18 'No Return' Tips and Secrets - The Last of Us 2 Remastered

[@benjaminstiles]

I’m impressed with how much time this has sucked out of my schedule.

[@jamiehall-hanlon3104]

I thought I’d feel I wouldn’t get my moneys worth for the £10 but this mode alone is 100% worth the £10, a decent amount of content and replay value and it’s actually a lot of fun

[@Dildtherapper]

@@jamiehall-hanlon3104bro a replay of the story with the updates frames and shit is well worth the $10 no return is just a bonus

[@TAG12355]

I wish if No return becomes successful we’ll get an update for co-op

[@delayeddeloy7761]

that`d be too much effort for them, they 100% wont do it

[@adalbertocaruna1024]

perfect tip for the mode. If i can, i want to give two tip: -in an assault with infected, try to shot to the leg and after do a melee attack, you will one shot the majority of infected ( not the shambler and bloater). -in an encounter with human, try to shoot them far enough with a gun had possibility to make a headshot and, if you been discovered, run away or try to put you in a position where you know the enemy had to pass. I hope is possible to read because english is not my first language.

[@thepantherpissog]

Very good. Better than most native English speakers! Myself included

[@unicornoxtreme]

Co-op would make this even better 🧟‍♂️🧟‍♀️ 👀

[@ABOneOG]

No

[@mkmiett7488]

Been having a lot of fun playing this, already completed all challenges. Only trophy I'm missing is beating a Daily Run on Grounded which isn't happening any time soon lol I tried once and lost at the first encounter

[@krystofhyps4280]

Me too, but i heard you can turn on combat accesibility in the settings to make it a lot easier

[@cashbbrown6067]

@@krystofhyps4280just like I did in the main game to get the grounded trophy for that mode🥴

[@Unlucky7527]

what are you ducking kidding me? I spent 300 hrs plus attempting to beat grounded an I achieved it this game is easy mode compared to lou kinda comical that people use cheats or what ever accessibility is No return looks meh should have been co-op Neil really messed up cutting ties with Lou online for part 2 of the show coming next year upsets me because they had something good but left it to burn

[@Elektrokardiogramm]

​@@Unlucky7527You admit yourself that it took you 300 hours to beat grounded, yet you are baffled why people use accessibility options to make things easier? Some people don't want to spend that amount of time just for 1 or 2 trophies. Also, if you genuinely spent that much time just to beat grounded once without permadeath options, that's genuinely a skill issue.

[@tarajane1334]

No. Don’t release the chained clickers.. Stun and kill them for extra points..

[@ndeang04]

Been playing this mode a ton, and as easy as infected runs are, holdout is absolute hell on grounded. I’ve struggled so much I decide to do a custom run with exclusively holdout. Fun, but an absolute pain

[@olivierdube809]

I got a lot better at them. Get the hell out and kill as many infected as you can before they reach your hangout. Then focus on protecting your ally. I had to pick Normal difficulty since I couldn't get anywhere on Survivor and Hard. I have still have the Rat King to beat, but that's it. After I beat it, I'll try on Hard. He killed me twice in 2 consecutive runs. Next time, he's toast!

[@DangOlJesse]

@@olivierdube809im only on seraphite elite but I got rat king in a daily and he killed me. Good luck (if you haven't done it yet). You got this!

[@degg7129]

Houldout very much depends on which character you have. Jesse and Manny are absolute beasts, while others like Yara or Mel suffer way more

[@Wondergirlwhiz]

​​@@degg7129 Hold out is good with Ellie and Dina and lev too

[@Wondergirlwhiz]

​​@@olivierdube809survivor isn't so bad if u get hit twice from a bullet u die it eats away your life quickly

[@earlyculyer4103]

Wow! That's some awesome advice. I'm getting most of it right. I keep my guns down to a minimum one long and one short, and I do just like you said. Save up for the things I need and try to conserve my powerful weapons for when I'm in a pinch. Gun management is key in this game. You don't want too many weapons and not have the ammo you need for the encounter. That's some pretty valuable advice. Best video I seen on this yet. This game is so unforgiving. I hate when I blow myself up after all the work getting to the final boss, or running out of ammo. But it's so satisfying when you lay a proximity mine and they spawn on it. One time I took out a whole wave with one proximity mine! I was in shock. That's what got me addicted or killing the final enemy by smashing their head against the wall because you had no ammo, just as the clock runs out has me fucking jumping in my seat to know if I've made it or not!

