Review: The Last of Us Vol.II Remastered

A few days before the release of The Last Of Us Part.II Remastered on PS5, it’s time for us to give you our full and detailed feedback on this remake that brings its share of new features.

Announced in late 2023, The Last of Us Part.II Remastered is already ready to come to PS5 to let you experience (or relive) the incredible journey of Ellie, Joel, Dina or even Jesse and Tommy in Seattle. A landmark title, voted game of the year 2020 and awarded with over 300 awards is finally coming to PlayStation 5 in the final version, in 60 FPS, with the next-gen features of DualSense and many new things.

Now let’s get back to these new items to see if this remaster lives up to our expectations. This test will mainly focus on the new features of the title. If you want our opinion on the game The Last of Us Part IIIts content, its history, its merits and demerits, do not hesitate to read (or re-read) Our test is available at this address.

The Last of Us Part.II Remastered: The Same, Only Better?

This new edition of The Last Of Us Part.II is identical in every way to the original game on PS4 available from June 2020 in terms of story, narrative and chapters. You won’t have anything new at this point. On the other hand, this remaster brings a few adjustments and improvements on the technical side. The Last of Us Part.II Remastered therefore offers you two graphic modes:

• Loyalty mode
  – With native 4K resolution
  – 30FPS
• Display mode
  – With 1440p resolution and 4K rendering
  – 60 FPS

Clearly, the visual difference between the two modes is impossible to discern with the naked eye. On the other hand, the difference between 30FPS and 60FPS is clearly felt. Performance mode turned out to be the best choice for running this reissue under optimal conditions.

Another new thing is the addition of haptic feedback and adaptive triggers which will obviously add a lot of immersion to the game. If we were disappointed with this addition The Last of Us Part I (View our test or review) We are totally overwhelmed by the effort put in by the Naughty Dog teams on this piece. II Remastered. Because yes, haptic feedback is eventually exploited and we feel everything. From your footsteps, to the rumble of your horse’s roar, you’ll experience new sensations in the palm of your hand with DualSense. The same goes for adaptive triggers. The latter is fully exploited and we clearly feel the change of arms, right down to the arch bar which is tight. joy

The joy of lost levels

The other major addition is of course the Lost Levels. For fans, this is clearly the most anticipated addition. Naughty Dog invites you to discover behind the scenes with complete and detailed anecdotes. You will have a chance to find three lost levels

• The Jackson Party, which takes place before the ball in Jackson, precedes Eli and Deanna’s first kiss.
• Seattle Sewers, which takes place during Eli’s stay in Seattle, where you have to navigate the Seattle sewers.
• The Hunt, which takes place during “The Farm” where Ellie goes hunting and tracks a wild boar.

All lost levels are available on our youtube channel in VOSTFR 🇫🇷. You can also find dedicated articles on our site at this address.

“No Return” mode

This is definitely another major innovation. “No Return” mode is a new game mode, mostly inspired by “Rogue Like” games that allows you to control one of ten characters including Ellie, Deena, Jessie, Tommy, Joel, Abby, Lev, Yara, Mel and Manny. Giving. Take part in a series of skirmishes to complete challenges, unlock bonuses and achieve the best score to compete against your friends and players around the world. Here again, do not hesitate to search Our articles and videos To know everything about this “no return” mode at this address.

Other new features

The Last Of Us Part.II Remastered also brings its share of new features. Besides the technical improvements, “Lost Level” and “No Return” mode, the game offers you many small additions like “Free Guitar” mode that allows you to freely play the guitar to create your best sounds with your touchpad and triggers. Or your best covers with Eli, Joel and composer Gustavo Santaolla.

The game also offers you numerous bonuses with new graphic effects, cheat codes, as well as a trailer for Grounded II: Making the Last of Us Part.II which will be released on YouTube soon. You have access to the podcast Naughty Dog published when the game was released (unfortunately, this is only available in English).

Finally, you have the chance to discover new skins for Abby and Ellie with the update of the famous photo mode.

Max “photoingame”‘s opinion on this remaster and improvements to photo mode

Regarding the graphic aspect, I think the game has a real beauty of textures and more sharpness in details. Thanks to 4K, we see it more significantly in the photo mode of the game, everything looks new and less pixelated on beautiful elements like hair. Or grass, it is very impressive.

In terms of content, it is very generous with a very entertaining and varied No Return mode, which is a kind of reward for players after abandoning multiplayer. In this mode we rediscover settings from a new angle, challenge our scores to spice things up, and rankings (worldwide and daily to compete with the best in particular).

In the bonus we also find the lost levels, they are few in number and short but interesting with a few anecdotes to better understand why these levels were not included in the game by the developers. We also have a guitar playing mode, quite complete, with many characters, instruments and environments. New skins are also appearing (a space outfit for Ellie, obviously), which is especially interesting for photography, which brings us to this famous photo mode, which is slightly improved compared to part I to create cool clichés.

In conclusion, it’s a great remaster of The Last of Us Part II, rather complete, perfect for fans to dive into countless times or for newbies to discover the game at its best.

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In conclusion, The Last Of Us Part.II Remastered is an excellent port. The story remains intact and will leave its mark on you once again even three years after the game’s release. An intense journey physically and psychologically. Technically, the game is more beautiful and smooth than ever, without any bugs or other technical issues.

In terms of content, it’s the final version with small additions that are welcome with a guitar mod, skins, etc… but and most of all, “Lost Level” and “Sans Return” mods that will add a good ten extras. Hours for the title. All offered at reasonable prices.

Indeed, the game is offered on PS5 for 50 euros. And if you already have the PS4 version (physical or digital) you can get this remastered version with all the advantages, new features and new features for only 10 euros. So why deprive yourself of it?