Thursday 21 March 2013

Review: DS3 Awakened DLC

Howdy folks!

After finishing playing this brand new DLC, I literally had to take a nap!

***WARNING! This review will feature MASSIVE SPOILERS FOR BOTH Dead Space 3 and the new DLC. Read forth at your own risk!***

Awakened DLC literally takes place right after the end of the Dead Space 3 Campaign. The moon of Tau Volantis has crashed against the planet's surface; while largely intact, massive chunks fall out of the sky and begin to streak down across the planet. The Marker Signal is dead and their plan succeeded, or did it really?
After falling through space, Isaac and Carver wake up on the planet, unsure whether or not they're really alive or dead. Isaac's helmet is undamaged (unlike the end of the game) and they both appear fine. Now they have only one goal in mind; making it back home.

Gameplay is the same as ever, with a few added perks such as different ways to complete a task (Foe example, placing nuclear waste into a reactor and shooting the coolants) as well as a new twist to the dementia both Isaac and Carver suffer. Both men (Gunner Wright and Ricardo Chavira) return to their respected roles, bringing a revamped performance to their characters respectively.
While the gameplay, voice acting and all other elements are still the same brilliant work of the entire game's experience, the only fault with this DLC is that it's short. And when I say short, I mean really, really short. Players can only expect one hour of gameplay. Zero Gs 22 (A fellow game lover) as Isaac and yours truly as Carver finished the entirety of this DLC within little over an hour, so don't expect too much.

Regardless, this DLC will definitely knock you off your feet with it's freaky mind trips, co-op fighting and you can be there as the already rocky relationship between the two men continues to fall.

Out of 10, I give this DLC an 7.5/10

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