Elden Ring is a notoriously difficult game, but its Shadow of the Erdtree DLC is on a whole other level. After beating down both reviewers and players, the first major update after Shadow of the Erdtree’s launch has reduced the difficulty, in a way. It’s an interesting choice from a studio that notoriously doesn’t like to adjust its difficulty in major ways, and it ties into the larger conversation about the designs of Souls games at large.
