
Even though the world in this game is lifeless, you get to see Ellie and Riley bond and have fun without zombies and other mean things getting in their way. What I liked most about this part of the DLC is it allows the player to relax and have fun. I'm not going to spoil anything for you, but some crucial story elements that weren't featured in the main game will be explained here. The mission itself is not action-packed, but it gives you an idea of how vulnerable Ellie was back then, and how she became tougher in the main game. This is where Ellie hangs out with her best friend Riley and they do some fun stuff in a barren mall. The other "mission" so to speak takes place three weeks before the main game starts. The knife proves to be the best tool since the main game you had to rely on "shivs" that annoyingly ran out every time you used one. She is armed with a helpful knife that never runs out which is great at taking out bad guys easily. This scenario is quite tense and action-packed as there are a lot of "Clickers" and evil men that stand in Ellie's way. The actual game never explained what happened, but now you get a chance to see the events unfold yourself as you play as Ellie. One of them sees Ellie trying to get a medical kit for Joel after he passed out in the main game. There are two scenarios in the Left Behind DLC that focuses on Ellie from two different time periods.

It's still a frightening experience that retains the main game's unpredictable and exciting gameplay.

The Last of Us: Left Behind is the game's first story-based DLC. Naughty Dog's The Last of Us won numerous "Game of the Year" awards when it was released last year.
