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Details:

• DLC is accessed at Mohg palace
• First Boss is Dancing Lion
• FromSoftware says there's at least 10 major bosses in the DLC
• DLC is at least 30 hours long (it's more than that)
• The expected level range of 120 to 150 for the DLC is wide, but there's a mechanic to help lower level players
• Over 100 new weapons
• There's new ways to upgrade the character (other than Flasks, Great Rune)

New weapon types:

Great katana
Hand to hand
Throwing weapons
Thrusting shields
Reverse hand swords
Perfume bottles
Light greatswords
Beast claws

Blogposts:​

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Preview: A Whole New World to Explore

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree brings ample content full of new, exciting creatures, battles, loot and discoveries just waiting to be found.

www.cgmagonline.com

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree hands-on — More of the best

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree is largely more of the same, and that's perfect.

venturebeat.com

Geek Preview: 'Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree' Returns With Glorious New Plains And Familiar Pains | Geek Culture

The highly-anticipated 'Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree' expansion is shaping up to be a glorious return to a familiar land.

geekculture.co

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Hands-On Preview - Following Miquella's Footsteps

Bandai Namco offers Game Rant a chance to go hands-on with Shadow of the Erdtree, the highly anticipated DLC expansion for Elden Ring.

gamerant.com

Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Preview - A Three-Hour Trek Through The Land Of Shadow - Game Informer

We played Elden Ring's upcoming expansion and can't wait for its release this month.

www.gameinformer.com

Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree DLC Preview - Well Worth The Wait

Touch The Withered Arm

www.thegamer.com

Videos:




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[TheDarkPhantom]

Vaati's



Someone put together a non-spoilery summary, I'm trying to hold strong to my media blackout lol

 

[kingpotato]

I'd be more interested in opinions from Zullie, Quelaag, and Vaati than any of these...

 

[Gideon]

Spoiler below


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"This new category allowed me to go into combat bare-handed, swinging heavy punches and slamming kicks into my opponents. Just like other weapon types, Martial Arts can be assigned a Skill to suit your playstyle" That sounds amazing.

 

[Kurotri]

TL;DR: They cooked.

 

[R6Rider]

I am ready.

 

[winjer]

 

[Metnut]

Don’t want to spoil myself but can anyone answer if I’ll need like a dozen smithing stones of each level to make the new weapons playable or will I be able to just equip and let it rip?

 

[Fake]

Not bad.

 

[Saber]

Such marvelous sight to the eyes. I want it. Gimme

 

[NeverYouMind]

I think I played the main game too much to be able to enjoy this content. I have also really enjoyed the more dynamic combat in Lies of P and Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty. I wonder what the next game FromSoftware puts out will be?

 

[diffusionx]

I started paying Elden Ring yesterday and the Erdtree Burial Watchdog pushed my shit in.

It will be a long time before I play the DLC.

 

[Tomi]

Best game eva

 

[Antwix]

New weapon types:

Great katana
Hand to hand
Throwing weapons
Thrusting shields
Reverse hand swords
Perfume bottles
Light greatswords
Beast claws

 

[AtomicStarving]

More of the same shit. Great. And I'm all for it.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Don't need any previews. Just bring it on! lol

 

[FunkMiller]

DLC about to make every other full game this year look stupid.

 

[rhodesianshepard]

More of the same shit. Great. And I'm all for it.

I'm sure I'll play this, but I would be way more hyped if Fromsoft was releasing a new IP like Bloodborne or Sekiro. Elden Ring is one of the best games I have ever played but it did overstay its welcome by the time I was done with it. Not sure a DLC is needed, but it's easy money for Fromsoft

 

[tmlDan]

Why am i not excited for this

 

[NeverYouMind]

Why am i not excited for this

Probably because it is more of the same on top of already bloated content in the original release.

 

[Madflavor]

Sounds like a great expansion to one of the greatest games ever made. I'll be gunning for the first light greatsword, they look awesome.

 

[Lucifers Beard]

Not going to read any of them but I can't see how they would mess this up following the base game.

 

[R6Rider]

Thrusting shields

So you're saying there's a chance my Great Shield build can become even greater?

 

[Trogdor1123]

Any deals on a pc bundle? I have it on ps5 but let plus lapse.

 

[FunkMiller]

The SkillUp video is all I need or want to see at this point. It's going to be fucking brilliant. FromSoft did not miss with the main game, and this looks like an even better refinement on the base. Can't wait to try the unarmed combat stuff.

If it's their biggest DLC ever, I reckon this is easily topping out at 50 or 60 hours to find and do everything, so larger than most actual games. Can't wait to get back to the expertly crafted exploration. Probable GOTY for me (again).

 

[Thief1987]

Going by previews it will be as laughably overrated as original

 

[winjer]

Already have it pre-ordered. I usually say to never pre-order, but From software has so much talent and passion, I'm sure they will deliver a GOTY.

 

[FunkMiller]

Going by previews it will be as laughably overrated as original

Couldn't get past Margit, eh?

 

[R6Rider]

Couldn't get past Margit Tree Sentinel, eh?

