The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered
The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered is a PlayStation 5 adventure game developed by Naughty Dog. It centers on story, case, or mission progress, character and object interaction, and objective or clue progression, with controls and information arranged around the DualSense twin sticks, triggers, directional pad, and face buttons, with touchpad, motion input, adaptive triggers, and detailed haptics where the game uses them.
- AI score · out of 10
- 9.1 / 10
About this game
The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered is a PlayStation 5 adventure game centered on story, case, or mission progress, character and object interaction, and objective or clue progression. Locations, objectives, and clues gradually open the main chapters, with progress divided into stages, tasks, matches, or growth milestones that make immediate goals understandable. Its value depends on whether these rules continue to create judgment and room for mastery rather than on length, sales, or series recognition. Short campaigns are judged by repeat-challenge value, while longer ones are judged by variety, pacing, and recovery after failure. Theme, character expression, and environmental clues need to support exploration together, while SSD streaming, 4K and HDR output, 3D audio, performance or quality modes, and high-density interfaces need to preserve feedback and information clarity together. The genre-specific limitation is that guidance, objective triggers, camera behavior, or dense text can create search and comprehension costs. Platform conditions also include install size, SSD space, patch version, DualSense battery life, visual mode and frame rate, online dependencies, PS VR2 requirements, and cross-generation version differences affect the current release. This description covers only this platform release and does not import features or conveniences from remasters, emulators, or other console editions.
Collected in series
The Last of Us is Naughty Dog's survival action-adventure series about human relationships in a world devastated by infection. Scavenging, stealth and sudden violence give weight to journeys shaped by attachment, loss and the consequences of people's actions.
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- Windows PCMar 28, 2023 · 7.9 / 10
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AI review
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Powerful storytelling meets carefully constructed encounters.
Flexible movement, stealth and aggressive enemies create tense encounters that link positioning with supplies. Improvisation remains valuable as situations collapse, while the disturbing violence prevents success from feeling like consequence-free spectacle. No Return adds character-based runs with changing conditions and meaningful resets alongside the lengthy campaign. Lost Levels offer development context rather than a substantial new story, keeping the remaster’s additions useful but distinct. Detailed performances and environmental storytelling sustain a disturbing portrayal of conflict. Audio and animation extend tension beyond combat, producing powerful involvement while deliberately resisting the comfort of a straightforward heroic adventure. Native PS5 haptics and trigger feedback reinforce weapon and movement information. Familiar controls make additional modes approachable, while restrained visual changes matter less than consistent feedback during demanding encounters and repeated runs.
Strengths
- Improvisational combat and detailed performances.
Weaknesses
- An oppressive tone and limited new narrative.
Who it is for: Action-narrative players comfortable with bleak themes.
Play notes: Based on the dated tested build and stated content scope; later patches are not automatically included. This is evidence synthesis, not a claim of personal play or current network quality.
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| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Lost Levels offer development context rather than a substantial new story, keeping the remaster’s additions useful but distinct. | Reviewed | 8.9 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Improvisation remains valuable as situations collapse, while the disturbing violence prevents success from feeling like consequence-free spectacle. | Reviewed | 9.2 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Audio and animation extend tension beyond combat, producing powerful involvement while deliberately resisting the comfort of a straightforward heroic adventure. | Reviewed | 9.4 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Familiar controls make additional modes approachable, while restrained visual changes matter less than consistent feedback during demanding encounters and repeated runs. | Reviewed | 8.9 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Naughty Dog
- Publisher
- Sony Interactive
- Release date
- Jan 19, 2024
- Platforms
- PlayStation 5
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Adventure · Primary genreShooter
- Tags
- Solo-friendlyStory-drivenLinear LevelsPuzzle SolvingExplorationSlow BurnInvestigationWar3D GraphicsThird PersonMain Story 10–20 Hours
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
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- Standalone
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- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Single player
- Perspectives
- Third person
Release editions
- Windows PCWorldwideApr 3, 2025
- PlayStation 5WorldwideJan 19, 2024
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