Saw a DLC and got it. Figured I'd write a little review about my first impression. A bit of background information: I consider myself a recreational beat saber player, I like popping in every now and then to play the game for a short while. Over the years I've played beat saber for about 35 something hours in total. So my opinion/mini review will be based around my experience and preferable play style of the game.
tl;dr: The DLC/new songs are great, especially the mapping stood out, so get'm!

When I saw the update I immediately jumped into the game and tried out all the new songs like a kid tearing through their presents on Christmas morning. Going through all the new songs took about hour and a half while making me work up a good sweat. The difficulty felt absolutely perfect while playing on expert. Managed to finish all of the songs around low end S score on the first or second try. A few failures here and there but doable for sure!

Music wise I'm not sold yet, once I really get into it I hope I'll start enjoying them more. Where this DLC shines so far is the mapping. They really raised the bar with it. The mapping really is amazing. There is more variation in how the blocks are placed and they line up with the music better then ever. The subtle changes in mapped repeats are great too. It makes it feel familiar but not similar. On average the songs are a bit longer. Personally I enjoy shorter songs around the two minute mark, but I didn't feel like a song went on too long.

I enjoy playing on expert because I find it a good challenge without the need to do a song over and over till you remember every single block positions, which is what I personally have to do, to finish a song on expert+. Expert+ feels like a grind, while playing on expert just makes me feel like a total bad ass. Perfect for the person who just likes to pop into the game for a quick couple of songs and get their instant gratification while doing it! Not getting a full combos on the first try will make me come back to it. So I see myself playing this for quite a bit in the following months. I do find it slightly odd that a game, in early access, already has a DLC but in my opinion it is definitely worth it. I don't think anyone will be disappointed if they already liked the original base game.

Saw a DLC and got it. Figured I'd write a little review about my first impression. A bit of background information: I consider myself a recreational beat saber player, I like popping in every now and then to play the game for a short while. Over the years I've played beat saber for about 35 something hours in total. So my opinion/mini review will be based around my experience and preferable play style of the game. tl;dr: The DLC/new songs are great, especially the mapping stood out, so get'm! When I saw the update I immediately jumped into the game and tried out all the new songs like a kid tearing through their presents on Christmas morning. Going through all the new songs took about hour and a half while making me work up a good sweat. The difficulty felt absolutely perfect while playing on expert. Managed to finish all of the songs around low end S score on the first or second try. A few failures here and there but doable for sure! Music wise I'm not sold yet, once I really get into it I hope I'll start enjoying them more. Where this DLC shines so far is the mapping. They really raised the bar with it. The mapping really is amazing. There is more variation in how the blocks are placed and they line up with the music better then ever. The subtle changes in mapped repeats are great too. It makes it feel familiar but not similar. On average the songs are a bit longer. Personally I enjoy shorter songs around the two minute mark, but I didn't feel like a song went on too long. I enjoy playing on expert because I find it a good challenge without the need to do a song over and over till you remember every single block positions, which is what I personally have to do, to finish a song on expert+. Expert+ feels like a grind, while playing on expert just makes me feel like a total bad ass. Perfect for the person who just likes to pop into the game for a quick couple of songs and get their instant gratification while doing it! Not getting a full combos on the first try will make me come back to it. So I see myself playing this for quite a bit in the following months. I do find it slightly odd that a game, in early access, already has a DLC but in my opinion it is definitely worth it. I don't think anyone will be disappointed if they already liked the original base game.