the last of us part 2


the last of us part 2

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The Las of Us Pa II

Co f o he devas a i g physical a d emo io al epe cussio s of Ellie’s ac io s.

Five yea s af e hei da ge ous jou ey ac oss he pos -pa demic U i ed S a es, Ellie a d Joel have se led dow i Jackso , Wyomi g. Livi g amo gs a h ivi g commu i y of su vivo s has allowed hem peace a d s abili y, despi e he co s a h ea of he i fec ed a d o he , mo e despe a e su vivo s.

Whe a viole eve dis up s ha peace, Ellie emba ks o a ele less jou ey o ca y ou jus ice a d fi d closu e. As she hu s hose espo sible o e by o e, she is co f o ed wi h he devas a i g physical a d emo io al epe cussio s of he ac io s.

A G ou d-b eaki g Expe ie ce

A complex a d emo io al s o y

Expe ie ce he escala i g mo al co flic s c ea ed by Ellie’s ele less pu sui of ve gea ce. The cycle of viole ce lef i he wake will challe ge you o io s of igh ve sus w o g, good ve sus evil, a d he o ve sus villai .

Te se a d despe a e ac io -su vival gameplay

New a d evolved gameplay sys ems delive upo he life-o -dea h s akes of Ellie’s jou ey h ough he hos ile wo ld. Feel he despe a e s uggle fo su vival h ough imp oved fea u es such as high-i e si y melee comba , fluid moveme , a d dy amic s eal h. A b oad va ie y of weapo s, c af i g i ems, skills, a d upg ades allows you o pe so alize Ellie’s capabili ies o you play s yle.

A beau iful ye da ge ous wo ld

Se ou o Ellie’s jou ey, aki g he f om he peaceful mou ai s a d fo es s of Jackso o he lush, ove g ow ui s of g ea e Sea le. E cou e ew su vivo g oups, u familia a d eache ous e vi o me s, a d e ifyi g evolu io s of he i fec ed. B ough o life by he la es i e a io of he Naugh y Dog e gi e, he deadly cha ac e s a d wo ld a e mo e ealis ic a d me iculously de ailed ha eve befo e.

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The Las of Us Pa II

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PS5 e ha ced pe fo ma ce pa ch

The f ee* PS5 e ha ced pe fo ma ce pa ch is available ow!   O ce playe s i s all Pa ch 1.08 fo The Las of Us Pa II, hey will fi d a oggle i he display op io s ha allows hem o choose be wee a f ame a e a ge of 30 fps o 60 fps. This allows playe s o choose hei p efe ed f ame a e o compleme he e ha ceme s ha a e pa of he PlayS a io 5’s backwa d compa ibili y wi h PlayS a io 4’s games such as e ha ced esolu io , fas e load imes, a d mo e.

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The official podcas akes lis e e s h ough he g ou db eaki g jou ey of The Las of Us a d he maki g of he highly a icipa ed Pa II. Hos Ch is ia Spice alks o W i e a d C ea ive Di ec o Neil D uckma , s a s T oy Bake a d Ashley Joh so , a d o he ale s a d visio a ies who b ough he games o life.

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The Las of Us Pa II

The Las of Us Pa II is a 2020 ac io -adve u e game developed by Naugh y Dog a d published by So y I e ac ive E e ai me fo he PlayS a io 4. Se five yea s af e The Las of Us (2013), he game focuses o wo playable cha ac e s i a pos -apocalyp ic U i ed S a es whose lives i e wi e: Ellie, who se s ou fo eve ge af e suffe i g a agedy, a d Abby, a soldie who becomes i volved i a co flic be wee he mili ia a d a eligious cul . The game is played f om a hi d-pe so pe spec ive a d allows he playe o figh huma e emies a d ca ibalis ic zombie-like c ea u es wi h fi ea ms, imp ovised weapo s, a d s eal h.

Developme of The Las of Us Pa II bega i 2014, soo af e he elease of The Las of Us Remas e ed. Neil D uckma e u ed as c ea ive di ec o , co-w i i g he s o y wi h Halley G oss. The hemes of eve ge a d e ibu io we e i spi ed by D uckma ‘s expe ie ces g owi g up i Is ael. Ashley Joh so ep ises he ole as Ellie, while Lau a Bailey was cas as Abby. Thei pe fo ma ces i cluded he simul a eous eco di g of mo io a d voice. The develope s pushed he ech ical capabili ies of he PlayS a io 4 du i g developme . Gus avo Sa aolalla e u ed o compose a d pe fo m he game’s sco e. Developme epo edly i cluded a c u ch schedule of 12-hou wo kdays.

Followi g some delays, pa ly due o he COVID-19 pa demic, The Las of Us Pa II was eleased o Ju e 19, 2020. I eceived c i ical acclaim, wi h p aise fo i s gameplay, audio desig , sco e, pe fo ma ces, cha ac e s, a d visual fideli y, hough i s a a ive a d hemes divided c i ics. I was he subjec of eview bombi g o Me ac i ic, wi h some playe c i icism di ec ed a pa icula sce es, chap e s, a d cha ac e s; discou se su ou di g he game became adve sa ial. Pa II is o e of he bes -selli g PlayS a io 4 games a d he fas es -selli g PlayS a io 4 exclusive, wi h ove fou millio u i s sold i i s elease weeke d, a d ove e millio by 2022. I holds he eco d fo mos Game of he Yea awa ds, a d eceived mul iple o he accolades f om awa ds shows a d gami g publica io s.

