Development reportedly included a crunch schedule of 12-hour workdays and cost around US$220 million, making it one of the most expensive video games to develop.įollowing some delays, partly due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Last of Us Part II was released on June 19, 2020.
The developers pushed the technical capabilities of the PlayStation 4. Gustavo Santaolalla returned to compose and perform the game's score. Their performances included the simultaneous recording of motion and voice. Ashley Johnson reprises her role as Ellie, while Laura Bailey was cast as Abby. The themes of revenge and retribution were inspired by Druckmann's experiences growing up in Israel. Neil Druckmann returned as creative director, co-writing the story with Halley Gross. The game uses a third-person perspective the player must fight human enemies and cannibalistic zombie-like creatures with firearms, improvised weapons, and stealth.ĭevelopment began in 2014, soon after the release of The Last of Us Remastered. Set five years after The Last of Us (2013), the game focuses on two playable characters in a post-apocalyptic United States whose lives intertwine: Ellie, who sets out in revenge for a murder, and Abby, a soldier who becomes involved in a conflict between her militia and a religious cult. The Last of Us Part II is a 2020 action-adventure game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation 4.
