Why Elden Ring's DLC is Better than the Main Game

[@Soul_Of_A_GracelessTarnished]

I have absolutely fallen in love with this DLC

[@TheeOddOrange]

@@Soul_Of_A_GracelessTarnished I love to hear it, me too

[@JudyQ411]

I didn't mind the empty areas because this is a DLC. BUT the one area that I think really failed was the forbidden woods. Can't use Torrent? Fine, but pack it with enemies and secrets and loot to make the area worth exploring on foot. Instead we have few enemies, one enemy that the game hammers into you that you can't defeat (aging untouchables) but then allows you to parry and kill, removing the stealth mechanics needed to get through them. Just a missed opportunity imo.

[@TheeOddOrange]

Yeah I agree, forbidden woods woods was fun but also felt a bit off

[@Kaleb._]

I really enjoyed seeing a mostly positive review on the DLC. I personally loved every single moment except when fighting Gaius and Metyr. One other thing I didnt like was the stone coffin fissure because I hate those lazerbeam firing enemies. But besides those 3 things I loved this DLC and I do agree with you. I find the quality in the DLC to e a lot higher than it was in the base game.

[@TheeOddOrange]

Those are some fair points tbh, thanks for watching man

[@Ludd94]

Just watched your ”Walking video”, and its so funny (and sad) watching this Elden ring DLC video now, because Elden Ring is probably my favourite game of all time, and going into the DLC i completely stressed my way through the game just to ”finish it”, instead of soaking it all in. I then regretted doing that ofc, and wanted to play the DLC again. But ofc I first had to replay elden ring (which I did..), but also my second playthrough of the DLC was just not the same 😔 I made a misstanke and I couldnt take it back. But I have learned my lesson now. If you look forward to a game or enjoy/love a game, take your time with it. Dont just hurry up to play some other gsme simply because its on your list too. There are not that many 10/10 games out there. Amazing video once again btw 🙏

[@TheeOddOrange]

yeah that's the thing with Fromsoft games aye, you can't go back once you make a mistake haha. Thanks for checking out my videos as well, I appreciate it!

[@Blackblade-NeX]

Messmer supremacy!!!

[@TheeOddOrange]

One of the best ever

[@Blackblade-NeX]

@@TheeOddOrange 1000000%, im getting a tat of him and the abyssal serpent in 5 days. ive wanted an elden ring tat for 1,5 years and messmer is just perfect

[@TheeOddOrange]

@@Blackblade-NeX man thats actually so cool

[@charbelaziz1511]

The dlc is good. I had high expectations, and things could've been better (like answering some plot points...) maybe they are leaving things for a sequel

[@TheeOddOrange]

@@charbelaziz1511 hope so 🤞

[@tomas60952]

They anwered the plot points you just have to go deeper. Its all there.

[@RH1812]

I agree Shadow was excellent. Fewer gaols and mini dungeons but those being unique is great. I wasn’t bothered by the finger areas being empty but the woods….that was frustrating. If they done it as a steep sided chasm you had to sneak through it would have been faster and more stressful to get to the excellent Midra house. Regarding boss fights, I think the gang was my favourite. Chaos. Then Bayle of course.

[@TheeOddOrange]

@@RH1812 not a bad suggestion there, I enjoyed reading this comment man

[@BobSB129]

I disagree with it being better, but I completely agree with the bosses being better. I still think ER main game has better areas, lore, and npcs, but I will definitely agree with the bosses being better in the dlc

[@arnoldasm7300]

I am that person whos first soulslike game ever was elden ring.. and i start and finish this year with dlc included. Personally i think main game and lore was insane and i was visiting every place and never complain about bosses used again. Because first fight always was to try eliminating boss by any means.. and later fights was to see how good i become after my first suffer. Dlc was harder ,but i already learned basics so it was also amazing adventure

[@arnoldasm7300]

P.s. i think people who feels that same enemys were used to many times are little bit burned out and fatigue of soulslike games and need to rest if dont enjoy fights. Because if you start new game you wont get new types of enemies but you want fight Those again

[@TheeOddOrange]

Nice to hear the perspective of someone who started on Elden Ring, thanks man!

[@heyguyslolGAMING]

If you're on PC, backup your game save before starting the DLC. This way you can reload it and respec to do another pt w/o having to run thru the base game again.

[@TheeOddOrange]

@@heyguyslolGAMING I'm on ps5, I wish I could do that

[@heyguyslolGAMING]

@@TheeOddOrange Depending if Sony has changed how they handle game saves you might be able to do the same. If you have the PS4 vs of ER u might be able to use a USB stick to do a backup. If you have the PS5 vs then the only option would be to sub to their cloud game save service, disable auto uploads of your saves and manually do a backup of a save to the cloud when you are rdy to start a new DLC run. When you've completed the run re-download the manual save you uploaded and start again. This is what I did when I played Demons Souls Remake. I hope I explained that in a way that can be helpful. gluck

[@TheeOddOrange]

@@heyguyslolGAMING you're seem like a smart guy, thank you

[@MasatakaEbina]

I think my only complain for the dlc is that some areas could have more new enemies. Cerulean Coast, Charo and Fissure are focused on the dead so i expected some new dead type of enemies but no. Reused skeletons and reskinned slimes. Jagged peak is a kind of a parallel to Farum Azula. So i expected some new dragon humanoids enemies. But no. Farum Azula Skeletons and electric slimes. I wouldn't have minded a reskin. Like the Shadow Militia or the Scadutree version of Ulcerated Tree Spirits. But i appreciate that they atleast cared enough that their placement fit into the area.

