The Last of Us Part II Remastered
Highest scored product for this feature based on supporting review evidence.
Highest scored product for this feature based on supporting review evidence.
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Voice work is a presentation strength, especially in faction scenes and debriefs. The cast and performances add personality to material that could otherwise feel like dry lore delivery.
Pros: world interactivity, voice acting
Cons: menu usability, HUD clarity
Voice acting received consistent praise from the reviews that addressed it, with Japanese and English performances both described as strong or superb.
Pros: voice acting, emotional impact
Cons: family friendliness, menu usability
Voice acting earned unanimous praise from scored reviews, especially for the main cast’s performances.
Pros: core gameplay loop, level design
Cons: family friendliness, puzzle design
Voice acting receives near-universal praise as top-notch, memorable, and strong enough to support the large dialogue load.
Pros: skill tree depth, dialogue quality
Cons: emotional impact, economy and resource balance
Voice acting was one of the clearest strengths, repeatedly praised for stellar, captivating, passionate, or brilliant performances across the cast.
Pros: side character depth, visual effects quality
Cons: user interface design, handheld play suitability
Voice acting receives strong praise, especially Erika Ishii’s performance and the English/Japanese voice casts.
Pros: movement feel, environmental detail
Cons: puzzle design, age appropriateness
Voice acting was consistently praised except for one broader dialogue/voice caveat, with several reviewers calling performances strong or fantastic.
Pros: animation quality, multiplayer design
Cons: save system reliability, companion AI
Voice acting is one of the clearest strengths, with reviewers repeatedly calling out expressive, emotional, and well-cast performances.
Pros: world-building, art direction
Cons: mission design, stealth mechanics
Voice acting drew near-universal praise for emotional performances, natural delivery, and a strong cast.
Pros: monetization fairness, microtransaction impact
Cons: platforming precision, menu usability
Voice acting is strongly praised across reviews as fantastic, phenomenal, well acted, and top-tier.
Pros: core gameplay loop, movement feel
Cons: character development, dialogue quality
Voice acting was praised, particularly Pauline's performance and singing, which reviewers found charming and expressive.
Pros: gameplay mechanics, world interactivity
Cons: economy and resource balance, enemy variety
Voice acting drew very strong praise for authenticity, emotion, and performances that made characters believable.
Pros: atmosphere, voice acting
Cons: world interactivity, camera behavior
The cast is consistently praised, with Hannah Telle and Rhianna DeVries giving Max and Chloe warmth, humor, vulnerability, and believable chemistry.
Pros: level design, accessibility options
Cons: world-building, haptic feedback integration
The new and returning voice performances receive warm praise, including Rosalina’s new lines and Mario’s performance blending naturally with the wider cast.
Pros: controls responsiveness, voice acting
Cons: matchmaking quality, user interface design
Voice acting was strongly praised across many reviews, especially Alex Jordan’s work differentiating the many Jans, with only one mild delivery caveat.
Pros: controls responsiveness, onboarding experience
Cons: crash stability, grind level
Voice acting is strongly praised, with superb voice work in the demo and positive remarks about Patrick Gibson's performance energy.
Pros: level design, user interface design
Cons: AI behavior, facial animations
Troy Baker and the wider cast receive exceptional praise for balancing hard-boiled sincerity with cartoon comedy. A small minority found the lead performance too recognizable or less convincing.
Pros: lore depth, user interface design
Cons: AI behavior, aiming precision
Reviewer evidence is strongly positive: voice acting was repeatedly praised as a standout strength across 5 review(s).
Pros: level design, replay value
Cons: stealth mechanics, save system reliability
Voice acting was usually praised for adding emotion and personality, with one reviewer finding the quality uneven but improved.
Pros: visual effects quality, environmental detail
Cons: AI behavior, level design
Voice acting is consistently praised, especially the English performances and lead voice work.
Pros: core gameplay loop, controls responsiveness
Cons: mission design, learning curve
Voice acting was widely praised, especially Rahul Kohli’s performance, with the broader cast also receiving positive notes.
Pros: value for money, fun factor
Cons: map and navigation design, side character depth
Voice acting is one of the strongest consensus positives, with performances frequently called excellent, memorable, or world-bringing.
Pros: animation quality, facial animations
Cons: quest design, AI behavior
Voice acting is widely praised as preserved, familiar, and still strong decades later.
Pros: world interactivity, sandbox freedom
Cons: crash stability, learning curve
Voice acting is consistently praised where scored, with reviewers calling the performances strong, phenomenal, or a contributor to character appeal.
Pros: sandbox freedom, art direction
Cons: polish, save system reliability
Voice acting was one of the most praised additions, adding emotion and clarity, though one review criticized direction.
