Why Elden Ring Is an Imperfect MASTERPIECE
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- Why Elden Ring Is an Imperfect Masterpiece
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Part 1: The Open World 3:02
Part 2: Bosses 29:13
Margit The Fell Omen 29:41
Godrick the Grafted 31:39
Leonine Misbegotten 33:48
Rennala Queen of the Full Moon 35:34
Magma Wyrm Makar 36:52
Starscourge Radahn 37:55
Elemer of the Briar 39:53
Rykard Lord of Blashphemey 40:39
Morgott the Omen King 43:11
Fire Giant 46:30
Godskin Duo 47:49
Beast Clergeymen Maliketh the Black Blade 51:50
Sir Gideon Ofnir 53:50
Godfrey First Elden Lord Horah Loux 54:47
Malenia Blade of Miquella 56:06
Radagon Elden Beast 59:12
Closing Thoughts 1:04:37
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Elden Ring 2023 Full retrospective and review. This will examine Elden Ring game structure and why its open world format works and the problems its has. This will also be a ranking of Elden Rings many bosses and a critique of their designs. Full Elden Ring gameplay review 2023 and why its a masterpiece. The major pieces of Elden Ring consists of Open World design alongside the traditional Dark Souls formula, and the classic FROMSOFT style of boss battles. - เกม
Shocked how 2 handing was never an option for this guy
It’s driving me nuts lmao
I don’t hate the mountaintops of the giants as much as others. It is a little weaker from a gameplay perspective, with the area feeling dead to many players. However, I found the deadness to be a strong artistic choice. The world leading up to the mountaintops is super alive, with lots of little creatures and NPC’s everywhere, but the mountaintops is literally covered in corpses. It made the endgame feel more dire and tense when going through a forbidden land in which everything is already dead.
Exactly.
I also see it as a pacing thing, or i compare the game to a classical music piece. it reaches a high point at Leyndell, or its a mid high point of the classical music piece, then with Morgott being the explosion of musical notes. then the orchestra settles to a quiet somber part of the piece before gradually building itself up again for the climax, and that's basically the boss rush at the end.
Elden Ring is the best game I have ever played without a doubt and without hyperbole I might add. But, the Mountaintop is easily the most text book example of a brilliant game showchasing it's sense of "we ran out of time developing this" that I have ever encountered. It is objectively terrible by any comparison we can think of. The parts after this felt better paced, so I honestly believe this was the part they developed last.
That's a fine choice artistically, but if that's the angle you're going for, make the area smaller. A huge chunk of the map is empty
The area isn’t that bad but by that point you’ve seen every enemy several times in other areas already and it doesn’t feel as special.
This is probably the best game that has come out in a decade
Bloodborne tho
@@ghostwhencodghosts9114 if only Bloodborne had a better port
the hidden story is amazing. All design of places, names, weapons, creatures, etc are very detailed to support the hidden story behind it. It just a true masterpiece. Not like other boring open world game, that only good as eyecandies, with boring story and makes me boring after 10 hours playtrough.... I love Eden Ring. 200+ hours and still playing ❤
@@masturas621 wdym better port... there is no port
Easily its not even close
I’ll be honest, I have never heard a complaint about Godfrey the way you described until this video. His first phase is buttery smooth and satisfying, while his second phase is hectic and bombastic. I consistently see it in the top 5 elden ring bosses in every ranking I have ever seen
Agreed
I find Godfrey to be one of the worst bosses in the game. The way his attacks ate designed is just pure BS
@@jfknvd726 what, pure BS?? Nah this is a skill issue my friend
@@knutliheim1528 nope those animation delays are just pure BS their extremely unnatural.
I mean I'd say the worst thing about Godfrey is that fighting him can be extremely unintuitive, although that can be extended to most bosses in this game.
The tracking on his attacks is unnatural and weird, and if you try to break it, you can make some of his attacks look extremely janky.
There's also the downright silly hitbox on the hilt of his hammer. Why the fuck would I be taking full damage on a hammer swing because I made contact with the hilt? This will result in you literally taking damage behind him sometimes and it's just ridiculous.
