I never really cared about dlcs. But this is the best DLC I've seen! The best two indie games of 2023 collaborates and creates a free DLC! It feels like I'm dreaming. It introduces Dredge mechanics, characters and the fishes into the Dave the Diver game.
Nice little free DLC combining the two best fishing games of 2023. There's no real new story content but the aberrant fish from Dredge are faithfully recreated here and hunting them during the foggy nights is extremely lucrative as the cloaked figures will pay you top dollar to eat some of the big ones and the Dredge Merchant will also pay you good money when you sell the leftovers to her, because the Aberrant fish are only good for that night. You also got a new gun too. I don't really plan on getting all the aberrants because I already beat the game and completed all the main sidequests, including beating the super boss, so I don't feel like waiting until the next foggy nights to do it. Just overall a solid free addition that gives you a great avenue for more in-game revenue.
I haven't played Dredge, so I'm not the best person to review this, but I'll still try.
The Dredge content pack for Dave the Diver contains 4 new things:
1) A special type of fish called aberrant fish, which come from the game Dredge.
2) A sailing mechanic.
3) A treasure hunting mechanic.
4) Special NPC which eat sushi made with aberrant fish.
I enjoyed the content provided by this pack, especially considering that it's free. The new fish have ugly designs (in a good way) and are difficult to catch, which makes for a fun time. However, I feel like the DLC isn't fully integrated into the game: regular customers can't order aberrant sushi and vice-versa. You won't see the aberrant fish regularly; only on foggy nights and there aren't many of those.
The new treasure-hunting mechanic is just there to make money, and the new sailing mechanic (which I think also comes from Dredge) looks good but doesn't add value to the game.
The good:
The new music tracks are spooky.
The aberrant fish look awesome and fit into the Dave the Diver universe.
Easier to make money with this DLC.
It's free.
The bad:
Almost no story to accompany the DLC.
It's difficult to get into foggy nights.
Conclusion:
As a short, free DLC this was a nice addition. But there's not much to it.
The Dredge content pack for Dave the Diver contains 4 new things:
1) A special type of fish called aberrant fish, which come from the game Dredge.
2) A sailing mechanic.
3) A treasure hunting mechanic.
4) Special NPC which eat sushi made with aberrant fish.
I enjoyed the content provided by this pack, especially considering that it's free. The new fish have ugly designs (in a good way) and are difficult to catch, which makes for a fun time. However, I feel like the DLC isn't fully integrated into the game: regular customers can't order aberrant sushi and vice-versa. You won't see the aberrant fish regularly; only on foggy nights and there aren't many of those.
The new treasure-hunting mechanic is just there to make money, and the new sailing mechanic (which I think also comes from Dredge) looks good but doesn't add value to the game.
The good:
The new music tracks are spooky.
The aberrant fish look awesome and fit into the Dave the Diver universe.
Easier to make money with this DLC.
It's free.
The bad:
Almost no story to accompany the DLC.
It's difficult to get into foggy nights.
Conclusion:
As a short, free DLC this was a nice addition. But there's not much to it.