Tlou2s combat is at its best when there is constant movement, constantly changing hiding spots, taking out enemies, getting spotted, fighting before getting overwhelmed and fleeing back into hiding. The game manages to solve one of the biggest problems with stealth, sitting still and waiting for enemy patrol patterns.
Yess but in my grounded run in the shamblers part i made a route to quietly escape without getting spotted by using patterns but else it was always coinsidential
Yup, it embraces the "middle ground" of stealth, where you're not quite actively in combat, but you're also not completely unseen anymore. It's that lack of middle ground in stealth games that makes most stealth games feel very binary. TLOU2 fixed that.
Why would you do that though? What happens when you actually have to fight but you've been conditioning yourself to hide and avoid combat the whole time? Seems like a terribly inconsistent and poorly paced playthrough to me.
Grounded mode in this game is difficulty scaling done right. Instead of turning enemies into bullet sponges, the game starves you of resources, forcing you to use every tool at your disposal to survive.
@@duckbyllThey’re not too bad compared to the original Last of Us (not the remake). Grounded on that due to the lack of checkpoints was bananas, but I’d definitely recommend you try the new game (or the first game’s remake). I think you could beat it if you beat hard.
I also loved the small differences between Ellie and Abby. For stealth against clickers, Ellie can always stealth kill them, but it's slow and she can't make shivs, and with Abby you have to make shivs but unlike Ellie, with those shivs you kill clickers a lot quicker. With one side of the game you have to be more patient and aware, and for the other side you can aggressively scurry around insta killing clickers but you need good resource management.
the small differences are amazing! It's interesting that Ellie takes longer to kill with here knife than Abby with her shives because I think Ellie it more proficient with it though. I guess its just so its more balanced.
Funny how the most overlooked aspect of the game is the gameplay. The way the combat and stealth feel is enough to earn this game an easy 8/10 if you’re inclined to be harsh. If we’re being honest this is some of the most fluid, responsive, and satisfying gameplay I’ve ever experienced.
@@sarxastic replaced the core of the story with literally nothing, out of all the new side characters only two at most were any interesting, Ellie has none of the character that made her engaging in the first place, Abby’s character arc was shot in the foot and left to rot somewhere, there’s not a single satisfying conclusion anywhere in the game good or otherwise. It starts and stops being interesting with Joel’s death then kinda meanders for the rest of the time
Just like a goth teen the stealth in The Last of Us isn't a phase. There's no alert phase that you have to wait out once you're spotted, you simply need to break sight for about 10 yards and enemies will lose you enough for you to re-enter stealth. This makes the stealth super malleable, because you can jump in and out of it with such ease, which in turn eases off the fear and panic of breaking stealth and feeling helpless, like is the case in most stealth games. I initially wasn't too sure about adding the stealth grass and the silencers for the sequel. Stealth grass in most every game grants complete invisibility, and I felt the bow was enough of a stealth weapon in the first game. But the sequel handles this expertly. Enemies will spot you at a certain distance in the grass, so even when hiding you need to be on your toes. And silencers require similar items as health kits, molotovs, and bombs; equally important tools. So do I want a silencer for the next area to quietly deal with the WLF, or do I want to save my supplies for trip mines for those damn dogs trying to sniff me out - Decision decisions.
What an amazing opener, “just like a goth teen […] isnt a phase.” The resource dependent gameplay is out of this world, i love the fact you constantly have to think about what you have and if you have enough to survive the next encounter. And the fact that your gadgets can use the same resources as your health is chefs kiss.
Eh I agree I love tlou but wish they could be a bit more smart. Like noticing obvious trip mine placement. I also don't get how the enemies with weapons with infinite ammo to shoot at you but once you kill then in grounded they suddenly have no bullets. I would love to the see the next last of us game see Ellie use every strategy and crutch to get out in tense situations. Throwing dirt in enemies faces, peeking tiny cracks in a wall, hiding in cupboards, and shooting through them. Even destructive environments and a more sense of vertical parkour. Imagine a game where Ellie climbs around reaching high ground setting traps and picking them off. Or what if she makes a makeshift gillie suit. Metal gear solid 5 is amazing for stealth and very clever also. If you shoot then in the head a lot the other enemie soldier notify then and start wearing helmets. So cool! Would love to see more of that in tlou since the gritty gameplay is fun exciting to me!
This just popped up in my recommended! TH-cam finally doing something right with these recommendations lately. Great video! The Last of Us Part 2 is literally my favorite game rn
You're actually so real 😭 Seriously tho, it's genuinely so refreshing to see someone unapologetically praise this game - not only for its gameplay but also its story and characters Loved a lot of your other videos as well btw. Take care !
. i don’t know what it is for me. the ai and stealth going hand in hand, the seamless brutal animations, or the great gun-play, But TLOU2 has the most addictive game formula i’ve played since its came out. And ever since the remaster came out with that ‘no return’ it’s been sooo much more fun. Sure it’s not that drastically different from the first but it most definitely feels a lot better. Naughtydog reaally stepped up the set pieces that made every mechanic feel great
Its surprising how little the differences are in the combat of Part 1 to Part 2 but the little differences make the game play move so much more fluidly. It feels as if you can shoot faster and get to your weapons more quicker, the gameplay is just much more satisfying
Awesome video dude! I agree that (story elements aside...) The Last of Us Part II is one of the highest quality games EVER MADE. You make some excellent points, especially about how the game gives you the tools but it's up to you to decide how to use them. If I could, though, could I give one teeny suggestion? The music throughout most of your video is a little too loud and makes it hard to year your voice sometimes. A good rule of thumb is to keep your background music roughly 10 dB lower than your voice track. Awesome video though man! I'd definitely love to hear you talk more about The Last of Us!