It's a fair fight in that it's consistent, but it sucks to take damage in a way that visibly doesn't make sense.
I appreciate this take. I feel like too many video essays on Elden Ring come off as the negative Steam reviews with 2000 hours payed. Sure it’s flawed and imperfect, but what it brings to the table in terms of game design transcends the flaws with this individual game.
No
People loves to hate on it because its extremely popular, happens to any games
Gotta say tho... Some of the fans don't seem to take constructive criticism well either. It's a two way street here.
Good point. Here's to hoping for constructive and polite internet discourse ;)@@doratheshade
its quite a pleasant surprise to see a COD guy reviewing Elden Ring
Actually? or a joke😂
@@moonrabbit2334 wdym?
@@struggler7164 Idk man what I was thinking can't remember the context ignore it 😂
On my Ps5 500 hours of COD 500 hours of Elden Ring and beaten all souls games including DS2 , platinumed sekiro
We exist.
@@picklechris23 i played cod too,
but i assumed cod content creators like him would stick too his strength due to his main viewers
most of people sub for his cod videos
During my very first playthrough (fully blind), I beat the game without having any idea there was an entire dungeon hidden behind a wall in the Volcano Manor, with a massive, very important boss at the end of it, among MANY other things I missed and had no idea about.
It's just amazing that FromSoftware were so confident about their product that they felt fine about leaving entire swathes of the game away from the regular players' sight unless they are willing to spend time exploring the world in depth and get immersed into it. Elden Ring is truly a unique experience, easily one of my all time favourite game - and I literally cannot wait for the expansion.
Any tips on how to experience this game without the need to follow an guide ,which killed my immersion my 1st run. 2 bosses in on NG+ and starting to feel the need to youtube stuff . Also I am around lvl 200 and finding things a bit too easy with my lightning build, should I stop using my mimic/try other summons. Just want to be able to follow and understand the story and lore more.
@@unitynow6043I needed a guide for my first run and still enjoyed every moment. Just play it blind until you get stuck and only look up that particular part
The best thing I can say about Elden Ring is that the world has so. Much. DETAIL. There’s batches of land that are structured in a way that feel the attention to detail applied by FromSoftware.
Like a crap hidden in a lot of shadows thanks to a bunch of trees and bushes while a pond of water reflects the surroundings.
It was oddly a unique sight for being so small in comparison.
It’s designed in a way like real life: there’s no patch of line EXACTLY like it.
While it doesn’t keep this attention to detail all the way through the game, it’s still so refreshing that an open world focused on, well, THE WORLD ITSELF.
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Only bad thing was reskinned dungens. In opennworld erd tree reskin bisses were lot less tho
I agree with most of your points and overall thesis, and Margit is fun and fair. But I would disagree when you say his moves are random. Margot’s delayed attacks add to the drama of the battle and give you plenty of time to dodge, and teach you well.
not a single game keeps the details all the way through, ER does for 99% though.
Yeah this game made me play every fromsoft game, beat every dark souls now, and am on bloodborne now. Thanks elden ring for introducing me to my new favorite genre
What is your tierlist so far
@@viniciuspiroli3381 Ive played all except demons souls but I'd put ER in S, Ds3 and Sekiro in A, and BB, ds1, and ds2 are all in B in that order. None of them are lower than a B they are all fun games
@@bombthing pretty cool!
Thank you Elden Ring, for giving me trauma each time I hear boss music.
Was not expecting you to make a video about this. Glad you did though!
it’s a pretty good perspective on the game. I played a lot souls games and for some reason every game gives me distinct feelings and memories, Fromsoft magic
It’s that *special sauce* they put in their games
@@user-ns4zm8qe9p What do you think that is man?
@@warheadjcj7331 i think it is the theme and setting. I think that the people who adore elden ring really love fantasy settings.
For me it is too light.
I like the darker settings from the ds series and bloodborne.
