Shadow of the Erdtree did not disappoint at all.
Well, except the final encounter which I'll get to later. I spent the first 5 hours just exploring the Land of Shadow and I quickly realized that you can almost explore the entire map without having to fight any bosses which I loved. This place is absolutely huge, like a deck of cards with all the layers it has to offer and the art direction is the best it has ever been in a FromSoftware title so it is an absolute blast riding Torrent around everywhere.
I was previously running a Faith build with the Magma Blades but once I got my hands on the Great Katana's, it was simply over. This is what I ended up using for the whole DLC and it felt awesome having access to Monster Hunter's Long Sword combos when you two-hand a single odachi. However I did end up wielding two of them after a while and my whole playstyle revolved around powerstance'd jump attacks. This is cringe to mention but I did no summons which sadly made me miss out on some quests but it is what it is.
!!! SPOILER ALERT FOR BOSS NAMES BELOW !!!
I think all of the bosses are great, some stand out more than the others but I'd still say they're all up there in the A to SS Tier. The final boss though... this fight is just not good in my opinion and it wasn't satisfying whatsoever to defeat them, I personally put this fight in C Tier lol.
My favorite fights were Messmer, Midra and Bayle. I'm gonna be honest though, Bayle probably would be lower had I not defeated him without taking any damage. It was the coolest shit I have ever done in any of these games. Here's the clip.
I can't comment too much about the soundtrack because I find it hard to really absorb it especially during boss fights when I'm fighting for my life but I think it's better than the base game from the bits I was able to take in.
I finished everything but the final boss in about 30 hours and that last fight took me 10 hours to beat. Like I've previously mentioned, I do not like it which is the sole reason I'm taking off that half star and just like that this is wraps.
Well, except the final encounter which I'll get to later. I spent the first 5 hours just exploring the Land of Shadow and I quickly realized that you can almost explore the entire map without having to fight any bosses which I loved. This place is absolutely huge, like a deck of cards with all the layers it has to offer and the art direction is the best it has ever been in a FromSoftware title so it is an absolute blast riding Torrent around everywhere.
I was previously running a Faith build with the Magma Blades but once I got my hands on the Great Katana's, it was simply over. This is what I ended up using for the whole DLC and it felt awesome having access to Monster Hunter's Long Sword combos when you two-hand a single odachi. However I did end up wielding two of them after a while and my whole playstyle revolved around powerstance'd jump attacks. This is cringe to mention but I did no summons which sadly made me miss out on some quests but it is what it is.
!!! SPOILER ALERT FOR BOSS NAMES BELOW !!!
I think all of the bosses are great, some stand out more than the others but I'd still say they're all up there in the A to SS Tier. The final boss though... this fight is just not good in my opinion and it wasn't satisfying whatsoever to defeat them, I personally put this fight in C Tier lol.
My favorite fights were Messmer, Midra and Bayle. I'm gonna be honest though, Bayle probably would be lower had I not defeated him without taking any damage. It was the coolest shit I have ever done in any of these games. Here's the clip.
I can't comment too much about the soundtrack because I find it hard to really absorb it especially during boss fights when I'm fighting for my life but I think it's better than the base game from the bits I was able to take in.
I finished everything but the final boss in about 30 hours and that last fight took me 10 hours to beat. Like I've previously mentioned, I do not like it which is the sole reason I'm taking off that half star and just like that this is wraps.
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