A Powerful Start to Elden Ring | Weeping Peninsula

[@VaatiVidya]

Some of you might have seen this video already, as I uploaded a bad version yesterday - it had terrible audio desync in the second half. I made the tough decision to fix it and reupload - the KZbin algorithm is not going to be happy with me lol

[@EndEz108]

Was wondering why i was having deja vu, will still watch it all tho, ty Vaati 🙏

[@zetazetaman]

Works for me. I missed it yesterday, but this showed up just in time for breakfast!

[@charlzardgaming9201]

I normally don't comment but I'll add more to the interaction :D

[@Pain0nRye]

Thanks Vaati I thought I learned to time travel for a second…damn it haha

[@justyourfriendlypebble8943]

Oh i was so confused lmao

[@Auralnauts]

I appreciate how much you left in this edit. It's surprisingly encouraging to see someone with such an intimate grasp on combat still bork a fight from time to time and panic roll until he dies.

[@AxxLAfriku]

Chill out, what ya yellin' for? Lay back, it's all been done before. And if you could only let it be, you will see that I am the funniest YouT*ber of all time. Admit it, my dear follow*r aura

[@andrew20195]

Auralnauts commenting on a Vaati video?! Not something I expected, but awesome!

[@alexeru6154]

If you’ve ever watched vaatis streams you’d know he’s not one of the best out there combat wise. Even if he’s seen as sort an authority on lore.

[@game-enjoyer13]

Us vets get fucked plenty, don’t worry lol. Especially with it being a HUGE new game with so so so many new things in it.

[@waffleboy159]

@@game-enjoyer13 Countless times has my vet friend gone, "oh shit-" before being removed from the boss fight. These games never get old.

[@xurwolfe2301]

CAN WE HAVE A SERIES LIKE THIS??? I LOVE THIS STYLE, I WILL LOVE TO BINGE IT

[@Thunder_Snug]

it doesn't need to be a first time playthrough, please take your time and enjoy this game yourself. this video style is very enjoyable, not just because of fresh interactions, but for your well paced commentary on the lore and giving a deeper view of things we didn't notice

[@XxCHRISchaosxX]

he always puts out content like this for all souls games, so definitely subscribe and give it time. He'll get to the entire game, in time

[@CausalityUsurper]

Prepare to cry is a series you bum.

[@Michael-Hammerschmidt]

This is so alike the old Epic Name Bro lore playthroughs, I love it!

[@3rd_iimpact]

@@Michael-Hammerschmidt What happened to him?

[@Defenestration_of_Prague]

I want a series of this so bad. Each land having a small story arc. Incredible.

[@skeletonwar4445]

Defeating Margit is actually not required to go to the roundtable hold. If you explore the world enough, she also invites you without ever beating a boss.

[@bluecoat537]

Yeah, I got the cutscene when I rested at the site of grace outside the teleport trap in Caelid. I assumed it was just a playtime counter or based on how many places you've explored.

[@marloncebo242]

@@bluecoat537 pretty sure it's 3 campsites

[@Klaudaslt]

@@marloncebo242 I think 3 "Graces" is for the cut scene where you get Torent

[@Olgruum]

its 3 graces to get torrent, and the ability to level up. To the enter the roundtable though you dont have to beat margit, i believe you just need to sit at 3 more graces following the torrent encounter. (the number could be wrong, but on both of my playthroughs so far i didn't touch margit's fight and still got invited to the roundtable after procing a few graces across the open world)

[@DuoGodGaming]

Yes, this is true

[@SonicHaXD]

Vati casually explaining the lore of the Grafted Scion while completely wrecking it XD

[@iHaveTheDocuments]

I'm wondering how vatti practiced on him since you can't exactly re fight him like a normal boss.

[@ramanand5187]

@@iHaveTheDocuments idk if you have come across this yet, but you can fight the same scion later in the game in the castle. Not as a boss fight, but as a mini mini boss fight. Has the same moves, and has a site of grace near it, so good place to practice if you wanna beat it

[@beasthunter7480]

@@iHaveTheDocuments he would create a cloud save before the fight then continue to reload that save each time he dies. You just have to set your system to not auto upload saves to the cloud

[@thehighground1226]

@@ramanand5187 actually you can come back to the area where he was with the scion, in a portal at liurnia

[@Moon_Presence]

That is because he recorded his voice over the video.

[@ethanmurray5001]

Funny anecdote, I thought someone I was summoned to help was wearing a really cool looking helmet that I hadn't found yet when I realized it was actually the regular Kaiden helm and he'd just been nailed twice in the head by the flying enemies who shoot feathers giving him a very fashionable plume

[@xLionsxxSmithyx]

I got shot in the nuts by an invader with an arrow... I don't think he found it funny when I pummeled them to death with my hammer.

[@9000tastebuds]

I lol’d

[@blackjoker2345]

The next level of Fashion Souls, Purposefully getting hit to add decorations to your armor.

[@DeJhin]

This game has genuinely brought back that feeling of wonder for me. For the first time in a long time I get excited waiting to get off work so i can continue exploring this vast and beautiful world.

[@TheNoxmage]

I have not felt this much joy from a game since DS1. I play games my whole life

[@WickerMan98]

100%, not since skyrim came out have I actually daydreamed of a game when not playing it. Even bloodborne didnt get close enough, and I llloooovveeee that game

[@megapet777]

this exactly.

[@venandis7833]

is all I can think about while at work

[@signoguns8501]

Great, isnt it? Must say, I was a little disappointed with the first area. It was a fairly generic medieval fantasy setting. But once I got up into the northern and north Eastern parts of the map, with all the autumn trees and yellow skies, the windmills and the dancing witches, the volcano area with countless dead bodies hung by their ankles on either side of the road, and then the alien landscapes with red skies and red soil and the weird twisted trees, I was absolutely blown away. So vivid and unique and all just dripping with atmosphere. This game probably has some of the best environmental story telling in any soulsborne game so far. George RR Martin and Miyazaki need to work together more often.

[@ericharbour9254]

Just started on the weeping peninsula yesterday. Then I got hit by a transport trap and realised the map is so much bigger then I thought.

[@VaatiVidya]

heh, you just wait

[@TrexxArmz]

Same thing happened to me. 😂

[@manjiimortal]

That completely freaked me out when I was caught on it. Though I think it's not the same, as I didn't get caught by the one on the Weeping Peninsula. The area was... I'd say late game. I was quite scared by it.

[@TrexxArmz]

@@manjiimortal brings back pleasant memories of Bloodborne. Haha.

[@Terszel]

I remember when I got transported very...VERY far away to an end game area (you'll know it if you get there, not talking about Selia, MUCH farther), and by looking off the edge and below, even that place wasn't the edge of the map. So yeah, game is massive

[@tecknyne1]

Wonderful delivery, I spent a few hours wondering if my memory was false as I couldn't find this video when searching after seeing it on my recommended feed, almost gave up and decided I was either mistaken and created a false memory of you posting a new Elden ring video or you posted the video in another timeline and I somehow branched out of it in my way home from work. Glad to see I was mistaken and it really existed.