@@Remember_Eden no dude, I’m not disagreeing with you it’s just not the memories I take away when I’m done. for me it’s the fractured npc story in the overarching narrative that always declining, lingering, you can’t win no matter how important you are or how hard you try
@@warheadjcj7331 i get what your saying. Discovering and folowing those stories along is rewarding in itself.
The one sort of "defense" I always say of the repeated content in Elden Ring is that unlike alot of other games FromSoft goes the extra mile by atleast giving a lore relevant reason as to why there's so many of a thing. For example, in the lore Godfrey had 16 Crucible Knights as his personal guard and so you fight (or just encounter) all 16 of them over the course of the game.
also it has a lot more unique content over other open world games.
Agreed. There are just different factions and cultures sprinkled throughout the Lands Between and you run into them along the way. After a giant war like the Shattering, they have probably been relocated or migrated to safer lands. At least that's how I view it. Not a perfect explanation, but it's acceptable for me.
People complain about it when it comes to later areas like the mountain tops of the giants with the finger creepers and dogs/birds. And I get that. But there's at least enough variety throughout the world that it's not the worst thing like people make it out to be.
Definitely, understanding the lore of the game I think changes your experience and perspective of your gameplay. Only thing I wish is more Miquella content in the DLC hopefully, Im intrigued with the story of Malenia and Miquella tbh.
Even ignoring lore the enemy variety is amazing, most open world games have a fraction of ER's roaster. BOTW has like 22 unique enemies compared to ER's 140.
Elden ring is so good everytime i get a cutscene in the game i get goosebumps
WOAAHHH ch0pper is doing elden ring content now
That's so nice to see. I remember when you were a small channel who played pung... It's great to see you doing new stuff and making a foret into this sort of thing, and I'm glad I rediscovered this channel!
Great video! Really like your retrospective! The Wyrm is one of the best explained reused boss, because you can yourself do the dragon ritual, where you eat the heart of a dragon! And the Ronin explains that you will turn into a dragon and lose your humanity! So the different boss-wyrms were all once a hunter like you!
I agree
Just watched this full series while at work (DS, BB, Sekiro and Elden Ring). Definitely helped me get through the night lol. Nice content.
I just checked your channel yesterday for a new analysis video
just got the game last week and it’s so beautiful it feels like it never ends
Best advice I can give is don’t listen to any criticism this video has given. Just love it for what it is!
Am I the only one who finds open world bosses, including Radahn, way easier to fight on foot?
Love the reviews man keep them coming 😊
Nicely put video, its crazy to also think everyone had different experiences playing this game, i was dual katanas for all three of my playthroughts, decide to watch a magic user against maliena and couldnt believe how easy it was. It was my 1st from-software game and i truly fell in love can see why it was game of the year.
Beat the game 56 times... never replayed a game so much in my life. A year later, I came back and it feels just as fun as when I started.
56?! 😂 bro… get help
@@FollowerOfChrist144 DLC is coming, he will relapse
So u have spent at least 3080 hours playing a video game in one year 💀get help bro
What?!
@@dmacg5520 I had 2056 at the year mark currently searching for aid
In my 20 years of gaming experience this is the best RPG I've ever played. I was glued to my PC for an entire week and no other game has had that effect.
I really want them to make a couple optional boss fights (at least 1) that is really hard like malenia. As long as it is realistically possible to defeat it, im all for it. Fighting malenia for hours to learn how moves and beat her solo was so gratifying after doing it.
dlc's are generally optional.
Really great analysis, man. I appreciate your honesty and for taking your time, as this game definitely deserves it.
I agree
Just watched the entire thing. Great video! Love how you went into detail with the bosses and how you broke them down.
A couple things though: First off, the attacks for Margit and Morgott are delayed for a hidden reason - it's an opening long enough to sneak in a small hit before dodging out the way. I think that's why they made the stamina recovery so fast compared to DS3. (that's all the criticism I have for your video lol)
Second, I noticed that there was a certain LEGEND-class boss you did not showcase... There is another secret boss in Farum Azula at the lowest part of the dungeon. It's quite a difficult path to spot since it's so hidden, but the secret boss is so worth it.
