Hidetaka Miyazaki states that Shadow of the Erdtree was meant to be big; It aims to make players relive Elden Ring’s sense of discovery and curiosity.
In an interview with PC Gamer, Hidetaka Miyazaki gave important information about the size of Elden Ring’s expansion pack Shadow of the Erdtree. Miyazaki, Shadow of the Erdtree Map He stated that he wanted people to relive “that feeling of discovery and wonder” and explained why the expansion had to be so large.
Shadow of the Erdtree Map Will Be Big
FromSoftware has been very secretive about the size of Shadow of the Erdtree, the Elden Ring expansion pack it has been developing for more than two years. The developer has hinted that the expansion will be as large as the Limgrave region in the main game. The map is full of cliffs and canyons, more complex than any other part of the existing map, and full of many surprises waiting to be discovered.
“There were a lot of possibilities in the beginning, but one of the things that was determined very early was the size,” said FromSoftware president Hidetaka Miyazaki. “We wanted that sense of scale for this map, because we wanted an experience for the player that would match that of the main game. We wanted them to relive the sense of exploration, the sense of wonder and discovery. We needed a map that would support and reinforce that.”
“Obviously it’s exactly the same, but smaller wouldn’t quite cut it, so we wanted to approach it with a sense of granularity, which is the word we used,” Miyazaki said. “How dense this map is and the ratio of old dungeons to open spaces and how they intertwine. That was something we wanted to re-explore in the DLC: recapturing that sense of scale, but in a slightly different way and with a slightly different level of detail.” “
Shadow of the Erdtree release date was announced as June 21, 2024. The game will be published on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox X and S Series, Xbox One and Microsoft Windows platforms.