[@VaatiVidya]

The previous version had a framerate issue that put the gameplay audio badly out of sync, so I made the hard decision to unlist and reupload. The KZbin algorithm isn't going to like me lol

[@TheSarge23]

@@VaatiVidya ... I was thinking I was going insane for a hot second here. That actually puts me at ease. :D I hope that the algorithm forgives you. :)

[@patricklorran1960]

I was so sad lol. I saw the video but left it there so I could watch last night, I ordered some food, put on KZbin on tv aaaaand it was gone

[@abdalla8558]

@@VaatiVidya bro respect for the dedication 👏

[@Laloslawyer]

@@VaatiVidya true fans watched the OG video anyway while getting slaughtered by random grunts in the overworld

[@boripatpraidam6877]

To continue on with Edgar's story, you actually find him in the Northwest of Liurnia. When he sees you, he will start attacking out of blind anger and vengeance. You killing him puts him at rest and ends his tragic story.

[@versaii5519]

wow

[@Patchess]

No. He invades you. The location you find him is The Revenger's Shack. He drops a Shabriri grape which is integral to The Lord of Frenzied Flame ending.

[@Scofflaw91]

@@Patchess Did not realize that was him. I guess the implication is that he went insane? Or else had a death wish?

[@Patchess]

@@Scofflaw91 Considering that he had a shabriri grape on him, his eyes were afflicted with the frenzied flame.

[@bobobsen]

@@Scofflaw91 there is a spirit near him facing towards the shack that says something about madness and how love and revenge have become one. So yes he went insane.

[@VaatiVidya]

At 24:37 I say that "Morne" was Irina's companion..but that's not true. Eygon is his name, and Morne is the apostle referenced in the armour that he wears. I always get their names mixed up in my head! Also, at 12:27 I say that you have to defeat Margit to get to Roundtable Hold - but of course, this isn't the only way. You can also go around Stormveil to Liurnia to trigger this, and it seems if you simply explore enough other areas that it will trigger eventually as well.

[@matt-ek4rz]

How come you reuploaded this from yesterday?

[@rolf565]

Or if you Fall into the Trap in the Dragonburnt Ruins :) When you find a Grace in the Swamp, she will also invite you happend to me. After got scared to death in these Mines...

[@FisherLmao]

vaati

[@donaldwormington9176]

Also I found that if you just die to margit over and over … like me… she eventually shows up for you at the sight of grace right outside the fight lol.

[@GrizzLee30]

I got my invitation pretty early in the game I think. I did not explore much, in fact I took the most direct route to Margit the fell. (WHen I say direct I mean I went from Grace to Grace as it guided me to the boss fight.) I got stomped by him twice, and then I sat down at the Castle tunnel grace and got invited. I did not explore much of anything, nor did I do much of anything. The only deviation I made was doing one cavern dungeon, and that was before I even met the "Firekeeper" (I forget what she is called in this one.) I think this might be the fastest way to get an invitation, but I have not re-tested this.

[@jakubchalupa8510]

I have absolutely no idea how Fromsoft managed to create such a massive game, while keeping it fresh all the time. The amount of work must have been insaaaane

[@steel5897]

It took 6 years to make, and unlike most games that take that long it clearly had a very smooth and intense development process nonstop, unlike most of the industry where those 6 years would be comprised of 3 years of pre-production, 2 years of making a project they scrap later, and then 1 year of insane crunch to get it out. They made Dark Souls 3 in like 2 years, so they've always been extremely productive and efficient, then you can imagine what they could do with 6 years and this is the result. Godlike developers, honestly. Also keep in mind in many ways all of their games since Demon's could be seen as the actual pre-production of Elden Ring, they used *everything* they learned while making it. Idiots complain about "reused animations" without seeing the big picture of how this game even came to be in the first place. It's the culmination of over a decade of work.

[@qwormuli77]

@@steel5897 Oh, yeah, they've used a ton of assets from DS3, not to mention design. And by that, I mean a *TON.* But most of that is baked so well into the background that I'd bet a fresh player couldn't notice. To the people that _are_ in the know, it largely works as throwbacks and easter eggs. Besides, how many of us would actually want wasted dev time or less content for them to remake mundane animations or reskinning some entities? Besides a scant few 1-to-1 re-usages I dislike a bit (those Thralls had hoods for a reason, it fucking seems) most of it is completely negligible --And some of it straight up positive!

[@jojoversus1100]

FromSoft is the greatest game development company of all time. There's a reason why the Souls community is larger than even the GTAV community. Google it. The amount of active players in Dark Souls II is always larger than the online GTAV players. No joke.

[@scott96999]

Really? It all feels extremely lazy to me. Literally cannot find a way to enjoy it.

[@nunull6427]

You start to see a lot of old assets, but imo it's done really tastefully. Found Anor Londo tho

[@frankystein499]

Vaati: "bleed and fire, that's the way to go" Proceeds to get mauled by the bear. Vaati: ".....aight, imma head out"

[@procudo4988]

Then he said: "That cave was a bit of a 'bore'" haha

[@kevinkellyantonio3040]

couldn't help but exhale through my nose in disappointment but i can totally agree with his decision

[@allthatisandeverwas]

Those bears are the worrrrst, particularly in Mistwood where you can get surrounded by them.

[@ivanliew5714]

I guess he can't bear it

[@DisAnimated]

Proceeds to try and use sleep instead

[@Rexwar31]

I still love “don’t just rush through it” because I am still well into the game, level 104 on my character and I have *just* left the capital.

[@hctaz]

Honestly Vaati, I feel you on the “fear of missing out” thing with this game. I greatly appreciate your videos like this one which point out some interesting places to go and bosses to fight. By taking your time to play through the game slowly and making these videos, it’s helping prevent ME (and probably several others) from just rushing through to the end either on purpose or accidentally. I accidentally skipped basically all of the content in Limgrave and fought the first major boss before even getting the whetstone or crafting kit. So just remember that you’re not only increasing your own enjoyment of the game by exploring its depth, you’re also helping every one of your viewers get the true Elden Ring experience at the same time.

[@crazyrabitbob5891]

I spend so much fucking time in stormveil castle jumping on every ledge and climbing on every tower, still not sure I found everything...

[@clydedavis3623]

My friends are all off killing dozens of other bosses but I'm still in the beginning killing early bosses and they all think I'm in end game cause in finding tons of stuff they didn't lmao

[@humbleservant7797]

You moving to fast. Why not enjoy the game yourself instead of enjoying somebody else playing more.

[@clydedavis3623]

@@humbleservant7797 feel like you missed the point he was making

[@hctaz]

@@humbleservant7797 dude is correct in saying you’re missing my point. Vaati mentioned that he has this feeling of missing out on the later parts of the game that other people are already at while he’s taking things super slow. I’m just saying that him “missing out” on the end game by going slowly to make in-depth content for us not only enhances his own gameplay but also helps his viewers: people like me who aren’t intentionally trying to go fast, but we simply aren’t the exploratory type. So he’s helping tons of people get the fullest experience with Elden Ring even at the cost of going more slowly while others have “finished” the game

[@Loffeleif]

This is my first time experiencing a souls game on launch with the community. What a magical weekend it's been.

[@lukefisher8417]

Enjoy and don’t give up!

[@VictorYamaykin]

Umbasa

[@ajaychauhan121]

Samee😭😭

[@dustin3170]

Same I was late with all the other souls games

[@cloudbloom]

Enjoy and welcome to one of the best game communities I've ever been a part of✌️

[@tennesseeheckler3014]

Only 5 minutes in, and WOW! You doing a play through while talking about the lore is the best lets play I have ever seen, hands down. Pleas tell me you plan to do the whole game this way! Pure awesome.

