It's fun! That's probably the most I can say about this one. I adore Gladio as I do the rest of the boys, so I enjoyed the extra time with him. I really like how he plays mechanically, and the final boss and optional boss are both engaging, testing your understanding of how combat has worked thus far and rewarding you accordingly. It's short, and it's not very complex- especially compared to the other FFXV DLC episodes- but it's not bad by any means. I don't know if it justifies a purchase, but it is enjoyable for a piece of add-on content, hindered mainly by the fact that it is in fact optional, paid content. The gratuitous amount of Gladio ass shots are pretty fucking worth it though, I'd say.

Kinda right in the middle for the FF15 DLC, in that I appreciate how straightforward everything is (the plot, the combat style, etc.) but somehow it still has some bullshit that is a little irritating. You spam the pillars to get through encounters easily, it still feels a little too short, & the final fight that is the big draw of the DLC seems a little more difficult than I would have expected for such a short add-on. Well, I say difficult, with the amount of Potions I was picking up it ended up being more of a war of attrition of me whittling down his health bar & just scarfing down them Potions (though I guess that could be chalked up to the difficulty I picked). Not as bad as Ignis, not as good as Ardyn.

Probably the weakest expansion of the game but it's still fun.
The story is kind of dull and the level design pretty boring, but I enjoyed the gameplay a lot.

It's nothing extraordinary, just a short little story that gives some context to Gladiolus, and a cool boss fight.

Final Rating: "Average" ~ 5/10.

Now I remember why I didn't bother finishing this lol. By no means a bad dlc, just a pretty forgettable one. The gameplay was fun and nice to look at; but just like the original game it's extremely easy. I beat the whole thing in only an hour on Normal difficulty. The story was also underwhelming. The premise of it was interesting enough and I get what they were going for with Gladio's development; but in execution it felt very underdeveloped and unnecessary. Like I said this DLC is not bad, but it's just so vastly overshadowed by Episodes Prompto and Ignis in pretty much every way.

gladio の dlc is probably the weakest one of the bunch the mechanics are really similar to the base game with the addition of some kind of nuance due to you actually playing as a big dicked beefy man with a huge sword not the one in his pants I meant the weapon am I clear enough good so as I was saying the main incipit is why the fuck is gladio actually injured when he returns back to the bunch and this is his part of the story

sure there's not a lot of implications here and the whole dlc is as straightforward as it gets you go in with the daddy from the main game trying to prove your might to the dead spirit of a great warrior while smashing pillars into enemies I wish that were me sorry who said that

so yeah the whole dlc IS this basic . mind you the final boss was for some reason a huge difficulty spike but it made beating that bitch actually better so I'm fine with that and the ost was definitely a huge difference from the base game because my god I was NOT expecting that metal theme

whatever all in all nice addition just because more gladio content is good gladio content if you got e hentai recommendations my discord is

I'm here to kill Gilgamesh, that's my mission. Looks like Gilgamesh has been waiting for us....
I only know one thing: I want to kill Gilgamesh. I need to. It's not a hope, or a dream, it's like a hunger, a thirst.
This is the shrine of Gilgamesh. He's here, we just have to hunt him down.
The darkness is so thick I can taste it... this is it, no doubt.
Gilgamesh......
We are here to kill Gilgamesh......

This is the first of three reviews for the FFXV DLCs and where better to start then with Gladio. Gladiolus’s DLC takes place after he leaves the party. To keep this review spoiler-free I’ll just say that Gladio is taking a trial to become a better Kingsguard and Cor is there with him. A common theme with these DLCs is excellent writing and character development, as each DLC tells a story that glances into the life and journey of each of Noctis’s companions, while also building upon the lore and stories of other characters along Noctis’s journey. Gladio’s DLC is combat focused and with emphasis on going through each “stage” of his dungeon as fast as possible. This might seem like you won’t get as much plot and character development but this style of gameplay fits perfectly for Gladio and Cor’s way of explaining things. As Cor and Gladio frequently chat about the trials, Noctis, etc etc. Gladio’s combat is slower than Noctis’s, but has a focus on parrying and attacking at the right time to build up Rage, which increases Gladio’s damage output, allowing him to dish out big damage with his Glaive Arts. Gladio’s combat system plays very differently from the entire party, so he’s a really fun character to play. This DLC goes very hard, did enjoy.