Got all the way to chapter 8. Did Episode Gladiolus shortly after getting him back on my party. Was nice to know what happened but overall I’m mixed on the episode. It has easily the worst incarnation of Gilgamesh in the entire series, with the worst version of Clash on the Big Bridge to go with it, and it’s really short. Like I don’t care because the Windows version comes with all the DLCs, but I can’t imagine paying for this as a story DLC. Gladdy’s story here overall isn’t that compelling either, but I still like him as a character and if was cool to play as him. He also played quite different to Noctis, which was a nice change of pace. In general this felt much less like an RPG and far more like a character action game, if one that’s a bit barebones. The area you visit was very pretty though and I absolutely loved having Cor in my party throughout and learning more about his backstory. That was easily the best part of the DLC.

Now i just need to beat the Score Trial mode to unlock shirtless Gladio