Yahoo

I answer your Elden Ring DLC questions: NG+, difficulty, achievements, new spells, and more in Shadow of the Erdtree

The highly anticipated Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree DLC is finally here, and it's somehow managed to shatter everyone's sky-high expectations. Though this follow-up to 2022's Game of the ...
Digital Trends

Elden Ring players are already struggling to beat Shadow of the Erdtree

Difficulty is a well-known hallmark of FromSoftware games, and so the fact people are experiencing issues in the new Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree DLC, even against even common enemies, is ...
Yahoo

Elden Ring DLC launches to "Mixed" reviews as players bemoan difficulty, PC performance in Shadow of the Erdtree: "There's a big problem with balancing"

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree is a massive 30-40 hour DLC for FromSoftware's 2022 Game of the Year-winning open world ARPG, complete with a huge new map and 10 new major bosses to challenge.
HotHardware

Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree Patch Calibrates Difficulty Following Gamer Complaints

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree currently sits with mixed reviews on Steam, with players mostly pointing to the punishing difficulty in their negative assessments. It seems FromSoftware is listening ...
Game Rant

Elden Ring Director Comments on Shadow of the Erdtree’s Difficulty

Lance has been a freelance writer since 2021. He has a passion for all things fun and interesting. Whether movies, TV shows, anime, or games, so long as it catches his eye, you can be sure he'll spend ...
Polygon

Elden Ring’s popularity changed the whole difficulty conversation for the DLC

It wouldn’t be a FromSoftware release without some perennial discourse over difficulty, and while Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree follows suit, this time, there’s a twist. Players aren’t debating ...
Game Rant

Why Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Has Brought Back Difficulty Discourse

Nick is a freelance writer from Chicago, IL, with a BA in Creative Writing from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His lifelong belief in the artistic power of video games led him to ...
PC Gamer

Helldivers 2 director weighs in on Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree's difficulty: 'A game for everyone is a game for no one'

Action Kung fu action game Phantom Blade Zero has my new favorite take on hard mode balance: Beating it 'in a very beautiful manner' is the true challenge Action Elden Ring: Nightreign is getting a ...
GameSpot

Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree Adds New Difficulty Modifiers And 10 More Bosses

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Elden Ring's highly anticipated DLC, Shadow Of The Erdtree, is quickly approaching. As we get closer to its June 21 release date, more information ...
PC Gamer

Shadow of the Erdtree's brutal difficulty spike is what happens when you inject Dark Souls into Elden Ring

Action I just beat Silksong's Act 3, and I'm not just thrilled the game was hard—I'm glad it was mean to me, too Action I thought we moved on from hellish boss runbacks, but Silksong is here to remind ...