NEW Elden Ring DLC Info! | Lore, Endings, Size, and More!

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Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Gameplay Trailer just dropped and its packed FULL of information. We breakdown new DLC details from Miyazaki. Elden Ring is a 2022 action role-playing game developed by FromSoftware. It was directed by Hidetaka Miyazaki with worldbuilding provided by fantasy writer George R. R. Martin.
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0:00 Intro
1:03 Elden Ring DLC Details
14:11 Conclusion
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Music:
Metroid Prime OST

[@Hoarahchadtheallgrabbing]

49 days left

[@da-rj5cs]

I’ve already hollowed

[@TetrisGamerBroz]

👐 😮

[@SocraTetris]

Please also leave a comment saying "48 days later" 48 days after the dlc drops. This will fill me with joy.

[@thinhtran647]

hey I'm form 49 days later, unfortunately I have to tell you that the release date has been moved to june 21, 2025

[@irontheonlyone9452]

​@@thinhtran647not funny

[@t.h9219]

Alright I’ve went and read the Chinese version and I can say that most of the translations in this video is correct EXCEPT for the dlc ending. What he originally meant is that YES there will be an ending to the dlc just that there will not be multi endings like the base game but you can make some choices while you journey towards the end.

[@harrytoz4530]

cmon everyone push this comment to the top this is important ^

[@jfuente]

Thanks

[@grungelives]

Should be a more popular comment, this is great to hear

[@Ziostorm]

Interesting. That makes more sense.

[@gimmedataids]

That makes much more sense, thank you

[@dvdblckthrn]

I still believe Radahn dying will allow the stars to move again, finally making the eclipse to resurrect Godwyn possible. Maybe that could even be the reason Malenia fought Radahn at all, to help Miquella achieve his goals (in this case with Godwyn)

[@Ziostorm]

Good idea

[@thinhtran647]

same

[@kingchongy1712]

But what about graggle? Are the simpsons just sweeping him under the rug?

[@pontyadam]

except Miquella's plan wasn't to resurrect Godwyn, but to kill him. The Golden Epitaph reads: "oh brother, Lord brother, die a true death" and it's certain this references Miquella because the Ash of War uses Miquella's seal. Miquella's plan was to drain the sun of it's gold during the eclipse, form it into a big needle and kill Godwyn's body and the root system of the Erdtree (which the Haligtree is not in contact with) with it. For more details i highly recommend to check out Tarnished Archaeologist's video on it (and on pretty much everything else as well)

[@coreyhansen9711]

@@Ziostorm Castle Sol dialogue says the eclipse ritual failed, no?

[@craignaylor2648]

Trailer filled with new weapons..reporter who can only ask him 3 questions knowing the whole world won’t be able to…. “Will there be new weapons” smfh I give up

[@Apexapee]

Yes smh... Plus that was already gone over in the earlier interview this year lol

[@brandonsalisbury7182]

Lol I know that’s like asking will there be new bosses lol!

[@jarlwhiterun7478]

Cry!

[@MideIck11]

@@jarlwhiterun7478 Yօʊ ɛʟɖɛռ ʀɨռɢ ꜰαռʙօʏꜱ αʀɛ ꜱօʍɛ օʄ ᴛɦɛ ꜱᴛʊᴘɨɖɛꜱᴛ αռɖ ʍօꜱᴛ ɛʟɨᴛɨꜱᴛ, ʊռᴘʀօɖʊᴄᴛɨᴠɛ αռɖ ʊꜱɛʟɛꜱꜱ ᴛʀօɢʟօɖʏᴛɛꜱ օꜰ ᴛɦɛ cʊʙɨᴄʟɛ օꜰ ᴅᴏառꜱᴄʟօառꜱ ᴄαʟʟɛᴅ ʀɛɖɖɨᴛ ᴊʊꜱᴛ ʟɨᴋɛ DSP! Sᴛɨᴄӄ ᴛօ աɦɨռɨռɢ օռ ʀɛᴅᴅɪᴛ, ɨᴛ'ꜱ ᴛɦɛ ᴏɴɛ ᴛɦɨռɢ ʏօʊ'ʀɛ ɢօօɖ αᴛ ɨռ ᴛɦօꜱɛ օӼʏɢɛռ-աαꜱᴛɨռɢ ʍɨꜱᴛαӄɛꜱ ʏօʊ ᴄαʟʟ "ʟɨᴠɛꜱ", աօʀᴛɦʟɛꜱꜱ ɨᴅɨᴏᴛꜱ աɦօ ᴛɦɨռᴋ ʏօʊ'ʀɛ ꜱօᴍɛᴛʜɨռɢ, աɦɛռ ʏօʊ'ʀɛ ꜰαɨʟɛɖ αռɖ ᴛօχɨᴄ αʙօʀᴛɨօռꜱ! 🤣

[@johnnyringo35]

Why are you crying and telling us?

[@TheDiamondSea]

“I can’t beat the game in 30 hrs” Miyazaki: “skill issue”

[@chaosinfernoid9008]

I don't think it's even skill Issue thing it's literally just running through everything necessary. But i dunoo how they do that with no Farming honestly. I guess im bad lol.

