Two Worlds II - Call of the Tenebrae DLC

It's just as bad as you've heard. I thought there's no way this thing could be all THAT bad after I looked into reception but, wow. I find myself struggling to even finish it with how bad things feel. The story, the sluggish combat, the insufferably frustrating enemy level scaling as to completely nullify ANY grinding I did as my spells do fuck-all damage. Yes, I love killing the same HP-sponge enemies over and over in a long straight tunnel knowing any upgrades I do to my character will be completely invalidated by enemy scaling. Lovely. Haphazardly done side and main quests with elusive NPCs leave no clue where to go, who to talk to due to their extremely specific or unexplained nature. This one was a huge blow for me as I like to complete all the side-content I can but the way they are designed here is a gigantic "What the fuck were they thinking" moment. On top of that the story itself makes ZERO sense and contradicts itself everywhere and it, in true Two Worlds 2 form, horrendously delivered as to induce frustrating eye-rolls. It's worse than in TW2 itself if that can be believed. Humor is also right back to Two Worlds 2 style which tries way too hard and is painfully unfunny. If that were not bad enough if you have the latest DLC installed tons of voice lines are outright wrong, causing dialogue to be insanely confusing and nonsensical. Not only that, but often cutscenes COMPLETELY LACK SOUND ALTOGETHER. It is VERY clear the developers simply shipped this thing for a quick buck on their fans desperate for anything from the franchise which has now been completely abandoned. That aside, this expansion DOES feature a fun little world, at least aesthetically. Rocky pine woodlands would have been nice to see in the base game instead. Visually this is what I wish TW2 would have been and much closer to the first game which the second continues to fail to live up to. It's horrible. Extremely bad.

I mostly enjoyed this DLC and definitely recommend it. Yes, it has its shortcomings, like occasional bugs or glitches (I haven't experienced any that were harmful to the game, beyond making certain scenes look silly), but overall, I had more fun with it than with another DLC, "Pirates of the Flying Fortress." "Call of the Tenebrae" offers an interesting story, a very nice and diverse region to explore, new characters, items, and many cool new quests that allow us to experience the consequences of our actions. Playing it, in terms of atmosphere and aesthetics, felt like playing the classic Two Worlds, but on the Two Worlds 2 engine. For some people, this will be positive, for others, not. I belong to the former group. I liked that vibe. Oh, and I absolutely enjoyed listening to the soundtrack. It's very pleasant to the ear. The main theme playing in the background made the whole exploration feel simply epic.