Elden Ring DLC COMPLETE BREAKDOWN - Full Trailer Analysis, Interview Info, and MORE!

Elden ring shadow of the earth tree just got its first Gameplay trailer and a release date for June 21st of this year we've been anticipating this would be the release window so now we get several months to catch everyone up on the gameplay Mechanics for the current game and enjoy the slow drip of hype and News until the expansions release in this video we'll be taking an in-depth look at everything that was revealed in the new DLC trailer as well as all the information that's been spread around on the official site from official interviews and more so if you wanted to go deeper into everything that we know about Elden Rings DLC this is the video for you the length of development has been fueling a lot of speculation surrounding the size of shadow of the UR Tree in addition the steam page for the game list requirements is 60 GB which is 25% larger than the base game leaving many wondering what that means for the content itself fans of from soft will know that their DLC content is usually packed into small and pre-prepared DLC installments such as the three crowns of Dark Souls 2 or the two DLCs of Dark Souls 3 bloodborne and Dark Souls however had individual expansions that featured new areas enemies and weapons or magic types Elden ring is taking the expansion approach but game director heat taka Miyazaki has indeed confirmed that shadow of the UR Trey is the biggest expansion from software has ever worked on this was followed up with a comment to Eurogamer that players can expect an area larger than limb grave in terms of surface this specific point has now created some confusion or even controversy online as many players were expecting the expansion to be much larger than just one zone of the base game first of all it's important to note that many interviews are notably wrong or misleading in the early stages of previews and promotion this is the result of the developer being guarded on the information provided and the aim to under promise and overd deliver and of course sometimes because of translation for the specific comment regarding limb grave my takeaway is that the expansion will operate much like dark souls and bloodborne and simply add a new Zone which will have sub areas and dungeons with within it the official website emphasizes an area size in both the English and Japanese versions of the game calling them vast Maps they also go on to emphasize seamless transition from dungeon to field and intricate World design reading between the lines I think this means that we won't be getting empty vast spaces but rather a more focused approach to a very carefully designed area with a wealth of content this would be a similar approach to bloodborne that added only four new areas but almost doubled the endgame trick weapons giving players new ways to approach the whole game the Euro gamer interview reinforces this perspective stating that the expansion difficulty would be comparable with endgame which means that the developer is expecting that you'll pick up new tools and builds and move on to New Game Plus with [Music] them the trailer revealed several characters boss encounters enemies and showed off some new equipment and skills let's break it down we know from the developer interview that there will be more than 10 new boss fights we do not know if these are simply field bosses which could be quite underwhelming and in terms of Boss encounters for from software or If Miyazaki was thinking of the harshest of boss fights in this instance I'm inclined to believe he meant serious boss fights as limb grave alone has something like 30 boss encounters when including field bosses so if you're looking at something of comparable size with Legacy Dungeons and more density there's no way they only fit 10 or so in there feeling quite excited by the thought that it's 10 new main boss fights and who knows how many smaller ones the biggest game changer for me is going to be the eight new weapon categories to be added to the game this is a massive increase similar to bloodborne as there are currently 31 categories and eight more represents a 25.8% increase the simplest guess here is that we're getting some new types of magic with our own weapon type new melee equipment options and some new ranged options on the specific point as I mentioned in the trailer Impressions video there's a line that mentions take on these threats with the new powers you can acquire this could be related to the weapons but it could also mean we may get some new specific abilities such as those from the great runs I would really like to see something like this in a more impactful way and have it affect gameplay radically so I'm hoping I'm reading this correctly in terms of other content and going by how previous expansions have worked we can expect to see a whole set of new enemies and a complement of new skills ashes of War Talisman and armor if we stick to the numbers from Lim grave as a reference this could mean over 18 NPCs 40 Wildlife creatures and enemies plus over 100 unique items ashes Keys magic and equipment to give you some perspective the artorius of the Abyss expansion for Dark Souls added five spells