Far from it, one of the more interesting aspects of Left Behind is the contrast between Ellie’s relationships with Joel and Riley. Ellie’s reversal of roles as it pertains to Joel is one of the DLC’s highlights: in The Last of Us, Ellie is (for most of the game) the tag-along, the defenseless character to Joel’s machismo. That isn’t to say the characterization was bad, though. Related: Uncharted Director Leaves Naughty Dog Naturally, they would be more mature than your present-day teenager, but contrasting Riley with Ellie (as she appears in Left Behind), Riley feels years ahead emotionally. Heck, neither of them really know what it’s like to have parents. They don’t know what it’s like to have your parents drop you off at the movies with your friends.
Sure, you can argue she lives in a world of martial law where everything is about living to survive, but you have to remember (as Naughty Dog was so quick to remind us): Ellie (and Riley) grew up in this world. After all, in the end this is a tale about two teenage girls struggling for a reprieve from a horrifying and militaristic world.Īnd speaking of which, one of the more curious aspects of Left Behind is Riley’s maturity. The DLC’s focus on facetious banter is a bit of a departure from the main game’s unyielding sobriety, but even so, it never loses that quality that makes the story so unique and moving. On that note, the exploration in Left Behind was a bit more lucid than in The Last of Us. It held a certain charm while maintaining a despondent air. Simple things like the girls’ antics in the Halloween store or taking pics in the photo booth were effective at conveying that these two characters rarely get to experience what most of us would deem a normal childhood. It served as a potent reminder of why (and how much) we love The Last of Us and the world the developers crafted.
For both Alex and I, simply soaking in the atmosphere in all its post-apocalyptic decrepitude was the highlight. Perhaps Naughty Dog‘s claim to fame with Left Behind was the heavy emphasis on exploration-and obvious detraction from combat-and it was an absolute delight. If you don’t want to know what happens in Left Behind, stop reading now! Over the weekend, we posted a spoiler-free review of the DLC, but today Alex and I will be discussing the story in all its spoilerific details. In case you were hibernating last Friday due to the ridiculous cold, you likely know Left Behind, the highly anticipated DLC prequel to The Last of Us, was released.
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