Shadow of the Erdtree is just a video game Expansion 

Thank you so much for watching! 🙏 I poured my heart into this video to bring you this tribute to the incredible world of Elden Ring and its amazing Shadow of the Erdtree DLC. Your support means everything to me, so if you enjoyed it, please leave a like and share your thoughts in the comments below. Let's discuss our favorite moments and experiences in this masterpiece! 🌟

Rest in peace Ansbach, you absolute legend.

"His eminence was felled in an honorable duel." *My eyes fading as I recall how I used scarlet rot and lightning storm spam so hard that he never even got to "Nihil"* "Yeees. An honorable... Duel..."

"Mother... Marika... A curse upon thee..." And there i fucking cried

“Guided here by kindly Miquella” No, I’m here to finish the job. No demigod escapes.

In a world where substandard work is considered the norm, Elden Ring and now Shadow of the Erdtree is a breath of fresh air in an age of suffocation.

Igon Ansbach Thiollier Hells, even Mohg Thoust shall never be forgotten…

"Marika bathed the village of her home in gold, knowing full well that there was no one to heal." And right there... I cried..

"It's just a game." Damn right it is. That "expansion" is a full on game.

Messmers fight and seeing Shaman Village were the best moments for me

Can’t believe there are people who think this dlc and Elden Ring in general is a bad game. They really are missing out

This tribute made me cry honestly. I finished the dlc yesterday and it was...the best one I've ever played. Miyazaki, Fromsoft, thank you for bringing this game to life and other games such as Bloodborne and Dark Souls to life as well. These games are considered my happy place, my escape from the real world. It's not just a game. It's a journey worth every second.

“His eminence was felled in an honorable duel” Me who destroyed him with comet azure: Yes it was honorable

Spoilers ahead in my discussion. This game makes me emotional. Please be kind in the comments. Edit: Oh my gosh thanks so much for the likes and comments I'm going to CRY. I believe that everything Miquella did-trying to cure his sister's rot, founding a safe haven for the spurned and the excommunicated-came from a place of genuine compassion. He saw a world that was broken, dangerous, and unkind, and sought to heal it by giving it the one thing it desperately needed: love. But the kind of love that Miquella knows is not true love; it is a compelled, and some might say forced, obedience. It was the only kind of love he ever received from others, the only kind he ever understood. Ultimately, it was his curse which led him down the sickening radiance of his path. His curse of eternal youth isn't just physical; it is emotional and mental as well. It perpetually stagnates him, never allowing him to reach his full potential and thus preventing him from growing as a person. He possesses the foresight of an angsty teen who just wants what he wants, right now. He knows what he is doing is wrong. That’s why he rid himself of doubt and vacillation first before discarding the one thing that could have grabbed him by the face and forced him to see the truth of his actions. His love, St. Trina, was his true love-the love that resides in every single child. She was his empathy. He abandons her only after casting away his doubt because, without that doubt, he would never have done it. And without his love, without his empathy, he was free to become the beautifully disgusting sociopath we confront in the final fight-a being who wishes to take away all free will, believing that’s the only way forward. In the end, he was just like his mother. He swore he would be different, that he would make the world a better place. I’m sure Marika said the same thing when she planted the minor erdtree in her village. They were both willing to do horrible things to build a world of safety and comfort. Marika wielded her rage and pain to purge the Hornsent for what they did to her people, and upon their bodies, she built a new world. One with trauma as its foundation and death is but a cautionary tale. Despite being demigods and a goddess, Marika and her family are far more human than most want to give them credit for. It's part of what I love about From Software: every single one of their characters is nuanced in a way that makes them feel like real people.

69 quintillionth obligatory mention of "CURSE YOU BAAAAYLE! I HEREBY VOW! YOU WILL RUE THIS DAY! SOLID OF SCALE YOU MIGHT BE FOUL DRAGON, BUT I WILL RIDDLE YOUR HOLES YOUR ROTTEN HIDE! WITH A HAIL OF HARPOONS! WITH EVERY LAST DROP OF MY BEING!" This DLC is absolutely amazing. Yes, some areas are empty. Yes, the final boss is bad. But it's exploration rivals if not outclasses the base game due to the world's structure, and I think you understand how impressive that is. It basically feels like an entire new game, honestly.

Ansbach and Igon, true bros who fought with us till the end, the most goateed npc ong

They really outdid themselves with this game in its entirety. Amazing art

How much of himself can Miquella tear away before he stops being Miquella? And if someone were to gather up all the pieces, is THAT Miquella?

