Remnant: From the Ashes - Subject 2923 Review Summary

Great DLC with challenging bosses and abundant gear, but it's short with low replay value, a rushed unsatisfying ending, and performance stuttering.

High-quality DLC content: Many reviewers find the DLC to be better than other DLCs and even more fun and challenging than the base game. They describe it as high quality for a DLC and worth playing.

Challenging new enemies and bosses: New enemy types and bosses present distinct challenges that are fun and interesting. Reviewers highlight the intricate attack patterns and movie-inspired designs.

Abundance of new gear: The DLC adds a nice amount of new gear, including weapons, armor, mods, traits, and jewelry. Players find these additions exciting and always welcome.

Good value for price: Offers an interesting amount of content for the price, with a great amount of content overall. Reviewers feel it is worth the money and well-priced.

Best bosses in game: Contains some of the best bosses in the game, including reviewer favorites. The boss design is superior and offers great fights.

Short DLC, Not Worth Replaying: Many reviewers feel the DLC is short and offers little content, making it not worth revisiting the game only for this expansion. It can be completed in one evening, significantly shorter than the main story.

Unsatisfying and Rushed Story Ending: Players frequently mention that the story ending feels cut short, rushed, and unsatisfying, leaving something missing. This was a common complaint across multiple reviews.

Unbalanced and Frustrating Final Boss: The final boss is criticized for being unbalanced, with laggy performance, large attack ranges, unreasonable damage on higher difficulties, unclear animations, and poor rewards. Some also find the boss's motives generic.

Performance Issues and Stuttering: Players report frame drops, hiccups, hangs, and stuttering, especially during the final boss fight or when using freeze effects from weapons and mods. This affects multiple players.

Ward Prime: Confusing and Frustrating: The Ward Prime section is described as a giant maze with a headache-inducing layout, dull puzzles, and annoying enemy types such as unkillable tanks and flying tentacle monsters. Navigating it is frustrating.

New weapons and armor: Clusters repeatedly mention the addition of many new weapons, mods, armor sets, rings, amulets, and traits. This is the most frequently highlighted content across reviews.

New bosses introduced: Many reviews highlight the addition of new bosses, with specific names like Obrik and Shield Guardian mentioned. Boss counts range from several to six or seven.

Significant new DLC content: Multiple clusters describe this as a DLC that adds substantial content including new zones, stories, and enemies. It is consistently recognized as an expansion rather than a small update.

New areas and biomes: Reviews mention new areas such as Ward Prime and Reisum, as well as new biomes to explore. These additions provide fresh environments for players.

Boss fights well designed: Boss fights are frequently praised for having unique designs, detailed attack patterns, and mechanics that require learning. They present interesting challenges.

Final boss fight lag: Many players experience stuttering, freezes, and frame drops during the final boss fight, often independent of hardware settings. This performance issue is a common complaint across multiple clusters.

Freeze effect stuttering: Using weapons or mods that apply freeze effects causes visual stutters and lag, especially during boss fights. This issue is reported in multiple clusters.

Crashes and save loss: Some players report game crashes that result in save file loss, and general freezing/crashing bugs. These issues are severe but less frequently mentioned.

PS4 version instability: The PS4 version of the game crashed and froze for many players, indicating platform-specific performance problems.

Stutters persist after battle: Stuttering continues even after battles until the player rejoins the server, suggesting a persistent performance bug.

Recommended DLC for Remnant fans: Many reviewers recommend this DLC for players who enjoyed the base game and want more content. It is often described as a must-have for fans of Remnant.

Better on sale: A large number of reviewers suggest waiting for a sale or buying the DLC at a discount, as it feels overpriced at full price. Bundling with the base game or other DLCs is also recommended.

Recommended for fans only: Many reviewers recommend the DLC only to fans of Remnant or those who really like the game. It may not appeal to everyone.

Not recommended universally: Some reviewers do not recommend the DLC, citing issues such as little content, bugs, bad translations, and unplayable experiences. They suggest skipping it or waiting for a deep sale.

High quality DLC: Several reviewers praise the DLC for its high quality, calling it the best of the two DLCs and worth the money. It offers good value and is considered a solid addition.

Community fair range: $20.00 - $30.00.

Game completion: 5.0h.

Story completion: 5.0h.

Endgame: 13.0h.

Early Ward Prime and RNG-heavy exploration are reported as tedious, but reaching Act 2/Reisum opens up the game with the familiar Remnant gameplay loop and new content; some players give up before that point.

Friction: Early Ward Prime is a labyrinth of boring rooms.; RNG exploration is tedious and extended by long walks.; Random difficulty spikes.; Repetitive levels and recycled dungeons.; Co-op bugs and unfair boss damage.; New basic enemies are boring..

Unlock drivers: Reaching Act 2.; The game opens up.; Familiar Remnant gameplay loop.; New enemy types, items, traits, and locations..

Remnant Content Seeker: PvE progression and loot grinding, often after finishing the base game. Motivation: More of the base game's PvE progression, new maps, enemies, and loot to grind. Stance: buy.

Co-op Group Grinder: Multiplayer PvE runs, group loot grinding, and difficulty replays. Motivation: Shared co-op sessions, gear grinding, and replaying harder content with friends. Stance: buy.

Frustrated Solo Player: Single-player PvE, sometimes attempting higher difficulties. Motivation: A fair and viable solo PvE experience, especially on higher difficulties. Stance: sale.

Monetization: The reviewed content centers on a paid DLC expansion: mixed opinions about its price, length, and whether the base story conclusion should require an extra purchase. There is no direct evidence of in-game purchases, cash shops, paid gacha, loot boxes, pay-to-win systems, boosters, or other post-purchase monetization. Complaints about DLC value, a paid narrative conclusion, installation, and technical issues are traditional DLC or non-monetization concerns and cannot push the score above 20.

DLC provides final story expansion: The DLC is the last large story expansion for Remnant: From the Ashes, concluding the narrative while leaving room for a sequel. It answers questions about the Root, Dreamers, and red portal stones, and is essential for the complete story. Many consider it the true ending of the game.

Content compared to Swamps of Corsus: Frequent comparisons to the previous DLC, Swamps of Corsus: some feel Subject 2923 offers more content and is better overall, while others think it lacks content for the price. Swamps of Corsus had more bosses but focused on farming and survival mode, whereas this DLC focuses on story expansion.

Playtime around 5 hours: The DLC takes approximately 5-6 hours to complete, significantly shorter than the 20-hour main story. Some report as little as 3 hours, while others mention 6-8 hours including side content. This short length is a common point of discussion.

More of the same experience: The DLC is often described as more of the same as the base game, with all its strengths and weaknesses. Some find it mediocre because it doesn't innovate, while others appreciate the familiar gameplay. It adds a few new areas but largely reuses existing mechanics.

Adds new story and lore: The DLC continues the main story, providing more lore about the Root and a better ending than the base game. It uncovers the origins of the Dreamer Program and connects to Remnant II. The narrative is delivered through notes, audio logs, and cutscenes.