Baldur's Gate 3: An Unexpected Adventure (feat. Elijah Wood & Sean Astin)

Fresh off The Game Awards Swen met with some familiar faces to play some Baldur's Gate 3 👀
Elijah Wood and Sean Astin join Swen Vincke in a totally normal game session, where absolutely no evil powers were awakened and no squirrels were harmed.
Produced by Nightowl Creative Studios, LTD. www.NightowlStudiosLTD.com
Nikhil Potdar - Executive Producer
Cody Peck - Post Production Producer
Paul Melancon - Audio Mixing and Music Supervisor
Brian Ward - Director/Editor
Juan Mena - Assistant Editor
Irving Ong - Director of Photography
Joe Otanez - Assistant Camera
Drea Letamendi - Script Supervisor
Robert Sharman - Sound Mixer
Alex Corea - Technical Producer
Zach Shaner - Gaming Technician
Yaniv Fituci - Production Manager
Super Creative - Studio Facility
Cici Andersen - Hair & Make Up
Molly Stern - Hair & Make Up
Peter Sawyer - Production Assistant
Andrew Pawluk - Production Assistant
Adam Fisher - Payroll
Special Thanks:
ICO
William Morris Endeavor Agency
Walter Schupfer Management Corporation
Super Creative
Turtle Beach Corporation
Elijah Wood
Sean Astin
Winner of multiple Game Of The Year Awards, Baldur’s Gate 3 is out now on Xbox Series X|S, joining PlayStation 5 and PC players.
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[@35linkmaster]

Sam: kills a giant spider again. Frodo: gets corrupted by a magic artifact again.

[@foji-video]

this time Sam did not let frodo escape with the evil artifact though

[@solomonkenji5611]

That's what I call destiny.

[@AxeGaijin]

Does that make Sven Gollum?

[@NWolfsson]

And once again Sam had to leave the artifact in Frodo's hands, pull him by the pants and drag him to a volcano to destroy the damn thing.

[@lykan2]

History repeats itself

[@Shuxy]

Elija fully embracing the Dark Urge is hilarious

[@-kiexes-8706]

we're going to have to do it without the wizard

[@andrewvincent7299]

Not again Frodo! Giving in to a dark power🤣🤣

[@JB-xl2jc]

Insert picture of evil grinning Frodo in Mt Doom

[@i-am-your-conscience]

Well.. I liked him in Sin City, it felt very natural to him :D

[@burnedpotatoes720]

This time, he doesn't need to have a ring for him to do so. Edit: Damn it, another artifact got into his head.

[@guardiox7538]

*Elijah again being consumed by Evil, and withstanding to throw it into the Lava* Sean Astin: „i‘m not Asking this time.“

[@srcheddar]

"Mr.Frodo, I'm tired of your shit."

[@Son-of-Gondor]

That’s what Elrond should have done to Isildur.

[@gogomiguelito]

and thank god he didnt cuz then we'd have no story@@Son-of-Gondor

[@Son-of-Gondor]

@@gogomiguelitoVery true.

[@Ike_of_pyke]

​@@gogomiguelitojust take the eagles

[@waldocam10]

Elijah's smirk before deciding to kick the squirrel and the way he side-eyes both of his companions.. perfection 😂😂

[@DeadlyRogueee]

yeah, we all knew by then what option he will pick :D

[@silvsilvsilv]

The way he INSTANTLY scrolled to that option :D

[@ippinekebe3238]

I almost cried lmao

[@buxomboba]

and the look Sean gives him after the squirrel gets annihilated.🤣🤣

[@JazzJackrabbit]

Elrond: "Cast it into the fire. Destroy it!" Isildur: "... No." Elrond: *shoves*

[@gnarlin4964]

Yeah! Why didn't Elrond just throw Isildur into the laval? It would have save so many!

[@kevinxiuzhini]

@@gnarlin4964 Probably failed his dex check.

[@salmankhan2739]

@@gnarlin4964 cause Isildur was invisible?

[@consolescrub4031]

@@gnarlin4964 Turn based mode was on and he was out of movement speed. Should have been a wood half-elf for the extra speed. (Considering Isildur was pretty useless with a longsword, had an attack which took his opponent by surprise striking at a weak point using his shortened sword, betrayed his allies for personal profit at a critical moment, had a parent die as part of his tragic backstory and was proficient at avoiding detection, the case could be made that he was a rogue and thus used his cunning action dash to get to the top of Mount Doom before Elrond).

