I absolutely love the vampire setting but unfortunately "Dawnguard" doesn't bring anything new to the table except from some few things here and there.
The story is decent and the new characters are pretty cool but what surprised me the most is the boss fights, they are quite challenging and they look awesome.
There are also some interesting powers and magic spells which are very fun to use.
New armor sets and unique weapons that make the gameplay more diverse which I enjoyed.
Having said all that I think Dawnguard is a solid expansion, it offers some interesting things despite its short length and lack of side content.
Final Rating: "Great" ~ 8/10.
The story is decent and the new characters are pretty cool but what surprised me the most is the boss fights, they are quite challenging and they look awesome.
There are also some interesting powers and magic spells which are very fun to use.
New armor sets and unique weapons that make the gameplay more diverse which I enjoyed.
Having said all that I think Dawnguard is a solid expansion, it offers some interesting things despite its short length and lack of side content.
Final Rating: "Great" ~ 8/10.
This review contains spoilers
It's a decent DLC, with some great new gear and locales. However, the story is where the work was needed. It never felt like there were real stakes (pun unintended) in Dawnguard. There's little tension to the story at times, though there are times when things do ramp up a bit. The ending is just very flat, with no real sense of accomplishment. Hakon, at times, just feels like another enemy to slay. Yeah, he has a few tricks, but honestly, he's just easy to beat, even in Survival mode. I just never believed I was in danger, even with my mishmash of a build. The new areas are incredibly interesting, however, and that's what really stands out to me. The Soul Cairn, in particular, is a neat little area to explore for the couple of hours you'll be there. Not really much to do, but there is a pretty decent side quest reward for those willing to hunt down some items. Fort Dawnguard is also an idyllic setting, with very little danger outside a couple of vampires that spawn in once. It has a neat castle, as well.
Again, great focus on vampires and new locations, but the story just never has some of the high stakes that the main plot does, which brings down the enjoyment some..
Again, great focus on vampires and new locations, but the story just never has some of the high stakes that the main plot does, which brings down the enjoyment some..
Uma boa dlc no geral, trouxe uma campanha nova (curta mas com temática legal de vampirismo), armas e equipamentos novos, uma árvore de skills completamente nova Para vampiros e diversas quests. Porém não é algo que eu diria ser absurdamente instigante, apenas um conteúdo a mais para estender ainda mais a experiência de Skyrim.
This DLC might not take you to a vast open world, but what it WILL do is take you to so many interesting places, with new and interesting characters, that to this day playing through this DLC is one of my favorite parts of Skyrim.
Also, the gameplay additions of being a vampire is incredible. Love this DLC so, so much.
Also, the gameplay additions of being a vampire is incredible. Love this DLC so, so much.
This review contains spoilers
Making a separate piece for this dlc because I think it's interesting enough to talk about, a big issue for me in skyrim is I felt a lack of characters its way too dragonborn focused for my liking of what I enjoy in a games writing, but serana is a very fun character who goes through an actual character arc, she's not the greatest character of all time but she adds life into an otherwise kind of drab game character wise, I do enjoy the personalities of the dawnguard as well and the dlc does take you to fun and unique locations, despite it still being on the Skyrim world map.
antagonists plan is stupid and while its cool you can join him it feels like a fake option compared to the dawn guard also being a vampire in any elder scroll game kind of sucks no matter what but hey more gameplay features.
I do like how your choices do determine whether serana cures herself of vampirism or not, even though I chose not to so I can have vampire werewolf combo, I can easily see why a player would, and more choices that actually mean things in these games would be nice.
but a 10/10 for another wood elf companion that i wont use because serana basically the best character.
antagonists plan is stupid and while its cool you can join him it feels like a fake option compared to the dawn guard also being a vampire in any elder scroll game kind of sucks no matter what but hey more gameplay features.
I do like how your choices do determine whether serana cures herself of vampirism or not, even though I chose not to so I can have vampire werewolf combo, I can easily see why a player would, and more choices that actually mean things in these games would be nice.
but a 10/10 for another wood elf companion that i wont use because serana basically the best character.