An expansion that checks the boxes for what bonus story content can provide. We get satisfying backstory on Jin and his relationship with his father that doesn't do anything unexpected, but is still good for the narrative. It's also more outright critical of Samurai culture than the main game which is good to see. A couple new enemy types add wrinkles to the combat without destroying its flow (FUCK those brutes with the dual-bladed swords) and a solid final boss make this a worthy final boss make this a great experience for anyone who liked the base game. Playing the flute for cats and monkeys is the best open world "checklist-marking" objective I've seen in a game like this in a long time.
A shame about the weird Far Cry hallucination sequences, though.