How hard is grounded

[poker_1987]

I'll probably try it in a few years when I forget how bad this game ia

[alexandra-jane09]

On 31/12/2022 at 5:11 AM, poker_1987 said:

I'll probably try it in a few years when I forget how bad this game ia

Yes, I am reluctant to go back and 100% the game too, it was beautiful graphically but the only bit I really liked were the bits with Ellie remembering Joel teaching her to swim and giving her the moon landing recording for her birthday and her saying that she could smell woodsmoke and wet leaves when she was with Tommy.  

[da-Noob123]

If you use the trick to activate tweaks it's really easy - I can't imagine the Rat King on Grounded without tweaks. Doing it legit, I imagine it's harder then the first game was given it's longer and the enemy AI, to me at least, was smarter and more aggressive. 

[Tetho_mig]

Doing it legit is a real nightmare. But you can simply activate any accessibility option you want and have slow motion aiming, auto lock-on or even invisibility while crawling and sneak past ennemies without them noticing you. It makes the whole Grounded run a joke.

[mega-tallica]

Part II is harder than Part I by quite a bit on grounded if you were to do it legit but if you use the tweak workaround and use accessibility options, it becomes a cakewalk when you can one-shot all the enemies and have infinite ammo. Being able to rush through everything and skip cutscenes made the game much more enjoyable IMO. The game itself is very good, just the story makes you feel like garbage and brings the whole experience down but being able to skip it makes it much better. 

 

The only part I struggled with was the Ellie/Abby fight in the theater. You can't make any mistakes otherwise it's instant death and Ellie is a damn psychic on grounded difficulty especially in the 3rd phase and always seems to go exactly where you're trying to hide which leads to failure. Having to restart the chapter every time I messed up because I did the permadeath run in the same run as grounded was very annoying but other than part? Extremely easy. 

[MiahMamoon]

as a guy who only really plays grubby easy plats it not really that hard mate

[Xillynoc]

Grounded mode is definitely far, far easier here than in the original game due to the accessibility options - you don't even need the infinite ammo/one-shot options, just the ability to turn invisible by going prone (which is available at all difficulties without glitching the menu) saves a ton of time and ammo. Plus, the checkpoints and ammo/material drops are a lot more forgiving than in the original.

[FreshFromThaDeli]

My 1 cent on the story is that next to Red Dead 2, TLOU II has the best story in any video game I have played.

 

In terms of Grounded difficulty, the fight in the theatre when you play as Abby was easily the hardest part. Took me 2 hours to get it down because you have to beat both phases without dying or risk starting again from outside the theatre again. 

 

Everything else is easy with accessibility options.

[Waspfarmer]

no doubt i was going to 100% the game , loved it, did grounded mode first , if your a real fan then you know what your signing up for , with permadeath , i would "very light" the difficulty , i did the 100% over a few months apart , 3 play throughs all in all

[Remilia Scarlet]

Grounded on Part II is a complete nightmare to do legitimately. There is a workaround to it but I wish I had known about it when I did my run.

[ollo99]

It's hard. I died about 80 times on the forest. It's manageable though. In accessibility options you can make them not flank you. That helps a lot

[Domino_Destructo]

Grounded is pretty challenging, much harder than in the first The Last of Us, but the trophy itself has been already obtained by thousands of lazy people who cheated their way through, so it's nothing special anymore and doesn't feel as rewarding.

Edited June 2, 2023 by Domino_Destructo

[Silently]

On 4/30/2023 at 9:57 PM, Domino_Destructo said:

Grounded is pretty challenging, but the trophy itself has been already obtained by thousands of lazy people who cheated their way through, so it's nothing special anymore and doesn't feel as rewarding.

Yikes.. I started this game years ago and trying to see if I could get the platinum..(was too busy with real life) but many people have told me the story of tlou2 wasn't good at all.. is grounded mode already unlock? Anyhow, I dont want spoiler.. thanks..

[Domino_Destructo]

9 hours ago, Silently said:

Yikes.. I started this game years ago and trying to see if I could get the platinum..(was too busy with real life) but many people have told me the story of tlou2 wasn't good at all.. is grounded mode already unlock? Anyhow, I dont want spoiler.. thanks..

