In a nutshell: Incredibly well designed and large areas, choked by horrendous enemy designs, somewhat disappointing weapon options, and confusing area progression.
Broken down further:
-The re-introduction of the scythe weapon class was exciting to see! ....Only to notice that the moveset is entirely unchanged, and still lackluster. I don't think it's in a good state as being just 'Axe+ (with special parade leader twirling action!)' This also feels slanted in the direction of boss drops. It would've been nice to find some new guns in this gun-focused game, but after 2 playthroughs of the DLC, all's to be found have been gun mods and melee weapons.
-Overtuned to hell and back enemies in select areas (Whoever designed the green explosive enemies most assuredly hates fun. I'm genuinely shocked they don't inflict Corrosive, just to add insult to injury.) Enemies that aren't infuriating to deal with just feel lackluster. The red-coated giant enemy is a good example of what I mean. It's nothing that the player hasn't been faced with before, and it doesn't feel like overcoming anything new or interesting.
-Area progression: multiple times, my friend and I were faced with the problem of 'how do we get over there?'. We never found the answer, either. Not during our entire playthrough, or after. It certainly wasn't for lack of trying. Certain quests that felt incomplete also left me frustrated: having scoured a map top-to-bottom but being unable to find a key to unlock a mystery door hidden at the bottom of the map, for example.
Look... As far as $10 DLCs go, I really can't complain. $10 for 2-3 hours of new gameplay, with added replayability on top of it is a great rate. There are some genuinely great things in this DLC. The voice cast kills it, the areas are some of the biggest and best in the game so far, and the map design is (for the most part) pretty tight and well-done. If you love Remnant 2, please do get this DLC, because I'm sure that you, specifically, will enjoy it; and these developers still do have my support, as I believe they will for a long time still. But based on my personal enjoyment, as of this moment, I can't give it a personal recommendation. I'm going to keep going, and keep trying to see if that is all that there is to see, but for now, it's a thumbs down.
Broken down further:
-The re-introduction of the scythe weapon class was exciting to see! ....Only to notice that the moveset is entirely unchanged, and still lackluster. I don't think it's in a good state as being just 'Axe+ (with special parade leader twirling action!)' This also feels slanted in the direction of boss drops. It would've been nice to find some new guns in this gun-focused game, but after 2 playthroughs of the DLC, all's to be found have been gun mods and melee weapons.
-Overtuned to hell and back enemies in select areas (Whoever designed the green explosive enemies most assuredly hates fun. I'm genuinely shocked they don't inflict Corrosive, just to add insult to injury.) Enemies that aren't infuriating to deal with just feel lackluster. The red-coated giant enemy is a good example of what I mean. It's nothing that the player hasn't been faced with before, and it doesn't feel like overcoming anything new or interesting.
-Area progression: multiple times, my friend and I were faced with the problem of 'how do we get over there?'. We never found the answer, either. Not during our entire playthrough, or after. It certainly wasn't for lack of trying. Certain quests that felt incomplete also left me frustrated: having scoured a map top-to-bottom but being unable to find a key to unlock a mystery door hidden at the bottom of the map, for example.
Look... As far as $10 DLCs go, I really can't complain. $10 for 2-3 hours of new gameplay, with added replayability on top of it is a great rate. There are some genuinely great things in this DLC. The voice cast kills it, the areas are some of the biggest and best in the game so far, and the map design is (for the most part) pretty tight and well-done. If you love Remnant 2, please do get this DLC, because I'm sure that you, specifically, will enjoy it; and these developers still do have my support, as I believe they will for a long time still. But based on my personal enjoyment, as of this moment, I can't give it a personal recommendation. I'm going to keep going, and keep trying to see if that is all that there is to see, but for now, it's a thumbs down.
Androu1
6 months ago