Beating Elden Ring by Violent Stupid Means

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  • Malenia is one of the hardest bosses in Elden Ring and we're going to beat her with stupid
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  • @RTGame
    @RTGame  2 ปีที่แล้ว +928

    Tomorrow I'm streaming more Elden Ring, we're gonna find and fight secret bosses and visit areas that I've missed. Starts 3pm GMT! You can follow my channel here: www.twitch.tv/rtgame

    • @allawa
      @allawa 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      There is 156 bosses in elden ring

    • @Cardboard_object
      @Cardboard_object 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Boop

    • @Toothless091
      @Toothless091 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Are you going to get dragon magic

    • @grimreaper9121
      @grimreaper9121 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Alright

    • @nolongeraperson
      @nolongeraperson 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Are you ever going to press L2?

  • @lupusgirl64
    @lupusgirl64 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3059

    The reason Malenia is so prominent in the promotional material of this game is because she is the Goddess of Rot aka the poison swamps, she is Miyazaki's self-insert character

  • @ameme8277
    @ameme8277 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4045

    "There better not be a phase 2."
    *Miyazaki, lying in wait, a full chorus and orchestra cued up behind him*

    • @pewpewpandas9203
      @pewpewpandas9203 2 ปีที่แล้ว +135

      "I'm about to do what's called a 'pro gamer move' >:)"

    • @supreme_brick
      @supreme_brick 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Doing everything before a boss makes me hope there was a phase 2

    • @TheRainman55
      @TheRainman55 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Lmao laughed way to hard at this visual 🤣

    • @zlxthanatos3430
      @zlxthanatos3430 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Dan: "Well, Shit"

    • @spidey1100
      @spidey1100 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      *Just smiling.*

  • @shazmodeus2795
    @shazmodeus2795 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2276

    Fun fact: Malenia is the one who fought Radahn to a standstill in the desert and left him as a corpse eating beast as we find him. Was pretty cool you were able to defeat her using Radahn's swords.

    • @bisantianr9405
      @bisantianr9405 2 ปีที่แล้ว +267

      It's really poetic.

    • @mindflayer1177
      @mindflayer1177 2 ปีที่แล้ว +353

      The cursed Radahn, holding the weight of the stars on his shoulders, sleeps peacefully now, as the one who cursed him, is slain by his own design. Truly is poetic my friend.

    • @isaiahbennett6399
      @isaiahbennett6399 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      i thought everyone knew this, it says it when you fight radahm

    • @chokonnit7337
      @chokonnit7337 2 ปีที่แล้ว +123

      @@isaiahbennett6399 point of the comment was to point out that melania was beaten by radahn’s swords. the lore was just context, don’t know why you’d focus on that

    • @tortoiseoflegends4466
      @tortoiseoflegends4466 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@chokonnit7337 Because the first two words are "fun fact" implying that the lore is the focus.

  • @Adam-nf9wu
    @Adam-nf9wu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4394

    “She can’t beat both of us at once!”
    Hard cut to Malenia killing them both in the same combo string

    • @ComedicalBystander
      @ComedicalBystander 2 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      @-The_ Emperor- cringe

    • @trickytreyperfected1482
      @trickytreyperfected1482 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      @-The_ Emperor- who actually cares about likes.

    • @ComedicalBystander
      @ComedicalBystander 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      @-The_ Emperor- np

    • @PurplePiiPii
      @PurplePiiPii ปีที่แล้ว +1

      what did The Emperor say

    • @ZacGames3
      @ZacGames3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@PurplePiiPii probably something along the lines of "im your 1000th like"

  • @snottytoe6957
    @snottytoe6957 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3343

    I want to point out that despite being a massive serpent that was stationary, Terry missed his first shot.

    • @Romax-pg2is
      @Romax-pg2is 2 ปีที่แล้ว +168

      4:08

    • @anubi5_bbx461
      @anubi5_bbx461 2 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      @@Romax-pg2is Thank you I didn't know whwn it happened XD

    • @marukomyon5596
      @marukomyon5596 2 ปีที่แล้ว +194

      Terry was more of a melee guy in his heart, he chose arrows because he likes a fairer fight

    • @dsalucas
      @dsalucas 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      SMH Terry you're still not at hit cap?

    • @albinkarlsson1857
      @albinkarlsson1857 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Terry's a massive serpent?

  • @aamacan
    @aamacan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2291

    The Comically Oversized Bowling Ball better be the final boss of this game.

    • @vivalaglavii6736
      @vivalaglavii6736 2 ปีที่แล้ว +150

      The Cosmically Oversized Bowling Ball

    • @dustydudle880
      @dustydudle880 2 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      @@vivalaglavii6736
      Finally, dark souls planet busting feats

    • @Cyrelltheghosthunter
      @Cyrelltheghosthunter 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It's not but that would be awesome if it was

    • @valsagar4917
      @valsagar4917 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@Cyrelltheghosthunter it is though?

    • @Cyrelltheghosthunter
      @Cyrelltheghosthunter 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@valsagar4917 unfortunately it's not

  • @mantacid1221
    @mantacid1221 2 ปีที่แล้ว +475

    Y’know, the fact that there’s almost always a crustacean near a dragon implies some sort of symbiotic relationship.