 

Grounded mode is available from the start, though is not recommended until you complete your first playthrough. You don't need the Grounded trophy to get the platinum.

It's optional.

 

Edited May 2, 2023 by Domino_Destructo

[alexandra-jane09]

On 03/01/2023 at 6:03 PM, mega-tallica said:

it becomes a cakewalk when you can one-shot all the enemies and have infinite ammo.

 

This is not an available option on Grounded Mode, trust me I have this and I couldn't use it and I used the Availability tweaks but I got to the Hoard bit with Joel and Tommy and just kept getting killed over and over, Tommy took forever with the Cable Car and Joels AI was crap, killing the Clicker is easy but I just got swarmed by the multiple Runners everywhere.   Decided to give up and try a Very Light/Permadeath chapter based playthrough instead.   You can't get the trophy on a custom loadout either because I tried that too and didn't get the Grounded trophy after completing a custom loadout with player on grounded.    I don't know why they bothered, the first game is far easier to say the least on this mode - this one is hell. 

[ChibsSoA]

6 minutes ago, alexandra-jane09 said:

 

This is not an available option on Grounded Mode, trust me I have this and I couldn't use it and I used the Availability tweaks but I got to the Hoard bit with Joel and Tommy and just kept getting killed over and over, Tommy took forever with the Cable Car and Joels AI was crap, killing the Clicker is easy but I just got swarmed by the multiple Runners everywhere.   Decided to give up and try a Very Light/Permadeath chapter based playthrough instead.   You can't get the trophy on a custom loadout either because I tried that too and didn't get the Grounded trophy after completing a custom loadout with player on grounded.    I don't know why they bothered, the first game is far easier to say the least on this mode - this one is hell. 

 

I beat the entire game on grounded and permadeath at the same time. You just need to enable the option where crawling makes you completely invisible to enemies

 

It wasn't as hard as the first game, but two parts in specific will take you a while to beat (trapped in garage + underground boss)

[mega-tallica]

On 6/2/2023 at 3:23 AM, alexandra-jane09 said:

 

This is not an available option on Grounded Mode, trust me I have this and I couldn't use it and I used the Availability tweaks but I got to the Hoard bit with Joel and Tommy and just kept getting killed over and over, Tommy took forever with the Cable Car and Joels AI was crap, killing the Clicker is easy but I just got swarmed by the multiple Runners everywhere.   Decided to give up and try a Very Light/Permadeath chapter based playthrough instead.   You can't get the trophy on a custom loadout either because I tried that too and didn't get the Grounded trophy after completing a custom loadout with player on grounded.    I don't know why they bothered, the first game is far easier to say the least on this mode - this one is hell. 

 

Yes, tweaks are available to use in grounded mode. You just need to utilize the workaround to enable them as shown in this video:

 

 

[poker_1987]

Can I do it on new fame ÷

[poker_1987]

Well? New game ÷

[Micola7h]

22 hours ago, poker_1987 said:

Well? New game ÷

 

According to the guide, yes.

 

https://psnprofiles.com/guide/10722-the-last-of-us-part-ii-grounded-mode-dlc-trophy-guide

[DeepEyes7]

Imagine to have to read the guide to get your answer instead of waiting six weeks for it...

[poker_1987]

God this game sucks. Going across the sky bridge now. 4th time through.

 

 

Much better skipping the cutscenes

 

The playable ones like the ate with Joel are much better when you run past everything 

 

 

[jacks]

You could just not put yourself through it if you hate this much, unless you relish in being miserable. Taking a look at your profile, you are sitting below 40% completion, so its not like you are one of those people that has a perfect completion to maintain. What’s one more unearned trophy to go on the pile going to hurt?

 

Such a weird thread, and it just got stranger as it went on.

[Micola7h]

11 hours ago, poker_1987 said:

Going across the sky bridge now. 4th time through.

 

Have done this part, recently. What is the difficult part for you? If you play grounded just for the trophies, remember to activate the cheats.

[czDante92]

It's been a while since I played it, but iirc some of the accessibility options made it a walk in the park. I can't tell you any details but I remember feeling like I'm cheating without actual cheats, so unless they patched it (doubt), it is really easy.