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Your First Look at The Last of Us’ Single Player DLC

Colin Moriarty of IGN writes: "The Last of Us, a PlayStation 3-exclusive that just won IGN’s 2013 Game of the Year, was an emotional experience built upon a cast of characters that players loved and cared about, and occasionally distrusted, disliked, or outright hated.

With Left Behind, the very first (and perhaps only) single-player DLC created for The Last of Us, gamers will be reintroduced to one such character they came to adore – the brave, bold young girl named Ellie – and an all-new character, her trusted friend Riley."

CaptainYesterday4171d ago

Can't wait to dive back into The Last of Us, I'm currently reading through American Dreams again to get ready for this DLC :)

Xsilver4171d ago

Definitely buying this can't get enough of The last of US.

miyamoto4171d ago

ND said TLOU is a franchise so that means more TLOU to come

Conzul4171d ago (Edited 4171d ago )

Oh glory, praise be to ND that I may now play with two teenage girls as they wander through a mall!!!! I have ALWAYS wanted to do that!!!
/s

I'm sure it'll be.... interesting. According to Ashley Johnson this won't be tough, lovable Ellie, but younger, girlier Ellie. Ugh.

cleft54171d ago

The creepy factor is so high on what you wrote here. You might want to move away from any sarcastic or condescending statements until you are better at writing them. And yeah I am looking forward to checking out the dlc as well...

Conzul4171d ago (Edited 4171d ago )

Eh, there's barely anything I won't joke about.

Also, I didn't mean to disparage Naughty Dog's narrative prowess. I'm sure that whatever they do will be fun or moving. It's more about how, out of all the possibilities presented by The Last of Us, they went with this one.

And no matter how creepy you find my quip, face it: in a few weeks when this drops, we'll all be doing just that.

-Foxtrot4171d ago (Edited 4171d ago )

I really can't wait for this but highly disappointed with the characters stories they told to tell in this. If your a big enough Last of Us fan you would of read the American Dreams comic or read the plot online.

I wouldn't mind if they said they were doing 3-4 DLCs but they said they are only doing 2 so I at least wanted to see characters we have absolutely no backstory on like Tommy, Bill, Tess etc

I wanted to see Joel/Tommy right after <SPOILER> Sarah got shot and how the landscape over the years slowly turned to ruins

Nitrowolf24171d ago (Edited 4171d ago )

I feel the same way. I'll buy it, but I already read The American Dreams, it just feels "spoil" at this point, even if they move me somehow it's like going in to watch a movie that been highly awarded for visuals and story, yet the twist is basically spoiled so you can';t enjoy it as much. I think playing as Ellie might give some new gameplay mechanics though, hopefully.
“On the surface, we’re being protected from the Infected [at the school],” she explained. “[The powers that be] have us there kind of learning how to basically, at a certain age, fight the Infected at some point. So, it’s pretty boring. It’s kind of like what you’d imagine military school would be: wake up, eat, chores around the quarantine, learning how to protect yourself, and that sort of thing.”

“But it’s very strict,” she continued. “I feel like it’s more about control over these kids than it is really teaching them anything or helping them in any way.”

It's gonna be good, I trust Naughty Dog for that, and they are exploring some things mor ein-depth.

Would have preferred a story with Tommy and Joel

(they are doing three DLC BTW, but two are Multiplayer)

@Below

Yea, the first Multiplayer maps already released. I love the multiplayer though, so least for me it's a win win, but would have preferred a fourth dlc for another SP.

-Foxtrot4171d ago (Edited 4171d ago )

"I feel the same way. I'll buy it, but I already read The American Dreams, it just feels "spoil" at this point"

I know what you mean, Ellies backstory is out there for us to look into. It's done, move on and tell us another characters story.

"Would have preferred a story with Tommy and Joel"

Yeah me aswell, it could of taken course over the twenty year gap untill they spilt up. Then at the end you would see Joel meet Tess.

It would of been a fantastic thing to witness and play. I know what happened to Riley and I know what happened to Ellie in the end

"(they are doing three DLC BTW, but two are Multiplayer)"

Really? So this is the only Single player DLC they are doing.....THAT'S EVEN WORSE :O

It will be good obviously, you know by my comments how I like ND and the Last of Us but such a wasted opportunity :|

I do find it hillarious that I'm going to get disagreed to death now. Guys Last of Us was amazing, ND are but lets not pretend that this story was the best choice.

