![]() ![]() She can certainly wield her trusty switchblade and get stabby-stabby, but can also get easily overwhelmed by enemies.Īs a result, Naughty Dog employed some interesting and more realistic mechanics for how Ellie would be able to survive in Left Behind, which gives the game an entirely different feel and approach than when you played as Joel. Rather, it is through the events and back story of Left Behind that we get a better understanding of what she went through in Boston and how it shaped who she would later become by the time she meets Joel.Īs such, the approach to game play is much different in the sense that Ellie is not strong enough to engage in melee combat the same way that Joel could, nor is she an experienced fighter or marksman yet. In Left Behind we meet Ellie before she is taken in by The Fireflys or has met Joel.Įllie is attending a military-style school in a Boston quarantine zone, and it is here that we are introduced to her friendship with a girl named Riley, a character who’s first appearance was in the Dark Horse Comics companion series, American Dreams, and it is through the lens of their friendship that much of the game takes place.Įllie is not quite the hardened teen – shaped by the harsh circumstances and dangerous world surrounding her – that we came to know and love in the original game. Left Behind fleshes out Ellie’s origin story through the lens of her friendship with a girl named Riley The Past is Prologue Therefore, this review will contain some minor spoilers and I recommend finishing the campaign before reading on, however I was careful not to reveal any major spoilers. I have played through and completed the short prologue that Left Behind has to offer (roughly 2-3 hours) and can confidently say that fans of the original game will not only be pleased, but will also be introduced to some interesting story reveals and treated to a relatively new approach to combat. It also took home a stack of, “Game of the Year” awards and is arguably the best game ever released on the PS3.įor those of us who have been dying (pun intended) to find any excuse to jump back into the post-apocalyptic and post-pandemic world of The Last of Us – a world that lingered with us long after we completed the main story – the developer has finally released, Left Behind, the first-and-only single-player DLC to be made available for the game. ![]() Not an easy feat, considering my nearly 30 years as a gamer. New the last of us dlc full#As I wrote in my full review of The Last of Us, developer Naughty Dog created a masterpiece of video game storytelling – quickly catapulting itself into the #1 position on my list of favorite games in 2013 – and cementing its place on my All Time Top 5 Games list. ![]()
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