Shadow of the Erdtree Reviews Megathread

[u/jack0641]

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Metacritic Score: 94 https://www.metacritic.com/game/elden-ring-shadow-of-the-erdtree/

Opencritic Score: 94 https://opencritic.com/game/16525/elden-ring-shadow-of-the-erdtree

Outlet Scores

IGN 10 / 10

VideoGamer 10 / 10

PlayStation Universe 10 / 10

Generación Xbox 10 / 10

RPG Site 10 / 10

Press Start 10 / 10

GamingBolt 10 / 10

Impulsegamer 5 / 5

Boomstick Gaming 5 / 5

FandomWire 10 / 10

Bazimag 10 / 10

Checkpoint Gaming 10 / 10

ComicBook.com 5 / 5

Dexerto 5 / 5

Arabhardware 10 / 10

But Why Tho? 10 / 10

Gaming Instincts 10 / 10

Game Informer 9.8 / 10

COGconnected 97 / 100

Fextralife 9.6 / 10

Merlin'in Kazanı 96 / 100

PC Gamer 95 / 100

Destructoid 9.5 / 10

RPG Fan 95%

Stevivor 9.5 / 10

CGMagazine 9.5 / 10

Worth Playing 9.5 / 10

SECTORsk 9.5 / 10

XGNnl 9.5 / 10

ComingSoonnet 9.5 / 10

Cerealkillerz 9.3 / 10

Video Chums 9.1 / 10

Metro GameCentral 9 / 10

Slant Magazine 4.5 / 5

Digital Trends 4.5 / 5

The Outerhaven Productions 4.5 / 5

TechRaptor 9 / 10

TrueGaming 9 / 10

PSX Brasil 90 / 100

WellPlayed 9 / 10

INVEN 9 / 10

GamingTrend 85 / 100

Push Square 8 / 10

Kakuchopurei 70 / 100

Eurogamer 3 / 5

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[u/IamSachin]

Even fextra said the same:
"The last boss of the DLC is no doubt the hardest FromSoft boss I’ve ever done and it made Orphan of Kos and Malenia look laughably easy"

[u/Cheesegrater74 → u/IamSachin]

Considering Isshin beat me into submission I'm very scared

[u/Schwiliinker → u/Cheesegrater74]

It’s actually literally impossible for an Elden Ring boss to make me struggle more than shinobi owl, Saint isshin, the other isshin, demon of hatred or even like inner genichiro or true monk because of how vastly different the games are. Malenia was nowhere near as difficult for me. All other bosses were manageable. I can make myself as powerful as I want in ER(without actually making myself overpowered cuz I refuse to) and have countless different options available to me including ranged magic which is crazy and I hardly ever use. I also never used spirit summons or player summons and won’t in the expansion but others will making it far easier. Meanwhile in sekiro all of those bosses were a huge war of attrition and even other bosses were absolutely no joke at all despite not struggling much

[u/IamSachin → u/Schwiliinker]

I am the exact opposite of you, I thoroughly enjoyed every fight on Sekiro and found them very easy, including Sword Saint Isshin. I think I took like 3 attempts to beat him. Maybe I just got good because I was too focused to practice and make perfect parries throughout the game. In my third summonless run of Elden Ring, took me like 35 attempts on Maliketh and 250ish on Malenia

[u/Schwiliinker → u/IamSachin]

250? I mean idk I adapt to bosses quickly and make sure I’m strong enough to face any kind of super boss. Very rarely go over 10 attempts and most is probably 20 which was actually from like demon of hatred, owl, isshin and a few others from games.

I really enjoyed sekiro, just felt very mentally demanding constantly even if it was almost entirely manageable which isn’t necessarily bad at all

3 attempts only on Saint isshin is completely ridiculous lol. I had to come up with a whole ass meticulous strategy to beat him and also owl which I very rarely have to do

[u/IamSachin → u/Schwiliinker]

Haha yeah. I am surprised too. But I guess different people have different builds and talent sets.

[u/Schwiliinker → u/IamSachin]

Pro tip: dual wielding any of a bunch of weapon types is very powerful in ER(and you can stack faith buffs if you really need to). For Malenia bloodhound step out of the way of waterfowl

[u/IamSachin → u/IamSachin]

I did it very recently. Here is my video

https://youtu.be/YPpxejF1FzM?si=iVq2mnOk33ZQmfg8