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The Las of Us Pa II is a ac io -adve u e game played f om a hi d-pe so pe spec ive fea u i g eleme s of he su vival ho o ge e.12 The playe ave ses pos -apocalyp ic e vi o me s such as buildi gs a d fo es s o adva ce he s o y. The playe ca use fi ea ms, imp ovised weapo s, a d s eal h o defe d agai s hos ile huma s a d ca ibalis ic c ea u es i fec ed by a mu a ed s ai of he Co dyceps fu gus.3 Co ol i e mi e ly swi ches be wee Ellie a d Abby;1 he playe also b iefly co ols Joel i he ope i g seque ce.4 The imble a u e of he playe cha ac e i oduces pla fo mi g eleme s, allowi g he playe o jump a d climb o ave se e vi o me s a d gai adva ages du i g comba .5 The playe ca b eak glass objec s such as wi dows o access ce ai a eas o ob ai supplies.6 Some a eas a e aviga ed by ho se o boa .37

I comba , he playe ca use lo g- a ge weapo s such as ifles a d bows,38 a d sho – a ge weapo s such as pis ols a d evolve s.5 The playe is able o scave ge limi ed-use melee weapo s such as mache es a d hamme s,9 a d h ow b icks a d bo les o dis ac o a ack e emies.10 Collec ed i ems ca be used o upg ade weapo s a wo kbe ches11 o c af equipme such as heal h ki s, Molo ov cock ails, a d makeshif sile ce s.1 The playe ca collec suppleme s o upg ade skills i a skill ee; ai i g ma uals fou d h oughou he e vi o me u lock addi io al skill ee b a ches, allowi g upg ades o a ibu es such as he heal h me e , c af i g speed, a d ammu i io ypes.12

Though he playe ca a ack e emies di ec ly, hey ca also use s eal h o a ack u de ec ed o s eak pas hem.1 Lis e Mode allows he playe o loca e e emies h ough a heigh e ed se se of hea i g a d spa ial awa e ess, i dica ed as ou li es visible h ough walls a d objec s.10 I he cove sys em, he playe ca c ouch behi d obs acles o gai adva ages i comba , a d ca also c awl i a p o e posi io o evade e emies.13 Hos ile e emies use a ificial i ellige ce; hey may ake cove o call fo assis a ce, a d ca ake adva age whe he playe is dis ac ed, ou of ammu i io , o i a figh .14 The playe may be impaled by a a ow, which will p og essively dec ease hei heal h me e a d disables Lis e Mode u il emoved whe i cove .15 Playe compa io s, such as Di a, assis i comba by killi g e emies o a ou ci g hei loca io .16 The game also i oduces gua d dogs ha ack he playe ‘s sce , which ca be visualized i Lis e Mode.1

Plo edi

Af e he eve s of he fi s game, Joel Mille (T oy Bake ) co fesses o his b o he Tommy (Jeff ey Pie ce) his espo sibili y i p eve i g he Fi eflies a emp i g o fi d a cu e fo he Co dyceps fu gus pa demic by savi g Ellie (Ashley Joh so ) f om a ope a io ha would have killed he . Fou yea s la e , Joel a d Ellie have buil a life i Jackso , Wyomi g, hough hei ela io ship has become s ai ed. While o pa ol, Joel a d Tommy escue a s a ge , Abby A de so (Lau a Bailey), f om a I fec ed ho de. They e u o a ou pos u by Abby’s g oup, fo me Fi eflies ow pa of he Washi g o Libe a io F o (WLF), a mili ia g oup based i Sea le, Washi g o . The g oup a ack Joel a d Tommy; Abby seeks eve ge agai s Joel fo mu de i g he fa he , he Fi efly su geo (De ek Phillips) who was o pe fo m he ope a io o Ellie. Mea while, Ellie a d he gi lf ie d Di a (Sha o Woodwa d) leave Jackso i sea ch of he b o he s. Ellie e e s he WLF camp o wi ess Abby bea Joel o dea h, a d swea s eve ge.

Tommy se s ou fo Sea le o hu Abby, a d Ellie a d Di a follow him. Af e escapi g a WLF ambush, Ellie eveals he immu i y o Di a, who i u eveals she is p eg a . The ex day, Ellie pu sues Tommy alo e a d e cou e s Jesse (S ephe Cha g), Di a’s ex-boyf ie d, who followed hem o Sea le. While sea chi g fo Abby’s f ie d, No a Ha is (Chelsea Tava es), Ellie e cou e s he Se aphi es, a cul locked i a ba le wi h he WLF ove co ol of Sea le. Ellie acks dow No a a d o u es he fo i fo ma io o Abby’s loca io , which auma izes Ellie. The followi g day, she kills wo mo e membe s of Abby’s g oup, he p eg a Mel (Ashly Bu ch) a d he boyf ie d Owe Moo e (Pa ick Fugi ). A flashback eveals ha , yea s ea lie , Ellie aveled o he Fi efly hospi al i Sal Lake Ci y a d lea ed he u h. Devas a ed, she cu ies wi h Joel. I he p ese , Ellie’s g oup is ambushed by Abby, who kills Jesse a d holds Tommy hos age.

