And also, I hope Synch and metalmania96 don't mind me jumping the gun on them for this one
Okay so anyway, as of now, I have completed the Point Lookout DLC. While I am still to approach the final mission to commence Broken Steel and its missions, I'd have to say this one exceeds all other DLC in playable content thus far. It took a few days (in that I can only play a couple of hours at night after work each day) to finish this - And the side quests, lucky for me, added in quite a bit of time.
As the boat sailed towards the boardwalk, I was overwhelmed with excitement as you are greeted with the rolling scenery of an abandoned waterside town, and you can almost picture how busy it once might've been in its prime. The large and very visibly rusting and broken down Ferris Wheel adding a sense of dread as you set off in your travels.
Basically, you start out heading up to the old mansion where you're thrown in head first into the excitement. A rather abrupt Ghoul by the name of Desmond is your first port of call, who barks at you to help him defend the mansion. Defend from what? Insane tribals hell bent on tearing your head off and eating it for breakfast. Straight away you can see the new gear as they wield axes, lever action rifles, and double barrel shotguns. And the way they do this is amazing. During your time here, you can't help but feel a sense of survival horror creeping into it as you find in one part you fall through the floor and down three stories - Only to be met with a horde of Tribals quite literally busting the door down to get a piece of you.. Almost like they knew you'd fall!
Once these events pass you find yourself embroiled in a fued dating back centuries, and I won't go into details - You can find those out for yourself. And with Fallout being Fallout, you are of course given the option of siding with either of the sides in the conflict, but notably different were the black and white choices. This DLC on the other hand, has a very grey area, and you find yourself giving it some real serious thought before making a dedication to either side.
One point I'd like to mention, though, is one of the events leading up to proceedings that is arguably one of the most entertaining things in Fallout to date. Again, I won't say anything on it and let you find out for yourself, but suffice to say it will make you go "What the..!?" in a very similar fashion to that first time you stepped out onto Tranquility Lane.
The enemies are a mixture of, for lack of a better term - Mutated rednecks. They speak in a Southerner drawl, and they have lumps all over their bodies, and are generally big and clumsy. But don't be fooled, they hit hard, and they're ultra creepy to boot. The only drawback here, which is my only real qualm as it is for many others, is that this makes it a bit awkward because it adds a sense of feeling that these guys are stronger than anything you'll meet in the Capital Wasteland.
To quote another review I saw recently:
"My alien blaster will kill a heavily-armoured Enclave Commander in one shot, but Cletus McBanjo will often eat one and still come running after me. Indeed, he and his cousins (who are also his brothers, uncles and lovers) are able to take up to six shotgun blasts to the head before they finally take a dirt-nap"
Which sums it up pretty well in my opinion. But don't be too worried, as long as you're careful and play smart, you should be fine. I only had to reload the game once from death and that was because I didn't see a cliff which I proceeded to rag-doll down.
Overall though I thoroughly enjoyed this DLC as I'm sure most of you will. There is a lot to see and do in Point Lookout - Even more if you can be bothered with the side quests and vast exploration on offer. This DLC is the least linear of the lot, and which I believe has over 40 locations to find. Not to mention the scenery of vegetation and swamps is something different to the Wasteland rocks and browns many of us are familiar with.
Go and get this. Now. I mean besides, whats 10 bucks? Would cost you a lot more for an escort to keep you entertained for as long as this does
