Who is the mysterious playable character in The Last of Us Part II: Guitar Mode?

in The Last of Us Part II, certain moments of the adventure allow us to play a few notes on the guitar (at the very beginning, when Joel teaches Ellie, later, optionally). These short brackets offer breathing space between two high-tension sequences. To mark the game’s re-release on PlayStation 5, Naughty Dog has decided to offer fans a free-play guitar mode.

It is accessible from the game’s main menu, in the tab titled “Bonus”. The idea is to isolate these musical scenes to be able to enjoy the gameplay (you “scratch” the strings by sliding your finger across the DualSense touchpad). In all honesty, this free-to-play guitar mod The Last of Us Part II Remastered is very limited. But it’s still an interesting little wink.

You can play three characters in the guitar mode of The Last of Us Part II Remastered

Naughty Dog offers access to a few options for this free-play guitar mod. You can choose the guitar (with effects), the setting and of course, the character you want to embody — hiding the interface to take a nice capture. Ellie and Joel are the obvious options. But there’s a third character whose first name may mean nothing to you: Gustavo. It is actually Gustavo Santaolala, the composer to whom we owe the most exquisite pieces we have ever heard. The Last of Us Part I And The Last of Us Part II.

Hence the developers had fun modeling Gustavo Santaolala The Last of Us Part II Remastered, to pay tribute to his genius. In truth, most observers have undoubtedly already noticed his presence in the story mode: Gustavo is a resident of Jackson that we can meet – he recalls this wiki page of the game. He also plays music on the banjo, an instrument that can be carried. In free mode if desired.

in A tweet published on January 11A mischievous dog spoiled the surprise: “ Yes, you can play the banjo in The Last of Us Part II Remastered’s free-play guitar mode… and you can do it with a familiar face, too! » It’s still a great way to honor the indomitable talent of Gustavo Santaolla, whose most aired pieces will forever echo in players’ heads. This is above all to give the free-play guitar mode a semblance of interest, less rich than No Return Sessions or Lost Levels.

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