    • @gavinault9662
      @gavinault9662 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      I like that

  • @noregerts8038
    @noregerts8038 2 ปีที่แล้ว +603

    The amount of cinematics in Malenia's introduction set off some alarm bells in his head, on to be immediately proven justified as she went straight for the kill

    • @eliaspanayi3465
      @eliaspanayi3465 2 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      I love how the cutscene ends and in the same split second you regain control she's directly in front of you, mid swing

    • @lumonetic1124
      @lumonetic1124 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@eliaspanayi3465 should've dodged it, hesitation is defeat

  • @lazarusmekhane439
    @lazarusmekhane439 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2803

    Fun Elden Ring Fact: Did you know that the red haired lady you fight against in this game is 'Malenia: Blade of Miquella'? Not a lot of people know that.

    • @Gacha-Ritual-Master
      @Gacha-Ritual-Master 2 ปีที่แล้ว +124

      Oh you mean Melania? :v

    • @argohedron2460
      @argohedron2460 2 ปีที่แล้ว +232

      Yeah isn't she the blade of Miquella?

    • @vivalaglavii6736
      @vivalaglavii6736 2 ปีที่แล้ว +193

      it's fucking Leon all over again

    • @Nat_the_Chicken
      @Nat_the_Chicken 2 ปีที่แล้ว +169

      Wait, Malenia, Blade of Miquella? Is that THE Malenia, Blade of Miquella? Wow, I never would have guessed

    • @tuyoufpazic5746
      @tuyoufpazic5746 2 ปีที่แล้ว +227

      so that's what she meant by 'I am Malenia, Blade of Miquella'?
      thanks for explaining, those games are always so cryptic

  • @Grort
    @Grort 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1328

    I'm liking the little gift of HP every time you watch someone's death, that's a fun bug.

    • @Scrumbumbler
      @Scrumbumbler 2 ปีที่แล้ว +139

      Sipping on blood pools like Rickart

    • @contortionyx
      @contortionyx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      Was RT getting the health because he had the rune thing that gives hp on defeating foes? If it is, that could be either a bizarre oversight from development or a feature lol

    • @McFluffles01
      @McFluffles01 2 ปีที่แล้ว +178

      @@contortionyx It's a glitch where when a bloodstain plays a death of someone dying while riding Torrent, the bloodstain-torrent technically counts as an entity so it dying gives you HP of an enemy dying. It's totally an oversight of some kind, probably because "yeah if multiplayer is active and a bloodstain specifically shows someone riding off a cliff with Torrent" doesn't sound that likely to come up in testing lol

    • @cheesy6122
      @cheesy6122 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Honestly thats the only way Rykards rune is worth it, if its patched it becomes the worst rune in the game

    • @wr5488
      @wr5488 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@cheesy6122 Whats Mohg's do?

  • @CrimsonOpinion
    @CrimsonOpinion 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2013

    Atleast we know for sure he loves the game, and the insanity it is.

    • @Memeers_
      @Memeers_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      He is the insanity

    • @stacia2016
      @stacia2016 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      He's streaming it again tomorrow 😂

    • @ezekielbaskerville2710
      @ezekielbaskerville2710 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Considering the game fully endorses his ridiculous strategies (I still can't get over the man's ridiculous pathing in the first episode) it's also fully willing to match his absurdity blow for blow, I think the game kind of speaks his language. Between the pots, the snowmen, the Godskin bosses (between the fatsuit and the wacky wavy inflatable tube maneuver, I cannot take either seriously), the giant boulders, the giant _sentient_ boulders, and numerous other enemies, you can tell the devteam at Fromsoft got to have some fun with this game.

  • @nfinn116
    @nfinn116 2 ปีที่แล้ว +327

    The incredible comedic timing of "...I escaped him" 0.2 seconds before being bombarded with laser beams, holy shit

  • @AdamGlory
    @AdamGlory 2 ปีที่แล้ว +509

    Did you know Malenia is the Blade of Miquella? She was very subtle about that, some might have missed it.

    • @chyuame
      @chyuame 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Just like how Leon has a Charizard and is the undefeated champion of Galar?

    • @a_lil_T
      @a_lil_T 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      And like how RT may have been called the Drift King back in college? You do know he was called the Drift King back in college right?

    • @andrewgordon3589
      @andrewgordon3589 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      No, no I didnt. When did she say this?
      *XDD*

    • @NWolfsson
      @NWolfsson 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I am unclear. What does it entail? Who is she the blade of? What is her standing in the whole situation?
      ;)

    • @pillowmint4622
      @pillowmint4622 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@chyuame if we ever get a game with a crossover boss rush arena, there has to be a gauntlet consisting only of narcissists and characters that get referenced and/or reference themselves a lot

  • @miscielrossvillegas6307
    @miscielrossvillegas6307 2 ปีที่แล้ว +726

    Congrats on defeating Malenia
    With Radahn's swords no less!

    • @jacobnorris8256
      @jacobnorris8256 2 ปีที่แล้ว +144

      The war had a victor after all.

    • @justsomeguywithagrin840
      @justsomeguywithagrin840 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Are Radahns swords weak or why shouldn't he be able to defeat her using them?

