The big topic regarding the DLC for Elden Ring is the difficulty level of the open-world adventure. Many players find the DLC simply too hard. Yet, even FromSoftware’s grandmaster, Hidetaka Miyazaki, is struggling with the DLC.
What is being discussed about Shadow of Erdtree? Many players think the Elden Ring DLC is too hard. It even got to the point where FromSoftware bowed to the many players and adjusted the difficulty level.
But you are not the only ones having issues with the game. The head of FromSoftware himself, Hidetaka Miyazaki, says he is a poor player. Nevertheless, he managed to complete Elden Ring, as he revealed in an interview.
Some bosses from the new DLC can be seen in this trailer:
He completed Elden Ring, even though he is bad at it
How did he complete Elden Ring? In an interview with The Guardian, Miyazaki talked among other things about his own problems with Elden Ring. He reveals that to prepare for Shadow of the Erdtree, he played through the main story of Elden Ring, despite being bad at video games.
I want to start by saying that I am absolutely terrible at video games, so my approach or play style was to use everything that I have at my disposal.
Hidetaka Miyazaki on how he completed Elden Ring. (Source: The Guardian)
In the interview, he explains that he simply uses everything the game has to offer. He has the advantage that as the creator of the game, he knows all the possibilities. At the same time, the freedom that Elden Ring offers has also helped him. This is a big contrast to many purists
, who do not want to receive help.
Through the open world, Elden Ring offers a lower entry barrier, and as a player, he is someone who benefits from it.
Does he not complete all his games? In the interview, Miyazaki explains that he tries to play as much of his games as possible before release, but usually does not want to play them again after release because he would then find things he does not like.
After release, he no longer has any influence on things as he is then just a player. Part of the community says Shadow of the Erdtree is significantly harder than the main game and criticizes the DLC, which is praised by critics, yet where does this discrepancy come from: Testers love it, but fans complain – Why are opinions about the Elden Ring DLC so divergent?
