TOP 10 TIPS TO SURVIVE: The Last of Us 2 - Grounded Mode

[@GweiloRen]

Howdy, everyone! If you've enjoyed this video and wish to see me taking on crazy Grounded challenges (whilst also getting angry at ridiculous things), find me on Twitch: www.twitch.tv/gweilorenn Thank you all who've watched, left amazing comments and been a 10/10 person :)

[@sethkins123]

My one tip for grounded with permadeath: take the stairs. Dont jump off ledges. This tip tells my whole story.

[@Anhtique]

Was this in downtown? I think I know what staircase you're talking about 😂😂

[@sethkins123]

@@Anhtique yeah it was bullshit lol. Just to the right of the courthouse

[@jacenouzen]

OUCH. omg. im plannin to stream LoU2 grounded+permadeath for fun. WHEN I HAVENT TOUCHED IT SINCE AT LEAST a 9 months

[@Vale9118]

@@sethkins123 that must have hurt

[@GweiloRen]

Huh, why can I feel this comment

[@curtiswallen549]

8:14 why they make that clicker so thicc

[@GweiloRen]

Ahaha, this is pure gold. Appreciate the laugh, Curtis

[@nolanschotanus2769]

"Look Joel! That clicker is dummy thicc! And the clap of its ass cheeks are alerting it into a frenzy!"

[@revenant2160]

@@nolanschotanus2769 LOL

[@Jansz101]

Glad I wasn’t the only one that thought this 😂

[@b0nkert0ns7]

I tried the aerial attack on a clicker. Just landed next to it and got my throat ripped out.

[@GweiloRen]

Hahaha, that's NOT meant to happen

[@b0nkert0ns7]

Gweilo Ren lol yeah I’ve tried it again since and pulled it off. I think the clicker was close enough to the edge that I didn’t jump, just walked off and thought I would land on him. I think this might only work when you actually jump though. Either way it was a pretty cool feeling the first time you do it.

[@chronicallychic]

This has happened to me every time I try an aerial attack 😭

[@GweiloRen]

@@chronicallychic - Oh dear, I think I forgot to mention that you tap square on the way down aha. It's okay guys, I will take blame for all your deaths

[@chronicallychic]

@@GweiloRen Haha it's all good, I know you have to do that 😝 For some reason, it just hasn't landed right for me 🤔

[@gurtejsingh2596]

I just finished my grounded run yesterday, and all I wanna say is the last part of the resort encounter was so damn brutal, the number of enemies was honestly ridiculous, felt like 20-30 or something, they just kept coming.

[@ling0770]

I fucking hate all of Santa Barbara level - especially the resort encounter - which felt and played more like an Uncharted game than The Last of Us. Just running and gunning and dying.

[@GweiloRen]

Finally, someone else suffered! I don't even know how I'd explain my language I used to my neighbours, it was so foul. I'd put up with so much BS leading up to that area and all I wanted was a bloody break. This is great, you understand the pain and suffering!

[@GweiloRen]

@@ling0770 - I personally loved everything about the level itself but in the sense of beating it, I rather beat myself with a golf club at that point. I reckon that whole section gave me permanent high blood pressure

[@crocmister1232]

Gweilo Ren I just finished my grounded run yesterday. I was literally suffering at the resort level. I had no arrows and no suppressor, so I ended up having to kill all of them. Took me almost 3 hours for that 1 encounter. Also, the helmets made it so much harder. This was genuinely so much harder than the rest of the game.

[@GweiloRen]

@@crocmister1232 - Far out, you were in a worse situation than me. Like yourself, I had loud weapons only so I went guns blazing. It would've been a million times easier if I just had an arrow or two, was that too much to ask! I applaud you, Croc. You've done it!

[@DjoresH]

Best part of the radio station, put a trap mine at the entrance, all enemies spawn there and will get blown up in one go, leaving a glorious mess.

[@GweiloRen]

Easily the most satisfying kill(s) out of them all

[@marianomiro5883]

The best tip is SAVE THE AMMO and use it only when there is no other way.

[@GweiloRen]

Glad it helped, Mariano! Tip #8 is essential to surviving

[@gobbidimerda2496]

I got at the theatre yesterday and I just shot 2 bullets since the start of Ellie's journey lol

[@pantharrr8872]

CLICKERS H7RT MY FEELINGS IN GROUNDED MODE

[@KishorTwist]

If forced to, shoot the enemies' legs that will be either blown away Dead Space-style, reducing dangerous mobility and perhaps kill them from the massive blood loss. If the leg is still intact, run up to the poor sap for the bullet-saving melee kill. The legs are not obligatory either, anywhere to stun then close-quarter kill but again removing their ability to move especially on faster enemies is strategically smart! Useful as hell during Abby's siege sequence.

[@fuzionzfrenzy2164]

I’m stuck in the part where I’m in the burnt house as Abby. I had no ammo or anything, there’s no way to beat the clickers and shamblers with Abby’s fists lmao

[@bellshoe2894]

7:11 dude was shaking his buddy??? I have never seen that in my 3 playthroughs!

[@GweiloRen]

Oh wow, I didn't even notice that and I put the video together aha. Gotta appreciate Naughty Dog for their incredible attention to detail

[@dexcript]

On grounded mode.. playing with abby in the theater.. wow ellie is so much deadly.. she uses trip mines on you a lot.. so cool!!!

[@GweiloRen]

How crazy is it! It sometimes can be hard to believe Ellie could take on as many people as she did but I definitely believed it after fighting her on Grounded. She's bloody lethal

[@ryankemp8890]

mate, that trip mine idea at the news place saves so much pain, amazing.

[@GweiloRen]

That section is a pain and now it's all over in one fell swoop!

[@ryankemp8890]

@@GweiloRen think its safe to say after completing the game i won't be on it again for a while.

