Essential Tips

Maximize your The Last of Us Part II playthrough with tips on collectibles. Use High Contrast Display and Permadeath settings effectively.

Maximize your playthrough of The Last of Us Part II with essential tips for collectibles, difficulty, and accessibility. Learn how to use 'High Contrast Display' to spot items easily and manage permadeath settings. This section also outlines the total number of collectibles, including artifacts, trading cards, and training manuals, to help you achieve 100% completion.

Essential Tips

To enhance your experience and achieve 100% completion in The Last of Us Part II and its Remastered version, consider these essential tips:

• High Contrast Display: Turn on "High Contrast Display" in the options. This feature highlights items when you press G, making collectibles significantly easier to locate.
• Permadeath Strategy: If aiming for a safe playthrough, complete Permadeath on Very Light difficulty first, then tackle Grounded+. For speed, attempt both difficulty achievements simultaneously and clean up any remaining trophies in New Game+.
• Permadeath Setting: When doing a Permadeath run, set it to per chapter rather than per act or the whole game.
• Enhanced Listen Mode: Enable "Enhanced Listen mode" to ping items and enemies, aiding in detection.
• Collectible Tracking: Navigate to Options > HUD > Notifications > Collectible Tracking to monitor items you've collected or missed.
• Chapter Select for Collectibles: If you're missing a collectible, use chapter select. It displays the total collectibles for each type per chapter and how many you have, allowing you to re-enter specific chapters to find them.

There are approximately 286 collectibles in the story part of The Last of Us Part II Remastered:

Note that Training Manuals may have varying spawn locations within the same chapters. If a manual isn't where the guide indicates, consult other resources for alternative spawn points.