<s>
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
Part	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2020	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Naughty	O
Dog	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
five	O
years	O
after	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
(	O
2013	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
focuses	O
on	O
two	O
playable	O
characters	O
in	O
a	O
post-apocalyptic	O
United	O
States	O
whose	O
lives	O
intertwine	O
:	O
Ellie	O
,	O
who	O
sets	O
out	O
in	O
revenge	O
for	O
a	O
murder	O
,	O
and	O
Abby	O
,	O
a	O
soldier	O
who	O
becomes	O
involved	O
in	O
a	O
conflict	O
between	O
her	O
militia	B-Application
and	O
a	O
religious	O
cult	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
Part	I-Application
II	I-Application
began	O
in	O
2014	O
,	O
soon	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
Remastered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
performances	O
included	O
the	O
simultaneous	O
recording	O
of	O
motion	B-Application
and	O
voice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
pushed	O
the	O
technical	O
capabilities	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
during	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
some	O
delays	O
,	O
partly	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
COVID-19	O
pandemic	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
Part	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
19	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Part	O
II	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Application
PlayStation	I-Application
4	I-Application
games	I-Application
and	O
the	O
fastest-selling	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
exclusive	O
,	O
with	O
over	O
four	O
million	O
units	O
sold	O
in	O
its	O
release	O
weekend	O
,	O
and	O
over	O
ten	O
million	O
by	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
Part	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
featuring	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
survival	O
horror	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hostile	O
enemies	O
use	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
;	O
they	O
may	O
take	O
cover	O
or	O
call	O
for	O
assistance	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
take	O
advantage	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
distracted	O
,	O
out	O
of	O
ammunition	O
,	O
or	O
in	O
a	O
fight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
return	O
to	O
an	O
outpost	O
being	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
temporary	O
hideout	O
by	O
Abby	O
's	O
group	O
,	O
former	O
Fireflies	O
now	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Washington	O
Liberation	O
Front	O
(	O
WLF	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
militia	B-Application
group	O
based	O
in	O
Seattle	O
,	O
Washington	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
story	O
concepts	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
Part	I-Application
II	I-Application
were	O
conceived	O
during	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Naughty	O
Dog	O
began	O
development	O
in	O
2014	O
,	O
soon	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
Remastered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
August	O
2017	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Uncharted	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Lost	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
,	O
the	O
entire	O
350-person	O
team	O
at	O
Naughty	O
Dog	O
had	O
shifted	O
to	O
develop	O
Part	O
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neil	O
Druckmann	O
led	O
development	O
as	O
creative	O
director	O
and	O
writer	O
,	O
reprising	O
his	O
role	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
and	O
Uncharted	B-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Thief	I-Application
's	I-Application
End	I-Application
(	O
2016	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
experimented	O
with	O
different	O
plot	O
structures	O
and	O
considered	O
scrapping	O
the	O
project	O
until	O
they	O
settled	O
on	O
an	O
idea	O
that	O
mirrored	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
;	O
Druckmann	O
said	O
that	O
whereas	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
is	O
about	O
the	O
extreme	O
measures	O
one	O
would	O
take	O
for	O
love	O
,	O
Part	O
II	O
is	O
more	O
about	O
how	O
far	O
one	O
would	O
go	O
to	O
bring	O
justice	O
for	O
those	O
they	O
love	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Artists	O
at	O
Naughty	O
Dog	O
traveled	O
to	O
Seattle	O
to	O
analyze	O
the	O
architecture	O
,	O
vegetation	O
,	O
materials	O
,	O
topography	O
,	O
lighting	O
,	O
and	O
capture	O
photorealistic	B-Application
textures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
actors	O
 '	O
performances	O
were	O
recorded	O
at	O
a	O
studio	O
in	O
Playa	O
Vista	O
,	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
using	O
performance	B-Application
capture	I-Application
,	O
recording	O
motion	B-Application
and	O
voice	O
simultaneously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
pushed	O
the	O
technical	O
capabilities	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
when	O
creating	O
Part	O
II	O
,	O
adding	O
more	O
enemies	O
and	O
larger	O
environments	O
than	O
in	O
previous	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Improved	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
(	O
AI	O
)	O
allowed	O
for	O
deeper	O
connections	O
with	O
characters	O
and	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
bonds	O
through	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
Part	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
planned	O
as	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
game	O
with	O
hub	O
worlds	O
,	O
but	O
later	O
game	O
transferred	O
to	O
a	O
more	O
linear	O
style	O
as	O
it	O
better	O
served	O
the	O
narrative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Naughty	O
Dog	O
wanted	O
to	O
increase	O
the	O
accessibility	O
options	O
introduced	O
in	O
Uncharted	B-Application
4	I-Application
to	O
ensure	O
that	O
all	O
players	O
could	O
complete	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
developers	O
attended	O
conferences	O
and	O
worked	O
with	O
advocates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Schreier	O
suggested	O
that	O
development	O
was	O
slowed	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
enormous	O
turnover	O
of	O
employees	O
following	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Uncharted	B-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
with	O
few	O
veterans	O
left	O
on	O
the	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
Part	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Experience	O
event	O
on	O
December	O
3	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Naughty	O
Dog	O
replaced	O
and	O
