Mini FAQ - quick questions and answers The Last of Us Guide, Walkthrough

This page of our The Last of Us guide is a mini-FAQ supplying quick answers to subjects often broached. We explain, among others, whether Joel can die during the story, and whether there are microtransactions in the game.

Last update: 12 September 2022

The FAQ chapter of our The Last of Us guide focuses on the more general topics, but we have also included answers to less common questions. On this page, you will find answers to questions like, e.g. microtransactions, or chances of Joel dying during the story.

• New Game Plus mode - is it available?
• Completing The Last of Us Part 1 before laying Part 2 - is it recommended?
• Microtransactions - are they present in the game?
• World map - is it available?
• Can Joel die in The Last of Us Part 1? (SPOILERS)
• The Last of Us Remastered for PS4 received as a part of PS + subscription - is it a complete product?
• The Last of Us Part 1 for PS5 - is it a complete product?

New Game Plus mode - is it available?

Yes, and a NG+ playthrough is required to get all Joel's skills and all weapon upgrades . New Game + mode is unlocked after completing the campaign for the first time on any difficulty level. Your progress in skills and weapon upgrades will be transferred, enabling you to focus solely on missing collectibles.

Completing The Last of Us Part 1 before laying Part 2 - is it recommended?

Yes, it is highly advisable . The plot of The Last of Us: Part 2 is strongly influenced by the events from the first installment of the series. Both games depict the story of Ellie, who in the first game is still a teenage girl, while in the sequel she is already a mature woman with her own problems.

Microtransactions - are they present in the game?

Yes, but only in the multiplayer portion of the game and only in the PS4 version . Microtransaction involve spending real money to buy skills, new weapons, new types of executions, and/or new emotes. They do not appear in singleplayer.

On the other hand, the PS store offers paid avatars influenced by The Last of Us and The Last of Us: Part 2. Once purchased, they can be set in the profile menu of your PSN account.

The Last of Us: Part 1 for PS5 and PC does not have microtransactions , because all multiplayer functionalities have been removed.

World map - is it available?

No, you cannot view an overview of the area nor do you have access to a radar/minimap. The heroes travel all around the United States, but there is not a world map present, and, as a result, we haven't supplied any world atlas pages with our guide. The course of the campaign is linear and there is no option to return to the previous areas or freely travel through semi-open locations.

Can Joel die in The Last of Us Part 1? (SPOILERS)

During the story of The Last of Us, there is a moment when Joel is seriously injured. This takes place during the Science Building stage of The University chapter. This is a mandatory event.

Luckily, Joel survives all the way to the finale of TLoU 1. After advancing to Lakeside Resort chapter, you will be controlling Ellie while Joel slowly recovers. The events in which Joel has been injured are fleshed out in the standalone Left Behind DLC expansion. In this expansion, Ellie is accompanied by her friend Riley instead of Joel.

The Last of Us Remastered for PS4 received as a part of PS + subscription - is it a complete product?

Yes, the PlayStation Plus edition includes the complete game . The Left Behind expansion is supplied as a part of The Last of Us Remastered edition. The same, of course, also applies to purchased digital or boxed copies of The Last of Us Remastered .

The Last of Us Part 1 for PS5 - is it a complete product?

The Last of Us remake for PS5 and PC includes all available singleplayer content , including the base game and the Left Behind DLC story expansion.

The multiplayer functionalities (including the Factions mode) have been removed in the remake. Only single player content is available.