This is proudly marketed as an "expansion" to Dredge which is truly hilarious.

The Pale Reach amounts to little more than yet another Dredge area, except without any incentive to go there. No, really. The fish aren't that profitable (and require a whole new rod type), the rewards are lackluster, the area is divorced from the plot and confers no new powers or what-have-you, and it doesn't even bother to add to the game's world or story.

Really, it feels more like a piece of cut content. If you've already completed Dredge then there's nothing here of value, as it feels like this is aimed at people who've cleared the first two areas and are maybe getting walled by the third. Obviously it's not cut content, but that my it was my first thought bodes poorly.

All in all, skip this unless you're so enamoured with Dredge that the idea of spending another 2 hours ticking off completion tasks is appealing.

Reviewed on Nov 19, 2023


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