Like the base game did before it, Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree raises the bar for single-player DLC expansions. It takes everything that made the base game such a landmark RPG, condenses it into a relatively compact 20-25 hour campaign, and provides fantastic new challenges for heavily invested fans to chew on.
I am not as worried about this particular DLC because, by all accounts, it is just more Elden Ring, so if you like Elden Ring you’ll like this.
But the number of times I’ve seen games reviewed with 10/10, 5 stars, highly recommend, etc., only for there to be a day 1 patch that makes it a lot more grindy, filling it with MTX and season passes…what can it be called other than a bait and switch?
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I don’t trust IGN 10/10 reviews.
Never trust a 10/10 on any game on (or before) day release
Always good advice.
I am not as worried about this particular DLC because, by all accounts, it is just more Elden Ring, so if you like Elden Ring you’ll like this.
But the number of times I’ve seen games reviewed with 10/10, 5 stars, highly recommend, etc., only for there to be a day 1 patch that makes it a lot more grindy, filling it with MTX and season passes…what can it be called other than a bait and switch?
Fraud is a pretty good word too.