In the event you’re involved that slightly “ting” of euphoria did not sound if you beat that actually exhausting boss in Elden Ring growth Shadow of the Erdtree, it is truly intentional. FromSoftware’s extremely anticipated growth does not have PlayStation Trophies or Steam or Xbox Achievements.
The downloadable content material, which provides a wealth of new content material to beloved role-playing sport Elden Ring, is accessible right this moment, June 21, 2024, and a few followers are shocked to see that, regardless of its roughly 25 hours of extra exploration and executives, Shadow of the Erdtree does not function a brand new set of Trophies or Achievements.
Releasing an extra set of digital rewards is the norm for large DLC expansions. The DLC for Fallout 4, Horizon: Forbidden West, God of Conflict: Ragnarok, Halo: Infinite, The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim, and lots of extra all had extra Trophies or Achievements, for instance.
Even The Outdated Hunters DLC for FromSoftware’s Bloodborne had extra Trophies, offering an extra reward for gamers who beat its myriad bosses and buying the fancy (horrifying) new weapons. The inclusion of Trophies right here might have been associated to its PlayStation exclusivity, nevertheless, as FromSoftware hasn’t included them in its different DLCs for the likes of Darkish Souls and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice.
The identical is true for Shadow of the Erdtree, which means those that get pleasure from Trophy and Achievement-hunting might want to discover their very own enjoyable in the growth. That should not be too exhausting, of course, as IGN awarded it a ten/10 in our evaluation.
“Like the base sport did earlier than it, Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree raises the bar for single participant expansions,” we mentioned. “It takes the whole lot that made the base sport such a landmark RPG, condenses it into a comparatively compact 20-25 hour marketing campaign, and gives incredible new challenges for closely invested followers to chew on.”
These nonetheless wanting to discover each inch of the growth can try IGN’s in depth information, which covers Shadow of the Erdtree’s new weapons, its varied quest traces, and how you can defeat these pesky new bosses.
Those that’ve not but jumped into the DLC can be certain they’ve ticked off all the necessities to entry it too, because it entails extra than simply forking over cash to FromSoftware. Be certain that to take a look at our Elden Ring interactive map to make sure you’re not lacking any necessary collectibles too.
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He’ll speak about The Witcher all day.