[@steel5897]

I hope he does but judging by the history of the channel, don't hold your breath. Not only did he have trouble keeping up this pace of high quality edited content with the other From games, but Elden Ring is easily 5+ times as large as any of them.

[@nymetsfan912]

This guy is one of the most epic gamers/voiceovers ever

[@tabbycrumch3062]

@@steel5897 ..? gameplay footage is high quality content? literally everything Vaati has made is better.

[@price8346]

I was very surprised when I got around to the Weeping Peninsula after Godrick and found it incredibly trivial. I'd sort of imagined that every area connected to Limgrave was going to be it's own 'next-level' zone with it's own Big Boss so I waited until after the castle to tackle them. Instead it feels like the actual starting zone.

[@devontufts1291]

You might be right. I finished at of the Peninsula before even fighting Margit. Found it much harder than Stormveil. Lionel was tougher than Godrick for me.

[@devontufts1291]

@Andrew h1213 During my 219hr playthrough I figured it out. He's really weak to counter guards. Still in Retrospect in the early levels I found Godrick much easier.

[@Manus_Factum]

You're kind of supposed to fight Margit, Lose and then go "well that was north guess I'll go south"

[@mr.rng8006]

@@Manus_Factum I just thought it was supposed to be hard . He took me about 10 tries but I thought he was just ER’s father gascoigne

[@Manus_Factum]

@@mr.rng8006 oh for sure, I mean it's a souls game any boss is doable at any point if you're willing to suffer it.

[@SRFriso94]

I loved exploring Castle Morne, it just had such a rich atmosphere of a lost fortress, and a pretty cool boss at the end. Though that courtyard I can sum up in two words: fuck dogs. The one thing that will never change in FromSoft games.

[@custodianvrael6471]

dogs and swamps mate

[@XZD13]

in this game dogs are super easy to defeat. just hold block with your shield, then after a blocked attack press r2

[@TheDonUrbas]

dogs were only fine in Sekiro where you could one shot them with shuriken. Other than that absolutely fuck them

[@TheKingsPride]

Is it just me or are the dogs way worse in this game than any of their previous titles? I miss the single shuriken dogs from Sekiro, these guys are way too fast and dodge every single one of my swings.

[@atavusable]

It was fine , I ended up farming that courtyard after a few bad runs.

[@Revaks]

After having played through this, listening to it back with your story beats breakdowns makes it SO MUCH BETTER. Thank you!

[@avengingsylph]

Same! Been watching Vaati for years even without playing a soul's game. He is a critical part of Soul's games right now, especially if you are interested in the lore. Watching this after fully completing that quest makes it so much better and the way that Vaati fills in all these little details.

[@chinchinlovs6563]

Im patiently waiting for a new episode though I want him to post soon.

[@Zarzar22]

Yeah that opening area with the crashed wagon. I never put a single thought to it. Just snuck by, seeing it as a videogame level. Ill need to pay more attention moving forwards to scenes set up like this

[@mirangames6642]

thats why i dont like this game.Its just so...stupid story and dostnt explayn anything.JUst stupid

[@chinchinlovs6563]

@@mirangames6642 well at least you know the games not for you now

[@gascan7333]

PLEASE do more of this. I love this format, highlighting some of the environmental storytelling I missed. Also I love the idea of you going through each episode with a different build and showcasing some key items for it. Seriously, love this and I hope to see a full playthrough in this style, though I imagine it takes a lot of time.

[@Nightmoore]

Oh my god, this is the best elden ring content on the internet. So well edited. Your storytelling skills are on point. Instant sub. I could watch you do a whole play through like this.

[@dailyelevation2813]

His videos turned Dark Souls 3 from a horror to a world class RPG for me. Elden Ring is sure to be the same!

[@KaptainKommissar]

Vaati's been doing content like this for a decade what did you expect

[@thareap3r93]

Already played it for about 50 hours, it feels like From Soft made a near perfect game, I can complain about very small details, like that one time I didnt have a checkpoint infront of the boss, but in general the game feels incredible. Especially some of the later bosses leaving me to think about the encounter for a few minutes before I could do anything else, like mouth open marveling at the screen. Truly a game worthy to be beaten without rolling, soul level 1, no estus, blindfolded while playing on the donkey kong bongas

[@feluto7172]

I really dont think thats possible this time around lmao, that haligtree boss seems like it will be impossible at sl1

[@wakaman3295]

I would like to purchase the game but I've heard there are some performance issues. What was your experience ?

[@MrTurtleninja69]

@@wakaman3295 i have 40 hours in it so far with a 1070 ti and i5-8400, the game is phenomenal. I have encountered a couple performance issues with frames dropping/stuttering but i've yet to die from it because it's usually when entering a new area for things to load. One time i've had performance issues dropping to 20 fps for a second in a boss fight and i havent had it happen again. there are so many things to discover in this game, yet it doesnt seem overwhelming because everything is fair. definitely love the this masterpiece and would recommend for anybody that has an interest in souls games.

[@Loregasmo]

SL1 will never happen, not with this game. You can get to the end of the game without killing a single thing but there’s (no spoilers) a point where you HAVE to kill at least 8 bosses and a minimum of 10 mini-bosses. Plus, there’s like 200 bosses in the game so why you would even want to do that is behind me,

[@brokenshadows9357]

@@wakaman3295 tried game on my laptop that doesnt meet min requirements and it ran pretty good. consistently 45-50 with minor drops

[@MoonshineAnimations]

MAN, having shield really makes a difference huh? saw you tank that Giant's arrow. That's nutty

[@flightlessagbsls]

You can block things that don't seem like they're blockable right at the beginning in this one

[@humbleservant7797]

I like when i block and my character gets pushed and rolls back. Makes the fight seem hard fought.

[@xikura]

Shouldn't be possible to be honest. But a lot of damage in this game from monstrosities can be blocked like that, so it fits the recipe

[@trentneilson9783]

You can't normally block that attack is because of his ash of war on the shield. He was spending MP between arrows to allow him to take no damage.

[@xikura]

@@trentneilson9783 I think you can, managed to block two arrows yesterday, takes almost all my stamina though. Had he hit me when I was closer I bet I'd take some damage, but I was riding around him by then.

[@chidster64]

Pro-tip for Night's Cavalry: He will never swing his flail on his left side. If you always approach him from that side it makes the fight much more predictable

[@allthatisandeverwas]

Similar strategy works on the Tree Sentinel, and if you stun them with a power attack, you can get a few hits in from behind, too.

[@codygriffin8256]

Fun fact I have actually had him swing on his left at me. It is incredibly rare though.

[@offwhitesage3903]

@@codygriffin8256 yea but the left sided swing isn't as hard so me and my 10 vitality can tank that shit

[@scottiecurrie7927]

He tries to strafe you onto his right side hard too. If you get on his left side you can mess him up

[@codygriffin8256]

@@offwhitesage3903 100 percent lol. Hit like a b8tch

[@smugf5]

I want this series to continue!!! It’s so calming to listen to and gives so much lore while the gameplay goes it’s so coooool!

