted.

I could only pre order 1 and man I'm so happy I picked Ghost of Tsushima

ellie when drowning abby: HUH KILLING IS BAD WHAT AM I DOING also ellie: goes on a huge murder spree in Seattle that leaves hundreds of people who had nothing to do with Joel's death butchered and mutilated

33:10 The moral of the story is: "If you ever see a band of hipsters about to get eaten by a zombie horde, don't save their lives because they will beat you to death."

I was done after 25 or so hours into the game. Honestly, I just hated The Last Of Us 2 so the franchise ended with the first game as far as I'm concerned.

The Last of Us Part II is proof that a polished game with beautiful Graphics cannot save a shity story.

still can't believe they killed one of the ps4 greatest games of all time

"Record sales" is a meaningless phrase. Most sales in the first hour? On a Friday? Over a weekend? You get the idea.

Political agenda aside, my interest level dropped to zero when I learned they killed Joel off so early in the game.

Unbelievable plot holes and high school drama levels of writing nicely wrapped up in a generic zombie game where the zombies mean nothing. 10/10 "This game will teach you how to think"

The first people to die in a societal collapse are precisely those portrayed in this game as survivors.

Don't worry about spoilers, Sony already spoiled the game with their shenanigans.

>80 minutes This is more time than I would have devoted to playing the actual game itself. That said, I'm gonna go make a cocktail and get comfy. Cheers, homie.

IGN 10/10 it has jumping and u play as Lesbian mass murder and Popeye the sailor ma'am.

Don't mind me. I'm just here for my annual revisit of 21Kiloton's smack-down of this absolute disaster.

Absolutely nonsensical story that gaslights the player like The Last Jedi does with its flowery pretentious language when really it’s just horribly written

A question nobody asks is how did they even know it was Joel who killed the fireflies? He killed all the ones at the facility, then the woman at the end begging to spare her life and in Joel's own words said "You'll just come after us." and shot her to tie up the last loose end. Any other fireflies walking in and seeing the place would reasonably assume that it was the government agency who raided the place and wiped everyone out and be none the wiser.

> Finds weed farm. > Smokes the lot. > "I can hear the colour of my own STINK!!"

LOL I love this guy. " I'm giving ALL the spoilers" xD

It should be named “The last of 2 of Us: The first of Abby”

They should've used Dina's actor's actual chest, would've balanced out Abby's chest.

I was expecting this game's main focus to be on Joel finally confessing to Ellie about what he did at the hospital and why he chose her over humanity but he literally tells her what happened IN A FLASHBACK like it doesn't mean shit. THAT WAS THE MOST IMPORTANT DECISION JOEL HAD TO MAKE AND HE CONFESSES TO ELLIE IN A FLASHBACK? ARE YOU KIDDING ME? But no, the game focuses on literally nothing anyone cares about.

Imagine if social media werent a thing, and studioes like these werent as easily able to market ragebait. Youd likely get a game equivalent to its predecessor.

This review deserves to be saved in the Library of Congress.

bruce strayley wasn't involved in this game so i think that is a big part of why it turned out the way it did

NDruckman is a real sociopath, he has shown his true face with this game.As you say, a murder simulator as his brain work, no wonder how he treats and threatens his employers and co-creators.

Problem when you make a GAME based on characters and storyline: The the characters are unlikable and the storyline is broken, the game doesn't work, at all.

1:20:13 Someone should do a meme how flicking a lit joint into rubbish piles is a bad idea, like wouldn't it be funny seeing them kissing with flames starting build in the background, a perfect metaphor for this game.

Might as well be called "Character Assassination: The Game."

the thing that threw me off the most from the "wasteland" image was the amount of tables and desks in buildings.. yeah, i have a small desk with two chairs right in front of my door...

Joel got cancelled, simple as that. I despise this woke trash with a passion, and I loved the first game.

I straight up lost interest in playing this game after Joel died

Did you really just spoiler Die Hard 1? Are you insane?

the story is what ruined the game for me. i think the graphics are great and the gameplay is like the first one (decent), but the story is pure stinky poo poo. 4/10, MAYBE 5/10 from me

Having listened to this video, having read many of the comments and not wanting to repeat what others have already said, I can honestly say that every video game manufacturer should hire you for your input before they launch anything. Respect.