"There is nothing more terrifying." A God who makes you love him. Alters your mind to worship him. Has a radiant golden figure when you meet him, but you know he stripped his flesh already, so what you see is what he wants you to see: A "kind God". But there's no kindeness in him anymore. Just force. He knows better, he knows right. You *should* love him. Terrifying.

Calm, wise, loyal, and charismatic, it's literally impossible to not like Ansbach.

I finished the DLC a couple of days ago and... is it just me, or does anyone else feel this emptiness? It's like I've lost something irreplaceable. I can't fully describe it.

I didn’t jive well with Elden Rings story…. Until this DLC and honestly this DLC has put the game up there with Bloodborne in terms of story telling for me. It tied everything together to make Elden Rings narrative a sweeping fantasy epic full of flawed, but understandable beings who all believe they are doing the right thing… Marika, Ranni, Malenia, Morgott…. And now Mohg, Miquella and Mesmer and further confirmation of Radahns convictions …. What a deep intricate and powerful piece of fiction.

Drake warrior....Dear friend.... thank you for granting us this glorious tribute.....I hereby vow this is my new favorite video of yours....behold a true master of his craft, thank you tarnished one.

this was actually fucking beautiful. wow.

"make...miquela...stop😢" bRO!

i beat the DLC about two weeks ago, and after beating the final boss and loving it so much, i legitimately got depressed that i wasn't gonna be able to experience this masterpiece of a game + its DLC for the first time ever again. normally it's not a big deal to finish a game, but this game helped me get through some rougher times, especially recently, and it's become my favorite game of all time.

Messmer is such a sad character. He was rejected at a fundamental level by Marika, both his mother and goddess. He thought he was doing awful things in the name of the greater good, but eventually realized everything was just pointless violence. He watched as his friends eventually went insane, defected, or started to despise him. He was truly alone, but he stayed loyal to his mother, perhaps out of some small sliver of hope that remained. It was the appearance of the Tarnished that finally broke him. The confusion and mixed emotions were very apparent in his dialogue.

"honourable duel" Me with a comet azure build: THINK FAST CHUCKLENUTS

Ringed City is my favourite Fromsoft DLC, now SOTE is on the same place with it. The lore reveal, character explanations, the beautiful world.. THOSE NPCs! 😢 It’s so *chefkiss*

At first I despised Ansbach because he served Mogh, then he grew on me. Rest in peace Ansbach - the All-Learning gigachad and Radhan the Lion - Warrior king of the wasteland of Calid. You've done enough. No it is my turn to rip and tear the doves wings! -Griffizu- Miquella!!! I'm gonna rip you a new one and avenge my friends! The Tarnished, after the "Ascencion-Eclipse" took place.

Expertly done… again. The DLC is the ultimate, as is this showcase 💥

I realized something... The first Generation sons of Marika (Godwyn, Morgott, Mogh, & Messmer) have been staying true and loyal for Marika and The Golden Order unlike the other Demigods. Only for Marika to favor Godwyn more and abandoned the other three. I wonder if we have more allies like Ansbach if Mogh was not charmed and manipulated by Miquella?

The most beautiful tribute to the best DLC ever! Not ashamed to admit I did shed a tear. (I’m still fighting Consort Radahn)

the shaman village broke me

When the Cerulean Field appeared on the screen i was sooooo moved! Beautiful place!

'THERE IS LIFE IN ME YET' - Igon

The music in shamans Village and the sort of haunting tranquillity there were amazing...but really sad because no-one is there. Jarsburg was the only other place like this in terms of peaceful seclude, which is interesting in terms of who the actual jars are.

Just watch it..pure art😮😮😮😮

Elden Ring alongside its DLC is a benchmark to every role-playing game no doubt

I know people had problems with this dlc, but I will argue forever with them because I didn’t have any of those problems.

"His eminence was felled in an honorable duel" Not me one-shotting him with Comet Azur

I dont know whether there will ever a game like Elden Ring! This will go down in history of story telling at its peak.

I wanted to point something out about the fight with Midra. When you first approach the old man and he shouts. You don't have to kill him. There is no fog wall. In fact, even after the first fight there is still no fog wall. You don't HAVE to kill him. He has endured long enough. You did this.

Thank you for this video, it is beautiful. I started tearing up at the Messmer part. His life was such a tragedy. (and I like the video's title. It reminds me of whenever I'm talking to other gamers about Elden Ring. They all assume its just another RPG. When in fact, its a spiritual journey:)

Great video! I been waiting for a cut like this and knowing how hard it is to get through these fights... damn good video.

Elden Ring is one of the greatest things ever created by human hands. It is art, pure and simple.

This us absolutely phenomenal! I will always love this game, such an amazing journey and story

the first boss literally foreshadows the concept of putting a soul into a different creature or person's body...

