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IGN: The Last of Us: Left Behind Review

The Last of Us is easily one of the best games of PlayStation 3’s generation – if not the best game, period – so any excuse to jump back into its expertly realized world is most welcome. With Left Behind, developer Naughty Dog’s only single-player DLC for The Last of Us, we get to do just that. Squeezing out just a few more precious hours of exploration in its post-pandemic, post-apocalyptic United States includes both enlightening story reveals and an interesting new take on combat.

vishmarx3743d ago

amazing yet slightly overrated.
offcourse you disagree

Riderz13373743d ago

Clearly we do, as you haven't played the DLC yet and already calling it "overrated". It just came out on PS Store 10 minutes ago.

If you're going to troll, at least put some effort into it =/.

vishmarx3743d ago

lovely how butthurt people get over opinions.
w/e
immature fanbase.
"slightly"
meant i believe the game is amazing,i myself beat it it twice ,you can check my trophies
but its not as perfect as deemed to be.
the barebone gameplay is there for everyone to see.

Riderz13373743d ago

Your opinion is that you hate this DLC...Even though you haven't played it!

And then you have the audacity to call us immature? Get out of here buddy.

scott1823742d ago (Edited 3742d ago )

How do you have an opinion of something you haven't played! I swear people just want to get a rise out of others. The popular thing is to call TLoU over rated now on every article about it.

JaredH3742d ago (Edited 3742d ago )

When you say your opinion like it's a fact that absolutely every agrees with you deserve to have disagrees. Not everyone thinks the gameplay is "barebones" either, like myself. But I guess I can't see according to you.

And you're trolling in the sense that you're talking about the original game when this is a review for the DLC. I agree with you just in the sense that I don't think any game can be perfect but who are you to try and say other people's opinions are wrong, or overrated?

aPerson3742d ago (Edited 3742d ago )

You have every right to think the main game is overrated. But to say the DLC, which was released less than an hour ago is overrated? You're gonna raise a few eyebrows...

Kryptix3742d ago

The problem with your opinion is that you made it look like it's the only opinion that matters.

"offcourse you disagree"

I understand opinions but when a game is given countless and countless of awards then you really are the minority that thinks it's overrated. Then follows the long line of disagrees, nobody's butthurt. They just don't agree with logical reasoning.

medman3742d ago

Your head is barebone.

schlanz3742d ago

There is no point to saying a popular and successful game is overrated other than to incite malcontent from the game's fans.

You could just leave it at "amazing game."

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Transporter473743d ago

Why is this overrated? Naughty Dog pour their heart out to make this game, you can tell how far they push the PS3 to its limits. Now just because you don't like it just makes you the minority its okay, why keep calling something overrated when its only overrated on your eyes? If you don't like just let it be move on.

CPTN MITCHELL3742d ago

Here is a taste of your own medecine OVERRATED IS RYSE as if is the best game ever and is nooooottt....

Thatguy-3103742d ago

The storytelling achieved in the Dlc is simply astonishing! The little and simple things that Ellie and Riley do together are the highlight. My fear of wanting more from Ellie's character has overcome me. She is literally one of the most fleshed out characters in a video game. Want to talk about so many spoilers but I'll just wait until more people spend time with the DLC. Let's prepare ourselves for weeks of discussions of what happened in this DLC like we did when the Last of Us came out lol

strigoi8143742d ago

you just made yourself look funny

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vishmarx3743d ago

im talking about the franchise in general.read the review.
the score is solely based off of the reviewers liking for the game and not how the dlc truely is.
at 15$,it pretty short ,im not surprised but arent most dlc's scrutinized for the same?
the reviewer weighs in on the strong emotional moments for that score.just because its more of the same to a great game doesnt necessarily make it a better dlc.
look at undead nightmare,blood dragon,maybe even citadel.
these are good dlcs.yet this'll mostly score far better than those.thats why -overrated .
opinions ya know.
i loved tlou but im not hyped to play more of the same.especially when i know the whole premise of the dlc already

hulk_bash19873743d ago (Edited 3743d ago )

It's all about preference man, while I disagree with your opinion I believe you have the right to it. Just like I have a right to believe TLOU is a remarkable gaming experience that deserves all of the praise it gets. On topic, I've had this preordered since it was announced and I can't to find out more about Ellie's back story.

DarkLord10033743d ago

you went full retard bro - never go full retard...

Riderz13373743d ago

Most DLC are scrutinized because they are short AND suck. Naughty Dog are masters of storytelling, so I'm not surprised people are willing to overlook the length for the simple fact that you are getting an incredibly emotion story in return.

