

This DLC took place during Joel's incapacitation after a fight at the University of Eastern Colorado, but heavily featured flashbacks into Ellie's past in the Boston Quarantine Zone and her relationship with Riley Abel ( Yaani King). Naughty Dog set out to address this, and released a downloadable chapter in February 2014 known as "Left Behind". Specifically, while players encountered the tragic backstory of Joel's character in the game's opening moments, much of Ellie's life before meeting Joel was left shrouded in mystery. The story of Joel ( Troy Baker) and Ellie's ( Ashley Johnson) American exodus took the world by storm, but that doesn't mean that every aspect of the two protagonists was explained outright. By the time the game was released in 2013, it was incredibly clear that the objective was accomplished. Editor's Note: The following contains spoilers from Episode 7 of The Last of Us.When Naughty Dog began developing the video game that would eventually become The Last of Us in 2009, they had a clear aim of delivering a mature and gripping narrative experience.
