So, we've just seen a brand new chunk of gameplay from The Last of Us: Part II in Sony's latest State of Play. After director Neil Druckmann reminded us all of the basics, we were treated to roughly 10 minutes of uncut footage. It's gory as anything.
We see Ellie swimming(!) through to an area controlled by the WLF, a new faction introduced in the sequel. What's cool is hearing the enemies talking, and Ellie commenting on it under her breath. She sneaks up on a girl who's -- yes -- playing Hotline Miami on her PS Vita. As she sneaks through, we get a look at crafting on the fly, and Ellie using a silenced pistol and stealth attacks to take out some enemies. One thing's for sure, the violence on show is a step up from the original, which was already brutal.

Ellie moves through the hospital, fighting back against the WLF as she makes her way upstairs. We should point out that the game looks absolutely stunning, as expected. The whole demonstration looks like a refined and enhanced version of the gameplay we know from the first game, although Ellie's dodges and better movement options will lend the game a more nimble flair.
Outside of the gameplay demo, new details are slim, but then we are only a couple of weeks away from launch. What did you think of The Last of Us 2's State of Play presentation? Are you more excited, or do you have reservations? Say no to spoilers in the comments section below.
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I didn’t even notice it was Hotline Miami on the Vita. She had good taste at least.
@DeepSpace5D Are they really going to let her use their finite resources to charge it though? How did she download it? Why was it in immaculate condition?
Shame you couldn’t pick up the vita or can you😉
What game was she playing on the vita?
@Crimson_Ridley Could be lots of explanations for that. Maybe her group raided a neighborhood of houses that was previously unexplored and she found it in a drawer of a room. You see all kinds of things left behind in abandoned houses in the first game. I keep my Vita in a drawer inside of a shell case next to its charger.
Maybe Hotline Miami was already downloaded on that particular Vita.
As for charging it, who knows? Maybe some kind of converter to a generator?
I know some people may be put off by the violence but it's just a video game. I think It looks deliciously gruesome and you're god damn right I'm going to turn Ellie into an axe murderer.
@DeepSpace5D Those are some good explanations. How about the battery? The Vita would be over 25 years old at this point, wouldn't the battery have completely died?
Just saying it tonight shows how greatly expanded the gameplay is now.
WOW!!! Now I can see why the Haters wanted to bring this game down It looks as good as the first one and even better(if that is possible) ND and SONY are GODS
@Crimson_Ridley That was my question as well. If it was a Vita that got heavy usage, I would expect the battery to be pretty worn down with so much time gone by.
Perhaps if it was in good condition when found, and just remained turned off for all those years, it could boot right up with a charge. It did look like that Vita was in very good shape when it showed the back of it. Barely a scratch on that thing!
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I think Naughty Dog needs to do another State of Play explaining this Vita, there's just too many questions that don't have answers right now. 😂
Wow, they're really pushing the grisly violence hard in this one. I'm not against it per se, but I wonder if I'm going to reach some kind of breaking point with it given the violence against humans looks disturbingly realistic.
I was never too interested in this, but I must admit the gameplay looks really good, and way better than the first game!
Please let Sammy write these articles cause I think it would be awesome to see him pretend that he isn't playing the game lol
Anyway, the gameplay was amazing, super real, super gory! Beautiful thing
@ApostateMage I am sure the story will give tons of motivation to go all Jason on everyone with that spike club.
In a trailer out of context, it is "disturbing violence". But once you play it as a story it all becomes "they had it coming"
Man I didn’t want to watch it but did and now I’m even more hyped which is crazy considering tlou part 1 is my favorite video game ever. I mean everything looks just top freaking notch I really love the way companions are expanded on and truthfully it makes most other games look so outdated .
This game is too realistic and brutal for some nintendo fanboys.
Can't wait for the game but I actually don't want a new more dangerous infected enemy on tlou 2, the bloater is enough for me 😅
I really really need to finish the first. From what i played it seemed like a pretty good game. I have so many games i need to finish...
@A356852 Is it really Nintendo fanboys? I don't mind the violence, I just don't think anyone who doesn't agree with me is a fanboy. It's a foolish mentality to have.
@RBMango I thought I murdered someone just by looking at the gameplay...
Yeah it was pretty brutal but I didn't like the noise the dog made when she set it on fire. Yes it was realistic but so was that film irreversible and I don't want to watch that again!
@ApostateMage they whining over the violence in the game?did they thoug thought it was unicorns and rainbows? Plus it's rated m for mature
@wiiware they will eat you
@darksoul77 it's fake not real
@Taylorzombie the point you made is not valid. Also this is why we have age ratings it's also why any violence depicted on screen to either children or animals is normally frowned upon as bad taste.
I'll admit that killing dogs in this will be hard for me to do. I'd prefer if Ellie could tame them with her thumb and little finger like Mick Dundee.
@darksoul77 first of all why are children watching violent films and t.v.shows?
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