In short, if you liked the main game of Arise, you'll probably like this about the same amount. I was pleasantly surprised to see that they had some ideas for a plot beyond just the DLC-character Nazamil, especially the stuff regarding Alphen's living weapon reputation among basically everybody in the world. All of my favorite parts of this expansion were connected to him. Nazamil was fine, just felt a little forced sometimes and it was hard to be as attached to her as I would've been if she hadn't just now popped out of existence. The game does not make any significant changes in regards to how fights are designed; I still wished that bosses had about half the health that they actually do, and normal encounters were as addicting as before.