Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree launches on June 30, and FromSoftware has indicated that it’s fairly substantial. Sadly, director Hidetaka Miyazaki not too long ago confirmed it is going to be the sport’s solely DLC. Nonetheless, he additionally hinted that followers could lastly get a solution to one among Elden Ring’s largest remaining mysteries.
Elden Ring’s director talks about Shadow of the Erdtree
Miyazaki not too long ago spoke to the Chinese language-language publication Campfire Camp in regards to the upcoming Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree DLC. He confirmed that that is the one DLC but additionally defined why.
Mentioned Miyazaki: “Elden Ring emphasizes the exploration and journey of the massive world . . . Due to this fact, as an alternative of splitting it into a number of elements, it’s higher to easily make one large [expansion]. In the event that they had been offered individually, the liberty of exploration and sense of journey could be decreased.”
The Elden Ring director additionally indicated that the DLC would reply lingering questions from the bottom recreation. He understandably didn’t get into spoilers, however one instance is the connection between the demigod Miquella and St. Trina. The sport implies a connection between the 2, with many followers suspecting they’re the identical individual. Within the interview, he described them as “completely different existences” however wasn’t able to reveal the character of their relationship. “What may be mentioned is that [Trina] will certainly seem within the DLC, and the connection between the 2 shall be additional defined.”
Nonetheless, followers shouldn’t anticipate too many different Elden Ring characters to seem within the flesh in Shadow of the Erdtree. The 2 tales are largely separate, and past doable bug fixes, the DLC received’t alter something within the base recreation.
Shadow of the Erdtree additionally doesn’t have a particular “finish” in the identical means as the bottom Elden Ring. Nonetheless, gamers will nonetheless make selections that have an effect on the DLC’s story.