I can't tell if you're focusing on aesthetics or mechanics because your post seems to cover both in the same breath.

I found, mechanically, EW dungeons to be superior to ShB. I am rather fond of area denial and pushy-pully bosses that can ping-pong you to the afterlife in hilarious ways.

ShB gave us the Nier raids which were the same 5 mechanics repackaged in three instances.