DREDGE The Pale Reach DLC Review (PlayStation 5)
For this DREDGE The Pale Reach DLC Review, In The Pale Reach, we will navigate the treacherous ice fields to discover a mystery frozen under the ice. Retrace the steps of the last crew that came before us and unearth a story of bitter betrayal. Find some familiar faces and develop new equipment to navigate the area and profit from its inhabitants. On a side not I have added in details from the main game in case you are coming in fresh.
DREDGE The Pale Reach DLC Review Pros:
- Beautiful graphics.
- Download size.
- A new set of trophies for the DLC.
- You get the PlayStation 4 and the PlayStation 5 versions of the game.
- Controller settings – Invert axis and sensitivity sliders rebind controls, camera shakes amount slider, and re-center.
- Accessibility settings – change color schemes (Colourblind support), relaxed fishing mode, radial menu, motion smoothing, chromatic aberration, pop-up duration, and text speed.
- New In-game cutscenes.
- Set the clock style (12/24), and units used (metric/imperial).
- Tutorials – on/off.
- The fishing is done via a mini-game where you must press a button within the marked areas.
- You can go and play the DLC whenever you want, It’s an area at the bottom of the map and is always accessible, I mean you just need a bit of cash to get some ice rods and nets then off you go.
- The ice breaker is the new toy for your ship and this allows you to break through the ice chunks that inhabit the new area.
- Item management is handled like Resident Evil in that you can almost play Tetris arranging and moving items around to make them fit.
- Full 3D camera control.
- You can see fishing spots on the water’s surface.
- All fish and items come in different shapes and sizes to add an extra puzzle-like layer to managing your inventory.
- Time only advances when you are fishing, moving, or doing a particular action.
- Full day/night cycle.
- All fishing spots are different kinds like seawater, freshwater, etc, and require particular equipment.
- Easy dock and undock controls.
- A ll new fish that take new fishing gear for the ice waters.
- Trophy fish can appear.
- The goal of the DLC is to rebuild the hut, explore the area, and catalog all new finds.
- Multiple choice encounters.
- Your inventory is the Shap of your boat and this means you have sections marked out for new ship parts, engines, rods, etc.
- The shipwright will repair damage to your ship and also sell upgrades.
- Research new equipment for it to appear in shops.
- Central storage box.
- Quick sell all button option.
- The encyclopedia fills in with caught fish. 128 in total with 7 water types like coastal, volcano, oceanic, etc.
- There is an upgrade tree for your boat.
- Collect resources by finding them or exploring shipwrecks.
- Panic sets in in the dark and can only be lessened by sleep or using the boat light.
- Different weather effects.
- Pursuits are the game’s missions amd you get a lot of side ones to accompany the main story pursuits.
- Upgrades take real in-game time to complete.
- Advance time by sleeping.
- You can see the fish underwater swimming around and this helps with identifying rare fish.
- Books can be awarded and found. Select one to have it read as time passes.
- Fish locations randomly change.
- At night you can catch different fish/resources.
- Interact with landmarks and points of interest.
- Chilled soundtrack.
- Corrupted fish are rare and can garner a high sell price along with a bonus award.
- When upgrading you can store what resources you have at the moment to free up inventory space.
- Find lost relics and give them to the collector for dredging tools.
- Talk with locals to learn about potential side pursuits and secrets like sunken ships etc.
- All the dredging and fishing mini-games are variations of the idea.
- The map fills in with destinations.
- Get powerful needed abilities like Haste (faster acceleration)that are good but also have side effects.
- There is a dark almost horror element to the game.
- Five locations to unlock each with unique towns folk, shops, and selling prices.
- The game is a huge time killer.
- You read the books to get permanent buffs.
- The encyclopedia works like a Pokedex and catching a new fish for the first time will put them into your encyclopedia entry.
DREDGE The Pale Reach DLC Review Cons:
- You have to remember to collect the map before going otherwise it never fills in. (This is your heads up)
- Short playtime, I clocked it in around five hours.
- Money is really needed to start the DLC just so you can get a few basic new ice rods and nets so you can start and progress in the DLC story.
- A lot to take in.
- The first hour is tough as you have a slow boat, Wide open areas and you need to grind out currency.
- Turns into a juggling act with so many pursuits on the go at once.
- The true game takes a while to show itself.
- Dragging and dropping is not as snappy as it should be.
- A fair bit of grinding as you need to get the upgrades so you can do a few things at once.
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DREDGE The Pale Reach DLC:
Developer: Black Salt Games
Publisher: Team 17
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