Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree - Xbox

What is Elden Ring?

Elden Ring is the latest game released by FromSoftware, a software house famous for its earlier games Demon’s Souls, the Dark Souls series and BloodBorne. These games were so innovative and genre-defying that they single-handedly created a new genre called Souls-like. Souls games are notorious for their high difficulty, with labyrinthine levels full of secrets and shortcuts, enemies ambushing players when they least expect it, and a shared world where players can leave messages to other people or summon other players to help with difficult fights (or even be invaded by ill-intentioned players).

Elden Ring takes everything a step further, providing an open world that can be freely explored -provided players manage to survive the dangers- and a deep, well-fleshed-out lore that can be discovered in bits and pieces. Widely considered the pinnacle of this genre, Elden Ring is not for the faint of heart but gained a loyal userbase of several million players around the world. A player known as Let Me Solo Her even gained notoriety and unwavering respect by helping other players beat the hardest boss of the game thousands of times.

What is Shadow of the Erdtree?

Shadow of the Erdtree is the first -and, so far, only- DLC to Elden Ring. It adds a new very expansive location to the game, the Shadow Lands, which are easily half as big as the game’s complete map. Players hve been eagerly expecting this additional content for some time, as it promised to expand on the lore and introduce new super-hard bosses and improved combat styles. FromSoftware enjoys a very good reputation for never letting their players down, and it seems they hit the jackpot again. Shadow of the Erdtree is all that was expected of it and more, with so much content it could even exist as a separate game - but it’s just a huge, very well-done DLC full of great content.

Which innovations does Shadow of the Erdtree bring to the gameplay?

As expected, the new bosses in this DLC are extremely challenging and will put any player’s skills to the test, but there is much more than this to the DLC. Almost all enemies have been tweaked and changed in some way, so players will often be surprised by new behaviours and will have to think on their feet if they want to survive the new threats Shadow of the Erdtree throws at them.

The changes are not limited to the difficulty, though: this time the story is clearer and more focused, with some explicit narration instead of the sparse, hidden bits found in the base game, making the player’s journey more focused than ever. New combat styles have been introduced, for the first time allowing players to create a quick, agile build capable of fighting more like an action game, definitely diverging from the old dodge(parry)/counterattack routine everyone was used to.

Can I buy Shadow of the Erdtree DLC for Xbox at Gamecardsdirect?

The Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree DLC can be bought with a large selection of payment methods right here at Gamecardsdirect, the one-stop gift card shop. Simply put the product in the cart, write your email address and complete the payment. A gift code will be emailed to you within moments, which can be safely redeemed or gifted to a friend. You can also add a free digital gift-wrap if you are buying this DLC for someone else. Please be aware that this DLC requires the base game Elden Ring for Xbox in order to work.