Marlene, Tess, Tommy, Bill...come on these stories would of been better.

GarrusVakarian4171d ago

Looking forward to this, but when i heard ND was only doing one piece of SP DLC i was really disappointed. There are so many stories i wanted to see, Bill, Joel and his brother shortly after the start of the main game, Ish (guy who leaves you letters)......so many missed opportunities.

-Foxtrot4171d ago (Edited 4171d ago )

"but when i heard ND was only doing one piece of SP DLC i was really disappointed. There are so many stories i wanted to see"

Exactly...so it pains me to see waste it on two characters which already have a mini comic book series based on them right up until the end.

As I said if they were doing more DLC then fair enough but with only ONE story DLC it feels wasted

-Foxtrot4171d ago

@Disagrees

Jeez...it's like you can't criticize The Last of Us or NaughtyDog.

Thats pretty sad. I'd understand if I was a troll that has been calling the game over hyped and crap since its released.

Blacklash934171d ago (Edited 4171d ago )

... Maybe they disagree with your opinion? Or is there something wrong with that?

Disagreeing isn't the same as trying to discredit. Some people are satisfied with the premise of this DLC and want to see more of Ellie.

It puzzles me why people get so defensive over a number under their text.

-Foxtrot4171d ago (Edited 4171d ago )

"Disagreeing isn't the same as trying to discredit."

It kind of it is most of the time, it's why the button needs to go.

"It puzzles me why people get so defensive over a number under their text."

Because most of the time people disagree based on the user, not what the user has said. Other time it's for the sake of it.

Hell Lukas and Nitro above agree in some ways yet they arn't plagued as much disagrees for stating more or less the same thing as me.

I mean what about if you had a user who wrote out a long but very well good comment on something only to see them get disagreed to death for no reason. It would feel like you've wasted your time.

"Some people are satisfied with the premise of this DLC and want to see more of Ellie."

That's fine but it's not like they wouldn't want to see another character, it makes out like they don't want to see Bill, Tess, Marlene, Henry, Sam, Tommy, etc. If you want more Ellie then read the comic, she's the main character, it's there, but for the DLC, for being just ONE more story to tell before they move onto their next game I think more people would of benefited seeing a character with NO backstory whats so ever.

It just makes out you can't say NOTHING bad about the game or ND...you have to like anything they put out there or else your not a fan. Thats what I'm getting from it.

Austin484171d ago (Edited 4171d ago )

@foxtrot
The reason why everyone is disagreeing is because you are constantly complaining about the dlc yea I get it you read the books but please don't ruin it for people who hasn't read it yet and just for the record I would rather play left behind than read the comics.

Z_-_D_-_34171d ago

I would love if the second DLC continued that truck ride at the end....

monkey nuts4171d ago

Anyone know if this will be "free" for season pass holders? Or is it just multiplayer dlc that the season pass grants us?

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MadLad4171d ago

Please and thank you.
I just bought my PS3 and it has only seen Naughty Dog games so far. Grabbed the Jak and Daxter collection, being that I have only ever played the original, got Last of Us in the bundle and I just grabbed the Uncharted series.
Almost through The Last of Us, and I feel safe to say it is my favorite game of 2013. I can gladly say the original Jak and Daxter still very much holds up and I am having a blast with the original Uncharted, even if I find a few things a bit clunky. I understand the series just gets better moving forward.

So, yeah.
I am a new-found fan of the developer.

SamPao4171d ago

Great to hear this!!!
Dying to see what thex have for us on next gen :)

Studio-YaMi4171d ago (Edited 4171d ago )

Even though you lean more towards PC gaming,gotta admit,even with inferior hardware such as PS3,the team at Naughty Dog made a masterpiece with the Last of Us,such a beautiful one for that matter.

I keep wondering how their games are gonna turn up on the PS4,I think my mind is itching just by the thought of it.

Can't wait for their DLC and for Uncharted 4!
Enjoy your PS3 & the games! :D

AshleeEmerson4171d ago

Oh, I agree. I mean, I can't even fathom the thought of what they could do on a next gen console. It gets better and better.

