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I'yard gonna discover and I'grand gonna impale every concluding 1 of them.

―Ellie, launch trailer.[v]

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The Last of Us Function Ii is a 3rd-person action-adventure, survival horror video game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. Information technology was released on June xix, 2020.

The game is the sequel to The Last of United states and picks up the story of Ellie and Joel 5 years after the events of the original game.

Plot

Backstory and setting

The Last of Us Part 2 takes place five years afterward the events of the first game and nearly 25 years afterward the outbreak of the Cordyceps brain infection began. Ellie, who is now xix years old, returns every bit the protagonist whom players assume control of. Joel, in his mid-fifties, also returns as a playable character, as does Abby Anderson, who functions as the game'south dual protagonist.[6] [7]

Joel and Ellie, having settled down in Tommy's settlement, live in relative peace within the thriving community. While there, Ellie has even managed to form friendships with Dina and Jesse. However, the survivors face abiding threats from infected and other hostile survivors.

When a tragic consequence disrupts the quiet of her life, a detest filled Ellie embarks on a journey to Seattle in a search for vengeance to behave out justice. As she hunts down those responsible one past one, she is confronted with the traumatizing physical and emotional consequences of her actions.[8] [9] [10]

Characters

Main article: Function II characters
  • Ellie (Ashley Johnson) – The protagonist of the game. Ellie is a nineteen-year-erstwhile survivor of theCordyceps encephalon infection outbreak and the only person known to exist immune to the infection. Ellie lives in a large community in Jackson. She sports a tattoo over the bite scar on her right arm to hibernate her immunity. After witnessing a horrific set on, Ellie embarks on a personal quest for vengeance.
  • Abby (Laura Bailey)[11] – The dual protagonist of the game. A former fellow member of the Fireflies, Abby is now a member of the Washington Liberation Front and begins the game attempting to locate a resident of the community in Jackson. Abby is forced to deal with the fallout of her own quest for revenge.
  • Joel (Troy Baker) – Joel is Ellie's begetter effigy and a former smuggler, who bonded with her years ago while transporting her across the country to the Fireflies in the hopes of creating a vaccine for the CBI outbreak. Unbeknownst to Ellie, Joel killed the Fireflies who were going to kill Ellie to create a cure.
  • Tommy (Jeffrey Pierce) - Tommy is Joel's younger brother and is one of the leaders of the community in Jackson, alongside his wife Maria. Tommy is the only person aware of Joel's killing of the Fireflies and deception of Ellie. Tommy, like Ellie, is on his own quest for vengeance.[12]
  • Dina (Shannon Woodward)[13] - Dina is a shut friend and love interest of Ellie and a resident of the community in Jackson. She is Jesse's ex-girlfriend, and kisses Ellie which causes a stir in the community. Dina accompanies Ellie to Seattle as their human relationship develops.
  • Jesse (Stephen Chang)[13] - Jesse is a friend of Ellie, and Dina's ex-boyfriend. He is a resident of the community in Jackson, and accompanies Ellie on her quest.
  • Maria (Ashley Scott) – Maria is Tommy'south wife, and a member of the Jackson community.
  • Owen (Patrick Fugit) - Owen is a member of the WLF and Abby'south childhood friend and ex-boyfriend. He is in a relationship with Mel and is having a child with her.
  • Mel (Ashly Burch) - Mel is a medic and a member of the WLF. She is meaning with Owen's child, which causes tension between her and Abby.
  • Manny (Alejandro Edda) - Manny is a fellow member of the WLF and a friend and roommate of Abby's. He accompanies her to Jackson and fights alongside her in Seattle.
  • Nora (Chelsea Tavares) - Nora is a fellow member of the WLF and a friend of Abby'due south. She accompanies Abby to Jackson and is later sought out past Ellie.
  • Lev (Ian Alexander)[11] – Lev is a one-time member of a religious cult chosen the Seraphites set to wipe out all 'sin' in the globe after the outbreak. Lev is branded an apostate by the Serephites for shaving his hair and is hunted past them aslope his older sister, Yara. Lev becomes Abby's companion and assists her.
  • Yara (Victoria Grace)[eleven] – Yara is Lev's older sister who left the Seraphites with him, and is severely injured by them during their escape. She later accompanies Abby with Lev.
  • Isaac (Jeffrey Wright) – Isaac is the leader of the Washington Liberation Front, and a secondary antagonist in Abby'southward story.

Plot summary

In 2034, in Jackson, Joel Miller confesses to his blood brother Tommy that he killed Marlene and destroyed the Fireflies' main base in Salt Lake City to prevent them killing Ellie to create a vaccine for the Cordyceps brain infection. While shocked at the news, Tommy forgives his blood brother for the destruction of his former group. That night, Joel visits Ellie and gifts her a guitar, intent on cementing their surrogate father-daughter relationship and starting their new life together.[fourteen]

Past March, 2038, Joel and Ellie nevertheless live in relative peace in Jackson, but accept grown apart as Ellie discovered Joel's secret near his deportment at the St. Mary's Hospital and the killing of the head surgeon, Jerry Anderson.[15] While on patrol, Joel and Tommy salvage a stranger, Abby Anderson, from an infected horde. To escape a snow tempest, they flee on horseback to the Baldwin club where Abby's grouping are staying.[xiv]

Once within, the grouping reveal themselves as erstwhile Fireflies now based with the Washington Liberation Front (WLF), a militia group fighting a war with the religious fanatics known as the Seraphites in Seattle, Washington.[sixteen] Abby reveals herself as Jerry's daughter and desires revenge for what Joel did to him and the Fireflies to save Ellie.[17] The group attacks Joel and Tommy, knocking Tommy out and Abby proceeds to torture Joel.

