Surprised at how significantly they nerfed the game compared to the betas - maybe part of that was coming to grips with their take on Nioh-meets-Sekiro, but the final game was a total cakewalk by comparison. To me it feels like an overcorrection, especially with most missions including NPCs by default - maybe one of the most approachable games in the subgenre.
Not really the kind of person who likes grinding through the NG+ modes so hopefully the DLC brings a little more heat...
Update after DLC1: A bit more of the same, the last couple sub-missions started to feel more challenging though.
DLC2: Team Ninja's finally cooking. Taishi Ci was the first boss in the game that had me on my heels and feeling like I should take a closer look at my build. Really fast and aggressive, nice change of pace.
DLC3: Somewhere between the quality of 1 and 2. Yuan Shu and Guan Yu were similarly standout fights.
Not really the kind of person who likes grinding through the NG+ modes so hopefully the DLC brings a little more heat...
Update after DLC1: A bit more of the same, the last couple sub-missions started to feel more challenging though.
DLC2: Team Ninja's finally cooking. Taishi Ci was the first boss in the game that had me on my heels and feeling like I should take a closer look at my build. Really fast and aggressive, nice change of pace.
DLC3: Somewhere between the quality of 1 and 2. Yuan Shu and Guan Yu were similarly standout fights.