[@davidhawkins2616]

I am on my 3rd grounded mode playthrough, First time took ages , second time I went for 100% kills and collection , This time I am trying to sneak through permadeath, love this game.

[@BenedictWarburotn]

Did you do it ? I’m just starting my grounded play through

[@itsnotaboutyou]

Why was my favorite part of the video the "Take On Me" acoustic in the background

[@GweiloRen]

Ahaha, I wish I could claim that as my own but unfortunately I'm not talented enough to produce that. There's a link in the description for the guy who played it, check him out :)

[@khairasydan3438]

After finished my 1st playthrough on moderate mode, I challenge my self to play the game on grounded+.. damn 3 shots and I die.. resources really hard to find

[@GweiloRen]

Though it's a challenge and a half, it's the rewarding feeling when those credits roll that make it worth it. Good luck on your adventure :)

[@beatsgamer9918]

I just completed the game on moderate the other day and today I've started the game on grounded plus. Good luck to me lol

[@thatboyjohn7884]

@@beatsgamer9918 how’d it go

[@beatsgamer9918]

@@thatboyjohn7884 almost broke my controller 😂

[@thatboyjohn7884]

@@beatsgamer9918 🤣🤣 I just started grounded mode know I’m scared 🥲😭

[@imsobored5923]

9:06 can't believe ellie hand-combats all those runners

[@GweiloRen]

She's real dangerous, eh

[@kristianj.8798]

9:12 Jesus Christ, that's Jason Bourne

[@GweiloRen]

Armed to the teeth with a...switchblade?

[@yhavinmiles]

she killed five runners, with a *fucking* pocket knife!

[@Spiritryptamine]

Grounded difficulty actually has a lot of ammo and ressources I found, but the Rat King shakes off a lot of damage.

[@GweiloRen]

Yeah, he's a reasonable bullet sponge. Most players conserve all their ammo for that fight but the game gives you just enough in the area to defeat it. It's actually a bit lenient now that I think about it. Thanks for the comment, Spirit!

[@showler1132]

big tip: you dont really have to engage any enemies in the houses at Santa Barbara ( the place with the 2 shamblers )

[@Nita-qu7wd]

i did this on my first ever play through of the second game and was so glad i saved my supplies for the rattlers

[@darrenjones1413]

​@@Nita-qu7wd the way I deal with the rattlers area when you finished the bottom section run to the top to the left then crouch behind table and lob a smoke bomb weird that I did that on grounded in the first lou cheasy but works 😂

[@playerzero7890]

I love how he said "... completely useless in this mode." like the AI were helpful already. Dina is in your way more often than not and will likely be the reason of many deaths. The only one I didn't have that problem with all the time is best dude Jessie, literally everyone else was in the way 80% of the time.

[@GweiloRen]

Zero, I actually just uploaded a video on the channel with Dina being a nuisance ahaha. How bloody annoying is she!

[@mapuangames5847]

Play custom and put allies on very light, they carry you a lot of times

[@DialloMoore503]

@@mapuangames5847 Can you do permadeath mode with custom settings? Thanks in advance.

[@chrism1518]

She has her use. You could use her nose for cover.

[@bostonbluecollarstiff8167]

I thought Lev was the best

[@danielzimmermann2362]

My best tip is to avoid confrontation where you can. It doesn't work for all encounters but it helped me to get through sections like the Seraphites farm without wasting a single bullet.

[@ShamarSpencer]

Dude I love the tips! I'm honestly gonna play the game a few more times before I even think about touching grounded mode cause I am NOT about that life yet but I'm definitely gonna use this video for help

[@GweiloRen]

Fantastic idea, Shamar! Get familiar with the layout of areas and the enemies first. Mentally prepare yourself haha, I hope that my tips make it a bit easier. Thanks for the feedback :)

[@pantharrr8872]

Beat the game on moderate then I went "well, this game was challenging. Time to play grounded!" I am currently on cooldown mode after clickers down hear me when I move but hear me when I stay still😤😡

[@GweiloRen]

@@pantharrr8872 - Ahaha, Grounded is a big step up! Check out my latest video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/onSbqHmeoLGtsJI - this'll sort out the Clicker issue :)

[@nzephier]

This will sound like a bad idea but trust me...NO HEALTH KITS. Youre gonna take a ton of damage no matter what, most enemies only need 1-2 hits max to put you down, get better at sneaking, and save those resources for molotovs and literally anything else. You'll have more reources and gear as a result. Make health kits to make space for inventory at least.

[@rexrosal1863]

Awesome video, Gweilo Ren. Hey, I have a pretty cool tip that you may enjoy and/or may help other gamers who are planning on playing the TLOU2 on Grounded difficulty. In Ellie's Hillcrest mission (Seattle day 2), there is a basement in one of the stores (Goldstar Liquor) that has some ammo/supplies and 2 shamblers. In that same level, across the street behind the Shear Lux salon store, there is a garage (8:57 in your video) that has 5 Runners and a safe with supplies inside. If you go into the Goldstar Liquor store basement first and leave, 3 (I think 4 on Grounded) Runners will appear on the street. Here's the tip. If you kill the 5 Runners (1 molotov cocktail will kill all 5 inside) who are trapped in the garage first and then raid the the liquor store second, the 3-4 additional Runners will not appear. This is not a big deal if you're playing on lower difficulties but for gamers who are playing on Grounded, depending on how skilled/resourceful they are, may not want to use bullets/resources on those additional Runners. So any players who need the Goldstar Liquor ammo/supplies but don't want to deal with the additional Runners, first kill the 5 Runners trapped in the garage and then raid the Goldstar basement second. Naughty Dog were sneaky by placing the Goldstar Liquor store close to the where the player starts in that level so gamers will instinctively search the Liquor store first instead of the garage which is further away. Anyways, hope this helps anyone planning on playing Grounded difficulty.

