
I’d save Survivor or Grounded (when it drops) for a further playthrough. Both difficulties provide a challenge and keep the tension high. I’d recommend somewhere in the middle on your first playthrough, either Moderate or Hard, as that’s a good balance between being tested and not having the frustration of being absolutely hammered every time you put a foot wrong. There are no difficulty trophies in The Last of Us 2, so you can play on whatever difficulty you like.

Regardless, consider this your SPOILER WARNING. That said, I will never spoil a story beat or any story moments, the only spoilers are gameplay mechanics and character mechanics, nothing else. There will be some mild spoilers throughout the guide, as they are actually inescapable if you want to wrap most of it up in the first playthrough. Compared to the original, this time around you’ll be in both large expansive open-world environments, more linear ones and have more gadgets and tools available to you.

Naughty Dog have temporarily freed the shackles of the more light-hearted Uncharted franchise to return to their more serious, more depressing and far more brutal The Last Of Us franchise. Does difficulty affect trophies?: You have to play on Grounded Difficulty with Permadeath options active for the DLC trophies but the Platinum doesn't require anything higher than Easy.Number of missable trophies: None, because Chapter Select is available.Minimum number of playthroughs: 1 + Cleanup.Approximate amount of time to platinum: 36 - 50hrs ( Estimated Time to Platinum).Estimated trophy difficulty: 2/10 ( Platinum Difficulty Rating).