[@sliightdriizzle6011]

I’ve put 20 hours into this game so far within the starting region. I’ve done NONE of the things you’ve done in this video. It’s crazy just how much there is to see and do in this game

[@andrewericdavison]

well part of that is that he said he skipped covering most of the starting area (and his level grinding) since he'd already done videos on some of that content before.

[@andrewpaul8732]

My friends and I are all level 50+ and every time we meet up at a boss door we show eachother the gear we got and we're always saying "woah whered you get THAT?" This game is huge and was worth the wait.

[@patriotsedge6730]

Same. Heh

[@thochaos13]

I was thinking the same thing. I wasn't even able to level for hours since the girl didn't appear until my second day playing it.

[@Unknownost]

The crazy part is that this isn't even half of the stuff on the Weeping Peninsula.

[@ponder6727]

I unlocked roundtable hold before beating Margit. I saw that he was difficult so I just decided to go exploring and Melina invited me at a site of grace.

[@JoeKerr420]

Same I’m lvl 46 and still haven’t fought him yet lol

[@jooot_6850]

I think Melina gives you the invitation if you get to his boss room. I got my invitation right after I respawned..

[@astartespete]

@@jooot_6850 She'll also seemingly give it if you unlock enough grace points, I'd not even been near the castle when I got my invite.

[@cruffatin]

You get it after finding your 3rd site of lost grace (I think not including the 3 that are in the tutorial section). At least I did, after unlocking at the church of elleh, North lakeshore and then she showed up at the gates

[@AGKyran]

Yeah Margit can be hard if you get there. On my side I think I explored too much, I've beat him in only a few tries. Funny thing, the final boss of the castle was easier, I killed him in two tries.

[@matrxzeno4761]

Vaati is a blessing to these games because he emphasizes on the deep, intricate lore of these games that so many people just brush over. Fantastic video and I loved how the cycle of vengeance continued on in this story.

[@TheGreatDanish]

The deep intricate lore that takes literal archeological skills to piece together. Sorting through and organizing fragmentary sources and creating a working hypothesis on available information only to come up with a conclusion that is 50% guess work. Its really obvious why most people brush over it, tbh. The world building is fantastic, but its been delivered like utter shit since Demons' souls.

[@yunglink992]

@@TheGreatDanish Bro go play something else if you need to have the lore spoon fed to you. Piecing together related item descriptions and making inferences based off of those descriptions is what makes the lore so intriguing. It's like an exercise in ancient history, finding fragments of lost history and filling in the blanks with your imagination or other descriptions to put them in context.

[@TheGreatDanish]

​@@yunglink992 Bro. no. I don't have to like the way the game forces you to write fanfiction to understand the lore to like the games :) I'll continue to bitch about Miyazaki's obsession with this awful narrative technique until the day he stops making souls games.

[@yunglink992]

@@TheGreatDanish God go play literally any other game that exists then. I'm sorry you can't be bothered to put in literally any thought to explore the games narrative, but that's your fault, it doesn't make the narrative technique awful. If you don't like then fine, but deciding to just sit and bitch about it when you have so many other options that will spoon feed the lore to you is just pathetic.

[@prismer7655]

Would love that you'd continue with this playthrough... explaining the lore as you go is just perfect.

[@TheArkedge]

FYI: i have never killed nor seen Margit and got invited to the round table after i ventured, sightseein, way to the east to the "plagued" Lands. There was a red Phantom that i killed and at a nearby grace in an ruined building she invited me to the roundtablehall

[@rustybean36]

I also was invited without fighting Margit. I actually ventured through the Siofra River and ended up in Caelid. I sat at a site of grace and Melina showed up and invited me to Roundtable Hold.

[@flippermango2619]

I was invited before Margit as well, if barely crossed the bridge into this wailing isle and she invited me.

[@Penthilus_]

I specifically lost to Margit because I thought that would trigger an invitation. Somehow, it did.

[@TheDarkblue57]

I think it might be tied to your death count.

[@Foamnerd]

I was invited after circumventing Stormveil without fighting Margit, I hadn't died in about 30 minutes either.

[@rats_3]

You actually don't have to beat margit to gain access to the roundtable hold, I think if you find enough graces Melina lets you in automatically. I got in after mistakenly wandering into the smoldering church in Caelid.

[@CrazyItalian889]

Same for me, as soon as I teleported to Caelid from the Third Church of Marika, Melina invited me

[@YeOldeMachina]

That's a cool place with an even cooler encounter

[@Thevikingninja117]

I think he recorded this before A few other videos. Because like 3 videos ago or something, he said it’s not actually known how you get to the round table as he’s seen a few different ways.

[@Nadaters]

I went around to the lake-facing cliffs and got to the roundtable before beating margit

[@Kanethedragon]

@@Nadaters Yeah, considering all the stuff people mention, it seems the main trigger is to either beat Margit or go to any major overworld area beyond Limgrave and rest at a site of grace.

[@Jargo_Z]

The Weeping peninsula is really a great place to head to first of, full of useful starting items and not too difficult in terms of enemies and bosses. It really turned my experience around starting as a wretch without anything in my hands

[@GypsyDanger2000]

Where on the map is it,?

[@indigoninja4101]

@@GypsyDanger2000 south you will find a bridge south of limgrave on your map

[@DreamskyDance]

I am exploring it right now, but i am level 35 or so and killed Margit and explored Stormvale castle a bit... i noope-ed out, when i was faced with a room with that multiarmed monster that kills you at the begining, and explored Limgrave more... Should went to Weeping peninsula earlier XD

[@soulslikefan6760]

Starting as a deprived is hard in this game. Rune drops are pretty low, armor is random, weapons require a fair amount of points to use, and you can't parry with a fist anymore.

[@AGKyran]

@@soulslikefan6760 Not that much. Well I guess it depends on people. But I started this way, and I'm 33 hours in. Limgrave was a fantastical place to explore. There's so many things to see. And about 20 optional bosses. I did my way there, and I miss only one who's still resisting. I did most of them before exploring the weeping peninsula. And honestly it was a blast. I appreciated so much to start with only a club, and to have made my way to get a full armor and a great weapon (the bloodhound sword). So really, for me it wasn't hard. Sometimes yes, but not because of my starting class. Skill does way more job than a good armor.

[@hoo7797]

It's very interesting that the next time we see Edgar he's not only hostile, but mad. He uses a few Frenzied Flame attacks and even drops a Shabriri Grape when killed. Since there is a maddness-ridden village in the peninsula, I assume Edgar was so hellbent to kill the Misbegotten that he chased them all the way to the village and became afflicted with madness.

[@Woyaboy]

This is what I like about these games so much! You can only surmise what happened b/c they don't outright tell you! Thank god for people like Vaati who helps us plebs make sense of it all! And of course people like you as well.

[@ryanfuller434]

This is exactly the content I want to watch for this game. A slow story play through. I love it and looking forward to the series!

[@fgxraven]

That story with the father and his daughter hit me strong. Had a blast today with explore and see a lot of things. Thank you for the amazing content you do for us. Be blessed

[@bumenjoyer]

When I saw the father I just killed him. He dropped something decent

[@reivl3453]

@@bumenjoyer did u killed him at the castle? I killed him after he met Irina's dead body...so like I end his life for good

[@BaldLezB_In]

@@reivl3453 he invades you at a location further north if you don’t kill him when he’s near Irina

[@speeedwagonnn6959]

@@bumenjoyer ur the worst type of souls gamer lmao, missing out on so much story for some shitty ass items 💀

[@xxx_jim_the_reaper_xxx]

@@speeedwagonnn6959 He has the potential to become a Lord of Frenzied Flame, I bet.

