I also really enjoyed the entire frightening intro sequence with Yara and Lev, and those characters in general. Loading. They hated Abby and think that a satisfying ending required Abby to die, and Ellie to kill her. Meanwhile, the acting is—without exception—phenomenal throughout. Unfortunately, The Last Of Us Part II only follows in the original’s footsteps … The Last of Us Part II is about hate, using stories of revenge … It’s such a cool bit of storytelling. ESRB: M PEGI: 18 A game about hate, sure, but even more a game about loss. It’s the perfect ending. Troy Baker’s Joel has a much smaller role, but he’s as good as ever. 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. If Ellie and Abby had met on equal terms, for instance. More on that later. [61], IGN's Jonathan Dornbush contested such claims, believing the gameplay was a "satisfying evolution" from the first game with a "profound story" that justified it's creation. He sets out first and Ellie sets out a bit later, accompanied by her new girlfriend, Dina. Once again, Naughty Dog proves that it can craft some truly jaw-dropping environments. I didn’t get a review copy so I was late to actually playing it, but even after I finished the game I had a hard time putting pen to paper. Many people who aren’t super-fans of Naughty Dog were incredibly upset by the game’s ending. Also, the open environments apparently will lead to several story moments that act as extra parts to the main story, meaning the player does not have to engage or find these moments to progress the story. We met Lev back in Seattle. Gameplay gets bogged down at times by the lack of a full-fledged stealth system and somewhat dense AI, but there are still some exhilarating sequences and combat, while far from my favorite, can be tense and exciting. None of the bodies show obvious signs of infection by the CBI from the original game. But Lev is a good character and Lev and Abby’s relationship is the one point of redemption in Abby’s entire arc, and one which I wish Naughty Dog had handled almost entirely differently. Maddy Myers from Polygon remarked that Part II failed to live up to the first game, citing the character's lack of growth and the dull story that felt overly bloated and long, citing the game's critical problem was its poor pacing and failure to justify its own existence as a sequel. 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. 5/5[60] Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Then, instead of creating a sympathetic antagonist in Abby, they make her about as evil as possible and then ask us to see things from her point of view. All those other deaths? [38] On April 7, it was revealed that actress Shannon Woodward would play a role in the game. I’m not one to usually criticize games for their violence, but this felt exploitative to me. [16] In July 2014, community strategist Arne Meyer said that not considering a sequel "would be a disservice" to the studio and the fans. It was about Ellie finding her own redemption. They’ve taken in Abby and some other former Fireflies, like Owen. An Unnecessary Sequel. I mean, really? I simply don’t care about any of these people I violently murder in The Last Of Us Part II, and honestly, neither does Ellie. . Enemy AI has been improved, notably how human enemies will often communicate with each other, relaying information about Ellie's position through whistling. And even though I ultimately found the tale of revenge and violence too pretentious and not nearly as effective as its creators hoped, I was still haunted by it. Too much crafting, too much scavenging (though remember there’s an option to make that more tolerable), too much story and too many hours of game to get through. Since its development was announced in 2016, the post-apocalyptic "The Last of Us Part II" has been one of the most anticipated video games in … While the story itself is told in bits and pieces, jumping to different timelines, the basic premise is this: Ellie has discovered that Joel lied to her and she’s mad about it. [39], The game will utilize new motion capture technology for its characters as well as an entire new engine for the PlayStation 4. [45], On June 11, 2018, Naughty Dog showcased more content from the game to an audience. Alas, while the game is gorgeous to look at and listen to, and the acting is as good as any I’ve ever encountered in a video game, it falls apart when it comes to both gameplay and story. Whether it's a cutscene or a regular enemy encounter, "The Last of Us Part II" displays violence with gross detail. Gross also stated the story will provide the characters an authentic arc that will grow and change them. Series Joel, who lost his own daughter tragically at the outset of the apocalypse, is tasked with bringing Ellie to the Firefly scientists where they hope to use her to find a cure. [25], On December 3, 2016 at Sony's annual PlayStation Experience event (PSX), Naughty Dog closed the event by officially announcing a sequel to The Last of Us via a reveal trailer, titled The Last of Us Part II. The trailer opens with a sequence of five shots of a forested area. There is an implicit sense, throughout the story, and especially in the way it attempts to empathize with both its angsty emo female leads, that we should accept that Joel was wrong. 