Elsewhere, Ellie, her girlfriend Dina and friend Jesse leave Jackson to find the brothers. Hours later, Ellie reaches the club simply for Nick and Nora to restrain her and make her watch every bit Abby kills Joel. Ellie swears to impale them all for their actions, then is knocked out. Jesse and Dina later rescue her and Tommy and render Joel's torso to Jackson where he is buried.[14]

The next day, Tommy sets out for Seattle to hunt Abby, and Ellie and Dina follow him. By Apr, the pair reach the city and fight their way through the WLF, with Ellie killing one of Abby's friends, Jordan and finding Tommy has already tortured and killed Nick. Following Tommy's trail, they too locate Leah, killed hours earlier past Seraphites, and they boodle her corpse for information on Abby and her remaining friends. Before long subsequently, the duo escape an infected horde, during which Ellie breaks her mask. Once at a shelter in the deserted Elevation Theater, Ellie reveals she is immune to the CBI while Dina reveals she is pregnant. They balance for the night, during which Ellie plays a guitar and thinks back to her fifteenth altogether with Joel.[18]

The next day, Dina repairs an old FEDRA radio and uses it to track sightings by the WLF of a trespasser in Hillcrest. Bold information technology is Tommy, Ellie goes there to aid him. Even so, on arriving, she finds Jesse. The pair fight their way dorsum to the theater, where Ellie has Jesse protect the weak Dina while she pursues a atomic number 82 that Nora is at the Lakehill Seattle Hospital. On the way, Ellie encounters the Seraphites, and fights through a stalker-infested apartment complex. Once at the hospital, Ellie corners Nora in the basement and tortures her to reveal Abby's hideout at the aquarium. However, the incident leaves Ellie traumatized and regretful of what she's doing to avenge Joel.[fifteen]

The following morn, Jesse convinces Ellie they need to get Tommy to the theater and leave Seattle backside, stating he does non want to take a chance Dina's life further, who has grown sick. Ellie agrees, only while looking for Tommy, Ellie breaks off from Jesse to continue her pursuit of Abby. She reaches the aquarium, where she finds two more of Abby's friends; Owen and Mel. She attempts to interrogate them, merely is attacked, leading to a brawl that ends in Ellie killing the pair, leading her to break downwards from the stress of her actions. However, Tommy then arrives with Jesse, the pair disarming her to leave with them, but they leave her map behind.

That dark, the trio plan their road out of the city but Abby attacks them in the theater, having tracked them down. In a standoff, Jesse is killed and Tommy is taken hostage. Ellie begs Abby to let Tommy live in exchange for her life. Abby, enraged that Ellie and Tommy killed her friends, aims her gun at Ellie.[19]

The game now shifts perspective, displaying an analepsis of the prior 3 days, this time from Abby's perspective. On the starting time twenty-four hours, Abby fights on the front end lines with Manny Alvarez and Mel, who both worry Abby'due south actions in Jackson have not cleared her censor every bit she wanted. Later that day, Abby and Manny visit the WLF's leader, Isaac Dixon, at the forrard operating base (Fob), who reveals he wants the pair to atomic number 82 the WLF forces in an all-out attack on the Seraphites' isle. However, Abby refuses, having heard from Nora that Owen has been ostracized from the WLF for refusing to kill an quondam Seraphite. Isaac does not relent, leading Abby to flee the base to find Owen.

On the way, a Seraphite patrol ambushes and captures her. Abby escapes with the help of Lev and Yara, two Seraphites branded apostates because Lev refused to follow Seraphite traditions. Despite Yara breaking her arm in the escape, Abby leaves them at an abandoned part trailer. She reaches her individual hideout at the aquarium, where she finds a drunkard Owen speaking of a desire to find a rumored Firefly encampment in Santa Barbara. The pair have a heated argument that ends in them having sexual activity.[sixteen]

By morning, Abby is plagued by nightmares, leading her to return to the trailer to save Lev and Yara from pursuing Seraphites. She brings them dorsum to the aquarium, where Alice and Mel have arrived, also looking for Owen. Abby has Mel appraise Yara'south arm, concluding information technology needs to be amputated. Abby takes Lev out in to the urban center to recall supplies from the Lakehill Seattle Infirmary.