[@MideIck11]

Yօʊ ꜱօʊʟꜱʙօʀռɛ αռɖ ɛʟɖɛռ ʀɨռɢ ꜰαռʙօʏꜱ αʀɛ ꜱօʍɛ օʄ ᴛɦɛ ꜱᴛʊᴘɨɖɛꜱᴛ αռɖ ʍօꜱᴛ ɛʟɨᴛɨꜱᴛ, ʊռᴘʀօɖʊᴄᴛɨᴠɛ αռɖ ʊꜱɛʟɛꜱꜱ ᴛʀօɢʟօɖʏᴛɛꜱ օꜰ ᴛɦɛ cʊʙɨᴄʟɛ օꜰ ᴅᴏառꜱᴄʟօառꜱ ᴄαʟʟɛᴅ ʀɛɖɖɨᴛ ᴊʊꜱᴛ ʟɨᴋɛ DSP! Sᴛɨᴄӄ ᴛօ աɦɨռɨռɢ օռ ʀɛᴅᴅɪᴛ, ɨᴛ'ꜱ ᴛɦɛ ᴏɴɛ ᴛɦɨռɢ ʏօʊ'ʀɛ ɢօօɖ αᴛ ɨռ ᴛɦօꜱɛ օӼʏɢɛռ-աαꜱᴛɨռɢ ʍɨꜱᴛαӄɛꜱ ʏօʊ ᴄαʟʟ "ʟɨᴠɛꜱ", աօʀᴛɦʟɛꜱꜱ ɨᴅɨᴏᴛꜱ աɦօ ᴛɦɨռᴋ ʏօʊ'ʀɛ ꜱօᴍɛᴛʜɨռɢ, աɦɛռ ʏօʊ'ʀɛ ꜰαɨʟɛɖ αռɖ ᴛօχɨᴄ αʙօʀᴛɨօռꜱ! 😆

[@OneNationUnderPug]

@@chaosinfernoid9008I wouldn’t be surprised if they basically use command codes to artificially level up.

[@chaosinfernoid9008]

@@OneNationUnderPug Hahahaha, that would be funny. Thats literally cheating though which would be ironic.

[@SpottedHares]

@@OneNationUnderPugI mean it like 90% padded content to pad you states for the fake difficulty curve. If you get though the padding as fast as possible and know the limited idea of how copy past activators are pasted then 30 hours doesn’t sound that bad. Most of that running though empty open world.

[@Mario-SunshineGalaxy64]

I’m guessing Radahn holding back the stars prevented a lot of physical and paracausal events from occurring. If that act could hold back the destiny of Ranni, a demigod and Empyrean, then there’s no telling how many other things Radahn was inadvertently putting a stop to.

[@Acusumano25]

Something something godwyns resurrection

[@Darkheart00]

Yep. Malenia needed Radahns death to either (A) resume the movements of the stars to resume her Brother’s destiny of Godhood, or (B) resume the movements of the stars to continue Miquella’s eclipse ritual. Bottom line is: Malenia went to defeat Radahn to unlock Miquella from a stagnant fate, it seems

[@seamusdempster]

I think it also prevented the eclipse at castle sol, which would tie it to the DlC lore wise because of miquellas plans. I think in some sense, the erdtree is now the sort of "sun" figure and thus an eclipse would block the light of the erdtree and "unobscure" the land of shadow, which will likely be some step if not the final step of miquellas plans we see in that final shot of him and the tree. And that the unveiling of the land of shadow has something to do with bringing Godwyn the true death Miquella wanted for him. we also know that by holding back the stars Radahn held back fate, which maybe prevented these events from happenimg

[@midorayo1149]

amber starlight is literally either miquella or malenia's fate so radahn is probably holding miquella's fate

[@theoutergod8666]

Spotted the Destiny player.

[@therevanchist2888]

Radahn just casually holding everything and everybody back with his gravity lol

[@afterbyrner]

Its just a shame he couldn't hold on to his sanity

[@therevanchist2888]

@@ThelebK True! Just crazy that he was pretty much a shell of his former self having been rotten so badly by that point

[@chaosinfernoid9008]

​@@therevanchist2888 Because of the so called "Waifu" Sister Malenia. Stupid B... She even made him into eating her own people so to say. Oh and she turned Calid into whatever it is now this literal desert was apparently beautiful before.

[@anonisnoone6125]

@@therevanchist2888 Have u seen one of those lore accurate Radahn fights? He was a straight beast in his prime. I just wish his actual had him teleporting like he does in those videos.

[@Rich_P_Anya]

You know it's a fictional character right?

[@kristofferkjeldsen6268]

Theory - Radahn is holding back the fate of Miquella. Miquellas fate is going to be revealed related to the Moon of Nokstella, which will bring about the eclipse - the Moon of Nokstella is "The guide of countless stars". This can be interpreted as the moon of the fate of those who live in death.

