The Last of Us Part II is being Remastered for the PlayStation 5, builders Naughty Dog have introduced. The studio is promising a slew of technological enhancements, new sport modes, and different additions in a bid to make the remaster for a sport, that got here out on the PS4 in 2020, price choosing up on the PS5. Notably, the sequel to The Last of Us is playable on Sony’s current-gen console by way of backwards compatibility and had already acquired a PS5 replace in 2021 that added help for 60fps. The Last of Us Part II Remastered shall be coming to the PS5 on January 19, 2024, Naughty Dog has confirmed.
After the remaster leaked on PlayStation Network, the Sony-owned studio introduced the upcoming title in a weblog, alongside an announcement trailer, on November 17, calling it the “definitive way to experience” the sport. The largest new addition to the remaster is a new roguelike survival mode referred to as No Return, which lets gamers tackle enemies in randomized encounters. In addition to sequence protagonists Joel and Ellie, the No Return mode will even convey new playable characters from the sport, every with their distinct talents and traits that swimsuit particular playstyles. “Players will chart their own course on each run, choosing between various stealth and combat encounters that will pit you against a range of enemies, with unique twists that can add new, unexpected factors to any given encounter,” Naughty Dog stated within the weblog.
The ‘No Return’ roguelike survival mode will embody a number of playable characters
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Each roguelike run within the No Return mode will let gamers determine rewards for every encounter and find out how to improve their characters. New characters and skins may be unlocked with progress within the mode.
The sport is getting a visible improve, as nicely. The Last of Us Part II Remastered will get native 4K output in Fidelity Mode, 1440p upscaled to 4K in Performance Mode, and an Unlocked Framerate choice for TVs that help variable refresh fee. The remaster will even embody elevated texture decision, elevated Level-of-Detail distances, improved shadow high quality, animation sampling fee, and extra, in line with Naughty Dog. The sport additionally guarantees improved immersion with sooner load occasions and haptic suggestions and adaptive triggers help on the DualSense controller.
The upcoming remaster will even pack in some reduce content material from the unique sport. Players will be capable to discover a new set of unfinished ‘Lost Levels’ in playable sequences that Naughty Dog says will present a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the making of the sport. Lost Levels will even embody embedded developer commentary to offer context on the elements of the sport that did not make the reduce.
Additionally, The Last of Us Part II Remastered will convey a Guitar Free Play mode that can let gamers present their musical skills throughout a selection of unlockable devices. The mode will embody completely different characters and a quantity of in-game places to let gamers strum away wherever they need, with whomever they select. The sport will even characteristic an unlockable Speedrun Mode, bonus character and weapon skins and additions to the picture mode.
Pre-orders for The Last of Us Part II Remastered will start December 5 for each normal version and a new W.L.F. Edition, which incorporates a steelbook show case and different in-game trinkets. All current homeowners of the unique sport on the PS4 shall be supplied a $10 (about Rs. 833) improve path for the remastered model on the PS5. Players will even be capable to import their PS4 saves to TLOU Part 2 Remastered.
Previous leaks had hinted that Naughty Dog was engaged on a remaster for The Last of Us Part II, with a developer on the studio unintentionally stating it in a LinkedIn publish in October.
Naughty Dog additionally launched The Last of Us Part I, a full remake of the unique sport from 2013, on the PS5 in September final yr, carrying a $70 (Rs. 4,999 in India) price ticket. The sport was ported to PC earlier this yr in March, launching with a number of efficiency and graphical points.