altered	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
trailers	O
to	O
conceal	O
story	O
events	O
;	O
Druckmann	O
cited	O
the	O
marketing	O
of	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sons	I-Application
of	I-Application
Liberty	I-Application
(	O
2001	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
concealed	O
its	O
protagonist	O
in	O
trailers	O
,	O
as	O
an	O
influence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
update	O
on	O
August	O
13	O
added	O
a	O
permadeath	B-Application
mode	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
difficulty	O
level	O
,	O
and	O
gameplay	O
modifiers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
Day	O
in	O
September	O
2020	O
,	O
Naughty	O
Dog	O
announced	O
new	O
merchandise	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
vinyl	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
board	O
game	O
,	O
statues	O
,	O
and	O
posters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
performance	O
update	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
19	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
allowing	O
gameplay	O
at	O
60	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
Part	I-Application
II	I-Application
received	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
critics	O
felt	O
the	O
graphics	O
were	O
among	O
the	O
best	O
of	O
any	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Barker	O
of	O
Push	O
Square	O
described	O
the	O
sound	O
design	O
as	O
"	O
stunning	O
"	O
,	O
identifying	O
the	O
3D	B-Application
audio	I-Application
as	O
a	O
technical	O
feat	O
he	O
would	O
not	O
have	O
expected	O
until	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamers	O
Welsh	O
praised	O
the	O
score	O
for	O
its	O
combination	O
of	O
banjo	B-Application
and	O
electronics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stacey	O
Henley	O
of	O
VG247	O
responded	O
that	O
Lev	O
's	O
deadname	O
is	O
used	O
sparingly	O
and	O
that	O
Ian	O
Alexander	O
,	O
a	O
transgender	O
actor	O
,	O
provides	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
voice	O
and	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2021	O
,	O
a	O
user	O
of	O
a	O
subreddit	O
focused	O
on	O
denouncing	O
Part	O
II	O
claimed	O
they	O
received	O
death	O
threats	O
from	O
fans	O
of	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
channel	I-General_Concept
Girlfriend	O
Reviews	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
posted	O
positive	O
videos	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
;	O
following	O
target	O
harassment	O
from	O
the	O
subreddit	O
,	O
Girlfriend	O
Reviews	O
discovered	O
the	O
threats	O
were	O
fabricated	O
by	O
the	O
user	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Polygons	O
Hernandez	O
observed	O
that	O
the	O
discourse	O
surrounding	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
Part	I-Application
II	I-Application
had	O
become	O
adversarial	O
,	O
with	O
"	O
bigots	O
"	O
attacking	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
diverse	O
cast	O
and	O
Naughty	O
Dog	O
becoming	O
defensive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
Part	I-Application
II	I-Application
won	O
more	O
than	O
320	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
awards	O
,	O
which	O
several	O
outlets	O
claimed	O
broke	O
the	O
record	O
set	O
by	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
Hunt	I-Application
(	O
2015	O
)	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
later	O
surpassed	O
by	O
Elden	B-Application
Ring	I-Application
(	O
2022	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
Part	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
ranked	O
among	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
of	O
its	B-Application
generation	I-Application
by	O
Game	O
Informer	O
,	O
GamesRadar	O
,	O
and	O
IGN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
Part	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
24	O
awards	O
at	O
the	O
National	O
Academy	O
of	O
Video	O
Game	O
Trade	O
Reviewers	O
Awards	O
,	O
the	O
most	O
in	O
the	O
show	O
's	O
history	O
;	O
it	O
won	O
eight	O
,	O
including	O
Outstanding	O
Direction	O
in	O
a	O
Game	O
Cinema	O
,	O
Franchise	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
,	O
Lead	O
Performance	O
in	O
a	O
Drama	O
(	O
for	O
Johnson	O
and	O
Bailey	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Supporting	O
Performance	O
in	O
a	O
Drama	O
(	O
for	O
Baker	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
release	O
weekend	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
Part	I-Application
II	I-Application
sold	O
over	O
four	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
fastest-selling	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
exclusive	O
,	O
beating	O
Marvel	O
's	O
Spider-Mans	O
3.3million	O
and	O
God	O
of	O
Wars	O
3.1million	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
most-downloaded	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
game	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
June	O
;	O
in	O
July	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
fifth	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
tenth	O
in	O
Europe	O
;	O
in	O
November	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
eighth	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
seventh	O
in	O
Europe	O
;	O
and	O
overall	O
for	O
2020	O
,	O
it	O
ranked	O
sixth	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
eighth	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
August	O
2020	O
,	O
it	O
had	O
become	O
the	O
third-highest-grossing	O
PlayStation	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
behind	O
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Spider-Man	I-Application
and	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
Part	I-Application
II	I-Application
became	O
the	O
fastest-selling	O
physical	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
game	O
,	O
outselling	O
previous	O
record	O
holder	O
Uncharted	B-Application
4	I-Application
by	O
at	O
least	O
one	O
percent	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
by	O
76	O
percent	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
nation	O
's	O
eighth-best-selling	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
with	O
543,218	O
copies	O
sold	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
seventh	O
for	O
physical	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
Part	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
the	O
best-selling	O
game	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
,	O
selling	O
an	O
estimated	O
178,696	O
physical	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
Part	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
expected	O
to	O
be	O
adapted	O
into	O
multiple	O
seasons	O
of	O
the	O
television	O
adaption	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
,	O
starting	O
with	O
the	O
green-lit	O
second	O
season	O
.	O
</s>