five NPCs four bosses and 33 total mix of items weapons and armor the conclusion I'm drawing here is that we're going to get the bloodborne treatment of an expansion area that's not vast in size versus total game but has depth of content and mechanics that will radically change how you approach and feel about the entire Elder ring experience now onto the specific editions revealed by the trailer let's have a frame by frame look the first pans of the shadowlands has has the character and torrent speeding down the road literally following micha's path as shown in the previous teaser art where torrent and Micha navigate the same field the area is littered by Graves that we can presume are from the cleansing and in the background we see what I'll call the shadow tree a withered and smoldering version of The Familiar Ur tree of the base game that is almost behind a sort of veil and may well signal this is a Purgatory land or what lies Beyond as the scene expands you can observe the roots embedded into the landscape reminding me of death rout and reinforcing the grave and blight theme of the area you're next treated to a closeup of a new armor set which we can presume will be rather heavy and is a bit similar to the carry KN set and importantly a symbol of what looks like a crescent with a cross or Star this could be the DLC version of guidance by Grace but it's most likely a great Rune as the symbol looks like a tweaked version of the great Rune of The Unborn the next scene depicts a different landscape this time with a reddish sky and sunset glow and yet another new armor set and large great swword with the armor draped at what looks to be fur not unlike bles this is most likely an NPC set further along the sky changes again to a bluish tinge and showcases yet another armor set that looks extremely heavy and maybe made of camic could it be pot related we don't know but it does remind me somewhat of the Sentinels from the base game it is holding a giant version of a fire pot later on in the trailer will see that this is a new throwable item now things get interesting showing another new set with a zoom into a white masked figure laying on a bed of flowers similar to those you see around Millennia blade of Micha this is yet another new armor set and a small environment reveal could this character laying here be a masked Micha we don't know the next area is a large and destroyed audience room with Purple filmed brazers and Eerie Blue candles at the Throne of this room sits a Regal NPC with regalia somewhat reminiscent of rala style a shorter hat and larger exuberant collored Robee this is another armor you will most likely be able to obtain the pace changes to show the tarnished riding through a blighted swamp with dead trees roots and what seems to be a poisoned but smoldering ground we know Miyazaki confirmed that he loves doing swamps and seemed to imply there would be more than one so this confirms the first look a portrait is then shown that depicts a lordly couple with a woman touching her stomach and placing a hand on the map it would be logical to assume that this is the mother referenced by the voiceover of the trailer but there's too many ways this could go to be definitive this could be FIA and her late husband for instance as we continue the tarnished has seen exploring an underground area with large pots and low visibility requiring a torch could this be where the pots are from or cre cre it this is most likely a legacy dungeon or an exploration dungeon within the new region and the segue to a very interesting view that took me right to volcano manner from the base game a magma area with a large chain platform is seen since the theme of the DLC seems to have a lot to do with fire and cleansing the tree in the area is indeed smoldering it's possible this area is actually near or within the tree after that Peak we're shown what is most likely one of the main Legacy dungeons of the DLC a quite beautiful Fortress with white walls and beautiful pillars the top of the Fortress foress is however disintegrating and disappearing to ashes likely due to the fading of the tree reinforcing the Fire theme a giant construct of iron and fire is seen standing up which is most likely the opening cut scene for a boss fight similar to that of the fire Giant in the base game and includes large AOE fire attacks more enemies are shown including a repugnant wormlike creature and a surprising boss fight with a pseudo Chinese dragon using massive lightning attacks and deathlight that actually made me think of wukong's trailer we highlighted a little while back the foot of this character looks strikingly similar to the foot of marget from the base game indicating this is possibly an omen or related to him in some way the trailer returns to now show the main antagonist of the expansion Mesmer the Impaler who seems to summon Fire magic that has some effect akin to blood AKA blood Flame the brief glimpse of this character Segways into action showing dual wielding attacks with a new paired weapon against new enemies in an underground area grass and water and showcasing a specific Dash move note how one of the blades is held up upside down a nighttime scene is also shown where tarnished