[@jatisoem7472]

@@gnarlin4964 well, jokes aside, Isildur is the only living heir & sole ruler of Elendil's kingdom. Killing him will put a bad blood between elf & human

[@dewberrystar]

Not Sean immediately looting Elijah after his death, that's savage af 😂

[@abbynormal5321]

AND didn't give even his clothes back after reviving him. 🤣

[@mad_max21]

Hey that's canon. That's how Sam saved the One Ring from falling into the orcs' hands in the first place.

[@amandalogan89]

That’s friendship lol

[@dewberrystar]

@@mad_max21 I know like next to nothing about LOTR but still, funny as hell 😂

[@josepablobonillajimenez6297]

He just wanted to share the load

[@zagger999]

It is funny how more demented Elijah's characters have gotten over time while Sean has stayed wholesome the entire time.

[@acarwar6024]

idk about wholesome. He kept his clothes and kicked him into lava lol

[@ljoeyl]

Elijah has been a tormented soul for a long time. Look up the movie "the good son"

[@JohnA.Zoidberg]

What are you talking about? Kevin was such a friendly and wholesome character. He did have quite the appetite though.

[@MidnightStationOfficial]

The One Ring has clearly taken root in him

[@PeterParker-df6ce]

Right up until he pushed him into the lava 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@samdragonborn5864]

Elijah being an absolute murderhobo is sending me I love it

[@jus4000kicks]

Murderhobbit is more like it.

[@xX-Anonymous-Xx]

"Murderhobo" 🤣😂

[@TemronTM]

I would absolutely watch a 100 hour playthrough with these three.

[@Gorlokki]

Man! I was thinking exactly the same. We need them streaming on twitch ❤

[@jeydamoksha]

only 100 hours?

[@cirescythe]

100 hrs? Why would you want them to stop the playthrough before reaching baldurs gate?

[@kingmickey666]

Yeah nah this was extremely scripted.

[@weirdafters4007]

They don't have enough money to pay them, as this isn't even them playing 🤣

[@VivieLeigh]

“I will carry your tadpole, Frodo”

[@JustAnotherAccount8]

"share the load"

[@ennieminymoo6675]

Minthara: See? SEEE? He wants it for him!

[@mrdutch25]

😂😂😂 good one

[@dantefromdevilmaycry9857]

@@JustAnotherAccount8 Wow that sounded sus with this context

[@Burgerpaws]

Lolll😂😂😂

[@JohnnySmetak]

"I'm going to Baldur's Gate alone Sam"... "of course you are! and I'm going with you!"

[@unknownpro3229]

underrated comment

[@jayqsamo]

Funny how Elijah says "congratulations, what an incredible thing to just sweep the awards like that" Exactly what LOTR did in 2004 Oscars.. 😂

[@BanterousLemon]

I love how Elijah has so effortlessly taken to the dark urge. He's a natural

[@zoushaomenohu]

The guy played a mute cannibalistic serial killer in Sin City and has been a producer for horror movies like The Greasy Strangler, Mandy and The Colour out of Space! Of COURSE he's a natural! XD

[@ghostprojekt]

Well, he has experience with evil objects.

[@Console-gamer]

Well, Elijah was also "The Good Son" so he's definitely a natural

[@theorybox3094]

I love that as Sean lists off all the evil things he's done light starts filling Elijah's eyes and a giddy smirk starts creeping its way across his face

[@zoushaomenohu]

@@Console-gamer Yeh, but he was the actual good kid in that one, Macauley Culkin was the evil one!

[@sadfrog2575]

Elijah Wood being an evil Bastard is somehow the most adorable thing I've seen in awhile

[@mariod.1690]

i mean sin city was 2005. so you are right

[@vincentthendean7713]

He's a menace!

[@ozmega]

psychonauts 2? gristol?

[@onedeadgod]

He was so creepy in that role. @@mariod.1690

[@SL4PSH0CK]

recommend Elijah Wood starrin in body horror film "Maniac"

[@KrawmKruach]

I like how elijah looks left then right before selecting the kick option for the squirrel. "you couldnt carry it but you could shove me." these two are always wonderful on screen together.

[@Cynnabuns]

Love how Wood was like "0.0...nope we don't need the dog" fully knowing he just kicked a squirrel, and something else darker might overcome him with the dog 😂

[@scottrichter1858]

He doesn't need the dog because he remembers Wilfred.

