The Lost Archives is a weird idea and a boring execution when it comes to playable content. It's essentially a puzzle platformer, but with nothing exciting to the actual gameplay fun or compelling.
Which sucks because the story being told here is genuinely great stuff. It gives a necessary and interesting insight into this character that's been mentioned as a bit of an unfortunate legend all this time and we now get to see who this man really is.
The writing and overall storytelling is pretty stellar and the only worthy thing this additional content has going for it. It's an eerie tale surrounded by a boring slog of a game. And it's not even the fact that this is a puzzle platformer, it's the fact that there's not really much of a challenge and you're just walking around from point A to B with no sense of urgency or suspense.
The Lost Archives is something I can't recommend unless you REALLY want to experience the story of Subject 16 for yourself. It's a boring playable piece, but a gripping narrative piece. It's conflicting, really.
Which sucks because the story being told here is genuinely great stuff. It gives a necessary and interesting insight into this character that's been mentioned as a bit of an unfortunate legend all this time and we now get to see who this man really is.
The writing and overall storytelling is pretty stellar and the only worthy thing this additional content has going for it. It's an eerie tale surrounded by a boring slog of a game. And it's not even the fact that this is a puzzle platformer, it's the fact that there's not really much of a challenge and you're just walking around from point A to B with no sense of urgency or suspense.
The Lost Archives is something I can't recommend unless you REALLY want to experience the story of Subject 16 for yourself. It's a boring playable piece, but a gripping narrative piece. It's conflicting, really.
