In fact, they declare it the best looking game on the PlayStation 4 console. [57] In fact, Myers believed the game's combat additions with dog enemies, new infected types and ability to go prone was a "half-hearted" effort to hide that the game was little more than the first game with new coat of paint. Two men appear, dragging Abby across the ground to Emily, where they subsequently hang her by a rope next to several other corpses. Abby offered to retrieve the supplies from the WLF's hospital but Owen remarked she would not make it back in time. [49] As such, the release date was changed to June 19, 2020.[4]. When Abby returned with the teenagers, Owen held back their dog Alice from attacking Lev. I’d get the same thing happen, dead. The pair, having settled down in Tommy's settlement, live in relative peace within the thriving community. Videogamer - Exploring ideas for The Last of Us 2, IGN - Nolan North on the possibility of a sequel, The Verge - Trailer for the new Last of Us, The Last of Us Part II - PlayStation Experience 2016: Reveal Trailer, GameSpot - Play as Ellie in new "Last of Us", Kotaku - The Last Of Us 2 Will Be A Game 'About Hate', TechRadar - The Last of Us 2: What you need to know, The Last of us Part II - PGW 2017 Trailer, Naughty Dog Tweet (Accessed September 20, 2019), Naughty Dog Tweet (Accessed September 24, 2019), PlayStation Blog - Neil Druckmann (Accessed October 24, 2019), PushSquare - Part II delayed (Accessed April 6, 2020), https://thelastofus.fandom.com/wiki/The_Last_of_Us_Part_II?oldid=101995. Yara gets to her feet, prompting Emily to aim at her. Later, Abby returned only with Lev as Yara had died. He became distant from his friends, avoiding Abby in the dining hall and purposely avoided seeing Mel at all since returning. For each day up until the event, they tweeted a new teaser video showcasing an artifact for several key characters. Players can use firearms, improvised weapons, and stealthto fi… [55], The game sold 4 million copies in its first three days, setting a new franchise record. Enemy AI has been improved, notably how human enemies will often communicate with each other, relaying information about Ellie's position through whistling. However, the survivors face constant threats from the Infected and other hostile survivors. "[59] Euro Gamer's Oli Walsh agreed Johnson was the stand out performance but especially praised Gustavo Santaolalla's score for the game, believing the music was "excellent" in conjunction with its "minimalism". Owen is one of the most important characters for Abby's story. Danny made it back to the WLF's Forward Operating Base (FOB) and died after telling their leader that Owen shot him. "I'm gonna find and I'm gonna kill every last one of them. "May your survival be long. Emily draws a revolver, firing into the woods as more arrows fly. He suggested cauterizing the wound but Abby revealed Yara would just die from infection. Abby ordered Owen to stay put until she retrieved Lev. [61], IGN's Jonathan Dornbush contested such claims, believing the gameplay was a "satisfying evolution" from the first game with a "profound story" that justified it's creation. The next morning, Abby left Owen to help saved two apostate Seraphite teenagers, Lev and Yara, who had helped her escape the Seraphites the previous night. [44], In December, 2017, Neil Druckmann alongside the principal cast for The Last of Us Part II and fellow writer Halley Gross, appeared to answer questions regarding the upcoming release of the game. [22] An image was also revealed on September 26, depicting a tattooed arm holding a switchblade, evidently teasing the reveal of Ellie's tattoo. Still, Carter concludes "Part II improves on what it's predecessor did in 2013. Maddy Myers from Polygon remarked that Part II failed to live up to the first game, citing the character's lack of growth and the dull story that felt overly bloated and long, citing the game's critical problem was its poor pacing and failure to justify its own existence as a sequel. The Last of Us Part II is a 2020 action-adventure game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation 4.