Th ee days ea lie , Abby lea s ha Owe , he ex-boyf ie d, has go e missi g while i ves iga i g Se aphi e ac ivi y. Abby sea ches fo Owe a d is cap u ed by he Se aphi es. She is escued by Ya a (Vic o ia G ace) a d Lev (Ia Alexa de ), Se aphi e sibli gs who have bee b a ded apos a es af e Lev defied Se aphi e adi io s. Though Ya a suffe s a b oke a m, Abby leaves hem o fi d Owe who, disillusio ed wi h he wa , pla s o sail o Sa a Ba ba a, Califo ia, whe e he Fi eflies may be eg oupi g. Abby e u s o escue Ya a a d Lev, a d avels ac oss Sea le wi h Lev o e ieve medical supplies f om he WLF hospi al so Mel ca ampu a e Ya a’s a m. Af e he su ge y, Lev u s away o co vi ce his devou mo he o leave he Se aphi e cul , fo ci g Abby a d Ya a o pu sue him. They fi d him i he Se aphi e se leme , whe e Lev has accide ally killed his mo he i self-defe se. The io flee as he WLF begi s a assaul o he Se aphi es. Abby be ays he WLF o save Lev, a d Ya a sac ifices he self o allow Abby a d Lev o escape. The pai e u o fi d Owe a d Mel dead a d a map lef by Ellie leadi g o he hideou . Abby shoo s Tommy, impai i g him, a d b awls wi h Ellie a d Di a, ove powe i g hem. A Lev’s i sis e ce, Abby spa es hem a d ells hem o leave Sea le.

Seve al mo hs la e ,17 Ellie a d Di a a e livi g o a fa m, aisi g Di a a d Jesse’s so , hough Ellie suffe s f om pos – auma ic s ess. Whe Tommy a ives wi h i fo ma io o Abby’s whe eabou s, Ellie leaves o fi d he , despi e Di a’s pleas o s ay. Abby a d Lev a ive i Sa a Ba ba a sea chi g fo he Fi eflies, who hey discove a e eg oupi g a Ca ali a Isla d, Califo ia, bu a e cap u ed, o u ed, a d lef o die by he slave-keepi g Ra le s. Ellie a ives a Sa a Ba ba a a d escues he pai . Th ea e i g o kill Lev, Ellie fo ces Abby o figh he , du i g which Abby bi es off wo of Ellie’s fi ge s. Ellie ove powe s he bu has a cha ge of hea a d le s he live. Abby a d Lev sail o he Fi eflies. Ellie e u s o he fa mhouse a d fi ds i emp y. She ies o play Joel’s gui a wi h he damaged ha d, ecalls he las co ve sa io wi h Joel i which she exp essed he willi g ess o fo give him, a d leaves.18

Developme edi

Ea ly s o y co cep s fo The Las of Us Pa II we e co ceived du i g he developme of The Las of Us i 2013.1920 Naugh y Dog bega developme i 2014, soo af e he elease of The Las of Us Remas e ed.21 By Augus 2017, wi h he elease of U cha ed: The Los Legacy, he e i e 350-pe so eam a Naugh y Dog had shif ed o develop Pa II.2223 Neil D uckma led developme as c ea ive di ec o a d w i e , ep isi g his ole f om The Las of Us a d U cha ed 4: A Thief’s E d (2016).2425 A ho y Newma a d Ku Ma ge au we e selec ed o be co-game di ec o s fo Pa II,26 ove seei g gameplay eleme s such as level desig a d mecha ics.27 Fo he fi al mo hs of developme , he eam was fo ced o wo k f om home due o he COVID-19 pa demic.23 I o al, app oxima ely 2,169 develope s ac oss 14 s udios wo ked o he game.28

D uckma w o e he s o y wi h Halley G oss.23 The eam expe ime ed wi h diffe e plo s uc u es a d co side ed sc appi g he p ojec u il hey se led o a idea ha mi o ed he fi s game;29 D uckma said ha whe eas The Las of Us is abou he ex eme measu es o e would ake fo love, Pa II is mo e abou how fa o e would go o b i g jus ice fo hose hey love.30 The hemes of eve ge a d e ibu io we e i spi ed by D uckma ‘s expe ie ces g owi g up i Is ael, whe e viole ce was a f eque opic.23 He ecalled wa chi g foo age of he 2000 Ramallah ly chi g, a d how, af e hea i g he chee i g c owds, his mi d u ed o viole hough s abou b i gi g he pe pe a o s o jus ice.3132 He wa ed he playe o feel a hi s fo eve ge befo e maki g hem ealize he eali y of hei ac io s.23 D uckma said o he hemes i clude ibalism, auma, a d he pu sui of jus ice.30 A is s a Naugh y Dog aveled o Sea le o a alyze he a chi ec u e, vege a io , ma e ials, opog aphy, ligh i g, a d cap u e pho o ealis ic ex u es.2933

