All accessibility options in The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered

The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered brings all the action of the original game, along with a few improvements.

Naughty Dog has illustrated its commitment to making its game as accessible as possible, and this doesn’t stop with their latest release. These are the accessibility options you can expect from The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered.

Alternate controls

• Controls can be customized
• Alternate boat controls
• Rope ladder movement either be tied to the character or the camera (useful for players who are blind or have low vision)
• Guitar can be strummed by swiping the touchpad vertically, horizontally, or by tapping X
• Melee while aiming can be turned on and off
• Repeated button presses be controlled via holding the button or tapping. This can be individually customized for: Melee combos, aiming mode, sprinting, crafting, backpack weapon swap, bow firing, hold breath mode, and listen mode.
• Camera assist can be turned on and off
• Lock-on aim and the strength of it can be fine-tuned. This can also be done for arc-throws.
• Turn auto-weapon swap on and off
• Enable auto pick-up

Magnification and visual aids

• HUD can be enlarged
• Darken HUD background
• Change HUD color
• Enable HUD colorblind mode
• Enable HUD animations
• Turn the high-contrast display on or off
• Turn the screen magnifier on or off
• Automatically enable translation prompts

Motion sickness

• Adjust the intensity of the camera shake
• Adjust the intensity of the motion blur
• Adjust the distance of the 3rd person camera
• Adjust the field of view
• Turn Dolly Zoom Effect on or off
• Turn full-screen effects on or off
• Turn persistent center dot on or off

Navigation and traversal

• Turn navigation assistance on or off (if on, pressing L3 points the camera in the story progression direction)
• Traversal assistance can be turned on and off
• Ledge guard can be enabled or disabled
• Enhanced Listen mode can be turned on or off, and the scan range and scan time can be individually adjusted
• Infinite breath can be enabled
• Skip puzzle option can be enabled

Screen reader and audio cues

• Screen reader can be turned on and off
• Cinematic descriptions can be turned on and off
• Traversal audio cues can be enabled or disabled
• Combat audio cues can be turned on and off
• Combat vibration cues can be turned on and off
• Guitar vibration cues can be turned on and off
• Speech to vibrations can be enabled (dialogue is also played through the DualSense, allowing you to feel how the line is delivered)
• Fine-tune audio volumes

Combat accessibility

The following combat accessibility options can be turned on or off:

• Hostages don’t escape
• Allies don’t get grabbed
• Enemies don’t flank
• Reduced enemy perception
• Reduced enemy accuracy
• Enhanced dodge
• Invisible while prone
• Weapon sway
• Tinnitus sound

Slow motion can also be toggled on during combat if the option is turned on.

Accessibility options were one of the praised aspects of the original game. It earned the Innovation in Accessibility award at The Game Awards in 2020 thanks to Naughty Dog’s efforts. Things haven’t changed with the remaster.