[@tarnishedkenobi]

I’m dying at “We’re gonna have to do it without the wizard”

[@OrangeMelon419]

Imagine LotR without Gandalf. Movie would not even start 😂

[@EgoDrakhe]

heh soi epic zomg

[@chaplainfatty]

​@@RepentandbelieveinJesusChrist. why the fuck do these bots exist? Shoo, shoo, you aren't spreading religion, you're making actual christians angry

[@OrangeMelon419]

@@RepentandbelieveinJesusChrist. Bro the your chruch hurt and grape more Little Kids then anything else. Fk cult bs. Stop your Nonsens

[@WafflezDay]

@@RepentandbelieveinJesusChrist. Stop forcing religion onto people.

[@Gada101]

I love how you can tell these 2 are genuinely close friends.

[@Gernanhunter]

The movies literally transcended into reality

[@bvyup2112]

and sean is the good guy and Elijah is the one who gives into the dark urges

[@Jamespetersenwa]

@@bvyup2112 So the casting director hit it on the nose then?

[@TeddScheckler]

Do ye?

[@doubletap855]

With the grey hair and receding hair line really lol

[@mikewatts1533]

Loved how the longer they played, the more they got into it. Plus, "I killed the spider again!" Had me laughing my ass off. Thanks to everyone involved.

[@denebmy]

Elijah Wood as a narrator would be amazing.. He has an amazing narrator voice, especially for a fantasy story

[@Nick-rs5if]

YES, oh God yes!

[@noahdeichmannvideos]

i love the idea the hobbits could get together and do a four person run of this game

[@commanderstarstrider7176]

YESS PLEASE

[@Nek-oski]

to spice it up they all can play the Hobbit race and look like Sam, Frodo, Merry and Pippin lmao

[@MKhrome]

larian please make this happen

[@ponglenis9273]

Sam the fighter, Frodo the wizard, pippin the bard, merry the rogue

[@Tbail]

The actors could each play a LOTR character they always secretly wanted to be.

[@returningwhisper]

Elijah Wood hasn't aged a day. He is a true ring bearer.

[@h3lol]

that man has aged like fine wine indeed

[@justvid366]

Well, he is just 42, I mean most asian dudes his age look twice as young.

[@Zaxares]

@@justvid366 Holy shit, really? :O TIL that Elijah Wood is younger than me. Damn, I feel old.

[@jordanetherington1922]

​@@Zaxares you're not old. You're refined.

[@JamJimRu]

Agreed, bg3 is trash and clearly elijah was forced to do this.

[@EmmeChatterton]

You couldn't carry it but you could shove me. YES. Such a cute cameo, loved that Elijah made all the evil choices that I would never.

[@YorkJonhson]

Might be the best fanservice I can think of for fantasy fans. Sean Austin's reactions to Elijah Wood embracing the dark urge had me in stitches. Great to see them reuniting for a fun little video like this.

[@BrickInTheHead]

elijah saying "nothing separates me from evil" with the most wholesome look on his face is just incredible

[@CrimeaRiver58]

“We are going to have to do without the wizard” 😂 Dude we need the extended cut of this ASAP.

[@Kurdent1]

Rip Gandalf

[@trappedkitty5335]

Gale is an assmunch anyway. Xb "Gimme magics. I'm feeeeeling the itch, knowutI'msayin'?" "Oh, not to brag, but I slept with soandso." "Elminster is beneath me. Khelben is beneath me. Honestly, because I'm particularly adroit with everything *but* a knitting needle, everyone is positioned exactly where I want them; beneath me. Here: I'll show you. Let's put on some Barry White aaaand make. some. magic." "Is that a crown I could wear? Because I definitely, most assuredly, _need_ to try it on." Ugh. This fucking guy.

[@TheJsmortis]

I love how they are still friends after all these years.

[@racheldk3262]

Please, please, PLEASE release the full clip, I would watch hours of them playing this 😂😂

[@testkill5109]

there isn't it's fake, look at their level

[@zeening]

@@testkill5109 fuckin what you clown? they obviously used premades it was a small segment of the intro... what the fuck is wrong w you lmao

[@k7l3rworkman97]

@@testkill5109thanks very much, Buzz Killington 🫡

[@cooperbibaud]

The delivery of "well you died" and Elijah's reaction is gold.

[@kpdelaney6460]

fr lmao

[@rispruffcuts2306]

Check out BFME 2.22 best Game ever, with Frodo & Sam and the Family

[@MegaDante5]

These guys had me crying laughing! Especially by their expressions!.

