The Last Of Us Part II: 5 Take-Aways From Sony's E3 Conference

Part way through, the trailer cuts to a long action set-piece in some woods and in a town.

It begins with Ellie sneaking her way around a group of men in a forest, who seem to be hunting her. In the town she gets spotted and has to run and fight to survive.

The stealth gameplay, the combat, the crafting she uses to make arrows, and even the animations and way Ellie interacts with the environment (especially how climbable ledges are marked with white lines) all seems carried over from the first game. Very little has changed in this regard.

It seems there is more emphasis on hand-to-hand combat though - Ellie looks adept at dodging swords and axes around her, and guns and bows are used sparingly. Perhaps Naughty Dog realised that melee was the main combat mechanic people used in the original game, and have made it more engaging for the second.