The official Elden Ring manga has been placed on hiatus as its creator has taken day off work to play enlargement Shadow of the Erdtree.
As reported by Automaton, Nikiichi Tobita, the writer of comedy manga Elden Ring: The Road to the Erdtree, introduced on X/Twitter he is skipping the July 19, 2024 launch of the collection so he can spend time enjoying Shadow of the Erdtree upon its June 21 launch.
Tobita shared a drawing of himself sleeping alongside the announcement, displaying him dreaming of the “glowy worm boy” — a brand new beastie within the enlargement that grew to become an prompt come across its reveal by developer FromSoftware.
He’s probably not the one Elden Ring fan taking day off work to play the enlargement, which has been greater than two years within the making.
Just like earlier FromSoftware video games Dark Souls and Bloodborne, nevertheless, accessing the DLC is not so simple as deciding on it on a menu, as gamers should tick off a handful of obscure feats beforehand, together with beating an non-obligatory boss. Thankfully, IGN has a information on easy methods to put together for the Shadow of Erdtree DLC if that you must scramble forward of the enlargement’s launch. And be certain to take a look at our Elden Ring interactive map to make sure you’re not lacking any vital collectibles.
You may also try IGN’s “How Long to Beat” for Shadow of the Erdtree and kill a while forward of its imminent launch by studying our intensive 10/10 assessment.
“Like the bottom recreation did earlier than it, Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree raises the bar for single participant expansions,” we stated. “It takes all the pieces that made the bottom recreation such a landmark RPG, condenses it into a comparatively compact 20-25 hour marketing campaign, and offers improbable new challenges for closely invested followers to chew on.”
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He’ll speak about The Witcher all day.
