I found EtD to be very disappointing... to the point it baffled me...
Pros:
- Heavy weapons are back in, equipable this time too.
- Donnie.
Cons:
- Doesn't continue or add to the story at all!
- Uninspired missions, to the point of being mind numbing.
- Lack of actual new content.
- Lack of unlockable rewards.
- No time travel (after all that build up at the end of SR IV's story)!
- Velociraptor appear in the game for thirty seconds of play time!
- Jokes up until the Velociraptor introduction completely fall flat.
- Absolutely no replay value.
Basically EtD is a half assed "what if" scenario as SR III DLC instead of a full blown sequel which became SR IV.
I can think up of a better story addition to this in less than two minutes, here goes:
Zinyak took an interest in Velociraptor during Earth's past due to their ferocious cunning and follower potential, he captured one and hooked it up to the simulation. After Zinyak's defeat, the Saints (with the help of Jane Austin) discover a hidden Velociraptor program stored in the zin system which when activated causes a Velociraptor outbreak/invasion of the steelport simulation. You then set off to find out why and how this has happened, attempting to find a way to rid the simulation of the invading Velociraptor. However thanks to Kinzie's excellent hacking skills you find out that a rogue program known as the "Dominatrix" corrupted the Velociraptor code which in turn caused it to infect the various simulations. During your quest to stop the Dominatrix and her Velociraptor army you come across Donnie and free him from his pod, he then proceeds in joining you becoming another super homie. Kinzie creates an anti virus Velociraptor program which aids you in combating the Dominatrix's Velociraptor, and after one big showdown you defeat the vile wench and her dino army. The epilogue to this story is you learning the language of the Velociraptor, then traveling back in time to form an alliance with this species of dinosaur (possibly to gather forces to combat the Zin before they destroy the Earth, having one more battle with Zinyak himself, so a "To be concluded" can be given here).