    • @jesperrasmussen6891
      @jesperrasmussen6891 2 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      @@justsomeguywithagrin840 I think he meant it as poetic justice, since Malenia is the one who infected Radahn with Scarlet Rot.

    • @chickenmcfly2133
      @chickenmcfly2133 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@justsomeguywithagrin840 they’re not weak at all just a little slow. They’re very strong especially upgraded all the way. like stupid strong. In my opinion

  • @dungaloidblastobrain9515
    @dungaloidblastobrain9515 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2768

    Malenia was fucken ridiculous as a boss. I love her design but jesus christ the combinations of the speed, damage and her healing was nuts. Managed to get her using a maxed out mimic tear and flamberge for bleed. Well done RT, for beating her without needing that bleed cheese like I did lol.

    • @cannedsquasher5923
      @cannedsquasher5923 2 ปีที่แล้ว +227

      I'm not discounting but mimic tear is generally considered kind of cheese. I personally don't care if people use it and I believe nobody else should care what others use. I didn't use it for my first playthrough cause that is just how I played Dark Souls 1-3. If you look deep enough almost every strategy is kind of cheese. Bleed, frost, heavy poise, magic, etc., which is why I'm not bothered by it.
      Just kind of was annoying how I wanted ideas on how to avoid certain attacks but literally there was 0 videos of people doing the boss solo which made my solo run a "figure it out lul" against Malenia. Took me like 20 attempts to figure out how to dodge her spin slash move.
      I can still respect the mimic tear, the boss isn't a complete pushover with it (if not using bleed lmao).
      TL;DR: people can play how they want and everything in this game is cheese if you look deep enough.

    • @LucentDragoon
      @LucentDragoon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      Same here, except using Bloodhound Edge instead of Flamberge, with Pulley Crossbow and Bloodbone Bolts for spamming while she's doing the rot flower attack. And even then it took multiple tries. Honestly, my build has been kind of all over the place though, I didn't focus in the early game and never used the respec option to "fix" it. I never really did figure out how to deal with her Waterfowl Dance move in phase 2, I only beat her because she didn't use it on my final run.

    • @dungaloidblastobrain9515
      @dungaloidblastobrain9515 2 ปีที่แล้ว +162

      @@cannedsquasher5923 Given her heal on hit thing using mimic tear is almost a downside. At the end of the day it came down to whether my mimic actually wanted to attack or just act like a health pack for her

    • @wizsword.
      @wizsword. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I used the ruin great sword plus 10 and it took me 4 hours and I cried when I beat her easily the hardest boss (imo) of the whole souls series

    • @MileyWoodson
      @MileyWoodson 2 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      She is very vulnerable to cold. I was playing faith/strenght and icy dragon breath was a life saver for me. Have to agree that she is ridiculously fast. It felt like Im fighting a Sekiro boss, not souls. Also she kinda destroys some build like mine that was oriented on absorbing damage with greatshield, cuz she heals A LOT even if you block 100% of her damage.

  • @Jaydan-xb6mc
    @Jaydan-xb6mc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +258

    Dan is going to have nightmares where all he can hear is "I am Malenia. Blade of Miquella."

  • @olympiadeverre
    @olympiadeverre 2 ปีที่แล้ว +373

    I adore Malenia’s great rune being “the Bloodborne mechanic,” because she really does remind me of Lady Maria!

    • @Dustifer
      @Dustifer ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Having been rewatching all his "souls" contend, Maria and Malenia do act alike. I love it, both where very cool fights

    • @Emerald_Raven08
      @Emerald_Raven08 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Shame it's probably the second worst and you can only use it on one or two bosses :/

  • @GranMaj
    @GranMaj 2 ปีที่แล้ว +148

    Malenia is a boss that either you need to squish out every single mechanic in the game to beat her, or to cheese her into oblivion. But that is no necessarily bad since you earned that cheese through exploration and discovery.

    • @julianfan5794
      @julianfan5794 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Oh I just needed to master one: Parrying

    • @stormlordeternal7663
      @stormlordeternal7663 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I would argue that is WAY more difficult then either of the previous options@@julianfan5794

    • @kadebrockhausen
      @kadebrockhausen 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

      My strat the first time was Rivers of Blood+ Mimic Tear, push her into a corner, and mash L2. It would work like 20% of the time

  • @thewordywarlock7159
    @thewordywarlock7159 2 ปีที่แล้ว +124

    Oh yeah, since he spent the first 5 hours wandering Caelid on foot in the nude, he never actually found the Prattling Pates at the start of the game. Which is hilarious, since that makes his first one a pate that most people completely skip over, in an already secret side area.

    • @LDillon
      @LDillon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Haha I was wondering why his reaction to another Pate was so much, like surely My Beloved is meant to be one of the last Pates you ever find xD

  • @WileeCoyote1516
    @WileeCoyote1516 2 ปีที่แล้ว +302

    Fun fact: the mimic tear will copy all the items on your quick bar so if you stack it with consumables that grant useful buffs like exalted flesh it will make your copy a lot stronger.

