Summary
The latest update toThe Last of Us Part 2 Remasteredintroduced new content, fixes, and tweaks to the game. This comes just a few days after developer Naughty Dog dropped another small update to its recently launched Sony PlayStation 5 exclusive.
Released in January 2024,The Last of Us Part 2 Remasteredoffers an enhanced version of the second entry to Naughty Dog’s critically acclaimed action-adventure series that features upgraded visuals and other improvements.The Last of Us Part 2 Remasteredsaw its fair share of bugs and glitches, much like every modern launch, but Naughty Dog, for its part, has tried to address these by releasing updates for the title.
In addition to adding new concept art,The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered’s February 13 patch 1.1.1 fixed a number of issues, including one that prevented progression-critical items from being detected while playing on Enhanced Listen Mode in New Game+. Like the previous update 1.1.0 that dropped on February 1, the most recent patch also addressed some problems that plagued the game’s No Return mode, one of the manynew features ofThe Last of Us Part 2 Remastered.
No Return, which is considered by some to be the remaster’s standout feature, turns the third-person title into a roguelike survival experience. The hardcore mode lets gamers play as one of tenThe Last of Uscharacters, including series protagonists Joel Miller and Ellie Williams. While each character possesses unique skills and abilities, some can be seen as being stronger than others, which has resulted in players running with those who they think are thebestThe Last of Us Part 2 RemasteredNo Return characters.
Even though Naughty Dog terminated development of amultiplayer game set inThe Last of UsuniversecalledThe Last of Us Online, No Return, with its use of AI companions, was able to show that a co-op game in the series could work well. Explaining its decision to cancelThe Last of Us Online, Naughty Dog said it would have had to commit all of its resources to the project in order for it to be released and supported. This would have, in turn, affected the development of Naughty Dog’s future single-player games, according to the California-based studio.
The Last of Usseries creator and Naughty Dog president Neil Druckmann has revealed that he believed it was possible to add one more chapter to the series, giving the impression thatThe Last of Us Part 2 Remastereddid not mark the end of the series and that it was possible for Naughty Dog to work on a potentialThe Last of Us 3in the future. Such a project could take inspiration from other games should it ever come see the light of day, asNaughty Dog took note of the world design and combat of FromSoftware’sBloodborneduringThe Last of Us Part 2’s development.
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EXPERIENCE ELLIE AND ABBY’S EMOTIONAL JOURNEYS, REMASTERED FOR PS5 Play the winner of over 300 Game of the Year awards, remastered for the PlayStation®5 console. Relive or play for the first time Ellie and Abby’s story, now with graphical enhancements, new gameplay modes like the roguelike survival experience No Return, full DualSense® wireless controller integration, and more. Five years after their dangerous journey across the post-pandemic United States, Ellie and Joel have settled down in Jackson, Wyoming. Living amongst a thriving community of survivors has allowed them peace and stability, despite the constant threat of the infected and other, more desperate survivors. When a violent event disrupts that peace, Ellie embarks on a relentless journey to carry out justice and find closure.
