*Spoiler-Free Review*
So I played through Asura's Wrath multiple times, getting all the achievements, and aside from the grindiness of getting 100% I really enjoyed it. But the "true ending"? The fact that I had to shell out $7.00 for DLC to see the real ending pissed me off. It was a dick move on the part of the publisher.
But it turns out...
It's awesome. It raised my overall opinion of this game from 4 stars to 5 stars. It's easily one of the best DLC purchases I've made, and I felt compelled to write a review to persuade other fence-sitters to buy it today.
LENGTH: 4 episodes. My casual run showed 27 minutes, my S-Rank hard run ended at 21. Plus cut scenes, of course. Overall it took me 2 to 2 1/2 hours for two full playthroughs and clean-up.
PLOT: Picks up from the True Ending. If you haven't gotten the True Ending, the 2-minute intro sequence is enough to mostly bring you up to speed.
It's in the same style as the rest of the game with many minutes of original cut-scenes and ties everything up extremely well. It isn't Dante or Shakespeare but I found it very satisfying and even moving at points - which was a surprise.
GRAPHICS, MUSIC, ETC: Same quality as the main game. There are a couple of new locations but nothing earth-shattering. That is, you may blow up some planets, but you know what I mean.
FIGHTS: Mostly duels. There were a couple "meh" moments, but overall they were solid and the final battle was
EPIC -
it was one of my favorite boss battles ever, in any game, on any system. I'd rant about how amazing it was, and why, but obviously that would make this non-spoiler free.
DIFFICULTY: My 5-year old son finished it earlier today on Easy mode with only the Defender gauge, netting him all of the achievements except one (he's kinda awesome). Getting the last achievement requires the Obliterator gauge, possibly the Augur gauge, or an absolute mastery of the game - but with the Obliterator gauge it isn't any harder than the rest of the game.
SUMMARY: If you didn't like the game you won't like this. But if, like me, you really enjoyed the game and aren't getting this because you are offended that they put the real ending in a DLC pack, or you are waiting for it to come down to 1/2 price, or you got distracted by Borderlands 2, or whatever, suck it up and buy Episode IV NOW. You won't regret it.
-talkstogod
(Feedback is appreciated! Do you agree that everyone who liked the game should buy this? Did you feel robbed? Add a comment below so other people know!)
5.0