[@GweiloRen]

Thank you for watching, Rex! Wow, how'd you work this one out? That's actually really cool. I've always dealt with the runners in the safe and then go to the liquor store second so I've never seen this myself. But that's very useful! I never would've noticed

[@rexrosal1863]

I was playing the level on Grounded and the Runners (both the 5 trapped in the garage and the ones that appear after the basement raid) are very, very hard to stealth melee kill. There is a lot of open space in that level so sneaking behind them is very difficult. After many, many, many times of being spotted and restarting the checkpoint, I just decided to kill the Runners trapped in the garage first and then raid the Goldstar liquor store because I knew the game gives you a checkpoint when you get to the Nursery store which is how you get out of the basement. If I had to restart the Nursery checkpoint for whatever reason, I didn't have to deal with the Runners in the garage as I already killed them. It's just easy to restart a checkpoint in which half of the Runners are already dead instead of restarting the whole level and having to kill them all over again. But anyways, I jumped from the Nursery window and I didn't see the additional Runners. I searched in every store, behind the stores, behind the cars, etc, etc, etc and they didn't show up. Just to make sure it wasn't a glitch, I restarted the section and did the same thing, kill the garage Runners first and then raid the liquor store, and they didn't show. Also, as you played Grounded mode yourself, you know you have to pay very close attention as to how many enemies are in a level. When the 3-4 additional Runners didn't show up, that definitely got my attention because I was already anticipating them.

[@rexrosal1863]

I have another cool tip but it's very, very trivial and I'd be surprised if anyone even uses it. You can move dead bodies and hide them. Humans of course as infected enemies don't care. If you go prone, you can push the dead bodies and hide them from other members of their faction. It can sometimes be difficult to move because the bodies bend and sometimes get caught on to things. When I killed human enemies in the open, I prone pushed/hid their bodies in grass, behind walls/desks/cars, pushed them over skyscraper ledges (Abby's mission), etc, etc, etc. The purpose? When enemies see a dead body of one of their own, they go into search mode and this makes it more difficult to stealth melee kill them because they are more alert and are out of their normal passive walking routine. I hid a lot of dead bodies in Grounded mode because the longer the enemies are in passive mode, the easier it is for me to stealth melee kill them all. Taking the time to push and hide dead bodies prevents confrontation and saves you bullets/resources. Especially helpful in Grounded mode. * You cannot hide dead bodies in water. The body will sink for a few seconds and then rise to the top. Enemies do take notice and go into alert mode.

[@GweiloRen]

@@rexrosal1863 - Wow, I would've never considered moving the dead bodies. I always tried to get the enemies in areas hidden so when I killed them, they stayed hidden. Like you said, when the enemies get alerted, you're up shit creek without a paddle. But that's very good to know, Rex! I'll try that out at some stage

[@lequangloc2642]

Man, I saw your tips before to play Grounded mode and it pushed me to play this mode at 1st play through. I was thinking to play nightmare like TLOU 1, but after watched your video my mind change "FUCK IT" I played from 1st play through on TLOU 2, and I love every detail, second and moment in this game, my brain become bigger to decide which gun attachments & skills need to upgrade for which situation. Hardcore tip for new player at Grounded mode with 1st playthrough: at some chokes point you need to die few times to find out the door for the next part of the game, then just RUN or silently to the exit point to save your time and ammo.

[@GweiloRen]

I'm honoured that I motivated you to challenge yourself, thanks man! As you said, Grounded really gives you the best experience as all your decisions count. The adrenaline you get in fights when your health bar is blinking red, they make for the best moments. Glad I could be of assistance, what was the hardest area for you?

[@hyphangaming]

Speedrun strats are also good to know, as well. Like when you first encounter stalkers as Ellie, you really don't even have to fight them. You can run directly to the window at the fire escape and avoid combat as a whole.

[@OneFlufyBunny]

Aim while crouching to stay quiet is the biggest tip ever. I hated being prone and going slow as ballz

[@xenthejackal]

One thing that's annoying is that aiming when you're crouched/prone in long grass, enemies are so quick to spot you when you take aim at them.

[@GweiloRen]

Yeah, their sense is a bit unrealistic. Imagine what we could do today if we had senses that strong haha

[@PhenomRom]

@@GweiloRenidk i feel like I’d spot someone laying in the grass 15 feet from me lmao

[@olyalyaka1994]

Wow, I thought restarting with minimal hp was a bug. Ok, then.

[@GweiloRen]

Don't worry, Olga. I was in the same boat. I was stuck in a fight against the Seraphites on Ellie - Day 2 and I was like "I just healed, what!". Then I went testing ahaha

[@thecasualgamer9584]

Tip 1: You don't need to craft any medkits. You are pretty much a one hit kill for enemies anyway. So better use those resources on other ammunition. Tip 2: Lure enemies and create an ambush wherever possible. Then melee kill them when they are unaware. Saves ammo and gets you new melee weapons without go after each enemy. Completed grounded yesterday.

[@GweiloRen]

Great advice, mukesh! How was your experience?

[@Pragpaup]

Something that totally caught me by surprise; the weapon damage upgrades for the rifle and revolver get REPLACED with accuracy mods. For some reason, I can’t find any posts or discussion about this.

[@GweiloRen]

Yeah, I noticed no one was talking about it too! We were both in the same mind set, check out my latest video cos I've mentioned it :)

[@timjongunproductions]

For my third playthrough, I am planning on playing the game on Grounded Mode with Permadeath. Let's just hope I don't kill myself while playing

[@GweiloRen]

Oh god, best of luck! I hope the tips help :)

[@pantharrr8872]

Holy fuck man I'm playing for you

[@BenjaminBerryHoops]

Permadeath by chapter isn’t so bad, but it definitely adds tension and forces you to improvise if things go wrong instead of smashing “restart encounter”

[@GweiloRen]

@@BenjaminBerryHoops - It's crazy how more immersed you feel in the world when you gotta think quickly when things don't go to plan. Even better feeling when you survive

[@MaajidM]

I’ve started trying to do this as well. It’s frustrating, but since I love this game, it’s sooo freakin good. So immersive and absolutely thrilling. Unfortunately is really hard, but it’s the closest you can ever come to feeling what the characters feel.