[@Spootyskater]

The more I play Elden Ring, the more I realize there isn’t any other word I’d use to describe it other than masterpiece

[@Dunestorm333]

The more I play ER, the more I realize how much of a masterpiece DS1 is.

[@beba3925]

@@Dunestorm333 I think i understand what you mean but can you please tell why?

[@ADDONRACER]

What bout Bloodborne?

[@Dunestorm333]

@@beba3925 I don't think Elden Ring is that special, in fact I think the open world is the weakest part of the game.

[@captainkidney8577]

My favorite word for something that can't be put into words is 'grandiose'

[@TrueGbPimp06]

Never seen a video from you before, but this is a seriously great video. I have not even really played this game yet either but couldn't stop watching , the commentary is perfectly placed with gameplay. Also you have a great way of showing success and failure in a way that isn't expected and or typical. It's just good.

[@kban6748]

VaatiVidya is basically a reason to buy the game on his own.

[@askiia8713]

@@kban6748 Vaatividya is the only reason why we even know what in the actual f*ck is happening in these games lol

[@RebeleneM]

He is the best at what he does. Truly love all his content!

[@AstonishingRed]

I think “options” is the perfect word to describe why Elden Ring is the most accessible Fromsoft game to date. It’s definitely not an easier game. It’s more like a Souls game with more options in regards to how the player engages with the hostile world.

[@xLionsxxSmithyx]

And I can't stress this enough, the world is *VERY* hostile.

[@AstonishingRed]

@@xLionsxxSmithyx It really is. I can’t remember the area, but I was exploring an area and suddenly got shot with a massive arrow. Dead. I tried to go back for the two levels worth of runes that I dropped, I was finally able to see the giant off in the distance who was shooting the arrows. Tried to make a mad rush on foot to get my runes back, and the mother trucker got me again. Runes lost. Now I’m just always expecting some kind of ambush while exploring

[@xLionsxxSmithyx]

@@AstonishingRed sounds like the area just before Castle Morne.

[@botmushin8878]

It is much easier.

[@skeletonwar4445]

@@botmushin8878 Because of the options, yes. The gameplay itself isn't easier at all.

[@DM-qd7gw]

"The feeling of practicing and overcoming difficulty is so rewarding" That's why Souls games have a special place in a lot of peoples hearts.

[@dandazed5846]

The only time you’ll catch me actively working through my problems

[@DM-qd7gw]

@@dandazed5846 yessir

[@migeeto]

You can actually run into Edgar again, at a place called the "Revenger's Shack" Loved the video, excited to see more from you. Lord, what a game.

[@flightlessagbsls]

I ran into that organically and was thrilled lol so cool

[@xyzul8595]

holy shit! i realise now that invader was him, my stupid ass never noticed.

[@TheSuicidalCake]

i didnt realise that was him :D does anyone know why he attacks?

[@xyzul8595]

@@TheSuicidalCake a ghost thingy near the river says that he has gone mad. go past the trees and u will see bodies that leads to this ghost guy.

[@patches_]

Yeah he drops a nice +8 weapon too, used it for a good while.

[@AcheliusDecimus]

What I love about this game, every time I watch a video, the gameplay is unique, it is never the same thing. The stories are so meaningful in this game. Awesome video.

[@johnwhite1534]

When it comes to the Night's Cavalry boss he can't attack on his left side so trying to stay in that damage blindspot is a pretty good strat. The boss knows he can't hit you on that side so he'll do everything in his power to get you back on his right. Also him reviving his horse does a lot more damage than one would think and has gotten me killed many a time

[@ahamilaag192]

He actually can attack on his left side.

[@johnwhite1534]

@@ahamilaag192 That's the kinda thing you've gotta elaborate on

[@ahamilaag192]

@@johnwhite1534 He can attack on his left side but he does it only if you stay stuck to that side. So basically he attacks just not as effectively.

[@johnwhite1534]

@@ahamilaag192 I've never seen him do it what kind of move is it? Is it like a hip chuck or a kick or something

[@ahamilaag192]

@@johnwhite1534 nah he literally just moves his hand to the other side. Check if you can see a video of it on KZbin.

[@magicalpuffcorn]

Vaati please make more of these videos

[@deathbybiscuit]

There's an invader that triggers when you jump down to the entrance hall. He's a proper bugger to fight, has a scythe and ice magic. There's also a cool weapon on a chest down there, good for Faith builds

[@ezraho8449]

I just killed him and now I really want to use his scythe

[@junkfoodeater]

@@ezraho8449 It's great! fast as a medium weapon but still has the manual aim function of the big weapons

[@hopebringer2348]

Does that weapon scale with dex?

[@私はクソな中国人です]

Npc fights are pure cancer

[@LeoKRogue]

I ended up stun-looping him to death by spamming the Bloody Slash Ash of War from Fort Haight in south-east Limgrave. He couldn't even take any actions, but until I figured that out, he was a bastard.

[@darkgreen9360]

When Elden Ring launched I wasn’t just excited to play the game, but I also couldn’t wait to see some new content from you and hear your amazing voice! You’ve seriously turned up the quality on these last few vids man. Keep it up!

[@maxducks2001]

God, I love the Night’s Cavalry theme. I don’t know if it’s unique given that there are so many bosses in this game, but it fits so well given that, as far as we can tell, they were the ones who stole the Rune of Death. It’s so ominous with the chorus of strings, with those dark and somber melodies. And I love the obvious Nazgûl influence.

[@DrewBert324]

I don't think the night's calvary guys are the ones who killed Godwyn and stole the rune. The guys in the story trailer and the intro look more like the Black Knife Assassin boss.

[@owleyeguy]

@@DrewBert324 yes, there’s also what seems like an incredibly long quest about the black knife, though without using wiki I think it’ll be hard to follow so may have to miss it my first run

[@maxducks2001]

@@DrewBert324 Oh yeah, the Black Knife Assassins are 100% the ones who killed Godwyn. It says as much in the weapon you can get from one of them. (And it’s literally called the Night of Black Knives.) But who says they were the only ones who were part of the conspiracy? Who says the Night’s Cavalry and the Black Knife Assassins aren’t part of the same group? In the trailer, the explicitly highlight the Night Cavalry when they say the Rune of Death was stolen. They wouldn’t do that and then put them as an overworld boss like the Tree Sentinel for no reason.

[@vavakxnonexus]

I really like the idea of introducing core items for various builds through these cinematic montages! Feels like a very lovely and immersive way to give people valuable information about what to look out for, esp when looking it up yourself might just expose you to tons of spoilers.

[@LPDarkSoulsHD]

As expected, this series is completely over the top right from the get go. Excellent work, Vaati. Small things that you don't have to do but do for us anyways, like playing that blindfolded girl's dialogue while simultaneously progressing the gameplay as not to halt the engagement, are what keep your videos in a tier of their own. I try as hard as I can to give these games the coverage they deserve in my walkthroughs and I still envy your format. Sometimes it feels like you were straight up born to create content, man!

[@likun54]

Thankyou so much for doing this....we would love to see more videos like this....