After beating it.. i cried.. i sat there thinking and in my thinking i realised this game's plot isnt about gods but a broken family....

so awesome mate. This game is the only game i've come across that has the ability to allow for all of this creation from the players. I love every thing this community has to offer and this is fantastic and well put together. If i leave loving this game more than I already did than you did quite an accomplishment. namaste!

As much as i love Igon, Ser Ansbach was the goat for me. I started out being suspicious of him and wanting to actually kill him. Thankfully he was saved because Leda decided herself to kill the hornsent, which i prevented. And thus i got to do his quest and learn of the truth of Miquella's ambitions. And learn what an honorable man he is. He became my bro by then end. I became Elden Lord for him and Boc.

4:37 It sure sounded like he said "WE have endured"

This is a masterpiece man! An underrated masterpiece! This gave me chills and emotions. It made me relive all these incredible moments again when I experienced them for the first time in game. Truly magical. I get that some people take waaay longer to beat something like this DLC so I hope this will blow up later on. It truly deserves it. Crazy movie like editing really. Felt like I was watching one. It also didn't feel like 9 minutes whaaaaaaaaaaaat

"Become a lord, not for gods, but for men." I don't know why that resonates so much with me, when I haven't even beaten the base game once yet. But I realized that... in nearly every ending, you become an Empyrean or a god. There is no ending in which the common folk of the Lands Between come out on top, at least in any significant way. Become a lord, not for gods, but for men. Do it for Ansbach and Igon, do it for Boggart and maybe even for Patches. Do it for those like us, the common folk. Not the Greater Will, nor the Frenzied Flame, nor the Dark Moon itself. Do it for Master Hewg and Iji. Become a lord, not for gods... but for men.

Miquella sacrificing his love is probably what I find to be the most tragic of the game. How can you make the world a gentler place without love? How can you have compassion without love? If he succeeded I think he would have failed himself and his order wouldn't be as he truly envisioned.

I'm not prepared to let it go

Thank you tarnished ones..and sir ansbach..for saving me from Miquella when he abducted me . Now that im home, im safe

Ansbach: "Mohg was slain in an honourable duel" Me using Purified Crystal Tear, Golden Vow, Grant me Strength, Bloodboil Aromatic, Commander's Standard swapping to Jellyfish Shield, Exalted meat, Seppuku, Royal Knight's Resolve:

May the flames melt away the sins of the Hornsent, of Queen Marika, and of Miquella alike. Leave no more than ash under the long shadow of the Serpent's Order.

The DLC was like Elden Ring 2. Not just a DLC where they cut content. It's a complete new game.

My best game & best DLC ever! Other From Software games are also awesome, but none capture the magnificence & how inspiring & larger-than-life this feels, I feel very empty after beating Shadow of the Erdtree, I feel very satisfied but empty at the same time, but I know that this is it for Elden Ring, it will be forever remembered in my heart. From "Foul Tarnished..." to "I'll make the world a gentler place..." 😭💓

Good edit man I appreciate it, will save this. One day in the future, I will re-watch this and remember all the good moments I had in this DLC

I love Igon and Ansbach , They do not call you a Tarnished but a warrior . Someone they see fit to be a lord and spite whatever other may think of you.

The purpose of ascension to the throne is to imbody power. Be one who represents ones true desire. St. Trina, beloved and one with Miquella, said to stop him. Kill Miquella. She knew every part of him as his witch mother, but never did she remark him as kind. Miquella began his conquest to forfill their desires. Power, devotion, love, and the promised voyage of a thousand years. And yet, he waited. Remained at the gates of all his desires. As if waiting. Perhaps waiting for someone to stop him. Even breaking his great rune once he gathered enough vassals to turn into his enemies. And so, Miquella, waited for one depraved of light while enjoying his last moments along with his Lord Brother. Even if he was just a puppet with a kindly face.

Your 30 hours invested in this masterpiece will be immortalized, my brother

I'm genuinly jealous of all the people feeling such strong emotions from games, even more so FromSoft games. It's hard to remember that this game and all the souls likes before are not just about slaughtering enemies and bosses every minute, but that there are some very good characters and lore behind them as well. I'm personally not really able to understand how this game or expansion can bring out other emotions besides anger and happiness in people, but i'm glad they do. Thanks for making the video and by that maybe letting people remember these games can be much deeper as they let on at first

I really love this video and the previous one for the base game. You really capture the way this game evokes emotion. This is just a small thanks for some of my favorite content and I’ll go back and check out your other stuff!

This is not a game, it is a work of art

Ansbach is one of the best npcs in the series

if we had just a few games studios like fromsoftware and arrowhead

However ruined this world has become, however mired in torment and despair, life endures. Births continue. There is beauty in that, is there not? - Melina, Elden ring.

