The gaming gods over at Naughty Dog studios say the The Last of Us will be the game that’ll “change the f***ing industry,” (referring to the video game industry, not porn, which would literally be “the f***ing industry”). Notoriously, the gaming industry is a stubborn and shallow beast but, if this leak about The Last of Us multiplayer is true, we could very well see a little more innovation and a little less “that makes money, do that.”
According to user “tonitorsi” on the Gamespot forum, The Last of Us multiplayer will be an enormous free roam survival game. Ammo will be scarce and players will have to form clans and establish camps to fend off randomly generated hordes of infected. There will be a variety of missions, with a plethora of rewards for completion, but it looks as though the emphasis will be placed on stealth for most of these missions. This sure as hell isn’t your standard Team Deathmatch/Capture the Flag. Hit the jump for the full leak:
Overall Summary of the Multiplayer Leak:
– New feature called “Clans”
– The clan-based system and recruiting is essential to survive hordes of infected (possibly AI or player based clans)
– Possibly free-roam / Big open maps
– You can Craft weapons / Items in Multiplayer from all the supplies you gather
– The Multiplayer has certain random events (sort of like RDR) that happen in your playthrough. Some of which can threaten or help your clan
– The Multiplayer has mini-missions structured for you like surviving a certain amount of time, etc
– You can train Clan members (in what way, its still not clear)
– Depending on how well you train your clan members, you can do rescue missions to free hostages taken during the outbreak
– You’ll need to gather supplies to survive (your clan can gather supplies too to be well equipped)
– You can acquire medicines / antibiotics from looting dead bodies throughout your playthrough
– You have 3 matches to complete a Mission (how this works its still unclear)
– Uncharted 3-like, Loadouts makes a comeback
– Character Customization possibly back too
– list of usable items for crafting/weapons for MP (This is a bit Spoiler-ish, so be careful)
SPOILER WARNING
– Crouching makes you more accurate by reducing weapon sway
– Mission performance determines how many people you gain or lose
– Mission performance also determines how many One-Use Boosters you earn
– You can spawn next to your teammates
– Boosters are back from UC3, but completely redesigned and work in a colossally different way (non-spammable and some are one-time use)
– There might be certain parts of the maps that are contaminated with viruses, you’ll need to search/loot for masks or risk getting infected
– Your teammates / Clan members can get infected
The Last of Us will be infecting the Playstation 3 on June 13th so, for better or for worse, we’ll know if the leak is true then.