PowerWashing a Classic

The Steam Autumn Sale (aka "Black Friday") has been rolling along for the last few days and looks to continue until Tuesday.  I've decided to restrain myself since I just recently purchased the magnificent Dave the Diver and instead invested in the most recent DLC for on of my favorite oddly soothing games, PowerWash Simulator.  The "Back to the Future" pack offers up the chance to wash some very filthy vehicles and locations related to the now classic three film series from the 1980's and 90's.  But is it worth those $8?

Pros:

+ If you're a fan of the movies it's fun seeing some of the iconic locations and vehicles again.  I can't even remember the last time I actually watched the movies and was marveling at the amount of detail in the vehicles.  At first I was a little bit skeptical of this pack--a film series that's not exactly recent seemed like an odd choice, but the nostalgia factor turned out to be enjoyable.

+ Fun animations and achievements.  I always kick myself because I never look at the achievements before cleaning and wind up missing them (many require you to clean in a certain order).  A couple of the vehicles you clean surprisingly will move and animate!  It shocked me but adds something novel.

A very filthy time machine waiting to be cleaned.

+ A mix of buildings and vehicles to clean.  Doc's van, the DeLorean, the steam engine (from the third movie) are the vehicles featured.  The locations to clean include the clock tower (from the first movie) and the movie theater (from the second).  The DeLorean and steam engine are remarkably detailed with tons of little parts (I'm curious if they had to look up what all the tiny parts were supposed to be) that we all undoubtedly missed in the films.

Cons:

- Most of the reviews on Steam mention the fact that the DLC is short and doesn't include any large maps.  Some reviewers claimed that they finished it in two hours (I might just be cripplingly slow, but it definitely took me much longer than that).  

- All those fun small details on the vehicles can be somewhat frustrating to clean, but are definitely doable.  My advice, just spray from every possible angle, no matter how illogical or silly it seems.

- No new items/skins (if that's your jam).

Recommendation:

I am thrilled for any new PowerWash content and thought the choice of theme was a bit odd (are the children of today even familiar with Back to the Future?  I'm guess they aren't the target demographic for this game), but I found it enjoyable.  For only $8 you get more power washing fun times.  If you enjoy the soothing, oddly pleasant joy of cleaning virtual dirty surfaces, go for it!  If you are hoping for some large maps or content that isn't tied to a movie series from almost 30 years ago, maybe give it a skip.