    • @triphazard2906
      @triphazard2906 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Okay, going to have to try this when I get to that point in the game

    • @JubioHDX
      @JubioHDX ปีที่แล้ว +3

      yea mimic tear is kinda busted when you realize its another you with infinite of your consumables if you set them up xD

    • @chuckled125
      @chuckled125 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      oh yeah infinite consumable like fkn sleep pots

  • @camelloy
    @camelloy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +206

    Watching this makes me realize how much work it was to figure out some of these boss patterns. Like niall was a monster until you realize all you need to do is dodge to the left

    • @videobob92
      @videobob92 2 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      Yeah, Niall and Chris O'Neil are some hard bosses until you realize you can fight and cheese one on horseback, and can dodge to the left with the other

    • @camelloy
      @camelloy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@videobob92 i actually never fought him on horse back lol. I only used summons to deal with the mobs

  • @AnakinFury
    @AnakinFury 2 ปีที่แล้ว +412

    Malenia: "I have never known defeat"
    Radhan and his scrawny horse: "would you like to?"

    • @casacara
      @casacara 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Literally had to enact bioterrorism to beat him

    • @AnakinFury
      @AnakinFury 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      @@casacara Technically he was still moving and she couldn't defeat him even in that state, by technicality she didn't beat him

    • @zzedixx
      @zzedixx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      nice pfp, one of my favourite memes

    • @worthyedge9307
      @worthyedge9307 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      She wasn't necessarily defeated still lol

    • @aidanmcsweeney
      @aidanmcsweeney 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Scrawny horse is my favourite character.

  • @jaydijkstra7558
    @jaydijkstra7558 2 ปีที่แล้ว +132

    The "get em Terry/Jerry" gets me everytime 😂

  • @reagansido5823
    @reagansido5823 2 ปีที่แล้ว +171

    When I was fighting Malenia In my own game, I always felt so sluggish after every attempt. Like I really was being consumed by the Scarlet Rot.

    • @teanobeano6838
      @teanobeano6838 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Actually turned Hollow irl, wow

  • @Gamer_G33k
    @Gamer_G33k 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1007

    Fun Fact: Malenia infected Radahn with the Scarlet Rot, driving him insane in the process. Basically making it so he only runs on pure instinct. He was actually a really sweet guy, he was just trying to fight against the rot.

    • @IncoherentOrange
      @IncoherentOrange 2 ปีที่แล้ว +383

      Radahn's knights seem to be among the few humans with purpose in the post-shattering world. They're trying to protect their home from the scarlet rot.
      They're not succeeding.

    • @oscarpines7927
      @oscarpines7927 2 ปีที่แล้ว +207

      She gave him scarlet rot because pre rot Radahn was bodying her right?

    • @Pomho1812
      @Pomho1812 2 ปีที่แล้ว +382

      @@oscarpines7927 Pretty much, Malenia realised she couldn't win against Radahn so she nuked Caelid with Scarlet Rot. And after all of that, she just ended getting a draw, not even a win against Radahn which just further enhance how much of a badass Radahn is

    • @lepurpleboi3266
      @lepurpleboi3266 2 ปีที่แล้ว +284

      And in a way RT helped Radahn get revenge by beating Melania with his swords

    • @joshlarry8284
      @joshlarry8284 2 ปีที่แล้ว +231

      Radahn is such a chad that even when insane he held back an world ending cosmic threat. Malenia is lucky he didn't decide to drop some cosmic nukes on her in their fight.

  • @OmniPieTV
    @OmniPieTV 2 ปีที่แล้ว +460

    1:40 when the enemy smacks you using strong stupid means

  • @StickMaster500
    @StickMaster500 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1102

    Malenia may be up there as one of the hardest bosses in Elden Ring with her Scarlet Rot and Health on Hit, but she not as hard as Micolash Cage

    • @communadog7874
      @communadog7874 2 ปีที่แล้ว +105

      The creation even Miyasaki fears

    • @anter4203
      @anter4203 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      She is also up there for one of the worst bosses imo.

    • @Gacha-Ritual-Master
      @Gacha-Ritual-Master 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@anter4203 Glad is Optional then, you will never have to see her unless someone has a gun pointed at your head XD

    • @boneless8473
      @boneless8473 2 ปีที่แล้ว +71

      @anter I thought that at first, but after having learned the fight more after many attempts, she doesn't feel ass bullshit. You just gotta know when to cut your losses and block and just let her heal a bit.

    • @anter4203
      @anter4203 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I dont use a shield, nor summons. Making stuff like that requiered in order to beat a boss is just bad design.

  • @reagansido5823
    @reagansido5823 2 ปีที่แล้ว +181

    Fun Fact: Rykard's rune saying two different effects is actually a secret reference to the original Dark Souls, where the effect of the Tiny Being's ring is wrongly told to you when you're picking a starting gift.

  • @HazeEmry
    @HazeEmry 2 ปีที่แล้ว +446

    I said this watching the VOD a while back but Rykard's full fight was absolutely mesmerising. My jaw was dropped throughout the entire thing. I even had to rewatch the fight since I didn't even realise he spawned Terry. Renalla's was beautiful, Radahn's was glorious, but Rykard... Damn. If I had a better pc I'd get this game Solely to fight him myself. Wp Fromsoft

    • @HazeEmry
      @HazeEmry 2 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      On that note, I don't remember Malenia being so haunting. Love it~

    • @Pollux167
      @Pollux167 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      where as for me Rykard sucked all joy from me... i felt nothing after i beat him

    • @5peciesunkn0wn
      @5peciesunkn0wn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Oh yeah. Rykard is an *awesome* boss. To the point I want to steal it for D&D lol

    • @discordlexia2429
      @discordlexia2429 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Rykard I barely saw because I immediately upgraded the serpent spear to +9 and popped a mimic tear and just bullied the poor baby.

