debuted to on launch, swiftly becoming the highest-rated DLC ever on . But it appears casual players of the DLC aren’t as enthusiastic about FromSoftware’s latest masterpiece, with countless Steam players review-bombing this chapter for its high level of difficulty. Despite being a Metacritic “must-play”, is currently rated “Mixed” on Steam, based on the average of recent reviews.
While many players have cited poor performance as their reason for disliking the DLC, many more have claimed it’s unfair for players, and its combat isn’t well balanced. The prevailing criticism is that enemies are immediately tough when you enter the chapter, and players are regularly killed by roaming mobs of enemies who leave no room for a counter-attack. “For a base game experience that feels balanced and fair, this DLC doesn’t feel the same way,” player Ast7ral .
“Regular mobs one-shotting me? That seems fun. On top of that, more than half of the enemies I’ve seen are just a base game mob but with more health and deals more damage.” “Overall, in this expansion, FromSoft doubled down on some of their worst ideas from the base game and also chose to introduce new problems that exacerbate the negative impact of those ideas,” player !Mega claimed.
In more succinct fashion, player samuel alleged, “This DLC is for masochistic weirdos.” Overall, the sentiment appears very negative, with many players lamenting how difficult it is to get ahead. Some are enjoying the g.
