Elden Ring Director Shares A Disappointing Shadow of the Erdtree DLC Update

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Elden Ring fans have discovered an old tweet on the game's official Twitter page that seemingly references the upcoming Shadow of the Erdtree DLC. With FromSoftware's reputation for making high-quality expansions for many of its games, many fans assumed an Elden Ring DLC was on the way before it was even announced. Now that the Elden Ring DLC has been properly revealed, hype for the expansion is at an all-time high.

An Elden Ring player discovered that a symbol featured on one of the critically acclaimed RPG's shields possibly has a real-life counterpart. FromSoftware revealed in the past that while its latest work did not take inspiration from one game in particular, the studio was influenced by titles based on various mythologies.

FromSoftware has touted Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree as its largest ever expansion, and though that obviously means it’s going to be packed full of plenty of new content – like over 10 new bosses and a new map larger than the base game’s Limgrave area – what should we expect where its endings are concerned? According to director Hidetaka Miyazaki, though there will be multiple endings, you shouldn’t expect quite as many as the base game had.

Soulsborne titles seem allergic to overt story telling, famously hiding thebackstories of the world and characters through item descriptions. Even with the legendary author, George R. R. Martin, writing the mythos of the world, many elements in remain just as mysterious as before the game was released. In general, the community has managed to piece together what events have happened and why, such as the battles of the Shattering, but it seems some characters will stay unexplained, though the upcoming DLC,, is one last chance at new insights.

The Nagakiba is a melee armament in the Katana class in , closely related to its counterpart sword, the Uchigatana. It features an exceptionally long blade and offers enhanced blood loss buildup compared to its sibling sword. Players can acquire the Nagakiba through various interactions with the NPC Bloody Finger Hunter Yura, easily recognizable in his large metal hat and full Ronin Gear.

An Elden Ring player has found a symbol on the game's map which could possibly be a hidden code, adding to the never-ending list of mysteries surrounding the franchise. What's more notable is the fact that the player found the same symbol in another location in Elden Ring, which further suggests that it could have a much larger significance.

Hardcore FromSoftware fans might recall that director Hidetaka Miyazaki once said Elden Ring would take about 30 hours to beat - an estimate that was proven not just wrong, but ridiculously wrong pretty soon after the game's launch. Now, after so many players roasted that initial estimate, Miyazaki is refusing to guess at just how long the Elden Ring DLC is.

Elden Ring director Hidetaka Miyazaki has revealed in a recent interview that Shadow of the Erdtree will be about as difficult as the second half of the main game.

is the best-selling title FromSoftware has ever developed, taking the soulsborne games into uncharted territory with its open world. Thanks to this, it is the most approachable of the titles, while managing to keep the famously crushing difficulty that soulslike games are known for. With a project as large as ,there are going to be some growing pains that prevent the game from being perfect. Sometimes, that can be too many reused assets, while other times it can be the balancing of certain enemies.

From Software boss Hidetaka Miyazaki has ruled out making a second Elden Ring expansion, but left the door open for a potential sequel.

Elden Ring’s Shadow of the Erdtree launches next month and, for better or worse, is the only expansion the acclaimed open-world title will receive. However, that doesn’t mean it won’t get a full-fledged sequel.