Elden Ring won wide acclaim upon its release in 2022, and when studio FromSoftware announced in February 2023 that a DLC was coming, expectations were high. But as initial press reviews start rolling in today ahead of its release on June 21, it seems those expectations have been met, and the Elden Ring DLC: Shadow of the Erdtree , preserves the beauty and difficulty of the base game -- if not elevating them a step farther. FromSoftware announced some basic facts about Shadow of the Erdtree ahead of its upcoming release: it'll add over 100 weapons in eight new weapon categories , 10 (or more) large bosses , a number of large Legacy Dungeons (as well as medium and smaller dungeons, too), all in an area the size of Limgrave, the starting zone in Elden Ring.
The early reviews for the Elden Ring DLC add detail to that boilerplate and how Shadow of the Erdtree compares to the base game: the area is more dynamically vertical, with more multi-level plateaus and zones. The expansion also preserves the difficulty of the original game, if not raises it a few notches, which reviewers found varyingly challenging and obstructing. Read more: Elden Ring Creator Hidetaka Miyazaki Talks Shadow of the Erdtree, New Weapons and More Media sites that provide scored reviews have largely weighted them at the high end, with multiples 5/5 and 10/10 scores from sites like IGN, GameSpot, RPG Site and more and more.
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree | Reviews 5/5 - VGC 5/5 - Dexerto 10 - IGN 10 - PSU 10 .