 

[gaming_again]

100 weapons lol. Ffs. Amazing stuff.

 

[mansoor1980]

isnt the nagakiba a great katana?

 

[winjer]

Couldn't get past Margit, eh?

Probably he got stuck on Soldier of Godrick.

 

[Antwix]

Any deals on a pc bundle? I have it on ps5 but let plus lapse.

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ELDEN RING Shadow of the Erdtree Edition | PC - Steam | Game Keys

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Fanatical and GMG have it for $70. Cheapest out there it seems like.

 

[R6Rider]

isnt the nagakiba a great katana?

Yes, it is a great weapon.

 

[GymWolf]

Perfume bottle runs are gonna be interesting...

 

[mansoor1980]

Yes, it is a great weapon.

great as in literally , i agree

 

[FunkMiller]

Any deals on a pc bundle? I have it on ps5 but let plus lapse.

Steam will probably have at least some sort of discount on the base game, I’d imagine.

 

[SantaC]

I am sorry, but who is spoiling themselves of the new weapons and content? I am not reading this.

 

[Cyborg]

Vaati's



Someone put together a non-spoilery summary, I'm trying to hold strong to my media blackout lol

I think it looks so good. Vaati is the king of videos and lore

 

[Kssio_Aug]

I've been playing the base game, and I will probably wait for a sale for the DLC, even if it will probably take a long time for this to happen.

I'm currently at Mt. Gelmir and I'm feeling exhausted already. The game isn't hard, in fact it has been the easiest Souls game at least until the point I'm at. But it feels so extremely bloated...

I wander at that huge open scenario and 90% of the items I collect are useless for my build. Every so often I want to reach some place, I'm met with a huge cliff that I need to find my way around it. Most regular enemies I just pass by using Torrent, because it's not worth fighting them. I'm getting really sick of the same catacombs structure full of annoying hidden goblins, or of the same boss fights over and over.

I mean... it was both disappointing AND funny, to see that they repeated catacombs over and over with a giant cat statue at the end as a boss, and when they felt they couldn't just make that statue stronger they decided to put 2 statues together, or an statue with 5 goblins.

And baffles me that they can't bother making some log for the quests or any type of quest progression indicator. It's stupid at this point.

It IS a fine game. The core and great gameplay from all Dark Souls is still there, the art direction is amazing as ever, and the music is awesome!

But the open world, besides beautiful to look at, is in my honest opinion a downgrade compared to the amazing level design of the previous titles, including Bloodborne and Sekiro.

 

[Diseased Yak]

Not watching any of those things. Going in as blind as can be. 100 new weapons is all I need to know!

 

[TintoConCasera]

Light greatswords

what

 

[FoxMcChief]

Can’t wait to see what the latest OP build is.

 

[Bartski]

must… not… click…

 

[gaming_again]

It's gonna be weird taking some of those new movesets and weapons to the base game maps. The character is moving in a totally different way in one of the vids I've just seen.

 

[FunkMiller]

I've been playing the base game, and I will probably wait for a sale for the DLC, even if it will probably take a long time for this to happen.

I'm currently at Mt. Gelmir and I'm feeling exhausted already. The game isn't hard, in fact it has been the easiest Souls game at least until the point I'm at. But it feels so extremely bloated...

I wander at that huge open scenario and 90% of the items I collect are useless for my build. Every so often I want to reach some place, I'm met with a huge cliff that I need to find my way around it. Most regular enemies I just pass by using Torrent, because it's not worth fighting them. I'm getting really sick of the same catacombs structure full of annoying hidden goblins, or of the same boss fights over and over.

I mean... it was both a disappointment AND funny, to see that they repeated catacombs over and over with a giant cat statue at the end as a boss, and when they felt they couldn't just make that statue stronger they decided to put 2 statues together, or an statue with 5 goblins.

It IS a fine game. The core and great gameplay from all Dark Souls is still there, the art direction is amazing as ever, the music is awesome!

But the open world, besides beautiful to look at, is in my honest opinion a downgrade compared to the amazing level design of the previous titles, including Bloodborne and Sekiro.

I think for you it might be a better bet to follow the sites of grace and get through the main questline. If the exploration is exhausting for you, I would stop doing it. For me, it's the best thing about the game. Both Elden Ring and Tears Of The Kingdom are incredibly good at just letting you wander about for hours, finding new stuff. But there's no reason to do that if you're not really into that style of slow, measured gameplay. Perfectly okay to miss stuff to get through the game.

 

[Radical_3d]

More of the same shit. Great. And I'm all for it.

I’m in.

 

[FunkMiller]

It's gonna be weird taking some of those new movesets and weapons to the base game maps. The character is moving in a totally different way in one of the vids I've just seen.

I'm tempted by a completely unarmed, kung fu run through the whole game after I've done the DLC.

 

[Pimpollo818]

That feel when you never found Mohg palace to begin with....

 

[NeverYouMind]

I'm tempted by a completely unarmed, kung fu run through the whole game after I've done the DLC.

The flying kicks are probably a skill and you should know better than to try it against Radahn and Fire Giant.