Ashley Joh so a d T oy Bake ep ise hei oles as Ellie a d Joel, espec ively, while Lau a Bailey was cas as Abby.3435 The ac o s’ pe fo ma ces we e eco ded a a s udio i Playa Vis a, Los A geles usi g pe fo ma ce cap u e, eco di g mo io a d voice simul a eously.36 G oss o ed ha a goal of he w i e s was o c ea e he mos mul iface ed cha ac e s you’ve see i games.33 She pa icula ly wa ed o explo e he mul iface ed behavio of Ellie, showi g he powe as well as he i secu i ies.37 The cha ge of playe cha ac e f om Ellie o Abby was i spi ed by he cha ge f om Joel o Ellie i he fi s game, hough emphasized i Pa II due o i s focus o empa hy.38 D uckma wa ed he playe o ha e Abby ea ly i he game, bu la e empa hize wi h he .39

The develope s pushed he ech ical capabili ies of he PlayS a io 4 whe c ea i g Pa II, addi g mo e e emies a d la ge e vi o me s ha i p evious games.20 D uckma o ed ha a y d ops i de ail would ui he se se of au he ici y, which equi ed co sis e op imiza io of he ech ology.29 Imp oved a ificial i ellige ce (AI) allowed fo deepe co ec io s wi h cha ac e s a d he c ea io of bo ds h ough gameplay.40 The Las of Us Pa II was o igi ally pla ed as a ope wo ld game wi h hub wo lds, bu la e game a sfe ed o a mo e li ea s yle as i be e se ved he a a ive.41 Naugh y Dog wa ed o i c ease he accessibili y op io s i oduced i U cha ed 4 o e su e ha all playe s could comple e he s o y, a d he develope s a e ded co fe e ces a d wo ked wi h advoca es.42

Gus avo Sa aolalla e u ed o compose a d pe fo m he game’s sco e, as he had do e wi h he fi s game,43 while Mac Quayle co ibu ed o comba music.23 The develope s eceived pe missio o use he so gs Fu u e Days by Pea l Jam a d Take O Me by A-ha.44 To achieve he sou d of he Shamble s, he eam hi ed voice ac o s Raul Ceballos a d S eve Blum, a d used i ems such as g apef ui s o c ea e he explosio sou ds. The dialogue eam efe e ced whis led la guages such as Sf y ia a d Silbo Gome o fo he Se aphi es’ whis li g, a d hi ed ac o s S evie Mack a d Lisa Ma ie o p ovide he whis les i h ee s yles.45

Acco di g o a epo by Ko aku’s Jaso Sch eie , he developme i cluded a c u ch schedule of 12-hou wo k days. This co i ued af e he game was delayed. Sch eie sugges ed ha developme was slowed due o he e o mous u ove of employees followi g he developme of U cha ed 4, wi h few ve e a s lef o he eam. Some of he develope s allegedly hoped ha Pa II would fail a d p ove ha he wo ki g co di io s we e o viable. Publishe So y I e ac ive E e ai me g a ed Naugh y Dog a addi io al wo weeks of developme fo bug fixes.46 D uckma fel ha he had failed o fi d he co ec bala ce fo employees o Pa II, a d said he s udio would eceive ex e al assis a ce fo fu u e p ojec s.47

Release a d p omo io edi

The Las of Us Pa II was a ou ced a he PlayS a io Expe ie ce eve o Decembe 3, 2016.34 A E3 2018, D uckma said ha Naugh y Dog was efusi g o a ou ce a elease da e u il he game was ve y close o elease, o avoid disappoi i g fa s.48 Du i g So y’s S a e of Play p ese a io o Sep embe 24, 2019, Naugh y Dog a ou ced a elease da e of Feb ua y 21, 2020.49 O Oc obe 25, D uckma a ou ced a delay o May 29, 2020, o b i g he e i e game up o a level of polish we would call Naugh y Dog quali y.50 O Ap il 2, 2020, So y a ou ced ha he game was almos comple e bu had bee i defi i ely delayed o due o logis ical p oblems caused by he COVID-19 pa demic.51 I la e Ap il, seve al videos leaked o li e, showi g cu sce es, gameplay, a d sig ifica plo de ails. D uckma wee ed ha he was hea b oke fo fa s a d fo he eam, who had devo ed yea s o developme .52 O Ap il 27, So y a ou ced a elease da e of Ju e 19, 2020.53

The fi s aile was eleased alo gside he a ou ceme , showcasi g he e u of Ellie a d Joel.54 The seco d aile , eleased i Oc obe 2017 as a pa of Pa is Games Week, evealed Abby, Ya a, a d Lev.5556 Di a a d Jesse we e fi s show i a p ese a io a E3 2018.57 A aile was fea u ed i So y’s S a e of Play p ese a io i Sep embe 2019,58 which p eceded addi io al ma ke i g o celeb a e Ou b eak Week— he week i which he fic io al ou b eak occu ed i he o igi al game.59 A s o y aile was eleased o May 6,60 followed by a a ima ed comme cial o Ju e 3,61 a d he fi al p e-lau ch aile o Ju e 10.62 Naugh y Dog eplaced a d al e ed cha ac e s i he aile s o co ceal s o y eve s; D uckma ci ed he ma ke i g of Me al Gea Solid 2: So s of Libe y (2001), which co cealed i s p o ago is i aile s, as a i flue ce.63