Pros: emotional impact, polish
Cons: bug frequency, crash stability
Voice acting is broadly praised for authentic English/Japanese performances and returning cast members.
Pros: movement feel, world-building
Cons: save system reliability, mission variety
The English dub receives unusually strong praise, with the leads selling fear and emotion well; the Japanese track remains an appealing alternative.
Pros: writing quality, checkpoint system
Cons: bug frequency, HUD clarity
Voice acting is often praised, sometimes even when the writing or facial presentation gets criticized.
Pros: puzzle design, sound design
Cons: accessibility options, AI behavior
Voice acting was broadly praised, especially the main cast, though some reviewers noted repeated or uneven minor NPC voices.
Pros: soundtrack quality, fun factor
Cons: checkpoint system, family friendliness
Voice acting was a consistent positive, especially regional accents and standout performances that made NPCs more memorable.
Pros: art direction, frame rate stability
Cons: boss design, camera behavior
Voice acting is positively reviewed, especially Diana’s performance and the natural delivery that grounds the sci-fi premise.
Pros: bug frequency, user interface design
Cons: HUD clarity, mission design
Voice and commentary features were liked when they made fights feel more like events, though repetition was a caveat elsewhere.
Pros: movement feel, art direction
Cons: platforming precision, writing quality
The voice performances are expressive and energetic, though some smaller bosses remain unvoiced.
Pros: bug frequency, movement feel
Cons: enemy variety, AI behavior
Voice acting has limited but strong praise from one preview that found the game wonderfully voice-acted.
Pros: pacing, core gameplay loop
Cons: companion AI, map and navigation design
Voice presentation is praised because characters sound like themselves rather than generic versions.
Pros: emotional impact, frame rate stability
Cons: server reliability, tutorial quality
Voice acting was mostly praised for strong performances, though a few reviewers disliked specific English delivery or partial/awkward implementation.
Pros: protagonist appeal, art direction
Cons: camera behavior, tutorial quality
Voice acting was mostly praised as strong or exceptional, with one minor subtitle-sync complaint.
Pros: art direction, environmental detail
Cons: multiplayer design, accessibility options
Voice acting impressions were positive, especially for Liam McIntyre’s Logan voice and range.
Pros: environmental detail, graphics quality
Cons: gameplay mechanics, emotional impact
Voice acting impressions are positive where the original cast and new recorded lines are described as fitting the remake well.
Pros: core gameplay loop, visual effects quality
Cons: monetization fairness, microtransaction impact
Voice acting was consistently praised, especially Lorath and the expansion performances, with only minor presentation caveats elsewhere.
Pros: lore depth, art direction
Cons: mission variety, protagonist appeal
Voice acting is the clearest non-visual strength. Alby Baldwin and Jennifer English are repeatedly praised for giving conviction and emotional credibility to material that many reviewers otherwise find underwritten.
Pros: visual effects quality, horror tension
Cons: aiming precision, stealth mechanics
Voice acting was praised for the returning or close-fitting cast and for making the game feel connected to the show.
Pros: immersion, frame rate stability
Cons: user interface design, bug frequency
Voice acting was considered strong or solid, with performances generally supporting the setting and comedy.
Pros: world-building, mission design
Cons: mission variety, enemy variety
Voice acting is mostly praised for strong Japanese performances and cyberpunk atmosphere, though one review finds repeated lines annoying.
Pros: movement feel, skill tree depth
Cons: menu usability, HUD clarity
The robotic text-to-speech voices are repeatedly praised as funny and charming, even when awkward by design.
Pros: grind level, originality
Cons: social features, accessibility options
Voice acting was strongly praised by most reviewers, especially for Liza and the broader cast, but some criticized inconsistent accents, uneven performances, or audio quality.
Pros: accessibility options, protagonist appeal
Cons: frame rate stability, polish
Voice acting was mostly praised, especially the Traveler and Warden, though a few reviewers found the monotone delivery initially grating or uneven.
Pros: core gameplay loop, emotional impact
Cons: checkpoint system, bug frequency
The two leads receive broad praise for grounded, emotional performances, with only a few critics finding the delivery stiff or uneven.
Pros: HUD clarity, onboarding experience
Cons: user interface design, menu usability
Voice acting is generally praised for restraint and delivery, though one review noted the mix sometimes buries the performances.
Pros: onboarding experience, environmental detail
Cons: family friendliness, movement feel
Voice acting was widely praised as excellent or spot-on, although some reviewers criticized half-voiced or unexpectedly unvoiced scenes.
Pros: facial animations, polish
Cons: grind level, stealth mechanics