
The two sneak out of their school for the last time, leading to a series of events that will forever change both of their lives. After inexplicably disappearing for weeks, Riley reemerges in Ellie's life with a surprising revelation.
Ellie returns as new light is shed on her relationship with Riley, her best friend from the military boarding school they both grew up in. However, the problem righted itself once gameplay resumed, but it was still an annoyance (albeit my only one) with The Last of Us: Left behind. So much so, that I had to make sure subtitles were on so I could tell what was going on. You could still hear the voices, but they were muffled and extremely low. But after restarting my system and television twice, and resetting all my cables, I realized that I wasn’t the problem. At first, I thought it was an issue with my television. In the second half of the gameplay the voice tracks of the characters were hopelessly underpowered. Voice acting is simply phenomenal and the score is so good you might want to download some of the tracks (like I did.) The audio did have one flaw this time around though. The sound of The Last of Us: Left Behind is just as amazing as before. Evidence of other people’s final struggles can be found throughout the gameplay, painting a dark backdrop of those unable to survive in a derelict and abandoned city. The dilapidated world is teeming with details of society gone awry in every way. Sure, there are games that are technically superior on next-gen platforms, but not by much. It’s hard to believe Naughty Dog was able to pull this level of visual capability off on the PS3. The graphics were near flawless and even more stable than the original. Visually, The Last of Us: Left Behind is just as stunning as the original, if not more. Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Sexual Themes, Strong LanguageĪnd she does it all in style.