  • @randomtheorist251
    @randomtheorist251 2 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    Dan. The place where you found the lobster. It was a frozen over swamp.

    • @KoopaKrump
      @KoopaKrump 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      "We're gonna find a frozen lake, yeah, and its just gonna be another swamp mechanic."
      -Dan, reading Miyazaki's script.

  • @LadyPriscillaCh
    @LadyPriscillaCh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +117

    "Don't tell me there's a phase 2."
    ...
    ...
    *Music starts*
    "Oh... no."
    Yup, that is everyone's reaction. LMAO

    • @markgallagher1790
      @markgallagher1790 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      In the words of that KSI clip: Yes yes yes yes yes, yes. No no no no, shit, fuck!

  • @phillipk4196
    @phillipk4196 2 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    best way to describe the stream and chats reaction to the blood puddles:
    "why are you at this cliff do you want to kill yourself?"
    RT"no."
    "then why are you here?"
    RT"looking where my viewers went."

  • @traviswilliams2348
    @traviswilliams2348 2 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    To be fair to rt talking about how hidden the goddess of rot is. her being hidden is absolutely worth it. It feels insane to discover this shit on your own and find this absolutely wild boss who absolutely curb stomps your ass into hell.

  • @disappointedturtle9578
    @disappointedturtle9578 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I am not gonna lie, rt was my biggest motivator for beating the lord of rot. To the point i dropped all concept of using co-op and just used my mimic, with the key thing in my head being "if that chucklefuck can beat her with 2 unga bunga blades and a rereleased tod howard, i can certainly beat her...after enough deaths."

    • @thahirshibu5042
      @thahirshibu5042 29 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I beat her ass with spectral slash spam and tiche. Tiche solely for staggering Malenia out of her combos

  • @JacobTheCroc
    @JacobTheCroc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    If someone is struggling with Loretta, in the church by the left on the secret map you get a shield which blocks 89% magical damage making it the best shield against all her magic attacks.

  • @Drocell_
    @Drocell_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +231

    Malenia was an absolute incredible fight. It felt so incredibly satisfying to get the dodge timings down for her attacks, and learning that you can either dodge through her Waterfowl Dance (the "anime" move), or let her heal herself but block the damage with an upgraded shield. While the healing feels cheap at first, she also has almost no poise, and a pretty shallow base HP pool. The phase 2 amps it up to 11, but, at least for me, it never felt unfair. All of her moves are extremely telegraphed (when her prosthetic hand sparks she's doing a heavy attack, for example), and the timings aren't super staggered like some of the other bosses; plus sometimes instead of doing Waterfowl Dance when she goes airborne she can choose to do the downslam into a small rot explosion, which is so incredibly easy to avoid.
    Congrats on beating her!

    • @destituodaemonis
      @destituodaemonis 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Barricade Shield is a godsend. If you have a poker you can out damage the heal while taking no damage.

    • @Lucky_Limes
      @Lucky_Limes 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Try this boss dealing melee 500 damage max per attack, no shield, no parry, no summons, and only dodge roll for evasion and you'll experience how absolutely rng dependant this boss becomes with her waterfowl dance. Run away for the first flurry, dodge into the start of the second flurry and the third flurry is actual rng even when dropping the lock-on and rolling. Its probably one of the worst spammable boss moves I've ever seen in the fromsoft souls games

    • @guppysam
      @guppysam 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Lucky_Limes 9 days late but you can actually roll through all of the attack, there are just extremely specific timings

    • @Lucky_Limes
      @Lucky_Limes 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@guppysam If that is the case then I will still say that her waterfowl is a bull crap move. Reason being is that if you're point blank melee and you swing at her and begin your recovery frames, if she jumps up to do waterfowl that becomes instant death since you won't have enough time to precisely roll during your recovery frames.

    • @guppysam
      @guppysam 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Lucky_Limes nah she actually does give enough time to recover if youre hitting her before she jumps, id know im running a str build rn and the only times i get caught in it is when i greed and try to hit her mid air since i confuse it with the lunge

  • @lukeamparo6586
    @lukeamparo6586 2 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    It’s fitting you fight her with Radahn’s swords. Almost avenging him in a way.