After fighting through an infected-filled hotel, the pair reach the hospital. Abby walks in, using her rank to get access, but is presently apprehended every bit Isaac has put out an society to capture her. Nora helps Abby escape and leads her to the basement, where supplies are still establish. Abby collects the medical supplies afterwards killing the rat king infected living at that place, and leaves the hospital with Lev. That nighttime, Mel operates on Yara, removing her arm and saving her life.[20]

By the morning, Lev flees from the aquarium to become back to his female parent at the Seraphite island. Yara, knowing their mother will kill Lev for having broken Seraphite traditions, convinces Abby to go to the island with her to rescue him. On the manner, Abby meets Manny once again at the marina and helps him advance on a sniper, who killed his team. They corner the sniper in a diner, simply for the sniper, who is actually Tommy, to surprise attack them. In the struggle, Manny is shot dead and Tommy nearly succeeds in killing Abby, but Yara saves her. Assuming Tommy drowned in the pier, Abby and Yara push on to the isle.

They achieve the island shortly before the WLF, led by Isaac, launch their invasion. Fighting through the Seraphites, the pair find Lev at the sibling's house, who killed his mother in self-defense force. The group sneak back through the isle but cross Isaac's WLF team. Yara kills Isaac, sacrificing herself so Lev and Abby can escape. The duo steal a horse and ride through the WLF and Seraphite's battle at Haven. They steal a boat and flee, leaving the two factions to kill each other.

Back at the aquarium, Abby and Lev discover Alice, Mel and Owen take all been killed. Lev finds a map, which reveals the killer'southward location. Following it, they head to the Pinnacle theater and break in through the upper levels. Abby sneaks downstairs to discover Tommy, back towards her, in the main hall. She trains her gun on him, and beats him to the floor.

It is at this point the flashback ends, as it has now defenseless up with the events of Ellie's story. Abby aims her gun at Ellie, only Tommy intervenes; Abby and Lev overpower and wound him. Ellie flees back stage, where Abby pursues her. They brawl, with the fight ending with Abby successfully defeating Ellie and Dina. Abby prepares to impale Dina, simply Lev convinces her not to. Abby leaves Ellie live, alert her to never cross her again.[21]

One twelvemonth later, Ellie and Dina returned to Jackson, now living on a subcontract with Dina and Jesse'south son, JJ. Yet, Ellie still suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder brought on by Joel's death and the events in Seattle. After Tommy gives her a lead that Abby and Lev moved to Santa Barbara, Ellie abandons her life with Dina and JJ to hunt and kill Abby again.[22]

In Santa Barbara, Abby and Lev are attempting to notice the Fireflies. They locate a radio station, and learn the group have moved to Catalina Island. Still, every bit they effort to reach it, a slave-owning group known as the Rattlers capture and torture them over several weeks, culminating in the pair attempting to escape but declining. Ellie arrives in Santa Barbara and finds the Rattler's base. She breaks in, freeing the prisoners and learns from their leader that Abby and Lev have been strung upwards on the beach to die.

She finds them there, and frees them. Knowing they are weak from their months of torture, she threatens to kill Lev if Abby doesn't fight her. Abby agrees. They fight in the water, with Abby biting Ellie's fingers off her. Ellie eventually pins Abby nether the water, but refuses to kill her later realizing killing Abby will not bring Joel back to her. She lets Abby and Lev flee on a boat to Catalina island while she returns to the farm.[23]

At the subcontract, Ellie finds Dina and JJ have left. She finds her guitar, only is unable to play it without all her fingers. She thinks back to the twenty-four hours prior to Joel's death in Jackson, when she reprimanded him for defending her from Seth'southward homophobic remarks at a political party. That night, they talked on Joel's porch, with the pair deciding they would attempt to repair their human relationship. In the present, Ellie sets the guitar down and leaves the subcontract.[24]

Gameplay

Ellie was originally intended to be the sole playable grapheme in the game's singleplayer campaign.[25] However, this changed at some point before release, with Joel, Ellie, and Abby all being playable for portions of the game. While multiplayer was originally planned to launch with the game,[26] it was revealed by Pb Game Designer Emilia Schatz that the game will not feature multiplayer, a statement later confirmed past a representative for Sony.[27]

The game features expanded traversal and stealth mechanics, including a jump push button, ability to go prone and a contrivance mechanic. Enemy AI has been improved, notably how human enemies will oftentimes communicate with each other, relaying information about Ellie's position through whistling. Crafting has besides been expanded, along with new ammo types (such every bit explosive arrows). Ii noteworthy additions are an "identification meter", which, in add-on to the audio cue from the start game, alerts the player to how close an enemy is to seeing them (while information technology's white, the player still has the opportunity to hibernate, but once it turns cherry-red, they have been spotted), and an "injury approximate", which indicates when the role player receives a serious wound (such as an pointer to the shoulder) and must press and hold the R1 button in social club to care for information technology. Another new addition is the ability to pick up glass bottles and/or bricks, and throw them, while running.[28]

The game as well features new enemy types as well. It contains ii new infected types. The first is the shambler type that emits acidic spores similar to bloaters except these are likewise exhibited immediately afterward death. Further, there is likewise a special unique dominate infected that is fought while playing as Abby. Further, at that place are also a new human enemy type that resemble the Animate being enemies encountered in the Uncharted series, some other game serial created by Naughty Domestic dog.