Thirdly, you have been handicapping yourself this entire time by one-handing your sword. You can actually two-hand your weapon, and if its strength scaling is good (and your colossal weapon does have good strength scaling), you can increase the damage up by a LOT.
I think he purposely one-handed the sword the entire time for cosplay reasons as a true gigachad can handle massive swords with one hand or something like that idk it felt intentional
the stam recovery is actually the fastest in the series, its even faster than bb, alot of ppl that complain about the delayed and varied combos of ER never figured out that good dodge positioning/direction is a must in elden ring, and ironically its mostly a handful of souls vet youtubers and their fanbases that complain about that.
Yeah I noticed the handicap too. With either the Grafted Blade Greatsword or the Golden Halberd he one-hands it without having enough strength, which essentially destroys his damage output. If you 2-hand or just get enough strength then you'd do a lot more damage
even when the unnatural windups allow sneaking in a hit between boss attacks, it only works depending on weapon type and varies from boss to boss, and with how large the bosses are and unwieldy the camera is, i found myself taking a quick stab at bosses during their windups and then having to sprint away to even see them attacking properly.
Speaking of handicap, Rykard has one of the biggest arenas in the game and the fact he kept running straight back into the wall was hurting my heart 😂 you can literally run so far away from him, he stops attacking (besides the skull spell)
Great video! I loved this game. Easily the best game in awhile in an era where games have microtransactions, incomplete, bugs and glitches etc, this was such a breath of fresh air.
Was not expecting this, count me in I've just recently got into this game
I like your reviews dude
At least this video won't get memed on, start a TH-cam drama war, and deleted after 2 days. Quality content 👌
I never actually played this game but chop is the goat 🐐
Liked and Subbed just for your unbiased honesty
Video of the year.
Can I ask you why you use colossal weapons without double handle them?
This was completely different than most fromsoft games. I spent so much time trying to get every single thing on the first playthrough which made successive playthroughs not as enjoyable but that first playthrough was so good it made up for it. After a while I’ll go back through and it’ll be amazing
I'm almost done with my 2nd playthrough to get ready for the dlc. I left it a year or so between playthroughs and the gap helped alot, iended up doing everything in the game again and I'm loving it.
@@simonorourke4465I did another playthrough like a year ago n now I’ll wait til just before dlc comes out but I’ve been playing sekiro mods recently
Even though I've never played a Souls game I had to get Elden Ring because of all the high praise it received. Sadly I couldn't even beat the first boss. Hell, it was a struggle fighting regular enemies spread across the map. I've been playing rpgs all my life but I just could never rap my head around how to play this one. Maybe I should reinstall it and give it another try. I just want to have the great experience everyone else had playing this game
Was your first boss the tree sentinel or Margit? The tree sentinel is there at the beginning to teach new players that you don’t HAVE to beat every enemy right away. The beautiful thing about elden ring is that it can be as easy or as hard as you want it to be. You have the option of visiting side areas and leveling up your stats to make fights easier. I’d say give it another try and take your time with boss fights; really learn their move sets and time your hits. It’s rewarding beating a boss after choreographing your battle with them.
@@whitz1995 I figured out that I wasn't ready for Margit so I went trying to level up. It seemed like the majority of the map was empty and the enemies I did find would always be in groups that destroyed me. I just got tired of riding around looking for things that I could possibly kill. Too many empty areas.
@@the4thhorseman840 fair enough. I’ll agree, there’s numerous areas in Limgrave that seem barren. I just get captivated by the beauty of the landscape so it never really bothered me. The area after Margit is much MUCH more confined and dense with enemies than Limgrave. If you’re ever bored, I’d say power through Margit and see if you enjoy the Castle.
@@whitz1995 👍
Like the previous comment said, skip the Tree Sentinel. From the Church of Elleh, where the first merchant is located, to Gatefront Ruins, you can backstab every soldier. Level up at that next site of grace, get the Lordsworn sword (carriage) and the whetblade (underground) there, then upgrade the sword at Church Elleh. For upgrade materials find Limgrave Tunnels and Third Church of Marika.