MadLad4171d ago

It's a fantastic game. I went in thinking it wouldn't hold up to what was built-up in my head by others, but it did.

AshleeEmerson4171d ago

Wow, I feel so jealous right now :). You get to experience all of the naughtyness at once. Have fun and thanks for supporting Naughty Dog I really believe in that company, they deserve all the respect they get.

Arkardo4171d ago

I knew Naughty Dog but just played The Last Of Us recently, I happen to be very picky with games in general, I feel very worried about the hype that this game was getting because it only elevates the bar far far up high and that leads to deception most of the time with me.

I'm very pleased to say that it becomes the best game I've ever played ( and thats a hard thing to say if im playing since the intellivision II ), the things that feel playing this game can't describe with words.

I surrender to the almighty ND because you know what us gamers want, and I can only say that I feel sorry for every gamer that are missing on this masterpiece, every gamer have the right to play this game, period.

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The Last of Us Complete Now Available on PS5, Physical Collector’s Edition Coming July

Two award-winning masterpieces, together in one incredible collection.

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Christopher66d ago (Edited 66d ago )

As expected. Unless it's going to Xbox or Switch 2, we can stop hearing about these older games now? We can move on to just news about new games?

darthv7266d ago

....until the PS6 remake followed by the PS7 reboot

Christopher66d ago

Man, first year of PS6 is going to be 90% remasters. I'm going to hate it and likely hold off until new games actually get released that I can't play on my PS5.

Cacabunga66d ago

Yes I’m waiting for complete remaster…. On ps5

OtterX66d ago

...20 years later, "you haven't heard the last of us yet!" *releases The Last of Us Retro Collection*

cloganart66d ago

@Christopher

Oof, yeah. I don't think I'm picking up the PS6 until "Pro" comes out 😂

Cacabunga66d ago

I haven’t played Tlou1 since PS3 and i have the greatest memory of it

Notellin65d ago

I'm already dreading all the cross generation games and remasters we'll see with the next round of consoles.

LonDonE65d ago

lmao this is getting ridiculous but thing is if people keep buying them.. then why would they stop making them?
Peeps STOP BUYING this game.. that actually hurts me to say this as the last of us is high up on my greatest games of all times.. its one of the few games i played through start to finish 3/4 times back to back as i loved it so much. But sony need to stop, give us a Resistance 3 remaster, i would love and buy that.. such an underated series as was killzone.
Or give us infamous.. so many great series and titles i would gladly buy but they just want to keep giving us last of us.

I am done buying that game.. i would only buy part 2 remaster if they remade it and kept joel alive, or i am not interested. Hate last of us 2s story killing off joel.. the actual game is stunning and incredible, they improved so much in the gameplay department but i hate the story with a passion.

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Profchaos66d ago (Edited 66d ago )

We can stop hearing about it when they stop re-releasing them I guess.

I reckon the ps6 version will be 8k 240 and I'll still not care.

I miss new games from nd

Inverno66d ago

And HBO just announced season 3 even tho LoU2 couldn't possibly be so long that it wouldn't be able to fit in 1 season. They're just milking it at this point.

darthv7266d ago

speaking of the HBO series... I felt they should have made part 1 across two seasons, then address part 2 in seasons 3 and 4. so now i have a feeling they rushed through part 1 in season 1 to make season 2 a cliff hanger with Joel's impending demise being the starting point to Season 3.

-Foxtrot66d ago

I love how they decided to rush, chop and change things for Season 1 to get through the game yet for TLOU Part II it’s like “we’re going to do multiple seasons and take our time”

Inverno66d ago

Okay after seeing that there's only 7 episodes I take it back. Though I think it's incredibly stupid not to have just made the season longer. Another season just to finish what could've just been a 13 episode season seems counterintuitive but aiight. I put that on HBO tho.

Neonridr66d ago

This will be the 4th time Sony sells us The Last of Us Part 1.. And the 2nd time on the PS5.

Knushwood Butt66d ago

They don't want Metroid Prime holding that record,

NotoriousWhiz65d ago

Strange, I thought the record went to Street Fighter 2.