Development

In February 2014, creative director Neil Druckmann said the possibility of a sequel to the The Last of Usa was "about 50/fifty", and the team needed to develop a story "really worth telling, and that's not repeating itself".[29] In July 2014, community strategist Arne Meyer said that not considering a sequel "would be a disservice" to the studio and the fans.[xxx]

The get-go hints of a sequel in evolution came in a patch released for The Last of Us in 2014. Naughty Dog really leaked prototypes for Part II in the game files under the heading "matter ii image"; The Last of United states, when in development, was chosen "thing 1" in the game files.[31] Furthermore, in December 2014, character artist Michael Knowland (who previously worked with Naughty Dog on The Last of U.s.) updated his LinkedIn page to include The Terminal of The states 2 with him as the lead character artist who was designing head sculpts. Soon afterward his folio was updated to remove all mention of the sequel.[32]

At MetroCon 2015 in June, Nolan North, who portrays David in The Final of Usa and Nathan Drake in the Uncharted serial, was asked if he was involved in any future Naughty Domestic dog projects. He replied "For now, Uncharted four is the concluding one. I know they're doing The Last of Us 2, but my character in The Last of Us kind of met an untimely demise".[33] Druckmann afterward responded to N's comments, saying that a small squad at Naughty Domestic dog had explored ideas and begun building prototypes for a sequel, simply were interrupted when the team shifted their focus to evolution of Uncharted 4: A Thief'south Finish.[34]

Rumors briefly rose again after an Easter egg referring to The Last of Us appeared in Uncharted 4's denouement specifically a picture of a pregnant woman resembling Ellie with the title The Last of U.s.a.: American Daughters next to it.

Rumors peaked once more when GameInformer accidentally leaked images and information regarding a sequel to The Concluding of Us at E3 2016, specifically that Ellie would exist 19 years old and that the story would transition between the present and the past.[35] An epitome was too revealed on September 26, depicting a tattooed arm property a switchblade, plainly teasing the reveal of Ellie'southward tattoo.[36] Another affiche was likewise released on the aforementioned twenty-four hour period in 2017, this time depicting an arm holding a hammer amid flames that resemble the face of a wolf.[37] A third affiche was released by Naughty Dog to celebrate outbreak twenty-four hour period in 2018, the epitome displaying a human playing an acoustic guitar in the woods with a wolf next to him.[38]

Marketing

Official announcement at PSX 2016

On December 3, 2016 at Sony's annual PlayStation Experience event (PSX), Naughty Domestic dog closed the issue past officially announcing a sequel to The Last of The states via a reveal trailer, titled The Terminal of Us Function 2.[39] Ellie has been confirmed to be the main playable grapheme who will "play differently" than Joel from the original. Troy Baker and Ashley Johnson were likewise confirmed to reprise their roles equally Joel and Ellie respectively while Neil Druckmann will write the script. No release appointment has been appear and the game was noted to be in very early development by Shawn Layden.[forty] Druckmann besides remarked it was Naughty Canis familiaris's "almost ambitious game even so".[41]

Reveal trailer

The trailer opens with a sequence of five shots of a forested expanse. The rusty remains of an abandoned vehicle and a tree with claw marks in its trunk are shown as the photographic camera pans outwards. Some run-downwardly houses and so appear in the foreground, before an former 'Stop' route sign with the Firefly logo graffitied on it comes into view.

So the scene changes to Ellie saturday on a bed, tuning and afterward playing an acoustic guitar as she sings Through the Valley by Shawn James. The next shot reveals a tattoo on her arm every bit the camera cuts effectually the room, showing among many other things an open up window to Ellie's left. Some take noted the resemblance between this window and the window depicted on the main menu screen of the original game.[5]

While the music continues, a male figure enters through the front end door. Initially nada more than than a silhouette, the human being walks through the firm with a revolver in his right hand, taking stock of the several dead bodies littered in the building, unsaid to have been killed past Ellie. None of the bodies prove obvious signs of infection by the CBI from the original game.

The homo eventually enters Ellie'southward room, and the camera angle and so reveals his identity: Joel. The pair exchange the following dialogue:

Joel: "What are you doing, kiddo? You actually gonna become through with this?"
Ellie: "I'm gonna find... and I'g gonna kill... every last i of them."

The trailer ends on a closeup of Ellie'southward face earlier fading-in the title The Final of Us Part 2.

Every bit of January 2021, the trailer has been viewed over ix.1 million times on PlayStation's official YouTube channel.[42]

PSX Q&A

At a panel after the reveal, Neil Druckmann was asked why Naughty Dog ultimately decided to brand a sequel. He explained, "While a sequel may have seemed like a foregone conclusion, that wasn't the case. We knew that it needed to be a story worth telling... After spending years trying ideas, nosotros accept finally created a story worthy of Joel and Ellie." He likewise stated that the game was ultimately about human relationships, equally was The Terminal of Us, and that it wouldn't work without Joel and Ellie as "information technology is their journey."[43] [44]

Druckmann besides confirmed that Gustavo Santaolalla will render every bit the composer for the game'southward soundtrack,[45] having already created a new rendition of The Last of Us theme for the sequel that was also unveiled at PSX.[46] It has also been confirmed that Bruce Straley, who helped Druckmann make early prototypes for the new game,[47] did not return to assist Druckmann with directing the sequel, instead taking a sabbatical after the pair finished working on the DLC for Uncharted,[48] and subsequently leaving Naughty Dog.[49] In his place, Halley Gross volition be co-writing the story with Druckmann.[fifty] On April vii, it was revealed that actress Shannon Woodward would play a function in the game.[51]

