Hidetaka Miyazaki explains that George RR Martin gave them “this cool mythology to work with”
There are many players who have returned to Elden Ring because of Shadow of the Erdtreethe long-awaited DLC that integrates new locations, more difficult combats and unpublished pieces of the lore of the game. While it is true that the conversation among users has been revolving around the bosses discovered and the battles they offer, Miyazaki remembers that the story of the expansion expands on what was seen in the base title. In fact, this new adventure serves to honor the contributions of George RR Martinauthor of the novels A Song of Ice and Fire (Game of Thrones on TV), in the experience.
As mentioned in his first presentations, the lore of Elden Ring is born from a collaboration with this renowned writer. And, unsurprisingly, some of Martin’s imagination has also permeated Shadow of the Erdtree. Ultimately, the expansion is mainly focused on MiquellaMalenia’s brother, so we are talking about an experience that, in addition to implementing new challenges for users, also “closes the cycle” of Elden Ring.
At least, that’s what Miyazaki says in an interview with The Verge: “It’s really about complete the circle of Elden Ring“. And the FromSoftware team has good reasons to be grateful to the creator of Game of Thrones, since the director remembers that Martin offered them “this great mythology to work with.” And, while it is true that the lore of Elden Ring continues to provoke numerous debates among the most passionate users about Souls, there is no doubt that the community is delighted with the setting and general story of the experience.
Players criticize Shadow of the Erdtree for performance issues and difficulty
Be that as it may, it is clear that Shadow of the Erdtree is starring in many topics of conversation. And, although some of these talks are focused on lorealso There are many criticisms about the experience; According to Steam reviews, the public especially points out the performance problems and the high difficulty of expansion. For this reason, the DLC has been released on the Valve platform with ‘Varied’ ratings.
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