The developer of Witcher 3 has congratulated the developer of Elden Ring after the Shadow of the Erdtree enlargement overtook Blood and Wine to turn out to be the best-reviewed enlargement ever.
At the time of this text’s publication, Shadow of the Erdtree has a Metascore of 95, whereas Witcher 3 enlargement Blood and Wine presently sits on a (*3*).
IGN’s Shadow of the Erdtree overview returned a ten/10. We mentioned: “Like the base recreation did earlier than it, Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree raises the bar for single-player DLC expansions. It takes every part that made the base recreation 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, received a 9/10. We mentioned: “Geralt will get a becoming sendoff in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Blood and Wine, courtesy of a robust forged and new gadgets.”
In a tweet, CD Projekt congratulated Elden Ring developer FromSoftware for the launch of Shadow of the Erdtree, and even pointed to its personal employees getting ready for its launch at this time, June 21.
“For the final eight years, The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine had the honor of being the finest reviewed enlargement for a role-playing recreation,” CD Projekt mentioned, “however @ELDENRING will get to put on that crown now. Congratulations to the total crew at @fromsoftware_pr on their stellar work!”
Here is a dwell view of REDs this week attempting 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 launch of Shadow of the Erdtree is of course in relation to the necessities that have to be met with a purpose to entry the enlargement inside the base recreation — gamers should tick off a handful of obscure feats beforehand, together with beating an optionally available boss.
IGN’s information on learn how to put together for the Shadow of Erdtree is absolutely updated with every part you want, nevertheless, and make sure that to take a look at our Elden Ring interactive map to make sure you’re not lacking any necessary collectibles.
As for The Witcher 3, CD Projekt is engaged on one other recreation set inside the fantasy universe, codenamed Polaris, but it surely will not arrive till 2025 at the absolute earliest, and in all probability later. There are two different Witcher video games on the horizon too, together with a remake of the authentic Witcher and a multiplayer spin-off.
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