[@TheeOddOrange]

I agree, more new enemies would improve it a bit

[@Ontos99]

I wouldn't say the DLC is better than the base Elden Ring. Not even close in my eyes. But this DLC is sensational work regardless. An easy 9.5.

[@TheeOddOrange]

I mean if the dlc is a 9.5, and the game is a 10, that's pretty close to me 😅

[@jco8292]

Which mask is your character wearing?

[@TheeOddOrange]

Bandit Mask 😎

[@HiFiAwardTour]

Serious criticism I had was how easy it is to miss gigantic swaths of content. I went in and did Lion and the first dragon, then to Ensis, then to Shadowkeep. I killed Mesmer. Wandered into Romina and killed her not realizing she is important, then burned the seal. I basically ended up on Radahn’s doorstep with 4 remembrance bosses killed. This shouldn’t happen. Loved the DLC but my first time through pissed me off by the end.

[@TheeOddOrange]

@@HiFiAwardTour although my experience was the complete opposite, I can totally understand why you would feel that way, you would have missed so much 😕

[@Detriax]

Probably the best DLC.

[@TheeOddOrange]

@@Detriax its this or the bloodborne DLC for me

[@Detriax]

@@TheeOddOrange the Bloodborne DLC redeemed a pretty meh basegame

[@BobSB129]

@@Detriaxodd opinion, I don’t see many people hate on Bloodborne main game but each to their own

[@Detriax]

@@BobSB129 The base game has 2 maybe 3 good areas, maybe 4 fun bosses. Overall Bloodbornes base game I would rank pretty low on my tierlist. But the DLC bumps it up a lot.

[@BobSB129]

@@Detriax ah, for me I liked every area apart from like, one, and it was actually the fishing hamlet from the dlc. Everyone has an opinion on souls games (especially areas) but usually I see nothing but love for the areas in BB. Will agree that the main games bosses are kinda weak compared to the rest of the series though

[@callumIDK]

oddorange what happened to cd we used to play it together

[@TheeOddOrange]

@@callumIDK sorry man not sure who this is 😅

[@BunnyBlazin]

Honestly for me the Elden Ring DLC is just as good maybe even a little better than Bloodbornes and i loved that game and DLC more than anything

[@TheeOddOrange]

Honestly, I was feeling like this at times when playing it too

[@Al-ji4gd]

I feel like it's basically worse than the base game in every way. Probably my leas favourite DLC in the series outside the crappy DS2 ones.

[@TheeOddOrange]

Damn, thats a pretty surprising take 😅

[@Robiertateistearonamientó]

This video did make me go yeah

[@TheeOddOrange]

Hahahaha ❤️

[@matthelion]

Bloodborne was the peak

[@TheeOddOrange]

@@matthelion I might be inclined to agree, for me its this dlc or bloodborne

[@ManEaterBrainBug]

Everything was 10/10 except the lore...which was a let down

[@TheeOddOrange]

Yeah that's fair about the lore actually

[@nobodycares743]

No way, the DLC fixes the lore immensely

[@Al-ji4gd]

Lore is an absolute joke. One of the worst things about the DLC.

[@austin0_bandit05]

Better than the base game? I think there are parts that are but overall?... nah. There is MORE but compare the best bosses to the best dlc bosses of DS3 Midir, Gael, Sister Friede, Nameless King vs... Mesmmer, Midra and Bayle??? Ooof... And the levels vs Ringed City and Ariandel with what? Shadow Keep? 😶

[@konstantinosmoschos1050]

Nah you tripin, other than maybe Gael, shadow of the erdtree has better bosses and Bayle outright outclasses midir. Not to mention the shadow keep is maybe the best lvl they ever made

[@austin0_bandit05]

@@konstantinosmoschos1050 Lets say Bayle beats Midir, Midra beats Nameless King, and Messmer beats Gael, DS3 still has Sister Friede. DS3 has more good bosses but you could make a case ER has the better bosses and I might not disagree. But levels??? SotE has Shadow Keep and everything else is pretty meh. Belurat and Midra's Manse aren't even close. My point is that the DS3 dlcs are a more focused package but maybe you could make the case that SotE is more bag for your buck. But id argue that its quantity over quality but that's just my opinion. You're entitled to yours

[@konstantinosmoschos1050]

@@austin0_bandit05 i mean its an open world game so the dungeons isn't the only thing it offers so it can't really be a 1to1 comparison. Again to me as someone that played er and dlc defore ds3 and its dlc i found shadow of the erdtree much more enjoyable in almost every regard. Though i will say there was more downtime compared to the 2 ds3 dlcs, that in my opinion should have been 1 big dlc, cause the first 1 is way too small for its price tag. Lastly, well Frieda was worse to me than Rellana, only due to that really easy yet annoying second fase with her and Ariendel and also the annoying vanishing attack

[@chriscastaway]

Hate to be that guy but... Nameless King isn't DLC. Don't get me wrong, I do think Gael, Midir and Friede are better than Messmer, Bayle and Midra respectively, but it's not by a landslide in the slightest. If I were to rank them, I'd go for Gael Number 1, then Midir, then Messmer, then Bayle, then Friede, then Midra.

[@austin0_bandit05]

@@chriscastaway Nah you're good. TIL Nameless King isnt dlc after years of believing he was. I bought DS3 and the dlcs as a package lmao

[@tomas60952]

I think elden ring its a masterpiece and the dlc just elevates it, like every fromsoft dlc.

[@TheeOddOrange]

@@tomas60952 that's a good point man, the dlcs always seem to do that for their own games

[@k2geekd]

🤓 i don’t use summons

[@TheeOddOrange]

Good on ya mate