Thank you for making this video! The Last of Us Part 2 is mostly talked about for its story which is controversial (I love it) and the gameplay is talked second. The combat and stealth is what makes this game my favorite game ever! The balance between slow and fast parts was made perfectly, and I’d say the Santa Barbara section has the most intense set piece where ppl are trying to get different angles on you while you just stomp through them, avoiding bullets, seeking cover, getting the jump on them, moving fast through doors and pulling out a melee weapon on them.. it’s a tough scene but so much fun. 🙌🌿
Youre so right. Especially santa Barbara, i have to replay it a couple time each time i play it because i find myself dying a lot. The game is so much fun either way though
You go straight to the topic that is teased with the thumbnail. Overall delivery and pace is entertaining and factually accurate.Top notch content my man! ❤
This made me wish i have part 2 honestly. I really love your opinions, you said everything I also loved about The Last of Us stealth. And i noticed you changed your thumbnail
I love your pfp! (P5R is my second fav game) Hopefully soon you could have Part 2 🙌🙌 I have ran a thumbnail A/B tester and for 2 weeks it was showing people different thumbnails. The one it is now is the thumbnail that got people to click the most!
Been shouting this on top of my lungs, story aside, the stealth in this game is truly *fantastic* The movement is super smooth, flexible and fast, Ellie can do almost every move you’d want her to, proning adds so much. The gadget cross is perfect, a silenced pistol is so fun to use for long range headshots, arrows for close range kills & the explosive ones to finish off a stealth run stylishly. The distractions work great, smoke bombs, trap bombs feel great to have for creativity. AI, as you’ve mentioned is excellent, they’re truly human, the way they walk, look back, stop and converse is great. An extra is the intense heart pounding music, it truly adds to the immersion as your constantly moving away from the dog nearby or the enemy patrol nearing your location.
You use arrows for close range and silenced pistol from a far? I find them both to be versatile, but i mainly use the bow for mid range and long range and the pistol for close up encounters.
@@fooby0 I use arrows for close to mid range and pistol for far as there’s no drop off, it’s a guaranteed kill if your aim is good, however arrows have a drop off & it’s easier to use in closer range
@@timoplays478 the first game's story is good because it's thematically clear and simple, however it's not really original. the second game builds on the amazing world they established and takes the narrative in a truly original direction that hasn't been seen in games or film before, so i appreciate that.
I absolutely love the combat in this game bc its fun and non-repetitive depending on the styles you want. I also like setting traps on the ncps and having a certain area trapped up. Im personally trying to get better at the bow now that i have it fully upgraded in ellies part.
I've played Part 2 many times and I've just started sneaking by combat where I can and it's pretty satisfying. In my first Grounded playthrough, in the Rattler base at the end, I unleashed the chained Clickers and they ended up killing pretty much everyone and I could just go through, hahaha
omg playing the game like that is so much fun. It's espcially fun during the rattler base section, hopefully we get to use clickers like that again in the future.
I never realised how good the gameplay is until my second playthrough. I focused so much on the story in the first playthrough that I completely forget about everything else
Lmao I woulda gone pro in Factions 2 also! You didn't mention how awesome it is to be in big set piece environments where you're encountering a large group of enemies and you can break stealth for a couple kills only to fall back into the shadows and reposition. I'm thinking the parking garage in Seattle day 2 with Ellie, or the top of the high-rise with Abbie & Lev vs the seraphites. There's so much verticality and space to slip around after being caught only to re-enter stealth. Any map you can dive into bushes works, too. This aspect for me is what especially makes the game very rewarding for stealth. It isn't binary, you can come in and out of stealth as you wish
Factions 2 was such a devastating loss. I enjoy how to describe the setting of the game. I did fail to mention it, but hopefully I am able to talk about it in a future video.
permadeath tlou2 was the first time in a very long while i was actually having fun and invested in playing a video game. stealth is alot more engaging when theres actual consequences to fucking up and getting caught besides resetting the checkpoint and trying again
YOU: The last of us part 2 is my favourite game ME: I love you Ok but seriously, I love the stealth in TLOU2. I tend to gravitate toward stealth and ranged moves because I'm kind of a wimp, and it's so so fun in this.
One of my favorite things in the last of us 2 is being completely stealthy and watching the groups fall and become more scared. Wondering if it’s a group of scars. Calling to each other.
Thats something that makes tlou2 feel so unique. Especially in Ellie’s pov, the groups mostly have no idea who the hell is wiping out their numbers and its really satisfying
excellent video. A few pointers i will like to give as a content creator, recording gameplay you should turn of vsync so ur visuals won't split in half, and invest in a quality game capture keep creating!
Hope we get the same stealth in The Last of Us Part 3. As well as the visual brutality and combat. Elle and especially Tommy killed so many WLF which showed how dark the game is.
@@fooby0 Naughty Dog are going to one up themselves again. I'm expecting tlou3 to conclude Ellies story, the fireflies and Abby. Unless they somehow find a way to go further. We need a prequal game with Joel and Tommy surviving post outbreak. Just after Sarah's death and Tommy joining the fireflies.
