A player has revealed a strange bug from The Last of Us Part 2, showing Ellie flying in the middle of a river. The bug even seems to end the player's permadeath run in The Last of Us Part 2.
The Last of Us Part 2 was extremely controversial upon its release. After the story was one of the most universally beloved elements of the original, several narrative decisions made with the sequel split the fan base. Time has been a healer for many players, and the story seems to have aged better after the initial shock of some of the braver plot choices made by Naughty Dog has worn off. Until a potential Last of Us Part 3 is confirmed, fans can only continue to speculate what direction Naughty Dog should take with another sequel while continuing to discuss the other games.
The clip of Ellie was posted to Reddit by user zebradolken, who asked for help fixing the glitch in their permadeath run. Unfortunately, it seems the only solution is to reload the save to the nearest checkpoint, which is disabled while playing permadeath. If the player never found a solution, it's possible that this run is dead for good. Players of the game always seem to be finding new bizarre ways to fail permadeath runs, with another player dying simply missing a rope jump in The Last of Us Part 2's permadeath mode.
The bug is definitely one of the stranger ones found in the game, though others are found from time to time, in both The Last of Us Part 2 and the original. Some are certainly stranger than others, with one odd The Last of Us Part 2 glitch even showing a bird flying out of an enemy's body. The games aren't going anywhere and retain an active player base, so it's likely that plenty more strange odd bugs will be found in years to come.
Both The Last of Us and its sequel are experiencing a huge spike in popularity due to the success of The Last of Us HBO TV series, which will only make it more likely for more glitches to be spotted. Fans have waited long enough to see the series adapted, as a film adaptation from Sam Raimi was first announced in 2014, which never came to fruition. With fans everywhere praising the show, it seems to have been worth the wait. As well as this, HBO has already confirmed that Season 2 is on the way, so it's likely that The Last of Us Part 2 will also be receiving the adaptation treatment. As far as the games go, a multiplayer-focused entry in the series is currently in the works.
The Last of Us Part 2 is available on PS4.