Also, Neil Druckmann already said this DLC will have surprises. Just because you find out what happen to Ellie and Riley from the ending of TLOU, doesn't mean thre can't be surprises left for the developer to put into the game.

Lastly, as I said before, you are judging this DLC WITHOUT even playing it! Hush now. And use some god damn paragraphs -.-

Goro3742d ago

Completely agree, the sad thing is that most people here wouldn't like the game as much if it was also on Xbox.

hulk_bash19873742d ago

A good game is a good game regardless of what platform it's on. If Naughty Dog was Xbox-Only/Multiplat they would still be my favorite Development Studio. It just so happens that they are a Sony Owned Subsidiary.

Goro3742d ago

Maybe not you, but i said "most people".
This article is full of pissed off Sony fanboys because they're losing Kingdom Hearts as an exclusive - http://n4g.com/news/1440880...

AceBlazer133742d ago (Edited 3742d ago )

GTA V is amazing, Bioshock Infinite, Mass Effect, Elder Scrolls, Fallout. All great games and they're are also available on Xbox, so what is the point behind your statement ? Get your fanboy shit out of here.

What the hell does that KH article have to do with your point? No where in there did people discredit the quality of the game.

Salooh3742d ago (Edited 3742d ago )

I love gears / alan wake and quantum break. Im against ms for having a bad experience with their console not the great games. No gamer would hate good games. So if this was on x1 I would love it the same.

Im over the hate. Im just being cautious. I dont want to be fooled again.

Studio-YaMi3742d ago (Edited 3742d ago )

People are pissed of because Kingdom hearts started on playstation 2 and was successful on the playstation console,they don't think the game sucks because it's on XboxOne,this is just regular reaction,even when Final Fantasy was announced on the 360 there were similar reactions.

So you're getting things mixed up,Sony fans KNOW that the series is good & the trailer that they showed was actually amazing.

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PS3and4_HAS_GAMES3742d ago

PS3 ended last gen with a bang with this game. I don't care what all these haters have to say. They obviously xbot fanboys who are mad they didn't have a game as great as this one cause every Sony gamer knows how much they enjoyed this masterpiece on their ps3. You can't hate on a game with 100 plus goty awards. That says alot

Conzul3742d ago (Edited 3742d ago )

Well, you can't hate on it and be *right*.
Opinions are like ***holes. Everyone has one...

OT: It's odd that Colin thinks the combat was "forced".
This is a survival/horror genre, is it not? What value is there in enjoying the humanity of Ellie and Riley unless there is a medium for them to perish?

konnerbllb3742d ago

As an Xbox gamer last gen I bought a ps3 specifically for tlou. It was worth it. Best game of last gen hands down.

izumo_lee3742d ago

Love the different dynamics of the game. Although a lot of it is very familiar the idea of being able to get both the infected & humans go at each other is a genius game mechanic.

Ellie & Riley are both lovable characters & their conversations in the game are bitter sweet knowing what will happen when all is said and done. If you liked the puns in the original you'll love them more in this!

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The Last of Us Day 2021: Top 10 Moments from The Last of Us Games

Last of Us Day was celebrated on July 26, 2021. Every year since The Last of Us Part I was released, they have been celebrating this day to commemorate the launch of the game.

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ArchangelMike956d ago

Yeah well. How did you miss Joel's cliff hanger lie to Ellie at the end of part 1. If that's not a top 10 moment then half your list isn't either.

Inverno956d ago

Honestly one if not the best ending to a video game I've ever seen. It was like the end of their journey but a cliffhanger to the rest of their lives.
Also a top 10 list is a little odd to do for the type of game this is…

MIDGETonSTILTS17956d ago

Things you missed:

Hotel basement
Getting trapped upside down and then saved
When Ellie killed the rabbit
Carrying Ellie

Playing as Joel at the beginning of Part 2
Seeing a baby walk in the snow in Jackson
Snowball fight with kids before patrol (& creepy PTSD of brick throwing from Part 1)
Finding the stash, and getting chewed out by Jonathon
Running through the woods as Abby
The fence, and fighting alongside Joel as Abby
Searching the empty house for Joel, and finding the basement door
Outside Seattle, overwhelmed with grief and mystery
Killing first Wolf (my first kill of Part 2 was named Casey, silenced pistol to the right temple, won’t ever forget the pink mist)
Mole King
“Don’t, she’s pregnant!” >>> “GOOD.”
The entire aquarium set piece
Getting my head blown off by Ellie as Abby
Ellie’s waking nightmares back at Jackson
Discovering that I’ll never be able to play Joel’s song ever again

ArchangelMike956d ago

Ellie absolutely slaughtering David, and then Joel turning up and just embracing her - has to be up there in the top 3 moments from that game.

