Well done CDPR, excellent expansion. Definitely the best one I've played since ME3's Citadel DLC. It's a little early to make definitive statements, but I think O'Dimm is my favorite antagonist from any of the three games. Each of the main quests in the expansion were superb, definitely up there with the best quests in the game. The Shani romance was very well done. I very much liked the expanded area in NW Novigrad.
On the negative side, HoS seemed a little too far removed from the main story. I wish there had been more expanded roles for Ciri, Yen, Dandelion, Triss, and etc. I also Would have liked HoS to have been more of an Act I/Act II questline (level 15-25ish), especially for the romance portion. It's hard to justify the one night stand with Shani after having committed yourself to either Triss or Yen. It would make sense to allow for this quest to be completed earlier to remove the cognitive dissonance. Finally, I was expecting for Oxenfurt Academy to permanently open as an explorable area at some point during HoS and was disappointed that it did not.
But these are all small matters. Well done indeed. A Triumph! 10/10
On the negative side, HoS seemed a little too far removed from the main story. I wish there had been more expanded roles for Ciri, Yen, Dandelion, Triss, and etc. I also Would have liked HoS to have been more of an Act I/Act II questline (level 15-25ish), especially for the romance portion. It's hard to justify the one night stand with Shani after having committed yourself to either Triss or Yen. It would make sense to allow for this quest to be completed earlier to remove the cognitive dissonance. Finally, I was expecting for Oxenfurt Academy to permanently open as an explorable area at some point during HoS and was disappointed that it did not.
But these are all small matters. Well done indeed. A Triumph! 10/10