The game will utilize new move capture technology for its characters as well as an unabridged new engine for the PlayStation 4.[52] Early reports from Druckmann indicate that Ellie is expected to play "different to Joel", particularly in regards to movement and speed.[53]

PGW 2017 trailer

At Paris Games Week on October 30, 2017, Naughty Dog released another trailer depicting new survivors, namely: Lev, Yara, Emily, and Abby, whose proper noun was non revealed at the fourth dimension. As of Apr 2021, the trailer has been viewed over 6.3 meg times on PlayStation's official YouTube channel. Neil Druckmann has also remarked that these new characters volition be integral to Joel and Ellie'south journeying in the game.[41] To create the unnamed woman'due south physique required the utilize of a body-builder double.[54]

Teaser trailer

The trailer uses the opening cutscene from the level "The Forrest". Information technology opens to a clearing at night, in the middle of a wood, with burning cars littering the scene as it rains heavily. The photographic camera follows the entire scene in one take.

Two men appear, dragging Abby beyond the ground to Emily, where they subsequently hang her past a rope next to several other corpses. Equally Abby struggles to breathe, Emily draws a knife, poking the Abby's tum, taunting her. The two men appear again, this fourth dimension dragging Yara. Emily taunts Yara also, the latter retaliating by spitting in her face. Irritated, Emily has the ii men pin Yara down to "clip her wings" with a hammer.

After breaking 1 arm, an arrow flies out of the nearby woods, killing one of the men, enabling Yara to kill the other with the hammer. Emily draws a revolver, firing into the woods every bit more arrows fly. Yara gets to her feet, prompting Emily to aim at her. Yet, Abby uses her legs to trap Emily in her grip, allowing Yara to kill her with the hammer also. Thunder briefly erupts as Abby allows Emily's corpse to fall to the ground.

With Emily dead, Yara collapses against a nearby wall, clutching her cleaved arm. From the woods, Lev appears with his bow. He checks on Yara, who orders him to free Abby, which he hesitantly does. Abby proceeds to pry the hammer from Emily'due south corpse before telling the others to prepare themselves. From the woods, a group of infected charge at the trio before the trailer cuts to black.[55]

PSX 2017

In December, 2017, Neil Druckmann alongside the chief cast for The Last of United states Part II and boyfriend author Halley Gross, appeared to answer questions regarding the upcoming release of the game. Druckmann and Gross revealed the game was "about 50 to threescore%" consummate and Druckmann himself teased that Gross provided an idea to "become a grapheme pregnant". For the event, Ashley Johnson and Troy Baker performed Wayfaring Stranger by Johnny Greenbacks, equally a duet to open up their segment, performing in role. Druckmann left information technology up to opinion as to whether the lyrics in the song, which focused on a journey for the two to a "mother and savior", were literal or metaphorical. Druckmann besides revealed the story they wrote is "big" with "hopeful" moments, to dissimilarity the overall theme of hate. Gross also stated the story will provide the characters an accurate arc that will abound and change them.[56]

E3 2018

On June xi, 2018, Naughty Dog showcased more content from the game to an audition. Gustavo Santaolalla played alive music (a segment from the game's score) for the audience and Shawn Layden introduced a gameplay demonstration for Office II. The demonstration showcased new melee combat, stealth mechanics, in-game graphics and likewise provided a await into the locations the role player volition encounter while playing as the 19-year-old Ellie. Spliced aslope the gameplay was the cinematic reveal of the characters Dina and Jesse, the old is Ellie'south intimate partner while the latter is a member of Tommy'southward community, depicting them at a dance.[13]

Land of Play 2019

On September xx, 2019, Naughty Domestic dog posted a video on Twitter teasing The Concluding of Us Role Two details to be revealed during PlayStation'south State of Play broadcast a few days afterwards on September 24. For each day upwards until the event, they tweeted a new teaser video showcasing an artifact for several key characters.[57]

During the State of Play broadcast that went live on September 24, Naughty Dog unveiled a 3 minute trailer for The Concluding of Us Part II revealing the game'due south release engagement every bit February 21, 2020. The trailer also included more details regarding the game's plot and gameplay itself of different environments and locations, including combat with new infected types and dogs. It also confirmed Joel will join Ellie on her journey and that Jeffrey Pierce would also reprise his role as Tommy.[58] [12]

The game was originally set to be released on May 29, 2020.[59] However, Naughty Dog appear on April 4, 2020 that, while The Last of Us Function Ii was finished, they could not ship concrete copies due to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak.[60] As such, the release date was changed to June 19, 2020.[4]

Country of Play, May 2020

On May 27, ahead of the game's June 19 release on PS4, Neil Druckmann provided a farther release of Role II content. Included was further gameplay, notably Ellie's ability to swim and the utilize of a boat and rope to traverse terrain, a backstory expansion for the Washington Liberation Front end and Seraphites (who are at war with i another) as well as showcasing a new extended gameplay sequence.

