The first major content update for Naughty Dog’s critically-acclaimedThe Last of Us 2is now available to download. The update adds some significant new content to the game, including two new trophies, and so fans may very well be tempted to return toNaughty Dog’s post-apocalyptic world.
The biggest new update toThe Last of Us 2in the newly-released Grounded Update is the addition of new difficulty settings. Upon downloading the Grounded Update,The Last of Us 2players can play through the game on the Grounded difficulty setting, which removes most HUD elements and makes enemies deadlier. The Grounded Update forThe Last of Us 2also adds Permadeath to the game, which challenges players to complete the entire story without dying a single time. Needless to say, it will be the most significant challengeLast of Us 2players have faced yet.
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The Last of Us 2Grounded Updateadds more than just new difficulty modes, though. It also introduces a variety of gameplay modifiers that players can use to better customize the experience to their liking. This includes modifiers that essentially add cheats to the game, like infinite resources and one-hit kills, as well as modifiers that change up the graphics. For example,Last of Us 2players can now play through the entire game with a visual style that mimics 8-bit graphics, or they can play through the game with cel-shaded visuals instead.
Fan reaction toThe Last of Us 2has been mixed, but few are going to be unhappy with a free content update that adds new difficulty settings,modifiers, and more. Completionists may be tempted to return toThe Last of Us 2to go after the two new trophies that have been added to the mix, plus the new visual styles could ensure future playthroughs feel fresh.
Looking ahead, it’s likely that there are even moreLast of Us 2updates in store for fans. While Naughty Dog has denied that it plans on releasingLast of Us 2story DLC, the game’sFactions multiplayer modehas already leaked online. Presumably,The Last of Us 2multiplayer will be similar to the multiplayer mode that was in the original game, though official details are hard to come by at this point.
Naughty Dog is also expected to be actively working on itsfirst PS5 game, whatever that may be. WithThe Last of Us 2having released just a couple of months ago on PS4, though, fans shouldn’t expect details on that for quite some time.
