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No Return Bosses
The Last of Us Part II

No Return Bosses

Master The Last of Us Part II's No Return mode. This guide details strategies, boss weaknesses, and tips to overcome every challenge and achieve 100% completion.

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No Return Bosses

Master The Last of Us Part II's No Return mode. This guide details strategies, boss weaknesses, and tips to overcome every challenge and achieve 100% completion.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Story Mode Achievements: 27 achievements, mostly collectibles, with some story-related, character/weapon maxing, and 2 difficulty-related achievements. Optional conversations do not count towards achievements.
  2. 2
    Difficulty-Related Achievements:
  3. 3
    "You Can’t Stop This": Complete the game on Grounded difficulty.
  4. 4
    "Dig Two Graves": Complete the game with Permadeath enabled.
  5. 5
    Recommended Strategy for Difficulty Achievements: Play on Very Light difficulty with Permadeath enabled. This allows you to unlock the Permadeath achievement easily while collecting all collectibles. After beating the game, you can then focus on other achievements.
Tips
  • This guide is a work in progress and may contain errors or unclear information. Feedback is encouraged for improvements.
  • Images for collectibles will be sourced from YouTuber Saboteur's videos; please support his work.
  • The guide aims to be more interactive than others, covering recommended approaches, item pickup order, achievement timing, and key moments for specific trophies.
  • Estimated time to 100% completion: 40–50 hours.
  • Total achievements: 26 for story mode, 2 for difficulty, 13 for No Return mode, and 1 for earning all 41 achievements.

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