"spoiler rich experience" LOL 🤣

The story, if you can call it that, was a disaster. Virtue signalling and pandering to agendas made this utterly unpalatable on every level.

“I´ve seen messages wrapped around house bricks and thrown through fucking windows, that were delivered with more finesse and suttlety than the patronizing finger wagging in this game.“ - poetry.

I laughed my ass off watching this review. This was the most hillarious review but spot on that I have watched. I think every person in this world is completely tired of being attacked when criticizing something that Happens to have a controversial theme or Is minority related or of a religious theme. Why did Neil druckman think that us fans would enjoy having everything we loved torn down and shit on? All because of a LGBT trans agenda that he and Anita wanted to push. I have no problem with people loving someone of the same sex and I have no problem with someone who identifies as the opposite sex what I do have a problem with is people blatantly trying to shove it down my throat and claiming I am some sort of a bigot or piece of shit because I don't like something that involves that subject matter. All you people need to grow up and understand that just because a certain theme that you like is involved with something doesn't make it automatically acceptable or good or everybody should like it.Get off of the bullshit that people are homophobic because they don't like a game or they don't like a movie that is shit. You must be that desperate to have your adgenda pushed to not be honest enough to look at what Neil did to ALL of the characters we liked/loved to push a narrative in the shittiest way possible. Possibly be pissed that his SHIT writing and disrespect for Ellie and Joel is being pushed off as a excuse to play the "acceptance" card. All of you should be ashamed. Anyhow. This review was SPOT ON,HILLARIOUSLY PRESENTED and the man who did it should be hired at Naughty Dog!

The game feels more like the third part in a trilogy instead of a part 2. Naughty Dog would’ve struck gold if they had made the sequel based around the five year gap of 2033-38. Would’ve helped build Joel and Ellie’s relationship and the struggles that it could’ve experienced whilst building upon the preexisting lore of the world. They had all the potential to make an excellent sequel and there are inklings of this potential throughout. But the story, characterisation, pacing and structure held it down so much. I don’t think I’ve been more disappointed by a game release.

This is the only review I was looking forward to for this game.

Highly competent but underrated channel.

I thought they took a lot of ''inspiration'' from the (Rise of the) Tomb Raider. From enemies calling out to each other, to enemies alerting each other to where you are, the stealth killings, the survival instinct mechanic that Lara has, the smooth transition of moving through tight spaces, the bow and crafting of different arrows on the go....even the black UI is similar. If I didn't know better, I'd have said they nearly copied many aspects.

The only reason it doesn't have microtransactions right now is because there's no multiplayer mode. But there is one coming, and oh boy, just wait for the MTX's when that happens. Go back and check how many MTX the first game has for the multiplayer, the UK store shows a staggering 142 add-ons. That's right, 142 individual MTX's!

Joel saves Ellie and she gets all pissy about it. Joel saves Abby and she murders him. This is why you don't do women any favors.

Didn't think I could handle any more reviews of this train wreck but couldn't resist hearing your take. Great review. Entertaining and thought provoking as usual mate. Obviously a lot of work goes into writing something as rich and coherent, funny and insightful and yet make it sound like your half cut mate chatting over a few pints down the local. You deserve so many more subs

Does Naughty Dog not realize Ellie could've killed Abby during their final confrontation and the story would've worked out the same, if not better? She would've achieved a hollow, pyhrric victory, avenging Joel but realizing its cost her everything to do so.

I'm here because my dad didn't wear a condom.

I wake up every morning hoping to see a new 21Kiloton video in my feed.

Imagine having your name tied to this game as someone who worked hard, kept his (or her; I'm not sexist) head down, and did his best only to see it come out this way. What a shame. But. Gun porn, amirite? Great work, as always. Cheers.

