FromSoftware are barely putting effort into Nightreign in general and this DLC specifically and it shows. The base game is basically unchanged, there seem to so little that is different if you did not buy the DLC. It's like a very tiny team works on it while most of the developers work on Duskbloods or some other IP.
They are not listening to community feedback and even in cases they do, they react half a year or more later. It's like they launch the game and they Forsake it (aptly named, this one).

I like the new content, but it's not upto the standards I have begun to expect from FromSoftware. My complaint isn't only that it's an asset flip with a few extra things, its that even that asset flip can be done with better balance and quality.

The new shifting earth would have been great to explore in Elden Ring base game or Shadow of the Erdtree DLC, but the design is just bad given that there is a time crunch. (i am liking it more as I am getting more used to it but the rest of the Criticism stands).

FromSoftware are barely putting effort into Nightreign in general and this DLC specifically and it shows. The base game is basically unchanged, there seem to so little that is different if you did not buy the DLC. It's like a very tiny team works on it while most of the developers work on Duskbloods or some other IP. They are not listening to community feedback and even in cases they do, they react half a year or more later. It's like they launch the game and they Forsake it (aptly named, this one). I like the new content, but it's not upto the standards I have begun to expect from FromSoftware. My complaint isn't only that it's an asset flip with a few extra things, its that even that asset flip can be done with better balance and quality. The new shifting earth would have been great to explore in Elden Ring base game or Shadow of the Erdtree DLC, but the design is just bad given that there is a time crunch. (i am liking it more as I am getting more used to it but the rest of the Criticism stands).