Just keep leveling up health and stamina. You can beat Margit easily at level 25, npc summon Rogier, and Godrick soldiers summons found at a graveyard in Stormhill.
Sorry for the spoilers but you can take it from here. If you like action rpgs, this one can be very enjoyable. Loads of weapons, weapons skills, sorceries, incantations, and items, to overcome every obstacle thrown at you.
Elden Ring’s my third favorite open world ever behind Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom. Which makes sense given the inspiration Zelda had on ER, both are in a league of their own, flaws and all.
maleketh is perfectly fine for melee builds, just be as aggressive as he is and get under or behind him he leaves him self open during/after a lot of his attacks, also his aoe can't hit you if you're next to his hip or behind him. He has a lot more openings than you think he does.
I'm really struglling with him. My first playthrough.
@@Hero_Of_Old you can also jump attack over his sweeps.
Really true. I used square off in one of my playthrough and since square off heavy rushes you into him, most aoe goes behind me it's really satisfying
this applies to most bosses souls veterans have been bitching about.
I’ve played elden ring fully completion about 6 times, over 250 hours played. I love this game so much and never got bored of it.
Wonderful review
The morgott skit had me dying
Great video
Elden Ring is FromSoft's masterpiece; all of their other Souls games are fantastic but ER is just next-level. the jealousy and envy of other developers is hilarious but hopefully they'll take some notes and we can get some innovation in other genres and games.
I really think it will be looked back upon in a similar fashion Dark Souls 1 is now remembered
41:40 actually just to insert this tip in here. If you remember the visual queue for this earth shaking attack the best way to avoid it is when you see it going to initiate the attack. Quickly start running left or right and right before it lifts its head to initiate the earthquake jump and you should be able to avoid the damage all together
At 45:13 I just immedietely started compulsively dancing 😂 wasnt expecting the Persona 3 music hahaha
I love how I had to piece together the story through several playthroughs. (yes, I made a new character and went new places + old places) it was great. It was like.. you don't know whats going on until.. you know whats going on.
My first time against Renalla, she summoned a bloodhound knight and then a spirit dragon. That was definitely something to write home about.
Oh, and Godskin Combo, use sleep. Honestly, using consumables is often overlooked in this game. I've always taken the position that in a souls game, the player is supposed to be disadvantaged, so use whatever you got. Sleep pots make this fight easier.
horah loux has a ton of openings, almost all his grabs leaves him open and so does his melee combo and small stomps.
My brother in Christ, I've never heard that comment for Godfrey. He is the most fair and least boring boss in the entire game. Both phases. Although first phase is more fun.
O4:00 Morrowind and Elden Ring are the finest examples of open world sandboxes. They have set items that never go anywhere in the world, and several areas are gated because of level requirements. But you can go right ahead to a late game area to grab some good equipment to help your earlier levels be more bearable.
One thing I can think of that I thought was massively under-utilised was jumping. In the early game and some of the mid game, jumping acts similar to sekiro’s jump counter system. When characters do sweep attacks you jump over it and maintain aggression. It makes it so you can choose to stay close and keep attacking if you memorise the bosses attack pattern, it adds more choice to the fight and it makes fights faster and more fun. So early on I was dodging and weaving and punishing and it was awesome.
But as you get later on there’s some moves that visually sweep but you can’t jump over, and later on there is basically nothing you can jump over to dodge apart from one or two attacks, sometimes you’re even punished for trying it. The only mid to late game exception I can think of is goldfrey in the capital.
So the games movement returns back to dark souls 3 roll spam but with less attacking and more getting one shotted. Eventually you just abuse jump heavy attack and that’s basically the beginning and end of jumping in Elden ring. I think they tried to add it as an evasion option, but it faded into the background as they finished more and more of the game and it just ended up as a new way to deal too much damage and poise faster than last time. It’s not a bad mechanic, when I first saw they were bringing back the cool Sekiro jump mechanic I thought that the combat would revolve more around player- boss feedback. I just think it sucks that this gets basically abandoned half way through the game
Elden Ring has set a standard
On Rykard you can use the weapon art of the seperant hunter to stun him when he does the attack to summon skulls. That interaction is the main reason why Rykard is one of my favorite bosses of Elden ring. I also think you may be able to jump that ground shock wave but I have no memory of the attack.