[@jushiiiiii]

I did moderate 1st gameplay. New Game Plus on Survivor+ (holy that was hard but ty listen mode) Now I did some encounters to learn boss and enemy patterns . Now tonight I will challenge grounded. Wish me luck and thank you for the tips

[@GweiloRen]

Good moves, Jason! Nailing the patterns was one of the first things I did too, good thinking. Appreciate the compliment and good luck :)

[@ghostlyxbandit1455]

I also have a tip I would like to add. Another way to save ammo is to sneak past enemies when your in stealth mode. It may take a while though, because you have to analyze the environment and basically find the best timing for the enemies to turn the other way. I did that on my grounded play through, and it was very beneficial. I hope this tip is helpful, and good luck to anyone playing the story on Grounded :)

[@GweiloRen]

Great stuff, Ghostly!

[@philipgallo8779]

I loved the placing of the trip mines at the end to avoid that whole fight. Never would have thought of that

[@KishorTwist]

Shoot leg + melee is personally the most useful tip. I wish I spammed that one in my very difficult initial game. I only "discovered" it way too late in my Grounded game when Abby was trapped in that creepy forest building.

[@GweiloRen]

It's saved me in so many encounters. Headshots are preferable but they're not easy to pull off when you're being swarmed hence why this is so bloody useful. Great to hear you worked it out in Abby's section, that part sucks

[@ivannunez9749]

So I just started my grounded run yesterday, it's been a while since I played the game when it first came out, but I want that full platinum trophy. Something funny happened. Dina happened; I was in one of the first encounters, where you have to take 2 runners at the same time with stealth, Dina was like: "nah, too easy" and she just fired her weapon. Other 5 runners and 1 clicker got there running and I obviously died, but that was the moment when I realized tha AI was really useless in this mode. Anyway, wish me luck! Thanks for the tips, man!

[@potatolord6726]

i saw that awesome clip on reddit and it’s what inspired me to do a grounded run! i really enjoyed this video and hope you make more content in the future

[@GweiloRen]

Honoured to be an inspiration, Potato. Best of luck with your run and let us know if you get stuck in a particular spot or need some extra tips. Plenty more content to come :)

[@redrose5038]

Thicc scar hammer holders can eat headshots so use the crossbow to one shot stealth kill, dogs cry if you kill his leash holder first and gives you a small window to silently kill the dog

[@GweiloRen]

Ahaha, thicc. This made me laugh too hard! Appreciate the extra tips, Ivan! I have made sure to cover these in an upcoming video that I'm working on :)

[@redrose5038]

Gweilo Ren thank you, im currently trying permadeath on grounded plus, im starting my third attempt soon died 2 times already

[@GweiloRen]

@@redrose5038 - Oooo, tough luck. I've had my fair share too aha

[@SzekelyPerspective]

8:17 that clicker is T H I C C

[@nickburns8253]

Ellie's air attack reminds me of Lara Croft's Death from Above perk in Rise of the Tomb Raider with the only difference Lara's being a stealth attack.

[@GweiloRen]

Tomb Raider is so good, you got great taste. Between TR and TLoU, what's your favourite? Tough call

[@maddyp2999]

4:50 i’ve also noticed (at least during my grounded play through) that when you skip cinematic, it’ll lower your health to the smallest amount

[@GiggaMind]

I’ve never had this happen to me

[@warmachinegaming-zf2tn]

Everyone's always forgetting how useful the bow is. The bow and the crossbow are your best friend.

[@GweiloRen]

My favourite weapon by a long shot! Get it?

[@Spectrolm60]

-Can craft your own ammos -Doesn’t alert enemies -Affected by gravity (which makes the game more realistic)

[@warmachinegaming-zf2tn]

@@Spectrolm60 EXACTLY!

[@Frodo_Shaggins]

I finished grounded+ last week and I was SHAKING by the end. I figured out a few of these tricks such as bombing the guys in the radio station and a few other spots. I also got really good at stealth in this game and tried thing that were risky as hell but paid off after a few tries. Also Unless I just missed it, I don't recall keeping low health after a manual encounter restart, then again I played stealth mostly and restarted many times when I was spotted. But tricks like shooting the legs I never really used. Lastly, this area you were in at 5:45, I threw a brick through the large glass panes, waited for the majority of infected to get close, then blew them up. It was fun.

[@GweiloRen]

How good's the feeling once you see the credits roll! Knowing you made it through hell just for that sweet trophy. It sounds like you had everything worked out playing through, I wish I thought to shatter the window at the time. That would make sense aha

[@marsbars5785]

I don’t know Ewww kk lo. ㅇl

[@shweenz]

Pretty obvious stuff for Grounded vets but good for newcomers for sure. I found when playing that I ended up always having too many throwables and ammo cause my Grounded instincts kept me using melee and boy is the dodge button useful in this game! Nice video!

[@GweiloRen]

I'm the same as you man, I found myself with a few too many throwables at the end of the game! But you know what they say, better to have more than less. The dodge button enhanced the experience a ton more than I originally thought. Thanks for watching, Shweenz :)

[@DialloMoore503]

Dodge mechanic didn’t do much for me. Half the time I still got hit, even when I timed it right.

[@mjcyrs]

Just what I was looking for. Thanks! What I need next is a top 10 specific encounters where you can get a multikill like in the TV station. Also, I KO'd all of them with one molotov by sprinting to their spawn door as soon as the encounter started.

