{"id":2863,"date":"2024-06-26T13:36:34","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T13:36:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldclassservers.net\/blog\/2024\/06\/26\/helldivers-2-director-defends-elden-ring-shadow-of-the-erdtree-difficulty\/"},"modified":"2024-06-26T13:36:34","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T13:36:34","slug":"helldivers-2-director-defends-elden-ring-shadow-of-the-erdtree-difficulty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextlevelnews.co.uk\/blog\/2024\/06\/26\/helldivers-2-director-defends-elden-ring-shadow-of-the-erdtree-difficulty\/","title":{"rendered":"Helldivers 2 Director Defends Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Difficulty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Helldivers 2 director Johan Pilestedt has defended FromSoftware for the difficulty of Elden Ring expansion Shadow of the Erdtree.<\/p>\n<p>As reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/rpg\/helldivers-2-director-weighs-in-on-elden-ring-shadow-of-the-erdtrees-difficulty-a-game-for-everyone-is-a-game-for-no-one\/\">PC Gamer<\/a>, Pilestedt responded to someone on X\/Twitter who complained about the intense difficulty of Shadow of the Erdtree, which has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/the-elden-ring-shadow-of-the-erdtree-mods-have-begun-and-yes-most-make-it-easier\">a heavily discussed topic since its launch<\/a> on June 21, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Pilestedt initially shared another post saying FromSoftware doesn&#8217;t make bosses hard for the sake of it, but for the feeling overcoming them gives players. &#8220;Indeed, this 1,000%,&#8221; Pilestedt said. &#8220;Good game design is evoking emotion more than anything.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A game for everyone is a game for no one.<\/p>\n<p>Always cater to a select audience.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pilestedt (@Pilestedt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pilestedt\/status\/1805317649628348612?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 24, 2024<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>X\/Twitter user @Indoor_Carrot responded, saying &#8220;the problem with this design philosophy is it only caters to a select audience. I tried Dark Souls 1. After defeating the first couple of bosses, I realized it wasn&#8217;t fun or rewarding. I only felt relief, not accomplished. I stopped playing Dark Souls because of this.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Pilestedt disagreed. &#8220;A game for everyone is a game for no one,&#8221; he said, which is essentially the motto of his developer Arrowhead Game Studios. &#8220;Always cater to a select audience.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>FromSoftware games like Elden Ring, Dark Souls, Bloodborne, and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice are famously difficult but have been praised across the board for their overall game design, challenge included.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/elden-ring-shadow-of-the-erdtree-dlc-review\">IGN&#8217;s Shadow of the Erdtree review awarded it a 10\/10<\/a>, for example. &#8220;Like the base game did before it, Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree raises the bar for single player expansions,&#8221; we said. &#8220;It takes everything that made the base game such a landmark role-playing game, condenses it into a relatively compact 20 to 25 hour campaign, and provides fantastic new challenges for heavily invested fans to chew on.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>But some who&#8217;ve purchased the expansion have expressed frustration at the difficulty, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/elden-ring-dlc-shadow-of-the-erdtree-down-to-mixed-on-steam-as-players-complain-about-the-difficulty-and-performance\">even review bombing it on Steam because of it and performance issues<\/a>. 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