Dude it‘s a whole nother whay to play, like a different game, I‘m not joking. Yes, the difficulty is intimidating and even overwhelming at first but your skills improve. Not being able to use listen mode or hearing that sound when enemies are about to discover you makes you ACTUALLY use your stealth skills and forces you to be creative. I have over 600 hours in part 2 and i would say that 400 or more of those i was playing on grounded. I really recommend it, it‘s how you become a master at the game
We all have movie level moments when playing Tlou2. You can also adjust difficulty in parts. For me I like the enemies ai to be hard but looting difficulty moderate lol.
Imagine Factions being like this. Man that would be so cool. Like imagine if they were to cancel a new factions multiplayer! That would be so unfortunate.
THIS HAS BEEN WHAT IM SAYIN!! Even if you didn't like the story (I loved it) I just do not understand how anyone could have dogged on the gameplay. It took a great base from the first game, and just like improved it ten fold and gave me one of the arguably best shooter gameplays in gaming like they dont get this game like i do!!!
Im from tbe bricked up gang solely because i remember doing a grounded run to finish my 100% completion and the brick could KILL the enemies faster than joel punching them. And i used to kill clickers with it when i didnt had a knife
I dont necessarily think last of us 2 reinvents the wheel mechanically, but the level design and animations are what shines for me. MGSV is the best stealth game of all time imo
@@latecore_ while I do agree that MGSV has a wider range of awesome and the whole roleplaying as a leader of a Merc army aspect of it is REALLY immersive... I do think that the enemy AI is a bit too... Simple? Also: while the player can play the game however they like, I always felt pressured to play in a very narrow way on account of the game's ranking system I have nearly 100hrs in that game, too. It is very well made.
Nope. Stealth in MGSV is tediously repetitive. Every outpost can be tackled in basically the same way. Each enemy supposedly has different rankings of each skill, but they all perform exactly the same. Exactly. The. Same. The only time you'll notice _any_ difference is if you choose to play _as_ them. And the grind... ye gods! To get that 4th FOB you'll need hundreds of hours repeating the same FOB infiltrations just to earn sufficient resources. Kojima has no respect for his fans' lives.
Honestly i used to be a hater for LOU2 as i adored LOU1 and felt it was lacking, that it was depressing and overall so hard to play... Then i almost lost my mother and father in a car accident, they are okay thankgod but even though i have always known death and suffering it was like it finally clicked. I finally understood the games premise. Its one of my favourite games of all time now. :)
The one problem with the last of us part 2 stealth is ellie will just say, "I think that's the last of them," so u don't have that worry that there still more
You wanna make the stealth gameplay really fun? In my opinion you should try turning on awareness indicators. You can use them to lure enemies because they will turn white (the awareness indicator, not the enemy lol) and flash for a half second before turning red and you can duck and instead of being fully alerted they will just investigate. Complicating it even more, if they are close enough to a fellow soldier they will "cc" them to come with them and investigate together. Makes things tricky trying to lure just one. It changed the game for me and how I play it. Sometimes the enemies are way too close together, and this allows you to separate one from the pack and pick them off one by one. Also put on persistent center dot and you can put the dot on someone when you are behind cover and snap up and headshot them already knowing where the dot is going to be. And by dot I mean also set reticle to "simple" Combat accessibility is also great for going invisible while prone for crawling around during practice and actually seeing exactly where enemies patrol without alerting them. Its pretty cheap and op during actual gameplay but for planning for a permadeath run it's priceless. I love the many options and ways to approach combat in this game. It's pretty much my favorite game too. I can't wait for this on pc. I can't aim for nothing on controller 😂
In TLOU 1 you can actually grab a brick and only a brick and bash any enemy's head in besides a bloated obv, and yes even clickers, it has been my favorite way to kill clickers in TLOU 1 and one of my favorites, but my number 1 favorite skill to use if in TLOU 2 if you grab a stunned zombie you can actually make that clicker eat the zombie and god is it satisfying to pull that off
Hey man, cool channel. Some hopefully constructive feedback: sometimes the music/sound effects are slightly overpowering your commentary. Not sure if you edit yourself or editor, but consider dialing that down just a touch. 9:25 for example. Cheers!
@@cesar9413 I don’t understand the first part about it existing and why that’s a problem. The fact that people had an ‘issue’ with characters that reflect our objective reality was just childish nonsense.
I feel like the hate of TLOU2 is too strong they ignored the best combat and mechanics of the game, if TLOU3 were coming, i want to Naughty Dog expanding it even more!
I think Last of us shares allot in Common With Manhunt which did the cat and mouse type stealth back in 2003. would love to see a remake with last of us 2 Ai.
proud to say i beat it on grounded permadeath, was it hell? yes, did i rage? yes, did i want to give up, not rlly but i did get super frustrated, was it worth it? yes
Tlou2s combat is at its best when there is constant movement, constantly changing hiding spots, taking out enemies, getting spotted, fighting before getting overwhelmed and fleeing back into hiding. The game manages to solve one of the biggest problems with stealth, sitting still and waiting for enemy patrol patterns.
You perfectly described why i love the last of us part 2 combat.
Last of us and Manhunt are two of my favorites for this reason love the cat and mouse.
