The main quest in the DLC contains more railroad gamedesign than the vanilla game: mandatory shooting segments, tiring spongy bosses, horror quest that not scary at all. The immersive sim-like elements are disappeard. For me they were important. The next problem is the characters who are disconnected from the protagonist. Like I am a beholder of their stories and not an actve member. Good sides: funny secondary characters, contracts are deeply designed than in the main game (but some contracts are also contain mandatory bosses), new music is good as always, new location is dense but unique, the game looks better than most of the new triple a games.
Even after many years I'm coming back to this title. This game is about crashing cars, ragdoll physics (for cars especially) and clear fun. I have tried other racing games but not even close to such fun factor. Most of them have too much simulation mechanics (Wreckfest) or distilled arcade (NFS series and Forza Horizon series). If you are looking for something similar, then Split/Second is worth a mention.
After few hours of this I'm starting to understand the memes that are dedicated to this game. The point-blank misses are the top layer of the issue. The rules of the tactical battles are not clear at all. You can planning best tactical positioning but random critical strike will break your full cover. And then, you will load your last save or overcome the mission with remaining troops. Game feels more like a product and less like an art - graphic engine doesn't have style. Aliens are typical popular culture references. Not my cup of tea plus bad tactical game. If you want honest and clear rules you can choose any modern tRPG - Jagged Alliance 3, Expedition: Rome, Metal Slug Tactics. Literally random tRPG is better. This is not the best successor to the legendary series.
Main focus of the game is tRPG. Mixed with cRPG elements. And it's a great mix. The map is divided into sectors. Most of them contain quests, secrets or points of interest. You can explore each sector or go through the main quest. The amount of mercs increases the replayability. Every merc has it's own style and... favorite mercs. The dialogues between them are funny. Also, some events adds replayability and your choice matters. In the most cases game has more choices than some newest RPG's (Starfield for example). I think I should explore the previous games in the series to get a fuller experience.
Thirty hours of play behind. Good mix of baldur gates, conquistadors and micromanagement. But despite this, the game has its own unusual and interesting solutions. Beatifulul game, short story (i assumed there would be other islands besides Britain). Waiting for new game and good luck to developers.