[@theonefrancis696]

"well you died" "👀"

[@UnlimitedPlatesWorks]

Elijahs little side glance before kicking the squirrel was pure chaotic evil energy and I'm here for it

[@baumaus9014]

Durge Elijah is just chaotic gremlin. I love how seriously he took the Durge characterization, especially with the book of necromancy.

[@MecaCoop]

As had to happen, Sam believes that Frodo has died and takes everything from him so that it does not fall into the wrong hands. The perfect co-op team

[@ettan5812]

Ah fuck this was wholesome, besides Frodo giving in to the ring

[@gateauxq4604]

Elijah picked Durge, he was bound to give in to the ring.

[@AxeGaijin]

Nothing says wholesome more then giving in to the Dark Urge...

[@deltablaze77]

Book* ....Sorry I gave into my Dark Urge.

[@shane1039]

I love how Elijah kicked the squirrel and the violence even surprised him.

[@GPlul616]

When I did it I just thought I'd kick it out of the way, not obliterate it lul It is a surprising cutscene lul

[@DGregster]

Lol Frodo is really getting into his role as the halfling protecting this book.

[@D1rt3nthu51ast]

Sean and Elijah need to make more stuff with each other, best duo in history

[@SoulSearcherr]

Elijah's side eye before he kicks the squirrel absolutely killed me 😂😂

[@SeanFerree]

Same 😂😂😂😂

[@GrippeeTV]

And the way Sean just looks at him afterwards lol

[@juggles5474]

Did you really think having my childhood icons in a video would really make me buy this game? Because you were absolutely correct

[@stephanmarcouxdrums4877]

I know right? I have the game on my PC and still have this desire of buying the game again on PS5, which might happen to be honest.

[@schallan1282]

@@stephanmarcouxdrums4877 i bought it two times but PS5 first... gotta say the controls are more comfortable on PC though, so maybe try first if you like playing it with a controller^^

[@ZodiacDragon1014]

I love them both! I would watch a full series of them playing this game!

[@pongsatonrattanapriyanuch7331]

WTF, you haven't already brought this game?

[@myersbabe24]

I have a sudden Urge to buy it a second time now

[@luizsergio2854]

Baldur's Gate 3 saved my life, I was completely lost after my father's death, I couldn't work, I couldn't study, I didn't even want to eat. Last year, I gave life a chance and started playing Baldur's Gate 3, since I've always been a fan of the Divinity Original Sin 1 and 2 games. And I confess, it may seem silly, but I was able to feel alive again after enjoying this work of art, gave me the anxiety of living every day to be able to enjoy this beautiful work that Larian Studio created. I know the history of this company, I know that Swen Vincke gave his blood to make it what it is today, I am eternally grateful for what you, the Larian team, created, for me Baldur's Gate 3 was more than an experience, it was a life therapy.

[@aleynawastaken]

Nothing silly about it at all! I believe our minds seek escapisms for a reason, especially when we’re grieving. Wishing you lots of happy gaming❤️

[@kyleguajardo]

My man, any reason you find to keep yourself able to see tomorrow is not silly. Enjoy the game. Find other people who enjoy the game. Learn stuff. Have fun.

[@iamei21]

Beautiful comment. Thank you for sharing. I had a very similar experience playing Dragon Age: Origins in the past. It got me through an extremely hard time in my life. I think a lot of people underestimate how impactful a great work of art like a video game can be. They aren't just entertaining. They can actually really help people too, and uplift them in unique ways other things may not be able to. I'm really glad Baldur's Gate 3 was able to comfort you the way that it did, and I hope you are doing much better now. Best wishes.

[@dyaaveer5664]

Sam: cast the book into the fire. Destroy it! Frodo: No 😂

[@caffedinator5584]

Sean pushing Elijah into the fire at the end was perfect 😂

[@SavageDragon999]

I might not be able to carry the Ring for you, Master Frodo, but I can throw your ass down the lava.

[@caffedinator5584]

@@SavageDragon999 haha exactly! You know Samewise had a lot of pent up aggression from dealing with Gollum as well 😂

[@GhostRydr1172]

Sam: "Throw into the fire!" Frodo: "No. The Book is mine!" Sam: "Well fuck that. Im so done with you."