[@DrPooplove]

@@earlyculyer4103 glad you are having fun and dominating!!

[@howdydutt1e]

I already put 16 hours into it, and it is awesome. I hope they support it with a couple updates.

[@cjwat1118]

A big thing to note about Tommy and Joel: you can still jump with them which while, looks goofy and isn’t necessarily consistent; does work. The fact that they can’t dodge is on exchange for their fully upgraded starter weapons; and no, they are NOT sturdier to melee. They take the exact same amount of high damage from enemy melee AND they can get stunlocked just as easily. When it comes to traits “Sturdier against melee” is nothing but a lie.

[@cjwat1118]

Side note: these two are the absolute worst to get stuck with on daily runs because you have that horrible drawback in exchange for the fully upgraded weapons.

[@grumpypoof9648]

​@cjwat1118 Yeah I was wondering about that. They didn't seem "sturdier " to me. Dodging is such a big mechanic in this game. I find using them to be wayyy harder because of its absence.

[@cjwat1118]

@@grumpypoof9648 Yep. And the fact that they still get two shot or one shot by melee damage is the real problem. What they should've done instead, if they weren't lazy, is give both Tommy and Joel a "parry", which is 1) harder to do staggers an enemy better and 2) eats melee durability. Then you'd maybe stand more of a chance.

[@blackwolfphantom6464]

Thanks for the stealth indicator as tommy its hard to know when to avoid cause i can't dodge

[@joshuamontes1477]

I didn't know this until the other day but with the chained clicker you can ALSO SHOOT THE CHAIN or USE A BRICK/BOTTLE ON THE CHAIN😮

[@kierad7648]

What I knew molotovs broke the chain but not the bricks !

[@TifffanyTaylor]

Tried shooting the chain with pistol. Didn't work. Maybe I'll try again.

[@LouisKringle]

12:01 you can also get go to visual aids and turn on high contrast mode and it will make the emenies easier to see

[@JessePlayzYT26]

I was doing the daily challenge as tommy on grounded for the trophy. I got holdout, with invisible enemies..... Needless to say I ALWAYS avoid that mode unless im on a low difficulty

[@mariomunoz525]

I figured out the listen mode during a playthrough but the bottle/brick trick is a game changer!

[@DangOlJesse]

As for the settings tip, a helpful one (if you're not opposed to it) is the auto pick-up items under the accessibility tab. You'll vacuum up every item you're close enough to grab. It even seems to work well while sprinting! I didn't miss many items because I spam triangle a lot while I run but that's caused me to accidentally interact with the work benches at the WORST times lol. This fixes that.

[@Rinzler_Lives]

Does anyone have any tips for completing Hunted against infected in the office or the other tight space map? Every time I run they always catch up to me bc it’s such a tight space

[@aurumone_exe]

Don’t run, collect supplies, & listen as soon as Hunted begins. Its good to fight & run, fight & run

[@a.hardin620]

Choose a corner to defend where you can’t get flanked, one with only one or two entrances. Use trap mines at the entrances. Use pistols to pick them off if they’re far enough away. If they start to get too close in a group use shotgun or last resort use melee weapon. Loot bodies as they pile up for ammo. If you get too swarmed, run away.

[@Dydynosaure]

Hi Dr :) You can also activate the "auto pick up option" like the "Scarvenger aset" in Factions to pick up all the stuff on the map, you don't need to push the triangle button. You can pick up a lot of stuff, more than you can imagine. In the Jackson map, you can destroy wooden barrels, stuff is hidden on them. Love and poop

[@nellowethereal6633]

I feel bad that you have to make your channel about this instead of TLOU Factions part 2.