[@GweiloRen]

Happy to have helped, Michael! Mmm, I potentially could get something going in the future. Stay tuned! Appreciate the molotov kills too, nothing better than cooking the bastards

[@جعفرِ-ه4ي]

After playing the first game on grounded a long time ago, it makes this game much easier. I’m playing grounded and just reached the shamblers and it is hard, but also fun. The first game on grounded was not fun at all. This is the best hardest difficulty I’ve ever played in any game.

[@GweiloRen]

Looking back, the first game's Grounded was actually a breeze. The challenging thing with Part II is that the AI are so smart. But I feel like that enhances the experience as you gotta really think. I agree with you, it's one of the best hard difficulties out there

[@جعفرِ-ه4ي]

This game makes grounded actually fun. Uncharted 2 on brutal and the first game on grounded were not fun at all. It was too unrealistic how I would be found within 2 seconds. This game I feel is hard in a smarter way and I think it’s so much fun

[@GweiloRen]

@@جعفرِ-ه4ي - Oh, Uncharted on Brutal was bloody ridiculous. Seriously, half an AK mag to kill one guy but a single pistol bullet to die yourself. I never finished it, I found it too frustrating. Thankfully, ND has figured out the balance for their hard modes now

[@EternoUno]

“Master your dodging skills take on enemies hand to hand” Me: *smirks in bloodborne*

[@GweiloRen]

You're a higher tier, master

[@anthonyr598]

I just love how hype you are at @7:35 for that headshot lmao 👏🏻👏🏻✊🏻 that was fucking cool bro good shit and thanks for the tips man

[@rahelehpezhgaleh688]

5:27 that was AMAZING

[@GweiloRen]

It felt cool!

[@AustinA-]

I thought this video what going to be a useless 12 minute video on tips like throw a bottle to distract enemies, or “always explore your surroundings to scavenge for resources!” Basically things we all already know But 5:12 REally SurpRIseD me , Subscribed!

[@GweiloRen]

You know what's funny, I was the same as you. I went looking for some help during the first game and they were all the same, obvious things everyone knew and it annoyed me cos nothing improved my situations. That's what inspired me to make this video, cos no one else was addressing or sharing the real things you need to know. I hope to continue doing different by you, Julia! Appreciate the support :)

[@AustinA-]

Gweilo Ren You should make a video like this one but teaching you things like best way to loose your opponents and tips on how to kill enemies or how to prepare if you know you know you’re about to be spotted.

[@GweiloRen]

@@AustinA- - Hmmm, I'll see what I can get going :)

[@AustinA-]

@@GweiloRen Hey do you want to add me on PS4 , I have a lot of things we could talk about that could be actually useful for you , I have a clever eye for flaws, tricks and tips in games that I love and I never get to share them with anybody because I don’t have any friends that even plays games or understand that they’re not just shooting people with lasers AND I actually think we’d have fun together- :) My Username is JuliaWalkers and I have a picture of Cirilla from The Witcher 3 as my profile picture

[@GweiloRen]

@@AustinA- - Hey Julia, I have sent you a request! Sorry I took so long to get onto it, sometimes I'm not notified about comments. I'd love to have a discussion about games, I'm sure you have much to share :)

[@AnaisIsAce]

Things like the health kits and the windows I already knew, but wowww these are amazing tips!!! Thank you so much!!! Got the platinum trophy so now I'm about to attempt grounded. Wish me luck!

[@GweiloRen]

My pleasure, Ana! I wish you luck on your experience, let me know how you go :)

[@AnaisIsAce]

Thank you so much!

[@taylorruddick111]

Im stuck on the seraphites on ellies day 2 and im starting to wish i did 1 playthrough for permadeath and the other for grounded

[@GweiloRen]

Oh no, you getting that mid game regrets ahaha. You've definitely taken up a challenge, patience is your best friend. Really think out your decisions for each area, best of luck :)

[@eduardomora5403]

Use arrows, very effective for scars

[@taylorruddick111]

@@eduardomora5403 oh im at the hotel on abbys day two so ive improved a lot

[@GweiloRen]

@@eduardomora5403 and helmet wearing enemies

[@taylorruddick111]

@Diamond Heist oh i finished like 2 mionths ago

[@superbad8008]

9:10 That entire fight was like a scene from The Raid. Pretty good.

[@GweiloRen]

Thank you, thank you

[@FlyerNation27]

I tried Grounded for the first time in No Return as Joel and made it wave 2 of the first encounter. I was pretty paranoid as I’ve never gone above Hard, but boy is it fun, until grinding for the trophies come into play

[@CloudyMemory]

I put a trip mine by the door at the TV station just like you and when I came back after finding Leah, it was gone. So much for planning ahead. :D

[@GweiloRen]

Hi Cloudy, I know what you're talking about. In one of the streams I did, same thing occurred. If you place the bomb too close to the door, then it glitches. It has to be a couple steps back and it works like a charm! At the time of making this video, I wasn't aware of the disappearing glitch. Hope this helps :)

[@CloudyMemory]

@@GweiloRen Ok, that's definitely it. I put it as close to the door as possible lol. I wasn't sure if the enemies spawned right behind the door or further away. Thanks for clearing that up.

[@Kiddo_williams]

Here’s a tip to handle infected shoot them in the leg and then run up and do a melee attack, as for shamblers , I recommend just throwing 2 Molotov’s or the bombs abby uses and a heavy weapon like rifle or shotgun should kill them easily. Clickers can’t see you so on grounded I recommend just go prone and crawl towards them but do it slowly but this only depends on what difficulty you are on. As for human AI they are extremely smart i recommend taking them out only when you absolutely have to, and if you get spotted you should use the environment to your advantage and you should try to run away and establish your stealth again most of the encounters are passable without killing though.