8/10[58] And redundant. Platform : PlayStation 4 |. She’s mad that Joel didn’t let the Fireflies kill her in order to create a vaccine. It’s just that we’re all so very, very numb by now. The Last of Us Part II Summary : Strive to survive in this sequel to the hit action-adventure blockbuster release from Naughty Dog and Sony Interactive Entertainment. Official posters for Outbreak Day 2017 featuring Abby’s arm, and Outbreak Day 2016 featuring Ellie's arm. She wants it done slowly. Brand: PlayStation. 10/10[55] Instead, it’s a game about two young women trying to kill one another, while everyone around them also tries to kill each other. He does what every father would do in this situation—and what every ethical human being ought to do. In one sense, it’s because the game left me with such conflicting feelings. (They’re not a couple anymore, but Abby and Owen have sex in the game despite Owen’s current girlfriend being very, very pregnant. Dive deeper into the story, gameplay, world and development of The Last of Us Part II with the developers at Naughty Dog. Nope. (There’s a setting that makes this somewhat less tedious in the sequel). While the game doesn't glorify killing in … 912 Pages. No matter how much of a monster she was—a faithless friend, a brutal killer, a small-minded ruffian—it’s tough to see even your worst enemy starved, hanging from a post, dying slowly. In the original, Ellie is a teenage girl who is the only person immune to the strange virus that’s caused this spore-based zombie apocalypse. Further, there is also a special unique boss Infected that is fought while playing as Abby. All because somebody thought that a story about a cycle of revenge would be more interesting than a story about wandering through an abandoned museum. He kept that secret for the same reason he rescued Ellie from the Fireflies. You stab and/or break so many necks by the time it’s over, you start to feel a bit numb. There is love, nostalgia, adventure and a lot of pain. In every other sense, it may as well be a completely new franchise. Ellie’s hands would be clean. Like the tattooed fingers of Robert Mitchum in The Night of the Hunter. Something like resolution, however bitter and incomplete. It’s another little touch that’s designed to make the game’s world and people seem more real. [20], 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 Us: American Daughters next to it. They want you to spend half the game empathizing with Abby. I get that you’d be upset that somebody killed your dad, but when the reasoning is “he was saving his daughter from certain death” that sort of takes the wind out of those vengeance sails, doesn’t it? [17], In December 2014, character artist Michael Knowland who previously worked with Naughty Dog on The Last of Us updated his LinkedIn page to include The Last of Us 2 with him as the lead character artist who was designing head sculpts. Explore Wikis; Community Central; Start a Wiki; Search This wiki This wiki All wikis | Sign In Don't have an account? It doesn’t get better from here. She could have let go of some of that hate. [54], However, some were critical that the game failed to evolve much from its predecessor. A happy ending in many ways, but an unsettling one, too. Chronologically, it comes after the first game and it takes place in the same post-apocalyptic America. [6], Ellie is fueled by hate, which is a major theme within the story. The game suggests, in so many different ways, that Joel’s actions were selfish and wrong. She discovers the Resort and this new enemy faction after creeping through some very zombie-infested buildings. But what appears to be all peaches and sunshine falls apart when Ellie has a bad flashback. Fun times. Category:The Last of Us Part II enemies | The Last of Us Wiki | Fandom. I write about video games, entertainment and culture. But so far, only the Jackson, WY settlement seems to be comprised of real people with actual shades of grey. .). Ellie is wrong to suggest that a person who loves and cares for her should simply stand by and watch as she’s murdered. The first game had its fair share of hatred, after all. It’s a pretty ham-handed attempt at tackling the issue of trans people and tolerance in the game, simply because the Scars are so outlandishly awful. (Later, Abby shows Ellie mercy despite her having killed several of those friends, which is kind of weird given the lengths she went to kill Joel . The Last of Us Part II - PlayStation 4. I remember watching Braveheart for the first time and William Wallace’s revenge was thrilling. The Last of Us Part II Is a Revolutionary Video Game—and an Unbelievably Grim One. Psychopaths and creepy cults are everywhere. Here Are The 23 ‘Destiny 2’ Season Of The Splicer Weapons We Know About, Here’s Your First Look At The ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ And ‘Magic The Gathering’ Crossover Set: Adventures In The Forgotten Realms, There’s a setting that makes this somewhat less tedious in the sequel, though remember there’s an option to make that more tolerable. For the event, Ashley Johnson and Troy Baker performed Wayfaring Stranger by Johnny Cash, as a duet to open their segment, performing in role. It’s unfortunate that he is forced to kill, but he couldn’t stand by and let it happen, either. Neil Druckmann Halley Gross[2] With Emily dead, Yara collapses against a nearby wall, clutching her broken arm. The Last of Us Part II is a sprawling emotional game that makes players question the cycles of violence we repeatedly find ourselves in, and it makes us wonder if anyone is beyond redemption. Add new page. Hearing Generic Bad Guy call out the name of Dead Generic Bad Guy only made me chuckle and roll my eyes. 'The Last Of Us Part II' is a masterpiece of game design, and a total disaster when it comes to ... [+] story. Still, it’s probably the first time I felt real sympathy for Abby. John Wick does “fun revenge” very well. You find an old Indiana Jones hat (a little nod to Uncharted) which you can toss onto one of the dinosaur’s heads. The Scars, meanwhile, are a fanatical cult-like group—the kind that shows up in video games like this and in TV shows like The Walking Dead. [51] These two versions both feature Ellie running through Seattle accompanied by a cover of True Faith by New Order. [7] The game will also primarily be set in Seattle, Washington. Sure, her character is fairly loathsome, but Bailey is great. Or if Abby were already dead, there would have been some poetic justice to that as well. [65], 'The Last of Us Part II' – E3 2018 Gameplay Reveal Trailer, Erick Pangilinan, Nate Wells, Kenneth Sisno. Thus begins a story of revenge and violence in which Ellie stabs a couple hundred men and women in the jugular a few times and Abby breaks countless necks. The Last of Us Part II Spec | ESRB Rating M - Mature Genre Action / Horror Platform PlayStation 4 (PS4) Features | Features Five years after their dangerous journey across the post-pandemic United States, Ellie and Joel have settled down in Jackson, Wyoming. Game Informer GameSpot's Kallie Plagge remarked the game's combat 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 too expansive, especially since collectibles available in such areas did not match the size of the level design. The Last of Us Part II uses an autosave system that saves relatively often, so going back a few minutes isn’t a huge issue. The doctors who decided to throw out their entire ethical and moral codes by sacrificing a young girl in the off-chance that they might come up with a cure were wrong. Rating(s) © 2021 Forbes Media LLC. It was never about killing Abby. He also stated that the game was ultimately about human relationships, as was The Last of Us, and that it wouldn't work without Joel and Ellie as "it is their journey. In Naughty Dog’s apocalypse, life truly is nasty, brutish and short. It’s so at odds with the rest of the game. [49] As such, the release date was changed to June 19, 2020.[4]. If only Abby had had some sort of dawning realization about Lev and her relationship with Lev made her better understand Joel’s actions. It’s the writing, the narrative, where everything falls apart. Two angry, beat up, half-dead murderesses slicing each other over and over again in the shallows, blood and saltwater spraying everywhere, until suddenly Ellie gives up and let’s Abby go. For hours on end, thanks to the craftsmanship of top-notch audio engineers and dedicated performers, you will hear sounds of … It’s a great location, all sun and heat compared to Seattle’s rain and gloom; orange and yellow instead of green and grey. The teaser poster for the 2018 Outbreak Day. Polygon Ellie is fueled by hate, which will be a major theme within the story. Yara gets to her feet, prompting Emily to aim at her. The ending could have worked with mercy or revenge as the outcome, but apparently the writers had trouble making up their minds about which direction they wanted to go, and decided to try and have their cake and eat it, too. Kain co-founded the political commentary blog The League Of Ordinary Gentlemen, whose members have gone on to write at multiple major publications including The New York Times and Slate. Halfway through the game, you go back in time to when Ellie and Dina arrive in the city, but you play the next few days as Abby instead, seeing things through her eyes. While there, Ellie has even managed to form friendships with Dina and Jesse. This shiv’s for you! Gustavo Santaolalla Mac Quayle (additional music)[3] Suffice to say, the Scars are a completely implausible group that cartoonifies the sequel in ways that simply didn’t happen in the first entry. The official podcast takes listeners through the groundbreaking journey of The Last of Us and the making of the highly anticipated Part II. Two men appear, dragging Abby across the ground to Emily, where they subsequently hang her by a