Subjective opinion based on my own experiences:
On your point about the end game being a lot more linear and all the bosses being kind of back to back - this was not my experience. I ended up leaving a lot of the optional smaller stuff from the rest of the world until late in the game. I'm still not done with the game (need to go back and kill Radogan and Elden Beast eventually) but I took a detour from Farum Azula immediately back to Liurnia and Altus Plateau to continue stuff I didn't do, and start filling out the map more. I think this is largely because I rushed through some earlier parts of the game, despite traveling an unorthodox path.
For example, I accidentally discovered Liurnia before I even attempted Stormveil, and I accidentally discovered Altus Plateau through the side path that leads up these cliffs - because I was just picking a direction and moving in it. As a result, I ended up having opportunities to come back later and rediscover stuff that it seems like most people experienced as their linear progression.
I will say, though, since I'm over Level 150 now, much of the super early bosses that I had left (some of the Evergaols for instance) are excruciatingly weak, and I can take them out with three or four blasts. Throughout most of my playthrough, I've taken a very "explore a route until I get bored and then go explore a different route, then come back later" approach. It's kept the game feeling very fresh. I ended up going to Raya Lucaria super late in the game (because I just never found the key, didn't realize until I noticed the treasure map I'd picked up and sought it out).
Today I flipped back and forth between Limgrave, Liurnia, Altus Plateau, Farum Azula (to revisit and find Alexander), Consecrated Snowfield (for Ordina), and the Haligtree. In all cases, I've found things that I didn't even realize existed before. For instance, this afternoon I went back to the very first starting area (the Stranded Graveyard), originally intending to finally complete the Fringefolk Hero's Grave, but realized after I got there that I had too many runes to feel comfortable going down there, and decided to head further back into that starting room with the cave of knowledge. I discovered that there's an item up on a cliff! Couldn't get to it though... So I started trying to work out how to get there, and thinking about how low that area is relative to the surface of Limgrave, went to the south of the chapel and discovered an entire beach I'd never realized I could get to. In fact, I only realized I could get there because I saw an enemy walking around. Went on a little jaunt through that part of Limgrave, found items I'd never found before, and made my way down into this beach which felt really fresh, and got myself that Haligdrake Talisman (or whatever it's called).
My point is, I think the game definitely has capacity for the kinds of open-worlding that you describe being missing from the end of the game, and I think it entirely depends on how the player chooses to approach the game. I'm 200 hours in and still haven't finished the game, despite essentially only having "one boss fight left" (or two if you count them as separate). But I still haven't killed Rykard, or Melania, or even Loretta. There's still a number of caves I'd never seen, including tunnels and catacombs I found today which I didn't even know existed. Turned out I'd never even been to the center of Altus Plateau with the minor Erdtree.
Personally I visited and beat every dungeon and boss, collected just about every weapon/spell, armor I just wanted to do and collect about everything that I could in my very first play through. I didn’t summon help for any bosses on my first play through because I wanted the self satisfaction of beating everything on my own on the first go around. But now my character is on NG+ 3 and I’m just doing things to get the last of the trophies
Im friends with my mom
Chopper pulling through and making LEGENDARY soulsbornekiroring content lol
Elden ring was my first ever souls game. And i love it im already on NG+4 after doing a full deep dive on NG+2. That being said my very first playthrough was an absolute miserable slog and i quit for a few months because of that, after coming back beating the game and starting NG+1 ive since enjoyed the game alot more and have done deep dives into lore videos to learn about it. The bosses all seem alot easier than the first time as well knowing their movesets and such. Easily best game ive ever bought and my current playthrough im doing a melenia style run with just her gear, wepon, and scarlet aonia(with my own mix of talismans of course) but nothing else past that and im having a blast so far
I can’t wait for Shadow of the Erd Tree. I’ve fully completed ER and did 9 playthroughs before finally putting it down. I want to do another but I’m going to try and wait for DLC and start a fresh playthrough from scratch.