[@donezo116]

I shot them in the legs all the time on tlou part1, easy kills. Especially right at the door guarded by all the fireflies. Not sure why I forgot about it on this one. Silencer on and leg shot is a good move! Subbed!

[@GweiloRen]

How amazing is the tactic! Great minds, think alike. Thanks for the subscribe man, I appreciate it :)

[@Iskkskskwklskllalpwpw]

My tips: Get the momentum upgrade as soon as you can.(Abby) 2:1 ratio for med kits and Molotovs but if you have 2 med kits craft a Molotov before a med kit(Ellie) Everyone knows about Ellie’s plunge auto kill but no one knows/talks about Abby’s? Also if you have momentum it counts as a strike. It works on runners and human enemies. Idk about clickers. It’s very useful for the coast and the forest. As Ellie if you get noticed by a human enemy you can strike and auto kill them in that second, but sneak away after. This also works on runners. But going back into stealth from infected is way harder so be careful. Another tip is prone slamming( I don’t have a better name for it) when running from enemies when you’re close to tall grass hold circle or the crouch button. You’ll fall into prone immediately.

[@irreverencer]

videos like these are usually not helpful to me, since ive played part 1 on grounded multiple times and my gaming style is full on stealth so i know a thing or two, and many youtubers mention the same basic tricks. but your tips were actually very helpful!! the 2/3 med kits is soooo true. like i always max up everything on my inventory, and then they give you plenty of kits throughout the game. the planning ahead is very veryy useful too. thanks

[@Purrlow]

Great video…loved the end too. You should do a montage of all the death lol

[@GweiloRen]

I actually have done something similar, Magical! You can check this out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKanf3eOhqeCers&ab_channel=GweiloRen and there's more on the channel :)

[@denzel6185]

been restarting checkpoints the whole game and didnt even notice it put you at low health

[@nefty018]

According to a video I saw, go to Options > Accessibility > Combat Accessibility > Enable Combat Accessibility ON and turn all the options on. Next go Navigation and Travesal > Turn on Enhanced Listen Mode and Turn on Infinite Breath. You’re welcome. Will make the playthrough a lot easier.

[@GweiloRen]

It's a cake walk with all of that

[@DannieDecentVlogs]

Nice video, and i did that number 10 tip on my 2nd playthrough when those people ambush you at that workbenche , it was very satisfying,

[@GweiloRen]

Thanks for watching, Dannie! I know the spot you speak of, teach them a lesson in how to properly pull a surprise attack aha

[@ahmedk-rj9je]

Great tips! I played grounded+ and got the trophy, but I was using “Game modification”, where you get infinite ammo, crafting, infinite Melee durability and more. I only used infinite ammo and crafting. But next time I’ll do it normally and hopefully these tips will help.

[@Spectrolm60]

How did you do? These gameplay modifiers are locked when playing w grounded difficulty. Have you used a glitch to use them anyway?

[@Thabo78110]

My best tip save ammo, run if you are overwhelmed, uses bricks to create opportunities Kill dogs first on the WLF encounters Break glasses and set traps nearby

[@santinowilson6716]

I just completed the tv station bit on grounded after like 6 attempts. It was doing my head in. Dina was getting in the way and being a nuisance. I wish I saw that trip mine tip prior. Would have saved me plenty of ammo

[@fryfy-kk2tt]

im playing my first time on grounded and its pretty hard, these really help :) especially the restart checkpoint naughty dog did us dirty on that one✋😞

[@GweiloRen]

Happy to have lent a hand, jungkooks! It's definitely challenging, how have you been progressing? When I realised the dirty checkpoint move, I was so gutted at how many med kits I had wasted. Just glad I realised and now everyone knows ahaha

[@fryfy-kk2tt]

@@GweiloRen its been going pretty well, just yesterday i was stuck pretty bad with like three bullets but surprisingly passed it without even using any :) i even almost restarted and the i remembered the video so that was reallyyyyy lucky haha

[@GweiloRen]

@@fryfy-kk2tt - Excellent work! Those are the best moments of Grounded, when you got absolutely nothing and still pass an area. Keep at it, let me know when you finish it :)

[@honestlyowain1121]

bottles 1 shot clickers, you walk up to them with the bottle/brick and bash it off their head with a melee attack, then when they are stunned you melee again, if you are abby and you have momentum then you can chain your momentum after killing a clicker this way.

[@wiseguymotionpictures1416]

I’m not through with it yet but as of day 2 Seattle with Ellie, I will say the Grounded+ AI companion is quite useful. Dina got me out of so many jams on day one. The Bank, Eastbrook, Capitol Hill, etc. I’m playing Grounded+ on my own and regular Grounded with someone else and on that playthrough we made it to day 3 with Ellie. I don’t remember the AI being as good there so I do think there is legitimately a difference between Grounded and plus.

[@GweiloRen]

I see, okay. Thanks for letting me know, William! I had so many occasions where the AI let me down throughout my first Grounded playthrough, but ever since then and the release of this video, they've actually been quite good. But I didn't notice that little detail, so appreciate that

[@wiseguymotionpictures1416]

@@GweiloRen funny story, in the finding strings portion on grounded+, Joel was probably the worst AI companion I’ve had yet and Jesse wasn’t much better. I guess it’s just Dina. I’ll find out soon about Lev.

[@GweiloRen]

@@wiseguymotionpictures1416 - Dina was useful, really? Bloody hell, she was the worst one for me haha. Like yourself, Joel and Jesse weren't any better either. Lev and Yara were actually the best ones for me, so let me know how you go and if you experience differently. I'm curious

[@wiseguymotionpictures1416]

@@GweiloRen on grounded+ I can remember specific points where I was SOL and she got the last guy or two, getting me out of the situation. Granted I did die a lot, it is grounded+ after all but she was helpful when I played through. I died once in the bank, she got one of the clickers there the second time. Capitol Hill she got two WLF’s and a clicker outside of the bookstore and another clicker in the spot where you get the card. At eastbrook she got two guys who were stopping me from getting to the roof. Maybe the AI truly is just random and I got lucky. That’s also a possibility.

