Alright, there's now a million DLC for C:S. I feel it should be time to stop now. There's so much content for it, I spend more time looking up and searching stuff in the menu than actually taking care of my city. I feel this one is highly redundant, unfortunately.
Perfect for a rainy afternoon. Or multiple sessions. I've found myself needing a few breaks from the game every now and then, due to the low pace of the storytelling overall. Then again, the pacing is, I fell, just right, it's not bloated or convoluted. But I feel that some of the interactive sections are a little.. awkward. Anyway, the story is rather enjoyable and the game is gorgeous to look at.
I wouldn't say every Cities Skylines DLC is a must. But being able to build airports in such detail as in this expansion is probably worth more than some other DLCs. If you're not into purchasing all of them, I'd say this is a good one to get earlier.
This is likely the most over-the-top Yakuza featuring Kiryu. The story is ridiculous but highly enjoyable and I find there's a good balance of side-activities and the main story. Especially 4 and 5 felt a little overloaded in that aspect. Highly recommended, even when you don't plan on playing every Yakuza in chronological order.
Because sure, I bought it and I enjoy Bl3. On the other hand, I don't like that 2K is getting exceedingly avaricious and this shows in more monetizazion for even less content. Let's be honest, even the first BL3 season pass lacked in content compared to the one of BL2 and it does not appear that BL3 "season two" will do any better unfortunately. That aside, I don't think Randy Pitchford is a decent human being and is not fit for "leading" a company, let alone being worth his salary as a representative. Any sensible company would fire the man on the spot.
For me, the most recent large installment of C:S DLC is mostly optional. It will not raise your experience to another level, but it will give you a few nice new toys to play with in your city-sandbox and maximize options.
...but in this instance, they luckily did not mess with one of their biggest franchises. No unneccessary add-on-cost (just skip the costumes, orbs and weapons please) and a wholesome, entertaining game-experience which feels closer to DMC4 - regarding gameplay - than DmC. In any case, if you've liked both of the mentioned predecessors, I can assure you'll love DMC5.
Personally, I don't feel like the model of Hitman 1 and 2 did the series any harm. While I generally feel it is unneccessary to play games immediately at launch and waiting is usually rewarded with a better version of the game, to me, the episodic models of Hitman 1&2 helped with the immersion. Play one campaign at a beautiful and interesting place at a time, get it done, let the game rest for a few days or weeks and come back. While this is certainly not everyones style, I appreciate the multitude of options available in the game in order to "get the job done" and the millions of ways other players are finding to do exactly that. Very enjoyable over longer periods of time.
Unlike the base game, a lot of elements, such as the planning of ressources aspect, are not that present, or important in this DLC. Rather, picking up lots of information from NPCs becomes very relevant and the DLC is very story-driven. This makes the DLC feel less generic than parts of the base game, but replay value isn't there compared to the base game. Highly recommended though, unless you're not interested in story.
The second DLC of the season pass is a lot longer than the first entry, regarding playtime. While still very story-driven, the ressource-management aspect has become more important again, while not skimping on the story and different paths in it to open, if you have or miss certain information or actions. Highly recommended if you want some additional enjoyment of TWOM
It's a very expansive new DLC, introducing new types of industries, as well as much more control on how they prosper, but of course there's more work involved than previously. As stated in the title, all of the industries are in need of ample spatial resources, so some planning ahead is required in order to be able to place some of the ridiculously huge buildings. That aside, levelling up a business to maximum profitability is quite fun.
First of all, it is still not perfect. The lack of eco-friendly businesses and industries still stands almost two years after release and various DLC released afterwards. But, a lot of buildings have been revamped and made more eco-friendly, solving a lot of pollution in the game. Overall it really can impact the livelihoods of citizens, as well as expenditure in the game, pollution may go down quite a bit, especially when combined with later DLC. Worth it.
So, this expansion brings parks and lots of options with it. While some of us may very well enjoy plucking and grooming at their virtual parks for hours for it to look meticulous, some really don't bother too much. It adds a lot of assets and options and may be profitable for the tourism sector, but I wouldn't call this an essential DLC.
In this DLC, it's all about college-level education. You get three types of campus areas, along with a handful of new policies related to the educational system in your city. Building a campus requires a lot of space, similar to the previous industries DLC, for some buildings. At release, things were a bit shaky with citizens not going to specific colleges and so on, but that was fixed with a few updates afterwards. You still might need a few hours of gameplay to really get the hang of how citizens distribute, how campuses level up, and so on. I had a lot of fun fiddling with free education policies and ramping up tuition to max all of a sudden.
A little expensive, but of better value than the other big expansions
The traffic optimization and the new additions in this DLC are really worth the while of the player, or in some cases good enough to reignite the interest in the game after tossing it aside. If you haven't gotten any expansion for C:S yet, I recommend you start with this one, as I feel it has the best value over the others, as most of the additions here are either essential, or very fun to use.
While I honestly feel that the price tag for this is a little too steep (but hey, it's Bethesda, what to expect..) the meticulous level design is, once again, what got me to adopt this game very early. The main story is hands down not the greatest and I feel that the original dishonored still has the most interesting storytelling, mainly because it is the most down to earth one. Back to this though, in this small package you get some really interesting and satisfying levels. I played three back-to-back playthroughs, one for all achievements, one lethal for picking up the rest, and one speedrun just for fun to see how fast I could go. All in all, if you're interested in the story of Dishonored, I wouldn't call it essential. If you, like me are much more focused on the gameplay, you're absolutely going to have fun with this.
It's a daedalic title, which should be enough to know for most people. In itself, it's an ok game, with good voice acting, nice visuals and the usual complexity a deadalic game features. However, I feel that with all of the other great PAC games daedalic and other publishers have in their portfolio, you might just give this a pass and dedicate your time and effort to some better, funnier, more engaging alternatives than this one.
The art style works, the story is engaging and the audio is at least up to par. The artsy part of the game is actually quite good and enjoyable, but on a technical level, the game feels horrible. Very slow, sluggish controls and interface. While adventure games usually are not the fastest, this one really got my skin crawling with its slow feel. I'd pass up on this because your patience will really be put to the test!
As it stands, it is a clever puzzle game. But now, in the year 2017, this game has no place anymore. Set aside the technical issues on some PCs and the inability of some users to cope with them, from the visuals, to the interface it just does feel like a game from another time - which, of course, it is. Given the competition and the availability of far more than 100 other PAC games, I'd give this a pass.
..With stat-building, a whole bunch of different ending and just enough characters not to overwhelm you. Personally, I didn't like the heroine (you) that much (unreasonable actions at times) and the boys are (expectedly) stereotypical archetypes. But I can live with all that. Art and Sound is fairly well done, but is to be expected at that price - although, mind you, this game often is available for cheap. In case you didn't notice: It's a girl seducing boys VN -> you might not belong to the demographic, or be interested in that. If that doesn't bother you and you like elaborate VNs: Get this one.
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