I'm tired of living in fear
Margit gets a bonus for being a trans ally:
"Thou art of passing skill!"
radahn was dope and I'm tired of people pretending his boss fight wasn't incredible
After I fought Radahn, my first thought was "Any other game would be grateful to have Radahn as it's ultimate boss fight. And here he's just number 2 or 3."
The music, the scenery, the fuck-you purple laser arrow to the face the second you enter the fight, the stupid little horse, the "raid-boss" style, the comet attack.
Even the lore implications and post-fight cutscene is epic. He was holding the stars themselves to stop fate from progressing and killing him releases all that time lost at once, blowing a giant hole into Limgrave.
Also he was hard as nails right after release and taking him down was a real accomplishment.
10/10, would get insta killed by purple flying rocks again
Radahn also serves to introduce some of the spirits you'll encounter later in the game as well as Blaidd and Alexander if you missed their previous meetings.
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Also the subtle implications of Seluvis keeping track of you via his finger maiden puppet.
agreed, Radahn still stands as the one greatest truly epic moment in gaming, IMO, just incredible boss fight design all the way
It's not difficult, or particularly interesting, mechanics-wise, but goddamn is it flashy. One of the best looking sequences in a game that's already very pretty to look at.
I found it great, but then I was a mage and it was a considerable step down for me in difficulty from Rennala, even before the nerf.
In retrospect getting into his boss arena and having no idea what's going on only to be immediately domed by an arrow is perfect comedy
I was staying with a friend of mine after the game had just come out, and was watching him play Elden Ring for 5 minuttes, when he randomly stumbled upon the entrance to the Randahn fight. Unaware, he just clicked on the teleport thingy, and was dropped into the desert and instantly got flattened by the arrows. Honestly was a 10/10 moment, just for his reactions alone.
Eh, it was flashy, but unsatisfying. I found it the most frustrating boss by far.
Not saying Malenia was easier, only that I actually felt like I made progress fighting her. Radahn was just a royal pain in the ass, and I really didn't have fun trying to figure out how to fight him.
Uhhh, yikes, Dr. Jill Biden was the best boss fight in Elden Ring
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Was this ever in doubt? The main boss fights in Elden Ring were all pretty cool. Brosef cuts off his arm and sticks a dragon on it? Giant battle royale against giant gravity man with tiny horse? Scary moon ladies creepy dream time? Good stuff all around.
maybe i can ask here
how do i go about completing elden ring before the DLC comes out without getting bored? I put 70 hours into the game and just gave up from fatigue once I got to Act 3 and now I'm struggling to want to start from the beginning again considering how fuckin big the game is
I keep going back to Dark Souls cos it feels like I can get the whole thing under my belt without getting overwhelmed when i start a new run
Just finish the game. Elden Ring is arguably too big and would have benefitted tremendously from tightening down the final areas. But if you follow the story beats straight up, it's actually not that bad. Try to resist the urge to drop into every cave and I'm sure you'll find the big story bosses very compelling and enjoyable.
You're 100% right. Some of the late game areas will start to feel sloggy or the magic from the first 30 hours totally wears off, and you just have to see the last few major bosses because they're cool.
There are two types of people in this world: those who have figured out how to avoid waterfowl dance, and those who haven't.
I never learned the pattern to dodge it, just run like hell the second she jumps into the air so she never gets close enough for her to hit me.
I liked Melania, but my favourite fight was probably the first Astel. Just a great climax to Ranni's questline as you uncover more and more underground layers to the world.
I regret to inform you that your take is wrong, and that it will never be okay to like Melania.
Curious what you liked about it, though, I don't hate the fight but I also think it has problems (like HP regen when attacking shields with 100% resistance).
FWIW I believe they fixed her lifesteal to only proc on actual damage instead of just attacks, so the shield thing should no longer be true.
It's the most engaging fight in the game. Beating her no summons/no ashes/no cheese was exhilarating
I like to think that every time I get summoned for Melania and I dodge it with no damage the summoner is really impressed
Melania is a really fun boss fight. The problem is that she requires you to be good at dodging and in my time playing Elden Ring I've only seen one Co-op host dodge an attack.
There's so many players who go fingerprint shield + thrusting weapon so they never have to let their guard down or sink an ungodly amount of levels into Vig so they can tank through bosses' attacks. And if you play like that you're just gonna get caught up by her healing.
My most gatekeeper opinion is that if you are summoning for Melania (perfectly reasonable) but don't know how to dodge Waterfowl just equip a big shield. I'd rather her heal a bunch than the Host die
