Review Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree PS5 Familiar FromSoftware Brilliance
Into the Shadow Realm.
In the past couple of years, developers have attempted to reclaim the term "expansion". Arguing there's a difference between traditional DLC and fully-fledged add-ons, the likes of Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty and Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores have been used as poster childs for the movement. Whether there really is a difference between the two is up for debate, but if battle lines had to be drawn, Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree would laugh off claims it’s "just a bit of DLC".
FromSoftware has returned to its open world masterpiece with a gigantic add-on that borrows the Andrea True Connection hit as its prime descriptor: “More, More, More.” Shadow of the Erdtree doubles down on all the hallmarks of the 2022 base game in a new location, complete with extra boss fights, fresh NPCs and quests, and so much more gear. It's an extension in the 15 to 20-hour range if you stick purely to the main path, but set in the Realm of Shadow — where half the entire map forms optional content — critical progression only scratches the surface.
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