<s>
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
:	I-Application
Left	I-Application
Behind	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2014	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Naughty	O
Dog	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
expansion	O
pack	O
to	O
the	O
2013	O
game	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
a	O
post-apocalyptic	O
world	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
switches	O
between	O
two	O
stories	O
:	O
the	O
first	O
,	O
set	O
three	O
weeks	O
before	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
,	O
follows	O
Ellie	O
as	O
she	O
spends	O
time	O
with	O
her	O
best	O
friend	O
Riley	O
in	O
an	O
abandoned	O
mall	O
in	O
Boston	O
;	O
the	O
second	O
takes	O
place	O
between	O
the	O
Fall	O
and	O
Winter	O
chapters	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
and	O
focuses	O
on	O
Ellie	O
's	O
attempts	O
to	O
scour	O
an	O
abandoned	O
mall	O
in	O
Colorado	O
for	O
medical	O
supplies	O
to	O
heal	O
Joel	O
while	O
dealing	O
with	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Left	O
Behind	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
February	O
14	O
,	O
2014	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
;	O
it	O
was	O
later	O
bundled	O
with	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
Remastered	O
,	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
July	O
29	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
expansion	O
pack	O
for	O
both	O
consoles	O
on	O
May	O
12	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
Part	I-Application
I	I-Application
,	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
in	O
September	O
2022	O
;	O
Windows	O
in	O
March	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
:	I-Application
Left	I-Application
Behind	I-Application
was	O
highly	O
anticipated	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
received	O
by	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
Left	O
Behind	O
was	O
adapted	O
in	O
the	O
seventh	O
episode	O
of	O
the	O
television	O
series	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
in	O
February	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
:	I-Application
Left	I-Application
Behind	I-Application
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
basic	O
gameplay	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
involves	O
gunfights	O
,	O
melee	B-Application
combat	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
cover	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
have	O
fun	O
with	O
a	O
carousel	O
,	O
photo	O
booth	O
,	O
arcade	O
,	O
and	O
Halloween	B-Application
store	O
before	O
having	O
a	O
water	O
gun	O
fight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Riley	O
is	O
assumed	O
to	O
have	O
succumbed	O
to	O
the	O
infection	O
,	O
Ellie	O
discovers	O
that	O
she	O
is	O
immune	O
,	O
triggering	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Naughty	O
Dog	O
began	O
developing	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
:	I-Application
Left	I-Application
Behind	I-Application
following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
in	O
June	O
2013	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
team	O
about	O
half	O
the	O
size	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
decision	O
to	O
create	O
single-player	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
immediately	O
decided	O
that	O
the	O
story	O
would	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
character	O
of	O
Ellie	O
;	O
they	O
found	O
that	O
players	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
were	O
interested	O
to	O
learn	O
about	O
events	O
in	O
Ellie	O
's	O
life	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
,	O
particularly	O
the	O
events	O
involving	O
Riley	O
Abel	O
,	O
whom	O
Ellie	O
mentioned	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Riley	O
was	O
chronologically	O
introduced	O
to	O
Ellie	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
:	O
American	O
Dreams	O
,	O
a	O
comic	O
book	O
written	O
by	O
creative	O
director	O
Neil	O
Druckmann	O
and	O
artist	O
Faith	O
Erin	O
Hicks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Druckmann	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Joel	O
and	O
Ellie	O
's	O
relationship	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
dealt	O
with	O
survival	O
,	O
loyalty	O
and	O
love	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
Ellie	O
and	O
Riley	O
's	O
relationship	O
in	O
Left	O
Behind	O
deals	O
with	O
similar	O
themes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ashley	O
Johnson	O
portrayed	O
Ellie	O
in	O
Left	O
Behind	O
,	O
reprising	O
her	O
role	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
found	O
it	O
interesting	O
to	O
tell	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Riley	O
,	O
as	O
players	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
were	O
already	O
aware	O
of	O
the	O
effect	O
that	O
she	O
had	O
on	O
Ellie	O
;	O
Left	O
Behind	O
sees	O
Riley	O
's	O
behavior	O
change	O
Ellie	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
the	O
latter	O
's	O
focus	O
to	O
fight	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
save	O
those	O
close	O
to	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
writing	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
,	O
Druckmann	O
had	O
a	O
general	O
idea	O
of	O
the	O
events	O
that	O
would	O
shape	O
Ellie	O
's	O
identity	O
;	O
when	O
conceiving	O
the	O
story	O
direction	O
for	O
Left	O
Behind	O
,	O
he	O
found	O
that	O
these	O
events	O
were	O
suitable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
found	O
various	O
sections	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
interesting	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
references	O
to	O
Facebook	B-Application
and	O
Halloween	B-Application
,	O
as	O
the	O
characters	O
are	O
unaware	O
of	O
their	O
meaning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
found	O
that	O
creating	O
some	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
was	O
a	O
challenge	O
,	O
with	O
even	O
fewer	O
combat	O
scenarios	O
in	O
Left	O
Behind	O
than	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
:	I-Application
Left	I-Application
Behind	I-Application
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
on	O
February	O
14	O
,	O
2014	O
as	O
a	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
expansion	O
pack	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
bundled	O
with	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
Remastered	O
,	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
July	O
29	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
expansion	O
pack	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
May	O
12	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Left	O
Behind	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
Part	I-Application
I	I-Application
,	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
in	O
September	O
2022	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
Windows	O
in	O
March	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Left	O
Behind	O
was	O
adapted	O
in	O
the	O
seventh	O
episode	O
of	O
the	O
television	O
series	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
,	O
which	O
aired	O
on	O
February	O
26	O
,	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
:	I-Application
Left	I-Application
Behind	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
69	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nick	O
Cowen	O
of	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
found	O
the	O
story	O
"	O
less	O
satisfying	O
"	O
than	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
due	O
to	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
new	O
details	O
about	O
Ellie	O
,	O
but	O
declared	O
it	O
"	O
action-packed	O
and	O
enjoyable	O
"	O
nonetheless	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
:	I-Application
Left	I-Application
Behind	I-Application
received	O
multiple	O
nominations	O
and	O
awards	O
from	O
gaming	O
publications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
year	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
review	O
aggregator	O
GameRankings	O
 '	O
highest-rated	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
game	O
,	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
's	O
third-highest-rated	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
nominated	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
,	O
and	O
awarded	O
it	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
received	O
Most	O
Valuable	O
Add-On	O
Content	O
at	O
the	O
SXSW	O
Gaming	O
Awards	O
,	O
and	O
Best	O
DLC	B-Protocol
from	O
Hardcore	O
Gamer	O
.	O
</s>
