Worth the 40 bucks I guess.
So, some things about this ARE what they say they are, and some aren't.
1. The infinite supply of stones, is just 1 stone, but you can use it again and again.
2.There are small changes in the game that are GREAT, you can enhance items at the shop INCLUDING whats in your storage.
3. The extra disc contains, an HD texture pack, which I'm not sure how subtle the changes are, but the game is easier to look at for sure.
4. The new content in itself is good, its dark creepy, and difficult, so it should keep players who get into it at the battle for a while.
5. Last, your pawn can no longer be recruited by anyone without dark arisen, this sucks but unavoidable.
5. The added character customization is NOT free... its 160 MS points... and its 2 hairstyles... not happy about that.
In final, I have only started playing again since the announcement of Dark Arisen, when I completed the game, I had the itch to buy Dark Arisen so I did, and I am glad I did, even if I still stay in the post game of the original game at the end of my second playthrough.