Druckmann expressed that Naughty Dog staff aimed to make the areas players explore in the game as beautiful, big, and authentic as possible. He also elaborated that much of the story will occur in the Seattle area. Besides, the open environments apparently will lead to several story moments that act equally actress parts to the primary story, pregnant the thespian does not have to engage or discover these moments to progress the story.[61]

2020 TV Commercials

A calendar week earlier release, a thirty second commercial was run on Tv along with an extended version that was uploaded on all official PlayStation accounts.[62] These two versions both feature Ellie running through Seattle accompanied by a cover ofTrue Faith past New Order. There are ii versions, with Ellie holding a revolver in the American version and a switchblade in the European version.[63] The European version of the Television set commercial also contained an alternate version of the cover with slight pronunciation and instrumentation changes.[64]

Release and reception

The Concluding of Us Part 2 released to universal acclaim among critics worldwide. Many praised the game for its visuals, gameplay, and story. GameSpot's Kallie Plagge remarked the game'south gainsay was "intense and exhilarating", liking how the game maintained the freedom from the first game for players to choose between stealth or gunplay during combat, though did criticize that the level's sizes were also expansive, especially since collectibles bachelor in such areas did non match the size of the level design. They ended the game's duration of more than than 20 hours could accept been considerably shorter.[69]

Chris Carter from Destructoid wrote praise regarding the actors, particularlyAshley Johnson's operation as Ellie, and the game's environments, believing the Naughty Dog developers brought the game's setting to life in a way that surpasses the previous installment. In fact, they declare it the best looking game on the PlayStation 4 panel. However, they would have liked if the game did differ more from the outset one, remarking "Office II is essentially the same wheel from the offset game." Still, Carter concludes "Part II improves on what it's predecessor did in 2013."[lxx] Euro Gamer'southward Oli Walsh agreed Johnson was the stand out performance but especially praised Gustavo Santaolalla's score for the game, believing the music was "fantabulous" in conjunction with its "minimalism".[65]

However, some were disquisitional that the game failed to evolve much from its predecessor. Maddy Myers from Polygon remarked that Office II failed to live up to the offset game, citing the graphic symbol'southward lack of growth and the dull story that felt bloated and long, citing the game'south critical problem was its poor pacing and failure to justify its own beingness as a sequel.[72] Koji Fukuyama from IGN agrees, saying they also found the amount of combat encounters "excessive", believing the developers failed to strike the balance between combat, story and exploration that the starting time game excelled at.[68] In fact, Myers believed the game'southward combat additions with dog enemies, new infected types and ability to go prone was a "half-hearted" effort to hibernate that the game was little more than the beginning game with a new engine. They expanded that, while it was withal a stiff game, the industry had evolved in the seven years since the showtime game's release so they were expecting more than from this sequel, rather than simply more of the same. Regardless, they still thought the game was aesthetically "gorgeous" and would have received higher praise if it wasn't so similar to The Last of Us, which Myers believed the superior game.[72]

IGN's Jonathan Dornbush contested such claims, believing the gameplay was a "satisfying development" from the get-go game with a "profound story" that justified it's creation. They go as far to say "The Terminal of Us Function two is a masterpiece that evolves the gameplay, cinematic storytelling, and rich earth pattern of the original in nearly every fashion."[67] Andy McNamara from Game Informer agreed, writing that Office Ii was "the all-time narrative game [they] ever played", highlighting the complex story and compelling characters.[66]

The game sold 4 million copies in its first three days, setting a new franchise record.[76]

External links

  • Official website
  • The Last of Us Office Ii on IMDb
  • Facebook page
  • Twitter folio
  • Twitch page

Gallery

Teaser posters

Concept art

Official stills

E3 2018 official stills

Videos

References

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Characters and groups in The Last of Us Function Two