Yess but in my grounded run in the shamblers part i made a route to quietly escape without getting spotted by using patterns but else it was always coinsidential
Yup, it embraces the "middle ground" of stealth, where you're not quite actively in combat, but you're also not completely unseen anymore. It's that lack of middle ground in stealth games that makes most stealth games feel very binary. TLOU2 fixed that.
There’s nothing I love more than luring enemies in just for them to find my mines and I’ve already moved
What makes TLOU2 even better is that you can just avoid most combat completely.
Exactlyyy
Plus all the cutscenes are skippable
Yeah that and the mechanic where you can throw a bottle and watch the infected eat the humans chasing you while you crawl your way out of the trains
Why would you do that though? What happens when you actually have to fight but you've been conditioning yourself to hide and avoid combat the whole time?
Seems like a terribly inconsistent and poorly paced playthrough to me.
@@bobdobbz9334If you’re playing on grounded it can be pretty impossible to kill everyone without running out of materials/ammo or dying infinitely
Grounded mode in this game is difficulty scaling done right. Instead of turning enemies into bullet sponges, the game starves you of resources, forcing you to use every tool at your disposal to survive.
I still need to try grounded out. I would love the challenge!
I want to play grounded after finishing the game on hard but the decreased checkpoints is really putting me off
@@fooby0You should play it! You will die a ton, but just keep trying long enough and you’ll definitely be able to do it.
@@duckbyllThey’re not too bad compared to the original Last of Us (not the remake). Grounded on that due to the lack of checkpoints was bananas, but I’d definitely recommend you try the new game (or the first game’s remake). I think you could beat it if you beat hard.
AAAAAAAAAAND the enemy's just turn into Jerry Miculek and shoot you so fast that you can't flee to cover, you're done most of the time
I also loved the small differences between Ellie and Abby. For stealth against clickers, Ellie can always stealth kill them, but it's slow and she can't make shivs, and with Abby you have to make shivs but unlike Ellie, with those shivs you kill clickers a lot quicker. With one side of the game you have to be more patient and aware, and for the other side you can aggressively scurry around insta killing clickers but you need good resource management.
the small differences are amazing! It's interesting that Ellie takes longer to kill with here knife than Abby with her shives because I think Ellie it more proficient with it though. I guess its just so its more balanced.
@@fooby0 Ellie can get that stealth kill upgrade to quickly kill enemies in stealth, too
Stealth kills can be upgraded to be twice faster and then it's really quick
I like how Part II introduces prone mechanic, but again enemies now use dogs to sniff you out. It totally adds a new dimenstion to the stealth.
Exactly, the dogs was such a smart idea that makes the encounters so much better.
I hate killing dogs kn games tho 😢
Funny how the most overlooked aspect of the game is the gameplay. The way the combat and stealth feel is enough to earn this game an easy 8/10 if you’re inclined to be harsh. If we’re being honest this is some of the most fluid, responsive, and satisfying gameplay I’ve ever experienced.
Youre so right, its impressive how much time and care went into the gameplay and people only talk about the story.
The gameplay is everything I wanted which makes the ass story even more painful
@@fooby0well it’s a story based series
@@riastradhpls lmk how the story was bad
@@sarxastic replaced the core of the story with literally nothing, out of all the new side characters only two at most were any interesting, Ellie has none of the character that made her engaging in the first place, Abby’s character arc was shot in the foot and left to rot somewhere, there’s not a single satisfying conclusion anywhere in the game good or otherwise. It starts and stops being interesting with Joel’s death then kinda meanders for the rest of the time
Just like a goth teen the stealth in The Last of Us isn't a phase. There's no alert phase that you have to wait out once you're spotted, you simply need to break sight for about 10 yards and enemies will lose you enough for you to re-enter stealth. This makes the stealth super malleable, because you can jump in and out of it with such ease, which in turn eases off the fear and panic of breaking stealth and feeling helpless, like is the case in most stealth games.
I initially wasn't too sure about adding the stealth grass and the silencers for the sequel. Stealth grass in most every game grants complete invisibility, and I felt the bow was enough of a stealth weapon in the first game. But the sequel handles this expertly. Enemies will spot you at a certain distance in the grass, so even when hiding you need to be on your toes. And silencers require similar items as health kits, molotovs, and bombs; equally important tools. So do I want a silencer for the next area to quietly deal with the WLF, or do I want to save my supplies for trip mines for those damn dogs trying to sniff me out - Decision decisions.
What an amazing opener, “just like a goth teen […] isnt a phase.”
The resource dependent gameplay is out of this world, i love the fact you constantly have to think about what you have and if you have enough to survive the next encounter. And the fact that your gadgets can use the same resources as your health is chefs kiss.
Goth is very much a phase you don’t see old goths lmao
@@mrpotato6567 That's why they said 'teen'
One of the very few games that never break immersion for me. Enemies never act stupid or unrealistically.
Exactlyy. Thats one of the reasons why i freaking love this game
Eh I agree I love tlou but wish they could be a bit more smart. Like noticing obvious trip mine placement. I also don't get how the enemies with weapons with infinite ammo to shoot at you but once you kill then in grounded they suddenly have no bullets. I would love to the see the next last of us game see Ellie use every strategy and crutch to get out in tense situations. Throwing dirt in enemies faces, peeking tiny cracks in a wall, hiding in cupboards, and shooting through them. Even destructive environments and a more sense of vertical parkour. Imagine a game where Ellie climbs around reaching high ground setting traps and picking them off. Or what if she makes a makeshift gillie suit. Metal gear solid 5 is amazing for stealth and very clever also. If you shoot then in the head a lot the other enemie soldier notify then and start wearing helmets. So cool! Would love to see more of that in tlou since the gritty gameplay is fun exciting to me!
