Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree beats The Witcher 3 DLC and CD Projekt RED takes it with honor
The Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree expansion beat The Witcher 3 DLC on Metacritic: the Polish authors, however, didn’t take it badly and also created dedicated artwork.
Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree – which is available today – has received a large number of positive reviews, giving it an average rating of 95 on Metacritic . The number itself isn’t all that relevant, obviously, but it still has a symbolic meaning as it made it the highest-rated set ever on the aggregator.
Even more to the point, it beat The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt expansion’s Blood and Wine expansion 92 out of 100 . However, CD Projekt experienced it very well and complimented FromSoftware via social media.
CD Projekt RED’s commentary on Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree
Via Twitter, CD Projekt RED wrote the following message: “For the past 8 years, The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine has had the honor of being the best-reviewed expansion for a role-playing game – but Elden Ring will now wear that crown. Congratulations to the entire FromSoftware team for their stellar work!”. Everything is followed by this image.
Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree beats The Witcher 3 DLC and CD Projekt RED takes it with honor
As you can see, the image shows Geralt having just defeated Mohg , Lord of Blood, in his arena. It represents the fact that CD Projekt RED itself is ready to enjoy the DLC, as Shadow of the Erdtree’s entry point is placed there.
Even more precisely, Geralt takes up his own sword, but also has Mohg’s pitchfork in his hands , thus symbolizing the total victory he achieved. The weapon is truly usable by players, so it also makes sense that CD Projekt RED’s character would wield it.
We also point out that Hidetaka Miyazaki has answered the age-old question: could Elden Ring be easier?