The Shadow of the Erdtree gameplay trailer has officially been released, and fans can now breathe a sigh of relief knowing that this much-awaited DLC is only a few months away. After being announced a year ago, there was a lot of attention and hype around this expansion to Elden Ring. The Shadow of the Erdtree continues events from the base game and features an entirely new region called the Shadow Lands.
FromSoftware has a great track record with DLCs and expansions, with all of their Souls games receiving at least one. Bloodborne's sole DLC, The Old Hunters, is easily one of their best to date, only rivaled by Dark Souls 3's Ringed City DLC. The Old Hunters DLC is a finale to the story of Bloodborne and ties in a major plotline hinted at in the base game.
That being said, we look at what made The Old Hunters DLC so great and if some of those aspects could make their way into Shadow of the Erdtree. Without further ado, here are five things from The Old Hunters DLC that could be replicated in Shadow of the Erdtree.
The Old Hunters DLC has an immense skill check before you even reach the fabled fishing hamlet. This skill check comes in the form of Lady Maria of the Astral Clocktower. For Souls fans unfamiliar with her, she was the Malenia of her day and 'Liberated' many a hunter from their wild curiosities.
She can be found in the aforementioned Astral Clocktower and is the first hurdle before you can access the Fishing Hamlet. Her story is quite tragic, and you can later find her Rakuyo Katana thrown down as you explore the rest of the expansion. Lady Maria is one of the most challenging fights in the Souls series, and her placement is also iconic.
As mentioned in the entry above, players can acquire Lady Maria's iconic
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