[@RyhtymFiend]

I played this game for 12 hours today. I am so fucked. This is the best game I've ever played. I've played every from soft game and I am fully confident in its ability to challenge and entice me to explore

[@kubhfbebr630]

Yeah, I was already hyped for its release, but after sinking over 20 hours into it in 3 days, I’m the same as you. I’m so glad it lived up to the hype.

[@gecho8848]

Right its so good! I played for 18hrs straight, then finished watching a vod of a stream of the game that I was watching whist it downloaded, then played again for a few more hrs since i couldn't sleep. It got me bad, the first day, but im back to more reasonable sleeping practices now lol. I basically spent over 24hrs just consuming elden ring content, sheesh

[@fragileglass9622]

Haha! I’m 30 hours in a couple of days. I’ve only landed three achievements so far as I am just overwhelmed with the exploration of the game and looking at everything as systematically as I can.

[@brandonroot7848]

Tower of return get ya?

[@tutu7564]

At a certain point yesterday, I just stopped killing monsters. I went on a full exploration for hours, and still have so much to discover. This is quickly becoming my favorite game!

[@LoL-dz3jp]

"and so the cycle of vengeance continues," way to go on the entirety of the video but especially the way you closed the book on this bit of lore. Great video

[@joegallagher6688]

after spending nearly 20 hours playing all i can say is vaat is going to be busy for maybe the next decade on how much there is in this game .

[@besratg9207]

Really that much. Should i get it?

[@thewhistler6537]

@@besratg9207 Its like Dark Souls had a baby with Breath of the Wild. Get it, bring some friends if you're scared to go alone. Take you time leveling up first before you take on a greater challenge like the areas boss.

[@Terszel]

Im also 22 hrs in, level 44, and I can confidently say I'm still in the early game.

[@besratg9207]

@@thewhistler6537 damnnn im so excited. How many bosses are there if u cud estimate. Like 40?

[@184Dadada]

@@besratg9207 83 bosses. Including mini and field bosses.

[@PatrickQT]

This game was an absolute masterpiece. Mindblowing.

[@XXBloodyElle]

12:30 This story telling is so cool, just wanted to add that you don't actually have to beat margit to get to the roundtable hold. I died the first time against him and after resting in the site of grace before the fight I got the option to get there

[@tonyredgrave7593]

i unlocked the round table after I fall in the trap in the ruins near agheel that teleport you in caleid. at the time I hadn't met Margit yet

[@Mr.SoulMusical]

@@tonyredgrave7593 I got the invite after 5 hours of exploration and resting at the third church of merika

[@MobiusChickenStrip]

24:26 - For those unfamiliar with GRRM's works, the Sword of the Morne is a reference to A Song of Ice and Fire, the book series Game of Thrones was based on. The sword itself looks like the iron throne (made up of many blades), and the "Sword of the Morning" is a very prominent sword and character in ASOIAF's lore. I wonder of the Castle Morne was named such just to make this reference.

[@secretlyaslug2325]

I noticed the similarities to the sword and the throne but assumed it was an easter egg. Really cool there is some shared naming conventions too!

[@susukei]

given the fact that he worked in this story i think this is more than just likely

[@retrocny5625]

It's a nice theory but I'm almost positive the only Game of Thrones reference there is the Grafted sword itself. The castle being called "Morne" is most likely a Dark Souls 3 reference. In Dark Souls 3, Morne is an NPC. He's protecting another NPC named Irina, a character who can eventually become a firekeeper if the player does her quest-chain. In Elden Ring, the NPC character(Edgar)who presides over Castle Morne has a daughter, and her name is also Irina. I mean it could be both, but more than likely the castle name is just in reference to Morne from DS3, largely because of the Morne + Irina connection. Too much of a coincidence imo.

[@GrayXephyr]

It's a lot more likely that the sword and castle are named after Morne, a name used in Dark Souls 3 (an NPC wears armor named Morne's Armor, but the NPC isn't named Morne lol). The sword could be a little nod to GRRM's contribution to the game. I think it's still unclear as to what exactly it was that he contributed? I saw someone say that GRRM created the initial worldbuilding, and then From's writers took what he made and wrote the end of it.

[@alexv3357]

Sword of the Morning is actually the title of the bearer of the greatsword Dawn, which is the ancestral blade of House Dayne. The most recent Sword of the Morning was Ser Arthur Dayne, who served as Kingsguard under the Mad King Aerys II and was ultimately slain by a young Lord Eddard Stark during Robert's Rebellion

[@kosciarz]

Man, you just need to make whole series out of it. While watching it I was like hipnotized, you bring justice to this game! Please do more...

[@MobiusRosa]

16:52 I love Hewg. His lines right before the Ashen Capital literally made me cry

[@barronwiles4192]

I was literally more hyped about Vaati playing this game than I was to actually play it myself. This is hands down the best game I’ve ever played but I’m also a crack head for souls games. If you haven’t bought this yet please do.

[@bsauce7455]

Is there even a story or is it just kill bosses? Can you enchant use alchemy like skyrim?

[@andrewcussen6540]

@@bsauce7455 it has crafting but not like skyrim. Other than being open world it's not skyrim

[@jimbobruno4257]

@@bsauce7455 The games are very fun. The lore is goofy as hell. The dialogue is often laughable. They are not nearly as hard as people make them out to be. They are excellent games with twitchy, responsive and exact gameplay that's extremely enjoyable and rewarding. There is very little role-playing element and you will never become attached or emotionally invested in any character unless they say something that becomes a meme. The games are very high-end action adventure games. Consider the source if anyone tries to convince you otherwise.

[@jimbobruno4257]

@@bsauce7455 TLDR; there is a story, but it's superfluous and you can completely ignore it. It's more of a setting than it is a story.

[@djohnsveress6616]

@@bsauce7455 Of course there is, more then ever ! It's still From software so no conventional quests, but you have to remember the names and conversations you had with npc's. Mystery and a story is told thru the setting, but that doesn't mean npc's won't talk or share the story with you, now there is more cut scene (tasteful ones) and now there is actually music in the open world ! Not just at bosses, wich i think is just super great. What i noticed while playing is that the game keeps your guard up ofc, but it also allows you to just chill, ever played witcher ? Kind of the same feeling just riding around, doing circles sometimes to really see what's around, exploring. It's a super odd feeling to think about, that i can relate it to a dark souls game but at the same time it creates this amazing time with the game. If i were to ever criticize witcher and the likes of open world games is that they are never challenging, the only thing that's challenging in those games is the level gap. You can use Summons > Upgrade them, Ashes of war (the special move of your weapon) with it you can change your attribute scaling of the weapon going from physical to magic for example, Great runes, talismans you can equip multiple of them, item crafting > You can craft a literal footstep silencer that also allows you to dampen the dmg you take from falling, imbue weapons, sleep darts, and so on.

[@stinkpo_t]

My first time playing through every souls game I always played a strength build with the greatsword and this game was no different until I found so many cool weapons and spells I wanted to use, I went from pure strength to strength/faith to intelligence to strength/intelligence and even dex/arcane. For the end of my first playthrough I went with the starscourge greatswords and played a mostly strength build. I love how often the game gives you the chance to try different builds and on my first playthrough I sunk 90 hours into the game exploring and trying everything as much as I can. What a great game

[@TheWaltermelon]

This being "The Lands Between" gives me the idea that, this is some kind of world or realm that acts as a bridge between different Fromsoft games. Some NPC encounters are very familiar lol

[@Bish186]

The starting area in saw was called the lands betwixt iirc.... possible connection?

