This DLC for BioShock Infinite (unlike what many believe) is not a game on it's own. Anyone telling you that is wrong. I am yet to play episode two however, if it is anything like this part it won't be very good.
The story of this DLC is similar to the main game and with certain reveals that happened later on it is reveal it's all connected. Although after playing BioShock's main game you could probably gather that. BioShock Infinite has a story that at times can seem interesting but is very often a confusing mess and at times makes is nonsense. Nothing has changed in the DLC, if anything it is slightly worse (especially if you count the DLC as a separate game, although you shouldn't).
Characters are also pretty much the same as BioShock Infinite main campaign. To cut this short, the two main leads are ok at best and the rest are just meh. If you're looking for great characters i would recommend you stay away from BioShock Infinite in general. Although you have probably played the main game if you're reading this.
The Gameplay is completely unchanged. There are two or so new weapons and one is a reskin pretty much. One of them is cool but not enough to make the gameplay any different. That being said it is a DLC and not a standalone game, so this is to be expected and isn't a bad thing in and of itself. I mention this however as i didn't think BioShock Infinite had particularly good gameplay. It was fine and definitely passable, but nothing good.
The visuals (much like the main game) are where this DLC shines in my eyes. It's nothing amazing like how the main game is, but it's nice to see a new locations with differently designed enemies from Infinites main story. Also a new enemy towards the end and a different place to explore at the beginning, this game is cool in this department. That being said it is definitely not amazing or anything, so apologies if i'm making it sound spectacular. I just believe it to be the DLC's strong point.
I'm not a fan of how this is a part one of two parts as well. I think if it was all in one package it would have been better off. For me now (with the complete edition of Infinite), i can play both back to back if i really wanted to. But for people who had to wait just over four months to play part two after part one is crazy to me. Part one does nothing to get you excited for a second part and i would have forgotten about part two way back when it was first released, A four month gap separated both DLC's and that's bad. Part one didn't do enough for me and i'm putting this into account for the review.
Story - 3.5/10
Characters - 3.5/10
Gameplay - 4.5/10
Visuals - 5/10
Overall this DLC (classing it as a DLC) is pretty meh at best and crappy at worst. If you class it as a standalone thing it is awful, however almost everyone wanting to know about this DLC would have played (or at least know about) the main story.
This downloadable content is a 3/10 and i definitely don't recommend buying it separately.
