Even four years after release, Elden Ring is full of surprises. In the aftermath of the excellent Shadow of the Erdtree DLC, fans are still speculating about the game's lore and even piecing together cut quest lines, and now, a new datamine has uncovered a major cutscene that was removed from Elden Ring before launch.
An incomplete cutscene and its accompanying voice lines have been cobbled together by Lance McDonald, whom you may be familiar with for developing the unofficial 60 FPS patch for Bloodborne. The restored content shows a remarkable moment in the history of The Lands Between: Miquella planting the Haligtree. This version likely isn't exactly how FromSoftware intended it to look, because it was never finished, but this is an impressive facsimile created with the leftover files.
Miquella's Haligtree is a major landmark in The Lands Between, but is more important to Elden Ring's lore than it is in actual gameplay. The Haligtree was meant to rival the Erdtree, and came to be seen as a safe haven for those persecuted under Marika's Golden Order. It's best known for hosting Elden Ring's de facto mascot, Malenia, Miquella's twin sister, but is an entirely optional area – you...
