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
Personally I couldn't play multiple 100 hour RPGs that are already pretty repetitive on their own right in a row but you do you
I really thought I could be a gamer. I only like management sims