{"id":1865884,"date":"2026-04-04T17:23:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T14:23:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1865884"},"modified":"2026-04-04T17:23:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T14:23:51","slug":"astonishing-never-before-seen-elden-ring-deleted-cutscene-discovered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1865884","title":{"rendered":"Astonishing never-before-seen Elden Ring deleted cutscene discovered"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/elden-ring\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Elden Ring<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Astonishing never-before-seen Elden Ring deleted cutscene discovered<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">&#8220;All things flourish, whether graceful or malign.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/elden-ring-player-facing-a-lesser-leonine-misebetton-on-the-right-in-miquella's-haligtree.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"elden ring player facing a lesser leonine misebetton on the right in miquella's haligtree\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"elden-ring-player-facing-a-lesser-leonine-misebetton-on-the-right-in-miquella's-haligtree.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Eurogamer\/FromSoftware<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Vikki Blake avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/1533038852.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Vikki Blake avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"1533038852.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/vikki-blake\">Vikki Blake<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-04-04T17:23:51+00:00\">April 4, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"ff9dc38b-613a-4aac-8d72-3e2c62f76df2\" data-name=\"Elden Ring\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Elden Ring\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Elden Ring\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Elden Ring\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Elden Ring\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Elden Ring\" title=\"Follow Elden Ring\"><br \/>\n  Follow Elden Ring<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>A new, never-before-seen map file has revealed more secrets about content cut from the final version of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/elden-ring-walkthrough-8042\">Elden Ring<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Please note that what follows may be spoilery for some!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Notable dataminer Lance McDonald uploaded his discovery earlier today, revealing what he claims is a deleted scene of Miquella planting the Haligtree.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Elden Ring - Official The Journey So Far Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xCoNv8yFfP8?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/xCoNv8yFfP8\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Elden Ring &#8211; Official The Journey So Far Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Elden Ring &#8211; Official The Journey So Far Trailer.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xCoNv8yFfP8\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;This is a look at a never-before-seen map file where a cutscene was filmed for Elden Ring, which showed Miquella planting the Haligtree, as well as the process through which, during earlier development and testing, this cutscene was intended to have been played,&#8221; McDonald explained. &#8220;Finally, the similarly never-before-seen cutscene itself is shown.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The idea of Miquella using his blood to nurture Haligtree isn&#8217;t new, exactly, as the flavour text describing Haligtree Knight Armour says: &#8220;Armour worn by knights sworn the Haligtree. Its left breast is emblazoned with the crest of the Haligtree. Though watered with Miquella&#8217;s own blood since it was a sapling, the Haligtree ultimately failed to grow into an Erdtree&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Amazingly, though, McDonald has found a deleted cut-scene that pertains to this, including a &#8220;number of unused lines of spoken dialogue&#8221;, although he cautions that &#8220;without the intermediate cutscene file to connect these together, it&#8217;s difficult to know for sure which of these are intended for playback during this specific video&#8221;. He was, however, able to share the voice lines in what he believes is the right order.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch the full video of McDonald&#8217;s discovery below:<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Elden Ring Cut Content - Miquella Planting the Haligtree Deleted Cutscene and Map\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SSUR7sVi7DU?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/SSUR7sVi7DU\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Elden Ring Cut Content &#8211; Miquella Planting the Haligtree Deleted Cutscene and Map<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Elden Ring Cut Content &#8211; Miquella Planting the Haligtree Deleted Cutscene and Map.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SSUR7sVi7DU\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Whereas there&#8217;s no doubt that developer FromSoftware scrapped the scene for a reason, as McDonald says, it shows how the game&#8217;s story and presentation changed during its development.