[@SL4PSH0CK]

AHAHAHAHA thanks@@SavageDragon999

[@punbun7313]

7:31 I half expected Sean to say "I cannot throw it for you, but I can throw you"

[@damlanurkuru531]

THIS WOULD BE AMAZING TBH

[@blackcorp0001]

Roflmao 😅

[@Roccondil]

They did make a joke along those lines just a half minute later! XD

[@kurtdewittphoto]

Couldn't help but smile last night when my character said, "nobody at home will believe this" as I was moving him about the world.

[@Syren.024]

This is pure gold for me Never would I have ever imagined these guys from my favorite trilogy would play a baldurs gate game... my childhood all in one ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@WafflezDay]

Swen tricking Elijah into jumping to his death was absolute gold.

[@Jdudhhsuxbsksj]

You’d think he would wear his armor in front of them

[@Yvonne_Smeagol]

he looked so betrayed XD

[@tuck232]

Psalm 137:9 @RepentandbelieveinJesusChrist.

[@ThisUsernameSystemF-ckingSucks]

Not real. Get reported and banned.​@RepentandbelieveinJesusChrist.

[@danacoleman4007]

​@RepentandbelieveinJesusChrist.Psalm: deez nutz

[@grahtman8947]

I need a 4 player playthrough with Elijah, Sean, Dom and Billy

[@isteinbachs]

with them all playing halflings lol

[@meodrac]

They should also rework the halfling faces while they’re at it

[@ichauch9333]

​@@meodracSo we have the fellowship of... wait, why we only can get 4 fellows? What's wrong? 🤔🤷‍♂️

[@yarrowsprig]

oh my god PLEASE

[@dreamsofcosmicoceans8105]

You just HAD to say it, didn't you? Now it's all I can think about, thank! Happy holidays to you and yours!

[@mccoolfriend6818]

I would watch them play the whole game even if it's 10 hours long. Absolutely amazing !

[@CarlosMendez-pq5ru]

A round of applause for Valve, the mastermind behind the extraordinary HNFV50 event!

[@braveryisavirtue]

We know that Merry and Pippin are massive gamers so I want to see all the hobbits playing this game. Please make it happen!

[@Syren.024]

Honestly! If all 4 of them played, that would be so amazing!! I'd watch every single second of it

[@MatthewTheWanderer]

Yes, that would be awesome!

[@115spt2]

Oh man, if they streamed it (and released the streams on KZbin to rewatch) that would be so amazing!

[@VinceValentine]

They're taking the hobbits to Moonrise Towers!

[@115spt2]

@@VinceValentine Lol I have no idea what that means, I'm so new at CRPGs and I've maybe finished 3 quests in BG3 in my 9 hours of playtime.

[@TheDisTract]

We’ve successfully retconned Sam from saving Frodo to intentionally pushing him into mount doom 👏 👏 👏

[@plumbummusic2051]

This is why Smeagol was the key to destroying the one ring, so Sam wouldn't have to do it to Frodo.

[@ajclannachan]

What happens when Sam isn’t gay.

[@aglobippo9934]

Lmao the way Sean looked at Elijah after he kicked the squirrel had me wheezing

[@UnpronounceabIeName]

It's so nice to see they still get along so well and are both just absolutely lovely people

[@Gilarack]

Imagine Elijah, Sean, Billy and Dominic doing a BG3 Let's Play as Halflings together. I would shit my pants😮

[@3ringstudiogaming]

Yes please.

[@unvatorandom1203]

I would pay for seeing that ngl

[@rayram3209]

im gonna pretend that 4 halfling barbarians is actually them playing the game

[@DaDude2011]

Billy and Dominic have a podcast, please someone give them this idea! It would be an instant watch!

[@lucasrob98]

@@DaDude2011 They apparently had to cancel their podcast due to some scandal with Kast Media :(

[@kroneexe]

6:15 Sean looking concerned at Elijah after he kicks the squirrel is too funny.

[@shaxplosion]

You could say his actions were concerning hobbits

[@yodoleheehoo90]

Omg yes I kept rewinding that part of him just looking so shocked and confused😂🤣

[@darkness2160]

Gotta be a new meme

[@Leon-bc8hm]

His precious book. Kind of expected him to say that. My precious.

[@mfloresa2034]

Thank you Larian for this video, it's so great to see Elijah and Sean together in an epic adventure again ... It could've lasted an hour and I would've watched... You guys definitely know what fans wants. Love you 💗!

