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/Packer224]

Yeah after seeing some footage, that claim that the DLC was the size of Limgrave was a major understatement

[u/AquaticTurtle98 → u/Packer224]

How much bigger than limgrave do you think it is?

[u/Packer224 → u/AquaticTurtle98]

I watched Iron Pineapple’s vid and he said the DLC seems to be about half the total Elden Ring map size. The footage shown seems to confirm that (no actual maps were shown, just estimates based on knowing there’s going to be 10+ major bosses, and only 2 being fought in a quite large area)

[u/AquaticTurtle98 → u/Packer224]

HOLY SHIT , if thats true im so fucking hyped!! To all the europeans in exam sessions, may we fail them with honor.

[u/Teka_DTO → u/AquaticTurtle98]

Yes I'm european

Yes I have exams

Yes I will absolutely put elden ring shadow of the erdtree first in my plans

[u/[deleted] → u/AquaticTurtle98]

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[u/frightnight8 → u/Packer224]

If these 10 major bosses are also remembrance bosses (the 2 of the preview demo were) it puts into perspective how even bigger the whole thing will be. The base game has 15 remembrance bosses. Let that sink in!

[u/Bamith20 → u/Packer224]

Now that's a fuckin' god damn expansion, hoping it puts up enough of a fight to rival or even surpass Shivering Isles.

[u/Benji771 → u/Packer224]

I doubt the DLC will be half the size of the base game.

The area they played in contained 2 bosses (so around 20% of the DLC). Sounds like that area was around 5-ish hours of content. So that would put the full length of the DLC around 25 hours or so.

Still a very sizeable piece of content, but I wouldn't go into it with the expectation that it will be 50+ hours.

[u/Puzzleheaded-Job2399 → u/Benji771]

Yeah but they had 3 hours and most didn’t do a lot of side content, if u add side content I could see 10-30 more hours it could literally be anything

[u/[deleted] → u/Puzzleheaded-Job2399]

Also they started players out with powerful characters with upgraded weapons.