Mass Effect 2 - Lair of the Shadowbroker Review @ The Final Dungeon

The Final Dungeon writes in to note that they have a review of Lair of the Shadow Broker up.

It is clear that Bioware gave a lot of attention to pacing.  The episode, which took me about two hours to complete, alternates between dialogue, exploration, and combat (and flying – more on that below) in a linear sequence that carries you from beginning to middle to end at heart-pounding velocity.  This is good storytelling, with graphics that rival recent movies.

The gameplay itself has not changed much.  The majority of your time is still spent clinging to cover and shooting enemies with the same weapons and biotic powers in a hybrid RPG-third-person-shooter.  The environments may be new, and the enemies may employ new tactics (I finished the main game and all previous DLC months ago, but I believe this is the first time enemies have used flashbang grenades against me), but even a Mass Effect lover like me has to admit that after 50 hours of this stuff, the moment-to-moment gunplay is starting to feel monotonous.  (And speaking of monotone, what’s with Liara’s voice actor in this DLC?  She delivers her lines with the emotion of an Elcor!)