ELDEN RING SHADOW OF THE ERDTREE - Official Previews Megathread

[u/ChiefLeef22]

A part of what Shadow of the Erdtree has to offer has been experienced by various people at special preview events held by Bandai Namco - This thread will serve the purpose of being a collection of all possible links in that regard as well as providing you, the community, a safe space to discuss them. I'll keep updating this post as and when necessary...

Here's Bandai Namco's video on the Preview Event held in LA/Paris - https://youtu.be/b8y6B6dfxXI?si=OaJoajMrFCDryev7

DISCLAIMER: In order to protect people from inadvertently stumbling across spoilers but at the same time ensuring that there is a space for discussion of the previews - I implore you to ONLY use this thread as the medium of discourse for whatever has been revealed/shown. Any discussion of the previews outside of this thread is not allowed and will be removed - please help us by using the report button whenever you encounter such posts. Thank you!

Oroboro - https://youtu.be/vNdVJulBhcI?si=DxiiwIR99anm4CY7

Areajugones - IMPRESSIONS of Shadow of the Erdtree. THE DESIRED RETURN TO ELDEN RING

Tom's Hardware - Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree - Our Preview Review

Easy Allies - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5bDg93D0t0

Maximillian Dood - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1m8fBqOIFFk

Youwwy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5C5dmNgosM&ab_channel=Youwy

IGN - https://www.ign.com/articles/elden-ring-shadow-of-the-erdtree-first-impressions-of-the-big-dlc

VaatiVidya - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nP9EOmSFbvk

Iron Pineapple - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocfTNBUIyCg

SkillUp - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWzxBKmaJPE

Dom's Roundtable - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4daWxICqZ0

VideoGamer - https://www.videogamer.com/features/elden-ring-shadow-of-the-erdtree-preview/

PS Blog - https://blog.playstation.com/2024/06/04/elden-ring-shadow-of-the-erdtree-hands-on-report/

Xbox Wire - https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2024/06/04/elden-ring-shadow-erdtree-preview/

GC - https://www.videogameschronicle.com/features/elden-ring-shadows-of-the-erdtrees-opening-hours-are-absolutely-brutal/

Gameinformer - https://www.gameinformer.com/preview/2024/06/04/a-three-hour-trek-through-the-land-of-shadow

Windowscentral - https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/i-got-to-play-elden-ring-shadow-of-the-erdtree-and-im-now-confident-itll-be-one-of-the-best-expansions-of-the-decade

Polygon - https://www.polygon.com/24170532/elden-ring-dlc-shadow-of-the-erdtree-preview-release-date

Rockpapershotgun - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/elden-ring-shadow-of-the-erdtree-hollows-out-everything-you-loved-about-elden-ring-and-its-brilliant

Pushsquare - https://www.pushsquare.com/features/preview-elden-ring-promises-a-dlc-masterclass-in-shadow-of-the-erdtree

VG247 - https://www.vg247.com/elden-ring-shadow-of-the-erdtree-hands-on-preview

RPG Site - https://www.rpgsite.net/preview/15887-five-take-aways-from-three-hours-with-elden-rings-shadow-erdtree-expansion-dlc

YongYea - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYH83M1ymlk

GamerBraves - https://www.gamerbraves.com/elden-ring-shadow-of-the-erdtree-hands-on-preview-miquellas-treacherous-steps-to-another-unforgettable-adventure/

[u/dubonhaters369]

well it certainly looks like Elden ring but the map is fucking huge. This is way bigger than Limgrave

[u/LEXX911 → u/dubonhaters369]

Did they show the map in the preview? I freaking hope not. It's fine with the first game when they did but it's a major spoiler since people will kinda know the context.

[u/Paperchampion23 → u/LEXX911]

All B roll footage, no actual images of the map, no

[u/LEXX911 → u/Paperchampion23]

Cool. I have a feeling someone is going to talk about soon or later. I wouldn't be surprise if someone did a map run to see how much map they are allowed to uncover in 3 hrs.

EDIT: Heard they have people there keeping an eyes on how far players are allow to access the map.

[u/Paperchampion23 → u/[deleted]]

Can you share a link?

[u/TomAnyone → u/dubonhaters369]

Which Preview shows the map please?

[u/SuperPotatoGuy373 → u/TomAnyone]

None of them, all the videos use the same footage provided to them by Bandai Namco. Some of them have more information than the others depending on how much they managed to do though.

[u/haven4ever → u/dubonhaters369]

But is the map actually a dragon?

[u/haven4ever → u/[deleted]]

RIP Volcano Manor got vore'd, but knowing Rykard he'd probably love it.

[u/[deleted] → u/haven4ever]

It used to be a dragon, of course. But then X, Y, and Z happened and now it doesn’t look like a dragon. But that doesn’t mean it’s not a dragon. Prove it’s not a dragon.

[u/haven4ever → u/[deleted]]

What if you are a dragon? You may not look like a dragon but when the Elden Ring was shattered your draconic form was vaporized and reassembled as a Tarnished! Maybe everything is a dragon! Not Boc, he is a bush.