The Last Of Us 2: Everything We Know So Far

9. Ellie Is The Main Playable Character

The most immediate difference between the first game and the sequel is the change up in who fans will be playing as. The original obviously put players in charge of Joel, but even throughout that title, the focus slowly transitioned over to Ellie, beginning the passing of the torch which was cemented in the Left Behind DLC.

While she was only payable for sections of the original release though, now that the protagonist has been aged up for the sequel, she's capable of carrying an entire game without sacrificing the control players expect to have over a main character. Once again attempting to flip the dynamic that players are used to, this time around Joel will be a supporting character (but still may be playable in certain sections), with Ellie taking over as the lead.

Though that's all that's confirmed so far, the developers have stated that the switch in characters will impact the gameplay, with Ellie controlling substantially different to Joel both in and out of combat.