Lol if you believe that you haven't played tlou2 enough
This just popped up in my recommended! TH-cam finally doing something right with these recommendations lately. Great video! The Last of Us Part 2 is literally my favorite game rn
I'm glad to hear you enjoyed this video so much
You're actually so real 😭
Seriously tho, it's genuinely so refreshing to see someone unapologetically praise this game - not only for its gameplay but also its story and characters
Loved a lot of your other videos as well btw. Take care !
If tlou2 have no fans then i am DEAD. I plan on making more videos praising this game since this video did so well.
Thank you for watching!
. i don’t know what it is for me. the ai and stealth going hand in hand, the seamless brutal animations, or the great gun-play, But TLOU2 has the most addictive game formula i’ve played since its came out. And ever since the remaster came out with that ‘no return’ it’s been sooo much more fun. Sure it’s not that drastically different from the first but it most definitely feels a lot better. Naughtydog reaally stepped up the set pieces that made every mechanic feel great
Its surprising how little the differences are in the combat of Part 1 to Part 2 but the little differences make the game play move so much more fluidly. It feels as if you can shoot faster and get to your weapons more quicker, the gameplay is just much more satisfying
0:49 it is so refreshing to hear that. I absolutely LOVE this game! 🙏
Glad to see more and more people are loving this game
MY FAVOURITE GAME TOO DONT WORRY
I'm glad more ppl are talking about this game's stealth.
Hopefully even more people start to talk about it
When you're playing in grounded mode, with like 3 ammo per gun and limited material, the pistol become your best friend 😂
The limited resources makes the game so tense and yet so much fun 🤤🤤
I’m glad there are people who enjoy this game as much as I do
Yess we unite for the love of this game
Awesome video dude! I agree that (story elements aside...) The Last of Us Part II is one of the highest quality games EVER MADE. You make some excellent points, especially about how the game gives you the tools but it's up to you to decide how to use them.
If I could, though, could I give one teeny suggestion? The music throughout most of your video is a little too loud and makes it hard to year your voice sometimes. A good rule of thumb is to keep your background music roughly 10 dB lower than your voice track. Awesome video though man! I'd definitely love to hear you talk more about The Last of Us!
Agreed, except I don't need to put aside the story elements since I adore them too
Thanks for the advice dude! I always had trouble with audio so this is a big help.
Thank you for making this video! The Last of Us Part 2 is mostly talked about for its story which is controversial (I love it) and the gameplay is talked second. The combat and stealth is what makes this game my favorite game ever! The balance between slow and fast parts was made perfectly, and I’d say the Santa Barbara section has the most intense set piece where ppl are trying to get different angles on you while you just stomp through them, avoiding bullets, seeking cover, getting the jump on them, moving fast through doors and pulling out a melee weapon on them.. it’s a tough scene but so much fun. 🙌🌿
agreed
Youre so right. Especially santa Barbara, i have to replay it a couple time each time i play it because i find myself dying a lot. The game is so much fun either way though
You’re honestly a very promising and bright creator, keep it up.
@@everestsanchez3549 thank you so much!
I also _love_ how different a level full of humans feels from a level full of infected
Yess, they manage to feel so different despite working with the same system. Its truly peak.
Great analysis! Haven't had my hands on the game yet (PC gamer moment, really), but if/when I do, i am just hyped for the gameplay.
I cant wait for the pc port. We need it sooner rather than later though!
You go straight to the topic that is teased with the thumbnail. Overall delivery and pace is entertaining and factually accurate.Top notch content my man! ❤
Thank you!!
Great video, I’ve seen channels like this grow crazily from 100k+. This is my I was here
Thanks dude!! Hope so
This made me wish i have part 2 honestly. I really love your opinions, you said everything I also loved about The Last of Us stealth. And i noticed you changed your thumbnail
I love your pfp! (P5R is my second fav game)
Hopefully soon you could have Part 2 🙌🙌
I have ran a thumbnail A/B tester and for 2 weeks it was showing people different thumbnails. The one it is now is the thumbnail that got people to click the most!
so basically metal gear solid V with less variety of guns and some execution with knife (wow so original)
Boo whomp
Been shouting this on top of my lungs, story aside, the stealth in this game is truly *fantastic*
The movement is super smooth, flexible and fast, Ellie can do almost every move you’d want her to, proning adds so much.
The gadget cross is perfect, a silenced pistol is so fun to use for long range headshots, arrows for close range kills & the explosive ones to finish off a stealth run stylishly.
The distractions work great, smoke bombs, trap bombs feel great to have for creativity.
AI, as you’ve mentioned is excellent, they’re truly human, the way they walk, look back, stop and converse is great.
An extra is the intense heart pounding music, it truly adds to the immersion as your constantly moving away from the dog nearby or the enemy patrol nearing your location.
You use arrows for close range and silenced pistol from a far? I find them both to be versatile, but i mainly use the bow for mid range and long range and the pistol for close up encounters.
