![]() To have this fight league instead say "here's this overpowered version of a vanilla weapon" diminishes replayability. Even though weapon mods aren’t incredibly robust, they're still a palpable incentive in their own right. It's a tough pill to swallow for veterans. Although it makes total sense to have a level playing field, it's a shame how underutilized your customized weapons will be aside from the rare main quest and new side content bringing you back to the original's locations. The more astute player will ask this: how does it work between newbies and veterans? Wouldn't there be insane advantages/disadvantages between lower- and higher-level players? This is handled by having to play by house rules: fighting exclusively with the toys given to you or left within a challenge room. Given how tough expansions can be to finesse into the already-established template, Bloody Ties becomes available right after the protracted prologue. Since I got one of the worst options, the hypocrisy between the end result (in cut scene) and what you can still do after watching it is also nonsensical. ![]() While a few decisions can alter the ending, it nevertheless feels rushed. stupid babysitter role under these circumstances doesn’t work. Still, I couldn't even feign interest by the time I reached the top. On paper, I can see why these dynamics could work: a stranger-turned-friend's antipathy towards his father, the father not wanting this life for his son, the yearning to prove oneself in trial by combat, the politics between Carnage Hall's showrunner (Astrid) and The Big Bad, and so on. Compared to the popular patrons in the original, almost every new character was voice-acted by the B team, which is all the more ironic given how spectacle and showmanship are meant to be a centerpiece of this expansion. Jonah Scott's Aiden still does a fine job of conveying confusion and frustration, but then poorer performances like Ogar's just want you to skip past them. That's less to do with the game's polish or new places and more with the new voice acting roster. Perhaps the disappointment is helped by the lackluster presentation. Aiden progressing from threatening to beat this two-bit thief senseless over money to risking life and limb with Ciro's father, Ogar, never has the connective tissue for you to be emotionally invested. The expansion's namesake tries to tie its themes around a popular Old Testament tale, but the way everything falls into place feels so artificial. No amount of alcohol consumed between tryouts does enough to make you care for this petulant jackass or his nuanced family dynamics. Now it's not just about the glory of rising to the top, but also the tasty revenge in toppling Carnage Hall's current champion.ĭespite that context neatly balancing narrative with mechanically-focused gladiator arenas, Bloody Ties ranks as some of Techland's most insipid writing yet. To spice things up, The Big Bad makes an early introduction and leaves your crew for dead. It's a simple premise: start at the bottom, then work your way up. ![]() Like this fedora-donning knave you're paired with, the more time spent in Bloody Ties' company the more anyone – franchise or genre fans alike – is prone to question its necessity.īefore even becoming members of the venerated "Carnage Hall," Aiden and Ciro have to complete a few tryouts ones that test their combat and parkour prowess. This hurried, seemingly-arbitrary pairing also maps quite well in describing Dying Light 2 Stay Human and its first expansion. After giving chase and temporarily teaming up to repel a zombie horde, this thief, Ciro (pronounced Chi-ro), convinces Aiden to a tenuous partnership for this exclusive fight club after all, he does know the code. Reviewer's Note: All expansion experience is based on Dying Light 2 Version 1.8.Īfter seeing the DLC Quest marked in your journal and heading to one of Old Villedor's many dilapidated buildings, Bloody Ties begins with Aiden denied entry for not knowing this special place's password and subsequently filched by a mysterious passer-by. By Lee Mehr, posted on 13 December 2022 / 2,354 Views ![]()
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