Preview Elden Ring Promises a DLC Masterclass in Shadow of the Erdtree
Our three-hour journey to The Land of Shadow.
They say it's possible to have too much of a good thing, but nobody knew of Elden Ring when they coined the phrase all those centuries ago. An outstanding winner of copious Game of the Year accolades, the experience remains relevant to this day — and that's even without this month's huge Shadow of the Erdtree DLC beckoning veterans back to The Lands Between. Ahead of release, Bandai Namco kindly invited us to Paris to play the opening three hours of the expansion. In motion, within the first area alone, it's the most comprehensive extension of a game FromSoftware has ever created.
Having selected from one of three different classes (a warrior, knight, or sorcerer at level 150), we entered The Land of Shadow via a new portal in Mohgwyn Palace, accessed by interacting with Miquella's hand sticking out of the cocoon in the back. From there, the task was simple: Bandai Namco allowed us exactly three hours to freely explore the opening area of the DLC, taking in its core story path, optional areas, and new features and mechanics. It's more Elden Ring on the face of it, but dig a little deeper and you shall find things to differentiate Shadow of the Erdtree from the base game.
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