The Last of Us Part 2
Summary
some three - and - a - one-half twelvemonth after the initial freeing , The Last of Us Part 2 Remasteredis coming to PlayStation 5 in January 2024 . hearsay of the remaster stirred the same concerns asThe Last of Us Part 1did when it was announced – scruple over such a recent game even need a full - price remaster – but the official proclamation ofTLOU 2 Remasteredhas seemingly quieted such worries . The Last of Us 2Remasteredwill come with a host of new subject matter , including what developer Naughty Dog has dubbed the Lost Levels , three gameplay section that were cut from the last secret plan .
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In plus to the Lost Levels , The Last of Us Part 2 Remasteredwill include a new game modecalled No Return , a Speedrun Mode , a Guitar Free Play mode , graphical improvement , immobile loading times good manners of the PS5 ’s SSD , DualSense controller functionality , newfangled addition to the base game’smany accessibility options , and more . While many price concerns were slake by a $ 10 acclivity route , the Lost Levels have curiously remained rather cryptic . The announcement ofTLOU 2 Remastereddidn’t extend any specifics , nor where the Lost Levels would have fit into the game ’s story , had they been finished rather of leave on the cut elbow room floor .
The Last of Us Part 2 ’s remaster has been announced by Sony and Naughty Dog with all - new content and enhancements to utilize the PS5 ’s computer hardware .
What The Last Of Us Part 2 Remastered’s Lost Levels Are
WhenThe Last of Us Part 2 Remasteredwas announced viaPlayStation Blog , the numeral of Lost Levels that would be included was n’t even specified . As part of " a comprehensive diva behind - the - scenes , " the Lost Levels are join a commentary track that can be played during the campaign ’s cutscenes , have theater director Neil Druckmann , tale contribute Halley Gross , and actors Troy Baker ( Joel ) , Ashley Johnson ( Ellie ) , and Laura Bailey ( Abby).PlayStation Blogclarifies that the Lost Levels " are n’t to the full finished stratum , but rather early - evolution slices , " with " implant developer commentary to give them robust context . "
It ’s ill-defined what exactly these will look like , but give that context , they’reunlikely to be returned to their spot inTLOU 2 ’s story , alternatively just being explorable areas accessed from a fare , which may further histrion ' understanding of the biz creation . The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered ’s itemisation on thePlayStationwebsite , however , has revealed the names of the three Lost Levels : Jackson Party , Boar Hunt , and Sewers . Although it has n’t been corroborate , these three stratum titles help narrow down their narrative placement with some foregone conclusion .
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Where The Jackson Party Lost Level Fits In TLOU 2’s Story
Jackson Party is the easiest ofTLOU 2 Remastered ’s Lost Levels to place . Near the beginning of the secret plan , Jesse citation Ellie having " quite a night " before they head out for a morning patrol . The dark in question – in which Dina kiss Ellie while terpsichore , drawing the ire of a man named Seth , who proceed to call Dina a homophobic slur – is demonstrate much by and by in the game as a cutscene , provide more circumstance to the relationship dynamic between Ellie , Dina , and Jesse .
The Jackson Party Lost Level is probable to take placeright before this cutscene at the dance . A clip inThe Last of Us Part 2 Remastered ’s proclamation trailer ( viaPlayStation ’s YouTube channel ) demonstrate Ellie walking through Jackson wearing the same turnout she had on at the party . merry lights are wrapped around tree diagram and lamppost , matching the interior decoration in the cutscene , and citizens of Jackson are seen mill about in the street . The stratum ’s original intention may have been to get player explore Jackson a bit more , and potentially talk to some NPC before insert the party .
Where The Boar Hunt Lost Level Fits In TLOU 2’s Story
The Boar Hunt Lost Level was also likely cut from near the end of the game . One of the last submission in Ellie ’s journal players can unlock detail Ellie hunt a boar , and how the auditory sensation it made while dying reminded her of Joel ’s execution . Thisboar hunting appear to have taken place while Ellie was living with Dina on their farm , prior to her pass on for Santa Barbara to find Abby . The journal mentions a gas post , and Boar Hunt appear to be the other Lost Level quickly taunt in the announcement trailer , with a guessing showing Ellie emerging from the Sir Henry Joseph Wood and heading toward a world-wide shop .
The clip in the announcement preview come out to show Ellie wearing Joel ’s jacket , which she has on inThe Last of Us Part 2during the cutscene where she leaves Dina and JJ at their farm , departing for Santa Barbara .
A wild boar hunting sequence is already known to have been cut fromTLOU Part 2 , with Druckkmann and Baker discussing the stratum on the latter’sRelaterYouTube channel . Druckmann say the sequence was playable , and veer very late in ontogenesis , making it a prime candidate to amount back as a Lost stratum forThe Last of Us Part 2 Remastered . The daybook introduction that made it into the game is likely a distillment of the baseball swing sequence , showing Ellie still add up to term with witness Joel ’s execution .
Where The Sewers Lost Level Fits In TLOU 2’s Story
TLOU 2 Remastered ’s third Lost Level , Sewers , is a turn harder to place than the other two , and is in all likelihood much earlier in the secret plan , relatively . There ’s a short sectionduring Ellie ’s second day in Seattlein which she in short travels through some gutter . She ’s take on through a windowpane by an infect , and fall into some form of waterway , which takes her into a sewer system of rules tunnel . However , Ellie only navigate through one large , subterranean room before climb a run back to the control surface . in short afterward is her first face-off with the Seraphites .
This is the most probable place for the Sewer Lost Level to be , and may have originally been cut down fromTLOU 2for any number of reasonableness . Notably , this section also get immediately after Ellie ’s first encounter with Stalkers in the game , a specially baneful variant of infect , so it may have been remove in social club to give the player some respite between two stressful encounters . irrespective , the scope of the gash Sewers Lost Level will be bring out whenThe Last of Us Part 2 Remasteredreleases on Januray 19 , 2024 , and will perhaps shed some Christ Within on why Ellie ’s trip through Seattle ’s sewer system was truncated .
Sources : PlayStation Blog , PlayStation , PlayStation / YouTube , Relater - Troy Baker / YouTube