[@AInvertedLegoBrick]

Bro... Yk he has nothing to talk about tlou factions anymore because it was canceled in 2023 if you didn't know...

[@DrPooplove]

It’s all good gotta roll with the punches

[@nellowethereal6633]

@@DrPooplove can you do a video on how to be more sneaky ? Or how to better use the sneaky shiver loadout?

[@ptlmyersgaming7964]

Maybe videos for the character challenges

[@flyingsplice]

factions was criminally underrated

[@pepitojjcurry6605]

We need a 2 players co-op for this mode!! PLEASE NAUGHTY DOG

[@DrPooplove]

Yes!

[@thepantherpissog]

I loved mp in tlou1 but this mode is very well put together and perfect for duos

[@pepitojjcurry6605]

@@thepantherpissog yeah, but I think we will never see that, maybe when tlou 2 releases on PC modders will make it happen

[@aurumone_exe]

Omg thank you for shouting out the community! Im amazed at what Gumma has done too, I post there sometimes!

[@tarajane1334]

Also, it may really help some people to put on the auto-pick up, invisible while prone, automatic weapon swap, and slow head shot kills..

[@GummaFlores]

Great tips and thank you for the shoutout! I look forward to see how you tackle the weekly custom challenge this week. Invisible enemies make a brief appearence in the run. 😉

[@aurumone_exe]

Im looking forward to trying it out!! I was literally like 😮 when he mentioned the community cause I think its amazing the amount of effort you’re putting into that

[@Laxton_Himself]

A lot of people still don’t know you can pick up multiple supplies by holding triangle instead of individually picking each one up. A slight cheat is to enable auto pickup in Accessibility, helps a lot under stress!

[@Laxton_Himself]

I can also vouch for keeping it simple with 2, maybe 3 guns max. Better to have 2 fully upgraded guns than 4 mid ones, plus reduces thinking time in the heat of the moment!

[@DrPooplove]

So many Factions tips apply

[@Dydynosaure]

same like the boxes in Factions ;)

[@kaydengwilym9189]

another fun thing with rattlers is u can stealth grab someone and sacrifice them to the clicker

[@ethangriffiths7802]

Some really great tips on here and I mean actually useful not the usual ‘use your resources’ and stuff. Only done a few runs so far but will be trying out a few more with these tips. Thanks

[@inshan3st3r]

At this point I reliably make it to the boss on the daily run on grounded. Was so close today, enemy snuck up behind mel and got me.

[@Sir-Fettucini]

The invisible enemies mod usually has the highest score multiplier so if you're going for a high score that's one thing to consider as well

[@dannysk8s]

Use to be a dom the bomb fan but now I like your videos more.

[@MT_MattOnella]

You know you can be a fan of both, right?

[@Gastro_]

Anyone else can’t seem to switch off from Grounded? Shoutout to Ellie for having her Endure perk, it’s literally a life saver.

[@TheMarine316]

Is anybody experiencing a glitch in Tommy’s challenges? His last 3 challenges are all I have to do to finish & unlock the Jackson’s gun skins, I did the challenge for only using his initial guns, it popped up on the screen saying challenge complete but when you go into the menu it’s still locked & the outfit skin associated with the challenge isn’t available , it’s really frustrating

[@Caydugger]

I’m best at assault because I used to play so much cod zombies basically muscle memory

[@olivierdube809]

The stealth branch is useless against bosses! I suggest leaving it alone. For holdouts : get the hell out and kill as many infected as you can before they reach your spawning point (except in the hospital). Don't hesitate to put the difficulty down a notch or two, it's brutal! Don't give up! Roguelites will kill you more than you'll succeed, by design. Focus on unlocking all characters and modes and then, you can pick "Custom Run" and choose the level types you prefer while still being able to unlock stuff. You don't have to do a regular run for this. Also, you can turn off modifiers. I do Holdouts mostly and am having a blast getting better at them with different characters. This mode is absolutely fantastic!!! Now I wish I could do those in coop! Come on Naughty Dog!!