[@kennyrozu6327]

CONGRATULATIONS ON GAME OF THE YEAR! Well deserved, indeed

[@DeltaNovum]

In my opinion there was no question about it! I hope this actually does set a precedent for other developers and studio's. Not in scope, but in mindset.

[@CBadger]

​@@DeltaNovum considering a few of those developers tried to deface Larian with knee-jerk comments, and say that they themselves won't be held to the same standard because their customers 'know what they like' suggests otherwise.

[@DeltaNovum]

@CBadger weither said developers will follow the precedent set, is another thing by itself. But seeing the succes Larian has gotten out of this mindset might persuade some devs to do better. One can only hope for positive influence.

[@CBadger]

@@DeltaNovum I hope so too, I really do.

[@DeltaNovum]

Also for anyone not in the loop. China of all the countries in the world actually did a massively positive thing for the gaming world. At least for Chinese people as of now. They implemented new laws that prohibit game developers from implementing or keeping gatcha-like and other predatory systems. Such as rewarding daily logins, loot boxes and other chance based monetary schemes! I hope this translates into law and rule changes outside of China. Since it will most definitely bring back better times, like before they implemented all this bovine excrement.

[@sixofnine9407]

"Don't loot me bro", that made me smile.

[@__mindflayer__]

Something you’d definitely say to your friends

[@blackcorp0001]

At least he didn't teabag him 😮

[@janmajer4662]

"Share the load (the load..the load...the load)"

[@barneybbates]

We Need more from this iconic duo, I'm waiting on episode 2

[@PizzaHabit]

"And now you're dead." "Well...." LMAO

[@fdajax5107]

Sven being silent and letting them make choices is hallmark game mastering

[@JarenDarkwolf]

It's real "you can certainly try" hours.

[@eltravos99]

I don't mean to piss in your Wheaties but it's scripted. Just look at how it ends with the LOTR ending.

[@YaksenPushMongo]

Its scripted dawg

[@stephanmarcouxdrums4877]

I don't want to be rude, but his name is Swen Vincke, with ''w''.

[@buck_swope]

@@stephanmarcouxdrums4877 Well, you are being rude. Apologize.

[@alexmohr1072]

Get them as voice actors for a dlc please

[@Giwrgos237]

that would actually be amazing, what an idea.

[@iainsteele5737]

funny you think there will be dlc

[@MathewWithOne_T]

Yeah dude these guys have bright futures ahead of them. I can see them landing roles in a huge movie, a trilogy even

[@Reziichu]

it's down the pipeline. Not any time will it be in works. but they have discussed the idea of DLCs already. so funny you would think there wouldn't any DLC.@@iainsteele5737

[@NeoDMC]

@@iainsteele5737 I do think there are enough open plot threads to give us a Throne of Bhaal style expansion. Increase the level cap to 20 and let us fight Zariel and/or Vlaakith.

[@Alicia.Marie.13]

As a massive LOTR fan and a person who love BG3 this was truly delightful ❤

[@HeaT_HD]

This needs to be a complete series.. Maybe even a trilogy

[@Justforvisit]

"Baldur's Lord of the Gate Rings I - VI"

[@ZhuDaoLong]

​@@JustforvisitThe return of the fellowship of the two

[@snowdjagha]

And let's make it definitely stop at the third one.

[@That-riyadh-gamerBlogspot]

or a hexology....woot!

[@dereklandry6199]

if only if only

[@hostileguest3793]

Elijah side-eyeing the both of them before yeeting the squirrel is the best thing I've ever seen.

[@DeadPixel1105]

I'm around Elijah Wood's age and I've been a big fan of his ever since I was about 9 years old. Phenomenal actor and a genuinely decent person in real life. Good guy.

[@wastemind]

The bromance between Elijah and Sean is the stuff of legends

[@shinzoux5912]

Over 20 years later and Sam is still saving our asses :'D

[@meesterflibbles3467]

Elijah is so demented as Durge, this is hilarious

[@Tarmax94]

He doesn't even stop for a second to think about it, he's just goes for it😂

[@ichauch9333]

Elijah was the thrue inventor of Durge, Larian try to tell us with videos

[@theofontaine5564]

He's chaotic evil and he doesn't know it

[@perferstrategy]

My heart is pounding this is how good Larian Studios is! They move mountains without any force. Just wonders !

[@atakhan25]

"We just 'wrapped up' the Game Awards" "As we were wrapping it up" Oh Sven, please never change.