Playable characters Ellie · Abby Anderson · Joel Miller
FEDRA group icon.png FEDRA / U.S. armed forces Adams · Avery · Benny · Carmelo Torres · Light-green · Irina · Kieran · Mali · Miller · Paul Douglas · Perez · Seb · Victor · Ward
Fireflies group icon.png Fireflies Jerry Anderson · Kari · Marlene
Jackson Adam · Alex · Astrid · Bonnie · Buckley · Cat · Chad · Claire Linden · Dina · Ellie · Eric · Eugene Linden · Greg · Gustavo · Japan · Joel Miller · Jesse · JJ · Kristen · Maria Miller · Mina · Robin · Seth · Shimmer · Sidney · Tara · Tommy Miller · William · Willy
Rattlers group icon.png Rattlers Large Rattler · Pat · Small Rattler
Seraphites group icon.pngSeraphites August · Cabel · Constance · Duncan · Edmund · Emily · Emmett · Eva · Ezra · Harper · Henry· Jimmy · Karen · Lev · Seraphite · Lyra · Marcus · Moira · Seraphite Prophet · Walter · Yara and Lev's female parent · Yara · Zachary
Santa Barbara Abuela · Andrew · Arnie · Jenny · Logan · McKenzie · Ori · Rattler prisoner
Seattle A.J. Malidore · Aaron · Alfie · B · Barnes · Beth · Bo · Boris Legasov · Colin · Dale · Dewey · Don Carter · Ellen · Erin · Fran · Heather · Heidi · Horace · Jake · James · Jiao · Josephine Roberts · Julia · Kayla Higashi · Kyle Peters · Leon Travis · Mei · Neal Grant · Paige Vickers · Quinn · Randall · Raul · Ruby · Sam · Scott · Sheryl · Simon Vickers · Sofia Legasov · Staci · Steven · Susie · The Brandmans · Tom · Uli · Viv · Volition · Yolanda · Zivah Saunders
WLF group icon.png WLF Abby Anderson · Adam Peters · Alice · Alison Cole · Andre Dominguez · Comport · Cam · Carter · Chevy · Chris Marsh · Danny · Davis · Derek · Eddie · Emma Patterson · Foster · Gavin · Hernandez · Hugo Gonzalez · Isaac Dixon · Jason Patterson · Jensen · Ji-And so Huang · Jo · John · Hashemite kingdom of jordan · Jules · Kent · Leah · Lewis · Luis Sanchez · Manny Alvarez · Marcus Wilson · Marquez · Marta · Matt · Mel · Melissa · Mike · Misha · Mr. Alvarez · Nick · Nora Harris · Owen Moore · Pat · Paul · Price · Rebecca · Roger · Ross · Rue · Sal · Sally · Sam · Sandra · Scott · Tina · Vicky · Whitney · Whyte · Wilson · Woods · Wright · Immature · Zelda
Other characters Bill · Sarah Miller · Talia
Groups Center for Disease Control · Federal Disaster Response Agency · Fireflies · Infected (Runners · Stalkers · Clickers · Bloaters · Shamblers · Rat king) · Rattlers · Ravens · Seraphites · Survivors · United States war machine · Washington Liberation Front

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Chapters of The Last of U.s. Part II

"Jackson" "Prologue" · "Waking Up" · "The Overlook" · "Patrol" · "The Horde" · "The Chalet" · "Packing Up"
"Seattle Twenty-four hours 1" "The Gate" · "Downtown" · "Eastbrook Elementary" · "Capitol Hill" · "Channel thirteen" · "The Tunnels" · "The Theater" · "The Altogether Gift"
"Seattle Twenty-four hour period ii" "Hillcrest" · "Finding Strings" · "The Seraphites" · "St. Mary'south Infirmary"
"Seattle 24-hour interval three" "Road to the Aquarium" · "The Flooded City" · "Infiltration"
"The Park" "Tracking Lesson"
"Seattle Day 1" "The Stadium" · "On Foot" · "The Forwards Base" · "The Aquarium" · "Hostile Territory" · "Winter Visit" · "The Wood" · "The Declension" · "Render to the Declension"
"Seattle Day ii" "The Shortcut" · "The Descent" · "Ground Zippo" · "Render to the Aquarium"
"Seattle Day three" "The Marina" · "The Island" · "The Escape" · "The Confrontation"
"The Farm" "The Subcontract"
"Santa Barbara" "2425 Constance" · "Pushing Inland" · "The Resort" · "The Beach"
"The Subcontract" "Epilogue"

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Scripts of The Last of Us series
The Last of Us · The Final of U.s.a. Part II · The Terminal of Us: Left Behind

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Weapons and items in The Last of U.s. Part II

Long guns Bolt-action rifle · Bow · Crossbow · Double butt shotgun · Flamethrower · Pump shotgun · Semi-machine rifle · Silenced submachine gun
Short guns Hunting pistol · Armed forces pistol · Revolver · Semi-auto pistol
Melee weapons 2x4 · Baseball bat · Baton · Club · Crowbar · Felling axe · Burn axe · Hammer · Hatchet · Kukri · Machete · Pickaxe · Pipe · Shiv · Sickle · Switchblade · Tomahawk · Wrench
Craftable items Arrows · Explosive pointer · Health kit · Hunting pistol ammo · Incendiary shells · Melee upgrade · Molotov · Pipage bomb · Shiv · Silencer · Smoke bomb · Stun bomb · Trap mine
Supplies Ammunition · Crafting materials · Parts · Supplements
Other items Armor · Backpack · Bottle · Brick · Flashlight · Gas mask · Weapon holster
Miscellaneous Safe · Workbench

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Collectibles in The Last of U.s. Part Two

