Warning! We're going to be talking about some late-game developments in The Last of Us Part 2, as well as an element that's only revealed once you've finished the game. Read on at your own risk!

Throughout your time in The Last of Us Part 2, one haunting image is always present: a boat, drifting lightly across low waves, immersed in fog. You'll have to work through the entire game to find out the meaning of that image, and as you might expect, it's tied in with The Last of Us 2's dark tale of revenge and its themes of violence, trauma, and redemption.

When you finally finish the game and the meaning of the boat becomes clear, something changes. Save a completed game file so you can start a New Game Plus playthrough or use the chapter selection menu, and you'll find a new image adorning the main menu screen. This one doesn't show the boat shrouded in fog; instead, it shows the same boat on a brighter beach, with sunlight breaking through stormclouds dissipating in the distance.