Naugh y Dog a ou ced he special edi io ve sio s i Sep embe 2019.64 The game was fea u ed i i s ow s a dalo e S a e of Play p ese a io o May 27.65 F om May 13 o Ju e 3, Naugh y Dog eleased a se ies of videos abou he developme .66 The game was ba ed i Saudi A abia a d he U i ed A ab Emi a es, a ibu ed o he cou ies’ co se va ive adi io s ega di g homo**7**uali y.67 A upda e o Augus 13 added a pe madea h mode, a ew difficul y level, a d gameplay modifie s.68 Fo The Las of Us Daya i Sep embe 2020, Naugh y Dog a ou ced ew me cha dise fo he game, i cludi g a vi yl sou d ack, boa d game, s a ues, a d pos e s.70 A pe fo ma ce upda e was eleased o May 19, 2021, allowi g gameplay a 60 f ames pe seco d o he PlayS a io 5.71

Recep io edi

C i ical espo seedi

The Las of Us Pa II eceived u ive sal acclaim f om c i ics, acco di g o eview agg ega o Me ac i ic.72 I was p aised fo i s imp oved gameplay,1275 g aphical fideli y,2574 cas pe fo ma ces,737677 cha ac e s,157 audio desig ,57678 a d music,747980 hough c i ics we e divided o i s a a ive a d hemes.787478 Jo a ho Do bush of IGN called i a mas e piece wo hy of i s p edecesso a d w o e ha i delive s a laye ed, emo io ally sha e i g s o y o op of s eal h a d ac io gameplay ha imp oves he fi s game’s mecha ics … a d s ill makes ime fo a s u i g, ua ced explo a io of he s e g h a d f agili y of he huma spi i .5 Game I fo me ‘s A dy McNama a co cu ed, calli g i he bes a a ive game I have played a d a sequel u like a y o he , aki g video game s o y elli g o ew heigh s.74 Kai y Kli e of NPR w o e ha i made me ve y awa e of he li le hi gs i my life ha I ake fo g a ed, he ki ds of hi gs you do ‘ app ecia e u il hey’ e ipped away fo eve .81 GameSpo ‘s Kallie Plagge called i beau iful a d devas a i g, a d w o e ha he mo e I eflec o i , he mo e I app ecia e he s o y a d cha ac e s a i s co e.1

The a a ive a d w i i g divided c i ics. Game I fo me ‘s McNama a fel ha he w i e s co veyed he hemes wi h ca eful ua ce a d u fli chi g emo io .74 Des uc oid’s Ch is Ca e a d VG247’s Ki k McKea d applauded he use of mi o dialogue o echo he hemes.773 Sammy Ba ke of Push Squa e pa icula ly p aised he use of flashback a d ove lappi g s o ies;76 The Gua dia ‘s Keza MacDo ald co cu ed, desc ibi g he a a ive as emo io ally effec ive.77 Co ve sely, GameRevolu io ‘s Michael Le i hough ha he flashbacks we e evide ce of paci g p oblems.75 Alex Ava d of GamesRada fel ha he a a ive los i s mome um du i g i s eed o fi alize eve y s o y h ead.2 USgame ‘s Ka Bailey fou d he la e half slow, a d ha he game was five hou s oo lo g.8 Bailey also c i icized he disso a ce be wee he s a eme agai s viole ce while ecessi a i g i du i g gameplay.8 Polygo ‘s Maddy Mye s a d Ko aku’s Riley MacLeod w o e ha he game epea edly delive ed i s hemes wi hou allowi g he playe a y age cy i hei decisio s.313 Rob Zac y of Vice w o e ha , despi e he amou of a a ive mome s, i does ‘ have much o say.78 Also w i i g fo Vice, Ema uel Maibe g w o e ha he a emp s o pa allel he Is aeli–Pales i ia co flic h ough he WLF a d Se aphi es we e poo , pa icula ly i i s allego ical ep ese a io of wo equal sides.82

McKea d of VG247 desc ibed eve y cha ac e as complex a d huma .7 Des uc oid’s Ca e fel empa he ic o he mai cha ac e s,73 a se ime echoed by IGN’s Do bush, who fou d Ellie’s developme pa icula ly ive i g.5 A d ew Webs e of The Ve ge p aised he ela io ship be wee Ellie a d Di a, hough o ed some disso a ce i Ellie’s behavio be wee gameplay a d cu sce es.83 GameSpo ‘s Plagge w o e ha Abby’s cha ac e iza io led o a deepe co ec io o he ha o Ellie, bu fou d he cha ac e developme i co g uous wi h he o slaugh of comba agai s huma e emies.1 Ko aku’s MacLeod a d Ve u eBea ‘s Dea Takahashi app ecia ed he dive si y of cha ac e s;1384 Oli Welsh of Eu ogame p aised he ep ese a io of female a d LGBT cha ac e s, calli g i a game abou wome .80 NPR’s Kli e lauded he game’s abili y o co ec wi h eve y cha ac e , o jus he mai cha ac e s.81 Push Squa e’s Ba ke w o e ha he suppo i g cha ac e s es ablish hemselves ex emely swif ly,76 a d Game I fo me ‘s McNama a fou d hei occasio al abse ce ala mi g, havi g g ow close o hem.74 Co ve sely, some c i ics fel ha he ew suppo i g cha ac e s lacked he highe quali y of he mai cha ac e s a d of Naugh y Dog’s p evious wo k;875 Ya ick Le Fu of Jeuxvideo.com w o e ha cha ac e s such as Jesse a d Ma y we e simply used o adva ce he a a ive.85 Polygo ‘s Mye s a d Vice’s Zac y c i icized he cha ac e s’ i abili y o lea f om hei mis akes.378

