Posted on: May 5, 2025
ALAKAZAM1
Games: 178 Reviews: 31
Elysian Ersatz: To Buy or not to Buy?
Perhaps Madmind’s most competent DLC; which is saying something, and I am not being sarcastic here. New mechanics are introduced; mainly buffs, which, if implemented into the main game as rewards for completing it, or even play with them as you wish, could make it very fun and add to its replay value. The weapon introduced was also a good choice. Unlike the other weapons, it is very creative for what is worth; simple of use, and fun to use. A buggy mess still, but if you give them some time, they will surely resolve the issues. The DLC, however, leaves much to be desired. It is extremely buggy, unpolished, and the design choices are horrendous. There is no 'new open world’ to play in, it does not even work as a sandbox for that matter; it is a brainless kill’em all and try to survive as long as you can. And once you kill the ‘random boss,’ you can quite literally do naught. There are no new places to explore. No new armours to discover, or new transversal mechanics. Not even the most basic aspects of the game have been improved or polished farther for that matter; let alone the AI. And, objectively speaking, seven of the nine points on the store page are misleading and false: There is no ‘New AI,’ no ‘New powers and challenges,’ no ‘Random bosses (same as main game),’ no ‘New world’ no ‘Character development,’ no ‘New world or ranked mode,’ and, certainly, no ‘Infinite replayability’ as it crashes half the time. Also, selling ‘character development’ as a part of the DLC and charging for it is beyond cheap, and, yet again, false. The ‘rogue armours’ are the same as the main game (worse for that matter, and which you can’t customize with the weapons and powers you desire, as the DLC, allegedly lets you), and the ‘rogue weapon’ is impossible to unlock; even after messing with the files. In conclusion, and aside from the false advertising, it is very disappointing in that regard It is a step in the right direction, but Mdmind still has a long way to go.
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