[@mocha5742]

Sick theory

[@matheusmterra]

He confirmed there is a Sleep swamp in the DLC, that screamed Saint Trina to me instantly, it didn't even need confirmation.

[@ayayron8221]

Did he confirm that? It sounds like a crap idea if it was true lmao. Imagine killing all the enemies in an area and you accidentally get sleeped and you’re forced to stay there for 60 seconds not being able to do shit.

[@reign1594]

Sounds like fun to me... Yippee!​@@ayayron8221

[@sleep_enjoyer13]

​@@ayayron8221 the player character sleep stun only lasts like 2 seconds lol. Don't over react

[@ayayron8221]

@@sleep_enjoyer13 my bad, i was looking at the PvE effects. Never been slept before so i have no clue.

[@KuraSourTakanHour]

I'll be honest, a sleep swamp sounds like a vacation compared to the putrid hell of Lake of Rot. Unless they create a 2nd variant of sleep (like how there is normal Scarlet Rot then Super Scarlet Rot from Lake of Rot/Scarlet Aeonia) that is somehow worse

[@tommangum3675]

My theory is this: Godhood always requires a soul great enough to be shattered into multiple personages able to bear shards of/aspects of reality a.k.a. shards of the Elden Ring. It began with the One Great, then came fractures, etc... Radagon is Marika is only the beginning. "Let us both be shattered each, mine other self." Basically all the demigods, at least, are Marika, and are the aspects of reality of the fracture/shard they bear. Maliketh became Death, Ranni became the Night... Furthermore, I believe Godwin was the Sun. I believe the lines "Frigid Sun of Sol, surrender yourself to the Eclipse" and "Lord Brother, please die a true death" are shattered aspects of the same phrase. That's why the sun can technically still be seen, but its Sol/Soul has been lost, overshadowed ... Exlipsed, if you will, by the Erdtree. Anyway, I'm just not sure I've seen that anywhere, so I just wanted to pass it on to somebody before the DLC.

[@fourdayz1414]

This a good theory! I’ll be thinking about it when i head into the dlc

[@MK-vi2cm]

Great comment! I'm gonna remember this one

[@ethancoster1324]

Sounds like a rip-off of the Cosmere.

[@kimlee6643]

Have you watched Centered Tarnished? He thinks much like this but through a Jungian psychology lens.

[@midorayo1149]

Defeating radahn to set the stars in motion since miquella's fate is still held by radahn since we see the amber starlight shard ("If the stars command our fates, then amber-hued stars must command the fates of the gods.") it was on a malenia and miquella statue , it could be that malenia's fate is the one that fell and lost , and miquella is still held in the sky

[@robbybiddle9236]

4:27 with Elden Ring it’s never enough content.

[@dingohunter4114]

Carians have to have a big deal with the veil! You can see it by the full moon in liurnia and the prized Carian possession? the moonveil katana

[@l.o.v.e-sick5330]

What?There is nothing suggesting that Moonveil is a "prized carian possession". It was forged in Sellia, it's name comes from the fact that it's blade is enwreathed in light when sheathed and it drops from a random Magma Wyrm. That's it, literally nothing suggests that it even belongs to Carian royal family. Won't say anything concrete about the veil in Liurnia, haven't checked that yet, but these might be just light rays.

[@godly_potatoe69xd19]

Yeah and the full moon next to that enemy in the trailer, alongside that women with the hat that is in carian architecture

[@yeahkeen2905]

The moonveil isn’t a Carian artifact. It was made by a citizen of Sellia.

[@KuraSourTakanHour]

​@@yeahkeen2905 which are connected to the Nox and the eternal cities which are tied to Numen, thus Marika and the knowledge of making concealing veils also seen with the Black Knife Assasins

[@yeahkeen2905]

@@KuraSourTakanHour I know that. You should tell to OP not me.

[@thecuza9716]

This confirms what I've long suspected. Miyazaki wasn't trolling when he said 30 hours. It actually did take him only 30 hours to 100% the game, and he thinks the rest of us need to git gud for taking longer.

[@reign1594]

😭😭

[@funatish]

I took 170 hours on my first playthrough and definitely didn't 100% the game (mainly all the questlines were left undone, but I think I did defeat all bosses).

[@ahsank.]

Blud I was clocking in at 120 hours when I reached farum azula

[@AGKyran]

Well if you only do the least required to finish the game plus a few optional areas just to get the good weapons and stuff... 30h seems correct. Doing 100% though would take way more. Look at speedruns. 55mn glitchless any%, all achievements 2h39. But there's no section for 100% like all items and stuff. That would take so long speedrunners probably don't bother with it. Only good explorators do.

[@Sargassian]

my first playthrough was around 70 hours. subsequent ones were about half.

[@kurenian]

I think regarding the whole “no main ending” thing, it just means that there’s no super official ending cutscene. Like in AotA, defeating Manus is the end of the DLC, but aside from some dialogue from Dusk and Elizabeth there’s nothing necessarily to signal that.

[@Darkheart00]

Same with Ringed City. The ending felt perfect for Dark Souls, without ever including any end cutscene of sorts

[@Greywander87]

Apparently this was a mistranslation and what he actually said was that there wouldn't be multiple endings. Another commenter said they read the Chinese version and this was the only major inaccuracy in the translation.