C i ics p aised he cas ‘s pe fo ma ces, pa icula ly ha of Ashley Joh so , T oy Bake , a d Lau a Bailey.7737677 Welsh of Eu ogame fou d Joh so ‘s pe fo ma ce as Ellie o be s a dou due o he depic io of aw ess, vul e abili y, a d age.80 GamesRada ‘s Ava d co side ed Joh so ‘s po ayal of suffe i g o hi g sho of awa ds wo hy, a d fou d ha Bake s eals some of Pa 2’s bes sce es as Joel by addi g complexi ies ha e ich he cha ac e a d ela io ships.2 Do bush of IGN w o e ha Joh so added ua ce o eve y eleme of Ellie, a d comme ded Woodwa d’s pe fo ma ce as Di a, especially du i g quie e mome s.5 VG247’s McKea d fou d ha he pe fo ma ces made he a a ive mo e powe ful.7

Ava d of GamesRada fel ha he ew gameplay mecha ics we e added wi h a level of ca e o e su e a au he ici y ha Naugh y Dog is k ow fo .2 GameRevolu io ‘s Le i lauded he cohesive ess be wee gameplay a d a a ive, a d he fo me ‘s abili y o c ea e empa hy.75 Plagge of GameSpo app ecia ed he i e si y of comba a d w o e ha Ellie’s moveme s a e smoo h e ough ha hey almos look sc ip ed.1 Ve u eBea ‘s Takahashi fou d he comba mo e dive se ha i s p edecesso ‘s.14 IGN’s Do bush simila ly fel ha he comba gameplay a d puzzle eleme s had bee imp oved, p aisi g he i ellige ce a d va ia io of e emies.5 Ava d of GamesRada desc ibed he e emy AI as some of he mos adva ced of a y game.2 McKea d of VG247 co side ed he level desig be e ha o he Naugh y Dog games,7 a d McNama a of Game I fo me fel ha i imp oved comba sce a ios.74 The Ve ge’s Webs e admi ed he ac io bu o ed some awkwa d mome s whe i a emp s o cove i s video game- ess.83 Polygo ‘s Mye s fou d he comba a u sub le messe ge fo i s s a eme o viole ce;3 Ko aku’s MacLeod w o e ha he pace of he comba some imes fel like pu ishme .13

Ma y c i ics fel he g aphics we e amo g he bes of a y PlayS a io 4 game.257475 Ko aku’s MacLeod w o e ha he a u e i Sea le is go geous a d awe-i spi i g,13 a d Push Squa e’s Ba ke decla ed he a depa me amo g he bes i he i dus y.76 The Gua dia ‘s MacDo ald desc ibed he g aphics as me iculous a d as ou di g.77 Do bush of IGN app ecia ed he wo ld’s abili y o ell addi io al s o ies.5 GameRevolu io ‘s Le i co side ed he e vi o me s mo e ealis ic ha he fi s game’s, a d p aised he ech ical eleme s, such as f ame a e, lack of load imes, a d ealis ic ligh i g.75 Ca e of Des uc oid fel ha he seamless a ima io of mi o facial exp essio s huma ized he cha ac e s o a ew level.73 McNama a of Game I fo me simila ly lauded he ealis ic-looki g cha ac e s.74 Ve u eBea ‘s Takahashi comme ded he imp oveme s o Naugh y Dog’s al eady imp essive e gi e.14 Zac y of Vice fou d Sea le oo simila o Bos o a d Pi sbu gh f om he fi s game,78 a d Ch is ophe By d of The Washi g o Pos wo de ed if he de ail was wo h he huma cos of Naugh y Dog’s c u ch cul u e.86

Ba ke of Push Squa e desc ibed he sou d desig as s u i g, ide ifyi g he 3D audio as a ech ical fea he would o have expec ed u il PlayS a io 5.76 Vice’s Zac y fou d ha he audio desig made se i gs feel mo e lifelike i a way ha he visuals occasio ally failed o do.78 IGN’s Do bush simila ly fel ha he sou ds added ealism, a d p aised Sa aolalla’s movi g sco e.5 McNama a of Game I fo me fou d ha he music added e sio .74 Kevi Du smo e of Ha dco e Game w o e ha he hau i g a d sub le melodies ble d i o he wo ld seamlessly.79 Eu ogame ‘s Welsh p aised he sco e fo i s combi a io of ba jo a d elec o ics.80

Audie ce espo seedi

The game was he subjec of eview bombi g o Me ac i ic, esul i g i a use eview sco e of 3.410 a i s adi .8788 Repo e s o iced he eview bombi g occu ed sho ly af e he game lau ched, oo ea ly fo use s o feasibly have fi ished i ;89 some sugges ed ha he eviews we e based o he i comple e plo leaks.8588 Ma y of he ega ive eviews c i icized he cha ac e iza io a d plo ;8789 some complai ed of social jus ice wa io poli ics, wi h vi iolic espo ses o LGBT cha ac e s.8587 CNET’s Da iel Va Boom w o e ha he eview bombe s did o ep ese he majo i y of playe s,90 while Ko aku’s MacLeod ide ified housa ds of posi ive use eviews; he la e w o e ha Me ac i ic’s opaque sys em, which emphasizes sco es ove c i ique, comp ised o ly a bu ch of mea i gless umbe s a d a lo of age.89