  • @dumbassdiana9367
    @dumbassdiana9367 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    36:10 one of the rare times in RTGame history where he actually gets mad and doesn’t just laugh it off

  • @todd3143
    @todd3143 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    he beat malenia, probably sub 120, with todd2 not being +10, his weapon isn’t even +10, doesn’t even know how to dodge her omni slash. chad

  • @snapees
    @snapees 2 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    RT is probably the most entertaining streamer & TH-camr playing this game right now. Like there are some impeccable any% runs happening by Distortion. Fucking No Hit runs are absolutely bonkers already. ….
    But RT? Spends over 2 hours of the beginning of the game doing everything backwards and is just pure insanity…..but still becomes this ultra bad ass player character.
    Keep up the good work this has been a real treat for me and I bet a lot of us! 😎💪

    • @clawcaps3224
      @clawcaps3224 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Tbh he's the only one who seems to be having fun, and also makes the stream fun. Critical's batshit crazy exploits for example are neat, but that's it. There's no challenge. I need 20%-30% of the playthrough to be shenanigans lol

    • @HazeEmry
      @HazeEmry 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@clawcaps3224 and 30% reading the lore. When RT likes a game, he gets INVESTED. Absolutely love it

  • @petrogradadministration2310
    @petrogradadministration2310 2 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    If you can’t block out the sun with the size of your sword it’s far too small…

  • @birdie6359
    @birdie6359 2 ปีที่แล้ว +291

    Next video title: “Beating Elden Ring by ANY means possible” 😂

    • @volodyadykun6490
      @volodyadykun6490 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      By any stupid means

    • @KarolOfGutovo
      @KarolOfGutovo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Beating elden ring by hopefully some means

    • @ieatmyfamily9676
      @ieatmyfamily9676 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Beating elden ring by any means possible if there is any

  • @Namonstar
    @Namonstar 2 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    I’m impressed that RT managed to beat Farnese.. I mean Malenia, that early. I saw everyone leaving her for last because it’s said that she is the hardest boss in the game. (For the ones that don’t know, Farnese is a Berserk character and Malenia helmet is a reference to her. All the souls games have references to Berserk since it’s inspired by it. R.I.P. Miura)

    • @psychospeech6189
      @psychospeech6189 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Man i just want a Berserk Game by Fromsoft.

  • @DistractedCoder
    @DistractedCoder 2 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    "It was right there. Why are you guys telling me it's in a chest?"
    RT, you picked up off a corpse. It was in a CHEST

    • @HazeEmry
      @HazeEmry 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Oh goddammit

  • @FemboyMeowzers
    @FemboyMeowzers 2 ปีที่แล้ว +106

    I am enjoying every second of this playthrough. Can't wait for the next stream.

  • @doubleoof7907
    @doubleoof7907 2 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    31:21 This boss is just Jetstream Sam
    -Metal Arm
    -Stupidly fast
    -Vergil’s Judgement Cut

    • @stormlordeternal7663
      @stormlordeternal7663 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Unfortunately, she lacked one critical element. Being Brazilian.

  • @marcusdaloia2974
    @marcusdaloia2974 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    The second I saw how Malenia fought I could feel it in my bones that you needed to dodge-roll though her attack and get behind her just like you would in Bloodborne. That her Rune gave you Bloodborne mechanics to fight with just proved it to me.

  • @Klathis
    @Klathis 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    I love watching people fight Melania. Many are even calling her one of, if not the hardest Soulsbourne boss, marginally beating OoK. The pride and relief of actually beating Melania is incredible, and the song that plays when phase two starts, omg

  • @brendancoulter5761
    @brendancoulter5761 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    I feel much less bad about using the mimic on melenia, beat every boss in the game with out summons (except repeats) but melenia broke me.

  • @MusingsMuses
    @MusingsMuses 2 ปีที่แล้ว +102

    RT "Spent 5 hours trying to find pants" Gaming shouldn't call people muppets for thinking they can jump down to a ledge on a tower.

  • @aamacan
    @aamacan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Big Swords Adventure (tm) has saved my lively hood and the pet dog that was living under my floor boards. Thank for this masterpiece RT

  • @LaserBird9000
    @LaserBird9000 2 ปีที่แล้ว +193

    RT should really use more magic, it’s insane in this game. Heck I just want to see him react to some of the more powerful spells

    • @HazeEmry
      @HazeEmry 2 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      But big sword hit good
      Also he said that maybe he'll play DS2 and use magic there. He's committed to big swords this run

    • @lukakatunaricskaro
      @lukakatunaricskaro 2 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      I wouldn't mind seeing him use magic, but I doubt it'll happen with his current character. It's not impossible since he can use the larval tears for respecc, but I think he likes the big swords a lot more.
      Maybe for a future stream, he could do a magic run because it is a VASTLY different experience.

    • @karelpgbr
      @karelpgbr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Hoarfrost stomp go brrr

    • @spearsage
      @spearsage 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Spoiler:
      After beating Radagon and married his daughter, Todd Howard re-spec into magic build to be able to use the moon greatsword he got from his now-wife and cast moon-themed sorceries and some other random spells.
      Suffice to say it didn't go well...
      Maybe he'll respec again on the next stream, or go on with his magic build just for the lulz

    • @helplmchoking
      @helplmchoking 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @SleepyWolf "that's a one shot!" - after 45 minutes of failing to get the complicated setup perfect, timing it to the second and rolling the right boss starting move 😂 amazing to watch

  • @Ludicollision
    @Ludicollision 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Malenia is such a fantastic boss. The music is beautiful, the cutscenes leading into each part of the fight are really cool with her attaching her arm. Even the arena looks great.
    Plus her designs in both phases are absolutely stunning. The wings in phase two look amazing.

