Marcus Stewart – “My biggest takeaway from Shadow of the Erdtree is that surprise its more Elden Ring. Its the most unexciting take imaginable, but outside of the intriguing yet not immediately noticeable wrinkle added by the Scadutree upgrades, its a new excuse to revisit a world I love. Its tough to get a sense of the expansions narrative implications and to be honest, thats the last thing I care about in this game, as interesting as its lore is on the surface. All I want is to experience a new gauntlet of trials and surprises, and Shadow of the Erdtree seems poised to deliver that and then some.”
Source: N4G PC Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Preview – Game Informer