The Last of Us Part II Won’t Have Multiplayer, New Preview Gameplay Released

The Last of Us is mainly known for it's gripping story-driven single-histrion campaign, but the game'due south faction-based multiplayer besides had its defended supporters. We haven't heard anything virtually a multiplayer mode in The Terminal of United states of america Part II, but some fans take held out promise. Well, bad news Factions fanatics – Naughty Canis familiaris confirmed to USGamer that TLOU2 is strictly a single-player affair. According to Naughty Dog lead game designer Emilia Schatz, multiplayer has gone by the wayside in order to "[focus] on a single-role player experience."

Update: Apparently, Naughty Dog is currently hiring multiplayer gameplay programmers, with the job ads specifically mentioning The Concluding of Us Part Two, so something might nonetheless exist happening. That, or multiplayer was just cancelled very recently.

A Multiplayer mode is still planned on The Last Of Us Function Ii co-ordinate to Naughty Dog'southward recent Chore post. Information technology probably wont be there at launch. If people were ok with Blood-red Dead two not having multiplayer at launch then I'm sure they can expect for TLOU2'southward multiplayer. moving-picture show.twitter.com/1Hnzzvi3K3

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It will be a flake disappointing if multiplayer really is done for, but over again, most people played TLOU for its unmarried-player campaign, and information technology sounds like the sequel volition deliver more than of what people liked about the kickoff game. A scattering of outlets got a run a risk to go hands on with a few hours of The Last of Us Office Two before this week, and the embargo on their impressions is now up. Hither's a new chunk of gameplay, courtesy of GamesRadar, featuring stealth, gainsay, crafting, and some horsey riding with Ellie and Dina…

Co-ordinate to most of previews, the two biggest changes to gameplay from the original TLOU, is that Ellie is now more agile, being able to jump and climb objects ala Nathan Drake, and the add-on of new enemies, including assault dogs I am not eager to bargain with and new big tank infected called Shamblers. Overall, it sounds similar The Last of Us Part II is very much an evolution of the original game, and Naughty Domestic dog'south approach to activity-chance game blueprint in general.

A Eurogamer interview with Naughty Domestic dog writer Halley Gross also provides some description about The Final of U.s. Role Ii's story. Virtually notably, Naughty Domestic dog has confirmed Joel is alive. He's not Ellie'south hallucination or dream or anything silly. Ellie and Joel likewise might non be as estranged as you might think – evidently, Joel is doing okay and has become closer with his brother Tommy, who Ellie also seems to exist friendly with in the latest trailer. And then, information technology'south not like Ellie hasn't seen Joel since the last game. Their relationship is strained, but it's nonetheless at the core of the game's story.

The Terminal of Us Function II launches exclusively on PS4 on February 21, 2020.