The Last Of Us: Left Behind Story DLC Revealed!
There were several announcements made at Spike TV’s PS4 All Access launch event, and Playstation developers Naughty Dog were one of the main attractions. Not only was Uncharted 4 announced for the PS4, but details were released for the first piece of story based DLC for The Last of Us. The DLC is called ‘Left Behind’ and will release early 2014. Left Behind will centre on Ellie’s life before she met up with Joel and she will be joined by her best friend Riley. The DLC will act as a prequel to the main game.
If you’re familiar with The Last of Us comic book series, this is a relationship that you should know about. I won’t go into any details, as I don’t want to reveal any spoilers for those that don’t know. But for fans of The Last of Us that haven’t read the comics, I would strongly recommend you picking up ‘The American Dreams’ graphic novel, whether it be the individual comic books or the complete hardback edition.
To mark the occasion Naughty Dog has released a Left Behind teaser trailer:
Below are the official details coming straight from NaughtyDog.com:
She’s back! Ashley Johnson reprises her role as Ellie in The Last of Us: Left Behind single-player DLC. 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.
In just a few short months since the release of The Last of Us, you have made it clear that Ellie has become one of your favourite characters in games. Today, we’re excited to confirm that you play as Ellie throughout the entirety of Left Behind.
Joining Ellie on this new adventure is Riley, her best friend and also a mentor of sorts at the military boarding school. Just as The Last of Us focused on the bond between Ellie and Joel, Left Behind explores the bond between Ellie and Riley through a series of events that will forever change both of their lives.
Bringing Riley to life through our performance capture process is the talented Yaani King, who we had the pleasure of working with on the DLC.
If you just can’t wait until the DLC drops to get more of The Last of Us, go out immediately and read the Dark Horse comic series, The Last of Us: American Dreams – which is conveniently available in the recently released paperback collection. I cannot recommend this series enough and it’s even more relevant now, as in the comic you will learn more about how Ellie and Riley first became friends, giving you even more insight into Ellie’s story in The Last of Us universe. And it’s also just plain great!
The Last of Us: Left Behind will be releasing in early 2014 – we will announce a specific date as soon as we iron out all the details. The awesome news is that Left Behind is included in the The Last of Us Season Pass, which also includes a ton of multiplayer DLC, and is the best deal you can get for all the DLC content we’ve planned to release – over 75% worth of savings compared to buying all the DLC separately. If you’re only interested in the single-player DLC, you can pre-order it starting November 19 on the PlayStation Store for $14.99.