It has a fair amount of content, more than most other games would give. There's a whole section of the map dedicated to it and feels like a natural part of the game rather than a whole separate section. It also has a fair share of side stuff so if you're worried about amount, it's well worth the 6-10$ you'd spend. I had the expansion pass for Spider-Man PS4 and I think I played this more than any one of those episodes and I'm pretty sure 100%'d 2 out of 3 of those and I didn't even do everything this DLC had to offer, just a good chunk.

Perhaps the biggest upgrade is the spear. You can add mods to your spear now, which I hope stays now and forever because I use close combat whenever I get the chance.

I would suggest playing it during the main campaign of the base game, I started mine around level 33 (which doesn't really gauge where you are in the story) but I think it recommends at least level 30 so I had already finished "The Heart of the Nora" by that time. I was seeing some high level quests (around 40) but I was able to even it out plus you level up pretty quick because they're good for XP. The story doesn't rely on where you are, it's more like the other quests in the game but try to do it before "The Looming Shadow". I mean you can use the stuff exclusive to the dlc in the main game as well, it's all connected so collect your goodies.

I'm going to keep most of the gameplay nuggets a surprise so you can just find out for youself but just know that the final boss was a real pain in the arse. It actually felt plain unfair, I was underpowered and felt underutilized but I have no idea what could've helped me. After I beat it, I looked it up to see how others did it and it seems that spamming the ropecaster and sling helps, both of which I barely used in the game, let alone the boss. They also bought up the "other" exclusive bow for this dlc, which means I apparently chose the wrong one...make good use of your bluegleam.

Overall though, there are 2 very nice side-quests that this DLC offers: Waterlogged and The Survivor. Those were my favorites as well as "some" of the main quest but the quest "Frontier Justice" matters as well if you want to do that (it's not mandatory but you might see why I suggest it later on).

Reviewed on Aug 13, 2021


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