The developer of Witcher 3 has congratulated the developer of Elden Ring after the Shadow of the Erdtree enlargement overtook Blood and Wine to grow to be the best-reviewed enlargement ever.
On the time of this text’s publication, Shadow of the Erdtree has a Metascore of 95, whereas Witcher 3 enlargement Blood and Wine at the moment sits on a Metascore of 92.
IGN’s Shadow of the Erdtree overview returned a ten/10. We mentioned: “Like the bottom sport did earlier than it, Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree raises the bar for single-player DLC expansions. It takes all the pieces that made the bottom sport such a landmark RPG, condenses it into a comparatively compact 20-25 hour marketing campaign, and supplies improbable new challenges for closely invested followers to chew on.”
Blood and Wine, which got here out in 2016, obtained a 9/10. We mentioned: “Geralt will get a becoming sendoff in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Blood and Wine, courtesy of a powerful solid and new gadgets.”
In a tweet, CD Projekt congratulated Elden Ring developer FromSoftware for the discharge of Shadow of the Erdtree, and even pointed to its personal employees getting ready for its launch right this moment, June 21.
“For the final eight years, The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine had the respect of being the perfect reviewed enlargement for a role-playing sport,” CD Projekt mentioned, “however @ELDENRING will get to put on that crown now. Congratulations to the whole crew at @fromsoftware_pr on their stellar work!”
Here is a stay view of REDs this week making an attempt to arrange for Shadow of the Erdtree. pic.twitter.com/Ixb3rxrpyZ
— The Witcher (@witchergame) June 21, 2024
The tweet about CD Projekt employees getting ready for the discharge of Shadow of the Erdtree is after all in relation to the necessities that have to be met so as to entry the enlargement throughout the base sport — gamers should tick off a handful of obscure feats beforehand, together with beating an optionally available boss.
IGN’s information on how one can put together for the Shadow of Erdtree is totally updated with all the pieces you want, nevertheless, and ensure to take a look at our Elden Ring interactive map to make sure you’re not lacking any vital collectibles.
As for The Witcher 3, CD Projekt is engaged on one other sport set throughout the fantasy universe, codenamed Polaris, nevertheless it will not arrive till 2025 on the absolute earliest, and doubtless later. There are two different Witcher video games on the horizon too, together with a remake of the unique Witcher and a multiplayer spin-off.
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