A new feature has been teased for the next The last of us online multiplayer game, which suggests that a number of door-related animations are implemented in the project, and these animations could be related to various stealth mechanics.
We haven’t heard from TLoU’s multiplayer spin-off in a while, since Naughty Dog’s Neil Druckmann said the title had been in development for two years at Summer Game Fest 2022. However, its co-director of the game and main animator now They revealed a small amount of information on Twitter, suggesting that he reinforced a particular facet of The Last of Us 2.
The Last of Us multiplayer will have many door animations
The game’s lead animator Maksym Zhuravlov took to Twitter to show off a video of The Last of Us 2’s many door animations, revealing that the Naughty Dog team thought they were done working on them after the end of the game. development of TLoU2, since they could “reuse” the animations “forever”.
However, Zhuravlov later revealed he was “wrong” about this belief, implying that the Naughty Dog team once again worked hard on their door animations. Vinit Agarwal, the project’s co-game director, also weighed in and agreed with Zhuravlov.
Work on the gates in our current game and yes, @MaksZhuravlov unfortunately he was wrong.
— Vinit Agarwal (@vinixkun) February 27, 2023
While door animations might seem like just a small detail, their inclusion in The Last of Us multiplayer gameplay opens up a ton of opportunities. This suggests the game may rely heavily on the series’ stealth gameplay, similar to the original’s Factions multiplayer, with players potentially using doors to sneak up on other players. Considering the number of unique door animations present in The Last of Us 2, the addition of others in Naughty Dog’s multiplayer project hints at the level of detail that could be present there.
In other The Last of Us news, a trial version of The Last of Us Part 1 is available on PS Plus Premium as sales soar thanks to the new HBO show.