  • @playlamoninja8953
    @playlamoninja8953 2 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    Can’t wait for another episode of big sword adventure!

    • @etl0789
      @etl0789 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Me too I'm so excited

    • @jerrythekazoo4813
      @jerrythekazoo4813 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      *swords, remember, “sword” is against twitch guidelines lol

  • @aquantisoffline2295
    @aquantisoffline2295 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    others ask: "do you bleed?"
    RT asks: "Do you stager?"

  • @giantWario
    @giantWario 2 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    The fact that you beat Malenia with General Radahn swords really is some poetic justice. For those who don't know the story of the game, Radahn was pretty much the ''Big Good'' in the Elden Ring world who was keeping a world-ending threat at bay until he and Malenia fought in the desert. Then Malenia, when she realized that she couldn't beat him, just nuked him with scarlet rot and left. The rot then made Radahn go insane and feral.

  • @user-iy1dj6gf4w
    @user-iy1dj6gf4w 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I think the "my beloved" item is just the game trying to help us cope after being called maidenless

  • @M4SKED2001
    @M4SKED2001 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    When we beat the Boss in the Crypt, a wave of relief just washed over chat and Dan because we kept coming back to it and couldn't kill it for the life of us

  • @dhampir_days
    @dhampir_days ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I straight up had a Princess Mononoke "you're beautiful" moment when I first saw Malenia's fight, she's genuinely a gorgeous design and a tragic character. it just sucks that her difficulty made her hated by a good 60% of players...

    • @marvmarv5629
      @marvmarv5629 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

      She also drove Radahn to insanity with the scarlet rot, probably didn't earn her any favor seeing how beloved he is lol

  • @vestal3430
    @vestal3430 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    "You will witness true horror" is the scariest and most powerful thing i've ever heard lol

  • @fishsmellbad1862
    @fishsmellbad1862 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Just FYI the heal bug was specifically the mounts dying in the replay, not the players lol.

  • @redgaming-nq9dx
    @redgaming-nq9dx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    At 17:20 when he said that it was like a Pokémon fight then killed the boss himself after his Pokémon died I immediately thought “wow this is the Pokémon legends arceus of dark souls games”

  • @skitpro6004
    @skitpro6004 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Laughed my ass off when he realised Malenia has a second phase

  • @Tmer619
    @Tmer619 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I’m about to be shipped to bootcamp, this’ll be the last video I watch from TH-cam and from RT, glad it could be one of the best! Stay safe Drift king, I’ll see you when I’m out.

    • @RTGame
      @RTGame  2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Stay safe yourself! Thank you for the kind words

    • @Tmer619
      @Tmer619 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@RTGame Anytime!

  • @Crackdalf
    @Crackdalf 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Terry and Jerry should really look into getting some union representation

  • @mcdaysalive6586
    @mcdaysalive6586 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Ok but like, we legit need an RT stream where he's just driving and taking directions from chat and seeing where he ends up.

  • @Sweet.peach21
    @Sweet.peach21 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Tbh I’m surprised he didn’t get one hit killed with the first Malenia hit 😂 we’ve seen that TikTok of the guy thinking he’d be fine and died before saying activate.

  • @the-annoyinator
    @the-annoyinator 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I kinda wished there'd be a Miyazaki invader that only arrives in swamps

  • @GeremyG
    @GeremyG 2 ปีที่แล้ว +85

    It took me over 40 attempts to beat Malenia. She’s definitely the hardest boss in Elden Ring. Maybe even top 5 in all of Souls.

    • @WileeCoyote1516
      @WileeCoyote1516 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I would say the only boss that is genuinely harder is isshin tbh maybe sir alonne

    • @nevergonnafindme5778
      @nevergonnafindme5778 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@WileeCoyote1516 BAH GOD ITS ORPHAN OF KOS WITH A PLACENTA

    • @WileeCoyote1516
      @WileeCoyote1516 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@nevergonnafindme5778 I personally didn't find Orphan that hard but I was like level 150 with a strength build tbf 😂

    • @FakeStrangepie
      @FakeStrangepie 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@WileeCoyote1516 Isshin, like most Sekiro bosses, is possible to memorize and do in your sleep. Maybe the same applies to Malenia, but she has those cheesy poise dashes that beat out slower weapons, numerous ways to catch rolls, and it's entirely visually unclear how to roll her Waterfowl Dance.
      If anything, I struggled with the dream Owl (Father) more, that guy is just scummy.

    • @songbird6414
      @songbird6414 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@WileeCoyote1516 I mean… that’s like me tanking Manus with a fully upgraded Havel suit and calling him easy😂

  • @christophervanoster
    @christophervanoster 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Big sword adventure? Oh yeah!

  • @Dustifer
    @Dustifer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    The "my beloved" voice kinda sounded like AL-AN and because I think we decided they where inside Jeff, that wierd stone sounding like them is hillarious

  • @levisallade1976
    @levisallade1976 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    1:48 I like that you can take that as RT saying that or the enemy. "Let me just pick this up real quick."

  • @josiahseatriz3086
    @josiahseatriz3086 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I love these elden ring stream highlights. Can't wait for more!

  • @TonTonTheBard
    @TonTonTheBard 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    34:22
    That ain’t cloud with an Omni slash…
    That’s a fucking Sephiroth fight.