@@fooby0 I use arrows for close to mid range and pistol for far as there’s no drop off, it’s a guaranteed kill if your aim is good, however arrows have a drop off & it’s easier to use in closer range
Agree with everything except for "story aside", the story is honestly goated once you understand what they're going for
@@jon.meister eh, it was alright, not as captivating as the first
@@timoplays478 the first game's story is good because it's thematically clear and simple, however it's not really original.
the second game builds on the amazing world they established and takes the narrative in a truly original direction that hasn't been seen in games or film before, so i appreciate that.
I've played Part II 3 times and it was one of the best experiences I've ever had in a video game (especially on grounded difficulty)
Everyone says that the experience was better on grounded. Maybe i should try it.
Underrated 😧
Thanks goat
The gameplay is so fun, this is why I play no return so much is pure fun (until I screw up and die)
Great video, def pressing the like button
I have yet to play no return 😭😭 i need a ps5 NOW.
It's fun as long as you don't put it on grounded mode. Then it turns into a nightmare 😅.
This is peak but holy, that lag when you were talking about TLOU1
yeah my bad about that, I was playing TLOU Remake on my pc and it could NOT handle that well.
No worries
Not gonna lie, I saw like three things I never knew about this game in this video, and I realize how I think too inside-the-box with this game.
Im glad I was able to spread information people didn't previously know.
Man your editing is really good!
Glad you think so!
I love the sly cooper clip at the beginning of the video
I knew people would appreciate it
Loved the video my dude, I'm subscribing!
Thanks man!!
ur actually so underrated omg
Ty goat!!
if part 2 comes out on pc in the near future i will not see the light of day
I need part 2 on pc NOW
@@fooby0 it is certainly coming out in the first half or so of the next year. they almost def want it to come out around S02 of the show.
Made me want to replay the game, great video
Yess, you should go for it dude
The last of Us part 2 probably has the most advanced AI in combat and while in stealth.
Absolutely
I absolutely love the combat in this game bc its fun and non-repetitive depending on the styles you want. I also like setting traps on the ncps and having a certain area trapped up. Im personally trying to get better at the bow now that i have it fully upgraded in ellies part.
Omg setting up traps for enemies to walk into is so fun! It's also so worth to get good with the bow, such a silent and deadly weapon.
I love tlou, but tlou2 have bigger place in my heart
Exactly how i feel as well
0:49 Hello?? Based Department??
ITS THE GOATED GAME NO ONE CAN TOP IT.
I've played Part 2 many times and I've just started sneaking by combat where I can and it's pretty satisfying. In my first Grounded playthrough, in the Rattler base at the end, I unleashed the chained Clickers and they ended up killing pretty much everyone and I could just go through, hahaha
omg playing the game like that is so much fun. It's espcially fun during the rattler base section, hopefully we get to use clickers like that again in the future.
I never realised how good the gameplay is until my second playthrough. I focused so much on the story in the first playthrough that I completely forget about everything else
If you didnt realize how good the gameplay was then it probably did a good job then.
Ok. I hear you. Counter argument, they literally have a setting that makes you invisible when you go prone.
It was funny
And only for new game plus
Lmao I woulda gone pro in Factions 2 also!
You didn't mention how awesome it is to be in big set piece environments where you're encountering a large group of enemies and you can break stealth for a couple kills only to fall back into the shadows and reposition. I'm thinking the parking garage in Seattle day 2 with Ellie, or the top of the high-rise with Abbie & Lev vs the seraphites. There's so much verticality and space to slip around after being caught only to re-enter stealth. Any map you can dive into bushes works, too. This aspect for me is what especially makes the game very rewarding for stealth. It isn't binary, you can come in and out of stealth as you wish
Factions 2 was such a devastating loss.
I enjoy how to describe the setting of the game. I did fail to mention it, but hopefully I am able to talk about it in a future video.
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Who needs shivs when you have MELEE BRICK
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grats on 1k subs im jelly mate! and I agree tlou2 stealth is amazing, im doing a challenge run right now on grounded
Thank you and good luck on your challenge!
The Tony hawk special trick sound underrated sound effect keep up the good work
Thank you!!
permadeath tlou2 was the first time in a very long while i was actually having fun and invested in playing a video game. stealth is alot more engaging when theres actual consequences to fucking up and getting caught besides resetting the checkpoint and trying again
I would be too scared to play permadeath 😭😭
@@fooby0 I did it on by chapter but it was still more than enough to get the blood pumping
Ha, the Lego Spidah-Man necklace
Thank you Captain Jack Sparrow!!
babe wake up, a random youtuber i dont know made a video about a topic i enjoy
Glad you enjoyed!
GREAT VIDEO BRO!
THANK YOU!
That plant makes the whole room Complete
Im glad someone thinks so
Right when you said that tlou part 2 is your favourite game, I subbed IMMEDIATELY
YESSIRRR, thanks for the sub
i honestly enjoyed part 2 more than part 1 in pretty much every way
Honestly, completely fair. I still love both, but i think i like 2 a bit more.
YOU: The last of us part 2 is my favourite game
ME: I love you
Ok but seriously, I love the stealth in TLOU2. I tend to gravitate toward stealth and ranged moves because I'm kind of a wimp, and it's so so fun in this.
WE LOVE THE LAST OF US PART 2 AROUND HERE!!!
Stealth makes the game so much fun, and especially helps people who don't like a lot of pressure on them.