[@brettstockglausner6657]

I'm absolutely convinced that the boomerang throwing skeleton boss in the trailer is undead/shadow Radahn.

[@tommangum3675]

So you're saying that's what happens when Radahn goes... Down Under?

[@RealCutieMutie]

There isn't even a question, knowing that St Trina is confirmed to be in the DLC is the best news I could get as a lore enthusiast :3

[@RealCutieMutie]

Also, knowing that Radahn is lore wise necessary for the DLC, for me at least, more than confirm that Malenia fought him because Miquella needed him dead, not that she was looking for Miquella and Radahn just happen to be in the way. Now we just need to see if Castle Sol "Eclipse", Godwyn, and anything related to the ones who live in death will have a place in the DLC. And since St Trina will be there, if the frenzy Merchants song will be elaborated on.

[@mythzel898bet2]

​​​​@@RealCutieMutiei hope there will be Godwyn in the dlc, atleast more lore about him, this is a theory,but in each trio of demigods(if you believe messmer is in Miquella and malenia and not melina),there are always a science god(making inventions)like rykard and Miquella ,since morgott and mohg are more statesmanship and Godwyn from what we know is a warrior like his father pre godfrey,a diplomat,and a founder of the ancient dragon cult,and the three of them atleast related to the crucible,i want Godwyn to be the science god,in a elden ring biotechnology/alchemy sense.

[@hmssheffield8137]

:3

[@EldenLord.]

I also hope we finally learn more about Melina in the DLC. Why nobody is talking about her and if shes the Gloam-Eyed Queen or not.

[@andothersuchnonsense2685]

The "Melina is Miquella" thing has sorta become the preeminent conversation about Melina.

[@EldenLord.]

@@andothersuchnonsense2685 I dont believe this is true at all. Cause if it is, the DLC would affect the main games story big time and Miyazaki confirmed that it would not affect the main game story. If we for example burn Melina, she literally dies meaning St. Trina could not possibly appear in the DLC. Miyazaki said St. Trina would appear. That alone debunks this theory. Melina is/was 95% the Gloam-Eyed Queen. Its anything but confirmed.

[@Gnome-kc7pr]

@@EldenLord.exactly

[@andothersuchnonsense2685]

@@EldenLord. that's fine lol, im not saying its true. i said that conversation is why no one is having Gloam-Eyed Queen conversations now, and it is. the popularity of that video sucked the air of the conversation about her.

[@Danthelegionmaster]

@@andothersuchnonsense2685No, youre just mindlessly following a recent video that blew up.

[@NorthstriderGaming]

So the important points are: - Shadow of the Erdtree will be the only and final DLC - The base game will remain untouched and the DLC is fully self-contained - The DLC won't have an ending but probably ends just as abruptly as The Ringed City did after Gael - St. Trina is confirmed to make an appearance

[@Charlie-mp1ch]

YEAAHHHHHHHHHHHH DARK SOULS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@FranklinThe1]

🗿

[@stuckstepsis6976]

I wish

[@MideIck11]

Yօʊ ꜱօʊʟꜱʙօʀռɛ αռɖ ɛʟɖɛռ ʀɨռɢ ꜰαռʙօʏꜱ αʀɛ ꜱօʍɛ օʄ ᴛɦɛ ꜱᴛʊᴘɨɖɛꜱᴛ αռɖ ʍօꜱᴛ ɛʟɨᴛɨꜱᴛ, ʊռᴘʀօɖʊᴄᴛɨᴠɛ αռɖ ʊꜱɛʟɛꜱꜱ ᴛʀօɢʟօɖʏᴛɛꜱ օꜰ ᴛɦɛ cʊʙɨᴄʟɛ օꜰ ᴅᴏառꜱᴄʟօառꜱ ᴄαʟʟɛᴅ ʀɛɖɖɨᴛ ᴊʊꜱᴛ ʟɨᴋɛ DSP! Sᴛɨᴄӄ ᴛօ աɦɨռɨռɢ օռ ʀɛᴅᴅɪᴛ, ɨᴛ'ꜱ ᴛɦɛ ᴏɴɛ ᴛɦɨռɢ ʏօʊ'ʀɛ ɢօօɖ αᴛ ɨռ ᴛɦօꜱɛ օӼʏɢɛռ-աαꜱᴛɨռɢ ʍɨꜱᴛαӄɛꜱ ʏօʊ ᴄαʟʟ "ʟɨᴠɛꜱ", աօʀᴛɦʟɛꜱꜱ ɨᴅɨᴏᴛꜱ աɦօ ᴛɦɨռᴋ ʏօʊ'ʀɛ ꜱօᴍɛᴛʜɨռɢ, աɦɛռ ʏօʊ'ʀɛ ꜰαɨʟɛɖ αռɖ ᴛօχɨᴄ αʙօʀᴛɨօռꜱ! 🤣

[@thatonekid464]

Hand me that thing

[@FranklinThe1]

@@thatonekid464 your dark soul

[@adamd.3332]

I sincerely hope they come out with more Elden rings, I haven't felt this way about a game since I was a teenager and I've been playing since the og Nintendo days. This game is an absolute treasure and I hope they continue more games like this one or release another Elden ring💚🖤

[@are3287]

I present you the dark souls series. Likely, the next soulsborne game fromsoft makes will be called something different again.

