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Beat the boss of the DLC yesterday. Overall, the package is fine. I wouldn't put any of the new areas even in the top 10 of the stages in the main game. Still a good time though. Always good to have more Dark Souls.
Hurray. I think the new areas fit the game very well and they are different enough to not feel cheap. The SpoilerChasm of the Abyss (where the Humanities float around) is one of my new favorite areas.

I also like that From upped the difficulty even more and they didn't re-use any of the existing enemies. The boss fights are the DLC's gems, they certainly went all out with those. Boss SpoilersThe Sanctuary Guardian, Artorias, Manus and Kalameet are all very challenging and well designed. All of them are relentless when trying to solo them, especially compared to the existing bosses. When Artorias finally fell I had such mixed feelings whether to feel badass or sad. Manus has destroyed me so many times I feel like he's harder than Gwyn. Even with Sif around to help out a bit, which was a nice touch.

Also: Gough is my friend.