Episode 1: Number One Fan
This was my least favorite of the three episodes. It's basically nothing but humor interspersed with some combat encounters. Rose is definitely a fun character though, and her weapon reloading quips are adorable. Matthew Poretta's vocal performance is also very enjoyable as the evil twin brother of The Writer and he gave me several good laughs.
Episode 2: North Star
When the trailer for this DLC dropped, I was stunned to see that we'd be playing as Jesse Faden! Sadly this episode also doesn't really live up to its potential, as it ends up being a sort of parody of Control and not much more. But it's still an improvement over the previous one for several reasons, including its connections to that other game and its much more intriguing Twilight Zone-esque ending. AW2 continues to evolve into a sequel to other Remedy titles beyond AW1 with this episode. Speaking of...
Episode 3: Time Breaker
My boy Tim Breaker finally gets his deserved time in the spotlight. This is easily my favorite episode. It gives us SO MANY juicy lore implications to chew on. There are at least a couple segments that involve no gameplay, yet manage to be incredibly effective at conveying the tone and story. This episode stands significantly higher than the others, and it bumps up my rating by a half star. Honestly, this episode is what I was hoping all of the episodes would be. I also hope we get to see more of Shawn Ashmore in this multiverse.
Leave it to Remedy - or rather, Poison Pill? - to give us so many new threads, clues, and questions about the overall meaning of their body of work. I'm left scratching my head about a few things, but honestly I'm totally okay with that.
This was my least favorite of the three episodes. It's basically nothing but humor interspersed with some combat encounters. Rose is definitely a fun character though, and her weapon reloading quips are adorable. Matthew Poretta's vocal performance is also very enjoyable as the evil twin brother of The Writer and he gave me several good laughs.
Episode 2: North Star
When the trailer for this DLC dropped, I was stunned to see that we'd be playing as Jesse Faden! Sadly this episode also doesn't really live up to its potential, as it ends up being a sort of parody of Control and not much more. But it's still an improvement over the previous one for several reasons, including its connections to that other game and its much more intriguing Twilight Zone-esque ending. AW2 continues to evolve into a sequel to other Remedy titles beyond AW1 with this episode. Speaking of...
Episode 3: Time Breaker
My boy Tim Breaker finally gets his deserved time in the spotlight. This is easily my favorite episode. It gives us SO MANY juicy lore implications to chew on. There are at least a couple segments that involve no gameplay, yet manage to be incredibly effective at conveying the tone and story. This episode stands significantly higher than the others, and it bumps up my rating by a half star. Honestly, this episode is what I was hoping all of the episodes would be. I also hope we get to see more of Shawn Ashmore in this multiverse.
Leave it to Remedy - or rather, Poison Pill? - to give us so many new threads, clues, and questions about the overall meaning of their body of work. I'm left scratching my head about a few things, but honestly I'm totally okay with that.