Naughty Canine’s 2020 masterpiece has acquired a re-release within the type of The Final of Us Half 2 Remastered. It received’t flip heads on a technical degree, nevertheless it does pack some new content material that makes it value contemplating even in case you’ve skilled the epic story already.

A few of the options have been marketed by the studio, however there are a couple of minor additions that you could be not concentrate on. Should you’re nonetheless on the fence relating to whether or not you must check out the sport, contemplate whether or not these options are sufficient to lure you again in.

All new The Final of Us Half 2 Remastered options

Let’s begin with the beauty modifications in TLOU 2‘s remaster. The remaster introduces the prospect to play with totally different character skins. Some are unlocked by way of taking part in the bottom recreation whereas others are obtained by taking part in the No Return mode. That is the total record of skins out there for Ellie:

• Seattle
• Patrol
• B-Day
• Santa Barbara
• Aquarium
• Astronaut
• Astronaut No Helmet
• Satisfaction Tank Prime
• Arc the Lad
• Dying Stranding
• Future
• Mortal Kombat
• Killzone
• Fantasvision
• Siren
• Hotline Miami
• Wipeout Fusion
• Savage Starlight
• Rain Jacket
• Plaid

You additionally get the next gun skins:

In terms of Abby, the next skins can be found:

• Seattle
• Jackson
• Salt Lake Metropolis
• Santa Barbara
• Coast
• Aquarium
• Eighties
• Genji
• The Getaway
• Syphon Filter
• Jak and Daxter
• The Masks of Kri
• Twisted Steel
• Battle of the Monsters
• Hotline Miami
• Classic Naughty Canine
• Bomber Abby
• Badlands

Abby additionally will get the next weapons skins:

• Zebra
• Eighties
• Wolf Weapon Pores and skin

Technical enhancements

The tech enhancements within the remaster aren’t vital. This contains 4K efficiency in Constancy Mode, framerate enhancements, and help for Variable Refresh Price. Different minor additions embody improved texture decision, Degree of Element distances, solar shadow and texture decision, improved animation sampling fee, and extra.

There’s additionally full DualSense help which provides adaptive triggers to weapons, making the general motion expertise extra immersive. Should you’re an skilled participant, you’ll be able to allow speedrun mode and monitor your information.

No Return in The Final of Us Half 2

Maybe the most important addition is the No Return mode. It’s a roguelike mode that options randomized ranges, enemies, and characters from the bottom recreation. Consequently, it’s greatest to not contact it till you’ve accomplished the principle recreation.

It’s a survival mode that culminates in a boss battle in case you can reside by way of all of the encounters. You’re additionally introduced with varied challenges, a few of which contain taking over sure bosses, and others that contain taking part in with particular characters.

As you progress and survive runs, you unlock weapon upgrades in addition to skins that can be utilized for characters and weapons in the principle recreation.

Guitar Free Play

Within the base recreation, you’ll have the chance to play the guitar as a minigame a number of instances. Within the re-release, now you can entry this function at any time with the guitar free play mode. You may play as Ellie, Joel, or Gustavo and swap between the next devices:

• Guitar
• Banjo
• Nylon
• Jazz
• Rock
• Metal Resonator

You’re not caught in a single location and may swap between the music retailer, the theatre, the farm, and Jackson.

Misplaced Ranges

As Naughty Canine has beforehand mentioned, you’ll be able to discover three “misplaced ranges” that are basically recreation segments that by no means made the ultimate lower. They start with an introduction from Druckmann to provide the degrees a little bit context, and you’ll flip commentary on if you would like. When it’s on, there are factors you’ll be able to activate to listen to builders talk about a bit about recreation design and the way it matches in with the general narrative.

The misplaced ranges are tough however not unplayable. There’s audio lacking in some elements, and the visuals are unpolished, nevertheless it seems to be ok so that you can perceive what the builders have been aiming for. The three ranges are:

1. Jackson Social gathering – You play as Ellie throughout the Jackson dance. You get an exploration of Jackson and have an opportunity to spend peaceable time with the inhabitants.
2. Seattle Sewer – That is principally an environmental puzzle part that has you battling in opposition to dashing water. Some elements of this part could be discovered within the ultimate recreation.
3. The Hunt – The temporary part has Ellie attempting to find a boar which turns right into a traumatic occasion when she is instantly haunted by reminiscences of Joel.

Behind the Scenes

The remaster additionally offers you some behind-the-scenes seems to be into TLOU 2‘s improvement. It options episodes from the official The Final of Us podcast. The next episodes can be found:

• “Tackle me” – Behind Half 2
• “They need to be fearful of you” – Ellie
• “You’re my folks” – Abby
• “I might do it another time” – Past Half 2

Along with the unique reveal trailer for the sport, you additionally get a trailer for a documentary titled Grounded 2: Making of The Final of Us. In keeping with the trailer, the documentary was initially deserted, partly as a result of COVID-19 pandemic, however has been revived. It additionally seems to the touch on matters that surrounded the sequel, together with the leaks and accusations of crunch.

Whether or not this shall be sufficient to attract you again in is a matter of private desire. Should you’ve by no means touched the sequel earlier than, that is one of the best ways to expertise it.