[@gabrieljoshua4960]

there's literlly patches here, wears the same armor, same voice and all

[@GelidPrince]

@@gabrieljoshua4960 that doesn't mean anything, he's in bloodborne with a spider body.

[@VictorYamaykin]

A nexus -- sea of fog coming from demons souls, grafting and demi gods from sekiro and bloodborne, and the rune of death getting stolen leading into the dark souls series

[@rhett6946]

@@GelidPrince Whilst yeah, in Bloodborne he is a half spider, but in this it’s literally just Patches

[@AntoniusTertius]

I revealed to the world the official lyrics and translation of Elden Ring 'song of lament', that song chanted by that old batwoman creature! Cry even more !

[@tannertravers5274]

Masterpiece feels like an understatement. I haven't left my PC in 3 days

[@mikali1704]

is stuttering so bad as many are saying or is it overblown and I could have fun playing it on PC?

[@nayyarrashid4661]

Magnum Opus.

[@dondelladadski]

Ah me neither. It's sucks it's already monday again..

[@tannertravers5274]

@@mikali1704 Stuttering definitely breaks the immersion. One of the boss fights was so bad it was unplayable. But the game is 90% playable and a wonderful experience. I played 35 hours this weekend, no regrets.

[@qaztim11]

@@mikali1704 I'm on a 1070 and I'm playing on medium/high settings there is some slowdown and stuttering when there are a lot of debris or when a new area is loading. But it does not ruin the experience

[@Babyluigikarting]

I just finished going through the Weeping Peninsulan and I was devastated when I came back to Irina

[@MasterFlarg89]

Unfortunately Edgar never realized that his Duty to an item of vengeance, the sword, would warp his sense of duty so much that he stayed in a fallen castle, already lost to the world, the sword already in the hands of the enemy, because a twisted power hungry king commanded him there, another dedication of duty. Duty to his king and home but not to his daughter. Too bad his arc of vengeance doesn't end with him ending his own life and destroying Morne or becoming an enlightened apostle ;) I also find it a shame that you can't give the grapes to Irina given that she's blind and given that you can get one from Edgar. Which is for maidens, which anyone who knows Dark Souls 3 know that Irina failed to become a Maiden and that firekeepers are blind. Were these the goals for Edgar for his daughter and unlike Eygon, he chose the duty to his land over his charge? I want to know if this is supposed to be an alternate reality or a separate point in time, perhaps after dark souls, and the Morne set found it's way here and became a castle of revenge as Vaati put it. Egyon does swear vengeance on you if you ever hurt Irina and he attacks you the moment he sees you at that point, just as Edgar swears vengeance for his daughter. Also, how she is almost identical to Irina of Carim. Both Irina's are blind. Both have people sworn to their protection (Eygon and Edgar) Eygon uses Morne's Greathammer and the Morne set. You meet her after the BRIDGE OF SACRIFICE where in DS3 she's just before the ROAD OF SACRIFICES that indeed has a bridge at the very end of it. Which makes me wonder if Farron keep has anything to do with Morne in general. Also, I wonder if they're a foil for the Ghru from the same area since they have similar tones to their skin and hair/fur? The creatures in the road of sacrifices, while they're corvians, they do sprout wings like the creatures in Morne castle. Also those creatures look similar to a death bird you can find outside Morne at night near the Erdtree, it drops a Sacrificial Axe.

[@bulkypigeon]

There are so many moments where I saw the paralells to dark souls and was wondering how it would fit in. Namely, deeproot depths and the interior of the erdtree looking incredibly familiar, with the many sky-high trees in the background. Much like the ash lake or the hunters dream.

[@pigeonman4979]

I love dark souls but holy fucking shit I want to keep it as far away from elden ring as possible please for the love of fucking god I want to hear lore theories about elden rings amazing mythos and not the same fucking lore of dark souls 3 we have all heard for the past 6 fucking years and someone trying to leap as many bounds as fucking possible to ensure that nothing Miyazaki ever makes is an original idea separate from dark souls.

[@krishnansubramoni7801]

@@pigeonman4979 did you miss Bloodborne and Sekiro? Those are quite distinct from Dark Souls - potentially even more distinct than Elden Ring

[@pigeonman4979]

@@krishnansubramoni7801 naw, that’s why the last line of my rant is me complaining about how people will try to keep anything Miyazaki ever makes from being separate from Dark Souls. People try desperately to make anything he makes somehow correlated to dark souls. Bloodborne has the Chester theory and idk about sekiro but I know there’s some fellas who will make some stupid fucking connections that rival the absurdity of even dangonronpa fan fiction.

[@MasterFlarg89]

@@pigeonman4979 if Miyazaki didn't want us making the connections to dark souls or Bloodborne or Elden Ring then he wouldn't have used the same exact assets for characters that are similar to their counterparts in the other games. He totally wanted us to make that connection because, and I'm not speaking for him but I remember seeing interviews, the idea that these connections can be drawn plays right into his philosophy on birth and rebirth. It's in all the games so it's only natural that in alternate/same universes, the parallels would be drawn.

[@Kexaru]

Your voice is amazing for this, that cold "done" when you beated the Night's cavalry gave me chills. Awesome job here, hope to see more :D

[@soothsays]

Hey vaati, love this style of video. It's what sets you apart from other souls creators. Would love to see more of this in the future

[@matthewfeola5218]

I like how you are giving this more of story feel to your playthrough. I love it! It makes me feel like I am listening to an audiobook. Are you going to be doing more Elden Ring playthroughs like this? Because if you are then I am definitely subscribing to this channel.

[@easymac24]

Like the way you present content, it's far more watchable for me than just an average walkthrough/guide video. Makes the video watchable even if you know the ins n outs of the game. Great work keep it up!

[@INSULINt]

First merch I've actually been wowed by in a while. Congrats to the artist. It's amazing how elden ring has enthralled both from veterans and casuals alike.

[@mikeydave95]

the grafted scion is also available during the actual game at the four belfries, so if you dont beat it dont worry you can get his loot later dont reset if you dont feel like it.

[@dommorris8163]

Isn't it the same as the one in storm castle dining room?

[@mikeydave95]

@@dommorris8163 nah u actually fight the tutorial boss over again at the 4 belfries

[@ZarMationStudios18]

Take all the time with the game that you need, Vaati. The lore you'll give us then will be truly deep, indeed.

[@Thatenduranceguy]

This was an incredible video. Please do more of these for the rest of the areas. Almost done with my second playthrough, and I did damn near everything in my first but still finding little gems throughout. I would love to watch/listen to more of your videos piecing together the storylines with the lore.

[@GrinNBarrett134]

This game is amazing I've spent 42 hours in it and most of it has been just exploring all the caves and the overworld. I can't believe how well they managed to mesh open world exploration into the souls format on their first try. The game is so good it reminds of Breath of The Wild but it does so much more too it honestly feels overwhelming, but in a good way their is so much to do and see I can tell I'm gonna be playing this game for a long time.

[@roguedruid3465]

Thank you so much for this take on an elden ring playthough. Focusing on the story, and going into the lore, is so fascinating. Other playthroughs and streams of the game are enjoyable, but this kind of... detailed weaving of the story, particularly with Weeping Peninusla, has been enjoyable. I hope you're enjoying the game, and look forwards to more lore coming from your journey.

