Review: Remnant 2: The Awakened King DLC

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Perhaps the biggest highlight of Remnant 2 was its incredible world-building and design. All three core worlds—Losomn, N’Erud, and Yaesha—were so distinct and immersive that they very well could have been their own games. In the first Remnant 2 DLC, players revisit Losomn in an attempt to track down the One True King.

The new Forlorn Coast adds another variant to Losomn, making it one of the zone’s three roll possibilities. The mad king thinks everyone has betrayed him, and teleports his castle smack dab in a Dran coastal town. After my roughly seven-hour journey through the new area, I was pleased with the content the DLC added to Remnant 2. To put it simply, this is just more Remnant 2, and that’s not a bad thing.

Remnant 2: The Awakened King DLC (PC [reviewed], PS5, Xbox Series X|S)
Developer: Gunfire Games
Publisher: Gearbox Publishing
Released: November 14, 2023
MSRP: $9.99

The level design in Remnant 2: The Awakened King may be the best by Gunfire Gamers yet. You start on the outskirts of the coastal town, with the castle of the One True King looming above. Inside the actual locale are plenty of events, dungeons to explore, and new loot. Eventually, I made my way up the cliffside to the castle of the mad king, overlooking the coastal dark Dran I had just spent hours exploring. It’s a cool touch to actually look out over the town from atop the castle, knowing you have actually traversed its streets.

While overall, I enjoyed the new area, there is one specific locale that I found to be incredibly frustrating. The Forgotten Commune is cobbled together with wooden planks and ramshackle hovels inside a deep sewer system. Throughout most the level you have to be careful not to fall off, while also fighting enemies in