The Last of Us: Left Behind DLC Review | Adventures in Poor Taste

Is Left Behind a good enough reason to dive back into the cordyceps-infested USA? It depends. If you’re able to look past questionable pacing, conflicting tones of the segments, unfinished origin story and short completion time, then download Left Behind right now. If not, it’s best to hold out for a sequel. It’s a dangerous world in there.

[BlakHavoc]

It was a bit slow paced but I think the whole point of this DLC was to tell another story, to kind of help you understand Ellies character more. Overall some people just don't like games that aren't 100% action and gameplay, I know a few people myself that could care less about story, they skip over the cutscenes cause they just want to play. Not saying that's bad, but if you don't like games that make the story a focal point, you won't like TLOU.

[ArbitorChief]

It was a pretty meh DLC IMO, didn't nearly live up to the expectations of TLOU master piece of a campaign. Too short and there wasn't enough time for character development for me to care about the new characters. Plus it would of been nice to have more Infected sequences, I love the human AI and Infected combat scenarios, I'd love for ND to expand on that.

[hulk_bash1987]

SPOILER-ALERT: I guess it's all about preference as I thought that this DLC did a great job of showing how Ellie became the person she was before meeting Joel. And also shows why she holds on so strong to keeping Joel alive while he was injured. Of course you can only tell so much in a 2 hr story but I thought that it was a great look into the past of one of TLOU's central characters.

[chickenface]

With the name arbitorchief and a profile picture of halo, never would have guessed you saying "it's a pretty meh DLC IMO". What an absolute suprise

[ArbitorChief]

I loved how you ignored the part where I said The Last of Us campaign was a master piece and even commented on the best parts of the TLOU DLC saying ND should expand on the Infected and Human combat scenarios.

[kayoss]

"Half finished story" was one of the cons.
Wtf??? Does he know that the story ends in the main game?

[Ezz2013]

i caught that as well
i have no idea what he means by that

but hey, the site name is ""poor taste""
soo this tells you every thing you need to know about them

[SamPao]

I guess he wanted to see her friend die.
How about using some imagination mister writer...wow

[Kivespussi]

I think what he MEANT is that Riley turning should've been included and it was missing. I thought that way too and stil do but still the DLC was great. I just feel like it could've been a heart breaking, touching moment if ND just would've included Riley turning and Ellie slowly finding out that she isn't going to turn.

[kayoss]

Ok... But that was explained in the main story. I like how they ended it in the DLC. When i was playing the DLC, i really invested myself in both characaters. It would have been really cheesy in my opinion to show ellie shooting her best friend.

[stuna1]

Your name fit your review!

[SlyFamousthe3rd]

"It depends. If you’re able to look past questionable pacing, conflicting tones of the segments, unfinished origin story and short completion time"

This guy does not know his a$$ from his elbow.

[mixelon]

Unfinished origin story? Whuut?

I guess if he didn't read the comic and he has no imagination that might be true.

One of the best things about TLOU's writing is that it has the maturity not to explain every single little thing. Much of it's in the details, and you can extrapolate most of it from the dialog and environment.

[SamPao]

This!

[Ravenor]

You shouldn't need to read supplementary material, but then again I haven't read it and I didn't feel the origins of either Ellie or Joel was exactly a huge mystery.

[mixelon]

I don't think the comic is totally necessary, but it does explain a bit about the central relationship in the dlc. They make shout outs to it in dialogue a lot.

I don't mind game writers relying on supplementary materials if they suit those materials better than games and if they do it respectfully.. Druckmann wrote the comic, and that story wouldn't have made for very good dlc.

I think they probably should have included the comic with the dlc.. But it's no biggie. I guess the dlc itself is supplementary material, so it's all a bit unnecessary however good it gets.

[blackblades]

Do you need a license to be a journalist to reviews games. They really need to get a way to stop people/sites or whatever bringing out reviews like this. Things needs to change.

[mixelon]

That's very north korea of you. Its great we get articles with different opinions. We can just choose to ignore the ones we think are stupid.

I loved the dlc, but i can see how someone with different criteria to me might not like it, or even tlou as a whole. (I cant really relate to those people but i know a few who just aren't into story at all)

The fact that its a "bad" (even though 7 really isn't) score is what got people commenting here anyway, so.. Mixed messages much?

[esemce]

It's called freedom of speech ya know.

[Bathyj]

I'd agree with him, but then we'd both be wrong.

[andrew171994]

Its good but a joel backstory would have kicked way more ass instead of running round with ur black friend haha

[kayoss]

Joel story was kinda told in the game. Before all the stuff went on, he was running a business with his brother. A single father with a daughter.

[andrew171994]

I mean the back story with joel in boston not in texas cause its kind of random to be put in boston with tess. Cause its still up in the air how and wen they met, being from mass id love to see more of boston and watnot.