[@seanoconnor5473]

Heard about the interview yesterday and I was waiting for you to drop a video about it. I didn’t think I could be more excited for the DLC but I was wrong.

[@wastefox9100]

My guess as to why we have to fight Radahn: In Sekiro Dubi's video (New Unused Maps in Elden Ring - Cut Content) he mentioned the catalyst mechanic. Maybe this mechanic will be used in the DLC. With this mechanic we are able to make meteorits come down. This is only possible if we have fought Radahn.

[@Geboss51]

I would love if they released all the history that GRRM wrote that didn’t make it into the game or DLC. Maybe as a book or something. Just so that we could have the whole context of the story.

[@RSAVee]

I like the stars point you brought up. As the stars hold Rannis' fate. Maybe there is something similar there. Maybe not fate per say, but something similar. He is preventing something or a key point to something. Which is why Melania wanted to clash with him

[@kryptonian5539]

I have not touched ER since the DLC was announced. I am chomping at the bits to play. But I want to wait until I know what weapons they are adding before I choose a build and start a fresh playthrough.

[@alexterieur8813]

same. Also i want to play the sorceries they include in the dlc so i can play with my first character through all the game’s content before going for a second playthrough

[@mr.johnwayne]

Great video as always dude, keep up all the great work

[@Henbot]

Well, if GRRM made such a massive amount of lore and mythology and then they could farm that for a few games because Elden Ring lore was so freaking big. My hype is high

[@jarlwhiterun7478]

They've already said this is the end of Elden Ring. No sequels.

[@heyhey745]

@@jarlwhiterun7478 did you watch the video above? pay attention

[@liamwilson2573]

​@@jarlwhiterun7478 yeah um he never said there would'nt be a sequel; in fact he explicitly stated he was keeping his options open

[@aarongarcia4381]

Elden Ring doesn't need a sequel

[@Omega77232]

there is no sequel its already confirmed in the earlier interviews

[@duchuyedisonvu]

super informative thanks zio!

[@caleb1657]

Read something about this earlier from a random news site. I was wondering when someone was gonna post a video about it! Thanks!

[@VoiceNerd]

What an excellent interview! That definitely is going to hold me off for another month and half

[@OtherMomo]

I think what the interviewee meant by "no one in the main game will appear in the dlc" means no old characters will conflict with new story. The person saying "touch the withered arm..." isnlikely a new character, so them appearing in the dynasty isn't the same.

[@lethalethan07]

I’m still curious if main game bosses will become refightable because that has been one of my biggest wants from the game since Sekiro’s rematch system came out.

[@No-bb1jq]

At this point Miyazaki has become one of the most revered leads in the industry and yet he still has so much respect for both the audience and other people in his industry. I've seen so many people with inflated egos that have neither his technical know-how, nor his so to say fame it's insane.

[@edwardruiz8795]

New ziostorm vid while I work. Yes please.

[@jakdexter2075]

I like how they ask great questions.

[@gedoplanet]

I’m heartbroken. Only 1 dlc

[@RagingPoo]

It's funny how he said the main game is estimated to be beaten in 30 hours. My first playthrough was 180 hours, but I took my time and was very thorough. I wanted to find everything the game had to offer

[@geoffreyletch8121]

An interesting video bro, well done, not long to wait now!😮😊

[@argonaught]

Mr Miyazaki is the goat. Dude is humble and makes the most fantastic games. Big props and keep them coming, sir!

[@Vimarilla]

i am a ziostorm apostle 🙏

[@seanoconnor5473]

The Ziostorm Peeler coming in the DLC.

[@damondavidson2929]

St. Trina... a hunter is a hunter... even in a dream.

[@Mangolore]

A meteorite is gonna put a tear in the Vail

[@michaelwhite3173]

Keep up the good work, Ziostorm.

[@robin-cp8qj]

I love miyazaki bro

[@therevanchist2888]

I’m pumped I can’t wait to explore the DLC!!

[@SukunaPYC]

Always Amazing with the News, thanks zio

[@rayzu4380]

June will be the happiest month in my entire gaming life, between Hades 2 Early Access and SOTE, Im SO ready!

[@lilbuddy324]

Thanks for another informative and insightful video, zio.

[@SpaceWhaIe]

Radahn was holding back fate. Big changes couldn't happen without his death. I know Miyazaki says there's no definitive end and that it won't effect the story greatly, but fate being "stuck" while Radahn lives HAS to be related to why we can't access the lands of shadow, where Marika first set foot, where the Erdtree grew, etc. etc, etc.

[@josephcrehange602]

New attributs in the DLC could be something like sleep poise. Like if you activate it, your weapon is sleep infuse and you can get critical hits or something like in Sekiro.

