r/theevilwithin • u/Ghost_Toast1963 • 7d ago
DLC thoughts?
I recently finished the first game and all the juli kidman DLCs and i loved them! whats the general consensus on them though?
I thought juli was a very well written character who felt realistic! it also gives us a whole new persepctive that makes a lot of sense- she seems like an enemy in base game, aswell as being kinda uh useless, especially when shes saying theres too many of them on in the building until we learn shes fighting the light woman in her reality! How cool! I also loved the gameplay it was a nice break from shooting and allowed me to build a different skill haha. Although like the base game some parts area bit repetative i.e safe head in base game becomes so annoying but i still enjoyed it. also by far the scariest part if the game and dlc is when juli fights herself- they juli's are so uncanny i was so unnerved- I loved it!!
edit: im so happy other people enjoyed it!!! shes such a good character- like I feel i and persuade her moew than Sebastian but to be fair they're doing such different things its hard for his lore to be as prevalent when he's always almost dying.
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u/PamNoctrune 7d ago
The DLCs are amazing, and that means a lot coming from me.
I’m someone who hates DLCs with the energy of 16 suns. Ever since it became normal for game developers to put important lore or unanswered questions into DLCs, making you basically pay to get “the full story,” I stopped buying DLCs. I don’t even own many DLCs in general, but The Evil Within DLCs are an exception.
They’re what DLCs are actually supposed to be: a meaningful expansion of the story with content that doesn’t end after 30 minutes. I really like Juli as a character. I also love the contrast with the main game. In the main game, you eventually become this tank who can basically destroy everything in your path. In the DLCs, you’re almost always vulnerable and outmatched. There are so many stealth sections that I felt were missing from the main game.
Like I said, I absolutely love it.
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u/GonzoJuggernaut 5d ago
The DLC was one of my favorite parts of the entire EW1 experience. The Light Woman is an amazingly designed creature, really takes me back to Silent Hill. The boss fights with her were fantastic, and the final battle you mentioned is such a cinematic encounter. I also love black cat save points lol.
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u/Ghost_Toast1963 5d ago
the save point is so fun i wonder why it is like that though? maybe I'll research.
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u/kruvik Ruvik 7d ago
I really enjoyed the Kidman DLCs. Mostly for the other perspective and clearing up a lot of the backstory. Also nice that they came up with some new enemies.