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The Last of Us: Left Behind Review

After my initial hesitation, The Last of Us landed itself on my personal Top 5 games of all time. So, like many other gamers, I have been (im)patiently waiting for Naughty Dog to provide us with more stories from this universe. With the release of Left Behind DLC, I was not disappointed. Left Behind takes place while Ellie is attending a military boarding school in the Boston quarantine zone, prior to meeting Joel and the events in the main campaign of The Last of Us. The story is a blend of “flashbacks” that tie up two instances in Ellie’s journey that we had not been privy to previously. Not only is Left Behind a welcome return to this beautifully told story, it also ties up questions many have had about Ellie that had only been alluded to previously.

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