Remnant 2 The Forgotten Kingdom DLC is admittedly the most surprisingly amazing gaming experience I have had so far in 2024. Back in God of War (2018), Kratos once said, "Keep your expectations low, boy, and you will never be disappointed." And if that quote holds true for anything this year, that has to be The Forgotten Kingdom.
I came to Remnant 2 pretty late, despite the game being on my radar last year. I eventually did give it a shot back in November 2023, and it immediately climbed to the top of my "Game of the Year 2023" list, right alongside the likes of Armored Core 6, Final Fantasy 16, Marvel's Spider-Man 2, and Lies of P.
While I'm not a big fan of third-person horde shooters, the unique blend of Remnant 2's third-person dungeon-crawler/souls-like/looter-shooter gameplay loop immediately got its hooks into me. Having grabbed the Ultimate Edition, I also played The Awakened King DLC quite extensively in the last couple of months.
However, despite offering more of what I liked about the base game, The Awakened King DLC didn't impress me as much as I thought it would. But let me tell you, that's not the case with The Forgotten Kingdom; in fact, on some level, I think I like this new DLC more than the entire base game of Remnant 2.
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