The Last of Us 2 Remastered dev says the game's roguelike mode is "stressful" and "not recommended for weak hearts"
Jan. 8, 2024None of us are prepared for how stressful No Return is
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ANaughty Dogdeveloper has warned future The Last of Us 2 Remastered players that the upcoming game’s roguelike mode is “not recommended for weak hearts.”
No Return will see players take on the role of Ellie, Dina, Abby, Lev, and more as they fight hordes of enemies in familiar locations - includingThe Last of Us Part 2’s most dreaded enemy. The stressful part is that once you die in this mode, you’re sent straight back to the beginning again.
As if we weren’t nervous enough to come face to face with waves and waves of Clickers, Del Walker, a senior character artist at Naughty Dog, has shared a tweet from the studio regarding No Return and added: “I don’t think you guys are ready for just how STRESSFUL the survive mode is for our #TLOU2remastered title.” To make matters worse, the developer then adds: “Not recommended for weak hearts.” Uh oh.
If this is good news for you, we’re going to guess that you’re already a fan ofthe “renaissance of roguelikes” that inspired No Return- for example, Hades or Risk of Rain. Don’t worry if you’re yet to get into roguelikes, though, as Naughty Dog’s developers have said that its new mode borrows “broadly” from the genre and doesn’t take from any specific games, meaning it’s a good place to start.
Need something to play while we wait for No Return? Take a look at ourbest roguelike gameslist.
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