The last of us part 2 controls6/17/2023 ![]() In terms of controls and camerawork, The Last of Us Part II delivers with flying colors. ![]() Both the camera and how our character behaves with it have been streamlined in operation compared to the original, and it feels less constraining to lie prone or look over tight corners. The controls feel very responsive and intuitive, even more than the first game – alongside the fact that numerous customization and accessibility options are provided well enough to aid any kind of player (so much so that it deserves a separate rundown and read through). It’s a very convenient learning curve for anyone – even those unfamiliar with a PS Dual Shock controller Like in the first, controls and gameplay concepts are introduced as we go along a relaxed sequence after the introductory scenes in a cold-open narrative style (we jump into the story immediately, and merely observing and then trying lets us grasp what we have to do to play). This is mere minutes into the game, but the rules of the world have already been set – and this is the first thing the game shows without outright telling, with little hand-holding.Įllie knows what to do, and is raring to contribute to her community – but Naughty Dog still considers that not everyone has played the first before this one, and so we get a tutorial. By this we know that Jackson is kept liveable by people who aren’t the same as the people from the outbreak – these are people who’ve lived decades past that (including Ellie and Joel) and that their collective experience in dealing with the Infected and life after the fall of the world has served them well. We are shown Ellie going on a route and role that she hasn’t taken before, and therefore we, as the audience, inherit her eyes and POV. One of our first tasks is to go on patrol around the settlement – and we are not told that “in today’s world, we go on patrol to check for clickers and other infected in the surrounding areas”. The small details in this first act begin to hint at a lot of things you will need to know: Ellie’s grown up, but the world is still the same as the first, seemingly normal and unperturbed by the disasters knocking outside the gates. Peace inside the walls is determined by action outside them We take control of Ellie, who’s now a lot taller from before, and even sporting a tattoo. The Cordyceps infestation is still very much a problem outside the walls of this prospering abode. It’s pretty casual – drinks at a bar, awkward social situations, playing in the snow – life seems normal in the continental United States of Fungus. ![]() The timeskip alone tells us that a lot of time and events may already have transpired from the Joel and Ellie we know to the Joel and Ellie of this game. The game is set a few years past the ending of the first, and we find ourselves back in the peaceful settlement our protagonists have joined. Jackson, Wyoming – or where our story begins ![]() I could end the review right now with just that, for fear of accidentally lessening the impact of how good the game is when played leak and spoiler-free, but If you still want to read more, thanks and go on ahead we’ve got a lot of stuff to unpack – and I promise I won’t ruin anything for you. We had to come up with a new rating past our usual Buy/Ignore/Wait verdicts just for this (and retroactively, for FF7R as well). Maybe not best-selling, as Animal Crossing: New Horizons also just came out – but The Last Of Us Part II is already my contender for Game Of The Year, arguably, even over the Final Fantasy 7 Remake. I’ll save you a few minutes of reading: it is the best game yet to come out this year. Life in the world is cold and hard, it’s difficult to expect otherwise The sequel is an attempt to catch bottled lightning for the second time, and for a game that some will attest to needing no followup (indicating how perfect and complete the previous one was), it was going to be quite the feat to accomplish. I had many presumptions, being a horror and sci-fi nut in many mediums including videogames, and none of my expectations came close to encapsulating what a wild ride the first was: one truly had to see it to believe it – and that’s just saying something about the story. Thankfully, I got to experience it spoiler free. I had come into that game late, playing it only when the remastered version came out. The sequel to Naughty Dog’s masterpiece take on the post-apocalyptic zombie action genre has been on every M-rated gamer’s mind ever since the ending of the first one blew our collective heads. Before it hits shelves, your console’s drive space, or the many Youtube channels out there, we’re giving you this spoiler-free review in an attempt to fairly judge our experience after having finished the game multiple times (and then some). The Last Of Us Part II comes out next week Friday, June 19th.
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