[@Boc_theSeamster]

you have no idea how genius of an idea that is. That blew my mind.

[@MideIck11]

@@Boc_theSeamster Yօʊ ꜱօʊʟꜱʙօʀռɛ αռɖ ɛʟɖɛռ ʀɨռɢ ꜰαռʙօʏꜱ αʀɛ ꜱօʍɛ օʄ ᴛɦɛ ꜱᴛʊᴘɨɖɛꜱᴛ αռɖ ʍօꜱᴛ ɛʟɨᴛɨꜱᴛ, ʊռᴘʀօɖʊᴄᴛɨᴠɛ αռɖ ʊꜱɛʟɛꜱꜱ ᴛʀօɢʟօɖʏᴛɛꜱ օꜰ ᴛɦɛ cʊʙɨᴄʟɛ օꜰ ᴅᴏառꜱᴄʟօառꜱ ᴄαʟʟɛᴅ ʀɛɖɖɨᴛ ᴊʊꜱᴛ ʟɨᴋɛ DSP! Sᴛɨᴄӄ ᴛօ աɦɨռɨռɢ օռ ʀɛᴅᴅɪᴛ, ɨᴛ'ꜱ ᴛɦɛ ᴏɴɛ ᴛɦɨռɢ ʏօʊ'ʀɛ ɢօօɖ αᴛ ɨռ ᴛɦօꜱɛ օӼʏɢɛռ-աαꜱᴛɨռɢ ʍɨꜱᴛαӄɛꜱ ʏօʊ ᴄαʟʟ "ʟɨᴠɛꜱ", աօʀᴛɦʟɛꜱꜱ ɨᴅɨᴏᴛꜱ աɦօ ᴛɦɨռᴋ ʏօʊ'ʀɛ ꜱօᴍɛᴛʜɨռɢ, աɦɛռ ʏօʊ'ʀɛ ꜰαɨʟɛɖ αռɖ ᴛօχɨᴄ αʙօʀᴛɨօռꜱ! 😆

[@NeroCrucible]

Imagine if we see Rhaddan making a come back in the dlc like some sort of Valhalla afterlife of eternal war

[@brettstockglausner6657]

My belief is that the boomerang throwing skeleton boss from the trailer is Radahn

[@thiagobnla]

the part where it says that we have to kill Radahn and Mohg to access the DLC reminds me of the 2 part medallion we need in order to progress some parts of the game. aside from the great lift of Rold, both the Dectus and Hligtree lift requires 2 key items to progress (sure, you don't need the Dectus to progress the game). All DLCs so far requires some item to access it, maybe there's something related to that in the shadow of the erdtree

[@Greywander87]

I suspect it will be somewhat similar to Gael's appearance at the Cathedral of the Deep. I think there will be a new NPC that appears somewhere in Nokron, and they will meet back up with us after defeating Mohg to do something that allows us to enter the DLC. Or they may give us an item in Nokron that we'll use to enter the DLC. I think it's also possible there could be a new quest from Gideon once we find Miquella. In general, I think it's more that they won't allow conflicts to occur where the DLC requires the presence of a main game NPC that you might have killed, nor will DLC NPCs appear in the main game in a way that conflicts with existing questlines. There's still some wiggle room. Edit: I also think that finishing the DLC will lift the veil and the Land of Shadows will be visible from the Lands Between and vice versa. It may even be possible to walk between them.

[@roundninja]

It's impressive how much Miyazaki still maintains that classic Japanese politeness, even now that he's one of the most respected game developers in the entire world. If it were me, I think the success might go to my head.

[@marvcollins7842]

Elden Ring has so much more to give, man. I wish they'd keep making Elden Ring content

[@tristanward9937]

I don’t want a sequel just add expansions.

[@hanssundqvist1781]

@@tristanward9937yepp

[@mitsuri3096]

Elden ring is the last game there is no more story they blew their lo*d too fast ​@tristanward9937

[@tristanward9937]

@@mitsuri3096 which is fine if so. Eager to see what they come up with next

[@gb9884]

There could be some potential DLC crossover to the main game. Dark souls 1 had the hidden cutscene with Sif if you met her in the DLC first. Slave Knight Gael in DS3 would disappear as a summon in Ashes of Ariandel if you killed him in the ringed city, he will also disappear from the chapel in the main game and leave the piece of painting behind if you haven't accessed the DLC yet and killed him in the ringed city. These things are very minor though and I doubt there would be consequences in Elden Ring for getting too far in the game.

[@itsyaboi.1645]

5:05 that combo from hit into the tree sentinel in the in the fight was crazy

[@23Butanedione]

Crazy or incredibly common and typical?

[@dlongovids]

Finished Elden Ring a few weeks ago then I Just went back and finally beat slave knight gale in the ring city dlc. Idk what to do next im so ready for this DLC hahaha

[@dayvsonmacel2]

Hey Ziostorm, i have a suggestion for a video which, honestly, would be pretty cool imo. Can you make a video about all (or the most popular) unanswered lore questions? Or the most popular misteries we expect to get a conclusion after the the DLC?

