Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree launches on June 30, and FromSoftware has indicated that it’s fairly substantial. Sadly, director Hidetaka Miyazaki just lately confirmed will probably be the sport’s solely DLC. Nonetheless, he additionally hinted that followers could lastly get a solution to certainly one of Elden Ring’s greatest remaining mysteries.
Elden Ring’s director talks about Shadow of the Erdtree
Miyazaki just lately 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 in addition defined why.
Stated Miyazaki: “Elden Ring emphasizes the exploration and journey of the large world . . . Due to this fact, as a substitute of splitting it into a number of components, it’s higher to easily make one massive [expansion]. In the event that they have 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 sport. 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 “totally 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 will probably be additional defined.”
Nonetheless, followers shouldn’t count on too many different Elden Ring characters to look within the flesh in Shadow of the Erdtree. The 2 tales are largely separate, and past attainable bug fixes, the DLC gained’t alter something within the base sport.
Shadow of the Erdtree additionally doesn’t have a selected “finish” in the identical approach as the bottom Elden Ring. Nonetheless, gamers will nonetheless make selections that have an effect on the DLC’s story.
