This weekend, while working on Wastelands with one of the artists, we decided to fire up the xbox and have a crack on Rage, just so I could illustrate the feel and atmosphere I would like in Wastelands. As soon as it fired up there was a small game update and when I returned to the game on Sunday I realised there was DLC!
Before I go onto the DLC, I would like to say that my mate had owned/does own Rage for his PS3 (and it's on 1 disc - I am jealous; Microsoft, sort it out with the next xbox!), but never really got into it. I was stunned, so watched him playing the beginning of the game and it brought back how much I love it! The first half of Rage is spectacular! And the opening missions, apart from a few to-and-fro collection missions, are fantastic introductions to the world in which Rage is set. I love the Ghost's hideout and the two little settlements you move between.
My mate, I think, really enjoyed it to. Coming back to the game with fresh eyes and being involved with Wastelands I think had enlightened him to the glory of the run-and-gun style of gameplay, the stunning graphics and stylisation of this post-apocalyptic world.
Anyway, the DLC. The first lot of DLC for Rage was cheap and added extra sewer clearance missions, where you could go down various sewer hatches in the world and then enjoy mowing down hordes of mutants in winding missions under the surface. This second DLC, which is also very cheap at 400 MS points, has added a brilliant mini story to run through, during the first half of the campaign.
Like with the first DLC everything is just added into the world and you can choose to do it, or not, as you please. There is also the addition of a nailgun (ID software just couldn't help themselves, putting in an old Quake classic!), which has 2 additional attachments, which turn it into a railgun (for shooting through walls) and a kebar launcher, which is like a iron rod, which you can fire out to pin enemies to walls and just generally inflict massive damage.
My favourite new feature in Rage, though, is the addition of a scenario selection screen in the main menu! I don't think you need any DLC for this, but being able to run through any of the main story missions over and over, without having to play the whole campaign again, is brilliant! I love just re-running Mutant Bash TV and seeing how high I can get my score, or tearing through the Ghost hideout again. Brilliant!
The reasons for why Rage didn't become a big hit are slowly being chipped away by the additions. I really hope they bring out another 1 before giving up on it...
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