[@uncleol]

Lets goooooo! It seems i was right about the veils disappearing!

[@Reifan1283]

I always thought that St Trina and miqullea were like radagon and marika were both could temporarily take over and do stuff

[@danger9696fly]

Why nobod's talking about Godwyn? Like noone asks any question about him in the interwievs. Do people forgot about him?

[@reign1594]

Ig

[@faxanadufire9669]

aaah that makes sense why it took so long.. one gigantic dlc vs several smaller ones.. I feel like an average playthrough took me around 60 hrs with mild exploration depending on build.. I wld assume with the dlc it will increase the playtime an extra 20ish hours

[@Nirob615]

I feel like they'll probably handle dlc npcs being in the main game very similarly to dark souls 3. What I mean is that I can see someone like Gael being the person that tells us to go to dlc but later shows up like Gael does in both of DS3's dlcs (though he's just barely in the first one)

[@DjAtmaWeapon]

I believe the floating rocks over the chinese dancer has something to do with a star that was hold by Radahn.

[@aldenfalor4454]

still killing the vids man thanks for the update.

[@Dualities]

Dont act like u care when u are just self promoting

[@aldenfalor4454]

@Dualities dude this is literally the only channel on KZbin that I'm a member of I love how this guy does his channel

[@user-eq1sm1qb7h]

Stop promoting it's getting weird

[@aldenfalor4454]

@user-eq1sm1qb7h again I'm not I don't even know what you mean.

[@aarondonnelly2344]

Miyazaki, and by extension FromSoft, are such class acts. I am sooo pumped for Shadow of the Erdtree!!

[@RayEros]

I have finished FF7 Rebirth and i have finished Stellar Blade. Now its time for Elden Ring DLC. June, lets go! 🔥💯

[@Hunterb9412]

My best guess as to why Radahn is a requirement is because his ability to hold back the stars and probably moon too, and the dialouge of the ghost at castle Sol about the sun not being swallowed. Like how I think you discussed in another video I believe, the followers of Miquella were somehow using an eclipse to bring back Godwyn or give him a proper death. So I wonder if that will be touched on in the DLC.

[@Nirob615]

Also for other souls likes I feel the Nioh series (particularly the second one) is one of if not the best at making a combat system that's as good as any thing fromsoft has put out thanks to the stance switching mechanics which change not only the movesets for your weapon but they also have either a beneficial attack, guard, or stamina regen boost depending on the stance you're in (high, mid, or low stance). It also has abilities you can unlock by using the weapon category you want more and more. Not to mention each category has it's own ability trees as well as ninjitsu and onmyo magic which is Nioh's version of int and faith. To help make feel even more unique the loot system is damn near identical to Diablo's. Considering the transmog system and that abilities are tied to the weapon category and not the weapon itself makes it to where you don't have to worry about replacing a cool looking weapon or armor because some random drop is better. Unlike say the legendary effects attached to legendary weapons in Diablo those types of effects would be in the weapon ability/ninjitsu/onmyo magic system.

[@yellowflash511]

Bro i CANT WAIT for the expansion to drop but im really bummed out that this will be the only expansion for ER. I expected 2 like DS3 got.

[@TheeSoulKing]

Very exciting 💯💯

[@Shirkerz]

zio i miss us

[@ZdSd-hx8lv]

The most important Elden Ring DLC update so far. Thank you Zio

[@kevindangelo1091]

My guess is dlc will begin with a short, snow themed part with a scythe lady followed by a much longer part exploring a temporally challenged ruin

[@yamidom9134]

These were some great questions they asked. I can't wait to see this new game in development. Also, so cool....It's just great to see more horror like games that aren't just resident evil

[@sunlesssirris]

8:30 I totally agree just like the Interaction with Sif in DS1. I hope there's special dialogue for Malenia.

[@SigmarWarhammer]

As for why Radahn has to be defeated: I think it has to do with whatever Miquella was doing in Castle Sol. One NPC there says this: "Lord Miquella, forgive me. The sun has not been swallowed. Our prayers were lacking. Your comrade remains soulless... I will never set my eyes upon it now. Your divine Haligtree." So maybe Radahn was holding back whatever was supposed to "swallow" the sun. I think the soulles comrade is most likely Godwyn...

[@raymondcaswell5622]

Mythology/real history says that the belief was that sun was swallowed by a dragon, which caused an eclipse. Also, that basilisk blood/ash is required to make gold. So is the blood of a red headed man, coincidentally. This all points to Godwyn. Miquella wanted to give his brother a proper death, and heal Malenia of her rot. I think all of this is part of the "decisions" Miyazaki is talking on. The word basilisk means "little king", "little prince", "chieftain", or "young ruler". It's also called the "king of serpents." Don't be surprised to see us have to fight Godwyn in basilisk form like as he looks like in the Deeproot Depths. Killing Messmer would be required to make gold as well....the purest gold (unalloyed gold). EDIT: this falls perfectly with "Rebis." White Queen (Miquella) + Red King (Messmer) + Dragon (Godwyn).