[@blahlbinoa]

The Morne Castle dungeon was such a fun one to run through. It was like playing Dungeons and Dragons. Me and my wife ran through it and had a blast all the way through!

[@SealedSun]

I love that you let the NPC dialogs play in the background while you move on (or even just have it play when it makes sense from context).

[@lord_straxus]

When you fight a Night Cavalry on horseback, try to attack them on their left side, or shield side, because it will make it harder for them to hit you with their weapon, which they hold in their right hand!

[@SanOcelotl]

This might be one of the greatests games ever made, is unreal how good It is

[@gtavtheavengergunnerlegend3340]

Nothing comes close

[@MrRafabro]

Such a cool experience to be playing through the game from launch day and uncovering it's secrets alongside with Vaati, in a way. An experience we as souls fans will remember for a long time :). The game is beautifully refreshing and yet so familiar

[@big_stribs8147]

Fun fact! After you unlock Lunaria as a playable area there’s a location to the west of that region called the Revenger’s Shack, when you reach there Irina’s father will fight you as an invader and if you kill him you’ll get a really strong banished knights halberd.

[@lugiboli]

Jesus Christ, how immersive was this video! i loved it so much! I wasn't planning on buying Elden ring cause my poor graphics card can't handle, but if you keep making these videos Vaati it will be a nice thing to see while i wait for the game to get a litte cheaper (or until i get my hands on a 3060)

[@nightowl5959]

Your build reminds me of a character from a book series that I loved called “varidian gate online” the main character was a dark Templar that used a mace, and has a spell called darkness. Love it man keep up the amazing work!

[@thelaughingjester7537]

They series really is great

[@alnabrhm]

I randomly stumbled upon the roundtable. Didn’t know we had to defeat Margit to do so. I skipped the entire castle while just roaming around and exploring

[@Lolwoo1]

You don't have to defeat Margit to get to the roundtable I got there by a random cutscene at the grace outside the fight with Margit.

[@GlueEater-ix9gl]

i belive you are invited to the roundtable as soon as you find and rest at a grace beyond the area of limbgrave

[@yungblood4884]

@@GlueEater-ix9gl Not necessary actually, I got summoned while resting in the site of grace just before Margit, somehow

[@bobobsen]

@@yungblood4884 you already fought Margit then

[@shrekwazowski9067]

PLEASE CAN YOU DO A WHOLE SERIES OF THIS PLEASE IM WILLING TO PAY

[@Nobody_Nowhere_Never]

This was beautiful, thank you. If this video was released today it would be just as unique and beautiful, and still receive millions of views.

[@Macop]

Whenever you make more Lore-related commentary in style like this, I will definitely watch them. This was very enjoyable, and was craving more already after 36 minutes of this one!

[@neku.401]

Hey Vaati, Just wanna say: Take the game at your own pace! I absolutely love your videos and such and it's awesome to watch you go through a place and find all the stuff I missed, and fill the area with lore I hadn't thought of. I think you're format actually works better as it is, rather then as a "Get it out first" style, as I personally don't want to have encounters spoiled and have a blind playthrough. Though I don't mind having the "tenured" adventurer such as yourself detail all the stuff I missed and will need to go back and see. Thanks for all your vids!

[@crashkun8479]

Boy if you don't make Elden Ring the Vaati story a thing we riot!

[@D3adv0iid]

Your gameplay videos are next level, so well done. I'm sure with the size of the game it's a daunting task but an entire playthrough like this would be so amazing!

[@TheXrythmicXtongue]

It's funny I did a run through of this last night! And I ended up running into Leonine before ever finding the Warden and getting that Great sword, now it all makes sense haha today I'm gonna go and deliver the letter to him.

[@spoinkable2217]

Hi can you PLEASE keep doing this style of video? I'm a new subscriber so I'm not totally familiar with your vibe yet, but holy cow I love this so much. It really gave me some context for what tf was going on in Castle Morne after I got in there and went on a murderous rampage.

[@Dez.Grixis]

I've been following you since you first started posting years ago and I'm glad you're still going. I hadn't been back to your channel in awhile but just started Elden Ring and about ran to find your content 😂 You're by far my favorite to break down the lore and give me the courage and know how to ease the suffering From software has given us after so long waiting. Keep up the amazing videos!

[@MakenshiCritiques]

The sword Edgar was protecting was probably stolen from the demi fiends ancestors, if you read the description it says it was stolen. Maybe these demi fiends wanted it back. Maybe some long standing beef. Would also make sense because the demi human queen was slayed so it prob aggravated tension and created a division, even if the demi fiends were working for castle morne

[@allthatisandeverwas]

I think the Demi-humans and the Misbegotten are separate races, but you might be on to something

[@euclxd8033]

wasn't the demi human queen the large thing chilling in the ruins in the weeping peninsula? she has the demi queen's staff

[@allthatisandeverwas]

@@euclxd8033 pretty sure that’s her. I think the deal with the Grafted Blade is not that the sword itself was stolen, but that it’s made up of a bunch of swords that were stolen. Then again, the description says it belonged to “a lone surviving champion of a country now vanished,” so maybe that champion was Misbegotten and the founders of Castle Morne took it from him, and the Leonine Misbegotten took it back. Surprised he’s not actually wielding it when you fight him.

[@euclxd8033]

@@allthatisandeverwas My interpretation was that the entire situation in Castle Morne was only between the Misbegotten and the people running Castle Morne. The Demihumans were much more involved in Fort Haight I think.

[@allthatisandeverwas]

@@euclxd8033 I think you’re right. It seems like the demihumans are the de facto underclass of the Lands Between, the queen’s staff description mentions that it was a gift to them from Raya Lucaria but that some of the nobles scoff at it. Doesn’t seem like they were involved in the uprising at Castle Morne, although they have a camp in the woods nearby and they do seem to be attempting a raid on that one watchtower. I’m curious as to how Kenneth was able to get them to congregate at Fort Haight without being torn to shreds, since they aggro at you on sight.

[@erikhendrickson59]

Aaannnddddd the Vaati Lore Videos have started in earnest! Can't wait to binge them all a year from now before starting a new playthrough of Elden Ring with an entirely new appreciation for everything it has to offer me.

[@Nephthys52]

I can't wait to see the lore for volcanic mountain and the area around it. It looks insane

[@xxmcdustyxx3435]

I love how you put the npc dialog in the background as you move forward but it's how deep you go into all the things happening in the environment giving the creators story life that really got me. I would've never pieced all that together. You are a legend and the work you guys do is amazing!

[@thomashooper2451]

Fantastic start to the story coverage of Elden Ring. It feels appropriate to start small with the intimate, messy story of the Weeping Peninsula. We're only going to ramp up from here. I'm especially excited to see Vaati tackle the drama surrounding the various royal families of Radagon, Rennala, Marika, and Godfrey. It's a tangled web Miyazaki and GRRM have woven. Let's unravel a few mysteries.

[@FelixS.]

Yeah, well...I highly doubt GRRM has delivered anything of significance besides his name for marketing purposes^^ At least I couldn´t find any signs of his average writing within the first 20 hours, only the genius input from Miyazaki-San. ;)

[@bipolarbear7337]

God; I can't wait for the next video like this one.