ArchangelMike956d ago

The mistake was combining both games into one top 10 list. Author could have written two articles and got two sets of clicks, as well as doing justice to so many awesome moment from both games.

sourOG956d ago

Really? lol. I didn’t know it was that big. I thought to have your own “may 4th” you needed decades of content and a religious fandom.

ChickenOfTheCaveMan955d ago

The Ellie and Joel discussion after she escapes and then brings up the Sarah subject in the first one is just heartbreaking and awesome, that's a turning point for both characters. In part two, I feel like the "he was just...ready" scene is underrated af, you really see how Owen got his moment of clarity where he was really young and hopeful as a Fireflies and just died inside by becoming a WLF, he wasn't cool with ending like this old scar.

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RaidenBlack1448d ago

My favorite DLC list would be:

10) Dragon Age Origins: Awakening
9) Assassin's Creed IV: Freedom Cry
8) Destiny: The Taken King
7) Fallout 4: Far Harbor
6) Fallout New Vegas: Lonesome Road
5) The Elder Scrolls V: Dawnguard
4) The Elder Scrolls IV: The Shivering Isles
3) The Last of Us: Left Behind
2) Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare
1) The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine

Honorable) Mass Effect 3: Citadel, The Witcher 3: Hearts of Stone, FarCry 3: Blood Dragon, Diablo III: Reaper of Souls
Also) Fallout 76: Wastelanders (Actually brings some sense to the game) (Should be a standalone offline title)

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Ricegum1447d ago

Not a single Borderlands DLC on there. For shame.

RaidenBlack1447d ago

Actually I missed out :-
GTA IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony
Infamous First Light
Dark Souls: Artorias of the Abyss
Bloodborne: The Old Hunters
Horizon Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wilds

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RosweeSon1447d ago

Where’s Big surf island from Burnout Paradise? And all the extras.
GTA4’s dlc was one of the best ever
Undead nightmare was brilliant My 3 favourites off top of my head great value and great content

toxic-inferno1447d ago

Big Surf Island hadn't even crossed my mind!

I know there are plenty of good examples of how to do good DLC (and that Burnout Paradise isn't the most popular in the series amongst fans), but I remember being blown away by the way that Criterion supported Burnout Paradise. The game grew so much since its original release.

RosweeSon1447d ago

Yeah majority for free as well the island would have been free from what I heard but EA wanted to charge luckily wasn’t too expensive and got time money’s worth. Really enjoyed that game and all the content. A Delorean is always gonna be a winner for me 😂✌🏻

RosweeSon1447d ago

Prey Dlc is currently £6.49 on PSN 59% off think I’ll grab that now haha.

ifrit_caress1447d ago

Dark Souls 2 and Dark Souls 3 DLC was great, Horizon: Zero Dawn's Frozen Wilds DLC was good.

RosweeSon1447d ago

I’ve not got round to the frozen wilds yet I need to soon really enjoyed the base game

MoonConquistador1447d ago

An excellent addition to the game, well worth it.

Tacoboto1447d ago

Not even an honorable mention for Frozen Wilds, shame. Damn that expansion felt and even looked better (artistically - those hot springs!) than the base game.

toxic-inferno1447d ago

Yes, the Old Hunters was fantastic - incredible how much they managed to expand the lore of the game, while creating a short, yet incredibly rich, genuine Bloodborne experience. In a way, it's a shame it didn't receive more DLC, but to have such a successful game and follow-up DLC is so rare that we probably shouldn't complain!

pwnmaster30001447d ago

With the amount of fans bloodborne has, I am very surprise they haven’t made a sequel or more DLC. I’m hoping for a sequel for the PS5.
If Sony let’s this franchise die then it will be a major loss to me.

UltraNova1447d ago (Edited 1447d ago )

Pwnmaster,

It's not up to Sony entirely, is it? From Software is busy with Elden Ring so I wouldn't hold my breath for BB 2 anytime soon.

pwnmaster30001447d ago

@Ultra
I could of sworn Sony own the IP.
Was thinking they can push it or something

toxic-inferno1446d ago

The franchise is showing no sign of dying yet - they keep bringing out more and more merchandise for it all the time!

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