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FPS_D3TH66d ago

We are approaching Skyrim levels here

Profchaos66d ago

At this point we are at Skyrim in terms of frequency. Skyrim was one per generation. If you exclude VR Skyrim we've now exceeded it

Tlou 1 PS3, 1 PS4 2 ps5
Skyrim 1 ps360 2 PS4/x1/vr 1 ps5/sx

Tlou 4
Skyrim 4

Christopher66d ago

Not quite. Skyrim had:

PS3/360/PC
PS4/X1
VR
Switch
Skyrim Special Edition PC/PS4/X1
Skyrim Special Edition PS5/XSX

VersusDMC66d ago (Edited 66d ago )

Also add skyrim bundles like the one below and all the humble bundles since that's what everyone is doing here

https://www.xbox.com/en-CA/...

darthv7266d ago

@Chris, LoU is getting just as bad by milking the same user base. At least Skyrim was able to sell to a wider audience via different platforms.

Christopher66d ago

@darthv72: I don't know why you're telling me that. I only corrected on number of Skyrim re-releases/ports/etc. I didn't say anything else.

Profchaos66d ago

@christopher guess I forgot just how much was out I think the special editions are technically one release despite being cross platform though would the Alexa version count

Christopher66d ago

@Profchaos: I guess, but I'd consider it a separate release since it rolled them into one at a later date but definitely there is a PS5/XSX version with PS5/XSX supported updates specific to them.

Chevalier65d ago

"LoU is getting just as bad by milking the same user base"

Weird. Like 35% of PS5 owners are NEW to Playstation. Plus this is really for new fans from the TV series for season 2 of TLOU.

I recall the same idiotic comments when the 1st one was remade just before TLOU TV Series came out and it went on the be one of the best selling games that year.

So maybe get your FACTS straight. Unlike Skyrim getting literally releases in 3 generations and 10 releases.

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Neonridr65d ago

I gotta figure RE4 is up there too

FPS_D3TH65d ago

No. Those are remakes. Not remasters

Neonridr65d ago

@FPS - we've had quite a few RE4 remasters, only 1 remake.

CrimsonWing6965d ago (Edited 65d ago )

@FPS_D3TH

It blows my mind how people do some mental gymnastics to try to cope with a game they like doing the same thing (technically more) they’re complaining about for another game.

RE4 - PS2, GC
RE4 w Motion Controls - Wii
Literally RE4 HD Remaster - Xbox 360, PS3
I’m assuming a port of RE HD - PS4, Xbox One
RE4 Remake - PS5, Xsex

1 Remake and the bunch are Remasters… how, I mean how—Y’know what, it doesn’t matter anymore…

P_Bomb66d ago

Store says I already own it. I guess it’s just a straight twin-pack. Looks like they added 4 maps to ‘No Return’.

VersusDMC66d ago

You don't need to buy this to get the maps, marlene and bill. It all got patched in to the game on the 3rd.

P_Bomb66d ago (Edited 66d ago )

Good to know. I’ve watched runs of ‘No Return’ but have yet to try it myself. Soon, soon 😉

Knushwood Butt66d ago

Yeah, No Return got a content update.
Three new trophies too.

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A mysterious physical edition of a Naughty Dog game is in the works

billibil-kun: "As The Last of Us season 2 prepares to air on HBO, we've spotted a mysterious reference to a special edition of a physical PS5 game from the franchise. Here's our take on the game, which remains unclear for now."

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Relientk7776d ago

It's probably a bundle of both The Last of Us games

Nyxus76d ago

Yeah that's what I'm thinking. The Last of Us Part 1 + II Remastered.

lukasmain76d ago (Edited 76d ago )

That's totally what it is I believe. It would be a great bundle for new players getting into the ecosystem

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Goodguy0176d ago

They're really milking this franchise lol

anast76d ago

You must comment on every Mario, Zelda, and Skyrim article too.

darthv7276d ago

....because there has been the same mario, Zelda and Skyrim games for three console generations?

