Those who are familiar with Team Ninja’s style of adding DLC won’t be surprised here with Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty because similar ones have already been done for both Nioh games. Perhaps what Team Ninja fans are mostly looking forward to is a higher difficulty level, Path of the Soaring Dragon, that unlocks another New Game Plus tier and 6-star rarity gear. You also get a new divine beast after clearing all three story missions, but its abilities and kit aren’t that enticing. A new weapon type, a fist-type weapon called the cestus, has been introduced and added in the loot pool, which was also a weapon introduced as DLC in Nioh 2. A few marking flags were also well hidden behind walls that had to be destroyed by said ballistas. I did enjoy a refreshing change in the level design, with the conveniently placed flaming ballistas that you could use to blow up oil cans on enemies that have way higher fortitude than you.

There are a few new enemy types, including a snake-like creature that pops up from the ground and a demonic entity that explodes, but most of your time will be spent sparring with familiar foes. The English voice acting remains abysmal and painful to hear so I recommend toggling to Chinese or Japanese instead. The in-engine cutscenes are well rendered and crisp and the Chinese voice acting continues to deliver on all fronts, but the actual story content remains an afterthought when compared to the game’s action and combat. The narrative aspect of Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty was never its strong suit, and this DLC doesn’t do much to improve in that regard. If you had trouble with Lu Bu in the base game, then get ready for this one because it’s about just as tough, if not tougher. The fight itself borders on unfair, but I found it mostly challenging and enjoyable. The final boss of the DLC, Dian Wei, is an absolute monster, and hits like a truck.

We also get five new bosses, one of which is just a reskin of an existing one. The new story missions are also extremely short, and can be completed in an hour or so depending on your skill level. It’s a shame to see most if not all environmental assets and enemies are recycled from the base game. Let’s get the most obvious question out of the way first: What does this DLC actually include? Ten new missions are added, three of those being main story levels and the other seven being side quests.

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