[@longch1cken]

Poop 💩, you are my hero! Been following you since forever and still hope we will get some sort of Factions sometime. Thanks for the awesome content and the love for factions. Really appreciate it! ❤

[@DrPooplove]

Thank you!

[@htjohnson07]

theres a setting you can turn on where, if you run out of ammo in one gun, it'll auto switch to another loaded gun

[@thepantherpissog]

Accessibility settings?

[@JBM1428]

I like to turn off weapon sway, that way I don’t have to use parts on upgrading weapon stability, and I can instead use parts to upgrade things like damage, capacity, and adding scopes

[@jamison74]

Thank you for this Doc, No Return mode is SOO disgustingly good! 👍🏼

[@theopirou9709]

Really enjoyed the video man and I love the fact you are making TLOU content. I’ve been trying to complete all my runs on Grounded and I personally actually find Infected the most annoying to play against. Idk if that’s just me but I feel as though I can play better against real people rather than infected as they aren’t so reckless and annoying although I get your point about them not having firearms. Great video nevertheless 👍🏼

[@theopirou9709]

Plan better*

[@Rough14]

Believe it or not,full power upgrade on the hunting rifle,u can kill bloater in 3 shoots into the leg,idk is it glitch but i remembered that from the Ellies part in TLOU

[@HamzahHussain7]

Let me tell you a tip for items and enemies, turn on enhanced listening mode and have the refresh quick with the range high. You can press O for items, and Square for enemies. You're welcome, before an Assault or hunted encounter, knowing where a 'stash' of items REALLY helps! And nobody talks about this tip!

[@kaya-fj4cu]

grounded mode is probably the most unforigving. the enemies can see you from miles away, you can't grab them head on or really anything other than right behind them, if you get grabbed by really any infected your health drops to almost zero with an exception of manny or maybe abby? idk, i've primarily used ellie more often than not the bodies drop close to nothing if not nothing, and if you're faced with rattlers or any kind of human-led assault past encounter 4 or even 3, there's like 15+ enemies in total.. (and if you're hit by a shotgun or a rifle it literally takes off 3/4 of your health) it's actually infuriating. and OF COURSE you can't listen to see the enemies, and you don't get any sort of "oh i think i saw her" it just jumps straight to "she's over here!" it's like the equivalent of knocking on someone's door and opening it at the same time.. and FINAL EDIT there's no indicator where the last enemy is! and you cannot see your health bar, or your ammo inside of combat, you can see your ammo outside of combat but you never get to see your health bar this was such a big rant omg grounded is driving me crazy

[@cashbbrown6067]

Anyone else agree that aside from him not being able to dodge, I feel Tommy is the best character to pick, I surprisingly beat a daily run on grounded with him. If you got good aim he’s deadly. But that’s just me, Joel kinda the same but he’s a brute with great melee openings.

[@azurive]

For the low gun count, its a good tip but i dont think managment is the best reason why. Less guns means your gonna get more ammo for the guns you already have, so it will be hard to run out. Having lots means you will alot of the time get ammo for guns you dont need ammo for.

[@harrytucker4778]

What map is at 10:26 ???

[@gameeverything816]

I think it's called overpass or something like that. It's where in the campaign you are abby on scar island right before you and lev get on the horse.

[@k.mckirdy]

This gonna help me get the grounded daily challenge trophy. 🤝

[@robinwright531]

I'd love some specific combat tips for grounded. When to engage, when to run away etc

[@ledoutemabite3]

These tips are good if you're a beginner and want to survive through all encounters but the goal of no return is also to make the most points and a lot of these tips don't make a lot of points ...

[@matdoughty3524]

Thank you so much, very helpful

[@nathanchitty6716]

I am a grounded player on no return but I probably have around 50 total tlou hours it's never been a game iv played a lot but I like the challenge it presents with its hardest difficulties although I haven't yet made it past the 4th run but I only have a few hours on no return so far

[@Spöksonat0815]

It's good to see the TLOU2 community is busy and is creating weekly custom runs and some other things. Show ND there is potential in this mode! Maybe they will Increase or enlarge it somehow... I love it!

[@krystofhyps4280]

Hey @dr.pooplove what difficulty are you playing no return on?

