This DLC gives you an album of all of the main menu music and the background soundtrack from the game itself, plus two extra unused tracks, in high quality format. If you've played Shadows of Doubt for more than a few hours, you'll recognise pretty much every track. So far, so good. The only reason I'm marking this down to 3 stars is because although the DLC installs to the game folder, it's a standalone album of tracks and not usable as extra playable music in the game as far as I can tell; I had hoped it would also contain the music that you hear on gramaphones and hi-fi systems in the game, or give you more variety of music to play on those, but oh well. Still happy with the purchase.
I've had an absolute blast with this game. I picked it up on a whim a few weeks ago just because the art style looked interesting and I'm still jumping in most evenings to solve a murder or complete a side case or two. I'm 30 hours in now and although some parts are starting to feel a bit formulaic, it's still fun to jump back into and life in the simulated city still feels alive and organic enough to keep it interesting. The real beauty of the game is the real time simulation - the population go about their lives whether it's getting food or going to work, and this is how cases, including your main staple of murders and kidnappings, occur. This unscripted simulation also leads on occasion to crazy spontaneous events between the city's population (I've wintessed mass knife and gun fights, security turning on bar patrons). Mostly, life seems orderly but occasionally things go awry and the results can be entertaining. The procedural generation also means that there is no scripted difficulty ramp as you progress in your 'career'. It's pot luck whether you're up against a clumsy novice who leaves a plethora of clues, or an experienced mastermind who leaves virtually none. It's one of the few times I've walked away and spent the rest of the day pondering a problem I came across in a game. It's still unfinished in places, but nothing to break the game or the immersion. Some game mechanics could be more developed. Some items don't really have the use it seems they were intended to. Some dialog is odd. The art style looks great, but with some occasional stutters, although they mostly clear as you move between areas. The soundscape is good and the voice acting where present (like the detective TV show it seems most people in the city tune into) is on point. If you're expecting a triple A title which leads you by the hand, you might not have a great time. But if you're looking for something different with some quirks and depth, Shadows of Doubt might be a flawed gem.
