Bastard's Wound is really for Tyranny purists, a minor DLC to help extend an evil empire a little further than you expected.
Tyranny: Bastard's Wound2017
Tyranny: Bastard's Wound
2017 Paradox Interactive66Worthwhile
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- Launch
- September 7, 2017
- Developer
- Obsidian Entertainment
- Publisher
- Paradox Interactive
- Themes
Overview
Experience a new chapter of Tyranny, the critically-acclaimed role-playing game, in Bastard's Wound, a new expansion that builds upon the game's compelling story. Tyranny invites the player to make their mark on a world conquered by evil, and the Bastard's Wound expansion opens up a new area of the Tiers where refugees from the war-torn world have established a haven in secret.
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Worthwhile- Metacritic67from 8 reviews
- OpenCritic64from 9 reviews
The quests (both self-contained and the companion extras) are up to Tyranny's written standards, but in terms of combat and broader consequences Bastard's Wound doesn't make a massive impression. It's comfortably familiar, just not essential.
Bastard's Wound is the expansion that every Tyranny fan should definitely buy, experience, and enjoy, but it's not as… expansive as one might expect. It's good and all, but it's also a very by-the-numbers DLC that plays it way too safe, as it doesn't really try anything new.
Whether you have played Tyranny and want to delve back in, or have yet to experience the game, The Bastard's Wound is a very successful addition.
Tyranny: Bastard's Wound builds upon the excellent world-building and writing of the main game to offer a compelling side-story filled with engaging characters and twists where players choices matter as much as ever before. With the lack of any significant new mechanic, however, those who expected more than just a new story may be slightly disappoi...