Some playe s c i icized Joel’s dea h i he ope i g hou s, pe ceivi g a disc epa cy be wee his cau ious a u e i he fi s game a d his mo e us ful a d p o ec ive a i ude i Pa II.9192 De of Geek’s Ma hew By d w o e ha Joel had p o ec ed you g wome i he pas , so his us i g of Abby i Pa II was o e i ely u easo able.91 Sam Cle ch of News.com.au also a gued ha Joel’s ime i Jackso had ealis ically made him less cy ical ove he yea s.92 A umbe of playe s co side ed Joel’s b u al a d u dig ified dea h dis espec ful;929394 Cle ch ebu ed ha i was ealis ic, as mos eal dea hs occu a u fo u a e imes, a d desc ibed he sce e as ex emely s o g, pu poseful w i i g.92 Josh Hawki s of Shack ews w o e ha Joel’s dea h was a fi i g e ibu io fo his b u al ac io s a d mu de s.94 Some playe s fel he ma ke i g, which had al e ed a d eplaced cha ac e s i aile s o co ceal Joel’s dea h a d Abby’s ole, was i e io ally decep ive;909193 D uckma espo ded ha Naugh y Dog had i e ded o p ese ve he game expe ie ce, o o bamboozle a yo e o ge hei $60.63

A subse of playe s c i icized Abby. Some disapp oved he playable chap e s as hey had expec ed o co ol Ellie fo he majo i y of he game.919596 W i i g fo Collide , Dave T umbo e fel ha Abby had bee u fai ly malig ed by audie ces who had failed o u de s a d he s o y’s message.97 Some playe s c i icized Abby’s muscula physique, a d heo ies sp ead o li e ha she was a sge de ; The I depe de ‘s Amy Coles a d Polygo ‘s Pa icia He a dez a gued ha his pe cep io was a esul of he lack of body dive si y i games, a d ha he s o y showed Abby had he esou ces o achieve he physique.9698 Coles obse ved ha hese a gume s we e p opaga ed by a loud a d de e mi edly misogy is ic subse of playe s.96 Lau a Bailey, who played Abby, became he a ge of o li e dea h h ea s i espo se o he cha ac e ;99 Naugh y Dog eleased a s a eme co dem i g he h ea s, a d Bailey was suppo ed by James Gu , Ashley Joh so , a d C aig Mazi , amo g o he s.100

Some membe s of he a sge de commu i y objec ed o he ep ese a io of Lev, a a sge de suppo i g cha ac e . C i icism focused o villai s usi g Lev’s dead ame, ha he cha ac e was c ea ed by cisge de w i e s, a d he use of a s s o ies as agedies.101102 S acey He ley of VG247 espo ded ha Lev’s dead ame is used spa i gly a d ha Ia Alexa de , a a sge de ac o , p ovides he cha ac e ‘s voice a d mo io cap u e.101 W i i g fo Pas e, Wave ly p aised he choice o have Lev played by a a sge de ac o , bu fel he e was oo much emphasis o his ge de ide i y a d he suffe i g he expe ie ced fo i . Wave ly fel ha Lev’s s o y is ‘ made fo a s people, bu o give cisge de playe s a space o co ec wi h hei guil a d pi y fo a s people.103 He ley w o e ha , while Lev’s s o y is impe fec , i is a majo s ep fo a s cha ac e s i gami g, a d focuses o a highly cha isma ic a d ce al cha ac e who is fa mo e ha his a s ess.101 Ko aku’s MacLeod saw Lev’s cha ac e as simply a way of ack owledgi g ha a s people exis i he game’s u ive se a d w o e ha i was up o he playe o c ea e hei ow mea i g f om he cha ac e .104

Develope espo seedi

Polygo ‘s He a dez obse ved ha he discou se su ou di g The Las of Us Pa II had become adve sa ial, wi h bigo s a acki g he game fo i s dive se cas a d Naugh y Dog becomi g defe sive.105 Vice’s Zac y claimed ha , i espo se o his c i ical eview, So y co ac ed him o behalf of Naugh y Dog o discuss his c i icisms, which hey disag eed wi h; Zac y said he discussio , while co dial, was u usual f om a la ge publishe . O Twi e , D uckma exp essed disapp oval a jou alis Jaso Sch eie af e he mocked a compa iso of Pa II o he 1993 film Schi dle ‘s Lis . Bake espo ded o a o he comme f om Sch eie , ha video games a e oo lo g, wi h a quo e f om US p eside Theodo e Roosevel abou c i ics bei g less valuable ha c ea o s.105 He a dez co cluded ha his was o a e vi o me ha is co ducive o e cou agi g ho es eviews o c i ical discussio , which is ul ima ely a disse vice o he game i self.105 Bailey of USgame w o e ha he s ic eview emba go p eve ed mea i gful discussio of he a a ive.106 D uckma ack owledged ha he emba go had bee e fo ced as a esul of he plo leaks, as he had fel ha eviews discussi g plo de ails would have become mo e ha mful a d widesp ead ha he leaks hemselves.63