used a new throwing knife skill and potentially another new paired weapon against a new type of enemy that uses a large Cleaver the trailer then crescendos to the full-blown animation of an entirely new magic pink colored and with lots of Butterfly Effects which may mean it has a connection to Micha and could be Mesmer magic next up we see full-on martial arts with some sort of skill that enables the tarnish to create Flying Kicks Mortal Kombat style against yet another new enemy type that's wielding a new twin blade then we can see a tarnished using a new armor set and a new ranged weapon that fires several projectiles in quick succession and some sort of new Beast Roar similar to the dragon magic we know from the base game but with a bear's head another area is then revealed featuring a samurai facing off against what looks like one of millson's sisters in a night field with blue flowers and fireflies this is another armor set and weapon reveal as these are not in the base game another boss is shown this time a knight mounting a large boar using a purple lightning Enchanted Lance this is a new kind of magic not currently in the game and probably another armor set we can obtain another boss is then shown a large hippo Beast crawling across shallow water and summoning large protective spikes around its head before returning to an underground area with suspicious flowers to show a large alanar boss with a broken Steed wielding a massive curved club that can be thrown like a disc or Boomerang as the trailer nears its end another possible boss is shown a creature clad in aged yellow robes and impaled by Golden shards followed by more details on the fight with the Mesmer showcasing some of his moves and the sort of twin blade Shield combo weapon that we've never seen before additionally we can see the tarnished used a winged ability that Crucible Knights are well known for finally implemented into the game presumably as an ash of war or perhaps as a mysterious power that we touched upon earlier and the trailer closes off with a glimpse of michola standing before what we'll call The Shadow tree with all this content you know what this means I'm about to add another 100 builds to our builds collection and another eight best weapon of Elden rings to our series of course be aiming to finish the current series by June so feel free to drop ideas or suggestions in the comments another aspect that is reinforced throughout the promotional materials about Shadow the Earth tree is freedom freedom to make your character your build your progression your choices in this sense we can expect that the expansion difficulty will be on par with the base game where the most challenging encounters were optional to complete but Miyazaki also hinted that they wanted to make the expansion possible to access and exit from this I would assume that the entry point to the shadowed lands will be relatively early in the game given that the DLC story follows Micha I assume the most obvious place would be moog's Palace by touch the withered arm and travel to the realm of Shadow but it's possible there may also be an entrance from The Rose Church and louria or a simple Gateway unlocked by some NPC interaction or special item the plot itself is clearly laid out micholas set off to the land of Shadow discarding Divinity body and golden Power these lands were scorched by Mesmer in a cleansing after a holy war which seems to refer to The Crucible I don't want to go too deeply into this but we have a whole series of lore shorts and a lore page on the wiki that can really help piece together the background leading to this expansion it's also important to note that while there are Clues and many theories to be had often surrounding death blight Melina smoldering butterflies grapes and blood the official materials clearly State a story never told before so the expansion is going to be filling in blanks and adding context to the existing game not repeating what you already know with a game play and release date so came pre-orders you can now pre-order Shadow the or tree for $39.99 USD as an upgrade to your base game there's also a premium addition priced at $449.99 and shockingly a full-on collector's edition that includes a figure of Mesmer for $249.99 USD by pre-ordering any of the available editions for shadow of the earth tree players will be able to obtain a special gesture called ring of Micha The Standard Edition of shadow of the earth tree contains a copy of the DLC while the premium bundle contains a copy of the DLC a digital art book and the original soundtrack The collector's edition also contains a shadow of the earth tree voucher code official soundtrack 40-page hard cover art book and a 46 CM statue of Mesmer the Impaler and that's all we have for this video analyzing the eler ring DLC Gameplay trailer but we'd love to hear your thoughts and theories will you be playing the game in anticipation of the DLC is there any content you'd like to see before June what are you most excited about for the expansion share your thoughts with us in the comments [Music] below [Music] [Music] w

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Length: 13min 46sec (826 seconds)

Published: Thu Feb 22 2024