rope next to several other corpses. The sights and sounds of this game are lush and lovely, gruesome and harrowing. He replied "For now, Uncharted 4 is the last one. The Last of Us Part II Digital Deluxe Edition. Building upon the foundations we established with Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, The Last of Us Part II features more than 60 accessibility settings, with expanded options focused on fine-motor and hearing, as well as completely new features that benefit low-vision and blind players. [37] In his place, Halley Gross will be co-writing the story with Druckmann. Even justifiable revenge—think A Time To Kill—can lead to all sorts of problems. Now, a lot of people are angry that Ellie didn’t end up going through with it, that she spared her sworn enemy. He is a Shorty Award-nominated journalist and critic whose work. [30], At a panel after the reveal, Neil Druckmann was asked why Naughty Dog ultimately decided to make a sequel. Despite its gore and violence, The Last Of Us Part II is a beautiful game, with renditions of post-apocalyptic Seattle and Santa Barbara that are simply staggering in detail and scope. So my apologies for the very late review, but sometimes that’s how it goes. Erik Kain writes a widely read and respected blog about video games, entertainment and culture at Forbes. The game also features new enemy types as well. Joel is spared the next agonizing 25 to 30 hours, minus some flashbacks which are its finest moments (and a good template for what this game could have, and probably should have, been). Set five years after The Last of Us (2013), the game focuses on two playable characters in a post-apocalyptic United States whose lives intertwine: Ellie, who sets out for revenge after suffering a tragedy, and Abby, a soldier who becomes involved in a conflict between her militia and a religious cult. The Last of Us Wiki. Naughty Dog Perhaps a game about hate could have turned into a game about love, after all. [40] Early reports from Druckmann indicate that Ellie is expected to play "different to Joel", particularly in regards to movement and speed. 5/5[63] As of January 2021, the trailer has been viewed over 9.1 million times on PlayStation's official YouTube channel. Videogamer - Exploring ideas for The Last of Us 2, IGN - Nolan North on the possibility of a sequel, The Verge - Trailer for the new Last of Us, The Last of Us Part II - PlayStation Experience 2016: Reveal Trailer, GameSpot - Play as Ellie in new "Last of Us", Kotaku - The Last Of Us 2 Will Be A Game 'About Hate', TechRadar - The Last of Us 2: What you need to know, The Last of us Part II - PGW 2017 Trailer, Naughty Dog Tweet (Accessed September 20, 2019), Naughty Dog Tweet (Accessed September 24, 2019), PlayStation Blog - Neil Druckmann (Accessed October 24, 2019), PushSquare - Part II delayed (Accessed April 6, 2020), https://thelastofus.fandom.com/wiki/The_Last_of_Us_Part_II?oldid=106998. It’s one thing to get revenge because you watch your surrogate father beaten to death with a golf club, bloody and crumpled on the floor. The sounds of combat echo in the distance. Five years after their dangerous journey across the post-pandemic United States, Ellie and Joel have settled down in Jackson, Wyoming. Unfortunately, The Last Of Us Part II only follows in the original’s footsteps in the most generic ways. Only not in the least bit funny. Host Christian Spicer talks to Writer and Creative Director Neil Druckmann, stars Troy Baker and Ashley Johnson, and other talents and visionaries who brought the games to life. June 19, 2020[4] Neil Druckmann has also remarked that these new characters will be integral to Joel and Ellie's journey in the game. Joel finds Ellie and looks on as she plays her guitar. The Last of Us In many ways, he’s the lucky one. They’re kind of like The Whisperers from AMC’s zombie drama, as in they’re so over-the-top it’s completely immersion-breaking. [8], Ellie was originally intended to be the sole playable character in the game's singleplayer campaign. If she had simply turned around and left her to her fate, I could have accepted that ending as well. Moments of beauty and moments of ugliness woven together in a kind of bleak harmony. While the music continues, a male figure enters through the front door. The Last of Us Wiki is a FANDOM Games Community. Today I went back in and edited a lot of it. The game starts off in Jackson, but involves a journey to Seattle, Washington. And there is much to critique. [12] However, this changed at some point before release, with Joel, Ellie, and Abby all being playable for portions of the game. There are two versions, with Ellie holding a revolver in the American version and a switchblade in the European version. Nobody does. Artist(s) When Naughty Dog announced a sequel, creative director Neil Druckmann revealed that it would be a game about hate. Abby proceeds to pry the hammer from Emily's corpse before telling the others to prepare themselves. He and his sister were Scars, but they were cast out and were going to be killed when Lev cut