Artifacts Ellie'southward journal · Volunteer request · Unnamed artifact (Jackson) · A note to Santa · Supermarket amends · Good male child philharmonic · Eugene's Firefly pendant · Eugene's ultimatum · Photo of Eugene and Tommy · Joel's picket · Map of Seattle · Refugee note · Infected infographic · Isaac's orders · Checkpoint gate codes · Rooftop note · FEDRA census document · Bank heist plans · Depository financial institution robber letter · Antique band · Cache hunter note · Alphabetic character from Isaac · WLF community supply chest notation · Street cartoon · WLF condom firm supply note · Pet store central · Join WLF notation · Note to informant · Emergency protocols memo · Rabbi Saunders' letter · Plea to a friend letter · Lt. Torres' final memorandum · List of known WLF agitators · WLF recruiter journal · Leah'due south notation · Leah's photograph · Isaac's mandate · Chevy's apology · Raul's olive branch · Rebecca's tip off · Tower doodles · Raul's business relationship · Fran's refusal · Austerity store reminder · Dad's pep talk · Subway notation · Whittled statue · Soda can annotation · Locker room note · Subway station note · Program for Cassandra · Lone FEDRA soldier journal #1 · Alone FEDRA soldier journal #two · The Sick Habit flyer / set list · Suicide note · Bring together WLF annotation · Boris' daughter's cartoon · Yolanda's note · Demand a programme note · Condolence note · Notation in Hillcrest tattoo parlor · Turn in Boris notation · Dale'southward philharmonic · Boris' confession · Rosemont's flyer · Tara's invitation · WLF target list · Last letter to husband · Evacuation letter · WLF deserter letter · Dying husband'due south plea · Pharmacy notation · Hospital supply list · Garage note · Bookstore annotation · Textile note · Stash annotation · Shambler annotation · Sniper's note · Encampment annotation · Arcade flyer · Arcade annotation · Owen's drawing of Abby · Thank you lot card from Mel · Zoo holiday brochure · WLF gun cache annotation · WLF interrogator letter · Scar'due south suicide note · Plea to Seraphite Prophet · Jasmine Baker safety · Strange relic · Seraphite prayer to Prophet - Peace · Prayer for victory · Seraphite prayer to Prophet - Respect · Seraphite prayer to Prophet - Steed · Seraphite prayer to Prophet - Prosperity · Seraphite prayer to Prophet - Pairing · WLF soldier meets Prophet letter · Letter from Seraphite father to son · Failed truce · Infirmary note · Mutiny note · Ferry log · Amputation supplies · Survivor plea · Neighbor exchange · Scavenging list · Seraphite truce · Seraphite orders · Gym safe lawmaking · FEDRA orders · FEDRA final note · Addendum letter · Soldier's letter · Chapel note · Patient's note · Medico'south note · Marina note · WLF scout journal · Venison distribution note · Mournful prayer notation · Young Seraphite's periodical · Unnamed antiquity (Santa Barbara) · Abby'south note · Mansion notation · Runaway warning · Santa Barbara slave note · Rattler'southward letter domicile
Trading cards Seismicayla · The Keene Twins · Tesseracter · Laurent Foucault, CEO SPARK · Motivator · The Starfire Kids · Chessmaster · Oozer · Md Uckmann · Das Wort · Flo · Large Blue · Know It All · Cardio · Kinnard, Esq. · Rockafella · Doctor Stem · Sergeant Frost · Candelabra · Bizarrebra · Kimimela · The Imp · Dr. Daniela Star · Bastet · Mortem · Beyond · The Nighthawk · Saura · Wachumero · Sahir the Magician · Naledi the Youthful · Brainstorm · Reverb · The Austringer · Randy Styles · Shift · Star Sign · Arch-Enemy · Doppelganger · Bhat M'Andarr · Esquire · Tormentra · Tanager · Tatuaje · Seff-L'ho'phad · Khazakh Brilliant · CBB-73 · Sparkthug
Coins Virginia · Alaska · Maine · New Bailiwick of jersey · Vermont · Kentucky · Massachusetts · Ohio · Indiana · California · New Mexico · South Carolina · North Dakota · Alabama · Westward Virginia · Utah · Mississippi · Nevada · Colorado · Illinois · Oregon · Wisconsin · Rhode Island · Missouri · Washington · Hawaii · Kansas · Louisiana · Idaho · North Carolina · Montana · Arkansas
Training manuals Crafting · Stealth · Explosives · Precision · Covert Ops · Close Quarters · Firearms · Ordinance

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Locations inside the United States in The Terminal of United states serial
California Catalina Island · Santa Barbara (2425 Constance · Mesa Bluff Park · Rattler dome)
Colorado Bedrock (Colorado Mountain Plaza · Academy of Eastern Colorado) · Denver · Silver Lake (Warren Coal Mining · Whitefish Lake)
Connecticut Hartford
Georgia Atlanta
Massachusetts Boston (Boston museum · The Goldstone Building · Liberty Gardens (Raja's Arcade) · Massachusetts Country House · Mission Hill Pier · State Street Subway Station) · Lincoln (Lincoln Loftier School · St. Paul'southward Lutheran Church)
Pennsylvania Pittsburgh (The Hotel M · Spenzür Architecture · Waverly Township · Fort Duquesne Bridge)
Texas Austin (Miller Residence)
Utah Table salt Lake Metropolis (Forest Park · Logan James Bus Station · Saint Mary'due south Infirmary)
Washington Seattle (Bay Hardware · Capitol Hill · Chinatown-International District · Eastbrook Elementary · Forwards operating base · Hillcrest · Hotel Blacray · KMAB 13 News Station · Lakehill Seattle Hospital · Tiptop Theater · Seattle Conference Center · Seattle Courthouse · Seattle Waterfront Aquarium · Seraphite island (Oasis · Old Town) · Serevena Hotel · SoundView Stadium · Seattle Synagogue · Westlake Bank)
Wyoming Jackson (Ellie's house · Jackson Cemetery · Joel's firm) · Jackson County (Baldwin mansion · Ellie and Dina's subcontract · Eugene'southward library · Greenplace Market · Hidden Pines Corral · Jackson County Ability Constitute) · Wyoming Museum of Science and History
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