Fucking hell mate. I like the way you lulled the fanboys in at the beginning saying it was a balanced review, then spent 80mins tearing it to shreds. Legend 👌

Awesome, and I mean awesome, review. Hands down the fairest review of the game I have heard thus far. It had me laughing for hours. The final metaphor is spot on and I don't think it was lost on most people that this game had the gaming industry's most famous and beloved father figure being brutally and mercilessly murdered by an androgynous abomination. The death of the old family values at the hands of an inhuman agenda which brutalizes and desecrates the fatherhood and family dynamics we grew to love. One good thing that has come out of all of this has been the comedy, this debacle has been a humor and comedy goldmine. The memes and reviews like yours that have satirized this dumpster fire have given a large audience laughter during humorless times. The hysterical wit and satire of this video alone is worth the financial losses to Naughty Dog and the crushing fan disappointment, this review was a comedy masterpiece. Thank you very much for this video, it is fine comedy and outstanding genuine video game journalism.

46:40 This is precisely why I lost interest in The Walking Dead so quickly and tune out as soon as it is revealed that 'Humans are the real monsters" in any horror series since anyone who has actually lived through disasters and hardships knows that one of the most valuable resources of all during crises are human resources.

I’ll never forgive them for forcing us to play as Abby for so long just for this bullshit ending. Can’t decide what was a bigger let down, this or the final season of Game of Thrones.

RIP JOEL. 2013 TO 2020, truly an amazing character. RIP JOEL YOU WILL ALWAYS BE MISSED.

Sells 4 million copies, proclaimed the second comming of christ. Cyberpunk sells 14+ million copies and declaired failiure 🤡

I’m surprised Dina wasn’t just as upset at Abby for killing her baby’s father and instead shamed Ellie for wanting revenge for killing her father figure and her step-son’s biological father. We just have to wait for the baby to grow up and find out.

youtube has literally deleted 80% of my comments on this game

I really hate the time we live in now. publishers making shit games and being protected for it, while gamers are being censored and ridiculed for having an honest opinion

I was considering this game again this morning, and I've come to the conclusion that TLOU2 is actually abusive.

One of the few channels on RU-vidofShit to still make good and educational content!! Congrats, man. Each video of yours is a truly masterpiece worth it of a 10/10!!!

"...is a Masterclass of how to take a critically acclaimed and successful franchise, and destroy it." Just like the Last Jedi. Only reason it's so divisive is because people for such anticipated franchises are so desperate for more that they'll eat it up like Stockholm Syndrome and the media is being strong armed into supporting them or else they lose access.

> *An Hour and 20 minute long video.* > *Talks about not liking Last of Us Part 2.* Get ready lads, the fanboys are coming!

I bought kingdom come deliverance for £24 instead of this and i havn't regretted a minute of it.

A bigot sandwich sounds pretty good right now. Ellie wasting perfectly good steak in an apocalypse makes me angrier than anything abby related 😔

The only reason I got this game. Is because I found it in a trash bin, now I just need a Ps5

"My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die." Said a vengeful soul once when its vengeance soared high And thus a writer decided that a memorable quote must apply To his own little baby he thought to be just as deified The writer thought and thought but wit is hard to come by And then catharsis struck and Druckman yelled "Banzai!" For his memorable quote, one for the ages just clarified And thus Ellie yelled "Motherfucker!" a time or five During her climactic battle with the plot-armored bad guy Writing is hard, that Druckman knew and that was why The sauciest he can do is still way too dry

It's such a RDR2 knock-off in places, it has Beecher's Hope reproduced in it, just to recreate the drama of Sadie/Tommy coming for a visit to say they have a lead on Micah/Abby, and for Abigail/Dina to whine at John/Ellie, begging them not to go. I can't believe the obscure Eric Bana Chopper reference.

I love how they try to make you feel bad for Ellie killing a pg woman when Ellie had no idea she was pg and the woman tried to kill her.

An hour and 20 minutes? Guess I'm canceling my tee time!

I wouldn't have apologized but if I did, I'd be taking my damn sandwich back.

Assassin's Creed 3 beginning was a good subverting of expectations, but this is just a slap in the face, false advertising, also is boring do you like golf?

The game was influenced by one Woman's views and has affected millions of customers.. The needs of the few DO NOT outweigh the needs of the many.. and for that very reason anything that sets out to please the few will never do well financially..