  • @raider3167
    @raider3167 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    I find it odd that Malenia(Blade of Miquella) has never known defeat, yet she's basically stuck in a tree, has lost all but one arm and half a leg, and is so scarred up she can strip and still not be considered indecently nude.
    Those must have been some... interesting victories.

    • @jackwhite2654
      @jackwhite2654 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I wouldn't be surprised if she's a liar

    • @luxziie
      @luxziie 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      ​@@jackwhite2654 it's fair to assume that she considers death to be a defeat. she may have lost most of her limbs and been disfigured by the Rot, but she didn't die and therefore hadn't been defeated.

    • @songbird6414
      @songbird6414 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The implication is also that Radahn was about to defeat her, but she was so terrified of losing any bit of her pride that she instead released the rot within her(the thing that was eating away at her flesh and scarred her so, not actual battle scars), plaguing half the world in rot and leaving her enemy nothing but a husk. Her greatest “victory” was actually the biggest L for anyone.

  • @michaelbrackman8967
    @michaelbrackman8967 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I have been watching your videos as my sole exposure to elden ring and your videos have been fantastic!

  • @kelpdragon4516
    @kelpdragon4516 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I'm absolutely loving the progression of the titles

  • @DemianCorvus
    @DemianCorvus 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Regarding the invisible assassins:
    There's an item called Sentry Torch. It makes them visible while you're holding it.

  • @Celesthea
    @Celesthea 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I just finished watched the last episode and now this is here LETS GO!

  • @eveakane6563
    @eveakane6563 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Radahn blades are OP, which fits the greatest boss in the game I guess.

  • @PajamaPantsStudios
    @PajamaPantsStudios 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I finally finished watching the previous video and this one releases just as I’m done. Awesome

  • @triphazard2906
    @triphazard2906 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    There's an old proverb which applies to that invisible path: May the good blood guide your way

  • @flapjack279
    @flapjack279 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    14:18 thats not a lobster! THATS A CRAWDAD!

    • @HazeEmry
      @HazeEmry 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Damn, can't believe they made Hisuian Crawdaunt. Didn't think it would happen

  • @shiftbutbad
    @shiftbutbad 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "Ok now we have to wait for the ring to become elderly"

  • @Scrumbumbler
    @Scrumbumbler 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Loretta’s Mastery is absolutely busted considering Scaling and Tracking

  • @RelativelyBest
    @RelativelyBest 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Well, so... Malenia is basically the Elder Ring equivalent of Artorias, huh?

    • @dumbsterdives
      @dumbsterdives 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Artorias, Maria, Little bit of Isshin. She's just "What if we threw together all our coolest human fights in a blender and added toxic and lifesteal"

    • @hughjass8853
      @hughjass8853 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      For the battle kinda, for the lore nah. Artorias is a good guy turned bad, Melania was always evil. Radahn is basically the Artorias equivalent.

  • @bbnnmm9
    @bbnnmm9 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    22:54 all you had to do was equip the sentry torch, it will show you the invisible enemies, you buy it from a merchant, you dont even have to use it just have it on your back if youre 2 handing

  • @darkoraclegirl4570
    @darkoraclegirl4570 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Anyone else think that the next time someone saids to Dan "I am...' he's going to have PTSD flashbacks to this fight?

  • @JoshuaKenori
    @JoshuaKenori 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Super proud of you in that Malenia fight. Took me 3 days to nail her down. You did fantastic with your giant swords.

  • @KanaevM
    @KanaevM 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Gravity pull on these swords is great.

  • @Qintsal
    @Qintsal 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    yay my favorite dad streamer is back with another episode of this madness.

  • @CyFiWasTaken
    @CyFiWasTaken 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What kinda Orochimaru shit...

  • @blazerheata6479
    @blazerheata6479 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Needed this, having a rough day lol

  • @KenMochii
    @KenMochii 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    22:33 love the General Radahn cosplay btw

  • @techpriestemily
    @techpriestemily ปีที่แล้ว +1

    >You kill a strong boss
    >They stand back up
    >The music changes to Latin

  • @apollo4294
    @apollo4294 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    “Big sword adventure”
    “No not in there please”
    “He really wants to touch us”
    Rt really is a family friendly youtuber

    • @voidcatling
      @voidcatling ปีที่แล้ว

      Some would say the most family friendly

  • @bodyzergcasting
    @bodyzergcasting 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Since I have a little more than 20 minutes per week to play, I am much behind in my first play through of this game.
    Dunno why I decided to spoil the whole game watching your vids, but I’m glad I did!
    That fight against Malenia is something I have to experience before leaving this world, and it doesn’t matter how devastating (and kinda pointless) my medications are, I will not leave this world before experiencing THAT.
    Thank you, if you will ever read this comment, for giving me this strength.

  • @lichtheimer
    @lichtheimer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "I don't think we want to touch him."
    *big blade careens into him*
    "But he really wants to touch us."
    I mean it did give you a internal hug.

  • @laundrybaskets4473
    @laundrybaskets4473 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    At 1:47 that Iron Maiden thing, grabbed you in midair, Ground you up, and spat you right out the way you were going, It had a mission, and by god it was gonna complete it