Miyazaki peaked at Dark Souls 3
At first i thought this DLC was super ass and it brought a single tear to my eye as i thought my glorious king was washed and i had to tell him to get out of the kitchen as he forgot how to cook. After playing and exploring the DLC i finished it and i felt like this was way better than base game elden ring. My main issue is the whole balancing with the fragments, it just felt cheap and a way to excuse the way these bosses hit like a truck, but i was on new game plus 5 however none of the bosses in base was smacking me for more than half my health. Most of the older DLC felt balanced with the base game even on NG+ so i don't know why he added the fragments.
I believe this had way better bosses than base game elden ring with its standouts for me being Messmer, Rellana, Romina and the first phase of Prime Radahn. I really liked the messmer fight and i believe its top 15 maybe top 10 boss fights in souls, I thought his one shot grab was bullshit but other than that the fight is peak. However my most anticipated boss fight, the fight i wanted to see for this dlc and was wishing for when this dlc was announced, was ruined by the second phase. Prime Radahn was a fight i dreamed about and really wanted for this dlc, but Miyazaki ruined it by inserting Miquella and making Griffith 2.0 just to remind us he likes Berserk. I had a big smile on my face when i first made it to the final boss and i saw my glorious General Radahn pull up but then Miquella shows up to turn this into Lorian and Lothric but if it was ass and my smile faded away. I love how Miquella's hair doesn't let me see the attacks that take more than half of my health. I love how the light after attacks blind me to the next attack or hit stun me into getting one shot by an attack. I love how this fight has two nukes for me to worry about. I love how radahn shoots out quick afterimages that lead to an end attack that takes all of my health. 10/10 W Second phase.
The new weapons and armor are so cool. I love the great katana along with the martial arts. I love rellana's armor and the armor of solitude. The dragon form was here and i loved it.
Pretty good DLC but didn't reach my expectation of being on par with ringed city.