How much do you like “The Last of Us”? This is the question that more or less determines this analysis, because it is the deciding factor in whether this game is suitable for you or not. If you’ve played The Last of Us: Part II, you already know if you want to repeat the story. If you’ve watched the series and fallen in love with it, your purchase is probably safe once again.
The Last of Us: Part II’s original release wasn’t long ago. Actually, less than four years. The second part of Ellie’s adventure, a dark and bloody tale of revenge that sees her ruthlessly making her way through the streets of Seattle, is still fresh in many players’ minds. And what a story, by the way. In short, this is why you return to The Last of Us. Nobody is here just for the game. The reason you become attached to this post-apocalyptic world is Ellie. By Joel. For Dina, Tommy and even Abby. However, The Last of Us stories are generally quite satisfying once you’ve finished reading them. As with most of Sony’s first-party titles from the last five years, when the credits roll, it feels like it’s time to move on to something else.
This depends on personal preference, of course, but The Last of Us: Part II Remastered tried to add a bit more replayability with No Return, the roguelike mode that’s the main excuse for spending $10 on an upgrade this new version of the game 2020 and some other features that unfortunately do not particularly stand out. The base game was already great, so the graphical changes are barely noticeable and the additional extras like Lost Levels won’t keep you hooked for long.
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We went No return. With ten playable characters and several different game modes, the variety is considerable. You also have many enemies to fight and can adjust the difficulty level to your liking. Between missions you can obtain new weapons, supplies and more to complete your team. Each of the characters has their own abilities, but after a few hours it becomes clear that many of these changes are minor. Unless you’re a die-hard fan of The Last of Us, it’s hard to make you want to play it again and again, unlike Sony’s other roguelike DLC that came out late last year. It may seem unfair to compare No Return to God of War Ragnarök: Valhalla, but the latter brings a truly new experience and includes the true ending to the story that we didn’t know we needed (and all free of charge, by the way). , The former seems to be an additional game mode because something had to justify you spending the money on this The Last of Us: Part II Remastered.
The skins, concept art and extras are very good, but I refer you again to the first line of this analysis as they will only be relevant to you if you like The Last of Us franchise. The lost levels They’re fun, but they don’t last long. It’s probably best to compare them to playable YouTube videos. It’s interesting to figure out what these levels should be and play around with them a bit, but it’s a bit like going to a museum or looking at a pretty painting. How long can you watch before you decide you’ve spent enough time? Results may vary.
Although much of the additional content is mediocre, the main content, i.e. the base game released in 2020, is so good that it beats The Last of Us: Part II Remastered by more than half. With The Last of Us: Part II (where we can finally get started), Naughty Dog has taken a huge step forward in writing, pacing, narrative and gameplay like few studios had done before. The best example I can think of is Rockstar’s work on Red Dead Redemption and its sequel. Although it’s more stressful than entertaining most of the time, The Last of Us: Part II Remastered is a worthwhile experience for anyone who wants to see how the video game medium can surpass itself narratively.
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It might be worth playing again if you can handle the stress and killing dogs again. Abby’s story in particular I found much more appealing this time around, as now that we’ve moved pretty far away from the mass of toxic gamers that surrounded the game and this character in 2020, it seems we can now have as much fun as Naughty Dog it wanted. I would have liked it then. Does this serve as an excuse to justify this being the third remaster or remake of a franchise that has already released two games? I ask again: How much do you like The Last of Us?
Video game analysis typically involves recommending a title to the public. And yet this work appears to have already been done in 2020. Therefore, it is quite difficult to talk about The Last of Us: Part II Remastered otherwise. Aside from Son Return, most of the things that differentiate it from the base game are unremarkable. Even the addition of roguelike mode will only please the most voracious The Last of Us players who want to play as Joel again. Since it will probably be the last The Last of Us content I see for a while (and hopefully the last remaster), I can understand playing this update for the 10 dollars it costs, but even die-hards Fans should think a little before spending money. the 49.99 dollars that the complete game costs. If any other studio with another franchise tried to do something like this they would be laughed at, but people love The Last of Us. As you wish.