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isarai76d ago

@darthv72

Literally yes 🤨

Cacabunga76d ago

Every Mario and Zelda is different. This is just the exact same game over and over

anast75d ago

Skyrim, yes. Mario and Zelda since the 80's

Loktai75d ago

@darthv72 Uh yes. Yes it has. They milked BOTW across Wii U and switch and they STILL want 40+ for it new and never discounted it. They made "remasters" of older zelda games as well on switch and in the past onto the other gameboy platforms from the older platforms. They have done the same with Mario. They port the paper mario games and mario RPG to switch. And now I PROMISE you they are going to show "enhancements" for those same games on Switch 2. I PROMISE you thats going to get mentioned, maybe even tomorrow. Last of us Part 1 has been across techncially 3 generations, but 2 has been 2- and JUST BARELY 2 because it released just a few months before the PS5 did - and so if that counts as milking it, what do you call breath of the wild on Wii U then going to switch or Twilight Princess coming uot on gamecube and Wii - OR ZELDA WIND WAKER HD coming out?

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Chevalier76d ago (Edited 76d ago )

"Skyrim games for three console generations?"

Darth showing some idiocy here. Seriously yes Skyrim has been re-released more than any other game period. It's been released on 3 generations - PS3, PS4, PS5, PSVR, PC, PC VR, Switch, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S. That's 10 releases across 3 generations! So Seriously get your DAMN facts straight.

Yui_Suzumiya76d ago

And yet Fallout 3 has never been Remastered. Prison time should be given for that offense, lol

darthv7275d ago

Skyrim sure, but the other two... not so much

thorstein75d ago (Edited 75d ago )

@darth GTAV says hi.

Skyrim has an Alexa edition.

Chevalier75d ago

Clearly a guy with business acumen! Why would Sony want to rebundle games and release them in time for the 2nd season of TLOU to release? I mean the last time a bunch of idiots laughed at Sony then guess what? TLOU part 1 for PS5 only hit top 5 sales and kept popping onto charts throughout the year?! Lol

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Chevalier75d ago

"Skyrim sure, but the other two... not so much"

Multiple Mario and Zelda games have made 2 generations. Maybe you guys forget that over a 3rd of the gamers on Playstation have NEVER owned a Playstation system before and some are coming into it as a result of the TV show.

People said the EXACT same crap when the 1st game got released on PS5, but, it ended up being one of the best selling games the year it came out.

Also for all the idiots complaining. Playstation at least offer $10 upgrades for some of these games. Have you EVER seen a re-release by Nintendo, Xbox, Bethesda offer that?! No I didn't think so.

darthv7275d ago

releasing a newer version because the previous version is not physically compatible is not quite the same as taking a perfectly good existing game that already works on the newer platform and repackaging it under a remaster brand for that newer platform and then repackaging it AGAIN for the same platform.

And that whole line of *insert people here may not have had a PS before* is a line of BS. PS2 is the most selling platform in history... chances are very good a high percentage upgrade to the PS3 and then upgraded to the PS4 and are upgrading again for the PS5. So dont give me that line of bologna. you'd rather swallow every bit of Sony propaganda instead of call them out for milking (and yes this is milking) this game. You know there will be a PS6 version and likely a PS7 remaster.

Of course i am purely speculating on the 6 & 7 but there is a high degree of probability because of what they did already between 3, 4 & 5. And you defending even the $10 upgrade when most of the XB games get free upgrades is just another sign of your blind loyalty. I didnt think it possible and gave you benefit of the doubt but now I can see i was totally wrong.

Chevalier74d ago (Edited 74d ago )

@Darth

Again your examples are absolutely terrible. Repackaged games for new audiences isn't new with the high cost of development. This release is timed for people that are new to Playstation coming from watching season 2 of the TV show. If you're surprised and annoyed by this then stop gaming then. It will happen if there's some new Skyrim, Fallout, Doom or whatever TV show comes out too.

Also you're the guy who defends Xbox for this crap too. Skyrim releases were done while owned by Xbox.

Also you mentioned the PS2, repackaged games happened all the time then too. If you think that repackaged games is going to go away with the skyrocketing cost of development is going away then sorry cover your eyes and plug your ears and pretend like an idiot then. You will be complaining daily soon.

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OhReginald76d ago (Edited 76d ago )

I hope it's both ps5 games bundled with all updates including the new no return add ons for April. I'll triple dip on that.

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