The DLC is good, but it’s different. Quite different.
And without spoiling anything, let me say that during the beginning and middle it feels even more different than it ends up being, which is a bit jarring to some fans of the original.
I like it, I’m glad I played through it, but I understand people that are grumpy with it or don’t gel with it.
I think the flaw it has, by nature of being DLC, is that it has a bit less surface area than the main game. In the main game if you get stuck there are a hundred other areas to explore and learn stuff that may help get through the stuck parts, or even just give you a break so you can prevent frustration. But in EotE if you get stuck in, like, 3 places it sorta locks you up, because those are the only 3 threads you have available to you at that time. So it’s not bad, but is more prone to frustration and feeling stuck than the original.
But if you relax, and push through, and in some cases have “faith” that the designers have way through in mind, I think it’s good and scratches a similar but different itch.
The DLC is good, but it’s different. Quite different.
And without spoiling anything, let me say that during the beginning and middle it feels even more different than it ends up being, which is a bit jarring to some fans of the original.
I like it, I’m glad I played through it, but I understand people that are grumpy with it or don’t gel with it.
I think the flaw it has, by nature of being DLC, is that it has a bit less surface area than the main game. In the main game if you get stuck there are a hundred other areas to explore and learn stuff that may help get through the stuck parts, or even just give you a break so you can prevent frustration. But in EotE if you get stuck in, like, 3 places it sorta locks you up, because those are the only 3 threads you have available to you at that time. So it’s not bad, but is more prone to frustration and feeling stuck than the original.
But if you relax, and push through, and in some cases have “faith” that the designers have way through in mind, I think it’s good and scratches a similar but different itch.