[@gregorybrook648]

Cool video. I was adamant that I was done with this game after completing it on Survivor. But last night I started again on grounded. Here we go...

[@GweiloRen]

Aha, thanks for checking it out, Gregory! Good to have you back, Grounded will make sure you don't return haha

[@gregorybrook648]

@@GweiloRen Grounded complete! Praise the Lord. It was intense.

[@chanomat1235]

10:27 If you're playing on grounded+ you can kill all enemies with one explosive arrow

[@GweiloRen]

Another amazing tactic to try! Thanks Mir

[@xflamex9148]

Dude I feel you in the beginning when am having such difficulty I have Easily put 5 more hours to my play time just from the few combat encounters I've had and if I feel like I've used to much materials or taken to much damage I restart it

[@GweiloRen]

It's so frustrating. You could have a solid run going and get towards the end when it all goes to shit. Then you gotta restart cos you went ape shit on everyone

[@Scarlett-hv1wu]

Do u have to restart the whole game if you get stuck on a part from using too many resources

[@GweiloRen]

@@Scarlett-hv1wu - I've finished the game with melee only but there's certain sections that can put you in a pickle. It depends where you're stuck at

[@Scarlett-hv1wu]

@@GweiloRen that's some next level shit, can u melee a shambler? 😮

[@GweiloRen]

@@Scarlett-hv1wu - You sure can!

[@The1_Hellhound]

I'm deciding for my first playthrough I'm going to play grounded with permadeath on thanks for the tips

[@GweiloRen]

Best of luck, Bizzarre!

[@DialloMoore503]

I like your ambition.

[@anonzezo]

Grounded mode tips are 1 don't fight and skip fight if possible 2 don't craft health kit u will find it while u plying use smoke bombs to help skip fight and open stoked doors . Make sure to have somke bomb on Eliy side and bomb on abby side cuz the will help u alot with the boss fight

[@anonzezo]

U could use bombs to knock anyone and run

[@GweiloRen]

Yep, well said Anon :) I had moments where I didn't have a brick or bottle so I used my smoke bombs as either a distraction or to stun them and do a runner to the next area aha

[@anonzezo]

@@GweiloRen you're welcome i hope u got the trophy

[@DeDasilva81]

My advices for completing Grounded difficulty level.. make sure you have mastered dodging and stealth first.. I have beaten the stalker with the bow in the garage with Ellie using only the knife and managing to dodge the attacks from the stalker which is probably the harder one to dodge and also save as much ammo as you can and use it when necessary..

[@bigotsandwich]

Im about to play part 2 on grounded. I did part 1 in December and died 180 times so I'm super nervous Edit: this is the most useful one I have found. New subscriber

[@sophiabeebeeboo4579]

I tried beating this game on grounded last year and was doing really well uo until the last fight with Ellie and the bloater in the arcade. A lot of it had to do with the fact that I didn’t effectively save my ammo and bombs like the Molotov and pipe bomb. So I practiced a lot with completing the game by trying to use the least amount of ammo or none at all throughout the game, and instead just do stealth. This indeed worked and I had just enough to defeat that part and move onto Abby’s section. Using the least amount of resources and only using them when you need to is key to accomplishing this game on grounded.

[@GweiloRen]

Great work on persisting!

[@Nita-qu7wd]

do you have any tips for that part with ellie and the bloater? i did. my first play through of the second one on hard difficulty about a month ago and decided to jump straight to grounded because it felt too easy and i always had too much supplies and left a lot behind I’m so scared for the bloater parts tho because even on hard i spent a good half hour to an hour killing them

[@sophiabeebeeboo4579]

@@Nita-qu7wd I guess I would suggest to practice doing stealth in encounters on grounded and getting as many supplies as you can while avoiding as much combat as you can (thus using less supplies and weapons) Then after practicing, actually do it in the game so you can already have an idea of what to do. By having as many supplies as you can will increase your chances of surviving that part. This is at least what I did and it really helped. So I hope that’s helpful for you!

[@Zealant]

I think the aiming while crouching stealth trick was a bug that got fixed. I'm playing Grounded for the first time and have tried a bunch of different ways to use it and I either get no speed increase or I get heard right as I'm within grabbing distance. Also, even if I don't restart the checkpoint manually, it often respawns me with really low health anyway. Not always

[@aleksandrdavidyan7579]

Thanks a lot for your video, couple of tips that are really helpfull here. I've just started a grounded+ with permadeath (by chapters) after my first playthrough. It's a pain, but i love it!) i'm yet on my way to the TV station so far). Seen a comment here about the bank, and i can also recommend picking runners (3 of them in the area) melee one by one, each time after a kill running back to the entrance, then the rest two clickers are easy to deal with. Amazing tip on laying mines before the encounters, gonna try soon;) I'll definately come back to check you're next video on the dogs! Thumbs up!

[@GweiloRen]

I'm glad it helped, Aleksandr! I'm also currently trying to get through my own Permadeath (per chapter) on Grounded and I'm suffering at the elementary school aha. Appreciate the advice with the bank, if I somehow end up back there again (I hope not), I'll give it a shot! The video with the dogs should hopefully be out this week, I got so many videos lined up but struggling to get editing time in between work ahaha. Best of luck with your Permadeath, my thoughts are with you and have fun blowing up the WLF :)

[@gobbidimerda2496]

It's true that grounded+ gives you the trophy anyway, but I'm playing grounded NG because I want a higher level of challenge and I'm enjoining it a lot.

