PlayStation and developer Naughty Canine have revealed The Final of Us Half II Remastered, and it hits PlayStation 5 completely on January 19, 2024. It consists of all of the visible and efficiency upgrades you’d anticipate, like 4K decision and an unlocked body charge choice for TVs that help variable refresh charge, in addition to a brand new roguelike mode and extra.
“The engrossing marketing campaign returns alongside technological enhancements, new modes, and new behind-the-scenes options that may deepen your understanding of Half II’s creation,” a Naughty Canine weblog put up reads.
Take a look at what The Final of Us Half II Remastered appears to be like like within the announcement trailer beneath:
Maybe the largest shock of this remaster is a brand new mode referred to as No Return. Naughty Canine describes it as a roguelike survival mode “designed to let gamers show their mettle in randomized encounters” and expertise the sport’s fight in new methods. It consists of numerous playable characters, too, a few of that are playable for the primary ever in The Final of Us franchise, and every options distinctive traits to go well with totally different playstyles, too.
“Gamers will chart their very own course on every run, selecting between numerous stealth and fight encounters that may pit you towards a variety of enemies, with distinctive twists that may add new, sudden elements to any given encounter,” a weblog put up reads.
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Every run offers gamers the prospect to decide on the rewards they need, how they need to spec out their character, and extra. And the extra you play, the extra characters and skins you unlock. Plus, you may customise your runs and compete on a world leaderboard as a part of a Day by day Run, which requires an web connection.
In the event you’ve performed The Final of Us Half II, it incorporates a playable guitar. This remaster fleshes out that function with a brand new Free Play mode, “[It will] allow you to strum the strings throughout a number of unlockable devices, use audio FX pedals to modulate your efficiency, and play as totally different characters in a number of in-game areas to customise the mode and really feel of your set.”
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One other large addition is a brand new set of Misplaced Ranges, which permits gamers to expertise playable sequences beforehand lower from the sport. Naughty Canine says these aren’t totally completed ranges, “however quite, early-development slices that not solely allow you to see some new glimpses of Half II’s world, but additionally embrace embedded developer commentary to offer them richer context.”
The whole recreation’s cutscenes function newly recorded director’s commentary from director Neil Druckmann, narrative lead Halley Gross, and actors like Troy Baker (Joel), Ashley Johnson (Ellie), and Laura Bailey (Abby).
On the remaster facet of issues, Naughty Canine says this new model of The Final of Us Half II options “enhanced graphics, together with native 4K output in Constancy Mode, 1440p upscaled to 4K in Efficiency Mode, an Unlocked Framerate choice for TVs that help VRR, elevated texture decision, elevated Stage-of-Element distances, improved shadow high quality, animation sampling charge, and extra.” It additionally options DualSense options like haptic suggestions and adaptive set off integration and extra accessibility choices like Descriptive Audio and Speech to Vibration.
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The unlockable Speedrun Mode from The Final of Us Half I (the remake) returns in The Final of Us Half II Remastered, too. On this remaster, you can too unlock bonus skins for Ellie, Abby, and their weapons, all usable within the recreation’s newly enhanced Picture Mode.
Lastly, The Final of Us Half II Remastered is getting a W.L.F Version which you could take a look at beneath – it consists of the sport, a steelbook case, digital content material, 47 Society of Champion buying and selling playing cards, a set of enamel pins, and a Washington Liberation Entrance patch.
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In the event you do not need to purchase this re-creation since you already personal The Final of Us Half II on PlayStation 4, you may improve to a digital model of The Final of Us Half II Remastered for $10.
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The Final of Us Half II Remastered hits PS5 completely on January 19, 2024.
For extra concerning the recreation, learn Recreation Informer’s The Final of Us Half II evaluation after which examine how HBO’s The Final of Us Season 2, which can adapt a part of The Final of Us Half II, is about to premiere in 2025. After that, examine how Naughty Canine reportedly laid off at the least 25 workers in October whereas its Final of Us multiplayer recreation is “on ice.”
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