At times, The Last of Us 2 offers the opportunity to play with other characters, but we can't say more because Sony has forbidden critics from discussing specifics. Armed with a map, you can roam around and find new places to investigate, which will grant you additional supplies or help you progress in your main quest. The devastated, overgrown city of Seattle brings a semblance of open world to The Last of Us 2, something that was missing from the first game. That ultimately gets the characters to Seattle, Washington, which is where most of the action takes place in The Last of Us 2, involving a militia known as the Washington Liberation Front and a Christian cult called Seraphites. Ellie and Dina set off on a routine patrol mission outside the Jackson settlement, but it winds up being a lot more after they learn of some bad news. Their exchange reveals that Ellie kissed Jesse's ex-girlfriend Dina (Shannon Woodward) the night before, which brings the confirmation of her sexuality into the main game, having been introduced in the prequel expansion The Last of Us: Last Behind. On a morning five years later, Ellie is woken up by her new friend Jesse (Stephen Chang). There seems to be a distance and coldness between the two, possibly brought on by their final conversation in The Last of Us, but that thaws after Joel presents Ellie with a guitar and plays Pearl Jam's “Future Days”, simultaneously fulfilling the promise Ellie asked of him in the first game and foreshadowing the events of The Last of Us 2. Soon after, Joel visits Ellie at her new home inside the settlement in Jackson, Wyoming. The Last of Us 2 opens around the time the original ended, with Joel (voiced by Troy Baker) telling his brother Tommy (Jeffrey Pierce) the truth about what happened at the hospital towards the end of the first game, the truth he hid from Ellie (Ashley Johnson). The Last of Us 2 does intersperse these with some lighter moments, but they are so few and far between that you'd want to take breaks and munch on something lighter. The fact that you're actively participating makes it a lot more uncomfortable than watching someone do it in a movie. Add to that the violence and gore of its combat, with every kill etched across the characters' faces, which twitch and grunt as they grapple with the things they must do to survive. It's made more so by since you're playing a post-pandemic tale in a pandemic-gripped world. Those are weighty topics to deal with and so The Last of Us 2 is as gloomy, depressing, and morbid as its predecessor, because of the atmosphere, setting, and Gustavo Santaolalla's background score. Humans make their own choices, the zombies can't. Except here, it also circles back to the zombie genre allegory of humans always being more terrible, even in a post-apocalyptic world. In some ways, it's similar to Black Panther. Through it, The Last of Us 2 subverts expectations and forces you to reckon with the actions of the characters you've come to feel for.
That includes familial bonds, religious intolerance and fanaticism, and confusing revenge with justice.
It builds off the much-acclaimed story from the original and expands on previously-established themes, most of them stemming from the cycle of violence keeps repeating. Thankfully, The Last of Us 2 is more than up for that challenge.
#The last of us part 2 spoiler review Ps4
With the PS4 at the end of its lifecycle, it's also why loading a Last of Us 2 save game takes up to a minute. Its highly-anticipated, long-in-the-making sequel The Last of Us Part II - also from Druckmann, with Halley Wegryn Gross ( Westworld) as co-writer - is now in a similar place, with the PlayStation 4 about to be superseded by the PlayStation 5 in late 2020. The Last of Us capped a terrific run for Sony's previous-generation console. Released seven years ago this month, The Last of Us - the award-winning survival horror game from Sony-owned Naughty Dog, written and directed by Neil Druckmann - was one of the last major exclusives built for the PlayStation 3. Before you dive into the game, read our review to know what to expect.
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