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Saturday, July 15, 2023 4:40:59 PM

Steelrising: Cagliostro's Secrets Review (Glycerin Ghost)

TL:DR - Wait for sale. $7 is ideal.
A new travel destination, can only be accessed after finishing "The Bastile" and talking to Abbe Gregoire. The area focuses on the titular hospital as the central point.
Right off the bat, I must say, the devs learned from making the other areas as this is probably the best designed level. Only a few times did I actually need to use the compass. It has the shortcuts that make up a well made area, looping back to the vestal. But there are only four vestals in this area, not counting the carriage, and they are spaced out. Because this level knows you have all your movement abilities, they are also used decently for path-finding.
Enemies, there are three new enemy types, each using a different element. The standout being the Necromancer which can revive themselves and allies. A welcome change from the base game, would have been nice to see their inclusion retro-actively placed into the base game areas. (Looking at Dark Souls 2 New Game plus as a perfect time.)
Weapons; there are a handful of weapons but none of them entirely 'new'. If you've played the game, you notice a trend of claws but lightning. Claws but frost. This is to say, there is no new "weapon style", merely additional varieties of existing weapons, like Chain but lighting. I don't feel strongly about them, as I found my playstyle of Agility/Claws/Immobilization. But this does bring me to a neat find in this DLC.
Module: I only recall finding one, it was the Immobilization Grade III. Instead of doing a flat increase from II to III, this instead made it scale off Agility stat. This means it could be a straight upgrade for Agility builds or a downgrade for others. It makes it a standout mod where there is no consequence to your choices for most of them. Simply use the highest grade and it'll work. Sadly, there is only one other mod in the game, base game, that is similar, for Critical Hit multiplier scaling from Agility.
The story is...almost copy and paste. There are beats that have to be hit in every zone in this game. The difference this time is that Aegis herself is leading the story. It was a bit jarring, as she's very much reserved and told what to do for 90% of the game.
I got this on sale, saved about $3. Was it worth it...being the best designed area with decent enemy encounters but nothing that excites me, not particularly. Personally, I'd give this zone a $7 price tag. I did beat it in about three hours with two deaths to greed.