While the man draw of The Last of Us 2 is undoubtedly its intense story and well-written characters, the game can be extremely challenging for those that are interested in making it difficult. Alongside the brutal Grounded mode, a Permadeath setting is available, giving players one life to get through the entirety of The Last of Us 2.
When thinking about areas in The Last of Us 2 that could easily result in death, a few scenarios should immediately come to mind. The boss fight between Abby and Ellie toward the end of the game, Abby’s encounter with the Rat King, and some of the scenarios with Stalkers are dangerous moments for those on permadeath. Even random encounters with Seraphites can be a challenge, though none of these riskier moments were the cause of death for Reddit user ThePopcornDude. Instead, they died from a fall.
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While fall damage is very much present in The Last of Us 2, there are few scenarios where gamers can actually get themselves killed by taking a tumble. The ambulance bridge in the open Seattle section near the start of Ellie’s story is one of the only areas where players are likely to die from falling in The Last of Us 2, though this is not where ThePopcornDude got themselves killed. Instead, they died in a part of this free roam area that should not have caused them harm at all.
The hilarious clip shows the Redditor opening a safe, looting the materials, and vaulting over a railing, likely planning to continue exploring. However, Ellie ends up dying as soon as she hits the floor, entering the fall animation and splatting onto the ground like she had just leapt from a great height. Though this fall would surely not kill someone, and she should
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