The Last of Us Part 2is a deeply harrowing game that provides emotional gut punch after gut punch, but beneath its somber exterior lies some wholesome little gems just waiting to be found. As we saw towards the end ofThe Last of Us, Joel told Ellie that he would teach her how to play the guitar and by Part 2, Ellie could strum her heart out. In one particular scene inThe Last of Us Part 2,Ellie and Dina enter a music store that includes a room where Ellie sits down and plays her now-infamousA-Ha’s “Take on Me”.What’s amazing about this encounter is that players could totally avoid this beautiful moment in the game and not enter the room at all, but even more incredible is the amount of cover songs you can get Ellie to play on the guitar.
The mini-game allows players to interact with the DualShock 4’s touchpad for strumming while Ellie’s chords are played through button prompts on a radial wheel and even capo placement is implemented to allow for a super realistic guitar playing experience. Of course, it’s of no surprise that creative players have taken this opportunity to cover some of the world’s best guitar tunes and to share them online. Over onVG247, they have put together a video showcasing some incredible cover songs played on Ellie’s guitar which includes the likes ofRed Hot Chilli Peppers – Californication, Soundgarden – Black Hole Sun, Shawn James – Through the Valley, Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here, Chris Isaak – Wicked Game, Jeff Buckley – Hallelujah, The Cranberries – Zombie, Radiohead – Creep, Bob Marley – Redemption SongandThe White Stripes – Seven Nation Army.Sorry guys, noWonderwallwas included in this instance, but give it time!
Doing some digging of my own over on YouTube, I found a few other cover song gems but I’m sure I’ve missed quite a lot. The few that stood out wasKnotsWithFoxy’s recreation ofMetallica’s iconic “Nothing Else Matters” andJohnny Cash’s heart-wrenching song “Hurt”. You can have a listen to them below then go out and pick yourself up a guitar if you haven’t got one by now, and learn some of these tunes or a cheaper way, I guess, is to play them all inThe Last of Us Part 2.
The Last of Us Part IIhas already and unsurprisingly reached over4 million in salesand has become the PS4’s fastest-selling exclusive ever. Sony revealed the news on the PlayStation Blog today that as of June 21 the highly anticipated sequel has done extremely well in such a short space of time, overtaking PS4’s previous record holders,God of WarandMarvel’s Spider-Man. This news comes after we heard that in Japan,The Last of Us Part IIbecame itstop-selling first-partyPS4 game selling 178,696 copies in total. If you ever wondered howThe Last of Us Part II’sdevelopers created those chilling sounds that The Infected make, you cancheck outNaughty Dog’s sound designer who delved into the process.
Naughty Dog’s Neil Druckmann hasmore informationon whetherThe Last of Us Part IIwould have a DLC likeThe Last of Us:Left Behind.During aspoilercast with Kinda Funny Games,Neil stated that currently there are “no plans” to release DLC for Part II. But who knows, maybe we will see a DLC drop sometime into the future.
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The Last of Us Part IIreleased exclusively for PS4 Friday on July 23, 2025, and you may order the game onAmazon. You can alsocheck out our review of the gameif you haven’t already.
