STN Writes:
Honest Hearts is a solid piece of DLC that adds just about enough to make it a decent purchase, but doesn’t add an interesting enough tale which would make it absolutely essential. While the heightened level cap, new weaponry, and fresh perks may be a draw for some, the clichéd and somewhat dull story culminate in a solid yet unspectacular add-on. One for New Vegas fanatics certainly, but easy to pass over if you tired of that sorry tale a long time ago.
"Its interesting that so much discourse in the discussion of video games and video game theory tends to separate “gameplay” from “story”- despite there being more and more games coming out that tend to bridge this perceived divide between allegedly disparate elements, the idea that gameplay and narrative must be segregated from one another still tends to be the prevailing thought."
Aside from the canyon and the river, the rest of Honest Hearts was dull and a lot of the characters were pretty straight forward.
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