According to the ratings reported on Metacritic, Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree has the highest average rating ever for a DLC: FromSoftware’s expansion currently boasts a score of 95 based on over one hundred reviews.
This is higher than the previous benchmark for downloadable content, i.e The Witcher 3: Blood and Winewhich confirms the extraordinary quality of the new adventure developed by Hidetaka Miyazaki and his talented team.
Contributing to the average of Shadow of the Erdtree were certainly the multiple perfect scores assigned to the expansion, which really managed to involve and surprise critics while awaiting the official launch, set for June 21st on PC, PlayStation and Xbox.
Our review
In our review of Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree we spent extremely positive words compared to the package, impressive in terms of content with over thirty hours, full of new weapons and powers as well as an exceptional design for the maps.
What makes the expansion so exciting, however, is the desire to go back to the roots of this subgenre without abandoning the characteristics that determined the success of Elden Ring.
A job that is not always perfect (see some problems that still remain on the balance front) but really full of ideas, news and solutions which manage to elevate the entire experience, especially in the eyes of the most die-hard fans.
The same comparison with a acclaimed product like The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt only confirms the incredible qualities of a title that is already a classic and which seems to have not yet exhausted its full potential.
