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Fun silly DLC and a better co-op experience than the other one. Josh was very funny and it felt like he was only there because nobody else could be at the time. Troy and I also skipped the first cutscene because it was seemingly the same as the main game, but after getting into the DLC...I don't think it was. I don't care enough to know though. I recommend with a friend.

the only reason to play this is if you're horny for jill's blonde ass... so, yeah.


Playing this on Veteran made me realize why I hate this dlc (and how I must replay on professional for achievements) BY THE WAY. i killed 148 hostiles and i needed 150 for an another achievement, this game must hate me

It's pretty much just a another scenario from the base game. Doesn't really add much, either to gameplay or story

josh will be the protagonist of RE9

I played this for the plot
The plot: Jill's ass

good dlc, but occasionally frustrating

Played on PS5
Playtime: 60 Minutes
Completion Date: September 18 2022
No Spoilers for the DLC
Spoilers for the Main Game

Modern Warfare
The final story DLC for Resident Evil 5 tells the story of Jill and Josh's escape from the Tricell Lab thing, I think? I mean they try to escape somewhere but the level design is so bad and the enemy placement is so ridiculous, I just did not understand what's going on.

But you can be sure, there is not much story here. And not much characters. Jill is, Jill. And Josh is a military dude. That's it. And there are no villains this time, though if there were, I'm sure he/she would be very bad.

What about the gameplay, it's terrible. A trainwreck. Why? Because the DLC just spawns enemies. There is an endless amounts of enemies and a really big amount of ammo, go and kill zombies.

Especially the final 5-7 minutes of the DLC are ridiculuous. The game sends everything it can. Every big and scary enemies that can kill you in one shot. I laughed until I had tears at the end of the DLC. It was that ridiculous.

So, Desperate Escape is actually a Desperate cash grab. I don't recommend this, at all. It adds nothing and it's not fun to play. If you want more RE5, play Lost in Nightmares, the first DLC. Or play RE6, that's more of the same formula. But no, I don't think you should play this.

The first part has a cool idea that unfortunately doesn't quite work as well as it should, due to RE5's combat system. But the second part is fuckin sick and one of the best sections of gameplay in all of RE5. Super tense and feels brutal if you die right before the end. I was a big fan of that, not sure what everyone else on here is smokin.

I don’t exactly see the need for this dlc anywhere but again, it’s good and solid gameplay wise but doesn’t really tell any resemblance of a story, it’s just ‘extra events’ which I mean sure. Playing as Josh felt like a bit of a backseat experience but otherwise it was engaging. Again, it’s very fun with a friend and I do appreciate more Resident Evil 5 goodness.

Eu adoro a discrepância de tons que as duas DLCs de Resident Evil 5 possuem, enquanto Lost in Nightmares (que é a minha favorita) aposta em uma atmosfera de suspense, Desperate Escape é literalmente tiro, porrada e bomba.

Jogar essa DLC em coop no modo profissional é uma experiência que você nunca mais vai esquecer.

beat in half an hour with my friend and i will never think about it again. But it didn't waste my time! Yaaaaaaaaay!

KKKKKKKKK eu quase virei coringa no modo veterano dessa merda KKKKKKKK
O dlc cretina

Too combat heavy and dumb that you have to do this in one go

combat heavy repeat of the late levels of the base game, the melee animations added to both of the new characters rule so hard

A pretty solid escape sequence for Jill and Josh, explaining what they were doing during chapter 6 of the main game. On its own, it's okay. Part of Gold, however, it's a decent, if short experience. Lots of explosive weaponry from enemies does take the fun down a bit.

if you didn't like the base game, this dlc will do nothing to win you over, its the action side of the game cranked up to eleven, and thats not a good thing in this case

meh just kinda more of re5 but with different characters
my friend made me play with the dude cause she wanted to be jill sad


Comforting my friend of 5 years for the irrepearable mental damage it did on to us after we played this on veteran difficulty

one star added because jill is a playable character. somehow they managed to make professional worse in this and that still amazes me

This review contains spoilers

This has better combat segments than Lost in Nightmares, but it's somehow shorter and feels wholly inconsequential. RIP Doug, you were a real one.