[@Lunaria.Praesentia]

The mere fact that he's taking such a disrespectful event with grace and joking about it shows the human quality of this good Sir, it's just outstanding

[@abbas-aliibnmohammadal-nam929]

Explain

[@tinyfreckle]

@@abbas-aliibnmohammadal-nam929 I think they're referring to the fact that he only got 30 seconds for his acceptance speech before they put the "wrap it up" message on the teleprompter, it was even more disrespectful because he was literally in the middle of dedicating it to the lead cinematic artist who had passed away only a month prior.

[@Dedhaven]

​@@abbas-aliibnmohammadal-nam929 They gave him and other winners about 30 seconds of speaking time just so they could throw in a bunch of stupid performances and celebrity cameos at the game awards.

[@Marth667]

@@Dedhaven Which is what everyone watched the game awards for right?! Right?

[@wwld9823]

I like how elijah embraced the darkness and started roleplaying as a maniac

[@IroquoisPlissken]

Have you ever watched Sin City ?

[@dustysmoke4996]

Heh, even the pope would be tempted to stray into darkness by this game ;-)

[@sasdrusbaslisto9538]

Good to see these two are still in character so many years later

[@JoeOGosePresents]

There needs to be a web series of these two playing through fantasy games. I would watch every single video.

[@Captain_Rhodor]

Sean, much like Sam, is the paragon of virtue here. Elijah, meanwhile, seems to be doing a Sméagol run XD

[@ninab.4540]

You just reminded me that that gollum travesty was this year

[@davidparkes7741]

Gollum travesty??

[@SenseiRaisen]

@@davidparkes7741 The Gollum game.

[@avatardecadewho]

"I just killed the big spider AGAIN!" Best wingman ever.

[@philgroves7694]

Brilliant! Sam Gamgee finally does to Frodo what he always fantasized about!

[@theimpatientgamer8241]

National treasures, the both of them. The game is brilliant too and all the hard work Larian put into it.

[@dgmaffi]

The whole squirrel exchange was hilarious. Elijah's side-eye before kicking it and Sean's reaction to him kicking it! Great stuff!

[@GustavoIto]

6:09

[@XBullitt16X]

Frodo and Sam! Now this is an unexpected surprise.

[@JankyToe]

An unexpected journey, if you will. Oh wait, wrong movie.

[@gottinrod]

Haha im such a huge fan of them that my cats are literally named after them.

[@nikospapageorgiou57]

I love this so much! I wish we could watch an entire play through with them!!!!!!

[@the_dancerjen1773]

What treasures these two are. I love them. Congrats on the award!

[@OhThatRobin]

I love how Sean is like “I killed the big spider. Again.”

[@shubhamjamwal5284]

We need a 4 hour long director's cut for this

[@dagmichael]

Release the Extended Edition!

[@ShenaiGeneva]

@@dagmichael yesss

[@nothingbutlove4886]

we need 3 of those

[@jeremyramli6362]

with Behind the scene stuff and deleted scenes

[@shaythisis7956]

YES

[@simplyspenser887]

Never imagined this situation ever happen, but here we and i love every second of it:) Thank you Larian, for calling such a delightful guests.

[@mark-smith5757]

Absolutely love it. Legendary actors playing a legendary game, what's more to like! As like the comments above I could have watched these guys play this for eternity!

[@seamuspautz7532]

“What an incredible thing to just sweep the awards like that!” Elijah and Sean know a bit about that experience.

[@Slop_Dogg]

Hahaha, thought the same thing

[@MossNada]

Ok I didn't know I needed to see the Hobbits in Faerun. Can you imagine if all four of them did a playthrough??

[@mrpuss2519]

I'll give up my first born just to see it happens.

[@aimeeinkling]

I tried to get my friends to do an all halfling playthrough and they wouldn't. ☹

[@CrniWuk]

​@@aimeeinkling get new friends

[@synthspence]

I mean, with Merry and Pippin having their own podcast…why not for an episode or series, all 4 play through the game?? I’d. DIE.

[@Octarin]

This was awesome. And I bet he wasn't half overwhelmed being in the same room with Frodo and Sam... :D We love you, all of you! Larian, you have NEVER let me down, since Divine Divinity.

[@gregstiles]

Thank goodness this company is so awesome and passionate about their craft! Bless the creators and their visions of excellent story telling.

[@ShutUpWesley]

I don't know why, but Mr. Astin seams like such a wholesome person.

