Chris Suellentrop of The New York Times acknowledged that Ellie is a likable and "sometimes powerful" character, but argued that The Last of Us is "actually the story of Joel", stating that it is "another video game by men, for men and about men". The technological and graphical enhancements were intended to align with the vision of the original game's development team. Naughty Dog wanted to increase the accessibility options introduced in Uncharted 4 to ensure that all players could complete the story, and the developers attended conferences and worked with advocates. According to Niko Partners analyst Daniel Ahmad, the game had sold over 20 million units by October 2019. They find the university abandoned but learn the Fireflies have moved to a hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah.

In the suburbs of Austin, Texas, Joel ( Troy Baker) flees the chaos with his brother, Tommy ( Jeffrey Pierce), and daughter, Sarah ( Hana Hayes). Players control Joel, a smuggler tasked with escorting a teenage girl, Ellie, across a post-apocalyptic United States. Naughty Dog is shutting down multiplayer servers for Uncharted 2, Uncharted 3, and The Last of Us on PS3 later this year".Zacny of Vice found Seattle too similar to Boston and Pittsburgh from the first game, [79] and Christopher Byrd of The Washington Post wondered if the detail was worth the "human cost" of Naughty Dog's crunch culture. Gameplay [ edit ] In a change from its predecessor, The Last of Us Part II allows the player to crawl in a prone position to evade enemies. Spicer, Christian; Druckmann, Neil; Gross, Halley; Margenau, Kurt; Newman, Anthony; Soria, Almudena; Neonakis, Alexandria (July 7, 2020). Overall, it was the sixth-best-selling game of the year in the United States; [156] it was the third-best-selling for PlayStation consoles, and the best-selling PlayStation 4-only game. Kelly of Computer and Video Games named the characters "richly painted", feeling invested in their stories.

Many reviewers considered the technical enhancements, such as the increased frame rate, a welcome advancement from the original game. Five years after their dangerous journey across the post-pandemic United States, Ellie and Joel have settled down in Jackson, Wyoming. The art design was lauded as "outstanding" by Computer and Video Games ' Kelly, [93] and "jaw-dropping" by Eurogamer 's Welsh. Eurogamer 's Welsh echoed similar remarks, stating that the violence is not "desensitized or mindless".For the final months of development, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the team operated via remote work arrangements. TechRadar 's Swider named the mode as a standout feature, [128] while IGN 's Moriarty complimented the availability to capture "gorgeous" images using the feature. On Twitter, Druckmann expressed disapproval for journalist Jason Schreier after he mocked a comparison of Part II to the 1993 film Schindler's List.

Polygon 's Maddy Myers and Kotaku 's Riley MacLeod wrote that the game repeatedly delivered its themes without allowing the player any agency in their decisions. He stated that the deaths within the game were not unnecessary or unjustified, making the story more powerful. Beresford, Trilby; Fanelli, Jason; Heltzel, Natalie; Keeley, Pete; Newby, Richard; Parker, Ryan; Vincent, Brittany (December 6, 2019). The player traverses post-apocalyptic environments such as buildings and forests to advance the story. Ghost of Tsushima стала игрой года по версии NAVGTR Awards"[Ghost of Tsushima named NAVGTR Awards Game of the Year].

A full-color, hard-cover mini art book was included with the Joel Edition and Ellie Edition of The Last of Us. Artists at Naughty Dog traveled to Seattle to analyze the architecture, vegetation, materials, topography, lighting, and capture photorealistic textures. While at university, Druckmann had an idea to merge the gameplay of Ico (2001) in a story set during a zombie apocalypse, like that of George A.