While I haven't played the game in a very long time Maliketh is where I finally got stuck. I may have to look into that item you mentioned.
Good take on casual and hardcore gamers and how these two groups approach the game's content.
Edit: I do agree that some dungeon's loot, to me lots of ashes for example, is disappointing, but i never had the feeling that the dungeons were the same. The layouts were never copypasted, only rooms. What i don't like is that one can see where they cut of tunnels in caves.
That’s crazy knowing there’s an item for Maliketh. One of my favorite fights
Wouldn't paying attention to what NPCs say, geographical markers help lead to things one may miss? Raya Lucaria could poooosibly be missed, but I'm not sure how.
Rykard was a visual treat, including his voice
Uhhmwee shallh devhour gohds TOGETHA!"
But a few notes - the wave attack, yeah, I don't know how to avoid that one either, never figured it out, just had to get lucky and not die.
When he gets his sword, when he swings it particularly from the RIGHT, he first smacks it down on the ground NEXT to you, which is when players intuitively want to roll/evade, but that makes you fall into the trap of this move, because the smack is NEXT to you, not on top of you - i.e. it does not damage you (unless you actively run into it or something), you instead have to dodge his follow up sweep that comes IMMEDIATELY after the smack. So, don't dodge the sword smack to your right, but do dodge the follow up sweep.
When it comes to the red skull phase - run. Just run in BIG circles around the boss, far enough where he won't melee you. If you keep running, even when your stamina runs out, the skulls tend to land and explode behind you and not damage you, just make sure you don't stop until the sky clears up (isn't as red anymore) indicating the skulls stopped spawning.
Overall I REALLY enjoyed Rykard fight - it was probably my MOST satisfying fight. It's the one I felt the most pride in once I killed him. Even Malenia didn't feel as good because I feel like after 150+ deaths, I simply got lucky with her second phase moves and beat her, not because I actually learned how to beat her.
just a note though on the dungeon caves...they may be similar and a bit boring at times but they do serve a purpose more than just new weapons..a lot of the time they are ideal for gathering smithing stones which you may not find out in the World easily. You know you can go to a cave and likely get the stones you need. Plus the bell bearings which you have to get from them to level up anyway, in order to then purchase the stones you need later on. These caves all feed into that element of the core mechanics of the upgrade system - so I find them a key part of the game (although yes they could have done more variety but that's a mean-spirited take given what they gave us on the whole)..
As far as Rykard is concerned, just jump. Players often forget that jumping give I frames and counts as a dodge
A lot of people seem to miss that this was a mechanic during fights, and I am pretty sure there are at least a dozen bosses that have attacks that can be jumped over
it doesn't, it just disables the hitbox for character's lower body
I love this channel cuz there's finally someone o can watch who play cod and souls games
Personally, I absolutely hate being told a story directly in a video game. Like, I hate it so much. What drew me to the Souls games is the fact that they're essentially choose-your-own-adventure games. I love that they give you freedom to let your imagination wander.
But that's just me. I really like to roleplay in these games.
Well said
all of the really slow attacks that bosses have in this game are not really meant to be dodged but either jumped over(godfrey), ran from(radagons grab) or get behind(margit)
If the summons did not ruin the bosses this game would be perfect.
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I heard "rain" from Halo ODST ost at around 5:30
that song is goated.
Godfrey (first part) is in my opinion the best boss in the game. Mastering his move sets, jumping over his powerful stomps is so satisfying. 😊 Radagon is also equally rewarding.
Im now at a 100 % play through + i make a mindmap myself for lore. Its so full and im exited about every new item again (first playthrough 150 h). Objectively my favorite game but with nostalgia i must say another game. But for me its a masterpiece
My 1st fromsoft. I nearly gave up a few times early on. Stuck with it, got addicted and nabbed my only ever platinum trophy since i bought a ps1 at release all those years ago.
