I finished my second playthrough of the Elden Ring DLC and the entire playthrough overall. I tried and tried to beat the final DLC boss without using summons or ashes, but the closest I got over many attempts was about ~30% health. I eventually broke and used mimic tear for the 2nd phase and beat it the 2nd time I reached that point. I've also been playing some XCOM2 on commander difficulty
Feeling kind of crappy today so not sure if I'll have the motivation to play.. I stopped FF2 a few weeks back because I wasn't feeling it.. so been on a hiatus since then.. I'm sure I'll get the urge at some point to play again.. but when I do, Final Fantasy II will be the game I play