[@GweiloRen]

Thanks for clarifying it for me, Gobbi! I've heard Grounded + is more challenging than the standard Grounded but I reckon it's to level the playing field as you keep all your abilities and upgrades. I personally found it a bit tougher starting a fresh Grounded playthrough. Best of luck with yours :)

[@jacquesbermonwebster]

Wish I saw this comment earlier :(

[@matthewkendrick8280]

I beat tlou2 on grounded, but I didn’t know there was a secret in the credits, and now I’m going for grounded per chapter Permadeath. God help me.

[@BleakLiving]

Thank you for saving our grounded run!

[@jentegeeraerts1119]

7:00 could be there was a small change but if you throw a brick or bottle at a Stalker you can 1 hit melee them, just like runners

[@GweiloRen]

Yeah, I heard from another player they experienced similar. At the time of making this video, I never experienced it myself but since then I've given it a crack! Appreciate the info, Jente :)

[@dcrawley507]

When I did grounded plus I damn near had multiple mental break downs i recently got platinum in both part 1 and part 2

[@Max-eh3gj]

I love how you start off with saying try not too get shot

[@GweiloRen]

Wise words, aren't they

[@Max-eh3gj]

@@GweiloRen I can’t get passed the massive area when you first get the dogs, just before you meet manny. Its driving me mad

[@GweiloRen]

@@Max-eh3gj - Jog my memory more, which part?

[@jimwilson4706]

Thanks for the tips this was actually a really good vid

[@GweiloRen]

Appreciate the kind words, thanks for giving me the time of day :)

[@jimwilson4706]

Gweilo Ren np I’m just over halfway on my grounded play through and I’m stuck on the Forest part with Abbie where she has to hold off the infected. Do you have any tips?? It’s really hard

[@GweiloRen]

@@jimwilson4706 Ooo, that part there's really not a whole lot to say except stay near Yara. I recommend practice your dodging for a couple tries, that's your best chance

[@bydruxy5174]

9:05 God level!

[@GweiloRen]

Ahaha, glad you enjoyed it!

[@bydruxy5174]

@@GweiloRen I'm now subscribed my good man👍

[@GweiloRen]

@@bydruxy5174 - Oh wow, thanks dude! I hope to continue entertaining you :)

[@Bannedconfidential]

Just finished my 3rd play through this week. I hope this isn’t too unforgivable cause I use the hell outta restart checkpoint.

[@GweiloRen]

Good stuff! It definitely has its moments where it'll really try your patience, just be mindful of tip #3 about checkpoints :)

[@marcileatherboots1]

I think it only strips your health if you restart a checkpoint on grounded/grounded+. I haven't noticed it happen on any of the lower levels.

[@drabby7925]

Abby also does an aerial attack. She punches them out and it’s super loud 😂

[@mycatisromeo]

With the number of hours us countless idiots have spent trying to beat Last of Us 2 Grounded, we could have used less tiime to: Solve world hunger, Create world peace, Prevent global thermonuclear war, Colonized another planet, Invented faster than light speed, Visited our alternative selves in a parallel universe, Evolved into another species in a distant Galaxy, ... ... ... And still have time to come home and get some much needed rest.

[@lisaleyendekker8305]

you know, a Molotov works exceedingly well in that shed in hillcrest full of runners where the safe is. One molotov, all runners dead. No risk to you at all.

[@GweiloRen]

That is very true, Lisa. But I had an opportunity to show off and I didn't want to miss it. But I like your logical approach :)

[@Dredile]

Finally finished a ground playthrough. what a trip

[@GweiloRen]

Great to hear

[@xxbioklismxx1850]

It's funny that alot of the footage was at the tv station! Just got thru it and it was hard so I looked up this vid and you showed a great way to deal with the enemies with the traps!! Uggghh! Thanks tho😁

[@GweiloRen]

My pleasure!

[@tacituskilgore14]

The fact that a video where all 10 tips included are actually exceptionally useful only has 80,000+ views is unacceptable

[@GweiloRen]

Oh, shucks! Thanks a lot. Unfortunately, that's just how the algorithm works. We gotta make do with what we can! Glad I was able to teach something

[@ryusaranyawut7913]

Watching your video just makes me want to play the game again. :)

[@sethflower2067]

if you have 2.75 of a materiel, and you're looking at 0.5 or higher of that same material, DO NOT GRAB IT. If you grab it, you will grab ALL of it, thus making that material full in your inventory and you lose the rest of whatever it was. First, craft something that uses that material. THEN grab it.

[@agostonmuller7605]

Thanks for the video!

[@GweiloRen]

Not at all, Agoston! Hope everything's well

[@coreohoreo694]

My Brother bought the game for me a while ago and for my first playthrough I played Grounded and beat it with platinum Playing other modes with no worrying feels like a breeze

[@GweiloRen]

I like your style, 5th. At the time of release, Grounded wasn't out yet so I wasn't able to do the same. Like yourself, I enjoy taking on these types of games with the hardest difficulty cos it makes it longer, I feel like completing it first time around on such a mode makes it more rewarding too. Funny thing, my brother got me into the first game (I actually stole it from him ahaha), aren't brothers great

[@DialloMoore503]

So, you didn’t die once on your first play through?

[@learningguitarforchicks]

Subscribed after seeing the immense dodging talents

[@learningguitarforchicks]

Also fuck the dogs never hated dogs more in my life

[@GweiloRen]

Thanks a lot, Ryan! It's just a lot of practise, that's all. The dogs are spawns of hell, I'm never giving one a treat again

[@prussianwossun9152]

I swear I'm just about ready to bail on my grounded playthrough. I've done permadeath on survivor died 6 times including an ally death, two of those are falls, but about 200 on grounded. My strat isn't working for grounded so thanks for this mate. I'm going mental. Stuck at the hospital.

[@squidmcmuffinsquid2414]

Damm when u killed all those runners with the knife! That was bad ass!!!