The Rising Tide is a little microcosm of what I enjoyed in the main game: Smooth and satifying (though not very deep) combat, beautiful enviroment/world design and setpieces with an amount of oomph rarely found in other games. It's a perfect little snack to enjoy after the main game reminding me that Final Fantasy XVI was quite nice, actually. It's a very competent DLC that tops this story off quite well.

I think it's a cute enough series of short stories that justify their format by doing a lot of fun things in a way that wouldn't work for longer than the thirty minutes they run. Though I feel like the DLC lacks the bite the main game has - but how can it have the teeth for biting that well, given its length? I want none of the concepts these episodes present explored any further, but in this context I enjoy them a great deal.