The Last of Us Part II review on PlayStation
| BASIC GAME INFORMATION |
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment/SCEE
developer: Naughty Dog Software
release year: 2020
Genre: Action / Adventure
Five years after a harrowing journey across pandemic-ridden America, Ellie and Joel settle in Jackson, Wyoming. Settling in a thriving community, they found the stability they desired, despite the constant threat of attack by infected and disoriented survivors.
But one day, cruel events destroy this calm, and Ellie sets off again on the road to restore justice. While on the trail of those who disrupted the peace, she faces the dire physical and emotional consequences of her own actions.
| GAME ENGINE |
The game is based on an internal game engine developed by Naughty Dog for its own games, about which there is practically no information on the Internet. Naughty Dog began developing the sequel immediately after the release of Uncharted: The Lost Legacy.
The game was announced on December 3, 2016 at the PlayStation Experience press conference, at which the first trailer was shown with the heroes of the original part - Ellie and Joel.
| TECHNICAL INFORMATION |
The Last of Us Part II occupies about 80 gigabytes on the console’s hard drive.
Content size in versions PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 4 Pro are identical.
| CONTROL |
Control settings are involved in several submenus:
As we can see, these settings concern special gameplay functions.
| SETTINGS |
In the PlayStation 4 graphics settings we have two sub-items: changing brightness and HDR rendering mode.
Well, then let’s see how the game differs between the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 4 Pro.
| COMPARISON between PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 4 Pro |
In this case we compare PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 4 Pro:
Of course the graphics are on PlayStation 4 Pro is better, but not much, and standard PlayStation 4 remains only slightly from it. Below is our comparative video review directly in the gameplay(Be sure to watch in 4K mode!):
Strangely, when capturing video, the color gamut is PlayStation 4 slightly darker than on PlayStation 4 Pro. The brightness settings on both consoles in the game are identical. Perhaps it influences the fact that PlayStation 4 Pro The 2160p RGB standard is used, and PlayStation 4 regular 1080p.
| HDR OFF/ON COMPARISON |
In this section, we presented comparisons of picture quality with HDR turned on and off through photography.
Of course, photography automatically adjusts the brightness and increases it when turned on HDR is null and void, in some places it is very difficult to determine which is better...
| OVERALL VISUAL GAME IMPRESSION |
Graphics The Last of Us Part II is not bad, especially good attention is paid to all the game details and little things. In many ways, it inherits Uncharted 4, representing a more improved version of it, squeezing out the architecture PlayStation 4 all juices:
When choosing a platform PlayStation 4 or PlayStation 4 Pro all depends on preference and available TV.
| GAME PROCESS |
Well, below are the first hour on the console itself PlayStation 4 Pro:
Well, we decided to add a similar time period for owners of standard PlayStation 4:
Disadvantages:
- not all fans of the series will like the plot
Advantages:
- great graphics
- the developers’ meticulous attention to all the little details
| Game rating 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Rating 70% [27 vote(s)] | PlayStation 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Rating 78% [23 vote(s)] | PlayStation 4 Pro 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Rating 75% [23 vote(s)] |