Your Expectations For Elden Ring DLC Are Too High

The long wait for Elden Ring‘s announced DLC, Shadow of the Erdtree, has been great for building anticipation, but it runs the risk of expectations climbing too high. The base game is coming up on its second anniversary, and the DLC announcement itself is almost a year old as well. The excitement around Elden Ring prior to its release was almost unprecedented, with prospective players waiting years after its announcement trailer before more footage was shown. Similar excitement is building for Shadow of the Erdtree, but it may be fundamentally unable to deliver the same pay-off as the base game.