A mixture of going loud and then some stealth is my favourite ngl best AI I’ve had in game and it’s always installed 😂 no game has come close yet
You're so right, this game is so in it's own league. I always have it installed so I can replay it
9:07 bruh is that the tony hawk gba ost lmaoo. Crazy nostalgia
Yuupp blast from the past
One of my favorite things in the last of us 2 is being completely stealthy and watching the groups fall and become more scared. Wondering if it’s a group of scars. Calling to each other.
Thats something that makes tlou2 feel so unique. Especially in Ellie’s pov, the groups mostly have no idea who the hell is wiping out their numbers and its really satisfying
Bottles are better then bricks, CHANGE MY MIND.
I THINK SO TOO!!
I won't change your mind because you're right
You can kill with bricks. Can't do that with bottles
@@brandonsnodgrass6785 i have fists
@@fooby0you betrayed the BRICK GANG :'C
2:50 damn bro's just describing Ubisoft games
excellent video. A few pointers i will like to give as a content creator, recording gameplay you should turn of vsync so ur visuals won't split in half, and invest in a quality game capture
keep creating!
Thanks for the heads up! I will be doing that, thank you.
All the things you described, Metal Gear Solid 3 did them like 2 decades ago
Nuh uh
6:52 actually ☝️🤓 those are ferns
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I see a fellow TLOU2 enjoyer I subscribe 😤
YESSIRR. We love tlou2 around here
@@fooby0 my kind of neighbourhood
You should try metal gear solid V it’s basically where the game got all its ideas for the stealth
It seems like i do need to try it out
Hope we get the same stealth in The Last of Us Part 3. As well as the visual brutality and combat. Elle and especially Tommy killed so many WLF which showed how dark the game is.
I am very excited for tlou3 because i just know the stealth and overall gameplay will be BETTER.
@@fooby0 Naughty Dog are going to one up themselves again. I'm expecting tlou3 to conclude Ellies story, the fireflies and Abby. Unless they somehow find a way to go further.
We need a prequal game with Joel and Tommy surviving post outbreak. Just after Sarah's death and Tommy joining the fireflies.
already love u for having tlou as ur fav game. and pls try to make better quality for your vids. still love the vid tho
Idk how to work on the quality ngl, but i will work on it!!
BUTTERFLY KISS USAGE???? Speaking of favorite games of all time I know P5R is in the mix for me in that
You have good taste my friend! I love P5R and Tlou2 so much. Top 2 games !
The best way to experience the greatness of tlou2‘s stealth is grounded
I still need to do that…
Dude it‘s a whole nother whay to play, like a different game, I‘m not joking. Yes, the difficulty is intimidating and even overwhelming at first but your skills improve. Not being able to use listen mode or hearing that sound when enemies are about to discover you makes you ACTUALLY use your stealth skills and forces you to be creative. I have over 600 hours in part 2 and i would say that 400 or more of those i was playing on grounded. I really recommend it, it‘s how you become a master at the game
The last of us 2 story is amazing i wish people took time to look at it instead of getting mad
Exactly, i appreciate the people that at least gave it a try even if they didnt like it.
It terrified me when I was just yanked outta the bed
Exactly, it feels like youre immersion in the game was sucking you in
We all have movie level moments when playing Tlou2. You can also adjust difficulty in parts. For me I like the enemies ai to be hard but looting difficulty moderate lol.
I never tried messing with the difficulty, i play on hard and never really tried changing the settings
Imagine Factions being like this. Man that would be so cool. Like imagine if they were to cancel a new factions multiplayer! That would be so unfortunate.
It would've been so good. I'll always miss what we are missing out on.
I recently sold my PS5 as I don’t play it enough but Last of Us 2 is one that I’ll miss. Hope they eventually do a good port to PC.
We better get that port this year ngl.
THIS HAS BEEN WHAT IM SAYIN!! Even if you didn't like the story (I loved it) I just do not understand how anyone could have dogged on the gameplay. It took a great base from the first game, and just like improved it ten fold and gave me one of the arguably best shooter gameplays in gaming like they dont get this game like i do!!!
I think people were too blinded by the story to recognize how amazing the game was. Really upsetting
Im from tbe bricked up gang solely because i remember doing a grounded run to finish my 100% completion and the brick could KILL the enemies faster than joel punching them. And i used to kill clickers with it when i didnt had a knife
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Gameplay easily goes to Part 2 for sure. Likewise, story easily goes to Part 1 though.
Agree to disagree, i like both Part 1 and 2’s story so much and i cant put one over the other.
@@fooby0 i feel part 2 lacked the depth and nuance of the first game. everything's pretty cut and dry in Part 2.
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You forgot that in last of us 1 the brick is the best clicker killing tool as a meele weapon
I think i may have a whole video talking about the last of us combat
The thing I love most about the last of us 2 is that I’ve never played it 😀
Interesting Choice!
100% agree the gameplay of the game especially as ellie is PEAK
YES! ITS SO PEAK!!
Loved your edit style and script, hope to see more
Thank you! Will do!
Me personally, i always had a brick, especially when i played tlou 1 remastered for ps4 because theu were OP for killing clickers.
