The Last of Us Part II (TLOU2)

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• Release date: 6-19-2020
• Developer: Naughty Dog
• Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment
• Platforms: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5

Triggers for this game

Animals & Wildlife

• Dogs

  Player must kill aggressive dogs

  • Can't be avoided

Crime

• Hangings

  Players will see hanging bodies in the game

  • Can't be avoided

• Hostage Situation

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  Joel and Tommy are briefly taken hostages by a group in the opening hours of the game.

  • Can't be avoided

• Murder

  • Can't be avoided

Death & Loss

• Death of Parent

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  Joel is brutally beaten to death (shown on-screen) in the game's opening hours

  • Can't be avoided

• Death of pet

  Horse death

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  Ellie's horse Shimmer is killed by enemies planting explosives at a barrier

  • Can't be avoided

• Death of Sibling

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  Joel is brutally beaten to death (shown on-screen) in the game's opening hours

  • Can't be avoided

Disturbing Sounds & Sound Design

• Bone Crushing

  • Can't be avoided

• Clicking Sounds

  "Clickers" are a main enemy type

  • Can't be avoided

Financial & Resource Management

• Scarcity

  • Can't be avoided

Gore

• Animal Violence

  Players must kill enemy dogs, when killed dogs let out a pained whimper

  • Can't be avoided

• Blood

  Significant blood in gameplay and cinematics

  • Can't be avoided

• Cannibalism

  • Can't be avoided

• Dismemberment

  Dismemberment present in in-game fights and during cinematics

  • Can't be avoided

• Guts

  • Can't be avoided

• Viscera

  • Can't be avoided

Hate & Discrimination

• Lynching

  Players will see lynched bodies in the game

  • Can't be avoided

Horror Themes

• Infection Horror

  • Can't be avoided

• Jump Scares

  • Can't be avoided

• Zombies & Undead

  • Can't be avoided

Mental Health

• Family References

  Family bonds are discussed throughout the narrative

  • Can't be avoided

• Grief

  Multiple characters display grief

  • Can't be avoided

• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

  Characters display signs of PTSD throughout the game

  • Can't be avoided

Non-Sexual Abuse & Violence

• Altercations

  • Can't be avoided

• Assault

  • Can't be avoided

• Manipulation

  • Can't be avoided

• Mutilation

  Some cinematics depict mutilation

  • Can't be avoided

Phobias

• Agliophobia

  On-screen VFX when player takes damage and has low health

  • Can't be avoided

• Claustrophobia

  • Can't be avoided

• Emetophobia

  NPCs vomit in the game

  • Can't be avoided

• Hemophobia

  • Can't be avoided

• Megalophobia

  City ruins with skyscrapers are present in the game

  • Can't be avoided

• Merinthophobia

  Many characters are shown bound

  • Can't be avoided

• Misc. Phobias

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  Cynophobia: Fear of dogs, Hoplophobia: Fear of firearms, Kinemortophobia: Fear of zombies

  • Can't be avoided

• Necrophobia

  • Can't be avoided

• Nyctophobia

  Players are equipped withn a flashlight to provide minimal light in dark areas

  • Can't be avoided

• Traumatophobia

  • Can't be avoided

Physical Health & Body Issues

• Pain & Physical Suffering

  On-screen VFX are shown when player takes damage and has low health

  • Can't be avoided

• Reproductive Health

  NPCs become pregnant

  • Can't be avoided

Religion & Sects

• Cults

  • Can't be avoided

Sex & Erotica (Consensual)

• Consensual Sex

  • Can't be avoided

• Implied Sex

  • Can't be avoided

Traumatic Events

• Accidents

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  A car crashed into a lake and the player must escape

  • Can't be avoided

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