Jumping back into the world of Elden Ring is a daunting proposition. But considering the epic journey that FromSoftware delivered in 2022 and the struggles many had along the way to completing that initial story, being offered a chance to play the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC is exciting and terrifying. Some of that has to do with the intricacies of preview events (and is far too inside baseball for a preview), but a lot of that has to do with my experience with prior FromSoft DLCs.