And this is where the samurai shines the most.
So, after the disappointing main story that is the main game, is the dlc of it worth it?
Yes. %100 percent yes.
And actually right now watching the credits of my 3rd ending playthrough and writing this with a mostly satisfied feeling.
It's focused, not bloated, even the forgettable enemy camp clearing missions feels more interesting. Just like hearts of stone dlc from Witcher 3 that I find better than the main game.
Just like how I find more fulfilling this dlc's main story than the main story of the base game.
"Welcome to night city's own Texas where wild west never ended"
The Dogtown.
Gameplay wise it's not a big upgrade, you get more weapon variations and 9 more skills to choose but I don't think it needed that anyway, like I said in my base game review, game's combat was already varied enough anyway other than it's messy enemy ai problems that can't be easily fixed without redoing a lot so I can say it's a nice bonus at least.
But story is where the game shines. It's about the president's agents that is the hacker Songbird and her officer Reed and the big conspiracy going on that includes the president and her agents.
Where we are in this equation you ask? Of course it's the reward that interests us. "The promise of getting saved". But it's not simple of course because this is a big conspiracy and who you are gonna side with and who is gonna be your enemy is what changes everything.
And it's a fulfilling story with 2 alternate routes with also 2 more alternate endings in the inside of it. They are not just who you side actually, it changes a lot with different main mission concepts, boss fights and unlocked more story pieces for each characters past(and I recommend you to experience both of them for this reason) just like witcher 3's dlc choices in that regard and not just that, it can even can unlock a new ending to the base game depending on which ending you got.
It's not perfect tho and compared to the Hearts of stone dlc of witcher 3 one thing felt weird to me, My criticism is other than the main leads Songbird and the Reed, everybody else feels really underused like the president or the dogtown's commander Kurt or the agent Alex. I kinda expected missions or special side missions that expands on them but there is not much about them unfortunately.
And my nitpicks are, map layout kinda sucks to ride around and new car stealing randomized events are not that fun. But that's it.
if you are planning to play cyberpunk I certainly recommend this dlc because surely it will satisfy you ten times more with it's focus. It's sure as heck satisfied me to the point my cyberpunk playthrough didn't felt like a waste to me. So that's a big thing for me.
I hope their next project would be this focused but I am not hopeful about that. I hope I would be proven wrong tho.
So, after the disappointing main story that is the main game, is the dlc of it worth it?
Yes. %100 percent yes.
And actually right now watching the credits of my 3rd ending playthrough and writing this with a mostly satisfied feeling.
It's focused, not bloated, even the forgettable enemy camp clearing missions feels more interesting. Just like hearts of stone dlc from Witcher 3 that I find better than the main game.
Just like how I find more fulfilling this dlc's main story than the main story of the base game.
"Welcome to night city's own Texas where wild west never ended"
The Dogtown.
Gameplay wise it's not a big upgrade, you get more weapon variations and 9 more skills to choose but I don't think it needed that anyway, like I said in my base game review, game's combat was already varied enough anyway other than it's messy enemy ai problems that can't be easily fixed without redoing a lot so I can say it's a nice bonus at least.
But story is where the game shines. It's about the president's agents that is the hacker Songbird and her officer Reed and the big conspiracy going on that includes the president and her agents.
Where we are in this equation you ask? Of course it's the reward that interests us. "The promise of getting saved". But it's not simple of course because this is a big conspiracy and who you are gonna side with and who is gonna be your enemy is what changes everything.
And it's a fulfilling story with 2 alternate routes with also 2 more alternate endings in the inside of it. They are not just who you side actually, it changes a lot with different main mission concepts, boss fights and unlocked more story pieces for each characters past(and I recommend you to experience both of them for this reason) just like witcher 3's dlc choices in that regard and not just that, it can even can unlock a new ending to the base game depending on which ending you got.
It's not perfect tho and compared to the Hearts of stone dlc of witcher 3 one thing felt weird to me, My criticism is other than the main leads Songbird and the Reed, everybody else feels really underused like the president or the dogtown's commander Kurt or the agent Alex. I kinda expected missions or special side missions that expands on them but there is not much about them unfortunately.
And my nitpicks are, map layout kinda sucks to ride around and new car stealing randomized events are not that fun. But that's it.
if you are planning to play cyberpunk I certainly recommend this dlc because surely it will satisfy you ten times more with it's focus. It's sure as heck satisfied me to the point my cyberpunk playthrough didn't felt like a waste to me. So that's a big thing for me.
I hope their next project would be this focused but I am not hopeful about that. I hope I would be proven wrong tho.
Moister
26 days ago