I loved that morgott fight. I really enjoyed doing that one
You forgot to mention the input reading that Margit does - somehow knows to save his golden knife throwing ability specifically for when I take a sip from the crimson flask.
you can light roll four or five times at point blank to avoid waterfowl's first flurry, also all builds can do this by just removing armour and maybe putting away there second colossal weapon.
The first time I fought Godskin Duo I encountered them unintentionally with 6 flasks leftover (Strength Build Axe wielder) and beat them. Everyone at work was pissed about it lol.
I feel Margot was also design to trick veteran souls players. Because a lot of his attacks punish tactics old souls players have used for the last four games. And his attacks are delay to trigger that old muscle memory of rolling to dodge when seeing an attack stat, then punishing the panic rolling after the first roll since the attack is still winding up. He is pretty much “forget what you know and relearn everything again” boss
True, nothing you know of previous From games will help you much here. All of Sekiro is like this too.
Personally I am at that point where I am used to most bosses and enemies and I remember most mandatory items per playthrough like smithing stone bell bearing. I can relatively consistently beat any boss in 1st try so this has reignited me to start multiple playthroughs with not only different builds, that's old ds shit, now it's a playthrough per art of war. The amount of unique playthroughs you can have based on a single aow is crazy. For example I have playthroughs like square off on good old sword and shield, dual twinblades bleed and occult build, braggard roar str/arc bleed build on UGS, Jump attack dual UGS with royal knights resolve, mage of course etc etc
Hey man for fromsoft’s first attempt at an open world with an existing base formula (souls-like) i think it worked out considering its arguably or nearly a masterpiece. The future looks good
Finished without having a build, samurai was jack of all trades, black meteorite blade fully maxed,hit and roll all the way.
new elden ring dlc confirmation just dropped too.
Bro why am I so excited to watch this
Always a pleasure to watch, your editing is always a crack up, The "gets no bitches, stacks no paper" caught me off guard😂👍🏻
Amazing breakdown of the game/bosses. Earned a sub from me :)
I just came back for my 3rd play through. Fucking masterpiece!
godricks whirlwind is perfectly fine, just don't hug him and only get close for attacks.
Godfrey first phase is easily the smoothest of all the bosses
im 470 hours in . Totally enthralled by the world and lore .
I could absolutely see my kid having an Elden Beast plushie. He is not scary at all lol
I agree with the rushed pacing feeling toward the end. Like, I LOVED the Haligtree because of how GIANT it was - it was like another Leyndell, Royal Capital, so I was all for it. But then I got to Leyndell, the Ashen Capital and thought "this is awesome, I can't wait to explore what changed" and what changed was... no joke... aside from the boss, there were literally 3 points of interest in that GIANT pile of ash where you can't even ride a horse.
It was reminiscent of that giant forge at the top of the mountain where all you get to do is ride around the rim and sit at a grace...
One of the greatest openings I’ve ever seen!!
There is nothing quite like typing "Elden Ring" in the yt search bar and seeing a NEW 1 hour+ video essay.
just found this on recommended while playing dark souls 3 in Prague
Whatcha wanna do is guard counter the heck out of leonine misbegotten. Since he’s so aggressive, that move absolutely punishes him
You don’t need a questline to get to Mohg’s Palace there’s a teleporter in the lower snowfields if you accidentally kill the white mask
But besides that great video essay
The Godrick fight feeling easier than the Margit one makes sense lorewise. Godrick is the weakest member of the family. Thats why Morgott looks out for him, and defends the entrance from anyone who seeks the great rune.
i always knew that godrick was a little btch
The godrcvik fight makes me hate you. Ben edek nagy 8498 is better any awy. ITS GONE AWRY!! MY PLAN!!!
Dude, Godskin duo is designed to use summons and NPC as Tree Sentinels are designed to fight them with Torrent. If you choose to not engage with some mechanics in the game is obvious they will be harder. You can tweak the difficulty your self if you find it to easy with summons by using less useful summons, or not summon Bernahl. But hte reality is that you are making it more difficult and unfair yourself, so you shouldn't complain.
The imperfect perfectionist! Oh the Humanity.
hour long vid 🙏