Summary
Witcher 3developer CD Projekt Red has congratulatedElden Ringstudio FromSoftware for the latter’sShadow of the Erdtreeovertaking the former’sBlood and Wineand becoming the best-rated expansion ever released. The newElden RingDLC refreshes the game’s content with a new story campaign, new weapons, new enemies, new locations, and more.
Back in 2022, the fantasy action RPG game from veteran game director Hidetaka Miyazaki came out to commercial as well as critical success, bagging multiple Game of the Year awards.Elden Ringhas since gone on to sell more than 25 million copies, and its highly anticipated DLC,Shadow of the Erdtree, has also hit the ground running.
According to OpenCritic,Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtreeis now the highest-rated expansionin history. As a result, it has also toppledThe Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt’sBlood and WineDLC as the highest-rated DLC for an RPG, a distinction that CDPR’s game had held for the past 8 years. TheElden RingDLC holds an average rating of 94 based on 63 critic reviews as opposed toBlood and Wine’s average rating of 92 based on 78 critic reviews. In a tweet viaThe Witcher’s official Twitter account, CDPR gave its congratulations to FromSoftware uponShadow of the Erdtree’s successful launch and praised the studio’s “stellar work.”
Shadow of the Erdtree DLC Achieves Massive Critical Acclaim
The flurry of outstanding reviews means that Elden Ring’s Shadow of the Erdtree DLC now ranks above even thebest-rated full-fledged games released so far in 2024, such asFinal Fantasy 7: RebirthandBalatro, which have average OpenCritic scores of 93 and 91 respectively. Moreover, the well-received expansion is just a single point shy of base gameElden Ring’s average rating of 95 sourced from 205 reviews.
Even thoughShadow of the Erdtreeis currently available for allElden Ringowners to download and play, not everyone is having the same seamless experience. Recently, FromSoftware tweeted that it was actively working to fix a major bug that rendersElden Ringunplayable on Steam Deckafter the latest update. While the Japanese developer didn’t reveal when it will roll out a fix for this issue, based on its prompt response, fans may rest assured that they will be able to experience the next chapter in the journey of the Elden Lord sooner rather than later.
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
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Shadow of the Erdtree is the first and only DLC expansion for FromSoftware’s groundbreaking Elden Ring. It takes players to a whole new region, the Land of Shadow, where a new story awaits the Tarnished.
