Lots of issues have been solved and a new experience has been added

Aug 29, 2013 16:31 GMT  ·  By

A brand new update for The Last of Us has just been released by Sony, taking the game up to version 1.03 and bringing with it not just a variety of fixes for the multiplayer mode, but also a fresh online experience called Interrogation.

The Last of Us came out in June and impressed millions of PlayStation 3 owners from around the world with its top-notch story and its gritty survival mechanics, as well as the pretty addictive multiplayer mode.

Now, developer Naughty Dog has just posted a brand new update for the game, in the form of patch 1.03, which solves one problem in the single-player mode and adds many fixes to the multiplayer experience.

What's more, a brand new multiplayer mode called Interrogation is also added for free by the new update.

Check out the full changelog and a description of Interrogation below, via PS blog.

Single-Player Fixes

- Fixes for “It’s me” and “By any means” cinematics in the Cutscene Viewer.

Multiplayer Addition

- New game mode — Interrogation

Interrogation is a 4v4, two-part objective game mode where rival factions vie to find and open the other faction’s lockbox, stealing the supplies inside. Each team must first achieve five interrogations of players on the other team. Players can get interrogations by shivving an enemy, or getting an enemy into the down state, then pressing triangle while next to them. Once your team collects five interrogations the location of the enemy’s lockbox will be revealed. Your team must attempt to open the lockbox before the other team can collect five interrogations and open your lockbox first. Whichever team opens the opposing team’s lockbox first wins.

Multiplayer Fixes

- Revive range has increased slightly (about 1 meter). It’s more difficult to crawl out of range when a teammate is reviving you now. - Players can prevent opponents from finishing Executions/Interrogations so that the opponent does not receive Parts for the special Execution/Interrogation. The downed player will still lose their life, but this makes preventing Executions/Interrogations more helpful to your team, as you prevent the other team from gaining Parts. - Matchmaking update: players should find opponents around their level of experience more often, and teams should be balanced more evenly. - Item cache locations adjusted for balance on University, High School, Lakeside, and Downtown. - Starting cameras adjusted so they show your player with greater frequency. - Item cache disbursement tweaked so additional items are given out more fairly. - Winning a Survivors match by a count of 4 rounds to 0 now means your team will get more bonus parts for winning the match by that margin. This applies for games with scores of 4-1, 4-2, etc. as well. Rewards are tiered by how dominant your team is. This system is in place for Interrogation mode as well.

The new update is already live on the PlayStation Network and will be automatically downloaded the next time you start The Last of Us and are connected to the Internet.

Check out Interrogation mode in action below.