![]() Before Riley breaks the shattering news to Ellie that she’s to leave Boston, they spend the day-just like two real teen girls would-at the mall. The main focus of Left Behind is the story of Ellie and her closest friend Riley, whom had recently disappeared after a spat between the two, returning a newly-initiated Firefly who has received the command to pack up and head off to report to another city. It’s a bit more rushed, given the time restraints, but the bond between Ellie and her friend Riley is strong, warm, and comforting to witness in world, again, that anyone who has played the game understands to be so awful. Two hours isn’t a long time, so it’s really a testament to Naughty Dog’s ability to develop relationships between not only characters, but with the player, too. Left Behind actually is two storyline arches featuring Ellie that, even though they are set at different times, are played in alternating chunks over a roughly two-hour span-more if you take your time, explore, and listen to all of the dialogue and character interaction. But there really is a lot of complexity to Ellie’s character, and Left Behind gives us a window into her past and some of the challenges she faced long before her and Joel’s journey ever began. Joel’s been made a killer against his own will, and even though Ellie is eventually, too, her innocence is used to drive the relationship building between the two and adds some variety and hope in a world so cold. The Last of Us may have featured two strong main protagonists in Joel and Ellie, but clearly Joel’s history and psyche are explored more thoroughly than Ellie’s in order to better express the bleakness of the post-pandemic world. If you haven’t played The Last of Us yet, please do so before reading. Warning: Contains spoilers of the main story in The Last of Us as well as some very minor spoilers related to the locations and combat in Left Behind. ![]()
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