[@lecomingbegend497]

He did save the world and play one of actually the most wholesome character in fantasy. Too good for cinema I tell ye

[@mandalore1089]

He's our Sam!

[@crab-manSorghame]

He was the one who helped advocate and personalize Sam being so wholesome to Frodo, I think! Let's just say, on set, the attitude was the same. If you're curious, it's in one of the behind the scenes extras.

[@TheSpencerHayes]

He's not just a hero, he's a union man!

[@DMBlade4]

Astin*

[@MrLocoSuave]

So we all agreed Larian needs to make the next LoR game, a.k.a. the greatest LoR video game ever?

[@Lucifronz]

A LotR game in the style of Divinity: OS2/Baldur's Gate 3 would be really cool.

[@JordanU375]

With how good a job Larian does adapting source material and filling in blanks, I would absolutely love to see them make a game that takes place during the first or second age. Would pair so much better with their typical style of high fantasy magic.

[@DaDude2011]

Please may this come to pass!

[@Dreyko5893]

I would LOVE that

[@nearlydead7510]

They butchered the Baldurs Gate lore, might as well do the same to LotR

[@CorrectionUnknown]

My fave game. My actor-heros. I would burst into tears being sat in that room!

[@dontanton7775]

Man, scripting all that and making a build that works for them in the short time they have must have been A LOT of work.

[@hoodiepen]

I love how they treated the book as Sauron’s ring

[@HarrowKrodarius]

Imagine if this was also kind of a sneaky teaser for their next project haha

[@fury1409]

RIGHT!! They probably can get ANY IP at this point and make a great RPG out of it ... here is hoping :) @@HarrowKrodarius

[@trankia1224]

​@@HarrowKrodariusA Larian studios Middle Earth game?! Yes please!

[@ichauch9333]

​@@HarrowKrodariusI wonder if this game has easter eggs for LotR too. Look at this special stairs at the forge, for eg

[@Saxonygal]

Elijah hugging Sean and laughing with him at the end made my heart feel so warm and lovely. Forever my Frodo and Sam. :)

[@PalleRasmussen]

Go check "The Friendship Onion" for some more.

[@MrLukasPetersen]

Their friendly chemistry is undeniable

[@Traitorman.14.3]

My wife and I have a weekly session of BG3. I love D&D games and she was like “meeh”. After she was lured into one session she was hooked. At one point my monitor broke, and I had to get a new one. I had a wide screen on loan from work, and as I was ordering my new Widescreen, she stopped me in mid purchase and changed the order from one to two screens. From the very start I made a rule for myself, that I would explain specific game mechanics if she asked. And I would never tell her what to do in a situation. It was always her choice, even when she deviates mid battle after we had planned our approach to a situation. When she is in conversation I do not interfere. All choices are hers. My proudest moment was when my companion and I had died, her companion had died, but she kept on and on fighting 8 bad guys. I sat watching her fighting them for at least half an hour. AND SHE BEAT THEM. Saving the party. We never “go back and do it again because we made a bad choice”. Nope. We carry on and have to live with having killed Jaheira (by mistake) shortly after we met her. Oh. And the most important thing. NEVER telling her after a skirmish, what I think she should have done. We are a hundred hours into this game (we played EA a lot), at the lower city, and she is already talking of a rerun where she is going to make a lot of different choices. It is great to have this for us. Brings us closer I think. Can’t wait for friday to arrive and hear her usual “Are we going Monster Bashing?”.

[@onbored9627]

I love that when Elijah died, Sean immediately was like "I must get the book and continue the mission"... I had to retype that because I called them frodo and sam without thinking lol.

[@gongolong2036]

Honestly wish he knew he could pick his body up. Be quite the recreated scene lol

[@ninab.4540]

Sam always saves Frodo

[@heathbar1091]

Sean Astin is my hero. Met him 6 years ago, and he was kind enough to record a video for my wife and me announcing that she was pregnant with our 2nd child. We shared that video with all of our friends and family for our official announcement. Such a cool and selfless thing to do, especially when he probably deals with all kinds of requests from fans all the time.

[@Theonetruewonderfly]

He's coming to our "local Sci-FI/Fantasy convention" next February, looking forward to it!

[@badazzboxer]

You should upload the video then!

[@cloudburst98]

@@TheonetruewonderflySpringfield, MO?

[@Theonetruewonderfly]

@@cloudburst98 Yep

[@cloudburst98]

@@Theonetruewonderfly kinda want to go just for sam