Summary
It’s no secret that even the most high-profile video game releases can have their share of quirks and glitches, as oneThe Last of Us 2player can attest after a bug led to their untimely death in the middle of a cutscene. The player was sitting back watching the scene play out as usual when it was rudely interrupted by the sudden death ofThe Last of Us 2protagonist Ellie after she inexplicably fell through the floor and died.
To make matters worse, the player was allegedlyin the midst of a permadeath run inThe Last of Us 2, meaning that the unfortunate bug could have cost them some precious progress. Luckily for them, they had selected the “per chapter” setting, meaning their progress will only reset to the beginning of that chapter, which in this case, is right before the scene in question.
The player shared a clip of the whole fiasco on Reddit in the official community forThe Last of Us,depicting the whole thing as Ellie speaks to Dina in an emotionally-charged conversation before suddenly falling out of bounds through the floor and dying. The clip ends with a brief menu confirming the player’s permadeath status and that, fortunately, they only lost about five minutes of progress since the scene occurs at the beginning of the chapter.
This The Last of Us 2 Cutscene Bug Has Apparently Happened Before
Apparently, this is not the first time this has happened, either, as the original poster mentioned in a reply to someone’s comment that it happened to them multiple times in the past, which is why they chose to play on the “per chapter” mode to prevent a significant loss of progress. Others chimed in as well, stating that they had experienced similarThe Last of Us 2glitchesthroughout their playthroughs, with some saying it’s so frequent that it discourages them from doing a “whole game” permadeath run.
The Last of Us 2received a permadeath mode after a free update alongside the ultra-difficult “Grounded” setting, with the update encouraging players to combine the two for a brutal survival experience. Carried over from the first game, “Grounded” mode removes players' HUDs and effectivelymakesThe Last of Us 2extremely realistic, as Ellie and Abby can die in a single hit from most of the game’s enemies and have very little ammo and materials to work with.
It is unclear whether the user was playing the original release or the remastered version that came out on PS5 earlier this year. In any case, though, occasional glitches are nothing new for Naughty Dog, as they thankfully happen far less often in The Last of Us 2 than they did in the intense backlash for the notoriouslybuggy PC release ofThe Last of Us Part 1.
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Play the winner of over 300 Game of the Year awards, remastered for the PlayStation®5 console. Relive or play for the first time Ellie and Abby’s story, now with graphical enhancements, new gameplay modes like the roguelike survival experience No Return, full DualSense® wireless controller integration, and more. Five years after their dangerous journey across the post-pandemic United States, Ellie and Joel have settled down in Jackson, Wyoming. Living amongst a thriving community of survivors has allowed them peace and stability, despite the constant threat of the infected and other, more desperate survivors. When a violent event disrupts that peace, Ellie embarks on a relentless journey to carry out justice and find closur
