Elden Ring

[Petrikow]

Radahn is a dumb boss fight, yes. Even ignoring the meteors or his dumb hitboxes, the intro to the fight (although cool at first) makes attempting him just very exhausting.

Also the horse is dumb

I did him underleveled with a terrible shitcan build (I've since respecced) and it took my 4 goddamn hours.

Pretty cool fight though, gotta say.

[Nanaya]

I like how in this game you can just get lost for hours upon hours by going off the beaten track.

I ended up killing

Surprise

Mohg

before even encountering Radahn or Rennala. When you're doing piss-all damage and getting trucked you know you probably aren't supposed to be there. But the game lets you have the option of the path you take to a great degree and it's awesome. Just don't get hit and you can go wherever, whenever. The true essence of dank souls. More free than any other installment. Also make sure you adjust the affinity on your weapon. I didn't mess around with the art or ashes system first playthrough and you're definitely hard gimping yourself if you're not. Dark Souls open world is taxing though. I feel like I needed to walk over every square to make sure some item wasn't conveniently placed just off a ledge and out of sight as I ran through an area. Also, who else considers their torch essential? It makes such a big difference and it's great.

[Kamera]

man +25 weapons are ridiculous

[ResidentSeagull]

I did him underleveled with a terrible shitcan build (I've since respecced) and it took my 4 goddamn hours.

Pretty cool fight though, gotta say.

What would you say is a ok level for him?


I got to Castle Redmane, but I still haven't initiated the fight.

[RacingeR]

Ulcerated Tree Spirit re-arranged my skeleton repeteadly until it bugged out and stopped moving, which gave me the kill. That was funny, though I wonder at what level you're supposed to be doing this particular side-path and boss fight.

[eddyak]

I like how in this game you can just get lost for hours upon hours by going off the beaten track.

I ended up killing

Surprise

Mohg

before even encountering Radahn or Rennala. When you're doing piss-all damage and getting trucked you know you probably aren't supposed to be there. But the game lets you have the option of the path you take to a great degree and it's awesome. Just don't get hit and you can go wherever, whenever. The true essence of dank souls. More free than any other installment. Also make sure you adjust the affinity on your weapon. I didn't mess around with the art or ashes system first playthrough and you're definitely hard gimping yourself if you're not. Dark Souls open world is taxing though. I feel like I needed to walk over every square to make sure some item wasn't conveniently placed just off a ledge and out of sight as I ran through an area. Also, who else considers their torch essential? It makes such a big difference and it's great.

Lantern is our god. I'd use that one lady's jellyfish, I think that's supposed to glow in the dark, but summoning isn't usable in half the dungeons, which is kind of meh.

Fuck the nerds who were like "waah ds2 should've been all dark like in the E3 trailers", they had no fucking clue how annoying a Souls playthrough permanently in the dark would've been.

[Kamera]

Ulcerated Tree Spirit re-arranged my skeleton repeteadly until it bugged out and stopped moving, which gave me the kill. That was funny, though I wonder at what level you're supposed to be doing this particular side-path and boss fight.

Presumably not as soon as you finished the tutorial. I wasted hours in my first run with the sword key starting gift on that fucker.

[Zurvan]

At last, I have completed my run

Now, to figure out which bosses I've missed, that aren't just dungeon mini bosses that is

[Spinach]

I've been leaving the last boss alone out of fear that it automatically starts ng+. Now that you've finished it, does it send you immediately?

[Zurvan]

It gives you the choice to start Journey 2 or to continue on.

I also postponed the last boss... except

Spoiler:

I stopped after the Fire Giant, after which there were technically three more bosses.

[Spinach]

I don't dare open the spoiler tag. What was your playtime at the end?

[Zurvan]

I wish I could say it was a nice 69 hours, but it ended up 70.

I have spent far too stubbornly long on bosses far over my weapon's, but I really love how the game just lets you explore.

[Spinach]

I killed

Spoiler:

Maliketh and my instincts told me that this is the end of the road, so I went off to

Spoiler:

the Haligtree and now I'm fighting

Spoiler:

Malenia holy shit this is poggers

[Zurvan]

It is not the end of the road, but it is close.

Spoiler

[Malenia was for me the hardest boss in this game, so have fun.]

Not sure if you found it but

Area spoiler?

before I entered the Haligtree I went through a portal to discover a new area, so that might be a thing for you to do still

[Kamera]

Spoiler:

Struggled against Malenia using magic build, but when I respeced into a good ol Strength build, it suddenly becomes easy mode lol

[Kamera]

okay just finished my first run. i must say this game does live up to all the shilling.

[Petrikow]

Imagine the hugs Ranni can give with her 4 arms.

[Sesto]

I don't need to imagine. She's my wife.

[Kamera]

based, fuck the two fingers. long live the age of the stars.

[ResidentSeagull]

idk man she gave me bad vibes

got out of there ASAP

Besides, you need to embrace the Elden Lord Grindset