[@Kodama666]

i just wanna say in the context of the shadowed erdtree representing the ideals of the people of the lands of shadow as a theory already has precedence in the lore as it is directly stated at least a couple times in the game and supported by other lore theorists that the erdtree, is not a real tree that exists in the lands between, but similar to grace, is an optical phenomena related to the faith of the people in the lands between all that to say we should treat these trees as symbols, specifically symbols of faith, and not literal physical trees

[@Kodama666]

also i dont understand why people think that the blue robe lady/dude is a carian when there is only tangential evidence at best. I strongly disagree that the cathedral type structure she is in looks anything like the carians architecture, if anything it looks more like stormveil architecture, or the chapel of anticipation the purple lights to me do not symbolize carians either and i dont know why people say that they do because it is very obvious and clear that 99% of the light sources in caria are blue also the candelabras in the room with them have a very vinelike stretching appearance similar to some imagery of st trina anyways my guess is theyre part of a unique group, maybe they are a mage group but i think to say that they are just "carians" is an oversimplification of information we barely even have

[@Darkheart00]

@@Kodama666 that NPC is literally in a replica of the Church of the Cuckoo of Raya Lucaria. Bird cages, unique to Raya Lucaria, are also shown in that scene. Glintstones are being used for light. Check all of this for yourself, the evidence is all there. It’s literally a Carian NPC in a Carian structure lol

[@Kodama666]

@@Darkheart00 glintstones arent purple so no those are not glintstone lights, that is not at all what the lgihts in raya lucaria look like, and i have seen the side by sides of church of the cuckoo and the location of that cutscene npc and i ENTIRELY disagree that they look even remotely similar, maybe to you they do but not to me lol and id like to see someone actually show the extreme similarities with side by sides

[@j4nk3n]

Maybe we get some kind of light based buff that you upgrade for the new area since its based in a kind of shadow realm?

[@robbomax]

God bless you Ziostorm

[@loblo5542]

Oh another info about SoTE dlc? Hell yeah.

[@oscaroska7613]

The difficulty thing is probably a stat like shadow or whatever they name it you level resistance to it

[@TheKniteOwl2686]

Wow St Trina confirmed in the DLC. I’m so hyped!! I hope there are more sleep weapons, spells added to the game

[@williepete6150]

Maybe when miquella "lifts" the veil we will see how the shadow land is connected to the main game. I think it will indeed fill the center portion of the map with some enterances from the lower parts of the lands between, and with that legacy dungeon we see protruding from the veil connecting to the upper parts of the lands between. Just food for thought.

[@mamileto]

at 00:04 i just saw a Giant Skull shadow effect, a mirage within the light emanating from baldachin tip down and how the two tree crowns split the shine is giving eyes and ... i can't unsee it, gives a little GIANT giant skull form/shape, slightly tilted to the side looking down upon shadowland 💀🚬

[@carlosgonzalezfernandez3806]

I hope we get another trailer in may, a story cinematic would be pretty cool

[@llewtree3013]

I really hope we get more spells based on trina’s sleep magic, I wanna summon nightmares that out people to sleep after so many hits

[@BrassPetals3Voices]

I’m pretty stoked that we’ll be able to use the items, spells and weapons/weapon arts from the DLC in the base game. Definitely going to refresh playthroughs and pvp as well I’d think.

[@benyedder1295]

Im amped for this

[@rbelljr29]

I demand to join Jar-Barin on his quest to become a warrior jar, coz.

[@TJuice1986]

Great video, thank you so much for making content that still continues to scratch that itch!

[@Sparkbomber]

I'm stoked for the DLC, even if Mt. Backlog has grown. I... bought PS3 Demon's Souls and will play that one too. =P

[@finalbreath15]

I think it'd be pretty cool if they add more bits of dialogue to base game characters or add random things aside from the DLC. I know i'll be really trying to find anything i can thats new once it releases. So excited. I would be totally fine with Elden Ring coming to an end after the DLC. I do like the restructuring of the FromSoftware formula though, and i hope they can keep exploring with slightly more unique entries into the genre. If they do take another shot at ER i hope they have a way to make it feel fresh, maybe head towards graphics in line with the Demon's Souls Remake. Realistically they could just keep pallette swapping berserk inspired souls games and it'd still be enjoyable as long as there is something of interest to decipher, and they somehow havent been too redundant so far. I'm just always going to be happy to see a FS game unfold.

[@godly_potatoe69xd19]

If the veil gets lifted then maybe ratatoskr’s theory of the veil lifting And the middle of the map becoming the land of shadow will actually happen and you’ll be able to see it

[@Ninnjette-]

I'm so excited!!! AHHHH!!

[@bulldogsswishie]

@ziostorm if you notice in the video Miquella a hand when he waves it in the trailer it moves the vail. Even in your KZbin clip with his hand it shows the vail move.

[@NorthYowie]

I’m more excited about then my birthday.

[@MiyazakiIsHere]

Nice! Dark Souls 4: Giant Dad's Vacation in Londor confirmed!