<\/p>\n<p>We slapped Elden Ring with an Essential 5\/5 stars, writing in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/elden-ring-review\">Eurogamer&#8217;s Elden Ring review<\/a>: &#8220;Grandiose, mysterious, but now a touch more welcoming, Elden Ring tweaks the FromSoft formula to open up its world&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/elden-ring-nightreign-the-forsaken-hollows-soundtrack-now-available\">Forsaken Hollows&#8217; unique tracks were finally released<\/a>. You can find the full soundtrack on Spotify, YouTube Music, Amazon Music, Deezer, Line Music, and more. The full album runs slightly over 44 minutes versus <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/elden-ring-nightreign\">Nightreign<\/a>&#8216;s 2 hours and 24 minutes soundtrack.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>A new, never-before-seen map file has revealed more secrets about content cut from the final version of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/elden-ring-walkthrough-8042\">Elden Ring<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Please note that what follows may be spoilery for some!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Notable dataminer Lance McDonald uploaded his discovery earlier today, revealing what he claims is a deleted scene of Miquella planting the Haligtree.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Elden Ring - Official The Journey So Far Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xCoNv8yFfP8?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/xCoNv8yFfP8\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Elden Ring &#8211; Official The Journey So Far Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Elden Ring &#8211; Official The Journey So Far Trailer.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xCoNv8yFfP8\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;This is a look at a never-before-seen map file where a cutscene was filmed for Elden Ring, which showed Miquella planting the Haligtree, as well as the process through which, during earlier development and testing, this cutscene was intended to have been played,&#8221; McDonald explained. &#8220;Finally, the similarly never-before-seen cutscene itself is shown.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The idea of Miquella using his blood to nurture Haligtree isn&#8217;t new, exactly, as the flavour text describing Haligtree Knight Armour says: &#8220;Armour worn by knights sworn the Haligtree. Its left breast is emblazoned with the crest of the Haligtree. Though watered with Miquella&#8217;s own blood since it was a sapling, the Haligtree ultimately failed to grow into an Erdtree&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Amazingly, though, McDonald has found a deleted cut-scene that pertains to this, including a &#8220;number of unused lines of spoken dialogue&#8221;, although he cautions that &#8220;without the intermediate cutscene file to connect these together, it&#8217;s difficult to know for sure which of these are intended for playback during this specific video&#8221;. He was, however, able to share the voice lines in what he believes is the right order.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch the full video of McDonald&#8217;s discovery below:<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Elden Ring Cut Content - Miquella Planting the Haligtree Deleted Cutscene and Map\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SSUR7sVi7DU?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/SSUR7sVi7DU\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Elden Ring Cut Content &#8211; Miquella Planting the Haligtree Deleted Cutscene and Map<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Elden Ring Cut Content &#8211; Miquella Planting the Haligtree Deleted Cutscene and Map.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SSUR7sVi7DU\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Whereas there&#8217;s no doubt that developer FromSoftware scrapped the scene for a reason, as McDonald says, it shows how the game&#8217;s story and presentation changed during its development.<\/p>\n<p>We slapped Elden Ring with an Essential 5\/5 stars, writing in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/elden-ring-review\">Eurogamer&#8217;s Elden Ring review<\/a>: &#8220;Grandiose, mysterious, but now a touch more welcoming, Elden Ring tweaks the FromSoft formula to open up its world&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/elden-ring-nightreign-the-forsaken-hollows-soundtrack-now-available\">Forsaken Hollows&#8217; unique tracks were finally released<\/a>. You can find the full soundtrack on Spotify, YouTube Music, Amazon Music, Deezer, Line Music, and more. The full album runs slightly over 44 minutes versus <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/elden-ring-nightreign\">Nightreign<\/a>&#8216;s 2 hours and 24 minutes soundtrack.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Elden Ring Astonishing never-before-seen Elden Ring deleted cutscene discovered &#8220;All things flourish, whether graceful or malign.&#8221; Image credit: Eurogamer\/FromSoftware News by Vikki Blake Contributor Published on April 4, 2026 Follow Elden Ring A new, never-before-seen map file has revealed more secrets about content cut from the final version of Elden Ring. 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