After the best-selling Elden Ring and its no less acclaimed expansion Shadow of the Erdtree, the franchise jumped into multiplayer this yearwith Elden Ring: Nightreign.
AND Being the “Midas Kings” of FromSoftware, success was assured. It sold more than four million copies in just a few months, a mark that it now seeks to beat.
He will do this through The Forsaken Hollows, the game’s long-awaited DLC; but it seems like it was launched on the wrong foot on PC and doesn’t satisfy fans.
Nightreign stumbles onto Steam with The Forsaken Hollows
FromSoftware just set another record, but this time it’s negative. According to SteamDB, The Forsaken Hollows is the company’s lowest-rated PC release.
Its average rating at the moment is 47.98%below the Dark Souls II and III DLCs. In turn, Nightreign has a notable 82%.
Steam Ratings Review provides the keys to this low rating. On the Valve platform, more than 50% of reviews are negative.
Users complain that DLC does not bring new weaponsin addition to the two for each debut character. “And even those are a rework of basic weapons.”says one user.
There are those who even accuse this content of being “a repeat with some extras. But it could have been done in a more balanced way and with better quality”.
For 14.99 euros, this DLC adds two new warriors, some bosses and an additional map; but it doesn’t seem to be enough for the most dissatisfied users.
“Two lifeless characters with already existing mechanicsempty map full of old enemies, recycling assets to profit for the third time”adds another player.
Forced difficulty is also part of the censorshipalthough the game director had already warned about the level of challenge that this content would offer.
“I have no incentive to explore the map, this DLC is a failure”; “it is very difficult to navigate the new scenario” or the lack of weapons in Shadow of the Erdtree constitute other of the countless complaints.
The Forsaken Hollows’ debut wasn’t as stellar as FromSoftware had hoped. In addition to PC, the DLC It is available for PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S.