The last of us 2 was such a disaster and so political it made me sick to me stomach. I was so excited for the last of us 2 soon as it got announced but like most modern games now zero effort shit story line bad character design and ruined by political agenda

"He was given a ferrari, and he used it like a fucking tractor" Ferrari DO make tractors... Lamborghini does too.

You would think Abby would start to have this question on why Joel killed her dad before she went for the Double Joelgy. I mean it’s been 4 years

I don't know what Naughty Dog was thinking but they totally fucked Abby's story by having her kill Joel so early in the game and with such savagery. After that, no matter how much Naughty Dog tried to humanize Abby, no one was going to care about her backstory. Most players just wanted Abby dead!

I normally comment on my videos chazing faults and mistakes. But this guy... This guy is sarcastic, honest and brutally accurated... Cheers dude!!! 😌👍

Ellie: *kills hundreds of people by cutting their throats, burning them alive and turning them into red smudge with EXPLOSIVE ARROWS* Game: I don't see a problem with this... Ellie: *tortures someone once by smacking them to death with a pipe* Game: Don't you see how horrible and evil Ellie has become?! She's loosing it!

Thanks for addressing the former blonde former IGN reviewer. I watched her video, and the most egregious thing she said was something along the lines of the reason AAA games all get 10/10 is because they are so damn good because they are AAA games! Circular argument there.

Once again guys there is nothing hypocritical about the sex scene. If your game make millions you get to have nudity if not you don’t. It’s that simple.

Wait... Wouldn't it be reasonable for the pregnant woman's breast to grow instead of shrink? Why the hell am I asking this question? This is the same game that gave a character a muscle mass that would be extremely hard to build up and maintain in the situation of scarcity that follows the apocalypse.

Abby: Brutally murders Joel in front of his brother and daughter. Also Abby: Leaves Tommy and Ellie alive for them to take revenge. Tommy & Ellie: *kill all Abby’s friends* Abby: *surprised Pikachu face* This game’s writing is so laughably stupid.

Thank you for finally being one of the first people to compile all of the negative shit Sony and Naughty Dog has pulled throughout the production of this game and I hope the people that desperately need to see this get a chance to because it's a "must watch" for why I and so many others hate the game. It's hard explaining to people WHY we hate the game and now I can show them this without being called a "Phobe", "Racist", "Bigot", "Sexist", etc.

"you kill 5 gender neutral hipsters" This guy has been peering into my dreams.

The idea that Abby and co. would let Ellie and Tommy live after Abby just violently tortured Joel to death is simply comically nonsensical and a hideous example of plot-armor. BS hack writing has no place in a game that went through a 7 year development cycle and is suppose to be the followup sequel to a beloved video game. We should absolutely demand better from a $60 dollar purchase. *BETTER SCENE* Abby and her mooks are about to execute both Tommy and Ellie. Then Dina enters the room with a grenade bandolier and a dead man's switch. She tells the assembled villains that they need to leave or she'll let go of the trigger forcing Abby and her evil cohorts to surrender, flee, and retreat. This is not a far fetched plot, both Princess Leia and Walter White pulled this maneuver during life and death bargaining sessions. Just imagine all the badass dialogue moments Dina would get to say during this exchange, while also saving Ellie and Tommy's lives. I mean, it's not genius or anything, but it preserves the existing plot while removing nonsensical irrationality and glaringly obvious stupid plot armor. imho a much better scene to be sure, hey Naughty Dog, where's my money for fixing your script?

I think we can safely conclude... ...that it is a masterpiece.

The only human immune to an infection would be: A) A jailed Blood-bag B) A jailed breeder LOU2 is like having a quad amputee defeat Yoda in lightsaber combat with their mouth....too stupid for people who love "Space Wizards" heh.

The most complete TLOU2 review out there.

There is a safe cracking mechanic: listen to the clicks when turning the dial, the correct number will have a slightly different click.

The Last of Us Part 2 was everything I expected it to be, an mediocre sequel, with mediocre characters, decent writing at best and directorial decisions which made me think if the main objective behind the game was to just create an controversy. And just as I expected after it released, the controversy exploded, burned for few months and then everyone forgot about the game. 10/10

Ellie is built like a child still in this game lol

Good thing Ghosts of Tsushima is out now, so we can all forget about this trash fire...