Oh yeah, they were the perfect solution for those clickers
You forgot to mention how you can turn the combat back into a stealth situation if you mess up
I dont necessarily think last of us 2 reinvents the wheel mechanically, but the level design and animations are what shines for me. MGSV is the best stealth game of all time imo
It definitely does not reinvent the wheel, but its a pretty good wheel
@@latecore_ while I do agree that MGSV has a wider range of awesome and the whole roleplaying as a leader of a Merc army aspect of it is REALLY immersive... I do think that the enemy AI is a bit too... Simple?
Also: while the player can play the game however they like, I always felt pressured to play in a very narrow way on account of the game's ranking system
I have nearly 100hrs in that game, too. It is very well made.
Nope. Stealth in MGSV is tediously repetitive. Every outpost can be tackled in basically the same way. Each enemy supposedly has different rankings of each skill, but they all perform exactly the same. Exactly. The. Same. The only time you'll notice _any_ difference is if you choose to play _as_ them. And the grind... ye gods! To get that 4th FOB you'll need hundreds of hours repeating the same FOB infiltrations just to earn sufficient resources. Kojima has no respect for his fans' lives.
is there other games with such great combat mechanics? i genuinely wanna know
@@cavalierwiththetruthI think the open world is really what ruins the stealth a bit.
Honestly i used to be a hater for LOU2 as i adored LOU1 and felt it was lacking, that it was depressing and overall so hard to play... Then i almost lost my mother and father in a car accident, they are okay thankgod but even though i have always known death and suffering it was like it finally clicked. I finally understood the games premise. Its one of my favourite games of all time now. :)
I’m so sorry that happened, and im glad that they are okay! Its interesting how much our personal experiences can affect the way we see media.
The one problem with the last of us part 2 stealth is ellie will just say, "I think that's the last of them," so u don't have that worry that there still more
I actually really like that! The game isnt wasting your time with wondering about enemies that arent even there
You wanna make the stealth gameplay really fun? In my opinion you should try turning on awareness indicators. You can use them to lure enemies because they will turn white (the awareness indicator, not the enemy lol) and flash for a half second before turning red and you can duck and instead of being fully alerted they will just investigate. Complicating it even more, if they are close enough to a fellow soldier they will "cc" them to come with them and investigate together. Makes things tricky trying to lure just one. It changed the game for me and how I play it. Sometimes the enemies are way too close together, and this allows you to separate one from the pack and pick them off one by one. Also put on persistent center dot and you can put the dot on someone when you are behind cover and snap up and headshot them already knowing where the dot is going to be. And by dot I mean also set reticle to "simple"
Combat accessibility is also great for going invisible while prone for crawling around during practice and actually seeing exactly where enemies patrol without alerting them. Its pretty cheap and op during actual gameplay but for planning for a permadeath run it's priceless. I love the many options and ways to approach combat in this game. It's pretty much my favorite game too. I can't wait for this on pc. I can't aim for nothing on controller 😂
That actually sounds like a whole different experience. Im willing to take the challenge!
In TLOU 1 you can actually grab a brick and only a brick and bash any enemy's head in besides a bloated obv, and yes even clickers, it has been my favorite way to kill clickers in TLOU 1 and one of my favorites, but my number 1 favorite skill to use if in TLOU 2 if you grab a stunned zombie you can actually make that clicker eat the zombie and god is it satisfying to pull that off
I forgot to mention that, but It will be mentioned in my next video!
Very good video, i have subscribed. I think the music was too loud in places.
@@nonuvurbeeznus795 alright i’ll work on it thank you!
Hey man, cool channel. Some hopefully constructive feedback: sometimes the music/sound effects are slightly overpowering your commentary. Not sure if you edit yourself or editor, but consider dialing that down just a touch. 9:25 for example. Cheers!
I see what you mean! Thank you for the tip!
The reason its good is how realistic it looks and feels
Yeah youre right
ive seen people who despise everything this game stands for still call it one of the best stealth action shooters out there
Youre so right
What do you mean ‘everything this game stands for’?
@@Lasercatss from the existence of it In the general gaming space and discussions down to like Basic inclusivity aspects
@@cesar9413 I don’t understand the first part about it existing and why that’s a problem. The fact that people had an ‘issue’ with characters that reflect our objective reality was just childish nonsense.
@@Lasercatss its just culture war grifters that hail this game and a few others as the downfall of western gaming
I feel like the hate of TLOU2 is too strong they ignored the best combat and mechanics of the game, if TLOU3 were coming, i want to Naughty Dog expanding it even more!
Tlou2 is absolutely overhated!! The story isnt even the entire game because the combat is EXCELLENT. Hopefully people can begin to understand that
@fooby0 For me, i prefer the story more than the other parts of the game, that doesn't mean they aren't one of the bests I've seen!!
I think Last of us shares allot in Common With Manhunt which did the cat and mouse type stealth back in 2003. would love to see a remake with last of us 2 Ai.
Never heard of that game, but that sounds interesting
@@fooby0 Its made by Rockstar takes place in The GTA universe and you forced to take part in snuff film.
I WOULD HAVE GONE PRO! I WOULD BE IN THE BIG LEAGUES!!! 🗣🗣🗣
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Bro has never heard of met gear solid😭
Whats a metal gear and why is it solid
metal gear solid is fun but the stealth is not realistic at all compared to TLOU2
One of the cutscenes in the beginning of this video is from MGS 3.
proud to say i beat it on grounded permadeath, was it hell? yes, did i rage? yes, did i want to give up, not rlly but i did get super frustrated, was it worth it? yes
DAAMNNN bravo dude!!