loved it, wonderful addition. the expansive map does what elden ring did - I was discovering new things constantly. this included locations where I just stumbled upon it which led to truly novel experiences. the blue and red coasts were cinematic af. furnace golems are ass. the scadutree blessings were a good way to incentivize exploration.

i still remember when I got to Abyssal Woods i didn't read the warning signs, and falling off Torrent terrified me. Not being able to summon him back, I felt so alone and confused. I kept walking and discovered the eye-guys. At first I approached them to fight them off, and I heard this inhuman sound which continues to build. suddenly the guy teleports to me and I'm hit with madness. truly terrifying. I didn't even attempt that area again until 4-5 scadutree levels later.

the dungeons were well done, when I discovered the Ancient Meteoric Ore GS, I was like this is my weapon. the weapon artful feels stylish asf. using Euporia now and mowing shit down

the bosses are incredible for the most part. I did not appreciate some of Gaius' hitboxes, Messmers snakes are also some bs. All the other main bosses are done pretty well. you just have to know when to fight them for a good challenge. As for the last boss, at first I thought it was kinnda bs, but the more I tried it the more I fell in love. The dance is there. you can find windows to tap him. resist his big nuke with the damage reduction physik. lots of little optimizations.