Not a mere game, but a true work of art

Who else think prime radahn reminds of hercules

It’s sad that Radahn never said a word the entire time.

The video should've ended with this dialogue: "Righteous Tarnished. Become our new lord. A lord not for gods, but for men." - Sir Ansbach

Beautifull!!! Y just missed so much leda's words in the royal rumble battle

This is so good- we wore the same armor too at the start of the dlc! The banished knight helm feels special to me

Now this is what DLC should be. This is what we should be paying for not more characters or skins or time skips.

Beautiful, love this and the first video so much!

I spent over 90 hours exploring and everything in the land of shadows...its gonna win GOTY

A video game expansion with as much love and care as the base game. This DLC should honestly be considered a top Game of the Year by its merits alone. Personal note I was surprised at how much the story was fleshed out as you progressed. You didn't have to dive as deep as you did in the main game to get the general main story of the DLC.

Elden Ring's story is profoundly melancholic, yet there is an undeniable beauty woven into its sorrow. The decay of the demigods is particularly heartbreaking. General Radahn, once a mighty warrior, lost his mind to the scarlet rot, and even in death, he finds no peace. Morgott fights valiantly for a kingdom that despises him, while he despises his own existence. Mohg, in contrast, abandoned his brother, accepting his fate as a monster, rejecting the Erdtree, and becoming a pawn in Miquella's schemes. Malenia patiently awaits Miquella's return, clinging to the slim hope of a cure for her scarlet rot, despite the improbability of such a miracle. Rykard, once noble, descended into blasphemy as the Lord of Blasphemy. Godfrey, a revered Elden Lord, was banished from the Lands Between, stripped of grace, and forced to witness his son's death in his arms. Godrick, ever the coward, might have had a different fate if not for Godwyn's murder. Rennala wallows in depression, abandoned by her twin Rellana, who followed an unrequited love for Messmer. Messmer, in his desperate quest for his mother's love and recognition, became a slaughterer, ultimately realizing his efforts were in vain, lamenting, "A curse upon thee..., mother..." Marika remains trapped within the Erdtree, shunned by the Greater Will for her actions. And you, the Tarnished, endure a similar decay. Upon becoming Elden Lord, you revisit the once-familiar places, now empty and desolate. The Roundtable Hold, once bustling with life, becomes a haunting reminder of your solitude. Your companions, each following their paths, either meet their end or disappear. As the Tarnished, you grapple with the question: Is following the flame of ambition and becoming Elden Lord truly worth it? You are the hope of the Lands Between, yet what is left for you? In the end, despite your title, you were, and always will be, a Tarnished-driven by the flame of ambition in an endless search for the Elden Ring. Thank you for the vid!

After the DLC I realized that the entire story was just about Broken,Crippled,and Cursed people with too much power that were all in too much pain……… It’s heartbreaking

A masterfully crafted montage for a masterfully crafted DLC 👏👏👏

You've done good here, well done on making this, thankyou for sharing.

amazing tribute for the great game and the best dlc ever made. work of art. very well done ❤

Great Video. Normally games, add this kind of content into the game. Fromsoftware on the other hand let the community do that stuff instead. Elden ring is that kind of game, that expands on to other platforms. Is that something what Miyazaki has invisioned, and that we all became a part of?

The song really wrecks my heart

This tragedy story is just as good as Dark Souls 1 and 3, peak of lore construction of a game that makes you talk with others to understand it's story

dude, great production! you got yourself another follower

What a Game ! truly one for the book of my life................

The sad thing about calling ER:SoET and expansion is the fact all dlc pre 2008 was really game expanding content often downloadable for free or a small fee with most games… Now triple A devs are selling buggy un-tested alpha content as a complete game and charging the entire games price fir a couple skins and virtual junk while calling it a collectors pack

amazing cinematics and video, really captures the essence of the dlc.

Elden ring is one of the best things that have happened to me. This made me really emotional….thanks :)

this game, for the first time sine i played UNDERTALE, have i felt truly connected to a games world. its different.

Man, i thought Mogh had some wierd cult followers but this loyal servant, Old Ansbact, just makes Mogh a worthy leader.

I wanted to say I loved the video. Elden Ring made me emotional at well. It was a joy to see a video capture the same feelings. Subbed and liked. ❤

I just finished this expansion, took me 40 hours, but it feels like a game I've been playing since I was a kid, I would give the unimaginable to protect Ansbach, Igon and Thiollier. Rest in peace, I'll see you again soon.

I'm not crying, Bayle is crying.

The end sceeeene, I am crying at Shaman Village