The Last Of Us Part 2 Remastered Is Tiring, But Expected

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The Last Of Us, as a series, rapidly rose to superstardom after its initial release back in 2023 on the now-humble PS3. Taking well-established gameplay mechanics, a uniquely bleak game world, and then bundling that together with a phenomenal story had everyone head over heels for Naughty Dog. 

Some time passed and the long-awaited sequel, The Last Of Us Part 2 dropped and the fanbase was split in half. Some people loved it, some people hated it, and nearly all of them loved to whine about the other camp. Despite the backlash, the game was massively successful and helped secure a future for the series. But here’s the thing, the series is already getting a bit stale. 

The reason for this is rather simple – I’ve only mentioned the mainline releases. I’ve not touched on all the other less-than-interesting things that have come in between, or what is bound to come after. The Last Of Us, as of writing, has had two unique entries, a remaster, and a full remake. If rumours are to be believed, another remaster is on the way and this time Naughty Dog is gunning for The Last Of Us Part 2. 

Despite loving the series, that’s a lot of retreading of old ground. Before we get Part 3, we are very likely going to see our third remake/remaster and it’s only been 10 years. That’s a staggering amount of nothing of note to come out of a series begging for more actual content. This comes off the back of the potential limbo status of the Factions expansion that is over three years late. 

Fan or not, seeing the series be milked like this doesn’t feel good. If this trickle of repetition contained even the smallest morsel of new content, I would be happier to see it. As it stands, The Last Of Us Part 2 Remastered is shining light on a series that