Accoladesedi

The Las of Us Pa II holds he eco d fo mos Game of he Yea awa ds, su passi g p evious eco d holde The Wi che 3: Wild Hu (2015).107 I was awa ded f om ou le s a d shows such as De of Geek,108 Digi al T e ds,109 Elec o ic Gami g Mo hly,110 Empi e,111 E e ai me Weekly,112 Game I fo me ,113 PlayS a io Blog,114 Push Squa e,115 a d he Ti a ium Awa ds.116 I was amed u e -up by seve al o he publica io s.117118119120 The Las of Us Pa II was a ked amo g he bes games of i s ge e a io by Game I fo me ,121 GamesRada ,122 a d IGN.123 A he 38 h Golde Joys ick Awa ds i Novembe 2020, i wo all six awa ds fo which i was omi a ed: Ul ima e Game of he Yea , Bes Audio, Bes S o y elli g, Bes Visual Desig , PlayS a io Game of he Yea , a d S udio of he Yea fo Naugh y Dog.124 I led he omi ees fo The Game Awa ds 2020 wi h 11 omi a io s,125 of which i wo seve , he mos i he show’s his o y: Game of he Yea , Bes Game Di ec io , Bes Na a ive, Bes Audio Desig , I ova io i Accessibili y, Bes Ac io Adve u e, a d Bes Pe fo ma ce (fo Bailey).126

The Las of Us Pa II was omi a ed fo 24 awa ds a he Na io al Academy of Video Game T ade Reviewe s Awa ds, he mos i he show’s his o y;127 i wo eigh , i cludi g Ou s a di g Di ec io i a Game Ci ema, F a chise Adve u e Game, Lead Pe fo ma ce i a D ama (fo Joh so a d Bailey), a d Suppo i g Pe fo ma ce i a D ama (fo Bake ).128 I was omi a ed fo 13 awa ds a he 17 h B i ish Academy Games Awa ds, he mos i he show’s his o y,129 wi i g fo A ima io , he publicly-vo ed EE Game of he Yea , a d Pe fo me i a Leadi g Role (fo Bailey).130 I led he omi ees a he 24 h A ual D.I.C.E. Awa ds wi h 11 omi a io s,131 of which i wo wo: Ou s a di g Achieveme i A ima io a d Ou s a di g Achieveme i S o y.132 I also led he 19 h A ual Game Audio Ne wo k Guild Awa ds wi h 15 omi a io s a d eigh wi s,133 a d he 21s Game Develope s Choice Awa ds wi h six omi a io s,c of which i wo o e.135 I eceived he mos omi a io s a he i augu al Global I dus y Game Awa ds wi h 13,136 of which i wo h ee: 3D A ima io , Ci ema og aphy, a d S o y.137

Salesedi

I i s elease weeke d, The Las of Us Pa II sold ove fou millio copies wo ldwide, becomi g he fas es -selli g PlayS a io 4 exclusive, bea i g Ma vel’s Spide -Ma ‘s 3.3 millio a d God of Wa ‘s 3.1 millio i he same pe iod.138139 I had he bigges lau ch of 2020 fo bo h physical a d digi al sales.140 O he PlayS a io S o e, i was he mos -dow loaded PlayS a io 4 game i No h Ame ica a d Eu ope i Ju e;141 i July, i was fif h i No h Ame ica a d e h i Eu ope;142 i Novembe , i was he eigh h i No h Ame ica a d seve h i Eu ope;143 a d ove all fo 2020, i a ked six h i No h Ame ica a d eigh h i Eu ope.144 I he U i ed S a es, i was he bes -selli g game of Ju e 2020 a d became he hi d-bes -selli g game of he yea wi hi wo weeks, ge e a i g he highes fi s -mo h sales of he yea .145 By Augus 2020, i had become he hi d-highes -g ossi g PlayS a io game i he U i ed S a es, behi d Ma vel’s Spide -Ma a d God of Wa .146 Ove all, i was he six h-bes -selli g game of he yea i he U i ed S a es;147 i was he hi d-bes -selli g fo PlayS a io co soles, a d he bes -selli g PlayS a io 4-o ly game.148 By Ju e 2022, he game had sold h ough ove e millio copies wo ldwide.149

I he U i ed Ki gdom, The Las of Us Pa II became he fas es -selli g physical PlayS a io 4 game, ou selli g p evious eco d holde U cha ed 4 by a leas o e pe ce a d The Las of Us by 76 pe ce ;150 i was he a io ‘s eigh h-bes -selli g game of he yea wi h 543,218 copies sold,151 a d he seve h fo physical sales.152 A p ice discou i Feb ua y 2021 saw i e-e e he UK physical cha s i hi d place, ep ese i g a 3,992 pe ce i c ease.153 I Japa , The Las of Us Pa II was he bes -selli g game du i g i s fi s week, selli g a es ima ed 178,696 physical copies.154 I Ge ma y, i sold ove 200,000 copies i Ju e 2020155 a d 500,000 by Decembe 2020.156 I Aus alia, i was he eigh h-bes -selli g of he yea , a d he hi d fo physical sales.157

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