Having started in SHB and played, for way too many hours, while going through the chapter conclusion and epic scaled story of EW I can say that for me DT is a much needed breath. The generally more lighthearted story with a focus on exploration I felt well timed to stop the game falling into the creep of new big doom, that's more doom then ever before, and constantly jumping the shark as other games have done.

The dungeons, trials and duties have been combat wise engaging, visually very appealing and had fun little story beat moments that weren't forced cutscenes peppered in. I have enjoyed the story and the characters though they don't seem to be to everyones tastes which might be in part of the more whimsical nature of some elements. Tuliyollal is probably the best city in the game it is visually stunning, feels alive, has amazing music, jumping puzzles (though not has challenging as Kugane Tower) and is easy to navigate.

I also appreciated the built in story break points which gives jump off times to go explore, craft, fish, sightseeing, quest, etc without narrative dissonance.

Overall I have had a lot of fun and enjoyment from this expansion.

Having started in SHB and played, for way too many hours, while going through the chapter conclusion and epic scaled story of EW I can say that for me DT is a much needed breath. The generally more lighthearted story with a focus on exploration I felt well timed to stop the game falling into the creep of new big doom, that's more doom then ever before, and constantly jumping the shark as other games have done. The dungeons, trials and duties have been combat wise engaging, visually very appealing and had fun little story beat moments that weren't forced cutscenes peppered in. I have enjoyed the story and the characters though they don't seem to be to everyones tastes which might be in part of the more whimsical nature of some elements. Tuliyollal is probably the best city in the game it is visually stunning, feels alive, has amazing music, jumping puzzles (though not has challenging as Kugane Tower) and is easy to navigate. I also appreciated the built in story break points which gives jump off times to go explore, craft, fish, sightseeing, quest, etc without narrative dissonance. Overall I have had a lot of fun and enjoyment from this expansion.