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Not Recommended
0.0 hrs last two weeks / 0.0 hrs on record
Posted: Jan 28, 2021 @ 7:39am
Updated: Feb 26 @ 7:57pm

You get a few neat things with this little DLC. I think the price tag is probably adequate for what you get. However, that won't be something everyone agrees upon. Now, normally when I do Original Soundtrack reviews, I have only the music to go off of. That won't be the case here. As the music and art are bundled in one. Now the art isn't too much to bat an eye at.

The Art
It's basically 5 .pdfs. Of which 2 consist of Certificates of "Acquittal," and "Death." I think this is odd, namely because these are like 90's era internet Certificates you might print out for a child who recently beat some online game. I think it's important to note that this is not a child's game. And why would you include basically a Certificate of failure? The main protagonist of the story is Alfred Ethon. We aren't given a definitive on whether he is guilty or not, as the game's endings are somewhat ambiguous. The 3rd is a "Wanted" poster, but it looks like someone's cousin was hired who unironically has in their Twitter bio "Graphic Design is my Passion." The last 2 entries are at least interesting, giving details about the world in-game, including testimonies of the NPCs, it's put together and named aptly "Prosecutor's Files." The last one is interesting because it's basically a history lesson of France. Showing aspects of where the inspirations for the game came from. It leaves out certain details, but also bluntly talks about France's brutal past, including "The Bloody Week." I give the overall artbook a 4/10.


The Soundtrack

1.) Bohemian Killing Cue 1 - Pretty sure this is like a song that plays during one of the loading screens, however, I didn't realize that it must have looped several times, because this is a very short 19-second long song. It has some French influence, but again like the art nothing very special.
2.) Bohemian Killing Cue 2 - Playing off the previous song, these are the same notes just performed with a single instrument, probably a violin. This one is shorter than the previous one, only 7 seconds long.
3.) Bohemian Killing Cue 3 - Again the same song as the previous 2, performed with different instruments and played at different notes. It's like this game takes notes from Jaws (the movie), where the theme is just consistently played for everything and anything. Like the previous 2 songs, it is also short, and thus this review is going to be real short, at 15 seconds long.
4.) Bohemian Killing Cue 4 - With a brand new instance of a cue, I was expecting the same song, however, this one is in fact different. It may be a game over or bad choice cue, it sounds like some sort of horn is implemented. Additionally, following through with previous tracks, this is also 12 seconds long.
5.) Bohemian Killing Cue 5 - I don't know why this one isn't called 'Cue 4,' as it is a play on of 'Cue 1', smashed into a 5-second theme. I get that a lot of these 'Cues' are just that, in the context of the game they make sense, but playing these all off like a part of the Original soundtrack is getting away with more inflation than the online furry community.
6.) Bohemian Killing Main Theme - Now this is what we've all come here for. The main theme, it's the past five songs all in one, and extended. Making it a full actual factual song. 3:07 seconds long. Finally, you can enjoy this one. It gives off exactly the vibe of the game, a murder mystery with a sinister twist.
7.) Bohemian Killing Second Theme - This one is interesting, it is absolutely played, but I can't recall from where. It's got everything you might expect for a Murder Mystery/Criminal Investigation style media. Especially one taking place at the intersection of the end of both the Victorian Era and Age of Imperialism, but also halfway through the Second Industrial Revolution. There is operatic singing, classical instruments (such as the accordion, piano, violin, etc.), the works. However, it too suffers from being to short, just a 1:42 seconds.
8.) Bohemian Killing Underscore - Back up to form with a 6:11 second-long actual song. The third at this point mind you. The song is absolutely self-described, it feels like it is the entire underscore, namely for the previous 2 songs, seeing as the first 5 tracks are snippets of the first actual song in the album. It's a good quiet song, and I could see myself doing some studying to this type of music.
9.) Bohemian Killing Waltz 1 - It's what it says it is, a waltz. And fortunately, it is a full song, albeit short 1:23 seconds. It's more like an extended cut of the first snippet of the full song, but it's also different, taking a new approach and extending itself.
10.) Bohemian Killing Waltz 2 - Returning to be under a minute 0:54 seconds exactly, this is another snippet. I think it's somewhat telling that none of these tracks are actually named, Simply put, you are purchasing a sound test. One that has basically four songs, and six sound effects. And it could be argued that this is actually 2 songs, separated into 3 parts, and 7 sound effects.

Retrospective
I like this game a lot. It is short but interesting, and the people who made it have heart. However, when it comes to this DLC and the price being asked for, that's really up to you. If you didn't like the game, then there is no reason to purchase this DLC. The asking price I don't think is super steep, but as you can see, I'm not giving it a recommendation. I just can't do that for the average buyer. The average buyer may be reading this review, and I'm not going to lie to you, I don't feel like giving a score to soundbites. So I give the art a 4/10 and the album a 4/10. I give some consideration to the actual songs, which I have no problem with, but for a soundtrack and art collection, the only stuff that's interesting is 2 pieces of art, and 4 songs out of a 10 track "album."
That would mean that in total this DLC gets a score of 4/25, or 16%.
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