[@DrPooplove]

Mostly Moderate

[@c.a.t550]

4:36 that sounds so bad even with context..

[@ashpod9096]

Is no return available for ps4?

[@james_1396]

is it available for ps4??

[@rdy.cffy.24]

I was so hyped for factions two :( but who knows maybe they make something like it for the release of season two…

[@dumptruckds]

I have been watching a ton of tips videos so I almost skipped this one. Thankfully I didn't, some unique tips and many THANKS for including the Discord and reddit links!

[@DrPooplove]

Im glad I could offer some unique tips!

[@thetravisparker5259]

I had to start playing custom runs cuz of that invisible enemies thing.

[@charliesnerdychannel3665]

i love this mode my only gripe is theres no insentive

[@bushwickbodegaguy8073]

NO RETURN would be perfect for online ! For instance all players facing off against the wolfs etc would be online & vice versa

[@HiTekRedneck-be9jf]

No return alone was worth 10 bucks. I just hope they support the mode & add on if they don’t intend to make another multiplayer. This could satisfy the disappointed factions fans if they thoughtfully expand on this foundation.

[@СЭР-о8е]

Why graphics in no return better than story mode

[@cashbbrown6067]

I just said the same thing

[@DrPooplove]

Is it?

[@adrienm8989]

Bruh what

[@СЭР-о8е]

@@adrienm8989 ssr, AO, light and shadows looks better in no return

[@Kee_74]

Every time it’s more than 1 enemy shooting my character just doesn’t know how to function 🤦🏽

[@jdubb5394]

The daily run should not allow you to adjust any settings at all, it should be completely the same for every player, except for difficulty

[@SlothSandwhich]

Man this gamemode is actually ight, i wish it had co op that would be fun af

[@nickymo]

I’ve been turning mods off most of them are irritating. Color filter “mod” so you just can’t see the game lmao who came up with that?

[@thepantherpissog]

In custom mode? I want to turn that off and invisible enemies. Does that affect trophies or points? Thanks

[@hakusho04]

You didn't mention auto pick up

[@johnberry5296]

Good work

[@MarcusHalverstram]

My #1 tip for invisible enemies is turn off invisible enemies

[@RandyHill-m2x]

Nah infected rounds are terrifying they can't shoot back but they are fast and the clickers kill with one bite and stalkers do I even need to explain this they are nightmare fuel I can be walking around with one enemy left and be thinking "I'm untouchable" then a stalker comes outta no where and jump scares me

[@Starman256]

Thanks “Dr. Pooplove”

[@DrPooplove]

Your welcome! Now get out there and win!

[@STOPTHECLOWNS581]

Am I the only one that thinks this mode would have been even more awesome if it had co op? Especially Split screen

[@mikelalonde6874]

I've only played 2 games for 10 years straight. Tlou and the Tlou 2. I can beat it on any hardness easily. I have every achievement you can get on both games. But the no return daily run grounded mode achievement I can't get for the life of me 45 trys later. 8 out of 10 tryst get to the boss fully loaded. Just can't do it. I'm loosing hope here and rethinking my life lmfao

[@MrRoaringcorpse]

Everyone begging for co-op and here I am glad it’s not co-op

[@AGC479]

You as excited for HellJumpers 2 as I as Dr. Pooplove?

[@DrPooplove]

Yes!! Soon!

[@AGC479]

@@DrPooplove we should play when it comes out!

[@isaac-9185]

Can we play as the pregnant lady? Baby is gonna have so much fun inside.

[@PSNmemoryismisery]

We deserved FACTIONS II. They could have made it but they did this instead because every multiplayer game now has to be some live service garbage.

[@Mysterica90proplayer]

Nobody Will stay replaying no return for years

[@EVILLOVER01]

Can u imagine how "the same" factions would have fwlt to this in comparison? Lol Factions wasnt that good tbh.

[@kleck0depresso547]

🍷

[@JpmestraoPSN]

I love poop too

[@ABOneOG]

Bro use free aim stop relying on Auto aim ffs 😂😂😂😂