


Similarly, the survival horror theme with limited ammo and health makes him very vulnerable to attacks and a stealth approach is often more effective. Joel is however not as strong or acrobatic and he often needs to use ladders, planks, and other items to climb and get around. Similar to the developer's previous Uncharted games, gameplay combines action elements, exploration, and puzzle-solving. Ellie can also be controlled by herself for some extensive parts in the later chapters. The player controls Joel from a third-person perspective. After some events and revelations about Ellie's importance, Joel and Ellie end up together and their journey is documented in the course of a year and a few months, spread over five seasons. During a mission, they get into contact with a Fireflies member who offers stolen weapons back if they escort the 14-year-old girl Ellie out of the city. Together with his friend Tess, he survives by smuggling goods in and out of the city. Others are part of the resistance group the Fireflies, while Joel is a member of an independent group. Independent groups of survivors have organized themselves into military outfits that quarantine zones, hold curfew, and distribute rations. Twenty years later, civilization is almost entirely destroyed. The opening sequence is set during the outbreak and it has Joel escape the invaded city with the help of his brother Tommy. The game starts in a contemporary, but post-apocalyptic version of Boston twenty years after the outbreak of the Cordyceps Brain Infection (CBI), an infection spread by a mushroom that turns anyone infected into zombie-like creatures in two days. The story focuses on the two characters Joel and Ellie. You shouldn’t let this opportunity to read this beautiful story pass you by.The Last of Us is a survival horror action game. Although it doesn’t exactly brim with plot twists, this is a sympathetic, perceptive, and largely refreshing addition to the main adventure. Quality usually prevails over quantity, though, and Naughty Dog’s first solo expansion contains a lot of the former in its two to a three-hour campaign. The Last of Us: Left Behind has a solo asking price of £11.99/$14.99, which is an understandably pricey prospect given its little duration. For the last time, the two sneak out of school, which sets off a chain of events that will forever alter both of their lives. Riley unexpectedly reappears in Ellie’s life with a startling announcement after mysteriously disappearing for weeks. Ellie returns as fresh information about her friendship with Riley, her best friend from the military boarding school that they both attended as children, is revealed.
