Some Elden Ring Players Are Finding Shadow of the Erdtree Too Hard

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• Some Elden Ring players find Shadow of the Erdtree to be too difficult.
• Many of their complaints center on the expansion's bosses, which even some self-proclaimed veterans found "overtightened."
• Shadow of the Erdtree Steam reviews fell to the "Mixed" category after its release, with many players citing its difficulty as the reason for advising others against purchasing the DLC.

Some Fire ring Players have recently taken to social media to lament. The shadow of the Erdtree like too difficult. Complaints about him started appearing online as soon as the new one was published. Fire ring The DLC was released.

FromSoftware's first and only Soulslike 2022 expansion hit the market on June 21. Its initial reviews were overwhelmingly positive, to the point that Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree made history as the highest-rated video game DLC ever created.

Some Elden Ring players think Shadow of the Erdtree bosses are 'overtuned'

But players' first impressions of the expansion seem to be somewhat mixed. This is largely due to the DLC's difficulty, which some vocal players have called too extreme. Much of the current criticism is directed at the Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree bosses, most of which hit much harder and take much more punishment than any enemy in the base game, even after collecting a bunch of upgrades from Scadutree Fragments and Venered Spirit Ash. But stats are only part of the problem, and some players also complain about the bosses' movesets, calling them anything from "overtuned" to "ridiculous."

The following paragraph includes minor spoilers containing the names and/or vague descriptions of the move sets of the first two bosses of Shadow of the Erdtree Remembrance.

Based on the ongoing flurry of complaints, it appears that many players are already stuck with the DLC's first two Remembrance bosses, Divine Beast Dancing Lion and Rellana, Twin Moon Knight. While both move sets have been criticized for being extremely erratic and nearly impossible to anticipate, Rellana appears to be particularly problematic for many players, particularly due to her ability to perform elaborate and seemingly endless combos, forcing the Tarnished to constantly perform stay defensive.

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Steam Reviews Fall to 'Mixed' Complaints for Difficulty

Elden Ring: Shadow of the ErdtreeThe difficulty It already seems to have alienated enough players that even its Steam reviews have fallen below the "Mixed" threshold, with many users citing the game's painstaking bosses as the main reason for discouraging others from purchasing the DLC. Even some self-proclaimed soul-like veterans have expressed concern about the game's overstuffed bosses.

Looking at the bigger picture, The shadow of the Erdtree continues FromSoftware's long tradition of offering painstaking difficulty with its DLC, so the relative level of challenge it has to offer isn't necessarily surprising. And while the Japanese developer occasionally nerfs bosses post-launch, it remains to be seen if it opts for such moves this time around, especially since Fire ring Director Hidetaka Miyazaki recently defended The shadow of the ErdtreeThe difficulty as an integral part of the expansion experience.