30 minutes in and i love when the algorithm brings me a creator I can immediately tell takes things seriously. the brainpower on display in the first 10 minutes alone has me hooked. great introduction to your channel - can't wait to watch you play through the DLC and relive that first time feeling alongside ya.

Love to have you back, my man. Hope you enjoy the DLC!

"Blood loss in vicinity" bleed procs that happen near you give you a damage boost

One last comment: You are doing great. Your readings of the lore and your interpretations are so good. Get those anxious jitters out.

Omg your high-pitched voice is a great addition to this playthrough 😂❤

Omg, you're back! Your commentary is calming and thought-provoking

Christmas came early this year. Love all of your content bro, I had given up hope for a DLC playthrough 🥹

LET'S GO REGRET LET'S GO

Great to see you back Aegon. The Scadutree being presented as a shadow of the 'real' tree is kinda funny. As you get close to the Scadutree you notice that it is solid, material, while the Erdtree is the one that is ephemeral. I did not find any confirmation of this theory on the game, but when I noticed this I convinced myself that the Scadutree is the felled and rotting trunk of the original Great tree that somehow took parts of the lands between down to the shadows with it after whatever happened to create the Erdtree happened.

So happy to see you back! Your commentary is one of a kind!

It's wonderful seeing you back! Thank you for taking the time to record and upload your playthrough of the DLC. This was quite the pleasant surprise, and I look forward to seeing what kind of trouble Regret will find himself in. Take care, Aegon ;)

Yoooooooooo!!!!!!

Welcome back, friend! What an absolute joy it is to see a new Aegon video. You have truly been missed. Your videos are simply a warm safe space in a progressively more hostile internet (and, let's be frank, world). Pre-liking and settling down to enjoy this!

You should probably check out the story trailer for the dlc if you haven't already, its basically the intro cutscene for the dlc but for some reason is nowhere in the game

The legend returns! A glorious day!

50:17 not gonna lie I only got this reference upon hearing you say it, this is so much funnier now I was so excited to watch this first thing in the morning as a treat! I missed your playthrough style tremendously after finishing your base game series. Everything is just right, like coming back home. Thank you for the hard work in recording and editing etc. It's only the first episode and already you are picking up on things that I didn't in my own journey, which makes me so happy as it helps to deepen my experience of the lore. And I have to say you are actually doing quite well combat-wise. This DLC's difficulty is no joke as you will have no doubt learned by now, ugly displays are an inevitability even for the best among us. 😄If the speedrunners I've watched are anything to go by. Anyway, looking forward to more thoughts and observations from your perspective, Shadow of the Erdtree's lore is incredibly rich and inspiring both in terms of introducing brand new concepts as well as revealing critical hints about the established "known" world. (And yeah you are not the only one who thought "huh, things are getting very Dark Souls in my Elden Ring all of a sudden".) Edit: I spat when you did the Ooooo~ ghost voice thing again for the first time, caught me off guard after this time gap, but I laughed so hard thank you.

Huzzah for the return of the King! Soulsmas is real! So good to see you back in my feed, Aegon! So funny to see your first steps into the Realm of Shadow matched my own to an uncanny degree. The first landscape upon arriving is so heavily scarred by the ravages of war, FromSoft really smacks you in the face with it... Or rather, caves in your noggin with the two-ton fist of an incandescent cage golem. What's really compelling is the language they use to describe the war-- Messmer led a "crusade" to scour the land with fire. Is the religious zeal that word connotates sincere? Just an excuse? Does it matter either way? The past year has had me thinking a lot about motivations behind war and genocide and the reasons and results of colonial violence. There are some harrowing parallels that can be gleaned between Messmer and the hornsent and things that are ongoing to this day. It all reminds me of this quote from fantasy author Joe Abercrombie in his novel RED COUNTRY: "Evil turned out not to be a grand thing. Not sneering Emperors with their world-conquering designs. Not cackling demons plotting in the darkness beyond the world. It was small men with their small acts and their small reasons. It was selfishness and carelessness and waste. It was bad luck, incompetence, and stupidity. It was violence divorced from conscience or consequence. It was high ideals, even, and low methods." Really lovely of you to share your playthrough with us! Very excited for your thoughts on what's to come. This DLC was a very intriguing extension of the base game and it is very dense. Can't wait!

This popping up in my feed made my month! So glad to watch, & happy to hear about Dark Souls 3 Lets Talk Lore returning down the road. Hope all is well

I think that "Shadows of Yharnam" is a concept that might deserve revisiting in the context of Shadow of the Erdtree. And Empyrean Shadows, for that matter.

Wow I haven’t even finished the DLC yet. This’ll be the first time I’ll playing the game along with aegon how exciting! Also I never understood the “playing online and reading messages are spoilers” it’s the intended way of playing the game especially given how obtuse these games can be.

Lets goooo. Im finishing watching your base game playthrough and i will jump into the dlc. Its one hell of a ride for sure

loved your long essay, i had been watching a lot of lore and theory content at the time i found that video, but that one so so full of fresh ideas and unique perspectives, i am excited to watch your journey through the shadow lands, and i am interested in hearing your perspectives on this lore as compared to the base game and how the two connect

The joy I feel seeing an upload from you almost brings a tear to my eye after following you so many years. Hope you're keeping well, Aegon!

54:05 “tutelary” refers to the deity’s role as a guardian or protective spirit. Kind of how many cities in antiquity had a particular patron god/goddess.

I checked your channel a few days ago to see if I missed anything about you playing the DLC. I saw your community post, and now we're here. It will be great

Aegon just a small thing about the scadutree fragments and the spirit ash. They are meant to be upgraded the same way as the flasks or weapons. You would say it's the DLC upgrade system, cus things ramp up like crazy. Also, apparently the word "Scadu" is from old English, and it means Shadow. Great vid keep up with the great work and hope you are having fun with your play thru

i don't think i've ever waited for a youtube playthrough as earnestly as i have this one. thank you, aegon, for the truly insightful analyses, the positivity, and just being the best.

Welcome back Aegon. 🫂

Wasn't expecting to see this in my feed but it's most welcome.

The shadows are not the same model as the Commoners. Aside from just being a new model, there's one big detail they have that the commoner's don't. Edit: Also, that is a new description for that Larval tear, so I'd say give it a read.

Did you watch the story trailer?

yessssssss!!! really excited for this

OH SHIT IT'S TIME

I SCREAMED SEEING THIS POP UP!!! So excited to watch this later!! 💖💖💖

Let's GOOOO❤‍🔥💥

HELL to the YES!!! Welcome back Aegon!!! It's so cool to see you've been able to play Shadow of the Erdtree!!! I genuinely loved it. It's honestly my favorite piece of Elden Ring now. So excited to see your playthrough! Love and best wishes! <3<3<3

got unreasonably excited when I saw this pop up in my feed

been excited for this one

Man I missed this series! Love your methodical approach!

the legend is back

Ahh, the playthrough we've all been waiting for

Great start to the playthrough! There’s a lot of material in this dlc that fits your analytical style and I’m interested to hear your thoughts

Pleasant surprise to see this! Excite!!

Hi, Aegon! Been waiting for it!

I'm so happy you are able to play the DLC!! So happy for you playing! :)

This has truly made my day.

I finished your elden ring series literally two days ago so this is perfect😂

LFG!

oh my glob