I cherished the primary Useless Island recreation again within the day, however returning to play it once more earlier than the DI2 launch date, I discovered myself uninterested in the to-ing and fro-ing of the missions and lengthy drives the place you’re simply operating down zombies. Useless Island 2 doesn’t have the automobiles, and touring is, to an extent, quicker, however even then a variety of the marketing campaign nonetheless feels prefer it may very well be streamlined. That is the place the Useless Island 2 Haus DLC shines.
Haus may be began pretty early on within the zombie recreation, and accomplished mid-way by way of, however I like to recommend ready till the top for causes we’ll get to later. Everytime you choose up the DLC inside your Useless Island 2 story although, you’re instantly transported to a shocking fashionable home overlooking Malibu Seashore. In full distinction to the maybe too expansive base recreation, this home, consider it or not, is the place you spend everything of the DLC. Because of its mysterious inhabitants, there’s a little bit greater than meets the attention.
The inside of the primary room is horny and opulent – Dambuster actually hasn’t dialed again on the fantastic thing about the Useless Island sequel. A gilded statue and opulent inside hints that you simply’re in the home of a wealthy LA cult – a cult that can kind the comedic core of the entire DLC. Whereas the Useless Island 2 base recreation takes a mocking take a look at the stereotypical residents of LA, Haus broaches the subject of wealthy secret societies the place the 1% stand up to god is aware of what behind closed doorways. In Haus, they’ve been engaged on the reply to immortality, as you discover out if you casually choose a speaking head up off the ground and place it again on its physique.
I’ll depart you to discover the whole lot Haus has to supply, however belief me, it’s a lot. It is likely to be DLC, and it’d, in a way, happen in ‘one’ location, however Dambuster strikes us from one dynamite set piece to a different. Boss battles, problem rooms, a whole bunch of zombies. A beautiful, atmospheric forest culminating in a terrific boss battle in a sort-of ’50s-style diner which I’ll allow you to expertise your self.
All of this takes place in maybe 4-5 hours max, although, which I’ve learn others say isn’t sufficient. I disagree. It’s a DLC, in spite of everything, and prices simply $12. A posh, fascinating, and interesting story nonetheless takes place on this time and – the most effective bit – doesn’t drag on or ever really feel boring. Cyberpunk 2077’s Phantom Liberty DLC has been hailed as the most effective enlargement this yr by many, and, whereas improbable, it’s fairly massive. In fact, that is nice worth for cash, however even immediately there’s nonetheless one thing to be stated for a brief, partaking, linear recreation. I can full it, have my enjoyable, and be on to the following – I’m in my thirties, don’t have a lot free time, and my still-to-play backlog will get longer by the day. That stated, there are new mechanics, a brand new weapon, new blueprints, and new talent playing cards to find, so there’s nothing stopping you taking all of those again to the bottom recreation if you’d like extra.
I additionally discovered the boss battles to be far superior in Haus than the bottom recreation in that they really felt simpler. Once more, this may not sound like factor, however I obtained extremely annoyed with the bottom recreation’s last boss to the purpose that it was now not pleasurable. I by no means obtained to that time with the bosses in Haus, however I nonetheless felt challenged. There aren’t any new zombie sorts, however all of your favorites from the bottom recreation are again (in new, trendy outfits) and also you’re usually overwhelmed by hordes of a number of zombie variants.
I’ve nonetheless not even broached the very best bit about Haus: how the story completely and seamlessly hyperlinks to the bottom recreation. All through the gameplay, you’re repeatedly instructed that you simply’re right here for a motive, that they, the cult, know who you’re. Finally, you even uncover that the very first minutes of the bottom recreation are linked to this enlargement. Whether or not this story was crafted alongside or after Dambuster wrote the bottom recreation you would by no means inform, because it looks like this cult has all the time been behind the scenes of the story you’ve already performed out. With out eager to spoil something, the one criticism is that flashbacks that happen upon completion of the DLC are associated to the top of the bottom recreation, which is why I’d strongly suggest solely triggering Haus if you’ve completed the Useless Island 2 marketing campaign – you’ll respect the reference a lot extra.
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From the concise story, lovely places, and seamless integration with the bottom story, the Useless Island 2 Haus DLC is the whole lot I would like from a recreation add-on. Considered one of two confirmed Useless Island 2 DLCs, Haus is to be joined by Sola subsequent yr, and the enlargement go for each may be bought for a similar worth as Phantom Liberty – to which we did give a strong rating in our Phantom Liberty overview. If Sola, a satirical critique of elite music festivals, is something like Haus although, it’s undoubtedly value a play. When you’ve nonetheless not performed the bottom recreation but, check out our Useless Island 2 overview to see if it’s for you.