his hair. As Abby struggles to breathe, Emily draws a knife, poking the Abby's stomach, taunting her. In the end, when Joel and Ellie finally find the Fireflies, it turns out that the group isn’t all they were cracked out to be. Well, not clean exactly but cleaner. Erick Pangilinan, Nate Wells, Kenneth Sisno The story that unfolds during The Last of Us Part II is complex and raw. The first game didn’t have much going for it in the gameplay department, either—neither game is particularly strong as an action/shooter, and each forces players to spend far too much time tediously picking up odds and ends in order to craft bombs and med-kits, and ammo for your routinely empty firearms. And sure, you might want revenge, or you might shoot the guy if you run into him and act in a moment of pique, but tracking him down and then making him suffer while beating him to death with a golf club when you’re fully aware he did it to save his daughter? Action-adventure, survival horror [11], On September 20, 2019, Naughty Dog posted a video on Twitter teasing The Last of Us Part II details to be revealed during PlayStation's State of Play broadcast a few days later on September 24. After her stint at the farm, Ellie abandons Dina and the infant they were raising together to once again seek out Abby, this time in Santa Barbarra. It doesn’t square with the game’s seriousness or flimsy attempts at some kind of message. As of April 2021, the trailer has been viewed over 6.3 million times on PlayStation's official YouTube channel. And we come, at long last, to the ending. Combat and exploration are challenging and lead the … The Last Of Us Part II: 10 References To The First Game. We’ll get to that in a second. Because Abby is the worst). It masquerades at depth and meaning but fails to deliver either. By Kalhan Rosenblatt. We need some mud-wrestling, don’t we? The surprise is an abandoned museum. Your first moments in Santa Barbara are wonderfully scary and tense. Joel decides that sacrificing a young girl to save humanity is absolute crap and rescues her instead, killing some of the guards and doctors in the process. But once again we have another group of wicked bastards to contend with. He explained, "While a sequel may have seemed like a foregone conclusion, that wasn't the case. Ellie and Dina arrive in Seattle and start tracking down Abby. In February 2014, creative director Neil Druckmann said the possibility of a sequel to the The Last of Us was "about 50/50", and the team needed to develop a story "really worth telling, and that's not repeating itself". Druckmann expressed that Naughty Dog staff aimed to make the areas players explore in the game as beautiful, big, and authentic as possible. The Last Of Us Part II was released in June last year following a delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic. She’s still mad at him when Abby, the daughter of the chief Firefly doctor, tracks down Joel and brutally murders him, exacting a ridiculously brutal revenge for her father’s murder. Ellie and Abby are the two playable characters in The Last Of Us Part II. The first was a game about love, the second hate. I’m not entirely sure why. Wouldn’t want all that stabbing practice to go to waste, right? Ellie taking revenge on Joel’s killer might feel good, but Ellie showing mercy makes her more human. The camera follows the entire scene in one take. When Ellie cuts her down, and Abby carries Lev to a boat to make good their escape, and it looks like Ellie has finally realized that revenge really doesn’t make anything better, I was actually pleasantly surprised. When a tragic event disrupts the tranquility of her life, Ellie embarks on a journey in a search for vengeance to carry out justice. Begin a new journey. A lot. Light is the left hand of darkness; love is the left hand of hatred. [14], The game features expanded traversal and stealth mechanics, including a jump button, ability to go prone and a dodge mechanic. And a doctor, above anybody else, should realize this. Joel lies to Ellie about it after the fact, telling her that it didn’t work, she wasn’t the answer. They all had names. The other half of the game they want you to lose whatever respect you had for Ellie. Gustavo Santaolalla played live music (a segment from the game's score) for the audience and Shawn Layden introduced a gameplay demonstration for Part II. It’s one thing to take life in order to save someone; it’s another to sacrifice an innocent in the hopes that you’ll save someone. When Abby let’s her go for a second time, despite having just killed everyone Abby cares about (and despite Abby having proven already that she’s the vengeful type so this mercy makes no sense whatsoever) we follow Ellie and Dina and Dina’s new baby to a farmhouse where they’ve cobbled together a new life together. Release Date. Not everything about The Last Of Us Part II’s story was terrible. Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars with 33 Reviews (33) $92.49 Your price for this item is $92.49.
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